Li Hongzhang, a man implicated in treason and collaboration with the enemy, was spurned by the world for a hundred years. When people think of him, they only think of treaty of shimonoseki, but Li Hongzhang also has his own advantages and little-known secrets.
When treaty of shimonoseki was signed, Li Hongzhang attended Japan as a negotiation ambassador and held the final negotiation with the Japanese Prime Minister. During the negotiation, Li Hongzhang's calmness and wit were unparalleled. When he received
In the negotiations, Li Hongzhang argued with the Japanese Prime Minister to win the last hope for the Qing Dynasty and his own nation, but it backfired. China was too corrupt and incompetent. During the negotiation, the Japanese army had invaded Ahava, where people lived in poverty and were devastated by war. When Li Hongzhang heard the bad news, he collapsed. He is unable to negotiate with Japan. He spread the news to the capital and told Guangxu. Since then, treaty of shimonoseki, the Qing Dynasty has embarked on the road of extinction.
But afterwards, all the responsibilities and all the blame swarmed in. They called Li Hongzhang a traitor and traitor, but who thought that Li Hongzhang was hungry and cold? The reason why he signed it
Li Hongzhang is such a person, a poor man who is busy for his country but has gained notoriety. I want to rehabilitate him today.