"Did Cheng Dequan recommend the Chief of Staff of the Lusu Army Staff?"

Yuan Shikai asked coldly. While asking, he touched his beard with his hand and a light flashed in his eyes.

"President, the War Department has not yet approved it."

Duan Qirui answered truthfully. He took one look at the President and understood the President's intention.

"It's time to approve, it's time to approve, we can't keep delaying it, right?"

Yuan Shikai said again.

"Let Huafu keep one regiment in Pukou. As for the other troops, withdraw to Anhui and send a telegram, agreeing to the Jiangsu Army's request for disarmament and the establishment of a staff department, and allowing them to retain three divisions. As for the chief of staff, Zhiquan,

You come here with a telegram, saying that Han Wutian worked hard to quell the chaos and was awarded the rank of major general. He led the 3rd Division of the Jiangsu Army and was appointed Chief of Staff of the Jiangsu Army Staff Department. Well..."

Finally, Yuan Shikai added another sentence.

"The Third Division is stationed in Yangzhou and as for Li Zicheng..."

Yuan Shikai smiled and continued.

"Allow him to open a government office in Lianyun and establish an economic and strategic mission office for the development of industry along Huaihai..."

Although the President only said a few sentences, Duan Qirui still had to admire the President. In just a blink of an eye, the President thought of a preventive strategy. The Jiangsu Army retained three divisions, but the three

The division commanders had different backgrounds. Han Wutian, the weakest in qualifications, was appointed as the chief of staff. The third division moved to Yangzhou. On the surface, it was to support Han Wutian who went to Nanjing to take up the post. But in fact, it vacated all the land in Jiangbei, and Han Wutian was young and successful.

After being promoted to the military commander of a province, it is naturally difficult for Li Zhiyuan to control him. However, his military commander of a province is a city on the beach with unreliable foundation. There are two senior division commanders standing in front of him.

At that time... Li Zhiyuan, Cheng Dequan, no one could control Jiangsu, and the Jiangsu Army Han Wutian, Ma Nanpo, and Chen were fighting among themselves over official positions. Who would benefit by then?

Besides the president, who else could there be?

"Li Zhiyuan, you and I swear to be incompatible"

In a luxury carriage of a running train on the Jinpu Railway, a young man cursed angrily.

"Li Zhiyuan...Li Zhiyuan..."

He threw a crumpled newspaper onto the carpet and lit a cigarette. Guan Zhenming's eyes were full of reluctance. For the first time, for the first time, he felt that he was so close to the position of manager of Liuhe Company.

, as soon as I arrived at Pukou and entered Feng Guozhang's military camp, I delivered the letter from my uncle, and then... But in the end, I realized that I had failed halfway.

The feeling of once again being used as a wedding dress for someone else really made him feel upset, but there was nothing he could do about it.

"Li Zhiyuan"

After chanting, the scowl on Guan Zhenming's face disappeared, and instead he showed his signature smile.

"Sir, Xuzhou station is here"

At this time, the door of the compartment was pushed open, and the train conductor standing next to the door looked at the guest in the car. For some reason, when he saw the guest's smiling face, the conductor couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

I just feel that under his gentle and gentle appearance, there is a strong anger hidden.

"Xuzhou"

Guan Zhenming glanced outside the car, his eyes a little cold.

Is it still necessary to go to Pukou now? Maybe... But as soon as the thought of going to Lianyungang came to him, he shook his head. It was also inappropriate to go to Lianyungang now.

Go back to the capital

Under the grape trellis in the courtyard of Huaishu Hutong, Guan Zhenming slowly played with a set of tea sets. He poured out two cups of yellow tea from the purple clay teapot, picked up one of the cups, and placed it gently in front of Yang Du. His movements were quite elegant.

, when he was in Japan, he studied tea ceremony.

Yang Du, on the other hand, sat there without saying a word and looked at Guan Zhenming's indifferent temperament while making tea. He found it quite pleasing to the eye. It wasn't until he placed the teacup in front of him that he picked it up and sipped it gently.

He took a sip, nodded with a smile, and said.

"Well, it tastes good, Qixin. Your tea ceremony skills are quite good. Did you learn them in Japan?"

"Sir, although Japan has learned this custom from China, it has been spread in Japan for many years. When he was studying in Japan, Zhenming occasionally learned it. Later, when guests came to visit, he would make a pot of tea and drink it slowly.

Chatting on the side can help eliminate impatience..."

After returning to the capital halfway, Guan Zhenming had no intention of asking Yang Duxing to accuse him. Instead, as usual, he came to the Yang Mansion with a gift.

"It can eliminate impetuousness... Well, the essence of tea ceremony is meditation. It's good that you can achieve this."

Lifting his eyes slightly, Yang Du didn't know Guan Zhenming's unwillingness.

"Those who succeed must first have a calm mind. This time, I can only say that luck is not with me."

"Make another wedding dress for Mrs. Li"

Having said this, Guan Zhenming couldn't help but feel a sense of resentment in his heart.

How could this not make sense? Every time he tried his best, in the end he only ended up making wedding clothes for Li Zhiyuan. How could this not make him annoyed?

The anger in Guan Zhenming's eyes made Yang Du shake his head slightly and said.

"It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if you miscalculate once or twice. What's more, although this matter is not as expected, there are also gains..."

"reward?"

At this time, Yang Du dipped his hand in tea and wrote a few words on the coffee table, then looked at Guan Zhenming and said.

"The time is with Li, but the luck is with me"

After saying this, Yang Du smiled mysteriously, his face full of pride that he was in control.

"Now, the president has no time to interfere. You must know that the presidential election is about to begin."...
Chapter completed!