Soong Meiling was able to make Chiang Kai-shek abandon the women in front of him and marry herself, in addition to political reasons, the main reason was that she was too good. Compared with Mao, Yao Yicheng, and Chen Jieru, she is not at the same level in terms of knowledge, cultivation, and demeanor, she is a standard American-educated lady, and Chiang Kai-shek definitely fell in love with her at first sight.

Over the years, Song Meiling followed Chiang Kai-shek, not only improving Chiang Kai-shek's quality of life, but also learning Chiang Kai-shek's Chinese-style strategy. Therefore, seeing that Song Qingling and Ni Hua both spoke out against it, they did not panic, and drove Liu Yimin out, and the three sisters talked in English in the house.

After Liu Yimin left the house, he stood in the courtyard and thought about his thoughts silently. The surroundings were quiet, only the figures of the guards stood still, accompanied by the red light of Liu Yimin's flickering cigarette hair, adding a touch of indescribable mystery and gloom to the summer night.

Luo Ronghuan and Cai Zhong didn't go far, and when they saw Liu Yimin sitting quietly smoking in the courtyard alone, they knew that he was very upset, so they came over and stood beside him.

Cai Zhong saw that Liu Yimin's face was cloudy, and he completely lost the vivid and flying look of Ping Yue, and couldn't help but persuade in a low voice: "Things in the world are not so perfect, and there are always sacrifices." ”

Without waiting for Cai Zhong to finish speaking, Liu Yimin said coldly: "Why don't you make some sacrifices?" Why is it always made that I am made to make sacrifices? Don't think about my private affairs, if you have time, think about how the army will retaliate against Shandong, and what we should do! ”

After saying that, he turned his head and walked to the other side, standing alone under the locust tree in the yard and smoking cigarettes one after another. made Luo Ronghuan and Cai Zhong's faces more and more serious, and they stood there like sculptures.

After a long time, Song Meiling called Liu Yimin in, and also called Luo Ronghuan and Cai Zhong in by the way.

Song Meiling looked at Liu Yimin, her eyes swept over Luo Ronghuan and Cai Zhong's faces again, and then said: "Senior Commander Liu, Mrs. Sun said that you [***] and the Eighth Route Army have policies that do not allow polygamy. The Republic of China also has a decree that advocates monogamy. You are now in love with your husband and wife, and your wife is pregnant and waiting to give birth, so it is impossible to divorce and remarry. Ni Hua is my cousin and my own cousin, and a relative of the former Premier Mr. Zhongshan and Chairman Chiang, and she has no right to trample on the dignity of the leader and the law, let alone shame her relatives, nor can she do immoral things to force people to divorce. You are a high-ranking general of the country, a hero of resistance recommended by the whole nation, and your reputation cannot be damaged. We can't help you, and we're already very guilty, and we can't make it difficult for you anymore. Besides, the dignity of the daughter of the Ni family does not allow Ni Hua to serve with others. Just now, Mrs. Sun criticized me and Ni Hua, I no longer insist on acquiescing to the erroneous proposition that you have two wives, Ni Hua will not cause trouble for you here, we will not affect your command of the battle, and we will leave tomorrow. Reporters from the United States followed us to Wuhan. Ni Hua also went back with me to assist me in developing diplomatic relations with the United States and Europe, and tried to win more foreign aid for the country's war of resistance. From today onwards, you are no longer allowed to declare that Ni Hua is your wife, and Ni Hua is no longer allowed to claim that she is your wife. If one day you can still propose to Ni Hua in a bright and bright way, putting aside Chairman Jiang and political issues, our family is willing to sincerely bless you and marry your daughter in a beautiful manner. If you don't have this kind of opportunity, you can only blame your fate. You go and get ready, bring the American press corps here, and we're going to leave as soon as possible. ”

Liu Yimin never imagined that these three of China's best women would discuss and come up with such a result, as if he was stupid, his eyes stared at Song Meiling in a daze, and he couldn't say a word.

