Five people came to assassinate Yan Shao, but instead of killing Yan Shao, they injured the British consul general next to him, which seemed somewhat nonsensical.

Having said that, the consequences of the incident were very serious, as can be seen from the fact that Zhu Erdian and the Japanese minister Enjiro Yamaza immediately set off for Tianjin as soon as they learned of the situation. Not only Zhu Erdian and Enjiro Yamaza, but also the consuls general or consuls of other countries in Tianjin also left to visit the hospital, and they also wanted to know what was going on in ——————.

"What a trouble," Zhu Erdian let out a long sigh as he sat in the car. Geert was stabbed, this matter can be big or small, at best, it may even become a pretext for a war, at worst, a few words of apology will be enough, and the key is to look at the meaning of London, to see how important Japan's position in their hearts is..."

Fingers slid lightly over the civilization stick, and Juerdian turned his head sideways to look out the window.

Sometimes the traffic in a country also determines many things, and outside the car window, a brand new 8-lane gray road is being built. At this time, the border between Tianjin and Beijing was already covered with snow, but even so, the workers who wore thick and sturdy clothes were still working hard.

Although the winter construction will be difficult, it seems that the road from Beijing to Tianjin may be completed by next spring.

"It's too threatening..."

Unlike politicians in London, he sees the changes in China. This also made him feel greatly threatened.

If in the past, he supported China against Japan in order to ensure a balance in the Far East. Now he was more inclined to help Japan against China—————— and although he had lived in China for many years, and though he was Yuan Shikai's best friend, the interests of Britain were always paramount in his heart.

It's a pity that he is a second-rate minister in British diplomatic circles. Zhu Erdian does not have such a right at all, and the events of the past few days have made the London side deeply doubt his ability, and many of the policies toward China proposed by him are no longer obedient to his words...

It is particularly important to note that as tensions have become more and more tense in Europe, politicians in London have focused all their attention on Europe, and have lost their attention to some remote areas—————— including the Far East.

If war breaks out in Europe, I am afraid that even the last little attention will be lost. Just think that China is likely to take advantage of this opportunity to develop. In the end, threatening the interests of the empire in the Far East, Zhu Erdian held the stick tightly as if he was about to break the stick of civilization in his hand...

Halfway through. He let go of his hand and let out a long exhale.

"Anyway, the most important thing right now is to understand what's going on..."

At this time, Zhu Erdian did not notice that the train of the Japanese minister Enjiro Yamaza was in a place he did not want to be behind. And thinking the same thing in my heart.

Whether it was the assassination of Yan Shao or the accidental injury of the British Consul General. It's not a trivial matter, if not handled properly......... As long as you think about it, Enjiro Yamaza will have a headache ...

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"Mr. Minister, the place has arrived..."

Parking the car in front of a hospital in Tianjin, the driver turned around and said respectfully to Zhu Erdian.

"Hmm..."nodded, and waited until the driver got out of the car and opened the door, and Zhu Erdian walked down from the car with a civilization stick in his hand. That's it, right? Glancing at the hospital in front of him, Zhu Erdian asked sideways.

"Yes, I've been here before. In addition, the address given by the consulate is also here..."Hearing Zhu Erdian's question, the driver hurriedly replied.

"Hmm—" Zhu Erdian no longer doubted. Because he had already seen the consulate officer standing on the front steps of the hospital. But just as he was about to walk to the hospital, the sound of a car stopping came from behind him again.

Hearing this, Zhu Erdian looked back and saw the Japanese minister Enjiro Yamaza walking down from the car.

Juordian and Enjiro Yamaza's car can be said to have arrived at the hospital with their front and back feet, and naturally they saw each other.

"Mr. Minister..."Although Zhu Erdian already knew that the mastermind was Japanese, he still nodded politely towards Enjiro Yamaza.

Seeing Zhu Erdian, Enjiro Yamaza also nodded hurriedly. "Mr. Minister..."

After speaking, he took two steps forward and walked side by side towards the hospital with Zhu Erdian.

At the gate of the hospital, there were already people from the National Government and the British Consulate General standing there, and when they saw Zhu Erdian and them coming, they hurriedly led them in the direction of the ward.

Geert's hospital is a British-run Western hospital, and it is not very large, just a three-story western-style building, and the building has been painted gray and white. As for Gelt's ward, it is located on the third floor.

On the other hand, while leading Zhu Erdian and the others to the third floor, the people from the consulate were also constantly briefing Zhu Erdian and them on the situation.

“……… Generally speaking, Mr. Consul's condition is not very serious, at least there is no danger to his life, but he has been shot in the arm, and I am afraid that he will not be able to work for a short time. ”

Walking up the stairs from the second floor to the third floor, the consulate explained to Juordian and Enjiro Yamaza.

After learning that Gelt's condition was not very serious, but that he had been shot in the arm, both Juordian and Enjiro Yamaza breathed a sigh of relief.

However, when they learned that the assassination was indeed initiated by the Japanese, their faces became ugly—————— in fact, not to mention Zhu Erdian, even Enjiro Yamaza himself did not doubt the authenticity of this matter.

