Chapter 15 Chapter Fourteen

du8.com copyright In April of Kuichou, the city of Beijing is still full of spring. Where there are willows, the willows are green, where there are peaches, they are pink, and where there is water, the ice has already melted and the blue waves are rippling! However, the old people in the depths of the alleys are still connected The felt hats were also reluctant to throw away. They squatted in the corner of the sun, chatting with each other. As for the dragon flag still hanging on the street, or was it replaced by a five-color flag? No one cares, even The scattered courtyards are also quiet.Deterrence is.Fuxue Hutong is different.

Ever since Yuan Shikai became the president last year, this alley has become lively, a group of high-ranking officials, shouting from front to back, coming in and out; cars and horses, with the ringing of bells, often returning, The alleys are often jammed. In Fuxue Hutong is Duan Qirui's mansion, and Duan Qirui is the chief of the Army Department.In those turbulent times, Duan Qirui, who was in charge of the military power of the whole country, was a remarkable figure, not to mention he had a heroic crown of "creating the republic" on his head, no one in the country could compare to him!

Duan Qirui originally lived in Xitangzi Hutong, where the courtyard houses are not much larger than other courtyard houses in Beijing.Fuxue Hutong, a courtyard several times larger than ordinary courtyards, belonged to Yuan Shikai.As a private house, Yuan Shikai spent 300,000 oceans.As soon as the house was bought, he was sent back to his hometown by the court for "being sick".Before leaving, Yuan Shikai called Duan Qirui and his wife Zhang Peiheng in front of him, and said to them with a heartbroken feeling: "I can't do it anymore, I'm going to the wild. There is no place for me in Beijing. Have a good time in Beijing." .With you in Beijing, if I want to come in the future, there is still a place to stay. I don’t think you will push me away. I was thinking of making better arrangements for you, but I haven’t had time yet. It’s too late now, and I’m very ashamed , but it can't make up for it. Good thing, I recently bought this private house. Although it is not very spacious, it is enough for you to live in. I will give it to you as a gift. This is a little dowry for Peiheng. Don't It's too thin, you accept it."

Duan Qirui was so sad when he saw Yuan Shikai gave such a generous gift, so he hurriedly said: "My lord, Qi Rui didn't dare to accept it. As a dowry gift, my lord, Peiheng and I had no choice but to express our gratitude." He added: " It was really an accident that your lord went out of Beijing this time, and there was no one in the court who didn't know his mirror.However, adults don't need to be sad, affairs in the officialdom have always been ups and downs.I think, it won't be long before your lord will come back, maybe even more glorious than before!"

Yuan Shikai just shook his head and sighed listlessly. During the First World War in Wuchang, Yuan Shikai really came back, and he was really more glorious than before. Even those who opposed him in the past had to rely on him, and he himself was promoted from imperial envoy to prime minister, and today he is on the throne of president again. It was exactly what Duan Qirui had predicted.Yuan Shikai was happy in his heart, and even more so, he was a leader who advised him in exchange for a great president. He didn't want to take back the private house bought by Oceania for 300,000 yuan, let alone that he had personally stated it as a dowry to them.When I become prime minister or president, I am afraid that I will not have a house to live in.Simply ignore the courtyard of Fuxue Hutong.

Coincidentally, this house is connected to the residence of the Ministry of the Army. Duan Qirui became the chief of the Ministry of the Army. In order to facilitate work, he made a passage in the partition wall and installed a door to connect the two places.The imperial court fell apart, and the New Deal had just begun, so the military and political personnel were naturally panicked. The military leaders, local warlords, governors, admirals, and "buddies" from the Beiyang faction all rushed towards Duan Qirui "Burning incense and worshiping Buddha", this Fuxue Hutong is naturally bustling.

