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Cai Yuanpei held a large bundle of scrolls and shouted happily: "Mingcheng, come and see, I brought you something good." ”

"What's good?" Zhou Hexuan walked slowly to the living room.

Cai Yuanpei put the scroll on the table, unfolded it and said, "This is Commander-in-Chief Chiang's handwriting." ”

Zhou Hexuan looked at the painting playfully, only to see that it was written-

Brother Yazheng

Tongshida people, full of words

Chang Kaishen (Zhongzheng Yin)

"Commander-in-Chief Chiang is a good word." Zhou Hexuan said with a smile.

Chang Kaishen's calligraphy is like his person, written in the middle and upright, with the charm of Liu Gongquan and Ouyang Xun. It is characterized by clear setbacks, a degree of knotting, strong bones, and rigorous rules, but it is a pity that it is decent, too rigid, and insufficient aura.

Cai Yuanpei took out another pair of words and said: "This is written by Brother Group An (Tan Yanhong)." ”

Tan Yanmin is a powerful figure in the Nanjing government, and during the Northern Expedition, he served as the chairman of the Nanjing National Government and the premier of the Executive Yuan, and he also drew the connection between Chang Kaishen and Song Meiling. However, Tan Yanmin fell ill two years ago, and now he is basically okay - he will die of illness in two months.

Tan Yanmin wrote-

Mr. Ming Cheng is right

For the Tao to dare to speak can be lost day by day, how to write a book is like looking at the heart of the sage

Tan Yanmin (Tan Yan Min Yin, Group An Yin)

Zhou Hexuan couldn't put it down while holding Tan Yanmin's handwriting: "Mr. Guan writes so well, he deserves to be one of the four great calligraphers of the Republic of China!" ”

If you give Chang Kaishen's calligraphy 80 points, then Tan Yanmin's calligraphy can score 95 points. Compared with the two, the former belongs to handicrafts, and the latter is a work of art.

Cai Yuanpei smiled again and said, "There is also Brother Zhihui." ”

Wu Zhihui is also one of the four great calligraphers of the Republic of China, and he wrote seal script-

Mr. Mingcheng Yagen

If the ears and eyes are wide, the world is narrow, and if the dispute is short, the days and months are long

Wu Jingheng (Zhihui Yin)

Zhou Hexuan happily put away Wu Zhihui's calligraphy and opened the other scrolls one by one, most of which were the works of important members of the Kuomintang and famous calligraphers in Nanjing and Shanghai. It's a pity that there is no word for Yu Youren in it, Yu Youren is from Wang Zhaoming's side, and he can't pee in the same pot as Chang Kaishen.

"Mingcheng, these are still in line with your heart, right?" Cai Yuanpei asked with a smile.

Zhou Hexuan raised his eyebrows and put the calligraphy scroll back: "No merit is not lost, Mr. Xiaomin, you sing this, it makes me tremble!" Say, what's the matter? ”

Cai Yuanpei said: "Now that wars are raging, the people are miserable, and the country is suffering again. Commander-in-Chief Chiang was determined to unify China, seek benefits for Li Ming, and open a peaceful ...... for China"

"Stop, stop," Zhou Hexuan didn't wait for Cai Yuanpei to finish speaking, then interrupted, "The war was also provoked by the central government, when Feng Yuxiang was under house arrest, as long as Commander-in-Chief Jiang was not so greedy, there was no such war in the Central Plains, you don't put gold on his face, just say something." ”

Cai Yuanpei said embarrassedly: "Commander-in-Chief Jiang hopes that Mr. Zhou can persuade Zhang Hanqing to enter the customs to quell the war and let the country be peaceful as soon as possible." ”

"I'm just a scholar, but I don't have that much face." Zhou Hexuan said with a smile.

