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The Rebirth of the Great Scientist Volume 11. Late Incense Time 500. The Lord of Han Dynasty, Qiu Tian, ??is encircling the siege (Part 2)

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    In this way, Japan's acting minister to China, Kobata Yukichi, visited Sun Yuanqi again.

    With the support of the cabinet, Kobata Yukichi was obviously more arrogant. After meeting, he asked directly: "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, there are rumors that your country has privately signed an agreement with Germany and took back the Jiao'ao area. I wonder if the rumors are true?"

    Sun Yuanqi glanced at him and replied lightly: "What if it's not true? So what if it's true?"

    Obata Youyoshi said coldly: "If the rumors are not true, then I hope that your government can immediately stop all contact with Germany. Our Imperial Japanese Government has issued an ultimatum to Germany earlier today, asking Germany to withdraw immediately.  All warships in the seas of Japan and China who cannot evacuate will be immediately disarmed, and all the leased areas in Jiaozhou Bay will be unconditionally handed over to our country for management before September 1, so that they can be returned to your country when conditions are suitable in the future.

    "If the rumors are true, hey, your country did not consult the United Kingdom and Japan beforehand, and did not report in time afterwards, so it privately signed an agreement to take back Jiaozhou Bay with Germany. Such behavior will be regarded as secretly joining the Allies. What will happen in the future  All huge risks and serious consequences will be borne by your government!"

    Sun Yuanqi's face was as dark as water: "Why, do we need to notify your country and the United Kingdom when we take back our country's leased land? If Sun remembers correctly, our Republic of China should be an independent country, right? It should have no affiliation with your country and the United Kingdom, right?  ? Why do we need to report to you when we handle our country's internal affairs? Your hands are stretched too far!

    "Now that the matter has come to this, Sun might as well open the window and speak plainly: First, as early as June this year, China and Germany had signed an agreement to return the leased land in Jiaozhou Bay free of charge. The agreement has now come into effect; second, China has never joined the Allied camp.  There is no such plan; third, China has maintained absolute neutrality since August this year. It will not participate in any national alliance in the future; fourth, the Chinese government has the confidence and ability to defend its territorial integrity and sovereignty from infringement. Minister, you may wish to send me  These opinions are truthfully brought to your government. I hope you can fully respect China¡¯s right to handle internal affairs and stop pointing fingers everywhere!¡±

    Like a cat whose tail has been stepped on, Xiaoba Youji jumped up: "What! You have privately signed an agreement with Germany to return Jiaozhou Bay? Do you know how serious the consequences this will bring to your country?"

    Sun Yuanqi replied calmly: "Sun would really like to know what are the huge risks and serious consequences that the Minister mentioned!"

    Xiao Ban Youji was so angry that he was trembling all over. He pointed at Sun Yuanqi with a trembling voice and said: "Your Excellency is so wanton and selfish, aren't you afraid of bringing serious disaster to the country and the people?"

    Sun Yuanqi leaned on the Taishi chair and replied slowly: "Don't I act recklessly and obey your country's words? Will your country stop sending troops to China and return the Jiao'ao area to China with both hands?"

    Obata Yukichi frowned and said: "I just said that as long as your country can immediately stop all contact with Germany, including suspending the implementation of the return agreement, our Empire of Japan will require Germany to transfer all the Jiaozhou Bay leased areas before September 1  It will be handed over to our country for management unconditionally, and then handed back to your country when conditions are suitable in the future. Do you still have any questions?"

    Sun Yuanqi raised two fingers: "Sun has two questions and would like to ask Minister Xiaobata for advice: First, what the Minister calls 'when conditions are suitable in the future'. When exactly is it? Is it three to five years later, or three to five years?  Ten years, or three to five hundred years? Second, since your country will eventually return the Jiao'ao area to China, what is the difference between it and Germany's immediate return? Why do we have to go through all the trouble and take it away from your country?"

    Xiaobata Youji's face immediately turned from red to purple, and turned purple in the middle to blue, but he avoided answering the question raised by Sun Yuanqi: "Your Excellency is a famous scientist and educator. But he is by no means a qualified politician. I would like to advise the Prime Minister that it is best to do this  We need to convene a cabinet meeting to discuss the issue carefully and brainstorm, and don¡¯t let the country and the nation be misled by a quick talk!¡±

    After saying a few words, Xiaobata Youji was so angry that he threw away his sleeves again.

    Although Xiaobata Youji came with threats, inducements, ultimatums and good words, he just wanted to force Sun Yuanqi to raise the white flag.  He handed over the Jiao'ao area to Japan, but he was right in some words.  For example, Sun Yuanqi could be regarded as a famous scientist and educator in this era, but he was by no means a qualified politician; Sun Yuanqi was also asked to hold a cabinet meeting to discuss the issue in detail and brainstorm ideas.

    Although Sun Yuanqi has made up his mind to make an independent decision on this issue, he must fight whether he wants to fight or not fight, but this does not mean that Sun Yuanqi can make the decision by patting his head at the headquarters of the New China Party, because  If we really want to go to war with Japan, we need at least a show of hands from the cabinet and approval by the interim president.  Although recentlyFor some time, Sun Yuanqi, the New China Party, China Broadcasting, Political and Economic Daily and other media have been blowing the news overtly and covertly. The large-scale exercises in Shandong and the deployment of troops in the Northeast can also give everyone a glimpse of the situation. However,  The procedures that should be followed must be followed, otherwise the government, court and parliament will become Sun Yuanqi's one-word hall?

