When signing the treaty, Ito Hirobumi's hands were trembling all the time, and he even put aside his pen several times, because Ito Hirobumi knew very well in his heart that once he signed his name on the treaty, then he would be completely nailed to the frame of shame for the rest of his life, and he would almost never be able to turn over. Li Hongzhang is the best example of himself, but although Li Hongzhang was pointed out by thousands of people after the negotiations in Shimonoseki, he still got a good end in the end, but what was the result for him? Even Ito Hirofumi did not dare to imagine.

But now the general trend is unchangeable, so Ito hesitated again and again, and finally picked up the pen and signed his name on the treaty. After signing, Ito Hirobumi collapsed on the chair as if he had exhausted all his strength. When the other members of the Japanese negotiating team saw this, they could only shake their heads and sigh.

On the other side, Qin Zheng was proud, and after signing the treaty, he handed over the treaty document left by East China to Li Songchen, and handed the Japanese reservation to Ito Hirobumi, and said with a smile: "Mr. Ito, I finally succeeded in signing the treaty and restoring peace, which is a gratifying thing." ”

Ito Hirofumi glanced at Qin Zheng, although he was extremely unhappy in his heart, he had to deal with it, stretched out his hand to take the treaty document, and said, "Yes, this peace is not easy to come by." ”

Qin Zheng said with a smile: "That being the case, let's all take a group photo as a souvenir to remember this hard-won peace." ”

After Qin Zheng finished speaking, the members of the Japanese negotiation team glared angrily, obviously thinking that Qin Zheng was still humiliating himself. At this time, Ito Hirobumi stood up and said, "You should take a commemorative photo, and everyone should take pictures together." ”

Although the others were unhappy, Ito Hirobumi spoke, and the others had to listen, so they all had to stand up one by one and take a group photo with the negotiation team of East China. However, the personnel of East China ** are all smiling and high-spirited, while the Japanese are crying and mourning, like mourning and criticism, forming a stark contrast.

After the photo was taken, the Japanese all lowered their heads and returned to their seats, at which point Ito Hirobumi said, "Everyone, do you know why I want everyone to take a group photo together? Because I want everyone to remember, all Japanese people remember this photo, remember this day, this is a shame for Japan, a shame for all Japanese people, and this photo will remind us that we must wash away this shame in the future." ”

When the other Japanese heard this, they not only lifted their spirits, but all of them stood up and said in unison, "Hey!"

When the personnel of East China ** saw it, their faces were also a little uneasy, and they didn't expect that after the talks, they also signed a treaty, and the Japanese actually played a prestige in front of them.

Qin Zheng was so silent that he said with a smile: "Mr. Ito, it seems that you are not reconciled." ”

This time, Ito Hirobumi's waist was straight, and his previous humble and humble attitude was gone, and he said: "Of course, Speaker Qin, you have an old saying in China, called 'A gentleman takes revenge, ten years is not too late', and today's shame will be taken back by Japan one day." Because the contract has been successfully signed, Ito Hirobumi of course does not have to pretend to be a grandson anymore, and there are fewer scruples, and Ito Hirobumi is a bigwig-level figure in Japan, when did he whisper, and this negotiation has to pretend to be a grandson for more than ten days for the sake of the overall situation, but the depression in his heart has been suppressed, and he needs to explode at once, so now he is also taking this opportunity to vent out.

Qin Zheng still looked indifferent and light-hearted, and said, "Mr. Ito, please forgive me for saying that Japan has no chance to recover this shame. ”

Ito Hirofumi snorted and said, "Speaker Qin, you are too confident, although you won this war, but in fact, you took advantage of the exhaustion of Japan and Russia to enter the war, if the two sides fight under the same conditions, you may not be able to win." ”

Qin Zheng said: "I admit that it is true that you said that we entered the war when Japan and Russia were exhausted, but the result has been determined, we are the victors, and you are the losers, this is something that no one can change, right?"

Ito Hirobumi said: "Although this time you are the victorious side, but Japan will never give up, will definitely lie down and try their best, the Japanese are the most industrious people, the best nation of the Yamato nation, so it is difficult to say who will win and who will lose next time." ”

Qin Zheng said with a smile: "I dare to say that the next time we fight, the winning side will still be China, and Japan will lose even worse than this time!"

Ito Hirofumi said: "Speaker Qin, I admire your self-confidence, but it is not a good thing to be overconfident." ”

Qin Zheng said: "It's not that I'm overconfident, but I have my reasons, does Mr. Ito want to hear it?"

