In the face of a request from the Nationalist Government through the North-South Exchange Foundation for the central government to approve the "Treaty on the Limitation of Naval Armaments" signed by the Nationalist Government without authorization. Beijing's Central Committee was very annoyed. Although the Treaty on the Limitation of Naval Armaments was not an unequal treaty that humiliated the country, it was a local government that conducted diplomatic negotiations with foreign countries without authorization, and finally concluded a treaty. The central government of any country cannot tolerate such a thing, and the central government in Beijing led by China and G naturally cannot let it go, let alone ratify the treaty.

The West Flower Hall in Zhongnanhai, where Zhou Elai lived, gathered again for the leaders of the Politburo in Beijing, and the meeting room was full of smoke, and no one spoke. Zhou Elai sat in front of the conference room in the middle, his face was solemn, and there was a hint of worry in his eyes.

The request put forward by the national government made Zhou Elai see a dangerous signal. In fact, the Kuomintang right did not expect the central government led by Zhong G to ratify the Treaty they had submitted. Because they didn't even send enough representatives to the north to negotiate with the central government. It was only through such a "non-governmental organization" as the "North-South Exchange Foundation" that the draft of the Treaty was sent to Zhongnanhai. Such an act is almost contempt for the authority of the central government, and if the central government does not categorically reject it, will the central government not become a rubber stamp for the right wing of the Kuomintang in the future?

But what is the real purpose of the Kuomintang rightists?

Zhou Elai's view is that the Kuomintang rightists are just waiting for the Central G to refuse to ratify the "Treaty on the Limitation of Naval Armaments." Then they can use this as an excuse to set up a separate Central Committee in Wuhan and sing against Beijing in Beijing, and since recently, the right wing of the Kuomintang has refused to recognize the Beijing Central Committee, and even after the Central G has shown goodwill and persuaded the Kuomintang ** Committee to cancel the name of the Central Committee of the Kuomintang. Judging from the fact that they were still unmoved, the decision of the right wing of the Kuomintang to establish a separate central government had been made.

China and G seem to be a little powerless about this, after all, Beijing now has far less territory and troops than Wuhan. If the Central G wants to send troops to crusade against the Kuomintang rightists, there is almost no chance of victory. In addition, what makes the leaders of China and G even more uneasy is what choice will the Northeast Army, the Youth Army, the Jin Army in the north, and even the Seventh Route Army of Mongolia make in the event of the emergence of two central governments in the north and south in China? Is it possible to be tempted by Wuhan and directly change sides? And how can China G avoid this situation?

The atmosphere at the meeting was becoming more and more depressing, and all the committee members seemed to have realized that the greatest danger facing the central government had arrived

Mao ZD sat next to Zhou Elai, his brows were always deep, just smoking cigarettes one after another. His current status as China's head of state, and it seems that Wuhan will soon raise a head of state to play against him, and what is even more troublesome is that after the establishment of the central government in Wuhan, Britain, the United States, France, Germany, Italy, and other powers will almost recognize it in the first place. At that time, there will be an embarrassing confrontation between the two Chinese central governments in the international arena, and just looking at the territory army, it seems that Wuhan is more promising...... I'm afraid that when the time comes, it won't be just imperialism that holds this view, right? Without a lot of words, the warlords at both ends of the group of rats in the north will not have a little idea?

Thinking of this, Mao ZD extinguished the cigarette butt on the sole of his shoe, stood up and began to speak, this is a huge conspiracy. The right-wing elements of the Kuomintang are using the little prestige they have gained in the international arena to put pressure on us. If we ratify this "treaty," it will be tantamount to delegating the diplomatic power of the central government to the right wing of the Kuomintang, and in the future, they will be able to sign their own treaties in the international arena without impunity, and carry out diplomatic activities that only the central government has the right to carry out. And if we don't ratify this treaty, they will set up a separate central government to oppose our legitimate central government in Beijing in order to achieve the plot of separatism. What's more, it is very likely that they will use the name of the puppet central government to win over and bewitch the powerful factions in the north to become our enemies. to achieve the nefarious purpose of interfering with our three-year heavy industry development plan. Our party's countermeasures should be to win the support of the Kuomintang leftists, democrats, and local elites. As long as these people are on the side of the Central Committee and do not recognize the pseudo-Central Committee in Wuhan, the conspiracy of the Kuomintang rightists will not succeed. ”

