On his own accord he approached provincial governors, Kunyi LIU (Viceroy of Liangjiang) and Zhidong ZHANG (Viceroy of Huguang) who had strong power in the Qing dynasty, to propose cooperation between Japan and Ching.
また、清朝内で強い権力を持つ地方長官の劉坤一（両江総督）や張之洞（湖広総督）などにも独自に接近、日清の連携をもちかけた。