"I respectfully invite the Holy An." Although Aiko, who has become a young man, is still naughty like a child. She can't hide her joy when she pays her respects. Obviously, the ceremony of the female official school today is quite lively. The Empress Dowager Nara, the Empress, the Imperial Concubine, and several concubines attended the opening ceremony of the female official school together, which really gave her enough face. Moreover, her brother has also made progress smoothly recently. Since the revenge of Furukawa, his plan to advance will be one month, and within one month, he will sweep Hokkaido Island.

Although the number of soldiers in Tianhai Country is not very large, his mass base is good. The entire Hokkaido region was more than 20 years ago. Some elderly people and some young people who were dissatisfied with the economic policies of the Meiji government were all his steadfast supporters. Moreover, in terms of personal charm, the young and aggressive Shino Matsuhira is equally appealing to young people.

Therefore, it is reasonable for Aiko to become more and more energetic recently. Compared with the restrained and cuteness she was when she first entered the palace two or three years ago, she still maintains that innocent and innocent style, but the pamperedness and the noble demeanor brought to her by the royal residences over the past few hundred years have made her, who is still young, show the temperament of a beauty on earth.

He reached out and took her hand and pulled her up and said, "I'm so kind. How are you doing your errand today? Let's go and treat me to the Queen Mother. By the way, see our princess and talk while you walk."

Cining Palace is not far away, and we didn’t need a car, so we walked with our hands. Along the way, I chose to tell her the new news from Tianhai, which added a little more excitement. Looking at the scenery of the people around me, I felt refreshed.

"It's all the grace of the emperor, and I and my brothers can be what I am today." Ayako was excited for a while and said gratefully: "If I hadn't had such a blessing as the sea, I'd probably have died in Japan long ago."

Seeing her expression a little sad, I pinched her hand and changed the topic and comforted her: "Don't say this anymore. Now that you are in the Tian family, I have a reason to ignore your brother? Tell you that it is personal ethics, and saying that these are just a matter of being with me. Well, you have to accept more than ten female students today? How about it? You have to be more careful. I am still waiting for them to sleep with you one day."

A blush appeared on Caizi's face, and she turned her head and looked at her guiltyly. I saw her little thoughts in my eyes. She laughed and said, "What are you afraid of? In the years, all these palace maids will have to change female officials, and they are all your disciples. Sooner or later, you have to get used to it. Tell me."

"Yes." Caizi calmed down and said slightly: "It's nothing today. I just ask my sisters to teach them the rules in the palace first. Then I want to teach them some skills to serve the emperor in the past two days. They seem to be better than me in Chinese, but it's strange..." Caizi seemed to think of something, and her expression naturally became confused: "There are three pairs of twin sisters who look completely unmistakable, so I took a few more glances. Hey, I found that they often peeked at me."

"Oh?", I didn't care at all. Most people who first met twins reacted like this. They smiled and said, "Maybe they think you are a little different from other concubines, or they are curious about the teacher."

Caizi Zhanyan smiled and then quickly curled her smile and said, "What the emperor said is, but I always feel strange and a little afraid of them. Emperor, if you are not busy with political affairs tomorrow, you must come and see me."

"No favors are allowed." I smiled. Seeing that the Cining Palace was coming, I shook my hand to stop the eunuch who wanted to be Xuanjia, and entered with Aiko to pay tribute to the Nara family.

Nara was teasing the princes and princes of the grandchildren. She looked much better and no longer looked so serious that she used to be. She was hugging her lap with the eldest prince of the Zaiwen family. After a few greetings with me, she saw that I looked okay and asked, "Look at the emperor's relaxed, it seems that the political affairs are going well? Amitabha, you must bless me with the Qing Dynasty."

I smiled and said, "Don't worry, my mother, this Qing Dynasty is not bad in my son's hands. Didn't Youlan and the others come to pay their respects? They are busy with the wars ahead these days, and they are a little neglected. They should come and see you often if they are fine."

