Yang Sen himself then said in an interview with reporters that he had asked his family to implement rent and interest reductions in imitation of the rent and interest reduction methods in the Yucheng area, and at the same time claimed that the officers of the 20th Army's families and landlords all supported rent and interest reductions, and issued a public statement that they took the initiative to ask their families to reduce rents and interest rates.

Yang Sen's move stunned all the forces in Sichuan, Zhuang Jihua planned to launch a new wave of public opinion offensive in Chengdu, and the spearhead was directly aimed at Liu Xiang, Liu Wenhui, Deng Xihou, Tian Songyao and others who did not reduce rent and interest, and Chengdu University students took the lead in Chengdu to raise the banner of demanding rent and interest reduction in Sichuan, and Feng Yi added fuel to the fire, mobilizing the party affairs system to propose a bill to reduce rent and interest in Sichuan Province at the Sichuan Provincial Senate and passed.

"Yang Zihui actually came to do this, he didn't care if his subordinates would make trouble?" Liu Xiang's heart was as bitter as swallowing a coptis chinensis.

"I'm afraid there is some private deal with Zhuang Wenge." Qiao Yifu said coldly.

"No matter what deal he has, now everyone is looking at Fu Gong." Zhang Sike was completely speechless, he didn't think that this was a private deal between Yang Sen and Zhuang Wenge, but Yang Sen slyly saw the thoughts of Zhuang Jihua and Liu Xiang, Liu Xiang wanted to push Yang Sen to the front to fight against Zhuang Jihua, but if there was no assassination, Yang Sen might have done it, but with this assassination, he would definitely not do it; And Zhuang Jihua played a more clever hand, he definitely had evidence of the participation of Yang Sen's subordinates, but he just couldn't bear it, but spread all kinds of news, telling everyone that as long as the rent reduction and interest reduction were implemented, he could not blame the past, in this case, Yang Sen is not a fool, and he will never come out of this.

"Could it be that Duke Fu only bowed to Zhuang Wenge like Yang Zihui?" Qiao Yifu muttered unconvinced, at this moment his heart was full of helplessness, the citizens of Chengdu, the Provincial Senate, the Provincial Party Department, you and celebrities like Zhang Lan abroad have all exerted strong pressure on Liu Xiang.

"What else can I do, I can only temporarily back down, wait for the opportunity, and then pull back this game." Zhang Sike said helplessly that Zhuang Jihua had won many games against them.

Liu Xiang reluctantly gave in, announced rent and interest reduction in Sichuan, and personally sent people to supervise the rent and interest reduction in his hometown of Dayi, Anren.

"Turtle son Zhuang Wenge won another game, Brother Jin Kang, what do you think we should do?" Tian Songyao asked Deng Xihou with a wry smile.

Deng Xihou buried his head in two puffs of cigarettes, and then easily highlighted the two smoke rings: "Yang Sen, this melon baby, has made such a stupid move, what else can he do, Zhuang Wenge This is a clear carriage and horse, whoever doesn't do it, he will deal with whom." ”

"We're not involved, so why should he treat us?" Sun Zhen looked indifferent, in fact, senior generals like them didn't care about the interest on those few land rents, but the officers below were different, it was not easy to buy some fields when they were soldiers fighting, and the rent and interest reduction would undoubtedly shake their military hearts.

"You see Yang Sen sent people over to him, but he didn't announce any news, why is that?" Deng Xihou said lightly: "Zhuang Wenge is amazing, he is saying that he doesn't want to do things absolutely well, but if we don't express our stance and don't make some moves, he will take action." ”

"What can he do?" Sun Zhen scoffed.

"You forgot what your nephew said, that thing in their military academy," Deng Xihou glanced at him: "Don't let Zhuang Wenge come to you for that." By the time you know what he's going to do, I'm afraid it'll be too late. You see, since he entered Sichuan, every step has been planned and moved, and we can't help but keep up with every step, and there is no room for opposition at all. ”

Speechless, both Tian Songyao and Sun Zhen had nothing to say. Thinking about it, Zhuang Jihua's every step seems to be a choice they can make, whether they can support him or not, but in that case, supporting him seems to be the best choice.

Deng Xihou, Liu Wenhui, Tian Songyao and others and other leaders of various systems in Sichuan have announced their support for rent and interest reductions, and they imitated Yang Sen and Liu Xiang to first attack their hometowns.

After Uncle Nie was exposed, Zhuang Jihua began to justifiably crack down on the power of the robe, and almost all the leaders of the robes in Yucheng were arrested and put in prison for review, and the leaders of the robes in the counties and towns in other places were either warned or arrested, and the rest gritted their teeth and endured, waiting for the local powerful factions to support them. Zhuang Jihua is naturally happy to see these actions.

"Mr. Changqing, it seems that your shot is worth it," Zhuang Jihua said to Yang Yongtai jokingly while holding the newspaper that carried Yang Sen and others' telegrams.

Although Yang Yongtai's face is still very bad, his surname is already unharmed, he knows the content of these newspapers, although he doesn't know how it appeared, it is certain that Zhuang Jihua used his means in it.

"Don't be too happy, they're just putting on a show."

"Showmanship?" Zhuang Jihua shook his head with a smile: "Do you think I will let them pass like this?" People from the local party department carried out rent and interest reductions in Longtai, Dayi, Anren, Yingshan Huilong (Deng Xihou's hometown) and other places. ”

"You," Yang Yongtai sighed, if it weren't for Zhuang Jihua this time, he would be finished: "I'm afraid I'll have to stay away from you in the future." ”

Zhuang Jihua laughed, but suddenly approached him, and said in his ear: "You think that my side is dangerous, who of us is involved, Li Haoyi also participated, and the order was issued to him by Wuhan." ”

"What did you say?" Yang Yongtai was so surprised that he almost sat up.

