Chapter 32 Chapter 5 Dive to the Northeast

a quiet garden In July 1929, I moved from Zhangyuan on Miyajima Street in the Japanese Concession to Jingyuan in Xiechangli.This is the rented house of Lu Zongyu, an Anfu politician. It was originally named Ganyuan, but I changed the name for a different purpose. After the Northern Expedition, the power of the Kuomintang extended to the north, and the warlords who had friendship with me collapsed one after another. The three eastern provinces, which I had pinned my hopes on, announced a change of flag.Because of this, Zhang Yuan felt pessimistic and disappointed.Some of the old retainers scattered like birds and beasts, and among the close officials who stayed with me, except for Zheng Xiaoxu and Luo Zhenyu, almost no one talked about restoration.People like Chen Baochen stopped talking about the words of God and man, and how to endure hardship.The only question that people think about is how the new dynasty will treat me, the last emperor.I myself fell into deep anxiety.However, this situation did not last long.We soon saw that after the five-color flag was taken down, people holding the blue sky and white sun flag started to fight each other again. Today A and B join forces to oppose C, and tomorrow B and C cooperate to defeat A. The situation is the same as before.The unification achieved by Chiang Kai-shek is becoming less and less likely, and the country under Chiang Kai-shek's feet is becoming less and less stable as expected.Zhang Yuan has a sense of turning a dead end, and he can't help but gradually revisit his old dreams, feeling that the great cause of being in one place still seems to belong to me.Not only the elders and disciples later resumed this view, but even the Japanese staff who came to talk about the current situation every week did not shy away from this view.I named my new residence Jingyuan, not to seek tranquility, but to watch the changes here and wait for the right time.

Looking at the day in the quiet garden, looking forward to the moon and moon.In the summer of 1931, I was really looking forward to the news. Two months before the September 18th Incident, Pu Jie, who was studying at the Tokyo Gakushuin Academy in Japan, was about to return to China for vacation when he suddenly received a letter from Kagoshima.Captain Yoshioka Anzhi of a regiment of the Kagoshima Garrison used to be a staff officer of the Japanese Army Headquarters in Tianjin. He often came to Zhangyuan to talk about the current situation, and he also knew Pu Jie. At this time, he sent an invitation to Pu Jie to come to Kagoshima for a few days. guest, and then return home.Pu Jie was invited to Kagoshima and received hospitality from Yoshioka Shaozuo and his wife.When it was time to bid farewell, Yoshioka said mysteriously and solemnly to Pu Jie alone: ​​When you arrive in Tianjin, you can tell Brother Ling: Zhang Xueliang is making trouble now, and something may happen in Manchuria in the near future.Please take care of Emperor Xuantong, he is not hopeless!Pu Jie arrived in Tianjin on July 10 and told me the news.On July 29, Viscount Mizuno Katsukuni, a Japanese Chinese, came to visit. Accompanied by Zheng Xiaoxu and Pu Jie, I received him.During this ordinary and polite meeting, the guest gave me an unusual gift: a Japanese fan with a couplet of poems inscribed on it: The sky is not empty, Goujian, the time is not without Fan Li.

It turned out that before Pu Jie returned to China, Viscount Mizuno personally approached him about sending fans. Therefore, Pu Jie understood the origin of these two lines of poems, and immediately wrote to report to me.This is a story that happened during the civil strife in the Northern and Southern Dynasties of Japan.Emperor Go-Daigo, who was under the control of the Kamakura shogunate, failed to launch the fall of the curtain, was captured by the shogunate, and exiled Yinqi.In exile, a samurai carved these two poems on the trunk of a cherry tree, hinting to him.Later, with the assistance of a group of Fan Li, the Japanese Goujian overthrew the shogunate and returned to Kyoto.After that, Jianwu Zhongxing began.That’s the end of Mizuno’s story. As for the fact that Emperor Go-Daigo was kicked out by the new samurai leader Ashikaga Takaji only three years after he returned to Kyoto, he didn’t say any more.Of course, I didn't have the heart to study Japanese history at that time.Importantly, this is a hint from the Japanese.At that time, when the mountains and rain were about to come, the situation in the Northeast became increasingly tense, and my dream of re-climbing the Dabao had been dreaming for several nights in a row.That's when the hint came, whether it was out of purely personal concern or at the behest of someone else, it actually served as a signal for action to me.

