By the end of July, the situation in the Gyeonggi region had completely stabilized, but the North and the South had once again started an electric war over the issue of the National Assembly and the Treaty, and a new round of civil war was already in sight.

"Yunong, the intelligence network in the Gyeonggi region must be established as soon as possible!" In the back house of a palatial hotel next to the station outside the front gate of Beijing, Brigade Commander Tang was holding the "Intelligence Warfare Manual," which had been written little by little over the past six months, to teach Ding Yunong, director of the Intelligence Division, and Yao Zhenhua, the new stationmaster of the Beijing Railway Station, a mystery. For a long time, the capital was the political center of northern China and even the whole country, so the first intelligence station of the intelligence department was set up in the capital.

"Brigade commander, it seems that the terminus is located in such a noisy place......" Yao Zhenhua said without saying anything, the more remote the location of the terminus was if he wanted to do this kind of secret thing.

"The small is hidden in the wilderness, and the big is hidden in the city." Tang Zhidao explained with a smile: "Set it here for the time being, if you don't think it's suitable, adjust it." ”

This hotel was bought by Brigade Commander Tang, the location is excellent, and the original business is not bad. Since the beginning of the mouth north and south, Tang Brigade Commander has gained a lot, and now the hard currency of cash, silver, and gold bars alone is around two million, so much spot can not be piled up, taking advantage of the chaotic situation in the capital, several industries are ordered at low prices, and Huaiyang Restaurant is one of them.

"Brigade commander, qualified intelligence officers are too hard to find!" Ding Yunong said embarrassedly: "Especially if you believe it!" ”

"There are not too many core personnel, and the intelligence mainly depends on peripheral personnel." Tang Zhidao nodded and said: "Those who are idle at home in the former Qing Dynasty, the detective team members, and the party can all be properly developed. ”

Tang Zhidao is just a small brigade commander, and there are not many things to pay attention to, and now he is just building a shelf and planning for the future.

"Brigade commander, there are too many places to spend money on the car recently, and every one of them has to go to the army's needs, the approval time is too long, and it is easy to ......" Ding Yunong thought about it and complained, although the third brigade is very rich now, the financial system is extremely strict, and every major expenditure must first be reported to the quartermaster department for approval, and then handed to Brigade Commander Tang for signature and confirmation after the preliminary examination of the quartermaster department.

"In the future, the special expenses of your intelligence department will be reported directly to me, and the daily expenses will still go through the line of the quartermaster department." After thinking about it for a while, Tang Zhidao said that except for the double salaries paid to the officers and soldiers this time (double salaries are usually paid in wars), the rest of the money was not placed in the account of the Quartermaster Department, but was directly controlled by Brigade Commander Tang.

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After handing over training and establishment to Xu Yongchang, handing over logistics and miscellaneous affairs to Zhang Yuanhang, and handing over the daily management of the brigade headquarters to adjutant general Zhou Wenruo, Brigade Commander Tang's daily work mainly consists of four or three parts, namely, intelligence, camp schools, political propaganda work, and foreign affairs.

"Brigadier Commander, where are you going?" Out of the "Huaiyang Restaurant", a gray Chevrolet sedan leaned over, and Li Dazhu, who was in the front passenger seat, asked in a low voice.

"War Department." Tang Zhidao said expressionlessly, thinking about Xiao Xu's purpose for summoning him.

Ten minutes later, Tang Zhidao appeared on the third floor of the main rear building of the War Department, and under the leadership of Gong Weijiang, he went straight to the outside of the Office of the Chief of the War Department. In order to prevent Xiao Xu's dominance from worsening the relationship between the two sides of the government again, after Lao Duan was reinstated, Zhang Zhitan, who was acceptable to all parties, became the secretary general of the State Council.

"Brigadier Tang, you later! I'll go see if Secretary General Xu is available! Gong Weijiang said very politely, less than a year ago, the original member Tang was already the object of his admiration, and it was no surprise that he could hang up the first star within a few days.

"It's Ruoshui, right? Just come in! At this moment, Xiao Xu's deep and powerful voice came from inside.

Tang Zhidao hurriedly sorted out his military uniform, he knew that Xiao Xu attached great importance to the appearance of soldiers.

"Xu, Deputy Commander Xu, Tang Zhidao, the commander of the Third Mixed Brigade of Zhili, was ordered to come to see you!" Although I know that Xiao Xu may not care about this, our Brigade Commander Tang still reports on business.

"You're welcome to me, just sit by yourself!" Xiao Xu sat behind a huge desk in casual clothes, raised his head slightly, pointed to the leather sofa next to him and said, "I'll come over after reading this thing." ”

"Yes!" Tang Zhidao answered loudly, sat on the sofa, and looked at the office furnishings by the way, in general, it was quite simple, much simpler than Fu Liangzuo's deputy minister's office, which may be related to Premier Duan's personality.

"Don't make tea, you won't be able to sit for long anyway!" Seeing that Gong Weijiang was busy making tea for Brigade Commander Tang, Xiao Xu instructed: "Let the car outside be ready, I'll talk to Ruoshui and leave!" ”

Damn, I didn't even give time to have a cup of tea, Xiao Xu was still as arrogant as ever, maybe he couldn't get into his eyes as a little brigade commander for the time being, after all, people didn't even give Yuan Xiangcheng face, Brigade Commander Tang thought silently.

"Ruoshui, you really didn't disappoint me!" Without letting Brigade Commander Tang think too much, Xiao Xu had already walked out from behind the desk and said very enthusiastically: "I wanted to sharpen your temperament at the beginning, but I didn't expect you to go out in the back seat better!" ”

"The second chief, you have a good reputation, without your cultivation, there is me today!" Tang Zhidao quickly stood up and said, "I have wanted to come to see you for a long time, but I am afraid that you will ......"

"Don't be pretended to be polite with me!" Xiao Xu waved his hand and motioned for Tang Zhidao to sit back on the sofa, and he also walked to the opposite sofa and sat down and teased: "I'm unofficial and light now, but your kid hasn't been idle recently!" ”

"I'm sorry for your trouble, Second Chief!" Tang Zhidao didn't explain much, and his little naturally couldn't be hidden from Xiao Xu.

"It's troublesome, you accept Mrs. Ru, I haven't given you a good word yet!" Xiao Xu saw that Tang Zhidao did not distinguish and appreciated it very much, and the men had to dare to do it, and they did it.

"The second chief made you smile!" Tang Zhidao smiled, Xiao Xu is also a fellow practitioner, in addition to the original Xia Hongyun, he also raised a three-room concubine in the house, one of which is also from the Eight Hutongs, and the other two rooms are sisters.

"What is there to laugh at, men are inevitable." Xiao Xu said jealously: "But your kid has done good things one after another, and the reward for this rebellion has been set." ”

"Originally, it was not impossible to directly expand your department into a division according to the merits of the past year." Without waiting for Tang Zhidao to ask, Xiao Xu paused and said: "It's just that you were only a major last year, and it is already a god speed to be promoted to a major general and a mixed brigade commander in less than a year, and now you are directly promoted to division commander, I am afraid that ......"

Although Tang Zhidao had learned about this news from other channels before, Xiao Xu was basically condemned to death when he said it.

It would be self-deception to say that he was not disappointed at all, but in the face of the face, Brigade Commander Tang could only pretend not to mind and said: "It's all up to the deputy commander, and the subordinates don't care about the official position!" ”

"Haha, I know that your kid is unwilling!" The trace of loneliness in Brigade Commander Tang's eyes still fell on Xiao Xu's eyes, and he said comfortingly: "I was promoted to major general at the age of thirty-two, and now you are only twenty-five or sixteen and you are almost a major general, not to mention that this time your mixed brigade is only one infantry regiment less than the army division!" ”

"There is nothing unwillingness on the subordinates, they just feel that the strength at hand is not enough, and they will not be able to share their worries for the prime minister and deputy minister in the future!" As soon as Tang Daodao heard that he had been given three infantry regiments, one regiment of artillery and cavalry, and one battalion of engineers, he was quite satisfied.

