The Rise of the Writers of the Republic of China

Nanjing, Qilu.

Chang Kaishen is in a good mood recently because the "Guangdong and Guangxi Incident" is about to be completely resolved.

The so-called "Guangdong and Guangxi Incident" meant that Chen Jitang of Guangdong, and Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi of Guangxi, under the guise of "going north to resist Japan", sent troops to attack the territory of the Central Army, almost setting off a new round of large-scale civil war in the south.

When Hu Shi met with Zhou Hexuan some time ago, he cursed the main militant faction for having different intentions and that the resistance against Japan was just a gimmick to provoke civil war.

In fact, the warlords of Guangdong and Guangxi cannot be entirely blamed for this matter, because it was Chang Kaishen who took the lead in playing dirty tricks.

We know that the Kuomintang in the 1930s had three major leaders, one was Chang Kaishen, the other was Wang Zhaoming, and the third was Hu Hanmin. These three people have great prestige within the party, and they are afraid of each other and dare not completely break up.

The last time Chang Kaishen and Hu Hanmin broke up, the result was the establishment of a new central government in Guangzhou, and Chang Kaishen directly announced his resignation.

Finally, Hu Hanmin died of illness in May, and the warlords in Guangdong and Guangxi lost their political support.

Chang Kaishen saw the hope of unifying the south. He sent Sun Ke to Guangzhou to express his condolences, and in the name of the central government's righteousness and unification of the war of resistance, he demanded the reorganization of the local governments of Guangdong and Guangxi. To put it bluntly, it is to let Chen Jitang, Li Zongren, and Bai Chongxi surrender obediently and give up local military and political power.

Lao Jiang represented the central government, and his order was reasonable, but the warlords in Guangdong and Guangxi did not want to tie their hands.

Therefore, Chen Jitang, Li Zongren, and Bai Chongxi rose up in arms, but they did not dare to directly attack the central government and could only hold high the "anti-Japanese" banner.

The "anti-Japanese" campaign of Guangdong and Guangxi is nonsense, and they actually received aid from the Japanese. In order to support Guangdong and Guangxi in resisting Japan, Japan sent a large number of pilots to Baiyun Airport to guide Chen Jitang's anti-Japanese air force. It is said that Japan also supported Chen Jitang with a sum of anti-Japanese funds.

This is so funny!

Chen Jitang's air force did not want to be guided by Japanese pilots in resisting Japan, so a mutiny broke out directly. Dozens of Guangdong fighter planes took the initiative to fly to the central government, making Chiang Kai-shek laugh from ear to ear.

While Chiang Kai-shek mobilized troops to suppress the rebellion, he once again returned to his old profession, using money and official positions to instigate rebellion against enemy generals, and bribed Guangdong generals such as Zhang Fakui and Yu Hanmou.

Chen Jitang instantly became the polished commander. He was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood, and then complained that his elder brother was not professional in Feng Shui.

Chen Jitang's brother Chen Weizhou is a famous Feng Shui magician. He specially inspected the ancestral tombs of Chiang Kai-shek and came to the conclusion that the ancestral tombs of the Jiang family are far inferior to the dragon power of the Chen family's ancestral tombs in Furongzhang. When Hong Xiuquan buried his mother, he chose Furongzhang as his ancestral grave, saying that this was the place where the emperor was born. Hong Xiuquan only consumed a small amount of dragon energy in Furongzhang, and the remaining dragon energy can help the Chen family achieve the Ninth Five-Year Plan. The Jiang family's ancestral tomb in Fenghua is just a child's play.

Well, although it is absurd, this is Chen Jitang's greatest confidence in revolting against Chiang Kai-shek.

Therefore, if you are not good at business, it will be very harmful to people.

Now that most of his troops have been bribed by Chiang Kai-shek, Chen Jitang no longer wants to fight and is sending people to Nanjing to discuss surrender. As long as Chen Jitang in Guangdong surrenders, Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi in Guangxi can only withdraw their troops, and Chiang Kai-shek can take Guangdong without any blood.

"Committee, Mr. Zhou is here!" the adjutant reported.

Chang Kaishen arranged his clothes, sat on the sofa and said, "Invite him in."

