Japanese medical experts conducted a comprehensive examination of Zhao Ming and concluded that Zhao Ming's old injuries were caused by a recurrence of his body, and he must be strictly bed rest and medical conditioning.

The meeting with Mitsumasa Minai is irreplaceable by others, so whether it is for Zhao Ming or Minei, although he is very anxious in his heart, the only thing he can do is wait.

In this way, Ye Tufei was given time and reason to contact many Japanese dignitaries on behalf of Zhao Ming.

In three days, Ye Tufei met with more than a dozen Japanese dignitaries.

At this stage of Japan's political structure, most of the people who spoke with weight were military figures, and the remaining small part were also former military figures. Pure politicians, literati politicians who have not worn military uniforms, are absolutely not qualified to speak, and they have adopted an evasive attitude towards Ye Tufei's visit.

Of course, Ye Tufei didn't bother to waste time dealing with these literati and politicians who didn't speak well, and submitting the request for a visit was just out of courtesy.

However, one of these literati politicians is an exception.

This person was very positive about Ye Tufei's request for a visit on behalf of Zhao Ming, and Ye Tufei responded with a more positive attitude towards this person.

This person is Nobuyuki Abe's former prime minister, Fumihiro Konoe.

Konoe Fumiro was a standard literati politician, but his noble background and modern ideas reached the peak of his prestige a few years ago when he became prime minister, and not only the various forces in Japan admired him, but even the emperor's attitude towards him.

It is a pity that during his tenure as prime minister, there was still a conflict with the military forces, and this contradiction could not be resolved in time, but became more and more conflicting, which eventually aroused the military forces' disgust with him.

After the fall of the Konoe Fumiro cabinet, Konoe did not retreat bravely, but continued to be active in Japanese politics. After all, behind him are a large number of Japanese aristocrats and some old political forces, these people may not be able to control the thinking of the Japanese people, but they can definitely control the Japanese economy. Therefore, even the most powerful military forces had to give the guards three points of thin face.

In the past few years of dormancy, Konoe Fumiro can be said to have tasted his courage, he is not willing to fail, he has been waiting for a good opportunity to prepare for a comeback.

Therefore, he attached great importance to Ye Tufei's request for a visit. Because he knows that if he wants to sit firmly in the position of prime minister, the trend of China's events and the grasp of the world pattern will be the key among the keys.

Konoe was well aware of Zhao Ming's value, and he was also well aware that Mitsumasa Yonechi would not be able to reconcile the contradictions between the military department and the emperor regarding the direction of the world pattern. For this reason, during this time, the guard and the military department have been very close, and his ambition to make a comeback cannot be separated from the support of the military department.

It is not enough to have the support of the military department, he also needs to take precautions so that he will not be tied up by China's problems when he makes a comeback.

For Ye Tufei, the interests of Zhao Ming's new government can be put aside, but Ye Tufei knows that Mitsumasa's cabinet is only about half a year's life, and after that, it is this Konoe Fumiji who appeared again, so Ye Tufei attaches more importance to Konoe Fumi, and his friendship with Konoe is handled, so the next strategic direction of Japan may be understood.

This was really a hit, Ye Tufei adjusted his time and left enough time for this visit to Konoe Wenlu.

After praising each other, Konoe Fumiro threw an olive branch to Ye Tufei and talked about the theory of the new East Asian order that he had been preparing for a long time: "As we all know, our Japanese Empire and your China are in the same vein and belong to different branches of the same culture, which means that our Yamato nation and your Han nationality have historical roots. China has always been strong in history, but in modern times, it is weak and sick, and has been bullied by Western powers in every way. And the Great Japanese Empire has become stronger and stronger through the Hundred Days Restoration, and it is really ashamed to see China, which is in the same vein, being bullied by the Western powers!

The Great Japanese Empire was willing to support your country to move towards the goal of becoming strong together, but this regrettable war finally broke out because of the division of your country's warlords, the mixed political opinions, and the people in power who only cared about their own interests, ignored the good intentions of the Great Japanese Empire, and provoked in every possible way.

Fortunately, there are still excellent politicians in your country, and Mr. Zhao and they have stepped forward, which is a very difficult and very wise decision, and I believe that with the support of our great Japanese empire, your new government will surely grow and grow stronger like mushrooms after a rain. At that time, Japan, Manchuria, and China will become the most solid iron triangle relations between the three countries, and a new national order in Greater East Asia will be formed, with common development and common prosperity, and joint resistance to the colonialism of the Western powers! ”

In the process of meeting with these Japanese dignitaries, Ye Tufei did not hear the talk of Greater East Asia Co-prosperity at all, and at this moment, in the mouth of Konoe Fumiro, he heard the term "New Order of Greater East Asia", which is closest to the co-prosperity of Greater East Asia. Ye Tufei realized that his memory in this regard was not enough.

