Chapter 905: Step by Step (Happy Lantern Festival)
The next day.
Chunfengdeyilou.
Cheng Qianfan went back to invite Lu Dazhang to have a drink with Lao Huang as his companion.
Cheng Qianfan told Comrade Feiyu and Comrade Qin about the ideas he came up with after being inspired by his wife Bai Ruolan.
When Lao Huang and Lu Dazhang heard this, their eyes lit up and they felt that it was very feasible.
"We three cobblers are not as good as one Mrs. Cheng." Lao Huang quipped with a smile while chewing orchid beans.
"Ruolan is indeed smarter than me." Cheng Qianfan said, with a look of pride and pride on his face.
The three of them conducted more detailed research and analysis on the idea that Cheng Qianfan had in mind. After constantly filling in the gaps, a plan that was relatively more complete, more reasonable, and more feasible was finally born.
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Liu Xia, carrying the food box in her hand, carefully got out of the car and heard the sound of the car horn behind her.
This startled Liu Xia. She turned around and saw Cheng Qianfan sitting in the cab of the car, looking at her with a mischievous smile.
"Scared me, you narrow-minded devil." Liu Xia couldn't help but spat and said.
"Sister Xia, where are you coming from?" Cheng Qianfan got off the car and was about to come up and take the food box from Liu Xia's hand. Then he saw Liu Xia looking at him with a smile, so he retracted his hand decisively midway.
Cheng Qianfan extended his hand and saluted like a gentleman, and they entered the Chu mansion side by side.
"It's not that Sister Xia doesn't believe you." Liu Xia did not shy away from what she just said. She pursed her lips and said with a smile, "After what happened in Nanjing, the secretary-general has strict food safety regulations. Let alone Qianfan. When my brother comes, I won’t let him touch this food box.”
"I know." Cheng Qianfan nodded and said, "If there are no rules, there will be no rules. This is right."
At the same time, Cheng Qianfan's heart moved.
Chu Mansion had its own cook, but Liu Xia brought food boxes back from outside, and she came back in a car. Obviously, she made a special trip to bring delicious food somewhere outside.
Cheng Qianfan felt that he had reason to suspect that Chu Mingyu liked certain delicacies, and then sent Liu Xia out to recruit them.
"How is the secretary-general feeling?" Cheng Qianfan lit a cigarette, took a puff and asked.
Liu Xia didn't say anything and just rolled her eyes at him.
Cheng Qianfan suddenly realized the situation and directly touched a cigarette and put it into Liu Xia's mouth.
Liu Xia turned away and said angrily, "What are you doing?"
Then seeing Cheng Qianfan's innocent look, Liu Xia realized that she had misunderstood, "You don't know?"
"What do you know?" Cheng Qianfan asked in confusion.
"I thought you heard about what happened, so you came here quickly," Liu Xia said.
"What did I hear?" Cheng Qianfan asked, "What is it?"
"Forget it, it's okay if you don't know." Liu Xia said, and then when she saw that Cheng Qianfan stopped asking questions, she was a little confused, "Aren't you curious?"
"I am curious, but I am determined not to pry." Cheng Qianfan said with a smile, "If it is a good thing, Sister Xia, you will naturally not be able to help telling me. If it is a bad thing, it will not be beautiful if I know about it."
"You, you have more thoughts than Ximen Qing's flower work." Liu Xia said with a smile.
Hearing the words about tiger and wolf, Cheng Qianfan couldn't help but feel happy, "Sister Xia, your metaphor is really strange."
"That's you, Brother Fan. If it had been anyone else, they wouldn't have found a way to be ambiguous and frivolous with me." Liu Xia sighed and said.
"I do have the lust, but I don't have the guts." Cheng Qianfan looked Liu Xia up and down, then nodded and said with a serious expression.
This made Liu Xia amused, so she reached out and hit him.
The two of them chatted and laughed, and after passing through several layers of guards, they arrived in front of Chu Mingyu's hall.
"The secretary-general is in a good mood," Liu Xia said.
"Great." Cheng Qianfan said happily, "Now it's better
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, don’t worry about eating Uncle Chu’s food.”
Then he saw Liu Xia smiling and saying nothing, and Cheng Qianfan's heart moved, "It's from the Executive Yuan..."
"Mr. Wang will temporarily serve as the Vice President and President of the Executive Yuan," Liu Xia said.
"Great." Cheng Qianfan was extremely happy. He threw away the cigarette butt and then went to touch the cigarette case. In the end, he rubbed his hands and looked overjoyed. "Uncle Chu, this can be regarded as a wish fulfilled. Already."
He smiled at Liu Xia and said, "It is better to come early than to come by chance. I am the magpie who brings good news. Uncle Chu will treat me well."
He really didn't expect such a coincidence that he would encounter a good atmosphere that made Chu Mingyu's wish come true.
