Chapter 40 Fighty War

The Imperial Government Building, the resplendent conference living room on the first floor, is the place where the emperor received foreign heads of state, envoys and honors for ministers. At this time, the two five-meter-old gold-carved golden doors in the living room were open. Standing in the corridor outside the door, the soldiers of the royal honor guard in formal dress walked slowly in His Majesty. At that time, they raised their guns one after another to pay tribute. The honor guards held their chins high, with a sense of arrogance from their bones on their faces. All the soldiers who could be selected into the Royal Honor Guards were elites in the 66 Imperial Guards and Navy.

When Chen Moran walked slowly from the corridor to the conference living room, in the conference living room, Ito Hirofumi's eyes stared at a huge painting behind the wall showing the battlefield tearing. This is the "Mobei Battle Map" from the hands of famous artists, which is a picture of Han cavalry and Xiongnu cavalry tearing and killing.

The scene of Wanqi tearing up the battle made people feel a thrilling feeling. Looking at this thrilling battle painting hanging in this grand hall of the national ceremony, Ito Hirofumi only sighed in his heart.

"The end of the weakness of Chinese literature!"

He doesn't know that there is also a name "Mobei Hall" in the conference living room, which will always convey a message to those outsiders who are familiar with Chinese history.

Now the Chinese Empire will choose to use force to recover all the humiliations it has suffered.

Looking at this huge painting, Hirofumi Ito, who is familiar with Chinese history, sighed and commented on the information of the painting in his heart.

"Your Majesty is here!"

With the long shout of the bodyguard, Hirofumi Ito turned around. When Chen Moran walked three meters away from him, he respectfully gave a 90-degree bow.

"Ito Hirofumi, the special envoy of His Majesty the Emperor of the Empire and President of the House of Nobles, has met His Majesty the Emperor of the Chinese Empire!"

Chen Moran, dressed in an army uniform and pressing the handle of the knife with his left hand, did not show any expression at all, but walked directly to the sofa. After sitting down, he looked at Hirofumi Ito, who bowed again. This is the most outstanding politician and diplomat in Asia in history, who successfully took advantage of the conflicts of the interests of various countries. The first meritorious official of the Meiji era.

Countless people have even said that if Hirofumi Ito did not die of assassination, the history of the whole Asia and the whole world would be rewritten. And the people who said this are Chinese, some are themselves, some are Americans, and some are Europeans, and almost everyone is convinced of this.

"His Majesty the Emperor asked Ito to convey his greetings to His Majesty the Emperor and wish His Majesty the Emperor the restoration of the Chinese rivers and mountains..."

Ito Hirofumi, who had not bowed, was not surprised at all. As an Oriental, he naturally understood the understanding of the Eastern way. If it had been a few decades ago, maybe he needed to kneel down and bow to the ground, but now he only needs to bow.

"Please ask Count Ito to convey my greetings to the emperor of your country!"

After spitting out a sentence coldly, Chen Moran held the sword in his left hand and waved it with his right hand.

"Free gift!"

Point to the position below at the same time.

"Cer down!"

At this time, two attendants entered the room with a cushioned chair and put it in the position of Chen Moran's finger.

According to his understanding of China, when he sat down, Hirofumi Ito did not sit down directly, but bowed to the emperor again to thank him, and then sat in half a chair.

"Your Majesty, in view of the current unpleasant events in the northeast of your country..."

When Ito Hirofumi opened his mouth, Chen Moran raised his eyebrows slightly. He looked at Ito Hirofumi. He knew that at this time was not 20 years later. First, he did not have the strength 20 years later. Second, he was an important member of the military and political circles at this time. Although he had his own unique gambler mentality, he was by no means a group of blind movements. And fools who don't know strategy, Ito Hirofumi, Katsura Taro, Oyama Iwa, Kodama Gentaro, etc., these Meiji meritorious officials all have strategic visions that are difficult for their descendants to reach, at least they know what the strength of the country and the purpose of war are.

Especially the Ito Hirobumi in front of him, it was the persistence of him and Katsura Taro and others in history that the Northeast had to be returned to China. Otherwise, according to the opinions of those soldiers, I was afraid that the three provinces of Northeast would be annexed by them as early as 1905, and the so-called "Yiqing Support" painstakingly managed by Ito Hirofumi and others created The Chinese people's sense of friendship and even gratitude was eventually destroyed by the short-sightedness of politicians and soldiers after the death of a important minister like Hirofumi Ito.

