Zhang Hanqing said that the matter of the central government's order to attack the south by the army was only half true.

What is true is that Duan Qirui sent his henchman Fu Liangzuo to replace Tan Yanmin as the overseer of Hunan, and his brother-in-law Wu Guangxin as the commander-in-chief of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and the Sichuan investigation envoy, in fact, to go south to Hunan as reinforcements. The false thing is that he has no intention of calling Zhang Zuolin at all---- he doesn't want to reject the tiger at the front door and welcome the wolf at the back door.

And the ones who were going to be sent to death were Wang Ruxian, the direct warlord and commander of the 8th Division, and Fan Guozhang, the commander of the 20th Division. They were on the front line of the war, and they were very dissatisfied with Duan Qirui's practice of not contributing to the work and letting them take the lead, so they used the excuse that the floods in the north were in full swing and that the people's livelihood should be the first priority, so they simply telegraphed to negotiate peace and evacuated the front line in Hengnan.

Duan Qirui crusaded against the south (Sun Yat-sen), the policy of unification by force did not work, and he was opposed by his direct family, and the situation in Hunan changed abruptly, so he could only resign. When his resignation had not yet been submitted, Li Chun (a direct line) of Jiangsu's overseer sent another telegram suggesting that the prime minister should not be concurrently the chief of the army (in fact, Duan Qirui's military power should be reduced), the provisional Senate should be dissolved, Tang Shaoyi should be appointed as the general representative of the northern peace conference, and the north-south peace conference should be quickly convened.

On November 16, Duan Qirui was forced to submit his resignation, and at the same time issued a "Zhengmi" milling and electronizing pain on the necessity of the unity of the Beiyang faction, and the bitterness of having to resign. While he was clearly preparing to step down, he used the position of vice president to win over his direct family Cao Kun, intending to divide the direct forces.

Although Cao Kun was a direct line, he had not joined the main and group of the three governors of the Yangtze River before, and had always maintained a good relationship with the Anhui line, and was known as the "amphibious overseer" of the two lines of the Yangtze River, so he was quite important at that time. Both the Zhi and Anhui factions tried their best to win over Cao Kun, but he never made any favoritism. At that time, he was the most powerful in the Beiyang faction, and he was the Beiyang minister in the Qing Dynasty, and his every move had a serious impact on Beijing. Cao Kunben maintained neutrality in the open and secret struggle between the two factions of the Zhizhi and Anhui factions, and under the direction of Xu Shuzheng, an important adviser of Duan Qirui, he issued a separate horse telegram on the 21st: advocating the withdrawal of the southern army from Changsha as a condition for peace between the north and the south. On the surface, it seems that it is still the main peace, or the compromise plan between the main battle and the main peace, but in fact it is unfavorable to the Yugoslav army.

Changsha was finally laid, what is it to go back? Moreover, the Liangguang patrol made Lu Rongting follow Sun Yat-sen, isn't it just a plot to occupy a piece of territory in Hunan? Even if Sun Yat-sen wants to retreat, Lu Rongting will not give up this piece of fat easily.

The contradiction between Zhi and Anhui was based on Duan Qirui's temporary retreat and resignation from the post of premier of the State Council, and President Feng Guozhang also issued an armistice order, but Sun Yat-sen was unforgiving, and he issued a statement on the current situation, saying: "Except for the restoration of the treaty and the old Congress, there is no room for negotiation." ”

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that this is absolutely impossible. Don't look at the joy of the current fight between the straight and Anhui departments, but the old parliament has really been restored, and the Kuomintang members account for the majority, and everyone's life is not easy. Two tigers fight each other, it is better than a three-legged stand.

Under the instigation of Duan Qirui and his henchman Xu Shuzheng, before and after the publication of Cao Kun and Ma Dian, the warlords of 13 provinces, led by Cao Kun and Zhang Huaizhi, gathered in Tianjin on December 2 for a meeting of the overseers and representatives of the overseers.

