As a representative of the local powerful faction, Yan Xishan naturally refused to be deflated, and summoned Jia Jingde and others to study for a night, and finally Jia Jingde wrote a reply telegram.

On February 13, Yan Xishan replied to Chiang Kai-shek's telegram, refuting Chiang's telegram one by one:

"Thinking about the way to govern the country, the emphasis is on stopping chaos, not on fighting chaos. And if you can stop the chaos, the chaos will have results, and if you can't stop the chaos and blindly fight the chaos, the chaos will eventually be gone. I would like to reply to the following replies to those who have seen businessmen in Junzuo: Revolution is an obligation, not a right, a right should be sacrificed, and an obligation cannot be shirked. Xishan thinks that the question of non-revolution and non-revolution is a question of the forces of revolution killing each other and the unity of the whole. Who are the wanted party members who are not members of the national revolution? What is the army that is being fought today that is not a soldier who is not doing his best to make a national revolution? ”

Yan Xishan's telegram first stressed once again that it is better to stop the chaos than to stop it, accusing Chiang Kai-shek of not being able to stop the chaos and only blindly fighting the chaos, resulting in chaos in the country and the country has no peace. Regarding the question of rights and obligations raised by Chiang Kai-shek, Yan Xishan and his staff felt that it was better not to dwell on it. This is because Chiang Kai-shek occupies the position of chairman of the national political axe, and then occupies an advantageous position, and Yan Xishan, as a local force, is guilty of rebellion no matter what.

Therefore, he only brushed aside this issue and instead accused Chiang Kai-shek's party of fighting against disagreeers and criticizing those who disagreed. Chiang Kai-shek was questioned, 'Which of the wanted party members who are now expelled is not a person who is not doing his best for the national revolution?' Among the troops who were defeated by Chiang Kai-shek, who was not a soldier who did his best to make a national revolution? ’

Then, the telegram read: "The revolutionary party members are broken, the revolutionary soldiers are killed, it is not easy for the non-special revolution to save the country, and it is also difficult for the revolution to succeed." Zhiyun was rebellious because of the reactionaries, and he neglected the party-state and assigned heavy responsibilities to him, and with Zhang Ruoxian's arrogance, it was a reward to help the struggle, which was counterproductive to the purpose of comity for the country. When Shanyi held a redeployment meeting, the public was one moral and one mind, and there was no doubt about it. Because of the party's finances, one place is in trouble, everyone responds, and the reproach of the sage is gathered in the body of Junzuo and reaches the mountain. Xishan thought that the mountain was temporarily unloaded with Junzuo, so that the attackers had no goal, the reactionaries had no excuse, no goal and no excuse, of course, no one echoed it, it was to extinguish its arrogance, to stop the chaos, to settle the dispute, not to reward the chaos, not to help the struggle. ”

This section shifted the responsibility for the split of the Kuomintang and the opposition of local forces to Chiang Kai-shek. In particular, "the reproach of the sage is concentrated in the body of the throne and extends to the mountain." "I even told Chiang Kai-shek that you didn't listen to the advice, insisted on going your own way, and let the domestic public opinion attack in a group, and I, Yan Xishan, followed you and suffered a lot, and I didn't mix with you. You, Jiang Zhongzheng, have only one way to step down, so that the people who attack you will not be able to find their target, and naturally there will be no reason for the turmoil.

Then he wrote: "Otherwise, a wave will not be settled, and a wave will rise again, and it will be arrogant, and the chaos will not stop, and the fight will not stop." As for those who seek to endanger the party-state by force, what other means can they use to achieve the goal of peace? If the mountain means that he defends the party and the state by force, can my generation use force to calm down? It is not necessary to use force to make peace. And now it is said that the so-called people who seek to endanger the party-state by force are all soldiers who worked hard for the party-state revolution in the past. May Junzuo settle his heart and put an end to his mouth, and the mountain thinks that it will be able to turn danger into relief. ”

In this paragraph, I pointed out that the 'people who seek to endanger the party-state by force' mentioned by Chiang Chung-cheng were all National Revolutionary Army who worked hard to fight the national revolution in the past, so what is the reason why they want to fight against you now? You Jiang Zhongzheng have to think about it.

