These days, Feng Delin has been aggrieved. Zhang Zuolin only used his mouth to obtain a large amount of equipment from the 10 battalions of the Central Committee, and also received a large amount of "opening fees", which pressed him half of his head in strength out of thin air. In this era, a division was 2 brigades and 4 regiments, and 10 battalions were the configuration of most of the divisions, so he must make up for the disadvantages. There was no need for Zhang Zuolin to signal, he had already set his sights on Duan Zhigui's piece of fat. Don't look at Duan Zhigui's ability, and he has no power or soldiers, but he is a master of making money, and he has gained a lot of benefits by relying on the title of "Overseer of the Three Eastern Provinces".

I didn't dare to do it before, but when is it now? Lao Yuan said that the emperor was angry and resentful, and the southwest soldiers pointed directly, and Hunan, Hubei, and Jiangxi were in danger. He deployed troops everywhere to put out the fire, but the fire was too big, otherwise even Zhang Zuolin, who had always been obedient and small, would not be able to pit him so easily, and there would be suffering.

This section of Zhigui has no soldiers and no power, just an empty shelf for the Overseers. Because he was the first of the military generals to be declared a vassal in an official document during the restoration, he was made a first-class duke. As the so-called success is also Xiao He, defeat is also Xiao He, and the current first-class public is not a good name. In Cai Ye and the Kuomintang's "rebellion" article, Duan Zhigui was listed as one of the seven murderers and demanded that he be "punished by the Ming Dynasty".

He is now a patient with a treasure in his arms, and he is no match for the strong man Feng Delin at all. As the saying goes, taking advantage of your illness will kill you. Since Zhang Zuolin ruthlessly yin Yuan Shikai and made a lot of money without losing a penny, why didn't he make some benefits as if he didn't concoct it? Taking advantage of Zhang Zuolin's opportunity to become a man of the year by swaggering "serving people and governing Feng", if he decisively took Duan Zhigui to open the knife, Lao Yuan wouldn't dare to make a big move at this time, right? If you want to move, the first knife should also be cut at Zhang Zuolin!

Therefore, Feng Delin's plan has been decided, no matter what, he will eat the money in Duan Zhigui's hand. According to a rough estimate, if he scrapes off Fengtian's public funds, a few million should not be a problem. With this money, I can also talk to calm the depression that Zhang Zuolin had a big head before.

However, he must predict that Zhang Zuolin will be, but he knows that the other party does not have the same idea? This brother of his alliance even dares Yuan Shikai to be yin, it is when he doesn't do it endlessly, he will turn a blind eye to the fat on his mouth? If he said that he wanted to do it first, it would be difficult to forgive Zhang Zuolin and pull his hind legs. However, the steps are large, and it is easy to pull the crotch. Although Feng Delin's intention has been decided, he was still a little timid yesterday, and he still wanted to pull Zhang Zuolin to go to the sea together, of course, the premise is that Zhang Zuolin can't open his mouth. So although the two of them have been moving less recently because of the open and secret fighting, he still decided to take the initiative to visit.

"Third brother, why did you come here in person and didn't tell me?" This is Zhang Zuolin's courteous greeting, and he took Zhang Hanqing out of the camp to greet him. After returning to the Qing court, a group of the original eight bearded leaders bowed together, Feng Delin ranked third, and Zhang Zuolin was the seventh.

"Seventh brother, I know that you are busy, so I won't delay your efforts. My brother came this time because there are some things I want to talk to you about. "Feng Delin got straight to the point and went straight to the point.

Zhang Zuolin knew it in his heart, and he didn't say anything, he took his hand and said, "If you have something to say, let's go to the house to talk." ”

Zhang Hanqing greeted Feng Delin in a proper manner. This is the second time the two have met, although there has been a small holiday in Beijing, but Feng Delin has something on his mind, and the previous bullshit conflict is not a thing. He said to Zhang Zuolin as he walked: "I heard that Governor Duan is going back to Beijing, does the seventh brother know about this?" ”

How could you not know? As the overlord stationed in the provincial capital of Fengtian, what is the matter in the provincial capital that does not pass through Zhang Zuolin's ears? Brother Tang Yulin's secret agent team is very efficient. Besides, Zhang Zuolin had been staring at the chair under Governor Duan's ass for more than a day or two.

"I know this, Governor Duan is going back to Beijing to report on his work, and I heard that he will leave the day after tomorrow."

"What a debriefing, this old thing is going to slip away! Seventh brother, have you heard that the surname Duan rolled a large amount of people's fat and people's ointment in Fengtian, and it is said that a carriage was piled up. If we let him go like this, how can we be worthy of Fengtian's father and brother? Feng Delin was filled with righteous indignation. In the same city, he is also wary of his own brother, and he has to pull him into the water when he does bad things.

"Well, I've heard a little about this Zuolin. However, Governor Duan is a member of the state, and he is your and my boss, and if he wants to do anything illegal, he can only report to the central government and be dealt with by the president. Zhang Zuolin said very politely.

I don't know why this league brother, who has always been bold, suddenly became timid, Feng Delin was immersed in his own little abacus, and he said angrily: "What boss, he's just a lackey!" He was originally an official of the Qing Dynasty, and he instigated the Northeast to support the president to become emperor, and the situation has been ruined to this point, and he is the culprit! It's a shame to let this lackey still ride on our heads, and he should be expelled as soon as possible! Seventh brother, what do you think? ”

Although he was extremely dissatisfied with Zhang Zuolin, who was a junior, and he was on an equal footing, Feng Delin always believed that they were internal contradictions, and they should stand together in dealing with Duan Zhigui sent by Yuan Shikai, and there was no lack of ideas to solve Duan Zhigui first and then use his strength to compete with Zhang Zuolin. Without Zhang Zuolin's support, he didn't have the courage to argue with Duan Zhigui, although the other party had no power.

