Chapter 568 Preparatory Meeting (3)
After the motorboat landed, the reporters on the dock had not left yet, and were waiting for the representatives from the three parties to come back to see if they could take out any big news from them.
After Li Sanjie got ashore, the reporters immediately surrounded Li Sanjie and asked Li Sanjie about the situation of today's talks. When he was on the motorboat, Li Sanjie had already thought about the response, so he was confident and said: "Dear reporters and gentlemen, I can announce a major news to you, and it will definitely make the headlines of various newspapers tomorrow."
After hearing this, the reporters immediately became interested and no one spoke for a while. Listen to Li Sanjie's following.
Li Sanjie said: "The result of today's talks is that the negotiations have broken down."
"Buzz!" The reporters suddenly burst into a burst of amazement. This was indeed a shocking news, because the negotiations had not officially begun. Today, they were just a preparatory meeting. Why did the negotiations break down? But looking at Li Sanjie's appearance, they were obviously not joking, and they were not joking about such things. Several reporters subconsciously asked: "Is this true?"
Li Sanjie still said patiently: "Of course it's true."
At this time, several reporters finally reacted and said, "Mr. Li, can you tell me the reason for the breakdown of the negotiations?"
Li Sanjie did not hide it and said Weit's suggestion. After listening to it, some of them basically understood it, but some were still confused. They felt that even if the East China government refused to listen to the Qing court ministers, they could just refuse the Russian request. There was no need to use a fierce way to withdraw from the negotiations. A reporter asked: "Mr. Li, why do you reject the Qing ministers?"
Li Sanjie said: "There are two reasons why we refuse the Qing ministers to listen. One is that we have been part of the Qing Dynasty in the past. However, in September last year, the Qing government officially recognized that we were a completely independent political body, so we have no relationship with the Qing government; the other is that we do not trust the Qing government, which is the most important reason and the reason why we are completely separated from the Qing Dynasty. The Qing government does not have the ability and will to safeguard the country and nation, so they cannot represent our country, that is, China."
A reporter immediately discovered the subtext in Li Sanjie's words and immediately asked: "You just said that the clean government cannot represent China. Can it be understood that the East China government can represent China?"
Li Sanjie smiled slightly and said, "Yes, only our East China government can represent China." He paused and said, "Everyone knows our origin, so I will not repeat. In the 60 years before our return, the Qing government signed more than 100 treason treaties with foreign countries, ceding about 4 million square kilometers of territory and paying about 350 million taels of silver. When we just returned to China, the Qing government had even been beaten by the Eight-Nation Alliance and even gave up the capital. Moreover, this was the second time the Qing government gave up its capital. This Far East War basically took place on China's territory. But before we joined the war, the Qing government not only could not protect its territory and people, but also declared neutrality, and also demarcated the war zones of Japan and Russia. Dear reporters and gentlemen, do you think such a government is qualified to represent the country?"
There were too many black materials from the Qing court. Just looking for a few could cause a fatal blow to the Qing court. The United States itself is an emerging country that advocates freedom and has weak government authority. Therefore, Li Sanjie's words can indeed resonate with reporters.
Li Sanjie said again: "After we returned to China, we have always been committed to safeguarding national interests and protecting the people. When we first returned, we defeated the Eight-Nation Alliance and saved the Qing government at that time. Later, we had Zhuwa to protect overseas Chinese. This time we sent troops to the Northeast to defeat Japan and Russian troops, and recovered the Northeast and Vladivostok. In comparison with the Qing government, we are the government qualified to represent China."
Another reporter said: "Who is qualified to represent the Chinese government? No matter what, the Qing Dynasty is currently a legal government recognized by various countries, and the Far East is indeed the territory of the Qing Dynasty. Therefore, it is reasonable to listen to this tripartite talks, and listeners will not have any impact on the negotiations. Is the East China government withdrawing from the negotiations on this reason? Is it a bit overreacting?"
Li Sanjie shook his head and said, "This reporter is considering it from a good point of view. We can understand it, but we think the Qing government will take advantage of this opportunity to sell China's interests."
After hearing this, the reporter was a little unbelievable and asked again: "You are saying that the Qing government will sell the interests of the country."
Li Sanjie said: "Yes, this is also the main reason why we cannot trust the Qing government. Because the Qing government officials did not only do it once, but in the past, the Qing government's border survey negotiating officials accepted bribes from the other party and deliberately sold the country's territory."
The reporter didn't give up and asked again: "You are just a guess, or is there any evidence?"
