After sending Cai Yuanpei away, Wang Zhenyu felt that his hands were tighter. It seemed that the speed of sending troops to Europe had to be accelerated. Where can I get some benefits from Britain and France to promote the development of industry? As for national capital, Wang Zhenyu has already loaned them through the three major banks. I believe that these well-funded capitalists will soon make a fortune in the next two years. As for what to do with their production capacity after the end of the World War, Wang Zhenyu also had a preliminary idea of ​​consuming part of his own domestic consumption, and then sending the hope of mankind, the great Soviet, to exchange these materials for cheap mineral resources and agricultural products. There is no reason not to make money.

"Agree, agree, agree." A voice of approval sounded at the venue of the Provisional Senate of the Republic of China (i.e., Congress). The bill being reviewed at this moment was a declaration of war against Germany. Under the manipulation of various forces, more than 70% of the members of parliament voted for the declaration of war. There was no way, and the members of parliament also had to have a meal. They did not have the way of Yang Yongtai, and they could still get a governor, so they could only collect money and eliminate disasters for others.

This made Speaker Wu Jinglian and Deputy Speaker Tang Hualong very helpless. Wu Jinglian could only announce in public: "The case of declaring war on Germany will be passed by a majority vote and submitted to the President for deliberation today." The entire Congress was filled with cheers and applause.

But unfortunately, the "Declaration of War on Germany" passed by the Provisional Senate was sent to the Presidential Palace and was left to the public by our President Li. This made Duan Qirui, who had already negotiated the loan issue with the Japanese through Cao Rulin, was so pissed. By the way, it was crooked again.

Duan Qirui wished he could mobilize troops into the city to launch a mutiny and rush Li Yuanhong to step down, but after calming down, he remembered that Li Yuanhong also had an army in his hands. If he really wanted to do anything, he would probably have to smash the old Beijing city. So, let's negotiate honestly. Li Yuanhong's slut is obviously getting the benefits.

That night, Wang Yitang and Cao Rulin entered the presidential palace on behalf of Duan Qirui, and Li Yuanhong was also a cheerful person. It was just the same thing. The central government just said that the matter of participating in the war was not the limit, but the south had to work together. This was really a person who was not forgetting to dig wells when drinking water. I don’t know if President Li was really confused or fake. Do you really think that the war army we trained after joining the war was sent to Europe. We were all for fighting the south, and we were still working with the south. Is this life worthwhile? You are the president of the central government, how can you cripple your elbows out?

But this was a clear idea. The two hurried to Duan Mansion and discussed a way to go with Duan Qirui.

The next day, things became even more strange. British Minister Zhuerdian invited Xu Shuzheng and others to a banquet. At the banquet, Zhuerdian simply told Xu Shuzheng and others clearly that Britain needed an expeditionary force from China to appear on the battlefield in Europe, and to work with the allies of the Allies led by Britain and France to beat up the Germans who destroyed world peace.

Now Duan Qirui understood completely. No wonder Li Yuanhong dared to stay and not send out the news. There was also support from the great powers in it.

He could only ask Xu Shuzheng and the others to talk about this matter to the Japanese and see what was going on in the middle.

Japanese Minister Yoshihiko was shocked when she learned the news from Beiyang and immediately held a meeting, and Kenji Doihara was also called to the conference room to attend.

After seeing this news, all diplomats and intelligence personnel boldly put forward their own assumptions, the most reliable of which is Doihara's assumption: "Dear Minister, we may be in trouble. That is, before we and the Beiyang faction, the rulers of South China (Southern China) were already secretly seeking to join the war, and they were likely to have reached a relevant secret agreement with Britain and France. This should be a huge plan. We have no idea about the existence of this plan because we lack sufficient intelligence network in South China. This is our dereliction of duty."

Xiaoban Youji's eyelids twitched when he heard this. The reason why his ex Rijiyi was dismissed from office was because of his reluctance on the issue of Nanchina. This time, Nanchina actually instigated the war in Beijing. It seemed that he was too neglecting Nanchina. He immediately asked loudly: "All the most loyal warriors of His Majesty the Emperor. I want to know who you understand the situation in Nanchina and who can get this plan to participate in the war."

Everyone was silent. Many of them were transferred from China. The intelligence network in Nanchina had already been in chaos, so they didn't know how to answer Xiaofan Youji's envoy.

Seeing this, Kenji Doihara bowed forward bravely and said, "Before returning to Beijing, I stayed in Nanjing for more than a month and am relatively familiar with the situation in Nanchina. Please allow Uchihara to state the truth about Nanchina to your Minister. It will take some time."

