Jebtsundamba originally agreed to establish a foreign [***] position, originally because the minister Sanduo was too hasty to implement the new policy in Mongolia, and a few princes such as Handa Dorji instigated and instigated it. As a result, after Mongolia really "read power," its economic ties with the interior were greatly reduced, coupled with Russia's plundering of Mongolia, and the domestic "Yellow Party" and "Black Party" were at odds with each other, and the lamas and princes were vying for power and profit, as a result, Mongolia's political and economic situation was in a desperate situation, and it was difficult to raise even the regular administrative expenses of the political axe. Jebtsundamba is now extremely remorseful for Meng Lang's behavior of breaking away from China.

Orlov, the Russian consul in Kulen, looked at the living Buddha whose eyes had lost his luster, and his eyes flashed with worry.

Due to his anxious thoughts and worries all night, Jebtsundampa, as a living Buddha, indulged in the "surname life group cultivation" (group p?). As a result, he was unfortunately infected with syphilis, and eventually drank alcohol, which led to blindness.

Although Jebtsundamba was a puppet of Russia, it still had great influence in the minds of the Mongol people. And what has just been said shows that Russia is losing control of Mongolia.

Since Russia's war in Europe, it has been losing ground on the battlefield and has no time to take care of the Far East, let alone Outer Mongolia. Therefore, the pro-Russian forces in Outer Mongolia were weakening sharply, and in addition, Russia used the "Russian-Mongolian Agreement" to plunder Mongolia on a large scale, causing heavy losses to both the Mongolian princes and civilians, and further arousing the jealousy of the officials and people of Outer Mongolia, and making all circles in Outer Mongolia further inclined to return to China.

Orlov, who was standing next to him, wanted to cheer up Jebtsundamba, and he stepped forward and said: "Honorable Mongolian Emperor, the Soviet victory in Russia is only temporary, please don't worry at all. Now that His Majesty's Loyal Emperor [***] is still fighting against the Soviet rebels, I am sure that it will not be long before the Imperial Axe, which belongs to the Great and Merciful Tsar, will regain control of the situation. His Majesty the Tsar will also do his best to give Mongolia 'autonomy' and 'reading'. ”

Listening to the interpreter's words, Jebtsundamba, who was sitting on the throne, showed an unfathomable smile, he turned his head, looked at the lost Tsar's lackey with his distracted eyes, and said lukewarmly: "Thank you for your political axe's care, but in the face of such a grim situation, I think it will be difficult for His Majesty's empire to have a chance to regain its former majesty." ”

Listening to Jebtsundamba's words, Orlov's face showed a look of anger, and he just wanted to say more, when Matsui Shigen, who had been silent, came over and said to Jebtsundamba in an arrogant and gentle tone: "The Great Emperor Gao Jian, the Tsar's empire is no longer what it used to be, and the status of Mongolia is also at a critical juncture. ”

Matsui Ishine said as he squinted his eyes and glanced at Jebuzundamba's face.

At this time, Jebtsundamba's face was full of panic and anxiety, as if a catastrophe was about to come.

Unbeknownst to Matsui, when he spoke to the "Emperor of Tsuko", a letter he had privately sent to Emperor Sakamoto in 1914 immediately flashed through his mind.

In this letter, Jebtsundamba asked Emperor Komoto Taisho to express his support for Mongolia's policy of "reading power" and "autonomy." Sure enough, in the second year, Yueben proposed the "Twenty-one Articles" to the Chinese political axe, which demanded that the eastern part of Inner Mongolia be turned into a colony of Yueben, that is, Yueben would become a neighbor of "autonomous Mongolia"!

And the brazen dispatch of troops to attack China after China's rejection of the "21 Articles" also made Jebtsundamba at that time feel shocked and frightened by his reaction, but also had a glimmer of hope.

