Chapter 47 Chapter 47: Three Arrows Are Fired Together, Wang Jingwei Destroys Gui Youshu, Enters Hunan, Drives Luxia, Hutao, and Hutao to Cause Disasters Recklessly

Wang Jingwei is back again. He got off in front of Chiang Kai-shek's official residence in Nanjing, still so personable.He was wearing a black felt hat, a knee-length wool coat, and a dark gray high-grade fine wool scarf around his neck, and he still kept the black leather bag in his hand.Chiang Kai-shek greeted him at the door. "Mr. Wang, the entire party and country welcome you back!" Chiang Kai-shek went over and tightly held Wang Jingwei's thin-skinned, white-fleshed hand that had just been pulled out of the leather glove. "I am a descendant of Yanhuang, a loyal follower of Premier Sun, and I should contribute everything to the party and the country!" Wang Jingwei smiled charmingly, and at the same time showed a little flattered look.

After Chiang Kai-shek welcomed Wang Jingwei into the living room, the waiter immediately brought up hot French coffee. Chiang Kai-shek immediately walked away from the left and right, and had a secret talk with Wang.When Wang Jingwei went to Paris this time, he actually only stayed for a little over half a year, and then returned to Hong Kong to live in seclusion, quietly watching the domestic situation, and making friends with a group of frustrated military and political dignitaries.Among them, he had the closest contacts with Tang Shengzhi and Yu Zuobai.Wang Jingwei saw that although the country had been unified, the contradictions among the four factions of Jiang, Feng, Yan, and Li became more prominent. Chiang Kai-shek was going to hold the Third National Congress in Nanjing, and Bai Chongxi was planning the National Congress in Beiping. The "unified" Republic of China may soon be on fire again, and there is no room for mediation between Jiang, Feng, Yan, and Li other than resorting to side forces.Wang Jingwei is a political person and is quite sensitive to politics. He estimated that among Jiang, Feng, Yan, and Li, someone must ask him to go back and preside over the current situation.He devoted himself to studying the situation of various factions and secretly decided on various political plans so that they could be sold at a price.Sure enough, a telegram from Chiang Kai-shek welcoming him back to take charge arrived in Hong Kong soon.After receiving the telegram, he sent a telegram to Jiang, telling him that he was waiting for the ship to go north.But he was not in a hurry to leave, but wanted to wait a few more days to see if there was a telegram from Feng, Yan, and Li to invite him.After waiting for three or four days, there was no telegram from other factions. He sneered a few times, and cursed inwardly: "I'm at Lao Jiang's place, you just wait and suffer!"

He found his confidant Chen Gongbo and asked him to step up his efforts to win over Tang Shengzhi and Yu Zuobai in Hong Kong, and only waited for his telegram to act.After finishing the order, he boarded a French ship with his confidential secretary Chen Chunpu and his black leather bag that never left him, and went to Shanghai.At the Shanghai wharf, Chiang Kai-shek had already sent someone to meet Wang Jingwei. He didn't stop in Shanghai, so he took a car and went straight to Nanjing. Chiang Kai-shek put his hands on his knees, his head was half down, and he changed from his usual domineering demeanor.Before he could speak, he smiled humbly on his face, and didn't even make the usual humming sound.When Wang Jingwei saw it, he knew that Chiang Kai-shek had encountered a big problem, and he asked him again.His two handsome black eyebrows were slightly raised, and he must seize the opportunity quickly and strive to return to the stage.

"Mr. Wang, the Prime Minister created the Republic of China with his own hands. Our Northern Expedition to unify the country is indeed hard-won. Now that there is a famine in the north. Independence. I know that I don’t have a good reputation, and the heavy responsibility of the party and the country must be shouldered by Mr. Wang.” Chiang Kai-shek's expressions and words were extremely modest, as if he was about to push Wang Jingwei to the top of the party-state, and then he would die in the Wuling Mountains.Wang Jingwei naturally had a deep understanding of Chiang Kai-shek. He knew that when Ning and Han confronted each other, he was in charge of power in Wuhan, which forced Chiang Kai-shek's Nanjing government to crumble.At present, Chiang Kai-shek is most afraid that Feng, Yan, Li, and Bai will invite him, and create a government similar to the Wuhan government to compete with his Nanjing government.In particular, Bai Chongxi was preparing for a national meeting in Beiping. When Premier Sun passed away in Beijing, Wang Jingwei presided over the work of the secretary of the funeral office and had many contacts with people in the north. If he went to Peiping to take the lead in convening a national meeting, Chiang Kai-shek simply couldn't handle it.Zhu Jingwei was well aware of his current political weight in Chiang Kai-shek's regime, so he was not in a hurry to cater to Chiang's appetite, but said with a smile: "Since the unification of the whole country has not come easily, I think everyone will cherish this great situation. You have cleaned up such a chaotic situation, let alone today? You are still in charge of the party, government, and army, and I will be an idler in the party and the government, running errands!"

Chiang Kai-shek cursed in his heart, "Mother Xipi! You, Wang Jingwei, still want to hide your fox tail. If you don't want the main party to be in power, why do you come to Nanjing to see me!" But his face showed infinite worry ——Perhaps all the people in history who worried about the country and the people, including the old Mr. Fan Zhongyan who "worry about the world first", all had this expression. Zhu said painfully: "Mr. Wang, in July last year, On my way back to Beijing, I stopped in Bengbu for a while, and summoned officers from the Whampoa Military Academy in the First Group Army stationed along the Jinpu route to give a speech. In order to examine their political thoughts, I ordered people to send them A small square of white paper. I asked them: "After the completion of the Northern Expedition, have the warlords been defeated?" I asked them to write their answers on the small square of white paper. If they thought they had been defeated, write on the paper: "Destroyed". If you think that the warlord has not been defeated, write the word "not defeated". Alas! As a result, these students all wrote the word "destroyed". In fact, it is not. The old warlords have been overthrown, but new ones have emerged. If we want to complete the national revolution, we must overthrow the new ones. After the training, those Whampoa students came to me and asked me: "Principal, You said that a new warlord has emerged, but who is the new warlord?’ Oh, how ridiculous!”

