Terauchi Masatsuki finally made the most difficult choice, he knew that his decision would make him nailed to the shame frame of history, but he had to choose this way.

Although Japan agreed to the terms of the treaty, there were still many details to be discussed, and Japan and South Africa sat down again to discuss how to implement and how to operate.

On July 15, 1917, it was originally a very ordinary day, the European battlefield was still in full swing, and Asia entered a short period of calm, and people hoped that such days would last longer and enjoy this rare calm.

In the courtyard of the Shanghai Puxi Newspaper Office, he found a shade, put a reclining chair, put a teapot on the side, held a pu fan in his hand, squinted his eyes and pretended to sleep, and the pu fan in his hand also called a fan from time to time, as if he wanted to drive away the trouble of the summer cicada.

Chen Leng is the editor-in-chief of the largest newspaper in the Republic of China today, and he is also one of the bosses.

The declaration is rich in content, recording the political, economic, military, diplomatic, cultural, folk and many other aspects of the Republic of China and heavy historical events, market trivia and social events are all-encompassing, can be described as an encyclopedia of the Republic of China, of course, they are most famous for the news, the declaration can be described as the most news-sensitive newspaper in this era, there is no one.

As soon as Chen Leng picked up the teapot and took a sip to his mouth, a telegraph clerk ran over quickly, holding a telegraph newspaper in his hand, and shouted loudly: "Editor-in-chief, something has happened to the editor-in-chief, come and take a look." ”

"What a big deal. In a hurry, there was no steadyness. He lectured the telegraph operator as he took the newspaper from the other party's hand.

Began to sweep it, thinking that he had seen it wrong, he blinked his eyes fiercely, and looked word by word again, this time he saw it clearly. Suddenly, this literati, who is usually the most polite and calm and measured, shouted "Ah", jumped up at once, and shouted loudly to the telegraph operator: "Is this true, tell me quickly." Is this true? ”

"Editor-in-chief, this is the clear-code telegram I just received, I just translated it, I don't dare to delay, so I will show it to you, and the authenticity has not been verified." The telegraph operator hurriedly said.

"Let's go, come with me." As he spoke, he walked briskly in the direction of the office.

In a short time, several editors-in-chief of the newspaper gathered together. Chen Leng took the telegram and read it to a few people.

"I am deeply concerned about the current state of the empire, and I want to take extraordinary measures. Clean up the situation, and tell your loyal subjects. I have ordered the Imperial Government to inform Nanhua to accept its conditions, and to seek the well-being of the subjects of the Empire, and to enjoy the happiness of common prosperity among all nations, which is the legacy of the Emperor's ancestors. It is also the one I will never forget. The reason why he declared war on South China was also due to the self-existence of the Shu Empire and the stability of East Asia. It is not my true intention to exclude the sovereignty of other countries and infringe on territory. However, the battle has been read for a year, even if there are brave battles of our land and sea generals. With the hard work of hundreds of officials and the dedication of our 50 million people, each of them did their best, but the situation of the war did not improve, and the general trend of the world was not in my favor. In addition, the enemy's new use of cruel bombs frequently kills innocent people, and it is really difficult to reverse the prediction. If the war continues, it will not only lead to the destruction of our nation, but also destroy human civilization. The reason why I died until the imperial government accepted the treaty was also deeply remembered by the people of the empire who died in battle, who died in the line of duty, who died in the line of duty and who died in the wrong and their bereaved families, and who were divided within five years, and who suffered war wounds, disasters, and lost their jobs. However, the suffering that the empire will suffer in the future is not unusual, and I am well aware of the heartfelt feelings of your subjects. However, the trend of fortune, I want to endure it, endure it, and endure it, thinking that the foundation of peace will be opened for all generations, and I can protect the national system, and believe in the sincerity of loyal subjects such as Er, and always be with your subjects. If the husband is aroused by feelings, causes trouble in vain, or compatriots exclude each other, disturbs the current situation, and thus goes astray and loses faith in the world, I should take the most precautions, I should remember the whole country as a family, and pass it on to future generations, and believe that the immortality of Shenzhou has a long way to go, and devote all my efforts to the construction of the future, vow to carry forward the essence of the national system, and not to lag behind the trend of the world. ”

More than 500 words were sprinkled, but only one fact was revealed, Japan could not defeat Nanhua, defeated and surrendered, and now like the whole world announces this matter, I hope the people will not complain, helpless, let's develop well in the future, and there will be good days in the future.

