Zhang Xiluan and Zhang Tianhe chatted while eating.

"Battalion Commander Zhang, I won't tell you, some time ago, Yuan Shikai planned to recommend me to Fengtian to be the governor of the three eastern provinces, but I didn't go." Zhang Xiluan said.

"Oh? Why is that? Zhang Tianhe asked.

"You don't know something, the tree is a big move, the official is in danger, the bigger the official does, the greater the responsibility, like in today's troubled times, the official is not good, it is not good, where something goes wrong, the head will be confused, if I go to Fengtian, other colleagues will definitely say that I don't have any real talent and learning, but rely on Yuan Shikai to put the relationship between brothers on the position, I don't have to look, I can imagine how those people scold me behind my back, these officialdom clowns, you are not as good as them, they laugh at you, you are better than them, and they are red-eyedThey never think about the fate of the country, the rise and fall of the nation, they only stare at the black yarn hat on their heads and their vital interests," Feng Xiluan said, "What do you say I want to do?" It's not that I haven't eaten or drunk, I'm just a small prefect, it's good, I don't have to bear any big responsibilities, if there is anything, there is a governor on top. ”

"Master Zhang, it seems that you take this official position very lightly," Zhang Tianhe said, "Others can't go up if they want to, and the court asks you to be a big official, and you still don't go, it's really a high style, and I admire it." ”

"What's the point of fighting for fame and fortune?" Zhang Xiluan said, "Open history and take a look, that Lü Buwei is so rich, he still wants to be a big official, and he helped Yiren to become the monarch of Qin, and in the end, he became the prime minister of the Qin Dynasty, but he lost his head; As the prime minister of Qin, Li Si was not satisfied, and wanted to be crowned king, conspired with Zhao Gao in the sand dunes, tampered with the edict of Qin Shi Huang, established Hu Hai as the emperor, committed a heinous crime, and was finally beheaded; Zhao Gao later became the prime minister and forced Qin II to death, what happened to him? It's not that he was killed by Ziying; Besides, Han Xin, the founder of the Western Han Dynasty, was not satisfied when he became a general, and wanted to be the king of Qi, and asked Liu Bang for the king of Qi, then Liu Bang was also a person who would repay him, at that time, he had a request for Han Xin, so he agreed to it, but when he defeated Xiang Yu, unified the world, and relieved himself, he cleaned up Han Xin, and so on. ”

"What Master Zhang said is extremely true." Zhang Tianhe said.

"What is Camp Commander Zhang's view on the current situation?" Zhang Xiluan asked.

"I think there are two main problems." Zhang Tianhe said.

"Oh? What are the two questions? ”

"One is internal worries, and the other is external troubles." Zhang Tianhe said.

"What do you mean by that?" Zhang Xiluan asked.

"The internal troubles mainly include Mongolian bandits and local bandits, and the external troubles mainly refer to foreign powers, especially Japan," Zhang Tianhe said, "Don't hide it from Lord Zhang, I once went to the Chengde Military Police Headquarters to watch their spring exercises, and their special operations team is also very powerful!" ”

"Oh? Did the Japanese invite you to watch the spring exercises? Zhang Xiluan asked.

"Yes."

"It seems that the Japanese also attach great importance to you," Zhang Xiluan said, "It has been like this since ancient times, almost every dynasty will face internal and external troubles, take the Ming Dynasty as an example, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the outside is the Qing soldiers to enter the customs, the inside is Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong led the peasant uprising, the trouble is upside down, the great Ming Dynasty is a storm, and in the end, the Chongzhen Emperor was forced to hang himself in Jingshan!" ”

"What Master Zhang said is right."

"Since the Governor has appointed you as the commander of the horse battalion, what are you going to do in view of the current situation?" Zhang Xiluan asked.

"Please show me down." Zhang Tianhe said.

"Battalion Commander Zhang, I don't dare to be it, but I have the first order from the Governor Zhao Erxun here," Zhang Xiluan said, taking out a document from his arms and handing it to Zhang Tianhe, "Take a look for yourself." ”

Zhang Tianhe hurriedly stood up, respectfully took the order with both hands, and unfolded it, the above roughly means that Ren Zhanbiao of Hongmakan harmed the local people, and colluded with the Japanese to do evil, and did all kinds of evil, and the impact on the local area was extremely bad, so I ordered your department to exterminate it within a month!

"How? The Governor has high hopes for you, and this is the time for you to make meritorious contributions, so you must cherish the opportunity. Zhang Xiluan said.

"Please rest assured, Lord Zhang, I will definitely complete the task." Zhang Tianhe said solemnly.

"I also heard that this Ren Zhanbiao is very aggressive, at the beginning, the three or four thousand men and horses of Qingfeng Village, the latest Tsarist equipment, was defeated by him, this kid has two brushes, you have to deal with it carefully, if there is any difficulty, you tell me, I will do my best to meet your requirements." Zhang Xiluan said.

"Thank you for your concern."

"I also heard later that there were several murders and arsons that were not committed by your security team, they were all good things they did, they did bad things, and then deliberately framed them for you," Zhang Xiluan said, "It is also to blame me for not overseeing for a while and not investigating these things clearly, if I had known that this was the case, I would have reported it to the Governor General and prevented them from sending troops to recruit and suppress you, and it was Ren Zhanbiao of Hongmakan who should really be recruited." ”

"Lord Zhang doesn't have to blame himself too much, the matter has already passed, so there is no need to mention it again," Zhang Tianhe said, "Besides, this matter is a direct order from the Governor Zhao Erxun, and it has nothing to do with you." ”

"Having said that, I'm still uneasy," Zhang Xiluan said, "I also heard that this Ren Zhanbiao is the apprentice of one of your brothers, Tang Dalong, who was carefully cultivated by him, and he followed him to serve in Qingfeng Village at the beginning, yes or no?" ”

"It turns out that Master Zhang has also heard about this," Zhang Tianhe said, "and now my brother also regrets it." ”

"Since this Zhanbiao defeated Qingfeng Village, his strength has increased greatly, his weapons and equipment are very advanced, and there are also cannons provided to them by the Japanese, and now the number of men and horses has expanded to more than 1,000 people, you can only outwit, not fight hard," Zhang Xiluan said with a worried face, "In short, you must use your brains more, and you must be careful." ”

"Lord Zhang, it turns out that you also know something about Ren Zhanbiao," Zhang Tianhe said, "This person is not only strong in martial arts, but also resourceful, take his attack on Qingfeng Village as an example, first lured the snake out of the hole, and then ambushed in the middle of the road, and finally took Feng Delin's lair at the bottom of the kettle, one ring after another, interlocking, and all of a sudden beat Feng Delin to the ground, defeated." ”

"Yes," Feng Xiluan sighed, "so he is very difficult to fight, and I am very worried about you." ”