In 1929, in Nanjing, in front of the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, Liu Yuan stood quietly in the rain.

There should be ghosts and gods in this world, otherwise why would every great man be pouring rain when he died? Mao is like this, Zhou is like this, and even when Mandela died, it was like this.

Now, when Liu Yuan came to pay homage to the prime minister, it was as if the heavens had responded, and the rain was endless. Naturally, the Nanjing government will organize civil servants from various units to pay homage to the prime minister, and there are even many military veterans, even if Zhang Zuolin or Mao comes here on this day, there is no danger, because no one will do anything out of the ordinary on this day and in this place.

There is a long queue outside the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, just when everyone is celebrating this day, but there are still many people who come here to worship the prime minister, they know that today's world has half of the prime minister's credit, and now the prime minister has passed away, but he is still inspiring more people.

Many government elders looked at the young man standing in the rain in front of him, such a lonely and sad appearance, and they all wanted to know who that young man was, everyone wanted to move forward, but they were stopped by a group of big men with tigers and bears on their waists and guns pinned to their waists.

Liu Yuan put the flower in his arms in front of the prime minister's grave, smiled and said, "I fulfilled my promise back then, today's Kuomintang is at least five times stronger than in history, even Mao is cowering in the base area, not allowed to move forward, and the Japanese division that committed the crime alone has also been wiped out, not a single prisoner has been left, I think you should also be blind, as time goes by, I also have a clear understanding of my own future path, if one day I do something, I hope you can forgive me." Liu Yuan bowed and turned to leave.

"Who is that young man? There are more than 100 guards alone, and even the chairman of the committee has no such style. A couple of veteran party members asked.

"I don't know what to do, Jiang Gongzi has always been very low-key, it is the Chen family brothers." Several elders shook their heads again and said, "Now that the principal's management of his subordinates is becoming more and more strict, they don't dare to be so arrogant. ”

Instead, the patriarch of the military council high-fived happily and said, "He's back, great, he's back." ”

"Who's back, making you so happy." Several patriarchs asked with interest.

"Naturally, it's Liu Fuguo, otherwise who can bring out such a tough team, it seems that we have a little more confidence in this Sino-Japanese negotiation."

Liu Yuan's dedication to Nanjing, although it was only for a moment, but it instantly caused a huge storm in Nanjing, and Chiang Kai-shek frowned when he heard that Liu Yuan did not visit him first when he came to Nanjing.

But when he heard that Liu Yuan went to worship the prime minister, he was relieved, and said to Chen Bui with a smile, "This kid, although he has become a prince, he still hasn't forgotten the support of the prime minister back then, and he is a kind and righteous boy." ”

Hu Shi, as a representative of the New Culture Movement, stands to reason that he is very annoying to young people like Liu Yuan, but after listening to Chiang Kai-shek's words, he also smiled and said, "The principal is right, Fu Guojun is indeed not an ordinary person, we used to talk about the New Culture Movement, those rotten Confucians frowned one by one, and those who talked to us about it are also, and now after Liu Yuan leads the new Confucianism, those rotten Confucians have also undergone some changes, and they no longer talk about the Three Outlines and Five Constants, and they no longer talk about those feudal customs, but use those good things of Confucianism to argue with us, This is a phenomenon, our ancient kingdom is like a locked house, no one can get out, and there is no way to decorate the house, according to our idea that is to smash everything, but everyone talks about smashing, but there is no talk of construction, they all want to build a small western-style building on the old house, although this small western-style building is good, but it is not comfortable to live, but Liu Fuguo has the idea, to a combination of Chinese and Western, to learn the West, but not to forget the original, is a capable person, many times I am thinking, we only engage in the new cultural movement is really a mistake, this time you must meet this person. ”

Chiang Kai-shek has always respected literati, and not long ago he had a fight with Liu Wendian, a professor at Anhui University, and Liu Wendian actually kicked his lower body. The excited guards almost shot Liu Wendian, but Chiang Kai-shek has changed a lot compared to when he was young, and he only detained Liu Wendian for a few days in accordance with the "Public Security Administration Regulations", which shows that Lao Chiang still has great respect for literati.

Seeing Hu Shi's proposal, Chiang Kai-shek's face was not very good-looking, so he didn't mention the matter of meeting Liu Yuan, Hu Shi was puzzled, so he kept asking the principal to personally introduce him and meet Liu Yuan.

He Yingqin couldn't stand it from the sidelines, and explained, "Some time ago, the central government seized materials from the southwest, which caused a contradiction between the southwest and the central government. So the principal is afraid that Liu Yuan, the little guy, will hate the principal, if you want to see Liu Yuan, it is better to write a letter of worship yourself, or go directly to see Liu Yuan. ”

Hu Shi couldn't laugh or cry when he heard it, it turned out that he had been in Shanghai for too long, and he couldn't figure out what was happening in Nanjing.

