The Rise of the Writers of the Republic of China

"All rise!"

Zhou Hexuan stood up with the crowd, Lin Sen, Chang Kaishen, Wang Zhaoming, Hu Shi and others stood in the front row.

Sun Yat-sen's portrait and the party flag were hung in the center of the wall of the rostrum. Everyone solemnly bowed three times, and Zhang Jigong read the "Premier's Legacy". After all the ceremonial content is completed, the National Crisis Conference will officially begin.

As the chairman of the country, Lin Sen first delivered a speech on behalf of the central government. Then Chang Kaishen and Wang Zhaoming made impassioned and earnest speeches respectively.

Wang Zhaoming also explained the reasons for the three postponements of the National Crisis Conference, emphasizing the awareness of resisting Japanese aggression and revitalizing the nation. Then the topic changed, and he began to warn those democrats: "Brothers, apart from paying homage to the monarchs, I have two other intentions to explain. The first point is the issue of responsibility. Whether the national disaster occurred was caused by the National Party. What about it? Judging from the situation in China and the general trend of the world, national disasters will inevitably occur because of China’s pursuit of freedom and equality. The second point is the issue of authority. The Central Party Committee decided to discuss defense against aggression, disaster relief and The issues of appeasement are within the scope, and the Executive Yuan is responsible for answering them, and the questions outside the scope are not within the purview of the Executive Yuan.”

As soon as this remark came out, there was a buzzing sound from the audience, as expected, politics is still not allowed!

Since the September 18th Incident, the National Crisis Conference has been preparing for nearly half a year. During this period, the time and location of the meeting were changed three times, all because of the content of the discussion.

Just a few days before the opening of the meeting, there was such a conversation——

Wang Zhaoming sternly said: "The national disaster meeting is held by the government. We are the hosts, and you are the guests. If you are not satisfied with the government's measures, go to the revolution!"

Wang Zaoshi was so angry that he slapped the table: "Revolution is not the monopoly of any person or party. If the people are forced to have nowhere to go, people will naturally go to revolution... Mr. Zhongshan's legacy is that the world is for the public, and Mr. Wang's words will inevitably change. The world has become private!"

In this way, a large number of democrats, including those who have already come to Luoyang, refused to attend the national crisis meeting.

Zhou Hexuan thinks the Kuomintang is really funny, if you want to be dictatorial, you can be dictatorial, and even hold a national crisis conference in a hypocritical manner. Since it was decided to hold it, at least it had to be put on a show, and it was even forbidden to discuss politics.

Wang Zhaoming's words seemed tough, but they were actually extremely weak. He had nothing to do with those democrats, so he said angrily, "If you are not satisfied with the government, go to revolution."

Is this what the deputy head of state of a country should say?

It's a joke in the world.

After Wang Zhaoming finished his speech, Zhang Ji walked up to the rostrum and said with a smile: "Be quiet, be quiet, everyone. Before the official meeting, let me introduce the guests attending the meeting. First of all, Mr. Dai Ren, who is highly respected. ,Mr. Dai is 70 years old this year, and he is the oldest elder at this meeting. He is a veteran of the Tongmenghui. He was the leader of Ningbo and Wenzhou during the Revolution of 1911. He has been following Mr. Zhongshan. "

"Crack clap clap!"

applause.

Dai Ren stood up and clasped his fists at the crowd and said, "My virtue is not high, and my prestige is not high. I have only worked hard these years. Now that the country is in crisis, I hope that you will work together to revitalize China!"

"Good!" Wang Zhaoming took the lead in applauding.

Zhang Ji waited for the applause and cheers to end, and continued to introduce the participants. He introduced the party members first, and then began to introduce the non-partisan people: "Today I am honored to invite many great sages in the field. First of all, I welcome Mr. Zhou Hexuan, an internationally renowned scholar. Zhou Hexuan Mr. Zhou is keen on education and charity. Last year, he donated 150,000 tons of disaster relief food with his own money, and was honored as a "living Bodhisattva" by the victims. Mr. Zhou, please accept my respect!"

Zhang Ji did a great job of saving face, and bowed to Zhou Hexuan upright, and at the same time, the audience burst into warm applause.

Zhou Hexuan stood up, cupped his fists to greet the surroundings, and said to Zhang Ji: "Mr. Zhang is too famous, I just tried my best."

"Brother Zhou, don't be modest, haha," Zhang Ji introduced the others with a smile, "The next one is Mr. Chen Yinke, a famous master of Chinese studies. Mr. Chen..."

More than 140 people who participated in the meeting, Zhang Ji seriously introduced from beginning to end. He didn't feel bored, but the gentlemen in the audience felt that they were bothered, we are here for a meeting to save the country, who the hell wants to hear your roll call?

