Soon, just two days later, Akashi Genjiro immediately gathered a large number of middle- and lower-level officers, and all of them were mainly people who were not from the Choshu domain, and then they wrote a 10,000-word book together in a long cloth, and then sent it to the outside of the palace of the Japanese emperor, and then asked the emperor to personally preside over state affairs, select talents fairly, and exclude factions. Then they waged war against Chinese mainland, destroyed the Manchu Qing mainland government, and fought for the survival space of the Yamato nation. And this petition of a middle- and lower-level officer immediately alarmed countless bigwigs in the army, and they were immediately shocked.

"What do they want to do? I want to rebel! Shan County Youpeng said angrily.

Youpeng in Shanxian couldn't help but be angry, because this middle- and lower-level officer rejected the faction one by one, isn't this pointing at the monk and scolding the bald man, scolding him, the biggest representative of the Changzhou domain in the army? Yama Prefecture is known as the father of the Japanese Army, and he is a major force in the Army, and he is a major force in the Army, even the largest in the Army. At its peak, most of the high-level army members were from the Choshu Domain, so now that he saw that these guys were going to reject the Choshu Domain, he immediately began to be furious.

"His Majesty the Emperor asks the leader to enter the palace!" Said the emperor's attendants.

When you hear this, you friends in Shan County can't help but feel worried in your heart. Because Yamaguchi Youtomo probably knew, Emperor Meiji was already a little dissatisfied with the Choshu Domain. You must know that the Choshu Domain supported the Meiji Emperor Downfall Movement, and then it can be said that it was one of the two largest factions of heroes, and they also gained the power to control the army. However, as a smart man, of course he knew that many of the fates of those founding heroes in history were not so good. Although Emperor Meiji was not the founder of the country, in fact he was no different from the founding monarch. And these people, who are the heroes of the "founding of the country", may still embark on the fate of those founding heroes of all dynasties! Many of the founding heroes did not have a good end up, and they may even have the possibility of raiding their homes and destroying their homes.

And now these middle- and low-ranking officers actually rejected the faction one by one, and then asked the emperor to take the initiative to govern, which can be regarded as maintaining the emperor's control over the army. And this is tantamount to scratching the itch of Emperor Meiji. Although the power of the Meiji Emperor seems to be not small, the strength of these meritorious heroes is not weak, so the emperor must be a little worried. And now the emperor actually received the leaders of these low- and middle-ranking petitioning officers. That shows that Emperor Meiji has already begun to move. Although Yamaguchi Youtomo thought that even if he met with the leaders of their petitioning officers this time, it would not have any effect on the Chōshū domain's ruling army. However, this represented the beginning of the Meiji Emperor's direct intervention in military affairs, and he began to want to support some forces to fight against the army factions of the Choshu Domain.

"The power of heaven is unpredictable!" Youpeng in Shan County suddenly had a sad thought.

But as prime minister, Ito Hirobumi's face is also dark. Because of him as Prime Minister. But he was also a man who wanted to support Japan's move toward a constitutional monarchy. In fact, in terms of governing philosophy, Ito Hirobumi belonged to the Bunji faction, and although he also had the idea of expansion, he did not support gambling adventures such as the Sino-Japanese War. He also wanted to establish a civilian-controlled government, and then gradually establish a rational constitutional system. And this kind of constitutional system. In fact, it means that the regimes alternate among different factions, and like the Western countries, a country can gradually move towards a true constitutional monarchy. What he hoped for was not a constitutional monarchy by revolution, but a constitutional monarchy that could be achieved step by step through the continuous efforts of the civilian government.

However, the middle and low-ranking officers in this group of military officers actually proposed to let the emperor directly manage government affairs, which was a slap in the face. Although the Meiji Emperor has a lot of power now, at least Ito Hirobumi has been able to restrict some of the rights of the Meiji Emperor in the Constitution, and the Meiji Emperor is not as powerful as other full-time emperors. And if it goes on for such a long time, the power of the emperor will definitely be inferior from generation to generation, and gradually realize a true constitutional monarchy. But this group of young officers who claimed to be from the Imperial Dao faction actually made such a lot of. Could it have made Emperor Meiji, who had gradually resigned himself to his fate, have other ideas? This is not so easy to solve for Ito Hirobumi's lifelong ideals.

"I've seen Your Majesty!" Akashi Motojiro knelt down and said.

"Akashi Genjiro Aiqing, did you start this petition?" Emperor Meiji asked expressionlessly.

