The train is rumbling.

Jiang Baili sat across from him, flipping through some information that had just been sent back from the Russian battlefield.

Wang Hengyue was not very concerned, but stared out the window with interest, as if the scenery outside the window was more attractive to him.

"Zhang Yunong has ordered the Northeast Army and the First Army to attack everywhere, the attack of the White Guards is not very smooth, Zhang Yunnong has already sent Xie Shuixiang's troops to reinforce." Jiang Baili raised his head and said.

Wang Hengyue's gaze retracted from the window: "Let Yunong slow down, don't attack in such a hurry, it's better to solve the Russian affairs slowly." ”

Jiang Baili nodded.

The president is not so enthusiastic about resolving the Russian problem as soon as possible, and in his opinion, a Russia mired in a civil war is more in China's interests.

"Regarding the matter of recovering the lost territory, Wang Qinglu also has to step up, and this matter cannot be delayed any longer." Wang Hengyue lit a cigarette and took a few puffs: "God-given opportunity, if we can't seize it, it's all sinners of the country." Now is a very favorable situation, and Wang Qinglu's actions must be faster in this regard. And this military cooperation with the United States, Chief of Staff, you are fully responsible. ”

"Got it."

Wang Hengyue's secretary, Chen Lifu, entered the carriage and gave a general report on Washington's activities and the list of meetings to be received.

In this list, Vice President of the United States, Thomas Murphy. R. Marshall will take the place of President Woodrow Wilson to welcome the visit of the President of the Republic of China.

Jiang Baili frowned slightly: "Why the vice president?" ”

Wang Hengyue smiled, it was not the US side that was snubbing, but the US President Woodrow. Wilson's body is really not working.

Wilson traveled the country to give speeches in a row to gain the support of the American people for joining the League of Nations, which put a serious strain on his health. On September 25, 1919, near the end of his speaking trip, Wilson finally fainted after delivering a speech promoting the League of Nations in Pueblo, Colorado. On 2 October 1919, another severe stroke took him almost completely incapacitated. The left side of his body was completely paralyzed and his left eye was blind. He will be in a wheelchair for at least a few months. And after that, he had to walk on crutches. Wilson's disability was not disclosed to the public until his death.

Although these are secrets, Wang Hengyue knows them completely in his heart.

The Americans have found a good excuse that President Wilson could not personally welcome President Wang Hengyue because he fell and accidentally broke a bone while he was in office, and in addition to apologizing to the Chinese side, Wilson will hold talks with the President at his residence.

Wang Hengyue didn't care, in fact, he didn't come for Wilson this time.

Chen Lifu flipped through the documents in his hand: "President, there is a little thing in Shanghai. ”

"Oh, what's the matter?" Wang Hengyue asked casually.

Chen Lifu told his private feelings, Wang Hengyue's brows gradually locked together.

There is a place called Yile Li in the Sichuan Road area of Shanghai, which is a typical old-fashioned alley in Shanghai.

There are about 250 Chinese-style houses, mostly inhabited by the urban poor and low-class intellectuals.

The owner of Yile was named Zheng Bozhao, a well-known comprador in Shanghai at that time. He started as a tobacco seller, and later entered the real estate industry, buying real estate in Shanghai and leasing it under the name of a foreign businessman.

Brande was an out-and-out profiteer, and his life principle was to increase the rent as long as he seized the opportunity, which made the poor tenants miserable, but most of the foreign merchants in Shanghai at that time were privileged, and Brande had nothing to fear by relying on his privileged power.

At the end of 1919, Brande and Zheng Bozhao discussed another increase in rent for visitors to Yile Lane, which was immediately resisted by all tenants.

Brande and Zheng Bozhao saw that they couldn't do anything, and they were ready to think of another way, it happened that most of the houses in Yile were old, so it was better to simply demolish Yile and rebuild some high-end and beautiful new houses.

So Brand's Telly & Co. applied for a house renovation license from the Hubei Industrial Patrol Bureau, a Chinese competent authority, and on November 10, 1919, a notice was posted in Yile, the meaning of which was clear: ...,

All tenants in Illumina must move out by the end of the following month.

In the face of the notice, many tenants were in an uproar, but the other party's house renovation license was in hand, and you had to move if you didn't move at that time, and many people were a little panicked. But some of the intellectuals among the tenants were more methodical, and they advocated filing a lawsuit in court.

Therefore, under the auspices of Feng Mingquan, the principal of Hubei Public School, and other intellectuals, the tenants filed a lawsuit in the trial hall of the Shanghai site of the Chinese court, asking the landlord to maintain the lease and not break the lease at will.

