Beiyang reactionaries

Although it was a slightly critical tone, Duan Qirui was still very satisfied.

Because now many generals of the Beiyang Army call Feng Guozhang the president.Li Yuanhong fled Beijing when Zhang Xun was restored, and sent a telegram asking Feng Guozhang to act as the president.Therefore, Feng Guozhang is now the acting president.

Not only the generals of Feng Guozhang's line, but also the generals of Duan Qirui's side.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that the current relationship between Duan Qirui's Wan family and Feng Guozhang's immediate family is not so rigid. The conflict between the two parties is not serious, and it has not reached the point of life and death.No matter how you say it, the Beiyang Army is in the same line. It is possible that some people are close to Duan Qirui and Feng Guozhang.

For example, Duan Qirui's direct descendant, Jin Yunpeng, directly called Li Yuanhong the former president and Feng Guozhang the great president in the telegram.They don't like Li Yuanhong. Although Feng Guozhang is not an Anhui clique, he is also a Beiyang army with the same origin.They support Feng Guozhang more than Li Yuanhong.Therefore, the call for Feng Guozhang to become the president is now very high.

This made Duan Qirui somewhat dissatisfied.

This kind of thing is decided by oneself, not by these generals.Whether or not to admit Feng Guozhang as the president is a matter of his own decision, but now they are booing with Feng Guozhang's people, which makes Duan Qirui very angry.Only Duan Xun persuaded himself to let Li Yuanhong continue to be president, which made Duan Qirui very happy.

Because every sentence is for your own sake.

"Old Zhi (Duan Qirui), what should we do with Feng Hejian (Feng Guozhang)? Especially the provinces in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River are almost monolithic now, and it will be difficult to deal with in the future."

"Yes, the fourth brother (Feng Guozhang) has been in Nanjing for too long, and the army in this place is headed by him. Because of this, I cannot let the fourth brother stay in Nanjing. If he does not enter Beijing, the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai regional governments will never If you can’t take it back, it will become a country within a country. Back then, Sun Yat-sen and the others wanted Yuan Gongbao (Yuan Shikai) to go to Nanjing to take up the post of president, just to get Yuan Gongbao to leave Beijing. As long as the fourth brother leaves Nanjing, we will be even stronger when we arrive in Beijing. There is a way. Youzheng (Xu Shuzheng), you can generate electricity for my fourth brother, so that he can rush to Beijing to take over the position of President."

"Yes."

"Also, generate electricity in the name of the Ministry of the Army. The Fourth Mixed Brigade performed well in the war to expel Tang Jiyao, and the troops were reorganized into the Army's 34th Division. Fang Dingying, the brigade commander of the Army's Fourth Mixed Brigade, served as the commander of the No.30 Fourth Division. Promoted to lieutenant general."

Duan Qirui is really kind to Duan Xun.

Because Duan Xun has always supported Duan Qirui since the dispute between himself and Li Yuanhong, and he was the first to issue a call to support himself every time.Now that Duan Qirui has re-entered Beijing, he has great power in his hands, so of course he must reward the heroes.

Although Duan Xun currently has 17 troops, only Duan Xun's Army No.13 Division, Li Bingzhi's Army No.30 Mixed Brigade, and Fang Dingying's Army No. It's local troops.Now that Duan Qirui has upgraded Fang Dingying's [-]th Mixed Brigade to the No. [-] Fourth Division, Duan Xun must be allocated military expenses, weapons and ammunition according to this establishment.

"Give Duan Xun an order to appoint Duan Xun as the commander-in-chief of the garrison in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and the garrison headquarters will be located in Yueyang. Two brigades can be stationed in Yichang and Yueyang respectively."

"it is good."

Duan Qirui can be said to be very interesting to Duan Xunzhen.

Not only did the Fourth Mixed Brigade expand, but Duan Xun was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.Speaking of the commander-in-chief of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, it was a position established by Yuan Shikai in 1914, after the end of the Second Revolution.The first person to serve as the commander-in-chief of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River was Yuan Shikai, who placed Cao Kun's headquarters in Yueyang in order to suppress the Southern Revolutionary Party.

Because Yueyang's position is very important.If you go east, you can watch Jiangxi, and if you go south, you can guard against Guangdong and Guangxi.At that time, Jiangxi and Guangdong were the provinces Yuan Shikai was most on guard against.Hence the emergence of this department.

Later, when the National Defense War broke out, the garrison headquarters in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River moved to Chongqing, and Cao Kun led troops into Chongqing to suppress the National Defense Army.Since then, this department has not been activated, and this time Duan Qirui activated this department again.

The power of this department may not be very large, but it is not small either.

Because he can't manage local military and government affairs, he is not a very powerful position.But this position can manage everything from Yueyang to the waters of the upper Yangtze River.

