When Yasuya Uchida first arrived, he was hit head-on, and for a while he only felt embattled, Fuso was all enemies in the concession, and his popularity was worse than Tiele. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 The image of the civilized army that I had carefully maintained in China was completely ruined by this assassination, and it became more difficult than ever to bridge relations with the ministers of various countries.

He is an arbitrary man himself, and his style is known for being tough, and even if he is at odds with the Taixi powerhouse, he may not really be afraid. But it's one thing to be afraid or not, and it's another thing to offend so many countries at the same time. After all, he is not a fool like mercy, and he will never do anything that is the enemy of the world at the same time. What he is thinking about now is how to break the situation and survive, and how to repair relations with other countries so that they believe that the assassination did not come from Fuso's original intention.

At this time, Banxi secretly met with Uchida, first handed in the explanation of the situation he had written, and then said, "Your Excellency Uchida, now is the time to make a decision. It is impossible for us to please all countries, and it is better to make our position clear. Prove that we want to impose sanctions on Tiele in exchange for the goodwill of various countries. The attack on the Aoki Mansion has already had a complete result, and if the results are announced, our special attack will become an oriental-style revenge, rather than an attack on various countries. As for Schwartz's death, he was too tall and too much like a Tieler, and the special attack team recognized the wrong person, which was a regrettable manslaughter. This explanation is not very good, but it is better than murder. With this righteous name, at least some countries will believe that we are excusable. ”

"But in that case, there will be no possibility of peace between us and Tieler." Uchida hesitated, "First of all, there are still many suspicious points about the attack on the Aoki Mansion, and the evidence is incomplete, and if we rush to publish the results of the investigation, we will lose room for future turnarounds, and once new evidence appears, we will not be able to supplement the investigation." Secondly, as soon as this result is announced, we and Tiele will enter a state of war, and for the Empire, we are not well prepared. ”

Tieler's preparation was similarly inadequate. Their Trans-Siberian Railway has not yet been completely completed, and once that railway is completely completed, with a strong transport capacity, the combat effectiveness of Tieler's troops in the northeast of the Jin State will be increased several times. The war between Fusang and Tieler, every day it is delayed, Tieler's chances of victory will increase by one point, in order to safeguard the interests of the empire, we should also strike first! ”

In the Warby Bank, Zhao Guanhou and Jensen were tightly entangled naked, and Jensen gasped: "You...... You are really heroic and have rescued so many people. In the past few days, people have been talking about you everywhere in the concession, and several ministers have a very good personal impression of you. Rodley's report on you is about to begin again, this time by a brave Oriental gentleman who heroically rescues women from all over the world. And the shot where you come out with Sai Jinhua in your arms, he is also ready to render it into a very romantic story. ”

"In that case, Wadsey will be upset."

Jenson smiled, "He won't have a result with Sai Jinhua anyway, what's not to be happy about, but I'm going to be jealous." Obviously, you saved me in the fire, why can Sai Jinhua and those women enjoy the same treatment. What do I need you to do...... More. ”

"As you wish, my dear."

When the room was quiet again, Jensen had no strength, she leaned on Zhao Guanhou's arms and said, "Those oil paintings you sent, several ministers like them very much." They appreciate your artistic atmosphere and gentlemanly demeanor, saying that you are a person who is truly willing to embrace the civilized world, and their view of you is very different from that of King Qingwang and others. With this fame, your next negotiation work will be much easier. ”

"It's a pity that it's useless, private affairs, you are too clear, this is not good. Too not enough friends. It's a good thing you didn't go that day, otherwise I would have been exhausted. ”

"You...... Did you already pre-guess that something was going to happen? Jenson whispered in his ear, his expression confused. She didn't believe in the nonsense of the unpredictable prophet, and with her intelligence, she couldn't predict the movements of the Fusang people, how did Zhao Guanhou know.

"I figured that if something was going to happen, it would be that day. Except for that day, it's not easy to find a chance. The temperament of those Fusang people is by no means the temperament of being ignored and not being held accountable after being beaten with a stick. So I can't let you go on an adventure, and as it turned out, I guessed correctly. Of course, I didn't expect that they would play so big, they actually burned down the Luanyi Hall and killed a Prussian chief of staff, this time, I'm afraid it won't be so easy to do. The Fuso people will be very passive, and if they want to excuse themselves, they will have to find a justification for the attack. ”

"Reason? Can there be a justification for such behavior? ”

"Of course, the Aoki Mansion incident is the best reason. Since Tieler's intelligence officers took the lead in attacking the mansion, then the Fusang people can't be said to be useless, at least they can win more understanding for themselves. It would be better to describe the attack as a spontaneous act of the lower ranks, to gain some sympathy for themselves, than to be in the current situation. ”

"If that's the case, I'm afraid that a war will inevitably break out between Tiele and the Fuso people."

