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Volume 2: The blue strands on the road to open up the mountains and forests Chapter 883: Multi-national Mediation (7)

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    Although mediation is ultimately a struggle between the interests of several powerful countries, it has not yet reached that level. Besides, envoys from European countries have traveled long distances, and most of them are here to build relations and organize a large-scale  The mediation meeting is also necessary on YangMeng's side.  (The relatives are sparse, that is, to be reflected in such a meeting. Anyone who holds the stinky feet is friends in the future. Anyone who speaks is not the same.  But in reality, it is nothing more than the old saying in official circles, that people carry people in sedan chairs. The hastily built large-scale negotiation venue adopts Western construction technology. The most dazzling combination of Chinese and Western is in this building, but for this kind of building.  The Ministry of Rites of the Qing Dynasty obviously had no experience with international conferences of this scale. The huge conference venue was decorated almost like a theater, with tables of the Eight Immortals, official hat chairs, and preparations for Qing officials.  The high platform was replaced by a group of actors, and it turned out to be a good theater. The European envoys below were obviously ready to do as the Romans did. One or two of them were followed by some translators who were familiar with the etiquette of the Qing Dynasty.  After about two cups of tea, the representatives of the Qing Dynasty, led by Ye Mingchen, entered the venue. This international conference was held in the suburbs of Beijing.  The participants did not know that this meeting would go down in history, but Yang Meng, who followed Li Hongzhang, knew that with the rise of China, this mediation meeting was a turning point. Ye Mingchen was the chief military officer, so he naturally walked behind Yang San with trepidation.  In front of me, Li Hongzhang is the Minister of Rites who has just been released less than half an hour ago. He is also the protagonist of this mediation meeting. Naturally, he has to be in front of Yang Sanye and can only take pictures.  There are no long tables and chairs for meetings on the high platform, only three Eight Immortals tables arranged in a zigzag pattern. This is not the time to arrange seats. Ye Mingchen and Li Hongzhang leisurely sat between the two tables for the first time.  On top, Yang Meng also sat at his own Eight Immortals table. He glanced at the European envoys in the audience. Yang Meng smiled slightly, coughed slightly, and signaled Ye Mingchen to start.  In order to mediate the war, our emperor promised that if Tsarist Russia pays three billion taels of silver as compensation, our Qing army can withdraw from Tsarist Russia. My emperor said that if Tsarist Russia has no silver to compensate, then the territory east of the Ural River will  Then it will no longer be owned by Tsarist Russia!" After Yang Sanye's suggestion, Ye Mingchen did not hesitate and unabashedly stated the Qing's ambitions for Tsarist Russia's territory. As for the three billion taels of silver, let alone Tsarist Russia.  , even with all the efforts of the whole world, it is difficult to come up with it. After Ye Mingchen finished speaking, there was a long silence. The European world without an interpreter looked at each other, wondering what the Qing official said, and the European world with an interpreter.  The envoys were completely swayed by the Qing Dynasty Lion's open-mouthed conditions. After about a quarter of an hour, whispers came from below. Regarding the exchanges between the European envoys, the three Yang Meng on the stage were non-committal and just spoke slowly.  Slowly tasting the tea soup in front of his desk, he looked very stubborn. "Master, are these conditions a little harsh?" Then the tea cup and sleeves were covered, and the protagonist of this mediation had just taken over the post of Minister of Etiquette.  Mr. Li Hongzhang and Mr. Li Er asked in a low voice with some surprise.  "Shaoquan, my master's plan is complete, just drink tea." Li Hongzhang's whisper could be heard by all three people on the stage. As the Yang family's number one lackey in the court, Ye Mingchen would naturally not give up the opportunity to flatter him.  .  "Harsh? Where are you? The real harshness is yet to come. Li Hongzhang, in the past few months, all you have to do is talk nonsense with these envoys in Europe. Don't talk about business, just talk about romance!  As for the outcome, we have to continue the fight with Tsarist Russia! " Yang Meng did not give Li Hongzhang any explanation for the mediation. Li Hongzhang, who took office in a hurry, naturally had no confidence. Seeing that Li Hongzhang's confidence was insufficient, Yang Meng also took advantage of drinking.  The opportunity of tea was given to Li Hongzhang.  "Sir, this is a matter of national importance. Is this a trivial matter?" Facing the envoys from European countries, Li Hongzhang felt a little lack of confidence. The root cause of this problem was the country's weakness. Although Tsarist Russia fought well, Li Hongzhang's side was still weak.  Not much confidence.  "Well! I just want to play with those unhappy objects. I'm afraid there won't be any results in three months for this peace negotiation. Just follow our method during the peace negotiation. As for the European envoys below, understand  , If you don¡¯t understand, don¡¯t bother with them. We don¡¯t listen to European talk about the content of the peace talks. We only listen to our Beijing accent. If we don¡¯t understand it well, we will ignore it. I have already asked people to draw up the armistice agreement.  