The long night passed quickly. As dawn approached, Song Jiaoren dragged his tired body back to the Prime Minister's Office. The proposal for Sino-Japanese war was discussed and voted in the parliament for nearly 20 hours, and only one temporary resolution was obtained.

"How is it?" Liao Zhongkai, who had been waiting for the Prime Minister's Office for a night, saw Song Jiaoren returning and quickly got up, first helped him take off his coat, and then asked.

"The result is that there is no war to be declared for the time being."

Liao Zhongkai, who looked nervous, breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and a smile appeared on his face.

"That's good, that's good. I'm worried about the hot-headed guys in the Congress this day. Fortunately, this is the result, otherwise..." Speaking of this, Liao Zhongkai shook his head.

Sitting down on the sofa, taking the hot tea from the staff of the Prime Minister's Office and drinking it. Song Jiaoren said disdainfully: "It's one thing to yell, but it's another thing to do it. Don't look at some people shouting loudly but not being brave. If they really declare war with Japan, they may be scared of their own courage."

"Haha, that's what you said, but now isn't this result that you and I want to see?" Liao Zhongkai said with a smile.

Song Jiaoren laughed at the same time. Yes, Congress's resolution made him feel relieved. When Congress was convened, he was always worried that Congress would pass a resolution to declare war immediately. If this resolution really came out, Song Jiaoren, as the Prime Minister, would have to implement it even if he was unwilling to do so. After all, the country is now a constitutional country. If the Prime Minister wants to forcibly reject the resolution passed by Congress, it would be equivalent to letting him, a constitutional pioneer, slapped himself in the face.

Fortunately, all this did not happen. It is too early to declare war in this situation. Whether from the international situation or the current situation, Japan has declared war temporarily, and using diplomatic and military means to solve the problem first is the best choice.

"Where is Fang Zhengming? Why is he not here?" After saying this, Song Jiaoren realized that Fang Zida was not in the Prime Minister's Office. He remembered that he had confessed to Fang Zida before going to the parliament and asked him to wait for something to discuss in the Prime Minister's Office. Why did he leave before he came back?

After hearing Song Jiaoren's question, Liao Zhongkai remembered this matter and quickly told him about Fang Zida's temporary departure from Beijing to Shandong. He also told him about the situation of the military meeting.

"There is still this?" Song Jiaoren was stunned. He didn't expect that Minister of Defense Duan Qirui would have played such a trick when he was away. No wonder Fang Zida was so anxious that he went to Shandong without waiting.

Yuan Shikai had not had much time. Not only Duan Qirui knew, but Song Jiaoren, as the Prime Minister, also knew that once Yuan Shikai went there, the delicate balance of the central government would inevitably be broken. As the Beiyang faction that relied on Yuan Shikai's personal prestige, it would inevitably lead to internal power struggles and even major changes in the upper structure. At this time, Song Jiaoren, as the chairman of the kmt and the Prime Minister, needed a strength that could suppress the various factions of the Beiyang, and the most reliable one was Fang Zida.

Fang Zida has military power no less than the big bosses of various Beiyang factions, and also holds the power of the central government's finances and the military industry. At the same time, his special identity determines his influence in the Beiyang system. This is very rare for the kmt who lacks military strength. It is precisely this that Song Jiaoren supports Fang Zida so much, and his intention is here.

Duan Qirui used this move to start a war between China and Japan, which made Song Jiaoren very annoyed. Once the troops in Fang Zida's hands were consumed in vain on the battlefield, the original balance would even be broken, and Song Jiaoren would definitely not want to see this result.

"This Duan Qirui... is such a bastard!"

"Dunchu, are you giving orders to the General Staff in the name of the Prime Minister?" Liao Zhongkai suggested hesitantly.

"Order? Order to transfer another troops? Don't let Zheng Ming's troops go? How is this possible?" Song Jiaoren didn't want to refuse and shook his head and said, "The next order is simple, but after this order, everyone in the world will view our kmt? And how do we view our constitutional government? The national army is the national army, not a private army. If this head starts, it will inevitably cause national turmoil, especially at this time."

"But... what if the three new troops in Zhengming..." Liao Zhongkai was worried.

"As it happens, I can only look at Zheng Ming. Besides, Wu Ziyu is here in Shandong. Ziyu is a steady person and there should be no major problems."

"If you are not afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of something!"

"Even if..." Song Jiaoren sighed and said, "It's up to God's will..."

On the second day, when the news of Japan's sneak attack on Chinese stations in Fengtian and Qingdao spread across the country from north to south, all news newspapers took this matter as headlines and put it on the page, which immediately caused shock to the whole country. In the capital, students from various universities and students were extremely indignant. The tour tour organized by school teachers and students joined forces with several universities and high schools in Beijing, holding banners and slogans such as "Fight against Japanese pirates", "Defeat Japan", "Blood debts and blood repayment", "Get out of China" and other banners and slogans, and petitioned the government in a mighty manner.

At the same time, Wuhan, Nanjing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, etc. in the south also launched a tour of students' petitions. By noon, people from all walks of life also took to the streets to support, asking the government and the army to protect their families and the country and to fight the Japanese out.

