Chapter 23 Chapter Twenty Two

Next step after customs clearance... Until World War II, Zhang Zuolin didn't just want to avenge World War I.If that was the case, Wu Peifu would have been thrown into the sea, and Cao Kun would have left the presidential palace. Wouldn't Zhang Zuolin have gotten his wish? "You are independent in the three northeastern provinces, who cares who sits in Beijing!?" No, Zhang Zuolin has ambitions, and he also wants to sit in Beijing. The artillery fire inside and outside the Great Wall was extinguished, but Zhang Zuolin moved his headquarters to Shanhaiguan. He also came to Shanhaiguan from Fengtian to sit in Shanhaiguan, and immediately issued an order that all the troops in the Northeast advanced to Beijing and Tianjin.

Feng Yuxiang was quite surprised when the Fengjun entered the customs in a big way! He knew that the red-bearded man had already disavowed his promise of "the Fengjun would no longer enter the customs" and was going to take advantage of the situation to come to Beijing to share the spoils.Although he was very angry, he still took the attitude of calming down the matter and wanted to make a concession, so he sent the deputy commander-in-chief Hu Jingyi to Shanhaiguan to visit Zhang Zuolin. Seeing Hu Jingyi coming, Zhang Zuolin was startled: "I sent my master into the pass just to impress Feng Yuxiang; if there is trouble, I have to drive him away. Could it be that they have figured out what's on my mind?" He calmed down He thought again: "Hey, the current situation is still very complicated. Although Wu Peifu was defeated, the Zhili clique still has some influence, especially in Zhiluyu, which is still very strong, and it will be difficult to eradicate it for a while; Feng Yuxiang is not a weak army. Guangdong Sun Yat-sen's support, he is still very popular. I have to take my time with Lao Feng and win him over first."

Zhang Zuolin entertained Hu Jingyi with a feast in the living room of the headquarters.He raised his glass high and said: "To Commander Feng's victory in Beijing, and to Deputy Commander Hu's visit to Shanhaiguan, cheers!" When Hu Jingyi saw Zhang Zuolin's friendly attitude, he also randomly sent favors.Busily raised his glass and said, "Cheers to Yu Shuai for defeating Cao and Wu in one fell swoop, and for the Northeast Army to successfully enter the pass!" When Zhang Zuolin heard that Hu Jingyi also toasted his "Victorious Entry of the Northeast Army", Zhang Zuolin suddenly felt happy again.He hurriedly said: "We defeated Cao Wu, thanks to the great help of Commander Feng. I, Zhang Zuolin, will never forget this kind of friendship. Friends, you have to show loyalty."

Hu Jingyi smiled and nodded. Zhang Zuolin said again: "The battle is over, and I should have gone back. The reason why I entered the customs again this time is to clean up Wu Peifu's remnants and defeated generals. After the situation stabilizes, I will definitely withdraw them all. Please tell Deputy Commander Hu about this matter to General Feng. Don't get me wrong." Hu Jingyi nodded helplessly, and only said, "Definitely, definitely!" Zhang Zuolin held another glass of wine in front of Hu Jingyi, and said, "Once a man speaks a word, it is hard to follow. I, Zhang, will definitely keep my promise not to enter the customs. As for the land east of Rehe, we have already obtained it, and it will naturally be merged into it in the future." The three eastern provinces. If Commander-in-Chief Feng accepts his account, I would like to pay 500,000 foreign currency to work for your army. In this way, we can cooperate to the end." Hu Jingyi was shocked: "Zhang Zuolin is rough but fine! Occupy territory!" He had no choice but to hand over his hand to entertain. "The sincere cooperation between the two men is a blessing to the country and the people! I will definitely pass on Yushuai's kindness to Commander-in-Chief Feng."

After seeing off Hu Jingyi, Zhang Zuolin looked up and smiled. "Hahaha! Cooperation? Cooperation! What a fart! From now on, we will compete with Lao Feng!" Zhang Zuolin took Yang Yuting, Zhang Xueliang, Guo Songling and others to the secret room, and asked them: "Look, what should we do next? Should we go fast or walk slowly?" "Didn't you agree to Hu Jingyi..." Yang Yuting said hesitantly. "Fart!" Zhang Zuolin shook his head and said, "At the beginning, no one explained what would happen after the victory? Feng Yuxiang advanced to Beijing, and the city of Beijing became his. We refuse to accept it!"

