Although Li Hongzhang was a Han Chinese, he was highly valued by the Qing government. He initiated the Westernization Movement, suppressed the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and made outstanding contributions. Later generations respectfully called him Li. He is a smart man, good at dealing with all kinds of situations, and has a high emotional intelligence. He is a talent suitable for diplomacy. As a minister, he did sign unequal treaties such as treaty of shimonoseki, Viet Nam Treaty, Xin Chou Treaty for the late Qing government, and he undoubtedly became a traitor criticized by countless people. Let's take a closer look at the historical conditions at that time. Weak countries have no diplomacy since ancient times. At that time, the Qing Dynasty was already a backward and weak country after its defeat in the Sino-Japanese War. As an important official in the late Qing Dynasty, he said to the prince, you still have a long way to go. When his name was signed, he had foreseen the future censure.
When he signed the treaty, he tried his best to make the Qing government reduce losses and put down its dignity. When he claimed 300 million taels of silver in Japan, he went to the inclined beach and was shot by the Japanese. At that time, the Japanese said that he would pay for the medical expenses. He bluntly said that he might as well reduce the compensation, and even said that he would not shoot him more and forgive the Qing compensation. Although the Japanese didn't shoot many times, he finally agreed to pay 220 million taels of silver. After the treaty of shimonoseki was signed, Li Hongzhang passed through Japanese waters all over the world. He insisted? I will never set foot on Japanese soil. I will never set foot on Japanese soil! ? Finally, when it was time to change ships, his subordinates put up boards on two ships, and he directly risked his life to walk over.
At the World Games that year, when the Huanglong Banner of the Qing Dynasty was raised, there was no national anthem to accompany it. In the cold laughter of westerners, the old man over seventy calmly walked to his banner and sang a ditty "Jasmine". Such an old man born under the imperial power system has been fighting for the Qing Dynasty all his life. How unfair is the world to him?