Nine idlers

Chapter 230 Changes and Changes

"Although the current internal and external situation is unfavorable to the Beiyang Army, their strength has not been damaged in any way, and we can't talk about having an absolute advantage." Song Jiaoren 'touched' the two mustaches on his lips, and said in a deep voice Said: "In my opinion, it's time for us to have a good talk with Chen Weng. Letting Chen Weng put pressure on the Beiyang Army now is much more effective than our direct pressure." While talking, he saw Ma Jinchun, who was on the sidelines, kept his eyebrows furrowed and said nothing, so he asked curiously, "Deputy Commander, do you have any other ideas?"

Ma Jinchun groaned, and then said bluntly: "I am not very clear about your political negotiations, but from the military strategy I am good at, Outer Mongolia was lured into independence by Russia. For the Beiyang Army Not necessarily a bad thing."

"How do you say that?" Song Jiaoren and Chen Fan said in unison.

Ma Jinchun then said what he thought in his heart, and his thoughts were almost the same as Xu Shuzheng's. Hearing this, Song and Chen could not help but gasp, and looked at each other, feeling the surprise in each other's eyes.

Song Jiaoren closed his lips tightly, stood up, walked back and forth in the room a few times, finally set his eyes on the newspaper, and then said: "If it is true as Brother Ma guessed, the current situation is not good for us. Extremely unfavorable..." As he spoke, he tapped his fingers on the table a few times, and ordered with a serious expression: "Brother Ma, you should immediately contact General Cai E and Li Dudu, and tell me that I have something to discuss." Chen Fan said: "Ziyu, you should go see Chen Weng and try to persuade him to support us in the subsequent negotiations. If Guan, I hope we can be the first to see him."

When Chen Fan heard Xu Changqing's name, he couldn't help frowning. Although he didn't want to, he knew that now was not the time to express his opinion, so he didn't say anything more, got up and walked out quickly with Ma Jinchun.

After nightfall, the servants of the Chen family lit the lamps and candles in the porch and courtyard of the inner courtyard. These little stars and lights in the entire deep mansion not only did not add a trace of warmth, but instead added a gloomy atmosphere.Although on the surface the entire courtyard appears to be empty without any defenses, but if you look carefully, there will always be some figures standing there motionless in some corners of the courtyard, watching with eagle-eyed eyes vigilantly. All around, don't let go of any suspicious person or thing.

The backyard of the Chen family, which was originally extremely quiet these days, has become less peaceful since the daytime. The few independent courtyards that have rarely been in contact suddenly seem to have become relatives and friends who have not seen each other for a long time, and they are extremely enthusiastic.Even Chen Deshang, the head of the Chen family who seldom showed his face, wandered uncharacteristically among the courtyards after returning to the house, and did not stop until nightfall.What is puzzling is that there are two more people who accompanied Chen Deshang to the courtyards of various forces, and they are the brothers and sisters of the Huang family, the owners of Yizhuang of this generation.

Ever since Xu Changqing saw the news of foreign independence and wanted to facilitate the conclusion of the negotiations between the North and the South as soon as possible, Chen Deshang took on the role of a liaison to help Xu Changqing explore the bottom line of the negotiations and arrange a meeting between the two parties. matter.As for Xu Changqing, he didn't want to be too involved in worldly affairs, so he used the Huang family brothers and sisters as his mouthpieces, and met with representatives of various forces together with Chen Deshang.Apart from his own factors, Xu Changqing's decision was also to let the brothers and sisters of the Huang family take over the Yizhuang lineage as soon as possible.

Because of Chen Deshang's 'finding' in advance, the inner activities of the representatives of the major forces in the north and south were 'found' clearly.Its mediation of the negotiation conditions proposed by the North and South forces has also been extremely smooth. Except for some differences in political ideas, most of the other substantive conditions have reached a certain degree of consensus. It will be finalized after formal negotiations.In this afternoon's running, compared with Mu Na in Huangshan, who is less talkative, Huang Juan is remarkable.It is precisely because of her grasp of people's hearts, coupled with the innate supernatural power of Leujue Tianyan, that she is often able to give Chen Deshang some appropriate suggestions at critical moments.These suggestions enabled Chen Deshang to coordinate the forces of all parties to reach a preliminary agreement before the negotiations tomorrow, which accelerated the pace of the North-South peace talks.

Although the preparations before the negotiation went very smoothly, and all parties accepted the status of the Huang family brothers and sisters as representatives of Xu Changqing, people such as Li Yuanhong still expressed their hope to meet Xu Changqing before the formal negotiation.For this reason, Chen Deshang asked Huangshan to go back to the mountain and asked Xu Changqing for his opinion. After thinking about it, Xu Changqing nodded and agreed, agreeing to meet the representatives of all parties at night.

"Today I still have to trouble you sir." After nightfall, Chen Deshang learned that Xu Changqing had arrived at the gate of Chen's house, hurried out to greet him, led him into the main hall of the inner courtyard, and said, "I didn't expect that today's matter would be resolved so smoothly. The official negotiation tomorrow will go very smoothly, thanks to the help of the two little gentlemen."

Xu Changqing smiled lightly, stretched out his hands to 'touch' the heads of the Huang family brothers and sisters on both sides to show his appreciation, and then said: "The main reason why things went so smoothly is that neither side wants to continue the fight, and they also agreed beforehand. Know each other's bottom line, and won't make excessive demands." Then, he frowned again, and said, "It's just that you don't think that the next thing will go well, after all, you mentioned it just now, the new After the establishment of the Huaxia regime, the position of the head of the family has not been decided yet? This position has a lot to do with it, and the North and the South will never give in easily."

Chen Deshang's nerves, which had just been relieved, became tense again. Although he was the head of a family and a businessman, before that, his identity was first and foremost a descendant of Yan and Huang, and a member of China. The national system is the bottom line.At this moment, he is very clear that if there is a confrontation between the North and the South, for a businessman like him, he can make a lot of money from the war. The large amount of medicine and gauze accumulated before can be sold at a high price, but it will be harmful to the country.Especially in the surrounding areas of Huaxia, seeing the protracted war in the Central Plains and the intervention of foreign forces, there will be rebellion, and the entire Huaxia will be in danger of being fragmented.Even if he becomes the world's richest man by then, I'm afraid it will be a piece of fat for everyone to slaughter.

"In Mr.'s opinion, how should we let both sides let go?" Chen Deshang frowned and muttered.