The Japanese Minister to China, Mr. Lin, was still in Tianjin at this time. He was grabbed directly from the consulate by a group of Zhongyong Army soldiers early in the morning, put into a car and sent to Beijing. This was the first time for the poor minister to take a car.
, I felt so dizzy after arriving in Peiping that my feet were weak.
"Your Excellency, Minister, you must give me a reasonable explanation why Japanese army reservists appeared among our country's rebels and commanded operations as senior commanders, causing thousands of casualties to the rebels." Yang
Feng said while lying in front of him with a ferocious smile.
"I protest against your barbaric treatment of a diplomat." Director Lin, who was tortured by motion sickness and his face turned pale, said angrily.
"As a country that relies on charity from others to survive, you have no right to protest against me. You must answer this question immediately. I am not talking to you as the Prime Minister of China, but as the chairman of the Umbrella Corporation of the United States.
Talking to you. Because of the command of your country's soldiers in the rebels, 960 of my men died, 320 were injured and disabled, and there were almost a thousand wounded of varying severity. In order to treat
I need to pay 10 million pounds and support their families. I want to know whether your government should compensate me for this money. If your country does not compensate, then I will use the Kingdom of Jeju of Korea and the Kingdom of Ryukyu as protectors.
"My lord, as Mr. Seed speaks to your government, the mental trauma of the people of both countries has not been healed yet?" Yang Feng said fiercely.
Director Lin almost fainted from anger. Although as a diplomat, shamelessness is a necessary virtue, but for a person to be so shameless still made him feel a bit outrageous. Of course, he had to endure this humiliation.
"Mr. Yang!"
"Please call me King Zhennan. My current identity is King Zhennan of the Qing Dynasty." Yang Feng said calmly while drinking tea.
Well, Director Lin was no longer interested in worrying about his changing identity. He suppressed his anger and said: "His Royal Highness King Zhennan, I can only tell you about this issue that their behavior has nothing to do with the Japanese government.
They were only employed by the government of your country at the time in a private capacity, and the contracts they signed were ordinary commercial contracts."
"Then why can't I find this contract, and the people we captured can't provide this contract themselves?" Yang Feng said, this is the truth, Dashanyan and others did not sign any contract, he was ordered in danger, how could he still do it?
Don't bother studying these details.
"Maybe, maybe it's lost?" Director Lin said in a weak tone. He knew that Dashanyan and others helped the Qing army, and even had the connivance of the Japanese government. They very much hoped to use the Qing army to significantly weaken Yang Feng
If this Chinese civil war continues for a long time, it will undoubtedly be the most beneficial to Japan. However, no one expected that the Qing army would be defeated so quickly, with several times the strength, countless ammunition reserves, and a strong city.
It was defeated within a week, which has caused countless losses.
"Mr. Minister, are you insulting my intelligence? Let's not get entangled in these meaningless things. Let me just tell the truth. Because your people have caused me huge losses on the battlefield, your government must
Bear the responsibility for compensation, five million pounds. If you don't compensate, then don't blame me for being rude." Yang Feng said coldly.
"King Zhennan..." Director Lin was interrupted by Yang Feng before he could finish his words: "Your Excellency, Minister, I told you not to say those meaningless words again. This world relies on fists to speak. As long as I am willing, there will be countless
This matter can be turned into a conspiracy by the Japanese government to aid our rebels, and then send troops to attack Japan again. You should know that making up stories is my strong point, right? What's more, you have already prepared enough materials for me. As for the international
You don’t even need to think about the support from Japan. Now Japan has no value to the great powers. No one will care about your life or death, but I am different. I am more important to them than you. In this case
They won't mind if I vent my anger. It seems that the Hiroshima area hasn't been damaged at all, right? Maybe I should land in Shimonoseki next time." Yang Feng said unceremoniously.
Director Lin was completely dumbfounded. He was now as helpless as a bruised little girl facing a gorilla. He, or rather Japan, was really powerless in the face of Yang Feng's power.
"His Royal Highness King Zhennan, five million pounds is too much." He said dryly.
"Ha, this is the attitude that suits your status. Remember, don't babble in front of me in the future. The weak should have the consciousness of the weak, but this money cannot be lost, but considering your finances
The situation can be paid in installments, for ten years, and the interest will be calculated according to the interest on your loan in the UK." Yang Feng said casually.
"I need to report to the country." Director Lin said with difficulty. He knew that Yang Feng could really do what he said.
"Of course, this is necessary, but let me tell Prime Minister Okuma that you are not qualified to negotiate." Yang Feng said with a sneer. Of course, the opportunity presented to him to suck blood cannot be missed, and the rope tied around Japan's neck cannot be missed.
