The weather was getting cooler little by little, and while the various units of the People's Army were secretly stepping up their adjustments and deployments, the Central Organs of the Communist Party of China, the Autonomous Government, and the departments under the jurisdiction of the People's Army, under the leadership of Xiao Mubai, Shen Bingkun, Jiang Fangzhen, and others, also left Chengdu and began to move to Beijing. After more than a month of trekking and changing cars and trains many times along the way, Xiao Mubai and his party finally arrived in Beijing on the morning www.biquge.info of September 14.

When the Communist Party chose to enter Beijing at this time, it naturally chose the opportunity to announce to the world that the new national capital would re-choose Beijing, the ancient capital of the Seven Dynasties.

In the face of this situation, not to mention the reaction of the people in other parts of the country, but in Beijing alone, there are several completely different voices at the same time. The people at the bottom are happy in their hearts, because they are used to begging for a life at the feet of the Son of Heaven in the past, and they don't want to lose the feeling of being superior to others for some reason; The old and young remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty hated it in their hearts, because as soon as the People's Army entered the city, they abolished the "Regulations on Preferential Treatment of the Qing Family" formulated by the government of the Republic of China, and after "invited" the little Emperor Puyi out of the palace and placed him in the palace of Prince Alcohol, he nationalized the Forbidden City and made a disobedience to the Qing Dynasty; And most of the old officials in Beiyang are suspicious because of their official hats, and their future, which is still in the hands of the Communist Party at this time.

Of course, for Duan Qirui, who had just been appointed commander of the Guangzhou Military Region of the People's Army not long ago, and was rushing to Zhongnanhai by car wearing the regular uniform of a People's Army officer and wearing the rank of lieutenant general, this kind of suspicion obviously did not exist. Although they are both veterans of Beiyang, everyone's life experience is completely different.

What the Communist Party is, specifically Duan Qirui is not very clear. But in the past few months, he has seen how things have changed in Beijing. Whether it is to use thunderous means to ban the city's tobacco houses, casinos, and brothels, or to use thunderbolt means to rectify the city's public security and environment; Whether it is funding for the expansion of the renamed Peking University, Tsinghua University, and other primary and secondary schools at all levels, or providing financial support for Beijing's urban construction and renovation planning, all these show the boldness and generosity of the Communist Party members. In terms of the spirit of innovation, they are obviously much stronger than Beiyang.

However, speaking of the content of Beijing's urban transformation, Duan Qirui couldn't help but think of Zhang Baocheng, who is said to be born as a master, and now serves as the secretary of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee and the mayor. This person seems to be kind and kind, harmless to others, but when it comes to doing things, it can be resolute. Tiananmen Square, which was once looted by the Eight-Nation Coalition and bombarded by weeds and devastation, is now under his organization and coordination, and the repair work has been completed in just three months, not only the broken doors and windows and individual decaying beams and timber have been replaced, the roof beams and bridges and ceiling caisson paintings have also been repainted, but also after adding 1,318 hook edge lamps on the roof of the main hall of the city tower, the northeast wing corner and the split and desampled corner beams have also been renovated, and after the handrails of the city platform railing have been lengthened, Lightning protection facilities were installed around the roof.

The square in front of Tiananmen Square is widening, and a monument to martyrs is rising on the site of the demolition of the Daqing Gate in the center of the square, and on the west and east sides of the square, the legendary Great Hall of the People, the Museum of the Chinese Revolution and the Museum of Chinese History are also under intense and orderly construction. In this context, the fact that the newly established central government is going to hold a founding ceremony here is not just a matter of rumors.

Thinking about these in his heart, the car had stopped in front of Xinhua Gate unconsciously. Returning to Zhongnanhai, Duan Qirui's heart can be described as full of mixed feelings and mixed tastes, in just a few months, the sea has changed dramatically, and the owner has changed here. Although he is an old man in Beiyang, he doesn't want to fight with the Communist Party so quickly and leave himself a reputation for not remembering the old master, but as a senior officer of the People's Army today, Xiao Mubai held a dinner in Zhongnanhai to entertain military and political dignitaries, and he had to come again.

As soon as he got out of the car, what Duan Qirui saw was Yang Du and Liang Shiyi and others. Although the Beiyang Group has been corrupted and feudal, it has collapsed, but after all, there are still many people with real talents and learning, and these people, like him Duan Qirui, have naturally been appointed by the new government. After greeting a few people, Duan Qirui walked into Xinhua Gate, but he didn't want to take a few steps just now, and a figure he hadn't seen for a long time suddenly stopped him.

Feng Guozhang! Isn't this old guy in charge of the reorganization of the troops in Henan? Why is it here now!

Looking back at the person who was pulling Feng Guozhang to talk, laugh and talk, it was Tang Shaoyi. It turns out that this is also an acquaintance, and it is said that he drove this person out of power back then, and he also has his own share of credit in it.

