Since the war between Japan and the Xia Empire, it was required to cede land and pay indemnities, and the reparations of the Great Qing Kingdom were also canceled, and life was very difficult. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Prime Minister Saionji Kotoshi's position is becoming more and more stable, especially after the suicides of Aritomo Yamaguchi and Hirobumi Ito, no one in Japan can fight against them; Several existing battleships and battlecruisers of the Japanese Navy were still under construction, although the pace of construction was very slow due to financial pressures; The Army was also reduced to 7 divisions that were not properly organized, that is, the original 7 permanent divisions; Militarist ideology has been suppressed and cannot raise its head, and it is weakening day by day; Under the deliberate suppression and propaganda of the Xia Empire, the royal family no longer has the previous glory, and the strength of the royal family has been seriously weakened.

At present, the members of the cabinet, local government officials, principal leaders of the armed forces, and ambassadors abroad have all been replaced by members of the Xionji Gongwang faction or members of the political friendship association, and the prime minister has firmly held the military and political power of the whole country in his own hands.

Emperor Meiji transformed Japan from a poor and backward country for half a century, and finally developed into a military power; The successive launch of the First Sino-Japanese War, the Russo-Japanese War, and later the war of the Eight-Nation Alliance's invasion of China made Japan gain huge benefits, so that the emperor was worshipped to the extreme among the Japanese people, and when the whole country was full of self-confidence, he was knocked down by the Xia Empire, and even made Japan fall back to the strength of a third-rate country.

Due to the big psychological gap, coupled with the Xia Empire's intention to suppress the Japanese royal family and royal family, all his rights were deprived by the prime minister, which made him depressed.

As a member of the Matsuyokai and served as Minister of Education in the Okuma Shigenobu Cabinet, Inukai was appointed ambassador to the Xia Empire in order to strengthen his relationship with the Xia Empire.

After attending Zhang Wei's wedding, Ambassador Inu Yangyi had been thinking that the Jewish people, who had suffered many calamities, immediately underwent a earth-shaking change in the treatment of the Xia Empire after marrying the Xia Empire, which not only leased territory to the Jews and helped them establish special zones, but also helped them establish a navy and army, and established a government, gathering the wandering Jews all over the world and appearing in front of the world as a state.

If Japan also chooses a princess to marry the emperor of the Xia Empire as a concubine, will the situation of Japan change qualitatively?

After careful consideration, Ambassador Inukai secretly reported his thoughts to Prime Minister Saionji Kotoshi, hoping to receive guidance from the Prime Minister.

After receiving the secret telegram from Inu Yangyi, the Prime Minister of Xiyuan Temple felt that this method was indeed feasible, this was a good move to curry favor with the Xia Empire, if it was done, then his position would be more stable, but he didn't know the attitude of the Xia Emperor, after all, the Great Qing Kingdom was a lesson from the past, and the Emperor of the Xia Empire even refused the princess of the Great Qing Kingdom, how could he marry the princess of Japan?

So, Prime Minister Xiyuan Temple sent a secret telegram to Ambassador Inu Yangyi, telling Inu Yangyi his doubts and asking him to implement the attitude of the Xia Empire, otherwise, Japan made a proposal and was rejected by the Xia Empire, so where will Japan's face go? It would seriously damage Japan's international image.

After spending a lot of money, Inu Yangyi learned from the grapevine that the emperor of the Xia Empire did not like Manchu clothing, dressing, etc., and most importantly, he did not like the small feet wrapped by Manchu women; Inuyang Yi is like a treasure, and reports the news to the prime minister in a timely manner, feeling that the feasibility is very great, the appearance of the Japanese princess is so beautiful, the temperament is so elegant, after strict etiquette training, every word and deed has a noble aristocratic model, the important thing is that there is no foot binding, the emperor of the Xia Empire will definitely like it.

The Prime Minister was very satisfied with Inu's work and attached great importance to his suggestion, so he immediately convened the cabinet members to discuss it.

Both the Minister of the Interior, the military, and other members of the Cabinet agreed with this proposal, feeling that it was the best way to change the fate of Japan and the best opportunity to establish their power.

All the members of the cabinet approved the Prime Minister's proposal, so Saionji went to the Imperial Palace to report the matter to His Majesty the Meiji Emperor, after all, he was going to marry the emperor's daughter, and he had to consult with his father; At the same time, for fear of His Majesty's opposition, the cabinet members separately met with the other Imperial Princes and leaked the news to the various princes, persuading them to adopt this suggestion, hoping that they would lobby His Majesty the Emperor to accept peace with the Xia Empire, hoping to exert pressure on His Majesty the Emperor through the Imperial Princes.

All the princes of the imperial family are very much in agreement with this suggestion, since the defeat of Japan, the prime minister dismissed all the imperial family from their posts, and the fortune is much lower than before, and many of the industries operated by the members of the imperial family have also been severely suppressed by the government, if they marry the Xia Emperor, it will greatly improve the international status of Japan, and more importantly, it will improve the social status of the Japanese imperial family and the imperial family.

After listening to the Prime Minister's report, the Emperor became extremely angry, strongly opposed peace with the Xia Empire, and accused the Prime Minister of being a traitor, not because he loved his daughter too much, but because the Emperor hated the Xia Empire too much, it was the Xia Empire that beat Japan back to its original form, the Xia Empire was the culprit who caused the current miserable situation in Japan, and it was the Xia Empire that suppressed him from the altar, how could he marry his daughter to his enemy? In public and private, it is impossible to make peace with the Xia Empire.

