The news that Yuan Shikai wanted to hold a tripartite meeting surprised Yang Qiu a little, but it also showed that the north was indeed in the midst of internal and external troubles, the Congress was stuck, and he wanted to fight but had no money, and he might not be able to win, so he had to seek a means of negotiation to delay ().

However, he was not in a hurry to return to Wuchang, first secretly contacted Sa Zhenbing, selected 20 high-quality young people from the Nanyang Naval Academy and the navy, and sent Chen Shao's broadband team, also recommended by Sa Zhenbing, to Germany for 8 months of submarine operation training. In order to break the problem of the Fujian Gang's monopoly on the navy, he once again stretched out his hand to the Zhigong Court, recruited Chinese children who volunteered to join the navy, went to Germany to receive a year of sailor training, and joined Bingwen and Chen Shaokuan to form the first submarine force of the navy.

German submarines burn diesel, trucks need gasoline, tractors are currently coal-fired steam-powered, but the future trend is also gasoline, for which he had to entrust Hanger to import tens of thousands of barrels of reserves in the name of the Jiangnan plant. Fortunately, oil is not a strategic commodity at present, gasoline and diesel prices are not very expensive, the real oil consumption boom will not soar until the start of the European war, and bulk purchases can also be discounted, but the reality of oil shortage makes him have to consider entering Shaanxi in advance, and the control is still in a state of abandonment, and it is also the only relatively shallow extension of the oil field.

After sending these procurement contracts back to Wuchang, he also got the financial briefing, and Zhang Wenjing wrote two words at the end of the report very seriously.

Go belly up.

On December 10, when he embarked on the return journey aboard the cruiser Hairong, the news of Yuan Shikai's invitation to Yang Qiu and Song Jiaoren spread throughout Chinese political circles. Both the National Socialist Party and the Kuomintang, as well as the seemingly unrelated constitutionalist Republicans and Progressive Parties, lay on their desks to carefully study the implications of the invitational talks. The newspaper began to analyze the discussion. Believing that this is the best opportunity for a political settlement of the current domestic dispute, everyone seems to see hope for real peaceful reunification, and even the microphones of the National Socialist Party led by Dai Tianqiu have expressed optimism about the talks.

The Kuomintang led by Song Jiaoren said almost immediately that it would attend the talks, and Wuchang also released a positive signal. However, as to whether Yang Qiu would attend the meeting, Wuchang put forward his own opinion, saying that he would not consider attending the meeting until the meeting with the central envoy was over to ensure Yang Qiu's personal safety. In order to facilitate this peace talks. Even Britain and the United States and other countries have actively intervened in the negotiation process and communicated with the three parties on how to ensure the security of the negotiation site, and the United States, in particular, has taken this opportunity to become an important player in the Far East.

Just when everyone was discussing whether Yang Qiu would go to Tianjin, three explosive news came out of Beijing in a row.

On December 12, the central government formally agreed to hand over the Leizhou Peninsula to Guangxi Province except Zhanjiang, and also agreed to Yang Qiuxi's proposal to establish a province. The most surprising thing was that Yang Qiu was officially appointed as the Southwest Inspector and had full authority to supervise the eight southwestern provinces and cities, including Xikang and Tibet. This enormous and unbelievable appointment swept through China like a nuclear bomb, so much so that Zhang Xun was later appointed as an inspector of the Yangtze River. The news of supervising Lianghuai and Jiangxi has become insignificant.

Only a small number of people understand that Yuan Shikai's trick is to simply use it as a favor after he has been unable to regain control of the southwest, in exchange for a good reputation in the country to facilitate the next negotiations, and Tibet has not been peaceful in recent years, and he has contacts with the British, obviously to let Yang Qiu solve this hot potato. Therefore, these three appointments also made Tang Shaoyi and others, who knew his thoughts well, more and more worried, because they all understood that Cao Cao had never suffered such a big loss. The sweeter the thing, the more poison is hidden behind it!

This appointment did give Yuan Shikai a good reputation, so much so that his approval rating in China skyrocketed. And for Yang Qiu, although it stopped the ** annoyance of Tibet. But at least the name is there, so the person is still on the river and sends a telegram to Tang Shaoyi. The Southwest United Council was formally formed, and at the same time, the 17th Brigade stationed in Xikang was secretly notified to prepare to enter Tibet to quell the rebellion.

Similarly, this trend has also crossed the ocean to Japan.

On the deck of the Hinomaru, the sailors were busy preparing to dock. It is a 4,120-ton ocean-going vessel tasked with traveling between Luzon, Taiwan and Tokyo to bring back much-needed raw materials for Japan.

Chen Haohui was wearing an ordinary Japanese student uniform, leaning on the railing and quietly watching the Japanese sailors at work, and the behemoth with the glittering barrel of the gun in the distance made his eyebrows rise slightly. Having spent most of his time since the uprising studying language, intelligence, and looking at photographs, he recognized the battleship he had seen in the photographs, which the Japanese called the battleship Hizen, which turned out to be the Russian battleship Retvizan, which was captured and repaired ().

