Years of the Republic of China 1913

() It was late March 1918 when the news reached China, and Fang Zida couldn't help but lament the power of historical habit.Under his intervention, the collapse of the Tsarist Russian Empire was postponed for nearly half a year, and the current European war still has no results. I am afraid that the war that should have ended in November this year will have to continue for a while. time.

However, although history has undergone tremendous changes, two revolutions have occurred in Russia in succession.It is a foregone conclusion that the Bolsheviks led by Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov will replace the interim government. Once the Bolsheviks come to power, the world structure will undergo major changes, and it will even affect the politics of China, which has implemented constitutional government for four years.

To be honest, Fang Zida once thought of assassinating Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov by extreme means to prevent the incident from happening, but the difficulty was too great.Although Fang Zida has a high position and authority in China, and the Secret Service under his control is full of talents, but this is only limited to China, and he has nothing to do with distant Europe.What's more, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov still has the support of the Kaiser and other parties behind him, coupled with his own huge influence in Russia, it is simply impossible to do such a thing.

Now, the collapse of Russia's provisional government is doomed. I am afraid that Suweida will be established in a short time, and there is not much time left for Fang Zida.For this reason, he found Song Jiaoren immediately after receiving the news, and expressed his concerns to him. Song Jiaoren seemed a little disapproving of whether the changes in Russia would affect China's political situation, but he finally agreed to Fang Zida's request up.On the second day after receiving the news, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs once again wrote to the Russian embassy, ​​in view of the unstable situation in Russia, requesting the Russian interim government to release Tsar Nicholas II as soon as possible, and to invite Nicholas II The Shi family came to China for political asylum.

Regarding the Chinese government's writing, the Russian embassy only agreed to pass the news to the country as soon as possible, and let the temporary government make a decision.But in fact, the ambassador and His Excellency the Baron are particularly troubled by this, due to the sudden change in the domestic situation.The collapse of the interim government is obvious. Once the terms negotiated with the various factions of the interim government lose all benefits due to the collapse of the interim government, they have no choice as to what to do.

As politicians and opportunistic politicians, both of them certainly knew what a Bolshevik was.Ambassadors and barons are nobles.From the point of view of origin, it has nothing in common with the Bolshevik class position, even the opposite of the class. After losing his filial loyalty to the Tsar, he switched to the temporary zhengfu because the temporary zhengfu represented the majority of nobles and capitalists. Benefit.But the government collapsed temporarily, and if they switch to the Bolsheviks again, whether the other party can accept them, even they themselves have no idea.

In accordance with diplomatic procedures, the request of the Chinese government was sent back to China.After being handed over to the already crumbling temporary government, the ambassador and His Excellency the Baron had a secret conversation, and debated with each other about what to do in the future and how to make choices, and finally, a difficult decision was made.

"Ambassador Sauvage and Baron Wrangel?"

A few days later in the evening, Fang Zida finished his dinner and was teasing his son with his wife in the house when his servants came to report that there was a guest asking to see him, and he heard who the guest was.Fang Zida laughed immediately.

Let the guests be led into the middle hall, Fang Zida changed his clothes, explained a few words to his wife, got up and went out.Walking quickly to the middle hall, I saw that the ambassador and His Excellency the Baron were already waiting for him.

"Sorry. I kept you two waiting."

Seeing Fang Zida coming, the ambassador and the baron stood up quickly, and everyone chatted politely before sitting down again.Fang Zida asked a little strangely: "You two, I don't know what's the point of visiting at night?"

"Your Excellency, Chief. We are here to ask for your help." Suo Weiciwan and Baron Wrangel first exchanged glances, and then the ambassador spoke.

"Help? I don't understand this? I'm just the chief financial officer, and the two behind me represent a country. If it's a diplomatic issue, you should discuss it with Chief Cao. He is the chief minister of foreign affairs."

"No, no, it's not diplomatic, it's a personal issue."

"Personal problem?" Fang Zida glanced at the other party, frowned slightly and thought for a while, then suddenly realized: "I see, could it be that the two of you are short of money? Hehe, this is no problem, we are all friends, just say as much as you want? Fang Zida Sometime later, private loans are still possible, so I will write you a check for 3000 yuan, is this enough?"

Fang Zida's sincere-sounding words made them extremely embarrassed. The baron almost stood up and said something before he could hold his breath, but the ambassador stared back at him before he could speak.

"Your Excellency the Chief is joking. Your Excellency the Baron and I are not here to fight the autumn wind, but we really have a personal matter to ask for your help."

"This... I don't understand. If it's not for the money, why would you want to find Fang at night? Could it be that there is some ulterior secret?"

