Chapter Seventy-Four: There Is No Way Back
Another person who has no way out is Youpeng in Shanxian County.
When Naogami Matsubara took Taisho out of the Imperial Palace, and when the rebels in Tokyo laid down their arms and accepted Taisho's sanctions, Yamaguchi Aritomo was already forced to die. In the past, Yamaguchi still had people who supported him in terms of prestige against Naokami Matsubara, but now he is facing Emperor Taisho and the reorganized Japanese cabinet.
Whether in name or in terms of strength, Shan County feels like a piece of meat on someone's chopping board, with only the share of the knife left.
He thought about surrendering, and even he had already done it. On the day the emperor came out, he submitted a petition and was willing to accept Taisho's sanctions. Later, he saw that Taisho actually let go of Terauchi Masashi in Tokyo, demoted Terauchi and Togo Heihachiro's handling knowledge, and even let Terauchi command the Japanese Army, his desire to surrender was even stronger.
He wrote dozens of letters to Taisho, begging Emperor Taisho to forgive him for his lifelong struggle for the Japanese Empire.
It's a pity that he is not Masaki Terauchi, nor is he Heihachiro Togo. He is a friend of Shan County, and Taisho has long wanted to get him. The letters of the Yama Prefecture were all seized by Taisho and were neither published nor responded. Taisho is like forgetting the storage zài of Yama Prefecture, placing Yama Prefecture outside the city of Tokyo and not making any decisions about what to do.
After more than 20 days, there are not many people around Shanxian anymore.
Tokyo's economy is still in a state of depression, but order is slowly recovering. Naogami Matsubara transferred supplies from all over Japan to ensure that Tokyo could survive this winter, and other places really can't be managed now, Matsubara-kun doesn't have that much ability to run a mess, and all his chips are now pressed on the war against the United States, and if he wins, Japan will be able to pass this hurdle.
Steady down Tokyo began to ponder the source of this qiē disaster, and the trial of the junior officers in the city began. At the same time, there is a voice that is getting louder and louder, that is, to deal with the friends of the county!
Yama knew that he was finished, and although this kind of public opinion arose among the people, neither the emperor nor Naokami Matsubara made any statement, but Yama knew that the most terrible thing was here. If Taisho kills him, if Naokami Matsubara catches him, then he will at least be a character. But when the Japanese people want to break him to pieces, he will be nailed to the pillar of shame forever.
There was a knock outside the door, and Yamaguchi put his katana on the table: "Come in,"
When Miura's footsteps stepped into the house. Seeing that Shan Shan was very calm, it could even be said that there was still a trace of excitement on his face: "Miura-kun, have you heard about the things you asked?" ”
Miura bowed: "Hayi! We have received definite information that Inoue's fleet is ready to attack the Philippines, and it is expected that the battle may begin in ten days. ”
Shanxian nodded: "Yoxi, very good." I can rest assured that I will die. ”
"I think it's good to die," Miura said, adding, "Your Excellency goes first." I'll go with you right away. ”
Yamagu's face changed abruptly, and he stood up and slapped Miura in the face.
"Yaga! It's enough for me to die, Miura-kun must live. I need you to live, and maybe you will live in prison later. But you have to live! This is because you have to use your eyes to witness the future of Japan. ”
Miura's eyes suddenly turned red: "Hayi! ”
Night slowly fell, and Yama began to prepare for death. He kept drinking, pot after pot.
After drinking for more than three hours, he untied the katana he wore at his waist. handed it to Miura: "Miura-kun, you have followed me for more than thirty years, and in the end I can only give this to you, please remember me." ”
Miura sat on his knees and bowed, taking the knife with both hands.
Shan Shan first took off his coat, and then opened a box that had been placed next to him a long time ago, and inside was one medal after another. He pinned the medal to his white shirt: "These are all given to me by the emperor, including this dress." ”
A strange look appeared on his face: "I'm leaving, Miura-kun, please go out."
Miura bowed out. Shan Shan sat on the ground alone, his chest heaving sharply for a moment, then he stabbed the knife into the left side of his stomach, then to the right, and then upward.
At least one thing he didn't say wrong, he was a real samurai!
This is a typical suicide by caesarean section, and not everyone has the courage to slash their body several times in a row, and few people dare to commit suicide in this way. Shanxian who had completed these three actions just snorted coldly, and a stream of blood spurted out of his mouth.
He fell to the ground and was not dead, for his blood had not yet been drained. At this time, he actually pulled the sword out of his abdomen, and used the tip of the sword to find the carotid artery under the ear, hoping to end it soon.
After hearing the sound in the house, Miura turned around and came in, and saw that Shan County was still sitting, and the bloody lower half of his intestines were flowing out.
Miura leaned over: "Can you help you?" ”
Shan County gasped, "No, go away!" ”
In the eyes of a samurai, it is a great honor to complete the process on your own.
Twenty minutes later, Shan Youpeng left. Two hours later, Miura and 14 other Japanese officers broke into Tokyo with the intent to assassinate the new prime minister, Naogami Matsubara, and were shot dead indiscriminately.
