Chapter 4 Yu Zuobai said that Guangxi is a big arena, and heroes from all walks of life are welcome to show their skills on the stage

Chiang Kai-shek's dark and stern gaze has been staring at the "Guilin landscape".When Yu Zuobai and Li Mingrui had just returned to Guangxi, a new letter of appointment came from the Nanjing National Government: Chiang Kai-shek encouraged his personal entourage and adjutant, and then gave an opportunity to face-to-face, so that Zheng Jiemin immediately left for Guangxi to take office. Chiang Kai-shek judged the situation of the various factions at that time, and Zhang Xueliang and Yan Xishan were becoming his allies, while Feng Yuxiang and Li Zongren were his "imaginary enemies". After defeating the Guangxi faction, the most direct threat was Feng Yuxiang.After Jiang made many promises, he asked Feng Wangxiang to send troops to fight for Guangxi. Feng Yuxiang stationed troops in the south of Henan and watched Wuhan as a tiger, but he did not expect that Chiang Kai-shek would use his help to seize Wuhan first.After Feng was fooled by Jiang, he decided to oppose Chiang, and now he is mobilizing heavy troops to deploy in the Central Plains, and the battle between Jiang and Feng is imminent.

Chiang Kai-shek was working hard to deal with Feng Yuxiang's challenge, but he was unable to stabilize Yu Zuobai and Li Mingrui in Guangxi for a while, so he had to let his capable general Zheng Jiemin come out to monitor and coerce Yu and Li. "Mother Xipi! It is reported that Yu Zuobai and Li Mingrui are in collusion with the Communist Party!" Chiang Kai-shek cursed viciously, beat the secret report sent by the Military Control Bureau with his fists, jumped up from the easy chair, and walked back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back step.When he glanced at the front of the gate, he realized that Zheng Jiemin was standing upright, as if he had been standing there for a long time, he waved his hand quickly: "Jiemin, sit, sit."

Zheng Jiemin sat down and said: "Principal, the students have found out that Yu Zuobai has a younger brother named Yu Zuoyu, who is a member of the Communist Party." I am here to ask you to be the director of the Political Department of Guangxi Dispatch District. What do you think?" Zheng Jiemin was startled when he heard that.He felt that going to Guangxi was like entering a dragon's pond or a tiger's den, and that going there alone would be a disaster.But he was aware of Jiang's temper, he kept his word and kept his word.He immediately stood up and stood at attention: "Thank you for the principal's trust, the students will never hesitate to die!"

Chiang Kai-shek nodded with satisfaction: "You came to Guangxi mainly to guard against the Communist Party's meddling. Yu Zuobai is the most likely to be used by the Communist Party. Remember, you must hold on tightly to the officers and troops who have been incorporated into Li Mingrui's department. If necessary, you can Manipulate Huang Jikuan (Huang Shaohong's word) old department and Yu and Li to become snipe and clam." "Students understand that students must do their best!" As the imperial envoy sent by the chairman of the Nanjing National Government, Zheng Jiemin flew to Nanning by special plane and was the first to arrive.

The development of the situation in Guangxi has already attracted the attention of various people.The Land of Bagui seems to be filled with a table full of sumptuous delicacies, attracting many "diners" to come one after another to feast on their mouths. ——Wang Jingwei, the Kuomintang reorganization faction who was once defeated by Jiang and Gui and fled overseas, has recently disdain to watch the fire from the other side. He travels frequently in the United States, Japan, Vietnam and other countries to create public opinion and expose Chiang Kai-shek's plan to eradicate the Guangxi clique and its insidious means.At the same time, Huang Jianjun was sent to Guangxi to win a seat when Yu Zuobai formed a cabinet with a big promise.

