6.65 Hirohito's ambition

On the way to the Imperial Palace, Tada told Sugiyama about the situation in Shanghai and Nanjing, and Tada Jun did this to say that it was definitely not easy to move Sugiyama to help him ask for reinforcements and to persuade Emperor Hirohito. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The attack on the 35th Brigade could not be concealed for a long time, and the anti-war faction in the Japanese government also had their eyes in the Central China Front, perhaps the emperor was in a hurry to summon Sugiyama Mototo and Tada Jun in order to be the commander of the 35th Brigade and Brigade who died in the hands of Huang Haoran this morning, Major General Hiratsuka Province, if Tadajun's worst idea really came true, then the military headquarters would probably have to suffer a thunderous wrath, right?

"It seems that the emperor will not be the only one of us to summon tonight, you see, this is Prime Minister Konoe's car, Tada-kun, we should talk less at first and observe more!"

When the car drove to the gate of the palace, Sugiyama Moto immediately found several cars with black license plates in the parking lot of the palace, among which Sugiyama Mototo saw the car of the current Japanese Prime Minister Fumihiro Konoe at a glance, and it seemed that Emperor Hirohito was going to have a large-scale meeting.

Hearing that Konoe Fumiro also came to meet the emperor, Tada Jun couldn't help but feel a little weak-hearted, originally Konoe Fumiro was advocating not to expand the war in China, and later under the threat of Sugiyama Motomo and Tada Jun, Konoe Fumiji changed his mind, and now the Japanese army in East China has suffered successive defeats on the battlefield, and Konoe Fumiji will definitely not give Tada Jun and Sugiyama Mototo's any good face.

Sugiyama Mototo saw Tada's worries, compared with Konoe Fumiro, Sugiyama Moto's more worried about the emperor's attitude, Sugiyama Gen knows Konoe Fumiro too well, the Japanese prime minister, who has been in office for less than half a year, has never been able to be tough in front of the army, if Konoe Fumiro really has a pair of iron fists, the war in East China will not happen at all!

Sugiyama Moto's current thinking is how to pull Konoe Fumiji into the water together to support Matsui Ishine, as a land minister, the last thing Sugiyama wants to see is Konoe Fumiji and Sea Minister Mitsumasa Yoneuchi and Foreign Minister Hirota Hiroki hugging together to attack the army, if these three important ministers really form an alliance, Sugiyama Moto, the land minister, may only be able to raise the white flag!

Regarding the attitude of this war in China, the opinions of several important ministers of the Japanese cabinet have always been divided, and Lu Xiang Sugiyama Gen naturally supports the expansion of the war in China, and only in this way can the blood of the junior army officers who have been restless for a long time be released, and if they blindly block this crater, I am afraid that there will only be another mutiny!

The Navy has always felt that their shipbuilding funds are occupied by the Army, and once a full-scale war starts against China, it means that Japan's defense spending will be further tilted towards the Army, and the slipway of the Navy Shipyard has been emptied for more than half, which is a situation that the Navy cannot tolerate, so the Navy has always stood on the opposite side of the Army, as long as it is supported by the Army, the Navy will oppose it, and in this context, the relationship between the Land and the Sea can be imagined!

Prime Minister Fumihiro Konoe and Foreign Minister Hirota Hiroki belong to the vacillating faction in the cabinet, and they have always been courted by both the navy and the army, so there is often a 2:2 situation in front of Emperor Hirohito, and this situation in the cabinet is what the emperor is happy to see, and only when the two sides are in dispute will the importance of the emperor be revealed, which can be regarded as an imperial trick......

Sugiyama Moto's countermeasures have not yet been settled, they have come to the study where Emperor Hirohito often summons them, Sugiyama Moto's judgment is right, several important ministers of the cabinet have arrived, Mitsumasa Yoneuchi and Foreign Minister Hirota Hiroki smiled very ill-willedly, obviously these two people have reached an alliance, it seems that if the prime minister Konoe Fumima can not be pulled into his camp, then tonight Sugiyama Moto, the land minister, I am afraid that there will be no good results.

Sugiyama Mototo and Tada Jun exchanged glances, and then the two of them walked to the other three people one after the other, Tada Jun stood in a very good position, just separating Prime Minister Konoe Fumima and Sea Minister Mitsumasa Yoneuchi and Foreign Minister Hirota Hiroki, Sugiyama Yuan quickly took this opportunity to pull Koee Fumima aside to test the Prime Minister's tone.

Fortunately, Konoe Fumima didn't go directly, and it seems that the sea minister and the foreign minister have not been able to put forward the conditions for the alliance that Konoe Fumima is interested in!