"Don't worry, Yulan and the others are sensible." He looked a little uncomfortable on his face and looked at me and said, "Your Majesty, I'm so tired after a day of busyness. Today I've been watching. North Korea should be destroyed. The king is not thinking about governing the country all day long, and he's thinking about collecting beautiful women and ladies all day long. Now that the country has been destroyed, he has sent twelve people. Emperor, these women are ominous, you must be careful. I am a woman. If I am a minister, I will definitely impeach Yuan Shikai for helping the King of Korea to pay tribute to these beauties."

I laughed. Nara's personality is like this. It's not that she wants to interfere in the national affairs. In recent years, I have heard a lot of her past stories. The most obvious thing is that shortly after the Xinyou coup, my sister Cixi called her to the palace to watch a show. When there were funny scenes, Cixi laughed with the people around her, and she was alone with a stern face and kept her head away and not watching it. Cixi asked her, and she replied that the late emperor Xianfeng had no courage to disobey etiquette and should not watch the show. However, it was not easy to disobey the Empress Dowager's will, so she had to stop her head away and not to watch it.

It is useless to coax her with this kind of temperament. Only by telling her clearly can she not remember it in her heart. I smiled and said, "My son doesn't have the intention to take new concubines. Now his son has not fewer concubines. This female official school is also for the purpose of next year's selection of girls. In the past, eunuchs in the Ministry of Internal Affairs taught them the rules. My son felt that there were bad things here, and eunuchs were not good, and it was not good to teach women badly. Therefore, when my son saw that she had this ability, he also worked together to find something for her to do, to manage these newly entered the palace women, and the concubines in the six palaces would also help do this. After that, my son would gradually take less eunuchs into the palace. This is a great thing of kindness, and it is also a kind of mercy to me. Secondly, it is also a selfish thought of my son. The concubines in the harem were busy, so they didn't have the intention to connect with the party and compete for favor, causing trouble for his mother and son."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Nara sigh and suddenly said something inexplicable: "Emperor, Nara's woman cannot be the queen, and she will be destroyed sooner or later."

I was stunned, then reacted and said in surprise: "My mother is the queen? She is your niece. Besides, there is no legitimate reason to depose the queen. Even though my son is the emperor, he cannot issue this edict."

Nara smiled, then shook her head firmly and said, "Emperor, you must trust the mother's words, there is no reason? Nothing is a reason. A woman named Yehe cannot be the lord of the six palaces. This is a lesson from the ancestors. You must listen. Although Jingfen is my niece, she cannot indulge her daughter for the sake of the country. Besides, she has recently..."

My heart sank. Could it be that something happened in the harem? But recently I have no time to pay attention to these messy things. When I was silent, I smiled and continued to talk about the female official school. Suddenly I saw Aizi, who had not made any noise for a while, gave me a wink. I quickly changed the topic, teased the child for a few times, then quit Nara and pulled Aizi back to the Yangxin Palace.

"What wink you give me? Tell me." After leaving Cining Palace, my face darkened and asked Caizi: "Also, why has the queen made the queen angry recently? I don't listen to you on weekdays, are they hiding it from me?"

It is also my lucky person recently. They are relatively fixed, namely, both of the Concubine Caizi, Ning Guifei Youlan, and Dexin's family. Both of Concubine Zhuang and Concubine Zhao were pregnant, and those who used to lose interest. So, if Caizi and Youlan wanted to hide my words, I was indeed exhausted to find them every day, and it was difficult to notice any abnormal signs.

"Reply to the emperor's words." Caizi bowed slightly and replied nervously: "Today, the queen's speech was a little inappropriate. She probably annoyed the queen's wife when she spoke. Recently, the queen, Concubine Kang, Concubine De, and Concubine Jin, have always been inconsistent with the Lord Ning..."

I waved my hand and sighed, "No need to say, I know. Go back and rest, I will see you later."

