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Chapter 646 God Blesses Japan (Second Update, Please Subscribe)
The population is thin!

People hate less when they are in use, not to mention that after the Tokugawa family is gone, they have lost their children, even the royal family is thin!

Emperor Guangge, that is, Meiji's great-grandfather, only had one son who lived to adulthood, and counting up, it was almost the same.

This is almost several generations of single pass.

Faced with such a situation, this group of heroes of the Reformation, who could be called East Asian heroes in the middle and late 19th century, were all dumbfounded.

This is also dead, and that is also gone. No one knows whether the thin-populated royal family made him thin when the general was alive, or because it was destined to be thin, but what is certain is that in 1874, there was no After the death of his son, Japan suddenly faced an unprecedented situation.

No one can inherit the throne of the Emperor!
In other words, if there is no suitable candidate they think can inherit the throne, what about choosing an heir from other public houses to inherit the emperor's throne?

The other princes of the public family, although they are said to be the royal family, are actually too far away from the royal lineage, just like Kazumiya, who was engaged to Prince Arisukawa Chihito when she was 6 years old, and she is far away from the royal family. More than a dozen generations, the kind that can be married even if it is far away.

Logically speaking, Prince Chiren of Arisugawa Palace must also have the right to inherit the throne of the Emperor.But to be far behind the palace, he is like this, and so are the other princes.

In this case, only He Gong is the most suitable candidate.Even if she is married, of course, it is more appropriate that she is a widow.

This is simply the perfect candidate.

Except for one thing - He Gong is the wife of the former shogun!
Her identity made the heroes of the reform hesitate, and it also made them embarrassed.

After all, they started their business by "turning the curtain down" and relying on the power they gained through the reform.

Now let the wife of a general Tokugawa succeed as the emperor... This is asking for trouble!

More than just asking for trouble, if Hegong is on the side of the gentry, then the situation of the reform government will be in trouble. After all, their reforms are all in the name of the emperor, without the support of the emperor.

How can it be possible to continue to promote the reform and reform? It may even collapse the reform government. At that time, the conservatives are bound to regain power.

And what about them Reformists?It's not just as simple as resigning.Those gentry will definitely take the opportunity to counterattack, and whether they can save their lives at that time is another matter.

That is to say, when the restoration heroes such as Iwakura Toshi, Obo Kutotsu, and Ito Hirobumi were secretly discussing the issue of succession to the throne there.

Katsu Kaishu, the founder of the Japanese navy, the former shogunate entered Ooku's Imperial Palace. Although as early as last year, someone in the government proposed that the general's wife and palace should move out of Ooku's Imperial Palace, but it was temporarily shelved because Emperor Meiji was seriously ill.

Now, what is the reason why Sheng Haizhou came here?
Of course it was for the sake of the emperor.

As in the past, as the old shogunate, Sheng Haizhou still knelt on the ground when he met the peace palace. He still maintained 100% respect and of course loyalty to the old lord. This did not disappear because the shogunate disappeared. After all, the shogunate is his old master.

"Your Highness, now is the time!"

Said Katsu Haizhou kneeling on the ground.

"His Highness is the only heir to the throne, and only His Highness can inherit the throne of the Emperor, and this is also the voice of the world."

Sitting kneeling behind the curtain in the palace, she said, looking at Katsu Haishu, the hero who contributed to the opening of Edo without blood and the preservation of the Tokugawa family.

"Sheng Haizhou, do you think they will tolerate a member of the Tokugawa family inheriting the throne?"

Even though He Gong was a woman, but a thin one, it didn't mean she didn't know what the restorative heroes wouldn't tolerate.

They would not tolerate a Tokugawa being emperor.Even all they need is an Emperor at their disposal.

"Your Highness, as long as the reform can continue, no matter who is the emperor, they will support it!"

Sheng Haizhou is also a hero of the reform, but he has not gone as far as Iwakura and the others, and he does not agree with Iwakura and the others' extreme suppression of the gentry. On this point, he is fundamentally different from Xixiang .Xixiang opposed the suppression of the gentry and demanded to protect the interests of the gentry, but he supported a certain degree of suppression of the gentry. After all, this is what Japan must do if it wants to become prosperous and strong.

The gentry has consumed too much of Japan's financial resources, so the reform must attack the gentry, but at the same time he also does not approve of the current attack. What the reform government is doing to the gentry is simply to cut off their way of life.

