Chapter 29 Five Consulates, Headquarters, Black Dragon Society

Dear Chen Guan, the articles are listed below: It is also advisable to secretly unite with Japan and say that it refuses.People in Kanto hate Japan bitterly, and Japan forbids Kanto to make peace with the party and the army, but its strength is enough to take it.However, Japan cannot be self-governing even if it takes the Kanto region, and it will be difficult to take measures unless the emperor is on the throne.Now the situation is becoming more and more tense, because there is nothing to survive in the Kanto region, and the Japanese have no way to deal with the aftermath. This is why Tanaka has repeatedly shown goodwill.I

The emperor does not have a full brigade, how can he recover without Japan?Opportunities are rare but easy to lose. If the emperor doesn't take them, don't regret them.Therefore, there is only sincerity towards Japan, and there is no reason to refuse.What is difficult is that I must first win the heart of Kanto with the help of Japan.If the people in the Guandong suspect that we are conspiring against each other, it will be difficult for the three eastern provinces to support us in the future.This intention might as well be stated clearly with the important person in Japan, in the future

The emperor is restored, and the power Japan has acquired in the three provinces still needs to be compromised before it can be easily handled. This is a passage from a memorial I received in 1928.This passage represents the thoughts of most people in Zhangyuan, and it is also the conclusion that I am increasingly convinced after years of activities. As I said before, since I entered Beifu and received the care of the Japanese, I have gained some trust in the Japanese.I lived in the Japanese Legation for a while, and after arriving in Tianjin, I became more and more convinced that the Japanese would be the first foreign aid force for my future restoration.

During my first year in Tianjin, Japanese Consul General Shigeru Furuta invited me to visit a Japanese expatriate elementary school.On my way back and forth, Japanese elementary school students held paper flags and lined the road to cheer me long live.This scene brought tears to my eyes and sighed.When the civil war between the warlords reached the edge of Tianjin, and the garrisons of various countries in the concession organized coalition forces, declaring that they would deal with the national army who dared to approach the concession, Lieutenant General Koizumi Liuyi, the commander of the Japanese garrison in Tianjin, came to Zhangyuan on purpose. Report to me: Please rest assured, Emperor Xuantong, we will never let Chinese soldiers enter the concession.I listened, very proud.

Every New Year or my birthday, Japanese consuls and military generals will come to congratulate me.When it comes to Japan's Tianchang Festival, I will be invited to visit the military parade.I remember that there was a military parade on the Tianchang Festival. The commander of the Japanese army Kenko Ueda invited many senior apartments in the Japanese Concession, such as Cao Rulin, Lu Zongyu, Jin Yunpeng and others.When I arrived, Commander Ueda specially rode over to salute.When the military parade was over, we Chinese guests got together and shouted "Long Live the Emperor" along with the Japanese.

A senior staff officer at the Japanese Army Command often came to tell me about current affairs. He was very serious over the years, and sometimes he brought specially drawn charts and other things.The first person to talk about it was probably the staff officer named Hebian. After he was transferred away, he continued to talk about Kaneko Dingichi, and the one who took the gold was Yoshioka Yasuno who later became my queen in Manchukuo.This person has been with me for ten years in Manchukuo, and I will use a special section to talk about him later. The current events that the Japanese army staff talked about were mainly the situation of the civil war. In the explanations, there was often such an analysis: the root of the chaos in China was that the dragons had no leader, and there was no emperor.And thus talked about the superiority of Japan's emperor system, and talked about the Chinese people's hearts that only Emperor Xuantong can clean up.The corruption and weakness of the Chinese army is an indispensable topic, so it is natural to compare it with the Japanese Imperial Army.I remember that after the Jinan tragedy, Yoshioka Yasunao spent at least an hour describing to me the incompetence of Chiang Kai-shek's army.The copy of the Japanese notice was brought to me that time.These speeches, combined with the impressions I gained during previous inspections of the Japanese army, made me firmly believe in the strength of the Japanese army and the support of the Japanese soldiers for me.

