Chapter 11 chapter 2

On August 24, 1947, when President Truman's special envoy left China, at the farewell tea party held by Chiang Kai-shek, he openly read a statement on his visit to China, accusing Chiang Kai-shek's government of being "insensitive", "corrupt and incompetent", and claiming that "China's revival must wait in charismatic leaders". Who has the "charisma"?Anyone with a discerning eye can tell at a glance that no one can play the role except Li Zongren, who is backed by the force of the Guangxi clique. Chiang Kai-shek was sitting on pins and needles, unable to step down on the spot.Half a month later, Leighton Stuart, the U.S. ambassador to China, said in his report to the U.S. State Department that "the status of Chiang Kai-shek, who symbolizes the rule of the Kuomintang, has been declining, and there are even people who look to the past... Li Zongren's status is rising, The propaganda that the public has no favorable opinion of the national government seems unbelievable."

Obviously, Li Zongren was recognized by the Americans, and he planned to replace Chiang Kai-shek with his full power. The hidden contradictions between Jiang and Li since the Anti-Japanese War have been intensified. Then, the Kuomintang "executed the constitution" and held general elections.Chiang Kai-shek paid attention to Sun Ke's election as vice president.Unexpectedly, Cheng Yaojin was killed halfway, and Li Zongren, with the backing of the Xingui faction, fully participated in the election. Even when Chiang Kai-shek forced him to withdraw from the election in the name of the so-called party, Li Zongren remained unmoved.With the planning and support of Bai Chongxi and Huang Shaohong, he defeated Sun Ke in one fell swoop and was finally elected.

Chiang Kai-shek was very angry.But facing the fait accompli and being in internal and external difficulties, he had no choice but to swallow this bitter pill, pretending to be a gesture of approval.In fact, the old hatred and the new hatred came to my heart, and I hated my "Taoyuan brother" to the core.As Li Zongren's secretary Cheng Siyuan said: "Mr. Li Zongren's political career in his later years began when he ran for the vice president of the Kuomintang. Since then, he has been involved in the vortex of the contradiction between the United States and Jiang and further intensified the contradiction between Jiang and Gui."

In January 1949, Chiang Kai-shek, who was in trouble at home and abroad, was forced to announce his retirement under the pressure of the Xingui faction, and Li Zongren became the "acting president" of the Nanjing National Government. However, when the smug Li Zongren walked into the foreground, Chiang Kai-shek still firmly controlled the military and political power of the Kuomintang behind his back.First of all, Chiang Kai-shek secretly instigated Sun Ke, the chief executive of the Kuomintang, to move the Executive Yuan to Guangzhou and refused to implement Li Zongren's decree, causing "a dispute between the government and the court"; When he arrived in Taiwan, Li Zongren's neck was stuck economically.At the same time, Chiang Kai-shek ordered the establishment of the Beijing-Shanghai-Hangzhou Garrison Command, with Tang Enbo's 450,000 troops placed in the southeast half, and Li Zongren could be dealt with by force at any time.

At this time, Li Zongrengui was the leader of the Xingui Clan. In fact, he could no longer mobilize the troops of the Xingui Clan.Bai Chongxi brought the new Guangxi armed forces to Zhongnan. Without his permission, these troops could not transfer a single soldier.For his own safety, Li Zongren accommodated Bai Chongxi, and only transferred a regiment from the Gui family to Nanjing to serve as a guard.What made Li Zongren even more embarrassing was that when he announced the release of Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng, the military commander under Mao Renfeng's control refused to carry out the order, which made his order become empty talk.

There are birds in the southern mountains, and there are nets in the northern mountains.What Li Zongren didn't expect was that Chiang Kai-shek not only restrained him everywhere, but also had evil thoughts in his heart, and he wanted to put him to death soon. Flowers are everywhere in Spring City. Although the time sequence is February, Kunming in early 1949 is still surrounded by spring flowers. In a secret mansion next to the green lake in the city, the Juntong Yunnan Station is busy outside and inside. "Station Master Shen, urgent telegram from Nanjing!" A flirtatious female lieutenant officer of the Kuomintang held a telegram in her hand, and floated gracefully into the dark and quiet inner room.

The one called "Station Master" was Shen Zui, the station chief of the Yunnan Station of the Kuomintang Secrecy Bureau. This fair-skinned, comely-faced youngest major general in the army was one of the Four King Kongs of the Secrecy Bureau sent to the southwest by Mao Renfeng.The other three "King Kong" are the head of the Southwest District of the Secrecy Bureau (Military Command), Xu Yuanju, the notorious special agent, Zhou Yanghao, the deputy district chief, and Cheng Xichao, the director of the General Affairs Department of the Military Command.These three people are not inferior to Mao Renfeng in terms of qualifications, reputation and personal ability, and they are all figures of the rank of military commander.

Immediately, Shen Zui supported the gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, took a look at the telegram, and saw that it was sent from the headquarters of the Secrecy Bureau, signed "Yi Yan".He couldn't help frowning.For Mao Renfeng, the head of the Security Bureau who goes by the pseudonym "Yiyan", intoxication can be weighed.At that time, Ma Hansan, the head of the Beiping Station of the Military Command, planned to create an air crash because he was afraid that Dai Li would retaliate against him. As a result, Dai Li, the leader of the Military Command, was thrown to death in Daishan in Nanjing.Mao Renfeng, who usually doesn't show much, surfaced, defeated many opponents, and took over the post of director.It was only then that the KMT inside and outside realized Mao Renfeng's extraordinary means.The whole military command is even more unanimous, saying that the hairy man has a phoenix mouth, a honey belly and a sword, with a kind face and an evil heart, treacherous and vicious, and an extraordinary city. He is a natural talent for being a spy.

Of course Shen Zui didn't dare to be negligent, he ejected from his seat immediately out of habit, and then hastily held the electronic diploma window to read carefully.The main idea of ​​the telegram was: Shen Zui, the head of the Yunnan Station, immediately flew to Nanjing to receive an important task. Shen Zui read the telegram burning hot, but he couldn't figure out Mao Renfeng's intentions. The military order fell like a mountain.The next day, he hastily made friends with his subordinates, and then flew to Nanjing. "Brother Shen, you've worked hard all the way!" With the same hypocritical smile on his face, Mao Renfeng squinted his eyes, and kept holding Drunk's hand to greet him.

"Secretary," Shen Zui didn't dare to make mistakes, and asked respectfully, "What's the important task of calling me this time? On the Yunnan side, facing Long Yun's clamor in Hong Kong, Lu Han's heart is already crazy, and he is ready at any time. There are signs of capitulation to the Communist Party..." "Let's put the matter in Yunnan aside." Mao Renfeng waved his hands haha, and made a gesture of invitation to the audience, "Brother, the current situation is difficult, and you and I have a long way to go! Since the death of Mr. Dai, the military commander Life is not easy for him. Now that the CCP has not been cleared up, other factions within the party-state are fighting against the president everywhere, and they have done a lot of things that are close to each other."

"This..." Shen Zui nodded, his lips parted, unable to find a suitable word, he could only swallow the second half of the sentence. "Brother," Mao Renfeng suppressed his smile, lit a cigarette, and said calmly, "You know the situation of the party and the country. The Gui clique made things difficult for the president, especially Li Zongren, and forced the president to become president. , I originally expected him to save the situation, but he was fine, what he did was to lose power and humiliate the country, and betray the master for glory."