"Didn't Wen Qing want Comrade Li Runshi to settle the matter in Japan?" You Yu expressed his guess.

"Comrade You Wei, are you accusing me of engaging in personnel activities?" Chen Ke immediately asked.

You Wei was never polite to Chen Ke, she smiled: "A little." Even if Japan's affairs cannot be compared with China's problems, they are still China's strategic fulcrum in the future, so why did you decide to give up so hastily? ”

"When China was in turmoil, Japan rushed to meddle in Chinese affairs, what is the attitude of our People's Party towards Japan?" Chen Ke asked rhetorically.

You Gou naturally had her understanding of international politics, and replied frankly to Chen Ke's question: "Then you will see the end of the Japanese revolutionaries?" Or do we have to wait any longer? ”

Chen Ke knew that what You Gou hoped for most now was a stable situation, and if Japan could be stabilized, China would have a great chance of integrating Japan into China's economic circle, so Chen Ke replied: "The current situation of the Japanese revolution is no longer a question of how to go in the future. We can always conclude a cooperative relationship with Japan on the basis of peace. The central issue in Japan today is a question of the distribution of power, the emperor, the Showa warlords who are close to the emperor, the traditional old guys, the democrats, and the chaebols. How many soldiers did the revolutionaries have? How many Japanese troops were the revolutionaries able to unite? To what extent can we win the support of the people? These are unknown to us. ”

"Hehe," You Wei laughed, "Wen Qing, you are also the one who wrote the draft outline of social behavior, I have read some of your attitudes about men and women based on physiological characteristics, and I think there is some merit. Men like to do things with excitement and like face. What kind of face of the country, what kind of rationality. Anyway, what comes up in your head, you think it's true. In fact, when you are hungry, you have to eat, and when you analyze the root causes of the Japanese revolution, you are right, and Japan's economic problems determine Japan's political struggle. The upper strata compete for power and profit, but the lower strata of the people have to have jobs and income. When the unification faction contacted us, we could say that because Japan was not revolutionary enough, they were left to dry, and now that some people have risen up to rebel, why can't we support Japan? ”

This idea is quite unique, and Chen Ke finds it a bit interesting. He asked, "Then why didn't you bring it up at the Standing Committee meeting?" ”

You Wei laughed: "Reasoning has never been a woman's strength, and I can't argue with everyone at the Standing Committee meeting." It's just that why not try it like this, even if it is really for the purpose of preventing other factions from killing the revolutionaries, we will make a statement at some point. In the future, even if these people who started the incident really failed, don't we have a clear conscience? In addition, it just so happens that this is also a valid reason to refuse to cooperate with other factions in Japan. ”

If Chen Ke can analyze a lot of things theoretically, how to do these tasks in line with human feelings is undoubtedly Chen Ke's weakness. Not only Chen Ke, although the People's Party has not advocated the adoption of the military management model, in fact, the command model is also somewhat deep-rooted. Chen Ke's role is to point out the way, and so far Chen Ke's work has been quite successful. This has led directly to the fact that the imperative way of working has not only not weakened, but has a tendency to strengthen.

In such a masculine atmosphere, You Wei's suggestion is undoubtedly very "fresh". This is not because of how different this method is, but because of the starting point of Youyi, and the mode of thinking is indeed very different from Chen Ke and them. Chen Ke and they use a "rational attitude" to believe that failure is inevitable, which does not mean that they think that failure is deserved. And the starting point of the tour is undoubtedly that since it is likely to fail, you might as well try it with a friendly attitude, at least this also conveys friendliness. As a woman, it's almost instinctive. If there was no such instinct, I am afraid that the mother would have beaten the foolish child to death a long time ago.

"Then we might as well convene another Standing Committee to discuss this issue." Chen Ke has already made a decision.

The next day, the Standing Committee reconvened. You Yi talked about his thoughts to the comrades, and the Standing Committee members appreciated You You's attitude. Japan's geographical location is critical to China, unless it is prepared for Japan to shoot first, and then China enters Japan. Otherwise, a Japan that has good relations with China is clearly more beneficial.

