On the evening of October 7, the 24th year of the Republic of China, Song Mansion, Shanghai.
Gendarmerie Commander Gu Zhenglun had just left, and Kong Xiangxi arrived from Nanjing. He was greeted by his wife Song Ailing and his brother-in-law Song Ziwen, and came to the living room on the second floor. Kong Xiangxi was very surprised to see Song Meiling who came up to her looking worried and uneasy.
"Ma'am, what's going on?"
Kong Xiangxi took the tea cup from his wife and asked in a low voice.
Song Ailing shook her head helplessly: "Aren't you worried about state affairs? Yesterday morning, the gangsters beat the manager of the factory, Mr. Lu Zhaotong, and more than ten factory workers in front of the Daxin Hardware Factory in the public concession, right?"
Mr. Lu and three workers were seriously injured and hospitalized. However, the *** consulate counterattacked and said that their overseas Chinese were injured by our people. Regardless of the mediation of the city government officials and the concession patrol house, they were detained today afternoon.
At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, more than 80 Japanese and Korean gangsters and three sailors were gathered again. They rushed to the gate of Daxin Hardware Factory and used long knives, steel branches and wooden sticks to smash the factory door that was closed after the work was forced to stop. Who would have thought that the onlookers would be watching?
Suddenly a man rushed out and pointed a Browning revolver at the Japanese and Korean ronin and Japanese sailors who were smashing the door and fired five shots. When the gunman saw the concession military police rushing to encircle him, he immediately swallowed the gun and committed suicide.
The scene was extremely tragic.”
"Ah, ah! How could this happen? It seems that the Japanese will take the opportunity to cause trouble again, and Wang Jingwei will have another headache!" Kong Xiangxi was very surprised and immediately thought that this was probably a conspiracy by the Japanese.
"Now there is no peace in the concession. The power of the Japanese is expanding rapidly. European and American countries want to maintain their so-called neutrality and dare not intervene vigorously. Otherwise, when the Japanese are provoking troubles, they should stop them in time and they will not be
In the end it caused such a big incident."
When Song Ziwen said this, he shook his head and sat opposite Kong Xiangxi and his wife. Seeing Kong Xiangxi's worried look, he comforted him: "But don't worry, this matter won't involve us for the time being, because someone has already stood up and admitted that it was
What they did. According to what Commander Gu just introduced, the scene at that time was extremely
It was chaotic, the thing happened suddenly, and the gunman fired at close range. Three of the five gunmen who were shot had their heads penetrated, blood and brain matter overflowed, and they died on the spot. The other two were injured.
His ears were knocked off and a bloody hole was opened in his neck. Fortunately, he was rescued in time and no one died.
.The concession military police who quickly arrived checked the belongings of the gunman and found a Korean passport issued by the Japanese colonial authorities who occupied Korea. However, the Japanese ignored the facts and insisted that the murderer was a Chinese. For this reason
The matter was once a big deal. Commander Gu came from Nanjing today. Originally,
It was to assist the mayor of Tiecheng to negotiate and deal with yesterday's fight. Unexpectedly, such a vicious incident happened again before the matter had a clue. Now the mayor of Tiecheng and people from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Office in Shanghai are still on the board of directors of the public concession.
Under the auspices of officials from the United Kingdom and the United States, the matter was discussed with Japanese diplomatic officials.
"Commander Gu came to inform us and told us not to worry too much. He revealed that the 'Korean Restoration Society' organization hidden in Shanghai used anonymous delivery to send messages through the French Concession's Far East Times, Oriental News and
The three major newspapers in Shanghai, Shenbao, issued declarations one after another, admitting that they were responsible for the assassination, and vowed to continue to do so and to ruthlessly kill all ***."
The incident was full of twists and turns. Kong Xiangxi was so nervous that he couldn't breathe. After hearing this, he breathed a sigh of relief. Then he thought something was wrong: "Korean Restoration Society? How come I have never heard of this name before? Did someone make it up?" Are you here to fool people?"
Song Ziwen leaned back and loosened his tie slightly: "You don't know this, do you? The Korean Restoration Society was very famous in the Northeast six months ago. They are composed of a group of Korean ultra-nationalists who oppose China. , kidnappings, assassinations, arson, and poisoning were all resorted to, ruthless attacks, without warning, and without mercy at all. In the past few years, the Japanese troops in the Northeast and the Koreans who defected to the Communist Party were killed in fear and panic. , after being trapped and killed by the Fengtian secret service of the Communist Party of China with more than 30 senior personnel six months ago, this organization suddenly disappeared. I thought it would be wiped out from then on, but I didn’t expect that it suddenly appeared in Shanghai today, and the gunman committed suicide immediately after killing the people. The coldness and determination are so terrifying!
