British Foreign Secretary Neville Chamberlain was the last representative to arrive in Beijing, and with his arrival, all parties to the Beijing peace talks were fully represented, and Chamberlain's full name was Austin and Chamberlain, and the famous appeasement policy implementer in the early stage of World War II was not alone.

The British have been in the position of world hegemon for hundreds of years, and have a very clear understanding of the international situation, the British Empire has been hopelessly decayed, but no politician is willing to be the gravedigger of the British Empire, so in addition to mediating the Sino-Japanese war, Chamberlain also has an important mission is to reach a certain degree of understanding with China to avoid the collapse of the colonial order in the Far East.

However, Qiao Yu did not seem to give the foreign minister much time, except for Qiao Yu's public speech at the earliest welcome banquet, the president did not appear in public again, but pushed the main negotiation matters to Foreign Minister Gu Weijun and Premier Wang Yongjiang.

Qiao Yu himself went to Miyun Villa for a vacation, a vacation is very common for Western politicians, this is their power, even if there is a big event such as a hurricane, they may not be able to end the holiday as soon as possible, and it is already very good to be able to end the vacation a day and a half a day early.

Most of China's politicians do not have the concept of vacation, although there are statutory holidays every year, and there are two days off every week, but that is only for ordinary civil servants, not to mention the president and prime minister, even ministers, provincial governors, mayors and other levels, as long as something happens, it must be dealt with as soon as possible, and even rush to the scene, otherwise they will be held accountable.

And Qiao Yu suddenly gave himself a holiday at this juncture, and the meaning of belittling the Japanese delegation was very clear, and this gesture was also a signal to Britain and the United States that this time China is the leading force, and the negotiations must obey us.

Even before the negotiations began, news came that Chinese troops had landed on the Penghu Islands. You must know that Penghu is the gateway to Taiwan. It is an important place that China must first take to attack Taiwan, and attacking the Penghu Islands at this time is not good news for the Japanese delegation participating in the negotiations.

Japanese Prime Minister Reijiro Wakatsuki took the lead in making a solemn protest to the Chinese side, believing that China's attack on Taiwan violated the conditions of the ceasefire between China and Japan and was a contempt for all parties to the peace talks!

"Mr. Foreign Minister, Japan has agreed to the peace talks proposed by your country, and I myself have come to Beijing in person. This shows the sincerity of our negotiations, but by attacking Taiwan at this time, you have actually broken the cease-fire agreement, and your country's actions in doing so are really contrary to the international trust that a major country should have, and I believe that the major powers, including the United States and Britain, will not agree to it. The Imperial Government of Japan will not agree either! ”

"Then you can fire too!" Gu Weijun listened to Retsuro Wakatsuki's words, turned the pen in his hand, and after he finished speaking, he suddenly said to Retsuro Wakatsuki, the meaning of which couldn't be clearer, if you have the ability, you will bite me!

Such a simple sentence immediately resisted Retsuro Wakatsuki, and no matter how much diplomatic reason there was in the future, it would be impossible to say, if you really have the ability, you can go to war. Isn't that a joke? The Japanese can't even protect their homeland, let alone Taiwan, which is thousands of miles away. If Japan has the ability to fight with China, Japan will not agree to come to Beijing for peace talks.

Reijiro Wakatsuki's face was suffocated, and he said after a while: "Mr. Foreign Minister, your attitude is not the attitude that a diplomat should have, China is a country of etiquette and morality, and it has always been a place of great joy to have friends from afar!" We have come all the way to negotiate with a sincere desire to restore peace in the Far East, and it is really disappointing that you have made such a move to destroy peace at this juncture! ”

Gu Weijun couldn't help sneering in his heart, although China is a country of etiquette and the most hospitable, but Japan is not a guest, but an out-and-out enemy, especially although Reijiro Wakatsuki protested to China, there was no mention of ending the ceasefire, and the two countries continued to go to war.

This is already very telling, Japan has no confidence, and they have no ability to fight anymore.

Gu Weijun smiled at Reijiro Wakatsuki, and then said: "Mr. Prime Minister, how to be a diplomat does not need you to teach me a lesson, the Chinese government is peace-loving, and there is sincerity in negotiations, but Taiwan is China's inherent territory, you used war to rob the past, and now the war is won by China, do you say that it should not be returned to China, I don't think there is any need for negotiations, China has indisputably had sovereignty over Taiwan since the defeat of Japan, and now when will the Chinese army enter Taiwan." How to manage Taiwan is China's internal affair, and Japan is not qualified to speak on this issue! ”

Gu Weijun's tough attitude made Rejiro Wakatsuki very embarrassed, he wanted to refute it several times, but he couldn't find the right words, and after Gu Weijun finished speaking, Retsuro Wakatsuki said slowly: "Taiwan is already in your mouth, why are you in such a hurry, and Japan still has some complicated things in Taiwan that need to be handed over, as long as the negotiations are completed, the imperial government will complete the handover as soon as possible!" ”

"I haven't swallowed yet, I'm hungry!"

