Nanjing, Nanjing in the fifth year of the Republic of China was not "Beijing". In China, "Beijing" means the capital. Although Nanjing was the capital when it was first established in the Republic of China, the Qing emperor abdicated with peace talks between the north and the south, and the new interim president Yuan Shikai was unwilling to go to Nanjing to perform his duties. Therefore, Beijing was still "capital" after the Republic of China. As for Nanjing, this Jiangning in the Qing Dynasty was renamed Nanjing after the Republic of China, but it was not renamed, and was still "Nanjing". However, no matter how it changes, because it is located in the important road in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, it still maintains its prosperity in the past.

However, in the past few years, with the rapid rise of the Longhai line in northern Jiangsu and the industrial development of the Jiangkou area in southern Jiangsu, such as Shanghai, Nanjing, the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, has been marginalized to some extent. In terms of financial and economics, it is defeated by Shanghai, and in terms of industrial and industrial industries, it is defeated by Lianyun. However, even so, Nanjing, as the capital of Jiangsu Province, is still the center of Jiangsu, at least the political center of Jiangsu.

Although finance is not as good as Shanghai and industry is not as good as Lianyun, as the provincial capital, Nanjing has its own prosperity. The sound of cars on the main streets of Nanjing and the sound of trams are mixed together to make the "city music". Nanjing, as the provincial capital of Jiangsu, has been marginalized in the past few years, but has still made great progress. At least on the surface, it is developing towards a "modern city".

Public toilets and trash cans that were rare in the past appeared in this city, avoiding the chaos of the city. Even cloud-style fried tar replaced the old Maya Road or stone roads, and even traffic lights. This fresh object also appeared in this city. Even urban gas began to lay pipes in the city. However, this change cannot change the fact that due to the legal protection of private property, the streets of the inner city of Nanjing are still old streets in the past. Whether it is Shanghai or Lianyun, it seems too narrow, especially with the popularization of a large number of new transportation tools, hundreds of cars and public trams pass through the streets and alleys of the city every day, making the streets even more crowded.

However, despite this, for many Nanjing people, they still enjoy a life that is no different from the past. In a teahouse deep in a narrow alley, although Nanjing people do not like Beijingers, teahouses and taverns are always a good place for Chinese people. The business of this teahouse is very good. The waiter squeezes around in the teahouse and shouts "Put tea somewhere, Dutch water somewhere"; and at the counter of the shopkeeper, there is a quarrel when he is quarreling when paying, and the police patrolling at the gate greets people while "signing" on the patrol box outside the door. At this time, although it is May, the spicy smell of cigarettes in the teahouse is mixed with the sweat odor of people: they all form a piece of scattered in this teahouse.

In the lobby of the teahouse, although it was not yet dinner time, there were already a crowd of guests. In the middle of the lobby, a ladder walkway upstairs divide the lobby into two fronts and backs. The front half is against a row of windows, close to the window, and a row of flower pots outside the window, filling the half of the house through the window with shade and strong fragrance; the left is the wall, and there are many tea tables and chairs placed along the wall, and a group of teahouses are gathered.

As in the past, most teahouses were talking loudly there—the sounds of "yarn", "cloth", "can", "military supplies", "flour" and other sounds were deaf in the teahouse. The sound of waiters opening soda bottles was even more sniffed. The bottled Dutch water from the clouds spread out almost in May.

But at the innermost part of the teahouse, under the ladder close to the upstairs, there was a man in his thirty years old. He was wearing a black suit and shiny black leather shoes on his feet. At this time, he was sitting alone in a chair, slowly drinking soda, and turning his eyes to the door beside him, as if waiting for someone. Suddenly, a figure walked in from outside the door. Almost as the man walked in, the man in the suit greeted him...

Just as he wanted to go upstairs to order two side dishes and warm a pot of wine, Wu Kaisheng was stunned by the cold. But when he saw the man in the suit clearly, he had returned to normal, and nodded with a smile and said:

"Ah, it's Councillor Fang! When did you come? - What a coincidence, what a coincidence!"

"I heard that Congressman Wu liked to pour this out at noon, so Fang had to wait."

Fang Ruopao replied with a humble smile, but his eyes were looking at Wu Shengkai. He had already named his purpose in his words, and he came here to wait for him.

Then a voice greeted him:

"Ah! Member Wu! You are here, the second room upstairs!"

The waiter's call immediately made Wu Shengkai come to his senses, and then he started to ask for advice.

"Since that's the case, let's talk upstairs!"

When the two went upstairs, there was still a young man in the teahouse. He had been sitting there, smiling slightly, his eyes swept over the two people who were going upstairs, and soon followed, as if he was waiting for something.

As soon as he entered the floor, Wu Shengkai said as if he was relieved:

"Don't you want to discuss the Constitution with me? That, I'm indeed an amateur, I'm afraid I can't help either."

While speaking, Wu Shengkai's face was filled with regret. When he was speaking, he even looked outside the door. The Jiangsu Province formulated a provincial constitution, which was a precedent in the country. It was precisely because of this that he wanted to stay out of this incident.

"It's not all about this. Mr. Wu, let's sit down first."

