Chapter 8 Chapter 8 Mystery

The core of the Federation of Parliaments of the Three Northeast Provinces is to issue a list of candidates for the Commander-in-Chief of Security in the three Northeast Provinces. Previously, the title of commander-in-chief of security belonged to Zhang Zuolin.In other words, whoever becomes the commander-in-chief will truly inherit the mantle of the old commander. In fact, before the meeting, the factions had basically decided on the candidate for the commander-in-chief after fighting openly and secretly and making mutual compromises. Meetings are just a formality.Only a few people who don't know the truth need to guess the riddle.

But the mystery will soon be revealed. What I can tell you is: this person is definitely not Zhang Xueliang. Because the "Huanggutun incident" was a sudden incident, Zhang Zuolin was in a coma for most of the time after being recruited, and he hardly explained anything.He has not appointed anyone to succeed him.After all, the imperial system has long been abolished, and the republic has been practiced for many years. Although the tendency of the son to inherit the father's business is very obvious, but before that step, no one is embarrassed to speak too clearly. Old Zhang is alive, so there is no suspense for Xiao Zhang to inherit the throne.Now that Lao Zhang is gone, everyone has to continue serving bowls for dinner. Whoever can guarantee that his bowl of rice will continue to be delicious and delicious has to weigh it carefully.

Don't blame the world for being cold and cold, it can only be said that human nature is like this. Yang Yuting believes that Xiao Zhang's shoulders are still immature, and it may be difficult for him to handle the burden left by Lao Zhang. He is not the only one who thinks this way, quite a lot of people think this way. Then, Mr. Yang ruled himself out again.He has self-knowledge, since he is a "little Zhuge", his role is to be an auxiliary minister, and he has no psychological preparation and intention to "become a great treasure". What's more, he also knows that over the years, he has made many enemies in the government and the opposition. Even if he has this idea, the possibility of success is not very high.

He needs to come up with a roster that is acceptable on all fronts. Before announcing this list, the competent butler also fully considered the emotions and endurance of the little master. Therefore, a copy of "The Will of the Generalissimo" appeared "in due course" on the venue. The meaning of the full text is roughly as follows: I was unfortunately bombed on the way back, and now I am about to die ("I am sick now, and I will die in the morning and evening").Now I'm handing over the responsibility of guarding Fengtian to my son Zhang Xueliang, and you need to help me take care of him.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is by no means the tone of Mr. Zhang, but rather like the last words of Mr. Sun (Sun Yat-sen).If Lao Zhang could still hold on to his will at that time, he would never be so fake and sour. He would just say: Ma Labazi is free of charge, and the back of his head is a passport. I will not be able to pass this test today. Brothers, take care Do it, help me put Little Six on the horse, and send him another ride... Yang Shenshi was a scholar after all, so he dressed Lao Zhang as a cultural person out of nothing. The first part of the "false will" is a cliché, and the essence is reflected in the latter sentence: guarding and governing Fengtian.

It is clear that this is a local official, and there is no reason for anyone to be the governor of the province and also the chairman of the country, so this means that the commander-in-chief of the three eastern provinces of Xiaoliuzi must not be successful. This is the face that Yang Yuting and the meeting participants are going to leave for Zhang Xueliang. Some people say that this "Grand Marshal's Will" was secretly concocted by Yang Yuting and his like against Zhang Xueliang's wishes. Against Zhang Xueliang's wishes, this may be true.Because Xiao Zhang did not explicitly express that he did not want to succeed as the head.But "secretly" is out of the question.After all, the matter is of great importance, and it is no secret among the insiders that the commander-in-chief did not leave a will in time. If this false will had not been approved by the majority of the people present (including Zhang Xueliang), who would dare to fabricate it again? Come out and read it in public?

As with any award show, the consolation prizes are always up front. Everyone turned their expectant eyes to Yang Yuting, waiting for him to announce the winner of the grand prize. The mystery was revealed immediately, it really was him! The host of the meeting then put forward a vote, and there was no suspense, because far more than half of the people in favor. But it was discovered that this person was not present.Immediately, those who did not raise their hands pointed out that since the electee himself was not present, such an election was inappropriate and not in accordance with the rules.

