Volume 2: The crown and the hat are all over the capital, and the spirit is full of energy and enter the foggy city Chapter 63: Duel (Part 2)
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"What? What did the Chinese say?"
"He said he accepted the duel!"
"How is that possible? What is he going to do?"
Speaking of dueling, it's not as simple as Yuan Yanshu and Harold Alexander going out, taking off their coats and having a duel.
The first thing Yuan Yanshu did was to ask a question: "Lieutenant Colonel Alexander, where is your handkerchief?"
The lieutenant colonel sneered, took out a handkerchief from his trouser pocket and threw it in the direction of Master Yuan. Yuan Yan took a step forward leisurely, bent down and was about to pick up the handkerchief...
"Hongjian, wait a minute."
"Hang Jian, wait a minute."
Ministers Shi Zhaoji and Gu Weijun could no longer sit still and hurried to Master Yuan to stop him.
Minister Gu grabbed Yuan Yanshu and sternly scolded him, "Hongjian, stop messing around! You are bringing shame to our country by doing this!"
Yuan Yan blinked and pointed at the people around him, and replied confidently: "Brother Shaochuan, look around you. If I don't accept the challenge, it will bring shame to our country."
"This..." Gu Weijun looked at the audience around him, stamped his feet and said, "Anyway, it's not allowed! You have to know that no matter whether you win or lose, it's a diplomatic incident!"
It's not that our Master Yuan is criticizing China's diplomacy from the root. These people are diplomats and still have the nerve to worry about diplomatic incidents.
Later, Jun Dao Sha Quan said that diplomacy is no small matter. This statement is not wrong, but conversely, diplomacy is no big deal. Besides, the countries in the world in 1921 were not feudal dynasties where the rulers could "raise troops in anger", so what was the big deal about offending a few diplomats?
Let alone offend him, even if he really killed Lieutenant Colonel Alexander in a formal duel, what could the British do? It is not the Gengzi Year, Yuan Yanshu is not the Empress Dowager Cixi, and the British are not the British Empire of that time.
He just wants to defeat !
Our Master Yuan firmly took away the other person's hand, rolled his eyes and curled his lips and said: "Minister Gu, I am not from your diplomatic system, and you are not my elder, so..."
"What right do you have to control me?!"
"This..." Poor Minister Gu was speechless. Because just like Yuan Yanshu said, he really had no right to manage Yuan Yanshu.
Only then did he truly get to know this junior and elder. It turned out that he still didn't see his true face when they met for the first two times. This Xiao Yuan was not only talented, but also had a madness that was comparable to his talent.
Now Gu Weijun understood that the rumors were true, Yuan Yanshu was a crazy student!
Minister Shi Zhaoji has been hanging around in London's diplomatic circles in recent years, so he is familiar with these British diplomats.
He ignored Yuan Yanshu and walked up to the British diplomats and said, "Sir Hall, Lieutenant Colonel Alexander, this is just a misunderstanding, why take it so seriously?"
Unfortunately, the British just smiled coldly, and Sir Hall said slowly: "Shi, this matter was not provoked by us."
The lieutenant colonel also said arrogantly: "Mr. Minister, I just want an apology. "
"Yes, yes, this matter is our fault. Why don't I apologize on behalf of Mr. Yuan first, and then ask him to apologize to you on the spot."
He was about to bow and apologize...
"Shi Zhizhi, straighten your back for me!"
At this moment, a loud shout was heard in the venue.
He looked back and saw Yuan Yan suddenly approaching with a white handkerchief in hand. Gu Weijun looked surprised and did not stop him.
"Hongjian..."
"Minister Shi, please move aside. I will talk to them."
At this point, Shi Zhaoji was no longer polite and said sternly, "Yuan Yanshu, what good is it for you to make such a big deal out of this ?!"
Our Master Yuan chuckled and said nonchalantly, "Mr. Shi, if I feel good, that's the biggest benefit!"
He rudely pushed aside the Chinese ambassador to the United States, came to Harold Alexander, raised his hand and said, "Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, I accept your challenge!"
The latter gave him a mocking smile and raised his hand to high-five him to seal the deal.
“Bang!”
“Pah pah pah…”
The crowd watching the fun also began to applaud.
At this time, even President Harding and his senior cabinet officials who were present in the venue had heard the news of Incus's death and came over to watch the fun.
Of course, the more people there are, the more excited Yuan Yanshu becomes.
He suddenly turned around, pointed at Nomura Yoshisaburo and said, "Mr. Nomura, don't you know that I have the honor to ask you to be the host of this duel?"
"Arnold..." Nomura Kichisaburo cursed the Chinese man in his heart, why did you drag a Japanese like me into the dispute between you and the British for no reason!!!
But in front of everyone, he couldn't refuse, so he smiled bitterly and looked at the lieutenant colonel and said, "If Lieutenant Colonel Alexander has no objection, it would be my honor."
The British lieutenant colonel shrugged and said, "I don't care."
Colonel Nomura subconsciously wiped the sweat from his forehead and nodded helplessly: "Okay then, I will be the host of this duel."
"Mr. Nomura, thank you." Yuan Yan suddenly pointed at Cao Linsheng and said, "Brother Qingzhi, are you willing to be my duel assistant?"
"I..." Major Cao was also stunned.
Minister Gu Weijun's reaction was a little faster than his subordinates. He immediately shook his head and said, "Major Cao, don't follow him and make trouble!"
That’s right, he couldn’t control Yuan Yanshu, but he could control Cao Linsheng.
Unfortunately, he had forgotten what kind of person Cao Linsheng was at this time.
In the original timeline, this one of the eight West Point lieutenants also went to the Paris Peace Conference, where he was greatly stimulated. After returning to the United States, he vigorously criticized the performance of the great powers at the conference both in public and in private, believing that they were all imperialists with wolfish ambitions towards China.
That's why he "voluntarily resigned" at the end of this year and returned to China to become the director of the Department of Physical Education at Tsinghua University..
Major Cao looked at his boss's angry face, then at the encouraging eyes of his friend whom he had just met, and made up his mind in a very short time.
He ignored the looks of the two ministers, took a step forward, nodded firmly and said, "Brother Hongjian, I am grateful for your high regard for me. I am willing to be your assistant!"
Lieutenant Colonel Alexander also appointed a major as his dueling assistant at this time.
So... this duel is settled!
President Warren Harding in the crowd finally came to his senses. He looked at the dignitaries around him and laughed, "It turns out that the British and Chinese are not joking. They really want to ..."
"Duel!"
