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Yang Shiqi sneered: "The blue son is so calculating! Not to mention Sichuan, I still want to get involved in Shaanxi, Shanxi and even Zhili. If that's the case, what does it taste like my family is in charge of the world? It is better to ask Lord Sun to come forward to form a cabinet, and my family occupies the three provinces of Zhili, Shanxi, and Shaanxi. What do you think? ”

Yang Du snorted: "Xingweng, since Lord Yuan wants to be in charge of the world, he should be a big belly, why bother to compete with his subordinates?" ”

Yang Shiqi said: "To be in charge of the world, you must also deserve your name, and you can't harm the truth with your name, right?" Now that the revolutionary party has won the provinces south of Jiangsu, Anhui, and Hubei, the three eastern provinces, and Inner and Outer Mongolia are all forbidden to Manchu and Mongolia, and you will occupy Sichuan, Shaanxi, Shanxi, and even Zhili, and my family only has Henan and Shandong. In this way, not to mention whether my family can sit on the throne of the president, even if he sits on it, he will only govern two provinces, and the decree will not leave the capital, what is the difference between him and the current governor? ”

Sun Yuanqi frowned and said, "According to Xingweng, what should we do?" ”

Yang Shiqi said: "The original will of the imperial court was that Lord Sun would temporarily serve as the governor of Sichuan as a cabinet minister, and the 44th Mixed Association would accompany him into Sichuan to quell the rebellion. Since the adults are willing to stay in Sichuan in accordance with the previous will, then Yang asked the adults to give an order and ordered the 44th Mixed Association to hand over the defense of Jin and Shaanxi as soon as possible and enter Sichuan as soon as possible. ”

Yang Du's face changed, and he immediately stood up: "Since Xing Weng is so insincere, it's better to go back now!" ”

Sun Yuanqi also shook his head: "I'm afraid that Xing Weng is difficult for a strong man." ”

After listening to the answers of the two, Yang Shiqi did not put down the tea bowl and walked away, and pondered for a moment before saying: "Otherwise, you will first withdraw the troops of the 44th Association of the Central Plains of the Yan-Jin Coalition Army to Shanxi, and then withdraw the troops of Shaanxi to Sichuan." In the future, you will govern Shanxi and Sichuan provinces, how will it be? ”

Yang Du said: "The people of the Yan-Jin coalition army can be withdrawn, but Shaanxi definitely can't. Xingweng, do you think that the person who became the governor of the Shaanxi Military Government would still listen to the orders of our lordship, the governor of Sichuan? ”

Yang Shiqi was noncommittal to Yang Du's question, and just said lightly: "Since Zhao Xingzhi is the governor of the capital does not listen to your orders. That's just right, after my family put down the rebellion in the sixth and twentieth towns, he sent his division to the west, so that he would know how serious the consequences of disobeying Lord Sun's orders were! ”

Yang Du said: "That's not necessary! How to say that Zhao Xingzhi is also a student of my family, how to teach it is not Xing Weng and Yuan's turn to worry. ”

"Now there are nine governors in the Qing Dynasty. Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu each occupy one of them. Master Sun has temporarily taken Sichuan, and Zhao Xingzhi has taken Shaanxi. Sichuan and Shaanxi are connected, and the provinces and regions of Gansu, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Tibet and other provinces and regions in the west are not owned by the imperial court, far better than the two governors of Sichuan and Shaanxi and Gansu. Not only that, but you also have to occupy Shanxi, which is almost half of the country's area. Is it tolerable, or is it intolerable? So. My family will never allow Lord Sun to monopolize the three provinces of Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Shanxi! Yang Shiqi was very resolute.

Yang Du raised his eyebrows: "Otherwise, as long as my family has the right to manage in Sichuan and Shaanxi; We remain neutral towards Shanxi, if you Lord Yuan have the ability, just go and get it, we have nothing to say. What do you think? ”

Yang Shiqi pondered for a moment and asked, "Then the original 44th Association troops in the Yan-Jin coalition army, when do you plan to withdraw to Shaanxi or Sichuan?" ”

Without waiting for Yang Du to answer, Sun Yuan said at first: "Xingweng." Do you think you can ask Lord Yuan to classify the area where Jingshi University is located as a non-combat zone, and no army is allowed to enter it at will? I can order Cheng Huchen's unit to disarm as soon as possible and return to school with only some light weapons. Maintain order. ”

Yang Shiqi was stunned: "As far as Yang knows, there are as many as two or three thousand people in Cheng Huchen's department. I'm afraid it's not appropriate for these people to be stationed near Jingshi, right? In Yang Shiqi's heart, this is not only inappropriate, but it is simply that the drunkard does not mean to drink.

Sun Yuanqi was stunned when he heard this: "Are there so many people? Is Xing Weng joking? ”

At the beginning of the formation of the 44th Mixed Association, Shen Xiangyun once introduced that there were about 5,500 people in the full organization, but the actual number was mostly insufficient, the normal average was about 4,200 people, and the minimum was only 2,500 people. Sun Yuanqi's original intention was to follow the minimum standard. Two or three thousand people will do. As for how to form the formation later, Sun Yuanqi did not ask.

As far as Sun Yuanqi knew, there were 2,000 people from the 44th Mixed Association who accompanied them into Sichuan, and about 2,000 people from Zhao Jingxing's department. According to the full number of 5,500 people in the National Association, Taiyuan is only about 1,500 people. Even if none of them stayed in Shanxi, all of them joined the Yan-Jin coalition army. There are no "two or three thousand people" as Yang Shiqi said!

