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The person Lin Xiaotang wanted Takashimasuke to contact was Prince Yongren of Chichibu Palace in front of him.For Lin Xiaotang, this Prince Yongren is like a key, unlocking the knot in his heart about the Japanese plan.

In February of the 11th year of Showa, a mutiny took place in Tokyo, Japan, led by young military officers of the Emperor's Dao faction. They led more than a thousand soldiers from the First Division stationed in Tokyo, attacked and captured the Prime Minister's residence, and blocked the Ministry of Army and the General Staff. The headquarters surrounded the official residence of the Minister of the Army and the Metropolitan Police Department, successively killed the Minister of the Interior Saito Minoru, the Director of Army Education Director Taro Watanabe, and the Minister of Finance Takahashi Isukyo, and asked the Emperor to kill traitors, reform Japan, disband the government, and establish an army main state power.And they shouted the slogan "Prince Chichibu Palace is our leader" at that time.

As the younger brother of Emperor Showa, Prince Yongren of Chichibu Palace was originally the first heir to the throne and was called "Emperor Taidi".The reason is that after Emperor Hirohito of Showa came to the throne, he gave birth to four daughters in a row. This also caused dissatisfaction among the opposition forces in the ruling and opposition forces.

The Emperor's Dao faction hates politicians and chaebols extremely, and believes that they have led the whole of Japan to a dark road of economic cessation of development. They hope to establish a brand-new country dominated by soldiers, so as to promote the external expansion of the Japanese Empire and ease the war. sharp domestic conflicts.

The [-] Mutiny broke out in this environment.

On February 26, representatives of the rebel army entered the palace to meet Emperor Hirohito, and put forward seven demands of their own, including arresting the core personnel of the control faction and fully using the emperor's generals to control the Kwantung Army and other army groups. Hirohito's fury.At this time, the slogan of the rebels supporting Prince Yongren of Chichibu Palace was exposed, and Hirohito also learned that Yongren of Chichibu Palace, who served in the Eighth Division of Hirosaki, had already rushed to Tokyo night and night.If Chichibu Gong Yongren sided with the rebels, the situation would be difficult to control, so Hirohito made up his mind to fight the rebellion with all his strength.

On the one hand, Hirohito ordered to isolate Yongren, who had just arrived at Ueno Railway Station in Tokyo, from the rebels, and brought him into his own monitoring range. The trusted troops took over the guarding of Yongren at Chichibu Palace, and sent him directly to the imperial palace.He also sent someone to tell him about his interests. Chichibu Gong Yongren did not expect his usually taciturn elder brother to have such thunderous means and courage, so he had no choice but to bow his head to Hirohito, expressing his support for counter-insurgency.

On the other hand, Hirohito ordered the army to suppress the rebellion, but the core generals of the Huangdao faction chose to stay out of the matter in the face of the imperial decree.

The First Division in charge of guarding Tokyo has almost fallen into chaos, and because Saito Minoru and other naval generals were killed, it also angered the watching navy. The Navy's first and second fleets quickly entered Tokyo Bay and Osaka Bay, preparing to Double-team the rebels.

Most of the army generals kept a wait-and-see attitude, so Hirohito issued an order again, ordering the Second Division and No.14 Division stationed in Sendai and Utsunomiya to cooperate with the Guard Division in Tokyo to suppress the rebellion.

In order to avoid cannibalism, Masaki Shinzaburo and Araki Sadao, the backbone of the Imperial Road faction, had to negotiate with the martial law headquarters, hoping that they could come forward to persuade the rebels to lay down their weapons, but they were rejected and kicked out of the headquarters.Fortunately, Hirohito and the Martial Law Command did not want to see the army start a melee in Tokyo, so they issued the "Report to Officers and Soldiers" to ensure that as long as the rebel soldiers put down their weapons and return to their respective barracks, they will forget the past.

The rebels persisted for three days in the cold wind, but did not receive the support they imagined. Even Chichibu Gong Yongren did not appear in public to express his support.Coupled with the loss of supplies, exhaustion, and the morale of the army gradually weakened, more and more soldiers put down their weapons and returned to the original army.The young military officers who organized the rebellion were arrested and imprisoned in the Army Ministry.

Since the [-] mutiny directly threatened Hirohito's rule, the ensuing treatment became extremely severe and cruel.The generals of the imperial way faction in the army were subjected to a large-scale personnel purge, and all of them were removed from the core departments of the army. The first division was placed under the command of the Kwantung Army, and the head of the division Yanagawa Heisuke was sent to Taiwan. Key figures were held for interrogation.Prince Yongren of Chichibu Palace announced that he suffered from lung disease and lived in seclusion in Fujisawa, Kanagawa for recuperation. Since then, he has rarely appeared in public.

The young military officers Murakami Koji, Kataoka Taro and others who organized and planned the mutiny were all shot secretly.

This is also a sign of the overall decline of the Huangdao faction in the struggle with the ruling faction.

