469 The biggest crisis of the Kuomintang is to ask for subscriptions and votes

In the days of early March in Wuhan, a trace of spring can already be seen. From the new branches of the weeping willows on the edge of the East Lake, from the tender green on the top of the Mo Mountain, and the wind that is no longer like a knife, people can feel that the spring of the eighteenth year of the Republic of China has arrived.

The air that had become extremely low and tense due to the sudden death of President Sun Yat-sen also became soothing with the arrival of spring. However, compared with last year, there is still a world of difference between the thriving and recovering appearance.

From mid-February to now, the three towns of Wuhan seem to have gradually adapted to the days without Sun Yat-sen. Nor did the Kuomintang bigwigs fight for the mantle left by Sun Yat-sen, as some expected. According to the gossip revealed by the figures close to the upper echelons, the bigwigs are now like brothers and sisters, and they have all sworn in front of President Sun Da's spirit that they must sincerely unite to fulfill the last wish of the former prime minister (Sun Yat-sen was the premier of the Kuomintang......

Just two days ago, the Northern Feng faction, GCD, Jin faction, Zhi Gong Dang, Youth Party and other factions also sent representatives to Wuhan to prepare for Sun Yat-sen's funeral. The "military demarcation line" between the north and the south, which was once tense, has also returned to its former normalcy.

On 8 March, the major newspapers in Wuhan carried the news that Zhang Zuolin had been sworn in as president of the Republic of China, and attached a congratulatory telegram from the Central Party Department of the Kuomintang. The person who was hanging tightly was finally put down gently. In the streets and alleys, there are such discussions: "The president has given them all, and the northerners should be satisfied now, right?" ”

Of course, there is another view: "That is the Kuomintang in order to maintain balance, the five bigwigs are almost on one side, if anyone becomes president, won't he be superior?" "The starters.

There is some truth to that. In any case, however, the situation seems to have calmed down a bit. Even stocks and bonds, which did not fall well at the beginning, have now returned to their original prices. Looks...... This is the day when there is no Sun Yat-sen, it is still a peaceful and prosperous era.

However, what people didn't expect was that at this time, in the Kuomintang Central Party Headquarters on the edge of Wuhan's East Lake, the five bigwigs were plotting behind closed doors to discuss whether this peaceful and prosperous era should be left?

Hu Hanmin, Chiang Kai-shek, Xu Chongzhi, Luo Yiqun, Luo Yaoguo. They are all dressed in solemn tunics and wear long black hoops. He sat in the plainly decorated office of Kuomintang Chairman Hu Hanmin. Holding a cup of tea in his hand. There was a look of grief on everyone's face.

Hu Hanmin coughed lightly, glanced at the four people in front of him, cleared his throat, and held the shelf of the great leader: "Comrades, although the former prime minister has left us forever, the ** cause he left behind must be continued." Now without the guidance of his old man, this cause can only rely on the five of us to make the final decision. ”

Hu Hanmin took a sip of the teacup, moistened his throat, and continued: "At present, the most important thing for our Kuomintang and the whole of China is naturally the funeral of the former prime minister and the construction of the mausoleum. The funeral must be solemn and solemn, and it must also fully reflect the determination of the whole Kuomintang to unite and work together. Furthermore...... It is also necessary to show the representatives of the various factions who came to attend the funeral the powerful armament of our national ** army to deter the masses. The mausoleum of the former prime minister was built in Wuhan, and he was looking for a feng shui treasure near the East Lake. The scale of the mausoleum must be grand to highlight the merits of the former prime minister and our respect for the former prime minister. Furthermore...... The planned construction of the Martyrs' Shrine also started at the same time, and it was built on the side of the former prime minister's mausoleum. It is necessary for future generations to forever cherish the memory of these heroes who sacrificed their lives for the country and the nation. ”

At this time, Hu Hanmin said a word, and the four bigwigs on the opposite side nodded. It seems that he really has the posture of a great leader. But in fact, even Hu Hanmin himself knew that his prestige and status could not be compared with Sun Yat-sen. It would be nice to be able to stabilize this titular boss......

