In the quiet night, I suddenly remembered the sound of music playing on the piano, which was the song "All the Way Safe". Of course, Fang Jianxiong knew who played it, and when he glanced at his watch, it was already 11 o'clock at night.

Seeing his demeanor, Dou Qingmei laughed in a low voice: "That Miss Yang lives in the courtyard next door, and the piano was bought back in the afternoon. ”

No matter how stupid Fang Jianxiong is in the little girl's mind, she can see it, but unfortunately in this era, marrying a foreign woman is undoubtedly a more troublesome thing, not to mention that this foreign woman may only be a concubine. Fisher is one of Fang Jianxiong's most trusted assistants, and Fang Jianxiong doesn't dare to have too many ideas on Alice's issue, at least not at the moment.

At the end of the song, the lights in the distance went out, and it seemed as if a star in the sky went out.

The girl sat in front of the piano, and the parents behind her looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

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The tripartite talks continued, and the delegation headed by Wang Zhengting repeatedly expounded the views of the autonomous region at the meeting. Persist in overthrowing the Manchu Qing Dynasty, establishing a republican system, upholding national unity, and opposing any form of separatism. Adhere to democratic governance and oppose any form of dictatorship. These three points have received a good response from all walks of life after they were published in the newspaper. Wang Zhengting also warmly invited friends from all walks of life to visit the autonomous region to see the current government structure.

The Qing government was slow to give in, and the tripartite talks were intermittent. Inconclusive. Voices from all walks of life have appeared in the newspapers, including Zhao Erxun, the governor of Northeast China, who preserved the Qing Dynasty to establish a constitution, and Sun Sun, the provisional president of Nanjing, told a reporter from the mainland newspaper that if Yuan Shikai implements the republican system, Yu will also give in, and if Yuan Shikai is still working for the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Yu Wei will give in lightly. There was also a telegram from "all the soldiers of the land defense of the three eastern provinces" saying that the Qinwang army of the three eastern provinces had been organized and was ready to be mobilized. Go to the soup and go to the fire, only listen to the fate.

The Empress Dowager Qinglong Yu held a pre-imperial meeting again, and many parties disputed. No more results.

On January 26, Peng Jiazhen was injured in the explosion and Liangbi, Yue 2nd. Liang Bi died. As the hardest adherent of the Manchu regime, Liangbi's death was enough to make the Manchu nobles tremble and unable to sleep at night.

After hearing the news, Fang Jianxiong sent a telegram condemning the incident, saying: All such actions are suspected of harming the innocent. The people who are plotting by the revolution of our generation are nothing more than serving the country and the people. What is the difference between the murder of the innocent and the harm to the people? Also known as: Jianxiong takes the republican as his own responsibility, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty has been delayed for a long time. General Yu led his troops to the north and urged the Qing family to abdicate.

On the same day, Yunnan Governor Cai Yi sent a telegram to the tripartite talks: I am willing to lead the elite troops to meet Hunan, Hubei and Anhui, and join the Central Plains.

Same. A business negotiation is underway in Wuchang. Chen Jintao, a representative of the provisional government, negotiated with the chairman of the board of directors of Merlot Bank on a loan of 10 million yuan against China Merchants Bureau. In fact, before coming to Wuchang, Huang Keqiang and Chen Qimei had contact with the Japanese, but Mitsui did not agree. Okura was willing to use the Shanghai-Fengjing railway as a guarantee to negotiate the loan.

Financial problems have always been the dead end of the Nanjing Provisional Government, Fisher at the negotiating table. Arrogant attitude.

Chen Jintao struggled to support and was unsustainable. This great traitor in history has not yet had a chance to throw himself into the arms of the Japanese. However, from the bottom of his heart, Chen Jintao is more willing to negotiate with the Japanese. It's not that the Japanese are so easy to cheat with money, but that the Japanese are so fake that they want to save a little face. Unlike Fisher, who unceremoniously pointed out: "China Merchants Steamship has been losing money year after year, and it is far behind Swire Steamship in the competition." Do you think that the Chairman does not understand China? ”

After some tug-of-war and repeated tug-of-war, Fisher finally made a final condition: "Merlot Bank is discussing the possibility of financial cooperation with the United Autonomous Region, and there is not much idle capital." If you can accept the shares, I am willing to buy 51% of the shares of China Merchants at a price of 5 million yuan, and if it is a mortgage, then there is no need to talk about it. ”

After saying this, Fisher got up and left without giving face, leaving Chen Jintao in a daze.

However, after a morning of talks, the first day of negotiations ended here, and it seemed that the final result was out. Chen Jintao could only telegraph to Nanjing and wait for news.

Fisher stepped down from the negotiating table and immediately went to Fang Jianxiong's residence to report to work.

"We all know the hole cards of Nanjing, and the control of China Merchants Steamship is bound to win. Mortgages are meaningless, and the Nanjing Provisional Government has little time to save. Therefore, any project negotiation in the future will be based on the acquisition of holdings. After Fang Jianxiong listened to the report, he said this directly to Fisher.

"No problem!" Fisher has always stood respectfully and spoken, and in private he never sat down and spoke lightly in front of Fang Jianxiong. As time passed, Fang Jianxiong, who was becoming more and more powerful, had an even more aura between his gestures. Fisher can clearly feel that China is not a country like the United States after all.

The Nanjing side has not made up its mind about the results that pop up for a long time, and the tripartite talks finally broke up unhappily when they met again on 28 July. In accordance with Fang Jianxiong's instructions, Wang Zhengting once again emphasized that the discussion of any matter must be based on the premise of the abdication of the Qing dynasty and the establishment of a republic, otherwise there is nothing to talk about.

Nanchang, between the sunset, Zhang Xiaohuai, who was standing on the head of the city, did not have much joy. Under the city, the army was slowly entering the city, and more than ten meters behind him, a cadre of former military government personnel did not evacuate with Li Liejun, but stayed. Most of these people are mainly from the old constitutional party.

The former governor Ma Yubao didn't leave, not because he didn't want to go, but because he followed Li Liejun, I'm afraid there would be no good results. If it weren't for the southward movement of the National Defense Army, the position of governor of Jiangxi would already be Li Liejun's.

The National Defense Army once again proved its military strength, the Jiangxi Army left without a fight, Li Liejun led two divisions of more than 10,000 people, through Zhejiang, to Nanjing, under the banner of the Northern Expedition.

Li Liejun doesn't care what banner Ma Yubao plays, he cares about the outcome he will face. Someone was sent to contact Fang Jianxiong before, but he didn't even see each other. At that time, Ma Yubao didn't know that Fang Jianxiong had already decided to send troops to Jiangxi, but at this time he understood very well, but unfortunately this place was already surnamed Fang. The 8,000 Jiangxi soldiers, including Ma Yubao, actually only had more than 3,000 rifles. Li Liejun, who is the strongest, is gone, and he has nothing to say. Li Liejun's influence in Jiangxi is still very strong, and he took a division from Nanchang with him before leaving.

Jiangxi's victory without a fight once again demonstrated the weakness of the country's national defense and the weakness of the Nanjing Provisional Government. For this reason, Zhang Xiaohuai is deeply worried, worried about Jiangxi, what about other provinces? In a place as big as this country, the real modern army seems to be only 100,000 troops under Fang Jianxiong's command. After seeing the armies of the Western powers, Zhang Xiaohuai's sense of anxiety deepened. The urgency of the pace of building up the Defence Force is even greater.

Fortunately, there is also a Fang Jianxiong, and there is also a national defense force. It has been recognized that the country is militarily backward and is trying to catch up.

Lin Huaichuan glanced at Ma Yubao, who looked uneasy, as well as those Jiangxi military and political officials, walked to Zhang Xiaohuai's side and whispered: "Commander-in-chief, it's not too early." ”

Zhang Xiaohuai continued to look at the last red cloud in the sky, waved his hand lightly, and said, "Let them go back and wait for the notice, someone will come to talk to them in the evening." ”

Lin Huaichuan was stunned for a moment, smiled, and Zhao Yi's increasingly gloomy face appeared in his heart. This kid, why didn't he see it at the beginning, he gained the trust of the big handsome so quickly.

Zhao Yi, deputy director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, is on his way to the city at the moment. With the acquiescence of Marshal Fang, the Military Intelligence Department developed rapidly. Originally, the military intelligence department had only about 200 people, but now it has expanded to more than 500 people, and Wuchang also has a "communication theory training class" with more than 300 trainees. Undoubtedly, this is a pretense, but in essence it is a training course for intelligence personnel run by the Military Intelligence Department. Regarding this training class, Zhao Yi's report was finally approved by the principal Li Muyan, and Zhao Yi was the executive vice principal.

Ma Yubao was sent home by Lin Huaichuan, and as soon as he sat down, someone at the door reported that a director of the "Autonomous Region Comprehensive Public Security Management Office" had arrived. The so-called comprehensive public security management office of the autonomous region is naturally the name of the Military Intelligence Bureau to the outside world. This term is used when he has been on duty abroad.

When Ma Yubao heard the words "autonomous region", he was in a cold sweat, and he ran straight out to greet him. Ma Dudu is not stupid, he knows that if he wants to follow Li Liejun away, he will basically not be able to keep the looted belongings. If you stay, you have to look at the eyes of others. In fact, Ma Yubao didn't want to ask for more, he just wanted a property that was not damaged, the family house was safe, and he could be a rich man with peace of mind.

The conflict between Ma Yubao and the League began with the dispute between the Minister of the Interior. The Nanjing Provisional Government sent Xiong Yueshan to Jiangxi to take over the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but Ma Yubao was unwilling to be at the mercy of others, so he refused. Then Ma Yubao's good days basically came to an end, and there were many alliance members in the Jiangxi army, all kinds of non-cooperation, and all kinds of overhead. Ma Yubao is from Anhui, so he thought of Fang Jianxiong and quietly sent someone to contact him, but he never thought that there would be no result. (The history books say that Ma Yubao was rampant in Nanchang, which aroused public indignation.) Guan Yixiao, in history, for the sake of the governor of Anhui, Bai Wenwei killed Han Yan. If Ma Yubao doesn't know each other and takes the initiative to give way to Li Liejun, the final result may not be the second Han Yan. ）

Zhao Yu, who walked into the door, had a cold gaze, glanced at Ma Yubao who came over expressionlessly, and did not enter the door with his hands behind his back.

"Down there is Ma Yubao, dare to ask Your Excellency ......."

"You know too much and it's not good for you, I came to sue you, there are two ways in front of you, the first is to bring your family and gold and silver, and go back to your hometown in Anhui within three days to care for the elderly. Second, he served as the director of the Jiangxi Patrol Police Bureau. After Zhao Yi interrupted directly, he made conditions.