To be honest with Imamura Hitaro, this is Cheng Qianfan's decision after careful consideration.
‘The beginning and the end’, ‘going together with each other’ is a big taboo.
Between ‘Iwai Mansion’ and Shanghai Special High School Course, he must choose a ‘loyalty’.
He decided to choose "Iwai Mansion".
The reason for choosing ‘Iwai Mansion’ is mainly due to the following considerations:
Iwai Hideichi was a high-ranking Japanese official, and his status was still above the Akira Hashi, and this was one of them.
Neither Iwai nor Imamura Hitaro are from professional agents. The "Iwai Mansion" is currently in its inception. He can earn trust and reuse at this time, which is conducive to accessing higher-level intelligence and insider information. The second is that.
In Shanghai Special High School, Kentaro Miyazaki is not a professional agent. In the Special High School, his identity is just a lurking agent. That's all, he cannot access higher-level intelligence. This is the third one.
In addition, Cheng Qianfan was quite afraid of Sanbenjiro and Ying Zuo Zhenao. For such an old agent, out of caution and safety, he would be better to maintain the necessary safe distance. For lurking agents, safety is always the first priority.
When a person lives, there is hope for everything. If he sacrifices, he will have nothing. This is for you, you will not be afraid of sacrifice and will never speak of sacrifice.
In addition, Miyazaki Kentaro's teacher, Hiroyuki Taniguchi, is a famous academic figure in Japan. Although he is not a senior Japanese official, he has a good relationship with a senior Japanese official such as Iwai Ei. Cheng Qianfan chose the "Iwai Mansion". This is a natural choice and is more reasonable. This is the fifth one.
Another very important point is that on Imamura Hitaro's side, he has a natural ally and a partner who can be used here. Through Sakamoto Ryono, Cheng Qianfan can obtain information in a relatively safe way, and this is the sixth.
Kentaro Miyazaki and Hitotaro Imamura have similar ideas. Both of them are ‘believers’ of Yoshida Matsuin, which makes Hitotaro Imamura admire him even more, and this is the seventh.
In addition, after meeting with Sanbenro, he confessed to Imamura Hitotaro the next day that this time node is also very critical.
He believed that Hitotaro Imamura could feel his heartfeltness.
The truth is as he expected.
...
Hearing Cheng Qianfan say this, Imamura Hitotaro's face changed slightly.
"Oh?" said Hitotaro Imamura. "It seems that many interesting things happened after Miyazaki Kwan left yesterday. Let's talk about it."
"Yes." Cheng Qianfan's face did not change his color and slowly told him.
He did not avoid reporting his work to Sanbenzilang.
In Cheng Qianfan's description, he went to see Mibenjiro for the purpose of reporting the birthday party he appeared at Imamura Hitotaro yesterday as Kentaro Miyazaki.
There is nothing to hide about this matter, he believes Imamura Hitaro can understand it.
After all, he is nominally a lurking agent of Shanghai Special High School. Kentaro Miyazaki's identity is confidential. He appeared in this identity "publicly" and should have reported to Mitoshiro. What's more, the matter of his visit to Imamura Hitoshiro's house cannot be hidden.
"Miyazaki asks Mr. Imamura for understanding." Cheng Qianfan said earnestly, "Miyazaki appears at Mr.'s banquet, according to regulations, must report to the head of the third book."
"Your approach is right, I can understand." Imamura Hitotaro nodded. There is nothing to blame for this matter itself, which shows that Kentaro Miyazaki is a rule-abiding person, and Imamura Hitotaro appreciates this.
...
"However, what puzzled Miyazaki was that the head of the Sanban seemed to know very well about yesterday's events and knew about the private conversation between Mr. and me yesterday." Cheng Qianfan showed a serious expression.
When Imamura Hitaro's expression changed when he heard this.
He understood what Cheng Qianfan meant that there were three of the guests yesterday.
Imamura Hitaro secretly hated him, not only with the dissatisfaction with the SEQ ranks his hands, but also with the resentment of being betrayed by someone he trusts.