After the Emperor had vented his anger, Saionji continued to say to His Majesty the Emperor: "Your Majesty, do you want the Japanese state to continue to be so decadent? If we do not change our thinking, seize the opportunity, and improve relations with the Xia Empire, Japan will never have a chance to turn over, and the Xia Empire will not give Japan a chance to turn over. ”

Looking at the speechless emperor, the prime minister continued to explain the changes in the Jews, and in the future, the Jews will establish a country with the support of the Xia Empire and end the situation of thousands of years of wandering, all because the Jewish family married their daughter to the Xia Emperor as a concubine in exchange for the benefits, and now Japan must follow the example of the Jews, this is the only chance for Japan to turn over.

Although Emperor Meiji was angry, he was not stupid, he agreed with the prime minister's method, but he was still rejecting and struggling in his heart, and he changed from an enemy to a family member, and the span was too large, which made him difficult to accept for a while.

The prime minister knew that he could not put too much pressure on the emperor, otherwise it would be counterproductive, so he retired and left time for the emperor to digest slowly.

After returning to the Prime Minister's residence, the Prime Minister listened to the other cabinet members to persuade the royal family to reap the harvest; I feel that the emperor will definitely accept Kazuko's suggestion that if the government does not exert pressure, members of the imperial family will also take this opportunity.

The prime minister and cabinet members began to discuss the candidates for peace in advance, and now among the daughters of Emperor Meiji, there are three candidates who have not yet married: House, Yoshiko, and Satoko.

The house is now 18 years old, the same age as Zhang Wei, the emperor of the Xia Empire; Yoko, who is 18 years old, is also an ideal candidate; The youngest princess, Satoko, is only 12 years old, too young to be suitable at the moment, and would be an ideal candidate in a few years.

The princes of the imperial family also hope to improve their current living conditions by working with the Xia Empire, how can their majesty refuse to make peace? Doesn't this cut off their development opportunities? Therefore, the princes took turns to visit the emperor, and they did not give up until they persuaded His Majesty to change his mind and accept the advice of his relatives.

After 1 month, His Majesty the Emperor finally relented and agreed to the proposal of the Emperor, and the rest of the matter was the matter of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

When Ambassador Inukai received the telegram from the Foreign Minister and the Prime Minister, he felt that this was a heavy burden that would change the fate of Japan and that it was necessary to make a good calculation.

He first paid a private visit to Foreign Minister Hua Guoqiang, and used his incorruptible tongue to try to persuade Hua Guoqiang to agree with his suggestion, first talking about the friendship between the Yamato nation and the Chinese people for thousands of years, and then talking about how excellent, noble and elegant the Japanese princess is.

Hua Guoqiang is unmoved, he does not dare to get involved in the emperor's private affairs, the last time he went to report the matter of the Jews' harmony, he was frightened in front of the queen, he did not dare to repeat the mistakes of the past, and now when the queen is in labor, he does not dare to affect the queen's emotions because of this, otherwise, even if the queen does not blame him, he will also become a sinner of the empire.

But this is a matter of state, as the Minister of Foreign Affairs to report to the emperor should do his job, therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, he replied to Inuyang Yi: "Now the empire is in a special period, it must be two months before I can ask His Majesty the Emperor for instructions, as for whether it is successful, it all depends on the emperor's attitude, I hope that Your Excellency will go back and wait patiently, and I will report to Your Excellency in time if there is news." “

Hua Guoqiang said so, Inu Yangyi felt that this result was still acceptable, and he waited for 2 months; Hua Guoqiang's mentality is to wait for the queen to report after the full moon, at least it will not cause serious consequences.

However, before that, Hua Guoqiang privately communicated with Zheng Daoyou, Lu Weimin, Li Zhaoshui and others, and everyone agreed to be harmonious, if he could give birth to a boy and a girl, then he could be forcibly established as the new emperor of Japan, and Japan would naturally become a vassal state of the Xia Empire in the future, and it would always be controlled by the Xia Empire, which was a very cost-effective thing.

At the same time, everyone is satisfied with Hua Guoqiang's prudence, at least wait for the queen to give birth to the prince or princess smoothly before reporting to Zhang Wei, but not let the queen have big mood swings during pregnancy and confinement.

Afterwards, Hua Guoqiang, Lu Weimin, Zheng Daoyou, and others reported to Zhang Wei the request for Japanese reconciliation and hoped that Zhang Wei would accept the request.

Zhang Wei strongly opposed this request at first, feeling that he was not a stallion, and he had never seen a Japanese princess, so he couldn't just agree.

The three of them moved with affection and reason, and persuaded Zhang Wei in many ways.

Zhang Wei felt that their words were very reasonable, the Yamato nation is a crazy nation, Japan must be controlled in their own hands, not laissez-faire, and after controlling Japan, the Japanese are very good soldiers, and there is only good and no harm to the Xia Empire, so he agreed to Japan's request, but it will be finalized after he has the opportunity to visit Japan and meet a few princesses.

Zhang Wei's reply made the relevant personnel of Japan very excited, and they were very satisfied with this result, if the Emperor Xia visited Japan in person, it would be an honor for Japan; If you marry a Japanese princess as a concubine, it will be the best opportunity to change the fate of Japan. (To be continued.) )