As soon as the car stopped at the gate of the courtyard, Lilith hurried up to meet it and couldn't wait to ask, "Yank, how is the situation?" ”

Sun Yuanqi said: "Although there are some twists and turns, fortunately, I am fortunate not to be dishonored. However, it is better to handle the matter of your naturalization as a Chinese nationality as soon as possible. ”

Lilith immediately smiled: "Don't worry, we Jews are the most trustworthy. Since you have fulfilled your contract, I will not break my promise. Having said that, now that Bloomage Bank has obtained the right to issue currency, I am afraid that the stock price will increase several times, and the minted silver dollars will be in short supply, is it time to issue banknotes? ”

Sun Yuanqi scolded with a smile: "Money fan! ”

When I entered the courtyard, I happened to see Chen Xunen, Feng Jishan and Yang Jie sorting out information in the house, so I walked over and asked casually: "Yan Ji, Huan Zhang, Geng Guang, do you know Chen Xiao?" ”

Yang Jiezi Gengguang, a native of Dali, Yunnan, was admitted to Jingshi University in the last years of Guangxu, and in his sophomore year, he was admitted to the army non-commissioned officer school to be sent to the qualification, studied in the artillery department, and just graduated this year. It happened that Sun Yuan got up and went to Běijīng's side to be short of people, so he left him behind to help. Because he returned to China not long ago, he was not very familiar with the domestic political scene, so he naturally didn't know who Chen Xiao was.

Chen Xunen is in contact with intelligence every day and knows all about the officialdom across the country, so when he heard this, he asked rhetorically: "Are you talking about Chen Xiao and Chen Yangquan?" ”

Sun Yuan nodded: "It's this person!" Hikoji, how much do you know about him? ”

Chen Xunen is like a number of family treasures: "Chen Xiao, the word Yangquan, a native of Anlu, Hubei, was born in the ninth year of Tongzhi (1870) in a scholar's family, and his uncle and grandfather were Chen Wenyu Gong (Chen Xuedi), the former secretary of the Ministry of Industry of the Qing Dynasty. But his father died young. His family was poor and suffered from hunger since he was a child, but he was inspired to study hard. In the thirteenth year of Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1887), he was admitted to Xiucai. Life has only changed for the better. After that, he successively studied in Wuchang Jingxin Academy, Hubei Wubei School, Jingshi University Hall and other schools. ”

Sun Yuan said in his heart: He is really Chen Xiao's cheap teacher, it seems that Yuan Shikai has no nonsense.

"Oh, it turns out that the adult is talking about that Chen Xiao! Feng had also heard of this person when he was a soldier in the Wuwei Right Army before, and it was said that he was very amazing! Feng Jishan patted his thigh and said, "Gengziguo has changed." Chen Xiao, who was a student at the time, was appointed by Rongzhongtang (Ronglu) as the military guard of the Military Aircraft Department, and led 300 soldiers to guard Chaoyangmen. As a result, he was undaunted and fought against the enemy. Killed hundreds of devils from Rì, Russia and other countries. Later, the capital was lost, and the emperor hunted in the west, and he collected the remnants of the soldiers to fight bloodily, and rushed out of the Xizhi Gate and left.

"On the way to Baoding with the army. He found more than 100,000 taels of silver abandoned by the roadside. This is the salary given to Rong Zhongtang by President Yuan Da, who came to King Qin. Somehow left on the side of the road. As a result, Chen Xiao didn't take a penny, escorted all the way, and handed over the salary to Rong Zhongtang. Rong Zhongtang praised him so much, and marveled that there was such a person in the world today, so Chen Xiao became famous all over the world. ”

Sun Yuanqi knew in his heart: I said how Yuan Shikai highly recommended this person, it turned out that they had formed a good relationship more than ten years ago. However, Chen Xiao is a scholar in the district, and he can not be chaotic in the battle, not chaotic in the face of wealth, and bravely take the lead. Honesty and self-discipline are truly remarkable. At that moment, Sun Yuanqi praised sincerely: "It seems that this Chen Yangquan is really a character!" ”

Chen Xunen said: "Who says it's not? It is rumored that Zhang Taiyan was shocked when he saw Chen Yangquan for the first time. called him 'China's No. 1 person', and said, 'He rì died in the Republic of China must be this person', so you can imagine the demeanor of this Chen Yangquan! ”

Speaking of the "Dead Republic of China", Yuan Shikai, Chang Kaishen, Kunlun and even A Bian all have made great contributions to the world, and it is estimated that Chen Xiao cannot be counted. But Zhang Taiyan's words are not very wrong, Chen Xiao did lose the country, but this country is the Chinese Empire with the era name Hongxian. This is to talk about the famous "six gentlemen who started with illness and died in Erchen Tang" in the Republic of China.

"Erchen Tang" was originally a prescription in the Song Dynasty's "Taiping Huimin and Pharmacy Formula", which can dry and damp phlegm, regulate qi and neutralize, and is not harmful, and generally does not die. But in the early years of the Republic of China, "Erchen Tang" refers to the Shaanxi general Chen Shufan, the Sichuan general Chen Xiao and the Hunan general Tang Qianming, all three of whom are Yuan Shikai's henchmen, and Yuan Shikai's purpose in sending them to Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Hunan is to prevent Cai Yi in Yunnan. Who knew that after Yuan Shikai restored the imperial system, the three of them successively announced dúlì and turned their backs on Yuan Shikai. Especially Chen Xiao, who directly wanted to cut off his personal relationship with Yuan Shikai during the call, which made Yuan Shikai suffer a heavy psychological blow, and finally died with a whimper. So there is a saying of "sending life to Erchen soup".

Sun Yuanqi asked again: "After the change of Gengzi Kingdom, what about Chen Yangquan's behavior?" ”

Chen Xunen then replied: "After the Gengzi State Change, he faded out of the political arena for two or three years because of the death of Chen Wenyu Gongxian, his own illness, and his return to his hometown to visit relatives, until he served under the curtain of Xiliangxi, the governor of Sichuan, in the summer and autumn of the 29th year of Guangxu (1903). During his time in Sichuan, he was responsible for the formation and training of 14 battalions of the Sichuan New Army, and also served as the director of the Sichuan Military Academy and the 33rd Mixed Association of the Sichuan New Army. ”

No wonder Yuan Shikai wanted Chen Xiao to go to Sichuan, it turned out that Chen Xiao not only had a deep friendship with Yuan Shikai, but also had a deep foundation in the Sichuan military circles, and the officers and soldiers he taught or trained were now densely packed up and down the army. Once he takes up his post in Sichuan, he can dig up the foot of the wall with ease and get twice the result with half the effort. It seems that Yuan Shikai was premeditated!

Sun Yuanqi's face was a little yīn deep: "What happened later?" ”

Chen Xunen said: "Since then, Chen Yangquan has basically followed the promotion of Master Xi and transferred. Lord Xi was reappointed as the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, and he served as the commander of the Yunnan Army Mixed Association; Lord Xi was transferred to the governor-general of the three eastern provinces, and he served as a senator of the superintendent of the three eastern provinces, until he was later promoted to the commander of the 20th town of the army. After the Republic of China, he had a close relationship with President Yuan Da, Vice President Li, Huang Keqiang and others. Intelligence shows that the disbandment of Lan Tianwei's department in Yantai a few times ago was from his handiwork. ”

After the failure of the Luanzhou mutiny, Lan Tianwei fled to the northeast to prepare for a comeback. Later, when he heard that Sun Yat-sen had returned to China, he rushed to Shanghai to meet him, reported in detail the situation in the north, and put forward the strategic idea of occupying the three eastern provinces, smashing Youyan from the side, and overthrowing the Manchu rule in one fell swoop. Sun Yat-sen praised this and ordered the Shanghai Military Governor's Office to send three warships to assist. So Lan Tianwei led thousands of people from the Northern Expedition People's Army composed of daredevils and young students who participated in the Shanghai Uprising to the north by boat, occupied Yantai, Shandong, and then watched the area around Beijing and Tianjin.

After the peace agreement between the north and the south was reached, Lan Tianwei still garrisoned Yantai, like a dagger placed between the ribs of Zhongyāngzhèngfǔ, which made Yuan Shikai unable to sleep and eat. At first, Yuan Shikai sent Tao Yunhe with 100,000 oceans to persuade Lan Tianwei to disband the troops, but the jīng light of 100,000 oceans was still fruitless. On the contrary, Lan Tianwei's department got 100,000 oceans, and the team became stronger and more arrogant. Seeing this, Yuan Shikai sent Chen Gong again. According to the intelligence: Chen Xiao talked with Lan Tianwei after he arrived in Yantai, agitated a three-inch incorruptible tongue, moved with emotion and reason, and finally dismissed Lan Tianwei's department within three rì without spending a penny of public funds!

