1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

"Makura-kun, did you write some articles about chariots when you were at the Imperial Military Academy? I seem to have seen your name somewhere." "Ah...ah! Yes! Yes!"

Meikurakan replied with great joy:

"I've written papers like 'On the Role of Chariots in Infantry Assaults'! I never expected Your Excellency Fujiwara to read them. What an honor!" "Yoshi! I'm deeply impressed by this article. We can discuss it sometime. I agree with many of your views."

After all, he's the future Lieutenant General Commander of the 4th Tank Division!

Even though they were equipped with a bunch of pretty awesome Type 3 medium tanks, they never fought a single battle. Huh?

Come to think of it, it does bear some resemblance to the venerable Fourth Division. Could it be that in Japan, the word "four" is toxic?

Fujiwara no Kanezane was lost in thought, but the future Vice Admiral Nagura Kan was so excited that he couldn't contain himself: "Hey! I'm so honored!"

Others also looked at the Meikura publication with envy.

What an honor it is to be remembered by such a great person, and what a bright future it has... "Fujii-kun..."

"Hey! Mr. Fujiwara!"

Fujii Isamu answered with some trepidation.

While Fujiwara and Fujii appear similar on the surface, they are actually quite different. After all, if it weren't for the Meiji Restoration, when the government mandated that all citizens have both a surname and a given name, their family wouldn't have the right to use the character "藤" (fūjō)!

They are not the "Fujii clan" of the Fujiwara no Yaryu of Iga and Tosa.

It's okay to brag about being related to the Fujiwara clan, but it's awkward to say it in front of the real person. Before, there were people with similar experiences as his family who were insulted by real nobles:

"You don't deserve the surname Yuan!"

However, Fujiwara no Kanezane seemed completely unaware of this and didn't care. His smile was still so gentle and kind: "I remember... last September, under the command of Colonel Hirata, your battalion entered the city from the west of Shenyang, right?" "Ah... Hi! Your Excellency Fujiwara no Kanezane's memory is really... really... really! I... I..."

Fujii Isamu was so excited that he couldn't even speak clearly.

It's easy to imagine how Fujii felt when such a trivial matter, something he would slowly forget in the days ahead, was remembered by such a powerful figure. "The walls of the western city are strong and high. Thank you, Fujii-kun, for your hard work in this battle."

"It's not hard! It's not hard! I'm willing to die for the empire!"

Major Fujii patted his chest, tried to stand up straight, and looked up at Fujiwara Kanezane. His eyes didn't look like he was looking at an ordinary royal family member, but rather at the future emperor. To be honest, not only Fujii Isamu, but all the officers, including Mori Ren, were extremely surprised and excited.

A high and mighty royal family not only treated these little people politely but also remembered their contributions. Anyone would think, "A gentleman will die for his friend." This is really... really...

Even the officers of the Independent Guard, who had always had conflicts with the Second Division, could not help but feel "proud" along with the officers of the Second Division.

.…"

What happened next made everyone drop their jaws in shock.

"Makura-kun, you also made great contributions in cooperating with Fujii-kun in attacking the northwest side of the city..." "Colonel Hirata, I've read the previous battle reports, and your command is very impressive, for example..." "Shimamoto-kun, has Lieutenant Kawamoto Suemori of your 3rd Squadron arrived?"

Look, he even remembered a small figure like Kawamoto from the 3rd Company of the 2nd Battalion of the Independent Garrison, the first unit "attacked by the Chinese army" last year! (The same unit that blew up the Liutiao Lake South Manchuria Railway and then framed it on the Northeast Army, thus triggering the September 18th Incident)

It would be great if this person could become our commander.

Suddenly, everyone had the same thought: If he was willing to join the army, he would definitely rise to prominence!

After exchanging pleasantries and initially establishing a good impression among the officers of the Kwantung Army stationed in Shenyang, in preparation for future trouble, Fujiwara no Kanezane casually asked:

"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, where are General Honjo, General Miyake, and General Tamon?"

The atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

081 The internal struggles and headaches among the top leaders of the Kwantung Army

"Where are General Honjo, General Miyake, and General Tamon?"

