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Guangxu looked at the contract in front of him, his hands trembling uncontrollably. Once he wrote 'Imperial Approval' and stamped the imperial seal, the contract would come into effect.

Sun Yuwen, Minister of Military Aircraft, saw that Guangxu's matter was approaching, and began to hesitate again, urging repeatedly: "Your Majesty, the date given by the Japanese is approaching, Your Majesty should hurry up to approve it, so as not to cause further trouble."

Guangxu made the last struggle and asked the ministers, "Do you want to wait for the countries to call back?"

It turned out that the Russian minister had come to the prime minister's office before and said to the ministers: "The Japanese money can be negotiated, please wait."

France also replied, saying: "The Japanese issue can be discussed, and our country can protect Taiwan."

The Treaty of Shimonoseki ceded the Liaodong Peninsula to the Japanese, and the Russians were very upset. On the day when the content of the signed treaty by Li Hongzhang was leaked, Russia was the first to attack.

Russian Foreign Minister Robanov told the German and French envoys in Russia: "The Russian government has decided to immediately and in a friendly manner directly ask the Japanese government not to permanently occupy the mainland of China. Our plan is that if Japan does not accept As a reminder of this friendship, Russia is considering the joint military action of the three countries against Japan at sea—cutting off all communication between the Japanese army in mainland China and its own country.”

On the same day, German Kaiser Wilhelm II ordered an armored ship and a cruiser to go to the Far East.

At the same time, German Foreign Minister Marshall and his envoy to Japan, Gottsmid, sent telegrams: "Now Japan's peace treaty damages the interests of Europe and Germany, although the scope of the latter is still small, we have to fight. Japan must Concession, because there is no hope for the Three Kingdoms struggle."

France has long coveted Taiwan. It failed to obtain Taiwan during the Sino-French war. Now the Japanese have obtained Taiwan without any effort. France immediately joined the Russian plan, and the Triple Alliance was formally formed.

On the third day after the signing of the Treaty of Shimonoseki, when Wei Jichen was still on his way back to Tianjin, the envoys of the three countries in Japan went to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tokyo, Japan to send the memorandum to the Japanese, hoping that the Japanese would revise the Treaty of Shimonoseki immediately and not permanently occupy China native.

The ministers of Russia and Germany took turns intimidating Lin Dong, the Japanese vice foreign minister who received them.

Russian Minister Hitrovo said: "Japan's permanent occupation of the Liaodong Peninsula may lead to conflicts. I hope your government will take this into consideration and take measures to preserve its reputation."

German Minister Gottsmid said: "Japan must make concessions, because war against the three countries is hopeless."

After hearing what the two said, Lin Dong hurriedly sent a telegram to Ito Hirobumi and Mutsu Munemitsu in Hiroshima.

After receiving Lin Dong's report, Ito decided to hold an imperial meeting in Hiroshima to discuss countermeasures.

Ito put forward three countermeasures at the imperial meeting: one is to categorically reject the advice of Russia, Germany, and France; the other is to hold an international conference and hand over the Liaodong Peninsula issue to the conference; the third is to accept the advice of the three countries and return the Liaodong Peninsula to China .

Mutsu Munemitsu suggested directly rejecting the advice of the Three Kingdoms.

Saigo then stood up and said: "According to intelligence, Russia is sending a force of 29500 people to the Far East; Vladivostok has been declared a 'proximate war zone'. War preparations are under way along the north coast, and the Japanese in Vladivostok are gathered in one place, waiting for the order to retreat. However, our navy and army are all outside, and the country is empty. If the enemy takes advantage of the situation and enters, I am afraid, "

Aritomo Yamagata also echoed: "Not only is the combined fleet of the three countries difficult to deal with, but even if it is alone against the Russian fleet, it is not sure. Therefore, at present, we cannot lose peace with a third country and create a new enemy."

In the end, everyone discussed and discussed, and initially decided to make concessions to the three countries, but not an inch to China.

How to make concessions to the three countries, that is, to agree to give up the Liaodong Peninsula, and not to make concessions to China, that is to continue to blackmail a large amount of money.

