Chapter 28 Section 6 Leisurely poetic oriental charm

It is said that Lu Zhengxiang, the Minister in Japan, returned to China, and when he saw Yuan Shikai, he immediately wailed: President, I, Lu Zhengxiang, finally came back alive. Yuan Shikai frowned: What are you talking about? This is it?You came back when you came back, why do you still say you came back alive? Lu Zhengxiang said: "President, I won't lie to you, I am in Japan, and I am facing the threat of death every moment.Set foot on the land of the motherland alive, do you think I can't be excited? Yuan Shikai: Xiao Lu, you are a famous pro-Japanese faction.You have more Japanese friends than Chinese friends, how could you be killed?

Lu Zhengxiang said: "President, you shouldn't ask this question. My trouble lies in the fact that I have too many Japanese friends."Let me just say that you asked me to be the Minister to Japan, because I have many Japanese friends and it is easy to solve problems.But the President forgot that you want to solve state affairs through my relationship with Japan, but my Japanese friend wants to force me to make concessions and surrender state power through my friendship with me.How can I do this? If I don’t do it, my Japanese friends will not agree and force me.I was so forced that I couldn’t do anything about it, so I bought a pistol, put it under my pillow when I slept, put it next to the rice bowl when I ate, and took it when I went to the bathroom to squat.I have clearly told my Japanese friends, don't fucking force me, whoever forces me, I will die for him.

Yuan Shikai shook his head: Xiao Lu, I'm not talking about you, you just don't have enough brains.Earlier, when Prime Minister Tang Shaoyi fled for private reasons, you were asked to come out to form a cabinet. You were lucky. You stood on the stage and groaned, unable to understand what you were saying, but you were thrown out of the cabinet by the councilors.Needless to say, the embarrassing thing, this time you are appointed as the ambassador to Japan, and you have put yourself on the point of committing suicide again, as for it?By the way, I heard that you have unique research on tea ceremony, green tea, scented tea, oolong tea, and any kind of tea can be found in your home. I also heard that you drink too much tea, and you don’t have time to go to the bathroom, so you just sit on the toilet and drink tea. Is there such a thing?

Lu Zhengxiang cried: President, you are really my confidant, I have no other pleasure in this life, except drinking tea.Such a leisurely life has an oriental charm, the flavor is unique and interesting. Yuan Shikai slapped his hands: Yes, I think so too.To be honest, that's all you've got.I called you back this time to let you drink tea. Lu Zhengxiang was overjoyed: President, where do you want me to drink tea? Yuan Shikai said: "On the negotiating table."You will be negotiating with the Japanese at the negotiating table. You will be the chief negotiator, and your old partner Cao Rulin will be the deputy negotiator.I don't dare to ask too much of you two living treasures, you just have to tell me a leisurely and poetic oriental charm, talk about a unique flavor.

Lu Zhengxiang was fascinated: President, I really like this job.