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Chapter 155: More Powerful Than My Wife (4)
Feng Guozhang said: Xiao Zhang, I understand what you mean, you just want to go home and repay your favor.So what, go to the finance department to get the money, estimate how much it will cost, you can weigh it yourself, and I will sign it when I come back.

So Zhang Zongchang returned to his hometown, first kowtowed to his stepfather and biological mother, and thanked the two old people for their kindness in nurturing.Then he went out of the house, and all the parents of brothers from the same village in the army, regardless of whether they knew each other or not, no matter how close their friendship was or not, would all visit their homes and kowtow to their parents.

Including the family of Cheng Guorui who hated him the most, Zhang Zongchang still came to visit. After kowtowing to Cheng Guorui's mother, he offered 300 yuan to show his filial piety.

At that time, Cheng Guorui's mother saw it: who is this, why is he so stupid, he calls everyone his father and mother, and gives you money for nothing, how can there be such a stupid person in the world.I have to write a letter to my son as soon as possible. I will definitely not suffer if I hang out with such a stupid person.

So Cheng's mother wrote to her son, counting Zhang Zongchang's kindness and stupidity.Cheng Guorui received the letter, thought about it carefully, and suddenly felt sad, and realized that after going out for so long, the only person he met who was sincere and kind to him was this stupid Zhang Zongchang.

It was precisely because Zhang Zongchang treated him so well that he turned his nose up, and even threatened to take revenge on Zhang Zongchang.But others treated him more viciously than the other, so why didn't he dare to say anything?

In the final analysis, it is too kind to bully Zhang Zongchang.

After thinking about all this, Cheng Guorui came to Zhang Zongchang again, hugged Zhang Zongchang's thigh and cried loudly: "Brother, brother, let me continue to hang out with you, it is impossible to find someone more stupid than you when I go out."

Zhang Zongchang said seriously: "Brother, you finally figured it out, you are a fool, you are stupid, and you are the greatest wisdom in the world."We Shandong people are not as smart as others. No matter how smart you are, there will always be someone who is smarter than you. Then you will suffer a big loss.Only this stupid word, but no one can compare to us, brother, think about it, he is even stupid than us, how can he win us?
From then on, Zhang Zongchang and Cheng Guorui continued to have an inseparable relationship, and they were known as "two fools in the rivers and lakes".Suddenly one day Zhang Zongchang called Cheng Guorui and said, "Brother, you have heard that our former boss, that one, is Lao Chen, Chen Qimei, and he is making trouble again."

Cheng Guorui asked: What is he making a fuss about again?
Zhang Zongchang said: Old Chen is making a fuss, it's too much fun.For the first time, he took the money from Japan's Mitsui consortium Sange and started the second revolution, which made it a mess.Not long ago, he sent killers Wang Xiaofeng and Wang Mingsan to kill Zheng Rucheng, the guardian of Shanghai.Zheng Rucheng was assassinated, and President Yuan cried, saying: Destroy my Great Wall, and the south will never have peace.bro guess what?It really made the president guess. After Zheng Rucheng died, Lao Chen made more trouble. This time, he actually brought Japanese soldiers. The Japanese wealthy tycoon Hisahara Funosuke paid for it. Big kill.Lao Chen’s way of doing this is wrong, how can he do it like this, if he can’t see the Japanese, just take the money, the Japanese give you money to make you mess up China, how can you take this money?I can't take it.

Cheng Guorui asked in a daze: "Brother, let me talk about this matter. I really can't blame Lao Chen. You didn't give him money. Who do you want Lao Chen to find to get the money?"You can only find Japanese people.

Zhang Zongchang said: So, this time, we will give old Chen money.

Kill him by the way.Zhang Zongchang finally said.

16 Freedom is outrageous
Zhang Zongchang's confidant Cheng Guorui sneaked into Shanghai.

When I arrived in Shanghai, I found that there were huge crowds of people everywhere, and the streets were crowded with people, and it was very difficult to find Chen Qimei.

So what should we do?
How about we start a company too.

