Lu Ming felt like he was just waking up from a dream. No wonder Mr. Jiang and Minister Song said that he was too young. Indeed, he had never encountered such a thing, let alone how to strike a balance between people.
When it comes to conspiracy, Lu Ming is completely a newbie in front of these big guys. Fortunately, he has Sheng Youde as his backer, so most people don't dare to deceive him.
Of course, the young marshal is not a newbie, he has been tempered over the years, but his personality is still the same, he dares to do what he wants and goes his own way.
From the very beginning, the young commander did not let Lu Ming get involved in these things. It was obviously to protect him. If something happened, he could be taken out.
In the afternoon, the young marshal called. Lu Ming roughly told him what Zhao Yuanliang said to him. He did not tell the young marshal his own opinion. After all, it was just his own speculation.
Lu Ming did not want to express his own opinion, thus affecting the young commander's judgment.
In fact, he also understood that if the young marshal was really as simple as him, the Northeast Army might have been eaten up long ago. Even if the young marshal is not experienced enough, he still has many senior staff around him.
"Don't worry, brother, in Xi'an, let alone how many living people come in, even how many rats come in, I can tell immediately." The young marshal said with a hearty smile.
"When I know who they have sent over, I will inform you immediately. Just send someone to guard them, and don't kill them," Lu Ming said.
The people Zhao Yuanliang sent must all be agents from the Shanghai Station. He had been getting along with the people at the Shanghai Station for several years and had a more or less romantic relationship. He didn't want these people to end up in Xi'an out of nowhere.
"Okay, as long as they don't mess around, I'll pretend they didn't see them." The young marshal agreed.
Lu Ming also told about Minister Song coming over to help him raise funds. The young marshal said happily: "That's great. I'm short of money, but Brother Ziwen is friendly enough."
The two chatted for a while. The young marshal asked about the situation in Shanghai, and Lu Ming also wanted to know what was going on in Xi'an.
"Has Duke Sheng come back?" the young marshal suddenly asked.
"Not yet, I'm still in Hong Kong." Lu Ming replied.
"It seems that their negotiations with the CCP have not yet reached an agreement." The young marshal sighed.
"What?" Lu Ming screamed.
"Why, don't you know? Mr. Sheng went to Hong Kong this time to shoulder a major mission. As one of the old man's representatives, he discussed the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party with representatives of the Chinese Communist Party." The young marshal broke the news.
"I thought the old man went to Hong Kong just to deal with the aftermath of the Guangdong and Guangxi Incident?" Lu Ming said, scratching his head.
"On the surface, it is indeed to resolve the conflict between the old man and his German neighbors, but more importantly, it is to coordinate the relationship between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. The old man will not let me negotiate with the Chinese Communist Party, but he also has plans in this regard." The young marshal said with a smile.
"How is this possible? Hasn't Mr. Chiang always been determined to eliminate the CCP?" Lu Ming asked puzzled.
“Now he still adheres to this belief, but what he wants to eliminate is not the specific people of the CCP, but the armed forces of the CCP, so they have been negotiating with the CCP, hoping that the CCP will agree to disarm and give up the rights of Communist Party members.
identity, rejoined the Kuomintang, the old man actually admires the leaders of the Communist Party of China very much." said the young marshal.
"In this case, why did the old man participate in the negotiations? He has always avoided getting involved in politics." Lu Ming said.
"This is not something he can avoid if he wants to. Sheng Gong is one of the centrist representatives of the Kuomintang. Of course, he is the most suitable person to negotiate with the CCP. The old man knows this very well and will use him one day, so
I always respect Duke Sheng very much."
The young marshal has his own account of the difficulties within the party. His willingness to establish a brotherly relationship with Lu Ming is actually a kind of foresight.
Of course, two people can only get along for a long time if they have similar personalities and temperaments. This is also called fate.
The young marshal then said some fragmentary things. Lu Ming was in a daze and did not hear them all. He was shocked by the news revealed by the young marshal.
The government has been negotiating with the Japanese government over the years. Lu Ming knows this and has collected a lot of negotiation content through various channels.
It is not only Wang faction figures who advocate negotiation with the Japanese government, Mr. Chiang has also never stopped sending people to negotiate with the Japanese government.
Mr. Chiang's purpose was to resolve the dispute between China and Japan through negotiation.
