Yes, Prime Minister of Japan

Sisters Fujihinako and Fujiri entered the room hand in hand. Behind them, Sasaki Toya threw the bloodstained knife into the kitchen, calmly picked up a pot, and began cooking curry for the children.

The water mirror balance taps the table:

"I'm the Minister of Justice. And can't you just throw that knife away?"

Sasaki Toya shrugged and stylishly tossed his bangs: "Actually, this is a butcher's knife, haha, you all fooled me, didn't you?"

Everyone was speechless for a moment, and they really wanted to punch her.

In fact, Sasaki Toya did go on a mission to arrest those who plotted against Li Xinghe and throw them in prison, and then casually bought a bloodstained knife to play a prank on them.

When Higashikawa Yukami and Kannon Taki Aotori arrived, Kokubun Tsukiya and Kokubun Makabe had just returned from a financial conference, dragging Yamato Kana along with them.

"Wow! There are a lot of complaints in the financial world."

"Yamato Kana said in a low voice."

“There is even more opposition internationally.” Natasha led Nan Hao Nu and Valeria home, carrying her daughter.

Opposition is one thing, but it's useless.

Soon, the group from the Green Mountain Command arrived. Ayman, Maria, and Lin Mulan, dragging Scarlett along, and pulling Jill and May, burst in, eagerly awaiting their meal.

As a whole, the intelligence agencies remained calm about the current situation.

When Mikasa, Misato, and Chiyo Hinaki went to visit their relatives in Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture, and returned home, the news anchor trio of Takigawa Masami, Tsutsumi Reimi, and Miyaji Aimi had just arrived home with their children.

They even vividly portrayed online debates among Japanese people:

Some people said, "Down with Li Xinghe!"

Those who support Li Xinghe immediately objected:

"Baka! If Prime Minister Chiyo Mama is replaced, what if China sends troops?"

Those who oppose Li Xinghe also oppose:

"Baka! If Chiyo Seika returns to the United States, she will definitely bow down to the US military and bring back more US troops, which will plunge us into an irreversible war."

Japanese political factions that discuss and interfere in politics show a striking consensus on whether to eliminate and overthrow Li Xinghe.

Li Xinghe must not be overthrown.

Li Xinghe's departure could provoke a brutal retaliation from China, as well as an even more brutal one from the US military.

Japan's current political problems stem from the fact that the United States is the core of the problem, and as a vassal state of a defeated nation, Japan cannot cure America's illness unless it seeks external help.

Under such circumstances, political groups that reject Li Xinghe are tantamount to "traitors and anti-Japanese," even though Li Xinghe himself is considered an anti-Japanese leader by the Japanese. Conversely, groups close to Li Xinghe's policies, such as the Allied Forces which carried out numerous riot control operations, are seen as "pro-Japanese and pro-Japanese." It's a case of the more they fight, the more they love him, and the more they love him, the more they fight.

Understanding this twisted logic that 'loving Japan equals being anti-Japan, and only by being anti-Japan can one love Japan' is crucial to understanding why right-wing elements in Japan and South Korea cling so tightly to the United States, directly labeling various local factions as anti-Japanese and anti-Korean pro-China. Because anti-China sentiment isn't absolute; it's not absolute dissent.

Mikako pointed to the heads of the family members:

"Who went to pick up Xuan Zhihua and Li Juyan and her daughter? Dai Yao and Lie Shu said they are already on their way."

At this moment, Hibari Ryuzaki hurriedly jumped out to answer:

"I sent Lin Meng there. Musashi Hachimono said she's going on a trip this year, and she took a lot of people from Public Security Section 9 with her, including Kasukabe Tamako, Tatsumi Haruka, and Saigo Sanjiichi. Also, Katayama Mizuo-sensei seems to have said she won't be spending the New Year in Japan either; she's going to Hainan for vacation."

The house gradually became crowded. As the head chef, Hirai Mei chopped vegetables, Sasaki Toya went to cook curry, and Li Daiyao and Zhao Lieshu started stir-frying and cooking after they arrived. The house was filled with joyful activity.

