"Exactly, sir, what's wrong with you? Do you plan to change the date to another day?" Chen Wennian looked at Yuan Su's sudden change of color, and was surprised and puzzled for a moment. High-speed update []
Yuan Su remembered that the time in history when Song Jiaoren was assassinated was around ten o'clock in the evening on March 20. He was about to board the train at the Shanghai-Nanjing Railway Station when he was suddenly shot by an assassin. He originally thought that he had been ordered to do so.
Going south to meet Song Jiaoren has changed the trajectory of history. However, according to Chen Wenian, the departure is still tentatively scheduled for the 20th. This is too coincidental! What he is worried about is that the so-called butterfly effect cannot be applied to history at all.
What is supposed to happen will still happen.
"The night of the 20th seems inappropriate, but are there any buses during the day?" After a pause, he asked decisively.
"In the four days from the 18th, 19th, 20th to 21st, the Shanghai-Nanjing Railway only has evening trains. What's more, there are fewer people at night and traveling is more convenient, isn't it good?" Chen Wenian said,
His expression was still very confused.
"You can't say that. I have been told to make this event more lively. The more natural people there are, the better. In this way, it can be a few days earlier or a few days later. In short, it should not be on the 20th or at night." Yuan Su
He explained emphatically. Although he knew that what he did was a bit funny and even a bit superstitious, sometimes he would rather believe it or not. Since he is now responsible for this matter, he must do everything possible to avoid it.
Repeating the mistakes of history.[ ]
"In that case, then I'll go to Master Zheng and Master Cheng in the afternoon to find out more about it." Chen Wennian didn't ask any more questions. After all, it's not a big deal. What's more, Yuan Su said that he could even advance it. Obviously it wasn't for this purpose.
Deliberately delaying or ignoring the concerns of the Kuomintang.
Shortly after talking to Chen Wenian, Du Yu took a car back to the manor from outside and quickly went to the second floor to find Yuan Su.
Yuan Su was reading today's newspaper. The front page news of "Ta Kung Pao" was still reporting the news of his trip south to welcome Song Jiaoren. However, both the content and the wording were relatively conservative, with neither excessive expectations nor excessive expectations.
Suspicion. In contrast, "Min Bao" is a typical representative of the political will of the bourgeoisie. Since it shows the bourgeoisie's great desire for this North-South cooperation, it also shows a certain degree of distrust. However, the more distrustful
The more they deliberately raise the emphasis on North-South cooperation, the more they seem to push the central government to a point where it cannot step down.
Du Yu knocked on the door of the room, then pushed it straight in. As soon as he met him, he said immediately: "Captain, Mr. Song just returned to Shanghai at noon and is currently holding a party meeting in the Ding Family Garden in the French Concession."
Yuan Su did not put down the newspaper, but continued to read it while asking: "Oh, really? When will Mr. Song be free to meet me?"
Du Yu said: "I have contacted Mr. Song secretly, and the Governor can have dinner with Mr. Song tonight. [ ] In addition, I have reserved a table at the Yangtze Hotel on the Bund when I come back, and the Governor can go directly there.
Already."
Yuan Su was very happy that Du Yu was able to draw inferences from one example. Du Yu has definitely made great progress from being a nerd to being able to handle things flexibly today. He nodded happily and said with a smile: "Very good, that's it.
Just come and call me."
At five o'clock in the afternoon, Du Yu came to Yuan Su's room again and informed Yuan Su that he could go to the Yangtze River Hotel.
Yuan Su packed his clothes a little. He was not wearing a military uniform, but only a suit and leather shoes. He followed the current fashionable dress and put on a bowler hat, a black vest, and a hanging belt around his waist.
A pocket watch chain, from head to toe, he looks like a gentleman.
When he set off, he did not arrange many entourages. In addition to Du Yu and the driver responsible for driving, he only arranged four guards to follow in another car. Du Yu originally planned to arrange more manpower, even if it was concealed or
It was fine to prepare secretly, but Yuan Su repeatedly warned that there was no need to mobilize troops and that it was just a simple meal, so Du Yu gave up.
The group arrived at the Yangtze River Hotel, and the table reserved by Du Yu was in the western restaurant by the window on the second floor. However, Song Jiaoren had not arrived yet, so Yuan Su had to sit down and drink a cup of tea first, while Du Yu stood
Waiting in the hotel lobby, two of the four security guards were standing guard next to two cars, while the other two were seated at a dining table near Yuan Su.
Only a few minutes later, Song Jiaoren, Wu Zhonghua and Song Jiaoren's personal secretary Sun Lizan took three rickshaws and arrived at the hotel gate. Although Du Yu had never seen Song Jiaoren, he had seen him
Song Jiaoren's secretary, Sun Lizan, saw Du Yu as soon as he walked into the lobby, so he hurriedly greeted him.
Du Yu had some polite greetings with Song Jiaoren, Wu Zhonghua and others, and then led a group of people to the western restaurant on the second floor.
When Yuan Su saw Du Yu arriving with his guests, he immediately stood up to greet them. They introduced each other first. Song Jiaoren and Wu Zhonghua stayed here to have dinner with Yuan Su, while Du Yu went there with Sun Lizan.
Take a seat on the other side.
"I've heard Mr. Song's name for a long time, and it's a pleasure to finally meet him today." Yuan Su said politely.
"In other words, Mr. Xiao Yuan is too polite. I never thought that Mr. Xiao Yuan would go south so quickly, so he had already arranged to give a speech in Songjiang a few days ago. I couldn't shirk it, so I could only neglect Mr. Xiao Yuan. I wanted to
I'm going to make an appointment with Master Xiao Yuan tomorrow. I never expected that Master Xiao Yuan would go ahead today, so I'm really sorry." When Song Jiaoren spoke, he looked polite and full of life. He didn't look like a politician at all.
appearance.
Yuan Su took the opportunity to take a good look at Song Jiaoren. Although the other party was also in a suit and leather shoes, the suit on his body was already worn out, and the leather shoes had no luster. His hair was simply combed, and he took off his hat.
On the contrary, it seemed a bit messy at the time. However, putting all this aside, Song Jiaoren was in a very good spirit, with bright eyes and a very excited expression, as if he was full of confidence in the sincere cooperation between the north and the south.
"Mr. Song, you must not be like this. As far as I am concerned, I came here because of my reputation, but I am afraid that I am hasty and reckless." Yuan Su followed Song Jiaoren's words and said some superficial words.
"That's so polite. I have to say that this time the President appointed Master Xiao Yuan to go south. I have to say that it was beyond my expectation. There were quite a few criticisms from the outside world before, always saying that the President did not want to see Mr. Song. Now that Master Xiao Yuan appears,
It really made those rumors unfounded. I had talked with the President many times when I was in Beijing earlier. Although the President did not express his position at that time, he did not object. Therefore, I always believed that our party has a good chance to cooperate wholeheartedly with the President.
"Song Jiaoren's tone was completely unpretentious and really showed his trust in Yuan Shikai.
Yuan Su knew that in order to weaken Song Jiaoren's influence, his uncle Yuan Shikai specially sent people to use many methods against Song Jiaoren. Of course, no one knew what exactly he had done, and there was no evidence of how many things he had done. I heard that people were sent to buy people with heavy sums of money, and after being rejected, people were sent to threaten them.
Of course, it is difficult to determine whether these things are true or false. It is not certain whether it was done by Yuan Shikai or someone else. It is even possible that someone else did it under the guise of Yuan Shikai.
However, judging from the current situation, Song Jiaoren did not seem to have any dissatisfaction with Yuan Shikai at all.