"There is no name for the teacher!" Guo Songling also said: "What's more, this battle lasted for two months, and if it continues..." "What's the name!" Zhang Zuolin said, "There are so many names, you can just find one and hit it off." "Looking for?" Yang Yuting was a little confused. "Are you confused?" Zhang Zuolin said, "Lu Yongxiang asked us for help at the beginning. Isn't he a justifiable governor of Zhejiang? It was Qi Xieyuan who drove him out. Lu Yongxiang ran to our northeast. He came to ask us for help. To heaven , we can’t help him because we have nothing to do. Now that we have nothing to do, we can help him fight back to Zhejiang.”

Yang Yuting suddenly realized, and even claimed: "Yes! Yes!" In the city of Beijing, the wind and rain are precarious.Feng Yuxiang's plan to invite Sun Yat-sen to come to power was difficult to realize for a while, and Zhang Zuolin's promise to withdraw from Shanhaiguan came to naught again, so he had to ask Duan Qirui to come out to take charge first.Duan Qirui's ambitions are even greater, and he doesn't want to just serve as a "temporary ruling" at all. He wants to be justified.Therefore, Duan Qirui did not agree with Sun Yat-sen coming to Beijing as soon as he came out of the mountain.In this way, Duan Feng had another conflict.Zhang Zuolin was angry at Feng Yuxiang, so he immediately joined hands with Duan Qirui, and the situation in the north was formed again that Zhang Duan was helping Feng Yuxiang.Duan Qirui was intensively lobbying in Tianjin, and soon saw results.When Mr. Sun set off from Guangzhou to go north on November 13, Duan Qirui had received calls from governors of Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian, Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan, Henan and other provinces in Tianjin, expressing support for him to come out of the mountain. politics.Lao Duan thought that the time was ripe, and he had to be the first to get there! So he called Feng Yuxiang and Zhang Zuolin and invited them to go to Tianjin to discuss how to manage the overall situation.After the war ended, Feng Yuxiang wanted to convene a governing conference with the participation of various forces. He originally thought that the conference would be held in Beijing, and it would be best to wait until Sun Yat-sen arrived in Beijing.Therefore, he hesitated to say yes or no to Duan's telegram invitation, and Duan couldn't wait, so he sent people to invite him again and again, and told Feng that "Zhang Zuolin will be in Tianjin within a few days."Feng Yuxiang had no choice but to go to Tianjin with Liu Ji, Jiang Hongyu and Wang Naimo.

The calm Tianjin Wei immediately launched a big struggle for power: Feng Yuxiang actively advocated the committee system for the new government to be formed, so as to prevent personal arbitrariness.This opinion was immediately opposed by Duan and Zhang.They still have to exercise presidential power and a responsible cabinet.The conflict between the two parties was originally two to one, so Feng Yuxiang's opinion was naturally rejected.Zhang Zuolin actively proposed his own plan. He said: "Before the new Beijing government is formed, temporarily organize a provisional executive government, with Duan Qirui as the interim executive; the executive government will not have a prime minister, and the interim executive will preside over the state affairs meeting."

Feng Yuxiang was surprised: "Isn't this negating Huang Yu's cabinet?" He wanted to fight, but firstly, he was at a disadvantage of one against two, and secondly, he was afraid that others would say that he was fighting for power for himself, so he had no choice but to fight in anger. default.The so-called Tianjin conference was only to ask Feng Yuxiang to acknowledge the decision of Duan and Zhang. When Zhang Zuolin arrived in Tianjin, the little emperor Puyi happened to be driven to Tianjin as well.He was expelled from the Forbidden City by Feng Yuxiang.Before leaving the palace, Feng Yuxiang sent his subordinates to announce to him the "revision of the preferential treatment conditions for the Qing Dynasty", changing the annual silver allowance of 4 million taels for the Qing Dynasty to 500,000 taels in the first year of the Republic of China. The son "leaves the palace within three hours.Puyi hurriedly signed, then took the vehicle Lu Zhonglin prepared for them with Queen Wanrong and Shu Concubine Wenxiu to bid farewell to Fenggelonglou, and went to live temporarily in his biological father, Prince Jin's mansion.The little emperor who was expelled from the Forbidden City was afraid that someone would kill him, so he sent someone to contact the Japanese envoy, and then hurriedly hid in the Japanese embassy. Then, after disguised, he came to the Japanese Concession in Tianjin and lived in Lu Zongyu's house. "Garden of Tranquility" place.After Zhang Zuolin heard the news, he thought for a while: "The little emperor is in Tianjin. Shall I go to visit him? He is a trendy piece of trash. If I visit him, I will become the second Zhang Xun!" Zhang Zuolin shook his head.However, he immediately thought again, "there are a group of living veterans of the former Qing Dynasty, old ministers of Hong Xian and a large group of people. They are extremely influential, and they still have their hearts attached to the emperor. If they can arouse their sympathy and support, it will be great for them." It is still beneficial for me to enter Beijing." Thinking of this, Zhang Zuolin decided to visit Puyi in Jingyuan.

