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Sometimes, people feel that life is very long, especially when they are young. Until the death of a friend or relative around you, you will feel death, and being close to everyone is a fate that everyone cannot escape after all. After the death of the phoenix girl, Song Xiaofei felt the impermanence of life. But after a moment of mourning, the dead are gone, and what is the living? After all, we still have to rise up and live well. Song Xiaofei lived in the temple for a month, began to sort out his thoughts on the state, morality, and democracy, and he was determined to make 1907 the first year of the great reform, to build a new world before the outbreak of world war.

After making up his mind, Song Xiaofei returned to Beijing and the first thing he did was to transfer Feng Guozhang to the commander of the Gyeonggi Praetorian Guard. He called Feng Guozhang to the office of the presidential palace that day and said to him: "Among the army generals, you are considered an old seniority." Since the establishment of the Beiyang Military Academy, it has followed me. Didn't you always hope to be promoted to field marshal like Duan Qirui? I thought about it, I really can't favor one over the other, this year's National Day, I am going to engage in the awarding of the title of the six generalissimos. ”

When Feng Guozhang heard this, he was overjoyed in his heart, but his face did not change, and he said: "Everything is arranged by the president." ”

Song Xiaofei said: "In addition to the important things that are going to happen in Beijing, there is another reason, that is, I don't want to listen to those gossip. After speaking, Song Xiaofei handed Feng Guozhang a material, which was a report from the Independent Commission Against Corruption, about his business.

Because Feng Guozhang has lived a hard life since he was a child, he attaches more importance to money, compared with Duan Qirui and Wang Shizhen. He was a lover of money. Historically, Feng Guozhang made a big joke when he was president, which was the "fish selling incident". Reportedly. The fish of Zhongnanhai were stocked by the previous royal family, and among them there was a three-foot-long red fish and a large carp, which were tied with gold rings and gold medals, and had never been fished. After Feng Guozhang became the owner of Zhongnanhai, he sent people to catch all the fish in the lake, and then ordered people to sell them at a high price in the market. For a time, "presidential fish" was being sold everywhere in Beijing, and all the money from the sale went into Feng Guozhang's personal pocket. At that time, someone wrote a pair of mockery: "The prime minister Donglin logs, and the head of state sells fish in the South China Sea!" Feng Guozhang carved a seal for himself. The inscription is: "The ambition of life is to have food and clothing". But that's not the case. The republic advocated the establishment of industry and commerce, which was the golden age of the rapid development of national industry and commerce, and Feng Guozhang also used the surplus wealth accumulated over the years to make various investments, and he purchased a large number of real estate in his hometown of Shijing Village, Hejian County. He also co-founded a salt reclamation company covering an area of hundreds of thousands of mu with Zhang Jian, the chief minister of agriculture and commerce. It also has many investments in Kailuan Coal Mine, Qixin Ash Company, China Huiye Bank and other places. Most of the logistical supplies in Feng Guozhang's army, such as military rations and clothing, were supplied by his own businesses. Although some investments have also failed in losses, in general, Feng Guozhang still made a lot of profits.

In his report, the Director of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, Tam Sitong, accused Feng Guozhang, as a local magistrate and a senior military general, of "abusing power for personal gain and being good at self-cultivation". Feng Guozhang looked at the materials. Cold sweat broke out on his head. He already knew that Tan Si was not affectionate with this person, but he actually blackened the material. When it came to his head, he defended himself: "The president is the hero, and I learn Xiao He Tianzhai's self-fattening strategy, mostly for business, to stuff the mouth of the taboo." As a result, the cost of the army has been greatly reduced."

Song Xiaofei said: "Okay, I know you also have your own difficulties. After the development of dignitaries, it is inevitable that some relatives, fellow villagers, and friends will come to join them, and hope to arrange an errand envoy. You are different from Duan Qirui, you are more affectionate, and it is not easy to refuse directly, but you can't arrange official positions for these people, so arranging these people by investing and operating some businesses can be regarded as a public and private separation. It's human nature that you're in business, and I'm not going to pursue it. But in the future, in business matters, it is better to interfere less and leave it to the logistics department. ”

Feng Guozhang said: "I will follow the will of the president. ”

Song Xiaofei saw that Feng Guozhang's face was a little ugly, so he changed the topic and said seemingly casually, "Huafu, after your wife passed away, you have never remarried. In this way, I worked as a matchmaker with Duan Qirui, and now they are very affectionate. Now you are also nearly half a hundred years old, and you need a woman to take care of you. I have a governess, she has loved and admired soldiers since she was a child, and she said to me face to face, 'I will do my life, and I will not marry unless I am a high-ranking officer in power', and if you are willing, I will introduce you to you. ”

