At the negotiating table.

Both China and Japan have arrived at the venue on time. On the Japanese side, Foreign Minister Ichiro Motono is the leader, and on the Chinese side is Foreign Minister Shi Yuewang. The two sides were seated, and the atmosphere was not very good. On the Japanese side, there was a hint of anxiety on the look, while on the other hand, the atmosphere on the Chinese side was more relaxed.

Outside the conference room, a large number of reporters gathered, including reporters from major domestic newspapers and most of the reporters from well-known foreign newspapers. After all, this negotiation may be about peace in the Far East, and they cannot afford not to take it seriously.

Because it was a matter of confidentiality, Sun Wen and others, who were third parties, were not present, so the atmosphere at the negotiation table gradually became tense from the beginning. The Chinese side can still drink tea relatively calmly, but the Japanese side cannot. The eyes of their diplomats looked at the head of the Foreign Minister Ichiro Motono.

"Ahem!" Looking at Shi Fatzi, who was leisurely drinking tea, Ichiro Honno hated his teeth. During this period, the ambassadors of the Western powers to China visited one after another, which was nothing more than an encouragement for Japan and China to continue the war. However, the domestic situation makes Ichiro Honno really have no influence on domestic decision-making. The defeat in the front-line war again made it even more difficult for the Japanese side to have any good bargaining chips at the negotiating table.

"Minister Shi! We, the Great Japanese Empire, negotiated in good faith, and for the sake of peace in the Far East, since we are already sitting at the negotiating table, can we stop the fighting on the front? Ichiro Honno was the first to speak. How could he not have known that speaking first could result in the loss of an advantage in negotiations. However, the telegrams sent by the New Korean Army and the Headquarters of the First Army did not allow him to ignore them.

"The war on the front? Mr. Honno, I don't know what you're saying this for. Our soldiers of the Northeast Army have always been on our own land, so can you still control what our Northeast Army does in your own home? Or do you Japanese want to make our Northeast Army truce and achieve ulterior motives! Shi Yuewang said with a smile.

"Mr. Shi, is this the attitude of you Chinese in negotiation? The Great Japanese Empire came with sincerity. But I don't see the sincerity of you Chinese! A Japanese diplomat stood up and said.

"Sincerity? I don't know what sincerity you are talking about, Mr. diplomat? Is it the army that invaded my Northeast Army? Is it the Army stationed on my Chinese soil? Or the Navy dangling on the doorstep of our country? If this is the sincerity of your so-called empire, we in China cannot afford it! Shi Fatzi sneered without scruples.

"You ......" the diplomat was furious, his old face flushed.

"Sit down!" Japanese Foreign Minister Ichiro Honno said in a deep voice. He didn't expect the diplomats he brought with him to be so breathless. Of course, Shi Yuewang's snubbing also annoyed him, but now people have to bow their heads under the eaves.

Ichiro Motono said with a calm face: "Mr. Shi, I don't know how sincere the Zhenyuan ship is as an empire? ”

Shi Yuewang's face changed, and then his expression returned to normal, a mocking smile appeared on his chubby face, and said, "Zhenyuan ship? Mr. Honno is really interesting! An old and decommissioned broken ship can also be used as a country's sincerity! You don't treat China as a beggar, do you? ”

"Yaga! Although the Zhenyuan ship is not a new ship, it is also considered to have good performance in your Chinese navy, what do you mean by that! "The other diplomat quit. For Japan, the Zhenyuan ship is indeed outdated. But for China's backward navy, the Zhenyuan can also be used as the main warship. After all, after the First Sino-Japanese War, China's naval strength recovered very slowly, and many of the ships were old ships left over from the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and their performance was far from that of the Zhenyuan ship. In the eyes of the Japanese, this broken ship, which has been decommissioned and cannot be used for Japan, also has great symbolic significance for the Chinese side, and the sincerity of the empire could not be more appropriate.

"What do you mean? This diplomat, Mr. Diplomat, it is true that the Zhenyuan ship is a Chinese thing, even if he is retired now, it is useless. We, in China, are still happy to take it back. But don't forget. It is no longer a Manchu decaying country. We, the government in Beijing, will not pay for the stupidity of the Manchus. So, if you want to end this war as soon as possible, you should show other useful sincerity! An old broken ship, it's really useless! Shi Fatzi said-for-tat.

"Mr. Shi, the matter of the Zhenyuan ship can be changed. For the Far East, the war was enough to go on so far. In order to avoid the loss of life, I suggest that you and I immediately cease fighting, and divide the spheres of influence between the two sides according to the current battle front. Ichiro Honno said.

"The line of fire now? Ha ha......! I have to say, Mr. this page is really a good calculation. I would like to ask you, where is this war taking place, where is it taking place in our northeastern land, and if your Japanese army enters our land to fight, but wants to divide the front on our land, if we enter the territory of your country, can we also use this method? Shi Yuewang laughed.

Ichiro Honno's old face turned red.

