Yes, Prime Minister of Japan

As a news anchor, she was responsible for reporting positively about the agricultural reclamation company. Among a bunch of model workers submitted by the company, a photo of a couple dubbed the "Number One Model Couple" happened to catch Takikawa Masami's attention. She knew her ex-husband all too well, so she immediately recognized him from behind.

So she drove alone to the countryside, secretly going to Kanai-cho (No. 6 Agricultural Reclamation Station) in Maebashi City, where she photographed Koizumi and his new wife working together in the fields. The old man looked quite a bit older, probably because he didn't have the money to take care of his skin anymore, but his energy and spirit were actually better than before.

The locals pointed it out to her:

"That's the monk Quanxin, and next to him is his wife Quannan."

After inquiring around, it was learned that Monk Quanxin was a model worker in the village. He and his wife had only known each other for a month when they got married, and Quannan got pregnant. They also held a small, rough wedding and made a vow to build a Buddhist temple.

Takikawa Masami's worldview crumbled at that moment; she felt like they were no longer from the same world.

She immediately called back to report.

The photos were sent later.

Although that big face had its hair and eyebrows shaved off, upon closer inspection, wasn't it just a typical Koizumi family face?

Everyone was surprised.

"What? Model working couple?"

Junichiro Koizumi looked at his second son in the photo, who looked incredibly foolish, and could hardly contain himself.

He, a prime minister, was manipulated by Li Xinghe to the point of becoming a monk, and even more so, a monk for an immigrant that Li Xinghe had captured from overseas. This is simply... simply utterly ruined the reputation of the Yokosuka Koizumi clan.

Makiko Tanaka, who had come to watch the show, was overjoyed afterward and made some strange remarks:

"You married the son of Japan's Prime Minister, Koizumi, to a Chinese immigrant?"

Li Xinghe's face turned red.

It's hard for everyone to hold back these days; they want to laugh but can't quite manage it.

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Author's Note: Thank you all for your support. This is 5700 words long, and it will solidify some reform measures.

Chapter 722: Koizumi and the Rescue of the Galaxy, Becoming a Monk and Having Children in a New World (3900 words)

"Now you believe that I really am not Sima Yan, right?"

Li Xinghe shrugged at Koizumi and his son, as well as Tanaka's grandmother.

Logically speaking, if anyone should be killed, it should be capable politicians like Kishida Fumio or Ishiba Shigeru. Even during the War of the Eight Princes, which devastated Luoyang during the Jin Dynasty, no one killed Emperor Hui of Jin.

Through Masami Takikawa's on-site filming, the Koizumi father and son finally learned, with great difficulty, that their mentally challenged son had hidden among the immigrants and made his way to the countryside, where he was now a "village production model" and the father of a "first-born immigrant child." In terms of a life of romance, this guy always seemed to have a string of good fortune, never lacking in female affection wherever he went.

What is he doing now?

Masami Takikawa's surprised reply:

"He's a monk, a farmer, and spends time with his wife. It's said that he's now the best cabbage grower in the whole village, and also a bilingual teacher, teaching immigrants Japanese and Chinese characters."

This statement was even more unbelievable to everyone.

Given Koizumi's lazy and ignorant nature, how could he possibly grow cabbages?

Li Xinghe made a surprising comment:

"Oh my god... Could he have traveled to another world? Is the current Koizumi actually a traveler from another world?"

People began to weigh the rationale behind Koizumi's awakening at the age of 48 versus his acquisition of the double door.

"Hard to say."

Even Koizumi's older brother thought he couldn't tell the difference.

Nearly 90 years old, the shrewd and experienced Makiko Tanaka jokingly teased Koizumi:

"You need to be prepared to lose this son."

Junichiro Koizumi was filled with remorse.

If I had known, I wouldn't have let my stupid second son go into politics.

……

Kanai Town, Maebashi City.

