~——~ On the morning of February 15, 1940, under the auspices of the senator and member of the House of Nobles, Inuyang Takeshi, Prince Mikasamiya Takahito officially ascended the throne in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan, and changed the year name to the first year of Hongtoku, and Emperor Hirohito, who was "hijacked by national thieves", became the emperor. Subsequently, the newly released Emperor Kotoku issued an edict praising the loyal and courageous members of the Restoration Comrades Association who launched the campaign to expel the national thieves. He also appointed the spiritual leader of the Restoration Comrades Association, Quebei Kazuki of the Japanese Nationalist Party, to form a provisional cabinet. At the same time, the Imperial Diet was dissolved, and a formal cabinet was formed after a re-election. However, everyone knows that the so-called re-election must be under the control of the Restoration Comrades Association and the Japanese Kuomintang, and the results of the election are naturally without suspense.

Later that afternoon, Emperor Kotoku issued another edict reprimanding Emperor Showa (Hirohito) for deceiving and oppressing the people, launching a war against the United States and China, and dragging Japan into the abyss from which it will never recover. He also announced that it would accept the "Statement on Policy Adjustment Toward Japan" put forward by China, accept the peace conditions proposed by the Chinese Government a few days ago, sign the "Sino-Japanese Security Treaty," and seek reconciliation with the United States. In the end, a wanted warrant was issued, demanding that the fugitive Fumitsu Konoe, Nagata Tetsuyama, Shigetaro Shirataro and other national thieves be brought to justice as soon as possible and punished with the most severe punishment! However, in this glorious edict, there is no mention of the two princes who are in charge of the Japanese Defense Army, Prince Zaihito of the Idle Palace and King Morimasa of the Rihongu Palace...... As a matter of fact, until the night of February 15, the newly established central power of Japan did not receive a telegram of allegiance from any Japanese city except Tokyo and Yokohama, and the Japanese army and navy, numbering millions of people, were also waiting and watching at this time! Only the Tokyo 1st Division and the Konoe Division, which participated in the coup, issued a statement of allegiance to Emperor Kotoku. The rest of the forces were silent, neither declaring allegiance to the new emperor nor expressing support for the fugitive Emperor Hirohito. Overnight, it seems that the whole of Japan is about to enter a state of warlord secession!

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"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! It's a big deal. Tokyo...... Tokyo ...... "Koichi Kido almost crawled into Emperor Hirohito's cabin. As soon as I entered the door, I heard a commotion, and I didn't know what it was breaking. When Kido looked up, he saw Emperor Hirohito, who was dressed in military attire, standing there, looking at himself with a pale face, as if his whole body was trembling slightly!

By this time, it was already dark outside the cabin, but Hirohito did not look like he was going to sleep, as if he was drinking tea with Empress Ryoko before Kido broke in, and there were some broken porcelain tiles and water stains at his feet...... It must have been broken by mistake after being frightened. Empress Ryoko sat on a chair. Stunned as she looked at Kido lying on the ground, a look of fear creeping up on her face.

"Kido! Could it be...... The people of China bombed Tokyo with uranium bombs! Hirohito's voice trembled when he asked this question. During this time, rumors that the Shina were going to attack the Japanese mainland with uranium bombs spread around the world at a rapid pace, and heartless Western observers published articles in newspapers analyzing which Japanese cities deserved the atomic bombs the most. Among them, there is a relatively unanimous opinion that Tokyo will be bombed! This is followed by Kyoto and Osaka...... Naturally, such an analysis was also sent by Japanese diplomats to the battleship Nagato in secret telegrams. And Emperor Hirohito, who saw these reports, was also worried about his capital day and night.