Duchess Olympia, a newcomer to the city, was amazed by the bustling crowds she saw with Queen Charlotte.

Li Xinghe was responsible for looking after a bunch of toddlers who were one or two years old.

Before dinner, the house was already packed with people.

Chiyo Hina-hime pinched her son's cheek and asked:

"The New Year is almost here, is there anything you'd like to say?"

Watching the women of all ages in the house arrive one after another, some with ample breasts, some charming and lovely, some gorgeous and graceful, some dignified and elegant, it truly is the most beautiful home in the world.

Unfortunately, it's the New Year.

"Please give me hope that I'll live to see next year, please."

Li Xinghe felt that his life had reached another critical juncture.

The New Year is truly a difficult time to get through.

……

Washington.

As a political capital, the difference between the Black neighborhoods and the wealthy neighborhoods in the capital is like the difference between a mansion and a public toilet.

Christmas had just passed, and Vance provided Washington residents with a Christmas allowance of $300 each to prevent them from causing trouble if they won in Canada, and also to encourage them to loot and plunder in Canada.

However, Canada has already launched a fierce resistance.

With the Canadian army surrendering completely, and facing the ferocious First Army, they were unable to fight back. However, the Canadians chose to burn their own houses down, preferring to leave nothing to the Americans.

They called such fires 'Heavenly Fire,' the holy fire that God sent down to burn away Vance's sins. After the houses burned down, Canadians, with tears in their eyes, lined up and boarded planes to Europe, China, Japan, or Australia, emigrating towards civilization.

This series of cases has been dubbed the "Christmas Paradise Fire" in Canada.

Such fierce resistance greatly troubled Vance.

"The White House advisor is back!"

Vance brought back an important advisor, Steve Bannon.

He got into the car on his way to the hospital.

Steve Bannon has always been a typical original form of Maga guru. His mind can clearly see the threat that China's rise poses to American manufacturing, and he has a clearer understanding of the current world order than authors of the "China collapse theory" like Gordon Chang.

But Bannon is an American, and his perspective and solutions are based on his own American identity. So, although he sees the changes in the world situation, he cannot propose an effective solution. He can only look back to America's golden age, trying to imitate the Reagan era and the Cold War victory, and then he starts to go crazy, spouting nonsense like "China is the enemy of the free world," "restart the Cold War," and "defeat China."

Vance doesn't actually like Bannon, but he has to admit that Bannon has a sharp mind, so he asked him to help him.

When Bannon doesn't involve China, his words are generally more agreeable, and he also offered Vance some reasonable suggestions for governing Canada.

"You have become the Emperor; now you should focus on unity! You must learn to unite the Canadians. For example, revise the currency exchange rate; give each Canadian a '1:1' exchange limit for US dollars, with any excess exchanged at a 5:1 ratio. And if Canadian civil servants, police officers, military personnel, financiers, and entrepreneurs remain in their positions, give them even greater exchange quotas; you could even consider granting titles to those who are truly sincere."

"Yup!"

Vance has finally unlocked a special skill: bestowing titles and honors upon the colonies to win over the ruling class.

He immediately ordered Bannon to go to Canada to conduct research on how to grant these quotas and win over the Canadian rulers.

Naturally, Bannon's strategy after moving to Canada was to seek out far-right groups in Canada, using slogans such as "eliminate Chinese" and "eliminate Indians," while also courting Canada's big bourgeoisie and offering titles such as "Duke of Toronto" and "Duke of Ottawa."

Meanwhile, Vance finally arrived at his hospital.

His Majesty Vance's medical care has now been handed over to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the largest military hospital in Washington, D.C.

The doctors were in a very difficult position:

"I'm sorry... that cut injured my prostate."