A glimmer of imperceptible joy flashed in Sugiyama Moto's eyes......

Fumima Konoe was born in 1891, the first of Japan's "Five Regents". Fumima Konoe was the eldest son of his father, Atsumi Konoe. According to the Chinese order, he was made a duke and later served as the president of the House of Nobles. Fumima Konoe's mother died of puerperal fever eight days after he was born. His father, Atsushi Konoe, married Fumiko Konoe's aunt, Sadako, who kept his aunt as his own mother until he grew up and didn't know the truth. Later, Fumima Konoe sighed, "Knowing about this made me feel that the world is full of lies. Probably this is the root of Konoe's skeptical attitude towards everything.

When Fumima Konoe was a student at Kyoto University, he entered the House of Nobles as a hereditary member of the House of Lords and became involved in politics. After graduating from university, he joined the Ministry of the Interior and formed the "Constitutional Research Society" of the House of Nobles, and worked on the reform of the House of Nobles. In 1932, he became the President of the House of Nobles, where his father had also served, and his popularity among the people grew.

After the "February 26 Incident" in Japan, Okada's cabinet resigned, and the emperor ordered Konoe to form a cabinet, but he refused on health grounds. The reason why Konoe resolutely refused to form a cabinet was because he believed that "even if there is an order from the emperor, there is no one within the army who can discuss policy", it can be seen that Konoe Fumiro was quite jealous of the stubborn forces of the army, and this perception also had a serious impact on a series of actions made by Konoe Fumiro later, and his indecisive character entangled Konoe Fumiro's life.

In Japan, it is said that "Konoe Fumiji is Mt. Fuji". This statement originated from Kumao Harada, the secretary of the Japanese political veteran Saionji Konozo. Kumao Harada called Konoe "a guy like Mt. Fuji." When asked why, Kumao Harada replied, "It's beautiful from a distance, but up close, it's full of rocks and rough." Mr. Saionji is really chilling to see such a person as prime minister. ”

In June 1937, Hayashi Mijuro's cabinet resigned due to opposition to political parties, and it was agreed that there was no other person to succeed as prime minister than Fumiro Konoe. In this way, Fumiro Konoe became prime minister at the age of forty-five. The newspapers referred to his cabinet as the "Young Cabinet" and the "Bright Cabinet," and most of the people were expecting Fumiro Konoe to become the prime minister who would break the dullness of Japanese society.

On 7 July, more than a month after Konoe formed a cabinet, an armed clash broke out between Japan and China at Lugou Bridge on the outskirts of Beijing. At this time, the majority of the people in the Army advocated not expanding the situation, and the Konoe Cabinet also decided at a cabinet meeting on the 9th that the policy of not expanding the situation should not be expanded. However, at the strong request of Minister Sugiyama Mototo and Deputy Chief of Staff Tada Jun, Konoe Fumiro was convinced, and the Japanese cabinet held another meeting on 11 August and decided to send two additional divisions of the Kwantung Army to North China, one division of the Korean Army, and two more divisions from Japan. At that time, the only person who was cautious about this was Mitsumasa Mitsumasa.

On the evening of the same day, Fumihiro Konoe summoned political, financial, and commentator circles to give a briefing at the Prime Minister's Office, naming the incident as the "Hokji Incident," expressing his tough stance in handling the incident and asking for the cooperation of all present present. Ironically, at this time in Beiping, the head of the secret service, Matsui Yuro, was still signing an armistice agreement with Qin Dechun, deputy commander of the 29th Army. Fumiro Konoe's indecision hardened Japan's policy toward China, which ultimately led to the aggravation of the situation. It is not so much that Konoe Fumiro was led away by the army hardliners, but that Konoe Fumiro's own indecision ruined all this. Saionji's fears about Konoe's leadership have finally been fulfilled.

Now Sugiyama Mototo is going to take advantage of the weakness of Konoe Fumiro again to redeem the defeat of the army, after all, compared with several cabinet ministers present, Tadajun's official position is not enough, the emperor summoned Tadajun this time just to hear the most authentic East China war report from Tadajun's mouth, as for the final decision, Tadajun only has the qualification to observe, only by first pulling the situation on both sides into a balance of power, Tadajun, the deputy chief of staff, can have the opportunity to speak!

In the flash of light, Sugiyama Yuan had already analyzed the environment he was in, and in the face of the crisis, Sugiyama Yuan's intelligence suddenly exploded!

