20 years of the Republic of China

Chapter 351: The Socialist Party

In the inner city of Fengtian, near the imperial palace, the third courtyard of Commander Zhang's Mansion has been nearly completed except for the decoration.

However, this is not the destination of Jiang Lianheng and Li Zhengxi.

Zhang Laogeda's family has not yet moved into this mansion.

Even so, judging from the scale of its construction, it is enough to make people confident that Zhang Laogeda is determined not to leave Fengtian.

The two of them walked around the courtyard wall of the Shuai Mansion and arrived at the temporary residence of the Zhang family not far away.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I walked over, I bumped into an acquaintance.

Zhao Zhengbei had a rifle on his shoulder and was standing guard at the door with another guard chatting.

"Brother Dao! Why are you two here?" He glanced back enthusiastically and asked, "Where's the car? Did you come here?"

Jiang Lianheng took a pack of cigarettes to the guard next to him, then asked, "Beifeng, is Master Zhang inside?"

It’s not a coincidence!
In the past few years, Jiang Lianheng had made many connections in the military camp. He came and went frequently, and all the guards in the courtyard became familiar to each other.

Jiang Lian cupped his fists and thanked him, then turned to ask Li Zhengxi to wait in the middle courtyard. Then he picked up his gown and walked into the house.

"Boss Jiang, wait at the door for a moment. I'll go in and say something."

What a coincidence?

"Heshengbo?"

Captain Lin knocked on the door and entered the house. After a while, he returned and gestured to Jiang to let him in.

While walking and chatting, they passed through two courtyards, and the two of them gradually lowered their voices unconsciously.

"Fuck you!" Jiang Lian slapped Bei Feng across the head and cursed, "You little brat, hurry in and report!"

He appropriately expressed "surprise" and at the same time did not forget to praise him.

"You're inside, you haven't come out all day today. Come, come, I'll lead you in."

"Really, then I came at the right time! Captain Lin, as soon as I saw you, I knew that the commander was probably at home. He can trust you! Thank you for your hard work!"

Captain Lin was anxious and said hurriedly: "Boss Jiang, you! You, ugh! You, I have to say something good about you!"

but! Jiang Lianheng must pretend to be clever!
This is fate, a tacit understanding between host and guest. The only thing that cannot make people think is that he rushed here just in time.

"Isn't it?"

Of course, he also knew Jiang Lianheng, so he didn't make things difficult. He turned sideways neatly and said, "Mr. Jiang, please come in. It's a coincidence that Mr. Zhang is at home today."

Jiang Lian pretended to blame him and said, "Captain Lin, you really look down on me! I've told you eight hundred times and you have to be polite to me. Just tell them about this directly! Xifeng, let Lao Zhong handle the matter later." If it’s sold, let him get glasses if he can’t do it, so he won’t be blind and unable to recognize people!”

In Fengtian, it was not difficult for him to know whether Zhang Laoge was at home.

After a while, the captain of the guard in the house came out to greet him.

"Then what should I call you? Xiaojiang?"

"What's the point of hard work? I'm just a gatekeeper! Make some money and go to the gambling stalls."

"What nonsense are you talking about? Are you qualified?" Jiang Lian cursed, "Hurry up and report to your captain honestly. Also, from now on, don't call me Brother Dao at this door. Business is business, and it's good for us all."

Zhang Laoge was reading the "Shengjing Times" founded by Japanese people in front of the case. Behind him, there is still a huge map of the three eastern provinces hanging.

"Xiao Jiang, I haven't been here for a long time."

Zhang Laogao looked away from the newspaper, then was slightly startled, and then asked: "Why are you dressed so shabbily? Isn't that right? In this provincial city, besides my old buddies, who else is there?" Can it stop you from getting rich?"

Jiang Lianheng was a little unsure whether his words were concern or criticism.

"Commander, I've been in trouble recently, so I don't dare to come over and disturb you."

"It's better to keep a low profile! I also hope that the people of Fengtian will remember me, Lao Zhang!"

This time, Jiang Lianheng was convinced that it was a beating, so he immediately apologized: "The boss's affairs in the first half of the year did cause a lot of noise. Please ask the commander to punish him."

"Pull him down! It's not a big deal." Zhang Laoge put down the newspaper and asked, "Recently, there has been nothing wrong with the president's restoration of the monarchy in the city, right?"

"No, the Chamber of Commerce has reached a 'consensus' and recognized the imperial system."

"Well, that's fine. I've been working hard on this for a long time!"

Zhang Laogao waved his hand, pointed to the chair opposite, and said, "Okay, sit down! Talk about your own business."

Different from the past, Jiang Lianheng sat down simply and said: "Commander, I was in the city recently and got some news. I heard something like 'the Qing Dynasty is coming back', and it's still in southern Liaoning." Over there, trap the bandits."

Hearing this, the expression on Zhang Laogao's face suddenly became serious.

The reason why he acquiesced to the Jiang family's expansion in Fengtian was to allow Jiang Lianheng to do things that were inconvenient for the government to do, and occasionally to inquire about some rumors in the world.

As a powerful figure in Fengtian, Lao Zhang certainly has his own intelligence agency. But intelligence has always been something that can only be understood if you listen to it. He himself comes from a worldly background, so he takes this matter very seriously.

As a result, Jiang Lianheng quickly told everything he knew about the situation, word for word.

After hearing this, Zhang Laogao looked a little solemn, but he didn't look panicked. He just muttered: "This is a pincer attack from the north and the south!"

Jiang Lianheng was stunned and quickly asked: "There are also bandits in the north who are cooperating?"

"Mongolian bandits!" Zhang Laogeda replied, "Are the Manchu and Mongolian families related? They are in the south now. How many of them are there?"

"As far as I know, there are already 1,800 people, and they should be recruiting everywhere."

Zhang Laogao's face looked a little ugly. There were already 1,800 bandits gathered, but his intelligence system failed to detect them first. There is no clear location, these people must be operating in other identities.

Seeing him deep in thought, Jiang Lianheng couldn't help but ask: "Commander, where did this group of people come from?"

"Zongshe Party, you don't know?" Zhang Laogeda asked, "Then you should know about the mutiny in Beidaying that year, right?"

It turned out that in the first year of the Republic of China, the Qing court was about to be overthrown. Many princes and nobles in the capital fled overnight. With the help of Japanese people, they sneaked into the three eastern provinces with the intention of restoring the country. They were members of the Zongshe Party.

For this reason, these people once sought cooperation with Zhang Laogeda, who had a large number of soldiers.

Zhang Laogeda always refused to accept anyone who came. No matter what the Japs and Clan Socialist Party said, he always agreed without hesitation.

Later, the Japanese incited the troops left by Wei Tianqing to launch a mutiny in Beidaying.

The newspapers at that time were vague about this, which made people feel confused. In fact, they planned to cooperate internally and externally to take the opportunity to help the Qing court restore its country.

Unexpectedly, the new troops of Beidaying came from Guan Nei and had little affection for Fengtian, so they burned, killed and looted along the way.

Unsurprisingly, Zhang Laogao changed his mind "accidentally". Instead of cooperating with the new army's actions, he turned against the enemy and took the opportunity to suppress the mutiny and show his prowess to the public.

On the other hand, Wu Datongue intercepted the Zongshe Party's arms. The situation in the capital was stable, and coupled with the intervention of the great powers, the Zongshe Party ultimately failed to recover and its morale was severely damaged. From then on, it retreated to Dalian. Under the protection of the Japanese, it had to stay for the time being. Keep a low profile and recuperate.

As a result, Zhang Laogeda transformed into the commander of the 27th Army Division.

This matter had little impact and was resolved quickly. Many people did not pay attention to it. Although Jiang Lianheng was in Fengtian, he only knew the outside but not the inside.

At that time, in the city of Fengtian, there were rumors that Zhang Laogao was contemptuous of the new army and caused the mutiny in Beidaying.

Today, only when the parties concerned come to the rescue personally can we clear away the clouds and see the blue sky.

Zhang Laogeda murmured to himself: "We have to guard against these people from the Zongshe Party!"

Jiang Lianheng asked tentatively: "Commander, are you planning to beat these people?"

"Fight, of course we have to fight!" Zhang Laoge said angrily, "On top of my head, there is a president and an Asian. Isn't it enough? I'm full and strong, and then let those clan members The party is running away and standing on my head? Three are short of one, playing cards?"

"That's right! But if there is a fight and the Japanese help them, it might not be easy to handle."

"That's true. I've been keeping an eye on the Mongolian bandits in the north, but according to what you said, there are still thousands of them in the south. Can you tell me where they are?"

Jiang Lianheng thought for a moment and then asked, "Does the commander want me to sneak in?"

Zhang Laogeda asked, "Are you a bannerman?"

"No."

"That would be difficult. Even if you really get in, they may not believe you."

"Don't worry, Commander, I'll think of a solution myself."

"Hiss--" Zhang Laogao pondered for a moment, then said, "Well, I'll give you some information. If they come to you again, you can have an explanation. But you have to think about what to do specifically. Zhe. Xiao Jiang, help me find out about this matter. After the president ascends the throne and I gain power, I will definitely not treat you badly."

Jiang Lianheng responded repeatedly.

Since it is information that can be given, it is naturally harmless.

This time, the two of them discussed the matter in the room for nearly a full time, which was more formal and serious than any other time in the past.

The only thing that can compare with this secret conversation is that in the third year of the Republic of China, when the president wanted to "remove the tiger from the mountain" and let Zhang Laoge leave Fengtian, Jiang Lianheng secretly cooperated with him to win over the local gentry, and used all kinds of coercion and inducement to let Zhang Laoge leave. They jointly signed a letter asking the president to cancel the transfer order.

The two have known each other since the year of 1911, and their cooperation has become more and more tacit.

Jiang Lian collects public opinion information in the market on behalf of the Zhang family, in exchange for Zhang Laogeda's acquiescence in the Jiang family's growing power in Fengtian. They each get what they need, just like tigers walking together.

…………

It was already past noon when we left the Zhang family's residence.

Jiang Lianheng called a foreign car and hurried back to the Jiang family mansion. As soon as he entered the door and sat down, within a few minutes, Liu Yansheng, who received the transfer order, rushed back from Liaoyang.

This transfer order was too hasty. Liu Yansheng was puzzled by its meaning. As soon as he entered the living room, he asked: "Brother Dao, what happened?"

Jiang Lianheng nodded, asked him to sit down, and then asked:
"Yansheng, chat with me about Wen Tingge."

(End of this chapter)