Under the flower shop of the villa, there is a huge basement. This basement is not only spacious, ventilated and dry, but also gorgeously decorated. It has sofas, lights, fans, tables, chairs, coffee tables and other items. It even has a large bookcase and a
Large wine cabinet.
The owner of the villa, Zhou Fohai, personally poured wine for the guests and greeted warmly: "Come, come, come, red wine imported from France, authentic 21-year-old Bordeaux."
"That's really good wine!" Mei Siping immediately praised. This man has a broad forehead and a long face, high cheekbones, and small eyes. He has a cunning look when he smiles, and he gives people a funny feeling when he is serious.
Unlike later generations who would pretend to say 1982-year-old red wine, the top-quality red wine at this time is 2000-year-old, and the next-level red wine is 21-year-old. One sip is equivalent to a year's salary of an ordinary worker.
Tao Xisheng took a sip from the wine glass and laughed, "I can't stand the taste. Chinese liquor is more to my taste."
Yang Zhaozhen is a doctor of law from the University of Paris. He smiled and said: "Brother Xisheng, this foreign red wine has to be tasted slowly to taste. You just drank it too quickly."
"Slow tasting is too boring, a real man should drink it all in one gulp!" Tao Xisheng said, tilting his neck and pouring half a glass of red wine into his stomach, which made Zhou Fohai, the master, feel heartbroken.
What a waste of natural resources!
Zhou Fohai covered his bleeding little heart and said: "This state affairs is like drinking red wine. Don't be too hasty. If you are hasty, it will be tasteless. If you are hasty, it will be bad!"
Mei Siping echoed: "Brother Zhou is right. Now the whole country is clamoring to resist Japan. Those who chant anti-Japanese slogans are either reckless people or people with ulterior motives. They are extreme, stubborn, absurd, naive, and naive.
There was no progress during the Boxer Rebellion era. In my opinion, China is not prepared to resist Japan at all. Once war breaks out, it will be the end of the country. Anyone who calls for resistance to Japan is a traitor to the country!"
"What Si Ping said is truly the words of gold and stone!" Zhou Fohai clapped his hands in admiration.
To put it bluntly, the four people here all belong to the "Zhuhe faction".
The Chinese "peace faction" arose after the failure of the Great Wall Anti-Japanese War. They believed that the Chinese army's combat effectiveness was low and that fighting the Japanese army was purely a matter of throwing eggs at rocks, which was almost a meaningless sacrifice.
This group of people, headed by Wang Zhaoming, initially advocated "negotiation while resisting"; after the signing of the Tanggu Agreement, they advocated "difficulty and waiting for assistance", hoping to get support from European and American powers; now they are shouting "China-Japan support" and advocating cooperation with
Japan establishes friendly relations.
There are many people who hold this view, including not only Wang Zhaoming, but also future great traitors such as Zhou Fohai. Hu Shi, Zhang Junmai, who had a good relationship with Zhou Hexuan, and Gu Weijun, who had an excellent reputation, all belonged to the "Zhuhe Sect" at this time.
They were pessimistic about the prospects of the Sino-Japanese War and saw no hope of victory. Especially in the early days of the outbreak of the all-out war, these people often met in Zhou Fohai's basement to exchange their views on the war and politics.
Later, Hu Shi gave these people the nickname "Low-key Club" to show that he was different from those radical high-profile elements.
However, after the "Battle of Songhu" ended, Japan's arrogance of "destroying China in three months" was extinguished. Hu Shi, Zhang Junmai and others were able to regain confidence and actively advocated resistance to the end, while Wang Zhaoming, Zhou Fohai and others
Became a traitor.
Tao Xisheng was flipping through the newly released "Fei Gong" magazine at this time, and said disdainfully: "This kind of publication is harmful to the country and the people, and will lead China into an abyss of eternal destruction. It should have been banned long ago!"
Mei Siping sighed and said: "I don't know what kind of ecstasy soup Zhou Hexuan poured into the Chairman, but he has tolerated him till now. If the national traitors are not eliminated, China will perish!"
"Haha, Zhou Mingcheng is in trouble this time. His reputation will definitely be ruined," Zhou Fohai said with a smile, "Thanks to Brother Zhaozhen."
Yang Zhaoxuan said modestly: "I just did it casually and cannot afford Brother Zhou's praise."
Yang Zhaoxuan, the brother-in-law of Zheng Yuxiu, a strong woman in politics, relied on nepotism to become the president of the Shanghai District Court. There are some problems with this man's character. Hu Shi has already broken up with him. You must know that Hu Shi is a good gentleman and he will not take it easy.
