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Koji Saizono left from Konoe Fumiya's mansion, and returned to his home by car, which was also located in the Koji-machi district, in an unusually grand Japanese-style manor.

His grandfather Xiyuanji Gongwang has experienced the four dynasties of Xiaoming, Meiji, Taisho, and Showa. He is the last surviving member of the "Meiji Nine Elders" and has a noble status.

When the cabinet is changed or major issues are dealt with, the elders will come forward to make the final ruling, which once single-handedly started the period of Japan's "party cabinet".

In recent years, it has always opposed the military's participation in politics and advocated maintaining coordination with the United Kingdom and the United States. However, with the decline of the veterans, its influence has gradually declined.

Saionji Kouji's father, Saionji Hachiro, is not a simple person either. He once assisted Showa in the locust era, was proficient in kendo, and stood up to protect Showa when he was assassinated.

Born in such a family, the future of Saiyuanji Kouji can be said to be bright, and he can directly enter the top military and government of Japan just waiting to inherit the title.

But the human heart is the most complicated thing in this world, and sometimes p shares can't decide the head, especially after being exposed to some advanced ideas
In the study room of Xiyuan Temple Mansion.

Koji Saizonji, Ozaki, and Sorge met again, and the three sat on a Victorian-style sofa, chatting while drinking red wine.

"Ozaki-kun, Mr. Sorge, this scene reminds me of the days when I was studying in England."

Halfway through the drink, the slightly tipsy Xiyuan Temple suddenly said: "I went to England in 1924, lived there for several years, and was admitted to Oxford in 1928.

In my third year I was president of the Blaise Club, a British university club with social, academic and sporting activities.

University students must be members of one or several clubs, and they can gain knowledge that cannot be learned in the classroom from these activities.

"Blythe Club" is named after Sir Blaise, a famous legal scholar, with the aim of "discussing all issues" and advocating freedom.

During each meeting, after the discussion, we will hold a "red wine drinking party", which is to add some sugar and spices to the red wine and drink it after warming it up.

Although this drink is not fancy or extravagant, it has become a traditional vulgarity in the club. Every time, my members and I come home drunk and very unhappy.

That happy and carefree time is really memorable. Unlike now, whatever you do or say will be accused of having ulterior motives or being non-national. "

Xiyuansi Gonger shook his head, and expressed his thoughts through his drunkenness, as if he was not satisfied with the current pampered and depressed life.

As his friend for many years, Ozaki frowned upon hearing this, and raised his hand to cover the mouth of the cup, not wanting his friend to drink or talk any more.

Japanese society is already dying, and it is inappropriate to say such dejected words. If it is spread, it will bring huge troubles to Saiyuan Temple and the people present.

Sorge next to him narrowed his eyes and didn't speak. He lowered his head and continued to drink the red wine one by one. The study gradually became quiet.

Saizonji Kouji slowly waved his hand at Ozaki, indicating that he was fine, then put the wine glass on the table, leaning on the sofa and recalling.

"British school holidays last for half a year, including one month for Christmas and Easter and four months for summer, which is very long.

When the holidays came, students from the UK and other regions returned to their hometowns one after another. I was the only one who stayed in school because my father was very strict and did not allow my country to take vacations.

So in addition to studying, I also went to visit my classmates, one of them was an English classmate named Foyz, who was the son of the Earl of Malmesbury.

That was the first time I accepted the hospitality of a British aristocratic manor. Living there, I felt like I was in a medieval feudal manor.

When Count Malmes met with me, he recalled the scene of meeting my grandfather at the Paris Peace Conference, and he also said that he must be vigilant against the Red Russia. "

Hearing the word Red Russia, Ozaki and Sorge frowned, as if they were very resistant to such a conversation, which was in line with the mainstream consciousness of the current world and Japanese society.

Xiyuansi Gong Er didn't seem to see the expressions of the two of them, wrapped his coat around his body, huddled in the back of the wide chair, and spoke again following the words just now.

"This is the first time I have discussed this topic in public. At that time, I didn't know what Red Russia was, and I didn't know what an underground party was at all.

Until I came into contact with these ideas in university, Oxford University recognized the belief in Red Russia as a science, and opened a special course for students to learn it.

But the professor always taught from a critical standpoint, so the students didn't behave in a certain way because of their influence at the beginning, everything was simple.

Except for some students from colonial areas, they are eager to know how to make their homeland independent and no longer exploited by Westerners.

Since Japan was already an industrially developed country at that time, my classmates tried to understand the real situation of Japanese society through me, so as to find a way out.

After learning about it, they pointed out that Japan was spared from becoming a colony because of the Meiji Restoration, but the Red Russian doctrine is the only way to make the people truly prosperous and strong.

As everyone knows more about Red Russia, even some British students have such thoughts, including a large number of aristocratic students from Oxford and Cambridge.

Among this group was a Cambridge history junior named Guy Francis Burgess, who left a very deep memory on me. "

"Clang~Clang~Clang~"

At this time, the clock in the study suddenly rang, interrupting Xiyuanji Gongji's narration. The servants who heard the sound came in and removed the red wine and replaced it with a teapot.

