Mr. appetite, undoubtedly caused by the improvement of the mood, this time to Beijing and Tianjin, on the surface it seems to be smooth sailing, the future is bright, in fact, the undercurrent is surging, intricate, Duan Qirui, Feng Yuxiang, Zhang Zuolin three parties have their own thoughts, want to straighten out the relationship, the north and the south reconciliation, it is really a long way to go.

Chen Zikun is a direct warlord, holding a heavy army, entrenched in East China, is one of the obstacles to reunification, if you can win his support, Sun Wen will have one more card in his hand, the hope of reunification will be one more point, he is in a bad mood is strange.

Sun Wen's telegram was sent in the form of a telegram, and soon the content of the telegram reached the hands of Feng Yuxiang, who was "living in seclusion in the wilderness" in Xishan. ”

He also sent a telegram, the content of which was the same as Sun Wen's, inviting Chen Zikun to go north to discuss the state of the country.

The news soon reached the ears of the provisional ruling Duan Qirui, these two telegrams made him extremely passive, Jiangdong Province was originally Anhui territory, was stolen by Chen Zikun, and now Lu Yongxiang and Sun Kaiqin have come to Beijing, just waiting for the ruling government to order the removal of Qi Xieyuan Chen Zikun from his post and take back the territory.

Duan Qirui has already issued two orders, abolishing Qi Xieyuan's original and concurrent positions, appointing Lu Yongxiang as the envoy of Su and Anhui Xuanfu, and the third order is also being drafted, the content is to revoke Chen Zikun's post of Jiangdong Provincial Military Affairs Supervisor, and it is naturally Sun Kaiqin who will be replaced, but as soon as Sun Wen and Feng Yuxiang send two telegrams, it seems a little inappropriate for him to issue this order again.

Jiang is old and spicy, Duan Qirui quickly found a solution, he still issued an order to revoke Chen Zikun's position as military affairs supervisor of Jiangdong Province, but then appointed him as the deputy minister of the army, promoted to the rank of army general, awarded the rank of general of Xiaowu, and promoted to the position of general.

Sun Yat-sen and Feng Yuxiang both telegraphed to invite Chen Zikun to go north to discuss the country, which invisibly greatly increased his value, originally there was a group of people in Jiangdong Province who were very restless and ready to move, and wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of the Feng army to go south to fight back, overthrow Chen Zikun, and welcome back Sun Kaiqin, but seeing Chen Zikun's prestige so high, he quietly dispelled the idea.

Compared with Chen Zikun, Sun Dujun really can't do it.

Immediately afterwards, the order of the provisional government came, Chen Zikun was once again promoted to the rank of deputy minister of the army, army general, and general Xiaowu, which can be described as a prominent moment, but Chen Zikun did not eat this set at all, swallowed the bait, and spit the hook back.

After the order was issued, a huge mass march broke out in the provincial capital of Jiangdong, mainly composed of young students, who strongly demanded that Chen be retained.

Chen Zikun was justified and sent a telegram to the ruling government, saying that the public order in Jiangdong Province was not calm, and he did not dare to leave his post without permission, and was willing to concurrently serve as deputy minister of the army as the military affairs supervisor of Jiangdong Province.

Duan Qirui's nose was almost crooked after receiving the telegram, this Chen Zikun was a little shameless, but he didn't have anything to do, could it be difficult to send troops to fight over, and now there is only an empty shelf left in the Anhui system, all the territory and army have been lost, and there is no force to deter the warlords below.

Sun Kaiqin begged hard every day, and counted all the people around Duan Qirui, at first Duan Qirui had the patience to perfunctory him, but then he was anxious, so he simply avoided it, and scolded him in his heart.

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As for Sun Wen and Feng Yuxiang's invitation telegram, he was not as excited as the outside world imagined, what these two people were thinking in their hearts, he knew very well, it was nothing more than wanting to use his own military strength, he called back that the recent anti-smoking affairs were complicated, and when he was busy with this wave, he was ordered to enter Beijing, of course, it was just a pretext.

Who the knows if you will be detained if you enter Beijing, Chen Zikun thought.

On the last day of 1924, Sun Yat-sen arrived in Beijing by Beijing-Tianjin Railway, the capital was empty of 10,000 people, vying to witness the demeanor of the great man, there were 300,000 people to the station to greet him, at the same time, most of the Feng army went south to occupy the whole territory of Shandong, and the forward Zhang Zongchang Department of 30,000 people arrived in Xuzhou.

Qi Xieyuan, the overseer of Jiangsu, was not down-to-earth, Beijing's dismissal order, his generals moved dissent, not only Chen Tiaoyuan betrayed him, but also other generals also turned against the water, the army stationed in Shanghai frequently adjusted the defense, causing Sun Chuanfang's suspicion, did not exchange fire with the Feng army, the Soviet army and the Zhejiang army also fought.

On January 2, 1925, the Sixth Division of the Jiangsu Route Army stationed in Shanghai mutinied, Sun Chuanfang raised troops to attack it, the Soviet army was defeated, and it was almost scattered.

In less than two months, Feng Shui has completely turned around, Qi Xieyuan finally laid down the territory of Shanghai, and he was about to get out of the house before his ass was hot, Lu Yongxiang had just gone into the wilderness, and he was killed back in an instant, which really surprised everyone, lamenting that the world is changing too fast.

The Anhui system made a comeback, and the direct line of the river was declining, Lu Xiaojia returned to Shanghai Tang, and the big boss of Sanxin Company, Huang Jinrong, invited him to eat in his private house, not only Du Yuesheng was present, but even Zhang Xiaolin, who had disappeared for many days, also appeared.

Lu Xiaojia sat on the upper seat with a wine glass, and said with great momentum: "I promise you that within a month, Chen's anti-smoking law enforcement team will disappear from Shanghai." ”

Although Huang Jinrong had a quarrel with Lu Xiaojia, but at this time he was like a father, and the old rascal said with a smile on his face: "I can rest assured that I have the words of Young Marshal Lu, I will wait for my eyes to pierce it, and I only hope that the army will arrive in Shanghai before I can see the clouds." ”

Zhang Xiaolin said: "Master Lu, what are you going to do with Chen Zikun?" ”

Lu Xiaojia said: "It stands to reason that the marshal who was defeated in the wilderness is usually to let him go to the concession as a duke, I think my father will do the same to Chen Zikun, hehe, he entered the concession, but you have the final say." ”

Zhang Xiaolin also laughed: "The phoenix that falls to the ground is not as good as a chicken, he Chen Zikun squatted on Ala's head and, isn't it just that there are soldiers in his hands, as soon as Lu Dashuai's army arrives, Allah sees how he is still a fox and a tiger, and when he falls into Ala's hands, hum." ”

Du Yuesheng held an ivory cigarette holder and did not speak.

Lu Xiaojia said: "Beijing has already decided, Jiangdong Province still let Uncle Sun Shishu preside over the overall situation, Jiangsu and Anhui provinces, together with Shanghai, will be in charge of my father. I immediately sent troops to destroy him. ”

Everyone at the table clapped their hands.

Lu Xiaojia was complacent, stretched out his hand and pressed it: "But I also have one condition, Sanxin Company, I want to account for 20% of the dry shares." ”

There was silence, everyone lowered their heads and smoked, unwilling to pick up the stubble, and the appetite was too great. But if you don't agree to him, I'm afraid that the business won't be able to continue, these brutes with the support of the army, each has a bigger appetite than the other.

Lu Xiaojia said: "Don't speak, I'll acquiesce to you." ”

Everyone's faces were ugly.

Du Yuesheng raised his glass and said, "Let's talk about it, drink, drink." ”

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In mid-January, Qi Xieyuan proclaimed himself commander-in-chief of the first route of the Songhu coalition army in Shanghai, and Sun Chuanfang was the commander-in-chief of the second route.

Seeing that the war was about to resume again, the concession authorities could not bear it any longer, the marines of various countries landed in Shanghai, the international merchant group entered a state of combat readiness, and the gunboats on the Huangpu River even unveiled their gun jackets, and the black holes aimed at the Chinese realm, assuming the appearance of armed intervention.

The navy of the Republic of China stationed in Wusongkou stayed out of the situation as usual, and what was surprising was that Chen Zikun's troops stationed in Shanghai actually remained neutral, and all the soldiers of a regiment changed into black police uniforms, and the sign hanging at the entrance of the barracks also changed the words: Songhu Anti-smoking Law Enforcement Special Force.

Others were busy fighting, Chen Zikun was still happy to be busy banning smoking, and the businessmen who ate opium led by Sanxin Company were tossed miserably, and Du Yuesheng, who couldn't hold on, found Chen Zikun and had a discussion with him in the Wusongkou Anti-Smoking Corps.

Chen Zikun said: "Boss Du, I must ban opium, and there is no room for negotiation for this assertion. ”

Du Yuesheng shuddered in his heart and said with a smile: "If you want to ban it, you must ban it, it's just that there are too many smokers, there must be a time for them to stop their addiction, right?" ”

Chen Zikun said: "What you said is also reasonable, I have an immature idea, to hand over the burden of anti-smoking to my colleagues in the Chamber of Commerce, and you can manage it yourself, and save our anti-smoking law enforcement corps from working so hard." ”

Du Yuesheng was secretly happy in his heart and said: "That's the best, it's just that the brothers of the law enforcement team have worked hard, and our Shanghai fathers and elders always have to express their hearts." ”

Chen Zikun said: "In this way, pay a one-time deposit of 10 million, and I will delegate the right to ban smoking to you." ”

Du Yuesheng opened his mouth and stammered: "Chen Dashuai, this amount is too big, we can't afford it." ”

Chen Zikun said: "It seems to be a little bigger, so let's pay it in installments, 300,000 oceans per month, no less." ”

Du Yuesheng was secretly happy in his heart, in the past, there were more than 200,000 yuan just to pay for the Songhu garrison and the police department every month, and this money could not be saved no matter what, as long as Chen Zikun was willing to promise not to ban smoking anymore, it was worth spending more money.

Moreover, installment payment is more advantageous, according to the current situation, it will not be long before Lu Yongxiang returns, and then Chen Zikun will naturally leave Shanghai, and this money will not have to be paid.

After some bargaining, the price of 200,000 yuan per month was finally finalized, and as long as this money was paid, the anti-smoking law enforcement brigade would turn a blind eye and no longer spare no effort to seize opium.

"I agreed to it for the sake of Boss Du's face, if the smoking ban is not effective, don't blame me for not being emotional." Chen Zikun got cheap and sold well, but Du Yuesheng was still very happy, and after negotiating this matter, Sanxin Company would be able to make money every day, and it was also a double insurance, no matter who Lu Yongxiang or Chen Zikun could occupy Shanghai, they could ensure the normal operation of the opium business.

"Chen Dashuai, 200,000 yuan will be sent on another day, this ring has the right to be used as a deposit, please accept it with a smile." Du Yuesheng took off an emerald ring of excellent color from his hand and gently put it on the table.

Emerald gemstones are priceless, but they are not comparable to jadeite, this ring is worth at least more than 100,000 oceans, Chen Zikun glanced at it and said: "The gentleman does not win the love of people, Boss Du should put it away." ”

If someone else said this, Du Yuesheng might be unhappy, the gift sent by Boss Du, how could there be a reason to recycle, but Chen Zikun said this, he didn't have any temper at all, put away the ring and hugged his fist and said: "Thank you Dashuai, 200,000 Zhuang tickets will be presented later." ”

Chen Zikun said: "Come on, hand over the recently seized 500 catties of opium to Mr. Du to take away and destroy." ”

Du Yuesheng was overjoyed, thanked a thousand times, and left with opium.

The adjutant came to report: "100,000 urgent telegrams from the provincial capital." ”

Chen Zikun received the telegram and looked at it, and couldn't help but be shocked, it turned out that Zhang Zongchang's army had already entered the territory of Jiangdong Province, and this posture was to grab territory with himself.

"Damn, Zhang Xueliang's words don't count!" Chen Zikun said angrily, and after pacing back and forth for a few steps, he said: "Pass my order, let the front-line troops retreat ninety miles, and don't exchange fire with the Feng army." ”

Zhao Yufeng said strangely: "Dashuai, it's not that we can't beat the turtle son, why retreat?" ”

Chen Zikun said: "Han Qing is kind to me, I promised him that if he confronts Fengjun, he should retreat." ”