The place of negotiations between the Republic of China and Japan was held at the former Manchu Governor's Yamen, now the residence of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China. The representatives of the Republic of China side were Lu Zhengxiang, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China, Feng Delin, Governor of the Northeast, and Shi Yuewang, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Northeast Governor's Office. On the Japanese side, former Japanese ambassador to China Kawashima Shonan is the main one, and the other two are diplomats from the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

At eight o'clock in the morning of June 28, 1916, representatives of both sides walked into the meeting hall. Major domestic newspapers, as well as newspapers in some European and American countries that are more concerned about East Asia, have also sent special reporters to cover the news. The spotlight continued to shine, and the expressions of the representatives of the two countries who entered the venue were filmed.

On the Japanese side, except for Kawashima Speed, who was led by Kawashima, had a straight face, the other two had a proud look. And there is confidence between the eyebrows. On the Chinese side, Lu Zhengxiang, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China, looked solemn. There is always a little melancholy between the eyebrows. Since the end of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, China's diplomacy has always been in a weak position, and every time China loses a negotiation with a foreigner and signs a treaty that humiliates the country, the diplomat in charge of signing the treaty will become a scapegoat. After the founding of the Republic of China, this situation has not changed, and weak countries have no diplomacy, this sentence Lu Zhengxiang has deeply experienced.

Different from Lu Zhengxiang's worried look, Feng Delin looked indifferent, anyway, the Northeast has already determined its own hole cards, no matter what conditions the Japanese government proposes that are unfavorable to the Northeast, the Northeast will resolutely oppose it, and the big deal is to start a war. And the current Northeast Security Army is not afraid of war with Japan at all. Now that Feng Yong in the Northeast has the final say, Feng Delin is now also wholeheartedly accompanying his son to this big gamble. Anyway, because of Feng Yong's actions in the Northeast, there is no room for relaxation between the Northeast Governor's Office and the Japanese, since this is the case, it is better to be tough to the end. The fact that the Japanese did not send troops forcefully, but chose peace talks, shows that there is no reunification within the Japanese government, and this gives the Northeast an opportunity to take advantage of.

Shi Yuewang, who is the main force in the Northeast negotiations, looked a little nervous. After all, it was his first time negotiating with a national delegation. However, thinking of Young Marshal Feng's words before leaving, thinking about the elite of the 200,000 security forces in the northeast, and then looking at Feng Delin with an indifferent expression, Shi Yuewang's heart gradually calmed down. He was able to make a huge name in Shanghai's social circles, and it was definitely not in vain.

The two sides sat down, and according to the usual practice, it should be the Chinese delegation, as the landlord, who should be the first to speak. However, the Japanese diplomat Yamaguchi Erbi preempted Lu Zhengxiang and said arrogantly: "The local army of the Republic of China, Feng Delin, in disregard of the Sino-Japanese friendship treaty, brazenly carried out a sneak attack on the third division of the Korean Army of the Great Japanese Empire, for this shameful act, the Republic of China government must formally apologize to the Great Japan and compensate for the losses of the Great Japanese Empire." ”

Lu Zhengxiang smiled bitterly, he didn't expect the Japanese to come up and make trouble. This filled the entire conference room with the smell of gunpowder all at once.

"The Northeast Security Army sneak attacked the North Korean army? Then why is the battlefield on our territory in China! You don't mean that the 3rd Division of the North Korean Army was stationed on Chinese soil and then invaded by the squadron! This gentleman! I've heard that Japanese diplomats are uneducated, but it's amazing that you're not educated. I cannot but doubt the sincerity of the Japanese Government when Great Japan sent a person like you as an envoy for the peace talks. Shi Fatzi, who was originally going to start a confrontation step by step, saw that the Japanese diplomat was transferred to black and white, and immediately made a counterattack.

"Yaga! How dare you insult the officials of the Great Japanese Empire! The Japanese envoy slapped the table and stood up and shouted.

Boom! Shi Fatzi slammed the table with his fist, and shouted in a voice higher than that of a Japanese diplomat: "You have to fucking figure it out, this is the land of the Republic of China, not your little Japanese territory!" I want to be arrogant, go back to your Japanese arrogance! ”

Lu Zhengxiang was dumbfounded! That's a negotiation! This is just the beginning of the smell of gunpowder, and if we really want to talk like this, I really don't know if the two sides will fight in the peace talk room. Lu Zhengxiang had the intention to mediate, but seeing the tension between the two sides, he really didn't know how to speak.

