The secretary of the Imperial Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi's surname is Li, and some people in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs call him Xiao Li, but most ordinary people call him Brother Li.

On the morning of August 27, before it was time to go to work, Xiao Li was waiting at the gate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The envoys of Japan, Britain, the United States, and France had already informed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that they wanted to come to see Tang Shaoyi. Therefore, in order to show etiquette, Tang Shaoyi directly sent his secretary Xiao Li to wait here to greet these envoys in China on his behalf.

"Yo, Xiao Li, did you go to work so early today?"

"Brother Li, why are you waiting here! Could it be that some big man is coming? ”

People who came to work one after another asked. After all, Xiao Li, as the secretary of the foreign secretary, personally waited at the gate, which obviously seemed a little unusual.

"There are big people coming, but they are ministers to China from Japan, Britain, the United States, and France." Xiao Li said.

"What? How many ministers are coming? What are they here for? The curiosity of the crowd was aroused.

Although there was no declaration of war between the empire and Japan, the fierce naval clash between the two countries is well known. In particular, after the Imperial Navy defeated the Japanese Navy and annihilated the main force of the Japanese Navy, the major newspapers of the Imperial Navy reported on this great victory of the Imperial Navy in large pages. Therefore, the people of the empire have known for a long time. For Japan, the people of the empire certainly have a bad impression. The masters behind the Japanese, Britain, France, and the United States, also made the people of the empire very disgusted. This is also the reaction of many staff members of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after they learned that it was actually the ministers of Japan, Britain, France, and the United States who were coming.

"What else can you do? Naturally, it was time to sue for peace with the Empire. The main naval force of the Japanese has been wiped out by the Imperial Navy, can they still fight? Someone said right away.

"Yes, the navy is really good, and the main force of the Japanese navy was wiped out in World War I. The Japanese can't make a fuss anymore. ”

"Those little devils, who still want to fight against the empire, simply don't know whether they are alive or dead. Is the current empire something that can be defeated by those little Japan? ”

At this time, several cars drove into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. After the car stopped, the day was profitable. Sir Jurdian, Reinsch and Briand came down from the Foreign Office. Xiao Li immediately stopped chatting with his colleagues and immediately greeted him.

"Good morning, Your Excellencies. Adults are already waiting for you in the office. Xiao Li immediately led several ministers to Tang Shaoyi's office.

However, the staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not disperse, and everyone pointed fingers at the ministers of several countries.

Almost all of the ministers serving as ministers in China are China experts from all countries. Being able to speak Chinese, that's the most basic. As a result, the ministers were able to understand the words of the clerks.

Sir Juerdian, Ruinz and Brian did not react, but Ri Zhiyi's face was a little ugly. He could tell that the staff were clearly laughing at Japan, saying that Japan was not self-sufficient. This made Rizhiyi very angry in his heart, and he couldn't wait to scold or even do it immediately. But. He knew that this time he was in a mission, even if he was angry in his heart. It can only suppress anger. Otherwise, if the errand is messed up, he will suffer.

"Minister Rizhiyi, don't be angry, those are just ignorant ordinary people, get angry with them. I can't do it. Sir Jurdian said with a smile. In any case, Britain was an ally of Japan, and Britain still had to stand by Japan's side when Japan was in trouble.

"Hi, teachable. Your Excellency, Sir General. Minister Hinata nodded.

Soon, they arrived at the office of Tang Shaoyi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Empire. Tang Shaoyi was already waiting for them at the door of the office with a smile on her face. His smile was sincere, and his eyes were even more fiery. Because, in his eyes, the current Japanese are a big wronged man, a big man who can be slaughtered with a knife, this time, since the Japanese have sent them to the door, they naturally can't let them go in vain.

"Welcome, ministers!" Tang Shaoyi stepped forward to greet the ministers, shook hands one by one, and then invited them into the office.

The secretary had already brought tea and coffee, and after some pleasantries, everyone's topic gradually moved closer to the topic.

"Your Excellency Foreign Minister, China and Japan have always been friendly neighbors. This time, there was some misunderstanding between our two countries, which led to a fierce conflict between the navies of the two countries. The Japanese side believes that we should resolve the conflict through peaceful negotiations, rather than blindly using force. Minister Hinata said.

