Chapter 942: The Imperial Council
c_t; Early the next morning
The Emperor sat at the top of the house, followed by the Prime Minister representing the Civil Affairs and the Chief of the General Staff representing the military formation, the Prime Minister below was various ministers, and below the Chief of the General Staff was the Defense Agency, the Fleet Commander, and so on.
"Let's not talk about the real reason, give me a reason, a reason that can appease the people." The emperor shouted, "It's a shame that the dignified Japanese Empire has been hit on the doorstep of someone's house."
"Your Majesty the Emperor, this is a natural disaster, not **, our country is located in an earthquake-prone plate, which is well known to the country, yesterday dawn must have been a tsunami caused by the earthquake, resulting in the influx of seawater, causing several major losses, the top priority is to immediately organize rescue, disaster relief, and peace of mind." The prime minister hurriedly said that as the head of the civilian government, the prime minister had to jump out and give the emperor a reasonable reason, an excuse that could determine the overall situation.
Everyone is not stupid, but no one breaks it, for the general public, just give a reason to say the past to prevaricate the past, the majesty of the emperor is still the same, the majesty of the country is still the same, everyone's interests are still the same, that's enough, as for the disaster-stricken old Baisheng, everyone's meaning is almost the same, who really doesn't take it seriously, politicians only have interests in their eyes, and there is no common him.
The emperor's eyes lit up, this excuse was good, reasonable, in line with the national conditions, all aspects had been said in the past, and he couldn't help but be happy, nodded to the prime minister, which was regarded as a compliment, and then said: "Very good, Minister of Propaganda, you go and make a televised speech first, express this meaning, and convey the attention of the imperial family on this matter, the state is taking measures to ensure the safety of everyone's lives, go, don't let the people wait for a long time."
"Yes, Your Majesty the Emperor." A middle-aged man agreed, and left the field first.
"Alright, now let's get down to business, who can tell me what all this is all about," the Emperor immediately exclaimed with a more majestic expression. ( )
Everyone's eyes involuntarily glanced at the chief of the general staff, the army of the Japanese country is very strange, it is a staff system, the military power is completely in the hands of the chief of the general staff of the base camp, the base camp is composed of a bunch of staff officers, a major staff officer of the base camp, and when it comes to the local army, even the division commander of General Street does not dare to offend.
As the chief of the general staff in charge of the base camp, he is naturally even more powerful, and this matter is under the control of the base camp, and it is reasonable for everyone to look at the chief of the general staff, and the chief of the general staff cleared his throat and said: "Your Majesty the Emperor, the matter has been ascertained, and someone has sent three missiles at the nuclear power plant in central China, one of which was intercepted by the missile defense system deployed by country A in our country, and the other two sank into the sea, causing a tsunami after the explosion."
"Wow" everyone whispered, a seemingly simple sentence, the hidden problem in it is big, but no one said it out loud, the civilian system and the military attache system have not dealt with each other, but they also maintain a tacit understanding, that is, no one is involved in the affairs of the system.
"What" The emperor was taken aback, he didn't expect the specific truth to be this, he couldn't help but ponder, his face was very ugly, and after a while, the emperor said coldly: "Why is it that the missile defense system built with a huge amount of money can only intercept one missile, what if the other two ballistic attacks my palace, and why are there missiles attacking, where do our missiles come from?"
Word by word, firm and powerful, and full of murderous aura, the chief of the general staff knew that the emperor was really angry, and hurriedly said: Country A has not yet sent a note, and the specific reason is unknown, but one thing has been ascertained, the military base of country A in China was attacked by a sneak attack, and all the more than 10,000 officers and soldiers of country A were killed at the base, and the base was bombed into ruins. ”
"Ahh
"What" For the first time, the emperor felt that he was not safe at all, and the so-called missile defense system and the so-called strong combat strength of country A now seemed to be floating clouds, and he couldn't help but be furious, and shouted: "Bastard, liar."
No one knows who the emperor is scolding, but everyone knows that someone is going to be unlucky.
"The so-called missile defense system, which has been built at a huge cost, cannot play a defensive role at all, cannot ensure our security, and the A** base of more than 10,000 people is actually attacked and destroyed by someone, and it is not discovered at all in advance, and the combat effectiveness of the army of country A is at this level, is it worth it for us to cling to country A?" the emperor pointed to the chief of the general staff and reprimanded him loudly.
Thinking that the defense system is unreliable, and their own security may be attacked at any time, they also began to worry, Lao Baisheng's life and death can not be cared for, but their fundamental interests cannot be destroyed, and everyone also began to question whether it is inappropriate to go too closely with country A
Seeing that the Chief of the General Staff did not speak, the Emperor became even more angry, and continued to shout: "Who did all this?"
"Your Majesty the Emperor, it's Burma." The chief of the general staff spit out this sentence with difficulty, his face was hot, a country that had just been reunified had actually instigated a slap in the face of the Great Japanese Empire, which was a shame.
