Chapter 17 Chapter 23 President Cao in the Besieged City

From the time when Yuan Shikai became the president to when Cao Kun bought the president, during the twelve years, the warlords always said that Xu Shuzheng was responsible for the chaos in China, and there was a trend of "the death of the father is celebrated, and the troubles of Lu are not stopped."Xu Shuzheng was forced to leave the country by the direct backstage British. Normally, China should be at peace.In fact, China is still in chaos, and the chaos is getting worse. After bribing the election of President Cao Kun, he felt that Duan Qirui was no longer a problem.Although Zhang Zuolin was defeated in Shanhaiguan, he was still alive and his heart was not dead. Sooner or later it would be a curse, and he was determined to eat him.If China only had the three pillars of Zhi, Anhui, and Feng, President Cao Da would send troops to the Northeast without hesitation, and clear the white mountains and black waters. However, there are still revolutionary parties in southern China.The power of the Revolutionary Party is not weaker than that of his immediate family, and the revolutionary upsurge in full swing is spreading across the country.The revolutionary targets of the revolutionary party include his immediate warlords! Cao Kun did not dare to act rashly, he was afraid that the Northeast would not be taken back and Hebei would be lost again.Therefore, the flames of war have not yet been started by Cao Kun.

After Zhang Zuolin was defeated in Shanhaiguan, he hated Cao Kun very much and vowed to avenge this! Zhang Zuolin knew that he was weak and was afraid of repeating the same failure, so he actively "friended" Duan Qirui, and together with Duan frequently contacted the revolutionary Sun Yat-sen .Although Sun Yat-sen postponed the date of going north again because of Chen Jiongming's rebellion, he was still willing to "shake hands" with Zhang Zuolin.With the support of Duan and Sun, Zhang Zuolin felt that the time for revenge had come.Therefore, from September 15, 1924, Zhang Zuolin's Fengjun attacked Cao Kun from Chaoyang and Shanhaiguan at the same time!

The Second Zhibong War broke out! The Feng army attacked the capital, which is not bad! President Cao Kun immediately ordered to organize the "General Command of the Rebellion Army", mobilize all the troops, and prepare to go out to fight.In the name of the president, he appointed Wu Peifu as commander-in-chief, Wang Chengbin as deputy commander-in-chief and commander-in-chief of the Zhili rear preparations, Peng Shoushen as commander-in-chief of the First Army, Wang Huaiqing as commander-in-chief of the Second Army, and Feng Yuxiang as commander-in-chief of the Third Army .Order the First Route Army to advance eastward along the Beijing-Fengzhou Railway, the Second Route Army to go out of Xifengkou, approaching Pingquan and Chaoyang, and the Third Route Army to go out to Gubeikou and take advantage of Chifeng.

In the huge lineup of the direct three-way army, Feng Yuxiang is a key figure.However, Feng Yuxiang is an extremely contradictory character. On the day he was ordered, he fell into a contradiction. The thirty-seven-year-old Feng Yuxiang had a very bumpy journey in the army.He was attached to Duan Qirui, but Xu Shuzheng, Duan Qirui's little fan military adviser, was jealous of his talents, pushed him aside and withheld his military salary, wanted to reorganize his mixed brigade, and attempted to "exile" him to the frontier.Feng Yuxiang left Duan Qirui and attached himself to Cao Kun instead.However, Cao Kun's general Wu Peituo regarded Feng Yuxiang as an opponent who could compete with him, and made things difficult for him everywhere.In the first Zhifeng war, Feng Yuxiang made great contributions to Cao Kun. Cao Kun appointed Feng Yuxiang as the governor of Henan in a heart of gratitude, but at the same time announced that Wu Peifu's confidants, Baode, were all assistants in Henan military affairs.Feng Yuxiang knew that Bao Dequan was here to monitor him.This Bao Dequan not only often said bad things about Feng Yuxiang, but also copied Feng Yuxiang's retreat north of Zhengzhou during the first Zhifeng War.Feng Yuxiang hated him to the bone! As a result, Bao Dequan was shot dead by Feng Yuxiang when he visited Feng Yuxiang in Kaifeng on his way to his post.In a fit of rage, Wu Peifu assigned all of his own people to the important positions of the Henan Governor; and when Feng Yuxiang took office, he refused to accept any of them and drove them all away! The conflict between Feng and Wu intensified.

