On the second day of the Sino-Japanese negotiations, news spread throughout China at a crazy speed, and spread to the world at an even faster speed.

"In the Sino-Japanese negotiations, Shi Yuewang, a diplomat of the Northeast delegation, showed a strong performance, tore Japan's conditions to shreds in front of Japanese diplomats, and even withdrew ahead of schedule under the leadership of Governor Feng Delin to express his protest against the Japanese government." The news was the fastest to dominate the front pages of major newspapers. And because of this news, countless speculative articles were introduced, and then these speculations were once again on the front page of the newspaper as a hot spot for hype, and in just two days, all the newspapers basically reprinted several editions, and the sales were unprecedentedly good.

When the news reached the Northeast, Feng Yong just smiled indifferently, and then it was time to eat, to sleep, and if the Japanese really went to war desperately, he was not afraid at all. Now the Japanese-funded mining enterprises have been basically digested by the provincial government and the Mansfield Chamber of Commerce, and some of them have begun to operate, and the mineral resources in Northeast China have suddenly changed from short supply to full, and the industrial zone of Changchun City has ushered in the second wave of large-scale expansion. Machines ordered at a high price in the United States have also been shipped. In the Western War, the arms industry made the fastest profits, and although other industries also increased, they could not be compared with the arms industry. Therefore, the price of heavy industrial equipment in the United States is not high, but the freight is more expensive, and now the United States does not have the so-called technology embargo in later generations. At the same time, the talents exiled from the West were also hired by the Northeast Governor's Office to develop in the Northeast at a high price. Although the speed of development of the arms industry in Northeast China cannot be compared with other aspects, technology is interconnected in many aspects, and the Government Council presided over by Li Jun took advantage of this rare period of calm to use a large amount of money in its hands to frantically expand the industrial capacity of Northeast China.

Of course, these machines were rarely purchased in the name of the Doge's Palace, but were operated through subsidiaries that were secretly controlled by the Maussfield Chamber of Commerce. Today, the Mansfield Chamber of Commerce has developed into a behemoth. Moreover, the nature of the Mansfield Chamber of Commerce is a bit like that of the central enterprises in later generations, but unlike the central enterprises, the government of the Mansfield Chamber of Commerce does not have the leading power, Feng Yong himself is the legal person of the Mansfield Chamber of Commerce and the boss, and the Mansfield Chamber of Commerce can also be said to be his Feng Yong's alone. This will definitely be a freak of combining politics and business in later generations, but in this period, if the Mansfield Chamber of Commerce is not under Feng Yong's name, it will not be able to gain the attention and support of all forces. After all, in the eyes of the people, the entire Northeast belongs to the Feng family, and if the Maoser Chamber of Commerce is under the Governor's Palace, it is far less important than directly under Feng Yong's name in terms of intimacy.

Anyway, the Ministry of Industry of the Governor's Palace also controls a large number of chamber of commerce companies, although not as large as the Mansfield Chamber of Commerce, but with the support of government policies, the speed of development is also amazing. In addition, the so-called abundance of government finances is now obtained, and the government finances have been allocated, so that the entire government-controlled companies have also become wealthy.

In the face of this news, all domestic forces have mixed reviews. After all, the toughness of the Northeast does not mean that it does not want peace talks. The Kuomintang led by Sun Wen finally began to show up after being a shrinking turtle for a long time. Sun Wen even made a high-profile declaration: "I hope that Feng Delin, the governor of Northeast China, will promote peace talks as soon as possible for the security considerations of more than 10 million people in Northeast China." Also a peaceful sky in the northeast"

As the leader of the Kuomintang who overthrew the Manchu government, Sun Wen still had a huge reputation in China, and after his manifesto was published, newspapers everywhere reprinted it, and then the whole country began to develop in the direction of promoting peace talks. From here, we can also see the huge influence of Sun Wen.

The Grand Presidential Palace in Beijing.

