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Shao Yi does things neatly. Gu Ji ran to the top of the chamberlain, shook Xishan and finally shook through the Xishan Villa of the US Minister to China Stade, and told the President of the Republic of China Zhao Bei that the Japanese Minister was about to rush to the Xishan Villa to submit a diplomatic protest to him.

Zhao Bei didn't feel too surprised, just said "I know" and hung up the phone, neither saying that he would let Tang Shaoyi rush over, nor would he say that he would not let Tang Shaoyi rush over.

In the end, Tang Shaoyi still decided to be safe, no matter whether the president instructed him or not, as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China, he has the responsibility and obligation to assist Mr. President in handling foreign affairs, although he has a slight understanding of the president's temperament, and he also knows that the president is by no means the kind of person who "rushes to the crown and is angry", but Tang Shaoyi still does not dare to be careless, after all, judging from the attitude of the Japanese minister to Vice President Zhang Sai, the Japanese government may really intend to tear its face this time, otherwise, the Japanese minister will never be so rude.

So, Tang Shaoyi transferred a car through the attendant's room, left the presidential palace under the escort of several cavalrymen, and went out of the city from Dongbenzi and went straight to Xishan.

Xishan is located in the northwest of Beijing, is a famous scenic spot in the suburbs of Beijing, the environment is quiet, the mountains are stacked with obstacles, the scenery is pleasant, the emperors of the Yuan Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty all built the palace here, enjoy the flowers in spring, escape the heat in summer, enjoy the red leaves in autumn, step on the snow in severe winter, the most beautiful scenery here is in winter, the first sunny day after the snow, the treetops on the top of the mountain are covered in silver, let people linger, this is also one of the "eight views of Yanjing" "Xishan Clear Snow"

In the Qing Dynasty, the Eight Banners were stationed in the Eight Great Places of Xishan, and it also became a military forbidden place, but since the end of the Qing Dynasty. This West Mountain has gradually become a tourist attraction, and because of the sparse inhabitants here, it has also become a good place for revolutionaries in the late Qing Dynasty to practice assassination skills. Those places where villas are built are a different story.

Not only is there many villas that combine East and West, but it is also one of the first places in the Gyeonggi area to talk to the telephone. In order to facilitate those dignitaries and dignitaries to deal with public and private affairs in a timely manner.

Among the dignitaries who built villas in Xishan, the old Gong Wang in the late Qing Dynasty was the most prominent, and the old Gong Wang was the grandfather of Xiao Gong Wang Fuwei, the leader of the "Eight Banners outside the Guanwai", so after the United Front came to power, the villa built by King Gong in Xishan was also confiscated by the central government, and it was turned into the military expenditure urgently needed by the central government through auction.

The person who bought the villa of Lao Gongwang is the current US Minister to China, Mr. Steder, but the money to buy the villa is not out of his own pocket, but jointly funded by several foreign firms in the United States, and the intention of buying this villa is also very simple, that is, to set up a liaison office in a place relatively close to Beijing, so that he can get in touch with the president of the Republic of China at any time through Mr. American Minister, so as to facilitate commercial and trade exchanges between China and the United States, and because of the remoteness of Xishan. It is also more suitable for contacting "personal feelings"

Therefore, this villa can also be seen as a club set up by an American company in the suburbs of Beijing, in order to facilitate socializing. After buying the villa, American businessmen completely renovated it, and now the villa not only has a purely American-style dance hall, but even a small movie hall.

Now, Zhao Bei, the president of the Republic of China, is in that dance hall, and he is dancing with a young Oriental woman in a Western-style evening dress, and this dance partner is none other than Mr. President's fiancée, Han Cuiyi. She is also Mr. President's dance teacher, and the dance steps that the President is now dancing are taught by Miss Han.

The dance music is beautiful and the dance posture is elegant, this is the most traditional leisure way of the upper class society of this era.

Li Yuanhong, Tang Hualong, and others represented the senior cadres who participated in the United Front Party Affairs Conference, and Si Dade, Rex, and others represented international friends who had close ties with Mr. President. For this kind of banquet with foreigners; They were already very familiar with etiquette, so every man present was very pleased with the banquet and the subsequent ball.