Moreover, the troops stationed in several important cities such as Yueyang and Yichang must be under the command of the Yangtze River Guard Command.In fact, this position was originally intended to suppress the Southern Revolutionary Party, but usually it can control the waters of the Yangtze River.Now that this headquarters is placed in Yueyang again, it is to tell Duan Xun that he can reach into Hunan and control the waters of the Yangtze River.

"Also, as long as the fourth brother (Feng Guozhang) goes north to Beijing to take over the position of President, Duan Zhigui will be announced as Jiangsu Governor immediately."

"Yes."

The ass decides the head.

What Duan Xun wants is for the Anhui Department to continue to be strong and escort him to unify the Southwest.That's why Duan Qirui was given electricity to allow Li Yuanhong to continue as the president, and then Duan Qirui took control of the government.

But Duan Qirui thought completely differently.

Duan Qirui is not afraid of Li Yuanhong, nor is he afraid of Feng Guozhang.When Yuan Shikai was alive, Duan Qirui was not afraid of Yuan Shikai, and he fought openly and secretly with Yuan Shikai, let alone these people now.

Duan Qirui is more willing to put Feng Guozhang, a powerful faction, in the prison of Beijing than to support Li Yuanhong, whom he hates.Then slowly disintegrated Feng Guozhang's power in the provinces in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

The height of the station is different, and the problems to think about are different.

As long as Feng Guozhang leaves Nanjing, Duan Qirui will send his own people into Jiangsu to control Jiangsu.The candidate is Duan Zhigui, the first descendant of Duan Qirui who served as the governor of Hubei and the governor of Fengtian.

"By the way, have you notified Mr. Ren (Liang Qichao)?"

"Notice, it will arrive soon."

"That's good. You Zheng, you need to get back to work with the Ministry of War as soon as possible. When the fourth brother enters Beijing, many things will not be as easy as they are now."

"Yes."

120 The Beginning of the Dharma Protector

"Mr. Ren, this is Zhuyeqing from Sichuan. That kid Duan Xun specially sent it over from Sichuan, you appreciate it."

Duan Qirui's attitude is very kind.

He poured Liang Qichao a cup of tea.This tea was sent to Beijing by Duan Xun specially for Duan Qirui, so it can be regarded as a special offering.This is because Duan Xun wants to flatter Duan Qirui, and Duan Xun wants to take advantage of this opportunity to sell Sichuan tea to Beijing.

Tea is a business that earns as much money as salt.

At present, in an agricultural country like China, because there is no industry, necessities such as tea and salt are the most profitable.So the first thing Duan Xun did when he entered Sichuan was to control things like Sichuan tea and Sichuan salt.

If the senior officials of the Beiyang Army, especially Duan Qirui, really like to drink Sichuan tea, it will be easy for Sichuan tea to become popular.As long as Sichuan tea is popular, the income from tea will be astonishing.

So Duan Xun attaches great importance to these.

For the high-level officials of the Beiyang Army, not only will they be given Sichuan tea, but also Luzhou Laojiao.It is also a different kind of advertisement.

"Is it Duan Xun, the governor of Sichuan?"

"Correct."

"Old Zhi, your beloved general is majestic now, and can call the wind and rain in the entire southwestern region."

Liang Qichao spoke with a smile.

Although now is the period of cooperation between Duan Qirui and Liang Qichao, Liang Qichao does not have a good impression of Duan Xun.Although it is admitted that Duan Xun's ability is good, especially Duan Xun suppressed the main force of the National Defense Army (Dian Army) in the War to Protect the Nation, and has stabilized Sichuan within a short time after taking control of Sichuan.

But I can't like anything.

After all, during the War to Protect the Nation, Liang Qichao's Progressive Party could have gained more benefits, and even had the opportunity to control several provinces in the southwest.As long as Cai E and his National Defense Army really break into Sichuan, the status of the Progressive Party in China will be greatly improved.

It's a pity that Duan Xun was born, and the main force of Cai E's national defense army was retreating steadily.

Cai E is his lover, and Liang Qichao certainly doesn't have a good impression of Duan Xun.However, I have to admire Duan Xun. According to his other disciple, Dai Kan, who is now the governor of Guizhou, Duan Xun is definitely a giant in several southwestern provinces.

Especially after Tang Jiyao was expelled, who would dare to provoke Duan Xun from the powerful factions in the southwestern provinces.Now Duan Xun not only stretches his hand into Yunnan, but also has troops stationed in Guizhou and Hunan.This is a very courageous and ambitious rising star of the Anhui Department.

"Still young and needs exercise."

Duan Qirui shook his head, but his face was full of pride.I discovered Duan Xun a few years ago, married my niece to him, and gave Duan Xun enough stage.Duan Xun rewarded himself with loyalty and performance.

Now I don’t know how many people say they have a wisdom eye.

"Ren Gong, I'm looking for you today for the Congress. Now that the cabinet has been formed, Congress needs to be convened as soon as possible. Look..."