Chapter 7 Chapter Seven State Affairs and Family Affairs Are All Misunderstandings

Spring of 1922. Tianjin. A drizzle washes the streets and alleys clean, the east wind is gentle and the air is sweet; the weeping willows on the banks of the Haihe River, shaken a few times, are covered with young yellow leaf buds, and the weeping willows on the sidewalk Men and women suddenly became more energetic. In the French Concession, in a quiet small courtyard, Sun Chuanfang, in plain clothes, was sitting in front of his wife, Zhang Guixin, chatting about homework. Zhang Guixin, who was two years younger than Sun Chuanfang, was a very down-to-earth housewife.She knows a few words, but words are useless to her. Even her first name was given when Sun Chuanfang went to Hubei after she gave birth to a son. At first, people at home and in the army only knew her surname was Zhang. , is Zhang.Sun Chuanfang has become the brigade commander, and his wife only calls her surname. Although the folk customs are familiar, the officialdom is always indecent.That's why the "official name" was given, borrowing the word "Xin" from Sun Chuanfang's characters, and adding "gui" in front of it.But Mrs. Zhang said with a smile: "Women and Taoists have no relationship with anyone. What's the use of having a name?" After a while, even I forgot.Guixin first lived in Beijing with her mother-in-law, and then moved to Tianjin with her mother-in-law after Sun Chuanfang, who became the brigade commander, bought this small courtyard in the French Concession in Tianjin.Unexpectedly, after only two years, her mother-in-law Zhang Lianfang passed away; Zhang Guixin led her two-year-old son Sun Jiazhen to live alone in the small courtyard, and it was quiet.Another year later, Sun Chuanfang took care of Zhang's mother and son as an excuse, and took in a concubine, Zhou, and named him Peixin.

Zhou Peixin is 6 years younger than Sun Chuanfang. She is a famous flower in the social arena. She goes to karaoke halls and theaters all day long, enjoys calligraphy and painting, plays piano and chess, and leads a rather romantic life.Sun Chuanfang was not at home, and the wife and concubine were independent, which caused a family dispute.Zhang Guixin sent a message saying that Sun Chuanfang was asked to "come to Tianjin quickly, or move our mother and son to any village; or, give Zhou Peixin a place to go. I can no longer live with her!" It has been almost a year since Sun Chuanfang just found time to come to Tianjin to make arrangements.Fortunately, he has money to do things well, and he also bought a small courtyard in the French Concession, and arranged for Zhou Guixin to go there.Only then did Sun Chuanfang want to say a few words of comfort to Mrs. Zhang.

"Guixin," although Sun Chuanfang didn't have any feelings for his wife, he didn't regard her as a bad person, and every time they met, they could still be affectionate. "Now that the accommodation has been arranged, you and Jiazhen can live here. If you feel that life is inconvenient, you can hire an old lady to help you with some work and make a companion, so you won't be lonely." Zhang Guixin knew that her husband and wife relationship with Sun Chuanfang was weak, but after all, it was a marriage. Sun Chuanfang did not treat her badly in life, not to mention having a son by her side, it was also a reassurance, let him and the Zhou family get along.So, she just said lightly: "What kind of old lady should you hire? Don't hire me. My wife and I have nothing important to do, and I am not ill or ill. There is no shortage of firewood, rice, oil and salt in the deep house and compound. I will take care of this family well. Your military affairs Don't be distracted by us, just do what you have to do. If you can't let go, come and see your son..." As he spoke, he pulled up his shirt and rubbed his eyes gently.

