Japan, across the sea from Siberia, was experiencing unprecedented riots since the Meiji Restoration, and the people's desire for rice had been transformed into anger through violence, and then this anger spread throughout the country like a plague, riots, looting, murder, and armed conflicts were everywhere, and in view of the urgency of the situation, the cabinet had to declare martial law and order the 6th Army to march into the city and arrest the rioters.

Tokyo, Terauchi Masashi hurried to the emperor's court, there have been rumors in the past few days, Miyake Koji's 24th Wing and Hashimoto Ryuichi's naval fleet have suffered a crushing defeat in Siberia, but this is a baseless rumor after all, but today Emperor Taisho summoned him to the palace to formally inquire about this matter, it is very intriguing,

According to the calculation of time, at this time, Rear Admiral Miyake should have entered Vladivostok, and Hashimoto Osa's Hanoi should also return to Yokosuka's home port for rest and recuperation according to the opportunity, but the news has not come for a long time, and now rumors are spreading inside and outside the palace, and the position of the cabinet is already in jeopardy.

The Minister of the Navy, Yuzaburo Kato, slapped the table excitedly at the Imperial Meeting, and he took out direct evidence to prove that the vanguard of the expedition to Siberia had been completely wiped out, Rear Admiral Miyake and Hashimoto Osa had fallen into the enemy's hands and did not know the life and death, and what was even more serious was that the battleship Hanoi was also damaged in Vladivostok, the specific situation is unknown,

At first, only a few ministers of the Admiralty knew about this matter, and they couldn't believe that it was possible for the people of China to defeat the Imperial 6th Army, not to mention the support of the large-caliber naval guns of the Hanoi, and the fall of the Hanoi was even more incredible, and it was incomprehensible that the people of China did not even have a gunboat and how they could fight against a steel giant ship with a displacement of more than 20,000 tons.

Even if they cooperated with the Russians, they would not have been able to achieve such a feat, and in the end everyone came to the unanimous conclusion that these sailors probably had escaped from the battle and made up such a big lie in order to avoid responsibility.

As the days passed, the sailors who fled back brought back the same news, which couldn't help but make them not pay attention to this matter, and the Minister of the Navy Kato Yuzaburo also personally interrogated him,

In the end, it was almost certain that the Japanese army had indeed suffered a crushing defeat in Siberia, and according to Kato Yuzaburo's original intention, this matter had to be kept secret during the extremely unstable period of national riots, but Emperor Taisho learned about it from some source and sent someone to inquire, so he had to tell the truth,

"The Cabinet was fully responsible for this, and hastily sent troops to Siberia without adequate preparation, which ultimately led to a crushing defeat." Stacks of interrogation transcripts were thrown in front of Terauchi Masatsu, he picked them up randomly, glanced at them roughly, the sweat on his face crackled and rolled down, he understood that if what was recorded in the transcript was true, then he and his cabinet were finished,

Terauchi Masashi looked at Emperor Taisho as if he was asking for help, but Emperor Taisho seemed to be absent-minded, and his extremely neatly trimmed horn beard was painted with thick Vaseline, which seemed a little funny, but he was a sub-god-level figure who decided the life and death of his courtiers at the moment.

Emperor Taisho turned a blind eye to the temple's request for help, and it seemed to show his attitude, and Xiang had lost his trust,

"Your Majesty, the minister has lived up to your trust and expectations......"

If he said such a thing to the emperor, it should have been a logical resignation, but it was at this moment that Emperor Taisho opened his mouth and interrupted the speech in the temple.

"I know very well that it is not easy for you to govern the country, and the empire has not tasted defeat after the Meiji reform, and now the country is suffering from internal and external troubles, and I hope that all the monarchs will work together to tide over the crisis......

Speaking of this, Emperor Taisho trembled and held the tatami mat with his hand, as if he was in great pain, and several important ministers were nervous, worried about the emperor's health, and they all pretended not to see it out of the maintenance of his self-esteem, and the temple sighed secretly: His Majesty's illness is becoming more and more frequent, and the country is in a difficult autumn, can he survive it?

As early as the opening of the Diet in the spring, His Majesty the Emperor was sick in public, behaved abnormally, smirked repeatedly, and even rolled his speech into a telescope to take pictures of the envoys of various countries, making the important ministers and elders feel that they had lost face in Japan.

"Ha, you old men, come and ride with me...... I just got a good horse, and I'm afraid you've never seen it in your life. Emperor Taisho suddenly spoke sharply, not knowing what to say,

The deputy chief of staff of the 6th Army, Tanaka Yoshiichi, shook his head and smiled bitterly, if the news that the emperor of the Great Japanese Empire is mentally ill spreads, it will really make the people of the world laugh.

The faces of the important ministers are also extremely ugly, Kato Yuzaburo is determined to regain this face for the navy this time, because of the negligence of the cabinet, the fleet of the guide zhì failed miserably, no matter what, he has to take this responsibility on the temple,

Although Yoshiichi Tanaka and Terauchi Masayi were both Choshu feudal lords, this time he did not stand on the side of Terauchi Minister, and he already had a clear premonition that the ship in Terauchi would sink soon, and the riots of the people and the fiasco of the war would become a deep shame for him since he entered politics.

Yuzaburo Kato ignored the emperor's illness and continued to throw bombshells,

"According to the latest reliable information, Major General Miyake and Hashimoto Osa were captured by a newly rising small warlord in Shina, who is said to be less than twenty-five years old and whose surname is Wu Takara, and Major General Miyake has been defeated at his hands for the second time this year."

The important ministers attending the meeting immediately buzzed, at first they just guessed from the records of the two commanders who did not know whether they had been broken, and now Kato Yuzaburo broke out that they were captured alive, which is indeed a great shame for the imperial government and the 6th Army and Navy,

Emperor Taisho seemed to have regained his senses after an intermittent period of madness, but he looked extremely weak and crumbling, and he muttered, "Wu Xiaoliang, Wu Xiaoliang, he will be the most powerful enemy of the empire for the next thirty years." ”

Tanaka Yoshiichi was surprised and said that he had never heard of this person, he only knew that there was a new political star among the Chinese warlords, named Wu Peifu, but he didn't know whether this Wu Xiaoliang was related to that Wu Peifu.

"It seems that the intelligence department of the empire in China needs to carry out a major rectification, and there is no news about such an important intelligence, Your Excellency Terauchi, your moderate policy towards China has now proved to be completely unworkable, what the people of China are doing is a provocation against the empire, and I should immediately declare war on the country of China."

is also the lord of the Choshu domain, and it turned out to be the first old thief in Tanaka to jump out and dismantle the platform, and the temple general held his breath back: "The top priority is to stabilize the domestic situation first, and it is not appropriate to declare war on the outside world at this time......"

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