Presidential palace.

Foreign Minister Lu Zhengxiang came to Xiao Zhenlei's office, "President! ”

Xiao Zhenlei got up and motioned to Lu Zhengxiang: "Come, let's talk here!" ”

The two sat down in the rest room, and Xiao Zhenlei asked, "How is the situation in Japan?" ”

Lu Zhengxiang was designated as the sole authority to deal with Japan's surrender, and this time the acceptance of Japan's surrender was arranged and presided over by him, he said: "Japan held a surrender ceremony with us on December 20 and signed the surrender document, up to now, we have fully taken over Siberia and the Japanese mainland, all Japanese troops have entered the concentration camp according to our requirements to be processed, Xionji Gongwang and other people are currently maintaining the situation in Japan according to our requirements, in view of the poor public security situation in Japan, In order to strengthen their strength, the military also equipped them with certain weapons and ammunition??????.

Xiao Zhenlei nodded and asked, "Just what?" Just say whatever you want."

"Okay, President!" Lu Zhengxiang continued: "It's just that the Duke of Xiyuan Temple has asked us, he hopes that we can lift the blockade of Japan as soon as possible, allow Japan to communicate and trade with the outside world, and he also hopes that we can help them with some of their funds to buy food, clothing and develop the economy."

Judging from Japan's current situation, if Japan wants to restore a certain economy, it must communicate with the rest of the world. If it is blocked, it will really become a primitive society, which is also the first thing that Saionji Gongwang did after Japan surrendered to China. Japan needs a lot of food and a lot of outside aid, after all, Japan has been locked down by China for too long.

After listening to Lu Zhengxiang's report, Xiao Zhenlei pondered for a moment and said, "This matter." I need to think about it, so let's go back and wait for news first, this matter is not in a hurry, and I will inform you when I think about it, you must have a good sense of proportion in Japan's affairs, and you must not let ordinary Japanese people make trouble, and you can't be too good to those Japanese politicians. We can't ask for anything, we have to agree, now the initiative is in our hands, everything is up to us, and we can't depend on the attitude of the other Entente countries in everything.

In addition, we must punish certain Japanese people, especially those who have been hostile to our country for decades, and who have tried war criminals who have been hostile to our country for decades, and who have laid down war crimes against our people in this war, and we must organize tribunals. It is necessary to select good judges, and also allow other Entente countries to send judges to join in and form an international military tribunal for the Far East to try Japanese war criminals. Especially the trials of those militaristic executioners who started the war! You start preparing for this."

Lu Zhengxiang promised: "Understood! ”

Xiao Zhenlei then convened a meeting of officials and staff, and after the meeting began, Xiao Zhenlei first said the first topic: "The first topic of today's meeting is how we deal with Japan's request to lift the blockade. What do you think about this? ”

Liang Qichao was the first to say: "President, I don't think the blockade of Japan can be lifted yet. After all, our army has just taken over Japan's defense, and it has not yet been prepared in many aspects. I believe that we will be able to lift the blockade only after we find obedient Japanese politicians to take over Japan's administrative affairs.

Xiao Zhenlei thought about Liang Qichao's words and thought that this point of view was reasonable, and it was also a fact, which was considered from the overall situation and the future!

However, some officials said that the blockade should be lifted immediately, and the reason of these officials is that the longer the blockade of Japan, the greater the loss of the Japanese people, after all, now in Japan, a large number of people are starving to death and freezing to death every day, and the long-term blockade has caused the famine in Japan to continue to break out.

Xiao Zhenlei expressed his displeasure at this viewpoint, and after listening to the advice of some other officials, he still decided not to lift the blockade of Japan for the time being, just as Liang Qichao said, it is necessary to proceed from long-term interests and not to lift the blockade of Japan for the time being.

"Okay, we can't agree to Japan's request for us to lift the blockade for the time being, as for when the blockade against Japan will be lifted, it depends on the degree of our emptiness to Japan, and this matter will be discussed here, and now we will talk about the second issue, Japan has asked us for a loan, because they urgently need a lot of food and clothing to survive this winter, in addition, they also need a lot of money for post-war reconstruction work and economic recovery, what do you think about this matter?"

