In fact, Zaiyi and Zaixun brothers had no friendship with Japan, and they had no good feelings for foreigners, because after the Wuxu Coup, Cixi planned to depose Guangxu and change Zaiyi's son Pu Jun as emperor, but this move was unanimously opposed by all countries, so she could only retreat to the second best and made Pu Jun the eldest prince. Zaiyi believed that it was precisely because of the obstruction of various countries that his son could not become emperor, so she hated all countries deeply. During the Boxer Rebellion, he tried his best to persuade Cixi to use the power of the Boxer Rebellion to fight against various countries. He himself highly praised the Boxer Rebellion and even opened an altar in the royal palace.

However, due to the intervention of time travelers in this time and space, the brothers Zaiyi and Zaixun were not as liquidated after the Gengzi Kingdom's transformation and the king's title was preserved, and only Pu Jun was removed from the eldest prince.

But at this time Zai Yi and Zaixun brothers were frightened and were anxious, afraid that the People's Army would liquidate themselves after entering the city. Because the East China Government and the Qing court had negotiated with the Qing government, it was explained by the royal family that this was abolished the Manchu privileges. There were rumors that after the People's Army invaded Beijing, it would clean up the royal family and Manchu people in the entire city of Beijing. Therefore, at this time, there was a place to hide. So when Japan invited Zaixun brothers and their families to hide in the Japanese Embassy, ​​the two brothers immediately agreed. They took more than 30 people from two families, as well as fine and soft property, and moved into the Japanese Embassy.

Later, the East China Government cleared the embassy area in Beijing, and all Japanese embassy personnel were withdrawn, and Zai Yi, Zai Xun and his family were also taken out. Since they were diplomats after all, the East China Government did not have a strict inspection.

Zai Yi and Zai Xun arrived in Japan with the Japanese embassy staff, and only then did someone contact them, saying that they wanted to send their two families to the south, and recommended Pu Jun as the new emperor, imitating the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty to rebuild the Qing court in southern China.

Zai Yi and Zai Xun brothers did not have much insight at first. When they heard that the Japanese wanted to promote Pu Jun as the new emperor, they were immediately moved and did not think about the interests in it at all. So they immediately agreed and entrust Japan to operate the matter.

Japan is familiar with Chinese history and knows that in this case, to promote a new monarch, it is necessary to have strong ministers or forces to support it. Therefore, after careful consideration, Japan chose Yuan Shikai, because Yuan Shikai is indeed the most powerful among the governors and governors of the Qing court in the south. If he could support Pu Jun as the new emperor and come forward to promote it, this matter would probably be accomplished.

Moreover, according to the Japanese analysis, Yuan Shikai should be very willing to accept this incident, because once Yuan Shikai successfully promoted Pu Jun as the new emperor, he would have made contributions to support him. After the establishment of the new Qing court, this was an important political capital. How could Yuan Shikai such a smart person not agree? So Japan immediately notified the Consul in Nanjing, Toriro Oda and asked him to come forward to persuade Yuan Shikai.

After receiving the order from the country, Takajiro Oda did not think much about it because he thought the same as in Japan and thought it was easy to persuade Yuan Shikai, so he came to visit Yuan Shikai.

After listening to the words of Tsujiro Oda, Yuan Shikai remained silent, and was calculating the pros and cons in his heart. However, the pros and cons of this were not clear at the moment, so Yuan Shikai was also a little dazzled at the moment.

Seeing Yuan Shikai slightly put his eyes on his eyes and silent for a long time, Oda Takaro could no longer calm down and said, "Governor General, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Now the country is in crisis. The gentry officials, rural elders, and people all hope that the court will rebuild, inherit the destiny, continue the clan inheritance, clean up the rebellion, and return to the old capital. With the prestige and strength of the Governor General, as long as he waves his arms, he will inevitably follow him. After the new king ascends the throne, the Governor General should take the first contribution and will be highly valued in the new dynasty and be highly regarded by the minister. If he can lead the Northern Expedition, the Central Plains, and return to the old capital in the future, the Governor General's achievements will be preserved in history and admired by later generations. But if he hesitates and lets others take the lead, it will be too late to regret it."

At this time, Yuan Shikai opened his eyes slightly and said, "Please close the consul, is this matter the meaning of Japan as a country or the intention of consensus among all countries!"

Oda Tsujiro was stunned and said, "Now only one country in Japan knows it, and has not told other countries yet."

Yuan Shikai sneered in his heart. As expected, he did not show any expression on his face, and said, "This matter is of great importance. If only Japan supports it, it is probably difficult to hear it alone. I think it is better to report it to all countries first, so as to get the common support of all countries."

