Half of the bun was just put in his mouth and he didn't bite it for ten minutes, he just couldn't understand why Cao Kun didn't bite the meat in his mouth. Li Wenjun thought that the boss was choking, so he quickly got up and poured a glass of water and handed it over.

"Wen Jun, you will go to Far Eastern University to pick up President Liang and Lu Yongxiang to the office of Tianxing Town, by the way, bring Li Manqiang with you."

After breakfast, I ran around the playground with my heart in mind, and my cheerful face was usually as long as a donkey's face. Under the attention of the special service members, Hu Wenkai galloped past like a madman, and there was silence on the training ground.

"What's wrong? What to see, no training? Hu Wenkai complained.

The captain of the squad on duty said: "The boss is afraid of you and dare not train with you." ”

Hu Wenkai's head flashed, I was kicked by a donkey, why am I so stupid, obviously Cao Kun is afraid of my strength, and he doesn't dare to bite the bait for fear of suffering.

The conquest of Zhejiang and Anhui in five days was done in the inconspicuous Jiangsu, which no one dared to believe.

Liang Qichao and Lu Yongxiang listened to Li Manqiang's narration from front to back without saying a word, and picked up a cigarette from time to time to smoke a puff or two, and couldn't stop listening. Lu Yongxiang is jaw dropped, he knew that Hu Wenkai was so tough, he would surrender directly if he fought.

Hu Wenkai looked at Lao Yi's telegram on the side, yesterday was when he started to speak, the United States, Britain, France, and Japan also added an Italian consul in Baoding to talk secretly with Cao Kun, and roughly reached an armistice agreement, Zhang Zuolin retreated to the Guannei, and Cao Kun and Wu Peifu stopped at Shanhaiguan. Wu Peifu was rumored to be asking for a very high price that made him unhappy with Cao Kun, but eventually a preliminary armistice was reached, and a complete truce was reached after three days.

It doesn't matter to Hu Wenkai for the time being whether he fights or not, he Hu Wenkai can't occupy a place in the northeast, it's too far away from Jiangsu, and it's a hot potato like chicken ribs. However, it is not possible to spend the price to help the direct family win easily, and it is not possible not to recover the interest, there are no such selfless people in the world.

After Li Manqiang pointed to the map and finished speaking, the room fell silent, and Hu Wenkai looked up.

"Yesterday Wu Peifu telegraphed that the direct line had been decided, stopping at the south side of Shanhaiguan, I wondered how Cao Kun was willing to stop, there was a verbal agreement before the war, he entered the northeast to eradicate the Feng system, and my side fully supported him as the president and sponsored him with 5 million in three years."

Liang Qichao looked at Lu Yongxiang and said, "Lu Dujun, I am a layman in the military, but I feel that Wen Kai's actions are too big to scare Cao Kun?" ”

Lu Yongxiang was silent, holding the teacup in both hands, looking down to think, only the sound of Hu Wenkai flipping through the telegraph in the room.

Lu Yongxiang raised his head and said: "It's not just Brother Wen Kai who scares him, the key is that Wu Peifu makes him feel uneasy, he is afraid that Wu Peifu will eat the fruits in his hand." ”

"The most fearful thing about being an officer is that the troops are not under their control, and the battle will continue, Wu Peifu has been commanding the troops, and it is difficult to guarantee that they will not become Wu Peifu's troops after a long time."

In addition, Wen Kai was invited by Wu Peifu to send troops, and a heavy armored regiment annihilated Zhang Zuolin's 20,000 or 30,000 horses, and everyone was afraid of this wolf. has been worried about Wu Peifu, and suddenly Wu Peifu has a strong foreign aid, and he dares to continue to let Wu Peifu lead the troops, and there is only one way to go. ”

In the end, it is a Beiyang system, after Lu Yongxiang's analysis, Hu Wenkai knows that it is not far from the correct answer.

"Lu Dujun, I'm going to increase troops to Cangzhou."

Lu Yongxiang approvingly: "It's a good move, you can test it, bargain on the spot with a sky-high price, it is estimated that you won't want anything in money, but you should be able to get a return politically." ”

"Politically demanding?"

"Wen Kai is only Dao Yi of Jianghai Dao now, this identity is not conducive to your future development, although you can obtain an official position through strength in the future, but it is not as good as the name granted by the central government now." Lu Yongxiang pointed out Hu Wenkai's weaknesses.

Liang Qichao nodded with a serious expression: "Lu Dujun is right, this is your shortcomings and take this opportunity to make up for it." ”

"Brother Lu, what position do you want directly?"

"Wen Kai, I suggest that you have the rank of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui and Shanghai patrol envoy and general."

After Lu Yongxiang said, Hu Wenkai thought about it and said: "That's it, I want to be a general, the teacher will be the patrol envoy of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui and Shanghai, and Brother Lu, you will be the deputy patrol envoy." ”

Lu Yongxiang knew that Liang Qichao was a famous person when he was a patrol envoy, and Hu Wenkai still had all the power, but he didn't expect to give him such a thick pie.

"Wen Kai, I'll forget it, I want to engage in industry."

"Brother Lu, I don't need to be suspicious, you can do it in your spare time, and it won't delay you to be the deputy patrol envoy."

Liang Qichao skillfully opened the cupboard, took out a cigar cigarette and handed it to Lu Yongxiang, and began his delicate work of peeling cigars.

"Yongxiang, you just listen to Wen Kai, this patrol makes you deserve it. Wen Kai: This lacks people like you to suppress the formation. ”

Lu Yongxiang took a puff of cigar and coughed, and hurriedly pressed it down.

