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Chapter 54 We refuse to sign!

Chapter 54 We refuse to sign!
[In 1919, the victorious countries of World War I held the Paris Peace Conference.]

[14 Chinese workers went to the European battlefield, winning China the status of a victorious nation.]

[As a victorious nation, China could have used its status as a victorious nation to reject the injustice it had suffered in the past.]

【However, the conference not only rejected the just demands put forward by China to abolish foreign spheres of influence in China, withdraw foreign troops and patrols in China, and revoke consular jurisdiction. 】

【Instead, it stipulated that the privileges Germany had obtained in China's Qi and Lu provinces should be transferred to Japan.】

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now.

In the sky.

It is already the scene of the Paris Peace Conference.

The five Westerners looked down at all this.

"Now, please invite Baron Makino, the representative of Japan, to state Japan's views on the Qi and Lu issues in China."

Speak fluent English.

Japanese diplomat Baron Makino walked up to the podium and nodded respectfully at the five Westerners.

"Your Excellencies, regarding the Qi and Lu issues in China, Japan has already signed the Twenty-One Demands with China, so there is no need to discuss it at this meeting."

"So, you mean there is no need to speak anymore?" asked the foreign representative on the podium.

"Yes Yes."

Baron Makino nodded respectfully, glanced proudly in the direction of the Chinese representatives, and then said, "In view of the fact that our army made significant contributions to the Allied Powers during the war."

"And China is the victorious country without having to send a single soldier."

"With such a victory, do you have the nerve to come to this venue?"

"I don't know why they still have the courage to come to this podium and speak."

After saying this, he walked down the podium proudly.

In the back, Gu Weijun, a Chinese diplomat, was watching this scene with a grim face.

Then he heard the foreign chairman asking him to go on stage and speak.

"Please allow me to show you something before I start my formal speech."

Gu Weijun walked up to the podium and slowly opened his left hand in front of diplomats from all over the world.

In his hand, there is a valuable gold watch.

"What?" Baron Makino, the Japanese representative, was surprised when he saw the watch in Gu Weijun's hand: "Is that my pocket watch?"

Baron Makino looked surprised.

While showing the gold watch in his hand to the representatives, Gu Weijun continued to talk:

"Before entering the venue, Mr. Makino gave me this gold watch in order to please me and fight for the privileges of Qilu."

"I protest! This is theft!"

As soon as Gu Weijun finished speaking, Baron Makino slammed the table in front of him.

He bared his teeth and screamed, "The Chinese representative stole my pocket watch!"

"This is blatant theft! Shameless! Extremely shameless!"

Baron Makino looked extremely angry.

Staring at Gu Weijun angrily.

As he shouted, the entire venue suddenly became noisy and people around him began to whisper.

The English Prime Minister and the US President, who were leading the group, also showed sarcastic smiles on their faces, as if they had seen a good show.

Gu Weijun looked at Baron Makino who was not far away and said calmly: "Baron Makino is angry. He is really angry."

"For the time being, I stole his gold watch."

As he spoke, Gu Weijun's voice suddenly rose, and he looked at the other party with sharp eyes: "Then, I would like to ask Baron Makino!"

"You Japanese country stole the entire Qilu Province in front of the whole world. Should the 36 million people in Qilu Province be angry?"

Gu Weijun angrily said: "Should the 400 million Chinese be angry?"

"I would like to ask, is this behavior of Japan considered theft?"

Gu Weijun slammed the table heavily: "Isn't this shameless? Isn't this extremely shameless!"

The people in the audience began to talk in low voices, as if they were intimidated by Gu Weijun's aura.

Baron Makino, who had been extremely arrogant, was completely silent.

on the rostrum.

The Prime Minister of England also had a conversation with the President of the United States.

"Gu Weijun is a smart mouse," said English Prime Minister George.

The US president smiled and said: "He is a Zhuge Liang full of fighting spirit."

As someone on the podium knocked on the table, the discussions in the room gradually died down.

Gu Weijun continued his speech.

"Qi and Lu are the cradle of Chinese culture. Confucius and Mencius, two great Chinese saints, were born on this land."

"Confucius."

"Confucius is like Jesus of the West, and Qi and Lu belong to China, both economically and strategically, as well as in terms of religious culture."

At this point, Gu Weijun suddenly raised his voice.

"Huaxia cannot lose Qi and Lu!"