Once I went for a stroll along the Baihe River and looked at the Japanese warships parked in the middle of the river.I don't know how the captain of the warship knew, but he came to the shore suddenly and reverently invited me to visit his ship.When I arrived on the ship, the Japanese Navy generals lined up to salute me.This time, since neither party was prepared to translate in a hurry, we talked with pens for a while.The name of this warship is Fuji, and the captain's surname is Kamata.After I came back, Kamata and some military officers paid me a return visit, and I sent him a signed photo at his request, which he said was his great honor.From this matter, I feel that the Japanese respect me from the bottom of their hearts.After I wooed warlords, bought politicians, and appointed guest ministers all failed, the position of the Japanese in my heart became even more important.

At first, the three words Japanese were a whole in my heart.Of course, this does not include ordinary people in Japan, but the Japanese in the Japanese Legation, the Japanese Consulate General in Tianjin, and the Japanese Garrison Command in Tianjin, as well as those non-civilized and non-military Japanese ronin who interacted with Luo Zhenyu and Sheng Yun.I see them as a whole because they protect me equally, treat me as an emperor, despise the Republic of China, and praise the Qing Dynasty equally. When I first proposed to go abroad to Japan, they all expressed their willingness to sponsor me. .In 1927, because I was afraid of the approach of the Northern Expeditionary Army, I accepted Luo Zhenyu's advice and decided to go to Japan.After being contacted by the Japanese Consul General, the Japanese Consulate General asked the country for instructions, and the Tanaka Cabinet welcomed me and decided to receive me as it is for a monarch.According to Luo Zhenyu, the Japanese military department is ready to use the army to protect me when I leave.It was only due to the easing of the situation and the joint dissuasion of Chen Baochen and Zheng Xiaoxu that the trip failed.Later, the Kuomintang government in Nanjing was established, and official slogans such as overthrowing imperialism and abolishing unequal treaties disappeared. I gradually discovered that although the respect and protection of the Japanese remained the same, there was still no change in the issue of my going abroad. , their attitudes diverged.This disagreement has even reached a level that makes me very indignant.

In the second half of 1927, Luo Zhenyu said to me one day: Although the Japanese Concession is relatively safe, after all it is a mixed bag.According to the Japanese headquarters, the plainclothes (this is the name for secret workers, and according to their explanation, all of them are armed) A lot of people got in, and Sheng Jia's safety was quite worrying.According to my opinion, it is still better to go to the East for the time being, and we might as well go to Lushun first.Prince Gong has made proper preparations there, and the Japanese military is also willing to assist and take on the responsibility of escorting him.At this time, I was disturbed by the rumors about the plainclothes of the Revolutionary Party. After listening to Luo Zhenyu's words and especially Pu Wei's letter, I once again made up my mind to travel.Regardless of the objections of Chen Baochen and Zheng Xiaoxu, I immediately ordered Zheng Xiaoxu to find the Japanese Consul General for me, and I wanted to meet and talk with him in person.

After hearing my order, Zheng Xiaoxu was taken aback for a moment, and asked: "The emperor invites Kato, who will be the interpreter?"Is it Xie Jieshi? I see what he means.Xie Jieshi is a Taiwanese. Because of Sheng Yun’s introduction, he went in and out of the palace when he was in Beijing. When Zhang Xun was restored, he served as an official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for twelve days. Later, he was recommended by the Japanese to work as a secretary under Li Jinglin’s subordinates. They mixed together and kept sending me information about the upcoming incident of the plainclothes team, the assassination of me by the Revolutionary Party, and so on.He was also the one who persuaded me to take refuge in Lushun.Zheng Xiaoxu obviously doesn't like people around Luo Zhenyu to be my interpreters, and at the same time, I know that on this important issue, Luo Zhenyu will not like Zheng Xiaoxu's son Zheng Chui or Chen Baochen's nephew Liu Xiangye to be interpreters.I thought about it and decided: I will translate in English.Kato can speak English.

