Yan Su said: "It's almost, there are still a few steps." After that, he put the pen and ink inkstone, still put the big seal back in the drawer, locked it as it was, tore the second letter of appointment into two along the dotted line, hid the smaller one on his body, put the other back in his briefcase, went out of the office, closed the door and locked it, and went straight to the archives.

Unfortunately, there was someone on duty in the archives, and an old-eyed and dizzy administrator was sitting behind the desk dozing off, Yan Su seemed to be very familiar with him, put down his briefcase, said hello casually and took Chen Zikun in.

There are a sea of materials in the archives, and there are rows of cabinets full of small drawers, as if entering a Chinese medicine shop, but the lights are dim, and there are even cobwebs in the corners. ”

"This is not much, the archives of the former Qing Military Department, the Military Training Department, and the Taifu Temple are all pressed in the War Department, and the files in several rooms were cleaned up some time ago, and they were all packaged and sold with waste paper, otherwise there are more." Yan Su was familiar with the way, and went directly to a row of file shelves, still using the wire to open the small lock, open the drawer, take out the stub of the power of attorney from his pocket, and sandwich it between a stack of the same stubs.

"Alright, one more step." Yan Su clapped his hands, relieved.

"It's that simple?" Chen Zikun said curiously.

Yan Su said: "It looks simple, in fact, it is not easy at all, the archives room is the confidential department of the Ministry of War, ordinary people come in to find information, not only can not bring a bag, but also register the name, I spent several years, with a Song version of the ancient books, a box of Qing Dynasty literature and history classics to buy the archives of Lao Li, others want to enter the archives have to follow the rules, I just say hello, and this shelf for storing personnel files, ordinary people come in, they can't find it at all." ”

Chen Zikun was stunned, this Yan Su started planning this matter a few years ago, and his mind was really meticulous.

"And what's next?"

"The next step is to promote your rank, you are only a lieutenant now, it is impossible to hold the position of a military envoy, at least if you are a major general, let's go to Quanxuke."

Chen Zikun swallowed his saliva with difficulty: "Brother Yan, you are working all the time?" ”

Yan Su laughed self-deprecatingly: "Don't hide it, I also worked in Quanxuke for a while, all for today." ”

Out of the archives, I said hello to Lao Li, took my briefcase and left, and went straight to Quanxuke.

There is still no one in the Quanxu Branch, the military and police in Beijing cannot pay their salaries, and the War Department is not spared, Yan Su is right, these few days are definitely a golden good day, the president, the prime minister, the general minister, the deputy minister, and even the people who do specific things are resting, and it can no longer be described as fishing in troubled waters, it is simply a big fishing.

Yan Su still used the wire to unlock the door, went in in a grand manner, took out a blank official paper from the cabinet, took out a pen and snake, and wrote a few lines of words with a brush, Chen Zikun came over to take a look, and couldn't help but be surprised: "When did I get the third-class Wenhu Medal?" ”

"Some time ago, the Presidential Office proposed to award you the Order of the Wenhu of the Third Class, which was pressed down by Vice Minister Jin, but this matter is well known to everyone in the War Department, and it is not considered a fraud, according to the regulations of the War Department, the benchmark military rank of college graduates is major, you are a graduate of St. John, the minimum should be classified as a major in the army, and international students can add another class, that is, a lieutenant colonel, plus you have military merits, you have won the Order of the White Eagle, the Order of the Wenhu, and it is more than enough to be promoted to a colonel, since you are a military envoy, it is more suitable to be a major general."

After Yan Su finished writing, he pried open the drawer again, took out the special seal of the Quanxuke to cover it, and blew it: "Now you are among the generals." ”

Chen Zikun said: "It's so simple? ”

Yan Su sighed: "It seems simple, but many soldiers can't cross this threshold in their lifetime. ”

Chen Zikun said: "Is it so difficult? After Sun Meiyao recruited An, isn't she a freshly baked major general and brigade commander? ”

Yan Su said disdainfully: "This kind of major general who has not been officially declared by the War Department is not worth anything at all. ”

Chen Zikun wiped his cold sweat and said, "Then my self-styled major general is worth a lot?" In case of the incident at the east window, wouldn't it be smiling and generous. ”

Yan Su said: "Your military rank is obviously low, according to Wang Geng's example, he should also be a colonel, and now he has made great contributions, and it is reasonable to be promoted to major general, besides, now the situation is in chaos, the army chief and deputy minister have stepped down, and Cao Kun will be the president in the future, and it is necessary to appoint a new army chief, once the son of heaven and a courtier, these old people in the War Department will definitely be replaced, and when the file is handed over, who knows whether you are true or false, anyway, the file is all there, and the private salt has become official salt." ”

Seeing that he was full of confidence, Chen Zikun didn't say anything more, and the two left the War Department and went straight to the private residence of the president of Dongchang Hutong.

At this time, Chen Zikun realized that he was more serious and bold than himself, and he took the forged general promotion document to the president to seal it, and he was not afraid at all.

Yan Su explained this as follows: "The president is in a difficult situation at home and abroad, how can he still have the heart to distinguish between the serious and the false, the document is true, the process is also correct, I am indeed a person from the War Department, your name, the president is even more thunderous, there is no reason not to print." ”

Chen Zikun said: "If Jin Yongyan is present, he will not give up his efforts." ”

Yan Su said with a smile: "I have a fellow villager who works next to the president, if Jin Yongyan is here, he will naturally not touch this mold." ”

When I arrived at Dongchang Hutong, those ruffians and hooligans were still surrounding the mouth of the alley and making noise, and some people were waving small flags that said Li Yuanhong had stepped down and were running around, the scene was very chaotic, and suddenly the gate of Loei Mansion was open, and more than 40 gun-wielding guards ran out, and the bright bayonets frightened the hooligans to take a few steps back.

Then he saw several cars coming out of the gate, and under the protection of the guards, they were rushing in the direction of the train station, Yan Su saw this, and said thoughtfully: "Maybe we are a step too late, but there is still help." ”

stepped forward and knocked on the door, and after a few words of negotiation with the gatekeeper, the two entered the Li Mansion and waited in the foyer, without much effort, a middle-aged man came in a hurry, Yan Su stepped forward and whispered to him for a while, and came back and said: "The president took Jin Yongyan to Tianjin." ”

Chen Zikun said: "How is that good? ”

Yan Su said: "Although the president is gone, the seal is still in Beijing, let's go." ”

Out of the Li house, Yan Su gave Chen Zikun a detailed introduction to the situation, his fellow countrymen served in the president's chamber, more or less knew some secrets, in the convoy that left the mansion just now, there was Li Yuanhong, as well as Jin Yongyan, who replaced Zhang Shaozeng as the army commander, as well as the attendant military attaché, confidential secretary and others, the president could not stay in Beijing anymore, and went to Tianjin to avoid the limelight, but for the sake of safety, the president's fifteen seals were not carried with him.

"Do you have any gold bars, or anything of value?" Yan Su asked suddenly.

"Yes, how many gold bars?" Chen Zikun immediately thought of the gold that Li Yaoting had brought.

"The more the better, and it must be done quickly, before Cao Kun gets these seals." Yan Su said anxiously.

Without further ado, Chen Zikun immediately went to the Ziguang Depot to find Li Yaoting, unfortunately, Li Yaoting took Jianbing to the Summer Palace to play, seeing that Chen Zikun was so anxious to find Xiaoshunzi, Baoqing immediately arranged for the two coachmen with the most neat legs and feet to pull the two of them straight to the Summer Palace.

Fortunately, this trip was not in vain, and he successfully found Li Yaoting, and heard that Da Kunzi wanted money, Li Yaoting didn't say a word, and immediately went back, took twenty-four gold bars and handed them to Chen Zikun.

After taking the gold bars, Chen Zikun and Yan Su went to the Li Mansion in Dongchang Hutong again, found his fellow villager, and gave him ten gold bars in front of Chen Zikun, and then the three of them went to a French hospital in Dongjiaomin Lane, stopped at the door, and the fellow took the document from Yan Su's hand and said, "You can wait here." "Then I went in alone.

Ten minutes later, the fellow villagers came out and handed back the document with the presidential seal to Yan Su, who took it in his hand and looked at it, and said happily: "Thank you brother for your help." ”

"You're welcome." The man threw up his hand and drifted away.

Chan asked, "What's the matter, is the Great Seal real?" ”

Yan Su said excitedly: "If it is fake, the seal of the President of the Republic of China!" With this, you are a real major general, not adulterated at all. ”

Chen Zikun said: "Ten gold bars for such a chapter is too expensive. ”

Yan Su said: "The king of Hades is so difficult to see that the little ghost is difficult, if you directly find President Li Da to use the seal, I am afraid that you don't need to spend a dime, but these seals are kept in the hands of Mrs. Ru, how can you use it without a little blood, besides, my fellow countryman, and the people around Mrs. Ru don't all have to be dotted, ten gold bars for the rank of major general, this deal, it's worth it!" ”

After the big seal was stamped, he returned to the War Department again, and stuffed the military rank and description document with the presidential seal into Chen Zikun's file, and it was finally completed.

After everything was processed, it was already evening, and the two of them had not rested all day, and now they were finally relieved and let out a long breath.

"Brother Yan, let's have a drink." Chan said.

"No, it's been a day of tossing, I'm tired, let's go back early and rest." Yan Su bowed his hand and walked away.

Chen Zikun looked at his back and sighed with emotion, looking at Si Swenwen alone, he had such courage and courage, the War Department was really a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger.

Yao Yilei was not there, and Chen Zikun didn't want to go back to the house in Dongwenchang Hutong, so he went to the Ziguang Depot, and it happened that Li Yaoting Jianbing was there, and when he came back, Li Yaoting asked: "Dude, what's the matter with being in such a hurry to use money?" ”

Chen Zikun handed over his letter of appointment and promotion order, Li Yaoting held it in his hand, his eyes widened, Jian Bing came over to take a look, and also exaggeratedly covered his cherry mouth.

"Kunzi, you're a general! It's still the Jiangbei Protector Envoy, tsk, he has his own territory! Li Yaoting sighed continuously, and his excitement was beyond words.