20 years of the Republic of China

Chapter 280 The master of pretending to be confused

"You're so fucking stupid, you look down on me, Lao Zhang? They're all soldiers who resist guns. Who's better than the other? We'll see!"

Fengtian Inner City, the temporary residence of the Zhang family.

Jiang Lianheng walked through the courtyard under the guidance of the guards.

As soon as I arrived at the atrium, I heard the sound of breaking cups and plates from a house not far away, occasionally mixed with a few curse words.

"Old Liu, how about I come back tomorrow?" Jiang Lianheng hesitated in his steps, "The commander seems to be out of temper today!"

The guard shook his head, lowered his voice, and muttered: "If you have something urgent, don't miss this day. Master Zhang has been like this recently. He's not blaming us. Come in and say something nice, it doesn't matter!"

"Because of what?"

"Hey! I'm going to the capital to cause trouble. I'm so worried."

In the early spring of March this year, Zhang Laogeda was summoned by President Fang and went to Beijing along the Beijing-Fenghuang Railway to discuss border defense.

When he saw Fang Datou, Lao Zhang came up and bowed three times and knelt down nine times, shouting "long live the mountain" to show his loyalty.

I thought I had a chance of promotion, but I didn't expect that the big bastard met the little bastard. Apart from a verbal promise from the General Office of Preparation and Defense, I only ended up empty-handed.

Zhang Laoge was not angry. He thought that if it hadn't been for him last year, Fengtian would have been in chaos. At that time, the Qing Hui Party unified the Northeast, cooperated with the Southern Kingdom, and came out of Shanhaiguan to target Jingji. What would you, Old Fang, do?

In terms of merit, no matter what, he must be given a high official position.

He had made up his mind to take root in Fengtian, and was planning to find a piece of land near the Imperial City of Shengjing and build a mansion to live there for a long time.

But Fang Datou is looking forward to Shu, and his ambition is far beyond the president. If he wants to conquer the world, how can he rely on an outsider with a rough background?

Zhang Laoda was so frustrated in the capital that he could just swallow his anger in front of President Fang.

Unexpectedly, none of the important military and political officials from various places who came to Beijing thought highly of him. They all thought that he was just a ignorant bandit.

The country bumpkins were brought into the city, and no one looked good on them.

Although Zhang Laogao deliberately concealed his cleverness and wanted to reduce Fang Datou's concerns by pretending to be crude, the contempt of his colleagues was all true. Naturally, he was not in a happy mood, so he could only go back to Fengtian and secretly act cruelly.

When Jiang Lianheng walked to the front of the house, several lower-level officers exited in a panic, and there were still constant curses in the room.

Just when he was hesitating whether to go in to meet him, Zhang Laogao happened to pass by the door. He tilted his head and came face to face.

"Hey! Xiao Jiang, you came just in time, come in, come in!"

Jiang Lianheng hurriedly walked to the door and said with a smile: "Commander, are you in a bad mood?"

Zhang Laogao put his hands on his hips and said, "Come on, let me ask you, what do you think I look like?"

"Ah? This..." Jiang Lianheng rolled his eyes, "The handsome man from the north, the prime minister from the south, is really rich and powerful, and he is like a dragon or a phoenix among people!"

"Stop fucking farting! Don't do that with me. I'm just asking you, what do you think I look like?"

Jiang Lianheng broke out in a cold sweat and was frightened on the spot. He hesitated for a long time, not knowing how to answer.

Zhang Laogao raised his voice again and asked: "Let me ask you, do I look like a country bumpkin?"

Now that the words have reached this point, it is no longer effective to just pick out nice words. You have to continue the words and talk them down. They have to be smooth and coaxing without appearing perfunctory. This is It’s time to test the skills of your mouth.

Jiang Lianheng became wise in his haste, narrowed his eyes, and replied: "I don't know whether the commander-in-chief looks like a country bumpkin, but the commander-in-chief is indeed different from other officials."

"Huh? Why is it different? Do I have more arms or fewer legs than others?"

"That's not true, but I used to look at those officials and always felt that they were superior and bossy. I have never studied, and I don't know how to describe it. To put it bluntly, they are a bit pretentious. a feeling of."

"Well said! They are just a bunch of bastards!"

"But the Marshal is different from them."

Zhang Laogao raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why is it different?"

Jiang Lianheng laughed and said: "Who said that the Marshal is a 'country bumpkin'? That's just a dog's way of looking down on others, but the word 'earth' doesn't matter how you look at it. Earth is the land. The Marshal started from scratch, step by step, and now, Sitting firmly in the sky, they still have the spirit of the earth and do not forget their roots. In this aspect alone, other official families cannot compare. The common people are afraid of them because they are afraid of their power; the common people are not afraid of the commander-in-chief, but they admire the commander-in-chief as a person. !”

After a few words, Zhang's tense expression gradually relaxed.

"Hahahaha! Xiao Jiang, you still know how to speak!"

"No way, I'm just telling the truth. No matter what others say, the commander-in-chief wants to take charge of Fengtian, it's just bullshit. What the people of Fengtian think is the real thing. Besides, heroes don't care about their origin. Zhu Yuanzhang finally Aren’t you also going to be the emperor?”

