In the sound of peace. A train of passenger cars slowly pulls into the train station. And stopped on the platform. At this time. A gun salute rang out outside the train station.

At the same time, people from all walks of life greeted the distinguished guests at the railway station, and the officials of the central government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were also neatly dressed and energetic standing on the platform, waiting for the passenger train to open the door of the carriage.

The passengers on this train are not ordinary passengers, they come from the distant South Seas, and they are all very special, neither businessmen nor ordinary overseas Chinese, but Chinese representatives from Sumatra and Java, and their main task is to negotiate with the central government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the future political status of Sumatra and Java, in other words, they are the government representatives of the future Sumatra and Java regional political entities.

Since the end of the South Seas War, Sumatra and Java have effectively taken full autonomy, and although at present, in the legal sense, these areas are temporarily "under the trusteeship" of the Far East Peace Commission, but in the near future, these regions will be completely free from Dutch colonial rule and achieve real independence.

Since Britain, the United States, France, and the Netherlands are all resolutely opposed to the trusteeship or annexation of Sumatra and Java by China, therefore, after some international political and military wrestling, the countries finally reached an agreement that China will not carry out trusteeship or annexation of Sumatra and Java, and will not turn them into Nanyang colonies, but at the same time, Britain, the United States, France, the Netherlands and other countries have also unanimously agreed to achieve sovereign independence in Sumatra and Java and establish an autonomous country dominated by Chinese. Western New Guinea and Maluku under the control of the Japanese army will also achieve sovereign independence and form an autonomous state dominated by Japan.

As a direct political product of the South Seas War. In the near future, there will be two sovereign and independent states in the Nanyang region, and once independence, these two Nanyang countries will also be accepted by the "Far East Peace Commission" and become full members of this Far East Regional International Cooperation Organization.

Since it is a newly born sovereign state, there are a series of tasks that must be accomplished, and the most important of these tasks is the relationship with other countries, as a Nanyang state dominated by China. Sumatra and Java must also regard relations with China as the cornerstone of the country's foreign relations, which is why after the situation in the South Seas stabilized, the Chinese self-government in Sumatra and Java decided to send political representatives. He went to China to meet with the Chinese president and exchange views on a number of issues of great concern to both sides.

In this way, the Nanyang Chinese delegation rushed to Beijing, and the two main leaders of the Nanyang Chinese delegation were from the Nanyang Chinese Association and the Nanyang Alliance, one was the commander-in-chief and chief teacher of the militia in the Battle of Java, Xi Chuntai, who was elected by the Nanyang Association, and the other was Hu Hanmin, who was the representative elected by the Nanyang Alliance. Originally, the Nanyang Alliance Association was going to invite Xiong Chengji to take a trip, but when it was time to set off in the end. Xiong Chengji suddenly changed his mind, so Hu Hanmin replaced Xiong Chengji's height and followed Gong Chuntai to Beijing.

In the current Sumatra and Java regions, the Nanyang Association is the most powerful, followed by the Nanyang Alliance, and both political forces have an armed force in their hands, which is why they all have an armed force. The two sides decided to first resolve the issue of the unified command of the armed forces, and this time they went to Beijing for talks. One of the contents of these talks is also the issue of the unified command of the armed forces, whether it will be under the command of the future Sumatra and Javanese governments, or whether it will remain under the command of the two political blocs. Otherwise, the situation in Sumatra and Java will not remain calm.

In addition to the question of the command of the Armed Forces. There are many issues that need to be resolved in this meeting, such as the name of the country and the political structure of the government. The distribution of political interests, the division of China's leased land in the region, and how to deal with the relationship with the natives of the South Seas" all need to be resolved through this consultation, and these problems cannot be solved without the central government of China.

Hu Hanmin is very clear about this. As a matter of fact, there are many differences within the Nanyang Alliance about the Beijing talks, and some people oppose them. Some people agree that the two sides are almost against each other for the dispute over this issue, and if it were not for the final leader of the alliance, Mr. Sun, to take a stand, perhaps the Nanyang Alliance will face another split. Hu Hanmin knew very well that if he could not obtain the recognition of the central government of China, the Nanyang Alliance would not be able to gain a foothold in Sumatra and Java at all, and even if he controlled the armed forces, it would be difficult to confront the Nanyang Chinese Association with the support of the central government of China. It would be better to take the initiative now, seek the understanding of China's central government, and make some secret deals with it. , Han Qi engaged in activities against Zhao Bei in exchange for Zhao Bei's actual Shun You against the Nanyang Alliance. Default.