How to take advantage of Japan's situation and promote Japan's situation is a more interesting way.

"We can send an envoy to meet the king of Japan." You Gou made a suggestion.

"Is this a clear indication that the emperor will not come to the stage?" Chen Ke said with a smile. Back then, he copied Chairman Mao and shouted "The Chinese people have stood up from now on!" "After these years of stable life and a series of victories with foreign countries, China has indeed stood up, no matter what kind of people dare not rely on foreign countries to respect themselves, and whoever dares to do this is doomed to a miserable end. If it pushes others by itself, the Japanese side will certainly feel great humiliation.

You Yu didn't care too much about this, "If you don't come to Taiwan, the emperor can't come to Taiwan, what does it have to do with the Japanese upper echelons?" We can persuade the Japanese elite to convince them that there will be huge benefits to be gained if domestic policy is adjusted sufficiently, and it is not necessarily a bad opportunity. What we want is a Japan that no longer thinks about sneaking up on China behind its back all day long, isn't that enough to achieve this goal? ”

Theoretically, this is not bad, but even if the comrades of the People's Party are proficient in the dark side, they are still fighting against the dark side of their own hearts, and against all kinds of people who exploit loopholes in the system. These comrades also have male self-esteem, and everyone knows this kind of thing, but they may not like it.

From a realistic point of view, You Yan's suggestion is quite good. After all, facts always override face, and the Standing Committee meeting finally agreed to "give it a try". Then it is a little difficult to choose a representative figure, if it is Zhang Yu, a relatively shady guy, as a special envoy, the comrades will feel at ease. The current Standing Committee members are really "righteous and awe-inspiring", and the darkest one is Chen Ke, and everyone knows that Chen Ke actually dislikes this kind of action the most.

Although Foreign Minister Gu Weijun is proficient in diplomacy, he is a scholar, and it is unknown if he is only afraid of being sold by those old slippers. Now there is a real need for a "traitor". Everyone looked at Qi Huishen, the head of the organization. Qi will frown when he is deep in thought, and the comrades will wait. After a long while, Qi Huishen replied: "This comrade Hu Fu may be more suitable for this envoy's work." ”

It doesn't matter if it doesn't work, it doesn't have much impact on China. Since Qi Huishen recommended comrades, everyone also believed in Comrade Qi Huishen's vision.

On April 7, 1937, the Chinese side sent a special envoy. As You Wei expected, the Japanese side did not refuse at all, but waited nervously and excitedly for the Chinese envoy to go to Japan.

The Japanese were also afraid that China would take advantage of the situation, and the original plan of the unification faction was to temporarily and comprehensively ease relations with China in order to expand Japan's import and export trade. This is not because the unification faction really adheres to the stance of "Sino-Japanese friendship." The development of raw materials in Southeast Asia is limited, and the United States and Japan are separated by a Pacific Ocean. Importing raw materials and equipment from both places is costly. If raw materials can be obtained from China, which is close at hand, the cost can be greatly reduced.

The timing of this mutiny coincided with a critical moment when the unification faction was about to complete domestic unification and establish a new order for Japan in the future. The core figures of the control faction have been wiped out, and the other factions are in a state of being leaderless. And the most interesting thing is that in this period when everything is ready and only the east wind is owed, it happens that the dragons have no leader. So whoever can be the head of this dragon will naturally be able to take the work that has been done as his own.

After the mutiny, the troops did not go on a killing spree, but only imposed military control in Tokyo, Japan. The news of the arrival of the Chinese envoy made Kita Yihui extremely happy. He immediately informed the imprisoned high-ranking officials of the news, which had quite a shock to the Japanese who had all kinds of ideas.

For Japan, the question of who will take the lead in convening an important meeting is a big question. This determines the status of the convener of the meeting, and at least in Japan's historical tradition, the emperor has always been behind the scenes, even controlled by the leaders below. The emperor basically did not have anything to do with the convening of the meeting. In the current situation, the meeting was undoubtedly convened by the mutinous faction in Tokyo.

Comrade Hu Fu quickly discovered the problem with his keen observational skills, and after visiting the leaders of various factions in Tokyo with amazing physical strength and energy, he was able to straighten out the current situation in Japan.