Seeing Liu Yimin's demeanor like this, Cai Zhong knew that he was stunned, took a step forward, saluted and said: "Report to Mrs. Sun and Mrs. Jiang, Comrade Ni Hua can't go with you, she is the vice president of our Eighth Route Army General Hospital, and her post is on the front line of the anti-Japanese war." If she wants to leave, she must be approved by the headquarters of the 18th Army. ”

Song Meiling's beautiful eyes suddenly became as sharp as a knife: "Director Cai, does the Eighteenth Group Army still belong to the National Revolutionary Army?" Still carry out the orders of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief? I made this decision on behalf of the Central Military Commission and on behalf of Generalissimo Jiang Zhongzheng, Chairman of the National Committee, not to mention Ni Hua, or General Zhu De, commander-in-chief of the 18th Group Army. What do you want? Do you want to detain Chairman Chiang's relatives? ”

Luo Ronghuan hurriedly said: "Mrs. Jiang, please calm your anger, Director Cai's meaning is not what you think." Ni Hua is our comrade and comrade-in-arms, and it is human nature for us to care about her. If you want to take her away, of course we can only say goodbye. However, the matter is more complicated. If you see if this is good, please ask Mrs. Sun and Mrs. Jiang to rest for a while, and we will report to the headquarters, and let Master Liu and Comrade Ni Hua talk separately to see if we can find other better ways. As the saying goes, it is better to demolish ten temples than to destroy one family. Could it be that we still want to be the old Fahai? ”

Song Qingling spoke: "Political Commissar Luo, don't say it again." Mrs. Jiang insisted that Ni Hua stay, and Ni Hua himself did not want to leave, this was my idea. Generally speaking, Ni Hua served the War of Resistance wherever he went, and he was able to treat the wounded in the Eighth Route Army, and he could carry out foreign exchanges in the rear. From a personal level, although it is a marriage problem between the two of them, this matter is not simple, and no one wants others to say that the Chinese hero Liu Yimin is greedy for beauty and has two wives. Taking a step back, even if Master Liu wants to divorce and marry Ni Hua now, it won't work. Everyone has a real surname, Master Liu's wife is pregnant, and abandoning a person who is about to become a mother at this time will be spurned by everyone, and it is extremely dishonorable. This matter is not negotiable at the moment, so don't talk about it anymore. In addition, my old uncle is very old, and he looks forward to seeing his daughter every day, and we take Ni Hua back to fulfill one of the old man's wishes. When the conditions are ripe in the future, can Ni Hua come back! She is also a cadre of the Eighth Route Army, but if she changes her job, it's not a big deal. ”

Liu Yimin was already sober at this time, glanced at Ni Hua, and saw that her face was lowered, and tears kept dripping from the corners of her eyes, he felt that he was a bastard, and let his beloved woman suffer in this embarrassment of unclear identity, but he was absolutely unwilling to give up his love like this. So, Liu Yimin opened his mouth and said: "Mrs. Sun, Mrs. Jiang, this matter can't be said like this. I love Ni Hua, she is the first woman in my life, my first love, my longing lover and relative. You don't know about the two of us, and you shouldn't worry about it. Ni Hua is Ni Hua, you are you, whether it is the first prime minister or Chairman Jiang, no one has the right to interfere with the freedom of marriage. As long as two people love each other, whether they are monogamous or monogamous, it will not affect our contribution to the war of resistance. Besides, the international community knows that Ni Hua is my wife, and Chairman Chiang and the leaders of our party have all admitted this fact, and they cannot explain it to all sides if something suddenly happens. I think that Ni Hua came back from across the ocean just to reunite with me and fight side by side together. It's okay to go back and visit your family, but you can't break us up. Besides, I also have a brigade commander named Hong Tao here, who is seriously wounded, the bullet has been left in the lungs, and his life is dying, waiting for Ni Hua to come back and operate on him! Originally, he couldn't support it anymore, but it was I who told him that our army would have a very clever doctor come and operate on him, and he is alive until now. Therefore, I think this is the case, you go back to Wuhan first, and when Ni Hua finishes the operation on our brigade commander Hong Tao, I will send someone to send her back to visit relatives. If it really doesn't work, you can also wait for the situation in Shandong to stabilize and bring her family to reunite. Don't worry, her parents are my parents, and I will definitely do my best to raise them. ”

As soon as Ni Hua heard that there were seriously injured people waiting for surgery, he was anxious, and he stopped crying, and hurriedly asked where the injured were and if he could be operated on immediately?

Liu Yimin replied that Brigadier Commander Hong Tao was too injured to move with the troops, and now he was recuperating in the rear and waiting for surgery.