Thinking of this, it was difficult to hide it, and besides, in order to get something valuable out of Konoe Wenlu's mouth, Ye Tufei also needed to numb the nerves of this birdman.

"Mr. Konoe, I understand, your proposition is to create a situation of co-prosperity in Greater East Asia."

Konoe's eyes lit up when he heard the words 'Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity', which was obviously more incendiary than the New Order of Greater East Asia, but he didn't show a smile on his face and said, "Well, your understanding is correct!" If we are to achieve the ideal of co-prosperity in Greater East Asia, the Empire of Japan must play a selfless leadership and leading role, and at the same time, strong support and understanding and tolerance from your government and the government of Manchukuo are indispensable. ”

The guards said intoxicatedly, and Ye Tufei couldn't wait to slap himself a few times. Grandma's, the notorious phrase 'Greater East Asia Co-prosperity' was the first to be put forward by himself, which is really disgusting to the extreme.

Disgusting is disgusting, but the guard in front of him still has to deal with it, Ye Tufei suppressed the irritability in his heart, and said with a smile: "There is no need to worry about the leadership of Japan, and there is no need to worry about the support and tolerance of Manchukuo, but we are willing but powerless." Mr. Konoe, you have an understanding of the situation in China, and if Chongqing and Yan'an do not fall, it will be difficult for Mr. Zhao Ming and them to make great achievements! ”

Konoe Wenlu waved his hand and said: "The Japanese government will not recognize Chongqing, as for Yan'an, it is a thorn in the side of our Japanese Empire, you tell Mr. Zhao Ming that our Japanese Empire's words count, and if you say that you will not take the Chongqing government as the object of negotiation, then you will definitely stick to the end." ”

Ye Tufei smiled and said, "On behalf of Mr. Zhao, I express my belief in this. However, Yan'an has the support of the Soviet Union, not to mention Chongqing, the United States, the Soviet Union, including Britain and France, all support it openly and covertly, and if they want to completely solve China's problems, it seems that it is not enough to target Chongqing alone! ”

First, the guard was a little floated by Ye Tufei's praise when he came up, and secondly, his nature is like this, he can put it but won't accept it, once the chatterbox is opened, it will be difficult to close it. These two points made the guards a little unhappy.

"You can see the situation in Europe clearly, the Soviet Union? Hmph, it won't be long before it takes care of itself. As for Britain and France, they were now tired of dealing with the German offensive, and their support for Chungking was limited to lip service. It's this American ......" Konoe pondered for a moment, and said with hatred: "It's indeed a very troublesome thing! ”

The change in Konoe Wenlu's expression was seen by Ye Tufei. On the surface, the United States and Japan are still maintaining friendly relations, but in fact, the US Congress has approved the China Aid Act, and a large number of strategic materials and large indefinite loans are constantly arriving in southwest China.

What made the Japanese even more troublesome was that the United States also provided air force assistance to China's Chongqing side in the form of non-governmental organizations, and a year ago, in the skies over Wuhan, the air force warriors of the Japanese Empire suffered a lot from those Yankees.

Things in the sky are still small things, things on the ground and in the sea are big things. Now that Chongqing has cut off all possibility of peace negotiations with Japan, the elimination of the Chongqing government seems to be an unattainable goal with the material and financial support of the United States.

Moreover, the United States is also secretly blocking the sea transportation routes around Japan, causing Japan's material reserves to drop by a large margin.

"The United States is a half-asleep lion, fighting with one eye and closing one eye, calmly observing the trend of the world situation, or not to make a move, and once it does, it will appear in a posture of self-respect. Mr. Konoe, I still don't understand why Japan didn't sign an alliance with the United States. In this way, the new order of Greater East Asia will be more guaranteed! Following the emotions of the guards, Ye Tufei immediately stimulated the guards Wenlu.

According to common sense, as Zhao Ming's special assistant, Ye Tufei should not be so shallow politically, but when Ye Tufei communicated with Konoe Wenlu, he had already informed Konoe Wenlu of his experience and expertise, and Konoe knew the origin of the person in front of him, so he was a lot less wary of this person.

"Mr. Ye, the establishment of a new order in Greater East Asia will definitely break the original pattern of interest distribution, and as the owners of the interests of the inherent model, the United States, Britain, France and other countries will only regard our Great Japanese Empire as a thorn in the flesh!"

Ye Tufei said this exciting sentence just now, and immediately realized that he was in a hurry, but fortunately, the guards didn't care much, and Ye Tufei didn't care much about it, and Ye Tufei didn't want to stimulate it further, but played a round for the guards: "Yes, what a lot of pressure Japan has put on for its friends and for the common prosperity of Greater East Asia!" ”