Yan Xishan opened his eyes and said nonsense, denied all his active preparations to meet Chiang Kai-shek's soldiers, but repeatedly accused him of Chiang Zhongzheng, so angry that Chiang Kai-shek dropped several cups in a row, and immediately asked Yang Yongtai to call back and counterattack.

Therefore, on February 22, Chiang Kai-shek sent another 1,200-character telegram, pointing out that Yan Xishan did not give a positive reply to Haodian's proposal of "canceling the courtesy and retiring and inviting Feng Yuxiang to go abroad, but instead put forward the righteousness of fighting chaos and stopping chaos, and the three presidents Hu, Tan, and Wang had already been brothers and elaborate, and when it came to the plenary meeting, Wu Zhihui had once again dissected the words of President Cilong," and so on, believing that there was no need to bother with words on this.

Chiang Kai-shek offered the magic weapon of "military power to be subject to the orthodox central government", saying that he no longer disdained to engage in arguments with Yan Xishan that were free from the relationship between the "central and local" authorities:

“…… Individual-centered force should no longer be used today! However, the force under our command is subject to the party-state, and we have no act of betraying the party-state, that is, the force is the backbone of defending the party-state, and there is no guilt in introspection, and there is no need to be ashamed of ourselves with the force of self-centeredness. What does a brother think of himself? I don't know. ”

Chiang Kai-shek told Yan Xishan very proudly that the individual-centered force really should not continue to exist, but the Central Army was not Jiang Zhongzheng's personal own, and I had nothing to reflect on and worry about at that time when it was used to defend national sovereignty. But what you Yan Xishan is like now, you should know this.

"If you are confident, you only know that there is a party, you only know that there is a country, and you don't know that there is a person. We pledge our lives to the party and serve the country, that is, to dedicate our lives and freedom to the party and the state. With the will of the party as the will, the weal and woe of the country as the weal and woe, and the life does not dare to be selfish, how can force be used for oneself? However, under the orders of the party-state, it is our duty to create a sound force to suppress rebellion, realize doctrine, and consolidate national defense. ”

Then he told Yan Xishan, I, Jiang Zhongzheng, am dedicated to the country, my life is not my own but the country, how can I take the national army for myself? And he said implicitly, 'The central government maintains a strong force, which is used against you warlords.'" ’

Chiang Kai-shek then wrote in an even more smug tone: "Today, the armed forces of our party are the result of the prime minister's great painstaking efforts and painstaking efforts to create and pay us for the success of the national revolution." Zhongbow was entrusted by the prime minister to establish the party army; On the orders of the party-state, he was appointed commander-in-chief of the National Revolutionary Army and commander-in-chief of the army, navy and air force of the Republic of China. If you dare to take personal force as the center, you will be favored by a small number of rebel warlords, and you will not hesitate to violate party discipline, resist the revolution, bring disaster to the country and the people, and strive for power and profit. CIIC can't bear to be arrogant, and especially doesn't want to be slandered. ”

This is not only to tell Yan Xishan, but also to announce to everyone, 'The Central Army was founded by Sun Yat-sen, but he handed it over to me Jiang Zhongzheng. I, Chiang Chung-zheng, took up the post of commander-in-chief of the army, navy, and air force of the Republic of China under the orders of the Kuomintang and the Kuomintang.

Chiang Kai-shek brought out Sun Yat-sen, which was to tell everyone that I, Chiang Zhongzheng, was the most legitimate leader of the Republic of China.

"If Zhongguo is guilty of betraying the party-state, the party-state shall be punished with the most severe punishment; or the fallacy of violating party discipline, confusing the country, advocating the erroneous theory that the party people govern the party and the people governing the country, and the strange theory that the Privy Council Marshal's Office was set up to solve state affairs, there is no escape from the blame of the Qing Parliament. Now that China only obeys the orders of the party-state, carries out the functions and powers entrusted by the party-state, and sweeps away the rebellion of the party-state, how can it be referred to as self-centered force? Brother in the party's revolutionary history, or not yet fully understood, let go of the false name of courtesy, and the responsibility is to retire. However, if I do not know the results of the brotherhood discussion, it is tantamount to disarming the reactionaries and preventing the revolution of the Party. ”

In response to Yan Xishan's accusations, Chiang Kai-shek told him unequivocally that if Chiang Zhongzheng committed treason against the party and the country, I would be willing to suffer the most severe punishment. If not, then don't tell me those strange theories that "the party people govern the party, the people of the country govern the country, and what kind of Privy Council and Marshal's Mansion should be set up, and I Jiang Zhongzheng disagrees with all of them."

Regarding Yan Xishan's excuse that Sun Yat-sen had abdicated the throne to President Yuan Shikai, it was suggested that Chiang Kai-shek should do the same. Chiang Kai-shek was even more dismissive.

"Brother or the prime minister once gave way to Yuan Shikai in order to promote the reunification of the north and the south, who is in the middle of the country, it is against morality. I don't know that the prime minister's abdication was to obey the decision of the party cadres at that time, not to favor anyone's request, especially not to be self-defeating, and the prime minister still regretted this matter all his life! If Yuan Shikai did not give up his position, implemented the revolutionary proposition of the premier, thoroughly cleaned up the imperfections, and did not compromise with the counter-revolutionaries, the Chinese revolution would have succeeded long ago. For more than ten years, the search for wars and disasters, such as Yuan's title of emperor, Puyi's restoration, the dissolution of the Kuomintang, and Chen Jiongming's rebellion, etc., made the lifeblood of our revolutionary party almost extinct. ”

First of all, Chiang Kai-shek told Yan Xishan that I, Chiang Zhongzheng, dare not compare with the first prime minister, I am self-aware; Secondly, he ridiculed Yan Xishan for not being familiar with the history of the Kuomintang, and was still talking about the misguided act of courtesy. You must know that when Sun Yat-sen gave up the position of president to Yuan Shikai, it was not Sun Yat-sen's personal intention, it was a political decision of the Kuomintang high-level, and even Sun Yat-sen was very dissatisfied, and regretted it afterwards.

