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Xing Shilian smoked a cigarette and said with a smile: "Brother Mingcheng, I heard that the Feng army outside the northeast was ordered to change banners first, and you helped the young marshal come up with this idea?" ”

"Haha, I'm just a scholar, where do you understand these military affairs? Third brother, you think too highly of me," Zhou Hexuan flatly denied, "I went to the Northeast this time, mainly to mourn the handsome. ”

"Brother Mingcheng, you are not honest." Xing Shilian said with a laugh.

Xing Shilian is the northeastern representative of this negotiation change banner, he used to be Zhang Zuolin's attendant military attaché, although he was born in the non-commissioned officer faction, but he has a personal enmity with Yang Yuting, the leader of the non-commissioned officer faction, and belongs to Zhang Xueliang's absolute supporter.

It's just that this guy is a Manchu, and his original surname is Syldt.

When the puppet Manchukuo was established, Xing Shilian became a traitor and became the minister of the puppet Manchurian military and political department.

Xing Shilian obviously regarded Zhou Hexuan as the young marshal's confidant, and squeezed his eyebrows and said: "Brother Mingcheng, in front of the young marshal in the future, I have to help my brother say a few more kind words." One of us is outside, and the other is inside, so we can help each other. ”

Typical opportunists!

Zhou Hexuan laughed and said, "It's easy to say, it's easy to say!" ”

The two were on the train, one flattered and befriended, the other was nonsense, and they actually talked happily with each other, and they almost worshipped their sons as brothers on the spot.

Zhou Hexuan got off the bus in Tianjin, while Xing Shilian led the negotiation team and continued to move towards Beiping, where President Chang now lives in the Biyun Temple in Xiangshan.

As a political broker, Zhou Hexuan does not need to show up now. He is only responsible for matchmaking, and sometimes dancing too happily is not beautiful, and it is easy to make people disgusted.

July 6th.

Chang Kaishen met with Xing Shilian and others in Xiangshan, and the two sides soon reached a preliminary negotiation intention. At the same time, Zhang Xueliang also sent a telegram from the northeast, saying that he had no idea of preventing China's reunification, and was willing to change his banner and believe in the Three People's Principles.

Chang Kaishen does not need to personally inquire about the remaining specific negotiation details, and his own relevant personnel are responsible.

Biyun Temple Hotel.

Chang Kaishen sighed to the attendant adjutant: "This Zhou Mingcheng is really the contemporary Su Qin. I didn't have much hope, but Zhang Xueliang was really moved by him. ”

Chen Xiuhe said with a smile: "Mr. Zhou is also a guide due to the situation, mainly because of the military threat of our Northern Expeditionary Force. ”

"You don't understand," Chang Kaishen sighed, "In the matter of Yi Zhi, the Americans and the Japanese are in the middle, Zhang Hanqing is under a lot of pressure, and I am also under a lot of pressure." Zhang Hanqing is in internal and external difficulties, and it is very difficult to persuade him to make a decision. ”

Chen Xiuhe said: "Principal, I think of an interesting anecdote. ”

"What's the anecdote?" Chang Kaishen asked.

Chen Xiuhe said with a smile: "As soon as Mr. Zhou's new book "Chrysanthemum and Knife" was published, Zhang Shaoshuai directly ordered 5,000 copies, saying that he wanted all civil and military officials in the Northeast to read this book. ”

"What kind of book is it? It is worth Zhang Hanqing's attention, you can find me a copy to read. Chang Kaishen was quite curious about this.

In the afternoon of the same day, Chen Xiuhe sent a copy of "Chrysanthemum and Knife".

Chang Kaishen opened it and took a look, and immediately knew why Zhang Xueliang was familiar with the officials in the Northeast. He was bored and used the book as a pastime, and the more he read it, the more shocked he became.

Zhou Hexuan's version of "Chrysanthemum and Knife" has changed a lot on the basis of the original work, and more than half of the content is different.

Chapter 1 summarizes the Japanese national character, Chapter 2 talks about the Japanese in the war, Chapter 3 talks about the Japanese in life, Chapter 4 talks about the origin of Japan, Chapter 5 talks about the influence of the Tang and Song dynasties on Japan, Chapter 6 talks about Japan during the Ming Dynasty, Chapter 7 talks about the Meiji Restoration and mainland strategy, Chapter 8 talks about Japan's attempts against Taiwan, Shandong, and Northeast China, Chapter 9 begins to analyze Japan's intentions against Southeast Asia and the South Pacific, Chapter 7 talks about the possible situation after the Sino-Japanese war, Chapter 8 talks about Japan's international diplomatic situation, and Chapter 9 talks about Japan's disadvantages. Chapter 10 deals with China's superiority over Japan.

