Under the shroud, Tokyo Honganji Temple is quiet and peaceful, and it is bustling and lively. 【Reading.com】

Leaving his entourage outside the temple, Murakami followed behind Xiao Shami, bypassing the main hall and walking along the forest path to the monk's room at the back.

It's hard to imagine such a paradise in the world's most populous city.

The little novice stopped outside the monk's room, and Murakami took off his leather shoes, put on clogs, and entered the monk's room.

The room was dimly lit, and an old monk sat cross-legged on a futon, muttering words. As the scriptures ebb and fall, the monks move the rosary at times faster and slower.

Murakami sat respectfully on the futon opposite the monk, without the slightest trespass.

After reciting the last verse, just in time for the red rosary, the monk opened his eyes and saw Sadamasa Murakami sitting opposite.

"Ah Zhen, are you here?"

"Uncle ......"

The monk pressed his hand and said, "You are impetuous, not like you usually are. ”

Murakami smiled wryly. There was no answer.

Honganji Temple is one of the most famous Buddhist temples in Tokyo and all of Japan. It is also the "holy land" of the Murakami family. Ancestors such as Katsuo Murakami, the first-generation head of the family who participated in the Shogunate War, the fourth-generation head of the Meiji Restoration, Heiji Murakami, who was martyred in the First Sino-Japanese War, Takaguchi Murakami and Kenmoto Murakami, who were martyred in the Russo-Japanese War, Yasuo Murakami and Kennosuke Murakami, who were martyred in World War II, are buried in Honganji Temple. From the second generation. The second male or the eldest male of the family line all came to Honganji Temple to become a monk.

The monk sitting opposite was none other than Murakami's uncle, 96-year-old Daisho Murakami.

Even in Japan. Not many people have heard of the Murakami family. Compared to the Fukuda family, the Hatoyama family, the Sukeyou family, the Toyota family, and other famous political and consortium families. The Murakami family is very special. For more than 200 years. A total of 251 members of the Murakami family are "loyal to the country". Average it down. 1 person per year! The Murakami family is based on the military. From the First Sino-Japanese War to the Korean War, the Russo-Japanese War, the War of Aggression against China, and then to the Second World War. In every war in Japan's modern history, Murakami's figure can be seen. Only in the Second World War. There were 68 "Murakami" martyrs. Although the vast majority of "Murakami" are unknown juniors in the army. Far less than the notorious war criminals. But through hundreds of years of hard work. The Murakami family's influence in the Japanese military reached a pervasive level.

After World War II. The Murakami family went "underground" activities.

After the East China Sea War, there was civil unrest in the area. Somewhat caught the Murakami family a little off guard. Because including Murakami Taisho and Murakami Sadamasa, the leaders of the mainland family did not expect that Japan would be so completely defeated in the East China Sea War. It is even less likely that there will be political turmoil after the defeat.

After seeing the situation clearly, the Murakami family began to act.

I have to say that Murakami Sadashi is the "other" in the family. Although, like the other members, Murakami served in the Ground Self-Defense Force for many years when he was young and was already a junior officer when he retired, Murakami did not have much interest in the military, and after retiring from the army, he opened a small company and seemed to want to make a career in the business world.

Murakami's dream is not to be a successful businessman, but to be a successful leader.

Before the East China Sea War, Murakami did not take any action, for the simple reason that the family did not allow any member to get involved in politics, so as not to be persecuted by the "American lackeys" such as the Fukuda family and the Hatoyama family.

There was civil turmoil, the military came to power, and the "spring" of the Murakami family arrived.

When Murakami Sadashi entered the Prime Minister's Office, there were a total of 118 "Murakami" in the Japanese army, including 1 general, 37 adjutant officers and 64 lieutenant officers, counting "relatives", distant relatives, students, etc., one-third of the generals and one-tenth of the adjutants of the Japanese Army alone were related to or related to the Murakami family. If nothing else, Defense Minister Katsu Tokitani, General Chief of the "Military Department" Nobu Sato, Deputy General Chief of the Ministry of Defense, Nobuichi Takashima, Nobukawa Iwasaki, and Yamaga Sushizu, commander of the Tokyo Garrison, are all related to the Murakami family in one way or another.

In this case, Murakami Sadamasa became a phase, and it was just a matter of pushing the boat along the water.

Unlike other families, the "patriarchs" of the Murakami family rarely intervene in mundane affairs, and as long as the parents do not violate the clan rules, they will not arbitrarily interfere in family affairs. To a large extent, the "elders" of the family are only advisors to the parents, and only when they encounter particularly serious problems, the parents will seek the opinions of the "elders".

"Ah Zhen, is there any trouble?"

Hearing his uncle speak, Murakami nodded and said, "I shouldn't have come to disturb my uncle, but there is a question that I must ask for my uncle's opinion." ”

Murakami Daimasa let out a sigh, and his gaze suddenly became extremely sharp.