Song Meiling glanced at Ni Hua, sighed, and said in her heart that this stupid girl was sold by others and had to help others count the money. He said: "Division Commander Liu, the other reasons you said are untenable, you are a revolutionary soldier, and you should set an example for the whole people, how can you find a reason to justify your dishonorable idea of being a husband and wife?" As for the seriously injured you mentioned, you can consider it, but Ni Hua brought back six American medical teams to aid China, and their medical skills are definitely not lower than Ni Hua's, so they can operate on Brigadier Hong. If you don't have a better reason, don't say it again. I have nothing to say about changing to others, but Ni Hua is my own cousin, and it is impossible for her to suffer this kind of grievance. You go and arrange it, and we'll leave tomorrow. ”

Cai Zhong is a strong-willed person, and he is extremely disgusted with Chiang Kai-shek and [***] in his heart, originally he was afraid that he would bring personal grievances to work and affect the overall situation. But he didn't want Liu Yimin to be unlucky, and when he heard Song Meiling say this, he went up directly: "Mrs. Jiang, as far as I know, the former Prime Minister Mr. Sun Yat-sen also had an original wife at home, but this does not affect the respect and love of the Chinese people for Mrs. Sun and Mr. Song Qingling. Chairman Jiang also has an original match in his family, and it will not affect your lofty status, Madame Chiang. Why is it the turn of Master Liu, so it must be one and two? ”

This was too much, and Song Meiling was angry three times at once, her willow eyebrows were upside down, and she slapped the coffee table in front of her with her hand: "Presumptuous!" As a high-ranking military officer, you dare to speak out about the leader! Who gave you such audacity? Besides, Chairman Jiang published a statement in the newspaper and publicly divorced his former wife and proposed to me, can Liu Yimin do it? He didn't even dare to marry Ni Hua, what was the purpose? Don't you just want to enjoy the blessings of all people, but you are afraid of going against your ideas? This is a typical seduction of a woman from a good family, no different from a hooligan! Are you all like that? You're not qualified to talk to me, step down! ”

Cai Zhongqi's eyes were on fire, his hands were clenched into fists, and he almost wanted to go up and make a move with Song Meiling.

Liu Yimin grabbed Cai Zhong, thought about it, and felt that he was indeed sorry for Ni Hua, and it was really difficult for a strong man to let such a beautiful girl be wronged with him. There is no way to do this at present, it is a dead knot, and it is also a good choice for Ni Hua to leave temporarily. But when I thought of this separation, it was likely that I would never see each other again for the rest of my life, and my heart was twisted and painful, and the grievances in my heart arched straight up, so I simply broke the jar and broke it: "This is not good, that is not good, is it necessary to force my wife to be separated for the sake of monogamy?" Forget it, things have come to this point, I don't want to say anything, I just hate this damn war, people's fate is not autonomous, and how many beautiful feelings are destroyed alive. I agree that Ni Hua will go back with Mrs. Sun and Mrs. Jiang, and the good sons and daughters will serve the Anti-Japanese War wherever they are. Political Commissar Luo, please report to the Central Committee, I formally propose to divorce Comrade Tang Xingying, and ask the Central Committee to transfer her back to Xi'an to work and return to Xi'an to give birth. At the same time, you report to the Central Committee that I have dissolved my marriage contract with Comrade Ni Hua, and in all our propaganda in the future, we must not mention that Comrade Ni Hua is my wife. Whether Comrade Ni Hua is willing to work in the capacity of vice president of the Eighth Route Army Field Hospital is up to her to decide, and no one is allowed to interfere. In the future, I will no longer talk about marriage with any woman, whether it is Tang Xingying or Ni Hua, including others, I don't want anyone, and concentrate on fighting. ”

Liu Yimin came back from Qingdao, and he didn't even bother to eat, and he has been busy until now. After finishing speaking, the shelf also fell, and his eyes were sour with grievances: "Ni Hua, you are a good girl, I'm sorry for you." Forget me! Go back to the U.S. and continue your medical studies, it's not for you! I'll bow to you, and it's an atonement! After speaking, he bowed deeply to Ni Hua.

