Yang Rui's last sentence only hit the pain point of Great Britain. Zhu Erdian said goodbye very gentlemanly, and only waited to return to the embassy, ​​his anger erupted. His cane hit the ground, as if he wanted to make a few holes in the floor tiles. Seeing that the knock attracted the attention of others, Zhu Erdian had to suppress his anger and turn back into a smiling gentleman.

The situation in the Far East affects the situation in Europe. At the end of last month, the German newspaper published a full text of Yang Rui’s speech in Shanghai, titled “The Third ‘Bole’ War”. The German people themselves hated Britain and France, and the Moroccan incident made the domestic war spirit surge. In their opinion, a weak nation in the Far East can ‘fight like the Boers’, so how could the German nation lose to the Boers and the East Asian yellow race?

This is the case with public opinion, and the German government has been extremely tough in diplomatic attitude since April. When the Leopard gunboat sailed to Morocco in July, the situation in Europe was in full swing. Just when the Revival Society occupied Beijing, the British Navy was ready for combat and the Army began to mobilize. They would cross the sea to northern France with the help of the navy to assist France in resisting Germany. Great Britain only dominated the sea and now they will fight two wars on land at the same time. Even with the help of the Japanese, the prospects are not optimistic.

Thinking of the relationship between the Revival Society and the Germans, not only Jurden, but also the Foreign Minister Gray far away in London, all suspected that the Revival Society would collude with the Germans. If this is the case, it can only be said to be a tragedy of Great Britain. Even if it can occupy the coastal areas of China with the help of the Japanese, the vast inland of this country is not more than 100,000 or hundreds of thousands of troops can occupy it. The final result is nothing more than the Japanese occupying Fengtian and Dongmeng as they wish. The Revival Society retreated into the inland, but Great Britain has gained nothing but an enemy, and the original interests may be lost.

There is nothing worse than this. Zhu Erdian thought about the consequences of the matter again and finally sighed calmly. He didn't know that there was a word that was afraid of being a mouse in Chinese. If this was the case, he would probably write this word countless times in the report.

"William, are the Japanese still planning to increase their troops?" Zhu Erdian asked. He remembered a report that in view of the deterioration of the situation in the Yangtze River, Japan was ready to increase its troops to China again, but this time the destination of the increase was not just Fengtian.

"Yes, sir. In addition to increasing troops to Fengtian again, the Japanese cabinet is also planning to send two divisions to Shanghai and Suzhou. After all, the navy cannot get ashore." Mamull watched the situation deteriorate little by little, and only hoped that the Japanese could teach a good lesson to the revival meeting that provoked trouble.

"They will never be allowed to send their troops to Shanghai and the Yangtze River." Zhu Erdian said in a deep voice. "Help me meet with the Japanese Minister Ijiyuan. The situation cannot worsen."

"Jazz, Yang Jingcheng is hoping that we will help him stop the Japanese. Doing so will only make him..." Mamull felt that Juerdian interrupted and gave up his previous decision, and had to persuade him.

"No! You don't understand. Will you duel with a group of madmen? If you lose, your reputation will be lost; and if you win, more madmen will come out to fight for you. Is this... worth it?" Juerdian said calmly, as if reflecting on his original decision.

In fact, as early as the beginning of the South Manchurian Railway bombing, he could have stopped the Japanese from sending troops, but he was very stressed. He suggested that London default to Japan's sending troops. In the past month, the war in Fengtian has become increasingly serious, but the revival will not only not compromise, but will instead shift the conflict to the Yangtze River area. Indulging Japan to send troops will only make the whole of China mess up. This is obviously not what London hopes. If Japan is not stopped now, then the next step is to change itself and then stop Japan in person.

"Jazz... They may not agree to let Japan stop the dispute now. After all, they suffered huge losses in Fengtian and the Yangtze River." Seeing that Juerdian had made up his mind, Mamull had to shift the topic to Japan.

"Everyone has lost money." Juerdian said with a sip of cigarettes, "Go and help me meet with the Lord Yijiyuan."

