Li Hongzhang made the Qing Dynasty lose 120 million silver. What did Cixi say that was chilling?

Li Hongzhang was the foreign minister of China in Qing Dynasty. After the defeat of the Sino-Japanese War in 1894-1895, Li Hongzhang had to bite the bullet and negotiate with Japan. After a series of efforts by Li Hongzhang, the Qing Dynasty finally lost 120 million silver. Li Hongzhang thought he would get a reward from Cixi when he went back, but after going through all the hardships, he got a word from Cixi? It's hard for you. Do you still have it? This made Li Hongzhang disappointed and chilling.

The story goes like this: the Qing government was defeated in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894- 1895. Faced with the pressure of imperial power, Cixi dragged out an ignoble existence and sent Li Hongzhang to negotiate peace, hoping to solve the problem by cutting land and paying compensation. Li Hongzhang had no choice but to negotiate. However, backwardness is bound to be beaten, and the Qing Dynasty was defeated. At this time, Japan must be a lion's mouth, and it will cost 320 million silver to open it. As an honest official, Li Hongzhang certainly disagreed, and many negotiations failed. Li Hongzhang can only return to China temporarily. However, on the way home, a Japanese cynic shot and killed Li Hongzhang, causing Li Hongzhang to be injured.

It was this unjust act of Japan that gave Li Hongzhang the confidence to negotiate. Li Hongzhang, supercilious, wearing a bloody yellow jacket, went to Japan again for negotiations. Faced with this assassination, it caused an uproar in the world at that time and had a bad influence on Japan. Therefore, Li Hongzhang insisted on reducing the amount of compensation. After Li Hongzhang argued, Japan finally agreed to Li Hongzhang's request, which made the Qing government pay less compensation of1.200 million yuan and made Japan give up Liaodong Peninsula.

It is Li Hongzhang's attitude of never taking out a bullet to negotiate, and his spirit of sharing weal and woe for the country that makes the negotiations have such a turn for the better. Although the signing of treaty of shimonoseki made Li Hongzhang controversial, Li Hongzhang endured humiliation and continued to serve his country. Later, Li Hongzhang showed a bloody yellow jacket to Cixi, hoping to get a reward from Cixi, but what did Cixi say? It's hard for you. Do you still have it? That Li Hongzhang is cold. Sigh? You have to listen to a woman, right? .