Lu Rongting, the word Ganqing. Nickname Lu Asong, Guangxi Wuming County, born in a destitute small peasant family, since childhood parents died, in order to make a living, once worked as an apprentice in the umbrella shop, but because the Taiping War had just ended, Guangxi was restless, the market above the "chicken" dog thieves swaggered through the market, under the influence of the ears and eyes, Lu Asong was contaminated with many vices at a young age, gambling and petty theft "touch" behavior made it difficult for him to continue to be an apprentice in the umbrella shop, after being driven out of the umbrella shop by the shopkeeper, Lu Asong, who had nowhere to go, had been a boatman, Salt sellers, later caught up with the outbreak of the Sino-French War, so he joined the army as a soldier, and secretly joined the anti-Qing Hui Party during this period"... will", that is, heaven and earth will meet.

After the end of the Sino-French War, Lu Asong lost his job again, and he had no skills, but he practiced good marksmanship in the army. So Suo 'sex' pulled a group of soldiers up the mountain and fell into the grass, and came and went without a trace in the mountains and mountains bordering Guangxi and Vietnam, which made the Vietnamese colonial authorities very annoyed, and the French colonial army had repeatedly carried out cross-border encirclement and suppression of this green forest army, but always found nothing, and in desperation, the French colonial authorities could only "order" the Guangxi magistrates of the Manchu court to solve Lu Asong's team.

Even the French have no way to take Lu Asong, so what can the local officials of the Manchu Qing Dynasty do to exterminate Lu Asong? Fortunately, there was an accommodating method in all dynasties, that is, "Zhao'an", so the bandits became official soldiers, and Lu Asong also turned into a court officer who ate food and received salary, and in return, Lu Asong also killed his former green forest peers, even "... Hui" was also killed by him, and since then, "Lu Asong" has become synonymous with "anti-bone" in the Guangxi Hui Party.

But it is this "anti-bone boy", since Zhao'an, he has been prosperous in official fortune, from the pipe belt to the commander, and was sent to Japan by the Qing court as a publicly-funded student to study military affairs with his exploits in suppressing bandits, but for Lu Asong, who has only studied in a 'private' school for one year, the courses in the Japanese military academy are not only unfathomable, but also extremely boring, so after studying for more than a year, Lu Asong did not learn anything, but in the more than a year in Japan. Lu Ah Song did not find nothing, he met the leader of the League in Tokyo, Mr. Sun, and joined the League and became a secret member of the League.

But the irony is that as soon as this secret member of the League returned to China, he participated in a bloody cleanup of the ** comrades of the League, and the reason why the Qinlian Fangcheng Uprising launched by the League failed so quickly was not unrelated to Lu Asong, but this was not the only action of Lu Asong to eliminate the ** comrades, in the winter of that year, the League launched the Zhennanguan Uprising again, and this time, Lu Asong did not play the secondary role of cleaning up the battlefield 'color', that is, this member of the League who joined the League in Tokyo commanded the Qing army and ** under the Zhennan Pass The army fought fiercely for seven days and seven nights, and finally drowned ** in a pool of blood, and won greater trust from the Qing court, not only the official to the general soldier, but also was named "Jieyong Baturu", the former little soul has become a henchman of the court sitting on one side.

It is this "Jie Yong Baturu", in the whole process of "Wushen**". has always played the role of the defender of the Qing Dynasty, first as the acting governor of Guangxi to fight against the ** army in Guangxi, and later as the governor of Yunnan in southern Yunnan to confront the ** forces of the Communist Association, which can be described as a diehard.

is such a person, but now he is going to Beijing to visit the President of the Republic of China Zhao Bei, this move is not only intriguing, but also has the suspicion of throwing himself into the net, everyone knows that Zhao Bei was born in the ** party, and the Manchu Qing stubborn forces are incompatible, Lu Rongting went to see Zhao Bei, either crazy and hopeless, or fearless.

Lu Rongting is not crazy, he just has no fear, because the French gave him a package ticket, this trip to Beijing, the French minister in China is fully responsible for his safety, if Zhao Bei dares to detain him, then, the French government is not over with the Republic of China.

If the French were just patting their chests and giving empty promises, Lu Rongting might not be willing to go to Beijing, but the French not only let go, but also took practical action to send heavy troops to assemble in the areas bordering Yunnan and Vietnam.

