Most of the lower-level young officers who were attracted by Kita's theories were born in rural areas, served in the active army, and were well aware of the poverty of soldiers' families. In addition, due to the post-war economic difficulties, bankruptcies and unemployment increased significantly, tenant farmers' struggles and labor disputes continued to occur, various political parties were continuously reported and exposed, political parties and chaebols were in a group, dereliction of duty, corruption, dark insiders, and political parties [***]...... These phenomena have led to a sense of distrust of the political party of the Ming Boil. Just as some 'patriotic youths' in our country today grit their teeth with hatred at the mention of the word 'Ming Cook' and think that it is a tool for other countries to subvert our country, these 'patriotic youths' in the Shoben Army also hold the right-wing proletarian ideology, believing that Bright Boil' is the enemy of the Plain Cook, and that the countryside is being eroded by capitalism and urban civilization, and the root cause of this is the Boiled and party politics, as well as the chaebols, the patriarchs, and important ministers; There is no alternative to drastically reshaping the country. The radical soldiers belonging to this faction, like the Bolsheviks and their 'Young Guards,' had anti-chaebol and anti-bourgeois ideologies, and claimed that their aim was to launch a revolution to transform the country and establish a so-called 'imperial state' under the emperor's own government, hence which we called the 'imperial faction'."

"The royal faction believes that today's weak, party-based political axe is not capable of dealing with external problems. It will not be possible to carry out transformation without internal transformation and the establishment of a strong political axe. This idea is known as 'internal first, external first', that is, the transformation of the country into a militaristic [***] state before launching a war of external expansion. An important characteristic of this faction is that when its armaments and national strength are not as good as those of the United States and Britain and other powerful countries, they do not attach much importance to the modernization of armaments and the idea of overall warfare, but vigorously advocate the 'spirit of the imperial road' as a 'spiritual magic weapon of invincibility.' Although most of the members of the Imperial Sect were lower-ranking officers, they also had supporters in the upper echelons of the army. ”

"In addition to the Imperial Dao faction, there is also the 'Lu Da Department,' because all the officers of this faction were born in the Army University, and because the Lu Da officers have received a higher level of education, they advocate exerting pressure on party politics and carrying out gradual national transformation, so as to implement the ideas of total warfare and control warfare, and to carry out 'national mobilization,' that is, to establish a so-called 'high-level national defense country' through the rearmament of armaments and industrial institutions. These officers formed a line of what we call the 'Domination Faction', which was in opposition to the 'Imperial Faction' officers. ”

"The spiritual core of the Unification faction is another right-wing scholar, Shuaki Okawa. When Okawa was a student at the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Tokyo, he was engaged in German translation and often went in and out of the staff headquarters, and he had close contact with staff officers. He once worked with Kita Yihui, but the two later became estranged and became estranged. Okawa believes that even if the poor and weak country is reformed internally, it will not have much effect on promoting the welfare of the country and the people, and the main task is to solve the Manchurian and Mongolian problems first, and to transform the country internally, the task is to do this, that is, the so-called 'external first and internal second'. ”

"The unification faction believes that it seems reasonable at first glance to put domestic transformation first, but it is also extremely difficult to implement internal transformation in a unified manner. And political stability is likely to take some time. In addition, even if political stability is achieved, the economic power of our country will be greatly reduced if a detailed and feasible plan for changing the economic organization is not formulated. This is evident in the case of the Russian Revolution. Another reason is that if the external expansion is successful, the unification faction can at least gain a superior dominance in Manchu and Mongolia, thus establishing an overseas base for domestic political transformation. ”

"What needs to be noted by all of us is that the 'outside first, inside first' of the unification faction and the 'inside first and outside first' of the imperial faction are the same in terms of internal and external strategies. Outside, they must annex Manchu and Mongolia and control China; Internally, it is necessary to abolish the parliamentary system and party politics, and establish the rule of military scholars; The difference is only in the priority of the implementation of this policy. ”

He Wenchang, who was sitting in the back seat, listened attentively to the speech of Director Zhou, director of the Political Department of the Baoding Army Military Academy, and took notes from time to time.

