Chapter 348: The Imperial Council

The atmosphere in the basement was very dreary, and Emperor Hirohito looked at these usually high-spirited ministers like frosted eggplants. Suddenly he was angry, and slapped the armrest of the seat suddenly, "You people, aren't you usually very good at speaking?" Why are they all dumb now? ”

As soon as everyone looked at me, I looked at you, they were speechless for a while, and finally everyone turned their eyes to Prince Zairen of Xianyuan Palace, who made his status and seniority the highest!

In the end, Prince Zairen of Xianyuan Palace had no choice but to step forward and say: "Your Majesty, according to our eyewitnesses, those planes are printed with the blue sky and white sun flag and the black tiger mark of Zhina, and we can already be sure that those planes are from Chahar!" We"

"Nonsense!" Hirohito lost his temper today, and he did not hesitate to interrupt the imperial uncle's words, "If it's not Chahar, who else can it be, I'm asking now why they came to bomb, the base where they took off, and whether our mainland will continue to be bombed in the future." ”

Although Prince Zaihito of the Imperial Palace was robbed of his words by his nephew, he still had to answer when the emperor spoke: "According to the old minister's estimate, these planes took off from Vladivostok, and only there is the closest to our empire, as for the reason why they bombed us?"

Speaking of which, Prince Zairen of Xianyuan Gong can't go on, because of this reason, everyone on the earth knows that if it weren't for Mei Ji's idle egg pain to make an assassination plan, Chahar would not have come to such a show! Otherwise, why didn't people come early or late, but they came after Su Tong's assassination? It is clear that they want to take revenge.

Of course, you can think like this in your heart, but you can't say this: "Your Majesty, Chahar is a madman from Su Tong down, and he dares to innocently slaughter the people of our empire, the old minister thinks that he should immediately order the Kwantung Army to move westward to recover Tongliao and Rehe, and at the same time order Matsui Shigen to step up the attack on Nanjing, whether he is alive or dead, he must see people and corpses, and we must let the whole world know that the majesty of the Great Japanese Empire is not so easy to violate!" At the end, Prince Zairen of the Xianyuan Palace already had a hint of murder in his words.

At this time, Hirohito also forcibly suppressed his anger, he knew that this matter must be dealt with, otherwise the majesty that the Great Japanese Empire had accumulated over the years would become a laughing stock for the whole world. More than 200,000 troops were dispatched to attack the first part of a country, and it was not beaten tightly, but it was counter-branded, and the joke was big.

After a while, Hirohito asked, "Is Lieutenant Commander Kazuo Takashima, who is in charge of guarding the mainland, coming?" I would like to ask him why the planes of China were able to bomb our country as if they were in a no-man's land, while the air force did nothing, and our air forces were so slow to react that they were able to retreat! ”

When everyone heard it, it seemed that Hirohito was going to take someone to the knife, but it was none of their business, everyone shrank their heads and swept the snow from home, let him vent, otherwise Hirohito's evil fire couldn't be lowered, and the unlucky one didn't know who it was.

"Your Majesty!" At this time, Lieutenant General Anan Yuji, the chief of the guard, walked in and reported: "Your Majesty, Lieutenant General Kazuo Takashima has committed suicide by breaking his stomach at home, and before committing suicide, he also left a suicide note, claiming that His Majesty was frightened by the invasion of Kyoto by thieves, and he had no shame to see His Majesty, therefore"

"That's why he committed suicide in fear of sin, didn't he?" Hirohito asked coldly.

"Is it, Your Majesty, Lieutenant General Takashima is because of" After hearing Hirohito's question, a cold sweat broke out on the forehead of Anan Yuki, who was known for his strength. The important ministers in the basement were even more terrified.

In Japanese national education, the Emperor family is the only family left by Amaterasu in the world. The will of the emperor represents the will of God, and the emperor of Japan is different from the emperor of China, the emperor of China pays attention to the virtuous and lives there, and in Japanese society, the subjects of Japan regard the emperor as a parent and the father of everyone.