The tutor Song Xiaofei said in his mouth is Zhou Di, a native of Yixing, Jiangsu, born in 1873, 33 years old at the time, and is considered an old girl. The name of Zhou Daoru comes from the poem "Xiao Ya" in the "Zhou Dao is like a stone, and it is as straight as an arrow". The surname "Zhou", the name "砥", and the word "Daoru", skillfully string the surname, first name, character and the verses in the "Book of Songs" together, which shows that this name is not bad. Zhou Li traveled to Beijing with his father when he was a child, and after his father's early death, the family fell into the middle, because his mother had no side, so he vowed not to marry his mother for life. She was the first student of Tianjin Women's Normal School. Two months after the opening of the Beiyang Female Teacher, the school conducted an academic screening examination, which was officially published by Ta Kung Pao, and Zhou Li ranked first among the 19 excellent students in the first department, and was the top student of the female teacher.

Zhou Li very much agrees with the view of the state to establish women's education, and once published an article in Ta Kung Pao to encourage his classmates: "Today, my generation is studying for thousands of miles, and I must always remember that women's education in the East and West is prosperous, and the people of the country are close to civilization, so they despise me." I want to compete with others, but I can't study it. And the way to learn is not for profit. "Express your sense of responsibility to have the courage to undertake the mission of the times. Lu Bicheng, the principal of Beiyang Girls' School, has a special appreciation for Zhou Di, thinking that she has a pure character, profound knowledge, and good manners, and has a beautiful demeanor. After graduating, Zhou first taught in Beijing, and then served as a teacher at the Third Girls' School of the Tianjin Government and the Primary School Affiliated to the First Girls' Normal School of Zhili. Lu Bicheng felt that her teaching in the attached primary school was a bit overkill, so she recommended Zhou Daoru to Song Xiaofei as a tutor.

Zhou Daoru is a typical Jiangnan person, she looks delicate and cute, very bookish, speaks Wu Nong's soft language, and Yu Xiaowan in Suzhou is very close to each other, gets along day and night, is like a sister, and gets along very well with Song Xiaofei's wife, and Song Xiaofei also regards her as her own family.

Yu Xiaowan asked about Zhou Daoru's marriage, and Miss Zhou said: "I will do my life, and I will not marry a senior officer who is not in power." ”

Yu Xiaowan immediately informed Song Xiaofei of this, and Song Xiaofei intended to introduce Zhou Di to Feng Guozhang, who had died in his original match.

Feng Guozhang listened to the president as a matchmaker for him, so he agreed to meet Zhou Daoru. After the two met, they soon reached the point of talking about marriage. Feng Guozhang's confidant Lu Jianzhang came to Feng Guozhang and kindly reminded him: "It is rumored that the president intends to place Miss Zhou next to the big marshal so that he can be his eyes and ears." Please think twice before acting. ”

Feng Guozhang shook his hand and slapped Lu Jianzhang: "Bastard thing!" Stupid! Do you believe those rumors? Even if it is true, as long as we are above board, what are we afraid of? You and I are stationed in Gyeonggi, and it is better to have someone who can inform the president of our words and deeds at any time than to make the president suspicious. ”

Lu Jianzhang's face was hot, and he hurriedly said, "Handsome and wise." ”

Feng Guozhang said to Lu Jianzhang: "You, you, don't underestimate the wisdom of the president. You go read the history books and see how Yang Xiu died. Don't be clever all the time. Otherwise, one day, if something happens to you, I won't be able to protect you. ”

Lu Jianzhang said yes again and again.

A few days later, Song Xiaofei asked Feng Guozhang about his impression of Zhou Daoru, Feng Guozhang smiled and said: "If you talk about appearance, she can't compare to Xi Shi and Wang Yan, but people are really knowledgeable, I am a martial artist, and I am over half a hundred years old, what else is not satisfied." ”

Soon, a sensational new-style wedding in the ancient city of Beijing was officially held: Feng Guozhang was dressed in a general's dress, draped in a medal emblem, Zhou Daoru wore an embroidered eight-group colorful flower coat, wore a red skirt and a jule, combed his country's fashion bun, wore a hairpin, and draped in a four-zhang long pink veil, and Feng Guozhang had a Chinese and Western style gift, which became the big news of major newspapers at that time. (To be continued......) u