The ancient and dilapidated Beijing since the Republic of China has had a good rest, it is really a bit salty and new, but it should still give you a kind of sewing and mending for another three years of old taste, the solemn and magnificent presidential palace is like a chest pocket hanging on the long gown, it is really a bit different, the lights are brilliant but because of the limited technology, not only can not give people a bright and bright but make people have a gloomy feeling, there is a sense of depression that the black clouds overwhelm the city and want to destroy, many guards, horses and horses are eyeing each other, the eyebrows are cold, and the swords are tense. The tense smell of the pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info from the entrance of the Grand Presidential Palace to the quiet study, but the further it drifted in, the lighter the smell became.

A lonely incense fluttered gracefully, and the temperature of the tea slowly became colder, and the great president Xu Shichang and the state premier Duan Qirui of the tiger step eagle looked at the ground silently lowered their heads, and after a long time, Duan Qirui said impatiently: "The message from the southeast, has the teacher read it?" I don't know what's indicated. ”

Xu Shichang said slowly: "Qirui, you are the prime minister, what can you do, you might as well talk about it." ”

Duan Qirui said: "Chang Zhenbang is bold, he previously called himself the patrol envoy of Guangdong, Jiangxi and Fujian without being appointed by the central government, and now he is writing to the imperial court to ask for the official position of the southeast economic envoy. ”

Xu Shichang said unhurriedly: "Is it useful to scold?" If he does not repent and still claims to be the envoy of the Southeast, what can you do? If the overseers of the world follow suit, what is the prestige of the central government? ”

Duan Qirui said fiercely: "If Chang Zhenbang is the commander of the army to pacify Yungui, and if he says that the southeast is a strategic envoy, I will give it to him if the Zhennan meridian is a strategic envoy!" But everyone knows that he can't easily fight with the southwest! Where is his strategy? Shandong, Anhui, Hunan or Central China? Therefore, this kind of official students feel that they can't give! ”

Xu Shichang said: "The five provinces in the southwest, the power of the whole country has not yet been pacified, if the troops in the hands of Chang Zhenbang really fight with the southwest, I am afraid that stealing chickens will not make it a loss of rice!" There are other places that he can handle, so what is the use of him asking for this official position? I heard that he also made a table for Li Chun, the overseer of Hubei, I don't know if there is such a thing? ”

Duan Qirui said hatefully: "Chang Zhenbang asked the central government to canonize Li Chun as the Hubei-Jiangxi Suzhou patrol envoy!" ”

Xu Shichang said: "Do you think you should give this official position!" ”

Duan Qirui blushed and said, "This little thing, the student felt that it was not important, so he found it. ”

Xu Shichang glanced at Duan Qirui and said, "You want to stumble Chang Zhenbang's kid!" ”

Duan Qirui smiled and said: "Wise but teacher, Hubei, Jiangxi, and Jiangsu provinces are all the chassis of Brother Feng, and Li Chun has supervised the army through Jiangxi and Jiangsu, so that his old Beiyang tour of the three provinces is really well deserved!" ”

Xu Shichang sighed and said, "I also know about Li Chun, but I heard that he has made great progress in supervising Jiangsu, and letting him serve as the patrol envoy of the three provinces can be regarded as a person!" You've done a good job! ”

Duan Qirui stood up, bowed slightly, and said: "Thank you for the teacher's praise, the students are ashamed, since President Yuan Da left like this, our Beiyang has withered a lot at once, the southwest is in rebellion, the southeast is rampant, the northeast claims to be a country, state affairs are like this, foreign affairs are also constantly disputed, Qirui is upset, Feng Guozhang can still enjoy the idyllic scenery for a few days, I don't know if I have that blessing." ”

"If you're so tired, why don't you put it down and take a break? It is necessary to know that sometimes you can only advance when you retreat, and if you blindly move forward, you will fall into the disadvantage. Xu Shichang said slowly.

