Chapter 9 Chapter 9 Ginger is still old and spicy

After the "Huanggutun Incident", the Kwantung Army went to rest, and the cabinet had to come to wipe their buttocks. Knowing that Nanjing was in secret contact with Zhang Xueliang, Tanaka was really anxious.He is very clear that if the Northeast is really unified with Nanjing, the object of dealing with it will become the central government, and if it wants to seize special "imperial rights" in the Northeast, it will really become a painting to satisfy the hunger. There is no doubt that Japan has always been the biggest external obstacle in the attempt to prevent Zhang Xueliang from changing his banner.

Regarding the "changing flags in the Northeast", Zhang Xueliang had already reached a consensus with the Nanjing government in his heart.But no one in this world is more stupid than anyone else. Since we are talking about cooperation, there must be no less conditions. Among the various conditions mentioned, he particularly emphasized two points, that is, the Northern Expeditionary Army was not allowed to enter the Northeast and the Rehe was placed under its own jurisdiction. When it comes to negotiating deals, Chiang Kai-shek's economic acumen is not bad, and he immediately proposed: I can neither enter the Northeast, nor can you Fengjun stay in the pass.

After the negotiation, the two sides initially set the date for the flag change at the end of July. At the end of July, Chiang Kai-shek saw that the flags hanging in the Northeast were still five-colored.Zhang Xueliang said that the Japanese Consul General in Shenyang issued a warning, so the flag change had to be postponed. Zhang Xueliang said to postpone, but Chiang Kai-shek couldn't wait.He immediately dispatched the Nanjing government's envoy to Japan to protest to the Japanese government: We are just hanging a flag, it's none of your business. He claimed that if Nanjing and the Northeast failed to reconcile, the Northern Expeditionary Army would definitely go out.

Chiang Kai-shek was not a young man ignorant of the world, he had plenty of means, and immediately ordered an attack on Rehe. There is no concern about attacking Jehol.Because Japan can only pay attention to one Northeast right now, and it can't intervene in Jehol for a while.Chiang Kai-shek's meaning is very clear, it is for you Zhang Xueliang to see, if you don't quickly change the flag for me, you don't want Rehe either. Ginger is still old and spicy.In desperation, Zhang Xueliang had no choice but to use the trick of crying, making trouble, and hanging himself, and called Chiang Kai-shek, saying that you are forcing me so much, and I am in a dilemma, like a mouse in a bellows, being angry at both ends.

That being the case, simply, resign. Now it was Chiang Kai-shek's turn to get used to it, so he called back the next day with one meaning: not to resign.As for changing the flag, we can discuss it in the long term. Continue the talks.Chiang Kai-shek stopped attacking Rehe, and the time for changing flags was again set to early August. But at the beginning of August, I couldn't figure it out again.The reason is that the Tanaka cabinet sent a special envoy to Zhang Xueliang, and the attitude of preventing the "Northeast Change of Banner" became tougher. In conjunction with this, the Kwantung Army also held a large exercise at the same time.

Zhang Xueliang had no choice but to temporarily decide to postpone the "change of flags in the three eastern provinces" for another three months and notify Chiang Kai-shek. If it drags on, Lao Jiang's beard will probably turn gray.He decided to find foreign aid. At this time, as the two Chinese governments of the North and the South merged into one, the attitudes of Britain and the United States towards China became clearer.They recognized the Nanjing National Government as the only legal government in China, and expressed their support for the Nanjing government's move to unify the three northeastern provinces.

The idea that the Japanese hate the poor and love the rich is deeply rooted. They can be proud in Asia, but they are even more inferior than the Chinese in front of Western devils. Now, the United Kingdom and the United States have taken the lead in demonstrating, and the Japanese can understand even if they don't understand their thinking. In fact, to put it bluntly, everyone wants to pick peaches in China. Now that the foreign boss is leading the way, he will suffer if he doesn’t follow suit or if he does it late. Therefore, it is most important to change the strategy towards China as soon as possible.

So the Tanaka cabinet began to adopt the so-called pragmatism, that is, it could acquiesce in "changing the flag in the Northeast" under the condition that the "rights and interests of Manchuria and Mongolia" can be preserved. Not only did it acquiesce, but the Tanaka cabinet even softened its attitude, expressing its hope to have talks with the Nanjing government to normalize diplomatic relations between the two countries. This is the benefit of unity. The Japanese no longer objected, and Lao Jiang believed that the "Northeast Change of Banner" had no worries at all.

