Shanghai, Asia's top modern city. It is also the largest city in China. Although Shanghai is extremely prosperous, because of the many leases and various intricate relationships, the three religions and nine streams can find suitable soil for survival here. And because Shanghai is the bridgehead between China and Western civilization, it can be said that it is the most modern city with Western characteristics in China.

In an upscale apartment in the Japanese Concession. A few people sat around, led by a handsome man who was the pioneer of the Chinese revolution and the future father of the country, Sun Wen. Several people around him are also extraordinary. The League, which had been tainted with the supreme power of the whole country, was no longer a small organization, nor was it comparable to other revolutionary organizations. Although the League retreated from the pinnacle of power because Yuan Shikai stole the fruits of the revolution, Sun Wen reorganized most of the forces of the League into the Chinese Kuomintang with the help of Song Jiaoren, Huang Xing and others. The original headquarters was set up in Nanjing. It was only later that Zhang Xun was appointed as the overseer of Jiangsu. There was a lot of suppression of the Kuomintang. After the assassination of Soong Jiaoren, Sun Yat-sen's second revolution failed, and the counter-revolutionary forces swelled unprecedentedly, and the headquarters of the Kuomintang was moved from Nanjing to Shanghai. And this apartment in the Japanese concession is only a relatively secret stronghold of the Kuomintang. After all, the Kuomintang is still the largest party in China, and it is impossible for its headquarters to be set up within the concession.

"Keqiang, the Northeast has swallowed the Ganning region, and the strength is strong again!" Sun Wen said with a somewhat lonely expression. Thinking that he Sun Wen has been running for the revolution all his life, but he has never had the opportunity to control decent strength, even as the provisional president of the Republic of China, the power he can really control is very limited. Although the Chinese provinces were nominally under the leadership of the Nanking government, in reality they were under the control of local powers. Sun Wen has vision, fame, and perseverance, but his ability is poor. Although he was the leader of the Kuomintang, it was the assassinated Soong Jiaoren who really contributed to the founding of the Kuomintang. Song Jiaoren was assassinated, although the world said that it was Yuan Shikai who secretly killed him in order to prevent the Kuomintang from forming a cabinet to interfere in politics, but the specific mastermind has never been determined. After all, because of Song Jiaoren's assassination, in addition to Yuan Shikai, Sun Wen also benefited.

"Yes! The development of the Northeast is simply not conventional. The main thing is that the leader is too young. Seventeen years old! It's just an adult child. And Feng Yong was already the leader who controlled seven or eight provinces. It's so wicked! Huang Xing said with a sigh. Looking at the development of the Northeast, Huang Xing has a feeling that he has lived to a dog at his age.

"The Beiyang government even compromised! Don't they know that this is a legacy of tiger breeding? Or was there an exchange of benefits between the two sides? Although the Kuomintang has many eyes and ears, the declaration of war on Germany involves the top secret of the Beiyang government, and it is normal for Sun Wen to be unclear for a while.

"Duan Qirui is very human, now President Li Da has been completely hollowed out, and the forces of Feng Guozhang, who are directly related to the army, have also chosen to compromise, and the Anhui forces have completely controlled the military and political power of the Republic of China. With Duan Qirui's character, a big move will definitely be brewing next. Premier. In which direction do you think the Beiyang government will move next? Limited by intelligence, Huang Xing is not sure about the next move of the Beiyang government. Although Sun Wen's specific ability is not very good, his big strategic vision is very good. It is also necessary for a good leader.

"I can't say for sure, but judging from the fact that the Northeast can easily annex the Ganning region, the next target of the Beiyang government should not be the Northeast. If the country does not have a foreign war, the New Army in the Southwest is the most likely target. ”

"The New Army of the Southwest? Cai Yi? A thin young man in a military uniform said.

"Not bad! Although Cai supported the republic, he now consolidated the forces of the southwestern provinces. The Southwest Military Government was established to fight against the central government. Although the outside world commented that among the three major forces in China, the Central and Southwest New Army was only the third. But don't forget, the southwestern provinces have the famous country of abundance, which is the land of king's hegemony. Moreover, the Chengdu Plain has a large population. If Cai's junta can solve the economic problems, the Southwest New Army can easily raise an elite army of hundreds of thousands. Such a war potential would naturally be feared by the central government. Huang Xing said in a deep voice.

"I've seen this person. He is a hot-blooded general who is dedicated to the country, otherwise he would not have entered Beijing alone for the reunification of the country. The young man in military uniform said with some surprise.