The next morning, Taisho announced the news that Yamayama Youpeng had died of illness in the official residence, posthumously conferred the title of knight of Yama Prefecture, and was buried at the Yasukuni Shrine according to the national ceremony.
The turmoil in Tokyo has now settled.
At the same time that Songyuan-kun's telegram was sent to Beijing, good news also came from the northwest, after the volunteers entered Tibet, they won seven battles and seven victories, and those pro-British Tibetan forces were all defeated, except for a few people who fled into southern Tibet and entered India with the help of the British and Indian troops, most of the Tibetan soldiers were surrounded by us, and after being persuaded by the Panchen Lama, they laid down their weapons.
The guys who fled to India are really a bit of trouble, but they can only cause us some trouble. Du Yuesheng immediately issued a policy towards Tibet, first of all, we respect the Buddhist traditions in Tibetan areas, and the government will come forward to restore the temples damaged by the war. Then we respected the Panchen Lama's position in Tibet and appointed him chairman of the Tibet Religious Affairs Bureau and vice chairman of the National Religious Association.
In the system, we will carry out the reform of separating church from government. Du Yuesheng knew that China was about to implement the system of government in Shanxi, and he sent a telegram asking the central government to suspend the issue of Tibet, because the Tibetans are basically Lamaism, and the Potala Palace has ruled them for hundreds of years. They must have chosen lamas.
Li Yuanhong agreed with Du Yuesheng's opinion and erased the Tibetan region in the upcoming political reform. This is also the first time that we have implemented a special policy for a certain part of the country.
The mud bodhisattva basically didn't have much communication with Commander Yang before, except for some things that couldn't be erased and had to be discussed, he didn't have contact with Yang Xiaolin if he could. But now it's different, one of them is in charge of politics and the other is in charge of the military, and the exchanges are gradually increasing.
There is also Tang Shaoyi, and the prime minister's cabinet is now also facing a huge problem, that is, the problem of those returned overseas Chinese.
It is fair to say that the main reason why many overseas Chinese go abroad in this era is that the domestic environment is not good. Not to mention the oppression during the Manchu Qing Dynasty, that is, the establishment of New China, and the continuous wars around us, that is, it slowly stopped in the past two years.
In addition, the reputation of Yang Dagui, a bandit, has been too black by the West, and there are many qualified people who can leave China when the volunteers enter Beijing. Yang Xiaolin has never complained about these people, because life is so realistic, everyone pursues their own happiness, and then thinks about making their families happy. When all this is done, they will think about what they can do for our motherland.
It is not necessarily unpatriotic to go on the road, and in our war against Russia and Japan, overseas Chinese have given us unimaginable help. However, some of those who left had a bit of bad luck in it.
Chinese have two options for going abroad. Those who have money go to Europe to enjoy the life of high-class citizens, and those who have no money go to Southeast Asia and work their own.
Most of those who go to Europe hear about how good the West is. Regardless of the qiē went. After arriving at the place, they were somewhat lost, first of all, the differences in language and culture inevitably caused a gap in their hearts, and there was a feeling of loneliness and drifting.
They can also comfort themselves at that time. That's right, it's safer than China. But now that the artillery is about to start fighting in Europe, China is becoming more and more stable, and going home has become the most important thing for those overseas Chinese to do now.
This wave began last year, and at that time, local governments also opened the door to overseas Chinese who returned to China, whether you are unsatisfactory or honorable to return to your hometown, as long as you want to come back, leave a door for you.
We in China have been like this to wanderers since ancient times, not to mention that at that time, we could even accept Indians, Koreans and Russians, and naturally we would not be blushful to our compatriots.
But this year is different, as soon as the immigration control regulations are introduced, these people will first face a very strict problem when they want to come back, that is, they are foreigners, and if they cannot abandon their alien status, there is no way to obtain identity certificates in China.
It is possible for China to give you a French person a Chinese ID card, and there is no room for bargaining at all. According to the regulations, they must first revoke their foreign nationality before becoming Chinese national.
But now that all European countries are conscripting soldiers, some citizens who have reached the age of eighteen, whether they are British, French, German or Austrian, will not let you just leave.
Some people also took a roundabout route, first going to East Timor, because East Timor is a country that allows dual nationality, first obtaining East Timorese identity there, then trying to find a way to break away from their current nationality, and finally joining Chinese nationality from East Timor.
This option is also possible, but the problem is that in order to obtain official status in Timor-Leste, there is a hard condition, which is that you must have lived in Timor-Leste for five years. In other words, within five years they will still be foreigners, and even if they live in East Timor, those countries in the West can call them to fight for the "motherland".
Another way is for the wealthy, in the name of tourism, to live in China. Originally, they thought that they still knew some people at home, and if the villagers didn't report it, the government wouldn't take care of it. When they came back, they found that things were not what they thought it would be.
The villagers didn't report them, and the government didn't come to investigate. But children need identity to go to school, you need identity to buy land and build a house, and they can't even find a formal and better job. Obviously Chinese, but can only work in the black, this feeling really wants to cry without tears. (To be continued......)