Chapter 770, a counterattack

"Your views on *** make me ashamed. Do you really think that *** people will be kind to think about our China? Think about the tacit war in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, and then think about the war with Russia on the Chinese territory of the three northeastern provinces. The ambition is obvious. You can't remember the lessons of history. This time I, Mr. Wu, just made preparations for national defense to surround the country, but you called me a war madman! Why, was I provoked the conflict in Qingdao? Or did I take the initiative to start a war against ***? It was just lying with my eyes open!" Wu Shaoting accused loudly regardless of the whole audience's discussion.

These words had a great effect, and many people dared not speak nonsense anymore. Wu Shaoting was really angry this time. No matter what kind of ideology Wu Shaoting was in his heart, it was indeed a bit unauthorized to go from defending his country to a war madman.

"Whether you say I am tyrannical or I think I am self-righteous, but you accused me of disregarding the national rights and interests without evidence, which is something I cannot tolerate. You are all quiet now, and I want to let you see why I have to take a tough attitude towards ***. Adjutant Gu." Wu Shaoting shouted magnificently, and then signaled to Gu Weijun who was standing not far away.

Gu Weijun immediately ran down the rostrum and took out a document from his briefcase on his seat. Then he quickly ran up to the rostrum and handed the document to Wu Shaoting.

Wu Shaoting held up the document in his hand, waved it to the audience, and said solemnly: "This document is the result of my repeated negotiations with German Minister Xin Ci during this period. Germany is ready to exchange Qingdao's sovereignty to China. The handover ceremony and procedures can be completed within this month."

The audience was shocked. The news was very exciting. No one expected that Wu Shaoting would have negotiated such a big thing with Germany. This was the veritable first time China has sought back the concession since the Opium War, and it was definitely the first major victory in modern Chinese diplomatic history.

After Wu Shaoting finished speaking, he handed the document to Liang Qichao on the other side, and asked Liang Qichao to check it himself.

Liang Qichao was excited to look through the document contract page by page, and saw the signature of the German minister Xin Ci and the seal of the embassy on the last page. He breathed a long sigh, and changed from excitement to emotion, sighed: "Shocked, you actually succeeded. But why didn't you say it earlier?"

Wu Shaoting said seriously: "Mr. Zhuo Ru, I said something to you back then. I trust Mr. Zhuo Ru and I hope Mr. Zhuo Ru can trust me. I originally thought that the trust between you and me had reached a certain level, so I planned to announce the news after the procedures were completed. I didn't expect that I was wrong. The reason why I didn't say it in the morning was to question everyone in Congress, how can you doubt me with such a vicious mind?"

The last sentence is so powerful that it is like a sharp sword unsheathed, deeply piercing Liang Qichao's heart.

The smile on Liang Qichao's face gradually froze and then disappeared. He finally understood that Wu Shaoting's anger this time was unprecedented. To say that Wuzhou sent troops to break into the venue was anger that was good, and it also meant that he still had hope for that matter; but this time it was different. When he and officials from various cabinet departments went to the presidential residence to question Wu Shaoting, Wu Shaoting's anger with him and others reached a complete disappointment.

Wu Shaoting ignored Liang Qichao anymore. He turned to face the venue and said to the loudspeaker again: "I want to listen to you now. Are you still planning to hand over Qingdao to the *** people in exchange for amending the treaty? Whoever insists on using Qingdao to exchange for amending the treaty will be the thief!"

After he finished speaking, he walked down the rostrum without looking back, and then led his staff straight through the corridor in the center of the venue and walked out of the conference hall.

The audience burst into a sudden burst of shock. No one expected that Wu Shaoting would hide this trick. However, no matter what, the matter finally came to light. Everyone could understand Wu Shaoting's efforts in diplomatic affairs and his unswerving defense of national sovereignty. It turned out that in the end it was just a misunderstanding, but unfortunately, this misunderstanding was obviously a bit big.

The members of the House of Representatives left one after another, and they were still talking about this matter:

"What the hell is China *** doing? It's just a big deal before it even comes to protest. It's even a mass demonstration."

"That's right, there are still many official responsibilities in the department that have not been taken care of, so how much time is wasted. You must investigate clearly before you make a conclusion. I want to see how they ended this time!"

Some people were talking while glanced at the Chinese *** and others who were still sitting in the corner. They saw Sun Yat-sen, Liao Zhongkai and others discussing, and at the same time they were instructing something to the parade representatives. Although they were too far away and could not see it clearly, they could also guess that these people were extremely embarrassed now.

"Zhi Zheng Wu has done a big thing. We can actually take back the sovereignty of Qingdao."

"Don't rush to be happy. As the saying goes, good things may not be as smooth as this good thing."

"What are you talking about?"

"You think, what if *** insists on fighting Qingdao, what do you think? Let's fight against the *** powers?"

"Yes, yes, this is really worrying."

Wu Shaoting's previous indignation finally recovered in the car returning to the presidential palace, and a sneer appeared faintly on the corner of his mouth. This time he did not intend to plant the willows and willows. The reason why he did not spread the sovereignty negotiations between China and Germany in time was to avoid the eyes and ears of the people, and on the other hand, he did not care much about the diplomatic supervision of the Congress. Unexpectedly, Sun Yat-sen actually used this matter to make a fuss, so he simply took advantage of the issue and completely demolished the steps of China's top in front of the congress.

