1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

This sentence made Jin Jiu shut up again.

This is the third and most important reason why he is “well-behaved”.

When Kim Gu saw with his own eyes that ordinary Korean immigrants could actually live a good life in Northeast China, which was once only for Korean nobles, and were not discriminated against, and then combined with the ugly power struggle within the "Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea", he began to suspect one thing:

Is the nationalist stance I have always held really correct?

We toiled so hard, blazed a trail from the ground up, shed blood and sacrificed our lives. Was it to build a country and bring new powerful people to power, or was it for the people of this land to live a good life?

Perhaps it is not realistic to completely abandon nationalism, but at least for Kim Gu, who has already abandoned blind xenophobic ideas such as "defending the right and denouncing the wrong, respecting the Chinese and expelling the barbarians, denouncing Japan and denouncing the foreigners", the slogan of "people first" and the idea of ​​"Three Represents" are too brilliant and too shocking.

Especially when this slogan and these ideas were actually turned into policies and implemented by a Japanese.

"I understand. Please, after we die..."

"Don't worry, the commander thinks you're still useful and won't let you die easily... By the way, this time, an acquaintance of yours has also arrived in North Korea, probably with the intention of persuading you to surrender."

Inside the Japanese Governor-General's Office in Korea.

"...Are you saying this 'Zhang Zhenqiu' is actually Kim Gu? Kim Changsu, who killed Tsuchida Joryō over 30 years ago and later escaped from prison? The guy involved in the Shanghai Hongkou Incident?"

"Yes!"

In response to the question from the old man in fancy clothes, Lee Seung-man nodded vigorously and added other people's words to support his argument:

"His Highness Fujiwara told me personally that he suspected Kim Gu was behind the assassination attempt on US President Field and his North Korean officer! And they're planning to launch another attack soon!"

In fact, Fujiwara no Kanezane did not say so, but only guided Syngman Rhee to think so. However, this did not prevent Dr. Lee from betraying Kim Gu and "being vague" in front of the Japanese nobles in order to strengthen his own position.

As for the words "launching an attack", it was even more exaggerated by Syngman Rhee himself - anyway, based on his understanding of Kim Gu, the other party would definitely not sit idle and would definitely attack the Japanese army again.

As for when the attack will happen? Of course it will be "soon"!

The status of these two nobles in front of him was too high, and one of them was even as powerful as Fujiwara no Kanezane. It was no wonder that Syngman Rhee was so cautious and even took the risk of lying to gain the other party's trust.

Who?

The older one is Prince Kan'in Yasuhito, the great-grandfather of Emperor Showa of Japan, a member of the imperial family, Field Marshal of the Japanese Army, and Chief of the General Staff;

The younger one is Prince Toshihiko Higashikuni, a member of the imperial family and father of Emperor Showa, a major general of the Japanese Army and former commander of the 2nd Division;

The arrival of such a heavyweight figure in North Korea certainly represents a very clear signal:

Japan's top leaders have become fed up with the situation in Korea dominated by the Japanese Army.

Over a period of more than a year, more than 100,000 troops were deployed, and almost all the money that Prince Kanezane earned in China was poured into this bottomless pit. Hirohito himself also spent a lot of money, but the result was still this mess. If you were in his place, you would also be furious.

In fact, the Japanese top brass generally suspected that the army idiots were secretly playing the game of nurturing the enemy for their own benefit and holding the enemy hostage to demand payment, deliberately allowing the situation in North Korea to deteriorate.

Therefore, under Hirohito's furious order, the respected Prince Kan'in Yasuhito went to Korea in person, prepared to stay there for a year or two, and personally supervised the Japanese army to suppress the Korean rebellion.

As for Prince Higashikuni Toshihiko, his coming to Korea not only helped Prince Kan'in Yasuhito suppress the army and Korea, but also had the meaning of "atonement".

The last time he led the 2nd Division stationed in Northeast China, his performance was so poor that Hirohito recalled him to Japan to avoid the limelight. Originally, given his status, he should have been able to make a quick comeback;

He never imagined that his former military attaché, Lieutenant Colonel Yasuda Kunosuke, was plotting to assassinate Prime Minister Saito Makoto, several high-ranking officials, including Home Minister Makino, Minto Party President Wakata Reijiro, and Admiral Yamamoto Gonbei. He also attempted to establish him as a cabinet member...

If it weren't for the fact that Prince Higashikuni Toshihiko and Fujiwara no Kanezane had a "good relationship" and the latter had casually said a few words to help, such as "It's obvious that the idiots under them have gone it alone again", the increasingly sensitive Hirohito would probably not even give him this chance to atone for his sins:

If he could help Kan'in-no-miya successfully quell the chaos in Korea, he could return to the position of head of the Second Division or a main division, and it would not be impossible for him to go to Manchuria and serve as Hachiman-no-miya's deputy!

Therefore, Prince Toshihiko Higashikuni was quite active:

"If it's Hachimangu Shrine, then it must be right... Someone, go get all the information on Jin Jiu! I want to investigate personally!"

