1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

Neither Koichi Saionji nor Koichi Kato expressed disappointment or reprimand for this performance.

Because this is consistent with their perception of aristocratic children like Fujiwara no Kanezane, who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and had never suffered any hardship since childhood.

Saionji went through so many things in Europe before he finally found the right direction. How could Fujiwara no Kanezane, who had been stumbling all the time, be an exception?

Starting from 1930, the whole of Japan entered the fast lane of "militarization". Anyone who did not support this or whose support was not strong enough would be suppressed or even killed.

Ambitious Japanese Communist Party members like Kato Korehito are very eager to attract more comrades and strengthen their strength to change all this.

Young people like Saionji Koichi and Fujiwara no Kanezane, who have strong family backgrounds and high social status, are the main targets.

Because it is easy to persuade and control, and can bring great benefits to the organization.

It seems that there is great hope...

Kato Korehiko showed an expression that said, "Everything is under control."

"Fujiwara-kun, how much do you know about communism?"

"I will participate in the assassination of those people, and you should also know that I don't know much about what you people believe."

"So, are you interested in learning more now?"

To everyone's surprise, Fujiwara Kanezane flatly refused:

"No, there isn't."

"..."

Huh? ?

The atmosphere has been brewing to this point, and you actually said no?

The Kawashima brothers were stunned, and Saionji Koichi was even more anxious:

“Kanezane!!!”

Only Kato Yusho remained calm, lit a cigarette, and asked calmly:

"why?"

"What's the point of knowing it?"

Fujiwara Kanezane pointed at himself:

"Let's not even talk about whether I can change Japan. With my background, even if I were with you, there's no way you would trust me, right?"

"Don't worry about your status, Fujiwara-kun. In the eyes of true communists, there are only comrades. There is no nationality, no high or low, and no race."

Hearing that this was the reason for rejection in the contingency plan, Kato Korehiko secretly breathed a sigh of relief, pointed at Saionji Koichi and said with a smile:

"Look, if we must talk about status, Saionji-kun's family status is equally noble. He's the descendant of a top duke, and he's also joined our camp, right?"

Without waiting for Fujiwara Kanezane to speak, he pointed at the Kawashima brothers and said:

"Fujiwara-kun, do you know who they are?"

"Of course I don't know."

"Judging from their so-called status, perhaps their status is even more noble."

Kato Yusho smiled mysteriously and didn't keep the secret any longer:

"Kawashima is just their Japanese surname. In fact, they are Chinese, with the surname Aisin-Gioro. I believe Fujiwara-kun should understand what that means."

"..."

This time, Fujiwara Kanezane was really surprised.

The Manchu royal family?

You actually made it to Japan?

With Kato Korehiko's introduction, Fujiwara Kanezane finally knew:

Kawashima Ryoji, whose real name is Aisin-Gioro Xiandong, is the 21st son of Prince Su of the Qing Dynasty, and is currently studying at the Japanese Army Academy.

Kawashima Ryohei, whose real name is Aisin-Gioro Xianrong, is the nineteenth son of Prince Su of the last Qing Dynasty, Shunqi. He is currently a student at the Imperial University of Tokyo.

Both of them came to Japan to study or live early, and then came into contact with Kato Korehito in the first two years, and began to yearn for communism.

However, at present, neither of them is a member of the Communist Party. At most, they can be considered as active members of the party or candidates for investigation.

"Since you trust them, why don't you admit them into the party?"

"This is because I feel they are Chinese and should go back to China and become members of the Chinese Communist Party."

"So that's what I'm saying!"

Fujiwara no Kanezane made a hand-spreading gesture that is common in later generations and said sarcastically:

"You just claimed that Communist Party members have no nationality, but now they do, don't they?"

"No, Fujiwara-kun, you misunderstood."

Kato Yusuke shook his head:

"On the one hand, we must respect the national sentiments of individual party members. On the other hand, China's revolution needs them more. This does not mean that I discriminate against their nationality."

"Oh..."

Fujiwara no Kanezane didn't care whether he believed what Kato Koreaki said or not. He just answered casually, but started thinking about other things.

Speaking of which, the surname Kawashima always sounds familiar...

Over there, Kato Yusho was still persuading:

"...So, Fujiwara-kun, from being a young man from an aristocratic family to becoming a revolutionary, you have a long road ahead of you. Don't let your status stop you..."

"It's different, Kato-kun."

Fujiwara no Kanezane interrupted Kato Korehisa:

"It's possible for them all, but not for me."

"...Why?"

"Look at them."

