Sadao Araki sat next to a mountain stream, gently caressing his famous Prussian beard.

During the negotiations over the past few days, as he expected, Prime Minister Inaki Shin-kyo and Minister Takahashi Shin-kyo had already revealed the image of cooperating with those monks of Takanoyama.

This unconventional manifestation not only made Sadao Araki even more disgusted with the imperial civil servants and elected politicians, but also had no more thoughts to publish.

He was sitting here alone, but he was thinking about another thing.

Inukai Tsushi and Takahashi Kiyoshi fell to Takahashi so easily. In addition to the "corruption", "unfaithfulness" and "non-national" hats that old military leaders like him were all polite, the most critical issue was that after Hirofun Ito's group of Meiji veterans, the cabinet could never find anything that could take over the army and the navy.

The influence of cabinet civil servants on the military department became weaker, so gradually the cabinet no longer regarded the military department as its own scope of interests. Before this, the military department could still rely on the absolute strong position of the army to suppress the navy internally and shock the cabinet externally. But what would happen if there was a stronger force than the army on the stage?

Needless to say, the civil servants of the cabinet will definitely get in touch with each other as soon as possible. Now that the authority of the cabinet has shown signs of decline, Inukai, who intends to return to the Taisho era, Takahashi is the Kiyoshi, will definitely give up the interests of the general headquarters to Takanoyama without hesitation!

Although military leaders like Sadao Araki, they talked about the "Imperial Army is an honest and upright person who defends the imperial country" in publications led by the military. Moreover, the military is not as good as political parties like the Political and Friends Association. They usually have the principle of military confidentiality, and journalists rarely expose negative news about the military, and relatively speaking, they still maintain a few positive image in the imperial political circles.

But how dirty is this positive image that is completely decorated with news control?

Some people may think that the "Siemens Incident" that caused the naval generals to step down was already the most notorious corruption case in the history of the military. However, the benefits gained by the Navy in that incident were only given to the Minister of the Army, and he had to sneer with contempt.

You should know that after the demise of Tsarist Russia, the army used the excuse of armed interference in the Red Russian regime and sent troops to Siberia, and the army officials directly swallowed up most of the 600 million military expenditure! Until the end of the war, they still intercepted a special budget of 24 million yen and used it as a small treasury for senior army officials.

What does 240,000 yen mean at this time? For example, the largest official steel mill in the empire, the Hachiman Iron and Steel Shop, has only started capital of 570,000 yen. The funds embezzled by the army are equivalent to swallowing five Hachiman Iron and Steel Shop in one breath!

Even if the Army's appearance is so ugly, no one dared to say anything. Although the House of Representatives organized a joint investigation meeting at that time to investigate the whereabouts of the military expenditure, the Army dared to directly assassinate the Tokyo Attorney General who was in charge of the investigation, and then announced that "the body had been cremated"!

As a big figure in the upper class of the Army and the leader of the Army Imperial Sect, Sadao Araki has naturally enjoyed the pleasure of walking sideways for many years.

And he also knew very well what the Army's fundamental interests gun and wallet are!

Whether it is enough to suppress the standing force of the navy and the cabinet, or the huge military expenditure that is beyond the reach of the most corrupt politicians, these two are the foundation for the army to gain a foothold in the empire and the reason for the continuous struggle between the army and the cabinet and the navy.

Even as a boss of the Imperial Doctrine, Sadao Araki could incite the lower-level officers of the Tokyo First Division to assassinate the cabinet officials and play the trick of "slaying the traitors in heaven" in order to loyal to the Emperor. Afterwards, he sent the prisoners to the military court in exchange for a punishment reduction.

This technique not only shocked the political enemies, but also ensured that the bosses of the Imperial Dao Sect did not get blood on their hands. No wonder the Imperial Dao Sect's strength is getting stronger and stronger, almost having the momentum of unifying the military headquarters and being the only one!

But what should we do if there is a military force that is not inferior to the army that suddenly appears within the empire?