As he spoke, he directly bypassed the commander-in-chief of the Japanese Army in Korea, Yoshiyuki Kawashima, and chief of staff Tomoo Kodama.

The two of them looked unhappy, but had nothing to say.

The situation was so chaotic that high-ranking royal family members were forced to take action, causing them to lose confidence in speaking.

By the way, the Japanese Governor-General in Korea at that time should have been General Ugaki Kazunari, but after the death of Hayashi Senjuro, this cunning guy found that the chaos was completely out of control, so he simply feigned illness and returned home. He deserves the title of "Political Planet".

Prince Kan'in Yasuhito was relatively more stable. He did not quite believe Lee Seung-man's words and nodded politely to Kawashima Yoshiyuki:

"Kawashima, thank you for your help..."

Then, he looked at Syngman Rhee again:

"Mr. Li, are you coming to Korea this time on the orders of Kane... Hachimangu?" "Yes, His Highness hopes that I can persuade Jin Gu to surrender, gather the rebels, and help the Empire of Japan quell the chaos in Korea."

"For the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere? He has already agreed to let you... South Korea... the Korean Provisional Government join as well?"

"Uh...yes..."

After chatting for a while and initially understanding Lee Seung-man's interests, Prince Kan'in Jae-hito and Prince Higashikuni Toshihiko both shook their heads inwardly:

Okanezane devoted his life to the empire until his death, but unfortunately his methods were too soft and he oversimplified some issues.

Korea was already under Japanese rule decades ago. How could it be allowed to be "independent"?

Even if it is only nominal independence, it will inevitably bring some restrictions and constraints in various aspects. How can it be as comfortable as being a local emperor?

The present state of Manchuria in China can barely be said to have been conquered by Hachimangu alone, and its stability and prosperity are entirely his own achievement, so there's nothing anyone can say about it.

But that’s not the case with North Korea.

In fact, the fact that a large number of Korean people fled to the Northeast had already caused dissatisfaction among many people, but no one took the lead. In addition, Fujiwara no Kanezane did not directly interfere in the situation in Korea, so it did not cause any disturbance.

Of course, the two would not bring these internal issues to light in front of outsiders. Besides, there was no harm in persuading Jin Gu to surrender, so they just said politely:

"Thank you, Mr. Li. I'll leave the matter of persuading him to surrender to me, Mr. Li... If you need any assistance, Mr. Li, please let me know. You're welcome."

Of course, Syngman Rhee himself was an insignificant minion, but since he represented the will of Fujiwara no Kanezane (even if only in part), he was qualified to be treated politely.

Unexpectedly, the other party actually "took advantage of the situation":

"Your Highnesses, regarding the matter of persuading us to surrender, I do have a few small requests..."

Late at night a few days later.

Also accompanied by a bomb that was installed in an unknown way, the new Korean Front Army Headquarters once again experienced a violent explosion, almost collapsing half of the entire building.

Hiding in the shadows, the members of the "Korean Righteous Anti-Traitor Squad" heard explosions and faint screams in the distance, and stared at their leader with frantic eyes:

"Commander! Let's do it!"

Although their core action team only had a few dozen people, including today's attack, they had already caused at least a thousand casualties to the Korean Japanese army!

Even if the intelligence was wrong this time, and the two princes of the Japanese royal family were not in the house, even if we failed to kill Kawashima Yoshiyuki and all the members died in battle, it was worth it!

Looking at the young team members in front of him, Jin Jiu had some inexplicable thoughts in his mind.

How on earth did Ms. Yiliu and the others manage to sneak into the heavily guarded headquarters?

Could it be that even today, there are still some of their people in the General Headquarters?

How will today's action end in His Highness's plan?

Never mind, don't think too much, just do it!

“Act according to plan!”

"Yes!"

As with the previous operation, everything went very smoothly.

After easily defeating the Japanese soldiers who were demoralized and in a panic due to the explosion and the chaos in Korea, Kim Gu led his troops into the headquarters, controlled all entrances and exits, and easily found the target room on the third floor mentioned in the intelligence.

However, there was no one there.

Just as the team members were puzzled, intensive gunfire was heard from outside the building.

Watching the Japanese soldiers coming out of hiding, quickly surrounding the entire headquarters and pinning the attackers firmly in the encirclement, the commander-in-chief of the Korean Front Army, Yoshiyuki Kawashima, could not help but sigh:

"The Ministry of Internal Affairs under Hachiman Palace is truly powerful, and their intelligence is surprisingly accurate."

After learning from Syngman Rhee that Kim Gu was about to launch an attack and sending a telegram to the Fifth Republic to confirm, the Japanese army in Korea carefully set up a trap;

In order to prevent alerting the enemy and ensure that the attack took place on time, they not only did not make any major adjustments to the headquarters' defense, but even sacrificed several junior officers.

Now it seems that it is not a loss!

As long as Kim Gu's team is wiped out, the chaos in North Korea will be resolved soon!

