Chapter 452: The Eve of the Revolution
Early the next morning, Tokyo, Akasaka Imperial Palace.
"Yaga! Who did this?!" Hirohito's expression was hideous, and the green veins on his forehead appeared: "These bastards!
"Your Highness, please calm your anger, we have ordered the roads around Osaka to be blocked as soon as possible, and ordered the local garrison in Osaka to cooperate with the police to strictly investigate, I believe it will not take long to catch the suspect......" Okamura Ninji persuaded beside him.
Tetsuyama Nagata and Toshishiro Obata looked at each other, and they both saw worry on each other's faces.
This assassination was not only aimed at Kita Kazuki and the Youth Japan Association, but also to give Hirohito a disadvantage.
Because the mess caused by the Great Kanto Earthquake was too big, and some people deliberately dragged their feet, the Yamamoto Gonbei cabinet tossed for several months and could not clean up the mess, and the navy felt that this pot was too big, let's not play Okay, you say you can do it! Then on November 12 last year, the convoy of Prince Regent Hirohito was shot by anarchists while passing through Ueno Park, and although Hirohito was fine, he was also very angry. After the Ueno Park Incident, the Yamamoto cabinet took the opportunity to ask for his resignation.
This "Ueno Park Incident" also let Hirohito know the current attitude of the people towards him, and it happened that no one was willing to take over after the resignation of the Yamamoto cabinet, and everyone regarded the position of prime minister as a hot potato, so Hirohito had the idea of letting Kita Kazuki form a cabinet.
In Hirohito's view, the main reason for the current chaos in Japan is the dissatisfaction of the masses at the bottom with the social resource distribution system, and all the benefits are taken by the high-level, and the people can't even drink a little soup. We all know that the butt determines the head, and the butt of the monarch and the powerful is not the same, and they are often closer to the position of the people than the powerful and the rich. Hirohito is no exception, as the future "black card", he also does not want the Japanese people to be squeezed too hard, the current Japanese system is only good for the powerful and wealthy, but it is not good for him, the "black card".
If Japan is brought to a collapse, those powerful people will pat their butts and go to foreign countries to eat and drink spicy food, but what should he, the emperor, do? Of course, Hirohito is unwilling, and he is not Liu Chan. Besides, he also wants to break the grip of the chaebol tycoons on the political power and really take back the political power. Although the so-called "Great Politics Return" was carried out during the Meiji period, in fact, the real power in Japan was still not in the hands of the emperor. Today's Japan is more like a joint-stock company, with the emperor nominally the chairman, but not the largest shareholder, and the shares are pitifully small.
The most excessive thing is that it is obviously those chaebol magnates who have eaten the most benefits, but they have made the biggest black pot in the dark of the sky, and it is simply a black dog stealing and eating a white dog to ward off the disaster, and this Nima can't bear it! This kind of means of "taking the benefits by yourself, and the boss of the black pot will carry it" is not only a matter of scholars and doctors in the Ming Dynasty, but also the magnates of ancient and modern China and foreign countries and countries around the world will do this trick.
This kind of thing will not be tolerated by any aspiring monarch. Meiji had the intention to change the name of this rubber stamp, and then he died, and Taisho became brain-dead. Although Hirohito has been engaged in his own small circle, compared to those chaebol magnates, he is not enough to see this little bit of strength.
But the Great Kanto Earthquake also gave Hirohito an opportunity. Hirohito and his team can see that the class contradictions in Japan are very big now, and the resentment and anger of the masses at the bottom have accumulated to a critical point, and Kita Ikki has a very high prestige among the masses at the bottom, but they do not deal with the chaebol elites.
Therefore, Hirohito has the intention to let the young Japan Association led by Kita Ichiki enter the political circles, and let the old North go out to form a cabinet to clean up the mess, which is undoubtedly the best choice for the current situation. Of course, this does not mean that Hirohito agrees with the program of the Young Japan Society, or that he agrees with scientific socialism, but he just wants the Young Japan Association to come forward and fight against those powerful people. This means of political balance is also an essential skill for a monarch with a passing IQ.
But Hirohito's brain-hole plan failed shamefully, and as soon as he blew a little wind below, he was immediately opposed by the vast majority of powerful chaebols, especially the largest chaebols, who absolutely did not agree to be formed by Kita Yihui, and even Inukai Yi, who advocated universal suffrage, strongly opposed Kita Yihui's coming to power, and he did not mention universal suffrage at this time.
