1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 3186
Zhu Zian felt very headache at this time, not because he saw the bloody and cruel torture in the dungeon before, nor did he miss the reception banquet held for the executive committee, but because he received the most difficult one since he joined Haihan last year. task.

Li Qingyang asked him to draft a document to severely condemn Daming for Zhu Zhongyun's case, and asked Daming to explain the incident.

To put it bluntly, he wanted to question Daming Xingshi, but as a child of the Zhu family, Zhu Zian would be lying if he said that he didn't have the slightest resistance to this.

"Lord Li, the case of Zhu Zhongyun is still under investigation, and the Ministry of Security and the Military Intelligence Bureau haven't announced the closure of the case. Is it too early to draft the document at this time?"

It was inconvenient for Zhu Zian to directly refuse this task, so he could only make side-effects, trying to get Li Qingyang to slow down the matter in advance.

Li Qingyang sighed and said, "Zian, this case is of a special nature and cannot be handled according to the normal procedures. Mr. Shi hopes to express our official attitude to Daming as soon as possible. It is too slow to go through conventional diplomatic channels, so let us do it." this matter."

Zhu Zian said in astonishment: "So this is Master Shi's meaning?"

Li Qingyang said: "This document will be sent directly to Nanjing and Beijing. Finishing this job is also your chance to show your face in front of Mr. Shi."

If the matter is negotiated through the normal diplomatic channels, the Haihan officials will have to deal with the government agencies stationed in Hangzhou by Daming first.It is inevitable that the two sides will spend several days arguing about the case, and the other party will not draft a memorial to report the situation in Hangzhou to the imperial court until Haihan has settled the case into an iron case.

Even if it takes [-] miles to send the memorial to the capital urgently, it may take another seven or eight days to wait for the reply from there.And this kind of back and forth may last for a long time. In the end, Hai Han may lose patience and use a more direct way to express his attitude.

Shi Diwen obviously didn't want to spend too much time negotiating this matter, and one of the functions of the special liaison office is that it doesn't have to follow the traditional diplomatic process, and can use all resources to complete the task of conveying information as soon as possible.

That's why Li Qingyang and Zhu Zian were allowed to participate in the interrogation stage.However, Li Qingyang said that this was an opportunity to show his face, but Zhu Zian did not agree.

Not to mention anything else, if the two countries later had a more serious dispute because of this matter, he, Zhu Zian, might be the role of both sides.

But this job had already been assigned to him, and seeing Li Qingyang's attitude, he couldn't allow himself to refuse any more, so Zhu Zian had no choice but to bite the bullet and agree.

In fact, the people who were busy working on Zhu Zhongyun's case at this time were far more than the few yamen involved in handling the case.

The official newspaper "Donghai Times" in the Donghai Region, the president and the editor-in-chief left halfway through the welcome banquet, and rushed back to the agency to organize a pen to start writing a report on the Zhu Zhongyun case.

However, it coincided with the National Day, and the executive committee came to Hangzhou for inspection. This kind of disappointing article definitely couldn't be put on the front page.However, someone from above gave instructions, requiring that this matter be published in the newspaper not only quickly, but also to arouse the attention of the public.

The president and the editor-in-chief did some research and chose a compromise plan. Although the space is limited and the case report cannot be placed on the front page, it should be no problem to set aside a small space on the front page to put a headline.

In fact, the foreign affairs department, which was regarded as weak by the high-level officials, was not idle. Yang Yun, the head of the Hangzhou Management Committee, immediately summoned the local diplomats sent by Daming immediately after the welcome banquet.

Regarding Zhu Zhongyun's case, the diplomats of Ming Dynasty, who were completely unaware of it, were naturally confused.But Yang Yun showed him the statements of the arrested persons and the weapons seized at the scene, and asked all Daming's diplomatic personnel in Hangzhou not to go out, and they could only stay in the embassy to cooperate with the investigation until Haihan found out the case.

Su Keyi, father and son Su Yongshan, the Dutch envoys who came to Hangzhou with the executive committee, had already heard the news of the assassination before the reception banquet was over, and then the explosive news was translated by them and spread among the diplomatic envoys of various countries .

It's just that various details about the assassination case, such as the identity of the assassin and the method of assassination, etc., have not yet flowed out.

The Portuguese Simao was particularly shocked by the news: "No matter who did this, I can only say that it is a very stupid act. The assassination will not deal a blow to Haihan, but will only annoy the executive committee." .”

His colleague Thomas also agreed: "The Executive Committee will not condone such offenses under their noses, and I think they will take revenge soon!"

The two envoys from North Korea and South Korea agreed very much, that is, no matter who the opponent of the Executive Committee was, they would firmly stand by Hai Han's side.They will also be happy to send troops to help Haihan fight the enemy if necessary.

Of course, such a blatant statement will inevitably be regarded as flattery and self-boasting by the envoys of other countries around.

After all, the situation in North Korea is no secret. It was almost destroyed by Japan in the next year, and was defeated by the Qing Dynasty from Liaodong.If it wasn't for Haihan's help, there would be no such country in the world.

North Korea's geographical location is surrounded by Manchu, Ming, Japan, and Haihan, and its national strength is the weakest. The only way to survive is to embrace the thigh.

But now it is obvious that Haihan's legs are the strongest and most powerful, and the Koreans naturally want to seize every opportunity to show their loyalty to the suzerain.

But in terms of its strength, even if troops are sent out, there is a high probability that it will not be of much help.

The number of envoys from Japan is the country with the largest number. This is not because they are overstaffed, but because the Tokugawa shogunate, the Shimadzu family of the Satsuma domain, the family of the Tsushima domain, and the Ozaki family of the Nagasaki government have established relationships with Haihan. All the forces have stationed their own diplomats in Hangzhou.

Although these people were doing their own thing in terms of diplomacy, their views on the assassination case were surprisingly consistent—only Da Ming, who had a deep grievance with Hai Han, dared to do something in Hangzhou.

However, the Japanese obviously do not have the enthusiasm for active participation of the North Koreans. Their attitude is closer to that of Western countries, waiting for the follow-up progress in a posture of sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight.

The diplomats from various countries originally planned to ask the diplomats of Ming Dynasty to inquire about the situation, but when they were about to do so, the diplomats of Ming Dynasty had already been invited out of the banquet hall, which obviously confirmed the speculation made by the Japanese.

However, according to the invitation letter issued to them by Haihan officials at the end of the banquet, the assassination case did not affect the original arrangement of activities. Originally planned.

(End of this chapter)