Chapter 1000: Emperor Showa
Washington, D.C., a building not far from the White House, is the seat of Japan's government-in-exile and the residence of Crown Prince Hirohito and other confidants. In order to facilitate protection, the American side wanted Crown Prince Hirohito to live with them. If you live too scattered, it is not conducive to protection. Even so, the U.S. security services have blocked more than a dozen assassinations against Crown Prince Hirohito. It is precisely because of this, for the sake of his own life, that Crown Prince Hirohito stayed in this building most of the time and did not go out.
Although, half a year after the establishment of the Japanese government-in-exile, with the help of the Americans, they have already trained a group of intelligence officers. This group of intelligence officers was dispatched to China and Japan in batches. However, until now, none of these intelligence officers have been able to establish much merit, much to the satisfaction of Crown Prince Hirohito. Yasuya Uchida and others had no choice but to persuade him that defeating China was not something that could be accomplished overnight, and he needed to wait patiently. Perhaps, when the United States and the Chinese Empire go to war, their opportunity will come. Therefore, from that time on, Crown Prince Hirohito has been looking forward to a war between China and the United States. It is a pity that although the confrontation between China and the United States is becoming more and more intense, both sides are still restrained, and judging from the current situation, the outbreak of war between the Chinese Empire and the United States seems to be relatively far away.
Crown Prince Hirohito was also very concerned about the situation in Japan, and Emperor Taisho fell into the hands of the Chinese, who feared that the Chinese would threaten Emperor Taisho to remove him as crown prince and replace him with his other brothers. In this case, it will be very difficult for him to return to the emperor of Japan in the future, and he may encounter great resistance. For a long time, Hirohito even wished that the Chinese would be able to kill Emperor Taisho. In this way, he will be able to rightfully succeed to the throne and become the new emperor of Japan. Even if he could only hide in the United States and not in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo when he succeeded to the throne, as long as he had the title of Emperor, he would be satisfied.
"Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, there is the latest news from Japan." Yasuya Uchida reported to Hirohito.
"Oh? What's the situation? Isn't it possible that one of our intelligence agents has been arrested by the China people again? Crown Prince Hirohito asked.
"No, it's His Majesty the Emperor." Yasuya Uchida said.
"What? His Majesty the Emperor? Could it be that something happened to His Majesty the Emperor? Crown Prince Hirohito hurriedly asked, with a hint of expectation in his eyes.
"Yes, according to the information we have received, His Majesty the Emperor was killed by the Shina people." Yasuya Uchida said with a sad face.
"Yaga! Those damn Shina people, they actually dared to kill His Majesty the Emperor, it was simply shameless. One day, I will avenge His Majesty the Emperor. Crown Prince Hirohito scolded viciously. But in fact, he was already happy in his heart. Emperor Taisho was killed, so he could finally succeed to the throne and become emperor in the name of righteousness, and he had been waiting for this day for a long time.
"However, His Royal Highness the Prince. Before His Majesty's death, the Shina people held a public trial against His Majesty the Emperor at the Yoyogi Training Ground, and found His Majesty guilty of war crimes, treason, undermining national security, and ******. In the end, His Majesty was sentenced to be hanged. His Majesty was hanged on the spot. Yasuya Uchida said with an angry face. Those who fled to the United States with Crown Prince Hirohito were all die-hard members of the emperor.
"What? How so? Crown Prince Hirohito suddenly spurted out a mouthful of blood, and then fainted. From an outsider's point of view, he was furious when he heard the news of Emperor Taisho's death. But in fact, he was very angry because the Chinese Empire was too ruthless. The Chinese Empire actually tried the emperor, and the emperor was in Japan, but he was the supreme existence! Not only was he tried, but he was also hanged. Such a move by the Chinese is enough to make the emperor have no prestige in Japan! Even if he returns to Japan in the future, I am afraid that he will not be able to control the situation. Because those Japanese people are afraid that they will not fear him at all. It is precisely because of this that Crown Prince Hirohito is so angry.
Seeing that Crown Prince Hirohito vomited blood and fainted, Yasuya Uchida hurriedly found a doctor. If Crown Prince Hirohito had any strengths and weaknesses, then they would probably never be able to return to Japan, and they would only be able to live in the United States and be a lonely ghost. Fortunately, Crown Prince Hirohito was fine, and after vomiting blood, he just needed to rest and be fine. After all, when a person is young, losing a little blood is nothing at all.
"Prepare the car, I'm going to the White House. The people of China have insulted us so much, we must take revenge! Crown Prince Hirohito yelled hysterically. In such a situation, he can only find the Americans to come out.