Now Xiao Zhang, you shouldn't shirk it. Before the agreed three-month deadline expired, he hastily sent out a document, making Zhang Xueliang a member of the National Government, and this appointment had not been communicated with the Northeast at all beforehand. Then he struck while the iron was hot, and sent a telegram to Zhang Xueliang, asking him to change his banner as soon as possible. The time was two days later, and the reason was: Brother, you have already become a committee member, so it’s too easy to be a member. Unexpectedly, Zhang Xueliang was not fooled.Chiang Kai-shek's "enthusiastic proposal" was rejected by him unceremoniously: three months was agreed to be three months, and one day could not be earlier.

Obviously, Japanese interference is no longer a problem, the problem lies with Zhang Xueliang himself, and for him, there is no better time to raise the asking price. Seeing the newly added conditions, Chiang Kai-shek immediately became angry. One is to maintain the political system of security commanders, and the other is to collect taxes from the three eastern provinces for their own use. As the central government, I can neither control you nor receive your money. What kind of bullshit is this unified? Then there was another round of verbal confrontation, and you came and went to me for several rounds, and finally ended with Chiang Kai-shek's concession.The two sides reached an agreement, and the day of great joy was set in this way.

On December 29, 1928, Zhang Xueliang put on a Chinese tunic suit and swore an oath to his old man's portrait in Zhongshan. Changed banner. The complete failure of China's foreign policy directly led to the early collapse of the Tanaka cabinet in the second year.To some extent, this cabinet was really dragged down by the trouble-loving Kwantung Army. The temper of the Japanese must be settled after the fall after failure. Muraoka, Hemoto and others who planned the "Huanggutun Incident" were dug out again at this time, and they were all punished by being transferred to the reserve or directly suspended.The crime was very funny, saying that they failed to protect the "safety of Zhang Zuolin's private car" - no matter how responsible they were, Lao Zhang probably would not even find his bones. Among them, Muraoka suffered the most.In Japanese history, anyone who served as the commander of the Kwantung Army, regardless of their ability, was promoted to a three-star general because of their long-term stay abroad, no credit or hard work. After being promoted, he was a two-star lieutenant general until his death. The Kwantung Army also sighed.Changing flags in the Northeast was the worst outcome they could have imagined after Heben planned the "Huanggutun Incident".It took so much effort, but in exchange for the "blue sky, white sun and red ground" in the Northeast, if I knew this, I might as well quit. As far as the whole of China and the Chinese nation are concerned, "changing flags in the Northeast" is one of Zhang Xueliang's most beautiful things in his life.Since then, this ancient country, which has been mired in divisions and civil wars, has achieved basic unity, at least in form. The last vestiges of the Beiyang government are gradually disappearing with the fall of the five-color flag, and the Fengjun, the private guard of the warlord who once dominated the world, has become a local army of the Nationalist government. We should call it the Northeast Army from now on. "The Northeast has changed its banner", but Lao Yang is in danger. On the issue of whether to change the banner, Yang Yuting's attitude is consistent: firmly opposed. When the matter was settled and he knew that the general trend was inevitable and he couldn't stop it, he simply resorted to non-violent non-cooperation.At the ceremony announcing the change of flag, everyone refused to take a group photo and left angrily.At that time, there were a lot of reporters present, and leader Zhang was always known for his good face, so it was conceivable how embarrassing it was to be humiliated by his subordinates in public. At that time, there were many old ministers who publicly stood up to express their opposition to the "Northeast Change of Banner", but there was no one like Yang Yuting who impressed Zhang Xueliang so "deeply".When the "Tiger Hall incident" occurred, one of Yang Yuting's crimes was "undermining unity and obstructing the New Deal". Fate had already turned on a red light, but Yang Yuting didn't know it. During the Three Kingdoms period, Tian Feng, a famous counselor, was imprisoned by Yuan Shao for dissuading his lord Yuan Shao from attacking Cao Cao.Soon Yuan Jun was defeated miserably.When the news came, the cell boss of the prison thought that Mr. Tian would definitely be rehabilitated this time, so he quickly congratulated him. Tian Feng was uncharacteristically, and said something that surprised the cell boss: If the troops in front win the battle, I still have a chance to survive.Now if you lose the battle, there is only one dead end. Before he finished speaking, the envoy responsible for urging Mr. Tian arrived. Mr. Yang's situation is just the opposite. If the change of flag fails, his fate may be better. Now