As soon as the group entered the building, someone called the State Department, and it was Japanese Minister Yukichi Kohata, who personally informed Tang Shaoyi that Mao Ziping, commander of the Fifth Army of the Chinese National Defense Forces, had been assassinated. And said that it was never the Japanese who did it, and that he could vouch for it with his own life and loyalty to the emperor, and that this matter had nothing to do with the Japanese, and that no one from the Japanese had assassinated Mao Ziping, and that the Japanese had no plans to hire someone else to assassinate Mao Ziping. Even the Kwantung Army sent a rare telegram to clarify that they did not send someone to assassinate Commander Mao Ziping. Tang Shaoyi put down the phone, wondering in his heart, Wang Maoru also couldn't believe it, if he wasn't Japanese, who else could he be? Such a despicable attempt to assassinate a ** person.

The two looked at each other, and Wang Maoru said after a while: "No, it must be Little Japan." Japanese devils have no reputation, they only focus on practical interests, and I don't dare to guarantee the character of Kohata Yukishi. With the important affairs of a country and pinning on personal reputation, Kohata Yukichi thinks that we Chinese are all fools, or are we three-year-old children? ”

Tang Shaoyi thought silently for a while and asked, "If the Japanese did it, wouldn't they be startling the snake and making us more hostile to Japan?" The Japanese don't have more to gain than they lose. Sixteen legion commanders under your command will be like clouds, how can you care about a fifth army commander? I have some suspicions that if the Japanese wanted to do something, it should be directed against you, not the commander of the Fifth Army. ”

Against me? Wang Maoru immediately thought of the air crash in Urtai, and Premier Tang was right, the Japanese could only achieve their goal of splitting China by killing themselves, and only one Mao Ziping could be killed. What can it do? He touched his chin and thought about it, if that was the case. It is highly likely that the plane crash was the action of the Japanese, but this time it was not...... If you weren't Japanese, who else could there be? A war between China and Japan will greatly hinder China's reunification and development, and a war between China and Japan, to whom will it benefit?

Soviet russia! United Kingdom!

Instantly, Wang Maoru thought of these two countries in his mind. First of all, China and Japan occupy this Russian territory, and if China and Japan lose the war, it will give Soviet Russia a chance to rise. Weaken the opponent at the same time, which can be easier in the future to regain territory. Of course, the stakes are not so simple, and there is also a question of the influence of the Bolsheviks on the whole world. If the rise of Soviet Russia. Bolshevism will have a greater global impact.

And Britain, an insidious adversary that has always been eyeing each other, if they provoke a Sino-Japanese war, it will cause Japan to shift the main contradiction from Britain and Japan to China and Japan, and will also cause internal strife in China through the Sino-Japanese war, so as to consolidate its interests south of the Yangtze River. Of course, if China is in civil strife, China will not have more energy to recover Tibet, Burma and other places. And Britain's economic recovery requires transforming a wartime economy into a peaceful one. But this transformation will also take time, if there is a war between China and Japan. Cause and effect can also dump arms and military supplies on both countries, shedding blood for two countries that profited during the war in Europe.

Wang Maoru raised his head and said to Tang Shaoyi: "Prime Minister, what you said makes sense. ”

"Soldiers are impulsive because they are full of fighting spirit, but they need to calm down at the right time." Tang Shaoyi said.

"Yes." Faced with the dual identity of prime minister and father-in-law, Wang Mao was very respectful.

Tang Shaoyi said again: "Xiusheng, the path you are taking now is very dangerous. ”

Wang Maoru said with a smile: "Although tens of millions of people are gone. ”

Tang Shaoyi shook his head and said, "I'm not talking about this road, but your political path in China, which is an extremely dangerous road. In four years, maybe not four years, China will be your dictatorship. ”

Wang Maoru's smiling face froze, and he said in a half-loud voice: "Why is the prime minister like this now." ”

"You know it yourself." Tang Shaoyi said, "Others are not ignorant of this reason, if you control the army, control public opinion, and control the economy, you are almost sitting on the emperor's throne." Even if Sun Liwen was elected president, he was still an empty shelf in name only. At that time, you want him to sit, he sits down, you want him to get up, it's not up to you? ”

Wang Maoru smiled slightly and said: "The prime minister overestimated me, Xiu Sheng's ability can't cover the sky with one hand." ”

"But someone wants you to cover the sky with one hand." Tang Shaoyi said sharply, "Your subordinates all want you to cover the sky with one hand, and your ambition also wants to cover the sky with one hand, right?" It's just that you know how to make trade-offs, and it is precisely this that makes you push Sun Liwen to be that puppet. But Xiusheng, be careful of playing with fire**. ”