In the days before and after September 18, Zheng Xiaoxu left some records in Jingyuan's diary: The sixth day of Yihai (September 17).Yixing is here.Summoned, Shang sent Liu Xiangye and Zheng Chui to Dalian. The seventh day of Bingzi (September 18).Yixing is here.Summoned and consulted about travel matters. The eighth day of Ding Chou (September 19).Japan's "Niichi Shimbun" sent an extra-number leaflet saying: At 3:23 p.m., Fengtian electric cloud: China and Japan are at war.He summoned Liu Xiangye and Zheng Chui and ordered Liu Xiangye to go to Dalian first.for writing.Yu Tao'an (Chen Baochen), talking about predicting that the war may revert to a war between Japan and Russia.Wu Yuan (Liu Xiangye) came and asked for two papers to be written. He left Uchida, the president of the Manchurian Railway, and Honjo, the commander of the Japanese army.Daqi (Zheng Chui) went to the consulate in Japan.Yun: Yesterday the army occupied Fengtian, the Chinese army retreated, and there was also fighting in Changchun.

The ninth day of Wuyin (September 20).Yixing is here.to speak.It was reported that the Japanese army occupied Shenyang, and at the same time occupied Changchun, Yingkou, Andong, and Liaoyang.The people of the three eastern provinces reported to the 18th, but there was no sense in the report. On the tenth day of Jimao (September 21st).Yixing is here.to speak.When Chiang Kai-shek returned to Nanjing and protested against Japan, Zhang Xueliang ordered Fengjun not to resist.Tong Yi (Ji Xu) came first and said that he wanted to go to Fengtian to seek restoration.Yu said: If more than a hundred soldiers and merchants propose to break away from the Zhang family and make the three provinces and Inner Mongolia an independent country, and file a petition with Japan, it is timely and should be done.

Ever since I heard the news of the incident, I have been thinking of going to the Northeast every minute, but I know that it cannot be done without the consent of the Japanese.Zheng Xiaoxu told me that the situation in Shenyang is not yet clear, so there is no need to be too busy. The Japanese will come to invite the emperor sooner or later, so it is best to contact various parties first.So I decided to send Liu Xiangye to find Uchida and Honjo, the supreme rulers of the Japanese in the Northeast.Also ask my head housekeeper, Tong Jixu, to go to the Northeast to see what's going on with the elders.At this time, Shang Yanying also wanted to find those Northeast generals who had come and gone.Not long after the people who were in charge of what should be done in time left, Zheng Xiaoxu's words came true, and the Kwantung Army sent someone to find me.

On the afternoon of September 30, Yoshida Chutaro, the interpreter of the Tianjin Garrison Headquarters, came to Jingyuan and said that Lieutenant General Kashii Hirohei, the commander, invited me to the headquarters to talk about an important matter.He told me not to bring my entourage, but to go alone.With a premonition of a happy event coming, I arrived at the Japanese barracks at Haiguang Temple, and Kashii was waiting for me outside his house.I entered his living room, where I saw two people standing respectfully, one was Luo Zhenyu in a long robe and mandarin jacket, and the other was a stranger in a suit. From his bowing posture, it could be seen that he was a Japanese. .Kashii introduced that he was sent by Kwantung Army Chief Itagaki to meet me, and his name was Kamikaku Toriichi.After the introduction, Kashii went out.

There were only three of us left in the house.Luo Zhenyu greeted me respectfully and took out a big envelope for me.This is written by Xiqia, chief of staff of Zhang Zuoxiang, deputy commander in chief of Northeast security, from my distant clan.Zhang Zuoxiang is the part-time chairman of Jilin Province. Because he went to Jinzhou for his father's funeral and was not in Jilin, Xi Qia took advantage of his power and took the opportunity to order the city to welcome the Japanese army. Therefore, the army led by his teacher in the Japanese non-commissioned officer school, Duomen Division, did not take a long time. With one shot, Jilin was occupied.He said in the letter that he had been looking forward to the opportunity for twenty years, and today it finally came. Please don’t miss this opportunity, and immediately go to the birthplace of our ancestors to preside over the grand plan. He also said that with the support of the Japanese, Manchuria can be occupied first, and then In Tuguan, as soon as I return to Shenyang, Jilin will be the first to announce restoration.

