The Japanese government lost four capital ships and four destroyers, and the British once again came forward to support the Japanese, reiterating the issue of the two sides providing evidence to prove the ownership of Dongsha Island. After the Empress Dowager Cixi broke off the idea of going to war with Japan, she didn't care so much about a small island, and handed it over to Yuan Shikai to dispose of.

The Japanese did not agree to the mediation of the British when they had the upper hand, and now that the island was occupied by the Chinese, they took the British proposal as a lifeline. The fleet suffered heavy losses at sea, and they hoped to gain diplomatic benefits from the Qing court, demanding that the Qing Dynasty not only recognize Dongsha Island as part of Japan, but also recognize some nearby islands as Japanese territory.

After Chen Hao returned to Huaxia, he immediately stated that it was the Cam Ranh Bay pirate fleet that attacked the Japanese fleet on Dongsha Island, and it had nothing to do with the Daqingshui Division. At the same time, he firmly claimed that Dongsha Island belonged to China, and that any country that tried to get its hands on Dongsha Island would definitely go all out to defend the country.

A war of words began, and eventually, with the mediation of the British minister, the two sides agreed to provide evidence of the island's ownership. The Japanese said that they had built railways, factories, etc. on Dongsha Island very early, and that it was the Nanyang naval division of the Great Qing State that violated the border for no reason; On the other hand, the Qing court insisted that Dongsha Island had belonged to China since ancient times.

At this time, Zhang Renjun, the governor of Liangguang, sent someone to let Chen Hao go to the governor's yamen, and after Chen Hao arrived, Zhang Renjun said with a wry smile: "Brother Baxian, you did a very good job this time and successfully stopped the Japanese at sea. It's a pity that it's not that simple! Now the British have come forward to coordinate and ask us to provide evidence that Dongsha Island belonged to our country in the past, and if we can't find evidence, Dongsha Island will become Japanese. ”

Chen Hao has not received a prompt to complete the task, and the follow-up task is expected by him, he nodded and said: "Is there a way for my lord to prove that Dongsha Island is my country's territory?" ”

Zhang Renjun nodded and said: "Chinese ships have discovered Dongsha hundreds of years ago, and there may be records in ancient books. But it's too hard to find ancient books as evidence. Brother Baxian, if you can find evidence to prove that Dongsha is my country's territory, it will definitely go down in history, which is a miracle. ”

"Player Chen Baxian, Zhang Renjun, the governor of Liangguang, issued you the task 'Looking for Evidence', the task completion condition: find evidence to prove that Dongsha Island is Chinese territory. Reward: Unknown. Note: This mission is a follow-up to 'Patrol the Open Sea'. Rewards will be awarded if the mission is successfully completed, but if no evidence can be found, the 'Patrol the Outer Seas' mission will fail. ”

After Chen Hao accepted the task, he became more and more curious about the reward of this mission, because the difficulty of the task was unexpectedly large. When patrolling the sea, he first fought with Vietnamese players, exterminated more than 10,000 Vietnamese players who occupied Xisha, and when he arrived at Dongsha to defend the island, he sacrificed the level of his players, and finally gained the upper hand, but after returning, the system still has follow-up tasks.

After leaving the yamen of the governor of Liangguang, Chen Hao went directly to the yamen of the envoy and asked to see Wang Bingen, the envoy of Guangdong. When there was a controversy over Dongsha Island in history, it was this well-read inspector who found the evidence. He found a map of Dongsha Island from the "Records of Maritime Charts" written by Chen Lunjiong, the chief soldier of Gaoliang Town during the Kangxi period, and sent it to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Japan, so that the Japanese could return Dongsha Island.

It's different in the game, since the system has already generated a task, this envoy will not easily agree to help. After Chen Hao sent the post, Menzi said with a smile: "Lord Chen, my family is unwell and has rested, you can come back another day!" ”

Chen Hao directly ate a closed door. After returning to the Admiral's Yamen for a day of rest, he visited again the next day. As a result, this time Menzi said that Wang Bingen's condition was aggravated and he could not see guests. Let him come back later. Chen Hao understood that there must be a problem in this, he took out a hundred taels of silver from his blanket and handed it to Menzi, and before he could speak, Menzi waved his hand again and again: "Lord Chen, the little one is just a subordinate, and the master can't help if he doesn't see you......

Chen Hao interrupted Menzi's words and said, "I won't embarrass you, you just need to tell me that your master is really sick." Or if you don't see me for some other reason, this silver ticket is yours. ”

Menzi collected the silver ticket as quickly as possible, and said in a low voice: "Lord Chen, my lord is good friends with the former governor, and after you served as the admiral of the navy, the lord has been dissatisfied with you and the governor many times. Mostly because of this ......"

Chen Hao finally understood the reason, daring Wang Bingen not to help was because Cen Chunxuan was upset! After returning to the Admiral's Yamen, he began to think about how to break the situation. There is no doubt that Wang Bingen must rely on Wang Bingen to find evidence, but Wang Bingen has prejudices against him, and there is nothing he can do if he insists on not showing up.

According to the inspector, he is a third-grade official, and his rank is not as high as Chen Hao's commander, but the two sides are not subordinate to each other, and Chen Hao can't order Wang Bingen to do anything. After thinking about it for a long time, he finally decided to see Wang Bingen first, and then he said that since he didn't see Wang Bingen when he asked to see him privately, he could only find a way from the official side.