As expected of a veteran in the officialdom, Yang Shenyi replied calmly: "I am not here, but there are many nominations, which shows that the expectations of everyone are unified." No more objections. The host announced on the spot: the election result is valid. At this time, Zhang Xueliang's heart must have been extremely sad, but he could only choose to accept it passively, and there was no other way. The highest military and political officer of the three northeastern provinces is about to be released, but this person is not him. At this moment, the balance of history reversed again astonishingly. A person suddenly appeared at the entrance of the venue, causing a crowd of exclamations.

This person is dressed in a filial robe, with a hemp rope around his waist, and hemp shoes on his feet. He doesn't seem to be here for a meeting, but rather for a funeral. The second noble person in Zhang Xueliang's life is here! Zhang Zuoxiang, then governor and governor of Jilin Province, one of the representatives of the old school, once served as the commander of the Second Army of Fengjun, and Zhang Xueliang's immediate boss. Listening to the name, you might think that he has some kind of relationship with Zhang Zuolin.In fact, no, the two have the same last name is purely coincidental.Although not blood relatives, the two definitely had a life-threatening friendship.In history, Zhang Zuolin formed an alliance twice, and Zhang Zuoxiang was on the list.

The reason why Zhang Zuoxiang was able to "unify all expectations" was indeed due to his reputation. To put it more bluntly, it was because he was the only figure acceptable to all factions at that time. Guo Guizi rebelled, and one hundred thousand elites approached Fengtian, and the situation was critical. Fortunately, he and Wu Junsheng fought to protect the Lord, and the crisis was saved.This matter not only made Lao Zhang feel sorry for him, thinking that the old brothers were the most loyal at the critical moment, but also won him a great reputation in the old school. Guo's army was defeated. In addition to executing Guo Cenqing, Lao Zhang was annoyed and planned to execute all the rebel generals.Thanks to Zhang Zuoxiang's repeated admonitions as a hero in countering the rebellion, they saved their lives.