"We say that this empire is a country of benevolence and generosity, and we are bent on supporting the fraternal countries of East Asia to get rid of poverty and achieve prosperity and strength, so we want to use the prestige of the Great Emperor to establish the 'Great Mongolian State', and unite Buryat Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, Outer Mongolia, Balhu, Qinghai and other areas inhabited by Mongolian peasants to establish a unified Mongolian state. If the Emperor is willing to accept this request, I will assure the Emperor on behalf of the Emperor that he will be able to achieve this grand goal! ”

"Yes! With the strong support of the Empire, we will definitely be able to build a new Mongol Empire! A monk who had been bribed by Yuben said: "We should not be bound by the Chinese political axe, nor should we be subdued by the Russian forces. We should carry forward the legacy of our ancestor Genghis Khan and use our own strength to rebuild our own 'Great Mongolian State' with the assistance of the friendly Yuben Empire! ”

At this time, the stupid and shameless lama leader had already regarded China and Russia as enemies of Outer Mongolia and the real enemy Yue Ben as a friend, and was willing to admit the thief as his father, ignoring the interests of the country and the nation.

Listening to this guy's words, Jebtsundamba blinked his dry eyes, which had become blind, and was looking for words and phrases in order to continue to offend his skills and achieve the purpose of refusal, when he suddenly heard a loud commotion outside the palace.

"What happened?" Jebtsundamba felt inexplicably uneasy in his heart, and couldn't help but straighten up from his throne.

Matsui Ishone turned his head to look out the window, and suddenly saw a large oval shadow that seemed to block out the sunlight, and he couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart.

And at this time, he had already heard clearly, the noise outside was the shouts of the crowd!

Matsui Ishine followed the crowd to the square outside the palace, and he saw countless people kneeling on the ground, bowing to the sky, and couldn't help but look up at the sky. And when he saw clearly what appeared in the sky, his face couldn't help but change slightly.

A huge silver airship that sparkled in the sky looked particularly majestic under the dazzling sunlight.

Matsui Ishone is no stranger to such things as airships. In this country, airships are not a rare thing. He had not seen the famous German "Zeppelin" airship that caused the "Zeppelin Panic" to Britain. But at this moment, seeing such an advanced airship here still gave him considerable shock.

He recognized it from the winged dragon logo on the bow of the airship, which was a Chinese airship.

The Chinese airship slowly flew over the Ganden Monastery, and then stopped, and then three more of the same giant airships flew over, all in unison in the sky above the Ganden Monastery.

And underneath the airship, the huge bomb pylons are clearly visible.

Matsui took a deep breath, trying to keep himself as calm and composed, and he withdrew his gaze from the Chinese airship, just in time to meet the gaze of the Russian consul Orlov who was looking at him.

Matsui Ishine and Orlov invariably showed a bitter smile.

At this moment, they all knew that no matter what they said to the blind Living Buddha, the "Emperor of the Light", it would be useless.

On February 14, 1918, Xu Shuzheng, vice minister of the Republic of China Army and envoy to the northwest of the country, led the border guards into Kulen.

"Your Excellency Batmadorzi, I have been appointed by the Central Political Axe to make a special trip to solve the Mongolian problem. The former Governor, Chen Yi, had discussed this matter with you, but unfortunately it could not be properly resolved, so the Emperor of the Chinese Empire sent me to inquire about the matter. There is an old Chinese saying: 'Toast does not eat and eat and drink'. In the face of the current international and domestic situation, I hope that Lord Batmatdorji will put the overall interests of the country first, give up petty interests and pursue the whole righteousness, and automatically declare that you will voluntarily and unconditionally renounce your autonomy and request that Outer Mongolia be reincorporated into the territory of the Chinese Empire. ”

After listening to Xu Shuzheng's words, Mongolian "Prime Minister" Batmadorji had cold sweat on his forehead, and he sat there as if he was frightened, looking at Xu Shuzheng and the guards around him with "fifty bead box cannons", unable to say a word.

"I am now speaking to you as a border envoy in the northwest of the Chinese Empire, please listen carefully." Xu Shuzheng remembered what Yang Shuoming had told him to do, stretched out his hand, and Fang Wenlin, who was standing beside him, immediately handed over a document prepared in Mongolian and Chinese to him.

