The president sent someone to greet him, what an honor, no wonder Zhao Jiayong made a big show of blockade of the platform and the guard of honor, thinking that he was a big handsome, and the Beijing buddies also added a lot of glory to their faces, and they didn't brag about it on weekdays.

Thinking of the first time I came to Beijing five years ago, I also got off the train at Zhengyangmen Railway Station, I was still an ignorant little bandit in Kanto, wearing an old sheepskin jacket with a sharp blade, and I observed the locomotive for a long time.

Seeing Chen Zikun in a daze, the military attache thought that he was moved by the president's invitation, and smiled slightly: "The president is waiting, Chen Dashuai, please." ”

"Please." Chen Zikun made a gesture of invitation, Ma Ben draped a scarlet cloak on his shoulders, and the dragon walked out of the train station, hundreds of passengers were stopped by the station guards, and the majestic handsome man was not allowed to leave the station.

Out of the station, the attendant military attache looked at the dozens of guards behind Chen Zikun, and was a little embarrassed: "You can't lead troops when you meet the president." ”

Chen Zikun sent the guards back to his mansion in Dongwenchang Hutong first, and only took an adjutant to get into the car of the presidential palace and went straight to Xinhua Palace.

Xinhua Palace is Zhongnanhai, the royal garden of the Qing Dynasty in the past, the president summoned Chen Zikun, the military affairs supervisor of Jiangdong in the Ziguang Pavilion, Cao Kun was wearing a black satin horse coat, bald and shiny, and the two beards were trimmed very exquisitely, Chen Zikun saluted and said loudly: "Chen Zikun, the military affairs supervisor of Jiangdong Province, visited the president." ”

Cao Kun laughed: "Sure enough, it's my direct line, not bad, good, sit down, watch the tea." ”

Chen Zikun sat down with a golden knife and said politely: "After the old man became the president, his complexion became better and better. ”

Cao Kun said: "It's not for you juniors to help me, the president, to sit more securely, Zikun, tell me how you took Jiangdong Province, I want to hear it." ”

So Chen Zikun told him how to attract the main force of the provincial army, how to attack the provincial capital with surprise soldiers, how to stabilize the situation, and how to incorporate Duan Haixiang's department. ”

"The president praised it falsely, I just learned some fur from Yu Shuai." Chan is quite modest.

Cao Kun waved his hand: "Ziyu and I are old, and we will rely on you young people in the future, I think you are much stronger than the sixth son of Zhang Yuting's family, I heard that you are brothers?" ”

Chen Zikun said: "Han Qing and I are indeed friends for eight years, and that is still the ninth year of the Republic of China. ”

Cao Kun said: "So Xiao Liuzi has a good eye for heroes, and he still has some skills, but brothers are brothers, and they should fight or fight on the battlefield, Zhang Zuolin and I are still sons and daughters, and now it is not a war to see a war." ”

Chen Zikun said: "What the president said is that the lowly position is clear. ”

Cao Kun said: "I called you this time to deal with Zhang Zuolin's father and son, our own family, I won't hide it from you, Ziyu fought very hard in Shanhaiguan, Fengjun has not been idle in the past two years, bought a lot of machine guns, artillery armored vehicles, and recruited many foreign students who graduated from military academies as officers, and the combat effectiveness has improved a lot, and the battle has been fought for a month, and almost 10,000 people have died." ”

Chen Zikun was solemn, the casualties of 10,000 people were indeed too great, during the last Zhiwan War, don't look at the fight so fiercely, a total of 100 people died, and now the war is really different from the past.

Cao Kun said: "So I remembered you, among the direct generals, you are the best at surprise soldiers, I have discussed with Ziyu, I want you to lead a brigade of elites, take a boat to attack Huludao in the rear of the Feng army, copy Zhang Zuolin's back road, do you think it can be done?" ”

Chen Zikun said without hesitation: "Of course the method discussed by the president and Yushuai will work. ”

Cao Kun laughed: "Then it's decided, it's not too early, stay and eat." ”

Chen Zikun excused himself: "Don't bother." ”

Cao Kun was quite surprised, and someone excused himself from the president's banquet, so he said: "Is it tiring to travel or not, it doesn't matter, we have a bathhouse here, I will ask Li Yanqing to beat you and keep your muscles and blood." ”

Chen Zikun said: "How dare you bother Manager Li, and rush home in a hurry, because Neiko is pregnant." ”

Cao Kun said: "Then we have to celebrate even more, where is Mrs. Zun?" ”

Chen Zikun said: "The lowly father-in-law is Yao Qizhen, vice president of the Bank of Communications. ”

Cao Kun nodded: "It's him, I remember, let's make a call, let your wife come over for dinner together, and by the way, I will also meet my relatives, and we will move around more in the future." ”

Chan had no choice but to agree.

……

The husband finally returned to Beijing, but he didn't go home first, but Yao Yilei was angry enough, and she was losing her temper, when suddenly the phone rang, picked up the earpiece, and said slowly in a Baoding accent: "Is it Mr. Yao Qizhen's house?" ”

"My daddy isn't here." Yao Yilei snorted angrily, and was about to pick up the phone, but said in a Baoding accent: "Is it Mrs. Chen?" ”

"Who are you?" Yao Yilei is still not angry.

"Haha, I'm Cao Kun."

"What Cao Kun, I don't know you." Yao Yilei hung up the phone.

Mrs. Yao came over with the fruit: "Lei Lei is angry again, is it that Xiao Chen called and said that he would not eat at home at night?" ”

Yao Yilei said: "He doesn't call home because he has no conscience, he is a messy person named Cao Kun." ”

"What, Cao Kun?" Mrs. Yao was so shocked that the fruit plate landed, and there were a few people named Cao Kun in Beijing! That's Your Excellency.

Yao Yilei also came back to her senses, she was also so confused that she forgot that the president was called Cao Kun, and he was from Baoding.

The phone rang again, Yao Yilei didn't dare to answer, Mrs. Yao calmed down and picked up the receiver: "Hey, Yao Mansion." ”

There was a polite baritone over there: "This is the Presidential Palace's chamberlain, and the President invited Mrs. Chen and Mrs. Yao to a banquet......"

Mrs. Yao hummed and called for a long time, her eyes lit up, and she finally put down the microphone and said excitedly: "The president invited us to Xinhua Palace for dinner, which is a great thing." ”

"What's the good thing?" Yao Qizhen entered the gate and was taking off his blazer.

Mrs. Yao said: "You came just in time, help me with the staff officer, the president invites dinner, what clothes should I wear, what jewelry should I wear?" ”

Yao Qizhen was also stunned, the president held a banquet for his wife, and the sun came out in the west? You must know that you are a remnant of the old Anhui family, and you are far away from the political center, but after thinking about it, you understand that this is to see the face of your son-in-law, Chen Zikun is already a provincial governor, and he is a feudal official, even if he is the president, he has to be surrounded by him.

Without further ado, Yao's family immediately dressed up, prepared a few exquisite small gifts for the president's wife, and finally prepared to stop and set off by car after an hour of busyness.

Although the Shanhaiguan line is fighting, but the city of Beijing is still a quiet and peaceful atmosphere, camels in the root of the imperial city leisurely steps, coal and water trucks parked on the side of the street, the sky is a red glow, the Forbidden City at night towers, although the wall skin is mottled and peeled off, but the imperial style is still there.

The car was released after a simple inspection at the gate of Xinhua Palace, and the president did not invite Yao Qizhen, so it was just the mother and daughter who came, both of them entered Zhongnanhai for the first time, and their eyes were not enough.

The president gave a banquet, everyone gathered together, the atmosphere was not harmonious, and finally saw Chen Zikun, the resentment in Yao Yilei's heart had long since disappeared, and she touched Chen Zikun's cheek and sighed while people were not paying attention: "You are dark and thin." Chen Zikun touched Yao Yilei's belly and said, "The baby has been well-behaved recently." ”

In fact, this banquet can only be regarded as a family banquet, Cao Kun's wife and several aunts, as well as the wife of the Beijing garrison commander are also present, a group of women chatting, from Beijing fur to Shanghai fashion, from time to time there is a burst of giggles, Mrs. Yao has not been in the political social circle for a long time, today suddenly came to the inner circle of the first lady, the excitement is overflowing, the eyebrows are flying and dancing and talking non-stop, fortunately, she is also a person with eyes, so as not to say the wrong thing to annoy people.

Mrs. Cao likes Yao Yilei very much, praising her for being gentle and virtuous, Yao Yilei shyly leaned her head on Chen Zikun's shoulder, but Cao Kun laughed and said: "Zikun, your wife is soft on the outside and strong on the inside, I don't know if you, the tiger general, want to listen to Mrs. at home." ”

Chen Zikun said embarrassedly: "We respect each other, and no one must listen to anyone's rules. ”

A group of bejeweled ladies laughed and praised Chen Zikun as a newcomer, knowing that respecting women is much better than those old men who can only lead troops to fight.

"If you want to talk about respecting women, Feng Huanzhang is also one, he and the current lady raise their eyebrows, but it is also a good story in Beijing." Cao Kun said with a nonsense.

Chen Zikun said: "I don't know where Feng Xian is now?" ”

Cao Kun said: "Leading troops to garrison Gubeikou and dealing with Zhang Zuolin must be a fierce general." ”

After the banquet, according to the custom, it is customary to play eight rounds of mahjong, the president is very addicted to cards, and the ladies are also battle-hardened, Mrs. Yao has been prepared early, bringing enough cash and checks, but Yao Yilei is pregnant, it is inconvenient to stay up late, so she resigned and left, Cao Kun said: "Don't go, there are empty rooms in Xinhua Palace, with toilets and bathrooms, live casually, let Xiao Chen accompany me to play cards." ”

Chen Zikun's face was embarrassed.

Cao Kun smiled: "You are worried about the little Chen in the belly of your wife, I think this child will definitely be more promising than you in the future, we have added another tiger general to our direct line, I will write a letter to this child." ”

The attendant observed the words and looks, and immediately spread out the rice paper, and the pen and ink were waiting, and Cao Kun splashed ink and wrote a hearty stroke.

The president was so enthusiastic that Chen Zikun and his wife had to stay, and Mrs. Yao couldn't wait to play cards with these high-ranking officials and wives in Xinhua Palace, even if she lost tens of thousands of yuan.

As the night deepened, outside the Anding Gate of Beijing City, a group of soldiers with white towels on their right arms came with torches, and the defenders on the city wall exchanged flashlights and whispered to each other, the confined city gate slowly opened, and the troops outside the city poured in like a tide.