The temporary compromise of interests is in exchange for greater interests in the future. It is said that the military rise was supported by the power of poor countries, and it was Ito Hirofumi and others who finally realized the economic rise that built the "Say Qing Dynasty" by returning Manchuria, which made the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the Chinese people turn to the Japanese, and the Chinese people used the goods directly. It has contributed to the economic rise of Japan.

Although the later "Twenty-one Articles" led the Chinese people to boycott Japanese goods, in the war environment, there was no goods available without Japanese goods, which made the boycott not last long. Whether it was the military rise of Japan or the economic rise, they stepped on China's shoulder as if with divine help to achieve their power. The dream.

Now, it's time to break their dreams.

"...I hope that His Majesty, with the thousand-year-old friendship between China and the same source of the same kind, we can immediately stop the conflict between white people and Asians!"

As soon as Hirofumi Ito's words fell, Chen Moran said.

"Count Ito, we don't think about who is right and who is wrong in this conflict!"

As a "challenger", Chen Moran is naturally willing to follow Ito's words and describe the war as a "small conflict". At least Ito Hirofumi's statement makes people feel very comfortable, just like hitting others in the face and laughing with others.

"But at least one thing is that this war on Chinese land has caused damage to China's dignity, and the property losses caused by Chinese people are inevitable. What qualifications do you have to expropriate Chinese people's food, mule and horses? What are the qualifications to recruit Chinese citizens to serve your country's war? Not to mention the atrocities of this army killing thousands of Chinese people in our country! If the [***] team does this, I don't know, how will Japan react?"

The aggressive questioning stunned Ito Hirofumi at first, but then opened his mouth to explain.

"Your Majesty, you should understand that it is clear that it is for the sake of Japan and for the security of Asia, but it is fundamentally for China. Under the rule of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, China's national strength is weak to the extreme. It cannot protect the well-being of the people internally, cannot safeguard the national power externally, and let Russia occupy the northeast of your country."

When Hirofumi Ito said so, Chen Moran just quietly touched the handle of his golden dragon handle.

"If China is as strong as it is, there will never be a war between Russia. If China is strong, it should be the war between China and Russia, or the war between China and Russia, and not sacrifice it, I can assert. These two warrs are just fighting for the survival of the country with the life and death of the people. How can they be enough to say aggression? If China is not strong and willing to be invaded by Europe, and will fall into danger, it is hateful. Because it is a last resort, it will resolutely to cut off the ambition of Russian aggression with the strength of the whole country.

"What a resolute one!"

When he snorted coldly, Chen Moran almost didn't want to applaud Hirofumi Ito. Even a hundred years later, when I commemorated the Russian War, I also put the responsibility for the war on China, on the grounds that "China is too weak"!

When the robber can speak so strictly, I'm afraid that the whole world will only say that he is himself. This is not the last time he met with Katsura Taro. At this time, he doesn't need to cooperate with Hirofumi Ito. He has got everything he can get from him. In the future, it is impossible for China to have anything between the two countries. Friendship and cooperation.

However, despite this, he is not ready to turn against Japan now. Although he has turned over, he still needs to ease it now.

"Count Ito, well, as Your Excellency and Katsura Taro said, in the era of the Qing Dynasty, the danger of the East was to the extreme, and at the same time, disappointment to the extreme. There is no hope for the development of the imperial court and the political axe. But what about now?"

He raised his eyes slightly and stared at Hirofumi Ito. Chen Moran smiled proudly.

"Now China may not have a strong navy, but as a mainland country, I have an army with well-equipped, well-trained, strong fighting will and a scale of 1.6 million. If necessary, I can sign a mobilization order to further mobilize millions of army troops, and yesterday The American banking industry has agreed to issue up to $450 million in public bonds for the Empire! Human, financial resources, and even China's military industry are enough to support China to carry out a land war with any country on a scale beyond the world's imagination!"

When he said this, although he was a little proud, Chen Moran himself knew that at least half of them were blown. In order to arm the army, in addition to self-produced rifles and customized caliber rifles from the United States and Germany, and the purchase of army artillery from Germany, there were also a large number of weapons left before renovation, although Ma'anshan, Shanghai and Wuhan have provided enough shells. Mortar shells are easier to produce than wild shells, but they need to be imported from the United Kingdom, France, Germany and the United States. In fact, now I am similar to Japan. I am all supporting the table. The only difference is that I have just been involved in China's human and financial resources, which is far better than Japan.