However, Hu Shi immediately said, "It's okay, it's okay, Liu Fuguo is not such a stingy thing, hasn't this matter been solved?" I heard that US President Roosevelt invited Liu Yuan to visit the United States, and the chairman's relationship with the United States is still okay. ”

Chen Bui immediately felt hopeful when he heard it, because Liu Yuan's respect for literati had a fight with Chiang Kai-shek, which was published in the Southwest Morning News, and the university professor was dissatisfied with the government's intervention in the university, and once ran to theorize with Liu Yuan, and scolded Liu Yuan at the door of Liu Yuan's office, which shows that Liu Yuan still respects literati, and Hu Shi still has hope if he goes to take a bridge.

"Chairman of the committee, what Mr. Shizhi said is right, it is indeed a good choice for him to contact Liu Yuan."

Chiang Kai-shek waved his hand and said, "He is my student, only he visits me to explain the law, how can I, as a teacher, take the initiative to reconcile with the student, no, no." ”

Song Meiling saw Chiang Kai-shek's refusal, and immediately said angrily, "Darling, why do you think so, your reconciliation with Liu Yuan is beneficial to national unity and peace, and in the future, the history books will not belittle you, but will praise you, it is rare that Mr. Shizhi is willing to help, how can you refuse." ”

Chiang Kai-shek was embarrassed at first, and then saw that everyone thought that he should meet Liu Yuan, so he said with a slight reluctance, "I took the initiative to meet him for the sake of the nation and the country, not afraid of him, or feeling ashamed of him." ”

"Naturally, naturally, the principal took the initiative to reconcile for the sake of national righteousness, and he is a model for my generation." Hu Shi said to Chiang Kai-shek with a smile, and after Hu Shi's praise, Chiang Kai-shek felt a lot more comfortable.

And not long after, Liu Yuan received an invitation letter from Hu Shi, inviting Liu Yuan to Yanlai Lou together, Liu Yuan hesitated at first, this Hu Shizhi saw that he had something, and then saw the words on the invitation letter, and understood that Hu Shi actually intended to do peace, for Liu Yuan, who was about to go abroad, it was a good thing.

So in this way, Liu Yuan met Chiang Kai-shek, Hu Shi, who was supposed to come, actually released Liu Yuan's pigeon, and Chiang Kai-shek held a copy of "Dream of Red Mansions" in his hand and looked at Liu Yuan with a black face.

"Headmaster, you're here." Liu Yuan originally thought that he would show an indifferent expression when he saw Chiang Kai-shek again, but this was not the case, and the teacher-student relationship was still unforgettable.

"Hmph, if I don't see you, I'm afraid that you, a student, will never see me in person for the rest of your life, I Chiang Kai-shek taught so many students, either ran to the popular party, or followed you to the southwest, and the remaining few are not very successful, which really makes me extremely depressed." Chiang Kai-shek handed "Dream of Red Mansions" to Liu Yuan, who had been laughing and not speaking, and said, "Mr. Hu Shi has an urgent matter in Shanghai and drove away, and he asked me to give it to you." ”

"This, how can I only accept his gifts, and you didn't give him back for me?" Liu Yuan seems to have returned to the time of Whampoa, the guy who played a scoundrel with Chiang Kai-shek.

Chiang Kai-shek smiled and said, "I didn't wipe your ass that time, Hu Shizhi asked me for twenty yuan, saying that he went to the bookstore to buy a book you wrote as a gift." ”

"Mr. Hu Shi is a second person." As he spoke, Liu Yuan poured a cup of tea for Chiang Kai-shek, took out twenty yuan in his hand, handed it to Chiang Kai-shek and said, "I heard that the principal requires officials to be honest and honest, oppose luxury, and strictly require that no matter what salary the government spends on development every day, I will pay you back this twenty yuan no matter what." ”

"You stinky boy, if you have money, will you pay back the teacher twenty yuan? If I don't give you 18,000 US dollars, I won't be able to open the pot this day. Chiang Kai-shek seems to have returned to the years of the Whampoa period, and he will find Liu Yuan if there is anything.

"If I give you 100,000 US dollars, your subordinates will dare to charge 1 million US dollars from others, and the principal will have no fish if the water is clear, so if you let the officials be honest, you can't blindly squeeze them, and you must also treat each other with high salaries."

Chiang Kai-shek nodded and said, "Everything that is right, I am willing to correct it, and you have also seen the auxiliary country, the principal of my change, I have begun to try your policy in some provinces, and in the near future, I will also try your policy in the Nanjing area, why can't you come back?" ”

Seeing that Chiang Kai-shek was so sincere, Liu Yuan was indeed very moved, it stands to reason that the relationship between the two people is indeed very stiff, but Chiang Kai-shek intends to take the initiative to reunite, and Liu Yuan can't be too ruthless, so he dissuaded Chiang Kai-shek and said.

"Governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh, the principal is now really controlling half of China, if you want to implement the policy of Jiangxi, but you have to take it slowly, you must know that the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions are your core, if you move the interests of those landlords, big bourgeoisie, and compradors, they will immediately crush you to pieces, so this is not possible."

"Doesn't that mean that I, Chiang Kai-shek, am destined to be a loner, and my best students, Jiang Xianyun, Liu Yuan, and Chen Geng, will never return to my side." Chiang Kai-shek sighed and said sadly.

"Of course not, there is only one way for you to suppress their interests, and that is to let them continue to reduce their proportion among your supporters, to the point where you can tolerate the cutting of flesh, and you can do it to them." Liu Yuan said.

"You mean the Chongqing Special Zone? Wouldn't I have to wait a long time? Chiang Kai-shek said dissatisfied.

"Headmaster, you should be content, you have a sensible child, and he is willing to find hope for your kingdom, so you don't need to suffer too much, you must know that Lu Dao Goujian has also tried his courage." Liu Yuan comforted Chiang Kai-shek and said.

"In the end, you still don't want to come back, but I understand you, people who are used to freedom are not willing to be subservient to others, this seizure of supplies in the southwest is the idea of one of my staff, Yang Yongtai gave me, I was bewitched by him for a while, so I shot at the southwest, this matter is my fault, you see how we let this matter pass, I will severely punish Yang Yongtai when I turn back." Chiang Kai-shek took the initiative to stand up and patted Liu Yuan on the shoulder.

"I understand, the side of the couch will not allow others to snore, but I hope the principal can understand my distress, Southwest will give you a satisfactory answer sooner or later, as for Yang Yongtai, you better keep him, it is a sword, it can definitely hurt people." Liu Yuan said magnanimously that Yang Yongtai still has his usefulness, so naturally he can't be killed by Chiang Kai-shek himself at this time.

"You are willing to give the teacher ideas, to prove that you still have a teacher in your heart, you look at this Yunnan Province, he already belongs to the central government, where are you Sichuan soldiers not suitable, isn't it." Chiang Kai-shek climbed up the pole without a hint of shyness. He thinks that his performance today will definitely move Liu Yuan.

In fact, Liu Yuan was really moved, he didn't expect that Chiang Kai-shek would change so much, so when Chiang Kai-shek raised the Yunnan issue, Liu Yuan did not immediately refuse.

"In this way, principal, you see that the southwest is already under the control of Sichuan, and has been governed according to the southwest model, if it is impossible for him to return to the arms of the central government, even the local people are not willing to go back to the past, how about you look at this, we Sichuan are willing to develop Yunnan together with Chongqing, and at the same time, Sichuan is willing to withdraw half of the troops, and at the same time, the central government can also send half of the troops in, how about it." Liu Yuan asked in a consultative tone.

Chiang Kai-shek was very satisfied with Liu Yuan's performance, and said happily, "Of course, Sichuan and Chongqing are originally competing with each other. ”

Liu Yuan frowned at first, dissatisfied with Chiang Kai-shek's gains, but he couldn't get into trouble with Chiang Kai-shek, so he said, "This will make outsiders say that the central government and Sichuan have divided Yunnan, so it is better for us in Sichuan, Yunnan, and Chongqing to jointly form a committee to jointly organize personnel issues in Yunnan." ”

"Okay, Fuguo, I know that you are still my good student, but there is one more thing for you to ask you for the teacher." Chiang Kai-shek's expression was very natural, and there was a little embarrassment there.

Li Erniu stood next to Liu Yuan, coughing vigorously, which meant to remind Liu Yuan, don't let Lao Jiang fool him, Chen Bui has also been looking at Chiang Kai-shek, meaning don't go too far, if Liu Yuan doesn't agree with it, today's good start will be gone.

Just when everyone was worried, Liu Yuan nodded and said, "I know, do you want me to participate in the negotiations with Japan?" ”

Chiang Kai-shek nodded and said, "Those who know me, Liu Yuanye." If you participate in this negotiation, you can prove to the outside world that your Sichuan is subordinate to the central government, and you can also fight for more rights for the state. ”

"Chairman, you still have to go to the United States, this matter cannot be delayed." Li Erniu looked at Chiang Kai-shek with dissatisfaction and said to Liu Yuan.

"No, there is nothing more important than the country, and I'm interested in little devils. Why not! ”

In this way, Liu Yuan became a member of the Sino-Japanese negotiation team.