In Beijing City, in the Prime Minister's National Affairs Yamen, the current Prime Minister Prince Gong? He was reading a copy of the fold when a principal came over with a telegram.

"Lord Qi, Japanese Foreign Minister Mutsu Munemitsu sent a telegram from Shandong, lodge a strong protest against our Qing Dynasty! He said in the telegram that after he arrived in Shandong, he had asked to see Lord Ren Chao many times, but Lord Ren always refused to return to see Mutsu Somitsu on the grounds that he was busy with official business, and even refused to negotiate! Mutsu Munemitsu lodged a strong protest against this, and demanded that the Qing government replace the minister of negotiations and start negotiations as much as possible, otherwise he would have to leave for China. The director reported respectfully.

"Oh! And what's going on? "Yi? When I heard this, I couldn't help frowning, reached out and took the telegram, read it carefully, and after a little thought, I understood the whole story, and couldn't help but snort coldly and said, "Hmph! This little Oriental devil is still so arrogant at this time, and it is really a group of guys who don't know the height of the sky! Who I sent as a negotiator in the Qing Dynasty can't take his turn to make irresponsible remarks! At this time, you dare to threaten us with returning home, hum! Call him back and tell him that Lord Ren Chao Ren is the negotiating minister personally appointed by the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, if they want to continue the negotiations, then talk to Lord Ren, if they don't want to talk, if they want to return to China, then just go back to China! ”

"Obedience!" The chief answered, turned and went down to send a telegram.

After receiving a call back from Prime Minister Yamen, Mutsu Zongguang was so angry that he wanted to threaten to return to China, but people didn't eat you at all. Is it possible to return to China? Isn't this trip in vain? How do you go back and explain to the emperor? I can't say anything. I went to the Qing country, ready to negotiate with the negotiators of the Qing country, but I asked to see them several times, but they did not see me, not only that, but also humiliated me in every way, I was angry for a while, and returned to China! If he really dares to say this, it is estimated that the Devil Emperor will let him go home to see the child on the spot!

Since he could not return to China, and Prime Minister Yamen also said that he would not change the negotiator, then Mutsu Munemitsu could only knock out his teeth and swallow blood in his stomach. Then cheekily went to see Ren Chao. The so-called sincerity is open, I still don't believe it, you Ren Chao can still see me for the rest of your life, this time Mutsu Zongguang can really be regarded as competing with Ren Chao.

Not long after Mutsu Munemitsu received a call back from Prime Minister Yamen. Ren Chao also received a telegram from the Prime Minister's Yamen. The telegram general Mutsu Munemitsu briefly told Ren Chao about the protest to the Prime Minister's Yamen.

Ren Chao couldn't help but scold after reading the telegram. "This dog's day Mitsu Ao Zongguang is really not authentic, he ate Lao Tzu's closed door, and even ran to the Prime Minister's Yamen behind his back to sue Lao Tzu for his troubles. Originally, Lao Tzu was going to see you when he was free in the past two days. But since you're so inauthentic, don't blame Lao Tzu! After Ren Chao finished scolding, he immediately ordered that as long as Namutsu Zongguang came again, he would not be seen.

So for the next few days, Mutsu Munemitsu would go to the governor's yamen every day to inquire, but every time he got the same answer, that is, Lord Futai was very busy and didn't have time to see you.

Ren Chao has been very busy these days, and the first priority to do is disaster relief. The First Sino-Japanese War broke out last year, and at the same time, some large floods also broke out in the northern provinces of the Qing Dynasty, including Shandong Province.

"The prefectures and counties along the river in Shandong Province have suffered disasters over the years, and the people's hardship has been deep. Although this year, although the three floods are peaceful, and the summer and autumn rains are excessive, all the mountain springs are flowing at the same time, and the low-lying places are difficult to accumulate. or the land is flooded, and the harvest is hopeless; or the house collapsed, and there was no money for repair. As far as the places found are concerned, Qidong belonging to Jinan Prefecture, Qingcheng, Potai and Lijin belonging to Wuding Prefecture are the heaviest by water; Zhangqiu of Jinan Prefecture, Dongping and Dong'e of Tai'an Prefecture, Binzhou and Linqing Prefecture of Wuding Prefecture are second. Last year, the famine was abnormal, and the thieves went to loot and plunder, and the bandits followed, looting and eating, and the village gathered poor people, and the vegetables were full of roads. Since the second month of winter, Siye has been starving. The local officials were trapped by the military and were unable to negotiate and provide relief. Li Chengen held a fold in his hand and shook his head and reported to Ren Chao.

"That's it!" Ren Chao frowned when he heard this, and couldn't help but think about Li Chengen, "Has the disaster been reported to the imperial court?" ”

"Back to Lord Futai, it was reported to the imperial court last year, but it had been fighting with the Japanese before, and the imperial court had no leisure to provide disaster relief at all, and the delay has been so far, and the number of victims has increased day by day." Li Chengen hurriedly said.

"Have you counted how many hungry people there are in Shandong now?" Ren Chao then asked.

"The specific number is not very clear, but a rough count should be no less than one million!" Lee Seung-eun replied.

"Report the disaster situation in Shandong to the imperial court again, and ask the imperial court to send food for disaster relief!" Ren Chao thought for a while and said, "In addition, notify the local governments of the prefectures and counties that have been severely affected by the disaster, and immediately open a warehouse for disaster relief without delay!" ”

"My lord, the province that was affected by the disaster last year was not my Shandong province, and there were many disasters in Zhili, Shengjing and other places, and the imperial court couldn't take care of us for a while, so let us help the disaster ourselves! It's just that in the past few years, Shandong's grain harvest has been poor, and there is really not much grain in stock. If we want to help these millions of victims, we will not be able to hold out until this summer's harvest. Li Chengen said with a frown. I was smiling secretly in my heart, this war is not the same as governing the place, you Ren Chao is a cow in terms of fighting, and the entire Qing Dynasty of the cow can't find a person who is more powerful than you, but when it comes to governing the place, you Ren Chao is just a rookie who doesn't know anything. Li Chengen bowed his head and said nothing with the intention of watching the excitement, it seemed that he was thinking of a solution, but in fact he was waiting to see Ren Chao's joke.

Ren Chao naturally didn't know that this Li Chengen didn't have any good intentions at all, so he thought about it seriously, frowned and asked, "If you follow the old routine, how should this matter be handled?" ”

"As a rule, it is possible to ask for intercession from other provinces that have not been affected by the disaster for assistance. It's just that~! Li Chengen hurriedly said, but hesitated halfway through his words.

Ren Chao couldn't help frowning, and said impatiently, "If Lord Fantai has something to say, why do you want to spit it out?" ”

"Back to Lord Futai, Lord Futai also knows that it is not my Shandong Province that has been affected. Shunzhi and other places were also affected by the disaster. Two days ago, Li Zhongtang had sent a telegram to the southern provinces to request support and relief, even if the southern provinces have surplus grain and are willing to support, I am afraid that they will also be close to the Shunzhi area, so ~! Li Chengen said this and kept silent, but the meaning is already obvious, you can figure out the following words yourself!

"So even if it's our turn, we don't know when we'll have to wait, and now that the disaster is urgent, and hunger is everywhere, we can't wait, can we?" Ren Chao continued Li Chengen's words and said. (To be continued......)

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