Fujiwara no Kanezane pointed to Saionji Koichi:

"His grandfather is a duke, but the family's main source of income comes from industrial and commercial investments and political participation. Am I right, Brother Gongyi?"

"Yes."

Koichi Saionji couldn't deny it.

Regardless of the family's business property, the emperor's rewards, and even more so, all the miscellaneous income;

Grandpa's salary alone is a full 800 yen a month, which is enough to live a good life.

If aristocratic children like Saionji Koichi had not personally come into contact with civilians under the leadership of Kato Korehito, they would never have known that even 1 yen is a huge sum of money that cannot be ignored for ordinary people.

Then, Fujiwara Kanezane pointed to the Aisin-Gioro brothers beside him:

"Although they are descendants of the Qing Dynasty royal family, the Qing Dynasty has long since fallen. By now, they are basically no different from ordinary people, right?"

Brothers Xiandong and Xianrong smiled bitterly and nodded.

Isn’t that the case?

Today, how many Aisin-Gioro clan members still truly consider themselves members of the Qing imperial family?

Are you afraid that there aren’t enough incidents like the Wuchang Bannerman Massacre and the Xi’an Bannerman Massacre during the Xinhai Revolution?

Therefore, they were very opposed to the idea of ​​their sister, father and others trying to rebuild the Qing Dynasty, and even more opposed to the "Manchukuo" that was being planned.

“So, they are either allies and a class that can be won over, or they are a natural source of communist revolutionaries.”

Fujiwara Kanezane pointed at himself again:

"But what about me? What about the Fujiwara family? The Fujiwara family's income basically comes from land. In other words, our family is the largest landowner class in Japan..."

"So what? It's still possible..."

"No, no, no, you still don't understand what I mean."

"Please teach me, Fujiwara-kun."

"I don't have much to teach you, but I want to ask Kato-kun and Gongyi-ge, what is the ultimate goal of your so-called communism?

"I... don't quite understand what you mean..."

"I mean, is your goal to make Japan prosperous, strong, and democratic, or is your goal to liberate all of humanity?"

Then, Fujiwara Kanezane turned to the Aisin-Gioro brothers:

"What about you? Is your goal to liberate all of humanity, revive the Qing Dynasty, or make China stronger?"

"Of course... uh..."

"this...."

The four people who were asked were suddenly speechless.

"So this is the problem. I won't talk about the ultimate goal, but simply saying that if you want Japan to be truly prosperous, strong, and democratic, the first thing you must do is carry out land reform.

"Without land reform, the vast majority of farmers will not be able to free themselves from their shackles, and we will not be able to provide you with enough soldiers and workers for industrial upgrading, let alone liberate their minds;"

Fujiwara Kanezane pointed at his nose:

"And to achieve this, the first enemy you have to face is the large landowner class like my Fujiwara family;"

"So, by asking me to join your Communist Party, you want me to lead the Fujiwara family to suicide? In this situation, you want me to join the Communist Party?"

"To be honest, I didn't report you all because I did it for Gong Yi's sake and because of our shared ideal of saving Japan."

"So, don't even think about me joining the Communist Party. I can't be a Communist."

"..."

After leaving everyone speechless, Fujiwara Kanezane left decisively.

Naturally, the idea of ​​joining the Communist Party was a failure.

Koichi Saionji stayed in the cafe and apologized to Korehito Kato for not achieving his goal:

"I'm sorry, Kato-kun, my younger brother has always been quite... opinionated, so he often argues with his father at home..."

"It's okay, Saionji-kun."

Kato Yuiko smiled and shook his head:

"We haven't failed. It's just that our theoretical foundation is insufficient, so Fujiwara-kun looked down on us. His claim of not wanting to join is just a lie."

"...Why do you say that?"

"How could someone who uses class analysis to distinguish between friendly and enemy positions and who also questions the ultimate goal of communism not know much about communism?"

Kato Korehiko said confidently:

"As long as one deeply understands communism, he or she will either become a potential communist fighter or an absolutely vicious enemy of communism. Saionji-kun, do you think Fujiwara-kun is the latter?"

"Ah...that's true..."

Saiyuanji thought for a moment and then asked:

"So, should we continue to contact him?"

"I always feel like he has something else to say. Next time, let's invite some more powerful communists to talk to him!"

"Well, leave it to me. I won't arouse suspicion if I go to his house."

"Thank you, Saionji-kun."

“There’s no need for thanks between comrades.”

"...Yes! Everything for Communism!"

018 The Little Queen's Transformation Begins 1

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After leaving Tokyo Imperial University, Fujiwara Kanezane did not wander around anywhere else.