Chapter 3 Brother three are good: Feng Guozhang, Wu Peifu, Cao Kun's circle

"Three Heroes of Beiyang", the so-called Wang Shizhen is a dragon, Duan Qirui is a tiger, and Feng Guozhang is a dog.After Yuan Shikai's death, the direct line was headed by "Feng Gou", which is the old direct line.Feng Guozhang is a native of Zhili, but the power of the old Zhili lineage is mainly in Jiangsu, Jiangxi, and Hubei provinces, relying on the support of the leader's old ministry.The new direct line has Cao Kun as the leader, and the real power is in the hands of Wu Peifu, collectively called "Cao Wu".Cao Kun lived in Baoding, and formed a circle of politicians around Cao; Wu Peifu was stationed in Luoyang, and there was another circle of generals around Wu.After "Cao Wu", there was another rising star, Sun Chuanfang, who was known as the "Commander of the Five-Provincial Allied Forces".

Nickname: Feng Dog Birthplace: Cangzhou, Hebei Birth and death years: January 7, 1859 ~ December 28, 1919 Graduate School: Beiyang Armed Forces Academy Honorary title: Together with Duan Qirui and Wang Shizhen, they are also known as the "Three Heroes of Beiyang" Position: Governor of Jiangsu, Chief of Staff, Vice President and President of the Republic of China, etc. Main experience: supporting Yuan Shikai as president, suppressing the second revolution, etc. Birthplace: Penglai, Shandong Birth and death years: April 22, 1874 ~ December 4, 1939 Graduate School: Baoding Army Crash School

Position: The second person in the new direct line, successively served as brigade commander, army commander, "commander-in-chief of the rebel army", etc. Honorary titles: China's "Rudolph", General Xiucai, Marshal Wu Creed: Four no principles (no concubines, no public funds, no foreigners, no concessions) Main experience: Crusade against the National Defense Army, crusade against Zhang Xun, successively commanded the Zhiwan War and the Zhifeng War Proud work: The first Chinese to appear on the cover of the American "Time" magazine, known as "the most powerful man in China"

Nickname: Cao San Fool Birthplace: Tianjin Birth and death years: December 12, 1862 ~ May 17, 1938 Graduate School: Tianjin Armed Forces Academy Main positions: new direct leader, president of the Republic of China Pros: Refused to cooperate with the Japanese Main experience: Bribing the election of the president Buddhist Wang Zhanyuan (1861～1934), a native of Guantao, Shandong.The general of the army in the Beiyang period, the governor of Hubei, is famous for his greed and contempt.Participated in the battle of the Yalu River with Zhang Huaizhi, Cao Kun and others. Wang Huaiqing (1875-1953), a native of Ningjin County, Hebei Province, a veteran of the Beiyang lineage, was Xu Shichang's number one confidant in the military.The official is greedy, the military and political ability is very low, and the employer is only stupid and honest.Nicknamed "Toilet General".

Zhang Fulai (1871～1925), born in Jiaohe, Hebei Province, was a general under Wu Peifu. He served successively as battalion commander, regiment commander, brigade commander of the sixth brigade of the third division, and division commander of the 24th division.Once in charge of Henan. Hu Jingyi (1892～1925), born in Fuping, Shaanxi. During the 1917 Dharma Protection War, he joined the Yasukuni Army organized by Yu Youren in Shaanxi and served as the commander of the Fourth Route.During the Second Zhifeng War, together with Feng Yuxiang and Sun Yue, he launched a coup in Beijing.Later, he organized the National Army with Feng and Sun and served as the deputy commander and commander of the Second Army.

Sun Chuanfang (1885~1935), was born in Licheng, Shandong.Graduated from the Baoding Army Accelerated School and studied at the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer Academy.Served successively as battalion commander, division commander, and army commander. In the later period of the Beiyang Warlords, he became the leader of the Zhili Warlords.
⊙Wang Shizhen, Duan Qirui, and Feng Guozhang are collectively known as the "Three Heroes of Beiyang".Wang Shizhen is an old man who appears and disappears in the political arena, so he is called "Wang Long"; Duan Qirui has a strong personality and is vigorous, so he is called "Duan Hu"; .

⊙During the Revolution of 1911, Feng Guozhang attacked Hanyang, and his subordinate Wang Zhanyuan personally went to the front to command. Wang kowtowed to the officers and soldiers and said: "Brothers praise my surname Wang!" ⊙After Feng Guozhang conquered Hanyang, the Qing government named him "Second Baron".After getting the news, Feng said to the people around him: "Unexpected, really unexpected! I am a poor boy from the countryside, and I was granted the title of Marquis! This is really a kindness, I must serve the court!" After speaking, tears streamed down his face .

⊙In 1917, when Feng Guozhang and Duan Qirui had conflicts, Feng removed Duan from the post of Prime Minister and prepared to reorganize the cabinet.Xiong Xiling and Wang Shizhen discussed the formation of a cabinet.Xiong said: "I will never be Feng's wife!" Wang said: "If you don't want to be Feng's wife, I can be Feng Dao!" Well!" ⊙Chen Guangyuan became the governor of Jiangxi. On his birthday in a certain year, he received a lot of congratulatory gifts. The Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce specially prepared a set of eight immortals cast in red gold and gave it to Chen. Chen was very happy after receiving it. Too bad it's a little smaller."

⊙During the Hongxian monarchy, Feng Guozhang asked Puyi to make a painting for him.When the painting was delivered, when Feng saw it, he was immediately burned.It turns out that the painting is a horse with two horns (a metaphor for "horse" plus two dots of "Feng"), and the downstream inscription: This is my family's thousand-mile horse. ⊙After Cao Kun defeated Duan Qirui, he said in front of Feng Guozhang's portrait: "Fourth brother! I have avenged you!" Afterwards, he said to Feng Jiayu, Feng Guozhang's son, "This time (the Zhiwan War) I will give you The president is venting his anger! When we were young, we were training soldiers in Xiaozhan, and he (Duan Qirui) couldn't beat me!"