"Comrades." As soon as Hu Hanmin's words were finished, Chiang Kai-shek began to speak with a murderous face: "The most important way for us to mourn the former premier is to realize his old man's last wish to unify China and rejuvenate China. Only by completing his unfinished business for the prime minister is the true successor of the prime minister's doctrine and a good student of the prime minister, so Zhongzheng is here to ask the monarchs to immediately wave the Northern Expedition to unify China after the premier's funeral."

"This ......" As soon as Hu Hanmin heard that there was going to be a war, he unconsciously wrinkled his eyebrows and glanced at the sleepy Xu Chongzhi. At present, he and Xu Chongzhi have no military power, and if they really want to fight, is it not the performance of Chiang Kai-shek and Luo Yaoguo? After the fight, this big president is only afraid that Chiang Kai-shek's bag, right? At that time, the chairman of the Kuomintang and the chairman of the Nationalist Government will not be able to bubble up?

"Jiegong." Hu Hanmin hadn't figured out how to refuse Chiang Kai-shek's request, but Luo Yaoguo, who was on the side, spoke first: "Now that the premier has just passed away, it is the most vulnerable time for our Kuomintang, and the economic construction of the south has just been on the right track. It is really not the time to use troops, so it is better to maintain stability first, fight steadily, build the south well first, and then plot the north. Moreover, the strength of the northern heroes should not be underestimated, and it is not easy to win. ”

After listening to Luo Yaoguo's words, Chiang Kai-shek just shook his head beside him, and said to himself in his heart: "What strength do Feng and GCD have that should not be underestimated?" I'm afraid that you don't want me Jiang to make a career and become a president, right? ”

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"Alas...... Now that the Prime Minister is no longer in his old house, who else can restrain the power of the Presidium? As soon as three of the five of them nod their heads, a civil war will break out immediately, and we, the Kuomintang left, will ......"

This was said by Mr. Liao Zhongkai, the leader of the left wing of the Kuomintang and chairman of the Land Reform Committee of the Executive Yuan of the National Government. This Mr. Liao is now a little clearer, his face is stained with tears, and he is indescribably haggard. It seems that Sun Yat-sen's death hit him hard. In addition to being haggard and grief, Mr. Liao Zhongkai's face also clearly wrote the words indignation and regret.

No one expected that Sun Yat-sen would suddenly die in a "peaceful and prosperous era" of singing and dancing. Moreover, the leftist comrades of the Kuomintang, who were really worried about the country and the people, left at their weakest. At present, the Kuomintang leftists have only one member of the Central Military Commission, Senior General Deng Yanda, and they are still a single commander who does not have many soldiers and horses -- the commander-in-chief of the Henan Provincial Garrison. And it seems that he is still in name, but he has not been to the garrison headquarters in Kaifeng, Henan for a day. Now it is not in Henan, but sitting side by side with Liao Zhongkai in the living room of the Southern Bureau compound in Hankou, together with Zhou Elai, Deng Xixian and others who came to attend Sun Yat-sen's funeral.

Although the leftists do not have much real power, they are still very well informed in the Kuomintang, which is leaking wind on all sides and has a large number of big-mouthed party-state veterans. For example, in the closed-door meeting of the five bigwigs this morning, Chiang Kai-shek put forward a reactionary proposal to launch a civil war to unify China, and they heard the rumors in the afternoon and came to discuss countermeasures with the comrades of China and G.

However, Zhou Elai, who heard the news, obviously didn't think of this...... After all, this national ** army still looks very strong. There were so many planes and artillery, and most of the officers were students taught by the Germans who were the most proficient at fighting, and they even beat the invincible Japanese imperialism in the Battle of Shandong last year. Zhou Elai counted his fingers in his heart, China G could not defeat Japanese imperialism, and it would definitely not be able to defeat the Soviet Red Army, and Japan and the Soviet Union could not defeat the Kuomintang...... In this way, the Chinese G will definitely not be able to defeat the Kuomintang. Well, the truth of one thing descending one thing to one thing can only be understood by Chairman Mao in the current high-level of China and G.

"Liao Gong, the five people in the presidium of your party are all ...... What attitude? Zhou Elai frowned slightly, and looked at Liao Zhongkai with a solemn face.