When she turned around and left, she felt like she was trying to speak but stopped. She didn't think much about it. I still believe that Youlan and Nara can do the things in the harem. Now, the first thing I have to go to the telegraph room to check it out. First, it is the diplomatic affairs on Zaiying. Second, although there should be no problem in fighting Fukuoka and joining each other, it should be okay to look at it, but I will feel at ease, otherwise I wouldn't feel at ease.

In the telegraph room, a war report was received from the Japanese side. There were 3,000 soldiers from Fukuoka defending the city. Under the encirclement of both sides, they raised the white flag to surrender. This was the first Japanese army to surrender in an established manner. There was no large-scale resistance in Fukuoka Castle. The Qing army almost peacefully accepted Fukuoka Castle. The reason was very simple. After Feng Guozhang temporarily took command of the defeated soldiers in Zhili, Kumamoto Castle was a big rope. If he was a little disgusted, he was pulled away by the Qing army, who was like a wolf and a tiger, and was tortured and tortured on the charge of spies. He was basically dead. The Qing army stationed in Kumamoto, with nearly 10,000 people in Kumamoto, and in groups of five, he searched for strong Japanese men everywhere. The whole family would die if they encountered resistance. In addition, the previous one of Nagasaki Castle burned into ruins in one day, and the people of Fukuoka were not stupid.

However, Nie Shicheng began to pay attention to the importance of restraining military discipline. The reason was that some of his foreign staff members began to protest to him frequently and declared to him that if such a thing was spread to the international community, the Qing Dynasty would soon be boycotted by European countries. Moreover, in terms of occupation effect, Huairou was much better than violence. In the telegram, Nie also asked the order to admonish the subsequent landing troops to pay attention.

Nie Shicheng, a martial artist, was still not smart. I shook my head helplessly, "Silly, don't I know who came from later generations? How many people did the Japanese army kill in Liaodong and Lushun? The methods were not cruel? I haven't seen any Western country send troops from all over the Far East to conduct humanitarian intervention. Now as soon as we land, we start to be gentle. Do you still want to fight? The places behind us, see if you are gentle, okay, then resist the desperately. Anyway, you still have to be gentle if you break through. Stupid, brainless. Throughout history, is there any war really for those noble reasons? It's ridiculous.

But speaking of this, it’s just right for the Eight Banners soldiers to do this. I immediately ordered Nie Shicheng: You are the commander of the Japanese, and such trivial matters are not something you should think about. If you fight hard, I have another decree for this matter.

In addition, the order was issued to Zuo Baogui's headquarters and the infantry yamen in the capital. Zuo Baogui's headquarters immediately crossed the sea to take over and clear public security. The infantry commander Hui Chong immediately selected 10,000 people from each battalion of the Eight Banners of the Capital, and sent a general to cross the sea to assist the Ministry of Education and Education, and the Education Office to take over the city, and to command troops and command officers and military commands.

After dealing with the war on the other end of Japan, another stack was a telegram sent by Zaifeng from Germany, saying that he had met Zaiying in Berlin. German Emperor William II said that he would personally meet Zaiying. According to German diplomatic friends, German Emperor would issue a statement on the situation in the Far East in the near future. Telegrams are very expensive, so Zaifeng did not say in detail, and at the end he expressed his longing for his hometown again.

This is good news, and I can't help but smile. This is reasonable. Germany's previous silence was expected in my expectation. Although from the deep and practical interests, Germany must be pro-China between China and Japan, because Britain had shown a certain degree of protection for China before, Germany would not be willing to make a sound consistent with the British, so they would rather remain silent. Recently, the French have frequently made voices that are contrary to their ally British, and are trying to influence their allies. This is the German opportunity.

But to be honest, Mr. William II of the German Emperor was still a little uneasy. If he wanted to get the greatest benefit from the business partner of the Far East, he had to show the other party the greatest sincerity and kindness. If he waited a little longer, and when the British really condemned China with the French, he would come out to make a support for China conversation, that would be the time for Germany to get the best interests.

