Chengdu in May is already a little hot. The climate of the basin is more humid and there is more fog in the morning.

Early in the morning of 20 May, Prince Gong's carriage departed from his mansion in Chengdu and headed straight for the Parade Embassy. Last night, he received an order from the imperial court to ask Wang Xiao why he dared to kill the first rank of the imperial court, and when he would withdraw his troops from Qinghai and Gansu provinces. Yixin didn't dare to slack off, and set off early in the morning. It's just that he doesn't know if he can see Wang Xiao as he wishes today.

Sitting in a horse-drawn carriage, through the window, you can see the shops that are not yet open, the hurried pedestrians on the street, and the smooth concrete road. Yixin's mood was very heavy. It has been several years since he came to Chengdu, and he has fully felt the power of western Sichuan. Chengdu is even much more prosperous than the capital, and the strong economic strength of western Sichuan implied in this has far surpassed the Qing Dynasty.

Yi Xincheng has been to the industrial area outside the city, and the tall chimneys are billowing smoke all day long. A large number of various industrial products are produced from the industrial park, transported by guò carriage to the ports of Leshan or Chongqing, and sold throughout the country and even the world. There are even more foreigners in Chengdu than in Beijing. Yi Xin has deeply felt the gap between the Qing Dynasty and western Sichuan. As a pioneer of the Westernization Movement, he was still relatively open-minded. But the defeat of the Sino-French War made him a scapegoat, and he was relegated to Chengdu, so he could only get stronger and stronger in western Sichuan day by day, leaving the Qing Dynasty far behind.

"I hope the Qing Dynasty can survive this catastrophe!" Yi Xin muttered. He knew that the strength of Western Sichuan had far surpassed that of the Qing Dynasty, and this time it was an opportunity that Western Sichuan had painstakingly found, probably in order to fight a decisive battle with the Qing Dynasty. If the Qing Dynasty first launched a war in western Sichuan, it would have given them the truth. When the time comes, the Qing Empire, which has been in vain, will inevitably collapse.

"Lord Wang, it's already here!" After a while, the carriage stopped. Yi Xin's butler said outside the carriage.

"Hmm!" Yi Xin cheered up and got out of the carriage. As Prince Gong of the Qing Dynasty, although he no longer has real power, he still has to do his part for the Qing Dynasty.

This time, Yi Xin still wanted to ask to see Wang Xiao. However, the last person I saw was Liang Xingrong, the director of the West Sichuan Attendant Office.

"I'm sorry, Your Royal Highness, the big handsome is really not available now, specially asked me to come to see His Royal Highness, what is the matter with His Highness!" Liang Xingrong said with a smile on his face.

"The patrol makes the adults have a lot of opportunities, and Xiao Wang understands." Yi Xin laughed. He is just an idle prince, Wang Xiao doesn't see him, and he doesn't have any way. Besides, Liang Xingrong also saw him, which is already a very good result.

"Lord Wang, please take a seat. I don't know what the prince is here for? Liang Xingrong asked.

"Director Liang, the murder of Lord Yang Changjun, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, the imperial court was furious, and western Sichuan still has to give an explanation to the imperial court. In addition, the battle that Kawanishi said before was just to punish the Green Horse Army. But now the entire Ma Jiajun has been defeated by western Sichuan. So, when will the Western Sichuan Army withdraw from Qinghai and Gansu provinces? Return these two provinces to the imperial court! Prince Gong Yixin Liang Xingrong asked.

"Lord Wang, for the death of Governor Yang Changjun, I deeply sympathize with Western Sichuan. However, the prince may not know that Governor Yang Changjun led an army to aid the Ma Jiajun army before his death, and was the enemy of our western Sichuan army. Therefore, he was killed by the Ningma Army, who had just defected to the Western Sichuan Army. For this reason, we have severely reprimanded the leading officer and promised not to make similar mistakes in the future. As for withdrawing from Gansu and Qinghai provinces, it will take a little time. After the defeat of the Ma family's army, many of the defeated soldiers became horse bandits and robbers, wantonly invading the place, which had a great impact on the local security. Therefore, our western Sichuan army is ready to sweep away those horse bandits and robbers and then withdraw from the two provinces! Liang Xingrong replied sternly.

