"Why? Can't we contact Tsarist Russia, tell them about Xiao Zhenlei's plan, and let Tsarist Russia deal with him? Okuma Shigenobu asked retortingly with some reluctance.

Youpeng in Yama County looked at Okuma Shigenobu like an idiot, patted the case in front of him and said angrily: "You pig, do you know what our situation is now?" People are swordsmen, I am fish and meat! If we reveal this to the Tsarist side, what will the people of China do in a fit of anger? At that time, we will be completely destroyed, when the Tsarist Russians learn of Xiao Zhenlei's true intentions, they will definitely not agree to the Chinese army to defend Siberia, if the intention of the Chinese country is not realized, in order to make up for the loss, he will definitely vent his anger on my Japan, if it is just a war between us and the Chinese people, the Chinese people will not dare to let us die, and the great powers will not allow it, but you see what the situation is now? It's a world war! Britain, France, the United States, Germany and other countries do not have the energy to meddle with the affairs of other countries, and the people of China will destroy us and destroy us, where can we reason? Counting on Anglo-French-American? You think they have the leisure to meddle with this business, and now the world is in chaos, gentlemen! ”

Including Emperor Taisho, everyone in this hall felt a chill all over their bodies when they heard the words of Yama Prefecture Youtomo, and a sense of fear that they had never felt before enveloped their hearts.

Emperor Taisho was trembling all over his body, he was obviously frightened by this analysis of Yama Prefecture Youpeng, and he asked in a trembling voice: "Yama Prefecture, Yama Prefecture Lord, as long as we don't leak this to the Tsarist Russians, the people of Yama and Shina will not destroy our country, right?" ”

Gongwang of Xiyuan Temple frowned and said: "Lord Shanxi, since we can all speculate, doesn't Tsarist Russia know Huaguo's intentions?" What about Britain, France, the United States, etc.? Can't they think of it? ”

Youpeng shook his head and said, "No." Tsarist Russia is a fan of the authorities, and they were beaten badly by our army before. In such a hurry, Siberia and the Far East were lost, so it was given to stop the westward advance of our army and let the people of China ask for help. And the British and French are now unable to protect themselves, the Germans have put too much pressure on them, how can they have the leisure to analyze the situation on our side, the Americans are not concerned with their own affairs, the reason why I think of this is because the military deployment of the people of China does not correspond to our military thinking in the East! ”

Emperor Taisho began to go crazy again, and began to convulse and foam at the mouth from excessive fright, which frightened the attendants next to him, and made the elders extremely worried, who feared that something would happen to the emperor. Of course, it's nothing to die a person, but the key thing is that this person is different, and it's an emperor like Taisho who has no brains and is extremely prone to neuroticism, this kind of emperor is what the elders like in Yama Prefecture Youtomo, if the next emperor is an extremely wise and intelligent person, their old guys will not have a good time, so these elders don't want the Taisho Emperor to burp now.

After watching Emperor Taisho being carried away by his attendants, Okuma Shigenobu asked Yamayama Aritomo: "Boss." What do we do now? We can't let anyone slaughter us! ”

Yama Prefecture Aritomo calmly looked at Okuma Shigenobu and asked, "Then what do you want to do?" What can we do now? Fight to the end with the people of China? What do we fight? The channels for obtaining war resources from the outside have been blocked by the Chinese, and we don't have steel to make guns and guns, and we don't have shipyards to build ships. What are we going to do to fight the Chinese? If we don't want to lose our country, the only way is to cooperate with the Chinese and let them realize their strategic intentions. Pray that they will not let us die, even if it is acceptable for us to pay a very heavy price. Ladies and gentlemen, what is the greatest merit of our Yamato nation? It's forbearance! Endure the unbearable of ordinary people. Only by enduring to the end will we have a chance to rise again, and don't the people of China demand that we return Sakhalin, Wandao, and the Korean Peninsula? Promise them, of course, they will now fight for these through the guò war, then we will cooperate with them, send a telegram to the garrisons of Korea and Wandao and Ryukyu, and ask them to pretend to resist, and then surrender, so that China can achieve their strategic intentions, and let us preserve our own living forces, China has been prioritizing benevolence and righteousness since ancient times, I don't think they will kill prisoners, right? Didn't they ask us to cede the island of Kyushu, to station troops in our country, to build a naval port in our country, and to make us pay a billion Chinese dollars in compensation? Promise them, all promise, we can make more money when the money is gone, Kyushu Island has been ceded, one day we will take it back, the sovereignty is gone, we will take it back in the future, and if we don't agree to the conditions of the people, and don't cooperate with the Chinese people to let them have their strategic intentions in advance, then we will be completely finished, and we won't even have a chance to turn the tables, do you understand? ”

The hall was so quiet that even a needle could be heard falling on the ground, these elders were originally very discouraged, their complexions were very gray, and even Okuma Shigenobu felt like the end of the world was coming, but after listening to the words of Youpeng in Yama County, these people all regained confidence one by one, and they all thought in their hearts, isn't it just forbearance? Isn't it just pretending to be a grandson in front of the Chinese? endure it, even if you want to give your beloved little granddaughter to Xiao Zhenlei to play with, you have to grit your teeth and send it over, even if you let yourself get through Xiao Zhenlei's crotch, you can endure it, as long as you can guarantee that Japan will not lose the country, it is worth nothing.