What annoyed Wu Peifu the most was that he celebrated his fiftieth birthday in Luoyang.The yamen of Wu Peifu's Zhiluyu tour envoy was full of guests and guests, and the congratulatory ceremony was like a mountain, but Feng Yuxiang came carrying a jar of clear water. "Commander, I, Feng Huanzhang, am a poor soldier, and my camp is desolate. The commander-in-chief's birthday should be congratulated with generous gifts, but his endurance is not enough. A jar of clear water, may the commander-in-chief live without boundaries!" Wu Peifu thought Feng Yuxiang was joking.The majestic governor of Henan Province, a famous general in the Hehe country, did not have the gift of celebrating his birthday with water, so he said: "Good, good! The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water! General Huanzhang gave me a gift of clear springs, which is really irresistible." When he found out that what Feng Yuxiang sent was really clear water, he cursed angrily: "Feng Yuxiang, you really teased me with clear water, and I will give you back clear water." The name of the Army Inspection Envoy.Transfer him to Beijing Nanyuan.Feng Yuxiang has a job but no power, and he is in name only.

Now, straight up and fight.Wu Peifu compiled Feng Yuxiang into the third army, which left Gubeikou and headed for Chifeng.Feng Yuxiang was confused: "Why do I have to go out of Gubei VI? Gubeikou has overlapping mountains and steep roads. Not only is the traffic inconvenient, but the place is also very poor. When will I get to Chifeng?" Feng Yuxiang went to find Wang Chengbin. "Preparing for the Commander-in-Chief, I am about to set off. The journey to Chifeng is very difficult. I wonder how many depots you will set up for me?" "General Feng," Wang Chengbin said frankly, "the president and the commander-in-chief have ordered that no military depots will be set up for this outing. The troops will be provided locally."

"How to say?" Feng Yuxiang was anxious. "There is no military station? The area my troops pass through is sparsely populated, the sky is desert, and there are thousands of troops. How can I raise my own?! Isn't this intentional to consume me outside the barren and barren Great Wall!" Feng Yuxiang went to find Wu Peifu.Wu Peifu said with a sinister smile, "General Feng, do you need supplies? You understand that the president is in trouble! The days of his administration are short, and the treasury is in jeopardy. As a general, you should think about it for the commander; as for the road at Gubeikou, the terrain is dangerous. It is a fact that offense and defense are not easy. Because of this, a strong army is not enough. The president and I discussed several times, thinking that such a big task must be a general!"

In a fit of rage, Feng Yuxiang went away angrily. Feng Yuxiang was very disturbed: After Cao Kun bought the president, Wu Peifu used the central power to unify the army and eliminate dissidents. The direct line forces saw the development from the Yellow River Basin to the Yangtze River Basin.The relationship between Wu and Feng is so tense now, once Cao Wu unifies China, will Feng Yuxiang have a good life? A few days ago, Sun Ke, the son of Sun Yat-sen, and Lu Xiaojia, the son of Lu Yongxiang, went to the Northeast, and held a secret meeting with Zhang Xueliang, the son of Zhang Zuolin, in Shenyang. "of).Although Feng Yuxiang knew that the triangular alliance was aimed at Cao Zhi, he was greatly shocked--Feng Yuxiang had Feng Yuxiang's difficulties: when he withdrew from Henan to Beijing Nanyuan, Wu Peifu promised that Henan would help him every month The military pay is 200,000 silver dollars.However, eleven months passed without a penny.Feng Yuxiang's army has long been impoverished.Feng Yuxiang understood that Cao Wu treated him as a "picked up child". "If Sun, Duan, and Zhang can join forces, I, Feng Yuxiang, may have a bright future!"

At this time, Feng Yuxiang's detective reported to him a piece of news that made him particularly annoyed: Peng Shouxin's First Army was a veritable "soldiers and horses have not moved, but food and grass first", and Wang Huaiqing's Second Army was on the route of the direct line base, everywhere. It is a military depot, and the area is very rich.Feng Yuxiang's heart turned cold. Feng Yuxiang had to make his own plans: the Third Army delayed its departure for four months after it was ordered, and it took three days for the whole army to complete its deployment.When we arrived at Gubeikou, it was already the fourteenth day! There were five brigades in Feng's army, and the marching order was as follows: Zhang Zhijiang's brigade was the first, followed by Song Zheyuan's brigade, Liu Yufen's brigade, Li Mingzhong's brigade, and Lu Zhonglin's brigade.

