Gao Shenxing took two guards to pick up the headquarters with two pairs of food burdens, and then took out the wine and food contained in it and placed them on the table of the Eight Immortals.

As soon as the arrangement was made, Xu Shijiu walked out of the office and said to Gao Shenxing: "Old Gao, just now Zihan sent someone back to report that Gu Zhutong and the commissioner of the Anhui Provincial Government have arrived at the gate of the city, let's also go to the gate of the headquarters to greet them." ”

Gao Shenxing set up a pot of vegetables, clapped his hands and said, "Lao Xu, do you want to call all the people in the headquarters out and have a ceremony?" ”

"No need, what kind of ritual?" Xu Shijiu waved his hand and said disapprerovingly, "We can't do those things that are vain, I believe that Commander-in-Chief Gu will definitely agree with us, so that everyone should pay it back." ”

Gao Shenxing only shook his head when he heard this, and then followed Xu Shijiu out of the gate of the headquarters.

After waiting outside the gate for less than a moment, Li Zihan led Yiwen and Wuwu over.

Although Xu Shijiu didn't know Gu Zhutong, just looking at the three generals on his collar badge, he knew that this person wearing a military uniform must be Gu Zhutong, and as for the person wearing a silk robe and a wide-brimmed top hat next to him, most of them were the commissioner of the Anhui Provincial Government, Hu Renjie.

"Commander-in-Chief Gu, Commissioner Hu" Xu Shijiu snapped his feet and stood upright, and saluted Gu and Hu.

Gao Shenxing, who was standing behind Xu Shijiu, also straightened his feet and saluted Gu and Hu with a standard military salute.

"Xu Nineteen, hehe." Gu Zhutong returned the salute, greeted him with a smile, and shook Xu Shijiu's hands affectionately.

Hu Renjie also stepped forward, clasped his fists at Xu Shijiu, and greeted him with a smile: "Commander Xu, I've heard your name for a long time." ”

Gao Shenxing watched coldly, from the faces of Gu Zhutong and Hu Renjie, he really couldn't see a trace of abnormality, but he was very sure that Gu Zhutong and Hu Renjie's hearts would definitely not be comfortable.

Gao Shenxing has lived in Nanjing for several years, and he knows better than anyone else that the members of the Kuomintang like to play and put on a show

Xu Shijiu turned around and said with a smile: "Commander-in-Chief Gu, Commissioner Hu, you have already prepared a thin wine, please be sure to appreciate it." ”

"Appreciate the light, you must appreciate the light, this patronizing someone must be rewarded." Gu Zhutong smiled, turned back to greet Hu Renjie and said, "Commissioner Hu, please." ”

"Commander-in-Chief Gu, please first." Hu Renjie hurriedly asked Gu Zhutong to go first, and Gu Zhutong stepped forward, took Xu Shijiu's hands affectionately, and walked into the gate of the headquarters together.

Li Zihan followed into the gate of the headquarters, but his mood was a little complicated.

On the surface, Xu Shijiu and Gu Zhutong get along very well, but if you cut the surface, I'm afraid it's not like that at all.

Li Zihan already had a hunch that Gu Zhutong would definitely find him tonight and have a secret conversation with him alone, and even Li Zihan could vaguely guess the content of the secret conversation.

Without him, it is nothing more than lobbying him to override Xu 19 and usurp the command of the 19th detachment.

As soon as he thought of this, Li Zihan felt that his head was as big as a fight, and if Gu Zhutong really made such a request, he really didn't know how to deal with it.

"Li Tuanzuo, please." Hu Renjie noticed that Li Zihan's sword eyebrows were tightly locked, so he deliberately lagged one step behind and paralleled Li Zihan.

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After three rounds of drinking, the conversation began to get to the point.

Gu Zhu's adjutant who accompanied him took the 50,000 legal currency awarded by the Military Commission to the 19th detachment, and read out the commendation order issued by Chairman Jiang in public, and then admonished Xu 19: "Commander Xu, this time you were able to completely annihilate the main force of the 14th Brigade of the 14th Brigade in Longkou, which greatly boosted the morale and morale of the army and people in southern Anhui, and at the same time indirectly supported the Battle of Jinjiang. ”

Xu Shijiu said indifferently: "The commission is too prestigious, and there are only a few military exploits, so why worry about it?" I dare not be ashamed, I am really ashamed. ”

Xu Shijiu didn't have the slightest look of excitement on his face, and he didn't stand up like an officer of the Whampoa Department to listen to Chairman Jiang's commendation order, and a trace of gloom passed through Gu Zhutong's eyes.

This Xu Shijiu has made no secret of his contempt for Chairman Jiang.

Gu Zhutong originally wanted to say a few words of encouragement to Xu Shijiu, but when he saw Xu Shijiu being so cold, he lost his mind.

Seeing that the atmosphere at the wine table was a little cold, Hu Renjie, a special commissioner of the Anhui Provincial Government, stood up with a wine glass and toasted Xu Shijiu: "Commander Xu, Hu will stay in Longkou to work with you in the future, please take care of me, hehe." ”

Hu Renjie didn't want to talk about business at the wine table, because this occasion was not right, but when he saw that Gu Zhutong was deflated by Xu Shijiu, he was also a little breathless, Xu Shijiu didn't even buy Gu Zhutong's face as the commander-in-chief, how could he care about a provincial commissioner?

If he didn't take advantage of Gu Zhutong's presence to implement the matter, maybe he, the county magistrate, would not be able to take office.

Originally, Hu Renjie was just a commissioner, one to announce the appointment of the county magistrate, and the other to help the new county magistrate deal with some liaison affairs, and when the Longkou political situation was on the right track, he still had to leave Longkou County, but Yan Sanquan suddenly disappeared last night, so Hu Renjie picked up a bargain and was directly appointed as the magistrate of Longkou County by Anhui Province

However, there must be a premise for this, that is, Xu Shijiu's approval must be obtained.

If Xu Shijiu refuses to nod, Hu Renjie will not want to be the county magistrate, this is an obvious matter.

"Commissioner Hu is polite, what does he care about or not, what is the matter, you can just say it." Xu Jiu smiled, and then asked, "But what did you just say, we will work together in the future?" Did I hear me right? ”

"Ugh." Hu Renjie was choked for a moment, and said with some sneer, "Commander Xu, you still don't know?"

"What do I know?" Xu Shijiu said with a big grin, "Commissioner Hute, don't be stupid

"Well, that's right, I have been appointed by the provincial government as the county magistrate of Longkou, and I will work in the same county with Commander Xu in the future, so I hope that Commander you must give your full support." Hu Renjie raised his wine glass as he spoke, and said with a smile, "I borrow flowers to offer Buddha and give you a glass." ”

"You are the magistrate of Longkou County?" Xu Shijiu pretended to be puzzled and said, "No, didn't you say that you want to make Yan Sanquan, a traitor, the county magistrate?" ”

Gu Zhutong's face became more and more embarrassed, Xu Shijiu scolded Sanquan in public as a dog traitor, which was simply a naked (naked) slap in the face for the national government that appointed Yan Sanquan as the magistrate of Longkou County, Gu Zhutong, as the commander-in-chief of the Third War Zone, also felt that his face was hot.

It should be said that Chairman Chiang's decision is really not very wise.

Hu Renjie was even more embarrassed, and he didn't know how to round the scene for a while.

Fortunately, Xu Jiujiu quickly changed his smile again, and said with a smile: "Don't worry about Commissioner Hu, heh, but I have to say that it is undoubtedly wise for the provincial government to change the appointment order of the county magistrate of Longkou, otherwise, Commissioner Hu You will definitely be drowned by the saliva of the party in Longkou Township, and let him be a traitor as the county magistrate, like something."

Hu Renjie had the courage to spit on his face, and said with a smile at the moment: "Then, please ask Commander Xu to take care of it in the future." ”

"Take care of it, of course you have to take care of it." Xu Shijiu said with a big grin, "No matter what, you are the county magistrate of the Longkou government." ”

Before Hu Renjie could say thank you, Xu Shijiu went on to say something else: "However, Commissioner Hu, oh, now I am the county magistrate Hu, there is something I have to inform you, you should have heard that Longkou has an anti-Japanese democratic government, that is to say, Longkou originally had a county magistrate, and now with you, there will be two county magistrates." ”

"What, there are two county magistrates?" Hu Renjie was stupid there, and he dared to love Xu Shijiu and left a foreshadowing.

"Ridiculous" Gu Zhutong couldn't bear it anymore, frowned and said, "The Longkou Anti-Japanese Democratic Government is illegal without the approval of the National Government at all. ”

"Commander-in-Chief Gu, you can't tell me what you say." Xu Shijiu spread his hands and said, "At present, it is the cooperation of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and the guns are unanimous to the outside world, I can't send troops to drive the county magistrate and staff sent by the Communist Party out of Longkou, right?" Then I will not become a sinner who sabotaged the national anti-Japanese united front? Commander-in-Chief Gu, I can't afford such a crime. ”

"You" Gu Zhutong Huo Ran stood up, turned around and brushed his sleeves away.