"Brother Zheng, is there any news of the president?" The colleague asked in a low voice.

"The great president Ji Ren Tianxiang will be fine." Zheng Wenjie said ambiguously. Although there was a look of melancholy on his face, Zheng Wenjie was very disdainful of the colleagues in front of him in his heart. The person who spoke had always been bent on making money, and he didn't care about Yuan Shikai's life and death at all. At this time, it is really funny to be so anxious.

"Jiren Tianxiang, yes, yes. The president is indeed auspicious! Zheng Wenjie's colleagues nodded repeatedly.

Seeing his colleagues leave, Zheng Wenjie's eyes couldn't help but fall on the People's Party intelligence officer in the intelligence department of the War Department. It would be nothing if he did this on weekdays, but now in the panic in the War Department, it seems that this gentleman is quite different. Looking at the people of the People's Party, and then at the Beiyang gang, Zheng Wenjie couldn't help but feel discouraged.

Retracting his thoughts, Zheng Wenjie began to straighten out the documents. Don't look at the current Beiyang is also cowering in Beijing, this document and intelligence seems to be more than before. The armies defending the city were not willing to go to the War Department to be scolded at all, so they relied on paperwork to communicate with each other. Only then did he know that everything was asked, and Zheng Wenjie felt extremely frustrated.

"Liu Yong, come on!" Wang Shizhen's personal soldiers shouted at the door of the intelligence department. The People's Party intelligence officer has the common name "Liu Yong". Zheng Wenjie also doesn't know if this is his real name or a fake name. However, these days, Liu Yong is quite favored by Wang Shizhen because of his stable work. Even if he knew this little insider, every time Wang Shizhen summoned Liu Yong to do something, Zheng Wenjie felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

Liu Yong stood up and followed Wang Shizhen's personal soldiers into Wang Shizhen's office, since the defeat of the Beiyang Army in Shandong, it has only been ten days now, and Wang Shizhen's original gray hair is almost completely white. The wrinkles on his face were even more like those carved by a carving knife, and his already extremely old face looked ten years older.

"Liu Yong, you give this warrant to Lu Jin, the commander of the Second Army." Wang Shizhen said.

Liu Yong took the document but did not leave, he asked calmly: "Prince, aren't you going to visit the president today?" I heard that the president has been in a coma for two days. ”

"Alas......" Wang Shizhen sighed slightly, but this depression only lasted for a moment, Wang Shizhen immediately stared at Liu Yong vigilantly, and asked sharply: "Who told you this?" ”

"Below is the BJP's intelligence officer. I didn't get this news from Beiyang. Liu Yong replied bluntly.

At this time, there were only Wang Shizhen and Wang Shizhen's personal soldiers in the room, and when they heard Liu Yong coming to his home, the personal soldiers immediately pulled out the pistol on their waists. But Liu Yong was not moved at all, he smiled: "Can you wait for me to finish talking first, and then this brother will do it?" ”

The pro-soldier was stunned, he didn't expect Liu Yong to be so bold, but Wang Shizhen was not as excited as the pro-soldier, he looked at Liu Yong up and down, and sneered: "Liu Yong, you really have the guts." ”

"Close the door and talk." Liu Yong suggested.

Wang Shizhen's chest rose and fell slightly, if the situation hadn't come to this point, if it weren't for Liu Yong's unmistakable statement of Yuan Shikai's physical condition, Wang Shizhen actually didn't want to say a word to Liu Yong at all. But at this time, Wang Shizhen just needed intelligence, especially the information of the People's Party. can make Liu Yong admit his identity, and think that the People's Party does have something to say to Wang Shizhen.

"Yuzhu, you go to the door and keep guard." Wang Shizhen said.

The soldiers naturally refused to do this, but after Wang Shizhen gave another order, Wang Yuzhu obeyed the order.

Liu Yong stood steadily in front of Wang Shizhen, and he said, "Prince, this time I was ordered to lobby you for something. As you know, the establishment of the National Library, the National Museum, and the National Archives were all originally proposed by Chairman Chen of the People's Party. What we worship in China is not the gods, not the afterlife, but the history of our China. Taishi Gong wrote historical records, and his name went down in Qing history. In Wen Tianxiang's "Song of Righteousness", in the history of Qi Taijian, the Qi country was wiped out more than a thousand years ago. What is the surname of this Qi Taishi, we can't test it. But their deeds are not only known after a thousand years, but in another thousand years, another 10,000 years, as long as China is still around, their fame, writing, and the history they wrote and recorded will continue to be handed down. ”

Wang Shizhen listened quietly, although she was surprised by this, Wang Shizhen had already guessed a little bit what news Liu Yong brought.

