Chapter 40: The Edge of the Vortex
Yang Yuting, chief of staff of the Fengtian Military Administration, and Xu Shuzheng, were classmates, and they once wrote a letter to him, asking him to pay attention to a student named Wu Xiaoliang at the Baoding Military Academy, and pointed out that this person was a very famous industrialist in Fengtian, and that his spirit of writing was commendable, and that the national turmoil needed this kind of promising young man who was determined to serve the country.
Xu Shuzheng was young and ambitious, proud and conceited, and became the deputy head of the 6th Military Department at the age of 34. However, Wu Xiaoliang really succeeded in attracting his attention, and was able to command a company of student soldiers, and captured a company of President Yuan's imperial model regiment, which is enough to show that this person has quite a command talent and potential, so he moved the idea of taking this person for his own use.
The hearts of the people of the Baoding Military Academy were fluctuating, and the students of the fifth phase of the military academy were busy jointly pleading with Wu Xiaoliang, and even the principal Yang Zude signed the letter of plea. The military academy is subordinate to the 6th Military Department, and the school itself has no right to deal with such a major event as riots and fights, especially when it comes to model regiments, which involve factional struggles, so it is extremely sensitive. And to coordinate the contradictions between various factions, it is impossible to solve them by just one 6th military department, and in the end, Premier Duan Qirui of the State Council will personally intervene. Therefore, the key to protecting Wu Xiaoliang is Duan Qirui.
The little military cadets couldn't complete this arduous task no matter what, and they could only hope that the joint letter could impress Duan Qirui. Principal Yang Zude has agreed to the students' request and will personally visit Duan Qirui to deliver the letter on his behalf.
What worries Fang Qidao and other students the most is that Wu Xiaoliang is no longer in the military academy at all, and after he was arrested by the Eighth Division that day, his whereabouts are still unknown, and even the principal Yang Zude cannot say his specific location.
Wu Xiaoliang was gnawing on pig's trotters in the headquarters of the Eighth Division at the moment, his hands were full of oil, and he was still enjoying himself.
Wang Ruxian looked at him with a smile and looked like a wolf, "Weizhong, there will be results in the next few days, you must be mentally prepared!" ”
"It's a big deal to be expelled, and the students will follow you." Wu Xiaoliang wiped his mouth with his oily hands, his face full of indifference.
"What's the good of an old man who has lost his position with me, the Eighth Division is about to move to Tianjin Horse Factory, and I'm afraid that the old man will not be far away."
Wang Ruxian looked lonely, and asked instead:
"What if you go to court-martial?"
Wu Xiaoliang picked up another pig's trotter and gnawed it violently, his mouth was stuffed with meat, and he said vaguely: "The matter has come to this, I still want to do so much, just have meat to eat......"
"Okay, the top surface of Mount Tai does not change color, it is a good material." Wang Ruxian applauded again and again, and then said: "There is a rumor that Xiao Xu from the 6th Military Department is interceding for you, Xiao Xu is deeply favored by Duan Hefei, and it is possible for him to help stay in Baoding." ”
"Xiao Xu?"
Wang Ruxian saw Wu Xiaoliang's puzzled face, and explained: "Listen, I'll tell you the story of Beiyang." There are dragons, tigers and dogs in this Beiyang, Wang Pingqing is deeply hidden, and he is called a dragon; Duan Zhiquan was angry and mighty, and said that he was a tiger; Feng Huafu greeted him on all sides, saying that he was a dog; Duan Zhiquan is also known as the big section, and the small section is Duan Xiangyan, who is known as the fleeing general. There is also this Da Xu Xiao Xu, Da Xu is the Beiyang veteran Xu Buwu, and Xiao Xu is the deputy head of the 6th Military Department who intercedes for you."
Wang Ruxian stroked his beard under his chin and said with a smile: "Weizhong entered Baoding, and Xu Buwu personally called to tell you ...... for you."
