Chapter 134 Wang Jingwei's Inauguration Ceremony
April 30, 1939.//The fastest update //※※
Another day is International Labor Day.
After decades, many people may have already had a holiday. Unfortunately, the Chinese are still on this festival at this time, especially in such a year, and they don’t have to think about it. But the Chinese are still very excited these days... On April 26, the third detachment of the Jin-Cha-Hebei Military Region of the Eighth Route Army, Bao Mori's cousin, the Japanese emperor's cousin, Akamoto, and Saburo Suzukikawa. This incident spread throughout China in just a few days, greatly encouraging the Chinese people's enthusiasm for the War of Resistance. On the contrary,
The Japanese were extremely passive, but although the emperor's cousin was stupid, he was a royal relative and could not help him. Emperor Hirohito even personally issued an imperial edict from Tokyo, demanding that Akamoto be rescued at all costs. For this reason, the Japanese North China Front Army even sent the famous Yoshiko Kawashima and found Baosen for negotiations, exchanging a large amount of arms and ammunition. Although the Japanese finally achieved their goal and finally brought the royal members back to their hometown safely, this face was really a big loss.
Therefore, in order to save face, the Japanese immediately began to plan new actions: immediately establish a new national government in Nanjing, namely the Wang Jingwei pseudo-National Government.
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“Are the speech ready?”
Chen Bijun asked Zhou Fohai next to him at Nanjing Presidential Palace.
"Madam, don't worry, everything is ready, there will be no problems." Zhou Fohai bowed slightly and replied.
"Yes." Chen Bijun twisted his fat body, "In fact, there was no speech, and Mr. Wang could handle it. But after all, he was a national leader and always looked like he wanted."
"Yes," Zhou Fohai also nodded constantly, "It's been so many years, and I finally waited for this day. I guess. Jiang Jiang in Chongqing must be so angry that he was itchy at this time?"
"Hmph, of course he was so angry that his teeth were itchy. But what's the use of him being angry? The day when he comes to bow to us sooner or later."
It would be fine if he didn't mention Jiang Jiang, but when he mentioned Jiang Jiang, Chen Bijun's anger came back. She really had no good feelings for Jiang Jiang.
Chen Bijun's family is a wealthy overseas Chinese, and has been a petite lady since childhood. Although she later participated in the Tongmenghui and participated in revolutionary activities, her so-called revolution was just a small fight and she had never done anything. Even when she was in the Tongmenghui, she spent most of her time pursuing a handsome man named Wang Jingwei. Although Wang Jingwei did not have much thought about Chen Bijun at the beginning, his hard work paid off. Chen Bijun took the initiative to show his love after Wang Jingwei failed to assassinate the regent of the Qing Dynasty Zaifeng and was arrested. He soon captured the other party's heart. Soon, the Wuchang Uprising broke out, and the Qing government was forced to release a large number of revolutionaries, and Wang Jingwei was also among them. Shortly after she was released from prison, Chen Bijun became husband and wife with Wang Jingwei as she wished.
However, although he became a husband and wife, the personalities of Wang Jingwei and Chen Bijun were actually the opposite. Although Wang was cunning and kept in touch, he was too weak and not strong. Therefore, he had a firecracker's temper, quick talk, brave and wise, Chen Bijun became Wang Jingwei's protector. Wang Jingwei encountered any political problems and liked to discuss with his wife after he went home. Chen Bijun also enjoyed this and actively gave advice for Wang. Over time, Chen Bijun had to intervene in big and small matters. Many of Wang Jingwei's political actions and ideas came from Chen Bijun's ideas.
Just like this time Wang Jingwei rebelled and turned to the Japanese, it can almost be said that Chen Bijun promoted it.
After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Wang Jingwei and Chiang Kai-shek had another conflict. Wang Jingwei insisted on peace talks with Japan to avoid a head-on conflict between the Chinese army and the Japanese army. Wang Jingwei's theory of traitors was opposed by the vast majority of people. The voices of anti-Wang within the Kuomintang were high. Wang Jingwei was discouraged and wanted to withdraw from the Kuomintang for a time.