Fang Ruopu pointed to the chair in front of him, and now he seemed to be the master of this elegant room.

"Why!"

While saying that, Wu Shengkai frowned and sat down. From the beginning of sitting down, he felt uncomfortable all over. He wanted to avoid this, but he couldn't. Although the Jiangsu Provincial Parliament and the Kuomintang occupy 60% of the seats, Wu Shengkai knew that they wanted to pass this "provincial constitutional case" with the advantage of unanimous votes, at least close to unanimous votes, thereby determining the legitimacy of the provincial constitution. He did not want to get involved, but now he had to get involved. This situation made him quite distressed.

The room suddenly became silent. Although the second floor was much quieter than the first floor, it was still not as quiet as here. Even after the waiter followed the habit of serving guests in Wusheng, he sent two scoop dishes, and served two cold dishes with one meat and one vegetable. The room was still silent as usual, but in this silence, Fang Ruopu always looked at Wusheng, as if waiting for him to break the silence.

"Oh!...Safety!"

Finally, he couldn't stand Fang Ruopu's sight. Wu Shengkai still broke the silence, sighed and said:

"This provincial constitution is formulated, which seems to be beneficial to the country and the people, can...can..."

Hesitating, Wu Shengkai gritted his teeth and said.

"If all provinces have different intentions and the generals of each province have selfish intentions, then the provincial constitution that has been formulated is not known what it will look like!"

The most fundamental reason why Wu Shengkai was difficult to support the provincial constitution as in the past is that he was worried about other provinces. It is precisely because of this that he did not want to get involved. If it were not for his limited influence and the imperative of passing the provincial constitution, he would have objected.

Faced with Wu Shengkai's concern, Fang Ruopu smiled, and nodded to Wu Shengkai; then said slowly:

"Mr. Wu, who is in Jiangsu, has a country in his heart. Fang admires it, admires it."

Although it seemed sarcastic, there was no sarcasm in the words. Wu Shengkai just sighed at the other party's praise.

"It's not a question of having the country in mind. Although Wu is unable to stop the provincial constitution, he can at least prove his integrity. - But Xinming, tell me why the Kuomintang and Socialist Party has to pass this provincial constitution this time?"...

Wu Shengkai's words made Fang Ruopu feel dull. He said after thinking for a while.

"After all, it is to formulate a provincial constitution for the sake of the country!"

"But Jiangsu can guarantee the integrity of the provincial constitution? What can the whole country do? Why is this provincial constitution imperative?"

With a slight smile, Fang Ruopu only gave a vague answer:

"Jiangsu first had the seven principles of constitutional creation, and the constitutions they were made were based on this."

Wu Shengkai shook his head but said.

"People's sovereignty, republicism, ensure that China unifies the central government, separates the three powers, restricts and stability, limited government, and individual rights..."

When he spit out these seven principles established first in the formulation of the constitution of Jiangsu Province, Wu Sheng's voice was extremely high and even seemed a little excited. After spitting out these principles, he shook his long neck and spoke again.

"These seven principles seem reasonable. As you said in the parliament, there are two purposes for the formulation of the provincial constitution - restricting the power of the government and protecting the freedom of the people. This is kindness, but... you also know that in Jiangsu, in other provinces, and especially in the generals of each province, the provincial constitution is simply terrible."

After pondering for a moment, Wu Shengkai added.

"Some people also say that if the provincial constitutions of various provinces in China are determined, it is probably the day when China rekinds its war! Because the generals of each province are never willing to watch the provincial constitution, and watch the provincial parliament use this provincial constitution to seize their power!"

But he was worried about Wu Shengkai's concern, just smiling and looking at the dishes on the table quietly. Finally, after the other party showed his attitude, he pondered for a while, looked up at Wu Shengkai and said:

"Yes, the ultimate goal of the provincial constitution is to promote the political trend of each province to be reasonable and legal! Finally, the central government's appointment of generals will be ended in the way of the central government's appointment of generals. Mr. Wu, do you remember the political situation in China in five years before the Prime Minister went to the capital to take office as Prime Minister? At that time, what was our country like and what was the political situation like?"

Speaking of this, a red light flashed on Fang Ruopu's face; he glanced at the listener in front of him and examined how much influence his own words had, but he never thought that Wu Shengkai directly retorted:

"The Prime Minister has made contributions to China for more than a year. China has made contributions to today, but now... but now, if the Prime Minister insists on doing so, it will probably be counterproductive in the end?"

It was as if a bomb exploded beside him, and Fang Ruopu's face suddenly changed. He stood up, looked around, suddenly sat down again, and said with a reluctant smile:

"Mr. Wu, you understand!"

"I don't understand? Well, Fang Xinming will let me understand now. Understand that at that time, the parliament and the general will be completely broken, and the provincial parliament will be suppressed and disbanded. In the future, the generals of each province may use their own provincial constitution to fight against the central government. Why do you think..."

"This won't happen!"

Fang Ruopu replied loudly, with a wry smile on his face. This "declaration"-like shout not only touched the person in front of him, but even the original drinking sound outside was hoarse. Wu Shengkai looked at Fang Ruopu and said:

"It won't happen? Is it the Prime Minister or the President who will be dispatched to the army? In the end, I'm afraid it will be resolved by force!"

