Both the emperor and the Tokugawa family supported the combination of public and military forces, and they were the most direct beneficiaries, and the emperor was returned to some of his powers, and the shogunate also borrowed the emperor to prove the legitimacy of his regime and avoid being attacked by the reformers.

The powerful feudal clan can also improve a certain political status and gain a certain right to speak, but it cannot occupy a dominant position, and the result of this is that some people are satisfied, some people are not satisfied, and the lower samurai class is not satisfied as a whole.

The key point is that the four powerful feudal domains located in the southwest of Japan, such as Nagasu and Satsuma, were influenced by mercantilism and long-term port opening, and the lower class samurai were more radical and open-minded, and they were oppressed by the feudal ruling class, and there was an urgent need to improve their political status.

These people gathered together and gradually gathered considerable power, and the local daimyo also used it secretly to overthrow the shogunate, which was a stumbling block on the road to supreme power, which had to be kicked away, which made the power of the shogunate grow rapidly.

Therefore, the Emperor's rebellion did not disappear because the emperor approved of the combination of public and military forces, but rather intensified.

The combination of public and military forces is essentially a reform measure, a road to a republic, and the reverence of the king is a revolution that overthrows one class and gives another the right to rule, but not so completely.

The shogunate had a deep-rooted ruling foundation for more than 200 years, and the strong feudal lords had the financial resources and had more contacts with foreigners, so if they really wanted to fight, Japan was likely to fall into division, which was also the fundamental reason why Takaaki resolutely promoted the combination of public and military forces.

After pondering for a long time, Xiaoming said slowly: "The purpose of your visit is clear, and I also thank Europe and the United States for their selfless assistance to Japan and Japan. But everything else is easy to say, only the shogunate cannot be abolished, and I hope that a few distinguished guests will persuade the southwestern feudal domains, presumably with your prominent status, those daimyo may sell a face. ”

Bao Ling and the others looked at each other, they thought that Xiaoming was a submissive person. Besides, he promised a great benefit, how can he not agree? But he never expected that Takaaki would try his best to protect the shogunate.

If the shogunate does not fall, that is the coalition government, the disadvantage of the coalition government is that it is inefficient, different factions will make each other stumble, one thing will turn over and make a fuss, if there is no Chinese factor, Japan will not have a dime to do with them in the establishment of a coalition government. But the purpose of helping Japan is to deal with China, and if a coalition government is formed, how can we resolve differences over the enemy of China?

You must know that in a coalition government, there will always be moderates, and there is no need to question the strength of the Democratic Alliance, not everyone is willing to solve the problem by strong means, and there will definitely be moderates who oppose being enemies of China. Instead, there is another way to defuse China's hostility towards Japan!

This kind of thing has not happened in history, and China's Han and Tang dynasties were at their peak. Countless times stronger than Japan, wasn't Japan at that time groveling to serve China? Emperor Cao Rui of Wei Ming once crowned the Japanese monarch as the pro-Wei king, and the whole country of Japan rejoiced, why?

China has always contemptuously called the Quartet of foreign races as Rong Di barbarians, and the word 倭 with a personal character next to it shows that the Chinese emperor regarded the Japanese as human beings!

Bao Ling's preparations were indeed not less, and he also specially invited Beijing Daru to explain Sino-Japanese relations to him. Such an example made him very vigilant, showing that the Japanese have a tradition of subjugating to the strong, and if Japan surrenders to the Democratic Alliance when it realizes that China is too strong to be invincible, will the huge amount of aid to Japan be in vain? It will also become a joke for the ages!

As long as there is a slight possibility of this. Therefore, the European and American powers can only prop up an authoritarian, totalitarian and hardline government in Japan!

Bao Ling said without giving up: "Your Majesty the Emperor of Japan, we understand your scruples, but the shogunate must withdraw from Japanese politics, which is a prerequisite for our comprehensive assistance to Japan!" ”

Bao Ling deliberately highlighted the four words of prerequisites, but Xiaoming was not moved at all, shook his head and said: "I can't sit back and watch my country fall into a civil war, so that Japan will die first before the black Indians occupy the Japanese islands."

Your Excellency Bao Ling, China has the heart to kill Japan, how can Japan tie its hands and die? I believe that the existence of the shogunate has nothing to do with the overall situation, on the contrary, only by integrating the forces of the various Japanese factions as soon as possible can we have the ability to fight with China. ”

Xiaoming's face was full of firmness, showing his determination, this is a principled difference, there is no way to talk about it anymore, after Bao Ling exchanged glances with everyone, he stood up and said: "We in Europe and the United States need to reach a consensus internally first, and come back another day to visit His Majesty the Japanese Emperor and say goodbye." ”

"Sending off!" Xiaoming didn't want to keep him, he needed to listen to the thoughts of his staff again, and motioned to Guangzhong to send off guests on his behalf.