"Yes, His Majesty the Emperor, I think that the Japanese Empire must restore the imperial authority so that His Majesty the Emperor can directly hold power. With the wisdom of His Majesty the Emperor, we will certainly be able to lead the Japanese Empire to rejuvenation and strength. And please ask His Majesty the Emperor to solve those factions, and choose the officers who are loyal to His Majesty the Emperor fairly, and then let us be able to open up the territory for our Empire of Japan under the leadership of the Emperor, and fight for the living space of our Yamato nation! Akashi Genjiro said.

And heard this. Akashi Genjiro continued, "Your Majesty, we have defeated Shina by giving it our best, but we have not obtained what we should have gained. Not only was Liaodong taken back by the Zhina people, but the Zhina people actually defaulted on their debts. Refuse to hand over Taiwan to us. Now it is even more unreasonable to rely on the reparations that our soldiers of the Japanese Empire have done their best to get in exchange. The minister hopes that His Majesty the Emperor will give the order to launch another war against the Shina people, and then we will attack the Shina people again, so as to strive for the destruction of Shina at once! ”

And when Emperor Meiji heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched. This Sino-Japanese War really made him feel defeated. Not only did they not gain an inch of territory, Liaodong was wanted back by the Manchus, and Taiwan also beat Japan to the ground, and even in the end, the Manchu bureaucrats saw that Japan was a "paper tiger" and used various means to delay the reparations to Japan. The 200 million taels of silver that should have been paid have been completed, but now only 50 million taels have arrived. As early as the time when Taiwan resisted Japan, the Manchu Qing government had already used various reasons to pay reparations. And then Japan was driven out, and the Manchus didn't have any face at all, and they didn't pay it directly. Anyway, there is a kind of bite on me, and that's what the Manchu Qing meant. However, at that time, the Japanese army had already been beaten by Taiwan, so they naturally did not have the courage to launch another war against the Manchu government. And if it relied on the navy alone, it would not have much deterrent effect on the government of the Manchu mainland. So now Emperor Meiji is also very toothache, although Japan did not lose nominally in the First Sino-Japanese War, but economically it has lost to his grandmother's family. The colony did not get it, the reparations were a drop in the bucket, and the situation in the country was very unfavorable! There were even a lot of domestic hunger riots, which were suppressed by the Japanese army.

And this qiē was also counted by Emperor Meiji on the head of Wang Guorui and the Manchu government. So now Emperor Meiji is of course unwilling, of course he is not willing to work hard for so many years, and finally get such a result. So he is naturally unwilling, this is like a gambler, after gambling once, he loses money. And at this time, what will he think? Will he just stop there, or will he continue gambling? In fact, many gamblers, once they almost go bankrupt, they choose to gamble last, and then try to get back all those in the past. This is also a kind of gambler's psychology, but he doesn't know, how many wins can this kind of gambling have? However, there are still many gamblers who have fallen into this state and cannot extricate themselves.

The Sino-Japanese War before Emperor Meiji, because of the emergence of the Kingdom of Taiwan, made them like a person who had accumulated decades of gambling money, and as a result, he lost a lot at one time. But he hasn't lost yet, and he wants to get it back again. At this time, of course, he wanted to bet, and at this time, Emperor Meiji also wanted to fight again, so that he could successfully defeat China and then get a lot of benefits. If Japan can even start swallowing China, it may become a major power in the world. This temptation. The confusion was so powerful and so appealing that Emperor Meiji wanted to gamble again.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, hurry up and give the order! Hundreds of thousands of our imperial troops are willing to fight for Your Majesty the Emperor and open up territory for our Empire of Japan, and then we can also fight for the living space of the Yamato nation. Moreover, our war this time is mainly in the north, and we can avoid Taiwan. As long as we avoid Taiwan and face the rotten Manchu government alone, won't it be easy for us to defeat them? And when the time comes, we can let the Western powers limit Taiwan's hands and feet, and then we can take this opportunity to gain access to the entire mainland! Genjiro Akashi said incitingly.

And Emperor Meiji was also tempted, if the Western powers could be allowed to restrain Taiwan's hands and feet, and if the Western powers could force Taiwan not to move, then Japan could face the Manchu government alone, so that Japan's chance of victory was almost 100 percent. This is also what made Emperor Meiji tempted, as long as he can swallow the mainland, obtain the resources of the mainland, and then a small Taiwan, isn't it an object that can be cleaned up casually?

Soon, Emperor Meiji also sent his chamberlains to consult with the ambassadors of various countries in Japan, expressing the Japanese hope to attack China, and this situation made the ambassadors of various countries explode, obviously frightened by this situation. (To be continued.) )