Xiang Xiaoqiang secretly cursed in his heart. Hitler knew clearly that Ming Dynasty was cooperating with it. The first rule was that it must not recognize the Manchu and Qing Dynasties. Yet he was so enthusiastic and took the initiative to win over Ming Dynasty. It showed that severing diplomatic relations with the Manchu Qing Dynasty was within his tolerance. Now
He still insisted on this issue and refused to give in. He just wanted to use this bargaining opportunity to try to get Ming Dynasty to bring more things and Germany to bring less things.
Hitler was still waving his two palms, standing next to the sofa and talking incessantly. Xiang Xiaoqiang did not interrupt for the moment, but sat on the sofa and watched coldly. On the one hand, he vented his anger, and on the other hand, he used his free time to think about what to do next.
manage.
Hitler was an extremely self-centered person. His characteristic was that he would always talk regardless of the occasion or the object. Once he started talking, as long as no one interrupted him, he would get more and more excited as he talked and could talk for several hours.
Many heads of state from other countries had talks with him, such as Chamberlain, Mussolini, Schuschnigg, etc., but they were often unable to get a word in from the beginning to the end.
Hitler first scolded the "Contract of Versailles" and called it worthless. As well as those who participated in its formulation, Hitler even compared them with the words "Jews", "pig", "syphilis" and "maggots".
Let's talk together. The translator behind him was extremely embarrassed at first, hesitating when translating these words. Later, he was relieved when he saw that Xiang Xiaoqiang was not "inexplicably surprised" but listened with interest.
Then Hitler talked about the reason for Germany's failure in World War I. He said that it was entirely because of those Jews and international conspirators who stabbed Germany in the back with a dagger... Then he talked about how Germany had been defeated for hundreds of years.
The contribution the nation made to European civilization, and how Europe treated the German nation unfairly.
Ninety percent of these Xiang Xiaoqiang had never heard of, so he took a European history class. Of course, he knew in his heart that this was Hitler's version of history, and it was hard to say how credible it was.…
…Then, Hitler talked about race and how those Jewish conspirators and the “war mongers” in democratic countries connived at the rise of the Bolsheviks in Europe in order to dismember Germany…
…
After watching Hitler's somewhat clown-like performance, Xiang Xiaoqiang's remaining sense of awe and nervousness towards Hitler disappeared. In the end, Xiang Xiaoqiang saw that he had gone too far, and tried to pull him back, interjecting
After several words, I managed to interrupt him.
"Mr. Prime Minister, you are very knowledgeable," Xiang Xiaoqiang said with a smile, "but, you see, it's already past eleven o'clock, and we don't have much time in the morning."
Hitler was not used to being forcibly interrupted, and his expression was a little confused. He was still unfinished, so he said:
"It doesn't matter. I'm going to treat you to dinner at noon. We can also talk while we are eating. I think we can talk very well."
"Ah...I'm sorry, Mr. Prime Minister," Xiang Xiaoqiang said with a smile, "Let's hurry up and talk in the morning. I have an appointment with my wife at noon, and we will go out for dinner."
Hitler was startled, then waved his hand generously:
"Oh, it doesn't matter. Call your wife and tell her that I invited her too. Anyway, you went out to eat. I guarantee that you won't find a more delicious lunch in Berlin than here."
Xiang Xiaoqiang secretly smiled: Lao Xi, Lao Xi, don't you know what a "light bulb" is?...But it is very cool to have Hitler as a light bulb next to you. According to the rules, I brought my female dependents,
The master also wants his female relatives to come out to accompany him. Then he might even be able to meet the legendary Eva Braun!
But Xiang Xiaoqiang still wanted to buy a baby to achieve his ultimate goal. He chuckled:
"Mr. Prime Minister, if this is the case, I would like to ask your permission to call my three traveling companions. Let us all chat together. This will make it more lively. And they are all talkative. You must also have a good chat with them.
Come...what do you think?"
Hitler stared at him for a few seconds, grinned, and patted his arm:
"Call them too."
Hitler also knew that his attempt to negotiate with Xiang Xiaoqiang alone had been seen through, and he would have to face the Ming Dynasty's professional diplomats next.
…
The translator of the Prime Minister's Office called the hotel where Xiang Xiaoqiang's delegation stayed, and Qiu Qiu and three old advisers arrived by car soon after.
The three old men were surprised when they received Hitler's lunch invitation. The meeting was supposed to start at ten o'clock, but it was almost twelve o'clock now. The courtesy interview would not be so long, and they stayed for lunch at noon, which meant that they must talk.
