Reborn Bao Guowei, I really didn’t want to be a great writer!

Chapter 507: Is this a situation of national destruction? Do your best and leave the rest to fate!
Bao Guowei has always been a strong promoter of the Japan threat theory.

Because he spared no effort in publicity over the past six months, he made great use of his influence.

Many literati who originally had a favorable impression of Japan also began to come to their senses.

There are still only a few real traitors. The reason why many writers and scholars in the Republic of China praise Japan and have a good impression of the Japanese is because the number of scholars studying in Japan has increased in recent years.

Compared with the differences in Western civilization, it is obviously much easier to study abroad in Japan.

On the other hand, many scholars admire Japan because its Meiji Restoration was a success compared to the failure of the late Qing Dynasty's Meiji Restoration.

Today, scholars who are confused about the country's future want to find a way to save the country from Japan itself.

The starting point is good, but it is still easy to be led astray and become an accomplice of the Japanese propaganda machine.

Bao Guowei's speeches and the publication of various books, especially "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword", undoubtedly exposed the Japanese disguise and laid bare the Japanese's coveting of China from ancient times to the present.

In recent days, the public has launched a number of boycotts of Japanese goods, as well as a boycott of newspaper companies with Japanese capital.

Many knowledgeable people have also used Bao Guowei's analytical speeches as a model to publish various in-depth analyses of Japan.

It doesn't matter if you don't do the research, but this research found that the Japanese operations in Northeast China and even in the country are terrifying.

His wolfish ambitions are obvious.

Immediately, many people in society called on the government to be more vigilant against the Japanese.

Chiang Kai-shek in Nanjing was already overwhelmed by the internal strife in the Kuomintang government, and now he encountered this kind of thing.

Bao Guowei cannot be dealt with, and related works such as "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword" are also difficult to suppress. The official authorities say they want to ban them, but the public still goes their own way, spreading and reading related works with almost no restrictions.

This was the first time Chiang Kai-shek met such a scholar, and he loved and hated him. He wished he could tear him into pieces, but when something happened, he loved him so much that he wanted to worship him.

It was impossible to handle the situation. The official just shouted a few slogans, especially Chiang Kai-shek, who issued several orders in succession, strictly forbidding the people to oppose and provoke the Japanese, thus causing the situation between the two countries to become uncontrollable.

He even asked his own writer, Chen Xunen, to write an analytical article on the relationship between China and Japan, entitled "Enemy? Friend? - An Exploration of Sino-Japanese Relations."

This article was dictated by Chiang Kai-shek, transcribed and polished by Chen Xun'en, and finally published in the Kuomintang's official media "Foreign Affairs Review" under the name of Xu Daolin, and was widely reprinted by the Kuomintang's official propaganda media.

It became one of the important means for the Kuomintang government to suppress anti-Japanese sentiment among the people.

In this article, Chiang Kai-shek focused on analyzing the status and situation of the two countries and finally drew a conclusion.

"China and Japan are originally brotherly countries, and cooperation is a matter of course. The two countries should be equal, mutually beneficial and supportive. Any Chinese with a normal understanding should understand that Japan will never become an enemy of our country, and our country will eventually work hand in hand with Japan."

Is Chiang Kai-shek really stupid for making such a blatantly ridiculous statement? No, he is just doing it for his own benefit.

At that time, the Northeast was not in Chiang Kai-shek's hands. Even though he knew that Japan had ambitions of aggression and had long been plotting ill, he still pretended to be ignorant.

The main reason is that the Republic of China was not a truly unified country. The warlords in various places submitted in name only, but in reality they were no different from the separatist fiefdoms in ancient times.

The Northeast is not in Chiang Kai-shek's hands, and it will not affect his interests.

Chiang Kai-shek's base is in the Jiangnan area around Nanjing. Even if Japan attacks here in the future, it will be after the loss of Northeast and North China.

On the other hand, Chiang Kai-shek was right. The Republic of China was now "inferior to the enemy in terms of guns and artillery" and lacked a modern army, so it had almost no chance of winning a war with the Japanese.

Over the years, this land has been at war for years and it is almost impossible to support a fierce battle.

But is this a reason not to resist?
People are always short-sighted and subconsciously focus on immediate interests. From a historical perspective, both Zhang Xueliang and Chang Kai-shen made the wrong choice.

Even in later times, Zhang Xueliang frankly admitted that the Northeast Incident was based on his misjudgment of the current situation.

He couldn't beat the Japanese, and he didn't really believe that the Japanese would attack him.

Eventually, the Northeast was handed over to others, which indirectly facilitated the full-scale invasion of Japan six years later.

Out of consideration for their own interests, Chiang Kai-shek and Zhang Xueliang would never fight to the death with the Japanese.

The so-called friendship between China and Japan is nothing more than a slogan to achieve their own political goals.

Anyone who is interested can easily realize the Japanese ambitions.

But there are still some people who cannot understand why Bao Guowei is so "resentful" of the Japanese.

