The leading figures of the Kuomintang in Nanjing, on the morning of the Chinese New Year's Eve in 1920, gathered in a newly completed luxury mansion on the edge of Xuanwu Lake in Nanjing to pay New Year's greetings to Soong Ching-ling, the widow of the late Kuomintang Premier Sun Yat-sen

It is different from the situation in history when Sun Yat-sen was divided after his death. At this time and space, the Kuomintang after Sun Yat-sen's death showed a harmonious situation. Such a situation arose probably because this Kuomintang did not accept the help of the Central G and Soviet Russia. And Zhong G has appeared as their equal partner and political opponent from the very beginning, and under the oppression of Zhong G and Chang Ruiqing clique, it is naturally difficult for them, the Kuomintang figures, to be infighting, or they really have nothing to play.

However, the unity of the Kuomintang is actually in line with Chang Ruiqing's intentions, in his calculations, he himself should be above the two parties, while firmly controlling the national defense forces, leaving the zhèngfǔ to the figures of the two parties to take care of, and also let them supervise and contain each other. Our people never trust themselves to supervise such things...... In this relaxed atmosphere deliberately created by Chang Ruiqing, in these rì, Soong Ching-ling's mansion in Nanjing became a meeting place for high-ranking figures of the Kuomintang.

In a flower hall next to Xuanwu Lake, there were several people chatting and laughing casually, and the middle two were Luo Yiqun, the current head of the Kuomintang's secret service, the director of the Zhōngyāng Security Bureau, and Wang Jīngwei, the chairman of Guangdong Province, who had arrived from Guangdong. Beside them sat several second-tier figures of the Kuomintang, such as Wang Boling, Yang Jie, and Chen Shuming. There is also a young man with a personable demeanor and sword eyebrows, wearing a sky-blue sè military uniform of the Wehrmacht Air Force Corps, and carrying the rank of major on his shoulder, which is Luo Yaoguo, who killed many red sè pilots a while ago.

He came to Nanjing to attend the award ceremony, and today he probably came to Song Qingling's mansion with his uncle Luo Yiqun for dinner. However, he has some insights into the current situation, and is talking about it here: "Judging from Chang Yaoshuai's actions in the past few years, his methods are very clever. In particular, he used the Red Brigade to raise the banner of the leftists, turned himself into the standard-bearer of the leftists, and finally succeeded in controlling the leftist forces in China and embarked on a reformist road, avoiding the destructive proletarian line of Soviet Russia, and also avoiding the emergence of the GCD or the dictatorship of our Kuomintang, thus laying the foundation for China to embark on the road of socialism in the future. ”

Wang Jīngwei smiled, and he rushed over from Guangdong. In this time and space, he became a Kuomintang leftist attached to Mrs. Sun Soong Ching-ling, so he came all the way to Nanjing to pay New Year's greetings to Mrs. Sun, but he didn't expect to hear such a high opinion. However, he was a little unimpressed, because the young man in front of him was probably also a member of the "Zuo Mínzhǔ Yi Research Association", who regarded Zuo Min as a great savior, and also regarded the leftist forces and class contradictions in China too much. However, he didn't want to say bad things about Chang Ruiqing, so he smiled and said: "Of course Chang Yaoru's methods are clever, otherwise there would not be the current situation, but if Mr. Sun is still there, China's situation may be better, right?" ”

Luo Yaoguo smiled bitterly: "If Mr. Sun is still here, the situation of our Kuomintang may be better, but China may not be." However, the current situation of our Kuomintang is not bad, and it has not reached the point where it cannot be done. The key is that we must put ourselves in the right position, and at the same time recognize the relationship between Chang Yaoshuai and GCD...... Moreover, it is also necessary to find out the object of struggle. ”

Jiang Jshi's henchman Wang Boling snorted coldly: "In addition to Chang Ruiqing, Yuan Shikai's second, can there be other people in our Kuomintang's struggle?" I think we should unite the leftists of GCD to fight against Chang Ruiqing! ”

"Maoru, Chang Yaoru has no intention of being the emperor, and he is also a member of our Kuomintang." Luo Yiqun glanced at Wang Boling lightly, with a solemn expression on his face.

It turned out that the Kuomintang, which is now relatively united, is also divided into "leftists" and "rightists." However, it is a little different from the situation in history, the leaders of the left wing of the Kuomintang in this time and space are Jiang Jshi and Xu Chongzhi, and their basic strength is a group of Kuomintang military leaders who have been squeezed out by Chang Ruiqing. Their proposition is that the United G is abnormal, that is, to unite the GCD leftist forces to jointly restrain the GCD rightists headed by Chang Ruiqing, and prevent Chang Ruiqing from becoming like Yuan Shikai.

