Xiao Zhenlei's encouragement raised the morale of the officers and men of the fleet in the shortest possible time, and the officers and men of the navy listened to their enthusiasm boiling one by one, and their fighting spirit was rolling, yes, if the other party intends to start a war, then fight, the country raises troops for a thousand days, and uses troops for a while! And the president is still on the ship, and the president can't be hurt in any way. And as the president said, even if the war starts, there are still more than 8 hours, and it is stupid to keep tensing up for such a long time, so it is better to rest and recharge first.

Now there is no hurry, the two fleets still have more than 200 nautical miles, if the two sides sail in the opposite direction according to the current speed, even if they sail on the same channel, the encounter will be 8 hours later, now the speed of both sides is about 18 knots, only in wartime to increase the speed to the maximum, if they sail at the maximum speed in peacetime, the damage to the power system is very large, and the loss of energy is also very large, so the fleet only sails at the normal cruising speed in peacetime.

In order to prevent being discovered by the Japanese fleet, the reconnaissance planes are all hidden in the clouds for close observation, and they usually use airborne radar to observe the location of the Japanese fleet, and with the technical support of super scientists like Tesla, the airborne radar has been equipped on the reconnaissance plane, but due to technical reasons, the weight and volume are still larger, and they can only be installed on the reconnaissance plane for the time being. Fighters, bombers and torpedo planes were not installed.

The formation of the Japanese fleet was scattered, as if searching + something, and a few hours later, the reconnaissance aircraft found that the channel of the Japanese fleet was staggered from the channel of its own fleet, that is, the two fleets were not on the same route.

In the evening, it was getting dark. Xiao Zhenlei heard the report that the Japanese fleet was staggered by a distance of 60 nautical miles from his own fleet, and perhaps the other side had come to meet him. Maybe it's looking for trouble, and the specific purpose is not clear. The Japanese side did not send a telegram to explain it, and Xiao Zhenlei did not have people send a telegram to inquire. A day later, the fleet entered the Gulf of Tonkin and sent a telegram to the Japanese side.

On the morning of 28 March, the fleet entered Tokyo Bay and sent a note to the Japanese side in the name of Xiao Zhenlei. A few hours later, two cruisers arrived from the port of Tokyo to escort and guide the fleet.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, the fleet arrived in the port of Tokyo, due to the arrival of Xiao Zhenlei. The port was under martial law, but in order to take care of the feelings of the Chinese in Japan, more than 200 Chinese were allowed to enter the port to greet them, and Japanese Prime Minister Gonbei Yamamoto led all the cabinet members to wait for Xiao Zhenlei's arrival at the port wharf.

In the past, the Japanese were arrogant in front of the Chinese, but now the attitude of the Japanese has been somewhat restrained, and Yamamoto Gonbei waited on the dock for more than an hour with more than a dozen members of the cabinet, and it can be said that this posture is still quite low.

Yamamoto Gonbei put his posture so low, Xiao Zhenlei didn't know if he was sincere or had some purpose. Or maybe he did it on purpose, but Xiao Zhenlei also knew that Yamamoto Gonbei's prime ministership in this period was crumbling, and because of the Siemens incident, many forces inside and outside the Japanese government and the opposition were putting pressure on Yamamoto Gonbei. There are faint signs of forcing him to resign voluntarily, which Xiao Zhenlei is very clear, so this time Xiao Zhenlei will not reach any agreement with Yamamoto Gonbei during his stay in Tokyo for a few days.

The welcome ceremony was very grand. In the process of reform, the Japanese have preserved the peculiarities of their own culture very well, and have not completely copied Western culture. This kind of reform is worth learning and learning from. After Xiao Zhenlei and others got off the boat, Xiao Zhenlei was in front. He was followed by two parts, military and civilian.

The first to greet him was Gonbei Yamamoto, and the two shook hands cordially, and after their respective interpreters explained, both nodded and smiled, shaking their hands and shaking their hands, and the reporters next to them pressed the shutter one after another, and the flashing lights kept flashing.

Yamamoto Gonbei is an old man in his sixties, with short gray hair, if he wears a navy uniform, Xiao Zhenlei believes that this old man should be quite powerful, but unfortunately this old man is wearing a tuxedo, a white shirt, and a bow tie.

