On January 3, 1916, which was supposed to be the third day of Yuan Shikai's coronation ceremony, the British Minister to China, Julius Aldian, held a cocktail party in the capital. All the ministers to China except the Allied Powers attended the cocktail party. When Morrison

When I arrived at the venue, I saw that the venue was already full of guests.

Seeing Mo Lixun come in, someone was already greeting him. Mo Lixun knew what the other party wanted to ask. Sure enough, everyone was interested in when the enthronement ceremony of Yuan Shikai, which was forced to be canceled during the war, would be held.

Morrison smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Oh, I am no longer the president's staff. How did the president decide and how could he inform me."

The person who inquired did not give up, but asked: "Don't you have any news?"

At this moment, Zhu Erdian's attendant came over and whispered a few words to Morrison. Morrison just got out of trouble and followed the attendant inside.

In a small room, Zhu Erdian was waiting for Mo Li Xun. As soon as the door was closed, the noise outside was blocked out. Zhu Er Dian handed Mo Li Xun a glass of wine and asked about Mo Li Xun's contact with Yuan Shikai. Mori Xun

Xun shook his head vigorously, "Your Excellency, I have given up cooperating with him. It is really unimaginable that a big shot with such long political experience can make such a clumsy political move."

Minister Zhu Erdian smiled and said: "You are too harsh on our friend, Morrison. What do our friend's subordinates think of this matter?"

Mo Li Xun was thinking about Yuan Shikai's subordinates, and suddenly He Rui's appearance appeared in his mind, which surprised Mo Li Xun himself.

At this moment, Zhu Erdian continued: "I agree with you. Our friends are afraid that they will not pass this test. Who do you think will be the next leader of North China?"

Mori Xun rectified his thoughts before replying: "I think Mr. Duan Qirui and Mr. Feng Guozhang are the most likely people to take over the position of president."

Zhu Erdian had similar views, so he continued to ask: "What about the south? Can Mr. Sun Wen unify the forces in South China?"

"I think this possibility is very low. Although Mr. Sun Wen has a high reputation, when President Yuan Shikai is forced to withdraw from the political stage, the southern governors will not adopt an electoral system."

Minister Zhu Erdian obviously felt deeply about these words and showed a knowing smile. After taking a sip of wine, Minister Zhu Erdian asked: "Do you think there are other candidates in China who may become future leaders?"

"I haven't seen anyone in this field for the time being," Morrison replied.

"I heard that you went to the customs to meet an interesting young man."

"Sir, that is indeed a very interesting young man. When talking to him, I even suspected that I was in a university in London."

Seeing that Mo Lixun was very interested in He Rui, Zhu Erdian was a little curious, "Is he a scholar-type soldier?"

"It's not appropriate to describe him as a scholar. I feel like I'm seeing a young Napoleon."

"Oh? You can actually give him such high expectations?" Zhu Erdian said with a smile.

A cheerful smile appeared on Morrison's face, "I hope God will not let such a thing happen."

At this time, someone knocked on the door. Morrison stood up and opened the door, and saw an officer standing outside the door. Zhu Erdian introduced: "Mr. Morrison, this is Lieutenant Wallis, the military attache stationed in China. Lieutenant, this is Mo Li Xun."

Mr. Li Xun."

After shaking hands with Lieutenant Wallis, Morrison took his leave to the British Minister to China, Jules Dian. At this time, the dance had begun, and couples of men and women were dancing in the dance hall. Morrison found a seat next to him and sat down, at least there would be no one there.

At this time, he came over and asked questions.

After lighting a cigarette, Mo Lixun felt a little disappointed as he smoked. Even though he used a more exaggerated description, Zhu Erdian still failed to leave a deep impression on He Rui. In other words, it is unlikely that the British side would have a deep impression of He Rui.

Sharp contact.

As a political broker, Morrison hoped that the British government would pay more attention to local Chinese talents. However, the British ministers in China had limited interest in this. Their attention was basically focused on already famous figures in China, and they did not know

This behavior should be viewed as arrogance or laziness.

At this time, a gentleman walked up to Morrison with two glasses of cocktails. Morrison retracted his legs that were fully extended without realizing it, so as not to block the road. However, the gentleman stopped in front of Morrison and asked, "Can you sit down?

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Although Morrison didn't know who this gentleman was, his thick, fluffy blond hair somewhat reminded Morrison of someone.

After the gentleman sat down, he handed a cocktail to Morrison. After taking it, Morrison thanked him and waited for the gentleman to speak first.

"My cousin Johnson mentioned Mr. Morrison in his letter." The gentleman introduced.

Morrison understood now and asked: "Mr. Johnson left Siping?"

"No, he said that Mr. Morrison agreed very much with Mr. He Rui, the governor of Siping, so he stayed in Siping to see if there were any business opportunities. He kept pestering me to give him some orders."

"Excuse me, your Excellency..."

"My Excellency, Cameron, serves His Excellency the Governor-General of New Zealand."

The two chatted for a while, and Morrison learned that Cameron had given Johnson a small order. This puzzled Morrison, "Why doesn't Mr. Cameron look for suppliers in New Zealand?"

"Oh!" Cameron said with an exaggerated look of disdain, "You know, those workers in the colony are all lazy. Five people only need three overseers to work."

Morrison chuckled. Although this was a bit exaggerated, it was at least a description of a certain fact. So Morrison changed the question, "You can also place orders in Japan."

Cameron did not answer, but instead asked Morrison, "Sir, my cousin gave me a price lower than that in Japan, which is very cost-effective. So I am surprised, is there really a lot of good labor in Siping?"

Morrison tightened his lips and shook his head, "For the specific situation in Siping, I have to ask Mr. Cameron to ask your cousin Mr. Johnson. I can only guarantee that Mr. He Ru, the governor of Siping, is an excellent ruler."

"After reading Johnson's letter, I am very interested in Governor He. So I would like to ask Mr. Morrison to tell more." After saying that, Cameron waved to the waiter carrying the wine and asked him to come over.

I took two glasses of wine and put them in front of me.

Sneeze! He Rui sneezed. As soon as he opened the curtain in front of the British Club, the smell of cigarettes mixed with the hot air hit his face, especially the smell of tobacco pouches and pots from Northeast China, which made He Rui sneeze.
Chapter completed!