On March 26, the third national conference convened by the Kuomintang central government continued. In the afternoon, the conference passed a resolution and the National Government Order:
Li Jishen, Li Zongren, and Bai Chongxi were revoked from all their positions in the party, government, and army, and were investigated and dealt with. If all the rebel troops persisted in their obsessiveness, the central government would immediately launch a brutal crusade! Five days before this, all five divisions of the Central Army had completed combat preparations and secretly arrived for the attack.
position, just waiting for Commander-in-Chief Chiang's order to immediately launch a full-scale western expedition.
Tangshan, located in the eastern suburbs of Nanjing, has a history of more than a thousand years and is named after its hot springs. There is a villa area on the west bank of the Qinglu River just south of the first hot spring. Commander-in-Chief Chiang Kai-shek's holiday villa is being built here, not far away.
At the foot of the mountain is a dense forest, with several conjoined low and sturdy courtyards hidden among the green trees and bamboos.
A black Citroën car with a license plate from the General Headquarters slowly stopped in front of the deep courtyard. Lieutenant Colonel Luo Ying, the commander of the military police squadron of the Military Justice Department, who saw the license plate clearly through the small door, hurried to the car and stood at attention, then got out of the car towards Hanxiao.
Lieutenant General An Yi saluted and said with an embarrassed smile:
"Junior brother, aren't you giving Brother Yu a hard time? The principal has repeatedly ordered that no one come to visit. Even Chief He Jingzhi turned back when he came to the door. What are you..."
An Yi smiled brightly at the second-term senior brother from Jiangxi and said: "Brother, why are you so embarrassed? How is the visit of relatives and the visit of people with other statuses the same? Senior brother is so noble, and the younger brother goes in and chats with my uncle.
Come out, otherwise my father-in-law will scold me to death."
Luo Ying knew that An Yi had a deep relationship with the imprisoned Li Jishen, and also knew that An Yi's future father-in-law and current business partner Ou Yaoting and Li Jishen had been brothers for many years. However, under Chiang Kai-shek's strict order, no one dared to disobey the ban, although she had several times
I brought some gifts to visit Li Jishen, the former vice president of Huangpu, but I had to do it secretly for fear of being punished, and no outsiders were allowed in.
At this moment, Luo Ying had no choice but to face An Yi, whose generosity and loyalty were gaining more and more prestige among her colleagues. She could only honestly express her worries:
"Junior brother, what if Brother Yu lets you out today and my younger brother is dismissed from the military or transferred from the gendarmerie tomorrow? Can you save me?"
An Yi looked around and approached Luo Ying: "Senior brother, I heard that you have been reluctant to work in the military police for a long time. Old Hu said that you wanted to be transferred to the first division and transferred to the battalion commander several times, but your reports were suppressed. This is not good.
? Tomorrow I will talk to brother Ming San, how about you go to his ninth division to replenish the regiment and serve as regimental deputy? The whole regiment's new recruits
I helped him recruit them from Nanchang and Jiujiang. They had just been trained and were about to be handed over to him. As soon as he took over and was incorporated into the regiment, he had a regular regiment number. You also know what Brother Ming San didn't say to his Huangpu comrades. The war is about to begin. Don't you?
How long do you plan to stay in this high-level prison to make great achievements?"
Luo Ying was greatly moved. She looked around and gritted her teeth and approached An Yi: "Don't go back on your word!"
"Joke! When have I, An Yi, ever broken my word?" An Yi took out a cigarette and gave him a cigarette. The two lit it up and smiled at each other.
"Open the door——"
Luo Ying's loud voice sounded, and the heavy iron door slowly opened. Luo Ying and An Yi got into the car together, nodded to Shen Fengdao, and ordered the driver to drive directly in, passed two checkpoints, and came to two military policemen standing guard.
He stopped in front of the door and whispered to An Yi: "Go, get out after reading this, and wait to receive the news about Brother Yu being punished tomorrow. You kid must be responsible to the end."
An Yi patted Luo Ying on the shoulder and got out of the car. Together with Shen Fengdao, he carried two large gift boxes and passed through the saluting guards. As soon as he entered the door and saw two people playing chess, he immediately became happy: Wu Zhihui, who was wearing a robe and mandarin jacket, was sitting there. On the thick carpet, two long fingers held a white stone and gathered in mid-air. He looked down at the chessboard and pondered as if he was petrified. At the other end of the chessboard, Li Ji, wearing a general's uniform, lowered his face and smoked silently, with no trace of expression on his face. Expressive but staring at the chessboard.
