Yes, Prime Minister of Japan

Shigeru Ishiba and his cabinet members were stunned and hurriedly stood at the ship's side:

"What happened?"

As Li Xinghe's plenipotentiary representative, Lin Youzi walked in and said:

"Reporting to the Prime Ministers, the Self-Defense Forces have rebelled, and the two armies are currently engaged in battle in Tokyo."

Lin Youzi's fingers were constantly moving. She kept her head down, looking at the tips of her shoes, afraid that when she looked up and saw the faces of Kishida Fumio and the others, she would be unable to resist throwing the grenade in.

"rebellion?"

Shigeru Ishiba, his cabinet, and former prime ministers did not believe it.

It's not that I don't believe it, but given the pitiful state of the Self-Defense Forces, do they really have the right to rebel?

Is it genuine rebellion, or is it a forced rebellion?

Koizumi, nestled among several former prime ministers, leisurely played on his phone. He didn't need to hide anything, as his intelligence wasn't particularly high, and besides, his relationship with Li Xinghe was common knowledge. Li Xinghe was currently fighting a war abroad.

"There's a problem..."

It's too late to bring those things up now.

Because those who are truly driving political change will not simply give orders from the Americans and then abandon their plans.

And not far away is Odaiba Fuji Television.

The beautiful leading lady, Miyaji Ai, stared blankly at her phone.

"This isn't...this isn't the two of us...we're going to be..."

They were to act as a kind of 'media mouthpiece' because Li Xinghe sent them a public press release and asked them to read it aloud.

However, upon closer examination, it's clear that even before Li Xinghe forcibly acquired Fuji Television, Tsutsumi Remi and Miyaji Aimi had been acting as mouthpieces for him, especially in major social cases such as the Tamura child molestation case, where they were cultivated into national goddesses.

"There's no going back now; he's the only one for me in this life."

Tsutsumi Rei carefully lifted the hem of her skirt, trying her best to make herself appear righteous and believable.

Miyaji Aimi also smiled and sighed:

"Yes, we are both his media mouthpiece and that...that kind of mouthpiece."

"Hey! You're asking for it! How could you say such a thing!"

The two women, supporting each other, walked into the broadcasting room.

At this moment, Tsutsumi Reimi's wish that her two daughters, Il-hwa and Mi-hee, could take Lee Seong-ha's surname has been fulfilled. As she said, this is her only support in this life.

Therefore, Remi Tsutsumi reported on television with ease and efficiency:

"On December 24th, our station exclusively reported that after the Meiji Restoration Army's defection and entry into Tokyo, Army Chief of Staff Yasuomi Morishita decided to mobilize troops around Tokyo to completely dismantle the postwar Japanese system and rebuild a military government under the pretext of eliminating Nobuyuki Baba. Fortunately, the 12th Brigade was defeated at the mouth of the Edogawa River, and the 32nd and 34th Infantry Regiments were subsequently captured at Omiya City and Shinagawa Station. Yasuomi Morishita is suspected of disappearing to evade punishment..."

By simply reversing the order of events, and assuming all the facts are true, Li Xinghe immediately and reasonably shifted the blame for initiating the coup onto Morishita Yasuomi.

Miyaji Aimi also added:

"Our exclusive interview revealed that Prosecutor Ma, as the Special Inspector General of the Japan-Michigan Joint Command, is currently acting as the temporary commander of the troops, leading the army in a valiant fight against the Self-Defense Forces and the Restoration Army under Nobuyuki Baba."

The news report shocked the entire nation of Japan.

At this point, the values ​​of Tokyo residents were so shattered that they could not be pieced back together.

First, the people of Osaka gathered a few thousand armed poor people and bypassed the shameless and incompetent Self-Defense Forces, easily sneaking into Tokyo to start changing politics. Then, they pushed Hisahito, a fool they found from who-knows-where, into the position of Crown Prince, leaving everyone dumbfounded.

And this was just the beginning. It is said that the prime minister and most of the members of parliament fled to a ship in Tokyo Bay to hide, showing not only a complete lack of responsibility but also stupidity and incompetence.

Then, the Self-Defense Forces, the supposed protectors of Japan, a bizarre unit that has never fought a war since its inception, were suddenly portrayed in reports as ambitious individuals attempting to seize political power. Meanwhile, the U.S. military stationed in Tokyo Bay, under the leadership of Prosecutor Masako, was engaged in fighting throughout the city.

What exactly is this?

The brief news briefing ended quickly, with the two beautiful women jointly urging the entire nation:

"Please everyone, let's support Prosecutor Jian!"

Former prime ministers, cabinet members, and members of parliament aboard the Ryujo were also able to listen to Fuji Television's surprise live broadcast.

Most of the members of parliament were completely ignorant about this, like idiots.

Former prime ministers and cabinet members who had a general understanding of the situation gave the live broadcast extremely low marks:

"This is utterly a distortion of the truth! A confusion of right and wrong! A deer being called a horse! Utterly shameless!"

