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Volume 2 Chapter 218 Whimsical (1)

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    Negotiations between Beijing and China made no progress for more than ten days. On the issue of war reparations, the two sides quickly reached an agreement with 107,240,000 taels of silver to be paid back in seventy-five years; but after  At the dividing line of the ceded territory, Yi and other Chinese officials were as if they had been weighed by weights. They did not let go at all. They still insisted on taking the 136¡ã east longitude as the benchmark. No matter what the Japanese said, they kept shaking their heads.  This look always makes Ito Hirobumi furious.  ""/""/

    Half a month passed, and he and Okuma Shigenobu were full of words. No matter whether they begged or scolded, it had no effect at all. The meeting on this day was still the same. At the end, Yi suddenly said, "Your Excellency, Cabinet Minister,  This matter is beyond our control. There are still less than fifty days until February 21st. I think you two should return to your country as soon as possible and present our Qing Dynasty¡¯s conditions to His Majesty the Emperor one by one.  Well, it will save you the chance of failure in peace talks. You two have fulfilled your responsibilities and your crime is not light."

    "This matter is of no concern to His Highness the Prince. Foreign ministers have already known about it."

    Yi didn¡¯t get angry with them. He nodded with a smile, picked up the tea cup, and said, ¡°See you off!¡±

    Full of worries, Ito Hirobumi and his companions took a carriage back to Guanyi Station. Okuma Shigenobu didn¡¯t even bother to rest. He took a drink of water and went to his room again, ¡®What do you think?  "

    "In the meeting just now, Prince Gong was right when he said something. This matter cannot be decided by others, except Emperor Xianfeng."

    "Yes, I know, but Emperor Xianfeng's hatred for the imperial country has been around for a long time, and it cannot be resolved so easily. But we can't even figure out the reason for this." Okuma Shigenobu sat down slumped, "What should we do?  Do we really want to hand over such a large piece of land to the Chinese people as they wish?¡±

    "Of course this won't work." Ito Hirobumi took a few steps around the room, "The Chinese say that to untie a bell, you must tie the bell. We still have to get the idea from Emperor Xianfeng."

    "We have visited everyone who can speak to us, but it has no effect. What can we do?"

    "You don't understand what I mean." Ito Hirobumi's cheeks bulged slightly, and he suddenly bent down and said a few words in Okuma Shigenobu's ear.  The latter jumped up on the spot like a cat whose tail was stepped on, with veins popping out in his head. However, he lowered his voice hard, "No, this is absolutely not possible! Once you do this, it will definitely anger China and it will be out of control."  Got it!"

    "I have been thinking about this matter for the past few days. Unless this person is removed, our empire will never be at peace." Ito Hirobumi said slowly, "Think about it. With his current power, if this matter is said to be irreversible, who will  Can it be changed? So, we must find a way to get rid of him!"

    "Then you think that just getting rid of him will be enough? Even if it is as you said, what will be the revenge afterwards? How many people in the empire will die for this? Is it worth it?"

    "Don't worry, the situation will never be so bad." Ito Hirobumi whispered, "Once the news reaches the army, the Qing army will be wary. If they can ambush the next unit in advance, take advantage of the situation to cover up and turn defeat into victory, or not,  But it is not an extravagant hope to drive most of the Qing troops into the sea to feed the bastards."

    Okuma Shigenobu hates China more than Ito Hirobumi, but he has been the Minister of Tibet for many years. He is meticulous in handling things and thinks clearly about everything. "Even so, the Chinese green battalion soldiers carry no less than ten million soldiers. Once such a big change occurs,  If we attack with all the strength of the country, what can we do to stop the opponent?"

    "This needs to be done in two steps. First, we need to ask for international mediation; second, the Chinese people may not necessarily know that this is our hand." Ito Hirobumi said: "This time, I will go back to the country and arrange for death.  Traveling to China secretly, and then fleeing as soon as the matter is accomplished. Those who cannot escape will not be captured alive by the Chinese. The culprit is not there by then, and even if there is, there will be no evidence to prove it. Do the Chinese just insist that they are ours? What a joke!  No matter how big the world is, it can't even lift a word of truth, let the Chinese come up with evidence!"

    "Besides," Ito Hirobumi said, "if Emperor Xianfeng dies, China will be leaderless. The new emperor will not bother to use troops against the imperial country for the first time. In addition, I think Zaiying may not be as useful to our country.  My father¡¯s hatred is so deep, and not as crazy as his. As long as we fight for three to four years, it will be enough for our empire to revive!"

    Okuma Shigenobu swallowed hard and said, "Ito-kun, you must think clearly about this matter. Once it happens, it will not be a joke."

    "I know, don't worry, how could I not be careful about such a big thing?" Ito Hirobumi said, "In this way, we will leave China and return to Japan tomorrow on the grounds that the conditions proposed by China are too far from ours.  In the meantime, Okuma-kun, I would like to ask you to stay in China and delay the time with the other party. It would be best if you can buy more time. We will talk about everything after I come back."

    The more Okuma Shigenobu thought about it, the more he felt that his companionIs this a fantasy, assassinating the emperor of China?  Can this be done?  Even if it can be done, if the leader of a country is assassinated and the Chinese people have nowhere to vent their anger, it is simply unimaginable how far things will progress!  But looking at Ito Hirobumi's eyes as bright as will-o'-the-wisps, I know he won't listen no matter how hard I try to persuade him!  "No, I want to go back with you."

