The matter is simple to say, but at that time it experienced a lot of twists and turns, many young children in the United States settled in the south at that time, more than half a hundred years old, under the washing of the domestic environment, they have long lost the ambition to serve the country, just want to live in peace and stability. The people sent by Lü Liang first found those people after some efforts, and many persuasions were refused, and at that time, the Zhenguo Party had not yet started the Northern Expedition, and it was normal that they were not favored. It was not until the victory of the Northern Expedition and the control of the entire south of the Yangtze River by the Zhenguo Party that these people had to change their identities, and of course, it was proved that the Chinese government was able to give full play to the talents of these people and make them enjoy treatment commensurate with their talents.

Liang Dunyan also sighed with emotion after hearing this, took a sip of wine to hide his feelings, and then said in a low voice: "I am serving Yuan Shikai, and I am a senior official of the Beiyang Group, so blatantly inviting me to participate in the cocktail party, are you not afraid of the government's taboo?" ”

"Hahahaha, you still have to ask Mr. Rong for verification of this, he is now the director of the research office, you can go straight to the sky, you ask him, it is equivalent to asking the president of Huaguo." Zhang Kangren laughed and left, the task of building the bridge has been completed, and it depends on whether Liang Dunyan is smooth or not.

Liang Dunyan got the hint and immediately ran to Rong Hong, the first time they met just now, it was not appropriate to say it deeply, and because there were too many people around Rong Hong, it was not until now that Liang Dunyan saw that no one had the opportunity to run over.

"Sir, I have a question for you." Liang Dunyan said in a low voice.

"Don't blame me, old man, I speak straight, I have worked in China for a few years, and I have slowly become contaminated with their straightforward style of acting and speaking, which feels good. Song Sheng wanted to ask a question about the relationship between Huaguo and Beiyang! Rong Hong said happily, he is very old, but his spirit is very good, and sometimes he can be silent.

"Yes, Song Sheng was about to ask that question. The gentleman is very discerning. ”

"What, you've been jumping up and down in Shanghai, Wuhan, and Guangzhou for more than a year, who wouldn't see it? Yuan Shikai is really anxious enough to let you work so busy. To be honest, compared with President Lu Liang, Yuan Shikai's vision is too low. Does he know that now Huaguo, under the leadership of Lu Liang, has expanded its territory, successively recovered Taiwan, Ryukyu and other places, and completely defeated Japan, which is a shame. He, Yuan Shikai, had been in Korea for many years, and he should know best what kind of merit it it was for China to defeat the Japanese. ”

"If you want me to say that Yuan Shikai has embarked on a crooked path, he is not doing business, just thinking about how to hug the thighs of foreigners, thinking about how to keep his rights, he can't get rid of the category of old-style bureaucrats like Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang. It is no longer able to adapt to the trend of the times, and sooner or later it will be left behind. Song Sheng, you are different, you have received an American education in science and culture, you have a broad vision, you should be able to see clearly, just to say one thing, is the 200,000 Beiyang Army in Yuan Shikai's hands the opponent of the Chinese army? If it weren't for the containment of the war against Japan, the Chinese army would have been defeated long ago. Those more than 200,000 people were not Yuan Shikai's bargaining chips. President Lu Liang's scruples are only that the civil war will cause more casualties. In comparison, look at Mr. Lu Liang's mind! ”

Rong Hong chattered a lot, and the lesson was no worse than back then, and Liang Dunyan could only listen to it resignedly, and he had to nod his head. These words are not simple nagging, though. The content inside says a lot. The Chinese side is not letting the north go, but because the war against Japan has not withdrawn its hand, and now that the war is over, the next target is likely to be the north! Moreover, people said that with more than 200,000 troops in Beiyang, they could not stop the advance of China at all. This is a threat, and it is more likely to be a signal, a signal that peace talks can be made, otherwise it will not be said, and it will be better to call directly!

Liang Dunyan was overjoyed, since Rong Hong likes to go straight, he said it straight: "Sir, in fact, Yuan Shikai doesn't want to see the outbreak of the civil war and cause the people to live in poverty, he not only has to think about his own future, but also the future of the Beiyang Group, so he sent me to this side to carry out activities, hoping to start talks with this side and discuss the future of the country." ”

"! also said that for the sake of people's livelihood, tens of millions of people were affected by the severe drought in Henan, and millions of people were struggling on the death line. ”

"This, Mr. also knows that the north is suffering from disasters everywhere, and the imperial court has suffered heavy losses due to the stock turmoil, which is really powerless."

"Then you tell Yuan Shikai that Huaguo has enough food and is very urgent to help the victims, and the Manchurians and Beiyang can't save it, and our Huaguo is willing to pay for the disaster relief. As for the future of Beiyang and Yuan Shikai, you can rest assured that President Lu Liang is not an unreasonable person, and how many Manchu officials have become key members of the Chinese system? Not to mention Beiyang, which is full of talents, as long as it is talented, President Lu Liang will use it. ”

Liang Dunyan was a little confused, the purpose of this drinking party was to relieve Henan? Huaguo took the initiative to contact himself with the purpose of helping the victims? I can't think of it, I can't think of it!

In this era, how many people would have thought that the government would put disaster relief in the top priority, who would have thought that people would put lowly disaster victims on an equal footing with themselves, and who would have thought that disaster relief could be on an equal footing with such a major event as talks, or even beyond?

Even these young children studying in the United States would not have thought that there are not many people in Beiyang who have heard of the drought in Henan, let alone disaster relief and attention! However, Rong Hong still explained that Huaguo agreed to the peace talks, although the condition was to relieve Henan, as long as he agreed to the peace talks, so that even if his task was completed, it was estimated that the Beiyang could be preserved, and he had to quickly send this news back to Beijing, so that Yuan Shikai and others would be happy!

A day later, Zhang Kangren met with Liang Dunyan again, and this time the two sides were in official contact, and Zhang Kangren asked the north to give way so that the Chinese disaster relief team could go deep into Henan and open a road from Hubei to Henan to open a road for the relocation of disaster victims. The focus of the dispute between the two sides is where the transit point is set, too deep into Henan, I am afraid that it will sting the hearts of the imperial court and Beiyang, and will also make foreigners scruples, if the foreigners think that this is the beginning of the second Northern Expedition, I am afraid that things will not be so simple, not only the battle between the Chinese army and hundreds of thousands of Beiyang troops, it is likely to cause changes in the international situation.

Since Hubei Province north of the Yangtze River is in a peculiar state of "joint management by both sides", the presence of Chinese officials or even a small number of troops here does not cause a shock, but once it enters Henan, which is in the hinterland of the Central Plains, things will become complicated. Liang Dunyan suggested that Huaguo could set up a transit point at the junction of Henan and Hubei, but Zhang Kangren believed that it was too far away from the disaster area for the victims to trek such a long distance, and they were afraid that they would die on the way. After repeated consideration, the final transit point was set in Xinyang, Henan Province, which is located in the south of Henan, which is not too sensitive and can give hope to the victims.

In order to ensure the safety of the transit point, Zhang Kangren proposed that the Chinese army send a division of troops to take charge of the defense work, but Liang Dunyan immediately refused. When a Chinese army division enters Henan, once something happens, the Beiyang Army has to take out one army and three divisions to confront it, which is nearly one-third of Beiyang's troops.

According to the performance of the Chinese army in actual combat and the results of the Beiyang Army's own drills, senior generals, including Duan Qirui, all agreed that one division of the Chinese army could resist the attack of three divisions of the Beiyang Army and would not be left behind. The offensive force composed of the troops of the three Chinese army divisions needs to be pressed by the whole army of the Beiyang Army to resist, and the offensive force composed of the Chinese troops of the two armies can only be chosen by the Beiyang Army by raising their hands and surrendering. Of course, this is a conclusion reached in a more optimistic scenario.

Therefore, in the end, only one infantry regiment was allowed to enter Xinyang to protect the safety of the transit point, and after the two sides reached an agreement, the Huaguo rescue team, which had been prepared for a long time, immediately set off, and greatly alleviated the disaster situation in Henan within half a month, at least greatly reducing the number of people who died due to famine.

The war with Japan had just ended, and the follow-up work had restrained too much of Huaguo's energy, and if it weren't for the fact that the preparations for the Northern Expedition had not yet been completed and he was afraid of international interference, Lu Liang would not have had to go around in circles so hard. In his opinion, the Beiyang Group and Yuan Shikai will never give up the right to get it, if the way of peace talks is adopted, there will be a large number of feudal remnants and Beiyang remnants, which is not only not conducive to the political stability in the future, but also becomes an obstacle to economic development and foreign expansion, so the imperial court and Beiyang must disappear, and the country must become a closely connected whole, that is, no other voices can appear, especially at the critical moment of the country's rise.

Just as Lu Liang was waiting for the plan to be completed in May, Yuan Shikai selected an elite negotiating team and happily arrived in Shanghai, the venue of the talks, although there were still suspicions, for example, Yang Du thought that this was a bait thrown by Lu Liang, intended to delay time, but this was also the bait that the Beiyang Group had to swallow, because this was their only way out. Rather than waiting for the Chinese army to come and receive it, it is better to negotiate for certain interests.

The northern delegation was headed by Liang Dunyan, who was highly used by Yuan Shikai, and the deputy head was Tang Shaoyi, another young boy who studied in the United States. However, there were no representatives of the imperial court in the delegation, at this time, no one looked at the imperial court anymore, those princes and high-ranking officials of the Han nationality, since the death of Cixi, the right to speak quickly fell aside, and they were taken over by Beiyang with full power, and they have lost all their rights, just maggots waiting to die. (To be continued.) )