Naturally, you can't burn and kill them all, what kind of person is the president who is not like this.But this chaotic situation really annoyed President Moe.He felt that his patience was running out of money, and the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, based on the reports and suggestions put forward by Sada Shirage and others, drew up an article on its policy toward Korea, which stated: "Although there is a proposition of provoking a war under the pretext of Korea's refusal to accept the credentials, Japan has not yet sent an envoy, and it was originally conveyed on behalf of the vassal domain who was willing to humiliate the fallacy, and it is difficult to immediately constitute a reason for starting a war."
Therefore, it is necessary to: turn the other side's refusal to accept the credentials as a good opportunity to temporarily cut off contacts with the DPRK, and wait for the fallacy of the state to disappear naturally, and once our national strength is full, we will resolutely proceed; He sent Kido Takayoshi to lead two warships to Korea with three envoys and Zong as deputy envoys, and instructed him to denounce the crime of Wang Zhengyixin in my note, and negotiate the opening of the port and the market, and sign a treaty on freedom of exchange, and if Korea did not comply, he would resolutely crusade; A treaty was signed with the Qing government, and once the Qing and Japan were equal, Korea naturally retreated to a subordinate position.Then, passing through the Joseon royal city, the DPRK was forced to accept an unequal treaty.The policy objective pursued by the Meiji government was to take advantage of Korea's request for Japan to revise the script of its national letter and unilaterally sever its traditional ties with the other side, and to adopt a strategy of "long-distance friendship and close attack" to put Japan on an equal footing with China through a treaty with China, so that even if there was a "discussion and war situation" with Korea, China would not be able to act as easily as China could act as easily as the Ming Dynasty army aided Korea in the Imjin War.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs' three articles were actually adopted by the Meiji government.During the same period, Iwakura, Japan's right minister, emphasized the strategic position of Korea in his essay on Korea, expounded on the relationship between the "conquest of Korea" and Japan's mainland policy, and pointed out: "However, the affairs of Korea are still connected to Manchuria in the north and the land of Tatarqing in the west.If it is subdued, it will be the foundation for the preservation of the imperial state, and the foundation for the future economic progress of all nations"; He advocated "combining leniency and grace" with the DPRK and avoiding a "big war" and making it "submit".In order to obtain the same international status as China and suppress Korea, Japan sent a special envoy to negotiate with Li Hongzhang, the Chinese plenipotentiary, in Seoul.The treaty signed by the Chinese and Japanese governments on the basis of the Treaty of Reconciliation and the Customs Tariff on Trade and Trade Laws is similar to a treaty of mutual assistance and equality, which has achieved its goal in promoting Japan's Korean policy.Domestically, the Meiji government issued an order to "abolish feudal domains and establish prefectures," completely eliminating the feudal domains and lordship rights of the princes, and truly making Japan a centralized and unified state.The Ministry of War was reorganized into the Ministry of War and the Ministry of the Navy, and a conscription order was issued, and a modern standing army was established.In this way, the new Meiji government had essentially laid the foundation for ruling the Japanese archipelago.In their view, apart from the fact that the so-called "suzerain" relationship between the Qing government of China and Korea has yet to be clarified by the Qing government, it seems that preparations for the "conquest of Korea" have been largely completed, and all that remains is to create a pretext for a "resolute crusade."
The Japanese government withdrew the privilege of acting for the central government in handling Korean diplomacy on behalf of the state domain, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent Shigeru Moriyama to the Kuryōkan and continued to cause incidents and wanton provocations.In May of the same year, he actually detained the North Korean mission officer in the Wakan; In late May, 54 Japanese, including the Japanese envoys, broke into Donglai Province and created an incident that lasted for more than 10 days.The Japanese Army even sent spies, dressed in white forest clothes and Korean hats, from Busan to Dongnae to investigate the situation in Korea.Then, in October, on the basis of the order of the Imperial Governor, the Japanese government unilaterally suspended the traditional trade relations between the two countries and abolished the annual dispatch of ships, and on the other hand, it openly announced that all goods entering and leaving Korea would be exempt from duty, openly encouraging the smuggling trade in North Korea, and attempting to use the cannon of goods to open the closed doors of North Korea.In response to Japan's provocation and military threat, President Moe took a tough attitude, and even more did not recognize the identity of Hanafang Yoshiko, making it clear that the Japanese envoys came on warships and could not be ignored.As a result, the flower house had no choice but to return after being stranded for several months.Smuggling by Japanese businessmen has become more rampant, with many unlicensed merchant ships frequently entering and leaving the port of Busan, and even Tokyo's Mitsui Group conducting a large smuggling trade in Busan.The Chinese government was-for-tat against Japan's banditry acts.In May of the same year, the North Korean army began patrolling the coast near the embassy to ban illegal acts and withdraw supplies from the city.At the end of May, the Japanese government held an inter-governmental meeting to discuss countermeasures against the withdrawal of Dongnae Province from the market and the suspension of supply.Taizheng Renchen Sanjo believed that this was an "abuse" of Japan, which was detrimental to Japan's national prestige and a matter of national shame, and strongly advocated sending troops to fight against South Korea.Due to certain uncertainties, no troops were sent at that time.By the turn of the summer and autumn of that year, the caretaker cabinet was inclined to the ripe time to conquer Korea.The army general, senator, and guard governor Saigo Takamori sent a letter to the Minister of Imperial Affairs, in which he said: "Since the Restoration, your Excellency has been arrogant and arrogant in Korea for five or six years.If you send envoys decisively, you can distinguish between them."
