Shao Hengyu was assassinated? Yi was shocked, and then frightened and angry. He turned to realize that this matter was impossible. Five warships, thousands of officers and soldiers were escorted, and the Japanese navy assisted him. How could he be assassinated? But when he thought about such a big thing, it was absolutely impossible to make a mistake.

He was planning to go to the headquarters to ask about the details, and the personal guard came in to report: "Prince, Yi Zeng is looking for a meeting outside."

"Let him come in." Yi quickly ordered, and Yi Zeng came in to greet him. He asked, "What's going on when the imperial envoy was assassinated?"

"Return to the general." Yi Zeng hurriedly said: "The last general rushed over from the headquarters. The news was that Akton sent a message to the Busan base with a Ge letter, and then forwarded it to Fukuoka by telegram. The Ge letter was simple and reported that it was attacked at night. The imperial envoy was assassinated and killed. The fleet suffered minimal casualties. He was trying his best to arrest the murderer."

In this way, this matter is certain. Yi pondered with a gloomy face for a while before saying, "Are the Japanese so bold?"

"The Japanese dare to poison the King of Japan and assassinate the shogunate master. What else can't be done?" Yi Zeng said: "Commander Xiao is worried that something will happen to the escort fleet again, so he will send the fleet to the reception..."

Five warships, more than a thousand officers and soldiers, it was natural to send a fleet to support him. Yi did not object to this, but he was a little relieved to let the Beiyang Navy go to the supporter. He pondered for a moment and said, "The Beiyang Navy is not familiar with the waters and situations of Japan..."

"Commander Xiao said that he would send three warships to assist." Yi Zeng said quickly: "He was very straightforward, worried that an accident would arise in the Akden fleet would cause unnecessary suspicion, so he asked the Beiyang Navy to send warships to the reception."

"Since that's the case, you can make arrangements for yourself." Yi Xiang said, "You can postpone the attack on Tosa."

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Yi Zhizu transferred the telegram to Zhao Liewen and looked at Cao Gensheng and said, "The original text was transferred to the Military Affairs Office, the Government Supervision Office and the Nanyang Zongli Yamen."

Zhao Liewen glanced at him and said, "The shopkeeper is not going to show his attitude?"

"The original telegram was forwarded to them, which was enough to show Yuan Qi's attitude." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "We should not react too fiercely to this matter. Shao Hengyu was the imperial envoy sent to the Japanese government to enthronement."

"The big shopkeeper's plan is to destroy the four southwestern vassals first, then destroy the shogunate, causing the Japanese to fall into chaos, and finally destroy the Japanese completely." Zhao Liewen said carefully: "The students are worried that the court has reacted too quickly, so they directly issued an order to conquer the Japanese."

"Hui Fu was too worried." Yi Zhizu waved his hand, "The Yuan Qi is the main force in conquering the Japanese. The imperial court issued an order to attack the Japanese. How dare not ask for my opinion?"

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Empress Dowager Ci'an raised her eyes and swept the military ministers such as Yi and Sushun, who were kneeling outside the pearl curtain, and said in a cold tone: "What do you think about the assassination of the imperial envoy who was appointed by the Japanese? "

"Go back to the Empress Dowager." Wen Xiang took the lead and said, "Water has no sect leader and openly assassinated the imperial envoy who was enthroned. No matter what the reason is, the king of the Japanese and the generals of the shogunate will be blamed. The empress dowager should be issued an edict to inform the Japanese of the crime, and then openly attack them!"

"Empress Dowager." Yi hurriedly said: "If you have a comprehensive conquest of the Kingdom of Wa, you must rely on Yuanqi. My husband thinks that if you clearly order the attack, you must also inform Hui Yuanqi to launch a large-scale conquest. Yuanqi must also prepare early."

"There is a statement from the empress." Su Shun continued: "Since we announce the world and make clear the order to conquer the Japanese, it will inevitably destroy the prestige of the emperor and the court!"

Ci'an said slowly: "I remember that I sent envoys to the Japanese enthronement, which was the request of Ying Yuanqi..."

What does this mean? I suspect that the assassination of the imperial envoy was Yuan Qi's plan? All the ministers were all top-notch and could hear the meaning behind this. If that was the case, what was behind Yuan Qi's promotion of a large-scale attack on the Japanese? This matter was too big, no one dared to speak up easily.

Yi is the most clear-cut purpose of being content, and he also vaguely speculated in his heart that this is most likely due to Yuan Qi's plan. After all, Yuan Qi needs an excuse to start a full war. However, even so, he must support Yuan Qi. He still expects to take the opportunity to seize military power after the full war.

After pondering for a moment, he spoke: "Return to the Empress Dowager, the Qing Dynasty was the suzerain of the Kingdom of Japan, and the king of Japan was newly established, and sending envoys to enthrone was the duty of the court."