Consul General Kato, Vice Consuls Issaku Okamoto and Yasushi Shirai all came.After listening to me, Kato replied: I can't answer your Majesty's question immediately, and I have to ask Tokyo for instructions on this question. I thought to myself: This is something that the Japanese command told Luo Zhenyu that there is no problem. Besides, I am not going to Japan, so why go to Tokyo for instructions?Some high-end apartments in Tianjin also went to Lushun to escape the summer heat. They even went to the Japanese Consulate General without notifying them. Why do I have to bother me?I didn't fully express what was in my heart, but Kato asked another unnecessary question: May I ask, is this His Majesty's own meaning? is my own.I answered unhappily.I also said that there is a lot of unfavorable news about me, and I can't feel at ease here.According to the Japanese headquarters, the Revolutionary Party has sent many plainclothes officers. The Consulate General must have this information, right? That is a rumor, His Majesty need not believe it.When Kato said that, his face was full of displeasure.I found it strange that he dismissed the headquarters information as rumors.I asked him to send more guards based on the information, and the guards were sent. Does he believe the information?I couldn't help but say: How could the information from the headquarters be a rumor? After hearing this, Kato remained silent for a long time.The two vice-consuls squirmed on the sofa for a while, whether they understood English or not. Your Majesty can be sure that safety will not be a problem.Kato finally said, of course, on the issue of Lushun, I will follow orders to ask our government for instructions. This conversation made me feel for the first time the disharmony between the Japanese Consulate General and the headquarters. I found it strange and irritating.I call Luo Zhenyu.Xie Jieshi called and asked again.They affirmed that both the headquarters and the Japanese close to the headquarters said so.and say: The intelligence of the command is extremely reliable.It has always been clear about every move of the revolutionary party.In any case, even if the assassination is a rumor, be on guard. A few days later, my father-in-law Rong Yuan reported to me that friends outside told him that Feng Yuxiang's plainclothes assassins had come from the British and French concessions, and the situation was very worrying.My attendant Qi Jizhong also reported that he found some suspicious-looking people near the gate, looking into the garden.After hearing the news, I hurriedly called Tong Jixu, who was in charge of general affairs, and Suo Yushan, who was in charge of the guards, and told them to inform the Japanese police to tighten the door control, and told the guards to be careful of people outside the door, and to prohibit entry and exit at night.The next day, I heard from an attendant that there were people who went out last night and did not obey my prohibition order. I immediately ordered Tong Jixu to record a serious offense and fined those who violated the order to go out [1] as a warning .Anyway, my nerves were on edge. One night, in my sleep, I was suddenly awakened by a gunshot, followed by another shot, and the sound came from outside the rear window.I jumped up from the bed and asked someone to summon the guards. I thought it must be Feng Yuxiang's plainclothes.All the people in the Zhang Garden got up, the guards were deployed everywhere, the Japanese patrols (Chinese) standing guard on the gate stepped up their guard, and the Japanese police stationed in the park searched outside the park.As a result, the person who fired the gun was caught.To my surprise, the shooter was a Japanese. The next day, Tong Jixu told me that the Japanese name was Iwata, and he was a member of the Black Dragon Society. The Japanese police took him to the police station, and the Japanese headquarters immediately took him there.After I heard this, the matter became more or less clear. I have had contact with the characters of the Black Dragon Society.In the winter of 1925, I interviewed Nobuo Tsukuda, an important figure in the Black Dragon Society.The origin of the incident was also due to Luo Zhenyu's advocacy.Luo Zhenyu told me that the Japanese government and the public are very sympathetic to my being forced to leave the palace and take refuge this time. Many powerful figures in Japan, including the military, are planning to sponsor my restoration. Now