Emperor Hirohito was silent for a moment before he stared at Fumiro Konoe and said in a deep voice: "In today's world, only Germany, the United States, and the Republic of China are first-class powers. Although the Empire, Russia, England, France and other countries are second-class powers, they are really weak countries compared to first-class powers. The Empire resists the strong with the weak, and a military solution is always the last resort, but this time the Imperial Government pins its hopes on military adventures, which is really unwise! ”

Listening to Emperor Hirohito's words, Konoe Fumiro's heart sank to the bottom, this military danger, if there is no nod from your Emperor, who would dare to take it casually? ，

Hirohito paused for a moment, then continued: "At present, it is time to make my will for peace clear to the dignitaries on the Chinese side through the personal channels of the Russian Empress, and I still hope for peace until the hope of peace is completely desperate, and I hope that the contradiction between China and Japan can be resolved by peaceful diplomacy."

As for the final bottom line of peace, my position is fourfold: first, any settlement must not infringe on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Japanese Empire; 2. The territory of the empire includes the Japanese archipelago, the island of Kata (Sakhalin), the Kuril Islands, the Ryukyu Islands, and the Korean Peninsula (that is, it is ready to give up the colonies of Eastern Australia, the Philippines, and Indonesia); 3. There shall be no foreign garrison on the territory of the Empire; 4. The person responsible for the war of the empire cannot be placed at the disposal of any foreign country; 5. China and Japan shall conclude an alliance of permanent peace, and China shall have the obligation to guarantee that Japan's territory will not be invaded by any foreign country.

These five-point stance is the minimum for Japan's weak country diplomacy, and if China can still make long-term plans from the height of the leader of the Eastern nation, and does not want to cause eternal hatred between China and Japan for generations, it should not ignore the minimum conditions for peace between China. Otherwise. That is the last moment for the entire Yamato nation, the 10,000,000 Japanese people, even if the whole nation is shattered, there is absolutely no room for forbearance and compromise. Konoe Qing, do you understand? ”

Konoe Fumiro thought for a moment and asked again: "Your Majesty, will you now convey the five-point position to the Chinese side through the Russian Empress?" ”

Hirohito was once again silent, and now Japan still had several million troops, as well as a powerful combined fleet. Reserves of various strategic materials can also be supported for a period of time. If such a big concession is proposed now, it will be difficult for the Chinese side to refuse (even Luo Yaoguo cannot go against the will of the people), but can the Japanese army and navy give an account here? Can the people give an account of the past? Can the ancestors and fathers give an account?

"First of all, I will convey my hope for peace, and as for the five-point position, I will not put forward it for the time being, and then I will put it forward to the Chinese side in case the decisive battle of Korea is unfavorable." After Emperor Hirohito said these words, he sighed softly and motioned for Fumiro Konoe to step down.

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Luo Yaoguo took a train north on October 19 to supervise the war, but his special train did not go directly to Shenyang, but stopped in Beiping. Luo Yaoguo and his entourage also got off the train and lived in the house of the original Manchu Prince Gong Yixin.

The palace of Prince Gong on Qianhai West Street in Beiping is probably the most luxurious mansion in Sijiu City except the Forbidden City, which was the favorite of Emperor Qianlong and the mansion built by Shen at great expense, and at the end of the Qing Dynasty, the owner here was replaced by Prince Gong Yixin, the sixth son of Emperor Daoguang. Historically, this palace was sold to the Catholic Church for 400,000 yuan by Pu Wei, the grandson of Prince Gong, shortly after the fall of the Manchu Dynasty. Later, it was returned to the Catholic University founded by the Roman Catholic Church, Fu Jen University (Beijing Catholic University). However, Beijing in 1925 was the epicenter of China's First Revolution, and it was certainly impossible for a reactionary force like the Roman Catholic Church to open a university in Beijing. Therefore, Fu Jen University went to Wuhan to open (also known as Wuhan Catholic University), and this magnificent palace of Prince Gong was also transferred by the Catholic Church to the China Pacific Trading Company with the background of the Military Intelligence Bureau at a low price of 200,000 oceans, and since then it has become a public base of the Military Intelligence Bureau of the National Defense Forces in Beiping.