The door opens.

Chang Kaishen caught a glimpse of Zhou Hexuan taking half a step forward, suddenly stood up to greet him, and said with a smile: "Oh, Ming Gong, I missed the greeting from afar, brother, I am offended!"

"How dare you? Just call me by the chairman's name." Zhou Hexuan said with a smile.

Chang Kaishen's speaking attitude differs from person to person, and he is very superficial. At the beginning of the year, tens of thousands of students gathered in Nanjing to petition against Japan. When facing the angry professors and students, Chang Kaishen always said "brother" and "brother, I". His humble and sincere tone moved many students.

As long as you don't take a clear stand against Chang Kaishen, the more famous the person, the more respectful Chang Kaishen will be.

This is a person who will take advantage of him if he disagrees with you!

At this moment, Chang Kaishen took Zhou Hexuan's hand and said: "Mingcheng helped the country to relieve the crisis, helped solve the silver crisis, and won the Nobel Prize. It greatly boosted the morale of the Chinese people, and he deserves the honorific title of 'Ming Gong'."

Zhou Hexuan smiled and said: "The chairman is ridiculous."

The two sat down to chat for a few words, chatting about the Nobel Prize and the Olympics. Chang Kaishen suddenly asked: "I heard that Mingcheng has a relationship with the German Chancellor, Mr. Hitler?"

"It's a good conversation." Zhou Hexuan nodded.

Chang Kaishen added: "I have been friends with Mr. Hitler for a long time and have always wanted to meet in person. In Mingcheng's opinion, what kind of person is Hitler?"

"A paranoid artist." Zhou Hexuan said.

"How?" Chang Kaishen asked.

Zhou Hexuan explained: "Hitler was a man with great artistic talent. When he was young, his ideal was to become a painter. However, he was rejected by the Vienna Academy of Arts, and then he turned to the political arena."

Chang Kaishen was a little surprised and asked: "How are Mr. Hitler's painting skills?"

"He is good at and believes in classicism," Zhou Hexuan said with a smile, "but what is popular in Europe is modernism and various avant-gardes. This is the fundamental reason why he was rejected by the art academy. In fact, Hitler's paintings, although It’s not a top-notch work of art, but it’s more than enough to get into the Vienna Academy of Arts. When Hitler failed, he said: The world must have suffered a great loss if the Vienna Academy of Arts didn’t admit him.”

Chang Kaishen said happily: "What is lost is gained in the east. Fortunately, that art school did not admit Mr. Hitler, otherwise the Germans would have lost a great prime minister."

"Maybe." Zhou Hexuan suppressed a smile.

"I heard that Mr. Hitler also gave Mingcheng a pistol and wanted to keep you as an adviser to the head of state?" Chang Kaishen asked again.

Zhou Hexuan admitted: "There is such a thing, but I rejected it and only accepted the pistol he designed himself."

Chang Kaishen praised: "Mingcheng is really a pillar of talent, and Mr. Hitler also has a keen eye to recognize heroes. Mingcheng, you have refused to be recruited several times. I know you don't like being an official, so why not become my personal consultant."

"Forget it." Zhou Hexuan shook his head.

"Why?" Chang Kaishen asked.

Zhou Hexuan retorted back without salting: "I'm afraid you won't care about the appointment. My proposal is for the whole people to form a united front to resist Japan. Will you adopt it?"

"Well," Chang Kaishen said with an awkward smile, "Ruling a country is a major matter, and one must distinguish priorities."

Zhou Hexuan said: "The national crisis is at the forefront. The first priority is to resist foreign aggression, and the second is domestic security. My views are exactly opposite to those of the Chairman, so how can I be your adviser?"

In fact, Chang Kaishen invited Zhou Hexuan as a consultant just because of his reputation. Hitler had already extended an invitation to serve as a consultant. Chang Kaishen had no choice but to express his stance, otherwise wouldn't he be ridiculed for being ignorant?

Also, recently Zhou Hexuan wrote two articles in a row and showed too much activity, so Chang Kaishen also tried to recruit him.

Chang Kaishen added: "I recently read Mingcheng's article, which is very good, especially the theory of war and peace. How did you get the data in your article? It's more detailed than my intelligence."

