Lao Yuan's footsteps suddenly stood still: "Your third national security department, isn't it time to make it public to me now?" ”

Yang Xiaolin looked at him: "Yuan Gong, what do you want to do?" ”

A fierce light appeared in Lao Yuan's eyes: "This time, there are many people who have betrayed Beiyang, and they are now all seeking protection from the Russians, and a few have even fled to England. I can't keep them alive, I have to kill them wherever they are! ”

This is a real old Yuan, he is very small and can't tolerate the betrayal of others. Those who betrayed Yuan Shikai, as long as Lao Yuan has the ability, even if he hides at the ends of the earth, Lao Yuan will not let them go, he will never say that it will rain in the sky, his mother will marry, let him go.

Yang Xiaolin did not hesitate: "Okay, I'll let Wang Yaqiao go to see you." ”

After returning from Dongjiaomin Lane, Yang Xiaolin originally wanted to go to the front line immediately to see the situation, where 80,000 Russian troops were surrounded.

But as soon as his footsteps returned to the army headquarters, Tai Wangu quietly came up: "Commander, someone wants to see you." ”

Tai Wangu's voice was very low, obviously not wanting other people to hear it. Yang Xiaolin was suddenly a little stunned, who saw that he was going to be so mysterious in this place in Beijing?

"Who?"

"Straight to Matsubara."

Yang Xiaolin's eyes slowly changed, and his steps immediately became faster, and he followed Tai Wangu all the way to the living room.

Naokami Matsubara was sitting there drinking tea, and if you just look at his dress and demeanor, anyone would think of this kid as a Chinese, and the way he sat there, the way he drank tea, and even his accent were no different from the Chinese.

Yang Xiaolin immediately laughed after entering the door: "Haha! Matsubara-kun! How did you have time to come to me? ”

Naokami Matsubara put down the teacup and stood up, also with a smile on his face: "Kobayashi-kun, I've been looking for you for a long time." Originally, you said that you would wait for me at home, but when I went, you came to Beijing. So I immediately chased after Beijing, didn't it surprise you? ”

Yang Xiaolin grabbed Naokami Songyuan's arm very affectionately: "Surprised! Of course I was surprised! Come, sit down, we brothers haven't seen each other in a long time, haven't we? Seriously, I miss you! I heard that you committed a lawsuit last time, are you okay? ”

Naogami Matsubara said: "It's okay, thank you Kobayashi-kun for your concern, we haven't seen each other for more than a year, and I've always wanted to meet you in North Korea some time ago." Who knew that Kobayashi-kun's foot strength was too fast, and I didn't catch up with you even though I used all my strength, hey, it's really a pity. ”

If someone who doesn't know their relationship is sitting next to him, he must think that this is a conversation between two good brothers, the relationship between Kobayashi-kun and Matsubara-kun, it is really a test of war.

Yang Xiaolin pulled Naokami Songyuan over and sat down: "Songyuan-kun, if you come to me this time and ask me for help, you just say it, as long as your brother can do it." Two-ribbed knives! ”

He slapped himself twice on the chest as he spoke.

Naokami Matsubara didn't make a detour: "I'm not here to ask you for help, on the contrary, I'm here to do Kobayashi-kun a favor." I heard that Kobayashi-kun bought a batch of machines from Germany and now they have been intercepted by our Japanese Navy, right? ”

Yang Xiaolin nodded: "There is such a thing. I'm wondering how to find a way! It's really good that Matsubara-kun is willing to help, don't you have many acquaintances in the military headquarters of the Imperial Japanese Army? Can it be dredged? ”

Naokami Matsubara smiled slightly: "Yes, but it will cost a little." ”

Yang Xiaolin leaned his head over: "You." Make a price. ”

Naokami Matsubara was prepared, took a sip of the teacup, and then said, "Kobayashi-kun has retreated all the troops you have deployed on the Korean border. Let's return the front to the state it was before the war. In addition, in the future, we Japanese businessmen will enjoy certain special rights in Northeast China, and all taxes and systems will be handled in accordance with the agreement between our two sides before the war. ”

Yang Xiaolin looked at him for a while: "Songyuan-kun, do you mean that I took the volunteers to fight thousands of miles in vain, right?" ”

Naogami Matsubara did not deny it, and nodded: "By the way, I forgot to say that if I can, the port of Dalian will be handed over to us to be managed by the Japanese side." That's it for my price. If Kobayashi-kun agrees, not only will we release this batch of goods, but all the materials sent to you in the future, as long as the British do not find out, we will turn a blind eye and close one eye. ”

Yang Xiaolin looked at the straight Songyuan, and the corners of his mouth slowly showed a smile. The conditions of the Japanese are very excessive, and if I agree to them, it will be equivalent to cutting a piece of meat from myself and giving it to the Japanese. And in order not to give the Japanese this piece of meat, I fought to the death with them not long ago, and sixty or seventy thousand volunteers died on the battlefield!

When he heard that Naokami Matsuhara was coming, Commander Yang had already guessed the general thoughts of the Japanese! The timing of the choice of small Japan is very good, and they know very well what kind of difficulties China is facing now. If the Japanese are really willing to let go, it will be equivalent to loosening the dead knot on the Chinese neck of the British a little bit!

This little bit of a gap is very important to China and can be the difference between life and death.

Commander Yang was laughing, and so was Naokami Matsubara.