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"Sister Xia, don't you mean..." Cheng Qianfan looked at Liu Xia with eyes that seemed to be able to speak.
Liu Xia shook her head slightly, saying that she didn't know either.
The atmosphere in the room was a little solemn, or rather depressing.
This is not at all in line with what Liu Xia just said about Chu Mingyu's joyful atmosphere when he got the vice-president of the Executive Yuan under the "new Kuomintang regime".
"Zhou Liang, you are arrogant and rude." Chu Mingyu behaved very well in front of Cheng Qianfan, his nephew, and Liu Xia, his confidant, and did not hide anything.
Cheng Qianfan and Liu Xia looked at each other.
Liu Xia walked over, put the food box on the coffee table, and then helped Chu Mingyu tidy up his desk.
Then, Liu Xia glanced at a pile of information on the desk.
Although she only glanced at it a few times, she already had a basic grasp of today's events.
As a very important figure around Mr. Wang, Zhou Liang was responsible for negotiations with Japan and important personnel appointments at the last moment of organizing the "new regime".
Zhou Liang was quite proud of having such great power. He once told others: "This time, I will actually help Mr. Wang form the Central Committee."
In Zhou Liang's mind, the position of Chairman of the National Government must belong to Wang Chunhai, and the position of President of the Executive Yuan may also belong to Wang Chunhai.
Under such circumstances, the position of Vice President of the Executive Yuan belongs to him.
In addition, according to the information Liu Xia has learned, Zhou Liang seems to have appointed ministers of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Police for himself.
Not only that, this person also selected more than ten close confidants and promised them the positions of deputy ministers in various ministries.
Now, the secretary-general has successfully obtained the position of vice-president of the Executive Yuan. This will obviously make Zhou Liang very angry and find it difficult to accept.
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"Qianfan, have a drink with me." Chu Mingyu suddenly said.
"Yes, Uncle Chu." Cheng Qianfan agreed and quickly helped Liu Xia lay out the table.
After taking out the food on the dinner plate and placing it, Liu Xia left knowingly.
Cheng Qianfan drank with Chu Mingyu for a long time. When he saw that Chu Mingyu was coughing and looking drunk because he drank too much, he had to quickly comfort and relieve Chu Mingyu.
However, because Cheng Qianfan "didn't understand" why Chu Mingyu was in a bad mood and why he had such an attitude towards Zhou Liang, his words of comfort were not actually ideal.
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Seeing that his nephew, who was always smart and very eloquent, was not performing as expected, could not speak to the point, and could not make his ears happy, Chu Mingyu took the initiative to tell Cheng Qianfan what happened.
It turns out that Chu Mingyu and Zhou Liang competed for the position of Vice President of the Executive Yuan, which can be said to have brought out sparks and anger.
Regarding Zhou Liang's request for the position of Vice President of the Executive Yuan, Mrs. Wang was the first to disagree.
Mrs. Wang is determined to give the position of Vice President of the Executive Yuan to Chu Mingyu, who has always been obedient and takes great care of the Chen family.
Not only that, Mrs. Wang also plans to further help Chu Mingyu find a position as Minister of the Navy.
However, this move aroused unanimous opposition from Zhou Liang and Chen Nanhai, the second largest figure in Wang Reclamation Group.
Zhou Liang also said sourly that this was the harem interfering with politics:
Mr. Wang must do it
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, which is extremely embarrassing and the harm of pepper house.
I don't know how this word got out. Just now, Mrs. Wang sent someone a note. The note said - "Mr. Wang will definitely do this, which will embarrass others and cause harm to the house." Also" this sentence.
Obviously, Mrs. Wang was very dissatisfied with Zhou Liang and hoped that Chu Mingyu could stand up and kill Zhou Liang's majesty and vigor.
"Mr. Zhou is really..." Cheng Qianfan shook his head, "He is jealous."
Um?
Chu Mingyu looked up at Cheng Qianfan.
"Uncle Chu, he is jealous." Cheng Qianfan said with a smile, "He is envious of Mr. Wang. Mrs. Wang believes in Uncle Chu's character and recognizes Uncle Chu's abilities."
As he spoke, Cheng Qianfan chuckled, took a bite of shrimp, and muttered, "I'm just jealous. I'm jealous of the close relationship between Uncle Chu and Mr. Wang and Mrs. Wang."
"Be careful." Chu Mingyu glared at Cheng Qianfan, "Mr. Zhou, is he what you say?"
The corners of his mouth turned up slightly, but he felt really relieved.
This was the reason why he was willing to reveal the situation to his nephew just now.
Without him, this nephew is very good at talking.
…
"Uncle Chu, does this mean that the peace negotiations with the Japanese have been successful?" Cheng Qianfan thought for a while and asked.
Only after the traitorous agreement with the Japanese is signed will these men and women have the energy and time to formally divide power.
"After arduous negotiations, a peace agreement has been reached." Chu Mingyu nodded and said.
