Years of the Republic of China 1913

Good luck with the Golden Snake Dance! I wish you all a happy new year, wish you success, success in your career, and good health!

The New Year is quite busy. I just came home this afternoon. I was either busy with the Chinese New Year or went out of town a few days ago, so I didn’t update it. It was interrupted for a few days. That's it, thank you all for your support!

Of course, the cooks used by Zhang Zuolin's mansion are not ordinary people, and their craftsmanship is especially good. The dishes on a table are full of color and fragrance, even in the palace of the former Qing Dynasty. () However, Yang Du is full of words in his heart now, and has no intention of enjoying the food at all, but facing Zhang Zuolin and Zhang Zuopeng's hospitality, this kind of occasion is really not very good to spoil the host's happiness, so he can only hold back Mind, talking and laughing with Zhang Zuolin.

The drink lasted from the evening to nine o'clock at night, and it was finally over, but seeing Zhang Zuolin staggering and talking with his tongue hanging out, looking like he drank too much, Yang Du had no choice but to return to his residence temporarily , I plan to talk about business the next day.

"Brother Seven, are you...?"

When Yang Du returned to the small courtyard, Zhang Zuolin, who had been drunk just now, became full of energy in an instant. Apart from the smell of alcohol in his mouth, he didn't look like he was even a little bit drunk?Zhang Zuoxiang, who had been acting all night, was now full of wonder, closed the door, scratched his head and asked a question in doubt.

Waving his hands, Zhang Zuolin didn't answer right away, but took a sip of tea from the table first: "Lao Qi, who did this Yang Xizi come for, and what he came to Fengtian for, in fact, I know very well. If he invites you to a banquet again, it is of course Lao Tzu's idea."

Zhang Zuoxiang was baffled, who was behind this Yang Du, and why did he come to Fengtian, since Zhang Zuolin knew how to arrange it like this?What's your idea?What is going on?

See Zhang Zuoxiangzhang and the second monk puzzled.Zhang Zuolin smiled, raised his hand and pointed at Yang Du's collapsed courtyard: "This Yang Xizi was originally a member of the President, but now he followed Fang Zida again. He suddenly became a celebrity in front of Fang Zida's eyes. His coming to Fengtian is nothing more than two things, One is to talk to Lao Tzu under the order of Fang Zida, and wants to extend his tentacles to our northeast. The second is to take advantage of the opportunity of Japan's retreat this time to win over Lao Tzu."

"This..." Zhang Zuoxiang frowned and pondered for a while before he suddenly realized.

"Seventh brother, are you going to fool Yang Xizi for a few days, and then send him back to Beijing?"

"Hehe, what do you think?" Zhang Zuolin asked back with a smile.

Zhang Zuoxiang couldn't guess Zhang Zuolin's real thoughts for a while. In his opinion, Fang Zida is a powerful person now. Although Yang Du is just a counselor, he is different from ordinary people after all. Let's not say that he was originally Yuan Shikai's brain truster and has old friends with Zhang Zuolin , it would not be too offending to come to Fengtian as Fang Zida's representative now.Although Zhang Zuolin, Zhang Zuo and others have never dealt with Fang Zida.But the name of Yuan Shikai's son-in-law, KMT director, Zhongyang Bank president, and financial deputy secretary has long been known, and Fang Zida's early years in the south are also very clear. Such a new political star, Moreover, he is a very popular figure in all factions, so it is better not to offend him as much as possible.

In Zhang Zuoxiang's view.It seems that Zhang Zuolin didn't want to offend Yang Du and Fang Zida behind Yang Du, and at the same time, he didn't want to give up his foundation, making Fang Zida extend his hand to the Northeast. It was precisely because of this consideration that Zhang Zuolin did this on purpose.

Tentatively asked Zhang Zuolin for confirmation of his guess, who would have thought that Zhang Zuolin would laugh and shake his head repeatedly after hearing this.

"Old Ba, Lao Ba. Your vision is still too shallow! If I really think so, why do you have to do this?" Unexpectedly, Zhang Zuolin said such words, just when Zhang Zuolin was puzzled, Zhang Zuolin Finally uncovered his mystery.

"It is said that the time of the President is short. When the President passes away, there will be very few people who can succeed him. As far as you and my brothers are concerned, it is best to be Enshuai, but although Enshuai has the qualifications, Enshuai is this person With no financial power and no guns, if you want to fight, you can't compete with Duan, Feng and others, but if Duan, Feng and others are given the upper positions, don't say that there is a conflict between them, even if the two sides reach an agreement, I am afraid that kmt and others I will not agree either. I think that this Fang Zida has both sides, money, money, soldiers and soldiers, and Wu Ziyu and other generals under him, so the future is boundless! Given time, he will definitely be able to enter the main center."

"In this case, Brother Seven, why do you...?"

"Hehe, you and I are brothers, and there are no outsiders here, so I won't say anything. Whether Fang Zida wants to reach out to the northeast or win over me for help, this is not a bad thing for you and my brother. Now under the impeccable defense of our army, the Japanese themselves are in a dilemma and can only retreat in disgrace. This matter has made my 27th Group Army famous in the world. To put it in a fashionable saying, Lao Tzu is now the pillar of the country, the national hero! Since it is a pillar, He is a hero again, could it be that Yang Xizi's innocent face can win him over with just a few words? Who is Fang Zida behind him? Brother! Don't forget that he is the president and deputy finance minister of Zhongyang Bank! Military industry, machinery, manufacturing... The hair on the root of the leg is thicker than my waist. Can such a good deal be done carelessly? No matter what happens, you have to let the buyer think about it first, so that you can sell it at a high price. "

Zhang Zuoxiang's eyes were staring straight at the side, and after a long time Zhang Zuolin was planning this kind of calculation.Following Zhang Zuolin's words carefully, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it made sense. Who would a bearded military leader like them turn to?Whoever gives the most benefits will be with whomever, since Fang Zida can send Yang Du to Fengtian, no matter what, we have to negotiate a good deal, right?

"Tall! Seventh brother is really tall!" Zhang Zuoxiang felt more and more admired when he thought about it, and said with a thumbs up, no wonder Zhang Zuolin can be a handsome man and he can only be a younger brother. It turns out that there are so many twists and turns in a simple one It's Zhang Zuolin's thoughtful consideration!

At the moment, the excited Zhang Zuoxiang couldn't help discussing with Zhang Zuolin how to sell himself for a good price.The two brothers closed the door and you said something to each other. In the middle of the night, they didn't feel sleepy at all.

Yang Du didn't know about the conversation between Zhang Zuolin and Zhang Zuoxiang, and he never thought that his coming to Fengtian would cause Zhang Zuolin's misunderstanding.If Yang Du understood what Zhang Zuolin was thinking now, he might be crying. Even Fang Zida couldn't imagine that Zhang Zuolin would think of so many things when he sent Yang Du on such a trip.

the next day.Yang Du got up early in the morning, who would have thought that when he asked the accompanying officer to see Zhang Zuolin, the answer he got was that Zhang Zuolin went to the barracks first.Asked when Zhang Zuolin would come back, the other said that it would probably be in the afternoon, Yang Du had no choice but to wait at the Marshal's Mansion.He sat and waited until three o'clock in the afternoon and still didn't see Zhang Zuolin's figure. Yang Du, who was a little anxious, wandered around the room, and asked the people below, but they didn't know what to do, and Yang Du's face was livid with anger.

At around eight o'clock at night, Zhang Zuolin finally came back. Yang Du, who heard the news, hurried to the front yard. Before he reached the gate of the yard, an officer stopped him.

"Mr. Yang, the commander-in-chief is tired today, so we can talk about it tomorrow if we have anything to do."