Hu Hanmin was in favor of the talks, and he also insisted that as far as the current situation is concerned. In any case, the Nanyang Alliance will not be able to sit on an equal footing with the Nanyang Fellow Association, and the Nanyang Alliance will need to rein in its edge, and it will also need to recuperate, and when the opportunity is right, it may be the time for the Nanyang Alliance to show its talents.

It was precisely because of this consideration that after the door of the carriage was opened, Hu Hanmin repeatedly gave in and asked Gong Chuntai, a representative of the Nanyang Association, to get off the train first. And he was very polite and wise to lead the representatives of the Nanyang Alliance to walk behind, and he couldn't be more low-key.

Regarding Hu Hanmin's humble behavior, Gong Chuntai was very clear about his purpose, which was to take the initiative to show the alliance's "surrender" to the fellow townspeople's association, to be honest, Gong Chuntai was unimpressed by the low profile of the alliance. In his opinion, as long as the central government is determined to solve the alliance, then the alliance will not be a problem, the key depends on what kind of position the central government is, as long as the central government orders, he can take measures immediately, after all, he is also an intelligence officer of the military intelligence agency.

Since Hu Hanmin was so modest, Gong Chuntai was not very polite, and after being humble, he got off the train first, rushed to the platform, shook hands with people from all walks of life who came to welcome them, and gave a speech to reporters and deputies.

Gong Chuntai was born in the party and is not highly educated. Of course, this speech was not written by himself, but was ghostwritten by others, and he was already proficient in memorization along the way.

"This time I came to Beijing for talks, and the contemptible people were full of sincerity, and the Nanyang Chinese and overseas Chinese were also full of sincerity. As the descendants of Yan and Huang, although the Nanyang Chinese and overseas Chinese are in a foreign country, they miss the motherland all the time, and miss the villagers in their hometown all the time. This is the pride of the Chinese people and the pride of the motherland. Originally, the Nanyang Chinese wanted to return to their roots, but European and American countries did not agree, and they had no choice but to do so. You can only choose to establish a state overseas, but this overseas heart is unchanged, although the motherland is far away. But I never forget the motherland in my heart.

At this meeting, the contemptible people were entrusted with the carte blanche of Sumatra and the Java Chinese Autonomous Association to preside over all the affairs of the delegation of the talks, and they deeply felt the heavy burden on their shoulders. ”

Seeing Gong Chuntai standing on the platform, he made an impassioned speech. Hu Hanmin was somewhat helpless in his heart, indeed, in this situation, if the alliance would not choose to compromise, I was afraid that even the base in Nanyang would be lost, fortunately, in these years of displacement, many cadres of the alliance have learned to forbear, and it is these cadres who have learned to forbearance that finally promoted this meeting, otherwise, the current Sumatra and Java may have fallen into a civil war, and the final outcome will definitely end in the defeat of the alliance.

In fact, in addition to civil war and compromise, the League also proposed another solution, that is, to treat Sumatra and Java separately, with the Nanyang Townsmen Association ruling Sumatra and the Nanyang Alliance ruling Java, and the well water of both sides does not interfere with river water, and each implements "autonomy" on its own territory. "You take your Yangguan Road, and I'll cross my single-plank bridge.

This ingenious solution was supported by the British government, but was firmly opposed by the central government of China. He even threatened to withdraw from the Far Eastern Peace Commission. In the end, the British government was forced to abandon the divide-and-conquer plan, and the alliance would be left alone. had no choice but to compromise and followed Gong Chuntai to Beijing to hold talks.

On the other hand, however, the League is also building momentum in Nanyang, hoping that the central government will use Sumatra and Java as a "constitutional testing ground" for the League and its fellow villagers to explore the path of constitutional statehood.

Hu Hanmin pondered on the side, Gong Chuntai's speech had ended, and then Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi personally accompanied Gong Chuntai and Hu Hanmin to get into the presidential car sent by the presidential palace.

"What is the president's opinion on the fact that the League and the Association of Fellow Villagers will set up a "constitutional experimental field" in Nanyang? ”

Sitting in the car, Hu Hanmin couldn't help but ask Tang Shaoyi, before coming, the League would ask Tang Shaoyi through Xiong Chengji's telegram. But at that time, there was no positive answer.

Tang Shaoyi smiled faintly and said, "Exhibition Hall." It's almost time to get to the presidential palace, why are you in such a hurry? When you get to the president, you can ask him in person. ”

Hu Hanmin had no choice but to shut up. Fortunately, the presidential palace is not far away, maybe soon. He will be able to see the "mad president" again. Speaking of which, he was still the secretary of the Presidential Governor's Office back then, and he was also highly respected by the president, but the way was different, but he could only conspire with each other.