Prime Minister Fumiro Konoe, who was forcibly pulled to the side by Sugiyama Moto, was a little unhappy, and the performance of the army has put a lot of pressure on the Konoe cabinet, because it was the cabinet that agreed to expand the war after all, so Emperor Hirohito has been angry with Fumiro Konoe these days, and Fumiro Konoe feels that he is carrying a black pot for the army! The resentful Konoe Fumiro lukewarmly dealt with Sugiyama Yuan and wanted to leave after a few words, but he didn't expect Sugiyama Yuan to buckle Konoe Fumi's waist hard.

"What are you going to do here? Sugiyama-kun! You're too presumptuous! ”

Facing the somewhat angry Konoe Fumiro, Sugiyama Yuan was not nervous at all, don't look at the current Konoe Fumiro putting on a menacing posture, but the timidity in his eyes could not be hidden in any way.

What Sugiyama wants is to overwhelm Konoe Fumiro in momentum first, as long as Konoe Fumiro is shaken, the army will still have a chance!

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister! Please give the Army another chance! Japan must have the mainland! This is the legacy of Prime Minister Hirobumi Ito! ”

"Prime Minister Hirobumi Ito also told us that Japan must deal with China like an ant biting an elephant, but how does your army do it? Could it be that all the people in the War Department have the habit of being obedient and listening only half of what they are told to do? My land phase! ”

Of course, Sugiyama Gen would not give Fumiro Konoe a chance to gain the upper hand, and he said in a threatening voice: "Prime Minister! Although the army suffered some losses in East China, the imperial army still occupied the absolute initiative, Nanjing was just around the corner, and the empire had invested so much military and financial resources in China, could this war be stopped? Let me say that if the war in China is really lost, the emperor must be responsible for the cabinet, and if the army is defeated, you will probably not have a good time, Prime Minister! ”

"You!" No matter how good his temper was, Konoe Fumiro couldn't have been threatened like this, and he said coldly, "Is this threatening me?" Sugiyama-kun! ”

"Where is a threat, Prime Minister, I just warn you not to fall for the tricks of the sea and the foreign minister! Now that the Army and the Prime Minister are tied together, there can be no mistakes on either side! If the Prime Minister can not embarrass the Army in front of the Emperor, the Army will definitely repay His Excellency the Prime Minister in the future! Sugiyama Moto's words were coerced and induced, and Konoe Fumiro always felt that his influence on the army was too small, which was one of the important reasons why he refused Emperor Hirohito's request to form a cabinet after the 2.26 incident in 36!

Now that Sugiyama Gen has taken the initiative to express his allegiance to Konoe Fumiro on behalf of the army, how can this not make Konoe Fumiro feel overjoyed!

This heavy bet placed by Sugiyama Moto, immediately captured the heart of Fumiro Konoe!

After a fast-paced exchange, Fumiro Konoe and Gen Sugiyama returned to the center of the room with a smile on their faces.

Seeing the expressions of Sugiyama Moto and Konoe Fumiro, the hearts of Mitsumasa Mitsumachi and Foreign Minister Hirota Hiroki suddenly tightened, I didn't expect Lu Xiang Sugiyama to reach an alliance with Prime Minister Konoe Fumiji so quickly, it seems that the army must have made a huge concession this time, Sugiyama Moto, an old fox, can always find the weak point of the hunting net, it seems that this time, he will escape again!

The five Japanese ministers waited for Emperor Hirohito to appear, and to the surprise of Sugiyama and Tada, the emperor seemed to be in a good mood, could it be that the news of the death of the third major general of Hiratsuka Province had not yet been transmitted back to Tokyo?

Due to the haste of communication with Konoe Fumiro, Sugiyama Gen didn't know how much the emperor knew about the situation in East China now, and the uncertain Sugiyama Mototo and Tada Jun decided to adopt their established strategy and not say a word, and saying one more word before understanding the situation might bring unexpected trouble!

After Emperor Hirohito entered the room, he did not sit down but chatted with his courtiers about some trivial matters, Prime Minister Fumihiro Konoe, Mitsumasa Yoneuchi, and Foreign Minister Hirota Hiroki all opened their mouths one after another, and the tight-lipped Minister Sugiyama Moto, and Deputy Chief of Staff Tada Jun began to sweat on their backs, and they saw something not so good between Emperor Hirohito's eyebrows.

Sure enough, the emperor quickly threw up the topic to Sugiyama Moto:

"Lu Xiang, I heard that you are very accomplished in calligraphy, I just wrote a few words, can you help me take a look......"

Sugiyama Mototo wanted to excuse himself with words, but some of the calligraphy masters present were there, Sugiyama Mototo felt that the emperor's words seemed to have another layer of deep meaning, but as soon as he looked up, he saw the coercion in the emperor's eyes, so Sugiyama Mototo didn't dare to speak, and planned to walk up to Emperor Hirohito.

