"You must know that at that time, Guba was just a small lieutenant colonel, serving in the colony, and had always been unknown, but he was able to stand out among the generals, make an exceptional appointment for the emperor, and then became famous in the first war, and then why did Guba become friends with Lin Yizhe? Isn't there some kind of connection behind this? ”

Hearing Katsu Haizhou's words, cold sweat broke out on Ito Hirobumi's forehead, and when he took out his handkerchief to wipe it, his hands unconsciously began to tremble. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

"Ito-kun can't tell you the truth, such a person will make any opponent creepy!" Sheng Haizhou said, "I would never consider being an enemy of such a terrible opponent, because there is no chance of winning!" ”

Listening to Katsu Haizhou's words, Ito Hirofumi's mood also fell to the bottom.

After the news of Hayashi Yoshizhe's "revenge" reached Tokyo, Ito Hirobumi felt that something was wrong, and he knew that the navy played a key role in this imminent conflict, and he tried his best to persuade Katsukaishu to go out of the mountain and return to the post of secretary of the navy and take charge of the Japanese navy.

In Hirobumi Ito's view, only momentary heroes like Shinsaku Takayama, Ryoma Sakamoto, and Katsukaishu can match such a formidable opponent as Hayashi Yoshizhe!

But now, the last glimmer of hope in his heart has been shattered.

Before coming to see Katsu Haizhou, Ito Hirobumi first went to Takehiro Nasumoto and asked Takehiro Natsumoto to come out of the mountain, but was rejected by Takehiro Natsumoto. Almost like Katsukaishu's view, Takehiro Natsumoto, who was well versed in naval technology and commanded the famous "Battle of Awa Chong", also believed that there was no hope of victory in this war, and would only bring disaster to Japan, so he resolutely rejected Ito's request.

At that time, Xia Ben Wuyang's words "Today's events, even if Mr. Dongxing is resurrected, there is nothing he can do" still echoed in his mind and lingered!

Although Natsumoto Takehiro refused his own reasons, it was mainly for "historical reasons" (Natsumoto Takehiro was sent by the shogunate to study navy in the Netherlands, and returned to Japan just in time for the outbreak of the Boshin War, and he was serving as the shogunate's vice president of the navy, and on January 26, 1868, he commanded the shogunate warships to shell the fleet of the Satsuma clan off the coast of Hyogo). When the shogunate entered Edo, he refused to surrender his warships and led eight warships and part of his army all the way north to occupy Hokkaido, and in October 1868 he established the "Republic of Ezo" and became the president. And when the Restoration Army attacked Wuryok and there were still a few hundred people left in his own army, in order to avoid unnecessary sacrifices, he took the initiative to ask Kuroda Kiyotaka, a staff officer of the Restoration Army, to surrender. Natsumoto Takeyo thought that death was imminent, but unexpectedly, his talent was favored by Kuroda Kiyotaka, not only saved his life, but also was hired exceptionally after two years in prison and became a high-ranking official of the Meiji government), but the conclusion of his last sentence coincided with Katsu Kaizhou!

"At this point, I am afraid that war with the Qing State is already inevitable. Does Mr. Haizhou have a good plan to make up for the lost sheep? Hirobumi Ito asked.

"Stop sending troops, send ships to recover the Xixiang Corps, withdraw the troops, apologize to the Qing State, and compensate for the losses, so as to save such an unfavorable situation." Sheng Haizhou said categorically.

Listening to Katsu Haizhou's words, Ito Hirofumi was silent again.

Emperor Meiji just ordered a postponement of the dispatch of troops, Saigo Congdao openly disobeyed the order, Okuma Shigenobu and Okubo Toshiyo were in disobedience, and there were friends in Yama Prefecture who jumped like thunder, if he made such a humiliating proposal, he was afraid that he would be regarded as a traitor who surrendered, and from then on, he could no longer turn over!

As if knowing that Ito Hirobumi would behave like this, Katsu Haizhou looked at Ito Hirobumi, sighed, and said, "I know, with Ito-kun's mind, the stigma of this 'Qing Detective' is probably also an unbearable weight in life. ”

Ito let out a heavy gasp, but still didn't speak.

Ito Hirofumi seemed to be lost in thought, but Katsu Haishu didn't say anything more, but stared fixedly at the freshly drawn drawing on the table.

The atmosphere in the room became extremely oppressive for a while.

It took a long time for Ito Hirobumi to come back to his senses, he bowed to Katsu Kaishu, and said in a calm voice, "I will always remember Mr. Kaishu's teachings. But this time, for the sake of Japan, I can only do what I know I can't do, and I hope that Mr. Haizhou will understand my hardships. ”

"Ito-kun, take care." Sheng Haizhou sighed and bowed back.

After watching Ito Hirobumi's carriage leave at the door, Katsu Kaishu turned around and came to the table, looked at the painting with the number "Xianlin Maru", and muttered a few times "Xianlin" (the word "Xianlin" is taken from the "Book of Changes", which means the intimacy between the monarch and the minister), and then suddenly crumpled the sketch and threw it into the pile of old papers.

