"I know." Chen Juanyi nodded and whispered, "Before I came here, my father also told me to persuade my brother to stop being a traitor."
"It's not just about not being a traitor anymore," Chen Gongshu said, "it's about making meritorious service and atonement for one's sins."
His expression was serious, "In the early Ming Dynasty, my brother has gone astray now and has lost his integrity. However, as long as he can make up for his mistakes, he will still be a good comrade."
"Yes." Chen Juanyi said with red eyes, "My father wrote a letter to my brother and urged him to step back from the brink and make atonement for his sins."
"Where is the letter from home? Can you show it to me?" Although Chen Gongshu asked in a questioning tone, he actually extended his hand directly.
Chen Juanyi did not refuse, took out the scissors from her luggage, took out the letter sewn in the clothes and handed it to Chen Gongshu.
"Your Majesty understands the righteousness very well, which is admirable." After Chen Gong read the letter, he folded the letter, put it back in the envelope, and handed it back to Chen Juanyi, his attitude becoming more and more solemn.
Chen Juanyi didn't say anything and carefully collected the letter. She was in agony. Her elder brother defected to the Japanese and became a traitor. The entire Chen family couldn't hold their heads high in their hometown. She had already agreed on a marriage, but her partner's family knew that Chen Mingchu had become a traitor, so she immediately
He regretted his marriage and said he would not marry into the traitor family.
"Contact Chen Mingchu and arrange for Miss Chen to meet with him." Chen Gongshu looked at Bi Xiandeng, the leader of the intelligence team, and said.
Bi Xiandeng thought for a while and said, "Senate, do you think it's a good place to arrange the meeting?"
"Cangzhou Hotel." Chen Gongshu said.
Cangzhou Hotel has an internal network in Shanghai, making it easier to move around and safer.
"Yes." Bi Xiandeng nodded. He also felt that Cangzhou Hotel was more suitable. At least he would feel more at ease in a place where he had his own people.
"First send someone to deliver the boss's handwritten letter to Chen Mingchu and ask him to pass it on to Wang Tiemu," Chen Gongshu said.
"Yes." Bi Xiandeng nodded.
The military officers who escorted Chen Juanyi to Shanghai also brought a handwritten letter from Dai Chunfeng to Wang Tiemu, hoping to persuade Wang Tiemu to change his mind anyway.
…
"Director, what do you think about this matter?" Chen Mingchu asked Wang Tiemu with a sad look on his face.
Wang Tiemu didn't speak, he was still reading the letter in his hand.
He recognized that this was indeed Dai Chunfeng's handwriting.
Dai Chunfeng's letters can be described as both soft and hard words, and his words are sincere.
"I have met you with a good nature, and I have followed you through thick and thin for several years. You have always been kind to me, and others may have been unfair to you, but I have never changed your character. It seems that I have done nothing for you, but how dare you go so far as to go against me and go against me! It's your destiny.
Where is it? Where is conscience? "
"You alone surrendered to the enemy. It was because you made a mistake for a moment, and there is room for forgiveness. Later, you became a comrade in Pingjin. You are willing to be a thief and want to annihilate yourself from the people of the country."
"I wanted to directly order my comrades to commit adultery, but I only missed the love between you and me as brothers..."
"You are currently in a high position on the opposite side, and you have the opportunity to get close to Wang Ni. You can take advantage of the opportunity to plan for me, so I am specifically allowed to contact you from Shanghai. If this can happen, not only will those who go there be exempted, but they will also be able to
For this achievement of yours, I will be rewarded with a generous reward that exceeds the qualifications. It is time for you to take the blame for your merits. I hope you will live up to your expectations and you will be able to achieve them in the early Ming Dynasty."
Wang Tie finished reading, with beads of sweat appearing on his forehead. He leaned on the sofa and remained silent for a long time.
"Director." Chen Mingchu said again.
He called Wang Tiemu after the position established after the reform of the Secret Service Headquarters in early September, when Wang Tiemu was appointed director of the First Department of the Secret Service Headquarters.
However, less than two months later, the eight committees and offices established in September were canceled and replaced by four offices.
Chen Mingchu's current position is the director of the First Division, which is mainly responsible for dealing with military commanders.
As a result of this reform, Wang Tiemu no longer holds an important position in the secret service headquarters. Wang Tiemu now only holds the position of a member of the Central Committee of the Sixth National Congress of the Kuomintang held in Shanghai in August.
"When did they contact you?" Wang Tiemu asked Chen Mingchu.
"Someone submitted a letter. I was shocked when I saw the letter and hurriedly came to see you." Chen Mingchu said.
Wang Tiemu glanced at Chen Mingchu. He didn't quite believe what Chen Mingchu said about "committing a letter". However, he did not reveal that some things and some statements were just a statement.
"You and I, brothers, have come this far only because Zheng Lijun forced us to do this." Wang Tiemu thought for a while and said.
"What the director means is that we can..." Chen Mingchu said with a frown.
Dai Chunfeng asked him to do it anyway, but he was conflicted in his heart. Without him, he had just been appointed as the first director of the Secret Service Headquarters. It was the time when Chunfeng was proud, and Chen Mingchu was convinced that Japan would destroy China sooner or later, just like when the Manchu and Qing dynasties settled China.
