Except for Fang Zida, the other members of the cabinet were not included, some of them expressed their objections to the matter and absolutely did not believe that Fang Zida would do such a thing. Of course, some people also asked the government to immediately express their opinions on the matter and hold Fang Zida accountable. Some even tactfully proposed to remove all positions and give the people an explanation first, and then hand them over to the judiciary for investigation. If it was indeed Fang Zida's actions, they would be dealt with.

These words sound high-sounding, but those who are careful and smart will understand what is going on after careful consideration. If Fang Zida is really removed from his position, even if the final investigation shows that he is innocent, can Fang Zida come back and continue to serve as the Chief Finance Minister and the President of the Central Bank? The person who said this either has ulterior motives or wants to take this opportunity to compete for power.

The meeting was held for an hour, and several parties debated endlessly. Just then, a staff member came in quietly and found Liao Zhongkai beside him and whispered a few words. Liao Zhongkai asked Song Jiaoren for instructions and hurriedly got up and temporarily left the conference room. Not long after, he rushed back again, holding a telegram in his hand.

"Everyone! Fang Zhengming's emergency telegram!"

The conference room suddenly became quiet, and everyone looked at Liao Zhongkai, but the expressions they showed were different.

"read!"

As the Prime Minister, Song Jiaoren nodded slightly to Liao Zhongkai and spoke.

Liao Zhongkai started reading with a telegram. The content of the telegram was very long. Half of them were about Fang Zida's journey after arriving in Nagasaki. These stories did not have any sense of excitement, but instead discussed the matter. Although it sounded boring, it seemed more real and credible.

After telling these stories, Fang Zida put forward some opinions to the cabinet after the telegram.

1: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs immediately came forward to negotiate with the Japanese government, protesting its detention of officials from the Republic of China government and demanding that the implementation be carried out immediately.

2: In the name of the cabinet, Sun Yat-sen's death had nothing to do with the Republic of China government, and government officials, including their parties, urged the Japanese government to investigate the facts as soon as possible and provide conclusive evidence to restore their innocence.

3: A press conference was held in the name of the government, strongly condemn the incident, and a statement to the public that he would find the murderer behind the scenes with his best efforts, and at the same time, a memorial service was held with a high attitude.

4: Use public opinion to accuse Japan of public security issues and request members of all alliance countries to intervene. It is best to hand the case over to a third country for investigation to ensure the authenticity of the case.

5: Convene a Congress and form a unified opinion on this...

"Everyone, what do you think of Fang Zhengming's telegram?" After reading the long telegram, Song Jiaoren quietly breathed a sigh of relief. Sun Yat-sen's death put a lot of pressure on him, and even thought that this was really Fang Zida. But after listening to this telegram, he immediately understood the cause and effect. Now he can be sure that this matter was undoubtedly a trick made by the Japanese. The Japanese side was targeting Fang Zida, and at the same time he also wanted to use this matter to disrupt China's political situation.

"The matter is already very clear, I agree with the telegram!" Attorney General Zhang Zongxiang was the first to agree.

"I think this matter has to be considered. After all, this is just a one-sided statement from Fang Zhengming. If we do this, all the evidence will still be directed at him. Who will bear this responsibility?" Zhang Jian, the chief general of the rural business, expressed his objection, and he suggested: "It is better to be cautious in this kind of major matter. Even if it was not done by Fang Zhengming, he is most suspicious. At this time, the cabinet came forward to endorse him. I'm afraid it's not appropriate?"

"What's wrong with it? What is the biggest suspicion? In my opinion, the Japanese are even more suspicious! No matter how stupid Fang Zhengming is, he will not be so stupid that he will be assassinating Sun Yat-sen. Let's talk about it. Does Sun Yat-sen have the ability to predict what is unknown? He knew that someone was going to kill him, so he ran from Tokyo to Nagasaki for the sake of the other party's assassination, and waited for the other party's ship to arrive before he invited someone to eat a few peanuts?" Minister of Foreign Affairs Cao Rulin was an ally of Fang Zida. As the Minister of Foreign Affairs, he did not speak much when he was talking before, because he was also confused about it. But when Fang Zida's telegram came, he quickly understood the truth and felt relieved, and his confidence was enough. As soon as Zhang Jian finished speaking, he sarcastically said a few words. His words immediately caused laughter, and the solemn atmosphere just now became more relaxed.

"You... I didn't say that Fang Jingming was the murderer, but I just suggested to do it with caution. Cao Runtian, what do you mean?"

"Haha, I don't mean anything, but I just think that this kind of caution is unnecessary. It is easy to investigate whether what Fang Zhengming said in the telegram is true or not. So what if Sun Wen's incident is related to Jiang Zhiqing and others? Jiang Zhiqing is Jiang Zhiqing, Fang Zhengming is Fang Zhengming. Is it still impossible to implicate the nine tribes in the Qing Dynasty? Besides, what's going on in my heart? I think everyone has guessed it in their hearts. Instead of fighting in their nests, it's better to force it. They are timid and look forward to the front and fall into the trap of Japan!" Cao Rulin sneered, afraid of Zhang Jian's reproach, and secretly ridiculed him.