they have sent their representative, Nobuo Tsukuda, to personally talk to me.He said that this opportunity must not be missed, and that the man should be summoned immediately.I didn't know who Dian Xinfu was. Someone in the House of Internal Affairs knew him, and said that after Xinhai, he often ran in and out of various palaces, and he had some friendship with the clan princes.I was moved by Luo Zhenyu's news, but I felt that the Japanese Consul General was the official representative of Japan and my protector, so I should ask him to talk with him, so I informed Consul General Hachiro Arita and asked him to attend at that time.Unexpectedly, when the Nobuofu came, seeing Arita was present, he immediately turned around and left, making Chen Baochen, Zheng Xiaoxu and others present very astonished.Later Zheng Xiaoxu went to ask him why he dared to molest him in front of the saint. His answer was: Isn't it intentional to make things difficult for me by inviting Arita here?That being the case, we will talk about it another day.It now appears that Luo Zhenyu's activities this time and Iwata's firing of guns created a terrifying atmosphere, which is a continuation of the activities of Nobuo Tsukuda.This kind of activity obviously has the Japanese army headquarters as the background. Later I called Chen Baochen and Zheng Xiaoxu to hear their views on this matter.Zheng Xiaoxu said: It seems that both the Japanese military and political circles want to ask the emperor to live within their sphere of influence for protection.Although they don't cooperate, they will do no harm to me.However, Luo Zhenyu's actions are absurd. He will fail and fail to do so, so he must not use it too much.Chen Baochen said: Regardless of the Japanese Army Command or the Black Dragon Society, they are completely irresponsible in doing things.Don't listen to anyone except the Japanese Minister and Consul General!I thought about it, and felt that what they said was very reasonable, so I didn't want to ask the consul general to leave Tianjin again.Since then, I am no longer interested in Luo Zhenyu.In the second year, he sold his house in Tianjin and moved to Dalian. Strange to say, once Luo Zhenyu left, there were fewer rumors, and even Rong Yuan and Qi Jizhong had no surprising information.After a long time, I didn't understand a little bit of the mystery. This is what my English translator told me.He and Rong Yuan are brother-in-law, because of this relationship, and also because of his business dealings with the translator of the Japanese Army Command, he found out some inside information, which was later revealed to me.It turned out that the Japanese Army Headquarters set up a special agency to do Zhang Yuan's work for a long time, and there were at least Luo Zhenyu, Xie Jieshi, and Rong Yuan who were related to this agency.My English translation was brought by these three people to a secret place of this secret service agency. The name of this place to the outside world is Sanye Mansion. He was taken by them after I met Kato that day.After finishing his translation, he was stopped by Luo, Xie, and Rong to inquire about the situation of the meeting.When Luo Zhenyu and others heard that Kato was not enthusiastic about my trip, they immediately made noise.From their discussions, the English interpreter heard that someone in the headquarters had a completely different attitude towards Luo Zhenyu and the others, and that they had agreed to send me to live in Lushun.In order to report Kato's conversation to the people in the headquarters, Luo Zhenyu and the other three took the English translator to the Sanye Mansion to look for the man, but they couldn't find him, but the English translator found this secret place.Later, he found out from Rongyuan and other sources that this was a place with opium, women, and money.Rong Yuan is a frequent visitor here, and once he even insulted the wife of a Japanese named Daxiong, Daxiong sued him to the headquarters, but did not move him.As for the specific activities of Rong Yuan and others and the Sanye Mansion, Rong Yuan refused to disclose. Sanye's full name is Sanye Tomoyoshi, I know this man, he is a major commander of the headquarters, and he often comes to Zhangyuan as a guest with the commander of the Japanese army.At that time, I never expected that it was this person who, through his mansion, established extremely close contacts with some people in Zhang Yuan, who knew the situation in Zhang Yuan