After the parade and visit, the visit also entered the mode of interaction and exchange of soldiers from both sides. The exchange will take place over a three-day period, and the KPA Navy has also suggested to the U.S. fleet that the soldiers on each warship be divided into three groups and take turns to go ashore to participate in the exchange activities, so as to ensure that each soldier has the opportunity to go ashore. The American fleet gladly accepted this suggestion, so the soldiers of the ships were also very happy, after all, everyone wanted to go ashore and make waves.

So for the next three days, soldiers from both sides gathered in Xiaoqingdao to organize various activities for each other, competitions, materials and arts, and some military events, just like a big carnival. Moreover, although the soldiers did not understand each other's language, they also had a great time with each other, and after three days, many soldiers were as good as old friends. So much so that the reporters who accompanied the fleet all expressed their feelings that they only looked at their performance on Xiaoqingdao, and if they did not look at their skin color and appearance, then no one would think that they were two armies.

As a matter of fact, Japan's reception standards for the US fleet are no worse than those of the East China Government, but the entire US fleet, including the reporters who accompanied the fleet, believe that the treatment of the East China Government is better than that of Japan. Of course, this is because the Nagasaki incident that occurred in Japan was, in the final analysis, caused by American soldiers, and three people died, which naturally made the American GIs have no good impression of Japan; another important reason is that the Americans look down on Japan from the bottom of their hearts, so they have never regarded Japan as capital equal to themselves, so no matter how good the treatment Japan gives to the US fleet, it is taken for granted in the eyes of the American GIs, because they are superior people, Japan is inferior, and it is not natural for inferior people to do their best to curry favor with superior people？

However, the Americans have quite much respect for the East China government, after all, the other side's record is there, except for very few people who are white supremacist and firmly believe that they are God's chosen people, others at least respect the combat effectiveness of the East China government's army, so they are also a little flattered in the face of the high-standard reception of the East China government.

At the end of the three-day celebration, the U.S. fleet first sent a detachment to visit Shanghai, and the other warships left a message in Qingdao for another three days to replenish sufficient supplies, and then set off again, rendezvous with the fleet in Shanghai, and continue southward, sending a detachment to Ningbo and Guangzhou on the way to stay for one day each to show that they were maintaining a balanced attitude between the East China government and the Qing court, and then the fleet would reach the Philippines and dock.

It was only after the departure of the American fleet that the East China government began its next business, formally opening peace negotiations with the Qing court.

The early low-level negotiations had been completed more than half a month ago, and a consensus had been reached on the venue, representatives, etiquette, and other matters of the talks, and formal negotiations were about to begin, but at this time there was a matter of sending a fleet to Japan and a US fleet to visit the East China Government, so the East China Government decided to postpone the formal negotiations with the Qing court and hold them after the departure of the US fleet. On the one hand, this was to put pressure on the Qing court, indicating that the East China government was not in a hurry to negotiate with the Qing court; on the other hand, it was also to gain more time to mobilize and deploy troops, and once the negotiations broke down, it would immediately start a war and directly overthrow the Qing court.

Of course, the dispatch of troops from the East China government could not be concealed from the Qing court, so during this time, the Qing court was also panicked, thinking that the East China government did not plan to negotiate with the Qing court, but planned to solve it by force, so the clan magnates were all playing soft and ready to run away at any time. Even Cixi prepared five carriages for herself in the palace, a group of civilian clothing, and the Summer Palace arranged an army and a full set of royal honor guards, and as soon as there was any trouble, she immediately set off.

At this time, the East China government informed the Qing court that negotiations would be held, and the Qing court was relieved that it was finally possible to negotiate, and as long as Bi Jing began to negotiate, there was hope for a peaceful settlement, so the Qing court immediately sent its own negotiators.

The negotiators of the Qing court this time were quite high-standard, led by the Minister of Military Aircraft Qu Hongzhen, Lu Chuanlin, and Prince Zaifeng, as well as the four deputies of the clan ministers, Shixu, Yulang, Xu Shichang, and Tang Shaoyi. In contrast, the representatives of the East China Government are much more shabby, headed by Li Sanjie, a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, and three ministerial-level officials, and at the official level, only Li Sanjie is equivalent to the level of the Minister of Military Aircraft.

The place of the negotiations was set up in Tianjin, first, Tianjin is relatively close to Beijing, and there is a railway, and it only takes 6 to 7 hours to travel a trip, so it is convenient to come and go; second, Tianjin is now regarded as a city jointly managed by the East China Government and the Qing court, and the East China Government occupies the old city of Tianjin, the former concession area, and the Haihe River Valley, and the Qing court, when Yuan Shikai was the governor of Zhili, reopened a new area in the northeast area of the old city of Tianjin, and built houses and villages, called Tianjin New Town, but did not build a city wall; while the East China government * Later, the city wall of the old city was demolished, leaving only the gatehouse as a place to play. After consulting with Yuan Shikai, the road between the new city and the old city was connected, separated by only a wooden fence, and the people on both sides could live with each other in normal times.