This Duan's mansion in Fuxue Hutong is staggeringly huge. The garden, inner house, study room, and living room are all of the same standard as the Wangfu.Here, there are three carriages alone, with six tall horses, more than 20 grooms, drivers, and handymen who follow the carts, and three handymen who clean the yard alone; Small, head is a large group.Duan Qirui has an identity, and his hobbies have also improved the atmosphere. A separate hall is set up in the mansion, and there are several chess friends, poet friends, and tea lovers.In this way, the mansion is huge. Today is unusual, the guests have all left, and the yard suddenly becomes quiet.The servants who had been busy all day also breathed a sigh of relief, and went to find comfort.

People are also strange. When they are busy, they are screaming and exhausted. When they are free, they can just lie down and rest peacefully, but it doesn't work.A few young and old, taking their time, squeezed into a corner and started bickering. "Brother, why is this house master giving us radishes! Do you think we have too much fat in our stomachs?" The one who said this was a handyman named Lao Hu.After the words were out, he took out his cigarette bag, squatted down in front of an old man, and started to smoke in a "click". The old man is also a restless person. After hearing what Lao Hu said, he became angry and straightened his neck: "I think so too. Huh, one day, I will show some chefs what I look like, and let them know that I am Prince Ma has three eyes!"

Unexpectedly, this was heard by a small kitchen master named Duan Deafzi—the name is Deafzi, but he is not deaf—Duan Deafzi stared at him and said, "I want to eat something good," pointing his hand at Duan Qirui. Pointing at the small restaurant, "Go to the table over there!" It's a coincidence, if it's a general servant, it's nothing more than a sigh of relief, the old man is not a general servant, but a person who worked with Duan Qirui's grandfather and took care of Duan Qirui.Duan Qirui did not forget his old love, so he took him to the mansion to enjoy the blessings. This person's surname is Xing Baozhai.Based on this relationship, Xing Baozhai often relied on the old to sell the old in the Duan mansion. When did he put a chef in his eyes! He puffed up and said, "Why, can I go? Is there any place in this mansion that I can't go to? Look at your stinky airs, I'll ruin your job with just one word. If you don't believe me, try it." Duan Deafzi took a closer look, "So it's this old man!" He took a deep breath and hurriedly put a smile on his face. "It's Mr. Xing, you're old, you're old!" Then she turned and left.Xing Baozhai was still angry, and pointed at Duan Deaf's back, he spat hard: "Spit!" Then he cursed: "You son of a bitch, crying father doesn't recognize the grave. Don't talk about you, his boss dares to stand in front of me." speak loudly?"

——This Xing Baozhai can really say that.Back then, Xing Baozhai followed his father Duan Pei in the command camp in Suqian, Jiangsu. Duan Qirui was still a child, and the old commander entrusted his grandson Qirui to care and discipline him, asking him to study hard.Although this Xing Baozhai is acting according to orders, he always treats Duan Qirui as his own child, and besides strict control, he cares for him wholeheartedly.At that time, Duan Qirui had a runny nose all day long.Xing Baozhai scrubbed him at any time, and said in a nagging way: "You are a young master, you must be careful about cleanliness. What do you call a young master if you have a flat nose? You are not afraid of people making jokes." Duan Qirui still didn't change his words. Xing Baozhai was very angry, so he scolded with a straight face: "Look at you, you will never even think about serving on the table in your life!" To be honest, Duan Qirui really benefited a lot from him.Therefore, after arriving in Beijing, they sent people around to inquire about Xing Baozhai, invited him to Beijing, and said to him: "Uncle Xing, don't leave, stay with me, and I will take care of you. Whatever you want to eat, just eat it." Say to the servants: If you want to go shopping, let them take you there. You old man, enjoy a few years of happiness! After a hundred years, I will definitely make you a thick coffin and send you to the north and south pits. "

Xing Baozhai is a contented person, and he said with a smile: "Now that you have done something important, and you have not forgotten me, I am content. Find me in Beijing, and I have reached heaven in one step! Don't worry about my affairs. Groom The clerk, the cook, and the handyman will all be my friends, and I will eat and live with them, and I can also help them do something." Duan Qirui said: "How can you be with the servants? You have to let them serve you well." "This is impossible." Xing Baozhai said: "I only dreamed of two things in my dreams: to have enough food and clothing, and to have a place to sleep. You won't let me go with them, what am I doing? In your lobby? What a hindrance! They are not at odds with each other, and they feel at ease. You just focus on your important affairs, and I will get into my kitchen and stables!" Although Duan Qirui felt that he was free to ask for such a request, he still found the head in charge and explained it seriously: "This is my benefactor, you should treat him like an old man. If there is anything wrong with him, you have to look at it." For my sake, take it easy." Duan Qirui has confessed so, who dare not think highly of him.Although Xing Baozhai hangs around among the servants all day long, sometimes he can't help mentioning "back then".People who listened to him sometimes joked with him: "Didn't you say that people 'don't even think about being on the table for the rest of your life', and now the world is shaking, and even you are also touched." Xing Baozhai grinned widely. "We didn't know he would have this day!" Some people said: "Now you can see clearly, he overthrew the emperor of the Qing family in three sentences, is it amazing!?" In the Duan mansion, people like Xing Baozhai who have nothing to do have raised many concubines—Duan Qirui has five concubines, the eldest aunt Chen, the second concubine Bian, the third concubine Liu, and the fourth concubine. The concubine is also the Liu family, and the fifth concubine is the Li family.The first three concubines were brought together by a matchmaker, and they were justifiable; but the last two were different, they were bought with money—my father, brothers, teachers who taught young masters and ladies how to read and write, chess and chess. Friends, poetry friends, and doctors who don’t often see a doctor.Fortunately, the Minister of the Army's family has a big business, and there is no shortage of food with more or less diners. On the contrary, it seems that the mansion is prosperous and the atmosphere is warm.Although Duan Qirui was born in Wu Xing, he was a educated person after all, he knew the importance of fame, and wanted to imitate the virtues of the ancients. He often wanted to be the current Lord Mengchang, and there were thousands of diners under his door.He also said, "I will definitely let them have cars and fish to eat." This statement is not unfounded, the doctor Luo Langzhai has enjoyed such treatment. Speaking of Luo Langzhai, we must first talk about Luo Fengge, the son of Luo Langzhai. Luo Fengge, nicknamed Weisheng, is Duan Qirui's godson.Duan Qirui thinks highly of him for two reasons: first, Luo Fengge is smart and handsome; second, he is conscientious, honest and honest.He is the youngest among the four adjutants of the Army Department and the one that Duan Qirui likes the most. He does not work in the Army Department and only works for Duan in the mansion.All the official documents and letters received in the mansion were read by Luo Fengge first, and then the "reasons" were picked out, and then sent to Duan for review; when Duan Qirui did not want to see or could not see guests in the mansion, Luo Fengge would also see them on his behalf.This Luo Fengge is upright and gentle. Whether he is a boss or a servant, he is easy to get along with. In the mansion, he is very popular. Not long ago, Duan Qirui went to Wuhan to welcome Li Yuanhong to Beijing to discuss with Yuan Shikai the formation of a provisional government.Originally there was no Luo Fengge in the entourage, but he took the initiative to ask to accompany him. "Dad, let me go too. You are not feeling well these days, and I can take care of you." "I still have something to do at home, can you leave?" Duan Qirui asked. "Yes, I have arranged everything at home." "Then you can go with me." Duan Qirui traveled from Nanjing to Wuhan on a warship up the Yangtze River.In those few days, the sky was low and the clouds were dark, the wind was tight and the waves were strong, and the entire Yangtze River was turned upside down.Luo Fengge was by Duan Qirui's side, inseparable, offering