Chapter 285: The Royal Banquet
"I think back then, your master and I started from scratch, relying on a few silver dollars in my hand, step by step to get to this point, painstakingly, bravely fighting foreign powers, washing away the national shame, to have today's achievements, it is really a vicissitudes of life......"
"Giggles. ↑ Top Novel, x." Before Guo Yu finished speaking, the two sisters, Bai Qiuju and Bai Dongmei, had already burst into laughter.
"What are you laughing at, if you don't give a reason, Master Ben will punish you two little girls who don't understand the rules today." Guo Yu pretended to be a model and said.
"Hehehe, master, you think about the past, it's only been three years, and you've used the vicissitudes of life in just three years." Bai Dongmei said in a crisp voice.
"But the master's experience, written into a book, is definitely the most legendary story, and who can develop a country in just a few years, if you want to start from scratch, the master should be the first person to be the person." Bai Qiuju slapped a little fart.
"Let's not talk about it yet, then we will eat, and then I will tell you a story when I am done." Guo Yu said with a smile.
A guard knocked on the door and came in, "Your Majesty, General Zhou is back." ”
"Damn, the government of the Republic of China is really right, don't you care about eating, call him over, just eat together." Guo Yu said.
It was also Duan Qirui's brain that was confused, only thinking that Guo Yu was here, and he wanted to hurry up and study the meeting with Li Yuanhong, but he even missed the understanding of eating, which was also a mistake.
"Your Majesty, I'm back." Zhou Wu said respectfully after entering the house.
"Sit down and eat, these people in the Republic of China are really right, they don't care about food, the guards, and take the dishes and chopsticks for Xiao Wu." Guo Yu said as he beckoned Zhou Wu to sit down.
Zhou Wu looked at the Bai family sisters with some embarrassment, how could they insert themselves indiscriminately when they were eating affectionately.
"Don't look at it. There are not so many rules, sit down and eat, and then tell me about the situation. ”
Zhou Wu had to sit down obediently, and then briefly described the process during the banquet, but in fact, there was no process, just met Duan Qirui. told Duan Qirui about Guo Yu's secret entry into Beijing, and asked the Republic of China government to arrange the meeting, etc.
In fact, Guo Yu entered Beijing, not because he was afraid of being known by anyone, but he didn't want to cause trouble and sensation, as long as he controlled it within a certain range, at least he couldn't see the newspaper.
In Li Yuanhong's presidential palace, Duan Qirui was reporting to him on Guo Yu's entry into Beijing.
"Guo Yu came in person, didn't the Ministry of Foreign Affairs receive a notification from the other party before?" Li Yuanhong asked Wu Tingfang.
Old Man Wu shook his head and said, "No." I also heard Zhou Wu tell me when I picked up the ship in Shanghai, and I didn't even see each other, after entering the capital, Guo Yu's convoy left directly, and we also inquired, and they lived in Prince Gong's mansion. ”
"It turns out that Prince Gong's Mansion was bought by Guo Yu, and I said who is at this time. and bought a garden with such a large sum of silver, it turned out to be this master who was not bad for money. Duan Qirui said.
"Guo Yu was able to come in person. Naturally, it is the best, but the provincial people have to relay that since the other party has notified Zhiquan, then let's visit this king tomorrow. "Li Yuanhong is also an old man, and he has not made any achievements in this big presidential position. Now may be a great opportunity, how can you not take advantage of it.
Many people say that Li Yuanhong relied on luck to sit in this big presidential position, but he is just old, but thinking about it on the other hand, he can achieve his current position. It may not be that he has a certain ability, and an ordinary person has the ability to sit in the position of president.
There are reasons for success.
He also thought about making great efforts to make the country famous in history, but his subordinates were too strong, completely overshadowing Li Yuanhong's limelight, at least Duan Qirui would not listen to him, and now the two have been very stiff, although people call Li Yuanhong Li Bodhisattva, but after all, who wants to be set aside, really be a mud Bodhisattva.
Don't underestimate the wisdom of every politician, some things are just impossible to do, not unexpected, as long as they are given a chance, it is not impossible to ride the wind.
It is not impossible to put down your body and visit Guo Yu in person, as long as you have enough interests, you can put it down, what is face, how much money is worth, besides, visiting Guo Yu may not lose face, after all, he is also the king of a country now.
In the evening of the second day, a convoy drove into Shichahai and stopped in front of Prince Gong's mansion.
At the door, Zhou Wu was greeting him, greeting these bigwigs one by one, and respectfully inviting them in.
President of the Republic of China Li Yuanhong, Premier Duan Qirui, Vice President Feng Guozhang, Minister of Internal Affairs Sun Hongyi, Minister of Communications Xu Shiying, Minister of Finance Li Jingxi, Minister of Foreign Affairs Wu Tingfang, Navy Chief Cheng Biguang, Minister of Education Fan Yuanlian, Chief of Agriculture and Commerce Gu Zhongxiu, Chief Justice Zhang Yaozeng, a group of 11 people, the cabinet members of the Republic of China have arrived.
