Emperor Meiji's words immediately shocked Oyama Iwa, Yamamoto Gonbei and others.

Da Shanyan said loudly: "Your Majesty, no! ”

Yamamoto Gonbei also said: "Your Majesty, how can I bow my head like a poor, backward, ignorant and ignorant China? Also, since we have occupied Taiwan and the Penghu Islands, which are the territory of our empire, how can we return them to China? Your Majesty the Emperor, please think twice! ”

Oyama Iwa echoed: "Please think twice about Your Majesty the Emperor!" ”

Except for Prime Minister Katsura Taro, who did not speak, the rest of the people, including the Minister of Finance, the Minister of the Interior, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, all echoed loudly along with Oyama Iwa and Yamamoto Gonbei.

Emperor Meiji looked at this group of uneasy ministers and was also angry: "Then you tell me, what should I do?" Where do we go from here? What should be done with the 500,000 soldiers on the Korean Peninsula? Also, if the Chinese fleet invaded the coast of the Seto Inland Sea and bombarded various ports, industrial areas, and coastal cities in Saimoto, how would it resist? ”

As soon as Emperor Meiji was angry, everyone was suddenly silent, don't look at Emperor Meiji is just an old man who is not good-looking, but it can be said that he has the instinct to have today, and it can almost be said that he created it single-handedly, even if he is the most effective emperor in the history of the Emperor, it is well deserved.

Such a person, how can it be regarded as a generation of heroes and heroes, and the people present have at best only flourished in the past one or two decades or even in recent years, who dares to disobey Emperor Meiji? They don't have the guts yet!

After a long time, Prime Minister Katsura Taro said, "Your Majesty, I agree with your proposal, and now I have to think not about how much I will gain, but how much I am about to lose. ”

Emperor Meiji glanced at him, and finally the prime minister he single-handedly promoted was quite worry-free, understood his own thoughts, and could see the actual situation, Emperor Meiji nodded and said: "Okay, I'll leave this matter to you, you can prepare, and Foreign Minister Komura Shotaro and War Minister Terauchi Masashi will personally go to China to negotiate an armistice agreement, and you will have full authority to handle this matter and try to protect the interests of Yumoto." ”

Katsura Taro replied, "Yes, Your Majesty." ”

Emperor Meiji nodded, and closed his eyes in pain, and no one could see what was going on in his heart.

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On 1 November, he announced to the world that he was willing to cease war with China and form a peaceful and friendly state, and asked China to agree to this matter in order to maintain world peace, and that he would send a cabinet premier, the minister of war, and the minister of foreign affairs to China to discuss the matter in good faith.

This blatant announcement is tantamount to telling the whole world that it is extremely humiliating to say that it wants to beg for peace with China, but there is no way to do it.

Emperor Meiji's idea was: I have already announced to the world that I will not fight with you and ask for peaceful coexistence, if you China still do not forgive, that is not to want world peace, that is to be with the whole world can not get along, this is not justified in any case, right?

Wang Jundao, of course, knew that he had fought this wishful thinking, and his heart was like a mirror, and he originally planned to stop the war, after all, he had been at war with Russia for a long time, although they had won the war, but China's logistics were almost unable to support it, if it weren't for the cholera a few years ago that earned so much money for the military hall and the cabinet, I am afraid that in the past two years, if China wants to rely on that small amount of financial revenue to support such a huge war without going into debt, it is simply impossible.

China's foundation is simply too weak!

Now that he is asking for an armistice, although Russia has not asked for an armistice, it has almost acquiesced in the truce, and of course Wang Jundao cannot ask for it.

Therefore, after announcing the armistice request to the world, three days later, Wang Jundao also announced to the world that he accepted the armistice request, but the book must withdraw all the troops in Korea to the south of Seoul and the area north of Seoul within three days, and not a single soldier is allowed to be stationed, otherwise China will immediately attack!

As for saying that Ben would send the Prime Minister, the Minister of War, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs to form a negotiating envoy to China for negotiations, Wang Jundao also agreed, but there was also a time requirement, that is, within five days, the envoy must arrive in Yanjing for negotiations, otherwise China would immediately launch a landing battle in Busan, and sail its naval fleet to the coastal waters of Yuben to bombard the coastal military ports, seaports, and cities of Benben!

Wang Jundao's move is to say that he was too late to prepare!

In three days, it is theoretically possible to withdraw hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops entrenched in the north of Seoul to the south of Seoul, but in fact, in these three days, hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops will almost have to lose all their sleep, and it is possible to withdraw all of them to the south of Seoul!

It is theoretically possible for a negotiating envoy group composed of the Prime Minister, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Minister of War to arrive in Yanjing within five days, but at least four and a half days of this will have to be taken by boat and on the road, and there will not be much time to prepare!

China said that the two countries decided to cease the war, but they did not take the DPRK to heart at all, let alone put it forward, which shows that the weak country not only has no diplomacy, but also has no right to speak!

For Wang Jundao's request, of course, he couldn't refuse, after all, Wang Jundao now has the power of life and death in his hands, so he can't be disobedient.

Five days later, Prime Minister Katsura Taro, Foreign Minister Komura Shotaro, Minister of War and Korean Battlefield Commander Terauchi Masatsuki, and other negotiating envoys arrived in Yanjing, while Lin Zhengnan, commander-in-chief of the Korean Battlefield of the Chinese Dragon and Tiger Army, and Nie Yuanzheng, deputy commander-in-chief, also arrived in Yanjing.