Kantaro Suzuki, who was detained by the rebels, received permission to go to see the emperor. He recounted the request that Kato Terumi Sanchusa had already made to the emperor. The requirements of the troops involved in the incident were relatively simple.

The power of the emperor's personal administration must be restored; arrest of the anti-imperial faction Minamijiro, Koiso Kuniaki, Kenkawa Miji, and Ugaki Kazunari and other "culprits and rebels"; In order to deter Russia, Hayashi was immediately dismissed. and the implementation of the "Showa Restoration" in Japan, the war on land reform, the reconstruction of state-owned enterprises, and the completion of the state's macroeconomic regulation and control.

After introducing the demands of the mutinous troops, Kawashima took advantage of the situation and suggested that His Majesty please remember that the uprisers should act in the name of His Majesty and in accordance with the will of the commander-in-chief, and that they should be sincere in their devotion to the country, and that they should be fully loyal to the country.

Before Kawashima's words were finished, Hirohito said in an angry tone: "No matter where their spirit is, what they do first has the essence of hurting the country's body. The murder of my old minister, such a brutal officer, no matter what his 'spirit' may be, should not be forgiven. I will not allow the tyrannical generals to do anything wrong. We must suppress this incident as soon as possible! As soon as possible! Seeing that the emperor was furious, Kawashima had no choice but to retreat. Hirohito still said to himself in anger: "The lawlessness of the army is unimaginable, it is simply pinching my neck!" ”

Of course, the officers of the Imperial Sect were eager to suppress the rebellion immediately, but they were unable to mobilize their troops directly, so they had to turn to the emperor's supreme authority. On the afternoon of the 4th, Umezu Mijiro, commander of the 2nd Division, and Toshio Tani, Hideki Tojo, and others of the 6th Division, clearly expressed their attitude of resolute suppression.

Naturally, the emperor was reluctant to give in to the mutiners, but this may not be the case with other forces.

The demands put forward by the mutinous forces sounded very appetizing to those who had reached a consensus with the control faction, and except for the rather ambiguous matter of land reform, the other demands seemed very familiar and reasonable to the upper echelons.

Of course, Kita Yihui also has his own plans for this, and there is no need to force everyone into opposing positions. Taking advantage of this opportunity, he began to mobilize the grassroots forces of the Japanese Anti-Feudal League in the countryside and began to organize the action of "meeting the emperor". The people of all localities, who were dissatisfied with the existing order, elected their own representatives, and these delegates went to Tokyo to confide in the emperor in person, with the entrustment of their fathers and elders in their hometowns, and with full of grief and hope.

The rank-and-file members of the Japanese Anti-Feudal League assured these people that they would be able to meet the emperor in person when they arrived in Tokyo, and they relayed to the emperor these tragic facts that had happened in Japan.

After such a series of visits, Comrade Hu Fu sent a long letter to the Central Committee of the People's Party on 14 April. At the beginning, it is written bluntly, "The Japanese mutiny is transforming into a revolutionary direction."

Kita Kazuki's idea really fits Japan's national conditions, and the problem in Japan is that all power is in the hands of the ruling class at all levels, and the voice of the people cannot be "heard directly to heaven." Of course, it doesn't really make much sense to listen to the sky directly. The Emperor has never represented the Japanese people.

However, the purpose of this approach is to reshuffle the cards, and once this kind of action is realized, then the conservative and oppressive Japanese people certainly hope that this situation can be maintained. This is the same as the Chinese people's lawsuit against the emperor, in fact, everyone wants to be able to contact the supreme ruler directly, even if this kind of complaint is actually a joke, but whether there is such an idea or not is really very different. This is the people rising up in revolt.

On October 28, 1922, Benito61 Mussolini rallied 30,000 supporters to Rome because he was dissatisfied with the fascist party's victory in the 1921 Italian parliamentary elections with only 105 seats out of 535 seats. Succeeded in getting King Emmanuel III of Italy to appoint Mussolini as Prime Minister. It is also to show the power of the fascist party to the outside world. There was only one reason why the King of Italy was able to submit, and that was because of the fear of civil war.