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In the private residence of Xu Shichang in the four or five alleys in the east of Beijing, Xu Zibing begged:
"Daddy, you can help him again......"
Xu Shichang smiled bitterly, he spoiled this daughter, I don't know where to meet the wild boy, stabbed the big basket, although President Yuan Da is dead, but the remaining veins are still there, the model group has not been dismissed several times, it is difficult to guarantee that it is not the result of their efforts. Wu Xiaoliang confiscated other people's weapons and caused a dispute, who would take the risk to bear this for him.
"Bingbing, this time is different, the water is very deep, because my father has no military power in his hands, and it is becoming more and more useless to speak."
"What then?" Xu Zibing said worriedly, with tears on his face.
"It's inevitable to get out of school." Xu Shichang leaned on the single sand, sinking his whole body into it, looking very tired.
Xu Zibing obediently came to his father's back and gently kneaded his shoulder, and said softly: "Father, why don't we go back to our hometown and leave this smoky Beijing city." ”
Xu Shichang closed his eyes, "Can you be willing not to be a reporter?" When your father objected, you fled to Mukden. And that wild boy, can you let it go? ”
Xu Zibing was speechless.
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The cadets ran for many days, and the 6th military headquarters did not see any movement, and Yang Zude was always a sentence of "waiting for the will".
The model regiment was transferred out of the Baoding Military Academy due to greatly disrupting the teaching order, and the dust seemed to have settled, but Wu Xiaoliang still had no news, and Fang Qidao began to organize students to petition the school to demand the release of innocent students due to the results of the public investigation.
Yang Zude was so stern and comforted, and only said that there would be a conclusion in the past two days, and the cadets dispersed their suspicions.
Sure enough, a few days later, Wu Xiaoliang was sent back by the Eighth Division in a car, and he seemed to have gained a lot of weight. At the same time, the official document of the 6th Military Department was also delivered, and only the students who made trouble in the team were given a warning and punishment, and the next is not an example. The big guy was dumbfounded, he didn't expect the punishment to be so lightly disregarded.
Some people speculate about the background of Platoon Commander Wu, and some people say that he is from a gangster, and he can't believe it if he is killed.
There are depressed people such as Chen Xiuyan, who originally saw that his rival was deeply trapped in the whirlpool of factional struggle, and he would become a chess piece to be crushed. He even muttered secretly, doesn't this guy really have a backstage?
There are people who can't help but be happy, such as Fang Qidao, Fu Zuoyi, Wu Jingshan......
Fang Qidao gave Wu Xiaoliang a bear hug, then let go of his hand and looked it up and down carefully, Fu Zuoyi quipped: "Don't look at it, there is not a single part missing from him." Only then did he speak: "Brother Wei, you want to kill my brother." ”
On October 30, the fifth year of the Republic of China, the newspaper reported that Feng Guozhang, one of the three heroes of Beiyang, was elected vice president, and people were discussing whether this Beiyang tycoon could reconcile the contradictions between President Li and Premier Duan. The discord between the presidential palace and the State Council has now become a well-known secret in the streets and alleys, and the barometer of the struggle between the government and the court is the two secretaries-general; at the beginning, Duan Qirui wanted to appoint Xu Shuzheng as the secretary-general of the State Council, but President Li Yuanhong was afraid that he would strongly oppose it, and then Xu Shichang mediated before he reluctantly agreed. Xu was even more jealous of Li because of this, and his behavior became more and more arrogant, and the secretary general of the presidential office could not bear it, and resigned several times.
The sign of the openness of the contradictions between the government and the court was the expansion of the contradictions between Sun Hongyi, the chief of internal affairs, and Xu Shuzheng, who bypassed the chief of internal affairs in the two cases of appointing Guo Zongxi as governor of Jilin and investigating the case of Hu Ruisen, the governor of Fujian. The two were incompatible, and finally they had to resign and leave their posts. And Li Duan and the two also moved from the behind-the-scenes competition to the forefront.
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