"Bo Cheng? He's just passed the age of the weak crown, right? Yang Du was a little incredulous, and then said: "It is true that Bo Cheng is a genius of Tianzhong, and he has made great contributions in the process of conquering Hunan and Guangdong. It's just that Bo Cheng is too young, aren't you worried about Cheng Songyun (Cheng Qian), Chen Gongqia (Chen Yi) and others having the sigh of 'Your Majesty uses the ministers like accumulating salaries, and the latecomers come first'? Moreover, he is now a brigade commander, if he is appointed as the governor of Guangdong, the stride will be too big, and the promotion will be too fast. ”

After Yang Du's reminder, Sun Yuanqi also felt that Liu Mingzhao was suspected of helping Liu Mingzhao, and asked at the moment: "If you are still in love, how should you deal with it?" ”

Yang Du said: "How is Cheng Songyun? At that time, Cheng Songyun and Zhao Xingzhi, Yan Baichuan, and Chiang Kai-shek were all the first batch of classmates to study in the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School at Jingshi University, and the other three were all officials to the governor, and even later Youzheng (Xu Shuzheng) became feudal officials, but Cheng Songyun, who was the eldest brother, had been trapped in the position of division and brigade commander because of fate, and he was inevitably a little embarrassed in his heart. Why didn't Baixi take this opportunity to let him vent the gloomy anger in his chest? ”

Sun Yuan nodded and said, "In the past few years, it has really been bitter for Song Yun!" As early as the beginning of the establishment of the 44th Mixed Association, he was the 87th standard commander of the infantry, and the standard commander and deputy standard commander in the same period were all promoted to the position of governor. It's just that Cheng Songyun is the governor of Guangdong, how should Bo Cheng arrange? ”

Yang Du said: "Why don't you appoint him as the commander of the second division of the Guangdong Army?" In accordance with the statutes established by the General Staff Headquarters and the War Department. Guangdong should have two divisions and one mixed brigade, and after this turmoil, Su Ziqi, the former commander of the Second Division of the Guangdong Army, and Zhang Zicao, the commander of the Independent Brigade, both fled. Pingbai vacated two positions, and had to be replaced by Liu Bocheng and Deng Jinkang, who were heroes of the expedition to Guangdong. Such a promotion can be regarded as a non-inferior promotion, which is enough to comfort the morale of the army! ”

Sun Yuanqi immediately came to his senses: "What does Huizi mean that Liu Bocheng will be the commander of the Second Division of the Guangdong Army, and Deng Jinkang will be the commander of the independent brigade?" ”

"Exactly!" Yang Du suddenly closed the folding fan, "Although Liu Bocheng and others have settled on Guangzhou, the rest of the provinces in Guangdong Province, Daozhou County, are still unruly, and the remnants of the Zhao Army and the Ji Army are still not to be underestimated. It is to be decided by the army. Now, based on the 3rd Brigade of the 2nd Division of the former Hubei Army, the 2nd Division of the former Guangdong Army is integrated to form a brand-new 2nd Division of the Guangdong Army. Liu Bocheng served as the division commander; Based on the 8th Regiment of the 4th Brigade of the 2nd Division of the former Hubei Army into Guangdong, the original Independent Brigade of the Guangdong Army was integrated to form a new Independent Brigade of the Guangdong Army, with Deng Jinkang as the brigade commander. In this way, meritorious service can be rewarded. It is also possible to take the opportunity of reorganizing the army to completely pacify Guangdong. And prepare for the future capture of Fujian and Jiangxi in the north and Guizhou in the west.

