Chapter 7 fourth game

Showa eleven years (1936) mid-February. Tokyo's Nakano Ward, the home of Kita. Shizuko: It was very cold this year, Mr. Aizawa must have suffered, right? Xi Tian: He is born in the north, so he doesn't care about the cold, right?I heard that the treatment in the garrison prison is good, and the struggle for the public trial has already been figured out... The presiding judge, judges, legal officers, and members of the military court are almost all composed of people who sympathize with us.The defendant is also completely free to speak. Counting today's public trial, he has spoken for the sixth time.Finally, the purpose of arraigning Hashimoto, the former army vice minister and current Konoe division commander, to testify in court was achieved.The court may have started by now.Inviting Zhichuan from the Zhixin Martial Arts Field, hey, it can also be said to be a big success!

Shizuko: It was also reported in the newspapers! Nishida: In short, through this court battle, how those staff members used to monopolize the military and political circles was exposed!In the future, great figures such as former Lu Xianglin and His Excellency Mazaki will be summoned to testify, giving them a taste of strength. Shizuko: But, Mr. Nishida, it's better not to show your face too much... Nishida: That’s right, so Murata and Shibakawa are responsible for the public activities of the Aizawa Judgment Committee. Shizuko: Be careful! Nishida: Yes.This is not timidity.At that time, May 15 was misunderstood by the navy, and he was shot five times, narrowly escaped death...

Shizuko: May God bless you. go north. Bei: Ah, sorry.You came early this morning, what's the rush? Get off Shizuko. Nishida: Recently, the phone calls have all been tapped, so they can no longer be used.About Lieutenant Kurita... Bei: What happened again? Nishida: There are signs of that.A few days ago, Lieutenant Yamada of Kurita's First Regiment came to see me because of the public trial. From what he said, I knew that Kurita was actively working in the regiment.According to this situation, it is inevitable that something will happen. Bei: Yes. Nishida: In addition, at the end of last year, the General Staff ordered the dispatch of the First Division to Manchuria, and some weapons have already begun to be delivered.

Bei: I am also paying attention to the dispatch of the First Division to Manchuria. Nishida: It is estimated that the troops will move in March.If that is the case, whether it is the reform movement or the military reform movement launched through the Aizawa public trial struggle, they will all go bankrupt; if there is another war against the Soviet Union, it will be difficult to come back alive.In their view, the mobilization plan of this division may be a conspiracy by the ruling faction to transfer young revolutionary officers from Tokyo... Kita: Probably the mobilization plan of the General Staff Headquarters will not be changed because of this situation.As for the mobilization of the division, the preparation time is indeed very long, which may be a shadow of a snake.

Nishida: Needless to say, the staff headquarters and others will of course discuss the power of soldiers and horses in private.Although we don’t say it verbally, but through this mobilization, if the first and third infantry regiments, which can be called the strongholds of the reform revolution, are transferred to defend the north, we will no longer be able to... Bei: Of course we need to be in a hurry.What happened afterwards? Nishida: Kurita is a very angry person.Wherever he goes, there is a smell of gunpowder.Because I was worried, I entrusted Captain Yamada with a message saying: "Come to me tomorrow." But Kurita called and said: "I heard the message, there is no need to go!"

Bei was silent. Nishida: I said, "You have to come anyway!" Bei: Are you here? Nishida: Reluctantly came.When I questioned him, he said, "This has nothing to do with you. The Aizawa Trial may be important, but it has nothing to do with the Restoration Movement. We plan to achieve our goal before going to Manchuria. We won't cause you any trouble, so don't interfere!" " Bei hugged his elbows and was speechless. Nishida: It seems that Captain Endo of the Third Regiment has been trying to stop them, but in the face of the reality that the division is going to Manchuria, how convincing is his "it's too early"?