Chiang Kai-shek shook his head and sighed again and again.But Wang Jingwei said with a smile: "If I had been there at that time, I would have told your students: 'Whoever President Jiang wants you to defeat will be the new warlord. You just go and fight.'" Chiang Kai-shek knew that Wang Jingwei's words were not without irony, but he said angrily: "The Guangxi clique is trying to usurp the party and the country, and bring disaster to the world. It is unbearable. We must defeat the new warlords of the Guangxi clique! Everything is presided over by Mr. Wang!" Seeing that Chiang Kai-shek was in such a hurry, Wang Jingwei knew that there was no room for reconciliation between Jiang and Gui.Wang Jingwei knew very well what role Chiang Kai-shek wanted him to play in solving the Guangxi faction.Of course Chiang Kai-shek also understood what Wang Jingwei wanted from this transaction.So, they began to negotiate prices and conditions.

"The issue of the Guangxi faction can be resolved satisfactorily. However, you don't have to go out, and I don't have to go abroad again. Let's cooperate. You lead the army and I lead the party." "Okay, okay," Chiang Kai-shek nodded repeatedly, as long as Wang Jingwei didn't go to Feng, Yan, Li, and Bai's side to make trouble with him, he could agree to any conditions. "We will soon hold the Party's Third National Congress. Before that, Mr. Wang's Party membership must be restored." Wang Jingwei's party membership was expelled by the special committee of the Kuomintang Central Committee controlled by Li and Bai.When Chiang Kai-shek mentioned this matter, one was to stir up Wang's old hatred for the Guangxi faction, and the other was to remind Wang that if you don't follow me, you won't even be able to restore your party membership, so what kind of democratic party can you talk about?Unexpectedly, Wang Jingwei sneered when he heard this, and said, "Do you still recognize the decision of the special committee? It is illegal for them to expel me from the party! I am still a member of the Kuomintang, and I don't need anyone to restore it!"

Seeing that Wang Jingwei suddenly became tough, Chiang Kai-shek could only smile awkwardly and said, "Yes, yes, I forgot about this. However, at the Party's Third National Congress, it should be reiterated that they will expel Mr. Wang from the Party." It's illegal!" "It's the same whether you reiterate or not, just explain it." Wang Jingwei said coldly. "Okay, okay, Mr. Wang can do whatever he wants. From now on, you will be in charge of the affairs of the party!" Chiang Kai-shek said very humbly. It seems that Chiang entrusted Wang to manage the affairs of the Kuomintang It seems that Wang Jingwei felt very uncomfortable when he heard it.In order to further increase the weight of speaking in front of Chiang Kai-shek, he asked: "How are you going to deal with the Guangxi faction! Do you want to fight?"

"If you don't fight, you can't solve the problem." Chiang Kai-shek said, frowning. "Can fighting solve the problem?" Wang Jingwei said confidently, with a tone of lesson, "The whole country is unified. Once the war breaks out, the public opinion will be uproarious, and the people of the country will not understand it!" "Yeah, yes, yes." Chiang Kai-shek nodded. He was not afraid of public opinion or the people of the country, but he was afraid that Feng and Yan would be forced to side with Li and Bai to oppose him, and that would be troublesome.

"It's best not to use swords, not to ignite the flames of war, as Sun Tzu said, to surrender without fighting." Wang Jingwei knew that if the Guangxi faction could be resolved quickly without bloodshed, not only would it be best for Chiang Kai-shek, but he would also Can reap greater benefits. "What good strategy does Mr. Wang have?" Chiang Kai-shek hurriedly asked when he saw Wang Jingwei's extraordinary words. "The situation of the Guangxi Clan is from Guangdong, Guangxi, and Lianghu to Pingjin. You can use three arrows to attack at one stroke." Wang Jingwei did a lot of research on Jiang, Feng, Yan, and Li in Hong Kong. He estimated that Jiang and Feng, Yan, and Li are all in a state of confrontation, and he has considered various plans to deal with Feng, Yan, and Li.Conversely, he had also considered how Feng, Yan, and Li would deal with Chiang Kai-shek, and it all depended on who would invite him.Now, since Chiang Kai-shek invited him first, it can be seen that Jiang's vision is higher than that of Feng, Yan, and Li. In order to regain power, he actively planned for Jiang.

