"By the way, why didn't Gongbo come? Didn't he say he would come?" Chen Bijun suddenly asked.
"He has official business and said he would come later, so he should be here soon," Mr. Wang said.
"Sister-in-law, you miss me, I don't want you to talk about it." At this time, someone walked in from outside and laughed.
Lu Ming looked back and saw a tall, fat, middle-aged man with a very kind face. He was somewhat handsome and had quite a temperament and grace.
Lu Ming had an acquaintance with this person in Shanghai. This was Chen Gongbo, Mr. Wang's first follower, who could also be called Mr. Wang's right-hand man.
Lu Ming's mind suddenly thought of something about Chen Gongbo.
Chen Gongbo, a representative of the Communist Party of China, joined the Kuomintang during the period of cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and soon became the Secretary of the Central Committee of the Kuomintang.
After that, Jiang and Wang fought for power, and Chen Gongbo leaned towards Wang Jingwei and became Wang's staunch political supporter.
After the "April 12" incident, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party split. Chen Gongbo did not follow the Communist Party, but completely defected to the Kuomintang and became Mr. Wang's top cadre.
At that time, there was another capable person who was also a representative of the CCP, Zhou Fohai. He also quit the Communist Party and joined the Kuomintang, but he joined Mr. Chiang Kai-shek.
Now he is Mr. Jiang's first attendant director. His status is similar to that of Mr. Wenbai, and much higher than that of Deng Wenyi and He Zhonghan.
Chen Bijun smiled: "I miss you, I haven't seen you for many days. What are you busy with outside? Are you looking for a new lover?"
Chen Gongbo smiled and said: "Sister-in-law, how can I have that free time? My husband asked me to do some things."
As he spoke, he came to the dinner table, nodded to Mr. Wang first, then saw Lu Ming and said with a smile, "Who is this? The little guy is finally willing to come."
"Hello, Mr. Chen." Lu Ming stood up and said hello like a good boy.
Facing these big bosses of the party and state, Lu Ming knew that respect came first and there was nothing wrong with it, so it would be better to say less.
"Okay, okay, sir, I have always been thinking about you. He has mentioned you to me several times and wants to cultivate you well." Chen Gongbo sat down on the right side of Mr. Wang.
"Gongbo, you came just in time, we have just started." Mr. Wang said.
"Gongbo, what are you busy with? Tell me." Chen Bijun waved his hand and asked everyone around him to leave, and poured a glass of wine for Chen Gongbo himself.
"I entrusted him to negotiate with the Japanese. I want to transfer enough benefits to the Japanese to see if the Japanese can return Northeast China to the government so that Han Qing can go home. But this is a secret and has not been made public yet.
At this time, no one should tell anyone, otherwise someone will accuse me of betraying the country again." Mr. Wang said carefully.
Chen Bijun frowned and said: "The Japanese won't agree. If they agree, what will happen to Puyi? What will happen to Manchukuo? Aren't the Japanese going back on their word?"
"What the Japanese want is not Manchukuo, but sufficient benefits. If the benefits are given enough, they will agree. After all, we do not recognize Manchukuo at all. There are not many countries in the world that recognize Manchukuo. Japan's position in Northeast China is
The situation is actually very embarrassing." Mr. Wang explained.
He turned to Chen Gongbo and asked: "What did Japan say?"
Chen Gongbo looked at the people in the seat and hesitated to speak.
Lu Ming quickly stood up and said, "Sir, I think I'd better avoid it."
"Don't walk on the small road." Mr. Wang waved his hand and motioned for him to sit down.
"Xiaolu is someone we can trust. He knows it doesn't matter," Mr. Wang said.
"Sir, it's like this. Back then, Dashuai Zhang and Han Qing offended the Japanese a little bit. The Japanese hated these two father and son very much, but they were very interested in your conditions, but they emphasized that even if Northeast China was returned to the Republic of China government, it would not be a problem.
If Zhang Hanqing is willing to take over, the government can send someone else to be the chairman of the four northeastern provinces."
"That can be discussed. If the Northeast can be stabilized, I can even become the chairman of the Northeast. But the Northeast must be restored to the order before the September 18th Incident." Mr. Wang said.
