1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

Forget it, I won’t tell Xiao Jianshi about this kind of thing, so that he won’t think too much.

So, that was settled.

Soon after, Hirohito came out and announced to everyone that Empress Nagako had successfully given birth to a prince today, and both mother and child were healthy. Everyone in the Imperial Palace would receive a three-month salary increase to celebrate (gag);

Of course, Hirohito also announced that all the gold, silver and treasures that Fujiwara no Kanezane had looted from Mongolian princes and lamas and presented to him would be returned to the Fujiwara family as a commendation and reward for those who made the greatest contribution during Empress Nagako's delivery.

This was announced immediately, and subsequently, the Japanese royal family and government took further steps to celebrate the birth of Hirohito's first son, including but not limited to:

Hirohito personally led the royal family to Meiji Jingu, Ise Jingu and other shrines to hold sacrificial activities, report the birth of the prince to Amaterasu, and officially named him "Akihito";

The birthday of Prince Akihito was designated as the new "Tencho Day" (Emperor's Birthday Anniversary), and the whole country was given a holiday to celebrate. Lantern parades and other activities were held in various places. The government also announced a "general amnesty" and minted "Crown Prince Birth Commemorative Silver Coins".

Of course, these are things to follow.

At this point, all that needed to be said had been said, all that needed to be done had been done, and the future policy had been determined. Fujiwara no Kanezane, who still had a lot of things to do, left the palace without stopping and quickly ran back to "Fujiwara no Nagiryou" in Tokyo, then broke in.

Old bitch! Old bitch! I know you are in there! You have the guts to go back to Tokyo! You have the guts to open the door!

4

Looking at the steel door that had been shattered by the agent's kick, Fujiwara Shinichi, who was drinking tea alone, put down the cup tremblingly. He felt surprisingly calm and just sighed:

"Installing a new gate at Hachimangu Shrine is very time-consuming..."

"I don't want you to pretend anyway!

Fujiwara no Kanezane dismissed all his servants, sat down across from his cheap father, and got straight to the point:

"Let me ask you, you haven't had anyone messing around in Hirohito's kennel lately, have you?"

"Hmm? He's been poisoned again?"

"It wasn't him who was poisoned, it was Yoshiko who was poisoned..."

Fujiwara Kanezane told Fujiwara Arata everything that had just happened and confirmed it again:

"Although I don't think this is your doing, I still want to ask you one more question: Is it really not you?

“Of course it wasn’t me, but I do have a few vague guesses about who the murderer is.

"Who?"

"The Choshu clan, the Fushimi clan, and the Five Regent clans..."

“”

This answer is not unexpected.

After all, it is a general analysis from the perspective of interests.

The Choshu clan was the primary suspect, as Empress Nagako was from the Kuni clan, but her maternal family was the Shimazu clan of Satsuma. Aritomo Yamagata fiercely opposed her marriage to Hirohito, even risking his own life in an attempt to stop it, thus creating a grudge.

Prince Fushimi is also easy to understand. Prince Fushimi Hiroyoshi's daughter, Princess Fangzi, planned to become the empress but ultimately failed, causing the Fushimi clan to suffer a major blow. Over the years, they have been fighting openly and secretly with the Kunimiya family.

As for the reasons for the opposition of the five Fujiwara clans, they were a little more difficult to understand. They believed that although the Kunimiya clan was part of the imperial family, it was a later branch (the Kunimiya clan was only established in 1875) and was far less noble than the traditional regent clans (such as the Konoe and Kujo clans).

.Over the years, there have been voices of dissatisfaction everywhere because Liangzi has not been able to give birth to a son, but giving birth to a son will also be disadvantageous to some people, so it is not surprising that they take action secretly.

Anyway, there are so many people in the royal family who died inexplicably, and no clues can be found even after investigation. There is no shortage of Liangzi.

"But, it's so blatant, doesn't it seem like the work of the Choshu clan?"

"Well, most likely it's just those roughnecks from the Choshu clan. Only they would be so bold and reckless, just like Yamagata Aritomo back then, so stupid.

"Um... okay!"

Fujiwara Kanezane thought for a moment and decided:

"Dad, our Fujiwara clan shouldn't get involved this time. We should just follow Hirohito's lead. No initiative, no rejection, no responsibility.

“You mean…”

"As long as he opens his mouth, we will fully support him!

Fujiwara Kanezane sneered:

"He wants a prince, so let's just say this is a prince, a prince no one can question!"

As for whether the "Crown Prince" will become the "Prince" in the future, it depends on demand.

