155 The Great Change (14)
Chang Kaishen was also a former minister, and he also served as Minister of War in the short-lived Beiyang government formed after Japan invaded the Northeast. Of course, there were a lot of ministers at that time, and the people who infiltrated that government were basically ministers. After the alliance retreated to Japan with the Japanese army, Chang Kaishen could only return to the identity of an ordinary person.
The BJP's power is growing, and of course the Chinese in Southeast Asia have chosen the BJP. The League against the BJP vanished. In China, the People's Party did not have a good attitude towards these "former revolutionaries", especially after the large-scale execution of a number of "revolutionary fathers", including Cai Yuanpei, the League did not dare to move. At that time, Chang Kaishen really felt that the world was so big that there was nowhere to stay.
Fortunately, there are many contradictions between China and Japan, and in order to lay the groundwork, Britain has also provided a fixed amount of money to some relatively well-known anti-China figures. This money can also make Chang Kaishen make ends meet. In addition, Japan also has a stock market, and Chang Kaishen can be regarded as making some money in it. After marrying a Japanese wife, life can still go on.
After the Japanese Revolution, this money from Japan was gone. But after all, the British are rotten ships and have three pounds of nails, and they can still do it with a living allowance. What Chang Kaishen didn't expect was that when he was in his fifties, he was actually noticed by a big country again. He was entrusted with the assassination.
For such an important task, Chang Kaishen accepted it very happily. In terms of planning and organizing manpower, with the money of the British and the support of some capable guys in Japan, Chang Kaishen has done a good job.
The assassination was widely implicated, and the former high-ranking Japanese officials were extremely dissatisfied with the status quo with Japan, and the forced land reform of the Kita Ichiki government was finally completed under the bayonets of China's renminbi, Japan's radical youth, and the Japanese army. Like other political initiatives, land reform has indeed dug up the roots of the old land system in rural Japan, and it has greatly offended a number of people.
The loser understands that he is afraid that there is no possibility of a comeback, and only a fifty percent grain tax is enough for the Japanese countryside to be grateful to the Japanese government, not to mention that Japan's chemical fertilizers and scientific and technological updates including large-scale breeding have made the Japanese people get tangible benefits. These people are desperate in their hearts, and at this time they must make a desperate resistance.
Of course, at this time, they can't just do this, these people still hope to make Japan "change". If the emperor could come out and speak later...... they would have dreamed of such a big autumn dream.
Due to the small number of people involved in this matter, Chang Kaishen finally got the news about the emperor that these people who planned the assassination had talked about.
"Is His Majesty the Emperor going to join in this?" Chang Kaishen asked with some excitement.
"It's not connected yet, but it's not too much. As soon as His Majesty the Emperor speaks, the whole of Japan will be able to return to normal! The person in charge of the Japanese side said excitedly.
After talking for a while, Chang Kaishen had already understood the progress of these people, so he left the meeting place with confidence.
At the fried chicken restaurant chain where he often drinks, Chang Kaishen sat down in a corner of a person, and it was not the peak season, and there was only one customer in the store. The boss also hid without a trace after serving the fried chicken. Chang Kaishen whispered the latest development to the person opposite. At this time, Chang Kaishen no longer had the calm appearance when he participated in the action, and the whole person looked a little nervous.
After listening to the introduction of the latest information, he nodded slightly. "Chang Jun, what we promised you earlier has been done, and the People's Party said that the prosecution period for murder is permanent. There is no question of the expiration of the prosecution period, but they have also made it clear that as long as you do not return to China, they will not issue a request for your extradition. Since you have done well this time, we will also fulfill our promise and will not do anything against you. You can live in Japan with peace of mind. ”
Chang Kaishen breathed a sigh of relief, it was not that he didn't want his hometown. But the People's Party will not even let Cai Yuanpei go, let alone Chang Kaishen. It's not easy to get everyone's tacit assurance. After receiving contact from the British and Japanese, Chang Kaishen quickly made a decision. His deep hatred for the BJP is just an expression, and if there is no such expression, how can he get paid on a monthly basis? But at this time, Chang Kaishen understood that he had better chips in his hands, and he had the chips to be able to trade with the current government of Japan.
After finding the Japanese personnel and selling the "teammates" happily, Chang Kaishen said to the personnel of the Japanese intelligence department who were quite excited: "I personally think that now is not the time to arrest them all, since I already know their actions, I might as well put a long line to catch a big fish, and find out all these people to solve it together." ”
This rather bold proposal was eventually adopted, and the government of Kita Ikki hoped to wipe out the extremists in Japan. So after the test, Chang Kaishen became a collaborator with the new Japanese government.
After all kinds of verifications, the new government believed in Chang Kaishen's sincerity and finally decided to close the net. However, the fact that the Japanese guys tried to contact the Japanese emperor made the intelligence services of the new government want to observe again. This line means that the guys in the top level of Japan can be caught, and it has always been the desire of the new government of Kita Kazuki and the Socialist Liberal Democratic Party of Japan to cut down the roots of the reactionaries in the top level of Japan.
Japanese intelligence finally decided to wait for the time being.
Kita Ikki was first angry at the attempt to assassinate Chen Ke in Japan, and partly joyful. If Japan wants to get more orders from China and more economic leaning, the best way is to enter the war. A good reason to enter the war is needed, at least a reason that will be acceptable to the Japanese people, but also to Korea. As long as this line is dug up, it proves that the British planned the assassination of Chen Ke in Japan. Japan could justifiably declare war on Britain. That's good enough.
