The warship slowly moored, the gangway was lowered, and among the crowd below, the officer drew his saber and gave an order, and the military band began to play.
First, several staff officers followed Army Lieutenant General Eitaro Hata as they slowly walked down the gangway. He was promoted to Lieutenant General in 1925 and previously served as Deputy Minister of the Army Province. The Kwantung Army caused such a big mess, so naturally he came here to take orders in times of crisis.
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After the formation of the Tanaka Cabinet last year, the power of the military increased, and Japan's foreign policy began to tend towards expansion.
Although Eitaro Hata is not a member of the Baden-Baden clique, he is still a hawk. He advocates the Asian Monroe Doctrine. Last year, he repeatedly advocated sending heavy troops to Qilu to prevent the Northern Expedition from continuing to move north.
Such remarks were naturally appreciated by Prime Minister Tanaka, so when something happened this time, Tanaka immediately sent him over.
Major General Hisashi Saito, Chief of Staff of the Kwantung Army, took the initiative to greet us and bowed slightly: "Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, welcome to your arrival."
"Well, the ceremony will be simplified. Go to the Kwantung Army headquarters as soon as possible. I have brought an order from His Excellency the Prime Minister during my trip."
"Hai——"
Saito Tsune waved, and a car immediately drove up to the pier. The two got into the car, the atmosphere was solemn, and they didn't speak for a long time.
Saito Heng asked tentatively: "Your Excellency——"
"Please call me Hataei in private."
"Hata Hide-san, how does Prime Minister Tanaka plan to deal with Kawamoto and Muraoka?"
There is nothing to hide, and it will be announced soon anyway. Eitaro Hata said: "Removed from duty, transferred to the reserve force."
Saito Tsune frowned: "Reserve service? Is this punishment too much? After all, they are both for the empire."
"Idiot! If the matter is done, they will handle it this way, but everyone knows their contribution, so they are promoted overtly and covertly; now that the matter has not been done, the empire is facing severe pressure, and just transferring to the reserve force has already made them easier.
La!"
After a pause, Eitaro Hata continued: "The situation is very unfavorable to the empire. The empire is under the pressure of international public opinion, and there are hundreds of thousands of troops under Marshal Zhang... Well, by the way, how many troops are there on the front line now?"
Saito Tsune said with a bitter smile: "Ten times the Kwantung Army... Your Excellency, can't you mobilize troops from the mainland?"
Eitaro Hata shook his head: "Prime Minister Tanaka has just formed his cabinet a year ago, and the empire has not yet completed preparations for expansion. Once the war with Fengjun falls into a stalemate, it is difficult to say whether there will be another black ship incident by Omi."
"In that case...I understand."
Eitaro Hata said: "It's best if you understand that it is right to assassinate Marshal Zhang. The mistake is that you failed and exposed it. Prime Minister Tanaka agrees with your analysis. Once Marshal Zhang dies, there will be chaos outside the customs. At that time, it will be ours
Opportunity. It's a pity that you messed up. So don't complain and accept the bitter consequences."
"Hai——"
Historically, after the Huanggutun incident, Daisaku Kawamoto and Chotaro Muraoka struggled for a year. Finally, Japan could no longer withstand the pressure of international public opinion, so they were dismissed from their posts and transferred to the reserve service.
It's different now, Lao Zhang is not dead, so Japan not only faces the pressure of international public opinion, but also faces the pressure of hundreds of thousands of soldiers, so it disposed of these two things in less than a week.
After the Japanese consul went back and forth to Fengtian several times to discuss with Lao Zhang and gave another sum of military aid, the matter was finally over for the time being.
The matter was over, but the bad blood between Lao Zhang and the Japanese was sown. From then on, Lao Zhang became more and more mysterious when traveling, and most of the Japanese advisers in the army were expelled.
Beijing.
The showers were pouring, and in a blink of an eye, the rain stopped and the sky cleared up. The courtyard was exuding the fragrance of earth, and the heat of the past few days was relieved.
Guo Luo Mama stood up and sent a banner woman away. The woman wiped the sweat from her forehead with a handkerchief and said, "Fu Jin, please be at ease. What's going on with the Fu Cha family? Can I still coax you? Even if I change my surname to Fu,
He is also well-known as a wealthy family in Sijiu City. The second son of his family has really good character. He never scolded his servants even when he spoke. When Tong Ji married him, he
Just wait and enjoy the blessings.”
"Hey, if that's the case, that would be great. Shaoyao, send it to Mrs. Ma's family for me."
"Fu Jin, think about it carefully, then I'll leave first."
The woman left, and Guoluo Mama returned to the hall. After sitting down, she waved to the screen, and Wang Mintong walked out calmly.
"How's it going? It's such a great joy. I thought I would have to wait for a few years before I can choose someone for you after the limelight has passed. But no, the Fu family came to you by themselves. I actually met the second son of his family in the early years, and I was very impressed.
