After Zhao Jingfan left, Sun Yuanqi walked alone in Jingshi Town, while his secretary Chen Xunen and the guards stayed far behind.

Sun Yuanqi walked aimlessly, and his thoughts were flying all over the sky, as if he was thinking about Zhao Jingfan's choice, and it seemed that family affairs, state affairs, and world affairs rushed to his heart at the same time, and his brows were tightly locked and could no longer be unraveled. When I thought about it, I found that I didn't seem to be thinking about anything, and I was a little vague about whether I was even thinking about it.

Seeing that the sky was gradually darkening, and the evening breeze in the mountains on the outskirts of Beijing in October was also quite cool, Sun Yuanqi woke up from this chaotic state, and found that he had unconsciously come to the gate of Jingshi University, and the stone tablet of the school name inscribed by his uncle Sun Jianai was still lying on the lawn, but the original gilt had completely faded, and only dark handwriting remained; Students come and go in a hurry, either rushing to attend a dinner outside the school, or rushing back to school for evening self-study just after eating outside.

Crossing the school gate and entering the campus, you will see countless stone monuments set up on the green space facing the school gate, most of which are merit monuments engraved with the names of donors, only the towering stone building in the middle is the "Monument to the Martyrs of the Battle of the Guardian School" erected at the beginning of last year, and the base is engraved with the names, places of origin, and positions of the soldiers who died in the Battle of the Guardian School. The vast majority of these sacrificed soldiers were young people in their teens and twenties, who should have had a more brilliant life, but their lives came to an end here.

Sun Yuanqi couldn't help but think of the generous and benevolent but upright uncle and grandfather Sun Jianai, the greatest ideal in the minds of their generation of traditional scholars. It should be under the premise of being loyal to the monarch and filial piety to his father to achieve his goal of "giving birth to a Taifu and dying to Wenzheng". The eldest was the champion of the imperial examination high school, and was once the teacher of the Guangxu Emperor. In February of the 34th year of Guangxu, he was given the title of prince and prince in the township reunion, reaching and surpassing the life glory of "Shengjin Taifu". In this last days, there is such glory, which can be regarded as a prosperous and prosperous life, so his only concern before his death is whether he can be Wenzheng after death.

But those young people who died in the battle of nursing schools, what was the ideological support at that time to dare to fight to the death against the Qing army several times their size, and finally sacrifice their young lives? Is it a mission, or is it driven by circumstances? Maybe in their hearts. There is also a noble faith! Thinking of this, Sun Yuanqi bowed deeply three times to the monument.

Just as Sun Yuanqi was about to leave, he suddenly heard someone calling his name: "Huh." Isn't this Baixi? It's really 'stepping on iron shoes and finding nowhere to go, and it takes no effort to get them'! ”

Sun Yuanqi hurriedly turned around: "Principal Ren?" It's already dark, why do you still have Yaxing out for a walk? Who is this one next to you? ”

The person who came was Liang Qichao, who is currently the vice president of Jingshi University, the president of the China Policy Research Institute and the editor-in-chief of the dúlì review. Since taking over the China Policy Research Institute and the Dúlì Review at the beginning of last year, Liang Qichao has actively organized personnel to investigate and analyze the actual situation in various regions and strata of China. Combining the existing experience of China and the West. It provides political, economic, educational, legal, financial, military and other policy references, and at the same time sharply criticizes the shortcomings of the current stage and society, and makes hard work for the reform of the country, including the important historical mission of carrying the black pot for Sun Yuanqi, a traverser.

Liang Qichao's gaze is still warm and deep, and the flowing look of his eyes seems to be shining in the dark night: "The name Jiang Fangzhen next to Liang, a native of Haining, Zhejiang, studied at the Rì Army Non-commissioned Officer School and studied in Germany. He was previously in charge of the Baoding Army Military Academy. Think Baixi must have heard of his name? ”

Sun Yuanqi hurriedly bowed his hand: "It turned out to be Mr. Zhang Taiyan, the principal of Jiang Baili, who was praised as 'the second general of Zhejiang, and the country and the city'!" Sun has heard the name for a long time. It's just one side of the fate. Who knew that there was a fate to meet today, but there were eyes that did not know Mount Tai. If you are offended, please ask Principal Baili for forgiveness! ”

Jiang Baili and Jiang Zunwei are both from Zhejiang, both graduated from Hangzhou Qiushi Academy (the predecessor of the current Zhejiang University), both have studied in the Rì Ben Cheng Wu School, the Rì Ben Army Non-commissioned Officer School, and both are in the military, but one is to learn infantry (Jiang Baili) and the other is to learn cavalry (Jiang Zun Gui), so they were praised by Zhang Taiyan as "the second general of Zhejiang, the country and the city". At that time, the two of them, together with Cai Ye, were also known as the "Three Heroes of the South".

