Chapter 6 Chapter Five: The Policy of Cutting the Domain

With the Northeast "changing flags and flags", China has completed formal unification.But the "four brothers" who participated in the Northern Expedition each had their own plans.In order to seize the ruling power of the Kuomintang, Chiang Kai-shek decided to adopt the "strategy of reducing the feudal vassals" and flatten the other "vassal princes" one by one. Yang Yuting, a very smart man from the Northeast, once said: Sooner or later, these people will fight on their own. really. Before the Northeast changed its banner and the country was unified, an ominous atmosphere had already emerged within the KMT.It's no wonder that the brothers who participated in the Northern Expedition originally had their own plans, and they were not good at it.

Until many years later, Li Zongren, one of the four brothers "Jiang, Feng, Yan and Li", described Chiang Kai-shek in his impression: He is serious, murderous, and looks a little energetic. Yan Xishan is: one can tell at a glance that he is a scheming figure, and his anger is not visible. Feng Yuxiang's appearance is neither serious nor deep, and he belongs to the type of Xing Zhizhi, but according to Li Zongren's evaluation, he is also a "scheming politician". A wonderful scene took place at the ceremony where the four brothers paid homage to the prime minister.

Lao Jiang, who was the chief priest at that time, was the first to cry, and it was not a normal cry.As for the tears, they sprayed out like a faucet turned on (“hot tears like silk”).Then there are Lao Yan and Lao Feng, they couldn't grab the coffin board from Lao Jiang, they could only stand there and wipe their eyes, and finally made a lot of snot and tears, looking so sad Forget about it ("like to mourn"). Lao Li's way of expression is quite special. He stands awe-inspiring without shedding a single tear. At the same time, he thinks that the first three brothers can only use two words, whether they are the type of "patching the coffin and crying bitterly" or "wiping away tears and accompanying each other". Come to evaluate——

Hypocritical. Anyway, I don't have the "acting skills" like yours. Everyone should be able to see that the Prime Minister died "to the best of his life", and today is a good day to "successfully tell the temple", so it is not easy to overdo it. Exaggeration, my expression is of course the most appropriate. In fact, the tears and coolness of the brothers' competitions are only subliminal, and the real fight between dragons and tigers has not officially started yet. However, Lao Jiang, the first protagonist of the film, has been thinking all day about how to grab all the scenes into his own hands. For this reason, he has really reached the point where the ancients said that he can't sleep well and eat unwillingly.

A man's intelligence is obviously limited.God, help me, throw me a Kongming down. Pa, Brother Di threw one down without hesitation, it's really loyal. This person's appearance is not amazing (maybe his face was wiped first), wearing a pair of glasses, and his gentle appearance, compared with the legendary Mr. Zhuge with a feather fan, a scarf, and an extraordinary bearing, the gap is really too big. However, Lao Jiang is still familiar with the story of Zhongzhong. In addition to Kong Ming, the crouching dragon, there is also a phoenix who was once looked down upon by Liu Bei because of his ugly appearance.

When I asked again, the name of the visitor was Yang Yongtai, and Lao Jiang was pleasantly surprised, because his brother-in-law Huang Yu once told him that Yang Yongtai is full of knowledge and is a domestic genius who can help the lord achieve great things. After talking again, this Yang Yongtai really knows the "things of the world" like the back of his hand.Listen to how he analyzes—— Although the Northern Expedition has been completed, the world is still restless.Li Zongren controlled the two lakes (Hunan and Hubei), Li Jishen supported Guangdong and Guangxi (Guangdong and Guangxi), and Bai Chongxi took advantage of the momentum to enter North China. These three forces are enough to divide the world into three.In addition, Feng and Yan are not fuel-efficient lamps. From this point of view, Nanjing is in danger.

That's really good, but Lao Jiang's face turned pale when he heard it. Only then did he realize that he, the number one protagonist in name, is actually very false. Danger. It doesn't matter if you think you are weak, the weak is the strong, it is not only the time of the day, but also the scheme of man. Hearing these words, Lao Jiang's heart moved: Sir, what strategy can you teach me? Yang Yongtai slowly spit out two words from his mouth: cut the feudal clan. If so, hegemony can be achieved, and the party-state can flourish. He really learned martial arts, goods and the emperor's family. Lao Jiang's mood at this time has risen from surprise to ecstasy.

Huang Yu didn't brag, this person is a great talent, definitely a great talent. Could it be that he is really the lonely phoenix chick?I heard that Yang Yongtai had the problem of changing his political orientation in the past, and he tried to vote for the Beiyang government. Regardless of it, as long as it can be used by me, I can't be Liu Xuande who judges people by their appearance, but Cao Mengde who makes the best of his talents. Everything is like a novel, everything is like an illusion, but this is a scene that actually happened.As I said, many stories of that era can be regarded as reprints and reincarnations of other ancient stories.

After Yang Yongtai entered the Jiang's shogunate, he was as dedicated as "Mr. Fengchu" back then. Around "cutting the feudal clan", he didn't think about eating and drinking every day, figuring out and conceiving one after another, and then put them in his bag. middle. Let the "master" Lao Jiang touch it, which will increase the atmosphere even more. Before performing the wonderful excerpt of "Crying Spirit", Lao Jiang actually did a warm-up rehearsal. Of course, this one has nothing to do with "Fengchu", it is entirely his own play.

After Beiping City was peacefully taken over, Lao Jiang suddenly became serious again, and said to everyone with a straight face, now please read the "Premier's Instructions" with me. The former Prime Minister once said: Don't be a high-ranking official, do big things! As soon as the words fell, he got up and announced that because of the "recovery of Beijing" and the success of the Northern Expedition, he decided to resign as "Commander-in-Chief of the National Revolutionary Army and Chairman of the Military Commission." Take a good look at it, there is no bigger official than this, I resign.

