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Volume 1: The First Ming of the Young Phoenix Chapter 138: Angry People

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    "Bang!" Liu Mingchuan, who was sitting on the Grand Master's chair reading the telegram, suddenly slapped his hand on the case in front of him and stood up.  His face was dark, his chest was rising and falling rapidly, his sharp and angry eyes were gushing out, and his expression looked like he was looking for someone to devour.  Seeing this situation, Liu Zhenhua and Liu Shengyun held their breath and sat upright on the chairs on the side of the Baodao Navy Yamen meeting hall.  Neither of them spoke immediately, only waiting for the boss to speak.  After a while, Liu Mingchuan roared loudly: "Come here, go and invite Liu Buchan and other senior officers of the Beiyang Navy over immediately! Let me tell you that I, Liu Shengsan, have urgent matters to discuss!" The guard standing outside the door bowed to lead him.  Life, go and invite people.  After standing there for a long time, Liu Mingchuan turned to look at Liu Zhenhua, frowned, gritted his teeth, looked at him and counted his breath, and asked: "Where does this news come from? Can the authenticity be guaranteed? My dear nephew, don't blame me, although I have no doubts about you.  , but the matter is of great importance and is related to the future fate of the treasure island, so please tell me the truth!" "Uncle, my nephew understands your doubts and understands that the content contained in the telegram was obtained from Li who participated in the negotiations in Pyongyang, North Korea.  My nephew, Li Jingfang, the adopted son of Zhongtang, can guarantee the authenticity and accuracy of his information! " "Alas! A woman interferes in politics, and the powerful officials are in charge, harming the country and harming the people!" Liu Mingchuan sighed and stopped asking for details.  Sitting back on the chair behind the case, Hao leaned his head back against the back of the chair, his eyes tightly closed, the corners of his mouth twitching faintly, and a sad look appeared on his face.  "My father is older" Liu Shengyun thought of her father's recent deterioration in health. Seeing this situation, she spoke anxiously, but he had not yet finished speaking.  When Liu Mingchuan raised his hand and shook it up and down to stop him, he had no choice but to keep silent.  A look of worry hung on his face.  The hall fell silent for a moment, and only the breathing of the three people could be heard.  After coming here for a while, the guard's voice announced at the door: "Sir, Commander-in-Chief Liu Buchan and Deng Shichang and other leaders are here." "Quickly, please, let all the adults come in immediately." He has thick eyebrows and big eyes, and he is still smiling.  Liu Buchan, a man with thick beard and thick beard, walked in front of the leaders, strode into the side hall, and asked with a smile: "The boss is urgently calling for the subordinates to come, but I don't know what important matters to give?" "Zixiang"  "My lords, please sit down. I really have something important to discuss. I'll wait until you read the contents of this telegram." Liu Mingchuan put the case in the telegraph and put it away. Liu Shengyun, who had already stood up and stood beside his father when the guard reported it, hurriedly said.  He took the message and sent it to Liu Buchan.  "Sir, can the content of this telegram be verified? If the news is true, how will you deal with it? Such improper actions by the imperial court may chill the hearts of the soldiers and passionate people on the bloody battlefield! Many people on the treasure island  "Where will we go?" "It has been confirmed that it is true! The fate of the treasure island and millions of people is an important matter that I want to discuss with you!" Liu Mingchuan nodded and confirmed this.  The authenticity of the message.  After hearing his words, all the officials were surprised and confused. They all got up and walked forward quickly, gathered around Liu Buchan, and took his hand to read the telegram.  The content of this telegram is extremely detailed, and it is recorded on it: Empress Dowager Cixi and Li Hongzhang, the peacemakers who controlled the imperial court, had no intention of continuing the war from the very beginning.  In mid-September, the Battle of Pyongyang was defeated. The Japanese army gathered most of its troops at the mouth of the Yalu River and pushed directly into Liaodong. Seeing that the war was about to burn into China.  The Qing court was very alarmed that its Longxing land was being devastated by war. With Cixi's intervention, calls for a truce and peace talks prevailed in the court.  Although the Battle of the Yellow Sea was won, it was the credit of the Yaju mercenary fleet. During the naval battle, all countries watching the battle kept it secret and adopted a secret investigation and wait-and-see attitude towards this mysterious and powerful armed force.  However, the Manchu government, which had little information and was arrogant, mistakenly believed that the victory in the Battle of the Yellow Sea was due to the fact that when the Beiyang Navy and the Japanese fleet were both in a losing battle, the Yaju fleet succeeded in a sneak attack from the side, which led to the destruction of the Japanese combined fleet.  In the message sent by Liu Buchan to the Navy Yamen, he specifically mentioned that the mercenary army in Yazhan was mainly composed of Lanfang people, which made the powerful officials in the court who had always regarded Lanfang people as heaven and abandoning the people feel contempt and disdain.  .  Officials of the Navy Yamen also believed that the giant ships and artillery of the Yazhan Fleet mentioned in Liu Buchan's telegram were deliberately exaggerated by Liu Buchan and others to flatter themselves with the help of the Lanfang people.  Then he responded with a very high profile and ordered Liu Mingchuan and Liu Buchan to be responsible for recruiting the Yajuan fleet to serve the Qing Dynasty.  At the end of the month, Empress Dowager Cixi re-appointed Prince Gong Yixin, whom she had deposed in 1884, to preside over the Prime Minister's Office.  The prince originally advocated surrender to foreign countries. In early October, Yixin personally came forward and asked Britain, the United States and Russia to mediate.  