usatvline Chapter 1364: Step by Step (Happy Lantern Festival)
Chapter 1364: Step by Step (Happy Lantern Festival)
Chapter 1364: Step by Step (Happy Lantern Festival)
The next day.
The spring breeze is proud of the building.
Cheng Qianfan invited Lu Dazhang to have a drink, and Lao Huang accompanied him.
Cheng Qianfan shared with Comrades 'Flying Fish' and 'Piano' the ideas he came up with after being inspired by his wife Bai Ruolan.
When Lao Huang and Lu Dazhang heard this, their eyes lit up and they felt it was very feasible.
"The three of us are no match for Mrs. Cheng." Old Huang said jokingly with a smile while chewing orchid beans.
"Ruolan is indeed smarter than me." Cheng Qianfan said, unable to hide his pride.
The three of them conducted a more detailed study and analysis on the idea that Cheng Qianfan had come up with. After constant filling in the gaps, finally, a relatively more complete, more reasonably planned, and more feasible plan was born.
……
Liu Xia got out of the car carefully with a lunch box in her hand, and heard a car horn behind her.
This scared Liu Xia. She turned her head and saw Cheng Qianfan sitting in the driver's seat of the car, looking at her with a smile that showed he had succeeded in playing a prank.
"You scared me, you mischievous ghost." Liu Xia couldn't help but spit and said.
"Sister Xia, where are you from?" Cheng Qianfan got out of the car and was about to take the lunch box from Liu Xia's hand. Then he saw Liu Xia looking at him with a smile, so he decisively retracted his hand.
Cheng Qianfan extended his hand in a gentlemanly greeting, and the two of them walked into the Chu Mansion side by side.
"It's not that Sister Xia doesn't believe you." Liu Xia didn't avoid what she just said. She smiled and said, "After the Nanjing incident, there are strict regulations on the food safety of the Secretary-General. Let alone you, Qianfan, even if my brother comes, I won't let him touch this food box."
"I know that." Cheng Qianfan nodded and said, "There is no order without rules. That's right."
At the same time, Cheng Qianfan's heart moved.
The Chu Mansion has its own chef, but Liu Xia brought back a food box from outside and came back in a car. It was obvious that she had made a special trip to somewhere outside to bring back delicious food.
Cheng Qianfan felt that he had reason to suspect that Chu Mingyu liked a certain kind of food, and then he sent Liu Xia out to buy it.
"How does the Secretary-General feel?" Cheng Qianfan lit a cigarette, took a light puff, and asked.
Liu Xia didn't say anything, just rolled her eyes at him.
Cheng Qianfan acted as if something suddenly dawned on him, took out a cigarette and was about to put it into Liu Xia's mouth.
Liu Xia turned her head away and said angrily, "What are you doing?"
Then, seeing Cheng Qianfan's innocent look, Liu Xia realized that she had misunderstood, "You don't know?"
"Know what?" Cheng Qianfan asked puzzledly.
"I thought you heard about the incident, so you rushed over." Liu Xia said.
"What did I hear?" Cheng Qianfan asked, "What is it?"
"Forget it, it's better not to know." Liu Xia said, and then she saw that Cheng Qianfan didn't ask any more questions. She was a little confused, "Aren't you curious?"
"I am curious, but I am determined not to ask." Cheng Qianfan said with a smile, "If it is a good thing, Sister Xia, you will naturally tell me. If it is a bad thing, it will not be good for me to know it."
"You, you have more tricks than Ximen Qing." Liu Xia said with a smile.
Hearing these fierce words, Cheng Qianfan couldn't help but laugh, "Sister Xia, your metaphor is really unique."
"It's only you, Brother Fan. If it were anyone else, they would have tried to take advantage of the opportunity to be ambiguous and flirtatious with me." Liu Xia said with a sigh.
"I do have the intention, but I don't have the courage." Cheng Qianfan looked Liu Xia up and down, then nodded and said seriously.
This made Liu Xia laugh, and she reached out and hit him.
The two of them chatted and laughed, and after passing through several layers of guards, they arrived in front of Chu Mingyu's hall.
"The Secretary-General is in a good mood," said Liu Xia.
"Great." Cheng Qianfan said happily, "That's good. We don't have to worry about eating Uncle Chu's cake."
Then he saw Liu Xia smiling but not saying anything, and Cheng Qianfan's mind moved, "It's the Executive Yuan..."
"Mr. Wang will temporarily serve as the Vice Premier and Premier of the Executive Yuan," said Liu Xia.
"That's great." Cheng Qianfan was very happy. He threw away the cigarette butt and was about to touch the cigarette box again. In the end, he rubbed his hands together with a look of great joy. "Uncle Chu, this is considered to be the fulfillment of your wish."
He smiled and said to Liu Xia, "It is better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early. I am the magpie that announces good news. Uncle Chu must treat me well."
He really didn't expect it to be such a coincidence that he happened to encounter a good atmosphere that made Chu Mingyu's wish come true.