"The third-tier chief mentioned in his words that Lord Iwai was preparing to form the 'Iwai Mansion'." Cheng Qianfan continued, "He knew that the gentleman was very interested in Miyazaki and hoped that Miyazaki would get closer to Mr. Miyazaki and took the opportunity to join the 'Iwai Mansion'."
Imamura Hitaro glanced at Cheng Qianfan deeply, "So, Mr. Sanben should know that I invited you to join the 'Iwai Mansion'?"
"Yes." Cheng Qianfan's face did not change his expression, "My answer is that I did not agree to the teacher's invitation, and I dare not refuse."
Hearing this answer, Hitotaro Imamura finally smiled on his face.
Miyazaki Kentaro's answer is the most correct.
In other words, this answer satisfies him and tends to believe it.
If Kentaro Miyazaki said to him: His answer to the three-time answer is "not agreeing" or "permitting" two exact answers, this will make Hitotaro Imamura unhappy.
The former means that Kentaro Miyazaki is not smart enough.
In the latter case, he had to doubt Miyazaki Kentaro's head and tail, and to win the trust of Mitochiro, and to show his good deeds to him again.
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"Miyazaki, I appreciate your honesty and am very happy." Imamura Hitotaro smiled and said, "However, I am very curious, why did Miyazaki choose me instead of Miyazaki when Miyazaki already knew about this?"
Cheng Qianfan was silent. He thought for a while and said, "To be honest, Miyazaki didn't know either. This choice should be said to be driven by his heart."
He looked at Hitotaro Imamura, thought for a while, and continued, "Or it's because of sir."
His eyes showed an excited and slightly fanatical expression, "Miyazaki was born as an ordinary person and had been wandering around. Only at the teacher, Miyazaki felt the care and respect for me like Teacher Taniguchi."
He bowed deeply, "Miyazaki was deeply influenced by senior Yoshida since childhood and was determined to contribute to the empire, but he was always in panic. At Mr., Miyazaki seemed to have found his roots and saw the direction of his progress."
Imamura Hitaro looked at Cheng Qianfan. He thought Cheng Qianfan would say that there would be better development in the "Iwai Mansion", and would say that he had always admired him and had a bright future.
However, Cheng Qianfan said, "I don't know."
This surprised him.
Then Cheng Qianfan said it was his "inner choice" because of him.
This made him feel quite comfortable. Imamura Hitotaro believed that Miyazaki Kentaro's words were from the bottom of his heart, which was exactly what he was quite proud of.
...
When dealing with young talents, Imamura Hitaro has always been very good, treats him gently and caring.
This is also his usual method to win over young people, and it has been tried and true.
Kentaro Miyazaki is not the first to follow him for this reason.
Therefore, he believed that what Kentaro Miyazaki said was from the heart.
And Kentaro Miyazaki's subsequent words moved him even more. (PS1)
This young man is a believer of Yoshida Songyin's senior. It can be seen from Kentaro Miyazaki who recited Yoshida Songyin's "Guoqin Record".
Miyazaki is grateful for his sincere treatment.
More thoughtful resonance.
He now understands and is willing to believe why Kentaro Miyazaki said that he was subconscious and made a choice in his heart.
In this way, Imamura Hitaro was quite content and very happy.
"Miyazaki, you are very good, I am very satisfied." Imamura Hitotaro stood up, smiled, and patted Cheng Qianfan on the shoulder, "The empire is absurd, shining on the world. In this life, we will encourage each other!"
"The empire is shining brightly!" Cheng Qianfan said excitedly and thought.
Imamura Hitaro nodded happily, "Since Sanben-kun asked you to wait for an opportunity to join the 'Iwai Mansion', then you will come to find me openly from now on."
"Yes!" Cheng Qianfan nodded respectfully, "Miyazaki understands."
The two looked at each other and smiled.
...
On July 17th, the tenth day of the sixth lunar month in the 26th year of the Republic of China.
Cheng Qianfan’s grandfather Cheng Guzhi’s death day.
Jiangshan County.
Bai Ruolan worships her grandfather as her granddaughter-in-law.
Important members of the Party Committee of Jiangshan County participated in the worship.