Zhu Erdian wanted to turn, but Yanji of Yijiyuan thought to increase his bargaining chips. There are already six divisions in Fengtian, but Fengtian City is still not completely taken down. Both sides have invested heavily in Fengtian City, and the war has been stalemate. Now the Japanese army only controls half of the city. Although there are two divisions in Tianjin, the ministerial regiment has always banned Japan from going to war. Yuan Shikai, who thought he would cooperate with the battle, was ill, and the few towns in Beiyang also had no combat at all, just hiding from the sun in the trenches. There are also reports that the Revival Society has begun to persuade surrender, and Yuan Shikai was designated as the governor of Zhili.

The situation in the north is even worse, and the trade of Japanese foreign companies in the Yangtze River is basically cut off. One concession is occupied and the other three concessions are surrounded. The navy has no choice but to shell the Fuxing Army on the other side. As the war expands, the Army Department clamors to start a full war, while the Ministry of Foreign Affairs begins to have peace talks. Their reason is that Fengtian has only one province, and even if it is fully occupied, it is not worth much money. If you ask for war reparations, the Fuxing will have made it clear that it will never pay compensation. In the end, the result will only be another Russo-Japanese War.

"Just, we hope..." Yijiyuan Yanji said 'We hope' as soon as he saw Juerdian, but before he could finish his hope, he was interrupted by Juerdian.

"Mr. Minister, the conflict has been almost a month. Judging from the current situation, even if the troops are increased again, there will be no good results. I think it should have ended it earlier." Juerdian felt the hope of Hikaki Ijiyuan, but had to say words that disappointed him.

"No...no, I mean this cannot be done." Ijiyuan Hiroki originally wanted to refuse directly, but he understood his identity and had to express his own difficulties. "The Suzhou Concession was occupied by the Revival Army, and the country hopes to increase troops to China again. If the ceasefire is announced at this time, the consequences will be unimaginable."

"Your Excellency, then you can make a choice. As before, Great Britain does not allow any war in the Yangtze River Basin, and you have no excuse to start a war in Tianjin. In other words, the only place where you can start a war is Fengtian. But even outside the pass, Yang Jingcheng is determined to fight the war indefinitely. The Americans are secretly supporting him. What can you get in the end? I thought I would get nothing in the end." Zhu Erdian said.

"Jazz. Because of this, we hope that the ministry can agree to our occupation of Beijing." said Yoshiki Ijiyuan.

"The ministerial delegation has no reason to agree to you to start a war in Beijing." Juerdian said. "Even if the war begins, it will only become another quagmire like Fengtian. How long do you want the war to last? Now the transportation of the South Manchurian Railway has been cut off, and the consequences of the war will only benefit the Americans and Russia. As an ally, I have the responsibility to remind you that the war should be over."

"But Revival will not compensate for this." Yijiyuan Hiroki said.

"Now your daily losses are more important than compensation. As long as the war continues, the heavier your losses will be. How long can the merchants in your country bear?" Zhu Erdian said. When he mentioned those merchants, he felt nauseous. Before the war began in the Yangtze River Basin, the merchants had already reported to Whitehall. What a damn person.

"Jazz. Is your government hoping that we will be in a truce?" said Hikotoshi Iji. He felt that losing British support would make the war difficult to continue.

"My government is still the same as before, and does not want any war in the Yangtze River Basin, so it does not agree to Japan send troops to Shanghai and other places. As for Fengtian, we only hope to stop the war, but if you do not follow this advice, then we can only express regret." Zhu Erdian said all about diplomatic rhetoric and did not say anything explicitly.

Yijiyuan Yoshiki went back without staying in the British Embassy for a long time. His action was reported by a spy lurking in the embassy. Liu Boyuan said excitedly. "Sir, the Japanese minister was not smiling when he returned, and almost fell down when he got off the car. We judged that the British probably wanted them to withdraw their troops from Fengtian."

"Juldian would not say such words." Yang Rui became more and more aware of British diplomatic strategies and was confident in his heart. "These gentlemen have always been ambiguous and never said anything responsible. At most, he said that Britain does not support the Japanese's war. Once this happens, Japan will be isolated by other countries in the Northeast War, which is what they least want to see. Report this information to the General Staff, we know how to do it."