Sun Chuanfang was agitated and felt that her husband and wife were hurting, but she refused to explain.He just said: "I will keep sending people to take care of you. As long as the army is not tight, I will return to Tianjin in time." Zhang Guixin touched the soft heart of the woman, and said: "Peixin lives elsewhere, and it's not easy to be alone. If you want it convenient, take her to Wuchang. Don't worry about it." "The war is uncertain, let's talk about it later." Sun Chuanfang said: "Although there is a gap between the two of you, you are still in harmony. You are the boss, and you can take the identity of the eldest sister and go there sooner or later, which can be regarded as concern. "

"Don't worry, I will do that." Mrs. Zhang said: "You have returned to Tianjin this time, and that Wang Zhanyuan is also in Tianjin. You should go and see him. You and him have been superiors and subordinates for more than ten years. Don't worry about it." forget." "I'm going to see him." Sun Chuanfang said, "It's just that I'm only busy with the house these days, and I haven't made time yet." "People are down and out. Think back to the beginning." Mrs. Zhang said: "You must not neglect others. As the saying goes, even if there are no accidents in the iron-clad yamen, even if they die, they will not be able to take the official away. How many people will live forever? Only on the way?" Sun Chuanfang didn't want to listen to Zhang Guixin's nagging, so she said, "Go and do your business, I know everything about the officialdom."

Wang Zhanyuan, the warlord of Hubei and the tour envoy of the two lakes, who retired to Tianjin, fell seriously ill in an instant, closed the door, and fell on the bed without seeing anyone. Wang Zhanyuan's defeat was beyond his expectation. He was very confident in his loyalty to Cao Kun and Wu Peifu. He guarded the south gate for the Zhili like a dog. They had no reason to abandon him;When the war was tense, someone advised Wang Zhanyuan to make a retreat, "Should I move the family and valuables?" Wang Zhanyuan was still angry with confidence: "Well?! The direct family will not go downhill, right? In today's world, there is no Who has the ability to overthrow Cao Wu!" Later, several confidantes of the Superintendent's Office transferred his valuables and family members to the Hankou Concession.Otherwise, when he was defeated from Wuchang, he was afraid that he would really become a poor commander-Cao and Wu were as stable as Mount Tai, while Wang Zhanyuan became a "lost dog".He couldn't figure this out for a long time.In the end, he seemed to understand: "It is Cao and Wu who want to destroy me, and that's why I am what I am today!"

The adjutants, guards and entourage who followed Wang Zhanyuan to Tianjin were all like stray dogs. They even threw their uniforms, boots, caps, guns and ammunition here and there, in a mess. Just when Wang Zhanyuan was defeated and lived in seclusion, someone reported, "Sun Chuanfang is here to worship!" Wang Zhanyuan was shocked: "Sun Chuanfang, he is here..." Wang Zhanyuan hadn't had time to think about Sun Chuanfang at this time. Judging from the situation on the battlefield ahead, Wang Zhanyuan firmly believed that Sun Chuanfang was still loyal to him; in the later period when Sun Bu retreated to Wuxue, he didn't think Sun had a conspiracy, but said that Sun Bu had no choice but to do so because reinforcements were not available. For that.However, there was also one point that made Wang Zhanyuan frown: "Sun Chuanfang is obviously my confidant. I was defeated, but he didn't fall, and he also served as the commander of the second division. Why?" He wanted to ask Sun about it when he saw Sun in the future.Now, Sun Chuanfang came to the door, and he put aside this little suspicion, and hurriedly ordered someone to greet him.When Sun Chuanfang came to the king's secret room, he hugged the king and cried: "Marshal, I'm sorry for you, I didn't stand up to the Hunan army..."

Wang Zhanyuan shook Sun Chuanfang's shoulders with both hands, and said: "Xin Yuan, no wonder you, you have fulfilled your responsibility after fighting fiercely for 8 days and 8 nights. It was not Zhao Hengti who defeated you. It was Xiao Yaonan, Wu Peifu, and... ...It's Cao Laosan!" Sun Chuanfang was startled, "It is always said that Wang Zhanyuan is a reckless man, but Wang is a man with a scheming and brains!" He hurriedly said: "Marshal, calm down, the future will last forever, and the sky will never let people down." After the two calmed down for a while, Wang Zhanyuan knew that Sun Chuanfang was addicted to smoking, so he hurriedly ordered people to bring cigarette lamps, bongs, and make up the bed.The two chatted again in front of the smoke lamp——Wang Zhanyuan was full of anger and hatred. He said that he "sold his life for Cao and Wu for many years. I don't want them to squeeze me so badly today!"

