Naokami Matsubara bowed again, and then sat down on the cushion opposite.

Matsubara-kun can have today, first of all, he himself does not give up, and secondly, Terauchi Masaki and Togo Heihachiro have helped him a lot, when Terauchi personally went to the prison to take him out, and recommended him as the commander of the Japanese army to attack Indonesia, this is the reason why Naogami Matsubara can sit here now.

"Marshal Terauchi, the turmoil in Tokyo has attracted the attention of the whole world, and the mediation proposed by Britain and France, but the Chinese side has made it clear that it will not interfere in our internal affairs, and they will not allow other countries to interfere."

Terauchi Masayi let out a soft breath, and his heart was only now a little relieved.

During his time in Tokyo, all his news came from the rebellious officers who told him that Britain would support Japan and could even send troops directly to help them if necessary, which really made Terauchi Masatsushi anxious.

No matter how chaotic the internal is, it is not terrible, because no matter who wins or loses, there will always be a time when it will calm down in the end. However, if foreign powers were allowed to enter, the Great Japanese Empire would be over. The simplest example is Russia today, if it were not for China's support for Siberia and the West's support for Kerensky, Russia would be a huge empire no matter how sinister the situation is.

Sometimes the help of others is really not a good thing, Siberians are grateful to China, Belarusians and Ukrainians are inclined to the West, which makes it clear to the whole world that the disintegration of this huge polar bear is already a foregone thing in the event of a civil war in Russia.

The Chinese promised not to interfere in Japan's internal affairs, which really pleased Terauchi.

"Matsubara-kun, we should make some voices heard at the Hague meeting, and I think it's better to be cautious about the support and mediation of the British side. If we can, Matsubara-kun should go and meet with His Excellency Yamagu, and it would be better for us to settle our own affairs in Japan. ”

Naogami Matsubara nodded: "Hayi!" That's what I thought, too. Marshal, after meeting with you, I will go to see Your Excellency Shan County. But I have a request, can you get the troops in Tokyo to withdraw to the city and remove the tension outside? Also, the soldiers outside the castle thought that His Excellency the Marshal was disrespectful to the Emperor, and there was a deep misunderstanding between the two sides, so could we communicate in some way, preferably by asking the Emperor to address the soldiers? ”

Matsubara-kun's idea is very good, but in fact, whether it is rioting or counterinsurgency, there are not many people who know the truth. The situation is now that a handful of people with ulterior motives are taking advantage of the chaos to encourage most of the soldiers who think they are doing the right thing.

If the emperor was allowed to speak, outsiders believed that the soldiers in Tokyo were not disrespectful to the emperor. The rumors of the British are self-defeating.

But as soon as he finished saying this, a wry smile appeared on Terauchi Masatsuki's face, and the eyes of Terauchi Shouichi next to him suddenly changed: "Matsubara-kun, do you want to put the emperor to death?" ”

Shouichi Terauchi interjected, and Matsubara's heart understood the current situation in Tokyo. He immediately said, "How can you say that? My starting point was to quell the riots in Tokyo and to resolve the existential crisis that the Great Japanese Empire was now facing. ”

"Really?"

Terauchi Shouichi's face showed a slight hint of ridicule: "It turns out that Matsubara-kun thinks like this, I'm really disrespectful!" But I'm curious to know, what does Matsubara-kun think is the crisis facing our greater Japan? ”

Naokami Matsubara took a deep breath to calm his mind. Although he has a lot of respect for Terauchi Masatsuki. But this does not mean that Shouichi Terauchi can talk to him with such an attitude. Terauchi Shouichi is just a young minister, and Naokami Matsubara is a general in the military department.

"We are facing many difficulties, but the most serious one at the moment is the turmoil in Tokyo! This turbulent situation has cost us precious time to revive the great Japanese Empire! So I think the first thing we need to do is to quell the turmoil. ”

The look of mockery on Shouichi Terauchi's face was even worse: "Matsubara-kun." I used to hear others say that you are as timid as a mouse, and you were frightened by the beast that Yang beats the ghost, and I thought it was just a legend, but now it seems. Matsubara-kun's bushido spirit seems to have been lost, right? ”

"Yaga! How can you speak like that! ”

Terauchi Masaki was angry, but his rebuke did not stop Terauchi Shouichi, and Terauchi Shouichi stood up: "And my father too." ”

"I don't know why, in your eyes, the brave actions of the Tokyo soldiers were a riot? Do you think that in the future, we will admit defeat to China and give up the glory of the empire from now on? ”

Masaki Terauchi's beard shook sharply. Naokami Matsubara saw that his hands were shaking. But the marshal could only be angry and tremble in the face of his son's disrespect.

