Tokyo, Imperial Palace.
As soon as Kanin Miya Zaijin and Tojo Hideki walked outside the Imperial Study Room, they heard bursts of breaking sounds coming from inside. Just hearing this crisp sound, the two knew that it was the sound of breaking porcelain. At that moment The two of them stopped in unison and did not dare to go any further because His Majesty the Emperor was losing his temper.
Kanin Miya Zaijin turned around and smiled bitterly at Tojo Hideki.
Tojo Hideki spread his hands, with a helpless smile on his face. His Majesty the Emperor was furious. This was not surprising, because an extremely shocking news just came back from the Central China battlefield. The 13th independent mixed brigade stationed in Macheng was completely wiped out. Well, Central China sent the commander of the condemnation army, Dong Jiu Nianyan, to be killed by Lang Ya.
The 13th Brigade was formed independently. It was just a temporary garrison brigade. If it was gone, it would be gone. At worst, it would just be a new one. However, Higashikata Higashikata was a member of the royal family, and he was a prince! And this is already the second prince to die on the battlefield in China.
The first prince to die on the battlefield in China was Fushimi Miya Toshihiko, who was also the brother of Higashikata Toshihiko.
In terms of seniority, Fushimi Miya Toshihiko and Higashikaru Nakihiko are both uncles of His Majesty the Emperor, and their blood relationship is very close! To take an extreme example, if Hirohito dies suddenly and Crown Prince Akihito dies in infancy, then the person who succeeds to the throne is likely to be Fushimi Miya Toshihiko or Higashikaru Nagihiko. Of course, it is absolutely impossible to succeed now.
Another thing is that after Fushimi Miya Toshihiko, Higashikata Nakihiko is already the only one among all the Japanese royal family's children who can be called a military expert. He can almost be said to be the face of the Japanese royal family. But now, he has let Wolf Ya Being assassinated is equivalent to the Japanese royal family being slapped hard by Xu Rui again!
Damn Xu Rui, he seems to be addicted to slapping the royal family!
How could His Majesty the Emperor be in a good mood under such circumstances
The sound of shattering kept ringing in the imperial study, and Kanin Miya Zaijin and Tojo Hideki never dared to enter. At this time, the two of them could not help but slander Juichi Terauchi in their hearts. This guy is really naughty. Every time At times like this, you can always smell the peculiar smell in the air in advance, and then find an excuse in time to avoid the limelight.
It took quite a while before Hirohito's roar finally came from the imperial study: "Let them get out of here!"
Soon, an imperial guard with a bruised nose and face ran out of the imperial study, nodded heavily to Kanin Miya Zaijin and Tojo Hideki, and said respectfully: "Your Highness, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please come in."
Kanin Miya Zaijin turned around and looked at Tojo Hideki again, then raised his legs and walked in.
Tojo Hideki sighed softly in his heart, then he bit the bullet and followed Kanin Gong Zaijin into the imperial study.
As soon as they entered the study room, they saw the mess on the floor. Dozens of blue and white porcelain vases originally placed on the bookshelf had all been knocked to the ground and broken into pieces. Other ornaments, calligraphy and paintings had also been raped. They were in disgraceful shape and scattered all over the floor. What was particularly eye-catching was that the row of names originally written on the north wall had been obliterated with ink.
Looking around again, the two saw Hirohito with disheveled hair sitting cross-legged on the mat.
Hirohito's face was a little blue, with a hint of blue in the gray, which made one's scalp feel numb just by looking at it.
Seeing Kanin Miya Zaijin and Tojo Hideki walking into the study, Hirohito immediately turned around and looked over. Kanin Miya Zaihito was Emperor Hirohito's uncle, so he didn't feel anything, but Tojo Hideki seemed to have suddenly fallen in love. In the ice cave, in the middle of summer, I actually felt a bone-chilling chill!
Hirohito's eyes stopped for a moment on Kanin Miya Zaihito, then fell on Tojo Hideki, and said quietly: "Tojo-kun, tell me, what is going on?"
"Hai!" Tojo Hideki took a step forward, paused and said, "Your Majesty, this is all a disaster caused by Ogawara Shunsi, a fool who has failed to achieve anything but is prone to failure!"
"Okahara-kun?" Hirohito asked quietly, "Why does he fail to succeed and fail more than others?"
Tojo Hideki said: "He tried to kidnap Xu Rui's wife and daughter, coerced Xu Rui to go to Wuhan to rescue them, and then took the opportunity to surround Xu Rui in Wuhan City and eradicate this number one enemy for the empire!"
Hirohito said quietly: "It is indeed a bit despicable to use your wife and daughter as hostages to coerce others, but it is still a good way to deal with Xu Rui, but why did it end up like this?"
"Because Ogawara Junsi is smart." Tojo Hideki said, "If he can report the entire plan to the base camp in full before taking action, then repeatedly deliberate it, and then carefully deploy it, and make all kinds of plans, he will be successful. The possibilities will undoubtedly increase greatly, but he is better..."
"But he was lucky. Not only did he not report the action plan to the base camp, but he also acted in a hurry before being fully prepared. This led to the current defeat!" Xianyuan Gong Zairen took over the words and continued, "And it even caused Nian Yan to die for it. His crime is really unforgivable!"
