Chapter forty-seven and the battle is difficult 1
The shouting in the auditorium of Yanjing University quickly turned into a shouting in front of the gate of the Beijing Patrol General Office, but the slogan changed from twelve words to eight words: "Severely punish the murderer, patriotism is not guilty."
No. 45, Maoer Hutong, the Nine Gate Admiral's Office in the Qing Dynasty, and the current Beijing Patrol General Office, Director Zhang Zongxiang was very restless. He really didn't understand why the patrol police turned into a murderer when they enforce the law, and how the beating and setting fire became patriotic. If this is the case, wouldn't the world be in chaos? However, Westernized democrats always have unique brain circuits. After all, democracy and freedom are above everything else. They say who is the murderer is the murderer, and they say who is the patriotism is the patriotism, which is irrefutable.
"What's going on outside?" The secretary went out and looked at it. Although he knew that it was just a student causing trouble, Zhang Zongxiang still wanted to know how many students were outside and how big the matter was. Of course, as a former classmate and friend of Lu Ding, a Duke of Zhenguo, who was a member of the Duke of Zhenguo, he was not afraid that the superior would cause trouble for him. The broken cabinet would have to fall for a year at most.
"Sir, there are all students outside, and there are thousands of people, blocking the entrance of the alley. They said they were here to petition and said that we wanted to release the Yan University students I arrested a few days ago." The secretary did not leave the yard, but just asked the guard in the yard.
"Nonsense!" Zhang Zongxiang sat down. Many people called him to let him go in the past few days, but he pushed them back without any scrupulousness. Every time he heard such a call, he would ask the other party to make a guarantee after the law reform thirteen years ago. It was not a matter of one sentence, but once the insurance was taken, he would bear all the legal responsibilities, and it might even be that the guarantor was shot in jail. If the students of Yan University were all criminals, the guarantor would be sentenced to be replaced and jailed, so no one dared to guarantee it.
He waved his hand to let the secretary go out. When the door was closed, he felt noisy, so he had to get up and close the windows tightly. It was noisy anymore, but it was very stuffy in the summer, even if the fan was turned on. The good government office was a mess by the students, but they were like steamers. Zhang Zongxiang was quite discouraged. He wanted to know whether there were any students in the Ministry of Civil Affairs who made trouble and petitions, and how the Kuomintang treated the petitioners.
Zhang Zongxiang was concerned about the Ministry of Civil Affairs, but the Ministry of Civil Affairs actually had no petitions for students. Only Stu Leiden, Hu Shi, Lu Zhiwei, Mei Yiqi and others were negotiating with Luo Longji, the Minister of Civil Affairs. This popular PhD in Political Science was once a student leader at Tsinghua University.
"Dear teachers, things are really difficult to handle!" Looking at Situ Leiden, Hu Shi, Mei Yiqi and others, Luo Longji was helpless. "The case has been filed, and the patrol officers found a lot of evidence when they arrested him. There are many certifications and physical evidence on the Imperial Daily. The case is said to be heard at the beginning of next month..."
"But they are just students!" This was the first time that President of Yan University Lu Zhiwei came out to negotiate in person. Hu Shi and others were thinking of ways before. At this time, he heard that Luo Longji had said the matter so seriously, and his stubbornness was offended again.
"Mr. Lu is relieved, and the students are also trying to find a way, but they are all over 14 years old. This..." Luo Longji paused and spread his hands straight to Tsinghua President Mei Yiqi. "The rest of our country is not good, but this judicial... is really independent. The Prime Minister has personally negotiated with the Inspectorate for this, but they just don't buy it!"
"What judicial independence?" Lu Zhiwei was very disdainful. He was proud of this before, but later he saw through it. "They were all decayed. One person committed a crime and the whole family was tried. Under such law, judicial independence is equivalent to harming the people."
"Zhiwei!" Hu Shi saw Lu Zhiwei who couldn't suppress his excitement, and had to call him. At the memorial service yesterday, he instigated the students and insisted on petitioning today. He did it very out of line. These practices put a great pressure on this cabinet. Weng Wenhao also complained. Hu Shi called Lu Zhiwei and looked at Luo Longji again, "Where are those students locked up? Can we meet?"
"This..." Unexpectedly, Hu Shi wanted to see those students, Luo Longji was a little surprised. "The place where the prison is trapped. How can Mr. Shizhi..."