In fact, this banquet was organized by the American and German Chambers of Commerce in order to strengthen relations with the ruling United Front. Knowing this, the world will understand why Vice President Zhang Mu and Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi did not come to the banquet because they are not members of the United Front.

But now. Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi still rushed over, but instead of attending the banquet, he came over to assist Mr. President in handling foreign affairs.

Seeing that Tang Shaoyi rushed over so quickly, Zhao Bei warmly invited him to enter the dance floor and found a dance partner for President Tang, but Tang Shaoyi was really in no mood to dance, and pulled the president into the reception room of the villa. And the American Minister Mr. Stade was naturally happy to accept Mr. President's entrustment, responsible for taking care of Mr. President's dance partner, and trying to continue to maintain the dance interest of the soon-to-be-first lady of Hunan girl, but unfortunately, Miss Cuishi was not too willing to dance with foreigners on their shoulders, so. Stade had to find a coffee table and play bridge with the first lady and the few female companions she had brought with her

"I said, Old Tang, aren't you just a few sprinkling Japanese, why do you look sad? Since the Japanese government has clearly raised a diplomatic protest, this protest cannot be withdrawn, so why should we bother ourselves? Isn't it a diplomatic protest when the Qing court and Beiyang were not finished in the past, and we Chinese received fewer foreign protests? I'll tell you the truth. Even if the Japanese came to sever diplomatic relations with us this time, there is no need for us to worry about it at all. I don't believe it, the Japanese government really has the courage to fight with China, and that is to challenge the hegemony of the European and American powers in the Far East. ”

The president's words made Tang Shaoyi feel a little relieved, but he still didn't dare to take the cup of coffee handed over by Qin Sihu, Tang Shaoyi sorted out his thoughts and said his plan.

"President Junjian. The Japanese minister submitted a formal written protest to the central government of our country. The purpose was to force Japan to make concessions in the trial of Hirobumi Ito's assassination, but now that the case has been heard, and the Ministry of Justice has announced that the trial is final, and the defendant's appeal will not be accepted in the future. In this way, there is no possibility of further deterioration of Sino-Japanese relations by overturning the original judgment, and now, we must take corresponding countermeasures to confront the Japanese side, and since the Japanese have made a fuss about the assassination of Hirobumi Ito, then we can also use this case as a fuss to make a counter-protest against the Japanese government, protesting against the Guben government's wanton interference in China's internal affairs, interfering in the traditional law, and thus safeguarding the dignity of the country. It can also make the ambitions of the governments of the great powers more demonstrative of the gradual improvement and civilization of our country's judiciary.

"Chief Tang, what you said is very good, I also mean this, not to mention, just now you said on the phone that the Japanese minister dared to give the vice president a look on his face, this is simply no one in sight, our counter-protest is not only to protest against the Japanese government's interference in China's internal affairs and judicial independence, but also to protest against the rude behavior of Japanese diplomats!"

For Tang Shaoyi's suggestion. Zhao Bei is very satisfied, although the two may have different points, but the means are the same. This can not only further demonstrate China's diplomatic stance to Germany and the United States, but also show the people the strong determination of the center to safeguard national sovereignty and national rights, and will be very helpful in continuing to enhance Zhao Bei's prestige and consolidate his power.

The two discussed some details, and then, the Japanese minister to China, Hikoyoshi Ijiin, rushed to the villa with Sawa Gongo.

The Japanese minister left the presidential palace before Tang Shaoyi, but he walked an hour later than Tang Shaoyi, not because the car was faster than Ma Li, but because the Japanese minister made a special trip back to the Japanese legation. Ask for instructions from home, after all, judging from Zhao Bei's move to arrange for the vice president to accept the protest. This "Far Eastern madman" apparently did not take this protest book seriously, so. Hikoyoshi needs to report the situation to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to see if the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will change its mind. After all, this written diplomatic protest is very formal, not verbal, and if it is not handled well, there will be no room for reversing difficulties, and then the relations between China and Japan will further deteriorate, and it is very likely that there will be armed conflict or even war between the two countries.

Zhao Bei met with Ijiin Hikiyoshi in the reception room, and as for Nishizawa Kimio, he didn't see him at all, because this person had a close relationship with the "Eight Banners outside the Guanwai", so Ijiin Hikoyoshi had to change to another person, although he could speak some Chinese, but he was not good, and he was the only one who suffered from a well-spoken, cunning and treacherous "Far Eastern madman".

