Chapter 58 Section 58: I have withstood the CCP’s united front, but my friend and secretary ran away

Not long after Du Yuesheng arrived in Hong Kong, the Communist Party immediately started united front work against him. The Communist Party tried to get Du Yuesheng back to Shanghai. Apart from his personal prestige and appeal, there was another most important reason. They moved with Du Yuesheng one after another, and they arrived in Hong Kong with huge sums of money. Our party's United Front workers in Hong Kong did everything possible to urge those financial and industrial giants to return to Shanghai. However, Shanghai's financial and business giants have always followed Du Yuesheng's lead and followed his advice. After work, quite a few people yearn for a new life and are on the sidelines.At this time, people in the financial and business circles in Hong Kong can be roughly divided into three types. One type is determined to start another business in Hong Kong or waits for changes.One type of people has been moved by the CCP's united front policy, and they fervently hope that Du Yuesheng can bring them back to Shanghai.One kind of people is ambiguous and hesitant after accepting the United Front propaganda, but there is still a glimmer of hope. It would be best for Du Yuesheng to go back to Shanghai.

Inspired by our party's united front policy, Du Yuesheng's good friends and Shanghai financial and industrial giants such as Wang Xiaolai, Liu Hongsheng, Wu Yunchu and others have made up their minds to turn left.For a long period of time, these people who wanted to go back to Shanghai went in and out of Du Yuesheng's door, desperately persuading Du Yuesheng to go back to Shanghai with them. However, Du Yuesheng has always stood firm and will not be moved by it. However, one day, an authoritative newspaper in Taipei published a sensational editorial. In this editorial, two new terms appeared, the so-called "political garbage" and "economic locusts".Wang Xiaolai and Liu Hongsheng thought it was a good topic to "persuade Du Yuesheng to return to Shanghai". They took the newspapers to meet Du Yuesheng in turn, and told Du Yuesheng that the economic locusts mentioned in the editorial secretly manipulating Shanghai's finance and materials were not alluding to you. Du Yuesheng?Taiwanese newspapers are almost about to nominate you, especially the conclusion of that editorial, which aims to "never allow political garbage and economic locusts" to go to Taiwan's revival base to stir up trouble and repeat old tricks.Under such circumstances, is it possible for you, Du Yuesheng, to go to Taiwan?Why not come back to the mainland with us in a "sweet spot".

More and more people persuaded Du Yuesheng, and they all spoke with one voice. Everyone said the same thing. Du Yuesheng cut out this editorial and asked his secretary to explain it while reading it. Contrary to this, the three words Du Yuesheng seemed to be "ready to come out", so Du Yuesheng couldn't help being greatly stimulated. He carefully folded the newspaper clipping and put it in his vest bag. In September, another regular visitor of the Du mansion often came in and out. He was Zhang Shizhao who was once one of the five peace talks representatives and was sent by Acting President Li Zongren to Peking to negotiate with Mao Zedong.Zhang Shizhao flew to Peiping with the peace negotiation delegation on April 1, 1949. The negotiations failed for 28 days, and he stayed for more than four months. He then went to Hong Kong under the order of Mao Zedong.

One day, Du Yuesheng was having a long talk with Zhang Shizhao in the guest room.Another good friend came, Wang Baoxuan, chairman of the Party Committee of Jiangsu Province and also a member of the Legislative Council, who came from Guangzhou. Du Yuesheng was very happy when he heard that Wang Baoxuan was visiting. He asked Zhang Shizhao to sit in another room for a while, and got up to welcome Wang Baoxuan.Wang Baoxuan and Zhang Shizhao met face to face.At this time, Du Yuesheng's face was pale and haggard, but when he saw Wang Baoxuan, he became very excited.Du Yuesheng reached out and took out a newspaper clipping from his Chinese vest pocket. He shook his head, sighed, smiled wryly, and handed the newspaper clipping to Wang Baoxuan's hand.

