Under the guidance of Long Qingxiang, Li Hao walked quickly into the porch of Chang Ruiqing's study in the yamen of Xuzhou Daotai. He is the nephew of Li Houji, the one who prepared a few dyed empty bullets for Bai Peony as a murder weapon. After the news of Chang Ruiqing's assassination and wounding came out, he found an opportunity to use medicine to overturn the Beiyang spies of "Zhao Gonggong" who came from Beijing, and tied them up and sent them to the Xuzhou Garrison Headquarters. As soon as he heard that someone had caught the mastermind behind the assassination of Chang Ruiqing, where did he dare to delay, he ordered the prisoner to be imprisoned at that time, and he accompanied Li Hao to Chang Ruiqing's headquarters.

Zheng Zhongyuan stood at the door of Chang Ruiqing's study, and when he saw Long Qingxiang coming, he saluted him upright, and then said in a low voice: "Can the 242nd Manchu counter-revolutionary group give Zhang a monthly ticket?" The Headmaster was now in the back garden, personally interrogating the Assassins. Commander Dragon, go there and meet him. ”

Long Qingxiang nodded and asked, "How is the commander-in-chief's injury?" Zheng Zhongyuan smiled: "The principal was not injured, the assassin's bullet did not hit, but the female assassin shot herself and was slightly injured, but fortunately it did not hinder the interrogation." Long Qingxiang let out a long breath and said, "Then I'll rest assured." Then he led Li Hao towards the back garden.

At this time, Chang Ruiqing was sitting upright on a stone bench, and the white peony was tied up and kneeling in front of him. The woman had obviously been tortured, and her complexion was a little haggard, but her expression was quite calm, at least on the surface, there was no overly nervous look. Chang Ruiqing looked at her with fake compassion on her face, and said eloquently: "...... Why are you suffering? I know that there are traitors within you. I'll soon find out about it, and I'm still gritting my teeth and carrying it, you must have suffered a lot of sins like this, right? What exactly did they give you? Is it worth your life for them? He glanced at the white peony who was just smiling bitterly there silently, and already understood it in his heart. He sighed: Can the 242nd Manchu counter-revolutionary group give Zhang a monthly ticket? "Looks like they're holding your relatives, right? It seems that you are also a woman who values love and righteousness, and you have good skills...... What a strange woman, if you can work for me, I can spare you this time. ”

Of course, Chang Ruiqing's words are a bit of a coaxing, a female killer or a female spy like Bai Peony has a lot more in his spy system! Originally, after the assassination, Chang Ruiqing planned to let Bai Peony be interrogated below. Then they will be secretly executed. However, Meng Li, the head of his spies, gave him a strategy to purge the opposition in the Beijing-Tianjin area, and by the way, create a little atmosphere of terror...... And this strategy requires the cooperation of Bai Peony, a female assassin, so after the torture did not work very well, Chang Ruiqing switched to the method of coaxing and deceiving.

The white peony seemed to be in Chang Ruiqing's mind. His face turned a little paler, and he showed a strong sense of worry. Her behind-the-scenes instructions are very mysterious, although she claims to be from the palace, but with her experience in the rivers and lakes, she can see the problem early on! Now the assassination is a complete failure. Moreover, there are traitors inside them, and the fake eunuch surnamed Zhao will also be arrested, and it is difficult for the behind-the-scenes commanders in Beijing to figure out the situation for a while, will they think that they have defected. And the anger on his own family...... At this moment, Long Qingxiang led Li Hao over. Both of them glanced at the kneeling white peony, and both had expressions of disgust. Long Qingxiang stepped forward and gave Chang Ruiqing a military salute. He pointed at Li Hao and said: "Commander-in-chief, this is Mr. Li Wenbai (Li Haozi Wenbai), who kidnapped Zhao Zigui (Zhao Gonggong) and other Beiyang spies who commanded the assassination of you to the Garrison Command. ”

Chang Ruiqing raised his head, first nodded at Li Hao, who looked a little apprehensive, and said with a smile: "Mr. Li Wenbai, you saved my life this time!" You have made the most correct choice, our national revolution needs comrades like you, so let's join the Military Intelligence Directorate from now on! Then he said to Long Qingxiang: "Have those Beiyang spies been interrogated?" What do they say? ”