Some things need to be discussed, things must come here, some are pure curiosity, want to get acquainted with Guo Yu, in the hearts of these people, Guo Yu can be regarded as a masterpiece, in just a few years, relying on his own strength, from an ordinary businessman, to the king of a country, this has subverted the imagination of many people, now there is this opportunity, naturally to come to see it, otherwise there may not be this opportunity in the future.
Guo Yu did not hold it up, standing at the door of the middle hall, greeting the cabinet of the Republic of China, some of whom were familiar, some had met a few times, and more had never met him although he had heard his name for a long time.
"I don't know if I should call His Majesty the King, or" Li Yuanhong said with a fat face.
"President Li Da and call me Hanyang." Guo Yu said.
"It's okay, between us, we don't want me to call you the president, it seems to be raw, or it's more cordial to call him by his name, then I'll call Brother Hanyang."
"Brother Song Qing, please come inside."
Who said that Li Yuanhong was honest, this meeting showed that he had very good communication skills, and quickly shortened the distance between him and Guo Yu.
There are many rumors about Li Yuanhong in history, what "governor under the bed", who came out under the bed of the revolutionary party and was directly elected to the upper position, and then what domestic people's livelihood was not governed, no war was declared on the outside world, almost lost the good opportunity to declare war on Germany, and competed for power with Duan Qirui, etc.
In fact, in the true history, many things have been misinterpreted, and many sources in later generations have confirmed that the matter of "the governor under the bed" does not exist. Li Yuanhong was a celebrity in Hubei at that time, and he was also the most popular and prestigious. He personally has no good or bad words, and he is neither a conservative nor a revolutionary.
People are afraid of death, this is a trade of life, not cowardice. As for whether he is a good person, it can only be said that he has mixed merits, anyway, Guo Yu prefers to regard a person as a normal person, rather than a moral model or a model of a gentleman, at least Guo Yu himself is not that kind of person.
However, in terms of appearance, Li Yuanhong, who has a fat head and slaps his face, is more pleasing to the eye than Duan Qirui, who has small eyes, and Feng Guozhang, who has a jujube core face, at least Guo Yu sees it this way. I didn't look at the arrogant as soon as he came in, Feng Guozhang smiled at every face, looking at Guo Yu with a look of arrears, can it be good-looking.
After everyone was seated in the living room, the guards took the fragrant tea and withdrew.
"Ladies and gentlemen, Guo Yu entered Beijing this time, firstly, he was invited to discuss where the Japanese army moved in the northeast, and secondly, I have some ideas and want to communicate with you, so I have this trip to Beijing." Guo Yu said straight to the point, there are people here, so there is no need to detour.
On the side of the Republic of China, Li Yuanhong is naturally in charge, "Please speak up to Hanyang." ”
"Well, let's talk about the war between Nanhua and Japan first, you should know that now Japan has been crippled by me, Japan's proudest navy no longer exists, and Taiwan was also taken back by me a few days ago, what else do they have, they will only be trapped on an isolated island."
"Didn't Britain, France, and the United States form a mediation team and directly participate in this matter, can you still trap Japan in South China for a lifetime, and then the European powers will not agree." Feng Guozhang interjected directly, which was very faceless.
Guo Yu glanced at his former old superior, it seems that he robbed his Jiangsu, this anger has not been smooth, "Now that the European war is in full swing, the great powers have no time to take care of him, this is our opportunity, is it true that our Huaguo will always be oppressed by the great powers and oppressed by the little Japanese." ”
"Hanyang, please go on." Duan Qirui also said at this time that he really wanted to hear what Guo Yu wanted to say.
"It is an indisputable fact that the Japanese defeated Japan, and the Japanese used the army stationed in Korea and Manchuria to threaten the country, which is actually very ridiculous, a lone army, without any supply and backup, how can it compete with the million-strong army of the Republic of China, even if his military quality is higher than that of the soldiers of the Republic of China, what can he do, and the final result will inevitably be annihilated." Guo Yu said categorically.
Li Yuanhong said suspiciously: "Then how dare they do such an unwise thing to threaten us." ”
Hehe, Guo Yu chuckled and said, "Think about it, I have snatched Taiwan back, the Japanese soldiers who invaded our homeland in China, will I let them go, will I let them go of the Korean garrison, it's just a matter of time, they will all be eaten by me, and now Japan has no ability to take care of this lonely army, and the Japanese cabinet is squeezing the last trace of surplus value from this army, that is, let them threaten the Republic of China, and then threaten me, so as to achieve the purpose of influencing negotiations." ”
"It is no longer possible to take back the mainland, because without naval escort, even if it is a troop transport, it will be directly wiped out in the sea. At the logistics supply terminal, the mainland has lost the ability to control this army, and now their choice is to give up. ”
"And when you give up, use them to complete your plan, even if you are eliminated by us, it is not a good ending, and the Japanese cabinet can give an account to the country, and the dead do not need to be taken back to China." (To be continued......)
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