The street trees on the side of the road stretched their branches and leaves in the sunlight, and cast the shadows of the branches and leaves on the oily pavement, making the road surface look mottled.

Connecting Beijing and Xishan, this road has always been a busy arterial road, with a lot of traffic and bustle, just like the wheat fields on the roadside, responding to the rhythm of the industrial age.

Now it is not far from the autumn harvest, there are many farmers in the wheat field, some agricultural machinery is also dragged to the field, doing some necessary maintenance, the wheat field is golden, but the ridge can smell the smell of oil, the traditional agricultural production mode has been more and more interfered with by industrial technology, although the economic depression has affected the further promotion of agricultural machinery, but as long as the pace of the industrial age continues to move forward, then agriculture will continue to seek a way out from the technology of the industrial age.

Looking at the golden wheat field, Xiong Chengji's mood finally improved, and like him, Zhang Taiyan, who was sitting next to him, also showed a rare smile.

Now, Xiong Chengji and Zhang Taiyan are sitting in the same car and talking, and the car is also driving along this Payouma Road in the direction of Xishan.

"Ajin, this year is a good year.

Zhang Taiyan said with a smile.

"Yes, the wind and rain are smooth, and the harvest must be brushed, but the economy is in recession, but the price of agricultural products has never been raised." Xiong Chengji nodded.

"The price of industrial products can't be raised, but there is no way, all countries are like this, now the whole world is the same, China's domestic market is relatively large, and it can barely survive, but countries like its own can't hold on, so ah, Japan will hurriedly provoke disputes in New Guinea, occupy Papua, try to expand the commodity sales market and immigration areas, and solve the domestic crisis."

Seeing that Zhang Taiyan suddenly mentioned this topic, Xiong Chengji was a little strange and asked: "I'm over there in Nanyang, and I know a little about the Papua conflict, I don't know how many people in China pay attention to this topic?" ”

"Not much. At present, most of the Chinese people are staring at their own jobs, and they have little attention to international affairs, that is, some journalists and strategic analysts are paying attention to this matter, and this time the League of Nations mediated the Papua conflict, and the central government of our country was also invited to send an observer to assist the League of Nations in its investigation. However, since Japan is not a member of the League of Nations, then there is no right to decide, in fact, the matter basically depends on the attitude of Britain and France, while Japan appears to be quite isolated, and more importantly, the US government is also extremely dissatisfied with Japan's expansion in New Guinea, so it may be difficult for Japan to bargain. Now some people say that Japan may withdraw from the League of Nations, but this matter is not groundless. Speaking of this, Zhang Taiyan sighed, changed his words, and talked about another topic.

"In fact, some people in China are also advocating joining the League of Nations, but what are the benefits of joining the League of Nations for China? Japan's situation has proven that Britain and France, which dominate the affairs of the League of Nations, will never allow any action that touches or threatens the interests of both countries, and Papua is Australia's sphere of influence and Britain is Australia's backer. Japan's tossing in Papua is tantamount to challenging British interests, and it is strange that the British government does not fight back. Therefore, Zhao Zhenhua's decision not to join the League of Nations was correct, and over the years, it is indeed in the national interest that China can ignore the resolutions of the League of Nations and take separate action. ”

"Why are you talking about this all of a sudden?" Xiong Chengji is strange.

"Last night, I talked with a few old friends at a meeting of the National League, and I learned that the Japanese Government is now stepping up contacts with some influential people in Chinese political circles through some channels in an attempt to obtain China's strong support, not only diplomatic support, but also military and political support on the issue of the Papua conflict. I'm worried that if this matter continues like this, Japan may drag our country into a war against Britain and France, so I bring up this topic now, just to negotiate with you first, and wait to see Zhao Zhenhua, we also need to mention this matter, now it seems that Zhao Zhenhua's recovery is almost a foregone conclusion, and the rest is only a matter of time, if the next president is Zhao Zhenhua, then, it is necessary to remind him that the world is facing a new large-scale war, Perhaps even more staggering than the last European war, I am a pacifist who opposes war and does not want to see my country involved in any global war. Zhang Taiyan said.

"It's useless. Zhao Zhenhua has always been cautious, and no one can change what he decides, and he will almost certainly not side with the European powers in the case of New Guinea. Besides, this time we went to Xishan, we are going to celebrate Mr. Han's birthday, if we suddenly talk about the topic of world war, it will inevitably be a little unpleasant, this matter can be discussed, but not today, moreover, there are a lot of domestic problems now, where is the mood to care about the international situation? As for the danger of war, it does exist, but it has not yet burned its eyebrows, so it is better to be concerned about the domestic situation first. ”

Xiong Chengji shook his head, he was not interested in this topic at all, although he settled in Nanyang, but after returning to China this time, he found that spiritually speaking, he has always been on the side of the motherland, and the domestic crisis affected his heart, making him almost sleepless at night.