⊙Wang Zhanyuan lived in Tianjin after stepping down, and was planning to make a comeback, so he was very fond of Zhang Zuolin.Every time Zhang came to Tianjin, the king would serve on the back of the saddle, play cards with Zhang, and lose tens of thousands of silver dollars each time.After returning home, I cried out that my heart ached. ⊙In the war between Anhui and Anhui, the Anhui faction was defeated, and the former commander-in-chief of the Anhui faction, Qu Tongfeng, was captured.Cao Kun himself did not participate in the war, but wanted to experience the addiction of surrender, so he ordered Qu Tongfeng to present a knife to Cao Kun in Baoding Guangyuan (Cao Zhai) for a surrender ceremony.Qu Tongfeng untied the saber, held it in both hands and offered it to Cao Kun, saying: "I am willing to surrender to the envoy of your economic strategy today. I offer the general saber and swear that I will never be an enemy of your army again." Cao Kun received the saber with both hands, and then The general saber returned and said: "I am willing to accept your commander's surrender today. I admire your commander's bravery in battle. I will return the general saber and please wear it. This envoy will give your commander the best prisoner in accordance with the regulations on superior captives." treatment."

⊙In the winter of 1917, the Beijing government ordered the direct army to assist Hubei.Cao Kun advocated that Wu Peifu lead the troops there, but was strongly opposed by his brother.Cao was furious and said: "Wu Ziyu (Wu Peifu's character) has been with me for many years, and he has both civil and military skills. Who can we use without him? We are Jiao Buli Meng, and Meng Buke Jiao. If you use him, you will lose I agree, there is no need for you to meddle in it!" ⊙Before the war between Zhiwan and Anhui, Zhang Zuolin asked Cao Kun: "Third Brother! (Anhui Army) The border guards are stronger than yours, and their equipment is better than yours. What are you sure about?" Cao said, "I am not sure, but Ziyu said he has Grasp, his grasp is my grasp." ⊙ Later, when Cao Kun became president, Zhang Zongchang spent all his savings and cast a red gold Eight Immortals as a birthday gift to Cao Kun.When Cao Kun was happy, he promised to give him the establishment of a division, but Wu Peifu objected, and Zhang Zongchang lost his official and financial resources, so he had to go to Fengtian to join Zhang Zuolin. ⊙ On the day of the general election, Cao Kun personally supervised the election.When he saw that member Lu Fu did not vote for him, he asked, "Why not choose someone Cao?" Lu Fu shouted angrily, "If you can be the president, everyone in the world can be the president! If you become the president, the president will be the president too." Not the president anymore!" After speaking, he picked up an inkstone and threw it at Cao Kun. ⊙Wu Peifu went to Baoding Guangyuan to visit Cao Kun.Wu said to Cao: "When heaven and man return, you must be the president. But don't be president now. Under the current situation, being president will change from mother-in-law to daughter-in-law." After hearing this, Cao only said He said, "Oh! I'm going to be sixty now!" ⊙Cao Kun wanted to use money to bribe the president, Wang Chengbin, the governor of Zhili under his command, came up with a method of "catching the God of Wealth": sending more than 20 secret investigators to various places in Zhili.Specially investigate and arrest the drug makers who made Jindan and Baiwan, and then select the "little fish" to shoot, and order the rest to pay for their own redemption.In the name of borrowing military pay, the 170 counties in Zhili were divided into three levels, large, medium and small, and each county raised 10,000 to 30,000 yuan. ⊙On Cao Kun's 60th birthday, Wu Peifu personally hosted him.So, Cao said to everyone: "Ziyu is weird by nature, but he can only admire this old man. This is also the fate of his previous life!" When everyone heard this, they immediately said: "No matter how high prestige Wu Shuai has, how can he compare with your old Xun?" High prestige, shocking the past and shining today! Not only is there a destiny, but it is also inspired by the old man's virtue!" ⊙In June 1923, Cao Kun ordered people to force President Li Yuanhong to abdicate. Li fled to Tianjin in a hurry.When Li's special car arrived at Yangcun Station, Zhili Governor Wang Chengbin was ordered by Cao Kun to stop him and demanded the president's seal.It was not until four o'clock in the morning the next day that Beijing received the seal from Li's concubine that Li Yuanhong was released. ⊙After Cao Kun became the president, he experienced a painful taste: soldiers cannot be laid off, supervisors cannot be abolished, military salaries cannot be paid, and finances cannot make ends meet... Seeing this situation, Wang Shizhen sighed and said: "If you want to harm someone, it is best to ask He's president." ⊙Cao Kun's "successful bribery" has three major contributors: Feng Yuxiang, Wang Chengbin, and Wu Jinglian.Wu Peifu did not support but did not oppose. Zhong Boyi, a native of Hunan, went to Luoyang to visit Wu Peifu. During the meal, when he talked about Cao Kun's bribery in the election, Wu poured himself a drink, shed tears and said nothing. ⊙After Xu Shichang became the President, he awarded Cao Kun the first-class Grand Ribbon Baoguang Jiahe Medal, but unfortunately Cao already had one.So Cao sent a telegram and asked: "How can I award the same medal twice?" After hearing