Zhou Hexuan had a headache about this, so he could only explain it in the old way: "I am the Asia deacon of the Freemasonry."

"Freemasonry?" Chang Kaishen was confused.

Zhou Hexuan deceived: "Freemasonry is a world-wide secret organization. It was born in 1701. Its philosophy is to promote the spirit of fraternity, charity and virtue. Its ultimate pursuit is to explore the meaning of human existence. Our members include scholars, businessmen and politicians. Including some scholars and politicians in Japan, so I know some information about Japan relatively clearly. Chairman, does he remember the "Tanaka Memorial" a few years ago? That's what I got through Freemasonry."

Regarding the "Tanaka Memorial", Chang Kaishen also sent people to investigate, but did not get any information.

Chang Kaishen said in surprise: "The Japanese government also has your people?"

"Yes," Zhou Hexuan continued to lie, "just because I made the "Tanaka Memorial" public, the Japanese Freemasonry suffered a blow. Most of our Japanese Freemasonry members are civilians, and Japan has launched two coups in the past few years. , two-thirds of the Freemasonry members were purged. Therefore, our Freemasonry cannot help with China-Japan diplomacy. If the chairman sends people to Japan to inquire carefully, you will know that the Freemasonry has been controlled by the Japanese military. Classified as an illegal organization.”

Chang Kaishen asked again: "Are there any other members of the Freemasonry in China?"

"Yes, but not many. There are only three including me," Zhou Hexuan said nonsensically. "Not everyone can join the Freemasonry. There are not many people in China who are qualified to join. Chairman, please rest assured that the Freemasonry is not A party is just a civil organization. For example, Roosevelt was a former Freemason, so I could easily communicate with him. But since Roosevelt was elected President of the United States, he was expelled from the Freemasonry because of some of his policies. against the interests of Freemasonry.”

"The President of the United States was also a member of the Freemasonry before, and he was also expelled from the Freemasonry?" Chang Kaishen looked confused when he heard this.

"Yes," Zhou Hexuan said, "Although the Freemasons planned the French Revolution in the past, now we rarely get involved in politics and mainly pursue business and academics. Hitler also wanted to join the Freemasons before, but he was not qualified enough, but He maintains some contact with the Freemasons. The last time I went to Germany, I talked with Hitler, and he promised to support China as much as possible. For example, selling weapons to China at a low price, I mean even lower price, he promised me personally. "

Chang Kaishen was trembling in his heart and nodded calmly: "Indeed, in this arms transaction with Germany, they are willing to lower the price again and increase the transaction volume. Mingcheng, can you use your relationship with the Freemasonry to help China? Strive for more benefits?”

"Yes, but mainly in academic terms," ​​Zhou Hexuan said. "Einstein is a member of the Freemasonry. He promised to visit China again next year. Didn't Mr. and Mrs. Curie come to China two months ago? They are also members of the Communist Party of China. As a member of the Franciscan Society, I promised to help China’s research institutes improve the scientific research level of physical chemistry.”

"Can't it be something else? For example, diplomacy and economic support." Chang Kaishen said.

"It's difficult," Zhou Hexuan shook his head and said, "Especially the United Kingdom, the United States and Japan are vigorously attacking the influence of Freemasonry. In the Soviet Union, Freemasonry no longer has a foothold. You must know that Lenin was also a Freemason. , but they fell out after they seized power."

Hearing Lenin's name, Chang Kaishen was completely numb and asked: "How is the development of Freemasonry in China?"

Zhou Hexuan smiled and said: "The headquarters has no interest in China. They think China is too backward. I joined the Freemasons while traveling in Europe."

Chang Kaishen was dubious about Zhou Hexuan's words, so he asked people to ask for information about the Freemasonry. Then, like Kenji Doihara, he was frightened by various rumors about the Freemasonry. At the same time, he also paid more attention to Zhou Hexuan, the kind of real attention, rather than just paying attention to Zhou Hexuan's reputation.

The day after the two chatted, the Nanjing government officially held a medal ceremony, and Chang Kaishen personally awarded Zhou Hexuan the Qingyun Medal.