As the scapegoat for this failure, Tanaka Yoshiichi was unanimously condemned by the whole country. At this time, the Emperor United Political Friends Association suddenly turned against him.Losing the support of the Political Friends Association, the army was in a general decline, forcing Tanaka Yoshiichi to resign.Only then did the Political Friends Association push Yuyuki Hamaguchi, the leader of the Gerakan Party, to the position of prime minister.

As soon as this new prime minister who advocated democratic politics and was more interested in economic construction than military affairs came to power, he said that the war between Wa and Hualan was a serious mistake.What the two countries need is cooperation rather than aggression. Only mutual benefit and win-win can make Wa country gain the greatest benefit. Therefore, he believes that we should do everything possible to end this war as soon as possible and turn the relationship between the two countries to a new page.At this time, Hirayama Zhou's arrival is tantamount to door-to-door delivery, how can this not make Yuyuki Hamaguchi overjoyed.

When he got the chance to meet the emperor for the first time, Hirayama Zhou was extremely excited. When he entered the hall, his arms even trembled slightly.After seeing the ceremony, Emperor Hirohito was the first to speak: "Has the Hualan Kingdom entrusted you to seek peace? It is natural for the two countries to stop fighting, but they must return to the previous dividing line." The ministers reported the battle situation with some reservations. Therefore, Emperor Hirohito thought that the Japanese army had the strength to force the other party to seek peace, so naturally he had to put forward some conditions.

Emperor Hirohito's words were spoken at this time, which was suspected of arrogance. Prime Minister Yuyuki Hamaguchi had to cough twice in embarrassment: "Mr. Hirayama came here with the sincerity of peace, we should let him speak first Say it."

Yuyuki Hamaguchi was covering up for the Emperor, and Hirohito was not a fool, and immediately knew that there might be something wrong with what he said just now, so he immediately nodded in agreement: "Okay, let's first listen to what Mr. Hirayama Zhou brought us. what news."

Hirayama Zhou was also taken aback by what Emperor Hirohito said just now. If the high-level officials of the Wa Kingdom can't see the situation clearly now, I'm afraid his hope of success this time will be very slim.No matter whether he succeeds or not, he still has to say those words, so he bites the bullet and repeats what Yamada Shigeru said to him in front of the emperor, and finally adds: "Hualan Kingdom believes that the people of Wa Kingdom are innocent , in order not to cause too many killings, as long as Wa Kingdom surrenders to Hualan Kingdom, Hualan Kingdom will guarantee the safety and due treatment of Wa Kingdom's royal family, while still retaining Wa Kingdom's state status."

"What are you talking about? Could it be that the Wa country can't be slaughtered like this? Even if 7000 million people are broken into pieces, I will never be the king of the subjugated country." Emperor Hirohito stood up excitedly, and he glared at Hirayama Zhou, as if wanting to eat Anger vented through the eyes.

Seeing Emperor Hirohito's state, Zhou Hirayama knew that his knowledge was limited. If he understood the helplessness of Japan today, he might not be so stubborn.Sighing, Hirayama Zhou said: "Your Majesty the Emperor, I hope you understand the real situation of the Wa Kingdom, so how about making a judgment?"

"What do you mean? Don't I know the situation of Japan?" Emperor Hirohito asked with a stare.Hamaguchi Yuyuki was taken aback by Hirayama Zhou's words, and before he could stop him, Emperor Hirohito was already asking: "Tell me, how is the situation in Japan today?"

Hirayama Zhou glanced at Yuyuki Hamaguchi, who was hesitant to speak, and replied, "Your Majesty, the combined fleet was wiped out in the Yizhou Strait, and you should know that [-] soldiers were killed."

"What?" Emperor Hirohito stood up in surprise. Before the cabinet ministers mentioned the navy, they were silent. They only said that the loss was not small and they were being repaired in the dock. No one told him that the navy that Japan relied on for survival had been destroyed.

"In terms of the army, all the strongholds of the Japanese army on the mainland have been lost. The Ryukyu Islands, Hokkaido, and Kyushu Island have all fallen into the hands of the Hualan Army. It is conservatively estimated that 40 Japanese troops were killed or captured. Many. Now only Honshu Island and Shikoku Island are left in the Wa Kingdom, and under the heavy bombing of the Hualan Air Force, the industrial facilities on the two islands are almost completely destroyed, and they are completely unable to support the war.”

Pingshan Zhou explained all the difficulties of the Japanese army in detail, and finally said: "If we continue to resist, the final structure will be the destruction of the country and the displacement of the people. Now our sea routes are completely blocked, and the Hualan army is completely blocked. There is no need to attack, as long as the blockade continues, we are screwed. People will die because of food shortages, factories will stop working because there is no raw material, and we will just wait to die."

