Chapter 731, Trend Stable

"Thank you, Mr. Yun. Shaoting has today thanks to Mr. Yun’s support behind the scenes. The future of the Republic of China must be shared by Shaoting and Mr. Yun.” Wu Shaoting said.

"Zhenzhi, you must not take this matter lightly. Of course, whether it is the Progressive Party or the Beiyang faction, as long as Zhenzhi puts his attitude, these people will not dare to do anything randomly. But we cannot just look at things. Recently, we have sent a letter from several Japanese friends to learn about some news in Japan. If it is linked to the rumors in the past few days, it will be a big risk." Cen Chunxuan said with a worried face.

"Oh? What exactly is it?" Wu Shaoting's expression became serious.

"Newspapers in various parts of Japan seem to be intentionally creating momentum. They are promoting the policies of the Chinese Revolutionary Party to raise their value for Sun Yixian and others. There are even rumors that the Japanese government will support Sun Yixian to return to China. In the past few days, I have also been in contact with Mr. Zhang Si, and Mr. Si also found that there are many voices in Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas that are moving secretly." Cen Chunxuan said solemnly.

Only then did Wu Shaoting understand that Cen Chunxuan is looking for his key points today. If he simply insists on the government, there is no need to worry about gossip. As Cen Chunxuan said, there is no other person in the country who can be right. He has military power in his hands, and as long as he uses a little means, he can show his weak side of the bourgeois politicians. But the problem is that Sun Yat-sen returned to China at this time, with his previous influence in the country and the Japanese government's behind the scenes, it is a big threat.

It is not difficult to guess that all of this was planned by the Japanese government, and Sun Yat-sen himself was looking forward to returning to China to compete for political capital, and the two sides naturally hit it off. Although Wu Shaoting believed that with his current prestige in the country, Sun Yat-sen may not be able to shake his position, especially the generals under his command. Many people do not agree with Sun Yat-sen's political propositions, but things are unpredictable, especially the voices of "anti-Wu" in the government are already in the way of "anti-Wu", which is not a trivial matter.

"Mr. Yun, when did this happen?" Wu Shaoting asked after pondering for a long time.

"That's what happened at the beginning of the moon. I believe it will become more and more intense soon. The shock is that this is what I really worry about." Cen Chunxuan said earnestly.

"This is indeed very tricky. Since Mr. Zhongshan left Japan two years ago, the overall situation in the domestic situation is settled, and he has come back just in time. He must have wanted to find a seat in the new central government. Many of the revolutionary patriots in our meeting were former revolutionary patriots, most of whom had friendship with Mr. Zhongshan. If Mr. Zhongshan participated in the presidential election, the result would be hard to say." Wu Shaoting sighed, his eyes gradually showing a stern divine light.

"So I hope you can make preparations as soon as possible," Cen Chunxuan said seriously.

"I can. Thank you very much for coming to inform this news." Wu Shaoting nodded and said.

"Who has the ability to govern this country can see clearly. Even if Sun Yixian has the ability, it's a pity that I have not seen anything in recent years. National affairs are not a joke. Naturally, I can't take hope as a bet to bet." Cen Chun said solemnly.

Wu Shaoting began to think in his heart that it was time to make preparations as soon as possible. Since the Japanese dared to re-use the same tricks and acted in diplomatic conspiracy, adding this account to the previous account will soon make Japan suffer the consequences.

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On August 25, news came from Jiangsu that Cao Kun and Wu Peifu led the 9th Central Division to successfully regain Nanjing, and Zhang Xun led the remnants to Xuzhou. Cao Kun and Wu Peifu did not intend to continue pursuing, but rectified the city of Nanjing, appease the people and carry out the aftermath as soon as possible.

Nanjing was occupied by Zhang Xun for a few days, and it seemed like it had experienced a great disaster. The streets were desolate and there was no one left. The shops were either destroyed or closed. The blood stains on the streets and alleys have not been cleaned yet. The original city was already in a mess. Zhang Xun's Xuzhou army still had braids, and the military discipline was scattered and the military style was not tidy. On the day of the capture of Nanjing, they were publicly robbed, raped and lustful, and all those who dared to resist were killed.

The people in the city were as difficult as the year in just a few days. When Cao Kun and Wu Peifu's army counterattacked Nanjing, the people were very happy when they heard the news and organized responses in the city. When the counterattack army defeated Zhang Xun's defense line and drove into the city in a mighty way, the people even welcomed each other. Nanjing City, which had been silent for several days, finally regained some popularity.

A few days later, Feng Guozhang sent a telegram from Beijing to the government, officially announcing the dissolution of the Beiyang government and joining forces with the government to peacefully complete the unification of the north and the south. In the previous few days of fierce discussions and adjustments, it was not that the Beiyang faction could not reach a consensus on the truce, but that the Beiyang faction had many management issues after the reorganization of the Beiyang Democratic Party. Fortunately, the interests of all parties were barely satisfied in the end and a consensus was temporarily established.

