Chapter 18 Chapter Eighteen

Xu Shichang fully thought that his four orders would stabilize the situation, so that he would send another "eyeball" to Zhiwu, and maybe the president would remain stable for a few more days.Xu Shichang knew very well in his heart that his four orders were issued completely according to Wu Peifu's intention.In particular, the appointment of Wu Junsheng as the governor of Fengtian was almost as if he had followed Wu Peifu's "instructions".For a long time, Wu Peifu had hoped that Fengjun would split and someone would come out to contend with Zhang Zuolin.This is most suitable for Wu Junsheng.Xu Shichang exempted Zhang Zuolin from his job and concurrently held various positions, and at the same time promoted Wu Junsheng, pulling and beating, and a two-pronged approach, which just catered to Wu Peifu.Wu Peifu will definitely give Xu Shichang a smile, so the world will be peaceful.

actually not. , Seeing Xu Shichang's four orders, Wu Peifu only smiled indifferently, and then threw them away as waste paper - he cursed softly: "It's late, send umbrellas after the rain. Can Fengjun not withdraw from Shanhaiguan? Zhang Zuolin has already lost If there is no foothold, what job do you have? Wu Junsheng is useless, and there is no need for him to compete with Zhang Zuolin." Wu Peifu started his big dream of annexing the three northeastern provinces with a complete victory.Therefore, he regarded Xu Shichang's "eyeballs" as "an umbrella after the rain".Zhang Zuolin, who had retreated to Shanhaiguan, saw Xu Shichang's four orders, and immediately patted the table: "What order? What the hell are you talking about!" , Re-deployed four lines of defense in Shanhaiguan, Luanzhou and other places, and put Li Jinglin's troops with relatively light losses on the front line, ready to fight again.However, Zhang Zuolin really felt guilty about Xu Shichang's appointment of Wu Junsheng as Fengtian Governor.

"Wu Junsheng and I went up and down, why? Could it be that during the war, Wu Junsheng secretly released water? I have to find out." Just when Zhang Zuolin was confused and uneasy, Wu Junsheng drove a special car to Shanhaiguan to meet Zhang Zuolin.Zhang Zuolin's heart moved: "It's coming so fast, I'm about to take over!" He said with a smirk: "Brother, you are so fast! I have to prepare for the handover!" Upon hearing this, Wu Junsheng knew that Zhang Zuolin had something to say, so he quickly knelt down, his face flushed with anxiety, and said, "Marshal, aren't you scolding my eight generations of ancestors? I was able to enter Heilongjiang only because of you, and I have today. I want to repay my kindness." It’s too late, how can I come forward to dismantle your platform! Besides, whose president is Xu Shichang? Beijing is playing tricks, we can’t listen to Xu Shichang anymore!”

"So..." Zhang Zuolin nodded. "Marshal, you are capable, and you can take care of big things. Think about it, without you in the Northeast, I was put in Fengtian, and I was squeezed away by others after a few days. These bastards in Beijing have a heart. It’s poisonous! Commander must not be fooled!” "Governor Yuan Jinkai..." Zhang Zuolin was still worried. "Marshal, Lao Yuan is a learned man, what kind of tricks can't be seen through?" Wu Junsheng said, "He asked me to go back to Marshal and ignore Beijing. He is busy organizing the provincial council to see how to make a move ."

"Brother," Zhang Zuolin hurriedly supported Wu Junsheng, and said, "According to what you said, the next step I should..." "Why are you still hesitating?" Wu Junsheng said, "Everyone guarantees you to sit in the three eastern provinces, and we will do ours." "Okay!" Zhang Zuolin slapped his buttocks and stood up: "He Xu Laowu sits in his Forbidden City in Beijing, and I, Zhang Zuolin, sit in my seat." Fengtian's Forbidden City, let's fight against it!" Zhang Zuolin returned to Fengtian, announced the independence of the three eastern provinces, issued the "Declaration of Independence of the Three Eastern Provinces", and announced the severance of relations with the Beijing government; at the same time, he announced that Zhang Zuolin had been elected as the "Commander-in-Chief of Security of the Three Eastern Provinces".In addition, a telegram "Report to the Soldiers and Civilians of the Whole Country" was specially directed at Xu Shichang.