"Zhongzheng! The current Cai is no longer the Cai Ye of a few years ago. Although we don't know what caused the change in Cai, it is an indisputable fact that the Southwest New Army has developed into an independent system. Although Cai Yi's concept has not changed at present, the army has been strictly managed by him, and our people in the new army have also been cleaned out. These circumstances all show that Cai Ye is afraid that he will become a veritable king of the southwest. Sun Wen said. In the minds of the Kuomintang, Beiyang is the enemy of the three major armed forces of China, and the northeast and southwest are all revolutionary objects that can be won over, of which the southwest is the focus of the Kuomintang's struggle. After all, the southwestern provinces were close to the place where the revolution began. It was also the first province to declare independence, and the revolutionary atmosphere was relatively strong. And although Cai Ye was born in the military, he was still very supportive of the revolution, and he once led the New Army to fight against the Beiyang Army back then, if it were not for the reunification of the country as soon as possible, Cai Ye would not have been hidden by Yuan Shikai.

"Cai Yi!" The young soldier muttered in a low voice, a look of adoration flashed in his eyes, but he didn't know if he admired Cai Yi's military talent or his power to ascend to the throne of the southwest.

"Prime Minister, I heard that the second lady of the Song family has been to Changchun, why don't we find her to report what she has seen in the Northeast!" Just like the Confucian Kuomintang veteran Liao Zhongkai said.

"This ......" Sun Wen hesitated for a moment, but still nodded. After all, this is a major matter related to the Kuomintang's decision-making, and it needs to be cautious, and the current strength of the Northeast is already able to influence the Kuomintang's policy. In any case, the situation in the Northeast should be better understood. As the largest party in China, the Kuomintang would not be worthy of its name if it did not understand the great forces in China.

Because the time for the rise of the Northeast is too short and the speed is too fast, even if the Kuomintang is powerful, it has sent a large number of intelligence forces to infiltrate it in the near future, and they also know a lot about the current state of the Northeast, but after all, they have not seen it with their own eyes, and they cannot fully believe in the things in the intelligence. Moreover, the intelligence officers of the Kuomintang only knew superficial things, but the actual strength of the Northeast was never known. And Sun Wen's secretary is not something that everyone can do, and Song Qingling can be the secretary, which shows her ability on the one hand, and on the other hand, it also shows that she can be absolutely trusted by the bigwigs of the Alliance. After all, it is impossible for a party to do everything that is glorious, and sometimes it will even do whatever it takes to achieve a certain goal. Therefore, the people who have access to these secrets must be people who can be absolutely trusted. In this way, there is no fear of mutiny and leaking the secret information of the Alliance.

The Song family was originally an overseas Chinese family, and it did not rise for a long time, but it was very supportive of the Alliance and could be regarded as a loyal supporter of the Alliance. After the Wuchang Uprising, the domestic revolution was very good, especially after Sun Wen became the provisional president of the Republic of China, the Song family moved back to China. It was only because the domestic turmoil at that time was not completely pacified, that the Song family set up its headquarters in the Japanese concession in Shanghai, and the secret stronghold of the League was also the property of the Song family. And the real apartment of the Song family is not far from here. Therefore, Liao Zhongkai's suggestion is not difficult to be considered a strong man.

When Song Qingling arrived, several people had already smoked a lot. It seems that I have been in my own life for a long time, and the whole room is filled with a thick smell of smoke. Except for Jiang Zhongzheng, who was dressed in military uniform, the others looked relatively lazy.

"I've seen gentlemen!" It has been more than a month since Song Qingling came back from the Northeast, and her face has lost a lot compared to the original. There is another weakness in the quiet temperament. The look doesn't look very good. Sun Wen, who was sitting on the main seat, frowned unconsciously. Although he didn't know what happened to Song Qingling, this state was obviously wrong, and after returning from the Northeast, Song Qingling's relationship with him was obviously much more estranged. Although she still works hard and respects herself very much, he no longer has the same closeness to herself.

Sun Wen has a very good impression of the young and energetic Song Qingling. Before leaving Japan, he also felt Song Qingling's feelings for him, but because of the domestic situation, he chose to postpone. It's just that when they met this time, the two couldn't get back the feeling they had before.

"Second Miss, please take a seat! We have asked you to come here in the hope of being able to learn more about the situation in the Northeast. Although we have information about the Northeast, we are all scratching the surface. After all, we have not personally been to the Northeast, and many of the situations cannot be seen in the telegram. Huang Xing said politely. Although Soong Qingling's father did not join the Kuomintang, his status as a veteran of the League was worthy of Huang Xing's attention. And now the development of the Kuomintang also needs the support of these merchant families.

"Mr. Keqiang is polite, it is Qingling's duty to assist all gentlemen in their work. Although I have been to the Northeast and stayed in Changchun for a while, the places I went to were only open places in the Northeast, and I couldn't enter many places where the sections were strict or even forbidden. I don't know the actual situation in the Northeast very clearly, and if it's wrong, please ask a few gentlemen Haihan. Song Qingling said respectfully. These people were all KMT decision-makers. In Soong Ching-ling's heart, it is the future of the Chinese revolution and the hope of the revolution. Therefore, to fight for the revolution, Soong Qingling was willing. Therefore, even if that happened to her, she still insisted on returning to the League and contributing to the great cause of the revolution.

"Qingling, there are no outsiders here, so you just let it go." Sun Wen said in a deep voice.

Song Qingling nodded.

(To be continued)