Chen Yuxiu thought about it carefully, and then said: "Brother Zhou is right, politics only talks about success or failure, not right and wrong. If we fail, who will still uphold justice, who can still lead the times, no matter what, we cannot be defeated in the hands of Zhang Tinglan, a single husband, and being responsible for democratic constitutionalism will become an empty word! ”

"Having said that, but with just a few of us, I'm afraid it won't work!" Guo Qingren said with some trepidation: "We only have a pen, but no gun, Zhang Tinglan is ruthless, can we use our brains to fight against guns?" ”

Zhou Hanguang smiled and waved his hand: "Of course there is no need to be so troublesome, Zhang Tinglan has offended many people, and there are always people who are willing to deal with him." ”

"Oh? Brother Zhou has something jihua. ”

"I see it this way, first of all, there is a contradiction between Cao Kun and Zhang Tinglan, and there are many troops directly in the Beijing and Tianjin area, with them as helpers, there is no need to be afraid of Zhang Tinglan's shili. In addition, most of the Feng army this time offended the British to death, plus the Japanese before, as long as they moved, let the great powers come forward together to deal with the Feng army, it should not be a problem. Zuihou President Li Yuanhong's attitude is also very important, don't look at him as just a puppet, but with his order, it is equivalent to having Shang Fang's sword. These three parties work together, and we use public opinion to exert pressure, and at that time, Zhang Tinglan will definitely fall! ”

When Chen Yuxiu heard this, she immediately slapped her palm: "This is a good idea, the four sides will fight together, even if Zhang Tinglan has three heads and six arms, he can't bear it!" ”

Several other professors listened to this, and they also nodded frequently, thinking that this jihua was very good, Guo Qingren also had a smile on his face, and couldn't help but say: "Your Jihua is good, but once Zhang Tinglan is overthrown." In whose hands should this power fall? Shall we go into the government? ”

Zhou Hanguang said with a smile: "We are for the freedom of the academic community and for the common people in the world, not to covet any official position or do anything, all from a public heart." Of course, if someone is willing to ask us to come forward, it is not impossible. ”

These people all had a knowing smile on their faces, and they soon took action, some went to find President Li Yuanhong, and some went to contact Cao Kun. Others tried to join the series, while others began to write articles and launched a larger campaign of condemnation.

Just as these literati were taking action, British Minister Eston also hurriedly found the vice president's residence. The Minister had long since lost his former calmness, but he knew too well what was in Notre Dame. If it leaks a little, it will be a huge damage to the image of the United Kingdom. There is no room for him not to be in a hurry.

But he was in a hurry. Zhang Tinglan was not in a hurry, she made Aiston wait for half an hour, and then Zhang Tinglan came to the living room slowly, and Aeston, who was already impatient, hurriedly stood up when she saw Zhang Tinglan coming: "Your Excellency Vice President." Your army has attacked the churches of the Empire, seized a large number of clergy, and seriously undermined the treaty between the two sides, which I consider to be a very dangerous and wrong act. It should be corrected immediately. ”

Zhang Tinglan did not answer Eston's words, but said with a smile: "After reading some of the archives of the Notre Dame, I can only have four words to describe it, that is, shocking!" It is only now that I truly understand why the British Empire was able to reign supreme in the world and dominate the world, and I am afraid that there will be no second one in the world. ”

"Your Excellency Vice President, there may be some misunderstandings between us, but I believe that we should also abide by the treaty between us, which is the basis for maintaining relations between countries."

Zhang Tinglan sneered slightly: "Mr. Minister, between enemy countries, any treaty is invalid, you don't need to say more!" ”

As soon as Eston heard this, the color on his face suddenly changed wildly, and his pupils instantly shrank into a pin, and he asked after a while: "Your Excellency Vice President, do you want to prepare to declare war?" ”

"It's not how I want to be, over the years, there have been things that China has taken the initiative to jump up. How many dirty things you have done in China, I have a lot of evidence in my hands, which is not more serious than the Sarajevo incident, if Britain can't change course, we will have to fight to the death. ”

Saying that, Zhang Tinglan threw a document in front of Eston, which recorded all kinds of espionage acts in Britain over the years and several major events that had been secretly planned.

After reading it, Eiston couldn't help but secretly scream damn, there are many things that can be done but not said between countries, once they are exposed, they will fall into the situation of being pointed at by thousands of people, but this time Britain has a big bad luck, and Zhang Tinglan caught it in his hands, which is too passive.

Reluctantly steady, Aiston said, "Your Excellency, Vice President, is there no room for redemption between the two of us?" ”

Zhang Tinglan said with a smile: "Of course, if Britain is willing to go to the county for this bloody case and agree to revise the unequal treaty with China, maybe we can still maintain normal relations." ”

"Impossible!" Aiston flatly refused: "Your Excellency Vice President, the British Empire will never do it for nothing, if you insist on doing so, we will take sanctions, don't forget, the national trade is still in the hands of the Empire, as long as we want, we can cut off your ties with Shijie at any time." ”

What Eston said is not a lie, the current pound is almost equivalent to the dollar of later generations, London is the financial center of Shijie, a little British people have made up their minds to sanction China, for China's economy, it is definitely a huge blow, which is also a trump card for the British.

However, Eston may not have noticed that his statement just showed the weak side of Britain. There will never be an Eight-Nation Coalition in this world anymore, and Britain will not have the ability to cross half the world and run to the Far East to launch a large-scale battle.