“Like, the West cannot lose Jerusalem.”

Snapped!
As Gu Weijun's voice fell.

There was a sudden applause from the meeting hall.

Then, two, three...

Just a moment!

There was applause from everyone at the scene!
British Prime Minister George looked in the direction of Gu Weijun and exclaimed sincerely: "A Chinese who has truly cut off his braids."

U.S. President Wilson showed an admiring expression: "This is the most outstanding exposition of the Chinese point of view. The whole of Paris will discuss it tonight."

With applause from the audience, Gu Weijun looked at the five foreign representatives at the top of the table and said, "Dear Chairman, distinguished representatives."

"I am very happy to represent China in this peace conference. I feel a great sense of responsibility."

"Because I am speaking here on behalf of China, which accounts for a quarter of the world's population."

As Gu Weijun spoke, he looked at Baron Makino, who lowered his head and remained silent.

"Mr. Makino just now said that China was the victorious country without sending a single soldier. This is ignoring the most basic facts!"

Gu Weijun held up the gray-white photo in his hand and said: "Please see, during the war, China sent 14 laborers to Europe. They were spread all over the battlefield. Like the soldiers of all the victorious countries, they were bleeding and sacrificing their lives!"

"I would like to ask everyone to look at another photo of the cemetery of Chinese workers who died on the battlefield in France."

"There are more than a dozen cemeteries like this in France and Europe. Most of them come from Qilu Province in China."

"What are they for?"

Gu Weijun said sternly: "It is to win this war!"

"In exchange for peace and tranquility in my hometown!"

"Therefore, the Huaxia delegation is confident that when discussing the issue of Huaxia Qilu Province, the conference will take into account the basic legitimate rights and interests of Huaxia."

"That is, sovereignty and territorial integrity."

"Otherwise, countless souls in Asia will cry!"

"The world will not find peace!"

"That's all I have to say, thank you!"

Gu Weijun finished his speech neither humbly nor arrogantly.

US President Wilson smiled and was the first to applaud Gu Weijun.

Immediately afterwards, thunderous applause rang out in the conference hall again and lasted for a long time.

People kept coming out from their seats to shake hands with Gu Weijun.

On this day, January 1919, 1, Gu Weijun's persistence and courage won the respect of the world!
His impassioned speech at the Paris Peace Conference became another feat that will go down in history.

Gu Weijun used his actions to demonstrate China's contribution in the War of Resistance.

Afterwards, countless journalist friends flocked to the Chinese workers’ cemetery.

I realized that what Gu Weijun said was not false.

History will remember the contributions made by the Chinese people to world peace.

but.

Despite Gu Weijun's best efforts, the Chinese diplomatic delegation ultimately failed to regain the benefits it deserved on the Qi and Lu issues.

On the formal signing of the Treaty of Versailles.

The United States, France, and Britain finally decided to transfer all of Germany's rights and interests in Qi and Lu, China to Japan.

Learn about this situation.

Gu Weijun felt cold all over and felt deeply powerless.

He finally understood.

What it means that a weak country has no justice and a weak country has no diplomacy.

The day the contract was signed.

Gu Weijun once again stood at the place where he once made an impassioned speech.

Looking at the representatives from the United States, France and Britain, he forced himself to suppress the anger in his heart.

"Dear Chairman, distinguished delegates, I... I..."

Gu Weijun wanted to say something several times, but the sadness in his heart made it difficult for him to speak.

Finally, he suppressed his emotions and said slowly: "I am very disappointed. The Supreme Council ignored the existence of the Chinese people and betrayed China as a victorious country."

"I'm angry, I'm angry!"

Gu Weijun looked towards the rostrum: "Why do you do this? Why do you do this?"

"Give China's Qi and Lu provinces to the Japanese!"

"The Chinese people have done their utmost..."

"What I want to ask is, who can accept such a humiliating contract?"

"so……"

Gu Weijun closed the contract in front of him, looked sharply at the representatives of various countries, and said word by word: "We refuse to sign!"

"Please remember, please remember!"

"The Chinese people will never forget this sad day!"

Finish this sentence.

Gu Weijun knocked on the table in front of him.

Then he strode away without stopping for a moment!

——A weak country has no diplomacy, and the truth is only within the range of cannons!
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"A weak country has no diplomacy... In the final analysis, it is because the country is too weak and is at the mercy of others."

Hongwu period.

