Chapter 847: His Majesty the Emperor (1)
At the same time that Shen Lang broke into the headquarters of Shinrikyo, not far southwest of Hibiya Station of the Tokyo Metro, in the Imperial Palace of Kyoto in the Eastern Wing Kingdom, a meeting was also being held.
The fact that the meeting was presided over by Naruhito, the current emperor of the Eastern Ei Kingdom, shows its importance.
The regular meeting was attended not only by Matsuyama Naga, the head of the Royal Guard, but also by Tatsutochi Hirayama, head of the Second Intelligence Division of the Ministry of State Security. There is also Shoi Watanabe from the shrine headquarters. In addition, there is the head of the Internal Affairs Agency, Toyobayashi Kimura.
Emperor Naruhito was greatly annoyed by the fact that yesterday a bomb was sent to Princess Kiko at the Goryeo restaurant, and now the hatred for the imperial system that existed decades ago is once again manifested.
Thirty years ago, the left-wing student movement not only shocked the whole country, but also hit the Imperial Palace, where thousands of students, led by the leader, marched outside the Imperial Palace, in a very dangerous situation.
At that time, Emperor Naruhito was also a young man, and of course the prince knew what the real goal of this left-wing movement was, and he was also a student at the Imperial University at that time, and he saw with his own eyes the speeches of these students around him, day and night, to transmit the enthusiasm of the student movement in the United States and France to the country.
Emperor Naruhito did not reveal the identity of his prince at that time, which was the result of his strong request, and the people in the Imperial Household Agency insisted that he go out to study, but Emperor Naruhito refused, and he wanted to know their thoughts among his fellow students.
Fortunately, he received news of his decision at the school, and informed the royal guards in advance, so that before the demonstration, all the imperial palaces that were previously open to the public were closed, and the royal family was safer.
Emperor Naruhito was well versed in history at school, and knew the history of the French Revolution and the beheaded king of England.
Even if these students didn't come to hurt the royals, in those moments of emergency chaos, if someone instigated it, anything could have been done.
As soon as people get together, they can't be controlled at all, and even the greatest leaders can only follow the trend.
Emperor Naruhito stayed up all night that night with members of the imperial family, listening to the slogans shouted by the demonstrators outside, and they were terrified, unable to determine whether the rebellion could be extinguished by the army or whether it was an uncontrolled escalation.
The thinking in the army is also very confused, and there is also the possibility of mutiny.
It was not until the next morning that the police and special rescue team finally dispersed the students, and the danger was eliminated.
At the same time, the left-wing student movement in the United States and France was also attacked, and in the years that followed, although there were sporadic student attacks, the left-wing movement finally subsided.
The first thing Emperor Naruhito did after succeeding to the throne was to apply to the Diet to expand the Imperial Guard, and to recruit members of the most elite kamikaze agents in the Toei Kingdom into the Imperial Guard.
Although the emperor system was chosen spontaneously by the people of Toei Province, many people were still dissatisfied with it.
In fact, the emperor is just a symbol in the Eastern Ying Kingdom, only performing some ceremonial duties, and not interfering in politics at all, which is stipulated by the constitution and spontaneously chosen by the imperial family, and they understand that in this world, what is the biggest political trend, and the people of the Eastern Ying Kingdom retain the emperor system just because it is a tradition.
In the years when the left wing was lost, some right-wingers tried to improve the emperor's political status in the Diet, but they were all vetoed by the Diet.
Emperor Naruhito also constantly warned these leftists to abide by the constitution and not to go backwards, but these rightists did not listen at all.
For example, Watanabe Shoichi of the shrine headquarters here threw out the construction of the nationalization of the shrine several times, and wanted to return to the path of the national shrine before the war.
Although Naruhito did not publicly express his position on this point, he often privately persuaded Watanabe Shoichi that the nationalization of the shrine would lead to a revision of the constitution, and the surrounding countries were very sensitive to this point, and it was impossible to do so under the current conditions.
When Matsuyama only told the whole thing once, Hirayama Litong knew the severity of the matter, and he couldn't help but think of the situation of those organizations in Dongying's country, which organization was going to do such a risky and useless thing?
Even if Princess Noriko is blown up, what's the use?
First of all, Hirayama Ritsuto ruled out Shinrikyo, which had just taken over the Tokyo Detention Center and was under intense police search, and it was impossible for such a thing to come out of nowhere.
Besides, they were looking for lost chemical bombs and had no time for anything else.
Organizations like the Yamaguchi-gumi and the Black Dragon Society have no reason to do this at all, and it doesn't do them any good. They don't have to take the risk.
"His Majesty the Emperor, this matter is very strict, which shows that some people are dissatisfied with the imperial family, and this must be a matter of the political organization, we will investigate carefully and thoroughly, the water behind this must be very deep, and if it is not done well, it is a big political incident." Hirayama said thoughtfully.