After arriving at Gubeikou, Feng Yuxiang came to Lu Zhonglin's brigade headquarters at the back of the palace, plunged into Lu Zhonglin's thatched shed, and the two drank happily... When Feng Yuxiang entered Gubeikou, a tall, fair-faced "businessman" about forty years old came to the barracks and said, "I have a special mission, so I must see General Huanzhang." Feng Yuxiang knew that "the person who came Not good", came out to greet him in person. This person is not an ordinary businessman, but Jia Deyao, a dignified brigade commander in Duan Qirui's army.Back then, he and Feng Yuxiang worked together in the Seventh Division, and their relationship was very unusual.Seeing it was him, Feng Yuxiang hurried forward, took his hand, and said, "Oh, what kind of wind blows you to Gubeikou!"

"Brother is going out of the Great Wall, and my younger brother is here to help." "Okay, let's talk in the tent." Feng Yuxiang took Jia Deyao's hand and walked into the room.The two sat down opposite each other, and someone offered tea.Feng Yuxiang smiled and said, "Mr. De is shouldering a heavy responsibility at Hefei, why did he arrive at Gubeikou all of a sudden?" Judd smiled: "It's because of Hefei's entrustment that I came to see you!" Feng Yuxiang shook his head. "I don't believe it." "There is a letter to testify!" Jia Deyao handed Duan Qirui's personal letter to Feng Yuxiang. Although Duan Qirui failed and lived in seclusion, he was still very concerned about the current situation.He knew the relationship between Feng Yuxiang and Wu Peifu very well.Zhifeng fought again, Duan knew that Feng would not obey Wu, and Wu would not treat Feng equally, so he decided to send Jia to Lafeng. Feng Yuxiang opened the letter and saw that it was written by Duan Qirui.In addition to expressing his disapproval of the civil war and hoping that Feng would not believe in bribing the election of the president, the letter specifically said: "Do you have other plans? If you can tell the truth, Zhiquan will definitely help you." After reading the letter, Feng Yuxiang nodded and said, "I have always hated civil wars. What is worrying is that the civil wars cannot be stopped after pressing down on the gourd." Jia Deyao said: "If the general can hold up the girder, and with Hefei's full support, the situation will be stable." "Please tell Hefei that if the current situation belongs to me, I will definitely ask Hefei to come out to maintain the overall situation." Later, he said: "Mr. De, the military camp has many eyes and ears, and it is not a place for free conversation. I will send Tian Xiongfei to accompany you to Tianjin to meet Hefei in detail. How is the business?" Jia nodded and said, "Okay!" Not long after Jia Deyao left, Zhang Shusheng, the battalion commander Feng Yuxiang kept in Beijing for "recuperation", accompanied Ma Bingnan, the head of Fengjun's Beijing office, to the barracks.Ma Bingnan talked with Feng Yuxiang for a long time, and finally said: "Dashuai Zhang sent troops into the pass with only one purpose: to overthrow Cao Wu. As long as Cao Wu is overthrown, Feng Fang's goal will be achieved, and he will never enter the pass again." Feng Yuxiang said: "I have contacted several generals in Beijing. As long as your team does not enter the pass and overthrow Cao Wu, we can still do it." "Do you have any plans for the future?" Feng Yuxiang shook his head.However, he still said: "Sure enough, reunification has been achieved. I think Mr. Sun Yat-sen can be invited to preside over the big plan." "Dashuai Zhang also thinks the same way." Ma Bingnan said, "It can be said that heroes see the same thing." Feng Yuxiang has made up his mind, and has achieved close cooperation with Anhui and Fengye, so he led the troops to fight against the Feng army.Then turn back and go straight to Beijing.After a day and night of marching, by October 22, Feng's vanguard had arrived at Beiyuan.When a new sun shines on the city of Beijing again, soldiers in the capital gather, and everyone wears a patch on their arm that reads "Don't worry about the people, really love the people, and swear to save the country". Cao Kun's bribery election failed to become president, and Wu Peifu, who commanded the march in Shanhaiguan, was beaten to pieces by Zhang Zuolin, and had to escape to Hainan on a ship. When Feng Yuxiang returned to Beijing, he consulted with all parties. On the one hand, he telegraphed Sun Yat-sen from Guangzhou to go north, on the other hand, he organized a regency cabinet, and asked Duan Qirui to come out as a temporary ruling. China has gone from war to peace. Duan Qirui, who has just turned 60, has