The head of the military command**, begging Jiang to spare his life, Jiang: He knows too much.
In 1942, when the National War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was raging, a bizarre disappearance occurred in Luoyang, Henan. Late at night on March 16, several key figures, including Wei Xiaoru, the Kuomintang commissioner for eastern Henan, and Guo Zhaoshu, the principal of Fudan Middle School, suddenly disappeared.
On the same day, Wei Xiaoru came to Luoyang to attend the administrative meeting, and because he discussed things with his friend Guo Zhaoshu, he temporarily lived in the faculty dormitory at night, but he did not expect such an unexpected thing to happen!
After receiving the report, Jiang Dingwen, commander of the Kuomintang First Theater of Operations, quickly ordered the military and police to impose martial law throughout the city, block all communication arteries, and find people alive or dead. However, news spreads quickly, and bad things spread thousands of miles.
Soon, the disappearance of Wei Xiaoru and others attracted the attention of major newspapers across the country, and they gave headlines one after another, causing panic in the hearts of the people, and even reached the ears of Chiang Kai-shek.
Jiang Dingwen didn't dare to slack off, he was busy every day, and even ordered to dig three feet into the ground, but he had no clue. One day, he received a clue from a middle-aged man that the dry well near his house had been filled in and there were suspicious points.
Although Jiang Dingwen felt that the clues were not obvious, he still sent a few soldiers to check. Unexpectedly, this was an unexpected gain, and the soldiers found seven bodies underground, including Wei Xiaoru and several of his lieutenants, as well as the principal Guo Zhaoshu and the teachers.
Although Jiang Dingwen felt uncomfortable, he still decided to solve the case as soon as possible, dispatched manpower and reported the situation to Chiang Kai-shek.
After Chiang Kai-shek learned the news, he angrily asked Jiang Dingwen why he was so careless and asked him to solve the case immediately! Who is this daring fellow? It turned out to be a pair of thugs drinking in the drunken Xianju restaurant, and they took a fancy to the little sister who served the food, and tried to force her to accompany the wine, but they were refused.
The proprietress heard the noise and rushed out to protect the little sister, but was abused and attacked by the thugs. The thug took out the gun on his waist and aimed it at the head of the proprietress, but the proprietress was undaunted and loudly revealed her identity and warned the thugs.
The thugs were dismissive, saying that they even dared to bury Wei Xiaoru, what is the county magistrate, and threatened to shoot immediately. Another thug also heard it, and quickly put aside the person arguing, and ran away with his companion.
The murder of Wei Xiaoru has caused a storm in the city, and the two thugs accidentally drank and leaked such a major secret, which is undoubtedly self-defeating. Soon after, the Luoyang City Police Department received a report and arrested the two without much effort.
During the interrogation, the two confessed to the crime of kidnapping and killing Wei Xiaoru and others under pressure, and also revealed that the mastermind behind it turned out to be Zhao Lijun! Zhao Lijun is not an idle person, he is one of the "Four King Kongs" of the military commander Dai Li, and Chen Gongshu, Shen Zui, and Wang Tianmu are equally famous, known as "chasing life Tai Sui", and he is a terrifying and ruthless character.
After graduating from high school, he taught a private school, but he was not satisfied with the status quo and quit his job to join the revolution in Guangzhou. Soon after, he took refuge in the Military Command.
Because he was both loyal and ruthless, with strong execution ability, and rarely missed assassination missions, he was extremely trusted and appreciated by Dai Li. As long as Dai Li gave orders, he never refused, whether it was a patriot or a person within the Kuomintang, he did not hesitate to carry out the assassination mission.
Since defecting to the military command, he personally killed Tang Shaoyi, Yang Xingfo, Shi Liangcai and many other big men with heads and faces, which made him famous within the military command, and he was promoted all the way to become Dai Li's most trusted subordinate.
So, this time to assassinate Wei Xiaoru, was Zhao Lijun on the order of Dai Li? No, it's just a personal feud between Zhao Lijun and Wei Xiaoru. The story needs to start with an order from Chiang Kai-shek.
It is known that there was a local warlord named Yan Xishan in Shanxi Province, who controlled one side of the power and had a discordant relationship with Chiang Kai-shek. In order to force Yan Xishan to obey, Chiang Kai-shek ordered Dai Li to block the Yellow River crossing from Shanxi to Henan in order to clamp him down.
Later, Dai Li recommended Zhao Lijun as the commissioner of the major general of the First War Zone, and put him in charge of strictly controlling the ferry.
After Zhao Lijun took office, he regarded the ferry as a shortcut to collect money, and extorted money everywhere in the name of inspection. Those who refused to accept it were beaten at the least, and at worst thrown into the Yellow River to feed the fish, causing public resentment to boil.
He also recruited local ruffians, set up an "underground special squad", opened casinos and tobacco houses under the banner of anti-Japanese resistance, and even smuggled opium, taking advantage of the troubled times to make a fortune. Such evil deeds are indignant to man and God.
Wei Xiaoru couldn't stand it anymore, and in the winter of 1941, he took five people dressed as businessmen, led a small donkey carrying a cloth bag, and passed through the outpost on the outskirts of Shangqiu. The sentries came forward to check, and the merchants lied that they were mixed columns in the war zone and were on official business, and asked the sentries to let them go.
A determined sentry examines the sack, only to find opium inside. He immediately informed his companion and quickly picked up the merchant. The merchant cursed all the way, arrogant and arrogant, but he was still escorted to Wei Xiaoru.
Wei Xiaoru was born in a wealthy family in Henan, joined the Central Union when he was young, had a deep relationship with the Chen brothers, and wrote very well, which was deeply appreciated by Chen Lifu, so he was recommended as the commissioner of the East Henan Prefecture.
The businessmen did not know Wei Xiaoru's background, they were Zhao Lijun's subordinates, and after seeing Wei Xiaoru, they directly identified themselves, calling themselves "chasing life Tai Sui", and threatened that if they did not release them, they would bear the consequences.
Wei Xiaoru didn't even look at them properly, seemed indifferent to their threat, and waved his hand for the soldiers to take them to the prison. Soon, Wei Xiaoru also personally led people to search Zhao Lijun's warehouse where he hid opium, confiscated all the opium, and even shot several arrogant and domineering ruffians and hooligans.
Wei Xiaoru, you should know your own proportions, if you can release my people and goods in a familiar way, I will visit you in the future and send some benefits. But if not, let's ride a donkey and read the record book, and we'll see. ”
After reading the letter, Wei Xiaoru tore it to shreds without thinking. The people of Zhongtong are not vegetarians, and they immediately ordered all the minions of Zhao Lijun who were captured to be shot.
This move completely angered Zhao Lijun! Wei Xiaoru, if you don't see the coffin and don't cry, let you see the power of the "No. 1 killer of the military command"! As he said and done, Zhao Lijun decided not to report the matter to Dai Li, but immediately began his own revenge plan.
In 1942, the Japanese invaded the Central Plains frequently, and the situation of the Anti-Japanese War was very serious. Jiang Dingwen, as the commander of the theater, united with Li Peiji, chairman of Henan Province, in order to rectify local administration and cooperate with the war against Japan, summoned the inspectors and county magistrates of the whole province to Luoyang for a meeting.
Wei Xiaoru, the commissioner of eastern Henan, met his friend Guo Zhaoshu in Luoyang, and the two talked about the old relationship, and Wei Xiaoru stayed in the dormitory of Fudan Middle School for the night. However, the quiet night is interrupted by a sudden knock on the door, and two masked men break in at gunpoint.
Wei Xiaoru tried to call for help, but was held up by the cold muzzle of the gun, and was taken away overnight with Guo Zhaoshu, the adjutant and others. They were taken to the outskirts by trucks, knocked unconscious by masked men, thrown into dry wells, and buried alive with earth.
If it weren't for the two drunken thugs who accidentally revealed the truth, this case might have become an unsolved case.
The facts have become clear that Zhao Lijun is the real mastermind and should bear the responsibility of killing to pay for his life and be immediately executed. At this time, Dai Li intervened, Zhao Lijun is an important member of our military command, and we can't just lose him.
After learning the news, Dai Li went to Luoyang in person, found Jiang Dingwen, and advised him not to mess around. Zhao Lijun is a person from my military command, and he should be handed over to us for internal handling.
After hearing this, Jiang Dingwen thought that Dai Li's person was not good, and he did not want to offend this Chiang Kai-shek confidant. He replied, "I am a soldier who obeys orders, and everything is subject to Chiang Kai-shek's orders."
Dai Li heard the implication of his words, he asked me to persuade Chiang Kai-shek to release the people, you can hand them over at any time. So, Dai Li pretended to praise Jiang Dingwen, and then turned to find Chiang Kai-shek.
