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Chapter 929: Joining Forces (1)

In August, a large area of precipitation was transferred to the northern region, and the torrential rain in the middle and upper reaches of the Yellow River became a disaster, which lasted for several days, and on 3 August, the news of the flooding of the Yellow River and the continuous expansion of the disaster situation came from Huaxian County, Henan Province, and the domestic meteorological experts finally could not sit still, and appealed en masse, asserting that if decisive measures were not taken, several provinces along the Yellow River and the Huai River and Shandong would be affected by the bursting of the Yellow River's embankment. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

On the same day, the news from central Sichuan aroused the attention of the whole country, just like the floods in Henan: Beginning at 8 o'clock in the morning, more than 30,000 people in the Ziliujing area of Sichuan, which had just experienced the flames of war, "spontaneously held" a huge demonstration and petition activity, and tens of thousands of people from all walks of life shouted slogans such as "oppose the civil war" and "rebuild their homeland," gathered in front of the county government, in front of dozens of Chinese and foreign reporters and a group of military officers and schools, and by representatives of the local business and education circles with high moral integrity. Submit the petition to the former county magistrate, who has just been reinstated for a day.

Liu Wenqing, the county magistrate in his 40s, was originally the county magistrate appointed by Liu Wenhui when he occupied the artesian well; Liu Wenqing was driven away after Liu Xiang laid the artesian well a year ago, but now that Liu Wenhui has fought back again, Liu Wenqing has naturally been invited out again to temporarily exercise the duties of the county magistrate. When Liu Wenqing received the petition from the people, he had mixed feelings, burst into tears, and repeatedly apologized to the hundreds of thousands of people in Ziliujing County, announced that he would obey the will of the people, and voluntarily resigned from the post of county magistrate, and was replaced by the county magistrate elected by his father and fellow villagers.

When the people were stunned, the commanders of the two main divisions of Liu Wenhui's division, who were standing next to Liu Wenqing, stood up and expressed their attitudes: The army will follow the wishes of the old villagers in Ziliujing, stop the civil war from this day, withdraw from the Liujing area one after another, and hand over political power to the representatives chosen by the people.

Hearing this exciting news, tens of thousands of people were ecstatic, they didn't expect things to go so smoothly, many people forgot for a while that Liu Wenqing had been in power during the many extortions, and sang in unison to Liu Wenqing, who "understood the righteousness and conformed to the people's will", and tens of thousands of people, who were originally still extremely angry, suddenly shook the sky with joy like the New Year, full of hope, and the nine members of the county council elected by all walks of life immediately made a grand appearance, announcing that Ziliujing would join the southern Sichuan government led by General An Yi, and invite the An Jiajun, who was famous and loved the people like a son, to enter the county. To protect the people, we should rely on Syria and Luzhou, which are close to each other and are developing with each passing day, to vigorously improve people's livelihood and develop the economy......

The speeches of the nine county councilors ignited the flame of hope that had been buried for tens of thousands of people for a long time, and the names of An Jiajun and An Yi soon resounded in every piece of land in the artesian well, and representatives from all walks of life organized a grand celebration ceremony with unprecedented efficiency.

Two hours later, Liu Wenhui issued a telegram at the Chengdu Governor's Office, apologizing to the tens of millions of people in Bashu, and determined to restructure the economy, vigorously develop the people's livelihood, learn from the successful new policy in southern Sichuan, which won the support of the people, reform the old system, and establish a new style. At the end of the telegram, Liu Wenhui said that he would follow the choice of the people in the Ziliujing area, and implored General An Yi to shoulder the heavy burden for the well-being of tens of millions of people in Sichuan, and to include the Ziliujing area in the economic zone of Syria, which has developed rapidly, and to build the artesian well, which has become poor and backward due to the war and Liu Xiang's tyranny, into a model county where the people can live and work in peace and contentment.

Liu Wenhui's telegram triggered an even greater repercussion, and the whole country was stunned, and the bad impression of Liu Wenhui formed over the past few years was greatly changed, and praise words such as "enlightened," "sincere," and "democratic" flew overwhelmingly to the head of "Governor Liu Wenhui."

Near noon, General An Yi, director of the Sichuan-Hunan-Yunnan-Guizhou Border Region Pacification Office, issued a telegram: Under the strong appeal of the people from all walks of life in the artesian well, and after discussion at an emergency meeting of the Pacification Office, it was decided that the 16th Division of the South Sichuan Garrison would respond to the call of the Central Military Commission, obey the command of General He Yingqin, head of the armistice group specially dispatched by the Central Committee and minister of military affairs of the Central Military Commission, and quickly go to the ceasefire line of the two sides of the confrontation and the artesian well area, do everything possible to quell the civil war, protect the lives and property of hundreds of thousands of people in the artesian well area, and follow the wishes of the people of the artesian well. To assist all walks of life to form a new local government and vigorously revitalize the local economy, the southern Sichuan government, chambers of commerce, major enterprises, and organizations from all walks of life will give the greatest support to the people in the Ziliujing area in all aspects of education, medical and health care, agricultural production, and industrial and commercial development, so that hundreds of thousands of people in the artesian well can live a stable and prosperous life as soon as possible.