Oda Tsujiro was also a little embarrassed because the Japanese government made up the idea of ​​a country alone, first supporting Pu Ye to become an emperor, or first pulling a group of former Qing officials to support Pu Ye to proclaim himself emperor, and then officially making it public to other countries. In this way, even if the countries know about it, the overall situation will be decided and cannot be changed. They can only recognize this result, and Japan can control the newly established Qing government alone and obtain the greatest benefits.

Of course, Japan will indeed offend other countries if it does this, but after analysis, the Japanese government believes that this is a risk worth taking, because now the only countries in southern China are Britain and France, and other countries, including the United States and Germany, are not worth worrying. After all, the interests of the United States and Germany are mainly concentrated in areas controlled by the East China government. Therefore, as long as Britain and France can stabilize it, it will basically be possible.

Britain, France and other countries will not turn against Japan at will. Now Britain and France still need to use Japan to restrain the East China government. Moreover, the issue of supporting the new Qing Dynasty emperor will inevitably lead to internal friction in the south and can only give up the East China government for nothing. Therefore, as long as Japan first supports Pu Ye to become emperor, and then assures the UK and France that it will not harm the interests of the two countries in southern China, as a compromise, it is estimated that Britain and France still have a great possibility to abide by the facts.

Although Japan is just a younger brother in the [Four-Country Alliance], this does not mean that Japan will bow to the dominant British and French countries in the [Four-Country Alliance], obey the rules, and do its best to fight for their own interests, even offend allies. At this time, Japan was different from the old time and space, and was still a completely independent country. At least it would not be controlled by others in national sovereignty. In order to regain tariff rights, Japan used all its knowledge of Britain, softly and hard to force and induce it, which was something that Japan in the old time and space could not do.

In addition, Japan has its own indescribable difficulties in doing this. After the Far East War, Japan was greatly damaged and needed to restore its economy. However, Japan's economy was extremely lazy to China, that is, it needed China's huge market and China's resources. From the fact that it obtained huge capital assistance from Britain, the United States, France and other countries in Japan, it stabilized the domestic economic order, but the borrowed money ultimately had to be repaid. Although the principal does not need to be repaid immediately, the annual interest must be paid as usual. Even if the interest on the loan is very low, and because the amount of the loan is huge, the interest paid as usual is not a small amount.

In this case, Japan naturally urgently needed a huge market to digest the industrial products produced by Japan in exchange for foreign exchange, and also needed a stable and appropriate resource supply land, so that Japan would not spend too much on resource supply. Although Japan had three colonies at that time, the Korean Peninsula, Ryukyu Islands, and Taiwan, the territory, population, and resources of these colonies could not meet the needs of Japan now. Only a country like China with a huge size, a large population and a rich resource can do it. Therefore, the Japanese government once actively improved its relationship with the East China government, hoping that the East China government could open up the market, reduce tax rates, and help Japan develop its economy. However, this effort failed completely during the second Nagasaki incident and the East China government turned against each other. The East China government imposed high taxes on Japanese imports and restricted the export of resources to Japan, which caused great difficulties in Japan's economic development.

The Japanese government can only settle for the second best. The East China government cannot rely on it. It can only focus on southern China. Although the resources in southern China are not as large as those in the north, and the level of social development and organizational capabilities are far less than those in the East China government, it is still better than not having this market. However, if Japan wants to make full use of the population and resources of southern China, it must also be able to control southern China better. This is the main reason why the Japanese government wants to do it alone, even if it is willing to offend its allies, it must also build an emperor in southern China and establish a government. This is how Japan can dominate this new government and make it easier for Japan to suck blood and save itself.

But now when Yuan Shikai asked this, Tsujiro Oda had to answer, but fortunately he was prepared, saying: "Governor General, we Japan hope to make sure everything is determined first and then inform all countries. Besides, such a major event is of course the fewer people in the initial decision-making, otherwise it will be difficult to adjust and take time. And you can rest assured that as long as we both reach an agreement and promote a new monarch, other countries will definitely support this. We Japan is fully sure of this."

Yuan Shikai nodded, and without saying anything too thoroughly, he clicked until he said, "Okay, sir, please allow me to consider it for a few days."

This is not too much. Such a major matter cannot force Yuan Shikai to make a decision on the spot. It is completely reasonable to consider it for a few days. Therefore, Oda Tsujiro said: "Okay, Governor, this opportunity is rare in your life, so I hope you can consider it seriously."

Yuan Shikai laughed and said, "That's nature, that's nature."

So Tsujiro Oda stood up and said goodbye, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Governor General, this matter is of great importance. Before there is any result, you must not disclose it."
Chapter completed!