finally climbed to the extreme.He hurried into the presidential palace when his assistants were scattered and his confidantes were not in order.Director on stage.However, he felt difficulties: the situation is chaotic, the national conditions are difficult, although the war has temporarily ceased, but the wounds are riddled with holes, what should be done first? What should be done next? Who will do it? What should be done? Duan Qirui has countless thoughts .He was worried, he frowned, narrowed his eyes, and sighed uncontrollably. Accompanied by him is Zhang Hanyuan, who once served as the Imperial Academy of the Qing Dynasty.This man has a bit of literary talent, and his poems are not bad.When the Qing Dynasty collapsed, he had no official job, so he became a guest of Duan's mansion and a teacher of Duan Qirui's children.This person can quite read Duan Qirui's pulse.Seeing Duan's frown so sad, he said to him secretly: "Boss, you have to form a team quickly." Duan Qirui said, "How do you get along? There is no one, and even Youzheng left." "Isn't Youzheng in Hong Kong now?" Zhang Hanyuan said, "Why don't you generate electricity quickly and invite him to Beijing!" "Confused, I'm so confused!" Duan Qirui smacked his forehead and said, "Okay, I'll ask you to come back as soon as possible." When Xu Shuzheng left Shanghai, he originally wanted to go to Japan, but because his wives and concubines disagreed, he had to change to Hong Kong.On the one hand, you can spend a few days leisurely and leisurely; on the other hand, it is also convenient to understand the situation in the middle school.One day he will dominate the world in his own country! It was the time when Xu Shuzheng went out of the theatre, entered the ballroom, and took his concubine to enjoy the scenery in Hong Kong.Duan Qirui's telegrams flew in front of him like a snowflake, urging him to come back "! Xu Shuzheng was holding the telegram, feeling uneasy.He had thought that he and Duan Qirui would make a comeback, the troops of the Anhui faction would regroup, and they would still have a part of China. It would take hard work and time.When Zhifeng went to war for the second time, he decided that Zhang Zuolin would still suffer.If he stayed in the country, he would definitely try to support Fengzhang.He didn't expect Feng Yuxiang to return to the carbine. He didn't believe Feng Yuxiang very much. He once wanted to crush this team.Feng Yuxiang fell straight, and Cao Kun was defeated, which surprised him.Duan Qirui was in charge of the regent cabinet, and he was stunned again.Xu Shuzheng felt that all this was temporary and unstable.After thinking for a long time, he still sent a "thank you" telegram to Duan Qirui. The name was "very unwell", but in fact it was "very uncomfortable".Xu Shuzheng believed that the factions could not be united, and the civil war could not be eradicated; the regency cabinet in Hefei could not take over the government either.If it is better to return to China to help him govern at this time, it is better to wait and see for a while, and temporarily avoid the vortex of domestic political and military struggles. Duan Qirui was very disappointed and a little angry.His nose is a little crooked again. "This Xu Youzheng, why didn't you help me?" After all, Xu Shuzheng did his best for Duan Qirui. Make".He handled the credentials for him, equipped him with assistants, gave him funds, and confessed the task in a mysterious manner. So Xu Shuzheng traveled around the world. The first country Xu Shuzheng traveled around.It's France.It was mid-April 1925 when he arrived in Paris. In April in Paris, the spring breeze is warm and the sun is warm.Take a look at the flowing water of Mo Na Xing, and see Qian Ding passing through the city, and the Eiffel Tower looks very spectacular.The solemnity of Notre Dame, the majesty of the Arc de Triomphe, and the mystery of the Louvre Palace all make the first-timers dizzy and forget to return.This is one of the largest cities in the world that has been the capital of the Frankish Kingdom since the beginning of the fifth century AD. It has also become the center of the French bourgeois democratic revolution since the end of the eighteenth century. On March 18, 1871, the French working class established the world's first city here. A proletarian regime - the Paris Commune.After that.It has always been the center of activity for world events. The person who received Xu Shuzheng was the French Prime Minister Puthcalais, in his forties, with blond hair.He is a very talkative man who is well versed in the history of his country.He introduced the changes of his