usatvline Chapter 1650: The Japanese Plot
Chapter 1650: The Japanese Plot
Chapter 1650: The Japanese Plot (Griffyn)
"Teacher." Cheng Qianfan had a happy look on his face and bowed respectfully to Imamura Heitaro.
"Kentaro is here." Imamura Heitaro nodded slightly, "Help me grind the ink."
"Yes." Cheng Qianfan agreed happily.
Heitaro Imamura likes Chinese calligraphy and practices it in his spare time.
"The teacher's handwriting is breathtaking with its bold and lively strokes." Cheng Qianfan couldn't help but admire as he watched from the side.
"I've been so busy with official duties lately that I've lost touch with it," said Imamura Heitaro. "Being a person and doing things is just like calligraphy. You have to work hard every day to achieve great success."
"That's what the teacher taught." Cheng Qianfan nodded seriously.
"He accomplished the king's business and won a good reputation during his lifetime and after his death." Cheng Qianfan recited and nodded frequently, "This can be regarded as a portrayal of the teacher's life."
"I've passed, I've passed." Imamura Heitaro waved his hand and smiled, "I'm still far from being good enough. In the future, the great cause of the empire will be achieved. This will be my lifelong hope."
"It will definitely work." Cheng Qianfan's eyes showed a hint of madness, "The big box nation will dominate East Asia and unify the world in the near future."
"To unify the world, that's well said. This has been the long-cherished wish of our great nation for thousands of years!" Imamura Heitaro nodded slightly.
He looked at Miyazaki Kentaro and said, "Kentaro, I know why you came here. Wang Tianhai must be worried."
"Teacher, you are wise." Cheng Qianfan said in admiration, "Chu Mingyu knows that I have a close relationship with you, so he sent someone to Shanghai yesterday to pick me up, intending to communicate with me through personal relationships, so as to promote the early recognition of Wang's Nanjing regime by the Great Japanese Empire."
"Hahaha." Imamura Heitaro shook his head and laughed, "Then Kentaro will probably return home disappointed this time."
"Wang is just desperate and is desperate to find a cure. National affairs cannot be influenced by personal relationships." Cheng Qianfan sneered and said, "What's more, they don't know my true identity."
As he said this, he looked at Imamura Heitaro, "But, teacher, Kentaro doesn't understand something."
"You say." said Imamura Heitaro.
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"Supporting Wang's reclamation regime is the empire's established strategy. If Wang's regime is recognized as soon as possible, it will be beneficial to the empire in terms of the Chinese battlefield and the international situation." Cheng Qianfan said, "This can not only undermine the Chinese people's resistance, but also create an international image of the empire as a righteous rescuer of the Chinese."
He looked at Imamura Heitaro with a puzzled look on his face. "Why hasn't the Empire taken action yet?"
"What does the Wang Tianhai government think about this?" Imamura Heitaro asked instead of answering.
"The students have communicated with Chu Mingyu. The Wang family believes that the Empire wants to bargain and has more demands based on the 'Japan-China Mediation Memorandum'." Cheng Qianfan said.
"That's true." Imamura Heitaro nodded. "The cabinet believes that the agreement we reached with Wang is too lenient. We need to strive for greater benefits."
"In that case," Cheng Qianfan said thoughtfully, "Did our Nanjing delegation intend to negotiate further with the Wang family to gain more benefits?"
Imamura Heitaro shook his head slowly.
Seeing Miyazaki Kentaro's puzzled look, he smiled and said, "The Empire's demands for the interests of the Wang regime have never been negotiated. If the Empire needs it, it can directly put pressure on Wang's reclamation. Wang has something to ask of the Empire, so even though he was reluctant, he had to agree to sign in the end."
Cheng Qianfan looked thoughtful, but the confusion between his brows became even more intense.
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"Then the visiting delegation to Ning this time..."
"It's just a formality to appease Mr. Wang." Imamura Heitaro smiled slightly.
"I understand. This is to give Wang family hope so that they won't have wild thoughts and question the empire's support for Wang family." Cheng Qianfan suddenly realized and nodded.
"That's right," Imamura said. "In fact, there will be no consensus and no substantive progress this time."
"Why is that?" Cheng Qianfan picked up the thermos and refilled Imamura Heitaro's teacup with water, and asked in confusion, "Since Wang dared not oppose the empire's request, why didn't they sign the treaty earlier, but instead delayed it."
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"What do you think of Wang's reclamation regime?" asked Heitaro Imamura.
"Wang is indeed very prestigious within the KMT. The establishment of the Wang regime is quite helpful in undermining the Chinese people's resistance." Cheng Qianfan said thoughtfully, "As far as I know, after Wang returned to Nanjing, KMT troops in various places took the initiative to surrender to the Wang regime. This shows that Wang's reclamation regime is indeed recognized by many Chinese, especially some hesitant elements in the KMT army."
"In other words, the existence of the Wang Reclamation Regime gave some military and political figures who had previously been unwilling to resist a reasonable reason to join the Empire." Cheng Qianfan smiled slightly. "Although on the surface they joined the Wang regime, in fact, there is no essential difference between joining the Empire and joining the Empire. After all, the Wang regime is controlled by the Empire. I believe many people know this. At least this has played a role in undermining the Chinese people's will to resist."
"So, what impact do you think this will have on Chiang Kai-shek's Chongqing regime?" asked Heitaro Imamura.
"Objectively speaking, the Wang regime is under the name of the Kuomintang regime, which is bound to shake the will of some people in Chongqing to resist." Cheng Qianfan pondered and said, "I believe that some people in Chongqing will waver and be shaken."
"Where is Chiang Kai-shek?" Imamura Heitaro nodded slightly. He was quite satisfied with his student's answer and performance. Miyazaki Kentaro was just an ordinary imperial agent before. After his careful training, Kentaro now has a good understanding of the international situation, especially the factions and situation analysis on the Chinese side.
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"Chang Kai-shen is not among them." Cheng Qianfan frowned and said, "Chang Kai-shen has always been at odds with Wang. Now the Empire supports Wang to establish a new regime. In Chang Kai-shen's view, Wang is a traitor to the Kuomintang. It can be said that Chang Kai-shen's hostility towards Wang has reached a new height."
"The Empire facilitated the establishment of Wang's reclamation regime in order to disintegrate China's resistance and force China to surrender at the lowest cost." Imamura Heitaro nodded and said, "Only by resolving the Chinese issue as soon as possible and bringing China under the Empire's actual control can the Empire free up its hands and feet to make progress in other areas."
He looked at Miyazaki Kentaro, "So, now you understand that the establishment of the Wang regime is beneficial to the empire, but at the same time, from the perspective of Chongqing, it will intensify Chongqing's will to resist."
"I understand. This is exactly what the empire is worried about right now." Cheng Qianfan said thoughtfully, "However, there is an old saying in China that you can't have your cake and eat it too. If the empire supports and recognizes Wang's reclamation regime, it will inevitably push Chongqing into a more resolute resistance. This is an irreconcilable contradiction."
"So, we are not in a hurry to recognize Wang's reclamation regime now." Imamura Heitaro said with a smile.
He looked at his student and said, "Kentaro, remember, there is no such thing as an irreconcilable contradiction. As long as you work hard at something, you will eventually find a balance point that can be resolved."
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