The true situation was far more severe than what the ordinary people saw. To ensure the successful completion of the agreement, the Meiji Government even ordered the withdrawal of the army.
Yamagata Aritomo's domestic defense plan had not yet begun to be implemented when it was prematurely terminated.
The Meiji Government, known as the pinnacle of Japan's thousand-year history, was no ordinary contender.
There were unstable factors within the country, which everyone understood well. Given that the army's involvement in the Russian embassy case was so evident, it was natural not to leave them in Tokyo to cause more chaos.
The excuses were ready-made—the breakdown in relations with Russia and the tense border situation necessitated the deployment of troops there.
Politicians, adept at moral coercion, played a game far beyond what the youthful members of the army's Radical faction could compare with.