After the four orders were issued, Xu Shichang felt that it was not easy, not only Zhang Zuolin would not be honest, but Wu Peifu would also attack him, he was not capable of dealing with these two.Now, the prime minister is dismissed and still needs to be investigated. This can only calm Wu Peifu, but the fundamental problem remains: Wu Peifu wants to attack the president.After much deliberation, Xu Shichang came up with a way to limit the chaotic situation to the cabinet issue. "Didn't Wu Peifu say that Liang's cabinet was traitorous? I dismissed Liang Shiyi and dealt with him. You should have no objection." Xu Shichang felt that it was impossible again: "The prime minister is gone, who should the cabinet ask to deal with the problem?" After thinking After much deliberation, he decided to ask Wang Shizhen to come out to form a cabinet, and then let Wang Shizhen handle the mess. "Wang Shizhen is a senior of Beiyang, Cao Kun is his subordinate, and Wu Peifu is also a disciple of him, and he is very respectful." Therefore, he picked up a pen and wanted to write a letter to this Beiyang dragon in Zhengding. He "come to Beijing quickly to discuss important matters".

Xu Shichang's letter had not yet been written, and Zhang Zuolin's "power call" was sent to the presidential palace.He thought it was Zhang Zuolin who "received the order" and "thank you", and when he turned on the electricity, he was dumbfounded——Zhang Zuolin was tearing his face and scolding him. The full text of Zhang Zuolin's telegram is as follows: Since the cabinet issue, the center has been in a state of anarchy.Zuolin is far away from the pass, and he doesn't want to do anything.It was Xu Shichang who sent his younger brother, Shizhang, and Secretary-General Wu Jisun to come here one after another, saying that the president ordered him to lead his troops into the pass, and take pictures of them with funds. The president is free to punish the administration of personnel.When obeying orders, lead the division out of customs.Later, when he wanted to withdraw his troops and return to the defense, Xu sent Xu and Wu to keep them back again and again, saying that the Zhijun army had a false name and was helpless.Zuolin and Zhongshan are relatives by marriage, how could they bear to kill each other?Gu took the president's order to speak war against his will.Since the Philippine talent, the heart will lose the teacher and lose the ground.After knowing the truth, he knew that he was being used by others, so he decided to retreat to Luanzhou and go out to protect himself.Xu Shichang sent envoys again to persuade me to fight again, while taking away my power with orders, which is still perfunctory.This is treacherous, and who will deceive him again! Xu Shichang is a man who is cunning and cunning, and only sees profit; his ministers are full of affairs, and he deceives his widows; Relying on the Anfu party members forced Duan's family to go to the field; he trusted Cao Wu and ordered Zuolin to eradicate them with soldiers.Zuolin is ignorant and sold by others.Since the Republic of China, there have been many incidents. Xu Shichang took advantage of the fisherman's profit, and the outside world didn't notice. He mistakenly thought that the old man was a peacemaker.

When Xu Shichang saw the telegram, he fainted immediately. The telegram fell from his hand to the ground, and his eyes became dazed and blurred, and he stayed there unconsciously. What made Xu Shichang even more unimaginable was the Zhili's attitude towards him: Needless to say, Wu Peifu hated him deeply, and Qi Xieyuan, the Zhili general and Jiangsu governor, sent a telegram to Xu Shichang with the same attitude and words as Zhang Zuolin, "please" him to step down.The telegram is aggressive, but the tone is respectful and melodious, which can be called a masterpiece of brilliant writing:

My President, with the heart of saving the country, faced difficulties. Over the past few years, he has had to deal with difficulties and worry about night and day. He has nothing but the spirit of the legal system and the goal of unification. It is unfortunate that the country is worth a lot of money, so it is all because of it. When people are poor, internal strife is called for due to state affairs, and internal strife leads to military quarrels.The battle outside the Ling Zeguan is still undecided, and the southwest is warning!I humbly think that all kinds of pain are due to the indefinite period of unification and the fact that the country is uncertain.There are doubts and difficulties among the masses, mingling of responsibilities, and the general trend of the times and the aspirations of the people. For the government, if you want to reform and reform, you have to change the course; if you want to maintain long-term stability, you have to find a fundamental solution.Today, the legal system has been restored, and it has become a country, with unanimous voices and unanimous sentiments.Fu Si, my great president, works for the people and the country, and I am honored. In this issue, I am tired and diligent, and I have heard many virtues.If the government can follow the petitions of the people, still maintain the original intention of saving the country, declare generously, and retire after success, it will not only show virtue, but also show great faith.

