Chapter 11 Chapter Eleven

1 In the autumn of 1950 AD, Qian Yunzhou, who was the chief of staff of Li Guohui's revival force at the time, escorted a group of Han people back from outside the mountain. Among them was a tall and thin young man who was suspected of being a spy and severely interrogated him.Unexpectedly, this question leads to a big person, he is General Lei Yutian, the famous commander-in-chief of the Golden Triangle in the future. As soon as I entered the Golden Triangle, I couldn't wait to ask for an interview with General Lei Yutian. Mr. Feng replied euphemistically: You can pass it on, but it depends on General Lei's schedule.I understand the meaning behind these words, the translation is to see if General Lei can see you.I will hand over a copy of my book to Mr. Feng, and please pass it on to General Lei.

It is a significant stepping stone. The title page and the contents include an introduction to my family history. I believe that Lei Yutian will not be indifferent. The local people have many sayings about this important soul figure in the Golden Triangle. For example, the villagers of Mesle do not call him a military officer, but call him "Grandfather Lei".It is said that Mr. Lei's whereabouts are mysterious, and he usually goes out with guards.His mansion is even more heavily guarded, and there are guards on guard, making it difficult for ordinary people to approach.He also said that he is a man with a lot of style and official air, he hides a knife in his smile, and he will kill you with a single order.Although the remnant army has surrendered to the government and the refugee villages have self-government associations, Lei Yutian has the final say on most of the Golden Triangle territory.No matter how big or small, such as doing business, such as having an outsider want to stay, building a house, getting a piece of land to plant, and settling down, all have to be agreed by Lei Gonggong.A vivid way of saying is that Lei Gonggong draws a circle on the ground with his cane, indicating that you are the owner of this land, otherwise you have to leave the Golden Triangle within three days, or you will disappear from the earth inexplicably in a certain day or night , evaporated cleanly.

Others said that even Mr. Lei couldn't figure out how much money and property he had, even billions and tens of billions.The person who said this was full of envy and anger. He said that Mr. Lei built Meisileli on the mountain, built hotels and factories, bought buildings in Chiang Mai and Bangkok to run companies, and heard that his son is still in Taiwan. Investment in Hong Kong, the money piled up as high as a mountain.Where did the money for Lei Gonggong come from?Those people attacked with one voice and said: It's not about embezzling the army's money!After submission, it becomes his own!

In short, when you interview in any refugee village in the Golden Triangle, you will hear people say to you from time to time, what happened to Lei Gonggong, what happened to Lei Gonggong.It can be seen that this old man called Lei Gonggong is indeed the soul and core of ruling the exiled Han tribes, and his power and will are enough to affect every corner of the Golden Triangle. Qian Dayu maintained a strangely silent attitude towards Lei Yutian. He never mentioned any topic about Lei Yutian, even though his father had once imprisoned and interrogated Lei Yutian, and he and Lei Yutian had a fate of ups and downs for decades.

I am determined to interview General Lei, but I believe in the principle that haste makes waste, so I don’t come to see him urgently, and I don’t go to intercept General Lei on the trail where he walks in the morning (I was told that the old man has the habit of getting up early for a walk), and I don’t go to " Yutian Teahouse" dawdling around, all these little tricks will only make people bored.I seized the time to work and went deep into the hinterland of the Golden Triangle for interviews. I felt that there were a pair of curious and hidden eyes watching me at any time behind me.

When Mengsa came back, we were exhausted, so we decided to take a rest for a day, and then set off for Jiangkou, Mengbei Old Airport and Maoer River Valley.I heard that the situation over there is more complicated. The old Kunsha department who refused to surrender their guns is still active. The newly emerging drug dealers often exchange fire with the army, and the drug dealers frequently fight each other.I'm thrilled, but I don't want to die.Qian Dayu saw what I was thinking, and he said: In fact, the Golden Triangle is like a river, as long as you understand the rules and the terrain, and avoid the whirlpools and hidden reefs, you will be safe.I think he's right.

Mr. Feng suddenly came to the hotel where I was staying one day, and he said to me in a very casual tone, do you want to see General Lei?At that moment, my heart almost stopped beating for joy, which means that General Lei finally agreed to see me.The soul of the Golden Triangle, a living witness to history, and a former lieutenant general of the Kuomintang army, did he agree to be interviewed by me?Qian Dayu winked at me, and he whispered in my ear: You go to see him, many things will be easier. Immediately, I followed Mr. Feng to the Messleri Place. In the eye-catching "Yutian Tea House", there was already a tall old man sitting there. Without identity, he is Lei Yutian, the legendary leader on the land of the Golden Triangle.

I noticed that Mr. Feng, to be precise, the former Kuomintang soldier who suffered from partial stroke, Mr. Feng, was two or three meters away from the general. Although he was panting unevenly after walking a long mountain road, he still put his legs together and struggled to lift up. With his right arm and his palm touching his forehead, he saluted the officer with a standard salute.This detail made me respect the profession of soldiers more.A soldier is a brand, it hits a person's mental habits. The late autumn sun slanted down, and the shadows of the trees danced on the corridor. Someone made us a bowl of tea. We started this unusual interview with the sunshine and the local high mountain tea.

