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The head of the Orthodox Church Administration, Bibie Donos Chaf: "The Prime Minister is right, it is indeed not suitable to take military action at the moment.

For clowns like Japan, we either don't take action, or we have to beat them to death with a stick, so that we can truly shock people's hearts.

Considering that Japan is an island country, the current strength of the Imperial Navy is obviously beyond its capabilities to destroy them.

On this issue, we can follow the example of the Austrians, first formulate a comprehensive 20-year development plan, and then wipe out the Japanese monkeys when we are fully prepared. "

It can be seen that Pobie Donos Chaf is also deeply rooted in the essence of the "gou" way, and it is a 20-year plan to destroy the sun from the very beginning.

With the strong family background of the Russian Empire, if you really put your mind to planting land for 20 years, then it goes without saying that Japan must be completely cold.

Not to mention Japan, even the current British Empire may not be able to suppress the industrialized Russian Empire.

Chapter 89 Can't Get Down

In the evening, the bustling embassy street fell silent, and the parade people who realized the seriousness of the matter had already dispersed.

After hearing the news, the gendarmes rushed to block the scene.At present, the embassy area is already "five steps, one post, ten steps, one sentry".

The smell of gunpowder still permeates the air, and the ruined Russian-style buildings are still silently complaining about what happened during the day.

All entertainment venues are closed and closed, even the people who like to watch the excitement most are closing their doors at this moment, for fear of getting into trouble.

On the contrary, the embassies of various countries that had previously closed their doors became active.Everyone was very timid when facing the rioters, but after being replaced by the Japanese government, everyone became more courageous.

The prestige of the military police can frighten the Japanese people, but it cannot deter diplomats from other countries.Influenced by traditional culture, the European world has a particularly strong thought of mourning the death of a rabbit and a fox.

We are all diplomatic personnel, if we don't stand up and speak out at this time.What happened to Russian diplomats today may be replicated in itself tomorrow.

The embassies of all countries resisted this kind of bad manners during the day, including Japan's ally Britain.

Encountering a group of gentlemen from the ministerial corps who can't speak, scold, or touch, it's hard for the military police in charge of blocking the scene.

Some violent masters punched and kicked the gendarmes blocking the way.At this moment, there are already many people with bruised noses and swollen faces.

I have to admire the tenacity of the Japanese.Even though he was beaten, he still greeted him with a smile on his face.Anyway, there were a lot of them, and the envoys were only a few people. After one wave was beaten, another wave continued.

Relying on the style of "don't fight back when you scold, don't fight back when you hit me", he forced the ministers of various countries to lose their temper, and successfully bought time for cleaning up the scene.

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In the palace, Emperor Meiji was already stomping his feet in anger. The calmness and majesty of the monarch in the past had long been lost to nowhere.

There is no way, what happened today is too exciting, directly tossing out the biggest diplomatic crisis in Japan's history.

Attacking the Russian embassy was already troublesome enough, but in the end, all the staff of the Russian embassy were hacked.Emperor Meiji felt desperate for these troublemakers.

No matter how many objective reasons there are, the Japanese government cannot absolve itself of the responsibility for this kind of thing to happen.

In particular, the tragedy happened under the noses of diplomats from various countries.If one is not handled well, Japan may even suffer catastrophe.

Unable to suppress his anger, Emperor Meiji almost roared, "Which idiot planned today's incident, did you get him out?"

It doesn't matter if you don't get angry, no one has ever seen such a scam.Protests and demonstrations are fine, and Emperor Meiji is happy to put pressure on the Russians.

The massacre of the Russian embassy was completely unexpected.But anyone with a political mind should know what that means.

The tragedy during the day not only provoked the Russians, but also challenged the European-led international order.

That is to say, the specific casualties have not been disclosed. Otherwise, the news received now is not a collective protest by ministers from various countries, but the relocation of embassies from various countries.

After a little thought, Emperor Meiji knew that the Japanese government would be in serious trouble next.Enmity with the Russians is nothing, the most important thing is the sanctions from the international community.

Until these issues are dealt with, Japan will have no allies.Even the British government could not risk the world's disgrace to support them.

"Several student groups, including the Anti-Russian Communist Party and the Jagged Vengeance Association, organized this demonstration. The main purpose was to protest the Russians' violation of the rights and interests of the empire.

Attacking the Russian embassy is not within the plan of the organizers.The situation at the scene was out of control, mainly because a bullet flew from nowhere and hit a protesting student at the scene.

Then someone shouted that the Russians had killed people, which aroused the anger of the people at the scene, and then the subsequent tragedy broke out.

Judging from the situation at the scene, during the daytime clashes, hundreds of people were killed and nearly a thousand were injured..."

Before Kodama Gentaro could finish speaking, Emperor Meiji reprimanded impatiently: "I was just asking who planned it, I didn't want you to defend them.

No matter what the reason is, someone has to stand up and take responsibility for such a big incident, and give an explanation to the international community.

