Fortunately, Xu Jichao did not let him wait for a long time and said, "The place where they fought was in the northeast of China. Russia and Japan were fighting, but the battlefield was not in Russia or Japan, but chose China's territory. In this way, can it be said that this battlefield has nothing to do with East China? We have no responsibility to maintain our own territory. If Britain and Germany fight on France's territory, can France say that this war has nothing to do with France!"

The old MP was stunned for a moment and was speechless, so he had to sit down. The MPs not only whispered in a low voice. When the old MPs asked the question just now, most of the MPs felt that the question was very good. I guess Xu Jichao couldn't answer it, because most MPs had never carefully studied the Far East War, and they didn't even know where the war happened. As a result, after Xu Jichao answered, they suddenly realized that many people were secretly glad that they did not ask the question first, otherwise they would be themselves. Some MPs were vilifying Russia and Japan, and if you want to fight, just fight, why are you fighting on Chinese territory? It's so embarrassing to us.

At this time, another middle-aged parliamentarian asked: "The place where Russia and Japan fought was in the northeastern region of China, so it is understandable that East China ** participated in the war. However, Russia and Japan started fighting in February 1904, while East China ** intervened in the war in May 1905. That is to say, East China ** participated in the war more than a year after the war began. Is this also an action to maintain its own territory? If it were France, it would definitely participate in the war as soon as possible and would never wait until more than a year before joining the war."

After he finished speaking, many members of parliament praised it, thinking that this question was very good. Didn’t East China consider safeguarding national interests as their own personality? Why didn’t they join the war as soon as possible! They had to wait until a year later to join the war, and Xu Jichao would definitely not be able to answer, and the middle-aged parliamentarian’s expression was quite proud, as if he had already stumped Xu Jichao.

Xu Jichao also smiled and said, "Is this MP a soldier born?"

The middle-aged MP shook his head and said, "I have not served in the army."

Xu Jichao said: "It's no wonder that China has an ancient military book called "Sun Tzu's Art of War". The first sentence at the beginning is that "weapons are the major events of the country, the place of life and death, and the way of survival and death, and must be observed." War is a major event that concerns the life and death of a country, not a joke. Moreover, Japan and Russia's overall national strength are above the East China **, so they are not careless. Joining the war requires gathering troops, recruiting civil servants, training, and garrisoning materials. These are all time to complete. At the same time, you must also choose the right time to participate in the war, waiting for Japan and Russia to be consumed by the war and relaxed defense in order to achieve the goal of winning the battle. This is not something you can do when sitting in the office and talking big."

It turns out that although Xu Jichao is not a soldier, he is one of the decision-makers of East China. He has participated in all the decision-making and process management of all the wars that have participated in since the establishment of East China. Therefore, he is not unfamiliar with military wars. Of course, he is very knowledgeable and much better than these congressmen who do not understand military affairs.

The middle-aged MP was speechless and had to sit down dejectedly. And the MPs who praised him just now were immediately depressed and were immediately depressed.

At this time, the Speaker also frowned and felt a little anxious. He asked two questions in a row. Not only did he not ask Xu Jichao, but Xu Jichao was refuted so much that he had nothing to say. The plot was wrong, so he said: "Is there any question to ask? I hope everyone will think clearly about the questions to ask." It means that you should think clearly before asking, don't make it boring.

After a while, another parliamentarian finally spoke: "We can understand this," East China ** participated in the war to safeguard our own interests. However, in East China ** has driven Russia and Japanese troops out of their homeland, but they have not stopped. They invaded Japan and Russia's territory, which is probably not what a peace-loving country should do."

Xu Jichao said: "First of all, I want to correct your statement. We did not invade Russian territory. It was just to regain the land that was illegally occupied by Russia in the past. Of course, we did invade Japan's land, but that was to force Japan to admit defeat and truce. Although the Japanese army was driven out of China's territory by us, Japan did not admit defeat and end the war at that time, but instead stationed troops on the border and was ready to make a comeback at any time. We wanted to relieve the future and force Japan to admit defeat and truce, so we could only choose to attack Japan's land. Moreover, after Japan admitted defeat and signed the armistice agreement, we immediately withdrew from Japan's land and did not invade an inch of Japan's land. Let me ask which country can do this. This is exactly what a peace-loving country can do."