"Prince, now the fall of Beiyang is imminent. Even if our People's Party wins, we will not be able to survive for generations to come. This does not conform to the laws of history. However, it is possible that China's cultural relics and classics will be handed down for thousands of years. Therefore, Chairman Chen, I asked you to ask for your life, and we don't care about the gold and silver treasures of Beijing City. If there is a day when the city is broken, we would like to ask the prince to protect the National Library, the National Museum, the National Archives, and the Imperial Palace. In the future, we will transform this palace into the Palace Museum. This is the cultural wealth of our country, and we dare not ask Wang Gong to vote for our People's Party. However, as long as the prince can protect the Chinese cultural relics and classics, Chairman Chen promised not to treat the prince as a war criminal, and when the National Library, the National Museum, the National Archives, and the Palace Museum are erected at the entrance of the National Library in the future to introduce their history, the prince's exploits will definitely be engraved on them. As long as China is not destroyed, the achievements of the princes will surely be passed down for thousands of years. ”

Although I never thought of going down in history, especially in the current situation, it is even more of a joke to be famous in history as a general of the defeated army. But after Wang Shizhen heard the news brought by Liu Yong, he couldn't help but be shocked in his heart. As an intelligence officer, Liu Yong's role in the War Department is very large. It is impossible for the People's Party to abandon such an important intelligence agent so willingly. Now they did, and not to persuade them to surrender, not to assassinate them. It's for the sake of cultural relics. This cannot but make Wang Shizhen feel the sincerity of the People's Party.

However, once he agreed to the conditions of the People's Party, Wang Shizhen inevitably became a traitor to Beiyang. For the sake of Yuan Shikai, Wang Shizhen became a traitor to the Manchu Qing Dynasty against his will, can people only continue to walk after embarking on the road of traitor? Is this a form of retribution? Wang Shizhen thought bitterly.

Liu Yong didn't urge, just waited quietly. Even though Wang Shizhen looks calm on weekdays, the current look of pain and anxiety finally appeared uncontrollably on his face. After a while, Wang Shizhen asked, "What if I don't agree?" ”

"If the prince doesn't agree, or if he does, he doesn't do it. If I don't talk about the fate of the cultural relics, I will definitely not survive. Chairman Chen assured his subordinates that the members surnamed Wang of Zhengding Niujiazhuang would not end well at that time. And there will be some commotion among the people at the east gate of the city. More importantly, it will definitely be the Beiyang Army that will rob things at that time. The prince knew that we, the BJP, treated prisoners preferentially. However, we the People's Party will never let go of those who harm the people. At that time, I am afraid that the hundreds of thousands of brothers of the Beiyang Army will not survive. Therefore, the prince, even if it is for the sake of this Beiyang brother, please be able to put the country first. ”

Liu Yong said it simply and straightforwardly, but Wang Shizhen's face couldn't help twitching a few times. Lizhengding Niujiazhuang is Wang Shizhen's ancestral hometown, and outside the east gate was once the place where Wang Shizhen and his aunt lived. Chen Ke is a very subtle threat to Wang Shizhen to "bring disaster to his family". As for the shooting and looting of the Beiyang Army, Wang Shizhen naturally knew in what name the People's Party was wantonly slaughtering the old upper strata in various places. This kind of tyrannical and shameless image is unexpectedly very consistent with Chen Ke in Wang Shizhen's heart.

Wang Shizhen himself is a talent, and he has long known that no matter what a person does do, whether he does it or not, the evaluation of others is malicious criticism. Unlike other Beiyang generals, Wang Shizhen didn't care about the so-called false name. Wang Shizhen felt that Chen Ke was also such a person, if he couldn't make an example, Chen Ke wanted to protect the cultural relics and classics, but he was afraid that he would not be able to carry it out at all.

Four days ago, when Yuan Shikai learned the news of the destruction of the cavalry brigade outside Beijing, he fainted in anger. I finally woke up, and I knew that the Second Army was almost completely wiped out, this time Yuan Shikai was forced to drag his sick body and was busy for a day, at four o'clock in the morning, Yuan Shikai fainted again, and he was not awake until now. People up and down now link Yuan Shikai's illness to Cixi's death that year. The generals were terrified one by one, and where did they still have the heart to fight against the People's Party.

Originally, Yuan Shikai was critically ill, and even if he made a decision, he had to quickly elect a replacement. The problem is that no one wants to come out now, and if Yuan Shikai recovers, then this temporary replacement will definitely not end well. If Yuan Shikai dies on this, this person who takes over will not end well.

Beiyang said that it was a civilian government, and it was the major overseers who could really command. Xu Shichanggui is the prime minister of the cabinet, and his status is only below Yuan Shikai. In fact, there is no possibility of taking over the power, and the generals of Beiyang regard Wang Shizhen as the leader. Wang Shizhen was not originally for status, but only for loyalty to Yuan Shikai to continue to be an official. He was really annoyed by it. In particular, Xu Shichang and Duan Qirui didn't care about government and military affairs all day long, but went to the legations of various countries to beg foreign troops in Beijing to send troops, which made Wang Shizhen feel disgusted and angry from the bottom of his heart.