I already knew from the background information that Lei Yutian, formerly known as Zhang Bingshou, was born in Quxi (now Jianshui County), Yunnan. Born in 1918, graduated from the Nanjing Central Gendarmerie School in 1937. After eight years of anti-Japanese war, he served as the captain of the Kunming Gendarmerie. In 1950, he fled along the Yunnan-Burma Highway, under the pseudonym Lei Yutian, and defected to the remnant KMT army in the Golden Triangle. I asked General Lei: "Why do you use a pseudonym, when almost no one in the outside world knows your real name?" The old man looked at the far horizon, as if trying to see something clearly.He replied: "At that time, I was afraid of hurting my family. After all, one person was doing things and the other was responsible... In the end, the fakes turned out to be real, and almost no one knew my true colors."

I said, "Have you ever returned to your hometown? Your hometown, Jianshui, Yunnan, has developed rapidly in recent years." He nodded and said, "I've been back to my hometown in Yunnan twice, and I was invited by the CPPCC Yunnan Provincial Committee. Chairman Liu of the CPPCC invited me to dinner. Now everyone turns hostility into friendship, raises a toast and laughs away all grievances and enmities. They are all Chinese." I observed the 80-year-old general in front of me. He had white beard and hair, and many gray age spots on his skin, but he was in good spirits, with a ruddy complexion and bright eyes. He could be seen as a clear-headed old man.Our topic quickly turned to the battlefield. From the remnant army’s entry into Burma in 1950, we talked about the defeat of the Burmese army several times, the counterattack to the mainland, and the plight of the subsequent decline.

General Lei suddenly became emotional, and he began to curse the Americans and American imperialism.I froze and looked at him puzzled.As far as I know, the Americans should be allies and benefactors of the Kuomintang, supporting the civil war and sending warships to the Taiwan Strait. The remnants of the Kuomintang army in the Golden Triangle have been supported by Americans from beginning to end.General Lei picked up the tea bowl and took a sip. The old man's hands trembled and he spilled the tea.A young lady hurriedly brought a towel to the old man to wipe his hands. He turned to me and explained: "Americans never do good things! They never do business at a loss. Even when the War of Resistance opened up the Pacific battlefield, it was for their own benefit. These Yankees are everywhere. In the Golden Triangle, I have been in charge of liaising with the US military advisory group, many of which are insiders and secrets, and only I know... I have the right to comment!" I kept a close eye on General Lei, lest he stop talking.This is an exclusive interview, insider news, and precious historical materials. It is a gift from God to say it from the mouth of the person involved decades later!My heart was so tense that it was about to tremble.General Lei looked at me casually, and for a moment, my eyes lit up, and I suddenly realized that he definitely did not say these words casually or casually, he said these words to me selectively. Is it because of my...as a writer?Family ties with Taiwan?My influence and popularity in the mainland?What does he expect from me?But I can basically conclude that he has expectations of me. Having expectations is exactly what I want, otherwise I would have nothing! 2 General Lei admitted frankly that there was indeed such a thing in the 1950s when the Americans instigated rebellion against the remnants of the KMT in the Golden Triangle.He said that at that time, American advisers were active in the Kuomintang army and promised many senior military officers who held real power that if they broke away from Taiwan, they would be given more and better American aid.American military officers even instigated that Taiwan would not last long, so there was no way out for being loyal to Chiang Kai-shek. Without the protection of the United States, Taiwan would not exist for a day.In the future, the Asian anti-communist center will be transferred to the Golden Triangle, and so on. I asked, "What is the purpose of their agitation against Chiang Kai-shek for independence?" General Lei replied: "Tibet. They want us to support Tibet's independence." I said, "Will Chiang Kai-shek agree? Are they not afraid that Chiang Kai-shek will turn his face?" General Lei sighed and said, "The Americans dare to be so arrogant because they know that Taiwan cannot do without them." I know it's an embarrassment for the poor.People under the low eaves had to bow their heads.I think of the "Sun Liren Rebellion Incident" that caused a sensation in Taiwan in the 1950s. Sun Liren's grievance is that he did not rebel, but it is a fact that American consultants conducted a large number of espionage activities to instigate rebellion.General Lei was very cautious, and kept silent about the matter of the old chief Li Mi. I believe this is a kind of moral cultivation of a person, and it is taboo for the venerable, which makes me respect General Lei very much. It is said that the US Central Intelligence Agency turned against each other, and they took the initiative to provide the intelligence they collected to the government forces to help the government forces fight against the remnants of the Kuomintang.In the late 1960s, the US Central Intelligence Agency tried to secretly hire (incorporate) the remnants of the Kuomintang to fight in Vietnam, but was firmly rejected.General Lei’s dislike and aversion to Americans lasted until the 1990s. The US Consul General in Chiang Mai visited General Lei in the Golden Triangle and proposed a plan of “mutual help”. Help Americans "do something."General Lei flatly rejected the American offer.They were self-reliant and dug a 13-kilometer-long canal around the mountain to divert the river water to Maesle to solve the problem of domestic and production water in the mountainous area. We talked all day.In one of the small episodes, General Lei fell asleep on the chair tilted while talking. He only slept for about twenty or thirty minutes, and the saliva dripped from the corner of his mouth.I didn't disturb him. After all, he is an old man, and his age is not forgiving.I patiently waited for him to wake up, he opened his eyes, smiled apologetically, took the lady's hot towel to wipe his face, and continued talking. I inadvertently mentioned Qian Dayu's father, General Qian Yunzhou. General Lei didn't answer, but yawned, and then changed the conversation, which left a doubt in my heart.I said, how is your relationship with Kunsha?He replied lightly that it didn't matter, we went our separate ways.I said Kun Sha used to be your subordinate?He yawned again and said that it was not my subordinate, but Li Wenhuan's subordinate.It seemed he didn't want to talk about the subject.I found a rule, whenever he would not talk about topics, such as the Kunsha Group, such as smuggling by escorts, such as drug trafficking, he would use yawns to divert.I think there must be some unspeakable secrets in it.However, what I pay attention to and intend to reveal are precisely these black secrets that people have covered up with silence! General Lei repeatedly mentioned his respect for Deng Xiaoping.He believed that Deng was a talented person who governed the country and governed the world. It is a very lucky thing that the mainland has Deng Xiaoping as its leader.He has a very good impression of the mainland's reform and opening up policy. He said: "In the past, as a soldier, one way of looking at problems was a standpoint and one way. Now, as an overseas Chinese, as a civilian, there is another way of looking at problems. Originally, I Oppose the Communist Party, wholeheartedly counterattack the mainland, and restore China. Now I am not opposed to the Communist Party. No matter what party, as long as you govern the country well and the people live a good life, I will support you... (The Communist Party) finds that it is wrong, just change it , There is no one who does not make mistakes. Deng Xiaoping's policies are right, the country has undergone great changes, and the people's lives are getting better day by day, why should I oppose it?" At General Lei’s house, I saw a satellite TV dedicated to watching CCTV programs in Beijing. It is said that there is only one in the entire Golden Triangle. I think this is the heart of the old man.On this day, General Lei prepared a table of meals for me, a mainland guest, and I met many other important guests at the dinner table, including the former chief of staff of the remnant Kuomintang army, minister of military affairs, minister of military supplies, deputy commander, division commander, and so on.My heart was full of excitement, and I secretly considered how to arrange personal interviews with these characters. I believe that the history of the Golden Triangle is condensed in the hearts of these characters.The dishes on the table that day were all Yunnan hometown dishes, which surprised me: steam pot chicken, fried chicken brown, Lunan oil curd, Goujie roast duck, Tengchong fried bait cubes, "Dajiujia" (a flavor name eat), Xuanwei ham, Jianshui fermented soybeans, dried mussels, cross bridge rice noodles, Xishuangban nano wine and so on.In the Golden Triangle far away from the motherland, Yunnan cuisine is a kind of strong nostalgia, but my brain has been filled with various topics and interview ideas, so that I can't taste any taste. I heard that General Lei built a luxurious tomb by himself, so I followed the trail to find it, and sure enough, I saw it halfway up the mountain. It was a joint burial for husband and wife.Mrs. Lei has not yet passed away, so the tomb is empty, with carved beams and painted buildings, which is very grand.There are more than 2,000 words of autobiography engraved on the marble, embedded in the stone wall, written by General Lei himself.The writing is fluent, mixed with white and white, like generals throughout their life in the army, lamenting current events and life, encouraging future generations, and complex moods flow into the pen. I took photos, took out the interview book, and recorded my autobiography. 3 In 1952, Li Mi's speech to Western reporters caused an uproar. The Burmese army was defeated, but they dared not speak up, knocked out their teeth and swallowed them in their stomachs.The U Nu government in power is afraid of being attacked by public opinion and parliamentary opposition, and has imposed a news blockade on the press. However, the news of the defeat is still spreading like wildfire. The people in Yangon are first of all the campus of Yangon University. provoked a strong reaction.College students held up banners and marched in the streets, delivered speeches to citizens, and criticized the government for corruption and incompetence.The press also bravely stood up and responded. Several influential newspapers risked being shut down to disclose the real battle situation on the battlefield, so that the public could see that a huge shadow was invading and threatening their newly independent young country. Members of Parliament felt deceived and came out to denounce the government one after another, demanding that Prime Minister U Nu and General U Ne Win, Minister of Defense and Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, step down.In fact, the government is definitely not unwilling to defeat the Kuomintang, so as to increase their prestige in the eyes of the people. They are actually a group of young politicians. The strongman Wu Ne Win was only 40 years old at the time, and he was only in his 30s when he took over the military and political power.Youth means courage and ambition, but at the same time, it is doomed to lack experience and vision.Generally speaking, eastern countries don’t like people and students making noise in the streets. The government takes face very seriously and would rather apologize afterwards than embarrass them in public, so the army was ordered to maintain order.But the Eastern countries lack legal traditions, the government does not respect the law, and the people do not respect the law. They think that democracy means doing whatever they want, and their desires are infinitely inflated. Therefore, many people take the opportunity to smash shops, rob shops and rape women to vent their personal anger.Little do they know that democracy is also an order that is observed by all, and there is no democracy without order.Even though the Burmese army is an outsider in foreign wars, it has never been relentless in dealing with civil strife, so large-scale riots and bloody suppression immediately broke out in Yangon. Li Mi's speech to Western reporters claiming to be the king of Myanmar was reprinted by the newspapers, and the roar of "We will not be subjugated slaves" was first uttered from Yangon University.Patriotism is the most provocative and sacrificial national infectious disease. Once it broke out, it immediately spread from Yangon to the whole country like a nine-magnitude shock wave. This time, many government officials also stood by the students.The government cabinet held meetings one after another to urgently discuss the serious situation at home and abroad.In the past, there were hard-liners and diplomatic factions within the government. The hard-liners were young soldiers who advocated a large-scale campaign to wipe out or expel the remnants of the Kuomintang.However, after two fights, they were unable to win, and if they could not win, they could not speak. Strength is the foundation of politics, so the diplomatic faction prevailed.The diplomatic school said that not fighting a war does not mean giving up sovereignty. Military is only a means of politics, and it is only one means, not all means, so the military should serve politics.This is tantamount to teaching simple-minded soldiers a lesson. The representative of the diplomatic point of view is U Dan. He was once a studious writer and translator. He studied in Europe and has been engaged in propaganda and diplomatic work for a long time.Facts have proved that Mr. U Thant is an outstanding politician and diplomat. He later served as the permanent representative of Myanmar to the United Nations. In 1961, he was elected as the acting Secretary-General of the United Nations. So the battlefield shifted to the United Nations.After World War II, the wave of national independence and opposition to power was surging. Many Asian and African countries that had been under colonial rule for a long time broke off the colonial shackles and declared independence. The historical trend is irresistible.Representatives of the Burmese government quickly found many allies on this battlefield without gunpowder.The Burmese government accused the Kuomintang army of invading its territory and provided a large amount of relevant evidence to the UN General Assembly: photos, pictures, captured documents, confessions of prisoners, as well as firearms, real objects and journalist reports. Taking the initiative, the future Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. U Thant, has just made his debut and has become General Patton on the diplomatic battlefield. The "Invasion of Myanmar Incident" caused strong repercussions in many small and medium-sized countries, because this act of bullying the weak re-touched the bitter history of invasion and enslavement in these countries.The United Nations debate has become a meeting to denounce colonialism and hegemonism, and the Kuomintang representatives have become street rats. Even the uncle of the United States can't help by standing up. A few months later, the United Nations made an overwhelming resolution: All foreign troops must immediately and unconditionally withdraw from Myanmar's territory, and Myanmar's national sovereignty and territorial integrity must be respected. 4 I don't think Li Mi's wild claim to be the "King of Burma" was not a whim. A Kuomintang frontier official who is the chairman of Yunnan Province and the commander of the Corps, a political veteran who has experienced ups and downs in officialdom for decades, doesn't he know how to speak in front of the cameras and flashlights of a large number of Western reporters?Doesn't he know which words should be said, which words should not be said, how to use words and sentences, and which words will cause disaster? Has he forgotten the old adages of "cautious in speaking" and "disaster comes from the mouth"?What's more, diplomatic occasions are not child's play, not your own home, so nonsense can't be tolerated! But after all, he spoke up and made a shocking sound that shocked the whole world, including Taiwan. Why is this?Does it mean that he had premeditated and really planned to become king on his own?Nearly 50 years later, when I tried to prove this fact, many old people in the Golden Triangle told me in unison that the Americans were behind the tricks. They instigated Chairman Li and turned the Golden Triangle into an independent kingdom.Did I ask Li Mi to be instigated?Or does Li Mi really have this intention?The old man shook his head like a rattle, and they said angrily: Chairman Li is a loyal minister!If he had two minds, he would not have gone to Taiwan for a meeting, and he would not have ended up in the future.I said: Then why did he tell reporters about being the king of Myanmar?Isn't that a rebellion? The old man couldn't answer. So I had a second question. Li Miming knew he was in danger, so why was he called to Taiwan?He might as well simply declare independence and save a later period of historical tragedy.I am more and more interested in the fate of this historical figure, what was his original intention?What is the motivation?Why did he suddenly speak wildly, and why did he end up in the well-known tragic end?The rhythm of personal ups and downs is the pulse of the times, and I grasp the twists and turns of history from this pulse. Qian Dayu said that his father had been lying in the hospital for two months, and he was favored by General Liu Yuanlin of the headquarters not long after he recovered from his injury.It was rumored that he was going to be promoted, and even Li Guohui, the division commander, called him to ask him. He was not from Liu Yuanlin. In the Kuomintang army, the faction was the passport to all careers. A premonition of impending doom.To his surprise, after the Battle of Laniushan, Mengsa became a large military camp, with warehouses and barracks built everywhere, barbed wire fences erected everywhere, roads and cars, and the blue sky and white sun flag flying high.The Kuomintang soldiers no longer wore tattered military uniforms. They changed into khaki American military uniforms, steel helmets on their heads, and leather shoes on their feet.This kind of prosperity appeared briefly in the years after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, and then disappeared in a flash. I know from historical data that this was the heyday of the remnants of the Kuomintang army, and their sphere of influence expanded rapidly, extending from Myitkyina in the north, Chiang Mai, Thailand in the south, and the mountainous areas of Laos in the east, controlling an area of ​​200,000 square kilometers, more than Taiwan is nearly seven times as much!The team increased rapidly to more than 30,000 people. In addition to the former Kuomintang officers and soldiers who escaped from the mainland, the old regime personnel and various Han people, even the bandits and chieftains who entrenched the hills also came to attach themselves.In the Golden Triangle, political power comes out of the barrel of a gun as the first truth, and the strength of the Kuomintang army demonstrates this invincible power of truth to everyone. Of course, Qian Yunzhou knows that the root of all this prosperity lies in the aid of the United States, and the Yankees are the behind-the-scenes directors of this drama.They secretly airlifted weapons, equipment and various aids, including U.S. dollars, to Mengbei Airport, and mules and caravans continuously transported these materials into Mengsa and to various places in the Golden Triangle, arming and strengthening the remnants of the Kuomintang just like blood transfusions.With this background boss, it's no wonder Li Mi speaks so harshly.However, the more Americans invest, the more they rely on the United States. If this continues, is it okay not to listen to the Americans?He is the chief of the intelligence department, and the American espionage behind his back can't escape his eyes, including the Chinese-speaking Captain Jenkinson, who blatantly instigated him many times, saying that he would break away from Taiwan and declare independence. What is Chairman Li's attitude? , what is Mr. Li's attitude, and