Sun Chuanfang was already a confidant of Cao and Wu, and she didn't want to see the internal strife become more violent, so she said, "Don't hurt yourself too much, you old man, there will always be a chance in the future to make things clear, besides, no one will last forever An official." He took a deep breath and said, "Now that the overall situation has settled down, the Anhui region is no longer a climate, and there is no war. If there is a big war, the old man will still think of you. This is the saying "Brothers fight against the wall, keep their humiliation from outside"..."

"That's right. Unloading the mill, he's handsome, Yushuai doesn't want to rely on my old donkey!" Wang Zhanyuan threw away the pipe and said, "I'm not a fool, I won't work for them anymore! Sun Chuanfang cleaned the shredded tobacco, and said calmly: "When it comes to the critical point, I'm afraid the commander-in-chief will not bear it. I heard that the commander-in-chief celebrated his birthday in Baoding not long ago, and the commander-in-chief should go to celebrate his birthday in person!" When it was mentioned that Wang Zhanyuan would give Cao Kun his birthday, Wang Zhanyuan was stunned for a moment, then sighed, and said nothing more——

In October 1921, Cao Kun celebrated his 60th birthday in Baoding, and invited relatives and friends. A former Hubei provincial government official surnamed Zheng Mingtingxi passed the invitation to Wang Zhanyuan, hoping that he would go to Baoding as a courtesy on entertainment.Wang Zhanyuan was still angry, and said casually: "I don't want to go." Zheng then said: "It's better to socialize. After all, the time of being an official on the stage is short, and the friendship between old brothers is eternal. Wu, Zhao (Heng Ti), Xiao, etc. may be doing a good job of trapping you to seize your territory. However, when the Hunan army approached the city of Wuchang and the Xiao army stood still and waited to receive it in Wuchang, Cao still asked them not to act rashly and asked you to call The resignation is appropriate. This must be considered as a last resort, and I miss the old friendship very much. Going to pay a birthday present today is just a sign of your generosity." Wang Zhanyuan was moved. He thought for a moment and said, "Okay, on the first day, I'll just go to celebrate my birthday." On Cao Kun's birthday, Wang Zhanyuan arrived in Baoding. Gao Lingwei, who was in charge of the general reception, reported to Cao Kun: "The visiting envoy of Wang came to pay his respects!" Cao Kun greeted him outside and shook hands with Wang cordially... But Wang was in low spirits and only exchanged pleasantries. , then leave. Thinking of this incident today, Wang still feels that "it's unnecessary!" Since Sun Chuanfang mentioned this matter, Wang couldn't avoid it, so he had to say, "It's a last resort. I won't do such a stupid thing after 13 years." Open the cigarette set, and talk about other things with Wang Zhanyuan.at this time.Sun Chuanfang raised his eyes inadvertently, but saw couplets hanging on the wall, which caught his attention.That couplet is: It doesn't mean that fish and salt have no hidden meaning. It should be known that there are high sages. Sun Chuanfang saw the crooked font and knew that Wang Zhanyuan wrote it himself.Sun Chuanfang laughed secretly: "Wang Zhanyuan is really cold in the officialdom, and he is going to make money in Weiguang, Tianjin." Wang Zhanyuan didn't pay attention to Sun Chuanfang's mood, put down the pipe, and still said angrily: "Xinyuan, to be honest, I'm so cold in the officialdom, I don't want to set foot in it anymore. But I can't swallow this breath!" After a while, he said again: "I have no expectations, I have a rare opportunity to return to Hubei to resume my job, earn face, and I will be satisfied!" Sun Chuanfang understood, stood up immediately, and said to Wang: "Don't be sad, old man, I will find a way to support you to go back to Hubei!" After Wang Zhanyuan heard this, although he felt that it was just a blank check, he was still very happy.Nodding repeatedly, he said, "Please, please!" During Sun Chuanfang's short stay in Tianjin, a huge scuffle broke out in northern China—the First War of Zhifeng. After the Zhi-Wan war, the Beijing regime fell into the hands of the Zhi-Feng family. Due to the unequal distribution of spoils, the conflict between the two families became increasingly serious.Later, Zhang Zuolin, a warlord of the Feng Dynasty, recommended his confidant Liang Shiyi to be the Prime Minister; Wu Peifu, a warlord of the Zhili Dynasty, forced Liang Shiyi to step down