The leaders of the right-wing Kuomintang became Soong Ching-ling, Liao Zhongkai and others, including Wang Jīngwei, Wang Zhengting, Luo Yiqun, Chen Shuming, and most of the high-ranking Kuomintang leaders who are now more ambitious are members of them. They believe that Chang Ruiqing is also a member of the Kuomintang, and the views of the rightists of the GCD headed by Chang Ruiqing are similar to those of the Kuomintang, so the Kuomintang should win them over and turn Chang Ruiqing into the leader of the Kuomintang and take over from Sun Yat-sen. In this way, the Kuomintang will naturally be able to squeeze out the GCD from the national zhèngfǔ and become the only ruling party. Of course, these Kuomintang rightists do not advocate the elimination of GCD, but to make them an opposition party.

However, the left and right factions of the Kuomintang are not incompatible, so the figures of the two factions will get together to chat. When he was talking, he saw Liao Zhongkai sending Zhou Elai out on behalf of Song Qingling. Zhou Elai came to pay New Year's greetings to Sun Yat-sen's widow on behalf of G, although G did not use the late Sun Yat-sen as a signboard in this time and space, but the work of face still has to be done. Zhou Elai and Liao Zhongkai nodded to each other at the gate, smiled and turned to leave.

Then Liao Zhongkai glanced at Wang Jīngwei and Luo Yiqun, and the two got up and entered the living room of Song Qingling's mansion with him. I saw Song Qingling, Hu Hanmin and Jiang Jshi sitting around a small Western-style table, drinking coffee and talking in a low voice. There were also three empty seats at the small table, apparently reserved for Liao Zhongkai, Wang Jīngwei, and Luo Yiqun.

The three of them nodded at Song Qingling, and then each found a seat and sat down, Song Qingling smiled at Wang Jīngwei and Luo Yiqun, and said: "Just now Zhou E came to tell us that Zhong G is planning to change the chairman of the party, Mao Zd will replace Chen Duxiu as chairman, and Zhou E will replace Mao Zd to preside over Xīnjiāng's socialist practice." ”

Luo Yiqun sighed and did not express an opinion. Wang Jīngwei's eyes flashed a jīng light, he thought for a while, and said: "Mao ZD is the leader of the leftist faction, and Chen Duxiu and Zhou Elai seem to be centrist figures. Now Mao ZD took over as party chairman, and Zhou Elai left xīnjiāng...... It seems that the leftist forces in the Central G Party are strengthening! This is probably related to the resolution of their Second Plenary Session of the Second Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on the implementation of socialism, right? ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Jshi snorted: "The real power of the chairman of the Zhongg Party is not great, but the power of the chairman of the Xīnjiāng Province and the commander of the Xīnjiāng Production and Construction Corps is very great, and the leftists of the Zhongg have suffered a secret loss!" ”

As he spoke, he looked at Hu Hanmin again: "Zhan Gong, in the National Defense Army, I and Ru Wei's eldest brother can't fight Chang Ruiqing, and now the middle and upper levels of the National Defense Army are all his classmates, and the Huangpu department at the grassroots level is mostly Zuo Mínzhǔ believers...... Moreover, he still controls the two lawless organizations of the Military Intelligence Bureau and the Iron Blood Comrades Association! Even if we play yīn, we are no opponents. The only feasible way now is to unite with the GCD left to jointly promote the mínzhǔ process and end the current discipline and government system as soon as possible! We must put the country on the right track. ”

Hu Hanmin was silent for a long time before he looked at Song Qingling and said, "What does Mrs. Sun mean?" Isn't it a little too early to end the discipline system now, and we ...... "Listening to the meaning of this remark, Hu Hanmin does not seem to want to implement constitutional government immediately. At the moment, he is the chairman of the people, although the real power is not very large, but he is still a very glorious head of state, if he really wants to play mínzhǔ constitutionalism, can he elect Chang Ruiqing?