However, after all, Yan Xishan is also a person who has crusaded against Tang Shengzhi, although he is following Chiang Kai-shek's orders, but at least he is also an accomplice, Yan Xishan feels that there is no explanation for this key, and he is very "embarrassed"

So he went on to write: "The crusade against the reorganization faction in Xishan, because it still takes the path of breaking the party, will trap the party in a cycle of revenge. Xishan and those who are particularly concerned about this have two points that Junzuo would like to consider: Can the national revolution be carried out unhindered by excluding the majority of party members from the party's circle? The majority of the military are on the list of crusades, can peaceful reunification be truly accomplished? ”

After briefly defending his crusade against Tang Shengzhi, who supported the reorganization faction, Yan Xishan asked Chiang Kai-shek: 'If the majority of the party members are divided, the national revolution will be successfully completed?' A crusade against the local forces that occupy the majority will lead to peaceful reunification? Yan Xishan is inducing public opinion and telling others that he represents the majority of the Kuomintang and the majority of local forces, and that the truth is on the side of the majority.

Finally, he wrote: "Xishan thinks that except for [***], all those who belong to the Kuomintang will unite and decide on the majority, so as to settle state affairs and complete the whole party, so that the party will not be broken, and the central committee will always stand in a righteous position, and then there will be those who hinder the national revolutionaries to expel them, and those who sabotage peaceful reunification will be extinguished. No? The crisis of the party-state, less? Increase? How much is the belief of the Chinese people and the sympathy of diplomacy? Less? Is it easy for Junzuo to achieve the goal of revolution and national salvation? Difficult? The mountain thought that the party-state was in turmoil, and in this shift, he begged to observe it. ”

He continued to question Chiang Kai-shek, 'Do you think it is good that the majority of party members and soldiers are now not cooperating with the Central Committee?' Then, he told Chiang Kai-shek that it was not good to do this, that this was a crisis for the country. Didn't you, Jiang Zhongzheng, keep shouting about revolution to save the country? It's not very difficult, it's easy to look at it now, you can go into the wilderness, this is what you Jiang Zhongzheng has a change of mind.

Yan Xishan's Yuan Dian completely attributed the responsibility for the split within the Kuomintang and the country's financial difficulties at that time to Chiang Kai-shek, and not only did not "conspire" with Chiang Kai-shek, but also continued to demand Chiang's resignation. Yan Xishan represented the majority of those who were dissatisfied with Chiang Kai-shek, and the opinion of the majority was the truth. This made Chiang Kai-shek a little difficult to answer for a while.

Chiang Kai-shek did not reply to Yuan Dian, but Yan Xishan refused to give in, and on February 18 (Qiao said) he sent another telegram to Chiang, indicating that his political struggle was not for personal interests, but was actually "purely for the party and the country":

"Yuandian has not yet been recovered, and it is very suspenseful! Pouring Beijing News, it was rumored that after Junzuo received the call, he was furious, thinking that Xishan was provoked by others, betrayed Junzuo, and will be cut down in a big way, and has ordered to mobilize, purge Luyu, and ask the guilt of Ji Jin. After hearing the news, I panicked. The heart of the mountain, in other words, laid the foundation of the country, and Junzuo did admit his mistakes. ”

"Junzuo is very thick in the mountains, and the mountains must be deep. If the mountain has the heart of Junzuo, when it is found that it is in danger of survival, it will not be launched after helping Junzuo to quell the chaos. Those who dare to offend Jun's intentions this time, think about it at night, purely for the party and the country, and also for Junzuo and Xishan history, and hope that Junzuo will deeply observe it. If Junzuo must sin Xishan, there is no need to mobilize the people, and Xishan will obey all orders. I would like to present it again. Special telegram news. ”