on the grounds that he flattered the foreign country, and finally a war broke out: in late April 1922, Zhang Zuolin, the commander-in-chief of the Fengjun Army, appointed himself the commander-in-chief of the Zhenwei Army , commanding four divisions and nine brigades with about 120,000 people.The commander-in-chief of the Zhijun Wu Peifu commanded seven divisions and five brigades with about 100,000 people. From the 29th, the two armies fought fiercely in the Changxindian area, winning and losing each other. On May 3, Wu Peifu gathered elite troops on the West Road and adopted a roundabout attack strategy. That night, one part attacked Changxindian Fengjun from the front, and the other part unexpectedly attacked him from Liangxiang in a roundabout way. On the 4th, the 16th Division of the Fengjun Army turned against the enemy; the 1st Temporary Division was defeated and retreated to Fengtai, resulting in a full retreat. In early June, the two armies had contact from time to time in the mountains and seas, and on the 18th they ceased fighting to make peace.The war is over—in fact, the war has been won by the army. The Feng army withdrew from Shanhaiguan to pursue the independence of their three eastern provinces, and the Beijing regime completely fell into the hands of Zhili warlords.Cao Kun wanted to pull Wang Shizhen out to form a cabinet to maintain the post-war situation.Unexpectedly, Wang Shizhen is a person who sees through the world of mortals, feels that the current situation is too chaotic, and even thinks that Wu Peifu has ulterior motives, so he thanked him to leave the mountain.At this time, Wu Peifu wooed Wang Jiaxiang, the former speaker of the Senate, and Wu Jinglian, the speaker of the House of Representatives, discussed pulling Li Yuanhong out of the mountains, calling on the world in the name of restoring legal order.The two speakers, Wang and Wu, were originally puppets. When they saw that the direct lineage was powerful, of course they obeyed, and they tried their best to praise Wu Peifu.Wu Peifu still said to them "modestly": "The division between the North and the South actually originated from the rule of law. Huangpi (Li Yuanhong, a native of Huangpi, Hubei Province) was restored, the Congress was restored, and the goal of protecting the law in the south has been achieved, so it will return to the central government. However, these two things are unknown. Which one should I do first?" Speakers Wang and Wu said: "Naturally, the Congress should be restored first. The president is elected by the Congress. If the Congress is not restored, the president will have no basis." Wu Peifu nodded and said, "Okay, let me arrange this matter." The restoration of the Congress and the election of the President are actually a conspiracy by Cao Kun and Wu Peifu.They won the war, but Sun Yat-sen in the south had already established the provisional government of the Republic of China in Guangzhou. In addition, the flags of the southwestern provinces were uncertain, and it was really difficult for the Zhili lineage to take power.Cao and Wu just wanted to pull Li Yuanhong out for a period of time. After they had finished their preparations and the situation in the south was stable, it would not be too late to take power. There is another problem here. In addition to Sun Yat-sen’s provisional president in the south, there is also a president Xu Shichang in the north. Although Xu Shichang was elected by Zhi and Anhui, the world has returned to Zhi, so naturally Cao and Wu cannot keep him. .To restore Li Yuanhong to the presidency, both North and South Presidents Sun and Xu must be driven away.Isn't this difficult! Wu Peifu thought over and over again, and decided to ask Sun Chuanfang to be the initiator, and take the lead in advocating "restoring legal order and asking Li to restore".Sun Chuanfang couldn't go back to western Hubei for a while, so he hurried back to Wuchang to see Wu Peifu.Wu Peifu received Sun Chuanfang at the patrolling envoy, explained the overall situation of the country to him in detail, and then said: "Xin Yuan, you are also a high-ranking official in Xinjiang. Although you are a soldier, you have to care about national affairs. Now, I want to let you You come forward to do a very influential state affairs." "Me?!" Sun Chuanfang smiled. "What big things can a local soldier do?" "Don't underestimate yourself!" Wu Peifu said: "You are the commander-in-chief of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and you are a king in western Hubei. Don't just look at the place under your nose, look at the whole country, look at