The wind of the ocean makes Tokyo's cherry blossoms bloom, and the cherry blossoms on the lakeside and hillside are like clouds, corresponding to the green water of the lake, the breeze blows, the flowers fall in color, the petals rain, the bright kimonos loom in the sky, the Ueno Park is full of tourists, the painting boats on the river are singing and dancing, and the family is happy under the cherry blossom trees.

Unlike Ueno Park, which is full of tourists, the harem garden is full of royal nobility, the queen Ryoko and several palace maids play under the cherry blossom trees, the mournful sound of the flute gently flutters among the flowers, and the eight palace maids are divided into two groups around the queen who blows the flute, dancing to the sound of the flute. The sound of the flute, like crying and complaining, lingering in sorrow, Liangzi's beautiful eyes were full of worry, and from time to time drifted to the pine pavilion.

The emperor watched Mitsumasa Yonechi leave the main hall, and after the door of the temple was closed, he sighed softly and stood up, the Shina incident became more and more intense, the imperial army captured the territory of Greater Panchina, but the end of the war was far away, the empire was already mired in the Shina war, the country's economic situation deteriorated sharply, and the political situation was turbulent.

From the Konoe Cabinet, which started the war, to the newly collapsed Abe Cabinet, each of them made the end of the Shina Affair a top priority, but each failed to complete the task, and the United States and Britain exerted strong pressure on him, and he became isolated internationally.

Last year, the United States began to require commercial trade to be settled in US dollars, and after the outbreak of the European war, Britain also made the same request, which led to a sharp decline in foreign exchange reserves, and the only bit of gold was quickly consumed.

In order to resist the pressure of the United States and Britain, the Army's call for an alliance with Germany and Italy became louder, but the Navy resolutely opposed it, and the Emperor's reliant group of ministers also disagreed.

Hirohito was annoyed by the army in his heart, and at the time of the Lugou Bridge Incident, the Army vowed to settle China in three months, but now the three-year period is approaching, the war is still going on, and now he has repeatedly collapsed the cabinet despite domestic difficulties, claiming that an alliance with Germany and Italy can suppress Britain and the United States, hum, the Lugou Bridge change is still in his ears, and he can't believe them.

The choice of Mitsumasa Yonechi to form a cabinet was the result of a compromise by the Chongchen clique, and in Mitsumasa's response just now, he also made the resolution of the Shina incident the top priority of the new cabinet, and I hope he can do it.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, General Minei's style has always been tenacious, and he will definitely be able to solve the Shina incident." The Minister of the Interior, Kido Koichi, understood Hirohito's thoughts, the Shina incident has evolved to the present, to the surprise of all the people, the Shina people have resisted stubbornly for two years, and would rather suffer huge losses, that is, refuse to negotiate peace, when did the cowardly Shina become so tenacious.

"What do you think of the treaty that Kagesazhen Showa and Takeo Imai negotiated with Wang Jingwei?" Hirohito stood up and asked slowly, but his eyes were looking at the bright sky outside the river, as if he was chatting casually.

Kinoshita Koichi was slightly stunned, Minai was ordered to form a cabinet, he must consult with all parties, select ministers from various ministries, and now that the cabinet has not yet been formed, Hirohito can't wait, it seems that His Majesty is in a hurry.

"The specific content of the minister has not yet seen, but the minister thinks that the resolution of the China incident still depends on Chiang Kai-shek, Chiang Kai-shek controls the China army, and his descendants of the Huangpu Shaozhuang faction are very hostile to the empire, but the important generals around him, how Yingqin, Zhang Qun and others, are relatively friendly to the empire, so the minister thinks that it is best to have an open and honest talk with Chiang Kai-shek to calm down the war between the two countries." Kido said cautiously.

The Minister of the Interior plays a strange role in the political system, having no real power, but it is an important link between the emperor and the cabinet, and according to the constitution, the emperor cannot interfere in the decision-making of the cabinet, and only when the cabinet is unable to make decisions, the emperor has the right to make decisions. However, the Cabinet's decisions are not necessarily in line with the Emperor's wishes, and this is where the Minister of the Interior has a role to play, and he will privately inform the Cabinet of the Emperor's intentions and let the Cabinet formulate policies that are in line with the Emperor's intentions, and of course, if the Prime Minister ignores them, if the Emperor wants to enforce his intentions, the Minister of the Interior has the responsibility to remind the Emperor to act in accordance with the Constitution. In addition, when there is political turmoil, the Minister of the Interior is responsible for convening a group of important ministers to save the political axe or recommend the next prime minister.

"The guards have already made a statement that they will not negotiate with Chiang Kai-shek, and if they go to negotiate with him again, will it make him contemptuous of the empire?" Hirohito, dressed in a wide kimono today, walked slowly backwards, and in this hall, the back door was facing the inner palace, and the minister was coming in through the front door.

Kido respectfully followed behind him, pondering Hirohito's meaning as he walked, he didn't understand whether Hirohito was in favor of or against, Hirohito didn't rush him, but continued to walk slowly very patiently.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Chiang Kai-shek should not, his army has retreated to the southwest mountains, and the political axe has become a local political axe, I estimate that he should be able to accept peace talks." Kido's tone was a little hesitant, obviously he didn't have confidence.

