After Gu Lianyun waited for Mrs. Chiang to shake hands with Hull, she stretched out her right hand as smooth as ivory and said softly: "Madam, on behalf of the Xuebingjun U.S. Representative Office and the overseas Chinese in the United States, I welcome you. On your way."
Thanks for your hard work!"
Mrs. Jiang held her hand and said with a smile: "Thank you. Miss Gu, I heard a lot about your deeds when I was in China. It's amazing!"
"Thank you, madam!"
"I will stay in the United States for a while this time, so I'm sorry to trouble you!"
"You're welcome, madam. This is what I should do."
During their first meeting, Mrs. Jiang and Gu Lianyun only exchanged a few words, which may not seem like much, but the amount of information they contain should not be underestimated.
That night, after attending the welcome banquet held by Mrs. Eleanor for Mrs. Chiang at the White House, Mrs. Chiang and her party were at the Chinese Embassy in the United States, and Bai Liusu and his party were at the Gu family estate in Washington. Both parties began to digest the information obtained during the day at the same time.
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In the living room of the Chinese Embassy in the United States, Mrs. Chiang was sitting at the front seat. Song Zi and Hu Shi were sitting on her left and right. There were also two senior Kuomintang officials at the advisory level. I don’t know if it was because they had just returned from a banquet.
They all looked a little tired.
"There is no doubt that Gu Lianyun can represent the Xuebing Army. But what does it mean to represent overseas Chinese in the United States? Is this a disguised threat?" Song Zi said.
Song Zi's visit to the United States with Madam Chiang was a secret move laid by Chongqing. In the list of visits given to the US government, his title was only that of Madam Chiang's entourage. But if the US government paid attention to this visit and upgraded it to official status,
level, then he can show his official identity and negotiate with the United States on some economic, trade and financial aid matters.
The Chongqing government has great expectations for Mrs. Chiang's visit to the United States. On the one hand, it hopes to form an alliance with the U.S. government and obtain financial aid from the U.S. government. On the other hand, it hopes to establish contact with the local Chinese and overseas Chinese, preferably
It can take back management rights from the Xuebingjun to alleviate the economic pressure faced by the Chongqing government.
"I don't think it's necessarily a threat, but it at least reveals the message that overseas Chinese in the United States tend to learn from the military," Hu Shi said.
Song Zi looked at Hu Shi, his eyes were very unfriendly, and he said rudely: "Ambassador Hu, there is something I am very confused about. What have your embassy staff been doing in the past few years? In terms of innate conditions, you are better than the representatives of the Xuebing Army
Are you more advantageous? Why do the Chinese only recognize them and not you? Do you know how important Chinese donations are to the central government? If it were not for the embezzlement by the Xuebing Army, these donations alone would be enough for us to maintain the operation of the government -
—The more I think about it, the angrier I get, you are still an old American, how come you can’t even fight against a little girl?”
Song Zi's doubts are shared by senior officials in the Chongqing government. They do not know the layout of the Xuebing Army in the United States, and they take it for granted that the embassy in the United States, relying on Yang Dayi, should be more useful to the Chinese and overseas Chinese than the Xuebing Army.
The representative office in the United States is more influential. So, what causes this big gap between reality and ideals?
"Ambassador Hu will not be bribed by the Xuebingjun, right?" Song Zi's assistant said in a joking tone.
"Don't talk nonsense," Mrs. Jiang immediately scolded her seriously.
The accompanying advisor chuckled: "It's just a joke, Ambassador Hu, don't worry about it."
Hu Shi closed his eyes, his face turned red, but there were two drops of crystal secretion from the corners of his eyes. Hu Shi was wronged! It was not that he had tried hard on this matter, but it had no effect at all. As a scholar, he was good at summarizing the reasons.
