Under the watchful eyes of many Japanese soldiers, and in the astonishment of American spies, the flagship of the German fleet, the "Elector", slowly sailed away from the dock and joined up with two Japanese cruisers outside the harbor, and the three battleships quickly disappeared into the night.

In the officers' conference room of the "Elector", a harmonious atmosphere of talks was underway.

After whispering a few words with Crown Prince Hirohito, Prince Fushimi Palace slowly swallowed:

"We have basically agreed to divide the sphere of influence of the two countries in India along the 83rd parallel east longitude, and to deploy their navies only east of Calcutta!"

Chen Tian expressed his approval, and then motioned to the accompanying Foreign Ministry officials to continue reading out the German proposal:

"Fourth, the navies of the two countries will form a joint fleet in the East Indies region to jointly conduct military operations against local resistance forces!"

Such a suggestion that could save the strength of the garrison was obviously what the Japanese side was eager for, but Prince Fushimi Palace said after a while:

"You can consider it, but you need to ask Tokyo for instructions!"

In this case, Tatsuten asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials to announce a half-hour adjournment so that the Japanese and Tokyo could contact and exchange views. Subsequently, Chen Tian, Hipper, and others took the lead out of the conference room.

After whispering a few words to Hirohito, Prince Fushimi Palace also left the conference room with a naval cadet.

There were only a few German naval officers and a few retinues from Hirohito's side in the huge conference room, and at this time, the prominent young man finally moved his body, but he refused to stand up and move his tired muscles and bones.

Hirohito's every move was then recounted in detail to Chentian by a German major present.

"The idea of identity, hierarchy – very strong! Assertive or not - ominous! Is there a vision - ominous! Ability to communicate in languages – ominous! ”

Chen Tian reluctantly put down his pen, perhaps because Hirohito had just become the crown prince at this time, or it was possible that the Japanese deliberately avoided the future emperor from being studied by outsiders early, in short, except for the greeting words just met, Hirohito did not say a word at the negotiation table, and the volume of the conversation with Fushimi Palace Zhenai was so small that others could not hear it at all, so no one knew whether Prince Fushimi Palace was asking him for instructions, discussing with him or teaching, or nothing.

More than twenty minutes later. Prince Fushimi returned to the conference room and informed the German representatives that the Emperor and the Government had agreed to the fourth clause proposed by the German side. However, since His Majesty the Emperor is about to go to bed, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and him will decide the contents of the subsequent talks, and the entire meeting will be transmitted back to Tokyo tomorrow, and if there are no accidents, the agreement can be signed.

"That's great, it's time-saving. It saves a lot of trouble! After that, Tatsuten looked at Prince Hirohito, who was silent, and the young man was already sleepy in his eyes, so he told Fushimi Palace:

"If your Highness is sleepy, you can go to our VIP cabin to rest first!"

After Fushimi asked him, Hirohito said in a low voice, "No, I don't want to sleep yet!" Just, please give me a cup of coffee! ”

Chen Tian nodded, motioning for the attendant to serve the Japanese crown prince a cup of coffee.

After a while, the attendant brought a cup of fragrant black coffee. Along with Hirohito's milk and sugar cubes.

Although negotiations continue. But the German delegates, including Tatsuten, were apparently focused on Hirohito, and everyone seemed curious as to how the future Japanese emperor would enjoy the finest German black coffee.

Under the gaze of everyone, Hirohito unhurriedly picked up the coffee cup with his right hand. Bring it to your lips and pause for about half a second before your lips touch the coffee in the cup, then take a gentle sip, then gently lower the cup again, all in a coherent and natural motion.

When Hirohito's gaze met his own, Tatsuten quickly shifted his gaze to Fushimi's side, only to see a puzzling smile on the corner of the prince's mouth.

In order to get rid of this strange atmosphere, Chen Tian "coughed" twice, and then said to the Japanese:

"Let's move on!"

Prince Fushiminomiya nodded, and the talks between the two sides continued.

After the twelve-point proposal of the German side. The Japanese came up with their proposal, which had not many articles, only nine, but it was very much in line with the characteristics of the Japanese who were lean and short-sighted.

By 12 o'clock in the evening, the two sides had reached a series of consensus on the division of forces in Southeast Asia, the future deployment of troops, the development of resources, and restrictions on military and civilian projects, and the German representatives drafted the "German-Japanese Singapore Agreement" aimed at carving up Southeast Asia.

"Is the meeting over?" Hirohito whispered to Fushimi Miya beside him.

"We're just getting started!" Prince Fushiminomiya told him very seriously, "Tonight will be a sleepless night!" ”

Hirohito was visibly frustrated. He looked at the German attendant standing not far behind him, and pointed to his empty coffee cup.

After the attendant refilled Hirohito's coffee, Tatsuten announced:

"Let's rest for a quarter of an hour!"

Fushiminomiya nodded, this quarter of an hour was not only a rest, but also an opportunity for the two sides to communicate privately.

