Uchida Yasuya and Makino Nobuaki listened to Muyang's words, and their faces showed shocked expressions, they really couldn't believe that this Duke Williams would put forward such harsh conditions, how big the interests involved in these treaties are, the two of them know that the profits brought to Japan every year are no less than 30 million taels of silver.

Moreover, this also involves Japan's layout in China and the invasion and occupation of China, but Japan's current national policy is a national policy set after the Meiji Restoration, and it is not easy to say that it will be given up.

However, the two of them did not dare to refuse rashly now, and Uchida Yasuya said: "Your Excellency Williams, the conditions you put forward are too relevant for me to reply to you, please allow me to ask for instructions from the country." ”

"That's no problem, by the way, I want a piece of land, well, to grow sugar cane, I think Taiwan is good." Mu Yang added another sentence, and the two people who were directly hit by this sentence were dizzy.

Since Japan invaded Taiwan in 1874, Japan has invested a lot of energy and money in Taiwan to renovate, and wants to turn Taiwan into a second Ryukyus, how can it be given away at will.

The two walked away in a daze.

Regarding Muyang's conditions, after hearing this, Emperor Taisho, a guy who was already mentally ill, flew into a rage and directly classified Muyang as a demon.

This is blackmail, this is blackmail, and Japan will never agree to it.

The matter was put on hold, and Japan continued to suffer from the plague, hoping to survive, and the death rate of tens of thousands of people a day kept the Japanese government living like a year.

Many people were outraged by the Japanese government's inaction and went to the Prime Minister's Office. Parade in front of the Diet building and even in front of the Emperor's Palace. I hope that the government will get medicine for the people as soon as possible, but Muyang put forward such harsh conditions. The Japanese government and the emperor did not want to agree, so they stubbornly put it on their feet.

In China, because of the diplomatic failure of the Paris Peace Conference, the domestic public was dissatisfied with the government, and they condemned the inaction and weakness of the government of the Republic of China, and on May 4, students took to the streets, holding signs and began to demonstrate. The May Fourth Movement broke out.

The Chinese delegation felt great pressure, and Lu Zhengxiang and Gu Weijun could only frown as they looked at the Chinese students demonstrating on the Paris square.

There is still a month to go, and the results of the Paris Peace Conference are about to come to fruition, and Mu Yangxin is not sure whether Japan will agree to his conditions, but this is a game of endurance and will, who will persist to the end. Who is likely to win.

June 27, Queen's Pavilion Hotel, Paris, Muyang's room.

Gu Weijun and Mu Yang were talking in the room, and Gu Weijun was under tremendous pressure during this time. continued to work hard again and again, but all the requests he put forward were rejected again and again. There was not even a little room for turnaround, and Gu Weijun also lost confidence.

"Retention of signature is not permitted. It is not allowed to be attached to the covenant, and it is not allowed to declare outside the covenant. It can only be accepted unconditionally. Under such circumstances, China has no choice but to refuse a visa to make China's position clear. I have reported this idea to Mr. Lu, and Mr. Lu has agreed with me. ”

After saying these words, Gu Weijun's face was full of separation and unwillingness.

Muyang thought for a while and said, "I don't know if there is a chance for things, but I think we'd better give it a try, tomorrow we will go to the signing venue, if the Japanese don't change the conditions, we can leave directly, but if the Japanese change the conditions, won't we win, after all, the 400 million people in China are still waiting for you to give them a clear answer." ”

"Do you think that Japan still has the possibility of repentance, their coveting of the Northeast, coveting Shandong, and coveting China have been clearly revealed, and I can't think of any reason for them to give up the meat to their mouths." Gu Weijun said.

"There is an outbreak of influenza plague in Japan now, but now I can treat this flu medicine, only I have it, I have limited the production of drugs by British pharmaceutical factories, just to restrict British exports to Japan, and now the effect is out, Britain has stopped exporting drugs to Japan, and the Japanese can only come to me if they want to get medicines."

"In Bordeaux, the Japanese chased it there, and I put forward the condition, if I wanted medicine, I had to give up the occupation of Qingdao, the 21st Article, the unreasonable Japanese treaties in China, the Gengzi indemnity, and the interests of the Northeast."

"Also, give me the bend as a private territory, of course, I can hand it over to you, but I hope you can keep the bend yourself." Muyang said.

Gu Weijun's eyes lit up, and he said urgently: "What you said is true, do you think Japan will agree to these conditions?" ”

"You have a saying in China, saying that things are done by people, how can you know if you don't try."

On June 28, Mu Yang and Gu Weijun wore solemn dresses and walked into the signing venue of the Paris Peace Conference.

Walking into the solemn venue, Mu Yang glanced around, the giants of Britain, France and the United States were already seated, Mu Yang's eyes looked at the Japanese seat, and saw Japanese Foreign Minister Yasuya Uchida, and Japanese Ambassador Plenipotentiary Nobuaki Makino sitting there.

The two also saw Mu Yang, and looked at Mu Yang's gaze, and the expressions on their faces were unpredictable and uncertain.

Muyang ignored these and walked straight to the Chinese seat with Gu Weijun, because Muyang came to this signing meeting today as a representative of the Chinese side.

The French Prime Minister stood up and said, "After half a year of hard work, the Paris Peace Conference has finally reached a basic agreement, and today is the day of signing, let us draw a complete end to this war, now"

As soon as he said this, Japanese Foreign Minister Yasuya Uchida stood up and said, "Your Excellency, I'm sorry to interrupt you. Speaking of this, Yasuya Uchida glanced at Gu Weijun and Mu Yang in the Chinese seat, and continued: "We want to make changes to the treaty, and we ask the General Assembly to allow it. ”

"Change the treaty, now, are you sure?" French Prime Minister Clemenceau asked suspiciously.

"Yes, I am sure that we, the Japanese side, have applied for the revocation of the contents of the treaty concerning the occupation of Qingdao, that Japan unconditionally recognizes China's sovereignty over Qingdao and that Qingdao will be unconditionally handed over to China, and that the 21 Articles signed between Japan and China will be abolished from today." Yasuya Uchida said.

Yasuya Uchida's remarks caused an uproar in the venue, and people wondered why Japan would give up the benefits it had already gained at the last moment.

But Gu Weijun's face showed a look of ecstasy, he really couldn't believe that things had taken such a major turn, would China still have a chance to win, it was really unbelievable.

After Uchida Yasuya finished speaking, ignoring the disbelieving eyes of everyone in the venue, he walked up to Muyang and said in a low voice: "Your Excellency Williams, we Japan agree to the conditions you put forward, at the peace conference, we will revoke the 21 articles signed with China, give up Qingdao's interests, and other conditions, we can talk about them in private, after all, those things do not involve the Paris Peace Conference Treaty." ”

Mu Yang smiled and nodded, "I see the sincerity of your cooperation, and we will talk about the rest in private." ”

The signing ceremony was suspended for an hour, and after the content of the treaty was changed, the countries soon completed the signing ceremony, but Gu Weijun happily signed his name this time.

Historically, the Chinese delegation refused to apply visas, and no one attended the signing ceremony, but this time, China took Qingdao back, and China won. (To be continued......)