Compared with the Imperial Council of the Ming Dynasty, the atmosphere of the Imperial Council in Japan is much more solemn and solemn. Of course, it is also much more dreary.

The Imperial Council of the Ming Dynasty was a long conference table shared by the monarch and ministers, while the Imperial Council of Japan was a table for each minister, arranged in two regular columns in front of the emperor, with the emperor sitting high in the center. It is quite similar to the layout of the court meeting of monarchs and ministers in the Qin and Han dynasties of China. It's just that they don't sit at low tables like the Qin and Han dynasties, but use European-style tables and chairs, and each person has a high-backed chair with a chrysanthemum emblem, and they sit with their feet down.

The ministers of the Ming Dynasty are accustomed to coming out, and no one at the imperial meeting will treat Zhu Yourong as a dish, and the civil and military generals will still fight for each other, quarrel for those who should be noisy, smoke for those who should smoke, and drink tea for those who should drink tea. The conference hall was full of smoke, and Zhu Yourong could only endure it and couldn't say anything. It is not for nothing that the ministers fought fiercely, and slapped the table and hit the bench.

The Japanese Imperial Council is the opposite. In Japan, the emperor is not a man, the emperor is a god. Whether it is a minister or a general, even if he usually walks sideways, in front of the "god", he will always speak softly, and his voice and volume are only one-third of the usual. Everyone straightened their backs and sat upright, only turning to the emperor and bowing lightly before speaking. After speaking, he faced the emperor again, bowed slightly, and returned to a straight sitting position.

Everybody was bad, but everybody thought it was a no-brainer. Some of these ministers admired the emperor like devout saints, and some had a more secular mentality, especially those with a foreign background. What they hope for is that the emperor plays the puppet well, and finally says "quasi-playing", and there is no need to mix with anything else. But no matter what they think, everyone showed respect for the emperor to the extreme.

As the monarch of a constitutional state, Emperor Hirohito of Showa was also well aware of his role. He is neither the "lord of the hegemon" with a strong desire for power like Guangwu, nor the "good baby emperor" like Zhu Yourong who doesn't understand anything. At the age of 35, he also has some city governments, and he is also very good at using absolute allegiance to both the military and political departments. He seems to have done nothing about many things, but every time the cabinet is dissolved and formed, and every time the national policy is formulated and revised, it is very much to his heart. To say that he will only "rule by inaction" seems to underestimate him. And saying that he is good at "playing tai chi" seems to exalt him again.

Showa Emperor Hirohito is such an emperor.

The last time he showed his existence was after the 2-26 incident, when he showed "rage" and angrily reprimanded his uncle, Prince Jaehito, who was the Minister of Military Command, and asked him to execute all the coup masterminds. The coup masterminds who had been ordered by the emperor to carry out the death sentence were still shouting "Long live His Majesty the Emperor" in a hoarse voice until they were shot on the execution ground.

Then, the "ruling faction" of the Sixth Army began to purge the "imperial faction" with free hands, and the atmosphere of external expansion became stronger day by day. And Hirohito hid in the palace again, chanting poems and painting.

……

Now, the Minister of the 6th Army, Shouichi Terauchi, is speaking.

He sat down in his chair, turned sideways to the Emperor, bowed slightly, and said softly:

“…… To sum up, the minister was very optimistic about the future of the Qing State in this war. …… In the humble opinion of the ministers, if it is as fast as a month, or as slow as half a year, the Qing State will face the dilemma of collapse and surrender. At that time, our empire will no longer have any reason or possibility to ascend to the East Asian Great 6. …… His Excellency the Prime Minister, His Excellency the Minister of Expansion, and His Royal Highness Prince Haehito Miyaji, the Chief of the Military Command Department, all have roughly the same view. ”

After saying that, Shouichi Terauchi bowed respectfully to the emperor again, slowly turned around, and continued to sit upright.

In the middle of a soft chair with the highest backrest, the skinny Emperor Hirohito nodded. But instead of asking Prime Minister Hirota Hiroki and Minister of Extension Shujiro Nagata, he looked at Nagano Shusei.

Minister and Foreign Minister Hirota Hiroki has just said that he is generally in favor of temporarily uniting the Ming Kingdom and dividing up the Qing Kingdom. Shujiro Nagata, Minister of Extension for Korean and Ryukyu Affairs, also made a statement, basically echoing the views of Hirota Hiroki and Terauchi Toshiichi. As for Prince Zaihito, although he has not yet spoken, Hirohito knows very well what his attitude is. No need to ask.

After a moment of silence, the Emperor slowly spoke, and with a characteristic nasal voice, asked gently:

"Minister of the Navy, for what the Minister of the 6th Army just said...... If you have any opinions, you can say them. ”

Nagano Shushen turned to the emperor and bowed slowly, and said softly:

"Yes."