When Fujiwara no Kanezane asked this question, the atmosphere suddenly became awkward because none of the three main commanders of the Japanese Kwantung Army were present.

Honjo Shigeru, commander of the Kwantung Army, born in 1876 in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, was a lieutenant general and one of the planners and commanders of the September 18th Incident.

Mitsuharu Miyake, Chief of Staff of the Kwantung Army, was born in 1881 in Mie Prefecture, Japan. He was a major general in the army and strongly advocated the use of force to conquer China. He participated in the September 18th Incident.

Jiro Tamon, commander of the 2nd Division, was born in 1878 in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. He was a Lieutenant General and the executive commander of the Northeastern Army forces that expelled and attacked the Chinese during the September 18th Incident. These three individuals, along with Lieutenant General Mori Ren, who was present, and Lieutenant General Atsutarou Atsuto, commander of the Port Arthur Fortress, constituted the primary Japanese power in Northeast China to date.

Of course, if we have to say, Major General Terubei Hasebe, commander of the 3rd Infantry Brigade of the 2nd Division, Major General Rokuro Amano, commander of the 15th Infantry Brigade, and Major General Kenichi Ninomiya, captain of the Kwantung Army's military police, can also be barely counted among them; however, they are all stationed in Changchun, Liaoyang and Port Arthur (suppressing resistance forces), so it is naturally impossible for them to come to Shenyang.

what?

Rear Admiral Shizue Tsuda, Commander of the 2nd Overseas Fleet?

Why are you mentioning that idiot who refused our army's support request under the pretext of a war in Shandong?! Are you even an army member?

In short, not to mention the Japanese officers stationed far away in other places, as long as they were in Shenyang, they should have come here to see Fujiwara Kanezane; as a result, Lieutenant General Mori Ren and a group of junior officers arrived, but none of the senior officials came.

To be honest, this is quite rude behavior.

Even though they hold high positions and great power, Fujiwara no Kanezane represents His Majesty the Emperor!

It was difficult for others to respond to this, but Lieutenant General Mori Lian stood up and said, seemingly to excuse himself but actually to fan the flames: "Maybe... I'm busy with work..."

So you're so busy with work that you can't come to see Mr. Fujiwara, who openly claims to be the "Emperor's Special Envoy"? Haha, you're quite courageous!

Lieutenant General Mori Lian has long been dissatisfied with the above-mentioned people.

The biggest reason is that these guys didn't even ask him to participate in the planning of this Northeastern incident!

Now, Mori Ren, a lieutenant general, can only stay at the garrison headquarters and "guard Shenyang" without getting any real big piece of the pie. Do you think he has any resentment? Damn it, the garrison is no longer the army of the Empire of Japan?

Therefore, fire must be arched!

After hearing this, Yukihiro Hirata, commander of the 29th Regiment and a member of the 2nd Division, had to step forward and try to defend his superiors: "Perhaps the division commander didn't receive the news..."

It would be better if you didn't make excuses, but making excuses would be even worse.

You, a mere colonel, knew Fujiwara no Kanezane was coming, but he, a lieutenant general, didn't know? Your Excellency, the internal management of your Second Division is seriously problematic...

Fujiwara Kanezane was very aware of the two people's thoughts, but he did not show any anger, and said calmly:

"Then inform them that I will be visiting several generals immediately... and the Qing emperor." "General Honjo, General Miyake, and the former Qing emperor are currently..."

"No, I don't know where that is, and I'm not going there. I'll just wait for them here." Fujiwara no Kanezane interrupted all explanations and pointed to Wanrong and her servant next to him: "The emperor's empress is here. Isn't he going to come and visit?"

After hearing the first sentence, Mori Lian and others knew that Fujiwara no Kanezane was angry, and they showed joy on their faces, wishing that the big man would take action and beat up some insects of the Kwantung Army the next moment. After hearing the second sentence, they looked at Wanrong and the other person who were wrapped tightly in surprise for a while, and their expressions gradually became ambiguous.

How could the empress of the Qing Dynasty be with this young, handsome, tall and majestic member of our royal family?

It's really weird, I can't figure it out no matter how hard I try, hehehehehe...

Under Fujiwara no Kanezane's order, several officers above the rank of major general "officially received" the news.

