Xing Shilian smoked a cigarette and said with a smile: "Brother Mingcheng, I heard that the Fengjun outside the Northeast was ordered to change flags first. Did you come up with this idea for the young commander?"
"Haha, I'm just a scholar, how do I know about these important military affairs? Brother Yu, you think too highly of me," Zhou Hexuan denied flatly, "I went to the Northeast mainly to express my condolences to the commander-in-chief."
"Brother Mingcheng, you are dishonest." Xing Shilian said with a smile.
Xing Shilian was the Northeast representative who negotiated the change of flag. He was Zhang Zuolin's military attache. Although he was from the sergeant faction, he had a personal feud with the leader of the sergeant faction, Yang Yuting, and was an absolute supporter of Zhang Xueliang.
It's just that this guy is a Manchu, and his original surname is Syldet.
When the Puppet Manchukuo was established, Xing Shilian became a traitor and became the Minister of Military and Political Affairs of the Puppet Manchukuo.
Xing Shilian obviously regarded Zhou Hexuan as the young marshal's confidant, winking and saying: "Brother Mingcheng, in the future, you must say a few nice words to your brother in front of the young marshal. One of us is outside and the other is inside, we can help each other."
"
Typical speculator!
Zhou Hexuan laughed and said: "Easy to say, easy to say!"
The two of them were on the train, one was flattering and the other was talking nonsense, but they actually talked so happily that they almost became brothers on the spot.
Zhou Hexuan got off the bus in Tianjin halfway, and Xing Shilian led the negotiation team and continued towards Peiping. Principal Chang now lives in Xiangshan Biyun Temple Hotel.
As a political broker, Zhou Hexuan does not need to show up now. He is only responsible for making connections. Sometimes dancing too happily is not beautiful and can easily make people feel disgusted.
July 6th.
Chang Kaishen met with Xing Shilian and others in Xiangshan, and the two sides quickly reached a preliminary negotiation intention. At the same time, Zhang Xueliang also sent a telegram from the Northeast, saying that he had no intention of preventing China's reunification and was willing to change the banner and believe in the Three People's Principles.
Chang Kaishen does not need to personally deal with the remaining specific details of the negotiation, as the relevant personnel will be responsible for it.
Biyun Temple Hotel.
Chang Kaishen sighed to the adjutant: "This week Mingcheng is really the contemporary Su Qin. I didn't have high hopes at first, but Zhang Xueliang was really moved by him."
Chen Xiuhe smiled and said: "Mr. Zhou also took advantage of the situation, mainly due to the military power of our Northern Expedition."
"You don't understand," Chang Kaishen sighed. "The Americans and the Japanese were meddling in the matter of changing the flag. Zhang Hanqing was under a lot of pressure, and I was under a lot of pressure. Zhang Hanqing was in trouble both internally and externally. I wanted to persuade him to make a decision.
Very difficult.”
Chen Xiuhe said: "Principal, I remembered an interesting anecdote."
"What's the interesting story?" Chang Kaishen asked.
Chen Xiuhe said with a smile: "As soon as Mr. Zhou's new book "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword" was published, Marshal Zhang directly ordered 5,000 copies, saying that he wanted all civil and military officials in the Northeast to read the book familiarly."
"What kind of book is it? It deserves Zhang Hanqing's attention. Find me a book and read it." Chang Kaishen was quite curious about this.
In the afternoon of the same day, Chen Xiuhe sent me a copy of "The Chrysanthemum and the Knife".
Chang Kaishen opened it and took a look, and immediately understood why Zhang Xueliang had been read by officials in the Northeast. He was bored and regarded this book as a recreational work. The further he read, the more shocked he became.
Zhou Hexuan's version of "The Chrysanthemum and the Knife" has undergone major changes based on the original work, with more than half of the content being different.
The first chapter summarizes the Japanese national character, the second chapter discusses the Japanese in the war, the third chapter talks about the Japanese in life, the fourth chapter talks about the origin of Japan, the fifth chapter talks about the influence of the Tang and Song dynasties on Japan, Chapter 5
Chapter 6 talks about Japan during the Ming Dynasty, Chapter 7 talks about Japan's mainland strategy, Chapter 8 talks about Japan's intentions towards Taiwan, Shandong and Northeast China, Chapter 9 begins to analyze Japan's intentions towards Southeast Asia and the South Pacific, Chapter 7 talks about
The possible situation after the war between China and Japan. Chapter 8 talks about Japan's international diplomatic situation, Chapter 9 talks about Japan's disadvantages, and Chapter 10 China's advantages over Japan.
