"Come over first!" Lu Zhengxiang said after listening to Ding Qiang's report on the phone.

Ding Qiang soon came to see Lu Zhengxiang, and after the two met, Lu Zhengxiang asked him: "How do you think we should deal with it now?" ”

Ding Qiang thought for a while and said, "It seems that all we can do now is to prevent Zhu Erdian from meeting with Emperor Taisho next time."

"Don't let them meet?" Lu Zhengxiang was stunned when he heard this, then shook his head and said: "I'm afraid this won't work, we have no reason not to let the envoys of various countries go to see Emperor Taisho, after all, people are also the masters of a country, even prisoners have the right to be visited by relatives and friends."

Ding Qiang frowned, and said, "Then stop Zhu Erdian from uniting with the envoys of other countries?" ”

Lu Zhengxiang couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this, but still shook his head and said, "Do you think this is possible?" You can't lock them all up, how can you stop them from meeting? Before you came, I had already thought about it, and when I thought about it, the only way was to prevent Zhu Erdian from reaching an agreement with Emperor Taisho, so what did we have to prevent them from reaching an agreement? ”

Ding Qiang couldn't think of a good way, he used his brains, but he never got anything.

After a long time, Lu Zhengxiang sighed: "That's it, I'll get in touch with Zhu Erdian first, after all, the British are talking to Emperor Taisho about conditions behind my country's back, which is equivalent to a trick, I want to see how Zhu Erdian explains to me!" ”

Ding Qiang nodded: "That's fine, then I'll go back first?" ”

"Okay, you go back first, I'll be stared to death, if someone goes to see the emperor again, they must send someone to the scene, and they can't talk alone!"

"Understood!"

Ding Qiang thought about it for a long time after he went back. In order to prevent the British from reaching an agreement with the Taisho Emperor, the only way to do so is to minimize the opportunities and time for outsiders to meet the Taisho Emperor in person. It was also necessary to send someone to the scene to prevent outsiders from talking to the emperor alone. In addition, all those entering and visiting must be strictly checked, and nothing can be brought in or out, in addition to this, other members of the imperial family and some of the emperor's cronies must be closely monitored to prevent them from trading with the British on behalf of the emperor.

On this day, Lu Zhengxiang came to see Zhu Erdian, Zhu Erdian was very surprised that Lu Zhengxiang came to him, he asked Lu Zhengxiang to sit down and asked, "Why is Chief Lu free to come to me today?" You also know the current situation in Japan. I don't have anything good to entertain you."

Lu Zhengxiang stared at Zhu Erdian and didn't speak, which made Zhu Erdian feel a little creepy, and couldn't help asking, "Chief Lu, what's wrong with you?" Just say it directly, you make me very unaccustomed to this."

Lu Zhengxiang said: "I heard that Mr. Special Envoy went to visit Emperor Taisho yesterday?" ”

Of course, Zhu Erdian knew that this kind of thing would definitely not be hidden from Lu Zhengxiang, so he immediately nodded and said, "Yes, what?" Can't I pay a visit to Emperor Taisho? ”

"Of course not, but I'm furious!" Lu Zhengxiang's face was not good, and he continued: "You went to visit Emperor Taisho yesterday. However, as far as I know, the content of your conversation with Emperor Taisho violates the Entente Covenant, which contains a clause that no member of the Entente may make peace with the Allies alone. What else do you have to say about this, Mr. Zhu Erdian? ”

Zhu Erdian's face changed when he heard this. But he quickly reacted and immediately said, "Chief Lu." In your words, you can eat indiscriminately. But you can't talk nonsense, you have to be responsible for speaking, you say that I made peace with Emperor Taisho alone, what evidence do you have? ”

Lu Zhengxiang said calmly: "It is precisely because I have no evidence that I will sit here and talk to you, otherwise I would have taken the evidence back to meet the president of our country, if the president of my country has evidence of your peace with Emperor Taisho alone, do you know what the consequences will be?" ”

Zhu Erdian immediately changed to a smiling face: "Chief Lu, I think what you heard must be rumors, this must be someone maliciously transferring, our British Empire will never do such a thing."

Lu Zhengxiang stared at Zhu Erdian for a while, and then said: "If not, it would be best at that time, I also hope it is a rumor, and it is best not to let me find out that you British are trying to make peace with the Japanese alone, this consequence is something you can't bear, farewell!" ”

Coming out of Zhu Erdian's accommodation, Lu Zhengxiang let out a long breath, he believed that after this face-to-face confrontation, Zhu Erdian's desire to make peace with the Japanese alone came to an end for the time being, and since Zhu Erdian knew that the Huaguo side had discovered his intentions, unless he was crazy, he would not dare to talk about this matter with Emperor Taisho again.