Koichi Kido, who knew that Hirohito would be confused, shook his head vigorously: "No, it's not a Shina person, but ...... It's a thief! The 1st Division and the Guards Division stationed in Tokyo in the early hours of this morning launched a rebellion at the instigation of the Restoration Comrades Association and the Japanese Kuomintang...... Support Mikasa Palace as a pseudo-emperor! Appointed Kita Ikki as Prime Minister. Moreover, in the name of the pseudo-emperor, he respected His Majesty as the emperor, and also accepted the conditions for peace talks proposed by Shina to end the war! ”

With a plop, Emperor Hirohito was already sitting on the ground, muttering, "This...... This...... These thieves are so bold! It's so unbelievable! What about the guards? What about the Xianyuan Palace? What do they eat? Why don't you transfer troops to suppress it? What a bastard! Could it be that they also participated in the rebellion? ”

Koichi Kido gritted his teeth and said with difficulty, "...... Your Majesty, Prime Minister Konoe and Ministers Nagata, Shimada and other ministers have boarded a warship that left Japan for Hawaii on the 14th. It's over the Pacific Ocean right now...... Prince Kamihito Kanin and Prince Morimasa Itamoto left Tokyo immediately after the rebellion and went to the 4th Division stationed in Shizuoka Prefecture and the 105th Division stationed in Fukushima Prefecture respectively to take command of their troops. Now both divisions are under the control of the two Highnesses. The telegram to His Majesty was sent by both of them. As he spoke, Kido trembled and crawled to Hirohito and handed a copy of the telegram to the Emperor.

Hirohito unfolded the telegram and looked at it, breathing a sigh of relief, and then his eyebrows tightened again: "What about my other armies?" Why are only two divisions loyal to me? My 6 million army, my combined fleet ......" Speaking of this, Hirohito seemed to think of something, and looked at Kido with a look of horror: "What about Yamamoto fifty-six?" Something so big happened, why didn't he come to see me! ”

"General Yamamoto is outside, waiting for His Majesty to summon him." Kido hurriedly reminded in a low voice, "Your Majesty, please cheer up, Admiral Yamamoto and the Combined Fleet need a wise monarch like Your Majesty." ”

At this time, Hirohito finally breathed a sigh of relief, stood up with Kido's support, adjusted his military uniform, and took a few deep breaths to calm his mood, so that he could look a little Mingjun...... If Yamamoto were to see the emperor slumped on the ground, maybe they would have turned their allegiance to the one in Tokyo!

"Your Majesty, now the entire army and navy of the Japanese Empire are waiting for Your Majesty to make a statement!" Kido also reminded: "The edict of the puppet emperor has been issued, but except for the 1st Division, the Guards Division, as well as Tokyo and Yokohama, other troops and localities have not responded, and it is time for Your Majesty to express its attitude." ”

"Statement?" Hirohito was slightly stunned, and asked in a calm voice, "What are these people waiting for?" ”

"Of course it's a crusade against a thief, or ......," Kido didn't continue. Instead, he looked at Hirohito with a look of trepidation. He knew that the Japanese army and navy in silence were loyal to His Majesty the Emperor, but if Hirohito issued a statement announcing his recognition of Emperor Kotoku in Tokyo, everyone would be relieved...... After all, the current situation. Not the worst possible outcome.

"Or what?" Hirohito glared at Kido fiercely, gritted his teeth, and said, "Is there any other choice for me than to issue an edict to beg the thief?" ”

"Your Majesty! The minister was terrified. Kido took a few steps back and bowed deeply at Hirohito. Hirohito ignored it and yelled, "What are you waiting for!" Immediately go to the edict and declare Chongren and Bei Yihui as national thieves and enemies! Order the commander of the General Army of the Native Defense, Prince Kanin Miyajihito, to immediately organize the army to quell the chaos! ”

"Your Majesty, what ...... What about the war against China? Do you want to fight? Kido took a deep breath and summoned up the courage to remind, "If Your Majesty wants to beg for thieves, Japan will be in a state of civil war." If we insist on fighting China any longer, then the imperial army will ......"