"Yes, war is inevitable, it's a matter of time. This incident caught both sides off guard, and next, the war will inevitably break out in advance. As for victory or defeat, it depends on each other's preparations, as well as their judgment of the war, and for you, this is another chance to make a fortune. ”

Jenson smiled and shook his head, "No, this is actually your chance, a chance to make a big contribution and reduce the number of reparations." As long as the war breaks out, Fusang and Tiele will not be able to do more with you in terms of the reparation figures, and the ministers will be torn apart, and your chance will come. That's what you had in mind from the beginning, right? ”

"You're so smart." Zhao Guanhou looked at her with a smile, "At the beginning, I didn't expect things to develop to this point, I just wanted to show my face and let the Tiele people know that I was coming." Then I came into contact with the Fuso people and provoked the contradictions between the two sides, and the subsequent development was far beyond my expectations, but in any case, the result was always gratifying to me. Ministers of various countries, advance and retreat together, this time, Bao Zhun has become a joke. You don't have to worry about the remaining arms, medicines, and military supplies in your hands, because once the battle is fought this time, the preparations on both sides are not sufficient, and you will only not have enough to sell these things, and there is no reason why you can't sell them. ”

Jensen smiled, "I'm more and more fond of war now. Guns and death, cries of despair, blood and stumps, these things represent endless money for me, let us celebrate war and praise this beautiful era together. Tiele and Fuso...... They will provide me with more riches, and we should pray that they will go to war soon. ”

As Zhao Guanhou expected, after the attack on the Luanyi Palace, it has become a joke for the ministers of various countries to advance and retreat together and make unanimous commitments to the outside world. Fuso, for its part, announced the results of the investigation into the attack on the Aoki Mansion, and pointed the finger at Tiele. Naturally, Tieler denied all of them, but as soon as the news of his own admission in St. Petersburg was shaken out, he became very passive diplomatically.

Seeing that things seemed to be about to make sure that he was the murderer, Tiele people finally played their glorious tradition of fighting if they couldn't say anything, and not moving their mouths if they could. In line with the gentlemanly logic of what I did and what you can do to me, he began to apologize in the way of iron strangulation. The Tiele troops stationed in Jinmen carried out a general mobilization and prepared for war at any time, and the Fusang regiment stationed in the capital also began to mobilize and return to color, and the two were almost on the verge of breaking out.

Within the countries, Prussia began to make overtures to Tieler and expressed support for Tieler's interests in the East, based on the desire to get Tieler to devote his energy to the East, thus ignoring the purpose of the Western Front. Coupled with the death of Schwarz, Prussia also said that if Tiele went to war with Fuso, Prussia would side with Fuso.

Capet had already had a treaty with Tieler, and at this time he once again stated that the treaty was always in force, and that Capet and Tieler were military allies and had the obligation to assist each other in the war.

Behind Fuso, it was Albion who took the lead in expressing support, and the Yankee followed, and Albion had long wanted to take the opportunity to weaken Tiele and involve Prussian energy. This opportunity, which he would not let go, generously donated a loan of one million Albion pounds as military expenses to help Fuso fight. The follow-up loan is still under negotiation.

At this point, the ministers of various countries were divided and formed into different camps because of the foreign policy chosen by their respective countries. For the two warring countries, the Kingdom of Jin, which was not noteworthy to them in the past, has now become a weight that may affect the tilt of the scales, and they have begun to work hard to win the weight to their side.

At the beginning of the new year, everything is different.

In the Xianliang Temple, Minister Tiele Gers was full of gloom, and the arrogance in his demeanor was becoming more and more obvious. Since Zhang Tong was choked by thick smoke in the last attack, his health has not been as good as before, and his illness has recurred several times, and he is in danger.

At this time, he can't even look at things normally, let alone negotiate, and Gers insists on meeting, which is already a bit difficult for a strong man. After the meeting, he took out the clause to force Zhang Tong to sign and seal, and this image was inevitably ugly. Zhang Jingyuan glared angrily from the sidelines, staring at this Tiele man, but Gers was unaware and did not pay any attention to the opinions of others.

