The Rise of the Writers of the Republic of China

On the train.

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. You helped the young commander to come up with this idea?"

"Haha, I'm just a scholar, how can I understand these important military affairs? Brother Yu, you think too highly of me," Zhou Hexuan flatly denied, "I'm going to the Northeast this time, mainly to mourn the commander in chief."

"Brother Mingcheng, you are dishonest." Xing Shilian said with a big laugh.

Xing Shilian is the representative of the Northeast in this negotiation. He used to be Zhang Zuolin's attendant military officer.

It's just that this guy is a Manchu, whose original surname is Syldert.

When the puppet Manchukuo was established, Xing Shilian became a traitor, and his official rank was the minister of the military and political department of the puppet Manchukuo.

Xing Shilian obviously regarded Zhou Hexuan as the young marshal's confidant, winked and said: "Brother Mingcheng, in the future, in front of the young marshal, I have to say a few words of kindness to my brother. One of us is outside and the other is inside, so we can help each other. "

Typical speculators!

Zhou Hexuan laughed and said, "It's easy to say, easy to say!"

The two of them were on the train, one was flattering and befriending, the other was talking nonsense, and they actually had a happy conversation, so they almost swore to be brothers on the spot.

Zhou Hexuan got off the bus halfway in Tianjin, while Xing Shilian led the negotiating team and continued towards Beiping—Principal Chang now lives in Biyun Temple Hotel in Xiangshan.

As a political broker, Zhou Hexuan doesn't need to show up now. He is only responsible for making bridges, and sometimes dancing too happily is not beautiful, and it is easy to make people feel disgusted.

July 6th.

Chang Kaishen met 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, expressing that he had no intention of preventing China's reunification, and was willing to change the flag and believe in the Three People's Principles.

Chang Kaishen didn't need to personally ask about the rest of the details of the negotiation, and his own relevant personnel were in charge.

Biyun Temple Hotel.

Chang Kaishen said emotionally to the aide-de-camp: "Zhou Mingcheng is really the contemporary Su Qin. I didn't expect much, but Zhang Xueliang was really moved by his persuasion."

Chen Xiuhe said with a smile: "Mr. Zhou also made the best use of the situation, mainly because of the prestige of our Northern Expedition troops."

"You don't understand," Chang Kaishen sighed, "The Americans and the Japanese were playing tricks in the middle of the change of flag. Zhang Hanqing was under a lot of pressure, and I was also under a lot of pressure. Zhang Hanqing was in trouble at home and abroad. I wanted to persuade him to make a decision. Very tough."

Chen Xiuhe said, "Principal, I just remembered an anecdote."

"What interesting news?" Chang Kaishen asked.

Chen Xiuhe said with a smile: "As soon as Mr. Zhou's new book "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword" was published, Young Marshal Zhang directly ordered 5,000 copies, saying that he wanted all civil and military officials in the Northeast to familiarize himself with this book."

"What kind of book is it? It deserves Zhang Hanqing's attention. Find one for me to read." Chang Kaishen was quite curious about it.

In the afternoon of that day, Chen Xiuhe sent the copy of "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword".

Chang Kaishen opened it and looked at it, and immediately knew why Zhang Xueliang was familiar with officials in the Northeast. He was bored and took this book as a pastime, and the further he read it, the more shocked he was.

Zhou Hexuan's version of "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword" has changed a lot from the original work, and more than half of the content is different.

The first chapter is about the Japanese national character, the second chapter is about the Japanese in the war, the third chapter is about the Japanese in life, the fourth chapter is about the origin of Japan, the fifth chapter is about the influence of the Tang and Song dynasties on Japan, and the third chapter is about the Japanese. Chapter 6 deals with Japan during the Ming Dynasty, Chapter 7 deals with the Meiji Restoration and mainland strategy, Chapter 8 deals with Japan’s attempts to Taiwan, Shandong and Northeast China, Chapter 9 begins to analyze Japan’s attempts to Southeast Asia and the South Pacific, and Chapter 7 It talks about the possible situation after the war between China and Japan, the eighth chapter talks about Japan's international diplomatic situation, the ninth chapter talks about Japan's disadvantages, and the tenth chapter talks about China's advantages over Japan.