"Bastard!" Hirohito jumped to his feet and scolded: "Of course we have to fight!" Do you think that if I give in to China, China will not support those national thieves? You idiot! Idiot! Go and announce the edict against the thief...... In the early morning of February 16. Emperor Hirohito issued an edict at sea, announcing the establishment of a Japanese government-in-exile aboard the battleship Nagato. Former Minister of the Interior Koichi Kido was appointed Prime Minister, former Chamberlain General Sadao Araki was appointed Minister of War, and former Military Counselor Kantaro Suzuki was appointed Minister of the Navy...... At the same time, Honolulu in the Hawaiian Islands was designated as the companion capital. In the edict, he also denounced Bei Yihui, Chongren and others for being lawless and brazenly launching a coup d'état, and declared the two of them to be traitors to the DPRK. Call on all the armies and heroes of Japan to fight against it! At the end of the edict, Emperor Hirohito also strongly stated that he would lead the entire imperial army and the Japanese people to carry out the "War of Resistance against China" to the end! Never recognize any treaty signed by the puppet governments of Chongren and Kita Ikki!

On the same day, the Chinese Nationalist Government also issued a statement in support of the Chongren and Kita Ichiki authorities. They said they had noticed a sudden change in Japan. And think that such a change is positive! We welcome the peace intentions put forward by the new Japanese Government. Agreed to cooperate with the new Japanese government. Fight together for a new order in Asia and the Eastern world! However, the Chinese National Defense Forces will resolutely crack down on the "Japanese rebels" (referring to the Japanese troops loyal to Hirohito) who still stubbornly adhere to the militarist position! Until they are wiped out completely!

As for several other major countries in the world. They also quickly expressed their respective attitudes towards the changes in Japan. The United States, the Free Britain, Mexico (the Mexican people's struggle for the destruction of their homeland finally failed), the Far Eastern Republic, and two Indian governments all expressed their recognition of the new Japanese government. Germany, Italy, France, the United Kingdom (London) and other European countries have expressed their stance to continue to recognize Hirohito's government-in-exile as the sole legitimate government of Japan. As for Russia, the attitude is the most straightforward. After Emperor Hirohito issued an edict against thieves, the Russian empress simply announced the severance of diplomatic relations with Japan...... Neither Hirohito nor Chonghito is recognized! For Her Majesty, there is no such thing as Japan in this world.

However, what really determines the future and fate of Japan at the moment is not the statements of these foreign governments, but the attitudes of the millions of Japanese army and navy scattered in Asia, Australia, and the Pacific theater.

The first to express support for Emperor Hirohito was the Japanese Combined Fleet, and Commander Isoroku Yamamoto immediately pledged his allegiance to Hirohito on behalf of the entire Combined Fleet after Hirohito issued the "Great Edict on Thieves." Immediately afterwards, the new Japanese front, which was in the process of retreating, also issued a statement in support of Emperor Hirohito and opposed the new government in Tokyo. This was followed by Admiral Nishioji of the Hawaiian Front and Admiral Yamashita Fumimi of the Central American Front, both of whom pledged their allegiance to Hirohito.

However, the new government in Tokyo did not gain nothing, and the Japanese and Korean forces, which had already suffered three atomic bombs and were surrounded by squadrons, declared their allegiance to the new government in Tokyo under the leadership of the new commander Yoshida Tsu, and Yoshida Tsui himself immediately accepted the appointment of the Minister of War. Subsequently, the Japanese garrisons in the Philippines and the East Indies, which were under the command of China's South China Front, also expressed their obedience to the command of Tokyo.

On the other hand, most of Japan's mainland armies, under the influence of Prince Kaninnomiya, the commander of the Native Defense Army, expressed their allegiance to Emperor Hirohito. However, due to the imminent invasion of the squadron, the main force of the Japanese army on the ground had to continue to garrison in the Kyushu area. For the time being, Prince Zaihito of Kanin Palace was unable to mobilize enough troops to launch a crusade against Tokyo.

In just a few days. The entire Japanese Empire seems to have been divided into two, and although the flames of civil war have not yet been ignited, everyone knows that the new Sengoku era of Japan has inevitably arrived! Japan. At this time, it is sliding into the abyss. And the political forces that are about to shine on the stage of this troubled era are definitely not the two new governments in Tokyo and the Hirohito government-in-exile in Hawaii...... Comrades, the time of the Great Japanese Revolution has come! What a fascinating time this is! You will soon emerge as the leading force of the Japanese nation in this thrilling era! ”

It was Chen Shaoyu who spoke, a handsome Chinese revolutionary dressed in a crisp tunic and standing on a high wooden platform, talking about the great principles of the revolutionary party in fluent Japanese. Speaking of exciting places. I couldn't help but wave my arms vigorously.