The three people with different thoughts held warm teacups and sat in their seats in silence. After a long time, Sorge broke the silence first.

"Mr. Xiyuan Temple, what do you think?"

The Second Prince of Xiyuan Temple glanced at the other party, and replied calmly: "Although my grandfather has always opposed worshiping the locust as a god and deifying the locust room.

However, the insistence on the locust and the locust system remains unchanged. This matter is caused by the thousand-year history of our Japan, and it must not be changed.

My father is even more a locust centrist. During the days of the Great Kanto Earthquake and other ominous events, he completely disregarded the safety of his own family.

However, he is extremely keen on protecting the safety of the locust and the locust room, and it can be said that he has spared no effort. He even fainted in the locust dwelling because he had not eaten for a long time.

And if you want to implement the Red Russia system┴ in Japan, the locust is an unavoidable problem, which is unimaginable for most Japanese citizens. "

"Then you are against the underground party?"

Sorge asked a rhetorical question when he heard this, and at the same time raised his heart to his throat, and leaned back a little away from the other party, which was an expression of disgust.

Ozaki turned a blind eye to this obvious temptation, and still sipped his tea calmly, his eyes swept over the two people in front of him, with a hint of worry in the corners of his eyes.

On the other side, Xiyuanji Gonger immediately shook his head, did not answer Sorge's question, and talked about his experience after returning from studying abroad and traveling.

"I returned to my home country, Japan, in May 1931. I took the Nippon Yusen "Asama" from San Francisco across the entire Pacific Ocean and arrived at Yokohama Port.

I went abroad for seven years, and when I came back, I was exactly 25 years old. Apart from the joy of reuniting with my family after a long absence, my hometown also left an impression of restraint and discomfort.

When I was in England, I was often surrounded by aristocrats and ministers, but people didn't see me in a special light, and the sons of nobles lived freely like Pingmin.

But when I return to Japan, I must always bear in mind that I am the grandson of the patriarch Saionji Komochi and a future nobleman, and my daily actions are strictly restricted┴.

I don't like this kind of life very much. I asked my grandfather to resign as the heir to the title, and as an ordinary citizen, I should really do something for the country┴.

However, after hearing this, my grandfather said that Japan is not as advanced as I imagined. If I really want to do something in the future, it is better to inherit the title of Duke.

My grandfather also studied in France when he was young, and personally experienced the Paris Commune movement┴. I have always respected and relied on him, so I agreed to his suggestion.

Afterwards, while studying at the graduate school of the University of Tokyo, I became familiar with the politics of the empire, and at the same time lived in the ancient temple Koyasan Nanin, devoting myself to studying.

During this period, I had in-depth contact with the people at the bottom, and found that many things were completely different from what I imagined. The empire was not as perfect as it was advertised.

At that time, Japan was impacted by the economic crisis, and the economy was very sluggish, especially the rural situation was even more miserable. Many old people who lost their support starved to death at home.

The students were starving, newspapers often published news about students begging for food from passing cars, and it was not uncommon to sell their own children.

The price of tea in Shizuoka Prefecture, which is rich in tea, plummeted by more than half. The more tea farmers grow, the more they lose money. At that time, I didn't understand what was going on.

In the end, the price of raw silk exported by the empire fell by more than half, and even the price of rice dropped sharply, causing serious problems for farmers due to low grain prices.

I saw with my own eyes a family of three dead on the side of the road, while the nobleman’s car passed by as if no one was there, and the children in the car even threw rice balls out of the car window in disgust. "

Speaking of this, Xiyuansi Gong Er closed his eyes in pain, unable to bear to recall the tragedy, and after a while, he looked at the two opposite and spoke slowly.

"The second gentleman knows that the identities of the two gentlemen are not simple, and he is no stranger to the situation in Red Russia in the past, and he has asked me about the secrets of the empire many times.

For the sake of everyone's like-mindedness, and I want to see if the underground party can really save Japan, so I reported it to the Metropolitan Police Department. "

Ozaki and Sorge didn't change their faces after listening, as if they didn't hear each other's words, some words can't be revealed until the last moment, even if everyone knows it well.

Seeing that they did not object, Xiyuan Temple Chen Ken said: "Whether you are Red Russians or anyone else, I have one thing I need you to convey.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has obtained important information from the government. The Red Russian commander in Nomenkan has been replaced by Zhukov, and the deployment of the empire will undergo major changes.

For the specific situation, you have to figure out your own way. Someone from the military, the cabinet, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will always know. I believe that the two of you have the ability to do it.

Also, I'm not doing this to betray, I love my country┴, but it's sick, very sick, and I hope someone can save it.

Even if it hurts some people, such as my grandfather, my father, I don't hesitate, well, the two gentlemen can go. "

Saiyuanji said the last sentence decisively, waved his hands to let Ozaki and Sorge leave, and then sat alone in the study and meditated.

As a nobleman living with the country, this is already the limit of what he can do, and he will not admit that he said those words outside this door.

After all, the Xiyuansi family is the "Tsinghua family" second only to the "Five Photographers", and there must be no "national thief", Xiyuansi Gong Er kept telling himself.

(This one is very important, otherwise the last few plots of this book will not be easy to write)