Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Going to Japan for gold plating

Sun Chuanfang took the recommendation letter from her third brother-in-law Wang Yingkai and rushed to the Beiyang Army training camp early in the morning.The leader of the training camp sat on the bench like a skinny hound and finished reading the letter. Then he stood up, looked at Sun Chuanfang for a while with his small eyes, and said: "Your name is Sun Chuanfang?" Sun Chuanfang stood with his hands hanging down, and answered politely, "Yes!" "How old is it?" Guan Dai asked again. "Eighteen years old." Sun Chuanfang replied. "What is your relationship with President Wang?"

"He...he is my third brother-in-law." "Well, so you are Mr. Wang's brother-in-law. Disrespect, disrespect!" "Master Guan Dai..." Hearing these rude words, Sun Chuanfang felt a little annoyed.I really want to contradict him a few words.But thinking about it, I don't think so.If you eat food in front of others, you can't offend them.The third brother-in-law has instructions, and he has to wink, flattering others! So, he said reluctantly: "The villain is an servant in front of the supervisor, and everything will be done according to the order of the supervisor from now on, and he will never deviate. Step. Please also guide the adults to support a lot."

The thin tube smiled. "At such a young age, it's okay to say such a few sweet words! Have you ever been to school? Sun Chuanfang replied: "I have read it." "How many years have you read it?" "5 years." "5 years?" the skinny tube belt was surprised. "It's amazing! I've only been in school for a year and a half, and it almost stumped me. I haven't finished a single book. How and how many books have you read in five years?" Sun Chuanfang briefly told Guan Dai about the books she read, and said: "The books read by a villain may not be useful. From now on, you have to practice martial arts with Master Guan Dai."

Shou Guandai had just regarded Sun Chuanfang as a child, but when he heard that he had read so many books, he immediately revered him. "Sun Chuanfang, you have studied so much, you should go to the examination room, get a top scorer, or something, that will be more promising than in the official training camp." Sun Chuanfang found an opportunity to flirt, and he immediately said: "I heard from my third brother-in-law that the training camp is a university hall in the army, a big examination room, and I am more successful here. The third brother-in-law also said that Mr. Guan is the most capable person." People are versatile in both civil and military affairs, and they are good at educating and employing people. It is better to work next to Master Guan Dai than any imperial examination room. Therefore, the villain would rather not enter the examination room, but also have Master Guan Da to come to work with him."

Shou Guandai raised his face: "Hey hey ha ha" laughed for a while, and said: "Okay, since you value me so much, I also think highly of you. In the official training camp, you are a scholar, the most knowledgeable person, I I will definitely use you hard." He turned his face away and shouted, "Come on!" A guard came over.Standing at attention, he called out, "Tube belt." "Go and arrange a clean house for this Sun Xiucai, and go to the warehouse to get him a good set of humiliated and military uniforms, and let him wash and change. In the future, if there is anything else, you can listen to Sun Xiucai's confession. Yes. You must take good care of Sun Xiucai."

"Master Guan Dai..." Sun Chuanfang was flattered and wanted to say a few words of gratitude, but he didn't know what to say. The thin pipe belt hastily shook his hand. "Hurry up and change your clothes. I'll talk about it later." According to Shou Guandai's instructions, someone arranged the clothes and houses, and Sun Chuanfang washed and changed his clothes before resting in the house.This silence made him suddenly flustered: just now he was just a young boy under the fence, but suddenly he became a "scholar" who was valued by others, he really didn't adapt to it, he was not used to it.I asked myself like a dream: "Will my Sun Chuanfang have such a major change in a day? Is it true? Where did I get this blessing?" It seems that this kind of knowledge is much more important than the knowledge in the book, and I have to make good use of it!"