An Yi signaled Shen Fengdao to open the gift box, walked out of the door and asked Luo Ying to send an orderly to bring two pots of boiling water. He returned to the room, coughed, and walked towards the home of Li Jishen and Wu Zhihui, their old relatives.
Li Jishen raised his head and was suddenly startled when he saw An Yi. The emotion in his eyes flashed, and then he turned his head and continued to look at the chessboard, never looking at An Yi again.
Wu Zhihui was not tired even with one hand raised, and he was obviously putting all his energy into it.
An Yi didn't care. He and Shen Fengdao moved the short square table and a few small bamboo chairs. After washing, he placed the Jingdezhen Kung Fu tea set on the table. He waved to the orderly who brought two pots of boiling water to leave, and skillfully used his skills. Tea art.
After a while, the rich fragrance of Tieguanyin tea filled the entire ten-square-meter cabin. Wu Zhihui sniffed and finally put down his hands. He turned around and saw that the general making the tea was An Yi, and suddenly laughed happily: "I'm just saying, others If you don't come, An Yi will definitely come, and no one can stop him! Brother Ren Chao, you lose this time, haha... Stop playing and go drink tea."
"Hey...you...you are so shameless at such a young age? Fortunately, you are still a great scholar in the party, but you are so unruly..."
Li Jishen watched helplessly as Wu Zhihui, who was about to lose, messed up the chess board. He climbed up and sat down at the table regardless of the politeness. He drank the kung fu tea brewed by An Yi and smacked his lips happily. He could only stand up and walk to the table in annoyance. An Yi sat down next to him and silently watched An Yi, who was respectfully serving tea to his hands:
"Isn't General An the vanguard of the Commander-in-Chief? If he is not on the front line in eastern Hubei at the moment, has he attended the conference? At such a young age, he holds the high position of lieutenant general and deputy army commander. Tsk tsk! He is indeed deeply favored and has a long way to go! Thank you for taking the precious time to visit me at this time!"
An Yi chuckled: "Uncle Shi, you are both right and wrong. My nephew has just returned to Nanjing from the newly established Jiujiang frontline headquarters. He has no time to go to the meeting, so he came here to see you."
Li Jishen was stunned, knowing that Chiang Kai-shek had finally taken action. The fact that An Yi, who was carrying a heavy responsibility, could rush back from the temporary headquarters in Jiujiang at this tense moment was enough to show An Yi's affection and filial piety. However, Li Jishen, who had been detained for six days, was filled with resentment and thought. The treacherous An Yi was about to lead his troops to attack the Gui clan. He was very worried and could not let go for a while. But seeing An Yi being so respectful and sincere, Li Jishen lost half of his anger and took the fragrant purple pottery cup angrily. , took a slow sip and couldn't help but praise: "Wuyi's best product, where did it come from?"
"I bought it. I know you like this tea, so my nephew asked someone to go to the Fuzhou Guild Hall to buy two kilograms from Manager Lin and deliver it to you. You can drink it sparingly. You won't have it until next year."
An Yi picked up the exquisite small porcelain pot and refilled the tea for Li Jishen, and then refilled it for Wu Zhihui, the old madman in the party who was looking at him with a proud smile. He handed the teapot to Shen Feng beside him and asked politely: " Young Lao, this junior saw that there was a temporary shop there. Could it be that you were also imprisoned in it, right?"
Wu Zhihui smiled and did not answer. He picked up the small cup and tasted it deliciously. Li Jishen glared at Wu Zhihui and was very annoyed: "Don't ask him, how can he have the nerve to tell you? In Shanghai, he used his life to guarantee that Chiang Kai-shek would not be in trouble. I also swore that he would kill me if I was imprisoned. However, I was imprisoned within two days of arriving in Nanjing, but he did not kill me. Instead, he shamelessly came to jail with me carrying his bedding. Look at him. With this kind of virtue and the nerve to smile playfully, if he hadn't been thinking about his children and his family, I would have really wanted to kill him!"