Matsubara-kun suddenly smiled, and bowed to Terauchi Masatsu: "Terauchi-kun, I admit that I don't know much about the ideas of the Tokyo soldiers, and the opinions I put forward are only preliminary constructions. This time, I came to Tokyo to find out the truth of the matter and to find out what was going on in the hearts of the soldiers. If you have a different opinion, you can go into more detail. ”

Shouichi Terauchi raised his head high: "Our idea is simple! The Great Japanese Empire should not accept a humiliating treaty with China! See the soldiers here? They were all true samurai of the Empire. In our eyes, the glory of the empire is more important than our lives! Therefore, as long as our blood can still flow, we will definitely not give in to China! ”

Matsubara's eyes looked at Terauchi Masayi, and Terauchi Masatsu's gaze happened to meet him, and he found that a trace of murderous intent suddenly flashed in the marshal's eyes, and it was quite resolute. Naogami Matsubara nodded casually, as if he understood Terauchi Shouichi's thoughts, but Terauchi Masatoshi nodded lightly.

"Terauchi-kun, in fact, no one wants to admit defeat to China, if the soldiers still have the intention of asking for war, we can completely reconsider this matter. But can't the current confrontation with the troops in Shan County end? ”

Terauchi Shouichi's attitude changed a little better, and he snorted coldly: "Matsubara-kun said that let's withdraw our troops to end the confrontation, this is simply impossible!" Although I am a young man, I will not take the initiative to give up the strategic place outside the city! In addition, the old dog in Yamayama has no respect for the emperor, and his soldiers are also openly aiming their guns at Tokyo, how can we let the emperor take risks? ”

Naogami Matsubara nodded: "Okay!" I understand what Terauchi-kun means. ”

Naogami Matsubara really understood, although he knew that things were not easy to handle when he came, but this first meeting made him sure that his preparation was far from enough. Maybe Tokyo's problems are something he can't solve, and he can't solve it without a knife.

Terauchi Masaki's eyes just now were obviously telling him that if he wanted to solve the riots in Tokyo, he had to kill Terauchi Shouichi and his gang. Shouichi Terauchi is the eldest son of Terauchi Masatsuki, if it wasn't really no way, how could Marshal Terauchi pass this message to himself?

It's the same with Yamayama Aritomo, where Matsubara-kun wrote three letters and received no answer. It is reported that now Shan Youpeng is not only close to the British, but he also hooks up with the Americans.

Naogami Matsubara is now determined that if he wants to solve the matter in Tokyo, he must first be able to calm down and endure as Yang Xiaolin said. The second is that the knife must be fast and the attack must be ruthless.

After coming out of Terauchi Masaki, he returned to the warship parked in the port of Tokyo, and Naogami Matsubara, who got on the warship, had no humility and peace on his face, and his iron blue face made Inoue Yoshikata know that things were terrible at a glance.

"Matsubara-kun, how did Your Excellency Terauchi give you an answer?"

After entering the warship, Uchikura Inoue Yoshishin couldn't wait to ask, and Naokami Matsubara's hands slammed on the table, and there was a bang.

Inoue Yoshishin was taken aback when he saw Matsubara-kun's back rising and falling continuously.

After a long while, Matsubara said, "The affairs of Tokyo have nothing to do with Marshal Terauchi!" Those bastards are a bunch of rebels, I'm going to kill them all! ”

After he told Inoue Ryoshin about the meeting with the temple, Inoue also sighed: "I knew that Terauchi-kun would not do such a thing, what are you going to do next?" ”

Naokami Matsubara didn't speak, this thing is very difficult, he said that he wanted to kill all those rebels, and now he does have the ability, but he can't do it.

Matsubara-kun's heart understands very well, in fact, if he really wants to fight, Yamaguchi Youpeng would have fought with the Tokyo gang a long time ago. But the problem was that although the soldiers carried the name of rebellion, the place they occupied was called Tokyo, and there lived in it the emperor, who was respected by all the Japanese people.

Even if your reasons are correct, it is really stupid to shoot at Tokyo. That is tantamount to doing a great favor to Youpeng in Shanxian County.

Matsubara-kun thought for a while before he said, "I plan to contact Beijing immediately and ask Admiral Inoue to cooperate with the Chinese fleet and block the passage of all foreign ships into Japanese waters. ”

This was the idea that Yang Xiaolin gave to Naogami Matsubara at the beginning, the capital of those rebels was Tokyo, and the bargaining chips for Yama Yama Youpeng to play this game were his prestige and the support of Britain and the United States for him. If Nakami Matsubara cut off the route to Japan, whether it was Yama Prefecture or Tokyo, the first thing they would have to face would be not the problem of fighting, but the problem of eating.

You must know that there are still many Japanese troops watching from the sidelines, and only a few are involved in the struggle. In Tokyo, for example, there were only a few thousand rioting soldiers, but there were many Japanese ronin and Tokyo civilians who followed them.

If the riot organizers didn't even have a problem of eating and drinking, things would have been much easier. Also, once he had the supplies, the troops next to him would be forced to stand behind him straight up to Matsubara. The most important thing is the Japanese chaebols, who will come and beg themselves.

This is a killer move, and the reason why it is useless to go straight to Matsubara at first is because he knows very well in his heart that this may be able to calm the current turmoil in Japan, but the entire Japanese economy will be hit hard, and it is very likely that it will collapse.

He was hesitant to enter Tokyo again, but now he knew he had no choice. You have to be ruthless, willing to cut off a piece of meat, in order to keep Japan. (To be continued......)