After the Preparatory Constituent Association was reorganized into the New China Party, Sun Yuanqi was still the head of the party, and the original three vice presidents, except for the hardcore royalist Zheng Xiaoxu who took the initiative to withdraw, Zhang Jian and Tang Shouqian still retained, but Yang Yongtai was added to the post of secretary general. Free eBook Download// From the leadership point of view, it feels like "the original recipe is still the same as the familiar taste".

Sun Yuanqi replied: "Although the founding of the New China Party gives people the feeling of old wine in a new bottle, the inner purpose has undergone a fundamental change. The word "new" in the New China Party indicates that it will completely break with the constitutional propositions of the past, make progress together with the trend of the times, and take on a new spiritual outlook. The word 'zhong' means moderation and pacifism under the premise of not giving up armed confrontation, not being conservative or radical, and transforming the social state in a gradual and reformist way; the last word 'guo' requires all party members to believe in nationalism.

"Originally, the sovereignty of the people should be higher than the sovereignty of the state, and the meaning of the existence of the state is to protect the legitimate rights and interests of the people. But now we in China are poor and weak, and we are unable to protect our citizens, so that the rights of most of our citizens have been violated. Under these circumstances, we believe that we should believe in nationalism, put the national interest first, suppress the selfish interests of a small number of people, and work together for the independence, sovereignty, prosperity, and strength of the country as a whole, so that the greatest number of people can ultimately benefit from it.

"The purpose of our new China party is also as the name indicates, which is to take intellectuals as the core, closely unite all patriotic forces that can be united, such as soldiers, peasants, workers, industrialists and businessmen, represent the interests of the broadest masses of the people in the country, work hard under the guidance of nationalism, and strive to build an independent, prosperous, and strong new China."

As soon as the words fell, a reporter immediately asked: "Mr. Sun, as you just said, the New China Party advocates the transformation of the social state in a gradual and reformist way, does that mean that you have a negative attitude towards the current **?" ”

Sun Yuanqi quickly shook his head: "We are all realists, we believe that existence is reasonable, and we will never try to deny reality. And gradual improvement and intense ** are not completely opposites, to a certain extent they are even unified with each other. I believe that all of you have studied philosophy, and you all know the law of quantitative change and qualitative change in philosophy, in fact, gradual improvement is quantitative change, and fierce ** is qualitative change.

"Dialectics holds that quantitative change is a necessary preparation for qualitative change, and qualitative change is the inevitable result of quantitative change. In other words, China has gone through many gradual reforms such as the Westernization Movement, the Wuxu Reform, and the preparation of the Constitution to have today's fierce **, which is the inevitable result of the gradual reform in the past, so how can we have a negative attitude towards **? ”

Sun Yuanqi immediately changed his words: "The reason why we advocate the transformation of the social state in the form of gradual improvement is because quantitative changes can occur from time to time, but qualitative changes cannot happen. To give an inappropriate example, how can there be a reason in the world to have a child every day without ten months of pregnancy? And we also have to realize that drastic ** is not a panacea, it is impossible to solve all problems. From ancient times to the present day, there has never been a perfect government in the world. If we find that the government has shortcomings, we will hold high the banner of righteousness and overthrow the government, then we don't have to do anything, just wait every day to overthrow the government!

"The rational approach is that when we find the shortcomings of the government, we should first try how to correct and make up for it, rather than overthrowing the government immediately, which is incremental improvement. It is only when the cost of corrective compensation exceeds the overthrow of the old government and the establishment of a new one that we first consider the use of drastic means. ”

There was some quiet on the pier. Most of the people at the scene were die-hard fans of Sun Yat-sen, and they remained silent because they disagreed with Sun Yuanqi's political views; Only a few people fell into deep thought after listening to Sun Yuanqi's arguments.

Seeing this, Sun Yuanqi said: "Because of time constraints, why don't you ask questions and stop here?" ”

A tall foreign correspondent in the crowd immediately jumped up: "Dr. Johnson, I'm a correspondent for The Times and I want to ask you one last question!" Nowadays, people in the scientific circles in Europe and the United States do not understand your entry into politics, believing that your scientific talent and attainments can be compared with Newton, and now you are in the golden age of academic research, and if you do not continue to engage in research, it will be a great loss to the scientific community. What do you think about this issue? ”

Sun Yuanqi replied with a smile: "Didn't Sir Newton also be the director of the Royal Mint?" After that, he left the Xiaguan Wharf surrounded by everyone, took a car into Nanjing City, and stayed in Zhan Yuan, one of the four famous gardens in the south of the Yangtze River.