But this matter is not over, the purpose of the British is not to get any benefits from Japan, the British just want to support a force in the Far East to contain China, and the best way is to support Japan, so that Japan will not be weakened in this defeat and can never turn over, but also to find a way to help Japan rise again.

The initial instruction given to Zhu Erdian by the British side in London was that if he could get some benefits from Japan, it would be best if he could not get some benefits, and if he could not, he would retreat to the next best thing, so that Japan would not be weakened and controlled by China, and that Japan should always be in a state of independence.

Lu Zhengxiang believes that Zhu Erdian will definitely jump up and down to contact the envoys of various countries in the future, and what he has to do now is to contact as many countries as possible, secretly unite together, and resist the Western countries led by Britain.

That night, Lu Zhengxiang once again invited all the foreign envoys who could be invited, including US Minister Locke, as well as envoys from North Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen, and several South American countries.

At this gathering, Lu Zhengxiang expounded on the necessity of dividing Japan into six small countries, among which the Asian countries are basically the Chinese camp, while the other South American countries are led by the United States, and as long as the United States can be convinced, the other South American countries will not have a problem.

U.S. Minister Locke asked, "Chief Lu, after hearing what you have said, I don't see how important it is to divide Japan into six small countries, and what good will it do us?" ”

When the envoys of several other South American countries heard this, they all looked at Lu Zhengxiang and wanted to see what he had to say.

Lu Zhengxiang said: "Okay, then let's talk about the situation of not splitting Japan into six small countries, in order to prevent Japan from continuing to start a war after it re-emerges, our country must fully control Japan, so that it can be under the control of our country at any time, our country will feel at ease, for the security of our country, our country will control it at all costs, and if so, Mr. Locke, will you America feel safe?" And what about your countries? If Japan is under the full control of Japan, there will be no buffer between Japan and the United States and you, and then there will be a competition between the two sides on the other side of the ocean in the Pacific Ocean.

But isn't it good that a Japanese archipelago divided into six small countries will become a buffer zone between the two sides? After all, our respective national interests can be safeguarded, and we can achieve a win-win situation through cooperation without having to fight each other."

After Lu Zhengxiang's words were finished, Locke discussed in a low voice with the envoys of other South American countries, but Lu Zhengxiang did not speak, he slowly drank tea and waited for Locke and the others to digest his words.

A few minutes later, Locke said to Lu Zhengxiang: "Chief Lu's words are very forward-looking, I appreciate it, I can't say it, you have convinced me, I personally agree with your views very much, but I must report to China, my agreement with your words does not mean that my country also agrees with your proposal."

Lu Zhengxiang nodded and said: "Of course, you have this right, I believe that the high-level people in your country are people of insight, and their eyes can see the future, not the present!" ”

Two days later, a telegram was sent to Locke from the United States, agreeing to the proposal to divide Japan into six small countries, and the American top brass was now largely pursuing the isolationist principle, so they were very much in favor of the proposal to divide Japan into six small countries, so that there would be no territorial disputes with China in the Pacific after the war.

At the meeting of envoys of various countries, Lu Zhengxiang put forward a proposal on the spot to divide Japan into six small countries, while the British envoy Zhu Erdian expressed strong opposition, he believed that the division of Japan was against the will of the Japanese people, and he resolutely defended the will of the Japanese people on behalf of the British Empire.

Lu Zhengxiang scoffed at Zhu Erdian's statement, he sarcastically ridiculed Zhu Erdian, instead of worrying about the wishes of the Japanese people, it is better to care more about the living conditions of the British, now the German blockade is very serious, and many people in Britain are suffering from hunger.

Lu Zhengxiang's words made Zhu Erdian's face flush with shame, but Zhu Erdian still resolutely disagreed with the division of Japan, in addition to the will of the Japanese people, he believed that Japan itself was a whole, there was a unified nation, and it was not appropriate to forcibly divide Japan.

The two sides were at loggerheads, and neither could convince anyone, and in the end, the envoys of a certain country proposed that a vote be adopted to decide whether or not to divide Japan, and that the principle of the minority obeying the majority should be adopted. So both sides agreed to vote by show of hands.

The result of the vote made Zhu Erdian extremely decadent, he did not expect Lu Zhengxiang to persuade the United States and several other countries in South America, so that the number of votes in favor of dividing Japan into six countries was obviously a few more votes than the number of votes not in favor of dividing Japan.

Zhu Erdian lost, and the British's attempt to keep Japan in containing China was shattered, and Zhu Erdian could only return to the capital of China in embarrassment to continue to be his diplomatic minister.

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