Tianjin, although early spring has appeared, but this does not mean that the weather is warmer, the vendors are still wearing cotton jackets on the street to sell, but they obviously found that today's business is not as good as before, but the business of teahouses and restaurants is crowded today.

The people of Tianjin City already knew from the notice issued by the Governor's Office of Zhili that the Japanese had bowed their heads and wanted to come to Tianjin to negotiate, and they also knew from the notice that Liu Jun, the governor of Liaodong, who had beaten the Japanese dizzy, would personally come to Tianjin to negotiate with the Governor General together.

According to the intelligence, Liu Jun will arrive in Tianjin today. Wang Laosan is a vegetable seller, and he usually doesn't care about this, but when he heard everyone's chatter, there were a few more soldiers in Tianjin today than in the past, and there were soldiers standing guard from the Governor's Mansion to the port of Tianjin.

I guess what they said is true, in this case, it is better to go and see the Admiral. Thinking of this, he packed up his burden haphazardly, put it home, and then locked the door and began to run towards the Tianjin wharf.

Tianjin wharf, two large and one small warships are slowly entering the wharf, this time, Liu Jun did not change into the kind of animal uniform of the imperial court, but directly put on the military uniform of Lushun Xinxin, not only him, so the entourage, the navy, is not the original cyan clothes, but a white navy uniform with a white belt and a big cap.

Before the warship docked in the port, it caused a sensation among the people.

They had added sailors, but they had never seen sailors in white uniforms.

Now there are sailors standing on both sides of the ship, and the white uniforms are adding a new military posture, which makes the blood in the hearts of many people begin to boil.

This time, it was Lin Taizeng who commanded the fleet, and now he was standing in front of the bridge, and his heart seemed to go back to the time when he was studying in the UK, and this feeling seemed to be suddenly back to his side again.

The neat military posture and the shock brought by the soldiers with their heads held high, he has never seen it since he returned to China, and he didn't expect that now he will actually see it again on the Qiaoli and Jiyuan.

As soon as the warship docked, Liu Jun got off the bridge with Zhong Lin, Duan Qirui, and more than 50 guards in cheers and walked to the shore......

Yang Shixiang was ordered to greet Liu Jun, but when he saw Liu Jun in front of him now, the shock and surprise in his heart were too big.

Liu Jun did not wear a commander's uniform, but a strange military uniform with a large cap on it and a dragon head on the brim.

This Liu Jun was too bold, and he actually changed the clothes of the imperial court.

Regardless of Yang Shixiang's surprise, Liu Jun stepped forward and held Yang Shixiang's hand, just like an old friend who hadn't seen him for a long time. While shaking hands, Yang Shixiang glanced at the back of Liu Jun's head, fortunately, the braids are still there, otherwise, I don't know what Lord Zhongtang will be angry about.

Wipe the cold sweat off your face. Yang Shixiang and Liu Jun got on the sedan chair together, and then under the escort of the guards, they did not stop all the way to the Tianjin Governor's Mansion.

Liu Jun's costume was inevitably criticized by Li Hongzhang. However, Liu Jun is Li Hongzhang's right-hand man, and he only criticized two sentences, and did not let Liu Jun be pulled out and cut down.

After the criticism, Li Hongzhang handed over a document to Liu Jun.

Seeing Liu Jun flipping through the pages, Li Hongzhang said: "The Japanese negotiators have now arrived in Tianjin and are resting at the original Japanese legation. The old man is ready to start negotiations with them tomorrow, but he doesn't know what the other party's conditions are? Saying this, Li Hongzhang shook his head and sighed.

Closing the document and looking at Li Hongzhang who was sitting there, Liu Jun smiled and said: "Zhongtang, why do you shake your head, the soldiers will block it, and the water will bury it." Improvised, I'm afraid of him like this. Seeing Li Hongzhang nodded, Liu Jun asked a key question. What is the bottom line of the imperial court.

After listening to Li Hongzhang's story, Liu Jun almost stood up and scolded the emperor and Cixi for not being a thing.

The meaning of the imperial court is that as long as the Japanese army withdraws from Liaoyang, then Taiwan can be ceded to Japan, not to mention, it will also pay 50 million taels of silver, and there is also the Shandong Peninsula. Damn, this is simply slaughtering and selling good land.

However, Liu Jun finally endured it, he took two deep breaths and asked, "I don't know how Lord Zhongtang will write the documents they will give them tomorrow." ”

Li Hongzhang stood up and said: "This is exactly the purpose of what I want you to do, how do you think you should write?" Li Hongzhang handed over the question to Liu Jun again.

"Negotiating, just like the vegetable market, it's just bargaining, I think we have to stand up first, and then let the Japanese army compensate and withdraw troops from Korea. Recognize the DPRK as a subject state of our country. Liu Jun thought for a moment and said to Li Hongzhang who was standing beside him.

