Episode 172 The Chief of the General Staff arrives

At the same time that Fourteen Gege said "I do" in the palace, Xiuxiu, who was far away in Xuzhou, also sent a telegram of "I do" to the palace for Xiang Xiaoqiang. Immediately afterwards, Xiang Xiaoqiang took Hu Jiong and Wu Yanbin, slipped to the airport in a small car, and took off on a Junker-52 arranged by Fourteen Gege to "transport classified documents".

More than an hour later, Xiang Xiaoqiang returned to Xuzhou.

Xiang Xiaoqiang and Shishigege's two "I do" really caused an uproar in the military and political upper echelons of the Ming Dynasty. Because this involves a coup d'Γ©tat in Beijing and needs to be kept strictly secret, the current insiders are limited to a few cabinet ministers, and a few chiefs of staff and commanders of the high command. But even so, the imagination of these few old men was violently shocked. From Shen Rongxuan, to the ministers below, to Zhang Zhaoxian and Tang Yunsheng, they were all stunned for the first time. None of them expected that Xiang Xiaoqiang and Fourteen Gege would both make this choice.

What's even more bizarre is that His Majesty doesn't seem surprised!

The cabinet and the army, on the one hand, want the two to marry, and on the other hand, they don't want the two to marry. Now that there are results, it stands to reason that there is always one side that should be satisfied. But now both sides are not steady.

Because no one expected that the princess and the earl would both gladly agree. What everyone originally imagined was either that neither of them was willing, or at most the princess was willing, and Xiang Xiaoqiang was unwilling. Because Princess Liaoyang is helpless in Daming, and she is worried that she will be "hidden by the bird", she may really be willing to marry Xiang Xiaoqiang. But no one expected that Xiang Xiaoqiang would be willing. Everyone thinks that Xiang Xiaoqiang is keeping a close eye on Her Majesty the Empress, and he will not give up the phoenix for the sake of a swan.

Wenchen's side originally hoped that Princess Liaoyang would marry Xiaoqiang, but now that they are so simple, they don't know the bottom of their hearts. Several ministers, including Shen Rongxuan, had an ominous thought faintly floating in their hearts. Quite ominous.

…… Xiang Xiaoqiang plans to receive all of His Majesty and Princess Liaoyang?

…… What's even more terrifying is that, judging from Her Majesty's series of reactions, it seems that she herself is not against it?

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On the military general's side, Zhang Zhaoxian and Tang Yunsheng were heartbroken. The two got together to discuss, and they both first shouted at Xiaoqiang that the young man was ignorant, and he actually gave up his special relationship with His Majesty in order to get a princess of Liaoyang now. That's just a bit of a sight!

Then, the two calmed down a bit, and Tang Yunsheng pondered:

"Could it be...... Is the idea of standing up more realistic? He may feel that his identity and His Majesty are too different after all, and it will not lead to any result if he invests too much energy and affection in the end, so it is better to retreat now and really marry Princess Liaoyang? ”

Zhang Zhaoxian shook his head and pondered:

"Probably not...... In my observation, Tingzhi is not the kind of person who casually admits defeat. This young man, once he recognizes something, he has the strength to not stop until he achieves his goal. 'Eliminate the Northern Qing Dynasty and unify China', what about this goal? It's not more realistic than 'marrying the empress', right? At this time last year, who in the entire Ming Dynasty dared to think that a year later would be able to 'eliminate the Northern Qing Dynasty and unify China'? Xiang Xiaoqiang dared to think, and he dared to do it. You see how much energy he spent in order to take the lead in planning the Northern Expedition! Compared to this, I think the goal of marrying His Majesty is much more realistic. There's no reason to give up halfway. ”

Tang Yunsheng also fell into deep thought. After a while, his eyes lit up and he slapped his thigh:

"Ming Gong, don't you want to think about it, what if Xiang Xiaoqiang had already prepared to pocket His Majesty and the princess? And also...... Have you noticed His Majesty's reaction? Your Majesty is clearly mentally prepared! Your Majesty may have known about Xiang Xiaoqiang and Princess Liaoyang's love affair for a long time, and it is obviously already tolerated! His Majesty can accept to marry Xiang Xiaoqiang with Princess Liaoyang! ”

Zhang Zhaoxian was stunned, thought for a few moments, and was immediately dumbfounded.

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At 8 o'clock on the morning of the 24th, Tang Yunsheng took a group of staff officers, adjutants, and guards on two American DC-3 transport planes, escorted by a squadron of fighters, to the Xuzhou Headquarters for inspection.

Now the People's Guards of the Northern Front have conquered Tangshan and are advancing bloodily towards Tianjin. And the Ming army on the southern front had already occupied Shijiazhuang and was attacking Baoding and Cangzhou. Conquering Baoding and Cangzhou is equivalent to completing the three-sided encirclement of the Beijing-Tianjin-Tang region. In particular, Cangzhou is almost just south of Tianjin, only 9o kilometers apart, and if you take Cangzhou, you can achieve a north-south attack on Tianjin. That is to say, now the war has entered the most critical juncture, both on the southern and northern fronts. Now it is absolutely necessary for the chief of the general staff of the 6th Army to go to the north to inspect the troops.

However, the more important purpose of Tang Yunsheng's trip was to meet Xiang Xiaoqiang and have an interview with him. Both old men wanted to interrogate the kid in person: what the hell do you think, what do you want to do.

At around 9 o'clock in the morning, Tang Yunsheng's landline landed at Xuzhou Dongjiao Airport. Xiang Xiaoqiang led the main senior officers of the headquarters and lined up next to the runway to greet him.

Xiang Xiaoqiang's ceremony to greet Tang Yunsheng was very stylish. When Tang Yunsheng appeared at the door of the cabin, a sharp "stand upright" resounded across the runway, and with the sound of neat leather boots "crossing", more than 20 officers of the People's Guard saluted in unison, and more than 100 guards paid attention. At the same time, the conductor of the military band waved his baton, and the majestic military music "Man Jianghong" with the roar of the propeller resounded through half of the airport, which was quite imposing.

It's almost the red carpet. If you make another red carpet, from the car to the plane gangway, it will be the specifications to welcome foreign dollars.

When Tang Yunsheng saw this formation, it was much more grand than expected, and his self-esteem was immediately greatly satisfied. The old man wrapped his cloak, raised his marshal's scepter in a thoughtful manner, nodded and smiled at the people below, and then held on to the armrest and stepped off the plane.

In the strong wind of the propeller, Xiang Xiaoqiang stepped forward quickly, made an inviting gesture, and shouted:

"Tang Gong, it's been hard all the way! This way, please! Students lead the way! ”

Tang Yunsheng smiled and took Xiang Xiaoqiang's hand, and said with a smile as he walked:

"Pretty good, how's it going? You're still used to it here, right? ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled and said:

"Xie Tanggong cares! Have you forgotten that students are locals, so why don't you get used to it? ”

"Oh...... Oh, hahaha......" Tang Yunsheng pulled Xiang Xiaoqiang and laughed, and then smiled, "I forgot about this old man, you are a local, not bad, there is nothing more suitable than this...... Well, hehehe, it's quite yourself here, it must feel like ...... Well, it's much more comfortable, isn't it? ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang glanced at the old man's eyes, and felt that it was a pun, and there was something in the words, so he smiled:

"Freedom is freedom, that is, without Ming Gong and Tang Gong by their side to teach, students often feel that what they have learned is limited and they are unable to do it!"

Tang Yunsheng laughed and said:

"Out of the way, out of the way...... It's normal, everyone has this process. If you want to become the commander of the independent side, you must always take this step. ”

"What Tang Gong said is extremely ......"

The two talked as they walked, and soon walked out of the "wind area" of the plane, and there was no need to shout to speak. At this time, the other officers were able to surround and meet the Chief of General Staff Tang. These people were all brought by Xiang Xiaoqiang from Nanjing, and most of Tang Yunsheng also recognized them. Naturally, it was another pleasantry.

Immediately afterwards, Xiang Xiaoqiang arranged for Tang Yunsheng to get into an open-top car, and the rest of the entourage got into more than a dozen chief cars. The convoy drove up in the middle of the airport runway and began to inspect the 6 Aviation Units on the airfield.

Xuzhou is now considered a "semi-rear", so it is used as a long-range bomber unit station. Now a group of Swan bombers is stationed. Tall twin-engine bombers were parked on both sides of the runway, glass covers and metal glittering in the morning sun. In front of each bomber, the crew members were held high and full of energy to be reviewed.

Eight sidecar motorcycles opened the road in front, followed by a dozen chief cars and guard military trucks. In the middle is Tang Yunsheng's convertible car. Tang Yunsheng stood up from the open-top car, held the marshal's scepter all the way, and greeted the pilots on both sides. The pilots, on the other hand, stood up straight and saluted the Chief of the General Staff.

After inspecting the airport, the convoy did not enter the city, and drove directly south to the southern suburbs headquarters.

In this way, Tang Yunsheng was very happy to be taken from the plane to the headquarters, and he was in a good mood all the way.

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The Xuzhou garrison is mainly the People's Guard. It stands to reason that the People's Guard does not belong to the 6th Army, but Xiang Xiaoqiang has done enough to be a subordinate and a student. In the morning, Xiang Xiaoqiang took a few officers and accompanied Tang Yunsheng to inspect the Northern Command, and then went out by car to inspect the Xuzhou garrison. At noon, Tang Yunsheng insisted on having dinner with the soldiers in the barracks. In this regard, Xiang Xiaoqiang is also prepared. In the afternoon, Tang Yunsheng entered Xuzhou City to inspect the military police units maintaining law and order in the city. During this period, he got off the bus several times and cordially cared for and visited the local people on behalf of the Ming military. The accompanying military reporters also filmed this touching scene with cameras and video cameras.

In the evening, the group returned to the southern suburbs headquarters outside the city and held a reception dinner for Tang Yunsheng to Xiaoqiang.

After the dinner, at eight o'clock and nearly nine o'clock, Tang Yunsheng called Xiang Xiaoqiang and had a secret conversation. This is also one of the main purposes of his trip.

Of course, there is no need to hide it from Xiang Xiaoqiang this time, and he told his thoughts as they were.

Sure enough, as expected, Xiang Xiaoqiang really wanted to put the swan and the phoenix in the nest together. When Tang Yunsheng heard this, his head "buzzed" big.

But after his head was too big, Tang Yun was bored for a long time, and he didn't say anything superfluous. - At this point, it's useless to say anything else. can only follow Xiang Xiaoqiang's idea and try to rush forward.

"It's very good......," Tang Yunsheng sighed, "We are the most ...... in the history of the Ming Dynasty In your northern dialect, it's called 'cow'. Who was the best colt in the history of our Ming Dynasty, do you know? ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang stared at him and shook his head.

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