Mr. Guo caused trouble, so Xiao Zhang's students naturally cannot be exempted from responsibility. In Lao Zhang's words, his son "trusts Guo Guizi more than he trusts his father".According to Lao Zhang's personality, although the death penalty can be avoided (someone must take over), the life penalty cannot be escaped.It was also Zhang Zuoxiang who gave full play to the spirit of a good person to do his best to the end, tried his best, did his work, and said good things, and finally let Xiao Zhang get out of his body. Regardless of the old school or the new school, there are only two words for Zhang Zuoxiang: kindness, and three words: really kind. Not only has the qualifications to make friends with the old commander Babai, but also has the achievements of countering the rebellion, and he will not embarrass the brothers. Such a person, if he is not selected, who should he choose? Before the meeting, someone had delivered the commander-in-chief's military uniform to Zhang Zuoxiang's residence. But Zhang Zuoxiang showed his attitude with practical actions. After entering the venue, he held the military uniform of the commander-in-chief of security and placed it in front of Zhang Xueliang. Everyone knew what this meant, and everyone looked at each other in blank dismay.Xiao Zhang himself was also at a loss, so he stood up quickly and said that he was too young and inexperienced in all aspects. It would be better to ask the old uncle (Zhang Xueliang referred to Zhang Zuoxiang as an uncle) to take charge of the military and political power in the three eastern provinces. In front of everyone, Zhang Zuo burst into tears and moved his true feelings: When the old man was alive, he often asked me to take care of Hanqing.Hanqing is young and promising, and his son inherited his father's business in a justifiable name. The enemy can no longer delay it. These words made sense and made sense, and it really touched Xiao Zhang's heart, and he was both moved and excited for a while. Regarding the election results and appointments at the meeting, Zhang Zuoxiang said that it was really difficult to obey, the reason being that he had to rush back to Jinzhou for his mother's funeral. More than a week later, with the support of the young faction of the "Speaking of Martial Arts", the Federation of Provincial Councils of the Three Northeastern Provinces overturned the method of voting by show of hands and replaced it with ballots. With true knowledge, who said that the two cannot be combined. When Xiao Zhang officially announced his inauguration, he also established a security committee for the three northeastern provinces.This committee does not have any real power, but it can accommodate all the old sticks. It is basically equivalent to an organization like the Strategic Advisory Committee established by Chiang Kai-shek in Taiwan later.Yang Yuting is among them. Lao Yang immediately offered to resign. The veteran under Zhang Dashuai, the veteran of the three dynasties, and the prime minister of the dynasties must have seniority, seniority, and ability. If you don’t say hello, you will be exempted. So a little opinion? He is a "little Zhuge", and it is too disrespectful to treat a junior as a consultant for you. Knowing that Lao Yang thinks his position is not enough, how can he get a position with enough weight for him to do it?Xiao Zhang had a headache, held it back for a long time, and finally came up with "Heilongjiang Provincial Military Affairs Supervisor". Lao Yang didn't mind listening, but was so angry that he almost convulsed.When he was the General Councilor, the governor of Heilongjiang Province had to report to him, but now it is the other way around, asking him, an old senior, to work as a civil servant at a lower level. It's a clear insult to a person with an old face. Leave, shake your sleeves and quit. Lao Yang left, Xiao Zhang smiled.Because he knew that the person in front of him was not just a little difficult to deal with.It’s just right to leave now, the whole world is clean. There is no doubt that at the moment when the 27-year-old Marshal stepped onto the red carpet, his heart must be filled with infinite gratitude to the man he called the old uncle. Everyone read it right, this is indeed a loyal and kind person that is rare in the world. When the laurel crown of the Northeast King waved to him, he resolutely chose to give up, just for a promise: When the old man is alive, I promise that the old man will take care of Han Qing! After the Northeast Marshal Zhang Xueliang came to power, he did two things in the foreign company. One is to negotiate a peace truce with the Northern Expeditionary Army and withdraw all the troops in the pass to the northeast.The other is the official announcement of the death of Generalissimo Zhang Zuolin. Neither of these events came as a surprise to Prime Minister Tanaka.What hangs in his mind now is whether Young Marshal Zhang will do the third thing he is most worried about.As for fulfilling his Lao Tzu's pie-in-the-wall agreements, it is still secondary. This is the well-known "Northeast Flag Change", the idea was first proposed by Chiang Kai-shek in Nanjing. It is easy to drive Fengjun out of the pass, but it is not so simple to go outside the pass to solve the problems of the three eastern provinces.In fact, after the "Huanggutun Incident" broke out and Fengjun gradually retreated to the northeast, the four brothers Jiang, Feng, Yan, and Li who had jointly participated in the Northern Expedition were no longer in harmony. These four have their own calculations, and they are not good at it.Seeing that with the victory of Pingjin, most of the country has been unified (except for the Northeast), Chiang Kai-shek's first thought was to concentrate military power, political power, and financial power in the center, while weakening