"Yaga! Your China is very insincere! Yamaguchi was so angry that he actually spoke a nondescript Chinese. Since the Russo-Japanese War, even the Western powers have treated Japanese diplomats as equals, while East Asian countries have been extremely fearful of Japan. This has gradually cultivated the character traits of the Japanese envoys who are arrogant and arrogant, and who have no one in their eyes, especially in the face of weak Asian countries, and even use a proud attitude to show their nobility......

"Our Northeast delegation sitting here already represents the sincerity of the government of the Republic of China, you must know that you and I know the specific reasons for the Northeast War. The elite troops of the Japanese Third Division, with more than 20,000 people, attacked the border guards of China's Northeast Public Security Army without declaring war. Resolutely blocked by our troops, and under the bloody struggle of the officers and men of our Northeast Security Army, the Japanese Third Division did not advance a single step for two days. But our border guards also paid a heavy price, and tens of thousands of excellent Chinese soldiers died in the cold land of the northeast. Who is responsible for the lives of these excellent soldiers? The war materials that our Northeast Provincial Government has accumulated for many years have also been depleted. Who will compensate us for all this property? And when our side had the upper hand and was about to encircle and annihilate the invading 3rd Division, the Japanese 3rd Division suddenly withdrew and withdrew to the territory of Korea before our troops could react. The various fighting conditions on the border are obvious to all. It was you, the Japanese army, who took the lead in launching an attack on our Higashimoto security forces, and you actually reversed black and white here, don't a big country like Japan even have the courage to admit its mistakes? Shi Yuewang said neither humbly nor arrogantly. Japan's ambitions for China are so obvious that the vast majority of officials in the Japanese government speak Chinese fluently. As a Japanese diplomat, Chinese is a language that must be mastered.

Lu Zhengxiang's eyes lit up and looked at the impassioned Shi Yuewang. However, an embarrassed look appeared on the face of the Japanese representative. The fact that the Japanese Imperial Army retreated without a fight in front of a local unit of the Republic of China was a heavy blow to the prestige of the Japanese Army. Although the Japanese envoys knew that what Shi Fatzi said was basically true, in order to maintain the reputation of the Great Japanese Empire, they were unwilling to admit this kind of humiliating thing, and they could not admit it.

"Humph! Mr. Shi, please pay attention to your words, the Imperial Japanese Army is a first-class army in Asia, and even the German ** team, which is known as the world's first, has folded its wings in front of the Imperial Japanese Army. How could such a powerful force be afraid of small local troops. In the armed conflict in the northeast, our government will give a satisfactory explanation to all parties. The head of the Japanese delegation, Kawashima, said slowly. I have to say that this old devil who has been in China for many years is indeed extremely familiar with the situation and lifestyle in China. He knows that Chinese pay attention to face in everything they do, and even if it is a loss of power and humiliation of the country, they will try to make it look righteous and righteous on the surface. Therefore, Kawashima did not want to push the Northeast representative too much. After all, the situation of the Japanese government is not stable, and they need to create external conditions for peace.

"Mr. Kawashima, you and I know the facts, and it will not be beneficial for anyone to continue to discuss them. After all, everyone is here for the sake of peace. Shi Yuewang borrowed the slope to get off the donkey. After all, fighting with the Japanese doesn't do Tohoku any good.

"Mr. Feng, the Northeast Security Army expelled the legitimate merchants of our Great Japanese Empire in the Northeast for no reason, causing a large number of casualties among our merchants of the Great Japanese Empire, I don't know what Mr. Feng is going to do about this matter?" After all, Kawashima has been in China for many years, and has always been the Japanese ambassador to China, and he does not have the expansionist mentality of Japanese ronin. Even during the negotiations, his emotions were relatively calm.

"Ahem!" Feng Delin coughed and said: "Mr. Kawashima, this kind of thing can't be talked about, our Northeast Governor's Mansion is a formal government under the command of the Republic of China, how can we do this kind of behavior similar to bandits." Mr. Kawashima's Great Japanese Empire does not tolerate insults, and no one in the Tohoku Governor's Office can doubt it. Feng Delin said it slowly, but the meaning of his words was hard. There was no such thing as an attack on Japanese businessmen by the Tohoku Security Army.