this, Xu had to award the Nine Lions Sword instead. ⊙On October 23, 1924, Feng Yuxiang launched a mutiny in Beijing and surrounded Cao Kun's presidential palace. Seeing that the situation was over, Cao Kun took out the president's seal and held it in his hand, looked left and right, and sighed: "I spent money for you. 13 million yuan, 13 million yuan was spent!" ⊙After the coup in Beijing, Wu Peifu asked his subordinates: "Where is Mr. Zhong (Cao Kun) under house arrest?" His subordinates replied: "Now everyone has to listen to Zhang Zuolin." After hearing this, Wu sent a telegram to Zhang saying: " This battle (the second Zhifeng War) is all presided over by me alone, and has absolutely nothing to do with Cao Zhonglao. You release Zhonglao in the morning, and I will go to the Yuanmen in the evening, and ask you to deal with it." After Zhang looked at it, he said, Said to the left and right: "The person Cao Zhongshan (Cao Kun's word) uses is so loyal. He is really loyal to his chief. Wu Ziyu is so good!" ⊙Wu Peifu welcomed Li Yuanhong back without discussing with Cao Kun.Cao said to the left and right: "Ziyu no longer sees me, so what are we doing? Let him do it!" Then he sent someone to tell Wu, "The third master was trembling with anger. He didn't eat or see any guests. You I have always shown the world with loyalty and righteousness, so I should leave a little room for it. If you have something to say, it seems that you should ask for orders, and the third master will not refuse!" Wu patted the case and said: "Whoever wrongs the third master, whose head we want!" Later Wu asked Cao Kun confessed, "Huang Pi (Li Yuanhong)'s term of office will end soon. When the time comes, who will be the president? I love you so much, so I need to think carefully about planning." Cao Shiran. ⊙At the beginning of 1924, Wu Peifu recommended Gao Enhong to Cao Kun as the supervisor of Jiaoao Commercial Port.Cao said: "Wu Peifu, Wu Ziyu, you can recommend others, but you can't recommend this person." After Wu heard about it, he sent a telegram and said, "I trust Gao Enhong just like the president trusts me." Cao had no choice but to do so. . ⊙In the first direct war, Wu Peifu announced Zhang Zuolin's "ten crimes".Zhang Zuolin immediately announced Wu's "eight major crimes": "Wu's Corruption", "Wu's Contempt", "Wu's Ruthlessness", "Wu's Forbearance", "Wu's Danger", "Wu's Arrogance" , "Wu's deceit", "Wu's madness". ⊙Wu Peifu became the pillar of Cao Kun's subordinates with his outstanding military exploits, and began to be alone.People called Wu "Marshal Wu", and Cao Kun, his boss, was forced to become "Marshal Wu".Zhang Zuolin disdained the same "generation" as Wu, so he promoted himself from "big commander" to "old commander", and his son Zhang Xueliang was called "young commander". ⊙Wu Peifu has a magnificent bearing and treats his subordinates very leniently.One time, when it came to a matter, Wu asked what to do. At this time, his subordinate Bai Jianwu stared and said, "How can I do that?" Wu immediately changed his words and said, "I'm just talking casually." ⊙After Cao Kun regained his freedom, Zhang Xueliang, Zhang Zongchang, Li Jinglin and others met and demanded that Cao be reset.Cao said: "I can't do it anymore. I have little virtue and can be good. The major affairs of the country will depend on you young people in the future." Zhang said: "My father said, you just reset it. He is always watching to see who dares to do it." Make irresponsible remarks." Zhang and Li also echoed by the side. ⊙After the first Zhifeng War, Wu Peifu became famous, and Luoyang, where he was stationed, was crowded with people, and dignitaries and celebrities from all sides flocked to Luoyang like a pilgrimage.From the prime minister of the Beiyang government, the heads of various ministries, the governors of various provinces, governors, and Mongolian princes, down to various politicians, parliamentarians, and business gentry, they often receive 20 to 30 people a day.In just one year, the business cards of visitors from all walks of life filled a suitcase measuring one foot square. ⊙Zhang Qikai and Tan Yankai are Jinshi on the same list. They have studied the study of Liuren for five years and claim to be "self-taught without a teacher".Wu Peifu also liked the study of divination very much.When Zhang was sent by the envoy of Tan Zhi to contact Wu Peifu, the two hit it off and became inseparable. Zhang Qizhen followed Wu Peifu until his death. ⊙Wu Peifu and his direct generals attended a banquet at Cao Kun's place in Baoding.During the meeting, Wu suddenly questioned He Fenglin, the Shanghai military envoy, about the cause of the death of Li Chun, the former Jiangsu governor.He hesitated and refused to give a positive answer.At this time, Wu said: "I want to make a note in the book: On a certain day in a certain year, Qi Xieyuan, the inspector of Jiangsu, Anhui and Jiangxi, killed his chief in Nanjing. I also want to add that his chief of staff, He Mou, participated in the incident!" He Lian said: "I can't afford it. The deputy envoy's words are too serious." Wu said: "This is Chunqiu's brushwork, I must write like this!" ⊙In 1922, Liang Shiyi came to power to form a cabinet.Wu Peifu wrote an article on "Expelling Crocodiles" today, and an article imitating "Essay on Discussing Wu Zhao" tomorrow.Liang ignored him, and praised Wu as "one of the strange men in our country".Wu Ze advised Liang not to "let him laugh and scold, I will be a good official myself". ⊙"Toilet