On the first day of the Saionji Konozo Cabinet, a cabinet meeting was held around how to end this damn war. Everyone knows that this war cannot be fought. However, they must also ensure Japan's interests. Otherwise, the ousted Katsura Taro cabinet will serve as a lesson for them.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the future of the Great Japanese Empire is now in our hands. We will strive to make the Great Japanese Empire even better. Do you have any suggestions for this mess in front of you? Saionji looked at the cabinet members.

"Prime Minister, this battle cannot continue, the Ministry of Finance is completely out of money." Tibetan Prime Minister Yoshiro Sakatani spread his hands helplessly. The Katsura Taro cabinet has already spent all its financial resources, and now it is living on borrowing.

Xiyuan Temple Gongwang nodded, stop the war, this is undoubtedly the consensus reached by everyone.

"Your Excellency, we can have the Minister in China negotiate with the people of China for a dignified peace that will benefit the Empire. I believe that our British allies will be on our side. In this case, our interests should not be harmed. Foreign Minister Lin Dong said.

"Then, let Minister Lin Quan help negotiate with the Chinese people." Xiyuan Temple Gongwang said. Although, under such circumstances, peace talks with the Chinese are not beneficial to Japan. However, there is no way around it. Who told them that they could not fight any more?

"Your Excellency Prime Minister Lu, what is the opinion of the Army?" Saionji Gongwang asked. Although, the army was forced to put the power of the cabinet into his hands. However, the Army's influence in Japan as a whole is still very large, and he must have the support of the Army.

"Your Excellency, there are only two demands of the Army, one is that the interests of the Japanese Empire must be guaranteed, and we will negotiate peace with the people of China. The interests of the Great Japanese Empire must not be harmed. In addition, the army surrounded by the Shina people should be rescued as much as possible, they are all warriors of the Great Japanese Empire, and they are the hope for the future revival of the Great Japanese Empire. Lu Xiangji said. He was lucky, even though the cabinet had changed. But he kept his position. Unlike the Chief of Staff, General Okubo Gong, and the Director of Education, General Nishikanjiro, they will step down when the matter is understood this time.

"Well, that's right." Xiyuan Temple Gongwang nodded. The conditions put forward by the army were not excessive, and they were all based on Japan's interests. In this regard, they are not in conflict with the Army.

After deciding that peace talks were going to take place, the Japanese immediately went into action. The Japanese Minister to China, Hayashi Gonsuke, immediately called on the British Minister to China, Sir Zhu Erdian, hoping to get his support.

Sir Jurdian: Yes, Japan wants to settle this matter by means of peace talks. Indicates understanding. After all, Japan had already paid more than 100,000 casualties in this war. This has already dealt a heavy blow to Japan. If Japan's losses were to intensify further, it would affect the balance of the entire Far East, which would also be detrimental to Britain's interests.

Sir Jurdian expressed his support for the Japanese proposal and agreed to intervene.

On the morning of September 23, 1906, Sir Zhu Erdian accompanied Lin Quanzhu to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Beiyang Government to meet with Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi.

The envoys of Britain and Japan came together, which made Tang Shaoyi a little nervous. Could it be that these foreign devils want to do bad things to China again?

"Your Excellency, Ministers. Good morning, I wonder what you're here for? After greeting each other, Tang Shaoyi asked straight to the point.

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, I have come on behalf of the British Empire to mediate the war that has broken out between your country and Japan in the northeast. Through the efforts of the British Empire, the Japanese Empire had decided to accept mediation. Peace talks were conducted. Sir Jurdian smiled hypocritically.

"Yes, China and Japan were originally neighbors separated by a strip of water, and this war was entirely due to some misunderstandings. The Japanese Empire was unwilling to allow friendly relations between China and Japan to be affected. Therefore, we intended to end this conflict in the form of peace talks. Minister Lin Quanzhu also nodded again and again. Now. The arrogance and arrogance on his face are long gone.

The corners of Tang Shaoyi's mouth turned up slightly, a smile appeared on his face, looking at Sir Zhu Erdian and Minister Lin Quanzhu singing and harmonizing like this, he wanted to laugh. He is not a fool, so he will not believe the nonsense of these foreign devils. For the sake of friendship between the two countries, it is simply to fool people. The Japanese obviously couldn't hold on, so they wanted to hold peace talks.

