Chapter 24 Inch by Foot

Xuzhou, Daotai Yamen, Zhang Xun Supervision Office.

"Brother Zheng, brother Zheng, when doing things, he will never ignore the interests of the Beiyang group. However, today's president is no longer a palace guard, nor is he any one in our Beiyang group, and in the Congress, our Beiyang people do not have the upper hand. Therefore, the elder brother is really not trying to embarrass Duan Zhiquan for this federation of provinces and regions, nor is it to oppose the central government of Beiyang, but to oppose the Kuomintang-controlled Congress and Li Yuanhong, the president who doesn't know what to do! As long as Li Yuanhong is ousted from power and the National Assembly is dissolved, this provincial federation will immediately dissolve itself without saying a word! As for the declaration of war against Germany proposed by Duan Zhiquan and your brother Youzheng, the elder brother has discussed it with representatives from all sides, and we will resolutely support and resolutely support it! Brother Zheng, this can always show your heart to the prime minister, right? ”

It was Zhang Xun who spoke, and these days, warlords or warlord representatives from thirteen provinces and regions across the country have gathered in Xuzhou. After Xu Shuzheng thought about it again, he still did not agree with Chang Ruiqing's military coup and the construction of a military dictatorship...... The Beiyang warlords of this era seem to be a bit like Chiang Kai-shek in history, who is also a dictatorship and courageless, and democracy is immeasurable. I had to hang up the sign of democracy, and then use Beiyang soldiers or the Civic Corps or something to constantly scare the Kuomintang congressmen, and in the end, the goal of the dictatorship was not achieved, but it made itself stink! Now Xu Shuzheng pinched his nose and went to Zhang Xun's superintendent office to attend the meeting, probably with the intention of using the superintendent's army to scare Li Yuanhong and the Congress, right?

For Xu Shuzheng's idea, Chang Ruiqing had already been mentally prepared, so he didn't persuade him anymore. In fact, he didn't have the idea of following the Beiyang road to the black, but now after all, he is still holding the rice bowl of Beiyang.

Since Duan Qirui, the face leader of Beiyang, pretended to be deaf and dumb to the behavior of the "Federation of Provinces and Autonomous Regions" to openly divide and oppose the central government, then the overseers, division commanders, and town guards in various places naturally couldn't ask for anything, so in these two days of meetings, one after another high hats were sent to Zhang Xun's head as if they didn't want money, and he was praised as the leader of the new generation of Beiyang! It is also thanks to Duan Qirui and Xu Shuzheng's endurance, one pretended to be deaf and dumb in Beijing, and the other also lobbied the Governor's Army here in Xuzhou to express his support for declaring war on Germany......

As for the issue of participating in the war, Xu Shuzheng has also shrunk back, not mentioning the organization of hundreds of thousands of troops to participate in the war, only saying that it is "replacing soldiers with work", and of course he will not let the warlords in the Beiyang group "share" the benefits of participating in the army. I don't know if such a clever person can hide a vote of Beiyang warlords who look like people? Anyway, it doesn't have much to do with Chang Ruiqing, and now Xu Shuzheng has regarded him as a confidant (although Xu Shuzheng doesn't listen to Chang Ruiqing's idea very much), and when the army really joins the war, the errand of the regiment commander and brigade commander is not a matter of time or time? In the history he knew, this army was still in operation after all, although the scale was only three divisions of one army, and before it was trained, Europe was already over!

As for the attitude of the Beiyang warlords in the thirteen provinces and regions towards the "declaration of war" - it seems that there is not much difference from history, as long as they are not allowed to send troops and money, and only express their "support" in empty words, they are still happy to give Duan Qirui this face.

Besides, didn't Zhang Xun, who thought he was the leader of the Beiyang Group, also spoken out in support of it? What else is there to hesitate about? Just go with the flow.

Seeing that the warlords and representatives present all made a handsome and handsome appearance, even Xu Shuzheng barely squeezed out a smile and nodded yes. Zhang Xun nodded with satisfaction, took a sip of the teacup, and spit out some tea powder by the way.

"Since Brother Youzheng and all my colleagues in Beiyang agree with our proposition, then we will issue a joint telegram in the name of the federation of provinces and autonomous regions to support Duan Zhiquan and declare war on Germany!" As he spoke, he swept the participants with a slightly gloomy gaze, and said in a deep voice: "There is one more thing, I don't know if you have noticed?" On August 5 this year, Attorney General Zhang Yao had traveled from Yunnan to Shanghai, but Shanghai Customs seized a large amount of tobacco and soil on the ship he was on...... Alas, what do you see, what are these Kuomintang people? Law enforcement is illegal, it's not as good as pigs and dogs! Such cabinet members, such councillors, how can our generation tolerate them! ”

The voice fell. Xu Shuzheng and Chang Ruiqing had already changed their faces. In the history that Chang Ruiqing is familiar with, this "Zhang Yaozeng incident" has indeed become an excuse for Zhang Xun to attack the Kuomintang and the Congress...... But the problem is that when Zhang Xun put forward this excuse in history, Zhang Yaozeng was indeed suspected of selling tobacco, and now the truth of this incident has been revealed, it was the Yunnan warlord Tang Jiyao who sold tobacco, and Zhang Yaozeng had nothing to do with it! Moreover, Zhang Yaozeng has also been sitting in the position of the chief justice for several months, and the relationship with Duan Qirui can be regarded as harmonious, and it is clear that he is provoking the authority of the central government to bring up the "Zhang Yaozeng incident" at this time!

Zhang Xun didn't give Xu Shuzheng a chance to speak, and continued with a smile: "My Beiyang colleagues now represent the people of the thirteen provinces and regions, and they have the right to supervise the congress and the government!" Zhang Yaozeng is such a figure, just because he is a member of the Kuomintang, he can continue to serve as the chief of justice, which is really a shame for the Republic of China and a tragedy for our people! Where Congress legislates, the chief enforces the law, if the law is not good, how can he serve the public? Since then, how can the Lords force the people to use the anti-smoking law to force the people to grow their own seeds and smoke themselves, just ask...... Xun believes that Zhang Yao was one of the suspects in this case, and whether he is guilty or not, he should be suspended and sent to the court for investigation! Colleagues, brother Zheng, what do you think? ”

What do you mean by inches? What is a slap in the face? Fight alive!

If there is any contradiction between Duan Qirui and the Kuomintang, this cabinet member is always the National Assembly, and Duan Qirui also nodded! Now Duan Qirui has not spoken, but Zhang Xun, a warlord from other provinces, can't wait to jump out and accuse the cabinet members of the National Assembly...... Isn't this a challenge to the authority of the central government?

Although Chang Ruiqing's face was as gloomy as Xu Shuzheng, as if he was about to come out of the water, he was just sneering in his heart: "I have finally become a historical witness this time, how did this Beiyang end?" If it wasn't defeated by the Kuomintang, it had little to do with GCD, mainly because it was confiscated by this group of Beiyang warlords who only knew how to fight for power and profit, and only knew how to tear each other down! And this time, the one who followed Zhang Xun the most seems to be Ni Sichong, right? He is a Beiyang Anhui ...... is still the culprit of the imperial system, if it weren't for Duan Qirui to protect him, he would have gotten off the stage and eaten old rice early! How ungrateful! The rules of Beiyang are so bad that they are home......"

Xu Shuzheng gritted his teeth and glanced at Chang Ruiqing, I don't know if he regrets not listening to other people's ideas? He gritted his teeth and squeezed out a little smile: "Xuan Shuai, Zhang Yaozeng's matter has passed, and Shanghai Customs has also found out the truth, those tobacco and soil were trafficked by Tang Jiyu, the younger brother of the Yunnan Overseer, and have nothing to do with Zhang Yaozeng...... If you want to condemn, you should also condemn Tang Jiyao...... If Xuan Shuai feels that the condemnation is not enough to deter Xiaoxiao, why don't you let the War Department give an order, and Xuan Shuai will lead the troops to crusade against Yunnan? It's long overdue for this Yunnan Overseer to be replaced! ”

Zhang Xun's face was gloomy, and he said calmly: "Tang Jiyao has always had close contacts with the Kuomintang, and this matter may be Tang Jiyu who came forward to take up the bag for Zhang Yaozeng, such a person, after all, can no longer be the chief of justice!" As he spoke, he snapped, "Guys, what do you think?" ”

"That's right! What Xuan Shuai said is very true, the surname Zhang can no longer be the chief minister! ”

"I am waiting for only Xuan Shuai's order to obey!"

"It's up to Xuan Shuai to decide these things!"

The warlords and representatives attending the meeting all said "only Xuan is handsome and the horse is the first to look forward", this guy who broke the rules probably only wants to use Zhang Xun, a rising bird, to protect his own interests of secession, and does not consider that once the atmosphere of "going down and going up" spreads in the Beiyang system, how long can his overseers and town guards be able to do it?

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