"Mr. Shi, the empire put forward such conditions for the sake of peace, what strength do you have to confront the empire, my Japanese Empire has an elite army, a first-class navy, and you have nothing but a large number of people. If you don't know what to do, when the empire gathers a large army, you will definitely be able to destroy you in one battle! A Japanese diplomat suddenly stood up and said loudly. The words are full of threats.

Ichiro Motono's face changed wildly, he looked at Shi Yuewang, whose face was dark, and knew that his arrogant diplomat had completely angered the other party. The current Ichiro Motono hates this brainless diplomat to death in his heart, how could such a pig-like person be mixed with the status of a senior diplomat. It's really confusing.

"Bump!"

Shi Yuewang stood up abruptly and slammed his fists on the table, startling everyone.

"Little Jap! What did you say! If you insult my country again, believe it or not, you won't be able to leave this country in this life! Shi Yuewang roared loudly.

Ichiro Motono stood up and wanted to play a round, after all, Japan now needs this peace talks to step down. Who knew that Ichiro Motono's movements were still a little slower. The diplomat on the Japanese side also had a donkey temper, and he went directly to Shi Fatzi.

"Humph! I am a diplomat of the Great Japanese Empire, and if you dare to deal with me, wait for the endless retaliation of the Great Japanese Empire! ”

Shi Fatzi was laughed at angrily. Where did little Japan find such a superb diplomat, and his head was simply kicked by a donkey. I couldn't figure out the situation and said it casually.

"Revenge! Do you think you are the son of the Emperor of Japan? Want revenge? Hum! Let's wait for you Japanese troops to come out of our encirclement! After saying that, he turned around and kicked the chair next to him away, and walked out. The Chinese foreign officials who came in with Shi Fatzi also walked out without hesitation, and only Ichiro Honno with a gloomy look and ** diplomats who couldn't figure out the situation were left in the entire conference room, as well as a large number of stunned Japanese officials. They couldn't believe when that cowardly and incompetent China had become so strong.

"Yaga!" Ichiro Motono looked at the stupid appearance of the ** diplomat and became angry, and waved his hand and gave him a big mouth. I want him to have a long memory. But Ichiro Motono didn't know that his slap would go out and become the second biggest stain in his life.

Click, click!

I don't know when the gate of the wide-open conference room was full of reporters, and the scene where Ichiro Honno slapped his hand happened to be filmed by foreign reporters. Now the faces of the Japanese diplomats are wonderful. I don't know that the limelight of this negotiation is not as big as the slap of Foreign Minister Ichiro Honno.

"Let's go!" Ichiro Motono couldn't stay any longer, so he fled with his men in a gloomy manner.

The next day, the whole press was fried. Both China and Japan were relatively silent about this negotiation, although everyone knew that the negotiation was not going well, after all, it is not difficult to guess from the gloomy faces of both sides when they left the conference room, but it is precisely because of the silence of both sides that the forces of all parties have speculated about this negotiation. In particular, Ichiro Honno's resounding slap under his hand became the front page headlines of major newspapers.

Tokyo, Japan.

"Yaga! Waste to the top! Emperor Taisho said kindly with the newspaper in his hand. The Emperor received the news of what happened in the morning and the Emperor who was far away in Tohoku in the afternoon, and it can be seen from here that Japan attaches great importance to this negotiation.

"Let the temple Zhengyiqing and Marshal Yama County come to see me." The Emperor said with a gloomy expression. Unexpectedly, as soon as this negotiation began, the empire became the laughing stock of the world. The incompetent Ichiro Honno, when did he teach his subordinates a lesson, he had to be photographed in front of everyone, and he was photographed, which simply disgraced the face of the empire.

Half a time later, Masaki Terauchi and Yama Prefecture Aritomo arrived.

"His Majesty the Emperor!" Prime Minister Masashi Terauchi said with some apprehension in his heart.

"Terauchi-kun, you've already received the situation in Shina! What do you think? The emperor said without raising his head. As for Youpeng in Shanxian County, who stood on the side, he directly ignored it.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the negotiations have just begun, and we should be patient." Masaki Terauchi said stiffly. Ichiro Honno is his foreign minister, and he did such an unobtrusive thing to really embarrass Masaki Terauchi. However, now that the situation on the battlefield was critical, it was impossible for the Japanese Empire to send more suitable people to China for negotiations in a short period of time, so Ichiro Honno could only continue to negotiate.

"Terauchi-kun, what benefits do you think the empire can gain from this negotiation?" Emperor Taisho raised his head and looked at Masachi Terauchi with burning eyes.

A large amount of cold sweat appeared on Terauchi Masaki's face. He really didn't know what to say about smallpox. After all, Japan's proud army was defeated by the Chinese army, although the navy was huge in size and amazingly powerful, but the navy could not go on the road, there was no invincible army, and the Japanese empire did not have the ability to push China into a desperate situation. Of course, Terauchi Masatsuki, who was born in a soldier, knew this, and it was precisely because he knew that the empire would not be able to gain any benefits from this negotiation. It is even possible to be blackmailed by Zhina.

(To be continued)