Fengxian Jiangshan

Chapter 20 Scapegoat

() In order to prevent accidents, Zhang Zuolin mobilized two battalions of soldiers this time. One of the battalions was scattered outside to control all the intersections, and the other battalion followed him in to solve the trouble. The strength of the battalion was sufficient.

However, the students were not as impulsive as they were at the beginning because many of them were bleeding, so they were more obedient and dispersed according to the instructions. Among them, the injured students were sent to the hospital, only Chu Mingyuan and other student representatives Haven't left yet, they want to see how to deal with this conflict.

Most of the subordinates brought by Shanqi were under control. They squatted on the street with their heads in their arms, surrounded by black guns pointing at them unceremoniously.

Zhang Zuolin came forward, and Yada couldn't watch the fun from behind. He walked to the front angrily: "Mr. Zhang, these thugs disrupted the order of the consulate and seriously damaged the image of the Japanese Empire. You just let it go so lightly. Is there still a big Japanese empire here?"

"Mr. Yada, you are being unreasonable. The student parade is their right to express their opinions, and they didn't really go to the front of the consulate. It wasn't Ri himself who clashed with them. Don't wrong a good person!"

"Mr. Zhang, the people who stopped the thugs just now are all friends of Japan. Let them go first, let's talk about other things!" Yada took the next best thing and asked Zhang Zuolin to let Shanqi's thugs go.

Lao Zhang still smiled and shook his head: "Mr. Yada, these people are remnants of the previous dynasty. They dare to commit crimes in broad daylight. We will definitely punish them severely according to the law. Don't bother you."

Yada's request was rejected again, his face was extremely ugly, but Lao Zhang looked confident: "This student parade was caused by ronin violence, we should solve the problem from the root cause, Consul General Yada, I It is suggested to go to the Governor's Mansion now, and Governor Zhang Xiluan will come forward to preside over it, and we will discuss a solution that does not harm the interests of all parties, what do you think?"

"No!" Yada's eyes were full of anger: "Mr. Zhang, all of this was instructed by you. I tell you that the Great Japanese Empire will not bow its head casually. Any attempt to provoke the Empire is stupid. of……"

Yada wanted to continue to speak harshly, when suddenly an attendant ran over in a panic, seeing his face change, Yada knew something serious had happened, so he hurriedly followed the attendant back to the consulate, and waited for less than 10 minutes. Yada came out again.

His face was covered with a layer of gray and white, and he looked a little downcast. He couldn't hide the emotional changes before and after. Facing Zhang Zuolin again, Yada's momentum was obviously not as strong as before. He paused and said: "Mr. Zhang, I am willing to see Fengtian return to peace, and I am also happy to see you play an important role in solving the immediate crisis, but the dignity of the empire must be guaranteed."

Yata's attitude has taken a 180-degree turn. In fact, there is nothing strange about it. Just now, Ri Zhiyi, the minister of Ri Benzheng Fu and Beijing Jing, sent two telegrams at about the same time, all demanding Yata Put down Fengtian's anti-Japanese demonstrations at any cost as soon as possible and eliminate the bad influence.

At this time, the Japanese government was also under strong pressure from the great powers. Britain, France, the United States and other countries were taking advantage of this opportunity to express their dissatisfaction to Japan. Even the British government threatened Japan to reduce military orders.You must know that Japan still owes a large amount of foreign debts, and it has not recovered from the Japanese-Russian War at all. It all refers to the huge orders of World War I, and Japan has changed from a debtor country to a creditor country in one fell swoop, so this is just right Hit the vitals of Japan.

Yada's attitude softened, and the rest of the matter was easy to handle. Soon the three parties sat in the Fengtian Governor's Mansion, and Zhang Xiluan sat in the middle. He looked at Zhang Zuolin, then at Yada, and then said: "Mr. Consul General, Zhongri The two countries are friendly neighbors, a little misunderstanding is nothing, as long as it can be resolved peacefully, do you have any requests from Mr. Consul General?"

