The reporter wanted to see him, and the ambassador naturally wanted to meet him, but before Li Hui could summon the British ambassador, who had been waiting for a long time, the Japanese deputy envoy Katsu Haizhou and the military attache with the delegation, Fukushima Yasumasa, came to the door again......

The Chinese army took Singapore so quickly, so that the Japanese mission was surprised, although the Chinese government's war report released to the outside world is a bit exaggerated, but just the capture of Singapore, has already forced them to the edge of the cliff, if it continues to drag, Japan is really in danger of extinction!

In this case, some of the naval officers who were dissatisfied with Katsu Kaishu's hesitation managed to meet Ito Hirobumi, who was still being treated, although he was loyal to the emperor, but knew the severity, and in the face of the current dangerous situation, he would not think too much about the emperor's personal thoughts, but put the overall situation first, and he was more decisive, and immediately after learning about the situation, he personally wrote a short message for them to bring to Katsu Haishu, saying that the responsibility was borne by himself, and asked him to accept the Chinese request. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Knowing that he didn't have to face Meiji's anger himself, Katsu Haizhou immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately took Fukushima to meet Li Hui again, agreeing to his previous request that Chinese troops immediately be stationed in all seaports along the coast of Japan, including Yokosuka Naval Base, that could provide maintenance for ships of more than 5,000 tons.

"This, I thought about it later, and found that it only needs to be stationed in four military ports, even if the civilian port can provide maintenance, all kinds of supporting services cannot be compared with the military port, it is impossible to make the British warships from afar fully restore their combat effectiveness, and even because the civilian port cannot be kept secret, it is conducive to us to grasp the enemy's whereabouts. Yokosuka needs a regiment, and Wu, Sasebo, and Maizuru each put a battalion, which should be enough......", Li Hui's surprising words did not surprise the two who already had a certain understanding of his temperament, but worried that Li Hui would put forward more demanding requirements in other aspects.

Sure enough, after the formal negotiations began, Tang Shaoyi, who had been instructed by Li Hui, unceremoniously put forward harsh demands that far exceeded the expectations of the Japanese side......

The Japanese government publicly apologized to the DPRK and China, which was determined as soon as possible, although the Japanese also want to save face, but the skin is still much thicker than the Chinese, and in the case that the inside cannot be saved, sacrifice a little face to reduce the loss of actual interests, even the hypocrite of Katsu Haizhou did not hesitate at all.

However, even so, China's demands for reparations, land cession, and punishment of war criminals still make Sheng Haizhou and others find it difficult to accept.

The basic plan put forward by Tang Shaoyi on behalf of the Chinese Datong Party was: In addition to inviting Chinese troops to station in the four military ports until the end of the Sino-British War, Japan must also cede Tsushima to Korea as compensation for its invasion of Korea, restore the illegally occupied Ryukyus, and cede Hokkaido to China as compensation for its aggression against China; in gold, silver, or other goods that the Chinese government is willing to accept, In Korea, the Japanese army must surrender unconditionally to the Chinese army, in exchange, their war crimes will be exempted, but the crimes of the Japanese army that started this war will not be forgiven, especially the members of the army who belong to the army, all of them must be handed over to China as war criminals for trial, including the current Japanese Prime Minister Yama Prefecture Aritomo, and then the Meiji Emperor must also abdicate to be responsible for this, and from then on Japan will abolish the Japanese languageIt doesn't matter whether the kanji word for "emperor" is changed to "daiwang" or "king" or anything else, as long as it is in line with Japan's actual status; In order to completely cut off Japan's ambitions on the mainland, the Japanese government must abolish the standing army, but in consideration of the needs of Japan's national defense, the Japanese navy was allowed to establish a ground force of no more than 50,000 men, including marines and garrisons; In addition, the Japanese Government must strictly prohibit the erroneous act of worshipping the aggressor as a hero, and all shrines, including the Yasukuni Shrine, that have similar acts must be demolished, and the history textbooks used in schools at all levels must also be submitted to the Chinese side for re-examination......

After reading the draft, Yasumasa Fukushima immediately became furious, ignoring diplomatic etiquette and shouting, "Such conditions are unacceptable!" Even if Japan is shattered, it will never give in! ”

Although Sheng Haizhou is deeper in the city, he is also full of embarrassment, and said, "I really can't agree to such conditions, and the alliance under the city is nothing more than that, if your country is determined to force each other, our country can only fight to the end!" ”

"Don't be so angry, since it's a negotiation, then these conditions can be negotiated, which one do you think is unreasonable, just point it out and talk about it! Well, if you really want to go, then please take care of yourself, and I won't be far away. Tang Shaoyi said unhurriedly with a smile, but the words were also hidden in the needle, China's brilliant military victory gave him full confidence, even if it was a gentle word, it was more weighty than a roar of rage.

The two of them are just making a gesture, where do they dare to really bear the responsibility for the breakdown of negotiations? Hearing Tang Shaoyi say that it was okay to talk, he immediately sat back obediently......

The most unacceptable thing for the Japanese side is not actually to pay compensation for the cession of land, but to ask Emperor Meiji to abdicate, and Katsu Haizhou frankly said that the emperor has a supreme position in Japan, and as long as he is unwilling, even if the two of them sign it, this article cannot be realized.

"In this case, let him write an edict of guilt and put all the blame on Youpeng and the army in Shanxian County." , Tang Shaoyi's relief made Sheng Haizhou show joy, but his next sentence made Sheng Haizhou jump up, "What? To increase the indemnity of 70 million taels of silver? ”

Tang Shaoyi asked rhetorically, "Why, your envoy thinks that the king of your country is not worth so much silver?" ”

No matter how this question is answered, Sheng Haizhou can only change the topic and say, "Don't say that another 70 million taels of silver will be added, even 230 million taels of silver is too much, how can Japan afford to lose so much money?" ”

"Hehe, Japan was able to raise 160 million taels of silver before the war to wage a war of aggression without borrowing a little foreign debt, which is called the small country and the poor people, and they can't come up with money?" Tang Shaoyi suddenly snorted coldly and asked rhetorically, "The Japanese government's fiscal revenue in the year before the war was 60 or 70 million taels of silver, and the indemnity of 300 million taels is equivalent to less than five years of fiscal revenue....... )