An Yi couldn't help laughing. Shen Fengdao lowered his head and kept laughing. Wu Zhihui, however, showed no guilt and urged Shen Fengdao to give him another glass. He picked up the cup and sighed:
"The first full month of the warm spring in Wuyi picks new buds and offers them to earth immortals; flying magpies print fragrant wax tablets, and sing magnolia boats along the ape stream. The golden trough grinds the powder of agarwood, and the ice bowl lightly contains the green smoke; I know the most extraordinary thing when giving gifts, late Dang should boil the Beishan spring... This tea poem by a famous Tang Dynasty writer combines all three flavors. Brother Ren Chao, your poetry is unique. It would be elegant to write a poem to echo it, haha..."
Li Jishen was so angry that he simply ignored Wu Zhihui, who was very intoxicated, and silently drank two cups of tea before he felt better. An Yi took this opportunity to bring two good cigarettes and an internal military magazine to Li Jishen, and put the cigarettes on the On the side, he picked up the book and offered it with both hands: "This is "Basic Training in Mountain Combat" edited by my nephew. It has just been printed. It is used as a reference textbook for the infantry at the Nanchang Non-commissioned Officer Base. Please ask Uncle Shi for your enlightenment."
Li Jishen took the book and flipped through two pages. He slowly closed it and put it on the small table behind him. He picked up the tea cup and took a sip. He sighed softly: "You are making rapid progress. You have practical practice and theory and are good at summarizing and innovating. I am very comforted. It’s a pity that your full talent and military talent can only be used for fighting with roommates!”
An Yi felt a pain in his heart, shook his head and whispered: "Uncle Shi, my nephew is not willing to do this, but who would care about the unity of the country otherwise? Don't you know that Hu Zongduo and Tao Xun are powerful generals? Their behavior has made the whole of Hubei angry and resentful, and the people are miserable. What can we do if we don’t deal with them?
Although my nephew had some dissatisfaction with Li Delin and General Bai Chongxi, they were only personal grievances and could be ignored compared to the interests of the country and the nation. However, my nephew could not just watch them continue to use warlords to engage in military violence for the benefit of their own small group. Two lakes!
Uncle Shi, you are always different from them. In the past few years, you have managed Guangdong in an orderly manner. The people live and work in peace and contentment, and industry and commerce have developed rapidly. It is completely different from the two lakes areas, and everyone in the world can see it."
"Did you hear that? Other kids are more knowledgeable than you, but you have gone into a dead end." Wu Zhihui seized the opportunity to ridicule Li Jishen.
Li Ji gave Wu Zhihui a deep look, then stared into An Yi's eyes, and asked in a deep voice: "Xiao Yi, what would you do if I was commanding my Eighth Route Army to attack Jiangxi from the south at this moment, and cooperate with the Wuhan army to fight on both sides?"
An Yi shook his head sadly, thought for a while and said truthfully: "Uncle Shi, this is no longer possible. Wang Zhaoming's grandson has arrived in Hong Kong. Chen Jitang and Chen Shuming, the generals under Uncle Shi, secretly went to Hong Kong to meet him. A few days ago, The generals of the Tianyue Army also jointly sent a telegram demanding the release of Uncle Shi, otherwise they would not hesitate to send troops to the north for rescue. However, yesterday and today, Chen Shuming and Chen Jitang sent telegrams to express their support and trust in the central government. Your 80,000-strong army... has been divided. I am afraid that General Huang Jikuan is also in Guangzhou. I can’t sit still."
"Dang Cang——"
Li Jishen dropped the tea cup in his hand and stared at An Yi dumbfounded. After a while, he slowly lowered his head, as if he had aged several years.
An Yi saw Li Jishen standing up with difficulty, and rushed over to help him. Li Jishen, who was heavy-hearted and full of sadness, sat on the small bed, gently pushed An Yi away, and faced the swaying bamboo forest outside the window, motionless.
An Yi sighed and stood quietly beside him. He was deeply moved by Commander-in-Chief Chiang's multi-pronged approach and deadly methods. He also felt deeply sad for this lonely uncle.
Wu Zhihui stepped forward and pulled An Yi to the door: "Go back and ask Jieshi for permission to allow your uncle to move to the city. I guess your uncle and aunt have already arrived in Nanjing. No. 5 Gulou Street is your uncle's.
He just bought the small courtyard not long ago. Living there will be good for his health, and it will also make the criticism from the outside world softer. There are old people here, so don't worry."
"Junior, obey your orders! Even if you are young and old, you will still do this." An Yi glanced at Li Jishen, who was still in pain, lowered his head and left quickly.