Expedition to Europe

The banquet was held in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.

During the Lanfang bombing of Tokyo, the Imperial Palace was also affected, and some buildings were burned down.

The war has been over for so long, and those burned buildings have been gradually repaired, but there are still some traces that can show the power of the bombing at the time, as evidenced by the row of charred trees just after entering the Imperial Palace.

The Japanese seemed to remember the shame and always remind themselves to remember the tragedy of the bombing, so these trees were left in place and not replanted.

Qin Haoge also seemed to remind the Japanese to remember the power of the Lanfang bomber and had no intention of interfering, so these trees were left in place.

The banquet was held in the Zichen Hall in the Imperial Palace, which is also the main hall of the Imperial Palace, similar to the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City of the Republic of China. It is only used for major ceremonies.

After arriving at the Imperial Palace, Emperor Taisho left for a while and received a brief treatment from the "imperial doctor" before attending the banquet accompanied by Crown Prince Hirohito.

Emperor Taisho was weak and sickly since childhood. He had suffered from meningitis. Although he was cured, he still had sequelae.

The sequelae of meningitis are mainly limb movement disorders, intellectual disabilities, aphasia, eye paralysis, dysphagia, etc. Although Emperor Taisho claimed to have recovered when he ascended the throne, he was not actually recovered. Almost everyone knows this.

There was no way for Taisho to succeed to the throne. The empress of Emperor Meiji, Taisho's father, had never been able to give birth. The other concubines had a total of 5 sons and 10 daughters, but except for the third prince Yoshihito, all other sons died. Therefore, with no other choice, Crown Prince Yoshihito ascended the throne in the Purple Palace in November 1915 and became Emperor Taisho.

There is a saying in the Chinese world that "good fortune never comes alone, and misfortune never comes alone", and the same is true in Japan.

It has to be said that Japan's "imperial physicians" are quite good. Just last year, Emperor Taisho suffered from cerebral thrombosis. Although he got better after treatment, he was left with sequelae again. Cerebral thrombosis turned into mental illness.

This is worse than cerebral thrombosis.

Got a mental illness - er, sorry, it's mental illness...

After getting mental illness, Emperor Taisho often did some ridiculous things, and his words and deeds were often abnormal. This is not a serious problem for ordinary people, but it is too inappropriate for the royal family. Therefore, in recent years, the call for Crown Prince Hirohito to be regent in Japan has become louder and louder.

The first half of the banquet was normal, with toasts and laughter, and a harmonious atmosphere.

But after Emperor Taisho drank two glasses of wine, the atmosphere began to become subtle.

People with mental illness cannot drink alcohol. Alcohol will amplify various negative emotions, making the already uncontrollable emotions of mental patients even more out of control.

Taisho was very clear about this, and the Japanese ministers also knew it, so Taisho had rarely touched alcoholic beverages, but it seemed that Emperor Taisho wanted to prove that he attached great importance to Qin Zhiyuan's arrival, so Taisho made an exception and drank two glasses at the banquet.

In fact, the wine drunk at the banquet was Japanese sake, which was not high in alcohol, slightly stronger than beer, and similar to the rice wine of the Republic of China.

At this time, Japan was in the process of actively moving closer to Western society. Westernization in daily life was very serious, and drinking was done with goblets.

Goblets have small mouths and big bellies. Although not much was poured, Emperor Taisho was still a little dizzy after two glasses of wine.

Just a moment ago, Emperor Taisho's words and deeds were still normal, but after two glasses of wine, Taisho's eyes began to blur and his words were a little upside down.

"Lan Fang is really powerful. Our intelligence department made unforgivable mistakes, and some people deliberately transferred it, so I made a wrong judgment." Emperor Taisho held the empty cup with a dazed look.

Oh, it's time to stop making excuses.

Even if you find 10,000 excuses, what can you do? Even if you can prove that the loss of the war is not the responsibility of the central government, can you change the reality of Japan's defeat?

"The loss of this battle with Lan Fang has a huge impact on us Japan. We have lost all the achievements accumulated by previous generations, and lost the war dividends and international status gained by defeating the Qing Empire and the Russian Empire. We fought hard and defeated the Qing people, but we lost to the Lan Fang people. I am unwilling, I am really unwilling." Emperor Taisho said a little sadly, and his eyes were red.

In fact, at this time, some people had already discovered that Taisho was inappropriate. When they heard Taisho say "unwilling", two or three important ministers and Crown Prince Hirohito all changed their color.

Yes, it was Hirohito who had once caused bloody storms in Asia and escaped punishment after the war.

Of course, Hirohito has not yet ascended the throne. If Lan Fang had not appeared, Hirohito would have started to supervise the country next year.

It is precisely because of Qin Zhiyuan's appearance that Hirohito will probably never have the opportunity to ascend the throne. Qin Zhiyuan will not let such a person ascend the throne, that would be too cheap for him.

"We only admire the Lan Fang people. It is really unimaginable that a group of cowardly Chinese people who left their homes and built such a powerful country. This is really incredible." Emperor Taisho did not feel that he was out of line, and continued to deviate from his original intention under the stimulation of alcohol.

