Starting at five o'clock in the afternoon, there was a lot of traffic and pedestrians in front of the gate of the Appeasement Office on the north side of Zhenxing Road in the ancient city of Xufu in southern Sichuan. Representatives from all walks of life in Xufu and reporters of all colors took buses, various cars and even rickshaws that have only been in operation for three months.
People from all over the world gathered to attend the reception banquet and press conference held by the Office of Appeasement.
I feel that in the past few days, the sharp contradiction between the Anyi Group and the central government has been highlighted, as well as a series of shocking rumors of military conflicts from Nanchang, Wuhan, Nanjing and other places, coupled with the massive military parade of the Anjia Army, which vaguely points to the central government
The purpose of
The heads of military groups gathered in the Syrian government and made appearances one after another. The more than a hundred Chinese and foreign reporters who entered the Syrian government for interviews in the past week were sensitively aware that China's originally confusing political situation was becoming more complex and severe. Therefore, after covering the military parade ceremony,
Most reporters chose to stay in the Syrian government, watching excitedly and waiting for changes in the situation.
At noon, Chinese and foreign reporters and guests from all over the country suddenly received an invitation letter from the External Liaison Office of the Office of Appeasement. The reporters were surprised and overjoyed. They made full preparations in advance, put on appropriate attire, and attended the rare event of the Office of Appeasement.
Reception banquet and press conference.
The Appeasement Office, which has an elegant environment and a spacious area, was originally the Yamen of Xufu County. This closed building complex facing the street was built in the early Ming Dynasty. The tall palaces and numerous courtyards with brick and wood structures are neatly arranged, forming a very beautiful complex.
It is a local administrative center with a traditional Chinese style. In the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the county government underwent large-scale renovation and expansion.
It declined and no major renovations were carried out. The damage became more and more serious in the more than 20 years from the end of the Qing Dynasty to the outbreak of the Revolution of 1911. During Liu Wenhui’s occupation of southern Sichuan, he partially repaired the main hall of the county government office, the front and back yards, and the courtyards on the left and right sides of the county government office.
The military garrison area and the military garrison at the back facing Kuang Shi Street are becoming dilapidated and overgrown with weeds due to lack of necessary maintenance.
Since the An Jiajun stationed in southern Sichuan, respecting public opinion, reorganized the local government of southern Sichuan, and set up the military and administrative center here, they began to hire local craftsmen and young people, and launched large-scale repairs and maintenance, while ensuring the unity and harmony of the entire ancient building complex.
On the basis of this, the two courtyards in the east and west were rebuilt on a large scale. The east courtyard with its antique style and complete facilities became the place where the two teams of the Office of Appeasement and the County Government handle official business.
A dedicated place; the newly expanded west courtyard has a simple gate built in the middle of the courtyard wall of Chaoxiao North Street, with a large sign of the government police department hanging on it; the military camp in the north has become the seat of the security headquarters; the main building in the middle remains completely original
It has a unique style, with two signs "Sichuan-Hunan-Yunnan-Guizhou Border Region Appeasement Office" and "Xufu County Government" hanging on the left and right of the wide south-facing gate. The County Street in front of the door was also renamed Zhenxing Road.
Nowadays, the tall and majestic county government lobby with carved beams and painted beams has become the government reception hall. The four spacious rooms to the east and west of the lobby have become the offices of the Finance Bureau, Civil Affairs Bureau, Construction Bureau and Education Bureau. The "Fair and Bright" hanging in the north of the lobby is bypassed.
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and a large curtain wall decorated with clouds and sunrises. After passing through the newly painted back door and following the corridors on both sides of the spacious courtyard, dozens of round tables arranged in a Z-shaped pattern appeared in front of you. Reporters and guests were guided by the staff to sit in separate areas.
Seat, in good order.
What surprised everyone was that on the more than 30-meter-long table between the two areas, there were actually a variety of exquisite and authentic Western-style buffet dishes and a variety of tempting fruits. In addition to the newly established brand, the alcohol provided
In addition to the "Xufu Daqu", there is also a rare German beer produced in Old Nanchang.
Such a unique and novel reception banquet is rare in China, which surprised guests and reporters from all over the country and made them very excited.
At six o'clock sharp, following the loud announcement from the government official in charge, An Yi, Yang Bin, Qi Shengqing, Jiang Yunshan and other military and political officials accompanied guests Li Jishen, Zhu Peide, Huang Xuchu, Ma Junwu, Zhang Hongluan, Shi Zhen, Zhan Huanqi and other dignitaries filed out.
Surprisingly, everyone was wearing simple casual clothes, smiling and relaxed. Amid the warm applause of the audience, they walked behind a long table in the center, greeted politely, and took their seats one by one.
