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After Tina gave the order, Prussia and the police force immediately began to conduct raids on various newspapers. In less than three days, more than a dozen newspapers were sealed and all relevant personnel were investigated.

For simple critics who were released after just a few days in the detention center, if they were politicians with criminal records, these people would be investigated, and many large newspapers were also affected.

For example, in the Rheinische Zeitung, the two giants here, Karl and Engels, should have been the focus of the investigation. Karl also issued an article reprimanding the Prussian government for its actions on the day of the counter-revolutionary operation. He said that such actions were extreme and sloppy, and the situation was still... There is no confirmation, and such an action is carried out based on rumors. Not only will such an action fail to catch the opposition, but it will alert the real opposition.

He said directly that Tina's actions were high-profile and extreme. The Prussian government was just trying to suppress public complaints and had no intention of actually catching the suspect.

It was published in the newspaper, but Tina didn't arrest him. His colleagues and even Engels didn't know what was going on.

Karl explained, "In my opinion, this kind of farce is very common. As prime minister, Bismarck had to consider public opinion, but in fact she did not actually persecute these ordinary critics, so I judge that she just wanted to We need to send out similar messages to calm down those hot-headed people."

Karl didn't know whether Tina thought so, but Karl discovered this problem when he was in charge of the recent newspaper publication. The whole of Prussia regarded this matter as a major threat to the country's survival. These all stemmed from the hatred of August. She had to find some guys who actually had some dark spots to divert her hatred from Ste's personal admiration, and then figure out a way.

These newspapers were unlucky enough to be targeted by counter-revolutionaries, but this might be just the beginning.

On the Japanese side, Moltke began to investigate the entire army, and those soldiers serving in Japan became the focus of attention. Almost the entire Japanese army and the former Japanese shogunate army were investigated.

And this fire gradually burned on the former shogunate officials. Many people in the shogunate were investigated. August's order was to find the opposition at all costs, but the definition she gave was also very vague.

Moltke did not ask for further instructions, but instead arrested all possible opponents. Three hundred people were arrested in the first week of the suppression of counterrevolutionaries, half of whom were officials of the shogunate.

They all said that the incident had nothing to do with them and they did not know the circumstances of the incident.

But just one-sided words would definitely not convince Moltke. Moltke ordered a direct raid on their mansion and went in to find evidence that they were opposition parties.

The situation in Japan is more complicated than that in Prussia. There are really a large number of old people from the previous dynasty left here, and for these people, as long as they have participated in this matter, they will be exiled in the lightest way, or directly expelled in the worst case. Mao Zedong When Qi replied to August, he probably meant that progress was underway and the situation was more complicated than imagined.

August still doesn't know what Moltke informed Tina, but she feels a little strange. Is it difficult to investigate the army's Japanese campaign and then deal with the people in the old shogunate?

Why is it still troublesome?

She ran to ask Bittenfeldt, and he gave a general overview of the situation. During the investigation, it was found that there was serious corruption in the army, and the investigation of the shogunate had also made progress, and she learned that the radical faction of the shogunate had begun to prepare for the next operation. .

But the news has not been confirmed, and Bittenfeldt does not know the specific situation. The plan given by August is, "The old forces of the Japanese shogunate are still evil. If found, they can be executed without trial."

Bittenfeldt immediately felt comfortable after getting August's consent. He had long felt that it was too slow to wait for the verdict, and it was better to shoot him directly.

Auguste also believed that the corruption problem must be solved. She asked Bittenfeldt to solve the corruption problem in the Prussian army by the way. If the amount of corruption involved was relatively small, the illegal gains would be confiscated and then educated. There is no background. If there is any, we will investigate together. If not, we will provide one-stop service directly.

The current police force is all dealing with cases. Mao Qi did not expect that there were so many incidents. The former shogunate engaged in many crazy operations. In the first half of the year, there were more than [-] cases, and none of them were dealt with. Mao Qi watched It's really embarrassing, this Japanese case all relies on private detectives, right?

How can a normal policeman hire a private detective? Is it professional? It's not Detective Conan, so Conan obviously handles cases through metaphysics.

What to do? Moltke weighed the pros and cons and found that many cases were insignificant. He ordered that all cases should be investigated within a week and that all those who had committed crimes should be arrested first. Then the police would concentrate all their efforts. In order to gather the number of people, Moltke pulled two thousand people from the military academy and packed them into the police station. Their task was to solve problems that Prussia did not understand.