Originally, this assumption was impossible. Although the navy had strong military facilities, the navy's home battlefield was at sea, and the joint fleet's muzzle was definitely not aimed at Tokyo, and it was naturally shorter than the army that controlled all the land garrisons of the empire.

Not to mention, the army's predecessor, the Chateaushi Army, was a rebellious hero who overthrew the shogunate and returned the emperor to the Masahisa. Over the years, the army has expanded its territory, protected the imperial palace internally, and suppressed rebellions. Whether it is the imperial family, the Chinese chaebol, the elected politicians or the cabinet officials, they are all under the protection of the army.

Even the Emperor understood that if there was a large-scale rebellion like Tsarist Russia in the country, the police station that was reorganized by the shogunate and the Imperial Court, would not be useful, and the only one who could be the guardian of the empire was the army.

Therefore, Emperor Hirohito wanted to show that he would only wear the Army Marshal's uniform when he was a military leader.

However, this transcendent status is now at risk of being in danger!

God knows when the monks who pretended to be gods and ghosts in Takano Mountain mastered such powerful weapons and controlled the entire Tokyo in a short time. Such a mutiny was carried out without knowing it!

All the status of the Army is based on the fact that it is the most violent organ that is only responsible to the Emperor. But if the "strongest violent organ" becomes the "second violent organ", then the benefits gained by the Army will inevitably be spit out and offered to the new winners for enjoyment!

Thinking of this, as the boss of the Army Imperial Sect, Sadao Araki couldn't help but feel his heart suffocated.

But how to deal with such a thing is not up to the decision of Sadao Araki alone. At least, his old partner Shisaburo Masaki, as well as veterans from the Army Department and the Military Senate should all participate.

After all, this was not the assassination incident in which the cabinet officials were removed at the designated location. As long as a few bigwigs gave a brief gesture, there would be innocent young officers who had their brains broken by the imperial deceased booklets, screaming and working for them for free.

What is going to fight this time is an unprecedented enemy!

Just as Sadao Araki was thinking of trance, he remembered the voice of Okaku Cen Sheng behind him: "Okaku, you are here. Please clean up. This joint investigation with Takanoyama Monk is about to end. We should return to the base camp and report what you see and hear in the preface of His Majesty."

Looking at the Navy Minister Okatsuki who was as thick as a black bear in Hokkaido, Sadao Araki suddenly remembered a question:

To confront Takanoyama, the coup monk army, should we unite the navy?

This thought came out and he pressed it down again.

In the two wars between Japan and Sinica and Japan and Russia, the naval power expanded rapidly. If the army had not used the Siemens incident to forcibly suppress the navy and forced a large number of naval officers to step down, so that the navy would now be under the army. Then the empire at this moment would be the world of the navy, and there would be nothing else to do with the army.

For such dangerous competitors, let them keep their due appearance.

What's more...

Looking at the stout naval minister in front of him, Sadao Araki mocked him, although this seemingly majestic Lord Hiroshi, although he was the unscrupulous leader of the navy, unfortunately his talent and courage were not as good as his predecessors at all. Such a person, and the navy that could not get ashore, could really play a role in the next war?

With such contempt in his heart, Sadao Araki nodded reservedly: "Sir, since that's the case, then let's leave."

Speaking of this, Sadao Araki turned around and clenched his fists as if he wanted to put all the beautiful scenery in front of him into his palm: "The next time I arrive, I hope this beautiful land is already a territory of the Imperial Kingdom!"

...

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On the distant Hainan Island, in the Qiongzhou area of ​​the Song Dynasty, the ambitions, delusions, selfish desires and conspiracies of a group of time and space smugglers are intertwining.

But from this subtropical island to the north, another live drama was staged in the territory of the Dongping Prefecture of the Song Dynasty.

"Home search?"

Sitting cross-legged on a bluestone on the banks of the Grand Canal, the magician who had already removed the wizard's beard, played with the fishing drum in his hand and said, "Even if we want to confiscate Ximen Qing's family, do you think we can get a big shot?"