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"Li Wenzhong's Collected Works: Telegram": "...... Yesterday, he was instructed to discuss abridged with the US envoy and the British envoy, and the envoy said that he received Pasha's letter, and the Japanese warships had been sailing in Nagasaki for a long time, but suddenly they were suspended, which was slightly the same as the Shanghai Visit. ”

It is said that there are two more warships in the country, carrying 240 squads, and two loading boats, which will sail from Nagasaki to the vicinity of Xiamen. The love words are flickering and unpredictable. On this day, Tang Jingxing, general director of the Shanghai China Merchants Bureau, said from Shanghai to Tianjin: On the same day, he received a telegram from the East that Japan had actually purchased two British merchant steamers to load troops in Nagasaki, and asked people to buy additional steamers in Shanghai. If it is not for the urgent need for conscription and transportation, why would you be willing to pay a lot of money to buy more old ships? Its actions were not quiet. The Yokohama Shinbao also said that it was going to Goryeo. However, the journey to Goryeo should be carried out by Tsushima Island in the northwest of Japan, and not by Nagasaki in the southwest; Cover Nagasaki is also opposite to the east of Taiwan. It was because he had recently suspended the dispatch of troops and changed to Goryeo, or he had heard that China was not allowed, so he suppressed his words and attacked the east and the west, so as to slack my preparedness. After Ji Fujian received the letter, he should make a slight arrangement, that is, the Japanese warships suddenly arrived, and the Taiwan town road should also try to stop it, so as to wait for the provincial constitution to plan. ”

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Beijing, Forbidden City, Palace of Nourishing Hearts.

"I said where did the Japanese people get the courage to dare to send troops to Taiwan, and the excuse was given to them by our Qing Dynasty!" The Empress Dowager Cixi ruthlessly threw the excerpts of Li Henian, Wen Yu, Shen Baozhen, and Lin Yizhe jointly impeaching Mao Changxi and Dong Sui for causing Japan's invasion of Taiwan to the blue brick floor of the main hall.

In this excerpt, Li Henian, Shen Baozhen and others said that "the Japanese army and the invasion of Taiwan were all caused by Mao Dong and his words", and asked the imperial court to deal with these two people strictly to thank the world. After Cixi read the excerpt, she realized that the excuse for Japan's invasion of Taiwan was actually Mao Changxi and Dong Sui's words, "Ask whether you are guilty or not, let your country handle it", and she couldn't help but be furious.

With a "snap", the ministers below immediately knelt on the ground.

Prince Gong peeked at the Empress Dowager Cixi, and saw that her phoenix eyes were almost spewing fire, and he secretly screamed in his heart, and quickly lowered his head again.

"It's a good 'ask whether you are guilty or not, let your country handle it'! Such brainless words turned out to be said by the dignified Prime Minister Yamen, no wonder the Japanese look at me as if I were nothing! Cixi got up suddenly, left the throne, and walked down the steps, "Mao Changxi! Dong Sui! That's how you two do things all day? ”

Hearing that the Empress Dowager Cixi was really angry, Mao Changxi and Dong Sui knew that they had caused a catastrophe, and they were shocked for a while.

"What is the intention of you two to talk so nonsense?!" The Empress Dowager Cixi said angrily.

"The Queen Mother is angry! The people have always been unruly, and there have been incidents of killing American shipwrecked sailors in the past, and the Americans have sent marines to recruit them, but they have not succeeded. The cover is steep, and it is not easy to enter and exit...... The ministers estimated that the Americans had hit the nail in the Fanmin, and the Japanese wanted to go to the conquest, but they would definitely not be able to please them, so they did not want the Japanese to be cunning, so they used this as an excuse to raise troops to commit ......."

Before Mao Changxi finished speaking, he was cut off by the Empress Dowager Cixi.

"Shut up! You still dare to argue! Isn't Taiwan's Fandi the country of the Qing Dynasty? Aren't Fanmin my subjects of the Qing Dynasty? Do you need to teach the Japanese a lesson? Since the Japanese annexed Ryukyu, everyone in the world knows that the wolf ambition of the Japanese people, you still say that if you lure wolves into the house like this, do you think that the country of the Qing Dynasty is too big, and our sisters are not enough to lose? ”

Hearing the last words of the Empress Dowager Cixi, the face of the Empress Dowager Ci'an, who had been sitting on the throne without speaking, instantly turned pale.

Probably because of the relationship between anger and scolding for a long time, the Empress Dowager Cixi felt a burst of anger in her chest and abdomen, and her body shook unexpectedly, and Emperor Tongzhi was shocked when she saw this, and quickly left the throne, and grabbed the arm of the Empress Dowager Cixi before Liu Chengyin, who was already not very agile in his movements.

"The emperor's mother is angry! It's important to your body! For the first time, Emperor Tongzhi saw the Empress Dowager Cixi angry like this in front of the ministers, he glared angrily at Mao Changxi and Dong Sui, who were kneeling on the ground, and helped the Empress Dowager Cixi back to the throne.

Weng Tongyi, who was also kneeling there, quietly raised the corner of his eyes, and saw the expression of Emperor Tongzhi who was eager to go up and kick Mao Dong and his feet, and secretly worried about Mao Dong and the others in his heart.

"Where is the Minister of the Council?" The voice of the Empress Dowager Ci'an suddenly sounded, and Prince Gong suddenly struck a spirit, and hurriedly went out of work to respond: "The minister is here." ”

At this time, Prince Gong also scolded the eighteenth generation of the ancestors of Mao Dong and Dong in his heart.

After Lin Yizhe came to remind him in a secret letter, Prince Gong knew that Mao Dong's brainless words were going to cause big trouble, because after he discussed it with Wenxiang, in order to maintain the reputation of the Prime Minister's Yamen, he suppressed the matter and did not report it. But what Prince Gong never expected was that when the Japanese Consulate in Fuzhou replied to Li Henian's note, it actually wrote this sentence as a reason for Japan to send troops to Taiwan to "beg for money"!

Li Henian was immediately furious when he saw this, and immediately joined forces with Fuzhou General Wen Yu, Minister of Shipping Shen Baozhen, and Fujian Governor Lin Yizhe (belonging to the "joint name") to jointly play and participate in the impeachment of Mao Dong.