"No joke!" Yang Shiqi replied firmly, "Intelligence shows that the Jiang Zhiqing division of the 44th Mixed Association into Sichuan is about 1,900 people, the Zhao Xingzhi division that remained in Shaanxi has reached 7,500 after the integration of the remaining troops of the 39th Mixed Association and the patrol team, and the army middle school hall, etc., and the Yan Xishan division in Shanxi has recruited three new battalions with more than 2,500 people, and the Cheng Huchen department directly under the government is about 2,400 people. Therefore, although the 44th Mixed Association is nominally an association, it is actually only big and small compared to the town. ”

In his famous book "Seven Weapons", Gu Long wrote: "The person who knows you best is often not a friend, but your opponent." Sun Yuanqi really felt this at this time, before that, he didn't know that there were so many people in the 44th Mixed Association. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glared at Yang Du fiercely.

Yang Duhun was like no one, and said to Yang Shiqi: "It seems that Xing Weng is prepared!" However, as my family said, Jingshi University is a place where students not only come from all over the country, but also more than 1,000 foreign tourists. It is not advisable to make a big move in the vicinity, as it will hinder the observation at home and abroad. It is best to designate it as a non-belligerent zone, and Cheng Huchen's troops will maintain order. ”

Yang Shiqi said: "In this case, then Yang will implore Lord Yuan to send an elite to take charge of the security near Jingshi University after he goes back." There is no need to bother Cheng Huchen's troops to trek back and forth, they can just go back to Shaanxi. ”

Yang Du shook his head: "I'm sorry, Jingshi University has poured ten years of hard work into my family, and there are countless treasures of the country, such as Yin Shang oracle bones, Dunhuang testaments, Song and Yuan rare books, ancient and modern books, all of which are unique in the world." Seven or eight out of ten of the soldiers of Cheng Huchen's department were recruited from the school affiliated to Jingshi University, and they were clear about the value of these treasures, so they would naturally take good care of them. In contrast, the elite under the command of Lord Yuan is a good player on the battlefield, but he is afraid that he has no knowledge of these tortoiseshell bones and old books and rotten paper, let alone cherishes them. If some bad people see the treasure and encourage them to guard and steal themselves, wouldn't it be beyond the reach of the umbilicus? ”

Yang Shiqi said: "Then you won't need two or three thousand people!" ”

Yang Du smiled: "Xingweng, you must not have been to Jingshi University, right?" ”

"So what?"

"You're not going to say anything like that." Yang Du said: "Jingshi University covers an area of more than 15,000 acres, with classrooms, dormitories, laboratories, research institutes, libraries and other buildings dotted around. Now that the army is in chaos, if there are not thousands of people closely guarded, I am afraid that the net will leak and swallow the boat! ”

"Five hundred is enough!" Yang Shiqi said.

"Fifteen hundred!" The two began to bargain.

……

In the end, the quota for Cheng Huchen's troops to enter Beijing was limited to 1,000 people, and only rifles and **** were allowed, and mortars, mountain artillery and other weapons of mass destruction were not allowed. However, Yang Du didn't pay attention to this at all: the Beiping Iron Works is close at hand, and if you want a mortar, don't you pinch the snail with three fingers - grab it with your hand?

While Sun Yuanqi, Yang Du and Yang Shiqi were negotiating, on the other side of the world, Sun Yat-sen was also busy lobbying British dignitaries in an attempt to gain the British government's friendship and support for the Chinese revolution.

Before coming to England, Sun Yat-sen had called US Secretary of State Knox for a secret meeting on the current situation of the Chinese revolution – and of course Knox did not hesitate to refuse his request. Although this result was expected, and it also achieved the goal of propagating the revolution in disguise, the attitude of the US government still disappointed Sun Yat-sen.

Britain was the second country in which Sun Yat-sen made diplomatic efforts for the Republic of China. In his mind, Britain is also the key to diplomacy at the moment, so he must be prepared for anything. With the help of Homer Lee, he first found Duxun, the general manager of the Vega Gun Factory.

Those who can be arms dealers are all rich people with backgrounds and net worth, and Du Xun is no exception. Although Du Xun is only a second- or third-rate character, as a knight of the British Empire, he can barely make his voice heard in British politics. This is also one of the reasons why Homer Li and Sun Yat-sen came to the door - big-name politicians don't bother to deal with them at all, and they can only eat closed doors when they ask to see them, so they have to retreat to the second.

Duxon was also reluctant to meet with the leaders of the rebels from the Far East, but Homer Lee offered a condition that he could not refuse: Sun Yat-sen would soon become president of the United States of China, and he could later order a large number of weapons and ammunition from the Vega Gun Factory. Since the Westernization Movement, the Chinese government has had a reputation among British arms dealers as "stupid people with a lot of money". So Duxon changed his mind.

In this way, Sun Yat-sen, accompanied by Homer Lee, visited Duxun.

Du Xun was very polite to the two of them for the sake of white flowers and silver, and asked politely after greetings: "Mr. Sun, I don't know if I can help you?" ”

Sun Yat-sen's English was very well cultivated, and he had no problem listening, speaking, reading and writing, and replied: "Sir Duxon, I would like to ask you to submit a statement and a memorandum to your foreign secretary, Mr. Gray. As he spoke, he took out two documents from his leather bag and handed them over. (To be continued.) )