General" Wang Huaiqing often beat and scolded his subordinates for no reason to test their loyalty.If you are beaten and scolded without a single complaint, you will be promoted soon.Gradually, the subordinates summed up this experience. If someone was suddenly beaten and scolded by the king one day, his colleagues would go to congratulate him and ask him to treat him. ⊙Cao Kun was elected president and vice president, so he attracted the attention of all the generals in the direct line.Qi Xieyuan, the tour envoy of Jiangsu, Anhui and Jiangxi, did it intentionally.Because people say that his qualifications and expectations are light, and he is young, less than forty.Qi specially held a press conference for this purpose, affirming that he was indeed over forty. ⊙Before the war, Wu Peifu’s counselor Bai Jianwu analyzed Japan’s attitude: “Britain and the United States are international gentlemen, and Japan is gangsters. If there is a fight, the gentlemen will stand by and watch, but the gangsters will help you.” ⊙Wu Peifu cannot tolerate Feng Yuxiang's betrayal the most. In 1926, Wu Peifu and the Feng faction jointly attacked Feng Yuxiang.At the swearing-in meeting in Baoding, they held an antique ceremony: the statues of Guan Yu and Yue Fei were placed on the incense table in the auditorium, and Wu led everyone to kneel three times and kowtow nine times.Wu saw that the yellow paper was burning very well, so he said: "The yellow paper is burning so well, we will definitely win the battle." ⊙Wu Peifu called Zhang Zuolin: A villain who is the most vicious and capricious in his life. Unexpectedly, there is Feng Yuxiang in my place, and there is also a Guo Songling in my respect. They are looking for rebellion and discipline. This is tolerable, what can't be tolerated!A certain person is willing to help each other with all his strength and attack together, so that Feng Yuxiang, who is a bandit and treason, will have nothing to escape from the crime! ⊙During the Northern Expedition of the National Revolutionary Army, Wu Peifu withdrew from Hankou and got on the train, but got off the train and crossed the river to Wuchang. His aides persuaded him: "You should enter Wusheng Pass first to command the battle." Wu said: "Your intentions are very correct, but I Be a human being. Liu Yuchun is still in Wuchang, so I can't leave him behind." ⊙Zhang Fulai was single-handedly promoted by Wu Peifu, and later became the governor of Henan Province. In front of Wu, Zhang Fulai was like a little daughter-in-law. ⊙One time, Cao Kun criticized Wu Peifu and said: "Commander, I did it too. When I did it, I gave all the credit to you. But you always take credit for it, and you are arrogant and arrogant, so that today's situation of alienation and morality is caused. .” ⊙Wu Peifu's general Liu Yuchun defended Wuchang, was defeated and captured. The reporter asked him if he was a counter-revolutionary. Liu replied: "I have been defeated today, and I can still talk about whether I object or not. I just speak from my conscience. Marshal Wu's proposition may be wrong , but I have a very high personality, and I have the kindness to know you, so I know that I can't keep it, but I have to fight hard, which is to repay Marshal Wu. I know that I am harming the people and harming the place, and death is not enough to apologize. Now that I have been captured, I will take my flesh piece by piece Cut it off and make atonement!" ⊙Hu Jingyi, the "Wu Jianjiang" who participated in the "Beijing coup", told the newspapers: "Wu Peifu doesn't know politics, only knows "Four Books", looks down on people, and should fail this time. Please don't be afraid, the power of Wu will never be restored. .” ⊙Wang Huaiqing set up an office toilet in the luxury mansion in Beijing.There are two toilets, with a "stool chair" in the middle, fine ashes on the bottom, and a desk in front to display office stationery.Wang Huaiqing often sat on a commode chair for hours, summoned his subordinates, and dealt with official duties. ⊙To Wang Huaiqing, the toilet is like an inseparable friend.No matter where he is, Wang Huaiqing can do without a gun, but can't do without a toilet. A toilet with a big "Wang" written on it is always around.When marching and fighting, there must be a squad of people carrying toilets to accompany them.During the attack, his soldiers rushed up with the banner with the word "Wang" written on it, and he sat on the toilet with the word "Wang" written on it to supervise the battle.As long as they see the huge and brightly colored toilet, people will know whose team it is, hence the name "Toilet General". ⊙Wang Huaiqing is superstitious, choose an auspicious day for sending troops, and win prizes for fighting. In 1924, when the Second Zhifeng War broke out, Wu Peifu appointed Wang Huaiqing as the commander-in-chief of the Second Army. After a long time after the combat instructions were issued, Wang Huaiqing did not send troops. After inquiring, it turned out that it was because there were no good days for several days in a row.Fortunately, Marshal Wu is an expert in this field, and personally selected an auspicious day for Wang Huaiqing.When it was time to dispatch troops, an officer named Wang Desheng was arranged on the side of the road in advance. When Wang Huaiqing arrived, he ran up to report: "Wang Desheng welcomes the general!" Wang Huaiqing nodded, and the troops officially set off. ⊙Wang Huaiqing's method of employing people is very simple, that is, honest people don't use it.City