"From this point of view, the background of this organization is not simple. I even suspect that they received help from some domestic agency or anti-Japanese organization, otherwise they would not have recovered in such a short period of time, and quietly moved from the Northeast to the People's Liberation Army The chaotic people lurked in Shanghai, and after killing people, they still had time to publish their communist declarations through several newspapers, which shows that this organization is quite tight."
"That's good, that's good. Now that someone has taken the initiative to top up the tank, our government and foreign affairs department can also worry a lot... By the way, why did you call me here in such a hurry?" Kong Xiangxi asked, relieved. Things got down to business.
Song Ziwen frowned: "What else can happen? I'm not your godson-in-law. This guy is crazy and even drove away the members of the team I sent to the Syrian government to discuss currency reform. It seems that he is determined to work with him. The central government has resisted. If the three southwestern provinces, including the western Hunan region, adopt a non-cooperative attitude, our entire plan will have to be postponed. The U.S. government has quietly issued an early warning, saying that if we do not implement the currency reform plan as soon as possible, the *** government is likely to This huge plan will cause huge damage to the Japanese economy. By the time the Japanese people are making a big fuss and taking emergency evasive measures, it will be too late for us to launch it."
Kong Xiangxi sighed helplessly: "I have no choice! I don't know if Wang Zhaoming reached any agreement with the Japanese in Qingdao. Relying on his seniority and his huge prestige within the central government, he insisted on going his own way. They don’t care about the macroeconomics at all, and they don’t know how important An Yi and An Jiajun are in the national economy and military. They think that the current central government can make An Yi submit with a few orders, and finally make them angry... …
"Alas, the unlucky Wang Zhaoming didn't know how to repent. After returning to Beijing from a visit to the Chairman of the Standing Committee in Chengdu a few days ago, he proposed at an emergency meeting of the Central Committee to remove An Yi from the Executive Committee. He thought he had the support of the Chairman. You can sit back and relax, unable to see the grim reality clearly... It's fine now. Four of the dozen people sent to Xufu are still in the hospital. All telegrams sent by the central government to the southern Sichuan government and the Anjiajun headquarters have not been responded to. , the central government agencies in southern Sichuan were driven out. Only a dozen people from Zu Yan’s Central Party Headquarters could still stay in Xufu. However, all the vehicles were taken back by the Anjia Army Headquarters, and the radio station was only One was left for daily communication only. In this regard, everyone from Chairman Lin Sen to the Director of the General Office of the Military Commission was at a loss what to do. It is estimated that everyone is thinking about how to properly resolve the matter at this moment.
"An Yi was really irritated this time. He did a very good job. He didn't even give me face. What's even more terrible is that yesterday, the Anjia Army Yichang Base, the Xufu City Finance Bureau and other departments had officially refused to provide Hubei
The province and the central government have to pay any taxes. Officials appointed by An Yi secretly let out rumors that they would wait until one day to deduct the money owed to them by the central government, and then sit down together to discuss related issues.
, let’s not talk about anything before that. Yesterday, the Nanjing Branch of Sanjiang Daily revealed that the Anjia Army Headquarters was preparing to withdraw the 24th Army back to Syria because it was unable to make ends meet and could not support the long logistics transportation line, which caused panic and an uproar in the capital.
, but no one could do anything. Wang Zhaoming and Zhang Qun were so frightened that they no longer dared to mention the matter of taking back the Yichang Anti-Narcotics and Anti-Smuggling Bureau."
"Wang Zhaoming has misled the country a lot. I really don't know how it will end!" Song Ziwen shook his head and smiled bitterly. He leaned over and took out a lychee from the coffee table next to Soong Meiling's sofa and handed it to Kong Xiangxi who was very surprised: "Don't mention these troubles anymore.
, Come, try it, this is the first time I have seen tropical fruits from Nanyang, they taste quite good, good stuff!"
"It's very fragrant. What kind of fruit is this?" Kong Xiangxi took the fiery red lychee and asked curiously.
Song Ziwen replied lazily: "Lychee is native to Malaya, Siam, and is also grown in southern Myanmar. It's just such a small basket. It's very precious. Your wife always thinks of you in her heart, so she specially left some for you.
,Eat quickly."
"Look for a fight!"
Song Ailing threw the melon seeds in her hand to Song Ziwen opposite, smiled and helped her husband peel off the fluffy peel, and put the crystal clear flesh, which was brighter than a shelled egg, into Kong Xiangxi's mouth: "This is what my brother-in-law sent yesterday, Gu Mo Sansong."
It was sent here by plane from Chengdu, and when it got here, the leaves were still covered with dew, which was very delicious. Compared with Lingnan lychee, it had a fresh and sweet taste."