Liao Zhongkai sighed lightly and said with a smile: "It's okay at the moment, only Chiang Kai-shek wants to fight, and no one else wants to start a civil war at this time." They just want to maintain the status quo and continue to dominate half of the country. ”

Only Lao Jiang wants to fight alone, uh, then most of the time he can't fight. Zhou Elai's thick eyebrows gradually relaxed, and he nodded slightly: "It seems that these people are not so mad as to risk the world's condemnation to start a civil war." However, China has been a unified whole for thousands of years, and the confrontation between the north and the south like the current one does not seem to be in line with the aspirations of the people of the whole country, right? ”

Liao Zhongkai was slightly stunned when he heard this, and said in his heart: "If the Kuomintang doesn't come to fight you, it's already burning high incense, could it be that you still want to send troops to the south?" ”

Zhou Elai said with a smile: "Our party and President Zhang Da have discussed a method of peaceful reunification, and now they are preparing to push it in the north. The first step was to abolish the Soviet government and the Fengjun military government, and to bring the Hei, Kyrgyzstan, Liao, Re, Chacha, Zhi, Sui, Mongolia, Jin, Gansu, Qinghai, and Xinjiang, as well as Beijing, northern Shaanxi, northwestern Shanxi, Longdong, and northern Shandong under the direct jurisdiction of the central government; the second step was to merge the northern coalition government with the central government, and the third step was to reorganize the Red Army, the Feng Army, the Jin Army, and the Youth Army into a unified Central Army. If...... If your party is willing to participate in this plan, China's peaceful reunification will be completed. ”

"Okay" Deng Yanda clapped his hands and laughed: "In this way, our China will be able to achieve peaceful reunification, and the last wish of the former prime minister will also be realized." But...... It doesn't seem appropriate for Zhang Zuolin to be the president, right? ”

Zhou Elai waved his hand and said with a smile: "Of course, the president should be elected by the people." President Chang is only serving the last two years of the previous premier's term, and during this period we also plan to hold elections for the 'National Assembly', and then the National Assembly will formulate a new constitution, exercise the powers of the parliament, and implement a responsible cabinet system. Wait for President Zhang's two-year term to expire...... Then there will be a presidential election. In the future, we will have to compete with your Kuomintang in the election. ”

"That's how it should be, it's what it should be......" Liao Zhongkai also nodded with a smile, and the "National Assembly" mentioned by Zhou Elai was often mentioned by Sun Yat-sen during his lifetime, which is a little idea in the "Three People's Principles", and those members of the presidium who claim to be loyal believers in the prime minister should have no reason to oppose it, right?

"It's just...... How can our National ** Army merge with the Central Army? What should be done with the current 21 divisions, as well as the Navy, Air Force, Armaments Department, and Military Academies? Liao Zhongkai thought about it and asked.

Zhou Elai nodded lightly and looked at Liao Zhongkai calmly: "The twenty-one divisions of your party are currently the strongest combat units in China, and of course all of them will be retained." Moreover, all the division commanders and brigade commanders did not move, and all remained in their posts. The Navy and Air Force also did the same. The Ministry of Armaments will be upgraded directly to the central government, and ministers, deputy ministers, and directors of bureaus will not be moved. The military academies were merged with the military academies of the Red Army and the Feng Army, and the principals were all appointed by the principals of the military academies of your party. In addition, one of the ministers of the army and the chief of the general staff of the Central Committee may be a general of your party. ”

Liao Zhongkai and Deng Yanda glanced at each other and nodded slightly. It seems that the Chinese and the G are sincere about peaceful reunification, and by no means want to use peaceful reunification as an excuse to annex the forces of the Kuomintang. This plan really needs to be come up...... Those people in the National ** Army should be satisfied, right? But how do you arrange the civilian officials of the Kuomintang?

