"What? What do you say......"

Liu Bingxian stood up and stared in disbelief at Chiang Kai-shek, who had given him the news, and Yang Shukan, who had just returned from Sichuan.

Yang Shukan stomped his feet angrily:

"You, you! Even now, do you still believe in that sanctimonious little teapot? The generalissimo is about to convene an emergency meeting to discuss countermeasures, but he was worried that you, Leng Touqing, would shout at the meeting, so he ordered me and Kai-shek to come and say hello to you first, so that you can also be prepared. Now it seems that the Generalissimo knows your stinky temper very well, otherwise I really don't know what kind of fuss you will make at the meeting later. ”

Chiang Kai-shek has always had a calm face, from hearing the news to leaving the marshal's palace to entering the North School Field, he was still preoccupied and thought hard, seeing the excited and helpless Liu Bingxian looking at himself, it seemed that he was asking for the accurate surname of the news, Chiang Kai-shek had to whisper his immature opinion:

"I always felt that things came too suddenly, quite strangely. Based on my understanding of Yiming, I can't believe that he would transfer half of the shares of Hanyeping Company to Yumoto Zhengjin Bank and Yawata Steel in the form of mortgage loans, just in exchange for a low-interest loan of 3.2 million US dollars, and also promised to temporarily give up the management and supervision rights of Hanyeping Company before the five-year loan expires, and withdraw a regimental Sichuan army stationed in Daye Iron Mine within a week. ”

Yang Shu, who came back in Sichuan with a stomach full of anger, was not happy:

"Is there anything he Xiao Yimin can't do? If he can't do it, can he fly from a shopkeeper running the hall to the prominent position of the commander-in-chief of the Sichuan Army today? I can see it clearly, and if I think about his history, it is not difficult to see how much bloody repression and cunning of our revolutionaries and progressives have been carried out.

"Not bad! I have admired him, and I understand his sentiment that 'the first pot of gold is full of blood and tears', and I have never doubted his military genius and administrative leadership ability, but all this does not mean that his character is equal to his current status.

"How about a look now? Ha ha...... I can be sure of the true face of this hypocrite, and he will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals, I am afraid that he is the most hidden and the biggest traitor! ”

"Brother Pale, don't get excited, sit down first......"

Chiang Kai-shek turned around and went out, instructed his adjutant and Liu Zicheng's chief of guard to set up sentry posts, closed the office door, returned to Liu Bingxian, who looked sluggish, and helped him sit down with concern:

"Zicheng, don't worry, this matter is very complicated, I'm afraid the inside story is not simple. Brother Pale, don't get excited, sit down and talk slowly, after that, let's have lunch together, and then calmly go to the Generalissimo's Mansion to attend the meeting, it is much better than us going with emotions. ”

Yang Shu said "hey" hatefully, and knocked on the table as soon as he sat down:

"Unbelievable, unbelievable! When I left Chengdu, Yiming asked me to go out of Sichuan by boat with him because he was going to Yichang to inspect the construction of the military camp and the two military wharves in the north and south, and from boarding the ship to Yichang to break up, he did not disclose the slightest news about the disguised betrayal of Han Yeping's rights and interests, and the most talked about was the situation in Hunan and the building of the political party; when I arrived in Shanghai, I only learned about Han Yeping when I saw the newspapers, and all walks of life in the country were making noise, and he Xiao Yimin disappointed countless Chinese! ”

"That's not right! There must be a lot of things in this matter that outsiders don't understand. ”

After Liu Bingxian finished speaking, he rubbed his hands nervously, his eyes turned around on Yang Shukan and Chiang Kai-shek, and he seemed to be very confident to persuade the two, but there was a little panic in his eyes:

"You see, in order to reduce the burden of the Sichuan political axe, Yiming did not hesitate to veto the tax increase bill proposed by the resolution committee for the Xikang immigration two years ago, and would rather take out the money from his pocket and grit his teeth to implement his immigration plan, rather than add a little burden to the people of Bashu, and not allow the political axe to do any praise and propaganda for this, and finally made himself really nervous, so he did not hesitate to infame and quietly allowed the mountainous area at the junction of Xikang and Sichuan and Yunnan to grow opium.

So far, no one has heard of him profiting from it, and in the past ten years, I have never heard of him and his generals engaging in corruption, but instead they have engaged in industry and commerce throughout Sichuan. During this period, the money that passed through his hands was not sixty or seventy million, but also thirty or forty million, and there was never a penny short. Do you think such a person would make himself infamous for more than three million dollars? Do you believe such things? ”

Yang Shukan was really stunned, and Chiang Kai-shek nodded frequently, obviously agreeing with Liu Bingxian's analysis.

The more Liu Bingxian said, the more confident he became:

"Looking at the recent period, in order to support us, Yiming sent a special person to send 500,000 yuan of funds, not to mention, but also through the United States and the Bank of England in Guangzhou, for our revolutionary army to purchase weapons and ammunition to provide a credit guarantee of one million yuan, Mr. received Yiming's handwritten letter, were moved speechless, you say, he Xiao Yimin is a short-sighted greedy person?