Sushun continued: "The Beiyang Navy escorted the imperial envoy to Kyoto, Japan. The situation is not clear at present. The general who pacified the Japanese should quickly find out the truth."

Seeing that Sushun intended to push the blame to the general Yi, the general who suppressed the Japanese, Yi couldn't help but applaud. What he was most worried about was that Ci'an made an excuse to withdraw his troops from Japan. Now that the imperial envoy was killed, the court had no chance of retreating. If Yi, the general who suppressed the Japanese, could be replaced, it would naturally be the icing on the cake.

Ci'an pondered for a while before saying, "I wrote the order, and Yi Zeng quickly found out the truth and reported it back."

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After seeing the urgent report sent by Tokugawa Ishimaki, who was half lying on his sickbed, couldn't help but be anxious and angry. When he went to the Japanese to enthrone the imperial envoy, he was assassinated and died. The Qing Dynasty would inevitably be furious and it was very likely to launch a large-scale conquest. That would be a huge disaster for Japan! He knew very well that Japan's current strength was not on the same level as the Qing Dynasty.

"Master." Old Chinese Matsuhei Yasuyoshi said softly: "The anger of the Qing Dynasty must be calmed as soon as possible, otherwise it may trigger a large-scale war."

Tokugawa Ishiki nodded weakly and said, "How to calm down?"

"Take all your efforts to capture the murderer..." Yasuyoshi Matsuhei hesitated. He knew that this was not a good idea. Judging from the night attack in the Duojin Port, it was clearly a carefully planned and organized operation. It was not easy to capture the murderer as soon as possible.

The old man Sakai Tadashi hesitated and said, "Master, the imperial envoy of the Qing Dynasty was assassinated at Duoditin Port. It would be useless to explain it no matter how you explain it. If you want to prove the innocence of the shogunate, you can only ask the Qing Dynasty Navy to participate in the investigation..."

Before he finished speaking, Ye Zhengmi interrupted his words impolitely, "No!" After a pause, he continued: "There are many suspicions in the night attack on Duojin Port, with hundreds or even thousands of participants, which involve a wide range of involvement. Once the Qing Navy is allowed to participate in assisting in the investigation of this case, it will inevitably be expanded infinitely...

Also, this time the Qing army mobilized troops to attack the four southwestern vassals, and it was not as simple as just to conquer the four southwestern vassals. It would be better to be cautious."

"Be careful?" Tadashi Sakai sarcastically said: "How much time do you think the Qing Dynasty will give us? The pace of war is getting closer and closer. What we need now is to express our attitude as soon as possible and eliminate this war! Even if the price is paid, it must be prevented from breaking out. Once the war breaks out, there will be only one result, and the country will be destroyed!"

Ye Zhengsi said in a deep voice: "What if the Qing Dynasty deliberately wanted to provoke a war?"

"Give whatever you want!" Tadashi Sakai said without hesitation: "Do everything he can to prevent the war from breaking out. Even if he loses power and humiliates the country and cedes land and pays compensation, it is better than destroying the country! North Korea is the lesson of the past!"

"Don't fight..." Tokugawa Ishima waved his hand, "I talked to the Qing Dynasty... As long as there is no war, any conditions are acceptable."

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"The court was just a telegram. Yi Zeng quickly found out the truth and reported it back..." Yi Zhizu said and looked at Zhao Liewen, saying, "What does Huifu think of the reaction to the court?"

"It is untolerable to be assassinated by the imperial envoy to the Japanese, but the court just asked to find out the truth. This reaction was indeed too dull." Zhao Liewen said carefully: "Will the imperial court be unwilling to expand the war against Japan?"

"The King Gong and Su Su must support the expansion of the war against Japan, and there is no doubt about this." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "The only one who opposes the expansion of the war is the Empress Dowager, but the Eight Banners New Army and the Beiyang Navy officers and soldiers were eager to obtain military achievements through the war against Japan. Even the Empress Dowager did not dare to object explicitly."

"So." Zhao Liewen continued: "The Empress Dowager may use this to make a fuss and withdraw troops from Japan."

Yi Zhizu Weiwei said: "It's not that there is no possibility, otherwise the reaction would not be so dull."

"If this is true... the Empress Dowager may throw dirty water on Yuan Qi!" Zhao Liewen said in a deep voice: "We must take the initiative and guide public opinion."

"What I said is." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "Let's guide public opinion first and don't give the court a little chance!"

As soon as the words were finished, Cao Gensheng quickly stepped in and reported: "The big shopkeeper, Fukuoka calls."

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"The Japanese shogun Tokugawa Ieshima called to ask the Navy to participate in and assist in the investigation of the assassination of the imperial envoy to Kyoto, and to send an envoy to Shanghai to discuss the aftermath and are willing to accept all conditions."

