Chapter 819 The Great God of the Present World (The Book Has Been Released, Please Subscribe)
Tokyo, Akasaka Palace.
This is a Western-style palace built in the style of the Palace of Versailles. It was completed in 1913 and is adjacent to the ancient Tokyo Imperial Palace. Because it was nominally built for the Crown Prince, Hirohito was the first generation owner here (Emperor Taisho ascended the throne in 1912). He lived in this magnificent Western-style palace for a long time and liked this Western-style luxury and comfort very much.
Therefore, after ascending the throne and becoming the emperor, he often stayed in this vacant palace (Crown Prince Akihito was born in 1933 and is only 9 years old this year, not yet old enough to live in the Tougu Palace), and often received his trusted ministers in this Western-style palace with convenient access.
His Majesty the Showa Emperor of Japan is probably the most powerful emperor in the nearly thousand years since the rise of the samurai family, and the real living god of the Japanese Empire. However, the gods of the world are also gods, so they naturally have to maintain some mystery. They have to talk a lot in the imperial court meetings, and tell some "myths" that are difficult for others to understand. Only in this way can the shameless navy and army idiots be awed.
However, Hirohito cannot really rely on "myths" that others can't understand. If the stupid idiots below misunderstand the meaning, it will ruin the good situation of militarism.
So Hirohito also has times when he speaks human words, but not everyone is qualified to listen. In history, the only people who can be sure to listen to his human words, in addition to his wife and children and the servants who help him empty the toilet and wipe his butt, are probably the Minister of the Interior Koichi Kido, the army idiot Prince Kanin Miyabihito, the mastermind behind the navy Prince Fushimi Hiroyoshi, and the later Japanese emperor and American five-star general MacArthur.
The retired emperor is still in Brisbane, Australia, thinking about how to capture Hirohito and hang him alive, and the remaining few people who can listen to Hirohito are now gathered in the meeting room "Sailun-ma" of the Akasaka Palace to listen to him.
"…The army and navy have reached a consensus that Japan will rely on its own national strength to resist the United States in the east, resist Akuro in the north, contain China in the west, and control the barbarians in the south, and strive to turn the land west of Malacca, east of Hawaii, north of Australia, and south of Akuro into a land of imperial prosperity in Greater East Asia, except for mainland China."
"Except mainland China?" The emperor, dressed in Western military uniform, interrupted Prince Kan'in Yasuhito's report, "Should the Manchurian issue be resolved in this war?"
"Your Majesty," Prince Fushimi Hiroyoshi took over the question and answered, "Now we need to seek peace with the United States through Akuro, so that lives can be spared, billions of people can live in peace, and fertile land in the South Seas can be developed. Therefore, it is not appropriate to resolve the Manchurian issue at this time."
If the Manchurian issue is to be resolved, it will definitely trigger a new war, and it will also be a threat to the Soviet Union's back. Not to mention whether Japan's national strength can afford two wars at the same time, simply increasing suspicion between Japan and the Soviet Union has always been more costly than gain. Therefore, the Japanese military's opinion is that the Kwantung Army should not move - no major transfer, no initiative, but wait and see. As long as Japan can successfully end the war with the United States in the Pacific, then there is no need to worry about anything else.
"Oh." The emperor was slightly disappointed, and then asked, "So how is the peace with the United States going?"
"The Prime Minister has appointed former Foreign Minister Matsuoka Yosuke as a special envoy to go to Moscow to meet with the naked leader Stalin, Molotov and others. It is expected that certain results can be achieved." Prince Kan'in replied, "However, the conclusion of a comprehensive agreement still depends on the struggle of the navy and the army. If we can achieve another brilliant victory in the Pacific, the United States will not have the courage to fight again. After all... Germany is the number one enemy of the United States!"
"Will you ask our country to send troops to go to war with Germany?" Emperor Hirohito didn't know what he was thinking. He suddenly asked such a nonsensical question, which made Prince Kan'in and Prince Fushimi a little bit amused.
"It shouldn't be." Prince Kan'in didn't dare to laugh at the emperor, so he had to answer seriously, "And our country only wants to withdraw from the war with dignity and keep the results of the southward march, nothing else."
"Oh." The emperor nodded, without saying anything, stood up and walked out the door.
Kido Yukichi, who had been silent just now, said loudly: "Your Majesty, the emperor is leaving, and all officials respectfully send him off!" Then he ran after the emperor like a follower.
Only Prince Kan'in Zaihito and Prince Fushimi Hiroyoshi were left in the Sairan-ma, looking at each other. This time the emperor didn't say anything definite, and he probably didn't know what to do. It seemed that the Great Japanese Empire had fought a war that it didn't know how to end?
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Just when Prince Kan'in, Prince Fushimi and their current god emperor had no idea how to end the war and defend the fruits of the victory of militarism, Matsuoka Yosuke, the special envoy sent to Moscow by Tojo Hideki, had a plan in mind.