"Matsubara-kun, this price seems a bit too much, right? You should know very well who I am, and the current New China is not the Qing Dynasty. ”

Naogami Matsubara nodded: "Yes, I know Kobayashi-kun's personality very well." But you should also know that in the current situation, my price is very fair. ”

Yang Xiaolin laughed: "Songyuan-kun is really a friend!" You reminded me of an idiom called taking advantage of people's danger! We have been in a relationship for many years, so it seems a bit too much, right? ”

Naogami Matsubara said with a smile: "Kobayashi-kun, don't say that, you must know that we in Japan are completely helping China now!" I know that there have been some unpleasant misunderstandings between the two sides in the past, but our two countries are friendly neighbors separated by a strip of water, and our friendship goes back to ancient times, and I have always believed that China and Japan should work together to make progress. ”

Yang Xiaolin slowly stood up: "Do you want us to work together to create a situation of common prosperity in Greater East Asia?" ”

Yang Xiaolin knows the Japanese too well, maybe his understanding is a little extreme, maybe Commander Yang really has prejudices against the Japanese. It's just that he affirms that the strip between China and this neighbor is not water, and the long-standing friendship will definitely not be friendship.

This is a wolf sleeping next to China! If it were another country, Commander Yang would not hesitate to cut off a piece of meat in exchange for a temporary respite, but he was really hesitant about Japan. He knew that if Little Japan ate this piece of meat, he must want to eat the second piece! Even if he is ready to go south now. I will never take my eyes off China.

Zhishang Songyuan looked at Yang Xiaolin who stood up, and took a sip of the teacup very calmly: "Xiaolin-kun is willing to work with me to create a situation of co-prosperity in Greater East Asia, that is the best." To be honest, I've always been very unhappy with the white people running rampant in Asia, and I think we should change that. ”

Yang Xiaolin's chest rose and fell for a moment, and after calming down a little, he said, "Okay, I'll report to our president right away, and ask Songyuan-kun to wait a few days." ”

Reporting to Yuan Shikai is a necessary procedure. Since Commander Yang supports Lao Yuan, he will definitely regard Yuan Shikai as a president. Just like Yuan Shikai appointed him as the chief of the army. It is a reason to immediately hand over the command to him.

Naogami Matsubara didn't ask him to give a reply immediately: "Kobayashi-kun, I will wait for your reply in Beijing." Of course, it shouldn't be too long, because the attitude of the Japanese side is not very clear, and things can change at any time. ”

In fact, the conditions mentioned by Matsubara and Yang Xiaolin had already been discussed by the Japanese Minister Abe Shotaro with Yuan Shikai a few days ago. It's just that Abe Shoutaro didn't talk to Yuan Shikai about exercising management rights in Dalian.

When Yang Xiaolin told Lao Yuan the conditions for going straight to Songyuan, Lao Yuan brought Yang Du and Mr. Li over, and the four of them had a secret consultation.

Lao Yuan's attitude was very contradictory, otherwise he wouldn't have discussed this matter with Yang Xiaolin these days. On the one hand, Yuan Shikai really hopes that the Japanese can loosen their hands. On the other hand, Lao Yuan also has a special knot for Little Japan, Jia Wu, which is a wound that Yuan Shikai cannot heal in this life.

"The Japanese should offer a sky-high price, so we can talk to them. I don't think that's the bottom line for Japan. ”

After listening to Yuan Shikai and Yang Xiaolin, Yang Du expressed his opinion: "Judging from the current international situation, the Japanese do not dare to go against the British attitude too much in the short term. Naogami Matsubara also said, and they let go. It can only be done without the British finding out. So I can conclude that we are just giving Dalian to them, and little Japan may not dare to take it. ”

Commander Yang felt that this analysis was very reasonable. If the British had known what agreement Japan had reached with China, Britain would probably be the first to clean up Japan. And the current Imperial Japanese Army is far from the strength of the World War II era in the future.

Mr. Li also said: "What Huizi said is very reasonable, Yuan Gong, there is no harm to us in negotiating with Japan, if the conditions are really acceptable, it will be very helpful to our current situation." I think we should figure out what little Japan is going to do next, and then decide how to talk to them. ”

Yang Xiaolin's hand tapped twice on the table: "I think, no!" I concluded that the Japanese wanted to go to the South Seas! The Netherlands is now weakening and has essentially lost control of the South Seas! The United States, France, are all staring at this place, and I'm sure little Japan also wants to get a piece of the cake. ”

Lao Yuan glanced at him: "Won't it?" They don't seem to have the strength. ”

Lao Yuan really doesn't believe it, Japan can be said to have just risen, does he really have the strength to go to Nanyang to grab food with those old Western powers?

Yang Xiaolin's head shook slightly: "Don't underestimate the ambition of our neighbor!" Japan also knows that it may be difficult to rely on their current national strength, so he hopes to get our Chinese resources! This should be the bottom line for the Japanese this time. ”

Lao Yuan glanced at Commander Yang: "Then should we talk or not?" ”

"Talk! Of course talk! For the time being, this is necessary for our war with Russia, and we should support the Japanese to go to the South Seas! There are too many problems between us and little Japan, and North Korea, Taiwan, cannot be solved without war! Yuan Gong, there will inevitably be a life-and-death struggle between us and the Japanese, and when we don't have a navy and no ability, it will be a little beneficial for us to let them go to Nanyang. ”

Lao Yuan nodded: "You are very right, it is not possible for Taiwan and North Korea not to fight." I'm worried that they will develop in the South Seas, have we fought before? ”

Yang Xiaolin sat up straight: "It's okay to develop faster than them." Yuan Gong, I have confidence! ”

Old Yuan asked casually, "Where did you get your faith?" ”

"My confidence comes from my trust in China! My trust in the Chinese people! And, trust in our soldiers and in you! ”

Lao Yuan was stunned for a moment: "Okay, let's talk." (To be continued......)