Speaking of this, Wei Ye still had the sarcastic face, looking at the government office and sneered:

"Although Chen Wenzhao is a relatively honest member of the Cai party, it does not mean that he is not tempted by the Ximen Qing family's industry! You know, now that Cai Jing has stopped being at home, no matter how famous and enthusiastic, he has to make an attitude of writing "Fu of Leisure" to show the Zhao family. His husband is going to be a fool, and the following gangsters have to find a way out for their own family. Not to mention anything else, at least Wang Fu, Jin Jingzi, should give more benefits? Not to mention promotion and wealth, but only seeking a peaceful life, this money is always indispensable. Then, where can Chen Wenzhao find a supplement besides the Ximen Qing family?"

Speaking of this, the magician finally brought a hint of regret: "Not to Chen Wenzhao, there are so many hyenas in Qinghe County and Yanggu County waiting to dismember the bodies. Although they gave them ten thousand burdens, they didn't have to be misleading us, but it would be more difficult for us to eat alone. If it were your senior brother Xu Xuanling, it would be not difficult to maintain his identity as a servant in the palace, but Bianliang cannot live without him. And you..."

Wei Ye sighed and said with emotion: "It's too insignificant to send a mere messenger to the Shenxiao Palace."

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Sadao Araki sat next to a mountain stream, gently caressing his famous Prussian beard.

During the negotiations over the past few days, as he expected, Prime Minister Inaki Shin-kyo and Minister Takahashi Shin-kyo had already revealed the image of cooperating with those monks of Takanoyama.

This unconventional manifestation not only made Sadao Araki even more disgusted with the imperial civil servants and elected politicians, but also had no more thoughts to publish.

He was sitting here alone, but he was thinking about another thing.

Inukai Tsushi and Takahashi Kiyoshi fell to Takahashi so easily. In addition to the "corruption", "unfaithfulness" and "non-national" hats that old military leaders like him were all polite, the most critical issue was that after Hirofun Ito's group of Meiji veterans, the cabinet could never find anything that could take over the army and the navy.

The influence of cabinet civil servants on the military department became weaker, so gradually the cabinet no longer regarded the military department as its own scope of interests. Before this, the military department could still rely on the absolute strong position of the army to suppress the navy internally and shock the cabinet externally. But what would happen if there was a stronger force than the army on the stage?

Needless to say, the civil servants of the cabinet will definitely get in touch with each other as soon as possible. Now that the authority of the cabinet has shown signs of decline, Inukai, who intends to return to the Taisho era, Takahashi is the Kiyoshi, will definitely give up the interests of the general headquarters to Takanoyama without hesitation!

Although military leaders like Sadao Araki, they talked about the "Imperial Army is an honest and upright person who defends the imperial country" in publications led by the military. Moreover, the military is not as good as political parties like the Political and Friends Association. They usually have the principle of military confidentiality, and journalists rarely expose negative news about the military, and relatively speaking, they still maintain a few positive image in the imperial political circles.

But how dirty is this positive image that is completely decorated with news control?

Some people may think that the "Siemens Incident" that caused the naval generals to step down was already the most notorious corruption case in the history of the military. However, the benefits gained by the Navy in that incident were only given to the Minister of the Army, and he had to sneer with contempt.

You should know that after the demise of Tsarist Russia, the army used the excuse of armed interference in the Red Russian regime and sent troops to Siberia, and the army officials directly swallowed up most of the 600 million military expenditure! Until the end of the war, they still intercepted a special budget of 24 million yen and used it as a small treasury for senior army officials.

What does 240,000 yen mean at this time? For example, the largest official steel mill in the empire, the Hachiman Iron and Steel Shop, has only started capital of 570,000 yen. The funds embezzled by the army are equivalent to swallowing five Hachiman Iron and Steel Shop in one breath!

Even if the Army's appearance is so ugly, no one dared to say anything. Although the House of Representatives organized a joint investigation meeting at that time to investigate the whereabouts of the military expenditure, the Army dared to directly assassinate the Tokyo Attorney General who was in charge of the investigation, and then announced that "the body had been cremated"!

