1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

These people are really...

Fortunately, the Japanese intelligence agencies themselves are quite weak, otherwise, if they were put in the struggle environment like that between the Soviet Union and Germany, they would have died countless times! Forget it, for the sake of Saionji, let's teach these guys a lesson and let them know the disparity of the world.

Fujiwara Kanezane's face turned cold, he pointed at Ozaki Hidemi and said:

"Ozaki Hidemi, male, was born in Tokyo, Japan on April 29, 1901. Ten days later, his father went to Taiwan at the invitation of Taiwan's Civil Governor Goto Shinpei..." "When you were three years old, you went to Taiwan with your mother. There, you met many Chinese people, which changed your thinking and led you to become acquainted with humanitarianism..." "While in college, you seduced your brother Ozaki Hideike's wife, Ozaki Eiko, and caused her and his wife to divorce. Then you two got married..."

"You witnessed the brutal murder of socialist leader Sakae Ōsugi, his lover Noe Ito, and his six-year-old nephew by the military police, and the murder of Nankatsu labor union leaders..."

...In November 1928, you arrived in Shanghai as a special correspondent for Japan's Asahi Shimbun... Through Uchiyama Kanzo, the owner of Uchiyama Bookstore, you met Lu Xun, Agnes Smedley, and other left-wing figures..."

During this period, you published several articles under the pen names Shirakawa Jiro or Osagi, including "Japan's Labor Movement" and "Why Britain's Left-wing Literary Movement is Lagging Behind." ...until you returned to China last month...

...The Japanese Marines stationed in Shanghai and the destroyer sailors on the Huangpu River received many anti-war and anti-Japanese leaflets. Based on your consistent political stance, I have sufficient reason to suspect you were responsible..." Before Ozaki Hidemi could fully express his astonishment, Fujiwara Kanezane pointed to another "protagonist," Isao Nakanishi:

"You, Zhongxi Gong, were born on September 18, 1910... In 1929, you were sent by the government to study at the East Asia Common Culture College in Shanghai. While there, you were arrested for distributing anti-war leaflets..."

"Last month, you refused to participate in the war against Shanghai and organized the 'Japanese Students Returning Home Movement' and returned to Japan. You happened to meet Ozaki Hidemi and others on the ship, and he introduced you here..."

".…"

Next, Fujiwara Kanemi revealed the past experiences of everyone present in front of them.

Although the information provided by the following individuals was not as comprehensive as that provided by Ozaki Hidemi, even this portion alone was enough to terrify people. Kato Yoshihide stopped the others who were also restless and asked with difficulty:

"Fujiwara-kun, what are you doing..."

"I just want to tell you that you are too ostentatious!" Fujiwara Kanezane scolded:

"It's so brazen that someone like me can easily find out your information! Let alone the military and police!"

Although they relied on the intelligence support of agents, and although the Japanese military and police might not be able to investigate it, it was indeed a fact that these guys were too high-profile.

The articles published by Ozaki Hidemi, while proving that he was a "China expert," also clearly exposed his left-wing stance;

As for the so-called left-wingers in Japan, as long as they can live a stable life, which one of them is not "left in name only but right in reality" like Kita Ikki, or is he just wearing a disguise? Therefore, it is not surprising that Ozaki Hidemi was later targeted by the Japanese military and police and even arrested and killed.

As for this "young man" Zhong Xigong, it's even more outrageous.

He was already being targeted when he openly opposed the war of aggression against China. After returning to China, he was actively involved in activities at the "Proletarian Research Institute" in Tokyo with Ozaki Hidemi; then they were both arrested.

Fortunately, the Japanese intelligence agencies themselves were not very good and did not uncover their hidden identities. Otherwise, Ozaki Hidemi would have been eating peanuts by now, without having to wait until 1942. As for Nishiri Ryufu and others, they were not much different. They wanted to write "I am a true leftist" on their faces all day long.

Yes, this was very brave, and Fujiwara no Kanezane greatly admired their sacrifices and contributions to the Sino-Japanese Revolution and the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. He also understood that they were not as shrewd and calculating because of their youth. However, after suffering so many losses and watching so many comrades being arrested and killed, how could they still believe in the Japanese theory of "life should be like cherry blossoms" in their hearts?

Damn it! If Fujiwara no Kanezane had bad intentions, more than half of the remaining outstanding young forces of the Japanese Communist Party would be wiped out today.

Among all these people, only Kato Korehito and Ozaki Hidemi are more mature.

But even they are not much better.

