Jagged Warlord

The situation of suppressing bandits in Henan is not optimistic, but this is just a disease of scabies, and Sun Wen in the south is suffering from elbow and armpits.However, now that Sun Wen has fled to Japan, Bai Lang can't dance for a few days.

Although the country is busy, there are still three meals a day.Yuan Shikai's teeth are good, his appetite is also good, and he can eat whatever he likes.But his diet is rigid all year round.

At this point, Yuan Shikai happened to be eating breakfast.Yuan Shikai loved to eat eggs, which has long been recorded in the memoirs of some people in the Republic of China.Every day for breakfast, when Yuan Shikai ate porridge, he would eat hard-boiled shelled eggs as a side dish.His skill in cracking shell eggs is very high: he put three hard-boiled eggs on the table with one hand, and rubbed them a few times with his hand, the shells of the hard-boiled eggs were all broken, but they looked intact again.Then pick up the rubbed eggs, lightly peel off their shells, and the round egg whites will appear in front of you.Finally, he put the shelled protein meat into his mouth one by one, accompanied by gruel, and chewed with relish.

Many people have seen his skill of rubbing and peeling boiled egg shells, but they just can’t learn it: either when you rub the eggs lightly, the eggs will not peel off; Just right, it has to be admirable.

Sitting on his left is a middle-aged man between 36 and [-] years old. He has a long face, slender eyes, and elegant demeanor. He is Yang Du, a disciple of King Kaiyun, a great Confucian in Huxiang.I saw that his face was calm, and he said in an unhurried tone: "If a rabbit walks on the road, ten thousand people will chase it, one person will catch it, and the greedy will be stopped. Everyone in the republic can be called the president. In contrast, the constitution of the monarch is under the name of righteousness, and there are many people who do not have the heart of arrogance. Judging from the national quality of our country, if there is no monarch who is the rule of law for all generations, then the younger generation will covet the position of the president, and the country will not be able to survive. country!"

Yuan Shikai listened carefully, but he was still peeling the eggs.

"Report. Zhang Yilin, Director of the Confidential Bureau of the Political Affairs Hall, asks for an interview." A young non-commissioned officer shouted outside the door

"Another good news?" Yuan Shikai has no interest in good news recently. There is no other reason, and there is too much water.But Zhang Yilin is his confidant, he came to see him early in the morning, he must have something important to do.

Zhang Yilin had always supported and advocated republicanism, but he disagreed with Yang Du's political views, and Yang Du didn't want to see him, so he got up and left.

Yuan Shikai didn't keep him either, lest the two of them would be incompatible with each other when they met.The guard led Yang Du to leave through the side door, and Zhang Yilin entered the Nuan Pavilion after a while.

As soon as Yuan Shikai saw Zhang Yilin, he asked, "Zhongren (Zhang Yilin), have you had breakfast yet?"

Zhang Yilin replied: "I have eaten."

"Oh!" Yuan Shikai replied, "If you're not in a hurry, why don't we talk about it after I finish eating?"

Zhang Yilin replied: "Yes, it's not too urgent."

As a result, Yuan Shikai ate twenty eggs and steamed cakes in a steamer in front of Zhang Yilin.Zhang Yilin stared blankly at the sight, Zhang Yilin reckoned that if he allowed himself to eat these foods, they could serve as breakfast for ten days, but Yuan Shikai ate them all in one meal, no wonder he was so energetic.

After Yuan Shikai finished eating, someone sent hot towels to wipe his hands.After removing the food in front of him, Zhang Yilin handed over the official document to Yuan Shikai.

Zhang Yilin, "General Duan sent a telegram from the front, saying that in Jiaozuo, Henan, a young man named Li Mohan led Min Zhuang to wipe out a group of bandits belonging to Bai Lang. He captured the bandit's head, Ran Qingping, who claimed to be Bai Lang's sworn brother."

