It is impossible to say that Zhang Zuolin did not take care of him when he came to Beijing, but Qirui had stepped down when he came, and for Zhang Zuolin, the once glorious army chief had faded out of sight. But Zhang Hanqing actually "admired" Mr. Duan, who he had never met, and insisted that there would be many places to deal with him in the future.

"Burning the cold stove" is an excellent way to gain the trust of others, and Zhang Hanqing doesn't think that Duan Qirui is at a low ebb, he just hasn't had a seizure. With the foundation of his six consecutive army commanders, he has formed an unbreakable spider web in the military circles, and he will be crowned with "Anhui" after his ascension to heaven. If you want to say that the purpose of his coming to Beijing, in addition to being a proton, gaining Lao Duan's approval is the biggest thing, at least he must be familiar. Other snares are still secondary---- his status determines that it is difficult to imagine that these characters will "bow down" to him, that is romance, not a fact.

Therefore, he did not hesitate at all about Duan Qirui's words, and replied respectfully with his hands folded: "When I came, my father solemnly instructed me to see more and talk less in Beijing. ”

Once again, "the head of the horse is looking forward", Zhang Hanqing lied easily, and I don't know if Cai Ye was here, would he ask him which horse head he and Duan Qirui followed? However, if Cai Yi comes, I believe Zhang Hanqing will be another way of saying it.

Duan Qirui smiled slightly and said, "Don't be formal, we're just cheering for home." "In the old tradition, when the elders asked about the father's situation, the younger ones had to stand up and reply. Although in the Republic of China, the foreign wind gradually faded, and these rules gradually faded, and the Zhang family did not have this statement. But in order to show a "good tutor", Zhang Hanqing also pretended, anyway, many people are not to blame. However, these actions are very appetizing to Duan Qirui.

"I remember that Brother Yuting seems to be extremely enthusiastic about persuasion, and he sent a telegram to the president some time ago to express his approval?"

Zhang Hanqing smiled, and said with no heart: "That's something my father can't do, the president wants him to make a statement, what else can he say?" But in private, my father told me that it was okay to talk about it, but it was absolutely impossible. He said that Duan Shibo would rather retire than meet him, and based on this alone, he was impressed by Shibo, and hoped that he could advance and retreat with Shibo in the future. ”

This is an outright lie, but it is very much in the heart of the old Duan. Offstage, without the attention of all the people, there will always be some loss, even if it is to take the initiative to retreat, this is the norm in officialdom. Moreover, Zhang Zuolin is far away outside the gate, and he has a heavy army, he can still have such a high evaluation of himself, the person who has stepped down, which is really coarse and careful. If Zhang Zuolin said this himself, the degree of reliability is by no means as convincing as that of a sixteen-year-old child like Zhang Hanqing, and Zhang Hanqing does not engage in the hidden set of officialdom at all, and has something to say, which makes Lao Duan can't help but believe it, and his good impression of Zhang Zuolin has also increased.

Because only he knows his hidden strength...

He decided to accept Zhang Zuolin's kindness, in an eventful time, it is always good to have more help, and he may not be able to use it at some point. So, with a look of great concern, he said, "These words can only be said to me, and must not be said outside." Now that the general trend is like this, any persuasion to the president will no longer work, so you can let Yuting follow the trend. Just don't take too big a step, and make it easy to stop. ”

Zhang Hanqing knew that this was what Lao Duan meant, and readily agreed.

Duan Qirui suddenly thought that Zhang Zuolin was the standard-bearer of the imperial system on the surface, and he was quite inactive about this matter, and he was already suspicious of Lao Yuan. Today, Zhang Hanqing came to Duanfu, I believe that there must be news from Lao Yuan, if he leaves like this, who will believe that the two parties have nothing to do? Just don't do it and keep it on and make things even more confusing.

He looked at Duan Hongye, his heart moved, and he said with a smile: "I have only met your father once, and the friendship is not deep, it is rare that he can still afford it." You and Hongye don't know each other, and they are also Shiyi, according to what I mean, it's better for you to marry Jinlan. You two brothers are close, so it is more convenient to take care of them in Beijing, what do you think? ”

Worshipping the son is the most popular interpersonal activity in this era, such as Zhang Zuolin first worshiped Feng Delin and Tang Yulin, and then joined Zhang Zuoxiang and they were a total of eight worshippers, and later worshiped Wu Junsheng and his in-laws Bao Guiqing alone or together, and finally made trouble to worship Zhang Zongchang---- and Zhang Zongchang is Zhang Xueliang's sworn brother, this generation is chaotic.

But that's okay. At this time and then, the worship is to promote friendship between the two sides, and in the Northeast, it seems that this is not enough to make people feel deeply emotional. Duan Qirui, as an old man in Beiyang, also has such a complex. Of course, he himself disdains to use this style, but it is instinct to watch people cook, and it is also beneficial for him to show the righteousness of the rivers and lakes at this time.

First of all, the righteousness of worship can be severed at any time, like the current relationship between Feng Delin and Zhang Zuolin, and then they will want to act fiercely, and they want to put each other to death, how can there be any incense of righteousness?

Secondly, it can be perfectly explained that Zhang Hanqing came to the Duan Mansion, the Duan family did not remember the old evils and let the juniors worship him, and anyone who came out would say that he was open-minded. And because it's a matter of small characters, it's just like children playing at home, and they can't be on the stage.

