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Chapter 313 Undercurrent

On the morning of New Year's Eve in 1920, the leading figures of the Kuomintang gathered in a newly completed luxury mansion on the edge of Xuanwu Lake in Nanjing to wish the late Kuomintang Prime Minister Sun Yat-sen's widow Soong Ching Ling.

It is different from the situation in history when Sun Yat-sen was split after his death. In this time and space, the Kuomintang after Sun Yat-sen's death showed a harmonious situation. This situation occurred probably because the Kuomintang had not received help from Zhong G and the Soviet Union. Zhong G appeared as their equal partners and political opponents from the beginning. Under the oppression of Zhong G and Chang Ruiqing Group, they, the Kuomintang figures, naturally, were not able to fight in internal conflicts, otherwise they would have no choice but to play.

However, the unity of the Kuomintang is actually in line with Chang Ruiqing's intentions. In his calculations, he should be above the two parties. While firmly controlling the National Defense Forces, he handed over the government to the figures of the two parties to manage it, and let them supervise and restrain each other. Our Chang people never believe in supervising themselves... In this relaxed atmosphere that Chang Ruiqing deliberately created, these days, Soong Ching Ling's mansion in Nanjing has become a place for senior Kuomintang figures to gather.

In a flower hall next to Xuanwu Lake, several people were chatting and laughing easily. The two in the middle were Luo Yiqun, the spy leader of the Kuomintang, Luo Yiqun, director of the Central Security Bureau, and Wang Jingwei, the chairman of Guangdong Province who came from Guangdong. Around them were Wang Boling, Yang Jie, Chen Shuming and other second-tier figures of the Kuomintang. There was also a handsome young man with a sword-eyed and star-like appearance, wearing a sky-blue uniform of the National Defense Force Air Force Corps and carrying the rank of major on his shoulders. Luo Yaoguo, who killed many red pilots a while ago.

He came to Nanjing to attend the award ceremony. Today, he probably followed his uncle Luo Yiqun to Soong Ching Ling's house for free. However, he had some insights into the current situation and was talking a lot here: "From the actions of Chang Yaoshuai over the past few years, his methods are very clever. In particular, he used the Red Brigade to set off the left-wing flag, turned himself into the left-wing flag bearer, and finally successfully controlled the left-wing power of China and embarked on a reformist path, avoiding the Soviet Union's line of destroying the huge proletariat, and also avoiding the dictatorship of GCD or our Kuomintang, laying the foundation for China to embark on the path of democratic socialism in the future."

Wang Jingwei smiled and rushed from Guangdong. In this time and space, he became a left-wing Kuomintang dependent on Mrs. Sun Song Qingling, so he traveled thousands of miles to Nanjing to greet Mrs. Sun. Unexpectedly, he heard such a high-profile argument. However, he was a little dissatisfied. The young man in front of him was probably a member of the "Left Ministry Research Association". He regarded Zuo Min (Chang Ruiqing) as a savior, and also regarded the power and class contradictions of China's leftist forces and class. However, he didn't want to say bad things about Chang Ruiqing, so he smiled and said, "Chang Yaoru's methods are of course clever, otherwise there wouldn't be the situation like this. However, if Mr. Sun was still there, the situation in China might be better, right?"

Luo Yaoguo smiled bitterly and said, "If Mr. Sun is still there, the situation of our Kuomintang may be better, and China may not be the case. However, the current situation of our Kuomintang is not bad, and it has not reached the point where it cannot be done. The key is that we must put ourselves in the right position, and at the same time we also recognize the relationship between Chang Yaoshuai and GCD... and we must also find the right target of the struggle."

Jiang JShi's confidant Wang Boling snorted coldly: "There are other people in our Kuomintang's fight except Chang Ruiqing, Yuan Shikai's second? I think we should join forces with the leftists of GCD to fight with Chang Ruiqing!"

"Maoru, Chang Yaoru has no intention of becoming an emperor, and he is also a member of our Kuomintang." Luo Yiqun glanced at Wang Boling with a solemn expression on his face.

