He Jie's idea to Zhang Xun directly tickled Yuan Shikai's flesh, it is true that Yuan Shikai was most worried about Wang Yongan's influence in Jiangbei. But if you let others go to Jiangbei, you will definitely be secretly obstructed by Wang Yongan and the Jiangbei department, but Zhang Xun can, after all, he is also Wang Yongan's father-in-law (one). If Zhang Xun can really eliminate Wang Yongan's influence in Jiangbei, why wouldn't Yuan Shikai do it. At the same time, Yuan Shikai also thought of a way to break the Jiangbei forces from Zhang Xun, that is, to let Wang Yongan's relatives be officials in Jiangbei, if Wang Yongan's relatives were negligent as officials in Jiangbei and bullied others to disrupt the construction of Jiangbei, it would inevitably lead to the disintegration of Wang Yongan and the Jiangbei system, which would make Jiangbei collapse internally.

And Yuan Keding has been waiting for the opportunity to speak to Yuan Shikai, and today he learned that Wang Yongan and his father were spies, which was a good opportunity, so he ventured in to talk. However, after Yuan Keding entered the door, he saw his father and brother-in-law sitting together happily, and he couldn't help but feel that the life of a politician is really colorful, and the enemy can actually talk and laugh when they sit together.

Yuan Keding sat next to Wang Yongan and said: "Brother-in-law has a good appetite, my father doesn't just entertain people to roast whole sheep, I remember the last time I ate roasted whole sheep was four years ago." ”

"Big brother, you're just in time." Wang Yongan said with a smile, "You know that I am from Yangzhou, so I can't eat mutton, why don't you eat roast whole sheep with me?" ”

"It just so happens that I'm hungry too." Yuan Keding was also generous, eating meat and drinking wine with a razor. In fact, Yuan Keding had eaten outside, but in order to be good to his father, he tried to pretend that he liked roast mutton very much, and pretended to be very delicious, which was really uncomfortable.

Yuan Shikai saw that his son was in his heart, and he didn't know what he was going to do, so he secretly scolded the little rabbit cub for becoming more and more dishonest, so he pointed at Yuan Keding and said: "Don't hold on if you can't eat, let's say, do you have something to ask your brother-in-law?" ”

Yuan Keding pretended to be surprised and said: "Father's eyes are like torches, I really have one thing to ask for my good brother-in-law." ”

Wang Yongxin was a police officer, but said with a smile on his face: "Big brother, you can say it, but if I have any ability to help my eldest brother, I will definitely do my best to do my duty." ”

Yuan Keding sighed: "The Bailang bandits launched a rebellion in western Henan, and now the wave of rebellion has spread to northern Henan, not far from my hometown Xiangcheng and Anyang, I am worried about the comfort of the people in my hometown, and I want to go back to visit." This time, I heard that my brother-in-law was going south to lead troops to quell the rebellion on the riverside, so I wanted to send an army back to my hometown with my brother-in-law. ”

Wang Yongan said with a smile: "Is there a long way to go back and forth, why doesn't the eldest brother go back to his hometown directly, there is his own army in Henan to protect it." ”

Yuan Keding said: "They are doing their best to suppress bandits, where am I willing to trouble others." ”

Yuan Shikai also said angrily: "What are you doing when you go back to your hometown, there are so many things here, you can stop the Bailang bandit army at a glance when you go back, right?" Then Yuan Shikai also said helplessly: "This Bailang bandit army is really cunning, drilling into the mountains and forests, and the army can't be pacified for a while." "The Bai Lang Army belongs to the nature of the guerrillas, it is just that the western part of Henan is mostly mountains and forests, and it is difficult for the officers and soldiers to pursue, although they have defeated the Bai Lang Army several times, they cannot eliminate it, which really gives Yuan Shikai a headache.

Wang Yongan said: "Although the Bai Lang bandit is a thief and a rogue, it may be quite a small amount, quite the prototype of the former twisted army, if it is not eliminated in the bud, I am afraid that it will be difficult to quell the chaos when he becomes bigger in the future." ”

Yuan Keding said: "Now that the Eighth Division stationed in Huaibei is going west to quell the rebellion, can this Bailang bandit army flow to Jianghuai?" ”

Yuan Shikai was startled, glared at his son, and reprimanded: "You mean I shouldn't have sent the Eighth Division to the Sichuan side to quell the chaos?" That Bai Lang bandit is just a rogue, but if Xizang is allowed to rebel and establish a country under the instigation of the British, our Republic of China will lose 2.2 million square kilometers of land, don't you know which is more important? (At that time, Xizang included Xizang, Qinghai and Chuanbian)

Yuan Keding said: "I naturally know, I'm just worried that the Liukou will enter Huaibei." ”

Yuan Shikai nodded and sighed: "So I stepped up to let people pacify the Bai Lang bandits." ”

Yuan Keding didn't say anything again, but it was enough, and Wang Yongxin was puzzled, what did the father and son mean by singing and harmonizing.

After the three of them had a strange thought and had dinner, Yuan Shikai left Wang Yongan to continue to discuss the issue of the proportion of shares in Bank of Communications. After repeated negotiations, Wang Yongan finally made a sacrifice, as long as he only had 30% of the shares of the Bank of Communications, so that he became the largest individual shareholder of the Bank of Communications. In order to make up for Wang Yongan, Yuan Shikai promised to compensate three million taels of silver in the form of military expenses every year, which seemed to be enough for Wang Yongan to feed the huge army, but in fact he firmly controlled Wang Yongan in his own hands.

Yuan Shikai dealt with Wang Yongan and cast a net everywhere, but Wang Yongan had to get into the trap for the sake of the country and became Yuan Shikai's turtle in the urn, I have to say that Yuan Shikai has superb means.

Wang Yongan returned to the mansion sullenly, and the next day Zhang Jian visited and asked: "You have promised to hand over the shares in your hands to the central government in exchange for the shares of the Bank of Communications?" ”

Wang Yongan nodded and said, "In this way, I will be pinched by Yuan Shikai, yes or no?" ”

Zhang Jian sighed and said: "Not only is someone grabs the handle, if there is any change in the center in the future, you can hold your handle." Today, the president also found me and asked me to sell my shares to the central government. ”

Wang Yongan asked, "What are your plans?" ”

Zhang Jian asked rhetorically: "Why do you want to give it up?" ”

This question made Wang Yongan silent for a long time, Zhang Jian waited for him to explain, and finally Wang Yongan said: "Compared with the country, personal small profits are nothing." If I insist on supporting the banks of the four countries, although I can personally become the richest man in the country, or even the richest man in the world, but I will put China in the colonial powers, assist foreigners in controlling the right to issue China's currency, use the currency issued by the banks of the four countries to defeat the currency of the national banks, and then help the four countries to colonize China economically, what is the difference between this and traitors? ”

Zhang Jian sighed and stopped talking, no matter how selfish the Jiangbei system was, it could not threaten the central government by selling the right to issue the country's currency to foreign countries. In fact, the central government had several opportunities to cooperate with the Industrial Bank of China, but they were short-sighted and did not make a move until the intervention of the Four Nations Bank, which was already half a beat slower, but the central government's mistake at this time had to be borne by Wang Yongan and the Jiangbei Department - otherwise it would be a traitor, how could people swallow this breath.

Wang Yongan leaned back in the chair and laughed dryly, his mood was full of flavors, both loss and reluctance, but also the courage to be resolute, all kinds of complex emotions made him very conflicted, Fang said: "Can Zhang Gong accompany me to have a few drinks?" ”

"Gladly." Zhang Jian said.