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Chapter 448 Diplomatic mediation (5)

"This incident of searching the embassies of various countries is a wanton trampling on international norms, a barbaric invasion of the civilized world, and a serious sympathy for the dignity of all countries. In the face of such sympathy, we must never retreat, and we cannot let them think that we are weak and bullied, but must respond strongly, and do not hesitate to fight back with war, teach them enough lessons with our rifles and cannons, and completely disappear from ** to spiritually, so that they can know the painful consequences of sympathy for the civilized world, and let the gospel of God completely cover this country. Of course, we can also understand the difficulties of the countries being unable to fight again. Therefore, we are willing to take on this noble and glorious task and shoulder the responsibility of maintaining civilization and expanding the gospel of God. But I hope that all countries can give us enough support in other aspects, so that we Russian warriors will let the great Cossacks fight for this glorious mission."

The Russian Consul General in Shanghai p.a. Dmitryev waved his hands violently in the air, giving a perfect ending for this passionate speech. Unfortunately, the consuls of other countries present lacked interest in his speech. Some looked up at the ceiling, some closed their eyes to rest, and some were playing with writing. Fortunately, Dmitryev's attention was all focused on his speech, so he did not notice the expressions of others.

It turned out that the new issue of the [New China News] did shock again after the trip to Shanghai. Because the [New China News] reported in a very detailed manner that the People's Army had found a large number of treasures in the palace during the search of embassies of various countries, and also accompanied by several photos of treasures. In the form of interviews with ministers and old eunuchs from various countries, it showed that these treasures were plundered from the palace by the Eight-Nation Alliance and stored in embassies of various countries, and were prepared to be taken away when returning to China. The old eunuchs would prove the value of these treasures, such as the jade belt of Emperor Kangxi, the seal of Emperor Qianlong, and the jade cabbage that Lord Lao Fu loved the most. They were written with a nose and eyes, vivid and vivid.

At the same time, several other reports and editorial articles have been published in the [New China News Agency], all of which are exposed the atrocities of the Eight-Nation Alliance in Beijing. In addition to looting property, it focuses on the Eight-Nation Alliance's indiscriminate killing of innocent people in Beijing, and also has several photos of the innocent people being killed. In fact, these reports are basically historical materials provided by Qin Zheng and have not been interviewed at all, but due to the rich pictures and texts, it does seem to be serious.

This naturally aroused the righteous indignation of the Chinese in Shanghai, because before that, countries promoted the Eight-Nation Alliance to protect the embassy and protect their own expatriates, and at the same time accused the Boxer of being a mob. However, due to the blind xenophobic actions of the Boxer Regiment, a large number of Chinese officials and gentry dissatisfaction. Therefore, a group of people believed this set of defense words, attributed the invasion of the Eight-Nation Alliance to the Boxer Regiment, and even beautified the Eight-Nation Alliance, saying that the Eight-Nation Alliance was to help the Qing court quell the rebellion and maintain order. However, the report of [New China News] completely exposed the false image of the Eight-Nation Alliance. Of course, this was also because of the strong military power and brilliant achievements of overseas Chinese, otherwise no one would have liked the report of [New China News] again.

On the next day, major Chinese newspapers in Shanghai also published editorial comments, all of which were severely reprimanding the evil deeds of the Eight-Nation Alliance, and the national sentiment of the Chinese people also rose further.

However, the consuls of various countries did not realize this at this time, because the attention of the consuls was reported in the report of the People's Army's search of embassies in Beijing. This was of course a serious diplomatic dispute, which naturally aroused the anger of various countries. Therefore, the British Consul in Shanghai Huo Bilan immediately recruited consulars from various countries to discuss how to apply color to overseas Chinese. In fact, since the overseas Chinese captured Tianjin, the ties between Beijing and other places were basically cut off, and Shanghai replaced Beijing and became the center of diplomacy in various countries. Now there is a diplomatic dispute, and the consuls of various countries also consciously regard this as their responsibility.

After the consuls of various countries gathered, Russian Consul Dmitryev made a speech first and made an inspiring speech. However, although it was high-sounding and righteous, the consuls of various countries were all smart people, so they could not see the intention of the Russians. They were nothing more than using this embassy search to find reasons for the Russian army's southward advance and attempted to convince all countries to acquiesce, even supporting the Russian army's actions.