"You're thinking far ahead!" Xiao Xu looked at Tang Zhidao with great satisfaction and said, the high-level of the Duan department is ready to use troops against the south, but there are no descendant troops at hand, so naturally they need thugs like Brigade Commander Tang.

This time, Brigade Commander Tang did not become the commander of the division, and the lack of qualifications was the most critical point, but it was not ruled out that Xiao Xu Laoduan deliberately suppressed it. After all, Brigade Commander Tang is just a small seedling planted by Xiao Xu at will, and he is not a descendant of the Anhui family at all, if he is allowed to run too fast and grow into a big tree, it is likely to be difficult to control.

"Let's go!" Xiao Xu saw that he had said almost the same thing, and he could say it on the rest of the road, so he stood up and walked out.

"Where are you going?" Tang Zhidao frowned, Xiao Xu obviously meant to let himself follow.

"Oh, I forgot to tell you, it's the Prime Minister who is going to meet you today." Xiao Xu turned around and said casually.

"Prime Minister?" Tang Zhidao was stunned in his heart, after more than a year, he had seen the second chief Xiao Xu, Fu Liangzuo, and also seen the capital commander Tanakayu, and even saw the later big boss Wu Ziyu, but the real big boss in the world (including Zhongshan Qiao, Li Bodhisattva, Beiyang Sanjie, etc.) has not yet seen one, and is about to see the pillars of the Beiyang system today, Duan Qirui, known as the "Tiger of the Beiyang", is more or less still looking forward to it.

The two walked quickly to the back building, a black Ford car had already stopped underneath early, Gong Weijiang carefully opened the car door for Xiao Xu and Brigade Commander Tang, and the two sat down before sitting in the co-pilot's seat.

Lao Duan rarely went to the State Council and the War Department to work, and it was usually Xiao Xu, Fu Liangzuo and other cronies who brought official business to his house in Fuxue Hutong.

Fuxue Hutong is just behind the War Department, and the car has only been driving for a few minutes, and on the way, Xiao Xu asked two more about the training of the troops, and Brigade Commander Tang told him some truthfully, and Xiao Xu was quite satisfied.

The car stopped outside the Duan Mansion, although there was a long queue of dignitaries waiting outside for Premier Duan to summon him, but Xiao Xu led Tang Zhidao directly into the Duan Mansion, and it was a rampage along the way, from the front hall to the back house, just like his own house.

"No wonder people say that Xiao Xu can be half of Lao Duan's home!" Tang Zhidao, who followed behind, secretly said in his heart, in fact, it is more excessive than this, what Lao Duan promised, Xiao Xu does not let go, you don't want to do it.

"Hongye, where is Zhi Lao?" The backyard did not look for Lao Duan, Xiao Xu grabbed Duan Hongye, the eldest son of Premier Duan, and asked casually. The old word Zhiquan, people close to him respectfully call him Zhilao.

"Father is playing cards in Sanniang's house, and Brother Zhen just goes over directly." Duan Hongye and Xiao Xu were not polite, but after glancing at Tang Daodao twice, he said politely: "This should be the Tang Daodao Tang Brigade Commander who is famous in Beijing!" ”

Lao Duan is upright, has a clean breeze for the official's sleeves, eats, drinks, prostitutes, gambles, smokes, loves Go, and occasionally plays mahjong. However, unlike Cao San's fools, who made money by playing cards, Lao Duan's playing cards was purely entertainment, and the color was very small.

"Duan Gongzi has an overreputation, Tang is just an ordinary soldier under the Prime Minister." Tang Zhidao also looked at the Duan Gongzi in front of him. Although this son is also a playboy, he is also good at eating, drinking, prostituting, gambling and smoking, and he married five or six wives and concubines before he was thirty, but after all, he was taught by Duan Qirui, and the breath of a gentleman on his body is not strong.

