"I, King Edward VIII, King of England, Emperor of India, King of Australia, King of New Zealand, King of Canada, King of Kenya, King of Nigeria, King of Burma, King of Malaya, King of Singapore, and King of 32 other nations, today hand over the throne to my brother, George.

"May God be with him and with his subjects.

"December 1o, 1936."

……

On the evening of the 1oth, in the small suite of the Purple Mountain Fortress, Zhu Yourong, Xiang Xiaoqiang, Zheng Gongyin, Mrs. Li, and Wei Zijin stood by the radio, quietly listening to a "world event" broadcast by the Jinling Broadcasting Company.

Since London and Nanjing are separated by half a world, even if it is shortwave, it cannot be transmitted in place at one time, and it needs to go through several broadcasts.

It's afternoon in Britain right now. King Edward VIII of England has just announced his abdication for a few hours.

Several people have already heard the original Edward VIII sound of the BBC for the first time, which was just translated by the Ming announcer.

Listening to this abdication edict, several people had mixed feelings in their hearts. Especially Xiang Xiaoqiang, despite his psychological preparation, was shocked by the long list of titles of the British king.

The long list of country names in front of it, that's not counting, and the addition of "and 32 other countries" at the end...... What kind of concept is this, O Dripping God! …… The legendary "empire on which the sun never sets", this is it.

There is a saying that the largest country in the world is not Russia, nor China or the United States, but the British Empire (Commonwealth). Because in this era, Britain's overseas colonies and dominions together were far larger than any other country on earth. Canada and Australia alone are much larger than Russia. Although the two Dominions are effectively independent, they are still theoretically within the British Empire (they still have to be loyal to the British Crown, and the British will have to send troops to whoever fights with them). Not to mention the actual territories of India, Myanmar, and Kenya.

When Xiang Xiaoqiang negotiated in the morning, he still felt that it was not necessarily cost-effective to simply pursue the "area" of the territory. But now that he has heard about the "belongings" of the British, he is very stimulated. He began to think that the bigger the territory, the better. Either way, it's definitely a good thing to have a bigger territory.

……

The male announcer was solemnly reciting another speech in English:

“…… afehoursagoidischargedmy1astdutyaskingandemperor,andnothatihavebeensceededbymybrother,thedukeofyork……”

This passage is a little longer. But just like just now, except for Zhu Yourong and Wei Zijin, who understood it, several other people couldn't understand it. Xiang Xiaoqiang also had to pretend to understand, peeked at Zhu Yourong's expression, and tried his best to react similar to her.

Zhu Yourong sat on the sand, his chin was supported in his right hand, his elbow was on the armrest, and after listening quietly, he was stunned, lightly opened his lips, and sighed:

"Oh...... Alas......"

Xiang Xiaoqiang was also "stunned", and sighed lightly:

"Oh...... Alas......"

Zheng Gongyin's heart was itching, so he quietly touched Xiao Qiang and whispered:

"Hey, what do you say?"

Xiang Xiaoqiang didn't speak, he was still "stunned", shook his head slightly, raised his chin to look at Zhu Yourong's side, and raised his index finger:

"Shh......h

Zheng Gongyin glanced at Zhu Yourong and nodded hurriedly:

"Oh, oh......"

Next, the announcer on the radio read in Chinese, equally solemnly and slowly:

"A few hours ago I fulfilled my last assignment as King and Emperor, and now, succeeded by my younger brother, the Duke of York, my first words were that I must declare my allegiance to him.

"Everyone knows what prompted me to abdicate the throne. But I want you to understand that I have not forgotten this country or empire in my mind, and that I have been working for 25 years as Prince and King of Wales. But you must believe me when I tell you that I have come to realize that without the support and help of the woman I love, I will not be able to bear the burden of being king......

"This decision is not so difficult for me, for I am sure that my brother, because of his good qualities, will be able to take my place without doing any harm to the Empire. He has incomparable blessings and is loved by so many people - and a happy family with his wife and children......

"Now, we all have a new king. I wish him and you, his people happiness and prosperity with all my heart. May God bless you all! God bless the king! ”

……

Xiang Xiaoqiang really understood now, and he was really "stunned". Alas, Edward VIII, who abdicated after less than a year as king, is the famous Duke of Windsor, who "does not love the country and loves beauty". In order to be able to marry the woman he loves, he is willing to give up the throne. However, for a person whose love is paramount, the sacrifice is clearly worth it. The Duke and Duchess of Windsor lived like glue for decades until the Duke's death in the seventies, which became a great story in the history of love.

Now, England has a new king on the throne, George VI. This George VI was the father of Queen Elizabeth II and the grandfather of Prince Charles and Princess Diana.

And the queen Elizabeth of later generations, the old lady who has been in power for a long time, is still just a teenage girl!

