Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 403
"Your Majesty, something serious has happened!" Liu Buchan yelled as soon as he entered the hall, startling Guan Xuqing who was reading a book at his desk.

With a "snap", Guan Xuqing put the book on the table, with a bit of displeasure on his face. "What's all the fuss about, Zixiang, pay attention to your identity."

Liu Buchan blushed: "What the emperor said is that the minister is a bit reckless."

"Say something."

"Weihai called. This morning, without the permission of the Ministry of the Navy, a fleet of ships attacked aggressively."

Guan Xuqing frowned and said, "Who is leading the team?"

"Ye Zugui."

"Oh." Guan Xuqing's expression immediately eased.

Liu Buchan thought that the emperor didn't know the seriousness of the matter, so he continued: "Ye Zugui led this formation into the Nagasaki military port. Although no casualties were caused, the two sides had a brief fire contact. Then Ye Zugui led the fleet and People made a big circle, and while the Admiralty was in a daze, they killed Tokyo Bay in one fell swoop."

Before Liu Buchan finished speaking, Guan Xuqing couldn't help laughing: "This Ye Zugui is too courageous. I just asked him to show some color to others, and just harass him a little in the open sea. I didn't expect him to be so brave. Called to Tokyo."

Liu Buchan was still in shock, and asked doubtfully, "Could it be that this was ordered by the emperor?"

"That's right, but it's not anymore. I don't know what Ye Zugui wants to do now. Could it be that he wants to destroy the emperor by himself?"

"Your Majesty, according to the latest information, Ye Zugui has led a group of marines to land in Tokyo. They don't seem to dare to act rashly, and a special welcome ceremony was held."

"Well, it seems that Ye Zugui is going to negotiate with someone, and pay close attention to Tokyo's movements. In addition, he ordered the Beiyang Fleet to send a main force to approach the high seas and continue to put pressure on people."

"Cha." Just as Liu Buchan was about to step back, Dai Hongci, the director of the Telegraph Bureau, came in in a panic, and presented a telegram to the emperor.

Guan Xuqing opened the telegram and saw that it was Ye Zugui who sent it from Tokyo: My minister Ye Zugui beckoned to the emperor Jin'an, the minister deserved death for violating the holy order, but a man born between heaven and earth should serve the country and strive for governance, so it is not so difficult for the minister The aspirations of the navy officers and men are hard to boost the might of our country. If we go this time, if we don’t fight, we will be defeated.

"This Ye Zugui is really outrageous, he just doesn't take me seriously." Guan Xuqing looked very angry, but his eyes were always fixed on Liu Buchan's face.

Liu Buchan blushed, and hastily knelt down: "Your Majesty, please issue an order to punish the crime of laxity in the leadership of ministers and subordinates."

"Forget it, the matter has already happened. Besides, Ye Zugui led the ship out of the port was also ordered by me at the beginning." Guan Xuqing looked up at the ceiling beam of the main hall, and said leisurely: "I only hope that Ye Zugui can come back safely. If one of our generals is lost because of a small loss, it would not be worth it."

Ye Zugui's leaving the military port this time was indeed the emperor's intention, but later Ye Zugui went straight to Tokyo Bay, which was beyond Guan Xuqing's expectations. It turned out that Guan Xuqing didn't want to have such a large scale, it was just to give some pressure. They forced them to agree to China's diplomatic conditions as soon as possible, but they never thought that Ye Zugui was really audacious. With this excuse and his own recent judgment on the situation, the actions of ghosts and ghosts in the past two days came about. The fleet, and then the reorganized formation of the navy, went straight to Tokyo Bay, which shocked the coastal defense and the defense of Tokyo Gyeonggi.The long-lost vanity of the Chinese navy has swelled to the extreme.

In addition, for the sake of prudence, Guan Xuqing had another plan to act cheaply with Deng Shichang. If there was a disturbance at sea, the ship would be hit, and if there was a disturbance on the shore, then the coastal defense could be fought back.

Tokyo, inside the Cabinet Building.Ito Hirobumi first spoke and asked: "I wonder if your Excellency came this time under the order of His Majesty the Emperor of your country, or?"

Ye Zugui smiled and said: "The emperor's will is the will of God, Ito-kun should not ask."

Ye Zugui's personal adjutant saw the embarrassment on the faces of Ito Hirobumi and others, so he took over the conversation and said: "Master Ye is the envoy of Xuanwei, and our army is fully responsible for Mr. Weng's safety, but if something happens, our army will bear the responsibility of Xuanwei Mission. Fortunately, the sea and land are safe now, and our army has successfully completed the mission."

Ye Zugui turned his head in astonishment, and said to the adjutant: "It's Xuanwei, not Xuanwei. Don't talk nonsense in front of Mr. Ito."

The two of them sang a double-reed opera, and sang together, confusing the people present.

Ye Zugui smiled at Hirofumi Ito, and said, "The emperor has given me another order, ordering me to pick up the Chinese fishermen today. Please don't embarrass me in your country."

