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武陟毛文達公昶熙,當咸豐時,由翰林起家,洊至冢宰,與河內李棠階以道義文章相砥礪。李薨,朝列清望,遂獨歸毛一人。穆宗親政後,數出微行,遨遊妓寮、劇園間,每夜出不歸,臣工皆私憂竊歎,無敢言者,毛獨犯顏苦諫。每獨對,未嘗不反覆侃侃言之,穆宗雖不能用,然終不以為忤也。其為河南團練大臣督辦河北三府河防,措置亦悉中機宜,獨其為總理各國事務衙門大臣時,嘗有一言之失,遂造禍於後來。同治中,有琉球商船駛行太平洋,遇颶風,漂至臺灣後山,為生番所掠,死者五十四人,日本商民四人亦與焉。癸酉四月,日使副島種臣來,換約於天津。事既竣,入都,呈遞國書,使其副使柳原前光至總署,言其事,要償卹,且發兵勦生番。時恭王筦總署事,不常至署,文祥為大臣領班,方有疾,在告,毛以吏部尚書班最居前,遂延見前光。告以臺灣生番,本屬化外,猶貴國之蝦夷,王化所不能服,貴國商船被戕情事,至可矜卹,然中國實無從辦理。前光曰:「敝國本擬發兵問罪生番,徒以兩國盟好,故不得不要求中國自行懲辦,若中國竟舍而不治,則敝國將自行出兵矣。」毛又答以生番既屬化外,則出師與否,惟貴國自裁之。前光歸,以此語報日本,翌年,遂有征臺之役。時李鶴年閩浙總督,令臺廈道移書往詰日帥西鄉從道。覆書曰:「敝國興師問罪於貴國化外之地,非境內地可比,且此固受命於貴總署也。」鶴年無以難,急報之總理衙門。朝命沈葆楨欽差大臣,赴臺查辦。沈抵臺,佈置防務,與日本議定撫卹。七月,日本遣大久保利通至京,受償款五十萬,始遵約退師。然光緒甲午之役,終以全臺割讓於日。

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