However, Mr. Jiang was actually negotiating with the CCP at the same time, which was something Lu Ming could never have imagined.
No wonder Sheng Youde has been to Hong Kong several times in the past few months and stayed in Hong Kong for several days last month. This time to ease the aftermath of the Guangdong and Guangxi Incident, he chose to go to Hong Kong to mediate.
It turns out that there are more important things to do, such as organizing negotiations between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. That is such a big deal. If the negotiations go smoothly, it may change the course of China's history.
It sounds ridiculous. As a person who specializes in intelligence, Lu Ming knew nothing about such important domestic information. It was really abnormal.
Lu Ming felt a little uncomfortable after hanging up the phone. It seemed that all parties had excluded him. Is it true that he didn't need to know this information?
He doesn't think so.
Especially since Sheng Youde didn't reveal anything to him this time, which made him feel even more strange.
Could it be that there is really some secret here that should not be known to outsiders?
Of course, he was so focused on collecting Japanese intelligence that he neglected the collection of domestic intelligence, which was also an important factor.
The report he submitted to the Military Commission was mainly about every move of the Japanese in North China, and of course also included the overall deployment of the Japanese military, etc.
Therefore, Lu Ming came to the conclusion that Japan is likely to launch a full-scale war against China within a year.
His view was discussed at a meeting of the Nanjing Military Commission. As a result, more than 70% of the members believed that Lu Ming's view was too pessimistic and could not be used as a basis for policy implementation.
Mr. Jiang also believed that it was unlikely that a full-scale war between China and Japan would break out within three years, but he affirmed Lu Ming's idea of preparing for a rainy day and asked everyone to cheer up and handle various relations with the Japanese.
This naturally includes negotiations with the Japanese.
Although Lu Ming felt uncomfortable after learning the information about the negotiations between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, there was nothing he could do. He didn't want to just sit there and had to do something.
He called Huang Yanning and said to him, "I think we have overlooked an important place and have not deployed manpower."
"Where?" Huang Yanning was a little confused.
"Hong Kong." Lu Ming said.
"Hong Kong is now British territory, so we don't need to collect British intelligence, right?" Huang Yanning asked puzzledly.
"You are wrong. Hong Kong is not only the capital of spies, but also a place where all forces like to intervene. Of course, this also means that Hong Kong is the most well-informed place. I remember that the government chose Hong Kong for many negotiations with Japan.
" Lu Ming said.
"That's true, then how should we start working?" Huang Yanning said.
"My idea is that we set up a company in Hong Kong and then run a newspaper. The sales volume of the newspaper does not matter. The main thing is that we can get the reporter's identity. It is best for our agents to use the reporter's identity as a cover. It is also good to open a company.
Being able to reach out to all forces, I can only think so much for the time being, so you can immediately start formulating a plan."
"Okay." Huang Yanning replied.
Huang Yanning never asked much about Lu Ming's orders, but simply followed Lu Ming's ideas.
After explaining to Huang Yanning, he went downstairs and drove to Wanguo Apartment to see Mr. Dong.
"Why are you here? I didn't receive a telegram today. Could it be that something happened?" Mr. Dong asked in surprise.
Lu Ming rarely comes over on his own initiative. Usually Mr. Dong will notify him when he receives an urgent call from the headquarters, and he will come over immediately. That's why Mr. Dong feels strange.
"I want to send a report to the headquarters to inquire about some matters." Lu Ming said.
He wrote a message on paper: How is the negotiation process with the Kuomintang going? What do you need me to do? Please give me instructions.
"Where did you get the news that our people will negotiate with the Kuomintang? It's not a rumor, right?" Mr. Dong was shocked when he saw what he wrote.
"It's not a rumor, I just learned about it from the young commander." Lu Ming said with some resentment.
"However, according to the rules, the organization does not require us to intervene in the work, so we should not take the initiative to send inquiries." Mr. Dong said tactfully.
"I know this, but this negotiation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party is very important. I need to know the specific situation. I think I can do some work from it." Lu Ming said.
"Since there is no instruction from the headquarters, it means that we don't want to use your trump card. I think we should wait until the headquarters gives the instruction." Mr. Dong said with a smile.
"What kind of trump card am I? I feel like I've become an outsider. I'm not even allowed to know such important news." Lu Ming said with some anger.