Ye Zugui turned back to the adjutant and said, "What did the emperor explain when he arrived?"

The adjutant smiled and said: "My lord, the emperor confessed that this time you are ordered to come here, you must declare our position to the stern, first, unconditionally release the detained Chinese citizens. Second, severely punish the perpetrators. Third, compensate the Chinese for casualties Losses to family members. The above three restrictions require a response within 48 hours, otherwise China will take all necessary measures to recover the losses, and even use force to restore the dignity of the country and defend the sovereignty of the empire." The adjutant turned his head and looked at the person in the corner The big clock said: "There are still three hours to give an answer." The adjutant approached Ye Zugui's ear again, but the voice was loud: "My lord, there is one more thing I need to report to you. Just now, I received a telegram from the Ministry of the Navy, in order to protect your safety, the main force of the Beiyang Fleet has been dispatched, and it is currently staying on the high seas between China and Japan."

Ye Zugui and the adjutant were doing so well that they stunned all the officials. Even the old-fashioned Ito Hirobumi couldn't help frowning. Although he felt that the other party was acting, God knows if what they said was true. What if it was really how to doUnder such circumstances, as long as Ye Zugui dared to touch a single hair, the entire great empire would be in danger of being overthrown.

Ye Zugui said to the adjutant: "When I came, I promised the emperor that we must bring our people back when we come to Tokyo this time, otherwise I won't go for a day if we can't talk about it."

"Oh. Isn't the fleet going to stay in Tokyo for a long time?" The adjutant frowned and said, "What about Weihai's defense?"

Ye Zugui smiled slightly and said: "Too much to worry about. Mr. Ito is the most reasonable and current affairs person. I believe he can take people away today. I will stay in Tokyo tonight and return to Weihai tomorrow. Looking at East Asia, hey, Weihai is safe."

Weihai is indeed safe. After yesterday's false alarm, how could the guard fleet in Nagasaki Port dare to leave the port?If one or two ships are sunk by the Chinese alone, they can only eat yellow lotus.And Weihai's coastal defense is no joke.

The adjutant still couldn't believe it, looked at the confident Ye Zugui, and said worriedly: "What if he refuses to let him go?"

Ye Zugui shook his head and said: "How courageous is Ye Zugui to disobey the imperial decree? Since the emperor ordered Ye to complete this matter, wouldn't Ye owe the emperor's grace if he couldn't do it?" Turning to look at the dragon flag in the harbor The fluttering fleet snorted coldly, with a look of pride that looked down on all directions in the past.

Ito Hirobumi was in doubt, a cool sea breeze blew outside the window, which made him shiver involuntarily, and the murderous aura exuded by Ye Zugui made him feel chills.

Ye Zugui said to the adjutant again: "You go to generate electricity for the Admiralty first, and give me three hours. During this time, never take any unreasonable actions. If I haven't reached an agreement after this time, hehe, just press it." Let’s proceed with the plan that was made in advance. At the beginning, I made a promise to the emperor, and if the negotiation fails, I don’t have to go back to Weihai.”

A plan made in advance?what's the plan?The officials present became more and more frightened as they heard it. This is not for negotiation, it is clearly for demonstration!
At this time, Ye Zugui turned around and said to Hirobumi Ito seriously: "Mr. Ito, let's start now."

Hirobumi Ito nodded: "Is General Ye here just for those Chinese fishermen?"

"Yes, your country must have received the note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of our country. Time is running out. I don't know what Mr. Ito and your country are thinking about? Can you give me an answer now, so that I can tell the emperor Confession."

Ito Hirobumi said with a chuckle: "It's easy to say, of course it's easy to say. It's just that the information we both get may be inconsistent."

"Oh? So, the news your country got is"

Ito Hirobumi did not answer, but just glanced at Ito Yuheng. Ito Yuheng coughed dryly and said in a loud voice: "According to the exact information obtained by the Ministry of the Navy of our country, four warships of our navy were at the border between China and Japan as usual the afternoon before yesterday. At about 5:30 p.m., a group of Chinese fishing boats broke through the Sino-Japanese junction near the waters of Bird Harbor and forcibly went to the controlled waters for fishing operations. Our warships are based on the friendship between the two countries According to the principle, the Chinese fishing boats were the first to issue warnings, asking them to withdraw from the sea area immediately, but the Chinese fishing boats ignored them. We issued three warning orders to them in succession, but the other party always ignored them, and even approached us, using weapons against them. Our soldiers launched an attack, so our warship opened fire on the Chinese fishing boat as a last resort. The artillery fire killed a Chinese captain and injured more than 30 crew members, while the Japanese side killed three sailors and injured a captain-level officer. However, the Chinese crew never evacuated the sea area. Instead, they continued to attack the Japanese warship with firepower. In order to avoid greater casualties, we had no choice but to stick to the Chinese fishing boat and forcibly board the boat, so as to control the Chinese crew. And brought the Chinese crew and fishing boat back to Nagasaki port. This is the truth of the whole incident."

(End of this chapter)