Beiyang reactionaries

When I was young, my body was still quite good.

But since smoking opium, the decline in physical fitness is obvious, even Zhao Litai can feel it.And after smoking opium, Zhao Litai was not interested in anything.

Watching everything is full of disinterest, and I don't feel any fun.

Zhao Litai himself could clearly feel the changes in his body.Zhao Litai also had great ambitions when he was young, and wanted to do a big business, so he also worked very hard.But as he started smoking opium, he lost interest in anything.Even if he is asked to be an official, he is not interested in being a high-ranking official.

The body is lazy and doesn't want to move at all.

Zhao Litai has nothing to do other than smoking opium all day long.He is not interested in his career, nor in women, and even the delicacies of mountains and seas are not attractive to Zhao Litai.Except for the time of smoking opium every day, I just want to sleep at other times, and I feel tired even talking to people.Therefore, Zhao Litai knew that opium was indeed not a good thing.If a country's army smokes opium, how can the army have combat effectiveness.

If he hadn't smoked opium, with his seniority in the Beiyang Army and Duan Xun's current status, it would have been easy for him to become a senior official in the Ministry of War.But Zhao Litai was impatient with those, and he lost even his ambition.Even if Zhao Litai becomes the president now, he has no interest.

But Zhao Litai clearly knew that opium was bad for his health, but Zhao Litai still couldn't quit opium.

Every time he smokes a big cigarette, Zhao Litai can feel the feeling of being exalted and ascending to immortality.He can't forget this, so he still can't quit smoking.

It is precisely because he cannot quit opium that Zhao Litai understands the disadvantages of opium better.

"Humph."

Zhao Litai took the letter, but instead of opening it, he snorted and threw it aside.

"Master, why don't you read the letter?"

Zhao Litai's wife helped Zhao Litai clean up while asking Zhao Litai.Because this letter was written by Fu Liangzuo to Zhao Litai.Back then, Fu Liangzuo was one of Duan Qirui's Four King Kongs. He once served as the Deputy Minister of the Army, and his status in the Anhui Department was much higher than that of Zhao Litai.

Although Zhao Litai hadn't dealt with matters for a long time, he didn't care so much about Fu Liangzuo's letter.Maybe Fu Liangzuo said something important in it.

Zhao Litai smiled and said: "What can he do. De Gong (Duan Xun) is now aggressively cleaning up the opium trade in the north, which involves many people from Qing Jie (Fu Liangzuo), and even a lot of opium business is Qing Jie ( Fu Liangzuo) own business, so he was a little anxious. Degong defeated Cao Kun two years ago, Qing Jie (Fu Liangzuo) and they really thought they could start again, thinking that it was time for the Anhui Department to call the wind and rain again. Tsk tsk tsk. They also Don’t look, after De Gong (Duan Xun) entered Beijing, even Duan Hefei couldn’t come out of the mountain again, what are they? Can they compare with Duan Hefei?”

Zhao Litai shook his head.

Zhao Litai's wife didn't quite understand what Zhao Litai was talking about.

Zhao Litai didn't explain either.After the failure of the first direct-anhui war, the big bosses of the Anhui clique headed by Duan Qirui went down one by one and left the central organization.At that time, they were very dissatisfied, or very unwilling.

Fortunately, only one year later, Duan Xun won the second direct Anhui war, and the Anhui faction won.Those generals of the Anhui faction who went to the field in the early years really thought it was the Anhui faction's victory and the Anhui faction's world.Although they failed to return to the political arena, many people began to run amok in the north.

Just like Fu Liangzuo.

Wantonly intervened in various industries, and put his hand into the opium trade, casinos and other profitable industries.

Too bad they forgot.

When Duan Xun entered Beijing, in order to prevent Duan Qirui from leaving the mountain, he would rather retain the position of President Xu Shichang and let the interim cabinet premier Wang Chonghui become the official cabinet prime minister.Although Duan Xun did not explicitly stop Duan Qirui from leaving the mountain, you can know what Duan Xun meant by seeing Xu Shichang and Wang Chonghui stabilize their positions.It can also be seen Duan Xun's attitude towards those bigwigs from the original Wan family.

Duan Qirui is Duan Xun's teacher, the uncle of Duan Xun's wife, and the benefactor who single-handedly promoted Duan Xun.Duan Xun didn't even want such a person to let him go out, Fu Liangzuo and other Anhui generals were nothing in Duan Xun's eyes.

But each of these people really regarded themselves as Duan Xun's seniors, and Duan Xun as the younger generation of the Anhui Clan.

