Prologue

Baoding, Nanguan, Army Military Academy.

The five-color national flag is displayed. In the playground, tigers are like forests.

The non-commissioned officers and students of the third phase of Baoding all stood straight and solemn without saying a word, and the belt of the big-brimmed military hat strangled their chins. The scorching August sun shone on them, drops of sweat ran down their faces, and sweat was already oozing from the outside of their yellow uniforms. But no one moved. In this way, the eight hundred and two non-commissioned officers and cadets formed a huge phalanx motionlessly, whether they were viewed horizontally or vertically, all of them were a perfect straight line.

In front of the phalanx, there was a parade platform made of improvised wood. On the parade platform, the instructors of the Baoding Army Military Academy all stood solemnly and solemnly, surrounded by a lieutenant general of the Beiyang Army who stood with his hands in his hands, his uniform was straight, and his figure was quite tall. And the eyes of the lieutenant general at this time were looking at the phalanx in front of him, his eyebrows were slightly twisted, and his white face also showed a gloomy appearance, and the whole thing was a look of not being angry and arrogant. bluffed the group of military academy instructors around him one by one, for fear that this army deputy elder would find something wrong.

At this time, among the eight hundred and two non-commissioned officers and students below, one of them was secretly looking at the Beiyang Army lieutenant general on the stage with interest.

"This looks like Xu Shuzheng, I didn't expect him to remember that there is a military academy here in Baoding, and there seems to be a dispute between the government and the courtyard in Beijing right now! Why did this person have time to come to Baoding? It can't be Lao Tzu's butterfly effect, right? While looking at the army vice minister Xu Shuzheng on the stage, while muttering in his heart, the name on the school register is Chang Ruiqing, the word Yaoru, Tongshan County, Jiangsu Province (Xuzhou) people, Guangxu 20 years born (1894), father Chang Laohu, on an errand on the Jinpu Railway, mother Wang is a housewife, in addition to Chang Ruiqing, Chang Laohu and Wang also have a son, named Chang Ruiyuan, this year is only eighteen years old. As the eldest son in the family, Chang Ruiqing has shown extraordinary talent since he was seven years old, or to be more precise, Chang Ruiqing seems to have changed his soul since he was seven years old......

In fact, due to some extremely unscientific reasons, the change of soul did happen! Now occupying this shell is a soul from another time and space, the name of this soul is Zuo Ming, he used to be a history teacher in a middle school in Shanghai, he just graduated from East China Normal University in 2012, and he didn't work for a few months, and he actually won the prize of soul travel that is rare in 10,000 years!

However, unlike the travelers who crossed over one by one in the network in later generations and ascended to a high position within a few years, lived a life of awakening and taking power in the world, and drunk and lying on the knees of beauties, our teacher Zuo or Chang Ruiqing was depressed and depressed for a while after the crossing. It's not because of nostalgia for the prosperous life of the previous life, Zuo Ming's parents died early because of a tragic accident in the previous life, he was raised by his elderly grandparents, and before he crossed over, the two old people had also passed away one after another, and there was nothing in another time and space that he couldn't let go.

What really frustrated him was his identity after the crossing...... A seven-year-old kid! And he is at the bottom of society, without any family background to rely on, and the only "golden finger" is probably the knowledge he learned from books in his previous life, especially the relatively rich historical knowledge. However, as a history teacher, he also knows very well that history is just a little girl dressed up by others, if you just want to rely on the little historical knowledge in the books, you want to play the turbulent era of the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, I am afraid that in the end you can only meet and break the blood, right?

Therefore, after being depressed for a while, Chang Ruiqing, who had changed his soul, chose his own revolutionary path, uh, the first step of the revolutionary road is to study! Study hard for the rise of China and the rise of the individual! And if you don't read any Four Books and Five Classics, the imperial examination system has been abolished, and it's useless to read that thing. Chang Ruiqing's choice is a church school run by the Catholic Church in Xuzhou City! Even if you want to believe in foreign religion for this reason, it doesn't matter, who makes Chang Lao Papa unable to afford the tuition fees of the new school? After studying, Chang Ruiqing's academic performance is of course outstanding! He has a 21st century university education! The elementary school curriculum of the early 20th century didn't read like play?

Chang Ruiqing's purpose of studying is naturally not to be a teacher for middle school students in the Republic of China, although the treatment of teachers in the Republic of China is also good. But it's not easy to cross over, and I always have to do something big to save the country and save the people, and by the way, I will also be glorious, right? So in the 33rd year of Guangxu, after graduating from primary school, Chang Ruiqing, who was only 13 years old (15 years old), carried his primary school diploma, and took more than a dozen oceans from home (without telling him), ran to Nanjing alone, and participated in the enrollment examination of the second phase of the Jiangsu Provincial Army Primary School opened by the Qing Dynasty, and was admitted with the first place in the province, and since then he has become a glorious Qing Dynasty officer and soldier, and has also begun his own road to power in the troubled times......

And today, it is a good day for him to graduate from the Baoding Army Military Academy. At this time, he was attending their graduation ceremony with more than 800 students from the third phase of the Baoding Military Academy.

"Well, very good, for a whole hour, eight hundred and two non-commissioned officers and students were stunned and did not move, such a military posture is not much different from that of graduates of the Japanese non-commissioned officer school." Xu Shuzheng raised his wrist and looked at the time, and finally showed a smile on his tense face.

He is the deputy minister of the War Department of the Beiyang government, and since the chief of the army is concurrently served by Duan Qirui, the daily affairs of the War Department are handled by him, the vice minister, and he attaches great importance to this military academy directly under the Ministry of the Army. This time, in my busy schedule, I took the time to come to Baoding to personally preside over the graduation ceremony of the third phase of non-commissioned officers and students in Baoding, and at the same time, I also had the idea of discovering one or two talents that could be created. Due to the factors of the Xinhai Revolution, most of the students in the third phase of Baoding are southerners, and there are many students from Anhui and Jiangsu, who can be regarded as their little fellow villagers in Anhui, right?

Thinking of this, Xu Shuzheng turned his head, glanced at Yang Zude, the principal of Baoding Military Academy, who looked honest, and said with a smile: "Ziyin, I heard that there are two talented characters in this year's Baoding students, is there such a thing?" ”

Yang Zude and Xu Shuzheng were in the same year, and they studied together as a Japanese non-commissioned officer, and they had a gentle and loyal temperament, and they were few Beiyang generals who could get along with Xu Shuzheng. He smiled and said to Xu Shuzheng: "There are indeed two outstanding students in this year, one is named Wu Shi, whose name is Yu Xun, and he is from Minhou County, Fujian. There is also a student who is Xu Cichang's little fellow, a native of Tongshan County, Jiangsu, named Chang Ruiqing, the word Yaoru, he from Nanjing Army Primary School, Army Middle School, Wuhan Army Second Preparatory Middle School, all the way to our Baoding Army Military Academy, whether it is the year-end exam or the graduation exam are all ranked first! ”

"Tongshan Changrui Yuan...... Seems to have heard of it. Xu Shuzheng nodded, and then asked: "Is that the Chang Ruiqing who organized the Iron and Blood Comrades Association in the military academy, advocated the theory of participating in the war (World War I) to save the country, and returned the book to Duan Zhi?" ”

Yang Zude smiled slightly: "Young people, there is always a passionate person, and it is inevitable to be a little frivolous, and you can still become a talent if you polish it more in the future." ”

Xu Shuzheng smiled noncommittally and asked, "What are the members of the Iron and Blood Comrades Association?" Do you know that as a principal? ”

Yang Zude nodded silently, with a look of pity on his face, "There are Bai Chongxi, Xia Wei, Lu Huanyan, Yu Zuobai from Guangxi, Yan Hao from Hunan, Zhang Zhizhong, Wang Junhao, Zhao Zhen, Xu Tingyao from Anhui, Yao Chun from Jiangxi, and Wu Shi from Fujian Minhou are also members of the Iron and Blood Comrades Association. ”

Seeing Yang Zude's look of love for talent, and the embarrassed expression that he wanted to intercede for these students, but didn't dare to say it, Xu Shuzheng sneered and waved his hand: "Ziyin, where do you want to go?" Isn't it just that more than a dozen people were organized to write back to Zhi Lao, and what he said was reasonable, and his analysis of the international situation was also very thorough, just by virtue of this, he was also a talent, and it was worth seeing, or after the graduation ceremony, he would invite this Chang Ruiyuan to the principal's office to see it. ”

Hearing this, Yang Zude sighed softly, then walked to the front of the speaker and shouted loudly: "The graduation ceremony of the third batch of non-commissioned officers and cadets of the Army Military Academy starts now!" Please give a lecture to General Xu Youzheng, Vice Minister of the War Department! ”

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The furnishings in the office of the principal of Baoding Military Academy are very simple, a set of ordinary desks and chairs, and there are several high-backed Taishi chairs scattered in front of the desk, which are used to entertain guests. The only decoration in the whole room is the school motto written by the former principal Jiang Baili: "Trustworthy, punctual, hard study, diligent practice, love the school, and patriotism". Originally, there was a portrait of Yuan Shikai hanging on the wall, but because the Hongxian Emperor, who had been in office for 83 days not long ago, was ruined, the portrait was also taken away. In addition, the five-color national flag of the Republic of China, which is crossed on two sides, is displayed in this small office.

When Chang Ruiqing came to the door of the principal's office, the door of the office was open, and he saw that Xu Shuzheng had changed into a loose robe and was not wearing a hat, holding a cup of tea with a rich aroma, sitting leisurely on a Taishi chair. Yang Zude, the principal of the military academy, also took off his heavy tweed military uniform, and sat opposite Xu Shuzheng with only a shirt on, talking about something with him. There were also a few adjutant waiting by their side, bringing tea and water and fanning, so they were not courteous.

Hearing Chang Ruiqing's loud report, Xu Shuzheng looked easy-going, gently beckoned to him, and opened his mouth with some Huaiyin official words: "Please come in!" ”

Walking into the room, Chang Ruiqing was respectful and stood up and performed a standard military salute: "Student Chang Ruiqing has seen Vice President Xu and Principal Yang!" ”

"Okay, good, it's really worthy of our Pengcheng man, it's really a talent!" Xu Shuzheng carefully looked at the young man in front of him, and couldn't help but praise it.

If Chang Ruiqing, a powerless and powerless traveler, has any advantages in this time and space, in addition to his rich historical knowledge, it must be a good skin from this "snatching away"! Tall enough to be 1.8 meters, burly and strong, with a handsome face, a pair of sword eyebrows as black as lacquer, his eyes are slightly sunken, and his eyes are full of sharp sharpness, and his chin and cheeks are glowing with blue, which is obviously the traces left by the shaving off of his beard. He can now mix the status of a "student leader" in the third phase of Baoding, which is a hidden dragon and crouching tiger, in addition to the exam-taking skills that have been trained by the examination system of his previous life, as well as the sophisticated way of dealing with the world, which is probably the credit of this dignified posture. In the troubled era of the Republic of China, judging people by their appearance is quite marketable, and if you have a vice thief's eyebrows, it will be much more difficult to get ahead.

"Vice Chief Xu has won the award." Chang Ruiyuan smiled slightly, and bowed to Xu Shuzheng.

Xu Shuzheng looked at the dignified and talented young man in front of him calmly, and smiled: "I have already read your theory of participating in the war to save the country, the article is very well written, and the analysis of the truth that Germany will be defeated and the Entente will win is also thoroughly explained. And I have invited you here today to ask, do you really think that with China's current national conditions, it is possible to send troops to Europe? And will the great powers really vigorously support us, the central government, for the sake of our China to enter the war? ”

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