Chang Kaishen, Chairman of the Military Commission of the National Military Government, put on a wreath.
Wang Wenkai, director of the county party committee, delivered a speech, highly praised Mr. Cheng Guzhi's contribution to expel the Tartars and overthrow the Qing Dynasty.
On the same day.
Lushan.
Under the strong opposition of the peace-minded faction of the National Government, Chang Kaishen still insisted on inviting representatives from all aspects of the society, including representatives of the Red Party, including military, political, party, culture, education, science and technology, and delivered a speech "Consistent Policy and Position to Japan" at the Lushan Library.
Chang Kaishen said in a strong Ningbo official language:
"If Peking can become Shenyang, how can Nanjing become Peking! Therefore, the deduction of the Lugou Bridge Incident is a problem that concerns the entire Chinese country...
We want peace, but we do not seek peace;
Be prepared to fight, but never seek to fight.
We know that after the national situation is faced with the challenge, we can only sacrifice to the end without any chance of avoiding it.
If the war starts, it means that the land is divided into north and south, and the year is divided into old and young. No matter who is responsible for defending the territory and fighting against the war, they should all be determined to sacrifice everything.
Therefore, the government must be particularly cautious. In order to face this major event, the people of the whole country must be serious and calm and prepared to defend themselves. They must be in conflict with each other. They must rely on the whole country to be consistent, obey discipline and strictly observe order."
As soon as the words fell, the applause thundered.
Chang Kaishen's speech swept away the haze throughout the country since the "Lugou Bridge Incident" and demonstrated the nation's determination to persist in the war of resistance!
Since then, resolute resistance against the war has become the strongest voice of the unification of the Chinese nation!
The main theme of the conversation was to show all the people the determination of the National Government to fight against the war; at the same time, they called on local forces such as Song Mingxuan and the peace-minded factions of the National Government to unite in the war of resistance.
In the end, it also left a step for "peace talks" to the Japanese government.
The National Government immediately set out four bottom lines of peace and war and gave Japan an ultimatum:
(1) No settlement shall infringe upon China's sovereignty and territorial integrity;
(2) The administrative organization of Hebei-Chahar cannot allow any illegal changes;
(III) Local officials sent by the central government, such as Song Zheyuan, chairman of the Hebei-Chahar Government Affairs Committee, cannot be allowed to request replacement;
(IV) The area where the 29th Army is now stationed cannot be subject to any restrictions.
After the conversation, the Kuomintang and the public groups were enthusiastic and advocated war, but the Ministry of Military Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other specific working departments advocated caution.
The National Government then waited for response from all parties, especially the Japanese side.
...
Two days later.
Japanese military officer Seiichi Kita arrived to meet with Minister of Military Affairs, Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, Chief of Staff Cheng Qian, etc., and asked: The Chinese Army went north and the Air Force's mobilization was a challenge to Japan!
He Yingzhi told Xi Duan: the national army is all national army, and it doesn’t matter whether the Central Army or other army, the 29th Army is also national army; the movement of the national army is purely self-defense, and if the Japanese side retreats, China can further consider it.
When Kita Seiichi left, he said intimidatingly: If China thinks that it is necessary to wait for the Japanese army to retreat before the national army retreats, the situation will inevitably deteriorate and will not be cured in the future. I hope China will pay careful attention.
On the same day, the National Government secretly dispatched troops to North China.
After the talk in Lushan, Song Mingxuan in Peking still compromised and gave in exchange for peace and security, and took a series of measures to weaken the war preparedness.
Song Mingxuan repeatedly called Nanjing, demanding that the Central Committee of the National Government withdraw troops entering Hebei.
Chang Kaishen gave severe criticisms for this.
In contrast, the Japanese army has stepped up military deployment in an all-round way.
On the 19th, nearly 10,000 Japanese 20th Division (Section A) led by division commander Fumisaburo Kawakishima, arrived in Tianjin from Longshan, North Korea, and assembled in Tangshan and Shanhaiguan.
The next day, the main force of the Kwantung Army's Independence 11th Brigade arrived at the Koryo Camp.
