"Who provoked you again? Look at you, it's all swollen. The next morning, in the back house of the Prime Minister's Palace, Cheng Ying took the wound medicine and helped the man apply it carefully, while complaining and blaming.

"There are so many people who provoke me, all of them seem to be impatient, I can't shoot a gun, and I can always lose my temper." Yang Rui touched his son's head with one hand, and at the same time he didn't care about women's complaints, he liked to scar himself since he was a child, and he was proud of it.

"You ......" Cheng Ying frowned when she heard this, she really didn't know what to say about him, Han Xianfeng next to her just covered her mouth with a fan and smiled, she understood men's habits better than Cheng Ying, what he often said was: It's better to vent than to stagnate, otherwise you will always get sick.

"Are Americans really that bad?" Cheng Ying said and thought about the current shape again, she is not as good as a fairy phoenix, she is a person who can go out. Last night, when Yang Rui was busy with official business, she went to the exclusive teahouse occupied by the female tigers, and she also knew that now the diplomatic situation has changed drastically, and Wilson, who used to support China, is now actually on the side of the Japanese, wanting to rescue those Japanese soldiers who were besieged.

"In my opinion, the United States is only a little better than Japan...... Cheng Ying not only touched the medicine, but also helped him rub the wounds, Yang Rui, who endured the severe pain, couldn't help but find some words to divert his attention, "The Japanese want to occupy the whole of China, and it is best to kill all Chinese and immigrate to the mainland...... The Americans want China to be sick, and they will always look up to his snort......"

Doesn't seem to agree with Yang Rui's point of view, Cheng Ying said: "Didn't you say that the Russians were the worst, they killed a lot of us, and almost robbed the Northeast." ”

"Russia? Russia is much better than the United States, and its real purpose is only to have an outlet to the sea, and at most the land will occupy outside the border, which is cutting meat, not death. The Japanese are outlaws, and the Americans are poisoned. I'd rather be angry with Russia without an arm than become sick so that anyone can step on ......, ah... Yes... All right. Okay......" finally couldn't help it, and Yang Rui began to cry out in pain. I want to pull my hand out of the woman's rubbing.

He shouted here, Xianfeng and his son next to him laughed, and the child turned his head and made a grimace. Yang Rui had already withdrawn his hand at this time, looked at him and suddenly straightened his face, and asked, "Have you done your homework today?" ”

"It's done!" The child replied with some pride, "The teacher also checked." ”

The child's education is free-range, but the homework for the few hours prescribed every day cannot be pulled down, and the thunder cannot be moved 365 days a year. Judging from Yang Rui's summary. Sundays and holidays are the most harmful, and the best supervision of people to do things is their own inherent habits, habits can be formed in 14 days, but a lazy sleep on a Sunday can be destroyed, so my son has no rest day since he was a child, whether it is the New Year or sick, he still reads and insists on it for several years, and there is no need to supervise anymore.

"Good! Let's go out and play" Yang Rui couldn't find fault with it. I had to be kind. He said this, but Cheng Ying said: "Don't go!" I'm about to become a wild man without a home. and Rebecca from Leo's family, as well as Cai Wuji from the people's family, with a group of children playing war games every day. On the one hand, they pretended to be Japanese, and on the other hand, they pretended to be the revival army, and they made a mess of the small inner city, and the patrol did not dare to stop them, and the previous time they used stones as cannonballs and smashed the roofs of several houses......"

"Hmm..."The woman's words made Yang Rui's face turn from sunny to cloudy, and he glared at the kid and said, "There is still such a thing......"

"Father...... I," Yang Wuming is also a stupid mouth, but his motor nerves are well developed. He looked at Yang Rui with fear and grievance. Fortunately, Han Xianfeng said: "I have already asked Nameless to apologize to others." In order to make these guys dare not commit it again, the tiles that repaired the roof were still bought by them who pushed a cart to the horse temple and bought them themselves. ”

"Really?" Yang Rui's gaze softened. He turned his son into a princeling, even though he was already a princeling.

"That's how it is......" I finally saw someone say Xiang, Yang Wuming said. Seeing his father's face relaxed, he hurried out.