Luo Zhenyu waited for me to finish reading the letter. In addition to repeating the meaning of the letter, he also talked a lot about his own running and the generous assistance of the Kwantung Army.According to him, the recovery of the entire Northeast is just around the corner. Thirty million people are looking forward to my return, and the Kwantung Army is willing for me to return, so they specially sent Shangjiao to pick me up.In short, everything was fine, and I was sent to Dalian by a Japanese warship when I pulled my legs up.He spoke happily, his face flushed, his whole body trembled, and his eyeballs almost popped out of their sockets.His excitement was justified.He not only has the desire of Xiqia, but also the enthusiasm of Lu Buwei.He now believes that soon he will be able to surpass his addiction to mending gowns in python robes, kneeling and kowtowing nine times, and he also sees a rare product whose profit is tens of millions of times that of Mo Yuantang.The hard work he spent in the past few years was later written in his autobiography "Ji Liao Bian":

Haidong, where I have been sheltering since Xinhai, loves Japan, and the people of that country must have the support of the Ming Dynasty. If the prairie fire is about to arrive, it has been eight years, but I have not encountered it, so I have the ambition to return home.Then he returned to China in 1919, and lived in Tianjin for another ten years. He witnessed private fights between soldiers, which continued for years.Afterwards, I stayed in Liaodong for another three years.In the old age, the desire for governance is increasing, and selfish intentions are in chaos in the pass. There is no way to start. Only the three eastern provinces have not yet been corrupted. It is better to implore the emperor to save the 30 million people in Manchuria and Mongolia, and then use the power of the three provinces to settle the pass.But in this matter, there must be powerful people in the three eastern provinces who understand the righteousness, and it cannot be achieved as expected.It was in the spring of Xinwei (1931) that he went to Jilin to negotiate with Xijun Gemin.Xi Jun has long had the ambition to recover, and when he sees a match, he cherishes it and waits for the time.In addition, the three eastern provinces have a deep relationship with Japan, and it cannot be achieved without the understanding of allies.After living in the Liao Dynasty, he was quite in touch with the commander of the Japanese Kwantung Army. He insisted that in order to achieve peace in East Asia, China and Japan must work together to start from the three eastern provinces;Youbang heard about it, and it was quite pleasant.