The reception was hosted by Dong Fuchuan, the new civil affairs director who is known as "the most talented man in southern Sichuan". This descendant of Dong Yun, the Shu Han minister, studied in France at the age of seventeen and studied hard for six years to obtain a doctorate in law from the University of Paris.
, then went to the University of Berlin in Germany to study sociology and philosophy, and returned to Sichuan University to teach at the age of twenty-seven. In the past few years, due to the ongoing civil war in Bashu, he stayed away from officialdom and devoted himself to writing books and establishing scholarship.
Like Ma Junwu and Jiang Yunshan, who are diligent scholars with ambitions to serve the country, Dong Fuchuan, who has been intelligent since childhood and has a photographic memory, is proficient in English, French and German. During his stay in Germany, he wrote the German version of "China's Evolution in a Hundred Years"
book, and was awarded a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Berlin for this book. The School of Philosophy of the University of Berlin recognized this book.
It was highly praised and included in the Oriental Philosophy textbook of the college. A month ago, at the strong invitation of his close friend Jiang Yunshan, Dong Fuchuan returned to his hometown of Luzhou with a skeptical attitude and walked around his almost unrecognizable hometown for a day.
With emotion, he gladly accepted An Yi's appointment as secretary-general of the Office of Appeasement and director of civil affairs.
As the host and the highest military and political officer in southern Sichuan, An Yi was naturally the first to give a speech. As soon as he opened his mouth, he actually asked two subordinate county council representatives if they were tired. After getting honest answers, An Yi said to the two excited representatives
He nodded and asked the German reporter Wei Keman whether he was accustomed to the humid climate and food in southern Sichuan. Wei Keman, who was tall, strong and cheerful, stood up and shrugged. He replied that he was not used to red peppers yet, but when he saw the table in the middle
I got used to the beer I served.
The humorous conversation between the two triggered cheerful laughter in the audience. However, An Yi moved the microphone to Li Jishen at this time and implored Li Jishen to speak.
Li Jishen smiled very generously, then put away his smile and expressed his great touch and feelings during the visits and inspections in the past few days. He was full of praise for the integrity and efficiency of the southern Sichuan government and its wholehearted service to the people. He believed that this was Mr. Sun Yat-sen's Three People's Principles.
The best embodiment and practice of
The delegation visited two universities, the Mechanical Research Institute, the Light Industry Research Institute, the Medical Research Institute, the Sino-German joint venture Luzhou Steel Plant, the Luzhou Shipyard, the Sino-US joint venture Luzhou Bearing Factory, the Xufu Automobile Manufacturing Plant that is about to be put into operation and other factories and
When he entered the scientific research unit, he was shocked and saw the confidence and hope to revitalize the national industry.
Finally, Li Jishen said meaningfully that the prospects for cooperation in all aspects between southern Sichuan and its surrounding areas and Guangdong and Guangxi are extremely broad, and many parties have reached preliminary intentions on strengthening cooperation in the fields of industry, commerce, economy and trade, and he is full of confidence in this.
Li Jishen's profound words aroused strong responses from Chinese and foreign reporters. Before host Dong Fuchuan took the microphone, American reporter Richard stood up impatiently. After apologizing, he immediately asked Li Jishen a pointed question:
"I would like to ask General Li, does the 'all aspects of cooperation' between the southwest region and Guangdong and Guangxi you just mentioned include military cooperation?"
Li Jishen frowned slightly. Amidst An Yi's worried smile, he pondered for a moment and answered cleverly:
"The Guangdong and Guangxi armies, like the armies of the southwestern armies, are part of the revolutionary army of the Republic of China. Exchanges and cooperation between friendly armies are very normal. For example, through this military parade and the visit to the non-commissioned officer school, I have a deep sense of
I feel that the Guangdong and Guangxi armies have cooperated closely with the friendly armies of southern Sichuan and Hunan in terms of military education and army building.
There is a big gap between the Western Friendship Army. We cannot rule out the possibility of sending instructors and students from our headquarters to come for further study after we return. In the past two years, all divisions directly under the leadership of the central government have done this. In comparison, the Guangdong and Guangxi armies have fallen behind.
After defeating the friendly forces, we should learn from the friendly forces directly under the central government and make up for the gaps in a timely manner."
Faced with Li Jishen's evasiveness, Richard had no choice but to ask more questions. The host Dong Fuchuan's friendly voice spoke in English:
"I'm sorry, Mr. Reporter, we can take our time and follow the procedure. Everyone here is happy to communicate with friends. If you can't take your turn, you can also talk freely at the banquet that will start in fifteen minutes. Thank you...
The beautiful lady on the third table on the left raised her hand, you can ask questions."
