Yes, Prime Minister of Japan

After recounting the treasonous acts of Uchikura Hiroaki, Morishita Yasuomi, and others, Li Xinghe directly demanded a response from the parliament:

"I demand that Hisahito's act of declaring himself emperor be declared completely unconstitutional. He is challenging the dignity of Japan's postwar constitution! Therefore, he should be stripped of all his imperial powers immediately, removed from the imperial family genealogy, and all rebellious officers, including Hiroaki Uchikura and Yasuomi Morishita, should be discharged from the military and ordered to report to the Tokyo Metropolitan Prosecutor's Office to surrender themselves within a specified period!"

Upon hearing this, the parliament was shocked and the faction leaders were at a loss. The Emperor and Empress were relatively calm, but the Akishino couple next door were terrified and turned pale.

"No, this is our only male heir!"

Officials from the newly formed Imperial Household Agency all tried to dissuade him.

But Li Xinghe remained impartial and unmoved:

"Aren't there still women in the royal family? Isn't Akihito right here? What's wrong with establishing a female emperor? At worst, the throne can be passed on to another princess, or through adoption, or by taking a son-in-law. Do we really need to discuss such matters? Are you implying that Hisahito, who has already usurped the throne, is suitable to be emperor?"

Everyone disappeared without a trace.

It wasn't that they were afraid to speak up, but rather that they couldn't bring themselves to criticize Li Xinghe in front of so many bloodthirsty soldiers.

Do you really think everyone is unaware of your relationship with Shang Qiujia?

You clearly want to be the father of the next emperor!

During the struggle, Shi Po Shigeru earnestly expressed to Li Xinghe:

"In any case, the decision to purge the Imperial Family must not be made so quickly."

In other words, it will have to be delayed.

The problem remains that Hisahito is the only male heir of the Imperial Family, while right-wing military officers such as Hiroaki Uchikura represent the interests of the radical domestic right wing. To so ruthlessly overthrow them all and turn them into enemies of the government would trigger a fact that Japanese politics is unwilling to face.

Can they personally purge the Akishino family and the Japan Self-Defense Forces?

Let alone the Liberal Democratic Party, even the Rishin Party, or even the Japanese Communist Party, would have to think twice before taking action.

At this moment, Shinjiro Koizumi interrupted:

"What did they say in the US?"

For Americans, who consider this a time of celebration like the Lunar New Year, the Japanese civil unrest that broke out at this time was like playing funeral music while they were firing cannons—its main purpose was to disrupt the atmosphere.

Li Xinghe knew this idiot was going to overdo it.

As expected, the U.S. State Department offered platitudes like, "We urge all parties in Japan to sit down and negotiate seriously."

Vance had no idea what was happening in Japan. Even with Li Xinghe's briefing, Vance still had to consider the financial offensive of the Japanese lobby in Washington and the attitudes of the members of Congress. Ironically, those foolish right-wing congressmen in the US had taken a lot of money from Japan.

Therefore, in the meeting room, Li Xinghe was unable to force Shigeru Ishiba and the cabinet and parliament to accept Li Xinghe's demands in their entirety.

Back in the lounge, Li Xinghe couldn't help but feel a surge of anger:

"Vance is a spineless coward. He's already done all this, and he's still thinking about democracy. Koizumi really doesn't know how to read the situation."

That's giving Vance too much credit.

With a resume that's not even as good as Harris's, it would be a waste of his energy to make this decision.

Koizumi was a good-for-nothing.

It would have been better if he hadn't asked. But Mio's question, due to Vance and the White House's indecisiveness, actually made Li Xinghe seem less imposing.

Li Xinghe's fortunes seem to be coming to an end.

Ayako Aso, not quite understanding the inner workings of political struggle, whispered cautiously in the corner of the sofa:

"Will we become like Akechi Mitsuhide, who reigned supreme for three days?"

Shang Qiujia, who was following behind, was startled, and then immediately retorted:

"No way!"

The sound was a bit scary, so Ayako lowered her head timidly and hid next to Li Xinghe.

Shui Jingtianping and Hua Yingmei each cheered them on:

"What nonsense are you talking about? Our era hasn't even begun yet."

Because both Hua Yingmei and Shui Jingtianping know that besides the United States, Li Xinghe has another powerful backer: China. The key political women present here today must stand firmly behind him for this small group to break free from its impasse.

After a moment's thought, Li Xinghe turned around and made a crucial decision using his phone:

"Give Nobuyuki Baba one last task: have him hand Hisahito over to Hiroaki Uchikura at the Komaki base. Once he completes our plan, arrange a plane for him to escape to Hong Kong."

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Although the people at the Qingshan Command didn't quite understand what was going on, fortunately, Li Xinghe's decisions were always correct, so they continued to follow them. Enola took the lead and worked with the CIA spies to merge the two rebel forces.

Hua Yingmei gently rubbed Li Xinghe's temples, then asked softly:

"Which route do you want to take to solve the problem? Do you need me to lead the Zhizhonghui (Zhizhonghui) to break away from the Liberal Democratic Party?"