that the change of flag is successful, Yama will have to wink at him frequently. Before this, although Yang Yuting was only the chief factory director of an arsenal in name, his reputation accumulated over the years in the government and the opposition actually made him still in a prominent position.Everyone is also unanimously optimistic about Lao Yang, thinking that he is a blue chip stock with great potential, and the young master will have to reuse it sooner or later. Usually, whoever has an opinion on the leader dare not raise it publicly in person. The only way is to go to the old revolutionary to complain, because everyone knows that Lao Yang can speak, dare to speak, and is the most qualified to speak. In Lao Yang's eyes, this young marshal whom he didn't think much of was indeed becoming more and more outrageous. When Zhang Zuolin was here, meeting and listening to reports was a very serious matter, and no one was allowed to arrive late and leave early at will.Unexpectedly, this record was broken by leader Xiao Zhang himself, because he became sleepy after listening to it (actually he was a drug addict), and he couldn't stand it any longer. Got the needle. After this incident reached Yang Yuting's ears, he became angry, and ran to teach Xiao Zhang a lesson every three days, and almost dragged him to the drug rehabilitation center. In those days, drugs had not been reduced to the point where everyone shouted and beat them, and there were many people who were good officials.When Zhang Zuolin is happy, he also likes to smoke a big cigarette to lift his spirits, but he is not addicted.How can someone like Xiao Zhang have to get a few injections during the meeting—maybe the drug he smoked has been purified, which is somewhat similar to heroin? Yang Yuting's thinking is actually very simple. It is the police's business to fight against pornography and arrest drug dealers, and I have nothing to do with it.The reason I want to scold you is because you are sucking and sucking, and you have delayed your business. I don't blame you for being addicted to online games, but I have to go to school! In fact, Leader Zhang didn't want to slip away during the meeting, because he was addicted to drugs and couldn't hold on anymore. The top leader in the unit was addicted to drugs, and he had to get needles in meetings. That was a huge scandal back then, and it would make headlines on the entertainment page if it was revealed.Xiao Zhang is also a person who cares about face, wishing that no one would mention this matter again.Unexpectedly, the old man came to make a fuss and not only scolded him like Lao Tzu scolded his son, but also made the crowd come to watch. This is great, don't even think about saving face. Another biggest opinion of the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs on the young master is that he is too old to go to court. There's a reason why you don't go to court. You're busy. Internal and external troubles are busy enough, but according to the general rule, leaders are busier than this. That is busy looking for Xiaomi. The paparazzi in the Republic of China were actually very active, and there were a lot of gossip news.It is said that someone with good deeds made a list of beautiful men (which is comparable to the current super men), and grandly launched the four heavenly kings. The man of the year, Lao Wang (Wang Jingwei), Duke Zhou (later the Prime Minister of the Republic), and Mei Lanfang were all impressive. Among them, the fourth one is Xiao Zhang (Zhang Xueliang).Let me add a sentence here, I thought that Chiang Kai-shek was also very stylish when he was young, but for some reason he was not able to squeeze into the top four and was dropped by PK. Such a rich and powerful Northeast Boss is simply the direct son of God. If he doesn't provoke others, others will chase him madly.What's more, Xiao Zhang himself is also a kind of love, belonging to the same character as Li Jia Baoyu, so it's no wonder that he is so busy that he has no place to spare. Officials in the Northeast wanted to report to the leader, but they couldn't find the leader, and they replied that they were on a business trip. When I came back from a business trip, I couldn’t find it either, so I replied that I was resting in the mansion. In fact, it’s all the same thing: the business trip is to find Xiaomi, and the reason to come back to rest is to soak in Xiaomi. The tutoring of the old Zhang family is actually very strict. It is not like the outside world imagines that the high-ranking family must spoil and pamper their children.In fact, Zhang Zuolin himself came from a hard background, and he was used to hardship and simplicity. Although he became a general, he still behaved like an old farmer in Northeast China, eating sorghum rice, smoking dry pipes, and usually wearing only long robes and jackets made of ordinary materials. Compared with some big money who import BMWs when they go out, and those who buy famous brands, the gap is not a little bit. Lao Zhang is not only harsh on himself in life, but also pays attention to the three disciplines and eight points of attention at home, especially paying attention to the discipline of his