Fang Zida didn't have much affection for these two wall plants. Although he didn't mind cooperating with them, it didn't matter if he said a few sarcasms, so he asked back with a smile.

"You!" The baron was born in a soldier and was an aristocrat. He couldn't bear these words, and immediately stood up and rushed to ask: "Your Excellency, please hand over Your Royal Highness!"

"Princess? What princess? Your Excellency, why can't Fang understand what you are saying?"

"Of course Princess Anastasia!"

"Princess Anastasia? Your Excellency the baron, are you sleepy? Aren't you the princess' bodyguard? Besides, Princess Anastasia is your Russian princess. Hasn't she always lived in your embassy? What's the matter with me?"

"His Royal Highness, she..."

The baron turned blue with anger, and when he was about to continue to question him, the ambassador quickly grabbed him.

"Your Excellency, please forgive Your Excellency the baron for his recklessness. As the guard of Her Royal Highness, he is a little too anxious. To tell you the truth, Princess Anastasia is missing."

"What! Princess Anastasia is missing?" Fang Zida looked shocked, stood up abruptly and asked, "When did it happen?"

"It's...it's been...some time...." The ambassador replied evasively.

Seemingly surprised by the news, Fang Zida walked back and forth in the room, and asked again: "Your Excellency, have you notified the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of our country?"

The ambassador shook his head.

"Then how is it possible, Princess Anastasia is missing in our country, you should notify the government of our country as soon as possible. But instead of doing this, you concealed the truth, and..." Speaking of this, the seemingly anxious Fang Zida suddenly changed his expression, and said with a sneer: "Your Excellency, did you mean that I kidnapped Her Highness the Princess? Oh, I understand, you are here today in the name of a visit, but you actually want to search if Her Highness the Princess is in the house?" I am here? Presumptuous! This is China, not your Russia! Although you are diplomats, if you slander Fang in this way, I can arrest you all and bring them to court!"

When Fang Zida slapped the table, the ambassador was quite frightened.Russia is no longer the former Tsarist Russia, and China is not the same as the Manchu Qing Dynasty. He is a diplomat if he says good things, but he is almost reduced to a bereaved dog if he says bad things. With Fang Zida's power, let alone arrest them, he just crushes them to death. It's just a matter of words.

"Your Excellency, calm down!" The ambassador quickly explained: "We didn't suspect that Your Excellency kidnapped the princess. We came here today to ask for your help. To be honest, after Her Royal Highness disappeared, Your Excellency the Baron and I tried our best We haven't found her whereabouts yet, and now that the political situation in our country has changed again, Her Royal Highness's safety is worrying. In order to keep confidential, we have not disclosed the news of Her Royal Highness's disappearance to the outside, fearing that if the news leaks, it will endanger Her Highness. Therefore, after consideration, we decided to ask His Excellency the Chief for help, asking His Excellency to help find the whereabouts of Her Highness the Princess."

After hearing these words, Fang Zida's expression softened a little, but he was still a little puzzled and said, "Why did you ask me for help? This matter should be handled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?"

"No, no, your Excellency the Chief is the most suitable." The ambassador looked around, and then said three words: "Secret Service."

"Hehe, Your Excellency is really good at thinking, I understand. Since that's the case, I can help you with this." Fang Zida nodded, but still said strangely: "But Fang felt strange that Her Royal Highness stayed in the embassy well. Yes, why did it suddenly disappear? Did someone sneak into the embassy and kidnap the princess, or did Her Royal Highness run away by herself? Please tell me."

This question made the two of them extremely embarrassed. They couldn't tell Fang Zida that they had malicious intentions and ran away after being noticed by the princess?If so, where is the skin?Will Fang Zida continue to help?After hesitating for a while, they vaguely said that they were not very clear, but they swore to Fang Zida in the name of God that as long as Her Royal Highness was found, they would definitely repay Fang Zida and be extremely filial to Her Royal Highness.

The entire meeting took less than an hour, and after Fang Zida agreed to help find Princess Anastasia, the two left.

Walking out of Fang Zida's mansion, the baron frowned and asked, "Your Excellency, I tested the other party just now, and the other party's reaction was not flawed. In your opinion, does Her Royal Highness really fall into the hands of this person?"

"Hey..." Sighing, the old-fashioned and slippery ambassador shook his head and said, "So what if it is, so what if it is not, we have already said what we should say today, if Her Royal Highness can forgive us, it is estimated that it will take us She will appear in a few days. If... then we will have to go into exile."

Nodding his head silently, the baron regretted his decision at the time. If he knew that the domestic situation would change like this, he wouldn't be so perverted towards Princess Anastasia if he was killed.Now, he and the ambassador are stuck in a difficult situation, and their fate is already in the hands of others, which cannot be controlled anymore.