Ito Bowen has a successor. He formed a cabinet twice, but was ousted by Yamagata Aritomo?

Speaking of Ito Bowen in Japan, everyone should know him. He was a proud disciple of Kubo Junyi, the first politician in the Meiji Restoration, and later became the father of the Meiji Constitution/founder of the Constitutional Friendship Association. During his tenure, Japan won two most crucial wars-the Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War. After winning these two battles, Japan ushered in rapid development and became a world power in one fell swoop.

But fundamentally speaking, Ito Bowen's immortal achievement is the establishment of a feasible constitutional system, which enables the Japanese to carry out an orderly and peaceful political evolution and the people to gain more and more opportunities to participate in politics. However, when Ito Bowen was in Harbin, he was assassinated by North Korean patriot An Zhonggen at the age of 68. But this Ito Bowen also has a good apprentice-Saionji Kinmochi.

This Saionji Kinmochi was born noble. He was originally the second son of Dedaiji Gong Chun's family, but he was adopted to the Cylon family when he was young. However, the surnames of Dedaizhi and Xiyuan Temple are all one of the "Nine Tsinghua", and this "Nine Tsinghua" is a family that can be an official from the beginning of the general's bodyguard. Saionji Kinmochi was appointed as the "Taigong" of Emperor Xiaoming at the age of 4, the right bodyguard of Major General at the age of 8, and the right bodyguard of Major General at the age of 13.

Not surprisingly, Chilai in Saionji Kinmochi must be one of the highest authorities in Japan, but Saionji Kinmochi was dissatisfied with the corrupt rule of the shogunate when he was young, and was deeply worried about the future of the Japanese nation after the founding of the People's Republic of China. Therefore, at the end of A.D. 1867, he attended the "Little Imperial Palace Meeting" with historical turning point, and worked out a "retro" policy with Saigō Takamori and Kengo Kuma, the leaders of anti-China groups, to support the Emperor in personally managing state affairs.

After the Meiji government was established, it held the important position of "Senate". At the critical moment when the new government was in jeopardy in Enemy at the Gates, the name of the shogunate, saionji resolutely opposed the compromise view in the imperial court, and advocated uniting with others, setting an example, respecting the king, and * * * blocking the enemy. Saionji Kinmochi's words surprised the court officials, and Iwakura Tomomi blurted out: "This gentleman is very knowledgeable."

During the Chen Wu War, Saionji Kinmochi, who was only 19 years old, served as Governor of Yin Shan Road, Governor of the Second Army of Dongshan Road, and then Governor of Northland. He led the army to participate in numerous battles such as the Battle of Birds and Feathers, and later served as the governor of Yuehou Prefecture and Niigata Prefecture, making great contributions to the establishment and consolidation of local political power. After the Meiji regime was basically stable, Saionji Kinmochi could have been an official and enjoyed himself, but considering the long-term goal of building a modern country, he resolutely resigned and went to France for further study.

This experience of studying abroad enabled Saionji Kinmochi to accept the idea of freedom and democracy and complete the transformation to the aristocratic bourgeoisie, which had a decisive influence on his later road and political views. Originally, Saionji Kinmochi didn't want to get involved in politics, but with his qualifications, he didn't want to enter, but fortunately met Ito Bowen, who pushed him to the front line of political struggle.

After the fall of Ito Bowen's cabinet, Kyotaro's cabinet came to power and recommended Saionji Kinmochi to form a cabinet when Kyotaro's cabinet resigned, so the first saionji cabinet was born. However, due to the conflict with Yamagata Aritomo, Keitaro was finally ousted and came second. But this time, Keitaro's cabinet only existed for more than three years, and Saionji Kinmochi was forced to step down because of "rebellion".

But in A.D. 19 12, Saionji Kinmochi was expelled from Yamagata Aritomo again. Since then, Saionji Kinmochi has lived in seclusion for a long time and manipulated Japanese politics behind the scenes. Moreover, in 19 19, Saionji Kinmochi, as the chief plenipotentiary of the Japanese government, led a delegation to attend the Paris Peace Conference, signed the Treaty of Versailles, and was promoted to Duke after returning home. This situation lasted until A.D. 1936, when the imperial clique staged a coup, but it no longer had any power.

In fact, Saionji Kinmochi is one of the few sober people in Japanese history. He tried to change Japan's military fanaticism, but it could not be redeemed after all. In fact, at that time, when the imperial sect staged a coup, Saionji Kinmochi was initially listed as the primary killing target. He survived only because the police officers on duty showed sympathy when they got cold feet. After all, he is 87 years old. One year before the Pacific Battle, Saionji Kinmochi died at the age of 9 1.