Chapter Seventy-Three: The Vice-President
What happened is self-evident, Yang Shugen's face became gloomy, Li Huazi smiled shamelessly, and said: "Captain Yang, what, the little wife of the landlord's family has to let me teach her a lesson, and she wants to participate in the literacy class." β
Yang Shugen just sighed, walked away with his hands behind his back, and in the next few days he began to investigate what Li Huazi had done recently, and the villagers all reported that Li Huazi was not kind, and kept all the good things for himself, and the militia in the village were all second-rate lazy people, and they got together with Li Huazi all day long at the house of the widow at the entrance of the village to break their shoes.
The masses have great opinions, but the situation in Lijiazhuang is relatively special, except for Li Huazi, who is willing to go out to do the revolution, the other activists are shrunk and can't let go, where to go, it is difficult to choose, Yang Shugen returned to the office, took out a manuscript paper from the drawer, on which was written "Recommend Comrade Li Huazi to select the outstanding director of the Bitter Water Well Township Peasant Association", he looked at it again, and silently tore up the manuscript paper.
Li Huazi didn't know that he had ruined his political future once he got the little wife of the landlord's family, and he was satisfied with being the director of the peasant association, eating and drinking spicy food, and playing with women.
After waiting for a few days, Captain Yang didn't make any moves, Li Huazi put his heart back in his belly, and worked diligently, digging up floating wealth, dividing the fields, and the girls, and he was very happy.
After the completion of the land reform work in Lijiazhuang, Yang Shugen dismissed the director of Li Huazi's peasant association according to the report of the masses, and the women's director of the widow Wang was also removed.
Three months later, Yang Shugen was transferred to the Organization Department of the Nantai County Party Committee by his superiors because of his excellent work.
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At the beginning of 1948, the graduates of the provincial senior high school were about to face a major choice in life, which university to go to.
The civil war is in full swing, and every day the radio is full of good news that the national army has annihilated tens of millions of bandit troops and turned into victorious advances, but the situation is getting worse day by day, the war situation in the northeast is not good, the Tianjin-Pudong railway has been interrupted, and although the universities in the north are good, it is inconvenient to come and go, so Peking University and Tsinghua University are naturally not in the choice.
The most convenient is Jiangdong University, which is right at your doorstep, you can go to school and save a lot of money, but the level of Jiangdong University is not as good as Central University in Nanjing, Fudan University in Shanghai, Jiaotong University, Tongji University and St. John's University.
Liu Cunren's youngest daughter Liu chose Jiangdong University, the girl's family is still a little better, the world is so chaotic, Nanjing and Shanghai are too far away, parents are not at ease, and Jiangda is not bad, and it is better to stay in the provincial capital as a teacher after graduation than anything else.
Chen Zikun's second son, Chen Nan, jumped one level and went to university because of his excellent character and learning, and the Chen family's choice was different from the Liu family's, and he chose Fudan University in Shanghai.
There is no suspense in the entrance examination, and the two children are students with excellent grades, so they are naturally ready to start, and they only wait for the start of school in March to start a new life.
At the air base, a P51 fighter jet dragged black smoke from a distance, fire trucks and ambulances were already waiting on the runway, and when the plane landed, they rushed up and dragged the pilot out of the cockpit.
The pilot is Captain Chen Bei, his face is blackened, he stands on the ground with his knees and gasps for breath, this operation is thrilling, he was intercepted by ** ground fire, and the bullet is biased again, and he has to see Hades.
The plane was painted with 28 small sunburst emblems, which represented the Japanese plane that Chen Bei had shot down, and this fighter plane, which had once dominated the battlefield of resistance against Japan, had now become a tool of the civil war, and was beaten all over his body, which really made people feel an indescribable pain.
Five minutes later, Chen Bei stood at the base commander's desk, took off his cockade and rank, and said, "I'm quitting." "Then turn around and leave.
If others pick on him like this, he will at least be charged with escaping, but Chen Bei is not an ordinary person, he is Song Meiling's godson, Chen Zikun's own son, no one dares to deal with him, the commander chased him out and said: "Chen Bei, give you a big vacation, rest first." β
Chen Bei ignored him, jumped into the jeep and galloped away, returning to his home on Fenglin Road, and met Liu Ting as soon as he entered the door, Liu Ting also joked with him: "Why haven't you gone to play with your aunt recently?" β
Chen Bei squeezed out a smile and asked, "Is my father here?" β
"Upstairs in the study." Liu Ting said.
Chen Bei staggered upstairs, pushed the door in, and said calmly: "Father, I want to retire." β
Chen Zikun had already received a call from the base, and he was already prepared, saying, "I heard that you were almost shot down today?" β
Chen Beidao: "I've had enough, I don't want to kill people in a plane anymore." β
Chen Zikun knew that his son's temper was more stubborn than himself, so he said, "Then what do you want to do?" β
Chen Beidao: "I haven't thought about it yet. β
Chen Zikun said: "Then think about it carefully, what else will you do besides flying a plane, take a vacation during this time, and take your younger brother to Shanghai to study at university." β
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In this way, Chen Bei took sick leave for half a year and went to Shanghai to relax, Yao Yilei and Jian Bing also came to live in Shanghai, both of whom were idle people, and their homes suddenly became a place for dignitaries to socialize, and the dance was played every day.