This telegram is full of ridicule, scolding and laughter, "Didn't you, Xu Shichang, shout to save the country? Now, you are unable to save the disaster and difficulties. The people can't wait, you should retreat!" With two telegrams, Xu Shichang felt that the cold air in Zhongnanhai was blowing.Whether to advance or retreat, he has no claim. After the Zhifeng war, the domestic situation was extremely turbulent: Fengzhang, which had retreated to the northeast, had already gone for independence, and the Zhi army occupied Guye, Kaiping, Walli and other places. Wu Peifu stabilized and turned his attention from the army to politics.When Xu Shichang proposed to invite Wang Shizhen to come out of the mountain, Cao Kun took the lead and together with Wu Peifu, Tian Zhongyu, Chen Guangyuan, Li Houji, Xiao Yaonan, Feng Yuxiang and others jointly invited Wang Shizhen to come out of the mountain to form a cabinet and clean up the mess.

Wang Shizhen, courtesy name Liaoqing, was born in Zhengding, Zhili Province, and graduated from Beiyang Armed Forces Academy. In 1895, he participated in the military training at Yuan Shikai's small station and became one of the backbones of the Beiyang Department. Together with Duan Qirui and Feng Guozhang, he was called the "Three Heroes of Beiyang" and the "Dragon" of the three heroes. After the Revolution of 1911, he served as the chief of the army in the Yuan government's army and navy general command office.After Yuan Shikai died, he acted as a veteran of Beiyang to mediate between the Anhui, Zhi, and Feng factions.Wang Shizhen, who was at work in Zhengding's native place, was suddenly favored by the "imperial court" and "upstart" Zhicao, and they coincidentally invited him to form a cabinet. It is a glorious old age, but after all, Wang Shizhen is a person who has been in the officialdom for many years and has experienced ups and downs. There have been years of wars, and various factions are fighting for hegemony. Even Xu Shichang, who is good at maneuvering, can't entertain all parties. hit.So, a telegram was distributed to many people, thanking all parties for their kindness. Xu Shichang was disappointed when Wang Shizhen refused to leave the mountain. "Without this brother Long, the future will be even more difficult!" Wu Peifu was very calm.Not only calm, but feeling "so much better!" At this moment, Wu Peifu claims to be victorious and has even greater ambitions. He wants to use the name of restoring the legal order to find Wu Peifu, the former Speaker of the Senate Wang Jiaxiang, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives Wu Jinglian, so that they can come forward.Duan Qirui declared the Congress to be "abolished", Duan Qirui has disappeared, Wu Peifu has won Zhang Zuolin again, the world has returned to justice, and the speakers of the two chambers have official positions, so naturally they are ecstatic.Wang Jiaxiang ran in front of Wu Peifu, bowed in a servile manner, and said: "The division between the North and the South actually originated from the issue of the rule of law. The commander-in-chief advocates the restoration of the rule of law, which is really the best way to seek the country." Policy.With the restoration of the National Assembly and the reinstatement of Huang Pi, the goal of protecting the law in the south has been achieved, so of course they have to return to the central government.At that time, besides the generalissimo, who could be the first to unify China?" Wu Jinglian also said: "The generalissimo wanted to restore Huangpi before the war, but he did not implement it because the diplomatic corps was afraid of increasing disputes and expressed opposition.Now that the Feng army has been defeated and left the customs, who would dare to say no to the affairs of the central government as long as the commander-in-chief speaks up? Restoring legal order is originally for the country and the people, not for self-interest, and the people are just asking for it.If the commander-in-chief is willing to do this, the people of the whole country will definitely support it with all their strength!" Wu Peifu fell into a daze when the speakers of the two chambers held such a handful.He looked up and smiled, but still said: "I have thought about it for a long time. Two things are extremely important to restore the legal system: one is to restore the National Assembly, and the other is to restore Huang Pi. I just don't know which thing to do first?" Wu Jinglian said: "Of course it is Restore Congress first. The President is elected by Congress, Without the restoration of Congress, there is no basis for the reinstatement of the President. "Wu Peifu nodded happily, then thought for a moment and said: "Well, I will let the elders take care of this matter. Sun Chuanfang, the commander-in-chief of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, took the lead, initiated it, and all parties responded, and the matter