"What Burma" Emperor sat on his throne with a look of incredulity, pondering.
Everyone is not a fool, in the face of hard facts, we have to consider a question, when did the combat effectiveness of Myanmar become so strong that tens of thousands of military bases in country A have been attacked and destroyed
The emperor also realized this problem, with a gloomy face, weighing the pros and cons, the reason why he agreed to unite with country A and attack Burma was that there were two main reasons, one was that he suffered a loss in Soma and wanted to save some face, and second, he wanted to deter neighboring countries and consolidate the international status of the Japanese state, of course, there was another reason why the emperor would not tell anyone about it, that is, he had been kidnapped by Zao Wou-ki, and this revenge could not be avenged.
Continue to fight with Myanmar, does the Japanese still have the energy to support this tsunami, most of the cities in the central part of the country were damaged, the national strength is not enough for disaster relief, where are there still people to fight, and secondly, a lot of money is needed for disaster reconstruction, can the country get so much money
However, the emperor was a little unwilling not to fight, and this was really a fatal problem. After thinking about it, the emperor couldn't make up his mind for a while, so he said coldly: "To fight or not to fight, let's vote."
If the Imperial Council encounters a major matter that is not good for decision-making, it will generally choose to vote by a show of hands, first, to be democratic, and second, no one will be held accountable if something happens, which is really a rugged system.
The vote came out quickly, and everyone took into account their respective interests, and thought that it was not appropriate to use swords and soldiers for the time being, and that disaster relief should be carried out first, and as for country A, on the grounds of disaster relief, it could prevaricate in the past, of course, there were also people in favor of continuing to fight, believing that the majesty of the country was fought, but only a minority, and without the support of civilian officials, this battle could not be fought.
The minority obeyed the majority, and the emperor had to accept this result and temporarily withdraw his troops, but at this time, the captain of the guard who had been standing behind the emperor and was in charge of the emperor's security suddenly said: "Your Majesty the Emperor, the majesty of the country is inseparable from the use of force, and due to the national conditions, it is wise to temporarily suspend the sword soldiers, but in case the other party refuses to give up, how?"
Everyone looked curiously at the captain of the guard behind the emperor, and couldn't help but think deeply, generally, the captain of the guard does not participate in the discussion of politics, but there is no explicit rule that he is not allowed to speak. On the contrary, everyone attaches great importance to the opinion of the Captain of the Guard, not the Captain himself, but the side that the Captain represents.
According to the regulations, the safety of the emperor is borne by the four ninja families, the ninja family represents the mystery and strength in the Wa country, and is the spiritual symbol of the country's armed forces, no one dares to provoke, and the members of the royal guard are all elite selected by the ninja family, and the captain is the strongest among the elites, not only referring to personal strength, but also family strength.
The current captain of the Imperial Guard is the leader of the Funakoshi family, the successor of the next generation of the family, and no one dares to ignore the opinion of the captain of the guard, and the devil knows if what he said represents his entire family.
The emperor thought about it and felt reasonable, since he didn't fight for the time being, he had to show a gesture, otherwise it would be wishful thinking, and when the time came, wouldn't it be even worse for Burma to come to the door, so he said, "There is some truth, let's come up with a charter." lest the enemy come to our door while we are bent on disaster relief. ”
Everyone is dumbfounded, what charter to take and what charter can you take to not fight, if you want others not to fight, then you have to agree to others, how to make the other party agree to reparations, apologize, these are not acceptable to everyone, when did the Great Japanese Empire apologize, even the defeat in World War II did not apologize, what is the Burmese country
All of a sudden, everyone pretended to be stupid, this kind of offending people, leaving a bad name for others to do, one by one looked down at their toes, played in the depths, the emperor looked at it, that angry, but some words can't be said by themselves, thought about it, kicked the ball to the captain of the guard, and said: "Captain, this thing was proposed by you, what do you have to say, let's discuss it."
"Yes, Your Majesty the Emperor, my subordinates believe that the bell must be tied to the bell, and there is a cause to have an effect, as long as the cause is found, the effect will be easy to do." The captain of the guard played a dumb riddle and didn't want to say more, but gave everyone a direction
Everyone's eyes lit up, and they couldn't help but look at Shigen Jiro, the proposer and executor of the war against Burma were all Shigen Jiro, it was considered the cause, of course, this effect had to be solved by Shigen Jiro, during this time, it was rumored that the Shigen family and the Funakoshi family did not deal with each other, everyone was not stupid, and they smelled the blood victory from the words of the captain of the guard, and they didn't speak.
Ishinejiro is not stupid, he naturally understands that the funakoshi family wants to take the opportunity to frame him, but for the sake of saying this, it is not okay if he doesn't come out to express his position, after thinking about it, he said: "Your Majesty the Emperor, I, I, Ishigen Jiro, am dedicated to the country, and my heart can show the sun and the moon, and now the war is unfavorable, if my sacrifice can avoid war, please allow me to go to Myanmar and communicate about the armistice."
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