"From the "Return of Registration", the household registration of the feudal vassals was transferred from the vassals to the state. Three years ago, after the government banned ordinary people from carrying knives, it also announced that samurai were prohibited from carrying knives. Last year, the government issued a "conscription order" to implement the military service system. The reform was implemented, and the three-year compulsory military service system was implemented. All the people are soldiers, and everyone has become a samurai. The reform made the samurai lose their jobs at once. Naturally, there is no need for the government to pay salaries to those who do not work. So Treat feudal vassals with "Punishment of rank"!"

Zhilu is salary, and punishment is removal.

In other words, the salaries of the vassals were directly stopped, and the country would no longer support them!
Not only did they not support them, but they also took their knives away!

For the samurai, the knife is a symbol, a kind of honor, and a part of life.You can die in battle or commit suicide for the sake of honor, but you are not even allowed to carry a knife. How can you die in battle or commit suicide?
The cunning rabbit dies, the running dog cooks.

This is how the Restoration government treated those samurai, let alone the samurai who stood on the side of the shogunate back then.Those low-level ordinary warriors of the Fallen Sect, what do they get in return?

It was nothing more than laying them off and re-employing them. Some low-level warriors even committed suicide in the face of the lack of life after being laid off. Even suicide did not solve the problem of food for their families.Many of their wives and daughters became prostitutes.

Faced with such a situation, they are already very restrained (nu) restrained (xing) just trying to stab Iwakura Toshishi.

"No job, no tools to commit suicide, the samurai's resentment reached the extreme, and almost everyone is full of anger at the reform government. Sheng Haizhou, what do the gentry expect now? If I inherit the throne, then the gentry They must be full of expectations, they must be eager for me to change everything, if I don't do it, they will definitely be very disappointed..."

Looking at Sheng Haizhou, Kazumi said in an extremely calm tone.

"My nephews got their support because they supported the Restoration. If I want to get their support, I must be like my nephew and decree to support the Restoration. However, the Emperor has abandoned the Samurai family. If you abandon the Wu family, then..."

Looking at Sheng Haizhou who was kneeling on the ground, He Gongchang sighed.

"At that time, there will inevitably be a new civil war. The samurai who are extremely angry will be disappointed. Their disappointment will turn into anger. The anger of hundreds of thousands of gentry is enough to ignite the entire Japan! Is this what you want to see?"

When talking about all this, He Gong's tone is calm, what is behind the indifferent words?
Certainly a civil war that will involve millions!
The reason why the Wu family lost power last time was because of internal strife among the Wu family, but what about now?The suppression of the samurai family by the Meiji government for several years has long made the [-] unemployed samurai families full of anger towards the government.

As long as there is a little flame, it will be enough to set the whole of Japan on fire. As a woman, Kazumiya is of course very clear about this.

"But, if you don't inherit the throne of the Emperor, Your Highness, then who in the world can inherit the throne?"

Sheng Haizhou raised his head and asked.

"That……"

After pondering for a moment, He Gong said.

"It's their business. In short, I was born in the Wu family, and I will never let the Wu family down!"

Not to disappoint the Wu family, this is her last insistence as the former general's wife.

Of course, she is also very clear.Apart from her, there is no more suitable person to succeed the emperor's throne.

Now her persistence is her last and only bargaining chip.She needs the reform heroes to make concessions.

"Your Highness, a country cannot live without a king."

Sheng Haizhou persuaded again.

"Let's wait until they make a decision."

He Gong still sticks to her principles.

Facing his wife's decision, Sheng Haizhou sighed inwardly, and then retreated respectfully. After he left Da'ao's room, he couldn't help but sighed and said, looking at the dark clouds in the sky.

"Is it true that God bless Japan?"

At this time, Sheng Haizhou didn't know what else to say. Of course, deep down in his heart, he longed for the prosperity and strength of Japan. This is why he supported the reform and change, but he was also conservative. , is still Japan, not the European and American countries in the skin of Japan.

But what about now?
No matter which direction he looked at, he could not see the future. He did not strongly oppose the reformation of the reformers, because in his opinion, the reformation of the reformers was the only choice for Japan to become prosperous and strong.

But what about now?
The emperor died suddenly.Without leaving any heirs, Japan is likely to have a civil war over the succession of the throne.

Doesn't God really bless Japan?

When this idea came to Sheng Haizhou's mind, someone in the distance suddenly shouted excitedly while running.

"Eto Shinpei led the gentry to launch an uprising in Saga, demanding that Prince Kazumiya inherit the throne of the emperor, overthrow the current government, and restore the old court system..."

See those samurai who are a little excited, and listen to them talking about the rebellion in Saga.

In the face of this sudden rebellion, when listening to the people from the gentry on the street discussing the rebellion in a cheerful tone, Sheng Haizhou suddenly felt a little desperate.

"God, don't bless Japan...don't bless Japan."

(End of this chapter)