答:清政府谋求和侵略中国的八国联军签定和约的活动,早在义和团还在天津、北京等地英勇抵抗帝国主义侵略的时候就已经开始了。1900年7月7日,天津战败的消息传到北京,那拉氏即命时任两广总督的李鸿章为直隶总督兼北洋大臣井兼程北上,主持对外事务,准备向帝国主义投降议和。17日,李鸿章离粤赴沪,21日到达上海。其时,天津虽为寇军所占,但北京尚在义和团控制之下。李鸿章认为议和之机还未成熟,使以“盛暑驰驱、感冒腹泻”为由,滞留在上海以观风色。他一面向那拉氏提出“义和团是匪非民”,祈其“痛加剿洗”,一 A: The Qing government’s attempt to sign the peace treaty with the allied forces of the Eight Powers that invaded China by the Qing government began as early as the Boxers were still heroically resisting the imperialist aggression in Tianjin and Beijing. On July 7, 1900, the news of the defeat in Tianjin spread to Beijing. That is, Li Hung-chang, who became the Governor-General of both Guangdong and Guangxi, became Governor-general and Minister of the North Sea well Jingcheng Chengbei and presided over foreign affairs in preparation for the surrender of imperialism. On the 17th, Li Hongzhang left Shanghai for Shanghai and arrived in Shanghai on the 21st. At the time, although Tianjin occupied the Kou army, Beijing was still under the control of the Boxer. Li Hung-chang believes that the opportunity for reconciliation is not yet ripe, leaving “Sheng Shu Chi Chi, cold and diarrhea” as an excuse to stranded in Shanghai in order to view the scenery. On the one hand, he proposed to Narath’s “that the boxers are banditaries and non-residents”