What Liu Yong said had nothing to do with status, but Wang Shizhen saw another choice. If Yuan Shikai is gone, Wang Shizhen can make peace with the People's Party, at least surrender with dignity. Beijing can be saved, and the brothers in Beiyang can also save their lives. Wang Shizhen felt that this could be regarded as fulfilling his obligations to Yuan Shikai and his Beiyang comrades.

Thinking of this, Wang Shizhen said coldly to Liu Yong: "You go and sit outside first." ”

Zheng Wenjie naturally didn't know what was going on, he couldn't ask Liu Yong, and he didn't want to ask Liu Yong. All doubts can only be buried in the heart. It's a war, but the officers are just taking turns on duty, or they have to slip away and go home. If it weren't for the People's Party's complete blockade of Beijing, it would not be known that a considerable number of military officers would have slipped out of Beijing with their families.

In the afternoon, Zheng Wenjie was ready to go home for dinner. But seeing that Ping Suli had a good relationship, Qian Dingchu came over and whispered: "Lao Zheng, let's drink together at night." ”

"Drinking?" Zheng Wenjie almost scolded, will he still have the heart to drink at that time? But on second thought, it's not bad to be able to drink at this time. Zheng Wenjie asked in a low voice, "Where to drink?" ”

"Just follow me." Qian Dingchu still replied in a low voice.

There are others who go together, but it is Qian Dingchu's eldest brother Li Wendao. The three of them didn't change their clothes, they just got into a car and went straight to the direction of Bada Hutong. Of course, it is not allowed to drink alcohol and sleep in prostitution after the military control. Bada Hutong looked extremely depressed from the outside, got off the car in the back quiet place, and entered the small door. After walking zigzag for a while, Zheng Wenjie suddenly showed the appearance of a warbler singing and dancing in front of him. The main entrances of the eight alleys are naturally closed, and the windows are also closed. However, it is open for business as usual. And many of the people who eat sea plugs in it and play with their mothers in their arms are wearing military uniforms.

At present, Beijing's food supply is quite tight, and even many official departments do not have good food. On the contrary, the eight alleys are full of wine and meat. Zheng Wenjie couldn't help but sigh. And the people in military uniforms were eating sea plugs one by one at this time, and they were wanton and frivolous to the women in the Qinglou, and Zheng Wenjie and the others were not conspicuous at all. Qian Dingchu took the other two into the private room, and after closing the door, he opened the window a little to ventilate. The wine and food were already set up at this time, but the one who made the east did not come.

After waiting for a while, a person came in from outside the door, wearing an ordinary suit, and it looked like an official. The man was in his fifties, with gray hair and no frivolous demeanor. No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like you're going to come here and get drunk and die. Qian Dingchu hurriedly got up and introduced Zheng Wenjie, "This is Lord He Ruming He of the Ministry of Civil Affairs." ”

Zheng Wenjie was shocked in his heart, He Ruming is Chen Ke's father-in-law. Although Yuan Shikai never said that he wanted to do anything to He Ruming, but at this time, He Ruming actually dared to do such an activity, it was definitely not for any trivial matter.

He Ruming met and talked with everyone very politely, and everyone didn't call the woman in, first drank a few glasses, He Ruming said: "Everyone, I'm going to do something next, but it's not convenient to travel after this military management." But I want you to do me a favor and provide some passes. I hope that all brothers will raise their noble hands. ”

Qian Dingchu was sandwiching a meatball into his mouth, and when he heard He Ruming say this, he chewed it and said: "Lord He, it's not that the brothers don't help, if it's usual, we can't open any passes." It's just that the current situation is like this, and this matter is really difficult to do. ”

He Ruming said with a smile: "Brother Qian said that it is difficult to do, so it seems that I have found the right person." If it is not difficult to do, then it must be coaxing me. If this joint needs to be opened, Brother Qian can just say that I, He Ruming, will definitely not embarrass Brother Qian. ”

Seeing that He Ruming was so informed and interesting, Qian Dingchu chewed the balls and laughed ugly. Zheng Wenjie knew that Qian Dingchu might not be malicious in pulling himself in, since he could eat and drink like this, he pulled his own people out to rub it for a meal. Not to mention that I will definitely be more happy in the future.

Zheng Wenjie is just wondering, what is He Ruming going to do at this time? Will there be anything unfavorable to Beiyang?

However, Qian Dingchu didn't seem to care about this at all, the balls in his mouth hadn't been swallowed yet, he picked up the wine glass with his left hand and rushed the food in his mouth into his neck, and picked up a piece of tiaozi meat and chewed it. The whole person is completely indulged in pleasure.