"Huh! Kawashima, are you so proud? Don't forget why they attacked!"

Prince Higashikuni Norihiko snorted coldly, and Kawashima Yoshiyuki immediately shut up.

Yes, how did Jin Gu know that the two princes were coming to Korea and decided to launch the attack?

Unlike Fujiwara no Kanezane's visit to Korea to "spread the glory of the empire," the whereabouts of these two princes were not top secret, but it was absolutely impossible for ordinary people to know them.

In other words, someone leaked the information, and the leaker was most likely from inside North Korea.

Otherwise, how do you explain the explosion in the headquarters building before the attackers rushed in?

Prince Higashikuni Norihiko sneered in his heart.

Haha, those damned idiots in the Korean Front Army really need a major purge!

Just like he did to the 2nd Division in Manchuria!

To this day, Prince Minoruhiko still does not believe that the purge he launched against the Second Division, which led to internal strife in the Kwantung Army and loss of control in the Northeast, was wrong. He still firmly believes that there is a hidden rebellious force within the Second Division.

Of course, politically speaking, it's impossible for Prince Higashikuni to admit that this power doesn't exist. Otherwise, wouldn't it prove that he was a complete idiot?

That is an act of suicide, which a wise person would not do.

Although Prince Kan'in Yasuhito did not say anything, because he had received a warning from Fujiwara no Kanezane in advance, he did not accept protection from anyone from the Korean army when he came to the court this time. He was surrounded by his personal guards who had followed him for decades.

Including today's operation, except for senior generals such as Kawashima Yoshiyuki and Syngman Rhee, there was not a single Korean Japanese soldier or officer around them. All of them were brought from mainland Japan.

Judging from the explosion, it’s a good thing there were no “North Koreans” there, otherwise it wouldn’t be the building that was blown up, but them!

snort!

Both His Majesty the Emperor and Okanezane are right. This Korean Front Army does have a big problem!

This time, it's over and we have to sort it out!

Seeing that the headquarters was surrounded, Zairen temporarily put aside the issue of subsequent cleanup and nodded to Syngman Rhee beside him:

"Li Sang, it's your turn."

“Understood…Understood!”

With the idea of ​​"taking a gamble for wealth and glory", Syngman Rhee, under the protection of a group of Japanese soldiers, carefully approached the building and announced his name. Soon, Kim Gu showed up, pretending to be surprised:

"Dr. Li? Why are you here?!"

"Mr. Bai Fan! I'm here to urge you to lay down your arms! Stop causing unnecessary casualties! Assassinations and attacks cannot bring light and hope to South Korea!"

It is true that Syngman Rhee has always been against assassinations and violent attacks; it can even be said to be his "trademark":

Whether it was Tian Mingyun and Zhang Renhuan's assassination of American adviser Stephen, or An Jung-geun's assassination of Ito Hirobumi, or Li Fengchang and Yun Fengji's assassinations, they were all strongly criticized by him.

Syngman Rhee believed that the assassination would only leave North Koreans with an image of "rudeness, violence and disrespect" in the international community, which would be detrimental to the "diplomatic independence" of the "Republic of Korea."

Of course, this was Syngman Rhee before he came to power. After coming to power, Syngman Rhee frantically assassinated political opponents and the public and established a dictatorial rule. He had a different story.

Such shameless words naturally angered Jin Jiu and his men:

"Dr. Li! I still respectfully call you Dr. Li because you fought for national independence in the past! Get out of here! Don't force me to kill you, a traitor!"

Dozens of action team members also followed suit and started shouting and cursing. Being in a desperate situation, they were not as calm and polite as Kim Gu. They directly greeted Lee Seung-man's family, and all kinds of foul language could be heard.

Syngman Rhee was so thick-skinned that he didn't care about the shouting and cursing. He sighed and waved his hand. An elderly woman and two young men were pushed to the front by the soldiers.

With the help of the searchlight, Jin Jiu saw who the three people were and his eyes widened immediately.

He is hiding his mother and two sons in North Korea!

因为各种变故,金九迟至30岁才结婚,41岁才生下第一个儿子金仁（16岁)，46岁生下第二个儿子金信（11岁);

When he fled to China for refuge, his wife Choi Jun-ri followed him with their son Kim In, but she died soon after giving birth to Kim Shin due to poor acclimatization and weak health.

Considering his busy and dangerous work, the poor health of his eldest son and mother, and the unstable internal situation in China, he sent them all back to Korea after the "412" incident in 1927.

Even though he returned to the peninsula to carry out attacks last year with the support of Fujiwara no Kanezane, he did not contact his son and mother to prevent them from being discovered by Japanese people other than Fujiwara no Kanezane.

The most dangerous place is also the safest place—the darkest place is the darkest! The struggles of the past year or so have proven that his choice was correct. Who would have thought...

Fujiwara no Kanezane betrayed himself? No, that man would not do that.

If he wanted to kill me and my family, he should have been killed when he was caught in Northeast China. Why wait until today?

Besides, with that person's character, he would never do such a despicable thing!