If the name is not right, it is not good. Except for Zhang Hanqing's rank of colonel, which was specially appointed after the suppression of bandits, Ji Yiqiao's military rank was originally in Beijing, and the other people's military ranks were self-appointed. It looks glamorous, but if it is a sudden change, or if you want to develop in the military world, you must solve the problem of their rank. Moreover, several people in the young marshal's department are already commanders with more than 10,000 troops, and it is time to be promoted.

So Zhang Zuolin cautiously reported to Duan Qirui: "The main force of the First Division of the Xu Department has been incorporated into the post, but the rank of the commander in charge of the army is not enough, and it is urgent for the Central Committee to appoint him, so that he can work together to serve the country." Although the division commander should traditionally be a lieutenant general----, considering that Lao Zhang himself is only a lieutenant general, and they are backward in the military after all, it is indeed a bit too much to do it in one step.

As for Wang Yizhe as a colonel, he didn't think there was any problem, and the rest of the people were all in the last time they suppressed bandits, and they only passed it off, just waiting for the Central Committee to admit it.

It stands to reason that the military is an important weapon of the country, and this promotion to military rank naturally requires the pleading of the president. It's just that in all the actions of the Central Committee, Zhang Zuolin has clearly supported Premier Duan Qirui, so President Li Yuanhong is not interested in him. This house is not in harmony, don't affect your son's promotion. So even if Zhang Hanqing is already the commander of a division, it stands to reason that he should be promoted to lieutenant general to match the rank, but in view of the fact that he was only promoted to colonel last time, it is only difficult to skip the rank and be promoted! Therefore, in order to be safe, Zhang Hanqing had to be listed with Han and Guo.

Not long ago, Ni Sichong, the overseer of Anhui Province who belonged to the Anhui camp, met with President Li Yuanhong and promoted his nephew Ni Yuqi to lieutenant general and his son Ni Youchen to major general. President Lebanese, who has always been gentle, rebuked loudly this time: "What, did you come to Beijing to seek wealth for your nephew and son? Are they worthy of lieutenant generals and major generals? "If you make a mess of an Overseer, don't point the finger at yourself this time.

The reason why Zhang Zuolin is so careful is because although President Li Yuanhong, who fell behind in the battle between the government and the court, is an honest person, he is actually a very character person. The reason why he looks honest is because he is in a high position but he has no choice but to do it with his bare hands. Everyone treats him as a puppet, but in fact, he is unwilling in his heart, and he really rebels against his dragon scales, and he still has to have a seizure.

He knew Duan Qirui's purpose of summoning the provincial overseers into Beijing in the name of convening a military meeting, and he was nothing more than putting pressure on himself and the Congress. In the overall situation, he can't resist, but it doesn't mean that he can't do it, this Ni Sichong is the object of his anger.

Ni Sichong was the first to respond to the call to Beijing, a provincial governor, equivalent to the "little daughter-in-law" of the overseer, who originally had little power. But because he has soldiers in his hands, this provincial governor is different, he himself does not regard himself as a provincial governor---- he is said to hold a military meeting, and you are the governor!" For the "sponsorship" of this opposing faction figure, it is strange that Li Yuanhong does not make fun of him!

was rejected on the spot, Governor Ni felt very faceless and wanted to dismiss it later. Therefore, when Premier Duan Qirui instructed the provincial overseers to enter the presidential palace en masse and wanted to use the power of the "Overseer Army" to demonstrate to President Li and force him to agree to the case of declaring war on Germany, Ni Sichong was the first to jump out and talk about the benefits of declaring war on Germany. How did he know that President Lebane's temper last time was just a small test, and the evil fire of others had just begun. Inadvertently, he once again became the object of venting.

Li Yuanhong knew in his heart that these overseers were all instigated by Duan Qirui to threaten him, and he couldn't bear the anger in his stomach anymore, maybe he had endured it too long before, and scolded the overseers for interfering in national affairs as soldiers and leaving their posts to come to Beijing for a party. The president, who has always been known as a good old man, suddenly went berserk, and everyone was surprised, and no one answered for a while.

It was Ni Sichong who took the lead. Seeing that Li Yuanhong took out the authority of the president, he had no choice but to use foreigners to exert pressure, of course, he still euphemistically mentioned that "the ministers of various countries want us to participate in the war...", Li Yuanhong was still unsatisfied, and he took him again, and roared at him: "You are the governor, what qualifications do you have to talk to the diplomatic corps!" ”

One sentence made Ni Sichong blush, no way, not qualified enough! He could only argue that he had come to attend a military meeting and that he had not left his post without permission. However, Li Yuanhong yelled at him again: "You are the governor, what qualifications do you have to participate in the military meeting!" ”

There's nothing wrong with that. Don't look at Ni Sichong, who has always thought that he is "not only" just a provincial governor, but he is indeed just a provincial governor. It is true that he has strength, but if he has to take him in terms of righteousness and reputation, he is helpless.

After this incident came out, Ni Sichong lost his face. This is the first time since the Republic of China that a local warlord has been reprimanded so mercilessly, and even Yuan Shikai has never been so faceless when he was at the height of his power, and he has always been kind to talk and discuss. But he was trained to be "reasonable" and didn't dare to confront him in person, after all, he was the president and ****, so he could only quit repeatedly.

This incident made the people in the public government deeply encouraged, and they all said that the president had a good temper, and it would save people from bullying our president Yunyun. After this incident, even Duan Qirui has reined in, at least many things dare not be done in the open. The aftermath even affected Zhang Zuolin, who was far away from the gate, and he was also worried about losing face.

