Jiang Zhiqing had no choice but to say stupidly: "Then spare him a dog's life for the time being!" However, Mr. Huizi, now you are the chief of civil affairs, and you are the highest civil governor in the province; Chen Yangquan is the secretary for internal affairs, responsible for six aspects: civil governance, police affairs, etiquette and education, civil engineering, Xinjiang management, and health, and the responsibilities of the two overlap. Be careful, don't let him take advantage of it! ”

Yang Du took out a folding fan and fanned it a few times: "The governor of Zhongzheng doesn't have to worry, Yang will naturally save on civil affairs, just grasp the two pieces of civil governance and police affairs, and let Chen Yangquan do some work to repair roads, patrol the border, and treat diseases." But if you are really worried about Yang, then put the army in order. If Chen Yangquan doesn't have the help of the army, he is like a toothless tiger, even if he dances happily, it will only be a disease of scabies. ”

Jiang Zhiqing stood up: "Okay, Jiang will make a cameo appearance in Jianghu Langzhong and pull out the teeth of this Chen Yangcheng!" ”

Just when Jiang and Yang were about to give the new secretary of the interior eye medicine, Yuan Shikai and Zhao Bingjun also gave Chen Mi a face-to-face lecture at the presidential palace and conducted short-term training before taking office. Although there were three people at the scene, most of the time it was Zhao Bingjun who said and Chen Xiao listened, and Yuan Shikai, who was sitting at the top, just smiled and silently tasted tea, but the meaning was self-evident.

Zhao Bingjun said: "Brother Yang's inauguration in Sichuan this time is the result of the great negotiation between the president and Chief Baixi. Originally, the virtuous brother studied in the military academy, and once led the army to resist the enemy, organized and trained the new army, and successively served as the 33rd mixed association commander and the 20th town commander, and it was appropriate to take up the post of governor of Sichuan. When the president first consulted with Sun Baixi, he also recommended you to be the governor of Sichuan, but you also know that. Now the southern provinces are nominally subordinate to the central government, but in fact they are doing their own thing, and Sun Baixi is no exception.

"Initially. Sun Baixi only agreed to give you an observer in western Sichuan, the terrain in western Sichuan is steep, and the people are mixed, what can you do with the observation enablement? And the virtuous brother is so talented, how can he secretly invest in the pearl? Therefore, the president argued with reason, and in the end Sun Baixi had to give in and promised to give the post of secretary of the interior. The Secretary for the Interior is second only to the Governor and the Chief of Civil Affairs, and can be said to be below the two and above the tens of millions. As long as the measures to raise the elder brother are appropriate, there is still a lot to be done! ”

Chen Xiao hurriedly got up and bowed deeply to Yuan Shikai: "Thank you for the cultivation of the president, I will definitely be smeared with liver and brain." To repay the kindness of the encounter! ”

Yuan Shikai put down the teacup and said with a smile: "Yang Cheng is too polite!" To tell you the truth, you have been immersed in the military camp for a long time, and you have a lot of attainments. It is most suitable to serve as a governor or commander. However, the situation is such that you have no choice but to take up the post of Secretary for Home Affairs for the time being. However, Yuan had been in public affairs with Chen Wenyu in the court, and he was quite familiar with the deeds of this senior, and he had successively held important positions in the ministries of rites, households, officials, and workers, and knew all kinds of internal affairs well, and his reputation for being capable was full of the government and the opposition. As the heir of Chen Wenyu's father, Yang Quan has a family history, and I believe that he will be familiar with the post of Secretary for Internal Affairs! And "The Art of War" also says, "Let it be written." 'Together', it shows that the civil and military forces cannot be wasted. Now Yang Cheng is in charge of internal affairs as a civilian. Xi Yunwen Yunwu's skills will definitely be able to make great achievements in the future! ”