Sun Yuanqi believed that Sun Yat-sen and the others would never spare themselves, but with their previous rhetoric on the dock, they had a lot of things that they couldn't say. Sure enough, in the evening, Sun Yat-sen came to visit with a few entourages. When they met, he smiled and said, "Brother Baixixian, didn't you say that you want to sit with me and enjoy tea and say goodbye?" Now that the foolish brother has come to the door by himself, I hope the virtuous brother won't blame me for being abrupt! ”

Sun Yuanqi also smiled and said: "Mr. Zhongshan has visited, and it is too late for the junior brother to welcome him, how can you be abrupt?" Besides, when Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin visited Zhao Pu at night, he didn't see Zhao Pu complaining! ”

Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Pu are monarchs with the same surname, and Sun Yat-sen and Sun Yuanqi are also so-so, so this metaphor is just right. Sun Yat-sen immediately laughed: "Back then, Song Taizu visited Pu at night, while barbecuing meat and drinking, while talking about the strategy of pacifying the world, how fast!" Why don't you and I follow the example of the ancients today, and come to 'make tea and talk about heroes, talk and laugh about the world', how about it? ”

Sun Yuanqi said: "What an elegant thing it is to make tea and taste tea, isn't it a bit of a big sight to talk about fame and fortune at this time?" Come on, come on, come and sit in the house. I only carry a little ordinary bamboo leaf green with me, I'm afraid I won't be able to get on the table. I'll go and see what good tea the host here has, and I'll brew it for Mr. Nakayama to taste carefully. ”

Sun Yat-sen hurriedly stopped Sun Yuanqi: "Baixi doesn't have to be busy, I know that you don't need tea when you are far away, so I specially brought some good tea here." It's just that it's the middle of winter now, and the Biluochun that you Jiangsu people love to drink is in the season when the old tea has been aged and the new tea has not yet been served, so it can only be replaced by the big red robe of Wuyi Mountain, Fujian. ”

As he spoke, the attendant washed the teapot, lit the stove, and began to boil water to make tea. When the stove was blazing and the kettle was half-open, Sun Yuanqi waved away his entourage, rolled up his sleeves and went into battle in person: "This tea and cooking, you always have to do it yourself, so that you can eat more deliciously." ”

Sun Yuan smiled and said, "Then I'll give Mr. Zhongshan a shot?" ”

Sun Yat-sen hurriedly waved his hand: "When it comes to making gongfu tea, we people from Fujian and Liangguang are better at it, and I will do this kind of thing!" ”

After seven or eight processes, such as treating the utensils, taking tea, waiting for the soup, washing the tea, brewing, making the soup, and dividing the cup, Sun Yat-sen handed the small teacup full of golden tea soup to Sun Yuanqi. Smell the fragrance of tea overflowing and refreshing, taste a sip of sweet and smooth aftertaste, even Sun Yuanqi, who doesn't understand the tea ceremony, can't help but praise: "Good tea!" ”

Sun Yat-sen smiled: "Naturally, it is good tea!" This kind of Wuyi rock tea is produced so little every year, and it has always belonged to the royal tribute in the feudal dynasty, how can ordinary people drink it? He finished taking a sip himself, then put down the teacup and asked: "Baixi, now that the situation between the north and the south is becoming more and more tense, Yuan Weiting is pressing us step by step, and intimidating each other with force from time to time. In our cabinet, the two factions of war and peace insist on their own opinions, and it is difficult to reach a conclusion. You have a significant influence at home, and you are an outsider, so you must have a sober judgment about the current situation. I'd love to hear what you think about the situation? Now it's just you and me, so you might as well say it directly! ”

Regarding Sun Yat-sen's probing, Sun Yuanqi did not answer the rhetorical question: "Mr. Sun Yat-sen, I have heard two famous sayings, one is 'war is the continuation of political exchanges, and it is the realization of political exchanges through another means,' and the other is 'What cannot be obtained on the battlefield, it cannot be imagined at the negotiation table.'" Do you think the army of the Nanjing Provisional Government will be able to win the battle when it encounters Yuan Xiangcheng's Beiyang Army? ”

Sun Yat-sen's face froze, and it took a long time for a long time to sigh: "When we met in San Francisco eight years ago, I heard Baixi's high opinions, and now I still hear the words in retrospect. I just hate that I didn't listen to your advice back then, otherwise why would I be like this today? ”

Sun Yuanqi understood that what he said was that he suggested that he should first control the military power, and he was trying to persuade him to "make amends before it is too late", so he continued: "In fact, we may not have the strength to fight!" Not counting the other provinces in the south, only the troops gathered in Nanjing at present include the Zhejiang Army, the Shanghai Army, the Guangfu Army, the Guangdong Army, and various death squads, volunteer teams, and iron-blooded troops organized by the ** party, with a number of no less than 300,000 people, Huang Keqiang and the War Department are starting to reorganize them, and it is expected that they can be organized into 21 divisions (equivalent to the "town" of the Qing Dynasty). Hubei still has eight divisions and two other associations, and if we add the four associations under your command, we still have great hope. ”

Sun Yuanqi sneered: "First of all, the troops in Sichuan, Shaanxi, Gansu and other places shoulder the heavy responsibility of defending their homes and defending the country, and they will not take the initiative to participate in the civil war. Secondly, in modern warfare, there is simply no point in being outnumbered. Third, once a war breaks out between the North and the South, it will inevitably sweep across the country, and in addition to battlefield casualties, it will also cause the displacement of countless citizens and the loss of life. Could it be that these are the benefits that a democratic republican system brings to the people? ”

Sun Yat-sen's face flushed slightly: "In fact, there is a way to avoid a large-scale civil war, not long ago, the General Staff suggested that you send a plane to bomb Yuan Weiting's residence in Beijing." As long as the first trouble is eliminated, the Beiyang Army will inevitably fall apart quickly, and we can pacify the north without much effort. ”

Then I'll be a gunman! Am I so good-looking?

Sun Yuanqi looked at Sun Yat-sen coldly: "Mr. Zhongshan, what do you think of this suggestion?" ”