And Luo Yaoguo was on his way north to supervise the war. I don't know why. actually lived in this luxurious palace to recuperate on the grounds of fatigue of carriages and horses. However, a person like him who controls a ** political power naturally has no time to recuperate, and as soon as he settled down in Prince Gong's mansion, dignitaries in Beiping City came to hand over the post to meet him.

The first batch of people to be received by Generalissimo Luo were Kim Koo and Choe Yongjian, leaders of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) with an international background, and the meeting was led by Lieutenant General Dai Li, deputy director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, Luo Yaoguo's confidant. Jin Jiu and Cui Yongjian actually have a relationship with Luo Yaoguo, Jin Jiu was originally the leader of the Korean Red Army raised by Luo Yaoguo through the Military Intelligence Bureau, and in his early years, he also created terrorist activities to assassinate the emperor in Japan, which triggered the Second Russo-Japanese War and helped China get out of the Middle East Road War! And Cui Yongjian is a student of military and political cadres in northwest China in this time and space. Luo Yaoguo once met him during the "joint examination of the two schools", and he also had some impressions of this Korean revolutionary.

But today when these three "old acquaintances" meet. But they all pretended to be acquaintances with each other, and no one mentioned anything about the past. The meeting place is the Huxin Pavilion in the back garden of Prince Gong's Mansion. It wasn't a formal meeting, just a purely private visit. Luo Yaoguo ordered someone to set up a table and banquet in the Huxin Pavilion, served a few authentic Beiping side dishes, and steamed a few baskets of yellow and oily crabs to entertain guests. The three leaders of the Korean Independence Army and the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea, Luo Yaoguo's North Korean concubine, Chung Young-hee, and Dai Li, deputy director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, who had been sitting in Beiping during this time, were also invited to accompany him. Dai Li first made some introductions to Luo Yaoguo, Jin Jiu, and Cui Yongjian in a fake appearance, and then sat down and drank happily, but no one was in a hurry to get down to business.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Kim Jiucai, a former terrorist who had become the general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, arched his hand at Luo Yaoguo and spoke fluent Chinese: "Auxiliary marshal, you must have heard about the deeds of our Workers' Party of Korea and the People's Army, and the purpose of our party is to liberate 20 million Korean compatriots from the oppression of Japanese imperialism and establish an independent and free Korean nation-state. To this end, the 100,000 members of the Workers' Party and the 80,000 officers and men of the People's Army all hoped to fight together with China and all comrades who opposed Japanese rule in Korea. Speaking of this, Jin Jiu glanced at Jin Zuozhen, Li Fan-sao, and Yin Zhiying above the banquet from the corner of his eye.

Luo Yaoguo nodded with a smile. He replied: "Of course, there is no problem with an independent and free Korean nation-state, and we, the Republic of China, have absolutely no ambition for Korea, and we have always helped the Korean people's independence movement as much as we can." Speaking of this, he raised his hand and pointed at Kim Zuozhen, Lee Beom-suk, and Yoon Zhiying beside him, and said with a smile: "The Korean Independence Army and the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea are supported by us, and there are still 1,000 military cadres trained by the Central Military Academy in the team going north this time, and they are ready to recruit Korean youths in the refugee camps in Liaoning and Jilin Province to form the Republic of Korea Army, and join our ** team to attack North Korea, expel the Japanese invaders there, and liberate the people on the 3,000-mile rivers and mountains." How about your People's Army joining the Republic of Korea Army? ”

"No way!" Luo Yaoguo's voice just fell. Choe Yong-gun, commander-in-chief of the Korean People's Army, who came to visit Na Yao-kook with Kim Koo-koo, jumped up and loudly objected: "Where were these ROK Army troops at that time when our 80,000 KPA officers and men had struggled against Japanese imperialism for so many years and sacrificed so many comrades under extremely difficult circumstances? Why did they come out now to organize the government and organize the army to reap the fruits of victory? If we want to organize the government and the army, we should also be dominated by the Workers' Party and the People's Army, and people from their Provisional Government and the Independent Army can also participate. ”

was dismissed by Cui Yongjian, Luo Yaoguo was not angry, but turned his head to look at the white-haired North Korean independence activist Kim Zuozhen next to him, and smiled slightly: "What does Mr. Jin think?" ”