"After they were arrested, I, as a division commander, have I not seen you before. Can you visit prison now?" Hu Shi asked.
"This..., it's okay to visit the prison." Everyone is from the brotherhood, what can I do? Luo Longji immediately put down the trivial matters around him and accompanied Hu Shi and his group to Maoer Hutong. At this time, the students who had been shouting in the sun for a long time were very distressed. When they saw the teachers and commanders coming, the students suddenly felt energetic again, and the "Mr. Shizhi" and "Mr. Principal" shouted anxiously. Zhang Zongxiang in the house did not expect that Luo Longji, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, came in person. Although he was reluctant, he still went out to meet him.
"Director Zhang is so happy here!" Looking at Zhang Zongxiang who was pretending to greet him, Luo Longji smiled slightly. The same was true for Zhu Jiahua, the Minister of the Civil Affairs Department, who was in charge of the patrol officer standing beside him. Originally, Zhu Jiahua wanted to take the position of the Director of the National Security Bureau, but due to his identity as a "traitor of the National Security Bureau", he had to go to the Civil Affairs Department to manage the national patrol officers.
"The students' petitions are endless, so how can they be free?" Zhang Zongxiang looked at the **** Party (there are rumors that many ****s in the Kuomintang are so they are jokingly called the **** Party), and then looked at the foreigner Stu Leiden, and he was just smiling and sarcastic after giving the salute. "If you have something to do, call the officials and ask them to do what they should do. How dare you work for the officials to come here in person."
"Haha, since that's the case, Lord Zhang will let those students go." Seeing Zhang Zongxiang exclaiming the official voice, Luo Longji immediately ordered.
"Then please help me to guarantee..." Zhang Zongxiang looked at the person he looked at and said, "The foreign master cannot count. In this way, even the master can release a student."
"If you guarantee, you guarantee!" The person who spoke was Lu Zhiwei. He hated bureaucratic behavior the most, especially when he learned that Zhang Zongxiang was born in Japan.
"The guarantee must also be determined whether it is qualified." Seeing that someone glaring at him and was wearing a suit, Zhang Zongxiang immediately replied, "There are only a few people in the household registration book, and there is no property. Such a person may run faster than the suspect if he guarantees."
"Random!" Luo Longji's personality has always been bold and popular. The cabinet appointed him as the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs with the purpose of suppressing the situation. At this time, he saw Zhang Zongxiang implicitly ridiculing Lu Zhiwei as a few people, and had no profession and employment, and then he immediately became angry.
"Haha, I offended." Zhang Zongxiang immediately apologized politely. He is worthy of being an old bureaucrat and looks like he does everything.
"I won't talk about it anymore. I'm going to see those...students, can I meet?" Luo Longji started to sigh and became gentle again. After all, he was here to visit the prison. It's better to be in charge of the county magistrate, so he had to speak in person.
"This..." Zhang Zongxiang stared at him as he looked at the people who came. The 'Tongchang Traitor' seemed to be even more threatening. He immediately laughed and said, "Sir, I came for such a small thing, haha... I just gave me a call to order such a small thing."
Zhang Zongxiang beat him straight and didn't say he could see him or not. Luo Longji was confused and said, "Don't beat him, can he or not?"
"Sir, you've kissed me, how can you or not?" Zhang Zongxiang said. After saying that, he stopped and said for a while: "It's just that the students outside always petitioned, it's not a solution. It's too noisy and makes people have no intention of sitting on the shift."
"If you let the person go, the students will naturally not petition here." Lu Zhiwei said again. He became increasingly disgusted with Zhang Zongxiang's bureaucratic behavior.
"What do you think?" Luo Longji stood completely from the cabinet's position, but it was not easy to offend Lu Zhiwei and others. He was the elders of the gentleman.
"Students should go back to class, and petitioning is not a good job." Hu Shi said. "Besides, the sun is so hot, what should I do if I am sick?"
"I agree with Mr. Shizhi's point of view." Stuart Ryden expressed his attitude. He did not think that the arrest of a student was a conspiracy or persecution.
"Then we have to wait until we see people first." Lu Zhiwei was appointed by Stu Leiden. Since the old principal did not agree with the petition, he had to give up.