Ni Hua burst into tears, ran over and hugged Liu Yimin while crying and said: "I don't want you to divorce, as long as you and I get married, when we finish fighting the devil, let's go and live abroad." Ignore them anymore. ”

Song Meiling's face was grim, she stepped forward, pulled Ni Hua over, and scolded: "You and I sit honestly, there is no such thing as a girl in our family, that is, someone else comes to propose marriage with flowers, and I want to see if he is qualified!" ”

Liu Yimin's eyes were full of tears, he looked at Ni Hua reluctantly, and said forcibly: "Political Commissar Luo, I still have something to do, so I won't send Mrs. Sun, Mrs. Jiang and Ni Hua anymore, you will follow Mrs. Jiang's orders." ”

After speaking, he stood up and took one last look at Ni Hua, then stumbled out of the house, walked into the yard, shouted Li Xiaoshuai to lead the horse, got on the horse and galloped into the night.

After Liu Yimin left, the house suddenly fell into a very embarrassing atmosphere.

Cai Zhong said angrily: "Mrs. Sun, Mrs. Jiang, are you satisfied now?" After speaking, he said to Luo Ronghuan: "Political commissar, I still have something to do, so I'll go first." You send the two ladies! He turned around and left.

The room was cold, and only Ni Hua was crying mournfully.

Luo Ronghuan couldn't go anymore, thinking about it, he felt that it was different from the time of the Long March, and he couldn't just let Ni Hua go, which was inconsistent with the spirit of the chairman's telegram, and the central leaders didn't mean to let Ni Hua go, but just let Liu Yimin handle it properly. The crux of the problem lies in the word "proper", how to deal with it properly? Obviously, as Liu Yimin said when he was angry just now, the handling method was absolutely inappropriate, not to mention the chicken and eggs, and also hurt Tang Xingying and Ni Hua at the same time. It's a hard question to grasp.

Leaving Ni Hua, not to mention that Liu Yimin may be held accountable for violating the marriage policy in the future, Chiang Kai-shek alone may take advantage of the relationship between Liu Yimin and Ni Hua to make a big fuss. But if Ni Hua is really gone, aside from Ni Hua's medical skills, and not to mention the problem of Liu Yimin's wife being separated, the loss at the political level alone is huge, which means that all the work that Liu Yimin has relied on Ni Hua in the United States over the years has been in vain. Luo Ronghuan couldn't tell how big this loss would be, but he intuitively knew that it must be a loss with a lot of impact.

Therefore, Luo Ronghuan said euphemistically: "Mrs. Sun, Mrs. Jiang, you also heard what Master Liu said just now, if things really end like that, I'm afraid it will not be good for anyone." In the case of Master Liu, it is natural that his wife is separated and Lao Yanfei is divided, but Ni Hua may not be able to be happy. Do you think that's going to work? As for Ni Hua, stay for the time being, and just happen to operate on Comrade Hong Tao. After I consult the headquarters, I will determine whether Comrade Ni Hua will return to the rear. Of course, I also know that Ni Hua's work with Mrs. Sun and Mrs. Jiang is also to contribute to the Anti-Japanese War, and she can also stay in the rear to deal with related issues as a representative of our instructors. However, Ni Hua is a comrade with international influence, and the matter involves the relationship between her and Master Liu, so I can't be the master. If you take her away now, it will be difficult for Ni Hua to meet with Master Liu again in the future, so please consider this. ”

After Liu Yimin left, Song Meiling actually regretted it very much in her heart, Chiang Kai-shek asked her to marry Liu Yimin and Ni Hua, but not to let her take Ni Hua back. The joint in the middle is very powerful, she knows it clearly, the problem is that Chiang Kai-shek's little Jiujiu can't say it to Song Qingling and Ni Hua.

After thinking about it, Song Meiling said: "Political Commissar Luo, it's not that I and the second sister don't understand each other, the problem is that Ni Hua can't follow Liu Yimin so unexplained, right?" Will she still be alive after a big girl's family? Now there is everything to say, the sensible one says that Ni Hua supported his lover in the War of Resistance and abandoned everything in the United States to return to China to participate in the war, and the ignorant one said that the girl in our family followed Liu Yimin without a wedding, and she didn't even want her father and mother. I also understand that the two of them do have feelings, but Liu Yimin doesn't even have the attitude of divorce and remarriage, is this how he practices his beloved girl? Are you all cold-blooded people, trampling on pure love for the sake of your ideals, career, face, and discipline? ”

When she said this, Song Meiling originally wanted to say that I will give you two choices, one is to take Ni Hua away, and the other is to let Liu Yimin marry Ni Hua immediately, and publish a newspaper stating that Ni Hua is Liu Yimin's legal wife. It means that as long as Liu Yimin and Ni Hua are officially married, they will no longer ask him how to deal with the problem of his two wives, which is tantamount to acquiescing to the fact that Liu Yimin is monogamous and biwifery, and it can be regarded as completing the task assigned by Chiang Kai-shek.