Okuma Shigenobu said to Yama Prefecture Aritomo: "Boss, then I will send a telegram to Honda Kumataro, who is negotiating in China, and ask him to agree to all the conditions of the Chinese people?" ”

"Good!" Youpeng of Shanxian agreed, but he soon felt that something was wrong again, and hurriedly said, "No, wait! I want to think about it??????? Well, I think my old guy should go to Huaguo in person, Xiyuan Temple, you go with me, the two of us will go to secretly visit Xiao Zhenlei, the president of the Chinese National Congress, so as to show the sincerity of our country, as long as Xiao Zhenlei promises to let the national glory of the Japanese Empire continue, even if the old man licks his stool, the old man will not hesitate to do it, and will never frown! ”

Among these elders, Xiyuan Temple Gongwang's qualifications are the shallower, but his age is also the youngest, and his energy and body are better than those of several other elders, so there are friends in Shan County who ordered him. Xiyuan Temple Gongwang stood up and bowed to Youpeng in Shan County and promised: "Hey! ”

After listening to the words of Yama Prefecture Youtomo, Shigenobu Okuma, Matsukata Masayoshi, and Oyama Iwa prostrate on the ground and said: "The boss is righteous, and the grievances received by the boss will definitely change a sky for my great Japanese empire in the future, and it will be recorded in history forever!" All the people of the Great Japanese Empire will remember the sacrifice you have made today! ”

Yama Prefecture Youpeng said to Okuma: "Okuma, you stay in Tokyo to preside over the overall situation, you must do your best to clean up all the bombed-out areas in Tokyo, and destroy all those corpses to avoid the plague, and at the same time try to maintain social stability, for those who are disobedient, thinking of making trouble, rebelling, you must not compromise, you must make an example, all food and other daily necessities are concentrated and distributed in a quantitative manner, and now there is only military control throughout the country, that we can get through the famine and all the hardships! ”

Shigenobu Okuma immediately prostrated on the ground again: "Hey! ”

"In addition, when I contacted the Huaguo side, I said that Xiyuan Sijun and I wanted to go to the Huaguo side to meet President Xiao Da, and asked them to arrange it anyway!"

"Hey!"

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Huaguo, Presidential Palace.

Foreign Minister Lu Zhengxiang sat on a chair in front of Xiao Zhenlei's desk and reported: "President, I received a note from the Japanese side in the morning, saying that the Japanese elder Yama Prefecture Aritomo and Emperor Taisho, the representative of Saionji Gongwang, hope to come to China to pay a personal visit to you!" ”

Xiao Zhenlei heard this: "Oh? On what grounds? ”

"The future relationship between the two countries!"

After hearing this, Xiao Zhenlei lit a cigarette and stood up from the chair, and Lu Zhengxiang also stood up. Xiao Zhenlei smoked a cigarette, thought in his head, and said: "The two old ghosts of Yama County Youpeng and Xiyuan Temple Gongwang can also be regarded as the heroes of the Meiji Restoration period in Japan, and it is the efforts of these old ghosts that Japan gradually got rid of the control of the Western powers, and became one of the powerful countries on an equal footing with the great powers in one fell swoop. ”

Lu Zhengxiang said: "President, they are still the real talkers of Japan, Emperor Taisho is just a puppet, and Okuma Shigenobu is also supported by them!" ”

Xiao Zhenlei thought for a few seconds and asked, "Do you think we should agree to let them come to China for secret talks?" What is the purpose of their move? ”

Lu Zhengxiang said: "President, generally in this situation, we should not have separate and private contact with the Japanese, if we want to contact, we should also inform the Entente side, but no matter which country will not do this, maybe Britain and France and other countries have long been in secret contact with the Germans, I think from the interests of our country, it is also feasible for us to contact the Japanese in private, and finally what is the purpose of the Japanese, I think it should be the reason for the delay in negotiations, right?" Of course, it may also be related to the fact that our country is preparing to use troops against Korea and Wandao, and the Japanese may be afraid! ”

Xiao Zhenlei thought for a while and shook his head and said: "No, if it's just these reasons, the Japanese will not have to agree to all the conditions we put forward, there is no need for the two old devils in Shan County Youpeng and Xiyuan Temple Gongwang to come over in person, I speculate that the Japanese may have guessed my true intentions, my series of actions, as long as there are smart people who analyze it carefully, you can still find some clues, Shan County Youpeng They are very likely to guess my intentions, but they dare not make a noise, in order to protect Japan, they have to go out in person." Because this is the only way to show Japan's sincerity! ”

Lu Zhengxiang nodded when he heard this, "It makes sense, President, then they asked to come to China to visit you, do we agree or not?" ”

Xiao Zhenlei waved his hand and smiled: "I also want to meet these two old guys who used to be powerful in East Asia, let them come over, you personally arrange this matter, pay attention to confidentiality, and don't let the outside world know!" ”

"Understood!" (To be continued......)