Do you think that all countries in the world will give up the attack on the Russian embassy because of civilian casualties?

Don't forget, dozens of staff members, including the Russian minister, all died.

In the eyes of the whole world, those who participated in the demonstrations were no longer ordinary civilians, but a group of unknown mobs. "

If explanations were useful, there would be no more wars in this world.No matter how the conflict was triggered, the staff of the Russian embassy were always killed by the Japanese people participating in the parade.

This one is enough.Killing is a must, otherwise diplomats stationed in Japan from various countries will not be able to sleep in the future.

"Hi!"

Kodama Gentaro was also very helpless, not because he wanted to defend the students, but because too many people were involved.If the investigation continues all the way, I don't know how many people will be unlucky.

What's more, most of the people who participated in the demonstrations were patriotic students. The reason why what happened during the day was entirely due to someone's conspiracy.If it weren't for someone to guide it, this tragedy would not have happened under normal circumstances.

It's just that now that something has happened, someone must be responsible.The group planning the parade must be the first to bear the brunt.

After a pause, Kodama Gentaro added: "We have sent people to investigate the mastermind behind the scenes, but the scene was too chaotic to determine where the bullet came from.

The gendarmerie has cordoned off the scene, our experts have stepped in and are setting up the scene.

According to the plan, we will disguise the scene as an accidental fire that killed the staff of the Russian embassy, ​​and the marchers rushed in to..."

Before Kodama Gentaro finished speaking, Ito Hirobumi couldn't help it.He has completely despaired of the military's brain circuit.

"Kodama-kun, are you sure you're not joking?"

It's not a joke, it's a joke in itself.Unless the staff of the Russian embassy are all dead, otherwise they would have escaped early in the event of a fire.

Even if there is no guarantee that everyone will run out, at least the guards guarding the gate should not be killed.Such an explanation cannot even be perfunctory.

It is even more nonsense to storm the embassy to "fight the fire".There were quite a few witnesses at the scene, and the Japanese government was incapable of making the staff of several nearby embassies open their eyes and tell lies.

It is not impossible to treat the countries of the world as idiots and play helplessness. If Japan is as strong as the Americans of later generations, it can play like this.

It is a pity that Japan these days is just a little brother. At best, it can only be regarded as barely touching the threshold of the great powers, and it still has not crossed the threshold.

The strength is not enough, and the countries are played like fools, it is clear that they have not experienced social beatings and want to come out to find excitement.

There is no way, the Eastern and Western thinking are inconsistent.The civilian officials who were the first to contact the West could barely keep up, and the thinking of military generals still remained in the traditional thinking mode.

From the perspective of the military, what happened at the Russian embassy is only a problem between Japan and Russia, and has nothing to do with other countries.

If you cheat, you cheat, anyway, Japan-Russia relations are like this, no matter how bad it is, it won't be so bad.

However, the reality is very cruel.However, the governments of European countries like to participate in this kind of international affairs without any risk and purely for prestige.

Anyway, it is Japan's fault, so it is right to catch the Japanese government and spit it out.

If a major country is willing to take the lead in sanctions, everyone would not mind joining in the fun and giving full play to their "international influence".

The hazy Kodama Gentaro, under the criticism of everyone, soon realized his mistake and decisively chose to admit defeat, without the Japanese army's spirit of preferring death to surrender.

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Foreign Minister Kaoru Inoue: "So far, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has received diplomatic notes from [-] countries including Britain and Shinra, asking us to explain what happened at the Russian embassy during the day, and to open the site for them to send personnel. check.

We have already sent people to contact the British envoy, and the result is very unsatisfactory. The British also asked us to give a reasonable explanation.

That is to say, the results have not been announced to the public. If the British knew that all the staff of the Russian embassy were killed, I am afraid they would not support us.

Judging from the current situation, if we cannot give a reasonable explanation to the international community, the empire is likely to be sanctioned.

The current situation is very unfavorable to us. If the Russians take the opportunity to attack us, the international community will probably support them. "

There are only problems and no countermeasures, which is the true portrayal of the Japanese government now.It's not that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs doesn't work hard, it's just that the matter is too big, the reason is too great, and there is no room for manipulation.

There are also rules of the game in international politics, and if the rules are broken against the backdrop of weak strength, the rules will punish you.

Prime Minister Okuma Shigenobu: "Things have already happened, it is not impossible to hide, the empire will definitely pay the price.

What we can do now is to find a way to minimize the impact of the incident and at the same time minimize the loss of the empire.

It would be best to be able to find out who was behind the incident. If we can point to other countries, our responsibility will be much lighter.

According to the analysis of the situation at the scene, do the gendarmerie have any clues?Even if the real culprit cannot be determined, a suspect is fine. "

Even though he knew that the chance of finding out the black hand was very low, Okuma Shigenobu could only choose a dead horse as a living horse doctor.If you don't find someone to share the pressure, the Japanese government is really on the back!

