At seven o'clock in the evening, Tang Shaoyi came to Qingyuan Mansion alone.

Xiong Xiling was in a state of annoyance from yesterday to today, and she couldn't let go of the friction between Wu Shaoting at the Presidential Palace yesterday morning. He really didn't expect that Wu Shaoting was becoming more and more arrogant and had obvious ambitions. When people came to inform him, he didn't even go to greet Tang Shaoyi in person as usual, but just responded casually.

Tang Shaoyi came to the restaurant under the guidance of the servants. It was time for dinner, but the dinner in front of Xiong Xiling did not move at all. He naturally knew that Xiong Xiling was still angry, so he walked up and said, "Bingyi, why bother?"

Xiong Xiling looked back at Tang Shaoyi, couldn't help but complain, "Look at Wu Shaoting's appearance yesterday. A young boy dared to scold us old people. What do you think? He really thought that the world of the Republic of China was defeated by a man surnamed Wu, and none of these warlords were reliable."

Tang Shaoyi sighed and said, "Bingyi, what era is this? It's useless to rely on his seniority."

Xiong Xiling slapped the table, and the shaking tableware sounded "clang". He said with a stern face: "As sooner or later, our Republic of China will fall into the hands of such people. Mr. Shaochuan, we have witnessed Yuan Shikai's past lessons with our own eyes. We finally ushered in a great opportunity for republic and democracy. How can we let the same disaster happen again?"

Tang Shaoyi remained silent. Of course he knew these truths, but he was always talking about these truths every day. What he really needed now was to take effective actions.

Xiong Xiling calmed down her mood, and then realized that she had not invited Tang Shaoyi to sit down. She changed her tone and said, "Mr. Shaochuan, you sit first, you don't have to be too dissatisfied with me. By the way, has it been available for dinner? Have some of them together."

Tang Shaoyi sat down, shook her head and said, "Forget it, I have no appetite at all. If there was no urgent matter, I wouldn't have disturbed Bingxian at this hour."

Xiong Xiling raised her eyebrows and asked curiously: "Is there something urgent? What urgent?"

Tang Shaoyi was silent for a moment, as if he was hesitating. After a while, he spoke: "When you were in the President's Office yesterday, you also heard what Wu Shaoting said..."

When Xiong Xiling mentioned this, she became angry again, but she didn't say anything, but just squirmed and whispered some swearing words.

Tang Shaoyi continued: "When our Ministry of Foreign Affairs contacted the *** side, the *** side was very determined to the five warships named. It seems that there is no way to negotiate on this point. However, Jiaozhou has already distributed three of the warships to the Germans, which is a big trouble."

Xiong Xiling immediately snorted and said unhappily: "This is the way of doing things in the Presidential Office. They decided everything and did not inform them in time. Now, it makes us a dilemma. Mr. Shaochuan, it's not that I'm talking nonsense. Can't this explain the situation? Wu Shaoting only regards his General Office of the Grand Consul as a powerful institution, and our State Council is just a decoration."

Tang Shaoyi emphasized, saying, "You can talk about these later. The question now is how to talk to the *** people."

Xiong Xiling said angrily: "What else can we talk about? The boy named Wu has no intention of letting us talk. I want to see how he explains to the British and Russians."

Tang Shaoyi said seriously: "Bingyin, you haven't figured out the crisis of this matter yet!"

Xiong Xiling was stunned, looked at Tang Shaoyi and asked, "What crisis is there?"

Tang Shaoyi breathed a sigh of relief and instinctively lowered his voice and said, "Although the Presidential Office has not been officially disclosed, you and I are both clear-cut people. There is a secret alliance contract between China and Germany. Only the government knows about this matter, and we have always been very careful to deal with the excuses. However, during this Qingdao War, we will distribute warships to the Germans. Even if we can suppress the Sino-German alliance, we will probably give a excuse to the Allied Powers. At that time, Britain, Russia, *** and France know that we have such a close relationship with Germany, and we will definitely cause an uproar."

Xiong Xiling listened carefully to Tang Shaoyi's words and understood what Tang Shaoyi wanted to say. After thinking for a while, he said: "I think you are worried about Brother Shaochuan. We were very close to Germany before. Look at the industrial facilities in the south and the north-south railway projects. Foreigners all know about our cooperative relationship with the Germans. But what are you afraid of? Several previous press conferences at the Presidential Office have publicly stated that China is a neutral country and will not be involved in the European war."