However, this member of parliament was different from the first two members. He obviously did his homework and immediately said: "East China ** did withdraw troops from Japan, but it is inappropriate to say that the occupation of Russian territory is to regain lost territory. In the treaties signed between China and Russia, such as the Aihui Treaty, Tianjin Treaty, and Beijing Treaty, it has been confirmed that these places belong to Russian territory. Therefore, the act of East China ** is an invasion without regaining lost territory. Or the East China ** is a ** that does not care about international credit."

Xu Jichao said lightly: "The Treaty of Aihui, Tianjin Treaty, and Beijing Treaty were signed by the Qing Dynasty and Russia, and had nothing to do with us. Moreover, it was signed under the threat of Russia. It is a typical unequal treaty, which we have never recognized. In addition, our East China Treaty is not the successor of the Qing Dynasty, so we do not have the obligation to respect these treaties. For us, regaining these lost land is our obligation."

The MP said: "Sir, I think your speech just now is completely quibbling. As we all know, treaties are the basis of trust between countries. If they lose this trust basis, then the basis of trust relations between countries is there. Moreover, whether it is the Qing Dynasty or East China, it represents China. How can there be a treaty signed by the Qing Dynasty? East China will not recognize it."

Xu Jichao said: "After the war, we also signed the [Shenyang Agreement] with Russia, and Russia has recognized the ownership of these territories."

The parliamentarian immediately said: "No, the [Shenyang Agreement] was signed after the Treaty of Aihui, Tianjin Treaty, and Beijing Treaty. The subsequent treaty cannot deny the content of the previously signed treaty, otherwise the world will be in chaos!"

Speaking of this, this MP has begun to mess around. In the modern legal system, the principle of "the latter law does not pursue the law against the law" means that the newly formulated laws cannot be used to punish illegal acts before the new law is formulated, but this is two different from international treaties. In international treaties, there are many examples of the latter contract overturning the previous treaties. Otherwise, wouldn't the international order be unchanged? Therefore, this MP used the principle of "the latter law does not pursue the law against the law in international relations in the modern legal sense, which is completely a blunder and copy.

Xu Jichao said: "Mr. Mr. Parliamentary, according to your statement, the later contract cannot deny the content of the treaty signed earlier. Then the Qing Dynasty signed the [Nebchu Treaty] with Russia in 1689. In this treaty, it is clearly stipulated that all we have recovered now are Chinese territory, and Russia still occupies a large amount of China's land, so we have a complete basis for regaining the territory. Regarding the content of the [Nebchu Treaty], if you are interested, you can ask the Russian Embassy, ​​or ask our East China Consulate in France for relevant information."

The congressman was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting that there would be another incident, and he was speechless for a moment, because Xu Jichao blocked both ends. If the principle of first appointment cannot be denied according to the later agreement, but there is the [Nebuchu Treaty] in front, and the [Shenyang Agreement] in the latter, it is reasonable to say anything.

However, he did his homework for this question, and immediately changed the topic and said, "So what is the reason why East China ** ask for Kalimantan Island? Kalimantan Island has always been an overseas territory of the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, not the old land of East China. What is the difference between East China ** asking for Kalimantan Island and robbery!"

Xu Jichao was indeed a little angry. Unexpectedly, this guy was unwilling to accept it after being retaliated by himself. He was in trouble with the issue of Borneo. However, before delivering his speech, he also made sufficient preparations, so he said calmly: "Sir, your statement is wrong. Borneo has not always been a colony of Britain and the Netherlands. The British and the Netherlands occupied Borneo into colonies in the late 19th century. Before that, several local indigenous countries were established in Luozhou.

The last one was the Lanfang Republic established by the Chinese in Borneo in 1776. Now more than 90% of the residents in Borneo are Chinese or have Chinese ancestry. Therefore, since ancient times, Borneo can be regarded as China's overseas territory. Britain and the Netherlands have no sovereignty over Borneo. The East China ** requested that the United Kingdom and the Netherlands give up Borneo, which has historical and realistic basis. Relevant information about Borneo can also be obtained from the East China ** Consulate in France."
Chapter completed!