This can be regarded as an iron rice bowl, and most of them have been tortured by the inefficient policies of the shogunate. Now when they heard Moltke say that all cases would be solved within a week, they immediately cheered, and the speed of solving the cases was also amazing. The cases were all resolved within five days. This speed was at least ten times faster than that of the shogunate. Most of the cases were determined according to the Prussian constitution. Those who had committed minor crimes demanded compensation and admitted their mistakes to the parties. If there was any attempt to make money, It is a serious unconstitutional act to kill someone to become a local bully, so he should be shot directly.

Moltke will not let go of the corruption in the army. Those who have not written military reports must make up for it within three days, and they must also report criticism. Corrupt officials should hand over all illegal gains, write a self-criticism, and then lower the price by two Military rank.

Most of the problems have been solved, and now all that is left is to find the person who assassinated August. Moltke mobilized the entire Prussian army, including the Japanese police, to start a carpet-like search, checking house to house to see if you have any There are no hidden prisoners.

Later, through a magazine, the police found an underground organization supported by Konoe Tadayoshi and Kusaka Genzui. However, the specific situation was unknown. They had only submitted articles to this newspaper, but after the anti-revolutionary operation began, they stopped making any movements. .

During the investigation, another thing happened that Moltke had not expected. A fire suddenly broke out in the Kyoto office, Kyoto Prefecture. A total of twenty Prussian officers and soldiers died as a result, and there were also Ron and Bittenfeldt, they had something to do and returned to Tokyo, but as soon as they left, a fire broke out behind them.

Although fires are not a big deal. Most houses in Japan are made of wood. Fires are normal and not too bizarre. However, it is all a bit too coincidental. If Ron and the others had left a little later, they might have confessed. Here it is.

After receiving the news, August said it was outrageous. How could such a coincidence happen in the world? If it was an ordinary fire, why did it happen just when Ron and the others were in Kyoto Prefecture?

This must be a conspiracy by the opposition. Twenty people died this time. August issued the No. [-] directive to implement a shift system in the administrative departments of all police agencies in Japan to ensure that people can monitor them [-] hours a day. The security of the Imperial Palace has also been increased, and the entire Japan has entered a state of martial law.

Auguste believed that it was urgent to eliminate this gang. She issued an edict that once the charges against political prisoners were tried, no appeals could be continued, and those sentenced to death should be executed immediately.

August's order brought Japan's counterrevolutionary movement to its climax. The lower-level samurai group of the former shogunate was numerous and was an unstable factor in the old society. The Prussian army shot all those who had clamored to uphold the emperor's rule. , other samurai were investigated, and most of those who committed unconstitutional behavior received box lunches.

Starting from the upper-class samurai class, basically no one had a good life. More than [-] people from the upper-class samurai class were arrested, and more than [-] people were executed. Basically, all the property of the daimyo of the old shogunate was confiscated. , those who resisted also received their lunch boxes.

General Tokugawa Iemo escaped with his wife, but his brothers did not fare so well. Ando Nobumasa, Kuze Hiroshu, Tokugawa Keiki, Tokugawa Keishu, Matsudaira Keinaga, etc. were all killed. August was arrested, or simply received a box lunch.

Tokugawa Iemo was also taken to the Imperial Palace and could not leave during the period of counterrevolutionary suppression. Basically, those who had participated in politics in the Tokugawa family were sent to receive lunch boxes by August. As the purge intensified, Hisasaka Gensui The Kyushu region organized a massive movement to honor the king and repel the barbarians, and organized three thousand militiamen to march to Fukuoka in an attempt to fight against this great purge.

Those old shogunate officers and politicians who had not been given lunch boxes all joined this movement to respect the king and repel the barbarians. They used slogans to restore the emperor's rule and tried to win more support. However, it was obvious that the Japanese people did not support them because the common people The arrival of the Japanese army has given Japan a rare silence for half a month. Now, are you restoring the rule of the emperor or the rule of the shogunate?

Only a small number of radical nationalists joined this movement, and the movement to respect the king and repel the barbarians, which was unable to receive widespread support across the country, immediately suffered a heavy blow. This group of people could not calm down first.

But we can't blame them. August's great purge has already investigated the Hokkaido and Shikoku areas. Originally, those old shogunate officers thought that August would not do anything to them? The results of it? Regardless of whether they participated in the assassination or not, anyone judged to be likely to participate must receive a box lunch.

That group of people now hates those stinky idiots who engaged in assassination. It is true that they have tricked one of their own people, but is it possible that the water that was thrown out can be recovered? They had only two choices, one was to surrender, the other was to join the Stud movement of King Respecting and Repelling the Barbarians. Of course, most people chose the former. Maybe August would not trouble them if they surrendered.