"I heard that Wang Jingwei agreed to the autonomy of Inner Mongolia, the garrison of troops in North China, and the joint defense of the communists, such conditions are very good, as long as the war can be quelled, the people will also support it, and I am deeply relieved."

Kido suddenly realized that the treaty between Kagesa and Imai Takeo and Wang Jingwei did not include the North China garrison, and Hirohito told him that he was not very satisfied with this treaty, and at the same time hinted that the people were afraid that they would oppose this treaty, and after two and a half years of fighting, with millions of casualties, they could only obtain such a little benefit, and I am afraid that even the army would not be able to pass.

The army can't pass it, Kido is full of excitement, isn't the emperor optimistic about this cabinet, but think about it, no, if he wasn't optimistic about the Minai cabinet, he should have hinted at me in the first place, so what does he mean?

Kido pondered, the two of them came to the courtyard one after the other, and there was a mournful sound of flute from the depths of the inner palace, and Hirohito faced the inner palace, and under the warm sun, the figure was so silent.

As Kido had predicted, the first cabinet meeting of the Minai cabinet was the subject of great controversy, focusing on two issues, the Triple Alliance and the Sino War.

The antagonistic situation of the Triple Alliance is still the same, the navy is resolutely opposed, the army is resolutely supportive, and Minai was born in the navy, and when he sat on the prime minister's seat, he understood how much influence the army has on the political situation. However, at the cabinet meeting, he asked the Minister of the Navy, Nagano Shuse, and Vice Minister Yamamoto Isoroku to take the lead, and he hid behind.

"The Triple Alliance will expose the empire to the threat of Britain and the United States, and I am not in favor of concluding such a treaty until there is a clear outcome of the war in Europe, on the contrary, I think that the power of Manchuria should be strengthened, the threat of Soviet Russia is becoming more and more serious, they occupy the Zhanggufeng area and provoke our army on the Sino-Mongolian border, but the Kwantung Army is not strong enough to counter the aggression of Soviet Russia at all." Nagano said coldly.

It stands to reason that this is a matter for the army, and as the Minister of the Navy, I still have a relatively good understanding of some of the situation in the war in China. The year before last, the Soviet Far East troops suddenly established a defensive position in the disputed Zhanggufeng area, and at the same time, the Mongolian army was active frequently in the Haraha River area on the Sino-Mongolian border, both of which were disputed areas between China and Mongolia, China and the Soviet Union, especially the Zhanggufeng area, which has always been disputed, and there has never been a real garrison in this area, but the actions of the Soviet army have obviously broken this silence.

Shunroku Hata knew what Nagano meant by self-cultivation, the threat of Soviet Russia was imminent, but the army had no strength to fight back, so what else to talk about going south to challenge Britain and the United States. Although this reason is far-fetched, it is difficult for Shunroku Hata to refute, Manchuria is known as the lifeline of Yuben, and there is no way to fight back when the lifeline is threatened, and he still talks about challenging Britain and the United States.

"Nagano is right, does the army have any plans?" Mitsumasa Yonechi immediately grabbed Nagano's words and forced Shunroku Hata.

"Your Excellency, please rest assured, the Kwantung Army Command has drawn up a plan, and for this purpose, the base camp has mobilized eight divisions from Guannai to Manchuria, and another ten divisions to Mongolia, and the empire will severely crack down on Soviet Russian aggression in Manchuria and Mongolia." Shunroku Hata suppressed the anger in his heart and fought back against Nagano's provocation with a resolute attitude.

"When did the counterattack start? Are you sure? Mitsumasa Yonechi was very concerned, and he was also a little uncomfortable in his heart, the army's battle plan was not reported to the cabinet, although this cabinet had just been formed.

"According to the plan of the Kwantung Army Command, the attack will be launched as soon as the units are in place, and it is tentatively scheduled to start in early May, on May Day in Soviet Russia." Shunroku Hata said.

"Well, I look forward to the victory of the Imperial Army." Mitsumasa Yonechi nodded, changed the topic, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty is very concerned about the Shina incident, and when Your Majesty summoned me, the most asked was the Shina incident, and the most important task of this cabinet is to end the Shina incident." The two generals, Akira Kagesa and Takeo Imai, have opened a path to peace, and the treaty they reached with Wang Jingwei is already known to the princes, and now we will discuss whether to agree to this treaty. ”

To Mitsumasa Minei's surprise, the first person to oppose was Nagano Shusei, who was the first to express his opinion: "The concessions of this treaty to Shina are too great, and the people paid a huge price for the war in China, but they did not receive the corresponding compensation, which is difficult to explain to the people, and indemnity must be added." ”

"I think this treaty is more appropriate, because the treaty waives state compensation, but retains compensation for nationals, which should satisfy the people." According to the tradition of the army, it is difficult for the generals who have lost the battle to be promoted, but since the Shina incident, there are too many generals who have lost the war, and almost all the generals who have been to Shina have been defeated, and almost all of them have been defeated in the hands of one person, and the defeat of Shunroku Hata has gradually been understood, so he has a chance to recover.

(To be continued)