When they learned that Hikoyoshi had come to Nishiyama in the middle of the night to deliver a written protest to Mr. President, German Minister Rex and American Minister Stade were very surprised, and they hurried to the reception room to observe the entire process of presenting the protest.

There is very little dialogue throughout the submission of the protest letter, but the body language and facial expressions of the two protagonists are very rich. An eye-opener for Germans and Americans.

"On behalf of the Government of Japan. lodge a solemn protest with the Central Government of your country against the trial of the assassination of Mr. Hirobumi Ito. The Imperial Government of Japan is very dissatisfied, and I hope that the central government of your country will take into account the feelings of the Japanese people. Because Mr. Ito Hirobumi was not only a constitutional patriarch of the Great Japanese Empire. He was also a famous diplomat dedicated to the friendship between China and Japan, and his assassination was not only a serious loss to the Japanese Empire, but also a serious retreat of the political civilization of the Far East! ”

"Your minister's letter of protest. I took it. I am very sorry for your minister's protest, and although I would also like to strengthen the friendship between China and Japan, it is a pity that some politicians in your country do not want to see Sino-Japanese friendship. They tried in vain to obstruct the friendly exchanges between the Chinese and Japanese people through protests. But history will tell them that without peaceful coexistence between China and Japan, the prosperity of the Far East will always be a dream! In addition, this diplomatic protest by your government is a serious interference in China's internal affairs and judicial independence. As the President of the Republic of China, on behalf of the 40,000,000 people of our country, I would like to formally lodge a verbal protest to your government. ”

What else is there to say about this? Since both countries have submitted diplomatic protests to each other, there is no diplomatic mediation.

The German and American ministers are frowning at this situation, and they both understand that this time, the Chinese and Japanese governments are playing for real, and this has pushed the strategic balance in the Far East to the edge of the precipice, and no one knows what will happen next, but one thing is certain, that is, Germany and the United States will never give up their interests in China, and the United States, in particular, will never watch Japan dominate China.

In the face of Zhao Bei's counter-protest. Ijiin Hikoyoshi was very shocked, he didn't expect the other party to go-for-tat so quickly, without even a trace of hesitation, the current China is indeed very different from before.

Perhaps out of his admiration for this Mr. President, or perhaps because of the German and American ministers standing beside him, it was not good to make any moves that violated diplomatic etiquette, Ijiin Hikoyoshi bowed deeply to Zhao Bei before retiring, and then left the villa without looking back.

Returning to the carriage, he waited for the carriage to get into the carriage and instructed the coachman to prepare to return to the legation. But he was stopped by Hikoyoshi Ijiin.

"Nishizawa-kun, please give me the bottle of butterfly oil in your pocket."

"Mr. Minister, what do you want kerosene for?" There was something strange about Kimao Nishizawa. But still got out of the car.

Ijiin Hikoyoshi didn't answer, but just ordered the military attache who had accompanied Xian to take out a document from his briefcase, take the bottle of butterfly oil from Nishizawa Kimio, put the document on the ground, sprinkle the oil on the document, and then ordered the military attache to turn the sharp piece into ashes in the flames.

The document was familiar, and Nishizawa recognized it as the confidential document he had been ordered to send from Tianjin to the Beijing Legation. And that bottle of kerosene was prepared for this document.

However, that document is still sealed by fire paint, and it has not been opened and read at all, so why did Ijiin Hikoyoshi destroy the document on the spot? When he received an order from the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the legation, did he receive any order? Why did he take this confidential document out of the safe and take it to the West Hill Villa? Do you want to show it to Mr. President? But why didn't they give it to the other party?

There is too much suspense, it is really difficult to guess, and international politics is indeed very complicated.

Kimio Nishizawa looked up at the villa not far away, where the lights were transparent, the music was melodious, and the song and dance were leveling, but what was hidden behind this prosperity?

In a blur, Nishizawa seemed to see a figure that seemed to be somewhat familiar on the balcony on the second floor of the villa, could it be Zhao Bei? He wasn't sure, but the other must have looked at him, even at the flames that burned beside the carriage.

After a few minutes, the flame was completely gone, and the classified document was reduced to a pile of ashes.

As for what exactly the content of the document is, I'm afraid it's a perpetual mystery.