"The performance of the Navy is a disgrace to the Empire!" Shan County Youpeng said viciously, "If you are not loyal to the country, you actually surrender to the enemy and give your precious ironclad ship to the enemy, and the face of the imperial army is lost by the navy!" ”

"The Navy surrendered after the last shell, in order to avoid senseless sacrifices! They have done their best! Ito Hirobumi sneered, "Since Yamachi-kun looks down on the surrender of the navy, then how did the army in Moss Bay return to Japan?" Could it be that they swam back on their own? ”

Ito Hirofumi's words hit the sore spot of Yama Prefecture Aritomo, Yama Prefecture Aritomo's forehead was bruised, and the whites of his eyes almost glared out of his sockets, but he couldn't find a rebuttal for a while.

Just as Ito Hirobumi said, in the "Battle of the East China Sea," the Japanese Navy did surrender to the Qianguo Navy after firing the last shells, and the Japanese Navy ships, including the "Ryuchamp" ironclad ship, the "Tsukuba," and the "Mt. Fuji" large gunboats, were all captured by the Qianguo Naval Commander.

As a matter of fact, it was precisely because of the heroic fighting of the Japanese Navy that it was able to lose all its ammunition and win the respect of the Qianguo Navy, and in order to show respect and for the sake of reconciliation between the two countries, the Qianguo side also disarmed the large gunboat "Mt. Fuji" and returned it to Japan for the purpose of transporting the captured officers and men of the Japanese Navy and Army back to China.

In contrast, the surrender of the Japanese Army was very different from that of the Navy, not only did the number far exceed that of the Navy, but many of them surrendered in order to save their lives or have something to eat, and when they were finally repatriated, these people also needed the Navy to send ships to transport them back to China, and after returning home, many people quit the Japanese Army and became staunch anti-war fighters, which had a great impact on Japanese society.

Seeing that Yama Prefecture Youpeng was deflated, Okubo Ritsu was secretly amused in his heart, of course he knew that Yama Prefecture Youpeng was talking like this to help himself oppose and appease Saigo, but he didn't expect that not only did it not work, but he was trapped in himself. He was thinking about saying something to relieve the siege of Yama Prefecture Youpeng, but unexpectedly, Emperor Meiji asked, "Ito-qing, what do you think, how should I deal with Saigo-qing's seal?" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the assassin assassination of His Majesty's ministers for any purpose is a great crime and must be severely punished in accordance with the laws of the country." Hirobumi Ito said, "Your Majesty may issue an edict to the world, declare the assassins a thief who violates the law, investigate the main messengers behind the scenes, punish them severely, and give a letter to appease Saigo-kun and reassure the hearts of the world's corporals." ”

Hearing Hirofumi Ito's suggestion, both Okubo Ritsu and Kawaji Toshira changed their faces.

"Your Majesty! Never! The police sent to Kagoshima by the minister are all dead soldiers loyal to Your Majesty! They must not be declared thieves! Kawaro Liliang hissed.

"If this matter is handled according to Ito-kun, it will encourage the arrogance of the old Kagoshima clan." Okubo Ritsu also said in a deep voice with a gloomy face, "Kagoshima has always been very contemptuous of the government, disobeying the government's orders, as if it were an independent kingdom, so that this generation will be more arrogant, and if other local clans follow suit, the world will inevitably be in chaos!" ”

"But if you don't follow Ito-kun's advice, maybe within a few days, Kagoshima will raise a counter-flag! The government turned a blind eye to the assassination of Xixiang Qing, which is simply an explanation to the corporal clan of the world that the government is their enemy! It can be said that the government forced the gentry to rebel! Kido Takayo stared at Okubo and said sharply, "Have you thought about it?" If Kagoshima rebels, what will the government do? Will the government's existing naval and land forces be able to defeat the rebels? ”

In the face of Kido Takayoshi's fierce questioning, Okubo Ritsu and Kawaji Toshira all closed their mouths.

Of course, they know in their hearts that the government is not ready now. Since the Japanese Navy and Army were counterattacked by cadres in the campaign to conquer Moskawa, not only suffered serious setbacks, but also suffered extremely serious losses in strength, once a rebellion really broke out in Kagoshima, it would be difficult for the current Japanese Government to deal with it.

Kido Takayo turned around and glared at Yama County Youpeng, who wanted to speak: "Yama County Jun, you said that you can break the enemy with 8,000 troops, do you dare to make a military order, if you can't break the enemy, you will immediately apologize?" ”

"Of course I dare to make a military order!" Yama Prefecture Youpeng was stimulated by Kido Xiaoyun, and he was dizzy for a while, but he agreed.

"Humph! You are a reckless man in Shanxian County, how much is it worth dying? I'm afraid that if you cut your abdomen at that time, it will be difficult to atone for the sin of disturbing the world! Kido Takayo rebuked angrily.

Kido Xiaoyun's words were really ruthless enough, and although Yama County Youpeng was angry in his heart, he didn't dare to reply.

The charge of "disturbing the world" is indeed something he cannot bear.

Seeing that Okubo Toshitsu, Kawaji Toshira, Yama Prefecture Aritomo and others all stopped talking, Emperor Meiji turned to Kido Takayoshi and said, "Kido-qing, do you think that if I don't issue an edict to appease Saigo-qing, the Kagoshima clan will rebel, right?" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Kido Takayo calmed down and returned his tone to a calm state, "Kagoshima is now completely out of the control of the government, and it is unknown whether Saigo-kun has the heart of rebellion, but Saigo-kun is expected by the public, and all the samurai in Kagoshima are led by Saigo-kun, and Saigo-kun is humiliated, and Kagoshima samurai are provoked to rebel, which is completely reasonable, and Your Majesty must not ignore it." ”

Listening to Kido Takayo's answer, Ito Hirofumi couldn't help but secretly admire.

Although Kido Takayoshi is not as bold as Saigo Takamori, he has a clear distinction between public and private. He did not stand with Saigo Takamori because of the different political views of Saigo Takamori and Okubo Ritsu, and he was not used to Okubo Ritsu's intrigue and intrigue way of doing things. On the contrary, he hated Saigo Takamori's establishment of an "independent kingdom" in the Kagoshima area, which was free from the existing state ruling order. It is believed that Saigo Takamori did this, regardless of his intentions, and completely disregarded the country as a whole. However, he was also a very strategic man, and he knew very well that if the government did not handle the incident properly, it would definitely anger the Kagoshima clan, leading to a rebellion of the Kagoshima clan and then leading to a rebellion among the Shikoshi clan, so he strongly advocated the pacification of Saigo Takamori.

"So, for the sake of reason, for the situation, I must issue an edict to appease Xixiangqing, right?" Emperor Meiji sighed and said in a small voice.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Kido Takayo replied in a deep voice.

――――Dividing Line――――

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