——Chen Jitang, who was in charge of Guangdong and was appointed by Chiang Kai-shek as the commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route of the National Revolutionary Army, forgot the danger of being squeezed out or eaten by Chiang Kai-shek at any time, so he started to reunify Guangdong and Guangxi in Wuyang City and dominate China domain of sweet dreams.He believes that the Guangxi Clan has been seriously injured at present. Although there are remnants hiding in hidden places, they cannot make big waves for a while; Yu and Li are short of financial resources and their military strength is thin.Chen Jitang saw that the timing was very good, so he dispatched representative Zeng Rubai to Nanning and served as a political training advisor beside Yu Zuobai

—— Lu Han, the Dian army in Yunnan and Guizhou, sent people here ——Sichuan Army Liu Xiang, who commanded Bashu, sent people here All of a sudden, these lobbyists and envoys with their own opinions, ambitions, allies, and power gathered in Guangxi! Yu Zuobai, the chairman of the provincial government, is also an expert who is used to the officialdom, and he knows that he cannot maintain long-term stability in Guangxi with his own strength.He has his own ideas: he never rejects anyone who comes, and sees them with Buddha's eyes; he is a guest of honor, and plays on every occasion; if they have money to pay, they will contribute vigorously, even if it is an iron rooster, I have to pluck a few hairs!

Li Mingrui is quite worried about the current situation: "The people who want to be invited have not yet come, but the people who don't invite come in droves. They are weasels giving New Year's greetings to chickens - they have no good intentions! In this way, the government agency will become a spy." Is it the headquarters of the war? What kind of ending is before us, it is hard to predict!" Yu Zuobai showed a bit of detachment, he lit a big cigar and twirled it between his fingers: "Brother Yusheng (Li Mingrui's character), don't worry too much, there are so many envoys coming to cheer for us right now. Guangxi is the first move ever, Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi, Huang Shaohong did not have such a style when they were in power! Hehe, Guangxi is a big arena, let’s beat the gongs and drums together, and welcome heroes from all walks of life to show their moves! However, I have my own tricks for them Regardless of whether he is Lao Jiang, Lao Wang, Chen Jitang, Lu Han or Liu Xiang, only we have the final say on Guangxi's affairs!"

Yu Zuobai asked Li Mingrui and Yu Zuoyu to reorganize the army as soon as possible, and unite with workers and peasants, cottage green forests, Jianghu knights, thieves and escorts to form an alliance with blood and expand their strength to deal with emergencies and emergencies.Li Mingrui brought back only 30,000 troops from Wuhan, and 30,000 remnants of the old Guangxi clan were incorporated. Although these old Guangxi clans were dispatched in name, they could not be used by Yu and Li in fact. Therefore, Yu and Li urgently need to establish a force that they can control.As a result, the Guangxi Garrison Brigade is stepping up preparations.

During this period, the role played by Yu Zuoyu, a member of the Communist Party, became increasingly crucial.Taking advantage of the natural advantages of "brother" and "cousin", he had already placed a group of Communist Party members appointed by the Southern Bureau of the Communist Party of China and Guangdong Province into important military and political departments before the representatives of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China arrived in Mi. , control each vital organ: Appoint Chen Haoren as the Secretary-General of the Guangxi Provincial Government and as Yu Zuobai's personal entourage to grasp all the developments of the Provincial Government;