Shou Guandai is 46 years old, and has been in the military camp for nearly 20 years. It is chilling enough for him to be an official.But, what can I do? I have limited ability, no culture, and no backing.In the officialdom, "three lacks and one" don't even think about Tengda, let alone he doesn't even have one of the three.Although I have already realized this principle, I still cannot find this way.Now, Sun Chuanfang suddenly came beside him, and he is also a close relative of the head of the Law Enforcement and Camp Affairs Office. The thin tube belt felt that "there is a door. This may be a good opportunity from God!" Therefore, he really took care of Sun Chuanfang, and when he was free Then I found him to be intimate.It didn't take long for the two of them to become very close. Sometimes, Guan Dai called Sun Chuanfang "brother scholar" in a half-true way, and led him into some social occasions.

One day, Slim Guandai was invited to a family dinner held by the Guandai of an infantry battalion.The thin tube belt was startled: "Although the infantry battalion tube belt has known each other for many years, he has always looked down on me. I'm afraid it's not a good thing to have a family dinner for me." I had no choice but to bite the bullet and agree, and then went to the scholar.Sun Chuanfang smiled when he heard the worry brought by Shou Guan: "Isn't your acquaintance just because of your cleverness, I will accompany you and give you a temporary idea to deal with him."

Sure enough, the thin Guandai led Sun Chuanfang to the family banquet hosted by the infantry Guandai. This is a "Hongmen Banquet" - seven years ago, Bu Guanying Guandai competed with the thin Guanying for the position of training official camp, but failed.I was dissatisfied in my heart, and felt that Shou Guandai was an inexperienced person, incompetent, and shouldn't be in this position.So he decided to take the opportunity to mock him.This time, in addition to the thin pipe belt, two celebrities were also invited to accompany him.As soon as the banquet started, there was a tense atmosphere: after the infantry officer poured wine for each guest, he said with a smile: "Today, the family prepares a light banquet, and welcome my old friend Lian Guanying, two companions. They are also friendly; the accompanying grandson is not an outsider. I welcome them together. Since it is a family banquet, you must be happy and happy, and don’t drink too much wine. I will issue a small order, asking my guests to respond order, and be happy!"

The accompanying guests agreed in advance, so they naturally agreed.The infantry leader took out a square box and said: "We are all playing in the army. Let me say a small order about war strategy: this box is like a mountain." into the box. "This empty cup is considered a tiger. I would like to ask the training officer camp leader: You don't need to do it yourself, that is to say, you don't need to use force. What strategy do you have to make this 'tiger' come out of the mountain? This is called 'tune the tiger away from the mountain'!" When Shou Guandai heard it, he shuddered coldly: "How do you get this cup out, and you can't do it yourself?" He frowned, and cold sweat gradually oozes from his temples.

