Chapter 39: The Xi'an Incident (4)
"The eight political propositions put forward by Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng have repeatedly alluded to or even directly pointed at the Japanese Empire, and they have done everything in their power to slander the contributions made by the Great Japanese Empire in China, and the imperial government will not sit idly by, and will react accordingly when necessary."
"What Zhang and Yang said is aimed at deliberately sabotaging Sino-Japanese diplomatic relations, and for the sake of the overall situation of Sino-Japanese diplomatic relations, the Nanjing Government must not compromise with Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng, and the Imperial Japanese Government and the armed forces in China are willing to provide all weapons, equipment, materials, and ammunition for the army of the Republic of China Government that is crusading against Zhang Yang, and if necessary, dispatch the army and air force to provide full assistance."
Not only that, in addition to openly supporting China's fight in the civil war, Japanese Prime Minister Inukai Yi also sent a special envoy to Europe to urge his old Japanese friend Wang Jingwei to return to China.
The countries of Europe and the United States, on the other hand, absolutely do not want the Japanese to manipulate the trend of China's politics on their own and become the dominant Japanese family in China, and proceed from their interests in China to advocate a peaceful settlement of the Xi'an Incident and rescue Chairman Chiang.
In addition to the voices of foreign forces shouting and shouting for a peaceful settlement, various political factions in China and local powerful factions have also jumped to the forefront, expressing different reactions and attitudes to the Xi'an Incident launched by Zhang Yang.
Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi of the Xingui faction and Chairman Chiang have been feuding for a long time, and although the Liangguang Incident ended in a compromise with the Xingui faction, how can Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi, who have great ambitions and are willing to win the Chinese political arena, swallow this breath.
Zhang Yang and the others did what they didn't do, and they were very angry in their hearts, and they celebrated each other, feeling that they should have some attitudes, and the two thought for a long time, and sent a telegram to Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng.
The telegram said: "Brother Han Qing and Brother Hucheng's righteous deeds should be to inspire the hearts of the people, the father's injustice, the children should be persuaded, no, find another way, now Jiang Gong is lost, the two brothers' actions, it is really helpless, although saving people from drowning, they do not hesitate." "Sympathy and support for the Xi'an incident.
Han Fuyu, who was far away in Shandong and claimed to be Han Qingtian, chairman of Shandong Province of the Nationalist Government, did not know that he had taken the wrong nerve and actively participated in the Xi'an Incident.
Perhaps it was the clever plan of the senior staff member under him, who wanted to take the opportunity to make a little political capital, and publicly called and said: "Please Zhang and Yang, please ensure the personal safety of Chairman Chiang, although there is no damage, it is also indignant to us." ”
On the other hand, he secretly sent his subordinate Gao Shen, Xu Weilie, secretary general of the Shandong Provincial Government, to Xi'an secretly, trying his best to persuade Zhang Yang to kill Chairman Jiang, and running between Zhang Yang, intending to sow discord between the two.
Not only that, Xu Weilie also showed Zhang Xueliang Han Fuyu's handwritten letter, in which Han Fuyu listed several reasons for killing Jiang, one of which was to force Zhang Xueliang to give up the Northeast, and bear the infamy of "non-resistance general" to carry the black pot for Lao Jiang.
One is revenge, the other is to conform to the will of the people, Han Fuyu is also convincing in his words, willing to be the backing of Zhang Yang's second brother, pour the troops of Lu Province to the west, and jointly resist the national government army, Chairman Han can't bear the loneliness, Shandong Province, can no longer accommodate him, Han Qingtian.
Shandong faces the sea in the east, there are Japanese in the north, and the rich land of Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the south, the fundamental place of the great powers in China, is not something he can control, and only the westward expansion is something he is sure of.
At this time, Han Fuyu was probably taking advantage of the chaos, the Northeast Army and the 17th Route Army were defeated by the Nationalist Government Army, and his forces took advantage of the weakness to invade, plundered the provinces of Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningbo in the west, occupied the north and south of Taihang Mountain, and dreamed of the overlord of the north.
However, the political trick is something that he can do with an illiterate, reckless and unruly man who has stirred up Shandong, an authentic native warlord, and who believes that he is the king of grass with a gun?
Zhang Xueliang was so enthusiastic about Han Fuyu and participated in the Xi'an Incident, he became suspicious, and he asked Xu Weilie for Han Fuyu's handwritten letter, perhaps to show his heart, or to believe that this time Chairman Jiang would not be able to escape this catastrophe, Xu Weilie actually handed over Han Fuyu's handwritten letter to Zhang Xueliang.
If there is no letter, after the incident, Han Fuyu would have died and refused to admit the account, and he would not have been able to do anything about it.
Later, Zhang Xueliang met with Chairman Jiang and persuaded him to agree to the conditions proposed, but Chairman Jiang refused on the spot, Zhang Xueliang was furious and took out Han Fuyu's handwritten letter, the meaning is obvious, you see, this is still the current public opinion, how many people are advocating killing you now, and you are still so stubborn and stubborn?
After Chairman Chiang escaped, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression broke out in an all-round way, Han Fuyu was frightened when he heard the wind of the Japanese army, gave up the danger of the Yellow River, did not fire a shot, collapsed for thousands of miles, and lost the whole province of Shandong.
At that time, Nanjing had not yet fallen, and Han Fuyu became the first provincial chairman of the Republic of China to be publicly executed, and a senior official at the level of army general, this letter may be a direct inducement.
At this time, the Japanese offensive was like a tide, the momentum was fierce, and the senior generals from all walks of life who lost the city and land, and lost the troops and generals, abounded, and it was by no means Han Fuyu alone, and this person was the only one who received such capital punishment, I am afraid that it is absolutely related to ignorance, too long hands, and crossing the line, right?
And the most outstanding, the most exciting, and the most funny is the Shanxi Emperor Yan Xishan Yan Chief.
When attending a military meeting in Luoyang, Chief Yan once made a banquet for Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng, at that time, Chief Yan patted Zhang Xueliang on the shoulder and said: "Han Qing, just persuasion is not enough, we have to think of another way!" ”
In fact, it was Zhang Xueliang who was encouraged to take risks and add fuel to him, and Zhang Xueliang, who had a straightforward temperament, regarded Chief Yan as a reliable fellow traveler.
Unexpectedly, after the outbreak of the Xi'an Incident, he was the first to send a telegram to Zhang Yang, accusing Zhang Yang of this move as a great rebellion, committing the following crimes, intending to murder the head of the country and the leader of a party, for his own selfish interests, and disregarding the general interests of the country and the nation, causing today's turbulent chaos.
Zhang Yang and the others committed a rebellion, the crime is great, and all the soldiers and people of Jin Province condemn them together, and they are blamed.
Zhang Xueliang read the telegram, his face was blue with anger, his hands trembled, he tore the telegram to pieces in a few clicks, and shouted loudly: "Yan Laoxi, Yan Laoxi, today is considered to have learned your power, two sides and three knives, one in front and one behind the back, what kind of thing?" ”