Years of the Republic of China 1913

After the Sino-Soviet war, the situation was complicated and confusing. Not to mention that countries could not understand it, even the senior officials of the Chinese government could not figure out what medicine Fang Zida was selling in his gourd.At the same time, in the United States on the other side of the ocean, several middle-aged men with extraordinary bearing are gathering in a villa on the outskirts of San Francisco.

"What exactly is Fang Zhangming thinking? Recklessly starting a war with the Soviet Union but not doing anything, does he intend to be a middle-aged man?" A middle-aged man with a slightly bald forehead and a bookish look said angrily.

"Brother Huaizhong is saying that Fang Zhangming's actions are muddled! Either he will fight or solve the problem through diplomacy. How can there be any reason for him to be as timid as he is, and retreat after declaring war? In my opinion, this Fang Zhangming is no more So, if Brother Dunchu still serves as the Prime Minister, how can the country be ridiculed by outsiders?" Sitting next to Yang Changji was Zhang Shizhao, with glasses on the bridge of his nose. An extraordinary man.

This person is the former Prime Minister Song Jiaoren. After losing to Fang Zida in the KMT general election, Song Jiaoren lost the throne of the party leader and became the loser in the dispute between Fang and Song.Later, in order to continue his ideal of constitutional governance, he reached an agreement with Fang Zida privately, thereby resigning from the position of Prime Minister, and began his journey around the world on the grounds of going abroad for inspection.

For more than a year, Song Jiaoren first went to Europe, traveling in Britain, France, and Germany. The investigation between countries with different political systems made Song Jiaoren see many national policy issues that he hadn't paid attention to before.He stayed in Europe for about a year and got in touch with various political parties. He even had an in-depth understanding of Bolshevism, which was regarded as a scourge by European countries.

After leaving Europe, Song Jiaoren boarded a cruise ship to the United States, crossed the Atlantic and arrived in New York.After that, he traveled from the east to the west of the United States, and finally stopped in San Francisco.As the founder of China's constitutional system.Song Jiaoren admires the political system of the United States the most. He plans to stay in San Francisco for a while, to sort out what he has seen and heard during his travels around the world, and combine different political structures in different countries based on his previous experience in governing and China's problems. , to re-establish a constitutional system more suitable for China.

Originally, Song Jiaoren lived in an apartment in the urban area, but although he has resigned from public office.But after all, Song Jiaoren was the former leader of the kmt party and the former prime minister of the state, and he is still holding an important position in the kmt party. After the news that he is temporarily settled in San Francisco, there are many people from all walks of life who come to visit him. This made him who wanted to calm down and study the constitutional system tirelessly, in order to avoid these uninvited guests.Under the arrangement of the embassy, ​​Song Jiaoren moved out of the urban area and moved into this elegant and quiet villa area for rich people.

After moving here, Song Jiaoren was very satisfied with both the environment and the surrounding facilities, and he has lived an extremely regular life since then.He gets up early every morning and takes a walk nearby, sits in a wooden chair by the boulevard and reads the daily newspaper of the day, then returns to his residence to finish his meal, and organizes his manuscripts with the help of hired assistants.After work in the evening, he would leave the room temporarily and go to the lake not far from the villa for a walk.

Of course, when important guests come to visit, Song Jiaoren will temporarily stop his work to receive the guests.Just like today, Zhang Shizhao and Yang Changji happened to be sent by the Ministry of Education to visit the United States, so they stopped by to visit.These two were Song Jiaoren's early friends, and they hadn't seen each other for many days in a foreign country.There was a lot of emotion, and they immediately made tea and sat down for a discussion. After chatting for a long time, the topic gradually expanded to the current situation. [

Seeing what Zhang Shizhao said, Song Jiaoren smiled faintly. Of course he understood that Zhang Shizhao was avenging his injustice.But compared with the two scholars, Song Jiaoren is a real politician.The political wisdom and vision they have are far beyond what they can compare.For Fang Zida, Song Jiaoren can be said to be the person who understands him best, whether as a friend at the beginning or as an opponent later.Cowardly, reckless, right and wrong... These words are not Fang Zida's character at all, as far as Song Jiaoren understands Fang Zida.Fang Zida is a thorough realist and utilitarian. Every step he takes is extremely far-reaching, and it will definitely not be as simple as they say.Otherwise, how could Song Jiaoren's political wisdom be lost in Fang Zida's hands?It was impossible for Song Jiaoren not to be angry at the beginning, but with the passage of time, today's Song Jiaoren has been able to make a sober and calm judgment. In the actual process of governing, it is true that Fang Zida is far from seeing the problem clearly and has a long-term layout, so his failure is inevitable.

"I have known Fang Zhangming for many years, and I know exactly what kind of person he is. Although I am not in China now, I think Fang Zhangming's actions must have his purpose. Xingyan, Huaizhong, you underestimate Fang Zhangming."