Sun Chuanfang saw it and understood that the thin tube belt was about to lose face.Seeing the infantry leader laughing smugly, I was very anxious.Suomei thought for a while, then turned his head, and whispered in Shou Guandai's ear—telling Shou Guandai that he had a solution—Shou Guandai immediately smiled easily. "Brother Guandai, our training camp is a place that pays attention to tactics. 'Tune the tiger away from the mountain' is taught every day, and everyone knows it. You don't need me to explain this order, let my follower, Xiaosun, explain it." Infantry Battalion Supervisor Hearing this, I was shocked.But he still said, "That's fine, that's fine." Turning to Sun Chuanfang, he said, "Please. Please." Sun Chuanfang blushed a little and said: "The two supervisors think highly of the villain. In fact, how can the villain 'tune the tiger away from the mountain'. No way." The infantry battalion management took a little gloat. "Are you being polite? Your officials say you can do it. You can see that you can do it. How can you be humble again? Come on, tune it out, and get the tiger out of the mountain." Sun Chuanfang still said modestly: "Adults love villains The villain really doesn't know how to 'tune the tiger away from the mountain'. Since the adults look up to the villain, the villain really wants to tell the truth, but the villain really can't adjust the tiger away from the mountain. However, if the adult puts the 'tiger' outside the mountain, I am really You can follow the method of guiding adults to 'don't do it yourself', and there is a way to 'let the tiger go back to the mountain'." "Really?" The infantry battalion supervisor didn't believe it. "It's good if you can let the tiger go back to the mountain." "If you don't believe me, please try it, sir." Sun Chuanfang was quite confident. "Okay, I'll try it!" He said, and took out the empty cup from the box. As soon as Sun Chuanfang saw the empty glass coming out of the box, he stood up, picked up the full glass of wine in front of him, and said, "Master Guan Dai, the 'Tiger' has come out of the mountain, you are victorious, drink it up!" This glass of wine!" Shou Guan was stunned for a while, then suddenly understood.He drank the victory wine on his back, and said with a smile: "Brother Guandai, I said that our training camp talks about the trick of adjusting the tiger away from the mountain every day, and everyone will adjust the tiger away from the mountain. You still don't believe it. Anyway, I didn't do anything, and my entourage did not." Didn't do anything. Didn't the 'tiger' come out, you've been tricked, drink, drink a glass of failure wine!" "Ah?" The commander of the infantry battalion became anxious: "Didn't your entourage say that he can 'let the tiger go back to the mountain'?" Sun Chuanfang stood up and said: "My lord, what is said in the military book is false and true, true and false. I don't have a plan of 'letting the tiger go back to the mountain'. How can I defeat your plan of 'tuning the tiger away from the mountain'?" "Ah? I really fell for it!"... Coming out of the infantry battalion supervisor's house, the skinny commander patted Sun Chuanfang on the shoulder and said, "Xiucai, you are really a scholar! I accept you. Okay, you saved me a lot of face today. Otherwise, that guy invites us to Drinking, we can’t drink other people’s wine. That’s embarrassing!” Then he said: “Xiucai, I want to ask you, how did you think of breaking his “tune the tiger away from the mountain” with ‘Release the tiger back to the mountain’? It’s in the book. , or did you come up with it in your head?" Sun Chuanfang knew that Shou Guan had convinced him, and wanted to tell him the truth, he learned it from ancient books, but replaced the "horse" in the ancient book with the "cup" in the box.But then he thought, the thin tube belt was ignorant and incompetent, so he took the opportunity to fool him.Then he said: "I adapt to the circumstances, and I came up with it as soon as I thought about it." "Okay, okay! You—good job!" After the defeat in the Sino-Japanese War, the Qing court began to attach great importance to the army. Yuan Shikai was ordered to train a new army at Tianjin Xiaozhan, and what he trained was the Wuwei Youjun.That is the foundation of the Beiyang Army later.At the beginning, this new army had only 7,000 people, but Yuan Shikai expanded it into six Beiyang towns based on these people, and gradually formed the future Beiyang warlord group. When Yuan Shikai was the governor of Shandong in 1899, in order to suppress the activities of the Boxer Regiment in Shandong, Yuan Shikai brought the main force of the Wuwei Army to Shandong.In Shandong, in order to continue to expand the army, Yuan Shikai opened the Beiyang Army Rapid Arms Training School in Jinan, with Duan Qirui as the general manager. Armed Forces Academy is to train officers for military expansion, and recruits students from time to time.Not