Chapter 7 Chapter 7: Tokyo Massacre

The Inuyang Cabinet still held a "conservative" policy towards the Northeast, but the "5.15 Incident" completely changed this trajectory.Japanese soldiers killed Prime Minister Inuyang and planned to replace the party cabinet with a military cabinet.Tokyo is full of blood and rain. On June 4, the Litton investigation team concluded its field investigation and left the Northeast.Two days later, I arrived in Peiping, ready to start drafting the report. If we regard this investigation as a race, it is now the sprint stage.Yet the bitter battle over the forthcoming investigative report has only just begun.

Previously, the Japanese cabinet tended to be "conservative" no matter its attitude towards the Northeast or the Puppet Manchukuo. The "father and son" Inuyang and Yoshizawa have always been twitchy in diplomacy, and they dare not do things too much. Absolutely. However, the "May 15 Incident" that occurred in Japan here completely changed this trajectory.In this incident, Inuyang Takeshi became another Prime Minister of a country who fell in a pool of blood after the former Prime Minister Hamaguchi. Unlike Hamaguchi, the one who jumped out to kill this time was not an ordinary angry youth, but a real soldier, not one, but a group.

This incident first started with a man named Inoue Hisho. In fact, he is a monk, and we should not be unfamiliar with the teachings he believes in: Nichiren sect.The two unlucky monks in the Mayushan Road incident in Shanghai believed in this teaching. Inoue Nichisho represents a long-standing thought trend in Japan, that is, "the bottom turns the top" (this term is purely my own induction, all rights reserved).Although there is only one word difference between this thing and "Xia Ke Shang", the essence is quite different. Let's put it this way, "going down to conquer the top" means not listening to the leader, and doing things in one's own way; while "going down against the top" means that the leader is not pleasing to the eye, and you want to be the leader yourself, which is the so-called "princes and generals, it is better to be kind", and the emperor takes turns to do it. Come to my house next year.

You may be wondering, isn’t the Buddhist school emphasizing tranquility and inaction? Why is this bald donkey so utilitarian? In the movie "Shaolin Temple", the villain "Wang Renze" led troops into the Shaolin Temple. The abbot clasped his hands together and muttered aloud. As soon as this opening was opened, it seemed to have formed a rule. Later, in movies and TV shows, before one or two monks or knights who declared that "snakes and scorpions should be retaliated, and my Buddha is merciful and punishes evil", it is almost necessary to let similar The abbot, abbot, and eminent monks came out to chatter.

Of course, we are all too familiar with this kind of monk, and it is also the most in line with the Chinese people's positioning of Buddhists.But the Nichiren sect produced in Japan is different. The ultimate ideal of this sect is to have a big war to destroy all other sects, and it survives alone in the world. In terms of madness, the Nichiren sect is comparable to the Showa warlords, and in fact they have always been favored by the latter.The Ishihara Wanji who made a big commotion in Manchuria is a believer in the Nichiren sect, so he can be regarded as a lay disciple. According to Inoue Hisho's thinking, the current officials are all a bunch of trash, who are typical of occupying the latrines and not shitting. It is really unreasonable for these people not to be eliminated.

But in the beginning, Inoue was indeed a bit like our Chinese monks. What he advocated was actually non-violent "non-resistance", which is commonly known as you hit me on the left cheek and I hit you on the right cheek. Anyway, he just doesn't fight back. Monk Jing’s wishful thinking is to encircle the cities from the countryside, preach scriptures in the countryside, and first lure the poor peasants in. After the development reaches a certain scale, organize the big guys and occupy Tokyo. Get all those guys out of the party parliament. It is of course very difficult to achieve this. If someone is a good official, why should he give up his position to you.It is estimated that the bald head also suffered a little setback because of this, and was quite annoyed.At this time, he happened to meet several naval officers headed by Lieutenant Fujii Sai, who were believers in the "National Reform Movement".

The "National Reconstruction Movement" was originally popular in the Sakura Club of the Army, and the "celebrities" of the General Staff Headquarters such as Nagata Tieshan and Hashimoto Kingoro were all enthusiasts there.But later, with the entry into force of the London Naval Disarmament Treaty, the development scale of the navy was greatly restricted, and there was also a dissatisfaction with the "above" among the junior officers and soldiers of the navy, so the trend of "national transformation" naturally found Opened new markets, ran from "land" to "ocean" to take root and sprout.