Bei showed an unhappy expression. Nishida: These days, I always feel like they are avoiding me, everyone is like that...why? ...Is it because I'm not an active soldier, but a civilian? ...Is it because I always stop them, don't let them move? ...It seems that some comrades spread rumors and slandered me, saying that I am a "professional revolutionary broker"... Bei: A riot is suicide.The post-coup construction plans have not yet been drawn up.Nishida and the others said that making a construction plan would be a violation of the emperor's power, so they did not engage in it.Is the North violating the emperor's power again? ... (looks very unhappy)

Nishida: (Looking at Kita's expression) "Violation of the Emperor's power" is the idea of ​​your husband!Some people say that there is magic in this word! Bei: Well, when I came up with these words, I felt a bit too much... Nishida: Kurita said that although they wanted to risk their lives to revolt for the Showa Restoration, if they tried to control the holy will after the rebellion, that would be a violation of the emperor's power.As long as the issue of violating the emperor's power was involved, everyone was paralyzed as if by a witchcraft, unable to move. (laugh)

Bei: Then, who will take care of the situation in the future? Nishida: I seem to be thinking about the Kodo faction cabinet... Kitamasaki, Araku... No, Araki can only play tricks, no.Although he is very popular... Nishida: General Araki is not popular among young officers, and he seems to be considering Masaki or Yanagawa to form a new cabinet. Kita: Is it Yanagawa Heisuke?The commander of the Taiwan Army... Well, it is a good idea, but it is too far away.After the uprising, Taiwan and Tokyo are beyond reach!The phone rang in the hallway. Enter Shizuko.Bei was deep in thought without raising his head, showing a visibly disturbed expression.

Shizuko: Mr. Nishida, Mr. Shibakawa's phone number. Nishida: Shibagawa? ……What's up? Nishida went to answer the phone. Nishida: ...Shibagawa, what's the matter? ...Ah... When the court session was held, it was forbidden to disclose it because the military plane was kept secret...all the observers and special observers were kicked out...Is it? ...hire a taxi and come right away! (hang up microphone) Nishida: What's going on!It has reached this point, and it is still not public! North was silent. Nishida: Of course, such measures may have been expected.Lieutenant General Hashimoto who was summoned is still serving as the commander of the Guards today.Since the court was held at the first division's court-martial conference, if the reason for prohibiting disclosure was that the military aircraft was kept secret, then it should be fully estimated that the testimony of the next witness, General Lin, must also not be disclosed.Originally, we wanted General Masaki himself to stand in court to accuse Nagata and the ruling faction, and to expose the March incident and other conspiracies... We are still too optimistic... If this continues, a wall of closed trials seems to be going The court-martial was surrounded.What a pity!