As Prime Minister, Song Jiaoren received several groups of petitioners and celebrities in one day, and repeatedly stated to them that the Chinese government would never be as weak and incompetent as the Qing Dynasty. The National Defense Forces were ready to fight back and fought with the Japanese army on the front line to fight to the death, taking it as its mission to safeguard the national territorial integrity.

When the government made a statement at the first time, the national propaganda machine also started to act, using a large amount of space to prove that the Chinese government would inevitably resist foreign troubles and fight against the Japanese army. Moreover, under the arrangements made by Fang Zida before leaving, some literati pens played a brilliant pen and made flowers in paper and ink, and used "magic articles" one by one. The Su government vigorously promoted the shamelessness and cruelty of the Japanese to divert the public's attention, which made the government not only not passive, but the whole country was united in the same hatred of the enemy due to this incident, and the people's spirit was rising for a while.

In the afternoon, the business community also responded. Notices that everyone would boycott Japanese goods and refuse to trade with the Japanese and other measures have further advanced the situation. In Shanghai, people from all walks of life have also launched an activity to block the Japanese concession, claiming that a grain of rice and salt will not flow into the Japanese concession, and that a piece of garbage will not be transported out of the Japanese concession. With the influence of the national propaganda machine, Su Fengtian and the "heroic record" propaganda of a soldier on the front line of Qing Dynasty, a large number of donations to the front line were launched in the society, and even beggars and prostitutes donated generously. The momentum was huge, shocking the whole world.

Like in society, students of the Central Military Academy petitioned after learning about this. Some even wrote blood letters to graduate early and go to the front line to fight against the Japanese army. The most radical people: Gu Zhutong, Deng Yanda, Zhang Zhizhong, and Ye Ting... were elected as student representatives and went to the Ministry of National Defense to ask for participation in the war.

"Nonsense! These dolls with no hair are all grown and don't go to school well. What kind of fun should they join in? What kind of battle?" After receiving the report from the adjutant, he took the petition and looked at it a few times. Duan Qirui slapped the table and scolded: "You! Go back and tell them the regulations of the military academy owned military academy. All students who have not graduated will stay in the military academy for me to study hard. It is not their turn to fight for the time being. Even if we fight, we soldiers and the Japanese will fight all the time. "

The adjutant brought Duan Qirui's words to the students intact. Deng Yanda jumped up as soon as he heard this: "Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the country, but Minister Duan is making a point of reasoning. Why don't we go to the front line? This is obviously looking down on our student soldiers."

"Why? Minister Duan said it very clearly. You are still students now, and you can fight a war! Let's talk about it after graduation, let alone you can? Hundreds of thousands of National Defense Forces are all for sight. When you go back, you will all go back to school!" The adjutant became angry when he heard Deng Yanda's disrespectful to Duan Qirui, and he shouted and knocked them out.

"You...you are..." Deng Yanda was jumping outside the door and was about to curse. Zhang Zhizhong quickly grabbed him and covered his mouth.

"If you choose to do this, we can't eat this even if things get bigger."

"Hmph, I always see you talking about the country and the nation, and in the end I look the same as these people. Wen Bai. I really misjudged you." Deng Yanda looked at Zhang Zhizhong with a slanted eyes and sneered.

"Why are you talking about Zesheng? Is Wenbai such a person? You... apologize to Wenbai immediately!" Zhang Zhizhong smiled bitterly and did not refute. Ye Ting, who was beside him, looked down on him and asked with anger.

"Why? Am I wrong?" Deng Yanda stared at her dissatisfied.

"You are so irresistible. Don't you understand? I'll teach you a lesson today!" Ye Ting rolled up his sleeves and rushed forward. Zhang Zhizhong and Gu Zhutong hurriedly held one person, and finally they pulled it away.

After persuaded Deng Yanda and Ye Ting, who were furious, they walked to the side of the road and squatted down against the wall, with their faces not very good-looking. They came out on behalf of military academy students, but who would have thought that they would be disappointed in the Ministry of National Defense and no one felt less aggrieved than anyone else.

"Or why should we go to the General Staff again?" Zhang Zhizhong suggested.

"What if Chief of Staff Wang and Minister Duan are the same?" Although Deng Yanda did not formally apologize to Zhang Zhizhong, he calmed down and felt that he had just gotten too far, so he took the initiative to take Zhang Zhizhong's words and asked.

"This..." After slashing his head, Zhang Zhizhong lost his mind for a moment.

"If you want me to tell me, let's go directly to Shandong." Gu Zhutong, who had not spoken much, suddenly said this.

"Shandong?" Everyone didn't understand for a moment.

"I heard the news that Fang Junming took the train to Ji'nan yesterday. The Ministry of National Defense and the General Staff decided to bring the three new troops in Ji'nan to Qingdao to fight against Japan first."

"real?"

"It's true!"

"But, what if we are driven back again after we go?" Zhang Zhizhong hesitated.

"No, I have a way!" Gu Zhutong smiled mysteriously: "Don't forget that Liu Jingfu is in Ji*nan, and Tianyi is also there. They are our seniors. When they go to join them, they will definitely take us in."

"Yes!" Ye Ting slapped his thighs and his eyes shone, and loudly agreed with Gu Zhutong, thinking that this suggestion was good.

"Go together! Go back soon and prepare, go together!" Everyone shouted, and stood up with a smile and ran towards the school.
Chapter completed!