Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 538 The Nakamura Incident (2)
At dawn, Guan Yuheng rushed to the Xing'an Reclamation District Office in Taonan Prefecture with his guards.Reported the details of the handling of the military spy Nakamura to acting supervisor Gao Renfu, and presented important criminal evidence.On the same day, the Office of the Xing'an Reclamation District reported the situation to Zhang Zuolin, the governor of East Siberia and Northeast China, who was in the form of express mail instead of a telegram. Allow me to ask the emperor to make a decision after returning to Fengtian."

In accordance with Zhang Zuolin's telegram, Guan Yuheng implemented strict confidentiality measures in the army.But unfortunately, not long after, the leak happened.It never occurred to him that the reason for the leak was Nakamura's "San Dao Liang" brand watch.

Afterwards, Li Debao, chief of staff of the third company, gave the stolen watch to his own Uematsu Juko, and told her everything about it. Wife, Sato's wife delivered this information to the secret service.

Therefore, Lin Jiuzhilang, Consul General of the Consulate General in Shenyang, and Mori Jiu from the Army Staff Headquarters met with Zang Shiyi, a senior official in Fengtian Province, and used the watch as evidence to claim that the soldiers of the Third Regiment of the Northeast Army killed Nakamura because of the murder of money. .

Drafted by Ishihara, in the name of Miyake Miyake, chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, a notice was sent to the vice president of Northeast Liaoyuan Ore Company, Eguchi Jojo, to search Nakamura by force.Ishihara wrote a strongly worded letter to Nagata Tieshan, head of the military section of the General Staff Headquarters, regarding the Nakamura incident, proposing to resolve Manchuria by force (the Northeast region is always called Manchuria).Mori Ke instigated at the cadre meeting of the Political Friends Association: "In order to restore Japan-China relations to a reasonable position, we must rely on the mobilization of national power."

The clamor for war at home was feverish.Major General Kunizaki Koiso, director of the Military Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Army, Major Kagezaru Akira, a class member of the General Staff Headquarters, and other officers were dispatched one after another, using various rallies to give speeches and fanning the flames.The 9th Division even used planes to distribute 10 copies of the "Wake Up, National Defense" leaflet.The cabinet convened meetings of three provinces and two ministries (i.e., the Ministry of the Navy, the Ministry of the Army, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the General Staff Headquarters, and the Navy Command).The meeting unanimously agreed to "use the Nakamura incident as an excuse to conduct diplomatic negotiations first, and then resolve all outstanding issues in history."

In Fengtian in March, the Nakamura incident was full of troubles. "Shengjing Times", "Chosun Ilbo", and "Taidong Ilbo" reported on prominent pages: "Nakamura Shintaro disappeared during his travels in Mongolia."

"Chosun Ilbo" sensationally reported that "Nakamura Shintaro was killed by bandits in Xing'an District while carrying opium into Mongolia."

The newspaper pointed the finger at Guan Yuheng: "The officers and soldiers of the 3rd Regiment harmed others in order to rob opium. Guan Yuheng must be executed as compensation, and the area must be compensated for the loss of the war."

Under this momentum, the spy chief Kenji Doihara requested to go to Xing'an District to investigate in person through the embassy in Fengtian.Zhang Zuoxiang, who was a high-ranking official in Liaoning at the time, saw that the momentum was not right. On the one hand, he sent troops to arrest the troublemakers, and on the other hand, he immediately sent a staff officer to Xing'an District to investigate.Before leaving, Kenji Doihara claimed that he would lead a regiment of the army to carry out an armed search, but Zhang Zuo's reply to this naive request was: first, it is impossible; second, it is impossible; third, it is impossible.Kenji Doihara is only yelling loudly. To say that he is not afraid of the Chinese deep down in his heart is absolutely bragging.