Tamon Jiro immediately replied to the telegram, saying that he was unable to spare the time. He not only explained the reason but also expressed his sincere apology and said that he would personally come to apologize after the matter was resolved.

To be fair, Lieutenant General Tamon was not deliberately perfunctory or cold to Fujiwara Kanezane, because he had already led his troops from Shenyang to Harbin to continue negotiations with a Chinese general named Ma Zhanshan; that bastard had just attended the "Shenyang Conference" and agreed to surrender, but as soon as he returned to Harbin, he started to negotiate conditions again, which made Tamon Jiro very annoyed but unable to do anything.

Major Generals Hasebe Terubei, Amano Rokuro, Ninomiya Kenichi, and Atsutaro Atsutoshi called back to inform them that they were unable to come due to their duties and the local instability.

expressed welcome and apology;

The responses from these people were all expected and reasonable, so the only ones left were Honjo Shigeru and Mitsuharu Miyake, who had not responded yet.

About 100 kilometers from downtown Shenyang, on the road Fujiwara no Kanezane and his companions took from Yingkou to Shenyang, lies a place called Tanggangzi Hot Springs. "...Mitsuharu-kun, why did Fujiwara no Kuni come here?"

The commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, Honjo Shigeru, held the telegram and asked the chief of staff Mitsuharu Miyake next to him.

This sentence is nominally addressed to "Fujiwara no Kanezane", but is actually addressed to "His Majesty the Emperor".

"I don't know. Maybe he is really just visiting the emperor as a representative of our royal family. Maybe he is here to gather information, or maybe he is here to suppress us. It's hard to say..." Mitsuharu Miyake said a lot of general nonsense, and Honjo Shigeru did not blame him.

Because Fujiwara no Kanezane's arrival was indeed a bit unexpected, their current situation became extremely difficult.

First, Fujiwara no Kanezane's status was too high. If anything went wrong, the Kwantung Army would have to send at least a major general back to face the consequences. If there were casualties, they would have to prepare for seppuku! Secondly, the country had clearly "hinted" that neither the imperial family nor important officials would participate in the establishment of "Manchukuo." So why did Fujiwara no Kanezane come? Finally, he came to Manchuria at his own request. Was it the insect government's wish to do something, or had the Emperor's will changed?

Because Fujiwara no Kanezane's identity is too complicated and he is involved with various forces. It is very important to know who he represents.

If it was representing the Japanese Army, then it would be easy to say. It must be to commend the Kwantung Army for its feat of conquering the entire Northeast China.

If he represented the Saionji family, that would be very troublesome. He would certainly be following the will of the political faction, especially that bastard Inukai, to suppress the army's actions in the Northeast. If he represented the imperial family, what did His Majesty the Emperor want to do by sending such a young royal family member who was neither important nor insignificant?

Before they could figure out the purpose and get enough information, Honjo and Miyake could only pretend they didn't know about Fujiwara Kanezane's arrival.

The factional struggles within Japan were so complicated that not only the Chinese at that time (they even called the Japanese Marines the "Japanese Army"), but even the Japanese themselves might not be able to figure it out; moreover, the recent series of actions of the Imperial Army in China had not been very smooth, and everyone had to become more cautious.

At this time, urgent intelligence from Tokyo confirmed the news from Shenyang:

...Fujiwara-kun was ordered by the Emperor to attend the founding ceremony of Manchukuo (which was kept secret) and to greet Puyi personally on behalf of the Imperial Family... He had already departed by ship in mid-January... "Ah... so that's what happened..."

If that's the case, why didn't they notify us in advance to welcome us? Why did they launch such a surprise attack?

Could it be that Fujiwara no Kanezane had actually been playing somewhere and only came here when he had enough? That couldn't be right?

He received orders from His Majesty the Emperor, so he shouldn't act so recklessly...right?

Thinking of the reckless young members of the Japanese imperial family, Honjo Shigeru and Miyake Mitsuharu became uncertain again. Oh, and there's another question: why did Puyi's empress end up with Fujiwara no Kanezane?

That woman didn't let Kawashima...Oh, Yoshiko Kawashima is dead.

Like Lieutenant General Mori Lian and other officers, the two generals also showed ambiguous smiles on their faces after hearing the news.