"Nameless can't always play with Rebecca of Leo's family, whose little girl would be as crazy as her? They are all children of the national family, and she is the wildest, and Cai Wuji was taken by her. Cheng Ying cleaned up the wound medicine and complained on the side.

China has a title, but in addition to Zhu Kuanji's relatives, the person with the highest title is the founding of the eight great princes, Cai Yuanpei and Lei Ao are one of them, although Yang Rui refuses to accept it, but the outside world still calls it so.

"Is Rebecca that wild?" Yang Rui didn't care, "Besides, boys should be wilder, and when they grow up, they will always be wilder when they grow up to do fruit trading in the mountains." ”

Seeing the man mentioning the old things again, Cheng Ying snorted, she couldn't figure out why the man kept mentioning fruit trading, not only did she think about opening a fruit company, but her son also wanted to inherit his father's business, and said that she would sell fruits to Southeast Asia and the whole world in the future, and she couldn't figure out why a founding father and revolutionary leader had a soft spot for buying fruits.

"Rebecca has long been the king of children, and it is really lawless in school. She also recognized Sister Qiu as a teacher, and Sister Qiu also likes her and teaches everything. Behold, this child is too old to grow up, and surely no one will dare to marry him. Cheng Jing said. Rebecca is Leo's adopted daughter, because of her profession, she has received a German-style military education since she was a child, although Cheng Ying admires this girl, but does not like her. When she saw that the man didn't pay attention to her, she stomped her foot vigorously and said coquettishly: "You are not allowed to sell fruit when you grow up without a name!" ”

"I'm just a son, who will go if he doesn't go?" Yang Rui said with a smile. He used to conceive a lot of business plans for the fruit business, but now he has no time to govern the country, and the business environment does not allow it, so this business plan can only be completed by his son.

"Ask Xianfeng to go." Cheng Ying said with a smile. As soon as she said Han Xianfeng's face turned red, Yang Rui was a little puzzled when she saw this, and then reacted, pointing at Han Xianfeng with her injured hand, very surprised. This kind of surprise is not something that people like Bao Xiaosan can feel in later generations, in later generations, when a woman other than his wife is broken, he is sad and frightened; Here, it is a great joyous event, and the whole house, relatives and friends should be happy.

"Good!" Yang Rui pulled Han Xianfeng over, hugged him on his lap, stroked her stomach and said, "I decided, if it is born as a boy, it will be called useless, and if it is born as a girl, it will be called Wuhua." ”

The names taken by her husband were worse than the other, and Cheng Ying immediately took a sip. She even thought of the nameless name in the first place, and sighed in her mouth; And Han Xianfeng is an uneducated person who only understands music, and recited these two names several times. I didn't feel anything wrong, just snuggled up to the man's shoulder. Unspeakable happiness.

Because Xianfeng was finally pregnant, Yang Rui, who was originally displeased, was suddenly happy from the bottom of his heart, because when the housekeeper reported that Yang Du asked to see him, he let go of the thought that he didn't want to see guests that day, and asked people to invite Yang Du in.

The United States turned its face and denied people and supported the news that the Japanese army had safely withdrawn from Tianjin, and Yang Du had received it last night. As a descendant of the emperor and a family in the world, although Yang Du made a bet on the occasion of the Ding Revolution in China, his credit was limited after all. Although Yang Rui tried his best to promote, he finally got a boring position as the speaker of the House of Doubts. The Fuxing Society is a big family, the Inspectorate is the archway, Yang Du's daily work is just a mud with the Kuomintang, he is unwilling to do this, so in order to leave the Inspectorate Academy, he is constantly looking for opportunities, and now, he feels that this opportunity has finally come.

"Prime Minister, this is a change in the United States. Is Ryukyu still playing? Yang Du's first sentence was like this, although he didn't know if the revival army had a plan to occupy the Ryukyus, but he guessed that there would be.