    What is the core of enlightened autocracy in later generations?  It¡¯s democratic centralism!  Democracy without centralization is called a wet market; centralization without people is called a one-note hall.  Democratic centralism is a combination of centralization on the basis of democracy and democracy under centralized guidance. When scattered, we can pool our wisdom, and when gathered, we can be arbitrary. Between gathering and gathering, we can be flexible and changeable, and the best use lies in one mind.  Of course, in practice, you are often asked to speak freely, but I may not necessarily listen to what you say.

    The same is true now.  The Beiyang Department and Li Yuanhong still have Xiao Jiujiu in their arms, and have different ideas on the issue of war with Japan.  In Sun Yuanqi's view, different opinions should be allowed to be spoken out, but what is said does not necessarily have to be adopted. Once the result is agreed upon, no matter who it is, everyone must unify their thoughts on the result. Those who understand must be implemented, and those who do not understand temporarily must be implemented.  To implement, we must deepen our understanding during implementation, and we must not act behind the scenes or cause stumbling blocks.

    Because of this, Sun Yuanqi decided to quickly convene cabinet members in Beijing to hold an emergency state meeting to discuss the war against Japan.

    In the past few months since Sun Yuanqi returned to the capital from Taiyuan, without the hustle and bustle of Congress and the fetters of the presidential palace, the political situation of the entire country suddenly calmed down, becoming a rare stable day since the Revolution of 1911, and cabinet meetings have also resumed.  The normal frequency is once every two days.  At this time, an emergency meeting was suddenly held, which caught everyone somewhat off guard.

    As Minister of the Army, although Duan Qirui can only do some linking work based on reports from garrisons in various places and orders from the cabinet, he has more military intelligence that he comes into contact with on a daily basis. If you pay a little attention, you can guess that a war between China and Japan is imminent.  .  Now I suddenly heard that Sun Yuanqi had convened an emergency cabinet meeting, and I immediately realized the general content of the meeting.

    After Duan Qirui walked into the conference room, he looked around subconsciously and secretly analyzed in his mind: Four people from the Party of New China, including Prime Minister Sun Yuanqi, Chief of the Interior Yang Yongtai Zheng, Chief of Finance Tang Shouqian, and Chief of Industry and Commerce Meng Zhaochang should meet.  attended this meeting, but Navy Chief Jiang Zhiqing has been conducting exercises in the waters near Haizhou Bay recently, and he may not be able to come back in a hurry;

    Needless to say, the Beiyang group, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lu Zhengxiang, and the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Chen Zhenxian, are both in Beijing, so they should not miss this meeting.  It's just that since the death of the president, both Lu Zhengxiang and Chen Zhenxian have become somewhat alienated. They have been indifferent to themselves, but they have become closer to Sun Yuanqi.  Today is indeed a new society. The way of husband and wife no longer emphasizes "obeying the husband when married, and obeying the son after the husband dies", but has become "choose a tree to live in, and marry again after the husband dies"!

    As for the Kuomintang faction, it has declined terribly.  In the chaos in the capital at the beginning of the year, the Kuomintang was disbanded by Tang Tianxi's imperial edict. The party members were dispersed and there was no news of their reorganization. The Kuomintang members in exile overseas were reorganized by Sun Wen into the Chinese Revolutionary Party, which seemed to want to join forces with Song Dynasty.  The reorganized Kuomintang completely drew a clear line.  Originally there were two Kuomintang cabinet ministers in the cabinet, but the Justice Minister Wang Chonghui fled abroad when he was suppressing the Kuomintang rebellion in the south and has never been able to return home. The Education Ministers Cai Yuanpei and Sun Yuanqi were so good that they almost had to wear a pair of trousers.  If not, almost no one would realize that he is still a member of the Kuomintang!

    By comparison, the Republican Party looks even more miserable.  The third largest party in Congress, which was once so famous, is now no longer remembered by anyone.  The leader of the party, Li Yuanhong, was first imprisoned in Yingtai for a year or two and counted the stars. After finally getting a chance to stand out, he was invited to the Presidential Palace to make a clay statue of Bodhisattva and serve as a rubber stamp. In fact, it was a disguised form of house arrest.  Cheng Dequan, the only cabinet member and chief of transportation, is now following Sun Yuanqi's lead and wishes he could join the New China Party right away.  It is estimated that even if Li Yuanhong sends eight sedans to invite him, he would not dare to show up easily!

    Thinking of this, Duan Qirui couldn't help but shook his head: At present, whether in Congress or in the cabinet, the New China Party is a dominant party, and other parties cannot compete with it even if they all unite. If Sun Yuanqi has the ambition of a commander-in-chief  , there is no ability to restrict it at all!  How can we talk about democracy and republic?

    Before Duan Qirui finished his long sigh, he heard Sun Yuanqi's voice at the door: "What are you thinking, President Zhiquan? I saw you sitting here shaking your head and sighing from afar. Could it be that something troublesome has happened to you? Are you still complaining?  Sun came late and kept everyone here waiting?"
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