The Japanese have a bad idea, that is, wait for the two countries to exchange contracts, and then sign a "Liaonan Treaty", and then they can blackmail money.

After the renewal of the contract, Liaodong belongs to Japan in terms of situation. If the Chinese want to get it back, yes, they must bring money; if the contract is not renewed, the content of the Treaty of Shimonoseki will be revised. of.

Therefore, while the Japanese hurriedly urged the Chinese side to quickly renew the contract, they first stabilized the three countries, saying that their own country was negotiating.

The envoys of Germany, France, and Russia in Japan were waiting for the reply from the Japanese, so they all called the Prime Minister's Office of the Qing Dynasty and asked Guangxu to wait.

Guangxu asked if he wanted to wait for the countries to call back, and Sun Yuwen became extremely shrewd at this time, and said solemnly: "The countries are absolutely unreliable."

If Wei Jichen were here at this time, he would definitely have thrown his hands away, and he wouldn't have learned more about the conflicts between countries. It's a pity that Wei Jichen was hugging his daughter-in-law beautifully.

If Li Hongzhang was here, Guangxu would probably have to wait and see. After all, Li Hongzhang still has two brushes.

It's a pity that the people around Guangxu now are people who disdain to see the world with their eyes open. The only one, Devil Six, has not come out to do business for many years, and has not yet understood the intricate relationship between countries.

Therefore, it was useless for Guangxu to ask these people, and each of these people urged Guangxu to stamp the matter quickly.

Once this matter is over, the Qing Dynasty will finally be able to restore peace. It just loses some territory and some silver. What to do or what to do, life has to live, it can't affect my nourishing little life.

Guangxu was hesitant, and brought up the ink brush three times, but it was still hanging in the air.

Seeing this, Prince Gong sighed, and said slowly: "The successive defeats today are not the fault of the emperor, but the crimes of the frontline soldiers. What can we do if we don't sign the contract? In the Qing Dynasty, we can only realize our shame and be brave, and rectify military affairs. can get those benefits back.”

Guangxu burst into tears and wailed, "I'm guilty!"

Then he quickly wrote the word 'Qinzhun' with a pen. After finishing writing, Guangxu seemed to have lost all the strength in his body, and sat down on the ground, without the appearance of a king.

The next day, Guangxu stamped the imperial seal, wrote down the edict of guilt, and prepared to release it on the day the contract came into effect, "Afterwards, all my monarchs and ministers must work hard, eliminate accumulated disadvantages, and do our best in training and raising wages. Study and seek, make detailed plans for revitalization and reform, and ensure that everything is verified in order to achieve the effect of self-improvement. I have high hopes for my ministers and workers at home and abroad."

When the ministers heard the news, they had different expressions, some took it calmly, some considered what would be good for them, and some held it high.

In Kyoto, Hirobumi Ito was overjoyed when he received the news that Guangxu signed the contract and sent someone to Yantai to exchange the contract with his plenipotentiary representative. On the same day, he led a group of cabinet ministers to the palace to meet Muren.

"Your Majesty, Wu Tingfang, the representative of the Qing Dynasty, will arrive in Yantai at noon tomorrow. We will be able to change the contract when we cover it. After the contract is changed, Your Majesty can issue an edict, accept the advice of the Three Kingdoms, and give up the permanent occupation of the Liaodong Peninsula." Hirobumi Ito said Here, a look of shame and annoyance.

Muren nodded slightly, then gritted his teeth and said: "This is a disgrace to the empire. Russia and other Western powers took the opportunity to blackmail us. The Japanese Empire won the war, but they trampled on our victory at will."

"Your Majesty." All the Japanese cabinet ministers prostrated themselves on the ground, shouting sadly and angrily.

Muren stood up and swore: "Loves, bear the humiliation! Shame! Revenge! One day, the empire will wash away this humiliation with the sword in its hand. Please keep it in your heart and never forget the national humiliation."

All the Japanese ministers bowed their heads deeply, and said in unison, "Hay!"