After more than an hour, Zhang Ji finally finished introducing the person, and it was almost noon.

Like a Maitreya Buddha, Lin Sen said with a smile: "Let's start the discussion, everyone can speak freely, hehe, speak freely."

Chu Fucheng, the veteran of the Tongmenghui, raised his hand impatiently and said: "I think that whether it is saving the country, disaster relief, or appeasement, China needs to be strong. To strengthen China, there must first be a democratic government. The political training has lasted for three years, and it is time to implement democracy. Constitutional."

Hu Shi immediately raised his hand to second his opinion: "I support Mr. Chu's point of view. The country is the country of the people, and the government is also the government of the people. Only when the broad masses of the people become the masters of the country, can they have the spirit of being the masters, unite and share. Relieve the country's crisis!"

Hearing the speeches of the two, Chang Kaishen sneered, but Wang Zhaoming had a gloomy expression.

How many times have I said repeatedly that politics is not allowed in today's meeting, but as soon as someone speaks, they talk about democracy and constitutionalism.

Zhang Ji looked at Chang Kaishen, who shook his head slightly. He looked at Wang Zhaoming again, and Wang Zhaoming nodded slightly. Zhang Ji understood immediately, and said with a smile: "It's getting late, everyone go to lunch first, and we will discuss any problems in the afternoon. I announce that the meeting will be adjourned for now!"

Chu Fucheng only said one word before being interrupted by the forced dismissal of the meeting. He was old friends with Sun Yat-sen, Huang Xing, Qiu Jin and others, and his qualifications were there, so he was so angry that he slapped the table and said, "They're all a bunch of bastards!"

"Oh!" Hu Shi could only sigh helplessly.

Zhou Hexuan followed the crowd to eat together. The food at noon was good. Although there was no wine, there were meat and vegetables, snacks, and even fruits.

In the afternoon, the meeting continued.

As soon as Zhang Ji announced the beginning, Hu Shi said: "China now lacks a constitution. As long as there is a constitution, everyone abides by the constitution and respects the constitution in everything, great things can be done, the country can prosper, and the country's difficulties can be relieved!"

Jiang Tingfu immediately retorted: "Nowadays, China is facing internal and external difficulties. This is a special period, and special laws should be implemented. Democracy is necessary, but political training should not stop. Only a strong central government can lead all Chinese people to work together. If constitutional democracy is practiced, and a bill cannot be decided after months of debate, then what is there to use to fight Japan?"

Hu Shi said unhappily: "Brother Jiang is talking about fallacies. Who said that constitutional democracy cannot lead China? Looking at the world today, besides the Soviet Union, is there any power that is not democratic?"

"Can the great powers be the same as China? The national conditions are different, and the political system is naturally different." Jiang Tingfu said.

Hu Shi and Jiang Tingfu are close friends, and they are still co-founding the "Independent Review" magazine, but they quarreled at the meeting.

In the end, Chu Fucheng still had a temper. He pointed at Jiang Tingfu and patted the table and said, "You are the running dog of dictatorship!"

Jiang Tingfu didn't know how to respect the old and love the young, so he said angrily: "We are discussing important national affairs, not cursing, Mr. Chu, please pay attention to your wording!"

Zhang Ji hastily smoothed things over and said: "The gentlemen are all right, but we must not act too hastily. The people should unanimously help the party to complete the revolutionary mission, and at the same time urge the government to implement local self-government in order to establish a constitutional foundation."

Immediately afterwards, the Youth Party and people without party affiliation demanded the implementation of a democratic constitutional government, and the whole afternoon was spent in quarrels.

Wang Zhaoming had to come forward in person and lead the topic to "National Disaster". Finally, someone began to discuss how to deal with the Japanese and how to appease and comfort the soldiers in front.

Finally, Zhang Ji solemnly announced the results of the first day of the National Crisis Conference: "After discussions by people from all walks of life, the following resolutions have been formed. From tomorrow, all proposals or reports on national defense and foreign affairs must be approved by the presidium before they can be released to the outside world... Decided to use the name of this meeting to send a condolence call to the soldiers in front.”

People clamoring for a democratic and constitutional government left the meeting after hearing this, and they came to the meeting for nothing.

That night, Hu Shi came to Zhou Hexuan's room and complained: "It's really unreasonable. How can there be such a meeting? This is a national public opinion meeting, not a party meeting of the Kuomintang party!"

Zhou Hexuan smiled and said comfortingly, "Old Hu, you are still so naive, you should have guessed this kind of situation long ago."