After Yang Du left, Zhou Chen was stunned and he knew clearly what this meant.

"Damn Song Dunchu, I'm sorry!" Zhou Chen, who came back to his senses, gritted his teeth and cursed. If Song Jiaoren hadn't given the bad idea, how could he have fallen to this point? Moreover, he had no way to ask Song Jiaoren for help in this matter. If Fang Zida learned about his relationship with Song Jiaoren, the matter would be even bigger.

At this point, Zhou Chen didn't know that his secret had been known by Fang Zida, but he thought that Fang Zida was dissatisfied with him and deliberately messed with him. Now that he can only "cultivate himself" and hopes that Song Jiaoren can get Fang Zida off the stage as soon as possible, so that he has the opportunity to make a comeback.

Unfortunately, Zhou Chen never thought that Fang Zida had already started preparing. This was a battle of dragons and tigers, and the failed people would completely destroy the dust. Fang Zida did not dare to underestimate his opponent at all, because he knew Song Jiaoren more than anyone else.

kmt The Second National Congress will be held in Beijing on December 10, 1918. At the end of November, representatives of party members from all provinces across the country will arrive in Beijing one after another. As the day of the convening meeting gradually approaches, the number of directors, senators, and party members who arrived in Beijing are increasing. As the number of representatives of honorary senators and party members from various provinces is increasing. Fang Zida, who is in charge of organizational affairs within the party, has already made arrangements. After arriving in Beijing, it is impeccable whether it is accommodation or travel.

It is natural for so many party members to gather together and visit each other. Moreover, many people who are good at scheming regard this conference as a great opportunity to win over relationships and run for themselves. Every day, they gather together with each other with factions, fellow villagers, classmates, friends, etc., and as the Prime Minister and Chairman of the State Council, Song Jiaoren received dozens of invitations every day to attend. If it weren’t for the Prime Minister’s Office being heavily guarded and unable to break in at will, I’m afraid Song Jiaoren’s barriers would be broken.

Fang Zida's official residence was also not idle. As Fang Zida's power and status became higher, his influence in the party became greater and greater. Among the targets of visiting Beijing, in addition to Song Jiaoren, of course, there were party tycoons like Fang Zida and Liao Zhongkai. However, Fang Zida did not refuse anyone like other directors, except for a few people. Fang Zida issued a closed-door order, and even moved to the Ministry of Finance to live in order to avoid harassment.

Fang Zida's behavior made everyone unable to understand. Logically speaking, this is a great opportunity for both parties to exchange feelings and win over relationships? He is so arrogant, isn't he afraid of being criticized after the conference? You know, even Song Jiaoren took time to attend several banquets in his busy schedule, especially to some old Tongmeng members, who looked like a junior. This modesty behavior made people couldn't help but give a thumbs up and praise.

"President, there are several invitations here. They are all invited to the banquet. I heard that Mr. Liao will go there too."

Dai Jitao, who had specially rushed back to Beijing from Shanghae to assist in the preparation of the meeting, struck a room on the top floor of the Ministry of Finance. This was Fang Zida's office. The inner room was simply cleaned up and a bed was installed. Fang Zida avoided trouble these days and has been living here.

Fang Zida, who had just washed his face, took the invitation and flipped it over, shook his head and smiled, "These people are really good. Their noses are more flexible than dogs. Fortunately, they actually sent the invitation here."

Dai Jitao smiled and said, "That's right. Our party is in its prime now. In addition to Premier Song, President and Mr. Liao, Cai Heqing and others account for almost half of the cabinet members, and our party also accounts for the majority. The representatives of the Party members who came to Beijing all understand. If they take this opportunity to get along with you, wouldn't they have made great achievements in the future? If they miss it, they will be fools."

"Yes." Fang Zida nodded. This is how China is. Whether it is in the shopping mall or the officialdom, the word "friendship" is indispensable. Unlike Western politics, these are the most important things in Chinese life. To put it nicely, it is to pick up the virtuous and not avoid relatives, and to put it badly, it is nepotism. Even the kmt, which claims to hold high the banner of constitutionalism and advocates the most respect for Western politics, is the same.

"President, do you think..." Seeing that Fang Zida was holding the invitation in his hand and not making a decision for a long time, Dai Jitao couldn't help but ask.

After throwing the invitation on the table, Fang Zida shook his head and said, "I won't go. Chuanxian, please say sorry to these people for me."