Li Hongzhang hesitated for a moment and asked suspiciously: "What if the Japanese army doesn't agree?" ”

Liu Jun smiled: "My lord, do you think the Japanese army will agree?" ”

"No," Li Hongzhang replied with an affirmative nod.

"I don't think so." After Liu Jun finished speaking, he looked at Li Hongzhang with a smile on his face.

Li Hongzhang deserved to be an old fritter, and immediately understood Liu Jun's intentions, and also showed a knowing smile, and then began to let Yang Shixiang next to him draft the document. Prepare to negotiate with the Japanese army the next day.

On March 3, the east wing of the reception hall of the Tianjin Zhili Governor's Palace. Negotiations on the Sino-Japanese armistice agreement began in earnest at eight o'clock.

The representatives of the Qing State, in addition to Li Hongzhang and Liu Jun, also included Yang Shixiang, Li Jingfang, and Wu Xiuquan. As for the representatives of the Japanese side, there are much less, and the vice commander of the Japanese Navy is Shiyama Kaki, who escaped death on the Saikyo Maru half a year ago. Former Japanese Minister to China Ono. There was also the commander of the Combined Fleet, Sukehiro Ito, and several translators.

Liu Jun, who was sitting next to Li Hongzhang, looked at the representatives of the Japanese army and was sure that Japan was playing tricks, and that not a single important person had appeared in such an important matter as negotiating. What a bully.

Both stood up and saluted hypocritically.

And Liu Jun was too lazy to take care of this group of Japanese, so he didn't look at it.

On the contrary, Ito Yuheng on the other side has red eyes, if eyes can kill, he is sitting opposite him in the gray military uniform The man in the gray military uniform has died I don't know how many times.

It was this person who beat the Imperial Japanese Army to the ground and was embarrassed, and it was okay if the army was defeated, but his own combined combined fleet was lost in the hands of the other side one after another, and so far, it has lost five warships.

Seeing Ito Yuhyung's unfriendly eyes, Liu Jun was also angry, and he also glared at each other, staring at each other, and no one would let anyone.

"The Japanese Empire has always been a friendly country, and because some misunderstandings have caused embarrassment in the war, His Majesty the Emperor is merciful, so I am negotiating with your country today in the hope of ending the war and returning to peace. This is our document, please take a look at it. After the vice minister of the navy finished speaking, he then landed a hard document and handed it to Li Hongzhang.

Li Hongzhang has not had any expression since he came in, but Liu Jun can see that Li Hongzhang is obviously trembling. I guess I was scared by the documents inside.

Liu Jun saw that Li Hongzhang had finished reading it, and hurriedly took it, and he didn't need to look at the rest, just the first three, so it was unacceptable.

Compensate the Japanese Navy and Army for 100 million taels, cede Taiwan, the Jiaodong Peninsula, and Shanghai to Japan, and recognize Korea as a subject country of Japan. Japan had the right to station troops in the northeast with the strength of two divisions, in the name of uniting against Russia.

"I'm sorry, but our side can't accept your country's conditions." Li Hongzhang rejected this clause with a blank face.

"This is a condition proposed by our side, and I invite your country to senate, and if there is no objection, we will negotiate according to our country's conditions. After speaking, Li Hongzhang motioned to his son Li Jingfang to hand the document drafted yesterday to the vice minister of the navy.

Japan also knew that Qing Guo would not accept such conditions, so it did not object, but took it seriously and looked at the terms above.

First, Japan compensated the Qing State with 50 million taels of silver and Korea with 2 million taels of silver.

Second, the Japanese army recognized Korea as a subject state of the Qing Dynasty

Third, and immediately rush to the DPRK to withdraw troops, and both sides to return to the pre-war period.

Li Hongzhang also knew that Japan would not agree to such conditions, and the reason why this was done was entirely for the lion to open his mouth and then negotiate the price.

Ono touched the cold sweat on his face, and then put down the document in an orderly manner and said, "The conditions of your country"

The meaning of the Japanese side sounds very simple, that is, the conditions of the Qing State are harsh, and the Japanese side cannot accept them, and hopes that both sides can show sincerity.

Regarding the nonsense of the Japanese, Liu Jun is too lazy to deal with it, so it is called sincerity.

Seeing that Li Hongzhang didn't speak, Liu Jun said coldly: "Aren't the conditions you put forward harsh, since you want to talk about sincerity, show your sincerity, in such a clause, I don't think there is any need to negotiate between us, let's go to war, see the real kung fu on the battlefield, after speaking, he pulled Li Hongzhang, signaled the flash people to bow down, and gave the Japanese army a horseback first."

Li Hongzhang understood what Liu Jun meant, snorted coldly, then didn't look at the Japanese, and then began to retreat.

Liu Jun looked at where he was sitting as if he had nothing to do, smiled violently, and said, "Your country's treasury is depleted." "After Liu Jun finished speaking, he began to laugh.

Li Hongzhang didn't notice that after Liu Jun finished saying this, the Japanese representatives all showed shocked looks, and the sweat on their faces began to flow.