"Okay, okay, I just can't get angry at the moment." Zhang Laoda waved his hand, "Sit down, what do you want from me?"

Jiang Lianheng wiped the sweat from his forehead and said in his heart: This is the door opener, but no matter what, the meal cannot be left behind.

"Commander, I came here just to tell you that the Japanese came to see me yesterday afternoon."

"Hey, are you in trouble?" "Hey, there is indeed a little trouble, but it doesn't matter. I just thought it was necessary to come over and let you know."

Zhang Laoge said deeply: "If you can avoid provoking the Japanese, try your best not to do so. After all, our life in Fengtian is still in their hands!"

There are Japs in the south and Maozi in the north. The two empires are eyeing the whole outside the pass, and even Zhang Laoda can only live in the cracks.

Jiang Lianheng nodded and said, "Of course, but I know that I am working for the commander-in-chief. If the Japanese come to me, I dare not refuse to report them."

"Well, it's good if you have this heart." Zhang Laogeda asked, "By the way, what is the name of the devil who is looking for you?"

"Miyata Ryuuji, a short man with a beard."

"Hiss! Are you from the Investigation Department of Fengtian Local Office?"

"Yes, yes, what, Marshal, do you know him?"

Zhang Laoge did not answer directly, but stared out the window for a long time, thinking to himself, as if a lone beast smelled some strange smell.

"Xiaojiang, Miyata Ryuuji came to you, what did he tell you?"

Jiang Lianheng did not dare to hide anything, so he told the whole story, and finally concluded: "Anyway, what he meant was to recruit me and let me work for the Japanese."

Zhang Laogao squinted his eyes and asked with great interest: "Then what do you think?"

"I obey the commander's orders." Jiang Lianheng paused, and then added, "Commander, I already have the lives of Japanese soldiers on my hands. Moreover, they tortured my aunt like crazy."

Zhang Laoge tapped his fingers on the table and muttered almost to himself: "If you are not outside the pass, you don't know the difficulties outside the pass! If I were in charge of Fengtian, I would have to build another railway. It would be uncomfortable to be controlled by others. !”

"The commander is right."

"If you want to be successful in Fengtian, you can't avoid the enemy. There is definitely no benefit in confronting them head-on; but if you are obedient to them, you will really be ashamed of your elders in Guandong. Xiao Jiang, you are also a native of Feng Province, right? ?”

"Native."

"That's right, we are all people of Fengtian. We are governed by others. If we are really used as dogs by the Japanese, we will probably have to dig up our ancestors' graves in Guandong! After our death, we won't even have a place to be buried."

Jiang Lianheng nodded blankly: "But besides this, what else can be done?"

"There's no other way!" Zhang Laoge patted his thigh, "I can only drag it out. How long can I drag it on? Just pretend to be stupid, okay?"

"Please give me some advice, Commander-in-Chief."

"You don't need to give me advice? Just listen to what they say, take what they give you, eat and drink enough, lie down on the ground and pretend to be dead. If they come and kick you, you won't know anything!"

"Pretending to be confused?" Jiang Lianheng asked.

"Otherwise, what else can we do?" Zhang Laoda said helplessly, "I want to drive the little devil out. I, Lao Zhang, have the final say alone, so he has to do it well! Those idiots in the capital are all supporting me. Soldiers respect themselves, if we really fight with the Japanese, who can help us?"

“If you don’t stab someone in the back, that’s enough loyalty.”

"That's not the case! When the time comes, everyone in my Zhang family will be dead, and they will send someone to take over my plate? I will not do this business of making money at a loss! So, I can only drag it out, and I can only pretend to be confused."

If Jiang Lianheng realized something, he stood up and bowed: "Thank you so much for your advice, Commander!"

"Wait a minute!" Zhang Laoge suddenly remembered something, "Recently, the people in Fengtian are not dissatisfied with me, Lao Zhang, right?"

"This... never heard of it."

In the early years, when Zhang Laoge was working in the insurance team, he attached great importance to the reputation of his fellow villagers. Now that he has repeatedly emphasized this, it is obvious that he has ulterior motives.

This time when he returned from the capital empty-handed, Fang Datou did not give him a promotion, obviously he was wary of him.

Zhang Laoge was worried that if things went wrong, the president might send some confidants to check and balance him, or even squeeze him out of Fengtian.

To this end, he cares more about the will of the people than ever before.

"You are in the world. When you have free time, you can say good things about me in the market and promote me. It is not suitable for me to do this kind of thing myself. If there are any rude words - you understand me. Don’t you mean that?”

Jiang Lian smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, Commander, I will do such a small thing even if you don't say it."

Zhang Laogao stood with his hands behind his back and said in a deep voice: "Well, I can't let the folks in the Northeast scold me behind my back for not being a thing. Some people just like to write bullshit articles in newspapers, self-righteous and giving advice."

"Commander, evil people will eventually be punished by evil people. It just so happens that I also know a writer who can help you fight a public opinion war in the newspaper."

"Oh? What articles has this person written and how famous is he?"

"Uh... It's not convenient to say this." Jiang Lianheng was a little embarrassed, "But this guy is quite good at throwing dirty water on others. Commander, just listen to my good news."

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