Duan Qirui suddenly felt an uncomfortable feeling in his heart, he turned his head and wanted to say hello to Feng Guozhang, after all, everyone used to be colleagues, and now they are officials in the same dynasty, and they don't look up to see each other. Don't want to, this old man Feng actually turned his head over, Quan Dang didn't see him, at this moment, Duan Qirui couldn't help but sink his face, forced out a smile and said to Tang Shaoyi on the side: "Brother Shaochuan, Huafu him?" ”

Tang Shaoyi didn't seem to mind the past grievances at all, and said with a smile: "Hua Fu has accepted the appointment of Chairman Xiao and the Military Committee to serve as the deputy chief of the General Staff to assist Jiang Fangzhen in handling the daily affairs of the whole army. ”

Feng Guozhang as deputy chief of the General Staff? Assist the Chief of the General Staff in handling the military affairs of the whole army? This right is a bit big, Duan Qirui was stunned, but he quickly figured out the trick.

Although the Beiyang clique after Yuan Shikai left the opposition, it has been in fact fragmented, but the Communist Party has not relaxed its suppression and precautions against it in the slightest. Not to mention anything else, just in the appointment of the old people in Beiyang, you can get a preliminary glimpse of one or two from this.

On the government side, although Xu Shichang re-emerged and took up the post of vice premier of the Government Council, this person does not seem to want to be involved with Beiyang anymore, except for Yang Du, who is newly involved in the Beiyang Group and is not very deeply involved, he is appointed Minister of Civil Affairs, such as Liang Shiyi and others, all of whom are deputy positions in other ministries. These people don't even need Prime Minister Shen Bingkun to come forward in person, as long as the former rival Tang Shaoyi takes action, they can be suppressed and can't turn over any storms at all. In the 16th Army, which was reorganized on the basis of the Beiyang Surrender Army, in addition to the army commander Cao Kun, an old man from Beiyang, Wu Peifu and Xu Shuzheng, the commanders of the following divisions, were all newcomers who did not have a strong sense of belonging to the Beiyang Group, and others such as Lu Yongxiang, Li Chun, and Chen Guangyuan were all dispersed and assigned to various units across the country. Although he and Chen Eun were respectively appointed commanders of two of the seven major military regions, Chen Eun, the commander of the Beijing Military Region, who had an inexorable relationship with Xiao Mubai, was obviously incomparable in weight with himself, the commander of the Guangzhou Military Region, who was appointed by the Beiyang general.

After several comparisons, he who has risen to a high position from a demoted general has become the biggest variable among them, so now Feng Guozhang's high-profile appearance is obviously the Communist Party's check and balance on himself. But in this way, my future is safer.

People who play politics are really not simple, and unconsciously, Duan Qirui once again appreciated Xiao Mubai's methods. Thinking about this, Duan Qirui sighed slightly, and then walked into the venue of this dinner, Ziguang Pavilion.

The dinner soon began, and Xiao Mubai, Shen Bingkun, Zhao Mingchuan and other high-level leaders of the Communist Party began to arrive one after another. Like all those who saw Xiao Mubai for the first time, Duan Qirui was also surprised by his youth when he saw Xiao Mubai tonight, but after the surprise, he was born with admiration and even jealousy. Everyone is a human being, and everyone's status on the eve of Xinhai is almost the same, but after a few years, he is struggling in the position of commander of the military region, but Xiao Mubai has become a leader who leads the country with one party and upholds the country.

Duan Qirui didn't know how Xiao Mubai did it, but from the one-town control system in Xinhai year, he was able to get to this point in just a few years, whether you say that he is capable or lucky, it is undeniable that such a person is not simple no matter what. Therefore, when Xiao Mubai was talking to him, Duan Qirui was smiling and putting his attitude very upright.

Of course, Xiao Mubai was not interested in Qirui's mental activities at this time. Xiao Mubai held a dinner party in Ziguang Pavilion this time, just to be able to get to know these military and political dignitaries preliminarily, and he was able to chat with Duan Qirui for more than ten minutes, completely because he was a little curious about the "Six No Prime Ministers" who had been upright and charismatic all his life, but after the initial curiosity, he quickly left Duan Qirui behind. In these years, just pull someone out, they are all very famous in later generations, but I have seen a lot of these so-called celebrities, and I don't feel anything. Besides, with Xiao Mubai's current identity and status, he still has to put up a shelf when it's time to put it up.

Seeing Xiao Mubai turn around and leave, Duan Qirui felt a little conflicted in his heart, and at the same time, he had to admit that the Communist Party People's Army commanded by Xiao Mubai has now successfully controlled the situation in the whole country. They are not the stupid and scheming Li Chuang, nor are they soft-hearted, they have the ability to fight, they also have the ability to govern the government, although it has only been a few months, but they have basically won the support of all the people except the banner people, and have successfully gained a firm foothold in Beijing.

Judging from the series of actions taken by the People's Army since its entry into Beijing, the establishment of the Central Government of the Communist Party of China may not necessarily be a bad thing for this country that has been in trouble since its early days. Of course, Xiao Mubai's road to the founding of the country is still a bit bumpy, at least in terms of gaining recognition from foreign powers, it is not easy.