1928: The rise of giant merchants

In mid-November 1931, former Japanese Army Minister Minamijiro, who resigned due to the September 18th Incident, went to northern China to hold talks with the Japanese Kwantung Army Commander Honjo Shige and the Kwantung Army Secret Service Chief Dohihara Kenji to discuss the progress of the incident.

After secret talks with Xi Qia, the acting governor of Kyrgyzstan, these people established a plan to welcome Puyi to the north and establish the restoration of the country.

Although the Japanese government and the Central Military Commission opposed the Kwantung Army's plan, the Kwantung Army still went its own way. In order to achieve the goals established in the "Fundamental Strategy for Solving the Manchuria and Mongolia Issues", the Kwantung Army prepared to move northward to Nenjiang and Qiqihar, and actively planned Puyi's "ascension to the throne".

The "enthronement ceremony" originally scheduled for the end of the year had to be postponed due to the failure of Wanrong's transfer. Factions within Japan formed polarized disputes over how to deal with Ye Luo.

The faction headed by politicians and businessmen such as the Cabinet and Zaibatsu insisted that Yip Luo and Yip's investment should not be provoked at this time, because the other parties already control the shares of many consortiums in Japan, have close relations with the United States, and have industries all over the world.

If there is no determination and certainty to kill Ye Luo, there should not be a huge conflict with him at this point in time.

The faction headed by army personnel believed that a large number of spies should be dispatched to cooperate with the traitors in China and seek opportunities to assassinate Ye Luo or kill some of the Ye family members, so as to warn those Chinese elements who were stubbornly resisting.

The two parties refused to give in to each other and were still wrangling over this matter, but Ye Luo had already thoroughly disclosed the Japanese plan to support Puyi as a puppet, using newspapers, magazines and other print media.

November 19th.

Shanghai beach.

"Extra number! Extra number!"

“Former Qing Empress Wanrong published an article in the newspaper angrily denounced the deposed emperor Puyi’s treasonous behavior!”

“The second young master of Yip’s Investment publicly declared that he stood on the anti-Japanese front and was willing to use the power of Yip’s Investment to help fight against Japan and save the country!”

"The Northern Anti-Japanese National Salvation Association was officially dissolved. It was said to be oppressed and warned by the Jinling National Government!"

On the streets of Tianjin City, Peiping, Jiangcheng, Shanghai Beach, Jinling and other places, newsboys ran quickly, waving newspapers in their hands and shouting today's headlines.

Ye Luo, who happened to be helping Huixin handle all the foreign trade business handover procedures, was walking on the street accompanied by Shi Jianqiao and others. When he heard the call from outside, he shouted: "Give me one too!"

When the passers-by who surrounded the newsboy heard the second young master's voice, they immediately let go of the newsboy. Some of them even came over to please Ye Luo and handed the newspapers in their hands directly to Ye Luo.

"Second Young Master, look at me!"

"Go, go, look at me, look at me."

Ye Luo smiled and waved his hands to reject them one by one. Shi Jianqiao took out a pile of copper coins from his pocket and gave them to the newsboy. He asked for a declaration and a news report, and turned around and handed them to Ye Luo.

The headline in the newspaper was Wanrong's statement: "I, Guo Bulo Wanrong, also known as Mu Hong, am the queen of the former Qing Dynasty's deposed emperor Puyi. Now Puyi has taken refuge with the Japanese, aiding the tyrants in their evil deeds, seeking restoration, and establishing the puppet Manchukuo in the north. This is actually true. I am deeply ashamed of the traitorous behavior of betraying the country."

"This Puyi has defected to the Japanese and wants to be emperor in the north. Bah, disgusting!"

Shi Jianqiao glanced at the contents of the newspaper and muttered.

"Ah, you bitch traitor!"

A group of security personnel following her also jeered one after another.

"No wonder Wenxiu also divorced him before. This deposed emperor can't keep a woman around him, and our second young master..."

The clerk's remaining words were glared back by Shi Jianqiao.

The matter was being discussed on the street, and everyone knew that it was Ye Luo who intercepted Hu Wanrong, preventing the Japanese invaders and Pu Yi's conspiracy from being implemented smoothly.

