.Chengdu, conference room on the second floor of the Provincial Government Office.

Under the guidance of the attendant, Liu Cunhou and Wang Lingji quickly walked into the conference room. Xiong Kewu, Zhou Daogang, Hu Jingyi, Dan Maoxin and others had been waiting in the conference room for a long time. After seeing Liu Cunhou and Wang Lingji appear, everyone stood up to greet and greet him.

Although there are three bureaucratic warlord groups of different factions in this conference room, as both rulers in Sichuan, everyone can temporarily put aside their prejudices in order to the overall interests of Sichuan.

"Mr. Ji Gong, Brother Fang Zhou, I'm late. Come on, please sit down." Xiong Kewu, wearing a long gown, said politely to the two who had just entered the door.

Since the Beiyang government period, Xiong Kewu and Liu Cunhou have been incompatible. Even when they reach the Nanjing Central Government, they have not improved. They look up but look down. On the surface, one thing is behind their backs. Everyone feels a little uncomfortable when they hear Xiong Kewu's polite words.

Liu Cunhou and Wang Lingji agreed slightly, and then sat down in a position that had been prepared.

"Mr. Jigong, let you come all the way and arrive before you can rest. It's somewhat unsatisfactory, but it's important, so you should take major events first. Jigong is an experienced person and should understand it." Xiong Kewu said leisurely.

"This is natural, but to be honest, Brother Jinfan's explanation in the telegram this time, I really don't understand how big or small happened in Sichuan?" Liu Cunhou asked very deliberately.

"Duke Ji, you are pretending to be confused. The recent rumor has been coming, and it has been a few months ago. How could Duke Ji not know about it?" Xiong Kewu said seriously.

"Liu Jizhi, today is a closed-door meeting. We are not secretly speaking. We should explain everything clearly. Everyone is very confident and everyone regrets it when the disaster is coming." Hu Jingyi said in a tone of relying on her seniority.

Liu Cunhou and Wang Lingji looked at each other. Of course, the two knew the purpose of this meeting, otherwise they would not have come to attend the meeting from a long distance. After all, it was related to the interests of Sichuan and to ensure their own land. The reason why they didn't want to make it clear was that they were concerned about Xiong Kewu's relationship with the central government, for fear of other hidden information.

Since Xiong Kewu and Hu Jingyi both spoke, Liu Cunhou had to pretend to be hesitant and said: "If you weren't worried about what happened in Beijing?"

Hu Jingyi said: "Of course it is for this matter. News has been heard from the central government. Our head of state has long planned to expand the rectification of Beijing to the whole country, and it is also to centralize the central government and eliminate local bureaucratic groups. Since ancient times, the founding kings of all dynasties wanted to do the most is centralization. Think of Liu Bang and Zhu Yuanzhang. We have only had a few good days."

Xiong Kewu sighed quietly and said helplessly: "After all, we all helped the head of state. Now we are not like those people in the north, with secret ulterior motives and keeping our duties honestly. It is nothing more than just to manage this land in the deep mountains and forests for the central government. Unexpectedly, those people in Nanjing ultimately distrust us!"

Wang Lingji, who had not spoken, couldn't help but speak, "In theory, Governor Xiong should have a good relationship with the head of state, why do you have such concerns? Even if you have to worry, it is the only one of us who fought with the head of state in the first place."

Xiong Kewu smiled coldly and said, "Do I need to explain this? Yes, yes, when I was in charge of the government, I was on the side of the head of state, and I fought several battles for the government. But now? After the establishment of the Nanjing Central Government, what kind of military-political separation and tax reform have I gained? Okay, okay, let's take another step back, I simply maintain the belief of state supremacy, abide by my duties peacefully and do not care about real power in any place, but how did Nanjing treat our Sichuan when reorganizing the entire ** team?"

Everyone knows this. The Ministry of National Defense has deliberately made three divisions of the entire ** team, the National Defense Force, the Elite Division and the Republic Guard. To put it bluntly, the first two branches are the main combat troops, and most of them are direct troops following the head of state. As for the so-called Republic Guard, it is the organization set up to appease the local warlords. If they are assigned to the Republic Guard, they will definitely be an untrusted force.

Whether during the Great Revolution, the Second Revolution, or the Civil War, the Sichuan forces led by Xiong Kewu have always supported the southern regime. Compared with Yunnan, Guangxi is simply a distinction between loyalty and treacherous. However, after overthrowing the Beiyang government, the troops in Yunnan and Guangxi were all incorporated into elite divisions and even the Army Command. Instead, Sichuan gave the Republic Guard Corps a number, which was already very disappointing at the time.

What is a small matter in organizational preparation? The key is trust or not!

Since the central government does not trust Sichuan, it will sooner or later attack Sichuan.

After hearing Xiong Kewu's sarcastic complaints, Liu Cunhou changed into a contemplative expression and asked in a serious manner: "Since that's the case, what do you think, Brother Jinfan?"

Xiong Kewu sighed long, and at this time it was his turn to pretend to be confused, and said, "If I knew what to do, how could I try my best to summon the Lords to come here to speak?"

Hu Jingyi suddenly said, "Liu Jizhi, I heard that you have had a close relationship with the British recently."

Liu Cunshak's face changed and immediately said, "Duke Wen, who doesn't know a few foreigners who are in power? He does business, operates, and even the central government advocates international trade. Can't I still be active?"

Zhou Daogang, who was originally drinking tea, slowly put down the tea cup and said as if he was talking to himself: "The foreigners have been active in the west recently. Everyone knows that several countries of the Allied Powers have declared war on us. The Japanese devils are not good at making the front line and they have to make the idea of ​​the rear. It is a snail shadow, and everyone is not easy to figure out."

Liu Cunhou said deliberately: "Brother Zhou, why can't I understand what you said?"

Zhou Daogang and Liu Cunhou were both from the military department, but during the Civil War, Liu Cunhou did not send troops to aid Zhou Daogang, which caused Zhou Daogang to suffer heavy losses and almost all of his military forces collapsed, so the relationship between the two had already changed. Now Zhou Daogang lives in Chengdu and has a false title in the Provincial Government Advisory Council, and has no contact with Liu Cunhou in Chongqing.

At this time, Xiong Kewu said, "It's time for Jigong, why bother to beat around the bush? We just want to find a way out. Of course, we can't do things that harm the country and the people. At most, we just give Nanjing a little threat and let them consider it carefully."
Chapter completed!