Chapter 207: 206 [Chrysanthemum and Knife] (Addition for the Leader "Curtain _ Sadness")

three days later.

Liao Yaquan held Zhou Hexuan's new manuscript of more than 20 pages and read it curiously:

"The Japanese are naturally combative yet gentle and modest; both militaristic and aesthetically pleasing; arrogant yet polite; stubborn yet submissive; submissive but unwilling to be manipulated; both Loyal yet rebellious; brave yet cowardly; conservative yet open to new ways of life.

Chrysanthemum and knife just symbolize this contradiction.

To deal with Japan, we must first understand the intentions of the Japanese, which is extremely difficult.

Japan has opened its closed door for decades. Nowadays, when foreigners mention Japan, they are still confused by their series of actions.

Any serious humanistic sociologist, as long as he is not Japanese, will not say that this nation is polite while talking about other nations, and at the same time add: "However, they are arrogant and arrogant. '; nor will it say that this nation is stubborn, but also say: 'However, they are quite adaptable to drastic changes'... nor will they both talk about how this nation admires Western culture and exaggerate their stubborn conservatism...

In major wars, the Japanese consider it completely unnecessary to rescue the victims. For example, in the Russo-Japanese War, when retreating, military doctors would even shoot all the wounded and sick first, or let them commit suicide with grenades. In our opinion, the Japanese have committed a crime against their fellow man..."

The original work of "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword" mainly analyzes Japan through World War II. Naturally, Zhou Hexuan couldn't do this. He focused on analyzing the Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 and the Russo-Japanese War, as well as various extreme contradictions since the Meiji Restoration in Japan.

Even the Jinan tragedy that happened just now was discussed by Zhou Hexuan: "When the Japanese were fighting, a question they often considered showed the uniqueness of Japanese thinking. They often said: 'The whole world is paying attention to us! 'Therefore, they must carry forward the Japanese spirit and show the most glorious and stalwart side of this nation in the process of combat... The Japanese care very much about the impression they leave on other nations in the world, and their honor is even more important than their own lives. At the same time, they don't care about the bad international image. The Jinan massacre completely showed the animal nature of the Japanese. They didn't even abide by the basic international rules and ignored their own national reputation. It seems that this is not a modern civilized country ..."

The original work has great flaws. After all, the author has never been to Japan, and everything written comes from data collection. For example, ignoring the differentiation of Japanese social classes, ignoring the changes in Japan's social environment, and ignoring the evolution of Japan's historical traditions.

Zhou Hexuan deleted a lot of content about World War II, but added the origin of Japanese culture and history, starting with the part about sending the envoy to Tang Dynasty, and even added the influence of Korea on Japan during the Han Dynasty.

Liao Yaquan read until his brow was sweating. He was not only shocked, but even felt a kind of fear, which was the fear of his soul being seen through.

She felt that these manuscripts were talking about herself!

"Are you uncomfortable?" Zhou Hexuan came to her side at some point.

"No...oh yes, I'm not feeling well. Maybe I've caught a cold and I'm sweating a bit." Liao Yaquan wiped the sweat from his forehead in a panic, completely losing the basic quality of being a spy.

Zhou Hexuan smiled with concern: "I'll accompany you to see a doctor, don't get tired."

"No, no, I'll go by myself." Liao Yaquan said quickly.

Zhou Hexuan said: "Then Le Yi and Wan Rong and I went to the Foreigner's Club. After taking the medicine, you should take a good rest."

"Okay, don't worry about me." Liao Yaquan forced a smile.

When Zhou Hexuan took Zhang Leyi and Wanrong away, Liao Yaquan took the manuscript of "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword" and hailed a rickshaw and went straight to Inoue Hospital.

Mitsui Jiro dismissed a patient, took out his medical records and asked, "Do you have any new information?"

Liao Yaquan took out the manuscript and held it up with both hands: "Mr. Mitsui, please read this book by all means. This is a new book written by Zhou Hexuan."

Mitsui Jiro opened the manuscript and began to read it carefully. After reading a few pages, his expression became serious.

As the saying goes, if you don't know the true face of Lushan Mountain, you only live in this mountain.

No one has ever summed up the national character of the Japanese, and the Japanese themselves are used to it, so they don't think there is anything strange about it.

But Zhou Hexuan's "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword" has a thorough and profound analysis of the Japanese national character. Mitsui Jiro found it very reasonable when he read it at this time, and he couldn't help feeling: "Zhou Hexuan is worthy of being a great scholar. Reading this book, one can gain insight into the spiritual outlook of the empire."

Liao Yaquan said worriedly: "Once this book comes out, our Great Japanese Empire will be known to the world without reservation. Perhaps, one day, Chinese and Westerners will hold this book and have a great understanding of the empire. carry out targeted strategies.”

Mitsui Jiro nodded and said: "That's true. This Zhou Hexuan has a very deep understanding of our Great Japanese Empire."

Liao Yaquan said coldly, "Do you want to kill him?"

"Don't rush to do it," Mitsui Jiro warned, "If Zhou Hexuan is just a pure scholar, then there is not much threat. This "Chrysanthemum and the Sword" is just an academic work. In the face of ferocious guns, even if China has Ten books like this are no match for the empire at all. You must always remember that your task is to find out the mysterious organization behind Zhou Hexuan."

Liao Yaquan said: "I'm afraid it's very difficult. Every time Zhou Hexuan talked about key points, he deliberately changed the topic. Why don't we arrest him and torture him to extract a confession? We will definitely be able to pry his mouth open!"

"Not right," Mitsui Jiro said with a wave of his hand, "What if you can't ask anything? This will scare the snake. The organization behind him is very mysterious. Zhou Hexuan is the only clue, and this clue must not be broken. You have to find the right time in the future." , Ask him more when he is drunk, people can't always stay sober."

"Understood!" Liao Yaquan bowed, "Please prescribe me some cold medicine for a few days."

Mitsui Jiro pointed to the manuscript and said, "When you go back, copy all the manuscripts of "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword" and give it to me."

Liao Yaquan felt sad when she mentioned copying the book. She copied it for more than a month a while ago, and said weakly: ""The Chrysanthemum and the Sword" is not finished yet, you can buy it directly after it is published."

Mitsui Jiro shook his head and said: "I want the original manuscript, the original manuscript is not exactly the same as the published content. Only the original manuscript can analyze the author's true thoughts. Remember, even if the original manuscript deletes and obliterates the content, it must be complete. Copy it down."

"Yes, I promise to complete the task!" When Liao Yaquan spoke, his wrist couldn't help twitching.