The telegram was sent by the Japanese minister in Beijing, Nichichiyi, and in this era, the ministers of the great powers were not simple diplomats, they were even more emperors, representing the great powers to safeguard their interests in China, and holding the power of life and death one by one, and even the great president Yuan Shikai had to look at the faces of these powers.

The Japanese minister, Nichichi Takeshi, was the main culprit in single-handedly plotting the 21 Articles, and he wanted to take advantage of the fact that the great powers had no time to look eastward to swallow China in one gulp, but to be honest, this goal was not achieved.

The things involved in the 21 Articles were so important that they even frightened all the great powers, for fear that Japan would monopolize China. And Yuan Shikai also adopted an attitude of hypocrisy and grievance, although the old Yuan Zuihou accepted some of the terms and signed the so-called Minsi Treaty. However, a careful comparison will show that the Fourth Treaty of the Republic of China limited Japan's rights and interests to the three eastern provinces, and even if the rights and interests of the three eastern provinces were ceded, Lao Yuan also instructed the local governments to boycott them, making it impossible for Japan to implement them at all.

Yuan Shikai has carried too much infamy in his life, in fact, there are many crimes that have really wronged him, and how many choices does the leader of a weak country have. Perhaps his biggest mistake was to restore the imperial system, so that the first generation of British fame was put into the east wind.

At this time, Hichiki was worried about the inability to implement the treaty, and suddenly he received a report from his subordinates, and some newspapers published articles about Japanese ronins committing murder in Mukden. When Ri Zhiyi heard this, he was immediately shocked, and he hurriedly asked his subordinates to take the newspaper over and read it carefully.

His face was pale, and he slapped his thigh fiercely: "Stupid, stupid!" How could this idiot Yada make trouble for the empire at this time! ”

Hioki was in Beijing, and he knew Japan's situation better than Yada, and the great powers were already very dissatisfied with Japan's vain attempt to monopolize China. At this time, Japan was far from being strong enough to ignore the great powers, and Britain and the United States and other countries could make Japan suffer a lot as long as they passed some trade sanctions.

In Nichi's view, the rights and wrongs of the Mukden affair are no longer important, the important thing is that the great powers will take advantage of this opportunity to join forces with Japan, and China has also set off a boycott of Japanese goods, which is definitely not a good thing for the Japanese economy, which is taking off rapidly.

Therefore, Hinati sent a strongly worded telegram to Yada, asking him to calm down the Mukden affair as soon as possible and not damage the image of the Japanese Empire.

After receiving Hinatio's telegram, Yada suddenly felt a heavy pressure on his shoulders, and just as he was thinking about countermeasures, someone came to ask for a meeting.

The person who came was a thin old man in his fifties, wearing big glasses, and he looked polite. But don't be deceived by this person's appearance, he is the famous Kawashima Naniwa, the first careerist who tried to split the three eastern provinces.

After he arrived at the consulate, he said straight to the point: "Consul General Yada, Shina students and merchants have launched a march against the Empire, which is a blatant provocation to the dignity of the Empire. I think it is necessary to take decisive measures to keep this momentum down, and I am willing to be your pawn and gather the samurai of Great Japan to teach those Shina people a lesson, so that they can taste the bitterness! ”

Kawashima Lang quickly ran to Yata, and Mao recommended himself, and on the other side, Zhang Xiluan, the governor of Fengtian, was also summoning Zhang Zuolin. Zhang Xiluan was skilled in arching horses in his early years, and made many military exploits, and because he especially liked good horses, he was nicknamed Fast Horse Zhang, and he was also a man of the year in the late Qing Dynasty.

However, at this time, the old man was already in his seventies, his energy and physical strength were declining, and he could no longer ride a fast horse, and even his daily government affairs were pushed out, and he was just a mess in his tenure as the governor of Fengtian.

However, in the course of more than a day, the 27th Division first detained the troublesome Japanese ronin, and then there was a demonstration in Mukden. Seeing that if it is not handled well, it will lead to a major incident of Sino-Japanese conflict, the old man can no longer sit still, so he can only ask Zhang Zuolin to come.

