In the middle and late March of Yanjing City, a trace of spring can already be seen. From the tender green on the eaves of the courtyard, the new branches of the weeping poplars from the Shuiguan River, and the wind that no longer blows like a knife, people can feel that the spring of the nineteenth year of Guangxu has arrived.

The air in the capital is also warm with the arrival of spring. Compared with the year before last year, the slow and lifeless appearance of the capital is simply far away.

Since the bus before the holiday last year, Tan Sitong was expelled, and now there is such a big thing in Nanyang. How much talking point is provided to the flag men in the capital! Now in the capital, the hottest is the names of these two people. Those who are engaged in foreign affairs and current affairs, these words have also sold a lot of maps of the South Seas, as long as they are literate and hyphenated, they want to understand where this Surabaya is. Even the unpopular books of the Three Treasure Eunuchs who went to the West were sold cleanly.

A few days ago, people were worried about the fate of Lord Xu Yifan Xu, not to mention it. When it comes to the temple period, there are many people who go to the temple to burn incense and make vows, so that the Bodhisattva can bless this Lord Xu who dares to stand up with foreigners.

After the report came out at the palace of the imperial court, Xu Yifan led the political envoy to negotiate with the minister and handled the Surabaya artillery case with full authority! In the streets and alleys, there are such discussions: "The court can open its eyes this time!" ”

Xu Yifan suddenly became a star in the last days of the Qing Dynasty.

Of course, there are also discussions behind it: "Mu Xiu is in the forest, he is a maverick in the world, and abnormal affairs are demons, but I want to see what happened to this Lord Xu!?" ”

In any case, Xu Yifan has become one of the outliers in the Qing Dynasty. is now a third-grade member of the imperial court, and the speed of this promotion is really dizzying.

In the friends dart game, there is also a little joys and sorrows about Xu Yifan being staged.

Chen Luoshi and Chen De's father, Chen Hu, the old man, was sitting in his hut with a big red tasseled hat. Sitting next to him was also Wang Wu with a serious face. Chen Luoshi's little girl knelt on the ground, facing her father. The little face is full of seriousness, and he looks serious and teachable, and how serious he is is how serious he is. She was neatly dressed and looked like she was going to travel. The purple flower furoshiki, who was about to run away from home without permission, put it aside, lowered his head and didn't say a word.

Chen Hu coughed and glanced at Wang Wu. cleared his throat and took a posture: "Girl, although there are no three media and six hires, but at the beginning, we promised that you were Lord Xu's person, with red mouth and white teeth talking nonsense, and there is still heaven above your head!" Now Lord Xu is fighting for the face of our Qing Dynasty in Nanyang, and there can't be no one around to serve him. The realm of foreign devils, who knows what grievances they will suffer. You have this intention to share weal and butter with Lord Xu, can I still disapprove? Shortcomings, no one can say that our old Chen family is not. It is said that he is loyal to the country first, and he is filial piety to his father and mother, wasn't Grandpa Yue like this at the beginning? You went to Nanyang, my old Chen Tou, still standing up to the sky in the dart game! ”

When people get older, their mouths are a little broken, and Chen Hu still sits upright and continues to face down and say: "You go, the fifth master can be regarded as sending relatives for your mother's family, and when you enter the Xu family, you are a member of the Xu family." You have to think about the three from the four virtues, Lord Xu is a member of the official family, even if the rules are big, you have to endure it...... Don't come home and cry! Or I'll break your leg! ”

As soon as he said a word, Chen Luoshi nodded. Seeing that Chen Hu had an endless posture, Wang Wu hurriedly stopped him: "Senior brother, let's do it." Anyway, it's all subordinate, and there is not so much to say. I know that you are reluctant to go out of the house, but Erya's heart has already flown over. The water spilled by the married girl, my brother will not treat the second girl badly......"

Chen Hu stood up and handed Luo Shi a small wooden box, I don't know why. This charlatan, who has been hot and hot-tempered in the disease, choked his throat suddenly. I wanted to hold on, but I didn't hold on. Turn around and stand against the wall. Chen Luoshi blinked his big eyes and looked at his father in confusion. Wang Wu sighed on the side: "This is left by the sister-in-law, when she fell ill, she told my senior brother on the day she left, you are tall, I am afraid that I will not be able to find a good mother-in-law, so I will save you a little dowry." If you have money in your hands, you will suffer less grievances...... I am not afraid of being poor with Master Xu, but my sister-in-law's mind ......"

Chen Luoshi's tears flowed, but he couldn't say a word when he whimpered. Walking a few steps behind Chen Hu, he pulled his shirt and cried like pear blossoms and rain.