Kodama Gentaro shook his head directly: "It's difficult! There are too many suspects, and we have no evidence in our hands, so there is no way to testify.

Even if the murderer is caught, it may be difficult to determine who is the real black hand. The planner can completely pretend to be a personal vendetta.

If it cannot be proved that it was a political assassination, then all the responsibilities must be borne by us. "

Purely from the perspective of interests, the master who wanted to provoke the Russo-Japanese War may be the suspect who planned this incident.

At this point, there is no way to check below.The most suspected are the Japanese military, Britain, and Shinra, followed by Spain, the United States, and the Far Eastern Empire.

No matter who the black hand is, it must not be the first three.No matter how serious the suspicion is and how much evidence there is, it must not be.

The second echelon can indeed throw the blame, so they have to show evidence first.Who would believe it when he said it with empty teeth?

Maybe if he didn't get rid of the pot and created an enemy for himself, then it would be over.

Lu Xiangshan Youpeng: "Prime Minister, do you think the Russians will believe us if we give someone behind the scenes?

Things have come to this point, and there is no possibility of relaxation between us and the Russians.

Even if the tsarist government could hold back the outbreak, once the Siberia Railway opened to traffic, the Russians would still move eastward, and a war would still be unavoidable.

Instead of waiting for the Russians to passively respond to the battle, it is better to start preparing now and get started before the opening of the Siberian Railway.

As for the international influence, it has come to this point. It is nothing more than an apology, compensation for the pension of the family of the deceased, and a guarantee to other countries to prevent similar situations from happening.

If there is an agreement, we will discuss it, and if the agreement cannot be reached, it will be a big deal to accept sanctions.As long as the empire lowers its attitude, European countries will not send troops because of this.

You can rest assured that such sanctions cannot continue.As long as our war with the Russians breaks out, the British will find a way to help us lift the blockade, and I believe Shinra will not stop it.

Even if blocked, we can still smuggle.Unless countries send fleets to our doorsteps to fight smuggling, the blockade will only exist in name only, and capitalists have ways to circumvent it.

What is really affected is food and other bulk commodities. As long as we work together, this period of hardship will soon pass. "

Politics is complex and changeable. Analyzing issues from different angles leads to different conclusions.

The diplomatic censure, which was regarded as a scourge by civil officials, has become an opportunity in the eyes of the main combatants.

The Japanese government at this moment seems to be forced to go up the Liangshan Mountain, and it will never come down again.

As the last layer of window paper was pierced, all the fantasies of the main peace faction were also shattered.Everyone realized that the Russo-Japanese War was inevitable, the difference was only a matter of when it broke out.

The atmosphere in the room became more depressing, and the fate of the country was involved, and no one dared to make a decision easily.

After a while, Hirobumi Ito broke the silence first: "The war between Japan and Russia is indeed inevitable, but now is not the time.

The Russians need to wait for the railway to open to traffic, so why doesn't the empire need time to prepare?With the current state of the empire, it is simply not capable of a major war.

What's more, there is an ambitious person behind this who provokes troubles, which is even more unpredictable.

If this guy is not caught, who knows what will happen, the empire can't stand their toss. "

While speaking, Ito Hirobumi also cast his eyes on the military representatives, as if warning them not to play with fire.

It wasn't just Hirobumi Ito who was suspicious, but even Emperor Meiji's eyes on the military general changed, as if he was searching for something.

No one likes to be doubted, but the military generals are also hard to argue with now.Don't say it's the civil servants who are suspicious, even they themselves are suspicious of each other.

This style of doing things is really too similar to the operation of the army.In particular, the radical group that planned this parade is also inextricably linked with the military.

Even if the shooting incident that detonated the scene was not planned by them, they are inseparable from the violent attack on the Russian embassy and the destruction of Russian diplomatic staff in Tokyo.

We are all smart people, so we naturally know that if there is no leader at the scene, even if there is a shooting incident, the scene will not immediately get out of control.

Among other things, the direction of the bullet's flying must be determined first, right?

He didn't think about anything, and rushed to the Russian embassy as soon as he shouted the slogan, and the police were all dispatched at the time of the incident, which is too coincidental.

Too many coincidences added together, it is no longer a coincidence.Especially under the background that the murderer was not caught, everyone thought of more.

Maybe other international forces also have the ability to plan shooting incidents, but it would be nonsense to talk about controlling the demonstrators.

You must know that fanatical national radicals are extreme patriots, and it is not an easy task to buy them off.

If you can accurately grasp the time and place to ambush, if you say that you have not prepared in advance, no one will believe it.

Being able to receive news in advance and quickly evacuate after shooting without leaving any traces is not something ordinary people can do.

Whether international forces can do it, everyone is not sure, anyway, the Japanese military can definitely do it.Deep in their hearts, everyone's fear of the military has been raised by more than one level.