The second volume is full of glory and splendor in the capital, and the spirit is full of energy in the foggy city. Chapter 219 I, the Holy Grail (V)
Chapter Subtitle: Visitors from Asia
"Ding-ling-ling..."
"This is Anliang Building, I'm Huang Jishi..."
"Looking for Situ Longtou, he's meeting a guest. What can I do for you?"
"Ah! Really?" The terrified An Liang Tang military advisor said quickly, "Then I'll notify him immediately!"
At this time, in the reception room that Yuan Yanshu had visited last time , Situ Meitang was indeed meeting with several guests from Seris, who were also his fellow Guangdong natives.
"Haishan, Beihai, and Minwei, I didn't expect all three of you brothers to be here..."
"And my sister-in-law." Situ Meitang didn't forget the female guest beside him. He greeted her and said with some emotion, "You two must have worked so hard to rush all the way here."
These three are the "Three Li Brothers" who are as famous as the Shaw Brothers in the history of Seres films.
The eldest brother, Li Haishan, clasped his fists and bowed, saying, "Since the Grand Master has invited us three brothers, we naturally dare not neglect him. Moreover, we have the opportunity to learn from the world's foremost filmmaker. It's really not hard work at all. Instead, we should thank you, Grand Master."
The father of the Li brothers was a wealthy businessman specializing in Sino-Japanese trade, but his eldest son had little interest in inheriting his father's business, but had a special liking for drama. This also "led" his two younger brothers astray, and the entire generation of the Li family became filmmakers.
Li Beihai, who ranked second, also said excitedly, "Brother, you're right. If it weren't for the big dragon head... and Mr. Yuan, how could we brothers have such a good opportunity?"
He was Hong Kong's first leading actor (in 1913's "Zhuangzi Tests His Wife"), the first feature film director (1925's "Rouge"), and the first sound film director (1933's "Conscience"). In 1934, he directed Hong Kong's first fully talkie, "The Bridal Chamber," marking the beginning of the sound film era in Hong Kong cinema.
However, this great filmmaker who created so many "firsts" lost everything because of his involvement in the film industry.
After completing the film "Unlucky" in 1934, Li Beihai retired from the film industry and later made a living by running a snack bar in Hong Kong.
In July 1937, he was invited by his brother Li Minwei to go to Shanghai to serve as the manager of Shanghai Minxin. However, he was unlucky. Only one month later, on August 13, the Battle of Shanghai broke out and the Japanese began their full-scale invasion of China.
So, let alone filming, Li Beihai and his family endured 11 years of hardship in Shanghai. He didn't move to Guangzhou until 1948. His life was still difficult, but his patriotism remained undiminished. During the Korean War, he sold homemade herbal tea on the streets for charity, donating half a year's earnings to the country.
Fortunately, the appearance of Yuan Yanshu changed the fate of this patriotic filmmaker.
The youngest brother asked anxiously, "Excuse me, Big Leader, when can we go to see Mr. David Griffith?"
The most famous of the three Lai brothers is the third brother, Lai Man-wai, who is known as the "Father of Hong Kong Cinema". The "sister-in-law" is his wife, Lai Yanshan, the first female film actress in Hong Kong.
By the way, they have a granddaughter named Gigi Lai.
It’s a pity that our Master Yuan probably won’t be able to wait for their granddaughter .
He was also one of the founders of Lianhua, one of Shanghai's three major film companies. He produced numerous masterpieces, including "Little Toys," "Three Modern Women," "Goddess," and "Fisherman's Song." He also single-handedly helped bring Ruan Lingyu, a renowned actress, to fame.
In addition, he is also known as the "Father of Chinese Documentary Films." During the first period of cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, he returned to the mainland to shoot many documentaries about the military activities of the Guangdong Revolutionary Government, such as "The First National Congress of the Cannon Party," "Iron Fist: Invincible Tour of Guangdong's Northeast River," and "Iron Fist: Invincible Marches North."
"Oh, you'll have to ask Mr. Yuan about this," Situ Meitang explained. "Actually, it was Hongjian who actually invited you. He..."
At this moment, he saw his military advisor hurried in. Huang Jishi apologized to the four guests and whispered a few words to Situ Dalongtou's ear.
"What?! You said Hongjian..." Situ Meitang's expression changed and he stood up suddenly.
He put his hands behind his back, frowned, and pondered for a moment before saying, "Please sit down while I go call Mr. Hongjian's good friend..."
"Ding-ling-ling..."
"Moshi Moshi, I'm Nomura..."
"Hey, Minister Shidehara, I understand..."
Nomura Kichisaburo, who was at the Japanese Consulate General in New York, put down the receiver and turned to Yamamoto Isoroku, who was standing beside him. "Yamamoto-kun, Minister Shidehara informed me that His Royal Highness Prince Di has departed from Tokyo and is expected to arrive in London in July."
Ba Maoqian was stunned for a moment, then a very complicated expression appeared on his face. He said, "Saoga, Your Highness must be here to persuade the British not to abandon the alliance."
Members of the Japanese imperial family have both a name and a title. This title refers to a certain palace, and upon reaching adulthood, they are given a formal palace title. For example, the famous "non-citizen" of the imperial family was named Sumiya Takahito as a child, but grew up to be enfeoffed as Prince Mikasa, becoming Prince Mikasa Takahito.