The first third of the book is about facts, the middle third predicts the future, and the last third analyzes the national conditions of the two countries.

In the event of a war between China and Japan, this book could almost become a guiding academic work for China's resistance against Japan.

But does Japan really dare to invade China in an all-out way?

Chang Kaishen was skeptical about this, he felt that Zhou Hexuan was too alarmist, and Japan was only plotting against the Northeast at most.

But whether it is alarmist or not, the exposition of "Chrysanthemum and the Knife" is indeed extremely wonderful and detailed, and it also has an international perspective, which makes Chang Kaishen gain a lot from reading it.

Chang Kaishen wants to live in Xiangshan, Beiping for a month or two, and when Feng Yuxiang comes to Beijing (he is still on the road now), he will hold a meeting with Yan Xishan to share the spoils.

He didn't have any family members with him, and it was inconvenient to wander around, so in addition to receiving guests, he could only pass the time by reading books and newspapers every day.

Because of the two books "Chrysanthemum and the Knife" and "The Rise of a Great Power", Chang Kaishen became very interested in Zhou Hexuan, and simply collected all of Zhou Hexuan's works.

In the study room of the Biyun Temple Hotel, "The Rise of Great Powers", "Guns, Bacteria and Steel", "Chrysanthemum and Knife", "Goddess", "Dog Official", "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", "The Legend of the Sky and the Dragon" (single book) ...... Half of the bookshelves were arranged.

"Guns" is a purely academic work, Chang Kaishen lost interest after reading the beginning, and he didn't like "The Goddess" and "Dog Officer" very much, and even disgusted it.

However, those three martial arts novels made Chang Kaishen read them with relish, and he called them "good books for pastime and boredom".

During these two months, warlords and bureaucrats came to visit from time to time.

But all the guests who were received by Chang Kaishen in the study would be surprised when they saw those books.

And so the drama arose......

In the reception room of Biyun Temple, Yan Huiqing, Xiong Xiling, Pan Fu and others are waiting to be received.

Xiong Xiling was the first to go, he is now a neighbor of Chang Kaishen, has a Salesian home in Xiangshan (Shen Congwen used to work in this Salesian home), and is a well-known philanthropist in Beiping.

Although the Northeast has not yet been negotiated, the life-saving grain route from the Northeast to Shandong has been opened, and Xiong Xiling will be appointed as a member of the National Disaster Relief Committee.

This is also one of the tasks of Chang Kaishen to stay in Beiping for a long time, there are too many veterans of the Republic of China in Pingjin and Tianjin, and these people are useful. Subduing them is equivalent to subduing a large area, and all kinds of contacts and channels can be opened.

For example, Xiong Xiling's qualifications are very old, and he is the first democratically elected prime minister of the Republic of China.

As soon as Xiong Xiling walked into the study, he saw the two rows of Zhou Hexuan's works on the shelves, and he didn't show the slightest abnormality, so he talked to Chang Kaishen about disaster relief.

The second one to go in was Yan Huiqing, and this gentleman was much more aggrieved. Although Chang Kaishen talked to him pleasantly, he did not entrust him with a heavy task, and Yan Huiqing could only leave gloomily.

The third one to go in was Pan Fu, who had been in the study for the longest time.

When Zhou Hexuan and Zhang Xueliang first met, it was at Pan Fu's house. This person is exquisite, has a good relationship with any faction, and at the beginning of the year, he also served as a senior adviser to Zhang Xueliang for a few months.

What Chang Kaishen talked about with Pan Fu was naturally the issue of changing banners in the Northeast, and he hoped to learn more about Zhang Xueliang from Pan Fu's mouth.

Pan Fu was disappointed by this, he came to seek an official, but Chang Kaishen only let him run errands.

When leaving, Pan Fu subconsciously looked at the bookshelf. When he returned to Tianjin, he immediately said to the driver: "Go to Sanle Hall!" ”

Zhou Hexuan's new home, Sanle Hall, has inexplicably become a popular place, and there are chaotic people who come to pay their respects every day.

In the military and political circles in the north, news has gradually spread that Commander-in-Chief Chang is a die-hard book fan of Mr. Zhou.