"Students leave first." Zhang Zongxiang and Lu Zhiwei were considered to be twisted. From the previous dynasty to the present dynasty, he has been a police officer for so many years. He is very clear about the virtues of these activists, so he plans to let the students leave early.
"You!" Luo Longji was immediately unhappy when he insisted so much, which meant not taking him, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, seriously.
"I'm relieved, but I'm not relieved. They are young, and as long as someone tempts and incites them, they can do anything. If the students don't leave, it's really hard to investigate. What if something comes out and stimulates the students again?" Zhang Zongxiang smiled bitterly. "Whether I'm beaten by the students or the patrol officers, it's not good."
"It is okay to visit prisons and follow the rules, but why do you have the conditions here?!" Zhang Zongxiang was so angry after saying that. Mei Yiqi, the president of Tsinghua University who was originally watching, was so angry that he was so angry.
"This gentleman, it is okay for family members and relatives to visit prisons according to the rules, but they can only visit once every ten thousand. This time this time has passed. Although the lawyers are not listed here, you are not the lawyers of the suspects." Zhang Zongxiang explained. "In fact, our patrol officers just arrest people according to the rules and dare not cause trouble. If you really want to petition, you should go to the Tingwei Mansion, but..., anyway, I will accept it if I pick up the persimmons."
Originally, he was considered a bad person in the patrol chief, but after Zhang Zongxiang said this, he became a bad person. The gentle Mei Yiqi held his glasses awkwardly, while the tough Lu Zhiwei hated him for turning black and white, while Luo Longji turned his sleeves. Zhang Zongxiang was so disrespectful to him. During the stalemate of several people, Hu Shi and Stu Leiden were talking in English. After a while, Stu Leiden stood up and said, "I'll go and persuade the students to go back."
"Sir..." No one wanted to be lobbyists of the authorities, but the foreigners stood up, which surprised and happy for the few.
"I believe in the laws of the Tingwei Mansion and the trial of the marble judge..." Stu Leiden spoke Chinese and went out immediately. Stu Leiden was the old principal and a foreigner, so he stood up and spoke to Yan University's students naturally retreated. As soon as Yan University students retreated, Tsinghua University, Fu Ren, Union, Nankai, and other colleges who went north overnight also retreated, but all the students did not know why Mr. Leiden wanted to speak for the authorities.
When thousands of students returned to Yanda from Maoer Hutong, Wenhua Palace immediately received the news. Hearing Wu Jingchao's reward, Weng Wenhao breathed a sigh of relief and said, "There was no trouble at all!"
"Hey! As long as the dead student has not been buried and the student who went north to Beijing did not go south, it will be a hidden danger after all." Wu Jingchao said.
"Isn't the accommodation fee in this capital three times that of other places? Where do those students who go north to petition live? Is there anyone secretly funding?" Weng Wenhao thought of the secret regulations that the accommodation fee in the capital was three times that in Shanghai. He used to think that this was too outrageous, but now he feels that it's better.
"It's summer, you can't live there." Wu Jingchao shook his head. "I heard that these students live on campuses of Yan University, Tsinghua University, Fu Ren, and Union University, and they eat at the school. I think Zhaoxian comes forward to send them back as soon as possible. We can pay for them to buy first-class bus tickets. It's not a good thing for so many students to stay in the capital. If something happens again..."
Wu Jingchao was such a good fortune. His words were too effective. On the evening of the day when he said this, something happened to search for Emilia Ellhart in the South Pacific. The U.S. Navy fleet, which searched Emilia Ellhart, had a fierce exchange of fire with the Japanese Navy stationed in the Marshall Islands. When Weng Weng got up from the bed, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jiang Tingfu, Secretary Wu Jingchao, and Military Advisor Jiang Baili had already driven to Weng's Mansion. They had just gotten out of the car, and the military vehicle marked with the Tiger-Headed Eagle Eagle emblem was also parked at the gate. Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Xu Jingxi and Lieutenant General Shen Honglie, also arrived. However, these people were not as early as Zhang Shi from the Intelligence Bureau. When they entered the house, Zhang Shi's tea was almost finished.
"What the hell is going on?" Weng Wenhao changed his clothes, but his hair was not combed properly, and his hair was raised high, like a bird's nest.
