Chapter 658: Mediation by the Seven Kingdoms

Hawaii is like a spring breeze blowing across a lake, leaving nothing but a ripple, but Japan can't pass like that. The British took the lead and brought in all the powers that had enough weight to speak, and no matter how arrogant Guo Xinga was, he would not dare to provoke so many European and American powers at the same time. Although some of these guys may not have really sent troops to intervene, they still put tremendous pressure on the Goxinga and Manchurian cabinets.

Goxinga temporarily put away his fangs, and the great powers did not dare to deceive people too much, so the initial contact between the two sides was very pleasant. When Northern Manchuria and Japan fought, everyone came out to be a peacemaker, and naturally they all looked harmless to humans and animals. Guoxinga was originally going to let everyone come to Changchun, Changchun has a legation and a state guesthouse, and it is more convenient for everyone to stay and hold meetings. It's nothing more than negotiation! Guo Xing'a endured the nausea and vomited something. But the British insisted on not going to Changchun, they were going to talk in Dalian, because they were going to take the Japanese with them.

The British did not want to come to Goxinga for benefits, they really wanted to keep Japan and drive a nail in the door of North Manchuria, so the Japanese must participate in the mediation negotiations. As soon as the war broke out, Okubo Ritsu, who was originally in Beijing, rushed to Manchuria non-stop. He had nothing to negotiate with him, only to beg for peace. But Guo Xing'a and the cabinet didn't bother to pay attention to him, let alone see him, so they detained him in a temporary hotel in Dalian. Okubo Ritsu had squatted in this small hotel for more than half a year, and he was very familiar with this place, so there was nothing uncomfortable for him to revisit, but the war made him feel like oil.

In order to give Japan a chance to breathe, Okubo Ritsu tried his best. He cried and begged sincerely, knelt by the fence of Dalian Port and wailed, and even did seppuku to apologize to Northern Manchuria, but no matter how he tossed, no one paid attention to him. Okubo Ritsu seppuku was also rescued as soon as he started, and he didn't even have a chance to hurt himself. However, in view of his ability to make trouble, the Manchurian police completely locked him in the hotel and did not even let him out.

The British intervened, and the Manchurians accepted it, but if they wanted to bring the Japanese envoy with them, I am afraid that it would not be possible. Therefore, the British came up with a good plan, they set the location of the mediation and negotiation in Dalian Port, and when the time comes, they can find an excuse to get Okubo Ritsu over.

In fact, according to international practice, mediation cannot be carried out on the territory of a belligerent country, but this time Japan committed public anger, and all countries within a radius of 10,000 li declared war on him. It's embarrassing, you can't go to South Asia or Canada to negotiate! Moreover, at present, Japan is just surviving, and there is a possibility that it will be completely killed by North Manchukuo at any time, and it will go to such a far place to negotiate, I am afraid that if the result of the negotiation comes out, Japan will no longer exist. Therefore, everyone could only break the routine and set the venue for the negotiation in Dalian, where the wind and sun were beautiful.

The impatient envoys of the seven countries soon rushed to the meeting place, and North Manchuria also sent a two-phase combination of Pi Runmin and Zou Degui, and everyone attached great importance to this meeting. Before the negotiations began, the British put forward the idea of allowing the Japanese delegates to attend the meeting, and Pi Runmin and Zou Degui generously agreed, and Okubo Ritsu, who looked like a prisoner, soon appeared at the meeting, and the initial plan of the British was basically successful.

"Ministers and gentlemen, I am deeply grateful to you and Your Excellency the General for coming to mediate this war with a peace-loving heart and to save more innocent lives. However, the Japanese thieves exterminated the Ryukyus for no reason, invaded Taiwan, blackmailed and exploited our Chinese people, and invaded our Chinese territory. Pi Runmin is mainly an observer, so the person who really came out to talk eloquently is Zou Degui. However, Zou Degui only mentioned "contemptible and general", and deliberately ignored him, the first assistant of the cabinet, Pi Runmin was still very unhappy, and there was also a black account of Zou Degui in the little black book in his heart.

"Before the establishment of the Qing Dynasty, Ryukyu was already a dependency of the Satsuma Domain, and Taiwan was even more ownerless, and I ...... the Japanese Empire."

The purpose of these people is definitely not pure, but at least they are now oriented towards Japan, and Okubo Ritsu must certainly make good use of it. Although they became thieves and robbers, the logic of the Japanese is that they are different from others, so they have always thought that they are wronged. Seeing that Zou Degui attributed the reason for the war to Japan's invasion of Chinese territory, Okubo certainly could not bear it, those places were given to Japan by the god Amaterasu, and you Chinese were the aggressors and the stumbling blocks to the progress of the Great Japanese Empire. In order to let the ministers of various countries distinguish between right and wrong and put the blame on North Manchuria, Okubo Ritsu immediately began to preach the Japanese set of fallacies and heresies.

"Your country is fighting back in reasonable self-defense, but Japan has paid enough price, in order to avoid more needless deaths, we should end this bloody war in a civilized way as soon as possible!" The British minister, Alikook, had also been in Japan, so he didn't want to listen to the Japanese nonsense, and it didn't make sense to see who was right and who was wrong.