There are many things. Especially Song Ruhai, who intuitively guessed that Hitler was throwing away the three old guys and engaging in "asymmetric negotiations" with Xiang Xiaoqiang, a young boy alone. How could Xiang Xiaoqiang be Hitler's opponent? Hitler's mouth was so open.
If you can deceive, Xiang Xiaoqiang may have "sold" a lot of national interests now!
They quickly drove to the Prime Minister's Office with Qiu Qiu.
When they arrived at the Prime Minister's Office, they couldn't see Xiang Xiaoqiang. Bowman still had that neutral face, and asked them to wait in the antechamber with a smile. Several people were anxious, but they couldn't force their way in, so they could only wait. Watching
When the big clock hit twelve o'clock, a secretary came over and said that lunch was ready and invited them to the restaurant.
Several people followed the secretary to the restaurant, where Hitler and Xiang Xiaoqiang were already there. As soon as Hitler and Xiang Xiaoqiang saw them, they stood up with smiles on their faces. Xiang Xiaoqiang introduced them to them with a smile.
When Song Ruhai was introduced, Hitler patted Song Ruhai's arm affectionately and said loudly:
"Mr. Song, I know you! You are an old friend of the German people!"
Song Ruhai was already a veteran in diplomacy. During the Weimar period, he even met President Hindenburg many times. However, he was still a little uncomfortable with Hitler's enthusiastic style. He also exchanged a few pleasantries in German with a smile.
, expressing admiration for Hitler's contribution to the German economy and the German people.
This was Qiu Qiu's first time meeting such a big figure, and Hitler was relatively well-known among heads of state. She was even more nervous than Xiang Xiaoqiang, her face turned red, her smile was stiff, and she subconsciously stretched out her hand.
Hitler naturally took it over and bent down to kiss it.
Ah...Xiang Xiaoqiang screamed in his heart: Qiu Qiu's beautiful hand was still kissed by this big devil...
From the time they entered the Prime Minister's Office until now, the three old men have not had the opportunity to speak to Xiang Xiaoqiang alone, and they have no way to ask them what they talked about in the morning. But this does not trouble these old diplomats.
As soon as everyone sat down at the dining table, Song Ruhai leaned forward in his chair and asked Hitler directly in German:
"Mr. Prime Minister, where is the nearest bathroom?"
Hitler waved, and a waiter came over immediately. The waiter bent down and said to Song Ruhai:
"Sir, please come with me."
Song Ruhai stood up and apologized to Xiaoqiang and the others in Chinese, saying that he had to go to the bathroom. Xiang Xiaoqiang stood up immediately and said with a smile:
"Oh, just in time, I'm a little anxious too. I had a great chat with Mr. Prime Minister all morning, but I never got the chance..."
Immediately afterwards, Sun Jiye and Wang Hexiang stood up one after another, also apologized and said they would follow.
Hitler just nodded, took the new newspaper from the waiter, put on his glasses, and lay on the table to read.
…
Now only Qiu Qiu and Hitler were left at the dining table.
Qiu Qiu looked at Hitler opposite, who was looking down at the newspaper, nervously not daring to move. At this time, the first few cold dishes had been placed on the table, and the cups, plates, knives and forks in front of everyone were also placed. Qiu Qiu
I subconsciously touched the tableware in front of me, and two silver knives collided, making a pleasant sound.
Hitler raised his head and found a woman opposite him. He quickly took off his glasses and apologized with a smile:
Seeing Qiu Qiu so nervous, Hitler consciously eased the atmosphere for her. He told two jokes and then talked about the Heaven and Earth Society.
This surprised Qiu Qiu. She didn't expect Hitler to know about the Heaven and Earth Society. She also knew that Hitler talked about the Heaven and Earth Society obviously because she was here, but she really didn't expect that the German Prime Minister could actually know about the Heaven and Earth Society.
A gang on the other side of the world knows this.
"I have full respect for Chen Yonghua," Hitler said. "Three hundred years ago, he assisted Empress Changping and Zheng Chenggong to successfully recover the areas south of the Yangtze River in your country, preventing Eastern civilization from being completely destroyed by the Tatars.
This is his contribution to mankind... As for the Tiandihui, many people now, including many people in your country, regard it as an ordinary gang organization... This is not allowed.
"This is a political organization with distinct political demands and a long history. For three hundred years, it has been a symbol of civilized races not surrendering to the Tatars... But unfortunately, its purpose is to 'reverse
The Qing Dynasty restored the Ming Dynasty, but it has not yet been realized. Madam, you are very honored to be born in the Heaven and Earth Society. You have the responsibility to revive it in this generation."