According to the cabinet practice, when the Prime Minister asked this, the first thing he said was Zhang Shi, Director of the Intelligence Bureau, but the rules of this cabinet were the first to answer. Is it because Zhang Shi or drink tea? He only saw Jiang Tingfu clear his cough and said:
"Prime Minister. Four days ago, the American female pilot, Miss Emilia Elehart, took off from Lai City in New Guinea, and was preparing to land on the American Howland Island 4,000 kilometers away in order to fly around the world. However, eighteen hours after taking off from Lai City, Miss Elhart's plane disappeared. The US Coast Guard patrol ship, who greeted her, judged based on the last few telegrams, believed that her plane should be biased towards the northwest..."
After all, Jiang Tingfu was a cadre official. Since he received the news, he also found a map of the South Pacific islands. While speaking, he pointed to the map so that Weng Wenhao could know the location of these places.
"When the US Navy searched, it may have found that Miss Ellhart's plane was forcibly landing in the northwest of the Marshall Islands. After the request for a search on the island was rejected by the Japanese side, fierce fire broke out between the two sides."
The emergency call was made in the middle of the night for a woman. Weng Weng's originally nervous body immediately relaxed. He thought it was a war. "This is just humanitarian rescue. Why didn't Japan agree?" he asked.
Hearing Weng Weng said this, General Xu Jingxi looked at the bird's nest that was so close to him and wanted to twist it off as a ball. But this person was the legitimate Prime Minister of Greater China. He immediately snorted and said, "Prime Minister, the Marshall Islands are the key to the throat of the Central Pacific Ocean. Take it here. The US Navy can connect directly from Hawaii to Guam without any obstacles and then advance smoothly to the Philippines. No matter whether the disappearance is true or false, Japan cannot allow Americans to go to the island!"
"But they just search, not occupying." The General Staff and the Cabinet were not dealing with each other, and it was already public. However, the new cabinet had not yet established a stable foothold and the Beiyang faction was not held back (Tang Shaoyi refused the nomination for the vice prime minister), so he could only endure it. At this time, seeing Xu Jingxi refuting the Prime Minister's view, the cabinet's military adviser Jiang Baili immediately spoke out.
"Just! How can we search for fortifications casually?" Seeing that Jiang Baili was speaking out, Xu Jingxi disdained. He felt that although this person went to study in Germany, he learned all the tone and scheming. Once, he suddenly asked him: In the European War, a German regiment was divided into two teams to attack. How long was the team after the launch? Jiang Baili was speechless!
From this we can see that although this person was born in a regular military academy, he did not pay attention to military details, tactics, and numbers. Like those verbalists, he did all sensational things: he could only popularize science and introduce some of the more popular Western war strategic ideas, and did not study specific infantry tactics, artillery tactic details, and the kind of military popular science that does not calculate and rely on his mouth alone is of course the favorite of literati and newspaper military strategists. Real military technology is as boring and dirty as machine parts. How could a literati who is elegant and elegant deal with dirty machine parts?
As if seeing Xu Jingxi's disdain, Jiang Baili turned his head and said nothing, only Weng Wenhao asked: "Then what should we do now that the two sides exchange fire?"
"This must be a temptation by the Americans. We can act according to the alliance treaty!" said General Xu Jingxi.
"Absolutely not!" Jiang Tingfu, Wu Jingchao, and Jiang Baili spoke in unison. Jiang Tingfu said: "In the past, the European war broke out because Germany gave Austro-Hungary a blank check. If we announce that we will respect the alliance treaty, then Japan, who has guaranteed it, will make things bigger and bigger, and the war may break out tomorrow!"
"The war has begun." Zhang Shi, who had been still as motionless, put down his teacup and took a few photos from his pocket. "Four days ago, the USS Colorado battleship of the US Pacific Fleet, the USS Lexington aircraft carrier, and the USS Drayton, Ramson, and Kusin were loaded with ammunition and oil when they left the port. It was enough to search for the female pilots with oil, but they didn't know why they had to load ammunition?"
"They are doing it carefully and beware of firefighting with the Japanese Navy." Although the photo was for Weng Wenhao, Jiang Tingfu still saw the things on it, which made him feel sweaty in his vest. Only then did he remember some rumors about Zhang Shi that there was nothing in the world that he didn't know.
"This is funny. He is a battleship, an aircraft carrier, and three destroyers who are still afraid of the Japanese Marshall's patrol boats?! Are all Americans born in the same year of rabbits?" Xu Jingxi smiled and sarcastically sarcastic at Jiang Tingfu.