"Two Guangxi, two lakes, and Pingjin at the same time?" Chiang Kai-shek looked at Wang Jingwei in surprise, as if the other party was selling him a business without capital, "I'm afraid the strength is not enough, Mr. Wang..." "As long as you are willing to spend a huge sum of money and give a few officials, I will guarantee you that things will be done well and quickly." Wang Jingwei's leather bag has already contained the solution to the Guangxi faction, and of course it also contains the Guangxi faction's solution to Chiang Kai-shek. , and how Chiang Kai-shek dealt with Feng and Yan and how Feng and Yan dealt with Chiang.In short, this time Wang Jingwei has a complete range of goods, which can be sold as a set, or one or several types alone. "Well, this is not a problem." As long as Chiang Kai-shek can solve the hateful Guangxi faction and pay some money, what's the point of paying a few officials?As the saying goes, "Functions serve ghosts, money can pass through gods." Chiang Kai-shek has long been proficient in this way when he was in the stock exchange.Didn't he solve the Northeast issue with officials and money?He looked at Wang Jingwei and said, "Mr. Wang, please tell me the specific plan!" Although Wang Jingwei has rare goods, he has no political power and cannot impress people with his title. To succeed, he has to rely on Chiang Kai-shek.Therefore, he had no choice but to tell Jiang Hepan his "plan to destroy Gui": "Just three people are enough!" Wang Jingwei extended three fingers to Chiang Kai-shek. "Only three people?" Chiang Kai-shek's eyes could not be wider, and he had to suspect that Wang Jingwei was engaged in short-buying and short-selling business again, because the Guangxi faction had 140,000 troops in Wuhan alone.He wants to eat Li Zongren's Fourth Army in Wuhan, even if he puts all his strength, he may not be able to make a deal, and Wang Jingwei only needs three people!However, Chiang Kai-shek thought of sending a He Chengjun to the Northeast, and pulled Zhang Xueliang over without firing a single shot. From this point of view, he believed that officials and money sometimes outweighed the role of millions of troops. "Three people are enough." Wang Jingwei smiled smugly, and said, "I went to Beijing to assassinate the regent, so there were only three people." "Which three people?" Chiang Kai-shek really couldn't think of who these three people were. "Tang Shengzhi can be used to solve Bai Chongxi's department in Pingjing and Tianjin." Wang Jingwei stretched out a finger calmly. "The Guangxi troops in this area, such as Li Pinxian, Liao Lei and other troops, are all troops that Bai Chongxi annexed Tang Shengzhi. Since they were annexed for a short time, they have not been digested. As long as Tang is invited to Qinhuangdao to climb high, his old troops are all Hearing the scenery, he was ordered to surrender." Chiang Kai-shek's slightly sunken eyes opened again, and he said the word "yes" almost at the same time, and hurriedly asked, "What conditions does Tang Mengxiao want?" "Conditions, it's easy to say." Wang Jingwei's face showed a bit of generosity, like a shrewd businessman who told the other party clearly when selling goods: Don't worry, you won't suffer from buying my things. ! "Money, you don't need to spend an extra one. The wool comes from the sheep. You can secretly inform He Chengjun, the owner of the Beiping camp, to stop paying Bai Chongxi's military salary in Ping and Tianjin from now on. Pay Tang Shengzhi the activity fee." "Yes, yes, yes!" Chiang Kai-shek nodded again and again, elated that he had bought a cheap and good product. "In order to make Tang Shengzhi more appealing, we clearly told him to put forward the slogan of 'overthrow the new warlords of the Guangxi clique and go back to Hunan'. After this is done, let Tang Shengzhi lead his troops back to Hunan." Wang Jingwei said. "Well, good." Chiang Kai-shek nodded, "What about Wuhan?" "Wuhan can ask Yu Zuobai to help." Wang Jingwei stretched out another finger. "Yu Zuobai?" Chiang Kai-shek seemed a little strange to this name. "It's Yu Jianhou who called himself 'Chiang Kai-shek of Guangxi' before the Northern Expedition!" Wang Jingwei said without hesitation when he saw Chiang Kai-shek's forgetful appearance. "Ah, ah!" Chiang Kai-shek remembered that in the summer of the 15th year of the Republic of China, he had seen this rebellious figure in Guangzhou who was on the same level as Li, Huang, and Bai, and asked quickly, "Where is he now? " "I have been living in Hong Kong for several years. Zhang Xianghua and Huang Qixiang drove Li in Guangzhou in the winter of last year. They hired Yu as a military commissar and commander of the Sixth Army. They planned to invite him to return to Guangxi to take charge of the government. However, it failed and he still lives in Hong Kong." Wang Jingwei said. "What is Yu Zuobai capable of?" Chiang Kai-shek was very hopeful about using Tang Shengzhi to deal with Bai Chongxi, but he had doubts about using Yu Zuobai to deal with Li Zongren's Wuhan troops. "You don't know something." Wang Jingwei became proud again: "That Yu Zuobai is brave and resourceful, and he is used to fighting. He has made great achievements