Tang Shaoyi also said: "The problem is that Britain and Russia did not interfere in the Qingdao war before because we took back Qingdao's sovereignty, which means that the Germans' power in the Far East has been weakened. But now it is different. With this group of warships, the strength of the Far East fleet has increased. I am afraid that Britain, Russia and even the *** will not dare to take it lightly. Now the *** side has been urging warships. If they know this, it will definitely cause another conflict."

Xiong Xiling nodded slowly. He understood Tang Shaoyi's concerns, and at the same time, there was another flash of inspiration in his mind, and his expression gradually stretched out.

Tang Shaoyi looked at Xiong Xiling's expression and suddenly stopped nervous. He asked strangely: "Binggong, do you have any solutions? I think that at this time, we cannot let the *** people know the news that the warship was allocated to Germany. We must show a strong side no matter what, and we cannot return the warship."

Xiong Xiling smiled coldly and said, "Brother Shaochuan, why are you so confused? It was Wu Shaoting who agreed to form an alliance with the Germans. You said that if this matter was exposed, it would definitely bring strong pressure from the Allies. Even if the Second War broke out, it was obvious that Britain and Russia would obviously stand on the side of the ***ers this time. Will Wu Shaoting think that he can turn the tide?"

Tang Shaoyi took a breath. He never expected Xiong Xiling to think about the problem so much. He actually used national interests as bargaining chips for political games, which was obviously unacceptable!

Xiong Xiling did not pay attention to Tang Shaoyi's expression. He continued: "At that time, the three countries of Britain, Japan and Russia provoked the war. If Wu Shaoting could not fight and allowed Britain, Japan and Russia to eliminate Germany's power in Qingdao, he would definitely have a reputation for not abide by the alliance agreement. In the end, not only would he not please Britain, Japan and Russia, but he would also offend Germany. This would have a significant impact on foreign countries' recognition of their legal presidential status. If he helped the Germans start the war again, not only would he not have the name of justice in the Qingdao war, but he would also directly offend Britain and Russia. Winning would be a diplomatic failure, and if defeated, it would not be able to calm down domestic complaints. We will take the opportunity to create voices from it, saying that Wu Shaoting is a warlord madman who likes to waste the people and loses money and is very happy to make contributions, and completely let his reputation be ruined."

Tang Shaoyi's face changed drastically and he hurriedly said, "Bingyi, have you never thought that this is a matter of harming national interests. Wars were originally a waste of people and money. Winning would make more enemies in the Republic of China. If we defeated the little ***, the British and Russian Russians would definitely ask for compensation for land cedes..."

Xiong Xiling interrupted Tang Shaoyi and said coldly: "If I were Wu Shaoting, I would not decide to help the Germans fight this battle again. This can only be blamed on the Germans for being greedy and thought that after a few shots at Qingdao Fortress, they would have tried their best to divide the spoils. In the end, they would have to ask for trouble. As for Wu Shaoting, as long as he made such a choice, his political reputation in the eyes of foreigners would be shattered, and he would not want to run for the president at that time."

Tang Shaoyi pondered for a moment, and his face became anxious again, and emphasized: "Bingyi, this is not how things are predicted. Yes, yes, if Wu Shaoting refused to help the Germans, it would indeed be a serious blow to his election. However, the Germans and the Allies fought on our Chinese territory, which is a replica of the Russo-Japanese War! This will only make countries around the world look down on our Chinese nation even more, and this is the decline of our country's reputation. Besides, do you really think that Britain, Russia and *** will only deal with the Germans simply? *** has been coveting Qingdao for a long time, and can take advantage of the opportunity of the Allies' joint efforts to invade Qingdao in one go and then not withdraw the troops."

Xiong Xiling shook her head and said, "It is impossible. Even if the *** people want to do this, Britain and Russia will never allow it. Qingdao was a German concession before, and the *** people had an excuse to invade. Now our Republic of China has taken back the sovereignty of Qingdao. If the *** people want to invade Qingdao, it would be a naked invasion. The previous "Twenty-One" incident had long made Britain, France and Russia dissatisfied with the British, French and Russian countries. They tried to break the balance of Asia behind the back of European powers, which was to seek trouble."

Tang Shaoyi couldn't help but scold: I think you are asking for trouble! He worked in diplomacy for more than ten years, and in his early years he was Yuan Shikai's aide in North Korea, and he knew the methods of the *** people. Just imagine that the *** people could fight unannounced in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 (see the "Gaosheng Incident"), and then the Russo-Japanese War forcibly occupying Lushun. These can prove that *** can do anything to gain benefits.
Chapter completed!