Chapter 37: Cloud Movement (2)
Almost at the same time, there were people talking about the same topic at Chiang Kai-shek's official residence in Sanyuan Lane in Nanjing. The official residence in Sanyuan Lane is still so small that vehicles have to be parked on the street outside, and now the construction of the new official residence is being intensified, and it will not be completed until the end of the year.
In order to rush back to Nanjing on the same day, Zhang Zhizhong and Lin Wei took a telegram to Nanjing on the morning of the first day of the new year to inform them of the trip, and set off early with Shang Zhen's motorcade. I traveled all the way and arrived in Beiping at 3 o'clock in the afternoon of the same day. The two didn't even enter the city, and after saying goodbye to Shang Zhen, they went straight to Nanyuan Airport, where they took a plane back to Nanjing. As soon as he got off the plane at Nanjing Airport, he was taken to see Chiang Kai-shek by the guards who were already waiting in the waiter's room at the airport.
When the two came to the chairman's study, Chiang Kai-shek was already waiting there, and in the chairman's greetings, the two of them almost simultaneously took out 10 golden bars of 10 taels from their leather bags and put them on the writing desk in front of Chiang Kai-shek. Seeing the puzzled expression of the chairman, the two looked at each other, and finally Lin Wei said, "Chairman, this is the hard money that Song Wenge gave us for this trip last night." He said: 'This is by no means a bribe for you, and if it is a bribe, it will not be given to you at the same time, I will give it separately, and I think so, you take him back and give it to the chairman, and ask the chairman to dispose of it.' We couldn't, so we had to bring it back and ask the chairman to punish us. ”
Chiang Kai-shek nodded lightly and said expressionlessly: "Since the gold is given to you by Song Wenge, you can accept it." The two of them were a little stunned when they heard this, and Zhang Zhizhong, whose face turned a little red, said: "Chairman, who have I chased you for so many years, don't you know me?" Wei Wen and I are not the kind of villains who are greedy for ink! Chiang Kai-shek smiled and raised his hand to stop Lin Wei, who was about to open his mouth, and said: "Wenbai, Weiwen, don't worry, how can I not understand your character, you put this gold bar back first, and I will tell you later." Seeing that the two of them did not move, Chiang Kai-shek looked at the surprised two and said with a smile: "You know that I haven't touched these things for a long time, do you want me to put them back for you?" The two of them were helpless, hesitated, and finally put the gold bar back in their bags.
After motioning for the two to sit down, Chiang Kai-shek leaned back in his chair: "Wenbai, Weiwen, you can talk about the trip to Laiyuan." Zhang Zhizhong looked at Lin Wei, and Lin Wei motioned for Zhang Zhizhong to say first.
Zhang Zhizhong reported to Chiang Kai-shek in detail about the situation in Laiyuan, not only what he had seen and heard, but also his views. Among them was the platoon he brought to Laiyuan, and he fought with Song Zhewu's department, and that platoon was a member he carefully selected from the army school teaching team. After Zhang Zhizhong finished reporting, Lin Wei then carefully reported to Chiang Kai-shek about his meeting with Shang Zhen in Beiping, Shang Zhen's attitude towards the Central Committee's recruitment of Song Zhewu, and the details of the Spring Festival Gala. Then he took out a stack of manuscripts from his purse and handed them to Chiang Kai-shek. These are the program list of the Spring Festival Gala, the song scores, in which all the lyrics created by Song Zhewu are marked, and there is even Song Zhewu's speech about the Mongolian cavalry on stage. The speech was sorted out by him last night.
Chiang Kai-shek looked at it carefully and slowly, and sometimes hummed a few words in a low voice, Zhang Zhizhong knew that Chiang Kai-shek was literate.
After reading it, Chiang Kai-shek was silent for a while before he said slowly: "Wenbai, Weiwen, I believe that others are greedy for ink, after all, no one is perfect." As long as it's not too much, I can still tolerate it, and if the water is clear, there will be no fish, I still understand this sentence. But if you two are greedy for ink behind my back, I absolutely don't believe it! I know very well how you are in the world, and you are all righteous men and gentlemen. This time, Song Zhewu gave you gold bars, obviously trying to pick you up. Although this can also be said to be a bribe, he did it in the open, especially to the two of you at the same time, which is also to tell me that he did not hide it from me. ”
As he spoke, Chiang Kai-shek stood up, slowly paced to the center of the room with his hands behind his back, and continued: "This time Song Wenge not only gave you a heavy gift, but also gave me a big gift, to be precise, a great affection. He knows that when you come back, you will give me the gold bars, and I will not take them from me, and he will lend my hand to give them to you. Then you will be grateful to me and to him, and I owe him the two hundred taels of gold. This Song Wenge is young, and he has such a means, which is not simple. ”
Lin Wei stood up and said, "Chairman of the committee, my 10 gold bars are worth tens of thousands of oceans, this is too much, I still can't ask for it." Chiang Kai-shek walked over and patted Lin Wei on the shoulder, motioned for him to sit down, and said with a smile: "He wants me, the dignified chairman of the Republic of China and the chairman of the Military Commission, to give him gifts. Okay, that's it, don't say it anymore. ”
Chiang Kai-shek left the two of them and continued to pace slowly. "And these lyrics, you have all heard them with your own ears, regardless of the tune, the mood of these lyrics alone is very intriguing. From these lyrics, as well as his speech about Outer Mongolia, it can be concluded that this Song Wenge has a strong sense of identity with the country and the nation, and he compares China to a writer, a home for whom he will always be with him, blessings and prayers. There are only two kinds of such people: one is worried about the danger of the country; Dancing for the prosperity of the people. national heroes who are willing to shed blood, sweat, and even give their lives for it; The other is the insatiable and ambitious man, because he wants to make the country his home. It's hard to say what kind of person Song Wenge is, but it depends on how he does it. ”
Regarding Chiang Kai-shek's words, Zhang Zhizhong and Lin Wei were both surprised and admired. It was astonishing that these lyrics contained so much amazing information that they could ignore it. What I admire is that the chairman of the committee can gain insight into every bit and understand Song Wenge's heart just by reading it once.