However, the venue of the negotiation is still on the territory of the East China Government, that is, in the Li Shunde Hotel, because this is the industry of the East China Government and the highest-grade hotel in Tianjin, so the negotiators of the East China Government live in the hotel.

However, the negotiators of the Qing court lived in Xincheng, came every morning, and went back after the talks, but the negotiations were divided into two periods, morning and afternoon, and it was impossible to go back to Xincheng halfway, so lunch was still eaten at the Li Shunde Hotel, and a few rooms were arranged for them in the hotel for them to rest at noon.

The first negotiation was held on December 1, and at 10 a.m., negotiators from both sides met in the large conference room of the Li Shunde Hotel, exchanged polite greetings, and took a group photo before taking their seats at the long negotiating table.

Qu Hongzhen took out a large folder, handed it over, and said, "This is the negotiation conditions we have drawn up, please take a look at it." ”

Li Sanjie stretched out his hand and took the folder, but did not open it, but put it aside casually, and said, "We have also drawn up our negotiation conditions, I hope you will take a look at it first." As he spoke, a deputy beside him also took out a large folder and handed it to Qu Hongzhen.

Qu Hongzhen took the folder, opened it, and couldn't help but change his face greatly, and then became bitter again, handed it to Lu Chuanlin, Zaifeng and others beside him, and said, "You can also take a look." ”

There are a total of five conditions for negotiation proposed by the East China government:

1. The Empress Dowager Cixi must relinquish her power and move out of Beijing to find another place to live;

2. Change the name of the country, and only retain the royal title of the Qing court, but the royal family has completely given up political power since then, and only serves as a representative of the national symbols, etiquette, etc.;

3. Abolish Manchu privileges, and Manchu rights are the same as those of other ethnic groups;

4. The East China Government will form a cabinet and preside over the new policies of the country;

5. Implement the land system of the East China government nationwide;

After reading it, Zaifeng first said: "No, such conditions are absolutely not good, we must not accept it." ”

Li Sanjie said lightly: "Prince Alcohol, forget it this time." But I would like to remind you that every word you say now is a matter of responsibility for the success or failure of this negotiation, so please think twice before you say anything, and if I hear similar statements again, it will be interpreted as your rejection of this negotiation. ”

Zaifeng's face was red and white for a while, but he didn't dare to say another word.

Li Sanjie said: "The conditions we put forward have been carefully considered by us and fully respect the interests of the Qing court, so this is our bottom line, there is no room for bargaining, I hope you can accept it all." ”

At this time, the faces of the others also changed, and Lu Chuanlin said angrily: "It's all up to you, can't we have an opinion?

Li Sanjie said with a smile: "Of course, you can put forward your opinions, but we will not take a step back, if you feel that such negotiations are unfair, you can withdraw from the negotiations." ”

Qu Hongzhen smiled bitterly and said: "But the conditions put forward by your people are too harsh, please forgive me, even if we agree, on the side of the queen mother and the emperor, I am afraid they will not accept it." ”

Li Sanjie snorted and said: "Do you think these conditions we put forward are very harsh? I don't think they are harsh at all, even if Qu Zhongtang said bluntly, I also said bluntly, with the current situation of the Qing court, such conditions are already very favorable, at least they can keep the bloodline of the royal family, and they can also retain the title of a royal family, otherwise it will be a complete extinction of the country and species, how to choose, I don't think it is difficult." ”

Shi continued: "Isn't there a little room for accommodation? Let's just say that the first point, the Queen Mother is already a seventy-year-old man, let her move out of Beijing to live in peace, if she is old, there can withstand such a demolition, wouldn't it be too ruthless!"

Li Sanjie said: "First of all, the Empress Dowager Cixi is in power, it is not a normal thing, the emperor was young in the past, and it was understandable that the Empress Dowager was in charge of government affairs, but now the emperor is almost 40 years old, what reason does she have to hold on to power." What's more, the Empress Dowager Cixi has been in power for 40 years, and has done a few good things, the Yangtiao Movement, the Sino-French War lost Annam, the First Sino-Japanese War was defeated to Japan, and if it weren't for our return, the Gengzi Revolution would have been over early in the morning, this one defeat after another, how many national coins and silver had been lost, how much land had been ceded, and how many people had been ruined, what face did the Empress Dowager Cixi still have to hold on to power, to be honest, we didn't hold her accountable, let her accept the people's trial, just moved out of Beijing to live in peace, it was already tolerant enough, could it be that she still wants to stay in the Forbidden City for another 500 years！”