Ayako Aso quickly added:

"Our Zhigonghui can also break away from the Liberal Democratic Party!"

This is a desperate, last-ditch effort.

If Hua Yingmei and Aso Ayako leave the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) with their two political factions, the LDP will become an absolute minority in parliament, ushering in a new Warring States period in Japanese politics. Therefore, when no one can make a decision, there's naturally no way to cause trouble for Li Xinghe.

Conversely, they even need Li Xinghe's strong military support to gain an advantage in the parliamentary struggle.

"Not for now. I've decided to push Hisahito to Hiroaki Uchikura."

Li Xinghe believes that he has not yet reached the end of his rope.

Essentially, Nobuyuki Baba's entry into Tokyo, Yasuomi Morishita's attempt to create an incident involving the Self-Defense Forces entering Tokyo, and Hiroaki Uchikura's attempt to seize power with right-wing officers constitute a chain reaction of explosions. Although all three crises were escalated by Li Xinghe himself, they are still considered three distinct and independent cases.

Looking at it individually, each person seems to bear little responsibility, and the amount of blame they can take is limited.

However, if Nobuyuki Baba hands over the fool Hisahito to Hiroaki Uchikura, and then links it with the imperial coronation incident, the three cases can be merged into a major case of "the Self-Defense Forces having a right-wing traitorous group that supports Hisahito as emperor, colluding with far-right political parties in Japan, and intending to subvert the national system." This would allow Lee Sung-ha to force the emperor, prime minister, cabinet, and parliament to carry out a major purge of Hisahito, Baba, Morishita, Uchikura, and other members of the group.

The water mirror balance suddenly realized:

"In this way, we can use the charge of treason to settle all three crimes against them."

On the contrary, Li Xinghe looked at the ladies with some concern:

"The great purge is about to begin. Can you two handle it?"

Undoubtedly, after this major battle, a large-scale legal crackdown will be launched to hold those responsible accountable. Just like Stalin's Great Purge, it will purge the leaders of the Ministry of Defense, the Self-Defense Forces, and several far-right political parties.

As a leading figure in the legal field

Justice Minister Hana Emi, Tokyo District Court's Mizukage Tenpyo, and Lee Seong-ha's mother, Chiyo Hinaki, who works at the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, together form a legal trident in Tokyo. This vast network, which has already ensnared many of Lee Seong-ha's political enemies, is like a trap awaiting even more sacrifices.

This is Li Xinghe's unique legal advantage: whoever comes to Tokyo will be executed.

Even if Hisahito falls in, he won't be able to escape without suffering serious injuries.

Shui Jingtianping shook her head wearily, but she still firmly stood by Li Xinghe's side.

As for Hua Yingmei, she had a big smile on her face:

“It’s just a case of treason. I want to expand it further and purge the parliament.”

Thus, the subsequent judicial massacre was finalized.

Li Xinghe shook his phone:

"I'm going to the restroom."

Shui Jingtianping and Hua Yingmei knew that he was going to find Chinese foreign aid to launch a comeback.

Just as they expected, Li Xinghe went to the bathroom, sat on the toilet, and contacted Wu Jianzhong:

"What about the amphibious fleet stationed in Okinawa? Ask them to sail into Tokyo Bay; I need someone to back me up."

Like Li Xinghe, Wu Jianzhong, who hadn't slept for a day and a night, hurriedly answered the phone. He didn't question the fleet's delayed departure at all, but simply asked:

"What's the reason?"

"You can make up any reason you want. I burned down the Self-Defense Forces headquarters, so you can say that the Japanese Self-Defense Forces invited you to participate in a peace exercise. Find a small newspaper and spread the word that the Japanese Self-Defense Forces want to invite Chinese troops to be stationed in Tokyo to counter the US troops. The important thing is not the reason, but that you came."

The reason was casual, but it was very useful.

Because the Self-Defense Forces headquarters really was crushed by Li Xinghe's tanks, and many of the staff inside didn't escape and were buried in the floors. Of course, Li Xinghe can make up whatever he wants. So many documents were burned in a fire, how do you know if there were any documents inviting China to military exercises among those burned?

Wu Jianzhong was well aware of the complexity and importance of the matter.

Fortunately, Li Xinghe successfully used the Ryukyu issue to create a series of constitutional crises in Japan and the United States, which greatly expanded the influence of their department and prevented them from facing difficulties now.

After a brief discussion, Wu Jianzhong and Li Xinghe exclaimed with deep emotion:

Will there really come a day when we have troops stationed in Japan?

Li Xinghe, however, was quite optimistic:

"Nonsense, of course there is. If you're willing, I'll turn the Imperial Palace into a Chinatown for you. I'll let you live in the Japanese Emperor's bedroom. If you like, I'll shave your head and let you play the Emperor."

"Screw you."