The ferocious Japanese actually have such a day, which makes Tang Shaoyi very relieved. But it's a pity that it's not the Beiyang government that does all this, but the Jilin Army! So, even if he wanted to agree to peace talks, it would be useless. The Beiyang government could not command the Jilin Army. In particular, after listening to the nonsense of the Japanese and the British, the Beiyang government sent troops out of the customs to fight, not only did not defeat the Jilin Army, but lost a town, and even Shanhaiguan fell into the control of the Jilin Army, which directly led to Yanjing falling into a crisis.

In addition, this also caused great tension between the Beiyang government and the Jilin Army. Especially now that even small Japan is asking for peace, doesn't that mean that the Jilin Army has won a great victory? In this case, if the Jilin Army and Little Japan were to armistice before sending troops to attack the Beiyang government, how could the Beiyang government resist it.

Thinking of this, Tang Shaoyi was very anxious.

"Your Excellency, if there is a truce, it will be the best. However, you should go and talk to Jilin, not us. We can't be the master of Jilin. Tang Shaoyi shook his head and said.

"You are China's central government, and the Jilin Army is just a local warlord, don't you count?" Minister Lin Quanzhu was a little annoyed. If the object of the peace talks is the Beiyang government, he has absolute certainty that he will safeguard Japan's interests, and he will even be able to get a lot of benefits from the Beiyang government to make up for Japan's losses.

"Your Excellency, even if we negotiate with Japan, if the Jilin side does not recognize the agreement reached, then what is the use of such negotiations? What's more, the war between the two of you in Liaodong is not over yet, right? Tang Shaoyi said with a smile.

Sure enough, Minister Lin Quanzhu's face changed greatly, and an urgent order in the country was to find a way to get the Jilin Army to agree to a ceasefire with Japan first. Otherwise, the encircled divisions would not be able to hold on.

"Your Excellency the Foreign Minister, if you don't do that, in your name, let the Jilin side send someone to Yanjing for negotiations." Sir Jurdian said. The British Empire is the world's most powerful country, and if they intervene to mediate, is there any country in the world that dares not listen?

"Well, Your Excellency, the Beiyang government can contact the Jilin side. However, whether they will say yes or not, I dare not guarantee. Tang Shaoyi said.

When the Beiyang government contacted the Jilin Governor's Office, Lin Quanzhu was not idle, he jumped up and down to contact other ministers, hoping that they could stand on the side of Japan and exert pressure on China with Japan. However, except for the British, who clearly stated that they were on the side of Japan. The attitude of the rest of the countries is a little ambiguous.

The Americans were on the side of the Jilin Army, and the fact that the Jilin Army was able to fight the Japanese and sued for peace undoubtedly showed their strength. At the same time, it also allowed the United States to see the potential of the Jilin Army.

In his report to the US State Department, US Minister to China Rou Keyi claimed that the Jilin Army was able to defeat the Japanese Army in this war, which fully proved their strength. Now, the area controlled by the Jilin Army has encompassed the entire northeast. If they can become the spokesmen of the United States, I believe that they will be able to firmly drag Japan to the Asian continent. In this way, Japan will no longer pose a threat to American interests in the Pacific. Minister Rou Keyi suggested that the U.S. government should increase its support for the Jilin Army.

The Russians looked like they were watching a good show, and the Japanese who defeated them were beaten all over the ground by the Jilin Army, which undoubtedly made them very relieved. They wish that the Japanese would continue to be unlucky, and naturally they would not help the Japanese.

As for the French, their position is more neutral. The Northeast was not the sphere of influence of the French, and they did not have much interest there. On the contrary, the rapidly developing navy of the Japanese posed no small threat to the French colony of Indochina. If the Jilin Army can contain Japan, France will not only not suppress the Jilin Army, but will even provide some assistance to the Jilin Army, such as loans. At present, France is a well-known usury country, and their domestic capital is looking for investment channels all over the world.

The reaction of various countries made the Japanese very dissatisfied, and they believed that this was a mistake for each country. Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Dong even claimed that if all countries do not unite to curb the development of the Jilin Army, today's Japan will be the tomorrow of other countries.

It's just a pity that no one cares about the Japanese language. With the exception of the British, other countries are more concerned about immediate interests. It is undoubtedly in the interests of other countries to use the Jilin Army to contain Japan and confine Japan's footsteps on the Asian continent. The ambitions of the Japanese have made various countries wary. Especially after the Russo-Japanese War, their rapidly developing navy has seriously threatened the interests of various countries in the Pacific region. No one, except the British, could ignore this threat. (To be continued......)

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