Afraid of what comes. When he saw Zhang Zuolin's request, President Li Da finally waited for the pleasure of revenge, and he waved his pen: "The old state-owned system, the time when Zhang Hanqing was promoted to colonel is too close to this time, and it is not appropriate to rush it, so as not to shock the world; Han Linchun made a lot of merit in the last suppression of bandits, and he was a major general, which is a matter of course; Guo Songling's enlistment time is relatively short, even if he has a large amount of merit, it is not enough to be listed in the ranks of generals, so it is advisable to confer the rank of colonel to reward the backwards. As for others, they can be reported by Zhang Dujun and approved as appropriate. In a word, it blocked Zhang Hanqing's road to becoming a general.

Although Duan Qirui arranged for Zhang Zuolin to control the first division, he did not want his power to expand in his heart, and Li Yuanhong suppressed the development of his men and horses with the order of the president, which was naturally overjoyed. Of course, on the surface, he has to make a statement of righteous indignation, and he wants to fight for Zhang Zuolin.

Did this kind of trick deceive the shrewd Zhang Zuolin? is that although Ni Sichong's nephew and son were made difficult, didn't he get his wish under Duan Qirui's "questioning"? But when it's time to put on that face? To whom is the play played?

However, his arms can't twist his thighs, Li Yuanhong no longer has the strength, he is also the president of the Republic of China, and many things are still done in his name. He didn't agree, and Premier Duan didn't support it, and the matter was basically yellow.

The great luck in the misfortune is that Han Linchun of the young marshal department has been promoted, which is the premise of becoming a prince of the future party. However, what is embarrassing is that Zhang Hanqing, as the division commander, is not as good as Han Linchun, the deputy division commander, which is somewhat disgusting. According to Han Linchun's meaning, he is going to resign from this appointment---- he can't make it difficult for the young marshal to do it!" But Zhang Hanqing smiled open-mindedly and said: "The opportunity is not easy to come by, so Brother Han should not refuse." ”

Annoyed and angry, Zhang Zuolin was determined to give Li Yuanhong and Duan Qirui a look, he forcibly promoted the establishment of the Guards Brigade to the Guards Division---- anyway, the structure is complete, and the difference is formal recognition. Among them was Wang Wensheng, the commander of the former cavalry battalion who was promoted at the same time as Zhang Hanqing, and he is now the commander of the cavalry regiment of the newly formed rear division---- and he is also the fastest promoted among the generals in the guard division. As for the brigade commanders and deputy chiefs of staff of the two brigades, they were also promoted to colonels (the full-time brigade commanders are now Guo Songling and Han Linchun). Anyway, except for high-ranking officers, all other positions are in line with the requirements.

Under Zhang Zuolin's toughness, Li Yuanhong didn't pick and choose again this time, and simply passed it neatly, and no longer mentioned many people's "the last promotion time was too close to this connection".

After Xu Lanzhou left, Yingshun, with the support of Ba Ying'e, turned to persecute Bao Guiqing. They incited the military circles of Jiang Province to oppose the entry of Feng troops and threatened Bao Guiqing with force, and the situation in Jiang Province became turbulent again.

Bao Guiqing secretly telegraphed Zhang Zuolin to ask for assistance. After receiving the urgent report, Zhang Zuolin, in the name of exterminating the Mongolian rebels, informed his brother Wu Junsheng to lead a group north to Jiang Province, and together with the first division of Han Linchun's guards stationed in Zhengjiatun, he suddenly drove to Qiqihar to suppress Ba Ying, commander of the 1st Infantry Brigade of Heilongjiang, and Yingshun, commander of the 4th Cavalry Brigade, to relieve the military of power and complete all control of Heilongjiang. Subsequently, Zhang Zuolin and Bao Guiqing demanded that the Beijing government remove Yingshun and Ba Yingqing from their posts on charges of holding the governor hostage and embezzling public funds.

The reason why Wu Junsheng was very active in this incident was that his brotherly relationship with Zhang Zuolin was a reason, and it was also inseparable from the good impression that Zhang Hanqing gave him before. In particular, Zhang Hanqing mentioned to him in private: The Black Province will encounter a rare opportunity to change, and Wu Zainan has a future in Taonan, so it is better to take the opportunity to enter the Black Province, or take advantage of the chaos to make trouble.

Seeing that the prospect of Jiang Province that Zhang Hanqing had described to him was becoming real step by step, this made Lao Wu, who had not moved for many years, couldn't help but be ready to move. Zhang Zuolin also privately promised that Bao Guiqing would never be able to sit on the throne of Jiang Province, and as soon as the opportunity changed, he would fully support Wu Junsheng to take over as the overseer of Heilongjiang.

Under the guns of Beijing's strict orders and Wu Junsheng's subordinates, Yingshun and Ba Ying'e did not dare to disobey the order, so they had to obediently hand over the military power. The turmoil in the military circles of Jiang Province was completely quelled, and Bao Guiqing's position was consolidated. However, his position was supported by the army of Feng Jun and Wu Junsheng, and in essence, Bao Guiqing also became a high-ranking puppet of Zhang Zuolin. The reason why he didn't change horses directly was because Zhang Zuolin didn't want to be too sharp, and Bao Guiqing was still a close confidant of the "adult" of Duan Qirui in the central government, so it was better to use him to town.