Chiang Kai-shek saw that Yan Xishan was unforgiving, and urged himself to step down, that is, on February 19 (Hao Yue) sent a telegram to Yan Xishan, pointing out the fact that Yan Xishan was preparing to start a war, warning Yan to "restrain himself from the precipice", and asked Yan to fulfill the previous agreement to let Feng Yuxiang go to sea:

“…… Do not invite forgiveness, and re-blame. With the kindness of our generation, we know each other deeply, and the result is like this, there is only regret in it, let alone resignation? And it has been continued by the three deans of Hu, Tan, and Wang, Brother Guo does not think that the words are contrary to the ear, and it is not too late to restrain the horse, especially not to blaspheme Chen. ”

Chiang Kai-shek told Yan Xishan, 'Not only did you not forgive me for my little mistakes, but you also rebuked me greatly. I, Jiang Zhongzheng, said flatly, but I treated you Yan Xishan well, and in exchange for such a result, I, Jiang Zhongzheng, regret it now. You, Yan Xishan, don't talk about this with me anymore. I warn you, if you rein in the precipice now, it's still too late, and you dare to do it against me, Jiang Zhongzheng, and I don't need to tell you the stakes of this matter. ’

"I have thought about it quietly, why can't I get my brother to point to Chen Kuang at any time to save the party-state, and suddenly at this time, he is seriously reprimanded? With a thunderous attack, he immediately gave up the important task entrusted by the party and the state to confirm the rumors that the brother took advantage of others to fail and had to personally bring down Chiang. ”

Chiang Kai-shek's words asked Yan Xishan again, 'You said that I usually felt guilty about the party-state, so what did you do at that time?' Why don't you point it out? Now that you are going to force me Jiang Zhongzheng to go into the wilderness, you will jump out and blame me, obviously because you want to add to the crime. ’

"The report was repeated: Brother Yu has decided to fight against the central government, and all commanders-in-chief and commanders of all roads have been appointed; and the 2nd Group Army took Wuhan directly from Zhengluo with the main force, and attacked Xiangfan with most of it; The central organs of the Pinghan Road Bureau and the Beiping Electric Power Bureau were all sent to monitor and take them by force; and the telegram sent by the North Parallel Camp was inspected by the whole bank; In the counties of Hebei to levy and send mules, anxious as a spark, did not dare to reprimand, suitable for the call, for the brother to speak. Brother Yayan obeys the orders of the central government, very kind! ”

This is Chiang Kai-shek telling Yan Xishan, you have decided to use force against the central government, I already know this, but I, Chiang Zhongzheng, did not blame you, but you accused me. Didn't you convince the order from the center? That's good!

However, the central government paid Brother Fu a heavy responsibility, and he did not let Brother Xu give up lightly. The deans of the Central Committee and the deans persuaded him bitterly, and he also hoped that his brother would continue to do his best for the party and the state. If the brother has the sincerity to obey the order, please immediately cancel the resignation of Shimono. Otherwise, although the brother vowed to obey the order, I am afraid that when the brother's mobilization order is completed, that is, when the brother resigns; And the resignation of the telegram to the cloth, the war disaster occurred every day. ”

Chiang Kai-shek warned Yan Xishan again, don't force me Jiang Zhongzheng to go to the field now, and don't threaten me with your Yan Xishan again, so that I, Jiang Zhongzheng, will still show you some mercy. I'm afraid that after you complete the mobilization, you will resign and play with me for real. In that case, as soon as you send out the resignation message, the war will begin, and then it will be too late for you to regret it.