Saigo advocated "sending envoys" to Korea first, assuming that the Japanese envoys would be treated with contempt and harm, so that they could incite public opinion in the country to invade Korea and make the Korean invasion division famous.Therefore, he decided to act as an envoy and sacrifice himself to cause a war.In August, Japan's caretaker government had decided to send Saigo as an "ambassador to Korea," which was approved by the emperor.However, since the foreign envoy delegation headed by the right minister Iwakura has not yet returned to China, it is decided not to announce it for the time being.After Iwakura and his entourage returned to Tokyo, the cabinet held successive meetings, and the "internal ruling faction" believed that it was too early to conquer Korea, and the "Korean faction" insisted on conquering Korea.The two factions are at loggerheads, and their opinions are not unanimous.In the midst of the political struggle between the two factions, the "Korean faction" was driven out of the government by the emperor, which was the "October Coup" in Japanese history.However, Japan's determination to conquer Korea has not changed.The "internal ruling faction" opposed the immediate conquest of Korea, mainly fearing that the people would change in their livelihood, that foreign debts would not be repaid, that the effect of the Restoration would be abolished, that gold and goods would flow out, that the snipe and clam would hold on to Russia's profits, that the national power could not be recovered, and that Britain would take the opportunity to intervene, and so on.The attitude of the "internal ruling faction" toward the DPRK is that it should use military conscription, but it should first take into account the domestic environment and prioritize the urgency of the matter.Before Japan's national strength has advanced into civilization and its governance has not become rich and strong, it is not allowed to raise troops, but must first appease the people, accumulate strength, and then "slowly seek to make plans for the two countries, China and Korea."
The "theory of the conquest of Korea" was dense and rainy in Japan, and the complicated international background at that time also pushed Japan to the front line of the "conquest of Korea."
European and American countries have two major concerns about the expansion of East Asia: one is the fear that China, North Korea, and Japan will unite to resist Western aggression; Second, they are helpless against the DPRK's policy of closing off the country.Therefore, they tried their best to drive a wedge between the three countries and induce Japan to be their instrument of aggression against Korea.It was the United States that instigated Japan's aggression against Korea the hardest.After the "late Sino-foreign disturbances," US Secretary of State Fish planned to instigate and use Japan's aggressive forces to advance the US policy toward the Far East.In his instruction to US Minister to Japan Delon, he said: "In order to influence the course of the Japanese Government's exchanges with China, it is advisable to guide Japan to deviate as much as possible from China's xenophobic policy and to make it adopt a progressive policy of free trade and exchanges with the foreign powers."
Retired General Lee, former U.S. consul in Xiamen, was recommended by DeLong to serve as an advisor to the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.His ideas largely influenced the Japanese government.Li Xiande's policy was that Japan should take Korea to control Liaodong and Taiwan to control China, so as to form a semicircle around China and resist Russia's oppression of the Far East.Britain also instigated Japan to "conquer Korea".A British magazine carried a forged letter from the Chinese government to the Japanese government, which said: "Your country regards the Western Yidi as a great nation, and although our Korea is a small country, we dare to send a letter to your country calling the Western Yidi a beast, and we hope that your country will join forces with the Zhuyi to send a coastal defense army to our country."
Your country's apologies are of no benefit.The only option is to sacrifice all the samurai of Japan in a bloody battle and force your country to submit."
An attempt was made to use this forged document to sow discord between the DPRK and Japan.Concubine Min and her faction skillfully took advantage of this opportunity to exaggerate people's misgivings about China's policy of "rejecting the Japanese" and mobilized all kinds of public opinion to launch an all-out attack on the Chinese government's domestic and foreign policies.President Meng originally wanted to keep Min Cijin and the original Joseon King Li Xi to reduce the confrontation.After all, if a hardline policy is adopted, the North Korean problem will be even more difficult to solve for a while.Killing Min Cijin and Yi Hee by force would provoke an even more complete revolt from all the indigenous Koreans.But now it seems that it can't be done, and President Meng put the killing of Min Cijin and Li Xi on the agenda."
President, you can't kill Min Cijin and Li Xi."
Lee Tae-hee, who was already worried about President Moe's hard-line policies, suggested to President Moe: "If they die, the people of the former North Korea will completely lose confidence in China." ”"I know better than anyone else what is at stake, but the effect of propaganda is too weak, and the Japanese are now eager to settle the domestic situation, and once the Japanese stabilize the domestic situation, it will be very troublesome."
President Meng is a little unable to be calm, and he is also distressed that there is no good solution.Princess Katrina Kafu said: "President, can you put under house arrest first" Li Taixi nodded and said: "The princess's method is good, you can consider house arrest first, if you kill it directly, everyone can't accept it, after house arrest, kill a group of officials who are close to Min Cijin, and the situation should be calmed down." ”President Meng saw that both of them said this, "Okay, arrest it, lock it up in Danzhou, so that everyone can see it." ”"Yes, Danzhou is more suitable, arresting people is more than killing people, in fact, it is more afraid of those who resist, and if you really keep killing, everyone is not afraid."
Lee Tae-hee agreed.t1706231537: