...... the Huailai Mutiny, the Yanqing Mutiny, and the Xuanhua Mutiny, this series of news reached the Beijing Division like a pebble thrown into a deep pool without stirring up a trace of waves. It's not that the princes of the capital are nervous and don't look down on such trivial matters, after all, these places are only one or two hundred miles away from the capital, but now they really don't have time to take care of this kind of thing. Around the issue of declaring war on Germany, the two sides of the government and the court were at loggerheads, and each mobilized forces to attack each other, and there was a great tendency to fight each other.

Although Li Yuanhong did not have much strength, he was, after all, a great president who was upright and recognized by all sides, and on this issue of Germany, he changed his image of being cowardly and conceding down on the basis of reason, and fought hard not to budge an inch. Although Duan Qirui is the prime minister of the cabinet with real power, Li Yuanhong can't think of it if he doesn't let go, and more importantly, the local warlords he has always relied on don't seem to be too keen to participate in the war, so he urgently needs to convene a military meeting to coordinate.

Tanaka Yu, the Chahar Commander who was closest to the place where the incident occurred and was authorized to deal with the matter, had been paying close attention to the development of the situation, but what had happened in the past two days had left him dizzy.

"Youheng, I've been right!" In the study of the Dutong Mansion, Tanaka Yu put down the brush and said with a smile to Ding Youheng, the chief of staff beside him: "This Tang Ruoshui has to do things wherever he goes." ”

"Yun Shuai said the opposite, it should be Tang Ruoshui who can make contributions wherever he goes." Ding Youheng said jokingly: "The credit this time should be confirmed, there is no one who can take credit from him, and the telegrams asking for credit from the counties of Koubei Province have been sent to me." ”

"Haha, that's really the case." Tanaka Yu laughed and said: "You say it's not strange, Qiu Ba in the city doesn't mutiny in the morning and doesn't mutiny in the evening, but he waits for Tang Ruoshui's people to mutiny outside the city, this is not a lamp in a thatched house - looking for death!" ”

"Yun Shuai thinks this matter is strange?" Ding Youheng asked cautiously, Tang Ruoshui didn't give any benefits.

"That's not true, Tang Ruoshui's meritorious service is also our face." Tanaka Yu flipped through the telegram on the seat and said: "It's just that Deng Sanfa is dead, and Zhu Jingtian's heart is in pain!" ”

"This Deng Sanfa will happen sooner or later, and there must be a limit to deducting military salaries and enslaving soldiers." Ding Youheng said disappreciatively: "This mutiny is purely self-inflicted, and he can't complain about others." ”

"Who says it's not, I've told Jingtian Gong a few times that Deng Sanfa can't be reused." Tanaka Yu echoed and said that earlier, businessmen in Zhangjiakou often reported to him through the Chamber of Commerce that they had been blackmailed in Koubei, and after communicating with Zhu Jiabao several times, they were slightly better.

"Jingtian's first reputation will be defeated sooner or later in the hands of Zhu Sangongzi." Speaking of this, Ding Youheng also sighed and said: "It's just that Jingtian Gong may still be in the dark." ”

"This is someone's family matter, and we can't take care of it." Tanaka Yu said approvingly: "Send a telegram to Tang Ruoshui to praise the second mixed group." ”

"Okay, I'll go." After Ding Youheng finished speaking, he retreated.

As an important town in the southwest of Beijing, Baodi City, which is two or three hundred miles away from Beijing, has been the residence of the governor of Zhili since the middle of the Qing Dynasty, and since the Republic of China, it is the capital of Zhili Province and the station of the Zhili Governor's Army, and the only regular junior army officer study in the entire Republic of China is also located in this city.

The weather was clear, and the long street in front of the Overseer was full of people and cars, and a middle-aged officer in his forties with thick eyebrows and big eyes walked slowly on the back of a white horse, accompanied by several guards.

"Sell the newspaper, sell the newspaper!"

"Freshly baked Suncheon Times, freshly baked Suncheon Times!"

"Anhui Provincial Governor Ni Sichong sent a telegram opposing the war, shouting that he would join the war and die in the country!"

"Tong Yanlin, director of Jinpu Road Bureau, was handed over to the court for punishment for fraud in the purchase of a car!"

For three or two days, dirty newsboys shuttled through the crowd and shouted, but more people listened and bought less. …,

"The latest news, the latest news, the Koubei mutiny was quelled, and the commander Deng Sanfa was martyred!"

"Fortune buy me a newspaper." Hearing this, the middle-aged officer stopped and instructed another officer next to him: "Be Shuntian Times." ”

"Okay." Zhang Fulai walked out quickly, pointed to a newsboy and shouted, "Give me a copy of the Shuntian Times." ”

"Army, army, military master, you take it." The teenage newsboy was about to run back when he saw that he was a big officer, timidly handed over a newspaper.

"Come back!" Zhang Fulai saw that the newsboy was about to run, and hurriedly shouted.

"Jun, Jun, what do you want?" The newsboy trembled and clutched his money bag.

"This is your reward, and the more you will be rewarded." Zhang Fulai desperately squeezed out a smile and stuffed half of the ocean to the newsboy before running away again.

"Fulai has done a good job, we must love the people when we are soldiers." The middle-aged officer glanced at the newspaper in his jacket pocket and quickly ran towards the gate of the Overseer's headquarters.

"Brigadier Wu, please!" The guards next to the two mighty lions at the door were just about to make a noise to stop them, but when they saw clearly, they hurriedly raised their hands and saluted.

In the study of the Overseer's Mansion, Overseer Cao was holding two telegrams, and he was in a dilemma, and he was stunned for a moment.

"Dashuai, I'm here." The middle-aged officer walked straight in, sat down beside Cao Kun, touched the tea on the table, and drank it.

"Ziyu, you're drinking my tea." As soon as Cao Kun saw the visitor, he suddenly came to his senses and said with a smile: "Hurry up and finish drinking, help me refer to the details." ”

"Why are you calling me here in such a hurry?" Wu Peifu put down the teacup, took the telegram handed over by Cao Kun, just looked at it for a while, threw it aside, and said lightly: "What kind of big deal do I have, it's a cliché." ”

"Ziyu, it's still you cow, a president and a prime minister forced me to make a statement, and it has become a trivial matter to come to you." Cao Kun couldn't help but laugh and raised his thumb and said, "Then you can help me pay attention." ”

"It's simple at this time, now whoever has the strength is greater, let's follow whom." Wu Peifu said lightly: "Besides, whether to participate in the war or not has much to do with us." ”

"It doesn't matter, if you really participate in the war, you will definitely send troops from all provinces to fight in Europe. How can I beat the Germans with these soldiers! Cao Kun muttered: "If we support Li Huangpo, I'm afraid that Duan Hefei won't be able to explain it." ”

"Marshal, you are too worried about this, even if we participate in the war, we don't need to send a soldier abroad to participate in the war, but we can postpone the payment of Gengzi's indemnity, and maybe we can get a large number of loans from Japan and the United States." Wu Peifu explained that this was also the news he had just received from Jingshi.

"And such a good thing? No wonder Duan Hefei is clamoring to enter the war. Cao Kun had a feeling of sudden enlightenment, and immediately paid attention, as for Li Huangpo, it was difficult to explain at all.

"Marshal, this matter is worth paying attention to." Wu Peifu took out the Shuncheon Times in his jacket pocket and pointed to the news of the Mutiny in Koubei and said: "The marshal didn't listen to me at that time, if he was dispatched early, the Fifth Road Patrol Battalion would be under our control." ”

"After all, it's Zhu Jingtian's territory, and I'm not very easy to meddle in." Cao Kun said with annoyance that since he took office as the Zhili Overseer in September last year, he has spared no effort to expand his strength, including the establishment of the Third Division Supplementary Brigade, the Guards Brigade, and the Zhili Independent Cavalry Regiment, but what he covets most is the patrol battalion of 20,000 or 30,000 people in Zhu Jiabao's hands, but he is just suffering from no way to start.

"Now it's been picked up cheaply by Tanaka Yu, but I don't know where this second mixed group came from." Wu Peifu said thoughtfully: "It seems that the more than ten counties in the north are about to fall into the hands of the inspector. ”…,

"This Deng Sanfa is not unjust at all, but it is a pity that the family wealth is ten thousand!" Cao Kun put down the newspaper and said painfully, as if it was his own money.

"Marshal, remember not to hesitate next time." Wu Peifu said helplessly, this Cao Sanye has everything else, but he is too greedy for money.

In the early years of the Republic of China, it was definitely the largest commercial port in the north, far exceeding the capital, and the annual commercial tax revenue alone accounted for more than 30% of the tax revenue of the entire Zhili Province. Such a prosperous city has long caused competition from all sides, and the former Qing Dynasty, the governor of Zhili, the minister of Beiyang, was stationed between Baoding and Tianjin in turn, and after losing the throne of the overseer, Zhu Jiabao set up the provincial government here.

"Dong Weng, this time Xuanhua's matter is a bit strange." In the governor's office, Zhu Jiabao frowned and half-lay on the Taishi's chair, and a middle-aged man who looked like a master kept saying: "I'm afraid that someone is deliberately playing ghosts, otherwise the Fifth Road, which has always been very stable, will have an accident." ”

"And the death of Commander Deng is also more suspicious, even if there is a mutiny, it is not difficult to rush out with a guard of one or two hundred people, no matter how you say death, you will die."

"Dong Weng, I think the biggest mastermind behind this matter is Baoding, they have always been dissatisfied with Dong Weng's control of the patrol battalion, and deliberately provoked trouble to point out that Dong Weng was incompetent in employing people and incompetently governing the army, so as to replace it."

"Keqin, I'm a little tired, you go out first." Zhu Jiabao waved his hand impatiently and said, "Call San'er in for me." ”

"Good, good, good." Yang Keqin nodded awkwardly and agreed, but secretly scolded in his heart The old guy who is good or bad, your third son's reputation is so bad that you can discuss everything with him as a treasure.

After a while, a human-looking young man swaggered in, saluted Zhu Jiabao and sat on the Taishi chair next to him.

"San'er, do you know about Xuanhua?" Zhu Jiabao raised his eyelids and asked.

"Got it, I'm about to come to ask my father for help." Zhu Sangongzi nodded and said: "It's very strange at this time, the child wants to go to Xuanhua to investigate in person." ”

"Yes!" Zhu Jiabao nodded with satisfaction and said, "Transfer a company from my guard, go early and return early." ”

"Yes, the boy will go and prepare." Zhu Sangongzi hurriedly saluted again and walked away.