was accomplished. "The reinstatement of the Speakers Wang and Wu is in sight. No matter what the method is, they will be satisfied if they achieve their goals. Therefore, they both support it. Not long after, Sun Chuanfang sent a telegram from the headquarters of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River to the whole country to restore the National Assembly: Consolidate the Republic of China; it is better to unify first , the breakdown of the unification of the North and the South, not only based on legal issues, but also the return of unification. Deputy seat. Extraordinary government. Originally prospered by protecting the law, the legal system has been restored, and the differences can be eliminated. If there are disturbers, they should be discarded together. After Sun Chuanfang's telegram was sent to the whole country, it was like throwing a pebble into the sea, without even stirring up a small wave.Powers dominate one side, wars are one after another, the sky is thick and the soil is scorched, who can believe that a power can stabilize the world, let alone such an insignificant person like Sun Chuanfang.Wu Peifu miscalculated a move, and his heart was really cold for a few days.But he didn't give up, and asked the speakers of the two houses to make a new plan.In the end, with the consent of Cao Kun, they decided that regardless of whether anyone responded, they first called the councilors, held a meeting freely, and decided on major issues before discussing them. External disturbances spread to Zhongnanhai again and again, Xu Shichang pretended to be deaf and dumb, and ignored them.Xu Shichang is dreaming! He knows that his position is difficult to sit.Xu Shichang wanted to retreat and seek perfection, and agreed to the resumption of the first Congress (that is, the old Congress). He wanted to use this as a bait, advocating that the constitution should be discussed first, and then the president should be elected.Because constitution-making takes time, if he delays until the expiration of his five-year term, he can "gloriously" withdraw from the political arena.Unexpectedly, Xu Shichang's abacus was not going well, and the telegrams forcing the palace came one after another, and he couldn't resist. Sun Chuanfang acted according to orders, and one trick didn't work, so she couldn't do the job, so she had to do another trick, and simply sent a second power-on.Accepting the lesson of "generalization" for the first power-on, Sun Chuanfang took the method of directly approaching the door when the power was turned on, and sent a telegram to Xu Shichang to ask him to quit. Another Sun Yat-sen was added before "Xu Shichang". Since the collapse of the legal system and the collapse of the political situation, South gathered old members of Congress, elected President Sun Da, organized the Guangdong government, and called for it; re-elected new members of Congress, and elected President Xu Da, according to the Beijing government, thinking of boycotting.Who is legal and who is illegal? Future generations will have their own opinions.But in the long run, the north and the south go against each other, each goes to extremes, fights within the year, regards it as an enemy country, cooks beans against the wall, seeks each other in chaos, people's livelihood is ruined, the country's foundation is shaken, subversion is in danger, and it 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, honor them, and retire in time. China is very fortunate! As soon as Sun Chuanfang's telegram arrived in Beijing, Xu Shichang suddenly thought of the telegram he had just received from Qi Xieyuan, the governor of Jiangsu Province, and knew that the problem was serious and could not be ignored.Xu Shichang found his confidant and counselor Zhou Ziqi for advice.Zhou Ziqi is a careful and prudent person. He just became the prime minister of the cabinet. He looked at the overall situation and knew the seriousness of the situation, so he said with all his heart: "Ju Shuai, the matter has come to this point, and avoidance cannot be avoided. It is also unreasonable to keep quiet. According to my stupid brother, let’s use Sun Chuanfang’s telegram. Let’s also send a telegram to find out the attitude of the warlords. Of course, the warlords can’t decide to follow rashly. They have to go back and forth to exchange opinions. This will inevitably take a lot of time. We can also use the opportunity to turn around. Now, we can talk a little bit more crowning, so that there is a step back." Xu Shichang listened, nodded his head, and thought to himself: "That's all there is to it, take one step at a time, and stay where Heitian is. Others, what else can I do?" On the same day, Xu Shichang sent a helpless but gentle telegram: I read Sun Chuanfang's investigation telegram, and what I said was quick and honest, which really won my heart.If we can do this, hundreds of millions of people will be united