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Completed in 1913 next to the old Tokyo Imperial Palace, Hirohito was the first owner of the Western-style palace modeled after the Palace of Versailles, which was nominally built for the crown prince (Emperor Taisho ascended the throne in 1912). He had lived in this beautiful Western-style palace for a long time, and he was very fond of the luxury and comfort of this Western-style palace.

Therefore, when she became the empress of heaven, she often stayed in this vacant palace (Crown Prince Akihito was born in 1933 and is only 9 years old this year, not yet old enough to live in the East Palace), and often met with his confidants in this Western-style palace that was easier to enter and exit.

His Majesty the Showa Emperor of Japan is probably the most powerful emperor in the nearly 1,000 years since the rise of the samurai, and the true living god of the Japanese Empire. However, the gods of the present world are also gods, so it is natural to maintain some sense of mystery, and they also have to talk about some "myths" that are difficult for others to understand at the imperial council, so that the shameless navy and army deer can be in awe.

However, Hirohito can't really rely on "myths" that others don't understand, and if the general dumb-headed red deer below misunderstand the meaning, it will ruin the good situation of militarism.

So Hirohito also has times when he speaks human words, but not just anyone is qualified to listen. In history, in addition to his wife and children and the servants who helped him empty the toilet and wipe his buttocks, the only people who could be sure of listening to him were Koichi Kido, Prince Miyazaihito, the head of the army, King Hirohiroshi Fushimiya, the mastermind behind the navy, and MacArthur, the later emperor of Japan and a five-star general of the United States.

The Emperor Taishang is still in Brisbane, Australia, today wondering how to capture Hirohito and hang him alive, while the few remaining masters who can listen to Hirohito are now gathered in the conference room of the Akasaka Imperial Palace, "Sailuanma".

“…… The army and navy have reached a consensus on the idea that they will rely on Japan's own national strength to resist the United States in the east, resist Chilu in the north, contain China in the west, and control Zhuyi in the south, and strive to build the land west of Malacca, east of Hawaii, north of Australia, and south of Chilu, with the exception of China itself, into a royal paradise for the common prosperity of Greater East Asia. ”

"Except for the local area?" The Emperor, dressed in a Western military uniform, interrupted Prince Zaihito's recital from the Imperial Palace, "Is the Manchurian issue to be resolved in this war?" ”

"Your Majesty," replied King Fushimi Miyahiro Gong, taking the question, "and now it is necessary to seek peace with the rice country through the red dew, so that the living beings will not be destroyed, the billions of people can live in peace, and the fertile land of the South Seas can be developed." Therefore, it is not appropriate to settle the Manchurian problem at this time. ”

To solve the Manchurian problem, then a new war would certainly be provoked, and it would also be a threat to the back of the USSR. Not to mention whether Japan's national strength can afford two wars at the same time, simply increasing the suspicion between Japan and the Soviet Union has always outweighed the losses. Therefore, the opinion of the Japanese military department was that the Kwantung Army would not move -- it would not move away or take the initiative, but would wait and see what happened. As long as Japan can successfully end the war with the United States in the Pacific, then nothing else is to worry about.

"Oh." The Emperor was slightly disappointed, and then asked, "So how is the matter of harmony with Mi going?" ”

"The prime minister has appointed former Foreign Minister Yoyoshi Matsuoka as a special envoy to Moscow to meet with the leaders of the Red Army, Stalin, Molotov and others, and it is expected that certain results will be achieved." Xianyuan Gong replied, "However, the conclusion of the comprehensive agreement, and the struggle of the navy and army, if we can achieve another brilliant victory in the Pacific, the country will not have the courage to fight again." After all...... Germany is the number one enemy of the United States! ”

"Will we ask our country to send troops to war with Germany?" Emperor Hirohito didn't know what to think, and suddenly asked such a nonsensical question, which made both Kanin Palace and Fushimi Palace a little crying and laughing.

"Probably not." Kanin Palace didn't dare to laugh at the emperor, so he had to reply seriously, "And our country only wants to withdraw from the war with dignity and keep the results of the war in the south, and nothing else." ”

"Oh." The Emperor nodded, but without saying anything, he stood up and walked out the door.

Kido Koichi, who had just said nothing, said loudly at this time: "His Majesty the Emperor is driving, and all officials are sending it off!" Then, like a fart, he ran away after the emperor.

There are only two old men left in the Cailuan room, Prince Zairen of the Idle Courtyard and King Bogong of Fushimi Palace, you look at me, I look at you. This time, the emperor didn't say anything, and it is estimated that he himself did not know what to do, and the Great Japanese Empire seemed to have fought a war that did not know how to end?

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Just when Kanin Palace, Fushimi Palace, and their living gods and emperors had no direction on how to end the war and defend the fruits of militaristic victory, Matsuoka Yoyou, the special envoy sent to Moscow by Hideki Tojo, had a bottom in his heart.

