The Rise of the Writers of the Republic of China

Fengtian, the Marshal's Mansion.

Zhang Xueliang, Zhang Zuoxiang, Yang Yuting, Wan Fulin, Zhai Wenxuan, Chang Yinhuai and other northeast civil and military officials gathered together.

Zhang Xueliang did not talk about business right away, but took out "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword" and said: "I read a good book yesterday, and this book will be published soon. At that time, the senior generals and administrative officials of the three eastern provinces, Everyone has to have a copy."

Zhang Zuoxiang said with a smile: "What book, let us big bastards also read it?"

Zhang Xueliang asked his secretary to hand over "The Chrysanthemum and the Knife". Zhang Zuoxiang flipped through the first two pages, and immediately decided, "This is a good book. I have dealt with Little Japan for decades, and I know them very well. The character analysis of Japan is thorough.”

Yang Yuting was not in the mood to read, and asked eagerly: "Young Marshal, let's talk about the important things first. What's on your mind?"

Even without Zhou Hexuan's presence, Chang Kaishen, Feng Yuxiang, Yan Xishan and others all sent telegrams to persuade Zhang Xueliang to change his flag. It's just that Zhang Xueliang didn't give an accurate answer out of various scruples.

Within the Northeast Army, there have been discussions on this matter in the past few days, and the general opinion is biased towards self-reliance.

Zhang Xueliang declared with a solemn expression: "I have already decided, change the banner!"

"Young commander, absolutely not!" Yang Yuting resolutely expressed his opposition.

Zhang Xueliang couldn't help frowning, deeply dissatisfied with Yang Yuting. Not only is this person opposed to Yi Zhi, but also his title, Zhang Zuolin is dead, and he also calls Zhang Xueliang "Young Marshal", obviously relying on the old to sell the old.

"Why can't we change the banner?" Zhang Xueliang asked angrily.

"As long as we don't make our position clear, we can have both sides in Japan and Nanjing, and strive to maximize the interests of the Northeast. Once the flag is changed, we will inevitably break with Japan, and at the same time, Nanjing will despise us!" Yang Yuting is a utilitarian, he thinks The method of problem is the same as that of Zhang Zuolin, who chooses whichever has the greater benefit.

Zhang Xueliang suddenly said angrily: "The Japanese killed my father, and I still want to cooperate with them?"

Zhang Zuoxiang came out to smooth things over and said: "Cooperating with the Japanese is tantamount to seeking skin from a tiger, and sooner or later I will follow their way. I am inclined to change flags, but now that the Kwantung Army is watching outside Fengtian City, you must not provoke them, otherwise you will inevitably provoke war."

"I support the point of view of the Assistant Marshal (Zhang Zuoxiang), and this matter cannot be rushed." Chang Yinhuai squeaked. In fact, he was against Yi Zhi, and he was as good as wearing a pair of pants with Yang Yuting, but he put it more tactfully.

"It's true that you can't be too impatient to anger the Japanese Kwantung Army. So, I decided to take it one step at a time," Zhang Xueliang stood up suddenly, and said to the confidential secretary in charge of the minutes of the meeting in an extremely strong tone, "immediately send a secret message and order Beijing The Fengjun troops in Tianjin, Rehe, Luandong and other places have all changed their flags and flags and belonged to the Nanjing Nationalist Government!"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked.

Yang Yuting, Chang Yinhuai and others opposed the Yizhi faction, and their faces became extremely ugly.

Zhang Zuoxiang, on the other hand, was thoughtful, and when he had figured things out, Zhang Zuoxiang said gratifiedly, "Hanqing, you have finally grown up. Yu Shuai is in the spirit of the sky, and he will be happy too."

Yang Yuting wanted to object, but he didn't know how to speak, because Zhang Xueliang's strategy was very clever, and he couldn't find any loopholes at all.

Chang Yinhuai winked at Yang Yuting quietly and advised him not to talk too much, it was obvious that Zhang Xueliang had already made up his mind. The most important thing now is to take this opportunity to benefit your side.

Yang Yuting immediately understood, and said aloud, "Young commander, Heilongjiang is a bit unstable. In my opinion, let Han Bo (Chang Yinhuai) be the governor of Heilongjiang, and it will definitely deter Xiaoxiao."