A hint of anger flashed in Crown Prince Zhu Biao's eyes.

As the victorious country, we suffered great humiliation. It was called a peace agreement, but in reality it was not fair at all.

"Diplomacy is only a manifestation of a country's strength. The fault lies not with the incompetent envoys, but with the hateful Qing thieves!"

A fierce look flashed in Old Zhu's eyes.

"How dare these barbarians insult China!"

“People write all this down!”

"We must leave behind our ancestral teachings. Our descendants must uphold the great power of the Ming Dynasty and destroy these bandits!"

……

"A weak country has no diplomacy..."

Yongle period.

Zhu Di watched this scene with great sorrow.

when……

The word "Huaxia" has become a synonym for a weak country...

when……

China has become a fat piece of meat that can be slaughtered at will, and even the small country of Japan can bite off a piece of fat meat...

when……

The Chinese envoys have been treated so unfairly...

In this great China, when will it be the turn of these bandits to do evil!

Zhu Di was furious and lost his temper in the court.

"It's the other way around!"

"When my Great Ming Dynasty was powerful and majestic, I never suffered such humiliation. Envoys from various countries came to my Great Ming Dynasty, and they were all polite, fearing that they would anger me. I would discipline them like I was training dogs!"

"I didn't expect that hundreds of years later, they would still act like the boss and bully the Chinese people. They don't even take the Chinese envoys seriously. They deserve to be killed!"

"They all deserve to be killed!"

Zhu Gaoxu, who was standing by, was also furious.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to fight for my country and conquer the European countries on your behalf! If I don't destroy these bastards, I will bring my head with me!"

A hint of intention flashed in Zhu Di's eyes.

To be honest, he meant that too.

Originally, due to his limited vision and national strength, Zhu Di was only concerned with guarding against the various tribes of the Oirat Tatars in the north.

He had never thought of sending the Ming fleet overseas to expand territory.

But now.

After seeing the vastness of the world and the power of warships and firearms in later generations, the idea of conquering the country kept emerging in Zhu Di's mind.

More importantly, he was deeply angry about the bullying of China by the great powers.

Plundering the people, seizing land, destroying the Yongle Encyclopedia, stealing his sword... every evil act was something Zhu Di could not tolerate!
Now Zhu Gaoxu asked to help Zhu Di to go on overseas expeditions, which was exactly what he wanted.

Previously, he had been worried that the second brother would do something weird again, making the uncle and nephew want to kill him.

This is giving me a headache.

It seems now.

Sending him overseas might not be a bad choice.

When we get sweet potatoes, cultivate corn, and develop firearms and warships in the future, we will let the second son lead tens of thousands of people to open up new territories, so as to expand the territory of the Ming Dynasty and prevent our descendants from being bullied by barbarians.

Secondly, find a good place for the second child.

The world is so big, let him become a local emperor somewhere, so that he won't always be thinking about the throne and cause any trouble.

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Southern Song Dynasty.

Xin Qiji watched Gu Weijun leave angrily.

He clenched his fists silently.

He was originally from Qi and Lu, but after the Jingkang Incident, Qi and Lu were occupied by the Jin people.

Xin Qiji's dream was to lead his troops to retake his hometown one day.

Now seeing his hometown being ceded to Japan, Xin Qiji was filled with indignation.

I immediately thought of the Jin thieves who were committing crimes in my hometown.

At this moment, he wished he could mount his horse and kill the enemy to regain the lost territory.

……

[On May 1919, 5, the news that the Beiyang government was preparing to sign the Treaty of Versailles reached the country, causing a shock in China.

[It aroused strong indignation especially among intellectuals and young students.]

[Countless young people and students took to the streets to protest, and the patriotic movement began like a volcanic eruption.]

[More than 3000 students from more than a dozen schools shouted slogans such as "Fight for national sovereignty abroad and punish traitors at home" and strongly demanded that they refuse to sign the contract.]

[When the Beiyang government severely suppressed patriotic students, the working class stood up and bravely stood at the forefront of this movement.]

[In the end, the Chinese government representative did not attend the signing ceremony of the association! ]

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In the sky.

It is the scene during exercise.

Countless young students left school and took to the streets.

Peking, etc.

Countless angry young people raised the flag of justice.

Countless people shouted in unison.

"Fellow countrymen! Unite!"

"Fight till death and give Qingdao back to me!"

"Repeal the Twenty-One Demands!"