1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

Hirohito's eyes suddenly widened, and he growled in a low voice:

"Yes! A change in the Minister of the Palace!"

(Note: The Lord Chamberlain and the Grand Chamberlain are not the same position. The former (on the surface) does not participate in national decision-making, but is only responsible for the management of the royal family's internal affairs, equivalent to the chief steward, while the latter is a senior official of the state, equivalent to the chief of staff)

Who?

Changed from Ichiki Kyotokuro to Yuasa Kurahira!

Who is Ichiki Kyotokuro?

The Minister of Home Affairs of Emperor Taisho, Chairman of the Committee for the Preparation of the Grand Funeral of Emperor Taisho, and a senior official who assisted Hirohito in the Regent's reign since 1925!

Why was he replaced?

On the one hand, this person had been the Minister of the Imperial Household for too long, and according to the rules, he should have been replaced long ago. Moreover, this person's political views made Hirohito quite dissatisfied;

On the other hand, the previous incidents of poisoning and vomiting blood made Hirohito very dissatisfied with his work. He also offered to resign. After several hypocritical attempts to retain him, he just went with the flow.

Who is Tang Cangping?

Simply put, a neutral bureaucrat who climbed up from a local samurai family had more moderate and neutral political views than Ikki Kyotoku, and was easier to control, so Hirohito chose him.

So, around June this year, Yuasa Kurahira officially replaced Ikki Kyotokuro and became the new Minister of the Imperial Household.

Herein lies the problem.

The time when Ikki Kyotokuro was the Grand Chamberlain was when Empress Nagako was gradually poisoned. The time when the two took over was also when Empress Nagako's poisoning worsened!

No one can guarantee whether there was a problem during the handover or whether there were problems with both of them, but one thing is certain:

Ichiki Yoshitokuro's work before leaving office had another major flaw!

Otherwise, how could it be that Liangzi had been poisoned for such a long time, and he, a palace minister, had no idea about it?

No matter from which angle you look at it, it is absolutely guilty!

When he thought of this, and recalled the political propositions such as the "Emperor Organ Theory" that Ikki Kyotoku had always firmly supported, Hirohito felt more and more resentful.

What is the "Emperor's Organ Theory"?

Simply put, some scholars and bureaucrats believe that "Japan's sovereignty belongs to the state (legal person), and the emperor is only the highest authority that exercises ruling power according to law, not the absolute sovereign."

In other words, no matter how noble your emperor is, he is just an entity that exercises ruling power on behalf of the state in accordance with the constitution. The ruling power itself always belongs to the state. The emperor is merely an "organ" representing the state and is no different from other government agencies.

Although this group of people shouted "to ensure the authority of the emperor", any fool could see that if they continued to implement their ideas, in the end the emperor and the royal family would be lucky to have a "constitutional monarchy".

It is easy to imagine how much Hirohito, who had always dreamed of becoming the true supreme ruler, and the military, which had always wanted to use the emperor's authority to expand its power, hated this idea.

Historically, in August 1935, the Okada Keisuke Cabinet issued the "National System Declaration", formally denying the "Emperor Organ Theory" and completely banning Minobe Tatsukichi, a Japanese legal authority famous for advocating the "Emperor Organ Theory".

Minobe Tatsukichi has a very important identity - the favorite student of Ikki Kitorō.

In the past, because of his lack of power, Hirohito could only swallow his anger when Ikki Kyotoku instructed his subordinates to shout "maintain the system and limit the power of the emperor" every day;

Now, with Fujiwara no Kanezane, a top royal family member, backing Hirohito, no matter if it was done by Ikki Kyotoku or not, he is doomed!

New grudges and old scores can be settled together!

Hirohito told Fujiwara Kanezane the general situation, but the latter frowned and shook his head:

"Ichiki Kyotokurou... Your Majesty, with all due respect, I don't think he has the guts. For a mere peasant's adopted son to rise to the rank of Baron II is incredibly rare. He's already cherishing his position, so why would he rashly commit suicide?"

"You mean..."

I think it is more likely that someone took advantage of this chaotic handover period to do something. Perhaps the person who poisoned Sister Liangzi before was not the same person who poisoned her most recently.

This speculation made Hirohito's pupils shrink.

So the people who want to kill me and my descendants are not just the bureaucrats and Yongren who want to restrict "imperial politics"?

Come to think of it, leaving aside the bureaucrats, it was not just Yongren who had the right to inherit the throne.

Including Fujiwara no Kanezane in front of him, he also has the right to inherit the throne, and his ranking is not too low.

However, since he has no interest in the throne, he is naturally not suspected.

The suspected bastards probably came from those "palaces".

"Your Majesty, I think you should be more open-minded.

"Hmm? What do you mean?"

"Could that group of military idiots also be involved in this matter? As long as you have no heirs, the throne is unstable, or your energy is drawn to the palace, they can expand wildly and do some..."

"No, Kanezane, you're overthinking it. If they wanted to expand, they'd probably just launch a sudden charge or stir up trouble. They wouldn't resort to such scheming."

You really understand red deer.

"Yes, that group of low-level elk wouldn't do that, but what about the high-level elk that lead them?

Hirohito stopped talking.

warlord...

Well, this kind of case has happened frequently in the past.

But Hirohito couldn't figure it out for a moment. What good would it be for those warlords to kill him?

Or, who are they secretly trying to support to take the top position?

However, what Kaneshi said does make sense.

Slowly poisoning Liangzi, this slow and steady approach is indeed a bit like the usual method used in the palace;

He used drastic measures and wanted to kill Liangzi today. His style was exactly the same as that of those military idiots.

Damn, bureaucrats, royals, warlords...there are enemies everywhere.