Bei: (involuntarily using a firm tone) The uprising must be stopped! Nishida: Huh? Bei: But if you forcefully stop them, they will turn their backs on you, no, they will do it even if they kill you.Even if the 1st Division was sent to Manchuria for a reason, we couldn't think of a way to get the General Staff to delay its plan... Nishida, what is your estimate of their method of insurrection?Is it to mobilize troops, or just rely on comrades like May 15? Nishida: Nine times out of ten, the troops will take action.Their criticism of the May 15 incident was five minutes of enthusiasm.Kurita has contacted civilians several times in the past to plan an armed coup.Before this, they also engaged in exercises. Bei: Did you conduct a drill beforehand? Nishida: I heard that at the end of January or early this month, they conducted night exercises in the Nagata-cho area, from the Metropolitan Police Department to the Prime Minister's residence.It is said that a light machine gun was set up in front of the prime minister's mansion, and the gun was pointed at the mansion, and the password was shouted. Bei: How many domestic troops have they mastered? Nishida: Lieutenant Kurita's 1st Infantry Regiment may be centered on Kurita's machine gun team and dispatched two squadrons (the establishment of the Japanese army before World War II, which is equivalent to a company).The problem is the 3rd Infantry Regiment, because Captain Endo and others believe that it is too early to start an incident and are cautious, so even if the 3rd Infantry Regiment is dispatched, the number may not be large. Bei: How about the local troops? Nishida: Kurita has fully organized the instructors of the Toyohashi Army Teaching School, and it is very likely that they will lead the students to make achievements.The young officers of other local units are comrades scattered in various places. Because they are monitored in the officer groups of each unit and the distance is far away, it is probably impossible to participate.In addition, like-minded officers in the local army who are older than Kurita often come to my house. Since I have been talking to them, it is too early to talk about it.Rather, because these people always blocked Kurita and others in the Beijing army, the relationship between them seemed to be cold. Bei: How do young military officers view the issue of casually taking troops out for action? Nishida: This is exactly what Captain Endo and others are most worried about.It seemed to trouble them more than premature questions.Just because they had violently attacked the upper echelons of the army and violated the emperor's power in the past, they took the emperor's army out casually without the order of the commander-in-chief system, which of course formed a big contradiction. Bei: Another violation of the emperor's power! ... No, under the public opinion that the emperor's power must not be violated, no one dared to go one step further. (laugh at) Nishida: Isono and Kurita said that in order to achieve the goal of the revolution, they don't stick to small things.They found a reason to say that, in the final analysis, this was in line with the emperor's holy will, so it was not considered a violation of the emperor's power.In the words of the army, this is arbitrariness for the sake of lofty goals. Bei: Yes! Nishida: In addition, when the officers gave moral lectures to the soldiers, they talked about the need for the Showa Restoration whenever they had the opportunity. The soldiers seemed to have accepted this idea quite widely—especially among the non-commissioned officers.Therefore, they said: Even if they are not dispatched through the command system, the non-commissioned officers and soldiers are all comrades; even if it is an army action in form, its spiritual essence can be said to be a collective action of comrades who are united; ... Therefore, it is not Violation of the emperor's power... Bei: You can make up many reasons!Nishida and the others are also thinking seriously.However, look at the events in April of 1844 (sic. The Wuchang Uprising took place on October 10, 1911) six months before the Wuchang Uprising of the 1911 Revolution: under the command of Huang Xing, The youths of the Revolutionary Party revolted in Guangzhou and attacked the governor's office.However, due to lack of contact with the internal army, it failed.The seventy-two corpses are probably still buried in Huanghuagang.The loss of this failure cannot be compensated by a hundred thousand armed forces.What a loss it caused the subsequent revolution in China! ... The young and reckless Kurita, Isano and the others don't know what a real revolution looks like! Nishida: If you use Mr.'s power... Bei must consider the timing... If you talk about it, you will incite them. Enter Keisuke Shibakawa (Nishida's assistant). Nishida: Shibagawa is here. Shibakawa: I have chased to this point, but I was still tricked!What we have been worrying about has finally happened! Bei: What was it like then? Shibagawa: It was a bolt from the blue for a moment.Even Aizawa was ordered out of court.In the absence of the defendant, the trial resumed from half past ten. Bei: (with a somewhat anxious look) Didn't you hear anything?Didn't hear the inside story about banning public trials? Shibakawa: It is said that the Deputy Army Secretary and the General Staff are at odds.Gather at Longshixuan tonight for a report meeting, before that... Nishida: Go to the office quickly, an urgent report must be written. (to North) Well, goodbye. Nishida and Shibagawa exit. static field. Kita: (alone)...what's the matter, Kita Ikki?Why are you so afraid?Why are you so uneasy?Your "Japan Reconstruction Act" has become a textbook. The uprising of young military officers who killed important ministers and important people is indeed gradually approaching. Is it because of this? ... an armed coup is bound to fail.The emperor's army since the Meiji period is not as weak as the young officers imagined, it is much stronger and more tenacious.As long as