Wang Yongan hurriedly poured tea for Zhang Jian, although he was feasting his seniors in a big restaurant, but Zhang Jian was quitting drinking recently due to physical reasons, Wang Yongan honored his predecessors with tea instead of wine, and said with a smile: "Look, I'm in Jiangbei, don't I live very well?" ”

"Why don't you go to Jingshi. www.biquge.info"If you are in Beijing, you are only afraid of ......" Zhang Jian said.

"I'm afraid I'll never be able to go back to Jiangbei." Wang Yongan shook his head and said.

"No, not really." Zhang Jian said, "Do you think that as soon as you leave Jiangbei, the Jiangbei Army will be scattered?" Isn't there still your second brother? ”

Wang Yongan shook his head with a wry smile, and only after a long time did he whisper: "I am dissatisfied with Zhang Gong, my second brother has always been in poor health, so I have been leading the troops to fight for so many years." ”

Zhang Jian was shocked and said, "What? I always thought that you ...... because you needed him to guard Yangzhou."

Wang Yongan sighed and said: "My second brother won a great victory in the suppression of bandits in northern Anhui, but he was also seriously injured, and on the way back to Yangzhou, he was plotted by traitors in Hefei and almost died. Later, fortunately, he had a big life and picked up a life, and others said that my second brother's life was only three years, and he still lay motionless in bed for three years. Later, I got the guidance of a teacher, who said that she could help my second brother extend his life for ten years, but my second brother couldn't get angry, couldn't drink and eat meat, couldn't be tired, and couldn't leave Yangzhou to lead troops to fight. On the surface, everyone thinks that he is the king of Wang Yan, and no one dares to commit it in Yangzhou, but who can know that this king of Wang Yan is already a person who counts the days backwards? Zhang Gong, do you think I can leave Yangzhou? ”

Zhang Jian shook his head and said, "No wonder this is the case, no wonder you can't leave Yangzhou, your second brother is nothing more than a scarecrow in the rice field, driving away trouble for you, but he can't deal with trouble." ”

"Speaking of which, I have to owe it to my second brother, otherwise I ...... How can I get where I am now? Wang Yongan smiled bitterly, "So the most important thing for me now is to save my second brother's life, let my second brother move less tired, as long as my second brother lives, I am willing to do anything." I don't have Nianzhen, my dear wife, and I can't miss my second brother. ”

Zhang Jian was greatly moved, and then began to ask Wang Yongan about his attitude towards Yuan Shikai, and Wang Yongan immediately stated that today only Yuan Shikai can rule China.

"What do you think of you?" Zhang Jian asked pointedly.

Wang Yongan immediately denied it and said: "I can't do it, Zhang Gong, do you think I, a twenty-four-year-old young man, can govern the country?" I'm not Kangxi, I'm not Li Shimin, I don't have that ability. So how is the regent Zaifeng, who managed the Qing Dynasty at the age of twenty-seven, but what did the Qing Dynasty let him manage? Corrupt officials and corrupt officials are not clear, the flames of the uprising cannot be extinguished, foreign difficulties cannot be met, and there is no experience, no knowledge, and no city government, so they can only bring humiliation on themselves. ”

"Good thing you're self-aware." Zhang Jian said, "But you are in danger now." ”

Wang Yongan said with a smile: "I'm not dangerous, but when I come to this world, I can make others frightened, and it's worth it." Zhang Gong, after you return to Beijing, you must tell me well, I don't have any connections in Beijing, and I will definitely be overlooked if I go there. When I thought about it later, I was only twenty-four years old, and I became the privy councillor of the prime minister, and I was in charge of the country's confidential affairs. They are all heroes from all over the world, and they have followed my father-in-law for a long time, so hard work and credit and did not hold important positions, I am a young man who is only twenty-four years old to replace them, which makes people feel that my father-in-law is using power for personal gain, and it also makes Yang Du and others chill. For the sake of my father-in-law's reputation, I deliberately dragged it, after all, rejecting him is equivalent to slapping him in the face, going to Jingshi, it is equivalent to slapping Zhang Yilu, Yang Du and others in the face, I still drag it like this, it's good for everyone, it's better for my father-in-law, you say yes. ”

"You kid, monkey spirit." Zhang Jian scolded with a smile, and then persuaded: "Now that Yuan Gong attaches so much importance to you, you must not let down Yuan Gong's hard work, and in order to support you, Yuan Gong approved the establishment of four towns for you." ”

Wang Yongan touched his chin, laughed and said: "Okay, the sugar coat came over, and the cannonball hit back, so I said that I took this love, but I can't go to Beijing, I don't know how many Manchu nobles in Beijing hate me to death and want my life." ”

Zhang Jian saw that he could not persuade him to leave Yangzhou and go to Beijing, so he stopped persuading, but he got Wang Yongan's promise that he would not rebel against Yuan Shikai and would not collude with the revolutionary party, so he sent a telegram to Yuan Shikai with satisfaction. Soon after, Yuan Shikai sent a telegram, ordering the Jiangbei Army to be restructured, and the Beiyang Army of its four towns was approved, namely the 37th Town, 38th Town, 39th Town, and 40th Town of the Beiyang New Army.

The most practical thing is the establishment of these four Beiyang New Army, and now Wang Yongan has the Jiangbei Ninth Brigade under his command, which costs 100,000 taels of silver every month, and the military expenditure alone will cost millions of taels in a year. If Yuan Shikai gave him the establishment of the four towns, he would be able to give him 80,000 taels of silver every month for military expenses, at least let him solve a big problem in terms of military salaries, and the excess money could be used for army construction.

But for the candidates for the control of the four towns, Wang Yongan convened the generals and said: "Everyone should have heard of the two peach killing the three soldiers, right? We accept the establishment, but we will not select a candidate for the command for the time being for three years, and I will not recommend anyone to serve as the commander of the new army. Unless we can control the right to speak, we don't need a nomination from the Qing government. ”

As the saying goes, there is no shortage but unevenness, Wang Yongan refused to nominate anyone to be the commander of the new army, but let everyone settle down, after Wang Yongtai learned about it, he repeatedly praised Wang Yongan for doing the right thing. It has only been two years since the integration of the Jiangbei Army, and if it is rashly restructured, it is very likely that the originally stable military spirit will become turbulent, especially in terms of personnel arrangements, which is most likely to cause discord among the generals, but fortunately, everyone is like this, don't care about Yuan Shikai's reward.

Zhang Jian originally wanted to return home to rest, but was soon called by a telegram from Yuan Shikai, after Yuan Shikai found that he could not quell the rebellion in the south, he was persuaded by foreign ambassadors, especially his generals and Japanese ambassadors, to negotiate with the southern revolutionary government, and Zhang Jian became one of the negotiators, returning to Beijing to discuss some requirements of the Beiyang system.

"Is there really a need for peace talks between the north and the south?" Wang Yongxin sneered, this is just Yuan Shikai's strategy to delay the army.