In particular, Shigeru Ishiba, as a veteran politician, keenly perceived Li Xinghe's problems.

"It's too late."

At this time, Li Xinghe, who had already annihilated three groups of Self-Defense Force officers and soldiers, turned back and rushed towards Nagata-cho.

According to Xu Baofeng, Nobuyuki Baba, who was besieged, jumped into the moat with Hisahito and then entered the Imperial Palace, seemingly intending to openly usurp the throne!

Li Xinghe, on the other hand, was preparing to give Japan's corrupt imperial system another good kick.

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Author's Note: Thank you all for your support. 4700 words. I'm so sorry, I overslept again, and the writing was slow.

Chapter 656: The Foolish Prince Usurps the Throne at the Imperial Palace, Li Lushan Burns Tokyo (4500 words)

On December 24, Tokyo was placed under automatic martial law.

All companies were given a holiday, and even sanitation workers and homeless people dared not go out. The streets were deserted, but tanks and armored vehicles could be seen circling and circling around Tokyo.

It's quite interesting, really. Due to the high cost of transportation in Tokyo, and with most of the old taxi drivers having passed away, the Sally Group took over the urban ride-hailing business. Driving for a ride-hailing service has become a lifesaver for many men facing mid-life crises. And when the subway, which everyone in the city relies on, stopped running, the fearless Sally ride-hailing service saw an instant surge in downloads.

Even Li Xinghe's logistics department asked Sally to deliver goods.

This can be considered as achieving the goal of 'supporting the Self-Defense Forces with civilian power'.

When Li Xinghe returned to Yongtian Town, he was still sending troops to various rebellious South Kanto garrisons to eliminate those small bases such as radar stations, logistics teams, and police teams.

One Self-Defense Force unit after another was defeated, and one Self-Defense Force outpost after another was breached. Those Self-Defense Force soldiers, caught completely off guard, probably didn't even realize what was happening until now...

I finally understood what it meant for the Self-Defense Forces to achieve unified leadership.

Unity means establishing a single leader who issues orders.

"The harder you beat them, the faster they'll kneel down."

Li Xinghe gave these instructions and entered Nagata-cho.

Xu Baofeng, who was waiting there, hurriedly reported the situation:

"Hirohito and Nobuyuki Baba are both in the Imperial Palace. The rest have been wiped out by us."

At this moment, the girls from the Ninth Division of the Public Security Bureau, who were among Li Xinghe's most trusted subordinates, were watching from upstairs but did not come downstairs, mainly because Li Xinghe did not want them to be too conspicuous.

There is another girl in Nagata-cho, namely Mizukage Tenpei, the chief judge of the Tokyo District Court.

This large-framed beauty and Hua Yingmei have always been rivals. Not only is she unafraid to show her face in public, she even enjoys stirring up scandals to compete with Hua Yingmei. But now she's not afraid at all. She ran into Li Xinghe's headquarters with the fake ice queen, jumping and hugging Li Xinghe.

"You're such a bad thing."

Looking at his excessively youthful face, Shui Jingtianping couldn't help but sigh. As the coastal brigade slowly approached the Imperial Palace, the clever and quick-witted Shui Jingtianping had already guessed why Li Xinghe was doing this.

That's terrible.

At such a young age, he's already causing harm to the country; if he gets any older, he'll be causing harm to the whole world!

Only now, touching Li Xinghe's smooth face, did Shui Jingtianping vaguely recall the many issues they had discussed about Japan's future development during their blind date. It was nothing more than a case of living off both sides, ultimately having to find another partner. Now, Li Xinghe was like a scumbag, living off both sides, sleeping in the beds of Americans and Japanese while eating Chinese food, and now he even seemed to have a certain air of usurping power.

"Boss, shall we attack?"

"There's no rush, let's wait until Hisuhito ascends the throne."

Li Xinghe led his troops to surround the Imperial Palace, but did not advance any further. Instead, he allowed Baba Nobuyuki and others hiding inside to continue their misdeeds.

After all, Japanese law is a bizarre Frankenstein's monster; the Emperor is truly a figurehead in the legal sense. Hisahito's unauthorized ascension to the throne by Nobuyuki Baba is a serious violation of the constitution.

But if Hisahito doesn't violate the Japanese Constitution, how could Lee Seong-ha directly dismantle his right of inheritance?

That's why the coastal convoy, which used to bombard the Imperial Palace without stopping, stopped outside the Imperial Palace under the pretext of "fearing that Hisahito might be accidentally injured," and ordered Baba Nobuyuki to "not harm the prince and hand over the hostages to save his life."

Regardless of others, the Naruhito couple on the Ryujo are really at their breaking point.

When the front hall was bombarded, why didn't you seem afraid of being accidentally injured?

At this moment, a coronation ceremony that could only be described as a complete mess was taking place inside the Imperial Palace.