"Yes, this matter is not an isolated matter, since these people are so clear about Noriko's itinerary, and they are so well prepared, it is a premeditated thing, we are now mainly investigating whether this matter was done by domestic political organizations or foreign political organizations." Emperor Naruhito said.
Hirayama Litong nodded, and then said: "Your Majesty the Emperor, you are right, there has not been such an attack on the imperial family in China for many years, and it is unknown whether it may be a conspiracy of foreigners. ”
Watanabe Shoichi stood up at this time and said to Emperor Naruhito: "Your Majesty, if this matter was done by domestic organizations, it proves that left-wing organizations have begun to be active again. “
Although Emperor Naruhito kept a certain distance from Watanabe Shoichi's shrine nationalization bill, what he said today did make sense, and it spoke to his heart. His mind flew back to the turmoil of years ago.
"The intelligence department should have the most say on this issue, Hirayama, you can talk about it." Emperor Naruhito collected his thoughts, then turned to Hirayama Tachito and said.
"Well, your majesty, the biggest left-wing organization in China today is the All-China Student Socialist Federation, but it's just a student group, and I don't see any big moves on their part." Hirayama said that apart from the investigation of the chemical bomb this time, their second intelligence section did not pay close attention to this student organization at all.
"Hirayama, you're wrong, since it's a left-wing organization, it's a person who is dissatisfied with the current political system, you're still young, you haven't gone through those years of social upheaval, and you never understand how much these left-wing students hate society." Shoichi Watanabe interjected at this time.
Watanabe Shoichi's words completely touched Emperor Naruhito's heart, and he couldn't help but nod his head at Watanabe and express his approval.
"This, although we don't pay much attention to this school association, but we are also monitoring them all the time, and we have not found any signs of big moves." Hirayama said.
"In any case, the attack on the royal family cannot be rolled out by a right-wing organization, it can only be a foreigner or a left-wing organization, Mr. Hirayama, you should send more people and keep an eye on the Federation of Students and Social Societies." Watanabe Shoichi said to Hirayama Tateto, and it seemed that he was very dissatisfied with the second intelligence class.
"Hehe, of course we'll do our part, but, Mr. Watanabe, I'm afraid it's not your turn to worry about our affairs." Hirayama Ratetsu ridiculed him, he was already annoyed by the fact that Princess Kiko was attacked, which was a dereliction of duty in their security department, and now he couldn't help but be annoyed when he heard that Watanabe Shoichi seemed to be stepping on his own position.
"Okay, don't argue, you two, this matter must be investigated by everyone's concerted efforts, and now, let's discuss how to investigate this matter, as well as the palace guards." Emperor Naruhito said at this time.
Watanabe Shoichi's thoughts, he knew very well, was to show himself well in front of him, so that he could help promote the process of nationalizing the shrine.
This is impossible, and in an age like this, to introduce such a thing is to regress, and even if the Diet can pass the guò, the people will protest, and Emperor Naruhito does not want to risk provoking the people's disgust.
"Matsuyama, tell me what you think." Emperor Naruhito turned to Matsuyama Nagaji and asked.
Matsuyama Naga's brows have been furrowed, Matsuliao and Zuo Wei took Princess Kiko out to eat without authorization, and the guide was attacked by a bomb, although he knew that going out to eat must have been insisted by Princess Kiko, but Matsuliao and Zuo Wei, as Princess Kiko's personal guards, still have to be punished if something like this happens.
It was the Royal Guard, because of this incident, it was also attacked by the Imperial Household Agency, and the old antiques of the Imperial Household Agency, from this matter, immediately turned to the issue of court etiquette.
The Imperial Household Agency is the institution in charge of the affairs of the Imperial Palace, and they are all old antiques in charge of things, and they are already opposed to Emperor Naruhito becoming more and more commoner, so how can the royal family act like a commoner.
Now, the Imperial Household Agency took advantage of the attack on Princess Noriko to strongly mention that for the safety of Princess Noriko, there is no need to go to public schools to study, and teachers should be hired to come to the palace to educate Princess Noriko.
In addition, the Imperial Household Agency also strongly demanded that the Imperial Guard be strongly reorganized and that all leadership be handed over to the Imperial Household Agency.
Of course, Matsuyama could not agree to their request, and after punishing Matsuliao and Zuo Wei according to the disciplinary discipline and deducting two months' salary, Matsuyama sued the Imperial Household Agency in front of Emperor Naruhito.
Although Emperor Naruhito was helpless against these old antiques in the Imperial Household Agency, Emperor Naruhito had a resolute attitude towards withdrawing Princess Noriko from public school and transferring to the palace to hire teachers to educate, which was absolutely unacceptable, Princess Noriko could not live in the palace for a lifetime, she had to marry, so she had to integrate into society and not be isolated in the palace.