Because of the long-term investigation by Japanese intelligence agencies, they knew more about Puyi's infertility than the general public. Last year, one of Puyi's wives, Concubine Wenxiu, filed for divorce from him. The most explosive paragraph in the legal document was:

"I have served the emperor for nine years, but have not received any favor from him. I have been alone, crying in sorrow, and have suffered so much abuse that I cannot bear it. Now I request to live separately. Puyi should visit me once a month on a certain day so that we can live together. Otherwise, we can only meet in court."

In other words, Puyi was not a man, but a living eunuch.

No one doesn't like to eat this kind of melon.

Therefore, the Japanese sent some beautiful Japanese maids to Puyi, but he did not enjoy any of them, not even touching or kissing. Therefore, the Japanese officially confirmed that Puyi probably could not get an erection, and even had some problems with his sexual orientation.

Hehe, the dignified Queen of the Qing Dynasty was actually murdered by our royal family...

Thinking of this, Honjo Shigeru, who was feeling "proud of it", changed his expression.

Wait, if Puyi knew his wife was being raped, would he use this as an excuse to find fault?

"...Mr. Guangzhi, take Puyi back to Shenyang. Don't tell him about his wife yet!"

"Let's go! Go and pay a visit to Mr. Fujiwara!"

082 The Executioners' Gathering and Puyi's Anger

Inside the Yamato Hotel in Shenyang.

"...are they really going to establish a Manchukuo?"

After being informed of this news by "Secretary Fujiwara", Zhao Ziqi was shocked, while Mark tilted his head and asked in confusion:

"What? You don't know yet? I thought everyone knew this news!"

"..."

How could anyone know such confidential information?! Someone subconsciously looked at the problem from the perspective of future generations.

In fact, although the so-called "Northeastern Administrative Committee" quietly issued the so-called "Declaration of Independence of the New Manchuria and Mongolian State" on February 18, China's attention was now focused on Shanghai, and few people noticed the subtle changes in the Northeast. How could the news get out?

Not to mention then, even now, when information flows at lightning speed, how many people know what the provincial party committee leaders are discussing?

Zhao Ziqi became anxious when he first received the news.

Although people have always looked down upon the Qing Emperor Puyi, he was once the nominal "supreme leader" of China!

If this guy really completely surrenders to the Japanese and establishes a so-called "Manchukuo", it will definitely deal a heavy blow to the anti-Japanese cause in Northeast China and even the entire country! "No! I have to go to the provincial party committee as soon as possible to discuss countermeasures!"

"Don't worry, don't worry!"

Mark pulled Zhao Ziqi and said with a smile:

"Your provincial party committee moved from Shenyang to Harbin at the end of this year. You won't find anyone at the North Market now."

It seems that there are also members of the Shihwa Revolutionary Party in the Manchuria Provincial Committee...

If they have bad intentions, they can destroy our organization in minutes. Zhao Ziqi smiled bitterly and insisted:

"Then please tell me the address and I will go find them."

"Don't worry, I'll get you an identity from the Japanese that will make it easier for you to move around..." "Hmm?"

At 9 p.m., in the banquet hall of the Yamato Hotel in Shenyang, Fujiwara no Kanezane visited several high-ranking officers of the Kwantung Army. To the surprise of Honjo Shigeru and Miyake Mitsuharu, this member of the imperial family was not as difficult or impolite as they had imagined.

On the contrary, Fujiwara no Kanezane acted extremely modest and amiable, easily winning their favor with just a few words: "...I heard that General Honjo has many talented people under his command. Could you introduce them to me?"

"That's right, that's right... This is our senior military advisor, Seishirō Itagaki..."

A stocky, middle-aged man, only about 1.5 meters tall, stepped forward immediately, bowed his head, and greeted, "Itagaki respectfully addresses His Excellency Fujiwara."

His attitude was not particularly enthusiastic, but Fujiwara Kanezane shook his hand warmly:

"So it's Itagaki-kun! The article you published at the Army School last March, 'Manchuria and Mongolia from a Military Perspective,' really left a deep impression on me!"

Itagaki Seishirō was stunned, with an incredible look on his face: