At this time, Zhang Zuolin, just like Wu Peifu at that time, everyone shouted and beaten, embattled, the five-province coalition army stopped in Xuzhou, the following drama was followed by the national army, Feng Yuxiang's Yue Weijun and Sun Yue led the army east into Shandong, north into Zhili, and the Zhilu coalition army battle, when the play was in full swing, Guo Songling, deputy head of the third regiment of the Feng army, sent three telegrams in a row, generously stated, announced that he would turn against Feng, and forced Zhang Zuolin to go into the wilderness.

Guo Songling is a general, holding jīng Rui, the old marshal is in dire straits, not only not loyal to the service, but the army rebelled, this move is the same as last year's Feng Yuxiang's rebellion against Cao Wu, Zhang Zuolin was caught off guard, and retreated to the outside of the pass in a hurry, and was embarrassed for a while.

It is said that after Wu Peifu learned of Guo Songling's defection, he laughed, ordered the army to stop, and sent a telegram to Zhang Zuolin, saying: The most vicious and capricious villain in his life, there is a Feng Yuxiang in the disdain, and there is also a Guo Songling in the respectful place.

After receiving the telegram, Zhang Zuolin sighed with emotion, saying that Wu Ziyu was still a friend and was angry.

For Guo Songling's defection, Chen Zikun also has an opinion, he and Zhang Xueliang have a very close relationship, and Guo Songling also has dealings, knowing that although this person is quite talented, but narrow-minded, and Yang Yuting and others have always been at odds, Yang Yuting robbed his position as the superintendent of Jiangsu, and was already sad, this time the Feng army was defeated, Yang Yuting lost Shanghai, Suwan and other places, but was not punished, so that Guo Songling, who was originally going to gloat, was extremely disappointed, and then resented Zhang Zuolin, taking advantage of the chaos in the world, he had heavy troops in his hands, Suo xìng is the opposite, as for those righteous words to discuss Zhang Xuanwen, it is just to cover people's eyes and ears.

The war in the south stopped for a while, and North China fell into a melee, with Feng Yuxiang's Nationalist Army, Wu Peifu's Thief Army, Zhang Zongchang and Li Jinglin's Zhilu Coalition Army, and Guo Songling's Anti-Feng Army, all fighting happily.

Chen Zikun stayed out of the matter, called for peace, but secretly he was ready to join the war group at any time to expand his living space.

On the occasion of the great drama staged again and again, the passenger ship Tianjin Maru arrived in Shanghai, and Admiral Xu Shuzheng, a former Anhui tycoon who traveled to Europe and the United States, returned to China.

Xu Shuzheng was full of spirits, gave a speech in Shanghai, talked about his experience of traveling in Europe and the United States, and visited the United States, Britain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium and other countries, all of which were warmly welcomed, and once gave a speech at the Royal Academy in the United Kingdom, met with Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini, US President Coolidge, Russian Stalin, Trotsky, Emperor Rìmoto, Prime Minister, etc., looking at China, Xu Youzheng is the only one who has this honor.

"Even Mussolini talked and laughed with me." This is a phrase that Admiral Xu often puts on his lips.

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Jiangdong, the Office of the Governor, Chen Zikun slammed the declaration on the coffee table, scared the servants into silence, and the handsome man grew a mustache, which became more and more majestic, and people couldn't help but be afraid.

What makes Chen Zikun angry is that Xu Shuzheng's return to China this time is so high-profile, this guy is unbearable and lonely when he travels abroad, and he sent a secret telegram to instruct Yang Yuting to kill himself, and after returning to China, won't it be even more rampant, the current situation is more chaotic than when the Anhui family and the direct family were in power, the country is divided, and the warlords are fighting in the east and west, which is more convenient for Xu Shuzheng to fish in troubled waters and take chestnuts in the fire.

Chen Zikun immediately wrote a secret letter to Li Yaoting, asking him to find an opportunity to kill Xu Shuzheng, this kind of dirty work is impossible for Ouyang Kai of the JĪNG Martial Arts Association to do, after all, it is too confidential to rest assured, and it is impossible to let the Three Guns Club or the Shanghai Anti-Smoking Corps do it, because it is easy to show the horse's feet, only Li Yaoting, a local tycoon in Shanghai, can do things without missing clues.

Now Xu Shuzheng has a prominent reputation, accompanied by bodyguards when he comes out and goes in, and he is also a guest of celebrities in Shanghai, it is not easy to kill him, at least ten days and half a month of planning, just when Li Yaoting arranged for the gunman to prepare to attack, Xu Shuzheng actually went to běijīng.

Chen Zikun's retribution was extremely shocked, because the situation in the north was extremely tense, and there were wars everywhere, Xu Shuzheng's strategy was nothing more than to unite with Zhiwan Feng to fight against Feng Yuxiang, and although Běijīng had Duan Qirui in charge, Feng Yuxiang's power was not small, and he was like a moth to a fire, which showed Xu Shuzheng's arrogance.

Xu Shuzheng dared to go, I didn't dare to go, Chen Zikun then decided to go to Beijing to listen to the situation, after the two ladies heard about it, they all persuaded him not to risk his life, Chen Zikun said: "This time into Beijing is a secret operation, light car and simple follow, who can know, I went north this time, there is a big thing to do, it is very important for the country and the people, I have to go." ”

Chen Zikun took only a few guards with him, and traveled to Běijīng by land in civilian clothes, and the Jinpu Road headed north, and the train was extremely slow, often making way for troop carriers.