In order to prevent Hirohito from continuing to think about it, these powerful groups that have always been at odds with each other joined forces in a rare way, and they immediately introduced Privy Council President Kiyoura Keigo as a transitional figure. In the face of the united chaebol magnates, Hirohito naturally couldn't bear it, so he had to pinch his nose and admit it. But he was not willing to fail, so he pushed the boat along the way and demanded universal suffrage this year according to Inu Yangyi's previous proposal, which was naturally vetoed by the elites. In the end, he had to regress again and ask the Youth Japan Association to enter the parliament as one of the official political parties. This time, the elites reluctantly agreed, but only agreed to give three seats.
Originally, Hirohito thought about this limelight and tried to support Kita Yihui, but he overestimated the temperance of the elites and underestimated the magnates' precautions against the Youth Japan Association. There's no way, the theories propagated by Bei Yihui are too dangerous, and they have to cut their flesh, if they really follow Bei Yihui's ideas, everyone won't be confused. So, in order to completely stifle the big threat of Bei Yihui, these guys actually directly started assassination.
"Those bastards!" Hirohito slammed the table the more he thought about it.
Needless to say, I know that this must have been done by the chaebol elites, but it is too common for Japanese politics to carry out an assassination or something in the Japanese political arena these years, the bottom line of the chaebols is quite low, and even the prime minister has killed several, what is it to kill Kita Yihui?
According to Japan's practice at this time, the so-called investigation of the murderer is just a formality, and what if he is caught? Even the guy who killed the prime minister is not a.
"What the hell is going on with Kita Ikki now, is he dead?" asked Hirohito with a blushing face.
Nagata Tetsuyama said with a look of embarrassment: "Well, after Kita Yihui was assassinated, he was immediately sent to a local hospital run by Chinese, and the Youth Japan Association immediately blocked the hospital, and our people couldn't get in." Very little information was received, except that he did not die on the spot......"
They don't know much about the situation in Osaka, and they really don't know what the current situation of Kita Ikki is.
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Hankyung, presidential palace.
The Chinese high-level was also holding a meeting on this matter, and it was only after receiving this news that Wen Desi changed his itinerary and flew directly back to Hanjing from the west.
"Mr. Wen, the Japanese chaebol can't sit still, they are jumping over the wall in a hurry, trying to see the poor dagger,......" Xin Jie said.
Wen Desi sneered: "Hmph, this is also expected, they will not be willing to accept defeat like this, rabbits are in a hurry and bite people, not to mention these chaebols." How's Kita Ikki doing now?"
"It's okay, it's just a cracked rib and a bruise on the chest," Xin Jie said with a smile...... "Our body armor is of good quality." ”
"Didn't we send professional bodyguards over, and why did this happen?" asked Wen Deji with a frown.
"Bei Yihui thinks that those security regulations will prevent him from communicating with the masses, so many times our bodyguards can't ......," said Wang Qi, the minister of state security, with a helpless expression.
Wen Deji nodded and said no more. He also understands that if Bei Yihui insists, it will be impossible for those bodyguards to hold him. "This is also a lesson for them, so that they must learn from this and follow the arrangements of the security personnel in public. ”
"Mr. Wen, what should we do next?" Xin Jie asked.
"Now let's first create public opinion and mobilize the masses. Let's see how we react," Wen Deji thought for a moment and said, "How is the delivery of those aid supplies?"
Wang Qi said: "Japan is now very strict in patrolling the surrounding waters and docks, and our transport submarines can only take advantage of the late night to surface in weak places and transport supplies in small boats, so the speed is not ideal." We are now ramping up our airdrops. ”
This is also something that cannot be helped, although Japan is a little poor, but it is also the home of a great power, not a colony like India in Africa. In recent years, Japan has also built a lot of small boats that are not restricted by the treaty, and they train in the coastal waters when they have nothing to do, and it is really difficult for China's submarines to transport humanitarian relief materials to get in. You can only do it secretly like smuggling.
In addition to submarine transportation, another way is to drop by air, bullying Japan that there is no radar and no night fighters, and China's large airships often take off from the Korean Peninsula at night and fly to Japan to airdrop supplies. If you had to worry about the noise of the engine a few years ago, now you don't have to worry about it with the copper dragon battery, and China has modified a lot of all-electric airships in recent years, which are specially used for humanitarian relief materials.