"So, I think that Yiming must have had deeper considerations for borrowing money as collateral with Han Yeping's shares in his hand in the negotiation with Yue Ben, and he even preferred to bear the infamy of this traitor, he didn't care. It can be seen from this that there are many insiders in this matter, and what he wants is not small! ”

When Chiang Kai-shek heard this, he seemed to grasp the light that loomed in his mind:

"Could it be ....... related to the situation in Hunan? If Hunan moves, I am afraid it will trigger a chain reaction of surnames across the country, or what Yiming sees in it...... For example, will the various forces of the Beiyang Army in Hubei fight on their own? If Wang Zhanyuan, Wu Peifu and Cao Kun's cronies in Xianning fight each other, let alone Han Yeping, I am afraid that the pattern of the entire Hubei and even the provinces north and south of the Yangtze River will change drastically......"

"I'm afraid so!"

Liu Bingxian stood up: "Cheng Songyun was also persuaded by Wang Lingji and others sent by Yiming, secretly went to Linxiang, met with Tan Zu'an, and reached a consensus on cooperation, these things Tan Zu'an and Cheng Songyun The two generals have informed Mr. and obtained Mr.'s recognition and support, after all, a unified Hunan that can devote itself to the revolution and oppose the Beiyang political axe is more beneficial to our revolutionary cause."

This point has been unified at the Central Military and Political Core Conference personally presided over by the Generalissimo the day before yesterday, and everyone at the meeting also discussed the impact of changes in the situation in Hunan on the political pattern of the whole country, and Wang Zhaoming even made a prediction: As long as Hunan moves, the whole country will be in chaos!

"Therefore, I suspect that Yiming's sudden Han Yeping mortgage incident, which has a huge impact and involves national pride, at this most critical moment, is likely to be for Hunan or even Hubei!"

"That explains most of it"

Chiang Kai-shek stood up and paced back and forth: "Divert your attention, this is the greatest possibility, and it can also disturb the relationship between the various factions in Beiyang through the mortgage of Han Yeping, think about it, who is the most angry when Yiming does this?" Who is most anxious? ”

"Duan Qirui!"

Yang Shukan seemed to understand, and knocked on the table again and again excitedly: "There is also Feng Guozhang, who is inextricably contested with Duan Qirui, and Cao Kun, who begs the powers and himself for a loan all day long, is probably also one of them!" Ha ha! It's interesting, it's interesting, this time I'm afraid that if I don't wait for the Chinese people to scold Xiao Yimin for betraying the country, I'm afraid that all factions in Beiyang will rush out and scold them! This Xiao Yimin is really sanctimonious, insidious and vicious! ”

Chiang Kai-shek couldn't help laughing:

"Don't forget Wu Peifu, who refuses to return north in Xiaogan, this is a very headache This person is resourceful, and there is no lack of resolute determination, the mixed brigade under his command, whether it is the level of training or weapons and equipment, can be called the crown of all armies in Beiyang. Many people have analyzed in the newspaper that the reason why Wu Peifu is reluctant to leave, and that Wang Zhanyuan and Wu Peifu are fighting to the point of being incompatible, is entirely because of the wealth of the three towns of Wuhan and the surplus of more than 200,000 yuan per month

"If this statement is true, then Han Yeping's mortgage will intensify the contradictions between Wang Zhanyuan and Wu Peifu and even the Beiyang Army factions in Hubei, and even because of Han Yeping's change of ownership and his strong intervention, they will fight all at once, and then create an opportunity for the reunification of Hunan."

Liu Bingxian's face was already full of excitement and pride: "Brother Pale, if you understand the cause and effect of the matter, you won't scold again, right?" ”

Yang Shukan didn't expect Liu Bing to say this first, and after thinking about it, he still said his worries uncertainly: "What if things are not analyzed by the two of you?" ”

"Is there anything else you can say differently than the reasons we've stated?" Liu Bingxian asked unrelentingly.

Yang Shukan pouted: "It's hard to say, it's hard to say, isn't it often said that Yiming is born in troubled times, everything is possible!" Perhaps, other possible surnames still exist, but we have not discovered them. ”

"There's another possibility."

Chiang Kai-shek said with some emotion: "That is, Hunan needs money, whether it is the unification war that is about to be launched, or the political stability and economic construction after the war, the two generals of Hunan, Tan Zu'an and Cheng Songyun, are powerless, but at this time, I am afraid that Yiming has no money to fund Hunan, and it is very likely that this mortgage loan will be used to support Tan Zu'an and Cheng Songyun." ”

Liu Bingxian clenched his fists: "It must be the case, Yiming, this guy is anxious, he never treats his friends badly, his surname I know, since he took the initiative to find Tan Zu'an and Cheng Songyun to unite, he has the obligation to do everything to help Tan and Cheng succeed, and at this time, providing the most tricky and indispensable funds for Tan and Cheng is the biggest guarantee to solve the Hunan problem." ”

Yang Shukan held his glasses: "Do you two think of Yiming too noblely?" In my memory, this guy is a merchant who never wants to suffer! Even if something happens in Hunan, what will Tan Zu'an and Cheng Songyun pay him back? And what benefits can it bring him? This is not a matter of 180,000 oceans, this is a huge investment of 7 million oceans, do you think it is possible? ”

"Of course it's possible!" Liu Bingxian and Chiang Kai-shek replied in unison, and the two looked at each other and smiled, and the anxiety in their hearts had completely passed.

"Report to the brigade, Commander-in-Chief Xiao of Yichang called-"

"Come in."

Liu Bingxian put away his smile, took the telegram handed by the adjutant, waved his hand to signal the adjutant to step back, glanced at the message and jumped up with joy.

Chiang Kai-shek took the telegram from Liu Bingxian's hand and looked at it, and was immediately stunned on the spot, speechless for a long time.

(To be continued)