Years of the Republic of China 1913

Yuan Sizhen gave birth to a fat boy. Fang Zida, who was a new father, was very excited. Even Yuan Shikai, who had already been full of children and grandchildren, was very happy, and gave the child a name he had thought of for a long time-Fang Yingtang.

The child was just born a few days ago, and the little one has not yet fully grown up. The little ball is like a kitten, but in Fang Zida's eyes, it is undoubtedly the best gift from heaven.Before the child was full moon, Fang Zida held a big banquet at home, all relatives and friends came, and it was very lively.

Yuan Shikai's health was not good, so he couldn't go to the mansion in person, but Yuan Keding brought some things he personally selected and sent them over.Yuan Sizhen was confinement, hiding in the house with her mother and sisters, Fang Zida joyfully hugged her precious son and wandered around the front hall, so happy that she couldn't keep her mouth shut.

"Zhang Ming, you are blessed with a son! Congratulations!"

Yang Du and Xia Shoutian came together, and as soon as they entered, they smiled and congratulated each other, and took out the gifts they had prepared long ago.

Golden peanuts and longevity locks, although these things are not worth much, are the most suitable gifts for newborn children.Fang Zida accepted them one by one with a smile on his face, hugged the child and chatted with the two for a while, Yang Du was even more playful, he poked his head and teased the little doll who had just opened his eyes a few times, laughing happily.

Most of the guests who came here were relatives and friends, but some came here after hearing the news.Fang Zida is not only the son-in-law of Yuan Shikai, but also the deputy finance minister and the president of the central bank. Today, he is the grandson of the president and the eldest son of the deputy finance minister.How could the all-pervasive veterans of the officialdom miss this opportunity.The more reserved ones asked someone to bring them gifts, and the thick-skinned ones simply ran over without saying hello. There is a saying that Fang Zida can't push the guests out if he stretches out his hand and doesn't hit the smiling face.

"A congratulatory gift from the Minister of National Defense, congratulations to Deputy Chief Fang on the birth of a son...!"

"A congratulatory gift from Chief Wang of the General Staff Department...!"

"Ministry of Foreign Affairs...!"

More and more people came to congratulate, even the ministers, chief ministers, deputy ministers and even some people who couldn't beat eight poles also sent congratulatory gifts one by one.Looking at the pile of presents, Fang Zida looked at his precious son who was begging in his arms. He couldn't help but sigh that this man has such a high status, and he can make such a fortune by just drinking. Your father has been the bank president for so long , Vice Minister of Zheng Fu.There are so many gifts for a boy who has not just been born for a few days.

"Shang Ming, take the child in, it's smoky outside, and the child is still young." Yuan Keding, the uncle, is also careful.Accompanying Fang Zida to walk around in front, reminded him in a low voice.

Fang Zida nodded quickly, handed the child to the nanny beside him, and carried him back into the house.

"Where's Wang Jixin? Why didn't you see him?" Fang Zida asked casually after sending the child away.

Yuan Keding smiled and said, "He's in Baoding. The guard army was built not long ago, so he can't leave for the time being. But the gift has already been entrusted to me, and I want to say sorry to you. When the child is full moon, he will definitely come to the door in person. congratulate."

"Hehe, Ji Xin has a heart. Thank him for me." Fang Zida smiled and asked, "Is everything going well with the guards? I'm afraid it will be a lot of difficulties for him to lead troops for the first time in his life?"

"That's not true." Yuan Keding shook his head and said with a smile: "Don't look at Wang Jixin as a student, but he is also capable of literature and martial arts. Don't forget that he assassinated the regent during the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Wang Jixin is also a bloody warrior! Besides, with your Fang Zhangming's help, what difficulties can there be? It's just a little trouble at most, hahaha!"

Yuan Keding was in a good mood. Not long ago, Zida finally set up a guard army directly under the central bank.After coordination, the organization of the guard army was finally organized according to a brigade. Wang Zhaoming was appointed as the commander-in-chief with the rank of major general, assisted by He Yingqin.Among them, most of the lower-level officers are drawn from military school graduates, and all equipment is completely in accordance with the National Defense Forces model.Even has stronger firepower than the Wehrmacht in some respects.Although he has just joined the army, the soldiers lack of training.The combat power is not strong for the time being, but for Yuan Keding, the hope of having an elite direct army has already seen the results, so how can he not be excited about it.

Seeing Yuan Keding smiling like a flower, Fang Zida secretly laughed.So what if Wang Zhaoming became the commander-in-chief?No matter whether it is middle or low-level officers, weapons, equipment, supplies, etc., this army is all in the hands of Fang Zida, not to mention that there is He Yingqin watching Wang Zhaoming.In other words, it doesn't matter if there is no accident. Once an accident occurs, this army cannot be commanded by Yuan Keding and Wang Zhaoming. Its real master is Fang Zida.

"Prime Minister Song is here...!"

Both the brother-in-law and brother-in-law were smiling and happy, but who knew what they were planning.At this moment, with a sudden shout, Fang Zida quickly turned around and cast his eyes on the door.

"Brother Dunchu, why are you here when you have time?" It was Song Jiaoren who came. It stands to reason that as the Prime Minister of the State, he should not come here in person for such a thing. It would be very embarrassing for Fang Zida to ask someone to send a gift.Who would have thought that Song Jiaoren would come in person, Fang Zida was overjoyed and hurried over.