Long Qingxiang nodded silently: "They have all confessed, one of them is named Zhao Zigui, who once served in the Military Justice Department of Beiyang, the Jingshi Police Department, and the Shaanxi Provincial Police Department, and is Lu Jianzhang's henchman. This time the action was instigated by Lu Jianzhang behind the scenes, and in order to cover up people's eyes, they also fraudulently used the name of Pu Wei, the former prince of Qinggong. He pointed to Bai Peony and said: "This woman's real name is Bai Peony, and she is a dart in the family...... As a result, this woman became so fierce that she broke into the house of the person who told them and killed six people! Later, the Henan Police Department was arrested and sentenced to death! And that Zhao Yigui bought her and her family out of prison in the name of Gonggong Mansion Zhao Gonggong, and used her family to coerce her to assassinate the commander-in-chief. ”

Chang Ruiqing waved his hand a little impatiently, interrupted Long Qingxiang, and smiled coldly at Bai Peony: "Hehe, it's really fierce!" White Peony straightened up and replied with a wry smile, "Now you know everything...... Can you give me a good one? ”

Chang Ruiqing sneered, turned his head and asked Li Hao: "Wenbai, tell me, can you give her a good time?" ”

Li Hao glanced at Chang Ruiqing, who looked a little strange, lightly shook his head, and considered the words: "This female bandit is really heinous, if it is placed in the previous dynasty, it can be Ling Chi...... Now, I'm afraid it won't work to cut her openly, so it's better to execute her in secret, and I still know a few old executioners from the previous dynasty, and the craftsmanship is very good. ”

Chang Ruiqing looked at Bai Peony with a smile: "Bai Peony, what do you think?" ”

Bai Peony's face showed a relieved expression, and he nodded seriously: "Okay, that's it!" ”

Chang Ruiqing laughed and waved his hand: "But I don't want you to die, at least not now!" His tone was gloomy, and he said coldly: "Because this assassination incident is not as simple as it seems on the surface!" That Zhao Yigui didn't give a thorough explanation. He is still protecting the forces behind him - the remnants of the Manchus! This was a very reactionary and stubborn counter-revolutionary group, whose aim was to overthrow the Republic of China and restore the Manchu dynasty through assassination and riots...... The restoration of Zhang Xun at the end of the 5th year of the Republic of China and the assassination of Bai Peony were both part of the conspiracy planned by this group! If we can't take advantage of them to reveal a little clue. If this clique is uprooted and completely smashed, they will definitely hatch a new conspiracy against the state and the national government! ”

He stood up, walked up to Bai Peony, held her chin with his right hand, and smiled at her face that was almost bloodless, "So." You must give a thorough confession and testify in court against the sins of the Manchu counter-revolutionary clique, in which case the Nationalist Government will give you a chance to mend your ways. ”

Chang Ruiqing's words all talked about this Cheng dù. White Peony still doesn't understand. The other party wants to use his assassination to raise a prison against the remnants of the Manchu Dynasty! Of course, after using himself, the other party may still want to kill people, but that will be a long time later...... It's just that his family will be killed by the people of Beiyang because of this?

Chang Ruiqing seemed to know her thoughts. patted her on the shoulder and said, "You woman still has a little filial piety...... If you really think about your parents and family, you'd better do what I say! Lu Jianzhang originally had the intention of using the remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty as a shield, so if you bite those Manchu princes and Baylor, Lu Jianzhang and them will get out of it. Besides, he can threaten you with his parents and family. But your life is also a constraint on him, if you are really dead. He's going to kill your family! ”

Bai Peony had been convinced by Chang Ruiqing's words, and she nodded with her strength. Spit out a few words: "Good! I'll listen to your ...... for everything," and then sobbed quietly. Chang Ruiqing pressed her shoulder lightly, and beckoned the guards guarding the garden to escort her down. He also wanted to continue to explain something to Long Qingxiang and Li Hao, but he saw Meng Li, the head of the spies, who didn't know when he appeared in the garden.

"Yaoshuai." Meng Li leaned into Chang Ruiqing's ear and whispered, "Mr. Liao Zhongkai has just arrived in Xuzhou, and he is here to visit your injuries on behalf of Mr. Sun...... Manchu counter-revolutionary clique...... Do you believe in such a thing? Sun Yat-sen gently put down the telegram in his hand and looked up at the people in the room. Everyone was shaking their heads, and although no one said anything, the answer was already written on the big guy's face.