……
"Sister Xia, didn't you say..." Cheng Qianfan looked at Liu Xia with eyes that seemed to speak.
Liu Xia shook her head slightly, indicating that he didn't know either.
The atmosphere in the room was a little solemn, or rather, a little depressing.
This is not consistent with what Liu Xia just said, Chu Mingyu got the joyful atmosphere of the Vice Premier of the Executive Yuan of the 'new KMT regime'.
"Zhou Liang, you are arrogant and rude." Chu Mingyu showed his true nature in front of his nephew Cheng Qianfan and his confidant Liu Xia, and did not hide anything.
Cheng Qianfan and Liu Xia looked at each other.
Liu Xia walked over, put the lunch box on the coffee table, and then helped Chu Mingyu tidy up his desk.
Then, Liu Xia glanced at the pile of information on the desk.
Although she only took a few glances, she already had a basic grasp of what was going to happen today.
As an important figure around Mr. Wang, Zhou Liang was responsible for negotiations with Japan and important personnel appointments at the last moment of organizing the "new regime".
Zhou Liang was quite proud of having such great power, and once said to someone: "This time, the Central Committee was formed with my help from Mr. Wang."
In Zhou Liang's mind, the position of President of the National Government must belong to Wang Tianhai, and the position of Premier of the Executive Yuan may also belong to Wang Tianhai.
In this case, the position of Vice Premier of the Executive Yuan must belong to him.
In addition, according to the information Liu Xia had, Zhou Liang seemed to have reserved for himself the positions of Minister of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Public Security.
Not only that, this person also selected more than a dozen confidants and promised them the positions of deputy ministers in their respective departments.
Now, the Secretary-General has successfully obtained the position of Vice Premier of the Executive Yuan, which will obviously make Zhou Liang very angry and even difficult to accept.
……
"Qianfan, have a couple of drinks with me." Chu Mingyu said suddenly.
"Yes, Uncle Chu." Cheng Qianfan agreed and quickly helped Liu Xia set the table.
After taking out the delicacies from the plate and arranging them in order, Liu Xia left tactfully.
Cheng Qianfan accompanied Chu Mingyu to drink for a long time. Seeing that Chu Mingyu was coughing repeatedly and looked drunk because he drank too quickly, he had to comfort and console Chu Mingyu.
However, because Cheng Qianfan "didn't understand" why Chu Mingyu was in a bad mood and why he treated Zhou Liang like that, his words of comfort were not actually ideal.
……
Seeing that his nephew, who was always smart and good at speaking, did not perform as expected and could not speak to the point and satisfy his ears, Chu Mingyu took the initiative to tell Cheng Qianfan what had happened.
It turned out that Chu Mingyu and Zhou Liang were competing for the position of vice premier of the Executive Yuan, and it could be said that they had sparked a fight and were very angry.
Mrs. Wang was the first to jump out and disagree with Zhou Liang's request for the position of Vice Premier of the Executive Yuan.
Mrs. Wang was determined to give the position of Vice Premier of the Executive Yuan to Chu Mingyu, who had always been obedient and caring towards the Chen family.
Not only that, Mrs. Wang also plans to further help Chu Mingyu get a position as Minister of the Navy.
However, this move aroused unanimous opposition from Zhou Liang and Chen Nanhai, the second-in-command of Wang Tianhai Group.
Zhou Liang even said sourly that this was the harem interfering in politics:
Mr. Wang must do it, which is really embarrassing and is the harm of the imperial concubine.
I don't know how this word got out, but just now Mrs. Wang sent someone to deliver a note, and on the note was written - 'Mr. Wang is determined to do it, which is really embarrassing. It is the harm of the imperial concubine.'
Obviously, Mrs. Wang was very dissatisfied with Zhou Liang and hoped that Chu Mingyu could stand up and kill Zhou Liang's prestige and aggressiveness.
"Mr. Zhou is really..." Cheng Qianfan shook his head, "He is jealous."
Ok?
Chu Mingyu looked up at Cheng Qianfan.
"Uncle Chu, he is just jealous." Cheng Qianfan said with a smile, "He is envious of the fact that Mr. Wang and Mrs. Wang trust Uncle Chu's character and recognize Uncle Chu's ability."
As he spoke, Cheng Qianfan chuckled, ate a bite of shrimp, and muttered, "I'm just jealous. I'm jealous of Uncle Chu and Mr. and Mrs. Wang's close relationship."
"Be careful with your words." Chu Mingyu glared at Cheng Qianfan, "Mr. Zhou is not what you said."
The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and he felt a lot more relieved in his heart.
This is why he was willing to reveal the situation to his nephew just now.
There is no other reason, it’s just that this nephew is really good at talking.
……
"Uncle Chu, does this mean that the peace talks with the Japanese have been successful?" Cheng Qianfan thought for a moment and asked.
Only after the traitorous agreement with the Japanese was signed did these traitors have the energy and time to formally divide up power.
