The parliamentarian was also a little surprised when he heard this. He carefully prepared two aces, but he did not expect that they were easily disintegrated by Xu Jichao. He wanted to mess around again, such as not recognizing the [Treaty of Nebchu] or the Republic of Lanfang. But if you think about it, you should forget it. First, Xu Jichao had already said that if you want to ask for information from the [Treaty of Nebchu] or the Republic of Lanfang, you can go to the consulate of East China in France; second, it is the French parliament after all, and whether it is debate, questioning, or making trouble, you must have a bottom line and not do anything unlimitedly.

However, although he planned to stop the ball, Xu Jichao did not intend to let him go. After all, he had a turmoil just now and annoyed Xu Jichao. In addition, if he didn't fight back, they would know that they were not easy to mess with and let the congressmen play their own way. Although he had made sufficient preparations, who knew what kind of monsters would be produced next? This one was still a bit of a bottom line, but what if someone had no bottom line came again!

So Xu Jichao said: "Sir, I would like to ask you a question. In 1871, France and Germany signed the [Frankfurt Peace Treaty], which stipulated that the Alsace-Lorraine region of France would be ceded to Germany. According to the principle of permanent validity of international treaties mentioned by this gentleman, whether France permanently inherited the Alsace-Lorraine region belonging to Germany."

After Xu Jichao finished speaking, the MP's face suddenly turned red, but he couldn't say a word. [Frankfurt Peace Treaty] was the second peace treaty signed by France and Germany after the French-Prussian War. Previously, France had signed the draft of the "Versailles Peace Treaty" with Prussia, but it triggered the People's Rebellion in Paris and established the Paris Commune and was invalidated. As a result, the Prussian army invaded Paris, and King William I of Prussia was officially crowned the German Empire at the Palace of Versailles in France, completing the unification of Germany. He also signed the "Frankfurt Peace Treaty" with the French New ** on the basic terms of the draft Versailles Peace Treaty, but the conditions were even more harsh. The compensation increased from 200 million francs to 5 billion francs, and most of the areas of Artsace-Lorraine were also ceded.

The French-Prussian War is an eternal pain in the hearts of the French. In the eyes of the French, the Alsace-Lorraine region is of course still French territory, but it was occupied by Germany. Therefore, the parliamentarian could not answer Xu Jichao's question at all, because if he denied that the Alsace-Lorraine region belonged to Germany, it would violate the theory of the validity of international treaties he had mentioned earlier. It was even more impossible for him to admit on the spot that the Alsace-Lorraine region was German territory, so he could only sit down and wish he could not get under the table.

However, Xu Jichao mentioned the Franco-Prussian War, which also angered some French parliamentarians. They ignored their own people's perplexity and believed that Xu Jichao was intentionally referring to the Franco-Prussian War to humiliate France, so he was a little unreasonable. A parliamentarian did not wait for the speaker to name the speaker, stood up and shouted: "East China** claims to be peace-loving and opposing colonization and aggression, but after the war, he asked for a large amount of compensation from the defeated countries. What is this not a robbery?"

After he said that, the Speaker shook his head repeatedly. What questions are asked about it? It is natural for the defeated country to pay war reparations to the victorious country. Is it worth it to be brought out? Even if the East China ** claims to be peace-loving and oppose colonization and aggression, it does not mean that it should be asked for war reparations. Isn’t this an initiative to seek reparations?

Sure enough, Xu Jichao laughed and said, "This is very interesting for Mr.'s question. Wars broke out on his own territory and suffered huge losses. At the same time, we also spent a lot of manpower and material resources to resist the aggression and recover lost land. Shouldn't these expenses be compensated by the state that launched the war and the invasion?"

In fact, the MP regretted this question after asking this question, because he knew that this was not a good question, but Xu Jichao's answer still made him very embarrassed, so he became angry and did not care about the consequences and said: "Mr. Xu, I think you and the East China ** you represent are not qualified to represent China. China's only legal ** is the Qing Dynasty **, and East China ** is just a rebellious force, it is..."

"Mr. Pieno, your speech is too much." The Speaker had not finished speaking, but was interrupted by the Speaker. "As a Speaker, your speech is not worthy of this honor, so I think you should not stay here anymore. Please withdraw."