Then Chiang Kai-shek pointed out: "In the name of comity, contention is the truth." He did not hesitate to be a sinner for the party-state. Speaking of this, Zhongshi shuddered! In particular, there are those who speak for brothers: our generation is revolutionary, obeying the orders of the party and the state in the public office, and attaching importance to personal integrity in the private state. The party-state has not allowed me to retreat, and I cannot say it without permission, and this is well known to those who obey orders. Faithfulness is the foundation of comity, and those who do not have faithfulness are hypocritical. ”

It means that 'what you Yan Xishan said nicely, in fact, in the name of courtesy, you want to strengthen me Jiang Zhongzheng, the chairman of the national political axe. I have one more word to tell you, that we, the revolutionaries, must obey orders; Speaking privately, you must have faith. You Yan Xishan has no faith, and you still talk to me Jiang Zhongzheng about courtesy.

Chiang Kai-shek then turned his pen and asked Yan Xishan and Feng Yuxiang to go abroad again.

"Brother and Huanzhang have the elegance of the spectrum, they are brothers and sisters, and they have worked together for a long time. In the first month of last year, the central government repeatedly urged Huanzhang to travel abroad, and the travel expenses of 200,000 yuan were also allocated to the Honorable Office for forwarding. If Huanzhang can make the trip as soon as possible, the disaster of the war in the northwest can be avoided. Unfortunately, Brother Jian asked Huanzhang to go first, and restrain Huanzhang to act later. If the past is not pursued, it is advisable to fulfill the covenant of Huanzhang to go abroad, restore his freedom, and be responsible for the implementation of the resolution of the dispatch meeting, so as to show the trust in the world. The world will also be above board, and always obey orders for the revolutionaries. If it is not out of the correction of the two set of troops, it is indeed a rumor, the suspicion is exhausted, the people's hearts are safe, and the blessing star of Sizhen's peaceful reunification is wishing his brother to do it. ”

Chiang Kai-shek told Yan Xishan that your friendship with Feng Yuxiang is deeper than that of me Jiang Zhongzheng, and you even have to go abroad with him. In that case, you will return Feng Yuxiang's freedom, and the two of you will keep your original promise and go together. In that way, everyone will believe that you Yan Xishan has faith at all. Moreover, didn't you repeatedly say that I, Jiang Zhongzheng, only messed up and not just messed up? As soon as you and Feng Yuxiang leave, the domestic chaos will stop.

Yan Xishan was speechless about Chiang Kai-shek's accusation that he was obstructing Feng Yuxiang's departure to the sea, so Yan Xishan did not answer this question in his telegram to Chiang Kai-shek on February 20, but once again emphasized the "question of the legal surname of the Third Plenum Congress, and put forward the opinion of "handing over the troops to the party" on the implementation of the arrangement:

"Reading Haodian, there is no fear! Xishan follows Junzuo, and lives and dies together. How the mountain is located, how it is to Junzuo, and how to pick the country, Junzuo knows it. Forgive me for sinning against me, Xishan will never want to be annoyed by a word. However, for the security of the party and the state, he is stupid and can't bear to be silent. It is better to stop chaos than to stop it, and it is necessary to be able to stop it, and only then can it bear fruit. ”

"If you can't stop the chaos, you will blindly stop the chaos, and the chaos will eventually be gone. As seen by Xishan, the plenary session is the highest organ of the party-state, and it cannot be slandered; If there is any misrepresentation, we must try to eliminate it. There is a way to stop the chaos, and the chaos will be fruitful. As for the deployment, it is a top priority. ”

"However, the party-state is the main body of the party, and the force centered on the individual is an obstacle to the party-state, and it should be returned to the party at the same time, and then the organization and dispatch should be carried out. Otherwise, the hardships of the Junza arrangement will not be understandable, and in fact it will be difficult to impede. This Xishan is not afraid of taboos, and those who dare to Chen Junzuo. The meaning of the mere is purely for the long-term planning of the party-state. Looking forward to these two points, Jun Zuo has some corrections, and Yan Xishan wholeheartedly accepts them. If it is said that Yan Xishan has not lived up to Junzuo's plan, and prepared military affairs in Jinpu and Pinghan, it is purely a matter of sowing discord, praying not to be gullible, it is to pray! ”

(To be continued)