Zhou Elai nodded slightly, the atmosphere in the conference room was a little relaxed, he also stood up, and took over the topic of Mao ZD Comrades, the core of our current work is the three-year plan, this year is the first year of the three-year plan, and it is also a critical year. No matter how much interference we are now subjected to, this goal should always be firmly adhered to, but we should still wage a resolute struggle against the conspiracy of the Kuomintang reactionaries. ”

The leaders of the Politburo in the conference room couldn't help but be a little surprised when they heard Zhou Elai's words. If we want to stick to the three-year plan, we must maintain a relatively stable external environment. On the contrary, it is necessary to wage a resolute struggle against the Kuomintang reactionaries, which naturally includes waging war or launching peasant and workers' uprisings in the south...... In this way, there is no stability. There seems to be no way for the two to coexist

"Of course, we should still be cautious in our choice of means of struggle." Zhou Elai smiled slightly, and the experience of the Soviet Union tells us that a good newspaper is equal to the necessary means for the success of public opinion propaganda of 100,000 troops. We have neglected this aspect in the past few years, and in this struggle we must deal a heavy blow to the Kuomintang reactionaries on the position of public opinion and propaganda."

"At the same time, we must also give full play to the role of the united front and strive to unite the majority against a small handful. I am concerned about the perverse practice of the Kuomintang reactionaries in setting up a separate central government and splitting the country. All factions throughout the country, even those comrades within the Kuomintang who have not yet lost their conscience, are opposed. Now is the time for our party to come out and unite them in their common struggle. ”

Therefore, the key to this struggle is to continue to uphold the coalition government, and the central government under the leadership of our party must be a coalition government in which all factions participate together, not only the leftists and democrats of the Kuomintang, but also the powerful factions such as the Northeast Army, the Jin Army, and the Youth Army, which should be the object of our unity. We must oppose the Kuomintang reactionary Wuhan puppet central government with a united, democratic, and united central government in Beijing. ”

Li Lsan sighed softly, and he understood that Zhou Elai's so-called "resolute struggle" was just a gesture. The real response is to take a defensive position, keep the basic position in the north, and win for the three-year plan. Only when the three-year plan is victorious, will China and G have the capital to compete with the Kuomintang reactionaries, and China will be able to achieve a complete victory.

"Comrades, I agree with Comrade Elai's suggestion." Li Lsan stood up and began to speak, because Zhou Elai was unwilling to serve as the top leader of the Central Committee, so the current position still belongs to Li Lsan. He lifted his glasses, glanced at the committee members in the conference room, and saw that everyone was nodding their heads, and then smiled, but while we unite the democrats and the powerful factions, we also attach importance to the workers' movement, especially to mobilize the working class in the south to oppose the Kuomintang reactionaries in a more moderate way, such as strikes, marches, protests, and petitions. ”

"Agreed." "Agreed" The committee members in the conference room raised their hands in agreement. Li Lsan nodded with a smile, half turned to look at Zhou Elai and said with a smile, Comrade Elai, do you think the task of mobilizing the southern working class to rise up and struggle will be handed over to the Southern Bureau? ”

Zhou Elai frowned slightly, as if he had hesitated, and only nodded slowly after a while, but the current situation is that the enemy is strong and we are weak, and we must pay attention to strategy in our struggle against the Kuomintang reactionaries. It is necessary to instruct the Southern Bureau in the workers' movement that it is best not to violate the various laws enacted by the right wing of the Kuomintang. Do not give them an excuse to expand the state of affairs, lest the outbreak of war threaten our three-year plan...... In addition, we must pay close attention to the united front work with the Northeast Army and the Jin Army. I think it would be useful for me to go to Shenyang to talk to Zhang Xueliang in person. ”

"What about Yan Laoxi?" Mao ZD asked in a calm voice.

