(55) Doing something knowing that it is not possible
"They are deliberately trying to destroy our country! It's like treating us like a second North Korea! Yuan Shikai's roar echoed in the room, and all the civilian and military generals stood there cautiously, allowing their president to thunder there.
"We just proposed to them today to cancel the Shandong Theater of Operations, and all the British and Japanese troops retreated, but they ignored it and didn't take us seriously at all. Now it seems that they are still laughing at us as stupid as pigs! I don't even know that the knife is going to my neck! ”
It may be that being too excited made Yuan Shikai's heart feel unbearable, and the blue-skinned Yuan Shikai struggled to paced to the side of the chair, sat down slowly, and began to cough.
It was easy to wait for Yuan Shikai's mood to calm down, and the army chief Duan Qirui asked: "If the Japanese minister really proposes to our country such a treaty that wants to destroy our country, what is the president going to do?" ”
"If it is an equal treaty that leads to friendship between the two countries, I certainly welcome it, and if it is such a humiliating treaty, I will reject it to the death." Yuan Shikai replied in a deep voice.
"If the president is determined to resist, our navy and army must be prepared to deal with emergencies, not sit idly by as they do now." Duan Qirui said, "We don't have much time. ”
"You go and arrange it immediately, Zhiquan, try to mobilize the troops that can fight in the provinces as much as possible, and prepare for prevention as soon as possible," Yuan Shikai nodded, "However, try not to alarm the Japanese as much as possible." ”
"Yes." Duan Qirui raised his hand and saluted Yuan Shikai without saying anything more.
"Now that the situation is not clear, I hastily transferred troops, just afraid that the Japanese would find out, but they would have a truth." Liang Shiyi, secretary general of the presidential office, said worriedly, "Please also ask the president to think twice." ”
"When the situation is clear, I'm afraid it's too late." Cai Ye said on the side, "If there is more time, our army will gather troops and treat them with several times the enemy's strength, and the Japanese army may not dare to act rashly." ”
"Judging from these provisions, there is not much difference from the protection protocol proposed by Japan to the DPRK in the past, and its authenticity should be certain," said Gu Weijun, counselor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ”
Yuan Shikai nodded and agreed with Gu Weijun's method, "I'm afraid that they may not be willing to believe that the Japanese will do this now." However, you can give them some information first. He turned to Liang Shiyi and said, "In a few moments, he will make an appointment for me to meet with the British Minister, Mr. Zhu Erdian, and the American Minister, Mr. Reinsch, and say that I have important matters to discuss with them." ”
Jiangxi, Ganxi Town Guard Embassy.
Yang Shuoming woke up from his dream suddenly, he straightened up, sat up from the quilt, and then realized that he was in a cold sweat.
Huang Yunzhi, who was sleeping next to him, was awakened by her movements, and she couldn't help but feel very strange when she saw Yang Shuoming involuntarily touching his eyes with his hands and shaking his head.
"What's wrong with you? Do you have nightmares again? Huang Yunzhi asked with concern.
"It's okay." A trace of trance flashed in Yang Shuoming's eyes, and he looked fixedly ahead, as if there was something there.
Huang Yunzhi looked at him with some concern, and just wanted to ask again, the sound of a child's crying came from the crib not far away, Huang Yunzhi's attention was attracted by the child, and she didn't notice that her husband was still sitting there in a daze.
Of course, Huang Yunzhi didn't know that at this time, Yang Shuoming's eyes were flashing with multiple maps, and on these maps, some arrows and symbols of different colors were moving back and forth like playing chess.
"Isn't it possible to win no matter what......" Yang Shuoming looked at the war game deduction diagrams in his eyes and muttered.
These days, as long as he has time, even in his sleep, he is carrying out all kinds of deductions in the event of a war between China and Japan, and the final result is without exception what he does not want.
At this moment, he deeply realized how difficult it is to change the course of history!
Yang Shuoming looked up at the calendar on the wall, which clearly displayed today's date.
January 17, 1915.
For many people in later generations, this day is an ordinary day in history. ,
However, Yang Shuoming clearly knew that just tomorrow, the new Japanese minister to China, Hichikiyi, would find Yuan Shikai and directly propose to him the "21 articles" that made Chinese feel sad when they thought about it!
The "Twenty-one Articles" that destroyed China!
As an unprecedented humiliation in Chinese history, the harm caused by the "21 Articles" to the Chinese has set a new historical record. Different from the unequal treaties that China was forced to sign in the past, the other devastating effect of the extremely vicious "21 Articles" made by the Japanese on China was that it succeeded in making the legitimacy of the newly unified Chinese government no longer exist, and China's political situation has been in constant turmoil ever since, the country has been torn apart, and the opportunity for development has been lost again.