After hanging up the phone, Lao Wu hurriedly contacted all parties, hoping to get the amphibious fleet stationed in Naha to be dispatched to Tokyo Bay before the early hours of Christmas.

For Li Xinghe, this was a game-changing move.

If the United States is unwilling to stand up for Li Xinghe to the end, then why doesn't Li Xinghe just call over the Chinese fleet?

Even if there are questions from all sides, we can just distort the truth.

So, if the Japanese Self-Defense Forces, in pursuit of self-independence, chose to invite Chinese peacekeeping troops to Japan after the failed coup attempt in order to overthrow the American colonialists, wouldn't that be perfectly consistent with Nobuyuki Baba's previous statement that he was "considering inviting Chinese troops to be stationed in order to counterbalance the United States"? Is that really correct?

The Self-Defense Forces have definitely defected to the Communists!

There must be an anti-American Japanese right-wing political group resisting American colonial rule! The first was Nobuyuki Baba, and the second was Hiroaki Uchikura; they are Japanese heroes!

The situation has become one where an American spy is manipulating a Japanese group to claim to be pro-China, another American spy is behind the scenes manipulating a Japanese group that claims to be pro-Japan to support Hisahito's usurpation of the throne as emperor, and a Chinese spy is wearing the skin of an American spy to falsely accuse the Japanese army of rebelling against the United States, and under the guise of the Japanese mainland faction, to invite China to station troops to protect peace.

Even if you brought Conan Edogawa over, he still wouldn't understand what's going on here!

Whether the Japanese high-ranking officials believe it or not, Li Xinghe doesn't care.

The United States still needs Li Xinghe to provide intelligence on the Japanese political sphere.

Now is no longer the time to consider one's identity, and besides, the politics of a major power are never something that one or two people can turn around. At this moment, Li Xinghe no longer needs to think about his spy identity or files; he has truly entered the heart of a turbulent political storm.

The current priority is to survive in the eye of the storm.

The author says:

Author's Note: Thank you all for your support. Here's 5200 words. I updated a little faster today; I didn't do anything else this afternoon.

Chapter 659: Christmas Day Fireworks, Three Rounds of Execution of the Prime Minister (4600 words)

It is Christmas Eve.

Even during the war, the streets of Tokyo were still bustling with people.

Fortunately, in the evening, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's Anti-Japanese Military and Political Headquarters temporarily released the news that "the fighting has ceased" and "the subway and various shops have resumed operations in an orderly manner," confirming that all rebel Self-Defense Force units near Tokyo had been suppressed. This made the people of Tokyo very happy.

Then they busied themselves with their big plans on Christmas Eve:

Hooking up.

For East Asian cultures, Christmas and Hookup Day (Christmas Day) are not so different. On this day, many young lovers tie the knot. Christmas may be a rare day of indulgence for the Japanese, who generally value conformity and avoiding standing out.

Therefore, even with apparent political turmoil outside, tanks and infantry fighting vehicles parked on the streets, various air defense positions piled up, sandbags scattered everywhere, and fully armed soldiers carrying rifles wandering around, nothing could dampen the enthusiasm of Tokyoites to go out for meals, book hotels, and hook up.

The city's neon lights flashed incessantly, their red, yellow, blue, and green hues reflecting on the water droplets along the roadside. Reflected in the water were heavily armed soldiers idly strolling the streets, listening to a jumble of foreign Chinese and Korean songs playing from various shops and bars. These songs, which Chinese people call "rotten memes," are popular in various entertainment venues overseas.

The rhythm of the cheesy song seemed to passionately echo the roar of armored vehicles speeding through the city; the vulgar lyrics and ambiguous rhythm resonated with the theme of Christmas hookups; roadside motels were packed, and screams of men and women filled the poorly soundproofed rooms; even the creaking of the armored vehicles sounded like the sounds of cars on the roadside. Amidst this creaking interaction, couples embracing on the street could passionately kiss.

Small pubs, bars, and even convenience stores selling condoms suddenly started praising "Prosecutor Masako." Without his swift and decisive suppression of the unrest by the Self-Defense Forces, it's uncertain whether this turmoil would have affected everyone's Christmas GDP.

Even the soldiers stationed on the streets arranged their own schedules: 30% would sleep, 30% would stand guard, and 30% would take turns going to the local prostitutes in the alleys to relieve their loneliness. Because it was Christmas, the prostitutes had raised their prices.

During the artillery fire, the soldiers told them that their leader was named Li Xinghe.

Those netizens who had no dates at night, watched porn to satisfy their sexual needs, and then relieved their loneliness online, started wondering who this prosecutor really was.

"He has Chinese ancestry, grew up in the United States, and never came to Japan before adulthood." This is the message released by people who dislike Li Xinghe.

"He is the eldest son of a shrine official, and became a prosecutor through a combination of judicial service and examinations." This is the high-level argument used by Gao Tiao in May to defend Li Xinghe, demonstrating an orderly offensive and defensive strategy.

"He's an American spy!"

"His relationship with China is unpredictable."

The online debate continues.