"Hehe, Zhang Ming is happy to have a son, congratulations." Song Jiaoren cupped his hands with a smile, and took a brocade box from his entourage: "I don't have anything to give as a prime minister. This is a piece of Hetian white jade, and I have carried it with me for many years. , the so-called gentleman is like jade, I gave it to my nephew today to express my heart."

"This...isn't suitable?" Fang Zida was taken aback. He had seen this piece of Hetian white jade before. It was Song Jiaoren's favorite object that he often played with. Let's not talk about its value, let's just say that it has been with Song Jiaoren for many years It is too heavy to use it as a child's gift.

"What? You're being polite to me? Accept it!" Song Jiaoren with a sullen face half-truthfully pulled Fang Zida's hand and gave it to him. Fang Zida smiled wryly and could only nod, and thanked Song Jiaoren for his kindness to Gouzi. love.

"Where's the child? Show me." Looking around, Song Jiaoren asked.

"It's windy outside, the child has just been carried into the house, Brother Dunchu, please wait a moment, I will be carried out."

"No, no, no, let's go to the house and have a look. It's really inappropriate to have so many people outside." Song Jiaoren waved his hand with a smile, Fang Zida quickly agreed, summoned a servant to give some instructions, and took Song Jiaoren to the backyard.

After walking a few steps, Zhou Yuanliang appeared out of nowhere, and looked at Fang Zida not far away.Fang Zida saw it and pretended he hadn't seen it. He still accompanied Song Jiaoren to the backyard, but took a few steps slowly and deliberately lagged behind.

"It's done." Zhou Yuanliang walked over quietly and said in a low voice.

"Are the hands and feet clean? No hand tails left?"

"Clean and tidy, I guarantee there will be no problems!" Zhou Yuanliang affirmed, and took out a piece of paper: "This is something we found from the target."

Nodding, Fang Zida stuffed it directly into his arms and asked, "Do you know what's inside?"

Zhou Yuanliang shook his head: "Mr. Don't worry, no one has seen it, including me!"

Patting Zhou Yuanliang on the shoulder, Fang Zida was very satisfied, and asked him to find a place to eat first, and talk about it after the banquet.

It took only a blink of an eye to answer a few sentences. After Zhou Yuanliang left quickly, Fang Zida also hurriedly caught up with Song Jiaoren who was walking in front, and entered the backyard.

Song Jiaoren didn't stay with Fang Zida for too long, after seeing the child, he said a few more words to Fang Zida and left quickly.Then more guests came, and the whole banquet didn't end until late at night.After seeing off the guests, Fang Zida winked at Zhou Yuanliang who had deliberately left him hiding in a corner, turned around and went straight to the backyard.

At the flower pavilion in the backyard, Fang Zida had just lit a cigar and smoked a few puffs when Zhou Yuanliang arrived quietly.

"Tell me the story." Fang Zida pointed to the stone bench beside him and asked directly.

Zhou Yuanliang immediately recounted the story in detail, Fang Zida didn't interrupt until Zhou Yuanliang finished the detailed explanation.

Sitting there, smoking a cigarette and thinking for a while, Fang Zida asked a few key questions, and after receiving Zhou Yuanliang's explanation, he nodded slightly.

"How did you deal with the corpse?" Fang Zida asked.

"Sent to the mission hospital, there are my people over there, because there is nothing on their bodies that can identify them, so they will be treated as unnamed corpses."

"Unnamed corpse?" Fang Zida frowned slightly.

Zhou Yuanliang said hastily: "The necessary medical records and death certificates will be archived, and even if you want to check, you can't find anything wrong. Besides, the Church Hospital often receives unidentified corpses like this, and there will never be any problems."

"Good job, you've worked hard." Fang Zida heaved a sigh of relief. It seemed that Zhou Yuanliang had considered it very carefully. Even this kind of place had been thought of in advance. He deserved to be cultivated for a long time.

Fang Zida didn't ask about the operatives. Zhou Yuanliang thought he had already made arrangements with Zhou Yuanliang's current caution. He only cared about Japan's reaction after Kenji Doihara's disappearance for no apparent reason.However, everything should be prepared. If I think about it, even if I find a problem in Japan, there is nothing I can do about the Chinese government. On the bright side, Kenji Doihara is just an ordinary Japanese grocery businessman. It is impossible to force an investigation, and then again, even if it is investigated, all clues will be cut off when the church hospital is found. There is no evidence to prove that the Chinese are playing tricks in it.

"Hehe" Fang Zida sneered in his heart, Kenji Doihara, this old-fashioned secret agent, disappeared inexplicably not long after he was a fledgling, and history will no longer leave his name for him.If it weren't for the official status of Neiji Okamura, Fang Zida even wanted to kill this guy together.

After Zhou Yuanliang left, Fang Zida did not go back to the house, but took out the list by moonlight.After just a few glances, cold sweat broke out from behind his back. He never expected that Ri himself's movements were bigger than he could grasp. The densely packed names on the list almost included more than half of the political and military circles. , especially those names that are specially circled are even more crucial.At this time, Fang Zida was glad that he killed Kenji Doihara in time. If they succeeded, the consequences would be disastrous.