"Their condition is that the sovereignty of Northeast China can be returned to the Republic of China government, but Japan's military bases must be retained to fight against the Soviet Union. Of course, Northeast China must hand over enough grain, coal and various ores to the Japanese government every year, and in addition, it must allow
Japanese farmers came here to reclaim wasteland and cultivate land. In short, they have a huge appetite and they have to slowly negotiate terms." Chen Gongbo said with a bitter smile.
Mr. Wang pondered for a moment and said: "Then let's talk slowly. As long as national sovereignty and territorial integrity can be guaranteed, the size of the transferred benefits can always be discussed."
"They have reported the conditions we proposed to the country, and they have repeatedly asked whether the conditions we proposed have been approved by the Republic of China government," Chen Gongbo said.
"I will do the government work. Northeast China has been essentially occupied and will definitely not be brought back in the foreseeable future. If Japan is willing to return the sovereignty of Northeast China to the Republic of China, I will discuss the transfer of interests at the State Council.
I think we should be able to reach an understanding," Mr. Wang said.
Lu Ming suddenly said: "Sir, please forgive me for being bold. The Japanese are so ambitious. How can they spit out the meat they eat? I don't think it is credible to say that they are willing to hand over their sovereignty."
Mr. Wang smiled and said: "Xiaolu, you are still young, and there are many things in the world that you cannot understand. The reason why the Japanese are willing to talk is because some people in their country do not like Manchukuo. They think that the Kwantung Army did this without authorization
Doing so will put Japan at a disadvantage in the international environment, especially within the Japanese government, where the voice of opposition has been very high."
Lu Ming nodded. This kind of thing was indeed too complicated and beyond his ability to understand.
But he still didn't believe that the Japanese would realize their conscience. This was too overestimating of them. No matter how complicated the situation was, the Japanese's ambition would not change.
"Gongbo, what do you think is the possibility of reaching a consensus?" Mr. Wang asked.
"There should still be some. At least they are willing to talk and their attitude is sincere. It can be felt that they are under a lot of pressure. On the contrary, the Soviet government's behavior is incomprehensible. They actually recognize the legitimacy of Manchukuo. Do the Soviets
Don’t you know that the Japanese occupied Manchuria just to deal with them in the future?” Chen Gongbo asked puzzled.
"The Soviet government communicated with me before recognizing Manchukuo, saying that they are currently focusing on economic development domestically and do not care about Northeast China and Manchuria. Since they are unable to interfere, it does not matter whether they recognize it or not. They also want to ease relations with Japan.
, I don’t want to anger the Japanese. I think this is an expedient measure by the Soviet Union, and it’s not certain what will happen in the future.” Mr. Wang analyzed.
"The key to this kind of thing is to rely on ourselves. Pressure from the international community is of little use." Gao Zongwu said.
"Yes, no matter how many people in the world support the Republic of China government, first of all we must have enough strength ourselves. This is not writing an article, we cannot just rely on imagination." Tao Xisheng said, shaking the wine glass in his hand.
"Xiaolu, why I called you here today is related to this matter. You also have a good friend in Japan, right? Can you ask your Japanese friend to help us do some work and push Japan to approve what I negotiated with the Japanese?
Conditions." Mr. Wang smiled at Lu Ming.
"Sir, I only have one classmate who works as a staff officer at the Japanese Base Camp Staff Headquarters. I guess he can't talk about such a big thing," Lu Ming said.
"That's not the case. Now we need the support of various forces. It's always good to have more strength. You may not understand the status of the General Staff Headquarters in Japan. Many foreign policies, especially military ones, are basically formulated by them.
Yes." Mr. Wang said.
"Okay, I'll go back and give it a try." Lu Ming nodded.
"Lao Sheng also has great influence in Japan's financial and business circles. When you return to Shanghai, report to him and say that it is my intention. I ask him to help exert influence in Japan, no matter how high the price is.
, as long as we can get back the sovereignty of Northeast China, it will be victory."
Mr. Wang seems to have a kind of self-confidence, but Lu Ming feels that this self-confidence is like rootless duckweed, which cannot withstand the wind and waves at all.
Before contacting the Japanese, Mr. Wang should first bring this plan to the State Council for discussion. This is the right approach.
This kind of national plan may determine the future destiny of the country. How can we discuss it in private?