At the end of the year, the climate was cold, icy and snowy, and the breath turned into white mist, Feng Yuxiang's Nationalist Army had defeated Li Jinglin of the Feng Department and occupied Tianjin and the whole of Zhili, the Nationalist Army was well disciplined, the Beijing-Tianjin Railway was unimpeded, and the two took their men to Běijīng by car.

On the train, Li Yaoting, who was wearing a tweed coat and an otter fur hat, asked with a smile: "You have let Xu Shuzheng go several times, why do you have to kill him this time?" ”

Chen Zikun said: "If he stays in a foreign country honestly, or works as a duke in the concession, I will not have murderous intentions, Xu Shuzheng is out of the mountain, and the Anhui system is going to make a comeback, how can China withstand the toss of these warlords, let alone ...... Killing him was also for personal revenge, Yaoting, don't blame me, in fact, do you remember when we fled from běijīng in the eighth year of the Republic of China? ”

"Remember, my mother died at that time."

"It was because Xu Shuzheng delivered the information to Rì himself that the spy targeted us, and Xu Shuzheng is also responsible for your mother's death."

Li Yaoting was stunned, and said after a while: "Why didn't you kill him earlier?" ”

Chen Zikun said: "I looked at his rì record, thinking that he was a true hero for the country and the people, how do I know what he has done over the years, just for the rise of the Anhui system, I saw him wrong, I let him go twice, this is my responsibility, I should make up for it." ”

Li Yaoting was silent.

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When the car arrived at Běijīng, this time there was no grand greeting procession, and when I walked out of Zhengyangmen East Station, there was still residual snow on the square, and the Zhengyangmen City Tower looked even more withered. A little beggar was picking up cigarette butts in the snow, his little face red from the cold.

A group of foreign coachmen surrounded him to solicit business, and Li Yaoting jumped into a foreign car and ordered: "Liuguo Hotel." ”

"Come on, sir, sit tight." The coachman picked up the cart and walked away, and as he passed the little beggar, there was a loud noise, and a dozen silver oceans fell on the snow in front of him.

In order to hide people's eyes, Chen Zikun and Li Yaoting went separately, one went to the Liuguo Hotel, and the other went to the Lin Mansion on Shifuma Street.

Lin Wenjing has been admitted to běijīng University, and finally returned to the Red Mansion to study as she wished, how many years.caihongwenxue.'s expectations have finally become a reality, after a short period of excitement is a quiet life, the only regret is that you can't be with your beloved, you can only send lovesickness to Hongyan, but the war is everywhere, the family letter is worth 10,000 dollars, and I haven't received a letter from Chen Zikun for three months.

In the evening, a foreign car came to the door of the Lin house, Chen Zikun got out of the car, stepped forward with a suitcase and stepped on the snow to knock on the door knocker, Zhang Bo said impatiently: "Miss has already slept, I will call Xun Jǐng when you come again." ”

Chen Zikun wondered: "Uncle Zhang, it's me." ”

Uncle Zhang opened the door, and looked at Chen Zikun for a moment with his dim old eyes through the dim street lamps and the reflection of the snow, Chen Zikun looked like a university professor in a long shirt and top hat, with a beard and a pair of glasses.

"It's Mr. Chen, you're here, I'm still the little deflated calf surnamed Han." Uncle Zhang finally recognized Chen Zikun, hurriedly took the luggage, and invited him in.

Chen Zikun stomped the snow on his shoes and asked, "Which surname is Han?" ”

"Ahem, it's a freshman student at Peking University, Si Swenwen, who came to Miss Lin all day long, don't worry, Miss doesn't have him in her heart, besides, isn't I here, I'll show you it."

Chen Zikun sighed, there are so many wild bees and butterflies in the university, it is not surprising, he is confident that no one can replace his position in Lin Wenjing's heart.

Uncle Zhang wanted to go in to make a report, but was dissuaded by Chen Zikun: "I'll go by myself." ”

"Okay, you go first, I'll boil some boiling water, have you eaten, do you want to ask for two dishes at the second meat shop at the mouth of the alley?" Uncle Zhang was very enthusiastic, and the man in the house came, and he was a lot more relaxed.

Chen Zikun stood in the courtyard, looking at the lights in the wing room and the slender silhouette reflected in the window, full of tenderness, suddenly the silhouette moved, opened the door with a basin of water, saw the tall black shadow in the courtyard, and exclaimed: "What person! ”

"It's me." Chan said.

The clay pot in Lin Wenjing's hand fell to the ground, and he pounced on it regardless of it, and fell into Chen Zikun's arms like rain, Lin Wenlong heard the movement and came out of his room, and after seeing it clearly, he slapped his hand and shouted: "Brother-in-law is here!" ”

"Wenlong, go back to the house, don't talk nonsense." Lin Wenjing blushed.

Uncle Zhang boiled hot water, went to the alley shop to play half a catty and two pots, the maid Wang Ma opened a gang to fry two dishes, hot dishes, hot wine, hot kangtou, accompanied by beauties, Chen Zikun sat on the kang, feeling really a little homely.

I haven't seen him for a long time, so naturally there are endless words, but Lin Wenjing thought that Chen Zikun was tired from the boat, and couldn't bear his tiredness, so he urged him to rest early.

"Where do I sleep?" Chen Zikun asked jokingly, he knew that Lin Wenjing was a well-read and strict woman, even if her parents were not there, so he deliberately teased her.

Lin Wenjing said very seriously: "Either you sleep in the concierge and let Uncle Zhang accompany you, or you live in the same room with Wenlong, Wenlong is strong and can help you warm the bed." ”