The red sun rises in the east, and the glow is ten thousand ways, sprinkling their own light and enthusiasm to the world without reservation.

In a quiet courtyard in the city of Tokyo, green grass and flowers are weaving together, and a few colorful butterflies flutter through the flowers and plants, giving this picture a summer vitality and vitality. In the main hall, Qing Ying was sitting on the main seat side by side, looking at this familiar and unfamiliar figure close at hand, his face couldn't help but show a solemn expression.

The old man in front of him is about 60 years old, wearing a suit, if it weren't for his Japanese appearance and face being too obvious, just by this appearance, I am afraid that anyone would see him as a gentleman and celebrity who haunts European royal drinking parties. Despite his short stature, his countenance was of the kind that could not be found in the crowd; But perhaps because of his long-term holding of power, he has a unique aura of not being angry and powerful, which is impressive, and he can't help but remember this face.

Hirobumi Ito was born in 1841 in Choshu Domain, and his father changed his surname to Ito because his father was favored by a family with no queen surnamed Ito and adopted him as a righteous son. He was young and stubborn, tasted little hardship, and once worked as a boy and a handyman for a long time, but in his spare time he kept his hands on the books and studied his own.

In the 60s of the 19th century, Japan was in the midst of a period of great social change. The unequal treaties signed between the shogunate and the Western powers not only deepened the inherent contradictions within the feudal system, but also exposed Japan to a serious threat of becoming a European colony. The resentment of the miserable life and the pain of the European powers for humiliating Japan made Ito Hirobumi a dung green for a while; He joined the Boxer Rebellion's campaign to "exterminate the king" and "exterminate the foreigners", with the intention of completely eliminating the influence of the European powers in Japan through armed insurrection. He himself threw Molotov cocktails at the British Embassy in Japan during a riot and partyed with a group of like-minded friends. However, an encounter led him to completely change this mindless concept.

In May 1863, the Choshu Domain sent several people to study in England, including Ito. At this time, the British Empire was at its true peak, and its power was far from being comparable even to the United States after World War II. After learning about Britain's unparalleled industrial prowess and modern civilization, his ideology changed dramatically. Relying on enthusiasm to honor the king will not play any role at all, but will only bring disastrous consequences to the country; In order to revitalize Japan, it is only by learning from Europe in an all-round way that Japan can truly get out of its current predicament and move towards prosperity. For more than 30 years after that, he has been unswervingly moving forward towards this goal, abolishing feudal towns, governing the economy, establishing a constitution, and quelling civil strife. In the First Sino-Japanese War, although Japan's gains were greatly reduced due to the Qing Dynasty, Japan still got the land of Korea that it coveted; The 100 million taels of silver compensated by the Mites also allowed Japan to pay off all its pre-war loans and successfully pass on the first large-scale domestic crisis that broke out a few years ago. Because of Ito's thorough preparation before the war, as well as his excellent diplomatic and internal political skills during the war, he won him unprecedented prestige; Now, in Japan, except for a few people such as General Aritomo Yamagu, there is no one who can compare with him.

In his previous life, Qingying had already met this scholar in modern Japanese history through the Internet, but when he actually met Ito himself, he still had a strange feeling in his heart. This feeling is very peculiar, not only the weakness and fear in the face of danger, but also the desire and passion to defeat a strong enemy. After taking a few long breaths, Qingying's mind finally calmed down, and he swallowed the cup of tea, a trademark magical smile on the corner of his mouth.

While Kiyoei was engaged in a psychological struggle, Ito Hirobumi was also quietly looking at the boy in front of him. The exotic crown prince was unimaginably handsome, and his body was so tall and well-proportioned that if he were to be placed in the domestic male geisha market, it would surely cause a catastrophic flood of scramble among the aristocratic circles with a penchant for broken sleeves. Thinking of this, Ito's heart was stunned, and then he smiled and said: "Your Highness is coming to Tokyo, my great Japanese empire is shining, and His Majesty the Emperor is even more happy, and I instruct my ministers to meet some of His Royal Highness's needs." Your Highness can live here with peace of mind, whether it is money and silk, or wine and beauty, our country will do everything in its power to provide it. Oh yes, when we meet for the first time, Your Highness may not recognize me yet, I am the current Prime Minister of the Imperial Japanese Cabinet, and His Highness can call me Ito. ”

Ito Hirofumi said with a pleasant face, making people feel like a spring breeze, if it weren't for Qing Yingzhi, all politicians were not a good thing, and they would almost be led away by his nose. Seeing that Ito Hirobumi was playing Tai Chi with him, Qingying couldn't show weakness, and immediately responded with the response sentence he thought of when he was drifting on the sea. He first congratulated Japan on its victory in the war against mites, and then began to praise Japan's achievements since the Meiji Restoration and the close fraternal relations between Germany and Japan.