However, only a few people know about these inside stories.

"I don't know, Count Ito feels that the Chinese Empire has the ability to defend its own interests now!"

"Your Majesty, I do not deny that the Chinese Empire has undergone amazing changes under the wise leadership of His Majesty, but..."

Ito Hirofumi paused for a moment. He was thinking about how to take care of the face of the emperor in front of him and fully express his attitude.

"But what needs to be noticed by His Majesty the Emperor is that he had declared war on Russia as early as a year ago, and at that time, the Manchu Qing regime had declared external neutrality. The strength of the Chinese Empire is not equal to the strength of the Manchu Qing regime a year ago, so the original intention of the war was still for China!"

At this time, Hirofumi Ito looked up at the emperor in front of him in military uniform.

"In Asia, China says that if the two countries work together, they will be able to protect Asia from the clutches of the Europeans. Now China says that the conflict between the two countries in the northeast is the pain of relatives and the happiness of their enemies, which is the joy of the Europeans and the worries of the Asians! Your Majesty, the Chinese Empire is a mainland country, and now it has the best army in Asia, which can protect the Asian continent. It is said that this empire is an island country and has the most powerful navy in Asia. If China says that the two countries join hands and the excellent army and navy of the two countries work together, then the revival of Asia is promising.

When he said this, Hirofumi Ito bowed his head gently and said again.

"Your Majesty is a British man after that, but Your Majesty is a person of color. Is it willing to drive for white people with your majesty's ambition?"

At this time, Ito Hirofumi stood up and pointed to the "Battle Map of Mobei" on the wall, and said excitedly.

"The charm of this "Mobei War Map" far exceeds that of "Kanagawa Surfing Litu", which also shows that the future of the Greater Chinese Empire lies in the mainland, and the future of the Empire lies in the ocean! It is said that the two countries in China have been friends for thousands of years, and it is not comparable to the thousands of years of contradictions between the land and sea of white people in Europe. Your Majesty, although there is a little unhappiness between China and the two countries in the past ten years, it is the contradiction between the original and the full Qing Dynasty of stolen Chinese treasures. Now it is no longer the past. Your Majesty restores the Chinese rivers and mountains, and the Chinese treasures belong to the Han people, and it is said that they will not be used again. Treat each other in the old way.

When Hirofumi Ito pointed to the "Battle Map of Mobei", Chen Moran was a little proud in his heart. The first draft of this painting was taken out by him, and finally made by more than a dozen famous domestic painters. The purpose was to show the world that China was restoring the spirit of national martial arts when it was restoring ancient times.

"... If he says that the Chinese Empire rises on the mainland, and that the empire lives in the ocean, I say that this empire must do its best to help China maintain the ocean. In today's world, there are only two countries in Asia that are enough to resist the European powers. At that time, the development of the mainland will be the responsibility of China, and the development of the oceans will be the responsibility of the original. With this success, we will never worry about the absence of immigration and trade in the future, and we will never make a bad strategy to invade China. It is the right way for the survival and development of the nation to develop in the United States and Australia with absolute protection for the mainland. China said that the two countries are united to ensure peace in the eastern hemisphere!"

At this time when Hirofumi Ito mentions this, it is undeniable that Chen Anran is indeed a little moved. Indeed, he has the best navy. At least in this era, if the two countries join hands, but... there is no one who can sleep soundly in the couch!

He thought so in his heart, but Chen Moran, who had a look of meditation on his face, hesitated for a while.

"Count Ito, China's future is in the mainland, which is well known to everyone. However, if your country and Russia are at war in our country, if our country does not stop it, the damage to the dignity of the empire can be sum up in a word! This war is not so much a conflict of neutrality as the necessity of safeguarding the dignity of the empire, and..."

His eyes were slightly raised, and Chen Moran suddenly laughed and stood up at the same time.

"But I think that the two countries are of the same family, and they are originally a brother. Some unhappiness is nothing. Some unhappiness can be solved at the negotiating table!"

"Your Majesty, if negotiations are carried out, please ask your majesty to immediately order the troops to stop the attack on the Yalu River Army! Think of it as an opportunity for negotiation!"

(to be continued)