This cherry blossom is so splendid, throughout the ages, the beauty at this time is the most attractive, if not, Du Fu's "Xiao looks at the red wet place, the flowers are heavy in the official city" in the good sentence, does it also rely on the splendid beauty of the cherry blossoms?

In this romantic season, Hirobumi Ito should appreciate the hope of the future, but at this time, his heart feels inexplicably depressed and heavy.

Because he has already seen the seal of "plea" written by Saigo Takamori to Emperor Meiji!

In this seal, Saigo Takamori first poured some bitter water, saying that after he returned to seclusion, he concentrated on running a school, but he was jealous of traitors and was repeatedly assassinated, "fortunately thanks to the emperor's blessing", he was not poisoned, and when he learned that the assassins were all police officers sent by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, he was "shocked and inexplicable" and "terrified", and after reflecting on his own behavior, he "then petitioned for guilt", saying that if he was guilty of breaking the law, "please ask Your Majesty to tell the world that the crimes of the righteous ministers will be dealt with by the law of the country", then he "has no hatred even though he dies", There is no need to waste the country's precious police force, and if he has not committed a crime or committed a crime, he asks the emperor to "severely punish the perpetrators and those who are behind the scenes, and reassure his subordinates."

As soon as Saigo Takamori's "Petition for Guilt" was released, it immediately caused an uproar in the Japanese government and the opposition.

Hirobumi Ito knew that the purpose of Emperor Meiji's sudden summoning of him today should be to ask for his opinion on this matter!

Hirobumi Ito deeply understands that with Emperor Meiji's absolute trust in himself, how to deal with it is decided in his own thoughts!

"Your Excellency Ito, please come with me to His Majesty the Emperor." The voice of the Celestial Imperial Military Attache (palace guard) woke up Hirobumi Ito, who was in deep thought.

Ito Hirobumi followed the military attache to the main hall, where Emperor Meiji was sitting in the middle of the hall, his face hidden in the darkness, completely unrecognizable.

Seeing Ito Hirobumi coming, Emperor Meiji nodded at the military attaché, who bowed and bowed and withdrew, leaving only the emperor and Ito Hirobumi in the main hall.

Emperor Meiji got up from his throne, walked out of the tent, and came to Hirobumi Ito, who looked at Hirobumi Ito, who was standing with his head bowed in a Western-style tuxedo, and his eyes were eager, as if a son had seen his father.

Although Ito Hirobumi did not look up, he could still feel the eager gaze of Emperor Meiji looking at him.

Hirobumi Ito made an pilgrimage to Emperor Meiji, and Emperor Meiji came back to his senses, raised his hand, and said in a slightly hoarse voice: "Aiqing is flat." ”

Ito Hirobumi finished his salute and quietly waited for the emperor's inquiry.

"I summoned Aiqing here today, just to have a casual chat with Aiqing, Aiqing doesn't have to be formal." Emperor Meiji said kindly.

Hirobumi Ito raised his head and looked at Emperor Meiji, who was not wearing the military dress he usually wore when he met with courtiers, but a more casual kimono with a pair of bloomers on his legs. He was already short in stature, and in such a set of loose clothes, he walked like a doll in a doll shop.

"This year's cherry blossoms bloomed late, but they withered a little early." Emperor Meiji looked out the window, and when a strong wind blew, a large number of cherry blossom petals fell one after another, like snowflakes flying all over the sky, giving the illusion of an early arrival of winter.

"I don't know if Japan's national fortunes will be like today's cherry blossoms, when they just bloomed, they were destroyed by unexpected winds and withered." Emperor Meiji sighed.

"Your Majesty is joking, the various undertakings of the empire are already on the right track, and the fortunes of the country are thriving, so there will be no such situation." Hirobumi Ito sensed the deep anxiety in Emperor Meiji's heart and immediately comforted him.

"Ito-qing, you have already seen the seal on Saigo-qing, I want to know what you think about it." Emperor Meiji asked bluntly.

"The minister has always opposed this kind of political assassination, and His Majesty should know it." Hirobumi Ito said frankly, "As His Excellency Okubo said, 'It is better to eliminate one evil than to promote one good', and this method can indeed achieve the goal of eliminating political enemies as quickly as possible, but it is easy to make the people of the world frightened, and in the long run, the people's hearts will be lost." ”

"What Ito Qing said is, I also think that what Okubo Qing has done this time is a little too much." Emperor Meiji sighed and asked, "But now that things have happened, how do I think the aftermath should be dealt with?" ”

"The minister thinks that His Majesty will immediately appease Xixiang Jun, and signal to Xixiang Jun to strictly investigate the mastermind behind the scenes, with the heart of Ansata and the world's scholars." Hirobumi Ito sighed, "As for whether or not it is really investigated, Your Majesty should do what he can." ”

"In this way, Ito Qing also believes that Okubo is the mastermind behind the scenes." Emperor Meiji's expression became a little excited, his brows furrowed, and his two black mustaches moved, looking very ridiculous.

"Okubo, do you know how much trouble you have brought to me and the country by acting so boldly?"

Emperor Meiji turned around as he spoke, came to his throne, opened a file box, and took out one of the paintings inside.

He looked at the painting carefully for a few moments before turning his head and raising the painting in his hand towards Hirobumi Ito.

"What does Ito Qing think of this person?"

Hirobumi Ito stepped forward quickly, took the painting from the emperor's hand, and looked at it.

The painting shows a young Qianguo official in an official uniform, with clear eyebrows and a handsome appearance, sitting on a chair with his eyes looking ahead. Although this is a copper engraving copied from a Western newspaper, it is very vividly painted.

Hirobumi Ito recognized at a glance who was depicted on this copper engraving.

Lin Yizhe!

"This is a very good Qianguo official, and he was also the biggest obstacle and the most dangerous enemy of the empire." Ito Hirobumi returned the portrait to Emperor Meiji and said, "The minister has always believed that as long as this person is still in Fujian, the empire should not launch an attack on Taiwan." It's a pity ......"

Ito Hirobumi sighed again and shrunk back from the rest of his words.

"I also underestimated this person, the battle to conquer Taiwan failed, and I and Okubo are also responsible, and we can't blame all the front-line soldiers." Emperor Meiji looked at Ito Hirobumi and said, "Ito's original objection was justified, but it's a pity that I didn't listen to Ito's words. ”

Hearing Emperor Meiji's words, Ito Hirobumi's heart tightened.

These words of Emperor Meiji show that he has developed a disgust with Okubo Ritsu's behavior!

"Itoqing, I heard that Lin Yizhe is the grandson of Lin Shaomu, a famous minister of the Qianguo. Is that so? Emperor Meiji suddenly turned the subject to Hayashi Yoshizhe.

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