1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

That’s right, a bet, a bet on the future emperor.

Compared to the Osaka Division, which quickly became a private army, and some Japanese army members, as well as the Japanese civilian officials who had long since begun to align themselves with Fujiwara no Kanezane, the navy, with whom Fujiwara no Kanezane had a less close relationship, had been slow to make any major moves.

Even Osumi Motoo was "forced to do so", not to mention the Togo faction whose interests were theoretically seriously harmed by Fujiwara no Kanezane.

But today, the "fleet faction" has to make a choice, otherwise it will be like eating shit and not being able to catch up with the hot food - they can't let the limelight and benefits be snatched away by the "treaty faction", right?

Do you really think people of their level can stay away from politics?

No one would take Marshal Togo's famous statement, "I am a soldier and know nothing about politics," seriously, right?

If he really doesn't care about politics, why has he been jumping around and suppressing the treaty faction over the past two years?

Besides, if you don’t consider yourself, you should at least consider your descendants, right?

For example, Kato Kanji's son, Kato Koji, was the son-in-law of Muto Nobuyoshi, the commander of the Japanese Kwantung Army, who had a very good relationship with Fujiwara no Kanezane!

If I want my son to join the "Republic Navy" and make a name for himself in the relatively safe China, is it possible without the approval of Hachimangu?

"Yes, in my opinion, there is no more suitable monarch than him.

Togo came here this time not only to get the confirmation from Fujiwara no Kanezane, but also to observe what kind of person this is through Prince Hiroyuki and whether he is worthy of the loyalty of the navy;

Now it seems worth it, at least more worthwhile than when Hirohito was in power.

Brush up on knowledge - Although both Nogi Maresuke and Togo Heihachiro served as Hirohito's teachers, neither of them was satisfied with Hirohito and only fulfilled their basic military duties;

When asked about the fact that "the people nowadays do not really believe in the national principle of 'supporting the emperor who will succeed him for eternity and under whom the people are like one family,'" Togo Heihachiro was vague:

Nogi Maresuke even publicly supported Hirohito's younger brother, Yoshihito, to succeed to the throne, which dealt a heavy blow to Hirohito, who regarded him as his teacher, and made his character even darker.

Because Kato is one of his own, Togo Heihachiro speaks directly:

"With a monarch who can reconcile conflicts within the navy and even within Japan, Japan's future is limitless. Dominating East Asia is just the beginning; perhaps Japan can even take a seat at the world's poker table!"

"Reconciliation within the Navy..."

Kato fell into deep thought.

In fact, before the London Disarmament Conference, although there were conflicts within the Navy, they were not that intense, at least not as intense as those in the Army. It was only after the conference that major problems arose within the Navy.

A group led by Navy Minister Cai Bubiao advocated using diplomatic means to control the naval armaments of the three countries within certain limits based on their existing national strength to ensure peace for the next five years:

In order to reach an agreement, they were forced to abandon the "70% US quota" that had previously formed a general consensus within the Navy Department and further reduce the naval quota, which resulted in strong dissatisfaction;

The Togo clan and Prince Hiroyuki, who held absolute authority, were extremely disgusted with Zaibu Takeshi and others who advocated for "British-American coordination," so they gathered together Osumi, Kato, Suetsugu Nobumasa, and other hardline officers within the navy.

At this point, the Navy Ministry began to confront the Naval General Staff under its command, and was truly divided into the "treaty faction" and the "fleet faction", fighting each other until all the treaty faction officers were purged.

But now?

"Why must the Japanese Navy be the Japanese Navy?"

The inner meaning of this sentence was already understood by the Japanese Navy through the transformation of Kudo Shunsaku and others into the "Republic Navy":

If we create more "republics", we can develop more "republican navies". Wouldn't this circumvent the restrictions of the London Naval Treaty?

In this regard, both the treaty faction and the fleet faction would agree wholeheartedly.

For the fleet faction, the expansion of the navy and the opportunity to get promoted and make money were completely acceptable.

For the treaty faction, this new approach will not easily touch the sensitive points of Europe and the United States and is therefore acceptable.