in battle, and once led the army to wipe out Deng Benyin's rebels on Guangdong South Road. Among the generals of the Gui army, he ranked first in meritorious service, but he was not tolerated by Li, Huang, and Bai. When the Gui army was reorganized, he only Got the post of brigade commander. Yu was angry and refused, so his aunt and cousin Li Mingrui took over. When Yu Zuobai came to Guangzhou, he visited me and I introduced Russian advisor Borodin. , took Yu as the principal of the No. 1 branch of the Whampoa Military Academy in Nanning. Although Yu gave in, he was dissatisfied. Yu’s younger brother Zuo Yu was ostracized by Bai Chongxi after the Battle of De’an in Jiangxi, and he resigned to Hong Kong, especially Yu was unwilling. Yu’s cousin Li Mingrui Now Wuhan is serving as the deputy commander of the Seventh Army and the commander of the First Division. He is very dissatisfied with Li Zongren's proposal of "Hubei people rule Hubei", Bai Chongxi reused Hu Zongduo, and promoted Tao Jun as the commander of the Eighteenth Army. Zhong Zupei, the commander and commander of the Second Division, has already left the crown. Li Mingrui, Yang Tenghui, Huang Quan, etc., the direct-line generals of the Guangxi lineage, are not cooperating with Hu and Tao Ming. Lordless, these are all opportunities to take advantage of.” "En." Only then did Chiang Kai-shek hear it. "Please invite Yu Zuobai to go to Wuhan to carry out activities and win over the generals of the Guangxi faction Li Mingrui and others. The Beijing side can go back to Jiangxi to advance to Wuhan. When the time is right, Li Mingrui and others will turn against Guangxi before the battle. Li Mingrui's department was shipped to Nanjing, and then transported by sea to Xijiang via Shanghai, and then went back up the river to go straight to the old lair of the Guangxi Clan. Tang Shengzhi's wool came from sheep, and Yu Zuobai was from Guangxi fighting Guangxi people. This business can't be done. What?" Wang Jingwei relished, insisting on blowing up his short-buying and short-selling leather bag company. "I want it, I want it:" Chiang Kai-shek nodded repeatedly, and then asked, "What conditions does Yu Zuobai want?" "Yu Zuobai should be willing to spend more money, and the officials should pay more." Wang Jingwei asked for a price for Yu Zuobai, but in fact he was also making money for himself. "It's up to you to decide how much money to spend, but after the matter is completed, Yu Zuobai will be the chairman of Guangxi Province." "Okay," Chiang Kai-shek made a decision, "you tell Yu Zuobo that the amount to spend is less than 3 million yuan, and you can spend it as you like without restriction. As long as he can return to Guangxi, I will appoint him as the provincial chairman." "As for Guangdong, things will be easier to handle." Seeing that Chiang Kai-shek had fully adopted his two plans, Wang Jingwei stretched out his third finger and said, "The person who solves the Guangdong problem is Li Renchao." "He and the Guangxi faction have the same nostrils, how can he help?" Chiang Kai-shek was very disapproving of Wang Jingwei's use of Li Jishen to pour Gui. "You can use another strategy to divert the tiger away from the mountain." Wang Jingwei felt even more proud when he saw that his gossip array confused the scheming Chiang Kai-shek. "Isn't the Third National Congress about to be held in Nanjing? At that time, you will invite Li Renchao to Nanjing for a meeting, and put him under house arrest, and then use Zhang Xianghua to lead Miao Peinan's Fourth Army from Jiangxi to return to Guangdong. You can give Zhang Jun hundreds of thousands Yuan Xingjun paid for the departure of the army, and gave Zhang Xianghua the post of chairman of Guangdong Province, so that the Guangxi faction can be uprooted!" "Well... that's fine." Although Chiang Kai-shek agreed on the surface, he cursed in his heart: "Mother Xipi, you finally showed your fox's tail this time!" Although Wang Jingwei's wrists were brilliant, Chiang Kai-shek's eyes were sharp.He saw that the three people Wang Jingwei used were very close to Wang, and Wang asked Jiang to give Tang Shengzhi the Hunan land, Yu Zuobai the Guangxi land, and Zhang Fakui the Guangdong land. Do you want to seize the territory yourself?The Guangxi clique collapsed, but Guangdong, Guangxi and Hunan fell into the hands of Wang Jingwei. At that time, Wang ran back to Guangzhou to set up a different style and organized a government to fight against Chiang Kai-shek. In the end, it was Chiang Kai-shek who suffered the losses and lost all the benefits.How could Chiang Kai-shek be willing to do such a thing.He pondered for a moment and said: "Zhang Fakui's side is also very important. Mr. Wang can make Zhang send troops from Jiangxi to attack Hubei with Tang Shengzhi, and Yu Zuobai will support him internally. It is certain that the warlords of the Guangxi clique will collapse. At that time, I can also Let go of the responsibility early, and let Mr. Wang take the heavy responsibility of the party and the state. As long as the Guangxi clique collapses and the whole country is unified, my wish is fulfilled." "Guangzhou and Guangxi are closely related. If Zhang Xianghua does not enter