For the Japanese people, it represents great achievements and national strength, and is a symbol of the glory of the Japanese navy, which he used to think so, but after being trained, he learned another explanation for this glamour and strength. Burden, unbearable burden!

The huge combined fleet is the glory of Japan, but it is also the biggest burden of Japan, swallowing up too many resources, in today's country's gradual industrialization, Japan, which is seriously limited by the lack of resources, when it continues to maintain such a huge navy, actually started the construction of two larger battleships again, I have to say that it is some psychology at work, it is the whale swallowing of the navy, which has led to the increasingly serious division of land and sea disputes, and the resources that could have been provided to the people have become more and more tense because of the construction of new warships.

Especially after the dream of controlling Han Yeping collapsed not long ago, Japan had to rely on these ships to search for raw materials everywhere, and also squeezed out valuable foreign exchange to learn from Yang Qiu to buy scrap steel everywhere, which once again increased the burden on the country. However, even he found it incomprehensible that Japan would rather choose to build huge warships, but there were not many large transport ships like the European 10,000-ton ships, but the commander ordered six ships from the Jiangnan Plant in one go, and another six from Britain and Germany, although they were all three or four thousand tons of offshore ships, but it can be seen that the commander attaches great importance to the sea and the shipping industry.

As he recalled and analyzed it in his mind over and over again, a hard sound sounded behind him like a heavy object. Tang Jiyao, who was on crutches, walked out of the cabin under the support of Liu Cunhou and others, and when he saw him, Chen Haohui immediately lowered his head and pretended to be broken: "Governor." We're here. ”

For more than a month, Tang Jiyao lost a lot of weight and became a lot more sloppy, and his eyes were bloodshot, which made the fierce taste on his body a little worse. Seeing the familiar Tokyo reappear. Pushed the guards away: "Don't mess with it, Lao Tzu hasn't become a waste yet." The guard swallowed and ducked to the side, his eyes a little resentful, since the fiasco and injury. Tang Jiyao's temperament has changed a lot, he beats and scolds the people around him at every turn, and he is also infatuated with the female sex, and there are still two dancing girls in the cabin who were sent by the Japanese when they took refuge in Guilin.

Seeing him like this, Chen Haohui took out a check from his underwear pocket: "Governor, everything in Guilin is my fault, I shouldn't have it!" It is useless to say more. The blessing of Totutu allowed me to escape, and it was my savings of five thousand pounds, which should be the reparation of my brother, and I left as soon as I got off the ship. Since then, there has been no shame to see the governor again. ”

Tang Jiyao was also a little moved when he saw him take out his private money, he knew best in his heart that Chen Haohui was not to blame for this matter, because even if he didn't encourage him, he would have to take this step, in his opinion, it was just bad luck. What's more, Chen Haohui is a talent, and he can take out his only savings at this moment, so he patted his shoulder and said, "What did Haohui say!" How can I, Tang Jiyao, be the kind of person who doesn't want brothers? Last time in Guilin, if you hadn't saved you desperately, I would have gone to see Lord Yama a long time ago. I don't dare say anything else. But don't worry, as long as I Tang Jiyao has a bite to eat. There won't be any less of yours! As for Yang Qiujun's revenge, it is not too late for ten years, we will be able to kill it back sooner or later! At the end of the day, he clenched his teeth and his eyes reddened. stomped on the deck with a cane: "He wants Lao Tzu to die, Lao Tzu will not die!" Don't worry, Lao Tzu has studied in Japan, and he still has some friends, sooner or later we can go back! ”

Chen Haohui's trick had an effect, of course, he slapped his chest and followed him to say good things, and he also took the initiative to stuff the money into Tang Jiyao's hands, saying that it would be used as funds for killing him back in the future. The flattering sight elicited a murmur among the Japanese sailors, who waited until the ship docked and knew to lower the gangway before forgetting all about it and preparing to enjoy the joy of returning.

After Tang Jiyao took everyone off the boat, Chen Haohui pretended to scratch his head: "Governor, Japan is so big for us." Chen Haohui's money made Tang Jiyao's face seem to be much less violent, and he laughed: "Don't call Du Du, from now on we will be called brothers." He limped and seemed to be very familiar with the road, and continued: "Haohui is the first time to come to Japan, right? Rest assured, I don't dare say anything else, but there are definitely people here who need us. ”

Chen Haohui asked: "Where are we going now?" ”

Tang Jiyao suddenly retracted his feet, beckoned to call a rickshaw, and after sitting on it, the corners of his mouth gradually hooked, and he spoke Japanese skillfully. Chen Haohui was shocked when he heard Japanese, he had studied Japanese hard as early as when he was under Zhang Biao, and at that time he was trying to study in Japan, and after the establishment of the Ministry of Intelligence, he carried out special training, so it was no worse than Tang Jiyao, but he never showed it, he was shocked that Tang Jiyao was actually ready to swagger to the Kuomintang activities in Tokyo, and he was surprised why he dared to meet the Kuomintang Party? You know, he's notorious right now. However, he still pretended not to understand at all on his face, and deliberately scratched his head: "Brother Dutang, what did you tell him?" ”

Although Tang Jiyao felt that he was available, he didn't want to expose his details so quickly, so he laughed: "Let's go, you'll know when you arrive." ”

When Chen Haohui followed Tang Jiyao to the Kuomintang activity place with a confused face, several ronins holding katana swords also arrived at the small wooden building of this independent courtyard, and several Chinese students were just about to block them from entering, but they were pulled out by the ronin and put in front of the door frame.