the whole world!" "I... what can I do?" Sun Chuanfang still didn't know what to do. Wu Peifu told him again about his discussions with the Speaker of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives in Beijing, and finally confessed: "There must be an initiator for this matter. I think, if such a great achievement is taken by others, how can it be done?" It's not a pity, so I thought of you. You come forward, send a call, take the lead, and call for one. I will continue to arrange things in the future." "Do I have that much influence and appeal? Sun Chuanfang lacks self-confidence, He felt that such a big event could only be done by people like Duan Qirui, Zhang Zuolin, and Cao Kun. "How many people in the world know me, Sun Chuanfang?" Wu Peifu smiled. "It is precisely because there are so few people in the world who know about you that I gave you a chance to come out. Once you come out, won't everyone in the world know about you!" After a moment of pause, he said, "Xin Yuan, you don't have to." Worried, with the old man and I behind you, are you afraid that others will not respond? Once this matter is done, 'everyone in the world will know you'!" Sun Chuanfang thought about it, feeling warm in her heart. "Yes, people have to be supported by others to be able to go up. The more people are supported, the greater the influence! Now it is directly related to the world, and the old commander and Yushuai want to get the most power. I have to do their best for them and take the opportunity Raise your status." He said to Wu Peifu: "Okay, I'll take the lead. This telegram..." "I have explained everything. You will know how to write the telegram." Wu Peifu said. "It's finished, I'll just have a look over it." Sun Chuanfang was bored in a room, racking his brains to write a telegram.Wu Peifu looked at it, polished it up, and said, "Okay, let's send it out." In a few days, Sun Chuanfang sent the following telegram to the whole country in the name of "Commander-in-Chief of the Upstream Guards of the Yangtze River": To consolidate the Republic of China, it is necessary to unify first. If the unification of the North and the South is broken, the law should be used as the first step, and the return of reunification should be the shortcut to restore the rule of law.We should urgently ask Li Huangpi to reset, convene the six-year-old National Assembly, draft the constitution quickly, and elect a vice-chairman. This is an extraordinary government. It was originally prospered by protecting the law. After the legal system is restored, the differences can be eliminated. If there are disturbers, they should be abandoned together. list. Sun Chuanfang thought that after his telegram was sent out, there would be enthusiastic responses from all over the country, and the telegrams of support would flood in, and he would really become a national celebrity overnight.Who knew that, apart from Wu Peifu and the two Speakers holding it in their hands and looking at it, the telegram went nowhere, not even a small wave was stirred up.Wu Peifu also found it strange, "Sun Chuanfang's telegram is very concrete, why didn't there be any response?" Then he thought again: "It's not surprising, we ourselves have no consensus on 'whether to establish a constitution or restore the president first', how can we Let others say what?" He sighed easily, ready to think of another way. Sun Chuanfang was very anxious.A power-up, but nowhere, seems to "measure" out of its own weight.He was a little disheartened. "After all, he is a small person, who would listen to the opinions of unknown people?" He wanted to restrain himself and go back to Yichang. However, Wu Peifu hastily pulled him back.He must "keep working hard".Sun Chuanfang also felt that it was too embarrassing to be so stoned, so he simply did not do anything, and then sent telegrams to Sun Yat-sen and Xu Shichang respectively, urging them to abdicate in the north and the south. "Both the presidents of the north and the south resigned automatically, and Li Yuanhong's reinstatement naturally became the focus of attention of the Chinese people. Who would object to it!" So, Sun Chuanfang's second telegram (called "reconnaissance telegram") was sent out: Since the collapse of the legal system and the collapse of the political situation, the South gathered the old members of the National Assembly, elected President Sun Da, and formed the Guangdong government to call for capital. The North re-elected new members of the National Assembly and elected President Xu Da.Who is legal? Who is illegal? Future generations will have their own