There are two regimes in China now, which is well known. Although from a legal perspective, the Qing court is indeed the only legal one in China. It is not wrong to say that East China is a rebellion by the Qing court, these situations cannot be mentioned on the surface. After all, in this era, strength is still king. Now the strength of East China is far greater than that of the Qing court, and replaced it in recent years. No country will deny the existence of East China because the Qing court has legal advantages. Moreover, in the Far East War, it was the East China, not the Qing court who defeated France. Therefore, if France wants to talk, it can only talk to East China, and naturally it will automatically ignore the legal debate of the Qing court, and regard East China as a representative of China, at least it must be dealt with vaguely on this issue.

The parliamentarian teared the fig leaf apart. It was not only the East China **, but also France, because this visit was invited by the French ***. If it was not handled well, it would cause major diplomatic events. If it was to be the Qing court, it would not matter. Anyway, the Qing court was useless. How big a wave can it be. But the East China ** is different. Although the speaker also has no good impression of the East China **, he still knew that the East China ** is a country that must not be despised, so he made the decision to expel the parliamentarians on the spot.

The MP was stunned for a moment, and then his mind was a little clear-headed. He knew that he had committed a diplomatic taboo, so he only lowered his head and left the parliament hall.

Then the Speaker bowed to Xu Jichao and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Xu, I deeply regret that this happened, but please believe that Mr. Pieno's speech only represents him personally, and does not represent the French Parliament or **. We do not take any position on internal affairs of China."

Xu Jichao nodded and said, "Mr. Speaker, although the speech of Parliament Pieno does not represent the opinions of the parliament, I think there should be some people who have the same ideas as him, so I still hope to reply here."

The Speaker also smiled bitterly and could only signal Xu Jichao to speak.

Xu Jichao said: "In fact, to a certain extent, the speech of the Parliamentarian Pieno is not wrong, because before we returned to China, the ruler of China was indeed the Qing Dynasty, and ruled China for more than 250 years. After we returned to China, we once belonged to the rule of the Qing Dynasty. Therefore, it makes sense to call us a rebellion of the Qing Dynasty. But I think whether a rule of the country is legitimate, no longer the order and length of the rule, but whether this rule can safeguard the interests of the country and protect the security of the people. In our China, there is an old saying, "The world is not a world of one person, but the world of the world. Those who are the same as the world will gain the world, and those who are good at the world will lose the world." This is the reason. In the past 60 years, the Qing Dynasty has been defeated repeatedly and defeated foreign countries, so To cede land and pay compensation, lose power and humiliate the country; to be greedy for power, to govern the country, to be incompetent, not enterprising, and refuse to encourage reform. We do not think that a person who has such a role has the legitimacy of ruling China, so we decided to replace it. I think France should be the most understandable reason. Bijing France also had similar experiences as China, and after several great revolutions and major changes, the current French Republic was only available. In short, the Qing Dynasty could not make the country strong and stable, and the people were rich and safe, so we should do it. If we do it, it proves that our replacement of the pure country is to follow the general trend and be reasonable and legal; of course, if we cannot do it, it means that we do not have the qualifications to rule China, and it is natural to be replaced by the more capable and qualified emerging ** in the future."

After Xu Jichao finished speaking, there was a silence in the parliament hall, but then there was a burst of applause. Although most of the parliamentarians had no good impression of East China, they agreed with the truth in Xu Jichao's words. The French Revolution was the transformation of France from a feudal Bourbon dynasty to a modern capitalist republic. The Napoleon era, which was most familiar to the Napoleon era and talked about by the Chinese, was part of the French Revolution. Although there was still some controversy over the historical significance of the French Revolution, scholars from various countries still believed that this revolution was too radical, but the mainstream view in France still held a positive attitude towards this revolution.

Although from a historical definition, the French Revolution ended in 1830 and after the establishment of the July dynasty, the rest of the waves affected France for nearly 40 years, totaling more than 80 years. Moreover, France established three republics and two empires, and there were countless small dynasties or small eras. Even the Bourbon dynasty was restored several times, and it was repeatedly turned back and forth between republic, constitutional monarchy and monarchy. It was not until the current Third Republic of France was established in 1870 that the republic system was officially determined in France. Therefore, it was impossible to talk about the legal principles of rule in France. In addition, Xu Jichao obviously agreed with the French Revolution with France, which made many parliamentarians feel better.
Chapter completed!