"In addition, the national government and the coalition government will also be merged into the central government." Zhou E came here and already smiled and explained the confusion of Liao Zhongkai and Deng Yanda: "Chairman Mao of our coalition government and Chairman Hu of your national government will be listed as the vice president of our country." In addition, President Luo will serve as vice premier, and he will also serve as vice premier, and the ministers of the Executive Yuan of the National Government also have appropriate arrangements, and everything is negotiable...... We are all Chinese, what is there that cannot be discussed? Besides, such a government is, to put it bluntly, nothing more than a provisional government. Once the National Assembly elections are over, a new responsible cabinet will be elected. ”

Hearing this arrangement, Liao Zhongkai nodded slightly and smiled with satisfaction: "I have already seen the sincerity of your party, and we Kuomintang leftists should go all out to promote this matter, Mr. Zhou just wait for our good news." ”

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Liao Zhongkai and Deng Yanda have always looked like they were full of spring breeze when they came to the small building of the Central G Southern Bureau, but as soon as they got into the car, their faces sank all at once. Liao Zhongkai also turned his head and glanced at Zhou E, who was standing at the door with a smile and a smile with an extremely complicated gaze.

"Liao Gong, what do you think of G's suggestion? Is it possible for the Bureau to accept it? As soon as the car started, Deng Yanda asked calmly.

Liao Zhongkai shook his head lightly, with a grim expression: "Zhong G's suggestion is not a problem on the surface. It's just that...... Why didn't they bring it up when the Prime Minister was there? Now the Prime Minister has just passed away...... They could not wait to propose peaceful reunification. There must be a mystery in this, but ...... After all, China G is bent on saving the country and the people, which is different from our party. ”

Deng Yanda nodded and sighed softly: "In this way, we should still make every effort to promote this matter, Liao Gong, where do you say we should start?" ”

Liao Zhongkai touched his beard and sighed slightly: "It's a pity that I'm already a person sitting on the cold bench now, and you are just an empty member of the Military Commission, we can only suggest and lobby on this matter, but we don't have the right to decide." So be it...... You first go to the Military Commission to find out Luo Yaoguo's tone. I went to see Wang Jingwei, he should support this matter, after all, if we want to hold an election, we have to come forward as a literati. ”

Speaking of this, Liao Zhongkai couldn't help but feel a little proud. If this plan for peaceful reunification of China and G can succeed, the next thing will be "power coming out of the ballot box", and martial artists like Chiang Kai-shek and Luo Yaoguo are afraid that they will be useless......

"That'...... Can our party have elected the G? "The starters. Deng Yanda frowned, and said: "The Central G is tightly organized, consistent from top to bottom, and is quite supported by the military and civilians in the Soviet area, and has a good reputation among students and intellectuals, and is backed by trade unions and peasant associations. If you really want to elect, I'm afraid that the winner must be China G, right? ”

Liao Zhongkai sneered a few times and waved his hand: "This should be the wishful thinking of Zhong G, right?" They think that without the former prime minister, our Kuomintang will have no hearts and minds, and it is too simple to think, right? How has our party done in the south in the past few years? Those ordinary people naturally have a scale in their hearts. In addition, this election also involves various aspects such as administrative resources and election funds...... The political power in the 15 southern provinces is in our hands, and the landlords and capitalists support us, so they are not at all sure that they will really start an election campaign. Hehe...... You probably don't know, do you? I think that the Russian Bolsheviks led by Lenin lost the 'Constituent Assembly' election after October. ”

Deng Yanda was slightly surprised when he heard this, he really didn't know much about this matter, didn't Lenin and the Bolsheviks be deeply loved by the Soviet people? Otherwise, how could it have won the civil war in Soviet Russia?

Liao Zhongkai smiled again: "That year, it was the Russian Socialist Party led by Kerentsky, which was overthrown in October, that it was the Russian Socialist Party that was overthrown in October, do you know what this means? "The starters.

Deng Yanda frowned and shook his head, not knowing how to answer.

Liao Zhongkai glanced at the bustling crowd outside the car window and sighed: "Most people just care about their daily livelihood, although they also want to express their wishes on national affairs, but they don't want to bear too high a price for this." And the ** is ready to shed blood for the country and the nation at any time, this is the difference between ordinary people and **. In Russia at that time, most of the people who supported the Socialist Party were ordinary people, and their support was limited to votes. And the supporters of the Bolsheviks were ready to give their entire lives for this, and this is also the case in the present China. If we want to hold an election, our party's middle line and achievements are enough to attract most voters, but if it makes a fuss, it will ......"

469 The biggest crisis of the Kuomintang is to ask for subscriptions and votes