Fujiwara Shinichi watched his son leave and swallowed back all the words he wanted to say. After a long while, after confirming that the two had left, he whispered to the figures in the corner:

"Send some people to keep an eye on the medical staff who know about this incident. Don't let Hirohito kill too many of them. Make sure to leave a few alive and collect evidence... Also, after two months, quietly reveal this to the Empress Dowager."

"Yes!"

579 Japanese Rhyme Ceremony

The news of the "birth of the Crown Prince" shocked the whole of Japan, and even overshadowed the news of "The Empire's most ferocious tiger - His Majesty Hachiman Palace's severe defeat of the Russians and the great expansion of the territory."

No, this is mainly because the royal family did a very good job of keeping secrets. There had been almost no news that Empress Nagako was pregnant before. The sudden news of her giving birth really scared everyone.

In a place like Japan, being childless is a serious sin.

Especially for His Majesty the Emperor, who represents the face of the country.

Therefore, no matter which forces they were, they had exerted enormous pressure on Hirohito and his wife;

For example, the Imperial Household Ministry sent people to closely monitor Empress Yoshiko's menstrual cycle and report regularly to the cabinet. If Yoshiko "missed the best time for conception", she would be scolded by the royal elders.

The military even threatened that if the empress was still "unable to give birth to a prince", she would be demoted to a concubine and another empress would be appointed, even if this caused tension in their relationship with Hirohito.

However, as Hirohito expected, since he had only four daughters before, people across Japan had been very worried about the issue of the royal heir. The birth of the new prince ensured the continuation of the "eternal dynasty" and played a great role in stabilizing people's hearts.

However, the so-called "human hearts" here are only a part of the simple and honest ordinary people who are still poisoned by the emperor system and the idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor. The royal family members and nobles above them have many thoughts about this, and at least there is no "peace of mind" to speak of.

Because, in these years, after giving birth to four daughters, one of whom died at birth, Hirohito led the Japanese royal family and even the government to do too many tricks to give birth to a son:

What about building "child-bearing shrines" everywhere and asking the whole country to go to major shrines to pray for the royal family to "have a child"?

What about digging tunnels, changing feng shui, and summoning folk priests, Yin-Yang masters, and Feng Shui masters into the palace to predict the time of pregnancy?

What about injecting androgens (such as testosterone), taking mysterious pills, and doing Indian health regimens?

Even the royal family occasionally releases some true and false news to reassure people. In the past few years, the Asahi Shimbun has frequently published various suggestive reports to create public pressure.

For example, "The royal family is about to receive good news," but in fact, the wife of a royal family member is pregnant - so you say, is it good news?

For example, "The Imperial Family is about to welcome a new member" actually refers to someone being crowned a king. So, is Fujiwara no Kanezane considered a member of the Imperial Family?

For example, "Pregnancy is in sight, and the royal family is making close preparations" - well, it is indeed "in sight", but it is just "in sight".

In the end, everyone was fed up and any similar news was treated as fake news.

The upper class aristocrats who did not rely on Hirohito were even more disdainful:

I can't get pregnant, no matter how many tricks I try, I still can't get pregnant.

Look at Hachimangu Shrine, who went to China and got the Queen of Manchukuo pregnant.

Look at you again!

Trash!

Either the penis is not good or the uterus is not good, choose one!

Oh, none of them?

That's fine.

Therefore, after receiving the news, except for a few well-informed "experts" who knew that Empress Nagako was indeed pregnant, the first reaction of most Japanese nobles was:

Do not believe.

It’s no wonder they don’t believe it.

There was no news before, and you suddenly got pregnant?

Could it be that the Emperor was driven mad by the issue of his son and created a fake son to fill the void?

(Hey, you guessed it right)

However, when Hirohito rarely broke tradition and appeared in public holding the baby's swaddling clothes to show that "the Emperor personally confirmed the heir", they had to believe it even if they didn't want to.

Some people were quite disappointed.

Why was she still born?

Especially for those who supported Yongren (such as Masaharu Homma), this was a bolt from the blue.

ha?

The last hope is gone?

Although Prince Yongren does not have a son for the time being, he is still young and strong, and his future is promising!

He didn't even need to rush ahead of Fujiwara no Kanezane, who was currently the most popular candidate and was rumored to be the "next emperor candidate," because as long as Hirohito had no offspring, he would be the first in line to the throne, the "Crown Prince," without any legal objection!

In the end, it was still Mr. Hirohito?

Something is wrong. I always feel like there is something wrong.