For example, Zhang Zhiping of the Shanghai Stock Exchange once published an article publicly saying that the reason why Bao Guowei "slandered" the Japanese was to disrupt the national government and allow other forces to take advantage.

Or maybe Bao Guowei is the mouthpiece of the British and American forces, and he "slanders" the Japanese for the interests of Britain and the United States.

It has long been revealed that Zhang Zhiping has been writing articles to promote Japan.

The logic of the above and below statements is contradictory, but there are still a group of people who believe it.

Bao Guowei did not oppose the Japanese out of considerations of national interests.

Even scholars like Jin Yuelin often had doubts and pondering in their hearts.

Because from a rational point of view, considering the domestic and international realities, as well as Japan's internal economic situation.

He believed that the Japanese had ambitions, but would they really start a war at this moment?

From a logical point of view, considering various risk factors, it is not the best solution for Japan to start a war.

But history has proven countless times that rationality and optimal solutions are useless to history.

Many times, the occurrence of certain decisive historical events is often just the result of the thoughts of one or two people, or perhaps just a momentary impulse.

After all, people are people, not machines that only care about logic.

Therefore, even Mr. Jin Yuelin, who had made achievements in logic and philosophy, began to lose sight of the situation and did not know who to trust.

No matter how wise a person is, he will eventually become blind in the tide of the times.

Bao Guowei could not directly tell the people in front of him that what he was discussing were things that had actually happened in history.

After the Northeast was occupied by the Japanese, it experienced fourteen years of almost hellish times.

There are too many things that happened during that period, including massacres, anti-human experiments, economic plunder, resource plunder, and slave education.

But do Zhang Xueliang and Chang Kaishen really care about these things?
They only care about their own success or failure.

If it happened again, even a person without a conscience would subconsciously prevent this tragedy from happening.

Therefore, Bao Guowei said to Jin Yuelin with certainty and firmness.

"I didn't dare to make a conclusion before, but now it seems that the Japanese will definitely not let go of this opportunity! And they will do it within this year."

"Is Bingwen so sure?"

Jin Yuelin noticed that when he listened to Bao Guowei's speeches and read his books, he always mentioned Japan's ambitions and the possibility of invasion.

But it's still a guess.

Bao Guowei sighed. He had nothing to hide from Jin Yuelin.

"A few days ago, I had a discussion with Zhang Xueliang at the Zhonghe Theater outside Qianmen, Beijing."

"This..." Jin Yuelin was surprised. He knew that Bao Guowei and Zhang Xueliang had a good relationship, but he didn't expect that they had reached the point where they could watch a play together and discuss military and national strategies.

After thinking for a while, he said, "Is Bingwen going to persuade Zhang Xueliang?"

Bao Guowei nodded silently: "There is already a lot of intelligence indicating that the Japanese will take action in the Northeast. The National Government and the Fengtian Clique have known this for a long time."

"That's actually the case!" Jin Yuelin naturally believed Bao Guowei. He didn't need to lie to him, so he was a little angry. "Then why didn't they take any action? They even promoted the friendship between the two countries. Aren't they just lying?"

"One is a fluke mentality, and the other is to develop their own power regardless of the consequences." Bao Guowei said sarcastically. "I also received a letter from Zhang Xueliang when I went out today, saying that he did not rule out the possibility of Japanese action, but it is estimated that it will only be a small-scale provocation like before, and he will make some preparations for it. As for other things..."

Bao Guowei had mixed feelings about Zhang Xueliang. You might say he was weak, but he almost ignored Bao Guowei's repeated admonitions and confronted him with a tough attitude.

You say he is stubborn and self-righteous, but even when Bao Guowei contradicted him, Zhang Xueliang did not overreact. Instead, he knew how to adopt a compromising attitude and believed half of what Bao Guowei said and kept the other half.

This is a complex person after all, a figure who has both good and bad reputations in history.

After hearing the two's discussion, the others gradually shifted their attention.

Lin Huiyin asked with concern: "Will this preparation work? Maybe the Japanese can't make up their minds?"

"No." Bao Guowei said with certainty. "Based on the existing intelligence and the situation in Japan, the Japanese have already made up their minds and have no choice but to launch the attack.

As for Zhang Xueliang's preparations for a small-scale war, they had almost no effect.

This will be a war between nations!"

He emphasized the following sentence.

“These warlords!”

After hearing this, Jin Yuelin gritted his teeth, but was helpless.

"Bingwen is right. The government is corrupt, and the domestic situation is very chaotic. We are also affected by the Great Depression. In addition, we have just fought a war in the Central Plains, and there have been wars and banditry for years. In this chaotic situation, it is unknown whether the Japanese want to emulate the late Ming and Qing dynasties and first occupy the Northeast and then plot against the Central Plains.

We really have to be on guard!"

Zhu Guangqian couldn't help but speak up and analyze the situation for everyone.

Those present were all well-educated people who naturally had some knowledge of Chinese history. After Zhu Guangqian made an analogy, everyone thought of the predicament faced by the Manchus during the invasion at the end of the Ming Dynasty.

