The rain is falling, although it is only much smaller, but it is low.

The lamp was still on in the study of the newspaper building, and under the incandescent lamp, Xiong Chengji was still pacing back and forth, wearing a tweed coat that was the equipment of the Wehrmacht.

There was a black telephone on the desk, Xiong Chengji was waiting for a phone call now, he had been waiting for this call for an hour, and now he was a little impatient.

Xiong Chengji is not the only one in the study, there is still a person sitting on the sofa in the corner, it is none other than Zhang Taiyan, at this moment, Zhang Taiyan is face is gloomy, he rolled his eyes from time to time, and glanced at Xiong Chengji, and the dissatisfaction was written on his face.

Xiong Chengji knew that Zhang Taiyan was rolling his eyes at him, but he didn't care. First, Zhang Taiyan is an elder, and he was also his superior back then, and it is understandable that the elders and superiors rolled the eyes of the juniors and subordinates, and the second is because Zhang Taiyan's complaints just now have some truth, indeed, this military coup is a big gamble, once it fails, no one can afford this price.

In fact, Xiong Chengji now regrets that he should not have agreed to cooperate with the coup d'état in the first place. But under impulse, he still chose the current camp. Finally, the phone on the desk rang, and Xiong Chengji walked over and picked up the shortening.

"I'm Xiong Chengji, please say."

"The president has recorded his speech, the key departments in the city have been fully controlled by us, the prime minister Tang Shaoyi has been controlled, and now the vice president is about to go to Congress to give a speech, and the congressmen who live in the city will be gathered as much as possible to listen to the vice president's speech in the Congress. Ajine, the moment you have always dreamed of has finally arrived, and from this moment on, the constitutional system can be truly established."

"Thank you, Chief Rao, I will rush to the Congress to attend the meeting immediately

Xiong Chengji thanked him. The calm tone sounded a little cold, he pressed down the microphone, then turned around and looked at Zhang Taiyan, who was sitting on the sofa and rolling his eyes at him.

"Mr. Zhang, I'll rush to the Congress for a meeting right away, will you go with me?" Xiong Chengji asked.

"So, your coup d'état was successful? Well, I really want to congratulate you constitutional strawmen.

Zhang Taiyan said, then stood up and arched his hand at Xiong Chengji, but the expression on his face couldn't see any meaning of "congratulations" anyway. On the contrary, the expression on that face was as cold as Xiong Chengji's expression at the moment, what Zhang Taiyan's position was, it could be seen from this expression.

"Mr. Zhang, you don't have to be cynical, I know that you oppose my participation in this coup, but there is a good saying, "the victor is not condemned" Sometimes, in order to achieve a noble goal, it is understandable to take despicable actions, you can criticize me, and even abuse me, but no matter what you think, I am now riding a tiger, and I must go to the end until I win. Xiong Chengji said.

"A good sentence, "the victor is not condemned", dare to ask which sage said this sentence? Zhang Taiyan asked in amazement.

Zhao Zhenhua said this sentence when he was chatting with me back then, and I thought it was just another way of saying "becoming a king or defeating a villain", and I forgot it when I laughed at it, but after so many years, I look back and think about it carefully, but this sentence is very reasonable, after all, history is written by the winner, and no one knows the pain and loss of the loser. Xiong Chengji sighed.

"Humph! This sentence is just a quibble of unscrupulous means to achieve the end! ”

Zhang Taiyan snorted coldly, rolled his eyes again, and said: "What kind of person is Zhao Zhenhua, you know better than me, that person is a politician and warlord who will do anything to achieve his goals!" What are his ideals? It's just a matter of grabbing power. Whoever dares to stop him from seizing power, he will destroy whomever he wants, even if it is his revolutionary comrade-in-arms, Comrade Xiaotong, that person is no different from those founding emperors and heroes in troubled times in history.

But who are you? You insist that you are a politician who pursues the ideal of constitutional government, and you can sacrifice for the realization of constitutionalism and the ideal of being enjoyed by the people, owned by the people, and governed by the people. Do you understand that your participation in this coup d'état today is actually contrary to your original intentions? A military coup d'état, which is de jure contrary to the ideal of a constitutional state! You have betrayed your ideals.

Today, you can carry out a military coup d'état in order to realize your so-called ideal of a constitutional state, and tomorrow, there will be people who will follow the example and carry out a coup d'état in order to realize their ideals, whatever it is, as long as it is a hand? If you have a gun, you can carry out a military coup, so what should the law be? Is it true that in the eyes of you so-called, constitutionalists, the law is a cloth for shining shoes?

I'll tell you the truth. As soon as the morning dawns, I will let the newspaper publish a special issue, and I will stand openly against you coup d'état! I'm going to scold you in a special newspaper issue! Accuse you of staging a coup d'état, scold you for violating the spirit of the Constitution! If Zhao Zhenhua leads troops to suppress you, not only will I not help, but I will applaud instead, and I will shout: A bunch of fools actually want to use military means to deal with a military strongman and be eliminated, this is what they brought on themselves, this is deserved! ”

Zhang Taiyan was scolding over there, Xiong Chengji was listening on the side, his brows wrinkled together. Damma listened, and did not refute it. He walked away without pulling his legs. "Sorry

When Zhang Taiyan was tired of scolding, he stopped and rested, and Xiong Chengji found a chance to speak.