"Don't get excited, don't get excited," Zhuang Jihua hurriedly pressed him: "You see I put four guards here with you, and I also sent a message to their leaders, only this once, next time I will retaliate, I promise, only once." ”

Zhuang Jihua said with confidence, Yang Yongtai was shocked and calmed down, Huan Hai has not seen anything for decades, assassination, it is too common.

"Those two brothers are not easy to deal with." Yang Yongtai is silent and will say.

"It's okay, Yucheng is now under my control, and my younger brother was brought into the Tao by me, so how can he be regarded as half a teacher, this bit of face still has to be given." Zhuang Jihua said half-truthfully: "It's not his idea to deal with me, it's the people below who did it, and he is cleaning up in Wuhan, Nanjing." ”

Since it was not Er Chen's idea to deal with Zhuang Jihua, in the face of Zhuang Jihua's optimism, Yang Yongtai could only smile bitterly, Zhuang Jihua's implication was that Er Chen was going to deal with him.

"The chairman of the committee will come to Chongqing in two days, and then go to Chengdu." Zhuang Jihua said lightly that Chiang Kai-shek was furious after receiving the assassination case in Yucheng, and severely reprimanded the mastermind of the murder in a telegram, and the spearhead was directly aimed at the powerful faction in Sichuan, which was also an important factor in the rapid submission of Liu Xiang and others.

"What? Isn't it..."

"Well, the Red Army broke through the Dadu River and crossed the snow-capped mountains, and it is estimated that it will soon meet Zhang Xu." Zhuang Jihua's tone was very calm, the thing he had been worried about did not happen, maybe history was like this.

"They didn't smash that bridge?" Yang Yongtai was very surprised, there was only one explanation for the Red Army to cross the Dadu River so quickly, and the bridge was not bombed.

Zhuang Jihua nodded: "The local officials think that the local economy is underdeveloped, and it is too difficult to have such a bridge, so they only pumped the planks on the bridge, but they didn't expect that they actually climbed over the bridge." ”

Yang Yongtai was extremely frustrated: "It's a failure, it's a failure!" ”

"Maybe that's providence." Zhuang Jihua said lightly, but he helplessly remembered the Rehe Armistice Agreement that was once born, this history is really tenacious enough.

But Zhuang Jihua didn't expect that the storm he instigated had an increasingly important impact on history, and history was about to break free from the old man's control.

The storm of rent reduction and interest reduction has become more violent, spreading from Yucheng to the whole of Sichuan, with Chengdu as the center in the northwest of Sichuan, Luzhou as the origin in the south of Sichuan, Zigong as the center in the southwest of Sichuan, and Nanchong as the source in the northeast of Sichuan; Under the organization of the local party department, a vigorous campaign to reduce rent and interest rates was launched.

However, Chiang Kai-shek began to ask Zhuang Jihua to shrink, and he warned Zhuang Jihua that if he indulged the people too much, it would inevitably lead to a lot of violence: "Don't forget the lesson of the Northern Expedition, the beginning was also orderly, and then it got out of control, why?" It is to be too indulgent to the people. ”

Zhuang Jihua had no choice but to accept Chiang Kai-shek's request and began to carry out the contraction, but the way he contracted was different, and he organized dozens of corrective work groups to inspect and correct the excesses in the movement.

"Well, it's a good time." Zhuang Jihua looked at Zhang Qiang and said lightly.

Zhang Qiang snorted and said disdainfully: "Kill if you should kill, you have a big scar on your head, what are you talking about." ”

"Well, yes, it's worthy of being a soldier," Zhuang Jihua nodded and said noncommittally.

Zhang Qiang stared at Zhuang Jihua with a little surprise, he didn't know what Zhuang Jihua meant, after he was sent to Yucheng, he was imprisoned in a prison called the police station but actually managed by the secret service, he didn't beat him or interrogate him every day, and entertained him with good food and drink every day, which puzzled him.

When he was brought out today, he thought he was going to go to the killing field (Sichuan dialect, that is, to be shot at the execution ground), but he didn't expect to be taken to the base, and Zhuang Jihua's attitude towards him didn't seem to be very malicient.

"Why are you reluctant to cut rent and interest?" Zhuang Jihua asked with a straight face.

"What's hard to say, the one who is willing to give his money to others, I'm not Ha'er (that is, a fool)" Zhang Qiang looked as a matter of course: "Besides, my family's land, collecting a lot of rent is my family's business, it has been like this for hundreds of years, why do you want to change the rules?" And why did you raid my house and tie up my father! ”

Zhuang Jihua smiled faintly, according to Zhang Qiang, he is an out-and-out Harr: "Tie up your father?" Oh, your brother wounded the workers and the chairman of the peasant association, and absconded in fear of crime, and your father was a major suspect. ”

"One person does things and one person is responsible, my brother beat someone, what does it matter to my father, a major suspicion, the seagull is not up to you." Zhang Qiang didn't believe Zhuang Jihua's explanation at all.

"Believe it or not, I can tell you clearly that if your father is okay, he will definitely be put back," Zhuang Jihua said: "I won't kill you, I will let you go, and I'm not afraid that you will come to kill me again in the future, but next time you can only lie down and go out." ”

Zhang Qiang was stunned for a moment.

(To be continued)