"It's unreasonable! It's unreasonable! I'm doing something wrong with kindness? Brother Heqing, you're here to judge." Zhang Jian was so angry that his hands were trembling, and he turned his head to Cai Yuanpei with anger. Of course, only he knew in his heart how much his attitude was true or how fake. Since Cai Yuanpei had been trying hard to punish Fang Zida for a while, he must of course pull him into his own camp. With the objection of the Ministry of National Defense, the cabinet vote may not be passed. As long as this matter is dragged down and Fang Zida is ruined, Zhang Jian will have the opportunity to replace him.

But he never expected that Cai Yuanpei, a master who was not a worldly master, was not a real politician at all, but a literati and educator. That's right, he did strongly ask the cabinet to punish Fang Zida and propose to remove all his posts. However, the premise for making such a request was to preconceive the idea that Sun Yat-sen's death was related to Fang Zida, and he only took action in anger.

But after hearing the long telegram sent by Fang Zida, Cai Yuanpei was shocked to find out that the truth was probably not what he imagined, and what Cao Rulin said made sense. It is very simple to investigate whether Fang Zida is the culprit. Sun Yat-sen was so coincidental that there was nothing strange about this when Fang Zida had just arrived in Nagasaki.

Although Cai Yuanpei has no political experience, it does not mean that he has no brains. On the contrary, among the people present, he is much more intelligent than most people. He is just a regular specializing in education and research and does not care about mundane things. Hearing Zhang Jian asks him for his opinion, he frowned and thought, and said, "I thought it would be better to follow the general secretary's opinion."

Cai Yuanpei expressed his attitude, which was equivalent to believing the statement in Fang Zida's telegram. Zhang Jian didn't expect it to be like this. He was stunned for a moment and looked at Cai Yuanpei in a daze and couldn't believe his ears. When he confirmed that what he said was indeed correct, Zhang Jian couldn't help but secretly scold Cai Yuanpei as a bastard. He didn't know how to seize such a good opportunity, and he even agreed with the other party's opinion. It was a typical example of being stupid to read books.

Duan Zhigui is an old fox. After taking over as Minister of Defense, he has been humming and muddy in cabinet meetings, and has always been low-key. The same is true for today's meeting. Just like an unrelated person, he basically does not express his opinions, just pretending to be sleeping and letting the situation develop.

When Duan Zhigui saw that most of the cabinet agreed with Zhang Zongxiang's opinion, he knew that it was temporarily impossible to use this matter to remove Fang Zida from office. Since this is the case, he would not be a villain in vain. When Song Jiaoren named him to seek his opinion, he said a few nonsense, and finally expressed his support for the cabinet's resolution.

Among the cabinet members, except for a few people like Zhang Jian, they were basically either inclined to Fang Zida or neutral. Moreover, they did not have the clear support of Duan Zhigui, so when Song Jiaoren expressed that he easily passed the action immediately as required by Fang Zida's telegram when he said that he had voted on this matter.

In the afternoon of the same day, Song Jiaoren convened an emergency parliament and used kmt as the advantage of the largest party to produce the official results in a very short time. Then, the Prime Minister's Office held a press conference to express condolences and strong condemn Sun Yat-sen's death. At the same time, he accused Japan of deteriorating public security in a roundabout way to show his high attention to the case and invited all countries of the Allied countries to conduct a joint investigation to avoid the chaos in the case caused by external factors.

At the same time, Cao Rulin summoned the Japanese ambassador on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and protested to the Japanese government. He demanded that the Japanese government immediately impose the so-called "suspect" and clarify the facts, and restore the innocence of Chinese government officials.

Japan vetoed the Chinese government's request. It was said that it had obtained conclusive evidence, which could prove that Jiang Zhiqing and Dai Jitao were one of the envoys who killed Sun Yat-sen, and the direct assaulter was their escorts. According to the latest news from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, the pistols of the murderers had been found in their hotels. Since this case occurred in Japan, according to international legal practices, the case must be reviewed by Japanese judicial authorities. There is no need to jointly investigate and there is no need to hand it over to a third country for handling.

Cao Rulin immediately refuted this. He said that Jiang Zhiqing, Dai Jitao and others have diplomatic identities as members of the US delegation on mission. Diplomats are involved in criminal cases. As the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, there is no right to seize and investigate. Instead, they should first inform the embassy and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the other country where they are located, and then investigate it after reaching a consensus. The Japanese government does this simply kills first and then reports. As for the so-called evidence proposed by the Japanese government, it is not enough to make a case without the supervision of China. In addition, the victims of this case are also Chinese, and the case is extremely sensitive to political issues. They strongly demand a joint re-investment and hand it over to third countries for review if necessary.
Chapter completed!