After the capital was moved to Wuhan, the office of the Nationalist Government was set up in the Nanyang Building in Wuhan. After everything was ready, the Nationalist Government convened the National Congress of the Kuomintang, and a series of reshuffles were carried out at the top of the government.

In order to strengthen the central government's control over the localities, the reorganized Nationalist Government made the Central Executive Committee the supreme organ of power and the Central Military Commission the supreme body of military power. Wang Jingwei, Tan Yanhong, Jiang Zhongzheng, Sun Ke, Gu Mengyu, Tan Pingshan, Chen Gongbo, Xu Qian, Wu Yuzhang and others are members of the Standing Committee of the Central Executive Committee; The alternate members are Song Ziwen, Song Qingling, Chen Youren, Deng Yanda, Wang Faqin, and Lin Zuhan.

There are both Kuomintang and Red Party members in this list, but in the end, it is the Kuomintang that has the advantage. However, Wang Ching-wei and other hard-liners of the Kuomintang were not satisfied with this, and he wanted to dominate the party by one party, and he has now prepared to further carry out the "purging campaign."

Similarly, the Red Party, which holds only a small number of seats, is not satisfied with the current situation. Some activists in the Red Party also began to propagate the revolution among workers and students in various localities, and set up grassroots organizations, which for a time appeared in many cities across the country, and some even raised the slogan of "armed revolution."

In terms of foreign influences, the Soviet Union, Britain and France and other countries also began to look for their own proxies and support forces in China, not to mention the others, even Batu was visited by Soviet representatives, so the situation can be seen.

On the night of moving to the Nanyang Building, Wang Zhaoming found Jiang Zhongzheng, and Jiang Zhongzheng saw Wang Zhaoming coming to look for him, and immediately stood upright.

Jiang Zhongzheng was wearing a straight woolen military uniform, and the blue sky and white sun emblem on the large-brimmed hat were wiped clean, and now he was a member of the staff of the Military Council, with the rank of colonel, and he was considered one of the senior officers. Originally, this small staff officer would not let Wang Zhaoming pay attention, but last time he put forward the suggestion of "controlling the army first and then purging the party" in the party-purging operation, which made Wang Zhaoming impressed.

Subsequently, Wang Zhaoming also paid more attention to this person, and when he moved the capital to Wuhan, he was simply transferred to the General Staff of the Central Military Commission.

"Brother Zhongzheng is really dedicated to his duties, and he is still working on official duties at this time, and the revolution can be realized as soon as possible with people like you." Wang Zhaoming motioned for Jiang Zhongzheng to sit down, and addressed each other as brothers.

Jiang Zhongzheng Yanran didn't understand Wang Zhaoming's intention, he couldn't be more clear about Wang Jingwei's character, this kind of snob couldn't get into his eyes.

However, the current situation has made him have to make a choice, and now it is a lot of benefits for him to have a good relationship with the other party, he smiled slightly: "Chairman Wang has an overreputation, but it is just a matter for his subordinates." ”

Wang Zhaoming smiled faintly: "Brother Zhongzheng, you and I don't have to be so polite, let's go sit outside after we are busy with official business." I heard that the snacks in the three towns of Wuhan are good, there are both Western dishes and dishes that bring together the north and the south, can you go with me to taste it? ”

"That's great!" Jiang Zhongzheng said with a smile.

The two of them changed into casual clothes and came to a tavern, asked for a box near the river, ordered some Wuhan side dishes, and chatted with a bottle of Huadiao wine.

In fact, the two of them know very well in their hearts that what it means to taste snacks is just to discuss some things that can't be mentioned on the table. After the wine and food were served, the guards guarded the door, and the idlers did not approach.

"Brother Zhongzheng, look at this wide Yangtze River, no wonder the literati and artists in ancient times were able to touch the scene and recite poems." Wang Zhaoming picked up a glass of wine, walked to the window and looked at the Yangtze River not far away, and sighed like a poet.

Jiang Zhongzheng naturally understood that Wang Zhaoming's words were just a pretext for him to lead the topic, so he also said: "It's a pity that the Yangtze River is full of warships of foreign powers. ”

Now that the Northern Expedition has been decided, the warlords have been basically eliminated, but the anti-imperialist task is still a long way to go, but with Brother Zhongzheng such a soldier, the legacy of the Prime Minister of the Three People's Principles is just around the corner."

