"Third uncle, he always does this often?" Chen Lifu waited for Zhuang Jihua to leave and immediately asked, he didn't say a word just now, Zhuang Jihua's casualness in front of Chiang Kai-shek made him, a person who had a special relationship with Chiang Kai-shek, feel envious.

"What, can't you get used to it?" Chiang Kai-shek smiled and asked: "Lifu, talented people all have surnames, especially those of you who came back from the United States, you look at you, you haven't started working yet, remind me that if something is wrong, you will leave, I am reluctant, so I promised you." Zhuang Jihua is the same, he will also go; You have to remember that those who win talents win the world, and we seemed to be chatting just now, but in fact it was not idle chatting, Zhuang Wenge was very smart. You will know these slowly, you remember one, learn more from him, and ask if you don't understand. ”

"Yes, Third Uncle." Chiang Kai-shek mentioned and reminded him that Chen Lifu had a slight red face, that day Chiang Kai-shek scolded an officer angrily, which made him nervous, worried that Chiang Kai-shek would also scold himself like this, so he implied that if he scolded him like this, he would leave, Chiang Kai-shek now took out this example, that is, he would tolerate Zhuang Jihua if he could tolerate it, and there was also a layer of meaning that on the scale in his heart, Zhuang Jihua was as heavy as him.

However, Chen Lifu still had questions: "Since Zhuang Jihua is talented and the work of the intelligence department is also very good, why did he let me take over?" Isn't it ......"

"Don't think about it, I trust the Cultural Revolution," Chiang Kai-shek vetoed Chen Lifu's judgment: "The talent of the Cultural Revolution is not only reflected in intelligence, but also in commanding military and financial affairs, he can do everything, but now he is a little immature and still needs to be tempered." You didn't go to a military school, so you can't lead troops to fight, so I asked you to replace him, and I was going to lead soldiers during the Cultural Revolution. ”

In fact, Chiang Kai-shek took out Zhuang Jihua for another reason, Zhuang Jihua is very powerful externally, and his strategy is bloody, but he is unwilling to be internal, Chiang Kai-shek hinted, but Zhuang Jihua is pretending to be confused, the role of the intelligence department Chiang Kai-shek is clear, so it must be in the hands of an absolutely trusting and absolutely obedient person, Chen Lifu is stronger than Zhuang Jihua in this regard, at least more obedient.

Zhuang Jihua scolded in his heart when he went out, take it out if you take it out of the section chief, and try yourself for a long time, this old Jiang is really not authentic. Chen Zuyan, I haven't heard of it, Jiang Song, Kong, and Chen's four major families, is Chen Zuyan a member of the Chen family, but I really haven't heard of it, after walking two steps, he suddenly stopped, Chen Zuyan, Chen Lifu, now I remembered, secretly scolded myself for being stupid, Chen Zuyan has never heard of it, but Chen Lifu has heard of it, how did this Chen Lifu do intelligence, is it the Central Union? TMD, no matter what, I was originally going to wear a hat cheaply, and the same is true for Chen Lifu, no matter what he did in his previous life, he will be the head of the spy in this era. Zhuang Jihua was in his heart, but he didn't know that Chen Lifu was the founder of Zhongtong.

Just out of the door a Citroen stopped in front of him, the front door of the Citroen opened, the young man sitting in front of the servant costume got out of the car and went around to the back to open the door, took out a wheelchair from the inside, and then went around to the other side, and helped out a middle-aged man with a thin face from inside, Zhuang Jihua felt that this person was very familiar, and after a little thought, he recognized Zhang Jingjiang who had a relationship with Yunqiao.

As soon as Zhang Jingjiang sat in his wheelchair, he saw a young officer in front of Chiang Kai-shek's door, and he thought it was Chiang Kai-shek's guard, and he was wondering why he sent someone to greet him at the door without informing Chiang Kai-shek that he was coming.

"Mr. Jingjiang, after nearly two years of absence, you have always been good." Zhuang Jihua greeted Zhang Jingjiang warmly.

"You are..."Zhang Jingjiang looked at Zhuang Jihua suspiciously, he didn't recognize who it was, but looking at the other party's expression, he should know him, but he has helped too many people in his life, and it is difficult to write them down one by one.

Zhuang Jihua reminded a little apologetically: "I took the liberty to disturb Mr. in Yunqiao back then. ”

Zhang Jingjiang remembered, it turned out that this was the young man in Yunqiao who wanted to buy his own newspaper and was later recommended by Chiang Kai-shek and Deng Yanda to Whampoa, he looked at Zhuang Jihua carefully, and saw Zhuang Jihua carrying the rank of colonel, leaning forward slightly, with a smile on his face, and his eyes were full of joy.

"It's you, I heard Kai-shek talk about you, and he said you are very capable."

Zhuang Jihua smiled a little shyly: "That's the principal's compliment, after the cloud bridge, I haven't seen Mr., a few days ago I saw Mr. talking with people at the venue, I didn't dare to come forward to disturb, and I ask Mr. for forgiveness." ”

Saying that, Zhuang Jihua walked behind Zhang Jingjiang, took the handle of the wheelchair from the servant, and wanted to push Zhang Jingjiang in.

Zhang Jingjiang smiled and waved his hand gently: "Don't, you are a busy person, what should you do, I have nothing to do, I just want to chat with Kai-shek." ”

"There's no hurry, I haven't thanked you for the last time in Yunqiao." Zhuang Jihua insisted on pushing Zhang Jingjiang into the door.

"Don't say thank you, I didn't help you, it was Kai-shek and Zesheng who helped you, I want to thank you and thank them." Zhang Jingjiang didn't want to take credit, and he couldn't think of helping him there.

"Them, I won't thank them, they are my teachers, teachers help students, it's right, I don't need to thank them." Zhuang Jihua said half-truthfully.

"Ha, ha, good! This is decent, thank you for what thanks, flowers and wealth, passing by the clouds, the vast sea of people meet is fate, that is, there is fate, that is, there is a fate, that is the arrangement of God, how to talk about a word of thanks. ”

The two talked and entered the living room, and Chiang Kai-shek came out of the study when he heard the news, and saw that it was Zhuang Jihua who was pushing Zhang Jingjiang, and knew that they met at the door.

"Second brother, why are you here, your legs and feet are inconvenient, what can I do?" Chiang Kai-shek was very polite to Zhang Jingjiang and helped him to sit on the chair, Zhang Jingjiang's feet have become more and more broken in the past two years, and he used to be able to use crutches, but now he can't walk a few steps even if he relies on crutches.

Chen Lifu knew Zhang Jingjiang, he had met Chen Qimei's house before he went to the United States, and when he had just returned to China, he often went to Zhang Jingjiang's house to walk around when he was in Shanghai, and he also had Zhang Jingjiang's advice when he could go to Guangzhou.

After everyone sat down, Zhuang Jihua was about to say goodbye, but Zhang Jingjiang asked him to stay, but Chiang Kai-shek said: "Second brother, there are still important things to do during the Cultural Revolution, and I will accompany you another day; Cultural Revolution, you have to come up with a way as soon as possible, Lifu, you go too. ”

Chiang Kai-shek saw Zhang Jingjiang's question, so he told him what Zhuang Jihua said just now, Zhang Jingjiang nodded and said: "This is really important, it is indeed rare for the Cultural Revolution to see this layer, then hurry up and do it, you don't need to accompany me here." ”

It seemed that Zhang Jingjiang had come to visit the door, but after the two left, Zhang Jingjiang said: "Kai-shek, I came today because I heard that someone was going to propose a bill to impeach the Xishan Conference faction, and I specially asked you to discuss." ”

Chiang Kai-shek didn't even think about it and said: "Impeaching the Xishan Conference faction, it's nothing." ”

Zhang Jingjiang shook his head, he was a little disappointed, Chiang Kai-shek was still not very sensitive politically: "Kai-shek's matter seems simple, but in fact, it is not, most of the people in the Xishan Conference faction are the elders of our party, and they do not approve of the United Communist Party, but there are many sympathizers in the party, and if they are dealt with too harshly, they will feel desperate, and our party will be completely split." ”

"Could it be that serious?" Chiang Kai-shek was somewhat skeptical.

"Kai-shek, you are now the core leader of our party, and you can no longer only care about military issues, but also about the party organization." Zhang Jingjiang implicitly criticized Chiang Kai-shek, and then analyzed for him: "There are only a dozen or twenty people on the table of the Xishan Conference faction, but below, after the Xishan Conference faction issued a manifesto, the reaction of the party headquarters in Yanjing Shanghai and the Sun-Wenism Society in Yanjing and Shanghai, these party departments and societies are now looking at the reaction of the Central Committee; Looking at the people in the Xishan Conference faction, almost all of them were early founders and activists of our party, and they were influential in various places, so we should be cautious in dealing with them. ”

Zhang Jingjiang reminded Chiang Kai-shek that things were indeed not so simple, if the Xishan Conference faction was really expelled, then the Kuomintang split would be likely to expand and go further, and if these people were driven away, then it would be impossible to suppress the spread of [***] in the party in the future. Hollowing out the Kuomintang could become a fact.

"You're right, you can't pass this bill," Chiang Kai-shek figured it out, and was determined to prevent the passage of this bill, but if he came forward, he felt that he was not sure, and now although his military power is heavy, he is still a newcomer in the party: "But it is not easy to dispel it, and [***] will definitely not agree, let Wang Jingwei come forward to do the work." ”

Zhang Jingjiang breathed a sigh of relief, Chiang Kai-shek looked at Zhang Jingjiang, this brother was benevolent to him, he was poor and went to the beach, and even his living expenses were dependent on him, and he recommended himself to Sun Yat-sen, and now in order to support himself, he traveled thousands of miles to Guangzhou to attend the conference, which is really his mentor and friend.

Chiang Kai-shek was a soldier, and once he had made a decision, he immediately took action, and he immediately rushed to Sun Ke's residence, which had just returned to Guangzhou, nominally to discuss with Sun Ke about intra-party unity, but in fact to discuss how to deal with the Xishan Conference faction, Chiang Kai-shek proposed that the Xishan Conference proposal should not be voted on for the time being, and that it should be voted on again at the next congress, so as to give the Xishan Conference faction a chance to reform themselves. Sun Ke naturally welcomed Chiang Kai-shek's attitude, and proposed that he come forward to ask for a postponement of the vote, which played into Chiang Kai-shek's heart.

However, during the debate at the congress on the second day, Sun Ke had a fierce argument with the [***] deputies Yun Daiying, Tan Pingshan, and Yang Kuangan, and the Kuomintang representatives Deng Yanda and Xu Qian who attended the meeting also said that the Xishan Conference faction set up a separate central committee to openly split the party and not deal with it seriously. Seeing that Sun Ke could not resist, Chiang Kai-shek personally went into battle, and he appealed at the meeting to give the people sent by the Xishan Conference a chance to reform themselves, not to be simply expelled. Chiang Kai-shek's attitude surprised the [***] side, and regarded the Xishan Conference faction as a great enemy and resolutely eradicated it, so Peng Pai, Lin Zuhan, Wu Yuzhang and others spoke one after another, demanding the expulsion of the Xishan Conference faction; On the Kuomintang side, Wu Zhihui, Wu Chaoshu, and others expressed their support for Chiang Kai-shek, Wang Ching-wei's attitude was ambiguous, and most of the people in the Xishan Conference faction had many contacts with him after the establishment of the League and the Kuomintang, and in his heart Wang Ching-wei was unwilling to deal with him severely. But more Kuomintang representatives were silent, Li Jishen, Tan Yankai, Zhu Peide and other military generals did not express their position, but although they did not express their position, but their hearts were in support of Chiang Kai-shek, such as Li Jishen, after Hu Hanmin left, Li Jishen felt that the Cantonese people were excluded from the central government, [***] called the Xishan Conference faction a rightist, Hu Hanmin was also called a rightist at the beginning, so he was very disgusted with this statement, and emotionally inclined to Chiang Kai-shek, but because of the contradiction with Chiang Kai-shek, he did not publicly express his attitude.

Chiang Kai-shek, seeing that the debate was stalemate and that he had a slight advantage, summoned the representatives of the Whampoa Military Academy and the First Army system to the garrison headquarters for a meeting that night, and invited party representative Wang Jingwei to attend, at which Chiang Kai-shek asked the delegates to support him, and this was a hornet's nest, and there were a large number of [***] members of the Whampoa Military Academy and the First Army, and Jiang Xianyun and Yang Qigang among the students, and Jin Fozhuang and Xiong Xiong among the officers did not approve of it.

Jiang Xianyun took the lead in standing up and objecting: "President, the Xishan Conference faction violated the three major policies of the prime minister and split the central government, and should be severely punished." ”

Chiang Kai-shek had already estimated the opposition of the [***] member deputies, so he was very patient with Kai-shek, who said: "I did not say that they would not be punished severely, but these people have also made meritorious contributions and made great contributions in the struggles of Xinhai, Yuan, and the protection of the law, so I think they should be given a chance to rehabilitate, postpone the vote, and wait for them to rehabilitate, and if they continue to insist, it is not too late to give them severe punishment." ”

However, Chiang Kai-shek's reasons did not convince these deputies, Yang Qigang and Xiong Xiong spoke one after another to express different opinions, and Chiang Kai-shek explained one by one that Wang Jingwei was still like that, and the two sides were in harmony, and he did not tell a word of truth; Chiang Kai-shek had no choice but to give Zhuang Jihua a look and let Zhuang Jihua express his position by name.

From the meeting to the present, Zhuang Jihua has never said a word, he has been weighing the pros and cons in his heart, if he clearly expresses his support for Chiang Kai-shek, [***] will definitely not agree, and it is impossible to agree, the goal of the Xishan Conference faction is [***], if [***] does not fight back, will it be bullied in the future; Therefore, supporting Chiang Kai-shek now will inevitably arouse [***] disgust, which will be detrimental to his own work in the next step; However, Chiang Kai-shek's attitude was very stubborn, and it was impossible for him to admit defeat at this meeting, which was attended by his subordinates and students, and with his consistent thinking, he would link the results of the meeting with his prestige.

After repeatedly weighing the pros and cons, Zhuang Jihua decided to put forward a compromise plan: "President, Chairman Wang, teachers, classmates," Zhuang Jihua stood up and said to everyone: "The Xishan Conference faction openly set up a separate Central Committee, which is a serious mistake and must be dealt with, otherwise the prestige of the Central Committee cannot be maintained; The congress should adopt a resolution that should point out the mistakes made by the Xishan faction, correct the thinking of all party members, and reassure [***] and Soviet Russia that we still adhere to the three major policies and oppose the division of the Communist Party. ”

Zhuang Jihua's words made Chiang Kai-shek wake up, and [***] insisted on dealing with the Xishan Conference faction because he was not worried about the vacillation of the Kuomintang in Guangzhou.

"As for how to deal with it, I think the principal is right, he should be given a chance to recognize his mistakes, allow them to correct them, and the central government will not close the door. However, the ringleaders should be dealt with severely, including expulsion from the party, and others should be dealt with lightly. ”

As soon as Zhuang Jihua finished speaking, Wang Jingwei immediately expressed his support: "The Cultural Revolution is right, this is the old Cheng Mouguo, if you don't deal with it, you can't deal with it, and it's not right to deal with it all, deal with some and save some, I agree." ”

After Wang Jingwei finished speaking, he glanced at the venue happily, and Chiang Kai-shek carried Wang Jingwei's happy smile, and suddenly realized in his heart that this Wang Jingwei was fishing in troubled waters. Wang Ching-wei had much more political experience than Chiang Kai-shek, and he knew the pros and cons of Chiang Kai-shek's plan for a long time, but he never spoke, but watched Chiang Kai-shek argue with his students, and in his opinion the greater the differences between Chiang Kai-shek and his students and subordinates, the better, so that it would be easier for him to control the army.

After Chiang Kai-shek came to his senses, he secretly scolded Wang Jingwei for being despicable and shameless, and then thought about Zhuang Jihua's proposal, and found that this may be the best solution at present, which not only comforted [***] but also left space and time for the Kuomintang to bridge the split, so he also followed to express his support, but because he fell behind Wang Jingwei, in the eyes of others, Chiang Kai-shek obeyed Wang Jingwei's command.

Subsequently, Zeng Guangqing and Wang Maogong also stood up one after another to express their support, and Jiang Xianyun, Yang Qigang, Xiong Xiong and other [***] members also reluctantly accepted the suggestion, but they made up their minds to report to the district committee first and listen to the instructions of the district committee.

After the matter of the Xishan Conference faction came to an end, Zhuang Jihua stood up again and said: "President, Chairman Wang, I also want to put forward a bill to the conference, and I hope to get the support of all the delegates. ”

Chiang Kai-shek and Wang Jingwei exchanged glances with each other, Wang Jingwei didn't know at all, so his eyes were asking, but Chiang Kai-shek guessed seven or eight points, but he didn't expect Zhuang Jihua to come up with a way like this, so his eyes were surprised.

"The workers' and peasants' movement is developing rapidly, and some agreements have been reached between the trade unions and peasant associations in various localities on the one hand, and the factory owners and landlords on the other, but I think that agreements alone are not enough, and that laws should be enacted, so tomorrow I will submit a bill to the General Assembly, and the national government will establish a law on the protection of labor and a law on the protection of peasants as soon as possible, and I hope that everyone will support me at that time."

As soon as Zhuang Jihua's voice fell, Jiang Xianyun, who knew more about Zhuang Jihua, knew that Zhuang Jihua had begun to do something, and he wanted to restrict the workers' and peasants' movement through these two laws.

Zhuang Jihua also weighed and changed intra-party cooperation to extra-party cooperation, this topic is too sensitive, and with the Xishan Conference faction in front, it is easy to misunderstand people and incur opposition from the two parties; Therefore, after consulting with Zeng Kuoqing, He Jinhan and others, he decided to start with the workers' and peasants' movement.

(To be continued)