Facing Emperor Ji's shock, Kiyoura Kuigo broke into a cold sweat on his forehead.
"Yes, and according to my observation, she was not subject to any restrictions at all in Helang Yabo, and there were no obvious injuries on her body. I'm afraid..."
Kiyoura Kuiwu saw that Emperor Ji's face was frighteningly green, so he was very wise and did not continue.
Compared to Kagetorahime's sudden change of heart, this kind of judgment is indeed more realistic. However, unfortunately, "realistic" judgments often have some minor differences from reality.
Yes, it's just the details that differ.
Kaguya, who was sitting on the other side, didn't have so many worries. She just burst into laughter and pounded the ground in a very unruly manner, which made the serious Meihong who was sitting behind her extremely embarrassed. If she hadn't pressed the button
The Imperial Princess who sat in her position could not speak without speaking. She had already apologized for her master's situation - it was the master's fault, which was due to the lack of assistance from the servants. In the strict hierarchical Japanese society, this view
Quite common.
Kiyoura Kuigo's visit to Japan as a special envoy is not a secret. He is the envoy appointed by Emperor Ji, and he is only responsible to Emperor Ji. This report meeting should only be attended by him and Emperor Ji. It is purely up to Emperor Ji to decide whether the details of the negotiation should be made public.
.However, Kaguya, who knew that Kiyoura Keigo had returned, forcefully forced the Emperor to let herself attend. This was originally considered an act of transgression, but now that she was laughing openly, it did not give the Emperor any face.
The Japanese are a race that values face more than the Chinese. If Kaguya does this, under the current situation, it is basically equivalent to drawing a clear line with the Emperor Princess.
Coupled with the fact that Gentaro Kodama in Taiwan openly refused to carry out the personnel transfer order issued by the Imperial Headquarters for reasons such as being busy with official duties, Kiyoura Keigo, who was kneeling in front of the Emperor, couldn't help but feel that he was surrounded on all sides.
He carefully watched Di Ji's expression change.
Finally, the girl who stood at the pinnacle of Japan's goddesses and ruled Japan because of the emperor's indifference - to be precise, the old woman with the body of a girl - spoke.
"Lin Youde, you are plotting against me."
Kaguya made a sound, but she quickly put away her smile and suggested in a pretentious tone: "Let me tell you, you are so old anyway, wouldn't it be a good idea to give up your position to a young person a little earlier? Even if you think I am too old
You are young, you can also invite Jiu Jinji back. Anyway, the assassination has been self-defeating now - no, this situation seems to be more appropriate to use a crooked approach? Well, it doesn't matter. In short, you can send a telegram to Lin Youde and say that you are the one to send Jiu Jinhui.
gift, and then beg him again, maybe he will generously spare you from death and let you go to some mountain forest to live in seclusion for the rest of your life."
"Kaguya!" Di Ji crushed the tea bowl in her hand, and the matcha mixed with a little blood spilled all over the small table in front of Di Ji. "Although I am old, you still can't beat me, so give it to me."
Be respectful.”
"Wow, it's scary." Kaguya said, waving her hand to Meihong who had moved from kneeling to half-kneeling behind her, "Hey, it's because neither Jiujinji nor I are good at fighting, the situation has changed.
It’s like this now.”
Faced with Kaguya, who was still speaking out loud, Tei Ji exuded anger all over her body. When the powerful Kami Ji bursts out with strong emotions, her mental waves can even be sensed by ordinary people. But now, as the only ordinary person in the entire Japanese room
, Kiyoura Keigo has been so overwhelmed by the spiritual waves emitted by Teiki that he dare not breathe. If Kubo had led someone to describe this scene, there would definitely be lines like this: "What a strong spiritual pressure!"
But Princess Kaguya turned a blind eye to this and continued to talk: "Originally, with the strength of the combined fleet and the fact that you, Goddess, are at your command, Lin Youde may still have some concerns."
At first, Diji was interested in Nakadoihara's plan. One of the important reasons was that she was quite panicked about the mythical rx78, and felt that the group would be wiped out by rx78 if they resisted head-on. Later, after the British got involved, the Japanese
The British obtained a considerable amount of intelligence, including detailed reports on the advantages and disadvantages of the rx78. At the same time, they also learned that the Chinese's formidable new torpedoes were quite insufficient in both stock and production - simply put, Japan
There is actually a chance of winning in a direct confrontation with Helangyabo. As long as they are not afraid of losses, theoretically speaking, the Japanese can defeat Helangyabo head-on...
But something strange happened at this time: the underhanded trick that the Japanese originally came up with because they thought they couldn't beat the enemy head-on actually gained more favor because they discovered that they could beat it head-on.
"It's better now," Princess Kaguya continued, "I'll give Lin Youde a goddess who can compete with you, Emperor Ji..."
Kiyoura Kuigo noticed that Kaguya quietly changed the title of Emperor Princess back to an honorific. He glanced at Kaguya out of the corner of his eye and made the judgment that "she didn't realize it at all."
Kaguya, who didn't realize that she was timid at all, continued to talk nonsense: "Now Lin Youde can attack with confidence. After his new machine cooperated with Kagetora to destroy the carrier-based goddess of the combined fleet, no matter how strong the combined fleet is,
Isn’t it also the food on the plate? There is no need to fight this time! Let me tell you..."
"Kaguya..." Diji put away her anger and interrupted Kaguya expressionlessly, "Get out of here, right now."
"Yes, I would rather obey your orders than be respectful."
