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In a French-style mansion in the public concession, in the spacious hall, an ancient chime clock is ticking, time is flowing, and the air seems to be frozen there.

On one side of a long table sat a row of people, including military attaches from the Japanese consulate, Yoshiko Kawashima, Seigoro Ozawa, and Yu Yinger.

They respectively represent one side of the forces, the military attache of the consulate represents the military headquarters, Yoshiko Kawashima represents the Black Dragon Society, Seigoro Ozawa represents the General Staff Headquarters, and Yu Yinger represents the Manchurian Railway.

Although they are not high-level officials, they are authorized to participate in this meeting on behalf of the high-level leaders of all parties.

On the other side of the long table, there was only one person sitting, and that was Dai Li.

Watermelons, peaches, lychees and other fruits were placed on the table, and there was an unopened bottle of French mineral water in front of everyone.

The two sides have been talking for a long time, and there are many plans for joint operations between the two parties. Dai Li fully agrees with them. However, at the last moment of signing the secret agreement, Dai Li said that this matter must be reported to the Military Commission for approval. He has not obtained the corresponding authorization.

"Brother Yunong, your sincerity is lacking. We all obtained authorization before coming here, and we can all sign a contract. Why is it so troublesome for you Chinese to authorize?" the military attache of the consulate said a little displeased.

"Your government makes such a big fuss, mother-in-law, do you look like an officer?" Yoshiko Kawashima stroked the men's short hair with her hands, and said in a disdainful tone.

"Mr. Military Officer, Ms. Kawashima, I am also a straightforward person. If you say it, you are limited by the current Sino-Japanese relations. In addition, you still have doubts about whether we can abide by the secret agreement." Dai Li said bluntly. .

"What do you mean by that? Could it be that our Great Japanese Empire will not abide by the treaty?" Seigoro Ozawa was suddenly annoyed.

"Ozawa-kun, our government signed a secret agreement with the Inuyangyi government a few days ago. Is this secret agreement still valid? Do you still abide by it?" Dai Li asked with bushy eyebrows jumping up.

"These are two different things. That treaty was not approved by the military." Seigoro Ozawa argued with some embarrassment.

In order to ease the conflict between China and Japan, and to ease the pressure of the great powers on Japan after the September [-]th Incident, the government of the Republic of China and the Japanese Inukai government signed a secret treaty.

The content of the secret agreement is that China and Japan will fully cooperate and support each other, and the two sides will carry out close business cooperation. China will do its best to meet Japan's economic needs with the greatest sincerity and strength.

China provides Japan with industrial raw materials and opens up a vast consumer market, and Japan provides capital and technology to China to help China develop its industry.

The Japanese side promised to return the sovereignty of the Northeast to China. The Kwantung Army in the Northeast will maintain the situation before the September [-]th Incident. The Chinese government allows Japan to emigrate to the Northeast. specific rules).

If this secret agreement can be realized, it can be regarded as a win-win situation at that time.

During this period, there were many far-sighted sages in Japan. They could see that the more China and Japan fought endlessly, it would be a huge loss for both sides, and the beneficiaries were only the European and American powers.

Therefore, China and Japan should not fight, but should unite and exchange Japanese capital and technology for Chinese industrial raw materials and a vast market.

From the perspective of the treaty, taking into account the different national conditions, it is considered relatively equal. Of course, because Japan has entered the ranks of industrial powers, Japan will benefit more and China will benefit less.

But for the Republic of China government, this is the fairest treaty that can be accepted.

There is no [-]% fair treaty in the world, and the balance of interests is always tilted towards the strong.

This secret agreement was approved by the emperor, and the military department also agreed at the beginning. After all, their target was not China, but the Soviet Union, Britain and the United States and other powers.

As a vast country, China guarantees a continuous supply of raw materials to Japan and fully opens its market to Japan. Japan will become a giant power within ten years.

If this treaty is implemented, the war between China and Japan may be postponed for ten to twenty years, and the pattern of World War II will also change accordingly.

In a state of being poor and weak and at the mercy of others, it may be inevitable for China to encounter wars, but the scale will definitely be much smaller than that of the 14-year War of Resistance Against Japan.

However, all these are just beautiful ideas. The evil seeds of Japanese militarism have been planted long ago, and they may swell up and bear evil consequences at any time.

A lieutenant of the Japanese Navy was furious when he heard about the secret agreement between China and Japan. He united with a dozen military cadets to assassinate Prime Minister Inukai Takeshi, triggering riots in the military circles

Subsequently, this secret agreement was strongly opposed by the military. The Japanese government made a compromise under the intervention of military forces, and even unilaterally tore up the treaty.