It has been some time since he came to Baoding Military Academy to "return to the furnace", and now He Wenchang is completely accustomed to the intense and fulfilling study and life here.

And for this knowledgeable and insightful Director Zhou, he also admires more and more.

At this time, Zhou Guansheng was still continuing his speech, and He Wenchang and his classmates listened attentively to his lecture notes, and did not notice that under a tree outside the window, there was a person staring at the director of the political department with two eyes.

Zhou Guansheng finished today's lecture, and it was time for free discussion, and some military academy students raised their hands to speak.

Just then, a man in a gray trench coat walked in from outside, whispered a few words to an officer, and gave him a white envelope. The officer shook his head, pointed to the wall clock on the wall, and told him that there were only ten minutes left before the class was over. The person who came whispered a few words to the officer, only to see a solemn look on the officer's face, he nodded, walked up to the podium, came to Zhou Guansheng's side, and whispered something in his ear.

Seeing this scene, there seemed to be a slight twitch in the classroom. Although Zhou Guansheng was still standing there motionless, his face obviously became a little weird, he raised his head, looked up at the high ceiling, took a deep breath, and nodded.

The officer handed the envelope brought by the man in gray to Zhou Guansheng. At this time, the face of the director of the political department still maintained a casual look, he opened the envelope and pulled out a white letterhead, which was printed in large letters that he was familiar with: "Please 'Wuhao' come quickly." "There is no signature on the letterhead, but there is a strange pattern of an arhat sitting on a dragon underneath.

Zhou Guansheng folded the letter paper, put it in his pocket, and prepared to return it for destruction later. The plainclothes man standing not far away was staring at him impatiently, as if urging him to leave immediately. Zhou Guansheng shook his head secretly in his heart, this person seemed to be in a hurry. You know, no matter what the action is, it's not bad for these last few minutes. And he is so impatient, which is simply a taboo in this business.

Could it be that something big is happening? Zhou Guansheng had a faint feeling of uneasiness in his heart.

Unlikely.

For China now, the internal and external wars have ended, and the various political forces in the country have reached a compromise with each other, although the warlords in various places are dissatisfied with the "abolition of the governor and disarmament", but it is only dissatisfaction, and now the whole country is determined, even if there are warlords who want to raise troops to resist and divide one side as they did in the late Qing Dynasty and Yuan Shikai era, no one is willing to listen. Despite the "Red Terror" that swept across the country, China's political situation has now stabilized, and the red revolutionaries have no soil for survival, so to speak, they have faded out of the field of vision of ordinary people.

Thinking that he was once one of those people, Zhou Guansheng couldn't help but let out a wry smile in his heart.

During his years in Europe, the young Zhou Guansheng showed outstanding political leadership talent and strong political tendencies. At that time, he had become a staunch Marxist, and together with a group of students in Europe, he founded the Paris Communitarian Group, the first communitarian group in Europe before the formation of the Chinese Bolshevik Party.

Now he became one of the most resolute enemies of the Bolsheviks.

Zhou Guansheng is still a staunch Marxist, and the reason he opposed the Bolsheviks was because he believed that Lenin deliberately distorted Marxism in order to achieve his own goals and covered up the research results of Engels' later years, and as a result, Marxism was put on an evil path.

So, what could it be that would alarm you?

Zhou Guansheng continued to answer the students' questions, and he glanced at the plainclothes again, and the uneasiness on his body indicated that something must have happened.

The bell rang at the end of class, and after Zhou Guansheng got up to salute and say goodbye to his classmates, he followed the ghostly plainclothes guard and left under the surprised eyes of He Wenchang and others.

On the street outside the campus, a black sedan was slamming abruptly. Zhou Guansheng got into the back seat of the sedan and closed the door. As soon as the plainclothes man got through the front door, the driver started the car and drove out.

