"What does the Emperor mean?" Bedman seemed to hear some of the meaning, but he was not sure.

"If it were five years ago, I could have basically considered giving up on China, but now it has changed so much in the Far East. The Prime Minister has not yet grasped the context of this change, which really disappoints me." William shook his head and sighed.

"I am stupid, please tell me clearly." Bedmann's face darkened, he immediately lowered his head and said respectfully. [bsp;   "Let me ask you, what is the biggest change in the Far East in recent years?" William II asked again.

"The biggest change is the development of the situation in China. China has been divided into three parts at this time. The south is controlled by the new China. Is Your Majesty referring to this?"

"Well, it seems that you have not forgotten the country of China. China's influence on the world was too small before, but now the power of this country of China cannot be underestimated. It has shown its strength and is growing vigorously. It will soon grow into a big tree that cannot be ignored. So I remind the Prime Minister that you can do something in China."

"Your Majesty means that we can seek help from China?" Baidman asked with a little confusion.

"Yes, the British can win over Japan, can't we win over China? If China is willing to join the ranks of allies, it will have a significant impact on the situation in East Asia." William nodded and responded.

"The relationship between China and Britain, France and the United States has always been good. How could they join the alliance? Maybe they would join the Allies under the instigation of Britain and France, which would be even more unfavorable to Germany." Bedmann became even more confused.

"The Prime Minister may have forgotten one crucial point, that is, the relationship between China and Japan has always been very tense. If Japan did not participate in the war, China may still join the Allied Powers. Now that Japan joins the war, China will definitely not stand on the same front as Japan, because China has always believed that the Japanese occupied their territory and hated the Japanese to the core." William explained again.

"And since the war started, Britain and France have been inciting China to participate in the war, but China President Li Tiancheng has never agreed. His attitude seems to be very firm and refuses to join the Allied Powers. This can be seen from Li Tiancheng's public remarks in the newspaper that he seems to have been seeking ways to deal with Japan, which is the fundamental interest of China." William continued to add.

"What does Your Majesty want me to do? I will follow your Majesty's arrangement." Bedman understood what William meant and immediately bowed his head.

"You immediately order German Minister to China Laiser to carry out diplomatic activities to see if there is an opportunity to convince China to join the allies. If the plan is successful, the situation in the Far East will be resolved." William immediately ordered.

"But there is another point, I don't understand. We have also occupied the Shandong Peninsula of the Chinese. Doesn't Li Tiancheng hate us and still want to help us?" Bedman said again.

"You talked about the key to the problem. After thinking about it, I felt that in order to win the Far East War, we must make certain sacrifices. We can promise China that after the war against Britain and Japan, the Shandong Peninsula will be returned to China. As long as we can protect our broad interests in the West Pacific region, we can continue to attack British and French colonies in Southeast Asia and other regions in the future and seize their territory, this is a crucial interest for Germany. For the sake of overall consideration, we must bear the pain and cut our flesh." William stroked the thick beard under his jaw and said thoughtfully.

"I understand what Your Majesty means. It is indeed worth paying to abandon our interests in China and protect the entire East Asia and the Pacific region. I hope your Majesty's plan will be successful." Bedman nodded.

After Japan declared war on Germany, when the 18th Army of the Japanese army stationed in Zibo, Shandong and other places began to advance to Qingdao, Li Tianzhen immediately issued a serious warning, saying that Yuan Shikai was appointed as the Japanese army to carry out military operations in China, which was a traitor, and Yuan Shikai was the biggest traitor.

The Chinese government also filed serious protests against Japan. According to the Nanjing ceasefire agreement, the Japanese army is not allowed to carry out military operations in China and must evacuate China. Therefore, the Chinese country believes that Japan's actions seriously violated China's sovereignty and demanded that the Japanese army immediately stop military operations to avoid casualties caused by the war to Chinese civilians.

Newspapers from all over the country also commented, condemning Yuan Shikai's slave dog behavior, allowing the Japanese army to launch a war in China, and demanding that Yuan Shikai abdicate immediately. Even the people in the Chinese Empire were dissatisfied with the government's inaction role played by the Qing government in the Russo-Japanese War, and they all initiated condemnations.

In response to this, Yuan Shikai remained silent under the pressure of the Japanese, and continued to lie in the palace and enjoyed his happy old age comfortably.

