The most lively thing on the banks of the Qinhuai River is at night. It was a famous place of rouge gouache in the Ming Dynasty, and it was at its peak in the Qing Dynasty. Later, because of the perennial war, it stopped for a while, but with the progress of the Northern Expedition, after Nanjing was determined to be the capital, it was still full of flowers.

During the defense of Nanjing, it was attacked by artillery fire several times, and some of the original buildings with blue tiles and white walls were also destroyed by artillery fire. However, with the victory of the defense of Nanjing, the municipal department repaired here, and the original bluestone road was also widened, so that the original prosperity was restored.

It's already May, and although the city of Nanjing is not as hot as dog days, it's still a little dry at noon. It's fine in the evening. In the evening, the cool breeze blowing from the Qinhuai River blows away the heat of the day, and the cool breeze at this time could not be more pleasant.

As soon as it was cool, there were more people who came out to wander around, and the vendors who were hawking along the street also carried their burdens or set up stoves and cooking utensils, and sold them along the street.

When it was already dark, two middle-aged men wearing robes and cloth shoes and carrying folding fans walked over. The two middle-aged men were followed by several men dressed in short shirts, and the distance was from thirty or forty paces, not far or close, and they were reluctant to follow. Look at the bulging waists of those men, they must be with guys. But fortunately, it was already dark on this day, and I didn't pay attention to it.

"Han Qing, I really don't know, it's so lively here now, it seems that Wu Tiecheng is a good hand at managing the municipal government." It was Huang Ke who spoke, and the man in the robe who accompanied him was Zhang Xueliang, who had just returned to Nanjing and stepped down.

"Haha, this has nothing to do with Mayor Wu." Zhang Xueliang said with a smile: "After Nanjing won the war, most of the original people came back. There are also outsiders who come to Nanjing, so here is a gathering*, he is responsible for building roads, and then building houses, and here are the common people themselves to gather. ”

Huang Ke smiled: "I see, it seems that I should have gone to you a few days earlier." ”

A few days ago, Huang Ke delayed his original plan because of the * matter, and he had to go to Zhang Xueliang to talk about it when he had time in the past few days. When he first arrived, Zhang Shaoshuai was about to change into an ordinary robe and go out. When I asked, I found out that he was bored at home and was about to go out.

This proposal is very bold, Huang Ke saw that he was wearing sunglasses and wearing a robe, which was like two people before, and he was a little tempted, so he simply asked Miss Zhao Si to find a robe to change into by herself, and followed Zhang Xueliang to the bank of the Qinhuai River.

At this time, it is the most lively time of the night market, the shouting of various accents is intertwined, the pawn peddlers, gentlemen and misses, dignitaries and nobles will come out at this time to go around, there are all kinds of high, medium and low grades here, and there are more people who will stand on this street full.

The two saw a stall selling black sesame paste rice balls, the stall owner had just set up the stove, and was desperately fanning the fire with a pu fan, his mouth was still blowing, and the smell of choking smoke came out from time to time, making his choking tears flow. Seeing Huang Ke and the other guests coming, he hurriedly nodded and said, "The boss will sit down first, and then just wait a while!" ”

Huang Ke and Zhang Xueliang found an empty table to sit down, and the vendor's wife hurriedly came over and wiped the table in front of them with a rag.

The vendor's wife also carries a child, it seems that she is only a little more than a year old, she is busy and can't take care of the child, the child is also very well-behaved, but does not cry or make trouble, a pair of big eyes look at Huang Ke.

"Boss, come two bowls of rice balls filled with black sesame paste, and then go to other shops to buy some baked cakes and make some side dishes." After Huang Ke finished speaking, Fourteen Tsai and the others who followed behind also sat at another table, and then asked for some dumplings and side dishes.

Before the rice balls came up, Huang Ke picked up a pot of tea in front of him that had been soaked in boiling water more than ten times and poured two cups, he picked up a cup and took a sip, only feeling bland and tasteless, but it was also chic.

"Han Qing, I have read the resignation letter you handed in, to be honest, you are responsible for the defeat in the Northeast this time, but you don't have to resign." Huang Ke picked up the water cup and slowly tasted the tasteless tea.

Zhang Xueliang put down the teacup in his hand, shook his head and said, "I already understand Mr.'s intentions, and I really don't want to lead troops." Not only the brothers above but also the brothers below had great opinions about me. What makes me most angry is that some of my closest people have turned out to be traitors. ”

The large-scale surrender that Zhang Xueliang mentioned occurred when he was besieged in the northeast, when hundreds of thousands of troops of the Kwantung Army were besieged, and Zhang Xueliang's old subordinates Sun Liangcheng, Wu Huawen, Bai Fengxiang and others for many years actually defected to the enemy and led their troops to openly surrender to the enemy.

What made Zhang Xueliang even more unacceptable was that his attendant and right-hand man, Sun Mingjiu, who had also been his confidant for many years, abandoned himself, surrendered to the Japanese, and almost sold him.