Ultimately, even among those who supported the treaty, most people shared the same view as Yamamoto Isoroku: our national strength was already inferior to that of the enemy, and if we did not restrict it through a treaty, we would be even less likely to win in the future.

Both factions wanted the Japanese Navy to win, but they took different approaches.

Now that Fujiwara no Kanezane has done this, both sides are satisfied, and the original contradictions can naturally be eased, and the political struggle does not have to be so intense and life-and-death.

In order to protect his own power, Prince Bogong wanted to continue to take action against the treaty officers such as Taniguchi, but the Admiral of the Navy did not think so.

They were all elites within the navy, and it was not easy to train them. He did not want to send all of those outstanding officers to the reserve or even force them to retire unless it was absolutely necessary.

Togo does not want the current naval officers to experience the painful experience of the "Naval Officer Retirement" led by Yamamoto Gonbei, which almost got him killed.

Japan has never lacked intelligent people; what it lacks is a central figure who can remain rational, reconcile conflicts, lead everyone forward, and remain safe and sound.

This person is the sole commander of the nation and the best candidate to be the "Divine Emperor" who can shoulder the task of transforming the country spiritually.

At the moment, it seems that there is only one person who is qualified, capable, and lucky enough to play this role?

Kato understood what Togo meant and supported his idea. The only problem was...

"Then, what about His Majesty now?"

The marshal glanced at the general:

"Kato, you are overstepping your authority. This kind of question is not something we, as ministers, should consider.

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Then wouldn't it be presumptuous of us to discuss the issue of supporting the next emperor here? Kato muttered inwardly, but then heard Togo Heihachiro say leisurely:

"You should know that His Highness is in his early twenties, in good health, and has a promising future.

What you mean is that our Emperor is in poor health, has no children, and is in such a terrible condition that it is hard to say how many years he can live. Why are you so anxious?

Kato Kanji's eyes lit up and he asked another question:

"What if Your Majesty gave birth to a crown prince in the next two years?!

"Kato, you have read too little Chinese classical literature! You must know that when the ruler is young, the country is in turmoil!

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(Note: Togo Heihachiro was very good at Chinese studies and his calligraphy was quite good.

What does Lord Shaoguoyi mean?"

"...Idiot! Can you accept a child who knows nothing leading Japan forward?"

"But he is the Crown Prince after all...

"Prince Fushimi Sadaaki had 16 sons and 19 daughters. How many of them survived?

what...

Now I understand.

Decent.

What if he's dishonorable?

Then let him be decent.

490 Art is Explosion

The naval officers and Taiwanese Japanese bureaucrats, who had been waiting for a long time, finally waited until the two distinguished princes finished their conversation. One of them turned to leave, and the other walked towards them. They hurriedly went to greet him:

"Your Highness Prince Kanezane!"

Although I don't know why Prince Bo Gong is so anxious to go, he is not important. What is important is that this prince has the Emperor's golden words - "China's affairs are decided by Hachimangu Palace itself."

"Sorry, sorry, Uncle Bogong has some important matters to take care of, so I'm sorry to have kept you waiting.

Fujiwara no Kanezane's bright and friendly smile infected everyone present. Everyone laughed and said "No, no, no" repeatedly, introduced themselves to each other and exchanged greetings. The atmosphere was very harmonious.

road:

An old man who was about the same age as Prince Bogong took the lead in flattering him.

"Your Majesty's presence is a great honor for us and Taiwan. We firmly believe that under Your Majesty's leadership, Taiwan will become a key node in Your Majesty's Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere strategy, contributing to the realization of the Japan-China Economic Circle and even the East Asian Economic Circle."

Since he has taken the lead, there is naturally a lot of flattery from below, which fully demonstrates the truth that "as long as your status is high enough and you are rich enough, everyone around you will be friendly to you."

Who is this person?

The 16th Governor-General of Taiwan, Kenzo Nakagawa, was a law graduate from Tokyo Imperial University. He served as a director of the South Manchuria Railway Company and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Education. He was also the last civilian Governor-General of Taiwan in history.

He acted this way not only for the same reason as Togo and others - Fujiwara no Kanezane was indeed worthy of his investment, but also because of his own identity - a member of the Constitutional Democratic Party.