In the midst of this trouble, for the sake of safety, the tenants applied to the Baoshan County Office for a notice, clearly requiring Bai De and Zheng Bozhao not to forcibly evict or coerce the tenants to move out without authorization before the lawsuit was concluded. With this notice from the county office, the tenants strengthened their confidence to continue the struggle, and specially posted this notice next to the previous notice demanding eviction to demonstrate to Brande and Zheng Bozhao.

Seeing this, Brande was immediately annoyed and angry, and openly tore up the Chinese government's notice, and publicly claimed that the announcement was forged, threatening the tenants to move out as soon as possible, otherwise they would look good.

Brand's behavior caused an uproar in the society at the time, and Brand's accusations were made of being arbitrary. In February 1920, 43 organizations from all walks of life in Shanghai united to negotiate with the Consular Office to defend the national system and the dignity of the people.

The support from all walks of life brought comfort to the tenants, but the situation was completely unexpected, and the situation was completely reversed in less than a month.

In June 1920, the Hubei Industrial Patrol Bureau, which was in charge of the case at the time, posted a new notice on the wall of Yile Lane, and the content of the notice made the tenants feel like they were in an ice cellar.

The general idea of the notice is not much different from the notice of relocation a few months ago, that the house must be moved to a new place of residence within two months, and the demolition of the house can no longer be obstructed.

The case has attracted the attention of the society, and as soon as the notice came out, the crowd was immediately excited, some marched on the streets, and some put up slogans to support the tenants in Yile Lane, denouncing Brande and the authorities who were bribed by foreigners.

But what they never expected was that it was no longer just Brande and others who were asking for demolition, but the more privileged Ministry of Industry in the concession.

It turned out that in order to cope with the pressure of public opinion in the society, Brande and Zheng Bozhao bribed local politicians on a large scale, and brought in the Shanghai Concession Ministry of Industry Bureau as a backer, and then the Ministry of Industry Bureau bought the land in the hands of Brande and Zheng Bozhao, and Brand's was responsible for the demolition. However, with the support of all sectors of society, the tenants' attitude against demolition was very resolute, and the Ministry of Industry and foreign businessmen finally tore off their hypocritical faces and staged a shocking scene.

On the night of August 1, 1920, Brande led more than 100 people to Yile Lane to patrol the concession and brutally demolished the entire Yile Lane.

Anti-demolition leaders like Feng Mingquan were directly arrested and directly arrested in the patrol room, and the whole Yile was full of flesh and blood, and it was bleak.

The atrocities of forced demolition in Yile have aroused strong anger from all walks of life.

The media have written articles accusing Brandand and the Ministry of Industry Bureau for the tiger, Yile Li is obviously Chinese territory, how can the concession patrol and the Ministry of Industry Bureau have the right to act recklessly? In defiance of China's national laws, its brutal acts are outrageous.

The Ministry of Industry Bureau played tricks in every possible way, slandering the tenants who were brutally murdered in order to extort huge compensation, and also claimed that although Yile Li is now owned by the Ministry of Industry Bureau, it was previously the property of the British Central Bank, and it is its legal right to dispose of its own property, and the Chinese have no right to interfere in this matter.

even gave Zhongzhang Zhengyi's major media a dismissal, and asked them to pay attention to proportion, otherwise they will look good.

The real victims, however, were forcibly arrested and detained by the concession authorities for so-called interrogation.

All this happened during President Wang Hengyue's visit to the United States!

"Bastard, how can this be justified!" Wang Hengyue slapped angrily and stood up: "What do you eat in Shanghai?" Actually openly watching his own people to oppress? ”

"It is difficult for Shanghai to deal with the concession."

"Difficult to deal with? That's their excuse? Wang Hengyue's face was so gloomy that it was frightening: "Why hasn't anyone reported this matter to me before?" ”

"The president has a lot of opportunities, and I'm afraid of these little things."

"Fart! Nonsense! Wang Hengyue was furious: "This is a trivial matter? The people's homes were demolished, and our people were all locked up in the patrol house, which is still a trivial matter? What's the big deal? I tried my best to defend the rights of the Chinese abroad, and now Lao Tzu's own backyard is being burned! ”

Angrily walked a few steps: "Go tell Wang Qinglu, immediately send someone to supervise this matter, ask the patrol room to release people immediately, and apologize for this matter and compensate for the loss!" Also, arrest me the one named Zheng Bozhao and Brand! ”

"Great President." Gu Weijun, the foreign minister who rushed to hear the news, said cautiously: "Now that the president is visiting the United States, in view of the relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom, I think it is better to postpone the arrest of Brand?" ”

Wang Hengyue shook his head and sneered: "This matter is not a trivial matter, and it cannot be delayed for a moment, especially when we visit the United States, the British also attach great importance to it, and this is an opportunity."

As he spoke, he thought for a moment: "First of all, I will lodge a solemn protest with the British minister, and ask them to immediately cooperate with us to find out the whole ins and outs of the matter!" "Min