Ito Hirofumi wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Komura-kun, thanks to you for helping me out of the siege, I don't even know how to answer." ”

Komura Shoutaro said: "Ito-kun, these words were taught to me by Miyamoto-kun, you should thank him." ”

Ito Hirofumi glanced at Miyamoto Naoto again and said, "Miyamoto-kun......"

Miyamoto Naoto said: "Mr. Ito, these are small things, you don't have to be polite, let's settle down first, and then negotiate countermeasures." ”

In fact, Miyamoto Naoto is not very optimistic about the negotiation plan formulated by Ito Hirobumi, because he knows very well that the time-travelers are quite pragmatic people, coupled with the historical factors in the old time and space, so whether it is the kidnapping of Daode or the kidnapping of public opinion, it is impossible for the time-traveler to make concessions to Japan, and the ability to control and guide public opinion through the cross-piercing is far beyond this era, Ito Hirobumi's little routine is useless at all, the best strategy for this negotiation is to respond to all changes with the same, neither humble nor arrogant, in the negotiation can be soft and hard, can be a little less, there is no need to lose money and lose dignity。

It's just that Miyamoto Naoto also knows that it's useless to say these words to Ito Hirobumi, and he will only know if he hits a wall, but just now I saw that Ito Hirobumi was forced by reporters to be forced to do nothing, so I helped Ito Hirobumi out of the siege. However, his position was too low, and he couldn't interject when Ito Hirobumi answered reporters, and he was also afraid of attracting Li Songchen's attention, so he asked Komura Shoutaro to come forward.

However, although Komura Shoutaro announced the end of answering reporters, the reporters were not willing to end like this, so they targeted Li Songchen again, and asked Li Songchen questions about the negotiation attitude of East China.

I saw Li Songchen smile and said: "Fellow reporters, you have just obtained a lot of valuable news information from Mr. Ito, I think you have gained a lot today, so let's leave a little for tomorrow, I believe you will have a lot of harvest during this time." ”

When many reporters heard this, they also laughed, so they stopped asking questions and left one after another. Only then did Li Songchen say to Ito Hirobumi: "Mr. Ito, I will send you to a resting place first, and tomorrow there will be an official welcome banquet, and it will also be a meeting between the negotiators of the two sides." ”

Ito Hirobumi nodded and said, "Okay, I've bothered you guys." ”

After Li Songchen arranged Ito Hirobumi and his entourage, he immediately went to report to Qin Zheng, and played the recording of Ito Hirobumi answering the reporter to Qin Zheng in full.

After listening to the recording, Qin Zheng thought for a while and said, "Can you hear Ito Hirofumi's intentions?"

Li Songchen said: "Ito Hirobumi's attitude is very apologetic, and when answering reporters' questions, he also gave us a high hat of the state of etiquette, which seems to be intended to use this humble and respectful attitude to pretend to be weak, so as to win our sympathy, or influence public opinion, so as to achieve the goal of making us make concessions." ”

Qin Zheng nodded and said with a smile: "That's right, the Japanese are the best at disguise, and they are also good at forbearance, when the situation is unfavorable, they can make the most humble and deferential appearance to make people relax their vigilance, but they want to use this to deceive us, it would be too naïve." ”

Li Songchen said: "However, when Ito Hirobumi answered the reporter again, he repeatedly emphasized that the war between Japan and us was caused by a misunderstanding, and did not admit that it was Japanese aggression. I think we can take advantage of this and make Japan uncomfortable, even if we can't pretend to be able to do so. ”

Qin Zheng smiled and said, "Yes, this is a solution." Are we ready for tomorrow's welcome banquet? This is not to be sloppy, didn't Ito Hirofumi say that we are a state of etiquette? We must show the bearing of a state of etiquette. ”

Li Songchen said: "Don't worry, everything is ready." ”

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The next day, the negotiating delegations from East China and Japan met at the commercial and trade center in the Shanghai New Area, and the American and German consuls in Qingdao accompanied them as mediators.

First of all, of course, it was to introduce Qin Zheng and Ito Hirobumi, and just after the introduction, Ito Hirobumi immediately bowed deeply to Qin Zheng and said, "Speaker Qin, I have heard of the great name for a long time, and I am really honored to finally be able to meet today." ”

Qin Zheng owed a debt and said: "Mr. Ito is too polite, we have long admired Mr. Ito's name in China, because he led the Meiji Restoration, eradicated the old evils, implemented the new policy, cultivated industry, enriched the country and strengthened the army, and finally let Japan complete the transformation into a modern civilized country, I admire it very much." ”

Ito Hirobumi listened, hurriedly owed again, and said: "Speaker Qin is too awarded, I am really ashamed, it has only been 7 years since you returned from overseas, but you have been able to establish such a powerful regime from scratch, and this time East China can win the Far East War, it is entirely thanks to your leadership." Please forgive me bluntly, now the Qing country is difficult to return, and it is easy to replace the Qing country in the future, and I believe that China in the future can become rich and strong under the leadership of your people. I hope that when the time comes for you to unify China, China and Japan will be able to join hands to meet the challenges of the new era. ”

Qin Zheng smiled and said, "Mr. Ito has also won the award." ”

