Wang Deqian, Nan Huaijin and Qian Ji chatted about Buddhism with great interest, and Zhou Hexuan and Cao Renyuan were a little unable to interject.

Cao Renyuan poured Zhou Hexuan a glass of wine and said casually: "Mr. Zhou seems to have always been a supporter of Jiang? ”

"How so?" Zhou Hexuan said with a smile.

Cao Renyuan said: "You never participate in the activities of pouring out Chiang. In the past, when the northern enlarged conference was held, I also sent people to Tianjin to invite you, and Wang Zhaoming personally extended invitations to you, but you refused. ”

Zhou Hexuan said with a smile: "I seem to remember that Mr. Hu Hanmin didn't attend the meeting at that time, could it be that he is also a supporter of Jiang?" ”

Cao Renyuan shook his head helplessly: "Mr. Zhantang (Hu Hanmin) was personally invited by me, but he didn't respond, but scolded Wang Zhaoming." I said to him, at least a year and a half, at most two or three years, Chang Kaishen will harm you, and then I will save you. This matter was indeed corrected by me. ”

Zhou Hexuan said: "Mr. Hu Hanmin's refusal to participate in the Northern Enlargement Conference is because he can see at a glance that Wang Zhaoming's mind is not pure. The anti-Chiang activities you engaged in at that time had nothing more than three results: first, the failure of the overthrow of Chiang, the outbreak of civil war, and China fell into a situation of warlord melee; second, the defeat of Chiang, the outbreak of civil war, Chang Kaishen took the opportunity to eliminate dissidents and dictatorship; Third, the overthrow of Chiang was successful, civil war broke out, and China also fell into a warlord melee situation again. Either way, it did not benefit the people of the country at all, but instead facilitated the Japanese invasion of Northeast China. ”

Cao Renyuan was stunned and asked, "Why is there no result of the successful overthrow of Chiang and the establishment of a real democratic government in China?" ”

"Do you think it's possible?" Zhou Hexuan asked rhetorically, "Who are the people who participated in the Northern Enlarged Conference?" Can they really agree? Even Mr. Hu Hanmin, who was resolutely anti-Chiang, did not participate, so why should I participate? What's more, I'm not a member of your Kuomintang, what kind of fun do people from outside the party go to join in? ”

Cao Renyuan was silent for a moment, and suddenly smiled bitterly: "It's still Mr. Zhantang and Mr. Zhou who can see far." Looking back, I was busy in those years, and I was busy in vain, but I cheapened the Japanese. ”

Zhou Hexuan said: "It's not in vain, ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, no matter which country, which form of government, needs dissidents, and a word will only lead to a complete dictatorship." You have been running for more than ten years to overthrow Chiang, and Chang Kaishen has made many compromises, which is also good for the country. ”

"Maybe," Cao Renyuan said with a smile, "No matter what, now there is only one way left to support Chiang to resist Japan, and even General Huanzhang has a high-profile support for Chiang." ”

Although Cao Renyuan was not well-known in later generations, he was definitely a key figure in the Republic of China era. He assisted Hu Hanmin in founding the "New National Party", and he was also Feng Yuxiang's oath keeper for joining the party, and Sun Yat-sen's "Sun Wen's Seal" is now in the hands of Cao Renyuan.

In Cao Renyuan's view, Chang Kaishen is a revolutionary traitor, betrayed Sun Yat-sen, betrayed the Republic of China, and belonged to the same usurper conspirator as Yuan Shikai.

