"Tibet is a dependent territory of the Qing Dynasty, not a dependent country, and is under the direct jurisdiction of the Qing court. Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, yes, Kashmir and Burma, all of which are inextricably linked to Tibet, have just completed the British occupation of Burma, and although Burma and Nepal still nominally maintain vassal relations with the Qing Dynasty, they have actually become the sphere of influence of the British. As for Kashmir, not to mention, it has completely fallen. As for Bhutan and Sikkim, they are still in a stalemate, but at the moment we do not have the ability to send troops directly, so it is better to delay the issue. ”

Wang Yi did not advocate the use of troops in the southwest at this time, because it was too close to the British sphere of influence.

Wang Xiaoxiao naturally understood Wang Yi's concerns, it was very simple to defend Bhutan and Sikkim, as long as some troops were sent, the British would not dare to act lightly. However, this will inevitably increase the tension between the two sides. In the event of a misfire, with the current size of the British navy, it would be possible to easily cut off the connection between the mainland of the Northeast and the African colonies. In terms of the abundance of resources and the geographical location of trade routes, it is clear that Africa is more important to the Northeast Autonomous Region at present.

"That's fine, for us, as long as Nepal, Bhutan and Sikkim are still vassals of the Qing Dynasty, it is indeed the best for us to maintain this relationship." Wang Xiaoxiao looked at the map and said, "But...... It seems that it is too passive to just look on coldly, I heard that the southwest region is full of small lords such as some toast heads, with the strength of our northeast, it should be easy to buy a few toasts from them to act as our spokesperson in the southwest region. Coupled with our armament and training, it may not be enough to take the initiative to attack, but to maintain a stable situation, we should still be able to capture it. ”

Wang Yixiao smiled, now the Northeast Autonomous Region obviously has the potential to become an imperialist country, and the eyes of the high-level are no longer limited to the corner of the Qing Dynasty. Whether you can get the benefits, another way, at least to brush up the sense of saving zài in the world.

"Let's not know where this happens, isn't Wu Xiao in Southeast Asia? Let him cooperate with the people of the intelligence department to find a spokesman for our interests in Bhutan and Sikkim, and even Tibet. ”

The topic of this discussion between Wang Yi and Wang Xiaoxiao was not limited to a battle, from the Guangfu Town of the old scorpion in Central Asia, to the southwestern vassal of the Qing Dynasty, and then to the battlefield of Eastern Russia, and also mentioned the relationship with Japan and the current situation in the South China Sea. When Wang Yi's decision to build air force airship bases in Lanzhou, Gansu Province and Urumqi, Xinjiang, was issued, the conversation ended completely, and it was already dark at this time, and Wang Yi returned to Ningdao.

A few days later, accompanied by British Minister to China Walson, the French Temporary Representative to China, Souar, and several other ambassadors of the European powers to China, the Russian ambassador to China, Kuman, arrived in Shengjing, the capital of the Northeast Autonomous Region, to prepare for preliminary talks on the armistice negotiations that would begin in East Russia. Britain and France, as mediators, will also attend the meeting. Of course, as the motherland, the Qing Dynasty also sent people to attend this meeting, and the people who came were the biological father of the current Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty - Prince Yixun of alcohol, and the son of Zeng Guofan - Zeng Jize.

After Zeng Jize returned from England in 1884, his health was not very good, and he later accepted Wang Yi's private invitation, resigned from his official position, and came to the Affiliated Hospital of Dashang Medical College for treatment. In the past few years, his physical condition has changed greatly, and he should have been recuperating on Jeju Island at this time, but the Qing court lacked talents in international negotiations at this time. When Cixi asked who could go to the northeast to participate in the peace conference, Prince Alcohol took the initiative to ask Zeng Jize to attend.

As for the people involved in the talks in Northeast China, it was naturally Foreign Minister Zhao Liewen who took the lead, but it was Tang Shaoyi who returned from Beijing who was really in charge of the preliminary negotiations.

After settling them down, Tang Shaoyi returned to his apartment, where he had his own house. Three bedrooms, two living rooms, one kitchen and two bathrooms, although he is now a celebrity in Beijing, the most popular young official in the Northeast Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but he has not yet married a wife and had children, but there are a lot of media pullers, in an old saying, it is to kick through the threshold.

After filling the white porcelain bathtub with water, Tang Shaoyi, who was a little tired, lay in, the gramophone in the living room played soothing music, he slowly closed his eyes, his body floated slightly in the water, and he felt very relaxed. Just enjoying it, the phone in the living room rang suddenly, Tang Shaoyi was startled, put on a bath towel and went to answer the phone, but he didn't expect that it was Zeng Jize who called, which surprised him a little.

"Hello, is it Shaochuan?"

"Hello, it's Tang Shaochuan down there. Who are you? ”

"I'm Zeng Jize."

"It turned out to be Brother Jiegang, I haven't seen him for many days, I don't know what happened to call me today?"

Shaochuan is Tang Shaoyi's character, and Jiegang is Zeng Jize's character, Zeng Jize is forty-seven or eighteen years old this year, more than 20 years older than Tang Shaoyi. It stands to reason that Tang Shaoyi can call Uncle Zeng Jize, although this is the case, but the two belong to different camps after all, so they are still equals.

"The day after tomorrow, there will be preliminary negotiations between East and Russia......"

"Brother Jie Gang wants to coordinate his position with us in advance?"

"That's what the foolish brother means, what does the virtuous brother mean?"

"Oh, according to Brother Jiegang's orders, the younger brother is waiting for you at any time."

Zeng Jize thought for a while and said, "Then let's not meet at home, it's still early, and in an hour, we will meet in Chunyuxuan." ”

"Yes."

Because it was still early, Tang Shaoyi returned to the bathtub, stretched casually, and closed his eyes again. may be due to his career, because he had just finished talking to Zeng Jize on the phone, so Tang Shaoyi unconsciously began to recall Zeng Jize's information, and he had a lot of emotion for a while.

Zeng Jize is not easy, he is a great talent, and he has made a lot of achievements in diplomacy. His father was Zeng Guofan, a famous minister in the late Qing Dynasty, and his uncle Zeng Guoquan was also a feudal official, but for the sake of the late Qing Dynasty, Zeng Jize has been dragging his sick body and fighting for the interests of the Qing Dynasty all over the world. In terms of deeds, although it may not be comparable to the deceased Zuo Zongtang, it is not a little stronger than Li Hongzhang and others.

Because of Wang Yi's influence, most of the officials in the Northeast did not treat Li Hongzhang very well, and Zhang Zhidong was the same. Even in the minds of some people, Yang Changjun, the current governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, even if he has stains like Yang Naiwu and Xiao Cabbage, and he is also a complete corrupt official, but when Zuo Zongtang was in Xinjiang, he was able to ensure smooth and timely logistics and supply, which was also a great contribution. is much stronger than Li Hongzhang and Zhang Zhidong, their vision is naturally no problem, but their hearts are not right, and they use the whole country as a bargaining chip for personal selfishness, Wang Yi can't accept it, even if there is more bleaching in later generations, he can't accept it. So the officials in the Northeast can't accept it, and so does Tang Shaoyi.

"It's a pity that Zeng Jize is a person, if he plays for our Northeast, after Mr. Zhao Liewen, he will be the best choice for foreign minister."

PS: Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, everyone