What the doctor couldn't bring himself to say was that the nameless assassin's stab wound had not only severely lacerated Vance's intestines and damaged his prostate, but the problem was also worsening as Vance repeatedly damaged the wound, causing bleeding and inflammation, making the situation increasingly uncontrollable. Now, Vance's prostate was gradually failing, causing him difficulty urinating; he either couldn't urinate at all or couldn't control it, even having to wear diapers. Naturally, such a difficult physical condition meant that Vance couldn't provide enough energy to complete the ceremonial ritual with his beloved child bride queen.

In short, Vance gradually became impotent after his prostate injury caused difficulty urinating.

Vance knew the doctor's true meaning; he experienced excruciating pain every time he urinated, yet he still longed for the sexual abilities a normal man should possess. After all, he had just gotten married.

Is there really no hope?

Due to prolonged and repeated illnesses, Vance's mental state had been stretched to its limit.

"It's difficult... but as long as you recover slowly, you'll get better," the doctor said with great emotional intelligence.

In short, Vance's serious anal problem will require at least six months to heal. During this time, he will need continuous periodic checkups and medication. During this period, His Majesty Vance will have to constantly wear a colostomy tube, enduring the painful urination caused by his prostate injury, struggling with blood in his urine, and suffering through difficult bowel movements, all while handling state affairs.

So Vance could only watch helplessly as his young wife was unable to continue her craft.

Then came the hospital surgery.

Vance's cabinet members reluctantly went to the hospital to accompany him during his buttock surgery without anesthesia.

For Vance, the most painful part of his life was that he dared not anesthetize himself or put himself in a state of unconsciousness. He was afraid that he had just established the American Empire and that the slight honor he had gained from annexing Canada would be quickly destroyed by a sudden assassination.

At the same time, he was afraid that his cabinet would rebel against him, so when he was undergoing surgery, he would hold a meeting with the cabinet to make sure that each of them was in front of him.

Everyone was also helpless, so they wore masks to the meeting.

With Canada being exploited and plundered by the United States, Washington's political order has finally begun to recover somewhat.

After Christmas, the government team, which had been slow to get things running smoothly, is finally starting to get things done.

Because their 2031 budget has still not been approved.

The U.S. State Department, Commerce Department, and Treasury Department all gave Vance good news one after another, requesting large sums of money for approval in the new year.

Next up was the US military.

The Pentagon has finally reached the point of scrambling for budget. Given the massive economic crisis, the demise of numerous shipyards, and the fact that the US is essentially unable to build common service vessels, they are forced to submit a 'Zenith-level East Asian combat capability comparison' in order to preserve all their large shipyards.

"Satellite images show that China's Type 005 aircraft carrier is already under construction, and there is reportedly a possibility of simultaneous construction of Type 006 carrier sections. China may be building two aircraft carriers at the same time in two large shipyards in the north and south. It is expected that by the end of 2031, China will have the combat capability of five large aircraft carriers."

Meanwhile, besides a converted Nimitz-class nuclear-powered catapult-equipped aircraft carrier, Japan also has a Chinese-supplied Type 003 modified aircraft carrier with a ski-jump ramp, and a domestically built medium-sized aircraft carrier. Satellite images have revealed that Li Xinghe's shipyard is already constructing two large aircraft carriers in sections, with construction apparently having begun several months ago. One is located at the Saijo Shipbuilding Corporation's shipyard, and the other at Mitsubishi Nagasaki Shipyard's Koyagi Shipyard. They are expected to enter the final assembly and outfitting stage by the end of 2031. By then, Japan will possess a formidable force of five aircraft carriers.

Li Xinghe is a man skilled in deception and cunning. Three more large aircraft battleships have appeared in the shipyard of Hyundai Shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea. It seems that by the end of the year, he will have six aircraft battleships to support his southward strategy.

In contrast, our navy's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the USS Eisenhower, although undergoing minor repairs in Japan, is nearing decommissioning. However, by 2030, all operational aircraft carriers will be operating at full capacity. We currently only have three operational carriers left. If the USS Eisenhower cannot undergo significant maintenance, it will be decommissioned next year, and by then…”

The Pentagon's long, repetitive statement boils down to one point: China's five aircraft carriers and Japan's five aircraft carriers plus six aircraft carrier battleships already surpass the Pentagon's in terms of sheer military strength on paper. So hurry up and approve the funding!