opinions.But in the long run, the north and the south are going against each other, going to extremes, fighting for years, treating them as enemy countries, looking at the wall to cook beans, looking for disasters, people's livelihood is dying, the country's foundation is shaken, and subversion is imminent.Pushing the origin of the disaster, He Mofei dissolved the National Assembly and broke the law, which is extremely severe.Chuan Fang deleted the day and energized, advocating the restoration of the legal system, the promotion of unification, and the survival of the nation. There is no long-term strategy.Recently, all parties responded to the telegram, and most of them agreed.People's patriotism, with this psychology, is on the right track and proceeds unimpeded.The period of unification is not far away.Just remember that the law is sacred and cannot be borrowed. Factual obstacles should be removed as soon as possible.President Sun Da of Guangdong used to protect the law, the legal system has been restored, and he retired after successful service. What lingering? President Xu Da of Beijing, a new meeting was elected, and the old meeting was convened.It is hoped that the two gentlemen embody the virtues of heaven, regard the people as hurt, open up their honor, and retire in time, China is very honored! Sun Yat-sen from Guangdong just smiled lightly and threw this telegram from Sun Chuanfang into the wastebasket. Xu Shichang also felt the same way: "It's too self-respecting for an unknown person to make such wild words!" However, Xu Shichang didn't Throw the telegram down, but hurt yourself at the telegram— It was also a coincidence that when Sun Chuanfang's "reconnaissance" came to Beijing, Qi Xieyuan, the governor of Jiangsu, also sent a telegram to Beijing. In addition to attributing the guilt of "the wars and misfortunes" to "reunification without a period, the country is still undecided" In addition, Xu Shichang was urged in a strong tone to "be honorable for the people and the country" and should "declare generously and retire after success".Qi Xieyuan is a powerful and influential figure among the Zhili warlords. Xu Shichang felt restless after the power-on: "Could this be the opinion of Wu Ziyu, Cao Laosan (Cao Kun's third)?"Discuss ways. Zhou Ziqi knew that Xu Shichang was not yet addicted to the president, and he wanted to fall in love with him, so he came up with a "delay plan" for him, asking him to use Sun Chuanfang's telegram as an excuse to send a telegram to solicit the opinions of the warlords. Strive to sit for enough years and retire "honorably".Unexpectedly, this move did not work. Under Wu Peifu's manipulation, telegrams from the governors of various provinces persuading Xu Shichang to quit also came in snowflakes.Xu Shichang watched the general situation go, and sighed helplessly: "At first, I was never willing to take this huge responsibility. It was you (referring to Cao Kun and Wu Peifu) who persuaded me to come on stage; today, I was forced to step down. It’s you again. Why bother?” Thinking so, I had no choice but to resign, so I sent a telegram, saying, “The president is now resigning due to illness!” Xu Shichang stepped down, and the position of the Beijing government was vacated by Li Yuanhong. Sun Chuanfang made great contributions to this matter, and his reputation has been greatly shaken since then.After Xu Shichang stepped down, Li Yuanhong was promoted again—but Li Yuanhong became president again, which was more difficult than the "fighting between the government and court" between him and Duan Qirui; He was dismissed as the prime minister. Now, he wears the presidential hat, but the central power is completely controlled by Cao Kun and Wu Peifu.Wu Peifu has deviated from the normal state of "peaceful reunification" in the past, and gradually exposed his militaristic fox tail.The first to be annoyed were the Southwest Warlords, and they raised the banner of "inter-provincial self-government" to oppose the direct military system. Sun Chuanfang stationed troops on the Yangtze River and had the responsibility to "put down the rebellion".Therefore, he delivered a speech in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, pointing out that "the legal system has been restored, and anyone who mentions 'inter-provincial autonomy' is a treacherous trick, and if he intends to destroy the unity, he will be beaten hard!" The next day Sun Chuanfang made his speech, he was appointed by Cao and Wu. As the "commander-in-chief of the Sichuan Aid Army", he immediately led the troops to fight against the "rebels" in Sichuan.