Li Sanjie's words made all the negotiators of the Qing court lower their heads and remain silent. This is not that they were speechless, but that this topic was not something they could discuss at all, but they could not stop Li Sanjie from speaking. Some people also thought about Fu Xiu's rise, but they did not dare to bear the charge of breaking the negotiations. After all, before the negotiations, the East China Government had increased troops in the border areas of both sides to prepare for war, which was completely like a large army was approaching. It can be said that this negotiation was a life-saving straw for the Qing court. It must be firmly grasped, so they could only say nothing.

Seeing that the negotiators of the Qing court did not speak, Li Sanjie continued: "Let me talk about the second article, how did the Qing court win the country? What actions did it have back then are old. Now, let's not talk about it now. However, since the Opium War, for more than 60 years, the Qing court has been defeated repeatedly, cede land and pay compensation, and loses power and humiliates the country. However, internally, they do not want to work hard to govern, strengthen themselves and innovate, but block the path of wise men and refuse to be conservative. Occasionally, they only know how to do things perfunctorily. If they act like this, they have lost their hearts. What face can they still keep their national name? We agree that the Qing royal family has retained their name. It is particularly lenient. However, the royal family must hand over their power and ensure that they will not interfere in politics from now on, but do their best to do something beneficial for the people to make up for their previous mistakes."

In fact, retaining the royal name is the most controversial among the negotiation conditions formulated by the East China Government. Many veterans believed that the Qing Dynasty royal family had no need to retain it at all, so they simply canceled it. It would be enough to save Guangxu for one life at most. Retaining the royal family would easily allow the old defensive forces to see hope and make trouble again. However, after careful consideration, the Executive Yuan believed that if the royal family was abolished, it would basically be equivalent to allowing the Qing court to surrender unconditionally, and the Qing court would definitely not be able to accept such conditions. Although the East China Government did not have much expectations for this negotiation, if the negotiations were completed, it would be better after all, and at least it could reduce the losses caused by the war. In this case, it would naturally leave some room for the Qing court in the negotiation conditions, and not leave an impression of doing things to the outside world. On the other hand, it would also be nicer in public opinion propaganda. And it should be considered that the imperial power has a huge influence among the people in this era.

However, the goal of the East China Government is to overthrow the Qing court and establish a republic, and this bottom line cannot be compromised. Therefore, the only thing that can be accepted is to retain the royal name; after all, the Qing court's name has been abolished and the royal family has been prohibited from participating in politics again. Just retaining the royal family's name is at most a mascot, which does not actually break through the bottom line of the East China Government. As for worrying that the old defensive forces will cause trouble, as long as the East China Government is well controlled, it will not have any major impact.

At this time, Li Sanjie said again: "The population of the Manchus is less than one percent of the Han people. It is just because they are the original tribe of the Qing royal family. Therefore, they have enjoyed various privileges for more than 200 years. As a result, they have consumed national money and raised a lot of waste people. This is not a fair thing. Since the Qing court's national name has been abolished, the privileges of the Manchus should naturally be abolished and should be equal to the rights of other ethnic groups. In the future, they will rely on their own support. As for the last two items, we were originally old people of the previous dynasty. Since returning to the country, what we have done is obvious to all.

, fight against aggression externally, safeguard national interests and territorial integrity, and work hard to govern, build industries and develop businesses, enrich the country and strengthen the army. Now under our rule, the national treasury is abundant, the people live and work in peace and contentment, have little support, and have a support for the elderly. Therefore, we will preside over the overall situation and implement the new policy nationwide, which is still what everyone wants. And only when we take charge of the government can we make China completely prosperous and strong. If this negotiation can be successful, we will take charge of the national affairs. There will be a small success in 10 years, and in 20 years, we will hope to make China truly prosperous and strong."

After Li Sanjie's long discussion ended, Qu Hongxi, Lu Chuanlin, and Prince Chun Zaifeng looked at each other a few times. Although what Li Sanjie said just now was a rebellious from the perspective of the Qing court, it was enough to confiscate the family, but it was not completely unreasonable to think about it carefully. Since the Opium War, the Qing court has indeed not found a few things that can be taken advantage of. On the contrary, there are many things that have lost power and humiliated the country. It is a lot of things to be caught casually. In comparison, since the East China Government has landed, it has indeed performed a hundred times better than the Qing court in foreign wars, and its internal governance is said to be pretty good. Therefore, if it really starts to argue, the Qing court can't find a few reliable reasons to refute, and the East China Government cannot take over the Qing court's theory of the Three Bonds and Five Constant Permanence. So what else can be argued about? It's just to bring humiliation to oneself.

At this time, Qu Hongxiang closed the folder of the negotiation conditions of the East China Government and said, "Okay, I know all your wishes, but this matter is of great importance and cannot be decided by a few of us. Only by submitting a memorial to the court and the court will decide."