This was a very mysterious and strange action. Zhang Zuolin pretended to be simple and only sent an adjutant to clear the way, then sneaked into Jingyuan. Pu Yi escaped from Beijing, still in shock, and when he heard that Zhang Zuolin, the king of the Northeast, was coming, he was at a loss.He thought of the moment of embarrassment and fear when he was kicked out of the palace, and immediately thought of "Zhang Zuolin and Feng Yuxiang joined forces to fight against Cao Wu. Feng Yuxiang drove me out of Beijing, and Zhang Zuolin chased me to Tianjin. Are you going to kill me?" Me?!" He didn't want to see him.But Zhang Zuolin had already entered the courtyard, and the courtyard was not the heavily guarded palace of the past. There was nowhere to hide, and there was no time to hide, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and come out.

Zhang Zuolin had met the little emperor before, and although the little emperor's clothes were simple now, his appearance had not changed.Zhang Zuolin hurried up, knelt down on both knees, and shouted nondescriptly, "Your Majesty!" Puyi came out with a heart of fear, and since he hadn't enjoyed such a great gift for a long time, he was so flustered that he didn't know how to socialize for a while.I had no choice but to go up and pull Zhang Zuolin up. Zhang Zuolin stood up, and the two stood facing each other, but they didn't know what to say anymore.After standing for a long time, Zhang Zuolin said: "Feng Yuxiang bullied the emperor like this, it is really treasonous. If Zuolin can take charge of Beijing, he will definitely restore the preferential treatment of the royal family in the first year of the Republic of China, and do a little filial piety for the emperor." The little emperor didn't know what Zhang Zuolin was carrying, so he didn't dare to express any attitude, so he could only falter and say some socializing words, while he hurriedly ordered the eunuch to take out a few "big inner" treasures that he brought with him when he escaped, and rewarded Zhang Zuolin.He talked about other topics neither hot nor cold, and finally sent Zhang Zuolin away.Zhang Zuolin was no longer in sight, but Puyi's heart was still beating violently.When Zhang Zuolin returned to Cao's Garden from Jingyuan, he saw Zhang Jinglin, Zhang Zongchang and other generals who had come to Tianjin with him had prepared a feast and were waiting for guests.Who? He didn't know.However, Zhang Zuolin found a few heavily armed soldiers sneaking around in the small courtyard, acting in a panic, which made him suspicious. "Who are you inviting for the banquet?" Zhang Zuolin asked. "You will know when the guests arrive." Li Jinglin said. "What do the soldiers outside do?" "Marshal," Zhang Zongchang said bluntly, with his chest straightened out, "Feng Yuxiang is not enough friends. We are not convinced, so we invited him to a banquet in your name..." "What do you want?" Zhang Zuolin said, "Don't mess around!" "Don't show up when you turn around," Zhang Zongchang said, "I will take care of all the big things. Don't worry." Zhang Zuolin understood that they were setting up a Hongmen banquet to kill Feng Yuxiang.Although Zhang disagreed, he felt it was too late to stop him, so he said helplessly, "You guys, how big is this hole?" Little did he know that Zhang Zuolin's lieutenant, Yang Minshi, knew about this plot in advance.Yang and Feng Yuxiang were from the same town, so they informed Feng in time.Feng didn't come to the banquet, so he was spared from this conspiracy.Zhang Zongchang was so angry that he scolded "Grandma!" Zhang Zuolin and Duan Qirui returned to Beijing successively on November 22. On the 24th, Duan Qirui announced his inauguration as a temporary ruling, and the regent cabinet announced the end at the same time. On the 25th, Feng Yuxiang submitted his resignation to Duan Qirui, and at the same time sent a telegram to go down to the field, that is, to avoid living in Tiantai Mountain in the west of Beijing. After Fengjun entered the customs, he hurriedly grabbed officials, expanded his team, occupied territory, and kept busy.Here we only talk about the second army. Li Jinglin, the commander of the army, first snatched the post of military affairs supervisor in Zhili province. Zhang Zuolin appointed Zhang Zongchang as the commander of the second army. The flag was victorious, and Zhang Zongchang was triumphant, his face was flushed, and he was drunk every day in