The Kuomintang, which is now relatively united, is also divided into "left" and "right". However, it is a bit different from the situation in history. The leader of the left side of the Kuomintang in this time and space is Jiang JShi, Xu Chongzhi and others. The basic forces are all a group of Kuomintang military leaders who were excluded by Chang Ruiqing. Their proposal is to unite the GCD left-wing forces to jointly restrict the GCD right-wing led by Chang Ruiqing to prevent Chang Ruiqing from becoming a like Yuan Shikai.

The right leaders of the Kuomintang became Soong Ching-ling and Liao Zhongkai, including Wang Jingwei, Wang Zhengting, Luo Yiqun, and Chen Shuming, who are now more successful, are mostly their members. They advocated Lianchang, and they believed that Chang Ruiqing was also a member of the Kuomintang. The view of the right-wing gcd led by Chang Ruiqing is similar to that of the Kuomintang, so the Kuomintang should fight them over and turn Chang Ruiqing into the leader of the Kuomintang and take over Sun Yat-sen's position. In this way, the Kuomintang will naturally be able to squeeze gcd out of the National Government and become the only ruling party. Of course, these right-wing koreans do not advocate the elimination of gcd, but instead make them an opposition party.

However, the left and right sects of the Kuomintang are not incompatible, so the two factions gather together to chat. While talking, they saw Liao Zhongkai send Zhou Elai out on behalf of Soong Ching Ling. Zhou Elai was representing Zhongg to greet Sun Yat-sen's widow. Although G did not use the late Sun Yat-sen as a signboard in this time and space, he still had to do his best to save face. Zhou Elai and Liao Zhongkai nodded to each other at the gate, turned around and left with a smile.

Then Liao Zhongkai winked at Wang Jingwei and Luo Yiqun, and the two got up and entered the living room of Soong Qingling's mansion with him. They saw Soong Qingling, Hu Hanmin and Jiang JShi sitting around a small Western-style table, drinking coffee while whispering. There were three empty seats next to the table, which were obviously left for Liao Zhongkai, Wang Jingwei and Luo Yiqun.

The three nodded at Soong Ching Ling, and each found a seat to sit down. Soong Ching Ling smiled at Wang Jingwei and Luo Yiqun and said, "Just just now, Zhou e Lai told us that Zhongg is planning to change the party chairman. Mao Zd will replace Chen Duxiu as chairman. Zhou E Lai will replace Mao Zd to preside over the socialist experiment in Xinjiang."

Luo Yiqun said oh, without expressing his opinion. A gleam flashed in Wang Jingwei's eyes. He thought for a while and said, "Mao Zd is the leader of the leftist sect in the middle G. Chen Duxiu and Zhou Elai seem to be both centrist figures. Now Mao Zd takes over as the party chairman, and Zhou Elai goes to Xinjiang... It seems that the leftist forces within the middle G party are increasing! This is probably related to their resolution to pass the socialist experiment at the Second Plenary Session of the Second Central Committee?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang JShi snorted: "The real power of the Chairman of the Zhongg Party is not very high. Instead, the Chairman of the Xinjiang Provincial Committee and Commander of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps has great power. The leftist in the Zhongg G suffered a secret loss!"

As he said that, he looked at Hu Hanmin again: "Zhan Gong, in the National Defense Forces, Ruwei and I can't fight Chang Ruiqing. Now the middle and upper levels of the National Defense Forces are his classmates, and the grassroots Huangpu Group is mostly believers of Leftistism... And he also controls two lawless organizations, the Military Intelligence Bureau and the Iron Blood Comrades Association! Even if we are playing in the dark, we are not our opponents. The only feasible way now is to join forces with the left-wing gcd to jointly promote the democratic process and end the current tutoring system as soon as possible! We must let the country go on the real track."

Hu Hanmin was silent for a while before looking at Soong Ching Ling and said, "What does Mrs. Sun mean? Is it a little early to end the training system now? And we..." Hearing this, Hu Hanmin didn't seem to want to implement constitutionalism immediately. At present, he is the chairman of the National Government. Although his real power is not very large, he is still a very glorious head of state. If he really plays democratic constitutionalism, can he choose Chang Ruiqing?