The Prince Digong mentioned by Nomura is Hirohito, the eldest grandson of Emperor Meiji, the eldest son of Emperor Taisho and Empress Teihito, the current Crown Prince of the Empire of Japan, and the future 124th Emperor.
Prince Mikasa, who criticized the army stationed in China as worthless, predicted the doom of the Japanese Empire, and devoted himself to true "Sino-Japanese friendship" after World War II, was Hirohito's fourth brother and lived until 2016.
Mikasa was indeed quite a bit of a whistleblower. In 1943, he used the pseudonym Staff Officer Wakasugi to conduct extensive research on the Chinese battlefields from Inner Mongolia to Yichang.
The following year, after completing his inspection, he gave a speech to the cadres of the China Expeditionary Army Headquarters: the title of the speech was "My Inner Reflection on the Chinese Incident as a Japanese."
In this speech, he listed the facts of Japan's invasion of China since the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, exposed the brutal behavior of Japanese soldiers, and said that Japan "took everything and plundered everything" from China. How could Chuan Lin Beitui not resist?
He particularly pointed out that the Red Army "has extremely serious relations between men and women, and rape is unprecedented; the military discipline on the people is also extremely strict, which is absolutely beyond the reach of the Japanese army." Under such circumstances, if the Red Communist Party is not "rampant", it will become the first of the seven wonders of the world.
He also said: "In my opinion, such a Japanese army cannot fight against the Red Communists."
In fact, this "non-citizen of the royal family " had a very accurate military vision. If the Anti-Japanese War really continued, the Communist Party might be able to push the Japanese back to the four islands with one hand and drive Chuanlin Beitui to Taiwan with the other.
This is exactly one of the phased goals of our Master Yuan’s “grand plan”, which is to allow the Communist Party of China to gain a strategic advantage on the mainland and become the strongest among the three parties before the end of World War II.
In a better scenario, Chuan Lin Bei Tu would not return to Nanjing from Chongqing, but go directly to Hebei... No, it should be Hanoi.
What about the best case scenario... I have to say, Yuan Yanshu is a bit unrealistic and a bit too saintly.
He felt that the best scenario was to first give the vast majority of grassroots soldiers of the Kwantung Army a grievance education, then they would spontaneously kill the middle and upper-level officers, and then, under the leadership of political commissars at all levels of the Red Communist Party and the Japanese Communist Party, cross the Tsushima Strait in high spirits and finally plant the red flag on the Niju Bridge... if the Niju Bridge had not been razed to the ground by the bombs of the American Royal Army.
Now you understand, Master Yuan is really a good man, a good man who is so kind-hearted even to his enemies. This ending for the Kwantung Army is better than going to Siberia to receive the care of the Iron Man Uncle.
So, don't be blinded by historical hatred. To Yuan Yanshu, a Serbian, the Japanese were indeed detestable, but there were still some who could cooperate.
Of course, the old man is not picky about food. Since Hirohito has automatically come to his eyes, he should find a way to cooperate (ignore) and work (play) with him.
In fact, this period of history has not been changed by the time traveler Yuan Da. In the original timeline, Hirohito also came to England at this point in time. He wanted to establish good relations with the British as the crown prince, hoping that they would not abandon the Anglo-Japanese Alliance.
However, Britain still stabbed Japan in the back, so the result of this trip made him and the people of Japan very disappointed, and he himself also developed a grudge against the British and American evildoers.
"Yamamoto-kun, why don't you come to London with me? You're graduating from Harvard soon anyway. Inoue-kun will be there too, so we can get together."
Upon hearing Nomura Yoshisaburo's suggestion, Yamamoto Isoroku couldn't help but smile and express gratitude on his face.
The current Emperor Taisho suffered from many illnesses since childhood, including meningitis, which left him with sequelae, and a cerebral thrombosis at the age of 40, which turned him into a mental illness. However, he was the only son of Emperor Meiji who survived to adulthood, and thus became the 123rd Emperor.
Taisho often behaved in a ridiculous manner in public. For example, while watching a military exercise, he suddenly ran down the reviewing stand and opened a soldier's backpack to rummage through it.
Another time, when he was attending the opening ceremony of Congress, he suddenly had a whim. While grinning foolishly, he rolled up his speech into a cylinder, put it on his eyes, and took random photos of foreign envoys.
There was a consensus in Japanese politics long ago that when Prince Hirohito was older, he would immediately become the regent, allowing Emperor Taisho to recover from his illness. So when Hirohito returned from England this time, he became the Second Emperor... the Second Emperor.
Being able to curry favor with His Royal Highness the Prince now would bring great benefits to a mid-level military officer like Isoroku Yamamoto's career in the future.
"Ding-ling-ling..."
He was about to nod in agreement when the phone rang again.
Nomura Yoshisaburo picked up the phone again: "Moshi Moshi, this is Nomura..."
"What?! Say it again..."
The surprised navy captain slowly put down the phone and said to another navy lieutenant colonel with a stammer: "Yama-Shan-Yamamoto-kun, Yuan-Yuan-Yuan-san..."
Yamamoto Isoroku hurriedly asked, "Nomura-kun, what happened to that Chinese man?"
Nomura Yoshisaburo took a deep breath to calm himself down and said, "I heard that he has acute tuberculosis and other complications. The situation is very bad..."
