"Minister Dou Nale, our request of the Great Japanese Empire is that the Chinese government fulfill the treaty we signed in Shimonoseki, and then truly hand over Taiwan to our Great Japanese Empire. And Taiwan must make compensation for the soldiers who killed and injured us who opposed our Imperial Japanese Army's takeover of Taiwan, and handed over all those responsible to our Imperial Japanese Empire to deal with. The resistance forces in Taiwan must surrender their weapons, and then it will be up to our Imperial Japanese troops to accept the surrender. Even, compensate for the losses suffered by our Great Japanese Empire. That's all I ask for and nothing else. Hirobumi Ito said.

"Damn, those who don't know think you're the victorious country!" Wang Guorui thought.

Wang Guorui really didn't expect that this Ito Hirofumi would be so shameless, and he directly bit back and said that he wanted Taiwan to compensate them and hand over the responsible person to Japan for disposal, isn't this just Wang Guorui's life? And this condition is impossible to achieve, first of all, they do not have such a strong strength, if they have this ability, then everyone will not sit together in front of the negotiating table today. So it was because everyone couldn't do it that everyone sat down at the negotiating table again. Japan hoped that the Manchus would still be like that, and the benefits that could not be obtained on the battlefield, the Manchus themselves spit out. This is also the consistent weakness of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which caused the things that were not lost on the battlefield to be lost on the negotiating table, which is the real speechlessness.

"Li Zhongtang, what do you have to build?" Dou Nale asked.

And Li Hongzhang immediately said: "I think that since the people of Taiwan are so unwilling to join Japan, it is better to return to our Qing Dynasty." In this way, not only does it conform to public opinion, but it also allows for the proper resolution of related problems. As for the fact that both sides are at fault in this matter, then it will be over! ”

"I oppose it, Taiwan was ceded to us by you, China, and the treaty was signed in Shimonoseki in the name of justice. And. At that time, it was me and Li Zhongtang who signed the treaty, could it be that Li Zhongtang has only been a year later, and you have forgotten it completely? What is the use of a signed treaty if it is not implemented? So, we have to do what I ask us to do, so that we can reach our opinion. Hirobumi Ito said angrily.

But Li Hongzhang is not a vegetarian. Immediately said, "What did you say about Prime Minister Ito at the Chunfan Building?" Hungry, hungry. It's a pity, Ito-kun, you ate too fast and choked. ”

Ito's face became like a pig's liver, which reminded Ito of the situation at the time. At that time, Ito Hirobumi urged China to fulfill the Treaty of Shimonoseki as much as possible, and Li Hongzhang once asked if it was not possible to give some time to it. And Ito Hirobumi replied, "I'm hungry, I'm hungry!" ”。 And now the Japanese army suffered a great loss in Taiwan, losing three divisions. This is really amazing, which is equivalent to the collapse of Japan's front teeth. Li Hongzhang now sees that his old opponent is so wronged, and he actually has some bad taste in his heart. Even if he knew that this Taiwan affair would not be so easy to be good at, but Ito Hirobumi was the person who lost the biggest face in his life after all, so Li Hongzhang felt very happy when he saw Ito Hirobumi like this.

"Hmph, the treaty you signed yourself must be fulfilled. Taiwan is already part of our Great Japanese Empire. It has to be ours! This is an international law, and no one can violate it. If you dare to disobey it, you are flouting international law. Hirobumi Ito roared.

But at this time, Wang Guorui opened his mouth and said, "Don't you ask our opinions? ”

"Your opinion?" Everyone was a little surprised.

Everyone really doesn't care about Wang Guorui, because Japan believes that Wang Guorui is the spokesperson of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. However, Li Hongzhang intentionally or unintentionally ignored Wang Guorui, because Wang Guorui's status in the Manchu orthodox officialdom was not high. He is still a county magistrate. As for the identity of the anti-Japanese leader in Taiwan, it was just a temporary identity that was not recognized by the Manchus, so Li Hongzhang ignored it. As for Dou Nale, he didn't take Wang Guorui seriously, because now Dou Nale also thinks that Taiwan belongs to "fish and meat". So there is no qualification to take the initiative to speak.

According to Dou Nale's understanding, as a fish, it should be honestly waiting for the chef and diners to slaughter, and is not qualified to express his own opinions. And Taiwan is now in the status of "fish and meat", and Dou Nale naturally ignores Wang Guorui's identity as a representative of Taiwan. And those who are qualified to express their opinions are all British Minister Dou Nale, as well as Li Hongzhang, and finally Ito Hirobumi. However, none of them expected that Taiwan, a "fish and meat," would actually take the initiative to express their opinions.