Chen Bei is young and promising, handsome and chic, and can fly airplanes, and is the idol of thousands of girls' dreams, such a handsome young man is almost twenty-eight years old and has no object, and he can't help but let the ladies who come and go to the Chen family become addicted to matchmaking.
Yao Yilei and Jianbing checked for Chen Bei, and held a blind date in the name of a dance party, and the elite men and women of Shanghai gathered together, basically all of them were highly educated young people, who could communicate in English, and spoke elegantly and with a refined temperament.
On this day, a few distinguished guests came, led by a man in his thirties, with a graceful demeanor, and the woman holding him was like a fairy descending to the earth, Yao Yilei introduced that this was Dr. Qian Xuesen from the United States and his fiancΓ©e Miss Jiang Ying, as well as Miss Jiang's two younger sisters.
During the Berlin Olympics in 36 years, Chen Bei and Chen Yan brothers and sisters traveled to Europe with their father, and met Jiang Baili's daughter Jiang Ying in Germany, which is considered an old acquaintance.
The main purpose of this party is to introduce a girlfriend to Chen Bei, Jiang Ying has two younger sisters, Jiang Hua and Jiang He, both of whom are naturally beautiful in their cardamom years, and they naturally fell in love at first sight when they saw the heroic and extraordinary Chen Bei.
Chen Bei also had a good impression of these two girls, and said on a whim: "The weather is good, I'll take you for a ride." β
The two girls slapped their hands and said yes, Chen Bei put on sunglasses, went to the garage to drive the convertible sports car, and beckoned, the two girls didn't care about being reserved, and trotted over.
Chen Bei drove the car away, and the adults smiled with relief, the Jiang family is a family, and the Chen family is right, but I don't know which one Chen Bei will choose.
On the Bund road, Chen Bei stepped on the accelerator and drove a car like an airplane, the wind blew his hair back, the corners of his mouth tightened, and the two girls trembled in fright, clutching the seat tightly and not daring to move.
Suddenly, Chen Bei stopped with a sudden brake, the car door was not opened, and he jumped out directly with both hands, a US Navy soldier wearing a white sailor uniform on the side of the road held a whiskey bottle in one hand, grabbed the scrawny Chinese coolie in the other, raised the wine bottle high and was about to smash it down, was kicked to the ground by Chen Bei, followed by the hungry tiger pounced on the food, punched and punched, the drunken American soldier was beaten to the point that the bridge of his nose was broken, and his face was full of blood, Chen Bei did not stop, stood up and kicked violently with his feet, until the siren sounded.
The patrol police naturally didn't dare to do anything to Chen Bei, in fact, the police on the Bund all knew Chen Bei, this master smashed Yang Zizi last year, that is the master who is not afraid of heaven and earth, who dares to provoke him.
Chen Bei beat both hands with blood, so he got into the car unsatisfied, turned around and went back, the two girls were shocked and frightened, and said that this Chen Gongzi was so bloody and violent, and it would not be a day of domestic violence when he got married in the future.
In this way, a good marriage was ruined by Chen Bei himself.
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In 1948, the National Congress of the Constitution was about to be convened, and the Nanjing government wanted to carry out constitutional reform and implement the presidential system, in fact, no one could replace Chiang Kai-shek's position, but the candidate for vice president became the target of thousands of attention, it is said that there are three popular people, one is the former ambassador to the United States who is proficient in Western constitutionalism, and Mr. Hu Shi, a professor at Peking University, the second is Sun Ke, vice chairman of the National Government, and the third is the president of justice, and the old league member is Juzheng.
A mysterious guest was welcomed at the Fenglin Road Residence, and U.S. Ambassador Stuart Layden secretly met with Chan, and the two had a secret conversation.
"The United States supports your candidacy for vice president of the Republic of China." Stuart Layden gets straight to the point.
Chen Zikun pondered for a moment and said: "I'm afraid that the support of the United States is not enough, I am a member of the Kuomintang, if I want to win, I must first defeat the opponents in the party, Sun Ke and Yu Youren are stronger than me, besides, what can I do if I become vice president, I can't do anything about this mess." β
Situ Leiden said: "Don't be so pessimistic, Chiang Kai-shek's prestige is declining, the United States has given up support for him, your advantage in running for vice president is obvious, young, good image, representing enlightened progress and upward force, as far as I know, the Kuomintang is not monolithic, Mr. Chiang Kai-shek is not the first time to go into the field, as long as you unite with other factions, it is not difficult to do this, when you take over the presidency, the United States will provide a lot of aid, stabilize prices, and negotiate with the CCP, by the way, your election, It is also an acceptable thing for the CCP. β
"Mr. Stuart Layden doesn't know much about Chinese politics, and I believe that all parties can accept a vice president who does nothing, but a president who is in the prime of life and backed by the United States is something that everyone doesn't want to see, my youngest daughter is only ten years old, and I don't want her to lose her father so soon." β
Stuart Redden was disappointed: "It's a shame that you say that. β
Chen Zikun said: "This country is terminally ill and can't do anything, but since you can afford me, I might as well recommend someone to you, no matter the prestige and strength, you can be up to the task." β
Situ Leiden thought for a while and said, "Actually, I also have a second choice, so I might as well write it on my hand to see if it's the same person." β
So the two of them wrote on their hands, spread out their palms, and Chen Zikun wrote "Li Zongren." Stuart Leiden wrote, "Li Delin." β
"Coincidentally, hahaha." The two looked at each other and laughed.