long after Sun Chuanfang arrived at the training camp, he caught up with the recruiting students of the military training school, and the school asked the training camp to select outstanding soldiers from among the students and send them to further study.The skinny leader of the training camp immediately thought of Sun Chuanfang—firstly, he had a good impression of Sun Chuanfang, and secondly, he also wanted to flatter Wang Yingkai—and put him on the recommendation list. The thin tube belt found Sun Chuanfang, and said to him with a smile: "Xiucai, I have a good news for you, your chance for promotion has come!" Sun Chuanfang smiled and said: "Guan Dai made a joke of the villain. Why did the villain not do anything in the official training camp, and eat for nothing. How can I have a chance to be promoted?" "If you don't believe me, will I still lie to you?" Thin Guandai said: "In the future, I only hope that the scholar will be promoted. Don't forget about Xiao Guandai, that's fine." "What does Mr. Guan Dai say? Don't say that villains don't have the blessings. Even if they have the blessings, they have to be given by Mr. Guan Dai. After all, villains don't dare to forget adults!" Sun Chuanfang said, shaking his head . "Let me tell you the truth," Shou Guandai said, "The Army Armed Forces Academy is recruiting new students, and our battalion will send good students there. The first thing I think of is you, a scholar. You have the best conditions. That school can make officers. Bai Ding went in, and when he came out, he was bigger than Guan Dai. Isn’t this your chance to get promoted?” "Really?" Sun Chuanfang couldn't believe such a big happy event. "Is there still a fake?" Guan Dai said, "Look, this is not a document with a big red official seal." Sun Chuanfang took one, and it was indeed an admissions document for the Military Academy.Quickly asked: "Really, let me go?" "I'm right. I really let you go." Guan Da was generous. "Go back and pack your things. You can also go back and see your brother-in-law, your sister and your mother. Once you enter the school, I'm afraid you won't be free." Sun Chuanfang was ecstatic, bowed to Shou Guandai again and again, and said all the words of gratitude.Then when I got home, I told my mother the good news, and then went to my third sister's house to tell my sister.Finally, when he came to the third brother-in-law Wang Yingkai, he boldly said, "Third brother-in-law, I will give you the good news!" "What kind of happy event?" Wang Yingkai already knew that Sun Chuanfang was going to the Military Academy.It was the thin tube that returned it to him.He also expressed his gratitude to the thin pipe belt and prepared to reward him.However, he still asked on purpose. Sun Chuanfang didn't know the details, so she learned a chapter about Shou Guan's words in detail.Wang Yingkai was not overjoyed, but said solemnly: "Chuanfang, is your luck still good? You have the opportunity to enter the military training school after you have been a soldier in the training camp for less than 3 months. This is a good thing. Some people do it for several years. I can’t even dream of it. You know, those who come out of the Armed Forces Academy are not soldiers but officers, and they are officers who lead the army. Promise!” "Thank you, third brother-in-law, for cultivating it." "But remember," Wang Yingkai said, "this is just an opportunity for you. Whether you can really become an official depends on whether you can do it? That is to say, it depends on whether you can leave?" , he walked up to Sun Chuanfang, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Chuanfang, the head office of the Armed Forces Academy is Duan Qirui from Hefei, and he and I are considered old colleagues. When I was training in the small station, I was the law enforcement battalion At that time, Duan Qirui was the commander of the third artillery battalion. When Beiyang Six Towns was established, Duan Qirui was promoted to the general office of the General Staff Office. He was Yuan Shikai's confidant, and Yuan Daren went to Shandong. Naturally followed. This person likes to wear top hats, give him some top hats to wear. He will do you good. Nothing else, or what I said to you last time. If you can remember half of it, you will It will be of great benefit. In addition, there is one more thing, Duan Qirui loves talents very much, if you can study hard and show your talents, he will definitely use you a lot." "I remember, third brother-in-law." Sun Chuanfang also realized that the opportunity was rare, and felt that Duan Qirui was a big pillar, and Yuan Shikai was a solid backer. "If you can climb up to these people, then you will have a bright future!" He said to Wang Yingkai again: "Third brother-in-law, don't worry, if you don't look like a human being, I will never come to see you again!" "Good! Ambitious." Wang Yingkai was happy. "That's up to you." Time is like running water, and in