In the small courtyard on the west side of Guangzhou's East School Field, a small gray two-story building is shaded by green trees, which is the residence of the famous general adviser Borodin, also known as the Bao Mansion. The Bao Mansion is the current political heart of Guangzhou, which is consistent with the status of the owner of the small building, for the Kuomintang Borodin is the general adviser invited by Sun Yat-sen, for [***], Borodin is the representative of the Comintern, so there are many people in and out of this mansion every day. According to Borodin's habit, if no one else was present, the Kuomintang leftists like [***] and Liao Zhongkai were in the study upstairs, and the others were in the offices downstairs.

Borodin's face turned pale, and he slapped the newspaper in his hand on the table, and the headline of the newspaper read: "The Axe of National Affairs, the Constitution, and the National Revolution." Borodin roared loudly, and his beard trembled in anger: "Hu Hanmin asked me today whether the [***] members of the Kuomintang are going to quit the Kuomintang and whether they are going to give up the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. I wonder who wrote this article. I'd also like to know what you guys think of this article. Yang, does your Propaganda Department know? ”

Yang Kuang'an, secretary of the Propaganda Department, is a thin young man, combing his big back that is very common in this era, and said after listening to Zhang Tailei's translation: "We don't know about this matter in the Propaganda Department, although the Republic of China newspaper was assigned to the head of the Propaganda Department last month, in fact, it is still the Guangdong Provincial Party Department that is working on it, and the people in the newspaper are also the same people as before, so I am afraid to ask Chen Qiulin specifically." ”

"Comrade Yannian, is this article written by our party comrades?" Zhang Tailei asked, he was Borodin's secretary and translator, and often attended the meetings of the Guangdong District Committee as Borodin's representative, reported the decisions of the Guangdong District Committee to Borodin, and also conveyed Borodin's opinions or orders.

He knew the reason why Borodin was angry, and in the morning Acting Marshal Hu Hanmin came to Bao's mansion and directly asked [***] if he wanted to quit the Kuomintang, and then took out the newspaper.

Chen Yannian shook his head: "I don't think so, you see, 'without a political axe, it is impossible to formulate laws, unable to provide legal protection for the people, workers and peasants can often only defend their interests through strikes and rent resistance, etc., in this process, due to the lack of political axe guidance and legal constraints, often seem simple or rude, and their results cannot be guaranteed; The process is more likely to arouse the fear of revolution among some people. Members of our Party would never have understood the workers' and peasants' movement in this way, and such words are in line with Zou Luxie's viewpoint. ”

After listening to Zhang Tailei's translation, Borodin calmed down, carefully recalled what Zhang Tailei had just read to him, and felt that Chen Yannian said it well, and such words did not look like they were said by [***] members.

"'Beiyang political axe is like a little girl, whoever comes to power, who will dress her again, but this kind of dress is only superficial, these political axes are essentially the same, all of them are to betray the country as their own responsibility, scramble to rush into the arms of imperialism, and sign one traitorous treaty after another.' , scolded happily. Qu Qiubai was called to a meeting before he had read this article, and he was hurrying to see what had been written to make the general counsel so angry.

"General Counsel, I think that it is still advisable to establish a national political axe and formulate a constitution as soon as possible, and the Beiyang political axe that smells of rotting corpses in Yanjing should be swept into the garbage heap of history, and it is time for us to establish a new political axe. And I think he sympathizes with our party, and the two parties are on an equal footing, which does not mean that our party can obtain an open legal status. Chen Yannian was a little unimpressed by Borodin's excitement. General Secretary Chen Duxiu has always opposed intra-party cooperation with the Kuomintang, and in the past nearly a year, intra-party cooperation has constrained the party's development, the number of party members has basically not increased, and there has been a downward trend in some areas, and some comrades within the party have begun to complain.

"No, Chen, you have not yet realized its mistake, this is to oppose the development of the workers' and peasants' movement under the guise of the law, to use the enhancement of the status of our party as a bait, to sabotage the three major policies of the United Russia and the Communist Party, and this change is a counter-revolution worse than that of a rightist like Zou Luxie, and his intentions are extremely sinister." Borodin glared at Qu Qiubai dissatisfied, knocked on the table and said loudly.

"The General Counsel is right, to slander the great workers' and peasants' movement from the Western point of view of jurisprudence, and to say anything that arouses the fear of some people, and what are some people, isn't it the bourgeoisie, and of course they have to be afraid of the workers' and peasants' revolution." Yang Kuangan interjected.

"Nor is it written by people like Zou Lu Xie Zhi, 'The three major policies have become the basis for the development of the revolution, but there are some abnormal remarks about the relationship between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and this abnormal remarks are actually caused by the unequal status of the two parties, and some Kuomintang people regard [***] as vassals of the Kuomintang, and the reason for this understanding is that the Kuomintang has long occupied the position of the largest party in the country and has cultivated the habitual thinking of treating other parties as nothing, because there is no constitution that guarantees the equal status of all parties.'" This is obviously contrary to Zou Luxie's position, which is more like advocating cooperation outside the party. Qu Qiubai read the entire article at this time and put forward his opinion.