Wang Jundao did not leave aside the negotiators, after all, they came to beg for peace, and Wang Jundao should show the demeanor that a victor should have, so he asked Tang Shaoyi, vice minister of the cabinet and foreign minister, to place him in the original embassy in China in Dongjiaomin Lane.

Since the Battle of the Yalu River, the Chinese Dragon and Tiger Army entered the territory of Korea, Wang Jundao lifted the blockade of the embassies of various countries in Dongjiaomin Lane, and released all the ministers of various countries who had been under house arrest for four years, and placed them in the embassies of various countries, but still sent guards to closely monitor on the grounds of security, no one was allowed to leave Yanjing City, but they could restore contact with their own country, Wang Jundao's move was to let these ministers report to their respective countries at any time on the progress of the Korean War.

After four years of house arrest and forced self-labor reform, the ministers of various countries have long since faded from their original arrogance in the Manchu Qing State, and one by one they have become submissive, even if they are in contact with their own countries, they do not dare to say a word unfavorable to China, and as for the Sino-Korean War, they are all praising how China fought so that the whole fleet was wiped out in the naval battle in the Korean Strait.

These ministers were afraid that they would say the wrong thing and do the wrong thing, and they would be placed under house arrest again, and they would engage in inhuman labor reform without wages, which also made Wang Jundao very satisfied, so he did not continue to trouble these ministers.

On 11 November, China and the two sides held their first peace talks, and the Chinese representatives participating in the talks were Prime Minister Choi Kyung-lue, Vice Minister and Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi, Chinese commander-in-chief Lin Zhengnan, deputy commander-in-chief Nie Yuanzheng, naval commander-in-chief Ye Zuqi, and deputy commander-in-chief Sa Zhenbing, while the representatives of the Chinese side were Prime Minister Katsura Taro, Foreign Minister Komura Shotaro, Minister of War and Commander-in-Chief of the Korean Army in Korea, Masashi Terauchi, Chief of the General Staff, Nogi Noshinori, and others. The ministers of Britain, France, the United States, Germany, Italy, Austria and other countries, who had just been released by Wang Jundao for less than a month, acted as bystanders and witnesses.

As soon as the negotiations began, Prime Minister Katsura Taro loudly rebuked: "Your Excellency Prime Minister, Your Excellency Vice Prime Minister, Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, since the outbreak of the Sino-Chinese War, since the Battle of Xingcheng, your country has massacred a large number of captured Chinese soldiers for no reason. ”

After Cui Jing smiled slightly, he said expressionlessly: "Then tell me, how much compensation is needed from our country?" ”

Katsura Taro said loudly: "From the beginning of the Battle of Heungjo to the present, a total of 400,000 soldiers of our country have died at the guns of your country, and according to the compensation of 1,000 pounds for one soldier, your country should compensate our country 560 million pounds. ”

Cui Jingluo sneered in his heart, but said calmly: "Since your country is talking about compensation, then I also want to talk about how many people have been slaughtered by your country since the beginning of the First Sino-Japanese War, Taiwan Island and its affiliated islands, Penghu Islands, Ryukyu Islands, Liaodong, Shandong, Tianjin, Yanjing, etc.?" I can't tell you the specifics, but as far as the number of statistics in our country is concerned, there are at least 2 million, and in the past 10 years, the Chinese soldiers who have died under the guns of your country are as many as 500,000, and according to your country's statistics, there are 1,000 pounds per person, that is, 2.5 billion pounds, and in addition to the 560 million pounds that offset the dead soldiers of your country, your country should also compensate our country for another 1.94 billion pounds. ”

As soon as Cui Jingluo's words fell, not only Katsura Taro was dumbfounded, but Komura Shoutaro, Terauchi Masaki, Nogi Noshinori, etc. were dumbfounded one after another, what is this? Do you dig a hole for yourself?

The ministers of Britain, France, the United States, and Germany, who were sitting on the side, also had their eyes wandering, worried that if China wanted to investigate the Chinese people and Chinese soldiers who died in the Eight-Nation Alliance's war of aggression against China, they were afraid that their countries would also have to pay a large amount of money to China.

In the middle of the ring, Katsura Taro shook his head again and again and said: "No, no, Your Excellency Prime Minister, you are wrong, those who used to be were the people and soldiers of the Great Qing Kingdom, not the people and soldiers of your country. ”

As soon as the words fell, Cui Jingluo sneered: "Joke, born in my Chinese land, grew up in my Chinese land, and accepted the influence of my Chinese culture, not my Chinese people and soldiers, is it your own mistake?" 1.94 billion pounds, not including the resources that have been seized on our land over the years, the wealth plundered, and the taxes forcibly levied, if you add these, the amount will be even greater, but my Great China will not be held accountable as those who were lost to you by the Great Qing Dynasty, but the indemnity of 1.94 billion pounds cannot be less, otherwise your country will bear the wrath of the 450 million people of our Great China, and the 100,000 navy of our China will drive warships to the coast of China. Two million Chinese Dragon and Tiger troops will land in batches, and five million Chinese reserve warriors will immediately form an army as a follow-up force and set foot on the land of Yueben! (To be continued.) )