184 whimsies

In the autumn of 1912, in the three towns of Wuhan, in Xi'an... In the major cities ruled by Ezhou, Li Xiangdu made a mansive speech, warning other countries, especially the British, the Russians and the Japanese, to focus on their own affairs, and not to care about the Chinese people within China's borders. Fate." He roared that the fate of the Chinese people is purely China's own business. Under the guidance of Li Xiang, the Hubei District set off waves of anti-Tibet and anti-imperial demonstrations.

It is Li Xiang who uses this situation to welcome the delegation of peace talks of the local government of Tibet brought by the United Kingdom.

The British representative is H. McMahon, the foreign affairs secretary of the British and Indian government, and A. Rose, the former consul in Tengyue, China, is the assistant to Chinese affairs, with Bell, the political commissioner in Sikkim, as the assistant to Tibetan affairs; and Silenshaza Bian Jue Taji is the representative of the local government of Tibet.

A group of people wearing red armbands shuttled through the crowd, including workers, farmers, students, soldiers, some giving speeches under telegraph poles, and some handing out leaflets. On all buildings, red slogans were pasted. On the high-rise buildings, leaflets suddenly fell like snowflakes, and pedestrians went to pick them up.

McMahon and others walked on the streets of Wuchang, sandwiched in a crowd of people. They also bent down to pick up a leaflet that said, "Tibet is an inalienable territory of China." A tram drove in front of McMahon and others. Several students hung outside the door and shouted in unison, "Recall the lost land!" Down with the great powers! Realize the national revolution!" A louder than a sound makes people's blood boil. The students held small flags, and the tram became a red flag marching fortress.

Xiaza Bianjue, the representative of Tibet, looked at everything in front of him with fear, like a cold wave from a snowy mountain.

This shocked the British greatly. McMahon quietly exchanged eyes with Ross and Bell.

They knew that Ge Fu, the British Consul in Hankou, reported to Foreign Secretary Gray that Li wanted to tell him that Tibet had entered Lhasa for 30 years since Guangxu, and the conclusion of the Lhasa peace treaty was equal to zero, which was completely invalid. He insisted that since he was a Chinese subject, Tibet had no right to make a master's covenant and could only come as a representative of local peace talks. Chang negotiation. The British Foreign Office did not believe these crazy words conveyed by Ge Fu to Li.

Zhu Erdian, Consul General of Beijing in China, telegramed to Gray that it is impossible for Tibet to protect itself. In order to prevent the Hubei army from occupying Tibet, Britain must give up its negative attitude towards Tibet. The most important point is to "establish a closer relationship with the Dani Lama and have a fuller understanding of the arrangements prepared by the Tibetan government." . He believes that reaching a trip-lateral agreement between Britain, China and Tibet is the best solution. He estimated that if it could prompt China to abandon western Xikang, it would be possible in exchange for Tibet's recognition that China would still send a minister in Tibet with a guard stationed in Lhasa and maintain its original state. He believes that even if the tripartite negotiations fail, it will "leave a better foothold" for Britain and can continue to hold the Anglo-Tibetan negotiations. Here, Zhu Erdian proposed to the British government a new solution to the so-called Tibet issue that is beneficial to the British invasion of Tibet. It is the development of the memorandum previously handed over to Yuan Shikai. It is consistent with the content of the memorandum. The difference is that the Sino-British bilateral agreement has been turned into a Sino-British-Tibetan trilateral agreement.

Now when I go to Wuhan, I know that Zhu Andian and Gray are simply whimsic, and Ge Fu's report is not exaggerated, but too conservative.

McMahon and others no longer hesitated and walked straight to the Yellow Crane Tower of Snake Mountain.

It was not Li Xiang who borrowed this Yellow Crane Tower as the master, but Ge Fu, the consul of the British Empire in Hankou.

In the flower hall, there is also a French and American minister. The four countries mediation. Britain, France and the United States are one family. Russia has its special interests and ambitions in Mongolia. Today, there is no Russian minister here.

In addition to these foreigners, there are also General Li, who is too young. His eyes were bright, and he sat with his hands on his knees. The attendants behind him were all dressed in black Zhongshan costumes and stood respectfully. Inside and outside the flower hall, only Ge Fu couldn't help running around. He came in and wanted to say a few words with Li, and then looked up outside the door.

Today's scene is facilitated by Ge Fu's proposal to prepare for peace talks between China, Britain and Tibet in private. When the diplomatic agreement was officially written, there were so many transactions before. In the end. It's just a signature.

Ge Fu arranged this private meeting. And he wanted to pat Li's chest to guarantee that there was no Russian minister. Everyone has something to say, express their own positions, and express them as much as they like. It is not a diplomatic occasion, and it will not be formally written, and countries promise to give mediation opinions with sympathy for China and a sufficiently neutral attitude.

Li thought that he was annoyed by piles of documents now. With such a banquet, he naturally agreed happily. It's not a formal diplomatic occasion. Just take it as an exploration of the wind and listen to the attitude of Britain and the great powers. There is nothing wrong with it.

Li Xiang arrived here early. In addition to occasionally socializing with Ge Fu, he has been focused on the French wine treasured by Ge Fu at other times. Ge Fu saw that Li wanted to be like an upstart, a cup of "golden liquid" in one mouthful, and his liver was in pain.