Jiang JShi's emotions seemed a little excited, interrupting Hu Hanmin's words: "To put it bluntly, the current tutoring is a regime that comes from the gun! The gun has been controlled by Chang Ruiqing, and we are just bureaucrats who depend on him! To put it bluntly, China is like Germany before the World War. It is not that the country has an army, but that the National Welfare Army has a country!"

He explained this issue thoroughly. In name, the current tutoring government is nominally implemented by the National Government. But in fact, how could a bunch of bureaucrats in the National Government dare to disobey the National Defense Forces holding guns in their hands? So the current tutoring government is actually Chang Ruiqing's hiddenness, or to put it nicely, and is enlightened.

Soong Ching Ling looked motionless and said lightly: "J Shi, have you ever exchanged opinions with the leaders of the left-wing Zhong G?" Jiang j Shi looked at her: "I have had several contacts with Mao Zd, the next chairman of Zhong G, and have also tested his attitude towards Chang Ruiqing. I can be sure that he is extremely dissatisfied with Chang Ruiqing's use of revisionist theory to control the Zhong G line, and he is eager to break the current situation."

Soong Ching Ling frowned: "As far as I know, the trade union system of Zhongg was created by Chang Yaoru and Wang Jiuguang, and has always been in their hands. Zhongg is a working-class party, and the worker party members account for more than 70 of the total number of party members. Most of these working party members also support Chang Ruiqing's line. If Chang Ruiqing proposes to convene the three major groups of Zhongg..."

Jiang JShi gritted his teeth and said, "That is why we need the banner of democracy and constitutionalism. Only by relying on it can we win the broadest support and sympathy and compete with Chang Ruiqing's hidden secrets!"

Song Qingling looked at Liao Zhongkai, and Liao Zhongkai shook his head and said, "Chang Yaoru's hiddenness is actually paving the way for future democratic constitutionalism. He implemented Mr. Sun's military, political, and constitutional lines. Our Kuomintang can achieve Mr. Sun's last wish through cooperation with Chang Ruiqing, which is also the route that Mr. Sun pursued during his lifetime."

When Wang Jingwei heard Liao Zhongkai's statement, he knew that it was also Soong Ching Ling's meaning, and quickly echoed: "Yes, this is also Mr. Sun's meaning. We are all believers of Mr. Sun, so it's better not to disobey."

Jiang JShi's expression was a little cold. During the days after he returned to Nanjing, he was lobbying several major factions within the Kuomintang to unite. However, the effect was not satisfactory. Hu Hanmin, a centrist in the Kuomintang, seemed to be very satisfied with his current status and kept avoiding the questions raised by Jiang JShi. And rightists like Song Qingling and Liao Zhongkai seemed to be determined to join forces again, and they also had the intention of digging Chang Ruiqing to the Kuomintang to be the party chairman...

The leaders of the Kuomintang’s three factions did not speak for a while, and the air in the flower hall suddenly became silent. I don’t know how long it took to see Liao Zhongkai’s wife He Xiangning walk in from outside: “Madam Sun, Chang Yaoru and his wife are here to wish you a happy new year.”

...

At this time, Mao Zd was sitting in the inner room of his own suite in the dormitory building of Zhongg headquarters, leaning against the bed, smoking one by one. His newlywed wife Yang Kaihui (who succeeded earlier than in history) returned to Changsha, Hunan at the beginning of the month to take care of Yang Changji, who was seriously ill. So during this Spring Festival, Mao Zd seemed to be a little singular. In addition, two days ago, Chen Duxiu talked about wanting him to leave the northwest and go to Nanjing to take over as the party chairman, and he felt a little disappointed. He was already very addicted to smoking and smoked alone in the house.

The door was gently pushed open, and I saw Zhou Elai standing at the door with a briefcase under his arm. Mao Zd immediately sat up straight, put out the cigarette butt, and smiled reluctantly at Zhou Elai: "Elai, come back from Mrs. Sun."

Zhou Elai did not answer, walked in and found a chair to sit down, nodded and said, "Just when I came back, all the leading figures of the Kuomintang gathered at Mrs. Sun, but it was so lively! Runzhi, by the time of the Chinese New Year next year, you, the chairman, should I go to greet Mrs. Sun for the New Year."