There are eight main clauses in this clause, namely, improving the medical and health conditions in Mongolia, increasing the population of Mongolia, developing and prospering the Yellow Religion, developing Mongolian mineral deposits, establishing the Bank of China, building roads and railways, developing Mongolia's industry, agriculture and commerce, and compensating the Mongolian Han people for their property losses. These are preferential treatment regulations specially formulated for the Mongolian issue, and they are also the basis for the administration of the envoy in Mongolia, so please be sure to sign and confirm your acceptance. ”

"I ...... I can't sign this......" Bad Madolji easily calmed down, he hoarsely said, looking at Xu Shuzheng with desperate eyes, and snorted.

"I have one day for you to immediately submit a petition signed by the Living Buddha Jebtsundampa to abolish reading power and self-government. Otherwise, I will go directly to the Living Buddha of Jebtsundamba to sign, and ask the Living Buddha to directly order the abolition of reading power and autonomy, and then come back to negotiate the relevant preferential regulations, but at that time, I am afraid that the conditions will not be as preferential as they are now. Xu Shuzheng's voice was filled with a thick murderous aura for a while, "If you dare to have opponents, you should be killed." ”

Hearing Xu Shuzheng's words of "don't talk about killing", the chubby Bad Madorji collapsed directly from the chair to the ground.

Looking at the bear-like appearance of the Mongolian Prime Minister, Xu Shuzheng secretly laughed in his heart, he waved his hand, and the two guards stepped forward to pick up Bad Madorji from the ground and put it on the chair.

"I'm going to meet the Living Buddha and make a decision......," Batmador said with a shudder.

"Yes." Xu Shuzheng nodded, he looked at the hands and feet on his wrist, and said in a deep voice, "You'd better discuss it quickly, I can't wait that long." ”

Batmatdorzi nodded repeatedly, and then fled the house as if he were flying.

"He's not going to just run away, is he?" Fang Wenlin noticed that the chubby Mongolian prime minister was running faster than a rabbit, and couldn't help but ask funny.

"I have sent people to all the temples, palaces and official residences, and if anyone dares to run, I will directly bombard him." Xu Shuzheng sneered, "I'm afraid they don't have that guts." ”

"There are still more than 3,000 Russian troops and more than 1,000 soldiers in the city, if they collude with those Mongolian Tatars to deal with us together, I'm afraid it will be a little troublesome." Fang Wenlin reminded Xu Shuzheng.

Listening to Fang Wenlin's words, Xu Shuzheng and Chu Xiangzheng's faces showed surprise.

"Looks like you've been working hard here!" Xu Shuzheng looked at Fang Wenlin and said meaningfully.

"Supervisor Yang has said more than once that the principles of business and military warfare are the same, and you must know yourself and your opponent in order to survive a hundred battles." Fang Wenlin smiled and said.

Now Chinese New Year's Eve three-year-old Fang Wenlin, who was a senior staff member of the British HSBC Bank, is very familiar with the banking business, and once wrote to the Ministry of Finance to ask the central government to unify the national currency system, which attracted the attention of Liang Shiyi and hired him to work in the Bank of Communications.

For the task of completing financial reform in Mongolia entrusted to him by Yang Shuoming, at this time, he was full of confidence in his ambition.

"President Fang is right, the reason why Mongolia wants to split is because of the instigation of Russia." Chu Xiangzheng said, "Now that Russia is in turmoil, there is no time to take care of the East, so it is no longer enough to worry. ”

"Although Inspector Yang went to the military, he was still extremely concerned about state affairs, and before we people came, he warned us more than once that even if we gained a firm foothold in Mongolia, we should not be negligent about myself." Fang Wenlin said.

"Yang Hanzhi pays attention to everything he does, regardless of personal interests, and takes into account the overall situation, which alone is very human." Xu Shuzheng nodded, "This is what I admire him the most." ”

"In order to conceal people's eyes and ears to prevent the interference of foreign powers, this book has disguised its aggressive plan in many ways, and before I sent troops, Yang Hanzhi purchased ordnance for our army, so he asked someone to bring information, saying that he had a plan for a 'Great Mongolia', and if this plan was successful, the consequences would be really unimaginable." Xu Shuzheng remembered that when he was in Yanjing, at the beginning, when Yuan Shikai asked him to withdraw his troops immediately after the withdrawal of Mongolia, leaving only 6,000 troops to be stationed, he fought with reason. It was precisely because of the information he received from Yang Shuoming that he was able to persuade Yuan Shikai to change his plan and keep the three elite divisions originally used to quell the rebellion in the south in Mongolia.