Then he raised his head and said rather sadly:

"The basic point of view of the minister was stated at the beginning of the meeting. But...... The situation exhibition at the East Asia Congress 6 seems to be less and less supportive of the minister's views. Just before the meeting, the Ming army had formed another breakthrough on the Xuzhou-Shangqiu defense line, and it was about to encircle Xuzhou. The weather in the central part of the East Asian University 6 has also improved, and it is spreading in a direction favorable to the Ming army. …… In view of this, if the Imperial Council decides to revise the national policy, it is the duty of the Minister of the Navy to preserve his own ideas and to ensure that the Navy fulfills its duties. …… However, I would also like to ask Your Majesty to allow the minister to state his final opinion.

Hirohito smiled and said softly:

"Whatever the Admiralty Chancellor has to say, he can say."

Nagano Xiu bowed lightly again, and said in a low voice:

"Yes."

Then, looking up at the opposite wall, he said in a deep voice:

"Emperor Meiji once made a long-term national policy: 'open up thousands of miles of waves, spread the power of the country in all directions', and our great Japanese empire wants to ensure sea power forever. Now in Asia, the only one who can threaten the sea power of the empire is the Ming state. This is a country that has both a first-rate 6-army and a first-class navy.

"Since the beginning of this century, our empire has established a long-term policy of big 6, which is to support the Qing and suppress the Ming, so that the Ming country has always felt the pressure from the 6 places, even if it has a navy that can fight with the empire, the empire is not worried. Because the Ming Kingdom would never dare to fight two wars in 6 places and at sea at the same time. As for the empire embarking on the Great 6 and leading the revival of Asia, it must also be established under the condition that the two great powers of the Ming and Qing dynasties drained their national treasury, shed blood, and lost both.

"It's obviously too early for Japan to step into Asia's Big 6. But there is no way. As the Minister of the 6th Army said, the Qing State's ability to sustain the war was really much lower than the empire expected. If the empire continued to support the Qing state, it was possible that it would prolong some wars. But if it still can't work, then once the Ming State independently defeats the Qing State and monopolizes the East Asian Big 6, the empire may forever lose the opportunity to set foot on the Big 6.

On the other hand, if the empire decides to take the risk of seizing this opportunity now and dismembering the Qing state together with the Ming state, it will certainly get a piece of land in Northeast Asia, but then it will have to take a bigger risk - that is, the empire will face the Ming state alone. And until then, we have been hiding behind the Qing Kingdom. …… The minister did not mean to belittle the 6th Army...... The minister just meant that in this way, there would be pressure on the navy, but on the 6th Army...... I'm afraid it's going to be bigger. ”

After speaking, Nagano Shushen bowed to the emperor again, turned around and sat upright.

After a moment of silence, Hirota Hiroki said slowly:

"It must be taken into account...... Russia may preempt us and sign a secret treaty with the Ming State to jointly divide the Qing State...... In that case, the empire would not only lose the opportunity to set foot on the Big 6 forever, but would also extend Russia's influence throughout Manchuria. The whole of Northeast Asia will turn red. ”

Extension Minister Nagata Shujiro bowed slightly, and then said:

"In that case...... North Korea may take the brunt. ”

The Minister of the 6th Army waited for this sentence, and he also bowed and said:

"If the Minister of the Navy is worried that the empire may face the Ming State alone, then if Russia reaches an agreement with the Ming State before the Empire, then the Empire does not need to face the Ming State directly at Shanhaiguan, but needs to face Russia directly at the Yalu River. I don't think anyone will deny that Russia is an enemy ten times more dangerous than the Ming Kingdom. ”

A few important ministers, you and I said a word, and soon the atmosphere of the venue was extremely solemn. At the mention that Russia might take possession of all of Manchuria, that tanks would drive to the Yalu River, and that Korea might look at Korea, a cold sweat swept through everyone's back, from the emperor to the ministers.

So in the end, Hirota Hiroki saw that the opinions were almost unanimous, so he exchanged glances with several important ministers one by one, and then stood up respectfully and came to the open space between the two rows of tables, facing the emperor.

Immediately afterwards, every civil and military general also stood up respectfully and stood behind the prime minister.

Hirota Hiroki took the lead in bowing to the emperor, then took two steps forward with the registrar's already written piece. The minister of the Imperial Household took the medallion, walked slowly to the emperor's side, bowed, and held the medallion on the emperor's case.

Hirota Hiroki respectfully dictated the cantata, and then said softly:

"Your Majesty respectfully requests the Holy Judgment."

……

Hirohito gracefully picked up the piece and looked at it symbolically, holding the quill in his right hand.

He sighed with emotion: This signing, which has lasted for more than 30 years, is about to be completely changed.

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