Chen Zikun's speech at Jiangdong University was an unprecedented success, and the 27-year-old general conquered the hearts of teachers and students at Jiangdong University and several surrounding colleges and universities with his unique and strong personal charm.

There are two newspapers in the provincial capital, a Jiangdong Times and a news express, both of which were founded during Sun Kaiqin's reign, and the bosses behind the newspapers are Anhui warlords, who naturally have nothing good to say about Chen Zikun, and do everything they can to take things out of context and spread rumors and slander.

The walls are open inside and the walls are fragrant outside, and Chen Zikun's actions have reached the ears of the overlords of all parties through various channels.

Take off the five-color star and turn your back on Beiyang orthodoxy, even when Yuan Gongbao was the emperor, Yunnan Cai's genuine protector did not do this, Chen Zikun did too much in this matter, but the reaction of all parties was very bland, and it could even be said that there was no reaction.

After Sun Chuanfang, the commander of the five provinces who was close at hand, heard about it, the proud commander just laughed: "Chen Kunwu is used to acting, and he will turn the students around with a little tricks, he really has him, but he is only so good that he ignores him." ”

Duan Qirui, who was forced to go crazy by the telegrams from all sides, heard that Jiangdong had established a protector, and he didn't speak for a long time before he said to his staff: "This country has no system. ”

After Fengtian Zhang Zuolin knew that Chen Zikun had broken with Beiyang, he laughed and said: "Xiao Chen can't bear to be lonely, wow, motherfuck, the more chaotic it is, it's good to show the fox's tail." ”

After Wu Peifu heard all kinds of rumors, he was quite appreciative: "Zikun is deeply rooted in my true heritage." ”

People from all walks of life are not very worried, they know that barking dogs tend not to bite.

The Kuomintang in Guangzhou, the self-proclaimed radical Feng Yuxiang's Nationalist Army, remained silent about Chen's actions.

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A copy of "Jiangdong Times" was placed on the desk of Chen Zikun of the Office of the Governor, and the headline on the front page was "The Provincial Army Changed Its Name and Protection**, Changing the Soup but Not the Medicine, What Does the Supervisor Chen Want?" ”

The second edition is lace news: "Supervisor Chen personally admitted that he was born as a foreign coachman in Beijing and had never studied at Peking University. The following is a sour text, which cleverly describes Chen Zikun as a martial artist who does not know a single big character.

"Ridiculous, do they think they have deceived the whole city?" Chan disdainfully threw the newspaper aside.

Yan Su brought the newspaper, he sat on the sofa opposite and said: "The handsome man should not underestimate the power of the newspaper, the white can be said to be black, and it is not impossible to refer to the deer as a horse." ”

Chen Zikun said: "I have noticed it a long time ago, but he has nothing to do with these stinky literati, the reporters in Beijing scolded President Cao Kun with blood, and Cao Sanye just smiled and didn't take it seriously, don't I Chen Zikun have this energy?"

Yan Su said: "Freedom of speech is really not easy to interfere with, and they always play side balls, if the newspaper office is closed and the editor is arrested, I am afraid that the image that the marshal has worked hard to build will be ruined, but blind connivance is not the way, the best choice is for us to also run a newspaper,-for-tat." ”

Chen Zikun's eyes lit up: "Yes, why didn't I expect that I know a friend in the press industry, and he definitely has a set of newspapers." ”

Yan Suqi said: "Which one?" ”

"Beijing Daily Ruan Mingchuan, gold medal reporter."

"Oh, it's him, I have the impression that this person came forward to run a newspaper, and he was absolutely successful."

"Then it's decided, I'll fix a book and send someone to Beijing to invite him over."

Yan Su nodded again and again, and talked about the newspaper again, and the conversation changed to mention the matter of students joining the army.

"In the past few days, the threshold of the Jiangdong Army School has been about to be broken, and the college students have enthusiastically signed up, and they have written and written from Rong, and it is always a good thing that there are these literate and hyphenated students in the army.

Chen Zikun said: "That's the case, but we should also pay attention to the issue of party members joining the army, if the Jiangdong Army is mixed in a large number by the two parties, the combat effectiveness can be improved, but it is also easy to get into trouble, and the troops will be miserable if they don't listen to the greeting at the critical moment. ”

Yan Su said: "Don't worry, I won't allow them to develop the party into the army." ”

Adjutant Director Zhao Yufeng came in and reported, "Dashuai, a few students have come to ask to see you. ”

"Oh, who is it?"

"I know that woman, the one who read the letter at the Office of the Superintendent, she is quite slender, and she looks like Miss Lin at first glance." Zhao Yufeng squeezed his small eyes and smiled.

"Please." Chen Zikun sat upright and pulled the hem of his military uniform.

"Then I'll go first." Yan Su got up to say goodbye, and when he went out, he saw two men and a woman walking in.

The men are Zheng Zeru and Mai Ping, and the women are Liu Ting.

"Supervisor Chen, we're here to apply." The three of them said in unison.

Chen Zikun was holding a pen to sign the document, and said without raising his head: "Has the Office of the Superintendent recruited people?" ”

Mai Ping glared: "Hey, didn't you say it last time, wait for the vacant position." ”

Chen Zikun put down his pen and looked at them with a straight face: "Three, I am the Jiangdong Provincial Military Affairs Supervisor, the general in charge of the province's military affairs, not the adjutant director, the official office recruiter, please contact the adjutant's office." ”

Proceed to review the documents.

The three of them touched a nail, but they were not discouraged, and really went to find the adjutant director Zhao Yufeng.

Zhao Yufeng made a tone and asked the schools and disciplines of the three, and said: "Mr. Zheng is a high-achieving student of **, tsk, this education is high, our high staff here are not so awesome, Mr. Mai and Miss Liu are from the Chinese Department of Jiang University, why did they look for jobs before they graduated." ”

Mai Ping said: "Don't get in the way, there are no courses left, let's settle the mission first." ”

Zhao Yufeng said: "Then what do you want to be?" ”

Mai Ping said: "I want to join the protection ** and get a staff officer to be a ......"

"Eat food and become a soldier, then you went to the wrong door, you have to go to the camp outside the city, there is a recruitment flag erected at the gate there, we only need a civilian job here." Zhao Yufeng looked at Mai Ping contemptuously, he didn't like this oily and powdery boy very much.

Zheng Zeru said: "After listening to the speech of Superintendent Chen, we want to do our meager strength for the country, and ask Director Zhao to fulfill it." ”

Liu Ting nodded vigorously.

Zhao Yufeng said: "Mr. Zheng still has a little meaning when he speaks, wait for me to take a look." ”

took out the roster and flipped through it randomly, and said, "There is really a vacancy, there is a shortage of female clerks in the secretariat, Miss Liu should go." ”

"Thank you, Director Zhao." Liu Ting smiled.

Zhao Yufeng also smiled, and said secretly in his heart: "Third aunt, thank me, I don't have any eyesight, and I, the adjutant director, will be in vain." ”

"As for the two of you, go to the general affairs section, second-class clerk." Zhao Yufeng took out the register and pushed them to "sign your name if you want." ”

Mai Ping's eyes widened, and a white face stretched out in front of Zhao Yufeng: "General Affairs Department, isn't that just a chores, we are college students, just do this?" ”

Zhao Yufeng said: "The marshal said, there is no distinction between high and low work, the general affairs department serves the office up and down, and the responsibility is very heavy, it doesn't matter if you don't want to do it, anyway, there are people." ”

"We do." Zheng Zeru grabbed Mai Ping and said calmly.

"I forgot to mention, there is a shortage of cleaners in the general affairs department, so you two will go to the top first." Zhao Yufeng buried himself in official business and looked very busy.

"You!" Mai Ping clenched his fists.

"Brush the thatched house, brush the thatched house, dry." Zheng Zeru is still calm as usual.

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The Office of the Superintendent recruited three new college students, Liu Ting managed the archives in the secretariat, although she was faced with a large number of boring data files, but she was able to claim that she was the secretary of the superintendent, and she had a lot of face, and Zheng Zeru and Mai Ping couldn't do their work, and they actually worked as workers in the General Affairs Section.

The thatched houses of the office are divided into inside and outside, and the inner houses are all renovated water thatched houses, with flush toilets and tap water, which are quite clean, but the office is an old-fashioned squatting pit, with feces and urine flowing sideways and white maggots crawling around, the smell is pungent and dirty.

Mai Ping is the nephew of the police director Mai Zilong, who can be regarded as the son of the family, where can he bear this humiliation, even if Zheng Zeru persuaded him bitterly, it was useless, and he went back to school without even going to class for a day, but Zheng Zeru persevered, for the convenience of work, he lived in a small warehouse where the tools were stacked in the office, and cleaned the thatched house every day, and everyone praised him.

In the archives room, Liu Ting is sorting out the files, the Office of the Superintendent used to be the yamen of the Qing Dynasty, and many old acres of files were piled up, and it took a lot of energy to reorganize them.

The secretarial work is far from being as beautiful as imagined, Supervisor Chen is like a different person, stiff and cold, not smiling, and also sent Zheng Zeru to the General Affairs Department to brush the toilet, which makes Liu Ting puzzled, is Supervisor Chen in the office the same person as the high-spirited leader on the campus of Jiang University?

At noon dinner, the chiefs in the office went out to drink, and the fragrance of the food in the back house wafted over, Liu Ting felt a little hungry, so she opened the blue cloth printed bag brought from home, took out an enamel jar, which was a nest, two pieces of pickled radish, spread the calico on the table, and ate slowly.

Suddenly, she noticed someone coming in, turned her head to look, hurriedly stood up, hid the nest in her hand behind her back, and stammered, "Supervisor...... You, how did you get here? ”

It was Chen Zikun who came, with a gentle smile on his face, and waved his hand and said: "You sit, don't be so restrained, I'll find a document, a dossier on the cost of military salaries for the patrol battalion during the Xuantong period." ”

"I'll help you find it." Liu Ting hurriedly put down her nest head and was about to start work.

"Don't be in a hurry, don't be busy." Chen Zikun noticed that Liu Ting's sleeve elbow had two inconspicuous patches.

Liu Ting didn't move, she didn't move, she stood there at a loss, she had always been known for her ice and snow intelligence on the campus of Jiang University, but she was like a timid kitten in front of Supervisor Chen.

"You're going to eat this?" Chan looked at the wotou and pickled radish.

"Well, I have many younger brothers and sisters in my family, and it is not easy for me to go to college. Liu Ting replied.

"What did your father do?"

"He's a proofreader for the newspaper."

"Which newspaper?"

"Koto Times."

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