As a big figure in the upper class of the Army and the leader of the Army Imperial Sect, Sadao Araki has naturally enjoyed the pleasure of walking sideways for many years.

And he also knew very well what the Army's fundamental interests gun and wallet are!

Whether it is enough to suppress the standing force of the navy and the cabinet, or the huge military expenditure that is beyond the reach of the most corrupt politicians, these two are the foundation for the army to gain a foothold in the empire and the reason for the continuous struggle between the army and the cabinet and the navy.

Even as a boss of the Imperial Doctrine, Sadao Araki could incite the lower-level officers of the Tokyo First Division to assassinate the cabinet officials and play the trick of "slaying the traitors in heaven" in order to loyal to the Emperor. Afterwards, he sent the prisoners to the military court in exchange for a punishment reduction.

This technique not only shocked the political enemies, but also ensured that the bosses of the Imperial Dao Sect did not get blood on their hands. No wonder the Imperial Dao Sect's strength is getting stronger and stronger, almost having the momentum of unifying the military headquarters and being the only one!

But what should we do if there is a military force that is not inferior to the army that suddenly appears within the empire?

Originally, this assumption was impossible. Although the navy had strong military facilities, the navy's home battlefield was at sea, and the joint fleet's muzzle was definitely not aimed at Tokyo, and it was naturally shorter than the army that controlled all the land garrisons of the empire.

Not to mention, the army's predecessor, the Chateaushi Army, was a rebellious hero who overthrew the shogunate and returned the emperor to the Masahisa. Over the years, the army has expanded its territory, protected the imperial palace internally, and suppressed rebellions. Whether it is the imperial family, the Chinese chaebol, the elected politicians or the cabinet officials, they are all under the protection of the army.

Even the Emperor understood that if there was a large-scale rebellion like Tsarist Russia in the country, the police station that was reorganized by the shogunate and the Imperial Court, would not be useful, and the only one who could be the guardian of the empire was the army.

Therefore, Emperor Hirohito wanted to show that he would only wear the Army Marshal's uniform when he was a military leader.

However, this transcendent status is now at risk of being in danger!

God knows when the monks who pretended to be gods and ghosts in Takano Mountain mastered such powerful weapons and controlled the entire Tokyo in a short time. Such a mutiny was carried out without knowing it!

All the status of the Army is based on the fact that it is the most violent organ that is only responsible to the Emperor. But if the "strongest violent organ" becomes the "second violent organ", then the benefits gained by the Army will inevitably be spit out and offered to the new winners for enjoyment!

Thinking of this, as the boss of the Army Imperial Sect, Sadao Araki couldn't help but feel his heart suffocated.

But how to deal with such a thing is not up to the decision of Sadao Araki alone. At least, his old partner Shisaburo Masaki, as well as veterans from the Army Department and the Military Senate should all participate.

After all, this was not the assassination incident in which the cabinet officials were removed at the designated location. As long as a few bigwigs gave a brief gesture, there would be innocent young officers who had their brains broken by the imperial deceased booklets, screaming and working for them for free.

What is going to fight this time is an unprecedented enemy!

Just as Sadao Araki was thinking of trance, he remembered the voice of Okaku Cen Sheng behind him: "Okaku, you are here. Please clean up. This joint investigation with Takanoyama Monk is about to end. We should return to the base camp and report what you see and hear in the preface of His Majesty."

Looking at the Navy Minister Okatsuki who was as thick as a black bear in Hokkaido, Sadao Araki suddenly remembered a question:

To confront Takanoyama, the coup monk army, should we unite the navy?

This thought came out and he pressed it down again.

In the two wars between Japan and Sinica and Japan and Russia, the naval power expanded rapidly. If the army had not used the Siemens incident to forcibly suppress the navy and forced a large number of naval officers to step down, so that the navy would now be under the army. Then the empire at this moment would be the world of the navy, and there would be nothing else to do with the army.

For such dangerous competitors, let them keep their due appearance.

What's more...
To be continued...