Cai Yuanpei said: "The Ministry of Education has decided to appoint Jiang Zhaoxian as the president of Peking University, and he will be able to take up his post in Peking at the end of August. ”

Zhou Hexuan asked rhetorically: "What does this have to do with me, it is what the Ministry of Education should do." ”

Cai Yuanpei is obviously not a good lobbyist, and he is a little reasonable, so he can only emphasize: "Mingcheng, you don't want to see the lives ruined, the war will end sooner, and the people will be able to take a breath sooner." ”

Zhou Hexuan stared at Cai Yuanpei and asked, "Those people really thought about the people?" ”

Cai Yuanpei stubbornly said: "Regardless of whether you think about the people or not, but if you finish the war early, it will definitely be good for the people." ”

Zhou Hexuan said with a smile: "Now it seems that the situation of the anti-Chiang coalition forces is superior, and if you want to end the war as soon as possible, you should also help Yan Xishan and Feng Yuxiang." ”

Cai Yuanpei said hurriedly: "If the Central Army fails, then China will be finished, and it will inevitably fall into a warlord melee situation again." At that time, Wang Zhaoming controlled the political party, Yan Xishan and Feng Yuxiang controlled the army, and the warlords in various places had to share the spoils. In order to control the power of the government, Wang Zhaoming will inevitably collude with Li Zongren and other warlords to attack Yan Xishan. Now Feng Yuxiang's Northwest Army is strong and has made the greatest contribution on the battlefield, but the leader of the anti-Chiang coalition is Yan Xishan. At that time, there is no need for Wang Zhaoming to provoke at all, Feng Yuxiang will have different intentions, and the conflict between the Northwest Army and the Jin Army is a sure thing. How long will this battle last? ”

"Mr. Xiao Min, these are all your conjectures, maybe after the defeat of the Central Army and the departure of Commander-in-Chief Chiang, the new government will be able to coexist peacefully?" Zhou Hexuan said with a smile.

"As far as Wang Zhaoming's ability to govern the country is concerned, there is not enough success and more than failure, he will only stir up trouble, and there is no means to coordinate the contradictions of all parties at all!" Cai Yuanpei frantically belittled Wang Zhaoming, and then said, "The contradiction between the Northwest Army and the Jin Army is difficult to solve, Mingcheng should be very clear." Feng Yuxiang contributed a lot during the Northern Expedition, gained very little, and suffered great grievances. With Yan Xishan's old character, if he becomes the chairman of the government, he will definitely not give Feng Yuxiang too many benefits, can Feng Yuxiang bear it? His Northwest Army is much stronger than Yan Xishan's Jin Army! ”

Zhou Hexuan sighed and said: "Mr. Xiaomin, let me tell you the truth, I am just Zhang Hanqing's adviser, and he is still the one who makes the final decision." ”

Cai Yuanpei saw that Zhou Hexuan's tone was loose, and he immediately rejoiced: "As long as Mingcheng can help persuade Zhang Hanqing." ”

Zhou Hexuan said: "You can't convince Zhang Hanqing with just one mouth. You go back and tell Commander-in-Chief Chiang that if he wants to get help from the Northeast Army, he must do two things: first, huge military support, the Northeast is now in financial difficulties, and it is absolutely impossible to allocate money without money; Second, the Central Army must achieve some victories on the battlefields in Shandong or Henan, so that the Northeast can cooperate, otherwise Zhang Hanqing will not act rashly. ”

"I will tell you the truth, farewell!" Cai Yuanpei arched his hand.

……

Nanjing, resting house.

Chang Kaishen asked with joy on his face: "Zhou Mingcheng really said that?" ”

Cai Yuanpei nodded and said, "That's true." ”

"Can you see how sure he is in saying this?" Chang Kaishen asked.

"He was very sure," Cai Yuanpei recalled, "Zhou Mingcheng seemed to know Zhang Hanqing very well, and he also admitted that he was Zhang Hanqing's adviser, and perhaps to a certain extent, he could represent Zhang Hanqing's opinion." ”

Chang Kaishen nodded, and after sending Cai Yuanpei away, he asked his cronies to go to Beidaihe with 10 million yuan.

The central government's finances are also stretched thin, and recently it has used the provincial finances as collateral to issue a large number of military coupons, all of which are apportioned to businessmen of all sizes. Originally, the Kuomintang still wanted to control the local chambers of commerce, but now in order to obtain the financial support of the chambers of commerce, they have abandoned the plan to control the chambers of commerce.

"Zhou Mingcheng, Zhou Mingcheng," Chang Kaishen sighed, "I hope that Zhang Hanqing can help as you said." ”

If Zhang Xueliang entered the customs to help the anti-Chiang coalition army, Chang Kaishen would have no other way but to go into the field. At that time, not to mention the old warlords in various places harboring different intentions, the descendants of various factions in the central army will also become new warlords, and China will once again fall into the chaos of warlord warfare.