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Zhang Wei chose to sign an armistice treaty with Japan on the battleship Zhenyuan on January 28 because he remembered this day in the near future, and signing the armistice treaty on the battleship Zhenyuan was purely an insult to the Japanese.

The signing of the armistice was planned to begin at 10 o'clock on January 28.

Because the armistice treaty was signed on the battleship Zhenyuan, the treaty was named the "Zhenyuan Armistice Treaty", also known as the "Zhenyuan Treaty".

The deck of the battleship Zhenyuan was already arranged, and in the middle of the deck there was a long table, about 3 meters long, and two chairs were placed on each side of the long table, which were intended for the signatories of both sides.

In the four directions of the long table, four areas are divided: the witness area, the area for negotiators from various countries, the area for naval officers and soldiers, and the area for reporters to take pictures.

At half past eight o'clock, Wu Tingfang, Li Jingfang, Zhao Erxun, Sa Zhenbing and others boarded the Zhenyuan battleship in advance and waited for the arrival of this historical moment in the witness area.

Hirobumi Ito, Aritomo Yamaguchi and other Japanese people boarded the battleship Zhenyuan at 9 o'clock, and today was a special day for Japan, and they did not dare to delay, so they had to arrive early.

Ito Hirobumi and Yamaguchi Aritomo were the vanguard of the invasion of China, and the First Sino-Japanese War was directly related to them, and the "Treaty of Shimonoseki" was forced by Ito Hirobumi to Li Hongzhang, and Wu Tingfang was an important participant and witness at that time.

Seeing Ito Hirofumi coming to Zhenyuan, Wu Tingfang greeted him warmly.

"Haha, Your Excellency Inspector Ito, we're meeting again, it's nice to meet you!"

Ito Hirobumi couldn't help it, they had a lot of opportunities to deal with, and they were old acquaintances, Wu Tingfang greeted him as if he didn't see it, so he had to say: "Ambassador Wu, it's a pleasure to meet you!" ”

"Haha, I'm no longer an ambassador, and you haven't stepped down as the superintendent yet! Are you not convinced by the Xia Empire's occupation of the Lelang Peninsula, and still want to counterattack the Lelang Peninsula? ”

"Lord Wu laughed, how dare I not be convinced by the Xia Empire's occupation of the Lelang Peninsula? If I wasn't convinced, I wouldn't have signed this treaty. ”

Wu Tingfang then said: "If you Japan are convinced, why haven't you been dismissed from your post as the Korean commander-in-chief? In my opinion, it is clearly an expression of dissatisfaction with the Xia Empire, and there is really no need to sign this treaty! ”

Ito Hirofumi was shocked, this Wu Tingfang is here to find fault today, but he can't let him grab the handle, otherwise he will be guilty of crime, and hurriedly defended: "Ambassador Wu misunderstood, my post has long been dismissed, but His Majesty the Emperor took care of my old man's face, and it was not officially disclosed, but only announced on a small scale, so let Ambassador Wu misunderstand, after signing the treaty this time, when I return to Japan, I will definitely let the government make the document public." ”

"Alright then, I'll wait for you to see the documents you released."

Hirobumi Ito had no choice but to say, "Definitely, definitely!" ”

Wu Tingfang continued: "Your Excellency Ito, we are really lucky today, we actually met on the lucky battleship Zhenyuan, you know, this battleship was not sunk in the Sino-Japanese War, intact in the Russo-Japanese War, and it was still intact in this naval battle between the Xia Empire and the Japanese Combined Fleet. Isn't it memorable? “

"A lucky battleship indeed!" Hirofumi Ito said through gritted teeth.

Wu Tingfang didn't care what Ito Hirobumi said, but waved to the reporter of the Shanghai declaration, "Let the photographer come over and take pictures of me and His Excellency Ito!" I was so lucky to catch up, and if I didn't leave something worth remembering, I really couldn't help myself. ”

Regardless of whether Ito Hirobumi agrees or not, Wu Tingfang pulled Ito Hirobumi to stand and let the photographer take a commemorative photo, after taking the first photo, Wu Tingfang pulled a friend from Shan County and continued to let the photographer take pictures, and finally, Lian Sa Zhenbing, Li Jingfang and others also joined the team to take pictures.