"Yan Xishan......" A trace of iron blue flashed on Zhou Elai's face, and his tone was solemn Shanxi has always been a trouble, and now Yan Xishan has joined the Youth Party, and Wang Zizheng in the northwest can be regarded as the same spirit. And the Shabaab is too close to the KMT...... I'm afraid that it will be difficult for us and Yan Xishan to coexist peacefully, but we should still fight for it again. ”

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Smack. Wang Jingwei threw a telegram on the table about the Beijing government's refusal to ratify the Treaty on the Limitation of Naval Armaments. After the Kuomintang withdrew from the central government in Beijing, Wang Ching-wei returned to Wuhan. And he did not get involved with the leftists, but took charge of the diplomatic work of the Nationalist Government...... With his gentle appearance, it is still very appropriate to be sent to the international world to pretend to be a white rabbit. However, the Nationalist Government has not yet claimed to be the Central Committee, so Wang Jingwei is not yet the Minister of Foreign Affairs, but the Minister of Foreign Liaison Department, and the liaison work with the Beijing Government has also been transferred to this ministry to be responsible.

Therefore, the telegram sent by the Beijing government was also the first to be obtained by Wang Jingwei. He also threw the telegram on the table of the meeting of the Central Standing Committee.

"Comrades, look at ...... The little rights and interests that we have worked so hard to fight for with the foreign powers have been rejected by them in a few words, and they have rejected not only the "Treaty on the Limitation of Naval Armaments" but also the "Four-Power Treaty of Canton." Our current customs area in South China has also become illegal, and even the international powers have taken the opportunity to demand that we cancel this customs area in the past two days. Tell me about it...... Can we still recognize this central government? Do we still want our customs territory? ”

As soon as Wang Jingwei's words fell, Xie Zhi, director of the Political Department of the Military Commission, jumped up and shouted loudly: GCD does not recognize our Kuomintang Central Committee now, and we still have to admit that they are the central government. Why don't we also set up a central government in Wuhan? In my opinion, the current national government is a shelf of a central government. As long as the Ministry of Foreign Liaison is changed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, we will be the central government, and now is the best time, and the great powers such as Britain, the United States, France, Italy, and Japan will still wait for us to ratify the "Treaty on the Limitation of Naval Armaments." ”

The atmosphere in the conference room was also lively, and the members of the Standing Committee of the Kuomintang Central Committee talked in whispers one after another. Judging by their expressions, it seems that they are all in favor of establishing a separate central government, and this matter seems to be somewhat beneficial to the big guys, right? No small number of words

Chairman Hu Hanmin, who presided over the meeting, just looked at the bustle below with a smile and saw that the atmosphere was almost over, so he coughed lightly. All voices fell silent. He smiled and pressed Chiang Kai-shek's hand beside him, looking like he was in his heart.

"Brother Kai-shek, China and G are now using the central name in their hands to suppress us internationally, and if this continues, I am afraid that it will only affect the five-year plan, and it will also be very unfavorable to our relations with the foreign powers. And our national government. To exaggerate. It's already two out of three in the world, and it's impossible to be a grandson with his tail between his legs. The heads of these forces, such as the Central G, the Northeast Army, the Youth Army, and the Jin Army, are not fools. Can't you see our ambitions? So it's time to change the strategy of slowing down the king. ”

Chiang Kai-shek also listened solemnly, nodding as he listened, but the corner of his eye was always staring at Luo Yaoguo, who was sitting on the other side.

Luo Yaoguo and Sun Ke sat side by side today, after Sun Yat-sen's death, Luo Yaoguo seems to have been courting Sun Da, and now there are faint signs of forming a party. The two of them had been chatting with relish just now, just speaking Cantonese for a while, and then talking to a long English dialogue. Although Lao Jiang could hear it, he couldn't understand a word.

"Brother Fuwen, do you have any views on turning our national government into a central government? As soon as Hu Hanmin's words ended, Chiang Kai-shek did not express his position, but kicked the ball to Luo Yaoguo.