Saying this, Kaguya stood up to leave, and her attendant, Phoenix Academy Meihong, also bowed to the Emperor respectfully before standing up and leaving.
Before the door was closed by Meihong, Kiyoura Keigo vaguely heard the conversation between Kaguya's master and servant.
"Kaguya, your feet are still shaking."
"It's long-winded, that's because I've been sitting on my knees for too long."
Kiyoura Kuigo couldn't help but smile bitterly. In fact, he estimated that his feet would shake when he stood up. The Emperor just now was too scary.
"Kiyoura-kun, what do you think should be done about the current situation?" Logically speaking, this kind of question should be asked to the elders during the Privy Council meeting tomorrow, but now it is directly asked to Kiyura Kyuuna who has not even touched the door of the Privy Council.
It was a compliment to him, but it was a pity that Qingpu himself was not able to do so.
He felt that Di Ji had thrown him a hot potato, and it didn't matter whether he picked it up or not.
However, when it comes to ideas, he doesn't have them at all.
After weighing it up, Kiyoura Kuigo decided to express his feelings directly.
"Your Highness, I believe that at this time, we must find international friends we can rely on. Britain's reaction after the incident was a bit strange and we cannot trust them. However, I think we can take the opportunity to make more contacts with the Russians and strive for an alliance with them."
"The Russians no longer have a fleet in the Far East. How can they intervene if the Chinese navy comes?"
"This... they can deter the Chinese from the land route and at least ensure the security of North Korea."
In fact, this is the step Qingpu found for himself. How could he not know what would happen to Japan without North Korea? At that time, I was afraid that the Japanese Empire would no longer have the need to ensure the security of North Korea.
Qingpu wanted to say something more, but Di Ji shook her head and signaled him to stop talking.
"In the end, it still depends on the performance of the combined fleet. During the Sino-Japanese War (Japan's name for the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894), the agreement reached between the military command headquarters and the headquarters and the late Emperor Ji was to see whether the combined fleet could defeat the Qing navy. Once the combined fleet was defeated
, I immediately suspended combat operations. I never thought that I would be in the same situation now. Sister, sister, you are still haunting me!"
It stands to reason that Kiyoura Kuigo cannot be disrespectful to the late Emperor Ji, but at this time he cannot but agree with the Emperor Ji's words. In the end, he decided to choose a safer option - praising the United Fleet.
"Back then, when facing the Qing Dynasty's fleet, which was almost twice as powerful as ours, the combined fleet still achieved such a brilliant record. Now, our combined fleet is far stronger than the Qing Dynasty's navy, and we will definitely win."
"I hope so. Marshal Ito lived up to expectations back then, and I hope that Lieutenant General Togo Heihachiro, whom he single-handedly promoted, can also be of great use."
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On December 14, 1901, the Imperial Japanese Government and the Tsarist Russian Government reached a secret agreement. As long as the combined fleet defeated the Chinese Navy, Tsarist Russia would establish an alliance with the Japanese Empire to jointly face the possible "Second Sino-Japanese War"...
On December 29, 1901, the Japanese government issued the third personnel transfer order to Kodama Gentaro in Taiwan. On the same day, a Japanese brigade of about 7,000 people boarded a ship from Yokosuka and set off for Taiwan. The transport ship group departed from the Seto Inland Sea.
On the way to the high seas, the main force of the Imperial Japanese Navy's standing fleet from Kure, Sasebo and other places was merged one after another, forming a huge fleet consisting of more than 30 warships and more than 30 transport ships, liaison ships and spy reconnaissance ships.
The fleet was captured by Lin Ji's intelligence agency as soon as it left the port. Then the Chinese naval fleet came out from Subic Bay, totaling 21 ships of various types and auxiliary vessels.
There is no doubt that in addition to the similar number and quality of the carriers, the Japanese fleet has an absolute advantage. In terms of battleships, Japan has five battleships and the Chinese Navy only has two; while in terms of armored cruisers, it seems that the Chinese Navy has them.
Because the Japanese Navy's cruiser fleet also includes Yoshino, Akitsusu and Naniwa, which were classic ships used during the Sino-Japanese War of 1888-1895, there are only six new-built armored cruisers, which are far less than those of the Chinese Navy. However, the tonnage of these six cruisers is larger than that of the Chinese Navy.
The largest armored cruiser in the hands of the Chinese Navy, the Haitian Ship, is much larger.
But history is always surprisingly similar. In the Sino-Japanese War of 1991, the Japanese navy bravely opened fire on the far more powerful Beiyang Fleet off the coast of Toshima - even though the governments of both sides had not officially declared war, and then Japan
won the war; and now, the weak and new Chinese navy has vowed to challenge the powerful Japanese combined fleet, and this is also without the governments of both sides formally declaring war: Japan is just transporting troops to its colonies, from the perspective of international law
There's nothing wrong with it, it's just Lin Youde taking the initiative to find trouble.
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The author's digression: At the beginning, I remembered that the Victory was an old ship, so I arranged for it to be captured in order not to let the protagonist's strength increase too quickly. As a result, I read a brief history of the Tsarist Russian Navy today.
, I found out that this ship was a new ship with a standard rank of 12,000. It adopted the design idea of the new dreadnought ship that was revolutionized after the Sino-Japanese War. It had a single-caliber main gun and a gun gallery design that was very popular at the time, and it could reach 18 knots quickly.
...The most important thing is that this product was only completed at the Baltic Shipyard in 1902...Forget it, just think of it as a bargain for Lin Youde.