Zhang Tinglan smiled slightly: "Naturally, no one is afraid of the sanctions of the British Empire, but if you want to rely on this, you will scare China, you are wishful thinking, you can't hide it, the Ministry of Finance is negotiating a currency swap agreement with Italy, and then the settlement between the two countries will be able to leave aside the pound." ”

In order to seize financial power, Zhang Tinglan has already implemented currency swaps in China, and now it is not a problem to promote it abroad. But when Eston heard this, the expression on his face completely changed, Zhang Tinglan's hand. It just poked the pain of the British.

After a war, the empire of the sun never sets has reached the point of the Jia family, although the shelf has not fallen, but the inner bag has also come up. Since the navy and the Americans were on an equal footing, the British Empire was left with only such a straw as financial hegemony, and once it was shaken, the empire would really be doomed.

However, Zhang Tinglan did not care about Eston, whose face was already dark, and continued: "This exchange agreement can be signed not only with Italy, but also with the United States and France, and even Japan is also within our consideration. ”

"Wishful thinking. The British Empire will never allow you to do this, and the relationship between the great powers is not something you can leverage. In addition, the Imperial Government will not only sanction your trade, but China's currency and bonds will be turned into a pile of waste paper in an instant, and the economy will collapse in the blink of an eye. ”

"That doesn't matter, if Britain insists on sanctions. I'm left to do something else. Zhang Tinglan said with a smile: "China has a lot of land and resources, and general things can be self-sufficient. It's a big deal to learn from the Russians. As the saying goes, if there is no chaos, there is no cure. Rather than leaving the financial markets in chaos, it is better to simply zero everything out and start over. ”

Eston stared at Zhang Tinglan's gaze, he wanted to read a trace of fear in the other party's eyes, so that he could be sure that Zhang Tinglan was bluffing. But the result still disappointed him. Zhang Tinglan's eyes were very calm, there was no change at all, as if what he had just said was a trivial matter that was not worth mentioning.

The more calm Zhang Tinglan was, the more uneasy Aiston became. After a while, he let out a sigh: "Your Excellency, Vice President, do you really want the fish to die and the net to be broken and the jade to be burned?" ”

"Mr. Minister, do you think I have a way out?"

As soon as Eston heard this, he was immediately asked, he let out a sigh of relief, and then said: "Your Excellency, Vice President, please allow me to report back to the country, and during this time, please be sure to keep it secret. ”

Eston turned around and left hurriedly, Tang Shaoyi and Yang Yuting turned out of the room on the side, Tang Shaoyi walked in front of Zhang Tinglan, and hurriedly asked: "Humble words, is what you said just now true, don't you know that doing this will cause China's economy to collapse?" ”

Zhang Tinglan smiled slightly: "Of course it's true, but maybe you never have to go this far." Compared with the UK, the Far East is only one aspect that needs to be considered, and a good chess player must see the overall gains and losses, and will not fight with the pawns to lose both. Even if China were crushed, a weakened British Empire would simply not be able to cope with other challenges. ”

Tang Shaoyi heard this, and nodded: "Humble words, you are betting that the British will give in, so what benefits are you going to let the British spit out?" ”

"Gengzi indemnity will continue to be suspended for five years, the rest of the loans will be suspended for three years, troops will be withdrawn from Weihaiwei, tariffs will be autonomous, consular jurisdiction will be abolished, and all churches will be supervised!"

When Tang Shaoyi heard this, he also opened his mouth wide, if the British could really be forced to agree, all the obstacles to China's temporary development would be cleared, which would indeed be a good thing.

At this time, Chang Yinhuai suddenly walked in from outside: "Vice President, this is a telegram sent by Li Yuanhong's subordinates, saying that several professors and parliamentarians have found him and hope to let him come forward and remove the vice president!" ”

Zhang Tinglan looked at the telegram, and immediately said loudly: "These literati can't always change their naïve mistakes, thinking that everyone can be Zhuge Wuhou, all of them will be arrested for me, and don't let any of them go." ”

"Vice President, don't worry, I have already arranged the manpower, just waiting for your order."

Zhou Hanguang walked out of the presidential palace with a happy face, although Li Yuanhong did not agree to their proposal, but he looked tempted, and it seemed that he was just around the corner to bring down Zhang Tinglan.

"These martial artists are superstitious about force, they don't know the things in this world, in fact, what they need most is to use their brains, and they definitely can't do it by brute force."

Li Chengzhao, who was following aside, also smiled: "Zhang Tinglan is indeed too reckless, the foundation is not stable, he dares to provoke the powers, the British have many means, and they will definitely not be helpless, when the time comes, internal and external troubles, Li Yuanhong can issue another official document, Zhang Tinglan will probably get out!" ”

Zhou Hanguang also said with a smile: "President Fang Cai also said that in the future, we will use professional talents to govern the country and establish an expert government, so our opportunity has come." However, from my heart, I don't want to engage in politics, so it's good to go to the Academia Sinica, and concentrate on learning, teaching and educating people, which is much more comfortable than working hard in Vanity Fair! ”

At this moment, Zhou Hanguang suddenly felt that the figure next to him flickered, and a cold and hard thing was on his waist.

"Mr. Zhou, no matter how good the Academia Sinica is, there is also a competition for fame and fortune, if you want to be really idle, you should go to prison!"

"Who?" Zhou Hanguang was suddenly covered in cold sweat, and said in horror: "Why are you arresting me, let go quickly, I am a scholar that everyone admires, you can't treat me like this." ”

"Don't look in the mirror to see what dirty things you've done, follow me honestly, or I'll jump on you now!"

At the same time that Zhou Hanguang was arrested, five or six professors and scholars including Chen Yuxiu and Guo Qingren were also arrested. (To be continued......)