"The emperor, these four conditions of the minister are one to be a minister, two to cut the land, three to pay compensation, and four to garrison." Ren Chao unhurriedly said his four conditions, "Weichen thinks that this can not only achieve the purpose of punishing Japan, but also show the generosity of my Celestial Empire." ”

As soon as Ren Chao said this, whether it was Emperor Guangxu sitting on the dragon chair or Li Hongzhang and the others below, they couldn't help but shake their heads. Emperor Guangxu said with a wry smile, "With such harsh conditions, I'm afraid the Japanese may not agree." ”

"Your Majesty, with the crimes committed by the Japanese Kou, such a punishment is already considered a lenient punishment! Besides, the shape of the time shì can not allow the Japanese to bargain again, if the Japanese do not agree, only need a holy decree from the emperor, Weichen immediately raise troops to the east, then the heavenly soldiers will come and the jade will be burned, then even if the Japanese want to agree to these four conditions, it will be too late! Ren said loudly, his voice revealing a strong confidence.

Emperor Guangxu nodded slightly, yes! Now the shape has changed, and I have the ticket to victory. What's more, when the Japanese soldiers committed the Beijing Division, this is simply a great shame, Emperor Guangxu is angry when he thinks about it now, it is not good to teach the little devil a lesson, how can he come out with this evil anger in his heart.

"Your Majesty, in the humble opinion of the old ministers, the Japanese will categorically not agree to these four conditions." Li Hongzhang suddenly stood up at this time and said, "After this battle, although my Daqing Dynasty won by luck, it also hurt its vitality. What's more, the Western powers have long been eyeing our country, and it is really not appropriate to create a strong enemy at this time. ”

"Playing the emperor, what Li Zhongtang said is very true. Japan is mostly a barren land, if we rashly raise troops to suppress it, victory or defeat will not matter for the time being, even if we win by luck, it is just trying to consume grain and straw, which is really not beneficial to our Great Qing Dynasty, and it is really unwise to go east to Japan. Sun Yuwen also suddenly jumped out and objected at this time.

Weng Tongyi has always been at odds with these two people, and when he saw that the two of them spoke out, he objected. couldn't help but go out of class and said, "Qi to the emperor, the old minister thinks that what Ren Junmen said is extremely true, the Japanese invaders have violated my Qing Dynasty, offended Tianwei, and if they are not severely punished, where is my Tianchao Tianwei?" ”

"Dare to ask Master Weng, now that the treasury is empty, I don't know how much silver the household department can allocate as the military expenses of the Eastern Crusade?" Sun Yuwen turned his head to Weng Tongyi and asked.

"This~!" Weng Tongyi was speechless when he heard this, if he really wanted to go on an expedition to Japan. The amount of money spent on food and military expenses is definitely not a small amount, and the current treasury really can't get so much silver. "As long as the emperor decrees it, the old man will naturally have a way to raise enough military funds for the Eastern Expeditionary Army, and this will not be bothered by Lord Sun." Weng Tongyi refused to admit defeat and said loudly.

Emperor Guangxu couldn't help frowning when he saw that the two were arguing again, and at this time Li Hongzao came out of the class and said, "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that the current form is that the Japanese side is eager to negotiate peace, but I, the Qing Dynasty, have a chance to win." It is entirely possible to wait until the Japanese envoys arrive, and then talk before making a decision. ”

"What Li Aiqing said is extremely true, so you might as well look at the attitude of the Japanese first." Emperor Guangxu nodded lightly and said, "Li Zhongtang." I heard that the Japanese have sent envoys to negotiate peace? ”

"Your Majesty, the Japanese government has sent Foreign Minister Mutsu Munemitsu as a plenipotentiary minister to negotiate peace, and the old minister has received news that Mutsu Munemitsu has left Japan at this time and is on his way to our Qing Dynasty." Li Hongzhang hurriedly replied.

"Since this is the case, then Uncle Lao Huang and Li Zhongtang are responsible for negotiating with the Japanese." Emperor Guangxu said casually.

"Obey the order!" Abundant? and Li Hongzhang responded at the same time.

Ren Chao saw Weng Tongyi and others arguing just now. has always been silent, looking like watching the excitement, and standing by honestly. At this time, I heard the fate of Emperor Guangxu? and Li Hongzhang was in charge of negotiating with the Japanese and couldn't help but stand up again, "Wechen dared to play the emperor, Wechen thought that Japan was just a small barbarian country, and now he only sent a foreign minister to negotiate. And if I, the Qing Dynasty, sent Prince Gong and Li Zhongtang to negotiate with the Japanese Kou, it would be too much to promote them. Wechen thought that in accordance with the principle of diplomatic reciprocity, it was enough to send an official from the Prime Minister's national affairs department to be responsible for negotiating with the Japanese Invaders. ”

"There's some truth to what you're saying." Emperor Guangxu nodded slightly and said, "It's just that if you really send a principal to negotiate with the Japanese people, it will inevitably be too child's play!" ”

"Emperor Shengming, this Japanese foreign minister is also regarded as an important minister of Japan, and according to the principle of diplomatic reciprocity, our side should also send an important minister with a matching status to negotiate with him, so as to reflect the principle of fairness and justice." Li Hongzhang said at this time.

"So who do you think it is better to send someone to negotiate with the Japanese side?" Emperor Guangxu glanced at His Royal Highness's ministers and asked.

Li Hongzhang was about to speak, but at this time, Weng Tonggong suddenly jumped out and said loudly before Li Hongzhang could speak, "The old minister is one person, but he can take on this heavy responsibility!" ”

"Master Weng is playing who, you might as well tell me about it." Emperor Guangxu said casually.

"The old minister Bao played the named commander, and the chief soldier of Jiaoao Town, Ren Chaoren, was the lord!" Weng Tonggong said loudly, "Since the beginning of Korea, Lord Ren has fought no less than 100 battles with the Japanese invaders, and he has not tasted a single defeat. ”

Ren Chao couldn't help but curse in his heart when he heard this, why did this old guy suddenly drag Lao Tzu out, what kind of heart did he have? However, Ren Chao was also secretly happy in his heart, if he really stopped this errand, it would not be bad.

"The old minister thinks that Ren Chao is young after all, and he is not familiar with foreign affairs, so he may not be the best candidate." Li Hongzhang hurriedly objected.

"The minister thinks that the Japanese are very jealous of Lord Ren, and if they send Lord Ren to negotiate, it can also have a certain deterrent effect on the Japanese Kou." Li Hongzao thought for a while and said, "As for Lord Ren who is not familiar with foreign affairs, he can send an old and serious minister to assist, not to mention that after negotiation, the terms of the contract still need to be approved by the Prime Minister's Yamen, and finally decided by the emperor!" I don't think anything bad cuò will be wrong. ”

"Yes!" Emperor Guangxu nodded slightly and said, "Since this is the case, then Ren Chao and Ren Aiqing will be the minister of negotiation, and he will be fully responsible for negotiating with the Japanese side." ”

"Weichen Command!" Ren Chao hurriedly thanked him.

Li Hongzhang was somewhat disappointed when he saw this, but as soon as the emperor opened Chrysostom, it was a holy decree, and Li Hongzhang couldn't say anything. However, Li Hongzhang thinks that Ren Chao's attitude towards Japan is inevitably too tough, and if he really talks according to Ren Chao's four conditions, this peace talk will definitely not be able to be negotiated, and it seems that Ren Chao needs to be beaten in private.

Li Hongzhang was pondering there and turned around to give Ren Chao a wake-up call, and here Ren Chao suddenly stood up and said loudly, "Start the emperor, Weichen still has something to play to the emperor." (To be continued......)

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