Change the flag ..........

After the "Ancient Tun Incident", Zhang Xueliang was determined to avenge his father's national humiliation and realize "North-South reunification" as soon as possible. However, the Kwantung Army was eager to take advantage of the tension caused by the "Huanggutun Incident" to create a puppet regime in the northeast and try every means to obstruct the change of flag. Moreover, the senior figures involved in the decision-making had different opinions when discussing the issue of "changing the flag", so that they failed to do so.

Under the persuasion and persistence of Zhang Xueliang, most of the military and political officials of Feng Department agreed to change the flag in the northeast. 1 in July, Zhang Xueliang sent a telegram saying that he would never hinder the reunification of the north and the south. So Zhang Xueliang and representatives of Chiang Kai-shek negotiated at the Six Kingdoms Hotel in Beiping, and the three northeastern provinces were scheduled to be renamed in mid-September. At the request of Chiang Kai-shek, Zhang announced the first flag change on July 19, 2009. Chiang Kai-shek stepped up his secret contact with Zhang Xueliang in order to urge the three northeastern provinces to join the central government as soon as possible. He first sent Fang Benren as a special envoy to attend Zhang's funeral, and then he was sent to Shenyang through Hu Ruoyu's mediation. Li stayed in a hotel opened by Germans in Shangbu Third Line, and never made public appearances, only accompanied by Hu Ruoyu, Zhu Guangmu and Zhu Haibei. The meeting place between Li Shizeng and Zhang Xueliang is the "Young Shuai" lounge of Beiling Golf Course. Li Shi has repeatedly asked Zhang Xueliang to change the "blue sky and white flag" as soon as possible in order to realize national reunification. Zhang Xueliang sincerely said that it has been his wish for many years to end the division of the country, but it is still difficult to "change the flag" immediately, mainly because he is worried that the Japanese will interfere while the situation is unstable and there will still be internal resistance. Zhang Xueliang was forced to postpone the announcement of "changing the flag and changing the flag" for three months, saying that he would strive to achieve this goal by the end of the year, hoping to understand his difficulties.

Since then, Chiang Kai-shek and Zhang Xueliang have exchanged letters and telegrams frequently, and messengers have continued. Jiang understands and sympathizes with Zhang. /kloc-in the winter of 0/928, Zhang Qun, Song and Zhang Xueliang sent by Nanjing National Government came to Shenyang to discuss the great cause of "changing the flag in Northeast China". After Zhang, Wu and Song stayed in the Bank of Communications, the "pro-Japanese faction" tried to sabotage and detain them. After urgent deliberation, it was decided that Wu and Song would drive straight to Shaoshuaifu overnight to meet Zhang Xueliang. In this night's secret talk, the two sides confided in each other, which dispelled some doubts of Zhang Xueliang and strengthened his determination to "change the flag and change the flag to the Northeast". Chiang Kai-shek also used the contradiction between the United States, Britain and Japan to push the United States and Britain to put pressure on Japan. With the support of the National Government, the public opinion against Japanese partition of China also rose. In June 5438 +065438+ 10, Japanese Prime Minister Tanaka had to admit that the flag change in Northeast China was "an internal problem of China".

Later, Chiang Kai-shek told Hu Ruoyu, Zhang Xueliang's representative in Nanking, that in order not to embarrass Zhang Xueliang, Northeast diplomacy was in the charge of the Central Committee, and he agreed that the "internal affairs" in Northeast China were still in the charge of the current members and would not change. The main personnel were first appointed by Zhang Xueliang and then by the Central Committee. Chiang Kai-shek allowed the army to pay 6.5438 million yuan a month, which further increased the centripetal force of the army.

1928, 1928 On February 29th, Zhang Xueliang arrived as scheduled. Ignoring Japanese opposition and excluding Yang Yuting's interference, he resolutely announced that he would "abide by the Three People's Principles, obey the National Government and change his flag." The Nanjing government appointed Zhang Xueliang as the commander of the Northeast border defense. At the inauguration ceremony, Zhang Xueliang wore a Chinese tunic suit and swore to the portrait of the Prime Minister (Fang Benren and Guang Liu swore). At this point, the regime of the northern warlords ended and the national government achieved formal unity.