The special envoy sent to the rebel camp was called Fu An. He was a middle-aged man in his forties, but he had a good background. He was once the oldest student at Peking University. He was originally a small official in the Ming Dynasty, thirty-three years old.
When he was young, he changed to a new school, spent five years studying hard, and was finally admitted to the School of Political Science, Peking University. He became an inspirational figure and was praised by Wan Lei, so that his name was resounding throughout the Republic of China, becoming a scholar without a doubt.
A model of the end.
Although Fu An graduated late from school, his previous experience as a petty official also made him more shrewd and capable. As soon as he graduated, he was selected as an officer by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Later, Xu Qin took a fancy to his talents and transferred him to Nanzhou as an assistant.
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Fang Zhongzhe is also a graduate of Peking University. Naturally, he has heard of and met this famous "old senior". As the saying goes, it is a joy to have friends from far away. Now the two parties can be regarded as old classmates getting together, and Fang Zhongzhe is
I was overjoyed to finally meet someone who spoke the same language.
As a student of Peking University, I actually have a unique pride and a unique temperament in my heart. This kind of temperament cannot be learned by students from other universities. Not only is Peking University the highest institution, but also because Wan Lei often
Going to Peking University to give lectures, this allowed the students to be infected with his unique temperament to some extent.
This kind of temperament is calm and generous, meticulous and honest, courageous and courageous. In summary, it is the gentleman's personality that "the benevolent do not worry, the knowledgeable do not doubt, and the brave do not fear". Of course, this kind of personality at Peking University is not born
It took Wan Lei more than ten years to shape it, because he knew that for a country to remain prosperous, it depends not only on force, but also on a culture, especially the elite at the top of the culture.
You should maintain a noble feeling.
As the saying goes, a gentleman is reserved but not fighting, and a group is not a party. Students at Peking University like to stick together, but only for academic exchanges, and generally will not give up principles and form parties for personal gain. So generally speaking, students at Peking University pay great attention to personal dignity, and
Consciously abide by the social ethics that a social elite should possess.
No, Fu An came to see Fang Zhongzhe as a special envoy, and did not bring any gifts, but only brought a briefcase; and Fang Zhongzhe only went out to greet Fang Zhongzhe in person, and did not immediately ask his men to prepare any good wine or food.
, in short, both sides maintain a tacit understanding that the relationship between gentlemen is as light as water.
After exchanging polite greetings, both parties sat down. Since they were discussing private matters, Fang Zhongzhe asked his generals to leave for the time being. Only he and Fu An were left in the room. Fu An took a sip of tea and said calmly: "
Fu came here on the order of Special Envoy Xu to find out your military trends. Of course, we do not intend to interfere in your military's war, but we want to understand the situation in order to adjust our foreign policy towards Nanzhou."
"Special Envoy Xu is the special envoy of the Republic of China to Nanzhou. He adheres to principles in Nanzhou affairs, does not interfere in Nanzhou's internal affairs, and demonstrates the magnanimity of a great country. I am deeply grateful." Fang Zhongzhe said this, and he was secretly grateful in his heart.
But you know, without that map and the weapons and supplies that had been buried in the desert, he really wouldn't have been able to get this far.
"Integrity is the foundation of our country's diplomatic relations, and non-interference in other countries' internal affairs is also a national policy. As foreign affairs staff, we must strictly abide by national laws and regulations." Fu An paused and then said: "When Fu entered the military camp of your army, he saw that your army was in good order.
, the morale is high, and I must be fully prepared, and I don’t know when the war will end.”
"It's hard to say the specific time. It could be as short as three to five days, or as late as half a month, and our army will have a decisive battle with the government troops." Fang Zhongzhe didn't dare to specify the time. After all, the war process is ever-changing, and no one can guarantee 100%.
Can win.
"Due to the war in Nanzhou, people's lives are difficult, and many refugees have fled to the embassy area. In the spirit of humanitarianism, we hope that the war in Nanzhou can end as soon as possible and restore order as soon as possible. You must know that it is almost the spring plowing season.
