Chapter 115 Differences (Part 1)

"Yuan Shikai wants to be emperor!"

This news made the front page of the Sichuan Daily. The Sichuan public opinion trend that has been arguing about this possibility for more than a month has suddenly changed. Literary and politicians no longer talked about why Yuan Shikai was willing to take the world to restore the imperial system, but instead focused on the question of where Sichuan would go.

Radicals called on the government to declare immediately that they would never accept the leadership of the dictatorial emperor; conservatives believed that Sichuan should watch coldly and protect themselves, because the world would definitely be in chaos, and no decisions of the provincial government and parliament could harm the interests of the entire Sichuan.

The majority of neutrals were swaying and ignorant. The centrists enthusiastically wrote articles to declare their views. A large number of wealthy people who were proud of the business and frustrated in the officialdom began to unite to raise funds to publish books and newspapers, show their existence, and make their own voices. The whole of Sichuan was once again caught in a turbulent debate.

Xiao Yimin was very annoyed by the Sichuan Daily, a subsidiary of the Provincial Government, who only wanted sensational but irresponsible behavior. He called Zhang Lan, Zeng Shouwu, Kuang Youmin and others respectively. Unexpectedly, all three leaders said that they had troubles. The heads of various departments and bureaus and congressmen were very excited this time and were not very obedient.

As soon as Xiao Yimin's phone number was put down, Zhang Lan's phone number came again, and he sincerely reminded the army not to be in chaos. After finally living a few days of peace of mind, all aspects have been on the right track. If there is another war or political storm, all the hard work over the past few years will be ruined.

Xiao Yimin returned to his seat and looked at Bao Jiqing, Xu Xiaogang, Lu Yixuan and Zheng Changze with concern, and shook his head slightly: "The thing Brother Shen Fu is worried about has finally happened. It is probably because I made up my mind to kill a group of people some time ago and arrested a group of people."

Bao Jiqing and Zheng Changze sighed and looked at Xu Xiaogang together.

Although Xu Xiaogang keenly saw signs of division among Sichuan Provincial Government and political parties at all levels, he repeatedly reminded Xiao Yimin to pay attention to methods and not to suppress vested interests among political officials too harshly, in order to prevent those families with great influence from joining together to form gangs and factions to fight against him, the situation he was worried about was really surprised.

He thought for a while and said, "Yiming, don't care too much. As long as the army is in our hands, Sichuan will not be in chaos."

"Shen Fu is right, the most urgent task is to stabilize the army first."

Bao Jiqing expressed his opinion: "In addition, I suggest getting the police chief Yang Wei away. This guy is still in love with the Kuomintang. Moreover, his family relies on the power of the police chief to seize the robbery in Zizhou and bully the market. The people suffered a lot but dared not speak out.

"Yang Wei's clan brother Yang Xiu forcibly occupied the long-distance bus station that the county government had just repaired last month, and injured four retired soldiers assigned to the station to serve as police. He threatened to buy ten American cars and run two routes from Zizhou to Chengdu and Zizhou to Chongqing."

Xiao Yimin was shocked and then looked at Tian Hanmin, a confidential adjutant standing behind him.

Tian Hanmin, who was pale, stepped forward and lowered his head and admitted his mistake: "I'm sorry, commander, my subordinates suppressed the report from the Political Training Department, originally thought..."

"shut up!"

Xiao Yimin slapped the table with a palm: "Hanmin, Hanmin, how can you be so confused? Isn't it just that Miss Yang's family is interested in you? You..."

"Commander calms down!"

Zheng Changze and Lu Yixuan quickly stood up to help Tian Hanmin plead for mercy.

Xiao Yimin took a deep breath: "Hanmin, there are two routes for you to choose now. One is to go home to pack up your things, and tomorrow follow the material supply convoy to go to the physical and chemical camp to report to General Zhong Ying; the other is to take off your military uniform and leave the army!"

Xu Xiaogang and others were shocked and stood up to plead for Tian Hanmin, but Bao Jiqing was indifferent and continued to smoke his cigarettes.

Tian Hanmin greeted everyone with gratitude and slowly walked to the angry Xiao Yimin: "Commander, go to the border army, even if you start with an ordinary soldier, your subordinates will never take off this outfit."

