Li Hongzhang didn't receive such treatment when he went to Japan back then, did he…

Opinions on Li Hongzhang have been quite mixed. Some people, like Xiaobai, consider him a traitor, while others who know a bit more understand that he had to sign the agreement after losing the war. Li Hongzhang was actually brave enough to take responsibility, especially since he was the one who established the Beiyang Fleet.

Upon further understanding, you'll find that the First Sino-Japanese War was essentially a foreign conflict, with battles occurring at sea and within Korea, and it never even reached the mainland. So why did the Qing Dynasty surrender? Ultimately, it was because they viewed themselves as outsiders, fearing that the Japanese would come in and take a share of the spoils. The indemnity of 200 million taels of silver from the Treaty of Shimonoseki was an astronomical sum at the time, and this money further propelled Japan's industrialization, laying the groundwork for the later Japanese invasion of China.

As for Zesheng… he is still stuck at the second step, meaning he is unwilling to be like Li Hongzhang.

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