Chapter 195: Treacherous
"Dad, I heard that Wu Haoxuan's kid was assassinated? Is the injury serious? Or is it already dead? In the study of Ma Tengxi, the governor of Fengtian Province, his second son Ma Zijie broke in, with a smile on his face, as if he had encountered something happy.
"Say what? What brat brat? He's your brother-in-law! Now that something like this has happened, not only are you not worried, but you are still gloating, do you still have humanity? Ma Tengxi was furious.
"Dad, why am I inhuman? It's the little brute who doesn't have any humanity. He robbed our family of Heilongjiang Province! If it weren't for him, we would still be in control of Heilongjiang, where would we send people under the fence like now? Ma Zijie gritted his teeth and said.
Ma Zijie has always believed that Wu Xingquan and Wu Haoxuan, father and son, snatched Heilongjiang from them at the beginning, taking advantage of people's danger. This made him very dissatisfied in his heart. Although Wu Xingquan and Wu Haoxuan, in order to appease the Ma family, not only made Ma Tengxi the governor of Fengtian Province, but also made Ma Zihui the logistics minister of the General Staff Headquarters.
Mukden Province is the most important of the seven northern provinces, not only with the largest population, but also with the most developed economy. After the seven northern provinces began to carry out large-scale industrialization, Fengtian Province was the top priority. It can be said that the position of governor of Fengtian Province is second only to Wu Xingquan, Wu Haoxuan and Yang Du, secretary general of the Political Affairs Committee, in the government affairs system of the seven northern provinces.
The logistics department is also an important department under the General Staff Headquarters, and during last year's war with the Japanese, the logistics department made great efforts to ensure the supply of supplies to the front. Therefore, after the end of the war, all the officers of the logistics department were promoted, and Ma Zihui was also promoted from colonel to major general, and successfully stepped into the rank of general.
However, Ma Zijie is not grateful. On the contrary, the hatred for Wu Xingquan and Wu Haoxuan in his heart deepened a lot. The main reason is jealousy. His father, Ma Tengxi, was important, and he had no problem with that. But why did his eldest brother Ma Zihui become a major general, but he could only do nothing all day long, eating and waiting for death? Such a comparison made him hate Wu Xingquan and Wu Haoxuan to the core. So after hearing that Wu Haoxuan was assassinated. That's when I was ecstatic.
"Bastard, you shut up for me, and if you dare to talk nonsense, be careful that I clean you up!" Ma Tengxi was furious.
To say that Ma Tengxi had no resentment in his heart about the loss of Heilongjiang at the beginning, it is impossible. However, after these two years, he also completely saw it. Wu Xingquan and Wu Haoxuan's father and son are so strong, among the four brothers at the beginning. Zhang Yuting is dead, and Feng Linge has fled to Guannai, and even Little Japan is not their opponent. Even if Heilongjiang was not lost at that time, it would not be able to resist the powerful Jilin Army. What's more, the reason why Heilongjiang was lost in the first place was mainly because of their own reasons. If it weren't for the Jilin Army to send troops to rescue, they might have been killed by Cheng Dequan a long time ago, right?
For the current status, Ma Tengxi is quite satisfied. Governor of Mukden Province. It's also a very high official position. In addition, the eldest son Ma Zihui is also developing smoothly in the staff headquarters, so what is he not satisfied with? The only thing to worry about. It's probably this second son. If Ma Zijie can't let go of his hatred for Wu Xingquan and Wu Haoxuan, he would rather Ma Zijie live a dull life like this.
"Dad, okay, I won't talk about it, then you tell me the truth, right?" Ma Zijie asked.
"Haoxuan is fine, Secretary-General Yang has already called me to inform me. Haoxuan was not injured. Ma Tengxi said.
"Really?" Ma Zijie didn't believe it. If Wu Haoxuan was really not injured, then why didn't he call Ma Tengxi in person? Perhaps, he was already injured, even life-threatening.
"By the way, the eldest brother is in the staff headquarters. He definitely knows more about it. Ma Zijie said.
It didn't take long for Ma Zihui to come back, and Ma Zijie immediately greeted him.
"Big brother, I heard that Haoxuan was assassinated, how is he?" Ma Zijie hurriedly asked.
Ma Zihui glanced at Ma Zijie, and then said: "Haoxuan is fine, these things have nothing to do with you, you'd better inquire less!" ”
Ma Zihui's contemptuous attitude made Ma Zijie even more unhappy. It's a pity that he is just an idler now, Ma Zihui doesn't look down on him, and he has no choice.
Not only Ma Zijie is inquiring about Wu Haoxuan's life and death, but other forces, large and small, are also sitting in the same thing.
Originally, in addition to the Japanese and Russians, there were also Americans and Germans who set up consulates in Shengjing. In addition, the French also intended to set up a consulate in Shengjing. The rapid development of the seven northern provinces has allowed these French people to also see opportunities to make money.
