Mutsu Zong Guang glared at Wu Tingfang angrily, he saw Wu Tingfang and just smiled calmly, "Your Excellency Foreign Minister doesn't need to be excited, I believe that the soldiers are just a little excited, and they don't mean to be disrespectful to your country, as for turning the muzzle, I believe it is just daily training." Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Mutsu closed his eyes helplessly, he didn't want to talk nonsense with the Chinese diplomatic ambassador at this time, "Please leave, Lord Wu, this matter is out of control, I must report it to the Prime Minister, please report to the Prime Minister of your country immediately!" ”

Wu Tingfang Shi Ran got up, bowed slightly towards Muzu Zongguang, walked out of the living room, and waited until he boarded the carriage of the embassy, Wu Tingfang's face darkened, "How can the Beiyang Naval Division be so reckless!" It's okay to put down the soldiers, how to reverse the muzzle of the cannon, is it possible that you still want to shell Nagasaki City! ”

The counselor on the side said, "How can this matter be so sudden, is it an order from Li Zhongtang in China?" According to yesterday's form, after a debate between the two sides, it became a big thing and a small matter, so why do you have to make such a big move today? It's really weirdly tight. ”

Of course, the ambassador is under the management of the Prime Minister's Yamen, but on the Japanese side, it is different, Wu Tingfang is the most proficient in foreign affairs among Li Hongzhang's staff, and this ambassador to Japan is also promoted by Li Hongzhang, of course, he also has to listen to the command and control of this old boss Beiyang minister, "I have to wait for the telegram from Beiyang to come," he couldn't help but be a little worried, "The Beiyang Navy Division actually turned the muzzle of the gun towards Nagasaki City today, this is an extremely serious incident, far from such a trivial matter as a fight between soldiers and police, The Japanese are not easy to offend, I don't mean that I am afraid of the Japanese, but if I just provoke the Japanese like this, but there is no need to knock them down, they are the most capable of holding grudges, I am afraid that they will have a sense of revenge in the future, and they will not be able to prevent it! ”

"There has always been only a thousand days to be a thief, and there is no use of the principle of a thousand days to prevent thieves. Wu Tingfang shook his head, "Donghai is only afraid that there will be many things in the future." ”

Tokyo, Emperor's Palace. When Prime Minister Hirobumi Ito, Foreign Minister Mutsu Munemitsu, Minister of the Navy Saigo Shomichi, and Military Representative Ito Yuhiro came in, they were surprised to find that in the depths of the temple, behind the light veil curtain, the emperor and another person were sitting cross-legged and talking. Because of the distance between the veils and the distance, it was difficult to see who the person was, but from the figure of the emperor leaning forward, you could feel that their conversation was very agreeable.

An attendant of the Imperial Palace stepped forward and said to Ito Hirobumi, "Your Majesty is receiving an important guest, please wait here for the Prime Minister and the ministers." ”

"Yes." A few people sat in a hall outside, and as they sat down cross-legged, Ito asked the attendant in a soft voice, "Do you know who that important guest is?" ”

The attendant said, "Fukuzawa Yukichi." ”

Foreign Minister Mutsu was surprised and said, "Is it Yukichi Fukuzawa, a university scholar?" His attitude of not colluding with politicians and not cooperating with the government is well known, and he is a sage like Boyi and Shuqi! ”

The Minister of the Navy, Saigo, touched the short beard on his lips and said suspiciously, "He is such a high-minded independent thinker, but His Majesty invited him, and he accepted His Majesty's invitation, which is really incomprehensible." ”

Hirobumi Ito nodded, "Maybe because his remarks are instructive to the people, Your Majesty invited him to ask for advice." ”

"Prime Minister," Mutsu Munemitsu still couldn't help but speak at this time, "The Chinese have launched such a huge incident in Nagasaki, and the police department has been forced to follow your order to release the detained Beiyang Fleet soldier, but the Chinese still demanded, and put forward a demand for compensation from the Japanese government, which is absolutely something we cannot bear, our people will continue to question whether our policy is effective, whether we can fight China's Beiyang Fleet, sorry, Minister Saigo, I probably crossed the line, He bowed slightly to Saigo Congdao and apologized, "But I have to say that such an act of the Beiyang Fleet is indeed a great damage to our cabinet!" Even if there is mediation between the British and German ambassadors, I think it is impossible to compensate the Chinese for their losses, which will be a great damage to the dignity of the country and the honor of the emperor. ”

Mutsu Somitsu was already very restrained in the palace, but there was still a sense of determination in his words. Hearing his words, Navy Minister Saigo shook his head, "It's okay, Foreign Minister, we are all for the empire, the Beiyang Naval Division is too strong, this is a practical thing, you don't need to hide anything for me, why is the Qing Kingdom so arrogant and arrogant in Nagasaki Port, it is because their navy is strong, they have such an arrogant capital This is true, I also do not agree to bow to the Chinese, but it is obvious that now we have to bow our heads." ”

Several people were silent, and a feeling of grief and shame arose, and the cabinet was ready to thoroughly understand this matter, because the pressure on the Qing State was too great, really too big, too big to bear. When Beiyang Minister Li Hongzhang learned of the "Nagasaki Incident," he was very angry and summoned the Japanese consul in Tianjin, Hatano, and said in a threatening tone: "...... It is not difficult to start the war. Our ships are anchored in your country, their hulls and guns are indestructible, and they are ready to go into battle. Even when interviewed by Chinese and foreign reporters in Tianjin, he was even more blunt: "If the Japanese side does not apologize and pay compensation, the Beiyang Navy Division will ignore the good-neighborliness and friendship between the two countries and take action on the same day to put the Japanese Navy in a place where it is in a state of weakness!" ”

"Put the Japanese Navy in a place where it is in a state of weakness!"

These words are really too domineering, and the domineering to Saigo Congdao can't sleep for a few nights, how can the fledgling Japanese Navy resist the intimidation and threats of the Beiyang Naval Division? "In order to deal with the Beiyang Navy, the Empire has added three ships named after Itsukushima, Hashishima, and Hashidate, but if we don't buy back the world's fastest cruiser "Yoshino", we will still be unable to compete with the Beiyang Navy! This is something that His Majesty must understand when it is played correctly. ”

"Your Majesty and our position are the same, to pass the military budget, it is the parliamentary guys who are difficult to deal with! I hope that the humiliation of this compensation will convince them to ......" Ito Hirobumi has a dark face and thick bones, and it is more appropriate to say that he is not so much the prime minister as the fishermen who fish in Hokkaido, where the wind and snow are howling all year round, but he is thoughtful from the tone of his voice to the look he looks.

When you double the monthly pass, everyone votes more, and there is a wave of more rewards this month. Steadily! (To be continued.) )