Empress Under Pressure In Midst Of Kusanese Attacks
Certain voices in the Imperial Rokkenjiman Government have raised questions over the response from Empress Asuna the Second to aggressive actions from Kusan.In an unusual affair the Empress has been called an "inexperienced child" by a member of the Imperial Diet and, while the statement was made behind closed doors, it highlights frustration amongst Rokkenjiman lawmakers in regards to her approach to an attack upon the Imperial Rokkenjiman Navy. "The Saisei Empress would never have allowed this attack to stand without a strong, determined and ultimately destructive response for this long," Machida Kyo, representing Azukishima Prefecture in the House of Commons shared with the RBC. "The Saisei Empress would have seen Kusan's aggressive potential reduced to zero in the moments following their brazen attack, and we'd today be discussing their terms of surrender, not wondering what the Empress will do when our brave sailors have been viciously attacked. This is a disgrace, and one I hope the Grand Marshall is paying strict attention to," he concluded.
Empress Saisei spoke on trust in her daughter at length.After the remarks were made Empress Saisei herself spoke on the matter, stating that she has "full faith and confidence in Empress Asuna the Second to navigate this period of Rokkenjiman history. I imagine, if I were in power in this scenario, I'd take a cautious approach as well as we've no clear idea what is really happening in Kusan, what the legitimate chain of command is; look, the legitimacy of Ri Chŏng-jun is something of a matter of question at the moment and, as I understand, the Imperial Rokkenjiman Government still recognizes Ri Sang-Hee as the legitimate Head of State of Kusan and we don't even know the results of the talks between Princess Sophia and her Kusanese counterpart. As Rokkenjimans it is our duty to trust the wisdom of the Empress in this moment, and as my faith in her is most certainly resolute, so should be yours. I raised a smart girl," the Empress Emerita paused to smile, "I'm proud of her and, I trust the path she has set our Empire upon in this moment of crisis. While some may doubt her, find confidence in
my confidence if you must, but never question that the actions of the Empress are not in your best interests."
The Empress Emerita continued, "We could send Kusan back to the stone age if we wished but, what would that accomplish? I appreciate that Mr. Machida Kyo seems to know just what I would do, but his conclusions stand as all wrong here. I cannot be placed in any given situation as an authoritative voice; the Mundus in which I ruled no longer exists so, forgive me, but how dare he seek to speak as to what I would do; how dare he seek invoke my name against my own daughter? If Asuna believes the path forward is to assess an appropriate response, I have faith that she has good reason for that and I know, as I sat on Chrysanthemum Throne, she has hawks and doves speaking to her simultaneously as we speak. I won't doubt my girl's intuition, and if it needs saying I will say it: I have full faith in the path she leads our Empire upon without any reservation, period. I even heard the Clysperi sent a Kusanese vessel to a most deserved grave; we've no need to add to the humiliation they've suffered by striking out at them recklessly."
"I know Asuna's heart,"Saisei continued, "she will not lead us astray. We will stay the course she has set and, through it, we will ultimately be victorious. We do not need to overwhelm Kusan with our military superiority but through our moral and civil superiority. Asuna understand that and, in that understanding, she'll realize our victory."
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