An Yi smiled helplessly. This beautiful creature was none other than his good friend, American journalist Kaplan. Yang Bin beside An Yi couldn't help but smile. He looked at Dong Fuchuan, who had taken office less than half a month ago, with a smile. Dong Fuchuan
Just now I saw Kaplan staring at An Yi with burning eyes, he seemed to realize something, shook his head, and gave Yang Bin a helpless smile.
Kaplan stood up very gracefully, showed a shallow smile to An Yi, and then asked seriously: "Excuse me, General An Yi, since yesterday, from Shanghai to Nanjing to Wuhan, there is such a story circulating: Allegiance
General Yu's Poyang Lake Marine Police Division is in the latest deployment of the Central Military Commission.
Shockingly strong reaction was rejected. It was rumored that the division commander and chief of staff led a surface security brigade and two marine brigades to drive more than 20 patrol gunboats, rammed away from the interception of three gunboats of the naval fleet, and rushed out of the lake.
At the mouth of the river, we went upstream and arrived at the Yichang Military Wharf to rest at noon.
"What is even more shocking is that according to people familiar with the matter, the head of the Central Military Commission was very angry about this. After the rebellious Marine Police Division broke through the blockade, he ordered five Air Force fighter jets to take off urgently and planned to attack the division. As a result,
An encounter with dozens of fighter planes from two aviation groups led by the general occurred over Jiujiang. Five fighter planes had to give up the operation and return collectively. However, the Nanjing government and the Central Military Commission remained silent on this. General, what is your comment on this news?
?”
An Yi nodded easily: "Thank you, Miss Kaplan! Your questions are very timely and save me a lot of trouble. Answering this series of sharp questions under such circumstances is better than holding a special press conference to explain.
It’s more convincing and easier. At least the friends here won’t suspect that you and I prepared it in advance and colluded to fool everyone.”
The whole place burst into laughter again, and many people laughed ambiguously.
Kaplan was stunned for a moment, his pretty face turned red, and he glared at An Yi with a resentful look. He sat down naturally. After thinking about it, he couldn't blame An Yi for anything. After all, his question was too abrupt and sharp.
Warlords in other parts of China are likely to have an attack on the spot.
Under the attention of Li Jishen, Huang Xuchu and others, An Yi seemed to have no scruples and no pressure at all. In a very honest tone, he opened his mouth and told the lie that he had prepared long ago:
"After some people with ulterior motives bundled many unrelated things together, this series of rumors turned out to be very true. It has been spread so widely and misunderstood so widely that has never been seen in the history of our military. But it also has one advantage.
Nowadays, communications are developed, and people are more concerned about the country and the army, which is a good thing. Originally, I didn’t want to answer this question involving military secrets now, but considering that if I don’t say it anymore, the misunderstanding will be deeper, and this series of extremely confidential things
The military exercise operation has also ended, so I can answer frankly..."
There was a burst of exclamation from the audience, but An Yi remained unmoved and continued with an honest and endearing smile:
"This is a large-scale joint military exercise that has been planned by the General Staff Headquarters for a long time, with complete plans and full preparations, involving the navy, inland water police force, air force, riverside army, communications corps and other branches of our Central Military Commission.
, the preset premise of the plan is that once the Japanese navy becomes powerful,
When our army defeated our Yangtze River Fleet, broke through the river defenses at high speed, and entered our country's deep areas to attack our important industrial bases, how our military's various branches tested the adaptability of our military's rapid counterattacks and rational evasion under arduous and complex circumstances, as well as the air force's
The response speed and mutual coordination ability of each department.
"It can be said that so far, the purpose of the exercise has been achieved. Many problems and shortcomings have been exposed. Our ministries are summarizing it. I believe that the relevant departments of the Central Military Commission will announce the news soon. What I am worried about now is
, I have no choice but to leak such a confidential military operation in advance, will I be punished by the Central Military Commission and my respected President Jiang?"
Everyone exclaimed again, followed by applause. Regardless of whether the keen ones among Chinese and foreign reporters believed what An Yi said, so far, there has been no news that a single shot has been fired or that one person has died. This means that
According to the original rumors, they are not necessarily more true and reasonable than An Yi's explanation.
Only the insiders on the rostrum sighed secretly. They admired An Yi's wit and generosity, and were full of sympathy for An Yi who had troubles that he could not express. However, An Yi, who was smiling, did not seem to be unhappy at all, but instead
He enthusiastically answered reporters’ questions about bidding for several Sino-foreign cooperation projects in succession.
Jiang Yunshan and Huang Xuchu, who was beside him, looked at each other and smiled, nodded and said nothing. They continued to listen to An Yi's witty answers to reporters' questions. While they admired An Yi's cleverness and concealment, he also deeply felt that the young An Yi was growing up.
A simple and talented military commander quickly transformed into a terrifying politician who told lies that were more real than the truth.