2. The Land of the Rising Sun (2)

"The woman who stares at the Japanese Empire day and night has fallen into the dream of gentleness and wealth, and no longer has the energy and time to restrain and control the development of the Japanese Empire!" The ambassador of Komura was so excited that he couldn't control himself, he knelt on the tatami mat, trembling all over, "The person who is most feared by Master Fukuzawa has left the political arena!" ”

The Emperor nodded, "This is a good thing, the Empress Dowager of the Qing Kingdom is already old," his tone was cold, but it seemed to be an active volcano hidden under the ice, cold and with irrepressible blood, "Li Hongzhang is also old, although there is a Yuan Shikai who opposes us like a mosquito, but his official position is too low, there is no way to fight against us, the politics of the elderly, accompanied by the weakening of vitality, the decadence of national strength." Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info”

"Yes, the Japanese Empire is like a country that breaks through the clouds and the sun, with vigorous vitality, and it is not something that the dying Qing State can fight against." Ito Yuhiro, a representative of the military department, said, "Although our country is now experiencing some difficulties, the minister believes that as long as we survive this most difficult period, the world of Asia will definitely be shrouded in the glory of the Japanese Empire in the future!" ”

Although the pressure of the Qing country is very great, but the monarchs and ministers here are high-spirited, there is no timidity, and the vigorous appearance is really exciting, after talking about the Qing country, Komura Shoutaro also completed his mission, just here in front of the palace, Ito Hirobumi issued a new order, "Ambassador Komura, you have worked hard, please rest in the country for a while, the situation in the Qing country, I think, others are temporarily unable to accept your work, the ambassador to the Qing country, you still need to continue to take responsibility." ”

"It is the greatest honor of the minister to dedicate himself to the country." Komura Shoutaro bowed to Hirobumi Ito and said in a deep voice.

"Please take care of the affairs of the Mei Agency, these brave women, born and died in the enemy's lair for the country, are really the best people in the empire," Ito Hirobumi is very different from other prime ministers in that under the trust of the emperor, he also manages a part of the intelligence affairs, and in any country, the intelligence affairs will always be managed by the master of the country, Ito Hirobumi is deeply trusted by the emperor, so he has also been assigned the management and command of some intelligence agencies." We must ensure that none of the intelligence personnel of the Mei agency can be wasted, and every one of them must die as he deserves, sacrifice for the country with a smile, and go to the hell of Shura for the country. ”

"There is no problem with the Mei organ at all, and he will definitely serve the country to the last person." "Please rest assured that His Majesty the Emperor has launched several attacks on our Mei Agency, but they have not been able to make us hurt us, and all we have given up are some marginal men, and they will not be able to catch us at all," Komura Shoutaro said proudly, "Our intelligence network in Beijing has been built, and we will soon start infiltrating some key cities in the northeast, such as Lushun Dalian!" ”

In fact, it is because of the comings and goings of business travelers that the city of Lushun exists, and the arrival of the Beiyang Naval Division has made the city prosperous, and Dalian, naturally, is not to mention much.

"Taiko," Emperor Meiji said to Hirobumi Ito, "is it now that everything is ready and only the east wind is owed?" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, we still need a very good opportunity," Ito said, "The art of war is cloudy, the time and place are favorable, all of which are indispensable, and now the navy has not brought out the combat effectiveness of the most advanced cruisers such as the Yoshino, and we need to continue training so that our navy can continue to tap its potential." Ito Hirobumi nodded and said to the Minister of the Navy, Saigo, Saigo nodded, "The army can't relax," Ito said sternly, "I know that the military has been trying to act independently and unconstrained by the government recently, and I must warn you that any form of military action that does not obey the emperor's imperial orders and does not obey the government's commands, if it is only on a small scale and does not affect the overall situation, I can treat such an action as non-existent, but," Ito Hirobumi is not a great and upright Zhuge Kongming, but a real politician, he coldly lowered his tone, "If you do not obey the government's orders in private and make provocative individual actions, and thus ruin the overall situation of the Japanese Empire, and therefore have adverse consequences for the Empire, even if the military commits 1,000 people by seppuku, it will not be able to undo the damage to the Empire, understand?" Representative Ito? ”

At this time in Tokyo, the weather is still very cold, but the representative of the military department, Ito Yuheng, has some beads of sweat on his forehead, this is Ito Hirobumi for the military department, began to slowly become independent and did not obey the government's command, and even there is a warning that there is a trend of the next gram, probably the military can disrespect any cabinet prime minister or make a move on the next gram, but no one dares to do this to Ito Hirobumi, he is not only the Meiji father, but also the person the emperor relies on the most, through the performance of the emperor today, you can see, The emperor mentioned that Ito Hirobumi was the "Lu Shang" of Japan, which was by no means polite.

Coupled with his very superb governing skills, Ito Yuhiro has to admit that only the Prime Minister of the Ito Hirobumi cabinet can maintain the current difficult situation without the collapse of the entire country, Ito Hirobumi, who has popularity, sacred heart, and great power in his hands, his words, the military must obey, Ito Yuhiro bowed, "Yes, Taiko, the military will definitely obey the emperor's imperial orders and the government's arrangements, and will never do anything rash to come out!" ”

"The government must also do a lot of work in domestic affairs," Hirobumi Ito's mind was very clear, "if we want to confront the Qing country and start a war," the word war appeared for the first time in the mouth of the Japanese prime minister, "We must be fully prepared for domestic affairs, so the government will also work in this direction in the future, please rest assured that His Majesty the Emperor." ”

The cabinet members said goodbye to the emperor and walked out of the Ming Matsuma, Ito Hirobumi had a rather heavy look on his face, and he said to Komura Shoutaro, "All the things in the Qing country, ambassador, you have to think carefully and gather information, at this stage, if we want to deal with the Qing country, knowing ourselves and knowing the other is the most important thing." ”

"Hai," Komura Shoutaro said with some sadness, "our resources in Japan are really too scarce compared to those of the Qing Kingdom. ”