"What about people? In the face of interests, they can't see the reality clearly, and they can't distinguish the importance in the face of interests. Although De Gong (Duan Xun) is from my Anhui family, he is also Duan Hefei's nephew and son-in-law, but what is the use of this. His army has always been self-contained. He left the military academy to go to western Henan in his early years. Most of the officers he took away were either his classmates or his students, as well as his relatives and fellow villagers from Shandong. Later in Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou , Absorbing the local troops, what does it have to do with our side? I know very well that most of the middle and senior officers in his troops are graduates from the military academy he founded, and most of them are Germans. He was born as a student of Gong. This is his army. The officers of the army have nothing to do with the Anhui Department of our Beiyang Army. Only De Gong (Duan Xun) can control it. Starting from Yuan Gongbao, Duan Hefei and Feng Hejian don’t want to handle state affairs properly. , who doesn't want to rectify it properly. It's a pity that we are too deeply involved in many things, and it is not easy to offend those people, so things can't be done. But De Gong actually doesn't have any concerns about this."

Zhao Litai seemed to be talking to his wife, but he was talking to himself.

It is also sad for those Anhui politicians and generals.In their eyes, Duan Xun was a descendant of the Beiyang Army and a general from the Anhui Department, so they dared to do anything.

He even underestimated Duan Xun in his heart.

I think Duan Xun is a junior in the Beiyang Army, so I have to listen to them.

Zhao Litai is really funny.

How did my student Duan Xun start his career? Don't these people count.Although Duan Qirui strongly supported him, Duan Xun worked hard in the Southwest almost alone, making a name for himself.Duan Xun's army was built by Duan Xun, especially those officers who were more or less graduated from the officer training team founded by Duan Xun.Therefore, Duan Xun's troops are said to be the troops of the Anhui Department of the Beiyang Army, but they basically have nothing to do with the Anhui Department.On the contrary, among Duan Xun's troops, there are more officers from the former Revolutionary Party than those from the Beiyang Army.

That's why Duan Xun dared to do this, dared to take action against those Beiyang army politicians and generals who had gone to the field.As long as the troops in hand are fine, then there will be no major problems.

"Bring me my pen, I'm resigning."

"master."

Zhao Litai's wife was puzzled.

Zhao Litai didn't go to work very much when Duan Qirui was around, he just hung his name in the general's mansion.After the Zhiwan War ended and Cao Kun took over Beijing, Zhao Litai didn't even have a name.

Duan Xun is here.

Many people think that with Duan Xun's attitude towards Zhao Litai and Zhao Litai's qualifications in the Beiyang Army, he should be able to obtain a high position.But Zhao Litai is still impatient to go to work.

I just stay at home and smoke opium every day.

So I didn't get any position in the Ministry of War.It's just that after Duan Xun entered Beijing, he changed Zhao Litai's military rank from lieutenant general to general.

That's it.

Resign?

What kind of job did you resign from?

"I plan to resign from the rank of general of the army and completely withdraw from the military in the future."

"Master, why? Did De Gong let the master resign from his military rank?"

Zhao Litai's wife was surprised.

Just as Duan Xun left, Zhao Litai was about to resign, so Zhao Litai's wife could only think so.Duan Xun and Zhao Litai's family are very close, and Duan Xun started going in and out of Zhao Litai's home when he was very young.

Over the years, Duan Xun's status has been getting higher and higher, but he still respects Zhao Litai very much.Duan Xun will never forget the birthdays of Zhao Litai and Zhao Litai's wife during festivals.

But what?

"How could it be? Even if De Gong had such an idea, he wouldn't do it."

Zhao Litai smiled and shook his head.

But he quickly said: "Degong (Duan Xun), he is now more powerful than Yuan Gongbao (Yuan Shikai) and Duan Hefei (Duan Qirui) back then, and his strength is far beyond them. Yuan Gongbao and Duan Hefei, they both want To unify China, to complete the unification of government orders and military orders, but no one has succeeded. After the year of 20, the only person who has the opportunity to complete this is Degong. Looking at the current situation, as long as there are no major accidents. In the next 30 years In [-], or even in [-], the Beijing government will be controlled by virtue.”

"Master, isn't that a good thing. You are his teacher, and Degong is something we grew up watching."

Zhao Litai's wife was puzzled.

Duan Xun's attitude towards Zhao Litai is really impeccable.The better Duan Xun is, and the more powerful Duan Xun is, the more popular Zhao Litai is.The more the Zhao family can develop.

This one is obvious.

Although Zhao Litai didn't see many people in the past two years, he didn't get involved in anything.But every day, countless people come to visit Zhao Litai.People like Zhao Litai who haven't dealt with things for many years can still have so many people here because of Duan Xun.

"Ha ha."