"The empire's request is very simple. It is to release the detained imperial nationals, compensate the empire for losses, and ensure that those students will not launch anti-Japanese demonstrations again. As long as these are done, the empire will not have any excessive demands."

"Isn't that too much? This incident is entirely caused by Japan's connivance with ronin, and the student demonstration is reasonable. As for compensation for losses, it is even more nonsense, we cannot accept it!"

Yada's face darkened, "Since Mr. Zhang is not sincere, there is no need for us to negotiate!"

"Mr. Yada, don't worry, we will definitely find a way to get the best of both worlds." Zhang Xiluan was afraid that the talks between the two parties would collapse and cause him trouble, so he hurriedly tried to persuade him.

"Yuting, I don't think those ronin have caused any serious consequences, so let's release them first!"

Zhang Xiluan, an old guy, chose to back down at this critical moment, and he didn't know where he belonged. Zhang Zuolin shook his head: "My lord, this time it's about Japan's face, isn't it about our dignity? , Without a reasonable explanation, releasing people like this will only anger the students even more, and there will be a bigger parade in the future, which is absolutely not advisable."

"Mr. Zhang, what better way do you have?" Yata asked with disdain.

"Mr. Yada, I really have a way to talk about it." As Zhang Zuolin made a wink at Zhang Tinglan, Zhang Tinglan hurriedly stood up from the last seat, cleared his throat and said, "Old Governor, Mr. Consul General, I think This sudden incident has caused huge troubles to both countries, and the public opinion is boiling like soup. If you want to solve the problem, you can only get rid of the bottom line. Both Japan and Fengtian will be freed from the deadlock in front of them. Only in this way can they Keeping the face of both parties can also appease the people's sentiments."

"Well, the young man's analysis is good. Tell me how to do it?" Zhang Xiluan agreed with Zhang Tinglan's argument 120 times, so he let Zhang Tinglan continue.

Zhang Tinglan also nodded: "The cause of this matter is those ronin. As long as they are properly resolved, all conflicts will naturally disappear."

"How could a dozen or so living people disappear? You are talking nonsense." Yata said disdainfully.

"Mr. Consul General, don't worry, just think about it, if the dozen or so ronin are not Japanese, no matter how you deal with it, won't it damage the dignity of Japan?"

Yada heard a slight movement in his heart. He seemed to have an idea, but he still couldn't grasp the key point. Zhang Tinglan continued: "I investigated, and three of the dozen or so ronin are not Ri himself, but The North Koreans living in Fengtian, they wear Japanese kimonos and speak Japanese, and usually pretend to be Japanese people to bluff and deceive, which seriously damages the image of Japan."

What Zhang Tinglan said was not a random fabrication, but a fact. After Japan occupied North Korea, most North Koreans chose to submit, and some North Koreans were even keen to serve as slaves to Japan, and even regarded themselves as half Japan. .

Some people who couldn't get along in North Korea pretended to be the Japanese themselves and went to China to do their best. In the later war of resistance, there were rumors that the Japanese beheaded and the Korean skinned.It can be seen that these bastards who have become dogs are more inhumane and more cruel than their masters. At present, there are some such fake Japanese wanderers in the three eastern provinces.

Hearing Zhang Tinglan's words, Yada's mind also turned quickly. He seemed to understand Zhang Tinglan's meaning, "Do you mean to announce that these ronin are counterfeit by North Koreans?"

"That's right, Mr. Consul General, we can definitely say that they are North Korean refugees. Although they smashed and robbed grain stores, they did not cause any serious casualties. There is no serious crime. As long as the turmoil subsides, we will release them quietly."

When Zhang Tinglan said this, Yada's eyes also brightened. This is indeed a good way to extract Japan's political power without having to do it himself or under any pressure.There was a hint of joy on his face, and Zhang Tinglan was also bursting with pride at this moment, as long as Japan agreed, there would be continuous counterattacks to deal with these damned Japanese.

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