The subjects of Japan revered the emperor as a god. Every Japanese person is educated in the Imperial Way from an early age: the basis of the Japanese Taoism is the duty to the emperor and parents. If there is no emperor, there is no country. Without parents, there is no home. For the Japanese, the emperor is a god. Feelings for the Emperor. Not just reverence, but love, obedience, and obligation. The subjects of Japan would warn their children that they would be blind if they looked directly into the emperor's face. If someone mentions the word "emperor" in a speech, the entire audience will immediately sit upright. Because the emperor's power in Taoism is so great, the emperor cannot easily speak and express his position. Whether it was the Imperial Council or the people who gave him a temporary recital, they could only guess the emperor's intentions from his almost expressionless, vague half-sentences.

Therefore, seeing that the emperor clearly expressed his dissatisfaction with Kazuo Takashima, and even committing suicide by breaking his stomach could not eliminate Hirohito's anger, all the important ministers knew that this matter was not over, and maybe someone would be unlucky.

Sure enough, Hirohito said to Prince Zairen of Xianyuan Palace: "Nanjing has not been captured so much, what is the reason?" Didn't you say that this Su Tong was dead? Then you will give me a letter of approval, how long will it take to capture Nanjing! ”

When Prince Zaihito heard this, there was more cold sweat on his forehead, and he decided that after he went back, he would definitely urge Matsui Ishine and Prince Hatohiko of Asaka Palace to speed up the progress of the attack, the life and death of Nanjing and Su Tong had become a matter of His Majesty's heart, and if he didn't solve it as soon as possible, His Majesty would not be at ease.

"Yes, the old minister must urge General Matsui to break through Nanjing as soon as possible! Let the majesty of His Majesty and the Imperial Kingdom be reflected! Prince Zaihito of the Idle Courtyard lowered his head.

Hirohito sat with a grim face and expressionlessness. Although he was young, Hirohito, who had been educated as a monarch since xiǎo, attached great importance to how to maintain the holy dignity in front of his civil and military generals and all the people. Since he succeeded at the age of twenty, he has already developed a habit in the past ten years. Every time the emperor summoned him, he rarely spoke unless he was anxious to understand a major event, but a pair of small but majestic eyes stared at everyone's faces, which made countless ministers sincerely frightened and in awe, and they all regarded him as a god. Some civil and military ministers who entered the palace for the first time and were thirsty for the first time had been weak in front of this formation, and they were so nervous that they couldn't speak clearly. But he was satisfied, even comfortable, and he was used to it. What he wants is for everything in the world to be surrendered to his feet.

But today he made an exception and said so many words, Hirohito's eyes turned to see Tada Jun on the side: "Tada Qing, you have just been transferred back from the battlefield of China, what do you think of China and Chahar?" ”

"Your Majesty!" Tada Jun, who had just returned to China as the deputy head of the military department, walked out and respectfully knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the branch is different from Chahar, and the will to resist is far less than that of the Chongqing government of China and the Su Tong, so the minister thinks"

Tada Jun was still reporting, and Hirohito's gaze was fixed on the angular and resolute-looking face of the middle-aged man in front of him. He has always had mixed feelings for Tada. He admired his youth, his ability to steer the tide, and his foresight on many issues. But this person was too scheming, and in the not too long time he was in the General Staff Headquarters, he was able to let his uncle, the veteran and respected Chief of Staff, Prince Xianyuan Gong Zaihito, give him all the real power.

In the headquarters of the base camp, although Prince Zairen is his chief of staff, it is the second chief in front of him who has just passed the year of knowing the destiny of heaven. Now, his influence in the military circles in Tokyo is getting bigger and bigger, which has somewhat created a faint uneasiness in his heart. What's more, Hirohito knew that this person was a pillar of the "Northern Advance faction" that actively advocated the use of force against the Soviet Union, and his activities and influence had made it impossible for the cabinet to make normal decisions, which further aggravated Hirohito's inner contradictions. Hirohito, who has been full of contradictions all his life, is naturally not difficult to see the reappearance of contradictions in a special person like Tada. He hoped that some influential figures in the military department and cabinet would eliminate the endless quarrels inside and outside the military, but he was also full of uneasiness and prejudice against these figures. This contradiction often disturbs his peaceful life.

"Alright, now I just want to know how to deal with the sworn enemy of the Chahar Empire!" Hirohito interrupted Tada's speech!