Therefore, the Japanese side informed Chen Ke that someone was going to assassinate him, and after receiving the reply that Chen Ke was willing to continue his visit to Japan, Kita Yihui was quite happy. Their plan included Chen Ke receiving the cheers of the Japanese people in a car, and sure enough, the assassins knew that they could not blend into other heavily guarded areas, so they set the direction of the assassination on the parade.
In fact, all the reception news released by the Bei Yihui government is fake, even if someone wants to play a trick, there is no way. What Japan needed now was a pretext to declare war, and after investigation, the intelligence agencies of the new government, in cooperation with the Chinese side, had obtained a conclusive chain of evidence that the British government was involved in the murder. Before I wanted to close the net, I didn't expect to hit the rabbit with grass, and I had the opportunity to dig out the possible dark lines around the emperor. The excitement of the Japanese intelligence services can be imagined.
Unexpectedly, two days after Chang Kaishen betrayed his teammates, Japanese Emperor Hirohito also sold his teammates. Of course, he couldn't say it directly, but ordered the people in the palace to provide some information to the intelligence department. So Chen Ke's plane landed in Kyoto, Japan, instead of landing in Tokyo as originally planned. The intelligence services immediately closed the net. Arrest everyone involved in the matter.
The Japanese emperor and prime minister went to Beijing to greet Chen Ke. Heian Castle was founded in Kyoto in 794 A.D., and Kyoto was the capital of Japan for more than 1,000 years until the capital was moved to Tokyo in 1868. Since its founding, Kyoto has been the economic and cultural center of Japan, and its citizens have inherited its elegant traditions. Kyoto is home to hundreds of famous shrines, shrines, and temples, and is home to more than 20% of Japan's national treasures, and the ancient capital, which has been cultivated over 1,200 years of history, is endlessly fascinating.
Kyoto is also a city with a deep "Chineseization", and most of the shops on the street have Chinese characters on their names. A considerable number of ancient texts in Kyoto are simply written in Chinese characters, and Chinese can read them effortlessly. Receiving Chen Ke in this city, the Japanese side undoubtedly wanted to express to Chen Ke that the future direction of the Japanese side is to change from leaving Asia and joining Europe and returning to the old Asian traditions.
The thousand-year-old city is indeed very charming, and the Japanese side arranged for Chen Ke to stay at Kinkakuji Temple. There was a precedent for assassination, and the defense was extremely tight, and the Mirror Lake Pond in front of Kinkakuji Temple did not raise fish, but in the weather at the end of November, Chinese and Japanese security personnel were sent to wear diving suits and go down to search carefully.
This beautiful temple is a combination of the Fujiwara period "Hosui-in", the Kamakura period "Shio-ne-dong", and the Chinese Tang Dynasty-style "Doon". Three different styles from different eras, but they can be reconciled perfectly in one building. It has been called a national treasure of Japan and is the pinnacle of architecture.
When Hirohito and Kita Ikki received Chen Ke, they naturally had to lead Chen Ke to visit this Japanese national treasure. According to tradition, the divination in the temple is also in Chinese.
Japan's new constitution has already begun to be revised, and everything else is fine, and the question of the status of the Japanese emperor has been resolved with great difficulty. Hirohito did not advocate that he should be completely pro-government, and as long as the emperor system was not eliminated and the emperor still had a certain influence on national politics, he was not prepared to continue to fight.
The new government led by Bei Yihui has learned from China, and has also made its policies transparent, making public the contents of government affairs that do not need to be operated in a black box. After reading the copies of government documents for a week, Hirohito realized one thing: the emperor had not received systematic education in handling government affairs, and as long as he talked nonsense, he would immediately change from a "living god" to a "present eye". The new government dealt a major blow to Japanese feudalism and was similar to the modern constitutional monarchy that Hirohito had seen in England. What's more, Hirohito understands that what he needs to do at this point is to "behave well" rather than "call the shots".
Although Hirohito would have liked to have a few sought-after men to kill him now, he also knew that he was the one in Japan who needed to stop this from happening. After receiving Chen Ke politely and fulfilling the friendship of the landlord, Hirohito handed over the more specific work of the talks to Kita Yihui.
"Chairman Chen, we want to declare war on Britain." After first apologizing for Chen Ke's disturbance, Kita Ikki immediately put forward Japan's intentions.
Chen Ke suddenly felt very funny, compared with history, Japan's declaration of war this time is full of justice, at least in the 21st century, it cannot be completely denied. History has finally come to this point, which makes Chen Ke can't help but want to laugh.
Bei Yihui obviously misunderstood Chen Ke's smile, and he quickly explained: "We don't want to take advantage of this war to seize land from Britain, please rest assured. ”
Chen Ke wanted to stop it, but after thinking about it, Japan's declaration of war itself had quite positive significance. Anyway, Japan can use this declaration of war to completely break with the old era of colonialism. I don't think Ichiki Kita would have participated in this war under the pretext of the old times. If the Japanese people can be made to think that colonialism is wrong and something that needs to be overthrown, it is also a good thing to clean up the Japanese national philosophy.
"Since war is going to be declared, the facts must be clear, and people must not think that Japan is going to take advantage of the fire to rob them." Chen Ke replied.
"Rest assured, we are investigating carefully and will not let the British get away with this." Kita Yihui replied seriously.