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Chapter 682 Japan's Indiscriminate Disaster (Second Update, please subscribe)
What is an indiscriminate disaster?

For the Japanese, the series of drastic changes in the international situation caused by the "Four Nations Alliance" in 1874 was the greatest disaster.

Originally in East Asia, there was the huge Qing Dynasty as a comparison, and it was difficult for European countries to notice the existence of Japan. After all, Japan's resources were limited, its market was narrow, and its people were poor.

Apart from Henv, there are no other specialties.Such a country can be said to be a tragedy.What role can he play other than playing the state of the East Asian uterus?

Except for Daming who will focus on his wife and daughter, the other imperialist powers...don't look down on this poor man at all!
But when Japan fell into civil war, they never dreamed that because of the changing international situation, Japan would actually attract the attention of the British, and this attention would actually dismember and split Japan.

Of course, the Japanese... don't know about this at all, and of course it is impossible to know.

December 1874, the first year of Xinghua in Japan, was definitely not a good year for Japan.The death of Emperor Meiji at the beginning of the year not only led to the outbreak of an abnormal civil war, but also plunged Japan into a certain kind of division again.

Those feudal lords who lost power during the reformation and the samurai who were laid off by the reformation government came together again.Especially in Kyushu, after the government army was defeated by Saigo Takamori's rebel army, the feudal lords directly raised the anti-banner of "restoring the old system".

What is the old system, of course, is the old system in which each domain does its own thing.Without the shogun, the feudal lords would of course be the real emperors.As for the emperor... since he is no longer respecting the king and fighting barbarians, the emperor is just a display.

In the face of local daimyo's going their own way, in the face of local divisions, and even the expansion of feudal lords, although the Restoration Government headed by Iwakura tried to suppress the rebellion, the four rebellions and the official army were in a state of exhaustion.

And Japan is also in an unprecedented precarious situation. No one knows what path Japan will take in the future.

"Japan..."

Facing the situation in front of him, Ito Hirobumi sighed helplessly.

"What the hell, how did the country become like this?"

Wars are raging, civil wars are raging, and the local lords are divided. When he just returned from an inspection tour in various European countries a year ago, he was still eager to try to make Japan prosperous and strong through the implementation of reforms.

But I never thought that everything would change in just a few days.The emperor died of a sudden illness, and the gentry rebelled, and now the local lords are divided.Such a change is too fast.

The only thing that gave him a little bit of comfort?

It was Emperor Xinghua who did not betray the reformation and disintegrate the reformation government as they imagined.In fact, they themselves knew very well that if it weren't for the fact that they suppressed the gentry in the name of the emperor in the past few years, the trust of the gentry in the emperor was almost zero.

I am afraid that the emperor had launched a "coup" long ago and let the reform government step down.

The reason why the Emperor did not take action against the Restoration Government now was because the laid-off gentry had returned to the banner of the old feudal lord. Even if the Emperor abolished the Restoration Government, it would be difficult to win the trust of those gentry. After all, they had already suffered a betrayal.

Facing such a situation, Ito Hirobumi is also very melancholy.

It's just that he is not the only one who is melancholy. After all, the entire reform government is now in a precarious situation.

"If it doesn't work, borrow troops."

Once again, Hirobumi Ito thought of the suggestion that Toshimichi Okubo mentioned many times in the past year.

Borrow troops from Daming!

In Ryukyu, there is not only Ming's navy stationed, but also an elite army. As long as Ming agrees, their army can enter Japan at any time to help Japan put down the rebellion.

At that time, the world will be peaceful.

But it's easier to invite God than to send God away, what if this leads to a wolf entering the house?

It is precisely because of various concerns that it is difficult for them to make a final decision. After all, if there is a little carelessness, borrowing troops may become a "tomorrow's union".

The reform and reform changed the country to nothing... This kind of thing is really hard for people to accept.

Just when Ito Hirobumi was hesitating whether to borrow troops from Daming, the phone on his desk rang.

"Hey, Your Excellency... what? How is this possible! I'll go right away."

Dozens of minutes later, Hirobumi Ito came to Iwakura Tomomi's official residence. When he entered the room, Okubo Toshimichi, Kido Takayoshi, and Yamaguchi Naakata had all arrived.

"What the hell is going on? What do the British want to do? Why do they send a fleet to Osaka, which is controlled by Tokugawa Shigeru? What do the British want to do?"

As early as the beginning of the year, shortly after the emperor's death, the former Kishu feudal lord Tokugawa Mojo, who had fled back to Wakayama Prefecture privately, and his vassals had regained control of the Kishu feudal clan. They joined hands with the nearby Saba sect to control most of the areas south of Kyoto.

As the former Kishu clan of the former San Francisco of the Tokugawa family, Tokugawa now faintly has the posture of the co-lord of all the clans in the Saba, and it is also the biggest confidant of Tokyo besides Saigo.

Now the British warship suddenly visited Osaka under the control of Tokugawa Mocheng, how could it not arouse their vigilance.

"Now, the most worrying thing has happened!"

Looking at Ito Hirobumi who had just entered the room, Okubo Toshimichi said.

"I have said a long time ago that all this is inevitable. Now the British have intervened, and the British have sent their warships to Osaka. Then what will happen next? There will be Frenchmen and Frenchmen, and they will not let go." Such a great opportunity.”

In front of everyone, Okubo Toshimichi once again moved out his "theory of dividing Japan between great powers".In the past year, he has been insisting on this point of view, but at that time not many people agreed with his point of view, but now no one is doubting.

"Now the British intervention is only the first step. They will first express their support to Tokugawa Maocheng, and then? The British will turn Japan into India. The lords of the vassals are the lords of India. By that time Japan will cease to exist.”

What Okubo Toshimichi said made everyone fall into silence. They all had witnessed what India was like under British colonial rule. Of course, they also knew how Britain annexed India step by step, and finally put India became their colony.

"Yes, the British will provide Tokugawa and other feudal lords with weapons. They will even provide warships. Then they will use their hands to control the whole of Japan. At that time, Japan can really become India."

It has to be said that the Japanese living in the earthquake zone have a kind of persecution paranoia deep in their hearts, and they are always subconsciously aware of the existence of danger.It even magnifies that danger.

When Japan's national gate was blasted by Perry's fleet, it was the sense of crisis that Japan took a completely different path.

On the way of their visits to various countries, after witnessing the division of the world by Western countries, their sense of crisis was further strengthened.They were horrified to find that if Japan does not work hard, yes, it is likely to fall into the colonial rule of Westerners like India.

It is this kind of anxiety that makes them full of distrust towards European and American countries.This is why they are so sensitive to the sudden visit of British warships.

In the final analysis, it is still the uneasiness brought about by the sense of crisis!
"Now is the time to make a decision."

Looking at them, Okubo Toshimichi said again in a serious tone.

"Do you want to invite Daming to send troops to suppress the rebellion?"

Facing Okubo Toshimichi's inquiry, Ito Hirobumi said.

"However, Daming's words...then it may also be to lure wolves into the house."

(End of this chapter)