Jin Zuozhen looked confident, and bowed to Luo Yaoguo. He smiled lightly: "This matter is up to the auxiliary commander, and my Korean Independence Army and the provisional government are also the only ones who are the assistant commanders." ”

"Jin Zuozhen, you ......" Cui Yongjian's muscles trembled slightly when he heard this, and his eyes were almost about to breathe fire when he looked at Jin Zuozhen. How could this so-called Korean independence activist say such things to a foreign leader? If North Korea falls into the hands of these people. What kind of independence and freedom can there be?

"We, the Workers' Party of Korea and the People's Army of Korea, are also the only ones who are the auxiliary commanders, and everything is left to the arrangements of the auxiliary commanders." He looked back at Choi Yongjian, who was almost angry, and smiled faintly: "Yongjian, the independence and freedom of our Korean nation can only rely on China's help, and our 100,000 party members and 80,000 people's army can only play a secondary role. If your goal is only for national independence and freedom. Then working together with the Chinese Nationalist Government should be the only way out. ”

"Have you forgotten who you are? Or have you always been their person? Cui Yongjian looked at Jin Jiu and asked in Korean.

Jin Jiu shook his head, looking at Cui Yongjian's eyes with a little sympathy and helplessness, he replied in Chinese: "My identity has always been a Korean who pursues Korean independence, and now North Korea is about to break away from Japanese colonial rule and restore independence!" As for who will be the president and who will be the prime minister after the independence of the DPRK, and which party will be in power. What path to take is not my concern. All I care about is the independence, freedom and, of course, reunification of North Korea! ”

"Hmph. Can a vassal of China be regarded as an independent and free Korea? Choi Yongjian continued to question in Korean.

Jin Jiu shrugged his shoulders indifferently and said with a smile: "What else can we do?" What did 100,000 party members and 80,000 people's troops rely on to defeat Korea controlled by millions of Japanese troops? The country relies on others to help fight. What more do you want? "Saying that, he patted Choi Yongjian on the shoulder again, this matter is like this, our People's Party joined the provisional government of the Republic of Korea, the People's Army and the Independence Army were reorganized into the Republic of Korea Army, and before the entire territory of Korea was recovered and the Republic of Korea was formally established, the Republic of Korea Army was under the command of the Chinese National Defense Force. He turned around and bowed slightly to Luo Yaoguo, and asked respectfully, "Assistant, what do you think?" ”

Luo Yaoguo gently turned the wine glass in his hand, just admiring the "performance" of the two of them with cold eyes, he didn't believe that the two giants of the Workers' Party of Korea had not seriously discussed the current situation before coming to Prince Gong's mansion, even if the two of them were confused, the great god of Zhongg was not confused. However, for this kind of careful thinking, Luo Yaoguo also smiled and didn't care at all. These people in front of them are all heroic figures, and they can certainly be submissive with China's strong national strength.

But what do those people rely on? Ideal? Personal charisma? Or is it the spirit of a king? It seems that in another time and space, I have encountered some white-eyed wolves that are not well raised!

He waved his hand indifferently and said with a light smile: "I actually stayed in Peking to organize the affairs of the Korean government. I thought there would be some twists and turns, but now it seems that everyone has given me someone to save face, so I will make it clear to you. There is no problem with Korean independence, this is what I have always advocate, although China now has many colonies and annexed a lot of territory, but we have no interest in North Korea. As for what kind of social path the DPRK will take after independence, and which political party will be in power, China will not interfere. But. In the future, China will station troops in South Korea, including Pyongyang, Seoul, Busan, Jeju Island and other places. Moreover, there will also be a "China-South Korea Security Agreement", South Korea's future security will mainly rely on this agreement, and the squadron will be responsible for protection, and in the event of a war, the Chinese National Defense Forces will also have the power to command the South Korean ** team in wartime, just like this time.