As for the regiment of the Fourth Brigade of the Second Division of the former Hubei Army that remained in Hunan, the First Division of the Hunan Army could be reorganized on this basis, and the brigade commander Yin Shuoquan (Yin Changheng) served as the deputy division commander, which could be regarded as a reward for his contribution to Pingxiang, and it was also a compensation and appeasement for the commander of the Sichuan New Army at that time. Now that Hunan's troops are empty, Zhao Yiwu is half-hearted, we need to have a strong enough restraining force. ”

Sun Yuanqi sighed: "If we hadn't led our troops into Sichuan back then, Yin Shuoquan, Zhang Liewu (Zhang Peijue) and others should all be powerful and powerful people in Bashu now, right?" It is precisely because of Sun's obstruction. They are only overkill, and they are only the official to worship the brigade commander. And they left their homeland one after another, one expedition to Tibet, the other from Sichuan to Hubei, and from Hubei to Hunan. We should indeed compensate them, why don't we let him be the commander of the first division of the Hunan Army! As for Zhao Yiwu, let Duan Zhiquan (Duan Qirui) arrange a position for him in the War Department. ”

"That's fine! Who does Baixi like to be the chief civil affairs officer of Guangdong? Yang Du immediately reminded: "Now the concept of autonomy in the southern provinces prevails in the province, and the governor of the Guangdong army just now is Cheng Songyun, and Cheng Songyun is a native of Hunan, and the chief of civil affairs must be a native of Guangdong Province, so as not to provoke the dissatisfaction of the Guangdong gentry, thinking that we are a dragon crossing the river, and we have to suppress their local snakes." ”

Sun Yuanqi frowned slightly: "Local people in Guangdong Province? There really aren't many of us around. As far as I know, Xue Boling (Xue Yangyue) is a native of Guangdong, but he is only twenty years old, and he has been serving in the army, so he is obviously not the material for serving as the chief of civil affairs! Zhan Qiancheng (Zhan Tianyou) is also from Guangdong, but can he be qualified for the post of civil affairs chief? It seems that Tang Jiechen (Tang Guoan), who is currently the director of the Department of the Americas of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is also from Guangdong, and I have had contact with him before, and it seems to be good, but I don't know how? ”

Yang Du said: "Why should Baixi be willing to seek the near and far, could it be that you have forgotten your old friend?" ”

Sun Yuanqi had a flash of inspiration in his head: "Could it be that Huizi is talking about Tang Shaochuan (Tang Shaoyi)?" ”

"Exactly!" Yang Du said with a smile: "I heard that after Tang Shaochuan resigned as prime minister, he first prepared an industrial group in Shanghai, intending to follow Zhang Jizhi (Zhang Jian) and become a rich man. Helplessly, the complexity of the shopping mall is no less than that of officialdom, and he is not as sleek and sophisticated as Zhang Jizhi, and he almost lost all his money. Later, when Song Dunchu was assassinated, he did not forget about politics, and actively traveled north and south to mediate the contradictions between Yuan Xiangcheng and Sun Yat-sen.

Baixi and he both studied in the United States and were cabinet colleagues, so he should be given a little help when he was down, and he will definitely be grateful to Dade, which is also a good story in the political arena. And he is the first prime minister of the Republic of China, although it is now declining, but his influence in Guangdong Province should not be underestimated. Moreover, he is Yuan Xiangcheng's old man, and Baixi nominated him as the civil governor of Guangdong Province, and he will not be hindered if he wants to come to Yuan Xiangcheng. ”

Sun Yuanqi couldn't help but think of the scene when he went north on the same boat with him, when the two met in Pingshui, but he was so heartfelt and pointed out to himself in every way, such kindness should indeed be reciprocated: "If Tang Shaochuan doesn't dislike it, Sun is willing to invite him out of the mountain." It's just that he once served as the prime minister of the cabinet, and Sun served under him; Now that Sun was lucky enough to be appointed prime minister and let him serve as the civil affairs chief of Guangdong Province, will he agree? I'm afraid he is used to being a mother-in-law and can't be a daughter-in-law! ”

Yang Du replied firmly: "He will agree!" The so-called 'hungry are easy to eat, thirsty are easy to drink', now that he is not even a rich man, how can he pick and choose fat and thin from the size of his official position? ”

And so it is. In real history, by about 1930, Tang Shaoyi had faded all his halo and "stood out to everyone", but he still felt that he had not displayed his ambitions, so he successively served as the chairman of the Zhongshan County Discipline and Administration Implementation Committee in Guangdong Province and the magistrate of Zhongshan County, compiling and printing the "Zhongshan County Development Outline", in an attempt to build Zhongshan County into a model for all counties in the country in 25 years. How could a person who was willing to be even a county magistrate dislike the position of provincial civil governor (equivalent to the provincial governor in later generations)?