Everyone was amazed, what a man. But apart from this exclamation, there was no other echo. Waited for a while, nothing happened, waited for a while, still the same, simply waited for a day, still the same. Why is no one following me? You all resigned like me. Lao Feng, Lao Yan, Lao Li, and that Xiaobai, don’t just look at me. indifferent. It seemed that the incision was not deep enough, Lao Jiang went all out, closed his eyes, gritted his teeth, and ruthlessly toward his thigh—— Feint. This is a performance, not a life-and-death play, but it can still be real. This knife is called "resigning from the chairmanship of the Central Political Conference." Accompanied by a burst of applause, Lao Feng, Lao Yan, Lao Li, and Xiao Bai all came up to grab the knife: Not bad, good work, not even a bit of skin injury. Elder Sun, please accept your supernatural powers now ("Dianliu Jiang Zhongzheng"). Lao Jiang had no choice but to put away his posture. Of course, none of the people who said to resign did so. fail. It's better to touch the kit honestly.The note I took out read: A glass of wine releases military power. Before making plans, we must first find out everyone's bottom line. In June of the 17th year of the Republic of China (1928), Chiang Kai-shek invited Feng, Yan, and Li to Beijing to attend the aftermath meeting. At this time, Lao Jiang still had confidence in his acting talent, so he had the "crying spirit" scene, but the result was still not successful, because the "excellent actors" tried their best to impress others, but they could not impress themselves. . The meeting was about to start, and Feng Yuxiang and Li Zongren hadn't been seen on the venue yet.Lao Li came late, and there are reasons for it. He lives in Hubei and is far away.Lao Feng was a little baffled, because he was in Henan, not too far away. Send a telegram to urge me, and soon there will be a reply: I'm sick and can't come. Is Lao Feng really sick? is sick.But it's not that the body is sick, it's that the heart is sick. He was sick because he was angry.Very angry, because he felt that he was at a disadvantage. Don't compare with others, just compare with old neighbor Yan Lao Xi.As soon as Lao Yan stretched out his hand, he took away Heping and Tianjin in Hebei and Chahar provinces, while he was only assigned the mayor of a special city of Beiping and the Chongwenmen Taxation Bureau. It’s embarrassing to say, but the mayor of Peiping was the one who later had the cheek of Lao Feng himself to force Lao Jiang to go there through Bai Chongxi, a middleman. The elders are all Yan Xishan's people, but in fact Beiping is still Lao Yan's.The tax bureau at the back is a fat job, it can get 200,000 yuan a month, but no matter how fat it is, it can't compare with Beijing and Tianjin, and the Northwest Army has hundreds of thousands of people, mainly distributed in the northwest, those places They are all extremely poor, and they can't collect much money at all. How can the 200,000 be enough. Lao Jiang also promised to give Lao Feng a piece of Shandong, but everyone knows that after the "Jinan tragedy", both Jiaodong and Jinan were controlled by the Japanese army. In fact, they were incomplete provinces. In fact, Lao Jiang had "consulted" Lao Feng's opinion on this distribution plan beforehand.Lao Jiang said, look, after Shandong is given to you, you will have 6 provinces. Ren Laoyan originally only had 2 provinces (referring to Shanxi and Suiyuan), but this time he will give you 2 more provinces. One, your lord has a lot, so let him order, and it involves diplomatic relations, which is very complicated, and you have a straight temper, I'm afraid you can't get it. Old Feng always had a good face, and he was most afraid of others saying that he was fighting for power and profit. In front of Lao Jiang, he slapped his chest: Don't worry, brother, you can do whatever you think. Afterwards, the more I thought about it, the angrier I became, and I felt that I had suffered from being dumb, but after the words were spoken, Ming was very embarrassed, so he had to resist secretly. In a fit of anger, the aftermath meeting is not going, and you should go to the "aftermath" by yourself.He also sent a telegram to Li Zongren in Wuhan. Apart from saying hello, he also asked Tan Lao Li's attitude. That means, if you feel that the reward and punishment are unfair, don't go to the meeting. If Feng Yuxiang doesn't come, Lao Jiang's face will be a little uncomfortable. Now is the time to build up his prestige, but when this happens, some people ask for leave and don't come to the meeting. He immediately sent someone to Wuhan, hoping that Li Zongren could help persuade Lao Feng. Li Zongren had already done the work in his head. He sent two senior staff officers to Henan to condolences to Lao Feng, and at the same time brought a letter written by himself.In the letter, Li Zongren explained the truth to Lao Feng earnestly, and pointed out that if you don't go, the aftermath meeting may "suffer setbacks", so you must "take care of the overall situation, endure humiliation, and go north to help the sick." Old Feng liked to hear the latter words, and at the same time, he learned that Li Zongren would also attend the meeting, so he immediately felt that his "illness" was much better, and said, "My younger brother will be the last one to help the sick." After receiving the telegram, all the "party-state dignitaries" including Chiang Kai-shek turned their worries into joy, and felt that the clouds had cleared up. Lao Jiang thought that Li Zongren seemed to be quite obedient, so he decided to take a detour, from Nanjing to Wuhan, and