In order to curb Russia¡¯s development in the Far East, the British Minister to the Qing Dynasty OuGener received an order from the country and put forward a proposal for negotiation between the two parties on October 6. The negotiation location was set to be Pyongyang, North Korea. Under the high pressure of Cixi, Emperor Guangxu of the Manchu Qing Dynasty appointed Li Hongzhang as the first-class plenipotentiary minister there.  Although the Japanese won a great victory in the land war.  However, the failure of the naval battle caused turmoil in its domestic political situation, and England's intervention was a good opportunity to divert its attention.  Despite the obstruction of Germany, Russia and the United States, which had other agendas, Prime Minister Ito Hirobumi not only agreed to negotiate, but also went to Pyongyang in person.  During the negotiations, the Japanese took advantage of the army's victory in Pyongyang and threatened and blackmailed Manchu officials as a victor.  His attitude was extremely tough, and he first shifted all the responsibility for provoking the war to North Korea and the Manchu Qing Dynasty.  The Japanese not only demanded that the Manchu and Qing dynasties recognize Korea and give up their suzerainty rights over Korea, but also demanded that the Manchu and Qing dynasties pay war indemnities of 30,000 taels, cede the islands including the Treasure Island, the Penghu Islands and the Liaodong Peninsula, and open up trade to the rest.  Port and inland navigation rights, Japanese garrison locations and required military expenditures.  Li Hongzhang was greatly shocked by the Japanese lion's open mouth. While reporting to the court, he refuted the clauses except "confirming the Korean du li" one by one. He adopted delaying tactics and waited for the resolution of the Manchu Qing court.  Later, at the request of the Japanese state, the Qing court changed the appointment of Li Hongzhang's adopted son Li Jingfang as minister plenipotentiary, and accompanied Li Hongzhang to negotiate the treaty.  The Japanese side met with Li Jingfang and warned him. If the negotiation failed, "there are those who cannot bear to speak out about the safety of the capital" and asked him to accept the conditions as soon as possible.  In fact, although the Japanese country won consecutive victories on the land battlefield, its national power was limited after all. The huge consumption caused by the war further increased the burden on its domestic people. Coupled with the defeat in the Yellow Sea naval battle, peasant riots broke out in many places of the Japanese country.  turbulent.  Moreover, Japanese Prime Minister Ito Hirobumi also attached great importance to the attitude of the Western powers. He knew that Western countries did not welcome the strong rise of Japan in their bones. If the war continued, the great powers would definitely come forward to prevent the Japanese from sharing the interests of Westerners in the Qing Dynasty.  In addition, Ito Hirobumi clearly opposed the plan formulated by the Japanese headquarters base camp to go directly to Zhili, China, to conduct plain operations.  He believes that if this is done, China may lose its legitimate government and become the target of blackmail, which will definitely lead to interference from various countries.  Ito Hirobumi¡¯s suggestion was supported by the Japanese Emperor.  This shows that the Japanese state is not actually pursuing military victory unilaterally, but is trying to use this war to make a gesture of sending troops into China if negotiations cannot be reached, thereby gaining huge benefits in the peace talks with the Qing Dynasty.  Li Hongzhang had already anticipated Japan¡¯s request for land cession and compensation before leaving.  Cixi, who was afraid of the continuation of the war, had already given secret orders that as long as an armistice agreement could be reached, she would agree to the conditions proposed by the Japanese regardless of the cost.  "The two of them are also afraid of being stigmatized and criticized by the people of the country.  Li Hongzhang also petitioned for this, asking for "face-to-face instruction" on the negotiation matters. He had to get clear authorization from Emperor Guangxu to cede territory.  Emperor Guangxu had no choice but to offer him the "right to transfer land through commercial transactions."  The telegram stated at the end that the negotiations are still ongoing. Although this unequal treaty that is humiliating and humiliating the country has not yet been signed, it is just because of wrangling over details such as the specific amount of compensation that the land cession is already a certainty.  After watching it, all the supervisors were dumbfounded and looked at each other speechlessly.  The straight-minded Huang Jianxun could not restrain his grief and anger, and shouted: "We fought with blood, but the Japanese pirates finally succeeded in cutting our flesh with knives. The great China has been bullied in this way. As Chinese soldiers present, you are willing to do so."  "Huh?" Deng Shichang also said generously: "The little Japanese country is so arrogant and behaves like this. If this goes on, China will be in danger and the country will be in ruins! If the minister is not talented, I am willing to cooperate with you."  The soldiers went to Fusang to fight against the pirates and wipe out the Japanese pirates. "It is really heartbreaking that the brothers who died for the country on the battlefield are not sacrifices. I am willing to go to see them in order to have the honor to die!"  "I'll go with you!" "Grandma, if you act like this, why don't you count me as Lao Huang!" "And me" For a time, the crowd was furious, and all the leaders stepped forward to show that they were incompatible with the Japanese pirates.  position.  Liu Mingchuan also stood up, twirling his beard with a smile and a look of relief on his face.  Although Liu Buchan did not speak, his clenched fists and secretly clenched teeth and jaw showed his intentions.  Liu Zhenhua watched calmly from the side, thinking, this is really a God-given opportunity, with the kindness of the Yellow Sea rescue in front, and the Qing government taking the initiative to give up the fight, and the opportunity to cede land and pay compensation to cause dissatisfaction is behind.  There should be no big obstacles for you to recruit people to join in the great cause of the rise of the Chinese people.  ¡ËFast updates¡Ë¡ËPure text¡Ë
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