country for more than a thousand years to Special Envoy Xu, especially showing off the prosperity of Charlemagne during his reign: "Charles was crowned emperor, and the Frankish Kingdom became the Charles Empire. After the signing of the "Treaty of Versailles", the empire was divided It is the Kingdom of East Francia, the Kingdom of West Francia, and the Kingdom of Middle Francia. Since then, the embryonic form of modern Germany, France, and Italy has been formed." Xu Shuzheng admires the history of the French and admires the uniqueness of Paris, but he also loves his motherland and admires his own Beijing. He wants to learn from the French to govern China.Therefore, he asked the French Prime Minister very seriously about today's governance strategy. Pushing away his hands, Puscalai said with a smile, "The emperor of China is too old-fashioned. There is only one way for thousands of years. No way." "China is also changing." Xu Shuzheng said: "Now a republic has been implemented." The French Prime Minister shook his head: "The national system has been reformed, but there is no good solution. Yuan Shikai, Li Yuanhong, and Xu Shichang are all emperors. Apart from the old emperor's way of governing the country, they have no own way." "Sun Yat-sen is not the emperor." Xu Shuzheng said. "Sun Yat-sen, progress." Puthcalai said: "We want Sun Yat-sen to succeed. Sun Yat-sen can succeed!" ......The simplicity and beauty of Paris did not arouse Xu Shuzheng's wanderlust.He didn't even visit Notre Dame and the Palace of Versailles, but fell into gloomy contemplation-he didn't expect that Sun Yat-sen had such a huge influence! Are you still advanced?" He thought of Sun Yat-sen and his trip to Guilin. "Back then in Guilin, why didn't Mr. Sun Yat-sen often talk about it? Could the future China be Mr. Sun's China?" After Feng Yuxiang succeeded in the Beijing coup, although he imprisoned the bribed president Cao Kun in Tuancheng, Beihai, and appointed Duan Qirui as interim ruling, he was still worried about governing the country.So, one after another, Sun Yat-sen was invited to go north to "discuss national affairs together." Sun Yat-sen published the "Northward Manifesto" on November 10, 1924, arrived in Shanghai on the 17th, arrived in Tianjin on December 14, and arrived in Beijing on the 31st.Feng Yuxiang sent Lu Zhonglin, commander of the Beijing Garrison, to the station to greet him. For Mr. Sun's safety, Lu Zhonglin rushed to Fengtai Station first and asked Mr. Sun to come down at Fengtai.Sun Yat-sen shook his head and said, "I believe that the people of Limin in Beijing will be friendly to me. I want to meet them." Thousands of people gathered at the Beijing station, and they warmly welcomed Mr. Sun.Mr. Sun went to live in Iron Lion Hutong in Beijing.Feng Yuxiang sent his wife Li Dequan to visit many times.He originally planned to contact all parties in Beijing, and then convene a national meeting to determine the policy of building the country.Unfortunately, Mr. Sun fell ill. On March 12, 1925, Mr. Sun died of illness in Beijing.The news spread, the whole country mourned! When the bad news spread to Paris, France, Xu Shuzheng was very surprised: "Mr. Sun is gone?! What should the Chinese do? What should the people do?" Xu Shuzheng gathered more than 20 people accompanying him in a hall, held a memorial meeting for Mr. Sun, and wrote I wrote the elegiac couplet and sent it to Beijing by telegram. The elegiac couplet is: Xu Shuzheng was confused: "Mr. Sun shouldn't have passed away so early!" After all, Mr. Sun is gone.Xu Shuzheng was bored in the house, opened a bottle of brandy, and poured himself a drink.His thoughts were also ups and downs, hot and cold. Since Xu Shuzheng visited Sun Yat-sen in Guilin, he had an inexplicable feeling about him: he admired Sun Yat-sen's mind, and felt that he was far-sighted and able to govern the country; with Sun Yat-sen in China, there is hope for peace in China, from peace to prosperity.However, Xu Shuzheng also hated Sun Yat-sen because he thought he had a genius for governing the world.Recklessness can mess up the world, but it needs to be governed by a capable person like him.Before Sun Yat-sen, no one could become his opponent in controlling the situation; with Sun Yat-sen, Xu Shuzheng was inferior by comparison.Now, Sun Yat-sen has passed away prematurely, and Xu Shuzheng can lead the way again... Xu Shuzheng drank the wine in the glass with his face up, and said to himself: "I want to go back to China as soon as possible! I'm going to clean up that broken river and mountain!" That night, Xu Shuzheng drank too much and became drunk.Lying