The first third of the book tells the 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 for China's resistance to Japan.

But does Japan really dare to invade China in an all-round way?

Chang Kaishen expressed doubts about this. He felt that Zhou Hexuan was too alarmist, and that Japan was plotting the Northeast at most.

But whether it is alarmist or not, the exposition of "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword" is indeed extremely exciting and detailed, and it also has an international perspective, which made Chang Kaishen gain a lot from reading it.

Chang Kaishen will live in Xiangshan, Beiping for a month or two, and when Feng Yuxiang comes to Beijing (he is still on his way now), he will hold a spoils sharing meeting with Yan Xishan.

He didn't bring his family with him, and it was inconvenient for him to wander around. Apart from receiving guests, 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 a Great Power", Chang Kaishen became very interested in Zhou Hexuan, so he simply collected all Zhou Hexuan's works.

In the study room of Biyun Temple Hotel, "The Rise of Great Powers", "Guns, Bacteria and Steel", "Chrysanthemum and Sword", "Goddess", "Dog Official", "Legend of the Condor Heroes", "The Legend of Condor Heroes" ", "Yi Tian Shou Long Ji" (single volume)... a whole half of the bookshelf is placed.

"Guns" is a purely academic work, and Chang Kaishen lost interest after reading it at the beginning. He also doesn't like "Goddess" and "Dog Officer" very much, or even hates them.

However, Chang Kaishen read those three martial arts novels with great interest, and he called them "good books for pastime and boredom".

During these two months, warlords and bureaucrats came to visit from time to time.

But all the guests who were received by Chang Kaishen in the study would be surprised when they saw those books.

Then the dramatic situation appeared...

In the reception room of Biyun Temple Hotel, Yan Huiqing, Xiong Xiling, Pan Fu and others are waiting to be interviewed.

Xiong Xiling was the first to go in. Now he and Chang Kaishen are neighbors. He has a sales home in Xiangshan (Shen Congwen used to work in this sales home). He is a famous philanthropist in Peking.

Although the Northeast Yizhi has not yet been negotiated, the life-saving grain road from the northeast to Shandong has been opened, and Xiong Xiling will be appointed as a member of the National Disaster Relief Committee.

This is also one of Chang Kaishen's long-term tasks in Beiping. There are too many veterans of the Republic of China in Pingjin and Tianjin, and these people are valuable. Subduing them is equivalent to subduing a large area, and all kinds of contacts and channels can be opened up.

For example, Xiong Xiling's qualifications are very old, and he is the first democratically elected prime minister of the Republic of China.

As soon as Xiong Xiling walked into the study, he saw the two rows of Zhou Hexuan's works on the bookshelf. He didn't show any abnormality, so he talked with Chang Kaishen about disaster relief.

The second person to go in was Yan Huiqing, and this gentleman was much more aggrieved. Although Chang Kaishen talked to him in a pleasant manner, he didn't entrust him with any heavy responsibility, so Yan Huiqing could only leave sadly.

The third person to go in was Pan Fu. This guy stayed in the study room the longest.

When Zhou Hexuan and Zhang Xueliang met for the first time, it was at Pan Fu's home. This person is well-rounded and has a good relationship with any faction. At the beginning of the year, he served as a senior advisor to Zhang Xueliang for a few months.

What Chang Kaishen and Pan Fu talked about was naturally the issue of changing flags in the Northeast, and he hoped to learn more about Zhang Xueliang from Pan Fu.

Pan Fu was disappointed by this. He came to seek an official, but Chang Kaishen only let him run errands.

When leaving, Pan Fu subconsciously looked at the bookshelf. After he returned to Tianjin, he immediately said to the driver: "Go to San Le Tang!"

Sanle Hall, Zhou Hexuan's new residence, has become a popular place for no reason, and every day, a mess of people come to vote for posts.

In the military and political circles in the north, news has gradually spread: Commander Chang is a die-hard book fan of Mr. Zhou.