Although Emperor Showa was admitted to a hospital dedicated to the royal family immediately after vomiting blood, the imperial doctors in the hospital did not provide him with appropriate treatment immediately.

It was not that the doctors were threatened, but that after Emperor Showa was carried in, the experts found after a careful diagnosis that Emperor Showa was already cold and almost stiff.

However, after hesitating for only a moment, under the instruction of the leading medical officer and in line with the principle of benevolence of doctors, they still performed first aid on Emperor Showa's body for half an hour.

But life is irreversible after all, and the dead can never be brought back to life. After Emperor Showa was tortured and rescued by the doctors working in the hospital, they jointly declared that he had passed away!

"What are you all standing here for? A moment of silence? It's still too early! How can you just watch His Majesty perish?"

"Doctors have a kind heart. As doctors, how can you let politics influence your medical ethics?" An old and frail imperial physician walked into the hospital on crutches and shouted at the silent doctors indiscriminately.

"Senior, please accept my condolences. His Majesty has truly passed away!"

"Old man, we have done our best. Please take care of yourself." Two doctors stepped forward to support the old man and console him.

"This guy is really old and confused!"

"You're almost buried, why are you here all of a sudden?"

"Who knows? I remember he was dismissed for corruption, wasn't he?"

"Whether His Majesty is still alive or not, I can tell just by pinching him!" At the back of the corridor, many doctors were also talking about the old man with crutches, and they seemed to be very disdainful of this senior.

"No, young men, His Majesty is not dead. This is what Lord Matsudaira Tsuneo just told me in person! Do you understand what I mean?" The old man raised his cane and pointed at everyone, asking with a burning gaze.

"Matsu... Lord Matsudaira?" For a moment, all the imperial doctors in the corridor were confused by the question. How could a big shot in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs suddenly know medicine?

"Oh, yes, yes, Lord Matsudaira is right, His Majesty is still alive!" A medical officer among the imperial doctors spoke up as if he had figured it out.

Whether Emperor Showa would live or die was indeed not something that this group of small imperial doctors could decide. It was obvious that Matsudaira Tsuneo's opinion represented the opinion of Prince Chichibu Yoshihito.

Since Prince Chichibu Yoshihito, who is likely to inherit the throne, has said that his brother is not dead, all they, the imperial doctors, need to do is cooperate!

"That's right, His Majesty is still alive! We can't give up!" After the leader's reminder, many doctors who had come to their senses returned to the ward under the guidance of the medical officer.

"Heart rate is normal!"

“The blood pressure is normal!”

"Your Majesty is just in poor health at the moment and needs to rest for a while!"

A corpse just came back to life in front of the shocked eyes of the imperial doctors outside the emergency room, which was a medical miracle!

…………..

"Father-in-law, how is my brother?" Prince Chichibu Yoshihito asked Matsudaira Tsuneo who had hurried back from the hospital.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. Your brother is in the best condition possible. As for when his condition will worsen, that's up to you!" Matsudaira Tsuneshiong assured confidently.

"Then I feel relieved, as long as he doesn't become disgraced before being convicted!" Prince Chichibu Yoshihito breathed a sigh of relief.

Before he launched the Imperial Palace Incident, people from the Shimazu family and the Tiger Guards had sent messages saying that a living Emperor Showa was much more useful than a dead one.

Emperor Showa could not die, at least not in name. Otherwise, when the war crimes were tried later, all the blame would fall on him.

"Your Majesty, you are now nominally acting as the regent of the country."

"Then you should order the cabinet, which has not yet been dissolved, to immediately arrange for people to lift the security around Tokyo as soon as possible to avoid causing unnecessary trouble!" Matsudaira Tsuneo reminded.

The tense atmosphere on the way out to do business just now was still there, with a large number of guards conducting military control in the streets and alleys.

"I have already asked my uncle to do it. Are the streets now still the same as before?" Prince Chichibu Yoshihito asked in shock.

The reason why he rebelled today was entirely to save his life, which was being held in the mind of Emperor Showa after the February 26th Rebellion. Any changes before he actually ascended the throne made him panic.

"Prince Higashikuni Minoruhiko is not someone who doesn't know the big picture!"

Matsudaira Tsuneo frowned after hearing what Prince Chichibu Yoshihito said. He had sent a team of elite soldiers from the Matsudaira family to "protect" that person, so how could he still not be able to control the situation now!

However, before the king and his minister could figure out what was going on, Prince Higashikuni Toshihiko hurried in after hearing the guard's report.

"Your Majesty! This is bad! Empress Kōjun has escaped with Crown Prince Akihito! I have arranged for the original garrison to conduct a city-wide search, but we have not yet found where the two have gone!"

"What! My nephew just disappeared like that? When did my sister-in-law become so brave and resolute?"

At this time, Prince Chichibu Yoshihito's face became very ugly. He did not have many people under his control before launching the mutiny today, and he did not take into account the two people who were not in the palace.

It’s just that no one expected that these two unimportant marginal figures who had always been treated as tools would actually develop their own will and escape!

"So the streets are still so tense just because of the search for those two?" Matsudaira Tsuneo, feeling relieved, asked Prince Toshihiko Higashikuni who was still standing with his head bowed.

"That's right. All of the former emperor's diehard fans in Tokyo have been gathered at the Imperial Palace and are under control. There are no people from any other forces on the streets now!" Prince Toshihiko Higashikuni replied in a deep voice.

"Father-in-law, what should I do now?" Prince Chichibu Yoshihito looked at Matsudaira Tsuneo with expectant eyes and asked.

He had previously made an agreement with the Matsudaira and Shimazu families that after ascending the throne he would strive to be a long-lived mascot, and he would not be involved in government or military affairs, and would only be a signing and stamping machine.

"Your Majesty, they are just two people and they can't cause any trouble. Now we just need to wait. No matter when those two show up, they won't be able to cause any waves!" Matsudaira Tsuneo said confidently.

"Matsudaira is right! Your Majesty, you don't have to be nervous. The country can no longer withstand any turmoil, and of course no one can shake your position!"

Prince Higashikuni Minoruhiko looked at his nephew who had been living in fear for many years and was somewhat nervous, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

He knew that his nephew was only doing what he did to save his own life, but the royal family was also completely finished under such circumstances!

The prestige and growing power of the imperial family that have been accumulating since the Meiji Restoration will all be lost in the near future.

An emperor who is not capable of supporting himself will not be able to hold on to power for long. Once all the royal power is divided up by his subjects, it will be extremely difficult to get it back!

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