Moreover, the facts have proved that Sun Yat-sen's comity was wrong, and that he Chiang Zhongzheng would never repeat the mistakes of the past, and that he would never compromise with the counter-revolutionaries.

"The formation and conduct of the dispatch meeting was actually made by the resolution of the party members and the order of the political axe, and the brother always participated in its affairs. Now we cannot obey its resolution, but must agree to abandon the heavy responsibilities entrusted by the party-state, so that we can carry out the reorganization, and I am afraid that my brother's distress cannot be forgiven. If the elder brother can truly believe in revolutionary doctrine and obey the orders of the party and the state, he will be willing to discuss all the instructions with all sincerity and hope for the truth. I still hope to be in Haodian, and I will give a real answer! Otherwise, the revolution and comity, the truth and falsehood are intolerable, the text and telegram go back and forth, there is no supplement, and the disaster is in vain, and it is very uneasy! ”

At the end of the message, it was pointed out that the resolution of the dispatch meeting was discussed and agreed upon by everyone at a meeting, and it has become an order of the national political axe, and you, Yan Xishan, also raised your hand to agree. At this time, you went back on your word, not only did you not act according to the dispatch resolution, but also played a scoundrel and dragged me Jiang Zhongzheng into the wilderness with you, which was really boring.

He even pointed out unceremoniously that if you, Yan Xishan, are sincere in carrying out the national revolution and believe in the righteousness of the Three Enlightenments, then you must obey the orders of the national political axe, and you must answer the questions raised in my last telegram. Otherwise, you don't have to say anything polite. It's boring for us to send telegrams like this, it's a waste of paper.

Chiang Kai-shek showed that he was the killer weapon of "the prime minister's successor and the central government's mandate", completely denied the legitimate surname of Yan Xishan and other warlords, and wanted to "sweep away rebellion for the party-state".

How could Yan Xishan show weakness, that is, in the second day (February 23, Yang Yue), a total of 45 anti-Chiang generals including Feng Yuxiang, Li Zongren, Song Zhewu, He Jian, and Liu Wenhui, issued a telegram to the whole party on the issue of party unification, and denied Chiang Kai-shek's legitimate surname for occupying the central power.

The telegram said: "Since the outbreak of disputes within the party, from party disputes to military disputes, soldiers are dying, the people are suffering and turbulent, there is no ability to resist insults externally, and the power of internal control is lost. The dispute between the husband and the present is purely boiled beans and burned, and it is not appropriate to use a dry fight, and it is not necessary to use a dry fight. ”

"The disputed ones are two points: the third reunification and the second reunification. For those who advocate the cessation of disputes, it is proposed that the members of the 123rd Executive Committee, in addition to the [***] party members, organize a temporary meeting of party members and cadres of the Kuomintang, and establish four sessions in the shortest possible period. Xishan and others secretly pondered the sovereignty of the party, and all party members, no matter how they asserted, it depended on the party members, and if it was purely by force to decide the victory, it was not particularly inappropriate, and it was not necessary. Xishan and others intend to ask all our party members to vote in total, depending on the majority, and the third term can be renewed, the second term can be reunified, and the fourth term can be elected. ”

Yan Xishan pointed out in the telegram that now everyone has doubts about the legal surname of the Third Plenary Congress, and the second session is orthodox. Now you are using force to solve the problem, that is very inappropriate. Therefore, Yan Xishan proposed a referendum by all party members, and the term with more votes was legitimate.

"Otherwise, each will do its own thing, and the chaos cannot be stopped, so how can the party and the state be put in the peace of the rock? If the party is broken, the country must be broken. If we want to unify the country today, we must first seek the whole party. This is the principle of the party-state, and those who are not happy at all. ”

If he is in the same party, he should unite the whole country, take the country as the premise, and give priority to the spirit of the prime minister in heaven, and he will not want his party members to quarrel, but deeply hope that his party members will cooperate. All party members are the masters of the party, and if they can implement the spirit of the unanimous vote, they will be able to turn the conflict on the battlefield and vote at the venue. If the Netherlands agrees, it is still hoped that it will be implemented as soon as possible, so as to stop the party strife and determine the country. Special telegram to make a statement, pray for inspection. This telegram made Chiang Kai-shek attach great importance to it. Chiang Kai-shek did not care much about the content of this telegram led by Yan Xishan, Feng Yuxiang, Li Zongren, Song Zhewu, He Jian, Liu Wenhui and others, and Chiang Kai-shek attached great importance to the people who signed the telegram.

Song Zhewu signed, he was prepared; Liu Wenhui was not afraid of signing it, and Chiang Kai-shek believed that after his "efforts," Liu Wenhui would not be able to make any big waves.

However, Chiang Kai-shek was very annoyed by He Jian's signature of this telegram, and even worried that if He Jian made trouble in his backyard, it would not be a good thing and would disrupt his entire combat deployment. Therefore, it is necessary to clarify the matter of He Jian, and if necessary, even resort to force.

(To be continued)