a blink of an eye, Sun Chuanfang has been studying in the Military Academy for two years. In 1904, Sun Chuanfang was 20 years old, and his body was more solid, and his personality was more stable. The instructors in the school liked him more.This school is a fast-track, two years after graduation, and then sent to serve in the army.In the graduation examination, Sun Chuanfang won the top few results and was awarded by the school.Sun Chuanfang should also have a good chance. At this time, the Qing government decided to send a group of overseas students to Japan for further studies, and the Armed Forces Academy first selected him. Sun Chuanfang studied in Japan at official expense. It was the autumn of 1904. He learned cultural knowledge for three years. In November 1907, he formally entered the Tokyo Army Non-commissioned Officer Academy in Japan and became a Chinese student in the sixth batch of the infantry department of the school. While Sun Chuanfang was studying at the Tokyo Army Non-commissioned Officer Academy in Japan, 13 Tokyo was in the midst of intense turmoil about the fate of China: Sun Wen, the great Chinese revolutionary forerunner, led his Xingzhong Society in 1900 after the failure of the Sanzhoutian Uprising in Huizhou, Guangdong In Japan, in 1905, Mr. Sun combined his Xingzhonghui, Huaxinghui, and Guangfuhui to form the China Tongmenghui.As soon as this organization was established, it put forward the political program of "expelling the Tartars, restoring China, establishing the Republic of China, and equalizing land rights". A document of appeal, many progressives turn their hearts to this organization.Chinese youths studying at the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer Academy also moved closer to the Tongmenghui.Sun Chuanfang joined the Chinese League at this time, and became friends with Li Gengen and Zhao Hengti, classmates in the same dormitory, and they publicized the ideas of the League everywhere.It wasn't long before they parted ways. In December 1908, Sun Chuanfang graduated from the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer Academy, practiced in the Japanese Army Wing for 3 months, and returned to China in March 1909. After being gilded in Japan for five years, Sun Chuanfang is no longer a wandering young man living in Jinan Prefecture, but a young Chinese military officer with a golden body, a leader among the military officers.When he walked, his chest was raised high.At this time, his third brother-in-law Wang Yingkai also came to Beijing with Yuan Shikai's transfer to Minister of Military Aircraft.Mother also came to Beijing.Sun Chuanfang naturally did not go to Jinan, but was "Hou Que" in the Beijing Army Department. The 24-year-old Sun Chuanfang has been walking an open road, from a soldier to a student.Another graduate of a famous Japanese military academy was mixed in.In less than half a year after returning from Japan, "Hou Que" caught up with the Army Department's examination of officers, and he got a good result in the infantry imperial examination in one fell swoop. With a name on the "Golden List", he was allowed to be appointed by the Military Academy of the Infantry Association, and sent to the fifth standard of the Third Association of the Second Town of the Beiyang Army as an instructor. At this time, his third brother-in-law Wang Yingkai was in charge of the second town of Beiyang Army, which gave Sun Chuanfang a unique world.On the day he arrived in the army, Wang Yingkai first took him to the secret room, and said solemnly: "Chuanfang, you are no longer the child you were 6 years ago. In 6 years, you have walked a road that others may not necessarily complete in half their lives. Tell me How about your idea, see if you have any insight?" Sun Chuanfang smiled: "Third brother-in-law, you still do things according to your instructions. What are your 'high opinions' and 'low opinions'?" "I have to understand something?" Wang Yingkai said, "Now that you are the target instructor, you can't be the child when you went to the army, right?" "Third brother-in-law, you are right." Sun Chuanfang said: "Officials can't just rely on ability, but popularity. 'One hero has three gangs!' That's what it means." "Okay, knowing this is a big step forward." Wang Yingkai said, "There is one more point that you will understand later." "Which point?" Sun Chuanfang asked. "Once you have a status, you must continue to strengthen yourself." Wang Yingkai said: "You can't just rely on 'winks', you have to rely on tricks!" "By means?" Obviously, Sun Chuanfang is still unfamiliar with "means". "You will gradually understand in the future." Wang Yingkai nodded slightly and said, "Remember, sometimes the methods are subtle and gentle, and sometimes fierce and cruel; Being a grandson is also appropriate! There is only one purpose, to grow yourself. When you grow stronger, you will have everything.” Sun Chuanfang blinked his eyes