More importantly, it took this opportunity to accept Zhang Zuolin, a strongman outside the border. Although Duan Qirui has a lot of relations in Beijing and many places, he has a very shallow foundation in the Northeast and needs people to break the situation, and this Zhang Zuolin is his biggest borrowing force in the Northeast in the future.

So everything fell into place, Duan Hongye, who understood his father's intentions, took Zhang Hanqing to worship the incense, but the boss was reluctant in his heart: In this way, the revenge of being beaten cannot be avenged; And he is almost thirty years old, and he still has to marry this little kid, and he can't hang his face.

With Duan Qirui's arrogance, it is impossible to let himself befriend a son of a Beiyang junior for no reason. It is not wrong to say this: Duan is one of the founders of Beiyang, and Zhang Zuolin is currently only one of the dozens of generals under him, and he is not even an authentic Beiyang system, and Dingtian is a periphery. The current gap between the identities of the two is not a little bit. Of course, Zhang Zuolin's rise speed and strength growth were also unexpected by Duan Qirui. He would not have thought that just a few years later, a lieutenant general and division commander who had not really been in his eyes could already influence the political situation in China.

Just a few years later in the official history, when the Feng Department really controlled half of the sky in China, Duan Qirui, who was set up as a puppet, also objected to Duan Hongye's attempt to improve his situation by worshipping Zhang Xueliang, saying: "Zhang Zuolin's soldiers can worship you, but his son can't worship you." ”

Adversity is still like this, and with his current high position and connections, there is always a purpose for doing so. Although Duan Hongye was puzzled, he implemented his father's decision to the letter. In any case, my father's idea was not wrong. Zhang Hanqing is burning the cold stove, why isn't his father taking precautions? With Duan Qirui as a match, the two juniors immediately sympathized with each other. In front of Duan Qirui, the two turned enemies into friends and bowed to each other.

The ceremony is for others to see, but the ceremony also gives people spiritual sustenance, at least in Zhang Hanqing's view, this is a success in making his father register in Duan Qirui's heart. Although he doesn't attach too much importance to the effectiveness of this sworn service, he will not turn his face immediately by the measurement of Lao Duan, so it is a relatively long-term investment.

Therefore, after sitting down again, he said to Duan Qirui with joy: "If my father knew that the little nephew and the younger brother worshipped, I don't know how happy he would be." ”

Duan Qirui just smiled in agreement. This kind of relationship, which is rationalized by a moral contract, is quite fragile. For him, the marriage of the younger generations is just a bond that pulls the two sides into the relationship, and at a critical time, he can completely tear up this non-binding relationship with the nonsense of the juniors. However, the incense ash is not cold, and some of the words on the scene still have to be said.

So he asked: "Han Qing is here in Beijing, is the water and soil still suitable?" ”

Zhang Hanqing said gratefully: "Cheng Shibo is concerned, Xueliang is quite good in Beijing, and everyone takes care of his daily life. ”

Duan Qirui said: "This is very good. When I have time, I often come to the house to slip around, just like my own home, and don't have any constraints. Hongye knows a lot of people in Beijing, and he takes care of Han Qing more when he needs it. At first, he was concerned about Zhang Hanqing, and then he said it to Duan Hongye, and both of them hurriedly nodded yes.

They all thought it was a routine politeness, but they didn't know that Duan Qirui shook a shot, and began to stretch outward with this topic: "Of course, I'm just an outdated army chief, and Han Qingduo's closeness to Songpo is also excellent, and he is very favored by Lao Yuan now." However, Songpa doesn't seem to be enthusiastic about persuasion, what does Han Qing think? ”

Good guy, it's almost a temptation, and finally he was introduced to Cai Yi.

In fact, it's not just Lao Duan who is eager to know Cai Yi's true intentions, almost everyone with a ghost in their hearts has such questions. Yuan Shikai controls nearly twenty provinces in the north and south of the Yangtze River, but his control over several remote provinces in Yunnan and Sichuan is obviously insufficient, and Cai Yi's fame is like Optimus Prime in the Yunnan-Guizhou area. Moreover, Cai Ye can fight, and he has counted domestic military talents, and only Cai Ye has the ability to compete with the Beiyang army.

Knowing Cai Yi's attitude, he can have a greater chance of winning in the future layout. I heard that not long after Zhang Hanqing arrived in Beijing, Cai Songpo went to visit him in person, which can't help but lead people to reverie... If Cai Ye agrees, then Lao Yuan's matter is very likely to be successful! So if he can't change the situation without fighting for his future, why should he bother?

And Zhang Zuolin supported the imperial system, and there was also a famous persuasion telegram. The intimacy between Cai Ye and Zhang Hanqing is well known, and it is undecided whether there are some conspiracies between the two sides. So, the idea came to Zhang Hanqing.

Fortunately, Zhang Hanqing is not a person who does not distinguish between severity and importance, and his psychological age is not a fledgling who has just debuted, so he naturally knows that some things can be said and some things cannot be said no matter what. With his character, he will not sell this famous historical general, although Lao Duan is a staunch anti-imperialist. Is it necessary to tell him?

He rolled his eyes and pretended to be unintentional and said: "Uncle Cai Shi doesn't want to get involved in the president's affairs now, the office is now wiping his face, and he is looking for someone to solve it." ”