Any sign of slackness.
After sending away Director Lin, Lafayette also returned to Beijing, but General Manager Li did not follow him back. He probably knew what would happen if he came back, so when the soldiers escorting him were not paying attention, he ran to a cliff and jumped off.
At the same time that Lafayette returned to Beijing, the garrison at Gubeikou reported that Guizi Liu committed suicide while being hunted, and his body was being transported here. However, Pujie has not found it yet. It is indeed not that easy for a young man like him to live in the mountains and forests.
found.
Whether Pujie ran or not didn't mean anything to Yang Feng. Six Japanese soldiers were dead and Cixi was captured. Although Lafayette's experience during the escape was very embarrassing, at her age, it was enough for her to
The situation was also very clear. After sending her to the palace, His Highness King Zhennan was ready to throw aside this woman who had dominated this country for decades. However, what surprised him was that Lafayette actually wanted to see him.
, speaking of which, the two of them have never met each other.
After redressing, Cixi could not hide the feeling of death in her face. She looked at Yang Feng who was standing in front of him and bowed, sighed softly and said, "Bring a stool to King Zhennan."
The eunuch next to him quickly moved a stool for Yang Feng. Cixi looked up and looked outside. An officer of the Zhongyong Army in a formal dress was seducing a little palace maid. The little girl was smiling and talking beautifully in the sun. This scene seemed to
He brought back many good memories to her, and there was actually a smile on her zombie-like face.
"The Aijia just want to ask why you don't sell to the emperor this time. The price the Aijia offered you was no lower than his. You should know that an old woman like the Aijia has always been able to get by with the imperial court.
I'm confused, but the emperor is young and energetic, and he was tortured like this by you. Although he could bear it for a while, when he is strong enough, he will definitely attack you soon, so no matter how the Ai family looks at it, they feel that Ai
It is more beneficial to you when your family is on the throne than when the emperor is on the throne." Ci Xi said somewhat curiously.
"Because that's exactly what I want." Yang Feng said frankly.
"Understood, in the final analysis, we still underestimate your ambition. What you want is not a throne, what you want is a country, so you would rather support someone who will break with you than someone who is willing to
People who are willing to make do with you, but how do you know that you will always win? It’s not that the Ai family doesn’t know the benefits of reform to this country, but a woman in the Ai family doesn’t dare, so they can only use people like Li Hongzhang to let them repair it.
"Yes, your Majesty, if his new policy is successful and his troops and horses are strong, can you still continue to play?" Cixi said.
"You don't even have this ability. Does the emperor have this ability? He and his nerds who have only read a few foreign travel notes can carry out reforms. Do you know how much trouble the great powers have gone through in their reforms?
How much blood was lost? The simplest Japan still had to have a southwest war! The most gradual Britain still had to go through a series of wars in the Cromwellian era. France, the longest span, turned reform into revolution, and the price paid
Even as good as our Hong-Yang Rebellion, do you think the Emperor has such an unprecedented ability to shine a light on the present?" Yang Feng said with a funny look on his face.
"That's why you want to help him. You want him to mess up the country by himself. Even if there is no chaos, you still have to push him to mess up. When chaos happens, you can take the opportunity to imitate Wang Mang." Cixi smiled happily at this time.
Yang Feng also nodded cooperatively.
"First of all, you want him to be a matricide tyrant, so you spare no effort to capture the Ai family to perform this drama for you." Cixi continued.
Yang Feng nodded again.
"Then for making chess pieces for you, I have to give the Ai family some reward, right? Otherwise the Ai family won't wait for the emperor to come and settle the matter on their own, and then you will be blamed for killing me." Cixi said with a smile.
"Your Majesty, please tell me. If it's not too difficult, I'll consider it," Yang Feng said.
"It's not a big deal. My sister is dead. It's hard to say whether the emperor will still miss his nephew and uncle after he comes back. So I'll ask you to take care of my mother-in-law. Don't tell others. Queen
She is quite innocent. If she suffers the consequences in the cold palace in the future, it is better for you to take her out and find an ordinary family to marry. Speaking of which, you probably don’t understand the thoughts of women like us in the palace. Sometimes I really envy those from ordinary people’s families.
Days." Cixi sighed and said.
"Okay, I can agree to this." Yang Feng said.
"Okay, then please step aside!" Cixi said calmly after taking a sip of ginseng tea.
Yang Feng hurriedly resigned from the Changchun Palace, looked at the sunshine squeezed out by the clouds outside, and then looked at the men and women with lustful eyes, and shook his head sadly, looking like a wet person. (To be continued.