In fact, Enjiro Yamaza has also heard of some things, seeing the big moves of the Kokusha government one after another, not to mention right-wing organizations like the Black Dragon Society, even many Japanese ronin are clamoring to assassinate Yan Shao and 'solve a threat for the empire'.

In this regard, Enjiro Yamaza also knew that this kind of thing was not within his control at all, so he only reported the situation to Tokyo.

From the heart. In fact, he quite hopes that these people can succeed, after all, he has seen the changes in China with his own eyes. If it succeeds, it will be a threat to the Empire. Even if it doesn't work, trouble may be troublesome, but it's not a big deal—————— although Enjiro Yamaza is a minister to China, he is not a member of the Political Friendship Association, but he is very close to the people of the Black Dragon Society, and some people in history even suspect that he has something to do with the killing of Ito Hirobumi.

(Historically, he was not in harmony with Hirobumi Ito, the president of the Privy Council, and his diplomatic documents were not wrong at all.) Ito also wanted to show his cleverness to change it, and then he learned to be obedient and left some loopholes for Ito to change. He was the spearhead of the Russo-Japanese war. However, Ito advocated a compromise between Russia and Japan and engaged in a Korea-Manchurian exchange, and he said angrily: "Forget about Ito's assassination." These words reached Ito Hirobumi's ears through Kentaro Kaneko, causing Ito to be furious. He apologized. But the two of them finally got married. After the war, he advocated the annexation of North Korea, but Ito advocated the retention of the Korean puppet regime, on the way to Russia, he coldly said that Ito would not come back alive, as a result, Ito Hirobumi was assassinated by the North Korean An Shigeun at Harbin Station, given that he and the commander of the Korean military police, Akashi Motojiro and the Black Dragon Society's Toyama Mitsuru, Sugiyama Shigeramaru, etc. are close friends, many people suspect that he is engaged in a conspiracy. ）

However, the assassination of Yan Shao is one thing. It would be another matter to implicate the British Consul General as well.

So after learning what happened, Enjiro Yamaza scolded the stupidity of those ronins in his heart. I even wanted to pull out my gun and put a few more bullets on their corpses...

However, he also knew that this kind of thing could only be thought about in his heart at most, so after collecting his mood, Enjiro Yamaza went to the ward with Juordian to visit the injured Gelt...

It's just that when he walked to the ward, Enjiro Yamaza was also thinking about what to say after the next meeting.

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The British consul general was shot in the arm, and if you want to say that it is a small matter, I am afraid that it is much bigger than a small thing, but if you want to say that it is a big thing, he will be a little worse.

In any case, diplomats from various countries in China should come to visit even as a courtesy. Coupled with the proximity of the distance, it was not long before Juoritori and Enjiro Yamaza saw diplomats from many countries standing outside the door of the ward, talking to each other, and when they saw Enjiro Yamaza and Juordian walking side by side, there was a strange look in their eyes.

Obviously, they also knew that the Japanese had done it this time.

Noticing this, Enjiro Yamaza couldn't help but scold those ronins again in his heart.

After nodding and saying hello to the diplomats, Enjiro Yamaza and Juordian walked into the ward together. In the ward, Rigelt was half-lying on the hospital bed, James was sitting next to him, and Yan Shao was standing on the windowsill, talking to the mayor of Tianjin.

At this time, the door opened, and several people in the room immediately turned their eyes away.

"Mr. Minister, you're here..."Seeing that Zhu Erdian was coming, James quickly got up from his seat, but when he saw Enjiro Yamaza, James's gaze looked a little strange.

In fact, it was not only him, but even Geert and Yan Shao on the hospital bed.

After being paid attention once, although Enjiro Yamaza was very thick-skinned, he also felt a little embarrassed...

And looking at Geert on the hospital bed, Enjiro Yamaza didn't seem to know what to say for a while, except for condolences...

Apologize? Although it was a few Japanese citizens who carried out the assassination this time, after all, it was not sent by Enjiro Yamaza, and even if he was the Japanese minister to China, there was no reason to be responsible for all the Japanese in China, not to mention that the target of their assassination was not the British.

But if you don't say anything, it's a little inappropriate for this occasion.

For a moment, Enjiro Yamaza also felt a little embarrassed.

But just when he wanted to express his condolences first and open up the situation, Yan Shao, who had been standing on the windowsill, spoke.

"Mr. Minister, this is the ......... There must be some explanation..."

"Explanation..."Unlike facing the British, Enjiro Yamaza seems a little 'sophisticated' when facing Yan Shao." I don't know what to explain to him, even though the people were wearing Japanese clothes. But that doesn't mean they have to be Japanese, does it? Besides, even if they are Japanese, it is impossible for our government to be responsible for all the Japanese in China..."

"That being said, but who knows if it's your government behind it...", he didn't react to Yamaza's words. Yan Shao just said lightly. "And the assassin was actually Mr. Consul, I'm afraid there is a lot of reason in it..."

