Kaohsiung County, the Japanese Hall, the architecture here is not in Chinese style, it is a Japanese-style building built according to Japanese habits. Not only that, there are cherry blossom trees in the house that are starting to sprout buds one by one.
In the hall, Japanese people sat on their knees one by one, solemnly and solemnly.
Everyone has the same expression, they all have bitter faces. The leader is named Takasugi Shinsaku. This man is young, only twenty years old. Although he is young, he already looks mature and steady, and he also has a sense of arrogance.
,Historically, Takasugi Shinsaku was one of the leaders who advocated overthrowing the shogunate and left a heavy mark in the Meiji Restoration.
Takasugi Shinsaku said: "Everyone, you have all seen Li Zhen's sonorous and powerful letter of credence. This letter of credence has been spread throughout Taiwan, and I am afraid it will be spread back to Japan soon."
"Look, it's so powerful."
"After reading it, I am yearning for it. If our country can also make such heroic words, even if the army is defeated by the US military, it will still be worth it. If this is the case, I am willing to be the first to join the war and contribute to the country.
A piece of strength.”
"With people like Li Zhen in the Qing Dynasty, their rise was unstoppable. Now the United States will definitely not dare to move."
…
The people in the hall were talking to each other, and they were all talking.
"Cough, cough,."
Takasugi Shinsaku coughed twice and said in a deep voice: "I am asking you to express your opinions. I am not asking you to admire Li Zhen, nor am I asking you to analyze the development trend of the Qing Dynasty. I am asking you to combine our own country with what we should do to change the current situation.
In this state, Li Zhen made such a strong statement because he has the strength and dares to do so."
After a pause, Takasugi Shinsaku continued: "Currently, we can't even overthrow the shogunate. Can we follow Li Zhen's example? The shogunate has always made concessions to the US military, submitted to foreign troops in everything, and sold out national rights and interests. It will be difficult to prosper unless the shogunate is destroyed."
As a country, we currently have big problems, so we can learn from Li Zhen, and even invite Li Zhen to Japan, use Li Zhen’s identity to frighten the shogunate, and get the secrets of military training and strengthening the country from Li Zhen.”
After saying this, everyone in the hall nodded secretly.
"Takasugi-kun, what you say is correct, but it is difficult to implement."
A middle-aged man with a mustache said: "Before Li Zhen left for the expedition, the shogunate had already sent Yoda Noda as an envoy to Nanjing, and the royal family also sent Anren, a member of the clan, to accompany them. The two of them went to Nanjing.
The purpose is to win over Li Zhen, maybe the two parties have reached an agreement."
"So what if we have an agreement?"
Takasugi Shinsaku smiled coldly and said disdainfully: "After you marry a woman, don't you touch other women? Although the things are different, the principles are the same. Even if Li Zhen and Noda Yoo signed an agreement, we can still
Please Li Zhen, we have many beauties, and they are the most famous singing girls; we also have money, and the conditions are not inferior to those offered by Noda. Once Li Zhen turns to us, our chance will come."
After a pause, Takasugi Shinsaku said in a deep voice: "I believe that after listening to my words, the teacher will definitely support it, because we are striving to revitalize the country and consider the national interests."
Takasugi Shinsaku's teacher was named Yoshida Shoin. Historically, this person was an educator and thinker at the end of the Edo shogunate in Japan, and a pioneer of the Meiji Restoration. This person tried to smuggle abroad several times to study, but failed.
Finally, he had no choice but to return home and founded the Matsushita Village School to teach the art of war and preach the idea of "respecting the king and repelling the barbarians".
Under the training of Yoshida Shoin, there emerged Takasugi Shinsaku, Ito Hirobumi, Yamagata Aritomo and other collapse reform leaders.
Yoshida Shoin was loyal to Japan and thought about everything for Japan, but he had a very strong idea of aggression. He advocated invading China and North Korea, controlling Southeast Asia, attacking India, and even dreamed of "annexing five continents" and sweeping away envoys. It had a great influence on the formation of Japanese militarism in later generations.
Such a person who was taught with aggressive thoughts is definitely extremely crazy, just like Ito Hirobumi, a famous disciple of Yoshida Shoin, who is a typical militaristic expansionist and thinks about continuous expansion.
When Takasugi Shinsaku mentioned Yoshida Shoin, everyone present showed admiration.
"Takasugi-kun, how is Mr. Yoshida's health?"
"Teacher is in good health. He is actively planning to overthrow the shogunate and reform the country, and work hard for the prosperity of Japan. Even if the teacher is like this, we can't slack off." Takasugi Shinsaku raised his arms and pumped his fists, and said passionately: "I plan to go Meet Li Zhen and try out Li Zhen's attitude. If you can meet Li Zhen, it will definitely lay the foundation for our future prosperity."
"good idea."
"Takasugi-kun, you are really good, you are a role model for us."
…
One after another, people from the small country of Japan began to praise Takasugi Shinsaku again. Facing the praise of everyone, the serious expression on Takasugi Shinsaku's face disappeared, replaced by a slight smile and a hint of pride.
He is not only a disciple of Yoshida Shoin, but also a capable and ambitious person.
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Kaohsiung Port, where Li Zhen's army was stationed.
Li Zhen stood on the flagship, facing the sea breeze, looking cool and contented. Before that, Li Zhen got the news that the US military had released all the civilians. When the news came, Li Zhen knew that this victory was achieved, because the US military had already "declared the victory." I was frightened by the content of "Credentials", especially when Li Zhen got to Essente's large force and left, and it became even clearer that the overall situation had been decided.
Zeng Guofan stood next to Li Zhen and asked: "Your Majesty, the US troops have withdrawn and we have won. What should we do next? Will the expulsion of Americans living in the country still be implemented?"
"Must be implemented."
Li Zhen said categorically, without any hesitation. As the saying goes, "kill the chicken to show the monkey". Li Zhen issued such an order for the first time. He definitely didn't want to see his order terminated midway, because this time he let the US military go, and the next time the British showed up, The French army and the French army also did what the US military did. What should Li Zhen do?
If Li Zhen wants to prevent this kind of thing from happening, Americans will have no choice but to be unlucky and have no chance of being spared.
Zeng Guofan said: "My lord, I'm afraid the impact will be great."
Li Zhen waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "It has a great impact on us, but it has an even greater impact on the United States. We must completely deter the US military so that they will never dare to do such a thing again. Only by doing this can we establish prestige. Brother Bohan, it's the lesser of two evils. I know there will be certain dangers in executing or not executing, but executing is relatively more beneficial to us, so I choose to execute."
When Zeng Guofan heard this, he stopped persuading him.
"Dong, dong,."
There was a sound of footsteps, and Zheng Zaoru ran over quickly. Zheng Zaoru bowed slightly and saluted, and said: "Your Majesty, U.S. Marshal Essent is here and is waiting outside the military camp on the port shore. He wants to see you."
"Oh, Essent is here."
A smile appeared on Li Zhen's lips, thinking that things were getting interesting.