local strength.And what the three brothers planned was how to get as many benefits as possible while keeping their own mountains by virtue of their participation in the Northern Expedition. The four brothers have different ideas, and it is not so realistic to mention marching to the Northeast.What's more, in Chiang Kai-shek's view, the problems in the three northeastern provinces are much more complicated than those in other places, because the relationship with the Soviet Union and Japan is bound to be involved. In terms of viciousness and unreasonableness, neither of these two foreigners is easy to provoke.Leaving aside the old Maozi, Chiang Kai-shek had experienced the Japanese soldier's handling style when he passed by Jinan. At that time, even he himself was almost terminated by the bomb dropped by the Japanese plane. Regarding the Northeast issue, Chiang Kai-shek was going to adopt a "peaceful solution" strategy, and the specific method was to "change the banner" so that Zhang Xueliang would nominally belong to the Nanjing government. Before the Northern Expedition took Pingjin, China had been confronting the North and the South.The "national flag" used by the Beiyang government is a five-color flag, while the southern national government uses another one, called the blue sky, white sun and red ground. The so-called Changing King's Banner at the head of the city.The flag issue is important.Prior to this, Xinjiang had announced that it had changed its flag and officially belonged to the central government, which marked the completion of formal unification of China within the customs.If the Northeast is like Xinjiang, as long as you change the flag, you can achieve the effect of fighting without bloodshed, so why not do it? In fact, Zhang Xueliang, the new young marshal of the Northeast, also thinks so. As early as when he was in Guannei, he was unwilling to fight head-on with the Northern Expeditionary Army. He once sent secret letters and telegrams to Chiang Kai-shek behind the old man's back, asking for a strike and truce. After taking charge of the Northeast, he knew that it would be difficult for the Northeast Army to survive alone, so he also tended to submit to the Nanjing government. But "changing flags in the northeast" is easier said than done. Within the Northeast Military and Political Department, the most critical people are those who fought against Lao Zhang.Firmly disagree. They don't understand what a joint venture listing is. They only know that the business that Lao Zhang brought with them is about to be merged by others. It's been decades of hard work, and I went back to before liberation overnight.Everyone didn't say anything, but they scolded in their hearts: You are a prodigal son! The old-school figures headed by Zhang Zuoxiang advocated that the Northeast only needs to protect the environment and the people, and be kind to its neighbors to the east (Japan). However, these old men are relatively easy to fool, and they can be "checkmate" with a few words: You say it's not easy, so let me ask the Northern Expeditionary Army, who can go out and stop it? The old men looked at each other, all dumbfounded, how could they have managed to beat the wolves and tigers of the Northern Expedition allied forces with the skills they had when they were beards. Seeing that everyone was not moving, Xiao Zhang breathed a sigh of relief, and then he made sense: I think the old man was so strong back then, so he retreated outside the customs. Now that he has hit the door of the house, if we retreat again, we can only go to the gate. I went to sea as a fisherman. Continue to fool around: The so-called flag change is actually just changing the flag, changing the original northeast flag to Nanjing flag, redecorating the facade, and putting up a new signboard. It looks like a joint venture, but in fact the business inside is still the same. Hearing that the soup was changed but not the medicine, the old men stopped making noise and went home. What follows is not so easy to deceive.This person is Yang Yuting. Hasn't this man already resigned and returned home? The answer: resignation means resignation, but did not go home. Lao Yang wandered around outside and came back again.Because he thought things over clearly on the way: the stupid boy treats me like this, in fact, he wants to drive me away. When I was elected to be a family member, I still reserved the position of governor for the other party. When it was my turn, I could only be the civil servant of the governor.Things were done so badly, there were a thousand and ten thousand reasons to walk away. But walking is easy.The question is what to do with the foundation in the Northeast, after all, I have worked hard and sweated on it.What's more, the old leader treated him kindly during his lifetime. As an old minister who was in charge of Gu, it was absolutely necessary to help the prince onto the horse and send him on a journey. So Lao Yang came back, and made up his mind from then on, never to leave again. There are reasons for not leaving. Although the general councilor and committee members are not required to do so (not to mention the Heilongjiang Provincial Military Affairs Supervision Office), Lao Yang still has another job. The arsenal of the three provinces is supervised.Because no one paid attention, this position is still hanging there until now. If Lao Yang didn't leave, Xiao Zhang became anxious. What do the comrades in the organization department do for a living? Why don't they know that part-time jobs will also be removed when the appointment and dismissal notice is issued.Now trouble.Everyone is staring at it, the eyes of the masses are discerning.In the past, we worked collectively as consultants, but now we have a one-size-fits-all approach based on age, and everyone has nothing to say.Now