"Chairman Chen, I don't know how you are going to deal with Zhang Xun?" When Chen Ke and He Zudao were talking about work, He Zudao raised a very serious question.

Chen Ke asked with a smile: "Political Commissar He, what do you think?" ”

"Jiangxi's military management is only a temporary process, and sooner or later local cadres will take over Jiangxi's work. Especially with the establishment of the Jiangxi People's Congress, I believe that the army cannot be responsible for forming a government. He Zudao replied.

Hearing this, Chen Ke couldn't help but smile. He Zudao never disappointed Chen Ke.

If we are now ranked second in the party in terms of ability, there are more than 20 people on the list of candidates recognized by the young comrades. Moreover, Chen Ke has always said that everyone should make progress, and there will be more young comrades who are confident that they will compete for the second place in the People's Party. However, when it comes to who Chairman Chen Ke likes the most, the answer is quite unified, and Chairman Chen Ke's favorite is He Zudao.

In fact, there is no definite fact to support this, and the old comrades just think that Chen Ke likes He Zudao and cares about him very much. Corresponding to this kind of care, He Zudao gives people the impression that he is Chen Ke's most loyal supporter. Although Hua Xiongmao and Chen Ke have a good personal relationship, they have not been able to give everyone this feeling.

And Chen Ke himself knew that he did value He Zudao very much, but he had no intention of cultivating He Zudao as a successor. Chen Ke will definitely not support military interference in politics, even in the party's crisis planning, if Chen Ke dies unexpectedly, someone must immediately take over Chen Ke's position. Even in this situation, because He Zudao was born in the army, Chen Ke would not choose He Zudao to temporarily take over the power of the party. But Chen Ke was relieved to hand over the military and political work to He Zudao.

He Zudao is a comrade who knows that society and the times are constantly improving. And most importantly, He Zudao is a comrade who truly believes that the way to realize his value depends on getting his work done. This is not to say that He Zudao is a comrade who only knows how to obey orders, but He Zudao believes that everything is part of his work, and all he wants to do is to complete his own work. That's all.

It is precisely because of this consciousness of a real worker that Chen Ke can be so at ease with the political work of the army. He Zudao is not a member of the Politburo Standing Committee, and in terms of party positions, He Zudao will be ranked around the fifteenth. However, in terms of party positions, He Zudao is the first person in the Military Commission other than Chen Ke. The fact that the chairman of the People's Party is also the chairman of the Central Military Commission has been clearly written into the party program. This is the principle of the party commanding the gun. He Zudao, director of the General Political Department, ranked second in the Central Military Commission, the first in military administration and second in military orders. Even Hua Xiongmao, as the first person to order a military order, is also under He Zudao in the party.

If other comrades were in this position, it would inevitably have the idea of expanding the functions and powers of the Central Military Commission. This is also a very dangerous thing. If it is not the party that commands the gun, but the gun that tries to participate in and dominate politics on its own, then the BJP will run in the direction of the warlords.

He Zudao does not have the slightest desire for power, for He Zudao, work is work. All the power that the individual gets is for the sake of the work, and it is for the better completion of the work. He never thought that this power should be individualized or collected. This is the biggest reason why Ho Foot Road stands out.

Therefore, He Zudao can see the development of the People's Congress in the future, but Hua Xiongmao is a bit of a self-proclaimed governor of Jiangxi. That's the difference between the two.

This is not the time to criticize Hua Xiongmao, Chen Ke smiled: "Zhang Xun is a very courageous person." ”

Zhang Xun and Zhang Braided Shuai wrote a stroke in Chinese history with the "restoration of the Manchu Qing Dynasty". However, Zhang Xun's own evaluation in the old era was not bad. This person's restoration behavior is, first, to be deceived, and secondly, he sees the situation in the world that the country is still miserable after the "republic", and the democratic republic is used as an excuse for misconduct. The local gentry in Jiangxi spoke highly of Zhang Xun, believing that Zhang Xun was a real person who was willing to seek benefits for the people of Jiangxi. Even after the restoration, the whole of China opposed the restoration, but few people demanded that Zhang Xun be killed to thank the world.

Chen Ke didn't expect that Zhang Xun would have the courage to run back to Jiangxi.

