In the luxurious meeting hall of the Industrial Department of the French Concession in Shanghai, dozens of foreign figures from various concessions gathered together. They were consuls, ministers, officers of the Army and Navy, and directors of the Industrial Department of the Industrial Department of the People. They wore tuxedoes or dazzling military uniforms with medals. Three and five were talking in groups. Although they gathered together in the middle of the night, these foreigners did not look anxious and urgent, and talked to each other with excellent demeanor. The servants of the Industrial Department of the People also showed a very high professional level at this time, with various famous wines, Cuban cigars, black tea from Darjeeling in India, and coffee from Brazil. They were given the price of water. If it weren't for the female guests, it would almost make people think that this was a party.

The door of the mahogany hall was suddenly pushed open. Mr. Leber, the French Consul in Shanghai, and Lord Kent, the British Consul in Shanghai, walked in side by side. People's eyes were all looking at them.

Mr. Leber said loudly in French: "Dear gentlemen, because of our respectable colleagues, Lord Kent, the most capable diplomat of Great Britain, has been running outside, and it has been a little late, so that you may have been waiting for a while. As the owner of this place and the sponsor of the meeting, I express my sincere apology."

Someone in the crowd shouted: "I hope that the time we wait will become more valuable because of Lord Kent's running around. Here for three hours, but I didn't see a beautiful lady and a noble lady. It really makes people feel that time passes very slowly!"

Some kind laughter came from the crowd. Kent took off the hat on his head with a unique cold look from the British and nodded slightly to the crowd.

He also said in French: "Dear colleagues and gentlemen, I believe everyone has seen what happened in Shanghai tonight. In the Chinese world, a revolution has taken place... Of course, this revolution is earlier than we expected, and the leaders are not the figures we expected."

The Russian consul in Shanghai smiled roughly and said: "However the Chinese want to revolution or civil war is not related to many gentlemen here. We just need to defend our expatriates and maintain the security of the concessions. To be honest, our government and I personally still like the Tatar court in power."

Kent looked at the Russian consul's white naval uniform with gray beard like horsehair. He ignored him and continued to say to everyone: "Unlike these barbaric and irrational oriental people, all of us here are elites and noble civilized people from all countries. Some words can be said frankly and honestly. We have no intention of participating in the melee of these oriental people. But the interests of our countries in China must be ensured! This is the salary of taxpayers, the dirty oriental people in the Far East, the bad weather, and the incompetent government of the other party......... endure all this and must do. Perhaps some gentlemen's interests in East China are not so obvious, but the interests of our British Empire on the Yangtze River are huge. As a whole in China, the interests of civilized countries in East China must also be ensured!"

He put down his cane and his tone was still very plain. It was really difficult to expect a British man to be excited: "I ran outside for three hours and met a few Chinese friends. Finally, I was sure that the rule of the Qing Empire, which we had been dealing with, in Shanghai, was completely overthrown. Shanghai Road, Shanghai County officials had already hid in various concessions. The one who replaced them was a young soldier named Yuchen who we had never heard of."

Leber interrupted, "I can tell you frankly here that Mr. Kent and I have already contacted the leaders who are expected to launch the revolution in Shanghai. They should be quite civilized among the Chinese. They have also made clear commitments to guarantee the interests of our countries in East China. But the protagonist is not them who happened tonight."

It turned out that Li Pingshu was naturally in contact with them. He not only agreed to continue to maintain all the interests of various countries in Shanghai, but also agreed to concessions to expand the rights and interests of various countries on the Yangtze River and other messy concessions. All that was received was only the commitment of all countries to agree to acknowledge that the Revolutionary Army was a warring group. Among them, Leber was the most enthusiastic, and in private he had promised to lend money to Li Pingshu, hoping to get a pill in the interests of the Yangtze River controlled by the British family. No matter how many parties each made their own plans, they were always determined. All countries would neutrally view the changes that occurred in the Qing Empire.

But now all this has changed. The governor of Shanghai is an unknown young officer.

Kent said: "This Governor Yuchen, in one night, has occupied Shanghai Road, the Shanghai County Office, Gaochang Temple Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau, Nanshi Shanghai Police Bureau, Zhabei Patrol Bureau, Shanghai Mint, Tongyuan Bureau and other places. According to our friends' preliminary estimates, he had about 1,000 to 1,500 trained soldiers and received ammunition supplements from the Manufacturing Bureau. Now newspapers in the Chinese Concession are printing numbers and announcing the establishment of the Shanghai Military Government headed by Yuchen. People in the Chinese seem to be happy to see this result. They set off firecrackers like their New Year, and parade aimlessly on the streets."

He pulled the corner of his mouth and smiled at all invisible: "Even in the concessions of our countries, you should see many Chinese people celebrating along the way."

He stood up and saluted: "This is all the news I have received. I will tell you all without reservation. I know that you are also eager to go back and report the changes here to their respective governments. Mr. Leber and I also need to do this. Mr. Zhuerdian, the Minister of Beijing, is also waiting for my report. If everyone does not object, we will meet here at 7:00 pm on October 28. At that time, you should have a complete solution to this matter. What do you have any comments?"
Chapter completed!