Chapter 114: Cabinet Meeting
"The Assassin Kaichi Asano has already explained everything, and I am here to inform you of this matter and work together to find a way to deal with it." Muyang said.
At this time, several princes came to the spirit.
"Tell me quickly, who ordered it?"
"Why did that bastard kill His Majesty the Emperor?"
Everyone showed indignation and urged Muyang to hurry up.
"According to Asano Kaichi, this incident was planned by some army generals, and Asano Kaichi is just a pawn, and they have a more detailed and huge plan, the ultimate goal is to fully grasp the rights of Japan and oust the imperial family."
Mu Yang gave a news that shocked everyone, and the atmosphere in the living room suddenly froze, and everyone stared at Mu Yang, as if they wanted to determine whether the news was true.
"How is it possible, are those soldiers crazy, how could they do such a thing, isn't the power of the army big enough now!" The permanent king of the North Shirakawa Palace shouted angrily.
Many people here are still skeptical of what Mu Yang said, the army now has great authority, is it really necessary for them to choose this time to assassinate His Majesty the Emperor and seize power in Japan?
Muyang did not answer the question of the permanent king of Kita-Shirakawa Palace, and continued: "Asano Kaichi also confessed that they established an organization called the 'April Alliance', whose leaders are Hideki Tojo, Sugiyama Moto, and Umezu Mijiro, who hold real power, and its members involve many generals and commanders of the army headquarters, staff headquarters, and foreign combat units. ”
"Could that Kaichi Asano be lying?" Prince Zairen of the Idle Palace asked with a frown.
It's hard to judge now, but he confessed that since Hideki Tojo was forced to step down. I am very dissatisfied with His Majesty the Emperor Showa, and I have been planning this matter for the past few months. But I think. Regardless of whether what Kaichi Asano said is true or not, it must be right to take precautions now. If they really want to seize power, it will definitely destroy the emergence of His Majesty the new Emperor, and I don't think you want to see that. Muyang said.
"Now Hideki Tojo, the War Department, and the General Staff Headquarters are not doing anything." Prince Zairen of the Idle Courtyard asked.
"Many soldiers frequently move around in tandem, the details are not clear, and they are now very well guarded. However, the General Staff Headquarters had already made a specific response, and they ordered all the troops fighting outside to adopt the tactics of shrinking back, resulting in the loss of a good opportunity for the empire to seize the territory of China as soon as possible, and the 'Operation No. 1' plan was not fully accomplished. This order was given by Umezu Yoshijiro himself, without seeking the opinion of His Majesty the Emperor and the Cabinet, and the War Department acquiesced to the order. ”
Muyang directly buttoned a big hat to Umezu Mijiro.
"You must remember the 226 incident, when those young officers found a random reason and launched an assassination attack, attacking the Prime Minister's residence, assassinating the Minister of the Interior, Admiral Minoru Saito, killing the Director of Education, Watanabe Shotaro, and the Minister of Finance, Takahashi Ishikiyo. His Excellency Kantaro Suzuki, who killed the emperor's attendant, attacked the imperial elders. Wasn't this the work of those radical soldiers, and in the end His Majesty the Emperor ordered a crackdown, and the matter was settled. So. Sometimes those soldiers go crazy, and it can't be guessed according to common sense. ”
After more than an hour of talks and negotiations, Muyang reached cooperation conditions with the royal family. On the issue of choosing a candidate for the new emperor. Muyang supports the decision of the royal family and protects the interests of the royal family. If Hideki Tojo and others really participated in the rebellion. The royal family supported Muyang in suppression.
Of course, in order to make the royal family support their actions. Muyang also made many compromises and concessions, but those were all in the future, and Muyang didn't feel that he had the day to fulfill them.
In fact, even if the royal family does not support Muyang, he will implement his plan, but now he has removed a hind leg and become an extra helper, and he is nothing more than making a few promises that will not be fulfilled, so why not do it.
After returning to the Prime Minister's Office, Muyang urgently summoned Masao Nakamura, made some arrangements for the next things, and then called his secretary to give a notice of convening an emergency cabinet meeting.
In the conference room, Japanese Prime Minister Kuniaki Koiso, Foreign Minister Shigemitsu Aoi, Minister of the Interior Shigeo Otata, Minister of Finance Shotaro Ishido, Minister of War Sugi Sugimoto, Minister of the Navy Mitsumasa Yoneuchi, Minister of Justice Mitsumasa Matsusaka, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Culture and Sports, Minister of Education Hisashige Hiroyori, Minister of Agriculture Toshio Inada, Minister of Munitions Fujiwara Injiro, and Minister of Communications Yonetoshi Maeda were all present.
Also attending the meeting were the ministers of state Machida Tadaharu, Kodama Hideo, Ogata Taketora, Kobayashi Saizo, and Miura Kazuo.
Mu Yang's eyes swept over everyone, and he took the lead in speaking: "His Majesty the Emperor was assassinated, this news has not yet spread, and this meeting is held today to study the issue of announcing the death of Emperor Showa to the outside world, and to formulate a post-treatment plan for possible situations, please talk about it if you have any opinions." After Muyang finished speaking, he sat down.
"Your Excellency, I have a question for Your Excellency the Prime Minister before studying the announcement of the Emperor's death." Sugiyama was the first to jump out when he arrived.
Mu Yang glanced at Sugiyama Yuan, and said calmly: "Your Excellency Lu Xiang, if you have any questions, please ask." ”
Sugiyama Moto's face was angry and said: "Who ordered the Guards Division to be stationed in the city of Tokyo, and it is the responsibility of the War Department to mobilize a large number of troops, why did Nakamura Masao dare to transfer troops privately without the consent of the War Department." I issued an order asking Nakamura Masao to go to the War Department to explain the situation, but Nakamura Masao avoided it and ignored my order. ”
"It was I who gave the order to transfer the Guards Division." Muyang directly admitted.
There was a lot of noise in the venue. In Japan, although the prime minister is in a high position, he does not have the right to mobilize the army, Muyang's behavior is obviously overstepping his authority, and daring to make such a major and unreasonable order can only mean one thing, something big is going to happen.
"Your Excellency Prime Minister, you have no right to mobilize the army, that Nakamura Masao violated military discipline, and I will deal with him personally." Sugiyama shouted loudly.
Facing the furious Sugiyama Yuan, Muyang said calmly: "Okay, it seems that before discussing the affairs of His Majesty the Emperor, we have to straighten out the internal affairs of the cabinet. ”
"According to the investigation, the assassination of the emperor was instigated by some high-ranking military officials in the empire, and Kaichi Asano dared to assassinate His Majesty the Emperor directly in the palace, Your Excellency Sugiyama Moto, do you want to hear how Kaichi Asano explained?" Speaking of this, Mu Yang looked at General Sugiyama Yuan with a somewhat playful look.
Seeing Muyang's appearance, Sugiyama Yuan only felt a sudden burst in his heart, feeling as if he had fallen into a trap, could it be that Koiso Kuniaki had some conspiracy. (To be continued......)