Chiang Kai-shek continued: "In particular, the song he composed for "Linjiang Immortal" is majestic and magnificent, and it sounds heart-wrenching. ”
After Chiang Kai-shek turned around a few more times, the topic turned back to the gold bars: "Not only do you have to accept this gold, but in the future, as long as it is the money that Song Wenge gives you, you don't need to ask me, you can accept it, if anyone mentions it, it will be said that I approved it." Chiang Kai-shek raised his hand to stop the two people who were about to speak, and continued: "The two of you have never been greedy for ink, and there is little surplus wealth in your family. Unlike some people, who not only buy a wide range of properties in China, but also deposit money in foreign banks. There are laws in the country, and I don't want to give you any benefits, this Song Wenge gave you money, you can subsidize your family. ”
After a pause, Chiang Kai-shek said to Lin Wei: "The song "Rolling Yangtze River East Passing Water" sung by Song Wenge is not a word made by Song Wenge, it must be a mistake by the people below." This is the opening words of the third paragraph of "Speaking of the Qin and Han Dynasties" of Yang Shen's "Twenty-one Historical Bullets", which was placed at the front of the volume when Mao Zonggang and his son commented on the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". You go to the newspapers tomorrow to say hello, remove the author's name, and ask them to only write the composer Song Wenge when they publish it, otherwise Song Wenge will be infamous as a thief. You're looking for a chance to remind him tactfully. You have been tired all day, rest. ”
Song Zhewu would be grateful if he knew that Chiang Kai-shek thought about and arranged for him like this, he really didn't know that this was an ancient word, he always thought that it was specially created for the TV series "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" in later generations.
Zhang Zhizhong and Lin Wei knew Chiang Kai-shek's temper, and once he decided something, it was difficult for others to change it. Although the two are incorruptible, they are not pedantic, and since the chairman of the committee agreed to receive these gold bars, why not do it? Zhang Zhizhong got up and said goodbye.
After taking Zhang Zhizhong out, Lin Wei reported in detail to Chiang Kai-shek the contents of his conversation with Song Zhewu alone last night, and Chiang Kai-shek listened very carefully. In the end, Lin Wei said: "As for the chairman's intention to promise him to give him a provincial chairman in the northern provinces in the future, I think he is very interested. Chiang Kai-shek asked lightly: "Where does he want?" "Shanxi." Lin Wei's answer made Chiang Kai-shek obviously stunned: "Shanxi, he thinks he can drive Yan Baichuan away?" Chiang Kai-shek was so excited at the thought of having the opportunity to drive out of Shanxi, the most stubborn and cunning king of Shanxi, that he even had a rare smile on his unsmiling face. However, he soon asked Lin Wei with a solemn face: "What can he do to drive Yan Baichuan away?" Lin Wei replied cautiously: "He didn't say the specific method, but he thinks that after the central government solves the Gui system, the next target should be the Northwest Army." At that time, Yan Xishan will come back to his senses, and he will definitely not wait for the chairman to clean up the Northwest Army before cleaning him up, and he will definitely unite with the Northwest Army to fight against the central government. In this way, a major war is inevitable, and it is a battle of life and death for all parties! ”
Chiang Kai-shek pondered for a while, and said calmly: "I want to see if Yan Baichuan has the guts!" You can promise him, just tell him that although those people seem to be extremely powerful, they are just a rabble in the eyes of someone in my Jiang eyes. Lin Wei knew that this was to ask him to warn Song Zhewu not to play tricks. Lin Wei nodded in response, and said, "Without the consent of the chairman, I took it upon myself to ask him to make some moves in the near future." After speaking, he carefully looked at Chiang Kai-shek's face. Chiang Kai-shek thought for a moment and nodded: "You did a good job, this method is good." First, it can divert the attention of all parties and create conditions for solving Bai Chongxi in Hebei; Second, let's see if this Song Wenge is obedient. What did he say? "He didn't say anything at the time, but when he saw us off the next day, in front of me and Wen Bai, he asked Shang Zhen for instructions to go to the southern foot of Taihang Mountain to suppress bandits."
Chiang Kai-shek nodded: "It seems that he wants to have a fight with Han Fuyu of the Northwest Army......
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