people and scholars are not recruited. The more mountainous the peasants are, the more popular they are. The old peasants with feces on their feet and calluses on their hands are the best.If he had studied, Wang Huaiqing definitely didn't want it.After entering the Republic of China, there were many graduates from the military academy, and many had studied abroad, but Wang Huaiqing did not accept any of them. He believed that these scholars were not easy to manage or use.The people he promoted were all peasants in military uniform. ⊙Cao Kun once appointed Wang Huaiqing as the inspection envoy of Rechasui, and let him stay in Chengde.But Wang refused to go out of Beijing and repeatedly delayed.It turned out that there was a Bangchui Mountain in Chengde, and "Bangchui was exhausted" (the word "Qing" is the same as the word Qing), and Wang Ji did not want to go there because it was inauspicious. He only set up the Military Affairs Office of the Rechasui Patrol Envoy in Beijing, and sent a The lieutenant general will be stationed in Chengde to contact. ⊙In 1926, Wu Peifu and Zhang Zuolin jointly captured Nankou occupied by the national army.Wu drew up a list, and Du Xigui acted as the cabinet's name to add meritorious generals who participated in the war.Unexpectedly, after receiving the title, Zhang Xueliang sent a telegram to express his refusal, and said: "The head of the Chengshui Army (Du was originally the commander-in-chief of the navy, and at this time the commander-in-chief of the navy is acting as the prime minister of the cabinet) ordered me to reward you with a rotten sheep's head." The award was rejected, and only the direct generals were left to receive the award, which made Wu Peifu dumbfounded. ⊙After Hunan Tang Shengzhi drove away Zhao Hengti, the relationship with the Southern Nationalist Government became increasingly tense.At this time Wu Peifu met Ouyang Ren, Tang's representative.Wu pulled out the brush and wrote the character "兵" in the middle of the paper, drew an arrow pointing to the top of the paper, and then wrote the character "北" saying: "I originally planned to use soldiers to the north", and then drew another arrow pointing to the top of the paper. Underneath, the word "South" was written, saying, "But it can also be changed to use troops against the South." ⊙After Wu Peifu stepped down, when he lived in Wudu, Gansu, Liu Fengshan, a subordinate of Deng Xihou of the Sichuan Army, was in charge of logistics support.Once, when Liu went to see Wu, Wu did not invite him to sit down, nor did he greet him.Liu came out and said: "They are all desperate people, and they are still putting on airs, let's see who takes care of you!" After that, the supply of materials was stopped. ⊙Hu Jingyi was paid, but Li Yanqing asked him to issue a receipt first, saying that he would send the money to him later.But Hu waited for a few days, and the money still disappeared, so he went to the door to remind him.Li said to him, "I'll check it out." After checking, Li said, "You've already taken the money. Don't you still have your receipt here?" Hu knew he had been duped.Afterwards, he told people that if he got it, he would definitely kill Li. ⊙For a while, it was rumored that President Cao Kun had passed away.Cao asked someone to investigate, and reported that the rumor originated from Sun Baoqi, Prime Minister of the Cabinet.When Cao heard this, he scolded Sun as an "old bastard".Afterwards, Sun went to the presidential palace three times to explain to Cao, but Cao asked for an answer, saying that he was dead. ⊙Cao Kun’s younger brother, Cao Ying, likes to hang out in brothels, and the “big teapots (brothel workers)” in many brothels are very familiar with him.After Cao Ying became the commander of the 26th Division, the big teapots all became officers under him.At that time, people in Tianjin called the 26th Division the "teapot team". ⊙In 1932, Zhang Xueliang sent a special car to welcome Wu Peifu, who was living abroad, to Peiping, and gave him 4,000 yuan a month for living expenses.Wu lives in Shijin Garden, and regards his residence as the "General Commander's Xingyuan", just like his "General Fuwei". The monthly living expenses of each member of the staff are 8 yuan, and the commander-in-chief of the closed door is also doing decently. ⊙Cao Kun's foreign affairs were handed over to Wu Peifu, and his internal affairs were handed over to Li Yanqing.Li was originally a son of a bathhouse, but after Cao Kun took a fancy to him, he took him as a male favourite.Li's father used to be a cook in Zhang Zhitan's home. Zhang had successively worked as "Secretary-General of the State Council", "Confidential Secretary of the Supervising and Participating Office", "Chief of Internal Affairs" and "Chief of Communications". The post of the owner is all typed, and then a line of small characters is written in the smallest margin: "Director of the Dining Room".Officials called him "Director Li". ⊙A meeting between Kenji Doihara and Wu Peifu.Doihara said: "Japan is invincible in all battles!" Wu said: "I used to be like this, so others called me 'Ever-Victorious General'. How is it now? I am not a bare-bones man!" ⊙Bai Jianwu, Wu Peifu's staff officer, commented on Sun Chuanfang: Brave and prey, like Ma Chao in the Three Kingdoms era, it is not suitable to stay in the Central Plains for a long time.Sun Chuanfang once said: "Autumn is tall and horses are fat, which is suitable for fighting and recreation." ⊙When the Hunan-Hubei War broke out, the