After listening to Qi Qilin's words, Li Xiaofeng had only one thought in his heart - isn't this Nima a slut hypocritical! The legendary death is to save face, and that's probably it.

Li Xiaofeng smiled bitterly: "Could it be that I still have to put down my body and beg them?" ”

Qi Qilin smiled and said, "That's not it, you just need to give them a step down!" ”

Li Xiaofeng wanted to ask rhetorically, "Why!" In his opinion, the face is earned by himself, and the British are not embarrassed to give face, why should he give face to this group of old men?

But think about it, it's a bit disregard for the overall situation if this matter continues, he was just warned by his mentor in the previous paragraph, and if he doesn't care about it this time, I'm afraid he will be punished again. A hero doesn't suffer immediate losses, Li Xiaofeng doesn't want to do the original meritorious service award and lose his wife and soldiers.

So, he decided to accept Chicherin's advice: "Then how to give them a step?" ”

As soon as he heard this, Qi Qilin was greatly relieved, he already had a deep understanding of someone's stubborn temper, at first he was really worried that someone would toss it regardless of it, and it would be out of control, and I am afraid that even he will be passive. And now someone doesn't seem so unreasonable, which makes him feel a lot more relieved.

"It's very simple," said Zicherin, hasteningly, "and the English will accept it as soon as we hand it out in private," and at this he looked at someone's face, and said, "I'll do it!" ”

Qi Qilin volunteered to recommend himself, and Li Xiaofeng was also happy to push the boat down the river and pass through Qi Qilin's activities. At a later date. Once again, the two sides met.

Harson is still the same. A pair of old gentlemen's style, still so arrogant, as if he had won a battle. Li Xiaofeng just can't get used to the British style, it's purely pretending!

"Mr. Andre, I heard you want to talk to me!" Harson was a little imposing as soon as he came up, as if he was the one who had the advantage.

Li Xiaofeng was also angry, and immediately sarcastically said: "If you don't want to come, then you can not come at all!" ”

A hint of anger flashed across Harson's face. But soon he hid it, and he raised his chin and said pretentiously: "Of course I don't want to come, and I don't want to deal with the barbarians, but sometimes I have to make it difficult. ”

Li Xiaofeng was really not interested in fighting with this thing, he waved his hand impatiently and said: "I'm not interested in playing tricks with you, our condition is to exchange hostages......"

Harson's eyes lit up, as if he had grasped the straw that saved his life, and he roared urgently: "Say so, you admit it!" It was you who kidnapped the British diplomat! I have to ......"

Li Xiaofeng glared at him. He pointed out the door very unceremoniously: "If you push it again, then get out of the door immediately!" ”

Harson glanced at Zichherin in exasperation. protested: "Mr. Citchlin, you have seen it, this is the ...... of your country"

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Zicherin, "Mr. Harson, I must remind you that this is an informal meeting, and we can deny everything at any time. If you continue to maintain your current attitude, then all I can say is that it does not help solve the problem at all! ”

Zicherin really thinks that Harson is a little unreasonable, and it is clear that it is a deal under the table, and you still use the official set to scare whom? Hurry up and negotiate the conditions, is it serious!

Harson froze, pondered for a moment, and put forward the condition: "If you promise the safe release of our diplomats, we can guarantee that your country will not be held responsible!" ”

"Cut!" Li Xiaofeng glanced at the goods, looked at Qi Qilin again, and was clearly asking: "Comrade Qi Qilin, is there something wrong with this product?" How do you talk to this kind of secondary two patients? ”

Qi Qilin gave Li Xiaofeng a slightly calm look, signaling the goods to continue to communicate, bargaining, and it is really normal to open prices all over the sky. And Li Xiaofeng's level in this regard is not low: "Only when your country immediately returns to China all the counter-revolutionaries wanted by our country, assures our country that you will no longer shelter such counter-revolutionaries, and makes a sincere apology, will we consider releasing the hostages." ”

Harson was immediately furious: "It's ridiculous, this is simply Chi Guoguo's coercion." Our country's behavior is completely in line with human morality, so why should I apologize to you! Who has ever heard of the innocent apologizing to the guilty! ”

Li Xiaofeng also immediately ridiculed him: "Is it that murder, arson and robbery are no longer crimes in your country, by the way, your country originally made a fortune by piracy, look at me confused, what kind of morality do you talk to robbers, isn't that playing the piano to the cow!" ”

"You ......" Harson stood up abruptly and yelled at Zicherin with great indignation, "Mr. Zicherin, this is what you promised, calm and constructive communication?" This is a great insult to our country, and I express my strong indignation and protest! ”

But Zicherin didn't care, in his opinion, Harson's goods are indeed a bit second, do you really think you have an advantage? So he replied very calmly: "Please be calm, Mr. Harson, and the conditions you have put forward will not help solve the problem at all!" ”

Harson originally planned to put pressure on Li Xiaofeng through Zicherin, he used such a method too often, if a bureaucratic country like Russia wants to achieve its goal, the best way is to let the big bureaucrats put pressure on the small bureaucrats, and try everything!

