Time flies, and two days pass by in a blink of an eye.

Qingying volunteered to take the Brandenburg battleship to the Far East, one to appreciate the human customs and customs of China at the end of the 19th century, and the other to be unable to bear the pain of daily cramming education in the Berlin Palace. But what he had never expected before was that the 23rd birthday of Emperor Mi Qing Emperor Guangxu was actually on July 28. Qingying was in Weihaiwei, and the bed was still hot. A telegram from German Ambassador to China Schneider had already photographed him on the table, saying that William II had an order to ask Qingying to go to the capital to attend the birthday ceremony of Emperor Mi Qing without delay.

Although Qingying was unwilling to attend the birthday party of Emperor Mi Qing, he also understood the principle that he had to do political work in his position. After traveling through time, he had such a cheap identity, so he naturally should assume the corresponding obligations. After cursing the damn Emperor Mi Qing countless times, Qingying packed up his luggage again and set off on a merchant ship from Weihaiwei to Dagukou, Tianjin. Loli, as a key figure in breaking through German neutrality, also went with the ship. Qingying had been on a sea boat for three months and had already resisted the bumps of objects floating on the water. However, it was the first time Loli took a boat to sea. Although the Bohai Sea was calm, she still vomited a lot of vegetables.

Since the railway from Tianjin to Lugou Bridge had just started construction in 1894 and was far from being able to open to traffic, Qingying had to transfer to the carriage and go from the official road to Kyoto after getting off the ship. The transportation of this era was obviously very backward compared to the 21st century, and it took 4 hours to run a journey of 300 miles; by the time Qingying arrived at the thousand-year-old city in Beijing, it was already the evening of July 24.

The sun sets in the west, and the entire ancient city is covered with a dark red and purple bloody glow. The carriage slowly drove on the street made of blue stone slabs, dragging a long black shadow gallery behind it. Qingying opened the window and looked out. Although it was approaching the dark night, the shops on both sides of the street were rarely closed. The people of the capital cooperated very much, and rested in front of various stalls and seats.

On the eve of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, the capital of the capital presented a scene that future generations could not imagine: on the one hand, the decline and decline of the old empire that has been around for twilight; on the other hand, it contains the vitality of emerging national capitalism. Since the Tongzhi Dynasty, the results of the Westernization Movement, which has been in full swing for more than 30 years, have begun to show results; in terms of military, economy, culture, medical care, education, etc., it has been greatly improved than before the country was closed. The capital that fell in the Second Opium War has restored its former prosperity, with crowds of people and bustling traffic, even better than the imperial city 35 years ago; millions of people in the capital are full of hope and moved by this superficial peace and prosperity.

Two days later, the 23rd birthday of the Emperor Aisin Gioro Zai Tian of the Qing Dynasty, and three months later, the 60th birthday of the old witch Cixi. As the birth dates of the two supreme rulers of Miqing approached, the official spared no effort to create a festive and peaceful atmosphere, and took this opportunity to vigorously promote the prosperity argument of "the saints are in the world, and the rejuvenation of the same light". Although there are still two days before the birthday of Guangxu, Qingying came all the way, and the streets were covered with festive red lanterns. From time to time, there were teams of dragons and lions dancing and whispering through the streets, attracting praise from the surrounding people.

Looking at the intoxicating scene of the prosperous party, Qingying closed her eyes and sighed heavily, with a bitter expression on her face.

Japan's intention to covet North Korea and its invasion of Mi Qing had been revealed through a series of large-scale military mobilization actions half a year ago; while Mi Qing was covering his ears and stealing his bells, and few people had really considered giving Japan a blow to protect the peace of the country. After more than two hundred years of policy of fooling the people, ** and slave education, the blood and energy of most Han people were almost wiped out under Mi Qing's butcher's knife, leaving only a clear and self-protection heart.

Under the white terror of authoritarian rule, in the context of the whole society praising the wise, great, glorious and correctness of the emperor and the empress dowager, praising a happy life and looking forward to a better tomorrow; who dares to disobey the will of the old witch and jump out to state the Japanese threat theory and affect her 60-year-old celebration? Even the Beiyang minister Li Hongzhang, who is respected as the Eastern Bismarck and holds great power, was afraid of the ruthless words that said, "If I am unhappy today, I will make me unhappy for the rest of my life."

In addition, Li Hongzhang also wanted to preserve the strength of Beiyang, for fear of being hurt and affecting the large area of ​​family business he had worked hard on. So he let Japan go to Korea with all the provocative actions, and was only thinking about letting the great powers mediate and intervene. In the current Miqing court, the power and influence of the old demon witch Cixi and Li Hongzhang were even higher than that of the Miqing emperor Guangxu who lived in the Forbidden City. Seeing that both of them were not very concerned about Japan's actions in Korea, other officials and people were even more at ease and singing and dancing to peace. In their opinion, Japan is a barbarian. If they want to say that they can threaten the heavenly kingdom, it is no different from worrying about the world? Take a step back and say that even if the sky falls, there is still Optimus Prime, Li Zhongtang, in the court, and it is not their turn to die!