"Hehe......" Yang Rui said with a smile. Huizi guessed it very accurately. According to you, should you fight or should you not fight? ”

"Of course you shouldn't." Yang Du still insisted on the previous point of view, "Although the United States turned its face this time, it is still not ruthless enough, if it were me, I would wait for these more than 100,000 Japanese to be eaten by us, and then wait for us to finish fighting the Ryukyus, and then unite with Britain and France and other countries to intervene to demand the return of the Ryukyus to Japan, at that time my country will be really passive." ”

The last time you had a discussion is still fresh in your ears. Yang Rui smiled when he heard this: "That's what you thought when you opposed the capture of the Ryukyus before?" ”

"Yes." Yang Du Zhengse, "Although the United States is rich. However, the people of the country do not want to fight, and public opinion greatly influences public opinion. Without the right excuse, they would not have been able to expand their territory like the other powers, and it would be ridiculous to blow up their own ship even if they attacked Spain. Such a country is simply not able to go head-to-head with its opponents when it is competing for hegemony, and most of the time it only looks at the limelight, but on the contrary, Japan can fight a tough battle, which is better than the United States. The Japanese Navy galloped through East Asia, threatening Honolulu in the Philippines and even the west coast of the United States, and now that Japan's main fleet is heading to the South Pacific to pursue the German Navy, the Americans are probably worried. ”

Yang Du talked about it seriously, but the reason was not recognized by Yang Rui, and after listening to it, he questioned: "The US Taibai Fleet visited Yokohama a few years ago, and Japan softened its diplomatic tone at that time, how could they be worried about the Japanese Combined Fleet?" ”

"The president at that time was Roosevelt, did Wilson dare to go to war with Japan?" Yang Du asked rhetorically. "Even if you dare to go to war, don't say anything if you lose, who will be cheaper in the end if you win?"

Yang Du's words were a little interesting, and he said again: "The United States is really difficult to deal with Japan, let's be tough, cheapen us, let's be soft, and I will lose face again." In this way, the best way to win or not win a country that suffers is to stay away. Or, like Roosevelt, just scare, don't get serious.

The real best policy of the United States is to attack Japan together, but Wilson and his predecessor President Taft both have deep relations with Japan, and they are based on this strategy to support our country's war against Japan. At present, there are rumors in Japan that the United States has paid money and guns to help our country attack Japan, and that it hates the United States more than it hates us, and the United States has changed its previous policy of supporting our country. ”

"Huizi, aren't you afraid that Japan is an immature wolf? If you really want to connect with the sun, aren't you afraid that he will bite back? Yang Rui began to feel bored again, what Yang Du said was still the same as before.

"Your Excellency, can Japan bite our country today?" The more Yang Du spoke, the more confident he became, "Mr. Ren's remark that the land powers of the South Seas can be ceded to Japan, but the land of our country cannot be ceded to Japan, this is a brilliant remark. However, if Japan could snatch the land of the South Seas from Japan, the situation would be different. The key is the question of who is stronger than whom. The five countries of Britain, France, the United States, Russia, and the Netherlands in the South Seas are not only thousands of miles apart, but also belong to two places, and the only thing to be feared is the United States, but if the United States cannot find an excuse for war, it can only watch our country break up Britain, France, and Russia......"

Yang Rui heard that he was talking about the United States, and interrupted: "Huizi, excuses can be made. ”

"The question is, would such a country really go to war with China and Japan for the sake of British and French colonial interests?" Yang Du asked rhetorically, "Furthermore, will the Japanese believe that the Americans will go to war for Britain and France?" ”

There is still a pearl in the rhetoric, Yang Rui condensed and said: "It depends on who is in power in Japan." If it were these people who were in power in Shanxian County, they would not believe that the Americans would go to war, and if it was Xiyuan Temple who wanted these people to be in power. That's going to be believed. The same is true of the United States, if Roosevelt is in power, then with his wrist. Even if there is no war, they will fully support Britain and France, but other presidents do not have the skills to change public opinion. Then it's a matter of luck. ”

"Exactly!" Yang Du grasped this point and hurriedly said, "Japan has the possibility of believing that China and Japan can defeat Britain, France, Russia and the Netherlands, and there is also the possibility of not believing this; The same is true of the United States, they have the possibility of finding a war, and they also have the possibility of not finding a war. Excuses can be found, but what if it's a goof? If Japan is just blindly suppressing and going all out to hostile it, then there is no possibility of even being crossed, so why can't it give it a try? ”