How can we eliminate the negative impact of the 21 Articles and give China time to develop?
Yang Shuoming has developed from a foothold in western Jiangxi to the present, and everything he has done is actually for this.
However, he also deeply knows that even with the help of his "supercomputer eyes", he will not be able to make a qualitative leap in China's strength in a short period of time and defeat Japan, which is pressing on China step by step.
And the results of the wargame just now told him the same answer.
Through wargame deduction and data analysis, the "supercomputer eye" has clearly told him that what is about to start is a battle that is doomed to lose.
And now he has no choice.
Just a few days ago, Jiang Xueying, who was in Beijing, had sent back a secret telegram that "the pigeon has been released".
The images and data in his eyes suddenly disappeared, and Yang Shuoming, who came back to his senses, looked at Huang Yunzhi's delicate back comforting his son to sleep, and suddenly felt an inexplicable sadness in his heart.
The result of wanting to change history will it be the loss of her and her children, as well as everything she has gained now, and even her own life?
"What the hell is wrong with you? What's on your mind? After Huang Yunzhi put her son to sleep again, she couldn't help but be startled when she saw Yang Shuoming looking at her distractedly.
It was the first time she had seen him look so lost and sad in his eyes.
"Do you do something that you know will end up being a failure?" Yang Shuoming looked at her and asked softly.
Huang Yunzhi was very surprised that he would ask such a question, she pondered for a while, and replied, "It depends on the meaning of doing this." ”
Listening to her answer, Yang Shuoming's eyes suddenly radiated a strange light.
"I see, thank you." He gratefully held her hand, lay down under the covers again, closed his eyes, and fell asleep sweetly.
Huang Yunzhi looked at him puzzled, at this time, the handsome face no longer had the melancholy and sadness just now, but was full of tranquility and peace.
Huang Yunzhi looked at Yang Shuoming, who was falling asleep sweetly, shook his head a little funny, leaned down and kissed him lightly on the forehead, and then lay down again, falling asleep little by little.
January 18, 1915, Beijing, Jurentang.
"The Japanese Government expresses its highest sincerity to the President, and hopes that the outstanding cases between Japan and China will be properly resolved as soon as possible, and that the goodwill relations between Japan and China will be strengthened day by day, and that the President will be promoted to a higher level at an early date."
The Japanese Minister Hi Zhiyi said while carefully observing the facial expression of Yuan Shikai who was sitting there, but what made him feel disappointed and surprised was that Yuan Shikai today seemed to be a little different from his previous performance.
Yuan Shikai, whose face was as heavy as water, took the document that Rizhiyi put on the table, looked through it casually, and then put the document on the table again.
"I see." Yuan Shikai seemed to have known what was written on it for a long time, and after listening to the translator's explanation, he looked at Ri Zhiyi and said in a deep voice, "Please ask your minister to go to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a while and talk to General Lu." ”
Listening to Yuan Shikai's answer, Rizhiyi was very surprised, Yuan Shikai's sudden judgment between the two made him a little unresponsive, and he was speechless for a while.
Just in August last year, when Nichi-yi came to Beijing to replace the deceased Japanese minister to China, Yamasha, as soon as he took office, he met with Yuan Shikai in secret in accordance with the secret instructions of Japanese Prime Minister Okuma Shigenobu in advance, and hinted to Yuan Shikai that "China should have an emperor." When Yuan Shikai denied that he had any intention of becoming an emperor, Rizhiyi also said straight to the point: "There is nothing wrong with a great president being an emperor, but the most important key point is that the Chinese government should show the Japanese people China's goodwill towards Japan. Only then can we gain the sympathy and support of the Japanese government. ”
Speaking of which, it is already very clear that Rizhiyi is actually clearly telling Yuan Shikai that as long as he chooses to throw himself to Japan, Japan will support him as emperor.
Now Ri Zhiyi still remembers that when he said this, Yuan Shikai's eyes unconsciously flashed a strange light, although it was only for a short moment.
After the Japanese army captured Qingdao, Japanese Foreign Minister Kato Takaaki recalled Nippon Zhiyi to China for "face-to-face teaching", and after Nichizhiyi returned to China in December, under the pretext of "returning to the office to meet the president", he asked for a secret talk with Yuan Shikai.
But today's Yuan Shikai seems to be a completely different person from Yuan Shikai that day.
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