In addition, there is the issue of organizing the South Korean Defense Forces, and of course the war for the liberation of Korea cannot be fought without the participation of the North Koreans themselves, so the South Korean Defense Forces will be formed as soon as possible. All weapons and ammunition were provided by us, and the soldiers were recruited from among the Koreans living in exile in China, and the backbone was the former Korean People's Army and the Independence Army. However, in order to allow the DPRK army to play a role in the war for the liberation of the motherland as soon as possible, we plan to first form 200 battalion-level combat units. These 200 battalions will be assigned to the various units of the Chinese Beiyang Front, and they will participate in the war in this situation. Units of higher rank will be formed after the war is over. ”

After Luo Yaoguo finished speaking, he stood up, nodded at several North Korean bourgeois or proletarian revolutionaries, and said with a light smile: "I still have some military affairs to deal with, so I won't accompany them." Let's take a look at a few of them here. Give me an answer tonight. After saying that, he walked away with Dai Li, but left Zheng Yingji, who had already become a great beauty, obviously waiting for a reply.

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There was silence in the Huxin Pavilion, and none of the six North Koreans spoke, and they didn't know how long it had been, and Zheng Yingji, who had never opened her mouth, sighed faintly: "I don't know if there is a free lunch anywhere else in this world, but there is definitely no one in our family's assistant handsome." North Korea must pay a price if it wants to restore its country, and sacrifice and bloodshed are inevitable. It is certain that it will be controlled by China to a certain extent after the restoration of the country...... Although the price is not small, the reward is also very large. So I think it's worth it. ”

Several big men's minds were in a mess, and they didn't even have a name when they heard this. Zheng Meiren, who can only be regarded as a woman next to Luo Yaoguo, is talking here, and she can't help but feel a little disgusted. However, several people are very deep in the city, so of course they will not reprimand, but just ignore them.

Zheng Yingji continued to say to herself: "We have to agree to the request of the auxiliary commander, anyway, it is not the turn of any of us to go to the front line to be cannon fodder, and it is not a big deal to Chinese stationed soldiers...... Compared with three thousand miles of splendid rivers and mountains, what are these? She glanced at the five North Korean revolutionaries with a pair of red phoenix eyes, including Kim Zuojin, all with sad and indignant faces, as if they were reluctant. She sneered: "Several, don't be strained, we have to agree to the conditions of the Chinese sooner or later, rather than being forced to be cornered and then agree, it is better to agree to it in the morning." At this point, I quite admire the Russian empress, there was no hesitation when it was time to betray the country, and there was no ambiguity when it was time to sell the hue, and in the end it was not with the support of China and Germany that the Romanov dynasty was restored, and the Russian Empire has gradually improved under her leadership in the past two years, and in the middle of this year, she also wore the crown of the Persian queen on her head. Are you North Korean dignified men inferior to a Russian woman? ”

was sneered at by a little girl, and Rao is several revolutionaries are all people who are very deep in the city, and their faces are a little unbearable, but no one dares to really attack. Who knows how much weight this woman has in Luo Yaoguo?

After another while, Kim Zuo-jin, the leader of the Korean Independence Army, sighed softly and opened his mouth first: "Everyone, I think what Yingji said also has some truth. If we don't agree to it again, in case we annoy the auxiliary commander, it is entirely possible to turn Korea into a colony. ”

"Okay, I think that's it, anyway, North Korea can be regarded as a restored country, although it is still more or less controlled by China, but it is not a vassal of China, it is stronger than the Li Dynasty." The second one to relax was Jin Jiu, who glanced at Cui Yongjian with a smile and said, "Yongjian, this time Korea has not become a Chinese colony, nor has it been annexed by China, and there is a coalition government. Mr. Zhou's requirements have been met...... I think the Shuncheng Palace's side should also be satisfied? (To be continued......)