When Wang Baoxuan saw it, he knew that it was an editorial in a newspaper in Taipei that caused a great uproar, using the words "garbage and locusts" to reprimand "those who defected to freedom". Destroy Taiwan, an anti-communist base, so ridicule such people as "garbage, locusts." At that time, Wang Baoxuan smiled at Du Yuesheng, and he told Du Yuesheng straight to the point: "Mr. Du, it is precisely for this matter that I came to Hong Kong to visit you." While excited, Du Yuesheng complained to Wang Baoxuan extremely rarely.He said: "I am not a member of the Kuomintang, but I went to Hong Kong resolutely for the Kuomintang during the war of resistance and fighting the rebellion twice. My intention was to avoid being used by the enemies of the Kuomintang. It's not for the sake of showing off, under such circumstances, there are still people in Taiwan who think I'm a 'political garbage, economic locust', ridiculed and sarcasm, without leaving a trace, it's really sad."

Wang Baoxuan immediately expressed his intention to Du Yuesheng. He said: "Mr. Hong Lanyou, who was detained in Guangzhou on business, was ordered by the authorities to go to Hong Kong by way of convenience. I will comfort you and give you an explanation." Then, Wang Baoxuan told Du Yuesheng that Hong Lanyou was also very sad about this incident, and he still couldn't feel at ease.Hong Lanyou asked Wang Baoxuan to tell Du Yuesheng the recent situation in Taiwan. Chiang Kai-shek has not yet returned to his post, so everything will inevitably appear chaotic. , the authorities are currently in the process of rectification.

Seeing that Du Yuesheng's mood gradually calmed down, Wang Baoxuan said again: "The authorities also have a handwritten letter, which Hong Lanyou will hand over to Mr. Du in person. What the letter says is similar to what I just said." After a pause, Du Yuesheng Fang Shiyu replied earnestly: "Brother Baoxuan, after you return to Taiwan, I kindly ask you to tell the friends in charge of the party and government in Taiwan on behalf of me, Du Yuesheng, that I, Du Yuesheng, was born in Baixiang. However, since 1927 I have followed the Kuomintang, and I will definitely follow the Kuomintang when it comes to resisting Japan, fighting the rebellion, and even counterattacking the mainland in the future.”

"It's not only because I, Du Yuesheng, don't do half-hearted things in my life, but I also have the simplest truth. To be honest, I'm not satisfied with the people of the Kuomintang now, but we should all understand this. Even if the KMT doesn’t have dry food to eat, at least they will have porridge to drink. If you go to the Communist Party,” he suddenly raised his voice and said with extreme contempt: “I dare say that in the future, I will not even have shit to eat!” Not only did Wang Baoxuan think so, but he also sincerely admired Du Yuesheng. He thought that when many high-ranking bureaucrats who were single-handedly cultivated and cultivated by the Kuomintang were in the chaotic period when they turned against the Communist Party one after another, Du Yuesheng was "unwavering in loyalty" and had no doubts about his entry and exit. "The righteousness is awe-inspiring", and the "evening festival" is not bad. Du Yuesheng's deeds surpassed several senior Kuomintang cadres. Based on this, he believed that Du Yuesheng's "loyalty to the party and patriotism" encouraged the Kuomintang cadres.

Next, Du Yuesheng said: "Brother Baoxuan, this is what I want. No matter what, I still know good and bad, so I will never go with the Communist Party. Du Yuesheng has to keep his word in everything all his life. How can such a thing be done?" Will there be exceptions for major events? In a word, I, Du Yuesheng, have made a deal with the Kuomintang, and I will never look back no matter what." Wang Baoxuan felt very excited, and then he talked with Du Yuesheng about the Communist Party's efforts to win the leaders of the financial and business circles to return to the mainland. It is only a small amount of funds, and most of the assets are still in the mainland. I am very worried about their future movements, lest they fall into the trap and fall into the trap."

Then he emphasized: "As far as I know, those people in the financial and business circles related to Mr. Du are in a dilemma in Hong Kong. In fact, they are all looking at Mr. Du's style." "My direction of the wind has already been determined," Du Yuesheng said decisively, and then he said: "Recently, Wang Xiaolai and Liu Hongsheng quietly returned to Shanghai, which makes me very sad." Hearing this, Wang Baoxuan knew that his mission had been successfully accomplished, and he was very happy. It was time for lunch soon, and Du Yuesheng invited Wang Baoxuan to have lunch in Kennedy to clean up his dust.There were Wang Xinheng and Xuan Tiewu at the same table. The old friends gathered together and felt very happy. During the meeting, Du Yuesheng heard that Wang Baoxuan was going to return to Taiwan the next day. He was eager to stay and ordered Yang Guanbei to refund his ticket for him. Wang Baoxuan stayed in Hong Kong for an extra 3 days. , to capital Panhuan.The hospitality was hard to turn down, so Wang Baoxuan had no choice but to agree.

Zhang Shizhao came here on order. He knew the main goal of the CCP, so he concentrated his efforts to "solve" Du Yuesheng's problem first.After arriving in Hong Kong, he went in and out of Du's mansion from time to time, entered the hall and room, sometimes went straight to the side of the sick bed, and had secret talks with Du Yuesheng. In the first long talk, there was a wonderful dialogue between Du and Zhang. When Zhang Shizhao was eloquent, praising how Mao Zedong respected the elderly and respected the virtuous, and was thirsty for talent, Du Yuesheng took his words skillfully, and asked Zhang Shizhao in a very caring tone: "Mr. Zhang has decided to settle down in Beiping, right?" Startled for a moment, Zhang Shizhao replied: "yes." "Is Mr. Zhang listed as a lawyer as usual?" "This—" After a pause, Zhang Shizhao had no choice but to answer honestly, "It is true that under the rule of the Communist Party, there is no need for lawyers, and I can no longer be listed, but..." This time, Du Yuesheng spoke very quickly. Before Zhang Shizhao finished speaking, he asked: "Since Mr. Zhang can no longer be a lawyer, what plan do you have? Do you want to switch to business?" "Business, I'm afraid the communist system doesn't allow it," Zhang Shizhao was pushed too hard by Du Yuesheng, so he could only speak frankly and frankly, but then he said bluntly: "However, Chairman Mao told me in person. , I am in mainland China, and he is in charge of everything. With Chairman Mao’s words, there is no need to worry about personal life and all kinds of things.” So, Du Yuesheng seemed to be talking to himself, and he said repeatedly: "Ah, just don't worry about life, just don't worry about life." The first long talk has ended hastily since then. When Zhang Shizhao took his leave and left, Yao, Meng Ershi, sons, daughters, and cronies were all waiting for "news". Du Yuesheng was a little tired after sitting for a long time, but he still told what they had talked about. The most important passage, and then he shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Mr. Zhang is very old, and he is very interested in being an official! As long as there are officials, he can be with anyone, but he voted for Mao Zedong in the Communist Party, but he only said it was to protect his life. Since it is only for life, Taiwan, Hong Kong, The United States...anywhere is much more comfortable than the life of the Communist Party." In the evening, after resting and recovering, Du Yuesheng brought up the past of Zhang Shizhao. During the eight years of the Anti-Japanese War, Du Yuesheng was afraid that Zhang Shizhao would fall into the water and become a traitor, so he kept him together. , especially when they lived together in Chongqing on the South Bank, Du Yuesheng was responsible for all living expenses. When it came to this matter, Du Yuesheng said with a smile: "Responsible for life, Mao Zedong just gave him a word, but I, Du, have been in charge for many years!" After talking about the past, his wife and children, who were listening intently, knew what they were thinking. How could Zhang Shizhao persuade Du Yuesheng, who was resolutely anti-communist? However, Zhang Shizhao still came here every three days, and sometimes he would eat lunch in Du's mansion, and dine with the full house of guests and people in Du's