Yuan Shikai's remarks are just like the conclusion of the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee: The decision of the Presidential Office to appoint Comrade Chen Xiao as director of Sichuan's internal affairs department is completely in line with the needs of Sichuan's overall political and development situation. Comrade Chen Xiao has a long history, is familiar with internal affairs, is politically mature, has a firm stand, insists on maintaining a high degree of consistency with the presidential palace, has a high level of political theory, has strong organizational leadership and coordination ability, has courage in work, pays attention to grasping major matters, lifts heavy weights lightly, and handles things steadily. The Great Presidential Office believes that it is appropriate for Comrade Chen Xiao to serve as the director of the Sichuan Department of Internal Affairs! I believe that under the leadership of Comrade Chen Xiao, Sichuan will definitely emancipate its mind, forge ahead, seek truth and be pragmatic, work in a down-to-earth manner, make new and greater achievements, and live up to the trust of the president and the expectations of the Sichuan people!

Although he knew that his appointment as the Minister of Internal Affairs of Sichuan was nothing more than an exchange of interests between Yuan Shikai and Sun Yuanqi, Chen Xiao got up again when he heard this, and replied respectfully: "Thank you for the teachings of the President!" ”

Zhao Bingjun said: "Since the founding of the Republic of China, although it is claimed that the north and the south have unified and achieved a republic, in fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the country is divided into three parts: the central government forces in North China and Northeast China, the forces of the Jiangnan Revolutionary Party, and the forces of the Sun family in the northwest and southwest. Coupled with the covetousness of foreign powers, the situation in the country is such that the president often sleeps all night for it. This time, the president elected you as the director of internal affairs of Sichuan, do you know the purpose of raising you? ”

Chen Xiao replied carelessly: "I know a little bit below." ”

Zhao Bingjun said: "It's good to know!" It is rumored that after Sun Baixi heard that you had been appointed secretary for internal affairs, he immediately appointed Jiang Zhiqing, the former commander of the 46th Mixed Association, as the temporary governor of Sichuan, and Yang Du, the former secretary for internal affairs, was changed to the head of civil affairs. However, the elder brother is not worried, Jiang Zhiqing has not yet been established, and the milk smell has not dried; Yang Du is a corrupt Confucian, who has just set foot in officialdom, and he is an unknown person, and he will never be your opponent. ”

Chen Xiao asked tentatively: "As far as Chen knows, Jiang Zhiqing graduated from the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School and was a classmate of Zhao Xingzhi and Yan Baichuan; As for Yang Du, he is the proud protégé of Wang Renqiu (Wang Minyun), the old man of Xiangqi, and it is said that he has done his best to the skills of Emperor Wang Xiangqi, and he was put into the curtain of President Sun in his early years. In this way, I'm afraid that neither of them is easy, right? ”

Zhao Bingjun laughed and said: "It's right for Brother Yang Cheng to be careful with the two of them, but you don't have to be afraid of the enemy like a tiger!" Since the Qing Dynasty, there are not many generals in the army who have graduated from the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School, and there are no less than 100 people in the six towns of Beiyang alone. Zhao Xingzhi, Yan Baichuan, Jiang Zhongzheng and others are just heroes who have made the erector famous, and they are by no means talented and intelligent.

As for Yang Du, it is said that Xiang Yiliu has succeeded because of people, and there is no need to be afraid! If Wang Xiangqi's imperial technique was really useful, why did Su Shun and the other eight ministers be killed by the Empress Dowager of the West? Wang Xiangqi once lobbied Zeng Wenzhenggong with imperial techniques, and was reprimanded by Zeng Wenzhenggong as a fool. Even if Yang Du has the skills of Emperor Wang Xiangqi, he is just another fool, why be afraid? ”

Although Chen Xiao was very dissatisfied with Zhao Bingjun's remarks, he still praised with admiration on the surface: "President Zhao is high! ”