tea and water at one time, and asking about the health and wellness at the other.When the ship was pitching severely, Luo Fengge almost supported Duan Qirui with his body.When the warship approached Wuhan, it collided with a large ship due to the rapid waves, and then lost control, staggered, and almost capsized. Seeing that the situation was critical, Luo Fengge cut down the lifeboat with a saber and put it in the water. He jumped down first, trying to pull Duan Qirui into the lifeboat, but before Duan got on the boat, Luo fell into the water and was swept away by the huge waves. Walk. Luo Fengge was drowned.But the warship did not capsize. Duan Qirui felt that Luo Fengge drowned in a boat with him, and felt very sad.Therefore, Luo Langzhai, Luo Fengge's old father, was very concerned. "Mr. Luo, Fengge is dead, I will arrange your life well, don't worry." Luo Langzhai was very knowledgeable, so he said: "I have nothing to worry about. You arranged me to live in the mansion and sent someone to take care of me. I have nothing to worry about! My son died, and I felt sad. Don't you feel the same way?" , he also calls you Dad." Duan Qirui nodded and said, "Yes." Luo Langzhai is a blind man with high medical skills and good medical skills. Everyone in the mansion respects him. One day, Mr. Luo's grief over the loss of his son calmed down a little. Duan Qirui found him and said to him, "Mr. Luo, the President is not in good health these days. I wish you a consultation in your name. I think You're in a bad mood recently, so I didn't tell you. If you feel better, why don't you go to the president's place?" This Dr. Luo is over seventy years old, since he met Duan Qirui, he no longer visits the public.However, in the mansion, no matter who is up or down, whoever has a headache, as long as he finds him, he will walk tremblingly, take the pulse seriously, and prescribe prescriptions, almost all of which are cured by the medicine.If someone came to invite him from outside, he would not go out. Even those who are prestigious should wear high hats for him, and they must have cars and horses.Yuan Shikai is different, he is the great president, the great president admires his name, how glorious! He said: "Okay, I will go to the great president's place." I've been to the imperial doctor, can I still be better than the imperial doctor? I'm afraid I missed the president's illness." "It's okay." Duan Qirui said: "Everyone has strengths, and everyone has shortcomings. Maybe the president's illness is separated from the doctor, and it is your strength." "So, I'll give it a try." A carriage from the Presidential Palace pulled Mr. Luo to Yuan Shikai.Yuan Shikai had just finished his business. When he heard that Dr. Luo was here, he invited him to the small living room and said with a smile on his face: "Mr. I haven't seen you, but I'm glad to meet you today, I'm so sorry." "The President is not well. I am honored to be able to serve the President!" Luo Langzhai blinked his useless eyes, and said, "It's just that my medical skills are superficial, and I have failed the President's high expectations." Yuan Shikai smiled contemptuously and said, "Mr. Luo, you don't have to be polite. You first listen to me tell you about the symptoms, and I know you will have a very good solution." Yuan Shikai introduced his illness and said: "These days... ..." This Luo Langzhai has a weird temper, and he is most afraid of the patient telling him about his condition first.If an ordinary patient did this, he would not diagnose the pulse or prescribe a prescription, but would say, "You know what's wrong, so what do you want me to do?" Today is different, he is not an ordinary person in front of him, but the president, The new king and landlord, he didn't dare to hit him with that kind of tone.He just shook his hand at Yuan Shikai, and said, "President, please don't open your mouth and wait for me to find out from the pulse." Yuan Shikai was shocked. "Traditional Chinese medicine relies on looking, smelling, and asking. This Luo Langzhai has no eyes, and 'look' is no longer possible; if you don't want to 'smell', you don't want to 'ask', just relying on the word 'cut' is a bit strange." I don't know if he is showing off or is he really capable?" He stopped the topic without saying a word, and stretched out his hand to Luo Langzhai. "Mr. Luo, please check your pulse..." Just when Luo Langzhai entered the Presidential Palace to see a doctor for Yuan Shikai, there was another disturbance in the Duan mansion—— In the Duan mansion, there are two kitchens: the small kitchen is dedicated to cooking and