Chapter 23 On the 1st day, I come to "Twenty-one"

At 4:00 p.m. on January 18, 1915, the weather was cold and windy, and the weather was extremely gloomy. There were few pedestrians on the street, and everyone who walked was flustered. This kind of weird weather gave people an extremely ominous feeling. Something is going to happen! These three words emerged in everyone's heart. Sure enough something really happened. A black car drove to the gate of the Presidential Palace, and a strange man got out of the car, with a beard and a suit and leather shoes.He was the only one with no entourage. He hurried into the presidential palace and said: I am Hikimashi, the Japanese ambassador to China, and I have a special mission from my government.

Knowing that the Japanese envoy suddenly asked to see him, Yuan Shikai knew that the visitor was not kind.Hichimashi came in, handed over a thick stack of contracts to Yuan Shikai, and said: President, there is something I want to explain to you. You see, between Japan and China, we used to be good neighbors separated by a narrow strip of water, but recently, We have less contact with each other, and we don't move around much.Some Chinese people always suspect that we Japanese have bad intentions against you. We must admit that this suspicion is groundless, and it is the greatest harm to our kind Japanese.In Japan, there are also some people who lack understanding of China, always doubt the intentions of the Chinese authorities, and often feel disgusted.In short, the President has always been deeply wary of us Japan and opposed us Japan, which has caused harm to the interests of both of us.It can't go on like this, President, it really can't go on like this.Therefore, our Japanese government has proposed a perfect solution in order to completely solve these poor communication problems once and for all.

Yuan Shikai said nothing, just listened. The Japanese Minister said: This perfect solution is called "21". What is "twenty one"? The Japanese envoy said: "Twenty-one" means twenty-one.This means that if the President agrees to the proposed terms, it will prove the goodwill between Japan and China, and the Japanese government will also help President Yuan in trouble. The Japanese minister said: This request is Japan's unswerving national policy towards China. The Japanese envoy said: We demand the absolute consent of the Chinese government to this "21".

The Japanese minister said: The Chinese government must keep this matter absolutely confidential and reply as soon as possible.If the "21" clauses are leaked, Japan will take decisive action. The Japanese envoy said: President Yuan, why don't you speak? Yuan Shikai's voice was gloomy and chilly.He said: Please allow me to consider it in detail, and then the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will reply. The Japanese envoy bowed and turned away.Yuan Shikai muttered: What is it called "Twenty-one"?When I opened it, I couldn't help exclaiming loudly: I hate your mother, the Japanese want to kill China!

Immediately convene a meeting of the Secretary of State, the heads of ministries, and the Speaker of the Senate.