so on.He didn't say a word after hearing this, and kept it in his heart, not daring to reveal it to anyone.This is a major matter of rebellion, and if it is not done well, it will lose its head. Qian Dayu said that one day Chief Liu invited, or "summoned" his father to conduct an extraordinary questioning.This inquiry completely destroyed his father's belief in life, changed his father's position and even the direction of his life. After a long time, I understood that this was the beginning of a soldier's tragic life.Qian Dayu emphasized that it was not an inquiry or a conversation, but a conspiracy.To be precise, this so-called "conspiracy" inquiry began nearly fifty years ago on an ordinary evening in the rainy sky in Mengsa, the Golden Triangle. I think it is necessary to introduce Liu Yuanlin, the second person in the Golden Triangle. "Whampoa Generals Record" contains: Liu Yuanlin, a native of Cixi, Zhejiang, graduated from Whampoa's fourth phase of infantry, served as company commander, adjutant, and head of the teaching team. In spring, he served as the deputy commander of the Eighth Army.and so on.From the list of qualifications, we can easily judge that this deputy commander-in-chief is by no means an ordinary person. He and Li Mi were classmates in the fourth phase of Whampoa, and later served as Li Mi's deputy. It should be said that he has a deep relationship with Li Mi. .Unlike Li Mi, Liu Yuanlin is from Cixi, Zhejiang, and a fellow of Chiang Kai-shek, which is very important to his career.After graduating from Whampoa, he worked as a bodyguard of the Presidential Palace in Nanjing and Chongqing for 14 years, but later because he accidentally offended a certain big shot, he was demoted to study in the general class of the Army University. Fortunately, his classmate Li Mi reorganized the Eighth Army, Nominated him as deputy commander.I thought that Li Mi's promotion of his classmates was probably not out of nostalgia, but a kind of investment vision, because Liu Yuanlin had a very deep and intricate relationship with Nanjing official circles, which was exactly what Li Mi, as a soldier, lacked. In the winter of the thirty-eighth year of the Republic of China (1949), Li Mi and his party were deceived by Lu Han and detained in Kunming. Li Mi left his wife Long Huiyu and deputy army commander Liu Yuanlin as hostages in Kunming, and he was able to escape.Although Li Miyong appointed him as the deputy commander-in-chief to compensate for this incident, we don't know whether Liu Yuanlin has a grudge in his heart. In short, through the evolution of subsequent events, we can see how people, as political animals, behave. self-seeking profit. Qian Dayu's father, the doomed little intelligence director, a school officer, was suddenly called away by the officer, and the guard opened a bottle of "Shaoxing rice wine", and the officer personally drank and talked with you. Nervous enough to sweat on your back?Of course he knew the background of the deputy commander in chief, but as a subordinate, he didn't know much about the complex relationship between the officers. If he said something carelessly or said something wrong, then his fate as a little man would be over. After a few glasses of wine, Chief Liu saw that his subordinates' expressions were stiff, sweat dripped down, and they had nowhere to put their hands and feet. It looked like they were being tried instead of drinking.He smiled and said, "Director Qian, do you know why I asked you here?" Qian Yunzhou quickly stood at attention and replied: "Report, I really don't know, please give me instructions." Liu Yuanlin said kindly: "You look nervous, is there something you are hiding from me?" Qian Yunzhou was taken aback. He didn't know what Chief Liu was implying. Did he mean that he had some kind of special relationship with Li Guohui?Or what information was concealed and not reported?Li Guohui is the veteran of the Golden Triangle, because he was squeezed out, and his relationship with Liu Yuanlin was not very harmonious. He was Li's old subordinate, so he couldn't tell clearly if he was caught in the cracks.Just as he was about to explain, the officer pressed his shoulder and said, "Don't worry, come and drink." The two drank five or six cups in a row, and Liu Yuanlin ordered another bottle to be opened.Qian Yunzhou didn't dare to say no to drinking, so he had to bite the bullet and pour down.The hot alcohol dripped down his throat, igniting the blood in his stomach. He felt his face start to burn, his mouth couldn't be controlled, and he started to talk more.Liu Yuanlin said with both reproach and concern: "Director Qian, you are very young and capable. You really have a bright future. Why do you never report to me information about Americans?" Qian Yunzhou was very clear-headed, and he replied loudly: "Returning to the officer, Officer Li gave an order to give the green light to the allied forces and keep them secret. That's why we didn't monitor them." Liu Yuanlin didn't look at him, but played with the wine glass in his hand, and said casually: "Director Qian, you are under Mr. Li, and I know that you once conspired in the hospital. Is it related to the Americans, ah!?" Qian Yunzhou's