"My old friend, you have finally arrived."

Gerford saw McMahon and behaved very affectionately.

McMahon said with a smile, "I'm very punctual. You see, the appointed time is not bad.

"Your time is really accurate," Ge Fu said with a big British smile, "But this is in China. When you come to China, Chinese people are used to you have to get used to it early."

Without waiting for the two to finish their greetings, the French and American consul in Hankou has come up to say hello to McMahon, Xiaza and others.

These foreigners are happy to meet. McMahon was also calm, but Li Xiangxing stood respectfully behind the consuls of other countries without greeting.

Xia Zha just quietly looked at Li Xiang, who was drinking by himself there. Seeing a man in a Tibetan robe staring at his eyes, Li wanted to look up at him and smiled faintly.

Ge Fu raised his hand to introduce: "This is the sea, land and air marshal of the Ezhou National Revolutionary Army. The representative of the Hubei Army in this armistice and peace talks: Mr. Li Xiang." Ge Fu turned his hand again: "This is Mr. McMahon, the representative of the United Kingdom, and this is Lord Shaza, the representative of the Tibetan Danai Living Buddha. This meeting, but a few people talked about it to see what the intentions of all parties are. The peace in Tibet is happy to see in the civilized world. This war is really unfortunate. If you two can see each other at the same time, it will be a blessing for peace in Central Asia!"

McMahon smiled and hugged his fist as a Chinese, "It's a pleasure to meet you!"

Li Xiang also smiled and hugged his fist and said, "I'm not the representative of the Hubei army today, but my friends meet... Lord Xia Zha, the war in Changdu is actually the Chinese fighting the Chinese. There is really no reason to fight this battle. I heard that Tibet is quite chaotic now, and there is no strength to continue fighting at all, right? Hey hey, it's better for everyone to sit down.

Xia Zha said coldly behind him, "Tibet people are Tibetans, and Han people are Han people!" If the Han officers and soldiers retreat, Tibet will be safe.

Li Xiang was not excited and said lightly, "It's all internal contradictions of the people. Don't make it too ugly. It's not good for anyone. The revolutionary army has entered Tibet in three ways, and no one can stop it..."

McMahon and Xia Zha's faces were stiff, and Ge Fu was busy rounding: "Please come in, please come in! Now that we have met, what else is difficult to say? Anyway, it's a friend chatting. What you say is straightforward and comfortable. Who can be surprised?

Li wanted to smile and raise his hand sideways. After making a respectful gesture, Xia Zha snorted and entered first. Everyone caught up and sat down.

As soon as he sat down, a tea was delivered, and Xia Zha did not answer. He said to Li Xiang and said, "Your Excellency, Mr. Li, Tibet is a place of Guanyin Bodhisattva's education. It has become a beautiful place where religion is flourishing. Whether in the past or now, it has always enjoyed the right to independence and has never lost its power to foreign countries. Due to the border with China's Qinghai and Xinjiang provinces, please do not allow the Kuomintang troops to cross the border and invade the territory of Tibet. If you can give this order to your officials and implement it seriously, we can rest assured. Some of the territory of Tibet has been occupied by China in recent years. We hope that we can solve it with you through peaceful negotiations.

This Tibetan is really whimsful.

"Tibet is the territory of China. The Tibetan people have a long history of joining the big families of all Chinese ethnic groups and having brotherly relations with the Han people and other ethnic groups in China. The National Revolutionary Army must restore all Chinese territory, including Tibet, Xinjiang, Hainan Island and Taiwan Island, and not allow an inch of land to be left outside the rule of the Republic of China. Tibet is China's territory and will not allow any foreign aggression; the Tibetan people are an inseparable part of the Chinese people, and no foreign division will be allowed. This is the unswerving policy of every Chinese and every national revolutionary soldier. Li wanted to open his mouth, but he didn't give in!

Xia Zha stiffened. He was responsible for dealing with foreigners around Danai. He had always been known for his good temper, bad words, and being able to accept any grievances. Li Xiang's attitude made him speechless for a while! He wanted to throw the tea bowl and leave, but after the fiasco of Changdu, Dani, who was afraid to make up soon. There were also representatives of the great powers here, so he had to keep a blue face and not speak.

Xia Zha was dumb, and McMahon said coldly: "Britain will never want to see the instability in Central Asia and some acts of aggression against other countries!" His words are as sharp as Li Xiang!

Consuls of several countries just listened silently.

Listening to McMahon support him, Xia Zha happily put down the tea bowl and looked at the smiling Li thought, "If the government of the Republic of China sends troops to hide, and the Tibetans can't stop it, they will ask the British to come forward to stop and reward the British with special rights."

Li Xiang just smiled. He stood up slowly and glanced around: "Tibet is an inseparable part of China's territory, and the Tibet issue is completely an internal issue of China. Tibet is China's territory, which can be proved by about 700 years of historical data. Today, only a few influential countries in the world have a 700-year history and tradition... Tibet is an inalienable part of China's territory. The Tibetan people can only get real national regional autonomy and take the road of democracy and tri-minism in a large family of equality, unity, fraternity and mutual assistance of people of all ethnic groups in the motherland. If you try to take any other path, it will only bring you endless disasters.