At the end of the telegram, An Yi reciprocated the favor, praised Liu Wenhui, and was full of hope that "the people of Sichuan will quickly get rid of poverty and move towards rejuvenation under the leadership of General Liu Wenhui, chairman of the provincial government", and said that in the future economic development and army building, he will strengthen exchanges with the provincial government and the army led by General Liu Wenhui, and work together to do his best for the happy and beautiful tomorrow of the people of Bashu.

No one expected that Ziliujing County, Sichuan, which had changed its owner several times during the war, would become the first realizer of civil rights advocated by Mr. Zhongshan, and that the democratic atmosphere and the will of the people would be respected and obeyed by Liu Wenhui, a great warlord who supported the army and respected himself, so he generally looked at the matter with support and expectation. As for Liu Xianggao, another warlord leader in Sichuan, who had just been driven out of Liujing, was unhappy or not, but few people paid attention.

Although this was only a change of regime in a small county-level government in Sichuan, which had been under the control of the central government and had no jurisdiction over the civil war, the political impact of the change was too great for the Nanjing government, which had lost its popularity and had long been criticized by China and foreign countries, and would have suffered even greater accusations and criticisms for it.

As a result, the ongoing Executive Council was suspended, and the officers returned to the ministries to gather information, determined to reach a final resolution in the shortest possible time, and solemnly made clear to the people of the whole country and the international community the attitude of the Nanking Government.

Wang Jingwei, the premier of the executive council, hurriedly returned to his office, and Liu Shoujiang, the long-awaited confidential secretary, hurried to meet him and whispered in Wang Jingwei's ear.

Wang Jingwei was slightly surprised, pondered for a moment, nodded and motioned to invite the guests in.

Chen Yu, director of the Third Division of the Fourth Department of the General Staff Headquarters, who was wearing a major general's uniform, came to Wang Jingwei, respectfully saluted a military salute, greeted him in a low voice, and then took out a document from his briefcase and asked Wang Jingwei for instructions. Wang Jingwei, who had already learned Chen Yu's true identity through Liu Shoujiang last night, nodded reservedly, waved his hand to signal Chen Yu to sit down, and calmly flipped through the documents.

In less than two minutes, Wang Jingwei's face gradually changed, and he raised his head and asked Chen Yu with a solemn face: "Director Chen, are you stretching your hands too long in the fourth hall?" ”

Chen Yu was neither humble nor arrogant, and replied politely: "Sir, please don't misunderstand, this is an urgent report submitted by the Zhengzhou Station of this department five days ago, and the secretary general of the 'Yellow River Control Committee' directly under the jurisdiction of Mr. Chen Yu has twice claimed in private that he has not received the money for the control of the Yellow River that the central government should have allocated a month and a half ago.

Considering that the current flood in Henan is getting worse and worsening, Chen Yu had to take the liberty to come and report the situation to his husband, so as to avoid rumors and bad impact. The matter is over, Chen Yu does not dare to delay Mr.'s precious time, if Mr. has orders, Chen Yu is ready to serve. ”

With that, Chen Yu stood up, turned around and walked out the door.

"Slow! Director Chen, please take a seat, can you have something to talk about...... According to the normal procedure, Director Chen's report should have been submitted to the Military Commission by the General Affairs Office of the General Staff Headquarters, which would then be forwarded to the Executive Yuan. Whose orders are you here? ”

In the end, Wang Jingwei stared at Chen Yu's eyes sternly.

Chen Yu was unmoved, and smiled slightly: "What Mr. taught me is that Chen Yu doesn't dare to hide it." Over the years, General An Yi, the veteran commander of our Fourth Department, has been extremely concerned about the Yellow River disaster, and his great contributions to this are obvious to all.

"A few days ago, the general wrote to me that he was very concerned about the growing situation in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, and suggested that my office pay close attention to the situation and political opinion, and make every effort to assist the central and local governments.

"Sir, Chief An has always taken him as a role model, cherishing all the people and dedicating himself to public service, knowing that under the current financial predicament of the central government and the bad political atmosphere, Mr. will encounter many difficulties, so he entrusted Chen Yu to hand over a letter to Mr. and convey Mr. An's wish to invite Mr. to inspect all parts of southern Sichuan...... This is a letter entrusted by Chief An, Chen Yu will not disturb Mr., if Mr. calls, Chen Yu is willing to serve at any time, goodbye! ”

After seeing Chen Yu leave, Wang Jingwei couldn't wait to pick up the blank envelope fluttering on the table, frowned and opened it, and was suddenly startled.

After being silent for more than five minutes, Wang Jingwei put away the check, stood up slowly, and said with a smile to Liu Shoujiang, who was looking forward to Liu Shoujiang beside him: "Two million, one cent is not much, one cent is not much, a whole two million." Shoujiang, what can you see from these two million? ”

Liu Shoujiang replied a little helplessly: "An Yi's courage is indeed very comparable, it must be that he knows that we have embezzled two million special funds for the treatment of Huang Huang for the construction of the Shanghai Zhongshan Library and Memorial Hall, and that we did not receive the sponsorship from the Nanyang Chinese community to fill the vacancy as scheduled, so he used these two million in exchange for Mr. Wang's support for his occupation of the artesian well." ”

Wang Jingwei nodded, took a few steps and slowly stopped, sighed, and said in a low voice:

"Although not a single cent of the two million embezzled has entered my pocket, but if it is known by political enemies or the press, it will be difficult for me Wang to shirk his responsibility, and I have to say that An Yi's hand has indeed hit me in the sore spot, not to mention that his position in the Central Supervision Commission has not been revoked, and he has the right to impeach me at any time...... This son is the only political strongman I have seen in China other than Jiang Zhongzheng, and in time, I am afraid his future will be limitless...... Shoujiang, do you regret leaving An Yi in the first place? ”

Liu Shoujiang was stunned for a moment, and nodded with a wry smile under Wang Jingwei's smiling gaze: "Sir, the difference of a thought in the past created today's results, to be honest, every time my subordinates think of it, they feel extremely guilty, but their subordinates never regret following Mr., although An Yi is highly capable and rich in the world, but his doctrine, his thoughts and beliefs are incompatible with the pursuit of his subordinates, and his subordinates are only in Mr., seeing the greatest hope for realizing Mr. Zhongshan's last wishes, and always firmly believe that only Mr. is the most loyal successor of the former prime minister." Therefore, although his subordinates are full of shame for the mistake of thinking back then, they have no regrets about following Mr. and realizing the grand ideal of the former prime minister! ”

"Good! Very good! ”

Wang Jingwei praised twice, walked up to Liu Shoujiang, and patted him on the shoulder with care: "Shoujiang, you are one of my very trusted assistants, and your ability and loyalty are beyond doubt, so I want to leave this tricky matter in front of me to you to make a decision, what to do, you can give your opinion." ”

Liu Shoujiang was excited, puffed up his chest, and replied solemnly: "Sir, An Yi's purpose is nothing more than to exchange for the support of the central government headed by Mr. for his unscrupulous occupation of Ziliujing County, in exchange for the legitimacy of Ziliujing's governance under the southern Sichuan government led by him.

"My subordinates think that under the current conditions, since even Liu Wenhui, the chairman of Sichuan Province who won a decisive victory in the Erliu War and is also the most qualified to occupy the artesian well, has given up his hand, our choice is generally clear. At present, Liu Xiang, who is suffering from the enemy's strength on all sides, will not be able to prevent An Yi from sending troops to station, and in addition, he has won the support of the people and the broad support of public opinion, even if the central government does not agree, it will not be able to change this fait accompli, not to mention that the central government has been unable to exercise effective jurisdiction over Sichuan for several years.

"Again, due to the non-stop rainstorm, the Yellow River Basin is about to occur serious floods, it is estimated that no one is powerless to recover, for a period of time, it will inevitably be concerned at home and abroad, public opinion is boiling, Mr. might as well push the boat down the river to promote An Yi, in exchange for mutual support and cooperation in other aspects. Sir, didn't Chen Yu convey An Yi's request to invite Mr. to inspect southern Sichuan just now? The subordinates think that from this point of view, An Yi is still sincere and willing to pay, and what his subordinates admire the most is An Yi's credit. ”

Wang Jingwei nodded with satisfaction: "You analyzed very well, and you didn't blind your eyes because of the mustard between you and An Yi, I'm very pleased!" Shoujiang, you immediately draft a speech, I will preach it at a special meeting of the government in the afternoon, don't forget to add An Yi's charitable deeds for disaster relief over the past few years, no matter whether An Yi will donate a huge amount of money and food materials for disaster relief this time, we must also let the empty-handed chiefs of the central ministries see hope.

"In addition, during the meeting, you can subtly disclose to the journalists from all over the world gathered in the reception hall that I am in line with the will of the people, resolutely pursue Mr. Nakayama's civil rights, and support the belonging of the people of Ziliujing who have chosen for themselves."

"Yes! The subordinates will not fail to live up to Mr. 's expectations. ”