Chapter 190 Pull them in

"For the world, China seems to have reversed its fate overnight through a naval battle and achieved a transformation from a weak country to a powerful country. The navy is undoubtedly the hero in this war. The victory of the navy adds the last piece of leverage for China to win this war.

In Nanjing, in the heart of the Chinese Empire, in the past few days, thousands of people have gathered in front of the palace almost every day. They shouted the slogan of Long Live the Emperor and cheered for the victory. Everyone attributed this victory to the emperor. It was the wise decision of the emperor that led the country to victory. As he promised, it will lead China from one victory to another.

Of course, no one forgets the navy. Whenever a naval officer and soldier appears on the street, someone will always try to pull him into restaurants and restaurants, and even excited young people will shout the slogans "Long live your majesty" and "Long live the navy" and throw the navy soldiers into the air!

...But in the end, the real winner is the emperor who lives in the palace. He is the real winner, which is a heavy blow to the constitutionalists in China. The victory of the war is at least about to win an unprecedented reputation for the emperor himself..."

"China after the Great War in the South China Sea" Morrison "Xizi, have you heard of it? Both Britain and the United States have intervened in mediation"

In the evening, Yuan Shikai invited Yang Du to walk by the river together. This seemed to be a normal conversation between officials and members of the Consultative House.

As he walked, he suddenly stopped to ask Yang Du. Yuan Shikai's question only shocked Yang Du. After thinking for a long time, he said.

"There are some rumors, but it seems that the State Council does not know the Consultative Council!"

Yang Du answered truthfully, while thinking about the meaning of Yuan Shikai's words in his heart.

"What does the son think of this matter?"

"Minister Yuan, I think your majesty has an idea!"

Yang Du smiled in his heart. Is it important what he thinks? Only what your majesty has determined, no one can change.

"Syzi, after all, this ultimately depends on the deliberation of the Consultative House!"

Yuan Shikai said earnestly, and deliberately aggravated his voice when referring to "deliberation". Yang Du pointed to a small fishing boat on the edge of the river and said.

"Let's sit on the boat and talk!"

"Allied!"

Yuan Shikai nodded and agreed. He knew that Yang Du said so, and he undoubtedly believed in himself.

Yang Du first walked to the side of the boat, helped Yuan Shikai get on the boat, untied the cable, picked up the bamboo pen, and gently reached the stone on the shore. The small fishing boat calmly entered two or three feet in front of the river.

Looking at Yang Du's pole, Yuan Shikai nodded and said.

"Syazi, you are still a good pole supporter!"

"Hunan people are born to sail, otherwise how could the Hunan navy that shocked the world in those years?"

Yang Du said proudly. He put down the bamboo stick and sat opposite Yuan Shikai. He let the fishing boat float on the water. In fact, the fishing boat did not float far. This is the river between Jiangxinzhou and the river bank, and the water flow was not urgent.

"The United Kingdom and the United States have asked to mediate the Sino-Japanese war. In any case, Your Majesty will give them face!"

Yuan Shikai sat in the fishing boat, holding a rattan cane with both hands. Yuan Shikai's left leg was injured in North Korea. After being cured, he did not leave much trace. He usually walks no different from ordinary people, and it can only be seen that he is not flexible when he walks fast. He never used a cane before. But I don't know why, when he came to Nanjing, he has been holding a rattan cane since then, as if he was really suffering from foot disease.

After seeing his appearance, the emperor himself rewarded him with a cane, but the cane was placed in the main hall by Yuan Shikai, supported by a shelf, and covered with a layer of red cloth, all as a holy offering.

"Well, that's true. Britain and the United States always have to give face."

Yang Du nodded and said obediently.

"Say, tell me, what should we do if we want to refuse British and American mediation and give them face!"

Yuan Shikai asked very seriously, and the rattan cane rang twice on the board of the boat.

Seeing Yuan Shikai's number one self, Yang Du was cautiously silent. After coming to Nanjing, he knew too much about the political situation and politics. There was no need to kill people in politics, and His Majesty was undoubtedly a master of it.

"There are a few points, I think you must have thought of for a long time. If we want to bring them back, we can avoid hurting the face of the United Kingdom and the United States. I'm afraid we have to put forward a peace condition that is impossible to accept. I think so!"

Yuan Shikai nodded. It is not difficult to deal with foreigners. In fact, it is no different from dealing with Chinese people.

"From our side, North Korea and Ryukyu will definitely come back. If the political axe puts forward this request, it will be in line with the hearts of the people."

"This can be mentioned, and it is said that even if I don't want to, I will spit out these two places."

How could Yuan Shikai not know these two places? His Majesty must be coming back, not to mention that His Majesty over there has made up his mind to let himself go to the governor of North Korea.

"So, if we put forward this condition, it will be counterproductive"

Yang Du sneered in his heart. He knew that Yuan Shikai asked him this question. In fact, he was just talking nonsense, but he said seriously on his face.

"In this case, let's ask for more places and pay more compensation by the way."