head buzzed, as if hit by a bomb, and almost fell off his chair.Conspiracy to rebel is deadly.While he was recuperating in the hospital, Li Guohui came to see him and indeed quietly talked about the American instigation against Li Mi and independence from Taiwan.Li Guohui opposed independence, but he did not dare to oppose Li Mi, so he was worried about the future of the Golden Triangle.Did Liu Yuanlin know that they were talking in the hospital?Do walls have ears, or has someone betrayed him?With sweat dripping down his face, he argued tremblingly: "Sir, I, I... You know, I was injured that day, and Master Li came to see me. It was not a secret conspiracy." Liu Yuanlin's razor-like gaze pierced his subordinate's heart at once. He shook his head in pity, stared at the subordinate's dodging eyes and said, "Director Qian, you are engaged in foreign intelligence, which is used for war. I am engaged in internal security intelligence, what? Don't even try to hide people's actions from my eyes. I am better at this than you, understand young man?" Qian Yunzhou finally felt overwhelmed.He is a small man, an ant, how dare he offend Officer Liu, the supreme commander of the Golden Triangle other than Chairman Li?He would crush him like an ant.But he is not willing to betray Li Guohui, that is his personality, his self-esteem, his basic spiritual beliefs as a human being, "loyalty", "righteousness", and "faith". These beliefs are the spiritual soul of a soldier and support his backbone , making him stand up instead of lying on the ground. But Officer Liu obviously refused to let him go. He bent down gently and threatened, "Young man, don't you think about your own future, your family's children, and your chieftain's father-in-law?" I'm telling you, I'm doing it for your own good." The officer's words were like a heavy hammer. He heard a "bang", and his spine broke like a dog.If a man is shot, he can recover, but if the personality is destroyed, he can never get up again.That night, a small animal was hunted and killed by a boa constrictor, and the soul of a small person was devoured. Loyalty and betrayal, faith and interests, nobility and humbleness, morality and shame, fierce conflicts and collisions occur in the world every day.Qian Dayu said that later his father came home drunk and cried for no reason. He was still in his mother's womb at that time, and he heard his father muttering to him, son, grow up and go far away. Yes, don't... be a soldier. 5 It is said that rumors that Li Mi wants to become the "King of Burma" spread to Taiwan, causing many criticisms and speculations. One central topic is, what exactly does Li Mi want to do? Li Mi is self-respecting, even if he wants to be the "King of Burma", Chiang Kai-shek can't do anything, Taiwan itself is hard to protect, what can you do with Li Mi, who is far away from the Golden Triangle and has Americans as the backing?There is no data to record how Chiang Kai-shek reacted to this matter, whether he scolded "Niang Xipi" again, but one thing is certain, Taiwan will never sit idly by. More than a month after Li Mi's speech, a Taiwanese timber merchant named Yang Zhehui arrived in Mae Sai (Ye Shi), an important town on the edge of the Golden Triangle, with the caravan, waiting to enter Tachilek (Mengban), Myanmar. The Taiwanese businessman looked about forty years old and wore sunglasses, so it was hard to see his eyes clearly.He was not tall, with thick lips, a fleshy face, high cheekbones, and he was not very easy-going, and he did not look like a businessman who could do business.Most businessmen are slick and slick, and when they see people smiling, this person always frowns, as if he can't smile, or even if he smiles, he will never show it on his face.He feels relatively blunt and independent, like a big rock with sharp edges and corners, with a chilling and murderous aura that makes people shudder.His accompanying caravan consisted of dozens of people, all of whom followed cautiously in silence. A group of mules, horses and livestock appeared on the dirt road opposite, their horses hooved together, and a stream of dust and smoke came out in a hurry.A Han man in plain clothes stumbled and jumped off his horse. His expression was filled with excitement and tears welled up in his eyes. If someone stopped him, he would have kowtowed on the ground. "General Liu, in the 28th year of the Republic of China, he went back to his hometown in Xikou, Fenghua, for the funeral. Fifteen years have passed in a flash, what a vicissitudes of life!" the timber merchant said affectionately, holding on to the middle-aged man's hand. "My lord, Yuan Lin really misses you and the principal all the time." The middle-aged man in casual clothes choked his throat and burst into tears. The middle-aged man is Liu Yuanlin, the former deputy head of the presidential palace and the deputy commander-in-chief of the Golden Triangle Anti-Communist National Salvation Army.And the unassuming timber merchant is the future leader of Taiwan's Kuomintang, Chiang Kai-shek's eldest son and successor Chiang Ching-kuo! This was an extremely secretive and risky operation, and even Li Mi was kept in the dark. Chiang Kai-shek actually sent