there is a riot, it will be suppressed.The result of the battle of the staff at the General Staff Headquarters is obvious... By then, Kita Ikki, you might be killed!As the culprit who led the uprising of young officers from outside the army, I, Lao Bei and Xi Tian, ​​must be killed, probably hacked to death with a saber... What should I do? (Looking up at the sky) Song Jiaoren, what should I do at this moment?If you have a good idea, please give me advice! Yingsheng (23-year-old student) came back. Yingsheng: (observing his father's expression) Dad! Bei: (not paying attention)...Old Song! Yingsheng: Dad! Bei: Ah, Yingsheng. Yingsheng: Have you talked with your Chinese friends again? Bei: Well... yes. Yingsheng: ...Father, you said you want to go to China. When will you go to China? Bei: I thought the sooner the better, but various things happened. Yingsheng: If I graduate, I also want to visit China as soon as possible. Bei: Go ahead, even your mother and the three of us will visit your grandfather's grave sooner or later.China is doing well! Ying gave birth. Bei has been in a daze. Jingzi chanting. turn dark. Bei: Old Song, Song Jiaoren!I have lost your light of the Chinese revolution, and I am living in the back alleys of Japan. Jingzi: (with a voice possessed by a spirit) ...Old Bei, I know your pain very well. Bei: Do you know?Lao Song... Shizuko: You seem to be facing disaster! Bei: ...What did you say?Say it again! Jing: You are approaching disaster, I have seen it. Bei: A fatal disaster? Jingzi: It's hard work. Bei: Wang Nan?Is it another disaster from the emperor? Shizuko: The "Japan Reconstruction Act" was to blame. Bei: Well, it’s that one! Looking north into the sky.Lighting dimmed.The outline of Song Jiaoren can be vaguely seen. Song is a white young man with blood on his chest. Bei: Old Song! Song remained silent. Bei: ...do you want to tell me something? Song: Is the Japan Reconstruction Act a book about reforming the country? Bei: ...Yes. Song: Maybe what you think is not reform, but real revolution? ... Bei: ...revolution?The Song Chinese Revolution first overthrew the autocratic emperor of the Qing Dynasty, abolished Manchu and rejuvenated the Han Dynasty.But who was the target of the Japanese revolution? North: It is the ruling class: bureaucrats, aristocrats, big bourgeoisie, big landlord class... Song: What about the emperor above them? Bei was silent. Song: Down with the Emperor? Bei: No, it cannot be done. Song: Why? Kita: Because the monarch of Japan is not the monarch of Europe. Song: We Chinese can regard the Japanese Emperor as an autocratic monarch. Kita: No, the Emperor is the general representative of the people. This is how the Japan Transformation Act was established. Song: General representative?Then, what about the people? Kita: The emperor, who is the general representative, and the people—these two are the main body to transform the country. Song: But, the current emperor is still an autocratic monarch with theocratic power in ancient times, isn’t he? North: Because of the Meiye Restoration Revolution, Japan has become a democratic country. Song: Then, why should Kotoku Shusui be sentenced as treason?Kotoku: Shusui's Great Rebellion... Kita: ... Kotoku's execution was carried out by those in power in the name of the Emperor. Song: This is the out-and-out imperial system! Kita: That cannot defeat the emperor system.Japanese. Song: Can that still be considered a revolution? North: Relying on the power of the emperor to launch an armed coup.Suspend the constitution for three years.Isn't this exactly the military revolution under the leadership of the emperor? Song: Should we use the autocratic power of the ancient emperors, or the orders of the monarchs of democratic countries?It is not clear what kind of revolution this is. Bei: Well, it can be called an armed coup.Through this armed coup d'état, the emperor and the people were united, and the institutions between them that formed the root of various evils were smashed.This is neither the French revolution nor Lenin's revolution; it does not have the nature of the Chinese revolution, but the national revolution of the Japanese state.Therefore, instead of using the confusingly confusing word revolution, I call it state transformation. Song: I don't understand, what are you avoiding? Bei couldn't answer. Song: ...Why did you give the publishing rights of the "Reform Act" to Xitian? Bei: Because Nishida begged me to cede the publishing rights to him so that he could leave it to his comrades to read.In this way, Nishida became my agent in a veritable name. Song: Your real intention is to let go of it.So, you use Xitian as a windshield... You have noticed the contradictions of the "Reform Act"-theoretical contradictions that have no solution, and found it has no reality...But, that is no longer May have been modified. The "Reform Act" existed independently without you, and was touted by young Japanese military officers and nationalists, and was regarded as a holy scripture, and it was widely circulated swaggeringly.You want to call back your son's "Reform Act" to kill it, but it is no longer possible.Therefore, I had no choice but to let go of it as a thrown away child.Later, the reason why you stopped writing the theory of developing the "Reform Act" and had to be silent for seventeen years was completely frustrated by that contradiction. Bei: How harsh you are! Song: I can put it even more bluntly... Bei: All right!OK! Song: Are you scared?All ears are to be listened to.I'm probably the only one who can say this... You're scared. The "Reform Act" became an undisciplined son who instigated military revolutions and armed uprisings among young soldiers everywhere.His biological father, Kita Ikki, was revered, and the spirit of the canon of the "Reform Act" was about to be fulfilled.What lies in it is the transformation of the Japanese monarchy.Not the emperor himself, but the reform of the emperor system.Your accomplices also don't know the difference between the emperor and