Jiang Jshi's feelings seemed to be a little excited, and he interrupted Hu Hanmin's words: "The current discipline and politics are to put it bluntly, and the power comes out of the barrel of a gun!" And the gun has been mastered by Chang Ruiqing, and we are nothing more than bureaucrats attached to him! Today's China, to put it bluntly, is the same as Germany before the world war, it is not the state that owns the army, but the Wehrmacht that owns the country! ”

This question was thoroughly explained by him, and the current discipline and government are nominally implemented by the people of the two parties. But in fact, how dare a bunch of bureaucrats in the national zhèngfǔ defy the Wehrmacht, which holds the barrel of a gun in their hands? Therefore, the current discipline is actually Chang Ruiqing's hidden xìng, or to put it better, it is enlightened**.

Song Qingling's face was unmoved, and he said lightly: "J Shi, have you exchanged views with the leaders of the leftist faction?" Jiang Jshi looked at her: "I have had several contacts with Mao Zd, the next chairman of China G, and I have also tested his attitude towards Chang Ruiqing. I am sure that he is extremely dissatisfied with Chang Ruiqing's use of revisionist theory to control the China-G line, and he is also eager to break the current situation. ”

Song Qingling frowned: "As far as I know, the trade union system of Zhongg was created by Chang Yaoru and Wang Jiuguang, and it has always been in their hands. China and G are also the party of the working class, and the workers' members account for more than 70 of the total number of party members, and most of these workers' party members also support Chang Ruiqing's line. If Chang Ruiqing proposes to convene the three major Chinese ......"

Jiang Jishi gritted his teeth and said: "That's why we need the banner of mínzhǔ constitutionalism, and only by relying on it can we win the broadest support and sympathy, and can we stand up to Chang Ruiqing's hidden xìng!" ”

Song Qingling glanced at Liao Zhongkai, and Liao Zhongkai shook his head and said: "Chang Yaoru's hidden xìng is actually paving the way for the future mínzhǔ constitutionalism, and he is implementing Mr. Sun's line of military administration, training government, and constitutionalism. We, the Kuomintang, can fully achieve Mr. Sun's last wish through the cooperation between Guò and Chang Ruiqing, which is also the line pursued by Mr. Sun during his lifetime. ”

Wang Jīngwei heard Liao Zhongkai's statement, and knew that it was also what Song Qingling meant, so he hurriedly echoed: "Yes, this is also what Mr. Sun meant, we are all believers of Mr. Sun, so it's better not to disobey." ”

Jiang Jshi's god was slightly cold, and after he returned to Nanjing, he lobbied several major factions in the Kuomintang to unite and pervert. However, the effect was not satisfactory, and Hu Hanmin of the Kuomintang centrist seemed to be very satisfied with his current position and had always avoided the questions raised by Jiang Jshi. And the rightists such as Song Qingling and Liao Zhongkai seem to be determined to join Chang Chang again, and there is a faint intention to poach Chang Ruiqing to the Kuomintang to be the chairman of the party......

The leaders of the left, center, and right factions of the Kuomintang did not speak for a while, and the air in the flower hall fell silent all of a sudden. I don't know how long it took, but I saw Liao Zhongkai's wife He Xiangning walking in from outside: "Mrs. Sun, Chang Yaoru and his wife have come to greet you for the New Year." ”

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At this time, Mao ZD was sitting in his suite in the dormitory building of the China G headquarters, leaning on the bed, smoking one cigarette after another. His new wife, Yang Kaihui, returned to Changsha, Hunan Province at the beginning of the month to take care of Yang Changji, who was seriously ill. In addition, two days ago, Chen Duxiu talked about wanting him to leave the northwest and come to Nanjing to take over as the party chairman, and he felt a little lost in his heart, and he was already a big smoker, so he smoked alone in the house.

The door was gently pushed open, and I saw Zhou Elai standing at the door with a smile and a briefcase under his arm. Mao Zd immediately sat up straight, snuffed out the cigarette butt, and smiled at Zhou Elai reluctantly: "E, I'm back from Mrs. Sun." ”

Zhou Elai didn't answer, walked in and found a chair to sit down, nodded and said, "Just came back, the leaders of the Kuomintang gathered at Mrs. Sun, but it was very lively!" Runzhi, when it comes to the Chinese New Year next year, it is time for you, the chairman, to pay New Year's greetings to Mrs. Sun. ”

Although Mao Zd's succession as chairman of Zhongg has not yet been approved by the Zhōngyāng plenum, everyone knows that it is already ironclad. After the New Year, Mao Zd should accompany Zhou E to Xīnjiāng to handle the transfer of power. In fact, this is just a formality, although Zhou Elai is young, he is very good at dealing with characters from all walks of life, and xīnjiāng and the First Army of the Northwest have not said that he is good! However, Mao ZD is not very popular because he is too strict, and if the northwest knows that it is Zhou E who will take over, he will definitely resolutely support it.