Ito Hirobumi added: "China and Japan are neighbors with a strip of water, the culture is common, since ancient times can get along with each other, the Tang Dynasty monk Jianzhen, the Ming Dynasty scholar Zhu Shunshui, are the pioneers of Sino-Japanese friendship, in Japan has always been admired, we descendants should inherit the legacy of these ancestors, continue to strengthen the friendship between China and Japan." ”

Qin Zheng nodded and said, "What Mr. Ito said is right, but it's a pity that what Japan is doing is not like strengthening the friendship between China and Japan." ”

Ito Hirobumi hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, these are all caused by misunderstandings between China and Japan, and we have come to Shanghai this time to eliminate misunderstandings, strengthen understanding and mutual trust between the two sides, and restore peace and friendship between the two sides." ”

Qin Zheng smiled again and said, "Very good, if the Japanese side can fully realize its mistakes, sincerely apologize, and sincerely make amends, of course peace can be restored." ”

Ito Hirobumi's face changed, he always said that there was a misunderstanding between the two sides, but he never said that Japan was at fault, and Qin Zheng defined Japan as the wrong party as soon as he opened his mouth, which was obviously beyond the scope of Ito Hirobumi's bearing, and he absolutely could not admit that Japan was at fault. However, it was not a formal negotiation now, and Ito Hirobumi was not easy to argue with Qin Zheng, so he hurriedly ordered Komura Shotaro to hand over the credentials of the Japanese delegation to Qin Zheng and diverted the topic.

Qin Zheng smiled slightly, didn't say anything, and handed over his supporting documents to Ito Hirofumi. Then he introduced the main personnel of the East China ** negotiation team to Ito Hirobumi, and Ito Hirobumi's attitude was still very humble, bowing to everyone first, and then shaking hands.

After introducing a few people, I saw a person come out of the crowd, came to Ito Hirobumi, and said with a smile: "Speaker Qin, there is no need to introduce, I have known Mr. Ito for a long time, but I don't know if Mr. Ito still remembers it." ”

Ito Hirobumi was stunned, seeing that this person was indeed a little familiar, but he couldn't remember seeing it there for a while, so he froze there.

The man didn't buy it when he arrived, and said with a smile: "Mr. Ito is really a noble person, how forgetful he is, in Xia Li Jingfang, Mr. can remember." ”

Ito Hirobumi listened, and then remembered that this person was Li Hongzhang's son Li Jingfang, during the negotiations in Shimonoseki, he participated in the entire negotiation process as Li Hongzhang's assistant, but at that time, Ito Hirofumi only had Li Hongzhang in his eyes, and he didn't pay attention to Li Jingfang, so he didn't think it was him for a while.

At this time, Qin Zhengji smiled and said, "This is Mr. Li Jingfang, and he is the consultant we specially invited for this negotiation. ”

Li Jingfang also smiled and said: "Mr. Ito, farewell to Xiaguan, we haven't seen each other for 12 years." ”

Ito Hirobumi's psychology felt quite embarrassed, because during the negotiations in Shimonoseki, he was in a strong position, and he was not very polite to Li Hongzhang and Li Jingfang, and now the two sides have transposed, although Li Jingfang is not the main role of the other party, but it still makes Ito Hirofumi have the feeling of 30 years in Hedong and 40 years in Hexi.

In fact, East China ** pulled Li Jingfang into the negotiation team, on the one hand, it was indeed to disgust Ito Hirobumi, on the other hand, it was also expressed for Li Hongzhang, but also for the Sino-Japanese War, the defeat of the Sino-Japanese War is not only Li Hongzhang's personal shame, not only the shame of the Qing Dynasty, but the whole of China, the shame of all Chinese, and the East China **'s Shanghai negotiations with Japan are for the whole of China, all Chinese out of this evil breath. In addition, although Li Hongzhang died, he still left a large number of old subordinates and descendants, such as Sheng Xuanhuai, Zhou Fu, Sa Zhenbing, Li Jingfang, Zhang Peilun, and even Yuan Shikai and others, all of whom had a certain influence.

After exchanging official documents and introducing personnel, today's business is all over, and then Qin Zheng invited Ito Hirobumi and others to attend the dinner, and Ito Hirobumi was of course inconvenient to refuse, so he went to the banquet with several key personnel such as Komura Shoutaro, of course, Miyamoto Naoto was not qualified for this occasion, and went back with others first.

After taking the seat, the food came up quickly, and it was actually a mix of Chinese and Japanese cuisine, and even the drinks had Japanese sake. Ito Hirofumi was a little surprised, and he was kind to East China.

Qin Zheng said with a smile: "We are afraid that Mr. Ito will not be accustomed to Chinese food, so we have specially prepared some Japanese dishes for you. ”

Ito Hirobumi hurriedly said, "Speaker Qin is too polite. ”

Qin Zheng said: "The raw materials of these Japanese dishes are specially shipped from Kyoto, Japan, and even the chef is a chef invited from Pontocho, Kyoto, I don't know if these dishes are to Mr. Ito's taste." ”

And Ito Hirobumi's face suddenly turned pale, he could still eat, but it was not good to have a seizure, so he had to avoid eating a few bites, saying that he was full, and then got up and said goodbye and left.