Tianjin. One day, his chief of staff brought a man in and secretly said to Zhang Zongchang: "Commander, I have captured your enemy. How do you deal with him?" "Who?" Zhang Zongchang asked. "Chen Guangyuan." The chief of staff said, "It's the old Jiangxi military governor." "It's him?!" Zhang Zongchang frowned—suddenly recalling Jiangxi's defeat back then. "It was the army he led that beat me to pieces in Jiangxi, forcing me to vote for Cao Kun and Zhang Zuolin like no one else. I don't want you to fall into my hands today! "He smiled and breathed a sigh of relief. "Commander," said the chief of staff again, "that fellow is fat! Bring him before you, and you can ask him for money, for a gun, and then..." "Okay, get him here!" Not long after the chief of staff left, he saw two well-armed soldiers escorting a man in.This man was fifty-seven or eight years old, tall, fair-faced, yet elegant.Zhang Zongchang took a closer look and found that it was Jiangxi Governor Chen Guangyuan.He swallowed bitterly, as if he wanted to rush up and kill him with his own hands!But he straightened his hat, straightened his military uniform, and strode forward to meet him. "Oh, so it's Master Chen Dujun, why did the wind blow you here?" He said, stretching out his hands to hold Chen Guangyuan's hand.Then he said to the chief of staff and the soldiers: "You bastard! How can you treat Lord Governor like this? Governor Chen is my old acquaintance. I'm afraid I won't be able to invite you. What are you doing!" After a swearing, Zhang Zongchang respectfully let Chen Guangyuan into the living room... From then on, Chen Guangyuan became a distinguished guest in Zhang Zongchang's army, but his chief of staff, Wang Chaoxia, was puzzled and asked him secretly: "Army?" Chief, isn't Chen Guangyuan your enemy, why did you treat him so politely?" Zhang Zongchang laughed and said, "A real man doesn't remember his past vengeance, and the past is written off in a nutshell. Chen Guangyuan is now in despair. If we were in Tianjin to beat other people, they would say we were kidnapping! I won't do it." Wang Hanming laughed secretly. "Zhang Zongchang has finally put down the butcher knife, and it can be counted as his merit." That night, Zhang Zongchang took a bottle of wine and went to Wang Hanming's room alone. The two of them broke a grilled chicken and chatted with each other while drinking cup to cup. "Old Wang," Zhang Zongchang said cordially to the chief of staff, "Cao Kun went to the wild, and it was our Marshal Zhang who drove him out. Why didn't Marshal Zhang become the president?" In any case, Yu Shuai is enough for the president.However, I don't think it's a good idea. "why?" "The big tree attracts the wind!" said the chief of staff, "China is so big, but there can only be one president. Now all factions are vying to be the president. They were friends at first, but once you become president, you may become enemies again. I think, It will be better two years later than it is now. Two years later, it will take up more land, and its power will grow stronger. If you don’t become president, you will still be president." Zhang Zongchang drank a glass of wine silently, put down the wine glass, and thought for a while, then said: "Yes, you are right to say so. China will be our territory in the next two years, and it will be easier for the president to be president by then." ." The bottle is empty, and the night is getting dark.Zhang Zongchang slapped his hands, wiped his lips, and said goodbye.He stood up and walked out the door, then walked back. "Old Wang, I ask you to do something, how about it?" "What's the matter?" Wang Hanming said, "Is it a business matter or a private matter?" "Ask someone." "who?" "There is a man named Li Zaolin, who is said to be exiled in Tianjin." Wang Hanming thought for a while, and said, "Is that the one named Li Boren from Fengtai, Beijing?" "It's him!" Wang Hanming was startled: "What is Zhang Zongchang asking about Li Boren at this moment? Is he wanting revenge, or treating him like Chen Guangyuan?" --Li Zaolin, courtesy name Boren, graduated from the fifth phase of Army University.When Zhang Zongchang was the commander of the Second Division, Li was Zhang's chief of staff.After Zhang Zongchang's defeat in Jiangxi, Li Zaolin took refuge in Peng Shouxin, a direct warlord, and became Peng Shouxin's chief of staff.In this Zhifeng War, Li Zaolin led his troops to meet Zhang Zongchang coldly