After the emperor walked out of the conference room, Fushimi Palace whispered to Hirohito, "Your Highness, please come with me!" ”

Hirohito, who had just picked up the coffee cup, was a little puzzled, but he still put down the coffee cup and followed the door of the Fushimi Palace. After passing through the long and winding corridor, they came to the bridge of the battleship. Although it had been four hours since they left the port, they were still less than 20 nautical miles from the port of Singapore. The two Japanese cruisers were still closely following the left and right, they were the 3,300-ton "Tsushima" and the 2,600-ton "Akashi", regardless of displacement, volume, firepower and range, they could not compare with the 28,000-ton German battleship "Elector", and even slightly inferior in speed, fortunately they came this time to escort and liaise, not to monitor or confront German ships. However, standing on the bridge of this German battleship, both Prince Fushiminomiya and Crown Prince Hirohito could feel the strength of German shipbuilding.

At this time, Chen Tian and Hippert were also blowing the wind on the bridge so that they could face the next stage of the meeting with a clear mind.

"Your Majesty, Admiral! You're there too! Fushimi Miya's Sada-ae said knowingly.

"Oh, it's His Royal Highness the Prince and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Chen Tian and Hipper turned to look at the two Japanese nobles in front of them, who were more than a head shorter than themselves, "You also came to enjoy the sea view?" ”

Fushimi Palace is in no mood to enjoy the sea view, and on the side is Prince Hirohito who has been blown by the sea breeze, and most of the sleepiness on his body has disappeared. The whole person suddenly felt a lot more energetic.

"yes, the night view here has a different flavor!" In the face of the dark sea, Fushimiya could still say this sentence without blushing and heartbeat, and then, on behalf of Emperor Taisho, he conveyed his gratitude to Emperor Taisho for the transfer of the aircraft carrier to the Japanese Navy:

"Thank you Your Majesty for so generously donating the aircraft carrier to our country, which has raised our coastal defense to a new height! On behalf of His Majesty the Emperor, the Government and the people, I would like to express my sincerest gratitude to you. ”

Chen Tian didn't have so many hypocritical words, "You're welcome, that's what we should do!" ”

Fushiminomiya continued, "Entrusted by His Majesty the Emperor. Dare to ask His Majesty the Kaiser, do you think it would be better for our aircraft carriers to be deployed on the mainland, or would it be more useful to be placed in the Pacific region? ”

Chen Tian was a little surprised and a little admired by the way the Japanese asked questions, which is indeed a subtle and flattering way of speaking. So, Chen Tian replied very politely:

"How your country deploys aircraft carriers, I'm afraid we foreigners will not be able to express our opinions much!

However, from a purely strategic point of view, the deployment of aircraft carriers on the mainland cannot play their role, after all, the range and combat effectiveness of land-based aircraft will not be inferior to those of carrier-based aircraft in the slightest! ”

As soon as I heard this. Fushimi understood what the emperor meant. So he continued with reassurance:

"I beg your majesty to give me advice!"

"An aircraft carrier is unique only because it is a mobile airfield!" After Chen Tian explained vaguely, he immediately shifted the topic to another place:

"Dare to ask His Royal Highness. Where will your country's future maritime strategy be? Will you focus on Southeast Asia, or will you be aggressive in new seas? ”

Fushimi Palace is also an understanding person, and he replied: "Naturally, it is the same as Your Majesty's thoughts!" ”

"That's good!" Chen Tian paused for a moment, and then said, "But you and my opponent are very strong!" Even with the power of you and me, the industry and economy are only two-thirds of each other! ”

"Your Majesty the Kaiser!" Fushimi Palace said with confidence: "Politics and military affairs are not simple matters where 1 plus 1 equals 2, sometimes 1 plus 1 is greater than 2, sometimes it is less than 2!" ”

"Expect our 1 plus 1 to be greater than 2!"

After a brief conversation, both sides had a better understanding of each other's tendencies. The time for the briefing should be appropriate, the topic should be on point, and it would be better to leave more things to the table. So, Chen Tian ended this private conversation, and then took the lead towards the conference room.

It was only after the Kaiser had gone away with his admiral that Crown Prince Hirohito asked his question:

"Is this politics?"

Fushimi Miya's Sadachi shook her head, "This is only a small part! Your Highness, if you want to become a great monarch, there are many things that you still need to learn and master! Just like this Kaiser! ”

Blowing the sea breeze and thinking about what the prince had just said, Crown Prince Hirohito fell into deep thought.

Next. That is, on June 8, 1916, representatives of Germany and Japan were on the battleship "Elector"

The signing of the "German-Japanese Treaty of Singapore", also known as the "Treaty of the Elector", made Southeast Asia a region divided and peacefully occupied by Germany and Japan, and the two countries with strong military power maintained a cooperative posture in this region for more than ten years, and used the resources of Southeast Asia to provide considerable impetus to their respective war machines.

On the same day, the top leaders of Germany and Japan also signed another "Singapore Secret Treaty," which was not known to outsiders, which stipulated that in the event of a war between Japan and a third country, Germany must sever diplomatic relations with that country and actively cooperate with the Japanese government's military actions, and that the Japanese government would bear the same responsibility in the event of a war between Germany and a third country. Although the secret treaty does not specify which country the third country is, both sides are well aware that the time is gradually ripe to work together to defeat the United States, the world's largest economic and industrial power.