Even if the fallacies of the Japanese are the truth of the world, what can they do? Could it be that the seven countries that came to stir up peace this time are all heroes who roared when they saw injustice, and everyone would send troops to seek justice for the Japanese, force the Manchurian Army to withdraw from Japan, and compensate the Japanese for their losses, which is hopeless at all. The Japanese have already been beaten like that grandmother, and the fault of this war must be in Japan, and the merits and wrongs have long been irrelevant. All Japan can do now is to cede land and pay reparations in order to be able to keep their country.

"To this day, this generation is still so stubborn and unrepentant, and our punishment is far from enough!" When the Seven Kingdoms came to the door, Guo Xing'a knew that this time the sun was enough to choke, so Guo Xing'a had already given up the idea of one step in his heart, but Zou De still wanted to try harder.

"It is true that some officials in Japan are stubborn, but the Japanese people are innocent, too many civilians have died in this war, and we should save them. As for the punishment of your country, to what extent will it be satisfying to you? Ali Guo was very unhappy, the six big Buddhas behind him were really like clay statues, he didn't say a word, and he had to perform alone. Of course, Ali Guo also has a good punching bag - Okubo Ritsu with a small mouth and a horn, and Ari Kuni's imperialist punishment eyes, he is scared that Okubo Ritsu does not dare to talk nonsense.

"In the nearly 1,000-year history of East Asia, Japan has always been a cancer, and they have constantly harassed neighboring countries and ignited countless wars. For the sake of peace in East Asia and to safeguard the common interests of all countries in East Asia, our general of the North Manchurian Empire, Guo Xing'a, has decided to erase the country of Japan from the map! "Everything has to be based on strength, Zou Degui simply had a showdown, and Northern Manchuria had only one purpose, that is, to destroy Japan.

"No......"

"Absolutely not......"

"Don't ......"

As soon as Zou Degui's words came out, the ministers of various countries led by Ali Guo all jumped up, and they couldn't accept the war of annihilation at all. These seven guys can almost represent the top level of the world's powers, and they are all against it, and North Manchurian really doesn't dare to offend them all in one go. Zou Degui and Pi Runmin glanced at each other, and knew that this time the destruction of the sun was no fun, and they could only use encroachment on Japan as the main means.

"Japan is an independent sovereign country, and its people are also a great nation, and we must ensure their sovereignty and national independence!" Ali Guo very solemnly expressed his attitude to Zou Degui, and the bottom line of the great powers was that Japan could not be destroyed.

Everyone was a little excited, and the negotiations naturally could not be carried out with emotion, so they could only adjourn the meeting for the time being and discuss it again in the coming day. Zou Degui and Pi Runmin liked to adjourn the meeting very much, and the Manchurian Army was rushing towards Tokyo in the north and south, and they were grinding at the negotiating table for a while, maybe the fait accompli of Japan's demise had been reached, and the great powers could not admit it or not. Ali Guo and the others also wanted to adjourn the meeting, they had a good chat with Okubo Ritsu, although this time they came forward to contain North Manchuria, but it was indeed for the Japanese, the so-called no profit can not be early, how can the Japanese have that sweetness.

"We want consular jurisdiction, MFN status, freedom of entry and travel, freedom of missionary ......"

"We want Hokkaido, cede Hokkaido to us, where the port we need very much......"

"All ports must be fully opened, and the people must also be open to us, allowing us to set up factories and open banks......

"Religion...... Faith...... Allah......"

As soon as Zou Degui and the others left, Okubo Ritsu fell into a siege, and all countries came up with the demands that had been prepared for a long time, and they all demanded that the Japanese government accept them all. In the noisy environment, Okubo Ritsu was speechless to the sky! These ministers of the great powers who are like flies and blood are really terrible, they want to suck up all the fat of Japan! Okubo Ritsu deeply felt the sorrow of a weak country, and if he did not agree to the demands of the ministers, Japan would soon be destroyed by the Manchurians. But if they agree to their request, Japan may not escape the doom of *, and these guys will suck Japan to death little by little like maggots attached to the bones. After weighing it for a long time and contacting the Meiji government in Tokyo, Okubo Ritsu finally decided to drink water to quench his thirst, and perhaps the imperial kingdom would have a chance to turn over.

Two days later, the armistice and peace talks finally resumed, and Zou Degui also changed his tone and no longer insisted on destroying the sun, but still put forward a lot of demands. Among them, the cession of Hokkaido to Manchuria made the Russian Minister Akimov roll his eyes, and the benefits of the Russians seemed to be robbed by the Manchurians. However, the envoys of other countries still felt that it was very good, and there were no particularly excessive demands, and even Okubo Ritsu, who had just been bitten by the foreign powers, felt that Manchuria's request was acceptable.

"In addition to the above points, we only have one last request, we ask the Emperor Meiji of Japan to personally ask my His Excellency the General of North Manchuria!" Zou Degui finally mentioned Goxinga's personal request.

"It's impossible!" Okubo Ritsu is almost crazy, how can the descendants of Amaterasu surrender to the alien race.