Tada Jun gritted his teeth, "The only way to do this is to increase the number of troops!" ”

At this meeting, the enraged Japanese monarchs and ministers made a decision to immediately increase the number of troops by 400,000, and as soon as the plan was put forward, Hirohito approved it, and the Japanese chariot without brakes drove faster and faster like a wild horse that had escaped

At a time when the Provisional Imperial Council was in full swing, the rescue work in Tokyo was also in full swing.

"Quick, turn on this anti-aircraft dòng mén!" A firefighter at the captain's shout ran towards a large mén of the air defense dòng, which was located near the park.

As soon as he arrived at the entrance of Mén, the team member smelled a very fragrant smell, this fragrance was somewhat like roast duck, but it was more fragrant than roast duck, although it was a little strange in his heart, but the anxious firefighter still pulled the iron mén of the air defense dòng and dragged it out, and the heavy iron mén made a heavy "rattle" sound and slowly opened. Immediately, two members of the team rushed in to save the people, but in an instant they quickly ran back and lay on their stomachs and vomited.

"Sanlu-kun, Fujino-kun, what's wrong with you?" The team members next to him all asked in surprise,

The two team members who were vomiting on their stomachs did not answer, but simply pointed to the inside and continued to vomit. When the group entered, a large number of people were shocked to find that the thousands of people in the air defense dòng had been roasted by the heat, and the ground was covered with corpse oil roasted from the human body. From the dòng, there is a burst of aroma similar to roast duck, but it is a pity that this fragrance does not attract everyone's food at all

When Gao Zhihang led the group of planes back, the navigator had already sent the news of the successful bombing back to China, so that the chief Su Da, who had been waiting anxiously, got the news as soon as possible.

"Good! xiǎo Japan you also have today! Su Tong's hand slapped the table, and he immediately ordered Tie Niu from Mén to come in and ordered: "Tie Niu, send news outside, just say that my injuries have improved, and people can come to 'visit'." ”

"Yes!"

"Chief Su's condition is very good, now you can go to visit the patient!" Soon, such news spread in Xiǎo Lane, the main street of Nanjing City. The citizens of Nanjing are rejoicing at this good news!

But the same news falls on someone else's ears and it's not like that, "What! Su Tong's condition has improved, and he is now receiving the generals stationed in Nanjing? ”

"How so? Didn't the agent report that the poison was so violent that it was hopeless? How can I come to my senses again and still be able to meet those Chinese generals? The news quickly reached Matsui Shigen's ears, and he felt cold in his heart after hearing the news, once Su Tong was able to command the combat strength of the combat branch army, it was not a little bit higher, so to speak, it was not an equivalent level.

It seems that unless there are more reinforcements in the country, this battle will not be fought, and Matsui Ishine will be a butt

He sat down in his chair and was stunned for a while, and immediately took out a stack of manuscript paper from the chōu drawer and began to draft the telegram himself.

"Commander Matsui, something is wrong! Tokyo, Tokyo" At this time, the chief of staff, Major General Wanichiro Tashiro, ran in with a rolling belt and crawled in, still clutching a telegram tightly in his hand.

"What the hell is going on? Tashiro-kun, don't forget that you are a high-ranking officer of the Empire! Matsui Ishine frowned and asked, only then did he suddenly think that Tashiro Wanichiro was also a battle-hardened general, what made him so out of shape?

"Your Excellency, Tokyo, Tokyo has been bombed by Chahar's plane!" Tashiro finally couldn't help but cry bitterly.

"What!" Matsui stood up, with a look of disbelief on his face, how could it be possible that the Great Japanese Empire would be bombed by the enemy?

"Yaga! If you dare to lie about the military situation, I will shoot you personally! Matsui Ishone grabbed Tashiro by the collar and yelled viciously.

The tears on Tashiro Wanichiro's face rolled down, and his face was gloomy and silent, but he silently handed the telegram in his hand to Matsui Ishone.

Matsui Ishine snatched the telegram and read it at a glance, only to feel that the Venus in front of him was straight up and then black, and his body fell backwards, and he only heard Tashiro Wanichiro's shout in the confusion, "Your Excellency Commander, Your Excellency Commander"