PFC Chapter 253 Stepping into the mud
Chapter 253 Stepping into the mud
“He is indeed old and no longer suitable for intelligence work, so the gentlemen transferred him to the 14th Division last time.
But I don't think he has the guts to do it. He's not old enough to be completely confused, and he cherishes his life very much, so he won't do stupid things easily." Ishihara Kanji shook his head and said.
"If it's not Doihara, then I think in addition to anti-Japanese elements, Ishii Shiro is also a great possibility. After all, he is a subordinate of the Kwantung Army..." Maeda Toshihiro just said this.
I saw several big men in front of me turned around and looked over. At the same time, Ishihara Kanji beside him interrupted and said, "Ishii Shiro made a big mistake. The Kwantung Army has already started to deal with him. He has no chance to do anything to Major Takazaki."
As Ishiwara Kanji spoke, he gestured to Maeda Toshinari and the navy men on the opposite side who were listening attentively.
When Maeda Toshimi saw this, he was immediately shocked and broke out in a sweat. What a close call! He almost let the cat out of the bag.
If the Navy knew that the Kwantung Army was poisoned by its own people, they would probably hold a banquet to celebrate, and the next day all the headlines would be about the Kwantung Army scandal.
After nodding to Ishiwara Kanji to express his gratitude, Maeda Toshihiro shrank his neck, lowered his head and stopped talking under the gaze of several big men.
Of course, the people in the front also heard the discussion of these major generals in the second row, but what they thought was much more extensive and complicated than what these major generals thought.
Prince Zairen slightly turned his head to glance at Ishihara Kanji, and gave him an approving look before turning back and saying slowly, "Whether they were anti-Japanese elements, the National Police Security Corps, or Doihara, they did it. But!"
Prince Zairen said this, and then he glanced at the army and said, "But! Takazaki Takuto was assassinated at this time! The timing!! The timing is very bad!"
When everyone heard this, they heard two meanings from Prince Zairen's mouth. One was the previous sentence, which was a direct death warrant for the National Police Agency, the Security Corps, and Doihara.
None of the people present are good people, and a good person cannot sit in the position of general.
As long as necessary, they will eliminate all suspicious people without hesitation, so even if Doihara dies this time, no one will speak up for him.
The timing mentioned later is the key reason why so many generals gathered in the meeting hall of the imperial palace today.
Yuheng Yicheng sighed and said, "Everyone present here is an important official of the empire, so many things don't need to be explained so clearly. Just as Prince Zairen said, the assassination of Major Yingqi at this time is simply a disaster for us.
If Your Majesty wants to play with us, we will play with Your Majesty. With the strength of our army, would we be afraid of that kid from the Takazaki family causing trouble?
To put it bluntly, even if that kid from the Takazaki family caused heavy losses to our military, so what? Those who died were just soldiers who could be recruited at any time, and it has no impact on the overall situation at all.
We can definitely play a war game with that kid. We have the strength and confidence to do so!
But now! His Majesty just expressed his attitude to us, and something happened to the kid from the Yingqi family here! What does this mean? What will His Majesty think! Will he think that our military is going to break up!
Moreover! The point is, will the nobles have the same idea? Will they also think that our military is demonstrating? Provoking? Bullying their nobles!
This is the most terrifying thing, and we absolutely cannot bear it! You all know how powerful the nobles are, just take the people present now as an example.
I dare say that as long as the nobles unite and turn against us, at least half of the people here will go out and join the nobles!
Don't think that I am exaggerating and think that it is impossible for the nobles to unite for their own interests. Yes, it is impossible for them to unite under normal circumstances.
But now something happened to the direct descendant of the Takazaki family! If he really died, the Takazaki family and other nobles would definitely unite.
The nobles understand the principle of "the lips and the teeth are interdependent" better than we do, otherwise the family tradition would not have been passed down for so long.
Although I don’t think a civil war will break out, many of you here will have to pay a price, and may not even have the chance to go back home to retire.”
Yu Heng's words silenced everyone present. Even the people on the navy side had grim expressions.
Although they look down on the army, if there is unrest in the army, their navy will not be able to remain immune.
"Didn't Major Takazaki say he was still being rescued? Maybe he won't die!
Are we being too pessimistic?" Seeing the atmosphere become depressing again, Army General Isomura Toshi came out and said with a smile, trying to ease the atmosphere.
"It's too late if you die!" Kurai Hitaro glared at Isomura Nen.
I cursed in my heart that this guy was just pulled in to make up the numbers. If it wasn't for the purpose of getting out General Shinzaburo Mazaki, the former director of education and military councilor who was involved in the Imperial Way Faction rebellion last year, why would they pull this old guy out again to be the presiding judge? He should be allowed to die of old age in the reserve.
"General Yuheng is right. I don't care what you think. If the Takazaki family wants to ask for an explanation, I will absolutely support them. Let me say this today. I stand on the side of the nobles. You can do whatever you want." After saying this, Kurai Hitaro crossed his arms and looked at the people around him with a sarcastic expression.
Well, nothing has happened yet, and one of the nominal three giants of the army is missing.
As for Prince Zairen, he is a member of the royal family and a relative of the Takazaki family. What can we expect? Let him sacrifice his relatives for the sake of justice? Help the army withstand the wrath of the emperor and stab his own relatives, the Takazaki family?
Honjo Shigeru then said leisurely: "I think Kenkichi Ueda is the one who bears the greatest responsibility for this matter. Manchukuo was under the control of the Kwantung Army, and he is to blame for the chaos."
The founder of Manchukuo, the former commander of the Kwantung Army, directly criticized the current commander of the Kwantung Army! He wanted Kenkichi Ueda to take the blame.
Terauchi Juichi, who had been silent, suddenly said, "I heard that after Ueda Kenkichi learned that Major Takazaki had been assassinated, he not only did not think of reporting it immediately, but also sent a telegram to Tojo Hideki, asking him to help appease Prince Jingren and Chikao Fumi? They seem to want to cover up the matter."
"Is there such a thing?" Prince Zairen said in surprise. He really didn't know anything about this.
All the news came from the Imperial Household Agency, and Prince Zaihito was called into the palace by the Emperor at the first opportunity, so he only knew the general idea of the matter and was not very clear about the specific details.
The replies to the telegrams sent to Manchukuo were mostly vague and contained no accurate information.
"Whether it's true or not, why not send a telegram to Jinwei Wen and ask?
But now, Chikao Fumi is probably staying in the hospital, so he may not have time to reply to our telegram. You all know about his relationship with the Takazaki family."
What Terauchi Juichi said at this time was like stepping directly on Ueda Kenkichi, almost stepping him into the mud. Even if he could get up from the mud in the future, he would not be able to wash off the mud.