Yama Prefecture Aritomo and Ito Hirobumi are not willing to do much today, anyway, they are mentally prepared to be insulted, so they will take pictures with them.

After taking the photos, Wu Tingfang did not forget to instruct the photographer to keep the bottom plate, prepare a few more photos when the time comes, and mail them to His Excellency Ito and His Excellency Yama Prefecture.

After Wu Tingfang was done, Yama Prefecture Aritomo, Ito Hirobumi, and the Japanese representative, as well as the rest of the clerks, translators, and counselors, were led by the staff to sit down on the side of the long table and wait for the signing ceremony to arrive.

Wu Tingfang, Sa Zhenbing, Li Jingfang and others returned to the place where they were staying, and the tears of the three of them flowed down like water bursting the embankment.

The sun slowly rose and shone on the deck, and everyone began to sweat, but the hearts of the Japanese were cold.

waited until 11 o'clock, Zheng Daoyou, Hua Guoqiang and other talents Shanshan came.

When they boarded the battleship Zhenyuan, the reporter asked Zheng Daoyou: "Premier Zheng, today is a memorable day, and the treaty signed is very beneficial to your country. ”

"Jiuzhou and other places are already in my mouth, I'm not hungry, why hurry?"

Hearing Zheng Daoyou's words, Li Jingfang finally couldn't help but start crying, and Ito Hirofumi's shy old face turned purple.

The "Zhenyuan Treaty" was written in Chinese and Japanese respectively, and any objections were implemented in accordance with the Chinese meaning.

The first is for the clerks, counsellors and translators of both sides to check the two versions of the treaty article by article to avoid omissions and errors.

The treaty was first signed by Hirobumi Ito and Aritomo Yamaguchi of Japan.

The Xia Empire's side was signed by Zheng Daoyou and Hua Guoqiang respectively, and the two signed with 3 jade cicada pens respectively.

Afterwards, Zheng Daoyou gave one of the pens to Li Jingfang as a souvenir, and told Li Jingfang: "Li Zhongtang is not a traitor!" “

Hua Guoqiang gave one of the pens to Wu Tingfang as a souvenir and invited him to serve or live in the Xia Empire.

Under the witness of representatives of Britain, France, the United States, Germany, Russia, the Qing Dynasty and other countries, the "Zhenyuan Treaty" was signed on the battleship Zhenyuan on January 28, 1907, ending the war between the Xia Empire and the Great Japanese Empire.

After signing the treaty and exchanging the text of the treaty, Ito asked Chung Do-yu: "Your Excellency, Prime Minister Jeong, when will your country lift its naval blockade of Japan?"

"I don't know about this question, I have to ask the General Staff to be sure. However, this matter is not urgent, you need to take your time, our Xia Empire is not as hungry as you Japan was at the beginning, so please be patient! “

"Your Excellency Premier Zheng, since an armistice agreement has been signed, the war between our two countries is over, and your navy should lift the blockade of Japan."

"Your words are theoretically correct, but now the Japanese army in Lushun has not surrendered, so the war has not officially ended, and the meal must be eaten in one bite, and you will choke when you eat quickly."

Yama Prefecture Aritomo and Ito Hirobumi had no other way, they were humiliated by Zheng Daoyou, and they had not yet received an accurate answer, so they had to blush, hurriedly led the Japanese delegation to leave, and wanted to immediately send a telegram to the country, asking the Japanese troops stationed in Lushun to surrender unconditionally, hoping not to cause trouble.

On the same day, General Li Zhaoshui announced that the battleship Shikishima and the battleship Zhenyuan would serve as training ships for the Royal Naval Military Academy, and that they would be anchored in the outer harbor of Shangjing every weekend, and that those with legal citizenship of the Xia Empire could line up to visit. (To be continued.) )