Next, under the recommendation of Yamamoto Gonbei, Xiao Zhenlei and the accompanying civil and military officials met and shook hands with the Japanese cabinet ministers standing in a row, and everyone had a smile on their faces, and it was impossible to see which people were genuinely welcoming and which ones were pretending to be smiling.

After getting acquainted with the members of the Japanese cabinet, there were hundreds of Japanese children standing in several rows, these children were wearing cute children's clothes, each child held a bouquet of flowers in their hands, when Xiao Zhenlei, Yamamoto Gonbei and the ministers of civil and military affairs of the two countries came over, they waved flowers and sang songs, Xiao Zhenlei kissed the foreheads of the children in front of him according to the prompts of the secretary Xiao Gao to express goodwill and friendliness.

At the end of the welcoming ceremony, Xiao Zhenlei and Gonbei Yamamoto walked up to a platform more than one foot high to face the civil and military officials of the two countries and many reporters.

Next came the question time, and a Japanese reporter asked, "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, how did you feel when you first saw President Xiao?" ”

Yamamoto Gonbei said: "Young, too young, it makes me feel that I am old!" ”

The reporters in the audience all smiled, indeed, Xiao Zhenlei is not yet thirty years old this year, and Yamamoto Gonbei is already sixty-two, according to the marriage age of the current era, Yamamoto Gonbei's age should be the age of Xiao Zhenlei's grandfather.

Someone raised his hand and asked: "I am a Ta Kung Pao reporter, please move Your Excellency the President, what are your itinerary for staying in Tokyo for a few days this time?" ”

Xiao Zhenlei replied: "About three days, the specific itinerary is inconvenient to disclose!" ”

A Japanese reporter then asked: "So did you want to come to Tokyo without the permission of the Japanese government, or were you invited by the Japanese government?" ”

Xiao Zhenlei raised his eyebrows, this question was a little thorny, and he replied: "Of course, I was invited by Prime Minister Gonbei Yamamoto. We certainly don't come to Tokyo without being invited, it's like passing by your neighbor's door. If the neighbor doesn't invite you in to sit down, you can't enter someone's door without permission. Otherwise, it's a violation of the neighbor's house! He can completely beat you out and make you unforgettable for life, or directly beat you to death, and die in vain, because he has this right, and he is justifiable, he is the defender of justice, and you are a shameless violation! ”

When these words came out, he gave a very strong counterattack with an extremely tough tone. Let all the reporters present realize that this president is young, but he is definitely not a character to be messed with, and it is better to be careful when asking questions, so as not to retreat to the end like the Japanese reporter just now.

At this time, a Western reporter raised his hand and said: "Hello President, I am Jarvis, the Washington Post's correspondent in Tokyo, and as far as I know, the Japanese and German ministers in China, as well as the British and French ministers in China, have been in frequent contact with your country recently, and if my guess is correct, both the Central and Entente powers are trying to persuade you and the government you represent to join one of them, and now you and your officials are in Tokyo. Does this mean that you have made a choice between the two camps? If yes, what are you going to do to officially announce this news to the outside world? ”

Xiao Zhenlei sighed slightly, and then said: "This Mr. Jarvis reporter and all the reporter friends present, I would like to explain one thing first, the reason why I came to Tokyo is because I was invited by Mr. Wilson, President of the United States, to go to the United States for a state visit. On the way to the United States, the fleet was much closer to the waters of Japan than to Guam, and the governments of the world were largely aware of the news before we set sail. We were warmly invited by the Japanese government and Prime Minister Gonbei Yamamoto, so we came. This does not mean, however, that I and the Government I represent have made a choice to join one camp over the other, and negotiations are now underway between the two camps of the Central Powers and the Entente and our country. This is a well-known thing, and in the end, how our country chooses depends on the outcome of the negotiations, and I can't give any answer to the outside world at this time!"

The session of answering reporters' questions lasted for half an hour, and after the end was the last link, that is, to meet with the Chinese representatives; due to concerns about safety, the Japanese authorities only allowed more than 100 Chinese representatives to enter the wharf; Xiao Zhenlei walked to the edge of the cordon with a smile on his face and stretched out his hand to shake hands with the Chinese representatives cordially and say hello.

