Chapter 10 Chapter 3 is just not enough

Hearing that Germany was strong because of the imperial system, Yuan Keding's heart couldn't help beating wildly.At this time, the Kaiser approached and said: Your Excellency, China's current democratic republic is not suitable for China's basic national conditions.China must follow a path with its own characteristics, and if it wants to become strong, it must follow the imperial route.You don't even have an emperor, how powerful are you?When you get home, you must tell your father that China must implement the imperial system, and if it does not implement the imperial system, is China still called China?If you come back from the wrong path of democratic republic and return to the correct path of imperialism, then I can guarantee that Germany will fully support you.

The Kaiser's words had a decisive psychological impact on Yuan Keding. Then again, why does the German Emperor Wilhelm II care so much about China and insist on forcing the Chinese to take the road of imperial rule? This question is also quite boring.Because in Qingdao, China, there is Germany's sphere of influence, that is, the concession, but as the Japanese power continues to expand in China, Germany and Japan have formed a state of hostility at this time, so the Germans are very nervous and want to find a better place quickly Son's way to make China stronger. Once China is strong, it is bound to form a conflict with Japan if it is equal to Japan.Therefore, only a strong China can effectively check and balance the power of the Japanese. This is the idea of ​​Kaiser Wilhelm II.According to Liu Chengyu's "Hong Xian Chronicle Poems and Notes", in order to make China stronger and realize the monarchy quickly, Kaiser Wilhelm II wrote a very long letter and entrusted it to Yuan Shikai in secret .The letter said: Hurry up, for China, for your Chinese nation, you hurry up to become emperor, the opportunity is fleeting, if you don't hurry up to become emperor, China will be over.Lao Yuan, you sure don't want China to come to an end, do you?Surely you don't want the Chinese nation to be expelled from the earth, right?Then why are you hesitating... and so on, in short, this is what it means.

At the same time, the enemy of the Germans, the Japanese, is also considering the question of where China is going.As a result of the consideration, Hikimashi, the Japanese Minister to China, came to China's Deputy Foreign Minister Cao Rulin: Is Lao Cao busy?Don't be busy, let's set up the Longmen array. Cao Rulin asked: Why did you think of asking me to set up a Longmen formation? Hikimasu said: That’s what happened. A few days ago, I had nothing to do to read the newspaper, and I found such a thing. In the early years, our Japanese Ministry of Education issued regulations on the management of international students, and the international students were very dissatisfied.So the League led by Sun Wen called on foreign students to go on strike and return to China.According to the records I read, it was nothing more than a strike by foreign students at that time, and they shouted loudly when they returned to China, but when they really wanted to return to China, they all hid, only you, Lao Cao, silly haha Dizhen is back, what did you think at the time?

Cao Rulin said: You still have to ask this question, my old Cao is stupid and short-hearted.When people say to strike, I will strike, and when people say to return to China, I will return to China. I didn’t expect that people were just talking, but I, Lao Cao, took it seriously. I really came back, and my studies were delayed. It’s really depressing. Oh, it turns out that you, old Cao, are short-hearted.The Japanese envoy nodded and said: "That's weird. Others have so many eyes, but you, Cao Cao, are not enough. How did you become the deputy minister of foreign affairs in the end? Haven't made a name for yourself?

Cao Rulin said: "Well, this is the case, there is a reason for this."What's the point?It's just that you shouldn't be too refined in your life. If you are too refined, you will count yourself into it.Because those people only care about calculating people, but I only think about things. In the end, I was calculated by them and came back to China.After returning, it happened that the Empress Dowager Cixi wanted to implement constitutionalism, but the people in China didn’t know what constitutionalism was. The overseas students knew a little bit, but they were too busy to plot people abroad and had no time to come back.It was just me who knew a little bit and came back, so the Empress Dowager Cixi invited me to dinner to discuss constitutional affairs.Before the dinner, Yuan Shikai came to me and told me two small things, which made me grateful to him for the rest of my life.

What's the matter?asked the Japanese envoy. Cao Rulin said: "It's like this. At that time, Yuan Shikai came to me and told me that when he saw the Empress Dowager Cixi, he would kneel down. When the old lady talked about state affairs, her eyebrows were beaming, and it was not uncommon for her to talk about it for three or four hours. , so hurry to Liulichang to buy a good set of knee pads, don't break your knees.This is the first little thing.The second trivial matter is that Yuan Shikai told me that one must be careful when entering the palace, because the eunuchs in the palace are very mean-spirited.When you come to visit the Empress Dowager Cixi, the eunuchs are responsible for lifting the door curtain. They will deliberately lower the door curtain suddenly, knocking your crown crooked, making you ashamed in front of the Empress Dowager Cixi, affecting your mood, and even affecting your future. .Because of Yuan Shikai's reminder, I was very careful when entering the palace gate. When the eunuch was about to play tricks, I had already swished in. Haha, I missed...

The Japanese envoy said: You Chinese people really have enough minds, you have to calculate every time you enter a door.It is not easy to survive in China.By the way, Lao Cao, although you are a little careless, but now you are the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, how do you think about China's future? Where does China go from here?Cao Rulin was stunned, this question is too big, right? The Japanese envoy nodded: It is not small, but isn't this what you should consider? Cao Rulin: How should I think about it? How else can you think about it?The Japanese envoy slapped the table and stood up: the imperial system, of course it is to restore the imperial system.This will not only be of great benefit to China, but also have a positive demonstration effect on us, Japan.Now, on behalf of the Japanese government, I make solemn representations to you, asking China to restore the imperial system immediately, and the Japanese side will give full support and assistance to this.

This... is too ridiculous?Cao Rulin was stunned.