In other words, he was a constitutionalist, and Saionji Kimmochi had already told his party members and allies that they should do their utmost to support Fujiwara no Kanezane and place their hopes for a future constitutional government on him.

(On June 1, 1927, the Constitutional Party and the Seiyuhon Party merged to form the Constitutional Democratic Party (abbreviated as the Democratic Party). Of course, there was also serious internal fighting among these parties, but this is not necessary to go into detail in the novel.)

What's more, in the current context where the entire Japanese constitutionalists are despised, Fujiwara no Kanezane, a political heavyweight who has no ill will towards the constitutionalists, can even be said to be the savior of party politics.

Because his existence proves that if Japan does not rely solely on force and militarism, it still has a way out, and it is a very good way out!

what?

You said the current Prime Minister is a soldier?

That's right, although Saito Makoto was a navy admiral, he only held his position with the support of Fujiwara no Kanezane!

Otherwise, the internal strife between the sea and the land alone would be enough to drive him to the brink of death.

"Hehe, Governor Nakagawa, you're too polite. I just did a small job."

With the blessing of his status, Fujiwara Kanezane gained a lot of loyalty just by showing a little bit of "social skills" and "strong memory"!

It's the same method used to deal with Japanese officers - praise your past "achievements" in front of you!

Ah, Your Highness has me in your heart.JPG.

Compared with Japanese soldiers who have military force and background as their backing, Japanese civil servants who rely entirely on their superiors for promotion are the group that is currently most optimistic about, most dependent on, and closest to Fujiwara no Kanezane.

About half an hour later, Fujiwara Kanezane casually glanced at a few men and women who were hiding in the distance at the front of the welcoming procession, not daring to approach but smiling in a disgustingly flattering manner.

"Governor Nakagawa, who are they?"

"Ah, Your Highness, please allow me to introduce them to you. They are our Great Japanese Empire's collaborators in Taiwan. I heard that Your Highness came here with such sincerity to ask for an audience, and I felt truly sympathetic..."

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After hearing these repetitive words, Fujiwara no Kanezane looked at Nakagawa Kenzo with a half-smile, his eyes full of mischief:

"So, how much did you charge?"

"Well"

Nakagawa Kenzo carefully observed Fujiwara Kanezane's expression and found that he was not angry but was just teasing him. He breathed a sigh of relief and said with an awkward smile:

"A little bit... a little bit..."

How could they just say publicly that they had received 2 yen each and couldn't even guarantee that Fujiwara no Kanezane would be willing to meet with them?

The money must be collected, but whether the matter is done or not depends entirely on your Highness's own wishes.

Fujiwara Kanezane clearly didn't expect an answer. After asking casually, he turned his gaze back to the group and chuckled:

"Traitor..."

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As soon as these words were spoken, the scene became as quiet as a chicken.

Although Fujiwara no Kanezane's famous statement "The Ministry of Home Affairs only wants talents, not traitors" may not have spread throughout the world, at least senior Japanese officials like Nakagawa Kenzo who paid close attention to him must have known it.

how to say?

Anyone with a little ambition and vision knows that what Fujiwara no Kanezane said is the truth. Many people, especially those with a military background and a tough personality, agree with him.

The term "traitor" is really incompetent and despised. It only plays a certain role in helping the Japanese exploit the local people (attracting hatred), and the rest is not worth mentioning at all.

The problem is that even if we say it so bluntly, it still makes people feel awkward and is extremely "politically incorrect."

Whether it was the Japanese who took advantage of them or the traitors themselves.

This means that the young and noble Prince Kanezane can do whatever he wants.

Nakagawa Kenzo muttered a few words in his mind and said carefully:

"Your Highness, if you don't want me to...

As His Highness said, they are just a bunch of traitors who sold out their country for personal gain. What's the point of killing them, let alone not seeing them?

But Fujiwara Kanezane shook his head:

"Well, now that you've asked, it wouldn't hurt for me to meet them... Let them come over!"

"Yes! Thank you, Your Highness!"

After getting permission, a group of men and women of all ages were led over. After the basic etiquette of greeting and flattery, Nakagawa Kenzo began to introduce them one by one:

"Your Highness, this is Gu Xianrong, Lord Gu.