"President, this is probably inappropriate." Dai Jitao hesitated and advised: "I understand the president's intention, but it is normal for people to interact. If the other party misunderstands, it is a bit bad for the president. In my opinion, it is better to choose one or two more worthy of seeing people to show up, so that they will not offend others."

"Haha, can you offend people if you don't eat? Chuanxian, Chuanxian, you underestimate them too much." Fang Zida laughed and waved his hand and said, "It's okay, I know it. It's better not to go to this meal than to go. Some things, you don't understand!"

Seeing Fang Zida say this, Dai Jitao could only say goodbye. Before leaving, he thought about it and couldn't figure out why Fang Zida did this. Logically, Fang Zida is not a fool, but such a decision really made him unable to see it. After thinking about it, he smiled bitterly and could only shake his head and leave.

When news of Fang Zida refusing to attend the banquet several times spread, the party said that he was honest and dedicated, even more people said that he pretended to behave, and some people secretly laughed at Fang Zida for fame, etc. When he heard this news, Song Jiaoren couldn't help laughing, thinking that Fang Zida was too rude and was still pretending to be aloof in this situation. Could he be stupid? But this is good, Fang Zida is not afraid of offending others, so Song Jiaoren has a chance, and just took advantage of this national meeting to propose a re-elected council and kick Fang Zida out of the council first.

Is Fang Zida really that stupid? The answer is of course no.

Fang Zida did this naturally because of his reasons. Long before the meeting, Fang Zida had secretly connected a large number of directors, senators and party members, with one hand, one gold yuan and one pistol, and one forcefully won over many people. What's more, some of them belonged to Fang Zida's faction. As a faction boss, he was not worried that the people below would turn against him. You know, they were on the same boat. If Fang Zida capsized, would these people have a good life?

As for some factors that cannot be won over or are uncertain, Fang Zida will not be harmful to stay away from him. His layout needs to be extremely confidential, and the consequences will be unimaginable if the news leaks out. Moreover, he moved out of his official residence and lived in the Ministry of Finance just deliberately made a gesture, mainly to paralyze Song Jiaoren. Even Dai Jitao was not clear about it. Several of the invitations sent were actually from Fang Zida's arrangements. Even the party jokes Fang Zida for fame and reputation were the winds that Fang Zida deliberately released.

It seems that all this is just as Fang Zida expected, and he soon received news from Song Jiaoren from another channel. According to the news, while Fang Zida refused to attend the banquet many times and seek fame, Song Jiaoren frequently attended banquets and met with many party member representatives. He even held private meetings for some senators and provincial representatives, and also put forward the idea of ​​re-electing the board of directors through this National Congress.

Song Jiaoren did this exactly what Fang Zida thought. He never expected that some of the people he met in private were Fang Zida's people. These people had long had a tacit understanding. When Song Jiaoren proposed this idea, they immediately praised him and patted his chest in front of Song Jiaoren that when the conference began, they would inevitably propose to the Council as a senator to cooperate with Song Jiaoren's actions.

The proud Song Jiaoren had no idea that he had actually fallen into the bureau set by Fang Zida. Until the conference was held, Song Jiaoren was still proud and thought he was sure to win. Seeing Fang Zida entering the venue and sitting behind him, Song Jiaoren had a sneer on the corner of his mouth, then turned around, cleared his throat at the dark crowd below the audience, and loudly announced that the second National Congress of KMT was officially held.

As the chairman of the board, Song Jiaoren presided over the meeting. The entire meeting is scheduled to last for ten days, from December 10 to December 20. Song Jiaoren will deliver an opening speech at the opening ceremony on the first day. Then, Song Jiaoren will present a work report to the party members on behalf of the board of directors. After Song Jiaoren's work report is over, Fang Zida will provide an organizational and financial report, followed by the speeches of other directors and the speeches of some party members.

The opening ceremony of the first day ended, and the meeting entered the regular procedure on the second day. The meeting will discuss the development work of kmt in various places and improve the organizational constitution of kmt in combination with the international situation. Then, there will be proposals such as using kmt political power to continue to implement national constitutionalism, improve national laws, and realize social democracy. These were carried out step by step until the fifth day of the meeting, several senators and provincial representatives suddenly raised the requirement that the current council should be reselected in view of the backward organizational structure of kmt. This proposal was just proposed and received many people's approval. Some people even suggested that the Council, the agency that was temporarily established, should be abolished. The Central Executive Committee should be established in kmt, and on this basis, the Central Standing Committee of the Council should be established to replace the Council, and the Senate should be changed to a member of the Central Committee to complete the comprehensive adjustment of the organizational structure of kmt.
Chapter completed!