In short, we need money. And it needs to be specifically for military procurement, not for Commissioner Smith.

Although the United States has trillions of dollars in funding, less than 20% can be used for military procurement. Even this is largely due to the cost-sharing system among the three branches of the armed forces, with Commissioner Smith demanding too much, resulting in significant waste. This limited procurement budget has less purchasing power than the People's Liberation Army's procurement amounts, and also less than Li Xinghe's military procurement projects.

But this kind of rhetoric might fool newcomers, but Vance has worked in the White House for more than 6 years. Does he not know what the Pentagon is really like?

"When will the third Ford-class destroyer, the USS Enterprise, finally be launched? Why is it so delayed? Answer me! Tell me, why!"

Vance was furious, so much so that his hair stood on end like a lion's.

Not only has the USS Enterprise been unable to launch for many years, but the construction progress of the fourth ship, the USS Miller, which was built alongside the Enterprise, is also quite slow. In fact, due to China's material blockade, the backstabbing withdrawal of the Italian company Fincantieri, and the gradual disappearance of skilled workers from major American shipyards, the Enterprise may be completed slowly, while the completion expectation for the USS Miller has been pushed back to after 2040.

The Pentagon was helpless and could not say anything.

The Enterprise was never built, of course, because parts were salvaged and used to repair the Ford and Kennedy ships.

In the midst of the otherwise silent meeting, a scream suddenly erupted.

"Ouch!"

Suddenly, the noble emperor, whose body was only partially visible and whose rest was hidden behind the curtain, let out an incomprehensible scream.

Vance screamed for more than ten seconds before the cabinet ministers in the meeting outside realized what had happened. They hurriedly called for Secret Service agents to pull back the curtain, only to see a young assistant physician sticking his ballpoint pen between His Majesty Vance's testicles.

"There are assassins!"

Everyone screamed, but it was too late; one of His Majesty Vance's testicles was gone.

The assassin was immediately shot dead in a struggle with the Secret Service agents, and his body was quickly dragged away. Soon after, his background was investigated. He came from a middle-class family, had spent all his family's money to enter the medical field, and had only just completed his internship and was beginning his residency. Because of his clean family background, he was granted permission to become a member of His Majesty Vance's treatment team.

Who would have thought that he, whose background check was impeccable, would become the second assassin to strike Vance? The reason he aimed for this spot was because all he could see was Vance's buttocks, while behind him were Secret Service agents monitoring them. The last blow he could deliver for the sake of his morality was limited to this small area beneath Vance's large, round buttocks.

Unfortunately, before he could wield his sword, His Majesty Vance had already become impotent due to prostate damage.

After the assassin was killed, the doctor's clothes were stripped off, leaving only the simple name 'Reed', and the body was quickly dragged to the crematorium.

A photograph of Aaron Bushnell, who self-immolated for Palestine, was found in his breast pocket.

On the back of the photo was a hastily written short sentence: "I should die to defend justice in Canada."

Everyone stared at the photo, speechless for a moment.

Why did the American Empire face such difficulties right from its founding?

Chapter 891: Vance Loses a Testicle, Xinghe Cannot Escape a Day (4500 words)

"Ouch!!!"

"Administer anesthesia, quickly administer anesthesia."

Vance clutched his crotch and howled in agony, like a wild boar shot in the rear by a hunter, rolling wildly on the operating table.

The testicles, such a vulnerable area, were brutally attacked. For Emperor Vance, who was currently taking painkillers to control the pain in his buttocks, it was like a pain in his vestibule and anus, from his prostate and testicles to his large and small intestines. He wished that this entire part of him didn't belong to him.

"Don't hit him! Don't hit him! He'll lose consciousness if you hit him."

Just when everyone was at a loss, the new director of the Secret Service ran over.