"Master Li Hongzhang, and Li Jingfang, what do you think I should do with you? You use my family as a threat, and then force me to agree to your conditions, and then give up the territory of Taiwan, and give up the military power in your hands, what do you think I should do with you? Wang Guorui asked with a grin.

And Li Hongzhang immediately asked: "What are you going to do with me?" What do I have to be disposed of, if you want to put me how, then please do it! ”

And Li Jingfang was not as calm as Li Hongzhang, and immediately said angrily: "What do you dare to do to me? Your family is still in the hands of the imperial court, if you dare to do anything to me, then I dare to guarantee that if I lose one of your hair, I will let you die a direct relative, believe it or not? ”

Wang Guorui took a sip of tea and said: "According to the information I have received, my family has been rescued and has been boarded on the ship, and we will probably be able to reach Taiwan in the early morning of tomorrow." So, my family is out of your grip and very safe. Say, how am I supposed to entertain you two despicable and shameless fellows? ”

Because Wang Guorui has a red alert system, he gets the news faster than Li Hongzhang and Li Jingfang's father and son. Li Hongzhang and Li Jingfang's father and son did not get the news that Wang Guorui's family had been rescued, so they were also a little stunned when they heard the news.

And Li Hongzhang sighed and said helplessly: "Hey, I actually don't agree with the imperial court using this method. But now that things have come to this point, it's up to you to do whatever you want! ”

Li Hongzhang is really an old Jianghu, and when he heard Wang Guorui say this, he also knew that the matter was irreparable. The Manchu court no longer has the conditions to blackmail Wang Guorui, and the army can't defeat Wang Guorui, so what can the millions of "bear" soldiers in the court do, so Wang Guorui doesn't have to worry about what the Manchu court can do to him. If Wang Guorui declares independence now. No one could stop him, so Li Hongzhang didn't expect Wang Guorui to resubmit to the leadership of the Manchu central court.

"Master Li Hongzhang, I still have some respect for you, so I won't treat you like this. Although you may not be able to protect your late season, at least you are working hard for this country. Even if the result is not good, then at least you have worked hard for the country. There is no merit and hard work. So, I don't care what you do. However, there is an old saying in our country since ancient times, which is that although you do not have to accept my punishment, then your son must be held responsible for your actions. And this time to use me as a family member, that is also your son's mastermind, so he is not responsible, who will bear it? ”

Wang Guorui was relatively kind at first. But then it got colder and colder. This time, the Manchu Qing actually wanted to use their family members to force themselves to comply, which of course made Wang Guorui very angry. This time, he must clean up Li Jingfang well, otherwise no one will dare to threaten him in the future. Therefore, I have to use very harsh means to clean up this Li Jingfang, otherwise I will not be able to let others get the warning lesson, so I must take responsibility.

"Leader Wang, the two countries are at war without slashing each other, not to mention that we are still people of the same culture and species, and we are all one family. Why is this necessary? I just hope you can scold my children and don't take their lives! Although he is not my parent. But after all, he is also my nephew, and he is also my adopted son for many years, and he has passed on to me, and he is my eldest son. I hope that Leader Wang will look at my face and not kill my son. Li Hongzhang said.

Li Hongzhang still hopes to exchange his "face" for his son's immortality, and even came up with the words that the two countries will not fight each other. I hope Wang Guorui will not kill his son.

"Don't worry, I won't kill him! After all, he is a person sent by the imperial court, and if I kill him, will he dare to associate with us? However, capital crimes can be avoided from living crimes. Come on, pull this Li Jingfang down. Chop off one of his arms! Wang Guorui said.

When Li Jingfang heard this, his face immediately turned pale. Although Wang Guorui didn't cut off his head, he also had to cut off one of his arms, which was tantamount to completely cutting off his future. Although it is said that people with disabilities cannot be discriminated against, Li Jingfang, as a diplomat, represents the image of a country. If a disabled person is allowed to become a diplomat, how much damage will be to the image of one's own country! Even since ancient times, China has rarely chosen people with disabilities to become officials, after all, the image of people with disabilities is not good. However, the military attache is excluded. In some cases, people with disabilities are even promoted to officers, which can be regarded as encouraging soldiers to bravely kill the enemy and fight for their lives.

But civil servants have never chosen people with disabilities, especially diplomats. As a diplomat, once Li Jingfang has an obvious physical disability, then his future is completely lost. Now Wang Guorui cut off one of his arms, which not only made him a disabled person, but also cut off his future prospects. This can not make him pale, after all, a normal person with a good body and sound is not appropriate, who would like to be disabled!

"Father, save me, save me!" Li Jingfang shouted.

