Emperor Meiji himself was also very respectful of Hirobumi Ito, who not only had the experience of studying abroad, but also had unique insights and knowledge about military, politics, economics, industry, and other aspects. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Yanagihara Maemitsu was a steady and knowledgeable man, and was sent to the Qing court many times to make contact with the Qing state, and was also a minister who was very trusted by the Meiji Emperor.

"Tell me all." Emperor Meiji sits on a golden pedestal in the Black Goo.

This golden pedestal is very similar to the wooden pedestal of the Chinese worship gods, the Chinese worship gods, always make a wooden box closed on three sides, one side open to the outside, the carving is very exquisite.

Emperor Meiji sat on a pedestal like this, but it was not a golden pedestal, and it was so black that you couldn't see Emperor Meiji's face at all, and you could only see a faint shadow.

"Your Majesty, I said before that this Xuan Yuemeng must be strictly guarded against, he is not trustworthy at all, and it is his habit to go back on his word." Hirobumi Ito couldn't help but say.

Yanagihara Maeko didn't think about what to do, so he didn't dare to speak.

Originally, according to reason, Yanagihara Maemitsu should have expressed his opinion.

Emperor Meiji said angrily: "I'm not holding me accountable now, I'm asking now, what should I do now?" Most of our naval strength was exhausted in this attack, and now there are only a few frigates, and not a single ironclad ship is gone, so how can we save the Japanese army in southern Taiwan? ”

Yanagihara Maemitsu sighed, "We can only hurry up and send troops to the Ryukyu Kingdom, and prepare for Xuan Yuemeng's next attack on the Japanese mainland, as for the army in southern Taiwan, we can only resign ourselves to fate." ”

Emperor Meiji's face was in the gloomy golden pedestal, cloudy, and he didn't expect Hirobumi Ito to come up with such an idea, but it seems that this is the only way to do it for now.

"Hundreds of thousands of Ryukyuan people, nearly a million people, is not an easy thing to do, they have their hearts set on China. If the key war is deadlocked, and the Chinese army has Taiwan as the backing, we may not be able to win the war in the Ryukyus. Emperor Meiji said helplessly.

"Your Majesty, the problem of Taiwan is not so easy to solve, this is not in the interior of China, this is overseas, the situation is very complicated, if you want to solve the problem of life, the local gentry in Taiwan, it is not an easy thing, this time, we can't retreat, let's occupy Ryukyu first! Have to. "Hirobumi Ito's thinking is very clear." I personally know Xuan Yuemeng, he has great ambitions, there is nothing he can't think of, and now his biggest difficulty should be insufficient funds, otherwise, he will dare to fight even our homeland! This Xuan Yuemeng and his Hua Kingdom are the most important opponents of our Japanese Empire in the future, even above the Qing court. ”

Emperor Meiji thought for a moment, "Let's convene a meeting of the Imperial Council tomorrow, and all the high-ranking officials will come and discuss it." ”

Yanagihara Maemitsu and Ito Hirobumi bowed and said, "Hi, Your Majesty." ”

The two men stepped back.

Yanagihara Maemitsu asked: "Let's not mess with Huaguo's good, you are so sure, can we win?" ”

"Absolutely!" Hirofumi Ito is full of confidence, "How close is Ryukyu to Japan?" How far is it from Guangdong? Besides, China's rule in Guangdong is not stable, and Taiwan is not even hot on the ass, so why should they compete with our Japanese Empire? ”

Yanagihara Maemitsu sighed, "I hope it's the same as what you said, I'm all getting a nervous break from this Xuan Yuemeng now, a child, it's really amazing, it's developing too fast, and it's already developing a country!" ”

Ito Hirobumi said calmly: "This is also our advantage, whether it is the Japanese Empire, or the Qing Dynasty, how many years have been established, a country, not within two or three years, can have cohesion, although the Huacui Party in China is very powerful, but a decent political measure, may not be able to make up for the shortcomings of the founding time is too short, if Your Majesty really makes up the determination to fight to the end, we will never lose to Huaguo!" ”

Taiwan's local gentry are naturally headed by Taiwan's prefect Zhou Maoqi and Taiwan's wealthy Liu Chaozong.

The two of them are also thinking about what to do now!?

"Lord Zhou, how can you be good now? The imperial court was completely in harmony with Xuan Yuemeng, not only withdrawing him from his family affair with Jiegege, but also making a lot of noise among the people. Liu Chaozong said in a low voice: "If we really get together with Xuan Yuemeng, I'm afraid we won't even be able to save our lives!" ”

Taiwan's prefect Zhou Maoqi sighed, "Brother Chaozong, don't be stupid, it makes my heart messy, let me tell you, the more we come to this time, the more we have to stabilize our spirits, we can't panic, you know?" At present, although the imperial court has 40,000 troops in Taiwan, do you think the Japanese are powerful? The Chinese army wiped out all the warships in one day, and retreated to Checheng with the remnants of more than 2,000 people, and even lost the artillery battalion. Can the lonely city be defended? Next, Xuan Yuemeng will take the car city, and then go north to fight with our army, do you think we can win? ”

"Regardless of whether you win or not, if Xuan Yuemeng really does this, then the Taiwanese will definitely not be convinced, although no one is convinced, but I still know in my heart whose world this is, not to mention the two million Han people in Taiwan, how can we still recognize the big tree. Moreover, of our 40,000 troops, he only has more than 2,000 people, and twenty can't beat one? Taiwan's billionaire Liu Chaozong's thinking is also very clear.

"Let's take it one step at a time." Taiwan's prefect Zhou Maoqi said with a smile, "Whether Xuan Yuemeng wins or the imperial court wins, remember one thing, take care of the money in our hands, and we can't pay anymore!" Fighting, fighting to the end, or money, understand? ”

Liu Chaozong, the richest man in Taiwan, nodded with a smile, "It's still Lord Zhou who is the most clever." ”

After transferring 20,000 troops to Taiwan, Li Henian, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, still has tens of thousands of troops in his hands to mobilize, and the Qing court's ability to explode troops is actually not bad, but food and salary are a big problem, and China will not be short of people at any time.

Although the imperial court has issued a written official letter for Li Henian to actively prepare for the war, Li Henian and Taiwanese prefect Zhou Maoqi are actually in the same mind.

On the surface, they are actively preparing for war, but in fact they are standing still and waiting to see how things develop.

When all parties stepped up their actions, President Meng quietly withdrew his troops.

"President? At this time, we can easily defeat the Japanese? Princess Katrina Kafu looked at President Moe in amazement.

President Meng smiled: "Go and pass the order, and withdraw the troops within three days." If we completely exterminate the Japanese, the Taiwanese will not receive our benefits, the Qing court will not accept our benefits, and the Japanese will fight us to the death! What are we for? For the more than 2,000 British-made Enfield guns in their hands? We don't rely on that now, hehe. (To be continued.) )