At the beginning of July of the sixth year of the Republic of China, Vice Minister Xu, who had been busy for more than half a month since the death of President Yuan Da, could finally breathe a sigh of relief. On June 23, a government memorial was held, which was officiated by Duan Qirui on behalf of President Leba. On June 28, when the funeral was carried out from Jurentang, the special car departed from Qianmenwai Station, Yuan Qi got on the bus from Qianmenwai Station and went to Zhangde; On June 29, the coffin was ...... at Zhangde Railway Station. In this series of activities, Xiao Xu has not been left behind, and he is even the main organizer. It's really unpredictable, the old Yuan in front of him doesn't want to see Xiao Xu, and Xiao Xu also hates Lao Yuan, but as soon as Lao Yuan dies, Xiao Xu has to give him linen and filial piety.

"Wei Stiff, Wei Stiff!" As soon as Xu Shuzheng sat down, he unbuttoned the style and discipline of his military uniform, Beijing in July was still hot and tight, although there were some ice cubes in the deputy minister's office, but the office was too hot and the temperature could not be lowered for a while and a half.

"Second Chief, why don't you change your clothes!" Gong Wei walked in unhurriedly from the living room with the brewed tea.

"No, you have to use the office in the office!" Xiao Xu wiped the beads of sweat on his head and said, the fabric of the official uniform is very elegant, but it is not very breathable to wear in summer.

"Why don't I ask the General Affairs Office to send more ice!" Gong Weijian said with concern, this Xiao Xu's style is really rigorous, how many ministers and deputy ministers in the cabinet will not come to the yamen office in a very formal attire, and even in the hot summer, they can't find anyone in the yamen office.

"Excuse me, don't waste it, I have a meeting in the afternoon!" Xiao Xu took the teacup and said eagerly: "Take the important official documents, especially the official documents about the adaptation of the Gong Guard Army and the Model Regiment!" "Xiao Xu's current position is the secretary general of the State Council, that is, the chief steward of the entire cabinet, and the part-time position of the deputy minister of the War Department will soon be handed over, and his successor Fu Liangzuo has already taken office.

"Okay!" Gong Weijian quickly took out a big document bag from the safe next to him, handed it to Xu Shuzheng and said: "It's all here, Vice Minister Fu has already approved it, you can submit it to Premier Duan for printing after you approve it." ”

"Hmm!" Xiao Xu opened the file bag and flipped through it, as Duan Qirui's soul, his opinion was basically Lao Duan's opinion, and the mansion was just a rubber stamp.

"What about the changed roster and officer roster?" Xiao Xu flipped through the ten lines at a glance, and soon the thick stack of materials was almost visible.

"However, only those above the regimental level are included, and those below the regimental level must wait until they are formed before reporting to the Military Balance Department for the record." Gong Weizhuang quickly found out what Xu Shuzheng wanted in the materials.

According to the regulations on official positions in the Republic of China, the generals, army envoys, town guard envoys, and division commanders in military ranks are specially appointed officers, the commanders of mixed brigades, infantry brigades, the chief of staff of the general's office, and the chief of staff of divisions are appointed as simple officers, and the regimental level is recommended officers. Regimental deputy and battalion commander-level officers are appointed officers, who can be directly appointed by the War Department and submitted to the Presidential Palace on a monthly basis, while junior officers below the battalion level can be drafted by the provincial generals' offices, military protection offices, divisions, and mixed brigades for the record. Of course, this is only a rule on paper, and in fact the War Department cannot really control it even at the regimental level, let alone at the battalion level. As for the six southern provinces, not to mention, there is no way to change the governor of the central government.

"Do you have a detailed file?" Xiao Xu just took a brief look at it and put down the ranking list, after all, just looking at the name is too abstract. It is impossible for dozens of officers Xiao Xu to know each other, and it is even more difficult to get the right number.

"Yes, but it's relatively simple, just the tenure over the years." Gong Weizhuang had already prepared, Xiao Xu was not the kind of master who reviewed official documents on the mahjong table and the prostitute's bed, and everything had to be done clearly. …,

"Enough!" Xiao Xu said lightly, the so-called approval is just a formality, the drawn up list basically takes all aspects of the factors into account, and it is not so easy to change, and if it is not done well, it will induce mutiny.

"What is the origin of this Shen Shangpu?" Xiao Xu simply picked a few files and looked at them and asked: "I am only twenty-six years old, I don't have the resume of a junior officer, and I haven't graduated from a well-known foreign military academy, so I made up a regiment commander all of a sudden." ”

"This is someone recommended by Vice Minister Fu!" Gong Weijian said softly: "It is said to be Vice Minister Fu's nephew." ”

"Vice Chief Fu's people?" Xiao Xu frowned and said, "This is postponed for now, and let the Military Heng Division report someone again!" ”

"Deputy Chief, I'm afraid this is not good!" Gong Wei said stiffly, it seems a little inappropriate to peel off the skin of the new Deputy Chief Fu for the sake of a small group leader.

"Fu Liangzuo, I'll let you know!" Xiao Xu said arrogantly, the dignified deputy minister of the War Department was like a chicken and a dog in his eyes.

"What is the origin of this Guan Enhe!" Xiao Xu flipped out another file and said: "The third-class quartermaster is positive, he didn't serve in the regular army again, and he became the commander of the artillery regiment all of a sudden, I'm afraid he doesn't know what the artillery commander looks like!" ”

"This is the person recommended by Commander Chen." Gong Weizhuang thought for a while and said, "It is said that it is the little fellow of Chen who commanded Wuqing Cui Huangkou. Chen Guangyuan is the deputy of the Model Regiment and the commander of the 12th Division directly under the Ministry of War after the reorganization.

"Take it down and change him to the baggage regiment!" Xiao Xu said leisurely: "Let Chen Guangyuan recommend someone again." ”

This time, Gong Weizhuang had no objections, Xiao Xu still saved some face for Chen Guangyuan, at least let him change himself.

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"How come there are still battalion officers?" Seeing the last page of the roster, Xiao Xu said with a frown. The War Department alone has 15 divisions, nearly 20 mixed brigades, six mixed and provisionally organized regiments, and hundreds of officers above the regimental level.

"There is a mixed regiment and two provisional regiments are also included in this reorganization!" Gong Weijian hurriedly explained that although these three units were only at the regimental level, they were directly under the Ministry of War, and the battalion-level officers were also listed as junior officers.

"Such an establishment should be directly revoked or merged!" Xiao Xu said casually, but he also knew that this was too difficult to do, since the Republic of China, he has shouted for the reduction of troops every year, but the more and more soldiers are cut, it has expanded from more than 300,000 at the beginning of the Republic of China to nearly 600,000 this year, not including the hundreds of thousands of troops in the six southern provinces.

"Is this Tang Dao the same name?" Xiao Xu's face became serious when he looked at it, and he quickly flipped out a copy from the bottom of the file.

"Xuantong studied at the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School in the second year, graduated from Lu Shi with a full score in the first year of the Republic of China, was sent to the German General Staff for internship in the second year of the Republic of China, served as a staff officer in the Jiangxi Metropolitan Governor's Office at the end of the second year of the Republic of China, and served as an instructor in the infantry section of the Baoding Military Academy in the third year of the Republic of China......" Xiao Xu read out in a low voice, who else is Tang Ruoshui, who else is Tang Ruoshui, who else is the Tang Dao that he dug up from the German Embassy!

"Bang!" Xiao Xu angrily slapped the file in his hand on the table, and said angrily: "Damn, who is this who did it, move Lao Tzu's people!" What made Xiao Xu most angry was not only to drive the people he valued out of the War Department, but also to directly throw them into the garbage unit of the Third Regiment of the War Department as a battalion commander.

"No wonder Tang Ruoshui has come to see you many times?" Gong Weizhuang also said thoughtfully: "I'm afraid he himself has heard the wind!" ”

"Humph! Let Jin Shaozeng and Lin Shi run to my office! Xiao Xu sneered and said, "I would like to hear who borrowed their courage." Xiao Xu completely forgot how he explained at this moment, and he wanted to dry Tang Zhidao for a year and a half, which consumed his sharpness. …,

"Yes!" Gong Weijian immediately ran back to his room and called the two adjutants.

A few minutes later, Jin Shaozeng, who was in his forties, ran in with a sweat in his disheveled clothes, although he was the director of the General Affairs Department, he was a high-ranking authority in the Ministry of War and even in the whole country, but he didn't dare to come out in front of Xiao Xu.

"Second Chief, you're looking for me!" After taking a breath in Gong Weizhuang's office, Jin Shaozeng cautiously came to Xu Shuzheng and said respectfully.

"What's going on!" Xiao Xu didn't raise his head, and directly threw the roster just now in front of Director Luo.

"This is ......" Jin Shaozeng was even more confused, but fortunately, Gong Weizhuang gave some reminders in time.

"I thought the deputy chief agreed......" Jin Shaozeng stood with an embarrassed expression. As Shen Yuwen's sworn friend, he has long heard of Tang Zhidao, and even hates it. At the beginning, Xiao Xu brought Tang Ruoshui to the General Affairs Hall, and he was really nervous for a while, but he was much more relieved to see that Xiao Xu did not reuse it, but such a time bomb in the hall would be a scourge sooner or later. So when Tang Zhidao applied by himself, and the Military Balance Division handed over the transfer opinion, Jin Shaozeng agreed without hesitation.

"Why do you think it!" Xiao Xu raised his head and reprimanded loudly: "Is it your personal idea, or is it instructed by whom." ”

"No one to instruct, no one to instruct!" Jin Shaozeng was sweating with fright, and said hurriedly.

"Humph! Luo Kaibang, you are not small! Xu Shuzheng sneered and scolded: "Are you tired of being the director of the General Affairs Department, and you want to change the deputy director and the chief minister!" ”

"The deputy chief misunderstood, misunderstood, and it wasn't the idea of his subordinates!" Jin Shaozeng waved his hand again and said.

"There is no one to instruct you, is it not your own idea, could it be that Tang Ruoshui took the initiative to ask for it!" Xu Shuzheng laughed angrily.

"Yes, yes, yes!" Jin Shaozeng slapped his thigh and said, "It was indeed Commissioner Tang who took the initiative to apply!" "Damn, I almost forgot about such an important thing.

"Is that true?" Xu Shuzheng's face softened slightly, and he asked suspiciously.

"Seriously, how dare your subordinates deceive the deputy chief!" Jin Shao once patted his chest and swore solemnly: "His subordinates were also moved by Member Tang's desire to serve the country before approving his transfer, and as for what position to arrange for him, it is not up to his subordinates to decide!" ”

"There is a mirror on the other side, you take care of it yourself, what has become of it!" Xiao Xu didn't know where to send it when his stomach was hot, so he had to express his dissatisfaction with Jin Shaozeng's disheveled clothes.

"Subordinates are negligent, subordinates are negligent, you didn't wear a military uniform when it was too hot, and you are in a hurry to summon ......" Jin Shaozeng buttoned his clothes while reviewing.

"Forget it, go back and wipe your sweat!" Xiao Xu saw Jin Shaozeng's sweating profusely, and his anger disappeared several times.

"Thank you for your concern, thank you for your concern!" Jin Shaozeng puffed up his chest and gave a military salute, and turned his head to leave before he breathed a deep sigh of relief.

However, as soon as he left Deputy Chief Xu's office, Jin Shaozeng returned to his old style and swaggered down the stairs downstairs.

"Director Kim!" Lin Shi, the director of the Military Balance Division, who was also sweating profusely, saw Director Luo and hurriedly said flatteringly: "I don't know what Vice Minister Xiao Xu summoned me to order!" ”

"Brother Lin, let's do it for yourself!" Jin Shao, who had just passed the danger, once pretended to be serious and said: "Vice Chief Xu is very angry, and the consequences are very serious!" ”

"Director Jin, you want to help my little brother!" Lin Xun's heart sank suddenly, this time the army adjusted itself, but accepted a lot of requests to install a lot of manpower, and made a big profit.

"Ask for more blessings!" Jin Shao once put on a posture of helplessness and left in a hurry.

"Could it be that Xiao Xu is tired of seeing the cat in it?" Director Lin said with a drum in his heart, but he still went in hard. Who knew that Xiao Xu just politely asked a few words, and Director Lin, who was uneasy, was even more confused.

"Deputy chief, I'm afraid this thing is really Tang Ruoshui's own ghost!" After Lin Shi walked away, Gong Weijiang whispered: "Do you want me to call him over and ask!" ”

"Forget it!" Xiao Xu thought for a long time before he said lightly: "It's going to rain, my mother wants to marry and go with him!" ”

"Then how should Tang Ruoshui be arranged?" Gong Weijiang sighed secretly, Vice Minister Xiao Xu didn't even give him a chance to explain, it seems that Commissioner Tang will not be able to gain a foothold in the Beiyang military circles.

Xiao Xu didn't speak, just picked up the brush on the table, crossed out a few words on the line of Tang Zhidao and added a few words, and then handed it to Gong Weijiang and said, "Copy this again, and report it to the government tomorrow!" ”

"Deputy Chief, what are you ......," Gong Weijiang took the roster and looked surprised.

"Jokes, I, Xu Shuzheng, really can't tolerate a little major!" Xu Shuzheng said angrily: "I see how many catties and taels he has!" ”

"The second chief is really an adult!" Gong Weijiang didn't dare to disagree anymore, and he was puzzled, everyone said that Xiao Xu was narrow-minded and could not tolerate people, and it seemed that the rumors could not be fully believed.