Chen Hu covered his face with one hand, but waved his other hand back: "Let you follow Master Xu, I think our old Chen family is worth it!" Just hit the foreign devil at him, your mother is in the sky, and she is happy to watch it! ”

Wang Wu just shook his head beside him, just saying to himself in his heart: "Brother, brother, if you want to be sorry for Erya, then it will be really a sin!" ”

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"It's entirely your responsibility! Java is the territory of Her Majesty Empress Wilhelmina of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Your brazen shelling with artillery is a great insult to civilized countries. All of Europe was outraged...... Actually, I think it's an insult to talk to your Excellency, the murderer! ”

The speaker was the Dutch minister for the artillery case, that is, the Dutch consul general in the Qing Kingdom, Viscount van Wadenseiberg. He was a man in his thirties, tall and thin. Wears Prussian monocles. The guy who simply has the words pride and prejudice written on his face. The stiff collar in the dress was raised high, and he sat on a local Javanese rattan chair, and the crossed legs kept changing from left foot to right foot and right foot to left foot. For talking to Xu Yifan like this, he really felt that he couldn't bear it to the extreme.

No one would have thought that the Tatartan barbarian country would actually have such a hand in negotiations! When Mr. Viscount heard the news in Yanjing, the first thing he did was anger. Think this is an insult to the entire civilized world. But when he exchanged views with the entire legation in the hope that civilized nations would act in unison to save face for the whites. I didn't expect to get the treatment, but it made this Mr. Viscount also angry.

In Europe, countries such as Britain and France, which are in leading positions, are coping with the rise of Germany. What they desperately wanted was to undermine the status of the secret alliance between the two German and Russian monarchies. Britain, France and other countries, hoping to return Russia's attention to Europe, then in Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans. The natural contradictions between Germany and Russia will naturally erupt. These regions have always been regarded as Pan-Germanic regions, and Russia also has too many interests in these areas.

Germany was now fully supporting Russia's expansion into Asia, and for Britain and France, they hoped that Asia would have the power to contain Russia and cause the two-headed eagle to turn westward. Besides, by the way, it also protects the huge interests of Britain, France and other countries in Asia. The appetite of the Russian bear is really greedy and huge. So all these years, they have not been in much trouble with the Qing Dynasty, after all, the size of this eastern country is, at least, a force to rely on to resist Russian expansion in Asia. At this time, hundreds or thousands of indigenous thugs died for a small matter in Java, and the property of the white people suffered a little loss...... What's the big deal?

They joined forces to intervene one more time, and the foreseeable consequence was that Russia would take advantage of the opportunity to move southward from the provinces of Xinjiang and the northeast of China. While obtaining an ice-free port for the Pacific Fleet, while passing through the regions of Xinjiang Province and Afghanistan, it threatens the security of the Indian continent, the foundation of the British Empire!

For the sake of the Dutch interfering in the Qing Kingdom? It's better to shake your head a little faster.

Although the Prussian German Empire was in high spirits, it was a pity that these Germans did not have much say in Asian affairs.

The nations were in a frenzy to carve up the Qing Dynasty, and the Western powers turned to the Soviet Union to counter Russian expansion in the Far East. It was after the first afternoon, after the paper tiger was pierced.

For these reasons, the Viscount Minister, who was holding his breath, had no choice but to take the fastest steam liner, without the support of any European countries, to negotiate with the murderer who dared to pee on the head of the Dutch nation.

The world's sea coachmen back then are really depraved now...... The proud banner of Oranye, the guy who dragged his pigtails and squinted eyes, was torn off!

The Viscount has in his mind the murderer who has used the most vicious curse to hope that he will go to hell. Zheng also crossed Erlang's legs, triumphantly, and sat opposite him with great interest. looked at him with a smile on his face.

Xu Yifan waited until the guy finished squirting before he put down the teacup in his hand with a smile. After all, it is a veteran Zhuang Ming boiling righteous country, although it is already outdated, the face of the negotiation still has to be given, and what he holds in his hand is still a good spring tea.

Xu Yifan asked with a smile: "Lord Fan...... There are really a lot of people in your country with the surname Fan. I still have those few words, since the country sent me to be a negotiator, it shows the sincerity of the settlement of the matter...... But I couldn't be more sincere. Who knows the whole story better than I do? Scolding and scolding, it's all floating clouds. Solve the problem, or is the specific clause not? ”

The interpreter was there translating his words, but Viscount Waardenseyberg's face became more and more ugly.