in one mind, we will all eliminate the evil, avoid the misery of the people, and the country will be safe as a rock, the politics will be clear, and it will become stronger day by day.Although I live in the grasslands, I can enjoy peace for the rest of the year, and the joy is endless, ten times better than today.It is my original intention to turn around Kuang Han to help the perilous and perilous.I can't catch it with my own manpower, and a group of sages conspire to achieve their intentions, which is even more of an unattainable act.As soon as there is a suitable way, he will retreat without any hope.Xu Shichang wanted to use the "Han Xuan Yun Shu" of the various governors to delay time so that he could live a five-year presidential addiction, but Cao Kun and Wu Peifu could see through it at a glance. They were afraid of long nights and dreams, and Xu Shichang would not leave the position of president. Therefore, on May 28, 1922, an emergency meeting was held in Guangyuan, Baoding, where important people from the Zhili lineage were called, and it was decided to urge Xu Shichang to step down, and on May 31, the first congressional assembly was held in the hall of the Shunzhi Provincial Assembly in Tianjin. More than 380 members passed a resolution announcing the crimes of "Xu Shichang harmed the country and the people, obstructed reunification, disloyalty to the republic, arrogance of goods and private interests" and other crimes, and designated his elected president as illegal usurper and declared invalid. At the same time, he issued a declaration to the whole country: Before the establishment of the Constitution of the Republic of China, the basic organization of the country was only the "Provisional Constitution".According to the Provisional Constitution, the President has no right to dissolve the Congress, so the order to dissolve the Senate and the House of Representatives on June 12, 2006 is of course invalid.Also check Article 28 of the "Provisional Constitution", the Senate is dissolved on the date of the establishment of the National Assembly, and its functions and powers are exercised by the National Assembly. After the establishment of the National Assembly, there is no doubt that there will be no more Senates.After the two houses were illegally dissolved, the Senate was reorganized, and there were 7 years of illegal congresses and illegal presidential elections in the same year.Since Xu Shichang's election as the President was illegal, the election of the President is obviously an act of usurping and should be declared invalid immediately.Starting today, Congress should fully exercise its functions and powers, and then the legitimate president should organize the government according to the law. The great cause of protecting the law has also been accomplished.In the southwestern provinces, all special organizations established for protecting the law should end here.Xu Shichang has been stealing for several years, causing harm to the country and the people, obstructing unification, disloyalty to the republic, arrogance for personal gain, all kinds of crimes, and the whole country is heartbroken, let alone listed by colleagues.Six years of disintegration, endless disturbances, and ordering out of chaos, this is the only way.All Chinese people share this mentality and hereby declare. Congress has issued a declaration. Regardless of the legitimacy of this Congress, it is a privileged institution after all, and it has more weight than any personal reason or declaration.Xu Shichang panicked. Holding the manifesto, his hands trembled, his heart was suspended, his eyes were dazzled, and his body trembled.After a while, he sat heavily on the chair, holding the telegram tightly in his hand, and closed his eyes slightly—— Xu Shichang ascended to the presidency on October 10, 1918. It has only been three years and eight months since the so-called Congress issued a declaration denying him as a legitimate president.According to his "budget", he wanted to barely survive for five years, which was considered a term, and he would not lose a decent resignation. However, there are still one year and four months left, and it is so difficult to persist.He felt that Cao Kun and Wu Peifu pushed him too far, "I didn't treat you badly. If you want territory, you want officials, you want officials, you want an army, you want money. You don't give it either?" When Xu Shichang was troubled, his attendants hurriedly sent him two telegrams, one from Feng Yuxiang and the other from Liu Zhenhua.Both men were his newly appointed Overseers, and the telegrams from both men asked him to "quickly resign" in a polite tone.Xu Shichang just looked at it coldly, then threw it to the ground, shook his head fiercely, and said, "Add insult to injury, add insult to injury!" What disturbed Xu Shichang even more was that Zhang Guogan, Cao Kun's confidant, hurried over from Baoding, saying that he had "urgent matters and wanted to see Mr. Xu".Just as Xu Shichang uttered the word "I don't see", that Zhang Guogan had already swaggered in front of him. Zhang Guogan was a clever man, and he asked Xu Shichang straight to the point: "Have Mr. Xu seen the telegrams and the declarations of the warlords Sun Xinyuan (Sun Chuanfang) and Feng Huanzhang (Feng Yuxiang)?" Xu Shichang said without turning his face, "I see." "What are Mr. Xu's plans?" "I've wanted to resign for a long time." Xu Shichang said with a sneer, "It's just that I haven't found a suitable opportunity. Even at the beginning, I didn't want to be the president. It wasn't because Cao, Wu and Zhang Yuting tried their best to persuade me. I did it reluctantly. I think Mr. Zhang, a smart person, will know about these things." "Since Mr. Xu intends to resign, I don't know when he will give up the government?" "What do you think?" "Of course the sooner the better!" "It's okay to explain a few urgent matters." "Marshals Cao and Wu ordered me to follow, the sooner the better. If Mr. Xu hesitates, it may be disadvantageous if he delays for a long time." "It's okay within a day or two, right?" "Well, I'll ask for a reply tomorrow." Zhang Guogan left.However, the governors of the direct provinces came one after another to urge orders, and even the staff of the direct office in Beijing called several times a day to ask, "when is the departure?" private house.When Xu Shichang was sitting in his small living room, his mind suddenly roared: "I...I...what will happen to me?" Xu Shichang was in a state of confusion. For a while, he thought of the decades of ups and downs in the officialdom, and for a while, he thought of the various beings who had come and gone with him in the past few decades, and for a while, he thought of the friends with whom he had sworn to share life and death... ...Everything has become a passing moment in an instant.At this moment, Xu Shichang suddenly regretted that he should not have climbed so high.Because he climbed up, what would he fall into? He didn't dare to think, he was a little scared! At this moment, he suddenly thought of Yuan Shikai's second son, Yuan Kewen: "That little thing has a lot of vision, he... "--Once, Xu Shichang sat in front of Yuan Shikai, and the two discussed how to raise their children. Xu Shichang praised Yuan's four sons as the most promising, the second son Kewen.Yuan Shikai shook his head and said, "He is an emperor who can't be lifted up!" As he said, he showed him a poem written by Ke Wen. "I want him to inherit my position, but he won't do it. He also said that there is a lot of wind and rain on the top of Jue Ling, what are you talking about?" Xu Shichang took Yuan Kewen's poem and looked at it, but it was: at first glance, Wei Mian is strong and self-conquered, but his dark eyes are not clear at night.Going back to the south, the cold geese cover the lonely moon, and going to the west, the arrogant wind moves the nine cities.Ju Gap stays and fights for a moment, and the sound of the scorpion blows the dream for three o'clock.There are many winds and rains on the top of Jue Ling, so don’t go to the top of Qionglou! Now, Xu Shichang still remembers this poem, but he said with deep emotion: "Yuan Kewen is afraid of the wind and rain on Jue Ling, so he is determined not to go to the top of Qionglou." Upper floor. I have climbed to the top floor of the Qiong Tower, and the storm is rushing towards me. What will happen to me? Shattered to pieces? Ruined?” He felt that he was not as good as a playboy. When Xu Shichang sat bored, he suddenly thought of Lu Zu, who had believed in him all his life.He stood up slowly, and involuntarily walked towards the secret room where Lu Zu was enshrined.This time, Xu Shichang did not bring joss stick offerings, not because he was too late, but because he had doubts about Lu Zu for the first time. He stood in front of the portrait of Lu Zu, looking at the face of Lu Zu painted on the paper, he felt that he was not as kind as before, and his eyes also lacked the wisdom of the past, and his brows and eyes seemed to be a little more sly.Xu Shichang didn't know whether to ask himself or to Lu Zu: "I...I...I am so prosperous? What will my ending bring to the ancestors? What will it bring to me? What will I bring? Tomorrow, what will happen to me tomorrow?" He remembered Liulichang's first request for a lottery, the Guangxu Bingwu Branch Examination, the Imperial Academy, and the three eastern provinces... In front of Lu Zu, he no longer dared to reach out into the lottery to draw lots. He was at least disappointed with Lu Zu, because in recent years, Lu Zu never told him that this year was a "disaster year", reminding him He prevents.Therefore, he was surprised by everything he was facing today, and felt unprepared: "I have dedicated most of my life to you, why don't you give me a warning, a reminder? Why do you have the heart to look