"Yaga! Obviously, the mining enterprises of our Great Japanese Empire were attacked by the Tohoku Security Army. Could it be that there are other Northeast security forces in the Northeast besides your Northeast Security Army? Yamaguchi said angrily again.

Feng Delin glanced at him with disdain, not knowing how such a vulgar and inferior person could climb the throne of a Japanese diplomat. This negotiation was not conducted under the conditions of Japan's military victory. Even the war waged by Japan in Tohoku ended in a very humiliating way. The reason why Japan has this peace talks is not because it wants to use its past prestige to gain some benefits in the Republic of China, and then appease the appetite of the emperor and the military department, and at the same time ensure that its cabinet can be re-elected smoothly.

"Mr. Yamaguchi, I think you should get to know your opponent more before negotiating. Everyone knows that the Northeast is the most chaotic region of the Republic of China, thanks to you and the Russians. Although our Northeast Governor's Office has finally achieved the reunification of the three eastern provinces after more than a year of hard work, the small bandits in the northeast are still rampant in the townships, often robbing the townships under our banner. Our security corps was originally planning to launch a big operation in the northeast to completely eliminate these small bandits at once, but because of the unprovoked sneak attack of your North Korean army, our overall plan was disrupted. In this case, the newly rising Northeast Security Army is already struggling to resist your Japanese aggression, and it is possible to attack Japanese-funded enterprises. As for the robbery of Japanese-funded enterprises, it must have been the work of those small bandits who were rampant in the area. Even though Japan is a big country, you can't indiscriminately blame everything on us. "Shi Yuewang is all because of you, so that the little bandits will survive, and the little bandits will eliminate the Japanese-funded enterprises under the banner of the Northeast Security Army. In the final analysis, all this is to blame on the Japanese, and as for the Northeast Security Army, as long as the petty bandits who participated in the robbery are found out and handed over to the Japanese to deal with. You can't ask the Northeast Provincial Government to compensate for your losses!

Feng Delin nodded secretly, although there was no expression on his face, but his heart was happy. I couldn't help but glance at this young fat man. His mouth is so powerful, he directly said that the dead were alive. It is even more difficult to cut and fight again and again, and the main responsibility is put on the heads of the Japanese themselves, and the Northeast Governor's Office is at most ineffective in protection. The responsibility is extremely small.

"You are using strong words, the Japanese-funded enterprises of the Great Japanese Empire are obviously your ......"

"Enough! Yamaguchi-kun. It's already happened, and there's no point in arguing about it. This is a contract that we have put together in the Great Japanese Empire. We, the Great Japanese Empire, came with sincerity. I hope that you, the Tohoku, will also contribute to peace. As he spoke, Kawashima nodded to another representative beside him.

The diplomat handed a contract to von Der Lin opposite. He also knew that although Lu Zhengxiang, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China, was nominally the general representative, the protagonist of this negotiation was Feng Delin, who was sitting in the middle, after all, the purpose of this negotiation was to negotiate between Japan and Northeast China.

Feng Delin looked at the contract, his face turned pale, he did not hand the contract to Lu Zhengxiang, who was waiting, but directly handed it to Shi Yuewang on the other side. Lu Zhengxiang's face changed, but he didn't say anything.

"You deceive people too much!" Feng Delin said in a low voice. There was a terrifying murderous aura in his eyes.

"Tear it up!" Shi Fat Man is even more crisp! didn't want to hand the contract to Lu Zhengxiang at all, so he directly tore it in half and threw it on the table.

"I don't think you guys in Japan have figured out the situation. Who jumped up in the war in the Northeast? Is it our responsibility? Why do we have to pay compensation and cede the land? If you want me to say, it would be more appropriate to apply these terms to you Japanese people in reverse. Shi Fatzi also said with an ugly face. Fortunately, he still thought about his status as a diplomat and did not throw the torn contract in the face of the Japanese representative. Otherwise, it will be a provocation to the whole of Japan, and the northeastern border defense line will immediately become tense.

