Chapter 204: The Wa Kingdom Wants to Swallow the Ryukyus

He Ruzhang did not dare to slack off, and immediately sent a note to the Japanese Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Terashima Munenori, claiming that the Japanese state had violated the provisions of the "Sino-Japanese Reconciliation Regulations" that they should not invade each other's territories, and that the Japanese state must wait for the Ryukyus to pay courtesy, and that the Ryukyu country must follow the old rules in everything, and that there must be no more obstruction of tribute, and do not do unbelieving, unjust, ruthless and unreasonable things.

Terashima Sect received the note from Ruzhang, jumped like thunder, and immediately said: Ryukyu belonged to the Japanese state 500 years ago, and it is really absurd and violent to believe in injustice, ruthlessness and unreasonableness, and it is not enough for the Qing minister to come to apologize to eliminate the incident.

When Ruzhang heard this, he said: A hammer!

If Zhang refused to apologize, the Imperial Minister of the Imperial Empire of the Japanese Kingdom, Minoru Sanjo, also angrily said: The Qing Kingdom is really unreasonable, and from now on, Ryukyu must stop paying tribute to the Qing Kingdom, must use the Meiji era name, must send people to Beijing to study law, and must implement the reform of the feudal system. This is an ultimatum, and King Shotai of the Ryukyus must reply by February 3.

Ryukyu King Shotai received an ultimatum from Minoru Sanjo, saying that he could not afford to be ill and refused to reply.

Meiji no longer wandered, and made an edict: Ryukyu Shangtai, stubborn, coerced by grace, and disrespectful to the mission; The Ryukyu Domain is hereby abolished, and the Ryukyu documents and assets are confiscated; Shang Tai moved to Tokyo Prefecture and was given a mansion.

On March 31, 1879, Michiyuki Matsuda, secretary of the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs, led 160 police officers and 400 soldiers to take over Shurijo Castle and change the Ryukyu Domain to Okinawa Prefecture.

When Prince Gong heard this, he immediately sent a note to the Minister of the Japanese State in China, Shido Ji: The Japanese State violated Article 3 of the "Regulations on the Reconciliation of the Chinese and Japanese Countries" and that the states and territories to which they belonged should treat each other with courtesy, which was really contempt for China. Ryukyu has been a country for 500 years, the country has been canonized by China, and the country has been renamed to China as Zhengshuo, and it has been paid tribute to China for hundreds of years, and it is well known to the country of the world. Based on this, the Wa Kingdom must quickly stop the abolition of Ryukyu as a county, and the friendship between the two countries will be improved.

The note was issued, and the Japanese minister to China, Shishito, also received it, but he was fragmented and did not hear from him for a long time.

He Ruzhang, the minister stationed in Japan, secretly recited: There is no way to stop the retrograde behavior of the Japanese people without starting the army.

The Queen Mother of the Two Palaces quickly summoned all the military aircraft to discuss.

Shen Guifen, Minister of Military Aircraft, said: Qiyu Empress Dowager, Qiyu Emperor, Weichen thinks that working at sea is vulnerable to national prestige. Ryukyu, projectile one projectile ear! The contribution is not enough to benefit my treasury, the people are not enough to serve my battle, and the version is not enough to defend my barrier!

The foreman of the Minister of Military Aircraft, Prince Gong Yixun said: Qi Yu Empress Dowager, Qi Qi Emperor, the slave thinks that if Ryukyu is abolished and does not ask, what is the national body? What do you think?

Empress Dowager Cixi said: This matter is not trivial, and the governors of the provinces quickly appeased the generals, and carefully agreed that the Japanese would abolish the Ryukyu and establish counties, which would be repeated within a month; Li Hongzhang, the governor of Zhili, came to Beijing to see His Majesty immediately.

Ding Richang, the minister who supervised the Nanyang coastal defense and was in charge of the affairs of various countries, received the decree and immediately said: Ryukyu is a projectile ear overseas, and the contribution is not enough to benefit our treasury, the people are not enough to serve my army, and the version is not enough to defend my fence.

Wechen thought that the motive for the Wa Kingdom to take the risk of destroying the name of the small was not in the Ryukyus, but just to take the opportunity to provoke me. Before the coastal defense has been fully prepared, it seems that it is advisable to be bent on peace, and to make rapid preparations for war internally, and to be false and reckless on the outside.

In mid-April, Li Hongzhang, the governor of Zhili, went to Beijing for an audience.

Empress Dowager Cixi said: How should the affairs of the Ryukyu Kingdom be handled?

Li Hongzhang said: The Empress Dowager, the Emperor, I don't have an ironclad ship, but I have two ironclad ships, and if I break into the Ryukyus, I will retreat.

The Empress Dowager Cixi sighed and quickly issued an edict: Ryukyu belongs to China, and the Wa Kingdom dares to prevent it from paying tribute and razing it to a county. It is imperative to be properly prepared, strive for self-improvement, and strengthen the barriers. Shen Baozhen and Wu Yuanshan carefully drew up the defense of Nanyang, and the strength of the preparation should not involve Emperor Zhang in a slight, nor should they be careless. And to find out the situation of the country at any time, and to play it quickly.