Zhao Bingjun continued: "Although Brother Yang Cheng entered Sichuan this time as the chief of internal affairs, he doesn't have to worry about internal affairs, and Yang Du and others will not let you interfere too much in Sichuan's internal affairs. Your priority is to contact your comrades in the Bashu army, and if something happens, you can rely on it as an arm. Zhao knows that you have been in Sichuan in the summer of the 29th year of Guangxu (1903) to the Xiliang shogunate in the summer of the 29rd year of Guangxu (1903) to the transfer of Xia Feng from Sichuan in the 33rd year of Guangxu (1907), for four years, during which he served as the office of the Sichuan Military Academy and the 33rd mixed association of the Sichuan New Army, and participated in the formation and training of 14 battalions of the New Army. Nowadays, the people of Israel are walking on the soil, and they must be familiar with it and get twice the result with half the effort! ”

Chen Xiao said: "When it comes to liaising with colleagues in the army, I am naturally willing to serve." It's just that Chen has been away from Sichuan for five years, during which time four or five governors have been replaced in Sichuan, and lieutenant generals and colonels have been purged and eliminated several times. After the rise of the Baolu Movement, there was a scuffle in Bashan and Shushui, and there were many people killed and killed. Then General Sun led his troops into Sichuan, and wantonly reorganized the soldiers in Sichuan, and I heard that in the near future, Sichuan will send troops into Tibet, and the main force is a new army that was originally organized and trained. After such a tossing and turning, I am afraid that there are not many old people left in the army, and it is difficult to use them as help. ”

Zhao Bingjun said: "Brother Yang's words are wrong! According to Zhao, the more old colleagues are tossed and eliminated in Sichuan, the greater the hope of success! ”

"What do you mean by that?"

Zhao Bingjun explained: "You think, those who can become friends with Yang Cheng must have great ambitions, and their positions in the army are not low. If they are laid off, they will inevitably be dissatisfied, and it will naturally be easier to attract them. You can promise them that after the deed is completed, you will be appointed as the governor of Sichuan, and all the eliminated generals and schools can be reinstated, and the meritorious officials will be promoted and used. They will be grateful and happy to die! ”

Chen Xiao glanced at Yuan Shikai, only to see that he was still smiling and silently drinking tea. Obviously, Zhao Bingjun's condition was instructed by Yuan Shikai. At that moment, Chen Xiao nodded and replied, "I will definitely do my best!" ”

Zhao Bingjun said: "This matter is not in a hurry, the key is to be safe, after all, the provinces around Sichuan are not under the control of the central government now, if you rashly start an incident, it is easy to fall into a situation of being embattled and isolated." After you arrive in Sichuan, you might as well plan slowly for one to two years, collect the old ministry to clean up people's hearts, and wait for Hubei to fall into the hands of the central government, and then act before it is too late! ”

Chen Xiao said: "I can save it." ”

Zhao Bingjun said: "Brother Yang Cheng entered Sichuan alone this time, he will definitely encounter countless difficulties and obstacles, the so-called 'the world is difficult to do, money is a horse, and the city wants to break the wine for the army', the foolish brother has nothing else in his hands, so he has to give the virtuous brother 200,000 yuan to the strong line, I wish the virtuous brother success!" After speaking, he took out an open Citibank check from his arms and handed it to Chen Xiao.

Yuan Shikai also put down the teacup at this time, and said softly: "Yang Quan, if you encounter any difficulties after you arrive in Sichuan, even if you report to the Great Presidential Palace, we will definitely try our best to solve them, ask for money for money, and ask people to give people, the purpose is to strive to restore Sichuan to the old peaceful scene as soon as possible." As for what the peaceful scene of the old days in Sichuan is to be restored, it is up to Chen Mi to guess it himself.

"On behalf of the Sichuan military and civilians, thank you for the president's strong support!" Chen Xiao knew that this "pre-appointment training" was over, and after speaking, he got up and said goodbye.

Yuan Shikai and Zhao Bingjun sent Chen Xiao outside the door. Before parting, Yuan Shikai said again: "Yang Quan, Sun Baixi is your teacher, you might as well visit him once before leaving Beijing." The way of the teacher is also a great gift of humanity, which should not be neglected! (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please go to read. )