"Brother Dunchu, don't you take Fang Changming too seriously? Yes, this person is indeed not bad. He was lucky enough to get a proposal from Brother Dunchu with a commoner back then. What kind of trick actually turned him into the son-in-law of the first president. After that, Fang Zhangming used this as his body to rise up step by step, taking charge of the central bank and the Ministry of Finance, cultivating cronies, inserting people everywhere, and using despicable means to drive away his first brother from the field under the guise of the KMT election Why do you still admire such a person so much?" Zhang Shizhao said angrily, looking at Song Jiaoren with a look of hatred for iron, in his opinion, Song Jiaoren seemed to be defeated by Fang Zida After a setback, he lost his spirit of the day.In his impression, Song Jiaoren was not like this at all. Could it be that he has lost confidence in himself and completely surrendered?

Song Jiaoren was slightly surprised, and then burst out laughing: "Brother Xingyan, you are wrong, very wrong. It is true that as you said, I resigned from the position of party leader and prime minister because of Fang Zhangming, but there are some things that do not It’s not as you imagined. I, Song, was the matchmaker for the matter of the first president. Otherwise, Fang Zhangming would not be able to accomplish this good thing. As for the central bank, the Ministry of Finance, etc., let alone mention it, I As the prime minister at that time, don’t you know the inside story better than you? To be honest, Fang Zhangming’s talent is not inferior to my Song. If it weren’t for his support and planning, the country’s constitutional government would not have been able to go smoothly. As for the relationship between me and him afterwards The grievances and grievances between us, that is the reason between us, a man, if you lose, you lose, and if you win, you win. I, Song Jiaoren, am not talented, and admit defeat, but if Fang Zhangming backtracks on his promise and breaks his promise back then, then don’t blame me for the first time. One jumped out and objected!"

Just as Zhang Shizhao was about to speak, Song Jiaoren waved his hand and said, "Do you know why I haven't returned to China for more than a year? It's not that I'm afraid of him, Fang Zhangming, but that I had a gentleman's agreement with him before. He Fang Zhangming Ming wants to be the leader of the party and the prime minister, yes! But the premise is that he must continue to implement the constitutional government and lead the country to prosperity! And I went overseas to avoid the inside and outside of the party making a fuss about me before him!"

It was the first time Song Jiaoren mentioned these words to an outsider. If someone else was sitting in front of him today, he probably wouldn't have said it at all.After hearing this, Zhang Shizhao and Yang Changji looked at each other. They never thought that Song Jiaoren's departure from the country was not forced by Fang Zida, but because he and Fang Zida reached an agreement to do so deliberately.

"Brother Dunchu's heart is for admiration! But...it's a pity..." Yang Changji sighed with emotion, and finally shook his head hesitantly.

After taking a sip of tea, Song Jiaoren smiled and said, "Actually, there is nothing to regret. Back then, I was very conceited, and in fact I did some things wrong. It was an eye-opener for someone Song to go abroad after leaving the field. Now the world is changing with each passing day. Sitting in the well and watching the sky can only You are bound in a cocoon. As a person is, so is a country. Both of you are great Confucians today, so you should know the truth."

Nodding silently, Song Jiaoren said at this point, what else do they have to say?Although Zhang Shizhao and Yang Changji were a little bit aggrieved by Song Jiaoren, they could only do so now.Immediately, they changed the subject and chatted about the inspection work of the Ministry of Education.

The three of them chatted for a while, and saw that the sun outside was gradually setting to the west, and the time was almost up, because Zhang Shizhao and Yang Changji were going to Los Angeles the next day, and boarded a ship back to China from there.Since it was late, Song Jiaoren didn't hold them back and sent them out personally.

"Brother Dunchu, we still hope that you can return to China as soon as possible!"

"Hehe, as short as one year, as long as two or three years, I, Song Jiaoren, will naturally return to China. But before we break up, I still have one thing to ask you two..."

"Brother Dunchu, please tell me!"

Song Jiaoren straightened his face and said: "I am afraid that many people in China also think the same way. If it is convenient, please help Song to bring a word to everyone. That is 'together in the same boat'! We Chinese are never lacking in wisdom. People, but too many smart people is a troublesome thing. The national policy is so natural and has its reasons, you can criticize it, and you can comment on it, but no matter what, you can’t demolish your own government, or even learn the methods of Chen Shaobai and others to carry out subversion!"

Zhang Shizhao and Yang Changji thought about it, and agreed with one voice.After sending them to the car, Zhang Shizhao looked back when the car was far away, and saw Song Jiaoren still standing at the door and slightly waving goodbye to them. [

"Brother Huaizhong, seeing Dunchu today made me feel extremely ashamed. Have we really misunderstood Fang Zhangming? Maybe what Dunchu said makes sense, and we should give him more time."

Yang Changji didn't say anything, just nodded silently. (to be continued...)