and seemed to understand, but felt so hazy—he had been by the side of his third brother-in-law Wang Yingkai for 12 years.At the beginning, he hated him very much. He thought that he was more than twice the age of the third sister and could be a father, but he became the man of the third sister.This thing is too cruel, too overbearing.Afterwards, he learned that the third brother-in-law was born as a scholar, had read a lot of books, and was very concerned about their orphans and widows, and his hatred gradually calmed down.Calm and kinda friendly.When Sun Chuanfang was taken to the house to study, the friendship gradually turned into gratitude.When Sun Chuanfang went from the training camp to the military training school, from the military training school to Tokyo, Japan, and then entered the Japanese non-commissioned officer school, his impression of Wang Yingkai was like a god! You have to follow the path of the third brother-in-law." Therefore, Sun Chuanfang didn't understand some of Wang Yingkai's words, but he remembered, and he was going to follow suit.Will continue to do so in the future.He said to Wang Yingkai: "Third brother-in-law, I will remember what you said, and I will keep it in my heart. I will definitely do it. Please also ask third brother-in-law to support you." "There is not much to support. The words you said in the past are enough for you, and you can never use them up in a lifetime." After a pause, he said, "I will hold a family banquet tonight to welcome you, and also to congratulate you. See you off." "The third brother-in-law is from my own family. Why do you need to do this? Don't hold any banquet." Sun Chuanfang declined. "It's not just for you," Wang Yingkai said, "I also invite another person tonight. It's a very important person, you must know him!" "Who? Who?" Sun Chuanfang asked. "You'll know when we meet tonight." Wang Yingkai smiled and said, "This person is very important to you, you must respect him very much!" In the early winter of Beijing, the westerly wind was blowing the streets and alleys, and the Xi Sihe homes.Although Wang Yingkai, the right-wing commander of the newly trained army, was promoted to the second town commander, he still lives in his home in Beijing.Fortunately, the defense line of the second town army is Yongping Mansion: not far from the capital.Command is also more convenient.For the sake of his wife and younger brother's future, Wang Yingkai held a family banquet called welcome and see off.In fact, they are all for the relationship between wife and brother. Sun Chuanfang was very self-conscious. On this day, he rushed to the third brother-in-law's house early, busy with work, without stopping.It wasn't until sunset that he changed into his newly-collared military academy instructor uniform, ready to meet the "important person" his brother-in-law said. When the lights first came on, there was a sound of carriage bells outside the door.Knowing that the guests had arrived, Wang Yingkai hurriedly led Sun Chuanfang out to welcome them. Getting off the carriage was a mighty soldier, about 50 years old, tall, with a round face, big round eyes, and a thick black mustache.As soon as he saw Wang Yingkai, he saluted him with regular military etiquette, and then said: "Thank you for your kindness, Master Zhizhi, Zichun is so annoying!" Wang Yingkai walked up, took the person's hand, and said with a grin: "Today is a family feast, my family must not be seen outside." He walked into the courtyard arm in arm, and hurried to the living room.Before he was seated, Wang Yingkai pointed to Sun Chuanfang and said: "Come here, come here, let's get to know each other first." Pointing to the visitor, he said to Sun Chuanfang: "This is the one I told you—the one you respect very much, and it is yours." The direct officer, Lord Wang Zhanyuan (Zichun), commander of the Third Association of the Second Town of the Beiyang Army." "My lord, my lord!" Sun Chuanfang saluted the army again and again. "This..." Wang Zhanyuan pointed to Sun Chuanfang and asked. "Sun Chuanfang, the instructor of your Infantry Association Academy," Wang Yingkai said. "Is that the infantry imperial examiner?" "Yes, yes. That's him!" "How does Master Control know..." "Oh, oh, let me introduce him. He is the younger brother of my second wife." Wang Yingkai said, "My brother-in-law." "Oh, that's how it is!" "Wang Xietong, please give me some advice." Sun Chuanfang saluted again and again. "It's a family, you don't have to be polite." Wang Zhanyuan said again: "Listen to the accent, does Instructor Sun dare to be from Shandong?" "Shandong Licheng." Sun Chuanfang said. "I'm Guantao." Wang Zhanyuan said, "We are fellow villagers!" "Then let the villagers take care of each other." Wang Yingkai said, "Okay, it's getting late, let's have dinner. Talk while eating." An unusual family feast was going on at the home of Wang Yingkai, commander of the second town of the Beiyang Army.