One day, when Chen Bijun saw Wang Jingwei coming home, his face flushed and his expression was quite excited. When asked the reason, it turned out that when Chiang Kai-shek invited Wang Jingwei to dinner, the two had a quarrel. After hearing this, Chen Bijun immediately said angrily: "Cheng Zhongzheng actually does not want to fight against Japan, but he will act like a double-faced person. He cooperates with the Communist Party to fight against Japan, but in fact he has no sincerity at all. The cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party will break down sooner or later. What's wrong with discussing peace with the Japanese? Eliminate the Communist Party as soon as possible and reduce unnecessary casualties. Isn't this the best of both worlds? You can't be willing to give up the disadvantage. If you want to fight with Chiang, you can't die at worst."
When Wang Jingwei heard his wife say this, he also felt that this was true, so he told Chen Bijun that he had always wanted to send people to contact the Japanese first, explore the Japanese's to support him, and break with Chiang Kai-shek if necessary. After Chen Bijun heard about it, he supported him very much and urged him to act quickly. So, not long after, Wang Jingwei sent Mei Siping and Gao Zongwu to Shanghai to secretly contact the Japanese.
Mei and Gao did not disappoint Wang Jingwei's hope. After some bargaining, they signed a "secret agreement" with the Japanese. Soon, Mei Siping returned from Shanghai and Hong Kong to Chongqing and brought back the "secret agreement" signed with the Japanese.
However, when things came to an end, Wang Jingwei began to look back and hesitate when it came to the matter of whether to leave Chongqing and openly vote for Japan. At this time, Chen Bijun was determined again and tried his best to leave Chiang Kai-shek as soon as possible and cooperate with the Japanese. After some ideological struggle, Wang Jingwei finally took the first step of his surrender to Japanese imperialism.
But why did Chen Bijun support the split between Wang Jingwei and Chiang Kai-shek so firmly?
Because she always believed that the time when Wang Jingwei was assassinated in 1935 was caused by Chiang Kai-shek's secretly. For this reason, she even ran to Chiang Kai-shek's office to make a big fuss and forcibly questioned why Chiang Kai-shek wanted to harm people. She was a woman and a family member of the victim, and Chiang Kai-shek was not easy to have an attack, so she could only persuade him kindly. But this made Chen Bijun more convinced that Chiang Kai-shek was guilty... Of course, this was just a superficial reason. The most important thing was that Chen Bijun was unwilling to be overwhelmed by Soong Mei-ling. In her opinion, she was no different from Soong Mei-ling in any aspect, and her husband was more elegant and dashing than Soong Mei-ling's husband. But why did she find a husband from a ruffian and became the first lady?
Chen Bijun was originally a hot temper. When he was chasing Wang Jingwei, he barely restrained it for a few years, and then it was completely exposed. He even made a tantrum in public and forced his rival to death. The rival in love only robbed her of a man. Jiang wanted her man's life. In addition, she always thought that Jiang used despicable means to take away Wang Jingwei's position as the leader. He has been suppressing her husband everywhere. This hatred has long been full of people. When he has a chance, he will naturally not give up... The Japanese looked like he was angry at this time. Jiang Jiang lost again and again, and no matter how he looked, he was a life of a loser. As a smart person, of course he had to stand on the side of the strong and the winner.
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"Mrs. Wang, Mr. Zhou, are Mr. Wang ready? It's time for us to set off."
Chen Bijun and Zhou Fohai chatted for a while, and Ying Zuozhenzhao walked in. This time, Wang Jingwei was able to come to Nanjing from Hanoi, Vietnam. It can be said that it was entirely caused by him... If he hadn't gone to Hanoi for lobbying and persuasion and threats, Wang Jingwei might have hid in Vietnam again. After all, the impact of the "Nanjing Massacre" was so bad that Wang Jingwei and others dared not get into trouble. Unfortunately, to this point, Wang Jingwei and others could no longer turn back. With his threat, and the military command killer outside who could take action at any time, Wang Jingwei and others finally had to come. After the establishment of the pseudo-National Government, he would also become Wang Jingwei's highest military adviser.