Ito listened with a smile on his face, and soon he felt that something was wrong. The handsome German Crown Prince in front of him had been talking to him with those inconsistencious words all the time, and it had been more than half an hour since he first spoke. What surprised Ito the most was that none of the many fake and empty nonsense that Qingying said to him was the same; Some of the words were even the first time he had heard them, which surprised Ito, who had been involved in politics for more than 30 years. After another half an hour, seeing that Qingying was still talking unhurriedly, without the slightest sign of exhaustion, Ito Hirofumi finally didn't want to continue to entangle with the young man in front of him, but changed the conversation and introduced the content to the main topic of Qingying's visit.

Seeing that the opponent was acting like this, Qingying secretly chuckled in her heart, couldn't she stand it so soon? In the previous life, Qingying, as a P citizen who had lived in Tianchao for 18 years, had long been refined into steel under the overwhelming indoctrination of propaganda machines such as CC Ewei and Renming Ribang, and learned countless long speeches and sentence information from many words. In the political course exam at the university, I have always written the entire answer sheet densely. Now don't say it's half an hour, even if it's half a day, you won't have any lack of words!

As soon as she thought of this, Qingying felt very proud in her heart, and the smile on the corner of her mouth became even thicker. This is just because he made Ito Hirobumi take the lead in changing the subject, and he has developed a heartfelt pride in his previous life. Isn't it a great miracle that Ito Hirobumi felt impatient after only listening to these words and phrases for half an hour, but he endured them for more than ten years in his previous life?

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"Your Highness, your visit to our country this time is not high-profile, you should have a special mission, right?"

Hearing the words of Hirofumi Ito, who was leisurely drinking tea and calming down in front of him, Qingying knew that he had already understood his intentions. Think about it too. As one of Japan's most outstanding politicians, Ito has experienced countless diplomatic affairs in the past 30 years, and has long been trained in this field as he pleases. If he can't see what he is coming to, it will be an abnormal thing. In view of this, Qingying stopped going around in meaningless circles, and after a few routine greetings, he directly introduced the conversation to the topic: "Mr. Ito, I have come to your country this time in the hope that Germany and Japan can join hands to jointly safeguard the core interests of our two countries. And at the moment, our two countries have a common strong enemy. ”

Ito's eyes flashed, and then he nodded slightly. At the same time as Qingying said this, he also confirmed his previous thoughts in an instant. The struggle between the European powers has moved from behind the scenes to the front over time, and it is no longer the way it is for Germany, the continent's leading power, to remain silent. Now it seems that the contradictions between the two cousin monarchs, Germany and Russia, were far greater than Ito had imagined; Germany can't wait to unite with Japan and stab the Russian bear! As for the sincerity of Germany and Japan to fight against Russia, Ito did not have any worries at all, because the common core interests are the best glue that binds the two sides together!

Prior to this, relations between Germany and Japan were not even friendly, but more like enemies. Four years ago, Germany sold a 10,000-ton ironclad ship to Mites, which caused the Japanese Combined Fleet to sink in the Battle of Dadonggou, losing six warships and more than 1,500 officers and men. Japan's setback on the sea not only made Japan's base camp's plan to open up a second battlefield come to naught, but also added an extremely heavy bargaining chip to the negotiating table, which directly affected the final amount of compensation for Mites. Three years earlier, Germany had joined the Triple Intervention Alliance, led by Russia, and forced Japan to abandon its occupation of the Liaodong region of the Qing Dynasty. In return to the Germans, Li Hongzhang visited Germany the year before last and purchased 2 million pounds worth of warships and new weapons and ammunition enough for 30,000 people to use from the Germans. Germany's various actions have greatly damaged Japan's national interests, so much so that the people at home, apart from Russia, hate the Germans who have repeatedly become accomplices in mite clearance.

However, all this is a floating cloud in the eyes of politicians, as long as there are common core interests, two countries with dull relations or even enemies can put aside their differences and quickly stand in the same trench!

PS: There are illegal words that can always be used in this way