That's all there is to it. First, we are protecting overseas Chinese. Protect overseas Chinese! You know what I mean, but can you say it's wrong? We are also for the sake of our compatriots...... Second, after all, those who fire guns are also injured and angry, and besides, the shells don't have eyes, if there is any damage to your country's public and private property, we have nothing to say, we must pay compensation, right? The brother is in Surabaya, running inside and out, young and old, and any injuries are seen in the eyes. Hundreds of acres of rice fields have been damaged, hundreds of acres of rubber forests have been leveled, but fortunately, the people of your country, the foreign people, have not been injured at all...... But this rice field still has rubber forests, and you have to pay taxes every year, right? I checked it, and then converted it into your country's tax rate in Java, and I will compensate you for ten years! It will cost you 1,850 yuan from the Netherlands...... There is absolutely no second word about this!

Lord Fan, take a look, where can I find such a negotiation result with both inside and face? Let's leave it at that, shall we? ”

Viscount Waardensiberg's face turned pale, and he said word by word: "Your Excellency, we are here to negotiate, not a place for you to play scoundrels. The country will never tolerate such frivolous behavior of yours, and your every word and deed has been recorded. We will report the protest to your court......"

There was a bang, but it was Xu Yifan's heavy teacup, and the tea splashed everywhere, spilling on the snow-white shirt exposed in his horseshoe sleeves. Look at his face again, it is also as heavy as water, like frost.

"I asked to investigate the scene and see how many injuries the Chinese have, but you don't go. You know, we recognize dual nationality in the Qing Dynasty, and these are all our people in the Qing Dynasty! None of these people have proposed to give up our Qing nationality to your colonial authorities!

I want to work together to arrest the murderers and punish the thugs, and you think it's nonsense. I, a diplomat, have been injured, and some of my attachés are still unknown to me. Has your country sent someone to arrest this kind of murderer? If we can't win the lawsuit here, let's pull it down slowly, and if we have the ability, we will send another hundred and ten large ships. Blocked at the mouth of Dagu, let the imperial court send someone to chase after my identity as a messenger, lock me back, and cut off my head in front of your Lord Fan!

As long as I'm still alive as a day, let's talk slowly. Don't worry, we are talking in Surabaya now, and we can continue to talk when we return home. The general meeting will come out with a result. It's just that there is one point, Lao Tzu is polite to you, but you rarely hold your stinky shelf in front of Lao Tzu! ”

Mandarin is sonorous and loud. The clerk who made the transcript of the negotiation was Hua Yang. The counselor of the Consulate General in Surabaya, who came to take charge of the record temporarily, almost put down his pen and slapped his face!

Viscount Waardenseyberg took the case, and Xu Yifan did not back down and stood up and looked at him.

Since Xu Yifan's status as a minister had been decided, the Dutch colonial authorities had to lift the blockade and surveillance of him. Xu Yifan immediately sent an attaché to collect all the foreign newspaper materials that could be found. Judging from the reaction of the newspapers of various countries to this matter, which did not contain much content, he immediately grasped the main point. This time, the Western powers will only sympathize with the attitude of the Netherlands at most, but they will definitely not force the Netherlands to do so!

It is necessary to talk about the composition of the political pattern of the world and the changing trend of the current situation. He is absolutely not a second person thinks!

This is the benefit of the people who have crossed over, thinking of this, Master Xu can't help but be a little proud sometimes.

That's why he didn't give in to this Lord Fan, and now it seems that this matter is mostly over. Now instead of foaming at the mouth and arguing with him, it is better to go back to the consulate early to do your own business.

The two looked at each other for a long time, and Xu Yifan suddenly smiled: "Lord Fan, we have not reached a consensus in this tenth meeting. What a pity...... I'm looking forward to our eleventh meeting...... Say goodbye. ”

Wadenseyberg suddenly turned around, not wanting to look at this abominable fellow for a second. Xu Yifan also simply turned around and went out, and scattered again. Although the two ministers had different thoughts, they had one thing in common: they were not at all interested in such fruitless negotiations. Waldenseyberg was fed up with anger, but Xu Yifan was annoyed by the foreign devils.

Seeing that he had to go out, Xu Yifan went straight to his carriage, and saw Chu Wanli, who was supposed to stay in the embassy, waiting to receive the endless stream of overseas Chinese youths who were now coming to serve him, and Chu Wanli, who had more donations, was standing next to his carriage with a smile. Seeing Xu Yifan coming, Chu Wanli smiled and hit a thousand: "My lord, the people you are waiting for can come from China." There are also some people who came in the same boat, and guess who? ”

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Xu Yifan's carriage rumbled back to the Consulate General in Surabaya. Passing all the way, the regimental python festival flags of the ministers of the Qin Mission were fluttering in hulala. After the catastrophe, in Surabaya, I don't know how many Chinese people are looking at the flag.

Waiting for the carriage to stop, Xu Yifan hurriedly got out of the carriage, and at the entrance of the consulate, there was a person waiting for him with a smile. The man was dressed in a tonic uniform from the five grades, and wore a lapis lazuli crown of Tongzhi. Who is Tang Shaoyi, who is not one of the two major literati under Xu Yifan's subordinates when he leaves?