At this moment, North Korea, thousands of miles away, had already been full of war, and the mixed brigade commanded by Major General Yoshihara Oshima began to attack the Miqing army stationed in Yashan. Because the Miqing government and Li Hongzhang were undecided in the decision to fight against Japan, they neither increased their troops to show strength, nor allowed them to show weakness and evacuation, nor allowed them to build war defense fortifications, and were afraid of creating a tense atmosphere, so they sat down on Japan in a state of inaction. In addition, the commander Ye Zhichao had already become cowardly and stupid in his 20 years of life singing and dancing, and had long lost the courage of the past. The Miqing army first abandoned Yashan, and then became happy, and was as anxious as a dog that was a broken family, and directly retreated into Pyongyang. As far as the Qingying knew, the strong city of Pyongyang was also only guarded for one day.

Five hours later, the Japanese First Guerrilla Fleet will also attack the ships that went to North Korea to carry out troops transport missions in Beiyang. The Jiyuan steered Fang Boqian to escape and turn into the wind, leaving friendly forces dead and unmoved as a mountain. Thinking of Fang Boqian who escaped twice in history, Qingying couldn't help but look at the little loli Liu Xueer next to him. If there was no such variable as her own, I'm afraid that this 13-year-old loli would become the Nth concubine of the middle-aged officer who was greedy for life and death?

Thinking of this, Qingying couldn't help but smile. The face of this loli is 70 to 80% similar to the girl named Shixia that Qingying loved in her previous life. They are both so beautiful and quiet. Seeing this loli is like seeing her. Although it is not considered a foreigner to meet an old friend, this loli cannot be the real Shixia, but it also made Qingying feel great comfort in her heart.

No matter what, it is always a wonderful thing to have a loli by her side.

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On July 28, 1894, Emperor Guangxu's 23rd birthday celebration was grandly held in the Palace of Supreme Harmony. String music, purple smoke was lingering, and civil and military officials congratulated each other, and flattered waves rolled; three kneelings and nine kowtows, and the sound of "Long Live" shocked the mountains and rivers. The news of the Battle of Fengdao brought back by the "Jiyuan" the day before yesterday has long been selected by these officials. In their hearts, the lives of those hundreds of Qiu Bas are as cheap as grass, how can they compare to the slightest bit of the longevity?

Under the deliberate official publicity, the Battle of Fengjima, which was originally defeated, was boasted as an unprecedented victory; in the Battle of Yashan, which broke out on the land of North Korea, the double polish of Ye Zhichao's false claims of victory and the wonderful writings of the Ministry of Rites, the festive atmosphere was pushed to the peak. The people in the capital do not doubt that he could have such auspiciousness before the Holy Birthday, wasn't it that God blessed the Qing Dynasty and the Tongguang Zhongxing?

The two battles of sea and land in Toyoshima and Yashan caused great responses in the Chinese government and opposition. Due to the false claims of military achievements and exaggerated victory by the front-line generals, the Qing government made a miscalculation of its own power, believing that Japan's small country was vulnerable, and the voice of the Qingliu's main battle in China was growing higher. As Emperor Guangxu grew older, he was not willing to rely on Cixi in everything. If he could defeat Japan in the war, with this achievement, it would be a natural move to reclaim the power that originally belonged to the emperor! With the acquiescence of the imperial party, the angry young people who called "Cingliu" splashed ink and blew their tongues and bloomed lotus; one by one, with gorgeous words and magnificent articles appeared one after another like mushrooms after a rain, forming a powerful social public opinion, which forced the dominant faction headed by Cixi to make compromises.

On the first day of the seventh month of the 20th year of the Guangxu period of the Central Li Dynasty, on August 1, 1894, the Qing court officially declared war on Japan. "It was really a pragmatic and righteous way to deal with this matter in the court. However, the Japanese and Chongqing Alliance caused a quarrel and was unreasonable, so it was difficult to be with the situation. Then Li Hongzhang ordered the dispatch of various troops to quickly advance and attack, and to gather the powerful troops to advance one after another to save the Korean people from suffering. He also followed the generals and governors along the river and coastal areas and the military commanders to rectify the army. When Japanese ships sailed into each entrance, they immediately attacked and annihilated them. They did not retreat slightly and resulted in crimes."

On the same day, Japan, who had been waiting for this time, immediately declared war on the Qing court, and the Sino-Japanese War broke out. In addition to Russia and Germany, Britain, France, the United States, and Austria announced neutrality respectively. In order to get the latest battlefield news as soon as possible, dozens or hundreds of war correspondents rushed from countries around the world, completely ignoring the Korean Peninsula that had become a real purgatory.

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First of all, Qiu Yue admitted that she had mistakenly not invested too much in the mites. Originally, my idea was to only write a Dadonggou naval battle different from history, and in the war, a small mites were cleared; as a result, the reasons and consequences became a little too much... ╮(╯_╰)╭
Chapter completed!