Guan Xuqing stared at the sky, as if the world was under his control, and that sense of accomplishment could make a person get carried away, and it could also make his vanity rise to a peak, and this was the most dangerous time

A philosopher once said that a woman only needs to grasp two points in order to grasp a man's heart: first, the man's self-esteem, and second, the man's vanity

On the battlefield or in this case, grasping the vanity of the enemy may be the only chance for victory, and in this regard, the Japanese are the most successful

"Your Majesty, the Qing Kingdom has agreed to the peace talks, and the venue has been chosen in Tianjin," Ito said

Emperor Meiji slowly raised his head, revealing sinister and cunning eyes, waved his hand wrapped in gauze, and suddenly dozens of black-clothed people appeared in the hall and knelt down in front of Emperor Meiji

"Ito-kun, this time you are negotiating on behalf of my Great Japan, these are the gifts I prepared for the Qing Emperor, and I want to make this empire start chaos from within," Emperor Meiji exuded a strong murderous intent from that sinister gaze

"But, how did these warriors get into the palace, Your Majesty?" Hirobumi Ito worried

Emperor Meiji laughed and said, "Hahaha, Ito-kun, look"

Still a hand wrapped in gauze waved lightly, those black clothes endured and immediately took off the black ninja clothes appeared in front of Ito Hirobumi were ten young girls, graceful figures, beautiful appearances, amazing dance skills, looking at Ito Hirobumi, an old man over 50 years old, was boiling with blood, his throat was dry, and he swallowed saliva in a big gulp

"I heard that the Emperor of the Qing Kingdom is a 20-year-old young man, do you say that he has the ability to resist my beautiful Japanese beauty?" Emperor Meiji was very satisfied with Hirobumi Ito's current performance

"I can't resist, it's a pity, it's a pity for these girls......" Ito couldn't help but touch the back of the girl's hand in front of him

Suddenly, a cold light flashed, and the girl's hand stabbed at Ito Hirofumi with a dagger at some point

"Ah......h

The dagger stopped just a centimeter away from Ito Hirobumi's throat, and Ito Hirobumi was scared and had no evil thoughts, and these thorny spiders still didn't mess with it

"Hahaha, Ito-kun, these are all specially responsible for assassination missions that have been raised by the Great Sky Ninja since childhood, but I didn't expect it to be used on the Emperor of the Qing Kingdom, but looking at the development of the Qing Kingdom in recent years, he should be qualified enough" Emperor Meiji said lightly

"Your Majesty is wise, once the Qing Emperor dies, there will be chaos in the country," Ito Hirofumi said excitedly

"That's right, inform the navy to prepare for a sneak attack on the East China Sea Army, take advantage of the negotiations, and as soon as the Qing Emperor dies, he will immediately counterattack," Emperor Meiji said

"Hayi" Ito Hirobumi turned around and left, and dozens of girls also followed him away, and I have to admit that Japan's brainwashing education is very successful, whether it is children or old people, the loyal servants of the Japanese Empire have reached a realm, and it is an honor to be willing to dedicate themselves to the empire

Ito Hirobumi's steamer arrived at the Dagu Military Port in Tianjin under the escort of the Qing Dynasty's "Riding the Wind", "Breaking the Waves", "Zhenyuan" and "Dingyuan", and Ito Hirobumi was deeply shocked by the powerful naval plastic surgery of the Qing Dynasty

The Dagu battery was just completed last year, and the firing range of the complete set of German batteries reached 5,000 meters, and the shore defense gunboats did not need to sail, purely as a battery, and the caliber of all the guns was much larger than that of the assault gunboats, and the firing range could also reach 5,000 meters, and the 30-degree rotatable main gun, so that 20 coastal defense gunboats lined up in a row could attack any angle on the sea surface, and there was no so-called shooting dead end

These powerful artillery pieces and reasonable arrangements terrified Ito Hirobumi, and it is fair to say that the defense of any Japanese port was not one-tenth of that of the Qing Dynasty's Tianjin Dagu military port

However, it is no wonder that Japan is an island country, and the whole country is a coastal port with no less than dozens of ports, if it is really like the Qing Dynasty with a full set of equipment imported from abroad, I don't know how many years it will take for Japan to save up this silver