"...On the ship, he (Ozaki Hidemi) confessed to me (Nakanishi Isao) that he was a member of the Far Eastern Intelligence Bureau of the Communist International..." When Fujiwara Kanezane heard this information, he really couldn't hold it back.

Brother, although later facts proved that Zhong Xigong was indeed a reliable comrade, what if? You are engaged in revolution!

Not playing house!

The revolutionary situation is very good (laughs)!

Everyone was embarrassed by Fujiwara Kanezane's rebuke, but they were speechless.

As Fujiwara-kun said, if he could find out so much through just one day's investigation, then wouldn't the military and police be able to find out even more? For example, the infamous "Special High Technology Department".

Are we...really too "flashy"?

Looking at everyone's expressions, Saionji Koichi couldn't help but interrupt:

"Kaneshi, they..."

"Just shut up and don't get involved in this kind of thing in the future, otherwise you will be killed sooner or later."

Fujiwara no Kanezane never truly revealed his political stance to Saionji Koichi, nor did he tell him any confidential matters, because this guy was a little eccentric and could not possibly deceive his grandfather.

On the surface, Kimmochi Saionji was a democrat, but in reality, he was still an executioner who protected the political rule of the Japanese emperor and the upper aristocracy and oppressed other countries. How could he be fully trusted?

Saionji Koichi shut up.

On the one hand, it was because Fujiwara no Kanezane's aura at the time was very intimidating;

On the one hand, it was because he was afraid of the terrifying maid who could break his neck with just two fingers; on the other hand, Fujiwara no Kanezane's status was much higher than his.

It was said that His Majesty, a dignified prince who had made many contributions, was no match for him, a man without a title. Ozaki Hidemi and Kato Korehiko exchanged a glance and collectively bowed their heads to Fujiwara Kanezane to admit their mistake:

"I'm sorry, Fujiwara-kun. We will be more careful next time."

"No need. If you die, it won't kill me anyway."

Fujiwara Kanezane asked unhappily:

"Okay, tell me what you want from me. If you want to recruit me into the Communist Party, forget it. I'm not interested in that."

Kato Yuikyo stopped Ozaki Hidemi who was about to say something and said with a smile:

"No, no, no, Fujiwara-kun already refused last time, so I won't be so ungrateful." "Then what do you want to do?"

"—I want to introduce you to these young comrades..." "Haha, no, I'm not your comrade." "Anyway, we all know each other!"

As expected of someone who had a background in organizing student movements, Kato Yusho was incredibly thick-skinned. He continued calmly, "Secondly, I'd like to invite you to visit a few other people..."

"Okay, Kato-kun, no matter who I am, I can never be your kind of person, let alone your comrade."

Having completely lost patience with this group of young Japanese Communist Party members (even though Nakanishi Gong was a member of the Chinese Communist Youth League at the time), Fujiwara Kanezane waved his hand and said, "After enjoying the cherry blossoms today and having this picnic, go back! If you keep making such a fuss, I'm sure the military and police will find you sooner or later..."

As the saying goes, what you think will come true.

The agent received the information from the outside and bent down and said:

"Master, the police are here and say there are suspicious people coming in and out. We hope you can cooperate with the investigation."

Fujiwara Kanezane rolled his eyes and even felt a little regretful about meeting with the Japanese Communist Party.

Which guy exposed his whereabouts?

"Just tell them I'm here to enjoy the cherry blossoms and tell them to get lost!" "Yes."

The agent knew what Fujiwara no Kanezane was thinking, and he didn't avoid Kato and the others when he spoke, so they heard it too. They were all shocked and a little frightened. Fujiwara no Kanezane snorted coldly:

"Let me remind you one last time! I suggest that you all leave Japan, especially those of you who have published articles publicly and whose political leanings are too obvious and have long been targeted!

"..."

Around noon, Fujiwara Kanezane returned home. Saga Hiro walked up to him politely and said with a smile, "Kanezane-kun, what's wrong? Did you have a bad time meeting those people?"

"...It's just annoying to see these cute guys going to die." Fujiwara Kanezane let out a low sigh.

Many members of the Japanese Communist Party during this period were morally impeccable. It can even be said that they were the first political party to awaken and sacrifice the most in the fight against Japanese imperialism. However, given the JCP's glorious and great character, why did the vast majority of the Japanese people choose to side with the militarists instead of joining them in resisting oppression and injustice?

Besides issues of interests and culture, the biggest reason is the JCP's appallingly poor overall ability to analyze the situation, formulate strategies, and execute tactics. Take, for example, the group currently engaging with Fujiwara no Kanezane in a "high-profile and undisguised" manner.

Is it because they have no brains that they do this?

No.