then to Henan, and then turned a big circle into Beijing. Having said that, this meeting is not the main thing, the main thing is to see everyone's attitude. But on the first night in Wuhan, Lao Jiang discovered the problem.The three army commanders under Li Zongren did not come to accompany the banquet. Lao Jiang's feeling immediately turned bad.Heh heh, he doesn't even know the basic rules, so he's obviously rebellious. On the second day of the military parade, "anti-bone" was quickly verified. After Li Zongren gave a welcome speech, Lao Jiang gave a lecture. After saying some routines such as sacrificing for the country, a scene that no one thought of suddenly appeared-the commander-in-chief of the military parade, who was also one of the three army commanders, ran I went to the military parade and made a discussion, saying that during the Northern Expedition, the central government "political tides" had affected the military, and then I talked about "distinct rewards and punishments, and employ people on their merits". Lao Jiang was silent on the spot, but his heart was full of ups and downs. Several military commanders, how dare they dare to speak such nonsense publicly, it is not you Li Zongren secretly instigated.Well, it turns out that you are also dissatisfied with me, but you refuse to say it, you are not as good as Feng Yuxiang, if you are giving me trouble. I will remember it for you first. Following Lao Jiang to Henan, Li Zongren finally met Feng Yuxiang who "helped the sick". Feng Yuxiang treated everyone to dinner as a guest and host.During the dinner, Li Zongren was surprised to see that while Lao Feng kept coughing in pain, his face was flushed and he had no sick appearance. Li Zongren "looked at the person and listened to his voice" and concluded that it was a "fake cough". After the banquet was over, he asked Li Jishen who was at the banquet together: Do you think Lao Feng looks sick? Can Li Jishen not see it, and immediately laughed: he is acting. Then everyone went to pay homage to the prime minister's coffin at Biyun Temple in Xiangshan, Beiping, and then the four brothers began to act together, crying and being cool, and then, they entered the substantive topic: the aftermath meeting. Before the meeting, the number of troops was announced: there are 300 divisions in the country, and 2.2 million soldiers. These people’s occupation is to fight, eat, drink, sleep, and buy guns. A huge amount of 60 million. How to do it?There is only one way, and that is disarmament. This reason is so legitimate that no one can openly object to it. The question is who will start the knife first. Lao Jiang slapped his chest like he did when he performed the "resignation show", let's start with me. The effect is as before, the "selfless" behavior is always unresponsive, and the "selfless" himself quickly withdraws his commitment. It is conceivable what kind of such aftermath meeting can be held.A group of people chattered and held a "fairy meeting" for four days, and it still "discussed without a decision". He couldn't be so boring all the time, so Lao Jiang had no choice but to take out a plan he had drawn up a long time ago from his pocket, and announced the establishment of an organization committee to be responsible for future disarmament tasks. Of course, this is just a plan, whether it can be passed or not, it has to be submitted to the Fifth Plenary Session of the Second Central Committee of the Kuomintang for discussion, and the most critical specific method of ruling has not been mentioned, so when Lao Jiang asked the other three brothers to countersign, that is, to sign jointly , everyone's mood is still very relaxed. The aftermath meeting was held, and the benefits of Jiang Da were not reaped, but Feng Yanli's different mentality was initially detected. At the same time, he also used various occasions to successfully create his own image as a "leader of the central party, government and army". There is no way, it is an "old drama bone" after all. The aftermath meeting can be regarded as a start for the reduction of feudal clans. In August of the seventeenth year of the Republic of China (1928), the Fifth Plenary Session of the Second Central Committee of the Kuomintang was held.Lao Jiang is going to use the power of the "organization" to make everyone submit. However, before we even talked about disarmament, we were stuck on the preservation and abolition of political branches in various places. Don't underestimate such a political branch, it is also an important obstacle on the way to reduce the vassal.Lao Jiang advocated that the political branch should be abolished immediately, and local power should be returned to the central government.But there are quite a few people who oppose it, saying that it is easy to cause trouble, so it is better to slow down. Seeing that everyone is so unconscious, Lao Jiang had no choice but to return to the overlord's hard-boiled trick: keep it for another four months, and at the end of the year, whether you like it or not, it will all be cancelled. At this point, the atmosphere of the meeting is not so harmonious. Looking at everyone's faces, Lao Jiang also knows that it is not the time to proceed with his disarmament plan. Then continue to postpone it, and let's talk about it next year when the editing and dispatching meeting is held. It is so difficult to cut down a feudal clan, and military power is so difficult to release, it seems that it may be because the glass of wine was not served. Even Lao Jiang himself didn't believe the phrase "do not be a high-ranking official but do great things", and it is really too reluctant to use it to deceive people, so let's be more realistic. At the meeting, Lao Jiang, who sat on the chair of the National Government as he wished, began to make a wish for his brothers: Feng Yuxiang was specially appointed as the Minister of Military and Political Affairs, Yan Xishan was the Minister of the Interior, and Li Zongren was the President of the Military Senate. No one is unhappy to be a high-ranking official, but Lao Jiang's next request made the brothers face a difficult situation: You are now senior officials of the Central Committee, and you must live in Beijing for a long time. I see. While releasing military power with a glass of wine, he even cooperated with Tiaohu Lishan. Among the three brothers, Li Zongren, who seemed the most "honest", made a "suggestion" to Lao Jiang.Lao Li first stated, don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with me staying in the capital, and the local military and government are represented by someone. But Feng and Yan are different. As far as I know, they are in the army. It’s better to go often.” Lao Jiang certainly could not accept this "suggestion".What I want is "pause", how can I let you "go and come often" as you please? Li Zongren failed to get the answer he wanted from Lao Jiang's mouth, and the "suggestion" was not adopted, so he turned around and returned to Wuhan. What surprised everyone was Feng Yuxiang, who had pretended to be sick before, but after Li Zongren left Nanjing, he was ready to get up and come to Nanjing with great interest. Old Feng naturally had his plans.The first time I shared the fruit, I suffered immediate losses, and there was nowhere to find compensation. The second time I saw that everyone was going to dig the meat, this time I can no longer suffer losses, so it is important to grab the first move. It can be seen that there is only one owner who can decide everyone's welfare and housing allocation, and that is Lao Jiang.As long as you can establish a good relationship with him, you can take advantage of yourself. In fact, among the four brothers, Feng Yuxiang recognized Lao Jiang as a character relatively early on.When Lao Jiang went to the field, Lao Feng specially invited Lao Yan to join him, and jointly sent a telegram to ask Lao Jiang to come out of the mountain to preside over the plan of the Northern Expedition. It should be said that without Lao Feng's help, Lao Jiang's comeback was not so smooth. After Lao Jiang came back to power, the two immediately changed scores and became brothers.Lao Feng believed that Lao Jiang controlled the central government and could coerce the emperor to command the princes, while Lao Jiang believed that the Northwest Army was the strongest among the princes, and it would not work without his help in the local area.Therefore, the brothers began to be very close. Feng Yuxiang is older than Chiang Kai-shek, brother Feng and brother Jiang.But just after the Northern Expedition ended, Brother Feng proposed to cast a bronze statue for Brother Jiang. Fortunately, he was held back by the left and right. Brother Jiang is not the kind of person who doesn't go out on the road, he knows that he should reciprocate, and he doesn't give away such high hats as "one pillar holds up the sky, only the public has it". The problem is, it’s one thing to say good things, and another thing to give benefits. Your Northwest Army is already so strong, and it’s okay to let you control North China. So when Lao Jiang presided over the division of the territory, his purpose It is very obvious, that is to control Feng with Yan. Old Feng was really not convinced. Lao Jiang and I are still serious brothers. Could it be that you, Yan Laoxi, don't believe it. In fact, as early as the "healing illness" was on the way to Beiping to attend the aftermath meeting, Lao Feng was uncharacteristically, acting completely different from before. Before the meeting, he raised his arms and shouted: the territory should be small, the army should be small, and the work should be better. At the meeting, Lao Feng hadn't spoken before Lao Jiang spoke, and what Lao Feng said was what Lao Jiang had said and was willing to listen to: unifying military power, shrinking the army, and alleviating people's poverty. By the time of the Fifth Plenary Session of the Second Central Committee, Feng Yuxiang's performance was even more unexpected and became a blockbuster. Didn't he, Lao Li, say that Feng Yan can't stay in Beijing for a long time? Bullshit, I don't care about others. Anyway, I can definitely overcome the difficulties and live in Nanjing.I also suggest that everyone go and obey the central government.The commander-in-chief and commander-in-chief will all be abolished in the future, and no one should engage in local separatist regimes anymore. This image as a whole is a spokesperson for the central government. Lao Feng believed that Lao Jiang would be moved by him.The latter was indeed moved, but it was more moved by himself: the combination of horizontal and vertical, and the combination of division and division are simply classic works of "not only the timing, but also the conspiracy of people". As soon as Lao Li left, Lao Feng hurriedly prepared to rush to the capital: besides me, who else can support the central government and support my brother Meng? Before leaving, he thought it necessary to help Brother Jiang drag Yan Laoxi, a "backward element", to Nanjing. It doesn't matter if you don't pull it, but Lao Yan was terrified when he stretched out his hand like this.Because he saw that Lao Feng was behaving abnormally during this time, he was very close to Lao