"In recent years, from Yuan Gong as emperor to Zhang Xun's restoration, from the patriotic movement to the Great War of Zhiwan, the country's political situation has always been in a kind of fragmentation under unification. Whether it's the Russians or the British, the Japanese or the Germans, no country has ever really helped us. The ultimate goal of their cooperation with us is to consider their own interests in China. Our country needs unity in the true sense of the word, and that is my ambition and my ideal. I hope we don't have to look at the faces of foreigners anymore. Wu said calmly.

"Tsarist Russia has been overthrown, and a new hope of red is blowing from the Siberian plain. If General Wu can cooperate with us, then the country will be a completely new situation. ”

"The Soviet Union has entrusted you to communicate with me about the specific details of cooperation, have they told you what the conditions are?" Wu gets straight to the point.

Li Da was not very comfortable with Wu's pragmatic tone, he did not express it but said in a different way, "There are no conditions, we just hope to reach a common idea and belief." ”

Wu nodded, "Ao, so that's the case, then what are your thoughts and beliefs?" ”

"Overthrow all the landlords and capitalists who oppress the poor people. Let the wealth of this country return to the people. Li Da said categorically.

Wu's hand holding the cup trembled. "Well, do you have any specific arrangements or plans?"

Li Da took out a cigarette and glanced at Wu again.

"Please."

"First of all, we have to start with the army. The current army is an army of one man, not an army of the state. Beiyang is the best example, after Yuan Shikai's death, the old Beiyang department listened to Duan Qirui, Li Yuanhong and Duan Qirui fought between Beiyang and Beiyang split again, and the direct line entered the top leadership. The Anhui family and your direct line broke out in a struggle and failed, and your direct line began to dominate the Beiyang again, who will be after your direct line? Li Da stared into Wu's eyes.

Wu nodded, "The existence of military factions is indeed the biggest problem in Beiyang right now, so what is Mr. Li's opinion?" ”

Li Da picked up the liquor and sprinkled it into the center of the copper pot, and the flames erupted.

"Only by uniting from the depths of our hearts can we avoid the situation we are in today. We need to form our own party directly, develop grassroots organizations in the army, and use them to unify the thinking of every fighter. Tell them that they are not fighting for one person anymore, but for the whole country. ”

Wu looked at Li Da meaningfully, "The country's army, who does this army listen to?" ”

Li Da nodded, "The experience of the north tells us that politics dominates the army. The person who represents the interests of the common people is the core of China's politics in the future, and the political leadership is the leadership of the army, and the army will naturally listen to him. ”

Wu scratched his head, "So now I'm the leader of the army, and then I have to elect a leader to lead me, is that what you mean?" ”

Li Da waved his hand, "This leader is not a specific person, he is the embodiment of thousands of ordinary people." It is the workers, the representatives of the interests of the students. ”

Wu was still a little confused, but she heard the students and workers, which he cared about. "If you can get the workers and students out of trouble for me, we can consider joining forces to set up a cooperative. Your workers' movement in Hankow is a headache for me at the moment, and this is one of the things I ask Mr. Li to do today. Wu changed the subject, "At the moment, the finances are tight, and the Kawaguchi Railway is the main artery of our economy, and if there is a problem, the operation of the entire state apparatus will fail." Can Mr. Lee get the workers to stop the movement? ”

Li Da thought that Wu had made a 180-degree turn, "General Wu, why don't you understand what I've said so much." The reason why the workers went on strike was because the capitalists, the officials and the military colluded with each other and exploited each other. As the head of Beiyang, you should stand with the workers and let all the cancers of the immediate family be removed, so that the workers and students can stand with you. ”

Wu was a little unhappy, "If I agree to the workers' request, then who will work for me?" ”

Li Da was surprised why Wu had set his own interests against those of the workers.

"I'll give you a simple example, Emperor Qianlong's favorite minister He Shen is a big corrupt official, Qianlong doesn't know, why is he so favored and trusted, and can still be entrusted with important tasks? The reason is very simple, because He Shen can solve the problem. ”

Li Da smiled helplessly, "I originally thought that General Wu was sensible and well-informed, but I didn't think that you still had this feudal and rotten official-based idea in your mind. The cancer of this kind of thinking is the biggest problem restricting the development of the immediate family. ”

"I don't care if he's a cancer or not, the most important thing is that he can help me solve my problem." Wu took a plate of official newspapers from his desk and threw it in front of Li Da, "There was a flood in the Yellow River, a mudslide in Jiangxi, a grain harvest in Henan, and bandits in the northeast, can you solve these things for me with your big truths?" Are you going to let me put the lives of the workers and students on the line to block the Yellow River's breach? ”

"You're changing concepts, we're talking about political issues, not specific things." Li Da said angrily.

Wu was completely enraged, "You said something specific, you look at this, this is a handwritten letter written to me by Vasily, the representative of the Soviet Union." You don't know what politics is! Politics is compromise, politics is exchange. ”

Li Da opened the handwritten letter, and there were two things on it, one was to expel the Japanese forces in the northeast. Second, it agreed to the Soviet Union's use of troops against Mongolia. Li Da looked at Wu in surprise, "How can this be, they didn't tell me that there was such a request!" ”

"As you just said, whether it is Tsarist Russia or Japan, they are fighting for their interests on our own land, and whoever we help is selling out the interests of the country in the end. If I agree to the conditions in this letter, will I also betray the interests of the country, and will I also receive a medal casually awarded to me by the Soviet Union? ”

Li Da finally understood what Wu asked just now, "The Soviet Union has entrusted you to communicate with me about the specific details of cooperation, have they told you what the conditions are?" In the end, he was just a microphone between the Soviet Union and Wu, and the organization he led was at best an office in China. What he did just now was really like a clown, too childish, too ridiculous. Li Da walked out of the house, and heavy snow fell in Wu's courtyard, and the snowflakes turned into snow after falling on his hands.