Fang Ruopu did not answer, but Wu Shengkai said.

"If force really solves all problems, why can't the Prime Minister make a move and take advantage of the great victory of Jiao's victory and lead the Northern Expedition?"

So in this small room, only Wu Sheng was talking loudly. When he was talking loudly there, in the room next door, a young man under thirty was scooping a notebook and remembering something there, while in his record book, the word "Shengxian" was drawn heavily by a pen...

"Provincial constitution? What is a provincial constitution?"

The young man muttered that the provincial parliament had been discussing some issues behind closed doors these days, and the members of the parliament were also very nervous. He had asked some people tentatively, but he had not received any news. Now, he seemed to understand something, and it seemed that the provincial parliament was discussing behind closed doors - the provincial constitution!

"It is true that the general is tyrannical, but if he dares to disband the provincial parliament with brute force, how can we take it as a slightest?"

Seeing Wu Shengkai, Fang Ruopu said something.

"At that time, Jiangsu Province will inevitably use politics, public opinion, and economic aspects to help other provinces!"

"I think it's aid from other provinces? How to provide support from politics, public opinion, and economics?"

While asking questions, Wu Shengkai's eyes swept across Fang Ruopu's face, as if saying:

"In the end, it's better to decide the positive and negative by military strength!"

But at this moment, Fang Ruopu spoke:

"A well-organized militia team is necessary for the security of a free country. The power of the people to possess and carry weapons is inviolable. Once a provincial general tries to overthrow the provincial parliament and the provincial constitution, then the people of this province should rise up bravely and use various means to safeguard the rights and interests of the citizens of this province. The journey of driving troops at the boundary time is inevitable!"

When he said this, Fang Ruopu seemed to be afraid that others would not believe his words. Since he emphasized in a very affirmative tone:

"The Tree of Freedom must always be watered with the blood of patriots and tyrants, which is an everlasting truth."

His words were only Wu Sheng's eyes fixed on him. At the same time, the young man who was eavesdropping next door trembled suddenly when he heard this sentence. He was not unfamiliar with this sentence, but at this moment, when he heard this sentence, he only felt a trembling from the bottom of his heart, which seemed like a declaration, a...

After a moment of surprise, Wu Shengkai looked at Fang Ruopu and said slowly:

"Yes, this may be the reason, but it is not a matter of whether it is the spontaneous people or the general's bad deeds, the final result is no different: so after all, I still don't know whether it is the benefit of the people or the harm to China!"

After saying this, Wu Shengkai looked towards the street outside the window. The fundamental reason why he was unwilling to support the provincial constitution was that it was not determined by the national constitution. It was not only contrary to common sense, but also the most worrying thing was not the chaos caused by this, but the possible division.

Looking at the bustling streets outside the window, he knew one thing. Once the war ignited, what harm would it have to China? I am afraid that the hope that had just been seen would disappear. Where will China in the future go in that situation?

Thoughtful, Wu Shengkai fell into a long silence for a moment, and Fang Ruopu looked at him. He was unwilling to break his silence at first, but in the end he shouted.

"Mr. Wu!"

"Um?"

When Wu Shengkai came to his senses, he saw Fang Ruopu dipping his hands in wine and wrote words on the desktop.

"Mr. Wu, I only know the disadvantages of the constitution, but I have not shown any need to implement the constitution..."

At this time, his fingers had already written four words on the desktop. Wu Shengkai looked at the handwriting written with wine on the desktop, and was stunned. Then he looked at Fang Ruopu in surprise, as if he didn't quite understand the purpose of writing these four words.

"this……"

"Mr. Wu, the Constitutional Convention was aborted before it was held at the end of last year. I think the reason is inside, and Mr. Wu has also heard of it..."

Not only heard of it, in Wu Shengkai's opinion, if it weren't for those people's selfish interests, especially the president, if it weren't for his ambiguous attitude, how could the Constitutional Assembly be aborted? Once the Chinese Constitution was established, how could there be a single act of Jiangsu Province to carry out constitutional management?

It can be said that today's Jiangsu Province's move is a choice made by helplessness. Jiangsu is unwilling to be incompatible with the provinces, so it wants to return power to the parliament and return power to the people. However, if this move is legal, there must be legal principles to follow, so it has the current dilemma.

If Jiangsu Province is a province that is a constitution alone, then... suddenly, Wu Sheng suddenly looked up at Fang Ruopu and changed his face. After being surprised, he said in a tentative tone.

"Xinming, what you mean is..."

Perhaps because of surprise, Wu Shengkai did not say it directly, and wrote in wine in the way Fang Ruopu was before. After he wrote the other four words, Fang Ruopu nodded.

“That’s exactly that!”

Listening to the silence next door, the young man in the room was very anxious. Just when he was anxious and wondering when he was talking, a burst of laughter came from the next door, and then another sigh. The laughter and the subsequent sigh were obviously a bit helpless and bitter. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations (.) and your support is my greatest motivation.)
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