Chapter 709 The tradition of subjugating superiors
The Regent's Office and the Administrative Building of the Japanese Ministry of National Defense, No. 15 Tenshu Street, Kyoto, Japan.
In the extremely luxurious reception room, Lu Ming met with Yamamoto Xiong's peace negotiator Tozugawa, who was the deputy prime minister of Yamamoto Xiong's government, Yamamoto Xiong's brother-in-law, and a division of Yamamoto Xiong's most elite unit, the Iron Bird Division.
Head of the group.
He is one of the most important figures in the Yamamoto Yu Group and also represents the voice of the Kansai Legion military.
Torizikawa is a dark and thin old man in his fifties, but he has a calm demeanor, and you can tell at a glance that he is a person who has been in a high position for a long time.
The talks with Ashikaga were not going well, and now the regent personally receives him.
The focus of both sides is not on the balance of power of the coalition government, but on the Kyoto side's need to completely transform Yamamoto's armed forces. Like the south, each territory can continue to gain great autonomy, but the unified command of the army must be handed over to
The Ministry of National Defense transformed the Kansai Army into the Central Army. The number of security brigade members in each territory was defined by the population of residents, but the security brigade in the autonomous territories could not exceed a maximum of 4,000 people.
Not handing over military command is the bottom line for Yamamoto Yu's side today.
The two sides have conducted seven rounds of consultations, but no progress has been made at all.
"Actually, Deputy Prime Minister Totsu, your real bottom line is definitely not to have the power to command the army. Yamamoto Yu should also know that this is impossible." Lu Ming shook his head, "Whether Yamamoto Yu or you, as a politician with a sharp vision,
Military strategists will not fail to know that if you do not hand over your troops, the battle for unification will definitely begin, and the Principality of Montenegro will fully support Her Majesty the Queen in completing the unification of our country."
After Lu Ming became the Queen Regent, he said that he was Japanese, and he was very into the role.
The Japanese people have probably become accustomed to the regent's articles and speeches in the media after hearing them a lot, not to mention that from a legal perspective, marrying the queen is a step-in-law, and the regent is of course a Japanese.
But Tozugawa felt a little awkward when he heard the brother of the Prince of Montenegro calling himself "our Kingdom of Japan".
My eyelids twitched, and I could only endure the feeling of wanting to vomit.
Over there, Lu Ming continued: "Moreover, Yamamoto Yu and you both know that once a war breaks out, you have no chance of winning. You originally hoped that the Sonyans would put a lot of pressure on us and waited for changes to occur, but
, no matter what the disputes in the Empire Continent are, it is actually of little help to you, and now you should be clearly aware of this."
Toriyama's face was solemn and he said nothing. It was obviously Lu Ming's words that entered his heart.
Now, in April 958, war clouds are gathering on the continent of the Empire, and the war between the Sonians and the Grifenni is imminent.
The Principality of Montenegro is also mobilizing its troops, but it seems that it is preparing to take the opportunity to completely solve Japan's hidden dangers.
After taking a sip of tea, Lu Ming said: "After the establishment of the coalition government, bygones are bygones. There will never be words like war criminals to describe any of the main members of the governments of the North and South. Your property will be protected by law, and,
A real party mechanism will be introduced, and you also represent a political force. You can form a party such as the Kansai Party to compete for the power to govern."
Lu Ming paused and said: "About these, the Prince of Black Mountain Castle will make a formal statement, as a witness of the peace talks and the guarantor of the relevant contracts."
Torizukawa nodded silently.
"I've said everything I want to say, so what about your other demands? Except for the right to command the army, everything else can be discussed." Lu Ming said with a smile, looking at Torizugawa's expression, he smiled again: "Of course, you also
You can go back and think about it carefully, and we’ll talk about it in a few days.”
"Okay, thank you, Your Highness, for intervening." Toriyama bowed slightly.
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At All Saints Palace, Prime Minister Ashikaga is reporting to the Queen the negotiation process between the North and the South on the establishment of a coalition government.
Lu Ming sat in the lower seat next to Yuezhao, and his status was naturally shorter than that of the queen. This kind of formality still had to go.
Moreover, Lu Ming can understand the entire negotiation process very well, but the process of the Prime Minister reporting to the Queen is also indispensable.
"Yamamoto Yu wants a lot of privileges..." Prime Minister Ashikaga finally couldn't help complaining.
Yue Zhao said calmly: "Peace is the top priority in everything."
At this moment, the soldier princess of Jinguji Temple hurried in. After greeting the queen, she knelt down beside Lu Ming and whispered something in Lu Ming's ear.
Lu Ming was stunned for a moment, "Yamamoto Xiong was assassinated?" He looked at the queen, then at Ashikaga, and said, "I'm going to confirm the authenticity of this news."
The Queen and Prime Minister Ashikaga were also surprised. The Queen nodded slightly after listening to Lu Ming's words, with a trace of sadness flashing in her beautiful eyes.
Perhaps, the fall of Japan's political strongmen one after another made her feel quite sad. Such an important figure in the kingdom was now as humble as a piece of grass. She didn't know whether the mastermind behind the scenes was a Montenegrin person.
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On April 17, 1958, when Prime Minister Yamamoto Yu inspected the Kansai Second Division, he was shot by a young officer and was seriously injured and sent to the hospital.
Subsequently, riots broke out in the Second Division, Third Division and Eighth Division of the Kansai Army.
Ryusuke Ishii, commander of the 5th Division, was also shot dead.
Jiuhe Daoyi, the commander of the ninth division and the lord of Jiuhe in the Kansai region, called on the people of Japan to fight to the death with the Montenegrins.
The young people and some die-hards refused peace talks and surrender, thinking it would be a shame.
They even believe that Her Majesty the Queen is being raped by Montenegrins day and night, which is an unprecedented national humiliation.
The Kansai Army fell into chaos.
On the 20th, the Japanese Central Army entered the Kansai region.
The overall riots had subsided by mid-May.
Kuga Moshiyoshi and the senior officers of the Kansai Group who planned the assassination of Yamamoto Yu, as well as hundreds of young officers, were either shot dead or committed suicide by drinking bullets.
Even thousands of soldiers from the Ninth Division jumped into the sea after running out of ammunition and food, unwilling to surrender.
Yamamoto Yu has been in the intensive care unit.
The Central Army took the opportunity to reorganize the military structure of the Kansai Army, and a large number of soldiers were forcibly retired.
But then, a terrorist organization called the "Red Brigade" was born. Its purpose was to completely expel the Montenegrins from Japan. It used assassinations and other methods to launch attacks on the Montenegrins and Japanese bureaucrats close to the Principality of Montenegro.
This is a story for later.
In any case, in Lu Ming's view, Japan has generally entered the track he hoped for.
From now on, I will come here just to walk around, do some research and relax, and I will no longer have the same pressure as before.
Of course, how to guide Japanese people to get closer to Zhongzhou is a complex and long-term systematic project. It is not even something that can be done by the government alone. Enterprise models, industrial products, entertainment methods and even diet, etc., are the subtle export of Chinese culture.
the main force.
As for himself, the regent, of course he also has to play a big role.
When Yamamoto Xiong could barely walk on the ground, Lu Ming went to look at him. The two of them were speechless. They exchanged a few polite words and then stopped talking about it.
Lu Ming even had some doubts about whether Yamamoto Yu did it on purpose, because he just didn’t want to become an extremely humiliating figure in history. However, if he refused to unify, there was no hope at all, so he adopted such a method, as if he had no choice but to accept the established decision.