One wants to reform the country, and the other wants to drive out the leaders. They say it differently. In fact, they both want to steal other people's hats, so the two sides can talk very well.As soon as Inoue talked about his "depression", the officers were overjoyed. Who doesn't know how good it is to be an officer these days, and if you don't come up with something difficult, will they come down voluntarily? Baby, let us clear the way for you. One word awakened the dreamer, and Inoue finally understood: revolution is not about entertaining guests, not making a fuss, and that requires some violence.

Inoue had no achievements in theory. Apart from reciting scriptures, he couldn't say anything about "reform of the country", but he was a practical person, and he did what he said. He originally planned a collective action with this group of people in the navy, and that was to attack the ministers who went to the palace to congratulate them on the day of the Epoch Day on February 11. At that time, everyone was full of enthusiasm, and there was a spirit of "wait until autumn comes, September 8th, and I will kill all the flowers after they bloom", but they hadn't waited for the day when "the whole city will be covered with golden armor", "January 28th" The Battle of Songhu started, and a group of naval officers, including Satoshi Fujii, rushed to Shanghai to do what they thought was more important, so naturally they could no longer participate in collective actions.

If you don't do it, I will do it.Up to now, Inoue has already been on the verge of breaking out, unable to control himself.In view of the navy's "broken promise", this time he decided not to engage in collective action, but to assassinate alone, that is to say, cut the big cake, implement the economic contract responsibility system, divide one piece by one person, and kill one by one person. The so-called "one person, one knife". According to Inoue's plan, from the minister to the veteran, from the party leader to the speaker, there are people who are responsible for the division of labor, and the "Blood Alliance" is strictly kept secret. Except for Inoue himself, the killers are absolutely not allowed to disclose the list of those who will be assassinated to each other.

