On December 15, Australian Duan Na came to Chang'an to visit Chiang Kai-shek. His arrival eased the tension between Zhang Hanqing and Yang Zhongxiang.

Because Zhang Hanqing took Chiang back to the mansion without Yang Zhongxiang's consent, and began to contact the Red Party to prepare for negotiations before the factions of all parties were adjusted, Yang Zhongxiang lost face and felt that Zhang Hanqing wanted to leave himself alone.

After the incident broke out, it caused a huge shock across the country. The Red Party and various national-savior groups highly praised Zhang and Yang's patriotic enthusiasm and firmly supported their patriotic actions. Due to the unclear current situation, most public opinion condemned Zhang and Yang's detainment of Chiang, requiring both sides to resolve the problem through political means and restore Chiang's freedom.

Internationally, Britain, the United States and other countries hope that the two sides will mediate to avoid civil war. The Red Empire is concerned that improper handling of the incident will cause a large-scale civil war in China and create an opportunity for Japan's aggression, so it advocates a peaceful resolution of the incident.

Everything was moving in the direction that Wu Siren told Zhang Hanqing, which made Zhang Hanqing very scared. He found that he had thought about things before was too simple.

On December 16, at the invitation of Zhang and Yang, the Red Party’s team led by Vice Chairman Wu, Song Ziwen and Mrs. Jiang arrived in Chang'an at the same time.

Vice Chairman Wu publicly stated: "As long as the chairman agrees to stop the civil war and unite in fighting against Japan, our Red Party will advocate releasing him and support him as the national anti-Japanese leader."

The Red Party’s noble character, which was not in disregard of past grudges, opened a good door for the resolution of the incident and played a key role in being able to resolve the problem peacefully.

On December 17, the two sides began the first round of negotiations under the witness of British and American ministers. Because Song Ziwen and Chiang Kai-shek were very tough when communicating with Chiang Kai-shek, the negotiations were deadlocked.

On December 18, Vice Chairman Wu met Lao Chiang and the two discussed separately for two hours. Lao Chiang's attitude began to ease. Coupled with the persuasion of Mrs. Jiang and Song Ziwen, Lao Chiang finally agreed to the negotiations in principle.

On the morning of December 19, Song Ziwen negotiated with Zhang and Yang, and Vice Chairman Wu, the representative of the Red Party. After discussing with Zhang and Yang, Vice Chairman Wu proposed six items based on the original eight proposals: the two sides ceased to fight, the Central Army withdrew from Tongguan; the Jinling government was reorganized, the pro-Japanese faction was platooned, and the anti-Japanese elements were joined; political prisoners were released, and democratic rights were guaranteed; civil wars were stopped, and the Red Party fought against Japan; convened a national rescue meeting for all parties and factions; and cooperation with countries that sympathized with the Chinese War of Resistance.

Song Ziwen agreed to convey the negotiation conditions to Lao Chiang and discussed specific issues. At the same time, he asked Lao Chiang to sign and let Chiang return to Jinling.

On the morning of the 20th, the two sides continued their talks, and this time Mrs. Jiang represented Chiang Kai-shek and also participated. Vice Chairman Wu explained to Mrs. Jiang the real cause of the incident and the Red Party’s proposal to resolve the incident peacefully.

Mrs. Jiang said: "We are all descendants of the Yellow Emperor, so we should not kill each other. All internal affairs problems should be resolved politically and should not use force without any arbitrary use of force."

The negotiations finally reached six agreements: reorganize the Jinling government, open up the regime, concentrate talents from all parties, and accommodate the proposals of the War of Resistance; release the patriotic leaders of Shencheng and release political prisoners in batches; stop the civil war policy and unite with the Red Party to fight against Japan; hold a meeting of various parties to save the country, and decide on the policy of resistance and national salvation; change foreign policy and unite with the countries that sympathize with the Chinese national liberated; the Central Army withdrew from Tongguan, and the military and political affairs in the northwest were chaired by Zhang and Yang.