Lu Rongting had no choice but to go to Beijing to meet with the president of the Republic of China, which was certainly risky. But if the adventure is successful, he will also get the benefit, that is, to govern southern Yunnan and be his "king of southern Yunnan".

Of course, Li Yuanhong and Yang Du are not clear about these inside stories, but someone knows it clearly, this person is Zhao Bei.

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Just when Li Yuanhong and Yang Du were sitting in Loei Mansion speculating about Lu Rongting's intention to travel north, in the presidential palace in Beijing, thousands of miles away from Shanghai, Zhao Bei was meeting with a guest, this person was named Ma Ji, he was not only Lu Rongting's subordinate, but also Lu Rongting's righteous son, and some time ago he was a prisoner of the Republican Army.

The last time the "Hunan and Guizhou Incident", this Ma Ji was in Guiyang, and Liu Xianqian, Liu Xianshi brothers together to plan an armed rebellion, and later the Republican Army launched the Guiyang Campaign, Ma Ji and the Liu brothers escaped from Guiyang, hiding in a French church, but not long after hiding, they were searched out by the Republican Army troops who got the secret report, after that, Ma Ji and the Liu brothers were taken to Wuhan and have been detained in a military prison. It was not until the day before yesterday that Zhang Yukun, commander of the 100th Provisional Division of the National Defense Force, rushed to Beijing from Wuhan and brought Ma Ji to Beijing by the way, where he rested in the barracks for two days before yesterday, and was called to the presidential palace by Zhao Bei today.

Ma Ji is now not being tried as a prisoner, but as a guest to be interrogated by Mr. President, just now Zhao Bei has asked Ma Ji many questions, and now, he has basically understood the trajectory of Lu Rongting's career.

In the space-time plane before Zhao Bei crossed over, this Lu Rongting was the founder of the old Gui warlords in the Republic of China era, and his territory was mainly in Guangxi, although he once expanded his control area to Guangdong and Hunan. But soon he was beaten back to Guangxi, and it was in a slump, Lu Rongting never extended his power to Yunnan, but with the crossing of Zhao Bei, the trajectory of history has changed a lot, and now, Lu Rongting not only fled to Yunnan with his troops, but also won the support of the French, and faintly had the possibility of becoming the "King of Yunnan", which did surprise Zhao Bei.

Originally, according to the strategy originally formulated by Zhao Bei, he should first implement the "southwest detour", control the territory of several provinces in the southwest, and then raise the 'fine' accumulation, waiting for a strategic decisive battle with the Beiyang group, but the plan could not catch up with the changes, with the dramatic 'sexual' ending of the Henan campaign, Zhao Bei's original strategic plan had to be modified, with the death of Yuan Shikai and the disintegration of the Beiyang group, Zhao Bei actually led the united front to control the central power in one fell swoop, then, the original strategy must be further modified.

As a result, Yunnan and Guangxi immediately became far away, and because the situation in the northeast was very delicate, and it was also necessary to integrate the powerful factions in the Central Plains, Zhao Bei had to focus on the north, the southern provinces. Originally, Zhao Bei planned to solve Lu Rongting first, and then take Yunnan into his own hands, but when he found that the Communist Association was now making some small moves, he immediately changed his mind.

After the "Hunan and Guizhou Incident", the strength of the Communist Party was greatly reduced. had to join the united front, obey Zhao Bei's dispatch, and obtain military funds and arms from Wuhan, and later Zhao Bei became the main center, there were too many things to be distracted, and he couldn't take care of the Communist Association for a while, and the Communist Association became impartial to Zhao Bei after seeing the fate of the Shaanxi Endeavor Association. As a result, the leadership of the Communist Advancement Association headed by Sun Wu decided to use Yunnan as a base for the revival of the Communist Association, and they not only detained the Yunnan troops who had been ordered to move north without authorization, but also stepped up their activities in Hunan and Guizhou, affecting the stability of the two provinces.

Regarding the actions of the Communist Association, Zhao Bei saw it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart, under the current situation, he had too many aspects to worry about, and it was impossible to 'draw' enough troops to deter the Communist Association in Yunnan, so he decided to support an opponent of the Communist Association in Yunnan, and this opponent was Lu Rongting.