The irrigation ditches along the roadside have been opened to supply water, and the newly reclaimed land is being irrigated. Small Mitsubishi seeders are working in the fields.

An old bicycle found in a country house, after simple repairs, became a means of transportation for daily life. Monk Quanxin, who was patrolling the fields with his new wife and a small dog on his bicycle, also noticed a small K-car parked at the village entrance.

Koizumi actually saw Masami Takikawa.

Although Masami Takigawa is very familiar with her husband, Koizumi also recognizes her.

However, when the two looked at each other, Takikawa Masami became suspicious. She found that the man's eyes were unusually unfamiliar, as if he were a completely different person.

The two brushed past each other.

After bringing Quannan back to the village, everyone was...

Together they lifted a frame and held it high in the courtyard of the town hall.

People cheered joyfully:

"The signal base station has been built! We have cell phone signal now!"

With the construction of the cell tower, the first month's land reclamation wages were also paid out as employees of the Japan-US Joint Bank moved in, opening accounts for them collectively. Each person received 10 yen for the first month, and a convoy of trucks selling mobile phones drove into the town hall.

The more than 2,000 new residents of the six stations cheered for this. They had long been tired of life without cell phones. In the past month, many women who had come to the village had become pregnant because they had no entertainment at night.

Tables were set up on site, and a string of Chinese characters was hung up:

"Government-mandated procurement of mobile marketing stations."

After communicating with the on-site management, the person in charge started selling mobile phones with everyone.

The car next to them, filled with cell phones, bore the logo of the Sally Group, clearly indicating that this was another order transportation business that Li Xinghe had assigned to his own people.

"What kinds of cell phones do they have?" Everyone crowded around to take a look.

Forget about iPhones; they're quite expensive for most Japanese people, so many Japanese still use older models, since there's not much difference between them.

So it was the Android phone sales team that came.

People communicating with salespeople:

"What kind of rice is this? Plain rice? Millet? Red rice?"

"If you want to see how to take pictures, O and V over there are pretty good. There are also two brands that start with H. Anyway, trust me, these days, as long as it's a brand-name phone, the internet connection is pretty good."

"Samsung? Samsung phones...not many people use them."

"What is a Sony phone? Is it an antique from the last century?"

Quannan stood on tiptoe in front of the counter, his eyes shining.

Pay money, get a data plan, and buy a mobile phone.

Koizumi picked out a Vivo phone for Izumin that was perfect for taking selfies, while he himself contentedly gave up on buying another phone. At this time, Koizumi had already gained some insights from constantly reciting Buddhist scriptures; not having a phone allowed him to focus more on the task at hand and on caring for the people in front of him.

When he returned home with his wife and dog, pushing his bicycle, a Mercedes-Benz was parked in front of the old house.

Old Xiaoquan, with his eldest son, waited at the door for Xiaoquan to return home.

Koizumi sighed softly:

"You seem to have some questions. Please come in."

Old Xiaoquan looked surprised; he couldn't believe that his simple-minded second son actually looked quite like a Buddha.

After entering, there was only a brief exchange of words.

This time, Shinjiro Koizumi completely let go of everything, stood alone with his hands behind his back, and bid farewell to his father:

"I'm not going back; I want to stay here and practice Buddhism."

The saying goes that true wisdom often appears as foolishness, and at this point, Koizumi seemed to have gained some enlightenment.

Old Koizumi couldn't help but feel angry:

"Losing your empire is one thing, but to run off to the countryside dejectedly and have an affair with... a mountain woman? Don't you care about your own children?"

Koizumi waved his hand and continued to shake his head:

"Let Masami Takikawa raise Masami's child, and please deal with the other women's children yourselves. I have severed my past lives and started anew."

This time, he truly gave birth to himself.

Old Koizumi and his older brother Koizumi left helplessly. Although they wanted to leave him some money and a car, Koizumi refused.

Quannan, who couldn't understand Japanese, came over and asked:

"Who is he? He seems to have something to do with you..."