Zhou Guansheng knew in his heart that asking plainclothes questions was useless and unconventional. He is now the head of the design department, colonel director of the "Sword of Justice". His role is crucial to the organization. Looking at the blue sky outside the car window, he relaxed for a while. The car quickly drove up a straight avenue. A red ring hangs in the sky, and the surrounding area is full of all kinds of buildings, including many traditional Chinese buildings. The car drove fast on the asphalt road, and after a while, it stopped in front of the Civil Affairs Bureau.

The plainclothes guard handed Mr. Zhou to an officer and handed him a note. The officer glanced at it, raised his eyelids, and looked at Zhou Guansheng with some curiosity. Zhou Guansheng didn't say anything, just looked at him calmly. The officer shrugged his shoulders, picked up the internal phone, and reported inside.

The officer walked with Zhou Guansheng into a secret room of the Civil Affairs Bureau. Zhou Guansheng sat down at the table. There was already a beautiful woman in a cheongsam sitting on the chair next to the table, and when she saw him come in, she smiled at him, and he nodded to her. Zhou Guansheng quickly glanced around, and he noticed that a general-looking man in a black civilian military uniform was standing in front of the window, looking out into the distance, and the officer walked up to the general's side and presented the note.

Zhou Guansheng judged who he was from the general's back and posture, and couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive.

After glancing at it, the general nodded, and turned to look at Zhou Guansheng. After the officer closed the door and retreated, he turned around, walked towards Zhou Guansheng with a pleasant face, and stretched out his hand: "Long time no see, 'Wuhao'." ”

Hearing him call his code name like this, Zhou Guansheng felt cordial, and the tension in his heart became even stronger.

"Yes, Topol." Zhou Guansheng smiled and shook Yang Shuoming's outstretched hand, "The last time I saw you, it was in Shanghai." ”

"When did you arrive?" Seeing Yang Shuoming sit down, Zhou Guansheng asked with a smile.

"An hour ago." Yang Shuoming looked at the watch on his wrist and said.

"I said, I remember that you went to Yenching University yesterday to give a lecture, and the content was the same as what I talked about today, which was about the book." Zhou Guansheng said, "But now that you have come to Baoding, it is really unusual." ”

"Because I don't want anyone to know." Yang Shuoming smiled, "After all, this is someone's territory." ”

Of course, Zhou Guansheng understood who Yang Shuoming meant by "others", he just smiled and didn't say anything more.

In order to adapt to the new situation, Yang Shuoming established a new Department of Homeland Security, and its Special Tasks Committee has a Special Operations Section, of which Zhou Guansheng is one of the main leaders. He engaged in clandestine work under the pseudonym "Wu Hao" when he was a student, and his work included intelligence gathering, hoeing, and arranging staff to infiltrate hostile countries and organizations. The Third Section of the Special Operations Section (commonly known as the "Hoeing Regiment" and "Dog Fighting Team") is mainly responsible for assassination activities], also known as the "Sword of Justice".

"Cao Zhongshan and Wu Ziyu are okay for a while?" Yang Shuoming asked.

"It's still the same." Zhou Guansheng replied.

To the ears of ordinary people, the question and answer of the two of them couldn't be simpler, but Xi Xue knew that these seemingly simple two sentences contained too much information.

"Xixue, please give the materials to 'Wuhao'." Yang Shuoming said that Zhou Guansheng knew that he was starting to assign tasks.

"I heard that someone wanted to be unfavorable to General Xu Shuzheng, so I held a special meeting for this purpose and discussed this matter......"

Zhou Guansheng listened to Yang Shuoming speak. While looking at the photo that I don't know when I secretly took it and then enlarged it. He looked at the dark, cold, square face, and thought to himself, there is another dead man in this world.