If you plant it, I’m afraid there will be no food harvest this year.”
"Mr. Fu is saying that we also want to win a quick victory and restore peace to the people as soon as possible. If you..." Fang Zhongzhe was about to say that he wanted to borrow troops to help the battle, but when he saw Fu An holding up the tea cup, he looked like he didn't want to hear it.
He shut up knowingly.
"It stands to reason that we will not interfere in your country's internal affairs, but for the sake of the refugees, I still want to say a few more words. In fact, if you want to stabilize the country, you don't have to end the war with war. You can completely use peace talks.
Come and solve the problem." Fu An said slowly.
"Peace talks?" Fang Zhongzhe frowned. In the past, he was not strong enough and the court could not kill him. But now that he is in a strategic advantage, he naturally has no intention of peace talks.
"Yes, Special Envoy Xu wanted Fu to come and see if he could make peace with him. After all, we all have the same ancestors and there is no need to kill each other." Fu An paused and then said: "Of course, this is just
Some of our suggestions, as for how you and the court decide, we will not force you."
Seeing that Fu An's face was serious and not joking, Fang Zhongzhe closed his eyes and thought for a long time before saying: "It is not impossible to have peace talks, but the emperor must return power to the people, and the imperial system must be abolished."
"You two can sit down and discuss these specific conditions in detail. We are just mediating and will not favor any party." Fu An said seriously.
"It's okay to sit down and talk, but the talks must be held as soon as possible. If the other party takes too long, we can't guarantee not to attack the city." Fang Zhongzhe was not stupid. He could hear from Fu An's tone that the embassy
They hope to solve the problem peacefully. Because Xu Qin, as the special envoy, is related to the Zhu Ming royal family, he will naturally not watch the Zhu family being killed at this time.
"Don't worry, it won't delay the time. Tomorrow at seven o'clock in the morning, we will set up a platform for you at Dingfengpo Station, five miles east of the city. If one party does not come, it will be regarded as abstaining. If
If anyone wants to be a war criminal who does not want peace but wants war, then our Peking Army will not stand idly by."
"Okay, we will send people to the scene then." Fang Zhongzhe immediately agreed without any hesitation. But no, whoever doesn't go is a war criminal and will be attacked by the Peking Army and the enemy. No one can bear it.
Can't live there.
"Young Master Fang really understands the overall situation and takes care of the overall situation. It is really a blessing for the people of Nanzhou to have Young Master Fang preside over the general affairs." Fu Zhong said, finally opened the file box he brought, took out a few documents from it, and said: "
These are several sets of peace negotiation plans we have drawn up. Please take a look at them first, and if there are no major differences, choose one plan from them."
After handing over a stack of documents, Fu Zhong took out a thick book from the file box and said, "Mr. Fang, this is the book that Mr. Wan, the founding father of the country, entrusted us to deliver to Mr. Fang at the right time a few months ago.
.Now the time is right, it’s time for this book to be handed over to the Young Master.”
"The book Mr. Wan gave me?" Fang Zhongzhe was surprised for a while. He quickly picked up the white paper and opened it. It was similar to a private notebook. It recorded how to coordinate the relationship between the military and the government, how to contact and mobilize the masses, and how to establish a constitution.
Government countries, how to prevent warlord separatism and other solutions to many problems, it looks like a guide to governing.
Giving away a copy of his private governing notes, Fang Zhongzhe knew without thinking that Wan Lei wanted to regard him as the ruler of Nanzhou. When he thought of this, he couldn't help but feel happy and admire him secretly.
Wan Lei's foresight and thoroughness are because he is really worried about how to maintain good military-civilian relations and how to govern the country in the future. With this notebook as a reference, he can avoid many detours.
"By the way, Mr. Wan also asked us to tell you a sentence: The essence of democratic governance is just one word. Tolerance means greatness. There is room for officials, people, friends, and even more room for political opponents.
As long as it does not violate the basic principles of the Constitution, nothing is tolerated."