Since most of the members involved in the assassination were related, they were also called the "Blood League", and Inoue seemed to be the "Godfather" of this "Blood League". The "Godfather" refers to bloody wind. February. The chairman of the election countermeasures committee of the Democratic Party, the former Prime Minister Junosuke Inoue (the prime minister was the minister in charge of finance) was killed at the speech site. March. Takuma, the chairman of Mitsui Co., Ltd., fell straight at the door of his own bank, becoming the first big capitalist to be assassinated in Japan (it is estimated that no one will snatch this "most"). Junnosuke Inoue was unlucky, because he was a politician, and Tuan Takumo's public identity was a chairman. He was supposed to have nothing to do with politics, so how could he be stabbed? The reason is that it is widely rumored that Mitsui is the economic backer of the Political Friends Association. In fact, it was nothing new for political parties and big conglomerates to wear a pair of trousers at that time. As another big party of the two major political parties in Japan, there was a Mitsubishi standing behind the Democratic Party. You can't blame the Japanese politicians for being depraved, there's nothing they can do about it. Japan's political system is too expensive, and the government is too stingy with civil servants. According to data, at that time, a member of parliament just participated in the election and the minimum cost was nearly 20,000 (unit: US dollars), and the annuity of a member was only 3,000. It is held every 4 years, and after this session, even if you don’t eat or drink, you still have to pay for it.Then who did it. This has formed a vicious circle. Politicians have to rely on capitalists for financial support. When capitalists give money, politicians have to speak for them. Politicians talk nonsense, and ordinary people are not satisfied. If ordinary people are not satisfied, they will complain. In the end, murderous monsters like the "Blood Alliance Group" ran out in a grand manner. Killers, rivers and lakes, bloodshed, this is not a martial arts novel, but Tokyo in 1932. enough. The Japanese police dispatched quickly and captured the two cold-blooded killers separately. After the interrogation, they dug out the radish and brought out the mud, and cracked up the "Blood Alliance Group" in one fell swoop. Together with the "Godfather" Inoue, a group of "unfulfilled" guys They were all sent to jail. The "Blood League" operation failed, but it was by no means the end, but the beginning. As the Sino-Japanese Battle of Songhu draws to a close, those navy brothers who previously "broke the contract" are back.This "trip" to China was not smooth, the navy lost troops, and even monk Jing's colleague Fujii Sai was killed there. The point is that after being busy for a long time, I didn't get anything luscious, so don't mention it when I feel unhappy. When I went back to China, this group of dejected guys were immediately shocked by the "results" made by the "Blood Alliance": Great, it turns out that the folks are so heroic, so they are ashamed to kill us and other people with guns. Without saying anything, he took the baton and continued to work on the blood. Soldiers are of course still accustomed to collective action. Their targets are the Prime Minister and Minister's Office, the Political Friends Association, and Mitsubishi Bank. At the same time, they are preparing to destroy six substations in Tokyo in order to create chaos and fish in troubled waters. This mode of action was repeated and copied many times later, almost becoming a must-read book for military coup d'état. On May 15th, the group of buddies who wanted to change the sky and wanted to go crazy were divided into two groups, one was the main action team, and the other was the special action team.The task of the former is to kill people, and the task of the latter is to set fire to destroy the substation. Those who participated in the main lineup were some young naval officers and students of the Army Non-commissioned Officer Academy. How did the army get involved? In fact, Inukai Takeshi’s popularity in both the political and military circles should be pretty good, and the appointed Minister Lu is the "heartbeat" Sadao Araki in the army. In addition, he is a veteran figure with high morals and high prestige. He has opinions, and generally he will not mention them face to face. But those little hairy kids who are still studying in military academy don't think so.They think that this old man has been reducing military spending since he came to power, and he is not active in the Kwantung Army's occupation of Manchuria and the establishment of "Manchuria". up. Get rid of him, in the name of national interests! It was Sunday, and Inuyang Takeshi was working as an otaku at home.He hasn't been idle in this cabinet since he came up, so he can be regarded as a sneak in the busy schedule. But he soon won't have to worry because someone wants him to rest forever. According to records, the dog otaku was undergoing a doctor's physical examination at the time, and there was no one else around except the doctor. The physical examination was good, and the old man was in a good mood. For this reason, he joked that he might live another 100 years without any problem. Let alone 100 years, there will be problems if you live another day. In the evening, a group of uninvited guests broke in (there were no guards at the door, or were they killed?), with murderous looks on their faces, as if they had come to report their thoughts to the Prime Minister. In the end, after going through a lot of wind and waves, Inuyang Yi did not panic, but calmly invited these people to the reception room. He probably still wanted to have a good talk with the angry youth soldiers, so he said "Is there anything we can discuss..." But these lunatics who have already lost their minds simply don't want to listen to the poor old man's nagging, Commander One order: less nonsense, let's do it! With two gunshots, Quan Yangyi was shot in the head and abdomen.The maids outside rushed in. At this time, he was still breathing and his mind was clear. The first thing he said was: "Please call the person who shot me just now. I want to have a good