children.Usually, you are not allowed to be picky eaters when you eat, and you are not allowed to be particular about your clothes. If you want to go out to entertainment places, you don't even have the door.Although Zhang Xueliang was the most loved by his father since he was a child, he is no exception. Until Xiao Zhang grew up and joined the army, he was criticized by the old man not once or twice. Once when Lao Zhang went shopping in the street, he saw a few soldiers bullying the common people, taking things without giving them money.When I asked, it turned out that it was the 3rd Brigade under his precious son.After returning home, he scolded Xiao Zhang all over his face and put him in confinement for three days. It was useless even the good old Zhang Zuoxiang pleaded for mercy. Everyone felt that Zhang Xueliang was not diligent enough after taking charge of the Northeast.In my opinion, he actually has a lot of grievances. It was an accident that he took over so soon.After overcoming the difficulties of 9981 and sitting in this top spot, I realized that it was actually not comfortable.I have to take care of everything myself, wake up the earliest in the morning, go to bed the last at night, be exhausted all day, and have to endure the constant nagging of uncles and uncles: when the old man was here, he was hardworking and majestic... (meaning Of course, the current Young Marshal is neither diligent nor dignified). After personally experiencing the suffering of the leader, Xiao Zhang has every reason to sympathize with his father. In his eyes, his father, who used to be majestic, has always been doing this kind of "cooking" type of work-he has to squat by the chicken coop before the long-term worker gets up.After tossing the long-term workers, fire prevention and theft prevention have to be done again. In short, it is like this every day: playing tricks, scheming, and finally tired to the bone, and still learning to cry while dreaming. Fighting against the sky is endless joy; fighting against the earth is endless joy; fighting people is even more joyful.This is Lao Zhang.It is too far away from Xiao Zhang's ideal life. So even though he put on the Generalissimo uniform, he never really thought about realizing the role change, and suffering and suffering twice like his father. What he didn't expect was that although the old man was gone and he was the top leader himself, the man who chanted the curse was still there. No, Yang Yuting approached the door angrily. Of course, it was because Xiao Zhang played "Missing" again. This time "disappearance" is well-known.The reason is that a new "Xiao Zhao Secretary" (that is, Zhao Yidi, later the famous Miss Zhao Si) was recruited, and "individual counseling" must be carried out, so the time is naturally tight. The leader didn't show up, so a bunch of directors and directors had no choice but to wait outside.The wait lasted for several days. Some people came from afar with a stack of official documents waiting for approval. If the leader did not approve, the work could not be done, and they stamped their feet anxiously. One director probably couldn't stand the wait, so he had to find Yang Yuting and explain the situation.Lao Yang felt that as an elder, he had to take care of it no matter what, so he didn't go to the office now, and took the director straight to Zhang Xueliang's residence. Seeing the guards, he didn't beat around the bush, and came straight to the point: Is the commander up yet? The guards had already learned how powerful Lao Yang was, and knew that he was extremely difficult to mess with. Even the young commander was always in awe of him, so he had to answer honestly: "I haven't woken up yet." The sun is three poles and you are still sleeping. You think you are in kindergarten.Lao Yang was furious when he heard this, pushed away the guards and rushed in, heading towards Commander Zhang's bedroom and killing him. The guards were caught off guard and couldn't stop them, so they had to shout and persuade.Yang Yuting was in a fit of anger, and didn't care about etiquette, so he knocked on the door: I'm Yang Linge (Linge is Yang Yuting's nickname, imitating Zhuge), get up quickly, I have business to deal with. Hearing the alarm from the guards here, Commander Zhang, who was still intoxicated in the gentle village, already knew that trouble was coming, so he quickly arranged for his "secretary", and ran to open the door for Lao Yang in his clothes. As soon as he sat down, Lao Yang said: "The directors and directors have official business waiting for your ruling, but you haven't shown up for several days. How can this happen?"It wasn't like this when the old man was around. Xiao Zhang blushed, ashamed and hated. You are in charge of the arsenal, and it's not my father, why are there so many things. At the moment, I also lost my temper: quit, you do it! When a king tells his subordinates that he wants to put down the pick, his words are full of murderous intentions. As a political veteran, Yang Yuting couldn't tell, but he wasn't afraid. He just thought it was funny, he only had a spare job as the director of an arsenal factory, so at worst, he would be exempted from this.Barefoot people