Duan Qirui sighed and said, "Now that China is not like the Republic of China, and the empire is not like the empire, what can I, the prime minister, do?" If there is still Lafayette above, and President Yuan, I may really be able to enjoy a few days of Qingfu, but unfortunately, if I leave the stall, it will be difficult to come back, and now the country is difficult, how can Qirui ignore the country's danger for his own selfishness? So Duan Qirui can't retreat! ”

"Since you can't retreat, don't think about whether you're tired or not." Xu Shichang sighed, Duan Qirui is like this, how can he not be like this, if China is as civilized and stable as the West, why don't he want to steal a few days of free time in the chaos of state affairs. It's just that there is only one chance, if he gives up this time, according to the national conditions of his country, how much chance does he have to sit on the throne of the president?

Duan Qirui smiled and said, "It's the student's hypocrisy, please forgive the teacher!" ”

"It's better to talk less about this kind of gossip, and it's not bad for you to come to me to pour bitter water! Since the telegram requesting the canonization of Li Chun was later instructed, what should be done with the previous canonization? Xu Shichang smiled slightly and said: "After sparing such a big circle and returning to this problem, I think with your ability to be the Tiger of the North Ocean, Duan Qirui, I believe it will not be difficult for you!" I'm just afraid that I can use my old face again! ”

Duan Qirui said: "The teacher is wise! The student does have an idea, since Chang Zhenbang wants to get the name of the southeast, then we will give it to him, but it is not the southeast economic envoy but the southeast patrol envoy! ”

"Patrol Envoy?" Xu Shichang's eyes narrowed, and the essence appeared, he still knew this little trick, although the name of the southeast was given to Chang Zhenbang, but he did not give the title of the envoy, which means that there were two patrol envoys within the scope of Chang Zhenbang's Jiangxi system, and they had overlapping conflicts between the two provinces, although Chang Zhenbang was strong, but Li Chun's connections were not bad, and his qualifications were even stronger. Even if Chang Zhenbang has the ability to protect himself under the oppression of these old Beiyang, the entire southeast will definitely be broken, and then the southwest, direct lineage, and Anhui will attack it in groups, and Chang Zhenbang will never survive the third round.

"As compensation for not giving Chang Zhenbang a strategic envoy, he was awarded a medal and a Nine Lions saber! I believe he will have no opinion on such glory! Duan Qirui smiled slightly and said with great certainty.

This is President Yuan Da after he became the president, in order to win the hearts of the people and the army, he received medals from meritorious people. In the first year of the Republic of China, Yuan Shikai announced the "Order of Honor". The title is divided into six grades: the Great Honor, the Honor, the Honor, the Honor, the It's a pity that this kind of rank is useful in peacetime, and now it can only be regarded as a souvenir. But most people don't want it!

The Nine Lions saber is the first of the saber, has always been only the president and the generals with special contributions will get, won the honor of Yuan Shikai, Feng Guozhang, Cai Yi, Huang Xing and others, all of them are the dragon and phoenix among the people, deserved, the last time Chang Zhenbang garrisoned Guangzhou Bay awarded a handle, that is to win glory for the country, and this time awarded him is more significant, because it symbolizes that the central government in Beijing recognized his strength and prestige.

This rank and saber are all symbols of honor, but they are only honors, compared to the patrol envoys, the military envoys are much more useless, although they also have no practical effect, but the honors can be divided into a regional sphere of influence between each other's seats.

Xu Shichang smiled slightly and said, "Two peaches and three scholars, Premier Duan is really good, but are you sure it is useful?" Chang Zhenbang is a very interesting child, you only give him the name of the southeast, maybe you can be satisfied! You don't have to give the title and the saber! It's not beautiful! ”

Duan Qirui sighed and said: "After all, we are the central court, we are afraid of greed if we give too much, and we can't do it if we give less, it's really difficult to do!" In fact, I didn't give him more, the patrol envoy was still the patrol envoy, the Nine Lions Saber was given a handle by President Feng before, and it didn't matter if we gave him one more, just gave him one more medal. You also know that many of our old brothers in Beiyang have retired and retired over the years, who will complain and not give the two honors and the three honors to appease? So it doesn't matter to Chang Zhenbang! Teachers don't have to worry! ”

Xu Shichang smiled faintly and said: "Chang Zhenbang is an extraordinary person, the central government didn't give him anything, he can jump up and become the patrol envoy who monopolizes the three provinces, and now he occupies the southeast, you give him the title, the title and the saber now, I'm afraid that it will not end well in the future!" ”

Duan Qirui smiled and said, "Hehe, the teacher looks down on this hairy boy too much, if he can do this, it will cause a lot ......of trouble, and I, Duan Qirui, will also admit it."