Xu Yifan laughed and stretched out his hand: "Shaochuan, it's so fast!" ”

Tang Shaoyi smiled and took two steps forward, and hit a thousand times: "Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations." The Surabaya artillery case has already moved the country and the DPRK, and he has been promoted to a political envoy, and he is already a senior member of the special department of our DPRK. But in a few months, the adults have risen to the top, and we and other subordinates can not listen to the call? ”

Xu Yifan just smiled and picked him up. He also knew that he was walking in Nanyang step by step, and it was estimated that those subordinates who had just joined his command had the intention of beating chickens and eggs at that time. But the situation suddenly changed, and he not only passed it safely, but also took another step. The court returned to protect the family, but it couldn't be stopped. Anyone with a discerning eye knows that a rising political star is on the rise. Tang Shaoyi, a person who is enthusiastic about the path of eunuchs, why don't you hurry up to see the style?

Having said that, it is also talents like Tang Shaoyi who are able to do things, and he has done a good job of hiring Tan Sitong to become the chief writer of the newspaper he explained, which really helped him a lot this time! Xu Yifan quickly summoned him over, first, he had been away from the country for a long time, and he also wanted to pull his right-hand men to his side to tie the knot. The second is that Tang Shaoyi is an excellent negotiator, he is proficient in diplomatic affairs, and may be able to help him finish this annoying matter as soon as possible. Third, he wants to understand the current trend in Beiyang, after all, he is going to dig the corner of Beiyang, training is already imperative, and some things must be started before he returns to China.

The two looked at each other and smiled, and they really felt a little tacit understanding. With his arm in hand, he walked across the courtyard of the consulate and walked towards the building. Tang Shaoyi smiled and continued to pat his ass: "Don't say anything about the earth-shattering things in Surabaya, words can't praise it, no one would have thought that adults would have such a thunderbolt to shake up the decline of our country!" Even if it was a matter of raising salaries, I asked Brother Chu and said that it was a donation from Nanyang, and there were already more than 2.6 million taels of silver. There is still a steady stream of people coming from Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, and Singapore. Even the scale of fundraising is so large. Is there anything else an adult can't do? We, the subordinates, under the hands of adults, are really tireless, and it is impossible to contribute a little effort if we want to have a foolishness......

Xu Yifan smiled and patted his hands, this sycophant is really high-level! People who don't ask from the university can't shoot so much. He smiled and said, "Only 2.6 million? Shaochuan, look at my means, the numbers below are so big that you will wake up laughing when you dream! This time, we've done everything beautifully, and I want to protect you people...... Shaochuan, I still have a lot of things to ask you, tonight, you don't want to sleep. How are the things that have been explained in China done? What happened to Zhan Daren? ”

Tang Shaoyi smiled and thanked Xu Yifan for his promise. He said, "My lord, let's forget it tonight." Aunt Xian's wife came, and her subordinates really didn't dare to disturb. What is it, Ming said that his subordinates were taught......"

"Mrs. Xian?" Two question marks almost popped up on Xu Yifan's head. As he walked to the door of the consulate, he saw two people coming out of the door, one of them stout and sturdy, with a full beard. With a big grin, he couldn't see his teeth. But it's Wang Wu! How did this Northland tycoon come all the way to the South Seas?

Xu Yifan was stunned, and only joy remained. Wang Wu's kindness to him, there is nothing to say. If it weren't for Wang Wu, he would have become a pile of wolf dung on the Mongolian steppe. immediately shouted happily: "Fifth brother, why are you here?" ”

Wang Wu grinned, but moved away. Behind him was a tall man with bright eyes. Who else could there be besides Chen Luoshi? The little girl has matured a little, but she has cleared a little. Looking at Xu Yifan, his big eyes were first aggrieved, and then bright tears swirled in his eyes, and they were foggy. Biting his lip, he couldn't hold back anymore, and when he sobbed, he rushed straight into Xu Yifan's arms regardless of it.

The little girl waited in Yanjing for several months, but she didn't wait for Xu Yifan to come to pick up her relatives. The grievances are enough, all the way to the thousands of miles, the little girl who has never been far away is so scared that the foreigners on the ship dare not come out of the cabin. Grievances plus seasickness, plus homesickness, and even a little lovesickness at the beginning of love. At this moment, it turned into a pounce.

Xu Yifan immediately hugged the tall and slender figure of the little girl in his hand, hot and soft against his cheeks, and the strong and straight girl's chest against his chest.

The warbler is delicate and soft, and Chen Luoshi at this time, just like when he first arrived in this era, was as amazing at first sight.

(To be continued)