Zhou Guansheng looked at all kinds of information about this person, and his mind was full of all kinds of information: Is this an army general who needs to plan a scandal that shocks the world? We must not let others know that the Chinese did it themselves; This man had no bad habits such as lust and alcohol, and was a devout Christian, but he had close ties with Soviet Russia, and was likely to be the next agent chosen by Soviet Russia. The fact that Soviet Russia still wants to choose an agent among the [***] team shows that their power is still very strong, and if necessary, they can use all the equipment and personnel of the intelligence department; And if the operation is to begin, it must be completed within three months.

"What do you think of this man?" Yang Shuoming asked, "Should I get rid of him?" ”

"The grievances between this person and General Xu started with Lu Jianzhang. Lu Jianzhang is known as 'Tu Bo', the remnants of the people to succeed, it can be said that there is more than innocent death, when it is ambushed, the people are fast, but because of the execution without trial, it is not in line with the law, so that everyone in Beiyang is in danger, and this person is Lu Jianzhang's cronies who have pulled up with one hand, and there is a relationship between in-laws, whether Lu himself is good or bad, in his opinion, the grace of knowing is the most important, and this revenge must be avenged, although he was forced by the situation at the time, and he did not bear it, but he did not necessarily have the opportunity to do it. Zhou Guansheng thought for a while and said, "General Xu punished Lu back then, although his methods were a little ruthless, but it was not entirely out of selfish interests to protect the Anhui system, and Lu's death was of great benefit to the people of the country. And now Feng wants to kill Xu, but it is completely out of his own selfishness, one is revenge, and the other is to go to a political enemy, clearing the way for his ascension. In my opinion, this person will be a great trouble for the country in the long run, and it is appropriate to get rid of him. ”

"This person wants to be unfavorable to General Xu, but if General Xu dies, will he definitely be able to ascend to the throne?" Yang Shuoming asked.

"Of course not, and if he wants to be on the throne, there will be more than one person to be removed." Zhou Guansheng said calmly, "At least among these people who must be removed, there will be 'Poplar' you." So it's going to be a very large-scale operation, and killing Xu is just part of it. Once his operation begins, General Xu's companions will definitely not be missing. ”

"I see." Yang Shuoming nodded, and a trace of unbearability flashed in his eyes for some reason.

"What I just said may be suspected of being 'unwarranted', the so-called 'desire to add sin, there is no word', but this is indeed the case." "An inconspicuous action often heralds the beginning of a major storm, and if you don't want the country to experience another turmoil and bloodshed, you must act as soon as possible to strangle the other side in the cradle," Zhou said. ”

"Besides, he can't be alone. Looking at the country, there are still many people who can join hands with him to create a great cause. Zhou Guansheng's words made Yang Shuoming's heart chill, and he immediately thought of who might be working with the other party.

"I've always pinned my hopes on the establishment of a system that can curb such a killing game," Yang Shuoming sighed, "Maybe I'm too naïve." ”

"I think that when you came to see me in this way, you already showed that you had it figured it out." Zhou Guansheng smiled and said, "Compared with the leaders of the Soviets, your heart is too soft. ”

"You don't have to provoke me." Yang Shuoming smiled and said, "So, according to your high opinion, how should we take action?" At this time, Yang Shuoming's eyes were staring at Zhou Guansheng tightly, and they turned pale red little by little.

Zhou Guansheng raised his head, glanced at the ceiling, and said in a soft voice as much as possible: "Of course it is very easy to kill him, but without destroying his reputation, it will not work as it should." It was easy to take his last name. As long as the instructions are correct and willing to spend money, any killer can carry it out. And to ruin his reputation and expose his dark side to the public is quite a difficult task. All this is best done abroad. ”

Zhou Guansheng paused, looked at Yang Shuoming's reaction, and then said, "We should plan a trap to lure him into the urn." Of course, if you want him to take the bait, you have to do what he likes. ”

"If you kill him, will it cause a crazy backlash from his gang?" Yang Shuoming thought for a moment and asked, "I don't want this to cause a civil war. ”

(To be continued)