In 1931, Japan created the "918 Incident", which opened their Spring and Autumn dream of attempting to invade and occupy China. In 1945, with the unremitting efforts and resistance of the Chinese people, Japan's absurd dream was destroyed.
The fourteen years of war have brought profound disasters to China, hundreds of people have been displaced, and the benevolent people who have gone forward have bravely taken up their righteousness, and the stormy China has finally ushered in the dawn of hope.
On August 15, 1945, the Emperor of Japan issued the Edict of the End of the War, announcing Japan's unconditional surrender. For China, it is the end of the nightmare; For Japan, it's unbelievable.
The reason for such a big difference was due to the militaristic ideology prevalent in Japan at that time, and the number one who promoted militaristic thinking was Emperor Hirohito of Japan at that time.
The initiator of sin
Hirohito is the longest reigning emperor in the history of Japanese emperors, and his grandfather, Emperor Meiji, attaches great importance to him, coupled with Hirohito's father is not very healthy, which allows Hirohito to get all the favoritism and high hopes of his grandfather at a very young age.
Out of his interest in Hirohito, Emperor Meiji tempered Hirohito's will by sending him to the home of a high-ranking officer at an early age to receive a militarized education from an early age. When Hirohito was six years old, he was personally taught by the military god Nogi Yoshinori, and these experiences planted the seeds of Shangwu in Hirohito's heart early.
Unfortunately, when Hirohito was eleven years old, Emperor Meiji died, and Hirohito, who experienced life and death for the first time, was very painful. What made him even more desperate was that his teacher, Nogi Yoshinori, who was like a close friend, actually cut himself in order to follow Emperor Meiji. In just one night, Hirohito lost two relatives, and Hirohito's temperament changed greatly from then on.
Although his loved ones have passed away, Hirohito goes further and further on the road of Shangmu alone. He actively studied military theory, read the deeds of great people, and fantasized that he held great power and dominated the world under many years of management.
In 1926, Hirohito ascended the throne as Emperor Showa and quickly began reforming Japan's military system. In 1937, with Hirohito's tacit consent, Japan launched a full-scale war of aggression against China.
Japan's evil will always be deeply rooted in Chinese soil and in the hearts of Chinese people, for which China will not admit defeat. However, Japan was bent on death, and wanted to eat both, and after bombing Pearl Harbor, it soon ushered in American retaliation: the mushroom cloud over Nagasaki.
These two atomic bombs also completely destroyed Hirohito's spring and autumn dreams, and in order to avoid more tragic consequences, he could only pinch his nose and take the initiative to issue a declaration of surrender.
At that time, the United States, with its tough power, had a great say in the world, so American Representative MacArthur became the most important spokesman for Japan's postwar treatment.
MacArthur's humiliation
It stands to reason that as the initiator of the war, Hirohito could not get rid of his guilt, but in order to better control Japan, the United States decided to use the Japanese emperor as a tool to counter the spiritual beliefs of the Japanese people, so the United States allowed Hirohito to put the blame on others and clean himself.
In fact, everyone can clearly see Hirohito's approach, and how the strategic arrangements and decisions made by the actual rulers of the army can be adopted by the minister three or two times.
MacArthur knew this even better, so when he first met, he did not attend in full costume, only dressed in a military uniform, and did not bow during the greeting process, but shook hands with Hirohito with a smile. This scene was forever recorded by the camera, and against the background of MacArthur's tall figure, Hirohito looked more and more short, which was undoubtedly a spiritual blow to the Japanese people.
During the thirty-eight minutes of the conversation, MacArthur also asked Hirohito seemingly casually: "I heard that you have a culture of seppuku and that many officers committed suicide by seppuku in this surrender, why don't you seppuku yourself?" ”
This question was full of infinite malice to Hirohito, but he did not dare to show the anger of being violated, and only replied coldly: "There is nothing to do." ”
This simple dialogue, on the surface, is MacArthur's humiliation of Hirohito, but in fact it has a deep meaning, it sends a message to the Japanese people that "the emperor is also afraid of death", breaks the concept that the Japanese emperor is a god, and disintegrates the blind faith and worship in the Japanese heart.
Deformed culture
Japan's seppuku culture has a long history, and its initiator was a sanctimonious down-and-out aristocrat. This nobleman was glamorous during the day, and at night he turned into a devil to burn and plunder, and finally exposed his tracks under the tracking of the government. Just when he was about to be arrested, this nobleman directly committed suicide with a short knife in front of everyone.
Under the deliberate study of people, this deed was gradually passed down, and gradually merged with the martial spirit. This also makes this matter more exquisite, the style of the knife, the format of the last words, the specifications of the witnesses, etc. have specific requirements, which is in response to the phrase "Live very casually, die with a sense of ritual." ”
It was precisely because Hirohito took advantage of this to trumpet militaristic ideas, so that many Japanese officers and soldiers were dead set on themselves, convinced that the war they waged was just, and that all sacrifices were for the future of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere.
Japan announced its surrender, and some officers could not accept this fact, and chose to commit suicide with their own stomachs and sacrifice their lives, but more chose to live in the world with their sins.
MacArthur's actions to Hirohito undermined the Emperor's omnipotent authority and brought the Emperor down from the altar. Hirohito later wrote a book called The Human Declaration, in which he bluntly stated that the emperor was also an ordinary person who could make mistakes.
Because it is afraid of the strength of the US military, the Japanese government has repeatedly remained silent about various acts of the United States, including murder and arson, and dare not raise objections.
MacArthur thus became Japan's emperor, smiling and promoting his culture while scrubbing his guns with a blind eye. Under this dual influence, the Japanese people's ideas and concepts gradually changed, and when MacArthur left, many people went to see him off in tears, forgetting the purpose of this person's arrival.
However, this also shows from the side that the ideological and spiritual influence of the United States on Japan is still very effective.
Brief summary:
Japan's evil is hateful, and the deep calamity it has brought to China is a scar that will never be healed; The fate of Japan is sad, and it is very scary to lose oneself in the subtle influence of other cultures. This is also a wake-up call that sustainable prosperity can only be achieved on the basis of perseverance and self-determination.