"Your Majesty, you are drunk, and you need to rest now." Saionji Kimmochi could not let Emperor Taisho play, so he immediately stopped Emperor Taisho from talking and apologized to Qin Zhiyuan: "I am really sorry, the emperor is not good at drinking, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

At this time, only Saionji Konobo, the patriarch of the Three Dynasties, is qualified to say this, and no one else, including Prime Minister Takahashi Korekiyo, is qualified.

Qin Zhiyuan didn't care. After hearing Xiyuanji Gongwang's apology, he just smiled and nodded to express his understanding. Of course, he had already kept in mind what Taisho just said about "cowardly Chinese".

"I'm not drunk. What I said is true. Don't look at me like that. I am His Majesty the Emperor. You have to understand your identity. Your Majesty the Duke. Do you still remember who gave you this Duke? ? "Emperor Taisho seems to have a lot of opinions about Saionji Konobo, so this can be considered as an excuse to drink.

Emperor Taisho is not in good health, and he is probably "scolded" by Saionji Temple. In addition, in the past two years, there have been calls for "the crown prince to supervise the country." It is impossible to say that Emperor Taisho has no resentment in his heart.

"Your Majesty, you are drunk! You need to rest now." Xiyuan Temple Gongwang's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, his expression was a little desperate, but he was still trying to persuade him.

Emperor Taisho's words just now are close to heart-breaking words. It is impossible to say that Saionji Kōmono did not take action. If it were anyone else, he would have committed seppuku on the spot to prove his innocence. However, the situation in Japan is so difficult now. It is estimated that Saionji Kōmono will die. He also died with his eyes open.

"I'm not drunk, you are drunk. I know what you are thinking. You all want me to abdicate and replace him with someone you can better control. Don't even think about it. You rebellious officials and traitors are committing rebellion against your superiors. "Emperor Taisho's state became more and more abnormal, and by the end he was almost roaring.

This accusation was so serious that all the Japanese ministers present were implicated, and the Crown Prince Hirohito looked pale and shaky.

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"You are drunk, please go to the harem to rest immediately." Xiyuanji Temple still made a decision, and immediately waved to call two chamberlains over, trying to take Emperor Taisho away.

"Nonsense, I'm not drunk!" Taizheng said firmly.

There was such a big fuss here that people couldn't ignore it. Old Renault and Foch also came over with surprised expressions, wanting to see what was going on here.

"You ghosts, you ghosts, if it weren't for you, we would still be living peacefully now. It's you ghosts that have destroyed Japan's tranquility. You ghosts are the culprits." Emperor Taisho was even more excited after seeing old Reno and Foch. Excited, he actually started to curse.

In fact, strictly speaking, Emperor Taisho was right. If Matthew Perry of the United States had not caused the "Black Ship Incident", Japan would still be in a state of isolation.

Of course, if it were not for the "Black Ship Incident", the emperor would probably still be living in the shadow of the shogunate. From this perspective, the "ghost beast" mentioned by Emperor Taisho should be the benefactor of Emperor Taisho.

Well, even if they are not benefactors, the two Frenchmen, Reynaud and Foch, should take the blame for the mistakes made by the Americans. This can be regarded as an unreasonable disaster.

Being so rude on such an occasion, it is estimated that all the Japanese ministers present had a death wish. Saionji Temple was even more devastated. The two chamberlains did not dare to neglect, and ignored the punches and kicks of Emperor Taisho. Just put it up and go.

As Emperor Taisho, who was still shouting "ghost beast", was carried away, the expressions of everyone present were really wonderful.

Saionji Konomo and Takahashi Koreikiyo both looked broken down and felt so ashamed and ashamed that they wanted to faint. It was estimated that a few of them would hang themselves when they got home at night.

Crown Prince Hirohito's expression was a little strange, not much ashamed, but rather decisive and determined, and his face was a little unhealthy red due to excitement. He probably finally saw hope of coming forward.

The expressions of old Reno and Foch were a bit baffling. They didn't understand what happened at all.

The pronunciation of Japanese people is actually very strange. Japanese people cannot pronounce the "r" sound, so in many cases, Japanese people speak a bit strangely in other languages. Emperor Taisho's pronunciation is even less standard, and after Emperor Taisho went crazy They were all in Japanese, so Old Reno and Foch didn't understand what Emperor Taisho just said.

Old Reynaud and Foch were equipped with translators, but it is estimated that no one translated these words to old Reynaud and Foch.

The embarrassing silence lasted for a full minute. A bitter look on the face of Saionji Kōwang slowly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. His Majesty is stained with heavy lotus. It was not intentional."

Xiyuanji Gongwang was apologizing for his sins.

While Saionji Temple was apologizing, Korekiyo Takahashi and other Japanese ministers also knelt down to apologize, including the Crown Prince Hirohito.

"Emperor Taisho... is indeed seriously ill." Qin Zhiyuan felt something was wrong as soon as he said the words, and almost laughed out loud. Fortunately, Qin Zhiyuan had good emotional control skills and was able to adjust in time: "I think, it's very It is necessary to invite famous doctors for Emperor Taisho. I will go to Europe in a while, and I will go with Emperor Taisho to seek medical advice for him. "

Qin Zhiyuan slowly said the biggest purpose of his trip, and the timing was just right.