Guangdong, the old home of the Guangxi Clan cannot be destroyed." Wang Jingwei insisted. Chiang Kai-shek can agree to any conditions, but he must not allow Zhang Fakui to lead the Fourth Army into Guangdong again.Because of the Guangdong issue, he is planning Chen Mingshu, Chen Jitang, Chen Ce, etc. "Three Chens against Li (Ji Shen)". Chen Jitang came over to replace Li Jishen, so that Guangdong could be under his control. If Zhang Fakui were released back to Guangdong, wouldn't it be letting the tiger go back to the mountain, with endless troubles?But he couldn't tell Wang Jingwei clearly. He just said: "Mr. Wang doesn't know something. Feng Yuyang stationed troops in Xinyang and Xuzhou. When there is a conflict between us and the Guangxi faction, he will take a neutral attitude and sit back and watch the success or failure. If we win If we are defeated, he will go straight to Nanjing and be faster than the Guangxi clique. Therefore, only Zhang Fakui can lead the army to advance to Wuhan, so that we can be sure of a quick victory." Chiang Kai-shek's counter-offer came to this point, and Wang Jingwei couldn't insist on asking the price anymore, so the deal was settled.Wang Jingwei personally wrote three letters and sent people to Hong Kong to deliver them to Chen Gongbo, Tang Shengzhi and Yu Zuobai, telling them "there is a lot to do."Soon, Tang Shengzhi secretly went to Tianjin.Yu Zuobai also went to Nanjing from Hong Kong to meet Chiang Kai-shek. Chiang immediately appointed Yu as the General Counselor of the General Command of the National Revolutionary Army. Send aides and adjutants Zheng Jiemin and Li Guoji to Wuhan to secretly assist. Ever since Chiang Kai-shek received Wang Jingwei's "Destroy Gui Policies", he was overjoyed. He listened to the news of Tang Shengzhi and Yu Zuobai every day, and secretly instigated Chen Mingshu and other "three Chens" to step up their efforts to "invert Li" in Guangdong. Getting ready.The progress of all parties is relatively smooth, and it seems that the abominable Guangxi disaster is just a snap of the fingers, and Chiang Kai-shek is even more excited.Every day, he would drive to the foot of Zijin Mountain to inspect the construction of Prime Minister Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum. When the Guangxi clan perished and Feng and Yan bowed their heads, he would go north in person to Biyun Temple in Xishan to welcome Sun Yat-sen's coffin to the south and enshrine it in Zijin Zhongshan Mausoleum at the foot of the mountain.It turned out that since Sun Yat-sen’s mausoleum was moved to Biyun Temple, the Central Committee of the Kuomintang stepped up the construction of Sun Yat-sen’s mausoleum at the foot of Zijin Mountain in Nanjing in accordance with the prime minister’s will. The design and construction of the project were presided over by a young construction engineer, Lu Yanzhi. On January 15, the 15th year of the National People's Republic of China, the mountain was blasted and filled with soil. On March 12, a mausoleum laying ceremony was held on the first anniversary of Sun Yat-sen's death.Shortly after the completion of the first phase of the main project, the engineer Lu Yanzhi died of overwork and illness, and the mausoleum project host had to be succeeded by another engineer, Fan Wenzhao.On this day, Chiang Kai-shek came to the construction site and climbed up the stairs from the tomb. He saw that Sun Yat-sen's tomb is located at the foot of Maoshan Mountain, the second peak of Zijin Mountain, with Ming Xiaoling Tomb on the left and Linggu Temple on the right. On the high slope, looking up from the bottom, it is extremely lofty, and the whole mausoleum is in the shape of a big bell.Lu Yanzhi's design drawing has far-reaching implications. He designed the entire Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum as a muduo that symbolizes warning to the world.Muduo is a wooden bell used in ancient my country to carry out administrative and religious orders, and it is also used as a metaphor for people who promote enlightenment.Japan: "Heaven will use the Master as the Muduo", Confucius is the ancient "Muduo", Sun Yat-sen is the modern "Muduo".Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum is symbolized by Muduo, which means "everyone in the world has reached the Tao". "Everyone in the world reaches the Tao!" Chiang Kai-shek pondered this sentence while looking at the majestic Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum. He admired Lu Yanzhi's talent very much, but it was a pity that this talented architect died too early. Zhongzheng Mausoleum".Although Chiang Kai-shek was only in his early forties, it seems absurd to have plans to build a mausoleum for himself.However, which emperor in history didn't start building a mausoleum for himself no matter his age after ascending to the throne?What's so strange about that! "Let the world reach the Tao!" Chiang Kai-shek muttered again, he still admired Lu Yanzhi's genius very much, and built the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum into a huge wooden duo.And this "Muduo" is now in the hands of Chiang Kai-shek. As long as he shakes it, the warning bell will shake the world. He wants to use this "Muduo" to educate the world, to implement administrative orders, to Surrender Feng, Yan, Li, and Bai.This Muduo is really great, amazing, and holy, just like the clean bottle held by Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva.The more Chiang Kai-shek thought about it, the happier he became, and he hurriedly ordered his adjutant to invite Fan Wenzhao, the engineer. "Engineer Fan." Chiang Kai-shek smiled cordially, "When will the mausoleum project be completed?" "All the projects have been completed, and the construction site is currently being cleaned up." Fan Wenzhao replied. "Well, very good, very good!" Chiang Kai-shek nodded and said, "Once the preparations are ready, the party and the government will hold a grand funeral ceremony for Premier Sun!" As early as June 18 last year, at the 147th executive meeting of the Second Central Executive Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang, it was decided to send Chiang Kai-shek to Biyun Temple in Beijing to offer sacrifices to the spirit. .Later, Kong Xiangxi was sent to Biyun Temple to pay homage to him.At the end of the year, the national government sent Lin Sen, Wu Tiecheng, and Zheng Hongnian as commissioners to welcome the coffin, and purchased a copper coffin worth 20,000 yuan from Germany for the official burial.It was originally decided that January 1, the eighteenth year of the Republic of China, would be the day of the Feng'an Grand Ceremony, but it was later changed to March 12, the fourth anniversary of Sun Yat-sen's death.Chiang Kai-shek made some careful arrangements for this. He was always worried about being mocked and ridiculed by Feng, Yan, Li, Bai and others when he was crying at Biyun Temple. At the grand Feng'an ceremony, Feng, Yan, Li, and Bai were excluded.At the same time, in order to consolidate his position and achieve true unification, he is implementing a plan to eliminate the Guangxi faction. After eliminating the Guangxi faction and subduing Feng and Yan, he will go to Beiping to welcome Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum to the south and bury Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum.Therefore, he instructed the executive meeting of the Central Committee of the Kuomintang to postpone the ceremony to June 1st on the grounds that the Prime Minister's ceremony was important to the national system, but the original date was too urgent, and the preparations were not in full swing. "At that time, hehe!" Chiang Kai-shek sneered a few times very proudly. By then, Li and Bai would not be prisoners, but also fugitives.Feng Yuxiang and Yan Xishan's Guangxi faction collapsed, dare to mess around again?They have to obey the central government honestly, otherwise they will follow in the footsteps of Li and Bai! When Chiang Kai-shek returned from his inspection tour of the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, he received information from Wuhan sent by Yu Zuobo.According to Yu's report, the generals Li Mingrui, Yang Tenghui, and Huang Quan of the Guangxi army wanted to obey the central government, but if the central army did not advance to Wuhan, they would not be able to make trouble.Chiang Kai-shek became anxious after reading the report.It turned out that although Chiang Kai-shek had ordered Liu Zhi and Gu Zhutong to make secret preparations for the Western Expedition, if they marched towards Wuhan with a stick in the open fire, and the troops came out of nowhere, it was very likely to cause an incident. They fell to the side of the Guangxi faction in fear, and Li Jishen hadn't taken the bait yet. At this time, the army was overwhelming, and there was a danger of overwhelming the enemy.How can we "righteously" crusade against the Guangxi Clan?Chiang Kai-shek racked his brains, but he couldn't think of a way to get the best of both worlds.He suddenly realized that Wang Jingwei's "Mie Gui Policy" was like a tightly sealed explosive bag. Wang Jingwei only sold him the explosive bag, but not the fuse. If there is no fuse, no matter how powerful you throw it Explosive packs can't hurt a single hair of the Guangxi family.Thinking of this, he immediately ordered the deputy chief to invite Wang Jingwei.However, the deputy chief reported: "Mr. Wang went to the Shanghai French Concession for vacation last weekend and has not returned yet." "Mother Xipi!" Chiang Kai-shek cursed, so angry that he really wanted to send someone to kill Wang Jingwei.However, there is no benefit in killing Wang Jingwei now. Not only will he not get the key "fuse", but it will also lead to a series of troubles.Since Wang Jingwei has arrived in Shanghai and will not return, he must use this "fuse" to demand a higher price from him.Chiang Kai-shek once heard Song Meiling tell the story of Nobel.Nobel invented dynamite, but let other manufacturers imitate it, and he specialized in monopolizing the production of fuses to obtain high patents.Now, Wang Jingwei has actually used Nobel's methods in politics, which shows his deep intentions and clever design!After all, Chiang Kai-shek was a shrewd buyer, so he immediately took a special car and went to the French Concession in Shanghai to look for Wang Jingwei. However, Wang Jingwei said that since