The Chen brothers began to put pressure on Chiang Kai-shek, urging him to punish Zhao Lijun severely and avenge his dead friend Wei Xiaoru. They even accused Zhao Lijun of being a Japanese spy, and the crime of being a traitor and a thief was enough to make a person ruined and ruined on the street.
Chen Lifu found Bai Chongxi to stand on the field and vowed to put Zhao Lijun to death. In this way, the trial of Zhao Lijun's life and death has become the focus of the game between the two secret agencies of the military command and the central command.
Bai Chongxi had also had a disagreement with Dai Li before, and now he seized the opportunity to embarrass Dai Li. So he shouted loudly, attracting the attention of the Kuomintang military bigwigs, and put pressure on Chiang Kai-shek together, otherwise the military spirit would be unstable.
Dai Li's ability to be as stable as Mount Tai by Chiang Kai-shek's side naturally has his uniqueness. Although he now has the upper hand, he will not give up easily. He knows that a large number of people is not necessarily useful, and the most important thing is the person who makes the final decision.
When Chiang Kai-shek was visiting the exhibition of anti-Japanese war fighters, Dai Li seized the opportunity, sat beside him to talk to him, and frankly reported to him Zhao Lijun's crimes.
Chiang Kai-shek was furious before he heard it, this guy is really daring, lawless, and simply tired! Seeing the chairman of the committee react like this, Dai Li secretly rejoiced in his heart, because he judged that Zhao Lijun could still be saved with his years of experience in following the chairman of the committee.
As Chiang Kai-shek's confidant and favorite general, Dai Li was already familiar with the character, behavior, and thoughts of the chairman. If the chairman of the committee gets angry, it means that there is room for redemption, but if he is cold-faced and silent throughout the whole process, it will be troublesome.
As a result, Dai Li once again showed off his "killer feature" and began to show Chiang Kai-shek the picture album of the Anti-Japanese War published by the military commanders, deliberately showing off the efforts and dedication of the military commanders in the War of Resistance, hoping to impress the chairman of the committee.
Chiang Kai-shek was so happy to hear it that he couldn't help but nod his head in praise and praise a few words from time to time.
Seeing this, Dai Li immediately seized the opportunity and immediately took out the report that had been prepared, proposing to bring Zhao Lijun back to Chongqing for trial, and resolutely said that he would be severely punished! This made Chiang Kai-shek in a good mood, and things began to go smoothly.
He did not hesitate to sign the report. Originally, this was the end of the matter, and the result would have been a narrow victory for the military commanders. However, a telegram from Zhao Lijun "inviting merit" made a major reversal, and he also sent himself to Huangquan Road.
It is said that because of the special care of Boss Dai, Zhao Lijun's life in prison was very easy, eating and drinking every day, as well as good wine and food**, which was very comfortable.
Zhao Lijun also knows something about the outside world, and from time to time some minions come in to report in the name of visiting the prison, and he already knows the progress of all things.
As the days passed, he found that there was no one to release him, and he could not help but become worried, fearing that Chiang Kai-shek would suddenly repent, and order his execution. So, Zhao Lijun found his lover and arranged for her to send a telegram to Chiang Kai-shek with an "invitation to merit", in an attempt to add fuel to the fire, make things more lively, and return to Chongqing as soon as possible.
In the telegram, Zhao Lijun listed in detail the great military exploits he had made for Chiang Kai-shek over the years, starting from the beginning of the revolution to follow the principal to eradicate dissidents, kill Tang Shaoyi and Yang Xingfo, follow Mrs. Sun, etc., and finally hoped that the chairman of the committee would remember the old feelings, let him make meritorious contributions and return to the battlefield.
However, he forgot a key fact: he was now a prisoner with blood in his hands, and he still killed the people of the Central Command, and the Chen brothers were not easy to mess with. What's more, he didn't understand Chiang Kai-shek at all.
After receiving the telegram, Chiang Kai-shek snorted coldly, thinking that Zhao Lijun knew too much and must be killed immediately. He sent someone to find Dai Li, and scolded him, and then directly issued an order to be executed on the spot.
This telegram was originally a letter begging for mercy from Zhao Lijun, but now it has become his life talisman. After the incident, Dai Li could only secretly scold Zhao Lijun for doing it himself.
At the age of 37, Zhao Lijun ended his domineering and evil life. People often say that the road will leave traces, this smelling color change "chasing life Tai Sui", may not be understood until death, and finally they are "chased" by themselves, it can be said that there is a cause and effect, and the blame is self-inflicted.