You are so handsome that you cannot grow bad even when you grow up."
"Guoluo Mama, I want to spend more time with you." Wang Mintong said in a low voice.
"Hey, why are you still shy?" Guoluo Mama just thought Wang Mintong was shy, smiled and comforted: "I know you are young, isn't this just an engagement? I will marry you when you are sixteen. In this way, I let you
When people ask about the second boy’s conduct, it must be appropriate.”
While they were talking, Wang Mintong's mother hurried in. After seeing the ceremony, she hurriedly asked about the reason for Mrs. Ma's visit. When she heard that she was here to marry the second son of the Fu family, her mother was immediately overjoyed.
Mother and daughter, Guoluo Mama and her mother, talked to each other, and they started to talk about how they would be after marriage. Even Wang Mintong had been traveling for more than half a year, and she was not as shy as before, but she couldn't listen.
After going down, he apologized and left in a hurry.
In the evening, the servants sent out by Goluo Mama to inquire came back. Not only did the servants meet the second young master, they also found out a lot about this man.
Guoluo Mama and her mother hurriedly asked.
The servant then said: "Fu Jin, the second young master is indeed of outstanding character. He neither smokes nor visits brothels. He doesn't even do things like walking birds and playing with dogs. Moreover, he has outstanding appearance and looks like a woman.
Average, really outstanding.”
The two of them felt relieved immediately. Guoluo Mama smiled and said, "That's great. Listen to what you said, since the second boy is so outstanding, why haven't you been engaged until now?"
"This..." the servant said: "No one is perfect, but this second young master is not good at all - he likes masculinity."
Guoluo Mama and Wang Mintong's mother were a little surprised, and their mother immediately said: "This... is not a big deal. In these four-nine cities, there are not many people who support their father-in-law. I don't know whether they are the children of powerful people or their own servants."
There are some. It’s not a shortcoming, right? It’s better than that seductress. If he hooks up with a careless vixen from outside, how will Tong Ji deal with himself? He’s afraid that he will give birth to a doting concubine who will destroy his wife.
Something bad is coming."
Guoluo Mama didn't think so. The old lady asked sternly: "What's going on with this male behavior?"
The servant said in embarrassment: "It is said that the second young master prefers the big man Ang Zang."
Now even the mother could tell that something was wrong, and Guoluo Mama felt even dizzy. Everyone was busy for a while before they stabilized the old lady.
The old lady came over slowly, opened her mouth and cursed: "The Ma family has no good intentions, how dare you find a rabbit for my granddaughter!"
Everyone hurriedly comforted her, but the old lady was really angry today, and her anger never went away. Later, she even called the housekeeper and said, "Go and find that person from the Ma family. I want to ask if she is okay."
What kind of heart!"
The housekeeper took the order and left, only to come back in the evening. After hesitating for a long time, he finally said the exact words: "Ms. Ma's wife said... Miss... having such a reputation as a rabbit is already considered high."
There was an uproar, and the old lady turned over the table. She was so angry that she had a headache.
Wang Mintong, who was dining, said nothing. She seemed to be secretly sad, but in fact she didn't care at all. In the past few days, she had lived in seclusion and had been serving her mother and Guoluo Mama.
She is a practitioner, so she naturally understands by analogy and knows some medical skills, so she uses her true energy to secretly regulate the bodies of her two closest relatives. Otherwise, at Guoluo Mama's age, she would probably become sick from anger.
rise.
She secretly guessed that after today, there would be a lot more rumors about her in Sijiu City. But so what? Wang Mintong had already made up his mind to follow Fei Jingting.
In the evening, my mother knocked on the door, her brows full of sorrow, as if she was planning to persuade Wang Mintong.
But before she could open her mouth, Wang Mintong blocked her back: "Mother, I don't have any ideas, and you don't need to persuade me. I told you before that I am determined to practice Taoism and ascend in this life."
The mother just thought that her daughter was thinking of cutting off her hair and becoming a Buddhist monk, and sighed: "Don't think too much, there will always be a turn for the better in two years."
"Mother, do you think I'm joking?"
"I thought you were talking angrily."
Wang Mintong suddenly smiled, pinched her hands and said: "Now that the matter has come to a point, there is no point in talking about it. Let's see, mother."
The infuriating energy circulates, the magic formula changes, and then the index finger touches the screen next to the lantern. The flame in the lantern suddenly rises, and is pulled by the escaping infuriating energy, releasing an increasingly bright light. The lady on the screen suddenly
It came alive, swaying from the screen to standing on the table and dancing.
This kind of enlightenment technique is more like an illusion. It will dissipate when the magic power is exhausted. It has no power at all, but for ordinary people, it is magical enough.
Wang Mintong's mother first covered her eyes with her hands. When the lantern came back on, she then removed her palms and immediately looked in astonishment at the palm-sized lady dancing gracefully.