The corners of Ito's eyes twitched a few times, and he said, "Please speak." ”

Qin Zheng said: "That is the size of China and Japan, China's population is 10 times that of Japan, the land area is 30 times that of Japan, and it is rich in resources, which is our biggest advantage, and Japan cannot compare with China." ”

Ito Hirobumi sneered and said: "I thought that Speaker Qin had some lofty arguments, and I admit that China's manpower and material resources are indeed incomparable with Japan, but on this basis, it is too arbitrary to conclude that it is impossible for Japan to defeat China; 10 years ago, in the Qing-Japanese War, Japan did not defeat the Qing State? At that time, China's superiority in manpower and material resources was there! That is, Japan could defeat the Qing State 10 years ago, then after another 10 years of hard work, Japan will also be able to defeat China again. ”

These remarks drew an enthusiastic response from the Japanese negotiating group. But Qin Zheng was unmoved, shook his head, and said, " 10 years ago, Japan won the Qing State, there is a very important premise, that is, under the rule of the Qing State, China in the current environment of great changes unseen in 3,000 years, did not find the right direction of development, although the Qing State carried out the Westernization Movement of enriching the country and strengthening the army, and also achieved some results, but it was far less than the Meiji Restoration carried out by Japan, so the Qing State did not fully give full play to China's advantages in manpower and material resources, and Japan relied on the achievements of the Meiji Restoration, one step ahead of the Qing State, and it was with this step advantage that Japan defeated the Qing State. And now, in the future, Japan's opponent will not be the corrupt and incompetent Qing State, but us. We will put China on the right path of development and give full play to the advantages of Chinese's large population and abundant resources. Mr. Ito thinks that Japan still has a chance?"

Ito Hirobumi's face became a little ugly, but he still argued strongly: "Speaker Qin, don't forget, you have not yet unified the whole of China, and in the process of unifying China, the war will continue for a long time, even if you unify China, it will be quite difficult to develop." If you want to fight for development with Japan, you may not be sure of victory. ”

Qin Zheng said with a smile: "Mr. Ito, don't forget, Japan also has a lot of problems now, this war, Japan suffered heavy losses, and also owed a huge amount of debt, this difficulty is not small." Moreover, we do not need to unify the whole of China at all, just by virtue of the fact that our current territory is at least five times that of Japan, and our current population is at least twice that of Japan, we can leave Japan far behind just by developing on the basis of the present. ”

Ito Hirobumi was stunned for a while, and he couldn't refute Qin Zheng's words for a while, but he couldn't admit it in this scene, but Ito Hirobumi turned around quickly and said: "Speaker Qin, we don't need to do a senseless battle of words, just speak with facts, and after 10 years, let the results prove who is right and who is wrong." ”

Qin Zheng also nodded and said, "That's right, let history prove it." ”

Hirobumi Ito said, "I took my leave. "And then he left with all the members of the Japanese negotiating team.

After they all left, Li Songchen said to Qin Zheng: "Political commissar, what you said to Ito Hirobumi just now seems to have another intention, and it is not just a verbal dispute with Ito Hirobumi." ”

Qin Zheng smiled: "Song Chen, what do you think I mean?"

Li Songchen said: "It's hard to say, but if I were Hirobumi Ito, after the conversation with you just now, I should understand that as long as we exist, then Japan will not have a chance to surpass China." ”

Qin Zheng smiled and said, "It's a pity, you're not Hirofumi Ito." ”

Li Songchen said: "That's not necessarily, Ito Hirofumi is a smart person, he won't understand your intentions, I'm afraid that he has died of this heart beyond China, I think he will make a rational choice, if he really has the wisdom of the old time and space." ”

Qin Zheng said: "Let's take it as such, we can only do everything we can, as for whether it will work or not, it depends on luck." ”

In fact, the reason why Qin Zheng and Ito Hirobumi talked about this big phone call is that the main purpose is to make Ito Hirobuni white, the general trend of East China has become a success, and it is impossible for Japan to repeat the victory of the First Hands War, and the future Asian pattern will inevitably be a situation in which China is strong and Japan is weak. In this case, it is obviously unwise for Japan to insist on making China an enemy, and only by maintaining a certain degree of friendly relations with China in the future is the most beneficial choice for Japan, and East China can take advantage of this opportunity to gradually integrate Japan into the East Asian order dominated by China in the future through political, economic, and cultural means.

If Ito Hirobumi is really an excellent politician, he should understand that only national interests are eternal, so he will lead Japan to maintain a certain degree of friendly relations with East China. Of course, even if it doesn't succeed this time, it won't have much impact on East China, after all, East China has not even been unified with China, let alone dominate the order in East Asia, it will be at least 10 years, or even 20 years later. And during this time, China still has time and opportunity to clean up Japan until it is completely subdued.