Among the senior officers of the Army, Shinzaburo Masaki is an outlier. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

It was not uncommon for officers like him to come from peasant families, at least in the Showa era, and even in the base camp, there were many staff officers of the saber group who came from peasant families but had a bright future.

But whether it is those staff officers of the saber group who graduated from Lu University, or the senior officers who have already climbed to the position of lieutenant general and general, even if they are from civilian families, they have already become among the rulers of this empire at this moment. Either way, their butts should sit on the emperor's side and become part of the ruling faction.

But Mazaki Shizaburo is so different, as the core of the Imperial Dao faction, this lieutenant general from a peasant family has never put himself in the right position. Every time he met with those ministers and generals from the Chinese background, he always felt inferior and out of place. And on the other hand, those ministers who were born in the Chinese family and even the royal family did not regard this lieutenant general as their own.

As the representative of the imperial family in the army, Emperor Hirohito's uncle, Prince Zaihito of the Imperial Palace, complained more than once: "Masaki Shizaburo is a barbarian who does not know how to be polite, how did he climb to his current position?"

And Mazaki Shizaburo also became more and more disgusted with those political lords and chaebols, and instead focused his energy on befriending young soldiers.

Among the young soldiers, Lieutenant General Shizaburo Masaki quickly gained respect and admiration. In this society, where classes are important, and even seniors and juniors have become unequal superiors and subordinates, there is an army lieutenant general who gives up his high shelf and goes to the soldiers, which is actually an extremely incredible thing, and the prestige that Mazaki Shizaburo has gained has even formed a huge force that can make him stand up to the mainstream forces of the army!

In the final analysis, this country, which claims to "leave Asia and join Europe" and advertise the Meiji Restoration, is actually a very strange mixture. On the one hand, since Emperor Taisho ascended the throne, its liberal atmosphere has allowed its citizens to be treated far more than any other Asian country of his time.

But on the other hand, its system was extremely stubborn in maintaining the supreme authority of the imperial family, leaving the Chinese family behind, allowing the descendants of the five regents and the nine Qinghua to run all over the political and business worlds. In the Edo period, the feudal clans were transformed into political lords and chaebols, and even the parliamentary constituencies became heirloom capital. In any sense, the country's system has not only not progressed, but has taken countless steps back towards the Middle Ages, when the Imperial family was in power.

The soldiers were ignorant in pursuing their own interests, and Masaki Shizaburo unconsciously became the spokesperson for the rights and interests of the junior officers and soldiers. However, as an army boss, this soul of the Imperial Dao Sect did not dare to use this force that could change the world. He and Sadao Araki just used these lower-level soldiers to play tricks on their political opponents, so as not to get blood on their hands.

I have to say that the momentum of the Imperial Dao faction is getting bigger and bigger, and the actions of the Heavenly Punishment National Thieves have forced the ruling faction to retreat a few points, and they can only slightly restrict the Imperial Dao faction through personnel transfers. In the end, Sadao Araki achieved the position of Minister of War, and Shizaburo Mazaki also became the deputy head of the General Staff Headquarters, but what about those soldiers who wanted to pursue the "Showa Restoration"?

"The Showa Restoration is really a slogan that makes people's blood boil. Shouting this slogan, young people will unconsciously think of themselves as those of the Restoration at the end of the Edo period, and they will not hesitate to step on the dangerous ground in front of them, even if they are in front of them. ”

Under the moonlight, Shinzaburo Masaki and Sadao Araki both changed into loose yukatas, and looked at the bright moon that was gradually losing weight at Sadao Araki's house, and sighed slightly.

Masaki Shizaburo thought of the results of the series these days, and also slightly admired the soldier with the broken arm who ran in the middle: "I can't imagine that a member of the special high school who graduated from Lu Shi, when the loyal nature in his heart is stimulated, can become such a great energy. Those politicians and chaebols who are full of fat brains should also feel ashamed in the face of such Japanese soldiers!"

"In this era of hard return, there must be a new force to stand up and lead the country. This time, even His Majesty should understand which side should be relied on is the necessary condition for the empire to move towards glory. ”

"Exactly, but Mazaki-kun, I still have to warn you. In this matter, we are only elders who have sympathy for the young officers and soldiers, not people who personally lead their overreactions. All the actions, please leave it to these young people!"

The two giants of the Imperial Dao Sect glanced at each other tacitly, picked up the clay cup on the table, and the heat of the tea was steaming, like the last breath of a dying warrior in the cold wind.

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"These old guys, they have all reached this point, and they still want to keep blood on their hands? This kind of way of protecting oneself certainly seems very cunning and cunning, but you are a mutiny, this is a rebellion, and now you are still thinking about retreating, so what else can you do?!"

Sitting in a wagashi shop, holding a cup full of matcha, and muttering in a low voice, the immortal warlock turned his gaze to Captain Kaminai, who walked into the Wagashi shop: "Oh, it's Kaminai-kun, come quickly." ”

In the eyes of Captain Kaminai, in front of him was an old priest with a long beard that almost fell to the ground, wearing a black hat and a hunting suit with arabesque patterns, and he was dressed very formally.

Captain Kamanai nodded slightly, said rudely, and sat down opposite the old priest.

The old priest glanced at the former head of the special high school who was becoming more and more haggard and his eyes were getting brighter, nodded slightly, turned a letter out of his beard, and handed it to him with both hands: "This is the prescription you need, the time to take it is after eight o'clock in the evening, you are also very familiar with the specific preparation, I won't rap." ”

Captain Kaminai took the "prescription", and his face still changed slightly: "How did you get such a precious thing?"

"Many people have this disease like you, but this medicine is very dangerous after all, and they don't dare to take it, so they want to see the effect of your take. ”

The old priest said, his eyes met the eyes of the captain Kaminai: "Ah, don't look at the old man with these terrible eyes, the old man is just a messenger. But there is one thing you don't have to doubt, as the priest of the shrine, we don't want to worship the Buddha statue as a god. ”

Captain Kanonai was silent for a moment, picked up the "prescription", and left in a hurry.

Behind him, the girl dressed as a waitress curiously pulled the old priest's beard: "Uncle, what exactly did you give him?"

"Nothing, just a defensive map of the arsenal of the Guards Division. ”

(End of chapter)