At that time, wasn't the country in chaos? Li Zicheng overthrew the Ming Dynasty, but he also dispelled the last bit of concern of the Qing Dynasty.

This subsequently brought nearly three hundred years of high-pressure rule to China, not to mention the various brutal massacres carried out by the Qing Dynasty during its southward advance.

Judging from what the Japanese have done in China over the years, they will certainly be able to do it.

Since its founding, the Republic of China has had strong resistance to the Qing Dynasty.

No one wants to go back to that era.

Moreover, compared with the Qing Dynasty, the Japanese really came here with the intention of destroying their country and their race!

In this case, what should we do?

Everyone was frowning for a moment, and the scholar's feeling of powerlessness surged into his heart again.

Even though Bao Guowei just mentioned the new concept of "cognitive warfare", it is ultimately no match for the actual war of resistance.

Without guns, nothing you say will help.

Xu Zhimo was originally full of passion, but now he seemed to be wilted.

All those present were intellectuals, and the only one who could have a say and exert influence in the political arena was Bao Guowei.

He looked at the other person and asked.

"Bingwen, can you persuade Zhang Xueliang to take action? After all, Northeast China is his territory. Even if it is for his own benefit, he should take action, right?"

"I have tried to persuade him several times, but now things are very bad with Zhang Xueliang." Bao Guowei said helplessly. "But I will still try my best."

In fact, Bao Guowei has just mentioned that his attempt to persuade Zhang Xueliang ended in failure.

However, Xu Zhimo could not find any other solution and could only seek help from Bao Guowei again.

And Bao Guowei also found it difficult to find a solution.

If you have no weapons in your hands, even if you have a big mouth, you can't say anything good.

I saw that everyone was a little disappointed.

Bao Guowei also smiled and comforted.

"How can everything go smoothly for national affairs, family affairs and world affairs? It is nothing more than doing one's best and leaving the rest to fate. Being sad and depressed about the passing of time will not solve the problem, so it is better to just let it go and do it.

Just do your best and have a clear conscience."

"Bingwen is right!" Liang Sicheng said with a smile. "We just need to do our best and take one step at a time."

"Me too."

Xu Zhimo nodded, as if he had made up his mind.

The sky was getting darker and darker. Peking was still not peaceful in those days, especially for the two women, who had to hurry back before nightfall.

Bao Guowei specially called his car in Peiping and asked Cao Yanhai to send the two women back, while he stayed behind to go back last.

When most of the others had left, only Lin Huiyin, Liang Sicheng, Xu Zhimo and Bao Guowei were left in the yard.

Xu Zhimo traveled around the country all year round, so he did not have a fixed residence in Peking. He planned to follow Bao Guowei back and rent a room in his courtyard house.

The courtyard is quite large and has many spare rooms, so it is quite spacious.

Lin Huiyin and her husband sent Bao Guowei and his companion to the door.

Xu Zhimo continued to sigh and said: "We scholars need to continue to work hard. This is a critical moment for the survival of the country. If the country and the nation perish in our generation, how can we explain to our ancestors after we die?"

Lin Huiyin laughed and said, "Family and national affairs are important, but you have to take care of your family affairs first before you can serve the country."

"Hui Yin, please don't laugh at me."

Xu Zhimo suddenly became worried again, as the problems at home were really difficult to solve.

He looked at Liang Sicheng who was standing beside Lin Huiyin. Compared with Xu Zhimo's tactfulness, Liang Sicheng was dull and silent and seemed uninteresting.

Xu Zhimo couldn't understand why Liang Sicheng, such an honest man who was not good at speaking, could win the heart of the "goddess" Lin Huiyin.

But looking back now, from Lin Huiyin's perspective, Liang Sicheng might be a more suitable match than people like herself, right?
Just when Xu Zhimo was feeling sad about the passing of time, Bao Guowei ruthlessly interrupted his thoughts and pulled him over.

"Let's go, the car is here."

Xu Zhimo didn't say anything, but Bao Guowei could tell what the boy was thinking.

So he pulled the other person into the car, and in front of the young couple, he was sad and coveted the other person's wife. No wonder Xu Zhimo is in such a miserable state now, he deserves it.

"Bingwen, when you get to Peking, please ask me to visit you often!" Lin Huiyin covered her mouth and smiled, coming up to see him off and said.

"Don't worry." Bao Guowei grabbed Xu Zhimo and said, "I'll go back and give this kid some advice. We'll have to keep in touch about the Mingxin Society."

"Bingwen, we are scholars." Xu Zhimo wanted to say something, but was pushed into the car by Bao Guowei.

Liang Sicheng also smiled and said: "Bingwen, when will you start teaching at Peking University in the future? It's necessary."

He wanted to say something, but his expression suddenly changed.

"Hui Yin, what's wrong with you~"

Lin Huiyin, who was originally talking and laughing, suddenly turned pale, her eyes turned black, and she fell towards the car.

Bao Guowei was quick to grab her arm and prevent her from falling.

Until Liang Sicheng came up and supported him.

Looking at Lin Huiyin's weak face, Bao Guowei frowned tightly.

(End of this chapter)