Chapter 273: Government Departments Paralyzed
Masaki's secretary and guards finally ran in, and the secretary saw the prime minister lying on the floor, his left arm bleeding non-stop, and hurriedly stepped forward.
"Your Excellency Prime Minister, you are injured, guards, hurry up and send Your Excellency the Prime Minister to the hospital for treatment." The secretary shouted to the guards on the side.
carried the temple Zhengyi outside, but there was no stretcher here, so he could only stuff him into the car and rush to the hospital.
Terauchi Zhengyi's injuries were not serious, but he was knocked to the ground by the shock wave and then scratched his left arm by the corner of the table, the bones were not broken, and there were some bruises on his body, but the wound on his arm was a little scary, and the doctor gave him four or five stitches before it was finished.
As soon as he was carried to the hospital bed after the operation, he heard the secretary report: "Your Excellency, I must report to you about the current situation, the temporary parliamentary hall of the National Assembly, the military department, the prime minister's official residence, the police department, the Yasukuni Shrine, the Supreme Inquisition, the Ministry of Finance, the Imperial Bank, and many other departments have been bombed at the same time, and there are many losses, and the specific situation is still being counted." ”
"The most severe thing is that the Imperial Palace was also bombed, among which the Imperial Spirit Hall was completely blown up, and His Majesty the Emperor was slightly injured and is now unconscious."
"What, His Majesty the Emperor is injured." Hearing this, Terauchi Zhengyi sat up suddenly, pulling the wound on his arm, and he grinned for a long time in pain.
"No, I have to go to the Imperial Palace now, Your Majesty must not have anything to do." Terauchi struggled to get up and walked out, and the secretary had to follow.
As a courtier, you have to be like this, even if you are injured and hear that your master is injured, you must rush over to see, fortunately, it is the hand that hurts, if it is the foot, it is estimated that the temple is going to climb over.
The Imperial Palace was also in turmoil, and many cabinet members and senators came to see the Emperor's safety, and with the full attention of the imperial doctor, Emperor Taisho finally woke up at noon.
The head was wrapped in thick gauze, and there was still some blood oozing from it, and his face was pale, how could the Taisho Emperor at this time still have the majesty of the past.
After waking up, the Taisho Emperor still remembered the scene before he fainted, because he was afraid, when he dodged, he fell to the ground naked, and he happened to hit the floor, and he fainted in the most humiliating posture, and he felt ashamed when he thought about it.
At this time, there were only a few people in the Taisho Emperor's house, and Crown Prince Hirohito, Empress Sadaaki, the Minister of the Interior, and the Imperial Physician served on the side.
Emperor Taisho said in a hoarse voice to the Minister of Internal Justice: "I told all the maids and related personnel in the palace that today's affairs must be kept under control, and nothing about me fainting can be spread to the outside world, do you know?" ”
"Yes, His Majesty the Emperor, I will definitely arrange this matter." The Minister of the Interior hurriedly answered.
"What about the losses?" After Emperor Taisho instructed me about my own private affairs, I asked about the current situation.
Crown Prince Hirohito stepped forward and whispered, "The Imperial Spirit Hall of the Imperial Palace has been blown up, and other places have been slightly damaged. ”
Emperor Taisho opened his eyes wide and was about to straighten up, but as soon as he exerted his strength, he fell down again.
"Your Majesty, you are injured, please don't move, take care of your body." Empress Zhenming hurriedly said.
Emperor Taisho said in a sad tone: "The Imperial Spirit Hall is a place dedicated to the emperors of the past dynasties, and it was blown up. In the end, Emperor Taisho gritted his teeth and roared angrily.
The ancestral temple was bombed, and as a descendant, what face did he have to face the ancestors and ancestors, so Emperor Taisho was so angry.
"Is there only the Imperial Palace that has been bombed, and is there any damage outside?" Emperor Taisho asked after calming down.
"Many important government departments have attacked and bombed, and at this time, there are many ministers outside the palace waiting for news from the emperor, and the emperor can ask them for details." Crown Prince Hirohito said
Crown Prince Hirohito was protected outside before, but after the Imperial Palace was bombed, he heard that Emperor Taisho was injured, so he rushed back to the Imperial Palace directly accompanied by the guards, and then he has been with Emperor Taisho, so he doesn't know much about the situation outside at this time.
"Call them all in." Following Emperor Taisho's orders, the Minister of Guards informed the cabinet ministers and senators who were waiting anxiously outside to come to Matsunokaku to meet His Majesty the Emperor Taisho.
Although the imperial doctor said that Emperor Taisho was not seriously injured, but people are in a coma, it is not reassuring, and this group of ministers who are waiting for news outside are also very anxious, and at this moment they heard that His Majesty the Emperor had woken up and summoned them, and everyone let go of their hearts.