Sun Yat-sen fixed his gaze on Hu Hanmin's face. Hu Hanmin said with a smile: "Sir, we can't say that there is no such thing, and we can't say that there is no such thing, those Manchu widows and young people have always opposed us, there is no doubt about it...... It's just that this time the assassination is mostly not done by the Manchu people, but by the people of the Beiyang! ”

Sun Yat-sen nodded, as if he approved Hu Hanmin's words, he thought for a while, and then asked: "This time, Chang Yao is like pointing at a deer as a horse, and he insists on pressing the charges on the heads of the Manchu relics...... What are we going to do? ”

"Sir, it's better to let him use this excuse to clean up the remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty! These guys are not a good thing either, if you don't suppress them, sooner or later they will be a scourge! ”

It was Xu Chongzhi who spoke, although their Xu family on Gaodi Street was also considered "the emperor's favor", but he didn't seem to have any feelings for the Qing family. He sneered and said: "The forces of the remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty are not only in the Beijing-Tianjin area, but also in Manchuria, where they are their base camp, and most of them are colluding with the Japanese!" Only by disintegrating their power can Kai-shek, the king of the Northeast, sit back and relax. ”

When everyone heard this, they all nodded frequently. Jiang Jshi, the king of the Northeast, is an important chess piece for their Kuomintang to contain Chang Ruiqing! As for strengthening the foundation of Chiang J-Shik's clique's rule in the northeast, the leaders of the Kuomintang were still willing to see it.

Sun Yat-sen also snorted, and nodded at Xu Chongzhi in agreement: "Okay then...... The investigation and handling of the Manchu counter-revolutionary clique should be done according to Chang Ruiqing's wishes! Send a secret telegram to Jiang Jshi, asking him to wait for an opportunity to take action to suppress the remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in the northeast! However, we should not touch the nerves of the Japanese side too much, and we will not move for the time being to the remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in the Kwantung Prefecture Concession. ”

Speaking of this, he suddenly sighed again: "Suppressing the remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty is a trivial matter, and the top priority at the moment is to do everything possible to eliminate the remnants of the Beiyang forces!" Chang Yaoru did not agree to the co-optation of those forces, and openly proposed to oppose the new warlords. In opposition to private armies, it is necessary to reorganize the new armies...... Although this principle is good, it is really a bit hasty to put it forward in the current form! At present, Beiyang has not been completely defeated, in case it repeatedly causes a backlash from the new armies such as the Sichuan Army, the Yunnan Army, and the Guizhou Army......

In the past two days, Xiong Jinfan, Wang Dianlun (Wang Wenhua's name is so strange), Gu Xiaozhai, and their Sichuan army, Guizhou army, and Yunnan army have all stood still. No more attacking Shaanxi, and there are signs of retreating to Sichuan! Lan Jihao's Hubei army stationed troops in Nanyang, and kept sending telegrams to request military salaries and supplies...... The current situation is really surging! ”

He walked up to Xie Zhi, who immediately stood up and looked at Sun Yat-sen. Sun Yat-sen patted him on the shoulder: "At present, the three armies of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou are all based in Sichuan, Xiong Jinfan is their leader Huisheng, you are also the leader of the Kuomintang in Sichuan, you know the situation in Sichuan better than me, you can talk about it." How should we clean up the situation in Sichuan? Can Xiong Jinfan still be trusted? ”

Although Xie Zhi and Xiong Kewu are both from Sichuan and are both veterans of the Kuomintang, the relationship between them is the same. Xie Zhi is the leader of the Sichuan Industrial Group, while Xiong Kewu is the head of the Nine-member Group. Both of them have been in the Democratic Yuan since the beginning of the Min. In order to compete for the leadership of the Kuomintang forces in Sichuan, they launched a series of vicious battles. Historically, the result of the vicious struggle between these two factions was that both sides were defeated, and finally allowed Liu Xiang, Yang Sen, Deng Xihou and other Sichuan warlords of the Baoding system to rise to become the dominant force in Sichuan. And in this time and space, the time for the national government to sweep the whole country was advanced by nearly ten years! Those "small-character" Sichuan warlords probably have no chance of becoming the princes of the dominant side, but the struggle between the industrial group and the nine-member group is still the same as in history! And Sun Yat-sen is the same as in history. In the struggle between the two factions of the Kuomintang in Sichuan, they have always supported the industrial group headed by Xie Zhi.

