Years of the Republic of China 1913

() At [-]:[-] that night, Fang Zida arrived in the capital, but the convoy did not enter the city, but followed the path to a small town outside the city and lived in a house in the town.

Chen Qimei, Jiang Zhiqing and others were put under house arrest in this place at the beginning, and it has been the safe house of the Secret Service since then. It is close to the capital, and the location is remote and not easy to be noticed. After arriving, Zhou Yuanliang arranged for everyone to live in. Fang Zida simply used it for washing. Not long after dinner, he and others also came.

In du li's backyard, Fang Zida talked with the visitor behind closed doors for a long time, and it was already late after sending the visitor away, but Fang Zida was not tired at all, smoking a cigar and explaining something to Zhou Yuanliang, he didn't go to bed until midnight rest.

The next day, Fang Zida didn't let everyone set off until he got three shots on the sun. The convoy detoured to the main road through the small road, and then went directly into the city.When he arrived in Beijing, Fang Zida went back to the official residence first, changed his clothes after seeing his wife and children, and then went to the Prime Minister's Office.

"Isn't this brother Zhang Ming? When did you come back? Was the journey safe?" As soon as he entered the Prime Minister's Office, he met Duan Zhigui, Minister of National Defense, and saw Fang Zida approaching with a smile on his face.

"I just arrived, so I'm here to report on my work. Brother Lao Xiangyan is concerned. Except for a little trouble when disembarking, everything went smoothly." Fang Zida replied with a smile.

"Well, I also heard about this matter yesterday. These reporters are really afraid that the world will not be chaotic! What do the people in Tianjin do to eat? How can they be allowed to break into the dock without permission? Now Sun Wen's case is making a fuss , Troublesome time. Fortunately, brother Zhang Ming did not have any accidents, what if an assassin sneaks in like in the United States?"

"Hehe. It's not that serious. The guards at the pier are still very competent. Besides, we are now a constitutional government, and public opinion is free. Although it is a bit inappropriate for reporters to do this, it is still in compliance with the law. What's more, I It’s okay, brother Xiangyan, you don’t have to blame the people below too much.”

Fang Zida shrugged his shoulders easily, assuming an indifferent attitude.Duan Zhigui looked at him and laughed, nodding repeatedly.

"Brother Zhang Ming, I would never believe that Sun Wen's assassination was done behind my back! With Brother Zhang Ming's ability, why use such a clumsy method? Even if you want to kill Sun Wen, there are many ways. Go, put yourself in trouble, no one would do that. According to the old man, this thing is obviously done deliberately, the purpose is to trap my brother for injustice!"

"Thank you Brother Xiangyan, it's a pity that there are not many people in this world who understand!"

Following Duan Zhigui's tone, he said haha ​​a few times, at least on the surface the two sides seem to be very harmonious.Duan Zhigui also knew what was interesting, knowing that Fang Zida came to find Song Jiaoren, and he didn't drag Fang Zida to have a long chat.but.When leaving, Duan Zhigui said softly: "Actually, this guy Sun Wen should have died a long time ago, but he is too famous, and whoever does it will get dirty. It's really good to die this time! It's gone!" This guy is causing trouble, and I think many people can sleep peacefully. Brother Zhang Ming, don’t you think so?”

Without waiting for Fang Zida to answer.Duan Zhigui laughed at Fang Zida and cupped his hands, and strode out the door with the adjutant.

"This old fox..." Fang Zida looked at his back, smiled slightly, shook his head, and walked in the opposite direction.

Song Jiaoren had been waiting for Fang Zida in the office for a long time. After Fang Zida arrived, he did not talk about Sun Wen's case first, but asked about the situation of this mission to the United States.

In this regard, Fang Zida handed over the prepared documents and explained them while Song Jiaoren went through them carefully.

"The plan is good. Although I don't know much about the economy, judging from this report, if it succeeds, it will be very beneficial to the country." Two hours later, Fang Zida finally finished his plan and the results of the mission. Song Jiaoren He took off his glasses and said with great relief: "You are strong in this aspect, as we talked about when we went out with you, all the plans are arranged by you and submitted to the Prime Minister's Office for record."

"No problem!" Fang Zida nodded in agreement, but he made a suggestion, which is absolute confidentiality.The Prime Minister's Office must file a record, but the confidentiality work must also be strengthened. His plan must not be known to outsiders, otherwise it will cause a major earthquake in the whole world.

Of course, Song Jiaoren understood the importance of this, and said after a while: "Let the Secret Service send a few people over, and the Prime Minister's Office will set up a new confidential office, and the Secret Service will be responsible for the specific work."

"This way is good, I don't care."

"Okay, that's it." Song Jiaoren put the document aside, and said solemnly: "Chang Ming, I don't believe you were responsible for the assassination of Sun Yat-sen, but although you didn't name them in the telegram, I It can be seen that you mean that you are inclined to yell and catch the thief yourself, don't you?"