on the Great Wall, and beat Zhang Zongchang terribly.After the defeat of Zhijun, I heard that Li Zaolin did not follow Wu Peifu to escape by drifting across the sea, but lived in Tianjin and hid.Coincidentally, this person also knew Wang Hanming, and Wang Hanming had already heard about Li Zaolin's whereabouts.So I asked: "Does the commander want to see him?" "Yes! I really want to see him." "Let me inquire." Wang Hanming thought for a long time, feeling very conflicted: bring Li Zaolin to see Zhang Zongchang, for fear that Zhang Zongchang will kill him .In that way, he, Wang Hanming, would make an enemy in the middle; but he thought, Li Boren is indeed a general, if Zhang Zongchang can use him without remembering his past grudges, he can also strengthen his own strength and find a way for Li Boren to return home.After thinking about it, I am in a dilemma.In the end, he secretly sent a letter to Li Boren, saying that Zhang Zongchang was thinking about him, and whether he saw him or not was up to him. This Li Zaolin is also a courageous person, and he is in a desperate situation. He feels that although there are surprises when he sees Zhang Zongchang, he will not lose his head. "Even if Zhang Zongchang kills me, I'm afraid Zhang Zongchang's own reputation will be stink." Thinking so, he decided to see Zhang Zongchang. Li Zaolin suddenly appeared in front of Zhang Zongchang, Zhang Zongchang said in surprise: "You? How did you come here?" "I heard that you have been promoted to army commander, can I not come to congratulate you." Li Zaolin said seriously. "I'm trying to catch you, you know?" Zhang Zongchang said with his eyes wide open. "I know." Li Zaolin said frankly. "Aren't you afraid I'll kill you?" "I know you can't kill me." "Why?" "Because I failed and fell down!" Li Zaolin was serious, but quite confident. "Cold talk, you are fighting me!" Zhang Zongchang was still angry. "I beat you so hard!" "The two armies are confronting each other, so I naturally want to eat you." "What are you doing today? Tell me." "Aren't you looking for me?" Li Zaolin said: "After all, we have worked together, so we should be considered friends. Besides, I used to be your subordinate. I know you are looking for me. Whether public or private, I have to come to look for you you!" Zhang Zongchang straightened his neck and smiled.Then he stretched out his arms, rushed towards Li Zaolin, hugged his shoulders tightly, and said loudly: "What a Li Boren, you have the guts! I'm going south, how about you still want to be my chief of staff? I recommend you to Dashuai Zhang." Zhang Zongchang left Li Zaolin behind, entertained him generously, and asked Zhang Zuolin to appoint Li Zaolin as his chief of staff. Zhang Zuolin found out about their relationship, and was very happy. While ordering someone to sign Li Zaolin's letter of appointment, he said to Zhang Zongchang: "You--Zhang Xiaokun is really a general!" When Zhang Zuolin learned in Beijing that Feng Yuxiang had tendered his resignation and had resigned by telegram, he felt happy for a while. "It's time for you, old Feng, to go to the wild." But he hurried to see Feng Yuxiang again. Feng Yuxiang traveled from Tianjin to Beijing with Zhang Zuolin.At that time, Feng Yuxiang's national army headquarters had already put up a sign.Although there was some unhappiness between the two during the contact in Tianjin, Feng Yuxiang invited Zhang Zuolin to live in his headquarters. "Yu Shuai, how about staying at my headquarters? It's good to take care of me in life." Zhang Zuolin was very suspicious. He was afraid that Feng Yuxiang would arrest him and even kill him.Then he said, "You have a lot of things to do there, so I won't bother you. I'd better live in Fengtian Guild Hall. I also want to find a secluded place to rest for a few days." Feng Yuxiang didn't force it either.But I knew in my heart: "You Zhang Zuolin is not resting, you are hurrying to seize the territory!" Zhang Zuolin can't rest, there are many important things waiting for him to do, he has to lead his whole army, and continue to move forward-- The Feng army that entered the customs took advantage of the opportunity of victory and actively expanded its team: Zhang Xueliang's third army recruited 50,000 direct troops in Qinhuangdao. Its troops already had 6 infantry divisions and a cavalry division, and set up the Jingyu garrison in Tianjin. Headquarters; Zhang Zongchang's Second Army has grown from