After Yang Rui sent Liu Boyuan, Chen Guangshou came over to report, "Sir, Song Dunchu is here again. Are you going to see him this time?"

"It's good to meet." More than half a month ago, Yang Rui did not see guests. Those who looked for him were basically intimate relationships and favors. There are regulations on what the Fuxing will do, and the power has been delegated, but these favored people wanted him to interfere in the normal office below. If he really developed such a habit, the regulations would be a piece of waste paper.

Yang Rui met Song Jiaoren in the backyard of Prince Zheng's mansion. After this man created the Central Tongmenghui, he parted ways with Sun Wen, but he didn't know how he got together with Yuan Shikai. Yang Rui was very curious about this.

"Dunchu, don't be fine!" Yang Rui smiled. Seeing Song Jiaoren's Japanese dress again, he suddenly felt a little bored, but after all, he was an old acquaintance and always had to be polite.

"Mr. Jingcheng is a busy man. Jiaoren has come several times and says he is busy with official business." Song Jiaoren also smiled, and only put his dissatisfaction in his words. Seeing Yang Rui wearing Chinese clothes now, he was a little uncomfortable.

After serving tea, Song Jiaoren said: "Now that Sino-Japanese wars continue, the whole country wants to start the country and establish a government early, so that it can gain recognition from various countries earlier and mediate the war. If this continues, the Northeast will be scorched earth."

"This month, representatives from various provinces will come to Beijing to discuss convening a parliament and organizing the government. In fact, it is **. The representatives of Xinjiang are farther away. If there is no airship, they will probably not be able to arrive in three months." Yang Rui said. "Zhili is still in the hands of Mr. Yuan. Dunchu comes from Tianjin. I really don't know what they want to do. Do they accept our conditions?"

"How do I know about Mr. Yuan's worries?" Song Jiaoren replied, "Although I and Mr. Yuan hit it off at first, I never participated in the Beiyang affairs. The country was determined at first but the war continued. I wanted to suggest that the National Assembly be held early and the national foundation should be established soon."

Unable to determine whether Song Jiaoren really didn't know Yuan Shikai's plan, Yang Rui had to say: "In another five days, representatives from all over the country will arrive. At that time, the charter for the parliamentary election will be taken out. If the charter is decided, then after the election, the parliament will be convened and the government will be formally organized. Once the parliament is convened, the constitution will be formulated. The country will be smooth and orderly. I think it will be impossible to do this step in less than three or five months. I am anxious. I am also anxious. Now this transitional government has no name for anything to do, which is really inconvenient."

After hearing what Yang Rui said, Song Jiaoren said in surprise, "Is this...revival not a constitutional monarchy? Why is it now..."

"But what?" Yang Rui smiled, "I said before that there will be no emperor again. But many people don't believe it. For example, Sun Wen doesn't believe it. It seems that if he doesn't involve us with the imperial power, he doesn't seem to be able to revolutionize. In the future, China's power will be in the Congress. The power of the Congress is controlled by the taxpayers. Dunchu, you have no objection to this."

"No objection." Song Jiaoren's answer was beyond Yang Rui's expectations.

"I really have no objection? Dunchu, we are friends, just say anything." Yang Rui was a little disbelief.

"There is no objection." Song Jiaoren nodded. He did not think that he had the right to vote like Yu Zixun. After all, European countries now have property restrictions on voters, so he has no objection to the premise of using taxes as voters.

"Okay! It's good that you have no objections." Yang Rui smiled, "Dunchu, if you can meet Mr. Yuan when you go back to Tianjin these days, please tell him: There are many young people in the Revival Association, and the elderly should help you. Mr. Yuan has excellent government affairs and a new government is established. He wants to guard the side and participate in the national affairs, we all welcome him."