Seeing Xiao Zhenlei and the civil and military officials behind him coming over, these Chinese representatives were very excited, and they stretched out their hands to shake hands with Xiao Zhenlei and others, especially those who had settled here, and they were all so excited that they burst into tears. This is the first time that a head of government has made a state visit abroad, and it requires extraordinary courage and boldness, as well as an open-mindedness. You must know that going abroad means that security cannot be guaranteed, and gentlemen know that they do not stand under dangerous walls, let alone the president? The president can call for wind and rain in the country, and it is extremely difficult for the assassin to assassinate him, but if he leaves the country, he cannot control it.

"Hello President, I'm so glad to see you!" A student said excitedly as he shook hands with Xiao Zhenlei.

Xiao Zhenlei smiled and said: "I'm also very happy to see you here, you are international students, study hard, the motherland is waiting for you to return from your studies and build her with us!" ”

"Well, President, we will!"

After the welcome ceremony, Xiao Zhenlei and others were arranged on the cars that had been prepared for a long time, these cars are produced by Zhenhua company, and now Zhenhua company's cars have been sold all over the world, because of its excellent appearance design and performance, Ford cars are far behind, the royal family and governments of various countries have a large number of purchases, Zhenhua company launched to accept the royal family of the country to customize the business is very popular, belongs to the highest grade, and the government cars belong to the middle and high grade.

The accommodation has already been arranged by the Japanese side, and he lives in a high-end hotel chartered by the Japanese authorities, after all, Xiao Zhenlei has too many accompanying officials to live in ordinary places. For safety reasons, the hotel's service staff can only enter the elevator and staircase on the floor, and the next service is responsible for the staff brought by the Chinese side, which makes it impossible for outsiders to approach the Chinese officials, and basically eliminates potential safety hazards.

In the afternoon, Xiao Zhenlei rested in his room while listening to reports from advisers, staff, and staff members of the President's Office on various aspects of work, as well as on the situation in China.

In the evening, Japanese Prime Minister Gonbei Yamamoto hosted a banquet on behalf of the Japanese government for Xiao Zhenlei and the accompanying officials, this time the Japanese side was also bleeding hemorrhage, and Xiao Zhenlei was invited to eat the most famous human feast in Japan, each official had a human feast meal, the scene was huge, nearly 100 beautiful girls were naked or even lying on the dining table, and there were all kinds of food full of artistic atmosphere.

This situation made the Chinese officials very embarrassed, but Xiao Zhenlei was determined and waved his hand: "Since you are here, let's follow the customs of the locals, according to Japanese etiquette, you can eat as you want!" ”

A dinner party ate a lot of Chinese antique officials red-faced, but after the release, there is nothing, which is why the ancients said that food and color are also sexual, indicating that food and color and sex are connected.

The next morning, Xiao Zhenlei paid a visit to Emperor Taisho of Japan, and the emperor received Xiao Zhenlei in the imperial palace. According to the government official system formulated by Xiao Zhenlei, the new government is the presidential cabinet system, which is different from other countries, and it is very similar to Germany and Japan, Germany and Japan are constitutional monarchies, and Xiao Zhenlei is the head of state, appointing the prime minister of the cabinet to deal with state affairs, the level should be equivalent to the emperor of the constitutional monarchy, but it is not as powerful as the emperor, and it needs to be constrained by the Congress.

Emperor Taisho, who suffered from encephalopathy and was in poor mental condition, was the laughing stock of the time when he rolled up the edict as a telescope in the Diet last year. When the illness hits, Emperor Taisho often behaved in a ridiculous manner before the public. For example, when watching a military exercise, he would suddenly run down the review stand, open the soldier's backpack and rummage through it. These actions, which he often made when he was ill, caused him to lose face with the Japanese, and he was often ridiculed by foreign envoys.

Xiao Zhenlei didn't know that Emperor Taisho was suffering from encephalopathy at first, and the meeting with Taisho was also in line with the procedures for the meeting of the two heads of state. (To be continued......) R1292