But today's hand was a failure, and Zicherin didn't eat him at all, which caught Harson off guard, and after a moment's pause, he finally put away the aggressive thing, sat down again, and asked, "Then how do you want to solve this problem." ”

As soon as Li Xiaofeng wanted to make a mockery of this goods again, Qi Qilin rushed ahead of him and said: "Our request is very simple, please return those counter-revolutionary criminals to our country. As long as you hand over those criminals, we will release them immediately and restore normal order in your Consulate General! ”

"It's not going to work!" Harson shook his head, "The so-called criminals in your country have applied for political asylum in our country, and our country ......."

"Your country can refuse their demands!" Chichelin said firmly. "As long as your country rejects their application for political asylum. Then all is not a problem! ”

It should be said. This is perfectly possible, but Harson felt that this was still a bit embarrassing for the British Empire, and he proposed: "How about we both take a step back, and our country will not ask your country to apologize for this, and your country will give up the right to prosecute those so-called criminals." We can guarantee that we will send them out of Russia immediately! ”

Qi Qilin may agree to this condition, but Li Xiaofeng will definitely not agree. Without waiting for Chicherin to answer, he flatly refused: "That can't be, these criminals must be handed over, and they must be held accountable for the crimes they committed before!" ”

Harson ignored Li Xiaofeng, but looked at Qi Qilin, he seemed to see that someone was much more difficult to deal with than Qi Qilin, and if he could talk about Qi Qilin, it seemed that things would turn around. However, his petty calculations did not work, and Zicherin did not agree to his terms. He said solemnly: "What Comrade Andrei said is our bottom line. This is non-negotiable! ”

Harson's face suddenly changed, and he continued to bargain: "It is completely possible to hand them over to the British court for trial, and I believe that our judicial organs will ......"

"These people are Russian citizens, they have committed crimes on Russian soil, why should you British try them!" Li Xiaofeng rejected his request in one bite, "I'll say it again later, these people must be handed over to us, this is not negotiable!" ”

Harson frowned, this result really made him unsatisfied, but he also clearly felt the persistence of Li Xiaofeng and Qi Qilin, and I am afraid that there is really no way to negotiate at this point.

Of course, this is not that Harson values the "prisoners" too much, for whom these people have basically lost their use value, and there is nothing to abandon them. If it weren't for the face of the empire, he would have tied up this group of goods and replaced them a long time ago.

After pondering for a moment, Harson finally spoke: "Since you insist on doing so, in order to avoid the breakdown of negotiations, we can only agree to your request. However, I have to get a kind of guarantee! ”

"What guarantees?" Li Xiaofeng raised his eyelids and asked.

"You must keep them safe!"

Li Xiaofeng couldn't understand this, what do you mean by this? Shall we promise not to put them to death, or will we ensure that they will not be persecuted until they are judged?

Fortunately, Harson quickly unraveled the mystery: "Your country's judicial system is now in disarray, full of cruelty and irascible methods. Only if you promise not to punish them in the most extreme ways will we be able to accede to your previous requests. ”

Well, Li Xiaofeng understood that Harson was going to ask for a gold medal for these people to avoid death, and they only agreed to hand over the counter-revolutionaries if the Soviet power promised not to execute them.

Li Xiaofeng can't accept this, according to his temper, this Nima is called bullying too much, Lao Tzu's internal affairs wheel gets your fingers, you say you don't kill, you don't kill, Russia is your master or we are in charge?

According to his temper, he directly announced the breakdown of the negotiations, and then turned back and continued to find a way to torture the British until the other side gave in. Fortunately, he was not the only one on the scene, but Chichelin was not as impulsive as him, in his opinion, such conditions were acceptable, and he would talk about how to get people in his hands first, as for how to clean up those counter-revolutionaries in the future, there had to be a way, and sometimes it was better to live than to die.

"These conditions are acceptable!" Qi Qilin nodded silently, but Harson's conditions were more than that, and he immediately said: "In addition, I must emphasize that we will only move those on the traffic list, and we will not hand over those who are not on the list!" ”

"You're getting more and more energetic, aren't you?" Li Xiaofeng immediately became popular.

Harson replied proudly: "Please pay attention to your attitude, Mr. Andre, you have been emphasizing the capture of wanted criminals, and our country has handed over wanted criminals to you, what are you not satisfied with?" You can't still want to persecute the relatives of wanted criminals, can you? We will not tolerate this kind of behavior! ”

Is Li Xiaofeng preparing to engage in Zhulian? As I said earlier, he was not that interested, and the reason why he disagreed with Harson's proposal was because it involved the face of the country. The big reason why Li Xiaofeng clings to this matter is that he wants to fight for this breath, aren't you British dragging it? Then I'm going to touch your tiger ass. And according to Harson's meaning, grasp the big and let go of the small. Let this slap in the face feel less intense. So someone's anger is naturally not smooth.

But Zicherin didn't intend to fight for it. He is more concerned about settling this dispute properly, calming down the situation quickly, and then he is so flashy. And in his opinion, as long as the master can be allowed to commit the law, it will be enough.