The emperor's position in Japan has always been out of a rather awkward position, strictly speaking, more like a mascot-like existence, but after the Curtain Movement, the emperor gradually gained some real power, thus once again too high the status of the imperial family.
The most crucial figure is the Meiji Emperor, the protagonist of the Meiji Restoration, who is the father of Emperor Taisho.
In the Shogunate Movement, Emperor Meiji's father, Emperor Takamei, died suddenly, and the sixteen-year-old Meiji inherited the throne and actively organized forces to abolish the shogunate, ending the Tokugawa shogunate era in 1877, and the feudal militarist state controlled and dominated by the emperor was established, so far Japanese capitalism was victorious.
Emperor Meiji actively carried out capitalist construction, laid the pace for the rise of Japan, and thus won the support of local powers, so from this moment on, the Japanese imperial family really returned to power.
However, Japan's clan power has not disappeared, but has become more hidden, but its strength has not suffered much loss, and its influence on Japan is still very large, and it can even influence the trend of Japan.
With the coming to power of Emperor Taisho, this somewhat neurotic emperor gave the ministers a headache, and even had the idea of abolishing Emperor Taisho, and the status of the imperial family was lowered again, at least not compared with the Meiji Emperor period.
It can be seen that these people don't really care much about the life and death of Emperor Taisho, anyway, at this time, Crown Prince Hirohito has gradually come into contact with government affairs, and the ministers are more willing to ask Hirohito, so it also makes Emperor Taisho very dissatisfied, and some unpleasant things have happened.
But since they are all in this position, everyone must always do their duty, act a full set, even if it is a fake, they must make the fake better than the real one.
In the Matsuno Pavilion, the ministers and elders knelt together, and there were about thirty or forty people, these people could be said to be the group of people who had the highest power in Japan at this time, and many of them were still the patriarchs of a family and representatives of clan forces.
"I've only suffered some minor injuries, and I've been visited by everyone, how is it outside, and the loss is not big." Emperor Taisho didn't speak loudly, but it was enough for everyone to hear.
Many people looked at each other, and finally focused their eyes on Terauchi Masayi, which means that you are the prime minister, and it should be up to you to speak.
Terauchi Masayi really couldn't shirk it, so he straightened up and said: "Your Majesty, this bombing is an attack by the enemy's fleet against our main government departments, and eleven places, including the Imperial Palace, the Provisional Assembly of the National Assembly, the Military Department, the Prime Minister's Office, the Police Department, the Yasukuni Shrine, the Supreme Inquisition, the Ministry of Finance, and the Imperial Bank, have been bombed. ”
"The enemy used a weapon that we don't know about, it is very powerful, it can be fired from a long distance, there are intelligence officers who monitor the movement of the enemy fleet from a distance, and those shells are indeed flying from the opposing warships."
"Now that the damage has been preliminarily sorted out, the losses are not small, with nearly 1,000 casualties, especially in these places, which are key departments of the government, and many officials were working at the time, such as Cabinet Minister Goto Shinpei, Justice Minister Matsumuro Chi, Foreign Minister Kishigero Bihara, and Takeshi Inukai of the Provisional Foreign Affairs Research Council, all of whom were unfortunately killed in the bombing. Speaking of this, Masaki's voice in the temple became even lower.
During his tenure, there was such a serious incident, whether it was his responsibility or not, Terauchi Masayi could not shirk this responsibility.
Moreover, two cabinet ministers died at the same time, you must know that these people are the most powerful people in Japan, how can they tolerate such a serious accident, nearly 1,000 people were killed and injured, you must know that these people are not ordinary people, the vast majority of these people killed and injured are government functionaries, and many of them have positions.
Japan has lost so many outstanding social elites all of a sudden, and the future government reserve is a huge loss.
Emperor Taisho's heart was dripping blood, and with his miserable appearance, the expression on his face was very sad, and it could really be said that the viewer was sad and the listener wept.
After the temple Masayi finished speaking, the Matsuno Pavilion was quiet, and everyone was waiting for Emperor Taisho to erupt, waiting for this to be reprimanded, but after waiting for a long time, they heard a deep sigh.
"Hey, the empire has reached a critical juncture, you are all the pillars of the empire, and please do your best to save the empire's crisis, for today's bombing, I don't want to hold anyone responsible, after all, this is something we can't predict and prevent, the enemy's means are too weird and powerful, we can only choose passive defense, and now I also ask you to make suggestions for the future of the empire, so that the empire will suffer less losses and then try to develop."
Emperor Taisho did not fall ill this time, but said such a paragraph in a serious manner, which shows that he also saw that Japan was now on the verge of danger, and it was no longer good to criticize these ministers.
Many ministers listened to Emperor Taisho's words, and they were sad and left tears, when did the empire have been bullied like this, and there was no power to fight back, did it really leave a way for the Japanese empire to live, and now many people feel that their dignity is swept to the ground, and life is better than death. R1152