Jiang Baili also bowed and replied: "Fang Zhen has seen Premier Sun!" 'Zhejiang's second general' is just Mr. Taiyan's love, and Baili is really ashamed. And now that the 'two generals of Zhejiang' have disappeared from everyone, how can they compare to Premier Sun's students, General Chiang Kai-shek and Brigadier Jiang Yuyan? That's the veritable 'second Jiang of the country'! ”

Jiang Baili enjoyed a good reputation in the military circles of later generations, especially the two things that won the emperor's sword by beating his classmate Lu Shi and putting forward the strategic idea of protracted war of "exchanging space for time" in the "Theory of National Defense" are the most talked about by the world, and he is known as "one Jiang Baili defeated the entire army twice". The reason why Jiang Baili can have a great reputation is not only because of his own intelligence, but also because of his outstanding friendship and popularity, and the love and support of many celebrities. Zhang Taiyan's praise is just one of them.

First of all, he was born in Haining's big family, his grandfather Jiang Guangxu was a famous bibliophile in the Qing Dynasty, and the engraved "Bei Xia Zhai Series" and "Shi Wen Zi Lao" are still loved by philologists. When he was a teenager, he was appreciated by Fang Yuting, then the commander of Tongxiang County, and Fang Yuting was the father of Fang Shengtao, who served as the commander-in-chief of the garrison of the Generalissimo Sun Yat-sen's mansion, the commander-in-chief of the Fujian People's Army, and the acting chairman of Fujian Province during the Republic of China!

When he was studying at Qiushi Academy, Jiang Baili was repeatedly taken care of by Chen Handi, and later received many reports from Chen Handi in the Northeast before he was blessed by misfortune and turned danger into a disaster. Chen Handi later served as the secretary general of the State Council and the compiler of the Qing History Museum, and his younger brother Chen Jingdi (Chen Shutong) was even more powerful, and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he served as vice chairman of the National People's Congress and vice chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference!

As for making friends with Cai Yi, Liang Qichao, Zhang Lan, Li Liejun, etc., during his studies; met Miao Chang as an apprentice in Germany, and then got into a relationship with Yuan Shikai; Marrying a wife and getting into a relationship with Haining Cha's family, and a daughter marrying Qian Xuesen, are even more well-known anecdotes. Needless to say. Therefore, if you can't do it yourself, you have to ask others to say that you can. At the same time, those who say you can do it must also do it, so that you can really do it!

However, although Jiang Baili is talented and has nobles to support, he is really obedient. In his more than 30 years of military career, he was successively hired as chief of staff or adviser by Zhao Erxun, Duan Qirui, Yuan Shikai, Li Yuanhong, Wu Peifu, Sun Chuanfang, Tang Shengzhi, Chiang Kai-shek, etc., but he did not personally command a single campaign, and most of the planned campaigns ended in failure. can only continue to wander among the warlords. Most of the time, he was in the military education or literary and artistic circles, and he could not pretend to be a military general.

As for the "second general of Zhejiang", Jiang Zunwei of the other. is the son of Jiang Zhiyou, one of the three masters of modern poetry (the other two are Huang Zunxian and Xia Zengyou), and he is also considered to be the queen of the famous family. If Sun Yuanqi had not made trouble, in real history, he should have served as the military minister of the Guangdong Governor's Office and the governor of Guangdong after the Xinhai Revolution. When Tang Shouqian, the governor of Zhejiang, was reappointed as the temporary chief of transportation in Nanjing, he would be elected to take over as the governor of Zhejiang and the chief of civil affairs. It was expected to pass by Sun Yuanqi's butterfly. Not only did he not reap the benefits in Guangdong. In Zhejiang, he was also overwhelmed by Zhu Rui, the successor designated by Tang Shouqian, and had no chance to get ahead at all. In the end, he was sent out of the country by Zhu Rui in the name of "overseas investigation", and there was no follow-up.

The "two generals of Zhejiang" touted by Zhang Taiyan, one is not doing his job, and the other is swept away, and he does have the expectations of the master of Chinese studies. They don't want to say that they are on a par with Jiang Zhiqing, who is the governor of Sichuan and the chief of the navy, but they are afraid that Jiang Zuobin is a little reluctant compared with Jiang Zuobin at the moment. The so-called "raising love" is probably not perfunctory!