Zhou Hexuan suddenly said: "Why does Dr. Cao have to go through the career to play politics? If you have a Ph.D. in physics and chemistry, or a bachelor's degree in agriculture, you can engage in chemical production, machinery manufacturing, and even the development of agriculture. ”

Cao Renyuan shook his head and said, "A big tree, the main trunk is crooked, what is the use of the branches and leaves growing densely?" He sighed and said, "However, you are also right, maybe I am really not suitable for politics." Being the mayor of Zigong makes me exhausted, on the one hand, I have to resist the pressure of the central government, and on the other hand, I have to appease the emotions of the salt merchants. One day I felt bored, so I quit my job and went into hiding, or opened a factory to produce materials for the anti-Japanese war. ”

Zhou Hexuan smiled: "You can also engage in education." ”

Cao Renyuan sneered: "The education sector is also smoky, before I became the mayor of Zigong last year, I was actually the president of Chongqing University. As a result, hehe, there is still factional struggle in the appointment of a principal, and I don't bother to get involved, so I simply refuse to accept the appointment letter of principal. ”

Zhou Hexuan didn't expect there to be such dirty things inside, and asked curiously: "The current president of Chongqing University is Mr. Ye Yuanlong, and he doesn't seem to be the kind of person who forms gangs." ”

Cao Renyuan said happily: "Ye Yuanlong is a fool, but it can also be said that he is a wise and foolish person. The Anglo-American faction and the Japanese faction in the educational circles have been fighting fiercely, and each has the support of the Kuomintang faction behind them. It just so happened that Ye Yuanlong stayed in Britain, France and the United States, and he did not intervene in the struggle of any faction, and he had a good relationship with any faction. Lao Jiang just took a fancy to him, so he favored him. As for Ye Yuanlong himself, he doesn't care about politics, maybe in his own opinion, he joined the Kuomintang for some reason, became a major principal for some reason, and was inexplicably regarded as Lao Jiang's henchman. ”

Zhou Hexuan said with a smile: "In this way, if I were Lao Jiang, I would also promote Ye Yuanlong, because such a person can do things without worry." ”

Or Lao Tzu's words are good, the husband is not fighting, so the world can not fight with it.

Ye Yuanlong is the kind of person who only cares about doing things and doesn't care about party and government disputes. He was valued and promoted by Lao Chiang little by little, and later he was even awarded a civilian lieutenant general, and after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, he was elected as a representative of the "National Congress".

During the Anti-Japanese War, Lao Jiang even said: "Principal Ye can come to me at any time, and if you have anything, you can tell me directly." ”

As Lao Jiang's "confidant" in the education industry, Ye Yuanlong chose to stay in the mainland, and even got a good death. He once saved two underground parties, one of whom was a leader in the literary and artistic circles, and the other was the governor of Zhejiang Province (Harmony), but he never publicized and showed off, nor did he use it as political capital, and even except for Zhou Gong and the parties, few people knew about it at that time.

Perhaps, as Cao Renyuan said, Ye Yuanlong is really wise and foolish.

Zhou Hexuan and Cao Renyuan chatted for a while about the current situation of the Anti-Japanese War, and suddenly said: "Dr. Cao, if you don't want to be mayor one day, you can come to my factory." Whether it's physics, chemical engineering, or even agricultural talents, you are guaranteed to be able to do your best.

"Then it's decided," Cao Renyuan agreed with a smile, and also sent out an invitation, "By the way, Mr. Zhou will come to Zigong, please be sure to give a speech at Shuguang Middle School." ”

Wang Deqian, who was chatting about Buddhism next to him, immediately answered: "Yes, yes, Brother Zhou must go to Shuguang Middle School." Little Japan, who blew up the school buildings last year, you go and say a few hard words to the children at school! ”

"Definitely, definitely." Zhou Hexuan agreed.

The funds for running Shuguang Middle School have always been deducted from the salt tax, and the salt merchants have to donate money to run the school every year. Last year, Zhang Boling took over the school as chairman and injected a lot of money, and the school is now a member of the Nankai system.

That night, Zhou Hexuan stayed at Wang Deqian's house in Da'an Village, and the next day he went to Cao Renyuan's house in Sandalwood Forest as a guest.

Zhou Hexuan cheekily asked Cao Renyuan for a pair of ink treasures, and asked for Sun Yat-sen's seal, Cao Renyuan could only smile bitterly and take out the "Sun Wenzhi Seal" to stamp it for him.

This is definitely an unexpected gain, the ink treasure in Zhou Hexuan's hand is the last treasure stamped with the "Sun Wenzhi Seal".