You must know that no matter how poor the central government of the Republic of China is, it also has considerable strength. In particular, due to the centralization of power in the past few years of Yuan Shikai's administration, by the beginning of 1916, there were a total of 33 army divisions and 97 mixed brigades (including some independent infantry and cavalry regiments) directly under the jurisdiction and dependency of the Beiyang government, with a total strength of 1.2 million people, half of whom were descendants of Beiyang. This kind of power is unruly, such as Zhang Zuolin, Zhidacai and Feng Delin, etc., all of whom dare not look at it, and it is enough to kill all opposition forces in seconds. If it weren't for the fact that several bigwigs in charge of the army had their own plans, Lao Yuan said that the emperor would never have the strength to contain it, and this was also where his confidence lies.

Zhang Zuolin was secretly happy when he heard this, and he was really "related to me". However, he still pretended to be embarrassed and said: "General Duan was a noble man of his father and Zuolin, and he was rebuilt with grace. Although I am ashamed of his various deeds, if I want to do unrighteous things against him, I am afraid that I will be ashamed of the people in the green forest, and I will not be ashamed to see my father underground in the future. ”

His attitude made Feng Delin happy and sad. The joy is that he can eat alone, but the worry is that if Zhang Zuolin watches from the wall, the risk is on his shoulders. When he was young, he could be unscrupulous, but now that he is old and has a big family, he doesn't dare to take some risks.

No way! Even if Zhang Zuolin doesn't do it, he needs to be able to support him morally! Feng Delin had already planned the plan before he came, and said with a smile when he saw this: "The seventh brother is a righteous person, and I admire the elder brother very much." But if you know what Duan Zhigui is doing in private, it's not too late to make up your mind! He paused and said, "Recently, the news of Yi Du from the Fengtian Provincial City, do you know who the head and tail of the seventh brother are?" ”

Zhang Zuolin was surprised: "Does this matter have Duan Zhigui's hands and feet?" ”

Feng Delin was angry: "Not to mention the hands and feet, he originally made it single-handedly!" The seventh brother engaged in 'governing Fengren Feng', my brother and I agreed, seeing that the situation was big, this surnamed Duan came up with an idea to separate our brothers, and deliberately let off the wind and say that President Yuan Da let his brother be the overseer of Fengtian, in fact, he wanted to provoke discord between our brothers! Brother, I drove him away, the main reason is still here! ”

Zhang Zuolin suddenly realized: "No wonder the rumors in Fengtian City are flying all over the sky all of a sudden, it turns out that this surnamed Duan is fanning the flames!" He suddenly said very sincerely: "He also has eyesight, and he knows that with the reputation of the third brother, being this Fengtian Overseer can convince people." However, his discordant plan is not very clever, even if the rumors come true, at least my brother and I will not have an opinion. In this way, this surname Duan is really a scourge and should be taken away! ”

When Feng Delin saw that Zhang Zuolin was moved, he immediately said excitedly: "That's true! ”

Zhang Zuolin hesitated and said: "But he is unkind, I can't be unrighteous ---- third brother, I can't attack him, but I support you!" Whether it is for the friendship of your brother and me, or his surname Duan as the culprit of the imperial system, he has to leave Fengtian for both private and public affairs! ”

Fung Delin was overjoyed and said: "Exactly. ”

At this time, both of them tacitly did not mention that they had been the pioneers of advocating the emperor's production and waving the flag, although there were many telegrams from the two of them to Yuan Shikai as evidence, and there were also thousands of witnesses at the Fengtian venue to show that Zhang Zuolin was personally practicing and making great contributions to the constitutional monarchy.

Although Feng Delin was surprised by Zhang Zuolin's "style of rivers and lakes", he did not doubt him, but was happy in his heart: "People say that Zhang Zuolin is a hero, which seems to be an exaggeration: the ancients said that those who achieve great things are not informal, when is it, and they still read the so-called 'morality'." Although he thought so, he said hypocritically: "Since it is inconvenient for Yuting to come forward, the matter of the driving section will be brought forward by the 28th Division..."

Zhang Hanqing, who was accompanying him, witnessed the wonderful performances of the two elders, and couldn't help but secretly praise: "It's all worthy of being a drama spirit!" In order to make the scene more smooth, he said: "Uncle Feng's opinion is extremely clear, driving the section is the great righteousness of the country, and it cannot be tolerated with personal feelings. Although it is inconvenient for my father to come forward, he has to do his part. In this way, his father came forward to persuade him to leave the service, and Uncle Feng coerced him by force. General Duan saw that his uncle and father had a clear attitude, so he naturally couldn't stay in Mukden. The aftermath is handled by the uncle. In order to avoid suspicion, my father will ignore it, but he just needs to save General Duan's life, after all, there is a love of incense, and my father can protect himself from being criticized, and he is worthy of this Shiyi uncle. This is the best of both worlds in the opinion of the little nephew. ”

This is a good proposal, especially since the conclusion that "the aftermath is up to the rest" is exactly what Fung intended. You Zhang Zuolin want to be a good person, and it is better to take the initiative to give up the benefits to avoid suspicion. Some time ago, you reaped the benefits from Lao Yuan, and now he wants to make up for it from Lao Duan. A few million dollars, it is more than enough to equip ten battalions of infantry.

The two sides hit it off and decided that Feng Delin's 28th Division would play blackface and clash with him head-on, and naturally Feng Delin would get the benefits; Zhang Zuolin's 27th Division sang with a white face, wanting to scare him into fleeing in fear of sin, but he couldn't let him worry about his life, so it was naturally Zhang Zuolin's lining. The common purpose of the two is to let Yuan Shikai's people know that Fengtian people are not easy to mess with!