The reclamation area sharpened their knives, stepped up training, and stood ready.Kenji Doihara was interrogated by armed soldiers as soon as he got off the bus at Baichengzi Station. He felt that the atmosphere was not right. When he arrived at the Reclamation Office, he asked to send troops to accompany him for protection.Depressed, Doihara had no choice but to bite the bullet and set off for the kudzu temple. He was tortured by inspection and cross-examination along the way. Seeing the strict deployment, he became frightened and said to the accompanying staff: "You Chinese are too ignorant of etiquette. Let's stop the investigation here." !” Back in Shenyang, he spread rumors that the troops in Xing’an District were going to mutiny.

Rong Zhen, chief of staff of the army stationed in Fengtian, did not receive Guan Yuheng's report, did not know the truth of the Zhongcun incident, and was afraid that the troops in Xing'an District would really mutiny, so he sent heavy artillery brigade commander Wang Zhizhong to stabilize Guan Yuheng in his personal capacity.

After the two met, Guan Yuheng introduced the whole story to Wang Zhizhong. Wang Zhizhong sighed and said, "Yuheng, please don't expand the matter. If you don’t come out, I’ll let you go first. I just said that I traveled abroad beforehand. Now I heard that some remnants of Yuan Ni secretly colluded with others and wanted to take this opportunity to assassinate you and make this incident bigger. In my opinion By the way, you entered East Siberia to temporarily avoid the limelight."

Guan Yuheng immediately showed the evidence, and Wang Zhizhong looked at it and said: "This is reasonable. We are old colleagues. Can I still give you a bridge to the hole? Chief Staff Rong will absolutely guarantee your safety, and I can represent him. You sign."

In Shenyang, Lin Jiuzhilang clung to Rong Zhen and protested three times a day: "I want evidence, but you can't produce evidence, now I ask you to arrest Guan Yuheng immediately, hand this person over to us, and we will send him to Tokyo to accept sanctions. "

Rong Zhen sneered, thinking that this person is crazy, people have always been strong on the outside, and talk fiercely, but when it comes to the critical point, do they dare to fart?However, when things are not clear, there is no need to conflict with diplomats. If that happens, it will appear that we Chinese are narrow-minded.Thinking of this, Rong Zhen still exercised restraint and politely rejected the other party's unreasonable request.

However, before the matter was clarified, Guan Yuheng had to be protected first, so Chen Xingya, commander of the gendarmerie, was sent to lead a regiment of gendarmerie to Xing'an District to bring Guan Yuheng back to Fengtian.

For a time, rumors spread everywhere in Fengtian City: "Someone has been escorted into the city and thrown into a certain prison." Some reporters related to Yuan Ni brought cameras to look for Guan Yuheng everywhere, and some rebels arrived one day under the remote control of others. Arriving at the prison late to stir up trouble, the city was full of wind and rain, and the commander of the security department hunted down the troublemakers everywhere, but there was not much to gain.

On the morning of March 3, Fengtian, Liaoning.

There is a long line of cars parked outside the gate of Rongzhen Mansion.It was Rong Zhen's father's birthday, and there were a lot of guests, drinking and drinking.In the main hall, there is a birthday hall, surrounded by cigarettes and lit by candles, which was very prosperous for a while.In the east living room, the house is full of dignitaries and dignitaries, and there are even big drums in Beijing rhyme to add to the fun, which is very lively.At noon, Lin Jiuzhilang suddenly appeared, and Rong Zhen was very angry when he saw him, but since it was his father's birthday, it was better not to neglect him too much, so he greeted him with a smile on his face.Lin Jiuzhilang went straight to the birthday hall and bowed three times.After the ceremony, I will talk with Rongzhen.Rong Zhen had no choice but to take Lin Jiuzhiro to a small living room in the back house to talk.

After sitting down, Rong Zhen and Lin Jiuzhilang put away the smiles on their faces, and even avoided the usual diplomatic etiquette.Lin is fluent in Chinese. There is no interpreter for this meeting. He first asked: "The Nakamura incident is now at the last juncture. What's the chief of staff's reply?"

Rong Zhen didn't answer, turned around and took out the military maps and documents used by Nakamura for espionage activities, and handed them to the other party for review.These evidences were handed over to Rong Zhen by Guan Yuheng himself. "Look, Consul Lin, I can't do anything about these things. You haven't sent a note to the Imperial Foreign Office. Without our passports, we can't be responsible for protection."