"Sun Wen is also starting to be unwilling to be lonely!" Li Yuanhong said with the telegram in his hand. He didn't deal with this Sun Cannon specifically, but he knew that this person was very prestigious in the party, and the merits of the Wuchang Uprising were also counted on him, which made Li Yuanhong very dissatisfied in his heart. You must know that he was the governor of Hubei Province after the Wuchang Uprising at that time, and the nominal leader of the Wuchang Uprising. Although the specific situation is that Li Yuanhong was forced by the revolutionaries to come forward to take up the post of governor, Li Yuanhong, who is now sitting in the position of president of the Republic of China, will not say that. As a veteran of the democratic revolution, Le Yuanhong now urgently needs the support of the people in China, especially the influential political parties. After all, these parties have a lot of power in the world of public opinion. If it can really be integrated and used by him, it is also a force that should not be underestimated. But with a person like Sun Wen, whose prestige is higher than himself, hiding among the political parties, the threat to Li Yuanhong is too great. Sun Wen is a person who has been a big president, will he have no nostalgia for this position? Now Li Yuanhong has a deep attachment to a position. Sun Wen's abdication was also forced by the strong combat power of the Beiyang Army, but now that Yuan Shikai is dead, there is also a split within the Beiyang Army, and it is a matter of time before he is weakened, who can guarantee that Sun Wen will not have thoughts about this. Therefore, while Li Yuanhong was fighting with Duan Qirui, he also paid great attention to Sun Wen's every move.

"President, Minister Lu is very angry now! Neither the Japanese representative nor the Northeast representative took him seriously. This peace talk made him feel that he was not human inside and out. What do you think we should do? Wu Tingfang handed Li Yuanhong the contract drawn up by Japan that Lu Zhengxiang had brought back.

Li Yuanhong opened the contract and looked at it, his face became ugly, and said: "No wonder Feng Delin will turn his face, Japan is really a lion with his mouth open." He even demanded the cession of the Liaodong Peninsula to compensate Japan for its losses. What a bunch of crazy people who can't see reality clearly! ”

"Ceded the Liaodong Peninsula. The Japanese have such a big appetite, and they are not afraid of being strangled to death! Wu Tingfang said disdainfully. It is absolutely impossible for the Liaodong Peninsula to be annexed by Japan, and if the Liaodong Peninsula falls into Japanese hands, the entire Gyeonggi region will fall into the scope of the Japanese army's military deterrence. This is something that the Beiyang government cannot tolerate in any case.

"Wait! Tingfang, you let our people spread this Japanese condition secretly! Be clean, and don't let people know that we did it! Hehe, Sun Wen, didn't you promote Sino-Japanese peace talks in the name of peace? I'd like to see how you react when you see this contract. At the same time, let the newspapers we control run well, such a good opportunity to attack Sun Wen must not be missed. A treacherous smile appeared on Li Yuanhong's face, isn't Sun Wen prestigious! Then he himself will pull him down from the altar.

The next day, an even more shocking piece of news spread from Beijing to all parts of China, and the faces of all forces changed dramatically when they saw the contents of the telegram. The students who got the news were the first to take action and marched on the streets: "Oppose peace talks with Japan and resolutely beat Japan out of China!" Then the workers and merchants joined in one after another, and the overseers and bigwigs in various places also chose to acquiesce, and now the people were full of indignation, and whoever opposed it would show that they had dealings with the Japanese, and they would be whipped by domestic public opinion. If before the Yuan Rebellion, the local overseers did not pay much attention to public opinion, but now, they no longer dare to underestimate the power of public opinion. It was under the operation of those opposition parties that had no military power that the public opinion of the whole country attacked Yuan Shikai with all their might, and forcibly pulled President Yuan Da from the throne of the emperor, and finally died of depression. The overseers in various places did not have Yuan Shikai's ability, and Yuan Shikai couldn't resist things, of course, they didn't dare to touch it. The Overseers everywhere are also paying more attention to their reputations than ever before. It has made the domestic chaos a little less. It can also be regarded as a result of President Yuan's defying the law.

When the country was in chaos, Major Marshal Feng of the Northeast issued a telegram: "All the Northeast Security Army is willing to use flesh and blood to safeguard the integrity of China's sovereignty. ”

Young Marshal Feng even said in a telegram: "If Japan dares to occupy a single piece of land in the Northeast again, the Northeast Security Army would rather be broken than destroyed!" Even if the Northeast Security Army fights to the last man, it will never back down! ”

Immediately afterwards, the commander-in-chief of the Southwest New Army, the overseer and governor of Sichuan Province, General Cai Yi, issued a strong statement: "Support the tough position of the Northeast. If Japan really invades and occupies Chinese territory, the five southwestern provinces and 80 million Chinese compatriots will serve as a powerful backup for the northeast, and the new army in the southwest will even send troops to the northeast to defend the homeland and the country! ”

After Feng Yong and Cai, the Overseers in other places, although not as radical and aggressive as the two, also issued statements expressing their support for the policy of resistance to the end in the Northeast.

