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The group immediately went to the central hall, and the news that the attendant had already spread to the central hall that Wu Shaoting returned to the Presidential Palace. The central hall was the office of the Presidential Government Affairs Department, and several important departments under the cabinet were here. At this time, Xiong Xiling, Lin Changmin, Wang Yinchuan and others, with their respective confidants, gathered in the corridor near the entrance of the diplomatic department, and dozens of quarreling about something. On the other side of the corridor, the agents of the Secret Service and the guards of the Presidential Guard set up a cordon to confront the personnel of the Government Affairs Department. Wang Yun, the Director of the Secret Service, the Chief of the Presidential Guard, and several officials of the General Office of the General Office stood at the front of the cordon and were having verbal conflicts with Xiong Xiling and others.

In addition to these two factions, there were many state-owned servants from all over the government affairs department who were not aware of the truth or were neutral, and there were many people watching from the left and right front and back, whispering to each other. Of course, they knew what was going on, but before Wu Shaoting appeared, everything was not finalized.

"I just ask you why you arrest people. As the Minister of the National Government, Tang Shaochuan will not make any mistakes, your secret service will not be the turn of arresting people. If you don't let me go today, this matter will not be over. I will let you know the consequences!"

"Releasing people, letting people go, even if the consul's order is ordered, you cannot arrest people at will."

"I have already said it, do you want me to repeat it again? Tang Shaoyi gave the interests of the family, which is a crime of treason."

"Where is the evidence? Just your words?"

A guard ran up from behind and shouted loudly: "Wu Zhizheng is here."

Xiong Xiling, who was standing in front of the people in the Government Affairs Office, heard this and shouted coldly: "Good here. If he doesn't come, I'll go to him."

Wu Shaoting came to the middle of the confrontation between the two sides as the guards opened the way. Xiong Xiling and others immediately walked forward a few steps, looking fierce. Wang Yun came to Wu Shaoting, bowed to him, and whispered: "Shishou Ting, my subordinates are not doing their jobs well, so he is what he is now."

Wu Shaoting raised his hand and said, "It doesn't matter."

Xiong Xiling heard the words of Wu Shaoting and Wang Yun, and said furiously: "Wu Shaoting, you ordered the arrest of the dignified Foreign Minister for no reason. Now you are still saying nothing. Humph, I have known for a long time that you are deliberately conspiring."

Without waiting for Wu Shaoting to speak, Deng Keng took a step forward and said coldly: "Since you ordered the arrest of someone, it is naturally not for no reason. Tang Shaoyi forged fake documents and reported to the British, and put the Republic of China in a major crisis. This conspiracy is not only a treason, but also a sinister heart that disregards shame."

Xiong Xiling was stunned. Of course, he knew about Tang Shaoyi going to the British Embassy this morning, but he didn't expect that Wu Shaoting would not recognize the Sino-German alliance, and he was very angry. He could not speak too explicitly now, so he could only say: "You said Tang Shaochuan created fake documents. What kind of documents is this? What kind of evidence is there?"

Deng Keng said: "Tang Shaoyi told the British that there was a secret covenant between China and Germany, and that we put our China in an unfavorable situation of the European war. Such sinister intentions are simply worthy of death."

As soon as these words came out, the state officials watching next to him and some people standing behind Xiong Xiling were surprised. There were also screams in the crowd, followed by waves of whispers. People working in the Presidential Palace naturally had the opportunity to get in touch with high-level news. Even if most people had not heard of the exact news of the Sino-German Covenant, there were more or less some rumor. Everyone knew the current tense situation in the European war. If foreigners knew that China and Germany had a covenant, they would undoubtedly involve China in this war of capitalist plunder, which would definitely have a significant impact on China.

"Minister Tang actually leaked the secret?"

"Worry, have you not heard what Chief Deng said? It was a forged Sino-Germany Covenant, not true, do you understand?"

"Yes, yes, it's forged!"

"It's not a question of whether to forge or not, but foreigners have believed it."

"Oh no, oh no, Minister Tang really hurt our China now."

Xiong Xiling's aura became much weaker in a blink of an eye. The people who had followed him to protest before now learned that Tang Shaoyi had leaked his ***, and immediately lost confidence and dared not continue to make trouble. Some of them even began to blame Tang Shaoyi. Even if the upper class was fighting openly and secretly, they would not be joking about national interests!