"Report!"

"One hundred thousand urgent!"

"Report!"

"One hundred thousand urgent!"

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"Report~!" "One hundred thousand urgent!" The two voices intertwined with each other and finally reached the door of the study, Xu Shichang and Duan Qirui were shocked when they heard this, they all got up and walked out quickly, and the little soldiers at the door hurriedly knelt in front of Duan Qirui, and raised the telegram in their hands with both hands.

Duan Qirui snatched it up, opened it and looked at it, his nose was crooked.

It turned out that Cao Kun, the third master of Cao Kun, was addicted to official addiction and great ambitions, when Feng Guozhang was the acting president, and the post of vice president was vacant, Cao Kun dreamed of becoming a vice president. After the outbreak of the war in Europe, there was a contradiction between the two sides on the issue of declaring war on Germany. Duan Qirui and Xu Shuzheng used the position of vice president as bait to induce Cao Kun to join the ranks of the main war faction, in favor of declaring war on Germany, and pushed him to facilitate the second Tianjin Conference of the Overseer Army. Who knows that he personally led the army south into Hunan Province, captured Yuezhou, and occupied Hengyang. However, Duan Qirui did not fulfill the promise of vice president, but even ceded the territory of Hunan that he personally grabbed to Zhang Jingyao. Cao Sanye returned to Tianjin in a rage. At the meeting again, Cao Sanye advocated instigating peace at this time, but Xu Shuzheng explained to him in every possible way that the vice president's covenant would definitely be fulfilled. Cao Sanye felt that there was still hope, and continued to fight, but bargained with Xu Shuzheng. Advocating to fight in the south first, and send the vice president to the seat after meritorious service, Cao Sanye insisted on setting the vice president to himself first, and then went to the south, when the two sides could not fight, in order to appease this Cao Sanye, by the way, let Feng Guozhang's faction cause trouble Xiao Wall, Duan Qirui proposed to appoint Wu Peifu as the position of Jiangsu overseer, but he didn't know that Chang Zhenbang was eyeing Jiangsu, and he repelled Wu Peifu's proud Beiyang Third Division in Gaoyou, and Cao Sanye, who lost his troops, was furious. Wu Peifu even returned to the Hunan front line to attack Duan Qirui's cabinet and its policy of unification by force.

This telegram is the secret telegram of the Hunan Overseer Jingyao, Duan Qirui saw that Cao Sanye was going to be a stumbling man, and he was really angry, and it was still wrong for the general to negotiate peace with the front line without authorization, and even criticized the central government for this, if this was put in the Lafayette generation, it would have been wiped out long ago, even President Yuan Da and these people did not dare to disobey the central government so blatantly, but when it comes to the root, it is also wrong on their own side, the vice president is just a false position, and it is a fool to Cao San, people are fighting with their heads, and they are still so greasy and crooked on their side so unpleasant, If you say it, you will be laughed at by the old brothers of Beiyang, and what is even more afraid is that who will be willing to follow you to work hard in the future!

Duan Qirui said: "Go back immediately, let General Xu go to handle Cao San's affairs, there must be no mistake!" ”

After the little soldier got the order, he didn't even look at Xu Shichang, gave a military salute to Duan Qirui, and immediately ran to the Prime Minister's Office.

Duan Qirui arched his hand at Xu Shichang and said, "Sir, there is still something to do with the student, so I have left." ”

Xu Shichang watched Duan Qirui leave coldly, and the housekeeper who was waiting on the side came over and said: "This prime minister is really unacceptable, he called Mr., teacher, but he is arrogant in his heart and has no master at all!" Xu Shichang said: "Taste the crab with cold eyes, see how long he will be rampant!" Cao San, a fool, said no, he Duan Qirui couldn't do it even if he did great kung fu. If you don't believe it, let's ride a donkey and read the record book, and we'll see! ”

This book was first published in Reading Book Worm