Koizumi emphasized:

"Two kindred spirits have specially brought you this amulet to pray for your safety."

As a prime minister who lost the country, Koizumi had a deeper understanding at this time.

He walked out of his house and looked into the distance at the renovated old house. The old people had also come to life with the arrival of immigrants. There were many more dogs and cats in the village. Bicycle bells rang, and many people started watching TV or playing on their mobile phones at home. Voices from all over the country gathered together.

Koizumi suddenly realized something and exclaimed:

"My new world is within this small space."

So he decided to stay and settled in Kanai-cho, Maebashi City.

The story of Koizumi becoming a monk, taking the Buddhist name Izumi Shin, marrying a Chinese woman, and settling down in the countryside gradually spread intermittently.

At first, many people couldn't believe it, but as more facts came out, people had no choice but to believe it.

The dignified Prime Minister of the country was squeezed out by Li Xinghe and had nowhere to escape. After being held hostage by Akiba Takeo, he staged a coup (it is generally agreed that Koizumi's intelligence was insufficient to be the mastermind). He fled to the countryside and is now married to a Chinese woman with children. He doesn't even acknowledge his past name or his children.

As public discussion intensified, Fuji Television launched a special program, inviting many Buddhist scholars to discuss the issue.

In an interview with NHK, former chairman of the Japanese Buddhist Studies Council and professor of Buddhism, Saito Akira, described it with a Zen-like explanation:

"He has attained enlightenment."

"After our country has gone through so much, Koizumi became a monk on behalf of the people, and then married a new immigrant. It was a magical reconciliation."

This reconciliation is, of course, extremely complicated.

It was more than just a personal political reconciliation between Koizumi and Lee Seong-ha.

It also represents a preliminary reconciliation between Chinese and Japanese people in Japan, people of Chinese descent and native Japanese, new immigrants and old political leaders, Li Xinghe and the remnants of the Liberal Democratic Party, and even Li Xinghe's children inheriting the throne.

"It is the so-called great reconciliation of the century for Japan."

The Japanese don't really understand the meaning of Saito Akira's words. But they can vaguely grasp the meaning of 'reconciliation'.

For the new immigrants, it meant that Japan's current prime minister personally became a monk, married a new immigrant, and built a temple; for the Japanese, it meant that Koizumi Shinjiro became a monk, took a Buddhist name, and married a woman from the new immigrant family, representing a family-style union between the two sides.

Let's resolve our grudges and unite as one.

Netizens seemed to have figured it out:

"Did Koizumi sacrifice himself to make Li Xinghe who he is?"

“Li Xinghe has married our prime minister to a Chinese woman.”

"It's as if the next prime minister didn't marry Lee Sung-ha."

Although Kagoshima Eimi announced that she would not participate in the election because she was going to have a baby, Aso Ayako has already announced her candidacy and is 100% set to become the next prime minister.

As the heated discussions subsided, the hatred surrounding immigrants gradually faded.

Anyway, as long as someone is in charge, it's fine.

……

Shinjiro Koizumi severed ties with the Koizumi family and adopted the pseudonym Izumi Shin. His approach of starting a new life among Chinese immigrants became a political slogan.

At least for ordinary people, this represents a reconciliation between old Japan and new immigrants.

With Shinjiro Koizumi personally involved in the immigration process, at least the local resistance to accepting designated farms decreased significantly, and many people began to explore the possibility of overcoming super-aging through mutual assistance among immigrants of the same culture.

If 70 immigrants of Chinese and Korean descent from various countries flood into Japan every year, coupled with Japan's own birth rate, the generational replacement rate can finally be offset, and the economy can begin to recover. After years of severe economic damage, many Japanese companies have suddenly gained confidence to expand production and increase investment with the influx of new immigrants.

Confidence is more important than gold.

As the influx of new immigrants gained momentum, a group of far-right individuals, represented by Sanae Kaoshi, published a proposal to crown Li Xinghe.