two brigades directly commanded before the war to 12 brigades. Zhang Zongchang still insists on not distinguishing between soldiers and bandits, capturing prisoners and collecting miscellaneous cards. After entering Shanhaiguan, the number of troops has reached 100,000 All... At the same time that Zhang Zuolin entered Beijing, Zhang Xueliang led three mixed brigades to Beijing Nanyuan; Zhang Zongchang led a large army to the south, quickly extending to the south of the Yellow River and approaching the Yangtze River. There was another meeting between Zhang Zuolin and Feng Yuxiang in Beijing, which was an even more unpleasant meeting, and even a meeting that prompted Feng Yuxiang to step down -- The next day after Feng Yuxiang arrived in Beijing, he held a meeting at his national army headquarters to discuss the issue of the head of the Beijing government.At that time, Sun Yat-sen had already been connected to the north, so Feng wanted to make a decision and ask Sun Yat-sen to preside over the government, so there would be a grand welcome ceremony.This meeting was not only attended by several leading figures from the Anhui Clique, but also Zhang Zuolin and his chief of staff Yang Yuting.When Zhang Zuolin knew that the meeting was to discuss the issue of welcoming Sun Yat-sen to preside over the government, he found Feng Yuxiang and said impatiently: "Didn't Zhiquan (Duan Qirui's name Zhiquan) be asked to come out of the mountain to take charge of the government, why should we discuss the election of the country again?" head of state?" Feng Yuxiang said: "I have discussed this matter with Duan Gong first, and asking him to come out is only a temporary administration, and the issue of the head of state needs to be carefully discussed. What's more, things were in a hurry at the time." Zhang Zuolin left his seat and said disapprovingly: "Zhiquan is a veteran of Beiyang, with high morals and high prestige. I think he is fully qualified to be president." At this time, some people from the Anhui Department also said: "Duan Gong has served as the Prime Minister for three years, so the old compatriots are all over the world, and he will surely win the support of the people all over the world when he comes out to govern." Hu Jingyi, Feng Yuxiang's deputy commander, was very upset when he saw that the two factions of Feng and Anhui were singing together.He also stood up and said: "Zhiquan governs the state affairs, factional disputes intensify, Beijing's political situation is not stable for a while, resulting in frequent wars, people's lives are in dire straits, the country's vitality is decimated, and foreign barbarians invade frequently. The lessons learned from the past must not be forgotten!" Zhang Zuolin became angry. He fixed his eyes on Hu Jingyi for a while, and said angrily: "There is no need to say so much. Commander-in-Chief Feng wants Sun Yat-sen to be in charge. Who knows this plan? It is fashionable to want to be a revolutionary." I, Zhang, have no intention of spoiling other people's interest in the trend. However, no one can take care of national affairs. It cannot be said that Sun Yat-sen is not a good person, but I cannot agree with some of his ideas. What is the alliance with Russia and the Communist Party? If you want to offend a group of countries; if you unite with the Communist Party, you will have to share the wives. China must never do these things! If Commander-in-Chief Feng insists on inviting Mr. Sun to preside over China's affairs, then our two families will have to do our own thing!" Feng Yuxiang didn't budge when he saw that the situation was deadlocked. "What Yu Shuai talked about is probably the result of not fully understanding Mr. Sun's views. I have never had a personal relationship with Mr. Sun. As for whether Mr. Sun will come to Beijing to govern, I am afraid that it is not a one-person decision. , and have to discuss extensively..." Zhang Zuolin left without waiting for Feng Yuxiang to finish speaking. When Zhang Zuolin saw Feng Yuxiang, he said hypocritically: "Commander Feng, how can you just leave? The war has just stopped, and the country is still in chaos. If you let go like this, what will happen to the overall situation?" Feng Yuxiang smiled lightly: "Huanzhang knows himself I don’t want to be the leader of the country if I don’t have the talents of the country. China is so big and there are so many talents, how can there be no one to manage