"Come with me to the Prime Minister, you will have the opportunity to get close in the future." Xiao Xu said impatiently, Tang Duan and the two, who had originally planned to be polite to each other, had no choice but to give up and just say goodbye.

"Old Zhi, you guys are playing so quickly." Although it is an inner house and lives in an inner house, Xiao Xu is still familiar with the road, and soon led Tang Zhidao to a small courtyard at the end, and the sound of mahjong inside can be heard from a distance.

"Again, why did you come, we've all played two or three laps!" Sitting opposite the door was Lao Duan's brother-in-law Wu Guangxin, who saw Xiao Xu coming over and said with a smile: "Come up and play two laps too!" ”

"Good!" Xiao Xu was also not polite, Wu Guangxin's third aunt and second aunt quickly stood up and said, "You guys play, I still have some things!" ”

"Ruoshui, you sit at the old house!" Xiao Xu sat down by himself and casually pointed to the opposite position to greet Tang Zhidao.

"You are Tang Ruoshui, you are really young." At this moment, the old man opposite Wu Guangxin raised his head and looked at Tang Zhidao on the side, and said coldly: "If you can fight, sit down and play casually." ”

"A little bit!" Tang Zhidao was not polite when he saw this, he sat down generously, and also secretly looked at Duan Qirui. At this time, the prime minister was dressed in a brown silk sweatshirt, black hair and white beard, and his spirit was strong, not much different from an ordinary old man next door.

"Who is Brigadier Tang?" Duan Qirui asked casually while looking at the cards.

"He belongs to the Yanzhou clan in Shandong, but he fled to Baoding with his parents when he was a child." Tang Zhidao put down the cards in his hand and replied respectfully.

"Eighty thousand!" After playing a card, Lao Duan asked, "Where did Brigade Commander Tang study in a military school?" ”

"Old Zhi, Ruoshui's fate with you is not shallow." Without waiting for Brigade Commander Tang to answer, Xiao Xu shouted: "He graduated from the Accelerated Academy, he should be counted as your student!" After graduating from Lushi, he studied in Germany for almost a year. ”

"Yes, I recognize this student!" Lao Duan was very happy when he heard this, put down the cards in his hand, stroked his beard, and said with a smile: "There are talented people in the country, and the world in the future will not be yours!" In his early years, he studied in Germany as the first place in the Beiyang Military Academy, studied artillery at the Berlin Military Academy for a year and a half, and then interned at the Krupp Gun Factory for half a year.

"Thank you, Elder Zhi!" Tang Zhidao didn't dare to slack off and hurriedly made a big salute respectfully, Duan Qirui also accepted his big gift, and then warmly helped him up, and the two sides re-seated to continue the game just now.

On the face, it seems that everything happened by accident, but in fact, thinking about it carefully, it is not the first time that Lao Duan has heard of Tang Zhidao, how can he not know his origin, origin, and family background, but just deliberately create this atmosphere.

"If water, can you get married?" With the relationship between the students, Lao Duan's attitude became much kinder, and the topics of communication between the two sides gradually extended.

"Ruoshui hasn't married a wife yet, but he just accepted a concubine! Brother-in-law, do you want to help him protect the media! Wu Guangxin looked at Tang Zhidao, who was embarrassed, and took the initiative to say, "Ninety thousand!" ”

"Hoo! Let's talk about it when it's right. Lao Duan nodded, originally Tang Dao was entangled in romance, Lao Duan was still a little unhappy in his heart, and he was relieved to know the inside story, and it was understandable for young people to play Fengyue.

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After a few laps, Lao Duan was a little tired, and the game was over, and Tang Zhidao's meeting was over.

"Grandma, what's this called!" Walking out of the Duan Mansion alone, Tang Zhidao shook his head and said to himself, but for the time being, it can be regarded as a big tree in the Anhui system.

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