Lu Zhengxiang, who was sitting on the other side, also had an ugly face, he was not angry with the content of the contract, but by Feng Delin and Shi Yuewang. Although you are the main force in the negotiations this time, you can't ignore yourself as the foreign minister of the Republic of China. The contract submitted by the Japanese representative was torn up without even seeing the contents. I haven't said a word since I came in, and the whole person seems to be superfluous.

"Since your Japanese government is insincere, then we can only see you on the battlefield! If you want us to cede the land and pay compensation, that's a fool's dream! Today and speaking of this to the end, let's go! With that, Feng Delin pulled his chair, got up and strode out of the peace room. Only the stunned Japanese representative and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China, Lu Zhengxiang, were left.

"Yaga! Your representatives are so arrogant that the three tiny northeastern provinces really want to go to war with the Japanese Empire. These ignorant people, only when they have seen the powerful military might of our Great Japanese Empire will they understand the gap between your Shina and the Great Japanese Empire. Yamaguchi's face became extremely difficult to see, and in recent years, Japanese diplomats who have been at home in East Asia have often played the strong side in negotiations, and then they have thrown their sleeves away, which is a huge pressure on the psychology of enemy diplomats. By virtue of this means, they did usurp a lot of benefits for Japan. Today, however, the situation turned out to be reversed, and the delegation of the local troops in China dared to slap the table in front of the diplomats of the Great Japanese Empire, and even threw the representatives of the Great Japanese Empire in the negotiating room and walked away on their own. It's simply unthinkable.

"Huh! Special envoys, today's situation does not seem to be suitable for further talks, so go and rest first! Let's talk about it later. Lu Zhengxiang said in a round.

"Mr. Lu, I hope you understand that if the representatives of your Republic of China are still like this, then China and the Japanese Empire can only meet on the battlefield!" Kawashima said strongly. Then no matter what Lu Zhengxiang answered, he strode away with his subordinates.

Only Lu Zhengxiang, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China, was left in the peace negotiation room.

"What the fuck is this called. Lao Tzu's dignified foreign minister of the Republic of China turned out to be a punching bag at both ends. No, this must be reported to the President. Lu Zhengxiang vented slightly, and then put away the contract that was torn in half on the table. Quickly went in.

The first peace talks between Tohoku and Japan ended unhappily!

Mukden Province, Provisional Governor's Palace.

A young man hurriedly jumped on his horse and rushed to the Provisional Governor's Palace.

"Report to the young marshal, Zhang Chaoqun is here to report!" The young man's face was frosty, but between his eyebrows was excitement that could not be concealed.

"Chaoqun, why did you kid come so quickly? It can't be a day and night without rest, right? Feng Yong said when he saw Zhang Chaoqun's tired look.

"Young Marshal, is our Northeast Security Army going to establish a navy?" Zhang Chaoqun asked excitedly and expectantly.

"Hehe, I really can't hide it from you! Major Marshal Ben promised you at that time that if we set up a navy in the northeast, no matter what you are doing, you will be transferred to the navy. Now is the time for Young Marshal Ben to make his promises. Feng Yong said with a smile.

"Really! That's great! That's great! ......" Zhang Chaoqun was excited like a child. The wish he had been waiting for for so long was finally coming true.

"Don't be in a hurry to rejoice just yet. You should also know more or less about the situation in our Northeast when you work in the government. Originally, there was no navy in the Northeast, and the navy of the Republic of China government was also nested in the eastern and southeastern seas because of Japan's occupation of Port Arthur. Therefore, if we build a navy, we will definitely face the threat of the Japanese Navy's Grand Fleet. You have to be mentally prepared for this. In addition, we don't have a naval foundation for you to inherit, and everything in the navy needs to be explored by yourself. Major Marshal Ben has ordered six 500-ton gunboats in Shanghai and Fuzhou through the Mansfield Chamber of Commerce. Although the ships are small, we also lack qualified naval soldiers, and these six gunboats are only for you to train qualified naval personnel and select naval talents. Wait until your people are cultivated. Marshal Ben will definitely order larger and more advanced warships for you. Feng Yong promised.

"Young Marshal, Chaoqun will definitely work hard with his own life, and he will definitely build a powerful invincible fleet for the young marshal!" Zhang Chaoqun assured.

"Very good, Young Marshal Ben is waiting for your good news!"

(To be continued)