This incident made Chief Duan, who was hiding behind the scenes, panic. He has now secretly contacted the Japanese, when Li Yuanhong presided over the peace talks between Northeast China and Japan, Duan Qirui was also secretly negotiating with the Japanese, but unlike the stalemate between China and Japan, Duan Qirui's secret peace talks with the Japanese government were very smooth, and the two sides had exchanged views on the interests they needed. It's just that the anti-Japanese movement that has suddenly appeared now has made General Manager Duan's plan to use the power of the Japanese to ascend to the throne stillborn. He didn't want to follow the path of President Yuan.

"Damn it! Who the hell leaked the contents of the Sino-Japanese peace talks contract! Check it out for me! I think it's either the Northeast or the Presidential Palace. The Japanese would never do such a thing. Duan Qirui is very angry now, he originally thought that he had found a strong foreign aid, but who knew that this foreign aid would immediately become a hot potato, and he couldn't catch it or throw it away. This made Mr. Duan, who had always been smooth sailing, very angry in his heart.

Tokyo, Japan.

Prime Minister Shigenobu Okuma walked out of the emperor's palace with a red and swollen face. He was terrified right now. You must know that although Feng Yong's attack on Japan's Japanese-funded enterprises in Northeast China made the emperor's attitude towards him much colder, at least there was a certain amount of respect. But just now, the emperor called himself to the palace, and without saying anything, he whipped himself hard. Since he became prime minister, he has never been beaten again. Unexpectedly, he was beaten by the emperor this time, and his nose was blue and his face was swollen, and it is estimated that the marks on his face will not be able to go down for a few days. But whoever beat him was the Emperor, the god of Japan! No matter how angry Okuma Shigenobu was, he didn't dare to be disrespectful to the emperor.

Back at his mansion, Shigenobu Okuma finally knew why the emperor was so angry. It turns out that the situation in China has been transmitted back to Japan through the high-tech industry. Now Japan's reputation in China is not as good as that of street rats. All of this was the reason why the Japanese delegation was not doing well and leaked the treaties that had not yet been signed.

"Send a report to Kawashima Speedy and immediately revise the negotiation bill. Targeting the Republic of China government and quickly quelling anti-Japanese sentiment in China. Okuma Shigenobu said with an ugly expression. In this peace talks, he originally wanted to use the prestige of the two wars of the Japanese Empire to carry out political fraud against the government of the Republic of China or the Northeast Governor's Office, who knew that his opponent was a desperate second stunned, although the strength was not very good (Okuma Shigenobu believed), but the tough attitude and the old Maozi had a fight. Now the emperor summoned him, not the military bosses, indicating that the emperor still supports his policy of not being suitable for war for the time being. Otherwise, the Japanese Empire would have already attacked the government of the Republic of China by force in order to maintain the majesty of the Japanese powers.

University of Tokyo.

On the bench of the quiet campus, a beautiful ten-year-old girl is concentrating on reading a book. At this time, a handsome young man quietly walked over.

"Han Xiangling, how can you see here again, let's go to Tokyo quickly! I've heard a lot of good stuff! The young man said softly.

The girl looked up a little dazedly, as if her thoughts had not yet turned out of the book. After being stunned for a while, the girl finally came back to her senses.

"Hiko-kun, I'm sorry, I can't go out with you!" The girl politely refused.

"Why! Han Xiangling, I've been observing you for a long time. You live in Tokyo with your sister. And you rarely have contact with other people except for studying every day, and you don't have friends of the opposite sex. I don't have many female friends either, so I wonder why? The young man said with a handsome smile.

"Yan Yijun, it's nothing, I still don't like to come into contact with living people." Han Xiangling said with a somewhat lonely expression.

"It's not like that! When you first came to the university, you were very cheerful, and there were a few boys in the class who had a good relationship, two months ago, for some reason, you suddenly became a lot more silent, and you were estranged from everyone, did something happen? Don't worry! Whatever it is, I'll fix it. A handsome young man named Hikochi said confidently. There was a burning glint in his eyes.

Han Xiangling glanced at Yan Yiyi, how could she not feel the admiration in Yan Yi's eyes, but thinking of her identity and responsibility, Han Xiangling still shook her head and drove out all the inappropriate thoughts that appeared in her mind.

"It's really fine! But I haven't been to Tokyo in a long time. This time, I happened to go with Hiko-kun to have a look. Han Xiangling put away the book, and then walked to his dormitory, ready to change clothes. She usually lives in a dormitory, and only goes to her sister on weekends.

(To be continued)