The scale and momentum of this meeting was no less than that of the Xuzhou Conference, and apart from the southwestern provinces (which were detached from the incident) and the three governors of the Yangtze River (directly related forces), the representatives of the warlords of the seven provinces of Shanxi, Mukden, Heilongjiang, Fujian, Anhui, Zhejiang, and Shaanxi, as well as the three special regions of Chahar, Rehe, and Suiyuan, as well as Lu Yongxiang and Zhang Jingyao of Xuzhou (who had been driven out of Hunan) from Shanghai, all came to Tianjin in person or sent representatives.

Zhang Hanqing was a representative of Fengtian attending the Tianjin meeting. This young marshal has a striking demeanor, although he is too young, but no one here dares to despise ---- general's tiger who has the metaphor of "milk tiger" on his debut, Zhang Hanqing represents the huge Northeast military and political group behind him.

He was accompanied by Yang Yuting, the general staff member of the Fengtian Military Administration, Zhang Zuolin's think tank, and Zhang Zuolin's cronies. The reason why he was sent here was that Zhang Zuolin just hoped that he would be able to see some of the world, anyway, the resolution had already been decided: one word, fight!

Among a group of old men of the Republic of China, Zhang Hanqing's immature face is very eye-catching. Because of this, Zhang Hanqing also saw another young man at a glance. It is also Lu Xiaojia, the son of Lu Yongxiang, the envoy of the Songhu Protector who came to see the world with his father, and another "gentleman" who is as famous as Zhang Hanqing in history. However, Zhang Hanqing has "corrected" a lot, but he has failed to follow the trend of history.

Chinese have always attached great importance to seating, which is not only etiquette, but also a symbol of social status. In Chinese banquets and attending conferences, it is very particular where to sit.

For example, this meeting was headed by Cao Kun and Zhang Huaizhi, Cao Kun needless to say, it was the "amphibious overseer" that Duan Qirui also wanted to encircle, and he was responsible for splitting the direct line; Needless to say, Zhang Huaizhi is the hardcore of the Anhui system and the current overseer of Shandong. They sit together in the first place, and their status and fame are well deserved. The two of them gave in a little and sat down.

Other Anhui warlords such as Anhui Overseer Ni Sichong, Zhejiang Overseer Yang Shande and other warlords Lu Yongxiang, Zhang Huaizhi, Zhang Jingyao, Li Houji, etc. are all prominent characters. If Zhang Zuolin is here, there will be a fight. But Lao Zhang didn't come, only a small Zhang came, and someone came up with an idea of bullying. They are arranged according to age, and Zhang Hanqing, who is a junior character, is undoubtedly ranked last.

That's already good, after all, the people sitting here are all Beiyang seniors, Zhang Hanqing is a junior, and being able to accompany the last seat is already a reward. However, what made Zhang Hanqing unhappy was that Lu Xiaojia, who was also the fourth son of the Republic of China, was ranked far ahead of Zhang Hanqing because of following his father, which made him particularly disgusted: spread out, he, the head of the four sons of the Republic of China, must not be ranked behind the other three! And with their role in history, they definitely don't deserve to be in front of themselves.

And it is important to note that not all of the overseers were present in person, such as Li Houji of Fujian and others who only sent representatives because of their distance, but because of their age, they were ranked above him. This is not only a battle for rankings, but also represents strength in the eyes of outsiders! In any case, Mukden should not be underestimated!

He stood there and said lightly: "You are all the predecessors of Beiyang, and it is okay for Xueliang to accompany the last seat, but Xueliang represents the Fengtian Overseer!" According to age, Xueliang's age is naturally young, but General Senator Yang is older than me, and the combined age of our two deputies is probably comparable to that of all of you here. Xueliang proposed that the seats should be rotated in order according to the age of each delegate, and if he was still at the bottom of the line, Xueliang could also explain to his father, and the next time he wanted to come to the meeting, he could choose a few more delegates, or choose a representative with high moral integrity. ”

Some people laughed when he said this, at least Lu Xiaojia, who was of a similar age, thought Zhang Hanqing was funny. Ranking by age isn't new, but what's the matter? It's not a visit to relatives!