The people in China were also very indignant, and then they vented their emotions on the Japanese in China. At this time, it was the end of the Shanghai District Court's trial of the Japanese spy case. More than a year of investigation and trial led to a total of more than 50 Japanese involved, including some people with insufficient evidence. However, at this time when ethnic conflicts were sharp, the evidence was no longer important.

The Shanghai District Court made a verdict on September 15, sentenced Zeng Hao and Lu Xiaojun to death for traitors, Fujino and Inoue for espionage, and 56 other Japanese people to death. People from all over the country suddenly cheered and took to the streets to express their determination to deal with Japanese spies strictly, and expressed strong protests against Japan's military operations in Shandong. Marches and demonstrations occurred frequently in various places, and the masses shouted the slogan of overthrowing Japanese imperialism, which mobilized anti-Japanese sentiment to the highest point.

Subsequently, a larger-scale search for Japanese personnel in China was launched for the second time. A large number of Japanese were arrested and then sent to the trial stage. This was a large-scale anti-Japanese operation conducted by Li Tiancheng, and it was not unrelated to the current tension.

Li Tiancheng then issued a temporary decree, ordering the sealing of some Japanese factories involved in China, prohibiting Japanese people from going around the streets at will, prohibiting domestic people from maintaining contact with Japanese people, and at the same time, conducting a large-scale search of the Japanese locations again, and a large number of Japanese people were detained.

The Japanese government also expressed strong protests again, but the Chinese government's attitude was even more determined. A group of Japanese people were executed again, and the trial process became easier and easier. As long as someone reported and had evidence, the Japanese could be sentenced to espionage and sentenced to death. This move also received strong support from anti-Japanese people in China. Some regions even tied up the Japanese troops and took them to the streets to publicize them to vent their dissatisfaction with Japan.

While vigorously attacking Japanese personnel in China, China announced that Japan must stop its military operations in Shandong, otherwise it would be regarded as Japan's war against China. This time, the attitude was very tough, while Japan expressed its ignorance.

Seeing that the two sides had the possibility of another accidental attack, Britain and France sent people to mediate frequently, hoping that China and Japan would stop conflicts, stand on the united front, and jointly deal with allied members such as Germany. Li Tiancheng once again expressed his refusal, and at the same time announced that Japan's upcoming military operations were acts of aggression and the country entered a state of first-level combat readiness.

Then, Li Tiancheng and senior military officials secretly inspected local troops and aircraft carrier fleets, inspected the combat capabilities of officers and soldiers, and called on officers and soldiers to be prepared to recover the country's territory and sovereignty. The officers and soldiers from all over the country were very determined to defend the country's territorial sovereignty and integrity, and the Japanese would not trample on them at will.

During this period, formulating policies to Japan has become the focus of the Chinese government. The Congress and government, the DPP, the Kuomintang, and the Military Commission of the Zhengguo Army have held many emergency meetings to discuss the development of the current situation and the possible adverse effects of Japan's military operations in Shandong.

Most participants believed that this was the first step for Japan to expand its military presence in China. The Japanese appetite would never end in Qingdao, Shandong, because according to intelligence, Japan is likely to directly expand the war after the end of the Japan-Germany Shandong War and interfere with the entire southern China.

Japan has long regarded China as a new potential threat and is likely to take the opportunity to go south in one fell swoop. Everyone agreed that they had to be prepared for war early to deal with the unexpected. Li Tiancheng's view was more radical. He did not intend to wait passively, but was preparing to attack actively.

At the internal meeting of the Central Committee of the CPPCC held on September 20, Li Tiancheng attended and presided over the conference. This day was the third day of Japan's advance in Shandong. The Japanese army had approached the periphery of the German camp and could launch an attack at any time.

"I think the Japanese will definitely take advantage of the world war to take advantage of the troubled waters, attempting to join forces with Britain, France, Russia and other countries to take the opportunity to stifle the rapid development of our country and achieve the same goal as the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895. Therefore, I think that a war with Japan is inevitable. What do you think?" Li Tiancheng once again mentioned that the possibility of going to war with Japan is very high and imminent.

In Li Tiancheng's plan, it is a matter of time before the war against Japan. Moreover, previous information showed that the Japanese had already planned to start war against China, but they were struggling to find the opportunity. Now that the fighter plane has arrived, the war seems to be inevitable.

"I think we can stay neutral for the time being, because once we go to war with Japan and Japan and Britain and France have reached an agreement, it is equivalent to going to war with Britain and France at the same time. This will make us surrounded by Britain, France, Russia and Japan, which seems to be very unfavorable to us." Tan Jianye expressed his concerns about this matter.
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