Wang Bingen was in charge of the criminal name as a provincial prosecutor, and he had no official contact with the Admiral's Yamen, unless there was a case in the Admiral's Yamen.

Chen Hao found two of the player's subordinates and gave them advice, and gunshots rang out from the Admiral's Yamen that night. Early the next morning, Chen Hao led the guards to the Yamen of the Inspectorate and asked the men to report again. When Menzi entered, he said: "Last night, someone assassinated the Admiral Yamen, and this official came this time to ask Lord Wang to uphold justice. ”

After Menzi's report, after a while, Wang Bingen was promoted to the court, and Chen Hao finally met this envoy. He said lightly: "This official knows that the envoy is sick, and he shouldn't disturb the adult's retreat, but there was a shooting death case in the Admiral's Yamen, and one of the competent officers under this official was shot dead, so he had to report the case to Lord Wang. ”

Wang Bingen looked very elegant, and he said lightly: "Lord Chen, let's tell the official about the specific situation!" Who was slain? ”

"The person who was killed was Wang Chao, the superintendent of the Admiral Yamen, and Wang Shu's office was looking for information last night, but he was shot dead. The murderer wrote a few big words on the wall: 'Death to the corpse vegetarian', leaving a note saying that Wang Shuban wasted a long time, but failed to find evidence for the imperial court to prove that Dongsha Island belongs to our country, so Wang Shuban must be a Japanese spy, so he will be the killer. ”

Chen Hao said indignantly: "Wang Shuban has been looking for evidence day and night, and he hasn't rested for a few days, how can it be regarded as a corpse vegetarian meal?" He searched for several days without credit and hard work, and I don't know why some people think he is a Japanese spy. If Wang Shuban is a spy, and some Confucians, who are clearly well-read and well-versed in ancient and modern times, know that the imperial court needs evidence but are indifferent, wouldn't such people be even more damned? ”

"Lord Wang, I hope you can help find out about this case anyway, so that I can give an explanation to my subordinates. After finding the murderer, the official must have made it clear to the imperial court to punish his nine clans, even if the murderer has a personal grudge with Wang Shuban, he should not do it when he is looking for evidence to prove that Dongsha Island belongs to our country. To be a man, we must distinguish between public and private, public affairs first, and abolish national affairs because of personal grievances, what is the difference between such a person and a pig and a dog? ”

Wang Bingen is the most typical literati, he is a famous bibliophile and calligrapher. Literati want to save face, and Chen Hao's sarcasm with a gun and a stick made his face blue and white for a while. If it weren't for the Governor who gave Chen Baxian the task of finding evidence, Lord Wang would have already gone to find evidence, and he wouldn't have waited until now to take no action.

Chen Hao's words made Wang Bingxian unable to argue, he did abolish his official business because of personal grudges, and deliberately did not look for evidence. After being scolded by Chen Hao, Wang Bingxian calmed down for a long time, and he said lightly: "Lord Chen has wasted a lot of effort, and in the end he still wants me to help find evidence, right?" If Lord Chen is really a public spirit, he might as well quit the task of finding evidence from the Governor, and Wang will send the evidence to the Governor's Mansion at that time. ”

Wang Bingen meant that he was willing to contribute, but he didn't want Chen Hao to get the credit, and instead took Chen Hao's army. If Chen Hao shirked the matter of finding evidence, he would be equivalent to giving up the task, even if the imperial court had evidence to get back Dongsha Island, he would not be able to get any reward.

Wang Bingen is thin-skinned as a literati, Chen Hao's skin is much thicker than him, and he said sternly: "The matter of the loyalty of the king of food, this official will never retreat in the face of difficulties, and will definitely try his best to find evidence." If there is still no clue after looking for a few months, and Dongsha Island falls into the hands of the Japanese, the official will try his best to have a clear conscience in the future. However, some people who are obviously capable of finding evidence, if they are unwilling to share the worries of the court because of personal grievances, resulting in the loss of the country, they will inevitably become sinners through the ages and be written into the history books. ”

Wang Bingen's face changed greatly, the most important thing for literati is face, and what they are most afraid of is to be written into history books as a negative teaching material. Originally, he planned to find out the evidence and hand it over to the imperial court after Chen Ba's prophet retreated, but Chen Baxian made it clear that he would never give up, which made Wang Bingen very angry.

The damn Chen Ba first said that he was righteous and awe-inspiring, saying that he must distinguish between public and private, which made Wang Bingen feel that he had the capital to negotiate conditions. He thought that he could find evidence that it was a strange commodity to live in, and asked Chen Baxian to give up the task first, and Chen Baxian would probably agree if he really had a public heart.

But the result was different from what he expected, Chen Baxian said it soundly on the surface, but in fact, in order to get the credit for finding evidence, he did not hesitate to let Japan get Dongsha Island, which made Wang Bingen not know what to do for a while.

To be honest, Lord Wang is still very patriotic, and he is also afraid that Dongsha Island will really be occupied by the Japanese. The current situation is that if he continues to compete with Chen Baxian, it may lead to the loss of territory, and he will definitely not dare to be such a historical sinner. After a long time, he sighed dejectedly and said: "Chen Ba won first, but this official will definitely not help you find evidence, the evidence you want is in my library, you can find it yourself!" (To be continued......)