"Yes, His Royal Highness the Prince." Yasuya Uchida nodded.
The White House, for its part, agreed to Crown Prince Hirohito's request. President Calvin Coolidge took time to meet with Crown Prince Hirohito.
"Your Excellency the President, I don't know if you know everything that is happening in Japan. Despicable Chinese, they actually put His Majesty the Emperor on trial. In any case, the emperor is the head of state of Japan. The Chinese do this, there is no bottom line at all. In addition, they are still killing those unarmed Japanese civilians, which is simply a naked massacre! Ask the U.S. government to come forward and condemn China and make them stop such atrocities. Crown Prince Hirohito pleaded.
President Calvin Coolidge nodded, then said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince, I can understand your feelings. What the Chinese Empire did was indeed a trampling on civilized society. The United States of America, as a civilized nation, will condemn the atrocities of the Chinese Empire. ”
Of course, for the United States, it can only issue some painless condemnations. It would be impossible for them to take substantive action. The Chinese Empire is unwilling to tear its face with the United States at this time, and similarly, the Americans are unwilling to go to war with the Chinese Empire at this time. If we go to war now, it will not benefit the United States either. As a result, the Americans are also trying to avoid overstimulating China.
However, Crown Prince Hirohito was clearly not satisfied with President Calvin Coolidge's answer.
"Your Excellency President, the Chinese Empire has developed into a cancer in the entire civilized world, why can't the United States, as the most powerful country in the world, uphold justice and eliminate the Chinese Empire? I believe that if the United States is willing to take the lead, many countries will respond. There have been quite a few enemies of the Chinese Empire over the years. Crown Prince Hirohito said.
President Calvin Coolidge gave Crown Prince Hirohito a disdainful look, this guy, it all seems to be too simple. War is not child's play, how can it be fought at will? What's more, is the Chinese Empire easy to mess with? Since the rise of the Chinese Empire, several countries have fallen under the guns of the Chinese Empire! Although the United States is the most industrially powerful country in the world, there is still a big gap between it and the Chinese Empire in terms of military strength. What's more, the current US economy is not very good, and Americans simply have no money to fight this war. In addition, in the last world war, the United States paid a significant price. But in the end, they didn't get much benefit. This made Americans very disgusted with participating in the war. In particular, the opponent is a world power like the Chinese Empire. If President Calvin Coolidge had submitted a war plan against the Chinese Empire to Congress, Congress would have passed impeachment motions of no confidence in the President immediately.
"Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, although there is a great contradiction between the United States of America and the Chinese Empire. However, it is far from the point where it needs to be solved by war. Therefore, in a short period of time, it is impossible for us to go to war like the Chinese Empire. President Calvin Coolidge said.
Although Crown Prince Hirohito was very angry in his heart, he also knew that the Americans did not agree to go to war, so no matter how much he persuaded him, it would be useless. This is under the fence, no matter what you do, you need to look at people's faces.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, rather than focusing on this, let me think about what we can do to restore the Emperor's reputation in Japan. Emperor Taisho has passed away, so you, the crown prince, can succeed to the throne and become the emperor. Although, to start a war with China, you need to think in the long run. However, the United States will always have your back. President Calvin Coolidge said.
Crown Prince Hirohito nodded, yes, now Emperor Taisho has died. Then, he, the crown prince, should succeed to the throne and become the new emperor of Japan.
The U.S. government strongly condemned the execution of Emperor Taisho and the wanton suppression of the Japanese by the Chinese Empire, and called on the Chinese Empire to stop this massacre of civilians. It's just that such a condemnation of the Chinese Empire was not taken seriously at all.
Just a week after the death of Emperor Taisho, Crown Prince Hirohito announced in the United States that he would succeed to the throne as the 124th emperor of Japan, changing his name to Showa. U.S. Secretary of State Sergei Hughes personally attended the ceremony to congratulate Hirohito on his official election as emperor. The British ambassador to the United States, the French ambassador to the United States, and the ambassadors of other Western countries to the United States were present to congratulate them.
For Hirohito succeeded to the throne in the United States and became the emperor of Japan. The Chinese Empire also expressed strong protest and condemnation to the Americans, demanding that the Americans stop supporting the Japanese government-in-exile. However, just as the Chinese Empire ignored the protests of the US government, the Americans also ignored the protests of the Chinese Empire. The two sides are just using this to fight a war of words, and in fact, everyone knows that the other side will not budge at all.
Hirohito's succession to the throne as Emperor Showa had no effect on the Japanese at all. With the Chinese Empire deliberately doing so, the emperor's influence in Japan has been declining. (To be continued.) )