After receiving this news, Wu Shaoting immediately confessed that the "Peaceful Reunification of the North and South Governments and the United Government Opinions Committee" was formed, and agreed to hold a meeting with the Beiyang faction in Wuhan to solve all the details. Before leaving, Wu Shaoting told Liang Qichao that he should try to speed up this matter and there is no need to waste too much time. Beiyang's current situation will only be strong for a while at most, but he will eventually compromise and give in.

On September 3, when delegations from both north and south arrived in Wuhan to formally hold a consultation meeting, the German Consulate in Guangzhou also sent an encrypted message to Wuzhou, informing that on August 23, the Austro-Hungarian Empire had declared war on Serbia, and just three days ago, Russia also followed the agreement to send troops to aid Serbia. The First World War began.

Although Sir Andrei's words were urgent in the telegram, he did not feel nervous for Wu Shaoting. Even if World War I started, the Japan-Germany Qingdao War would be three months later. After all, Japan's small country would naturally be fully prepared to deal with the war between the world's powers. Especially now it is an important moment when the Chinese regime is alternating, and Japan will give priority to determining China's diplomatic attitude. Everyone knows that China and Germany have a close relationship during this period, which means that Japan and Germany should be more careful when they go to war.

After the relationship between the north and the south gradually eased, Wu Shaoting turned his attention to diplomatic affairs with the great powers of various countries. Before, he deliberately did not rush to care about the establishment of diplomatic diplomatic relations with various countries, allowing Liang Qichao, Xiong Xiling and others to be responsible for receiving and understanding the diplomatic attitudes of various countries during the season. On the one hand, it was because the diplomatic talents of the government had not yet been in place, and on the other hand, it was patiently waiting for the start of the European War. As the war took place, the focus of the great powers naturally had to be on the local battlefield, and the foreign policy in the Far East would be more or less weak, and negotiations could achieve the greatest victory at this time.

Tang Shaoyi arrived in Wuzhou at the end of August. Wu Shaoting formally appointed him as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Executive Government, and actually began negotiations with the great powers of various countries. At the same time, he appointed Gu Weijun as the deputy foreign officer of the Grand Consul, responsible for the liaison between the General Office of the Consul and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and unilateral foreign affairs suggestions.

Wu Shaoting gave Gu Weijun the "Twenty-One" agreement sent by the Japanese before. Gu Weijun sneered before he finished reading it, closed the agreement without hesitation, threw it on the table with disdain.

"Wu Zhizheng, this is a typical diplomatic blackmail. The Japanese saw that the government was overlying the central government of the Republic of China, thinking that we all couldn't wait to determine the status of the legal system. In addition, the relationship between Japan and the three old powers of Britain, France and Russia, they dared to ask us for a lot of price with a little favor. It must be said that it is despicable and shameless speculation." Gu Weijun said sarcastically.

"Brother Jiading, according to your opinion, how should we deal with diplomatic relations with Japan?" Wu Shaoting asked,

Gu Weijun's original name was Shaochuan, and he met Tang Shaoyi's character "天" unexpectedly. In order not to be embarrassed or confused, Wu Shaoting used the old place name to be called.

"From the previous leaks of the Sino-Japanese Agreement, we can see that Britain and Russia are actually still favoring Japan and have not carried out substantial suppression on Japan. In the past, we have adopted a diplomatic strategy of using barbarians to control barbarians, which can already see the drawbacks. Britain and Russia hope to support Japan, an emerging power, to restrain Germany and the United States in the Far East. In addition, the outbreak of the European war, the diplomatic camp in the Far East is more distinct, and we are afraid that European countries will allow Japan's strategy toward China." Gu Weijun analyzed.

"You are right. It's just a self-deception to hope that Britain and Russia will suppress Japan." Wu Shaoting nodded slowly. In fact, he did not intend to use Britain and Russia to suppress Japan.

"In the opinion of the following, we still need to adopt the strategy of using barbarians to control barbarians, but it is by no means the way of direct intervention in the past." Gu Weijun quickly expressed his own opinion.

"It's definitely not the way before? What's that way?" Wu Shaoting asked in confusion. He didn't know much about diplomatic terms.

"At present, we should win over the United States and Germany the most, but we are not relying on our hopes that the United States and Germany will suppress Japan, but we hope that they will restrain Britain and Russia. In this way, our China and Japan are equally in the behind-the-scenes momentum. However, because Britain and France are trapped in the war in Europe, even if Germany is also involved in the European war, the United States, as a neutral country, appears to be more prominent at this time." Gu Weijun said in a leisurely manner.

Wu Shaoting still didn't know how to understand Gu Weijun's words. Although he also planned to win over the United States, a neutral country, his idea was to hope that the United States could support China in a certain way to start a war with Japan, not to restrain Britain and Russia. He pondered for a moment and asked, "Brother Jiading, since you and I both know that the United States is a neutral country, how could it be possible to win over a neutral country to restrain Britain and Russia? This is too natural."