"Wu Shaoting, you keep saying that it was Tang Shaochuan leaking the secret. What evidence do you have?" Xiong Xiling felt the weakening of his aura behind him and immediately asked loudly.

"It's ridiculous, do I need to hand over the evidence to you?" Wu Shaoting said coldly.

"Hmph, I think you can't produce any evidence at all. You deliberately framed the charges and arbitrarily arrested the important officials of the State Government. Wu Shaoting, you have ulterior motives and abused your power to eliminate dissidents. If you don't give us an explanation today, I will never end with you." Xiong Xiling seized this and said fiercely.

"Everyone will tell me, just because Tang Shaoyi handed over a fake covenant copy to the British this morning. The European powers have determined that China has joined the Allies' camp. You should be very clear about what this means. The country's crisis is imminent, and you still have the heart to quarrel here. I really don't know what you are doing. What are you still standing there? All of them have to part with me. If anyone dares to cause trouble, don't blame me for being rude." Wu Shaoting ignored Xiong Xiling and turned around and shouted at all the officials present. For him, Xiong Xiling is only left with a verbal lip and he doesn't have to give him any face at all.

After hearing Wu Shaoting's words, the crowd that was originally onlookers quickly dispersed, and many of the people who followed Xiong Xiling to protest took this opportunity to quit. In just a few minutes, most of the congestion and noisy situation in the corridor disappeared, and only Xiong Xiling, Lin Changmin, Wang Yinchuan, Ren Zongyuan and others, as well as their confidants, remained in place.

"Wu Shaoting, you are a nude intimidation! You bully others with your power. With your character, you still hope to run for the president?" Lin Changmin shouted in support.

"If you can't come up with evidence, let's go to Yuhuatai to explain the matter clearly now." Xiong Xiling said glaringly.

"Minister Xiong!" Wu Shaoting took a step forward, stared at Xiong Xiling coldly, his tone revealing majesty and anger, "Don't think I don't know what conspiracy you are doing. I will put my words here today. If anyone crosses the political struggle over the bottom line, I will tear my face to deal with anyone."

"You think we will be afraid of you, hum, I knew that your warlord's nature could not be changed." Xiong Xiling said with a strong aura.

"Okay!" Wu Shaoting was really angry. He never expected Xiong Xiling to betray the country but could still be so righteous. This is something he could never tolerate. "I was still patient before, at least you guys still have some self-knowledge. But from today on, I no longer have patience. As the saying goes, the overall situation is the most important, but you all don't know what the overall situation is, you know how to fight, struggle, struggle! It's very good, I will let you know the consequences of fighting with me."

The threat of the last sentence is unconcealed, and it also shows anger that penetrates the bone marrow.

Standing behind Xiong Xiling, Ren Zongyuan and others, the officials were shaken again. This was the first time they felt Wu Shaoting's heartfelt anger. Everyone could see that the matter was really big this time. Some timid and afraid of things quickly retreated quietly and left the other side of the corridor. Even though they were following Xiong Xiling and others for a bite, they were not fools. After all, the most powerful person in the Republic of China was still Wu Shaoting. Not to mention that they had a bad future, they might even have a dead end.

"Everyone listen, everyone listen, this is what Consul Wu said. Look, this is not hegemony? What is this not dictatorship?" Xiong Xiling turned around and said as if he was propaganda to the people behind him, hoping to take out a loudspeaker to repeat what Wu Shaoting said just now.

Lin Changmin, Wang Yinchuan and others immediately echoed and shouted. Although there were not many people still at the scene, their protest voices were still so sharp.

Wu Shaoting snorted contemptuously, ignored these people, and turned around and returned along the road he came.

"Wu Shaoting, do you want to leave so easily? If you don't give an explanation today, don't think you will leave like this." Xiong Xiling yelled at Wu Shaoting's back, his voice and expression were harsh.

Wu Shaoting paused for a few steps, but did not turn around to deal with Xiong Xiling. He just explained a few words to Deng Keng, and then continued to step out of the corridor. Deng Keng received Wu Shaoting's order and turned around to Xiong Xiling and said, "There will be a specific statement about Tang Shaoyi's treason move at the National Congress on February 1st." After that, he also left with Wu Shaoting and his group.

Xiong Xiling was furious and wanted to get up and grab Wu Shaoting and let him give him an explanation now. Unfortunately, his strength was very limited, and he didn't want Wu Shaoting to control most of the country's army like that. It is precisely because of this that his anger became more and more prosperous. What kind of army and democratic politics are all useless for Wu Shaoting.