    "Huh?" Ito Hirobumi was stunned and immediately understood that Okuma Shigenobu still disagreed with his plan and intended to persuade the emperor to give up this unrealistic idea after returning home.  She deliberately refused to let him go with her, but she felt that there was nothing wrong with doing so. She wanted to see if His Majesty the Emperor would agree to cede such a large area of ??land to China without any resistance?

    On February 15th, Ito Hirobumi and Okuma Shigenobu returned to Tokyo, disembarked at Yokohama Port, went straight to the Imperial Palace in Chiyoda, and met Emperor Meiji who was anxiously waiting for them. "How is the situation? What do the Chinese say?"

    Ito Hirobumi handed over the official document, and the emperor grabbed it without waiting for the chamberlain to hand it over, and opened it to read, "" He hesitated for a moment, then raised his dull eyes, "Still  ¡€Is it that bad?¡±

    "These are all incompetent ministers. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

    "No, it's not the incompetence of the two of you, it's me, I used the wrong Saigo brothers!" Emperor Meiji let go of his hand, and the official documents were scattered all over the floor, "It's all my fault, it's my fault!"

    Listening to the crying voice of the Emperor, Okuma Shigenobu also shed tears. It was Ito Hirobumi who loudly said, "Your Majesty, if crying bitterly can dispel the greedy thoughts of the Chinese people, I am willing to join you in mourning for our empire. The survival of the empire is now at stake."  It's right in front of you, please hold back your tears and make an early decision."

    "What else can we decide? If the Chinese agree to the conditions, they will die. If they don't agree, they will die. What can we do?"

    "Your Majesty is right! Since agreeing means death and not agreeing means death, why not fight to the death with the Chinese?"

    The emperor looked at Ito Hirobumi with tears in his eyes, and then at Okuma Shigenobu, "Why is it so desperate? Do we still need to recruit heavy troops to start a decisive battle with the Chinese?"

    "No, I have thought about it carefully while in China and on the way back." He smiled ferociously and said in a cold voice, "I will only implement a bold plan after I have thought of a bold plan and asked His Majesty to approve it."

    "What is the solution?"

    "I want to gather many dead soldiers, sneak into China secretly, wait for the opportunity, and assassinate Xianfeng!"

    Emperor Meiji was so frightened that he said, "Ugh!"  , burped, and the tears disappeared instantly, "What did you say?" His first reaction was to refuse, "How can this be done? If you anger the Chinese, we will be completely finished!"

    "No." Ito Hirobumi analyzed calmly, "I have carefully thought about asking Rong Chen to analyze it for Your Majesty. If our plan does not succeed, everything will stop and there is nothing to say; if it succeeds, there will be three  There are two possibilities. One is that Emperor Xianfeng died. If that happens, the Qing Dynasty will be in chaos. The new emperor will take over and clean up the mess. He will not pose a threat to Japan in less than three or two years. The second possibility  Xianfeng did not die, but he was seriously injured and could not govern; we took this opportunity to concentrate our forces and drive the Chinese out of Japan! Thirdly, Xianfeng was injured, but not seriously, which is like failure.  The result is the same, so there is no difference.¡±

    "So I think that the monarchs and ministers of our empire, including those in the court, would rather stand and die to the last man than surrender to the Qing Dynasty. To cede such a large area of ????land to them is no different from the subjugation of the country."

    Meiji did not make a decision in a moment because of Ito Hirobumi's inflammatory language, "This matter is too important, let I think about it again."

    Ito Hirobumi did not dare to urge him, so he nodded, "Ito-kun, who do you think you should send to carry out such a task? Do you have anyone in mind?"

    "This is the biggest headache for me. First of all, you need to be able to speak Chinese. How can you live in the Qing Dynasty if you can't speak a word of Chinese? I'm afraid that the other party will see through it as soon as you set foot in it. Secondly, you need to have strong martial arts.  The Emperor of China lives in the Forbidden City. Although we can know that he rests in the Hall of Cultivation of Heart, it is heavily guarded and cannot be entered at will. Thirdly, if things go wrong, these people must have the courage to commit suicide.  No one can be caught alive by the other side, otherwise, it will be a catastrophic disaster!"

    After listening to what he said, the monarch and his ministers secretly thought that the last request was actually the simplest. The Chinese invaded Japanese territory. I don¡¯t know how many people with lofty ideals hate the Chinese in their hearts, but these people mostly just talk about it and cannot put it into words.  Implementation - On the battlefield between the two countries, this so-called martial arts has almost no effect. On the contrary, it is not as effective as those soldiers who have no martial arts but have received professional combat training, and can only be discarded.  ButTherefore, these people serve as dead soldiers. It is expected that they will never hesitate to dedicate their lives to the motherland.

    The second requirement is not difficult to fulfill. Japan also has a large number of martial arts masters, such as Goju-ryu karate samurai Yamamoto Gogen and Yamamoto Gogen-natural-ryu karate Oda Kume who participated in the competition at Prince Gong's Palace.  The elders of these two sects are also included, such as Nagaeda Ryoui, Takadanzu, and the only seventh-dan in Japan, the Shinto-ryu guild leader named Masaoka Chuku - it is said that he can cut with a single blow with a hand sword.  Twelve bamboos tied together.  But these people can't be used because they don't speak Chinese.

    After careful selection, Ito Hirobumi finally came up with someone. His name is Bunshunji Mitsuru. He is a military attache at the Japanese Embassy in North Korea. He studied under the famous Japanese martial artist Kotanmoro. He later joined the army and was stationed in North Korea with the rank of Colonel.  Speak very fluent Korean and Chinese.  However, he alone is not enough to accomplish this task. He must choose assistants and receive special training in the shortest time before he can carry out this top-secret mission.

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