on his back in the arms of his concubine Shen Shupei, he slapped his concubine's plump and fragrant cheeks and whispered "Love Soul", one of the "Jinan Qiuhaitang Chant" written when Jinan was trapped: The beautiful soul is beautiful and the window screens are on, and the cold moon and the residual lamp send the shadows;At dawn, he sobered up, and vaguely remembered the determination he made while drunk.However, he shook his head: "It's not the time to clean up the mess. To deal with the situation, Hefei alone can handle it. I, still travel to my nations." On the last day of mid-April, Xu Shuzheng led his delegation to leave Paris, France, and drive to London, England. People call Xu Shuzheng Duan Qirui's "soul".Sure enough, it was worthy of the name, Xu Shuzheng was no longer with Duan Qirui, and he lost everything. When Sun Yat-sen went north, Duan was welcomed by telegram.After Duan Zuozuo came to power, he did not discuss with Sun when announcing the policy; Sun Yat-sen put forward a discussion opinion on the organization of the National Assembly, but Duan Jing rejected it; Mr. Sun died of illness.When the hoisting started, Duan Qirui even arranged the dress and the car, but Jing couldn't stop.The Kuomintang members were so angry that they publicly cursed and expressed their determination not to cooperate with him. At the beginning of his administration, everything was done according to the rules, but he had no idea, and often had a sad face or a fit of rage.After calming down, he sighed anxiously: "Yeah, when will you come back?" There are too many affairs in the country. Compared with the affairs of his Anhui big family, I don't know how much more. 1925, when Duan was in power, was an eventful year.In April there was civil strife in Sichuan, in May the May 30th massacre occurred in Shanghai, and in June another massacre occurred in Hankou.Feng (Yuxiang) and Zhang (Zuolin) invited him to come out as regent, and now they are coercing him everywhere.Duan Qirui was in chaos, his command failed, and his life lost his decades-long routine—in the past, he always recited Buddhist scriptures first, took a nap, and played go and mahjong until late at night.Not now, his chess and poker friends are unemployed all day long and have become listless wandering spirits! A few days earlier, Hubei Governor Xiao Yaonan sent his confidant, Finance Minister Huang Xiaoji to Beijing to express his gratitude and thank him for being in power after he was appointed as a military governor.When Huang Xiaoji saw Duan Qirui, he said, "Dujun Xiao was a soldier when he was in power. Now he is in charge of a province's military affairs, and he is cultivated by the ruling. He loves and governs like a child to a loving mother." Duan Qirui became impatient instead, and he tilted his nose and said, "You tell Governor Xiao that he is a border official in a province, and it is only right that he should be good to the country and the people, but to me personally, what's the point? " Huang Xiaoji panicked.He is still flattering: "The ruler is the head of state, and he is good to the government. He is good to the people of the country." Duan Qirui still looked at him with his nose tilted. Li Zongren, the supervisor of Guangxi, sent Ma Junwu as a representative to meet Duan in Beijing, and said to him: "Guangxi wholeheartedly supports the ruling, and the national representative conference should solve the fundamental problems of the country. Supervisor Li still agrees." Duan Qirui closed his eyes and said nothing.This made Ma Junwu very embarrassed, and he withdrew angrily.After Ma left, someone asked Duan Qirui, "Why is the boss so indifferent to the representatives of Guangxi?" Duan Qirui said, "Ma Junwu is a bad person. He was a member of Congress in the past. When I proposed a declaration of war against Germany, he opposed it the most. Ma Junwu Taking bribes, getting money from the Germans, he is a traitor." The person reported: "Ma is a key member of the Kuomintang. The Kuomintang opposes joining the war. Of course he should be at the forefront. Ma is a scholar. His life is very difficult now. This can prove that he did not take money from the Germans." Duan Qirui still shook his head and sneered. What made him most undecided was the matter of Sichuan. When Duan Qirui advocated the unification of China by force, Sichuan was the main target he wanted to win.When Duan Zuozuo was in power, Liu Xiang, Liu Wenhui, Deng Xihou, Lai Xinhui, Yuan Zuming, etc. from Sichuan sent representatives to Beijing to request the removal of Yang Sen from the post of Sichuan Governor. People around Duan also advocated