Northern Army collapsed at the first touch.At this time, Hubei Governor Wang Zhanyuan invited Sun Chuanfang out.Sun led the troops to fight the Hunan Army for eight days and nights.Finally, Lu Diping, the general of the Hunan Army, said: "Wang Zhanyuan has such a capable general, it is really Sun Monkey who is reincarnated, and he will surely achieve great things in the future." ⊙Sun Chuanfang led the army from Fujian to Zhejiang, and the officers and soldiers issued a "Handbook for Entering Zhejiang", the main content of which is: Only by entering Hangzhou City can everyone have a way out.Whether Sun Jun camped overnight, or had meals and rest, the battalion commander and company commander would read aloud, and the soldiers would follow along until they could memorize the contents of the manual by heart. ⊙After Sun Chuanfang served as the joint commander of the five provinces, he wanted to push Zhang Jian, the last number one scholar, to be the president of the Beijing Provisional Government.In the name of a tour, Sun went to Nantong to visit Zhang.Zhang Jian was very happy, he put up a lot of cards, and ordered his son to go to Jiangxin to meet him. ⊙Sun Chuanfang served as the commander-in-chief of the five provinces, and hired Jiang Baili and Zhang Taiyan as his aides, and treated him as a teacher.Later, he often boasted that "I have more than a hundred miles of military affairs and Taiyan knowledge". ⊙ Zhang Ji, at the request of Chiang Kai-shek, went to persuade Sun Chuanfang to cooperate with Chiang, but Sun refused.Finally, Zhang said: "I don't think you are a soldier, but a politician." Sun said: "I am not a politician, I am a warlord. Politicians and everything are all volatile prostitutes. I will never let my son He became a politician." Zhang immediately blushed. ⊙Before the Northern Expedition, Sun Chuanfang and Zhang Zongchang turned enemies into friends, and Zhang Yinsun invited him to Nanjing.On the first night of his arrival in Nanjing, Zhang recruited more than 20 prostitutes from Diaoyu Lane to have fun.All the prostitutes surrounded Zhang and made a scene, Zhang was overwhelmed. ⊙In 1926, Sun Chuanfang went to Tianjin Caijia Garden to meet Zhang Zuolin.After Sun saw Zhang, he quickly saluted and said, "I'm sorry, Marshal."Zhang replied, don't mention the past.The two then reconciled. ⊙ After Zhang Xueliang killed Yang Tingyu, he notified Sun Chuanfang.Sun immediately raised his thumb and said, "Hero! Hero! If you want to do great things, can you do it without killing a few people? Well done! Well done!" Sun left without saying goodbye. ⊙Sun Chuanfang's wife passed away, and bigwigs from all walks of life in the north and south sent condolences one after another.Zhang Xueliang's was sent earlier and hung in the middle.Chiang Kai-shek arrived immediately, and the person in charge asked Sun for instructions: "Commander! Where is Mr. Jiang's banner hanging in Nanjing?" It's better to hang Mr. Jiang's in the middle." ⊙After Sun Chuanfang failed, he converted to Buddhism in Tianjin, and his Dharma name was "Zhiyuan".From then on, his temperament changed greatly, he no longer wanted to make a comeback, and his speech and behavior were also very different from before. In 1933, on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, a thief came to Sun Chuanfang's mansion to steal.After being caught, Sun not only did not punish him, but also rewarded him with rice and released him.After the news came out, everyone said that Sun "put down the butcher knife and became a Buddha immediately." ⊙When Feng Guozhang was the supervisor of the Baoding Army Crash School in his early years, a Manchu aristocratic student went out to prostitutes and smoked opium. Feng caught him and punished him severely.The student spoke rudely, and Feng was furious. He threw the general cap on the ground and said, "I would rather not be an official, but have strict discipline!" ⊙Nanjing military and commercial circles wanted to set up a shrine for Feng Guozhang. When Feng heard about it, he immediately sent a letter saying: "The matter of Huayuan must be cancelled. If it cannot be interrupted, please change it to a factory for the benefit of the people's livelihood and economy." ⊙When Feng Guozhang was president, Lin She, the new supervisor of Saibeiguan, came to thank the committee one day. Feng asked lazily: "Where are you from?" Lin replied: "I have lived in Beijing for a long time." Feng asked again: "What are you doing now? What's the matter?" Lin replied: "The Saibeiguan Supervisor was published not long ago." Feng was a little surprised, and asked again: "Who told you to be the Guan Supervisor?" Lin said: "Appointed by the president." Feng was stunned: "When will I let you go?" Are you a supervisor?" Lin said: "The order has been issued for several days." Feng said "Oh" and understood: "Yes, one day I was taking a nap, and someone came to ask me to seal the order, which probably happened. Bar!" ⊙When Feng Guozhang acted as president, he ordered people to salvage and sell all the fish in Beihai and Zhongnanhai.Immediately, the "President Fish" and "Dongpo Pork" of Beijing restaurants were as famous in Kyoto.And someone made a couplet saying: Prime Minister Dongling fell trees, and the head of state sold fish in Nanhai. ⊙Feng Guozhang's stepmother Mrs. Zhou passed away, and Feng asked a number one scholar to inscribe the god's title.The title said: "The spiritual seat of Mrs. Zhou, the wife of the President".At this time, some people commented: President Sun Da and President Li Da are still there, whose wife is Mrs. Zhou?Everyone who heard it laughed. ⊙Before his death, Feng Guozhang said to his eldest son, Feng Jiasui: "Our property, except for the 5.7 million yuan burned in Nanjing, the 3 million yuan embezzled by Zhang Tiaochen, and the 400,000 yuan cheated by Wang Kemin, everything else is accountable. You have to take good care of it. custody." ⊙After Feng Guozhang drove west in Hebei, his family prepared two coffins for him, one of which was empty.After the two coffins were transported to Hejian, those with Feng Guozhang's body were buried together with his married couple.The empty ones were carried to the "Feng Gonglin" prepared by the state. ⊙Cao Kun blatantly said to the MPs: "Whoever is famous and rich can be the president." A certain MP responded immediately: "Marshal! Mei Lanfang is both famous and rich. I think he can be the president." Everyone laughed. ⊙After Cao Kun succeeded in bribing the election, Liyuan circle staged plays "Beating the Drums and Cursing Cao" and "Mother Xu Cursing Cao" to satirize him.Cao's staff ordered the ban on the performance of these two plays.So, once, an actor said to the audience: "The president's surname is Cao, so you are not allowed to perform plays that have something to do with Cao's surname. If the president's surname is Zhu (pig) cattle, sheep and horses, these livestock must be banned from killing. Be vegetarian!" ⊙When Wu Zhihui gave a speech in Beijing, he commented on Cao Kun's election bribery incident, saying that if all human sperms could become human, then Cao Kun and his wife could have 40 million children if they had sex once.They unanimously voted for him, so is there still a need to waste money on election bribery?Those who heard it laughed, and since then some people have called Cao Kun "President Sperm". ⊙When Cao Kun was young, he was preparing to apply for the Beiyang Military Academy.After turning off the lights every night, he spread the sheets, lit a small candle under the bed, read and wrote, and finally got to enter the Armed Forces Academy.When Cao Kun first took office as the commander of Beiyang No. 3 Town, he often changed into soldiers' uniforms, went to the barracks and asked his subordinates, "What do you think of the new commander?" The soldiers all agreed. ⊙Cao Kun liked to drink before serving in the army. He often lay down on the ground when he got drunk halfway.When he woke up, all the money in his pocket was taken away by the child.Cao stood up and smiled.Therefore, people in Dagu, Tianjin called him "Three Fools Cao". ⊙Cao Kun leads the troops, the finances are open, the personnel are open, and the trust in his subordinates is increased.Therefore, even though the salary cannot be paid for several months, the officers and soldiers have no complaints.One year, when Cao Kun inspected the army, he found a soldier crying. Cao stopped to ask, and the soldier replied that his father had died in a letter from home.Cao immediately said: "Don't cry, don't cry, I will give you fifty yuan, go home and bury your father, and come back to serve as a soldier after fulfilling your filial piety." ⊙When Cao Kun was governor of Zhili, he founded a comprehensive university.Whenever he paid the professors' salaries, he asked the administrative staff to wrap the ocean in red paper and hand it to the professors respectfully.He also said to the students that he invited the professors and worked hard to teach the students. If anyone is rude to the professor, he must show them a good look! ⊙Cao Kun's wife, Liu Fengwei, once wore a servant's clothes and went to meet her on the street.Mr. Xiangmian said to her: "Although she is a maid, she has the dignity of a first-class lady." Liu immediately gave Mr. Xiangmian one hundred taels of gold. ⊙Cao Kun lived in Tianjin in his later years, and he dated people who pulled rickshaws, sold vegetables, and sold big bowls of tea.Cao Kun was shirtless, waving a big cattail fan, sitting on a small bench in the courtyard, drinking tea and chatting with them. ⊙Cao Kun loved calligraphy and painting in his later years, and had a literary talent.Once, his son-in-law Li Bofu asked him to name his study. After thinking about it for a while, Cao wrote "Bo Yaxuan" and wrote a couplet: The green pine has been standing for more than a thousand years, and the Hongpeng has soared thousands of miles. ⊙Wang Zhanyuan is greedy, vulgar and domineering, and he calls himself "the reincarnation of the white tiger spirit".Every time Wang Zhanyuan rewards the army, he always pays one big money or two big money, while others always pay two or three thousand yuan.In the period of the Republic of China, a sling of big money was not worth an ocean. ⊙Wang Zhanyuan, the governor of Hubei Province, cherishes money, and Wei Lianfang, chief of the military supply section, asked Wang to sign and approve the payment. Wang Du had to throw the document on the ground first, and cursed Wei.Wei stood aside, listening to Wang honestly.When the king had had enough of scolding, Wei picked up the document and begged the king for approval.Wang criticized and scolded: "You kid, take it and do it, and make a fortune!" ⊙In May 1921, Wang Zhanyuan received two million yuan in arrears.Hearing this news, the officers and soldiers were very happy.Wang Que deposited seventy-eight out of ten of the general's salary in foreign banks.Mutiny occurred in Yichang and Wuchang.After the mutinies in Yichang and Wuchang, Wang Zhanyuan promised