In fact, many grassroots members and even senior leaders of the Japanese Communist Party have noticed the dangers of this way of doing things and raised objections, but they have all been ignored.

The real reason was that at that time, the vast majority of the Japanese Communist Party members believed that "the situation of the Japanese revolution was very good" and that "we must oppose the capitulationists and resolutely launch a revolution."

Before the official demise of the Japanese Communist Party in 1935, the Marxist atmosphere in Japan was actually very high, and most of the intellectual elite were more or less influenced by it; even if they did not support the Japanese Communist Party, many people were sympathizers of the Japanese Communist Party, so a considerable number of intellectuals actively and enthusiastically made secret donations to the Japanese Communist Party.

There are even intellectuals who are not members of the Japanese Communist Party who openly advocate:

"My parents asked me to save money every month to prepare for the future, but I told them that in ten years, Japan would become a communist country, so what was the harm in saving money foolishly?" You have to know that the person who said this had nothing to do with the Japanese Communist Party, and his family was even one of those who were "hit by the iron fist of communism."

In this crazy atmosphere, almost everyone believed that the proletariat would inevitably win, capitalism would inevitably decline, and communism would inevitably be realized in Japan.

Even in 1933, when the Japanese Communist Party was on the verge of collapse, Nosaka Sanzo continued to exaggerate this point in his report to the Communist International, "The Revolutionary Struggle of the Revolutionary Masses in Japan": "...Japan is on the eve of a great class conflict...The Japanese Empire is in its death throes..."

If a war breaks out between Japan and the Soviet Union in the future, revolutionary soldiers will take the initiative to rebel against Commander Araki, transform their troops into Red Army troops, and turn their weapons against the Emperor. This will not be a fantasy at all..." This blindly optimistic idea greatly influenced the mentality and approach of the Japanese Communist Party members, causing them to overestimate the bright prospects of the revolution to the point where it was completely deviated from reality.

They have become arrogant and conceited, shouting all kinds of unrealistic slogans, publishing all kinds of publications that promote putschism, and blindly issuing orders for riots. Fight!

Kill! Die!

Let us water the beautiful flowers of revolutionary victory with our blood!

Is it great to hold the idea that "Communism is about to be realized, and although I may not live to see that day, my actions at the risk of my life will become the flame of the successful revolution"? It is great, but it is of no use in winning the victory of the revolution.

This is closely related to a fatal problem that existed when the Japanese Communist Party was founded.

That is, almost all members of the Japanese Communist Party are intellectuals, and the grassroots farmers and workers are almost completely "unreachable".

Although members of the Japanese Communist Party were proud to stand on the side of the workers and peasants and oppose Japanese militarism, and were confident in their own martyrdom, they had little contact with the real workers and peasants. The people in the higher authorities were all intellectuals who hid in their strongholds, fiddling with the program, expounding on the theory, and then publishing it in the Red Flag;

The members of the lower-level organizations were also mostly intellectuals. They were excited by these theoretical articles and began to recruit young people with various tendencies into the party. The higher-level organizations, not understanding the actual situation at the lower levels, were easily misled by the circulation of various publications, the positive feedback, and the number of party members. As a result, they were even more excited to publish all kinds of radical theoretical articles...

This creates a vicious cycle.

In the end, despite being the vanguard of the revolution, the Japanese Communist Party became increasingly alienated from the actual struggles of the masses, leaving the peasants and workers completely unaware of them. A typical example is the death of the famous Japanese Communist Party member Yoshimichi Iwata, who was being chased by the police and ran to a construction site, where he was mistaken for a thief by the workers.

He then shouted, "I am not a thief, I am a Communist Party member who is a friend of the workers." The workers replied, "What's the big deal about being a Communist Party member?" and took the initiative to arrest him and hand him over to the police.

Another example is the "May 5.15th Armed Parade in Kawasaki" incident, in which members of the Japanese Communist Party actually engaged in armed conflict with the government, but the workers, who were the real main force of the parade, were all confused and did not join; because no one was actually organizing the workers' power.

Especially after the March 3.15th and April 4.16th crackdowns, almost all of the outstanding leaders of the workers' movement in the Japanese Communist Party were arrested, leaving only a group of inexperienced young intellectuals. These people had absolutely no contact with the workers and peasants, and even turned against them, despising them and completely severing ties with them.