This is a political compromise, in exchange for the appointment of Chang Yinhuai as the governor of Heilongjiang, in exchange for Yang Yuting and others to support Fengjun in the pass.

"It's feasible." Zhang Xueliang could only hold his nose and agree, otherwise the next work would not be possible.

In this way, both sides got what they wanted, and Yang Yuting and Chang Yinhuai left the commander's mansion quite happily.

Especially Chang Yinhuai, who was only the director of the Jingfeng Railway the year before last, and became the acting Minister of Transport of the Anguo Military Government last year. Because he refused to bear the blame, he refused to sign the traitorous contract. After angering Zhang Zuolin, he had to go to Tianjin to work as an apartment.

Later, when the Americans came to talk about the return of tariff autonomy, Zhang Zuolin re-promoted Chang Yinhuai and appointed him as a member of the tariff autonomy committee.

From a committee member with no real power to the governor of Heilongjiang, this is a big advantage!

After the meeting, Zhang Zuoxiang stayed and said as an elder: "Sixth son, you have done a good job this time. Remember, you are now the master of the Northeast, so you can't do things as impulsively as before."

"Xueliang remembers the teaching carefully." Zhang Xueliang said.

Zhang Zuoxiang suddenly smiled and asked: "Let the Fengjun outside the Northeast change their flag first, who helped you with this idea? It's a talent."

Zhang Xueliang pointed to "The Chrysanthemum and the Knife" on the conference table and said, "This is the author of this book."

"Zhou Hexuan, I know this person," Zhang Zuoxiang said in a low voice, "Liu Zi, you have to be careful of Yang Yuting, this person has been very active recently. He formed a clique and linked up with civil and military officials. I'm afraid it will become a big problem in the future."

"I know." Zhang Xueliang had a headache.

Zhang Zuoxiang patted Zhang Xueliang on the shoulder: "That's all for now, you can figure it out yourself, I'll go first."

"I'll see you off." Zhang Xueliang personally sent Zhang Zuoxiang to the gate.

When Zhang Xueliang came back and walked to the garden, Mrs. Shou (Zhang Zuolin's fifth wife) stopped him and said, "Han Qing, the funeral committee has already made preparations, and the memorial service will start the day after tomorrow."

"Fifth mother has worked hard." Zhang Xueliang said respectfully.

Mrs. Shou is shrewd and capable, and she manages the family well. She helps Zhang Zuolin to take care of the back house properly, and she is also very kind to Zhang Xueliang's brothers and sisters, so she is highly respected by Zhang Xueliang.

Regarding Zhang Zuolin's funeral, it is just a mourning, and the place of burial has not even been selected.

At the memorial service, Chang Kaishen, Feng Yuxiang, Yan Xishan and others either sent people to send elegiac couplets or sent telegrams across the air. Warlords, large and small, who lived in apartments in Tianjin, also wrote elegiac couplets one after another, and even the Japanese sent several eulogies.

Zhou Hexuan stayed in Fengtian for five days, and did not leave until the memorial service.

Accompanying him were envoys sent by Zhang Xueliang, who were in charge of going to Peking to negotiate the flag change. Although it has been decided to change flags, the interests involved are too complicated to be decided by word of mouth.

At the same time, "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword" was also officially published. On the day of publication, 5,000 copies were shipped directly to the Northeast. These were ordered by Zhang Xueliang. He wanted all civil and military officials in the Northeast to read this book carefully.

What surprised Zhou Hexuan was that although the United States apparently agreed with the change of flag in the Northeast, it secretly supported Japan's invasion of the Northeast.

International politics is really too complicated, not only to fight against Japan, but also to resist the United States, Zhang Xueliang is under great pressure.

Someone is about to ask, hasn't the United States always had a bad relationship with Japan? How can you support Japan's invasion of Northeast China?

The Americans had a good plan. Once Japan invaded the Northeast, it would fight hand-to-hand with the Soviet Union, and fierce conflicts would inevitably erupt between the two sides. The Americans just sat on the mountain and watched the tigers fight. At the same time, after the Japanese occupation of Northeast China, the Nanjing government, under pressure, will be more eager to embrace the United States, thus easily seizing British interests in China.

Kill two birds with one stone!

The American devils have no good intentions.