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"Your Majesty, what's going on?" Empress Alexandra of Russia. Feodorovna asked nervously! She knew that Tsar Nicholas II's feelings had always been depressed these days, because of the issue of the Beijing Peace Conference, she had always been worried, and her spirit had always been under high tension. Obviously, this time Russia must have a problem!

"Those bastards, who made very demanding demands, they completely wanted to destroy Russia! I will never agree to their conditions! Someone, please dondonoschav and Pi. Pander to. Stolypin will come and see me right away! After Nicholas II finished speaking, he turned around and left the dining room, not even eating breakfast! Now he doesn't have any appetite at all!

The head of the General Administration for Orthodox Church Affairs of Russia, Pobedonoschev, and the Minister of the Interior, Peter. Pander to. Stolypin arrived at the Kremlin in less than half an hour. The faces of the two were not very good-looking, and on the way here, they already knew what had happened, and knew that Tsar Nicholas II was in a state of rage! With the occupation of Moscow by the Chinese, the entire Russian imperial family and ministers were under the surveillance of the Chinese, which made Tsar Nicholas II always more irritable. And now, the harsh demands made by China and Austria-Hungary at the Beijing Peace Conference undoubtedly further irritated Nicholas II!

"What do you think we should do now? The Chinese and Austria-Hungary are clearly going to destroy Russia! They demanded that Russia cede half of its territory to them, and also pay three billion Chinese dollars in war reparations! Such harsh conditions. For Russia, it is simply impossible to accept! Tsar Nicholas II said angrily! During the nineteen years of his reign in Russia. Russia has gone from a country that terrified the whole world to an insignificant one! Only the European part of the territory that was once the number one in the world remains! And now even these territories may be divided by the enemy in half. The wealth accumulated by the Romanov dynasty over hundreds of years is also almost exhausted! As much as three billion Chinese dollars in war reparations were enough to bankrupt the entire Russian government, not to mention the harsh arms restrictions proposed by the Chinese. This is completely unacceptable to Russia! Russia's strength comes precisely from Russia's military power! Although the weapons and equipment of the Russian army are poor, they have a large number of troops. And these troops are known for their bravery. If all armaments are restricted, then Russia's reduction to a third-rate country is just around the corner!

"Your Majesty, China and Austria-Hungary are strongly advocating the weakening of us, which is a sign of their fear of Russia, of re-posing it to them once it becomes stronger! Therefore, they want to take advantage of Russia's current weakness to reduce Russia's strength as much as possible! But. Their intentions will not come true, and the great Slavic peoples will never compromise with them! The head of the Russian Orthodox Administration, Bedonoschev, said loudly. He was a confidant of Tsar Nicholas II, so he naturally knew what Nicholas II liked to hear!

Sure enough, after listening to Pobedonoschev's words, Tsar Nicholas II's face looked much better. However, the words of Donozev are actually useful for solving the current dilemma. It's actually useless at all!

"Your Majesty, now we have no choice but to express our displeasure to China and Austria-Hungary! As long as we are tough, and with the help of Germany, we may be able to make them change their attitudes! Of course, as the defeated country of this world war. Russia will definitely have to pay a lot of price! The Chinese have always been extremely greedy, plus they have become poor and crazy Austria-Hungary. They won't let go of this opportunity! "The Secretary of State for the Interior. Pander to. Stolypin said. If Russia had been the victor in this world war, they would have put forward even harsher conditions!

"To Ivan. Goremykin sent a telegram to him, telling him that Russia would never accept the blackmail of China and Austria-Hungary! Also, let him contact the German side more and ask Germany to help us! Russia must not be able to lose too much at this peace conference! Tsar Nicholas II said! If Russia loses too much this time, it will not be conducive to Russia's next rise. Even at this moment, Tsar Nicholas II was still very unwilling, although Russia suffered heavy losses in this war, he still hoped that Russia could rise again next time!

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Home Secretary Peters. Pander to. Stolypin nodded. However, he did not think that Germany, under the pressure of the other victorious powers, would be able to keep Russia under tremendous pressure! After all, in the face of the common demands of the other victorious countries, Germany is also the only possibility that it will be difficult to support itself, and perhaps it will reduce its losses as much as possible!