"Cooperation outside the party, is it Chen Duxiu." Borodin immediately remembered that Chen Duxiu had a heated argument with him, resolutely opposed intra-party cooperation, and demanded that the surname [***] be maintained.

Comrade Duxiu advocated the confiscation of all land and its redistribution, but instead proposed the enactment of a land law to improve the peasants' economy by setting a maximum rent. It is completely different from Comrade Duxiu's proposition. Tan Pingshan analyzed.

Today's [***] main figures in Guangzhou have all been summoned to the Bao Mansion for a meeting, and now everyone else has arrived, except for Zhou Elai, the new chairman of the Guangdong District Party Committee and the master of the Political Department of the Whampoa Military Academy.

"Yang, check it, who is this change?" Borodin is somewhat calm now, as long as it is not written by [***] members, then the Kuomintang cannot attack [***] with it.

"No need, I know," as he spoke, Zhou Elai came in from outside, and when he saw him coming in, Qu Qiubai stood up and pulled over a chair: "E, sit, you've finally arrived." ”

"There's no way, I only received the notice after class, and I'll come over right away," Zhou Elai explained after sitting down: "This article was written by a student from the military academy named Zhuang Jihua. He is not a member of our party, but a member of the Kuomintang. ”

Borodin breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked vigilantly: "What is his political attitude, why did he write such an article, and is there anyone behind it?" ”

"There shouldn't be, Zhuang Jihua has a high prestige among the military academy students, is one of the student leaders, is the initiator of the Blood Flower Drama Society, and one of the initiators of the Young Military Representative Association; Politically, he and Jiang Xianyun, a member of our party, are called the Huangpu Shuangxiong, and politically they should belong to the centrist faction, and they are more sympathetic to our party and support the cooperation between the KMT and the CPC. Next, Zhou Elai briefly introduced some of Zhuang Jihua's remarks in Huangpu to the participants.

"Judging from this article, it is consistent with Zhuang Jihua's usual remarks, and it should be his own doing."

"Comrade E, you have to pay attention to your position, the person who writes such an article is still more sympathetic to our party?" Zhang Tailei was extremely dissatisfied with Zhou Elai's judgment of Zhuang Jihua: "This is a typical rightist ideology, a rightist who is deeply hidden, and military cadets should be mobilized to criticize him." ”

"Comrade Tai Lei, as far as I know, once served as Sun Yat-sen's temporary adjutant, and was deeply appreciated by Liao Zhongkai and Chiang Kai-shek, and if we rashly launch criticism of him, it will intensify the contradictions between our party and the left wing of the Kuomintang." Zhou Elai patiently explained.

Zhou E's words made Borodin swallow back what he was going to say. Borodin hesitated, and a few days earlier he received a letter from the secretary of the Far Eastern Bureau, Vyshinsky, in which he told him that the Far Eastern Bureau had a new program for the Chinese revolution: the Northern Program. The focus of this plan was to bring about a coalition between Feng Yuxiang and Sun Yat-sen against Feng, so the next step was to greatly increase support for Feng Yuxiang to launch an armed rebellion against Feng, and he Borodin would persuade Sun Yat-sen to abandon Guangdong and transport his troops to the north by sea if necessary.

The task itself is extremely difficult to complete, and at this juncture, this Zhuang Jihua jumped out and said that the establishment of a new national political axe, and the equality of the two parties, he really couldn't imagine how this Zhuang Jihua could be so coincidental and add difficulty to the plan out of thin air. Fortunately, he is not a member of the [***], otherwise what Sun Yat-sen would think, only God knows.

If Zhuang Jihua had known that the Comintern had such a plan, he would have demolished this floor and killed the owner. He only wanted to test the reaction of various political groups in Guangzhou to his proposal, but he did not expect to stab the hornet's nest.

However, Zhou's words made Borodin change his mind and decided to deal with this matter in a low-key manner, but he also had to express his position, so Borodin said: "Zhou, the ideological work of the cadets should be strengthened, and they must not lose to the rightists in this battle for the students. Yang, the newspapers under your Propaganda Department should strengthen management, the newspapers of the Republic of China should have members of our party, and the "Guide" should also publish a few critical articles. I'm going north in a few days, and the situation will remain stable while I'm not in Canton. ”

In contrast to Borodin's anger, Wu Chaoshu, Minister of Commerce of the Central Committee of the Kuomintang, sat on a stone bench under the camphor tree in the courtyard and chatted with Lu Shanming, deputy editor-in-chief of Guangzhou's "Republic of China Daily".