"The U.S. Secretary of State just left Tokyo."

"Going to war?"

Murakami nodded and said, "The United States once again asks us to send troops to the Korean Peninsula as soon as possible to assist the South Korean and American coalition forces in advancing north and defeating the Chinese army." ”

"You promised?"

"No, not yet." Sadamasa Murakami paused slightly and said, "I opened very."

Leslie didn't say yes, and I didn't make a positive reply

Murakami Taisho nodded slightly and said, "What do you think?" ”

"I ......," Murakami Sadamasa was a little late, "I don't think the time is ripe to enter the war, or rather, we can't rush into war with China." ”

As if he had guessed his nephew's thoughts, Murakami's expression became gloomy.

In the face of his uncle, Murakami Sadamasa didn't need to say it too obviously, because he knew that Murakami Taimasa had enough wisdom and ability to see the situation in the outside world.

"You're right, we really should avoid war with China."

Murakami Sadamasa sighed secretly and waited for his uncle to continue.

"For thousands of years, especially in the last hundred years, our relationship with China has been up and down. When China is weak, it will always find ways to gain benefits from us; When it is strong, it will try to destroy and annex us. Murakami Taimasa sighed and said, "The war eight years ago, the crisis three years ago, our relationship with Shina was completely broken, and war is a matter of time. The current China is not the Earth China of a hundred years ago, and it is not the China that can be easily defeated. Although I don't want to say anything that will discourage you, I think that it is almost impossible to defeat China. ”

Murakami lowered his head and put on a deaf look.

"Even if we had nuclear weapons, we would not be able to defeat China, because China not only has many more nuclear weapons than we have, but also has a much larger territory than we do. A few nuclear warheads, at most, shed a little blood in China, and the same few nuclear warheads are enough to wipe out all the emperor's people. At any time, the war with the Shina explosion will not benefit us. ”

"But ......"

"The only one who can defeat China is China itself."

Murakami Sadamasa raised his head and said, "What does my uncle mean, waiting for the civil strife in Shina?" ”

"Historically, any huge empire begins to collapse from within." Murakami Taisho smiled coldly and said, "Opportunities are not waiting for them, but they are created by one's own hands." Although we cannot defeat China on the battlefield, we can defeat China outside the battlefield. ”

Murakami nodded his head, indicating that he understood what his uncle meant.

"Make good use of the United States and South Korea." Murakami Taimasa paused for a moment and said, "China is close to us, and there are several major countries around it, and unless China wants to provoke a global war, it will not easily use nuclear weapons." Without the support of nuclear weapons, it would be difficult for China to completely defeat us in a large-scale conventional war, and it would have to pay a very heavy price for it. As long as the leaders of China are a little sensible, they will try to avoid a full-scale war with our country. If this continues, China will certainly increase its troops on the Korean Peninsula, strive to defeat the ROK-US coalition as quickly as possible, end the war, and help the supported North Korean regime control the entire Korean Peninsula. As long as we slow down a little, the war will be over before the issues related to the dispatch of troops are settled. ”

"Uncle means to delay as much time as possible?"

Murakami nodded. "The United States is very easy to deal with, South Korea doesn't have to think about it, you have to pay attention to one thing."

Murakami hesitated for a moment and said, "Uncle is talking about people in the army?" ”

"That's right, you have to be careful with everyone around you. Even if you are making a show, you have to do it decently, and try to convince all the soldiers that you are not opposed to sending troops, but that the United States is deliberately creating trouble on relevant issues and delaying the dispatch of troops, resulting in our failure to send combat troops before the end of the war. ”

Hearing this, Murakami Sadamasa suddenly realized that he had to admire his uncle's wisdom.

"It's rare for you to come once, go to the mourning hall to worship the ancestors." Murakami stood up.

Following his uncle, Murakami Sadamasa went to the mourning hall dedicated to the family martyrs to worship the ancestors and ancestors, and then said goodbye to his uncle and returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Murakami Taimasa is right that the biggest problem of Japan's military dispatch is the military.

Along the way, Murakami is thinking about how to solve this problem. He knew that his uncle had pointed out the problem to him, but would not provide him with a solution to the problem, because it was the duty of the parents.

In any case, we must first understand the attitude of the United States, and then we can make a fuss with the United States.

The only way to achieve this is to send people to the United States to gather intelligence. Instead of gathering information for intelligence agencies, it collects information for the Murakami family.

A reliable person must be sent to the United States.

Who is a reliable person?

Family members, as well as people related to the Murakami family, are definitely not good, too eye-catching.

Thinking about it, Murakami Sadamasa only thought of one person. That is the person he personally received and commended, and not long ago he fled from North Korea and made great contributions to Tani Shuryohei.

Tani Ryohei has nothing to do with the Murakami family, and he lived in the United States for 1 year when he was young.

No questions asked, he's the ideal candidate!

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