At this time, Xu Shuzheng would not have thought that it was this information that made Yuan Shikai agree to increase the Mongolian garrison, keep the vast land outside the Seychelles, and the Tangnu Wulianghai area that was privately seized by Russia, and stay on the Chinese territory together, achieving the most brilliant achievements in his life, and having the reputation of "Zuo Wen Xianggong Second".

In the early morning of February 17, 1918, the official petition for the "abolition" of Outer Mongolia was finally submitted to the Yamen, the former Chinese envoy in Kulundu.

"Outer Mongolia has been part of China since the Kangxi Dynasty of the former Qing Dynasty...... Since the change of the old system in the light year, there is a sense of affection, and then there is resentment, and in the last years of the Qing Dynasty, the administrative officials are filthy...... Outsiders took advantage of the gap to incite and incite the readership...... So far, the autonomy has not been fully effective, and the remembrance of the past is truly regrettable. …… Since the civil strife in Russia, Red Russia and White Russia have frequently harassed each other, and Buryat Mongolia has treacherously colluded with bandits, sabotaged and plundered, and the officials and people have suffered unspeakably in distress. …… Mongolia is a vast land and poor people, with a weak livelihood, poor finances, a lack of guns and weak soldiers, and cannot stand on its own feet. Now that the crisis in domestic and foreign affairs has reached the extreme, a meeting of princes was convened and resolved to abolish autonomy, restore the old system of the former Qing Dynasty, be canonized by China, return to the territory, and share happiness...... Contracts previously concluded with foreign countries shall be null and void......"

Looking at the signature of Batmatdorji himself on the petition document and the long signature of the deputy ministers of the Mongolian ministries who signed it in turn, Xu Shuzheng showed a satisfied smile.

Immediately after the presentation of the official documents, a ceremony was held to abolish the self-government of [***].

On this cool morning, from the Green Palace on the north bank of the Thule River to the "Huerdi" (prayer drum set up at the entrance of the temple) at the entrance of the Grand Kulen Yellow Palace, Chinese soldiers with loaded guns lined up all the way. From the southeastern outskirts of Kulun to the central entrance of the main hall of the Yellow Palace, in addition to the heavily armed Chinese soldiers standing, there are several tanks with high muzzles.

After receiving the signal, these steel monsters suddenly activated, and then the cannon muzzle erupted a stream of flames, and all the tanks fired three times, announcing the official start of the ceremony.

After the sound of the cannon, Jebtsundamba and his ministers and palace guards rode horses, slowly walked out of the Green Palace, passing through the queue of Chinese soldiers, when the "Emperor Yueguang" and his party came to the gate of the Yellow Palace, they did not enter the palace from the middle gate as before, but passed through the queue of Chinese soldiers, and walked into the palace from the side gate. Subsequently, Xu Shuzheng and his entourage took a car with a five-color "X" national flag, accompanied by military music, and stopped in front of the main gate of the Yellow Palace. Xu Shuzheng and others got out of the car, and the Chinese soldiers immediately put the portrait of Yuan Shikai, the "Hongxian Emperor" of the Chinese Empire, on a sedan chair and carried it into the palace. Then Xu Shuzheng and others also walked into the palace.

At this time, in front of the palace gate and the main hall gate of the Yellow Palace, a huge five-color "X" national flag fluttered crosswise, and the blind Jebzundamba did not see it, at this time his face looked a little uncomfortable, he took off the crystal sunglasses used to cover his eyes, and stood there a little helplessly. At this time, Xu Shuzheng and others also walked into the main hall, and the Chinese soldiers carrying the portrait of Yuan Shikai placed the portrait on the "throne" that originally belonged to Jebu Tsundamba in the center.

"Please make three bows to His Majesty the Emperor of the Chinese Empire!" A lieutenant [***] officer waved the command knife in his hand and shouted loudly.

The muscles on Jebtsundamba's face twitched, and he resignedly faced the portrait of Yuan Shikai with the support of the guards, and bowed three ninety degrees in a proper manner.

(To be continued)