My Pen Pal Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 158 A white-eyed wolf
The Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 at the end of the Qing Dynasty?

Zhu Yuanzhang clearly remembered what Li Han had told him about the situation in the late Qing Dynasty. At that time, China was a big piece of fat meat, and all the powers in the world wanted to take a bite.

Among them, Japan is the most greedy!
After the Qing Dynasty lost a key war with Japan, it not only paid Japan 200 million taels of silver, but also ceded large tracts of land, including the Penghu Islands, Little Ryukyu and other places.

When I learned that the Qing government would eventually be bullied by Japan, I was filled with hatred. I hated the Qing government for being corrupt and incompetent, and for selling out the country of the Han people without any regret. I also hated Japan for being greedy, brutal, and shameless!
It was also at that time that I set the goal of occupying and controlling Japan.

This video is a detailed introduction to that humiliating time.

Although he already had some knowledge about the late Qing Dynasty, when the scenes of that period were presented vividly before his eyes, Zhu Yuanzhang had a clearer and more concrete understanding.

The anger in my heart slowly began to burn.

It turns out that war was called the Sino-Japanese War of 1894!

After Japan successfully carried out the "Meiji Restoration", it embarked on the road of industrialization. Its ambitions grew step by step as its strength increased, and it eventually established a "continental policy" centered on China.

Their goal was to first capture Xiaoliuqiu, then annex Goryeo, use Goryeo as a springboard to attack the Northeast and Mongolia, and finally invade the whole of China!
The Sino-Japanese War of 1894 took place against this background.

At that time, although the Qing government was corrupt and incompetent, it still managed to put together a powerful Beiyang Fleet through arms purchases from Europe. At least on paper, its strength was quite strong.

However, after the Sino-Japanese War of 1894 officially broke out, the Beiyang Fleet was defeated by the Japanese army. Looking at the picture where Chinese ships were severely damaged one by one by the Japanese army, Zhu Yuanzhang's heart sank to the bottom.

Why can't such a good ironclad warship defeat the Japanese pirates?

When he saw the Qing army general Deng Shichang ordering the battleship "Zhiyuan" to ram the Japanese ship "Yoshino", determined to die together with the enemy ship, his heart couldn't help but be filled with blood!

It’s a pity that Deng Shichang, such a brave man, was ultimately powerless to save the situation and was buried in the sea. It’s truly admirable and lamentable!

Although he extremely hated the Qing government, when he saw Deng Shichang, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart that this man was truly a hero and worthy of being a national hero!

When the country is facing danger or the nation is in crisis, there will always be heroes who stand up and sacrifice their lives. Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes became red again.

It’s a pity that such a brave man is unable to reverse the situation!
At this moment, he had a deeper understanding of why Li Han had always insisted on industrializing Ming Dynasty.

Without industrialization, even the once glorious Chinese nation would eventually become the target of slaughter!
In the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, the Qing Dynasty was defeated and forced to sign the Treaty of Shimonoseki, paying an indemnity of 200 million taels of silver and ceding countless vast territories to Japan.

Zhu Yuanzhang was already aware of all of this, but when he saw it again, he seemed to have experienced it all himself, with a heart full of grief and indignation, but nowhere to vent it.

No wonder Lao Li hates Japan so much. Japan is the biggest disaster for China!
I'm afraid this is the extent of a country's shamelessness, isn't it?

However, what he saw next made him realize how wrong he was!

After the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, Japan took control of the Korean Peninsula and used it as a springboard to send reclamation teams to the Northeast in the hope of eroding the Northeast step by step.

At the same time, they also invaded Xiaoliuqiu, massacred the heroes who rose up in resistance, and implemented the so-called "imperial education" in an attempt to completely eradicate the foundation of Chinese civilization in Xiaoliuqiu!

This group of shameless people are so arrogant that they not only occupy land and enslave people, but also want them to completely forget that they are Chinese?
Zhu Yuanzhang's blood pressure soared instantly. Don't the people on that small island have any sense of shame or bottom line?

However, as he watched more of the video, he discovered that the Japanese had no limits!
After pausing the video, he found that he was already filled with rage. If he continued watching, he would smash the computer.

Because he had already smashed several precious teacups.

He paced back and forth in the palace, trying to relieve the boredom in his heart. In the past, apart from the envoys, his understanding of Japan was based on the records of Wakoku in ancient books.

It is recorded in historical records that China began to enthrone the emperor of Japan since the Han Dynasty, and Japan has always had a special yearning for China.

Especially during the Tang Dynasty, their admiration for China reached an unprecedented level. They sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty several times to learn everything about China, whether it was the ritual system or the official system, or the writing, painting, medicine or architecture, they learned everything from the Tang Dynasty in a very detailed manner.

However, it now seems that the Tang Dynasty has taught a group of ungrateful people to emerge. They have not learned any of the Chinese virtues of "benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness"!
They simply admire the strong, and they will learn from whoever is strong.

When they become strong, they will bite back viciously!
The palace maids and eunuchs outside the bedroom were guarding carefully, each with a look of fear on their faces.

In the past, when Your Majesty looked at those magical pictures, he was in a good mood. Sometimes, when he was in a good mood, he would even shout that he wanted to make China prosperous in his own hands.

But why is he so angry today? Did someone provoke him?

The palace maids and eunuchs did not dare to go in to clean up, for fear of bringing bad luck to His Majesty.

At this time, Zhu Funing came to the inner hall of the bedroom. Not long ago, the Japanese delegation sent her a lot of precious gifts, saying that she was the most beloved princess of His Majesty, and wanted to ask her to help say a few good words to His Majesty and be flexible.

Although these gifts were nothing compared to the mobile phone Li Han gave her, she liked them very much and wanted to ask her father.

However, when they arrived at the gate, they saw many palace maids and eunuchs guarding the door, whispering to each other.

"What are you doing? Where is my father?" Zhu Funing asked curiously.

When they saw Zhu Funing coming, the palace maids and eunuchs breathed a sigh of relief. One of the older eunuchs stepped forward and said:

"Greetings, Sixth Prince. It's great that you're here. His Majesty is furious for some reason, and I dare not go in, fearing that I might offend His Majesty's majesty!"

"Why is that?" Zhu Funing tilted his head and thought for a while. "Since the Japanese pirates were eliminated, Father has been in a good mood, and the maritime trade has also been going smoothly. Nothing major has happened recently. Could it be that you have offended Father?"

The eunuchs and maids immediately shook their heads, "No, no, as slaves, how dare we offend your majesty's majesty!"

"This is strange. Wait for me to go in and ask my father."

As she spoke, Zhu Funing skipped into the bedroom. However, when she entered the bedroom, her eyes were instantly attracted by the picture on the projector.

Although she had taken many videos with her mobile phone during this period, this was the first time she had seen such a large screen, and she was instantly stunned by the shock.

However, the content in the picture shocked her beyond words!

"On September 1931, 9, the Japanese Kwantung Army stationed in Northeast China brazenly attacked Shenyang and occupied Northeast China by force.

This event marked the beginning of Japan's imperialist attempt to conquer China by force, and was also the starting point of China's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.

From then on, the Chinese nation entered the darkest page in its history, and began its unyielding and arduous struggle to save the nation from extinction..."

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