Imperial Government Building, the golden conference hall on the first floor, this is the place where the emperor receives foreign heads of state, envoys and ministers and awards, at this time the two five-meter-high gold carved golden doors in this living room are open, standing in the corridor outside the door, the soldiers of the royal honor guard in ceremonial dresses, when His Majesty walked slowly, they raised their guns to salute, the honor guards held their chins high, with a pride in their bones, and the soldiers who could be selected for the royal honor guard were all the elites of the one hundred and sixty-six imperial guards army and navy.

When Chen Moran walked slowly from the corridor towards the conference hall, in the conference hall, Ito Hirobumi's eyes were staring at the huge painting behind the main wall showing the battlefield tearing up, which was the "Mobei Battle Map" from the hands of a famous artist, and the painting was painted with the Han cavalry and the Hun cavalry tearing apart.

The scene of the fierce battle of ten thousand horsemen is almost thrilling, looking at this thrilling painting of the fierce battle hanging in this grand national ceremony hall, Ito Hirofumi only sighed in his heart.

"The end of the weakness of Chinese literature!".

He didn't know that this conference hall also had a name called "Mobei Hall", which would always convey a message to outsiders who were familiar with Chinese history.

Now the Chinese Empire will choose to use force to redeem all the humiliation it has suffered.

Looking at this huge painting, Hirobumi Ito, who is familiar with Chinese history, sighed and commented on the message of this painting in his heart.

"Your Majesty has arrived!"

With the long call of the guard officer, Ito Hirobumi turned around, and when Chen Moran walked to a distance of three meters from him, he respectfully bowed a ninety-degree bow.

"It is said that the special envoy of His Majesty the Emperor of the Empire and the President of the House of Nobles, Ito Hirobumi, has met His Majesty the Emperor of the Chinese Empire!"

Chen Moran, dressed in army uniform and holding the handle of the knife with his left hand, did not show any expression at all, but walked directly towards the sofa, and after sitting down, he looked again at the bowed Ito Hirobumi, the most outstanding politician and diplomat in Asia, and the first hero of the Meiji era who successfully exploited the contradictions in the interests of various countries to seek benefits.

Countless people have even said that if Ito had not died in the assassination, the history of the whole of Asia and the whole world would have been rewritten. And the people who say this, there are Chinese, there are themselves, there are Americans, there are Europeans, almost everyone is convinced of this.

"His Majesty the Emperor asks Ito to convey his greetings to His Majesty the Emperor, wishing His Majesty the Emperor the ...... of the restoration of China."

Ito Hirobumi was not surprised at all, as an Oriental, he naturally understood the Oriental way, if it was a few decades ago, he might have had to bow and bow to the ground, but now he only needs to bow.

"Please Count Ito convey my greetings to the Emperor of your country!"

After coldly spitting out a sentence, Chen Moran held the sword in his left hand and waved his right hand.

"Excuse me!"

At the same time, point to the lower position.

"Sit down!"

Only then did two attendants enter the room carrying an upholstered chair and placing it in the place of Chen Moran's finger.

According to his knowledge of China, when he sat down, Ito did not sit down directly, but bowed again to thank the emperor before sitting on half a chair.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, in view of the current unpleasant ...... between the Great Empire and the Great Chinese Empire in the northeast of your country"

When Ito Hirobumi spoke, Chen Moran frowned slightly, he looked at Ito Hirobumi, he knew that the book at this time was by no means the book after 20 years, one is that there is no strength after 20 years, and the other is that at this time, the important members of the military and political circles, although they have the unique gambler psychology of the person, but they are by no means a group of fools who just move blindly and do not know the strategy, Ito Hirobumi, Katsura Taro, Oyama Iwa, Kodama Gentaro, etc., these Meiji heroes, all have a strategic vision that is difficult for their descendants to achieve, At least understand what is the strength of the state and the purpose of war.

Otherwise, according to the opinions of those soldiers, I am afraid that the three northeastern provinces will be annexed by them as early as 1905, and the so-called "Qing Tiji" painstakingly operated by Ito Hirobumi and others has created a friendly and even grateful psychology of the Chinese, which was finally destroyed by the short-sightedness of politicians and soldiers after the death of important ministers like Ito Hirobumi.