"Great." Cheng Qianfan was overjoyed. He couldn't help but ask, "Then when will we return to Nanjing?"
"This is not urgent." Chu Mingyu said, and then he seemed to realize that there was some ambiguity in his words, and then added, "It is inevitable, and it will be soon. If everything goes well, we will soon Then you can work in Nanjing.”
Then he looked at Cheng Qianfan, thoughtfully.
What Chu Mingyu was thinking about was whether to take Cheng Qianfan to Nanjing. With Cheng Qianfan's ability and knowledge, he was capable of fulfilling the duties of his capable general.
Military power, Chu Mingyu knew that his weakest link was military power.
In fact, for many people, including Mr. Wang, the weakest link is military power.
Cheng Qianfan is a senior official in the patrol room. He has led soldiers (patrol officers) and attended the Central Army Officers School. He is a real soldier. He can be said to have both the ability to lead troops and leadership, and most importantly, loyalty.
In this way, Chu Mingyu intends to bring Cheng Qianfan to Nanjing, and it is best to be able to control a team.
It's just that Cheng Qianfan's current position as deputy chief inspector of the Central District Patrol Office of the French Concession seems to be a low-level official with no future. However, Chu Mingyu knows the power and influence of "Little Chief Cheng" in the French Concession. .
What's more, it can be said that all of Cheng Qianfan's people, power, and the foundation of all these are in Shanghai. If he goes to Nanjing, even though he has Chu Mingyu's care, it will not be easy to develop and grow as quickly as possible.
In a word, Chu Mingyu was not sure whether Cheng Qianfan would be willing to give up power in Shanghai and follow him to Nanjing willingly.
"Uncle Chu, what's wrong?" Cheng Qianfan asked.
"Nothing." Chu Mingyu shook his head, "I suddenly thought of other things."
Cheng Qianfan nodded, then frowned again.
"What's wrong?" Chu Mingyu asked.
"Nanjing is Liang Hongzhi's territory." Cheng Qianfan had a worried look on his face.
"Be careful what you say." Chu Mingyu glared at Cheng Qianfan, "Nanjing belongs to the party-state, to Chairman Wang, and to the 40 million Chinese people."
"Yes." Cheng Qianfan nodded, but he knew that Chu Mingyu must have heard the meaning of his words, so he continued, "Although the other side has agreed to submit to the central government, after all, Nanjing is in his hands now."
Cheng Qianfan paused, thought seriously, and said in a deep voice, "My daughter Jie Chuitang, Uncle Chu, and Mr. Wang...
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He glanced at Chu Mingyu, seemed to hesitate, and finally said something that was not conducive to unity:
be careful.
"Be careful of what? Be careful of Liang Hongzhi's soldiers?" Chu Mingyu snorted coldly and said, "What does he dare to do?"
"It's not whether he dares or not." Cheng Qianfan shook his head, as if you don't understand soldiers, but I do, "There are some things that the people below will make it difficult for the people above."
As he spoke, he snorted coldly and seemed to be deeply moved, saying, "Maybe the people above will make people think it's the people below who are making a fuss."
"What do you mean?" Chu Mingyu frowned. He vaguely understood. He glared at Cheng Qianfan and said, "Okay, it's time, don't play riddles anymore."
"Mr. Wang's life safety always comes first." Chu Mingyu urged, "Speak directly."
"Liang Hongzhi has an army on his hands." Cheng Qianfan said, "These people are responsible for Liang Hongzhi's job. Even if Liang Hongzhi doesn't want to do anything, who can guarantee that his arrogant soldiers will not Any ideas?"
"Arrogant and powerful generals?" Chu Mingyu snorted coldly, "They deserve it too!"
Cheng Qianfan glanced at Chu Mingyu in surprise. He did not expect that Chu Mingyu would look down on the puppet troops in Liang Hongzhi's hands.
"Anyway, that's still 20,000 troops." Cheng Qianfan frowned and said.
With that said, Cheng Qianfan asked Chu Mingyu, "Uncle Chu, do we have any strategies to properly arrange Liang Hongzhi's appeasement army?"
"I haven't been able to take this into consideration yet." Chu Mingyu frowned slightly and said.
The actual situation is that Wang Chuanhai did intend to recruit Liang Hongzhi's appeasement army. However, the Japanese did not agree. In other words, the Japanese valued military power very seriously and were very defensive, even if it was just Liang Hongzhi's appeasement force. Military armed forces.
"That would be more troublesome." Cheng Qianfan looked worried.
As he spoke, he fell into deep thought.
"Qianfan, I seem to remember that you have an old relationship with a division commander of the Pacification Army?" Chu Mingyu suddenly thought of it, his expression changed, and he asked.
"Yes, we can't conclude the deal without fighting." Cheng Qianfan nodded, "That person is Liming Zuan, the commander of the first division of the Pacification Army."
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