My Wife is a Counsel Chapter 225: Testing
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Consulate General of Japan, Principality of Montenegro.
Lu Mingzheng was having a secret conversation with Prime Minister Ashikaga, and they were the only two people in the reception room.
Prime Minister Ashikaga had a vague misunderstanding. The Queen's fiancé, said to be called Lu Jun, who was the younger brother of Prince Montenegro, was clearly the Prince of Montenegro. Even regardless of the tone of his words, His Highness the Prince did not Cover up something.
However, it is clear that Prince Heishanbao has been touring Shengjing, the Montenegrin Region and some capitals of the Montenegrin Principality in the past few days, having fun with the people and celebrating the New Year.
You can't ask or mention these. Everyone just plays their role through the window paper.
The day after tomorrow is the Queen’s wedding day.
The man in front of him, no matter who his true identity is, will officially become the regent of Japan. Now, he is proposing the rights and obligations of the regent.
Prime Minister Ashikaga just listened. According to the future regent, his authority was more symbolic.
But whether he becomes the commander-in-chief of the three Japanese armies, or has the final veto power on various cabinet matters, parliamentary meetings, etc., if he really exercises power, he is the real leader of the southern Japanese government.
"As for me, my first goal is to promote the establishment of the North-South coalition government. Yamamoto Xiong still recognizes the Queen as the head of the Kingdom of Japan. I hope that he can also accept the legitimacy of my regency."
Prime Minister Ashikaga felt a little relieved. It would be difficult for Yamamoto Xiong to recognize the regent as the supreme commander of his army and have the final decision-making power on various state affairs, even in name only.
Moreover, from the perspective of radical organizations in the Kansai region, they believe that the queen's marriage to the younger brother of Prince Montenegro was coerced and was a great shame for all Japanese people. Recently, the Security Committee has uncovered several attempts to sabotage weddings and even assassinate them. The Prince Regent's conspiracy was a spontaneous act of radical organizations and was not planned by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto Xiong has not expressed his position on this matter, and he does not know what big event he is planning.
"Old Prime Minister, nowadays, I think what the Japanese people need is peaceful development. I hope we can all put aside our prejudices and look towards the future." Lu Ming said with a smile.
Prime Minister Ashikaga nodded: "Yes, but I'm afraid Yamamoto doesn't think so."
Lu Ming smiled and said, "You are right. He has been having frequent secret phone calls with the Sonyans recently. He is probably looking for an opportunity to stab us in the back. Therefore, we must also be prepared for war."
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The teahouse in the All Saints Palace is extremely quiet, with swaying green pines and cypresses outside and dripping water from the bamboo tubes, which is full of Zen.
Tomorrow is the wedding ceremony. Lu Ming was sipping tea and thinking about something.
Nowadays, the Sonia people are accelerating the armorization of their army. If their senior leaders want to attack the West Montenegro Fort, they must have achieved the goal of equipping more armored troops.
The military police regiment he leads will also become one of the armored regiments in the Western Region.
From a process perspective, it will take about half a year of training for these armored units to truly form mature combat capabilities.
During this period, Yamamoto Xiong should not provoke any provocation, but once the Sonia and the Principality of Montenegro go to war, he will definitely take the opportunity to cause trouble.
As the situation develops, now the strategy of checks and balances between the north and the south of Japan also needs to be changed.
Truely turning Japan into a slave state, where once a world-class war breaks out, slave troops can be drawn from here to assist our own operations, is a goal that I hope to achieve within a few years.
Then, if Yamamoto Yu refuses to submit, he will be completely defeated. During this period, it is urgent to develop and strengthen the pro-Montenegro forces in Japan's political and military circles.
Of course, it would be best if Yamamoto agreed to form a coalition government and accept the reorganization of his army, but there is little hope.
Thinking about it, Lu Ming looked at Yuezhao, who was kneeling quietly opposite the tea seat. She was wearing a pink kimono, and the queen's solemn elegance was a little more delicate.
The ceremony will begin early tomorrow morning, so Lu Ming will stay here tonight.
"I am ready to completely defeat the Yamamoto Group, what do you think?" Lu Ming suddenly asked.
Yuezhao nodded gently: "Yuezhao doesn't understand military and state affairs, but my husband makes the decision."
Lu Ming smiled and said, "It's still far from dark, I'll go for a walk, will you come?"
"Leaving the palace?" Yuezhao was slightly startled and whispered: "Yuezhao has never left the All Saints Palace since she was a baby."
Lu Ming nodded: "There will be opportunities in the future, but today, well, you can rest. We are getting married tomorrow. It is not good for us to appear in front of the public together today."
"Yes." Yuezhao agreed gently.
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The future regent, who was to get married tomorrow, suddenly appeared in teahouses, soup houses, etc. near the Palace of All Saints, which immediately caused a sensation.
The regent is very approachable. Unlike the royal family, which is always mysterious and noble, the regent is very close to the people, asking about people's sufferings and promising to help people solve problems of concern.
While preparing to take the bus, the Prince Regent was already surrounded by enthusiastic citizens on three levels inside and outside.
In the end, for the sake of the regent's safety, the guards of the regent had to stop the regent's plan to take the bus experience.
The regent left after giving a speech to the people. The regent was very proficient in Japanese, which aroused warm applause from the people.
The Prince Regent promised in his speech that in the future he will live like ordinary citizens, often visiting the vegetable market, and often using public transportation facilities to go to public places, so that he can know what kind of life our citizens need. During his Regency During this period, efforts will be made to improve the national economy and people's livelihood, etc.