that things are going on, if you want to remove Lao Yang's supervisory position again, it is targeting individuals, and the traces of retaliation and extermination are too obvious. Xiao Zhang had no choice but to talk to Lao Yang personally about the work. Go abroad for travel, study and study, and relax.Please rest assured that it is entirely at public expense, and do not pay for it personally. Such a good condition, if it falls on the heads of our little people, maybe they will not be able to walk if they are so happy.Traveling at public expense, or going abroad, that is the highest welfare treatment. Stop, this is the Republic of China! If you pay more attention to the history of the Republic of China, you will find that public tourism is actually a common tactic used by politicians.It is roughly equivalent to the right to release soldiers with a glass of wine during the Northern Song Dynasty.Later, Chiang Kai-shek was even more enthusiastic about this way. People like Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng couldn't stand his "persuasion" and wandered around abroad. Give up the territory, hand over the team, and change from a "commander" to a civilian. The price is a trip abroad. If you change you, what do you do? Yang Yuting is not a "commander", but he doesn't do it either.Who are you fooling?The old man doesn't go anywhere, just draws a bench and sits here to watch you do things. If you do well, it's fine. Xiao Zhang's head grew bigger, and he realized that trouble was coming. Trouble sure did come.Hearing that Zhang Xueliang might want to "change the flag in the northeast", Lao Yang immediately became furious. The intimidation didn't work for him. Who can defend the Northeast?I can! As mentioned earlier, Yang Yuting is an all-around military and political person.Compared with Guo Songling, the titan of Fengjun, he has both similarities and differences.The same point is that both of them have a set of military command and troop training.The difference is that Guo Wei was too impulsive, and in the end he didn’t get anything done, and it didn’t count that he died miserably ("shooting, exposing the corpse for three days"), and almost got Zhang and other teachers of the "Jiangwu Department" involved pregnancy. He is also a general with a good record, but Yang Yuting is flexible and knows how to change things. This style of "talking about politics" was the most appreciated by Zhang Zuolin during his lifetime. It is said that Zhang Xun, the leader of the braided army, invited the generals of the Feng army to a meeting, and Yang Yuting and Guo Songling both went.The pre-meeting agenda was not airtight, and Zhang Xun was driving, but he talked about restoration.Yang and Guo are people who have seen the world, and for them to carry out restoration with braids is like bringing the dead back to life. But the performance of the two on the spot was very different.Guo Songling immediately got up and withdrew, and walked away.Yang Yuting insisted on staying, and continued to listen to Zhang's nonsense.Because he believes that listening to you is one thing, but whether I want to follow you is another matter.Save face for each other, so we can do things better in the future. Zhang Zuolin admired Yang Yuting's move, thinking that he had an overall perspective, but he only used four words to describe Xiao Guo's performance: the opinion of a scholar! Yang Yuting is not only a general, but also a handsome talent. In fact, Yang Yuting did not agree with Fengjun's retreat outside the customs from the very beginning.It's not that he thinks it is necessary to "defend the enemy outside the gate of the country", nor is he obsessed with Guo Guizi and insists on fighting with the Four-way Northern Expedition coalition forces in the pass, but that he understands political philosophy outside of war. There is an old saying: People are separated from each other by their belly, but they do not know what to do.The so-called Big Four of the Northern Expedition were not real brothers. Although they all claimed to fight for the belief in the Three People's Principles, in real life they all came for their own interests. In Yang Yuting's view, the Northern Expedition looked fierce, but it was actually a team that was easily disbanded.When Fengjun was strong, he had to sell some strength. When he saw that Fengjun was dying, it was too late to grab the territory by himself. It was impossible to go all out to fight Fengjun. Maybe the brothers would make a fuss by themselves, but they would find Fengjun instead Help (it turned out to be true). Therefore, he came to the conclusion that not only did Fengjun not have to retreat outside the customs, but he could even use the contradictions to achieve the goal of combining vertically and horizontally and defeating each. Now not only the whole division of the Feng army retreated, but even the Northeast flag had to be replaced by the Nanjing government's blue sky and white sun flag.Do you think Lao Yang can't get angry? Yang Yuting's actual idea is that he can unite with the Nanjing government to fight against Japan.However, his so-called "union" does not refer to direct "surrender" (in his view, changing flags means surrender), but a strategic "union" that combines advance and retreat, soft and hard. It should be said that Yang Yuting's thinking reflects his consistent external strategy, and it is not completely without merit.His opposition to Yi Zhi is mainly due to the deep-rooted "loyalty to the emperor" thought in his mind-to defend the country for the old master (don't forget that Lao Yang was born as a scholar in the old society). But this kind of seesaw-style political strategy requires too much skill for Zhang Xueliang, and it is difficult for him to accept and agree with it. At the same time, the Tanaka cabinet was also frightened.