"Shroud. After talking for a long time, you're here as a lobbyist. Yang Rui laughed, "How much silver did you collect from the Japanese?" ”

"I received 100,000 yen." Yang Du opened his mouth in surprise, "But I was sent to the Inspectorate before I came to the Prime Minister's Office." I am not here for the sake of the Japanese, but for the sake of our country's future hegemony. Britain has dominated the world for 300 years, but now it is unsustainable, not to mention the United States, even Germany can make it tired and wolf. After this war, its hegemony is already in the twilight, if our country can join forces with Japan, then it is not difficult to take charge of Asia. ”

"Then why don't you get into trouble with Japan?" Yang Rui asked.

"At most, it dominates East Asia." After Yang Du finished speaking, he asked rhetorically: "My lord thinks that my country is compared to Japan. What's the difference that's hard to catch up? ”

After thinking about it silently, Yang Rui said in a deep voice: "People." Education has been widespread in Japan for 20 years, and there are tens of millions of people with high literacy and skills. This is something that we will struggle to catch up with in a short period of time. ”

As soon as Yang Rui's words came out, Yang Du exclaimed, "That's right." Education in our country started late, but the golden years of people are around 50 years old, without these people, a strong country can hardly hold up, Germany and Japan are examples. If our country wants to really become a hegemon, it will be impossible without 30 years, but after the European war, Britain was in decline. What if there is an opportunity in thirty years? China and Japan, both land and sea. If it is really the only one in a row, then the pattern of Asia will be greatly changed. ”

The more Yang Du talked, the happier he became. But Yang Rui is getting quieter and quieter, the Sino-Japanese alliance, he also wants to give up the hatred of this life and the next generation, but he doesn't think about it means that others also want to think about it, he calmly listened to Yang Du after speaking, and then said: "Huizi, don't mess up." I'll just say, it's okay to form an alliance, but what can Japan give us? Moreover, whether there are benefits or not, whether there are good or not, and whether the promise is kept or not, even if it can really be concluded, it will be the expiration of the Anglo-Japanese alliance in eight years, can you be sure that the guarantee that Japan has made now will still be valid in the future? ”

After half a day of warm-up, things finally came to an end, Yang Du put down the fan and said: "What the United States can give us, then Japan can also give us." China is friendly to the United States, and it asks for three points: first, foreign trade channels, second, support for China's abolition of unequal treaties in the future, and third, support for war against Japan? Japan can also give these articles.

First, the Japan-Britain alliance, with the help of Japan's relationship, we can directly sell goods to Britain, why turn to the United States? Second, if our country cancels the unequal treaty, Japan must be dancing with their hands, and what they think about is the cut off of foreign goods, isn't that cheap Japanese goods? The third ......" Yang Du dropped his bookbag, and Yang Rui looked at him and smiled. "Third, the secret treaty with the United States is to deal with Japan, so why can't it be against Russia?"

"Russia?" Yang Rui really couldn't keep up with the rhythm, he thought that Yang Du was going to talk about dealing with the United States, but he didn't expect to deal with Russia.

"Yes! Russia. There is no truce between China and Russia, Russia has even occupied the northern parts of Mongolia, and China has invaded Vladivostok and other places in the Far East, the reason is completely justified, if Britain, the United States and France protest and blockade China's foreign trade, then Japan can open the blockade situation, the Philippines can re-export, so why can't Japan re-export? Yang Du is confident. As the speaker of the House of Doubts, he is also a close confidant, and he knows the content and purpose of the Sino-US agreement.