Matsuoka is now holding the arm of the Soviet leader Stalin affectionately. The two old men are standing arm in arm in a luxuriously furnished hall in the Kremlin for people to take pictures.
Both of them have smiles on their faces, and they seem to be very satisfied with the meeting that just ended.
Before the meeting just now, the fatherly leader Stalin warmly hugged his old acquaintance Matsuoka and said happily: "You and I are both Asians."
Matsuoka Yosuke said to Stalin in a respectful tone: "Now, the era of Europeans is over, and it was ruined by their cannibalism. The future belongs to Asia and the Americas, but we in Asia are far more numerous. More than America, it belongs to Asia after all. As long as the two Asian powers, Japan and the Soviet Union, can unite, there will be no enemy that cannot be defeated. Europeans cannot do it, and Americans cannot do it either!"
In the subsequent talks, Matsuoka Yosuke told Stalin: "The purpose of Japan's war was to liberate its Asian compatriots enslaved by Europeans. This purpose has been largely achieved, leaving only India still suffering from the brutality of European colonists. However, Japan’s national strength is limited and it is unable to liberate India, so it now wants to cease war with the United States and hopes that the Soviet Union will make concessions to the Soviet Union on the South Sakhalin issue.”
The Sakhalin issue was a small issue between Japan and the Soviet Union. It originated from Japan's intervention in the Russian Civil War. Half of Sakhalin was a spoil of war from Japan's invasion of Siberia, but the Soviet Union was very resentful about it and always wanted to take it back.
This time Matsuoka Yoyo got a promise from Tojo that he could discuss the ownership of South Sakhalin Island with the Soviet Union. Anyway, Japan had fished enough in Nanyang, and half of Sakhalin Island was nothing.
Stalin also immediately gave a very positive answer to Matsuoka's request: "Of course the Soviet Union hopes to see the Pacific region restore prosperity and stability. This is in the interest of the Soviet Union and the world, and is also in line with the world's anti-fascist and anti-Nazi wars. Overall situation. Therefore, the Soviet Union will definitely promote peace negotiations between Japan and the United States. After today's meeting, I will immediately send Comrade Bulganin and Comrade Litvinov in the United States to the White House to present your demands and my support in person. Comments to Roosevelt."
Now that the Soviet Union wants to go all out to fight Germany on the Western Front, it needs to mobilize its main forces from the Far East. Therefore, the Far East is empty of troops and is most afraid of Japan taking the opportunity to make a sneak attack. Therefore, Matsuoka Yoyo's visit played into Stalin's plan - no matter whether the United States and Japan can reach an agreement or not, as long as the Soviet Union can mediate, Japan will not sneak attack on the Soviet Union's back, and will not allow the German break-up fleet in the North The Pacific is in trouble.
So Stalin then raised the issue of the security of the Soviet Union's North Pacific lifeline.
"Comrade General Secretary," Yosuke Matsuoka had long known that Stalin would raise such a question, "We have already made arrangements for this matter to ensure that the German Far East Fleet will no longer be able to engage in North Pacific engagements in the next few months. "
The Japanese method was actually very simple. They used the tense war in the Pacific and the possibility of an attack by the United States as an excuse to request Germany to allow the Far East Squadron of the European Combined Fleet to garrison the Hawaiian Islands.
After receiving the Japanese request, the German Wehrmacht General Staff actually held a serious meeting to study the matter.
"Is it possible that the Americans will launch an attack soon?" Hersman was also a little confused about the situation. Although he was a little annoyed at saying "no" to the Japanese, Japan was an ally after all, and it still had to help at critical moments.
"The possibility exists," Lieutenant General Galen, who is in charge of military intelligence, replied. "Although the Panama Canal is temporarily unnavigable, the Americans still have a certain number of aircraft carriers in the Pacific. Among them, the Yorktown-class, The total number of Independence-class, Raider-class and Wasp-class ships is about 7-8, and the number of Borg-class escort aircraft carriers is more than 10.”
A rich man is a rich man! Hersman shook his head and said: "Then let the Far East Fleet stay in the Hawaiian Islands temporarily and cooperate with the Japanese in fighting."
"Your Excellency, Imperial Marshal," Lieutenant General Galen continued, "We have just received information that Japan has sent a special envoy to Moscow, and it is former Foreign Minister Matsuoka Yosuke."
"Matsuoka Yoyo went to Moscow?" Hersman thought for a moment and smiled coldly, "The Japanese want to negotiate a separate peace with the United States through the Soviet Union!"
"Separate peace?" Navy Commander-in-Chief Redel, who was present, immediately frowned. "Marshal of the Empire, is this confirmed news?"
Of course it’s confirmed, it’s written in the history books! A group of Japanese "Showa staff" had flirted with Moscow at the end of World War II and regarded their loving father as a lifeline. If Mr. Truman had not had a good conscience and dropped two atomic bombs to save Japan, the Red Army soldiers might have come to Tokyo. Caught the anti-G life.