Jiang, and he couldn't figure out what kind of medicine the two of them were selling in their gourds, so he murmured in his heart: Don't get together to plot against me, right?After all, they are sworn brothers. If it is two to one, they are not their opponents. Lao Jiang sent a telegram, urging him to go to Nanjing to take up a job, so he fired Lao Feng's cold rice, lying on the bed and began to pretend to be sick.But the Central Ministry of Internal Affairs can’t shut down just because of you alone, and the official title given to you is not willing to let others, so Lao Yan had an idea and recommended his chief military adviser Zhao Daiwen as the deputy minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and went to Nanjing to help him take charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs . What he didn't expect was that Lao Feng would never let him go.After this brother set off from Xi'an, he didn't go directly to Nanjing by car, but went east to Peiping, and he had to be dragged along on the road. Lao Jiang was relatively easy to deal with in Nanjing, but Lao Feng was more difficult to deal with.Pretending to be sick is still learned from others, this trick will not work in front of real people.So Lao Yan reasoned that he was going to defend Pingjin, and there were many things to do, so he wanted to stay for a while. Old Feng refused to obey, and I won't leave if you don't leave, so I just dragged a bench to watch you work. Lao Yan was very helpless, so he could only say: I am really busy, you can take a step ahead, this time I won't lie to you, I will delay for another day at most. Lao Feng got into the car dubiously, but he kept making phone calls along the way to confirm whether Lao Yan was still in Beiping City. The next day, he was relieved: Lao Yan's special car had indeed gone south. That's good, I'll hurry to Nanjing too, and I must not let Lao Yan get ahead of me. In fact, Lao Feng needn't worry at all.Because the tortoise and the hare can never be staged between the two.When Lao Yan's special car entered Henan, it suddenly turned in a different direction, not going south, but going north, and drove to Shijiazhuang, then went west, and after a circle, he returned to his hometown in Taiyuan. When I asked, I was sick again, but it was not Lao Yan who was sick, but Lao Yan's father was sick, and he went to the bedside to bring soup and medicine. Everyone is a filial son, can you stop Lao Yan from being filial?Can't, so I had to give up. Lao Feng arrived in Nanjing two months in advance before the dispatching meeting was held. This kind of enthusiasm must be encouraged. Lao Jiang held Lao Feng's hand and made an infinitely affectionate gesture: Big brother, you are too sincere, and from now on, all matters of the central government will be under the supervision of big brother. Lao Feng was moved again, and at the same time felt that there was still a gap in his work, especially if he didn't get Lao Yan and Lao Li, I still feel sorry for you, brother. Lao Jiang waved his hand: It's fine if you come, as long as the eldest brother is in the center, are you afraid that those two guys won't come? A few days later, Lao Jiang sent someone to bring a higher official hat: Vice President of the Executive Yuan! As the saying goes: as long as you are sincere, gold and stone are open, this is the reward. During those days in Nanjing, Lao Feng was dizzy all day long, and he felt really good. Lao Jiang's next goal is to get rid of Lao Yan. This task was given to He Yingqin by him. When Lao Jiang was forced to leave the field, didn't He Yingqin help him with a word. After Lao Jiang came back to power, he unceremoniously went through all his positions to the end.After being persuaded by others, he was appointed chief of staff of the Northern Expedition Army Headquarters. He Yingqin was so wronged that he simply refused to take up his post and went to the hospital to pretend to be sick.Lao Jiang came after him, and said to him face to face: I left you, and I came up as usual, can you leave me? He Yingqin bowed his head and thought for a while, and it was true, so he just followed Lao Jiang, his "parent", and went home dejectedly like a child. However, after this friction, Lao Jiang treated He Yingqin so favorably and regarded him as his confidant, which made him very grateful. From then on, he dared not slack off in the slightest. This is Lao Jiang's art of manipulating people. He tamed He Yingqin, the former chief instructor of the Whampoa Military Academy, in just a few clicks. After Lao Jiang's instruction, He Yingqin made a special trip to Shanxi and told Yan Xishan: Chairman Jiang's trust in you is the same as before. If you don't believe me, why would such a fat land in Pingjin be handed over to you for no reason, and not to his ally Feng Yuxiang?Understand. Lao Yan was still wondering, but He Yingqin had already pulled out an official hat from his body like a magic trick: the director of the managerial department under the staffing committee. Do you know what the manager's office does?Take care of the money!National military spending is allocated to it. If you want to talk about other officials, Lao Yan may not be too excited. When he heard that he was an official in charge of money, his eyes immediately lit up. When He Yingqin left, he left a message: Everyone is scrambling for this hat, so hurry up and don't let other people get there first. What are you waiting for, hurry up and go. Soon, it took more than a week for Lao Yan to arrive in Nanjing. The reason is that he is very narrow-minded, and he is worried about taking the train to pass through