the country? Zhiquan is one, and Yu Shuai is also very talented. I don’t want to just fill in the number.” Zhang Zuolin also hypocritically asked Feng Yuxiang some life, residence and other matters, and finally said: "I still welcome to cooperate with Commander-in-Chief Feng very much. We are not afraid of differences between us, and we can resolve them after sitting down and talking. Once you retire like this, I, Zhang Zuolin It also seems that it is difficult to do it alone." Zhang Zuolin's play was finished, and he left.Feng Yuxiang cursed fiercely at his back: "Disaster for the country and the people!" After Duan Qirui came to power, the political situation was still in chaos.Duan Qirui was very restless. He peeped at the overall situation with a very contradictory mood, thinking about how to deal with Sun Yat-sen, especially Sun Yat-sen.When Feng Yuxiang went to the field, Duan Qirui wanted to keep him, suspecting that he withdrew because his desire for territory and position had not been fulfilled.However, there was nothing he could do to satisfy him, so he had no choice but to agree to his retirement.However, Duan Qirui was very afraid of Feng Yuxiang's retreat.Feng Yuxiang has retired, so he will definitely not live in seclusion, and Sun Yat-sen is heading north, so they will definitely unite. "If Feng Yuxiang and Sun Yat-sen combine, China will definitely belong to them!" Thinking of this, Duan Qirui was a little worried. After all, Duan Qirui is not Zhang Zuolin, who was born in the green forest. He has ruled China. Although he has no political achievements, he is familiar with the mentality of various people in China, and he is familiar with who should be treated in what way.He wanted to win over Feng Yuxiang and bring Feng Yuxiang to his side.Even if Feng Yuxiang could not help him, he had to prevent Feng Yuxiang from combining with Sun Yat-sen.Therefore, after repeated efforts to retain Feng Yuxiang failed, he decided to use Chahar, Suiyuan, and Jingzhao as the territory of the First National Army, and expanded its troops into six divisions and three brigades. He also held the title of border inspector at the time. Feng Yuxiang was too lazy to fight. Although the Cha and Sui areas were poor, they could be used as a base for self-development; and living in a secluded corner of the northwest could not only reduce friction with Feng Zhang, but also avoid falling into the vortex of political disputes.After several considerations in Tiantai Mountain in the west of Beijing, Feng Yuxiang finally accepted Duan Qirui's arrangement, and quietly left Tiantai Mountain for Zhangjiakou in January 1925, where he began his plan and facilities for developing the Northwest. When Sun Yat-sen arrived in Beijing, Feng Yuxiang had lost his power and went west. Duan Qirui's government was still a warlord government that did not change the medicine. Sun Yat-sen felt that the situation was dangerous.Duan Qirui and Zhang Zuolin were superficially enthusiastic about him, but actually wanted to put him under house arrest and support him, and took all means to limit and offset Sun Yat-sen's activities and influence.Mr. Sun was full of anxiety and anger, and his liver disease became serious. He died of illness in Beijing in March 1925 when he was actively preparing for the National Assembly with the assistance of Communist Party member Li Dazhao and others. The Feng army, who entered the customs and went south, fought fiercely all the way, and soon occupied a large area of ​​land.Seeing that the forces of the Feng army extended to Shanghai, Zhang Zuolin began to appoint officials and promote him: in addition to appointing Li Jinglin as the governor of Zhili, he also appointed Zhang Zongchang as the governor of Shandong, Yang Yuting as the governor of Jiangsu, Jiang Dengxuan as the governor of Anhui, and Xing Shilian as the commander of the Shanghai Garrison.These people have not yet arrived, but they all stretch out their hands and make a fortune.The victorious division is arrogant and domineering, grabs things at will, beats and curses at will, even rapes, and robbery incidents are also happening constantly. At a time when public grievances were boiling, Sun Chuanfang, the newly appointed governor of Zhejiang Province, saw that the Fengjun continued to extend to the southeast, and his territory was threatened. Bong... A large-scale melee between warlords will start again in the southeast of China.