Chapter 42: The Sun of Versailles

In the eighth year of the Republic of China, June 28, 1919, at seven o'clock in the morning.

Five years ago today, the Austro-Hungarian Crown Prince Archduke Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated in Sarajevo. It took only two bullets to kill the Grand Duke and his wife, but they killed 30 million people in the First World War. Now, five years later, this war has to be brought to an end, or the next war is being prepared.

Ouyang Anna and Xiaojun Wang took turns to support Qin Beiyang, transformed into a big dog, and returned to the Chinese delegation. They bumped into two men outside the hotel, who turned out to be Detective Ye Kenan and Army Lieutenant Qi Yuanshan.

met again, and the three men hugged each other and it was difficult to describe it. Late last night, in the catacombs of Paris, Qin Beiyang unexpectedly became the heir of the new Assassins. Ye Kenan and Qi Yuanshan were detained in the catacombs and returned to the surface in the middle of the night. Unable to find a carriage or a taxi, they had to walk for two hours and return to Versailles exhausted.

Ye Kenan observed the army along the way, looked in the direction of the Palace of Versailles, and said regretfully: "Far away, we seem to have missed a big show!" ”

Chinese students and overseas Chinese in France are still besieging the Chinese delegation. The leader is the famous Liang Qichao, the hero of Kang Liang's reform, a famous person of the Republic of China, who is observing the Paris Peace Conference as a civilian. It was he who secretly sent the telegram back to China that sparked the 4th of May.

Qin Beiyang was so weak that he couldn't speak, and the little county king walked up to Liang Qichao and said, "Mr. Liang! I am the MP Timur, and I assure you - today, the Chinese delegation will not sign the Treaty of Versailles. ”

"Okay." Liang Qichao clenched the hand of the nineteen-year-old boy, "You are the king of the small county of Ordostoro?" ”

Qi Yuanshan, who had been holding back for a long time, posted it and said: "Mr. Liang, I am a soldier, but I also support the May Fourth Patriotic Movement. ”

Liang Qichao held their hands and said: "When the youth is strong, the country is strong, and the two young people let me see the hope of China." ”

Just let them be in the limelight, Qin Beiyang silently stayed away from the bustling crowd, holding Jiuse with one hand and Anna with the other, walking under the sun of Versailles.

Back in the basement of the Luteti Hotel, Qin Beiyang took the pills and lay down, his breath dying: "Anna, don't miss the history, go and see the signing of the Treaty of Versailles!" ”

"I don't want to leave you."

He coughed suddenly, looked up at Yuan Shan and said, "Yuan Shan, you take care of Anna." ”

Qin Beiyang kissed the jade ring on the finger of Anna's left hand: "Go, people all over the world are waiting for this day." Look at the Palace of Versailles, which we have protected, and you will tell me when you come back. Also, I'm not going to die that soon. ”

Ouyang Anna couldn't bear to leave, he brought breakfast for Beiyang, and specially asked the chef to boil chicken soup.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Qin Beiyang had fallen asleep, and he was accompanied by Jiuse and Ye Kenan.

Qi Yuanshan, Xiaojunwang, Ouyang Anna, three young boys and girls, rushed out of the hotel together. They are no longer military men, congressmen, translation interns, they only represent themselves.

Under the sun of Versailles, it was like a grand banquet. The avenue is lined with cuirassiers of the Napoleonic era, helmets with horsehair and feathers. Thousands of people crowded to watch the representatives of various countries enter the arena, as if watching the Sun King be crowned again.

It's incredible, there's no sign of last night's fierce battle. The ten-horned seven-headed tomb beast was attacked from the back of the palace, and the wall and outbuildings behind it were seriously damaged, and the location of the three-headed tomb beast battle was also the back garden of the Hall of Mirrors. The faΓ§ade of the Palace of Versailles, including the main body of the palace building, is almost unscathed.

Ouyang Anna was stopped outside the cordon by the honor guard. In the midst of the crowd, she saw the Big Three, walked into the Palace of Versailles with a smile and laughter, and frequently turned her head and took off her hat and waved.

French Prime Minister Clemenceau, British Prime Minister Lloyd Georges, and U.S. President Wilson walked side by side into the Hall of Mirrors. It took the French five hours to clean up the scene of last night's assassination, remove dozens of bodies, reinstall broken mirrors and glass, and paint and repair bullet holes. This hall has three tennis courts connected to this big size. The remains of tanks and cavalry were no longer visible in the garden, and the charred black marks of the burns were covered with thousands of flower pots.

The Ten-Horned Seven-Headed Tomb Beast was captured by the French military, and although one of its heads was cut off, once it awoke from its dormancy, it still had amazing destructive power. Chancellor Clemenceau ordered that this tomb beast should not be given to China, because the weak and small countries were unable to protect such a treasure and would inevitably be plundered by Japan or other powers. The military train was bound for the Alps, where it was to be sealed in snow-capped caves.

Collective assassinations, raids by Tomb Beasts, and decisive battles between Tomb Beasts and Tomb Beasts...... Not a single word will be recorded in the history books. But the Big Three will never forget that it was a Chinese boy who descended like a god to split the ten-horned seven-headed tomb beast with a Tang knife, saving the Palace of Versailles and the Hall of Mirrors, as well as their lives.

At 10 o'clock in the morning, all the delegates from all countries had entered the stadium, but the chairs of the Chinese delegates were empty. The French Prime Minister smiled bitterly: "They still didn't come after all!" Your Excellency Prime Minister, your bet has been lost. ”

The British Prime Minister frowned: "I admit defeat, Your Excellency the Prime Minister." ”

The President of the United States said: "Twenty-seven independent nations were present, plus the British Dominions of India, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, ...... China was the only country that participated in the Paris Peace Conference but failed to sign the treaty, and the absence of 40,000 Chinese was a major regret of the Treaty of Versailles. ”

At the signing ceremony, the French shot a documentary film on the scene in silence. The representative of Germany sat down at a guillotine-like table.

Chancellor Clemenceau said sternly: "You once asked for peace, and now I give it back to you!" ”

The Germans signed the Treaty of Versailles as if they had committed suicide with a bullet.

Then, the Big Three signed, with the Japanese representative Saionji Konozo and the Italian Prime Minister Orlando signing, and the representatives of each country signing their own signatures, except for China.

The robbers and hooligans completed their share of the spoils, and the French Marshal Foucie accurately predicted: "This is not peace, this is a truce of twenty years!" ”

Two years later, the Chinese government and Germany signed the Sino-German Entente separately, and China received an indemnity of 84 million silver dollars, exempting Germany from the Gengzi indemnity that originally belonged to Germany, and abolishing Germany's consular jurisdiction in China.

Another year later, China officially took back Qingdao.

On the day of the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, a cloud was cast under the clear sun. Anna saw a giant black bird, flapping its upper and lower pairs of wings, the Four-Winged Angel Tomb Beast, flying over the Palace of Versailles.

Where is this flying beast going?