The situation after the war between China and the Soviet Union was confusing. Not to mention that other countries could not understand it. Even the top brass of the Chinese government could not figure out what kind of medicine Fang Zida was selling in his gourd. At the same time, on the other side of the ocean, in the United States, several middle-aged people with extraordinary bearings

People are gathering in a villa on the outskirts of San Francisco.

"What did Fang Zhangming think? He recklessly went to war with the Soviet Union but did not move. Could it be that he planned to be a centrist to please both sides?" A middle-aged man with a slightly bald forehead and a bookish air all over his body said angrily.

"What Brother Huaizhong is saying is that Fang Zhangming is confused! Either fight or solve the problem through diplomacy. How can he be so timid and declare war and then retreat? In my opinion, Fang Zhangming is no good.

So, how can the country be so ridiculed by outsiders if Brother Dunchu is appointed as the Prime Minister?" Sitting next to Yang Changji was Zhang Shizhao. He pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose and spoke in agreement. At the same time, he turned his eyes to the person sitting opposite them.

That man with extraordinary bearing.

This person was none other than former Prime Minister Song Jiaoren. After the kmt election was defeated by Fang Zida, Song Jiaoren lost his position as party leader and became the loser in the dispute between Fang and Song. Later, in order to continue his ideal of constitutional governance, he secretly and

Fang Zida reached an agreement and retired from the position of Prime Minister, and began his journey around the world on the pretext of going abroad for inspection.

In the past year or so, Song Jiaoren first went to Europe, traveling around the UK, France, and Germany. He benefited a lot from the desolation after the war in Europe and the various measures taken by various countries to rebuild their homes after the war. He also benefited from various

The inspections between countries with different political systems allowed Song Jiaoren to see clearly many national policy issues that he had not paid attention to before. He stayed in Europe for about a year and came into contact with various political parties. Even those considered by European countries as

He also had an in-depth understanding of the scourge of Bolshevism.

After leaving Europe, Song Jiaoren boarded a cruise ship to the United States. He 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

He highly admires the political system of the United States and plans to stay in San Francisco for a longer period of time to sort out what he has seen and heard during his travels around the world. Based on his previous experience in governing and China's problems, he will combine the different political structures of various countries to re-establish

A constitutional system more suitable for China.

Originally, Song Jiaoren lived in an apartment in the city, but although he has resigned from public office, Song Jiaoren is the former KMT party leader and former prime minister after all, and he still holds important positions in the KMT party and is very famous.

After the news came out that he had temporarily settled in San Francisco, people from all walks of life came to visit him one after another. This made him take the trouble to stay quiet and study the constitutional system. In order to avoid these uninvited guests, Song Jiaoren stayed at the embassy.

With the arrangement, I moved out of the city and moved into this wealthy villa area with an elegant and peaceful environment.

After moving here, Song Jiaoren was very satisfied with both the environment and the surrounding facilities. From then on, he lived a very regular life. He got up every morning and took a walk nearby, and sat in a wooden chair by the tree-lined road to watch the day's movies.

daily, then return to his residence to finish his meal, and organize his manuscripts with the help of hired assistants. After finishing his work in the evening, he will temporarily leave the room again and go for a walk around the lake not far from the villa.

Of course, when important guests come to visit, Song Jiaoren will temporarily stop what he is doing to receive the guests. Just like today, Zhang Shizhao and Yang Changji happened to be appointed by the Ministry of Education to visit the United States and came to visit by the way. These two people are from Song Dynasty.

Jiaoren's early friends met in a foreign country after not seeing each other for many days. They sighed a lot and immediately made tea and sat talking for most of the day. Gradually the topic expanded to the current situation.

Seeing what Zhang Shizhao said, Song Jiaoren smiled faintly. Of course he understood that Zhang Shizhao was avenging an injustice for himself. But compared with the two scholars, he, Song Jiaoren, was a real politician and possessed great political wisdom.

His vision and vision are far beyond what they can compare with. For Fang Zida, Song Jiaoren can be said to be the person who knows him best, whether as a friend at the beginning or as an opponent later. Cowardly, reckless, trying to get both sides...these words are not Fang Zida's character at all.

Based on Song Jiaoren's understanding of Fang Zida, Fang Zida is a thorough realist and utilitarian. Every step he takes is extremely far-reaching and will never be as simple as what they say. Otherwise,

How could Song Jiaoren's political wisdom be defeated by Fang Zida? It is impossible to say that Song Jiaoren was not angry at the time, but with the passage of time, today's Song Jiaoren has been able to make clear and calm judgments. Looking back,

In the battle that year, although Song Jiaoren had great ambitions, in the actual process of governing, his vision of problems and long-term planning were far inferior to Fang Zida's, so his failure was inevitable.