"Yes, we can also agree to this condition." On the one hand, Qi Qilin gestured to Li Xiaofeng to calm him down, but on the other hand, he was also making conditions: "But they must get out of Russia immediately, and our country will revoke their nationality!" ”

"That's up to you." Harson said unconcernedly, "The last condition is that when these so-called 'prisoners' are tried, there must be representatives of our country present......"

This time Li Xiaofeng finally couldn't help it, he gritted his teeth in front and endured it, and he couldn't bear it at the end, "I tell you clearly, this is impossible!" ”

Harson did not look at him, but at Zicherin on the other side, until Zicherin also made it clear that he refused. He had to withdraw this condition: "I think we have reached an agreement, when will you release him!" ”

"You're still thinking so beautiful!" Li Xiaofeng was unhappy. Immediately, he sarcastically said: "You hand over the prisoners first, and then we will release them!" ”

"What if you don't follow the agreement!"

Li Xiaofeng pursed his lips and said, "I'm still worried that you won't abide by the agreement!" ”

Seeing that the two goods were about to quarrel again, Zicherin immediately played a round, and he said to Harson solemnly: "I can guarantee that this agreement will be executed, but you must hand it over first!" ”

Seeing that Zicherin was unambiguous on this point, Harson knew that he couldn't please him, so he could only say in a slightly sarcastic tone: "You can't blame me, your country's international credit has been greatly discounted in the past two months!" ”

As soon as he said this, Li Xiaofeng wanted to give this product a little more color, but Qi Qilin quickly diverted the topic, making this guy forget about the attack for a while.

"Comrade Andrei, since this diplomatic dispute has been satisfactorily resolved, it is time for me to leave. Is there anything you would like me to convey before leaving? ”

Li Xiaofeng thought for a moment and said solemnly: "Please tell Comrade Lenin that although the draft contract has been basically decided, I don't think some comrades in the party will accept such a draft. If reversing the thinking of this part of the comrades is our important work in the next period, I think it is necessary to put pressure on them! ”

In fact, Li Xiaofeng's subtext is to remind the mentor, it's time for your old man to exert his strength, and he must show courage to make those goods succumb, otherwise no matter how good the armistice draft is, it will not be meaningful.

That's not wrong at all, although the draft is a little better than the previous German ultimatum. But it is undeniable that the conditions are still quite harsh, and die-hards like Bukharin will never accept this draft. Therefore, how to make the draft pass in the Central Committee must be greatly strengthened by the mentor.

Historically, for example, Lenin was forced to resign at the end of the day, threatening to resign, which forced Trotsky and a part of the Central Committee to change their attitude and pass the Brest Contract by a narrow margin.

And now, although the attitude of the mentor is similar to that of history, it always makes Li Xiaofeng feel a little worse, and he always feels that there is no such momentum of breaking the kettle, Li Xiaofeng just wants the mentor to show his momentum as soon as possible and force Trotsky to compromise.

"This kid, what does he know!" After listening to Titchrin's report, Lenin seemed a little unimpressed, and then he sighed: "If it were as simple as he said, it would be easier!" ”

It was not that Lenin did not want to put pressure on Bukharin and Trotsky, and in fact he had always exerted such pressure, but it must be noted that a considerable part of the Central Committee of the Party did not see how bad the situation was, and they were still intoxicated with the joy of the victory of the October Revolution, and they always thought that there was nothing that the Bolsheviks could not do.

They had a lot of utopian fantasies about negotiations, and they were always taking it for granted, especially after a temporary armistice, and they felt that they could get out of the Germans' guns with dignity. That's why during this period of time, Bukharin's ideas were so marketable, and blind optimism was really deadly!

And this is also where Lenin's embarrassment lies, in the absence of external pressure, his internal pressure will not work! So all he can do is wait patiently and wait for the moment when the wind will change.

So he gave new instructions to Chiclin: "Don't be in a hurry to communicate with the Germans, if you can delay it for a while, it will be a while." When necessary, you can deduct more words on the details! ”

Tsicherin was a little confused, and it was you who sent me to Moscow to contact the Germans, and now you are the one who is not in a hurry, what do you mean?

Lenin didn't really mean anything else, and when a certain immortal first mentioned it to him, he didn't particularly care, and even wondered if someone had met a liar. So sending Chichelin is just to take a walk and have a look. Where did he think that this contact would be so fruitful and could achieve so many results. The progress is faster than he imagined!

But then came the problem, after all, Titchlin had only been in contact with the Germans in private, and it was Trotsky who was now standing in the foreground to preside over the negotiations, which was a bit taboo to say anything. Therefore, he could not come up with the results so quickly, and had to wait for Trotsky to break down with the Germans.

Therefore, at this moment, even if Lenin wanted to pull his legs out of the quagmire of the world war faster, he could only wait patiently, so it was completely impossible to put pressure on the gods, and he even had to tell Citchherin to slow down the pace of negotiations, otherwise the fun would be great...... (To be continued......)