They usually use the internal combustion engine to generate electricity to charge the battery, and when they enter the mission airspace, they turn off the internal combustion engine and use the electric motor entirely on the battery. The noise of the electric motor is extremely low and difficult to detect. After dropping the materials and rising to a high altitude, they will start the internal combustion engine and return home. Of course, this electric powertrain takes up a lot of space and weight, and only large airships can play like this, so don't expect an airplane.
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Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.
Since the news of Kita Kazuki's assassination came, the backbone of the Youth Society of the Japanese Army University gathered at a hotel where they usually met to discuss things. On the surface, this hotel looks no different from its peers, but it is actually the industry of the Youth Day Society and their point of contact.
"Ishihara-san, how is Mr. Kita now?" As soon as several officers entered the room, they asked Ishihara as soon as they entered the room.
Ishihara smiled and said in a low voice, "I want to tell you good news, Mr. Kita's life is not in danger." But for now, please keep this news confidential and don't spread it for the time being......"
"Great!" the crowd immediately cheered.
After everyone was excited, a captain stood up and said angrily: "How unreasonable! Those bastards dare to assassinate Mr. Kita! We can't just forget it, we must punish them! Ishihara-san, do you know who did this?"
Ishihara said: "Three of the assassins have been captured by our people, and their identities have been clarified, they are Japanese of French nationality, a group of mercenaries. ”
The mercenaries who assassinated were also unlucky, they all ran into the car, but because the weather was too cold, one of the engines did not ignite for a while. was chased by the bodyguards who reacted, killed three in the firefight, captured two alive, and failed to escape. The other car that ran out did not run away, and before it had gone far, it was stopped by the armed men and police of the Youth Day Society, and after a firefight, it was also killed, and finally one was left seriously injured and unconscious.
Osaka is the home of the Youth Society, and most of the local police are members or sympathizers, so it would be strange if they could run out so easily. The angry Qingrihui immediately interrogated the two lightly injured, needless to say torture, but these two guys are still hard-boned, and they have not revealed the news of the mastermind behind the scenes.
"Mercenaries, what reason do they have to assassinate Mr. Kita, there must be someone behind this!" said an officer at once.
Ishihara shook his head and said, "That's for sure, but the assassin hasn't confessed who the Lord is yet......
"Do you need to ask, who else but those chaebols?" said a major who immediately stood up.
"Gentlemen, the chaebols have raised their butcher knives, we must act!"
"Yes, we can't wait like this!
Several lieutenants angrily denounced. Whether it is militarism, communism, scientific socialism, or some other doctrine, as long as it is accepted by them, they will enshrine this theory as the general righteousness, and then act in accordance with the general righteousness.
Everyone vented for a while, and they all looked at Ishihara Wan'er, who had been silent, and he was the leader. Everyone is waiting for him to come up with an idea.
"Indeed, the current situation is very unfavorable to us, and the chaebols can no longer tolerate us. Ishihara nodded, stood up and said, "However, we are a disciplined organization, and even in this case, we can't act at will, and I will give feedback to the headquarters on everyone's opinions, and ask for the ...... of the next move."
"Ishihara-san, it's all this time, what else do you want to ask......" A lieutenant was anxious.
"Oda-kun, we are organized and disciplined!Have you forgotten the content of the oath?" Ishihara glared at the guy. "Everything must obey the orders of the superiors, and you cannot act privately! Moreover, for such a big matter, it is necessary to coordinate all the members of the organization, which requires instructions from the superiors. ”
Because the Japanese like the tradition of "going alone", Moon Tokuji especially emphasized the issue of organizational discipline to Kita Kazuki at the beginning, and Kita Kazuki also deeply believed that it was true, and he also attached great importance to organizational discipline when establishing the Japanese Science and Technology Socialist Party.
At this time, a lieutenant suddenly sang: "Tears and tears are sung, and they are ...... in the of the blood tide."
"権門上にproud れども,国を憂うる誠なし,財閥富を誇れども,社稷を思う心なし......" The other officers also sang.
"ああ人栄え国失ぶ,blind たる民世に躍る,治乱興失夢に似て,世は一局の碁なりけり......" Ishihara Waner also joined the chorus.
The song of "大正維新の春の空,正義に結ぶHusband が,胸裡million 兵足りて,散るや万朶の桜花......" echoed in the hotel.
"やめよ《離騒》の一tragedy,tragic song generous の日は去りぬ,われらが剣今こそは,Kuoqingの血に躍るかな。 As soon as the song was sung, everyone burst into tears.