That night, the old man announced his resignation and resigned from all positions within and outside the Nationalist Government.
After discussion, the National Government and the National Military Commission appointed Li Zongren as Acting President of the National Government and Acting Chairman of the Military Commission. Li Zongren was only acting temporarily. As for the appropriate candidates, they would be formally elected at a later date.
The old man's control over the National Government is still irreplaceable, and his choice of Li Zongren to succeed him was successfully passed. As for Xie Baoqing, the most popular person, few people mentioned it at all.
After leaving office, the Chiangs and his son left Chongqing on the Meiling plane that night, planning to fly to the United States to live temporarily in the United States via a detour to Australia. This was his only choice at the moment.
Li Zongren bit the bullet and flew from Guangxi to Chongqing to take office. The first thing he did was to release Zhang Xueliang who was under house arrest.
After Zhang Xueliang was released from house arrest, the first thing he did was to fly to Tianjin with Miss Zhao Si to meet Xie Baoqing.
Looking at the transport plane slowly landing in the sky, Xie Tian stared at the plane with a smile and asked: "Brother Pang Pang, what do you think Zhang Xueliang did here?"
Pang Yuan chuckled and replied simply: "I don't know."
Xie Tian looked back at Pang Yuan speechlessly: "I didn't expect that the wise brother Pang Pang also had things he didn't know."
Pang Yuan laughed and said: "I'm not a know-it-all. He may be here on behalf of Li Zongren, he may be here to defect, or he may want to use your power to regain the Northeast. Although hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Northeast Army were That old man Niang Xipi was dispersed and assigned to various units, but it is undeniable that Zhang Xueliang still has great appeal in the Northeast Army."
Xie Tian chuckled: "I knew what he was here for."
"What are you doing here?" Pang Yuan looked at Xie Tian.
Zhang Xueliang was a difficult person to figure out. He couldn't even guess what Zhang Xueliang's intention was. Xie Tian said he knew.
Xie Tian had a wicked smile on his face: "I won't tell you."
Tang Haoer and Lan Yufang on the side couldn't help but chuckle. This guy must retaliate. This sentence of "I won't tell you" is retaliation for Pang Yuan's "I don't know" sentence just now.
Zhang Xueliang came with Miss Zhao Si, so Xie Tian and Pang Yuan naturally brought Tang Haoer and Lan Yufang, as well as several female relatives to accompany them to facilitate reception of Miss Zhao Si.
In addition to the two wives, Chen Xiang, Zhao Gang and other major generals in Tianjin were all waiting at the airport to greet them. Even Fu Zuoyi on the Peiping front line and Xu Shiyou on the Cangzhou front line were called back by Xie Tian, setting up a huge lineup.
Xie Tian was also full of expectations for Zhang Xueliang and Miss Zhao Si, two famous figures. In the past, Xie Tian never dreamed that he would be able to meet so many famous figures in his life, and also do such a vigorous and great undertaking. .
Zhang Xueliang's plane slowly landed at the small airport in the military restricted area, and Xie Tian and others greeted it with smiles on their faces.
The cabin door opened, and an energetic Zhang Xueliang appeared at the cabin door. Before the gangway was completely lowered, he waved to Xie Tian and others who were walking faster and said hello: "Commander-in-Chief Xie, Brother Wenzhi, Han Qing is here."
Xie Tian laughed loudly and rushed to the gangway first to shake hands with Zhang Xueliang who was stepping down the gangway: "I have long been familiar with the name of Commander-in-Chief Zhang. Today I saw that Commander-in-Chief Zhang is still as elegant as ever, which is really admirable."
Stop pretending, now that it has become clearer, Xie Tian no longer has to hide behind Pang Yuan to communicate with people based on seniority.
Anyone who has been in official circles for a long time knows who is the master and who is the slave. They can tell it from the order of shaking hands.
Moreover, Zhang Xueliang put him in front of Pang Yuan when he greeted him. Everyone felt like Ming Jing, and there was no point in pretending anymore.
Xie Tian smiled and shook hands with Zhang Xueliang. Zhang Xueliang was similar in age to Pang Yuan and a few years older than Xie Tian and Xie Baoqing. However, it felt a bit disharmonious for the two of them to stand together in the same frame.
Zhang Xueliang looks elegant and talented, while Xie Tian's lines are rough and bold (beautified, but actually more like a beast)
Miss Zhao Si let go of her little hand on Zhang Xueliang's arm, walked towards Tang Hao'er with a reserved smile, and took the initiative to extend her hand: "You should be Miss Hao'er, I have been friends with you for a long time."
It seemed that Zhang Xueliang and Miss Zhao Si had worked hard before traveling. Tang Haoer rarely appeared in public, and Miss Zhao Si could accurately recognize Tang Haoer.
Tang Haoer smiled and took Miss Zhao Si's hand: "I have also been in love with Fourth Miss for a long time. It is a great honor to see Fourth Miss today."
The women began to gather around and talk. Zhang Xueliang shook hands with Pang Yuan and talked about old times. Xie Tian introduced him one by one to Chen Xiang, Zhao Gang, Fu Zuoyi, Xu Shiyou and others who had come to pick up the plane.
Everyone met one after another and walked toward the western-style building where the headquarters was located in a polite manner.
Zhang Xueliang looked at Xie Tian with emotion and said: "I am no stranger to Tianjin. I have been to this place before. I didn't expect that a century of shame would end at the hands of Commander-in-Chief Xie. Han Qing is ashamed."
Zhang Xueliang and Miss Zhao Si met in Tianjin and fell in love for two years. After Zhang Xueliang took over as the commander of the Northeast Frontier Army, the 18-year-old Miss Zhao Si 'eloped' from Tianjin with the acquiescence of her father, Deputy Minister of Transportation Zhao Qingsheng, from Tianjin. Zhao Si After seeing his father off at the train station, he immediately published a newspaper to sever the father-daughter relationship with Miss Zhao Si, and also took this opportunity to resign from public office and retire to the mountains. In short, Tianjin plays an important role in the life trajectories of Zhang and Zhao.
Xie Tian held Zhang Xueliang's arm and smiled: "Brother Hanqing, some people have to stand up and settle some things. Baoqing just took a chance."
Xie Tian's attempt to take back the Tianjin Concession in one fell swoop was indeed a trick, and the Chongqing government shouldered the pressure for him.
Zhang Xueliang looked at Xie Tian and smiled bitterly: "Tricks also depend on strength. I have been living in the apartment for several years, and every day I see our land being invaded by the Japanese. I have been devastated. It was not until your appearance that I rekindled my feelings." Raise hope. I have studied and judged every step you took, and applied myself to others. Baoqing, if I were in your position, I admit that I cannot do these things you do. "
Since the Double Twelve Incident, Zhang Xueliang has been under house arrest by Chiang Kai-shek. He is prohibited from socializing but not allowed to listen. Zhang Xueliang can still read various newspapers and periodicals in a timely manner.
Zhang Xueliang began to pay attention to Xie Tian when Xie Tian regained Qizhou. At that time, the entire northwest of Shanxi was in a state of chaos. Few people could find out that Xie Tian captured Zhangzhuang and cut off the Tongpu Railway. This was the fuse of the chaos in northwest Shanxi until Xie Tian regained it. Qizhou, this unit of the People's Liberation Army has only begun to attract people's attention.
Zhang Xueliang began to collect reports about Xie Tian and the People's Liberation Army.
His understanding of Xie Tian also came from various newspapers and periodicals, including Xie Tian's Ideal World. He had also read it. Although he didn't agree with it, he was extremely shocked.