"This, this, this..."
Wang Mintong pursed her lips and smiled, without explaining anything, waiting for the lady's mana to be exhausted. With just one cigarette left, the lady bowed and then returned to the screen, returning to the image on the screen.
The mother blinked, stood up and touched the screen, but found nothing unusual. She immediately looked at her daughter in shock.
Wang Mintong said calmly: "Eniang, what my daughter said earlier is true. When she was young, she was accepted as a disciple by a stranger and taught her cultivation skills. It has been eight years now. If it were not for the kindness of Eniang and Guoluo Mama, my daughter would have been
He escaped into the empty mountain long ago, and from then on he ate the wind, drank the dew, and devoted himself to practice, hoping to attain enlightenment and ascend as soon as possible.
Now after running away for half a year, my daughter has found out more about her life aspirations after returning..." She solemnly bowed to the ground and said, "I also ask E Niang to forgive my daughter for not being able to serve around me and allow my daughter to leave home to practice."
After the mother was shocked, she hurried up to help Wang Mintong up. Her tears couldn't stop flowing: "Okay, okay... Since the little boy has an immortal destiny, I can't stop it. I just hope you don't go too far, and I will be with you Guoluo."
Mom misses her so much, and we can see her occasionally."
Wang Mintong bit her lip: "Mother's atonement... That stranger has already attained enlightenment, and I'm afraid my daughter will not be able to return from this trip."
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" Wang Mintong's mother cried incessantly.
Although she had no choice but to leave her daughter in Beizi Mansion because of her husband, after all, it was the flesh that fell from her own body. Thinking of never seeing each other again, her sadness turned into unstoppable tears.
That night, mother and daughter talked all night long, as if they had said many things that they had never said in their lives. Then, mother begged Wang Mintong to stay for a few more days. As for Mama Guoluo, mother said it was better to keep it a secret for the time being. The old lady was old.
Now that she is older, she likes Wang Mintong the most and cannot bear the pain of separation.
A few days later, my mother told Guoluo Mama that she would take Wang Mintong to Jinmen to stay for a while and avoid the right and wrong in the capital.
Guoluo Mama gave instructions for a while but did not stop her. After leaving Beizi Mansion, her mother held Wang Mintong's hand and never let go. What she wanted to say had already been said, and the rest was just a deep feeling of reluctance.
Her mother took her around Sijiu City, spent a lot of money, and bought a lot of things. In the evening, she let go of Wang Mintong with a sob.
By the time Wang Mintong appeared in front of Yan Shuangying, it was already the beginning of the lantern lighting.
The pretty girl stood beside his bed and whispered: "I'm ready, you can send me to find Mr. Fei."
Yan Shuangying put down the tablet and stood up from the bed, and then Wang Mintong suddenly saw a human figure on the bed sheet. She couldn't help but wonder, could it be that Yan Shuangying has not moved in the past few days?
Yan Shuangying flexed his muscles and looked at Wang Mintong playfully: "Have you thought about it? You can't change it this time."
"I've thought about it."
Yan Shuangying was secretly happy in his heart, extremely looking forward to the fact that after this girl passed by, the real body would directly turn into a Shura field. He didn't waste any words, and with a slight touch with his left hand, Wang Mintong disappeared and was taken into the small world.
Wang Mintong felt her eyes go dark, and then light appeared, and then she arrived at a strange place. There were towering buildings everywhere, and the buildings reached into the sky, and even blocked out only small patches of sky.
It's all gray all around, but only a few hundred feet to your left and right can bright colors appear.
Could this be heaven?
Just as he was wondering, the black and white colors suddenly faded into the distance, and a voice came from behind: "Wan Yan Tong Ji?"
Wang Mintong turned around and saw a woman standing there, but it was Hu Qigu who had been following Fei Jingting's family.
"It's me... I dare to ask where Mr. Fei is?"
Hu Qigu stepped forward and grabbed Wang Mintong. Suddenly, the world was spinning. When she opened her eyes again, Wang Mintong was shocked to find that she had arrived at a fairy mountain.
The main peak towers into the clouds, surrounded by lush greenery and mountains. There are auspicious clouds swimming in the sky. A waterfall flies down, crashes into the pool, and then overflows into a trickle.
Taking a deep breath, I immediately felt the rich Yuan Qi. It was unmistakable, this place must be a fairy mountain!
While I was thinking about it, another woman came down from the top of the mountain, but it was Fu Yunzhao whom I had dealt with before.
Fu Yunzhao raised her chin and said: "My husband is practicing in seclusion, and you are also practicing the Fetal Breathing Method. From now on, follow my practice."
"yes."
Fu Yunzhao turned around, his face turned dark, and he secretly complained: "As expected, your appearance is outstanding. Brother Jingting is indeed ill again."