Appoint Yuan Renyuan as the director of the General Affairs Department of the Special Commissioner's Office, to accompany Li Mingrui to understand the situation of the Special Commissioner's Office; Appoint Gong Hecun as the director of the Nanning Public Security Bureau, quickly eliminate reactionary police leaders, rectify order, and establish a new public security organization; Appoint Zhang Yunyi and others to be in charge of military work, assist Li Mingrui to rectify the old army and establish a new military force; All of this is to ensure that the representatives of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China can carry out their work smoothly and effectively after their arrival. Yu Zuobai's first move after taking office was to issue "amnesty" and release a large number of "political prisoners" who were detained.These political prisoners are Communist Party members, members of trade unions and peasant associations, progressive youths and democrats who were arrested and imprisoned by the Guangxi clique during the "April 12" Qing Dynasty, as well as accomplices or supporters of the persecuted Yu Zuobai.Li Mingrui released a group of CCP League members and progressive youths who were imprisoned when he occupied Wuzhou during his march against Guizhou.Now that the military and political power in Guangxi is in their hands, Yu Zuobai and Li Mingrui made a decision to release all the "political prisoners" in custody.Amidst the warm welcome of the masses and the deafening sound of firecrackers and drums, Luo Shaoyan, head of the CPC Nanning District Committee, He Jiannan, leader of the Workers and Peasants Movement, Mo Wenhua, Xie Hechou, Wu Xi, Shen Jingzhai, and a large number of Communists and progressives were released from prison. Released and appointed. When the national revolutionary situation was at a low ebb and Chiang Kai-shek's executioners chopped off the heads of countless Communists, so that their arms were so sore that they couldn't even lift their butcher knives, only Yu Zuobai and Li Mingrui in Guangxi blatantly committed Such a move not only surprised Chiang Kai-shek, who once instigated Yu and Li to overthrow Guizhou, but also Li Zongren, who fled to Hong Kong, exclaimed: Yu Zuobai and Li Mingrui "after returning from the south, they became a tiger with wings, and the disaster started to blaze together. It has become the southwest base of the Communist Party!" Of course, Zheng Jiemin reported everything that happened in Guangxi to Chiang Kai-shek in a timely manner.In his report to Chiang Kai-shek, Zheng Jiemin said: Yu Zuobai and Li Mingrui had failed Chairman Chiang's trust, and Guangxi Province was terrified, as if facing a catastrophe.This time, the humble official was given a new job, and he repeatedly shared with Yu's interests to affirm Dali, but Yu was arrogant and self-willed, causing the left and right rivers to be filled with red flames, and the former Donglan's communist bandits also revived.I urge the chairman to punish him with the power of Junzuo, or to wipe him out with heavy troops. At this time, Chiang Kai-shek is dispatching troops and generals to fight Feng Yuxiang, how can he draw a large number of troops to drive the Southwest? Chiang Kai-shek then ordered Yu Zuobai by telegram to ask the provincial government to immediately set up a special supervisory committee, and the political department of the dispatched district (that is, Zheng Jiemin would be in charge) would re-examine the list of all political prisoners strictly, and all suspects belonging to the Communist Party would not be released. Zheng Jiemin held the "sword of Shang Fang", and even his tone of speech became tough: "Chairman Yu, Chairman Jiang's instruction to suppress bandits, you don't know, 'It's better to kill three thousand by mistake than let one go'! You and I They are all appointed by Chairman Jiang, and they must fulfill their duties for the party and the country. The release of political prisoners is of great importance. If the Communist Party criminals are released, it will not be a return to the mountain! At that time, neither you nor I will be able to afford the crime!" Yu Zuobai lit a big cigar, twirling it between his fingers like a magic wand, with a carefree expression on his face: "What Director Zheng said is absolutely true. We are all pawns working under Chairman Jiang. Letting go of the Communist Party will destroy their jobs, and they will not be eaten by the tigers that let go? Because the matter is so important, Commander Li and I have set up a special supervisory committee according to Chairman Jiang’s telegram. The chairman of the committee, Commander Li and Director Zheng are the vice-chairmen, I wonder what will happen to Director Zheng?" Zheng Jiemin didn't expect Yu Zuobai to act so fast, and he deeply felt that the other party was so sophisticated and difficult to deal with.He said with a slight embarrassment: "According to investigation, among the released prisoners are Communists who engaged in redification." Yu Zuobai threw half of the cigar on the ground: "That's Huang Shaohong arresting all those who disagree with him as Communist Party criminals and killing innocent people indiscriminately! Damn it, if I didn't go to Hong Kong at that time, I would be arrested by Huang Shaohong and sent to prison , Chop off your head!" Zheng Jiemin was at a loss for words and remained silent for a long time. Yu Zuobai lit another big cigar, still playing and dancing between his fingers: "Hey, if someone secretly accuses diaoniang of imperial court and pours a pot of shit on my brother's head, then don't blame me, 'Yu Bold', for being unjust! Those days Prisons, dungeons, and water dungeons are still there, and there are all kinds of ancient, modern, Chinese, and foreign instruments of torture. I don’t know if anyone is interested in them.” Zheng Jiemin's arrogance subsided.In later days he seemed to behave rather docilely. As for the envoys sent by Wang Jingwei, Chen Jitang, and others from the mountains, they blindly searched for facts and gathered information, and tried their best to lure Yu Zuobai and Li Mingrui into their traps, but they were not very interested in what Yu and Li would do or how many political prisoners they would release. Everything is going on in full swing in a wonderful tacit understanding. The CCP personnel who were recruited by Yu Zuoyu to his elder brother performed their duties in various departments, and their work was extremely effective, which made Yu Zuobai and Li Mingrui very satisfied.The two elder brothers had no opinion of the "family", and they knew that their younger brother was a member of the Communist Party.After the failure of the Great Revolution, Yu Zuoyu left the Kuomintang and the Guangxi Army and resolutely joined the Communist Party. Yu Zuobai and Li Mingrui did not object and kept him secret.In the rebellion against Guangxi, Yu Zuoyu played a very important role in Li Mingrui's department. These days, every night, the three brothers would meet at Yu Zuobai's official residence to discuss and discuss arrangements. "It seems that the Communist Party is here to help us with sincerity, and nothing else can be relied on!" Yu Zuobai said with deep emotion. "Brother Yu has been running around day and night these days, and he's tired and thin!" Li Mingrui felt even more grateful. In the past two years, Yu Zuoyu has been his most effective support. "I rely on my elder brother's love and trust, and I try my best to do my duty, and it's all for my elder brother's good and the expectations of my father and brothers in Guangxi!" Yu Zuoyu said sincerely. In order to expand his strength, Yu Zuoyu got in touch with Wei Baqun, the leader of the peasant movement in Donglan County.As early as the period of the Great Revolution, Yu Zuoyu and Wei Baqun had known each other well and had a very close friendship.Wei Baqun now has a peasant self-defense army of more than 1,000 people. Yu Zuoyu sent him some weapons to equip the peasant army as a force for Yu and Li to oppose Jiang.Then, Yu Zuoyu broke into the dense forest village of 60,000 mountains and persuaded Qiu Hongcai, the owner of the "Green Forest Army" to lead hundreds of people out of the mountain to accept the adaptation. A death squad at that time, and later incorporated into the Red Seventh Army sequence. Yu Zuobai cast admiring glances at his younger brother: "Now, the god of destiny has tied our brothers to a chariot! No matter what lies ahead, whether it is a smooth road or a quagmire, we have to rush over it!" Li Mingrui said excitedly: "When the time is right, we will raise the banner of rebellion against Chiang!" Yu Zuobai waved a black satin folding fan, and suddenly asked Yu Zuoyu: "Brother Yu, why hasn't the person we invited come yet?" Yu Zuoyu said: "The head office of the Communist Party of China is very concerned about the situation in Guangxi, and has decided to send a plenipotentiary representative, which is expected to arrive in the next few days." Yu Zuobai nodded thoughtfully, and then asked: "Did the representatives of the CCP come by water or by land?" Yu Zuoyu said: "According to people from Hong Kong, representatives of the CCP took a British passenger ship from Shanghai to Hong Kong, and then entered Guangxi by land." Yu Zuobai seemed a little worried: "The journey is long, can you guarantee safety?" Li Mingrui immediately said, "For safety reasons, I will send a special agent team to pick him up." Yu Zuoyu said: "The route for the CCP representatives to come to Guangxi was personally arranged by Zhou Enlai, and there will be no mistakes." "Zhou Enlai——" Yu Zuobai widened his eyes happily, "I have admired your name for a long time! Back then, Zhou Enlai was the director of the Political Department of the Whampoa Military Academy. Take Zhou Enlai's head. I can't imagine that after the bloody suppression that almost wiped out the CCP in Shanghai, the CCP is still stationed in Shanghai today. Yu Zuoyu said: "There is a poem that says: Wild fires are endless, and spring breeze blows and regenerates." Yu Zuobai said: "Brother Yu, once the CCP representative arrives, you will immediately bring the distinguished guests to see him!"