"Prime Minister, the patience of our emperor has reached the limit, and if you refuse to sign again, you and I will be unable to predict all the changes that will occur in the future. The unauthorized dealings between the officials of your country and the Fuso people have seriously damaged the precious friendship between your two countries, and we cannot but think that your country has the intention of giving up the Tie Le and going to Fuso, and I must remind you that this is absolutely unacceptable to our country. ”

Zhang Tong's voice was very low and hoarse, and he coughed for a long time before saying, "Your Excellency Gers, look at me now, what can you do?" I sign, and I don't count. ”

"It's up to us to judge whether to count or not. As long as you sign in your name, we will naturally have the means to make other arrangements. As for the content of the treaty, we can look at the long-term friendship and revise some of its provisions as appropriate. However, if Your Excellency insists on not signing, not only will there be no hope for peace, but there may be even greater unhappiness between our two countries. I don't think you'll like to see that. ”

Zhang Tong didn't seem to understand what he said, and after a while, he shook his head, "Old...... No more. I don't have more than a few days to live, I can't see what this country has become, I don't care, I've done a lot for it, and it's time for me to think about it. After signing this, I am infamous for a thousand years...... I can sacrifice my life, but I can't ruin my reputation...... Let him do everything. Then he closed his eyes, but he didn't say a word.

After waiting for a full twenty minutes, he stood up sharply and threw down the phrase "Wait and see, you will regret the choice you made today." He turned around and slammed the door angrily.

Zhang Jingyuan did not see him off, but waited until he went far away, and then ordered someone to send ginseng tea up, taking advantage of his father's drinking ginseng tea, he asked: "Dad, the minister of Fusang has gone to King Qing." This time, King Qing should not be left alone. My son thinks that we should play together, and the merit belongs to everyone. ”

"Silly boy...... Our father and son have had no success, and it's best not to mention us in this matter. When it comes to it, I'm afraid that it will be investigated. Now what King Qing and Zhao Guanhou are doing is to solve the mess for us, at this time, we don't want to hinder us, don't pull back, otherwise we will be sinners. Not only sorry for the country, but also sorry for relatives and friends. Go, prepare pen and ink, I say, you write. ”

In King Qing's mansion, Yasuya Uchida took Masanobu Omura to visit King Qing, and after sitting down twice, he got straight to the point. "What attitude is China prepared to adopt when the Tiele people are entrenched outside the pass and seize the land of your ancestors?"

King Qing had already prepared, was not in a hurry, and deliberately smiled bitterly, "Your minister, the country is like this, what attitude can my country take, and what attitude can it have?" ”

"If your country accepts Tieler's request, I dare to assert that the outside of the border will no longer be owned by your country. Tiele is a bad neighbor, and this is true for your country and my country. The only way to defeat this evil neighbor is for us to unite and expel him together. ”

"Joint? This king has no opinion, but the noble envoy must also know that Zhang Shaoquan and Tiele have done it like this until now. If our cooperation is also unpleasant, this king will also be responsible. ”

"The prince can rest assured that Fusang only wants to be a good neighbor of China and help China deal with evil neighbors, and there is absolutely no other attempt. The prince is the queen mother's favorite minister, and your suggestion can influence the queen mother's decision, and I hope you can explain to the queen mother the importance of cooperation between the two countries to fight Tiele. Once the war starts outside the Guan, our Fusang soldiers will sacrifice their lives to regain the ancestral land for your country at any cost. However, your country only needs to send intelligence and security personnel to assist us in the war, and help us to co-opt the bandits outside the customs, and the strength paid is completely disproportionate to the strength of our country. And you will have the vast majority of the results. ”

King Qing couldn't stop nodding his head, indicating that he agreed, but he still smoked a cigarette pouch, "Your Excellency, you don't know, the situation in my country is a bit complicated. There are a lot of people around the Queen Mother, and my talent is limited, and I am not even a military aircraft, so how can I help? If you want to convince the Queen Mother, you have to find the military plane, find Han Rong, and find Pi Ni Li. In short, none of them are more useful than me. I'm afraid I won't be able to help you. ”

"Lord Wang is polite, as long as you have a clear understanding of Tiele and do not pin your hopes for peace talks on Tiele, we will naturally do other people's work next." Uchida looked around, "Your Excellency Zhao Guanhou, can you do it?" ”

King Qing smiled, "The crown marquis is in Zhen'er's study, playing chess with his brother-in-law, the minister wants to find him, and I will let people lead the way." ”

As soon as Uchida left, Omura, who came with him, opened the leather bag he was carrying, took out a deposit slip from it, and handed it to King Qing with both hands, "Lord Wang, here is the deposit receipt of Zhengjin Bank for 200,000 yuan, please accept it with a smile." (To be continued.) )