Wang Jingwei offered Chiang Kai-shek the "Strategy to Destroy Gui", he saw that although Chiang had been humble and respectful to him, he did not actually hand over the party power to him, and Jiang refused Zhang Fakui to lead his troops to Guangdong, which made Wang even more displeased. .He knew that Chiang Kai-shek was a man who broke his promise, and this time, Chiang just used him as a temporary tool as usual.Therefore, after he presented the "Strategy for Destroying Gui", he lived in Nanjing for a few days and felt bored, so he excused his illness and went to Shanghai to live in the French Concession.He is still observing the wind and direction, because he holds the key "fuse" in his hand. Without it, the extremely powerful "Mie Gui strategy" cannot explode. No matter how good the strategy is, there is a pile of waste paper. It is of no use.He concluded that Chiang would come to ask for advice. Even if Chiang Kai-shek did not come, he could not only contain the activities of Tang Shengzhi and Yu Zuobai in Shanghai, but also have relations with Feng, Yan, Li, and Baila.In short, he is now at the right time, and his "goods" are not afraid of being favored by others. "Sir, Chiang Kai-shek is visiting." The confidential secretary Chen Chunpu came in to report. Wang Jingwei was combing his hair in front of the oval-shaped full-length mirror. His skill in dressing and grooming his appearance was probably better than most women in China.He put the most effort into his black and thick hair, and in addition to taking traditional Chinese medicine such as Shouwu, he also used French cosmetics.A few years ago, he got a secret recipe for hair preservation from an old Chinese doctor. Taking it every day with high-grade honey and walnut kernels can keep the hair from fading.Wang Jingwei concocted and took it according to the law, and the effect was really good.Now he is forty-six years old. At this age, ordinary men will start to lose their hair, but Wang Jingwei is full of black hair and is still in the ascendant, which makes his title of handsome man enduring. "Wait a while and call him in again, just say that I'm sick and can't move in bed." While ordering Chen Chunpu, Wang Jingwei was still concentrating on combing his hair. After combing his hair, he slowly put on the hair protection hood that he ordered in France and designed for noble ladies, and then he lay down on the Simmons bed and put it on. The quilt seemed to be humming and Qingqing in a serious manner. When Chiang Kai-shek entered the room, he saw Wang Jingwei "sick" on the bed, and cursed "Niang Xipi" in his heart. He had seen Feng Yuxiang's "sickness", he had also seen Bai Chongxi's "sickness", and now he saw Wang Jingwei's "sickness". In this regard, Chiang Kai-shek It can be described as well-informed. "What's wrong with Mr. Wang?" Chiang Kai-shek came to the bedside and visited the "sickness" respectfully. "Ouch!" Wang Jingwei stroked his forehead with both hands, "Headache, this headache is about to explode." When Chiang Kai-shek heard the word "bomb", he felt disgusted.But he pretended to be very concerned and said: "The Third National Congress is about to be held. Mr. Wang is not feeling well. It seems that it is difficult to preside over the meeting. Should the meeting be postponed? Please Mr. Wang decides." Wang Jingwei thought for a while, if he really stayed in Shanghai and didn't go to Nanjing, if Chiang Kai-shek really held the Third National Congress, he didn't preside over it, which would be extremely detrimental to his reappearance.He snorted a few times, and then said: "Zhaoming is a member of the party, and he has fought half his life for the party and the country. He is not afraid of life and death. Since it is for the party's work, it may as well go to Beijing to help the sick." Chiang Kai-shek was most worried about Wang Jingwei's stay in Shanghai. First, the "fuse" was in Wang's hands, and second, he was worried that Wang would collude with Feng, Yan, Li, and Bai to oppose the central government.Now seeing that Wang agreed to enter Beijing, he said: "If Mr. Wang's body allows, how about please enter Beijing with Zhongzheng today?" Wang Jingwei snorted a few more times, then got up from the bed, and said vigorously: "For the benefit of the party and the country, I will go through fire and water, and I will go to Beijing with you today!" Chiang Kai-shek cursed "Niang Xipi" again in his heart, but pretended to be awe-inspiring, and said: "Mr. Wang is worthy of the elders of the party and the country, Zhongzheng admires, admires!" After Chiang Kai-shek and Wang Jingwei entered Beijing, Chen Lifu and Dai Jitao came to report to Wang on the preparations for the Third National Congress, and asked for instructions on the meeting schedule, political reports and resolutions.As the leader of the party, Wang Jingwei gave instructions one by one and signed several reports.He finally tasted the sweetness of a leader in power again, and the "headache" disappeared on its own.On this day, when Chiang Kai-shek came to visit, he sent Yu Zuobai's secret report to Wang Jingwei for review, and then said worriedly: "I have ordered Liu Zhi and Gu Zhutong to lead the army westward to attack