at me_Step by step Difficulty, step by step to the abyss?" Xu Shichang stood for a long time, except for doubts and complaints, the admiration and piety of the past have long since disappeared. "Is it my destiny to have today? Then you should tell me too!" Xu Shichang wanted to draw another lottery to see what kind of future he would have in the future. "Sixty years is a big reincarnation, maybe the day after tomorrow will be hopeful!" However, he dared not draw the lottery, he was afraid that Lu Zu would turn his back on him and tell him a great misfortune, "It has only been forty years since the lottery was drawn for the Renwuke Township Examination! However, forty years is half of life, and there is still hope for the day after tomorrow, and I can't wait." Xu Shichang was full of negativity and pessimism, and his beliefs became indifferent and blurred.He turned around slowly, closed the door gently, but did not lock it again—he was not afraid of someone breaking in or doing something disrespectful to Lu Zu. He decided to keep this small house forever. Forget it forever. Xu Shichang went back to his small living room. Attendants and family members came one after another, but he waved them away.He just wanted to sit alone.Although his mind was so confused that he didn't know what to think, he just felt quiet and hoped to close the door and rest quietly. He couldn't stay still, and before his butt touched the chair, he stood up again.He was in a mess. He felt that there were too many things that were pressing on him, and it was too important. "When I have nothing to do, they circle around me. Today I have something to do, and not even a single person is gone. They are all dead, and they were all eaten by wolves!" He wanted to curse.But who should you scold? Secretary-general Wu Jisun, cousin Xu Shizhang, and Zhou Ziqi, who has just been promoted to the position of prime minister in the cabinet? "Aren't you the one who threw them out? They're all around you, You told them to go away." I don't know what kind of nerve worked, he suddenly thought of Wang Huaiqing, the commander of the Gyeonggi Garrison, and felt that he still had military power in his hands, and he wanted to see him.Back then, when Xu Shichang was the governor of Northeast China, this Ren Huaiqing was still his confidant. He immediately promoted him from the Chinese army to wing commander, and he loved him very much.The rhyme spread by Shenyang people "to be an official, look for Maoxuan (Wang Huaiqing's word Maoxuan)" is him. "Bring him over to discuss, maybe there will be a way out." "Come on!" The person is coming. "Go to the garrison headquarters and invite Wang Huaiqing here," Wang Huaiqing came, and came very quickly.Before he stood still in front of Xu Shichang, he called out cordially, "Ju Shuai." "Maoxuan, sit down." Xu Shichang pointed to a grand master's chair and said, "I have something important to discuss with you." "Ju Shuai, please..." Xu Shichang told Wang Huaiqing what Zhang Guogan had said, and gave him several telegrams that day, and then said: "That's all, I invite you to come here, just to hear your opinion. What do you think should be done?" Although Wang Huaiqing is Xu Shichang's confidant, he is also the main cadre of the Zhili warlords. He has already received the decisions of Cao Kun and Wu Peifu.He didn't embarrass Xu Shichang, but he was powerless to save the overall situation.So, he thought for a moment and said, "Ju Shuai, judging from the current situation, I think Shan Shuai and Wu Ziyu have reached an agreement, and it has reached an irreparable point. In my opinion, it is better to make some concessions to avoid anger." When Xu Shichang heard Wang Huaiqing's tone, he felt chills in his heart: "This Wang Maoxuan has also betrayed!" He said angrily: "At the beginning, why did I want to be this president? They didn't encourage me to come out to be the president. Now they are here to force me to resign. .I won't go! Let me see what they can do to me?" Wang Huaiqing turned his face away and sneered.Then he stood up and said, "I think Shuai Ju should take advantage of it. Did you see that they have stopped talking to you about the past. If you don't leave, they will restore the legal president and use force against you. You How can I resist it? At that time, I will still have to leave, and my relationship will be ruined, and my face will be hurt. Why bother? Why not give up your seat as soon as possible, which is also a decent thing." Xu Shichang was silent.After a long silence, I said, "I would rather go, and I don't want to be in love. But, if I leave like this, I'm afraid they will make things difficult for me." Seeing that Xu Shichang's bow was no longer drawn tightly, Wang Huaiqing also said slowly, "If Commander Ju is willing to go to the field, I will take full responsibility for protecting all his life and property." Xu Shichang lowered his head and said nothing more.