However, at this time, Song Meiling's heart suddenly sudden, she suddenly realized that Ni Hua had laid a good foundation in the United States some time ago, and this time she came back and brought back a lot of materials, equipment and talents, indicating that the Americans have begun to quietly change their position. If we can open up relations with the United States and get Americans to support China's war of resistance, then wouldn't weapons and equipment, aircraft and artillery have anything to offer? When the time comes, equip a hundred American-style divisions, and then let the US Air Force knock down the air force, how can that little devil be [***] opponent? Thinking about it again, this is not a dream in vain, Liu Yimin once said that the Americans will definitely have a conflict with Xiao Yueben, and they will definitely provide large-scale assistance to China. If that were the case, it would be necessary to consider the question of who the Americans would help. If they were instigated by Ni Hua and gave aid to the [***] Eighth Route Army, wouldn't the trouble be even greater?

Thinking of this, Song Meiling secretly laughed at Chiang Kai-shek's soil buns in her heart, her vision was too short-sighted, just thinking about using Ni Hua to tie Liu Yimin and make trouble for Liu Yimin, why couldn't she see that Ni Hua was her right-hand man in contact with the United States? As long as there is the support of the United States, Xiao Yueben is not afraid, let alone [***] and Liu Yimin? Ni Hua must be taken away.

Therefore, after a slight pause, Song Meiling said to Song Qingling and Ni Hua: "Second sister, little cousin, Liu Yimin's wife is a heroine who kills the enemy for the country, if we blindly force Liu Yimin and the little cousin to marry, it will be very immoral, and it is also an extreme injustice to the Chinese women who are actively resisting." Listen to me, let's go, if Liu Yimin deals with his private affairs and can propose to Ni Hua in the future, we will hold a wedding for them. If you can't, don't force it. This is the front line, the fighting is tense, and we can only cause trouble for the troops here and affect their operations. ”

Song Qingling originally advocated that Ni Hua return to the rear first, because she felt that Liu Yimin might have two wives, which was very immoral, no different from those warlords. At this time, Liu Yimin said very resolutely that he wanted to divorce his wife and no longer marry anyone, Song Qingling felt that something must have gone wrong in this matter, maybe Liu Yimin was extremely aggrieved in his heart, and he might really have done something wrong this time. If it is really like what Liu Yimin said, he ended up with a wife and a separation, how can he meet Liu Yimin in the future!

Song Qingling thought for a long time before whispering: "Meiling, should we think about this matter again, is it a bit hasty." I think Master Liu and Ni Hua are really in love with each other, do you want to leave them some time and let them think seriously and make their own decisions? ”

Song Meiling had already made up her mind at this time, and she wanted to take people away as soon as possible while Liu Yimin and Ni Hua had not reacted and couldn't guess their mysteries. Lest there be long nights and dreams, leaving [***] a chance to win US aid. Therefore, she said to Song Qingling very resolutely: "There is nothing to discuss, it is impossible for my little cousin to be a little wife for others." If Liu Yimin really loves Ni Hua, he should divorce, and then sincerely propose. Now that his wife is pregnant, and she is still with him on the front line to fight with the enemy, can we let him divorce and remarry at this time, can he be worthy of his conscience? Don't say it, let's go, I want Ni Hua to accompany me to the United States for a visit. When I get back from the United States, it's not too late to talk about it! ”

Liu Yimin and Cai Zhong were not there, and Luo Ronghuan had no choice but to watch Song Meiling call the accompanying guards, take Ni Hua to sort out the luggage, and then take the car to the temporary airport.

At dawn, Song Meiling's special plane took off from Weixian and flew in the direction of Zhengzhou.

(To be continued)