Regarding Luo Zhenyu's activities after he moved to Lushun Dalian at the end of 1928, he once wrote to me and told me roughly. too much hope.Just a few months ago, he had just made another bad impression on me.A few months ago, he suddenly ran over from Dalian excitedly, and told me with a persuasion form written by the Japanese wanderer Tatakata, that Tatanotaka had excellent skills in the Japanese military, and he had recently cooperated with a military senior named Takayama Gongtong. Entrusted by the military department, a plan was drawn up to send Semenov to lead the White Russian army with the support of the Japanese army to take the opportunity to seize Fengtian, and at the same time contact the local officials in the Northeast to welcome him back to Manchuria and announce the recovery Manchuria, restoration of the Qing Dynasty.In order to realize this plan, I hope that I will give him some funds.When I heard about this plan, I felt strange and couldn't believe it.Two days later, the Japanese military attache in Beijing, Mori Jiu, suddenly came to Zheng Xiaoxu and asked me not to believe Tian Yefeng's plan. Zheng Xiaoxu quickly told me and attacked Luo Zhenyu again.This happened not long ago, now that Luo Zhenyu came to talk to me again about meeting the driver, I naturally had to be vigilant. I looked at Luo Zhenyu, then at the unfamiliar upper corner Liyi, feeling hesitant.Obviously, Luo Zhenyu's appearance this time is different from any previous ones. One conversation took place at the headquarters of the Japanese Army, and the representative of General Itagaki of the Kwantung Army came with him; The day before, I saw news from Dalian newspapers that all walks of life in Shenyang were preparing to welcome the former Qing emperor, and Tianjin newspapers kept publishing news that the Chinese army was retreating steadily, and Britain was protecting Japan in the League of Nations.It seems that the Japanese army's rule of the Northeast is possible, and all this is what I hope.However, I think it is better to discuss this matter with Chen Baochen and Zheng Xiaoxu. I told Luo Zhenyu and Shangjiao to answer them when I go back and think about it.At this time, Kashii, who was hiding somewhere, appeared on the stage. He told me that the public security situation in Tianjin was not good, and he hoped that I could consider the opinion of Colonel Itagaki of the Kwantung Army and leave for the Northeast.His few words made me feel that things were not fake after I got into the car.My doubts have been completely replaced by joy.Unexpectedly, when I returned to Jingyuan, I immediately ran into someone who threw cold water on me. The first to express opposition was Chen Baochen, followed by Hu Siyuan and Chen Zengshou (Wanrong's master).After hearing my narration, they immediately thought that Luo Zhenyu had committed the old habit of recklessness and surlyness again, and believed that they should not rashly believe a representative of the Kwantung Army.They said that the changes in the situation in the Northeast, the true attitude of the international powers, and the trend of the people's hearts, etc. are still unclear, and at least they can only decide what to do after Liu Xiangye finds out the truth.After hearing these discouraging words, I shook my head impatiently: Xiqia's letter will never lie. Eighty-four-year-old Chen Baochen looked very sad when he heard what I said. After being stunned for a while, he said very sadly: The return of heaven and man is inevitable. Isn't it the lifelong wish of the minister to restore the old things?But the situation is chaotic, if you engage in it rashly, I'm afraid it will be easy to go and difficult to return! I didn't think it would make any sense with these old men, so I asked someone to urge Zheng Xiaoxu to come here immediately.Although Zheng Xiaoxu is seventy-one years old, he is full of vigor. His opening up of the door, borrowing foreign aid, the theory of the three communist parties, and the plan for the three capitals have completely fascinated me.Not long ago, according to his wishes, I wrote a banner of the unparalleled national warrior to the Italian Prime Minister Mussolini whom he admired the most.He once said: Italy will surely become the hegemony of the West, and the Qing Empire will re-emerge in the East. Is it God's will that the two countries divide the hegemony of the East and West?In order to encourage my future prime minister in black, this spring I specially instructed my father to make my second sister betrothed to Zheng Xiaoxu's eldest grandson, and to give him the special honor of being a royal family.I guess he must be very happy when he heard the news that Xiqia and the Kwantung Army asked me to go out and preside over the plan. He must have had a different reaction from Chen Baochen.Unexpectedly, he did not show the excitement I expected. It has been going on and on until today.Manchuria is bound to be recovered first, and Japan will not be able to end it if it does not welcome the Holy Driver.He pondered for a moment and said, however, it would be more appropriate to wait for Tong Jixu to decide when to drive. This meant that, like Chen Baochen, he also thought that the time was not yet ripe. In fact, what Zheng Xiaoxu had in his head was not a matter of timing.This can be proved by an entry in his diary not many days ago: Newspaper published in Ross Angie (Los Angeles), United States, October 4, United Press News: Ross Angie's publisher, Peter, wrote an article for this agency saying: The hope of world recovery (according to the economic development of the capitalist world since 1929) Great panic, the newspapers often have articles talking about how to save the capitalist world from the crisis, etc.) all thanks to China.He cited the recent suggestion of the famous British novelist Wells that the dictator of the world needs to be rescued from the world economic depression. He said that this plan is nothing but a dream and cannot be realized.Ward suggested that the US government should consider extreme dictatorship measures to save the status quo.The first step is to form an international economic and financial banking group, led by the United States, to provide funds for the sole purpose of revitalizing China.He advocated that the U.S. government should quickly draft a development plan for China.If China's industrial and transportation needs can be met, it will become the world's largest market, and it will not be long before the US investment is repaid.Focusing on China at this time, the social and economic systems of the United States have been corrected, prosperity can be restored, and human beings will benefit from it. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Republic of China.He regards Double Tenth as the national day, and the past twenty years have been completed.This test is a coincidence, and God tells us: the Republic of China has fallen, the Kuomintang has fallen, and the time for opening up has come!Who can be its master?Among those who are qualified in Asia, one is the Emperor of Japan and the other is Emperor Xuantong. However, if the Emperor of Japan puts forward the proposal of opening up, what are the impressions of those who have heard of it from all over the world?safe?Uneasy?The emperor of Japan made this proposal himself, is it safe?Uneasy?If Emperor Xuantong has lived at home for twenty years, his power has been lost, and because of the loss of power, his qualifications for proposals have been increased.Because it has no racial and international opinions, and has no ambition to bully the weak. It can be seen that he not only saw Manchuria, but also the whole of China. The period of opening up the whole country has come, let alone the Northeast!At that time, the main issue he considered was not the timing of going to the Northeast, but how to deal with Luo Zhenyu's new challenge. The challenge started a few days before I went to the Japanese Army Command.That day, I received two letters from the Northeast, one was from Luo Zhenyu, and the other was from Zhou Shanpei, Pu Wei’s secretary (who worked as an aide to Cen Chunxuan at the end of the Qing Dynasty), both of which asked me to give me a letter to do things cheaply, so that activity for me.According to their words, the time has come and all parties can contact each other as soon as they contact each other. The only thing left to do is to prove their identity as representatives.I told Zheng Xiaoxu about this, he hurriedly stopped him and said: This is absolutely impossible!If such aggressive people find it useful, it will definitely damage their reputation! Zheng Xiaoxu was afraid that I would be monopolized by Luo Zhenyu. Of course, I couldn't understand this at the time. I just thought that since everyone advocated waiting for people who went to the Northeast, and those who went to the Northeast are coming back soon, it might as well wait.At this time, Chen Zengshou was afraid that I would change my mind, so he hurriedly gave me a memorial.This memorial can be said to be a typical material representing the thoughts of Chen Baochen and his group at that time: The performance is a secret regulation of the recent situation, so it is advisable to go to the opportunity carefully, so as not to miss the original plan, and respectfully pray for the holy lesson.Eavesdropping on everything that is not kept secret will lead to harm.What should be done in secret, quietly, so that people can't see it.Standby will ripen and then rise in one fell swoop.Therefore, if you don't move, you have already done it, and if you move, you must expect it to be completed.If things are not real or stable, and they are exposed to the outside world, causing rumors to spread everywhere and becoming the target of public criticism, there is no one who is invincible.Now that the emperor lives in Tianjin peacefully, he has done nothing, and there have been rumors and speculations from far and near.If there is a trip to Dalian, there will be a lot of noise at home and abroad, and criticism will be everywhere. Even if Japan has this intention, it will resist and change its plan.At that time, it was impossible to advance, and it was impossible to retreat. It was too dangerous to imagine.And the progress of things depends on the people and not on the ground.If there is an opportunity to take advantage of, we will contact the same in Tianjin; if there is no opportunity, it will be useless to go to Lianlian.Moreover, it is carried out secretly in Tianjin, and it is easy to lose the suspicion of the crowd, while going to the company will shock the world and cause obstacles.If you are in Tianjin, although you can't get things done, you still have room to deal with yourself; if you go to Lian, you will have nothing to do, and you will be in suspense and it will be difficult to return.The truth is clear, there must be those who will come.Since the situation is still uncertain today, we should wait for the opportunity to observe changes. If there is sincerity to support the Eastern Province in the future, and if Japan has the act of urging the emperor to restore it, we should first find out why the person who came to speak is like a human being.If it is only out of the intention of some soldiers, rather than being fully understood by the government, the differences are worryable and the distortions are unpredictable.What if the government fails to agree and the middle way is changed?If it is, it must not take all risks to try its military policy.If the person who comes is really moved by the government, then find out what its true meaning is.If it is true that it is sincere to help, it must not miss this good opportunity; if it has the intention of using deceit and temptation, North Korea will be in the same situation, and how can it be willing to fall into it knowing that it is a trap.To deal with it, it is advisable to make a clear agreement, and then you can go if you are guaranteed.Most of the benefits of roads, mines, and commerce can be granted at discretion.The right to employ people must be completely autonomous.It is possible to form an offensive and defensive alliance with the outside world, but the slightest interference in internal affairs must not be tolerated.This should predetermine a firm and unshakable purpose, and consider it the fundamental one to deal with the situation.In the past, Duke Wen of the Jin Dynasty borrowed the power of Qin to restore the country, there must be Luan, Que, and Hu, who were the first to be the internal masters; King Zhao of Chu borrowed Qin soldiers to defeat Wu, and Zixi and other old officials collected the embers and regarded them as pioneers.Since ancient times, there has been no one who can build a country solely by relying on external forces.At this time, the gentry and generals of the Eastern Province must first express their support and support, and then Japan will rely on it as a source of support.The time for this seems to have not yet come.Today, people in the Eastern Province are still waiting and watching. If they see a breakdown in negotiations between Japan and the government of the Republic of China, some people will change their plans.Now the foreign ministers of the great powers are gathered in Geneva, and they want to take advantage of the situation of the League of Nations to mediate.Japan refuses to offend the big powers. It is said that the outline of the terms has been proposed. If the government of the Republic of China agrees, it will withdraw its troops.Although the government of the Republic of China sang the theory of unyielding, it was actually ruthless and soft inside, fearing that it would eventually lead to submission.If Japan tries to do whatever it wants, it will end with it.If negotiations fail to compromise, there may be no other action.At this time, the situation is still wandering between the wrong roads, and we must not take the liberty to move lightly, and fall into a dilemma.Looking at the situation in the Republic of China today, although Nanjing and Guangdong are merging, they hate each other deeply. They live together and are suspicious of each other, and their union will not last long.If they break with Japan at this time, they will collapse immediately.If Japan's request is complied with, it will completely deviate from those who usually boast about the people of the country, and it will definitely cause civil strife and be unable to stand on its own.Even if Japan withdraws its troops temporarily, it will still wait for the opportunity to move.Therefore, what I am planning at this time is to slow down for the time being, and there will be many opportunities in the future.If you don't know the truth, try it lightly, and suffer setbacks, you will never have hope for the future, and you will have no way to stand.The emperor is wise and wise, and has suffered through hardships, so he will be able to stick to his opinions, and he will not be easily swayed when he moves when the time is right.As far as I can see, whether it is appropriate or not, I will pay attention to the secret report and pray for the holy lesson.Sincerely. With all these different thoughts, the quiet garden became more and more difficult to be quiet.At the same time, another unexpected thing happened.