"The place, uh-huh! Didn't I force us to cut Taiwan? We should dig a piece of meat from the Japanese itself. As for the compensation, I have been tossing around a lot in the past two years. The Japanese treasury has probably been hollowed out by them. Those who want to pay compensation seem to borrow it from foreigners. If we want foreigners to stand on our side, we are afraid to use our brains from this compensation.

Yuan Shikai's inadvertent words surprised Yang Du. He vaguely understood that he was afraid that Britain and the United States would intervene in the mediation, not only rumors, but even his Majesty himself wanted to take the opportunity to go down the donkey.

"Sah, have you heard about it? The investigation team led by Minister Zhang is about to return to China!"

"Well, if you want to do some inspections, you will definitely gain a lot!"

"Yes, after Minister Zhang's party and his return to China, I'm afraid these reforms will be carried out in an all-round way. Shizi, you are a constitutional expert. If you want to come to the time, you will definitely show your director!"

Yuan Shikai's sentence made Yang Du silent.

"There is another more important thing for you to consider. I don't know if you have thought of it?"

"What?"

Yuan Shikai took the rattan cane back to his chest and listened attentively.

"People's hearts."

Yang Du tilted his body towards Yuan Shikai and said his thoughtful words.

"Minister Yuan, you have also seen that in this battle, your majesty's prestige must be like the sky, and the hearts of the people are all to your majesty. Your majesty is the emperor for thousands of years. So far... I'm afraid that the constitution of China will die."

Listening to this, Yuan Shikai meditated and didn't say anything. Suddenly, he burst into laughter.

"Shy, I finally know why you put the boat here. It turns out that you are afraid that others will hear your words of rebellion against the court and your majesty. Aren't you afraid of my report?"

When he heard this, Yang Du was stunned, and then smiled again.

"I'm a powerless Consultative House voter. Is it worth your report?"

"Go on, Xazi!"

Yuan Shikai waved his hand with a smile, waiting for Yang Du to say something.

"Your Majesty has promised that the nine-year period must be constitutional, but..."

"Suizi, you need to know that Your Majesty has submitted a large number of bills to the Advisory Council for deliberation, and Your Majesty's sincerity is invisible?"

Yuan Shikai stared at Yang Du, with a deep meaning in his eyes that could not be tested.

"Yes, Your Majesty is the Holy King for thousands of years, and Your Majesty is a rare wise king for thousands of years! It's a hundred years of blessing for China to win your majesty!"

Yang Du frankly admitted that although His Majesty has many means, he still can't help but admit this. In terms of tolerance, His Majesty is far greater than others.

"But who can protect him and say... After Your Majesty, he will also be the wise king!"

A question made Yuan Shikai silent. He looked at the river and said nothing for a long time. He knew that most of the actual words he and Yang Du were talking about here today were contrary words, but he also understood that he must seize the opportunity. Next year, maybe he would go to North Korea to take office, and he must leave something in Nanjing.

In Yuan Shikai's eyes, when he becomes the governor of North Korea next year, the governor of North Korea is just a springboard. The next step is the prime minister. The prime minister he wants to be is not a "minister regardless minister" like Zhang Xiangshuai. What he has to do is the prime minister who holds real power.

So at this point, he needs Yang Du's help. Only by establishing a constitution can he be a stable official of the Chinese empire, and only by establishing a constitution can he become a prime minister with real power. However, just as Yang Du said, after this war, your Majesty, who has the heart of the people, can establish a constitution if he wants to establish a constitution. If you don't want to, there will be no resistance from the people.

What does it have to do with whether it is constitutional or not? If there is no constitution now, hasn't our Chinese Empire also defeated the Orientals? In a few years, as China is getting stronger and stronger day by day, the concession is recovered and the extraterritorial legal rights are recovered. The recovery of these rights and interests will only make your majesty's country more stable and more supported by the people. At that time, the constitutionalization will naturally be forgotten intentionally or unintentionally.

"Pyozi,"

Yuan Shikai leaned forward and spit out something in front of Yang Du.

"I'm afraid it's up to you for this constitutional matter!"

The meaning of each word made Yang Du stunned. After being stunned, Yang Du smiled bitterly again.

"I'm afraid that the constitution lies in the public!"

What is the taste of victory?

In the past, even when he became the emperor, Chen Moran had never really experienced it. However, when the news of defeating the United Fleet came, Chen Moran was so excited that he stayed up all night. Even in the past few days, he had been excited. As a king of a country in danger of subjugation at any time, It's not a good job.

And now?

With a smile on his face, Chen Moran looked at the people of Zhang Zhidong and Guan Mingtang sitting there.

"Roosevelt came forward!"

After Yang Yang's official letter submitted by Rou Keyi, the U.S. Ambassador to China, Chen Moran was so proud in his heart. Now he is also the king of a big country that influences the world pattern. It was not until now that he really deeply realized the feeling of being a big country. In the past, even he, as an emperor, had to give it to those great powers. Ambassador's face, but now... "same words,"

With a sneer, Chen Moran spat out another sentence.

"For lasting peace in Asia!"

"Roosevelt also wants us to stop the war?"

