"If I don't let him mix, he won't! Of course, don't think about the silk of Japan from the East Sea! ”

Guo Songtao was shocked by the domineering words of the Empress Dowager Cixi and lost his speech, and he only had admiration in addition to his heart's joy and submission. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 But the Empress Dowager Cixi continued, "Of course you can't say this to the Japanese, the Japanese are still very particular about face, if you say such a red fruit to him, I'm afraid that he will jump off the wall in a hurry, and the diplomatic matter will be handed over to you, how to show this fact gently, and explain your own words, it will depend on you Yunxian." ”

Guo Songtao responded, "The Japanese national chapter Jing Yuan originally came back from his post as ambassador to Japan, and he is good at dealing with the Japanese, so there must be no problem. ”

"Yes, I'm a great chauvinist, how?" The Empress Dowager Cixi said unscrupulously, "The Japanese have suffered a loss, so it doesn't hurt to let him say a few cruel words." ”

"What qualifications does your country have to sink our Japanese cargo ship!" Taiichi Tanabe's hair stood on end, and his anger rushed to the crown, and he didn't care about any face, he stood up and shouted directly at Yuan Benchu, "This is regarded as a provocation against the Great Japanese Empire, is the Qing Kingdom preparing to start a war with Japan!" ”

Yuan Benchu, who was standing on the platform, had a soft face and a calm expression, not at all excited by Tanabe Taiyi's exaggerated performance, and he also advised the Japanese not to be too excited, "Please Ambassador Tanabe don't get excited, this matter has been verified, it just so happens that the ambassadors of various countries are there, I will give a briefing on the situation by the way, the whole process is like this, because to protect the safety of the route of the southern cruise line of Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother, the two cruisers of the Beiyang Naval Division Jingyuan and Laiyuan have sailed the route from Tianjin to Shanghai in advance, Three hundred nautical miles outside the port of Shanghai, the cruiser Laiyuan, a merchant ship of your country, issued a flag ordering the Yinhe Maru to prohibit it from moving forward, and reversed course to enter the port of Shanghai by another route, but the Yinhe Maru did not listen to the order of the cruiser Laiyuan, and rushed straight forward. ”

"So your country's Beiyang Naval Division sank the Galaxy Maru?" Taiichi Tanabe shouted angrily, "You must know that the public law of all countries does not use military means against merchant ships, so should such a violation of morality in the Qing Kingdom be isolated from all nations?" ”

"Please don't get excited," Yuan Benchu continued, "I haven't finished my words yet, of course we didn't mean to," he bit the word "deliberately", "there will be an attack on merchant ships, first, your country's merchant ships did not follow our instructions and entered the navigation path of our Royal Highness the Empress Dowager without authorization, and the Prime Minister Yamen had already sent a note prohibiting ships from various countries from entering the waterway at the specified time and place, and second, we did not attack. ”

"Then why was the Galaxy Pill sunk by your country's sailors!" Tanabe shouted loudly, "What kind of word games are you Qingguo playing?" Without an attack, did the Galaxy Maru sink on its own? Lord Zhang Jing, this is a diplomatic occasion, not a cross talk session, please don't tell jokes! ”

Several ambassadors shook their heads, looking at the war of words between the two sides back and forth, hearing Tanabe Taiichi's words, the ambassadors stared at Yuan Benchu's face, wanting to see how the Chinese answered, Yuan Benchu's face at this time showed a sad and unbearable expression, he said in a low voice, "Your country's ships collided with the cruiser Laiyuan, we are not prepared to attack, because the Beiyang Naval Division clearly understands that cargo ships do not have any offensive power, and for the sake of friendship between the two countries, even if your country does not abide by the diplomatic etiquette of the Qing Dynasty, We can also bear it," Yuan Benchu's face showed a sad expression, "The gunners were nervous for a while, did not follow the order of the Laiyuan pipe belt, and accidentally lit the fire letter, and the cannon hit the Galaxy Maru," he paused, as if waiting to see the expression on Tanabe Taiichi's face, "We are very sorry that it hit the side and then caused the sinking of the Galaxy Maru." ”

Do these damn Chinese think that the whole country of Japan is Yaga? Tanabe Taiichi's face turned crimson, "Your country, Qing country," he stood up straight and looked at Yuan Benchu awe, "Do you want to reply to the Japanese Empire with such a ridiculous reason?" ”

"I personally apologize for this," Yuan Benchu said weakly, "Lord Guo has received the Queen Mother's instructions to the Prime Minister Yamen, asking me to solve this matter immediately, not to let the relationship between the two countries be affected by the mistake of the Galaxy Maru, the Prime Minister Yamen said that he is responsible for this matter, and expresses his deep apologies, we will definitely investigate to the end, and investigate to the specific person, if any high-ranking and powerful person is involved in this matter, he will pay the price!" No toleration! ”

Tanabe Taiyi didn't say a word, glared fiercely at the harmless Yuan Benchu, turned around and left the seat with his sleeves abruptly, several ambassadors looked at each other and didn't know what to say, at this time the British ambassador was not there, the French ambassador who should have been the most furious has been expelled, who would care about a small Japanese country, German Ambassador Jonas sneered slightly, looked at Tanabe Taiichi's back like a bamboo pole, and said to the Dutch ambassador with disdain: "Does Japan think that it has become a country on an equal footing with us?" ”

"Apparently they're not, but they think they are." The Dutch ambassador shrugged his shoulders and said lightly.

"Please note, Mr. Ambassadors," continued Yuan Benchu, the smile on his face was calm and unaffected by the Japanese - the victor would not be affected by the anger and frustration of the loser, "I need to make it clear once again, and this is also what our Prime Minister Yamen has repeatedly emphasized, within the route announced by the Prime Minister Yamen, please follow the management and dispatch of the Beiyang Naval Division, so as not to repeat the tragedy that we all do not want to see like the Yinhe Maru." This is to protect the safety of Her Majesty the Queen Mother, and I ask for your understanding. ”

The German ambassador asked another question, "Is it true that I heard that your country is preparing to negotiate with France?" ”

"It's true," Yuan Benchu looked at the military attache Hashimoto who had not yet left and nodded with a smile, "This matter was originally not able for me to inform the countries, but I can say that Lord Guo followed Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother to Shanghai in order to make contact with the French envoy in Shanghai." I don't know the details of the talks. ”

Taiichi Tanabe got into the carriage, and his hands couldn't help but start shaking, "Damn the French are actually preparing to negotiate with the Chinese, Yaga!" Damn the Chinese! Now he finally understands the true meaning of the Empress Dowager Cixi when she said, "The East China Sea is too stormy and the boat capsizes", this terrible woman! (To be continued.) )