"Unreasonable, we're here to meet guests!" The cold snort sounded from behind, and Toushanman, who was dressed in a black robe and had thin inverted eyebrows, walked over from behind, and after slapping two slaps to make the ronin put away his knife, he bowed and said: "Please take me to Mr. Zhongshan Qiao (everyone knows, fried river crabs to eat tonight), his old friend Liyun hopes to meet him." His eloquent Northeast dialect made several international students dare not mess around, and hurriedly sent someone to report inside. Mitsuya Toyama seems to be extra patient, standing under the cherry blossom trees in the small courtyard and enjoying the beautiful scenery of the snow pressing on the branches.

Next to the tatami mat in the room, Chen Qimei sat on the ground in a kimono, and kept swallowing big smoke, Jiang Zhiqing also sat next to him silently, and Mr. Zhongshan Qiao, who was drinking tea, saw his appearance, hated iron and said: "Ince, how many times have I told you, don't touch things like big smoke again!" ”

"Okay, don't touch it, don't touch it." After Chen Qimei was forced to resign as the governor of Shanghai, he heard that he was coming to Japan and chased after him. After handing over the cigarette gun to Jiang Zhiqing, he sat up and threw the newspaper on the table: "Look at it, now the domestic master has become the beginning of the year, and this time Yuan Shikai held a tripartite meeting without even inviting Keqiang!" I'd like to ask when we were all represented by him. ”

Zhongshan Qiao has been in Japan for several months, and the chaos in the country has made him a little tired, and he frowned when he heard Chen Qimei complain: "The beginning of the retreat is also well-intentioned, and joining hands with Yang Qiu is a clever move, and he should not be blamed, only by uniting all forces can we finally achieve great unification." ”

Chen Qimei knew his mind best, and when she heard this, she said disapprerovingly: "Come on, how did you lose the position of the president?" It's not that we have traitors within ourselves! Now these traitors have become heroes, and we are hiding here to live like this! What is this? Tao Huanzhang's incident was not at the beginning. ”

"Shut up!" Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a violent drink. Mr. Zhongshan Jiao's face was full of anger: "I haven't settled accounts with you about this matter, no matter what, it's always wrong to treat your comrades like this ()." These words made Jiang Zhiqing next to him purse the corners of his mouth slightly, and no one noticed this action.

Chen Qimei saw that she had slipped her mouth, and she didn't want to mention it again, so she had to continue to talk about the tripartite talks to start: "Yang Qiu is now the inspector of the eight southwestern provinces, and Yuan Shikai will definitely do it this time!" That's why I deliberately threw this out to confuse the outside world, I think you should immediately return to China to participate in the talks, first, you can't give the limelight to others, otherwise who will remember us people in the long run? Second, I think this is a good opportunity, if Yuan Shikai makes a move, we will contact Li Liejun, Bai Wenwei and Chen Jiongming to join forces with Yang Qiu in the revolution on the grounds that he provoked a civil war! His eyes lit up fiercely, and he gritted his teeth and continued: "Take the opportunity to wash our interior too!" ”

"Yang Qiu is especially easy, what if he continues to grow bigger?" Jiang Zhiqing asked worriedly.

Although his nephew was working under Yang Qiu, at this moment Chen Qimei no longer looked like he was being fooled by Yang Qiu and joined forces, and said fiercely: "When the north is pacified, buy weapons and exchange loans from Japan, if you can't do it, you will hand over all Han Yeping and Manchuria to Japan in exchange for jointly sending troops to kill him!" ”

Mr. Zhongshan Jiao frowned, he had thought about the matter of Han Yeping and Manchuria, and he was also a little moved by this meeting, because this was a good opportunity for him to re-establish his political influence, but it was not okay to rush back to China to join. Jiang Zhiqing saw that he wanted to save face, and said: "It's better to let Brother Ince send a telegram to Beijing, Yuan Shikai is now politically disadvantaged, if you want to attend, sir, he will definitely greet him, so as to suppress the other two factions." ”

These words made him quite moved, and just as he was about to speak, there was a sudden shout outside, Jiang Zhiqing opened the door and the student walked in, and the Japanese bent down and bowed and reported: "Sir, there is a person outside who calls himself Liyun and has brought a few ronins to see you." ”

"Liyun!" Mr. Zhongshan Jiao and Chen Qimei glanced at each other, and they both saw the surprise in each other's eyes and the excitement in the depths