Since Yuan Shikai appointed Duan Qirui as the governor of Zhejiang, the constitutional pioneer Zhang Braidshuai has temporarily lost his position. And Wang Youhong was polite to Zhang Xun, but in fact deprived Zhang Xun of his military position. Zhang Xun was not discouraged, and the People's Party seized Jiangxi on the grounds that "Jiangxi firmly supported the Manchu imperial system", but Zhang Braided Shuai swaggered back to Jiangxi with his entourage and began to try to form a parliament in Jiangxi.

This loyal minister of the Manchu Qing Dynasty propagated the political concept of "Jiangxi people governing Jiangxi" everywhere, and contacted the landlords and gentry, clearly opposing the land reform policy of depriving the landlords of their land for no reason.

However, in order to resist the political offensive of the People's Party, Zhang Xun also put forward some reformist political slogans, such as "landlords must not take advantage of famine and disaster years to exploit the people" and "the basic livelihood of tenants also needs to be guaranteed".

This kind of slogan is not new, and in the history of China, literati have put forward this kind of political propaganda that is completely infeasible more than once. It was the tradition of the literati to grasp the moral high ground, not to mention the fact that they were now facing a fierce revolutionary party like the People's Party, which wanted to completely change the land tenure system, and for the landlords and gentry, as long as they could keep the land, it was now possible to make any wish. And after experiencing the formation of the Jiangsu Parliament, Zhang Xun and Zhang Braidshuai have some experience in the operation of this kind of political system. He not only linked, but even began to form a party. It was hoped that the "organization of the gentry" would be used against the "organization of the revolutionary party".

In the army, most of the attitude towards Zhang Xun was that "it will be faster after the removal." This hardcore counter-revolutionary, the executioner who slaughtered and suppressed the revolution, has no need to be polite to him. It is also a good thing to wipe out the counter-revolutionary landlords and gentry.

But He Zudao has always had a different opinion, "If we use the method of killing heads to deal with these people, then what is the difference between us and the Manchus?" He Zudao has such an attitude.

"Commissar He, what are you going to do?" Chen Ke is very interested in this.

"Expose their lies." He Zudao replied.

Many of the landlords in Jiangxi had blood debts in their hands, and after the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army first investigated these clearly, they sought justice for the people one by one. If you owe the people a blood debt, you will have to pay for your life. "The murderer dies, and the wounder is punished." Liu Bang still knew three things about the covenant with Sanqin's father, and He Zudao deeply understood this in the Fengtai County base area.

If someone is beheaded because he is a landlord, this is obviously unreasonable. The people will not feel anything other than fear. But letting the murderers repay the blood debt is the "justice" that the people expect and crave. These were the biggest weaknesses of the landlords and gentry.

The landed gentry believed that their lives were worth more than the common people, and that they had the power to maintain their rule by violence. The Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army, as the largest organ of violence in Jiangxi, certainly has the right to use violence to help the people repay their blood debts. Moreover, Ho Zudao believed that the People's Party should not kill the landlords, but should unceremoniously execute the counter-revolution against the People's Party by force. The landlords and gentry were easily frightened by fear, and of course they could fire the first shot at the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army, but from the second shot, they had no poetry.

This is also Chen Ke's struggle strategy in Anhui. The Chinese people are afraid of violence, but the great thing about the Chinese people is that they can understand violence. It has always been justified for the BJP to kill its opponents who are rebelling against armed resistance. As long as they do not kill indiscriminately, but only against the leaders, this kind of killing is completely within the acceptable range of the people.

"Two months ago, less than thirty percent of the people in Zhang Xun's organization remained. I admire Zhang Xun's charisma. He Zudao said with a smile.

Indeed, in the face of such huge military and political pressure, the landlords and gentry still had the backbone to dare to persevere, which Chen Ke appreciated quite a lot. He remembered that his ancestors had praised the family many times. When Chen Ke's hometown was liberated, the husband and wife of the largest local landlord hanged themselves. In order not to cause trouble to others, the two also hanged themselves on their own ground. This family and Chen Ke's family are still in-laws, which is the backbone that Chen Kezu has always appreciated.

