Chapter 33: The Storm in the Lower Field
After the September 18 Incident in 1931, the surging anti-Japanese patriotic movement in China shook the core of the Kuomintang's political rule! Chiang Kai-shek, who had already retired from the throne of Chairman of the National Political Axe and President of the Executive Yuan, did not feel a trace of relief, but felt anxious and anxious!
As the saying goes, the big husband can't be said to be powerless, and the little husband can't be said to be without money, Chiang Kai-shek, who was accustomed to being in the center of power, only stayed in Lushan for a few days, and then rushed back to Nanjing with his wife Song Meiling in a hurry.
Chiang Kai-shek, who had made a mistake in judgment on the September 18 incident, announced his resignation in a desperate situation, but before leaving the wilderness, Chiang Kai-shek had a secret discussion with Dai Jitao, Chen Bui, Song Ziwen and others, and immediately appointed Gu Zhutong as chairman of Jiangsu Province, Lu Diping as chairman of Zhejiang Province, Xiong Shihui as chairman of Jiangxi Province, Shao Zili as chairman of Gansu Province, and He Yaozu as Gan Ningqing's consolation envoy.
Song Ziwen, who was the finance minister at the time, also advanced and retreated with Chiang, and Song Ziwen made contact with Zhang Jingjiang, who had close ties with the chaebols of Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
Secretly, Chiang Kai-shek, who went into the wilderness, under the guise of returning to Nanjing to attend the opening ceremony of the advanced advanced training class of the Army University, summoned more than ten henchmen such as Kang Ze, He Jinhan, Gui Yongqing, Zheng Jiemin, Dai Li, and Deng Wenyi to secretly hold a meeting. Now that imperialism oppresses us and causes rampant chaos in the country, our party is not completely unified within itself, and now the spirit of the party is completely gone, and the provincial and municipal party offices in various places are surrounded and beaten, and even the central party headquarters and the national political axe in Nanjing are surrounded! The voice of public opinion outside is even louder than ours? What kind of trend is this? It's very dangerous! Our party has no strength at all, and if the party does not have strength, our revolution will fail! So we need to set up our own kind of political security bureau like the Soviet Union! ”
Chiang Kai-shek's words made the participants feel that they were suddenly open, and everyone knew that Chiang Gong's descent was just an expedient measure, and what could Sun Ke, who had no power, no soldiers, and no money, do? How long will the new political axe cabinet last? These are all unknowns.
After giving instructions to everyone, Chiang Kai-shek had a full feeling of power, he found more and more that he could not lose power, ordinary people's lives may be comfortable, but this comfort is a kind of torment for him who is ambitious, China lacks a German iron-blooded Prime Minister Bismarck-like strongman to turn the tide, and he Chiang Zhongzheng is the Chinese Bismarck!
For this reason, Chiang Kai-shek decided to lower his posture again, and his wife Meiling came forward to entertain Sun Ke once, if Sun Ke was willing to invite himself to come back, it would be best for the two sides to reach an alliance agreement on the division of military and political affairs, if not, he had to think of another way.
In Nanjing's Purple Mountain Songyun Villa, Sun Ke was invited to come as scheduled! Chiang Kai-shek, who was dressed in a brown robe in the living room, smiled and greeted Sun Ke, who was wearing a beige dark checkered suit: "I'm very happy that you can come, Zhesheng, Jinling, the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, everything is good, but the weather is very hot and unbearable!" ”
Sun Ke, who had a round face and black-rimmed glasses, handed his shirt to the attendant and smiled: "How dare Mr. and Mrs. Jiang not come when they are kindly invited?" It's just that it's an eventful time now, and official business is really busy. ”
Song Meiling kindly pointed to the position facing the window and said to Sun Ke: "This is the right position, I know that you are afraid of heat, and the air circulation in this position is smooth." ”
Sun Ke smiled slightly, and hurriedly conceded: "Madame, you are so polite!" ”
Chiang Kai-shek cleaned his hands with a warm towel and said, "Today, Mrs. personally arranged a few side dishes, I hope they can meet your taste!" ”
Sun Ke laughed at himself: "Mr. Jiang, don't forget that I am a Cantonese, and the recipe of Cantonese people in China is the widest, a few days ago, Zijing asked me to eat game, and I was worried that I would not have any bias against my taste, so he called me first, I told him that as long as it is four-legged, it is okay, but he asked me if you eat the bench?" ”
Oh? Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Meiling looked at each other and smiled.