Chiang Ching-kuo to inspect the Golden Triangle. We have to think that this is the most sensitive reaction to Li Mi's wild words! Just imagine, if Li Mi wanted to rebel, and he heard about the wind and detained Chiang Ching-kuo as a hostage to negotiate with Taiwan, what would Taiwan do?Isn't it just obediently agreeing to Li Mi's conditions?Taking a step back, even if Li Mi did not rebel, Chiang Kai-shek would regret it if the Burmese government or the local chieftain kidnapped Young Master Chiang!So no matter from which angle you look at it, Chiang Kai-shek, the always scheming politician, took this risky move, and it was a losing move.Unexpectedly, I saw a book called "President Chiang and the Overseas Babies" at the Maesle Taiwan Study Club. I flipped through it, but found an earth-shattering historical reason. Unintentionally, the historical mystery was solved. It turned out that Chiang Ching-kuo had a little-known life-and-death friendship with Liu Yuanlin. I believe this was the main reason why Taiwan decided to send Chiang Ching-kuo to the Golden Triangle to secretly meet Liu Yuanlin.In November of the 28th year of the Republic of China (1939), Xikou in Fenghua, Zhejiang Province was bombed by Japanese planes, and Mao Fumei, Jiang Jingguo's biological mother, was killed. Liu Yuanlin, then head of the Presidential Guard Corps, was ordered to escort Jiang Jingguo to his hometown for the funeral.The Japanese heard the wind, followed the plane and dropped bombs all the way, and Japanese traitors pointed out the target for the plane. Fortunately, Liu Yuanlin carefully guarded the plane all the way to save the day.There were two heart-pounding encounters, one when the convoy was bombed, and another when the roaring bomb fell on the front. Liu Yuanlin pushed Jiang Jingguo into the ditch with all his strength, and pressed himself and the guards on it. As a result, he was injured and bled profusely.At that time, they were all young people in their twenties, and young people are easily emotional. Liu Yuanlin was two years older than Mr. Jiang. Jiang Jingguo was so moved that he couldn't cry on the spot. He hugged the injured Liu Yuanlin and called him elder brother. Liu Yuanlin was soon promoted to major general guard brigade commander. When Liu Yuanlin received the secret telegram from Taiwan, he didn't know who came to inspect it, and of course he didn't expect Xiao Jiang to go out in person.He could guess from the stern tone in the telegram that the man was an unusual person, perhaps the Minister of Defense came to the Golden Triangle in person.直到远远看见桥头上站着一群人，看见那个熟悉而又久违的身影，这才如同醍醐灌顶一般，明白原来生杀予夺的上帝已经来到他的面前。 我相信这次会见决定了李弥的命运。台湾信任柳元麟，柳元麟效忠蒋氏父子，这就等于架空李弥。再说李弥自己躲在曼谷享福，而柳元麟却在勐萨第一线打仗，谁能更快控制部队呢？我不知道柳元麟是否忌恨李弥，我不愿意猜测他的个人品质，但是效忠台湾显然比效忠李弥有更大的好处，也更名正言顺，柳元麟何乐而不为呢？ 蒋经国在大其力一家华侨私人当铺与柳元麟密谈一夜，密谈内容不得而知。钱运周亲自参加布置秘密警戒行动，一连二十四小时不敢合眼。他得到的最高报偿是未来的蒋总统亲自与他握了手，并亲口勉励他“好好跟着柳总指挥干，前途无量”。请注意，是好好跟着柳总指挥，而不是李主席，所以钱运周受宠若惊之余，庆幸自己总算没有站在柳总指挥对立面。 第二天一早，这个化名叫杨哲惠的台湾木材商人悄悄离开大其力返回泰国，一行人身影过了界桥，登上等候在泰国边境的汽车。汽车发动起来，在夜柿通往曼谷的漫长公路上扬起滚滚尘灰，很快消失在雾气中不见了。 6 关于云南省主席兼反共救国军总指挥李弥被诱骗至台湾软禁一说，民间有多种版本，台湾官方未见证实。我在金三角采访时，从很多人口中听说这件事。我关心的问题是，李弥是否意识到是个阴谋？他为什么还是要去？这其中还有什么不为人知的原因？ 三十年后，晚年的李弥在台湾出版一本《李弥自传》，对这段对于他个人至关重要的历史一笔带过，称：接台湾国防部急电，要我立刻赴台出席。当时有幕僚劝我以副总指挥代行出席，我不允，到台后以身体不好为由，不再返回金三角。 这段含含糊糊的话中确有许多隐情。为什么幕僚要劝其……代行出席？为什么“我……不允”？到台后为什么“以身体不好为由”留下？我在勐萨采访那位前幕僚老者，他回答说：“多数人都劝李主席不要去，台湾传说很多，早已有所耳闻，李主席犹豫不决。” 我说李弥主要顾虑什么？ 他说不去正好给了别人口实，没有的事情也就有了。老头子疑心重，当面解释还要好些。 我说李弥为什么要说当缅甸王的话，他不想造反吗？ 幕僚回答：聪明一世，糊涂一时啊！李主席是想在美国人和台湾之间打张牌，既不能全听美国人的，也不能太受制于台湾。既要更多美国援助，又要更大权力，没想到老总统就使出那一招。 我恍然大悟，军人注定成不了政治家，这就是李弥的悲剧。我说：在李弥去台湾这个问题上，柳元麟是什么态度？ 幕僚说：柳副总指挥一日之内打来三份电报，力劝李主席成行。 我明白了，李弥其实还是无辜，他是个忠臣，就像台湾后来评价他“孤臣孽子”一样，他决不是想谋反，只不过想多得一些美国援助，多得一些自主权，把金三角的事业再做大些，做轰轰烈烈些，于是他遭到政治家迫害。 反之蒋介石又有什么错呢？你在外面闹大了，气粗了，美国人援助给得多了，你要当缅甸王了！“王”是什么？不是跟总统平起平坐吗？政治家嗅出的是闹独立的危险野心。 柳元麟装着很清白的样子，把李弥顺手推下井里去。他做错什么吗？他不是忠君爱国吗？所以没有人做错事，历史的车轮只不过按照惯性向前滑行。 雷雨田说，李弥被软禁还有一个小插曲。据说李弥同太太龙慧娱搭乘国际航班前往台北，李弥把太太安顿在一位朋友家，然后去见一个老长官。没想到那位老长官一见他不由得脸色大变，连连埋怨你太胆大，怎么就敢回来了？上面正要追究你谋反罪呢！ 李弥大吃一惊，等他道出由来，才知道原来小蒋已经微服私访，悄悄去了金三角视察，顿时吓得手脚冰凉。要说他谋反是没有证据的，但是“欲加之罪，何患无辞”谁不知道？老蒋手段的狠毒他不是没有领教过，许多人头落地还不知道怎么回事呢。老长官提醒他，趁他们还没有来找你，快回去再好自为之吧。 李弥出了一身冷汗，慌慌张张叫了辆车直奔机场。不凑巧的是，曼谷航班刚刚起飞，还有一架香港航班正在登机。他在机场十万火急给朋友打电话，对方回答李太太同女主人逛商店购物去了。太太龙慧娱是原云南王龙云的侄女，上次在昆明扔下太太，让她做人质吃了不少惊吓，这次倘若又扔下她，他这个丈夫还算人么？ 这个闪念断送了他搭乘香港航班的最后机会。好在晚上还有一次航班是飞往马尼拉的，李弥打定主意，只要离开台湾就行，回去再解释吧。时间一分一分过去，李弥如同热锅上的蚂蚁，天快黑的时候，太太终于逛完商场回到朋友家。他在电话里什么也没有多说，只吩咐她火速赶来机场。还有半小时登机，这是最后一次国际班机，如果再错过，他们只好听天由命了。 当广播里传来催促旅客登机的通知时，一辆黑色大轿车终于飞驰而来，他快步迎上前，车门打开，他看见下来的人不是太太龙慧娱，而是另外一张秃顶而多油的中年男人笑吟吟的胖脸。他认出此人是台湾总参谋部副总长萧毅肃上将。 李弥长叹一声，钉在原地再也动弹不了。 据说蒋经国兴冲冲向父亲报告李弥被软禁的消息，蒋介石没有马上发表意见，他过了一会儿才说：“他回来了，就是一只死老虎，也不要急着去打，以免给美国人造成不合作的印象。还是给他一两个闲职养着，像个有功之臣的样子。” 儿子请示：“金三角方面如何改组？” 蒋介石说：“那个地方，不要搞太大规模，山高皇帝远，搞不好就成了独立王国，变成自家对头。联合国不是在声讨我们吗？可以公开撤退一些人回来，把李弥的旧部人马全部撤回来，也好给联合国做做姿态。” 蒋经国建议说：“剩下的队伍，是不是让柳元麟指挥？我看他是个效忠的人。” 老政治家看了小政治家一眼，没有明确表示赞赏或者反对，只是谆谆告诫他说：“这件事你去做决定。官场之人，无论对谁都不要太相信。你给他权力他就会取代你，所以记住一条，决不能让他们羽翼长丰满。”他满怀希望地鼓励自己接班人说：“你是主子，他们是奴才，该打断他们腿时决不能手软。” 后来台湾秘密下达最高统帅令，以李弥突然中风为由，解除他云南省主席和云南人民反共救国军总指挥职务，调任台湾国大代表，中央评议委员等职，金三角由柳元麟指挥。根据台湾近年出版的史料，许多亲近李弥的友人回忆说，李弥直到逝世前没有任何中风迹象，身腿自如，可见中风之说只是一个掩人耳目的借口。李弥从此退出历史舞台，销声匿迹，真正过起退休寓公的平庸日子，直到1973年心脏病发作去世。 1952年10月，蒋介石密令特务制造车祸暗杀亲美派政要吴国桢，次年吴被迫激流勇退，辞去台湾省主席职务，赴美讲学定居。 两年后亲美派将军孙立人被解职。再后来发生所谓“孙立人兵变”事件，孙被囚禁达三十三年，其部下被判刑遭迫害受牵连者达五百余人。