"Well, I'll ask Yan Ji to draft a telegram later, and respectfully ask Tang Shaochuan to come out of the mountain!" After Sun Yuanqi finished speaking, he leaned back on the Taishi chair, "Hunan and Guangdong have gradually calmed down, but fortunately, there is no major damage to the armies, and I can finally sleep peacefully!" ”

Yang Du also breathed a sigh of relief: "Yes, Yuan Xiangcheng should also stop for a while, and come to slowly digest the three provinces of Suzhou, Anhui and Jiangxi, and there will be no more trouble." We can take this opportunity to completely straighten out the situation in Hunan and Guangdong provinces, and then start to lay out Fujian, Guangxi, Guizhou and other provinces, waiting for the next opportunity to come. ”

Sun Yuanqi relied on his prophetic foresight to deny Yang Du's inference: "Yuan Xiangcheng won't just give up!" If I guess correctly, he will soon put pressure on the Kuomintang headquarters in Beijing and the Kuomintang legislators in Beijing to force the National Assembly to elect him as the official president at an early date. The Kuomintang headquarters in Beijing originally had a bad relationship with the Shanghai Ministry of Communications, and when Sun Yat-sen, Huang Keqiang and others announced the independence of the Northern Expedition, they severely reprimanded them, and in order to save the crisis, they would inevitably take the initiative to show favor to Yuan Xiangcheng and elect Yuan Xiangcheng as the president as soon as possible. ”

Yang Du pondered for a moment before slowly saying: "What does Baixi mean is that the head of the Kuomintang Beijing headquarters and the Kuomintang parliamentarians in Beijing, Zhang Rongxi (Zhang Yaozeng), Gu Jiufeng (Gu Zhongxiu), Wu Lianbo (Wu Jinglian) and others will take the initiative to break with the southern revolutionaries to avoid being implicated?" If the Kuomintang splits, it will have mixed advantages and disadvantages for us, and the advantage is that the New China Party will dominate the Congress for a long time to come, and many troubles can be avoided; The disadvantage is that without the Kuomintang as an excellent shield, the New China Party will inevitably be at the center of the political party struggle and will easily become the target of public criticism. ”

Sun Yuanqi said: "Forcing the Kuomintang to split is not Yuan Xiangcheng's ultimate goal, his ultimate goal is to completely ban the Kuomintang and cancel the qualifications of the Kuomintang legislators, so that the National Assembly cannot meet because of the lack of a quorum, so as to achieve his intention of monopolizing power!" ”

Yang Du was taken aback: "Yuan Xiangcheng wants to abolish the Congress? Although his excuse is also high-sounding, and the power of capturing the three provinces and expelling Sun Huang can indeed intimidate some people. However, he wants to abolish the newly elected parliament of 40,000 people by himself, but he is afraid that he is a little too arrogant, right? Isn't he worried that Baixi you will agitate the parliament and coax him off the presidency? ”

Sun Yuanqi shook his head: "Before deposing the Kuomintang legislators, he took the initiative to discuss this issue with me and seek the consent of our New China Party." You should know that the ban on the Kuomintang and the abolition of the parliament are not without benefits for our New China Party, especially when the New China Party is developing rapidly and I, the party leader, is still in the position of premier. ”

"What Yuan Xiangcheng said is not unreasonable, and it is true that the parliament has many constraints on the government, especially for the prime minister. However, now that the Kuomintang has been defeated and the New China Party is dominant, the parliament can no longer be our shackles, but the most effective means for us to restrain Yuan Xiangcheng. Why should we discard? Moreover," Yang Du's tone paused slightly, "The rabbit is sad when the fox dies, and the thing hurts it!" (To be continued.) )

ps: Make up for yesterday's 3,000 words!!