But I feel relieved when I think about it. William still has talent and vision, but he is a little bit naive, otherwise he would not have driven away a great man like Bismarck. If he had more talent, he might have to rewrite history in a battle.

Including the Army's German officers' regiment will complete their studies in Germany next month. Just in time, with their return, the Army's new military service law will be the world. Taking advantage of the opportunity of a big victory, the nationalization of the army will be implemented slowly. Although there will definitely be more or less pain in a period of time, in the long run, this generation is worth.

I had asked Liang Qichao and others to start a booklet "A Study on the Pros and Deficiencies of Military Systems in All Dynasties". At that time, I would send it to all the troops first, and let the new Confucian Party members of various military branches explain it to the troops, so that they would be mentally prepared first, and the court would change the military system. This matter can only be carried out in the era where transportation, logistics, and command can be unified in the operation, otherwise the pain would not be small.

I often mentioned the military system of the military department to the officials of the military department on weekdays. The most deeply hated was the vassal system of the Tang Dynasty. Since Li Shimin, the Tang Dynasty has been on a downward trend, which has nothing to do with the military system. The history of the late Tang Dynasty could also give the army a good vaccination in advance. The military democracy of the late Tang Dynasty was too terrible. In the near future, there will definitely be some false forms of "democracy" such as election requirements, as if they will be democratic as long as they are elected. Little did they know that this was the case in the late Tang Dynasty. After the death of the local vassal generals, the new generals sent by the central government did not recognize them. Why? They were controlled by ambitious people, and the local people recommended my ambitious people. You should seal me with the court. If you don't seal me with the "electors" you sent, you won't recognize them!

I was full of thoughts and it was already dinner time when I woke up.

At the Tokyo Palace, Emperor Meiji is also holding an imperial meeting. The government officials attending the meeting are solemn and the military bosses are drooping their heads without saying a word. This suffocating silence makes Prince Akimiya Kazuhito, who is standing beside Emperor Meiji, feel a little scared, and he is already weak and trembles.

"Prince Komatsu has cuts in Hokkaido." Emperor Meiji finally opened his eyes, raised his head in a daze, sighed deeply, and then looked at the cabinet ministers and said, "Look up your head, that's not your fault."

"His Majesty……"

"It was Amaterasu who forgot Japan and forgot me."

"Your Majesty, I am incompetent..." Hirofun Ito's words were interrupted by the Emperor's gesture, and Emperor Meiji smiled very rarely: "Ito-kun is not wrong, it's Japan, it's me. I'm still anxious..."

Everyone knows what the emperor means. Originally, Japan had a rapid development before, while the Qing Dynasty was developing slowly. If this continues, Japan will have the strength to defeat the Qing Dynasty in a few years. Therefore, during those years, every Japanese was fighting desperately and racing against time. Because the plate of fat meat in the Qing Dynasty, Japan would soon be eaten by Westerners. Therefore, Japan must work hard. However, seeing that the Qing Dynasty has quickly widened the gap in recent years, and this gap is in increasing danger, so gambling must be in advance.

"Your Majesty, it's me who's fault." Hirofumi Ito raised his head and looked straight at the emperor and said, "The emperor is absolutely not wrong!"

Indeed, the Japanese government's mistake was much greater than that of the Emperor. Seeing that the Qing Dynasty would add four to six world-leading battleships by the end of this year, they were all unimaginable behemoths of Japan. However, its own battleships were about to be delayed by the first half of the year, and the number was only half of the other side. When both sides were in place to form combat power, the gap between the navy would only grow bigger and bigger, so the common will of the military and the government was also bet in advance.

I am willing to accept the loss.

"I am not a god. I will make mistakes." Emperor Meiji stood up and forced Hirofumi Ito to retreat with a terrifying aura. Emperor Meiji pulled Prince Akimiya Kasuhito to his face and said with a smile: "The Emperor is a god, but I will not be there soon... Please help me..."
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