talk with them and listen to them." how to say……" It's this time, and the old man hasn't forgotten to "speak up if you have something to say", even if those are people who want his life. What a pity, is this the style of an ancient gentleman? Although I have never had much sympathy for Japanese politicians, Inouro is undoubtedly an exception. The pain did not end immediately, until 11:00 in the middle of the night, when Inuyang Takeshi, who was seriously injured, died.The dignified prime minister of a country, the elders and important ministers, was killed by a group of Xiaoxiao just like this. As for why the killer hated Inuyang Takeshi so much, he didn’t even let him finish the sentence, because according to the public opinion in Japan at that time, Inuyang Takeshi had been honored to be promoted to the level of "non-national". What is a non-national?Simply put, it is equivalent to Chinese traitors, or Japanese traitors.This hat is really scary.Of course, Quan Lao himself didn't want it, but he didn't want it, it was a gift from the people of the whole country.Who made you, an old man, break everyone's taboo? A country like Japan and its national mentality are typical of the kind where you don’t take advantage and you lose.Not to mention big items, even if there are small items on the road, he wants to pick them up when he sees no one, let alone a Manchuria with an area far larger than his own land, with so many minerals and forest resources? The "September 18th" incident was like a bolt from the blue to the Chinese, but the Japanese were in a different state of mind. Suddenly, like a spring breeze overnight, thousands of trees and pear trees bloom. Cool. But the government doesn't seem to see it that way. When it comes to the old bad guy like Takeshi Inuyang, it's even more timid, and now it doesn't even want to admit "Manchukuo" (everyone knows how the so-called "Manchukuo" is) matter), should Manchuria be returned to China? Inuyang Takeshi, which country are you from, and whose standpoint are you speaking from? ! It is really a great misfortune for the country that the old thief does not die. Generally speaking, if you want to completely ruin someone's image, it's best to get some lace out.At Quan Yangyi's age, no one would believe him if he played with women and had mistresses, so let's talk about bribery. Yes, he accepted Zhang Xueliang's bribe. This kind of lace rumors is too lethal, especially when it comes to angry young soldiers. I already had an opinion on you, old guy, you really dare to accept Zhang Xueliang's black money behind your back, of course you will kill him without mercy. In fact, Zhang Xueliang did give money to the Political Friends Association, and Inuyang Yi also served as the president of the Political Friends Association, but he was not the one who received bribes, and the one who received the most bribes was the railway minister at the time, Takejiro Tsuneji. What an innocent old man. After killing Quan Yangyi, the action team suddenly discovered that an important person was missing, and searched everywhere, but there was nothing. No matter, rush to other targets. fail. It was chaotic and there were not many people, so it would be strange not to fail. Worst of all, the Einsatzgruppen failed. The members of the Rangers came from an extreme right-wing group in Japan - Aixiangjuku, mainly composed of farmers.These old hats didn't dare to enter the substation, they just threw two grenades from a distance and thought it was over.As a result, Tokyo did not fall into darkness, but itself fell into darkness first. "May.But during the trial, the judge heard a shocking revelation. The important figure that was missed in the Prime Minister's Palace turned out to be Chaplin, the master of Hollywood comedy. Chaplin was traveling around the world with his family and arrived in Tokyo on May 15th. Master Zhuo is so famous, the whole Japan is full of people, and everyone is lucky to see this legendary king of comedy.Not only that, but the Japanese government has also prepared a very high reception standard, treating him as a state guest. It is rumored that Inuyang Takeshi will personally meet him at home. If he really had an interview that day, Chaplin would have no choice but to go to another world to play his "The Great Dictator". Someone saved him. This person is Inuyang Takeshi's son Inuyang Ken. It was he who took Chaplin to watch the sumo match that day, only to make the latter pass by the death train. How did an irrelevant foreigner get into trouble with this group of lunatics, even wanting to kill him? I said it all, lunatics, naturally have the thinking of lunatics. Chaplin came from the United States and had a great reputation. If he was killed, the Americans would be angered. The two countries would inevitably be forced to fight, and then they could take advantage of the situation to wipe out the American emperor they hate. What a dream. In fact, if they really killed Chaplin, they would be really taken advantage of. You know, Master Zhuo has a good impression of Japan, and his affection is no worse than Yakumo Koizumi who married a Japanese wife. He went to Japan four times in his life, and everyone he met said Japan was good. He was boasting, but almost killed the person being praised. The plot was so unimaginable that even Chaplin, who was good at performing ironic comedies, lacked such imagination. What made the judge's heart tremble was still behind. Shortly after the trial began, a petition was brought to the court. When Hamaguchi was assassinated, the judge also received petitions. At that time, more than 70,000 petitions came in at once, and it was too late to dismantle them.Well this time, only one letter. But this 1 share immediately surpassed the 70,000 shares in one breath.Because it is not an ordinary petition, but a blood book, full of blood - in the name of the Department of Blood. How many names are there? 