Guangzhong got up and sent the foreigner out.

After leaving the palace, everyone's face is not very good-looking, and the things that were originally nine out of ten are turned yellow, and the unification of Japan and the recreation of power must have the approval of the emperor, which is really embarrassing.

Raglan asked, "The Japanese emperor is unwilling to fall the curtain, what should we do next?" Is there really no way to deal with China in vain? ”

Bao Ling also had a headache, Xiaoming was unwilling, he couldn't use force, although the coalition fleet and the newly recruited French troops were docked in Osaka Bay.

At this time, a member of the British entourage named Sadaoyi proposed: "Gentlemen, perhaps we can go to Nagasaki, I know a British arms dealer named Glover, who has a good way in Nagasaki, and may be able to give us some advice." ”

Nagasaki is located in the southwest of Japan, the base of the shogunate faction, and the only treaty port in Japan before the opening of the country, the shogunate is not fully controlled, maybe a solution can be found in Nagasaki?

"All right, let's get back to the ship at once, gentlemen, please." Bao Ling nodded, and walked back first

Two days later, the group returned to the ship, and the fleet sailed for Nagasaki, in fact, this trip could not be said to be completely fruitless, at least it made them realize that some things are not taken for granted and the importance of finding a guide.

Ten days later, the group met Glover in Nagasaki.

Although Glover was only a merchant and an adventurer, he was not jerky when facing these big people, and greeted them warmly: "Gentlemen, welcome to the land of Nagasaki, and I will do everything I can to help you." ”

To be honest, Bao Ling and these people don't think much of Glover, they are important people in the system, and Glover is just a commoner, even if some connections can sell some weapons to the Japanese, but at this time, they have to show kindness with a smile on their faces.

Bao Ling smiled slightly: "Mr. Glover, it's a pleasure to meet you, we do have some trouble, I hope you can provide some reference"

Bao Ling did not shy away from it, and truthfully expressed his intentions and what he ate at Xiaoming's place.

"Gentlemen, with all due respect, you are overthinking." Glover shrugged his shoulders: "Since the Japanese emperor has to insist on that pedantic combination of public and military, then can't he be bypassed?" I can introduce you to the daimyo of Satsuma, Nagasu, Tosa, and Hizen, and I'm sure that these greedy Japanese will be overjoyed when they learn of your intentions, and will fully cooperate with you.

I can also introduce you to some good young men, such as Ryoma Sakamoto, Takamori Saigo, Ryo Oinmuro, Ritsu Okubo, and representatives of the lower samurai such as Takayoshi Kido, who are the staunchest of the Shogunate, and the staunchest nationalists, who are very appealing among the common people.

All they lack is weapons and money, and once the countries of Europe and the United States give full assistance, they can pull up a team as quickly as possible, destroy the shogunate, eliminate those damned blacks and Indians, establish a powerful government in Japan with military power, and then attack the Korean Peninsula and challenge the great continent, gentlemen, isn't it wonderful? ”

The more Glover talked, the more excited he became, after all, he was an arms dealer, he didn't have to think about the consequences of the all-out war between China and Japan, and a series of geopolitical effects, he only hoped that the scale of the war would be as large as possible, and even hated that a world war would break out, because it could bring him huge profits.

Raglan nodded, "Mr. Glover, the prospect you have sketched is indeed very good, but do those lads really have such abilities?" ”

Glover said unhappily: "Your Excellency, you should not doubt my vision, as a weapons merchant, it is sometimes more important to see people accurately than to make money. ”

Mai Lian then asked, "Let's talk about whether these people can do it or not, but I have a question, even if the army we fund is strong enough as you say, but the emperor does not agree to abolish the shogunate?" After all, he was the emperor of Japan, so would those samurai dare to go against the emperor's will and forcibly start a war? You know, the slogan played by the samurai is to respect the king, isn't the king the emperor of Japan? ”

Glover made a gesture of wiping his neck, and then smiled coldly: "Understood? ”

"This" everyone feels incredible, killed Hyomyung? This arms dealer is too bold, isn't he?

Glover spread his hands indifferently and said, "Do you think I'm crazy?" What I have to explain is that it's not me who is crazy, it's the Japanese, I do a lot of business with the Japanese and know them too well.

What emperor is a lineage, and he is a descendant of God, that is just a rhetoric, it is used to fool the people, the emperor is just a political tool for Japanese politicians, when he is useful, he can be used to decorate the façade, when he affects the interests of politicians, these people will not hesitate to replace the emperor!

Gentlemen, we don't need to do it at all, the Japanese will do everything perfectly, we just need to hide behind the scenes. ”

"Alright, you can take us there." Bao Ling waved his hand.

"Gentlemen, please!" Glover bent slightly, leading the way. (To be continued......)

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