Gu Weijun spit out six words from his mouth, but in the sound of Reijiro Wakatsuki, it was no less than a thunderbolt on a sunny day, this was how Japanese Prime Minister Ito Hirobumi treated Li Hongzhang in Maguan Chunfan Building, Japan, when Li Hongzhang asked Ito Hirobumi to postpone the takeover of Taiwan and give China some time to deal with it, Ito Hirobumi used these six words to pay tribute to Li Hongzhang!

Time has passed, and today, also because of the problem of the island of Taiwan, China said this famous sentence to Japan, the reincarnation of the world is so ingenious, Wakatsuki Reijiro finally felt at this moment how humiliated the late Qing Dynasty minister in China more than 30 years ago, Ito Hirobumi must have been as high-spirited and arrogant as Gu Weijun today!

Just 30 years ago, the Great Japanese Empire finally defeated the Central Plains Dynasty and walked towards the road of strength, and more than 30 years have passed, Japan was easily defeated by the Central Plains Dynasty again, is it that God does not favor Japan so much, why can the Central Plains Dynasty flourish for thousands of years, and Japan only has a short thirty years!

No matter what Retsuro Wakatsuki thinks, as a loser, he is no longer qualified to negotiate any terms with China, and can only accept everything.

In fact, Qiao Yu's sending troops to attack Taiwan at this time was also opposed by some people. Everyone thinks that since Japan has been defeated. So when the negotiations are over, everything will naturally return to China's hands, so why bother!

A high-level meeting was also held for this issue, and at the meeting, Yang Du, as Qiao Yu's main political staff, explained the reason.

"Although Taiwan's return to China has become inevitable, this island has been ruled by the Japanese for more than 30 years, and a whole generation has been subjected to a strict education of slavery, and we can certainly get the island back through negotiations. However, the negotiations will also leave behind a large amount of garbage and tumors of the old era, and it is relatively safe only when they are defeated, and the peace talks with Japan have not been completed now, and at this time the island of Taiwan is still ruled by the Japanese colonial government, and any military action we take is aimed at the enemy, and after the return. You can't just take such a decisive action at will! ”

Yang Du expressed Qiao Yu's thoughts, for how to manage these reclaimed lands, Qiao Yu also took a lot of thought, although in the instinctive thoughts of many people think that peaceful reunification is better, but Qiao Yu knows very well that peaceful reunification will leave a lot of hidden dangers, people's hearts are the most special things, some people have been colonized for a long time, they will become servile. It simply won't be easily eliminated.

In fact, China had already reclaimed Macau and Guangzhou Bay before that. There are also those who propose to give these two places special status and provide some policy conveniences. Or some preferential treatment, but Qiao Yu categorically refused, Guangzhou Bay was changed to Zhanjiang City, directly incorporated into Guangdong Province, and Macau was directly incorporated into Zhuhai City, becoming a county under the jurisdiction of Zhuhai City, both in law and politics, all treatment is no different from ordinary Chinese counties and cities.

At the same time, Qiao Yu also made a sudden adjustment to the population, moving some people from the mainland into it, and the two places did not have much backlash against the measures taken by the central government, on the contrary, many people also readily agreed to this arrangement, and they were smoothly integrated into Greater China.

Of course, there are always some people in this world who cannot be speculated by common sense, but they cannot affect the overall situation, which is also related to the fact that the colonial time is not as long as that of later generations, and the current powers have simple and crude measures to rule the colonies, and the local people have serious dissatisfaction, so all the reforms are very smooth, and the branches of the United Democratic Party have also been stationed in Macao and Guangzhou Bay, and the county party department and the city party department have been established.

Taiwan is much larger than Guangzhou Bay and Macau, and throughout history, the Central Plains Dynasty has always lacked effective control over Taiwan, and Taiwan's history is basically to rebel against the Central Plains, and then China suppresses, then rebels, and then suppresses, and so on, even during the Manchu Dynasty, there is no effective control of Taiwan.

In the end, it was occupied by the Japanese for more than 30 years, when Japan occupied Taiwan, it was to give the Taiwanese a certain amount of time, they could return to the motherland freely, but in the end only about 1,000 people returned to China, accounting for less than one thousandth of the total population, in addition, Japan killed a large number of hot-blooded people, it can be said that the number of slaves on the island of Taiwan is quite amazing, this situation has continued to later generations, there are not many Taiwanese who really want the motherland, compared to China, maybe they prefer Japan.

Therefore, Qiao Yu's decision to attack Taiwan before the peace talks is to use powerful force to carry out a large-scale purge of Taiwan, and to show strong force in front of all Taiwanese people to deter people's hearts.

In addition, it is also necessary to adopt a policy of gentleness, to clean up the people's popularity, of course, there are some more realistic considerations, that is, to avoid the outflow of wealth, because once China and Japan reach a peace agreement, a large number of Japanese expatriates in Taiwan are bound to be able to return to China safely, and they have also gained a lot of benefits in Taiwan over the years, and it is impossible for them to take away this wealth casually; in addition, the Japanese also control Taiwan's land, mines, and other resources, especially Taiwan's current economic pillar sugar industry, which is mostly controlled by the Japanese, which is also something that China must take.

Of course, this is also an attempt by Qiao Yu to recover the core property of the country, and Liu Xiang and Deng Xihou, the two Sichuan generals, are shouldering this important mission. (To be continued.) )