"After arduous negotiations, a peace agreement has been reached." Chu Mingyu nodded and said.
"Great." Cheng Qianfan was overjoyed. He couldn't help but ask, "When will we return to Nanjing?"
"There's no rush for this." Chu Mingyu said, and then he seemed to realize that his words were somewhat ambiguous, so he added, "It's inevitable, and it will be soon. If everything goes well, we will be able to start work in Nanjing soon."
Then he looked at Cheng Qianfan, thoughtfully.
Chu Mingyu was thinking about whether to take Cheng Qianfan to Nanjing. With Cheng Qianfan's ability and knowledge, he was capable of fulfilling the duties of a capable subordinate under him.
Military power. Chu Mingyu knew that his weakest link was military power.
Even for many people, including Mr. Wang, the weakest link is military power.
Cheng Qianfan is a senior official of the Police Station. He has led soldiers (patrolmen) and studied at the Central Army Officers School. He truly knows soldiers. He has both the ability to lead troops and leadership skills, and most importantly, he is loyal.
In this case, Chu Mingyu intends to bring Cheng Qianfan to Nanjing, preferably so that he can lead a team.
However, Cheng Qianfan's current position as deputy chief inspector of the French Concession Central District Police Station seemed to be a low-ranking position with little future. However, Chu Mingyu knew the power and influence of "Young Master Cheng" in the French Concession.
What's more, it can be said that all of Cheng Qianfan's people, power, and everything else are based in Shanghai. If he went to Nanjing, even though he had Chu Mingyu's care, it would not be easy to grow and develop quickly.
In a word, Chu Mingyu was not sure whether Cheng Qianfan was willing to give up the power in Shanghai and follow him to Nanjing willingly.
"Uncle Chu, what's wrong?" Cheng Qianfan asked.
"Nothing." Chu Mingyu shook his head, "I suddenly thought of something else."
Cheng Qianfan nodded, then frowned again.
"What's wrong?" Chu Mingyu asked.
"Nanjing is Liang Hongzhi's territory." Cheng Qianfan showed a worried look on his face.
"Be careful with your words." Chu Mingyu glared at Cheng Qianfan, "Nanjing belongs to the Party and the country, to Chairman Wang, and to 400 million Chinese people."
"Yes." Cheng Qianfan nodded. However, he knew that Chu Mingyu must have understood what he meant, so he continued, "Although they have agreed to submit to the central government, Nanjing is in his hands after all."
Cheng Qianfan paused, thinking seriously, and said thoughtfully, "The son of a wealthy family, Jie Chuitang, Uncle Chu, and Mr. Wang..."
He glanced at Chu Mingyu, seemed a little hesitant, and finally said something that was "not conducive to unity":
be careful.
"What are you going to be careful of? Be careful of Liang Hongzhi's soldiers?" Chu Mingyu snorted coldly and said, "What would he dare to do?"
"It's not about whether he dares or not." Cheng Qianfan shook his head, as if he knew that you don't understand the military, but I do. "There are some things that the people below will make it difficult for the people above to do."
As he spoke, he snorted coldly, as if he was quite touched, and said, "Or the people above will make people think that it is the people below who are making trouble."
"What do you mean?" Chu Mingyu frowned. He vaguely understood. As he spoke, he glared at Cheng Qianfan and said, "Okay, it's time now, stop playing dumb."
"Mr. Wang's life and safety always come first." Chu Mingyu urged, "Speak frankly."
"Liang Hongzhi has an army under his command." Cheng Qianfan said, "These people are relying on Liang Hongzhi's job. Even if Liang Hongzhi doesn't want to do something, who can guarantee that his arrogant and powerful generals will not have any ideas?"
"Arrogant soldiers and brave generals?" Chu Mingyu snorted coldly, "They are worthy!"
Cheng Qianfan looked at Chu Mingyu in surprise. He didn't expect that Chu Mingyu would look down on the puppet troops under Liang Hongzhi's command.
"No matter what, that's still 20,000 troops." Cheng Qianfan said with a frown.
Then, Cheng Qianfan asked Chu Mingyu, "Uncle Chu, do we have a plan to properly accommodate Liang Hongzhi's pacification army?"
"I haven't taken this into consideration yet." Chu Mingyu frowned slightly and said.
The actual situation is that Wang Tianhai did intend to incorporate Liang Hongzhi's pacification army, but the Japanese disagreed. Or, it could be said that the Japanese attached great importance to military power and were very cautious, even though it was just the armed forces of Liang Hongzhi's pacification army.
"That would be troublesome." Cheng Qianfan looked worried.
As he spoke, he fell into deep thought.
"Qianfan, I seem to remember that you have an old relationship with a division commander of the Pacification Army?" Chu Mingyu suddenly thought of it, his expression changed, and asked.
"Yes, we can say that there is no deal without fighting." Cheng Qianfan nodded, "That man is Li Mingzan, the commander of the First Division of the Pacification Army."
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