Then, how could he be willing to return to Chongqing, a small and peaceful court that was bound to be destroyed sooner or later.
In addition, Dai Chunfeng had been persuading him to help assassinate Wang Qianhai. He had to be so stupid to agree to this.
Therefore, when he heard Wang Tiemu's words, he seemed a little moved, and Chen Mingchu felt a little nervous in his heart.
If Wang Ironmu turns out to be true anyway, then I'm sorry. He can betray Wang Ironmu once, and there will be no psychological burden the second time.
In fact, Chen Mingchu secretly hoped that Wang Tiemu would betray No. 76. In this case, he would have to thank Brother Wang for sending his head over and over again.
"Although what Dai Chunfeng said is reasonable." Wang Tiemu shook his head, "But I don't really believe him."
He said to Chen Mingchu, "He asked us to help assassinate Mr. Wang. This kind of thing is too dangerous."
"Then on our side..." Chen Mingchu said thoughtfully.
"Now that they have found you, they will probably continue to contact you in the future." Wang Tiemu thought for a moment and said, "Let's wait and see, let's discuss all issues slowly."
"In the early Ming Dynasty, Brother Wang took the lead in everything," Chen Mingchu said with enthusiasm.
He felt relieved. With Wang Tiemu's words, his contacts with Chongqing were endorsed by Wang Tiemu. If something happened, he would backhand and sell Wang Tiemu, and at the same time, he also had a saying:
He was threatened by Wang Tiemu and pretended to be in conflict with Wang Tiemu. On the surface, he was in contact with Chongqing, but in fact, he was conducting secret investigations and was ready to kill Wang Tiemu and Chongqing at any time.
After Chen Mingchu left, Wang Tiemu picked up Dai Chunfeng's handwriting and read it over and over again, sighing from time to time.
He just told Chen Mingchu that he was forced by Zheng Lijun to surrender to the Japanese. This was only one reason, and the most direct reason was that Chen Mingchu sold him out!
According to what he had just observed about Chen Mingchu's expression, Wang Tiemu was wary. He did not trust Chen Mingchu, and he suspected that this guy would betray him again.
With this thought in his mind, Wang Tiemu picked up a lighter, lit it, and lit Dai Chunfeng's handwriting.
Looking at the burning letter, Wang Tiemu suddenly felt frightened and hurriedly stamped out the flames.
However, looking at the half-burned letter, Wang Tiemu was in a daze for a moment, and his face became even more gloomy. He could only light the fire again and completely burn the letter to ashes.
…
Recently, there have been quite a few private meetings between 'Mr. Xiao Cheng' and his mistress Zhang Ping. The people around Cheng Qianfan are talking privately that Aunt Zhang has been favored recently, while the price of Aunt Ying has dropped a lot.
He was waiting for Kuang Xiaoqin at Zhang Ping's home and was reading the newspaper at this moment.
"Shen Shen" became one of the few newspapers in Shanghai that still adheres to a relatively objective attitude and reports news about Chongqing.
"I've also heard that prices in Chongqing are rising very fast." Zhang Ping glanced at the newspaper page and said.
In February of this year, the Ministry of Economic Affairs promulgated the "Measures for Evaluating Prices and Banning Speculative Manipulation during Extraordinary Periods." However, more than ten months later, the measures have been confirmed to have failed, and prices in the Kuomintang-controlled areas have risen.
To this end, the Ministry of Economic Affairs of the National Government announced the "Measures for the Affordable Purchase and Sale of Daily Necessities" a few days ago in an attempt to stabilize prices.
There is an editorial in "Shenbao" that is not optimistic about Chongqing's ability to stabilize prices. The reason is very straightforward. The National Army has recently lost ground one after another, and military failure will inevitably lead to the economy going into chaos faster.
In the middle of last month, the Japanese Fifth Division and a mixed brigade landed at Qinzhou Bay, Guangxi, and then advanced rapidly, occupying Fangcheng on the 16th and Qin County on the 17th.
The Military Commission of the Chongqing National Government ordered Bai Chongxin, director of the Guilin Camp, to instruct the Sixteenth Army to defend Nanning with two divisions and not retreat without orders; Du Guangting's Fifth Army was also ordered to reinforce Guinan from Hengshan, Hunan. Fu Yihan's 90th
The Ninth Army moved from Xiangtan and Guiyang in Hunan to Liuzhou, and Yao Chuan's 36th Army moved south from Chongqing and Dangyang in Hubei to gather in Yishan to reinforce the Sixteenth Army.
However, the Japanese army came with ferocity, and the Chinese army lost ground one after another. The Japanese army immediately captured Nanning and continued to advance, and invaded the strategically important Kunlun Pass, completely threatening China's southwest international communication lines and southwest strategic rear.
"Will Guangxi fall?" Zhang Ping asked.
"Guangxi is the gateway to Chongqing and must not be lost." Cheng Qianfan shook his head and said, "If nothing else, Bai Chongxin's troops will fight to the death!"
"Guangxi wolf soldiers are still very capable of fighting." Zhang Ping nodded and said.