The citizens present cheered with excitement.
Of course the queen is a god, and it is good to be aloof, but the regent will undoubtedly satisfy a lot of people's emotional sustenance and become the liaison between gods and civilians. This future situation makes people feel uncomfortable just thinking about it. Invigorate.
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In the evening, at a restaurant near the All Saints Palace, there were guards guarding the outside.
The people Lu Ming hosted at the banquet were the commanders-in-chief of various front armies of the southern government.
They are all here to attend the Queen's wedding ceremony tomorrow.
Although the future regent will officially become the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces after tomorrow's ceremony, the Japanese generals have already called the future regent "His Royal Highness the Regent" or "His Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief". Of course, "General Commander-in-Chief" The title "His Royal Highness the Commander" is probably limited to tonight. It is a way for several generals to express their support and acknowledge that His Highness the Regent is their supreme commander from now on.
After the wedding tomorrow, there will be no need to use such strange names.
The younger brother of the Prince of Montenegro and the number two figure in the Principality of Montenegro. This status is actually higher than that of the regent in terms of authority and controllable power.
There are twenty-eight territories in Japan. Currently, the Southern Government occupies fourteen territories, but the three most important territories of Gyeonggi, Gyeongzuo, and Gyeongright are controlled by the South. Therefore, the total population of the Southern Government has reached more than 60 million, occupying Two-thirds of Japan's population.
The Northern Yamamoto Group occupies fourteen territories, but the twelve territories belong to the Kansai region, with barren land and a total population of about 30 million.
The strength of the two sides is almost the same. Yamamoto's group has fifteen divisions and nearly 300,000 troops.
Although the southern government has twice the population of the north and occupies most of the wealthy areas, it still has fifteen divisions and about 300,000 troops.
If this development continues, the Kansai Group may soon be financially stretched. However, the Kansai people are hardworking and are probably used to a militaristic life.
For the queen's wedding, the division commanders of the fifteen divisions in the south were all invited, fourteen of them came, and now they are all sitting in this restaurant.
On both sides of the long table, seven Japanese generals were kneeling on each side.
The first one from the left is Lu Ming’s old friend Kawamoto Shigeyoshi, who is now the commander of the First Division and the lord of the Oyue Autonomous Territory.
The grievances and grievances between the Principality of Montenegro and the Aoyue people are mixed.
But if the Aoyue Division had not received help from the Principality of Montenegro, it would have completely perished in a foreign country.
However, what the Prince Regent said just now caused all the generals present to fall silent.
"Now, I am not the commander-in-chief, but just an old friend of yours. When I was the consul general here, I had contacts with you, so we have no taboos in chatting. What I say definitely does not represent my actions. The Commander-in-Chief’s suggestion, so I won’t be too naive and say something wrong,” Lu Ming said with a smile.
Lu Ming was talking about the current ills of Japan. The autonomous territories are divided into independent states, including the military. Therefore, the society has always been in a state of fragmentation without a strong unified government. If this continues, it is obviously not suitable for the social development of the new era.
"Local autonomy is the traditional political model of our empire, and it also promotes freedom of thought and the development of science and technology. However, the local ownership of the army has also caused the current division of the empire."
Looking at the expressions of the generals, Lu Ming smiled and said: "Of course, don't worry, I have always been a supporter of local autonomy. Based on the Japanese tradition, I have no interest in unifying the order of the army and completely abolishing local military forces. , is not to completely reduce the military power in your hands."
His Royal Highness the Regent's words were very straightforward, but they also made all the generals feel a little relieved.
"However, Prime Minister Ashikaga and I have also discussed that to truly defeat Yamamoto Yu, we still need to organize the Central Defense Force, based on the current two main divisions, and expand it into five main divisions, with about 100,000 troops. , the Principality of Montenegro will appoint a military advisory group to the Central Army.”
Listening to Lu Ming's words, the generals had different expressions.
Kawamoto Shigeyoshi nodded: "His Royal Highness the Regent is indeed far-sighted. In fact, from our point of view, it seems that we are all commanders-in-chief and have our own private armed forces. However, in fact, there is no strong central government as technology updates weapons and iterates. Army, none of us are safe. Every civil war triggered by a conflict will be very costly. It is different from the past. In previous wars, we usually did not have the strength and determination to conquer the other side, but it is different now, so we retain My own weapons are all about drinking poison to quench thirst, because losing the war is not just a matter of negotiating peace and paying some price, but it may lead to the tragedy of genocide."
Kawamoto Shigeyoshi glanced at everyone, "Therefore, I firmly support His Highness the Regent's idea of expanding the Central Army. Our elite troops can be recruited by the Prince into the Central Army for reorganization. After that, our divisions will be reduced to There are about 10,000 people. In fact, we can only retain a few thousand people for security, but everything should be done slowly and step by step."
Lu Ming smiled and said nothing, but looked at the generals present.
With Shigeyoshi Kawamoto taking the lead, His Royal Highness the Regent was obviously waiting for a statement, and several other division commanders spoke in support.
But the remaining seven or eight local division commanders remained silent. Moreover, among these people, many division commanders were not lords, but close associates and relatives of the lord. They could not make the decision on such a major event.
Lu Ming smiled and said: "Okay, that's what I think. Come on, drink. Tomorrow is a big event in my life. Let's not discuss such serious issues."
The atmosphere in the hall relaxed, blessings continued, and laughter gradually made the atmosphere more lively.