In Tokyo, even the most fierce dragon is afraid of the hatchet

Just as Nagano Nao and Nakamura Masaru were about to leave after saying goodbye, they never expected to meet someone they had never expected - Noboru Takeshita.

As the former Prime Minister, Noboru Takeshita was forced to resign in April due to his involvement in the "Recruit Scandal".

This guy chose Liberal Democratic Party General Affairs Chairman Masayoshi Ito as his successor, but the latter declined.

Helplessly, he had to hold several rounds of consultations with the top leaders of the Liberal Democratic Party, and finally decided to nominate Uno Sosuke as his successor.

With the support of Takeshita, Uno Sosuke was successfully elected as the new president of the Liberal Democratic Party and officially took over as Prime Minister the next day.

However, he took over as Prime Minister on June 6, and on June 5, a scandal was exposed by the Daily Weekly.

The media revealed that Uno had been in a relationship with a Kagurazakahara geisha named Naasi for five months between 1985 and 1986, and paid her 5 million yen in maintenance fees.

Soon after, Weekly Shincho also published scandals between Uno and several other geishas.

It has always been common for men to have affairs with other women and keep prostitutes, and it is not a phenomenon worthy of social criticism.

But this does not include politicians and civil servants.

The social value of being unproductive and being a national parasite is reflected in the very strict requirements on the private morality of public figures.

For this reason, organizations including the Japan Christian Women's Reform Association, the Asian Women's Association, the New Japan Women's Association, and the Heisei New Women have launched large-scale protests, demanding that Uno Sosuke's "sexual morality" be investigated and calling on him to resign as soon as possible.

In this situation, the opposition parties used the scandal to criticize the current regime and questioned and reprimanded Uno during the parliamentary questioning.

Faced with unprecedented pressure, Uno was exhausted both physically and mentally. After barely holding on for more than 20 days, he expressed his intention to resign to the top leaders of the Liberal Democratic Party for the first time. However, Secretary-General Ryutaro Hashimoto tried his best to retain him and asked him to hold on until after the Senate election at the end of July.

Facts have proved that the LDP top leaders' attempt to retain Uno was undoubtedly a bad move.

The results of the July Senate election were announced, and the LDP won only 7 seats out of 126 seats up for re-election, 36 seats fewer than before the election, becoming a minority in the Senate for the first time in 33 years.

After the election results came out, Uno Sosuke announced his resignation in tears and officially handed over the prime ministerial power to the newly elected LDP President Kaifu Toshiki. He was in office for only 89 days.

Before this incident, Nagano Nao just treated it as a fun thing.

But with the current different status, who knows how many open and secret struggles are involved behind the scenes.

Although the samurai family has withdrawn from the political stage, Osaka and Kyoto, as centers of political power, have complex and intertwined personal connections from top to bottom, from politics to the media, which is a tangled mess that cannot be sorted out.

Whether it is the Asahi Shimbun or the Mainichi Shimbun, they were originally called the Osaka Asahi Shimbun and the Osaka Mainichi Shimbun.

How could these newspaper organizations, which were established in the last century, not have the tentacles of the Wu family to withdraw?

Toho’s ability to become the largest entertainment and film company in Japan is also closely related to these media organizations.

Not to mention any women's rights organizations.

It is obvious that the siege against the Liberal Democratic Party started a long time ago.

The Recruit scandal forced Takeshita to step down and suppressed Nakasone's influence, greatly weakening the reputation of the Liberal Democratic Party. Just a few days after Uno came to power, it was revealed that he was smelting copper, which further pushed the reputation of the Liberal Democratic Party to the bottom.

The fact that Haibu was able to take the position was probably the result of a compromise among various forces, but this matter was closely related to the game between the two major camps of the East and the West.

Takeshita Noboru looked very kind, with a smile on his wrinkled face. He bowed as Nagano Nao bowed and returned the bow before entering the main room.

I don’t know how long it took.