After the negotiations were initially reached, Song Ziwen and Mrs. Jiang demanded that Jiang, Zhang and Yang should be released as soon as possible and that as long as Chiang Kai-shek sign the peace agreement, he would be immediately escorted back to Jinling.

At around 10 a.m. on the 21st, Vice Chairman Wu met Lao Chiang again, accompanied by Song Ziwen and Mrs. Jiang. Vice Chairman Wu expressed the position of the Red Party to Lao Chiang and demanded that the civil war be stopped and the joint anti-Japanese war was jointly carried out. Lao Chiang expressed his agreement to stop the civil war and unite with the Red Army to fight against Japan, but after the united front, all factions must be under his unified command.

From the 22nd to the 24th, Mrs. Jiang repeatedly urged Zhang to release Jiang as soon as possible, but Zhang and Yang strongly asked Chiang to sign the agreement, and there was no guarantee that Chiang could not be let go.

On the morning of the 25th, when Chiang Chiang saw Zhang and Yang had a tough attitude, he forced himself to sign the peace proposal. He hurriedly left with Wu Siren, Song Ziwen and Mrs. Jiang, accompanied by Wu Siren, Song Ziwen and Mrs. Jiang, and took the opportunity to return to Luoyi. On the morning of the 26th, the military and political officials of the State Government who were detained in Chang'an were also released one after another. This incident was first resolved peacefully.

During the negotiations, Wu Siren never spoke a word and resolutely guarded Chiang Kai-shek. In fact, he secretly gave Zhang Hanqing many suggestions. Every time Miss Zhao Si came to deliver food, Wu Siren would dictate the plan and conveyed it to Zhang Hanqing by Miss Zhao Si.

Perhaps it was because he did not obey Wu Siren's advice and threw away the three northeastern provinces, which made Zhang Hanqing regret it. This time, Zhang Hanqing was simply obedient to Wu Siren, and he felt quite a fan of his feelings, and eventually forced Chiang Kai-shek to sign the peace agreement.

After returning to Jinling, Chiang became more and more hated as he thought about it. On the one hand, he began to suppress his pro-Japanese political enemies, and on the other hand, he ordered Dai Chunfeng to be responsible for the secret arrest of Zhang and Yang.

Chiang Kai-shek originally wanted to tear up the contract, but under the huge pressure of the people across the country to stop the civil war and unite against Japan, coupled with Japan's aggressiveness, he finally agreed to the negotiations of the treaty and began to negotiate with the Red Party in Jinling according to specific terms.

In fact, Chiang Kai-shek agreed to continue negotiations with the Red Party, and considering his political career, the treaty was written in black and white. If he had no faith, even the position of the dictator would be in danger.

Wu Siren didn't care about the subsequent development of the incident at all. After arriving in Jinling, he led the Tax Police Corps back to the station. He had some things to do, and he had a deep impression of merit and fame.

Chiang Kai-shek also knew that Wu Siren's actions in this incident could only be an "alone minister". In order to compensate for his nephew, Chiang Kai-shek gave Wu Siren the opportunity to double the Tax Police Corps and directly be led by the Military Commission. In fact, this was already allowing Wu Siren to establish an independent army.

Not only that, Chiang Kai-shek also directly promoted Wu Siren to the rank of lieutenant general despite the opposition of other senior officials, which was second only to Liu Jingfu, Chen Cixiu and other bigwigs.

Wu Siren naturally accepted Chiang Kai-shek's affection for his kindness. After receiving the appointment, he began to expand the army. At the same time, he ordered a large amount of arms from Europe, the United States and other countries.

Time flies, and the years are like songs. In the blink of an eye, 1937 is coming. The Spring Festival is approaching, and the welcome and sending together between relatives and friends begin to become frequent.

This may be the last rare New Year, and China will be trapped in a long war from now on.
Chapter completed!