"Principal Liang, I don't have a good taste for smoking cigars, and it's better to smoke cigarettes if I'm not used to them. Okay, I'll just put it on the name. ”

"Brother Lu, it's not a name, the responsibility that should be borne is a lot, and the treatment that should be given is not bad, and he is a real deputy patrol envoy." Hu Wenkai laughed, this Lu Yongxiang was clearing himself, for fear of revealing his desire for power in front of him.

Lu Yongqiang nodded awkwardly and agreed, shook his body and said, "Boss, now we should consider who will go to Baoding to talk to Cao Kun about the truce and withdrawal of troops." Cao Kun's invitation to Baoding was nothing more than these two things. ”

"I suggest you meet with Wu Peifu first, and then decide who will go to Baoding."

Liang Qichao smoked a cigar and looked like he was enjoying it: "I was the only one who came forward in the Baoding talks, who told me that I am now the Jiangsu boss in front of the stage, Yongxiang, you will accompany me." ”

"Teacher, it's not a hurry to increase troops today, and after controlling Cangzhou, let's go to Cangzhou to meet Wu Peifu together, and then decide how to meet Cao Kun. Slow work and meticulous work, don't let him Cao Kun be afraid, our goal cannot be achieved. ”

"Li Manqiang. The telegram ordered Zhu Xinyang of the Second Brigade to immediately select a regiment of soldiers to immediately drive to Pukou, and ordered Diao Yuanjun to lead the flight brigade to transfer to Xuzhou and carry out the transport of the soldiers of the Third Brigade to Cangzhou. The telegram ordered Gao Jinchang to send a cavalry regiment to occupy Cangzhou quickly. The telegraph ordered the observation group in Cangzhou to transport the seized horses and materials back to Xuzhou by special train. ”

One order after another was issued smoothly from Hu Wenkai's mouth, and Li Manqiang recorded it and handed it to Hu Wenkai for signature, and after signing it, he handed it to Li Manqiang and said: "Manqiang asked the troops on the Shandong side to raise the alert level to prevent the direct troops from the Henan direction from being empty in the rear now. ”

Lu Yongxiang stood up when he heard this: "What, what, you still have troops in Shandong?" ”

Although Liang Qichao was surprised, he was not surprised, this disciple brought too much surprise, and he didn't understand the military and didn't want to ask.

"Brother Lu, don't be so surprised, Shandong is close to Jiangsu, so it controls four or five counties, three or four thousand people."

"Boss, have you been laying out for a long time?"

Hu Wenkai stood up and said: "I can't talk about it, it's only been two years since the full fight, and it's too fast, and there are already some signs of weakness in the follow-up." ”

The word demon came out of Lu Yongxiang's stomach, three provinces in two years plus four or five counties in Shandong, the ghost knows what else. Lu Yongqiang couldn't speak, just sat on the chair in a daze, people were more popular than people, thinking that he had become the overseer of Zhejiang Province after decades of hard work.

Only then did he send Liang Qichao and Lu Yongxiang away, and Carl leaned out of the reception room: "Wen Kai, it's my turn, I have something urgent." ”

Just as he was about to settle accounts with the gringos who had banded together to betray him, this guy showed up.

He took Counselor Karl's hand and said enthusiastically, "Karl, come in and have tea, I was just about to ask you something." ”

American-style flattery, Karl just sat down and spat out flowery words in approval of yesterday's speech. There is a difference between Hu Wenkai now and when he first met last year, last year was the owner of Haimen and Nantong, and in the blink of an eye, the owner of the three provinces. The territory controlled by Japan was much larger than that of Japan, and the trade volume between the two sides also exceeded that of Japan. Karl is more concerned about his business tied to the young man in front of him, as long as it does not harm the interests of the United States, he doesn't care what Hu Wenkai does.

Hu Wenkai smoked a cigarette without saying a word, quietly enjoying Carl's praise. As Carl spoke, he found Hu Wenkai absentmindedly fiddling with the lighter, and suddenly felt bored.

"Brother Wen Kai, what are you thinking today?"

"No, no, Brother Karl, you go on."

Carl saw the open cigar case on the table, reached out and took out a cigar that was exactly the same as Liang Qichao, and slowly lit it with a lighter.

"Carl, what if the intermediary company in the United States lets the buyer and the seller dump it, and the buyer and seller reach an agreement on their own?"

"How can you ask such a strange question, you can go to the court in the United States to complain, and the court will make a judgment according to the signed intermediary contract."

"Carl, I have no way to complain."

"What's the matter? What are you Hu Wenkai doing, but there is no way to complain? ”

"Did I take the lead in reaching a verbal agreement with the United States, Britain and France? Now that you have put me aside, yesterday afternoon the three of you negotiated a truce with your immediate family. You said that who would dare to cooperate with the three of you in the future? ”

"Wen Kai, you said this, I came to find it today is also partly for this matter, I learned that Britain and Japan are extremely shocked that you will take Zhejiang and Anhui into your bag within a few days, and you must know that a divided China is good for these two countries, but it does not matter to the United States. I thought it would take some time before a few companies sat down together to discuss an armistice, but I didn't expect it to be discussed yesterday, and I guess Japan couldn't sit still. ”

"Carl doesn't care about the cause and effect of the incident, but it is a fact that the United States does not follow the rules."

"Wen Kai, I'm just a counselor and not an ambassador, and besides, the ambassador asked me to inform you about this, but it's just a step late."

"Okay, okay, I'm at a loss in this matter, and I don't want to pursue it any further."

"You have nothing to lose, the Northeast is far away from you, and you have no interests in the Northeast, your original intention is nothing more than to let the Japanese monopolize the Northeast, and the conditions brought by the ambassador should have this. If you have any ideas, you can convey them to the ambassador through me, and the United States Government will come forward and put them forward. ”

"I didn't ask for it, I just had a small request."