At that time, China was so free that it was unbelievable.Anyone who wants to start a company can do it by pulling a banner on the street. There is no need for financial capital verification, no need to invite businessmen to dinner, and no need to invite tax pickers to take a sauna.In short, if you want to start a company, you can start it. No one will stop you.If cheating is involved, the police will come to your door and drag you to jail.So Cheng Guorui's company opened as soon as it opened without any trouble.

The company opened, Cheng Guorui began to burn money, so the company quickly opened up its name in Shanghai.Everyone knows that there is a big Hongfeng company here, and the coal boss is strong, so it is impossible not to look at it with admiration.

As soon as the company's name became famous, the brothers on the road rushed over one after another, gathered at the door, and demanded protection money.Cheng Guorui came out of the door, and when he saw these brothers collecting protection money, he immediately slapped his thigh: Hey, who is that, what about you, aren't you Li Haiqiu?The one next to you is Wang Jiefan, right?What's the matter, brother, didn't you guys hang out with Boss Chen, and the rich Japanese tycoon paid for it, how did you come to collect protection money at my door?

Li Haiqiu and Wang Jiefan are brothers in the gang and members of the party, and they have a close relationship with Chen Qimei.Cheng Guorui enthusiastically invited the two to enter, sat down, and asked: What's wrong, brother, come to me to collect protection fees, is it because the Japanese don't pay money?Traitors are not easy to do, are they?

Li Haiqiu and Wang Jiefan were furious: Cheng Guorui, you are not allowed to slander our revolutionary party, our revolutionary party... well, old Chen said that a husband is not afraid of death, he is afraid of failure.Old Chen also said that death is not afraid of death, and life is not stolen.It's a big festival for men, light and sun compete.If the Tao is straight, you are not afraid of cooking.Insignificant, the Great Wall... Do you understand the upright character of our boss?
Cheng Guorui said with a smile: Oh, Lao Chen is not afraid of death, he is afraid of failing, what is he afraid of?It's a big festival for men, light and sun are fighting, how can we fight for the law?Just fight with Kuhara Funosuke's money like this?
Li Haiqiu jumped eight feet high: You, you, Cheng Guorui, you are a woman who gave birth to a child, and you spout blood!
Cheng Guorui said: Pull it down quickly, who are you willing to spray you?I don't believe it. When the Songhu incident broke out, you and the Japanese soldiers shot and fired together to kill the Chinese. Are you really so relieved?

Li Haiqiu sat down on his ass: Forget it, whatever you say, I won't betray Lao Chen anyway. If I betray him, how can I still be on the road in the future?

Cheng Guorui asked: Then you can survive now?You are not afraid to walk on the road, and suddenly someone asks you: Are you Chinese or Japanese?
Li Haiqiu screamed: "Okay, okay, can't you be ruthless?"Come on, what do you want me to do?
Cheng Guorui said: "It's nothing, it's just that our company is looking for a good project. You know, I'm a coal boss, and I have too much money."So we wondered, can we cooperate with the rich Japanese tycoon Hisawa Funosuke?That is to use our coal mine as collateral, and get some cash from Funosuke Kuhara.If this matter is to be negotiated, he must come forward and sign the contract.As long as Lao Chen signs this contract, according to the old rules, 40% of the mine loan will be pledged, listen carefully, it is 40%, and it will belong to Lao Chen, which is regarded as a commission.

Li Haiqiu's eyes widened: Just such a small matter?
Cheng Guorui said: This is really not a small matter.

17 Shanghai Assassination
The day when Chen Qimei signed a business contract with Cheng Guorui was at 1916:5 on May 18, 16.

The location is No. 14, Sapo Sai Road, Shanghai—now this road is renamed Danshui Road.This is the concession land of the French, and the owner of the apartment is Tian Junsaburo, who is of course Japanese.Chen Qimei lives here, and teams of military and police detectives wander around outside the door every day, but they dare not come in.Japanese, foreign guests, and in the concession of the French, who would have the guts to provoke them?
Apart from Li Haiqiu, there were six other people who signed the contract at the scene that day, including Cheng Guorui, whose alias was Cheng Zian, Wang Jiefan, Xu Guolin, the manager of Hongfeng Company, Su Yingwu, and Zhu Guangming. The sixth one is that you can't even guess it, it's a Japanese.In short, these six people boarded a taxi rickshaw together. Thanks to the strength of the driver back then, they were able to squeeze the six men out. Now at least two taxis are needed.