Although this is a good thing, it is no longer difficult to explain the scandal between Ye Luo and Wanrong.

What's more, Wanrong lives in Ye Mansion now!

As passers-by chatted, they couldn't help but talk about the Jinling National Government, which was supposed to stand frontally and fight back against the Japanese invaders and Puyi.

At this moment, they are still fighting internally with the Jiangcheng National Government.

Someone Wang forced the principal to step down, but the principal still refused to leave.

A group of people were engaged in factional warfare, which had become known to the world, but no one stood up to fight against the Japanese invaders.

The just-concluded Fourth National Conference of the Kuomintang was actually held in three places.

The meeting of the principal's faction was held in Jinling. This was the last internal meeting chaired by the principal before he left office. He delivered a speech titled "Unity within the country is our only way out."

The Guangdong faction meeting was held in Jiangcheng, chaired by Sun Ke. The main contents of the meeting were: Strongly condemning the principal's failure to resist the Japanese invasion and Zhang Hanqing's improper leadership, which led to the fall of the north. It also stated that cooperation between Ningxia and Guangdong must be based on the resignation of the principal. .

What’s funny is that halfway through the meeting, a split broke out right on the venue.

Wang took 156 conference delegates to Shanghai and reconvened a meeting. They did not discuss other topics, but held a new election. Wang was elected as the boss without any doubt.

The three parties are acting in their own ways, each claiming that they are the orthodox. The information in the newspapers is also messy, and the people are confused.

As far as the Kuomintang is divided into three, it is really impossible for you to expect him to fight against Japan.

Ye Luo sneered and threw away the newspaper. Before he stepped through the door of Ye Mansion, he heard Xiaoli's shout.

"Second Young Master, something serious has happened!"

Yes, something big happened again!

Ye Luo's heart tightened.

After traveling through time, he was not afraid of anything. Even the principal dared to pull his wrist a few times, but Xiaoli's crow mouth made Ye Luo shiver every time.

"What's going on?" Ye Luo pushed open the door and entered.

"Second Young Master, today, this morning, Professor Xu, Professor Xu is gone!"

Xiaoli was in shock, and her voice was trembling and crying.

She was infected by the crying women inside, and the tip of her nose felt sore for no reason, feeling sad for Xu Zhimo's death.

Ye Luo then remembered that today is November 19th.

Although Ye Luo had hinted to Xu Zhimo as early as a few months ago that domestic cargo planes were very risky, he always ignored it and felt that he would not build a cargo plane. Ye Luo was worrying in vain.

Unexpectedly, what was supposed to come came anyway.

In the living room, Bai Xiuzhu, Xiao Aqiao, Meng Xiaodong and the pregnant Ruan Lingyu were whispering to comfort the crying Lu Xiaoman.

Beside them were Tang Ying, who had just lost her brother, and their best friend Feng Chengcheng. Outside, there were younger generations such as Ye Qingqing, Zhang Anyi, Jiang Meiying, Lin Ruxian and Hui Xin standing in the corner, saying something in English. .

Ye Luo strode over, and the women stopped crying one after another, stood up and said hello, said hello to others, and brought tea and water to others.

Bi Yunxia, ​​the little mother who also wiped her tears with a handkerchief, sighed and glanced at Ye Luo, her eyes full of worry and worry.

"Xiaoman, my condolences, alas." Ye Luo walked over and sat down on the side of the sofa. Looking at the widow Lu Xiaoman, who was wearing pear blossoms and raining rain, he suddenly thought of Tang Ying and Tan Duan not long ago, and felt very uncomfortable.

Sometimes life is like this, a period of time is peaceful, and a period of time is turbulent, and bad things seem to come together and burst out in a concentrated manner.

"What's going on? Who can tell me?" Ye Luo took the tea cup and took a sip.

"Let me tell you." Lin Ruxian saw that the girls had not recovered yet, so she looked at Bai Xiuzhu and asked Bai Xiuzhu to continue comforting Lu Xiaoman, while she walked towards Ye Luo.

"Sister-in-law." Ye Luo stood up and greeted her, sitting down side by side with her. (End of chapter)