Hayashi Kujiro is a veteran negotiator, he expected a verbal battle today, and prepared for the worst.Of course he knew that the Kwantung Army was planning an intensive conspiracy, and he had sent a secret message to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, hoping that the Foreign Minister would come forward to negotiate with the Prime Minister and the Lu Minister to avoid a catastrophe.Today, the situation in Manchuria is changing suddenly, and what decides the fate of Manchuria and even China is not tit-for-tat negotiations, but the Kwantung Army gearing up.Who knows if I can sleep peacefully until dawn tonight?However, as an imperial diplomat, he had to do his best to benefit the empire, be loyal to the emperor, and hope that it can be resolved through diplomatic means or not start a war, because he has always been pessimistic about the Sino-Japanese war.

At today's negotiating table, Rong Zhen made a sudden attack, which was really unexpected.He reached out to catch the evidence and said, "Chief of Staff, after so many talks now, what are you doing with these things?" The physical evidence in front of him was clear and indisputable.Hayashi Kujiro was so anxious that he was sweating profusely, and took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat.But he is a veteran after all, so he quickly calmed down and turned from defense to offense: "The army is violent, disobedient to the instructions of diplomats, and free to move. This is the idea of ​​our Army Ministry. At this critical juncture, it is still based on the relationship between China and Japan. It's better to focus on the overall situation." Lin said in a soft tone.

Rong Zhen replied angrily: "Our soldiers are also violent. You don't have passports. If you enter the Xing'anling reclamation area without authorization, take pictures and insult them, we can't do anything about it."

The atmosphere of the negotiation became more and more explosive. Li Jichuan next to Rongzhen was sweating in anxiety. The deputy director of the adjutant office was the only one who remained silent at the negotiation table.Two days ago, he was ordered by Zhang Zuoxiang, a high-ranking Fengtian official, to go to Tosmuk to ask Zhang Zuolin for instructions. Zhang Zuolin said that the general policy of Northeast diplomacy is to resolve it peacefully, and it is best not to lead to military conflicts.Seeing that things had reached a stalemate, he was worried that the negotiations would break down, so he stood up and said, "Chief of Staff, I am the deputy director of the Adjutant Department, and I have no right to participate in military and diplomatic affairs. But I have a mission to convey. Please follow the instructions of the Chief of Staff." Do things. Otherwise I can't take responsibility."

Rong Zhen stood up angrily and said, "I can't be the first page of the history of subjugation."

"You did not write the first page of the history of the country's subjugation. Whoever decides is responsible." Li Jichuan argued stubbornly.

At the negotiating table, Rongzhen's backyard caught fire and got into an argument with his subordinates.Seeing the flaw, Lin Jiuzhilang stuffed the sweat-wiping handkerchief into his pocket, jumped up and said, "Let's leave this as it is, and I'll take my leave first." Turning back, he said in a threatening tone: "The friendly relationship between China and Japan finally broke down." , I will not be responsible for this." After finishing speaking, he turned and went out.

Beijing Forbidden City.

Guan Xuqing held a copy of the espionage evidence in his hand, and said slowly: "It is obvious that this is a conspiracy between people and Yuan Shikai's rebels."

"Your Majesty, the Wanbaoshan incident has been found out a while ago. The Kwantung Army bought a traitor named Hao Yongde with money, and asked him to illegally rent 3500 mu of land in the name of the manager of the 'specialized rice field company' for a period of 10 years. Dehui County took effect after approval. Before the contract was approved, Hao Yongde leased the land to North Korean farmers wandering in the Northeast for farming. He also led more than 200 Korean farmers to dig a canal leading to the Yitong River without the consent of the local Chinese farmers. The dam project took up a large area of ​​fertile land, which aroused strong opposition from Chinese farmers. Moreover, the whereabouts of the North Korean reporter Kim Li-san have also been found out. It turned out that people were worried that he would reveal the truth, so they secretly sent secret agents to kill him and destroy his body. Both incidents were caused by people secretly playing tricks." Zhao Bingjun said.

(End of this chapter)