other people's defense areas. He is afraid that he will be blackmailed before paying the money, so he specially chooses a complicated transportation route: first take the train to Tianjin, and then go to Tianjin. Hong Kong chartered a large passenger ship, took the ship to Shanghai, and then drove to Nanjing. It was already mid-December in the 17th year of the Republic of China (1928), half a month before the reorganization meeting was held. Hearing that Lao Feng and Lao Yan had arrived in Nanjing, Lao Li was also in a hurry and rushed over in a hurry. A table of mahjong was finally assembled. Before the reorganization meeting was officially held, Lao Jiang asked everyone to discuss it first, and gave an indicator for the retention of troops: in principle, there are a total of 50 divisions nationwide (excluding the Northeast), and this amount cannot be exceeded. Before the discussion even started, the behind-the-scenes movement began. Lao Jiang found Lao Feng, whispered to him, asked Lao Feng to come up with a good proposal from the two brothers, and encouraged him to be the first to propose it, saying that he would definitely support it, and the latter happily went back to prepare. In order to do this arithmetic problem well, Lao Feng really took great pains.I must not be wronged. The soldiers are good, well-trained, and have made great contributions. They should definitely be ranked first. With a stroke of a pen: 12 divisions. But I thought again, no, I can’t surpass Brother Jiang, and I can still use him as the center, so everyone is about the same height, and there are also 12 divisions. In this case, Lao Yan and Lao Li can only have less, 8 per person. Counting with fingers, there are no more than 40. Brother Jiang said, no more than 50, "8" is the most auspicious, so the others who have nothing to do with these four brothers, were reserved by Lao Feng for 8 divisions. Lao Feng took the pen to draw left and paint right. Although it was hard work and many brain cells died, he could fully enjoy the sense of superiority that only the director of the housing allocation office had in the planned economy era. With the backing of brother Jiang, who is the boss, my proposal will definitely be passed. What Lao Feng didn't expect was that on the day of the group discussion, when he was the first to put forward his layoff plan, he was immediately bombarded by others. This plan is too bullying, oh, you two brothers Jiang and Feng took all the good things, and you eat all the meat, so just throw a few bones at us? Lao Jiang already knew how Lao Feng would distribute it.Seeing that Lao Feng almost became the target of public criticism because of this, he was scolded so much that he ignored his head and looked embarrassed, Lao Jiang secretly laughed before it was too late, so naturally he would not stand up and express his opinions rashly. Seeing that Lao Jiang did not express his opinion, Lao Feng became anxious, and quickly motioned for Lao Jiang to help him. Lao Jiang seemed to suddenly remember, saying that we do have a plan, let He Yingqin tell everyone about it. He Yingqin stood up and talked for a while, but he couldn't get to the point, let alone agree with Lao Feng's proposal, which disappointed Lao Feng greatly. The next one to propose a plan was Lao Yan. While Lao Jiang was whispering to Lao Feng in person, he also arranged for He Yingqin to "communicate" with Lao Yan in advance. He Yingqin also asked Lao Yan to come up with a clear proposal, which was discussed together after Lao Feng's proposal, and clearly told the other party "Mr. Add a central dispatch area. What a smart person Lao Yan was, he immediately understood that this was actually Lao Jiang himself who wanted to propose a plan, but he was afraid that others would object, so he let him speak for it. What is the central deployment area, there is no doubt that all the troops except the Big Four are enclosed under the management of Lao Jiang, and it has become Lao Jiang's private land. Lao Yan thought about it, anyway, there is no difference between my closeness and closeness, so no one should be offended, everyone will get 11 teachers, and everyone is happy. Looking at Lao Feng's proposal now, it was obvious that he overwhelmed the other brothers, so he immediately threw out his own proposal for discussion. Assuming that Lao Yan is the first to mention it, let alone whether it is reasonable or not, the concept of a "central dispatch area" can knock everyone down, but the problem now is that Lao Feng's proposal has already aroused public outrage . Li Zongren added 3 divisions at once, and he must agree.The other representatives were able to get three more, and they were happy to have the same number as Lao Feng. Naturally, for the time being, they didn't care whether Lao Jiang would recite the "Central" mantra to them in the future. As a result of the discussion, most people agreed with Lao Yan's proposal. Lao Feng was beaten like a chicken, and he died as a wimp. The 12 people turned into 11 people who didn't talk about it, and were isolated after the meeting, saying that he was selfish and only cared about himself, not caring about others. It was only then that Lao Feng realized that he had been fooled by Lao Jiang. After returning to his residence, he closed his eyes, lay down on the bed, and became "ill" again. In January of the eighteenth year of the Republic of China (1929), the dispatching meeting was held as scheduled. Feng Yuxiang was not present at the meeting, but this is not important anymore.Because the result of the discussion is the result of the meeting. Meetings are just going through