What Kanin Miya Zaihito and Tojo Hideki said were actually all true, but after hearing this, Hirohito became even more angry and said angrily: "Do you just blame the dead people? Okahara Junzong It was wrong, but at least he dared to think and do it, and even gave his life for the jihad, but what about you?"
After a pause, Hirohito continued: "You just want to shirk your responsibilities. Oluhara-kun has been shattered on the battlefield in China for the sake of the empire and the holy war, but you are talking shamelessly in front of me. Everything is his fault, ask yourself, don’t you feel ashamed?”
Xianyuan Gong Zairen quickly knelt down and said with shame: "I am guilty. I am guilty of trusting your majesty. I also ask your majesty to remove me from the post of chief of the army general staff and appoint another capable person."
Looking at Hanyuan Gong Zairen who was kneeling on the ground, Hirohito said quietly: "Uncle Emperor, if I say a few words to you, you will quit your job, right? Are you going to abandon me too? "
Xianyuan Gong Zairen quickly shook his head and said, "Old minister, I don't dare."
"It's okay if you don't dare. Then continue to shoulder the responsibility of Chief of Army General Staff for me!" Hirohito snorted. He originally wanted to continue scolding, but was pushed back by Hanin Gong Zairen, so he could only Let's give it up. After all, the matter has been resolved. What's the use of forcing Kanin Miya Zaijin and Tojo Hideki to commit seppuku
What's more, if we really break up with the War Department, the result may be counterproductive.
After all, although the Japanese royal family regained power after the Meiji Restoration, it was still slightly inferior to the power of the shogunate during the shogunate era. The shogunate during the shogunate era had all the power of life and death, but the current emperor is subject to the power of the prime minister. Once When there are serious differences or even conflicts between the imperial power and the prime minister, it is not necessarily the prime minister who compromises.
Hirohito turned his attention to Tojo Hideki again and said quietly: "Tojo-kun, Emperor Nunuhiko's death must not be in vain, and the blood of the imperial family cannot be shed in vain. This revenge must be avenged!"
"Hai!" Tojo Hideki said with a serious pause, "This revenge must be avenged!"
"Yoshi!" Hirohito revealed his true purpose of finding the two men today, and said in a ferocious voice, "Tojo-kun, order the Twelfth Army to bloodbath Shanghai!"
"Hai!" Tojo Hideki said with a heavy pause, "A bloodbath in Shanghai!"
"Yoshi." Hirohito nodded happily and said, "Then I will be waiting for your good news at the Imperial Palace."
"Hai!" Tojo Hideki paused for the third time, then stood up and left with Kanin Gong Zaijin.
After leaving the Imperial Palace, Kanin Palace Zaijin said quietly: "Tojo-kun, are you really planning to bloodbath Shanghai?"
Tojo Hideki said: "This is His Majesty's order. Isn't it wrong not to follow it? What's more, the operation of Kikuchi's troops will begin in the next two days. Once the typhoid fever germs spread, the final result will be no different from the bloodbath in Shanghai. Shanghai, and millions of Chinese people in Shanghai, are destined to be buried with His Highness Nianyan."
Xianyuan Gong Zairen nodded when he heard this and said nothing more.
(Dividing line)
At this time, we were in Tiantang Village in Dabie Mountain.
The No. 1 and No. 2 heads of the military department were talking to Xu Rui.
The No. 2 leader first handed Xu Rui a cigarette, and then said: "Xiao Xu, my condolences."
"Thank you for your concern, chief." Xu Rui stood at attention, then pushed the cigarette back and said, "Quit."
"Quited?" Chief No. 2 said in surprise, "When did you quit smoking? How come I didn't know?"
"I just quit." Xu Rui's face darkened slightly as he said that. The reason why he quit smoking was just because Xiaobai didn't like the smell of cigarettes. Unfortunately, when he thought about quitting smoking, Xiaobai was no longer here. passed away.
"It's okay to quit." Chief No. 2 nodded and said, "This cigarette is not a good thing anyway."
"Let's talk about business first." Chief No. 1 stepped in and said to Xu Rui, "Xiao Xu, this time you left your post without permission. You were originally going to be punished, but the organization also considered that you had a reason for it. You care about your wife and children after all. It’s human nature, we Communists are not monks and Taoists, so we will inevitably love our children.”
The No. 2 leader continued: "In addition, during this rescue operation, not only the 13th independent mixed brigade stationed in Macheng were annihilated, but also the commander of the Central China Condemnation Army Dongjiu Nianyan was killed, which made our Dabie Mountain base Expanding hundreds of miles westward, from this point on, you still have merit, so the organization decided that the merits would be balanced by the faults."
Chief No. 1 added: "No punishment, but no commendation either. Do you have any objection?"
"No objection." Xu Rui said cheerfully, "I completely obey any decision made by the organization."
Xu Rui's straightforwardness surprised and touched the two leaders. What is integrity? This is high moral integrity. They suddenly felt that maybe Xu Rui should be commended. However, that was no longer possible. Organizational decisions were not child's play. How could they go back on their word? They could only wait for the opportunity to make amends in the future.
At that moment, the No. 2 leader said: "Well, you go home and settle down, and return to Shanghai as soon as possible. There is a telegram from Xiao Wang saying that the Japs are carrying out a major conspiracy. You should go back and investigate."
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