The reason why Lu Rongting was supported was because he was from Guangxi, not Yunnan, and he had no foundation in Yunnan, so it was impossible for such a local powerful faction to form a momentum that would not be defeated, and it would be more convenient to eradicate his forces in the future.

Just like Zhao Bei originally supported Tian Zhenbang as the "South Sichuan Town Guard" in southern Sichuan, this time, Zhao Bei also planned to give Lu Rongting a hat of "South Yunnan Town Guard", as for Sun Wu, he can be the governor of Yunnan Province, or he can be the overseer of Yunnan, so that Lu Rongting and Sun Wu are evenly matched, and no one can easily eat each other, so let them fight in Yunnan, the snipe and the clam fight, and only Zhao Bei is still the one who makes the profit.

Speaking from the heart, Zhao Bei also wanted to 'swing' these local powerful factions in one go, but the current situation did not allow him to do so, and due to military strength, he could only concentrate on sweeping away the troubles of his henchmen first, Jiang Guidi in Anhui, Xu Baoshan in Jiangsu, Zhao Kui in Henan, and Zhang Zuolin in Northeast China...... These warlords are the local powerful factions that pose the most threat to the central authority at present, and only by dealing with them first can we pacify those places where the emperor is far away.

The rice has to be eaten bite by bite, the speed of 'jade' is not reached, Yuan Shikai just suffered this loss, Zhao Bei does not want to repeat the mistakes of the past, and more importantly, he must use Lu Rongting's strength to 'force' the people of the Communist Association to continue to attach themselves to the political alliance of the United Front, so that they can see that without the United Front and the commander-in-chief, the Communist Association is nothing.

Since the death of Song Jiaoren, the centrifugal tendencies of some small parties in the united front have become more and more obvious, and Xiong Chengji, who succeeded Song Jiaoren in sorting out party affairs, is helpless against this, in order to maintain this political alliance, Zhao Bei must also use some means, and supporting Lu Rongting against the Communist Party is one of the means.

But a slap in the face can't make a sound, if you want to support Lu Rongting to fight against the Communist Association, you must also get help from France, and France is also worried about the continuous turmoil of the situation in Yunnan since the first time, so when Zhao Bei revealed his plans to the French minister in China, the French immediately reacted, forgetting all the festivals between the Indochinese colonial authorities and Lu Asong, and actively cooperating with Zhao Bei, urging Lu Rongting to go north and meet the president.

The reason why Lu Rongting was called to Beijing was that Zhao Bei mainly wanted to meet this person and envelop him as the president of the Republic of China, so that the other party could understand that only the president of the Republic of China was his backer, and without the president, he Lu Asong was nothing.

Ma Ji is Lu Rongting's cronies, and he knows more about Lu Rongting's career, Zhao Bei talked to this person first, just to grasp Lu Rongting's weaknesses, everyone has weaknesses, Lu Rongting is no exception, and this person has a lot of weaknesses, Zhao Bei is sure to control this person.

Ma Ji is also very cooperative, whatever the president asks, he will say, and he also understands that Lu Rongting went north this time to be promoted, and once Lu Rongting is promoted, he Ma Ji will also be a 'chicken' dog to ascend to heaven, so he is extremely deferential to President Zhao.

After the conversation, Ma Ji was taken away, and at this time, a confidential agent sent a telegram to Zhao Bei.

The telegram was photographed by Li Yuanhong and Yang Du, and the content was twofold: first, the French consul in Shanghai invited them to a banquet and would meet with Lu Rongting, and they asked the president if they could meet with Lu Rongting; Second, Sun Wen, the former leader of the League, is about to return to China and plans to make a speech in the National Assembly.

The first thing is nothing, Lu Rongting was still called to the north by Zhao Bei, it doesn't matter if Li Yuanhong sees him or not, as for the second thing, Zhao Bei is also quite surprised, he didn't expect that Mr. Sun to return to China so soon.

"What does he want to do when he returns home?"

Zhao Bei did not dare to be careless, so he called an adjutant of the 'attendant' office and instructed him to do two things: First, immediately take a telegram and go to Shanhaiguan to call back Tian Jinfu, the intelligence chief who was about to leave the customs and go to the northeast; second, immediately call Zhan Dabei, the person in charge of the "Pioneer Daily" who had just arrived in Beijing, to the presidential palace and give him an order.

With one article and one martial arts, Zhao Bei made two preparations.