serving Duan Qirui, his wife, concubine, and young masters. The two master chefs are brothers, also surnamed Duan, from Shanxi. Call these two brothers "Duan Deaf" and "Second Deaf".The big kitchen has two tasks, one is for the upper and lower managers, the shopkeepers, grooms, and miscellaneous staff have three meals a day, and the other is for weddings and weddings, entertaining guests and preparing banquets.There is a manager in the big kitchen, surnamed Sun; under the manager, there are two cooks, one surnamed Ni and the other surnamed Zhang; the most helpful is the chef.The relationship between these three layers of people is not very coordinated. The manager is not as powerful as the head chef, and the chef does not listen to the head chef.On weekdays, there are intrigues and bumps, but there is no trouble, and they are still at peace.Something happened that day, and the cooks Ni and Zhang drank a few more cups of wine and began to scold the street in the small courtyard: "Gusun, which turtle's grandson doesn't die?" Mr. Sun was startled when he heard scolding "Sun" repeatedly: "I offended you, why scold me?" Thinking, he broke into the yard, gesticulated and asked, "Who are you two scolding? Don't Hiding in secret, there is a kind of scolding in the open!" When Ni and Zhang saw that it was Mr. Sun, and they were so aggressive, they swallowed their breath and said, "Who are you scolding? Just scold you, the one named Sun! I never scold people in the dark, you can bite me!" Lao Tzu's egg!" Mr. Sun endured it, and couldn't hold it any longer, so he picked up a wooden stick and rushed in front of the two of them. The autumn wind swept the fallen leaves, and the whirlwind swept the two half-drunk people to the ground. He fell, his head touched the ground, his mouth gnawed at the mud, and his eyes were dimmed.When the two men came to their senses, they went crazy, jumped three feet, and scolded even more fiercely: "Wait a minute, you little turtle, I will let you know who we are tomorrow—tomorrow we will I have to ask the chief to drive you out! ——Ni and Zhang also used this tone at ordinary times, always saying "tell the chief to drive you out".Why do you think they are so loud? It turns out that both of them came from Qingjiangpu and followed Duan Qirui from the post of admiral.When we were in Qingjiang, there was a mutiny in one of the association's teams, which almost cost Duan Qirui's life.It was these two people who worked hard and made great contributions to protecting Duan's family members, and Duan Qirui gave them this privilege.Therefore, in the mansion, they dare to run amok.Unexpectedly, this time the needle tip hit the wheat awn, and this Manager Sun also has a background. He turned out to be from Yuan Shikai as a "dowry" to his adoptive daughter, and he was dedicated to serve and protect Mrs. Zhang.Relying on the big tree of Yuan Shikai, he is also a person who does not eat "Zamian" in the mansion, but pays attention to restraint at ordinary times.Today, Ni and Zhang wanted to use the power of the chief to drive him out, but he couldn't restrain himself.Then he sneered and said, "Don't go crazy, kid! Do you know where I come from? I'm from the president. Who dares to chase me away?" It was also Ni and Zhang who were so angry that they just wanted revenge for a moment, so they lost their sense of propriety and said with a jump: "How about the president? The president also has to be protected by the army of the chief. Without the chief, he Yuan Shikai Becoming President..." Unexpectedly, in the midst of this fierce melee, Duan Qirui stood aside and could see and hear clearly. He wanted to go up, but both sides finished criticizing a few words.Before he could open his mouth, he heard that the situation had developed to him and the President. His lungs exploded! He rushed a few steps, walked to the courtyard, and called out loudly: "Come on, get these three bastards out!" I'll tie them up to see if they still fart?" Sure enough, a few soldiers came, and they tied up all three of them without further explanation... The incident in the Duan mansion, which was not big or small, spread to Yuan Shikai's ears like a whirlwind.It was Luo Langzhai who had finished his diagnosis and was talking about his illness when Yuan Shikai was furious.The gun case came up and said loudly: "I am not sick, I don't need your prescription. Come, see off! Hitomi, turn around and leave. When Luo Langzhai was sent out of the presidential palace, he still frowned. He didn't know why the president made such an unknown fire on him?! He would never have thought of what would happen?!