Yang Xingcheng's expression was slightly unnatural, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly. How could he not know the meaning of this sentence?
Although he wanted to explain and clear his name, that was the attitude of Beiyang Yuan Datou.
If they didn't protect the interests of the great powers, these great powers would definitely support other forces, and Beiyang might cease to exist.
Currently, with Beiyang's strength, they definitely couldn't resist the foreign powers.
The only thing he could do now was to maintain the relationship between the superpowers, even if it meant sacrificing some of their interests in exchange for a short period of development. At that time, when the Tang Empire became truly powerful, they would break off relations with the foreign powers.
Not only Yuan Datou, but Yang Xingcheng, Duan Qirui, and other Beiyang big shots also had the same thoughts.
To be honest, they were already afraid of those foreign powers.
In the face of the reporter's question, Yang Xingcheng did not know how to answer for a moment. He also knew that this was wrong, but what could he do?
Fight? What are you going to use?
Not fighting? But others would poke at your spine behind your back.
"Ahem." Yang Xingcheng coughed lightly. As the spokesperson, he would never avoid this question.
"I believe this is also the question in everyone's hearts. Please listen to me next. Please believe in my Northern Army. I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer in the future.”Yang Xingcheng gave an ambiguous answer and said in a deep voice,"Now, the Beiyang press conference is over. If you have any questions, please pay attention to the news from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.”
Without waiting for anyone to speak, Yang Xingcheng left under the escort of the guards.
Only the reporters were left in the hall. They looked at each other, not knowing what to do.
Now that the main character had left, there was no need for them to stay any longer.
No matter what, they had received an explosive piece of news.
On the other side, at this press conference, the Beiyang Army would declare war on Lu Guang!
The last large-scale war had just ended not long ago, and the people were the ones who were unlucky in the end.
..........
"Extra, extra."
"Extra, extra."
"The Beiyang Foreign Affairs Department has declared war on the National Defense Army!”
"Yang Xingcheng, the new chief of the Beiyang General Staff Headquarters, has just announced that Beiyang has submitted their credentials to the various Empires and will take military action against the National Defense Army!”
"Extra, extra."
"Beiyang might use the interests of the country as a price in exchange for military assistance from other countries. Chief Yang Xingcheng of the Beiyang General Staff did not answer directly.”
......
For a time, all kinds of news quickly spread throughout the country, causing an explosive sensation.
The entire country was discussing this matter. After all, this news was too sensitive.
War was something that everyone was concerned about. After all, the ones who suffered the most from war were the ordinary people.
Countless people would die in the artillery fire, countless people's homes would be destroyed by the war, and countless people would be homeless.
The other thing that caught people's attention was the matter of the interests of the Tang Empire and the foreign powers. If these two matters were connected, it would be a shocking event.
This time, although things were slowly brewing according to Yang Xingcheng's previous expectations, there was bad news.
Beiyang blamed Lu Guang for starting the war, but the sacrifice of national interests was linked to Beiyang.
It was because the people were too concerned about this matter. Otherwise, such an outcome would not have happened.
Yang Xingcheng arrived at the Grand Presidential Palace immediately after the press conference ended. When he saw Datou Yuan, who was handling some matters, he said respectfully,""Grand President, the Beiyang press conference has ended. The blame has been thrown to Lu Guang. However, there was a different voice, and that was the credentials that Beiyang had submitted to the foreign consular offices.”
Big Head Yuan put down the document in his hand and frowned. He naturally knew the danger behind this. This was related to whether Beiyang could continue to rule the country, and whether he would be reviled after his death.
"Xing Cheng, we must not let this matter ferment. However, they could not offend the Consul of each country. Our Beiyang Empire is definitely not a match for these people. If that incident from decades ago were to happen again, our Beiyang Empire would not be able to bear this responsibility.”Big Head Yuan said worriedly. The incident from decades ago had always been hidden in his heart.
It was that incident that caused the people to curse the Qing court for decades. He did not want to follow in the footsteps of the Qing court.
"Alright, Grand President, I'll arrange it now. I need the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to issue an announcement that Beiyang will defend the interests of the Chinese government to the death and guard every inch of its territory. This way, the rumors could be eliminated.”Yang Xingcheng said in a deep voice as he stared at Big Head Yuan.
Hearing this, Big Head Yuan nodded deeply.
"En, you have full authority to handle this matter.”
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