At the same time, Liu Qingbei, Liu Dahai and others were also convening an emergency meeting. They did not expect that such a situation would arise and that someone would make such an unexpected move in the face of such absolute strength.
At this time, a man dressed as a businessman came to the building secretly.
"Chen Zhenghua, the head of the Edo Station of the Ministry of Intelligence, met with Minister Liu and Commander Liu." As soon as the visitor came in, he bowed and saluted.
"It was my subordinates' dereliction of duty that shocked you all!" Chen Zhenghua said apologetically and remorsefully.
"Stationmaster Chen doesn't have to be like this. Do you know who did this now?" Liu Qingbei asked.
"Minister Liu, this matter was done very covertly. Our Edo Station has just been established and we have very few resources at our disposal. But we can be sure that it was not done by the shogunate."
"We also know that the shogunate has no reason to do this. On the contrary, the biggest headache at this time should be the shogunate," Liu Dahai said.
"Yes, Commander Liu, the one who can do this is most likely another powerful vassal. We now have two important suspects, one is the Changshu Domain and the other is the Satsuma Domain. Judging from the method of this matter
It is very likely that it was done by the 'Jingchu Group' under the Satsuma clan." Chen Zhenghua continued.
"What is the origin of this 'Jingzhong Group'?" Liu Qingbei asked.
"The 'Seitada-gumi' is a feudal organization in Japan, originating from the Satsuma Domain. The core ideas of its members are the Confucian book "Konsairo" written by Chiho Chiho when the eighth generation lord of the Satsuma Domain, Shigehao Shimazu, advocated by the organization
Respect the king and repel the barbarians, and advocate that the shogunate return power to the emperor."
"Historically, this 'Seiko Group' has organized many assassinations and riots. Its current main members are Okubo Toshimichi, Arima Shinchi, and Arimura Shunsai, Arimura Yusuke, and Arimura Jizaemon.
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"Stationmaster Chen, do we have any evidence, or can we find evidence?" Liu Qingbei asked.
Chen Zhenghua shook his head and said: "With our current power in Japan, it is difficult to do this."
"We can't suffer this loss in vain. We have to ask for something. Since Satsuma can't get any evidence, we can only let the shogunate take the blame."
Liu Dahai said: "Minister Liu can only trouble you to go back to the ship for a while."
"Does Commander Liu mean to use this matter as a reason to put pressure on Japan?" Liu Qingbei asked.
"Minister Liu, what do you think?" Liu Dahai asked.
"Ginger is still hotter than old. I agree with Commander Liu's opinion, but Commander Liu must pay attention to the heat and don't let the shogunate finish it off. Do we still need to rely on the shogunate to be our spokesperson in the future?"
"Don't worry, I'm just scaring them." Liu Dahai said with a smile.
"Stationmaster Chen, please organize the evacuation of Chinese people to the port as a chamber of commerce. We must be more serious when it comes to our show." Liu Dahai explained to Chen Zhenghua again.
That morning, the mission personnel, under the escort of the Marine Corps, evacuated to the warship before the shogunate could react. Some Chinese in the city also evacuated to the port and boarded the warship.
The warships of the Nanyang Navy lined up in Edo Bay, with their guns pointed directly at Edo Castle.
Abe, who was organizing the arrest of the murderer in the city, was so frightened that he almost collapsed to the ground.
More than a dozen warships and hundreds of artillery were aimed at Edo. How could a small Edo be turned into ashes?
The news spread to Da'ao, and Jiading's mother was left without a care. The two imperial officials even went to Jiading's mother to cry. Rumors spread in Da'ao, and some female officials secretly packed their things and prepared to flee at any time.
Jiading, on the other hand, was still playing with his little things calmly and unmoved.
Many cerebral palsy patients are very focused on a certain aspect of things, so there are many geniuses among cerebral palsy patients.
This time the fleet visited Japan and brought a small hand-operated generator, which was produced by the Shuyuan Electric Power Research Institute. Electric sparks can be produced by hand-operated power generation, which made Jiading fall in love with this new toy.
There is another calm person who lives in the suburbs. Although the Qing people have a strong posture, Atsuki is sure that they will not open fire on Edo, because that is not in the interest of the Qing Dynasty.
Only those who are in the middle of the situation will feel panic.
Abe was originally a wise man, but now that he was in the middle of the situation, he could not settle down. He hurriedly sent officials from the Suzhe Ban to the fleet to inquire, hoping to stabilize these Qing people.
Liu Qingbei met with the officials of Zuzheban. He directly stated that the shogunate was directly responsible for the assassination and must hand over the murderer and compensate for the losses.
Until absolute safety is assured, the mission will not go ashore, and all negotiations and contacts between the two parties will be conducted on navy warships.
In addition, Liu Dahai also informed Japan as the fleet commander that the Nanyang Navy will conduct a week-long live-fire exercise in Edo Bay in the near future, and asked Edo to notify surrounding merchant ships and fishing boats to avoid it.
After the negotiating official returned, he told Abe the Qing's opinion. Abe was so angry that he broke a whole set of cups.