As soon as the assassination broke out, the entire Shengjing City was blocked, and the diplomats of these consulates also felt the tension of the situation.
The U.S. consul in Shengjing, Gu Lizhi, and the German consul in Shengjing, Adrian, visited the embassy and wanted to see Wu Haoxuan. After all, both the United States and Germany now have close ties with the governments of the North, and they provide them with a large number of loans. If Wu Haoxuan has three longs and two shorts, this will undoubtedly have a great impact on the cooperation between the two sides.
Wu Haoxuan had to take time to meet with them, and after finding that Wu Haoxuan really had nothing to do, Gu Lizhi and Adrian were relieved. Originally, they were even ready to suggest that if Wu Haoxuan was seriously injured or killed, they would suggest that the country reconsider cooperation with the northern government.
Now, Wu Haoxuan is safe and sound, which is undoubtedly a blessing!
Wu Haoxuan asked Gu Lizhi and Adrian to keep this matter a secret. He didn't want the outside world to know he was okay so quickly. Especially the Japanese who planned this incident. He wanted to see what kind of tricks the Japanese still had.
Gu Lizhi and Adrian naturally promised again and again that they would not leak out. At the same time, they also denounced the Japanese and severely reprimanded the Japanese for this despicable and shameless way. He also said that the United States and Germany would be on the side of the northern government if needed. Both the United States and Germany have a lot of investment and deals with the governments of the North, and if something goes wrong, the losses can be huge. Therefore, they are undoubtedly very annoyed by this behavior of the Japanese.
Wu Haoxuan expressed his gratitude to the two, after all, the northern government now has very few friends in the international community, and there is no other country except the United States and Germany.
In addition to the American and German consuls in Shengjing, the Russian consul in Shengjing, the Russian consul in Shengjing, the country Roberin, and the Japanese consul in Shengjing, Abe Shotaro, also made a request to visit Wu Haoxuan. However, their request was denied. They were met by Yang Du, Secretary-General of the Political Affairs Committee.
Although Yang Du is the third person in the government affairs system, this is obviously not what they want to see. They desperately wanted to know whether Wu Haoxuan was dead or alive now.
The Russians coveted both the Northeast and Mongolia. Tsar Nicholas II was even more ambitious in his desire to turn northern China into Yellow Russia. However, the disastrous defeat of the Russo-Japanese War and the delay in the completion of the Trans-Siberian Railway forced them to hold back on their ambitions. The North is becoming stronger, which is undoubtedly something that the Russians do not want to see.
In the war between the Jilin Army and the Japanese, the reason why they stood on the side of the Jilin Army was entirely to avenge the Japanese. However, if the Northern Army becomes stronger, it will undoubtedly make it more difficult for them to invade northern China. The Russians also hope that Wu Haoxuan, the soul of the Northern Army, will die. In this case, it is undoubtedly extremely beneficial to them.
As for the Japanese side, of course, it is even more wishful that Wu Haoxuan was killed. They orchestrated this assassination. Although neither the Japanese government nor the spy agencies intervened, it was possible to completely dissociate the relationship. But they also desperately hope that this plan of the Black Dragon Society can succeed. In this case, it is not in vain that they have been preparing for so long.
In Japan's political and military circles, Wu Haoxuan has been listed as Japan's great enemy. It is not only a stumbling block to Japan's conquest of China, but also a major problem for Japan. Many far-sighted people in Japan have already pointed out that if the industrial plans of the northern government can develop smoothly, it will be impossible for Japan to conquer China. Once the northern government unified the whole of China, relying on its huge population advantage, China was able to gain the strength to crush Japan even in a short time. At that time, let alone an invasion of China, Japan will be able to keep Japan.
Under such circumstances, even though the high-ranking officials of the Japanese government were well aware of the deal between the Army and the Black Dragon Society, they did not stop it, but watched it with expectant eyes, and at the same time secretly prayed to Amaterasu Okami that the assassination would be successful. Therefore, the assassination incident had just broken out, and Consul Abe Shotaro couldn't wait to make a request to visit Wu Haoxuan.
However, the northern government has always been wary of the Russians and Japanese. The requests of Kuniro Momofuku and Abe Shoutaro were all rejected, and only Yang Du came forward to perfunctory a few words to them. As for Wu Haoxuan's physical condition, it was kept strictly secret, and the two of them didn't know about it at all.
So much so that in the report sent to China, Abe Shoutaro could only say in a speculative tone that Wu Haoxuan might have died, otherwise, the northern government and the northern army would not have made such a big battle.
The Beiyang government in the Guannai is also concerned about this assassination. They are also the ones who wish Wu Haoxuan was killed, so that the threat of the Beiyang government can be lifted. (To be continued......)
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