The temporary compromise of interests in exchange for greater interests in the future, the military rise of the capital was supported by the power of the poor country, and the final realization of the economic rise of the capital was the way of Ito Hirobumi and others through the return of Manchuria, the construction of the "Qing Dynasty support" made the Manchu Qing and the people fall to the capital, and the people of the country used the goods, which directly contributed to the economic rise of the capital.

Although the later "Twenty-one Articles" led to a boycott of Chinese goods, in the context of the Great War, there was no situation where goods were available without goods, but the boycott did not last long, whether it was the military rise or economic rise of the country, almost with divine help, stepping on China's shoulders to realize their dream of becoming a strong country.

Now, it's time to shatter their dreams.

“…… I hope that His Majesty the Emperor, with the thousand-year-old friendship between China and China, will immediately stop the conflict between the white people and the Asian people's worries! ”

As soon as Ito Hirobumi's voice fell, Chen Moran spoke.

"Count Ito, we don't think about who is right and who is wrong in this conflict!"

As a "challenger", Chen Moran is naturally willing to follow Ito's words and say that this war is a "small conflict", at least Ito Hirobumi's statement is very comfortable to listen to, just like slapping someone in the face, and others have to laugh with it.

"But at least one thing, this war was fought on Chinese soil, causing damage to China's dignity, and the property damage caused by the Chinese people is unavoidable. What qualifications do you have to levy our nationals to serve in your country's war effort? Not to mention the atrocities committed by this army in our country, killing thousands of our citizens! If the [***] team did this, I don't know, how would the company react? ”

Ito's aggressive questioning stunned him for a moment, but then he explained.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, you should understand that the Ming Dynasty is fighting for the security of Asia, but fundamentally it is fighting for China, and under the rule of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, China's national strength is weakened to the extreme, and it cannot protect the well-being of the people at home, and it cannot maintain its national power externally, so it allows Russia to occupy the northeast of your country,"

When Ito Hirofumi said this, Chen Moran just quietly touched the handle of his Tang Zhi knife, which was a golden dragon handle.

"If China is strong, there will never be a war between Russia and Russia. If China is strong, it should be a war between China and Russia, or a war between China and Russia, and not a sacrifice to return to the original, I can assert. These two wars are only fighting for the survival of the country with the life and death of the people, and it is not enough to say that they are aggressive. If China is not strong and is willing to accept the aggression of Europe, and will be in danger of death, it is hateful, because it is said that it has no choice but to resolutely raise troops with the strength of the whole country to cut off the ambition of Russian aggression. ”

"What a resolute one!"

When he snorted coldly, Chen Moran almost didn't want to applaud such righteous words as Ito Hirobumi, even if it was a hundred years later, when he commemorated the Russo-Russian War, he still put the responsibility for the war on China, the reason was that "China is too weak"!

When the robbers can say so righteously, I am afraid that the whole world will only be called himself, this is not the last time he met with Katsura Taro, this will not need to cooperate with Ito Hirobumi, everything he can get from himself has been obtained, in the future, China said that there can be no friendship and cooperation between the two countries.

But despite this, he is not ready to turn his face with Yuben now, although he has already turned over, but now he needs to ease up.

"Well, Count Ito, as Your Excellency and Katsura Taro have said, in the time of the Manchus, the danger in the East was at the extreme, and at the same time the disappointment was at the extreme. In that way, where is there any hope for the development of the imperial court and the political axe. But now? ”

With his eyes slightly raised, staring at Ito Hirofumi, Chen Moran smiled proudly.

"China may not have a strong navy now, but as a continental country, I have a well-equipped, well-trained, and strong will to fight with a scale of up to 1.6 million troops, if necessary, I can sign a mobilization order to further mobilize millions of army troops, and yesterday, the US banking community has agreed to issue up to $450 million in public bonds for the empire! Human, financial, and even China's military industry are enough to support China in a land war with any country on a scale beyond the imagination of the world! ”

In order to arm this army, in addition to self-produced rifles and customized caliber rifles from the United States and Germany, and the purchase of army artillery from Germany, a large number of weapons left over from the former Qing Dynasty were also renovated, although Ma'anshan, Shanghai, and Wuhan provided enough artillery shells, mortar shells are easier to produce than mountain artillery shells, but propellable charges and explosives need to be imported from Britain, France, Germany, and the United States in large quantities. In fact, now I am almost the same as Yueben, they are all supporting the table, the only difference is that the situation in terms of human and financial resources that has just been involved in China is far better than that of Yueben.