"Oh? Your Excellency the Minister. Do you really think that this is a conflict that has been caused by a misunderstanding? Tang Shaoyi said with a smile. This time the conflict between the two sides can even be directly characterized as war. After all, after this battle, the main forces of the Japanese Navy were defeated. Isn't this war, what is it? However, this time the Japanese were at a disadvantage, and they were eager to end the conflict and restore peace at an early date, so naturally they would not further intensify the contradictions. If you can make a big thing a small thing, then it will be the best.

"Yes, it was a conflict caused by a misunderstanding." Minister Hizhi Yi said with great certainty.

"Your Excellency Tang Shaoyi, the Chinese Empire and the Japanese Empire are both great powers in the Far East, and at the same time, they are also world powers. Peace between the two countries has a bearing on peace in the Far East and the whole world. Now, because of the ambitions of the Central Powers, Europe is embroiled in the war. We do not want the contradictions between China and Japan to further intensify and another war break out, which will further expand the scale of the war. Therefore, we hope that the Chinese Empire and the Japanese Empire will be able to compromise with each other, end the dispute, and restore peace. Sir Jurden said.

Japan is an ally of Britain, and the British naturally have to speak for the Japanese. In addition, he shifted the blame for the outbreak of the world war in Europe to the Central Powers, as if he were on the side of justice.

In fact, there was no so-called just side in the First World War, and its essence was just a war caused by the unequal distribution of spoils after the imperialist countries divided the world.

"France also hopes that peace will remain in the Far East at this time." Briand, the French minister to China, was succinct in his words.

At this time, France was facing the invasion of Germany, and the energy of the whole of France was invested in the fight against Germany, so naturally there was no energy to take care of anything else. It can be said that among the ministers, Brian is just here to make soy sauce.

"As a major Pacific Rim power, the United States has always wanted to maintain peace. The conflict between China and Japan has seriously threatened peace in the Pacific region. The United States hopes that China and Japan will calmly deal with this conflict and resolve it peacefully. U.S. Minister to China Ryan Ryan also said.

There is no doubt that the purpose of these envoys to China is to resolve the conflict between Japan and China and to achieve peace. However, these guys are clearly on the side of the Japanese.

"The Chinese Empire is also a peace-loving country, and if peace can be achieved, it will be very good." Tang Shaoyi also said. Except for the real war maniacs, it is estimated that no country will say that it likes war, right? This is especially true of these world powers, each of whom presents itself as a guardian of peace.

"Your Excellency, it would be better if you said that. It seems that a satisfactory resolution of our conflict is guaranteed. "Ambassador Rizhiyi. He seemed to feel that the attitude of the Chinese Empire was not very tough.

"Your Excellency, what are the conditions of the Japanese side, let's just say it." Tang Shaoyi said.

"Your Excellency, the main reason for this conflict is the pursuit of the Japanese Navy by the Chinese Navy. The Japanese Navy's light cruisers "Tone" and "Otowa" were originally performing normal tasks. However, it was attacked by the light cruisers of the Chinese Navy and sunk. And this led directly to a series of conflicts between the two countries. Therefore, the Chinese empire is to blame for this conflict. Minister Nichiki said unashamedly. After finishing speaking, Minister Nichiyi glanced at Tang Shaoyi, as if waiting for Tang Shaoyi's rebuttal.

However, to the surprise of Minister Rizhiyi, Tang Shaoyi was still smiling, and there was no trace of anger at all, which made Rizhiyi a little confused.

In fact, Tang Shaoyi sneered in her heart. These little Japan, sure enough, can't be changed by dogs. At this point, it is shameless to the extreme. It seems that the so-called peace talks of little Japan are not sincere at all. In this way, even if he opens his mouth to blackmail little Japan, he will not have the slightest psychological burden.

"Your Excellency, please go on." Tang Shaoyi said with a smile.

Rizhiyi hesitated, and he was also a little suspicious in his heart, it stands to reason that the Chinese side obviously will not agree with his statement. However, Tang Shaoyi didn't refute it at all, which made him a little confused!

"In view of the huge losses inflicted on the Japanese Navy by the Chinese Navy, the Japanese government hopes that China will compensate Japan for the losses, totaling two hundred million pounds. In addition, the Chinese navy must withdraw from Japan's territorial waters, end the blockade of Japan, and restore peace between the two countries. Minister Nichiki took the plunge and put forward the Japanese side's request.

If we only look at the demands made by the Japanese side, we may think that Japan is the victor in this conflict. Otherwise, how would they dare to make such a request to China in the posture of a victor? (To be continued.) )

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