350,000. That's almost the entire population of a large city in Japan. I don't know how it was made, but I guess it must be a thick pile, and it takes a long time to turn it over. There is only one content in the petition, which is to ask the judge to give the criminals a full pardon in consideration of their "loyalty to the emperor". By this time, the courtroom had been filled with a lingering smell of blood. The judge announced that the trial continued. Even if ordinary people are killed, one life is worth one life. Now it is the prime minister of a country who died. You said that we should acquit the murderer and release him. This is too funny. It's going to hold up, right? Well, let's give it another heavy one. Soon the court received another petition. Fortunately, there is no performance art in which hundreds of thousands of people pierce bloody fingers in this letter. There are only 11 signatures, and there is no bloody handprint. But what was even more frightening was that 11 fingers fell out of the envelope! Nausea plus horror, big nausea plus horror, anyway, it won’t be over if you don’t destroy you visually and mentally. There is a saying about these 11 bloody fingers. The 11 dear friends who cut off their fingers and played with them said: The officers under trial do not need to die. why? There is a scapegoat. You click, we are missing fingers, isn't there exactly 11 of them?We die for them. The judge fell mad. The trial of the law has met the trial of public opinion, and I am a bit overwhelmed. On the one hand, there are conclusive evidence of crime, on the other hand, raging public opinion, who should listen to? Listen to the military. Lu Xiang Araki Sadao came out to speak.Before he could say anything, he was in tears. He was not sad for the misfortune of the boss who pulled him up, but was moved by the "sincere heart" of the murderers. The following words are no different from those who wrote blood letters with severed fingers, that is to say, he was completely conquered by the "patriotic actions" of these "revolutionary youths" ("If you think about the feelings of innocent young people who do such actions, you can't No tears will be shed"). Looking at the tune, if it weren't for the unforgiving age, "Huang Hantear" himself would have meant to join the ranks of "innocent youth". The senior military and political officials who were supposed to be thoughtful, mature and prudent have turned into "patriotic angry youths", and the final judgment of the court can be imagined. Similar to the results of the trial of Hamaguchi's assassination many years ago, all criminals involved in the "May 15th Incident" were "leniently punished". let it out. Once the prime minister died, the entire cabinet would naturally have to close its doors and go out of business. Just as the downfall of the Hamaguchi Cabinet heralded the beginning of the "Showa Panic".The disappearance of the Inuyang Cabinet also marks a turning point of an era, that is, the end of the party cabinet. From then on, the cabinet will truly become the world of soldiers. The prime minister was assassinated repeatedly, and the cabinet was overthrown again and again, which made Hirohito, who was sitting in the palace, unable to hold his breath.There is a Hamaguchi cabinet and an Inuyang cabinet. At the beginning, everyone said that the team was good, and it was the "Ten Thousand Years Cabinet."Don’t count on it for ten thousand years, it’s okay to endure it for a few years, who knows that it’s all gone in the blink of an eye. Is it possible that the Emperor himself is allowed to form a cabinet and work for himself? After thinking about it, he summoned someone. This person is very important in the Japanese political arena, so important that even though he is no longer in an important position, no one dares to ignore his existence. Carrying tripod veteran Xiyuan Temple Gongwang. In fact, in the Meiji era, Xiyuan Temple was not so eye-catching.At that time, in the military and political circles, Ito Hirobumi and Yamagata Yutomo were top-notch experts who kept their word, and Xiyuan Temple was just making up the numbers.But this person has an advantage, that is, like an old oil lamp, it is more durable. How about Ito Hirobumi, he was in power for a while, he was the biggest under the real emperor, but he died accidentally.Youpeng in Shan County didn't have such bad luck as being shot in the dark, but he was older than Xiyuan Temple, so he went to the Hall of the King of Hell to register early.As a result, the Meiji elders left only one Xiyuan Temple.There is no way, God is covering him. Let's say assassination, for example, Xiyuan Temple is not untouched, as early as the "Blood Alliance" started "one person, one knife", he was on the blacklist.As a result, before it was his turn, the "Blood Alliance" disintegrated, allowing him to escape.Another example is keeping in good health. In fact, Youpeng in Shan County is not short-lived. He lived to more than 80 years old. Xiyuan Temple was not only ten years younger than him, but also lasted until more than 90 years old. Not convinced?You come. This thing is the same as what we comment on "cultural masters" now. It was just a doorman in the Republic of China. When a bunch of real giants are dead and scattered, you can hold on until you die, then you Can be a "master".There is nothing surprising about this. Of course, Xiyuan Temple is not a gatekeeper. He is Grandpa Hirohito, a classmate of Emperor Meiji. Taisho, Showa) are naturally highly respected and valued by Hirohito. The candidate for the prime minister must be recommended by Saiyuan Temple and then approved by the emperor, which has become an unwritten rule in the Showa era. Regarding the candidate for the prime minister this time, Hirohito listed several conditions for Saiyuan Temple, such as "with outstanding personality" and "absolutely not close to fascists." The words are all good words, but in fact they are very empty, as if nothing was said. What is "outstanding personality"? Manchu civil and military, who is willing to admit that he has "low personality"?Those who live in politics have outstanding personalities before the accident, but after the accident, there is a lot of shit. There is also the "never get close to fascists". If you don't put a label on your face, how can you know what other people think in their hearts? Maybe he dismisses the fascist tricks on his lips, but secretly burns incense and pays homage. It is estimated that Xiyuan Temple was also confused and at a loss, but he still felt one thing, that is, Hirohito was very concerned about the cabinet's collapse too quickly. By the way, stability