To be fair, being the prime minister of Japan after World War I was an extremely dangerous and tragic thing. As long as someone who was not from the army came to the position, politicians basically faced being forced to resign or being assassinated.

In 1918, Prime Minister Masaichi Terauchi, who was a soldier, resigned. Politician Nora Hara came to power, but he was assassinated just after more than three years. Then the finance minister Takahashi Koreiyo succeeded him, and he only took over for seven months because he opposed the expansion of the army.

The cabinet fell due to increased fiscal spending.

I guess they felt that they couldn't get along without being a soldier, so Japan replaced Marshal Kato Tomosaburo as Prime Minister. Unfortunately, this guy was so lucky that he died of colon cancer a year after taking office.

The navy saw that it was not possible! So it promoted Yamamoto Gonbei, who had served as prime minister, to form a cabinet again. Then the miserable Yamamoto Gonbei encountered the unlucky Kanzhong Earthquake. He had to live on for several months, and even less than

It collapsed in half a year.

At this time, perhaps the Japanese felt that it was better to let politicians do it. After all, they are professionals, right? So Keigo Kiyoura, who has served as a judicial officer, a member of the House of Peers, the Minister of Justice, the Minister of Agriculture and Commerce, and the Speaker of the Privy Council, was pushed out.

Then, in what is known as "the era when Taisho democracy was at its peak," the prime minister stayed around for five months and resigned again.

This time, the various chaebols couldn't stand it any longer. Kato Takaaki, the son-in-law of the Mitsubishi Zaibatsu and a diplomat, became the prime minister. No one dared to assassinate him, and he insisted on weakening the military. Unfortunately, Ya's life was not enough to survive.

He will return to heaven again in less than a year.

Politicians said that we are the professionals! So, Reijiro Wakatsuki, who had successively served as Chief Tax Commissioner, Deputy Minister of Finance, and Minister of Finance, was pushed out again. Well... this time he finally persisted longer and resigned after more than a year.

The army was jumping up and down again. Your people cannot be in the position! Our people have to be in the position too! So later, Tanaka Yiichi, who was neither a person nor a human on both the military and political sides, was pushed out. More than a year later, he was like his predecessor——

I always resigned.

Hamaguchi Yuyuki, the president of the Constitutional Democratic Party, stood up and resolutely stood up to the black hole! Then, more than a year later, this person was shot to the ground. The wound was tragically infected, and he died miserably.

At this time, Reijiro Wakatsuki was pushed out again. This brother fell down after only eight months. His durability was not even as long as last time. And his successor was Takeshi Inukai who had just been killed.

From 1918 to 1932, Japan had 11 prime ministers in just fourteen years. The longest term lasted for more than three years and the shortest term was a few months. Within 14 years, three prime ministers were assassinated and two died of illness.

was forced to collapse.

It can be said that the Japanese Prime Minister after World War I had an unlucky job. If your subordinates are not tough enough, they will drive you away. If your subordinates are not tough enough, you will be killed by the position of prime minister. If your subordinates are not tough enough, you will be killed by the position of prime minister.

, life is tough enough...

It doesn't matter! The Japanese military will kill you!

The assassination of Inukai Yi was later called the "August 13" incident.

On the fourth day of the assassination, August 17, Inukai Takeshi's funeral was held in the hall of the official residence. Many people attended the ceremony, and Hirohito also sent his own envoy to express his condolences. After the funeral, Inukai Takeshi's remains were buried

at Aoyama Cemetery in Minato-ku, Tokyo.

Then, the trial of the eleven non-commissioned officers who shot and killed Inukai Takeshi also began to proceed! However, what is strange is that the two other teams that attacked the residence of Interior Minister Nobuno Makino and the headquarters of the ruling party Riken Seiyukai were not attacked.

There was no trial, no one asked, no one even mentioned the matter.

Before the trial, a petition signed in blood by 350,000 people was sent to the court. The petition was signed by people from all over Japan who sympathized with the murderer. Asking the court for leniency!

In addition to the petition, the court also received another petition, which was sent by eleven young people from Niigata Prefecture. They requested to die in place of the eleven officers. At the same time, they attached eleven fingers to indicate that they

Sincerely!

And all this news was conveyed to Yagi and the others through the prison guards. After receiving the news, Yagi and the others understood! This was the effort of the leader. If it weren't for the whole of Japan, even His Majesty the Emperor would not be able to do this all at once.

matter!

At the same time, people who learned this news were also the pre-war political elders of Japan from the Meiji to Taisho periods, the court aristocrats from the Seika family, the second son of Tokudaiji Gongjun, and the current head of the Saionji family after the adopted Saionji master.

—Gongwang of Xiyuan Temple!

The Japanese military hated Saionji Konobo with all his heart! But there was nothing he could do about it. This old guy not only served as prime minister, but he was also a veteran of three dynasties from the Meiji, Taisho and Hirohito periods! He even founded the Constitutional Political Friendship Society.

The veteran!

The signature given by Saionji Temple to Ritsumeikan University is Fujiwara Konobo. Fujiwara is the original surname of the Saionji family, "Fujiwara". He has had a close relationship with the royal family for more than a thousand years. You must know that most of the queens of the emperors in the past were born in the Fujiwara clan. This also gave him great influence on the family.