helping Liu Xiang and others to unify Sichuan.Duan Qirui shook his head and said, "No, Yang Sen cannot be spared." The man asked, "Why?" He said: "Liu Xiang and other parts united against Yang are like a palm, with five fingers stretched out and easily broken; although Yang Sen is a part, it is like a fist, and it is powerful when struck out. Sichuan affairs cannot come from the number of people." judge." People persuaded: "To help Liu Xiang, if he wins, the four I1 power factions will belong to me from now on; even if he is defeated, Yang Sen will not destroy several parts at the same time. If he helps Yang, Yang is a member of Cao Kun and Wu Peifu. Wouldn't we Cultivate power for political enemies!" "So Yang can't be helped?" "If Yang is defeated, Liu believes that if the central government does not support them, he will definitely reject the central government and even repeat independence." "Okay..." Duan Qirui immediately ordered Yang Sen to be removed from the post of military governor, and Liu Xiang was appointed as the supervisor of the Sichuan Army, Liu Wenhui as the deputy, and Lai Xinhui as the governor. Unexpectedly, Yang Sen refused to obey the "sacred order", so a war broke out.As a result, although Yang Sen was defeated, Sichuan was still in chaos.However, after that, the relationship between the Sichuan army and the central government was good, which laid the foundation for later entering Sichuan. Duan Qirui did not come to power by his own efforts, but was given to him by others.Power is given by others and can be taken back by others.Therefore, Duan Qirui's throne is in shambles; besides him, there is no military adviser who is the mastermind, so he has to panic all day long. There are too many things to do in power, and he can't manage them.The busier he was, the more he felt that Xu Shuzheng needed to come back to him.He called his son Hongye to him, and wanted him to handle this matter in detail—to inquire about Xu Shuzheng's situation and ask Xu Shuzheng to return home as soon as possible. Duan Hongye, a handsome young man, came to his father in a hurry and stood still, waiting for his father's instructions. Duan Qirui became silent when his son stood in front of him.He only looked at his son, and sat down quietly. --Duan Qirui's state affairs are disturbing, and family affairs are also disturbing enough.Let's just talk about his son Hongye, who has already formed his own faction in the "Chao".His idea was to win over Feng Yuxiang and the National Army in Henan, and restrain Zhang Zuolin.This is the so-called prince pie.It is none other than his old uncle Wu Guangxin who is opposed to the prince faction.Wu Guangxin advocated to win over Zhang Zuolin and attack Feng Yuxiang.This is the so-called uncle of the country.Both factions tried their best to confuse Duan in front of him, asking him to lean towards one side and oppose riding the fence.As for Duan, I also feel that we must take care of both, and we cannot suppress one side and favor the other.As a result, the contradictions became more and more obvious and deeper.Now that the son was standing in front of him, should we talk about their nephew first, or his own? He couldn't make up his mind. "Dad" Duan Hongye spoke first: "Zhang Xueliang has a telegram, and he wants to ask me for help. Do you think this can be done?" "What?" Duan Qirui asked in surprise, "He married Jinlan with you?" Duan Hongye nodded. "Zhang Zuolin's soldiers can worship you, but his son cannot." Duan Hongye didn't say anything more. --Later, the relationship between Feng and Zhang broke down. Feng Yuxiang asked Lu Zhonglin, the commander of the Beijing Garrison, to detain Zeng Yujun, the backbone of the uncle's faction, and even rumors that Feng Yuxiang planned to hold Duan Qirui hostage by force were all related to the contradictions of the Duan family.This is a digression, so I won't mention it for now. Seeing that his son was silent, Duan Qirui said, "There is one thing, you should do your best: try to get in touch with Youzheng so that he can come back as soon as possible. Now there are many things waiting for him to do." The son nodded: " I'll do it." "They're probably in France by now, and they can send a quick telegram to find them." After Duan Hongye left, Duan Qirui suddenly felt a little relieved.He picked up his teacup and shouted, "Come on!" The servant walked up to him. "Boss, please tell me." "Go and invite Deng Hanxiang, Chen Shufan and Wu Guangxin, there is something important." "Yes!" The waiter muttered as he exited, "The boss is relieved and wants to play cards, so I made an appointment with Triangle."