thoroughly, and knew the people in Zhang Yuan. They were so obedient that I was able to get through them and send rumors to my ears, which made me want to go to Lushun several times.After I heard my translator reveal some of the situation at the Sanye Mansion, I only thought that the Japanese military headquarters made such efforts to win over Rong Yuan and the others to compete with the consulate for me. The competition between the two of them, as Zheng Xiaoxu said, was for me. What is beneficial and not detrimental. In fact, the phenomenon I can see is also the same: the intrigue between the headquarters and the consulate is as intense and intricate as what happens among the elderly around me.For example, the headquarters sent a staff officer to talk to me about current affairs every week, and the consulate introduced Yuanshan Daoxiong as a royal teacher; every time the consulate invited me, Zheng Xiaoxu was always invited, and Luo Zhenyu was indispensable in the invitation of the headquarters; the consulate stationed Japanese police officers in Zhangyuan , and the headquarters has a special Sanye mansion, which has prepared women, opium, etc. for Rong Yuan, Luo Zhenyu, Xie Jieshi and others. As for the Black Dragon Society, I was the last to know about it, and it was Zheng Xiaoxu who told me about it.This largest ronin group in Japan, formerly known as Xuanyangsha, was founded after the Sino-French War by Japanese ronin Kotaro Hiraoka. It was the earliest spy organization that carried out espionage activities in China, initially in Fuzhou, Zhifu (Yantai), Shanghai There are institutions, with consulates, schools, photo studios, etc. as the cover, such as the Dongyang School in Shanghai and the later Tongwen Academy.The name Black Dragon Society means Beyond Heilongjiang, which appeared in 1901.In the Russo-Japanese War, this group played a very important role. It is said that at that time, the Black Dragon Club had hundreds of thousands of members and had huge funds for activities.Toushan is full of the most famous leaders of the Black Dragon Society. Under his command, his party members penetrated into all walks of life in China, from the side of princes and ministers such as Sheng Yun in the late Qing Dynasty, to the entourage of traffickers such as Zhang Yuan, There is no place where they are not doing far-sighted work.Many famous figures in Japan, such as Dohihara, Hirota, Hiranuma, Arita, and Kazuki, are all disciples of Toyama Mitsuru.According to Zheng Xiaoxu, Toushan is full of Buddhists. He has a long silver beard and a kind face. He loves roses the most in his life and he does not want to leave his garden all year round.It is such a Buddhist, holding a silver beard in the midst of the fragrance of roses, and devising horrific plots and horrific murders with a benevolent face. Zheng Xiaoxu later realized the power of the Black Dragon Society and the Japanese military system, and he should attribute it to Luo Zhenyu.Zheng, Luo, and Chen represent three different thoughts.Luo Zhenyu believes that the words of the figures in the military and the Black Dragon Association are all reliable (his trust in Seminov and Dobduan is also partly due to the relationship between Xie, Duo and the Black Dragon Association), while Chen Baochen believes that in addition to representing the Japanese government Outside of the Chinese Consulate General, the words of other Japanese people are totally unbelievable.Zheng Xiaoxu publicly echoed Chen Baochen to oppose Luo Zhenyu.At first, he also had doubts about the headquarters and the Black Dragon Society, but gradually through Luo Zhenyu's bragging and the Black Dragon Society's misconduct, he saw the movement of a certain force in Tokyo and the real intentions of the Japanese authorities, and finally finally Seeing that this is the strength he can rely on.Therefore, he later decided to temporarily put aside his plan to pursue co-management by various countries, and packed up and traveled eastward, specifically to Japan to find the Black Dragon Society and the Japanese General Staff Headquarters. [1] At this time, according to Zhang Yuan's method of managing the subordinates in Cambodia, according to the advice of his masters and Tong Jixu's entreaty, the caning has been canceled, and the lighter ones are punished by kneeling, and the severe ones are punished with deductions of salary.In order to control, I also personally set a set of rules, see Chapter 6 for the content.author