After the Imperial Council was dismissed, Hideki Tojo, who returned to the Prime Minister's Office, became more and more angry about what happened today, and all the circumstances were unknown and ungraspable to him, although His Majesty did not blame himself too much, but he still heard the opinions of his dissatisfaction from the inside and outside of the words, especially the Minister of the Interior looked at him very unkindly.

The Navy should bear the consequences of deception, but the problem is that everyone knows that the Minister of the Navy has a close relationship with him, and it is not so much that Shimada has concealed the true situation from himself, but that the Navy has also concealed the true situation from Shimada. He suddenly remembered a detail: when he talked about the sinking of the four aircraft carriers, he and the other cabinet members were surprised, but the chief of the military command department, Nagano Xiu, seemed to have been mentally prepared, and his emotional gaffe was very small.

After figuring out this section, he let out a heavy breath from his nose and scolded bitterly: "Sooner or later, these bastards in the Navy want them to look good." After scolding a few words, he felt that it was not enjoyable, and he suddenly remembered the performance of Foreign Minister Gu Zheng jumping up and down today, and a wave of anger rose in his heart: I thought that this would be a cautious old bureaucrat, so I gave up the position of foreign minister to the other party, but I didn't expect it to be a white-eyed wolf who couldn't be raised. If the German envoy had known these things in advance, instead of poking them out as he is now, the situation at today's Imperial Council would never have been so passive, and perhaps there would have been an opportunity to open fire on political opponents and the navy.

He was about to pick up the telephone to teach Gu Zheng a lesson, but he didn't expect the phone to ring suddenly, and after picking it up, the tone in the receiver was very anxious: "Your Excellency Prime Minister, I just received the latest news that Lord Haixiang committed suicide by seppuku...... General Nagano Shusei, the chief of the Military Command Department, submitted his resignation......"

"What?" Hideki Tojo only felt a cold wind blowing in his face.

"Minister of the Interior. What should be done if there is a cabinet reshuffle? ”

"I'm afraid it's going to be very difficult...... Kido Koaichi raised his eyes and secretly looked at Hirohito's face, and said thoughtfully, "The sea minister and the head of the military command department will definitely have to be replaced." Otherwise, no one will bear the responsibility for this failure, and the Great Treasury will not be much involved, and I think it can be retained; As for the Foreign Minister, he has a relatively close relationship with Germany, and is not as fanatical as Matsuoka-kun (Matsuoka-kun), and if His Majesty is determined to strengthen the Triple Alliance, he may as well continue to use his abilities. ”

Hirohito nodded: "Anyway." If he hadn't made a decisive decision to introduce the envoy directly and told me the truth, I don't know how long I would have been kept in the dark by these rebellious ministers and thieves...... Maybe the Mi army will come and they plan to pull me out as a scapegoat. ”

Kido Koichi's face was full of sincerity and fear: "Your Majesty is cautious. It will not be so......"

"It is the nature of a soldier to fill water with war reports and exaggerate war exploits, and I can forgive them, but such naked deception is really intolerable." Hirohito was still angry, and said hatefully. "If Midway loses the battle, it should be aware. It is really unreasonable to take my personal decree as the wind in my ears and not report it afterwards! The navy deceived the upper and lower levels of the Middle Way Island, and the Kuah Island was deceived and deceived by the army and navy as a whole -- unless these two organs were thoroughly reorganized, the imperial state would never be at peace. ”

Kido Kokaichi frowned slightly, and listened quietly.

"Let the foreign minister stay in office, and in the future we will strengthen communication with the German side, and this time the Germans are still very sincere -- although they have their own little calculations. But on the whole, for the sake of a common goal, it is rare to have a minister who has good relations with Germany and is not stupidly pro-German. "Hirohito only talked about Hideki Tojo at the end." As for the Prime Minister......"

He couldn't help but groan, his brows tightly furrowed, as if he was thinking and weighing something, and he didn't say anything for a long time. Kido Koichi knew that His Majesty had not yet made up his mind, and he did not dare to express his opinion at will, in case he guessed wrongly, he would not only disobey the will of the Prime Minister but also offend the Prime Minister.

"What do you think of him?"

"The prime minister's vigorous work is commendable, but in terms of employing people, it seems to be ......" He glanced at Hirohito again, who waved his hand impatiently, "There are two monarchs and ministers here, why can't you say anything?" ”

"The government and the opposition say that the prime minister is too power-grabbing and looks down on other cabinet ministers, especially because he has been a land minister for a long time, which is not in line with the system, which has made many people criticize." As soon as Kido Takashi thought of Hirohito's statement that he would completely reorganize the army and navy staff organs, he led the topic to this place.

"You mean a change of prime minister?"

"The change of prime minister is the power of the king, how can you allow the ministers to wait for their beaks?" Koichi Kido slyly kicked the ball back again, "It's hard to find the right prime minister right now. There are not many people who are agile, popular, and can effectively control the overall situation: a prime minister who is a general can effectively control the military, but he tends to go to extremes, focusing only on the part and not the whole; The prime minister who came from a civilian position is too vacillating, and even fewer are afraid of taking responsibility and can effectively control the military, so ......"