Li Sanjie said: "Please think about why the Russian Congress proposed to invite the ministers of the Qing Dynasty to participate in the negotiations. What is the benefit of this for Russia? Russia has been spying on the territory of Northeast China, and this territory was originally from the Qing Dynasty. Will Russia have such a good intention? Everyone will not think that Russia is presided over international justice and justice. If you believe that the Russian Congress presided over international justice and justice, it would be better to believe that the old sows will come on a tree."
After hearing this, all the reporters burst into laughter. Li Sanjie finally showed his humorous nature again. In addition, Russia is still synonymous with barbaric, warlike, vicious and violent in the impression of the reporters. Therefore, he also agrees with Li Sanjie's statement. Russia has definitely not had a good intention to invite ministers from the Qing Dynasty to participate in the negotiations.
Li Sanjie said again: "And why did the ministers of the Qing Dynasty invite to participate in the negotiations? Why didn't they propose it before the tripartite talks? But it was only now. And it happened that five ministers of the Qing Dynasty were visiting the United States. Is this just a moment of mental excitement? As far as we know, in the past few days, the Russian negotiators and the Qing Dynasty ministers met many times. Just last night, they were still in the hotel where the Russian negotiators stayed. Therefore, we have enough reason to think that there may be ulterior motives behind this incident."
The reporters immediately discussed again, because this was another shocking news. A reporter immediately asked: "Do you think the Russian negotiator bought the Qing minister of the inspection?"
Li Sanjie smiled and said, "Mr. Reporter, I have never said that. When I think of it, I am afraid I can only ask the Russian negotiator to find out. Look, they have already arrived ashore. Those who want to ask can rush over and ask and see what the Russian representative said."
In fact, although Li Sanjie did not explicitly say that the Russian negotiator had bribed the Qing minister of inspection, he had always been hinting that it was such a thing. And for the reporters, they all subconsciously hoped that this was the real thing, because it was another explosive news. In addition, the parties involved in this matter were not Americans, so they naturally did not mind the big deal when watching the excitement. Therefore, many reporters believed it 60 or 70% and immediately rushed over when they saw that the Russian delegation had already landed.
Before the motorboat drifted, Witt saw reporters surrounding the delegation of the East China Government, and felt a little sad. The Americans were indeed uninformed countrymen, and they were actually fascinated by the yellow-skinned monkeys and did not take him as a nobleman seriously. After the motorboat drifted, Witt had just arrived ashore and saw that the reporters gave up the delegation of the East China Government, but he was about to come here, and he couldn't help but feel relieved. It seemed that the reporter still had some vision. After a few days, he finally realized the true appearance of the yellow-skinned monkey, which had a profound aristocratic background. The dull emotions just now cheered up a little.
Of course, Witt did not forget to maintain his approachable style. He immediately smiled and waved to the reporters, and said a few words of English he had just learned. Then he asked questions in a slight manner.
"Mr. Witt, we just heard from the East China Government delegation that the negotiations have broken down."
"Yes, because the East China government asked to withdraw from this negotiation, we..."
"Mr. Witt, I heard from the East China Government delegation that the reason they asked to withdraw from the negotiations was that the Russian delegation proposed to invite the ministers of the Qing Dynasty to participate in the negotiations, right?"
"Well...yes, but this is..."
"Mr. Witt, why did the Russian delegation propose to invite the Qing ministers to participate in the negotiations at this time? It was not proposed during the tripartite talks."
"Well...this is because...because..."
"Mr. Witt, I heard that in the past few days, the Russian delegation and the Qing Dynasty's inspectors met several times. Please do you think this is true? What are you talking about when you meet."
"This...this..." Although it was January, sweat had already appeared on Witt's forehead because he had discovered that the development of the situation had long been out of his control.
"Mr. Witt, I heard that last night, you had a secret talk with the Qing ministers inspected. Today, the Russian delegation proposed to invite the Qing ministers to participate in the negotiations and listen to the suggestions. Is it related to yesterday's secret talk?"
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"Mr. Witt, some people claim that the Russian delegation and the Qing ministers' inspection have reached some kind of agreement, so the Russian delegation proposed today to invite the Qing ministers to participate in the negotiations and listen to the suggestions. What if you comment on this statement?"
"No, no, we have met, but..."
"Mr. Witt, what agreement did the Russian delegation and the Qing ministers' inspections reached? Should we jointly suppress the East China government in the negotiations?"
"Mr. Witt, I heard that you bribe the Qing inspectors ministers, and the Qing inspectors ministers agreed to help you suppress the East China government in the negotiations. Is this true?"
"Mr. Witt, can you tell us how much money you have bribed the Qing ministers?
Chapter completed!