Chen Zikun looked at it, and couldn't help but secretly admire, such a beautiful and graceful girl, Yao Yilei and Jianbing are both outstanding, and compared with her, they can't help but fall behind, although this precious girl is beautiful, but between her eyebrows and eyes is extremely simple, like a blue lotus blooming on the top of a snowy mountain.

The girl's black sheepskin cover notebook was still stretched out in front of Chen Zikun, he took it and took out a fountain pen, asked which character Tang Ying's name was, and then Long Feifeng Wu wrote down a line of words: Encouragement with Miss Tang Ying, Chen Zikun, 12.21.1924.

Tang Yingru held the notebook in her arms and said, "Thank you, General Chen." ”

Chen Zikun said: "You're welcome. ”

Tang Yan said with a smile: "My sister is the school flower of the Chinese and Western Girls' School, the character whose eyes are above the top, and the character who can make her admire, General Chen is the only one." ”

Chen Zikun raised his eyebrows: "It turns out that Miss Tang is still a middle school student." "But I secretly said in my heart, the daughter of the capitalist is nutritious, and she was so smart at the age of sixteen or seventeen, she wants to put Nantai County aside, and such a big girl has not yet developed."

Tang Ying said: "General Chen, I have a request, you must agree." She held her head high and talked to Chen Zikun, a string of pearl necklaces on her fair neck, and the skin that was more flattering could be broken by blowing, thanks to Chen Zikun, who was also a person who married two beautiful wives in the family, and wanted to change Gai Longquan, Xue Bin, Chen Shou, Liang Maocai and others, I am afraid that the nosebleeds will flow down at this time.

Tang Yan saw that her cousin was actually pestering Chen Zikun, and Chen Zikun seemed to be quite interested in talking to her, so she immediately panicked, and was jealous, and said in her heart Your sister and I haven't gotten to talk to General Chen, where is your turn, but she said: "Okay, Xiaoying, General Chen still has business." ”

Tang Ying said: "I'm also doing the right thing, our Chinese and Western girls' school plans to open a winter camp and set up a boy scout, we need a venue and instructors, everyone says that your army has the best discipline and the most refined training, so I want to ask General Chen to help us." ”

Tang Yan was so angry, and said in her heart that you children have become a serious matter of engaging in Boy Scouts, and was about to scold, but Chen Zikun said: "It turned out to be a girl scout, I will definitely support it, and I will ask the adjutant to contact your school when I go back." ”

Tang Ying jumped up excitedly: "Great, thank you, General Chen, and you want to be our instructor." ”

Chen Zikun said: "Then I can't guarantee it, but I will send the best officers to guide you." When he said this, he began to think in his heart, which of those Nantai bandits could show his hand......

"Okay, General Chen has promised you, hurry up and play." Tang Yan was already impatient.

"General Chen, let's pull the hook." Tang Ying didn't give up, and after pulling the little thumb with Chen Zikun, she jumped and ran, looking at the white and tender calves under the skirt of the little dress, Chen Zikun said, "Reporter Tang, your sister is very cute." ”

"She's only fourteen years old, and I don't know which man will dare to marry in the future." Tang Yan inadvertently pointed out the specific age of her sister, trying to nip Chen Zikun's evil thoughts in the bud.

"Fourteen, you should call me uncle." Chen Zikun said with a smile.

The dinner was Western-style, and most of the people present were cultural people who had traveled abroad and stayed abroad, and everyone tasted French brandy, baked snails, vanilla lamb chops and other delicacies, as well as desserts and mellow coffee.

After eating, Shi Liangcai invited Chen Zikun and Song Ziwen to sit in his study, which was not only a fireside night talk, but also a semi-formal interview.

Shi Liangcai's study was large, with a thick wool carpet on the teak floor, a beep and a burner of wood in the fireplace, and cigars, coffee, and brandy at your disposal.

"Mr. Song, how is the situation in Guangdong?" Shi Liang opened his mouth.

"Very good, the students of the Whampoa Military Academy have been quite combat-ready and have played a great role in the battle to suppress the rebellion of the merchant group, the Kuomintang finally has its own, powerful arms, the Northern Expedition is just around the corner, of course, I personally hope for peace, if Mr. Sun can reach an agreement with the Duan government this time, it will be the best." Song Ziwen talked eloquently, his thinking was clear and organized, and he added one or two sentences of authentic English from time to time to enrich his expression, and he spoke with great grace.

Shi Liangcai said: "It is reported that Mr. Sun Wen has arrived in Tianjin, is meeting with celebrities from all walks of life, Duan Qirui and Feng Yuxiang have urged him to go north many times to discuss the country, I think, the dawn of peace in China has been faintly visible, General Chen, what do you think of this North-South cooperation?" ”

Chen Zikun said: "As a soldier, I originally supported the reunification of the armed forces, but at present, China has not yet had any strongman, an army, with such strength and ability, Yuan Shikai tried, failed, Duan Qirui tried, failed, Wu Peifu tried, also failed, now Zhang Zuolin's army has entered the customs, presumably there is also the intention of drinking the Yangtze River, if he really intends to do this, whether it is Duan Qirui, or Mr. Sun, or Feng Yuxiang, can not stop him." ”

Shi Liangcai said: "So, you are pessimistic about North-South cooperation? ”

Chen Zikun said: "No, I am very optimistic, because more and more people are like me, they find that war cannot solve the problem, only peace is the way out, Duan Qirui has woken up, Feng Yuxiang has also woken up, Zhang Zuolin even if he is not sober-minded, he will understand in the future that war cannot solve the problem, at least the war launched by him cannot solve the problem of China's reunification, because he is essentially just a warlord, without any position, no ideology, to put it bluntly, he is the same as Zhu Yuanzhang, just a reckless hero, Maybe there is still a market for such people two hundred years in advance, and now ...... Hmph"

He shook his head and took a puff on his cigar.

Song Ziwen said: "Which side is General Chen on?" ”

Chen Zikun said: "I support peaceful reunification, and whoever destroys the peace, I will raise 100,000 troops to fight him to the end." ”

Song Ziwen and Shi Liangcai glanced at each other and nodded in agreement.

When the men were talking about politics, in the small living room on the other side, the Tang sisters were eating small cakes and chatting about men.

"Sister, do you say that General Chen is more handsome, or Mr. Song is more handsome?" Tang Ying asked with big eyes flashing.

Tang Yan stretched out her hand to poke her sister's head: "How old are you, you have started to study men, okay, you should tell me, which of these two people is better?" ”

Tang Ying said: "Let's take stock, General Chen graduated from St. John and studied in the United States and the military, Mr. Song also graduated from St. John, studied economics at Harvard, and was born with a doctorate. ”

Tang Yan said: "You only know one but you don't know the other, General Chen also studied at Peking University, studied under Gu Hongming and Liu Shipei, and his French is more authentic than English, so the two are equal in terms of academic qualifications." ”

Tang Ying said: "Okay, I agree with you, in terms of appearance and temperament, the two are completely different, one is a general with a horizontal sword, and the other is a Wenchen strategist with a lupine scarf, each has its own merits, but General Chen is more handsome." ”

Tang Yan said: "I agree, but General Chen is not a little more handsome than Mr. Song, but a lot." ”

Tang Ying said: "The following are the official positions and backgrounds, one is the military affairs supervision of Jiangdong Province, and the other is the finance minister of the Guangzhou government, it is tied, but General Chen's backer is Wu Peifu, which is now gone, one point will be deducted, and Mr. Song is Mr. Zhongshan's brother-in-law, plus one point." ”

Tang Yan said: "General Chen doesn't need a backer, he himself has 100,000 male soldiers, these years the army is in chaos, only mastering military power is the last word, so General Chen has to add five points!" ”

Tang Ying said: "Okay, at present, General Chen is ahead, and there is another important one, Mr. Song is the fifth oldest diamond king, and the famous lady of Shanghai Beach is looking forward to marrying him, and the single one will add five points." ”

Tang Yan said: "That's over, General Chen is not only married, but also married two wives." ”

Tang Ying grinned and said, "That's going to deduct ten points, sister, you lost." ”

Tang Yan picked up the cushion and hit it: "What nonsense is the little girl talking about, I'm not from General Chen's side." ”

"And say no, your eyes have already betrayed you." Tang Ying ran away with a smile, Tang Yan's face turned red, touched her face and said, "What's wrong with me......"

……

After the party, Chen Zikun returned to the Wusong military camp, and sent a telegram to the provincial capital the next day, asking Yao Yilei and Jianbing to come to Shanghai for Christmas.

Song Ziwen also sent a telegram to Tianjin, to his second sister Qingling, asking about Chen Zikun's details.

At the invitation of Duan Qirui, the provisional ruling party of the Beijing ruling government, Feng Yuxiang, commander-in-chief of the Nationalist Army, and Zhang Zuolin, commander-in-chief of the army of the three eastern provinces, Mr. Sun Yat-sen, the premier of the Kuomintang, was invited by the provisional ruling party of the Beijing government, Feng Yuxiang, commander-in-chief of the Nationalist Army, and Zhang Zuolin, commander-in-chief of the army of the three eastern provinces, to the north by boat through Japan, and is currently staying here.

The boat and car were bumpy, the north was cold, Mr. Sun's old illness relapsed, he was bedridden, and he fell ill in Tianjin, a stone's throw away from Beijing, Duan Qirui and Feng Yuxiang even sent a telegram to invite, but they couldn't make the trip, Mrs. Sun Qingling couldn't untie her clothes, served the bedside, and asked the famous doctor in Tianjin to consult the prime minister, but the illness came like a mountain, and the illness went like a thread, and it was difficult to recover quickly.

A Japanese doctor came out of the ward, and Mrs. Sun immediately greeted him: "Doctor, are there any signs of improvement?" ”

The doctor shook his head and said: "Mr. Sun is too hardworking, his physique is declining, there is no good way at present, strengthen nutrition, rest more, don't be tired, I will prescribe a pair of medicine for you, and come back in two days." ”

"Thank you." Song Qingling bowed slightly, feeling sad, the prime minister couldn't eat for the past two days, and he would vomit after eating, even if he didn't get sick if he continued like this, his body collapsed.

As soon as the Japanese doctor left, the guard hurriedly came: "Madam, Shanghai Telegraph." ”

Song Qingling took it and hurriedly entered the house: "Sir, Ziwen sent a telegram and there is good news." ”

Sun Yat-sen, who was on the sickbed, propped up his body and said, "Oh, what good news? ”

"Jiangdong Provincial Military Affairs Supervisor Chen Zikun is the same Chen Zikun who served as a guard for you back then." Song Qingling was very excited, "It's not the same name, it's the same person, and his current political advocacy is also in favor of peaceful reunification." ”

Sun Yat-sen took the telegram and looked at it, and his spirits perked up: "Send a telegram, please General Chen Zikun, the military affairs supervisor of Jiangdong Province, go north and discuss the state of the country!" ”

"I'll do it." Song Qingling was just about to leave, but was stopped again.

"Suddenly I have a big appetite and I want to drink a bowl of porridge." Sun Yat-sen said with a smile.