"Yes, I totally agree." Luo Yaoguo bowed slightly at Hu Hanmin, raised his finger, and quietly said that it has been a while since Zhang Zuolin was killed, and the Japanese don't seem to have any signs of making a move in the Northeast, so it seems that there will be no problem for the time being. Let's take advantage of this moment to upgrade the national government to the central government, so that it will be easier to deal with those foreign devils. But there are still some problems, so let's sum them up......"

"First, should we stick to one China? When dealing with the Great Powers, was it not a requirement that they sever diplomatic relations with the North? Second, how should we deal with the relationship between us and the powerful factions in the north? Is it better to draw them under the banner of the national government? Or is it better for them to stay under the central government in Beijing and cause trouble for the Central G? Third, should we maintain the same relationship with China and G? This year is the first year of the Five-Year Plan, and the focus of our work is, after all, the development of the economy and heavy industry...... If you can avoid a civil war, it is better to avoid it. Fourth, what will China and G do to react to our separate government? And how should we cope? ”

Listening to Luo Yaoguo's words, Hu Hanmin's face was already a smile that could not be hidden. This central committee seems to have been decided, and as for the one, two, three, and four after it was done, naturally there are "little brothers" such as Chiang Kai-shek and Luo Yaoguo who have tried to settle it. He smiled and nodded, Brother Fuwen is really thoughtful, and he deserves to be a pillar of our party-state, so please trouble Brother Fu to give us ideas, right? No less words"

Luo Yaoguo smiled and nodded, the points he put forward just now naturally had a belly plan, and at this time, the Ministry of Staff's suggestion was that we should adhere to one China with the outside world, and we should ask foreign countries that have established diplomatic relations with us to sever diplomatic relations with Beijing. I estimate that most of the European and American countries such as Britain, the United States, France, Germany, and Italy will recognize us as the central government. Soviet Union and Japanese ...... It is estimated that Beijing will be recognized, so we cannot establish diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union and Japan, and there is no need to seek diplomatic recognition from the Soviet Union and Japan. As for our relations with the powerful factions in the north, we should be cautious. The youth army can find a way to win over, but Wang Zixu is only afraid of the army that will not give up...... I'll talk to him about that. For the Northeast Army, my suggestion is to keep them on the books in Beijing as well......"

"What is this for?" Before Luo Yaoguo's words were finished, he was interrupted by Lao Jiang.

"Jiegong, the position of the Northeast Army is very sensitive, sandwiched between the Soviet Union, Japan and China and G, and does not border our national government. If the Northeast is brought under the umbrella of the National Government, we will not be able to rescue the Northeast in the event of an accident in the future. If the Northeast fails, we will be infamous and become the target of national spurning. Therefore, the Ministry of Posts suggested that the Northeast Army should temporarily remain under the banner of the central government in Beijing, and we only need to secretly do the work of General Zhang Hanqing. ”

"You mean to let Zhang Hanqing act as a surprise soldier in our Northern Expedition in the future?" Chiang Kai-shek was obviously a little wrong, and he whispered to himself that this was not a good idea. That's right...... And that Wang Zhongyi also asked him to disguise GCD for a few more years, and then let him and Zhang Hanqing fight against the water together, and have a north-south attack with our Northern Expeditionary Army to eliminate GCD in three months at most, right, there is also a Yan Baichuan we have to arrange? Is it to be wooed? ”

"Yan Baichuan......" Luo Yaoguo's eyebrows gradually furrowed. Shanxi, ruled by Yan Xishan, is only afraid of being a powder keg at the moment. If there is no Shanxi on the map of the central government in Beijing, I am afraid that there will be no foundation for the founding of the country. The Kuomintang wants to include Shanxi under its banner, and if the Central G says that it will also go to war, it will definitely be a full-scale civil war at that time

"Zhan Gong (Hu Hanmin), Jie Gong, we still have to be cautious about the problem in Shanxi, and it is best not to win over for the time being. But...... can't ignore it, we'd better help Yan Baichuan appropriately. ”

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