Nobuyuki Baba, along with the remaining leaders of the Meiji Restoration Army, is putting on his final clown act here.

He had just begged Li Xinghe for mercy, but Li Xinghe told him through an inside source that as long as he allowed Hisahito to ascend the throne, Li Xinghe would slow down his offensive.

In order to survive, Nobuyuki Baba did as instructed.

In reality, this was also to unite the Meiji Restoration Army forces across Japan and to ensure that these far-right lunatics continued to support Nobuyuki Baba.

If Hisahito ascends the throne, it will mean that the Restoration Party has done a good job in supporting the new emperor. At that time, it may be able to sever Japanese politics and complete the construction of the new national system that the far right fantasizes about.

Hisahito was made to wear the imperial robes found in the Imperial Household Agency's storeroom. These coronation robes, known as "coarse robes," perfectly embodied the phrase "a monkey wearing a crown."

Opposite him stood several live broadcast teams from media outlets such as TV Tokyo and NHK. These people had been temporarily brought in by Nobuyuki Baba to broadcast the live footage in exchange for the approval of all Japanese people.

Nobuyuki Baba shouted:

"Ladies and gentlemen, we are now about to begin the enthronement ceremony for the next Emperor!"

"Jinbao!"

The hasty ascension to the throne, which simplified the process, began directly with the emperor holding the Three Sacred Treasures: the sword, the magatama (magatama jewel), and the imperial seal.

These three items were placed in different shrines in Japan, so there were actually only three empty boxes on site, which were placed into Hisahito's hands by Nobuyuki Baba.

Nobuyuki Baba led everyone in cheers:

"May Crown Prince Hisahito ascend the throne!"

Yujin climbed onto the seat like a fool, and because he wasn't very good at sitting, he needed a few people to help him sit up.

Thus, Hisahito's subsequent ascent to that small seat symbolized the completion of the ceremony.

Nobuyuki Baba and the Restoration Army raised their hands and shouted "Banzai!" three times:

"Onboard! Onboard! Onboard!"

"The era of Emperor Naruhito has passed, and the era of Emperor Hisahito has begun!"

As for which era name to choose, Hisahito didn't know, and Baba Nobuyuki's Chinese studies were terrible, so they simply gave up. Hisahito appointed Baba Nobuyuki as Prime Minister on the spot.

Although the legal rationale is weak, it doesn't mean there is no legal rationale at all.

At this point, Japanese viewers watching the live stream were forced into two opposing attitudes.

One group supports Hisahito's foolish ascension to the throne, believing that Japan is already in such a terrible state that it would be better to change the emperor.

"Didn't Japan decline more and more during Naruhito's reign? That means his luck was bad."

What loss would there be in changing the emperor?

Another type is those who genuinely cannot accept it and have an extreme aversion to Japan's political landscape.

"It's the 21st century, why are we still playing such retro tricks?"

"This is so stupid, I'm dying of embarrassment from Hisahito and Baba."

If the Emperor hadn't been replaced, things would have been fine, but unfortunately, the Baba group really put a foolish Hisahito in his place. Netizens are either accepting the situation or furious.

Netizens from both sides engaged in a fierce online battle.

A traditional Japanese drama, with the rural far-right battling the urban new left, is raging on various online forums.

At this moment, Li Xinghe was also watching the live broadcast outside the Imperial Palace, which was separated by only one wall.

He was deeply moved.

For most people on Earth, the social norms from birth to the present seem to be an eternal and unchanging theme.

It's as if the government should be responsible for infrastructure development, residents should pay taxes and customs should conduct inspections, and elections, promotions, and civil service exams should govern one's career—as if the earth should naturally operate according to this system, a system sufficient to function for millennia. To borrow a famous quote from Francis Fukuyama, 'History ends here.'

But just as Fukuyama's famous quote has been proven wrong by history, in fact, human modern history has only been a short century, and the so-called unchanging order often starts to go wrong in less than a century.

Take Japan today as another example. From MacArthur's postwar reconstruction plan to Shigeru Yoshida's creation of the right-wing ruling system of the Liberal Democratic Party, followed by Kakuei Tanaka and the rise of money politics, after being betrayed by the United States, the bubble economy of the 90s and the successive rise of the Social Democratic Party's left and the neoliberal right, Shinzo Abe's rise to power and the opening of the floodgates, and now the corruption of the Liberal Democratic Party, it has only been a short 80 years.

For the Chinese, these 80 years could be from the time in 1870, when the US GDP surpassed that of Britain, to the formal establishment of the People's Republic of China. Or it could be from 1720 to 1799, the 9th year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, to the fourth year of the Jiaqing Emperor's reign and the death of the Qianlong Emperor. It could be a period of unchanging change, or it could be a period of dramatic upheaval.

Shui Jingtianping noticed Li Xinghe's sigh, while Yan Bingxianzi went even further and asked directly: