Author: Zero Romance

Chapter 3186

Zhu Zian felt very headache at this time, not because he had witnessed the bloody and cruel torture in the dungeon, nor because he missed the reception banquet held for the executive committee, but because he had received the most difficult task since joining Haihan last year.

tasks.

Li Qingyang asked him to draft a document to severely condemn the Zhu Zhongyun case and ask Ming Dynasty to explain the incident.

To put it bluntly, this is to accuse the Ming Dynasty of raising an army, but as a descendant of the Zhu family, Zhu Zian would definitely be lying if he said that he had no objections to this in his heart.

"Master Li, the Zhu Zhongyun case is still under investigation, and the Ministry of Security and the Military Intelligence Bureau have not yet announced the closure of the case. Isn't it a little early to draft the document at this time?"

It was inconvenient for Zhu Zian to refuse this task directly, so he could only make insinuations and try to get Li Qingyang to slow down the matter in advance.

Li Qingyang sighed and said: "Zian, this case is of a special nature and cannot be handled according to normal procedures. Mr. Shi hopes to express our official attitude to Daming as soon as possible. It is too slow to use regular diplomatic channels, so we have to do it."

This matter."

Zhu Zian said in astonishment: "So this is what Mr. Shi meant?"

Li Qingyang said: "This document will be sent directly to Nanjing and Beijing. Once this errand is done, it will also be your chance to show your face in front of Master Shi."

If the matter was negotiated through normal diplomatic channels, Haihan officials would have to first deal with the Ming Dynasty's official office in Hangzhou. The two sides would inevitably spend several days arguing about the case, and it would not be until Haihan made the case a solid case that the other side would

Drafted a memorial to report the situation in Hangzhou to the imperial court.

Even if it takes 800 miles to rush to send the memorial to the capital, it will probably take another seven or eight days to wait for a reply from there. And this back and forth may last for a long time. In the end, Haihan may lose patience and use more force.

Express your attitude in a direct way.

Shi Diwen obviously did not want to spend too much time in the negotiation process of this matter, and one of the functions of the Special Liaison Office is that it does not have to follow traditional diplomatic procedures and can use all resources to complete the task of conveying information as quickly as possible.

This is why during the interrogation stage, Li Qingyang was asked to participate with Zhu Zian. However, Li Qingyang said that this was an opportunity to show his face, but Zhu Zian disagreed.

Putting aside everything else, if the two countries get into more serious disputes over this matter, he, Zhu Zian, might be the one receiving the blame from both sides.

But the job had already been assigned to him, and seeing Li Qingyang's attitude, he couldn't refuse any more, so Zhu Zian had no choice but to bite the bullet and agree.

In fact, the people who were busy working on the Zhu Zhongyun case at this time were far more than the few yamen involved in handling the case.

The president and editor-in-chief of Donghai Times, the government-run newspaper of the Donghai Region, went to attend the reception banquet and left halfway through the meal, rushing to report back to the newspaper organization to start writing a report on the Zhu Zhongyun case.

However, it coincides with the National Day, and the Executive Committee came to Hangzhou for inspection. This kind of disappointing article certainly cannot be put on the front page. However, someone from above gave instructions, requiring that this matter should not only be reported quickly, but also trigger public opinion.

focus on.

The president studied with the editor and chose a compromise plan. Although the space was limited and the case report could not be placed on the front page, it should be no problem to carve out a small space on the front page to put a headline introduction.

The foreign affairs department, which was regarded as useless by the senior officials, was actually not idle. Yang Yun, the head of the Hangzhou Management Committee, immediately summoned the diplomats stationed in the local area from the Ming Dynasty immediately after the reception banquet.

Regarding the Zhu Zhongyun case, the Ming diplomat who was completely unaware of the case was naturally confused. However, Yang Yun showed him the confessions of the arrested persons and the weapons seized at the scene, and asked all Ming diplomats in Hangzhou not to go out.

Until Han found out the case, he could only stay on standby in the embassy to cooperate with the investigation.

The Dutch envoys Su Keyi and Su Yongshan, father and son, who came to Hangzhou with the Executive Committee, had already heard the news of the assassination before the reception banquet was over. Then the explosive news was translated by them and spread among the diplomatic envoys of various countries.

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However, various details about the assassination, such as the identity of the assassin and the method of assassination, etc., have not been leaked yet.

Portuguese Simao was particularly shocked by the news: "No matter who did it, I can only say that it was a very stupid act. The assassination will not hit Haihan, but will only annoy the executive committee."

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His colleague Thomas also agreed: "The executive committee will not tolerate such offenses happening under their noses, and I think they will take retaliatory measures soon!"

The two envoys from North and South Korea respectively have a very unanimous opinion, that is, no matter who the opponent of the Executive Committee is, they will firmly stand on Haihan's side. If necessary, they will also be happy to send troops to help Haihan.

Han attacked the enemy.

Of course, such an explicit statement will inevitably be regarded as flattery and self-promotion by envoys from other countries around you.

After all, the situation in Korea is not a secret. It was almost destroyed by Japan in the next year, and was later defeated by the Manchu Qing Dynasty from Liaodong. If Haihan hadn't helped, there would have been no country like this in the world.

North Korea's geographical location is sandwiched between the Qing Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty, Japan and the Han Dynasty. Its national power is the weakest, and the only way to survive is to embrace others.

Nowadays, it is obvious that Haehan's leg is the strongest and most powerful. Naturally, the Koreans will seize every opportunity to show their loyalty to the suzerain country.

But considering its strength, even if it sends troops, it will most likely not be of much help.

The number of envoys from Japan is the largest. This is not because they are bloated, but because the Tokugawa shogunate, the Shimazu family of the Satsuma domain, the Tsushima clan, and the Osaki family of Nagasaki have established relations with Haihan.

All the forces stationed their own diplomats in Hangzhou.

Although these people have different opinions on diplomacy, their views on the assassination case are surprisingly consistent - only Daming, who has a deep grudge with Haihan, dares to do it in Hangzhou.

However, the Japanese obviously do not have the enthusiasm of the North Koreans to actively participate. Their attitude is closer to that of Western countries, and they wait for subsequent developments in a posture of sitting on the mountain and watching the fight between tigers and tigers.

Diplomats from various countries originally planned to ask the Ming Dynasty diplomats to inquire about the situation, but when they were about to do so, the Ming Dynasty diplomats had already been invited out of the banquet hall, which obviously strengthened the speculation raised by the Japanese.

However, according to the invitation letter Haihan officials issued to them at the end of the banquet, the assassination did not affect the original event arrangements. The fireworks celebration at the West Lake tomorrow night, as well as the military parade the day after tomorrow, will be in accordance with the

Proceed as originally planned.
Chapter completed!