What he was listening to was a group of ...... wearing khaki Japanese uniforms Imperial Japanese Army! Well, this scene is really a bit funny, Comrade Chen Shaoyu is now preaching revolutionary principles to the officers and soldiers of the Japanese Imperial Army! These imperial troops don't know which army they belong to? But they all look very depressed. Most of them were unkempt, and there were no weapons in their hands, but they looked very serious when they listened to the lectures, looking at Chen Shaoyu with their heads held high, and listening quietly with their mouths open. It's a bit of a dumbfounding!

“…… Japan's bureaucratic bourgeoisie, the landlord class, and the remnants of the feudal lord class stole all the fruits of victory and took control of the emperor after the Meiji Restoration. He kidnapped the people and led Japan on the path of aggression and expansion for his own selfish desires! They are brutally exploited internally. The Japanese people are burdened with the highest taxes in the world! Externally, the Japanese people were used as cannon fodder for their aggressive and expansionist national policy. But how have the fruits of their expansion ever been shared with the people? And because of the incompetence of these national thieves, the Japanese army led by them has already been defeated in the imperialist war! However, under such circumstances, these thieves also frantically kidnapped Emperor Hirohito, and for the sake of a little German master's mark, they threw batch after batch of Japanese young people into the sea of fire of China's atomic bombs in the name of the emperor to send them to death! Brethren of the Imperial Army, what do you say about such a hateful thief? ”

"Crusade! Crusade! "Oh my! Heavenly Punishment ......"

As soon as Chen Shaoyu's words fell, dozens of the thousands of Japanese soldiers listening to the lecture below waved their fists and began to shout slogans, and then more and more people shouted slogans, and finally the atmosphere of these thousands of people was all mobilized, and the strange screams of Japanese shook the heavens and the earth, making the guards ...... The officers and men of the Republic of Korea's defense forces felt a chill down their spine!

These Japanese devils have been taken prisoner, why do they still look so terrible?

And at the same time, in Kasugayama in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, there seems to be a similar story going on.

However, this time it was a Japanese revolutionary who was making a speech, that is, Comrade Koichi Tokuda, the leader of the Japanese G, and in a sea of red flags and the Hinomaru national flag, thousands of members of the National Movement Team who had been called up from nearby areas were gathering in an open field.

Tokuda Koichi was also standing on a high place, holding a tin horn rolled in his hand, and was giving a loud speech.

“…… Fellow citizens! Let me tell you the good news, Hongdewei has begun! Emperor Kotoku of Tokyo has issued an edict announcing a crusade against national thieves and the implementation of the Restoration! This time, the primary goal of Hongde Restoration is to reform the backward land system and implement the principle that the cultivator has his own land! His Majesty the Emperor calls on us to take back the land stolen by the landlord class and the thieves and distribute it to the peasants loyal to the Emperor free of charge! In the future, we will eliminate all exploitation and unequal systems in Japan, and build Japan into an ideal country without exploitation, without discrimination, where everyone is equal, and everyone is self-reliant! ”

Speaking of this, Tokuda Qiu glanced at the thousands of stunned Japanese poor middle peasants in the open space, took a deep breath, and shouted loudly: "Bring me the biggest national thief in Niigata Prefecture!" ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw several young men wearing khaki Japanese military uniforms wearing red armbands, escorting an old Japanese man in his sixties, wearing a big tie and a high hat, who was trembling with fright, to Tokuda Qiuichi. The Japanese poor middle peasants below recognized at a glance that this old man was the adopted son of Naito Nobunaga, the largest landlord in the Kasugayama and Naoetsu areas, and the former lord of the Echigo Murakami domain!

Just when these poor and middle peasants in Japan didn't figure out how this old man Naito became a national thief. Someone in the crowd began to chant revolutionary slogans.

"Down with the thieves! Down with Naito! Divide all the land equally! Down with all landlords and thieves......"

Listening to this familiar slogan, it seems that this new era of Japan is really exciting! (To be continued......) rx

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