the motions. At the meeting, it was proposed by Lao Jiang himself, and based on Lao Yan's proposal, another Northeast relocation area was added. The praying mantis was catching the cicada, and the oriole was behind. Everyone quarreled for a long time, but there was only one winner in the game, and that was Lao Jiang. If the "central deployment area" is done well, it will be his "central army", and the "Northeast deployment area" was proposed by him, so it is naturally on one side. In this way, his army greatly exceeds that of any other faction . Lao Jiang announced that from mid-March of that year, the commander-in-chief and commander-in-chief of various names will be removed, and the offices of the dispatched districts will begin to officially open. As if a death sentence had been pronounced, all the "Commander-in-Chief and Commander-in-Chief" panicked and hurried home. Lao Feng naturally didn't want to stay in Nanjing anymore, so he also followed Lao Yan's method and called Lu Zhonglin to Nanjing, meaning that Xiaolu would act as an agent for the military and political department for him, so that he could slip away with an excuse. This Lu Zhonglin had a good mind, so he quickly reminded the old chief that he was concurrently serving as the executive vice-minister of the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs, and according to the regulations of the Nationalist Government, the executive vice-minister could not act as the minister of military and political affairs. Lao Feng had no choice but to give up the idea. Seeing that the knife was about to be raised, "Minister of Internal Affairs" Yan Xishan was also fidgeting.Like Old Feng, the local army is his private property, and anyone who wants to move a finger up will feel his heart jump twice, so why don't you hurry back and guard it. But how can I say that I am also a person who has gone abroad and drank foreign ink, and is also a member of the old alliance back then. It is really impossible to ask him to learn from Lao Feng and pretend to be sick in front of so many people over and over again. .Fortunately, there are always more solutions than difficulties. After a lot of hard work, I finally got a business trip quota from Lao Jiang, and the soles of my feet were oiled - I slipped away in advance. Now, Lao Feng's "illness" became more serious. While burning charcoal to keep warm, the body was covered with two thick quilts, still shivering from the "cold", but on the other hand, sweat was all over the head and face, and the mouth was burning with nonsense. There was no way, Lao Yan ran away first, and the rest of the people had to greatly increase the difficulty of the performance. Don't tell me, if you don't have any kung fu foundation, you really can't hold on. Although Lao Feng had a criminal record for pretending to be sick, everyone couldn't help but believe it because of his superb acting this time. On the second day of Laoyan Liu, people discovered that the "patient" had disappeared. At this time, Lao Feng had secretly crossed the Yangtze River, and returned to Henan to "recover his illness" in an armored car prepared in advance. Goodbye brother, I don't know how to cut it anyway, so you can keep "self-cutting". Yan Xishan and Feng Yuxiang left, and since then they have been like yellow cranes. Although the remaining Li Zongren still stayed in Nanjing, as Lao Jiang saw before the aftermath meeting, Wuhan was replaced by his army commanders with horns on their heads. Keep watch, even if others are not around, others will never want to pour a drop of water or insert a needle. Is the "results" of the editorial meeting going to be ruined like this, and is the cutting of feudal clans going to end in a fiasco? Lao Jiang is not reconciled, he needs his "Mr. Fengchu" now more than ever to help him "safety the world". Yang Yongtai's expression was stern: Peaceful reduction of the vassals could not be achieved, so we had to use force to reduce the vassals. Lao Jiang's face was troubled—— Look at it, we used to prepare for the Northern Expedition for several years, and it took another two years for the official campaign. It took so much trouble, and at that time we only needed to attack in one direction. From south to north, our allies were everywhere. But now, it's the other way around, and there are princes from all walks of life who have been angered by the arrangement. If the swords and soldiers are together, Nanjing will be alone and alone, and it is likely that we will be besieged. I don’t know if I don’t see it, I was shocked when I saw it, and it was true when I looked at the map. The “central government” that wanted to “arrange” others was clearly a small boat that could not withstand the wind and waves, and the princes were so densely packed, it seemed like a small boat. It's the ocean. However, Yang Yongtai still had an expression of "Don't worry, my lord": Otherwise, I have four major methods, which can set up an ambush from all sides. If I use it properly, I will surely turn the crisis into safety. What are the four major methods, namely: economics, politics, military affairs, and diplomacy. Disintegrate Feng Jun with economy, deal with Yan Jun with politics, solve Li Jun with military, and win over Feng Jun with diplomacy. When Lao Jiang heard this, like any "lord" in the past, "he was overjoyed when he heard the words, and he jumped up." What Mr. said is very true, but who should we get the surgery on first? Yang Yongtai pointed out: Li Jun is none other than Li Jun. why? Commander Feng lives in the northwest and is poor. Who would want to live a better life? Although they are brave, they are most short of money, so we can do what they like, as long as we give money, we can disturb their hearts. 