"Bai Chongxin's elite troops suffered most of their battle losses in Songhu, and his life is not easy now." Cheng Qianfan shook his head and said.
During the second Songhu Anti-Japanese War more than two years ago, Bo Chongxin sent Guangxi wolf soldiers to travel a long way from Guangxi for two or three months to Shanghai. The exhausted Guangxi soldiers went directly to the battlefield, and then large areas were captured.
The Japanese naval guns directly bombarded them. Often, with one shell, whole rows and squads of soldiers were blown away, leaving no bones left. After the war, the citizens of Shanghai gathered in tears and gathered the Guangxi wolf soldiers. Many of them were not dead, so they could only rely on Tony steel helmets.
It is judged that they are the remains of Guangxi soldiers.
After that, in the Battle of Xuzhou, Commander Li commanded and the three armies of Guangxi Wolf Soldiers fought with their lives, but also suffered numerous casualties, which can be said to have damaged the foundation.
During this time of crisis in Guangxi, the Military Commission of the Chongqing National Government ordered the mobilization of the strategic reserve force north of Guilin and launched a battle to defend Guangxi.
Although he said that Guangxi cannot be lost and will not be lost, Cheng Qianfan was unavoidably anxious in his heart. Guangxi is too important to Chongqing. The Japanese army occupied Nanning and Kunlun Pass, which comprehensively threatened China's southwest international transportation line and southwest strategic rear. Nanning must be recaptured.
Otherwise it will be troublesome.
At this time, there was a knock on the door, and Zhang Ping's close friend Ms. Kuang Xiaoqin came to visit.
"I have to pay extra attention now and remind myself all the time." Cardinal Zhao said with a wry smile, "I have pretended to be a woman so many times that I am always worried that I will behave abnormally without knowing it."
"Thank you for your hard work." Cheng Qianfan said with a serious expression without smiling.
"I recently made a deliberate effort to make friends with Meng Ketu." Cardinal Zhao said, "Now let me talk about this person's situation."
He took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and said, "Meng Ketu was Wang Tiemu's trusted bodyguard, and he was also Wang Tiemu's right-hand man when he was in Pingjin."
"Meng Ketu had something on his mind and was always drinking." Cardiff Zhao said, "After I listened and made some inquiries, I finally figured out one thing. Meng Ketu was once married and had a wife and children. Later, his wife was killed by a Japanese plane.
The child later became ill and died, and he recorded all this in the Japanese account."
Cheng Qianfan nodded, "Did it happen when Northeast China fell?"
He remembered that Cardinal Zhao mentioned that Meng Ketu was from the Northeast.
"Probably, Meng Ketu didn't talk about it, so I don't want to delve into the matter too much." Shuli Zhao said, after all, this topic is quite sensitive within No. 76, and he needs to pay attention.
"This person said before that Wang Tiemu was killed by Chen Mingchu, and he has a blood feud with the Japanese." Cheng Qianfan thought deeply and said, "It seems that this Meng Ketu has hatred in his heart and his conscience is still intact. You can try to contact him.
.”
He lit a cigarette, took a puff, and said, "If we can convince Meng Ketu anyway, we will eradicate Wang Tiemu, and the matter of Chen Mingchu and other traitors will fall on Meng Ketu."
"I think we can give it a try." Zhao Shuli thought for a while and said.
Seeing Cheng Qianfan nodding, he did not continue to ask. This was an anti-corruption operation by the military. The Red Party secretly participated in it. Being able to provide such important information was already a first step. Others were not needed and could not be involved, let alone allowed.
Outsiders know that the Red Party is involved in this matter. Otherwise, it will bring security risks to Comrade Huo Miao.
"Secretary Cheng, Comrade Luo Yannian successfully escaped from danger, will this have any impact on your lurking in Chongqing?" Cardinal Zhao asked with concern.
"It doesn't matter." Cheng Qianfan shook his head. Looking at the whole thing, he had no trace of involvement. He even didn't know that Lu Weilin was a red party member at the beginning because of Haozi's concealment.
However, this matter needed to be fixed, and Cheng Qianfan decided to find an opportunity to scold Haozi.
…
Cheng Qianfan did not stay at Aunt Zhang's place for the night. He went home at night.
The next morning, Haozi came to Cheng Mansion to see him.
Cheng Qianfan called Li Hao to the study.
"Inform Taozi and let him arrange for secret contact with Meng Ketu." Cheng Qianfan said. After a pause, he said with a serious expression, "Let Taozi arrange for Zhou Xiliang to have secret contact with Meng Ketu and try to persuade Meng Ketu anyway."
He was worried that Taozi would meet Meng Ketu in person. Taozi was brave and cautious and might do such a thing, so he thought twice and decided directly.
"Understood." Li Hao said.
"Be sure to be prepared for any contingency." Cheng Qianfan warned.
Although according to the investigation, Meng Ketu is hated by his family and the country and is actually unwilling to be a traitor. This person may be instigated to rebel, but he knows the person and knows the face but does not know the heart, so he has to be on guard.
"Yes." Li Hao said, "There is one thing. Yang Changnian sent a signal to meet."
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