Li Sanjie also nodded and said, "Of course, it's possible, but the Qing court's resolution cannot be without a deadline. I wonder how many days will it take to wait for the Qing court to make a resolution!"

Zaifeng said: "It will take at least one month."

Li Sanjie said: "A month is too long, and this is not a big deal. Send a telegram back and discuss it. It's just that it's just that it's so difficult to decide whether to agree or not!"

Lu Chuanlin said: "Let's do this, it's up to 10 days, and it's a big deal. Not only is it a telegram report, we may also send people back and report the negotiations to the court in person, which cannot be decided in a short time."

Li Sanjie said: "Even so, it will not take 10 days. There is a railway connection from Tianjin to Beijing. It can be reached in 6 or 7 hours. I see 5 days is enough."

Qu Hongxiang smiled bitterly and said, "The 5 days are too little, not to mention that the court is afraid that there will be a few more discussions. Even if there are a few more days of gratitude, it will not harm the overall situation!"

Li Sanjie thought for a while and said, "Okay, we can only give you 7 days at most, not more."

Qu Hongxi and others looked at each other again before saying, "Okay, that's 7 days."

Li Sanjie said, "Okay." He looked at his watch and said, "It's 11:15 noon now. Even if it's 12 o'clock, 7 days later, we will negotiate again. But if the Qing court had not made a resolution at that time, we would think that the Qing court had rejected our conditions."

The negotiations only lasted for half a day, and from the beginning to the end, Li Sanjie did not take a look at the negotiation conditions proposed by the Qing court. The negotiators of the Qing court were not in the mood to have dinner at the Lishunde Hotel, but hurried back to Tianjin New City. After all, it only lasted for 7 days, and it has been calculated from now on, so the time is not enough. After returning to Tianjin New City, they first sent the negotiation conditions proposed by the East China Government back to Beijing. Then several negotiators decided to go back to Beijing after negotiation, Lu Chuanlin, Zaifeng, Yulang and Xu Shichang to rush back to Beijing by train in the afternoon, and entered the court the next day to face the king and present the negotiation situation in person.

After the negotiations that day ended, Li Sanjie also sent the negotiations back to Qingdao as soon as possible.

In the afternoon of the same day, the Qingdao Executive Yuan also discussed the situation of the negotiations in Tianjin.

Wang Yunpeng said: "It was suspended after only a long time of negotiation. The negotiation was too fast."

Qin Zheng smiled and said, "This is normal. There is nothing to talk about this time. We just put forward the conditions. The Qing court only said that it would accept it or not, and there was no need to bargain. Isn't it enough to just talk for a long time?"

Xu Jichao said: "Do you think the Qing court will accept the conditions we put forward?"

Qin Zheng said: "I think the possibility of the Qing court accepting it is not very good. It is impossible for Cixi to accept it. It is more uncomfortable to ask her to give up power than to kill her; the second is impossible to accept that the Manchus are powerful and abolishing the Manchus' privileges, which is equivalent to cutting off their life. With these two points alone, I will not be optimistic about this negotiation."

Wang Yunpeng said: "Don't we agree to retain the title of royal family?"

Xia Bohai said: "That's useless. Keeping the title of royal family mainly benefits Guangxu, which is not good for Cixi and the Manchus' powerful people. Therefore, I agree with Lao Qin's opinion. The Qing court probably wouldn't accept our conditions and would eventually resolve it with war."

Xiao Jianjun said: "Isn't that better? It's not that I like war, but I always believe that if I resolve it peacefully with the Qing court, there will be too many hidden dangers left, and the powerful and nobles of the Qing court will never be willing to lose power. Although they dare not oppose us on the surface, they will definitely cause damage in secret, because it is easy to be used by foreign countries and leave endless troubles. Therefore, only by fighting a war, clean up the powerful and nobles of the Qing court, at least half of them, smash all the old bottles and jars, and start over and re-establish a new order. Only in this way can the future troubles be completely solved."

Xia Bohai shook his head and said, "That may not be possible. There is also a peaceful solution. As long as we keep the bottom line, it is enough. It is better not to fight or not to fight. After all, once the war begins, some innocent civilians will always be hurt and cause some chaos. This loss is too great. As for the powerful and powerful people in the Qing court, they will not be willing to do anything and want to cause something, but in the final analysis, as long as we do well ourselves and can make the country prosperous and the people's lives rich, they will not be able to make much trouble."

Qin Zheng said: "In short, whether it is a peaceful settlement or a war settlement, we can make corresponding preparations. And whether to fight or not will be determined in seven days."

Xiao Jianjun said: "You can rest assured that the army's preparations are basically in place. As long as the Executive Yuan orders, war will start today. I am afraid that the negotiations will be successful and peacefully resolved, and the army's preparations will be wasted."
Chapter completed!