Jiang Zhongzheng was very useful, and his face changed and said: "Chairman Wang is too famous, today you and I are just here to catch up and drink first, I don't know what Brother Zhaoming has about the reunification after the Northern Expedition?" ”

Wang Zhaoming saw that Jiang Zhongzheng understood his intentions, and simply said bluntly: "These are exactly what I'm worried about. At present, although the whole country is nominally unified, you also know the fact that the three northeastern provinces are still in the hands of the Zhang family; The Liangguang region, Shanxi, Shaanxi and other places are all under the control of warlords, and the domestic situation is worrying. I don't know what Brother Zhongzheng has to do about this? ”

At this time, Jiang Zhongzheng knew that Wang Zhaoming had revealed his hole cards to him, and obviously he had regarded him as his own, so he did not shy away from saying: "The reason why our country has been divided for a long time is only because there is no unified political party and doctrine. The Xinhai Revolution only drove out one emperor back then, so what difference did it make with the rest? Later, the first prime minister proposed the Three People's Principles, but the Beiyang warlords were inconsistent. The premier personally founded the Kuomintang in order to arm our party members with a unified program and charter and unite people with lofty ideals in the world to jointly achieve the goal of making China prosperous and strong. ”

Wang Zhaoming was deeply impressed by Jiang Zhongzheng's words, he nodded and said: "The hero sees the same thing!" Now* alternate with us, their set of patriarchal things may be effective for a short time, but they are drinking to quench their thirst. ”

Jiang Zhongzheng simply said frankly: "What Mr. said is extremely true, the expulsion of the Red Party is a top priority now, a government must be a political party, a purpose and a leader, and the future of the nation will not allow you and me to stop for a moment. ”

Jiang Zhongzheng expressed his opinion and confirmed his previous judgment on this person, but when he thought of the failure of the "purge movement" a few years ago, he felt palpitations. The scene of the last time the "purging movement" was still lingering in his mind, and the armed forces he had carefully cultivated had become so weak under the machine guns of the Northern Expeditionary Army that he had wanted to kill and destroy the workers' organizations, but he did not expect to be destroyed by others at once.

Needless to say, in order to purge the party, it is necessary to have control over the army.

The situation is different from that of the past, and now the armed forces under the Nationalist Government have been concentrated in one place, and all kinds of warlords have been eliminated. In those years, Wu Peifu, Sun Chuanfang, and Zhang Zuolin, who were veterans of Beiyang, died, fled, and hidden, and now the whole country is under the control of the Nationalist Government Army, except for a few remote areas.

The Nationalist government formally unified the whole country, and symbolically recovered the concessions in Hankou and other places, and industry and commerce were constantly developing, everything seemed to be so prosperous, but it was always a little powerless for the central government to control this army.

Jiang Zhongzheng naturally understood the reason clearly, and he also understood the purpose of Wang Zhaoming's visit. Anyone with a discerning eye can clearly see that there are two factions in the current central government, in addition to Wang Zhaoming and some veteran representatives of the Kuomintang, the other is the Xiguan faction headed by Huang Ke.

The two factions are evenly matched in terms of strength, and the Kuomintang factions are all members of the Kuomintang, and they advocate the one-party dictatorship of the Kuomintang Party, which is quite powerful; Similarly, the Xiguan faction was made up of Huang Ke and a number of politically enlightened people, and the most important thing was that this faction had absolute control over the military.

The struggle between the two sides is everywhere, and all kinds of undercurrents are constantly surging, and Huang Ke's establishment of an industry is a typical example of the game between the two sides. If the two factions are in the central power game, it will be forgotten, at most it can be regarded as a contest in the political field, but at present, the game between the two factions has extended to the army and the grassroots government, if this situation continues to evolve, the next Beiyang period may come.

Who wants chaos in China the most? The answer is self-explanatory, of course, those imperialists who have real interests in China.

Behind the contest between the two political forces, in fact, is a game of the forces they support. Jiang Zhongzheng understood that if he did not choose to take sides at this time, he would be abandoned by both factions. He is a member of the Kuomintang and a staff officer of Wang Zhaoming and others, so he naturally belongs to their faction. If Wang Zhaoming just wanted to win him over before, now is the time to submit his name to him.

"Brother Zhaoming, I thought that if the party was purged now, it would have to be supported by the army, and if it was to get the support of the army, it would be necessary to find someone."

"Who?"

"Jiang Xianyun!" Jiang Zhongzheng said the name word by word, but Wang Zhaoming's brows were already wrinkled. Jiang Xianyun is a real power figure in the army after Huang Ke, this person has shown a tendency to be inclined to * before, and later under the influence of Huang Ke, he seems to be a typical red leader, how can he be easily co-opted by them?

After Huang Ke went into the wilderness, he handed over the Northern Expedition to Jiang Xianyun in order to continue to be in charge of the army, can such a person turn against him? To be honest, Wang Zhaoming muttered in his heart.

Jiang Zhongzheng seemed to see Wang Jingwei's concern, he picked up a glass of rice wine in front of him and said with a smile: "Brother Zhaoming must be worried about whether Jiang Xianyun will support us?" Actually, otherwise, I still know very well that Jiang Xianyun is a reddan, and I don't mean to win him over. On the contrary, it is to let him get out of the army, and as long as this person is not in power, the purging of the party will proceed smoothly. ”

"Then, in the opinion of Brother Zhongzheng, how to get him out of the army?" After Wang Zhaoming asked, Jiang Zhongzheng whispered this and that, only to see Wang Zhaoming's face frowning, and after a while, he began to stretch out again, and then laughed out loud after turning around.