Zhang Zhidong asked softly, which is undoubtedly nonsense.

"Americans may be on our side!"

Guan Mingtang said very positively, "It's not true. According to the current situation, Americans are likely to be on the side of Japan!"

Liang Dunyan shook his head and said that as a foreign minister, from his frequent meetings with ambassadors after the declaration of war, he could always explore the meaning of the countries they represented from their words.

"Whether it is the United Kingdom or the United States, what they value is only interests. In the past, Americans leaned towards us because we could balance the pressure on the United States in the Pacific, but now, we may form the same pressure on the United States, so for Americans, in the face of this situation, In terms of interests, they are more likely to tend to maintain the interests of the Japanese, rather than sacrificing the interests of the Japanese. A severely weakened Japanese is not in the interests of the United States!"

"It's also not in the interests of Britain!"

Chen Moran sneered at Liang Dunyan's words.

"Whether it's the British or the Americans, it's difficult for them to stand on our side and support our demands."

"Maybe we can use some brains from the German side!"

Liang Dunyan put forward his own suggestions in due course.

"In this war, Germany is obviously inclined to our country, so I think it may be possible to consider pulling Germany into mediation, and I believe that Germany also has the will in this regard!"

"Germany!"

With a frown, Chen Moran thought for a moment.

"The Germans want to expand their influence in Asia, which can be considered, and even..."

After a short time of conversation, Chen Moran thought about the ambition of the "Commander-in-Chief of the Atlantic Fleet" and the contradiction between Germany and Britain. Germany is indeed a usable pawn.

"If you pull Germany in, we will borrow Germany to block the British card. As long as Germany expresses its support, in order to avoid us falling to Germany, the UK is bound to make concessions, so that we can break through each other!"

"But Your Majesty, there are only eternal interests between countries. It is difficult for us to guarantee that the introduction of Germany will lead to unpredictable things. After all, we have a Qingdao entanglement with Germany. We must consider this. Similarly, the Germans will not ignore it. With the strength of China, it is only a matter of time before China recovers Qingdao. This point is likely to be used by the British in future negotiations, thus creating an unfavorable situation for our country!"

Guan Mingtang reminded His Majesty about the matter.

Qingdao!

He frowned, and a little helplessness appeared on Chen Moran's face. This was left by the Qing Dynasty to China. From north to south, there are concessions and leases of various countries everywhere. Even in North China, there are also many national troops. If it weren't for Nanjing, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to sleep soundly.

"If we carry out diplomatic endorsement..."

As soon as Liang Dunyan's suggestion came out, he regretted it. His Majesty could never accept this suggestion. Sure enough, before he finished speaking, Chen Moran immediately interrupted him.

"The land cannot be used for trading. Qingdao must be taken back, and so must Hong Kong, and we will talk to them soon. There is no need to think about this!"

"Your Majesty,"

Yuan Shikai, who had been silent, took the initiative to say it.

"Now the French use credit to force Russia to turn to Britain. Germany is facing unprecedented pressure, and the Germans are also aware of this. If we can make Germany realize that we may choose to form an ally with Germany in the future war, I don't think they will mind this Support us in the mediation, and even be willing to return Qingdao to us!"

When a sentence came out of Yuan Shikai's mouth, Chen Moran looked at him in surprise. This was exactly what he was thinking about. Although he was complacent in the past few days, the intelligence briefing of the Intelligence Agency watched for a day. Russia is now in turmoil. It is said that the crumbling financial credit after the Russian war made The Tsar needs a lot of money, but he can't get external loans, while the French are using loans to force Russia to sign an agreement with the United Kingdom. It can be said that the hostage of this loan will directly determine the future direction of Russia. If history does not change, Russia will definitely turn to Britain and France. Germany does not have billions of rubles. Lend it to Russia.

"It's irrational to form an alliance with Germany!"

Guan Mingtang directly opened his mouth to veto it.

"Germany's maritime power is far inferior to that of Britain. Its geography determines his future is not optimistic. He needs to face France and Britain, the world's largest power now, if Russia is added..."

"Although it is irrational, but..."

With a slight smile, Chen Moran said directly.

"But it's not unacceptable!"

The United States' vigilance against China makes it difficult for China to carry out all-round cooperation with the United States in the future, but Germany seems to be a good choice. Germany's military, technology and science are all that China needs to learn. If you can get these as an ally, it seems to be a very cost-effective business.

"Your Majesty!"

Listening to His Majesty's decision, Guan Mingtang couldn't help but be shocked. Maybe others could say the advantages of Liande, but he could see the disadvantages of Liande.

"Germany has no capital to challenge Britain at all. There is no more powerful navy than Britain. It is impossible for them to cut off Britain's maritime trade line. If they can't cut off Britain's maritime trade line, it is impossible to defeat Britain. If we want to..."

"It's not bad to conclude an alliance. It's said that I have an "British Alliance", and we can also conclude a Sino-German Alliance, as long as..."

With a cunning smile, Chen Moran continued.

"As long as the time is set, for example... um, eight years!"

(to be continued)