Just as Hirohito was looking for suspects one by one and discussing with Fujiwara no Kanezane how to secretly investigate the Empress' poisoning to avoid causing too much trouble, Kido Koichi appeared in the distance, shouting anxiously:

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"

"What are you arguing about? You're so flustered, how disgraceful!

"Your Majesty, I have something important to report!

"Come on...come here!"

When Hirohito learned that several eunuchs had just died in the Imperial Palace, he could no longer suppress his anger. If Fujiwara Kanezane had not winked at him desperately, he would have wanted to rush to the current Minister of the Imperial Household Yuasa Kurahira and slap him twice.

"...what is going on!"

One accidentally fell into the water, one slipped and fell, and one choked to death while eating…”

Feeling Hirohito's cold gaze, Koichi Kido's voice became smaller and smaller.

Even if they didn't know about Empress Liangzi's poisoning, any idiot would know that it was absolutely abnormal for so many people to die suddenly and successively in the inner palace in such a short period of time.

Accidental fall into water?

Slip and fall?

Sudden choking?

Haha, this is a very "traditional" solution.

Apparently, Hirohito thought the same thing, and his voice was no longer human:

"Haha, I didn't expect that such a grand palace would have so many safety hazards."

"His Majesty…"

"Okay, leave now! Don't worry about this anymore!"

Hirohito waved his hand wearily, not wanting to say more. After everyone had gone far away, he said to Fujiwara Kanezane with a smile on his face:

"Kanezane, look, look, you're right in not wanting to be the emperor."

Having said that, I'm afraid you wouldn't be willing to give up the power of the Emperor, right?

hum.

hypocritical.

But I'm pretty much the same.

Fujiwara no Kanezane continued to stir up trouble while secretly criticizing:

“Your Majesty, there is something that I find very strange.

"What?

"Such a major incident occurred within the palace. Why didn't the Minister of the Imperial Household come to report to you in person? Instead, he sent someone like Kido Koichi, who has no connection with the matter, to come?"

"Um?

Hirohito's eyes narrowed.

Kido Koichi was the Chief Secretary to the Minister of the Interior at the time, belonging to the ranks of "staff". Strictly speaking, such matters in the palace had nothing to do with him;

Yes, it's obvious that anyone who came to report this matter would definitely not be well received by Hirohito. Kido Koichi could have stayed out of it, so why did he take this big risk for Yuasa Kurahira?

Hirohito, who was already blinded by anger at the moment, had no idea that this was just an "accident" and there was no conspiracy involved:

Yuasa Kurahira and Kido Koichi discovered the body while discussing the matter of Fujiwara Kanezane, and then received news of more deaths. The latter subconsciously followed the order of the former who wanted to drag others into the water and came to report the news, that's all.

Say:

If the person who came to report the news was Yuasa Kurahira, then Fujiwara no Kanezane would

"As the Grand Chamberlain, when such a major incident occurred, Yuasa Kurahira didn't immediately investigate the cause, catch the murderer, and eliminate the hidden dangers, but actually came to report in person? Isn't this something that a eunuch can do?

If the person who brought the news was a small fry, Fujiwara no Kanezane would say:

As a dignified palace minister, he didn't even come to report to His Majesty in person when such a major incident occurred. What could a mere eunuch know? Does he think that the inexplicable deaths of a few people in the palace are insignificant?"

Hehe, the point is not what Yuasa Kurahira and Kido Koichi did, but how much trust the Emperor, who has been severely stimulated, still has in them.

So, no difference.

Sure enough, after hearing what Fujiwara no Kanezane said, Hirohito suddenly became suspicious and dissatisfied with both Yuasa Kurahei and Kido Koichi:

How come someone died just as Liangzi's poisoning was discovered?

Haha, silence them, right?

How many outsiders' lackeys are there in my palace?

Also, wouldn't Kido and the others who claimed to have "discovered the body first"...

"Your Majesty, don't overthink it right now. I suggest you block the news immediately and mobilize the internal security to ensure that my wife can have a safe operation. Ensuring the safety of Sister Liangzi and her child is the most important thing!"

"Yes! Yes! You arrange it!"

Alas, if only there were more loyal retainers like Okanezane.

The highest alarm was sounded in the Imperial Palace.

578 Civet Cat Prince

The agent swirled the gleaming blade and other surgical instruments around in her hands. After examining them for a while, she placed them one by one on the plate. Her movements were graceful and charming. After repeating this several times, she said calmly:

"Everyone else, get out!"

The first and second assistants, the midwife, the anesthesiologist, the nutritionist, the nurse, and others who had been scheduled looked at each other, exchanging silent glances for a long time before an old royal physician stepped forward and cautiously asked:

"Ma'am, don't you need an assistant?"

It was rumored in the palace that this woman was not only the future princess consort of His Majesty's most trusted Lord Hachiman-no-miya, but had also saved the lives of two His Majesties, and was even the agent of the Fujiwara Kita clan, so no one dared to neglect her or act rashly.

The agent said nothing, but just glanced at the old imperial physician indifferently. The latter suddenly felt as if he was being stared at by some terrible murderous monster. He didn't even dare to fart and quickly left the room with everyone.

Since Princess Hachiman is willing to take sole responsibility, they won't be stupid enough to get themselves involved in something that clearly has no benefit.

After all, the smell in the Imperial Palace and even the entire country recently, even these people have noticed, seems to be a little off...

After all the "irrelevant personnel" had left, the agent looked at the pregnant woman lying on the bed and said:

Your Majesty, are you awake?

No response.

"Liangzi, don't pretend, I knew you were awake a long time ago.

Only then did Empress Nagako open her eyes, but she continued to stare blankly at the ceiling, not saying a word, as if she had lost her soul.