"You don't have to come here, Lu Xiang, just stand there and watch, a few adults let's take a look!"

The Emperor stopped Sugiyama from stepping forward, and then had a banner open with seven Chinese characters written on it, and in those seven characters there was a name that made Sugiyama and Tada stand on end;

"Huang Haoran, the tiger of Zhina!!"

"Land Phase! Do you know why I wrote these words? Before Sugiyama could recover from the shock, the emperor asked a new question, and Sugiyama, who was not sure what Emperor Hirohito was thinking, could only tell the emperor that he could not guess His Majesty's intentions.

When Sugiyama Motoji hesitated to answer, Mitsumasa Yoneuchi and Hirota Hiroki, the prime minister of the sea, both let out a cold snort!

Tadajun, who was standing at the back, couldn't help but shudder.

Things don't seem to be good!

Sugiyama Moto's apparent prevaricating answer made the emperor angry, and Hirohito smashed the tea bowl on the table directly to his feet, and the crisp sound made Sugiyama Moto's sweat rain.

"Land Phase! How many more times will I hear this person's name? The Great Japanese Imperial Army had already lost four generals under this man! Okawa Inner Den Seven! Kuroiwa Yoshikatsu! Shigeharu Suematsu! Hiratsuka province three! Will there be the next one? Sugiyama Moto! You said! ”

Lu Xiang Sugiyama Yuan now finally knows that the emperor is already well aware of the situation in East China, no need to ask, this is all a good thing done by Mitsumasa Yonechi and Foreign Minister Hirota Hiroki!

Prime Minister Fumiro Konoe is easily shaken in the face of the emperor's wrath, and if he can't move back to some situations, Fumiro Konoe will definitely stay out of the situation.

"Your Majesty! Someone will die in the war, and the sacrifice of these people is worth it for the empire to gain control of the continent! Nanjing is just around the corner! The government of China will not be able to hold on, and all the army needs is a little time! ”

"Sugiyama-kun, I remember that in June, the emperor said that the war in Shina would be resolved in just three months, right? Now more than five months have passed, and the losses of the imperial army in China are getting bigger and bigger, but the attitude of the Nanjing government is getting tougher and tougher! Our Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not received any documents expressing the submission of the Shina regime, so it is time for Sugiyama-kun's wishful thinking to end. ”

The person who said this was Foreign Minister Hirota Hiroki, and sure enough, the person who fell into the ground for the army came!

"Hirota is right! It is precisely because the government of China is unwilling to give in that Japan should redouble its strength in China! Don't forget about the First Sino-Japanese War, and the Manchurian Incident, only in front of the bayonet, the Chinese will give in! This is the only means by which the empire can get the continent! ”

Sugiyama Moto did not show the slightest weakness, he said righteous words, and Sugiyama Moto's calmness made Foreign Minister Hirota Hiroki couldn't help but praise it in his heart

"Sugiyama-kun! You don't deliberately confuse the facts, neither the First Sino-Japanese War nor the Manchurian Incident was an all-out war with the Chinese people! The ultimate goal of the war is to gain profits, and now due to the army's misjudgment, the war in China has fallen into a quagmire! Are you still unwilling to admit this reality? ”

Seeing that Foreign Minister Hirota Hiroki couldn't suppress Sugiyama Moto's arrogance alone, Mitsumasa Yoneuchi, the prime minister of the sea, finally couldn't help but speak.

"Sea Phase! If we can't take Nanjing, China is the quagmire, and if we take Nanjing, we will get the whole of East China! There, but the richest part of China! Suzhou! Shanghai! Nanking! None of these cities are inferior to Tokyo! Your Majesty! Shouldn't these lands belong to our Greater Japan? ”

Hirohito's ambition Sugiyama Moto is well understood, and the emperor has maintained a restrained attitude in the army's many unauthorized actions, and Emperor Hirohito's thoughts are already obvious!

Now, Sugiyama Moto's fruit is in front of Hirohito, and it's up to the emperor to hold back!

"Is the army sure of defeating Huang Haoran, the tiger of Zhina? and if you can't... Then all this is a meaningless assumption! ”

Hirohito's answer made Tada Jun and Sugiyama Moto's head raise at the same time, the emperor's appetite is really not small! Anyway, Sugiyama Moto's gamble was a success!

The emperor already has a clear attitude!

The Emperor needs Nanjing! Need East China! It is impossible to leave the Army!

Prime Minister Fumihiro Konoe immediately jumped out to support the army and Matsui Ishone, and this wavering faction finally made up his mind!

The faces of Mitsumasa Yoneuchi and Hiroki Hirota, the prime minister of the sea, darkened at the same time......

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