The assassination of the prime minister on May 1932, 5 shocked the whole of Japan, and the court also tried the assassins. As a result, the whole country of Japan was enthusiastic. Many people wrote blood letters asking the court to pardon the assassins. There were still many people Asked to use his own life in exchange for the assassin's release.

It seemed that overnight, Japan declared that it had entered an era of national madness.

The May 515 incident was an epoch-making sign in Japan, marking the complete failure of the political model represented by political parties, and the increasing weight of the military, which laid the foundation for the future military dictatorship.

Under the pressure of the people and the military, the court could only give these assassins light sentences. Although these assassins were sentenced, they became national heroes and idols of many Japanese youths.

The subsequent 226 mutiny was actually a replica of this assassination, but the target of the assassination was expanded, from a prime minister to an assassination targeting the entire cabinet members and chaebols.

Although this mutiny was completely suppressed, Japan also completely embarked on the road of militarism until its demise.

This is similar to Hitler coming to power with the support of the German people, forming the so-called strongman politics, and moving towards militarism step by step.

When Lu Ming returned from his first visit to the Nanjing Military Commission to receive an honor, he just happened to catch up with the outbreak of this incident, but he didn't have a deep understanding of the situation in Japan, and he didn't know the significance of this incident to Japan's political trend.

Dai Li cited this example, which can be said to have slapped the Japanese in the face in public. You come and go, you are not polite.

That means that you Japanese have always been good at breaking contracts, so we Chinese have reservations about signing with you and will not believe it so easily.

It's not that Dai Li didn't want to sign this secret agreement, but he was afraid of taking responsibility, and even more afraid of being branded a traitor.

He knew that this agreement was completely different from the torn Sino-Japanese treaty.

The agreement this time is a secret pact led by him to eliminate the Communist Party. It is nothing more than using the anti-communist forces of the Japanese side. It has only negative effects on the country and the nation, and has no positive meaning.

Dai Li's intention was very clear, he wanted to use all his strength and whatever means to eliminate the Communist Party, but using the Japanese military power, this kind of thing cannot be publicly admitted.

The military attache of the consulate, Yoshiko Kawashima and others were silent. They did not dare to express any opinions on the high-level government affairs, and they did not care much. What they were most concerned about was the issue of Sino-Japanese joint anti-Communist.

"In fact, you don't need to pay too much attention to the treaty on paper. We should pay more attention to actual cooperation. For example, our joint investigation of the arms case this time is a good start." Dai Li smiled.

"General Dai's words are also very reasonable, I agree." Yoshiko Kawashima said with a smile.

Dai Li's promotion to the rank of major general had just been approved by the Nanjing Military Commission. Before the ceremony was held, Yoshiko Kawashima had received inside information.

Dai Li was taken aback for a moment, and then smiled, as if knowingly.

"That is, since Mr. Sun Yat-sen became the interim president, our Manchurian Railway and the Black Dragon Association have maintained close contact with the government of the Republic of China. The two parties have not formally signed a contract. Haven't they been cooperating very well?" Yu Yinger also said.

Both she and Yoshiko Kawashima could see that Dai Li tried every means to avoid signing a contract, but he really wanted to have substantial cooperation with the Japanese side. In this case, why bother to sign the paper.

Both parties are activists, and they don't pay attention to those formal things, but pay attention to the goal achieved by the action.

The military attache at the consulate was a little worried. He was entrusted by the military to negotiate. The military pays more attention to procedures. Only after the secret agreement is signed can there be a basis for action and a military order can be issued.

The Japanese military department is somewhat worried about the vigorous rise of the Communist Party of China. In fact, it has far-reaching considerations, rather than just looking at immediate interests.

It is ridiculous to say this. Indeed, the Japanese military is not afraid of the government of the Republic of China, but the rise of the Communist Party of China.

They believe that once the Chinese Communist Party seizes power in China, it will inevitably affect Japan. This impact includes two aspects. On the one hand, China may launch a war on Japan’s mainland. worthy of attention.

On the other hand, once China establishes a red regime, young people in Japan are likely to follow suit, and the Japanese Communist Party, which has been under full suppression by them, is likely to follow the path of the Chinese Communist Party and launch an armed revolution.

If this development continues, it will be out of control, and the emperor's unified national system and the military's dictatorship will all be in vain.

And even if the government of the Republic of China develops very powerful in the future and can even crush Japan, it will not have these two aspects of influence on Japan.