The Republic of Heroes

On July [-]th, Linzi County was very lively. The streets were decorated with lanterns and festoons, and the residents of the county were organized and crowded on both sides of the main street holding small flags.Some in the crowd looked around curiously, while others kept complaining.

"His old grandson's family is almost covering the sky with one hand in Linzi. Every day has a scene, who is welcome today..."

Someone immediately responded with contempt, "I don't know what you're still doing here! I heard that it's Wu, the new chairman of the provincial government..." Before this person finished speaking, someone raised an objection.

"Didn't the old Sun's family get some kind of call a few days ago to support Chairman Han? Why is Chairman Wu popping up again today?"

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The people who watched the excitement didn’t know why, and most of them reported to Chairman Wu who moved to Linzi to watch the excitement. Anyway, no matter who is the family in Shandong, they still have to eat, work as usual, and live as usual. Go ahead, as long as the rebels are not allowed in, whoever wants to be the chairman can go.

In addition to the common people watching the excitement, there was another person who reported this kind of thought, that is Sun Baiguang, head of the Linzi County Civilian League.Originally, Linzi County was just an insignificant small county on the Jiaoji Railway. Whether Zhang Zongchang was in charge of Shandong, or after Han Fuju drove Zhang Zili, Sun Baiguang raised his hands to support the provincial government. How to change the Dawang Banner, he only supported this station The man at the head of the city, the old Sun's family's Linzi County militia, has survived for ten years by relying on both sides, so the head of the Sun regiment can be regarded as a figure who overshadows the sky in Linzi County.

After June, Zhang Zongchang was driven to Jiaodong by Han Fuju, and Liu Zhennian, who was originally entrenched in Jiaodong, was expelled and went north into Changle to spy on Linzi and Changshan.Facing the challenge, Sun Baiguang acted tougher than ever before, and led a militia group of thousands of people to defeat Liu Zhennian's invading squad.After this battle, the militia became famous in the Linzi area, and Sun Baiguang also faintly acquired the demeanor of a famous general.

But now, the battle for the chairmanship has reached the foot of Linzi County, where Sun Baiguang made his fortune, but he has no reason to refuse the provincial government to move to Linzi, so he has to welcome the chairman appointed by the south first, and then make a long-term plan.According to the puppet county magistrate's report, the telegram notifying the county government was sent by the headquarters of the First Army of the National Revolutionary Army, and it specified that the militia should cooperate, and the signature of the letter was Commander Chen Tiaoyuan.This is very obedient, Commander Chen is already a well-known figure in Shandong, and the heroic deeds of saving the hostages in the tiger's den alone in those years have been passed on. It is naturally flattering that a low-level character like Sun Baiguang can get his own power generation.

Therefore, Sun Baiguang also squeezed into the crowd and suffered this foreign crime anxiously, more than half of it was directed at Chen Tiaoyuan.

The sound of hoofbeats sounded hurriedly, and the rider shouted on the horse: "Here we come! Here we come! The special train for Commander Chen and Chairman Wu has arrived!"

With this cry, it was like a drop of cold water splashing into the frying pan, and the crowd suddenly boiled.Amidst the boiling sound, Chen Tiaoyuan's special train slowly drove into Linzi Railway Station with its whistle roaring.

As soon as Wu Xiaoliang got off the bus, he was stunned by the bustling scene in front of him. Celebrities and male and female students in the county were all organized, and as the first group of people to welcome the provincial chairman, they crowded the small platform.Banners and colorful flags spread all over the platform, and there was a lot of voices. This was the first time that both Li Zejun and Wu Xiaoliang had seen this situation.

Chen Tiaoyuan was not surprised at all. He was not surprised by this situation. Standing in the middle of the welcoming crowd was Sun Baiguang. It is tall and powerful.

The county magistrate Zhu Wusheng slumped beside Sun Baiguang, his eyebrows lowered and his eyes pleasing to the eye like an angry little daughter-in-law. Chen Tiaoyuan saw it, laughed and went forward to stretch out a pair of big hands, but held the county magistrate Zhu's cold and wet hand. Jinjin's hand.

Chen Baiguang retracted his half-stretched hand in embarrassment, and gave the county magistrate Zhu who was looking at him involuntarily in a panic.

"Major Zhu, I heard about you when I was the guardian envoy in Xuzhou. You have made remarkable achievements. How come four years have passed and you are still working as the county magistrate in Shandong?"

Hearing what Chen Tiaoyuan said, the county magistrate Zhu immediately felt the warmth and excitement of a confidant. The commander of the dignified Northern Expedition Army actually knew Zhu Wusheng, how could he not be excited?He was stunned for a moment, and he didn't come back to his senses until Chen Tiaoyuan let go of his hands.

"Report to Commander Chen, Wu Sheng is stupid and incompetent, I let you down and misremembered!"

Chen Tiaoyuan laughed and stopped talking, but pointed to a young man in casual clothes beside him and introduced him.Zhu Wusheng saw that he was only about 27 or [-] years old, so he must be a kind of confidant to stay with Commander Chen.

Unexpectedly, Chen Tiaoyuan's next words stunned Zhu Wusheng, including Sun Baiguang and all the gentry around him.

"This is Wu Xiaoliang, Chairman of the Trust Provincial Government of Shandong Province!" Wu Xiaoliang nodded his head and smiled as a greeting. Chen Tiaoyuan paused, glanced around the people who stood there blankly, and said, "Chairman Wu is a brave general. Suidong in the north, Outer Mongolia was recovered by him alone."

The celebrities and gentry present were shocked and whispered for a while. They don’t understand what Commander Chen said about Outer Mongolia and Suidong, but this man can get the attention of the southern government at the age of 27 or [-], and become a member of Shandong Province. Chairman, this is simply unbelievable.Many people subconsciously judged that this son must have a solid and reliable background.People with a long-term perspective think that Chairman Wu must have been sent by the people behind him to compete with Chairman Han in Tai'an. It seems that Chairman Han is a rabbit's tail and can't grow any longer.

Among all the people present, nothing was more shocking than Sun Baiguang, originally in his heart he planned to show off the new chairman, but at this moment, he had already accepted this kind of thinking and dared not think any more.

Wu Xiaoliang made a short speech on the platform to the welcome gentry and dignitaries of Linzi County, and then followed the people arranged by the county magistrate to the temporary resting place. Unexpectedly, Chen Tiaoyuan He did not enter Linzi, but returned west overnight by special train.

As night fell, Linzi County, which had been bustling for a whole day, completely quieted down. Sun Baiguang respectfully entered the bedroom of the head of the old Sun family, his own father, Sun Xiushan, in a five-in-one compound in the south of the county. Still stiff and tight, half lying on the kang on the south side of the house.

"Tie Dan, what clues did you see when you went to pick up the chairman of the provincial government today?"

Sun Baiguang hesitated for a moment, and said with a dejected expression: "The new chairman seems to be a difficult person to mess with. He can't bear someone in Nanjing!"

The old man's son, Sun Xiushan, snorted heavily, coughed up a mouthful of thick phlegm, and spat it into the white porcelain spittoon under the edge of the kang.

"It's useless, what background does he have as a bare-handed commander? Ten years ago, he was a vassal with hundreds of thousands of soldiers, but now he has been out of the field for many years, and he has long lost his influence in the country. He has become a fallen phoenix." !"