But the fact is that they thought too much, and August still sent them lunch boxes, because they were not really pure and innocent. They had also taken bribes and committed corruption in the past, and they had done a lot of dirty tricks. Even if you surrender, it would not work.

Moreover, the movement to honor the king and repel the barbarians was carried out too late. If it had been launched in the first few days after Prussia occupied it, it would have been possible to succeed, because Prussia could overthrow the shogunate army, but if the whole country was united as one , of course Prussia still can't defeat it.

However, August's policy gave the people hope for peace, and even won the support of many young people. They were still very impressed by August's slogan of equality and freedom, and they began to think about restoring the emperor's rule. Is that a good thing?

Although they don't trust August, they don't trust Kusaka Genrui either, so they choose who wins and whom they follow. In fact, they support August, because everyone knows that the Prussian army can't defeat the Japanese army. How can they win? Perhaps defeated by a militia with little support?

The result was that when Manteuffel led the Prussian army to Kyushu, some people immediately defected, and some officers fled. In just two days, Manteuffel recaptured Fukuoka and Nagasaki. All those involved in the anti-barbarian incident were caught, and a large number of veterans of the former dynasty were taken to prison. Those who were in the lead were shot on the spot.

Other civil non-violent non-cooperation groups were forcibly disbanded, organizers were thrown into prison, and most of those who vigorously advocated Japanese independence were shot.

At this point, Japan's two-month anti-counterrevolutionary movement was basically over. Almost all the opposition was eliminated at one go. Almost all thousands of officials of the former shogunate were shot or sent to prison. The samurai group was basically destroyed. Those who had once Powerful daimyo now basically drag their families to see Amaterasu.

Even Emperor Xiaomei was killed by August. His inheritance was seized by August and his mansion was confiscated. His wife and children basically couldn't escape, but most of them were exiled to Malaya. Subspecies rubber went.

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During this period of time, besides dealing with affairs, August also took time to accompany Valentina. Fortunately, Valentina didn't have any big problems, otherwise she would not have ended it so gently.

Although August gave lunch boxes to many people, he was not traceable. Most of the honest officials were released after half a month in prison. Those who committed some crimes did not deserve death. , August didn’t even send them lunch boxes.

It can be said that benevolence has been exhausted. Some officials who were interested in Prussian politics and supported the merger of Putong and Dong also kept their official careers. If they didn't jump, they could still become village chiefs or something like that.

Generally speaking, compared to Dalinzi's purge, August's purge in Japan was very mild and did not last long, less than two months.

Valentina's health finally got better. Although walking was still a little difficult, August decided to take her to Kyoto again.

On the carriage, Valentina asked, "What if someone else wants to assassinate Miss August?"

"That kind of thing can no longer happen..."

When the Prussian army arrived in Kyoto, those who had no feelings for Prussia began to support Prussia. Prussian flags were hung in the streets and alleys of Kyoto, and posters with August's face were all over the streets.

The political system of Japan for thousands of years was uprooted. Whether it was the shogunate or the emperor, everything was swept into the trash can of history by Prussia through violent means.

August stood on the podium again and spoke, and the crowd only cheered.

"With the efforts of the Japanese people and the Prussian people, we have forever got rid of feudal power. The people are free. Democracy and freedom have become synonymous with this land. There is no other era in the world than Japan at this moment." Purer, we hope that Japan can stand with us in the storm, but I can't ask every Japanese to agree with Prussia's policy. We will decide Japan's fate through a referendum. Everyone, including all adult males Women all have the right to choose their own future."

Augustus gave the right of choice to the Japanese people. This was a conspiracy. Augustus had destroyed all the political systems of Japan. If the Japanese people chose to refuse to merge with Prussia, the Japanese people might have to survive in the wilderness. .

But in fact, after understanding Prussia's efficiency and skill, they discovered that such a strong government is what Japan needs, and a weak government will collapse sooner or later.

It was overthrown by Prussia today, and it may be overthrown by Britain or other powers tomorrow. Compared to those powers, Prussia is obviously a better choice.

This referendum includes all adult males over the age of [-] and adult females over the age of [-] in Japan. August is very fair, everyone can vote, and those who do not vote will by default oppose the merger.

In the end, the number of people who supported the merger of Pudong and East Japan accounted for [-]% of the total. Some more stubborn old people still felt that Prussia should not rule Japan, but under this overwhelming disadvantage, their opposition was of no avail.

What's more, the young adults in Japan now account for more than [-]%, and they all support the new order.

The final result was the approval of the merger bill, and the new country's name was "The United Kingdom of Prussia and Japan".