"If the emperor of China could be assassinated, China would probably collapse by now, right?" The British Prime Minister and the Portuguese Minister of Industry and Commerce, John The British Prime Minister and the head of the Secret Intelligence Service discussed this possibility. It was obvious that the Prime Minister was serious and anxious. His desire to kill the emperor of China, Vézé, was very strong.
"What happens after we kill the emperor of China? Do we have a chance to defeat the navy of China and regain the dominance of the Indian Ocean? "The head of the Secret Intelligence Service was calm and not radical.
"As long as we can kill him, China will fall into a period of policy chaos and human unrest. At that time, the British Empire will have to show as much peace to China as possible. As long as China's internal strife reaches a certain level, there will definitely be a civil war. At that time, we can regain everything we have lost. "The Prime Minister seemed to have his own view of the future.
"I don't think so." The head of the Secret Intelligence Service shook his head. "China has a clear strategic goal to destroy the United States and give Chinese farmers more land to farm. As long as this policy is adhered to, China's society will not be in turmoil. And have you not noticed that the emperor of China has already spoken about the succession of the three main positions in China? Five years later, following the position of Premier of the State Council, the position of President will also be elected. If the emperor of China suddenly dies, the Restoration Party in China will probably be able to elect a successor. "
"Don't you want to do it, sir?" The British Prime Minister asked.
"No, I just want to say that we don't need to do it directly. There are many people who hate the emperor of China, "the head of the Secret Intelligence Service said calmly.
The British Prime Minister breathed a sigh of relief. He personally did not feel that the war between China and Britain in South Africa was highly likely to happen. He even felt that the possibility of Britain losing the war was very high. In that case, the Prime Minister began to plan the assassination of the emperor of China. If it succeeded, even if the Prime Minister could not publicize it, it would still be a great achievement. If it did not succeed, it would prove that the Prime Minister had really tried a new path for Britain under difficult circumstances.
The conversation ended there. The Prime Minister did not even ask what the Secret Intelligence Service was going to do next. Because the Secret Intelligence Service was not a department under the government, its personnel were not listed on the government's civil service roster. Their salaries were approved through a loophole. Therefore, the specific content was approved by a joint department of the army and the government, not the Prime Minister. This time, the Prime Minister only discussed this matter with the head of the intelligence service. There was a secret record that proved that the Prime Minister was working hard for the future of the British Empire.
No matter what the Prime Minister thought, the Secret Intelligence service saw this work as something they could push forward. After China blocked the Red Sea and the United Kingdom essentially lost control of the Indian Ocean, the United Kingdom became a secret intelligence department. Through special efforts, they ensured the smooth flow of information between the United Kingdom and India. Since then, this department had worked hard to assassinate the Chinese emperor, Wei Ze.
The problem faced by the secret intelligence department at that time was that after the foreign devils ran to China, they immediately became a key target of surveillance. The possibility of expecting them to assassinate Wei Ze was basically zero. The risk of hiring a local Chinese was actually greater than hiring a European, because the Chinese could easily find out who the mastermind behind the scenes was. The purpose of the assassination was to keep the party being assassinated from knowing who did it. Otherwise, with the confrontation between countries, the two sides could just start training.
Now, they finally found an opportunity. The list of countries that hated Chinese more than the British included the United States and Japan's Meiji regime. The Secret Intelligence Service finally found an option. The remaining problem was to get the itinerary of the emperor of Chinese, Vézé. After more than a decade of hard work, there was a chance to achieve this major condition. At least at this stage, there was a relatively certain thing. The emperor of Chinese, Vézé, wanted to move the capital to Beijing. It was much closer to Japan. This change increased the success rate of the assassination.
Of course, the head of the Secret Intelligence Service did not think that the success rate would exceed 10%. But these things had to be prepared. For example, Britain tried to train British intelligence personnel from European countries to study in Britain. John Farrell, the Portuguese Minister of Industry and Commerce who was killed two days ago, was a close friend of his fiancee, Isabel. The best friend of Farlier's fiancée, Isabel, was recruited into the British Secret Intelligence Service when she was studying in England.
It was this intelligence personnel's information that allowed Britain to complete the political puzzle of Portugal. It was confirmed that the node in this system was the Minister of Industry and Commerce, John Farrell. It was Farrell. The Secret Intelligence Service's decision proved to be very correct. In the information sent from other channels, the Portuguese radicals who tried to collude with China to annex Brazil decided to wait and see. This group did not include John Farrell. Farrell had the courage to throw caution to the wind at a critical moment.
The British fleet was now outside Lisbon. Lisbon was 12 kilometers away from the coastline. This distance was just enough for the British Royal Navy's warships to continuously fire their cannons to show the power of the British Royal Navy. The weak Portuguese would-be king would definitely agree to the British request. At that time, Britain would not have to worry about what the Portuguese would do.
Therefore, the head of the Secret Intelligence Service sent a telegram to the Japanese intelligence personnel, asking them to instigate in Japan to see if the Japanese Meiji government, which had retreated to Kansai, had such a plan.
It was already very cold in Japan in November. Tom, the intelligence agent, wore a suit and went to visit his friend in the Meiji government. Yamagata Yukinori looked a little tired, and it was obvious that he was in a bad mood. When he saw Tom, he asked tiredly, "Can China really destroy the United States?"
Tom could not answer for the time being. The two major backers behind the Meiji government were Britain and the United States. Both countries supported Japan for their own interests. China had seized the west coast of the United States, and the trade between Japan and the United States was completely cut off. Japan did not have to consider material support from the United States. However, the Japanese Meiji government still seemed to be very concerned about the United States.
After thinking about it, Tom replied, "Sir, I don't know why you are so concerned about the situation in the United States."
Yamagata Yukinori shook his head helplessly, but did not answer, which made Tom feel very regretful. Some important figures among these senior Japanese officials, such as Yamagata Yukinori, were actually quite insistent. He would not tell the important information to foreigners like Tom. In this case, Tom could only give up collecting information and focus on lobbying the senior Japanese officials.
"Sir, I don't know if anyone in the Meiji government has thought about assassinating the emperor of China," Tom asked straightforwardly. This group of people in the Meiji government were all assassins or had participated in murder operations. This kind of question did not have any impact on them at all.
Yamagata Yukinori did not feel strange because of this question. He sighed and said, "We have discussed it many times, and we feel that it is not appropriate to do so."
"Why?" Tom asked.
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