"It's not a tendency, it's affirmation!" Fang Zida smiled and said with confidence: "To tell you the truth, I actually arrived in Beijing last night, but I have something to deal with so I didn't notify anyone. According to the latest information source, The assassination of Sun Wen was a trick of the Japanese Army Department and the Black Dragon Society."

"Really?" Song Jiaoren couldn't help standing up, and asked anxiously, "Is there any actual evidence?"

"Confidential information, where is the evidence?" Fang Zida smiled wryly and shook his head: "Ri himself deliberately set up a trap, how can we catch it? Besides, the person who provided the information would not be so stupid as to give us the evidence Well, if this is the case, I'm afraid he can't keep it himself. However, I can guarantee that this information is absolutely true, not only that, the assassins in San Francisco are obviously members of the Revolutionary Party, but they were actually sent by the Japanese themselves."

A look of disappointment flashed across Song Jiaoren's face, he lit a cigarette and took a sharp puff, he said, "So what if you know? Without any evidence, this matter will be difficult. You don't know, Zhang Ming. It’s not good! Although I, kmt, is the largest party in the Congress, I forcefully passed the resolution, but it caused dissatisfaction among many congressmen. Now it is not only aimed at you, but also many public opinions are aimed at the entire kmt and zheng fu cabinet. If this If things are not handled well, there may be endless troubles.”

"What's the current diplomatic situation?" Fang Zida asked with a frown.

"No progress." Song Jiaoren said angrily: "Of course the Japanese themselves will not admit that they did it, and they also refused to conduct a joint investigation on the grounds of judiciary du li. As for the reactions of various countries, the European war is getting worse and worse. It was at the most critical time that the countries of the Allied Powers had no interest in taking this matter into consideration at all, and they refused to express their attitude except for a lot of unnutritious diplomatic rhetoric."

"Well, I expected this result, but unexpectedly it became a reality." Fang Zida was not too surprised, and sighed lightly.

Looking at Fang Zida with some strange eyes, Song Jiaoren was a little puzzled: "If that's the case, why do you still...?"

"It's all about buying time." Fang Zida smiled: "Besides using these methods, are there other means? At least the current situation is not the worst, which is enough for us."

Song Jiaoren couldn't help laughing, raised his finger and pointed at Fang Zida and said, "You bastard, you just don't stop. But then again, if we don't do this, the trouble will be even worse. At least now we are passive, but we don't At the worst possible time."

"Yes, that's my intention. The Allied Powers are unreliable, and their energy has been constrained by the war. What's more, at such a juncture, they take the risk of offending the Japanese government to stand up for us, with the tact of Western politicians like this The possibility of doing it is extremely small. As for the United States, I have asked the two major financial groups to put pressure on the US government. If the US government can take action, this matter will be much easier. But it is only half to half It is not wise to bet all the treasure on the Americans. These capitalists are extremely shrewd guys, once they have no use value, they don't care about our lives."

"It makes sense!" Song Jiaoren agreed with Fang Zida's point of view, but he still couldn't come up with a better solution to the current situation.Once Japan insists on blaming Jiang Zhiqing, Dai Jitao and others for the assassination, and formally puts them on trial, then the entire KMT will be in trouble. Just like what Fang Zida and Duan Zhigui said, there are few people in this world who understand and don't know the truth How much judgment can the masses and ordinary people have?One pass to ten, ten to one hundred, the word of the people passed it back and forth, and God knows what it will be like in the end.

That's not enough, what's more important is that there are still people pretending to be confused, lest the world will not be chaotic and play tricks behind their backs.In addition to Ri himself, who was the initiator, of course, these people also have KMT, Song Jiaoren, and Fang Zida's political enemies.It is the result of these people's happy opinions that the incumbent government can be removed through this incident, and even Fang Zida's reputation will be ruined. Otherwise, how can they replace him?

"Brother Dunchu, being passive is being passive, but we are not powerless to fight back." Just when Song Jiaoren couldn't find a better way to solve the problem for a while, Fang Zida smiled inscrutablely.

"You mean...?"

"Hehe, it's nothing, it's just that Jiang Taigong is sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai." Fang Zida said confidently: "Patience, what we need most now is patience, do what should be done, and don't be caught as the attack point. As for the current situation, I I think that will change soon.”

Fang Zida's words made Monk Song Jiaoren Zhang Er puzzled, and did not understand where Fang Zida's confidence came from.But under his questioning, Fang Zida did not explain, but mysteriously told him that he would know in a few days, as long as he pretended not to know anything before, there would be less negotiations, and those who should protest should continue to protest, and everything would remain the same That's fine.

Song Jiaoren saw that he couldn't come up with the question, so he didn't ask any more, but his curiosity kept guessing what kind of medicine Fang Zida was selling in the gourd.Unexpectedly, after a few days, the mystery was finally unraveled. Several incidents happened suddenly in the same day. These incidents made everyone dumbfounded, and they couldn't believe their eyes and ears, including Ri himself. .