"Fohai, go and ask, see how the fourth brother (Wang Jingwei) is preparing." Chen Bijun stood up from his seat, blocked Ying Zuozhenzhao intentionally or unintentionally, and instructed Zhou Fohai. As her identity, she should have made the final preparations with Wang Jingwei, but because she was worried that those who stayed outside could not stop the Japanese, she had to take action herself... After all, this was also the day when the "new" National Government was established. Although Wang Jingwei and others were completely controlled by the Japanese, they still had some small plans to make a decision. They are still discussing with Chen Gongbo and others in the office.
"It should be almost done. I'll be back soon. Please wait for Madam and General Yingzuo." Zhou Fohai nodded to the two of them, and immediately walked towards Wang Jingwei's office. Just now, Chen Bijun's brother-in-law Chu Minyi received a report that there were some problems with the arrangements outside. He went out temporarily, so he had to come out to help. After all, Chen Bijun could not be left alone outside, what would it look like?
"Please hurry up, the ceremony will begin soon." Ying Zuo Zhenzhao bent his waist slightly. Of course, he understood Xiaojiujiu of Wang Jingwei and others. To put it bluntly, he was not willing to be a puppet honestly. With their support, he wanted to gain another power that belonged to him. Even in his inaugural speech, he wanted to do a small article. But Nanjing is all their people, and the overall situation is in control. No matter how Wang Jingwei and others plan, it is useless, so he doesn't care at all. On the contrary, he secretly despised Wang Jingwei and others' actions. He has already reached this point and wants to polish his face... I really think that a few good words are not considered surrender? The funniest thing is that these people originally chose to hold the ceremony on April 1, but later they learned that this day was April Fool's Day in the West, so they quit their lives and quit, and today has been delayed.
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Under the urging of Ying Zuo Zhenzhao, Wang Jingwei and others soon appeared. Under the escort of a team of puppet troops and a team of Japanese soldiers, the group arrived at Beiping Road on the east side of Jiming Temple in Nanjing, and the former site of the Kuomintang Examination Institute before the fall of Nanjing. Here, Wang Jingwei led his subordinates to all kinds of traitors from the "Central Party Department", "National Government", "Executive Yuan" and "Legislative Yuan" to get off the car and enter the auditorium where the ceremony was held.
"Hope everything goes well."
Colorful flags were flying outside, and the people were "cheering"... But Wang Jingwei was still nervous. Until he saw the banner "The National Government's Inauguration Ceremony in Nanjing" hanging on the rostrum in front of the auditorium, Sun Yat-sen's portrait and "Blue Sky and White Sun Party Flag" hanging below, "Blue Sky and White Sun Party Flag" and "Blue Sky and White Sun Red National Flag" hanging on both sides, the so-called "various groups" and "social celebrities" were hung... and those who stood up and applauded after seeing their arrival, their hearts finally calmed down a little.
"Don't worry, Fourth Brother, everything is ready. Just finish reading the manuscript." Chen Bijun held Wang Jingwei's arm, felt her husband's tightening muscles, and comforted in a low voice.
"I'm just a little nervous, don't worry." Wang Jingwei smiled and patted his wife's hand. But after seeing his wife's godson, Lin Bosheng, the deputy director of the Propaganda Department, walked onto the podium, his arms tensed again. However, Lin Bosheng didn't know how his godfather was at this time. He was very excited because he was the prince of the new government. Although he did it, he was also the prince.
"Everyone, the National Government has also started the inauguration ceremony. Now, please stand up and welcome our respected Chairman Wang Zhaoming to take the oath of office! Music, start--"
Lin Bosheng began to slap proudly. Then, everyone in the auditorium stood up, and the applause was thunderous. Wang Jingwei stood up with a smile and walked towards the podium. At this time, the music sounded:
“A big river has a wide wave,
The wind blows the fragrance of rice flowers on both sides of the straits..."
Chapter completed!