"I have known Fang Zhangming for many years, and I know very well what kind of person he is. Although I am not in the country now, I feel that Fang Zhangming must have his purpose in doing this. Xing Yan, Huazhong, you are too underestimated Fang Zhangming."

"Brother Dunchu, do you take Fang Zhangming too seriously? Yes, this person's skills are indeed not bad. Back then, he was lucky enough to get Brother Dunchu's offer as a commoner. After following Brother Dunchu to the capital, he took advantage of both sides. I don't know how to use it.

What kind of trick did he suddenly turn into the son-in-law of the former president? After that, Fang Zhangming used this as his position to rise up the ranks, taking charge of the Central Bank and the Ministry of Finance, cultivating cronies, secretly inserting people everywhere, and even used the KMT election to drive Brother Chu out of office through despicable means.

, why do you still admire such a person so much?" Zhang Shizhao said angrily, looking at Song Jiaoren with an expression of hatred for iron and steel. In his opinion, Song Jiaoren seemed to have been defeated by Fang Zida.

After a setback, he collapsed and lost the vigor of the day. In his impression, Song Jiaoren was not like this at all. Has he now lost confidence in himself and completely given up?

Song Jiaoren was slightly surprised, and then laughed loudly: "Brother Xingyan, you are wrong, very wrong. It is true that as you said, my resignation as party leader and prime minister was due to Fang Zhangming, but there are some things that are not the same.

It’s not as good as you imagine. I, Song, was the matchmaker for the first presidential election, otherwise Fang Zhangming wouldn’t have been able to accomplish this good thing. As for the central bank, the Ministry of Finance, etc., not to mention, I

As prime minister at that time, didn’t he know the inside story better than you? To be honest, Fang Zhangming was not as talented as me, Song. If it weren’t for his support and planning back then, it would have been impossible for the country’s constitutional government to be implemented smoothly. As for the relationship between him and me afterwards

The grievances between us are between us. As a man, if you lose, you lose, and if you win, you win. I, Song Jiaoren, am not talented, so I admit my bet and lose. But if Fang Zhangming goes back on his words and violates his promise back then, don't blame me.

One person jumped out and objected!"

Just when 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 Fang Zhangming, but that I had a gentleman's agreement with him before. Fang Zhangming

Ming wants to be the leader of the party and the prime minister, that’s fine! But the prerequisite is that he must continue to implement constitutional government and lead the country to become prosperous and powerful! And I went overseas to avoid making an issue of me being ahead of him, both inside and outside the party!”

This is the first time Song Jiaoren has mentioned these words to outsiders. If it were someone else sitting in front of him today, I'm afraid he wouldn't have said it at all. After hearing this, Zhang Shizhao and Yang Changji looked at each other. They never thought of Song Jiaoren.

Leaving the country was actually not forced by Fang Zida, but a deliberate decision by him and Fang Zida to reach an agreement.

"Brother Dunchu, it's all because of 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, it's not a pity. I was very conceited back then, but actually I did some things wrong. Going abroad after leaving the country was an eye-opener for Mr. Song. Nowadays, the world is changing with each passing day. You can only sit in a well and look at the sky.

You are trapped in a cocoon. When people are like this, so is the country. Both of you are today's great scholars, so you should understand this truth."

Nodding silently, what else could they say when Song Jiaoren said this? Although Zhang Shizhao and Yang Changji felt a little aggrieved for Song Jiaoren, this was the only way things could go so far. They immediately changed the topic and started talking.

This inspection by the Ministry of Education.

The three chatted for a while, and saw the sun outside the window gradually setting. It was almost time, because Zhang Shizhao and Yang Changji would rush to Los Angeles the next day and board a ship back to China. Since it was late, Song Jiaoren did not insist on staying.

, and escorted them out of the house in person.

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

"Haha, it can take as little as one year, or as long as two or three years. I, Song Jiaoren, will naturally return to China. But before we break up, I have one more thing to ask you two..."

"Brother Dunchu, please tell me!"

Song Jiaoren straightened his expression and said: "I'm afraid that what you two thought before may also be thought by many people in the country. If it's convenient, please give Song a sentence for everyone. That is 'we are in the same boat'! We Chinese people have never lacked wisdom.

People, but having too many smart people is also a troublesome thing. National policies naturally have their own reasons, and they can be criticized and commented on, but under no circumstances can they undermine their own government, or even imitate the subversive methods of Chen Shaobai and others!"

Zhang Shizhao and Yang Changji thought for a while and agreed in unison. They were sent to the car. When the car was far away, Zhang Shizhao looked back and saw Song Jiaoren still standing at the door waving goodbye to them.

"Brother Huai Zhong, I feel extremely ashamed to see Dun Chu today. Did we really misunderstand Fang Zhangming? Maybe what Dun Chu said makes sense, and we should give him more time."
Chapter completed!