I felt that the times had changed, and I felt that I could not adapt to the new era, so I decisively chose to commit suicide in order to live without pain. Or like Chen Kejia, he decisively chose to follow the trend of the progress of the times and follow it without regrets. It's all good to choose from. All reflect excellent personal qualities. Moreover, if they commit suicide decisively, it can also reduce the workload of the People's Party to the greatest extent, and Chen Ke sincerely hopes that the landlords in Jiangxi will have the courage to commit suicide. Using death to show their resistance to the changing times would have saved too much trouble.

"What is Zhang Xun going to do now?" Chen Ke asked.

"We invited Zhang Xun and the gentry to participate in many public trial meetings, and I was surprised that Zhang Xun was able to endure until now and have been fighting by peaceful means. When we inquired about the news, Zhang Xun repeatedly warned those under his command that they would never give us any excuse to kill indiscriminately. This kind of hob meat is really hard to dispose of. Speaking of this, He Zudao also showed a look of admiration, "Chairman Chen, if I were replaced, I really wouldn't be able to do this." I learned a lot from Zhang Xun. ”

"Threesomes must have my teacher. We must learn all the good qualities, including learning from the enemy. Chen Ke also admires Zhang Xun. He Zudao admits that he can't do it to Zhang Xun's level, and Chen Ke knows that he can't do it either. Of course, this is also because Zhang Xun's opponent is the People's Party, and perhaps Zhang Xun has seen through the bottom line of the People's Party's refusal to kill.

"Otherwise, you invite Zhang Xun here, and I'll talk to him." Chen Ke put forward his own opinion.

Zhang Xun was not tall, but his bright eyes, two thick black eyebrows and two thick black beards left a deep impression on Chen Ke. Knowing that Chen Ke was affectionate, Zhang Xun was not afraid at all, and he calmly went to the office of the Nanchang People's Party to meet with Chen Ke. There was no fear in his expression.

After sitting down on both sides, Chen Ke said: "General Zhang, we have also dealt with each other, and the army has also fought each other. I would like to ask, how stubborn are you prepared to resist? ”

Zhang Xun looked Chen Ke up and down, and after a while, he said, "Brother Chen, are you asking me if I am afraid of death?" ”

Called Brother Chen, Chen Ke didn't care at all, he shook his head slightly, and asked calmly: "General Zhang, I estimate that you may know that if you don't rebel, we won't kill you." So, I really want to know, why are you fighting against land reform here? ”

Zhang Xun originally intended to provoke Chen Ke, but he was also a little surprised to see Chen Ke so generous. After hesitating for a moment, Zhang Xun replied: "Everyone's land is not blown by the wind, this is all accumulated by the ancestors little by little. Your People's Party said that everyone's land was confiscated, and this is confiscated. There is no such reason in the world. ”

"After the land reform, the people's lives have changed for the better, does General Zhang think this is not good?" Chen Ke continued to ask. This is Chen Ke's justice, the land reform has pushed the progress of the times, and everyone's life will become better in the progress of the future era, if Zhang Xun can't understand this, Chen Ke will be able to determine how to deal with Zhang Xun's gang.

Zhang Xun was silent again, and the silence lasted quite a long time, and after a long time, Zhang Xun spoke: "Brother Chen, what you said is reasonable. I have also seen some changes after the land reform in Jiangxi. If the people's livelihood has not changed for the better after the land reform, I can't ignore this conscience. But I think you have to give an explanation to the gentry. ”

"What kind of confession?" Chen Ke is very interested in this.

Zhang Xun saw that Chen Ke did not oppress people with power, so he was silent for a while before he said: "I know that the gentry are no match for the People's Party, and since you can hold this power of life and death, the gentry will only fight to the death at most." He Zudao's little doll was very insidious, trying every means to provoke the gentry to rebel, and justifiably killed our sacrificial flag. I, Zhang Xun, are not afraid of death, and I will not let the gentry fall into such a trap. Since Brother Chen asked, I will say bluntly, the land of the gentry is gone, you have to let someone say something and take power. After all, these lands were taken from the gentry, and if there is no explanation, what is this? ”

"General Zhang, can you make it clearer? I still don't know what to say. Just talking about being in power, how can you be in power? What power? Is it to make the gentry a village official? Or let the gentry be the masters of our People's Party? Or is it something else? Chen Ke asked in a kind tone.