Xiao Yimin waved his hand and didn't even look at Tian Hanmin. It was not until Tian Hanmin's lonely figure disappeared outside the door that Xiao Yimin signaled to Wu San, the commander of the guard with a care-like face. Wu San chased him out immediately without saying a word.

Bao Jiqing shook his head and said with a smile: "Everyone sit down first. It's okay. Hanmin is a smart guy, but his personality is a little soft. He always hopes to lead troops to fight. This time he finally got his wish. Maybe in a few years, our Sichuan Army will have another selfless general with both wisdom and courage! Don't look at Yiming's harsh expression, in fact, he is more reluctant than anyone else. Don't worry."

Xu Xiaogang had already reacted at this time, smiled, and looked out the window: "The weather is cold enough. It is estimated that the heavy snow on Kangzang's side is already under the pressure of heavy snow. Hanmin will suffer this time."

"You can't be made of a weapon without grinding!" Xiao Yimin sighed and asked immediately: "Brother Shen Fu, do you think who is more suitable to recommend as the Chief of Police?"

Xu Xiaogang pondered for a moment: "The other two deputy positions in the provincial department are very difficult, and they are very close to Yang Wei. If they really want to reorganize the provincial department, they can't stay. Chen Guangyuan, the chief of Chengdu police, has enough qualifications. He is honest and self-disciplined, but his ability seems to be lacking. Moreover, he is very satisfied with his current position and is afraid he is unwilling to be the director of the police...

"By the way, Chongqing Police Chief Jiang Yongcheng is very capable and has enough qualifications. He is also a top student who has returned from studying in the Japanese police school. Although this person was one of the "Six Gentlemen" of the Sichuan Tongmenghui who was arrested with Yang Wei, since the Chengdu mutiny, he has left the Tongmenghui that disappointed him and returned to Chongqing to serve as the deputy director of the police station, and later took over as the director. Chongqing has been well managed in recent years and the people have a reputation."

When Bao Jiqing saw Xiao Yimin looking at him, he nodded in agreement with Xu Xiaogang's opinion: "Shen Fu was very thoughtful, and it would be more reassuring to transfer Fan Chunlin, an old criminal investigation expert, to be a deputy."

Xiao Yimin immediately decided: "Okay, I will go to the provincial government and parliament tonight to get acquainted with each other. In addition, I decided to hold a military meeting for the entire army in Chongqing in three days. The chief officers of each division and the brigade commander and above must attend. Brother Shen Fu presided over the meeting to announce the plan and action plan for the entire Sichuan bandit suppression. Taking this opportunity, I will visit Director Jiang Yongcheng, who was an old instructor when I was studying in the military and police school. I believe he could be invited to Chengdu."

"There is still this origin? That's even better!" Xu Xiaogang was very happy.

Bao Jiqing thought for a while and said, "I'll stay, I'll personally persuade Yang Wei to resign voluntarily."

Xiao Yimin nodded in agreement with a little consideration, and everyone was immediately worried about Yang Wei. Bao Jiqing, who rarely took action, would never let Yang Wei go and the big family behind him go. Bao Jiqing only needs one sentence. The intelligence agency headed by Ma Gang can list dozens of charges of the Yang family in less than three days. If he doesn't do it, he will be uprooted in Zizhou, Zizhou, which has been intimidated in Sichuan in recent years.

Another thing is that Xiao Yimin is known as loving soldiers as his sons. Whether it is the officers and soldiers who have been serving or retired in the past two years, they have received proper resettlement and care from Xiao Yimin. Sometimes they can even describe Xiao Yimin's care for his soldiers under his command. Because of this, Xiao Yimin has a high status in the minds of the soldiers of the Sichuan Army and is deeply favored by middle and low-level officers and soldiers. Just because of the Yang family beat the veterans, it can arouse Xiao Yimin's anger.

What's more, the Yang family in Zizhou also swallowed up the automobile transportation stations owned by government officials at all levels and placed most of the retired officers and soldiers. The Yang family's hands were too long and their courage was too big. If it were any Sichuan general and schoolmaster, they would probably not tolerate it.

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