"Get out of the way!" Yang Du is a literati.Literati have a bad temper, and he is no exception.It's been the second day since I arrived in Fengtian, and it's the third day after tonight. Yang Du came to Fengtian for a big deal, who would have thought Zhang Zuolin didn't take him seriously.Smart as Yang Du felt something was wrong after waiting so long today, but he couldn't figure out what Zhang Zuolin meant.After finally waiting for him to return home, he was stopped by the guards again, and Yang Du was so angry that his nose was crooked.

"Mr. Yang, the commander-in-chief said..." Due to Zhang Zuolin's order, although Yang Du's tone was not good.But the guard still looked amiable, but he didn't show any intention of letting go of his raised hand.

"Get out of here!"

Suddenly, Yang Du roared, pushed the guard away and rushed in with strides.

"Zhang Zuolin! Zhang Yuting! Come out to me!"

"Mr. Yang..." Yang Du frightened the guards so much that his face turned ashen. Everyone in the lower class knew Zhang Zuolin's uncompromising temper.

"Zhang Zuolin! Zhang Yuting! Come out!"

Although Yang Du is a literati, his temper is not easy to provoke, and he doesn't care whether he looks at it or not, trying to stop his guards from striding in.

In a blink of an eye, Yang Du entered the front yard, and before he entered the house to find Zhang Zuolin, Zhang Zuolin took the initiative to show up.

"Brother Xizi, brother Xizi! Haha, hahaha! Why are you so angry? I, Lao Zhang, didn't treat you well? If so, Lao Zhang is here to accompany you." Zhang Zuolin left from a wing When he came out, he had changed into casual clothes, and he looked like he was about to go to bed. He walked up to Yang Du and grabbed Yang Du's hand in a few steps, saying that he was not, explaining that today was really a bad luck It happened that the barracks had something to deal with, so I asked Yang Du not to blame him for neglecting him.

Yang Du's anger gradually disappeared with Zhang Zuolin's attitude.Seeing that Yang Du stopped yelling, Zhang Zuolin took his hand and asked him to come in and sit down. Yang Du was not polite, he nodded and walked into the room.

"You, Marshal Zhang, are really busy with military affairs!" After entering the room and sitting down, waiting for tea, Yang Du snorted after the guards retreated.

Zhang Zuolin made a haha ​​in embarrassment, and said a few words of apology, Yang Du waved his hand before he finished speaking, and said, "Okay, let's not mention other things for now, Yang has important things to come to Fengtian."

"Oh, my old Zhang is all ears." Zhang Zuolin said with a smile, complacently guessing what Yang Du would say, and at the same time thinking about how to get the most benefit by answering like this.

I saw that Yang Du first took out a letter from his arms, and handed the letter to Zhang Zuolin first. While Zhang Zuolin read the letter, he talked about Fang Zida's worries and his own purpose for coming to Fengtian.

"That's not right... how is it possible...?" Zhang Zuolin looked at the letter, listened to Yang Du's words, and muttered to himself, frowning tightly. Zhang Zuolin was disappointed that he came here for his own affairs.

"...that's how it is... what do you think? Yuting! Yuting!" Yang Du asked Zhang Zuolin after explaining, and called him twice strangely when he saw him in a daze.

"Hehe, are Enshuai and Brother Zhang Ming worrying too much? According to Lao Zhang, the Japanese in the south have already boarded the boat and withdrew their troops, and it is impossible to attack us again."

"Ri himself hasn't completely withdrawn for a day, and the war can't be relaxed for a day. Brother Yuting, don't be careless!"

"Okay! I know about this, and I will send an order tomorrow to make Xiaomian's brats stare at me, so as to prevent Xiaori from killing me." Zhang Zuolin readily agreed, and Yang Du finally let go when he saw this. Confused, a smile appeared on his face.But at this time, Zhang Zuolin cursed in his heart: "Damn it! Is this Fang Zida sick? Little Riben ran away and he was worried about the fart? The fart is so serious that Yang Du came to visit, and it hurt I made a wrong calculation and lost myself!" (To be continued...)

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