Breaking up with people.
By the way, Yang Zhaoxuan's old pick (Zheng Yuxiu's husband) Wei Daoming was also a "peace advocate". Wei Daoming later became Taiwan's first provincial chairman.
Zhou Hexuan was quickly issued a summons by the Shanghai Court this time, which was caused by Yang Zhaozhen. The court received Zhang Damin's indictment and was originally unsure whether to file a case. However, Yang Zhaoxuan happened to know about the matter and immediately intervened in person, urging his subordinates to issue a summons as soon as possible.
Summons to court.
Did Zhou Hexuan and Yang Zhaoxuan have any quarrel?
No.
Zhou Hexuan even met Yang Zhaoxuan's sister-in-law Zheng Yuxiu. At that time, they both attended the salon of foreign wives - that is the time Soong Meiling appeared. Although they were not familiar with each other, they had a good impression of each other. Zhou Hexuan and Zheng Yuxiu both admired each other.
Then why did Yang Zhaoxuan want to harm Zhou Hexuan?
The reason is very simple, because Zhou Hexuan and his "Fei Gong" magazine have become a banner of China's "war faction", and the radical "peace faction" must defeat him!
Many "peace advocates", including Zhou Fohai, Yang Zhaoxuan, Tao Xisheng, and Mei Siping, all feel that they are serving the country and the people, while Zhou Hexuan is a national traitor who has led China into the abyss. They believe that China cannot afford to lose, and the war between China and Japan
The war cannot be fought, and even if it must be fought, the sooner the better.
Therefore, they want to ruin Zhou Hexuan's reputation and let the Chinese people know about Zhou Hexuan's ugly face, thereby reducing the credibility and reputation of "Fei Gong" magazine.
To put it bluntly, the positions and concepts are different.
This is more terrifying than a personal grudge. It is a life-and-death struggle. Once you encounter an opportunity, you will never let it go.
Mei Siping said: "Mr. Zhou, the newspapers must work harder. Many major newspapers do not want to offend Zhou Hexuan, and even the Central Daily News did not intervene."
Zhou Fohai smiled and said: "Don't worry, Dean Wang (Wang Zhaoming) has already communicated with him. As early as tomorrow, "Central Daily News" will publish an editorial severely criticizing Zhou Hexuan's poor moral character."
"Not only do we need to overthrow Zhou Hexuan, we also need to create our own core publications," Tao Xisheng said. "Hu Shi founded the Independent Review, and Zhou Hexuan founded the magazine Fei Gong. The former's political articles were fairly objective, but the latter blindly advocated
How can we bear to resist Japan? We also need to create a publication to publicize our ideas and let those reckless people who clamor for resistance to Japan calm down! Only by forbearing can China succeed. Gou Jian was able to endure hardships for ten years, but now China has
How can you be in a hurry?"
Zhou Fohai frowned and said, "But the current mainstream public opinion is advocating anti-Japanese resistance. If we run a publication advocating peace, I'm afraid we will face a lot of criticism."
Tao Xisheng said: "We should not directly oppose the anti-Japanese resistance. We can discuss Chinese culture and the Chairman's New Life Movement, and slowly infiltrate our national salvation ideas into it."
"This is a good idea!" Mei Siping clapped his hands and praised.
Tao Xisheng and Mei Siping are enemies who have never known each other. They had been feuding with each other for several years, but now they have come together because of the same political views.
Historically, the magazine "Cultural Construction" sponsored by Tao Xisheng will be launched in two months. He claimed in the magazine: Under the impact of foreign culture, the Chinese nation has lost the basis for its existence. Therefore, China must be in the cultural field
In order to make China's politics, society and ideology have Chinese characteristics, we must engage in China-based cultural construction.
This view is not wrong, but Tao Xisheng is too conservative and belongs to the staunch old school. He later founded the "Art and Literature Research Association" with Zhou Fohai, specializing in analyzing and discussing international and anti-Japanese issues. After discussions and analysis, his thoughts became more and more
They became more and more pessimistic, so both of them became traitors.
Whether it is Tao Xisheng or Zhou Fohai, they are not bent on betraying the country. Instead, they believe that they are saving the country. To save the country, one must be patient and not anger Japan, so Zhou Hexuan, who is actively promoting the war, must be defeated!
To bring down an internationally renowned scholar like Zhou Hexuan, we can only choose to start with his private ethics. It is best to make a bad name all at once and let everyone know that Zhou Hexuan is a hypocrite.
Zhou Fohai raised his wine glass again and shouted with enthusiasm: "Come, let us drink from the porcelain cup for the future of China and the rise of the nation!"