The Republic of Heroes

Duan Qirui, as the chief of the army, regards Baoding Military Academy as the foundation, and the students' emotional anger angered Wang Ruxian. Even if Yang Zude didn't come to intercede, he wanted to intervene secretly, but this also gave him an upright excuse.The teacher-student joint letter brought by Yang Zude is a killer move. In it, the inappropriate actions of the principal Wang Ruxian are enumerated. It is understandable for the students to be angry and violent.

In the private residence of President Nanhai in central Beijing, Yuan Shikai was dressed in a half-worn short uniform, sitting on the sofa with a deadpan expression on his face, looking down at the joint letter in his hand, without saying a word for a long time.Duan Qirui respectfully pondered the old officer's mind, and took a peek at it. Although the president's resolute manner remained unchanged, he could hardly hide his old age, his face was swollen, and there was a deep sickness hidden between his brows.

"Zhiquan, Shaofu told me the details when he met me the day before yesterday, but the students who were punished would attack their teachers with resentment, this trend cannot last." Duan Qirui regards the military academy as his foundation, so why not Yuan Shikai?His subordinates became more and more obedient, and he felt powerless. After a pause, he continued: "Beiyang is in crisis now. I am old and have no energy. I will rely on you for support in the future. We must be sincere and united. This matter will be done according to the previous arrangement." deal with it"

Duan Qirui hurriedly bowed, "I would like to obey the President's order." Compared with the previous tough style, Yuan Shikai's words were almost begging. He could not say what he had prepared in advance, so he had to accept the order.

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In Baoding Military Academy, Fang Qidao was put back into the confinement room again, and people's attention has shifted from him.In the past few days, important officials from the Ministry of War and the Presidential Palace came in and out, and the students who watched were panicked and worried about their future. Some people had already begun to regret their reckless behavior that day.But there are exceptions, and Wu Xiaoliang is one of them.

In the principal's room, the temporarily moved furniture was patchwork and mismatched. Sitting behind a large table, Wang Ruxian still had lingering fears from the chaos of a few days ago. He was equipped with a gun loaded and loaded, and the number of guards doubled. The young man in front of him It is said that people did not participate in the riots, which he is satisfied with.

"Wu Weizhong, what do you want to see me for?"

Wu Xiaoliang saluted and stood at attention, "Going back to the principal, the students are here to intercede for their classmates." He didn't turn the corner, and directly explained his intentions. He wanted to fight for Fang Qidao. It was a pity that such a passionate young man was expelled.

Wang Ruxian sneered and said, "As a mere student, why do you plead for a criminal prisoner? The President has already ordered this matter to be dealt with strictly, so there is no need to say anything." As the headmaster, there is no need to talk to a student. This young man has very good senses, is motivated, considers the situation, and what is even more commendable is that Gu Nian's friendship with his classmates did not hesitate to offend the Shangguan. Nowadays, such students are rare.

"Fang Xing insulted the superior, repeatedly violated the prohibition orders, and incited riots. It is inevitable that he will be expelled from school." This is equivalent to giving Wu Xiaoliang a promise that at most he will expel Fang Qidao instead of sending him to the upper echelon. court martial.

This is exactly the answer Wu Xiaoliang hoped to get. Fang Qidao made such a big mess. It is really fanciful to think that nothing will happen.He stood at attention and gave a military salute, "Thank you, Principal, for your mercy."

Wang Ruxian waved his hand to indicate that he could leave.These old Beiyang people are conservative in their thinking, but their ideas are extremely orthodox. Even if they are as rough as him, they will not use everything in dealing with people with different political opinions. Since Wu Xiaoliang came to plead for mercy, he will open his side appropriately.

Just after everyone had accepted the fact that Fang Qidao was about to be fired, another shocking reversal occurred.President Yuan Shikai died of illness suddenly, and Li Yuanhong succeeded him.The news came that the atmosphere in the military academy was renewed, the military academy students became active again, and the soldiers under surveillance withdrew one after another. Everyone had regained their freedom in fact, and the military police performing surveillance tasks became gate guards.

Wang Ruxian no longer served as the principal of Baoding Military Academy, and Yang Zude, the dean of education, took over.After the handover ceremony was completed, Wang Ruxian left the school sadly. Yang Zude sent him out of the gate politely. There was no one else who saw him off. He looked back at the gate of the military academy and raised his legs to get on the bus. Suddenly, someone shouted behind him:

"Principal, go slowly, student Wu Xiaoliang is here to see you off."

Wu Xiaoliang came running out of breath. The principal's handover ceremony was only held in a small area among instructors. When he heard the news, he hurried over. It was already too late, but fortunately he caught up with this last step.No matter how violent Wang Ruxian is, he has been taken care of by him since he entered the school, so no matter what, he has to give it a go.

Wang Ruxian looked at Wu Xiaoliang who was panting and standing still, his old eyes were a little moist, and he nodded slightly.

Wu Xiaoliang took off his military cap, clamped it with his right arm, and bowed deeply.

"Go back, study hard, and serve the country faithfully." Wang Ruxian said, got into the car and drove away. He will succeed his younger brother Wang Ruqin as the commander of the Eighth Division.

After Yang Zude became the principal, the ban on reporting was lifted, the students were completely restored to freedom, all the gendarmes performing surveillance tasks were withdrawn, and the punishment of the other party was revoked.For a while, the sky over Baoding Military Academy was cloudless, and Yang Zude's reputation grew day by day.

The order of the military academy has returned to normal, and there will be a day off every Sunday, so everyone can relax to their heart's content.Without the struggle, the military academy students quickly split into two groups. One group would have picnics and play on the holiday, talking about ancient and modern times, talking about ambitions and ideals. They were supercilious and pretentious; At home, they invited three groups of four to change into casual clothes and go to the guild hall to play tea, go to the theater to listen to plays, and even plunge into the flowers to sing the wind and enjoy the moon.

Among them, the dude is headed by Chen Xiuyan, the second son of the Chief Financial Officer's family. He recently disliked Wu Xiaoliang. He was just a cook when he entered the school. play with him.

In the dormitory of the Seventh Company of the Infantry Division, Fang Qidao was seriously injured and was lying in bed. Wu Xiaoliang had no idea that someone was planning to do something to him. He washed Fang Qidao's changed clothes and dried them in the courtyard. At his bedside.

Seeing this, Fang Qidao felt his nose ache, "Brother Wei Zhong, can you lend me a newspaper?" He asked a little embarrassed.

"Brother Zhi's scar hasn't healed yet, so forget about the pain?" Fu Zuoyi teased.

"The current situation in the newspaper is the spiritual food of our generation. You can go without food for a day, but you can't go without reading the newspaper for a day..." Fang Qidao talked eloquently, and the more interested he became, Fu Zuoyi quickly waved his hand, "Yes, I say But you, I surrender."

Wu Xiaoliang smiled and said: "Brother Zhi, please bear with me for a long time. Brother Yisheng and I are going to the city to buy some daily necessities. We will bring you ten or eight newspapers, so that you can read them all at once."