"The war situation is such that all Japan wants is to keep the southern part of Korea so that its belly is not threatened, and Taiwan is not something they can take back. If we can keep some of their interests in the south of Korea and at the same time guarantee not to station troops in the south of Korea, and at the same time we will give Japan some of the interests of the occupied Russian Far East, then they will be happy. ”

The Far Eastern problem is solved now? What Yang Du said couldn't help but cause such thoughts. After all, he was not a belligerent, and Britain and France also believed that the war could be won in a short period of time, and there was no need for Japan's help. But moving Russia is different, although the Russian army of 200,000 people was annihilated, but it was an invading force, if the Baath Army really wanted to fight to the Far East and occupy Vladivostok, it would be an event that shocked the world, Britain and France were going to crush their teeth, and German Wilhelm was going to laugh.

But if the Far East is not resolved now, it will have to wait for the success of Comrade Lenin's revolution. Can he succeed as he does in history? Will you be able to keep your promise after success? With these questions in mind, Yang Rui began to walk in the living room.

"What if Japan sells us halfway like the United States?" Yang Rui asked. "Also, Huizi, aren't you worried that Britain, France, the United States, and Russia will have another Asian war?"

"Haha, the European war can't be ended in a year or two, this is an adult's point of view." Yang Du used the spear of the son and the shield of the attacker, "After a few years of conquest, are Britain, France and Russia still moving?" In fact, Russia is more terrifying, but think about the Russo-Japanese War nine years ago, which almost brought down the Russian emperor, and he will not collapse after fighting Europe and Asia? Although Britain and France have a stronger foundation than Russia, how many people can they send to Asia? As long as Japan does not send troops, the two countries will send a maximum of hundreds of thousands of troops thousands of miles away. But what's the use of that? Even if there are 2 million troops, whether they can win or not is still 55 numbers, and it is necessary for Britain, France, and the United States to fight for the territory of Russia? ”

"It seems, as if, maybe, maybe, there is some truth." Yang Rui didn't know what to say. He felt that what Yang Du said was reasonable, the only thing he needed to worry about now was that the powers would not let him make money, and he was not afraid of whether the pound sterling dollar could be spent after earning it, and if the pound in China's hands was really rejected, it would move the foundation of British monetary hegemony.

"This matter needs to be resolved at a meeting." Yang Rui said.

"I understand." When Yang Du heard that this proposal could actually be discussed at a meeting, he immediately understood that the purpose of his lobbying had been achieved.

"As far as I'm concerned, as long as I can guarantee that I can make money in the past few years, I'm still happy to give Britain, France and the United States some looks." Yang Rui expressed his attitude. "I'm afraid of being cheated by Japan again."

"My lord, if Japan really wants to cheat us, it will have to wait until the end of the European war. At least before the British, French, Russian, and American teams have not been sent, it is the best choice for him to be in a row with us. Yang Du said. And if our country wants to abolish those privileges of the great powers, it will not work without war, and since it is going to fight, it is better to dismantle the Trans-Siberian Railway first, so that it can be regarded as a first move. If this battle is won, Japan will certainly join forces with us and no longer lean toward the great powers, and this will really happen. ”

After Yang Rui sent off the guests, he quickly summoned several members of the Standing Committee to the Prime Minister's Office, and after discussing last night, Xie Jintai meant that he could only agree to the invitation of the legation, but he wanted to ask for certain compensation, such as suspending the payment of various indemnities such as Gengzi, and the customs switched to Huayuan settlement, etc., which are actually minor problems.

After Yang Rui finished Yang Du's words in the morning, he added: "For now, except for the southern part of Korea and the three fortresses that have not been taken, the war is basically over. As for the Ryukyus, it's good that the Americans support it, and they can press Japan to admit it, but the United States doesn't support it, and the islands of the Ryukyus are not as self-sufficient as Taiwan, and even if they occupy them, they will be trapped to death.

Now that the war with Japan is over, the most important thing left is how to make money in the past few years. It was this weakness that the Americans held that led us to make last night's decision. However, if China and Japan can negotiate the DPRK and ensure the smooth flow of foreign trade, then the bayonets of the Baath Army can be pointed at Russia, and there is no need to wait for the Russian Revolutionary Party. Now that Harbin is surrounded by Li Liezu, the Tsar of the Far East has less than 25,000 troops, and if he really wants to do it, it is easier to deal with than Japan, and the Germans can also ask for some military compensation, and this war will help them. (To be continued)