Chapter 733 Do you know how Japan fell? (First update, please subscribe)

For Cheng Daqi, the audience with Emperor Shengde was enough to be his lifelong honor. Although he only asked a few simple questions about his studies, he still seemed very excited. What made him even more excited?

It was after the audience with His Majesty that they took another photo together, and that photo has always been with him since then.

But for Cheng Daqi, the invitation from the emperor also became his lifelong honor. A few months later, his name reached the ears of Governor Li because of this incident. If these international students had not been sent by Governor Li privately, he would probably report the matter to the court, and then the court would give Cheng Daqi special rewards.

But even so, the name Cheng Daqi left a very deep impression on Governor Li.

It was also because of this that, among the naval cadets of the same period, he went the furthest and achieved the highest. Not only was he the first to become the captain of a battleship, but just over a decade later, he even became the admiral of Asia's first fleet - the Beiyang Fleet.

Of course, Cheng Daqi, who was less than 20 years old at the time, had no idea what changes would happen in his future.

But in this chaotic era, everyone's fate will be changed. No one can predict where the wheel of history will go. When the wheel of history turns rapidly, the fate of everyone in it will change dramatically.

February 14, 1875.

This day is Valentine's Day in the West.

In Tokyo Bay, dozens of warships from Britain and the United States were anchored at sea. Directly in front of them was Tokyo, the capital of Japan.

After leaving Yokohama yesterday, the combined fleet headed straight for Tokyo without warning. Then, in response to Japan's protests, they issued their ultimatum directly.

The content of the ultimatum put forward by Britain and the United States was very simple - in view of the fact that the Tokyo government had already found universal opposition and was unable to quell local rebellions, for the safety of expatriates from various countries and peace in Japan, they hoped that the Japanese officials would seriously consider the opinions of various countries - to dismiss the current government.

The brutal interference of Britain and the United States naturally caused an uproar around the world. The previous attack by the British Navy on the Japanese army and navy fleets has not yet been resolved through negotiations. How could the brutal interference of Britain and the United States not make the Japanese angry?

Although anger was spreading in the hearts of Tokyo residents, they just couldn't do that. After all, the Japanese at that time were far from being as fanatical as they would be decades later. At this time, they still had a bit of rationality. After all, Japan was now at the mercy of others, so even if they wanted to be proud and complacent, they had to find a reason.

Of course, not all people are like this. At least when everyone in the world is a coward, there are still a few brave men in Japan. One of them is Toyojiro Koyama. He is from Hiroshima. His brother was stationed in Hiroshima and died tragically in an attack by the British Navy.

And now, facing the brutal interference of Britain and the United States, his brother was killed, and his country was humiliated. How angry is Koyama Toyojiro?

It is understandable that upon learning that the government required the artillery not to provoke the British and American fleets so as not to affect diplomatic negotiations, Koyama Toyojiro cursed angrily.

"What a bunch of damn traitors."

At 8 o'clock in the morning, Kido Takayoshi, the foreign minister, once again came to the club in the Roppongi embassy district, which is a place specially used to entertain diplomats from various countries. He will meet with the British and American ministers here today to protest to them, and of course he will also tell them tactfully that the Ming fleet will visit Tokyo soon. In other words, he wants to use the Ming fleet to support himself.

After Kido Takayoshi and his party arrived at the club, within the next half hour, the British and American ministers also arrived at the club.

While the trilateral talks were going on, Toyojiro Koyama, dressed in a suit, was standing on the side of the road. He just stood there quietly, with an expressionless face and a firm gaze.

In a carriage across the road, a guy in his thirties was also waiting there quietly. Beside his legs was a short rifle with a scope on it.

Each person and each car seemed to be waiting for something.

"If everything goes well, my mission is accomplished!"

On the second floor of the club, Chen Dekun, dressed in a suit, sat quietly in front of the window. If someone familiar came here, he would definitely recognize him. He was Akashi Motojiro, one of the planners of the Hiroshima Rebellion. Now he has transformed himself into an employee of the Ming Consulate.

The reason he came to Tokyo was, of course, to plan actions in Tokyo, but it was not him who really promoted the plan, but Britain and the United States.

It was their ambition that made the plan easier. Even in Chen Dekun's view, this matter did not even require his intervention, but some things still needed to be done.

"Only in murky waters can you fish!"

Chen Dekun picked up the teacup from the table with a smile on his face, drank the tea quietly, and looked at Koyama Toyojiro standing under the street light, he thought to himself.

"Xiaoshan-kun, please don't let me down!"

Toyojiro Koyama is the "initiator" of this plan. Regardless of whether he can successfully implement the plan, someone will complete it for him.

"The weather doesn't seem very good today!"

Looking up at the sky, it was covered with dark clouds, and the leaden color seemed to be brewing something ominous. At ten o'clock in the morning, snow began to fall heavily. Fortunately, the snow was not heavy, which made the reporters standing outside the club feel a little relieved.

They were all waiting for the result, the outcome of the trilateral talks, until 11 o'clock in the morning, when the door opened. Although his face looked very grim, Kido Takayoshi personally accompanied Minister Parkes and Minister De Long out of the club. As soon as they came out, they were blocked by reporters who were gathered outside the door.

In fact, there were only five reporters.

"Sir, sir, may I ask what the negotiation results are..."

As soon as a local reporter finished speaking, Toyojiro Koyama, who was standing on the side of the road, rushed forward and pulled out a pistol from his arms.

"God punish the traitors!"

While shouting, he pulled the trigger again and again.

“Bang, bang…”

At the same time as the gunshots rang out, the gunman in the carriage also pulled the trigger, but unlike Koyama Toyojiro, he aimed at a different target, he aimed at Parkes.

Although this special rifle fired pistol bullets, it still accurately hit the target at a distance of more than ten meters.

Gunshot!

Amid the deafening sound of gunfire, chaos broke out in front of the club. In the sound of gunfire, Kido Takayoshi was shot, and when he fell down, covering the wound on his shoulder, he saw Parkes beside him also fell down with a scream, and when Parkes rolled down the stairs, the snow was covered with blood.

Bashar was shot!

This discovery made Kido Takayoshi, who was shot twice, feel dizzy and so angry that he fainted. The scene was in chaos.

"There is an assassin..."

Amid the screams of terror, Toyojiro Koyama had already fled in a hurry. It was not until the assassin had escaped that Delong, the American minister who had rolled down the stairs upon hearing the gunshots, began to scream in horror.

"Quick, someone come quickly..."

He looked at Parkes hiding in a pool of blood and shouted to the attendant beside him,

"Quick, send us to the warship!"

(End of this chapter)