However, he still agreed to Huai Haijun's request and sent people on board to negotiate the specific details. He took the time to find the real culprit.
If this force has done such a thing, it is undoubtedly hostile to the shogunate, so no matter what the reason, they must dig out these people.
"Is there anything unusual about Shimazu Saibin?" Abe asked a samurai kneeling in the corner. He also suspected that the Satsuma clan did this. Only the Satsuma clan had the motive to do this and the strength to do it.
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"Lao Zhong, the Lord of the Shimazu Domain has been closing the door to thank guests these days, and there has been no movement. On the contrary, many suspicious Nagasu and Satsuma warriors have been captured in the city in the past few days. However, nothing useful has been found."
"There is no need to interrogate them. Send them directly to the Qing people and leave them to the Qing people for disposal." Abe said with a cold look.
There has always been a force in Japan that wants the Wu family to return to power and public affairs. Abe knows this very well. But the situation in Japan is too complicated.
Japan is currently in a fragile state of internal equilibrium. It may have erupted because of a small incident, so I cannot hold the Satsuma clan accountable without evidence.
In the next week, rumbling cannon sounds erupted from time to time in Edo Bay. The Huai Navy's artillery shells seemed to be free of charge, firing east and west.
The entire Edo Castle spent a terrible week in fear.
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The negotiations finally came to fruition. Although extremely reluctant, the shogunate apologized to the Qing Dynasty and admitted that the assassination incident had been caused by its inadequate protection.
The shogunate handed over the captured suspicious samurai, ronin, and more than a hundred people to the Huai Navy for disposal. These would be sent to the Far East to work as coolies or to serve as death squads when fighting the Russians.
The shogunate compensated the Qing Dynasty with 500,000 taels of silver. Since the shogunate did not arrest anyone, of course he had to be taken advantage of. But in the end, Liu Qingbei agreed to repay Japan in installments with Edo tariffs.
Wakinaki, who was in charge of the Edo guards (equivalent to the commander of the Imperial Guards), committed seppuku.
What follows is the content of the negotiations prepared by both parties before the assassination. Through negotiations, a "Qing-Japan Friendship Treaty" was finally formed:
1. The Qing State will provide protection for Japan's national policy of "closing the country away from the country." To this end, Japan will lease a port in Uraga to the Qing State, and the Qing State will station a Marine Corps of no more than and no less than one regiment (2,000 people) there.
.However, the garrison is not allowed to leave the base without permission.
At the same time, warships can also dock here. In the future, Qing warships are not allowed to go deep into Edo Bay without Japan's consent. When Japan breaks out a war with a third country, the Qing is obliged to provide necessary assistance. For this reason, the shogunate provides the garrison with 20 yuan per year.
The cost of garrisoning ten thousand taels of silver.
This is equivalent to the Huaihai Navy providing a mercenary army to the shogunate, and the shogunate will pay protection fees.
Second, help the Japanese expand the Uraga Fort and purchase the required artillery from the Qing Dynasty. The shogunate means that as long as Edo can be preserved, as for other vassals, the powers can attack, but as long as you land, you will fall into the Japanese
Under endless attack and harassment.
Third, dispatch an officer corps to help the shogunate train a new type of army. If the shogunate wants to have a sense of security, it must have its own armed forces. Of course, this army can also be used to suppress other vassal states. This is in line with the Huaihai Navy
The established goal. Of course, having the Huai Navy train this army can better control the speed.
Fourth, Qing merchant ships could do business freely in Edo, and warships could temporarily dock at ports such as Edo, Hakodate, Shimonoseki, and Nagasaki for supplies.
The shogunate insisted that merchant ships could dock in Edo. In fact, a group of big guys in Edo wanted to continue to control the exclusive agency rights for Qing products and the right to sell Japanese exports. They had already tasted the sweetness from the transactions during this period.
, how can you be willing to let go?
Through this treaty, the shogunate was tied to the Huai Navy economically and militarily.
The samurai forces headed by Abu are happy to see the results. At present, this is the best and fastest way to strengthen the shogunate's rule.
Huai Haijun has no plans to annex Japan at once. Dong Shuheng does not have the energy to deal with the quagmire of Japan yet. He needs an obedient agent, and the decadent shogunate is the best choice.
Although the Huai Navy seems to have usurped some of Japan's sovereign rights and interests, from the perspective of the shogunate, these are irrelevant.
The Qing Dynasty did not interfere in Japan's internal affairs like the Western powers, and it would not have much impact on Japan's cultural structure, because the two sides themselves have the same cultural origin.
However, this treaty aroused resentment from some powerful feudal lords, such as Tosa, Nagasu, Satsuma, and Saga.
After Shimazu Saibin knew the contents of the treaty, he beat Arimura Jizaemon again. The next day, he found an excuse to return to Satsuma Domain. He had to prepare for the signing of the treaty between the shogunate and the Qing Dynasty.
Prepare.
The "Sino-Japanese Friendship Treaty" seemed to be a catalyst that quickly fermented Japan's internal conflicts, which were still in their infancy, and a storm was about to come to Japan.