are not afraid of wearing shoes, little guy, it's too early for you to learn to be scary. Yang Yuting sighed, and said to the blushing and thick-necked leader in front of him: Don't mention this (it doesn't work for me if you mention it). Come up with an idea, that's better than anything. Mr. Yang, this is wrong, really wrong. We must remember that if you want to help the leader arrange everything (against the leader's wishes), the leader will definitely try to help you "expand" everything in advance. For a long time, although Xiao Zhang disliked this old Yang very much in his heart, after all, he had just ascended the throne and did not have enough confidence in himself. However, the "change of flag" has been achieved.After various setbacks and confrontations, the young marshal finally rushed out and succeeded.To a certain extent, this is also a recognition of his ability, but this kind of recognition is very dangerous for Yang Yuting, who is good at being a teacher. One week after the Flag Changing Ceremony (that is, the ceremony that Lao Yang didn't give face to), Zhang Xueliang, as the head of the Northeast Frontier Office, went to Yang's residence to celebrate his father's birthday. There, he saw an unforgettable thing. All the civil and military officials from the Northeast came, and when Commander Zhang arrived, everyone was gambling around the table (it was purely festive entertainment, not within the scope of investigation). Hearing that the commander-in-chief had arrived, although the excitement of gambling was high, most people still stood up quickly to show their respect.This posture is equivalent to sitting half up, because you have to be ready to sit down and continue gambling at all times.Although some people have respectful faces, they still keep their eyes on the gamblers, lest someone who is not on the road will take this opportunity to play tricks or something. At this time, it is naturally the best time for leaders to show their people-friendly style.Commander Zhang patted the shoulders of his subordinates affectionately, indicating that the game could continue.In case of an amnesty, everyone happily continued to invest in the game. Just when Xiao Zhang felt good about himself, the master of ceremonies in the hall shouted: The supervisor has come down!That is to say, Yang Yuting himself came down. He is the supervisor of the arsenal in the three eastern provinces. The scene that surprised Commander Zhang appeared: all the officials who gambled around the table stood up in unison, standing in awe (please note, they are not half-up and half-sitting). duty! It was not until Yang Yuting smiled and shook hands with everyone one by one, that everyone was seated. shocked. I'm talking about Commander Zhang. After saying a few clichés, he left in a hurry. The supervisor of a small arsenal is even more popular than the commander-in-chief.Who do they listen to?Who owns the Northeast? Remove his supervision? is that useful?useless.Anyone with a bit of a brain can see that everyone is not in awe of him because of his supervisory position.In other words, the horror and hatefulness of this person is beyond the capacity of that small job. I can't stand it anymore.All the past and past events rushed up, and they were uniformly labeled, with a total of eight words on it: "The treacherous nature is successful, and it gets worse day by day." Traitor, how can such a person not get rid of.The murderous intent gathered in his heart at this moment. But killing a person is not the same as killing a chicken, let alone such an important person. What to do in case of failure, what to do in case of riots, thinking about the birthday celebration scene in Yang's house, Commander Zhang himself became nervous. In desperation, he made a decision to learn from his dead father: bet! Yang Yuting, whether you live or die depends on your own destiny. He took out a silver dollar and tossed it in the air, thinking to himself: If the silver dollar lands on the front, it will be seized at most (you can't let it go anyway), if it lands on the back, it will be a dead end. Tossed twice in a row, both landed on their backs! Mrs. Zhang was also by her side to accompany him in such superstitious activities.At this time, remind him that maybe the back of the silver dollar is heavier, which affects the falling trajectory. Commander Zhang felt that it made sense, so he reversed the order of meditation: execution from the front and detention from the back. Toss three times in a row, all heads! In this way, the issue of a person's life and death is determined by others in an extremely absurd way. Throughout his life, Zhang Xueliang has never regretted the choice he made. If I were still the commander of the local army at that time, even if there was a contradiction between the "martial arts department" and the "non-commissioned officer department", even if Mr. Guo, who was both a teacher and a friend, died because of an order issued by you, I would never take this pain. killer.But it's different now. Because I am now the number one person in Northeast China, this cannot be questioned or challenged. Still the same sentence: If you walk this road, you can't turn back.