At this point, all the first batch of Japanese reinforcements arrived at the designated location and formed an encirclement of Peking.
The top-secret information captured by the "Blue Bird" concerns the strategic deployment of the Japanese army, and has been verified one by one.
The Ministry of Military Affairs was shocked and praised the intelligence work of the Secret Service.
Dai Chunfeng, who was excited, sent a telegram to Shanghai and praised the "Blue Bird" independent lurking group, and said that he would be rewarded.
...
Three days later, Song Mingxuan from Peking submitted three peace talks to the Japanese side.
The three items proposed by Song Mingxuan are: the 29th Army apologized to the Japanese army; China did not garrison in the city walls of Lugou Bridge and the Longwang Temple; and completely banned anti-Japanese groups.
On the same day, Cheng Qianfan visited Imamura Hitaro.
When the two talked about the war in North China, Imamura Hitaro was quite excited in his words, saying that the Japanese army was ready to win with one blow.
Cheng Qianfan sent a telephone call to the Northwest Headquarters and the Daichu Seat in Lushan overnight, sending a warning that the Japanese army was preparing for a full-scale war.
late at night.
Chang Kaishen called Song Mingxuan again, angrily scolding his passive preparations for war.
The Northwest Headquarters also sent a message to Peking, and spoke sincerely, reminding Song Mingxuan to be careful of the Japanese army's full invasion of China.
Song Mingxuan ignored it and said that the peace talks between Japan were still normal, and he still insisted on the Central Army to evacuate from Hebei.
Two days later, the Japanese army showed their fangs.
Song Mingxuan woke up as if he was dreaming and found that he had fallen into the trap of the Japanese army. He realized that "the war was inevitable", so he could only resist with all his strength, but it was too late.
Two days later, all the Japanese military combat deployment was completed, and all the agreements signed by China and Japan since the incident were torn down; and a general attack on Pingjin was launched.
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July 29th.
Bai Ruolan, Xiaobao, and Li Hao returned from their hometown in Jiangshan to worship their ancestors, and Cheng Qianfan picked up people at the Shanghai Railway Station.
"Thank you for your hard work, good wife." Cheng Qianfan hugged Bai Ruolan and said in her ear.
Bai Ruolan gently hit Cheng Qianfan and got into the car.
Just as I was about to drive the car and leave.
A newspaper boy shouted, waving the newspaper in his hand.
"Sell newspapers! Sell newspapers!"
"General Tong Linge of the Twenty-ninth Army and General Zhao Dengyu died for his country!"
"The Japanese army entered Peiping, and Pingjin fell!"
Cheng Qianfan waved his hand, and Li Hao got out of the car and went to buy newspapers.
Cheng Qianfan sat in the car, pulled up the curtain, holding the newspaper with trembling hands.
The heart is like a knife.
Tears fell like rain.
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The next day.
Cheng Qianfan led all members of the "Blue Bird" independent lurking team to secretly arrive at the Longhua Security Command.
"Sitting." Cheng Qianfan was very surprised when he saw Dai Chunfeng. He thought it was Qi Wu coming, but he didn't expect that Dai Chunfeng would come in person and immediately salute him respectfully.
The rest of the people were also shocked and hurriedly followed and saluted.
Dai Chunfeng patted Cheng Qianfan on the shoulder, "Qianfan, thank you for your hard work."
Cheng Qianfan's eyes were filled with tears, "For the seat, be loyal to the leader, where is his duty!"
"Very good, very good." Dai Chunfeng nodded with relief, waved his hand, "Change dress up."
"yes!"
Cheng Qianfan and others quickly changed their clothes.
Looking at Cheng Qianfan in a straight military uniform, Dai Chunfeng nodded with satisfaction, "He is full of heroic posture, the country is in a prosperous city! Very good!"
"Be loyal to the leader and be loyal to your seat!" Cheng Qianfan led everyone and said salutingly.
"'Blue Bird' group." Dai Chunfeng said in a deep voice.
"I am here." Everyone stood attentively and saluted.
"Commissioner Jun Order!"
With a bang, everyone stood upright.
Chapter completed!