Listening to Zhou Elai's words, Mao Zd also smiled, and said lightly: "Actually, the most suitable candidate for the chairman of this party is E-Lai, and Xīnjiāng's GCISM is really yàn......" Saying that, he shook his head and looked at Zhou Elai solemnly: "E-come, your Xìngzi is always a little soft, in a place like Xīnjiāng, you have to engage in GCISM, and it is not possible without a little thunder means!" ”

Zhou Elai nodded silently, took out a stack of essays from his briefcase, handed them to Mao Zd, and listened to him say lightly: "This is a document on the 'xīnjiāng socialist pilot' jointly issued by the National People, the Military Commission and the Government Council." Take a look. ”

Mao Zd glanced at Zhou Elai suspiciously, and then took the text and looked at it intently. There are several meanings in this text: "1. Agree to carry out socialist experiments in xīnjiāng. 2. The First Army of the Northwest Army and the Xīnjiāng were reorganized, and the local troops in Hexi, Ningxia and other places in Gansu were reorganized into the Xīnjiāng Production and Construction Corps. The Corps belongs to the armed forces of the Semi-Peasant and Half-Army Armed Forces in the Garrison and Frontier and is under the direct jurisdiction of the Military Commission, but the Corps Headquarters itself handles the appointment and dismissal of personnel and the collection of military salaries and supplies. 3. The policies and regulations of the xīnjiāng socialist pilot project shall be formulated and implemented by the province of xīnjiāng, and at the same time, a special customs area of xīnjiāng will be established in the customs of china, and the customs will be under the jurisdiction of the province of xīnjiāng, and the tariff policy and tax rate shall be formulated by itself. The finances of xīnjiāng will also adopt a self-supporting approach, and the national zhèng fǔ will subsidize as appropriate. 4. Establish the Xīnjiāng Socialist Pilot Management Committee, which will be fully responsible for planning the special policies of Xīnjiāng, which will be headed by Xīnjiāng Province. 5. The National Zhèngfǔ will be responsible for the completion of the construction of the Longhai Railway within three years, and at the same time, the construction of the Lanxin Railway will be funded, the cost of the construction of the railway will be raised by the Ministry of Communications, and the specific construction and management will be the responsibility of the Xīnjiāng Province. 6. The National People's Republic of China will allocate 20 million Chinese yuan for the start-up of the socialist pilot project at one time. 7. The people agreed that the province of Gansu would take charge of the administration of Hexi, Ningxia and other places in Gansu before January 1, 1921, and that the province of Xīnjiāng should mobilize immigrants from all over the country to participate in socialist construction......" After reading these terms, a look of surprise flashed on Mao Zd's face.

"Look at this meaning, Chang Ruiqing is still very supportive of xīnjiāng's socialist pilot! Isn't he worried that after the success of our experiment, his left mínzhǔ will be abandoned by the whole party and the whole country? ”

Zhou Elai smiled lightly: "Runzhi, I don't know why you have such an opinion about Chang Ruiqing?" I think he is still sincere about GCISM, and his left mínzhǔ righteousness is not without a bit of merit. You must know that in order to implement the socialist pilot in xīnjiāng, we suppressed many reactionary feudal forces...... Until now, xīnjiāng still has a lot of territory in the hands of the reactionary forces that are rebelling against us! If it weren't for the military council replenishing us with a large number of weapons and ammunition, we might not have been able to defeat them! If such a pilot is rolled out across the country, I really don't know how many people will be killed, how much blood will be shed, and how many years of civil war will be fought! ”

Hearing this, Mao ZD already knew that Zhou Elai was in favor of Chang Ruiqing's middle line! This kind of route is too much in line with the xìng zi that he likes and thin mud...... But what if Zhou Elai wants to apply this set of muddy practices to xīnjiāng's socialist pilots! I really don't know what kind of doctrine will be realized?

Thinking of this, he looked at Zhou Elai sternly: "Comrade Elai, although the middle line is easy to implement at the beginning, it also has a fatal weakness. This kind of route wants to take the road of pleasing both sides, but the result of development is bound to be unflattering on both sides! Because the proletariat and the bourgeoisie are fundamentally opposites, it is absolutely impossible to be united under one doctrine! The defeat of the Second German Reich was a bloody lesson! ”