Recalling those years, Yong Ren couldn't help but be filled with emotion.

Takashima exchanged tears, "Your Highness, if Masaki Jinsaburo and Araki Sadao were not hesitant at the beginning, it would never have turned into such a situation. They resented the navy, chaebols and politicians, but after we raised our troops, we had no choice but to With a little support from all sides, Mr. Murakami and others have stood firm for four days and nights in the cold wind, but they ended up like this. They die with regret. How many loyal ministers and people with lofty ideals were implicated in this matter and were executed and exiled , Imprisonment, they are unwilling! Your Highness!"

Yong Ren took the handkerchief handed over by his wife, gently wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and the previous scenes flashed before his eyes again.He still remembers the forest of bayonets and muzzles on the platform when he just got off the train at Ueno Railway Station. The attitude of facing the enemy made him unforgettable all his life.

Later, when he saw his elder brother in the imperial palace, the cold attitude and words made Yong Ren doubt for a moment whether he was his own elder brother or not.The subsequent house arrest and exile also made Yongren completely lose confidence in his future life. At this time, he really understood the true meaning of the sentence "the heavenly family has no blood relatives". Won't trust himself anymore because he was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

The waves rushed to the shore layer by layer, constantly beating against the rocks, making a low impact sound, Yongren's heart gradually cooled down, and he patted the shoulder of Takashimasuke who was bent at his feet, "Takashima-san, don't That's it, you and I are the survivors of the catastrophe. It is a gift from God to meet again. Don't worry about what happened back then. I also ask you to find the family of Mr. Murakami and the others. I will do what I can , to give them the greatest compensation."

Takashimasuke suddenly raised his head, "Your Highness, you can't give up! We people have endured for so many years just to wait for an opportunity to get back everything that originally belonged to us, and to comfort the souls of the villagers. For this day, We struggled in the ice and snow, and many of our comrades were buried in foreign lands, but our ideals and passion have not changed at all!"

Yong Ren couldn't help but smiled wryly, "Do you want to do it again?"

Takashimasuke immediately nodded heavily, "Your Highness must have known that the volatile guy of Yamashita Hokumi was killed in the Battle of Burma, and we have also successfully regained the command of the Burmese Front Army. Now, we only have In terms of military strength, it has reached more than [-], and the resources are countless."

"These are flowers in the mirror and the moon in the water!" Yong Ren lamented.

"No, Your Highness."Takashimasuke jumped up from the ground, "We can't repeat the mistakes of the past. But now, do you see? What has Japan become like by them! If we continue, the Allied forces will land on the mainland of Japan. Our patience these years is not to watch them send the country to hell, but to wait for an opportunity to revitalize the Yamato nation again!"

Yongren was silent.

"Although our people are scattered everywhere, we have never forgotten our original ideals all these years. This kind of war can no longer continue. Once the Allied forces land on the mainland, Japan will face a catastrophe! Don't you want to just watch it?" Is it broken jade from the four islands of Japan?"

Yong Ren's body trembled violently, "What exactly are you trying to do?"

Takashimasuke stared directly at Yongren, and the fanatical aura exuded made the head of the bodyguard beside Yongren, Daisaku Nakata, a little nervous. "It's very simple, establish a brand new government, a country that is directly controlled by the emperor, instead of cooperating with politicians and wealth. The army will be the emperor and will be your most loyal supporter!"

Yong Ren's body was tilted, Nakata Daisaku hurried to support him, Yong Ren smiled bitterly, "You guys, you really are a group of persistent people!"

Takashimasuke bowed his head and prostrated, "Your Highness, now I am waiting for a word from you!"

Yong Ren stood firm, and slowly turned his eyes to the vast sea. Nearly ten years of living in seclusion could not completely change the talented and radiant prince. Once upon a time, he recalled the events that happened in those few days. everything.

If he could get the support of the navy, the government, and the major chaebols, would the current history be completely changed, and would he already be at the pinnacle of Japan?The temptation of that position to Yong Ren was irresistible, but with a momentary hesitation at that time, he missed the best opportunity in his life.But now, when the opportunity reappeared in front of him, Yong Ren suddenly found that the hesitation had disappeared without a trace.

The silent blood boiled again.

Yong Ren has seen what the Huangdao faction has done these years. In fact, deep down in his heart, he has always been brooding over the failure of the year. He also knows very well that these guys who are unwilling to be lonely need a banner. He has more than one banner, but he is the most suitable one.

Yong Ren was even sure that they would find him again, just like the bait that some people kept throwing in front of him back then.

But these baits are so attractive that Yongren made a choice in an instant.

"Go do it!"

After finishing speaking, Yong Ren turned around and walked towards the way he came. At this time, he did not know when his waist was already straight, and he did not need the support of his wife and guards at all.

The footprints were scattered on the beach, and the sea water surged up, disappearing without a trace in an instant.