When they arrived in front of Tian Chunsanlang's apartment, six people got out of the car, and Li Haiqiu went in alone.When entering the room, Chen Qimei was waiting for him: Sit down, Xiao Li, sit down, wait for me to find out the pen, let's sign quickly.When Chen Qimei was looking for her signature pen, Li Haiqiu suddenly slapped her head: Oh, old Chen, look at my brain, I forgot to bring the contract, wait for me for a while, I will go back and get the contract.

While speaking, Li Haiqiu hurried to the door, opened it and went out.As soon as the door opened, two people rushed in. One was Cheng Zian and the other was Wang Jiefan. Two Browning pistols aimed at Chen Qimei who was sitting on the sofa and shot fiercely. Chen Qimei was unexpectedly shot in the head several times. , died on the spot.

Poor old Chen, a hero of his life, fell into a trap because of negligence in guarding against him.

After killing Chen Qimei, Cheng Zian and Wang Jiefan turned around and fled wildly. A group of party members rushed out of the back room, firing random guns, and shot Wang Jiefan to death on the spot.Cheng Zian and Zhu Guangming fled, and Xu Guolin jumped on the rickshaw he was riding on, urging the driver to flee, but the driver was frightened, threw the car over violently, and escaped first.

Xu Guolin got up and ran wildly with the four of them.

Hearing woo wa woo wa, the piercing siren sounded.The French police came rushing with guns and hunting around. Cheng Zian's unknown Japanese escaped, and the other three, Hongfeng Company Manager Xu Guolin, Su Yingwu, and Zhu Guangming, the lookout, were all arrested.

When the three were arrested and interrogated, the Frenchman burst into tears.The three murder suspects didn't know what to ask.

It's not that these three people have strong bones and are not afraid of torture, but they really don't know.Among them, Xu Guolin from Hongfeng Company was the one who was most involved. However, when the investigation was carried out, it was found that this guy was as innocent as a newborn baby.This guy was handing out resumes in the talent market. When he saw Hongfeng's recruitment, he came to apply for the job. He was hired as the general manager, and his salary was quite high.Then the boss ordered him to do some small things to kill the annoying competitors, and his brother came to take the money from the boss and work for the boss. What's wrong with that?
In the end, this stupid Xu Guolin didn't even know the boss's last name.

Although this Xu Guolin was confused, he was the most understanding among the three people who were caught.The other two people didn't even know what they came here for. Anyway, they saw that there were a lot of people, so they came to make up the number of people. They didn't expect to be caught by the French police.

As a result, the case became a suspense, and no one knew who did it.Until 1923, when Beiyang Zhang Zongchang went to eat under the Northeast King Zhang Zuolin, Cheng Guorui was still inseparable from him.It was the autumn exercise of the Fifth Department of Fengtian Army, and Zhang Zongchang's troops were pulled back because of Cheng Guorui's poor training.So Chief of Staff Wang Hanming asked to replace Cheng Guorui, but unexpectedly, Zhang Zongchang blurted out the following words:
Others said that Cheng Jingwu was not good, so just ignore him.You can't say that as the chief of staff.You need to know the relationship between Cheng Jingwu and me. I sent him to kill Chen Qimei. I spent 40 yuan and didn't give him any money. I feel sorry for him.Now as a team leader, what's the point?

When Wang Hanming learned of such a secret incident by accident, he was so excited that he almost cried, and quickly found a pen to write it down.Only later did people know that Zhang Zongchang was the culprit behind the scenes.
Regarding this matter, Ding Zhongjiang's "Historical History of Beiyang Warlords" stated: Zhang Zongchang is talking nonsense, he is not the mastermind at all, but just a gun used by others.Moreover, the bounty for killing Chen Qimei was not 40, but 70, at least 30, who knows who got it all.