Zhao Liewen said slowly: "It seems that General Jiamao realized that Yuan Qi was deliberately provoking a war to destroy Japan, and sent an envoy to Shanghai to do his best to prevent the war from breaking out."

"For a long time, Japan has a strong sense of crisis." Yi Zhizu said unconsciously: "The demise of North Korea has made Japan particularly alert. This time, the heavy troops of the four southwestern vassals were imminent, and the absolute Japanese trade was cut off, so it was normal for them to have suspicion."

Zhao Liewen tentatively said: "What the big shopkeeper means is to temporarily agree to Japan's request, and to impose a false conspiracy?"

"This move by Japan can be said to be a test." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "If we do not agree, the intention to annex Japan will undoubtedly be exposed. Under the huge pressure of life and death of the country and nation, Japan may promote the unification of the Communist Party and military alliance or return of major policies, and form a unified situation of fighting against foreign enemies..."

The Gongwu Combination, also known as the Gongwu Combination Theory, the Gongwu Combination Movement, and Gongwu Ichimo, is a relatively popular political theory in Japan in recent years. The main purpose is to unite the imperial court (public families) and the shogunate (public families) to transform the shogunate power.

This political theory was supported by the shogunate and some major vassals. The main purpose was to combine the authority of the court, suppress the king-respecting movement at that time, and further strengthen the status of the shogunate to avoid the fall of the shogunate.

Emperor Takaaki's sister, Miyagi, married the general Tokugawa Ieshima. The purpose was to promote the union of Gongwu through political marriage, which can be regarded as the representative of the union of Gongwu.

The so-called return of great power and the king's rule was actually the shogun returning power to the king of Japan and ending the shogun.

However, as Emperor Takayoshi died early and Tokugawa Ishimoto was seriously ill, the voice of the Gongwu unit gradually weakened, the great master of the King's faction returned, and Wang Zheng's retro voice gradually became higher.

After a slight pause, Yi Zhizu looked up at Cao Gensheng and said, "Call back and agree to the shogunate's request! The negotiations will be held in the Chunfan Building of Maguan. I will talk to them in person."

Zhao Liewen said in confusion: "The negotiations were held at Chunfan Building in Maguan? Does it have any profound meaning?"

After hearing his question, Yi Zhizu smiled and said nothing. He changed the negotiation location to be held at Chunfan Building, Maguan. It had no deep meaning, but only satisfies his bad taste, because the Treaty of Shimonoseki of his era was held at Chunfan Building in Maguan.

Seeing that he was unwilling to explain, Zhao Liewen was also tactful and did not ask questions, and instead said: "Since he was a false conspiracy with the Japanese country, the matter of public opinion guidance is expected to be temporarily suspended, but the court needs to criticize him."

Yi Zhizu nodded slightly and said, "It is imperative to send the electricity to the Yangxin Palace and destroy the Japanese. The imperial court and Yuanqi should both put state affairs first. I will go to the Japanese today."

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Ci'an put down the telegram and sighed inwardly. Yi Shizuo seemed to know her mind. She had not taken any action yet, and this warning came. However, looking at the meaning of the words, it seemed that he was also assuring him that the priority was to destroy the Japanese and that it would not be detrimental to the Eight Banners New Army and the Beiyang Navy that conquered the Japanese.

Although this is just a hint, it is enough to make her feel much easier. However, what does it mean to go to Japan today? Has the situation in Japan changed? Need Yi Zhizu to go to Japan in person?

After thinking for a while, she ordered: "Get a call to Yi and ask if there is any change in Japan?"

Japan, Edo, General's Mansion.

After hearing the old man Sakai Tadashi recited the telegram word by word, Tokugawa Ishima was still worried. He received the telegram and read it in person. Only then did he feel completely relieved. Yi Zhizu came to Fukuoka to participate in the negotiations, which shows his importance to this negotiation. He believed that as long as the shogunate could show enough sincerity, this war could be completely avoided.

"Master." Ye Zhengmi said softly: "Although Yi Zhizuo agreed to come to Fukuoka to participate in the negotiations, he still cannot be taken lightly. The Qing Dynasty almost annexed all the vassal states..."

Tokugawa Ishimaki glanced at him and said, "I want to go to Maguan in person to meet that shopkeeper Yi Da."

"Master, no." Sakai Tadashi hurriedly said, "Master, the body is in the world, how can he take risks lightly? Besides, the body of the Lord cannot withstand the bumps of the boat and sedan chair."

Ye Zhengmi also quickly spoke up and said, "The negotiations between Shiguan must be a loss of power and humiliation of the country. How can the lord participate in it personally?"

Tokugawa Ieshima didn't care about his reputation. Even if he did not participate in the negotiations on Makka, his reputation would not be easy. After all, he was the general of the shogunate. However, he knew his physical condition very well. He was afraid that it would be difficult to support Makka, so he no longer insisted on it now. He just sighed with great sorrow.
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