Liang Qichao said: "Chiang Kai-shek and Jiang Yuyan are rising stars. It can be called 'the four Jiang of the country' together with Baili and Boqi, and it can be said to be timely. It may not be comparable to the 'Four Heavenly Kings of Tokugawa' in this history (referring to the four retainers of the Tokugawa family, Sakai Tadaji, Honda Tadatsu, Kamihara Yasumasa, and Ii Naomasa), and it can be regarded as a beautiful talk in the history of the world! ”

If someone who is familiar with modern military history hears this sentence, he will inevitably laugh: If you want to follow what Liang Qichao said, then with Jiang Yiwu, Jiang Dingwen, Jiang Guangnai, etc., wouldn't it be possible to form a combination similar to the "rì Ben Seven Pillar Gun"? If you pull in some more cats and dogs surnamed Jiang, maybe you can piece together a joint name like "Tokugawa Sixteen Divine Generals"!

"Ren Gong, how did you know Principal Baili?" Sun Yuan smiled and then asked. In his opinion, Liang Qichao is the leader of the speech world, and Jiang Baili is Qiu Ba, who is incomprehensible and elegant, and the two should have no intersection.

Jiang Baili replied first: "At the beginning, Fang Zhen fled to Rìben to avoid trouble and wanted to enter the Rìben Army Non-commissioned Officer School to study, but in order to prevent the involvement of the traitorous party, the Qing Dynasty set up many obstacles for students to enter Lushi. According to the regulations of the Qing Dynasty, Fang Zhen naturally found it difficult to meet the conditions, so he had to take the liberty of asking Ren Shi to mediate between them, and finally he was lucky to be selected. It was also with the help of this opportunity that Fang Zhen was able to worship under the disciple of Renshi. ”

The relationship between Jiang Baili and Liang Qichao is indeed extraordinary, and in history, they have gone to Europe together to study after the end of World War I. This is Liang Qichao's first time in Europe, he has a wide range of interests, and he has nothing bad about European art, literature, philosophy, history, politics, economics, etc., this time it is like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden. Helplessly, he only knew a little rì and didn't know anything about the twisted Latin alphabet, so he had to ask Jiang Baili, who had been a trainee in Germany, to act as a translator, so he relied on it like a left and right hand.

At this time, Jiang Baili was also very interested in the history of the Renaissance in Europe, and he felt that China before the May Fourth Movement was like Europe before the Middle Ages, and he urgently needed a Renaissance movement to get rid of the constraints of ignorance and ignorance, and then open up the wisdom of the people. After returning to China in 1921, Jiang Baili wrote a book entitled "History of the European Renaissance" based on the results of his European expeditions, and asked Liang Qichao to write a preface to it. Who knew that Liang Qichao couldn't stop writing, and actually wrote more than 50,000 words in one go, and the length of the preface was about the same as the original book. Later, Liang Qichao rewrote and enriched this long preface, and published it under the title "Introduction to Qing Dynasty Academics", and in turn asked Jiang Baili to write a preface for it. This is a well-known story in the academic circles of the Republic of China.

"Maybe Baixi is still wondering why Baili is in Jingshi University?" Liang Qichao then explained, "A few years ago, all the students of the Baoding Army Military Academy petitioned the War Department to remove the principal. After selection, the War Department appointed Baili to be the principal. After Baili arrived at the school, he worked hard to rule and actively carried out reforms, but as a result, he rebelled against Wei Zonghan, director of the Department of Military Studies of the Ministry of War. So he made a hindrance from it, made difficulties everywhere, and constrained in many ways, not only making Baili buy materials, teaching aids, horses, weapons and other funds into a shadow, but also appointing private individuals to crowd out Baili everywhere. In desperation, he had no choice but to resign.

Liang knew that Baili had great talents, and the military office of the China Policy Research Institute was lacking a capable manpower, so he did not avoid his relatives and asked Baili to come over to help. Baixi, you shouldn't have an opinion? (To be continued.) )

ps: Uncle He is writing an online article for the first time, and he has written it intermittently for more than two years, and he has written less than two million words. Not long ago, I met book friends in the book friend group, and he also wrote about the Republic of China, the title of the book "Seeking the Republic of China", although it is also the first time to write, but it is said that he can write 10,000 words a day. Uncle He was both obedient and embarrassed. It is a recommendation, so please appreciate it.