It was a gangster in the Ming Dynasty, but it became a symbol of Chinese unyielding in the words of the German Prime Minister, which made Qiu Qiu very excited. She excitedly told Hitler about the life in the gang, anecdotes, and even talked about the New Year's coup, in
Under the leadership of Xiang Xiaoqiang, the Heaven and Earth Society temporarily selected people to form the Primitive People's Guard and became a great hero. Hitler listened with great interest.
Suddenly, Qiu Qiu realized that these things should not be said nonsense, and immediately shut her mouth. She smiled guiltily, picked up the crystal glass, and took a sip of mineral water.
"Madam, you must be very proud of your husband," Hitler sighed. "Having a talent like your husband in your country is truly a gift from God."
"Haha..." Qiu Qiu became more and more embarrassed and laughed, "Mr. Prime Minister, look at what you said... he is so young... he looks like a child a lot of the time..."
Hitler laughed and said:
"But when I was his age, I was just a corporal."
Qiu Qiu spoke modestly and felt happy in her heart.
…
The three old men lowered their voices in the bathroom and "interrogated" Xiang Xiaoqiang. They asked about almost every conversation between him and Hitler, and then their anxious hearts returned to their stomachs.
"You just agreed to him so far, and we only recognize the Danzig Corridor?"
The three people turned on the faucet to the maximum, and the sound of water filled the entire bathroom to interfere with possible eavesdropping equipment to the greatest extent.
"Well, yes," Xiang Xiaoqiang also kept stroking his hands under the faucet and laughed softly, "Fortunately Hitler only talked about himself and kept talking, otherwise, I would have had to give Austria to him..."
The three old men looked at each other, and then Song Ruhai said:
"Okay, sir, you performed well and did not give Germany any advantage...but you are too tight on your purse strings. You only allowed me to give them the Danzig Corridor and cut off diplomatic relations with the Qing Dynasty. I won't agree to it."
It's normal. We wouldn't be able to agree to it. Let's talk to him in the afternoon. If it doesn't work, mention Austria and let Germany spit out more things... But even if we sign, we must sign a secret treaty.
.This is not like the Danzig Corridor, Anschluss is not on the table.”
Xiang Xiaoqiang looked at the other two people, and they all nodded in agreement. Xiang Xiaoqiang also nodded in agreement:
"That's okay."
Several people returned to the dinner table, and Qiu Qiu and Hitler were having a good conversation.
"Xiaoqiang," Qiu Qiu said with a smile, "Mr. Prime Minister is saying that he admires you very much."
Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled and bowed slightly to Hitler to show humility. The few of them sat down and looked down at the crystal cup in front of them. It was filled with mineral water. Looking at the dishes on the table, they were very delicate, but all vegetarian dishes.
Hitler apologized to everyone while wrapping his napkin around it, and said with a smile:
"Elephants are the most powerful animals in nature, but even they can't stand meat."
Several people looked at each other and laughed together.
…
After lunch, the veteran diplomats under Xiang Xiaoqiang began to formally "exchange fire" with Hitler. Both sides showed their best ability, arguing and refusing to give in to each other. However, Xiang Xiaoqiang's delegation obviously underestimated Hitler's bargaining ability.
After throwing out chips in support of the Anschluss, Hitler was only slightly surprised and did not show the overjoyed reaction they had expected.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, Hitler reluctantly agreed, using Ming's secret agreement to support the Anschluss of Germany and Austria, plus Ming's statement supporting "the Danzig Corridor is part of Germany" in exchange for a complete severance of diplomatic relations between Germany and the Qing Dynasty, and Germany's recognition of "
China north of the Yangtze River is part of the Ming Dynasty's territory."
In this way, Xiang Xiaoqiang's delegation used up two of the big bargaining chips at once, and only got Germany to break off diplomatic relations with the Qing Dynasty and recognize that North China belonged to the Ming Dynasty. The situation was not smoother than expected.
But Hitler was also very puzzled: How did they guess their innermost intentions? The Anschluss of Germany and Austria is still just a dream for Germany. Germany has only cautiously "stolen" the Rhineland region, and has just tried
It's just an announcement of military expansion. Germany is still very weak, and Hitler is gambling every step he takes. As long as Britain and France decide to stop him, Germany will be beaten back to its original shape.
The Ming Dynasty’s secret treaty supporting the Anschluss of Germany and Austria is still just a piece of paper. Hitler believes that it will not be used until at least a few years later, when Germany’s strength is strong enough to support this unprecedented gamble. Before that, this secret treaty can only be put on hold.
In the safe.
At half past two o'clock, because Hitler had other arrangements, Xiang Xiaoqiang and his party left the Prime Minister's Office.