Tens of thousands of Japanese people full of grievances marched into Tokyo, and the Japanese emperor could not be unafraid. As for the soldiers in the Japanese Army, the ideas would have been very different. The people who started the mutiny will undoubtedly be seen as their own people at the bottom.

However, the most pressing issue now is not the Japanese Army, and the old guys in the Army obviously don't see how powerful the means taken by Kita Ikki are. The Imperial Daoist faction has been shouting about the pain of the people at the bottom, which is the banner used by the old guys of the army to fool the soldiers of the Young Zhuang faction to die for them. Quite a number of middle- and low-ranking military personnel sincerely support this point of view. Even Toshiro Kohata, who was once one of the three birds of Baden-Baden and is the only living one of the three birds of Baden-Baden now, thinks so.

The problem is in the Navy.

The chief of the Naval Command Department, King Fushimi Miyahiro Kyo, summoned his staff on the same day and clearly explained the attitude of the repression. At 12 noon on the 3rd, the commander of the Combined Fleet, Takahashi Miyoshi, issued an order to the fleet that was conducting exercises in Tosaokui, asking the First Fleet to enter Tokyo Bay and the Second Fleet to enter Osaka Bay. Vice Takeshi Toyoda, who was the director of the Navy Military Affairs Bureau at the time, roared, "If the army doesn't mean that, we'll do it!" ”。 On the afternoon of the 5th, the 1st Mine Brigade of Mitsumasa Yonechi, commander of the Yokosuka Town Guard, sent the Marines ashore via Shibaura, piled up sandbag fortifications, and put on a posture of preparing for battle.

For the entire day of the 6th, Emperor Hirohito spent the whole day in anxiety. Because Suzuki Kantaro had already informed Hirohito that the First Fleet was already marching into Tokyo Bay under the leadership of the flagship battleship "Kirishima", and each ship aimed its guns at the rebel positions on land. The "Kirishima" was aimed at the National Assembly building occupied by the rebels, and the commander of the 9th detachment, Captain Nagamitsu, who was in charge of measuring the target, carefully measured with a rangefinder that the distance from the "Nagato" to the National Assembly building was 19,000 meters. The Second Fleet, led by the flagship heavy cruiser "Atago," also arrived at Osaka Bay at about 9 a.m. on the 6th and began to implement vigilance.

In the Battle of Taiwan, three Kongo-class battleships were lost in one go, and other warships also lost a lot. But the Combined Fleet sent all the warships anyway to try to coerce the mutinous forces into not daring them to do anything more.

Just as Comrade Hu Fu's letter was transmitted all the way to Zhengzhou by plane, the situation in Japan changed again. Although the high-ranking officials of the navy were full of righteous indignation, under the leadership of the chief of the naval command department, King Fushimi Miyahiro Kyo, they said that they must kill all the traitors. The first group of more than 3,000 representatives of the people of Honshu finally arrived in Tokyo. Under the arrangement of the mutinous troops, the delegates went to the emperor in ten groups.

Many of these ordinary people had never even seen the local mayor, but now they saw the living god emperor of Japan with their own eyes, and one by one they humbly knelt on the ground and saluted the emperor. Hirohito was forced to come to see these people, and he was very unwilling in his heart. But listening to these people protecting their homes one by one, it turned out to be representatives of the people from all over the country. He couldn't help but feel some shock in his heart.

Although these delegates lack the ability to organize their language, the pain they have suffered over the years is real. Moreover, before meeting the emperor, the mutinous troops and the Japanese anti-feudal alliance also helped them summarize the greatest pain. After prostrating their heads sincerely, they asked the Emperor to take the lead in all kinds of unreasonable and unequal things that had befallen them.

Hirohito really didn't know what was going on in the Japanese people, and after listening to what these people were saying, he really scared Hirohito. It's not that he has much sympathy for the people, but that Hirohito feels the fierceness of the contradictions among the Japanese people at this time, and he has a kind of powder keg posture. If left unattended, it would be more than just a mutiny. It is likely that a real civil war will break out.