Song Shijie said: "I think it is feasible, as long as our control over Japan is always effective, then it is a matter of time before we recover the loan and interest, after all, our goal is not to exterminate the Japanese, as long as the Japanese are honest and obedient and willing to be a knife in our hands, what does it matter if we help them rebuild?" ”

Immediately, an official objected: "I don't think it's appropriate, we finally fought the Japanese and surrendered, and now we have to help the Japanese rebuild after the war. I do not agree, on the contrary, I think that if we cannot exterminate the country with wolf ambitions of the Japanese, we must divide it into pieces, so that it cannot form a single force, and only a divided Japan can never pose a threat to our country."

This view has won the support of many officials, after all, Japan has developed too fast since the Meiji Restoration, and in just twenty or thirty years, it has become the first in Asia, not only defeated the Qing Dynasty, obtained a large amount of reparations and land, but also defeated Tsarist Russia, this speed of development is simply appalling, Japan, which has become a great power, actually wants to get involved in Korea and the mainland of China, this is definitely an unfamiliar wolf, can no longer let it develop with peace of mind, it must be divided into several countries.

Another official agreed with this viewpoint, saying: "If Japan is to be divided into several small countries, I think the first thing to do is to depose the Japanese emperor, because after all, the emperor is the spiritual belief of the Japanese people, and as long as this spiritual belief still exists, Japan will have the possibility of reunification, and only by eradicating this spiritual belief will it be difficult for the Japanese to complete reunification, and this will be a matter for us to do once and for all."

Xiao Zhenlei smiled and said: "This has been discussed to the third topic, our second topic has not yet been concluded, it seems that if you want to make a decision on the second topic, you must first discuss the results of the third topic, since the meeting has automatically entered the stage of the third topic, then let's talk about it, then how to fight how to treat Japan, is it to keep Japan in its current state of unity, or to support local forces to divide Japan into several countries?" ”

Song Shijie immediately said: "President, of course, it is in the interests of our country to be a divided Japan, if Japan has been in a state of unity, no matter how much we suppress it, it will rise one day, the Japanese will do everything possible to break through the obstacles and rise again, but a Japan that has been divided into several small countries will not!" ”

Fan Zhiyong nodded and said: "I agree with this point of view, but if we divide Japan into several countries, will other countries obstruct it?" ”

Xiao Zhenlei said: "This is from the position of Japan, for the time being, Japan is no threat to any country, especially for the great powers, whether Japan is strong or not is not a threat to them, only the United States may be threatened, and the divided Japan not only can not pose a threat to our country, nor will it pose a threat to the United States, but also can be used as a buffer between our country and the United States, if Japan is supported by our country, the United States will feel threatened, Therefore, I believe that the United States would also like to see Japan divided into several countries! ”

Xiao Zhenlei's view was agreed by all officials, so the meeting decided to divide Japan into several small countries, and after discussion, Japan would be divided into six countries, of which Kyushu Island would be one country, Shikoku Island would be one country, Honshu Island would be divided into three small countries, and Hokkaido would be one small country.

After the third issue has been decided, the second issue is no longer the question of whether or not to lend to Japan, since Japan is to be divided into six small countries, there is no need to lend to them in a short period of time, and it is necessary to wait until the situation of these six countries has been completely formed before discussing this issue.

Next, Xiao Zhenlei said the last topic of the meeting, he said: "Now let's move on to the last topic, which is about the trial of Japanese war criminals who started the war, including the Japanese generals and officers who caused harm to our military and civilians in the First Sino-Japanese War. Also, whether or not the Emperor of Japan will also be liquidated will need to be discussed, so let's talk about it below."

The issue of the trial of war criminals has long been known to the officials attending the meeting, and even if Xiao Zhenlei does not take the initiative to raise this matter, other officials will come out to suggest it, which is a major matter after all. This event was of extraordinary significance in international relations and politics, as it could boost the morale of the Allied armies, discourage the Allied powers, and make the Allied top brass jealous. (To be continued......)