"It's ......." Zhang Xun fell silent again. What kind of power is in charge, Zhang Xun really hasn't thought about it. After hearing that the People's Party had conquered Jiangxi, a Jiangxi gentry immediately wrote a letter to Zhang Xun, asking Zhang Xun to bring his troops back to save Jiangxi.

But Zhang Xun had no soldiers and no power at that time, and the troops needed to be paid. Let Zhang Xun pay for his own money to form a force to fight back to Jiangxi, which is obviously unreliable. The People's Party is not even afraid of Beiyang, even if Zhang Xun brings thousands of soldiers, it is just to send him to death. But he couldn't stand the repeated pleas of the Jiangxi gentry. In addition, Yuan Shikai's seizure of central power greatly stimulated Zhang Xun. Zhang Xun was completely loyal to the Manchu Qing in his bones, and seeing that the Manchu Qing Dynasty was no longer playful, his grief and anger turned into the courage to die, so he simply returned to Jiangxi.

However, the situation in Jiangxi was much more than Zhang Xun expected, and although the People's Party was in military control, it did not kill the gentry and plunder the wealth. Zhang Xun immediately came forward in person to contact the local gentry and celebrities in Jiangxi, trying to unite with the People's Party to "ask for an explanation". Unexpectedly, the leader of the People's Party, He Zudao, was insidious and vicious, he first exterminated the bandits and restored order in Jiangxi. Immediately, in the name of repaying blood debts, they suppressed the inferior gentry everywhere. What's even more infuriating is that He Zudao also invited Zhang Xun and other celebrities to participate in the public trial.

The anger of the masses against their oppressors and their excitement at liberation at the public trial really frightened these people enough. The Manchus were afraid of provoking a popular uprising, because in the face of the angry crowd gathered by thousands of people, all the landlords and gentry were a fart. Manchu cleared the dispatch of officers and troops to suppress it, and there was no other means at all. Now that the gentry have no officers and troops to rely on, it is too easy for the people's party to organize the masses and kill some gentry.

And Zhang Xun himself actually doesn't want to see the inferior gentry, Zhang Xun has a rural personality, and he himself may not be able to stop the things of the common people, but let him jump out directly to support these people, Zhang Xun can't do such a thing.

Zhang Xun was particularly shocked by the style of the People's Party. Jiangxi is under military control, and these soldiers not only never extort the common people and plunder the people like other armies. On the contrary, they maintained order and helped the people to resume production in every way. And the common people, who had never been interested in the government, also began to organize and unite under the leadership of the People's Party army.

After all, Zhang Xun has seen many big scenes, and the gentry in Jiangxi are worried about the terrible future of losing their land. Zhang Xun saw a future in which the People's Party would completely overthrow the existing order in Jiangxi.

Especially after visiting the land reform area in Jiangxi in person, Zhang Xun was more sure of his ideas. The People's Party opened schools, built water conservancy, and provided metal farming tools to the masses in the land reform areas. All this rally the masses around the BJP. What is the proportion of gentry landlords in Jiangxi? Less than one percent died. Under the leadership of the increasingly powerful armed forces of the People's Party, it is easy for ninety percent of the people to completely kill less than one percent of the gentry.

Zhang Xun has realized that the current contradiction is not the land issue at all, but the People's Party, which starts with the land issue, will rebuild a new Jiangxi with mud legs and the masters of the country. When this new Jiangxi is built, the gentry will never turn over.

The leader of the People's Party, He Zudao, openly searched for the inferiority of the gentry everywhere, and threatened the gentry under the banner of "avenging the grievances of the people", and some gentry fell into the trap and foolishly used force to confront. As a result, the human head was soon hanging in a prominent position everywhere.

Zhang Xun finally relied on his prestige to persuade the gentry not to act rashly, which can be regarded as preserving part of his strength. until he was received by Chen Ke.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xun has already made up his mind, what is the leader of the People's Party, this is all Chen Ke's ridicule. Zhang Xun said: "If there are no seats for the gentry in the parliament, this will never work. ”

After saying this, Zhang Xun waited with bated breath for Chen Ke to reply, but heard Chen Ke laugh and say, "Is this the request?" ”

"Brother Chen is willing to agree?" Zhang Xun asked in surprise.