Sun Yuanqi muttered to himself: "Sure enough, it's not that the enemies don't get together, it's not that the Raptors don't get together!" ”

Chen Xunen was a little strange: "Why did the adults suddenly ask about Chen Yangquan?" ”

Sun Yuanqi said: "In exchange for the president's support for sending troops, I decided to resign from the post of governor of Sichuan on my own initiative and appointed Chen Yangquan as the director of internal affairs of Sichuan. ”

"Ahh Chen Xunen, Feng Jishan, Yang Jie and other three people were surprised at the same time.

Sun Yuanqi smiled bitterly: "I originally thought that Chen Yangquan was an ordinary bird, and it would not be a big deal to let him be the director of internal affairs." After listening to your story, I realized that he was so powerful, and he had deep roots in Sichuan. My trick was self-defeating, and now it's a wolf lure. Tell me, what should you do now? ”

Feng Jishan said: "My lord, how can you be so troublesome? At the end of the day, you're the teacher and he's the student. If he is obedient, he will be able to speak well; If you dare to have a backbone on the back of your head, knead it round and flattened, and pose like an eighteen-like appearance, isn't it a word from you? Anyway, the emperor of Sichuan Tiangao is far away, whether it is exile, captivity, or sentencing and beheading, it all depends on the will of the adult, even the president is beyond the reach of the whip! ”

Chen Xunen said: "Adults don't mind! Chen Yangquan's foundation in Sichuan is nothing more than in the army, and most of the troops entering Tibet this time happen to be the new army that was originally organized and trained. As soon as they left, Chen Yangquan became a source of water and a tree without roots. And those who remain in Sichuan are our own student army, even if Chen Yangquan can boast of his life, it is difficult to move. Coupled with the support of Mr. Huizi, Zhongzheng Association, Jingsheng Association, etc., even if Chen Yangquan has the ability to bloom lotus flowers, he can only sit in a poor city in the end! ”

Sun Yuanqi asked Yang Jie again: "Geng Guang, what is your opinion?" ”

Yang Jie replied respectfully: "Chen Yangquan has not been seen before as a student, and from listening to the narration of Mr. Heyan and his brother, you can roughly know three points: first, he is a student of Mr.; Two, he is very talented; Third, he has some friendship with the president, and he may have ulterior motives when he went to Sichuan. Therefore, it can neither be used for him, nor can it be of great use. No, not only is the president dissatisfied, but I am afraid that other students of Mr. and even other talented people in the world will inevitably hurt him; is of great use, but I am afraid that he will have bad intentions and betray the division commander.

"When students read "Water Margin" as a child, they heard others say that "Water Margin" should be read as a political book, and the key point of "Water Margin" is to reject Chao Gai and overhead Chao Gai. Now it seems that Chen Yangquan is nothing more than an overhead. Throughout the provinces of the country today, seven or eight out of ten are governors who are also civil governors, and the civil affairs chiefs can oversee the departments of internal affairs, finance, education, and industry. The new Governor may wish to pay more attention to the affairs of the Interior Division, and the Governor or his subordinates will handle important matters, and the Governor will leave small and trivial matters to the Secretary of the Interior, and no one can say anything wrong.

"Other financial, industrial and other matters have their own ownership, and Chen Yangquan will naturally not risk the world's condemnation. As for military affairs, it has always been the governor and the cadres who are arbitrary, and it is never the turn of the secretary for internal affairs to intervene. But if Chen Yangquan has any misdeeds, he might as well be severely punished, so that he does not dare to overstep the slightest. As long as the military power in Sichuan is still in his hands, he is not afraid that someone will change the sky. ”

Chen Xunen also said: "For today's plan, it is necessary to appoint a new governor as soon as possible before Chen Yangquan enters Sichuan, so as to make arrangements in advance." There are many talents in Shu, I don't know who the adults are interested in? (To be continued.) )

PS: That's part for today.