Although Mao Zd's succession as Chairman of Zhong G has not been approved by the Central Plenary Session, everyone knows that it is already determined. After the Chinese New Year, Mao Zd should accompany Zhou Elai to Xinjiang to handle the transfer of power. In fact, this is just a form. Although Zhou Elai is young, he is very good at dealing with people from all aspects. Xinjiang and the First Army in the Northwest have not said that he is good! However, Mao Zd is not very popular because he is too strict. If he knew that Zhou Elai took over, he would definitely firmly support him.

After hearing Zhou Elai's words, Mao Zd also smiled and said lightly: "Actually, the most suitable candidate for this party chairman is Elai, and Xinjiang's GCism experiment..." As he said that, he shook his head and looked at Zhou Elai solemnly: "Elai, your temperament is always a little soft. In places like Xinjiang, you have to engage in GCism, and it is not possible to have any thunderous means!"

Zhou Elai nodded silently, took out a stack of documents from his briefcase, handed them to Mao Zd, and then heard him say lightly: "This is a document on the 'Xinjiang Socialism Pilot' jointly issued by the National Government, the Military Commission and the State Council. Take a look."

Mao zd glanced at Zhou Elai in confusion, took the document and looked at it attentively. The document contained these meanings: "1. Agree to carry out a socialist pilot in Xinjiang. 2. The first army of the Northwest Army and local troops in Xinjiang, Gansu, Hexi, Ningxia and other places are the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. The corps belongs to the armed forces of the half-agricultural and half-army who are stationed and guarded the border, and is directly under the jurisdiction of the Military Commission. However, the personnel appointments and removals of the troops, military pay, and the raising of supplies are resolved by the Corps Command themselves. Third, the policies and regulations of the Xinjiang Provincial Government are formulated and implemented by the Xinjiang Provincial Government. At the same time, the Xinjiang Customs will be established and special tariff areas will be established by the Xinjiang Provincial Government. The customs of Xinjiang will be governed by the Xinjiang Provincial Government, and the tariff policies and tax rates will be formulated by themselves. Xinjiang's finance will also adopt the method of self-recruitment and self-support.

The government will subsidize as appropriate. 4. Establish the Xinjiang Socialism Pilot Management Committee to fully be responsible for planning special policies in Xinjiang. The committee will be led by the Xinjiang Provincial Government. 5. The National Government will be responsible for completing the construction of the Longhai Railway within three years, and will also allocate funds to build the Lanxin Railway. The cost of the railway construction will be raised by the Ministry of Transport of the National Government, and the specific construction and management will be handled by the Xinjiang Provincial Government. 6. The National Government will allocate 20 million yuan to the start-up funds for the Xinjiang Socialism Pilot Project. 7. The National Government agrees that the Xinjiang Provincial Government will take charge of the administration of Hexi, Ningxia and other places before January 1, 1921, and agrees that the Xinjiang Provincial Government will mobilize immigrants to Xinjiang to participate in socialist construction in all parts of the country..." After seeing these terms, a surprised expression flashed across Mao Zd's face.

"From this point, Chang Ruiqing still supports Xinjiang's socialist pilot! Aren't he worried that his leftist democracy will be abandoned by the whole party and the whole country after our pilot is successful?"

Zhou Elai smiled faintly and said, "Runzhi, I don't know why you have such a view of Chang Ruiqing? I think he is still sincere to GCism, and his leftist democracy is not without any advantage. You must know that in order to promote the socialist pilot in Xinjiang, we have suppressed many reactionary feudal forces... Until now, there are still many territory in Xinjiang that resist our reactionary forces! If the Military Commission had not supplemented us with a large number of weapons and ammunition, we might not have been able to defeat them! If such a pilot was launched nationwide, I really don't know how many people would be killed, how much blood would shed, and how many years of civil war would be fought!"

After hearing this, Mao zd already knew that Zhou E had agreed with Chang Ruiqing's intermediate route! Such a route was very consistent with his liking and obsessive nature... But what should Zhou E Lai do if he wanted to apply this kind of obsessive approach to the socialist pilot in Xinjiang? I really don't know what kind of ideology will be developed?
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