The messenger sent by Li Hongzhang has not yet departed, but Ito Hirobumi, who has come to investigate Sakurako's disappearance, has already arrived at Osaka Castle.

Hirobumi Ito was originally going to Kobe, but before he arrived at Osaka Castle, he was told that Kobe had been lost.

When he heard about this, he was not only surprised, but simply had the urge to pee.

If it is really as said, then the shape shì is really a little wrong for the Japanese army.

And in fact, not only is it wrong, but it can be said to be extremely bad.

At this time, in Osaka Castle, it was three shocks a day, the morale of the army had sunk to the bottom, and the people's hearts were even more chaotic, and now, all the Japanese were afraid that the Taiping army would suddenly attack Osaka, and they were worried all day long, and they felt a little panicked all day long.

Ito Hirobumi was worried when he saw this, and he knew that if this continued, then they might be sliding into the abyss.

He had to find a way to change the situation of the Japanese army.

Therefore, while taking various measures to stabilize the situation, he reported the situation to Emperor Meiji in Tokyo.

And the search for Sakurako was put aside for the time being.

Because, nowadays, the affairs of Osaka are the big deals.

And the Meiji Emperor in Tokyo is not idle, he closely follows the movement of the front, always keeping an eye on the progress of the situation, although he knows that Kobe has been lost, but the latest situation in Osaka has not been fed back to him for the time being, so he does not know much about the situation in Osaka, only anxiously waiting for relevant news.

At this moment, Hirobumi Ito's emergency report arrived.

Meiji Daiki. He hurriedly ordered someone to present it, and then he eagerly opened it, hoping that there was some good news hidden inside.

Unfortunately, he was going to be disappointed, not only was there no good news, but only bad news.

In his letter, Hirobumi Ito described Osaka's form as very unpleasant.

And for Meiji, that's bad news, and it's bad news that couldn't be worse.

Although he predicted that the situation on the front line was severe, he always thought that it could be controlled. But I didn't expect the actual situation to be so bad. If effective measures are not taken and the situation is allowed to develop, not only will the Japanese army be finished, but I am afraid that even the Japanese Empire will not be able to save it.

That's a big problem.

Emperor Meiji was shocked. I'm also thinking about how to deal with it.

He thought about it for a long time. I decided to go to Osaka Castle in person. Find out what's going on and then make a decision.

So, he summoned his own personal guard general. The commander summoned all the guards and set off for Osaka Castle immediately.

The general was also taken aback when he heard that Meiji was going to the front, and he wanted to persuade Meiji, but seeing that Meiji seemed to be resolute, he swallowed all those words of advice and swore to Meiji instead that he would do his best to keep Meiji safe.

And Meiji was convinced of this.

As soon as he was ready to stop, Meiji hurried to the Osaka front line under the protection of the pro-guards.

Until this time, Ito Hirobumi, who was in Osaka, did not know that Meiji had come to the front, and he did not have time to think about this, he needed to concentrate on dealing with the major events in Osaka Castle.

And when the news of Meiji's arrival in Osaka was transmitted to the Commander-in-Chief Ito Hirobumi's palace, Ito Hirobumi was awakened by fright, and he was a little uneasy in his heart, why didn't he notify him in advance when the emperor came to the front, isn't this intended to scare him?

However, what to do, no matter what, Ito Hirobumi did not dare to slack off on the emperor, and he immediately led the officials of Osaka Castle to welcome him out of the city.

No matter what the difficulty is, since the emperor has come, he must first welcome him into the city.

As a result, Emperor Meiji was welcomed by Ito Hirobumi to the commander's palace of Osaka Castle.

After some greetings, Ito had a secret conversation with Emperor Meiji in his study at the Commander's Palace.

Hirobumi Ito tactfully told Meiji about the current situation in Osaka and said that it did not seem appropriate for the emperor to come at this time.

"Holy Lord, Osaka is a little chaotic now, with all due respect, I'm afraid it's a little inappropriate for you to come here at this time." Hirofumi Ito is a careful and authentic word.

The safety of the emperor is important, and much more important than Osaka Castle.

"Ito-kun, you don't have to worry about my safety, I know in my heart, I came here in person to hear you talk about the current situation in person." Emperor Meiji smiled reluctantly, and then said.

What he is worried about now is not his own safety, but the current situation, where has this situation become, this is what he is most concerned about.

"陛xià, the shape shì is not optimistic." Ito Hirobumi knew in his heart that since Meiji came at this time, he must be very worried about the current situation, so in the face of Meiji, he had to tell the truth.

"How?" Emperor Meiji was a little nervous.

What he is most afraid of is this, he is not optimistic, how far is he not optimistic.

"Your Majesty, the people of Osaka are flustered, and the morale of the army is low." Hirofumi Ito concisely summarizes the current form.

He had to say this, because the situation had indeed reached a very critical stage.

"Is there a way to fix it?" Emperor Meiji is a bit of a six-god owner.

At this point, you can't even calm down.

"The minister has thought of a lot of ways, but the effect is not great, in the minister's humble opinion, I am afraid that I have to give up Osaka." Ito took a deep breath and said in a rather difficult tone.

If you want to abandon Osaka, no one can make such a big determination, and it takes a lot of courage.

"Can't hold it anymore?" Emperor Meiji's voice was slightly dull and authentic.

He is very unwilling, every inch of this land is the ancestors of the Yamato nation with blood exchange, if this is lost, then he will not become a loser, and he Meiji is called the most virtuous monarch in the history of Japan, if the city is lost like this, can this still be called a virtuous name?

Meiji didn't want to ruin his reputation like this, and he couldn't bear the infamy of history.

Therefore, he can't just make the decision to abandon it.

"The result of holding on to it can only be the loss of people and territory, and the blow to our side may be even greater, so the best way now is to abandon the defense, and then try to establish a new defense line in the Kyoto area to withstand another attack by the Taiping army." Hirobumi Ito explained the relationship to Meiji.

"This is a disgrace to the Japanese Empire!" Meiji exclaimed.

Unwilling but helpless, what is this?

"Your Majesty, the minister understands your feelings, and every time the minister thinks of this, why not be heartbroken, but this is a last resort, besides, our side is also temporarily retreating, when the time comes, we will come back, at that time, we will not only take this Osaka back, but also, all the land that was robbed by the people of China, all must be taken back." That's how Ito could only persuade.

Hirobumi Ito doesn't want to give up like this, but it's not okay if you don't give up, because the consequences of not giving up are even more terrible.

"Well, Rong Zhen thinks about it." Meiji nodded and said.

He knew that what Ito Hirobumi said was certainly reasonable, but this decision was really not good, and Meiji had to think about it.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Meiji said that if he wanted, then Ito Hirobumi could only wait, so he said.

With that, Hirobumi Ito stepped aside and waited for Meiji's next move.

And Meiji fell into deep thought.

At the same time, there was a deathly silence in the study, and the only thing that could be heard was the breathing of Meiji and Ito Hirobumi. (To be continued......)