Matsuoka is now holding the arms of Stalin, the Soviet father's leader, as two elderly men stand side by side in a lavishly furnished hall in the Kremlin for photographs.

Both of them had smiles on their faces, and they seemed to be very satisfied with the meeting that had just ended.

Before the start of the meeting just now, Stalin, the leader of the fathers, warmly hugged his old acquaintance Matsuoka and said happily: "You and I are both Asians. ”

Matsuoka, on the other hand, said to Stalin in a respectful tone: "Now the era of the Europeans is over, and it was cut off by their cannibalism." The future belongs to Asia and the Americas, but there are far more of us in Asia than in the Americas, so we belong to Asia after all. As long as the two great Asian powers, Japan and the Soviet Union, can unite, there is no enemy that cannot be defeated, not by the Europeans, nor by the Americans! ”

At the ensuing talks, Matsuoka told Stalin: "The purpose of the war waged by Japan was to liberate the Asian compatriots who had been enslaved by the Europeans, and this purpose had been largely achieved, except that India remained under the brutal rule of the European colonizers." However, Japan's national strength is limited and it is unable to liberate India, so it now wants to cease war with the United States, hoping that the Soviet Union will be able to accomplish this. In return, Japan was ready to make concessions to the USSR on the issue of South Sakhalin. ”

The Sakhalin issue was a minor issue between Japan and the Soviet Union, stemming from Japan's intervention in the Russian Civil War. Half of Sakhalin Island was the spoils of Japan's invasion of Siberia, and the Soviet Union was so obsessed with it that it wanted to take it back.

This time, Matsuoka received a promise from Tojo that he could discuss with the Soviet Union the ownership of South Sakhalin - anyway, Japan had made enough money in the South Seas, and half of Sakhalin Island was nothing.

Stalin also immediately gave a very positive answer to Matsuoka's request: "Of course, the Soviet Union wants to see the Pacific region return to prosperity and stability, which is in the interests of the Soviet Union and even the whole world, as well as the overall situation of the world anti-fascist and anti-Nazi war." Therefore, the Soviet Union would certainly facilitate peace negotiations between Japan and the United States. As soon as today's meeting is over, I will immediately send Comrade Bulganin and Comrade Livinov in the United States to the White House to inform Roosevelt in person of your request and my support. ”

Now the Soviet Union wants to go all out to fight Germany on the Western Front, and it needs to draw the main forces from the Far East, so the Far East is empty of troops, and it is most afraid that Japan will take the opportunity to sneak attack. Therefore, Matsuoka's visit played into Stalin's hands -- no matter whether the United States and Japan could negotiate or not, as long as the Soviet Union could mediate, then Japan would not sneak into the Soviet Union's back, and would not allow the German fleet to make trouble in the North Pacific.

So Stalin then raised the question of the security of the Soviet Union's lifeline in the North Pacific.

"Comrade General Secretary," Matsuoka knew for a long time that Stalin would ask such a question, "and we have already made arrangements for this matter to ensure that the Far Eastern Fleet of the Germans will not be able to engage in a North Pacific break-up for the next few months." ”

The Japanese actually had a very simple solution: they asked Germany to garrison the Hawaiian Islands with the Far East Squadron of the Combined European Fleet, citing the tense war in the Pacific and the possibility of an American attack.

And the General Staff of the German Wehrmacht, after receiving the request of the Japanese, actually held a serious meeting to study the matter.

"Is it possible that the Americans will attack right away?" Hersman was also a little confused, although he was a little annoyed by saying "no" to the Japanese, but Japan is an ally after all, and it still has to pull a hand at the critical moment.

"The possibility exists," replied Vice Admiral Galen, who was in charge of military intelligence, "and although the Panama Canal is temporarily impassable, the Americans still have a certain number of aircraft carriers in the Pacific Ocean." Among them, the total number of Yorktown-class, Independence-class, Raider-class and Vespa-class aircraft carriers that can serve as fleet aircraft carriers is about 7-8, and the Borg-class escort aircraft carrier is more than 10. ”

A local tyrant is a local tyrant! Hersman shook his head and said, "Then let the Far East Fleet stay in the Hawaiian Islands and fight with the Japanese." ”

"Your Excellency the Imperial Marshal," said Lieutenant General Galen, "we have just received information that Japan has sent a special envoy to Moscow, it is former Foreign Minister Yoyo Matsuoka. ”

"Matsuoka went to Moscow?" Hersman thought for a moment and smiled coldly, "The Japanese want to make peace with the United States alone through the Soviet Union!" ”

"Separate peace?" The Commander-in-Chief of the Navy who was present suddenly wrinkled his brows, "Imperial Marshal, is this definite news?" ”

Of course it's confirmed, it's all written in the history books! At the end of World War II, a group of Japanese "Showa staff officers" had been at odds with Moscow and regarded their loving father as a life-saving straw, and if it had not been for Mr. Truman's conscience and the drop of two atomic bombs to save Japan, the Red Army soldiers might have to go to Tokyo to arrest the anti-G. (To be continued.) )