The royal family has great influence, so the military dare not do anything to him.

Moreover, this old guy has been recommending prime ministers to the emperor since 1913 when Prime Minister Yamamoto Gonbei was in power. Basically, the success rate of his recommendations is extremely high! Moreover, he also has his own people in the military department, especially the navy department. Even

There are still many in-laws in the financial world.

Although the radicals in the military are crazy, they are not fools! They know that the tsunami caused by touching this old thing is definitely not something they can bear. So although they secretly cursed Saionji as a "cosmopolitan",

There's actually nothing you can do about this old thing.

Through the marriage relationship between the palace and the financial circles, even though Saionji is no longer in office, he can still adjust the palace, state affairs, and military as a senator.

After cleaning up Inukai Yi, Hanguin had no time to be happy in his own office at the military headquarters. He received a note from the Rikensei Friendship Association. This was handed over by someone from Saionji Temple. Looking at the words on it, Hanguin

Yuan’s face immediately became extremely ugly!

After gritting his teeth for a while, he finally said in a deep voice to the messenger in front of the table: "Please tell Mr. Xiyuanji that I completely agree with him on this matter. I will ask him to preside over it..."

The visitor bowed lightly to the Xian Gongyuan and said softly: "Your Highness, I will tell you. Please be assured..."

After saying that, the visitor quietly exited the office. When the person finally left, Xian Gongyuan smashed his teacup on the ground with a loud bang!

"Wild wolf on the road!! Damn old ghost, why don't you die!!" Xian Gongyuan looked at the table with a ferocious face and roared in a low voice: "After living for so long, why do you still care about so many things?! Morning

I know I should let Yagi and the others kill you too!!"

Breathing heavily, Xian Gongyuan suddenly sat on the chair! A cold light flashed in his eyes, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

On the third day after Inukai Yi was buried, the trial of these eleven people began!

Those who participated in this trial include: the Navy’s Yokosuka garrison court-martial sergeant, Navy Colonel Takasu Shiro, the Army’s 1st Division’s court-martial sergeant, and Army Artillery Lieutenant Commander Sashimura Takuma.

The judge (judge) is Ichiro Kiyose, the chief judge of the Tokyo District Court. The defense lawyers are: Ichiro Kiyose, Ichiro Hayashi and Tadashi Hanai.

"We are purging the empire of moths! Those politicians ignored the interests of the empire and signed those agreements with the damn China pigs, resulting in the complete loss of the interests of Manchuria and Mongolia in our empire! The Middle East Road was bought with the blood of generations of imperial warriors, and

The Manchuria that the Kwantung Army worked so hard to gain was lost!"

In the court, Yagi impassionedly shouted to the judge who was trying him: "Look at the investments and loans that Britain and the United States are giving to Manchuria now! Those originally belonged to the empire, but now they are all given to that executioner! That damned one

Butcher! The mortal enemy of the Japanese Empire!"

While Yagi was talking, the reporters in the court were recording "sha~sha~sha..." Seeing this, Yagi became even more excited! He pulled the iron chain on his body with a "crash~" and the beast-like monster

roared.

"For the Empire! For His Majesty the Emperor! We will not hesitate to die! May our blood arouse the bloody spirit of the subjects of our Empire! Forget-me-not the sacrifice of the Imperial warriors in Manchuria! Long live the Empire! Long live His Majesty the Emperor!!"

After listening to what Yagi and others said, the judge in the court was silent for a while and announced a temporary adjournment. The reporters left the court in a hurry. The next day, all Japanese newspapers published news about the trial.

"The eleven warriors risked their lives for the empire!", "Three hundred and fifty thousand people signed in blood, begging for pardon!", "The eleven warriors of Niigata are willing to die for the sake of the empire and affirm their will! How brave!"... and other reports

All appeared in Japanese newspapers, and the entire Japanese people fell into a kind of frenzy! Many people marched outside the court, petitioning the court to give a lighter sentence to these eleven warriors!

Three days later, the court convened again. The result announced was indeed "lenient"! Not one of these people was even sentenced to death. The most serious one, Kozaburo Tachibana, was charged with violating the criminal law's explosives ban, homicide and attempted homicide.

He was prosecuted for organizing murder and eventually sentenced to life imprisonment.

Lieutenant Taku Mikami, a crew member of the cruiser Myoko, was charged with rebellion and sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Navy Lieutenant Kiyoshi Koga was charged with rebellion and sentenced to 15 years in prison. Shuaki Okawa was charged with rebellion and sentenced to 5 years in prison.

The rest were sentenced to three to five years in prison. Afterwards, the trial was announced to be over.

Kazuo Furushima, who had been in the court, watched the soldiers who were celebrating with their titles gradually become cold in their hearts. He finally knew! His old friend died of a premeditated murder! But unfortunately, no one cares about this.

a little.

News about Takeshi Inukai was not even mentioned in the newspapers anymore. It seemed that the Prime Minister had been forgotten. Such a country... Kazuo Kojima's heart was filled with desolation...

After the trial, it was announced on August 26 that the so-called "nationwide unity" cabinet headed by Admiral Saito Minoru was established. The era of Japanese party cabinets came to an end...
Chapter completed!