Chapter 452: Layout Incitement (6)
Yan Xishan's press conference was very successful, and the next day, the "Northern Morning Post" had been instructed to stop publishing content attacking Yan Xishan in the newspaper, which was expected by Song Zhewu.
In the course of attacking Yan Xishan, some tabloids who did not see the situation clearly dared to publish some of them without any scruples, which greatly enriched the content of the attack and slander against Yan Xishan, which attracted the attention of readers and greatly increased their circulation. For the sake of their circulation, these tabloids naturally would not give up this opportunity easily, and continued to attack Yan Xishan, which was expected by Song Zhewu.
However, the major newspapers in Shanxi, including the "Bingzhou Yuebao," seemed to have made an appointment, and no articles attacking Yan Xishan were published, and even the "Ta Kung Pao" in Waifu only objectively reported the contents of the press conference held by Yan Xishan.
This result was completely unexpected by Song Zhewu, which also surprised Song Zhewu!
It cannot be said that Yan Xishan is a very successful actor, with superb acting skills and has won a lot of sympathy.
Song Zhewu also admired Yan Xishan's very good timing of holding a press conference, these attacks can even be said to be slanderous, but Yan Xishan was able to hold back and did not refute them one by one, until the students who marched and the public opinion that attacked him were a little exhausted, Yan Xishan stood up just right and played the sad card.
Yan Xishan's pathos card works very well, which also shows that in the depths of Shanxi people's hearts, Yan Xishan still has some expectations.
Although after Jia Jingde's analysis, Song Zhewu had already decided that he would not be able to force Yan Xishan to leave, but he still wanted Yan Xishan to make a mess and make Yan Xishan completely lose the support of the people in Shanxi, which would also be conducive to his own future development.
But what he never expected was that it would be such a result, which made him a little unwilling.
It seems that to strike at Yan Xishan and discredit Yan Xishan is by no means overnight, nor is it achieved overnight, but a long-term and imperceptible process.
However, Song Zhewu thought about it carefully, in addition to making the chairman of the committee more worried about himself this time, he did not lose anything, and it can even be said that he gained a lot.
This time not only somewhat discounted the prestige of Yan Xishan, who has been operating in Shanxi for more than 20 years, but also took the opportunity to increase the weight of his Song Zhewu in the hearts of the people of Shanxi.
His "Northern Morning Post" was all about the facts from beginning to end, and except for the first news about Yan Xishan that he secretly gave to the "Ta Kung Pao", all other revelations were sent by Fang Zhen to the newspapers in the form of anonymous letters. In the matter of plotting and agitating against Yan, anyone who sympathizes with Yan Xishan will not blame him Song Zhewu, and even Yan Xishan knows this, but he will not find any evidence.
Another very important point is that although public opinion no longer attacks Yan Xishan on a large scale, it is not that Yan Xishan's defense has played much effect, but because Yan Xishan played the sad card, which made people feel compassion, and public opinion in Shanxi was worried that attacking Yan Xishan again would arouse the disgust of people other than peasants and workers.
In Song Zhewu's view, except for the fact that his father was seriously ill, and even Yan Xishan won sympathy by relying on it, other explanations were not enough to completely clear Yan Xishan's guilt.
For example, Yan Xishan said that the 4.3 million was earned by him by speculating in foreign exchange.
Although Song Zhewu also knew that this was true, there was no way to find out if he wanted to find out. Because if it was really the money that I gave to Yan Xishan, I would definitely do a good job in Dalian Fuji Bank.
As for airplanes, it's even harder to say.
Although Yan Xishan said that he had hired a civilian cargo plane at his own expense, how could he have been allowed to land and refuel at the Tianjin concession airport without the consent of the military in Yueben? How could Yan Xishan get the information and rush through the air blockade of the Northeast Army Air Force?
Also, after the Central Plains War, the 6 million that were taken away by Yan Xishan. Yan Xishan said that he used to deposit military expenses in the Shanxi Provincial Bank, which is what Yan Xishan's slippery head is.
Not to mention that there is no way to investigate this matter, even Xu Yiqing, the general manager of the provincial bank, can't tell whether this is the case or not.
Because Yan Xishan has always deposited all the money, including military expenses, in the provincial bank, which money is saved as military expenses and which money is not, only Yan Xishan himself knows. Moreover, even if someone comes forward to testify that the money is not military spending, or that it was not previously deposited, there is no evidence.
Because Yan Xishan is constantly saving money, and he is constantly spending money. It is very clear which money was deposited and at that time, but the money spent is a confused account. Anyway, all the money is put together, Yan Xishan can say that the 6 million has not been touched since it was deposited a few years ago, and all it has spent in the past few years has been newly collected and deposited every year. He can even say unashamedly that he was not willing to use the six million when he had no money and needed to print Jin banknotes.
Moreover, there is another thing that Yan Xishan did not mention at all, that is, he instructed Yang Aiyuan to form the Jinsui Military Consolidation Committee and set aside the matter of Xu Yongchang Association. Yan Xishan didn't mention it because Yan Xishan couldn't explain this matter at all.
Jin Suijun is now nominally in charge of Xu Yongchang, without his consent, Yang Aiyuan can only do this, there is only one possibility, that is, he has Yan Xishan, the emperor of Jin Suijun, as a backer, and it was instructed by Yan Xishan, at least with his acquiescence.
However, these are no longer important to Song Zhewu, anyway, he is also preparing to stop, there is no need to chase and fight Yan Xishan again.
Therefore, he borrowed the slope to get off the donkey and immediately issued a notice saying, "Although as a soldier, he must obey the orders of Chairman Jiang of the Central Political Axe, but he also thinks that Yan Xishan's concern for his father's condition is understandable, as long as Chairman Jiang no longer orders him to urge Yan Xishan to leave the country, he Song Zhewu will never persecute Yan Xishan again." ’
At the same time, people from all walks of life in the Taihang Administration were notified, "...... He understands and supports the recent move of the people to protect the hard-won peaceful and stable environment of the Taiyuan Administration and to avoid the destruction of the people's lives, which are gradually thriving. It was precisely because of public opinion and the strong public opinion reflected through the march and other activities that this imminent war was finally eliminated, and it was a victory for the Taiyuan Administration and all the Shanxi fathers and elders......"
However, this has also had a certain impact on the normal production and life order of the Taiyuan Administration...... Now, since Yan Xishan has already stated that he will leave the country after his father recovers from his illness, the possibility of war in Shanxi is completely gone, and people from all walks of life are invited to do their own thing and not to cause further incidents. ”
In his notice, Song Zhewu specifically mentioned that he was following Chiang Kai-shek's order, just to let the people of Shanxi know that he Song Zhewu himself did not care whether Yan Xishan was in Shanxi or not, it was Chiang Kai-shek's order, and he had to obey it.
And clearly agreeing to Yan Xishan's temporary stay in Shanxi was Jia Jingde's idea for him.
Jia Jingde suggested that Song Zhewu do this to achieve two goals: first, to win over those who sympathize with Yan Xishan among the Shanxi people; The second is to add to Chiang Kai-shek's blockage.
Chiang Kai-shek was afraid that Song Zhewu would dominate Shanxi, and he was also afraid that Song Zhewu and Yan Xishan would join forces, and his mood was very contradictory, and Jia Jingde seized this point to make a fuss.
Since you, Chiang Kai-shek, taboo me, Song Zhewu, have won the popularity of the people in Shanxi, and want to pull Yan Xishan to check and balance me, then I will show favor to Yan Xishan, so that Chiang Kai-shek is in a dilemma, and dare not support Yan Xishan too much.
(To be continued)