Now hearing Sun Yat-sen ask Xie Zhi how to clean up the situation in Sichuan, all the Kuomintang bigwigs present know that Xiong Kewu will soon be unlucky. However, Xie Zhi did not answer Sun Yat-sen immediately, but pondered for a moment. Only then did he say slowly: "At present, the situation in Sichuan Province is very complicated, and there are not only Sichuan armies of various factions. There were also troops of the Yunnan and Guizhou armies stationed in Chongqing and southern Sichuan. Among them, there are not many troops who are really loyal to Mr. (referring to the army controlled by the industrial regiment), if Xiong Jinfan is rashly dismissed from the post of chairman of Sichuan Province and commander of security. I am afraid that the three armies of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou will immediately raise troops to resist, so for the sake of today, it is necessary to find a way to appease Xiong Jinfan first, and then try to divide the alliance of the three armies of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou, and then enter Sichuan with the central army, and finally recruit Xiong Kewu to serve in Beijing and reorganize the Sichuan army. ”

Seeing that Xie Zhi did not rashly propose to defeat the bear, Sun Yat-sen nodded with satisfaction, and asked again: "How do you divide the three armies of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou?" Under what pretext will the central army use to enter Sichuan? ”

Xie Zhi thought for a while and replied: "After all, the Second Army of Yunnan and Guizhou is a guest army, and it is not always the same thing to be stationed in Sichuan for a long time, maybe Wang Dianlun can be appointed as the commander of Guizhou Provincial Security, and Gu Pinzhen as the commander of Yunnan Security, and let them lead the Second Army of Guizhou and Yunnan to return to their own province for garrison." At the same time, let the Central Army move to southern Sichuan and Chongqing, and then there will be no problem with Xiong Jinfan. ”

Sun Yat-sen nodded: "Very good, the problem of Sichuan is solved like this." He paced a few steps behind his back and asked in a low voice, "What about the Northeast?" Should the local army in the northeast be reorganized into the Central Army? ”

As soon as this question came out, the eyes of everyone in the room turned to Xu Chongzhi, who was Jiang Jshi's brother and the spokesman of the Northeast King in the center. Xu Chongzhi frowned and said lightly: "Sir, the issue of the Northeast is more complicated, and it also involves Japan's interests, and we are now in a state of tense confrontation with Britain and France because of tariffs, concessions, the Yangtze River and other issues, and we need Japan's solidarity very much." Besides, J Shi has already sent local troops from the northeast to escort Semyonov back to Chita! In this regard, the Soviet and Russian sides are extremely dissatisfied! Now that the three northeastern provinces are in a state of autonomy, we can still shift the responsibility to Jiang Jshi, and if the northeast becomes a territory directly under the central government, we are afraid that we will have to suffer from the splint between Japan and Russia. ”

As soon as he thought of the "evil neighbor" of Soviet Russia, Sun Yat-sen's brows tightened. He sighed: "It seems that the Northeast still needs to be specialized." I went to send a telegram to Liao Zhongkai in Xuzhou, asking him to explain to Chang Yaoru, and at the same time to ask for his opinion on Sino-Japanese and Sino-Russian relations, and the Russian GCD people seem to be about to win the civil war! ”

When these henchmen of his own left the Nanjing Presidential Palace, Sun Yat-sen's secretary general, Wang Jingwei, walked into the office with an invitation from US Minister Reins: "Sir, tomorrow Minister Reyns wants to have a banquet for you and his wife at the US Legation, and he said that he has important matters to discuss. ”

"Something important?" Sun Yat-sen took the invitation and looked at it, but he didn't say anything on it, but just invited Sun Yat-sen and Soong Qingling to the legation for a family banquet under the pretext of the minister's wife's birthday.

Wang Jingwei seemed to have guessed something, he leaned into Sun Yat-sen's ear and whispered: "It may be related to the Russian Civil War, the Red Army of the Russian GCD launched a major offensive on the side of the Provisional Government after the 'Vladivostok Incident', and the White Army, which had lost its logistical supplies, was defeated, and Kolchak's Provisional Government has now retreated to Omsk, it is estimated that the Americans want us to provide any help to the Russian Provisional Government, right?" (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )rv！！！