Song Meiling personally poured a glass of chilled osmanthus brew for Sun Ke and said: "This osmanthus brew is clear of heat and fire, light and greasy, and fragrant on the lips and teeth. ”
Song Meiling turned to Chiang Kai-shek and smiled back: "Darling, you are still warm water!" ”
Chiang Kai-shek smiled and said to Sun Ke proudly: "Mrs. who knows me, this osmanthus brew is a beautiful woman in wine, but I can't touch this beautiful woman, and I prefer you Dr. Sun." ”
Sun Ke called Chiang Kai-shek Mr. Chiang, and Chiang Kai-shek called him Dr. Sun, obviously both sides are avoiding the recent embarrassment and contradictions, the reason why Sun Ke has been struggling every time since he took power, I am afraid that it is all thanks to the smiling Jiang Gong, in Sun Ke's view, Jiang Zhongzheng recognizes the second with a smile in his smile, and no one dares to admit the first, but politics is also like a game, and yesterday's enemy may be Ming's ally.
During the banquet, Chiang Kai-shek pointed to the chicken sauce taro and said: "Zhesheng tastes it, it is fragrant but not thick, oily but not greasy, soft and delicious, it is really delicious and delicious!" ”
Song Meiling gave Sun Kebu a dish and said: "Tofu stuffy sea cucumber, you Cantonese people like seafood, this sea cucumber is fresh and tender, and it is not easy to cook for a long time, but it is difficult to have a strong and fresh taste when the time is short, only with this tofu with all kinds of flavors, it can complement each other, and the sea cucumber will not flow into soup, which is beautiful and delicious!" ”
Song Meiling glanced meaningfully at Chiang Kai-shek, who was smiling.
Sun Ke savored it carefully and said: "Although the delicacy is good, it is also rare, if this tofu is frozen in the Northeast winter, it is slightly yellow and hard like a stone, and it is full of muscles after boiling it into the soup pot and thick soup, green vegetables, and vermicelli, and this fresh tofu is smooth and tender and refreshing, and the bean skin and dried tofu all have their own flavors, which shows that the table here is different!" Appearances alone can be very deceptive. ”
Chiang Kai-shek glanced at Song Meiling, turned his gaze back to Sun Ke, and said with a witty smile: "It seems that this tofu is really a lot of knowledge!" ”
A deputy official hurriedly entered with a document, and Chiang Kai-shek got up and said: "Zhesheng, you use it slowly, and you don't greet it well!" ”
After Song Meiling said goodbye to Sun Ke's car outside the door, she returned to the study and blamed: "Darling! Dr. Sun didn't come to see you off when he left, how can you show your generosity and sincerity? It will make people say that you are small! ”
Chiang Kai-shek said with an indignant face: "The mouth is on their heads, just let them say, I don't know how to lift it at all, do you listen to what he said today?" Is there a difference between what is on the surface and what is inside? Very deceptive? If they say so, will I Jiang be so unbearable? Can I have the status I have today? They are all top-heavy theorists, and they will only talk about misleading the country! ”
Song Meiling sighed helplessly and comforted: "But right now, you urgently need help, your brother and brother can't help in this regard, they are martial artists, it is true that foreign aid is true, and foreign aid must also have help to complement each other." ”
Chiang Kai-shek hesitated, took a deep breath and said: "Wang Zhaoming is a person who always loves jumping up and down, and I have to think more about it in the same cup with him!" ”