Although there are many flickering words and ambiguous content in the text, it is just a fig leaf left by Japan for itself, and for anyone, surrender is a shameful thing.

"Is this true, Japan was defeated and surrendered, is this tone obviously what the Japanese emperor said, this matter will not be child's play." An editor-in-chief said.

This matter is hard to believe, although they all knew before that Nanhua and Japan have been at war, and Nanhua is still the dominant side, but under Japan's power for many years, people always feel that Japan will not lose lightly, and the two sides may stalemate for a long time, and then end up with exhaustion and a result of their respective strikes.

However, today I suddenly received such a telegram, which made the hearts of those present both suspicious and expectant.

Since the Qing Dynasty, China's several major defeats in modern times have become the reason for the fall into the meat of other countries, mainly on the Japanese, signing the Treaty of Shimonoseki, forcing Yuan Shikai to sign 21 articles, occupying the Northeast, Qingdao, Jinan, and Penghu in Taiwan.

But they can't hate, as newspaper people, they can only criticize the incompetence of the government, the greed of the Japanese, and the ambition of the Japanese wolf, which can be seen by a discerning person, but the government is incompetent, forced step by step, repeatedly retreats and does nothing, and has lost a large area of land, which is very sad.

If it weren't for Guo Dashuai's occupation of Shanghai and the ruthless cleaning up of these Westerners and Orientals, the plaque that made the Chinese people ashamed would not have been hung for a long time.

(Historically, it was suspended until 1929, during which it was taken down for nearly 40 years)

Now when they hear that the Japanese have been cleaned up and surrendered, their first feeling is unbelievable, and then there is an irrepressible surprise, but they are afraid that this surprise is fake, they dare not break out, they want to know the truth, know the facts.

Chen Leng said, "I have already sent someone to verify this news, if the matter is true, I think it is not difficult to verify, let's declare that although there is no reporter station in Japan, but where are the reporter stations in these countries such as Britain and France, and it is not difficult to know the answer with the connection between us and them." ”

With a trembling hand, editor Chen Binhe took out a box of red boxes from his pocket, with a yellow phoenix cigarette printed on it, and opened it and distributed it to everyone.

"Smoking a Huafu brand cigarette, I hope to bring us good luck, I really hope that it will come true at this time, and then the Chinese people can really show their spirit."

"If you want to say that this South China defeated Japan, I really believe it a little, a few days ago, the information I got was not all South China bombed Japan, Japan lost a city every day, not to mention the loss of factories and shops, even the number of displaced people has also skyrocketed, it is said that now Japan has hundreds of thousands of dead and wounded, and there are no less than 3 million homeless victims, under such pressure, Japan can not surrender."

"Let's not be idle here, if this matter comes true, think about how to report, what article to write, how to celebrate this matter, we declare that as the first political newspaper of the Republic of China, we must do a good job in propaganda work, so that the people can learn this gratifying news as soon as possible."

Chen Leng is not a loss of old newspaper people, after calming down, the first thing that comes to mind is to report on this matter in depth, first, it can be celebrated, and on the other hand, it can also make the impact of the declaration to a higher level.

"Editor-in-chief, the news has been confirmed, we contacted the British Times stationed in Japan, the French newspaper Figaro, and the other party confirmed that the news is true, Japan really surrendered, this telegram is indeed a surrender document personally issued by the Japanese Taisho Emperor, which was announced by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the form of a clear code message, and this method is the first article in the surrender treaty of South China to Japan." The clerk ran in and said loudly.

Several editors-in-chief stood up, and one editor-in-chief said excitedly, "Since the news is confirmed, let's write an article and announce the news to the public." ”

"Yes, yes, we can't delay, or we will let other newspapers take the lead." Another editor-in-chief also said.

Chen Leng was still calmer, and asked: "Is there any other news, you just said that this is the first article of the treaty in which Nanhua accepted Japan's surrender, so do you know the full content of the treaty?" ”

"That's right, if the content of the treaty is also published, it can also increase the morale of the people of the country, and kill the prestige of foreigners, when our China was forced to sign the Treaty of Shimonoseki, Article 21, and now it is the turn of the Japanese to feel this taste." Chen Binhe said.

The clerk hurriedly said, "Yes, I have already asked the other party, but the content is a bit long, and now the telegraph operator is still receiving, and after I get the news that Japan has surrendered, I will come over to inform you first, and it is estimated that the telegram is still being received." ”

"Okay, okay, don't wait here, I'll take a look." With that, an editor ran out.

"Go together, go together." (To be continued......)