Who is it, he swallowed 30 in one go, isn't he afraid of being choked to death?
18 The murderer is not Yuan Shikai

According to Ding Zhongjiang's "Historical History of Beiyang Warlords", the person behind the scenes who killed Chen Qimei was none other than Yuan Shikai.In the book, Ding Zhongjiang also has a vivid description, saying that Yuan Shikai tossed Chen Qimei, and he was so headache that he remitted 70 yuan to the Bank of Communications in Shanghai, and asked a relative of Chen Qimei to find Chen Qimei. Said: Meimei, Yuan Shikai has not forgotten you, you see, I remitted 70 yuan to you at one time, is it interesting?

Chen Qimei was overjoyed and said, "Okay, okay, I'm about to start an uprising to overthrow Lao Yuan, so I'm short of money."It was rare for Lao Yuan to help, so he remitted the money himself.

The relative said: Meimei, let's stop making fun of it, okay?The money Yuan Shikai gave you is to let you stop making trouble. As long as you agree to go abroad to study the political and economic conditions of various countries in the world, you can withdraw this money at any time.

Chen Qimei said: What is there to examine about the political and economic forms of countries in the world?I think as long as Yuan Shikai is killed, it will be the most perfect political and economic form, don't you think so?

The relatives said: Meimei, don’t be ridiculous. Yuan Shikai has already said that the 70 yuan belongs to you no matter what. If you go abroad to study abroad, you can happily spend 70 yuan; It is used to buy a killer to take your life, so you can decide for yourself.

Ding Wenjiang narrated that Chen Qimei was unmoved by the threat, but replied calmly: I will do my own thing, and he will do as he pleases.

Afterwards, Ding Wenjiang continued to narrate that Yuan Shikai, through Feng Guozhang, governor of Jiangsu, found Zhang Zongchang, who had served under Chen Qimei, and asked Zhang Zongchang to send Cheng Guorui, Zhu Guangming, Wang Tingfu and others to Shanghai to plan and finally assassinate Chen Qimei.

This story is currently quoted by all historians and non-historians.No controversy arose. Everyone believed that the assassination of Chen Qimei was instigated by Yuan Shikai. If it wasn't him, it was him. Could it be you if it wasn't him?

There are three reasons why everyone unanimously demanded that Yuan Shikai take full responsibility for Chen Qimei's death:

The first reason: Chen Qimei was indeed assassinated. Since it was an assassination, there must be a murderer behind the scenes. How could it be possible without a murderer behind the scenes?So we have to find a suspect to make up the number.

The second reason: Yuan Shikai and Chen Qimei are deadly rivals. Chen Qimei has repeatedly raised troubles and caused Yuan Shikai countless troubles.No one doubted that Yuan Shikai wished to kill Chen Qimei even in his dreams, so Lao Yuan had a motive.

The third reason: As far as the current historical materials are concerned, the narration of Zhang Zongchang's staff officer Wang Hanming is the only revelation.Apart from this historical material, you can never find a second one, that is to say, no one claims to be responsible for Chen Qimei's death, and you can't find a reason to doubt it.

But it was not these three reasons that forced Yuan Shikai to be the main murderer behind the scenes, but because Yuan Shikai was outdated, outdated, about to be eliminated, and died soon.The cutting-edge forces of the younger generation have stepped onto the political stage. In order to prove their correctness, this new political force must first discredit Yuan Shikai.

To put it bluntly, no one in history has ever been willing to defend Yuan Shikai.If he is a murderer, he is a murderer, and he has to be a murderer if he is not.

Since there is only one copy of the information, we cannot question it without reason. The most we can say is: Ding Wenjiang's narration has logical inexplicability.

What is logically unexplainable?
This, this, that is to say, when the plan to assassinate Chen Qimei was launched, Yuan Shikai completely fell out with the entire Beiyang warrior group because he proclaimed himself emperor.Although it is not yet to the point of fighting in battle, at least Feng Guozhang is already under Yuan Shikai's command.

In fact, the biggest crisis and challenge Yuan Shikai faced at this time was not Chen Qimei, but the Beiyang military group that he personally built.

(End of this chapter)