Chapter 114: Cabinet Meeting
"Assassin Kazuichi Asano has explained everything. I am here this time to inform you of this matter and study the response together. lxs mobile network" Mu Yang said.
At this time, the princes were all energetic.
"Let me tell me who ordered me."
"Why did that bastard kill His Majesty the Emperor?"
Everyone showed indignation and urged Mu Yang to say it quickly.
"According to Kazuichi Asano, this matter was planned by some generals of the Army. Kazuichi Asano is just a pawn. They have more detailed and huge plans. The ultimate goal is to fully grasp the power of Japan and drive the royal family out of power."
Mu Yang gave a message that shocked everyone. The atmosphere in the living room suddenly became stagnant. Everyone stared at Mu Yang, as if they wanted to confirm whether the news was true.
"How is that possible? Are those soldiers crazy? How could they do such a thing? Is the army's power not great enough now?" Kitashirakawaguchi Eternal King shouted angrily.
Many of the people here are still skeptical about what Mu Yang said. The army now has great power. Is it really necessary for them to choose to assassinate His Majesty the Emperor and seize the Japanese regime at this time?
Mu Yang did not answer the question of the Permanent King of Kitashirakawa, and continued: "Asano Kazuichi also confessed that they had established an organization called the 'April Alliance', and its leaders were Tojo Hideki, Sugiyama Moto, and Umezu Mijiro, whose members involved many generals and chief officers of the Army Headquarters, General Staff Headquarters and combat troops outside."
"Will that Asano Kazuichiko be lying?" Prince Zaihito of the Immortal Palace asked with a frown.
"It's not easy to judge now. But he confessed that since Hideki Tojo was forced to step down, he was very dissatisfied with His Majesty Showa. He has been planning this matter for the past few months. But I think that no matter whether what Kaichi Asano said is true or not, it must be correct for us to take precautions now. If they really want to seize power, it will definitely destroy the emergence of His Majesty the new Emperor. I think this is definitely not what you are willing to see." Mu Yang said.
"Now, Hideki Tojo and the Army Department, have any actions taken by the General Staff Headquarters?" Prince Zaihito of the Ichienite asked.
"Many soldiers frequently move in series. The specific content is not clear. They are now very careful. However, the General Staff has made a specific response. They ordered all the troops fighting abroad to adopt the tactics of being unable to retreat, causing the empire to lose the opportunity to seize Chinese territory as soon as possible, and the "Fight No. 1" plan failed to do its best. This order was issued by Mijiro Umezu himself, and he did not seek the opinions of His Majesty the Emperor and the Cabinet, and the Army Department also acquiesced to this order."
Mu Yang directly put a big hat on Meijiro Umezu.
"You must remember the 226 incident. The young officers found a reason and launched an assassination attack, attacked the Prime Minister's residence, and assassinated the Minister of Inner's Naval General Saito Shi. The Director of Education, Watanabe Yutaro, and the Minister of Education, Takahashi Ishiki, was killed. The Emperor's attendant, Lord Suzuki Kantaro, and the Emperor's attendant, was killed, and the Emperor's servant, was attacked. Aren't these all done by those radical soldiers? In the end, His Majesty the Emperor ordered the suppression, which calmed down the matter. So, sometimes those soldiers went crazy and could not be conjectured according to common sense."
After more than an hour of negotiations, Mu Yang reached cooperation conditions with the royal family. On the issue of choosing a new emperor, Mu Yang supported the royal family's decision and safeguarded the interests of the royal family. If Hideki Tojo and others really participated in the rebellion, the royal family supported Mu Yang to suppress it.
Of course, in order to get the royal family to support their actions, Mu Yang made many compromises and concessions, but those were things that happened in the future, and Mu Yang did not feel that he would fulfill it at all.
In fact, even if the royal family does not support Mu Yang, he will implement his plan. However, now he has removed one person from the hindrance and becomes an extra helper. He has made only a few promises that he will not fulfill, so why not do it?
After returning to the Prime Minister's residence, Mu Yang urgently summoned Masao Nakamura, made some arrangements for what he had done, and then called his own secretary to issue a notice to hold an emergency cabinet meeting.
In the conference room, Japanese Prime Minister Koisaki, Foreign Minister Shigemitsu Aki, Internal Minister Shigemitsuo, Otagisa Minister Taro Ishidoso, Army Minister Sugimoto, Navy Minister Mitsumasa Yonei, Judicial Minister Matsusaka Mitsumasa, Minister of Culture and Ministry of Culture, Hirora Hirora Hirota, Minister of Agricultural Minister Toshio Inada, Military Minister Inohara Injiro, Minister of Military Control and Prefecture, Minister of Communications, Yoyo Maeda, All were present.
At the same time, the Ministers of State Tada Machida, Hideo Kota, Taketo Okara, Chizo Kobayashi, Chizo Kobayashi, and Chiao Miura and others were also present.
Mu Yang's eyes glanced at everyone and said first: "The Emperor was assassinated. This news has not been spread yet. This meeting is held today to study the issue of announcing the death of Emperor Showa and formulate a later-term solution for possible situations. If you have any opinions, please talk." Mu Yang sat down after saying that.
"Prince Prime Minister, before studying the announcement of the emperor's death, I have a question that I need to ask about." Sugiyama Moto was the first to jump out at that time.
Mu Yang glanced at Shanyuan and said calmly: "Your Excellency Lu, please ask if you have any questions."
Sugiyama Moto said with anger, "Who ordered the Guard Division to enter the city of Tokyo? It is the responsibility of the Army Department to mobilize a large number of troops. Why did Nakamura Masao dare to mobilize the army privately without the consent of the Army Department? I issued an order to ask Nakamura Masao to go to the Army Department to explain the situation, but Nakamura Masao avoided me and ignored my order. What is the reason? Prime Minister, is the order to mobilize the Guard Division issued by the Prime Minister?"
"It was me who issued the order to mobilize the Guards Division." Mu Yang admitted directly.
Noisy discussion suddenly appeared in the venue. In Japan, although the Prime Minister is of high power, he does not have the right to mobilize the army. Mu Yang's behavior is obviously overstepping his authority. The courage to make such a major and contrary to common sense order can only show that something is going to happen.
"Prime Minister, you have no right to mobilize the army. That Nakamura Masao violated military discipline. I will deal with him personally." Sugiyama Moto shouted loudly.
Facing the furious Sugiyama Yuan, Mu Yang said calmly: "Okay, it seems that before discussing the matter of His Majesty the Emperor, we must first sort out the matters within the cabinet. Originally, I thought I would talk about it after arranging the announcement of the Emperor's death. Now it seems that some people regard their authority much more than His Majesty the Emperor."
"According to the investigation, the assassination of the Emperor was instructed by the senior officials of some imperial army. Asano Kazuichi dared to assassinate His Majesty the Emperor directly in the palace. Lord Sugiyama Moto, do you want to hear how Asano Kazuichi explained it?" As she said, Mu Yang looked at General Sugiyama Moto with a bit of joking eyes.
Seeing Mu Yang's appearance, Sugiyama Yuan felt a sudden heart, and felt like he had fallen into a trap. Could it be that Koi Iso Kyosaki had any conspiracy? (To be continued. (lxs520.co))
Chapter completed!