Chapter 232 Illegal Occupation?

Yao Xi pointed to the plaque and said, "Mr. Ito, this plaque is my eldest brother... The governor himself wrote it, and Governor Zhou said that he should often think about what he did wrong, that... That thing is three times a day, Mr. Ito, look, how is the governor's handwriting?"

Ito Hirofumi knows that Zhou Charter is a disciple of the Great Confucian Jin, and it is reasonable to write good words. However, it is reasonable for Ito Hirofumi to sigh in his heart. Zhou Charter was selected in the "Thinking Hall" negotiations. His intention is obvious. He is to remind Ito Hirofumi to reflect on why the Japanese have been defeated so miserably!

Ito Hirofumi said, "Okay, well written! Thank you for your goodwill.

Zhou Charter is warning Japan, but in turn, it is also a kind reminder.

The defeat is not terrible. The terrible thing is that the reason for the defeat cannot be found! Or, simply don't admit the reason for the defeat! If Japan does not seriously reflect, then what awaits it will be a more tragic failure, or even the subjugation of the country!

Yao Xi nodded and said, "Mr. Ito, Mr. Kamio, please!"

Zhang Menghuan and Sheng Xuanhuai, the deputy negotiators of the Qing Dynasty, were already sitting in the lobby waiting. Seeing Ito Hirofumi, Sheng Xuanhuai stood up, but Zhang Menghuan leaned against the chair and pointed to Ito Hirofumi to the empty seat opposite: "Prime Minister Ito, please sit down."

Zhang Menghuan was humiliated by the Japanese in Hiroshima, and this tone has not been smooth to this day.

Ito Hirofumi and Kamio Mitsumi sat down blankly. Yao Xi said, "Please wait a moment. I'll invite the Governor."

Yao Xi went out of the lobby. After a while, Zhou Charter came in in a suit. Behind him, he was followed by Liu Yongfu, the governor of Taiwan, Luo Mingfang, the admiral of Taiwan, and Na Hawu, the commander of the First Army of Zhang Jun.

According to the appointment of the Qing Dynasty, Liu Yongfu is the governor of Taiwan and Luo Mingfang is the admiral of Taiwan. The two represent the local military and political officers of Taiwan. Naha Wu is a minister of the Ministry of War and an uncle, representing the royal identity of the Qing Dynasty. Na Hawu's appearance was to give face to the royal family.

Everyone in the lobby stood up to greet him. Zhou Charter walked to Hirofumi Ito and shook hands with Hirofumi Ito: "It's my honor to meet Mr. Ito."

"Mr. Zhou, you're welcome." Hirofumi Ito smiled bitterly: "I'm here on behalf of the defeated party. How can Mr. Zhou be honored?"

Both of them call each other husband, indicating that up to now, the two sides have not yet started formal talks, but only private contacts.

Zhou Charter said with a smile, "The achievements of the Meiji Restoration are obvious to the world. Mr. Ito is the backbone of the Meiji Restoration, and I admire him very much."

"That's all yesterday's yellow flowers!" Hirofumi Ito looked frustrated.

Zhou Charter said, "Japan's defeat is a deviation from the direction of the Meiji Restoration. Mr. Ito, I think that if Japan can return to the correct track of the Meiji Restoration, Japan can still go back to prosperity."

"Thank you, Mr. Zhou, for your auspicious words." Hirofumi Ito sighed in his heart that what Zhou Charter said was exactly what he wanted to say but couldn't say. The success of the Meiji Restoration in Japan has contributed to the arrogance of the Japanese. Those former Meiji meritorious officials have long forgotten the purpose of the Meiji Restoration.

Zhou Charter turned to Shenwei Guangchen and smiled: "Mr. Shenwei, let's meet again."

Shenwei Guangchen nodded and smiled, "It's a pleasure to meet General Zhou again."

Hirofumi Ito can see that the smiles of these two people are not polite smiles, but from the bottom of their hearts.

Zhou Charter introduced the officials who participated in the talks to Hirofumi Ito and Mitsuomi Kamio.

Both sides sit down.

Hirofumi Ito took out a document from his leather bag and handed it to Zhou Charter: "Governor Zhou, this is the Japanese government's document on the Okinawa issue. Please take a look at it."

Zhou Charter took the document, glanced at it, and handed it back: "Sorry, please translate the document into Chinese."

"As far as I know, Governor Zhou is proficient in Japanese." Hirofumi Ito said.

"Mr. Ito, whether I am proficient in Japanese has nothing to do with the style of the document. The documents of the two countries should be written in two languages, and as documents submitted to China by Japan, they should be Chinese first and then Japanese. Prime Minister Ito, your Japanese document is seriously rude!"

Ito Hirofumi's head is sweating. Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs made a low-level mistake! In fact, before the war, when Japan faced the officials of the Qing Dynasty, this was not a low-level mistake, because the cowardly and incompetent Qing Dynasty could only endure the rudeness of the great powers! Now, the situation has completely changed. Zhou Charter's Taiwan and Korean government is not the Qing government! The Zhangjun of Zhou Charter is not the Qing army of the Qing Dynasty!

"I'm sorry, this is our mistake." Hirofumi Ito took over the document: "I immediately ordered a follower to translate, and then formally submit it to Governor Zhou."

"Okay." Zhou Charter nodded: "Well, please ask Mr. Ito to talk about your purpose here."

"Governor Zhou, the Japanese government believes that Okinawa is part of Japan's territory, and there is a reason for Zhang Jun's occupation of Okinawa, and the Japanese government understands this. However, it's time to return to Okinawa.

"Is there a reason for the incident?" Zhou Charter said, "This proposal is very novel! It is also very creative. However, the Chinese government believes that Japan's proposal is to avoid the importance and deliberately avoid the cause and effect of the matter. First of all, there should be a correct conclusion on this matter, otherwise, your history textbooks will be written randomly!"

Ito Hirofumi sighed in his heart that Zhou Charter was farther than he thought, and he wanted to give a clear explanation to his descendants!

This explanation is not only to clarify the victory or defeat of the war, but also to make the Japanese remember the lessons of the war! From this point of view, Zhou Charter's requirements are actually good for Japan!

"So, how does Governor Zhou think this conclusion should be made?" Hirofumi Ito asked.

Zhou Charter took a look at Zhang Menghuan and Sheng Xuanhuai and said, "I think we can conclude that the First Sino-Japanese War and the subsequent Second-Japanese War were the war of aggression imposed by Japan on China. The Chinese people rose up to resist and finally won the war of aggression! The Chinese army's occupation of Ryukyu is part of the war against aggression.

Hirofumi Ito said, "I agree with Governor Zhou's statement about the First Sino-Japanese War and the Second Sino-Japanese War. At the same time, we also believe that the Chinese army's occupation of Okinawa and the Japanese army's occupation of Liaodong and Shandong during the First Sino-Japanese War are of the same nature as the illegal occupation of other countries's territory."

Hirofumi Ito is really old. He admitted Japan's illegal occupation of Liaodong, Shandong Province, reflecting that Zhang Jun's occupation of Ryukyu is also illegal! He wants to take the lead in the negotiations.