After hearing all this, Emperor Hirohito calmed down instead. He sat back on the throne, looked at Yuyuki Hamaguchi and said, "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I want to know whether what Hirayama-kun said is true?"

At this time, Yuyuki Hamaguchi's clothes were almost soaked in sweat, and Zhou Hirayama had revealed all the truth, so he had no choice but to answer honestly: "Yes, our country is already unsustainable, and there is no hope of victory in the military. .”

The first thousand and 120 chapters three Chunfan building negotiations

Emperor Hirohito sat blankly for a while, his face was cloudy and uncertain, obviously he was having a fierce confrontation in his heart.This news was so shocking that it almost overturned all of Emperor Hirohito's cognition, and it really needs to be digested slowly.It took a long time for Emperor Hirohito to sigh and said: "Prime Minister Yuyuki Hamaguchi is fully responsible for the peace talks with Hualan Kingdom. As long as the imperial power is preserved, I will not intervene in any way." After speaking, he got up and left the throne, and went straight back to the apse went.

On the surface, Hualanguo meant peace talks, but in fact it was an ultimatum. The emperor handed over the power to Yuyuki Hamaguchi at this time, which was equivalent to washing away his notoriety as the surrendered king and pushing all crimes on him.Thinking that he would become a sinner in the history of the Wa Kingdom, Yuyuki Hamaguchi felt bitter in his mouth. He knew that he had to bite the bullet and negotiate with the other party, otherwise the Wa Kingdom would be unsustainable.

Looking at Zhou Hirayama, who was still bowing, Hamaguchi Yuyuki sighed and said, "Thank you, Mr. Hirayama, for coming. Please send a word to the Hualan government. We are willing to start negotiations based on Hualan's conditions. The specific time Please also ask Hualan Kingdom to confirm the location."

Looking at Yuyuki Hamaguchi who seemed to be haggard in an instant, Hirayama said: "I have brought the conditions of Hualan Kingdom, but I hope to say something here as a Japanese. In the past few decades, We are indeed on the wrong path. If we continue to be aggressive like this, we can only go to perish in the end, and this surrender may be a new beginning, and maybe the country of Wa will develop in the right direction.” After speaking, he turned to Hamaguchi Xiong Xing bowed deeply, turned and left.

The Hualan government's answer was very straightforward. The venue for the negotiation was at the southernmost tip of Honshu Island, Chunfan Building in Maguan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture.Regarding this request from the Hualan government, everyone on both sides of the Hualan and Japan understands why the negotiation venue is placed here.

Just over 30 years ago, the Later Jin Dynasty sent a plenipotentiary special envoy, Li Hongzhang, to sign the humiliating Treaty of Shimonoseki here.This is the first humiliating treaty signed by the Later Jin Dynasty to the Wa Kingdom after the defeat of the Jiawu War, and it is also the beginning of the Wa Kingdom's full-scale invasion of the Hualan Kingdom.

Since then, the country of Wa has used everything to the extreme, always intending to destroy the country of Hualan and replace it with the country of Wa.If it wasn't for the strong rise of the Western Special Zone, which prevented the invasion of the Wa country many times, and finally forced it to such a situation, the future situation is already doomed.It can be said that both the former Western Special Zone and the current Hualan State government are Hualan State’s Dinghai God, and they are the patron saints of all Hualan people. It is precisely because of these Hualan elites led by Zhao Shouhong that the country has not finally declined. .

Now that the offense and defense are changing, the Hualan Kingdom will make the final judgment on the Wa Kingdom in the Chunfan Building. I don't know how Ito Hirobumi, who is under the nine springs, will feel.

A few days later, the Hualan negotiating delegation headed by Gu Weijun came to Chunfan Building.Although this negotiation was conducted on the land controlled by the Wa Kingdom, Hualan Kingdom did not have the slightest awareness of the guests. Gu Weijun threw out Hualan Kingdom's proposal as soon as he came up.

"The Wa Kingdom only retains sovereignty over Honshu Island and Shikoku Island, and recognizes Hualan Kingdom's sovereignty over Kyushu Island, Hokkaido, Ryukyu Island, and all the former Japanese overseas islands. Disband the government and all armies, ban all anti-China organizations, and the state power is assigned to each region. The civil committees elected separately control and implement regional autonomy." Japan's Foreign Minister Kijuro Toshihara suppressed his anger and said to Gu Weijun: "The conditions of your country are tantamount to letting us subjugate the country. There are still tens of millions of people and tens of millions of people in Japan. An army of one hundred thousand is enough to compete with your country, even if we die together, we will never accept such a condition."

"Burning together? Do you still have such ability?" Gu Weijun raised his eyebrows and asked back: "I don't know how your country's army plans to fight back?"