Li Hongzhang said: "Leader Wang, can't you change to another? ”

"No, I have to show people a model. Otherwise, no one would dare to threaten me with my family. I just want to tell everyone, whoever dares to threaten me will inevitably have very tragic consequences! Wang Guorui said.

And Li Hongzhang couldn't help but sigh when he saw Wang Guorui's attitude. Wang Guorui is now a complete hegemon, and he advocates domineering, not any royal way. In this troubled era, people like Wang Guorui can only achieve great things if they are ruthless enough. Li Hongzhang no longer expects his son to be sound, he can only bow his head silently. Now that Wang Guorui is strong, what can Li Hongzhang say? Li Hongzhang has gone through the ups and downs of the past few decades, and naturally knows the truth of bowing to the strong. Li Hongzhang now that the Huai Army is gone, the Beiyang Naval Division is gone, and the official position is gone, what can he do to threaten Wang Guorui? Although Li Hongzhang had many protégés and former officials, those people were all in the Manchu officialdom. Although Wang Guorui is a nominal Manchu county, he is already independent, and those protégés and former officials in Li Hongzhang's officialdom cannot threaten him. Therefore, since it is all useless work, it is better not to speak.

"Pull Li Jingfang down and cut off his right arm!" Wang Guorui said.

"No, I have diplomatic immunity!" Li Jingfang shouted.

"Wait!" Wang Guorui stopped.

Wang Guorui asked with interest: "What do you say, you have diplomatic immunity?" ”

"Yes, I have diplomatic immunity, you can't cut off my arm, I have diplomatic immunity!" Li Jingfang shouted.

The so-called diplomatic immunity, which is an internationally accepted law, has various immunities for diplomats. One of them is that the country where the criminal offence is committed cannot be prosecuted, but can only be expelled. Therefore, Li Jingfang actually said that he wanted to use diplomatic immunity as a condition, hoping that he could avoid being cut off.

"Are you sure you want to use diplomatic immunity? Are you sure you have diplomatic immunity? Wang Guorui asked with interest.

"Yes, I'm going to use ...... Ah, father, why did you beat me? Li Jingfang said.

Li Jingfang just wanted to say something, but he was immediately slapped by Li Hongzhang, obviously Li Hongzhang was very angry.

Wang Guorui looked at Li Hongzhang and immediately asked, "Master Li, do you admit that you have diplomatic immunity?" If you admit that you have diplomatic immunity, then I can spare Childe's arm. If you don't recognize that we have diplomatic immunity, then I will also cut off Ling Gongzi's arm, and in the future, people in the Qing court will not have diplomatic immunity on my territory. This depends on how you choose, Lord Li. ”

Li Hongzhang thought about it and immediately said, "Please cut it!" ”

"Dad, what kind of dumb riddle are you playing, I'm going to have my arm cut off!" Li Jingfang shouted.

But as Li Jingfang was pulled out, he immediately let out a scream, obviously his arm was cut off. And Li Hongzhang's heart was extremely painful, but he could only endure it.

After his son's arm was cut off, Li Hongzhang still gritted his teeth and said, "Leader Wang, you also cut off my son's arm, you should be content, right?" Is what you just said true? In the future, will Taiwan be able to stand on its own without standing on its own? ”

In fact, Wang Guorui and Li Hongzhang's dumb riddle just now is actually very simple. The so-called diplomatic immunity is a relationship between states that is reserved for diplomats, and is not a relationship within a country. In other words, if Li Jingfang enjoyed the so-called diplomatic immunity just now, it means that Li Hongzhang came to negotiate with Taiwan in the capacity of state envoys, and that is also enjoying diplomatic immunity.

However, if Li Hongzhang and the others enjoy diplomatic immunity, it means that Taiwan and the mainland are equivalent to two countries. Therefore, Wang Guorui also asked Li Hongzhang whether he wanted to enjoy this diplomatic immunity, and if Li Hongzhang enjoyed this right, it would mean that Li Hongzhang recognized Taiwan as an independent country. But if you don't enjoy it, it means that Wang Guorui still admits that he is Chinese and has no intention of splitting the country.

Therefore, in exchange for Wang Guorui's promise not to split the country, Li Hongzhang could only sacrifice one of his son's arms. No matter how painful his heart is, Li Hongzhang must endure it, after all, if he can exchange his son's arm for Wang Guorui's promise not to be independent, that is the most important thing. And Wang Guorui cut off Li Jingfang's arm, which represents Wang Guorui's idea of not letting Taiwan stand on its own.

Therefore, Li Jingfang's arm, in addition to Wang Guorui's warning to others, also represents Wang Guorui's promise to Li Hongzhang and even the Manchu court that he would not establish a country on his own. (To be continued......)