"They..." Jiang Tingfu really found a reason to refute. He had no choice but to give up the debate and look at Weng Wenhao, "Prime Minister, I will never let Japan be!!"
"Prime Minister. This matter depends on how Japan responds..." Jiang Tingfu was in a state of vain. Wu Jingchao, the secretary of the prime minister, did not like the aggressive style of Chief of Staff Xu Jingxi, and intended to help Jiang Tingfu smooth things over.
"Prime Minister, given the important strategic significance of the Marshall Islands, Japan will never give in. If the US Navy is allowed to search the Marshall Islands, the defense on the island will be useless. After Marshall lost, the Mariana Islands will be followed by the Mariana Islands, which already have US Guam. The third Navy Act also stated that airports and docks will be built on the island. Once the US Navy understands Marshall's defense, they can fight from Hawaii to the Philippines
Bin. In other words, the sooner the US Navy understands the reality of the Marshall Islands, the sooner the war will be launched..." The General Staff and the Cabinet were not in opposition. Lieutenant General Shen Honglie, as the Navy Office, had to act tactfully. His point of view made Weng Wenhao's eyebrows hang up one after another (this is a sign of Weng Wenhao's serious, thinking and worry). Yes, if the United States really wants to fight, Marshall's failure to succeed is also a way to delay the outbreak of the war.
Seeing that Weng Wenhao was a little moved, Wu Jingchao was afraid that he would be confused for a moment, so he immediately said: "Prime Minister, Gu Shaochuan is still negotiating in Washington, and Mr. Wang Rutang is also attending the ceremony of the new British king in London. If we make a tough statement on this, the opportunity for peace talks will be ruined. To be safe, let's ask Mr. Shaochuan and Mr. Rutang how to respond."
"Yes, Prime Minister. Shaochuan is the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Of course, he has to ask his opinion about such a big deal." After Wu Jingchao said that, Jiang Tingfu immediately agreed. He knew that Weng Wenhao was shocked by Zhang Shi's photos at this time. With his soft ears and short insights, this is also the final reason why everyone decided to push him instead of others to form a cabinet.
Under the street light, Xu Jingxi walked out of Weng's mansion angrily. At this time, the Japanese Army General Staff Chief General Qian Zhengxin, who received the news, rushed to the sky, the Japanese Navy General Staff Colonel Ugaki, and the North Korean Special Intelligence Bureau Director Kim Kowloon were watching him approaching from a distance. Unlike the Japanese nervousness, Kim Kowloon glanced at Xu Jingxi's beard and roughly guessed the result of the meeting. When Qian Zhengxin saw the angle of Xu Jingxi holding the sword, he sighed to the sky. Only Ugaki, who was the most stupid, waited for Xu Jingxi to approach his eyes and looked at him. After bowing, he asked with concern: "Your Excellency..."
"You're a hair!" General Xu Jingxi opened his eyes, glared at Ugaki, and then stepped onto his car.
Xu Jingxi got into the car, and then Lieutenant General Chen Honglie. However, the car just started and did not drive away. Seeing Zhang Shi from the Intelligence Bureau from afar, Xu Jingxi asked the driver to honk the horn. One of them was in the car and the other was under the car. After talking through the window for several minutes, the car drove away. After Xu Jingxi's car drove away, Zhang Shi's car followed. Both of them walked. The Japanese and Koreans who were bowing deeply on the side of the road got into the car and left. However, when it was their turn, they refused to give in. In the end, it was Jin Jiu's military warrior who was strong in horsepower. When he stepped on the accelerator, he grabbed the Japanese with a "boom". He threw the shadow of Japanese Xiaodouding in a few efforts.
A group of soldiers acted like this at the door of their homes. Weng Wenhao and others who had entered the study could see clearly.
"The warlords ruin the country!" Jiang Tingfu, who had just been defeated, shook his head and sighed, "In their eyes, how can there be any national economy and people's livelihood? How can there be any peaceful life? Some are just their own fame and title. If this continues, this country will eventually be dragged into the war by them." At this point, he turned around and looked at Weng Wenhao and said affectionately: "Prime Minister, it is easy to fight, but peace is very difficult. It is still right to say that it is right, and it is difficult to fight with peace!" (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!