"Yun Lao, Brother Song Hao, the wind is gathering outside, but the two of you are hiding here, so you can have a good time."

"Brother Jiyuan, it doesn't matter what kind of wind he has outside, Yun Lao has a wind needle here, don't be afraid" Lu Shanming seemed to know what he was talking about.

Ji Yuan walked over, saw the "Republic of China Newspaper" on the stone table at a glance, and said mockingly: "Brother Songhao, when did the Republic of China Newspaper change its court, why don't you invite me to have a glass of wine." ”

"Haha, if you really want to change the court, I will definitely invite you." Lu Shanming said with a smile.

Wu Chaoshu picked up the teapot, tapped it one by one on each teacup, and then greeted Jiyuan with a smile: "This is this year's Mao Feng, the most defeated." ”

"I'm not popular, but I have to say it in front, tomorrow's "Guangzhou Group Daily" and this week's "Xiangjiang Weekly" will fight with Song Hao."

"Okay, count me in." An old man in a suit came in as he spoke, and of course Lu Shanming knew it, it was Xie Zhi, a member of the Central Supervisory Commission.

"Ming San, it's just the right time, this tea is just right." Wu Chaoshu beckoned to the comer.

"Ming Lao."

"Ming Lao."

Lu Shanming and Ji Yuan stood up and saluted the people who came, Xie Zhi didn't pay attention to Lu Shanming, but walked in front of Ji Yuan: "I discussed with Lu Sheng before I came, and he will send the article to the "Republic of China Daily" later, Song Hao, you, the deputy editor-in-chief, will not let it be published." ”

"How can I be, it's too late for me to be happy." Lu Shanming said with a smile: "The two of you misunderstood, this matter was arranged by Yun Lao. ”

"Oh..." Xie Zhihu looked at Lu Shanming and Wu Chaoshu suspiciously.

"Hehe, I don't know about this now, but I took the article to find Yun Lao, and Yun Lao asked me to publish it first after reading it, so I also came to ask Yun Lao today what he thinks."

Wu Chaoshu brought the teacup to his mouth, gently sucked the tea into his mouth, and then gently put the cup down, and then said to the three of them in a good time: "I just want to publish this article, because this article is an introduction, which can lead to a bigger article." At the time of the First National Congress, we did not understand it, but now it is clear that the intention of the Communist Party is to use the strength of our Party to develop its own organization and then subvert our Party from within. But if we understand it, it doesn't mean that other comrades understand, and now that we have this article, we can make more comrades wake up. ”

"The reshuffle was the prime minister's fall for the Russians, and despite our repeated persuasions, the prime minister never came to his senses, why? Because the Communist Party is good at disguise, and now it is written in black and white, and the Communist Party cannot deny it, except for the equal status of this article, the rest of the articles are deliberately thrown out by the Communist Party to confuse people's ears, so we will seize this point, attack this point, and disrupt the position of the Communist Party. Let the Prime Minister and those who have been deceived by the Communist Party come to their senses and recognize the true face of Soviet Russia and [***]. ”

Only then did the three of them suddenly realize that they applauded.

"This [***] is going to be wasted, Song Hao is doing a good job, brother doesn't know the reason, don't be surprised, brother." Ji Yuan smiled and apologized to Lu Shanming.

Lu Shanming said with a smile: "What credit do I have, this is all the work of Yun Lao's planning." ”

"Brother Songhao, you have made a great contribution this time, tell me how you found this article." Xie Zhi asked.

"Ming Lao, it's a coincidence, that day the newspaper came to find the editor-in-chief Chen Qiulin, it happened that Chen Qiulin was on a business trip, and he had to wait for two days to come back, so I asked him what he was looking for the editor-in-chief Chen, and he took out the article to me, I didn't pay attention to it at the time, and chatted with him a few words, only to know that he was a student of Whampoa, and he came to the editor-in-chief Chen through Gan Naiguang, because something was delayed for a day, but I didn't expect the editor-in-chief Chen to go on a business trip. Hearing him say this, I paid attention, Gan Naiguang ran to Huangpu and then his tail went to the sky, and the Communist Party was hot, I wanted to see what the article was, and I found out that there was a mystery in it, so I went to find Yun Lao, and Yun Lao asked me to send it out like this. ”

"However, that Zhuang Jihua doesn't seem to be a member of [***]." Lu Shanming hesitated and said.

"The Communists are all secret members, how do you know that he is not." Jiyuan said decisively.

"Brother Jiyuan is right, he has to be, he has to be, he has to be, he can't help him." Wu Chaoshu said categorically.

"What is Whampoa? Who was Liao Zhongkai and Chiang Kai-shek? Without them, the prime minister would not have been confused, and without them, our party would be much cleaner. Xie Zhi said unceremoniously.

"Yes, down with them."

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