is everything, and that's what the Emperor really wanted to say to him. How can we ensure stability? After much deliberation, we still need to obtain the support of the army.Judging from the current turbulent political situation, this is more important than anything else. In fact, Xiyuan Temple himself doesn't like soldiers, especially the army.Back then, when he was in the same palace as a friend of the army leader Shan County, he confronted the other party as a liberal civil servant, never bought it, and even canceled the army's expansion plan. But time has changed. After the "September 18th" incident, the soldiers became more arrogant, the public opinion became more fanatical, and the masses became more restless, and the old man had no real power in his hands, so he could only rely on the emperor to save face. If others want to listen to a sentence, they can listen to it, and if they don't want to listen, he can't help it, so they can only be pleasing to the soldiers. After returning to Xiyuan Temple, I thought about it. Who do I recommend? In the parliament at that time, the Political Friends Association had the upper hand and was the absolute majority party, far overwhelming its rival Gerakan Party.According to the customary thinking in the past, if the candidate for prime minister is selected from a political party, it must be Kisaburo Suzuki, president of the Political Friends Association. As for how to obtain the support of the army, Xiyuan Temple is prepared to make some compromises if necessary, and recruit a few soldiers to show up. But he greatly underestimated the appetite of the military. At the beginning, Inuyang Takeshi wanted to strengthen his control over the army, so he hired Araki to be Lu Xiang. The original intention was to have more helpers, but unexpectedly he found a wolf.Before the old dog's bones were cold, he wanted to change the world. When Inukai Takeshi was alive, he proposed to curb the impetuous atmosphere in the army, and drew up a list to dismiss all 30 problematic officers. This move made several people in the military, including Araki, very angry. , and left a "psychological shadow", that is, people from political parties and our soldiers just don't agree with each other, let them form a cabinet, and they will interfere with the "command power" of the army whenever they have the opportunity. Araki found his like-minded colleagues—at this time, the military department, the deputy chief of staff Masaki Jinsaburo, and the commander of the Japanese Gendarmerie Qin Zhenji (Lu Da 21) were all members of the imperial way headed by Araki.After everyone discussed, isn't Quan Yang dead? It's not over yet. This time, we must seize the opportunity anyway and let the political party and cabinet completely cut off the incense. Then Araki (one said it was Qin Zhenji) came to Xiyuan Temple, opened his mouth, and conveyed the opinion of the military department, in fact, these few people: absolutely opposed to the formation of a cabinet by a political party, because these people rely on lip service to make money The guys here have no "achievements" at all, and people are hard to convince. If they are still allowed to come to power, the country will have trouble sooner or later. Xiyuan Temple was taken aback, and only then did he realize the seriousness of the problem.Although this is just an opinion, it is actually similar to an ultimatum: Hey, don't listen to us, and if something happens, you will take care of it yourself. If the prime minister doesn't use people from the political party, who should he use? Simply, just find a soldier to be the prime minister.Everyone has nothing to say. A person surfaced—retired admiral Saito Minoru. Saito's appointment as prime minister is actually not unexpected, because there were omens before that. Prior to this, Saiyuanji had talks with Togo Heihachiro, the legendary figure in the navy, on the candidate for the prime minister. In the Meiji era, there were two "war gods" in Japan. One was Nogi Nozomi, who we mentioned many times before, representing the army system, and the other was Togo Heihachiro in the navy. To some extent, it can be said that Togo Heihachiro is even more qualified to win the title of "Military God" than Nogi Nori.The head of the Japanese Navy, who wore the badge of "worshiping Yangming all his life (the saint who studied the mind in the Ming Dynasty)" all the year round, was the most brilliant in the Russo-Japanese War. In one day, he led the Japanese combined fleet to wipe out all the Russian Pacific Fleet and Baltic Fleet, thus laying the foundation for victory in this battle in one fell swoop. We don't know exactly what he talked with Xiyuan Temple, but the navy came out, of course he helped the navy to speak, maybe he had to help Xiyuan Temple analyze, if you use the army's thorns, what will they do? You are looking for trouble.Our navy is different, high-quality, more knowledgeable and good at dealing with outsiders than the army, for example, there is a Saito Mino who is very suitable for me... Two years after this conversation, Dongxiang died. Before he died, he finally got his wish and made the navy one step ahead of the army, and sat on the prime minister's chair, which can be regarded as peace. Of course, it is impossible to recommend reserve cadres without any selfishness.In fact, Saito had a little relationship with Xiyuan Temple, that is, as early as when Xiyuan Temple formed a cabinet, he served as the Minister of the Sea in the cabinet, and he was more or less his own. Poor Suzuki Kisaburo was still crossing his legs and waiting for Xiyuanji to recommend him, but Saito had already moved his family into the prime minister's residence. Thus was born the first military cabinet in Japanese history. In fact, Xiyuan Temple's original idea was a bit unkind. He wanted to use the Saito cabinet to make a transition (the so-called "transitional cabinet"), relying on them to suppress the little ghosts and ensure a calm situation, which is the "stability" that Hirohito expected. "After that, proceed to restore the party cabinet.But the development of things far exceeded his expectations. The military cabinet could no longer stop when it got on the road. Since then, the political party cabinet has really come to an end.