Zhang Zuolin once worshipped Zhang Xiluan as a godfather a few years ago, although he looked down on this old coffin from the bottom of his heart, but Zhang Zuolin still had to maintain his basic respect for him, and hurriedly came to visit, Zhang Tinglan also became an adjutant, and followed Zhang Zuolin to the governor's mansion.

As soon as Zhang Xiluan saw Zhang Zuolin coming, the old man hurriedly greeted him.

"Godfather, how can you work your master, isn't this the name of unfilial piety for your son?"

"Yuting, let's not talk about this between us, let's talk about how to pass this level in front of us. I can't help but toss this old bone. This Sino-foreign conflict has always been a tricky thing, I think that Zeng Wenzhenggong was not guaranteed because of this late season, and the Gengzi Rebellion, but also because the Boxers killed foreigners, I am now sitting on pins and needles. ”

Seeing that this governor was so timid, not only Zhang Zuolin, but even Zhang Tinglan despised him, without a little murderous spirit and courage, can he still be the military governor of one side, Kuaima Zhang is a corpse vegetarian.

"Godfather, don't worry, things can't get to that point, this Mukden is still China's territory, and the Japanese can't afford to come here."

Zhang Xiluan saw that Zhang Zuolin was so confident, and he was a little relieved, sat tremblingly on the position, and sighed: "Yuting, just now the Japanese Consul General Yada sent a message, asking me to quell the student march as soon as possible, and let Yuting release the detained Japanese." ”

Lao Zhang's eyebrows raised: "The Japanese ronin is doing evil in the front, it is reasonable for us to detain these people, if there is no suitable explanation, we will let people go like this, and let the father of Fengtian think of us." And those students will poke us in the backbone, and even President Yuan Da in Beijing will blame you if he knows about it! ”

Zhang Xiluan also knew that Zhang Zuolin was right, he had obtained a secret order, and Yuan Shikai asked him to secretly resist the Fourth Treaty of the People's Republic of China, restrict the activities of the Japanese, and prevent Japan from buying land at will. This time, the Japanese used despicable means to plot grain from all over the world, which seems to be a big deal, but at this juncture, it affects the hearts of all sides.

"Hey, I'm so old, why did I get involved in such a thing, my old man is going to die late in the festival!"

When Zhang Xiluan was sighing, there was a rush of footsteps outside, and someone shouted: "Brother-in-law, I came to see you old." ”

While speaking, a middle-aged man trotted to the main hall, this person was Zhang Xiluan's brother-in-law Lu Zhengxiong, he looked up and saw Zhang Zuolin sitting on the side, the color on his face was suddenly not good, he had just been driven out of the barracks by Zhang Zuolin like a dog, and everyone would lose face.

"Master Zhang, you're here too!" Zhang Zuolin just snorted with his nose. Zhang Xiluan, who was on the throne, asked, "Zhengxiong, do you have something?" ”

"Brother-in-law, some student representatives in Mukden want to go to the Governor's Mansion and the garrison of the 27th Division to petition and demand that the Japanese ronin who make trouble be severely punished. Didn't you say that this was a mess, and I ordered the troublesome students to be dispersed, and the little cubs were not convinced, so I hit a few stabs on the spot. They're all honest now, what do you think I'm doing! ”

Lu Zhengxiong looked pleasing to him, and thought that Zhang Xiluan would praise him, but he knew that Kuaima Zhang's face was as gloomy as the bottom of a black pot. Zhang Zuolin on the side stood up even more Huo Ran, pointed his finger at Lu Zhengxiong and scolded: "Bastard, you are still a police officer in Fengtian, how can you attack students, this is adding fuel to the fire!" ”

Zhang Tinglan's face was also not good, he hoped to use public opinion to force Japan to retreat, but he was more afraid of causing a bloody conflict, and now the situation was out of control, he hurriedly said: "Master Zhang, the old governor, the students are full of blood, it is always better to block than to slacken, I am worried that the conflict will be more intense, we must take action as soon as possible." ”