The day before yesterday, the veterans entered Beijing to petition, Xiong Chengji originally planned to enter Beijing immediately, but after they got off the bus in Changxindian, they failed to arrive in Beijing in time, and when they walked to Nanyuan, they were stopped by the troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The veterans who tried to enter Beijing were also stopped. No. At that time, Li Yuanhong, the president of the Republic of China, had officially issued a martial law order, no matter who he was, as long as he did not have a pass, he could not enter Beijing, and it was precisely because of this that Xiao Xiong Chengji and Zhang Taiyan and others were delayed in Nanyuan for a day, until yesterday, Zhang Taiyan managed to get a pass from the martial law headquarters, and everyone was able to rush to the capital, and temporarily settled down in a newspaper controlled by the National League, and learned the details of the entire petition in the newspaper office.

Xiong Chengji was very surprised by Zhao Bei's performance in this incident, in his opinion, whether in terms of strategy or tactics, Zhao Bei has achieved a comprehensive victory, whether it is the presidential palace, or the Congress, they have lost a mess in this puzzle carefully arranged by Zhao Bei, it can be said that the presidential election has not yet begun, and the overall situation has basically been decided. Even if Congress does not amend the relevant election laws, it will not affect Zhaobei's overall strategic victory.

If before entering Beijing, Xiong Chengji only suspected that Zhao Bei was planning this veterans' march behind the scenes, then the details he learned after entering Beijing undoubtedly confirmed his previous speculation that Zhao Bei was indeed the chief planner behind this incident, and his purpose was very clear, that is, to regain control of the central power.

Therefore, Xiong Chengji is not in the mood to pay attention to the New Guinea crisis at all, his mind is now almost all on this domestic crisis, this is a political crisis, threatening the entire constitutional system, Xiong Chengji fully believes that as long as Zhao Bei regains the central power, it will almost certainly re-stage the political game, which is determined by strongman politics, not to anyone's will, Italy is a lesson from the past, and Germany is currently moving in this direction.

Xiong Chengji did not want to see China embark on this path, and he was surprised by the conclusion that he had come to after carefully studying the issue during the days of his expedition to Jidali, because this road led to war.

On the one hand, strongman politics, on the other hand, the crisis in New Guinea, both of which will drag the country into the whirlwind of war, and the most worrying of them is strongman politics, because under this system, the direction of the country's progress is completely determined by a strongman, not by the will of the people, the possibility of making a wrong choice is very great, and the possibility of making the right choice is very likely to win the war, which is only good for the strongman, and will further strengthen the dominance of the strongman, if the war is lost, the strongman may not step down, But the country and its citizens have been hurt even more. This is not what Xiong Chengji wants to see, and it is not what most constitutionalists want to see.

Therefore, sitting in the car, Xiong Chengji has been pondering this question, how to help the National League win the presidential election, he instinctively believes that if Zhao Bei really intends to return to the presidential palace through the election campaign, its biggest enemy is the National League representing the interests of the chaebol, as long as it helps the National League to win the election, then, Zhao Bei's wishful thinking will fail, theoretically, the country will continue to be in the hands of the constitutionalists.

Of course, this is only the ideal situation. Xiong Chengji will not be naïve enough to think that Zhao Bei will really "respect the law" In fact, he also thinks that Zhao Bei is likely to be ready for a military coup, but what kind of situation this military coup will break out, Xiong Chengji has no clue now.

It is precisely for this reason that when Zhang Taiyan was worried that the crisis in New Guinea would drag China into war, Xiong Chengji did not have any interest in it, and he was also opposed to discussing this topic with Zhao Bei at today's gathering.

Seeing that Xiong Chengji didn't want to talk about the New Guinea crisis, Zhang Taiyan changed his mind. Topic.

"Look, those trucks are loaded with representatives of veterans, as well as their families, they all went to Xishan to attend Zhao Zhenhua's father-in-law's birthday banquet, and now, I'm afraid that there is already a commotion."

Hearing Zhang Taiyan say this, Xiong Chengji looked at the window on the right, and sure enough, he saw several military trucks speeding by, rolling away in the dust, and it seemed that he could hear the sound of military songs. Zhao Zhenhua painstakingly planned: "Congress is far from being an opponent. This crisis is extraordinary. ”

Xiong Chengji sighed and retracted his gaze, originally he was also very sympathetic to those veterans, but when he found out that they were just tools in Zhao Bei's hands, Xiong Chengji's thoughts changed a little, and he was a little sad about his misfortune and angry that he didn't wake up, but then again. In such a situation of economic crisis, how many people can remain sane and sober?

"We all underestimated Zhao Zhenhua, this person is indeed a hero, this era may belong to the hero, we are afraid that we are people who talk on paper."

Zhang Taiyan understood the distress in Xiong Chengji's heart, but he didn't know how to comfort him, so he had to sigh.

The car was quiet at this point, and only the roar of the engine could be heard, monotonous and boring, full of the hustle and bustle of the industrial age, which made people uneasy.

It wasn't until the sedan arrived at Xishan that the roar of the engine began to subside and the speed slowed down. and eventually stopped on the side of the road.

Xiong Chengji and Zhang Taiyan got out of the car, looked up, and couldn't help but smile bitterly, but saw that the road ahead was already full of all kinds of vehicles, traffic tombs, and some Wehrmacht soldiers with armbands were maintaining order here and assisting the police in directing traffic.

Looking out over the fields on the side of the road, hundreds of military tents were lined up neatly, and the sound of silk and bamboo drifted in the wind, and there was no doubt that this was the place where the birthday banquet was held.

(To be continued.)