Gu Weijun smiled slightly and said calmly: "Zhi Wu must not think that diplomatic restraint is limited to the camp position. The United States can deal with Britain and Russia through various means such as political pressure, trade terms and diplomatic transactions. Of course, there is no morality in diplomacy. If the United States wants to stand up to deal with Britain and Russia, it must give the more benefits the United States can gain from Britain and Russia. This is the major problem before us."

Wu Shaoting quickly understood Gu Weijun's meaning, and at the same time he also understood the meaning of "major problems". He knew very well that the United States relied on the sale of arms in the first World War to make a fortune in the war to lay the foundation for a great power, and most of these arms sales were targeted at the United Kingdom, France and other countries. If the United States wants to give up such a large piece of fat, it would have to cut a larger piece of fat from itself to exchange. The question is, does China have this ability in the current situation?

He sighed heavily, thinking deeply for a moment but not concluding.

At this time, Gu Weijun seemed to see Wu Shaoting's thoughts, and smiled and said, "Wu Zhizheng, in fact, since he can make such an analysis, it is naturally because it has certain feasibility. Otherwise, wouldn't it be equivalent to nonsense?"

Wu Shaoting looked at Gu Weijun and immediately asked: "Please explain in detail with Brother Jiading."

Gu Weijun then said: "Master Wu may have known that three years ago, Emperor Meiji of Japan promoted the amendment of the Japan-US shipping and trade treaty before his death, which greatly damaged the US trade in Japan and lost almost one-third of the interests of the Far East. This incident has always been a pain in the heart of the US government. It is said that US President William Taft discussed with the Supreme Staff of the Federal Army to start a war against Japan. As a result, due to financial reasons and difficulties in the distance across the Pacific, the bill was finally put on hold. This is the innate condition for implementing a new diplomatic strategy."

Wu Shaoting nodded. He knew that Emperor Meiji had revised the Navigation and Trade Treaty. Because Japan's island countries lacked materials and most of their resources had to rely on foreign imports. Before the treaty was amended, the United States almost dumped goods into Japan, making a lot of profit.

Gu Weijun continued: "For Japan, bourgeois parties are also full of conflicts with warlords. Not long ago, the cabinet minister Nishizoji Kotoshi launched a political incident in which the cabinet resigned collectively in order to protest the increase in military budget. Democrats in Japan are now actively suppressing the arms, which is a favorable environmental condition for us."

Wu Shaoting vaguely guessed what Gu Weijun meant, and he asked: "Brother Jiading, you have always emphasized the conditions of the United States and Japan. Could it be that you want to use Japan as bait to seduce the American giant?"

Gu Weijun smiled unanimously and said, "This is a diplomatic game with great risks. After all, in the eyes of Western powers, China has always played a fat role, and no one will compare our China with Japan. If we want to completely change China's diplomatic environment, Sino-Japanese relations are an extremely important step."

Wu Shaoting's serious face suddenly smiled, because he finally found that Gu Weijun's diplomatic concept was consistent with him. Although the "China-Japan relations" emphasized by the other party was not too explicit, it is almost impossible to guess based on the previous words that China-Japan is the most favorable position of China-Japan diplomacy. Squeezing Japan is not only to restore national sovereignty and eliminate Japan's arrogance, but also to establish a strong position in the eyes of other old powers and to completely complete the qualitative leap of Greater China's international status.

"Brother Jiading, you and I really coincide. Haha." He laughed happily.

"I know that only Wu Zhizheng has the courage to complete this matter. The rewriting of the destiny of China depends on Wu Zhizheng alone." Gu Weijun said seriously.

"I am only worried that the people of China are weak for too long and have long lost their ambition to fight. From the Opium War to the Sino-French War, from the Sino-French War to the Gengzi National Damage, these shames can be said to be defeated by the Chinese people in their own hands. Although I have the wish to be a strong country, I am afraid that the country will not have enough support." Wu Shaoting sighed, and his smile gradually changed to a sad face.

Gu Weijun has studied the history of various countries for a long time and naturally knows Wu Shaoting's situation. Once bourgeois democrats are in power, they will always worry that military power will ruin the country, so they will try to weaken the threat of military power to the regime. He also understands that if Wu Shaoting wants to fulfill his ambition, he must start with military preparation. This is an extremely clear conflict.

"Wu Zhizheng, although he is weak, he will do his best to support Wu Zhizheng. I believe that as long as Wu Zhizheng sincerely wants to make the prosperity and strength of Greater China, he will definitely receive support from more people." Gu Weijun said seriously, even he himself did not know whether this sentence was a wish or a comfort.

"Haha, okay, let's not talk about this for now. Please help me arrange it. We will meet with the US Embassy's business counselor tomorrow morning." Wu Shaoting ordered.

"yes."
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