The early summer sunshine was warm and pleasant. Zhou Hexuan was sitting in the waiting hall with his secretary Yu Peichen and bodyguard Sun Yongzhen.
Before the train entered the station, two middle-aged men suddenly came over.
One of the men met Zhou Hexuan's eyes, and both of them were stunned for a moment. The man came over, smiled and said hello, "Hello, Mr. Zhou, do you still remember me? I am Gu Shiwen."
"It turns out to be Brother Gu, long time no see!" Zhou Hexuan shook hands and greeted.
The "Gu Shiwen" introduced the middle-aged man next to him and said: "This is my friend, reporter Yang Yongqing."
Zhou Hexuan smiled and said: "Hello, Reporter Yang."
"Yang Yongqing" shook hands enthusiastically and said: "Mr. Zhou, I have long admired your name!"
"Gu Shiwen" is actually Ji Hongchang, and "Yang Yongqing" is Xuan Xiafu, an underground party member. Both of them are disguised. Ji Hongchang has a mustache on his chin, so you really can't recognize him unless you look carefully.
Zhou Hexuan asked: "Are you two going south?"
Ji Hongchang smiled and said: "Go to Shanghai to do something."
"Then I wish you both a safe journey and see you in Shanghai." Zhou Hexuan didn't say any more nonsense, for fear of exposing the other party's identity.
"Farewell!" After Ji Hongchang said this, he walked to another corner and sat down.
In fact, the matter is not complicated. More than a month ago, Xuan Xiafu officially introduced Ji Hongchang to join the party. This time he was going to Shanghai to complete the party membership procedures. Xuan Xiafu had a greater background than Nan Hanchen. This person was a member of the Special Section of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.
One of the leaders of the Party, that is, one of the national leaders of the underground party.
The chief planner and person in charge of the anti-Chiang and anti-Japanese organization organized by Nan Hanchen and Ji Hongchang in Tianjin was Xuan Xiafu. However, with Zhou Hexuan's current status, it was difficult to get in touch with Xuan Xiafu, so he met him in person.
I don’t know him at all.
Not to mention Zhou Hexuan, an "outsider", even Yu Peichen, who was "one of his own", had no chance to contact Xuan Xiafu. Yu Peichen asked curiously: "Mr. Zhou, your friend just now looks familiar, doesn't he?"
What big shot?"
"I'm just an ordinary writer. You probably made a mistake." Zhou Hexuan said.
"Maybe my eyesight is dazzled." Yu Peichen murmured to herself. She always felt that the chubby middle-aged man just now looked like General Ji Hongchang whose photo was published in the newspaper.
The train arrived at the station soon, and Zhou Hexuan and the others boarded the special-class carriage, while Ji Hongchang and the others boarded the second-class carriage. Except for the pleasantries when they first met, everyone deliberately stopped contacting each other. After all, Ji Hongchang is now politically wanted.
It is very dangerous for him to go to Shanghai to swear an oath to join the party.
It was the first time for Yu Peichen to sit in a special class compartment, and he curiously looked at the furnishings in the compartment.
The second-class train compartment during the Republic of China was roughly equivalent to the hard and soft seats of later generations. The first-class compartment was much more advanced, with a very comfortable single sofa and a very spacious space.
The special class cabin is very impressive. It can accommodate four people to sleep and rest, and it also has writing desks, water pipes, flush toilets and other equipment. Except for the bumps and noise of the train, the conditions are simply better than most hotels.
Yu Peichen thought to herself: Taking long-distance trains used to be a pain, but now it is a pleasure.
Zhou Hexuan looked at the retreating scenery outside the window for a while, then took out the manuscript paper and started writing, stopping from time to time to smear and revise. Sun Yongzhen, on the other hand, leaned on his seat with his eyes closed and rested, with his right hand in his pocket, ready to draw a gun to defend against the enemy at any time.
Yu Peichen stood behind Zhou Hexuan, looking at the beautiful pen words appearing on the manuscript paper. The content was clearly the subsequent plot of the novel. She couldn't help but admire Zhou Hexuan's literary talent, and also admired Zhou Hexuan's persistence in creating while taking the train.
Diligent spirit.