Kong Xiangxi tasted it carefully, and after swallowing it, he praised loudly: "It is really good... Do you have any more? Take some home for the children to try."
"What a wonderful idea you have! You thought it was grown by your family? It was transported back by plane from the southernmost tip of Yunnan. When it arrived in Chengdu, it was sent directly to Shanghai. Ordinary people have never seen it. You just think of your own family."
Yes, you are so beautiful!"
Song Ziwen curled his lips and leaned on the back of the sofa again to eat melon seeds.
Song Ailing glared at Song Ziwen angrily, turned to her husband and said proudly: "Ignore him, tomorrow I will fly to Xufu with my little sister, and then fly to Simao. When I come back, I will bring a few baskets so that the children can eat enough!"
Kong Xiangxi understood immediately and looked at Soong Meiling in surprise, who had been smiling and silent: "Third sister, so you say things have turned around?"
Song Meiling shook her head slightly: "It's too early. Zhongzheng wanted me to persuade An Yi. But An Yi was really heartbroken this time. I can feel it. If it were other princes, they would have been at each other's swords.
.Wang Zhaoming is too unwise, so
We are pushing forward step by step, but we are resigned to the Communist Party's demands and are catering to them in every possible way. This is completely contrary to our original intention. Not only is our treatment of An Yi unstrategic, but we also deal blows to An Yi and An Jiajun one after another.
We were all caught off guard.
"Fortunately, the Central Executive Committee finally rejected Wang Zhaoming's motion to revoke An Yi's qualifications as an executive member. Chairman Lin and the elders finally clearly saw An Yi's irreplaceable role and began to speak highly of An Yi's contribution to the party and state.
Contribution. From last night to today, I received a steady stream of calls from Mr. Yu and others. Their intention was the same as that of Zhongzheng, and they all wanted me to see An.
Yi, please comfort him and invite him to Nanjing to attend the Sixth Plenary Session of the Central Committee. Today, the Lieutenant General will fly to Xi'an from Chengdu and ask Han Qing to go to Taiyuan to meet General Baichuan and persuade General Baichuan to attend the Plenary Session on November 1. General Ji Kuan
Fly to Hong Kong first and then to Nanning, and try to invite the old chairman Mr. Han Min and General Li Delin as well. In extraordinary times, we have to deal with it decisively!"
Kong Xiangxi put his hands on his hands and laughed: "Haha! Okay, okay! With you stepping in, things will be easier to handle. An Yi respects you the most. I feel that he respects you more than Jieshi. He is a soft-spoken person.
Tough guys are actually very kind and attach great importance to friendship, and this is well-known!"
"Okay, just say a few words less. Since it's so easy, why don't you go there too?" Song Ziwen said angrily.
Kong Xiangxi smiled again: "Ziwen, actually you should go more. If I go, An Yi will at most act respectful and will never make any concessions. You are different. Your relationship with An Yi is different from others.
I don’t understand, don’t I still understand? You can curse him behind closed doors
, who else in China would dare to do this except you? Who can An Yi tolerate doing this? There is no conflict at all between you and him. If there is a conflict, it is only in branches and leaves, and in the general direction.
They are consistent, I am very sure of this, and I believe in my own eyes.”
The Song sisters all looked at Song Ziwen. Seeing that Song Ziwen was still hesitating, Song Meiling persuaded in a low voice: "Brother, you can go too. You can postpone the meeting with the British and American economic representatives. During this time, the whole country is in a storm."
The weather is sunny and clear, and three days are enough to fly here and there. After all, it is more important to get An Yi's support for you and your brother-in-law, and I believe An Yi will not put the interests of the party and the country at risk.
Gu, no matter how angry he is, he can still distinguish his priorities. What's more, isn't everything he does out of the lofty ideals of serving the country and the people? I believe in him very much. He and all the people in power from various factions
They are all different. He does what he says and never talks double-dealing. Didn't you say that too? Looking at the whole army, An Yi's moral character and integrity are unparalleled. Isn't this the basis for the harmonious relationship between you and him? "
"That's right! Go ahead and quarrel for a few more words at most. Don't you guys usually end the quarrel and hold no grudge against anyone?" Song Ailing said with a smile.
Kong Xiangxi saw Song Ziwen rolling his eyes, and quickly whispered: "Ziwen, let's go there. The matter is urgent and cannot be delayed any longer. Besides, don't you also want to see the current situation in southern Yunnan with your own eyes?
?There is also the Annan Trade Road, the Yunnan-Myanmar Trade Road that is being fully constructed. After taking a look at it, you will have a good idea, and you will have a good idea when bargaining with it in the future!"
Song Ziwen took a deep breath: "Okay, I'll go there. I don't know how much benefit I'll get from him. The initiative is now in his hands. It's not what it used to be..."