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After the trial of Nan Zao Yun Zi concluded and a death sentence was passed, Yamaoka Manosuke visited Prince You with the trial records in hand. He was there to admit his mistakes.
After all, the evidence was clear: two Major Generals and four hundred local elites had perished, all due to the mismanagement under the Foreign Ministry's Special High Class. The turmoil in Manchuria was significant, and it was easy to imagine the troubles it would bring to Prince You's governance.
Thus, after discussions via Telegram with the Minister of Internal Affairs, Yamaoka Manosuke made a decision: to relinquish control over Mantetsuko and hand it entirely to His Royal Highness. From then on, any future matters would be completely unrelated to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. After all, when His Majesty appointed Prince You, he explicitly stated that all matters concerning Manchuria would be decided by Prince You alone.
Initially, the Ministry of Internal Affairs had intended to cling tightly to the Special High Class, but now, due to the situation surrounding Nan Zao Yun Zi, they had effectively handed over the knife to Prince You. If His Royal Highness chose to use this opportunity to address issues within the Ministry of Internal Affairs, they would have no chance to retaliate.
Consequently, the Ministry of Internal Affairs decided to sever its own power in Manchuria in hopes of gaining favor with Prince You or perhaps even securing his support.
With Prince You's recent procurement of factories from the United States arriving one after another, it was clear that Manchuria was destined to become another commercial hub for the empire. If they continued to covet power at this moment and angered Prince You, the consequences would be beyond what the Ministry of Internal Affairs could bear.
Today marked the Crown Prince's birthday. Among all the young members of the imperial family, only Prince You was favored by His Majesty. As His Majesty's younger brother, Chichibu-no-Miya had once harbored ambitions for the throne during His Majesty's childless period and had even engaged in overstepping behavior, but he had since been completely marginalized.
Therefore, before His Majesty's successor grew up, he would undoubtedly regard Prince You as a key ally. If they did not seize this seemingly mistaken yet actually fortuitous opportunity now to align closely with him, it would be too late once Manchuria’s military and economic power solidified its position within the empire.
Thus, both the Minister and Vice Minister decided to cede power in Manchuria in exchange for Prince You's support.
Yamaoka spent several hours discussing matters with Prince You under the pretext of submitting the trial records. That evening, the Vice Minister took a military plane back to Japan at top speed because Prince You had hinted that if he did not hurry back, he might miss a tremendous opportunity.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs was a crucial part of the cabinet and served as the core hub for Japan’s governance. Known as the Inner Ministry and Bureaucratic Power headquarters, it also represented the strongest concentration of Kazoku influence. The responsibilities for governance, public security, economic management, and resource allocation across Japan lay with this ministry.
If the Ministry of Internal Affairs completely aligned itself with Kazoku interests, then in time ahead, Military Headquarters would find itself constrained and gradually lose its autonomy.
The prospect of an uprising might no longer be possible in Prince You's future plans.
The deaths of Tojo Hideki and Tohihara Kenji did not impact operations in Manchuria at all. Equipment from the United States began assembly in factories; Manchuria’s robust production capacity was visibly taking shape.
Kujou bypassed Military Headquarters and appointed Takatsukasa Chikurin as Manchukuo Garrison Commander while also conferring upon him a Major General military rank. This marked an unprecedented event since Autonomous Reform began and represented the first time that royal authority had directly appointed a general without going through Military Headquarters.
But in such an outrageous situation, His Majesty the Emperor actually agreed! And the Military Headquarters couldn’t even utter a word! This was because the person in question didn’t belong to the Military Headquarters at all; they were part of the Royal Guard! They were the Emperor's personal troops!
Moreover, Prince You took an even more ruthless step by changing his attire! He donned an all-black uniform that resembled that of the SS!
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