Fruit was prepared in the first-class compartment. Yu Peichen was careful not to make any noise, and quickly peeled two apples and cut them into pieces. One was placed in front of Zhou Hexuan, and the other was placed next to Sun Yongzhen.
As if he could see it, Sun Yongzhen suddenly opened his eyes and nodded to Yu Peichen to thank him. He picked up a piece of apple and put it in his mouth to chew, but his right hand holding the gun was always in his arms.
This train uses the latest imported steam locomotive, and its top speed has reached 140 kilometers per hour. It is no different from the express trains prefixed with T in later generations. To put it bluntly, the railway guerrillas definitely did not pick up this kind of train, because the speed is too high.
It's so fast, you can't get up at full speed.
It's a pity that the condition of the railway is a bit bad. Many times when encountering mountains, instead of passing through tunnels, you walk around the mountains, which adds a lot of distance.
The three of them sat for a full 20 hours before finally arriving in Nanjing, and then changed trains to Shanghai.
Although Zhou Hexuan hated the corruption and incompetence of the Kuomintang government, there is no doubt about the contribution of the Kuomintang to China. Chang Kaishen nominally unified China. From Tianjin to Nanjing and then to Shanghai, there was no obstruction along the way, and the cities and towns along the way were also intact.
Calm and peaceful.
Before the Northern Expedition, it was really hard to describe. Taking a train from Tianjin to the south, you can see traces of the war everywhere, and people who fled to avoid the war can be seen everywhere.
In this comparison, at least the rule of the Nanjing National Government has brought rare peace to the common people. The prerequisite is to forget the four occupied northeastern provinces and the semi-occupied Chahar.
After arriving in Shanghai, Zhou Hexuan moved into a garden house on Haige Road that night.
Yu Peichen has become numb out of habit. She is not surprised at all that Zhou Hexuan has a luxurious mansion in Shanghai. She is just thinking: "Would you like to drop by to visit your mother and uncle?"
Yu Peichen's grandfather Cen Chunxuan has been living in Shanghai these years.
During the Second Revolution, Cen Chunxuan even competed with Sun Yat-sen for leadership, and once served as the generalissimo of Yuan's army. Cen and Sun were at odds with each other at that time. It was not until the first cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party that Sun Yat-sen went to Shanghai to visit Cen Chunxuan, and the two finally
They settled their differences and discussed the plan for the Northern Expedition together.
Cen Chunxuan spent a lot of money during the Northern Expedition. During the Songhu War of Resistance in the first two years, Cen Chunxuan also donated 30,000 yuan to the 19th Route Army to fight against Japan.
However, Cen Chunxuan died of illness at the end of April last year. However, Yu Peichen, the granddaughter, was unable to go to Shanghai to see her grandfather off for the last time due to lack of travel expenses.
Perhaps it is incomprehensible to many people, why Cen Chunxuan had money to donate 30,000 yuan to the 19th Route Army to fight against Japan, but did not contribute money to support his own granddaughter?
In fact, it's very simple. The Yu family and the Cen family have fallen out long ago.
The Yu family had a prodigal son who could not even support his wife and children. Eight years ago, Yu Peichen's mother took several children to Shanghai to seek refuge with Cen Chunxuan, leaving only Yu Peichen and her second sister studying in the north.
This feeling of being dependent on others was very unpleasant. Although the Cen family did not offend them, Yu Peichen's mother was very strong and tried her best to provide for her children's education by herself. She did not ask the Cen family for money excessively.
Yu Peichen and her second sister lived a very difficult life in the north. They only came to Shanghai to visit relatives three years ago and enjoyed some help from the Cen family. For example, her uncle introduced Yu Peichen to progressive people, starred in a play directed by Xiong Foxi, and was selected as the
Student representatives attend Pacific Academic Conferences and more.
"Mr. Zhou, I...I want to take leave tomorrow." Yu Peichen said hesitantly.
Zhou Hexuan said: "Okay, what can I do for you?"
"I want to visit my mother and uncle, they live in Shanghai." Yu Peichen obviously did not have enough ideological level to reach the level of "passing through the house three times without entering".
Zhou Hexuan smiled and said: "Ask Yongzhen to pay you one month's salary and buy more gifts. Don't look too shabby."
Yu Peichen said gratefully: "Thank you, Mr. Zhou!"