Hirohito nodded in agreement: "At present, the empire is in a disadvantageous situation, and there must be candidates with super mental strength and perseverance, but if you surrender on your knees, you can just pick any one." ”

"Your Majesty doesn't have to be discouraged, or wait for your subordinates to contact the important ministers?" Koichi Kido made this suggestion, and although Hirohito did not express his position, he knew from the other party's look that the living god was actually approving of it.

Also excited was Gu Zhengyuki, who rushed to Akasaka Rikyu Kole's lodging to share the good news of today's meeting with the other party and discuss the next step, but who knew that the secretary said that he had left the hotel to visit someone.

"Visitors?" Gu Zhengzhi's brows furrowed: I haven't heard Cole say this, is there a shocking secret to be poked out? After thinking about it, he asked, "Do you know where he went?" ”

"Go to visit a retired lieutenant general of your country, it seems to be called, it seems to be called ......" The secretary thought for a long time, and finally slapped his head and barely said a few syllables, "Ishihara ......" His Japanese level is not as good as Cole, this sound sounds a little strange, but Gu Zhengzhi still understands - "Ishihara Waner?" He repeated it in a slow, clear tone.

"Yes, that's the name."

"It's him." A strange smile appeared on Gu Zhengzhi's face, "Ke Jun, I still underestimate you, you have a lot of ideas......"

Cole walked unhurriedly in the direction of Ishihara's apartment. He could have been able to enjoy the diplomatic dispatch service, but he refused, he just wanted to see the situation of people in Japan on the spot. Although Akasaka Rikyu is still a drunken fan, he does not believe that this will be a true portrayal of Japan. Sure enough, when he crossed the next street corner, he saw the real situation: the crowds of people in a hurry, the meagre supplies in the shops, and the prices were frighteningly high. In fact, if you pay a little attention, you can feel the silence and silence on the streets of Japan, and the dance halls, song halls, and game rooms that used to be everywhere are long gone, and the European and American billboards that used to symbolize high-end and luxury are also gone, replaced by some dry and empty slogans. He also saw a slogan celebrating the great victory at Midway, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but show a smile -- the shocking deception of the Japanese Navy not only deceived the people, but even the emperor and the army were fooled, and I don't know how much anger the navy will endure in the past few days.

Although there was no aftermath of the air raid on the streets of Tokyo, he found that the gloom and numbness in the eyes of pedestrians were clear at a glance as he walked all the way today. Their enthusiasm for war may not have subsided, but the scarcity of supplies is a direct source of distress. What is even more surprising is that bicycles similar to the BMW R71 motorcycle (commonly known as the side three-wheeled in China, author's note) have been ridden on the streets, and the sidecar usually carries people in the sidecar - except that the sidecar of the BMW motorcycle is on the right, while the strangely modified human-powered sidecar sidecar in Japan is on the left. Later, after questioning, he learned that these cars had nothing to do with BMW motorcycles, and were all human-powered taxis modeled after the Ryuo motorcycles used by the Japanese army (also side-three-wheeled, copycat from Harley-Davidson in the United States) - because the supply of civilian fuel in Japan had completely stopped, and rickshaws were unsightly, the taxi industry came up with this rather creative thing. He couldn't help but shake his head, Japan's problems are very big, much more serious than Germany's. In the same capital, he did not know the availability of fuel for vehicles in Berlin, which was estimated to be restricted for civilian use, but there was still a guarantee of fuel for taxis, and in Paris he was well aware of the situation: the official document was issued by him when he was at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - a total of 7,000 driving permits (including all government, military, civilian and rental cars).

After the outbreak of the Pacific War, Japan had changed the name of Britain and the United States to Eimi, and the related expatriates had long been extinct on the streets of Tokyo, and now there was a blonde and blue-eyed white man, and everyone felt strange. It wasn't that there weren't police or gendarmes who wanted to jump out to show their presence, but Cole taught them a hard lesson with the swastika medal he wore on his chest and his fluency in Japanese.

"Hai Hai." Hearing that it was the special envoy of the independent country and the adjutant of the head of state, a small group of gendarmes also volunteered to serve as a guard to escort him all the way, and even the briefcase was graciously carried for him. Cole didn't refuse their stammer, and he only took out 2 packs of cigarettes to solve the problem perfectly. led a pack of military Cao, and the others only got a few each, although the number was very small, but everyone couldn't help but give a thumbs up in their hearts: Nima, imported cigarettes...... Or was it given by the aide-de-camp of the head of state...... If you change Japan, it will be equivalent to the use of cigarettes by the imperial family. Everyone's face was beaming with joy and energy, and when they walked, they called a chest and belly.

Now Cole admires Ranklai even more, and he learned the trick of giving cigarettes, which is said to have an extraordinary effect on the front line, and is a big killer of intimacy - there is no pack of cigarettes that can't be closer, and if there is, then two packs! At present, it seems that this trick is also very effective in Japan, and I will get a little more next time. (To be continued.) )