Okay, this??Mediating and negotiating peace, for you, Li Hongzhang, is just a grand gathering to familiarize yourself with European customs. As for the real result, it cannot be negotiated and can only be achieved by the people on the front line.  "After a while, the European envoys will definitely mention the armistice. You can just take over the armistice. The armistice will be suspended for a month. We will discuss the follow-up matters with the masters from Britain, France and Germany.  " Glancing at the still messy venue, Yang Meng did not try to cover up, and directly told Li Hongzhang that the truce and mediation were just superficial. The real decision-makers were not these duck-like European envoys below.  The three big figures from Britain, France, and Germany were all outside the venue. The real peace talks were scheduled for the afternoon, and there was nothing to do with Russia, the bitter host. "My lord the etiquette cannot be broken" Hearing this, Lao Li also understood.  After understanding why Yang Laosan asked him to take up the post of Minister of Rites in a hurry, and the Ministry of Rites did not give any explanation about the peace negotiation, Li Hongzhang was already beating a drum in his heart. After he followed Yang Laosan's wishes and saw the reactions of the European envoys,  He was even more unsure. Feeling guilty, Lao Li took advantage of the break of drinking tea to probe into Yang Laosan's voice. After this probing, he realized that the so-called peace talks had already had a charter, and the following was nothing more than  They were just vase decorations. In Yang Laosan's eyes, these foreign envoys were similar to those actors. Li Hongzhang speculated that Yang Laosan was here to watch a show. But, he, Li Hongzhang, was mostly here.  He is the newly promoted Minister of Rites! In China, a land of etiquette, foreign envoys should be treated with courtesy. If these rituals are gone, what is the need for the Minister of Rites to worry about his own future?  After waiting for a long time, Lao Li still couldn't hold back and planned to gain a hand for his own interests. Without waiting for Yang Laosan to reply, a foreign envoy with a fat belly and a big beard rushed to the front desk shouting.  When he came, Li Hongzhang took a closer look, okay! Isn¡¯t it the owner of the tsarist Russia¡¯s ambassador to China, Ignatiev?  Look at that old man's angry look. What kind of etiquette should he have with such an object?  Negotiate peace?  Mediation?  After you, Li Hongzhang, said what you said, the so-called peace negotiation and mediation has been finalized. If they don't follow our wishes, then we will beat them until they follow our wishes!  As for that old man, just find a boy serving tea to deal with it. I don¡¯t care if he dies?  Etiquette, especially international etiquette, naturally has to be talked about when arguing. Is it during negotiation?  Whichever one has the bigger fist has the final say!  ¡°Now we are the one with the big fist. Look at these objects below. Most of them have nothing to do with themselves. They are seeking their own interests, not coming here to stand up for Tsarist Russia.     not understand?  If you don¡¯t understand, watch the next scene carefully!  As for what you are worried about, if the Ministry of Rites is gone, there will still be a Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the future!  It¡¯s not bad to be a foreign minister!  "The appearance of Ignatiev really gave Yang Meng a real target. Li Hongzhang guessed it right. The most important thing for him to come here was to see how unlucky the European envoys were. As for the so-called  Negotiating peace and mediation, he really didn't think about discussing this matter with the European envoys. In Yang Meng's eyes, the envoys from European countries were just businessmen who came to do business. He also saw Li Hongzhang's worries!  , learned martial arts and became an emperor, didn't this scholar study to become a general and become a prime minister? Although he could not give Li Hongzhang a prime minister's position, the foreign minister was still in hand. In Li Hongzhang's astonishment, Ye Mingchen took it.  The command authority, as for Yang Guogong, Ye Mingchen is here to follow the imperial edict. Before Ignatiev could reach the stage, several servants serving tea and water grabbed him and followed Ye Zhongtang's instructions.  , pulled up an Eight Immortals table, and found a servant at random. Even if it was to receive the Russian envoy, Ignatiev was naturally chattering about the interests of his country, and the servant opposite was also shaking his head as he listened.  , As for whether he understood it, only he knew. Ignatiyev's experience was considered an insult to the envoys from European countries, but no one expressed indignation about it. He was humiliated at the negotiating table.  It is the duty of the defeated country. Most of the territory of Tsarist Russia has been lost. What is it if it is not a defeated country? As for the noise just now, it is just unacceptable. After seeing what happened to Ignatiev, most of the people in the venue also felt that  It¡¯s really a glimpse of the Qing government¡¯s attitude. It¡¯s not good! ¡°Li Hongzhang, read our thoughts according to the manuscript, and then leave!  " Seeing that the venue had become silent, and no one raised any questions except Tsarist Russia, Yang Meng waved his hand impatiently and asked Li Hongzhang to read the concluding manuscript. Interests are an eternal topic in the world. Meeting the European envoys  After his reaction, YangMeng felt confident. ThisTsarist Russia is destined to be a tragedy in this game.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
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