. And the conclusion he drew was related to the performance of the two armies on the anti-Japanese battlefield. The reason why the Chinese and overseas Chinese spared no expense to support the country, what did they want? Isn't it just that the country can defeat the Japanese aggressors and regain the country? But the central government
What kind of reward did the Chongqing army give them? The battle reports came out, almost all of them were defeated - they retreated from here today and gave up there tomorrow. This greatly weakened the prestige of the Chongqing government. On the other hand, the Xuebing Army
Good news comes frequently. How many Japanese have been annihilated today and what will be recovered tomorrow? Amid this ebb and flow, as long as you have some sense of judgment, you still can't make the right choice? Originally, because of Hu Shi's relationship, there are still some Chinese in the United States.
Some people maintained a close relationship with him, and as the Singapore rescue was made public, the Chinese community in Southeast Asia and the Chinese community in the United States came into contact, and the image of Xuebingjun suddenly became taller, which directly led to
The Chinese who had maintained a close relationship with him also gradually moved closer to the Xuebingjun, which gradually led to today's situation. As the ambassador of the country to the United States, he actually lost the trust of the overseas Chinese in his country. He was already suffering from all kinds of pain, and now
He was actually questioned by his own people again, and was even accused of "betrayal". No wonder Hu Shi was so out of character.
Seeing his appearance, Mrs. Jiang couldn't bear it. She glared at Song Zi angrily and said consolingly: "Sir, don't be as knowledgeable as Zi and others. They don't understand the truth and their words are disrespectful. I apologize to you on their behalf.
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Hu Shi sighed and said: "Madam, I know that many people in the country are dissatisfied with us. I don't want to explain anything about this. I just want to ask, what have they been doing these years? Nanjing was lost, North China was lost, and Wuhan was lost.
The town was also lost... Madam, it is not easy for the Chinese to work hard overseas. It is no exaggeration to say that every penny they donate is hard-earned money. Our compatriots would rather tighten their belts to support the country's war of resistance.
What do they want? Don't they just hope to defeat the Japanese invaders and regain the old mountains and rivers as soon as possible? Hey, as a member of the central government, I am embarrassed to say it. There are frequent reports of successes from the Xuebing Army, but what about the Central Army? Madam, there are some things I originally said.
I want to bury it in my heart, but now I have to say it. At this time, we no longer have any status in the Chinese community in the United States. As for those people who went to the National Airport to welcome you this afternoon, they were organized by Gu Lianyun
Madam, I think that the Xuebingjun can do this because they have considered the overall situation. Therefore, your low profile at the airport is right. If you want to gain something from this visit to the United States, the key is to learn from the military.
Soldiers."
"Is Ambassador Hu exaggerating? After all, the Xuebing Army is just a warlord. We are the central government and can represent the country," Song Zi frowned.
Mrs. Jiang fell into deep thought. The reason why she lowered her posture at the airport was actually for testing purposes, leaving room for possible adverse situations. After listening to Hu Shi's heartfelt words, she found that keeping such a low profile
The gesture was actually necessary, which made her worried. If she kept a low profile and followed Lian Yun's lead, not to mention whether it would damage the national system, and most importantly, would there be any hope of achieving the purpose of the visit?
Hu Shi ignored Song Zi and continued to say to Mrs. Jiang: "Madam, I think Gu Lianyun has shown enough goodwill by being able to pick up the plane in person. Next, we should repay them and dispel their precautions.
Only in this way can they cooperate with us to complete this visit, what do you think?"
Mrs. Jiang nodded and said: "I was mentally prepared before boarding the plane when I saw him in Guangzhou. Ambassador Hu, don't worry, as long as it is beneficial to the country, I will not care about personal gains and losses. Haha, Ambassador Hu, if I have the chance, I will
I suggest you go to Guangzhou and have a look. You will definitely be shocked."
"It's great that Madam can think so. Madam, the country is very lucky to have you!"
"The Ambassador has given too much credit. The country's affairs are in dire straits. Even though I am a woman, I have to take the country's affairs as my top priority!"
(Old Poison: That’s all for today, I’ll go to work the night shift later - I suddenly found that writing about politics is really difficult)