Hearing Yan Shao say this, Geert also showed anger on his face at the right time.

"You!" Seeing that Yan Shao pulled the problem to Geert, Enjiro Yamaza couldn't sit still.

After all, sending someone to assassinate Yan Shao and sending someone to assassinate a British diplomat are completely different things, the former is just provoking China, and the latter is completely provoking the British Empire.

For Japan, China is a threat at the moment, but it cannot really threaten Japan yet. But the words of the British............... Not to mention one Japan, even if there are nine more Japan combined, I am afraid that it will definitely not be the opponent of the current Britain.

However, he can't always say that those are actually coming for you at this moment. At the end, I don't know how the bullet missed the road, but it fell on Geert, and the words that were ready for a while couldn't be said.

Fortunately, at this time, Zhu Erdian stood up and walked to Gelt's side and asked softly about what had happened.

Geert was a high-ranking diplomat. I also know the seriousness of this matter. So I don't dare to add oil and vinegar. But after all, it was a shot, and there was inevitably some inclination between the words...

Whenever Geert finished speaking, Yamaza's face became more ugly, and when Geert said that the assassin rushed out and aimed his gun at him, and only because he was shot several times that the bullet missed his arm, Yamaza's face had become very ugly—————— and he had been shot in the arm, and Geert couldn't have lost his temper at all.

What's more, the bullet did fall on him, who knows who the muzzles of the Japanese were aiming at before he was shot. Although the probability of targeting Yan Shao is at least as high as ninety percent. But the possibility of targeting him is also one percent after all...

As for the truth of the matter...

Those five people are already dead, if you want to know the truth of the road. Let's go to hell and ask them...

At the same time, looking at Enjiro Yamaza's ugly face, Yan Shao also gloated.

Since Geert is not dead, it is likely that this time the incident will be reduced to a small matter and a small matter when the British still need Japan, but in any case, the Japanese will definitely not feel good about this incident...

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Although the assassination of Geert could not have attracted the attention of the whole world like the Sarajevo incident, it still attracted a lot of attention, at least on a small scale.

Similarly, this incident also made the British very annoyed, after all, they have been the leaders of the world for hundreds of years, and the French are even bullied............... However, in the end, considering that the war in Europe may still be used by the Japanese, this matter is as Yan Shao expected, and the last thing can only be to turn big things into small things and small things into nothing, especially when Zhu Erdian has also made a lot of efforts from it...

In the end, the Japanese just apologized, and at the same time, the Japanese also expressed a slight apology to Yan Shao, yes, a little...

The Japanese are also very shrewd, although almost everyone knows that the target this time is actually Yan Shao, but since it has been characterized as targeting Geert, the Japanese did not defend it, but just got off the donkey, so as not to annoy the British and Chinese at the same time—————— they are not afraid of China at all, but if it causes protests in China as some time ago, it will be a loss for Japan's trade after all...

"These Englishmen..."Glancing at the newspaper he had just read, Yan Shao leaned back in his chair with some disappointment.

Originally, he wanted to take this opportunity to inflict some hardships on the Japanese, and even if he couldn't, he could more or less affect the relations between Britain and Japan. Who would have thought that in the hearts of the British, the situation in Europe was so important, and even this kind of thing could be easily put down—————— maybe it wasn't that he didn't expect it, but when this scene really happened, Yan Shao was still a little disappointed after all.

However, the Japanese want to solve the problem so simply, but Yan Shao is unlikely to let them get their way.

"Send a telegram to the Special Affairs Bureau, and leave this matter to them..."

"Yes!"

With his legs together, Wu Qianqiu said respectfully.

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Originally, this matter was indeed a big trouble in China, after all, Yan Shao and the British Consul General were assassinated at the same time, no matter how you look at it, it is definitely not a trivial matter.

But no one expected that the British would adopt such an attitude, and since the British themselves would not pursue the case, it would naturally be difficult for the national government to follow behind and continue to pursue it. After all, the injured are not being held accountable, and it is not interesting for you to be just frightened and bite it.

As for who the Japanese assassins were......... In the absence of a living mouth, there is little point in pursuing this.

After a few days, seeing that this incident was about to pass lightly, another batch of rumors suddenly spread in Tianjin, Shanghai and other places, which once again instigated the matter.

The content of the rumor is also very simple, that is, this assassination was indeed aimed at the British. And these Japanese were not satisfied with this defeat, and were still preparing for a larger-scale assassination.

Originally, this could only be regarded as a rumor, a rumor that no one would care about, but after seeing this rumor becoming more and more intense in Tianjin, Shanghai, Beijing and other cities, and even some cities in Japan, both Enjiro Yamaza and the British government couldn't sit still...

In order to eliminate the impact of this incident, Enjiro Yamaza even held a press conference, gritting his teeth and deciding that this was just a decision made by a few ronin, and that it had nothing to do with anyone else, and that "the Empire's attitude towards Britain and China has always been friendly"...

If they can really control the hot-headed ronins in the country... (To be continued......)