At this time, Ren Zongyuan came up to Xiong Xiling and asked, "He just said that there will be specific statements at the National Assembly on February 1st. Didn't the Secretariat just said that the National Assembly was tentatively scheduled for February 9th the day before yesterday?"

Wang Yinchuan said: "It seems that Wu Shaoting is preparing to convene the National Assembly in advance."

Lin Changmin thought for a while and murmured: "Why did he hold the Congress in advance?"

Ren Zongyuan speculated: "Is it a matter of making a special trip for Minister Tang?" He said, looking at Xiong Xiling again, and asked in a low voice, "Bingwu, are you aware of Tang Shaochuan? Leaking the Sino-Germany Covenant is a big deal."

That night, only Xiong Xiling and Tang Shaoyi talked about this matter secretly, and the others at the Qingyuan Conference did not know the details. When Deng Keng mentioned this just now, Ren Zongyuan, Lin Changmin and others were also very surprised, but they did not dare to make up their minds easily for a while, just to think that it was a crime fabricated by Wu Shaoting to deal with Tang Shaoyi. Now, it is natural that it is necessary to ask Xiong Xiling clearly about this issue.

Xiong Xiling's face was cold and said, "You don't have to worry about this. As for Wu Shaoting's convening the National Assembly in advance, it's better for us. You have heard what he said just now. This dictator is about to tear his face apart. At this time, we must unite and make his ugly face public while the National Assembly is paying attention to the whole country."

Lin Changmin, Ren Zongyuan and others looked at each other, and everyone looked frowning. They were not fools. They could tell at a glance that Xiong Xiling was deliberately avoiding Tang Shaoyi's leak of secrets, which shows that Tang Shaoyi's leak of the Sino-German alliance was true, and Xiong Xiling was also involved.

For them, although the Progressive Party and local power-oriented politicians are willing to support Xiong Xiling to compete with Wu Shaoting, most of the purpose is still to decentralize power. Even if there are people who sincerely serve the great cause of republic and democracy, they will not ignore the overall interests of the Republic of China. The problem now is no longer as simple as checking and balancing Wu Shaoting. Xiong Xiling and Tang Shaoyi betrayed the ***, putting China in a major crisis. Even if Wu Shaoting can be brought down, who can stand up and turn the tide and stabilize China's interests in the international community?

What's even more terrifying is that they of course heard what Wu Shaoting said just now, and they still heard it very clearly. Wu Shaoting is really angry about this matter. Before, the other party could take into account the face of the National Association and people of various parties, and maintain the side of the coalition government and democratic politics. If they really want to engage in dictatorship and autocracy, how can an organization without real power and strength do anything to him like the Qingyuan Conference?

Not to mention checking and balancing Wu Shaoting, it would be a matter of one sentence if Wu Shaoting really wanted to deal with the Qingyuan Conference! Progressive Party members such as Lin Changmin and Wang Yinchuan could still persevere to the end with their passion. At worst, they would be defeated. However, Ren Zongyuan and other selfish people did not dare to fight rashly like this. If they forced Wu Shaoting to do anything, it would be a trivial matter. If they lost their life, it would be a big deal.

What Ren Zongyuan originally planned was to rely on the growing strength of the Qingyuan Conference to establish more voice in the Nanjing central government, rather than reaching the top like Xiong Xiling and rushing to achieve success. In their opinion, it doesn’t matter if Wu Shaoting can’t be defeated. As long as Wu Shaoting can be made known to his influence, it’s not impossible for both sides to win. On the contrary, Xiong Xiling is better. He is determined to pull Wu Shaoting off his horse, but he doesn’t know that this is a way to die.

"Bingmin, will it be a bit too much this time?" Lin Changmin said hesitantly.

"Yes, if Tang Shaochuan really leaked the Sino-German alliance, we China would likely be involved in the European war." Wang Yinchuan said worriedly. Although he agreed with Xiong Xiling's proposal in many aspects, China's current national strength was forced into a war of capital plunder by the great powers, and he would definitely suffer a great loss.

"Don't you understand what I said yet? What matters now is not the covenant or the leak of secrets, but we will soon expose Wu Shaoting's dictatorial ambitions and let the people of the whole country denounce this warlord." Xiong Xiling interrupted everyone and said solemnly in a very serious tone.

Wang Yinchuan and Lin Changmin looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment.
Chapter completed!