the Guangxi faction. Fear of being criticized and opposed by the people of the country and Feng, Yan, Li, and Bai, which seems to be unfavorable for the central government to hold the Three National Congress. In my opinion, either the crusade against the Guangxi faction will be postponed, or the Three National Congress will be postponed and the war will be over. Besides, Mr. Wang, what do you think?" Wang Jingwei's mind turned quickly for a while. He was not interested in suspending the crusade against the Guangxi faction or the postponement of the Three National Congress, because Tang Shengzhi and Yu Zuobai would not be able to get Hunan and Guangxi territories if the crusade against the Guangxi faction was postponed. It is very likely that party power will not be seized at the meeting; after defeating the Guangxi faction, the Third National Congress will be held, and he is afraid that Chiang Kai-shek, who has always been dishonest, will renege on his promise and become fat.For the owner of a leather bag company, what he hopes is to close the deal immediately, and he is most afraid that someone will see through his short-buying and short-selling skills, and unilaterally tear up the contract, leaving him with nothing.Wang Jingwei is in this state of mind right now. "The crusade against the Guangxi faction is going on at the same time as the Three National Congresses." Wang Jingwei said without hesitation, "There is always a way." Chiang Kai-shek secretly said: "This time, you still haven't handed over the 'fuse' to me!" But he shook his head and said: "The Guangxi faction is not easy to deal with!" Wang Jingwei gritted his teeth and was so cruel that he had to hand over the last bad check.He smiled treacherously and said: "Hunan is the most sensitive place of the Guangxi clique. Li and Bai went to the west to conquer the two lakes, and Cheng Qian was the chairman of Hunan Province. Later, the Guangxi clique detained Cheng Qian in Wuhan, intending to use the Guangxi people to rule Hunan, so as to ensure the connection between Hubei and Guangdong. However, after the Guangxi faction expelled two generals from Hunan, Tang Shengzhi and Cheng Qian, they were afraid that the Hunan people would oppose them, so I dared not directly use the Gui people as the governor of Hunan, but used Lu Diping from Hunan as the provincial chairman. This was a last resort. It is a transitional method for this. Lu Diping’s defense line is between Wuhan and Guangdong. If something happens, Lu can help cut off the traffic channels of the Guangxi Clan, making it difficult to see from the beginning to the end. The Central Committee’s crusade against the Guangxi Clan is well-known, but it is half-secret半公开地以大批弹械，取道江西，接济鲁涤平，并放出空气，鲁氏将与中央配合，两面夹击桂系第四集团军。在武汉的桂系将领闻知必然愤怒，他们定会出兵湖南驱鲁。此时，中央可以'违法乱纪'之罪状为口实，以大军西上讨伐桂系，再令俞作柏、李明瑞在武汉配合，问题不就解决了吗？” 蒋介石听了连说：“好好好！”即命人照此办理，将大批弹械，由江西运往湖南，接济鲁涤平，以激人成变的手段，引诱桂系上钩。 民国十八年二月二十一日清晨。 天空下着毛毛细雨，树梢上积着一层薄薄的雪，寒风凛冽，那细雨落在屋瓦、树梢和泥泞的路面上，慢慢地凝结成溜滑的薄冰。南京的清晨，寒气袭人。成贤街一带，有卖梅豆、甑儿糕的小贩穿过，叫卖声和着北风在街巷飘荡，显得箫索而冷寂。李宗仁过惯了军旅生活，每晨必早起。他披着件黄呢军大衣，在成贤街寓所里的小花园内散步，一边吸烟，一边仰头看着彤云密布、细雨靡靡的天空。天色阴暗而沉重，和他的心情极为相似。编遣会议，白崇禧托病不出，蒋介石疑忌而不满。会上，蒋、冯、阎、李，唇枪舌剑，争论不休，嗣后，冯、阎不辞而别。李宗仁在南京住了些日子，常听到武汉与中央不协的传闻，他深感忧虑，为了免使蒋介石多疑，他干脆把夫人郭德洁由武汉接到南京成贤街寓所居住，以示无他。但是，蒋、桂之间的矛盾，不但不见缓和，反而更趋尖锐激烈。李宗仁最担心白崇禧在平、津一带的处境。虽然白崇禧才智过人，独当一面绝无问题，但白部局趣平、津，没有实际地盘，而又处于张学良、阎锡山、冯玉祥和蒋介石军队的四面围堵之中，隆冬之际，军中缺衣御寒，饷项无着，其苦倍加。对于白部的去向，李宗仁也苦无良策。他接到白崇禧差人送来的密信，欲在北平倡导召升国民会议之举，心中喜忧参半：喜的是这确实是个使白部摆脱困境的好办法；忧的是对于筹备召开这样的大会，以他和白崇禧的资望，尚缺号召之力，而这些年来，他们都忙于军事，深感对政治驾驭缺乏能力。他们虽在南京把持特委会期间网络了一些国民党元老来撑门面，但蒋介石复出之后，这些元老们又都被蒋介石羁系南京，白崇禧要在北平召开国民会议与蒋介石的三全大会抗衡，如果不能把有威望的元老们请到北平去，开台锣鼓便敲不起来。前不久，流亡海外的汪精卫突然回到南京，蒋派中人便以蒋、汪合作大做文章，这使李宗仁更感不安。 细雨飘落到李宗仁的呢大衣上，被北风吹成薄冰，随着他缓慢的踱步，衣袖和下摆上发出轻微的窸窣声。他沉浸在沉重的思绪之中，对寒冷全不觉察。小花园的花阶小径上，留下他军靴的一串印迹，一只烟头，躺在雪地上，冒出一缕残烟。 门铃急促地响了起来，打断了李宗仁的思绪，他抬起手腕看了看手表，才七点多钟，冬日的清晨，仍是那么晦暗，他不知这不速之客是谁，这么早便来访他。 “报告总司令，海军署长陈绍宽将军来访。”副官跑到小花园来，向李宗仁通报来访者的姓名。 “啊——”李宗仁皱着眉头，把嘴唇微微朝前一努，他实在想不到陈绍宽这么早来找他干什么。李宗仁率军西征两湖之时，陈绍宽曾率海军内河舰队配合桂军溯江西上武汉，李、陈之间合作颇为默契。李宗仁估计，陈绍宽清晨来访，必有要事，便把披着的黄呢军大衣随手扔给副官，到客厅会见陈绍宽。 “德公，我刚接到长沙海军办事处急电，谓武汉派兵到长沙将湖南省府卫队缴械，湘省主席鲁涤平已仓促乘船逃往九江，不知德公收到此项报告没有？” 李宗仁一听，不禁暗吃一惊，但却镇静地答道：“绝无此事，我对此也毫无所闻。” “那……到底是怎么一回事呢？”陈绍宽看着李宗仁那茫无所知的脸色，感到甚为奇怪，但又不好妄加推测。和李宗仁谈了几句，不得要领，陈绍宽便起身告辞了。 陈绍宽一走，李宗仁急忙到机要室查询有无武汉方面的电报，当即发现有武汉急电一封，译电员正在翻译。李宗仁便译出一节看一节，及待译电员把全文译完，李宗仁头上已冒出一层汗来。原来，蒋介石秘密向湖南运送弹械接济鲁涤平的事被第三十五军军长何键发觉，何即赴武汉告密，说中央部署已定，对武汉用兵已箭在弦上，第四集团军似应采取自卫行动。何键对湖南如此关切，并非一心为了桂系的安危，而是自有他的一套打算。何键与鲁涤平有矛盾，鲁涤平为了独霸湖南，电请南京当局，调何键到江西、湖南边境上任“会剿”总指挥，协助江西省主席朱培德“会剿”朱、毛红军。随后鲁涤平又向省务会议提议撤裁由何键担任督办的湖南省清乡督办公署机构。鲁不仅把何所掌握的湖南地方武装的实权夺了，并且把他赶出了湖南，连他的基本部队也被调往江西去“剿共”了。何键为人深沉，虽心怀不满，但口头上表示遵命，将部队集中，声言将赴江西“剿共”，但请求预筹出发部队的给养两个月，补充弹药，并要求湖南省府发给三十万元“剿匪”经费。湖南省财政厅的省库支细，无法应付，拖延很久，迄无着落。何键乘机赖着不走，秘密往武汉，与桂系将领夏威、胡宗铎、陶钧等密商倒鲁，以取鲁而代之。夏、胡、陶认为湖南当桂、鄂之间，地位非常重要，因而极力拉拢何键，以策应时局的变化。当何再次潜往武汉报告鲁涤平得到中央大批弹械接济，将对桂系不利的消息时，夏、胡、陶按捺不住，即用武汉政治分会决议，以湖南省主席鲁涤平犯有“把持税收、剿匪不力、重征盐厘、有渎军纪”之罪，下令撤去鲁涤平的湖南省主席兼第十八师师长的职务。同时任命何键为湖南省主席。桂军李明瑞、杨腾辉两部为驱鲁先锋，即乘兵车四列直放长沙，鲁涤平吓得逃上一艘外国轮船往九江去了。夏、胡、陶对湖南采取军事行动，本有投鼠忌器之感，恐怕李宗仁在南京受到羁押，因此即以急电通知李宗仁立刻离开南京，以策安全。李宗仁虽然对鲁涤平亦不满意，撤换鲁涤平的湖南省主席也是早晚间的事，但眼下时机不到，夏、胡、陶鲁莽从事，给蒋介石抓住把柄，使武汉方面处于被动的地位。李宗仁正为白崇禧在平、津陷入困境而忧心如焚，现在夏、胡、陶又在武汉闯下大祸，他如何不大惊失色呢？李宗仁冷静地想了想，深恐在南京遭蒋介石的暗算，还是三十六计，走为上着。他即命侍卫队长季雨农收拾行装，自己化装成一商人模样，向夫人郭德洁匆匆交代几句，即与季雨农从后门而出，急忙躲往下关的一个小旅馆中，在那臭虫出没的床铺上呆了一天，直到黄昏时分，才潜往火车站，买了两张车票，乘上杂乱的三等火车，逃到上海，住入法租界海格路融园。