"What should I do with those towns in Beiyang?" In addition to the matter of Congress, Song Jiaoren actually had the intention of exploring the way. Although Zhirui was the governor of Zhili, everyone knew that the Qing Dynasty had fallen and put all the treasures on Yuan Shikai. Yuan Shikai also saw through the situation and chose to stay in the door. Now that the foreign enemy is approaching, he concluded that the Revival would not dare to start a war in Zhili to let foreigners find excuses to interfere, but it was not a solution to always wait. He had to send Song Jiaoren, who was also a revolutionary party, to explore the wind.

"The entire organization is retained, and the people can remain unchanged, but they must be adapted as the Fuxing Army. The salary must be reduced, but the status will not change." Yang Rui stopped here and explained: "The government will not have any clean bank in the future. Although the corruption will not be peeled, the punishment will be very strict. I believe that Yuan Gong treats money like dirt, but if those people below him cannot control their own hands and feet, they can change their positions to become officials. Anyway, the level of treatment will not change."

When she heard Yang Rui talk about the treatment, Song Jiaoren said curiously: "How much will this salary be reduced?"

"Anyway, from now on, you will not be able to make money as an official." Yang Rui smiled. "Three years of Qing magistrate, 100,000 snowflakes, this matter will not happen again. If someone doesn't believe it, then you have to see if your head is hard or your bullet is hard."

Yang Rui and Song Jiaoren talked with each other, and he didn't return to Tianjin until the evening. In the Lishunde Hotel, Yuan Shikai, Yang Shiqi, and Wang Shizhen all listened to him reposting Yang Rui's words, and waited for the matter to be finished, but everyone started talking.

"Weiting, if Yang Jingcheng was telling the truth, the result would be good." Wang Shizhen touched his beard and said. What he cared about was what Yang Rui said about "Mu Shou Yifang". If this is the case, it would be a small court again, which is no different from before.

"The result can only be this best, but I think that other provinces do not have the position of governor. Revival will lead to military and political separation. Even if the Muslim guards, is it better to be an admiral or a governor?" Yang Shiqi kept staring at the various actions of the Revival Society, and felt that they divided power very carefully and had clear rights and responsibilities. If they did this, they basically had no right to be an official.

The other few people care about power, but Yuan Shikai cares about others, "Dunchu, did Yang Jingcheng say that this national system..."

"The state system should be a constitutional system of the people." Song Jiaoren said, but when Yuan Shikai wanted to ask, he immediately knew what he meant, and then said in detail: "Yang Jingcheng said that the government could not be without the help of the people from the previous dynasty, but some of these people were very worried about being published in the biography of the traitors in the future, so he said that these officials could not worship the former Ming King Min, but only be responsible to the parliament. This is considered loyal to the country and not loyal to the king."

"Loyal to the country but not to the king." Yuan Shikai said silently. The situation in the country is like this. Even if he has great ability, the Beiyang Army cannot turn the tables with these towns. Although the Japanese promised him and wanted to fund him to attack the capital, this matter was not done in a reasonable way. If the Fourth Town and the Fuxing Army fought, everyone knew how much they had. "What do you say about the funeral of the Emperor?"

"Oh." Song Jiaoren's face turned hot. He asked about this matter at that time, but now he forgot to say it, saying, "Yang Jingcheng said that after the Qing Dynasty entered the pass, he buried Chongzhen with great burial. Although it was a trick to win people's hearts, he would report it back to the next. How did Chongzhen be buried in the past, and now Guangxu is buried."

Yuan Shikai read a lot of books, but he still didn't understand the specifications of the funeral when he heard this, but Yang Shiqi understood it. He said in surprise: "Is Chongzhen a state funeral back then?"

"Then Guangxu is also a state funeral." Song Jiaoren said reluctantly. He had no good feelings for Guangxu, and even believed that the funeral was really costing. "Yang Jingcheng also said that this funeral could be hosted by Mr. Yuan, and the required expenses were also borne by the state treasury."

"Then... what should I do if those princes and ministers in the inner city Beizi Beile?" Yuan Shikai heard that the funeral was hosted by him, and he felt like something was hit by it. He was so excited that if this matter was done, how would he write about himself in the history books be like a loyal minister.
Chapter completed!