Wang Maoru immediately said: "I'm not playing with fire, I'm saving China, no one knows better than me what China is like now and what it will look like in the future." China in my mind should be one of the world's superpowers. No, it should be the only superpower! It is not a third-rate country where foreigners want to raise tariffs if they want to increase them, and reduce tariffs if they want to. What China looks like, you know better than me, as long as it is a small country, it can step on it! Tianjin, there are five national concessions! Wuhan, there are four national concessions! Shanghai has another eight national concessions! Why is our territory their concession, and why? Why is there a foreigner managing the land of China? Have we perished? No, we are lagging behind, and if we fall behind, we will be beaten. I know how to make this country strong, and I also know how to make this country dominate the world in a short period of time, and grow from a third-rate country to a first-class country. Others can't do it, I can! It is to repay this kind of confidence and belief, I Wang Maoru has come to today, not only today, tomorrow, and the future, I will go like this. Father-in-law, I have confidence in myself, and you must also have confidence in me, isn't the achievements we have made in the Northeast enough to show that my creation of zào is correct? ”

It is wrong to let a backward country become strong quickly. Wang Maoru implemented a first-class policy in the Northeast, so the resources, manpower, material and financial resources of the entire Northeast were used by him, which made his army look down on him and had the ability to unify China in a short time. But this way, the short-term effective and long-term harmful, after all, the temptation of ** power is so great, it is unimaginable, who can enjoy the power of **, let go lightly?

Tang Shaoyi sighed, now he also feels helpless, he knows that Wang Maoru is taking the wrong path, but he can't do anything to stop it, what kind of ambition makes Wang Maoru so obsessed with power? What kind of ambition makes him give up his huge interests even for the sake of higher power? When Wang Maoru walked out of the State Council, he also apologized for the dispute with Tang Shaoyi just now. In fact, what he said is reasonable, he is taking an evil path and a road of no return. But for the sake of China's war in the next 30 years, even if it is the wrong way, it must go on.

A lot of things happened this September, the military reunification of the whole country was achieved in early September, the Ministry of National Defense of China was formally established, Wang Maoru delivered a speech on September 9, and Mao Ziping, an important future of the National Defense Forces, was assassinated.

Fifteen days to go until the presidential race, and no one knows what will happen in two weeks. The affairs of the Republic of China are so strange, your political instability has brought the people a sense of insecurity, and now the whole country is finally unified, and the people are looking forward to this peaceful world.

In the lion's head alley in Nancheng, Beijing, a porter followed behind a girl in white durian, wiping the sweat on his forehead, lowering his head and not speaking. The girl had shoulder-length short hair, wore a white gown, a blue skirt that showed white ankles, and a pair of small black leather shoes shining. The girl held an umbrella and looked back at the porter from time to time, and the banner quickly lowered her head, not looking at the young lady.

"This is it, 16 Lion's Head Alley." The girl's voice was very sweet, the laughter was refreshing, and the virgin fragrance on her body made the porter's face red. The girl walked to the door, slapped the door with all her might, and shouted, "Aunt, uncle, aunt, uncle!" Her voice has the sweetness of Wu language in southern Jiangsu, and she is not a northern girl when she hears it.

After a while, the door opened, and a slender middle-aged man and a chubby woman walked out, and when the middle-aged man saw the girl, he exclaimed, "Xiaowei, why are you here alone?" ”

The woman also said happily: "You child, you are getting bolder and bolder, if you are seen by the gangsters, this beautiful little phoenix will be in danger." As he spoke, he looked at the porter from time to time.

The porter hurriedly put down the flat shoulder and the four large suitcases inside, and said, "Miss, triangular money." ”

"Eh, triangle money, why don't you grab it?" The woman's eyes widened and she said, "You don't need to pay a triangle to call a rickshaw." ”

The porter was stupid, lowered his head and said: "Okay, my price is the cheapest at the train station, and it is ...... from the train station to here."

"Why don't you call it a rickshaw, you said you walked back from the train station, kid." Uncle said distressedly.

"I don't know what's wrong, the rickshaws are all stopped today." The girl wondered.

The porter said: "Today is the day of the establishment of the rickshaw union, and all the rickshaw drivers in Beijing have gone to watch and run for the chairman of the rickshaw union. ”

The three people asked curiously: "Rickshaw union?" ”

The porter didn't know how to explain, but stretched out his black hand and said, "Miss, triangular money." ”

"Oh." The girl almost forgot about it, and hurriedly took out a Yuan Dayang from her arms and handed it over, and the coachman hurriedly said, "Miss, this ......"

"I can't find it, oh, I still have copper coins here." The girl took out the suitcase as she spoke, but the uncle stopped the girl and said, "Metal currency is not allowed here in Beijing, and Yuan Datou has stopped using it." He took out his wallet, took out three red bills with a dime, and handed them over. (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please go to read. )