However, only a very small number of people know about these insider stories.

"I don't know, Count Ito thinks that the Chinese Empire is now capable of defending its own interests!"

"Your Majesty, I do not deny that the Chinese Empire, under the wise leadership of His Majesty the Emperor, has undergone amazing changes, but ......"

Ito Hirobumi's words paused slightly, and he was thinking about how to take care of the face of the emperor in front of him, and the words that could fully express his attitude.

"But what needs to be noticed by His Majesty the Emperor is that Yue Ben had declared war on Russia as early as a year ago, and at that time, the Manchu regime had already declared external neutrality, and the strength of the Chinese Empire was not equal to the strength of the Manchu regime a year ago, so the original intention of the war was still for China!"

At this time, Ito Hirobumi raised his head again and looked at His Majesty the Emperor in front of him, who was dressed in an army uniform.

"In Asia, China says that if the two countries work together, they will be able to ensure that Asia will be freed from the clutches of Europeans, but now the conflict between China and the two countries in the northeast is painful for relatives and happy for enemies, happy for Europeans, and worried for Asians! Your Majesty, the Chinese Empire is a continental country, and now it has the best army in Asia, which can protect the Asian continent, and this empire is an island country with the most powerful navy in Asia. ”

When he said this, Ito bowed lightly and said.

"Your Majesty is a British man after that, but Your Majesty is a colored person, is it possible that Your Majesty is ambitious and willing to be driven by white people?"

At this time, Ito Hirofumi stood up, pointed to the "Mobei Battle Map" on the wall, and said excitedly.

The charm of this "Battle of Mobei" far surpasses that of "Kanagawa Surfing Map", which also shows that the future of the Great Chinese Empire lies in the mainland, and the future of the Great Empire lies in the ocean! Your Majesty, although China and China have been a little unhappy in the past ten years, but that is the contradiction between the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the Chinese treasures, it is no longer the past, Your Majesty has recovered the rivers and mountains of China, and the Chinese treasures have to be returned to the Han people, and the books will no longer be treated in the old way. ”

When Ito Hirobumi pointed to the "Battle Map of Mobei", Chen Moran felt a little proud in his heart, the first draft of this painting was taken out by him, and finally made by more than a dozen famous painters in China, the purpose is to show the world that China is recovering the ancient time, the spirit of national martial arts.

“…… If he says that the Chinese Empire rises on the mainland, and that this empire resides in the sea, I will say that this empire will definitely do its best to help China maintain the sea. In the present world, the only countries in Asia that are capable of resisting the European powers are China and China, and at that time, the development of the continent is China's responsibility, and the development of the seas is China's responsibility. He said that he would never worry that there would be no place for immigrants to trade in the future, and he would never make a clumsy plan to invade China. Absolute protection for the mainland and all-out development in the United States and Australia is the right way for the survival and development of our nation. China says that the two countries can work together to ensure peace in the eastern hemisphere! ”

At this time, it is undeniable that Chen Anran is indeed a little tempted, indeed, it is true that Ben has the best navy, at least in this era, if the two countries join forces, but ...... Where the couch is recessed, there is no room for others to sleep soundly!

Thinking so in his heart, Chen Moran, who had a contemplative look on his face, hesitated pretending to be.

"Count Ito, it is well known that the future of China lies on the mainland, but if your country and Russia are at war on our soil, if we do not put a stop to it, it will damage the dignity of the empire! This war is not so much a conflict of neutrality as it is the necessity of preserving the dignity of the empire, and it is ......"

With his eyes slightly raised, Chen Moran suddenly laughed and stood up at the same time.

"But I think, even if China says that the two countries have the same language and the same ancestry, they are a brother, and some unhappiness is nothing, and some unhappiness can be resolved at the negotiation table!"

"Your Majesty, if negotiations are to be held, please also ask Your Majesty to immediately order the troops to stop the attack on the Yalu River Army in the light of the Chinese friendship! To create an opportunity for negotiation! ”

(To be continued)