Walking into the center of Tokyo, you will see a "green island" surrounded by water in the distance, which is quite conspicuous in the busy streets, and the green island is deep in the Imperial Palace. The surrounding "moat" separates the palace from the hustle and bustle of the modern city. The palace is more of a city on an island than a paradise. Even in the minds of many people, this palace is mysterious.

The roads in the palace are silent and deserted, with the occasional police officer. Walking on the road, I can't help but think of the people who live here. Looking out from the palace, tall office buildings are lined up one after another; The glass walls are a rainbow of colours, contrasting with the cool tones of the palace. One of the selling points of these office buildings is the view of the Royal Palace. But today, the palace is no longer deserted, or rather quiet.

"Yaga, have you found out? Was it really done by someone from the Isoya family? Emperor Hirohito slammed the teacup in his hand to the ground and yelled angrily at several cabinet members who came to report the news.

Emperor Hirohito was furious, and all the people below stood there and didn't even dare to come out, and after a long time, one of the middle-aged bald men with a fat face answered: "Your Majesty the Emperor, the only people who know the location of our granary in Tokyo now and dare to openly blow up our granary are the two rebellious families of Isoya and Yamaguchi. ”

Emperor Hirohito frowned deeply, and said coldly: "Then you mean that at this moment, Isoya and Yamaguchi are completely ready?" ”

The middle-aged bald man said cautiously: "Back to His Majesty the Emperor, it should be like this." ”

"Baga, the traitors are now ready and have begun to attack us, so why haven't our troops been assembled yet? Do you have to wait until Isoya Shiro and the others capture the palace and take me as a hostage before the troops can actively deal with it? Now that Princess Showa has fallen into their hands, if I fall into their hands again, who will lead the book? You bunch of shit, can anyone tell me when the military will be able to fight back against Isotani, and I don't want to hear any bad news reach my ears again. What is the response from the Chinese troops? "Emperor Hirohito burst into a rage.

"This ......" The bald middle-aged man was a little distracted.

"Say whatever you want, don't ramble." Looking at the group of useless guys opposite, Emperor Hirohito was now angry and lost his temper.

"In the morning, in accordance with Your Majesty's instructions, we have sent a telegram to the temple lord in China, but the temple lord replied with the content of the telegram saying that the war in China is tense at present, and it is really not appropriate to withdraw troops, and once we withdraw our troops from China now, the Chinese rebels will definitely take advantage of the situation to encircle and intercept them, and then I will say that the imperial army will definitely suffer heavy losses. And this is secondary, the main thing is that once we withdraw our troops from China, then it will become a joke in the world internationally. Therefore, the lord of the temple asked His Majesty the Emperor to let him stay on the battlefield in China. After the bald man finished speaking, he stole a frightened glance at Hirohito's face.

Just when his eyes just moved to Hirohito's face, he saw Hirohito's face suddenly change, and his voice roared like thunder: "Yaga, didn't you tell him the current situation in your country in the secret telegram?" ”

The bald man took a few steps back in fright before standing still, and said in a trembling voice: "Back to Your Majesty, we have already explained the current situation of the country to the Terauchi Lord in the telegram, but the Terauchi Lord said that the Isoya family and the Yamaguchi family are just clowns, and there is nothing to be afraid of, saying that their two major families have long been strong and strong, and he told His Majesty not to worry, you can rest assured, even if these two families will make a little noise in secret, they will definitely not dare to offend the majesty of the emperor." ”

"What does this mean? Does he want to sit idly by and ignore it? This bastard dared to disobey. When this crisis is over, I'm going to have this bastard court-martialed. Hirohito didn't even believe what he said at the moment. For a long time, in order to expand the territory, the military department was given absolute power, and sometimes the power of the military department was higher than that of the emperor, and the emperor could dispose of the cabinet members at will, but if he wanted to dispose of a military general, it was necessary to convene a military council, and the emperor would put forward the disposition opinion, and then the generals at all levels of the military department would raise their hands to vote, and if the military department could not pass the emperor's opinion, then the emperor had no power to dispose of the prisoner. Such a system allows soldiers to run rampant in their own country, and if someone from this country joins the army and becomes a knight, then his entire family will feel very honored. Of course, although the soldiers enjoy unsurpassed power and glory in the army, this does not mean that the soldiers can do anything wrong, and there is also strict discipline within the military department, and the first rule of this discipline is: for the supreme interests of the empire, the army must obey the emperor's command. Although there is such a rule, it is also set by the military department itself, and if the military department is not happy, they can repeal it at any time. So to a certain extent, Emperor Moto can be regarded as half a puppet. Why is it said that it is half a puppet, this has to start from the military department, in the military department, it is also divided into royalist faction and reading faction, most of the royalist faction is composed of some veterans with outstanding military achievements, and the reading faction is mostly composed of young soldiers. The royalists believed that a country must have a head of state, that the army could only be a tool to secure territory, and that as long as the decision made by the emperor was conducive to the development and interests of the emperor, then the army must obey. The readers, on the other hand, believed that the expansion of the territory was entirely done by the army, and that the emperor was only locked up in the courtyard and did nothing, which was of no use at all, and was only a nominal head of state.

Although the royalists and the scholars were at odds on the issue of the emperor, they were able to move in unison when it came to the interests of the emperor. Moreover, most of the royalists were generals with outstanding military achievements, although there were a few of them, but they had deep roots, while the reading faction, although there were many people, most of them had low ranks and had no actual military power. All these factors have led to the current phenomenon of peace and contradiction within the military headquarters. The two need to rely on each other and restrain each other, forming a very delicate relationship.

And the temple is strictly speaking a royalist figure, but now even this royalist figure dares to disobey orders, that is to say, even the royalists do not take him as the emperor in their eyes, and they can listen to his orders if they want to, and if they don't want to listen, they can find a reason to ignore them at any time. And now Terauchi Daiju has downplayed the situation in his own country and ignored it, obviously not taking Hirohito's safety into account.

Hirohito suddenly figured out one thing now: whether it was a royalist or a reader, in fact, the emperor was just a symbol for them, and as long as they were happy, they could appoint anyone as emperor.

Just when Hirohito was a little disheartened, suddenly an attendant ran in from outside the palace gate, shouting as he ran: "Report to Your Majesty, General Okamura has returned and is waiting outside the palace for a summons." ”

"Invite Mr. Okamura into the hall." Hirohito, who had just been disheartened, suddenly regained his energy after hearing Okamura Ninji's name. If there is anyone else in the military department who is worthy of Hirohito's trust, it is Okamura Ninji.

In 1921, Okamura Ninji went to Europe and the United States as a roving military attaché, and visited the crown prince Hirohito under the introduction of Minoru Higashikure, and recruited military attachés abroad as party henchmen for Hirohito, and on October 27 of the same year, he signed the "Baden-Baden Alliance" with Nagata Tetsuyama and Toshishiro Obata in Germany, vowing to defeat the forces of the army stalwarts such as Tanaka Yoshiichi, the head of the Choshu lord, and support the crown prince to ascend the throne. This day is regarded by historians as the birth of the Showa warlords. Later, after Hirohito ascended the throne, Okamura Ninji became his true confidant.

However, the reason why Hirohito is so happy is not only because of Okamura Ninji's loyalty, but also because he knows Okamura Ninji's talent. Okamura Ninji was once touted by himself as a rare famous general in both command and combat. It also has the qualities of wisdom, insight, decisiveness, and strong will. Because of this, Emperor Hirohito always looked for an opportunity to send Okamura Ninji to study abroad. Okamura had just returned from an inspection trip to Germany.