Takeshita Noboru came out after being seen off by Nakamura Masaru, and they exchanged greetings and left.

"Azhi, what do you think of the current situation?" Nakamura Masa asked calmly, as if it was just a casual question.

Nao Nao bowed his head and said respectfully: "China's destiny is the general trend. The United States won the Cold War and became the world hegemon. It is unstoppable. The Liberal Democratic Party, as an extreme left faction, failed in diplomacy and will inevitably be eliminated in this era."

"Very good. It is worth the family's support for you to be able to see through this."

"Hayi!"

"But you still don't understand?"

"Hayi!"

"There are no permanent allies, only permanent interests! Wise men lift each other up, fools tear each other down. So for your relationship with Ikeda, we need to have a deal with the Liberal Democratic Party to get closer to the samurai family."

transaction?

What do you mean?

Nakamura was not saying anything.

Nagano Nao didn't ask any more questions.

And you can only understand this kind of postgraduate entrance examination slowly by yourself.

Leaving Nakamura's house and boarding the Shinkansen.

Looking at the city passing by rapidly through the glass window, Nagano Nao shook his head secretly.

I thought that the meeting with Takeshita Noboru or the people from this faction would be tense, but I didn't expect that things seemed more complicated than I thought.

transaction?

To maintain the interests of each family and use the people as a bargaining chip?

Nagano Nao shook his head secretly.

Politics is really not something that humans can play with. Even if I have grown very quickly, I still know nothing about it!

I couldn't help but think of Sakurako Ikeda.

It seems that she is behind everything.

The lower levels try desperately to prove themselves to be elites, the middle levels are careful to act crazy and stupid, and the upper levels will never be found to be elites.

It’s ridiculous that I used to think that the Wu family’s power had disappeared!

How could hundreds of years of rule really disappear?

My poor political ability is a big weakness.

So what is the weakness of this woman?

"Onii-chan, you're back! Happy New Year!"

Just got home.

Nagano Chiyuki came running over happily with a flattering smile on her face.

Nagano Nao took out the red envelope he had prepared and handed it over.

Take it apart and take a look.

Good guy!

A check for one million.

Seeing this number, Nagano Chiyuki's face suddenly fell: "Onii-chan, this is too much, my little cutie, don't give me so much!"

"it's okay!"

"It will be confiscated by Kasan!"

"You are so cunning!"

I changed it for 200,000 and handed it over.

Nagano Chiyuki was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling.

Snap!

After the attack, he ran away with the money.

"Straight guy, you'll spend so much money on her!"

"It's New Year's Day! It's okay. Where's Yuki? Why can't I see her?"

"I got up early in the morning to go and pay New Year's greetings!"

"Then we'll bow too!"

"Da-me..."

Happy time.

It always passes by silently.

After the New Year holiday, people's faces still have the festive and happy atmosphere of the New Year.

"It's the first day of the new year, today will definitely be a good start!"

"There's news that Hankyu's factory in China has started construction. It's bound to rise sharply!"

"I have been trapped by NTT for so long. Yesterday's news said that NTT and China Post and Telecommunications have started a major project cooperation in telecommunications. Maybe it will rise too!"

"..."

money.

Has magical power.

Early in the morning.

With New Year's blessings, all major securities business departments are bustling with people discussing the possible rise in stocks today.

But don't know why.

On the first day of trading in the new year, the stock market was like it had cancer. It was half-dead in the morning and fell rapidly in the afternoon.

Osaka Asset Management, President's Office.

The numbers on the computer have stopped ticking.

The entire screen is filled with green, which is particularly glaring on the monitor.

The screen is full of green light.

Only the automobile sector and the insurance sector bucked the trend and surged, while the others all suffered sharp declines.

So.

In the account of Lianyou Investment.

Shorting stock index futures made a huge profit of more than 4 billion.

Nagano Nao also made more than 200 million in his secret account.

Look at this money.

Nagano Nao felt excited.