In the afternoon of the same day, Chinese Prime Minister Wu Tingfang, Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi, and Defense Minister Jiang Xingguo met with Emperor Wang Yuze and briefed Wang Yuze on the progress of the negotiations. All three of them expressed their dissatisfaction with Germany, whose partiality towards Russia had greatly damaged the interests of China and other victorious powers!

"Your Majesty, the Germans must have secretly colluded with the Russians, otherwise they would not have spared no effort to protect the Russians! This will be a great threat to the Empire! Germany's industrial strength is strong, and Russia has a large number of soldiers, and once the two countries are united, it will bring great trouble to the Reich! Imperial Prime Minister Wu Tingfang reminded! A large part of Russia's poor military strength is due to the fact that Russia's weapons and equipment are so backward that even one rifle per person cannot be satisfied! However, their tens of millions of soldiers also make any country rush to fear! If the Germans send weapons and the Russians send soldiers, it will pose a great threat to other countries!

Wang Yuze nodded, he was also very clear about Germany's intentions. Germany also knows that if it deals with China alone, Germany has no chance of winning! Only by finding a way to unite the entire Western world can Germany be sure of a war with China! And Russia, with its large population and large number of soldiers, is an important ally that Germany cannot give up!

"Your Majesty, the Germans' partiality with Russia has already aroused the wrath of us and Austria-Hungary, and the other victorious powers are also very dissatisfied with this! Maybe we can take advantage of this opportunity to win over other countries! Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi said!

"It is possible to strengthen ties with Austria-Hungary and other countries! At least we have the same interests in dealing with Russia! Wang Yuze said! Between countries, there are no eternal friends, only eternal interests! In the face of huge interests, the countries could quite unite against Germany's!

"Your Majesty, what if the Germans still insist on disagreeing with our proposed disposition of Russia? What should we do? Should deterrence by force continue? Defense Minister Jiang Xingguo asked.

"I'm afraid the threat of force won't work! The last time we resorted to the threat of force, we had already made the Germans retreat! This time, Kaiser Wilhelm II will certainly not back down again! Wang Yuze shook his head. In the face of China's strong military power, Germany chose to compromise and retreat on the issue of dealing with the United States last time, which has already had a great impact on Germany's reputation. And Kaiser Wilhelm II was originally an extremely proud and conceited person, and it may be very difficult to make him bow his head again! If you don't do it well, it will have the opposite effect. After all, the German side must have known about the last contact with Tongguò, and China did not have the determination to detonate the war now!

"Your Majesty, I think we can unite with other countries to force Germany! At present, all countries have a huge garrison in Russia, and if this stalemate continues, there will be a lot of pressure on all countries! All countries want to withdraw their troops to their countries as soon as possible. At the same time, everyone also hopes to get enough benefits from Russia! The Germans were in favor of Russia, and they were undoubtedly enemies of other countries! Therefore, it is entirely possible for us to unite other countries, leave Germany alone, and negotiate with Russia alone! Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi said.

"Well, what if Germany does not recognize the results of the negotiations?" Marshal Jiang Xingguo asked with some concern!

"If Germany didn't want to be the enemy of the other victors, they would have accepted this result! It will even change its position and be on our side! Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi said!

"Okay, that's it! The Ministry of Foreign Affairs contacted Austria-Hungary, and as long as our two countries came to an agreement, several other small countries would definitely support us! When the time comes, it's time for the Germans to make their choice! Wang Yuze said! This is a good opportunity to drive a wedge between the countries of the Allies! If there is a contradiction within the allies, this will be of great benefit to China!

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi received the order!

At 4 p.m., Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi went to the Austro-Hungarian Embassy in China, where he met with the Austro-Hungarian Crown Prince Ferdinand, Prime Minister Mario Ferdinand. Weber, Foreign Secretary Leopold. Feng. Count Belhidald and others had a secret meeting! Tang Shaoyi stayed at the Austro-Hungarian Embassy in China for more than an hour before leaving! During this period, the two sides exchanged views on the plan for the disposal of Russia, and reached an agreement!

Subsequently, the Austro-Hungarian Prime Minister, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, and the Ambassador to China met with the missions of the Ottoman Empire, the Kingdom of Bulgaria, and the Kingdom of Romania respectively to propose a plan for the disposition of Russia by China and Austria-Hungary. In the end, all the victorious powers, except Russia, came to an agreement!