1928: The rise of giant merchants

Starting in June, the situation in the Central Plains War in the Republic of China suddenly took a turn for the worse.

In the direction of Henan Province, the He Shengrui Department of the Central Army has been defeated and retreated all the way to the south of Luohe; Liu Zhi's Department on the Longhai Line was counterattacked by Feng Yan's coalition forces and was forced to retreat to the Ningling line; the Sixteenth Route Army and the Twelfth Sixth Army of the Central Army were also Shi Yousan's attack failed miserably and retreated to the south of Yanzhou.

It can be said that the Central Army was completely defeated in the north. The principal was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. While convening his staff to discuss the combat formation, he sent an envoy to the north, hoping to spend a lot of money to bribe Zhang Hanqing to help him.

Yan Xishan was proud of his success. Although he was still worried about military expenses, he seemed to have seen the position of top leader beckoning to him.

Ye Luo's ship had not yet arrived at Shiliupu Pier, but Song Ziwen made several phone calls to Ye Mansion, worried that Ye Luo would suddenly run away at this time.

Of course he couldn't contact Ye Luo. He only knew that this little brother had gone to Japan to do business before the war, but every time it was Bai Xiuzhu who answered the phone, this made Song Ziwen feel at ease.

He didn't believe that Ye Luo would not take his family with him when he ran away.

In order to stabilize the hearts of the Ye family, Song Ziwen specially sent someone to summon Dai Li. He must not cause any trouble to the Ye family or any of the Ye family in the near future!

At the same time, after the Japanese assassinated left-wing writers and the Jinling Nationalist Government had noticed the cultural and political organization of the Left-wing Writers' Alliance, Lu Yucai just returned from the north and immediately rushed from Shanghai to Peiping, arriving by train within a few days. After getting off the train at Peking Railway Station, the first place I took my wife Xu Guangping to was Ma Yuzao's house.

Ma family.

Lu Yucai and his wife were sitting in the living room drinking tea and chatting about some things they had done in Shanghai. They were a little scared, but they also highly praised the writers of the Leftist League for their extremely high patriotic enthusiasm.

This reminded Ma Yuzao of Chen Ruiqiong, who had already traveled to Macao.

The more active the Left Alliance is, the easier it is to be exposed to the sight of Dai Li and other spies.

These wolf cubs raised by the principal bite everyone they see. Even Ye Luo dares to touch them, let alone these literati who can only fight with the principal with their pens.

"Brother Yucai, I think you should go directly to Peking University and become a professor. The position of dean of the School of Liberal Arts is still vacant. With this status, if those people really want to do something to you, they have to consider the social impact." Ma Yuzao kindly warned, "Otherwise if this continues, sooner or later you will be like Shi Zhi and have no choice but to flee overseas to protect yourself."

"It's better to be dismissed as a professor at Peking University. I have little talent and little knowledge. How can I be compared with Hu Shizhi." Lu Yucai shook his head. He personally looked down on Hu Shi very much. As for why he was unwilling to take up a teaching position.

This time he came to Peiping. Firstly, he hoped to bring his wife and children to his old mother in Peiping to see and give more hugs to his grandchildren. Secondly, he wanted to help form the Northern Left Alliance. This was a major event that would lead to beheading. If he was also a professor, I'm afraid It will harm Peking University and Peking University students.

Peking University has finally re-emerged thanks to Ye Luo's Peking University student aid fund. How can it close the school again because of this kind of thing?

Ma Yuzao knew what he was thinking, so he could only nod his head, and then asked: "Yucai, when you came to the north, did you see the second young master?"

"It's a pity that Mr. Ye went to Japan not long ago. When I went north, he hadn't come back yet and couldn't say goodbye." Lu Yucai looked regretful. He guessed that Ye Luo wanted to avoid the war and avoid the principal poaching him all day long.

"The big tree attracts the wind." Ma Yuzao also felt that this was the reason and could only sigh, "I hope this war can end quickly. No matter who is the final winner, with the prestige of the second young master, he will not be slaughtered as a pig."

"When prosperity comes, the people suffer; when it dies, the people suffer." Lu Yucai sighed.

The two chatted all morning. After lunch, Lu Yu came to Ma Jue's boudoir.

"Hello, Mr. Lu." Ma Jue was reading a book. When she saw him coming, she immediately stood up and said hello.

Lu Yucai nodded, then gently closed the door, motioned for her to sit down, and then said with a very serious expression: "Ma Jue, I read the letter you wrote to me before carefully. I believe that students should learn from their studies. For the Lord. Now is the critical moment for you to advance from the preparatory course to the formal course of Peking University. You should not focus on the relationship between men and women. "

"It's Mr. Kelu. I, I can't help but think about these things in my mind." Ma Jue's cheeks were slightly red, knowing that the other party was here to persuade her, but she was a young girl in her first trimester, so how could she let go of what was in her heart so easily? like.

"Ahem, cough, cough, but Ma Jue, I already have a family, and I am determined not to let down the wife who loves me deeply now. You and I can talk about literature and studies, but we can't talk about love." Lu Yucai hesitated. Again, I decided to make it clear to her directly.

Ma Jue was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses and waved his hands quickly: "No, no, no, it's not. Mr. Lu, you misunderstood. The person I like is not you."

"I know that rejecting you like this will make you very embarrassed, but Ma Jue, you must understand that between us." Lu Yucai continued. He felt that Ma Jue was too thin-skinned and subconsciously denied it after being rejected in person.

But no matter what, he came here today just to make things clear.

Ma Jue jumped up anxiously and interrupted him directly: "That's not true! Mr. Lu, you really misunderstood! I, I, I actually like the second young master."

She said the last half of the sentence extremely unconfidently and without confidence, and the word "Second Young Master" was as thin as a mosquito buzzing. If Lu Yu hadn't listened carefully, he would have almost missed it.

Now he was embarrassed.

If Ma Jue mentioned someone else, he would also think that the girl was unwilling to admit it and deliberately used other people to excuse herself, but she was talking about Ye Luo, and her words and demeanor did not seem to be false.

Ye Luo is only five or six years older than her, and he is handsome and rich. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the national male god.

Compared with this second young master, Lu Yucai felt ashamed. Now it was really difficult to refute Ma Jue.

Ma Jue blushed and lowered his head, not daring to look at Lu Yucai again when he told her face that he was ashamed.

If she hadn't been forced to do so, she wouldn't have said it.

But when Lu Yucai misunderstood her, Ma Jue felt that if she didn't tell him, it would be a kind of disloyalty to Ye Luo. The inexplicable emotion prompted her to directly refute Lu Yucai, and she actually told her face to face what was deep in her heart. secret.

Both fell silent.

After a while, Lu Yu broke the deadlock: "Mr. Ye Ye is a family man, and his wife is the sister of Deputy Mayor Bai Xiongqi. They respect each other as guests. Although the Ye family does not taboo marrying an aunt, Ma Ma Jue, are you really willing to be a concubine?"

This is a heavy but unavoidable problem.

Ma Jue was suddenly speechless.

She is a progressive female student in the new era and is particularly disgusted with this kind of feudal dross.

Her classmates all advocated free love and monogamy, but she plunged into the old feudal system and couldn't extricate herself. She always felt that she had betrayed something.

But when she thought that the other party was Ye Luo, she was a little moved.

"I, I don't know." Ma Jue answered truthfully. (End of chapter)