Need to check.

No matter what everyone thinks in their hearts, on the surface, everyone has to put on an attitude of "congratulating the imperial country" and express their joy that Japan has a crown prince on various occasions.

However, soon, everyone had no time to be "joyful".

Because, on the third day after the Crown Prince was born, a major event completely shocked and disrupted the entire Japanese political arena.

Takeo Kikuchi, a member of the House of Peers, a young officer in the Japanese Army and an advocate of militarism, suddenly attacked another member of the House of Peers, Tatsumi Minobe, the "father of constitutional government" in Japan, during a regular meeting of the House of Peers.

What to attack?

Attack the other party's "Emperor Organ Theory" idea.

"Gentlemen! A traitor who defies the national constitution has appeared among us! Minobe Tatsukichi!"

Kikuchi Takeo brandished a copy of "The Essence of the Constitution" at the meeting, spitting profusely and losing even the most basic courtesy:

...How can His Majesty be an 'institution'? This denies the sanctity of the Emperor! This is utter disrespect! The most vicious insult to the system of the Emperor, which has been established for generations! I demand the immediate dismissal of Minobe Tatsukichi from his position as a member of parliament! Ban his ideas and expel him from the country!"

To be honest, when this guy jumped out to attack Minobe Tatsukichi, everyone was not surprised at all but also very surprised.

The reason why I'm not surprised is that Kikuchi Takeo was originally a representative of the extreme militarist faction, advocating that "the army should be directly loyal to the emperor". He has always been extremely dissatisfied with the "Emperor's Organ Theory" theory and its supporters, and he often attacked Minobe Tatsukichi and others.

After all, the core of the "Emperor Organ Theory" is that "the state controls everything", which is an extension of parliamentary politics. If it becomes mainstream, the military will no longer be able to do things arbitrarily without going through the government, and these officers will not be able to be promoted.

For the sake of interests, the "Emperor Agency Theory" must also be eliminated.

Moreover, Kikuchi Takeo was a typical Japanese army officer who was not very smart and impulsive. His actions included but were not limited to:

He publicly demanded that the emperor must give birth to a son, otherwise "the national system will be in danger." He publicly declared that "if the empress is unable to give birth to a prince, we should consider amending the Imperial House Law to allow the concubine system." He also planned a military coup in an attempt to eliminate the "conservatives" in the government.

Therefore, it is not surprising that this guy did this. Even the words attacking Minobe Tatsukichi and the "Emperor's Organ Theory" seem so commonplace and nothing new.

I was surprised because why did Takeo Kikuchi jump out and attack at this time? Why did there seem to be no signs before?

Who is behind this, or is he just going crazy?

No constitutionalist knew what was going on in the minds of these army idiots. Only a few had a vague guess:

Damn it, could it be that these guys think that the Emperor has given birth to a prince and the throne is secure, so they have the confidence to rush into trouble?

Half right.

It is true that Takeo Kikuchi went crazy suddenly, but there was a reason for his madness.

He had a younger brother named Kikuchi Takeo, who was a staff officer of the Kwantung Army. He was a classmate of Itagaki Seishirō and Ishiwara Kanji, and they jointly planned the "September 18th Incident";

During this incident, these senior staff officers had all benefited from being "independent" and were about to be promoted, but most of them were killed or injured in the bombing during the "Ceremony of Establishing the Great Manchurian Empire";

This was sad enough in itself, but later on, the Second Division civil strife broke out, Fujiwara no Kanezane came to power, the Kwantung Army withdrew from the Northeast, and the navy suppressed the army, which led to the further decline of the army's power.

By now, the non-radical elements in the Japanese Army had either retired or joined Fujiwara no Kanezane's army, while the radical elements all believed that the situation was very unfavorable to them and they had to think of a way to strike back at all enemies immediately in order to ensure the survival of the army!

Since we can't attack the Emperor or Fujiwara no Kanezane, we can only attack those "treacherous ministers" who use their ideas to influence the Emperor and His Highness, who originally agreed with their views, and become more "timid"!

I can't defeat His Majesty Hachiman Palace, but I can't deal with you!

With the support of the bigwigs in the army, this scene today has come about.

Facing Kikuchi Takeo's attack, Minobe Tatsukichi calmly pushed his glasses, and like his supporters, he was not at all panicked.

He had seen this kind of attack many times before. For example, Kikuchi Takeo's nephew-in-law, Tokyo Imperial University professor and right-wing thinker Minota Shinoki was a vanguard of this kind of attack. How could he be shaken by such a small incident?