He believed that after this incident, the momentum of China's top leaders would be hit a major blow, and the foundation that Sun Yat-sen and others worked hard in China suddenly failed, especially the credibility of China's top leaders will not only be questioned by the central government, but also by the people.

Of course, Wu Shaoting would not think that Sun Yat-sen's Chinese *** was a villain. If you want to blame, you can only blame China *** but you have to believe the one-sided words. His purpose of doing this is just to eliminate a political enemy. Just like on the battlefield, war is not divided into decent and villains, only winners and losers.

When they returned to the Presidential Palace, the protesters gathered on the Glorious Avenue were still there, but the number was much smaller than when Wu Shaoting left. Perhaps it was because the weather was too cold, or perhaps it was because of the touching of the Presidential Palace's free porridge noodles, many of the demonstrators believed that it was meaningless to continue protesting. Since Wu Shaoting was a reasonable person, he just needed to go home and wait for news after the Congress meeting ended.

In the afternoon, Liang Qichao and Song Jiaoren came to Wu Shaoting's office. They also knew that today was Wu Shaoting's rest day. After a morning fuss, Wu Shaoting no longer had the mood to continue to rest.

Knocking at the door of the fake door, Liang Qichao and Song Jiaoren walked in, they saw Wu Shaoting leaning against the chair behind the president's desk, and were massaged with one hand, looking tired.

"Shocked." Liang Qichao felt a little guilty and came forward to say hello.

"Sit down. Mr. Zhuo Ru, fisherman, what's wrong with you?" Wu Shaoting responded slowly.

Liang Qichao and Song Jiaoren looked at each other, then opened the seat in front of the President's desk and sat down.

"Shocked, what happened this morning..."

"No need to say more. In the morning, I couldn't control my emotions for a while, so I said some angry words without taking them to my heart. In short, this matter finally had a result, and this result was not too bad." Wu Shaoting interrupted Liang Qichao's words, put down his hand that massaged his eyes, took a breath and adjusted his mental state.

Liang Qichao was silent for a while. Although Wu Shaoting said this, he knew very well in his heart the other party's attitude towards the matter. He sighed secretly, this is politics!

Song Jiaoren pondered for a moment and said, "Zhengzhi, even if we don't talk about this morning, we will talk about the follow-up issues about Qingdao. Once we take Qingdao from the Germans, if we anger the ***, do the British powers really want to fight with the *** in Qingdao?"

Liang Qichao also said: "Yes, everyone is worried about this problem now. If the progress goes well, the Congressional election will officially end before the New Year, but once the conflict with the *** is on, it will probably affect the presidential election."

Wu Shaoting said in a low voice: "Maybe our perspectives are different. It is very complicated to you, but in my opinion, once Qingdao takes back its sovereignty, it will be an inseparable part of our Republic of China. If the *** people still attack Qingdao, it will be a veritable and naked invasion. Even in the pedantic and incompetent Qing Dynasty, the Qing army will more or less fight back against such direct invasion. There is no room for discussion on this matter, and surrender to ***, that is, ***. Even if the *** army is strong, I will fight a war resolutely."

Liang Qichao sighed and said worriedly: "But, the great powers of Britain, France and Russia are all on the side of ***. Even if we insist on fighting, we will not receive support from Global International."

Wu Shaoting said angrily: "I want them to support me. Back then, in the Sino-Japanese War, we China all hoped that foreigners would come to mediate, what would be the result? Mr. Zhuo Ru, this is our own business for us Chinese. Britain, France and Russia ignore international law, sovereignty, and even moral integrity. Why should I act according to their expressions?"

Song Jiaoren nodded deeply and said empathetically: "Zhenzhi is right. National sovereignty is not given by others, but by ourselves. If the *** people really ignore our country's sovereignty, we must give a solemn response. The *** army has strong ships and cannons, but our *** team has many soldiers and a wide range of generals, and it may not be impossible to fight."

Wu Shaoting looked at Liang Qichao and said seriously: "China has been weak for too long. Whether it is the grassroots people or the government bureaucrats above, they all think that China is weak. The more they think so, the more they take it for granted. The previous generation thinks so, and the next generation also thinks so. How can our China be strong?"

Liang Qichao's face was heavy. He knew that he should never retreat too much on this issue. The Qingdao issue was too sensitive. If Germany refused to transfer sovereignty, it would be one thing, but after the transfer of sovereignty, it would be another thing. He believed that not only conscientious politicians, but even people from all walks of life in China would not give up giving up Qingdao.

"I understand, I understand." He said in a strong tone, nodding extremely solemnly as he spoke.

"The war is left to the soldiers to take responsibility. What the government needs to do is to unite the hearts of the people in China and provide support from beginning to end. This war will never have a chance of victory. I think that justice is on our side, and the hearts of the people and the morale of the army are also gathered together. We are using the strength of the whole country to deal with a unit of an army!" Wu Shaoting said excitedly.

"That's right. What's more, starting a war is the worst plan. *** is also undecided at home now, and we still have room for negotiation in diplomacy. If *** really wants to risk the world to launch this war, then it will be as Zhenzhi said. We all from top to bottom will hate *** and will work together to fight this battle!" Song Jiaoren said with emotion.

"I will hold a cabinet meeting these days, which will definitely lead to your decision." Liang Qichao said solemnly.
Chapter completed!