When Xiang Xiaoqiang thought of this, he couldn't help but feel a feeling of "the past is more than a thousand years". This kind of feeling can only be experienced by people like themselves.

Zhu Yourong sighed and said:

"Edward is a very interesting man with a very cheerful personality...... It's just that sometimes I'm a little impatient...... When I was in England, I knew him very well. His father, King George Sr., was still alive at that time, and his mother, Mary...... They often invited me to tea, horseback riding, dancing...... They are all very nice as a family. Alas...... Zijin. ”

"Your Majesty."

Zhu Yourong sighed:

"Prepare a telegram for me to congratulate King George VI on his accession to the throne and to reaffirm the friendly relations between the Ming and Great Britain...... Then he drafted a telegram for me in his own name, to Edward and Wallis, to bless them as personal friends. ”

"Yes. Just the first telegram...... Your Majesty, the British Parliament has not yet approved King Edward's abdication papers, and George is not yet a king in law...... Are we going to wait until tomorrow when the British Parliament formally approves it? ”

Zhu Yourong hesitated, shook his head and said:

"No, just tonight. The traditional relationship between the Ming Dynasty and the British has always been very good, and we should not fall behind other countries. We should be one of the first countries to send congratulatory messages. ”

……

A day later, on the evening of the 11th, Beijing Railway Station.

The long platform was sealed. A secret and low-key farewell ceremony is taking place.

Soviet envoy Molotov put on a top hat and got into the luxury special train, without looking at the few Northern Qing officials on the platform to see them off.

With a sound of a flute, the special train slowly started, leaving Beijing and heading all the way to the northeast, passing through Mukden and Jilin, changing trains at the Russian-Qing border until Vladivostok. In Vladivostok, Molotov was going to board a Soviet train that would cross the whole of Russia via the Trans-Siberian Railway and return to Moscow.

In these days in Beijing, Molotov's clandestine activities have not made any substantial progress. Emperor Guangwu's battles were all fought like that, and he still did not want the Soviet ground "volunteer" troops to go south to participate in the war.

The southern side of the USSR was the Northern Qing instead of the Southern Ming, which was too important for the USSR. But that alone was not enough to induce Stalin to get involved. Stalin intended to take this opportunity to extort from the Northern Qing the three areas that Russia had long coveted—Xinjiang, Outer Mongolia, and, if possible, part of Heilongjiang Province.

The richest Heilongjiang, which Stalin intended to be incorporated directly into the "Russian Republic".

The second is Xinjiang, which Stalin was ready to divide into two, and even thought of a name: the rich northern Xinjiang, where the Kazakhs and Han ethnic groups are concentrated, is called the "Republic of East Kazakhstan", and the barren southern Xinjiang, where the Uyghur-R ethnic groups are concentrated, is called the "Uyghur-Er-Stan-Republic". Both regions will join the "big family" of the "Union of Soviet-Peace-Social-Socialist Republics" as union republics, with the same status as the republics of Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and Belarus.

As for Outer Mongolia, the most barren country, Stalin intended to make it nominally independent of the Soviet Union as a buffer state on the eastern borders of the Soviet Union. After that, according to the situation in the East, the future of Outer Mongolia will be decided.

Although these three areas were vast, the political power was obviously more important to the Qing court than this. Stalin's original wishful thinking was to send a "volunteer army" composed of two or three elite tank corps into the Qing territory, resist the Ming army north of the Yellow River, and maintain the Northern Qing regime. But now, Guangwu is obviously seriously uneasy about the Soviet Union, and has the intention of retreating to Manchuria rather than letting the Soviet army in.

Perhaps it was after the promulgation of the "Zhulian Order" that the recent Qing army resisted more stubbornly, which gave Guangwu hope and the confidence to hold the Yellow River?

……

Now Moscow Electric suddenly summoned Molotov, who dragged his body and mind into the train with frustration and fear. Comrade Stalin was extremely dissatisfied with this diplomatic failure. Although Molotov knew that as Stalin's comrade and comrade-in-arms for many years, as his hardcore confidant, he should not lose his head directly because of this incident, but Molotov was already worried that he might lose Stalin's favor. At present, once the trust of Comrade Stalin is lost, it is only a matter of time before his wife and children are sent to labor camps.

On the way from Beijing to Vladivostok, Molotov was very depressed, and kept thinking about how to make up for it after he went back. However, after a day and a half, his mood immediately took a 180-degree turn.

At eight o'clock in the morning of the 13th, the special train arrived at the border of the Soviet Union and Qingdao, and Molotov got off the train of the Northern Qing Dynasty and entered the Vladivostok station by car. At this time, he suddenly received a secret telegram from Moscow, Stalin himself.

At ten o'clock in the morning, Molotov's special train started as usual, boarded the Trans-Siberian Railway, and headed for Moscow. At the same time, Molotov secretly got into a long-prepared freighter and sailed out of the port of Vladivostok into the Sea of Japan, all the way south.

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