family, talking and laughing. It also looked awkward. Once, he met Wu Kaixian, an old friend who had been with him for many years. After dinner, Du Yuesheng invited Zhang Shizhao and Wu Kaixian to take a rest on the balcony to enjoy the night view of Hong Kong and let the breeze blow on his face.At this time, Zhang Shizhao couldn't help but praised Mao Zedong for his virtuous corporal and rewarded and promoted talents. He kept saying that as long as Du Yuesheng was willing to return to the mainland, no matter what the circumstances, the Communist Party would never treat Du Yuesheng badly. Frequent visits, how long will Zhang Shizhao's united front offensive last?When Du Yuesheng got impatient, he had his own plan to retreat.In order to end this fruitless cold war as soon as possible.Gradually, while discussing with Zhang Tuzhao, Du Yuesheng began to turn around and persuade Zhang Tuzhao to "abandon the dark and turn to the bright", persuade Zhang Tuzhao to go to Taiwan, or go far away. At this time, Du Yuesheng's secretary was Hu Xuwu, who was originally introduced by Huang Yanpei at the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War. During the eight years of the Anti-Japanese War and the four years of victory, he served Du Yuesheng a lot. Hu Xuwu, the two are still the same for the second time, but the first time in Hong Kong, Dumen is always full of guests, and there are many talents, such as Zhang Shizhao, the chief of the tiger, Yang Yunshi, a talented man from Jiangdong, and Wu Peifu's senior staff, who have made thousands of miles, have all descended. Gui, who wrote calligraphy and ink works for Du Yuesheng.After living in Hong Kong for the second time, only Hu Xuwu was left to take the lead in literary and ink work, because Weng Zuoqing was good at reasoning, good at analyzing, and quite able to come up with ideas and manage general affairs. After all, he is not as good as Hu Xuwu. Hu Xuwu accompanied Du Yuesheng to Hong Kong and worked for a period of time. Somehow, he suddenly became homesick and wanted to return to Shanghai, and kept saying that he would return to Shanghai.His decision made Du Yuesheng very uneasy. He was afraid that Hu Xuwu's return to the mainland would cause unnecessary troubles and rumors. Especially in the early days of his stay in Hong Kong, Hu Xuwu was also in charge of Du Yuesheng's secrets. use. Therefore, Du Yuesheng personally advised the fifth brother Xu that there is no need for this, and don't take the risk of trapping yourself in the common area!He earnestly persuaded Hu Xuwu to stay, but Hu Xuwu's words were quite firm, Du Yuesheng had no choice but to ask his eldest son Weifan and Wan Molin who had a good relationship with Hu Xuwu to dissuade him from the sidelines. Wan Molin's persuasion didn't work, so Du Weifan took over, and he asked Hu Xuwu to have coffee outside. Du Weifan negotiated directly with Hu Xuwu, and he asked Hu Xuwu: "Brother Xu, do you think the boss treated you well?" "very good." "So, do you think your boss treats you worse than before?" "I don't mean that." "Brother Xu," Du Weifan said frankly, since he has been with his family for many years, "The boss used to treat you well because the way he used to be rough, he made a lot of money, and life was easy. Now it is very different from before. Now The boss is in Hong Kong, and he has no income at all, relying on the little money he brings out, he will live forever. The boss’s own life is not easy, and the people with him are of course worse than before. Fortunately, there is porridge to eat porridge, and food to eat , we share weal and woe, so I say you'd better not leave at this time, lest people criticize you for not being loyal enough." Hu Xuwu did not deny that what Du Weifan said was reasonable, but he had made up his mind to go and it was irreversible.Dissuasion was ineffective, and Hu Xuwu still resigned from Du Yuesheng's secretary for twelve or three years, and he quietly returned to Shanghai. The vacancy of a confidential secretary made Du Yuesheng very troubled. Fortunately, Qiu Fangmo, who had worked as a secretary in Du's mansion in his early years, was also in Hong Kong at that time, so Du Yuesheng invited Qiu Fangmo to take over Hu Xuwu's post.However, during this period, many former friends and subordinates ran back to Shanghai one by one, which made Du Yuesheng always in a gloomy mood on the sickbed.