"6000 million Japanese people's jade fragments, I believe even the Hualan Kingdom can't bear it." Kijuro Moshihara sneered.

"6000 million? How many people? You seem to have forgotten that Hualan has a population of [-] million." Gu Weijun retorted.

"Even if we are not strong enough, we are determined to resist to the end. If Japan is united as one, I believe that your country will also be unbearable. After all, the pressure of international public opinion cannot be ignored." The biggest killer that Kijuro Moshihara can use is the pressure of international public opinion. Pressure, because the Wa country no longer has any strength it can show.

"International public opinion?" Gu Weijun raised his eyebrows: "Isn't the Saar Empire and the White Eagle Kingdom protesting against our bombing of civilians and using incendiary bombs to destroy civilian facilities? This is no problem, we can stop bombing the Wa Kingdom. But in our How long can Japan last under the blockade of sea routes by the sea. I think even in the Geneva Treaty, there is no stipulation that the seaports of enemy countries are not allowed." Gu Weijun's implication is obvious, even if bombing of civilians is not allowed in Geneva, it is not allowed to block the seaports .If the Hualan Kingdom persists to the end, a country without resources like the Wa Kingdom does not need to fight, and it will collapse by itself.

The islands of Honshu and Shikoku are as big as they are, but they have a population of more than 6000 million. If there is no import from abroad, there will be no supply of food and coal for heating in winter.When the people of the Wa Kingdom suffered from cold and hunger and could no longer survive, the people of the Wa Kingdom would overthrow the existing regime without the need for the Hualan Army to invade.

Thinking of the endless civil wars in the country and the violence caused by food shortages, Kijuro Kijuro trembled all over his body.He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said: "Your Excellency Gu Weijun, you know what kind of person I am. I have been the foreign minister for more than ten years, and I have always been committed to the friendly relations between China and Japan, and resolutely resisted the anti-China faction in the government."

"The Hualan family is very grateful for Mr. Kijuro Kishihara's gesture of goodwill. I express my sincere gratitude for everything you have done during your term of office. However, personal feelings cannot cover up the mistakes of the Wa government. "

"Of course, our country is willing to bear the price of mistakes, but destroying the country seems to be too much." Kijuro Kishihara's cold sweat has not stopped, he knows that he has no bargaining chips in his hand.In this unfavorable situation, even the best diplomat has nothing to do.

Gu Weijun knew that he had the chance to win, so he replied with a smile: "Foreign Minister Kijuro Hashihara is too serious, we have no intention of letting the Wa Kingdom be destroyed. It's just that the peace treaties signed by the Wa Kingdom have never been abided by, and every time a war starts, they like not to declare wars." And Zhan’s sneak attack is really hard for other countries to believe. I think the best way for Wa country to restore its integrity is to abolish the army, and the government will be managed by non-governmental organizations, so as to ensure permanent peace.”

The first thousand and 120 chapters of the subjugation treaty

"In this way, isn't our country going to be in a state of splitting?" Kijuro Kishihara was a little angry. Even if his side had no room for negotiation, the other party's conditions were too harsh, and even emotionally he couldn't handle it. accept.

"We can also have a compromise plan. Since your country is worried about splitting, you can allow a small number of troops from Hualan to maintain the country's law and order. Wa can have police, and East Morning City is too dilapidated. Kagoshima City on Kyushu Island has set up a management government. The government is held by people from the Wa Kingdom, but it is supervised by the maintenance committee composed of Hualan people. At the same time, the appointment and removal of government officials from the Wa Kingdom is decided by the Hualan Kingdom government." Gu Weijun replied.

"This is not fundamentally different from subjugation of the country." Kijuro Kishihara roared angrily. No matter how well-bred he was, he couldn't bear to be humiliated like this, and he finally broke out.

"At least the Japanese are still alive." Gu Weijun's words were so cold, so relentless, looking into his cold eyes, Kijuro Moshihara felt cold and fought.

"We will not mess with Wa, because that will not do Hualan any good. Hualan has always been kind, it has never had a history of invading foreign countries, and we have always been defensive and friendly to foreign countries for thousands of years. So you can rest assured, the treaty clearly states that we will keep the emperor and the royal family, and provide 1000 million Chinese yuan of living expenses every year, and at the same time maintain freedom of movement without any restrictions." Obviously there is not much room for Gu Weijun's words, and he does not Give the other party any chance to bargain.

Kijuro Kishihara knew that no matter how long he stayed here, it would be hard to redeem anything.The only thing he can do now is to go back to Kyoto and discuss with the emperor and cabinet members what to do in the future for Japan.Thinking of this, he got up and said goodbye directly, and in the name of asking the emperor for instructions, he agreed to continue the talk in three days.