"We, the Taiwanese, demand to decide our own destiny. We think it's up to us to decide which country we want to follow, not to a few of you. This has a bearing on the safety of the lives and property of Taiwan's more than 2 million people, and a few of you have made your own decision here, are you ignoring Taiwan's more than 2 million people? This is extremely disrespectful to our more than 2 million people in Taiwan, so I protest to you! Wang Guorui said.

And Dou Nale looked at Li Hongzhang and felt a little surprised. Because in Dou Nale's eyes, Wang Guorui is also a spokesperson pushed by the Manchu court represented by Li Hongzhang in the front, and Taiwan's resistance to Japan is just a continuation of the First Sino-Japanese War, but the result of the Manchu Qing Dynasty's secret support for Taiwan's resistance to Japan. And Dou Nale will not believe that Taiwan can defeat the Japanese army on its own, which is simply an insult to his IQ. Taiwan's advanced weapons come from all countries, and all countries have models.

Therefore, Dou Nale believed that the Manchu Qing Dynasty was smashing the pot and selling iron to help Taiwan resist Japan, but it was just because they were not convinced that they lost the First Sino-Japanese War, so they secretly supported Taiwan's various advanced and powerful weapons. And so many weapons, except for the operation of one country's state machine, otherwise where can you get so many weapons? So Dou Nale didn't take Wang Guorui seriously, because in his eyes, Wang Guorui was just a person pushed by the Manchu Qing Dynasty to the forefront. And Li Hongzhang, the prime minister of China, is here, so there should be no part of Wang Guorui, the seven-pin magistrate.

And Li Hongzhang also showed bitterness, and the current situation has exceeded his expectations. Because Wang Guorui has already mastered Taiwan independently, and Wang Guorui's weapons don't know where they came from, but the only thing that is certain is that Wang Guorui will not just give up his control of Taiwan. Wang Guorui has become a de facto warlord, a separatist force that has developed during the power vacuum in Taiwan. And Li Hongzhang didn't believe in Wang Guorui's loyalty, because once he became a warlord on one side, unless he was oppressed with stronger strength, how could he be forced to be loyal?

The reason for loyalty is because the price of betrayal is not enough, or the pressure from the superiors is too great. And since Wang Guorui was able to defeat the Japanese attack from all over the country, the Manchu Qing had no way to do anything to Wang Guorui. If the Manchu Qing can do what Wang Guorui does, then naturally there is nothing to say. But now the strength of the Manchu Qing is very weak, and it is not possible to clean up Wang Guorui, who has been de facto divided, which naturally means that Li Hongzhang has no way to influence Wang Guorui. Others thought that Li Hongzhang could control Wang Guorui, but Li Hongzhang knew very well in his heart that he couldn't control Wang Guorui at all.

Li Hongzhang's visit to Taiwan this time is just to fish in troubled waters between Wang Guorui and the Japanese, and if he can bring in Dou Nale, the British minister, to muddy the waters, it is not impossible. As long as the situation changes at that time, then Li Hongzhang will have a chance to fish in troubled waters!

But now Wang Guorui is so disrespectful to him, directly refusing to listen to his opinions in front of outsiders, and directly indicating to everyone that Taiwan is not under the control of the Manchu central government, and he is embarrassed at this time. If outsiders see that he has no control over Taiwan, then Dou Nale and Ito Hirobumi will not pay attention to him at the negotiating table.

Although most of the treaties signed by Li Hongzhang are traitorous treaties, he also knows that these foreign devils are mainly based on interests, and if there are not enough interests, then they will ignore you. And if they know that Li Hongzhang can't control Taiwan, then Li Hongzhang's right to speak will be greatly reduced. Moreover, Ito also hoped to be able to coerce Li Hongzhang to compromise with Japan, and then order Wang Guorui to cede Taiwan. But now the situation doesn't seem to be like this, at that time, Wang Guorui not only kicked back the eunuch who came to deliver the holy decree, but also insulted him fiercely.

And now Wang Guorui doesn't even give Li Hongzhang face, what is this? In the Manchu Qing Dynasty, those who could make up their minds to support Wang Guorui were the Empress Dowager Cixi or Li Hongzhang, and Emperor Guangxu did not have this ability at all. And Wang Guorui insulted the people who were nominally the emperor's holy decree, but in fact Cixi, and now they don't even give Li Hongzhang face, which shows that Wang Guorui is not the person they support. This is really the internal reason, and there are really a lot of HIAs.

"I just want to tell you now that our Taiwanese people have the ability to decide our own destiny, and if you ignore the opinions of our Taiwanese people, then don't blame our Taiwanese people for being polite!" Wang Guorui said.

"This is the residence of the anti-Japanese leader of Taiwan, so I am the owner here. Drop-off! Wang Guorui said.

And Dou Nale, Ito Hirofumi and Li Hongzhang didn't expect that Wang Guorui would turn his face when he said it, and he didn't leave them any face. (To be continued......)