Therefore, the workers who had originally been willing to obey the command of the Japanese Communist Party because of the exemplary workers who joined the Japanese Communist Party now completely abandoned the Japanese Communist Party. The masses' judgment criteria are simple:

If someone sacrificed all their time, going without food, drink, or sleep, to fight for the betterment of workers and peasants, then the Japanese Communist Party is good; but what about a group of people who used funds to visit prostitutes and drink, spending hundreds or thousands of yen at a time, and sleeping with geishas, ​​only to be caught naked by the police and photographed and published in the newspaper? Therefore, from the beginning to the end, the "revolutionary situation is very good" in the eyes of the Japanese Communist Party, just like the "revolutionary situation is very good" in the eyes of the Chinese Communist Party at a certain period, is nothing but an illusion. Since the end of the "April 4.16th Great Raid", the Japanese government no longer regards the Japanese Communist Party as an adversary, believing that even if the Japanese Communist Party is rebuilt, it will be a useless thing.

This was indeed the case. In early 1931, Fan Zhuo Yingyan, who organized the reconstruction of the Japanese Communist Party and controlled its entire organizational operations, was a spy for the Special High Technology Bureau. So, in August 1931, after gathering enough people, Fan Zhuo informed the Special High Technology Bureau, and the Japanese Communist Party's middle and high-level leaders were once again wiped out.

In 1933, after the May 5.15th Incident broke out and the Special High Technology Branch's energies were diverted to the Japanese far-right, the Japanese Communist Party attempted to rebuild it. This time, one of the people in charge was Oizumi Kanezo, a Japanese Special High Technology Branch spy...

The revolutionary situation is so good!

Fujiwara no Kanezane dared to use such a Japanese Communist Party? I'm tired of it, so I'll build one from scratch!

101 Rebuilding the Japanese Communist Party Starts with Creating a Cult

At eight o'clock in the evening, hundreds of people gathered in a makeshift thatched hut somewhere in Tokyo's Nippori slums. They looked at an old acquaintance on a wooden platform and started to shout, "Tanabe! Didn't you say you had good news to tell everyone? Hurry up and tell us!"

"Everyone skipped their evening work, waiting for you to talk!"

"Yes, yes! Tell me now!"

"Otherwise, there will be no leftovers for your family tonight!"

".…."

There was a lot of noise in the audience, but no one left.

Tanabe Ina has always had a good reputation in the Nippori slums. In addition, he seems to have made some money recently, and everyone hopes to get some money from him to improve their lives.

Tanabe Dao clapped his hands vigorously, his expression serious (actually stiff):

"Everyone! Please be silent! I summon you here to lead you into my sect and receive the protection of the true gods!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone immediately realized that something was wrong.

It wasn't surprising that Tanabe Ino was talking about "joining a religion and receiving divine protection." It was unusual not to hear about a new religion emerging. The key point was, how could this guy Tanabe suddenly start talking like those educated gentlemen?

At this moment, a petite woman wearing an elegant kimono and carrying an exquisite black box on her back suddenly jumped lightly to the front of the stage.

Although her features were obscured by the white fox mask, her beautiful silver hair, ethereal movements, and incredibly delicate skin still captivated everyone. It was clear that this woman, radiating a noble aura and a sense of being "otherworldly," was the star of the show.

In Japan, where the hierarchy is strict, even if a poor person saw a man in a suit, let alone a woman of this rank, they would be silent and move aside. Therefore, no one dared to speak. Tanabe Ina bowed respectfully and greeted loudly:

"Goddess! Thank you for coming here! I'm sorry for offending you! Please forgive me!"

"..."

God...goddess?

The "goddess" swept the crowd below the stage with her two silver eyes coldly. No one dared to look up at her as she passed by. Then, with neither sadness nor joy, she slowly spoke: "Let me ask you, are these the followers of God?"

For the first time, everyone experienced what "the sound like a silver bell" meant.

"They don't count for now. Please, Lady Goddess, perform a miracle to win the hearts of the people." "Ru, how do you want me to perform a miracle?"

"I dare not trouble you too much. I only ask that the goddess have mercy on me and show me your divine power."

As he spoke, Tanabe took out a solid iron rod as thick as a child's arm from a box beside him and handed it to the "goddess" respectfully.

The latter stretched out her white, boneless little hand and gently grasped it, then twisted it 90 degrees in front of everyone's eyes, and threw it to the ground with a "clack". The effortless look immediately stunned everyone;

Even Tanabe, witnessing this scene for the second time, was still filled with fear. Why was Mr. surrounded by such beautiful and powerful "goddesses" who seemed un-mortal? Could it be that Mr. is also a god?

Fortunately, no matter how distracted she was, Tanabe Dao always remembered her mission and shouted out loudly: "This is the power of the goddess! If you don't believe it, you can take an iron rod and check it yourself!"