After Kishigero Kihara left, Zhou Wuhao, who followed Gu Weijun, asked, "It would be unkind for us to do this. After all, the people are innocent."

Gu Weijun smiled and said: "The people are innocent, but they can't decide anything. What we want to punish is the Japanese government, and they have committed a lot of crimes. In fact, the Lord General asked you to come, and I know what he means. He hopes that you will come here in the future. You can enter the government to serve, so let you feel the atmosphere of diplomatic occasions. You have to remember that there is no room for mercy in diplomatic occasions, because when you pity the other party, you are killing your own compatriots with a knife." Zhou Wu Howe stopped talking, he just nodded thoughtfully.

The terms of peace brought back by Kijuro Mohihara made the senior officials of the Wa Kingdom feel gloomy.The Japanese military still has the idea of ​​fighting, and the army directly stated that it would stick to Honshu Island, even if it would not hesitate to spend 6000 million pieces of jade.However, the Hualan Kingdom did not give them the opportunity to fight on land at all, and the geographical conditions of the Wa Kingdom were so special that if the opponent did not take the initiative to attack, no matter how many troops there were, they would be useless.

"I think the only thing we can do now is to surrender, otherwise it will be self-destruction." Kijuro Kishihara finally expressed his thoughts.

"You are a traitor to the empire, and you actually speak for the Hualan people." Army Minister Yu Heng Yicheng angrily reprimanded.

"If the army has a way to repel the Hualan people, I take back what I just said." Kijuro Moshihara hates those army soldiers who open their mouths and yell and kill them. Without their belligerence, Japan would not have fallen into such a situation .

"If you sign the treaty, you will be a sinner of the empire." Yuheng even pulled out his command knife in a fit of anger.

"Yuheng-kun, don't embarrass him." Hamaguchi Yuyuki shook his head and said, "He can't do more for Japan."

"I think it should be delayed for a while at least. After all, our ally Sterling is fighting on the battlefield to the west. Maybe they can make a breakthrough." Yuheng Kazusei also knows that a weak country has no diplomacy. Weakness is also the reason why the army is not strong.

"Don't expect much from Sterling of the Red Alliance. Now the Hualan army is much smaller than the Red Alliance, but they can not retreat an inch. This is very telling." Minister of Finance Inoue Junnosuke said: "As far as I know, the casualty rate of the Red Coalition Army is very high. They are just gritting their teeth to support them, and they have not done much at all. In fact, from an economic point of view, this is not a bad thing. The Japanese country lacks resources and the market is also small. According to the foreign policy of the Hualan Kingdom since ancient times, if we can become a slave country, we will be able to obtain huge benefits from the Hualan Kingdom, including a huge market and resources. We have obtained the common prosperity of the Eastern Continent under another situation."

"No matter what you think, as a soldier, not being able to defend your home and country is the greatest shame. Even if you agree to surrender, I will not agree." After speaking, Yuheng left without looking back. Soon the Minister of the Navy also left with an excuse.The military personnel have all left, leaving only a group of civilian officials in the conference hall.

Cabinet Prime Minister Yuyuki Hamaguchi shook his head and said: "We have no hope of winning, and if we persist, we will only increase casualties. After surrendering, maybe we can be reborn from the ashes of the Japanese people. If Hualan Kingdom agrees to keep the emperor and us country, this is the best outcome for us."

Yuyuki Hamaguchi's words silenced everyone. They knew that Wa Kingdom's military aggression would always come to this day.It's just that this day came decades earlier than they expected.Now that the country is desperate, the only thing they can do is to preserve the vitality of the Wa country for the future.

Three days later, Kijuro Moshihara came to Chunfan Tower again. After asking Hualan Kingdom to include the preservation of the Japanese state system and the emperor system and the safety of the royal family into the treaty, they finally agreed to the content of the Hualan Kingdom's treaty.

The "Shunfanlou Treaty" was officially signed on February 1928, 2. Gu Weijun and Kijuro Hashihara exchanged the treaty as representatives of the two parties.This extremely harsh treaty was tantamount to a decent letter of surrender, and because of this, Wa Kingdom lost the possibility of using troops against Hualan Kingdom again.

It was stipulated in the treaty that Waguo gave up sovereignty over all territories except Honshu Island, and all Waguo people moved back to Honshu Island to live.Wa country prohibits the possession of any form of military, the police department is not allowed to have firearms, only weapons such as katana swords and clubs can be used.The Wa State surrendered to the Hualan State, and the Wa State Government and the Hualan State Maintenance Association in Japan formed a coalition government in Kagoshima City to rule the Wa State.Wa country is obliged to move all elite talents to settle in Hualan country to contribute to Hualan country's scientific and technological development. compensate.

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