Yamamoto suddenly said that Japan had a treaty in its hands, and Chen Bingxiang was in trouble, whether the Qing Dynasty had signed a treaty with Japan that lacked heart, and Northern Manchurian really didn't know much about it. Although Chen Bingxiang could pretend to be stupid and not recognize the treaty and directly throw the Japanese into the sea, this would slap the court in the face.

At present, the relationship between North Manchu and the Qing court is very good, and the two sides are driving at high speed on the road of mutual benefit, and the government of North Manchu is still a little reluctant to offend the court for a trivial matter. Bo Ritu led an army group to fight in the northwest to help the imperial court, and the imperial court was definitely reluctant to offend northern Manchuria. However, the raw materials and population in the customs were also continuously transported to the outside of the customs, and the industrial products outside the customs were even more widely marketed in the customs area, and Northern Manchuria was also unwilling to offend the imperial court. Therefore, the matter is no longer decided by Chen Bingxiang, but reported back to Changchun, and Pi Runmin and Zou Degui discussed and dealt with. In order to save face for the imperial court, and at the same time to be genuinely too lazy to go to war, the government of North Manchukuo sent an official note to the Matsuzen Domain, requesting the start of negotiations on the Sakhalin issue.

Northern Manchu gave face, but Matsumae Domain couldn't catch it, he was a small domain of 5,000 stones, what to talk about, he could only find his own boss. The Matsumae Domain was also a member of the Okuba Domain Alliance, but because it was poor and small, the Matsumae Domain couldn't afford it, and there weren't many people, so it just had a good time. After the defeat of the alliance in North Vietnam, the Matsumae clan made many contacts with the new government and was ready to join the army at any time.

After provoking such a giant in Northern Manchuria on Sakhalin, the Matsumae clan immediately defected to the new government without hesitation. The few big and small cats of the Matsumae Domain can't afford to mess with Northern Manchuria, so they naturally need the support of backstage backers. The Okuwa Domain Alliance was already too busy to take care of itself, and it certainly didn't have the strength to speak for them, and the alliance was not the official government of Japan, so it couldn't dock with Northern Manchuria. For the sake of diplomatic reciprocity and the support of strength, the Matsumae clan could only go to the new government for help. The new government in Kyoto was very happy to accept the Matsumae Domain. Accepting the surrender of the Matsumae clan will not only further weaken Matsudaira Rongho's wings, but also in the eyes of Minoru Sanjo and Iwakura Gushi, Sakhalin Island is a good opportunity.

With regard to the Sakhalin issue, neither the new Japanese government in Kyoto nor the North Manchurian government in Changchun want to resolve it by force. Northern Manchuria is tired and wants to take a break, but the Japanese really can't fight. But unlike the North Manchurian government, which just wanted to drive away the flies, the new Japanese government in Kyoto saw a huge opportunity in this event. When North Manchuria blockaded the Tsushima Strait a few months ago, it refused to say a word to Japan at all, and even directly refused all official exchanges with Japan. This time, no matter what, there is also a major breakthrough that can be officially contacted, and things are still promising.

Okubo Ritsu was in Dalian, and after receiving the news from China, he immediately asked the North Manchurian side to start negotiations. However, Okubo Litong is obviously at odds with Dalian, and even if the North Manchurian government's attitude is good this time, he is still pouted. The person who contacted Okubo Ritsu was still the customs officer last time, and his attitude did ease a lot this time, but the answer that Okubo Ritsu could get was still a refusal.

"What is your status in Japan? Have you done such a big thing as a territorial matter? We don't have time to grind our teeth with you in North Manchuria! Besides, I, the Secretary of State Zou Degui, who is in charge of this matter in North Manchuria, can't let his old man talk to you with a small senate with the respect of the vice-minister! Let's talk to someone who is a little bit more similar! The petty official is no longer as cold as ice, but it is still difficult to speak.

Okubo felt greatly insulted, and secretly vowed to destroy Northern Manchukuo sooner or later in revenge for today's contempt. However, he is indeed not qualified to negotiate with the vice minister of North Manchuria, even if it is not absolutely equal, Japan has to send a daimyo or a minister to get by, even if he is strong in the ability of Okubo Tsutori, his current status is indeed not enough.

When the news came back to Kyoto, everyone paid great attention to it, but the person sent to negotiate really made everyone scratch their heads. The southwestern feudal clans that are in power have some people in their respective domains, such as Saigo Takamori, Katsura Kogoro, Omura Masajiro and others, but although these people hold real power, they are not enough in terms of identity. If absolute reciprocity is to be observed, Japan will have to send Prince Sugawanomiya Chihito, who is nominally the commander-in-chief of the government, but the person in charge of the government is really not suitable to visit Manchuria, and he may not be able to talk about it clearly. After much deliberation, they made compromises and compromises, and in the end they could only take advantage of Manchuria slightly, and sent a delegation with Minoru Sanjo as the chief envoy and Iwakura as the deputy envoy.

The purpose of the mission, in addition to negotiating the ownership of the southern part of Sakhalin, was to resolve the issue of the Manchurian mercenaries of the Nihonmatsu Domain. The war of the new government army besieging the Aizu domain has entered a very critical moment, and the government army has surrounded the Aizu domain from three sides, and the Aizu domain can only divide its troops to resist in various ways, and as long as there is a breakthrough, it can reach directly under the crane castle. However, there was little progress in Vietizing-Central Kou and Nikkwangkou for a while, and waiting for the Yama Yama in the North Vietnamese region to come over the mountains was likely to delay the war until winter. If the new government army, which had the southwestern feudal domain as its main garrison, was to fight against the allied forces of the northeastern feudal domain in the cold winter, it was likely that they would find themselves in a very disadvantageous situation due to the weather, so the best option for the new government army to attack the Aizu domain by surprise from the Nihonmatsu domain was the best option. Masajiro Omura on the front line and Takamori Saigo and others who were plotting in the rear were very troubled by the Manchurian army that suddenly appeared in Nihonmatsu, and the attack on Nihonmatsu was obviously interfered with by external forces, so the Japanese government was naturally very concerned about the issue of Nihonmatsu. Okubo stayed in Dalian for a long time, but he did not get any decent answer, and the Manchurians either ignored him or were full of nonsense.

"Our North Manchurian government has not ordered troops to be sent to Japan, and as for the Manchurian troops you have discovered, they are just our Japanese mercenaries. Now the general has given these Japanese mercenaries leave, they are all Japanese, and it is a matter of course for them to return to Japan, so why should we restrict their right to go home. If the Japanese government does not welcome them home, it is enough to expel them. However, I would like to state that we in North Manchuria have no intention of interfering in the affairs between the Japanese government and the vassal states, but if anyone attacks the army under the banner of the Eight Stars and the Japanese with force, it will be tantamount to declaring war on our North Manchuria! "The petty officer of the Customs, when facing Okubo Ritsu, often works part-time as a diplomat, because he is the only Manchurian official that Okubo Ritsu has access to.

The Iwakura Gushi delegation's visit this time is to prepare to solve all these problems at once. In addition to the matter of Nihonmatsu to be dealt with, Iwakura Gushi also has a very beautiful idea.