Xiaoban Youji nodded in agreement, Doihirohara mustered up the courage and said, "All this starts with a Chinese general named Wang Zhenyu in the first year of Taisho,."

An hour later, "It should be said that it was such a guy who came out of nowhere that changed the situation in South China. God knows how he had so many troops, killing from western Hunan and Guangxi, and then defeating Yuan Shikai's army like a snake swallowing an elephant. Our idea at that time was very simple, and we arranged three assassinations to kill him. Unfortunately, this guy was very cunning and actually escaped. Now it seems that he has colluded with Britain and France."

Xiao Fan Youji touched his chin and thought, "The military headquarters never thought of winning over this damn Chinese general, just like Zhang Zuolin in the Northeast."

Kenji Doihara nodded blushed and said, "He was so fast that he ran up. Before the military headquarters could make a resolution on his issue, this damn guy became the actual controller of the entire Nanchina. Sun Wen and others who had been silently supporting the Empire through the Black Dragon Association did not have this opportunity to be absorbed by the damn Chinese general. When Bei Zhi was in Nanjing, he planned to contact Sun Wen and a group of cadres close to the Empire through the Black Dragon Association. However, he later discovered that although the so-called National Government set its capital in Nanjing, the political center of Nanchina was actually in Wuhan, and there, the power of the Empire could not be exerted at all. Then Bei Zhi was recalled to Beijing by the minister's order, and the intelligence work in Nanchina stopped. Bei Zhi was ashamed."

After hearing Kenji Doihara's statement, Xiaoban Youji couldn't help but sigh: "This is really a great man. He actually unified the most chaotic southern region in China, and he didn't know what means he had obtained support from Britain and France. Doihara, if I entrust you to Nanjing to rebuild the intelligence network of the empire in Nanchina, can you be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor?"

Kenji Doihara immediately bowed and said, "I will never refuse my humble duties, and I will definitely be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor."

Xiao Ban Youji nodded and said, "Then I'm destined to submit the report to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Military Department. You are ready to set off. As for the bottom line of the UK, I will find out myself. For the sake of the eternal foundation of the empire, I would like to cheer up and leave the meeting," he said.

Xiaofan Youji went to the British Embassy that afternoon. Juerdian was a very arrogant person. He had no intention of hiding anything from the Japanese. He told the Japanese clearly that if the Japanese were willing, they could still send troops to participate in the European war. But this was exactly what the Japanese who had experienced the trauma of the Russo-Japanese War were the least willing to do. As an old saying goes, persimmons should still be picked on the weak ones, so there is a reason to abandon the fat pig in China and go to Europe to find wild wolves.

The next day, Britain, France and Japan secretly reached an agreement at a cocktail party, with the following content:

First, Japan supports China’s declaration of war on Germany;

Second, Britain and France acknowledge the interests of Japan in Shandong (what is the case,).

Third, before the end of the European War, Japan has the obligation to maintain peace in China.

Fourth, the National Government of Southern China will organize the expeditionary force to join the war in France, and some of the arms orders will be handed over to Japan for production (Xiao Ban Youji is ecstatic).

Fifth, Britain and France will not interfere with the issue of Beijing's training of participating troops.

Sixth, in return for China's declaration of war on Germany, the British and French Congress and the French Association have contacted various countries, from this year to the end of Europe, allowing China to suspend the payment of compensation such as the Boxer Treaty,.

This famous "Three Kingdoms Secret Agreement" was obtained by the Chinese federal government after the demise of Japan, but it was not announced for various reasons. It was not until the emergence of WikiLeaks that later generations learned what the inside story of the Chinese Expeditionary Force participating in World War I was, which made them feel more sincere respect for those soldiers who fought bloodyly in Europe.

On May 25, the Provisional Senate voted on the latest declaration of war on Germany, followed by President Li Yuanhong and Prime Minister Xiong Xiling signed the declaration of war.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs formally notified the German ambassador to China and submitted a letter of declaration of war to him. The last time he did this was during the reign of Empress Dowager Cixi, he was very arrogant at that time and declared war on the eight countries at the same time. Unfortunately, the outcome was very miserable, so this time the German ambassador was still neither humble nor arrogant. He firmly believed that Germany would win the final victory.

On May 30, at the National Assembly of Nanjing National Government, all 361 representatives attended. Wang Zhenyu made an inspiring speech at the National Assembly on behalf of the Youth Army: "Let our soldiers fight for the re-rise of this nation with our passion. Long live the Chinese nation, long live the National Government, long live the young army."
Chapter completed!