Li Hongzhang did not go to the port to meet him, but sent a local army colonel in Tianjin with a company of guards to greet him, and sent Ito Hirobumi to his residence as if he were crushing a prisoner

"Haha, respected Mr. Ito, I hope that my soldiers of the Qing Dynasty have not neglected you" Li Hongzhang met with Ito Hirobumi in the yamen of the Tianjin Prime Minister

"Oh, how can it be, your country has always regarded itself as a country of etiquette, so naturally it will not neglect its guests," Ito said

"Hehe, of course the distinguished guest will not slack off, even if it is a mad dog, I will reward a few buns in the Qing Dynasty," Li Hongzhang teased

Ito Hirofumi couldn't bear it, his face was ugly, but now he couldn't help but smile embarrassedly

When did Li Hongzhang show off his might so much in front of foreign envoys, he suddenly felt that the Qing Dynasty was already standing among the world's powers, and it was naturally not polite to this small country in front of him

Li Hongzhang walked into the negotiation room by himself, and Ito Hirofumi followed awkwardly

"Brother Ito, I went to Tianjin to negotiate peace, I Li deeply feel your sincerity, I don't know where the sincerity of the emperor of your country is?" Li Hongzhang asked straight to the point

Li Hongzhang is a complete villain, in the face of a strong enemy, he often talks about him left and right when negotiating, and often hits the nail on the head in the face of a weak enemy, bringing the enemy into a desperate situation

However, this kind of sleek method is indeed a necessary condition for a good diplomat, and it is also the main reason why Guan Xuqing has always put him in charge of diplomacy

"Lord Lee, we and the Emperor are both peace-loving, and we used to have some differences with your country on the issue of the DPRK and Xian, but now it is clear that our Japan recognizes the DPRK and Xian as your country's territory and promises not to invade it in the future," Ito said

"Finished?" Li Hongzhang asked suspiciously

"Huh? I don't know what Master Lee means? Hirobumi Ito didn't react

"My emperor of the Qing Dynasty is also peace-loving, but your country has repeatedly invaded my Qing territory and surrounded my Qing troops, intending to completely annihilate our Qing troops on Jeju Island, so that the war was provoked, and now the dynasty is all in the hands of my Qing Dynasty, and my Qing soldiers have died, and your emperor will understand that this matter is over?" Li Hongzhang continued to ask

"The excellent soldiers on both sides have already died, and I don't want to see any more bloodshed, so I have come to negotiate peace with your country, and I hope that your country will withdraw from our Japanese territory as soon as possible," Ito said

"Okay, in that case, let's say that I, the Qing Dynasty, am willing to evacuate your territory, and there are three conditions; 1. We must compensate our Qing warships and soldiers for the loss of 2.5 billion silver, and our emperor Kuanren can let your country return it within a period of five years, without interest, and second, it must use the tariffs of Nagasaki Island and your country as collateral Third, after the signing of the peace treaty, Japan's standing army shall not exceed 100,000 yuan, and the total tonnage of naval warships shall not exceed 50,000 tons."

When the translator finished explaining these conditions to Ito Hirobumi, Ito Hirobumi even suspected that he was talking to a madman, was this really Li Hongzhang sent by the Qing Emperor to negotiate with him? Is Li Hongzhang crazy, or is the Qing Emperor crazy?

"Lord Li is joking, how can I agree to such conditions?" Ito Hirobumi said embarrassedly, he always thought that Li Hongzhang was deliberately ridiculing him

"Hehe, Li never jokes with people who are not his friends, Brother Ito, do you think you are a friend of my Li?" Li Hongzhang said proudly, seeing Ito Hirofumi's embarrassed face, he felt very relieved, once upon a time, he also played such a role

"This forgiveness is fate" After getting Li Hongzhang's affirmative answer, Ito Hirofumi also took the case

"Oh? I advise Brother Ito to send a telegram to ask the emperor of your country, I, the 150,000 lions of the Qing Dynasty, are ready to destroy you Japan at any time," Li Hongzhang said unhurriedly as he drank tea