阎锡山倒是个精明人，然此人最爱打小算盘，目光短浅，喜欢投机取巧，轻易不敢擅动。 惟李宗仁比较棘手，桂军将领中很少有见钱眼开的，犯上作乱的胆子也不小，无论是动用经济还是政治手段，都很难撼动其根基，而且两湖靠南京最近，对我们威胁也最大。 当年曾国藩的湘军正是先控两湖，然后沿江而下，直取南京的。这个典故，杨永泰知道，老蒋更清楚。 首破李军，毫无疑问。 但当时以李宗仁、白崇禧为代表的桂系却不是那么容易被打败的，其军事分布从南到北，绵延千里，犹如一字长蛇阵。 最南从执掌两广的李济深开始。李济深是广西人，虽然其大本营在广州，应属粤军，却跟李白他们斩断骨头连着筋，关系铁得很，有“桂系的保姆”之称，一旦打起仗来，他断无隔岸观火之理。 除了中间由李宗仁直接遥控的两湖，往北直达山海关。在那里，由白崇禧统领的北伐军亦实力强劲。 杨永泰说，要擒杀这条长蛇，须先击其首，斩其尾，然后直取腹部，如此可致其死命。 本以为稳若泰山的李宗仁无论如何不会想到，有人会在暗中如此算计自己，而且算计得又是如此缜密。 现在需要的也许只是一个理由。 湖南省主席鲁涤平原属湘军系统，与南京方面也早就暗通款曲。正好湖南又处于武汉和两广之间，必要时候还可以把桂系的“腹”和“尾”分隔开来，因此老蒋就把鲁涤平作为他插进桂系的一颗钉子，暗中接济军火，帮其壮大力量。 但李宗仁很快就知道了。 有人向他密报，南京有300万发子弹，正在从江西陆路运往湖南。 运这么多子弹给那姓鲁的干嘛，摆明是要朝我背后开黑枪啊，早就对他不放心了，现在正好先下手为强，剪除这一心腹之患。 武汉政治分会立即作出决议，对湖南省政府进行改组，同时撤换鲁涤平，以何键代之。 鲁涤平当然不服。不服就打你，打了就服了。武汉派兵进入湖南，鲁涤平只好跑到江西去了，这就是发生在民国十八年（1929年）2月的武汉事变（又称两湖事变），距编遣会议开幕仅一个月不到的时间。 李宗仁当时人在南京，属于不插电的遥控指挥。事变之初，他还认为自己这一手干得很是漂亮。你看，如果这事成了，就可以借机挖除鲁涤平这颗“毒瘤”，使桂系完全控制湖南，如此，两广两湖真正连成一片就有希望了。如果不成呢，那也可以顺势把责任都推到武汉的那几个小子身上，反正自己又不在现场。 老李想得很美，却正好掉进老蒋布下的陷阱之中。 理由，有了。 二届五中全会，我说要把政治分会取消掉的，你们赖着不取消，现在还背着中央强行任免地方官，这是政治擅权。 编遣会议，大家都说好的，各部队不得擅自调动，你们竟然把这么多部队调到湖南去，这是军事异动。 全部加一起，叫做地方对中央的挑战。 你挑战，我自然要应战。 但是此时老蒋还有犹豫，因为如果一旦和桂系打起来，他也没有百分百的把握能稳赢，所以仍然有不战而屈人之兵的打算。 武汉事变一起，老李就从南京跑上海去了，你要说他心虚也可以，不过多个心眼多条命，小心驶得万年船，谨慎一点总没有坏处。 这不，老蒋逮不住他本人，只能派何应钦等人去上海，向他开出条件：改组两湖，否则动武。 李宗仁这才发现形势不妙，老蒋要玩真格的了，赶紧向北面的白崇禧求援。 白崇禧却主张对条件“暂时忍辱接受”。 理由和老蒋想的差不多：未必能操胜算。 白崇禧一面计划以编遣为名，把部队调回武汉，以增强和老蒋叫板的实力，另一方面，积极争取两广李济深的支持，明确提示对方：粤汉唇齿相依，湘鄂一旦有失，粤桂必定难守。 我们同在一个战壕里，缺不了你少不了我，所以千万不要光坐在岸上看风景。 到底是小诸葛啊，这在兵法上就叫谋而后动，不打无把握之仗。 白崇禧其实还有一个后手，那就是坐等国民党三大的召开，他预计到时不甘居人下的“马二”（指冯玉祥）肯定要“闹出点风波”来，到时老蒋手忙脚乱，自然顾不得再对付桂系了。 可想而知，若用白崇禧之计，被动的那个人势必将变成老蒋。 然而既然已经“动”了起来，哪有这么容易收得住的。 老李不仅没按照小诸葛的思路走，还使起性子，来了个破罐子破摔，在上海发了辞职通电，把他的国民政府委员、武汉政治分会主席等一概辞了，同时拒绝再回南京。 这样好了吧。我既不对你中央负责，也不领导武汉，让你们乱去。 驻汉将领见有自己老大撑腰，更是有恃无恐，认为自己根本就没做错什么，拒绝撤出湖南。 见双方角力已无可避免，老蒋按照“军师”给他的锦囊，依计而行，迅捷出手。 原先老蒋的策略是近交远攻，即联李制冯，杨永泰把它改为了远交近攻，连横冯阎张，以击破各诸侯可能形成的合纵之阵。 对冯军要用经济。老冯不是整天嚷嚷着他的军饷少，养不活军队吗，那就加钱，加到比给老阎的还要多得多。当然，老蒋也知道老冯最爱面子，所以给钱的同时，还忘不了送高帽子：“以我二人通力合作，必能排除万难”。 老冯生起气来快，好起来也快，马上转怒为喜，表示这次要服从中央。 对阎军须用政治。武汉事变一爆发，老蒋第一时间就给老阎发电报，让他来京面商。 要商量些什么呢？准备在清除白崇禧之后，请他“负责北方大局”。 有这种好事，老阎乐还乐不过来呢，哪里会再与桂系搞什么合纵。 对张军适用外交。老蒋派人去游说张学良，其用意不外乎是怕他和唐山的白崇禧搞在一起。传来的消息让老蒋安心不少：张学良对白崇禧没什么好感，而且有拥护中央之意。 两下三下一鼓捣，桂系在北方已完全陷于孤立。 据说在那段时间里，老蒋最爱读的书已经不是《曾国藩全集》或者，而是《清代通史》，大约康熙平三藩的经验也给了他许多启发，因此智慧的火花乱冒，三十六计轮番运用，并尽得其中之妙—— 白崇禧所统之兵均为湘军旧部，是宁汉分立时靠“西征”打败唐生智才收过来的部队。老蒋就拨出巨款，由唐生智带着，去天津挖了“小诸葛”的墙角。 这些人一看老领导回来了，还给大家伙发了奖金，顿时都欢呼雀跃，马上就造了白崇禧的反。 见势头不对，小诸葛也没了计策，只好赶紧化装跑路。 此谓借刀杀人。未费一兵一卒，“首”已落地。 李济深是过去黄埔军校的副校长，威望很高，而且在老蒋看来，他和李白穿着一条裤子。 两广若和两湖联手对抗，这是老蒋非常忌讳的。 正好这时候国民党三大开了，李济深便带着一批广州代表到南京来开会。经过上海时，他来看避居在这里的李宗仁。 李宗仁对他说，你千万不要去南京啊，去了就回不来了。 李济深很奇怪：为什么呢？ 那老蒋早就把你看成是我们的人了，你去了无异把自己送入虎口。你想想看，要是他把你扣押起来，你还怎么调动和指挥粤军。 李济深一想，对啊，那我不去南京了。 李济深不来南京，老蒋急了。不行，骗也得把这老头给骗过来。 看来得把信用透支一下了。 他派出蔡元培等“党国四老”去上海，劝李济深去南京做调解人。 “四老”当着李济深的面，说老蒋亲口保证过的，只要去南京，绝对保证安全和自由。 李济深信了，跟着“四老”去了南京。 老蒋和他敷衍了几句，就毫不犹豫地将他扣了起来。这下好，安全固然还没有问题，自由却是没有了。 此谓请君入瓮。 扣住李济深后，老蒋马上放出空气，传话给两广将领：服从中央，官加一等。 很长一段时间，广州竟然无人提出释放自己的老大。 李宗仁虽身处上海，但形势的急剧变化还是看得见的：原先的“一字长蛇阵”，如今“首”先掉了下来，掌握“尾”的舵主被扣， 要说再没危机感那就是自欺欺人了。 坐不住了，他决定自粤转汉，亲自坐镇。 这时候粤方留守将领尚未公开表明态度，对坐轮船来广州的李宗仁表面上还是很客气的，这让老李稍微松了一口气。 可是他的运气实在很差，因为一直下着雨，飞机飞不了。李宗仁干着急也没用，只好先回广西。 民国十八年（1929年）3月27日，蒋桂战争正式打响。十万蒋军西进，老蒋本人更在九江亲自指挥。 与此同时，由于李宗仁来不了武汉，在汉将领则陷入了军中无主的慌乱。 这回杨永泰要亲自出马了，他秘密来到了香港。 不是去玩的，而是找一个人。 此人就是原桂系将领俞作柏。 桂系里面并非铁板一块，能算得上过命交情的也就李白等少数几个人。像俞作柏在里面就是受排挤的，不然也不会跑到这里来虚度光阴。 送过去一个尚处于未来时的“广西省主席”，正闲得要命的俞作柏马上就被打动了。 俞作柏来到武汉，他要策反桂军中的李明瑞。 这个任务其实并不难。 因为在武汉看家的那几个很牛的军长，原先多属鄂军系统，他们视李宗仁带过来的桂军为“客军”，一主一客，彼此都看对方不顺眼。 按说原来防守武汉外围的总指挥并非李明瑞，你说巧不巧，就在这节骨眼上，总指挥却得了急病，临时让李明瑞代理指挥。 李明瑞随即在前线召开军事会议，将与会指挥官全部拘留，同时宣布服从中央，向武汉反戈一击。 此谓反间计。几天工夫，20万桂军已去了一多半，李宗仁纵有天大本事也徒呼奈何。 不过，他仍然认为武汉这个“腹”还是可以守一守的，因为自己后面还有湖南和广东可做“尾”之支撑。 可是这个希望很快就破灭了。 老蒋在攻武汉之前，就派人到湖南与何健进行接洽。一开始老蒋对何健的期望值并不是很大，毕竟是人家李宗仁扶上来的嘛，他只需要对方在与桂系站一起时，别表现得那么积极就可以了。未料这何健着实是个官迷，等到老蒋发来命令，正式任命他为湖南省主席，这厮马上一个立正，以迅雷不及掩耳盗铃之势与老蒋站到了一边儿。 李济深原来的手下陈济棠、陈铭枢见桂系已明显处于下风，马上见机行事，一人去老蒋那里领了一顶官帽，分别是广东绥靖主任和广东省主席。 老大不在，我们自己做老大，岂不爽哉。他们既不会去做搭救李济深这样的“傻事”，更不愿冒着风险，跟桂系再坐在一条破船上（“粤省之财，不以供一派一系之浪掷牺牲”）。 此谓釜底抽薪。“尾”斩“腹”破，李宗仁不得不命令残部放弃武汉，狼狈逃回广西。 仅用一个多礼拜，原先敢在老蒋面前指指点点的桂系就被打回了原形，快得简直让人目不遐接。 当蒋桂军尚在长江边上对峙的时候，有一个人也在调兵遣将。 这个人就是冯玉祥。 老冯将他最看重的“韩石二孙”中的三员虎将都部署到了前方，其中，韩复榘在京汉线南段，石友三在河南南阳，孙良诚本来已经在山东做政府主席了，仍然被冯玉祥紧急抽出来，到豫西去做总预备队。 长江北岸，大兵压境，谁见了都不免要心慌气短。 老蒋认识到，现在要想打动老冯，光增加点军饷已经不够了。 据说他当时派了邵力子到陕西去找冯玉祥，当场给出了两个诱人的彩头：让老冯升任行政院院长，在湖北、安徽两省中由老冯任选一个，作为西北军的地盘。 条件是通电讨桂，出兵湖北。 老冯含含糊糊，王顾左右，始终没给邵老一个稍为正面一点的答复。 他在观察风向。因为老冯看得出，蒋桂两军从实力上来说差不多，半斤对八两，不好好地打上一到两个月，根本难分胜负。 聚集这么多精兵在前面，不能胡乱下注，非得看准时机不可。 按老冯自己的说法，这就叫缩回拳头打人，非如此，如何能把对手打倒。 也有人说，他这个叫卞庄刺虎，就是说如果你看到有两只老虎正好在打架的话，千万别去劝架，让它们打，最后铁定一死一伤，到那时候你再拿把刀从后面砍它们就易如反掌了。 很阴险是吧，可是你告诉我，三十六计里面，哪一招又不是阴招呢。 可是人算不如天算，这一次算得这么细，还是阴沟里翻船，栽了。 由于李明瑞倒戈，战场形势突然发生变化，一眨眼的工夫，蒋军竟然已经在那里打扫战场了。 就这么打完了？ It's over. 正在观虎斗的老冯差点要拿脑袋撞墙，他还没来得及表态呢。 按说现在已经没他老冯什么事了，既然已经摆平，人家当然也不再需要他帮什么忙了。 但老冯并不这样想，他认为还来得及，马上就按照老蒋的要求，发了一个声讨桂系的通电。 这种“马后炮”的表态，让老蒋哭笑不得：这种时候你还发什么鬼通电？ 需要你搭把手的时候，你看热闹，现在我把一切都搞定了，你才匆匆忙忙地说要来入伙。我那几个地盘是这么好拿的吗？ 想当年，老蒋也是在十里洋场做过股票经纪人的，算帐不糊涂。 令人发噱的是，发完通电，老冯还天真地歪着脑袋等老蒋把赏格给他送来哩。 等了一天，没来；等了两天，没来；第三天…… 老冯认为是老蒋把自己给涮了。 发通电怎么说也把桂系给得罪了。现在老蒋你竟然一毛不拔，那就别怪兄弟我不客气了。 当然，因为封官许愿那点破事不答应就要打架，老冯自己还是不太好意思承认的。 这种事得有别人说，而且绝不能与给官要官搭界。 部下们立刻心领神会，发出通电，要求拥戴冯玉祥为“护党救国军”西北军总司令，同时历数老蒋误党误国的各项罪状，要他下野让贤。 看看时候到了，老冯自己也站出来，说南京政府把持三大，已经失去了代表全国的资格，所以他要进行讨伐。 西北军闻声而动，看样子很吓人，黑压压的一群，帐下兵强马壮，猛将如云。 但老蒋刚刚摆平桂系，算是经过大场面了，此时已经一点不怵。 管你千军万马，我只用一种战术。那就是杨永泰所说的经济法门——银弹战。 有了蒋桂战争的经验，老蒋对“堡垒总是从内部被攻破”这句话有了更深体会。所谓银弹战，就是在前方打得你死我活时，公然大胆地挖对方墙角，要钱的给钱，要女人的给女人，要乌纱帽的给乌纱帽，反正要什么给什么，只要你答应当叛徒（正式名称是归顺朝廷）。 在“食色性也”的人性弱点面前，银弹战无往而不胜。 仅仅在冯玉祥信誓旦旦要“讨伐”的第5天，韩复榘、石友三就在河南洛阳发出通电，宣布服从中央。 一臣不事二主，既然服从中央，那自然就不能再服从于老冯了。 对勇于叛变的同志，老蒋立即兑现承诺。韩复榘任西北军总指挥、河南省主席，石友三任安徽省主席。 消息传来，老冯傻眼了。他从没设想过，有一天徒弟们会对自己的师父玩叛变这一招，而且老冯对自己看人的眼光一向是很自信的。他曾经认为，就算别人都变心了，有一个人也会对他忠贞不二。 这个人就是韩复榘。 不为什么，就为这孩子特别老实。 当