Although Zhang Xueliang was rescued by Lin Zuo's troops afterwards, his mistake led to the instant growth of the Japanese army's puppet army, and at the same time, it also affected the overall situation of the country's war of resistance against Japan to a certain extent.

If you don't automatically resign at this time, do you have to wait for the top to fall?

Zhang Xueliang said: "I have also figured it out, it is better to resign early." ”

"I am also responsible for the defection to the enemy. The officers of the original Northeast Army received less modern military education, their backgrounds were all mixed, and their sense of family and country was very weak. ”

Although Huang Ke said so, it can be said that Zhang Xueliang's command and combat ability is very limited, and he is not good at employing people. After this battle, there were several cases in which the officers of the Northeast Army under his command defected to the enemy in formation, and the proportion of surrendering to Japan was also the highest among all armies, and he was not even aware of it in advance.

Huang Ke felt that according to Zhang Xueliang's command level, the scale of the battle at the division and brigade level was enough, not to mention the large corps that coordinated the operation of hundreds of thousands of troops.

Commanding a large corps to fight requires not only training in the later stage, but also innate talent.

Zhang Xueliang continued: "I think you will definitely keep me, so I haven't reported to you since I came back." ”

"That's why you didn't come to me?" Huang Ke asked.

Zhang Xueliang nodded, "I am ashamed of the government, and I am ashamed of the soldiers and the fathers of the Northeast, I know my own ability, and I really don't want to lead troops to be pointed at by thousands of people." ”

As he was talking, the rice balls that the two of them called were ready. The vendor's wife brought it over, and two large porcelain bowls filled the rice balls, which were not exquisite, but they also had a unique taste.

When the meal was served, the child was already asleep, probably when he put down the bowl, the waist bent too much, the child woke up and cried at this time, the vendor's wife quickly shook and coaxed in a low voice, and after a while the child fell asleep in a daze.

The vendor brought over the baked cakes and the like again, and the two of them took them and gently stirred the rice balls in the bowl with a spoon, and there was nothing to say for a while.

"Well, it tastes really good." Huang Ke tasted a mouthful of rice balls and took the lead in breaking the deadlock between the two.

"Yes, yes, this snack still tastes good on this stall, if you really go to the restaurant, you may not be able to make it." Zhang Xueliang smiled reluctantly, and said this to himself.

Huang Ke naturally listened, and he didn't want to hold Zhang Xueliang accountable too much, so it would be appropriate to remove him from military power.

"Which department do you want to go to after you don't bring troops? You're still young, you can't support your old age, right? Huang Ke asked.

Zhang Xueliang thought for a while and said: "I want to learn from my good brother Feng Yong and run a university, so I should be the principal and teach students." ”

"You teach students?" Huang Ke was a little surprised, after all, Zhang Gongzi's reputation was not very good, and he used to eat, drink, prostitute and gamble.

Zhang Xueliang understood Huang Ke's intentions, he lifted the collar on his chest and took off a delicate cross from his neck, "I am religious now, I have quit smoking, and I don't spend a lot of time drinking." Brother Xinghua, chairman! I really want to do one thing. ”

This is indeed a heartfelt statement, Huang Ke can see that Zhang Shaoshuai is serious, if he is serious, how can he not believe him, then it will inevitably seem that he is too stingy.

"Okay, but I don't recommend that you go to college. University education requires specialized personnel and qualified teachers, which is very difficult to achieve in a short period of time. I think it's better to start with grassroots education. Huang Ke put down the dishes and chopsticks and said seriously.

"Grassroots education? Hasn't Mr. Fu Jin been doing it? I see that many schools of hope are now blooming everywhere in rural areas. Zhang Xueliang was a little puzzled, so he asked.

Huang Ke shook his head, he pointed to the woman who was busy working next to him and the baby waiting to be fed on her back, "Not only in the countryside, in fact, after so many years of war, there are many people in the city who can't afford to go to school, and who can't go to school. It's like this Qinhuai River, if you follow this river, you won't be able to get a school child in less than ten miles. ”

Zhang Xueliang understood, it seems that Huang Ke has already planned for a long time, and he has even thought about his own future path, which is really a major event that will benefit the present and future generations.

"What Brother Xinghua said is very true, Han Qing understands. Education is the foundation of a country, and I used to think about running a good university education, but I didn't pay attention to basic education, which is really ashamed! Zhang Xueliang said with some emotion.

Huang Ke smiled, "I have long had this will, but no one provokes this girder." Well, you're not already religious, I've noticed that many churches do some basic education for children from the lower classes of the city, and you can negotiate with them to get students. ”

"In my opinion, let's start with Nanjing as a pilot. There are too many people in the middle and lower classes here who can't afford to read, so let's set up a few schools to try it out, find out the problems, explore some experience, and then promote it to the whole country when it is appropriate. ”

Zhang Xueliang stood up and took the cup of tea that had been brewed more than a dozen times and said, "Come, let's replace wine with tea, it's decided!" ”

Huang Ke raised the teacup and said with a smile: "Okay! ”