Chapter 44: A Visit from the Deceased
There was a hazy drizzle outside the window, and the late autumn in Qingdao was already a little cold. Chen Tian sat at his desk, looking at the report that Oli had sent from Turkey. He had mixed feelings about the fighting there, but Kemal had begun his march on Istanbul a month earlier after a period of consolidation and reorganization of his forces after the capture of Thessaloniki. At this time, the main force of the Turkish government army was engaged in fierce fighting with the forces of the Young Turks in the central part of the peninsula of Asia Minor, so Kemal's forces were overwhelmed, quickly occupying large swathes of territory, and are now facing off against the returning Turkish forces 300 miles west of Istanbul. As the war in Turkey intensified, Kemal's troops consumed more and more arms and military expenses, and he had to pay a large amount of pensions for the fallen soldiers of the mercenary regiment every month.
Just as Chentian's thoughts drifted thousands of miles away, the guards came in and reported that there were several people outside who had asked to see him, one of whom claimed to be an old man from Japan.
Japan's Old Friends? Chen Tian recalls that he has some old Japanese people, and he seems to have only been there once in the early 1900s to "rob" money, but the specific operation was done by the housekeeper Zack. Could it be ......
"Let them in!"
But soon after, there was a noise at the door of the office, and he strangely walked to the door, only to see Rainey standing in the middle of the corridor, blocking the way of the Japanese, and then he remembered that Rainey hated the Japanese.
"Rainey!" He let out a low cry, and Rainey leaned aside to step out of the hallway, but he could tell that his eyes were full of hatred.
"Your Royal Highness!" The leading Japanese is really the Tokugawa Kazushin that Tatsuten saw in Japan last time, and after 9 years, he has not changed much, but he has grown a mustache.
After they entered the office, Chen Tian walked up to Rainey and whispered, "Rainey, I'll explain to you later, you'd better stay for me now!" ”
Rainey walked away aggrieved.
When Tatsuten returned to the office, the Japanese had already consciously sat down on the sofa.
"Mr. Tokugawa, is there anything going on?" He thought it was a little strange because these Japanese people had always been in contact with Zack, and Zach would then convey their intentions to himself.
"Yes, we are here for a very important matter!" Tokugawa Kazushin stood up and walked over to Tatsuten's table, staring at him with a strange look.
"We are preparing a coup d'état and we hope for the full support of your government!"
"What? Are you crazy? Tatsuten jumped up, he cooperated with this Tokugawa Isshin at the beginning to use them to conduct business in Japan, and it was just a pretext to help them seize power, but I didn't expect that now they are really preparing to carry out a coup d'état.
"What? Your Royal Highness, didn't you personally promise me? Tokugawa Kazunobu watched his reaction in surprise.
"Uh...... I mean, I didn't expect you to be ready to launch a coup d'état so soon, and now your power is not very strong, so wouldn't it be crazy to launch a coup d'état! yes, hahaha! Tatsuten didn't want Tokugawa Isshin to suspect that he didn't sincerely help him at all, not only because some of his investments were operated in the name of Tokugawa, but also because he saw a sharp light in the eyes of a Japanese brought by Tokugawa, who seemed to be a powerful character. He regretted not bringing Rainey in.
"We, the Tokugawa family, have been waiting for 41 years, starting in 1868! From the moment you promised to help us, we have also struggled for 9 years! I firmly believe that we now have enough strength, we have a group of officers who are loyal to us, we have a group of well-trained soldiers, we have planted many of our eyes and ears in the government, and our people are waiting for us to raise our arms and call for us to restore the glory of the Tokugawa family! Tokugawa Kazunobu said excitedly as he shook his fists, and the eyes of the Japanese behind him kept flashing, as if they had seen the arrival of that era that belonged to them.
Chen Tian suddenly felt that this guy was simply the Hitler of the East, with the same thin body and similar speech movements, but I don't know if he has the talent of the Führer.
"Well, Mr. Tokugawa, tell me about your coup plan!"
"Your Royal Highness, we have loyal officers in the army near Tokyo, and they will first lead the troops from the barracks, then join up with our own troops, so that we have more than 5,000 soldiers in total, and then we will occupy the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Interior Minister's Residence, then we will occupy the Metropolitan Police Department and the press agencies, destroy the substation, and blockade the whole of Tokyo. Finally, we petition His Majesty the Emperor that we, the Tokugawa family, will form a new cabinet! I hope that while we are in control of Tokyo, you Germany will be able to declare your support for this coup d'état of ours! ”
Tatsuten was silent, he felt that the chances of this plan succeeding were really small, not to mention whether the soldiers led by the officers they had installed would support them, even if they really controlled Tokyo, the Japanese army would quickly counterattack. Unless they really dare to coerce the emperor, but for the Japanese the emperor is their god, and the emperor is absolutely sacrosanct.
"Tokugawa-sir, with all due respect, I am not optimistic about this plan of yours! After the First Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War, the status of the army in the hearts of the people of your country should not be lower than that of the Prime Minister and the Cabinet. Without the support of the majority of the army, I think your coup d'état will hardly succeed! You should wait a little longer and develop your power in the army and government! ”
Without Tatsuten's support, Tokugawa Kazunobu sat back on the couch in a decadent manner.
"As long as we hold the lives of the main generals of the military department in our hands, the army will not dare to move, then our coup d'état will be successful!" The guy whose eyes lit up just now suddenly stood up, and his words silenced everyone present.
What a ruthless man! Chen Tian couldn't help but admire his ruthlessness, in order to seize power, he did not hesitate to use generals as hostages, and if those generals had an accident, the Japanese army would be finished.
"Then His Royal Highness the Prince and Germany should be able to support us!" That guy actually appeared on Chentian's left silently, and he was obviously on the sofa 4 or 5 meters away just now.
Chen Tian felt that the guy exuded a cold aura all over his body, and the pores of his whole body were tightly closed.
"I haven't asked this ...... yet"
"Tokugawa retainer, Nohara Shinnosuke!"
Thump......
Chen Tian fell to the ground all of a sudden, this guy actually called this name, no wonder he was so tough.
"Your Royal Highness, be careful!" Nohara helped Chentian up, and Chentian suddenly felt that the strength in his body was instantly drained, and he was actually held hostage by this guy like this.
"I think His Royal Highness has agreed to our plan, and he will go to Japan with us, so that the German government will definitely support us!" Nohara laughed coldly, "I'm not wrong! Your Royal Highness! ”
Going to Japan? Chen Tian was shocked, was he tied to their chariot like this? This, this is most likely a road of no return!
"Your Royal Highness, ask your people to come in and make arrangements! It's best not to play tricks if you don't want to have something to do for yourself! ”
At this moment, Ollie slammed into the window, grabbed Tokugawa Kazushin, and yelled: "Don't move, this place is already surrounded!" ”