the rebels that he would pay them back home.When the train that could transport the rebels arrived in Xiaogan, Hubei, except for dozens of people who escaped, all the rest were shot dead by the ambushed army. ⊙Wang Zhanyuan ruled Hubei, and often ordered people to arrest gambling.But Wang's relatives and subordinates participated in a lot of gambling, and they dared not arrest them, so Wang had no choice but to go out by himself.Although he was caught on the spot, he had no choice but to reprimand him and settle the matter.Afterwards, Wang said to others: "These people are really troublesome. They can't be taken lightly or seriously. They can't be dismissed from their jobs, and they can't be sent to work as coolies in a training center. It's really helpless!" ⊙Someone suggested that Wang Zhanyuan should set up business and promote education.Wang said: "Look at the presidents and prime ministers of the central government, as well as the officials of the provinces. Who thinks of building the country! Not to mention the years of war in Hubei province, how can there be time for industry and education!" ⊙During the May 4th Movement, Wang Zhanyuan said: "Our country has no real strength, so how can we talk about diplomacy, and how can we enjoy diplomatic power? As long as we don't suffer losses!" ⊙Feng Guozhang was burnt in Nanjing with more than 7 million properties. Wang Zhanyuan knew about it and said: "An official should never buy real estate in the local area. Not only is it unsafe, but after stepping down, he will give people an excuse." ⊙When Wang Zhanyuan left Hubei, he packed all the valuable things in the office and took them away.Among the warlords' apartments in Tianjin, Wang Zhanyuan's assets are second only to Li Chun, the former governor of Jiangsu.Wang's way of making money is to transfer copper coins, monopolize the production of military uniforms, open banks to sell gold, set up companies to sell leather goods, purchase military supplies, and invest in real estate. ⊙After Wang Zhanyuan stepped down, he lived in Tianjin.Wang bought a lot of real estate in Tianjin. Every day, he hangs a lot of keys around his waist and shuttles between various roads to collect rent.Therefore, the common people called him "the tour envoy of Tianjin's major roads". ⊙In 1921, the Summer Palace was stolen and important cultural relics were stolen. Wang Huaiqing, commander of the Gyeonggi Garrison, instructed to solve the case quickly.Soon, the case was solved, the perpetrator was arrested, and the stolen cultural relics were recovered.Wang's move was well received by the public, but soon, the management of the Summer Palace discovered that all the recovered cultural relics had become fakes. It turned out that the real cultural relics had been transferred by Wang. ⊙Chen Er is Wang Huaiqing's closest adjutant.When going out for a walk, a gust of cool wind blows, and Wang immediately hangs his arms back, and Chen Er has put his clothes on him; if he wants to defecate, Chen Er will immediately untie his belt and wipe it clean.Wang Huaiqing's subordinates all flattered this second master Chen. In order to please Wang Huaiqing, some agencies even gave second master Chen a dry salary every month.Every "three festivals" and "two birthdays", when officials celebrate Wang Baijie's birthday, they will give Chen Erdan a copy. ⊙河南督军赵倜的幼子患了伤寒病，送往医院医治，赵急得茶饭不思，终日六神无主。他的参谋长发起礼忏借寿，建醮上奏天廷，每位高级职员一律借寿五年，他自己带头借寿十年。所借之“寿”合起来当使这位督军公子活到三百多岁。 ⊙吴佩孚未发达时，拜把兄弟郭旭栋认为吴能成大事，但郭的如夫人戈氏却对吴说：“兄弟，说句话你别恼，你大哥说你成大事，我看你扭扭捏捏，就像咱娘们一样。”吴当大帅后，戈氏对人说，“想起从前说的话，怪不好意思去见他。” ⊙有人问吴佩孚“军阀”二字的意义，吴说：“军不成阀，何以称尊，不尊何以治人、治家、治国、平天下？”并口占一绝云：“豪气清澄照九天，春夏秋冬情怡然。敢云色相曾参透，却信军阀有无边。” ⊙武昌江汉大学实行男女共校，发生女生怀孕事件，吴佩孚下令解散江汉大学。大学董事长黎元洪请吴收回成命，发文称：“江汉大学因二三学生发生丑事，可将此背德学生给予严厉处分，以此解散江汉大学，岂不过分？”吴不听，江汉大学停办。 ⊙1913年9月吴佩孚去兰州，在一次谈话中他说：“作战时，要派一个参谋在早上6点钟看天气。如果云从左边来，敌人一定是从左边增加兵力，右边亦然。如果黑云从后边来，敌人一定抄袭我们的后方。” ⊙日俄战争期间，吴佩孚帮助日本人搞情报。有次，日本情报官问他：“这件事，有法子没有？”吴佩孚回答说：“慢慢地想想看。”于是，所有的日本人称他为“慢慢地有法子先生”。吴当兵时，军中同僚都认为吴佩孚多谋善断、能掐会算，大家于是就奉上“吴小鬼”的绰号。 ⊙吴佩孚好卖弄聪明，他效仿三国庞统——手中批文，口中发落，耳中听词。会客时，他一面与来宾讨论问题，一面批阅公文处理事务，导致许多事情被泄密。 ⊙某日清晨，吴佩孚占了一卦，得“有不速之客三人至”之断。吴命厨房准备客人的午饭。等到中午，只有两位客人来访。吴的副官为了解围，就从外面拉来了一个不相干的人。吴从此越发相信占卦。 ⊙吴佩孚驻防洛阳后，立即倡导植树造林，每年大概种四五十万棵，过了三四年，已经具有相当的规模。并承诺：十年以后，植树所得，既不据为己有，也不上交国家，全部交由洛阳地方民众。 ⊙吴佩孚在洛阳，晚餐从下午四点一直吃到六七点。期间，有时谈谈公事，有时谈谈古今典故，有时兴起处，还引吭高歌。吴称这种吃法为“会食”。 ⊙吴佩孚在洛阳练兵，极重士兵的传统道德教育。吴宣称：“欲留名后世，尤当注重精神讲话一科，应知有所守，有所戒。应守者四：曰忠曰孝曰节曰义；应戒者六：曰酒曰色曰财曰气曰烟曰赌。” ⊙1924年，驻德国公使魏宸祖到洛阳访吴佩孚，期间，魏谈及德国因战争女多男少的问题。吴一听建议，可把欧洲多余的女子移民来中国，以解决中国男多女少的困境。这样两全齐美，一举两得。 ⊙一日，日本《朝日新闻》的记者采访吴佩孚。期间，吴说：“我姓吴，乃是吴泰伯之后，我乃121代之嫡系，你们日本天皇也是泰伯之后，明治天皇为泰伯122代，皇太子裕仁为123代，这是有谱系可查的。你们皇太子大婚，也不给我送个信！我要事先知道，也好派代表给他送礼！”记者茫然。 ⊙孙传芳带兵入杭州城后，雷峰塔倒，百姓盛传因孙杀气太重。孙听后说：“雷峰塔倒，白娘子由蛇变为龙，不正预示着我辈的出头之日吗？” ⊙1932年吴佩孚到北京某大学演讲说：“收回青岛，赎回胶济铁路，与不借外债，不假外力，虽至失败，犹不肯逃奔外国，入住租界，这不是民族主义吗？” ⊙伪满洲国成立后，有人请吴佩孚占卜一下“满洲国”的国运。吴一占，卦辞为：枯杨生华，何可久也？老妇适夫，亦可丑也。吴就此卦辞，写了一篇文章。文中说：兑为泽，巽为风，风浪很大。“满洲国”找日本做靠山，就好像一位老妇嫁个小老公，命能长得了吗？ ⊙吴佩孚常说：“拿破仑字典没有'难'字，我一生没有'悔'字。” ⊙1936年6月9日，国民党部队炸开了黄河花园口大堤。吴听说淹死很多日本士兵，非常高兴。后听说黄河边有一百四十万百姓无家可归时，他放声大哭。 ⊙某次，有人问吴佩孚：“太炎有弟子名鲁迅者，文章写得很好，您读过他的书吗？”吴茫然不知所谓，说：“我向来不读民国以来的书。” ⊙孙中山提出“做官要做人民的公仆”的口号。孙传芳说：“如今做官都自称为人民公仆，我反对，我是'民之父母'。凡是做仆人的没一个好东西，不是偷主人的钱，就是勾搭主人的姨太太。但天下的父母对子女，那是真心的。只有这样，当官才能真正为老百姓办事。” ⊙孟星魁对孙传芳说：“中国军阀割据，民不聊生，何人能领导统一中国才是现在的当务之急。”孙答：“这个任务，我承担不了，能当一个割据吴越的钱王，我就心满意足啦！” ⊙孙传芳一部下与日本人商洽购药，部下拒绝了日本人的回扣。孙对部下说：“回扣，你应该要。如今当官的分三种人：第一，要钱而又能办事的是好官；第二，只要钱不办事的是坏官；第三，办事不要钱的，官都做不成。”又说，“今日中国只有两种人，一种人是压迫人的，另一种人是被人压迫的。” ⊙孙传芳与张学良一起回关东，途中有北伐军的战机进行空袭。众人都很恐惧，唯有孙谈笑风生，镇定自若。每遇车停，孙下车散步，从容闲逸，众人皆以其胆大。 ⊙孙传芳早年算命，算命先生说他活不过五十。孙在被刺前一天，写下两句话：“自料寿数不过五，不料五十又加一。”他对人解释说：“这两句，一是对算命先生的否定，二是对自己过了五十大关的欣慰。”