To be honest, Huo Bilan felt very embarrassed now. Through Li Hongzhang, he conveyed the news of the Russian army's southward advance to overseas Chinese. In fact, he wanted to use overseas Chinese to stop the expansion of the Russian army. He had basically agreed to the fact that overseas Chinese occupied Beijing and planned to give some support to overseas Chinese. However, he did not expect that after overseas Chinese captured Beijing, he would actually do the best to search the embassies of various countries, causing major diplomatic incidents. Huo Bilan really didn't understand what overseas Chinese were thinking. Judging from the several contacts with overseas Chinese, they were all civilized people and would not understand this international norm. This could easily cause countries to have tough attitudes towards overseas Chinese and change their policies to change. His plan to join overseas Chinese to fight against Russia is also likely to have a miscarriage.

But now I think these are useless, so I should listen to the attitudes of other countries before deciding on the next action. The Russians' statement was as expected by Huo Bilan. However, the Russians thought that such a few words could deceive the countries that they were really willing to support Russia's military operations. After Dmitryev's speech ended, Huo Bilan said: "This is Russia's opinion, so do you have any other opinions?"

Japanese Consul Tsuke Oda immediately said: "We Japan oppose any country's unilateral actions to change the current situation in China. Therefore, we Japan strongly oppose the Russian army's actions and will never provide the Russian army with support and help. At the same time, we hope that Russia can take the overall situation into consideration, restrain its own actions, and stop military operations immediately."

Britain, France, the United States and other countries naturally cannot accept Russia's behavior, but they are not able to directly oppose Russia. Fortunately, there is still Japan, and they can speak for them. Due to the Korean Peninsula crisis, Japan and Russia have already torn their faces apart, so Japan has no scruples, so the Japanese consul directly opposes Russia's military operations.

Seeing that Japan was the first to jump out of opposition, Dmitryev couldn't help but get angry. The Japanese's tough attitude on the Korean Peninsula had already made Russia very dissatisfied. Japan was just a group of yellow-skinned monkeys. When the great fighting nation was discussing international affairs in European countries, it should be honest and dared to oppose Russia's actions first. Therefore, Dmitryev also decided to give Japan a little color, so he said: "Are you Japanese cowards? Overseas Chinese searched your embassy, ​​which is the greatest insult to you, and you didn't dare to start a war with overseas Chinese. It's useless. Now we Russia can stand up for you and teach overseas Chinese a lesson. Not only do you not support it, but you also oppose our Russian actions. It's so difficult that you are really monkeys who have not yet fully evolved into humans, so your way of thinking is different from normal people?"

After Dmitryev finished speaking, the other consuls couldn't help but burst into laughter. Some people also realized that there was a good show to watch, but unfortunately it was still early spring and there were no fruits to eat.

When Oda Tetsuki heard this, his face flushed. He had long greeted all the women in Dmitryev's family and said, "Our Yamato nation is definitely not a coward, nor will he be afraid of any enemy. But we are very clear about Russia's plan, and what generations to lead countries and teach overseas Chinese are all excuses. Your Russia's real purpose is to take this opportunity to invade the territory of northern China, and this is a serious violation of the interests of our countries. Not only will we not agree, but other countries will never support Russia."

In fact, the consuls were tacitly told, but Oda Shiro came up with a big explanation without any hesitation. Therefore, the consuls of various countries were very embarrassed, and they were also quite dissatisfied with Oda Shiro and looked at Oda Shiro. However, Oda Shiro didn't care. You wanted to stir up Japan and Russia to fight each other, but you were watching. If there was such a good thing, let's just wrap you all around now.

And the Japanese mercilessly revealed the truth, Dmitryev couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed and angry, saying: "No matter what, with or without your support, this time we, Russia, will definitely send troops south to Shanhaiguan and capture Beijing. The powerful Russian team will completely eliminate overseas Chinese and conquer China."

After saying this, the other consuls didn't look very good. Because British consul Huo Bilan was even more vigilant, because Britain had significant commercial and political interests in China. If Russia really conquered China, even if it only conquered northern China, it would be a great threat to Britain. Now Britain is trapped in the quagmire of the Boer War in South Africa and has to face the challenges of Germany in Europe. Therefore, its aggressive offensive against Russia is really unbearable. The most urgent task is to build an ally in Asia as soon as possible and curb Russia's expansion.

Just as the consuls were discussing enthusiastically, a knock on the door came, and Huo Bilan frowned. Who was knocking on the door at this time? It was so hard not to know that he and the consuls were having a meeting? But then he thought, since they were knocking on the door at this time, something important must have happened. Therefore, Huo Bilan hesitated for a while and said, "Come in."
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