"We will not fail, Zhao Zhenhua is now trapped in the Xishan mansion, unable to get out, as long as he is caught by us, his power will collapse, the coup will definitely succeed, and the constitutional system will definitely be consolidated."

"Phew! You, you, you, you just can't see Nanshan! You're even more stupid! Zhang Taiyan took a sip and interrupted Xiong Chengji's words. And then there was a bitter indignation.

"Let me ask you, what kind of person is Zhao Zhenhua? He has ruled this country for more than 20 years, how many eyeliners have been laid and how many chess pieces have been laid in various parts of the country and in the military and political departments? Could such a military and political strongman be so easily trapped by your child's play coup plan? How much capital can you use to fight such a military and political strongman? Just rely on those rich chaebols? Let me tell you, in my opinion, you are now the fish on the chopping board, how to cut, how to cut, this is Zhao Zhenhua's final say!

I am a literati, I don't understand military affairs, I joined the Liberation Society back then, but also with a bloody courage, back then, assassination, mutiny, I also participated in many plans, but in the end, through those heavy sacrifices and failures, I understood a truth. In this world, strength is everything, and it is not enough to occupy a morality, but we must also wait patiently for the opportunity.

Is the time ripe for you now? No! But you are in such a hurry to launch a military coup d'état, and the purpose is to prevent a person from running for president, and the ridiculous thing is that your excuse is that this person may overthrow the constitutional system after coming to power, and you are doing it as a precaution? This is a ridiculous joke!

Do you think that with your little tricks, you can beat Zhao Zhenhua? You can't! Although I did not participate in your conspiracy, I knew that your actions gave Zhao Zhenhua a powerful excuse to fight back. This excuse is probably something he's been waiting for for a long time, and once he launches a counterattack, I'm afraid none of you will be able to escape. If I were you, I would never go to Congress to listen to the vice president's speech now, and I would have fled to Tianjin now, from where I would go straight on the boat and go abroad, and the farther away I would, and I would never appear in the public eye again.

You have just told me that the Wehrmacht has your comrades who will assist you in your actions, but I ask you, how do you know that those people are not thin-nosed? You just said that if the operation is successful, the whole people will stand by you, but I want to ask you that after the economic crisis, it was the prestige of the Le Yuanhong government that was damaged. Or has Zhao Zhenhua's prestige been damaged? Right now. Who raised his arms and shouted. More helpers? ”

Zhang Taiyan's reasoning made Xiong Chengji feel depressed.

"Don't do it, don't do it, now I have no way out, I have to fight to the end. You say that I can't see Nanshan, or you say that I am dizzy, that's your opinion. Rao Hanxiang said well, in order to achieve noble goals, it is okay to use despicable means, as long as you can fulfill your promises, this is justice! Back then, Mr. Song decided to seek a compromise with Beiyang in order to achieve a noble goal, but he did not succeed because he was assassinated, and now, I hope that Mr. in the spirit of heaven can bless us with success. Xiong Chengji sighed.

Zhang Taiyan shook his head and said disappointedly: "Song Yuchu is in the Spirit of Heaven, if he knew that you did this, he would not forgive you." The approach of your master and apprentice seems to be the same, but the essence is different, and Song Yuchu only made changes in the details. But what you want to change is the principle. As soon as the principle moves, you lose your moral superiority. In the past, what capital did you have at your disposal other than morality? And now, you have lost even the moral superiority. ”

Xiong Chengji also shook his head, but didn't argue anything, but took off the tweed coat. The military uniform he was wearing inside was revealed.

"This military uniform is still the style of the Anhui New Army, right? You've always kept it? Zhang Taiyan glanced at the military uniform on Xiong Chengji's body.

"Nope. This is specially made for the concubine statue, the material is better, and the cockade has also been changed. Mr. Zhang, it's not early, I'm going to the Congress, if you want to go, call the Congress, and I'll ask someone to pick you up in a car. ”

Xiong Chengji smiled bitterly, and as soon as he arched his hand at Zhang Taiyan, he picked up an umbrella from behind the door, then opened the door and walked out of the study.

Zhang Taiyan sighed, got up from the sofa, walked to the door, watched Xiong Chengji walk out of the newspaper building, and watched the doorkeeper close and lock, and couldn't help but feel very desolate.

"He is stunned, he said that Zhao Zhenhua is bent on going his own way, why is he not a bent character? Zhao Zhenhua's obstinate behavior in exchange for the world's shadow followers, but his obstinate behavior in exchange for displacement. It's no wonder that he is desperate this time, but the price of this gamble is too heavy. ”

At this time, the rain was still pouring down that night, and Zhang Taiyan shook his head helplessly. Turning around and going back to the house, he walked to the telephone, picked up the microphone, and tried to contact a few friends, but the switchboard told him. Private calls are now prohibited. Telephones in the city can only be used to specific addresses, and this newspaper has only been able to retain the right to call because of Xiong Chengji's light. (To be continued.)