"Director Liang, let's not talk about the death of Governor Yang Changjun, after all, he has already committed a big crime by sending troops without authorization. However, the king thought that the western Sichuan army could withdraw from Qinghai and Gansu provinces on the same day, so as not to cause misunderstanding in the imperial court. The horse bandits and robbers of the two provinces can also be exterminated by the army of the imperial court. Prince Gong Yixin said.

"Lord Wang, I can't call the shots about this, I can only wait for the commander to be consulted. Why don't you come back tomorrow? Liang Xingrong said. It still takes another month for the Sichuan Army to be ready, so he has to do his best to gain this time.

"Alright! Then I'll come back tomorrow! Prince Gong Yixin and Liang Xingrong were obviously perfunctory, but he had no choice but to leave. After leaving the embassy, Yi Xin immediately reported the attitude of Sichuan Xi to the Qing court, and hoped that the court would make preparations as soon as possible, and Sichuan Xi seemed to be delaying the preparation of the army.

In the flower hall of the Parade Embassy, Wang Xiao was talking with a tall Caucasian man, who was none other than Lucas, the German consul in Chengdu. Although Wang Xiao doesn't know German, his English is not bad, and Lucas can also speak English, so the conversation between the two is completely without a secretary.

"Your Excellency, first of all, congratulations on the great victory of your army in the northwest. It was a miracle that an army of less than 20,000 men crushed 100,000 elite cavalry. His Excellency the Young Marshal's wisdom and talent also made people feel amazed. There is a successor to come to the west of Sichuan! Lucas complimented with a smile.

"Your Excellency the Consul has won the award, what the Western Sichuan Army has eliminated this time is just an ordinary warlord army, and the soldiers are not regular troops. However, now that the situation between western Sichuan and the Qing court has become more and more tense, I am afraid that a major war will break out. If, a war breaks out between the western Sichuan and the Qing court, I wonder what your country's position is? Wang Xiao asked.

"We hope that China will remain stable. However, if a war breaks out between western Sichuan and the Manchus, of course we will be on the side of western Sichuan. We are friends, and our country will unconditionally support Kawanishi! Lucas affirmed. In fact, Germany very much hopes that Kawanishi will be able to take the central power, so that Germany will have a firm ally in the east of the earth, which will be very helpful for Germany. This is also the reason why Germany has been supporting Kawanishi financially and technically all these years.

"Thank you for your support. Kawanishi and Germany will always be friends! Wang Xiao said with a smile.

"Cheers to our friendship!" Lucas said with a smile on his face. He already knew what Kawanishi was going to do next, and he was very much looking forward to it. Germany has very little interest in China compared to Britain and France, as well as Russia. If Kawanishi wins, it will inevitably be able to shake the rule of Britain, France, and Russia in the East. A great power capable of threatening the interests of Britain, France, and Russia in the Far East at any time would be of great help to Germany.

After meeting with Lucas, Wang Xiao met with the British Consul in Chengdu, Pierre, the French Consul in Chengdu, and the Russian Consul in Chengdu, Sergei. The Japanese consul Yuichi Kawaguchi was directly ignored, although Japan has begun to develop rapidly, but there is a huge gap between it and the Qing court and western Sichuan. When western Sichuan went to war against the Qing court, there was no need to consider their opinions at all. If Japan wants to gain a voice in the world, it will have to wait until the war is won three years later.

However, the consuls of Britain, France and Russia have all expressed concern about the current situation, saying that they will never allow turmoil in China and hope that China will maintain a stable situation.

Wang Xiao also agreed, but if the Manchus wanted to impose war on Sichuanxi, Sichuanxi would not be afraid. Hundreds of thousands of Western Sichuan troops are ready, and if the Manchus want to go to war, Western Sichuan will accompany them to the end, and they will pay a heavy price.

Britain, France, and Russia all had a great deal of interests in China, especially in the Manchu-controlled areas, and if war broke out, or if the Manchus were overthrown, their interests would be greatly depleted. The three consuls are all understanding people, and from Wang Xiao's attitude, it can be concluded that this time the big war should be inevitable.

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