The first third of the book talks about facts, the middle third predicts the future, and the last third analyzes the national conditions of the two countries.
Once China and Japan go to war, this book can almost become a guiding academic work.
But does Japan really dare to fully invade China?
Chang Kaishen expressed doubts about this. He felt that Zhou Hexuan was too alarmist and that Japan was only plotting to plot Northeast China.
But regardless of whether it is alarmist or not, the discussion in "The Chrysanthemum and the Knife" is indeed extremely exciting and detailed, and it also has an international perspective. Chang Kaishen gained a lot from reading it.
Chang Kaishen will live in Xiangshan, Peking for a month or two, and after Feng Yuxiang comes to Beijing (he is still on the way now), he will hold a spoils-sharing meeting with Yan Xishan.
He didn't have any family members with him, and he didn't have the time to wander around. Apart from meeting guests every day, he could only pass the time by reading books and newspapers.
Because of the two books "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword" and "The Rise of the Great Powers", Chang Kaishen became very interested in Zhou Hexuan and simply collected all of Zhou Hexuan's works.
In the study room of Biyun Temple Hotel, "The Rise of the Great Powers", "Guns, Bacteria and Steel", "Chrysanthemum and the Knife", "The Goddess", "The Dog Official", "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", "The Legend of the Condor Heroes"
”, “The Legend of Heaven and the Dragon Slayer” (single volume)… filled half a bookshelf.
"Guns" is a purely academic work. Chang Kaishen lost interest after reading the beginning. He also didn't like "The Goddess" and "The Dog Officer" very much, and even disliked it.
However, Chang Kaishen read the three martial arts novels with great interest and called them "good books for entertainment and boredom".
During the past two months, warlords and bureaucrats came to visit from time to time.
Any guest received by Chang Kaishen in his study would be surprised when he saw those books.
Then a dramatic situation occurred...
In the reception room of Biyun Temple Hotel, Yan Huiqing, Xiong Xiling, Pan Fu and others were waiting to be received.
Xiong Xiling was the first to go in. He is now a neighbor of Chang Kaishen. He has built a Salesian Home in Xiangshan (Shen Congwen used to work in this Salesian Home) and is a famous philanthropist in Peiping.
Although the Northeast Rebellion has not been finalized yet, the life-saving food route from Northeast to Shandong has been opened, and Xiong Xiling will be appointed as a member of the National Disaster Relief Committee.
This was also one of Chang Kaishen's missions when he stayed in Peiping for a long time. There were too many elders of the Republic of China in Beijing and Tianjin, and these people were valuable. To conquer them was to conquer a large area, and all kinds of connections and channels could be opened up.
For example, Xiong Xiling is very senior. He was the first democratically elected prime minister of the Republic of China.
As soon as Xiong Xiling walked into the study room, he saw the two rows of Zhou Hexuan's works on the bookshelf. He didn't show any abnormalities, so he talked to Chang Kaishen about disaster relief matters.
The second person to go in was Yan Huiqing, and this gentleman was much more aggrieved. Although Chang Kaishen talked to Yan pleasantly, he did not entrust him with any important tasks, so Yan Huiqing could only leave sadly.
The third person to enter was Pan Fu. This guy spent the longest time in the study.
Zhou Hexuan and Zhang Xueliang met for the first time at Pan Fu's house. This man was well-rounded and had good relations with that faction. He also served as a senior adviser to Zhang Xueliang for several months at the beginning of the year.
What Chang Kaishen was talking about with Pan Fu was naturally the issue of changing the flag in Northeast China. He hoped to learn more about Zhang Xueliang from Pan Fu's mouth.
Pan Fu was greatly disappointed. He came to seek an official position, but Chang Kaishen only asked him to run errands.
When leaving, Pan Fu subconsciously looked at the bookshelf. When he returned to Tianjin, he immediately told the driver: "Go to Sanletang!"
Zhou Hexuan's new residence, Sanletang, has become a popular place for no apparent reason, and a lot of people come to pay their respects every day.
In the military and political circles in the north, news has gradually spread that Commander-in-Chief Chang is a die-hard book fan of Mr. Zhou.