the emperor system, so they are moved by what you call "the emperor of the people".But those in power know this.You start to feel like you're repeating Kotoku's mistakes...you want to escape from the "Reform Act".But still want to leave the phantom intact among your friends. Bei: Enough!enough!old song. Song: Tell me about my doubts.In fact, what you are considering is to abolish the monarchy that has lasted for more than 2,000 years in Japan, and want to carry out a real people's revolution, right? Bei: Where?Is this kind of thing possible in Japan?The society is saying that I am a fascist thinker and a militarist. Song: It's not easy to hide from people's eyes.When you were young, you wrote "National Constitution and Pure Socialism", which is your masterpiece.It is much better than "The Foreign History of the Chinese Revolution".A genius should write masterpieces at a young age. "National Constitution" has been opened up a lot, but you showed me the manuscript.I'll never forget the emotional night we talked about it in the Waseda University apartment.It enlightened me about the history of the national system and the emperor system in Japanese history. Kita: In Japan, the issue of the emperor is a taboo that no one can touch.Anyone who touches it will be in danger, and will definitely die like Xingde. Song: When you were young, you dared to use the theory of evolution to analyze the history of the Mikado system.Just because you're just a nobody, the authorities just banned it and that's the end of the matter.You are familiar with the history of the Mikado system.If the emperor is invited to come down to the people in the name of the general representative of the people, then there will be no royal screens that envelop the emperor thickly, nor the castle that protects the emperor.The emperor became alone. Kita: Because those castles have already collapsed, the emperor was invited to come forward as the general representative of the people.He is by no means alone.Therefore, the Advisory Council was established to assist the emperor.The veterans of the entire Japanese kingdom all over the world are loyal to the emperor and defend the emperor. Song: I think you seem to be speaking the truth hesitantly.What you call the Council of Advisors is a puppet of the Legion of Veterans.The same is true of the so-called transformation of the national cabinet.Therefore, only the military can influence politics and administration.In that case, where Japan will go, you should have figured it out yourself... Don't you want Japan to keep rushing forward, destroying itself, and then carry out the revolution to abolish the Emperor System? Doesn't the "Japan Reconstruction Act" contain this strategic secret? North: not included.Absolutely not. Song: Or, you are taking advantage of the time when the people confuse the emperor with the emperor system, so that the ancient emperor system collapses, and the military group pushes the emperor over.As a result, because the junta was not familiar with politics, administration, and economic policies, it caused domestic economic panic, caused dissatisfaction and resistance among the people, and collapsed the so-called Showa Restoration system.In the end, it will naturally lead to a revolution to abolish the emperor system.That's your strategy, isn't it? Bei: Absolutely wrong.That's your guesswork. Song: (ignore the other party) Really?Based on my guess, at first glance, the Japan Reconstruction Act, which looks like supranationalism, is a big ruse.Old Bei, if this is the case, you haven’t changed at all since you were young—you are a complete socialist revolutionist, and a great revolutionary strategist unparalleled in world history! Bei: Hey, stop talking!If you keep talking nonsense despite my denials, then go away. Song: If you’re so afraid of me, I won’t say anything anymore... In fact, because those young army officers were going to make trouble, you became afraid of the “Japan Reconstruction Act” that you wrote and gave to Nishida.You want to make it appear that you wrote it through the fault of your own youth.You've probably been trying your best not to be killed like Kotoku because of the "Reform Act" recently... Fortunately, the money you got is enough to live a rich life.You are fifty-three years old.Those rash, unsophisticated, and impulsive officers talk about revolutions and armed coups at every turn. It may be natural for you to want to sever ties with the dangerous movement they are engaged in and retire to live a peaceful life. ... (sarcastically) Due to the May 15 incident, Okawa Shuming is currently in prison. Do you envy his personal safety? Bei: What did you say!That's a guy who hangs around the upper floors and stays in a safe place at all times. Song: Don't you envy that safe place?Cough, it's almost there...you indulge in the "Lotus Sutra" to escape reality, and that kind of life even has the color of God's grace.You just pretend like this, only accepting the respect of your partners, but alienating them, very clever!Because if they surround you, you will be in danger yourself. Bei: Hey, hurry up, Lao Song! Song: You want to use your past achievements to be a political behind-the-scenes matchmaker, and get money in a safe and secure way...Is that so?Living in such a big house, paying high rent, employing three maids, a driver and own car: this is what this life is all about! Bei: Get out of here! Song: It is said that you will go to the Republic of China recently, but... Bei: I'm making preparations.I once participated in the revolution there, and I want to see the changes in that place, and I want to visit old friends.Song's travel expenses were also given by Mitsui... Even if you want to escape from Japan, you can't do it. Bei: Escape? Song: No matter where you flee, the "Reform Act" is always with you.Your abandoned son, the Reconstruction Act, is taking revenge on you. Bei was silent. Song: Can you escape? Song's figure disappeared. static field.Lighting restored. Bei and Jingzi beside him. - the curtain falls