Yuan Shikai read Duan Qirui's telegram at a glance, and said with a smile, "This time Zhiquan was very careful, and even sent someone to check it out."

Zhang Yilin said: "This time it was indeed done very carefully. General Duan also specifically mentioned that this person had military experience in Xuzhou during the year of [-], and he may be a member of the Southern Revolutionary Party."

Yuan Shikai shook his head lightly, and said with a smile: "Back then, no matter whether it was a cat or a dog, anyone would say that he was a revolutionary party. But what do you think now?"

Zhang Yilin nodded seriously, expressing approval.

Yuan Shikai said: "People have good thoughts and thoughts, and only those who have thoughts can be used by me. Let's refer to Yi Jun's regulations and promote Li Mohan to be the commander of the army. Let him draw up his own military number, recruit soldiers and horses, and raise food and salaries by himself, and continue to follow Zhiquan. Suppress bandits in Henan. If there is meritorious service, it will be rewarded."

"Yes." Zhang Yilin recorded them one by one, then bowed to Yuan Shikai and left the warm pavilion.

When talking about Yijun, it is natural to start with its founder, Song Qing.Song Qing fell into poverty in his early years. He abandoned his studies and started farming. At the age of 24, he took refuge in Gong Guoxun, the magistrate of Bozhou, who was from his hometown. It is said that he was the guard of the palace.A few years after Song Qing joined the palace, the Sun Zhiyou Department of the Nian Army accepted Gong Guoxun's recruiting, and the palace sent Song Qing to lead him, named Qishengying, and recommended Song Qing as Qianzong. This was the beginning of Song Qing's fortune .Based on this troop, Song Qing participated in various campaigns of suppression and war in southern Henan and northern Anhui. In the first year of Tongzhi (1861), he was promoted to the commander-in-chief due to his meritorious service, and was awarded the title of "Yiyong Batulu" .It happened that the new governor of Anhui abolished the Linhuai Army and assigned the three battalions to Song Qing's command. Because of their bravery, Song Qing's troops were called Yi Army from now on.

Due to the historical development of the Yi Army, most of the lower-level officers were from Bozhou at the earliest. The joke about fellow villagers from Zhouzhou eating in the big kitchen is an obvious reflection.

After Xin Chou, Wuwei Zuojun served as Suwei for a long time, and this situation continued until the establishment of the Imperial Guard Army on the eve of the fall of the Qing Dynasty.However, after the abdication of the Qing court, during the peace talks between the North and the South, the third town of the army mutinied in the capital.Yuan Shikai also summoned Jiang Guiti to lead troops into Beijing to suppress and maintain order.Later, when Yuan Shikai became the President, he relied on Yi Jun's maturity, and still used him as the guard of the government. These people later designated Yi Jun.

In 1912, Yuan Shikai, the interim president, ordered the Wuwei Zuo Army to be renamed Yi Army, and the military command was still titled Jiang Gui.In June of the same year, the organization was changed, and there were 26 battalions of infantry, three battalions of cavalry and one sentry, and two battalions of artillery. The following formations were made: the 25 battalions of infantry were organized into five groups in the middle, front, back, left, and right (from the first battalion to No.20 Fifth Battalion), five battalions in each road; the remaining one battalion is called No.20 Sixth Battalion of the Guards; It is called the vanguard; the cavalry has a post and is subordinate to the guard.

In the first two years of the Republic of China, except for the right leader Zhao Ti who led the tenth battalion to Henan to suppress the bandits, the rest of the main force, more than [-] battalions, gradually entered Rehe.

Yuan Shikai's order was quickly sent to Henan by telegram. Duan Qirui felt a little strange after reading the telegram. Why is the old man so bold now, and a boy with a background of the revolutionary party is rewarded so much?It's none of his business, Duan Qirui called Adjutant Zhao and asked him to go to Jiaozuo again.

When Adjutant Zhao came to Jiaozuo for the second time, it was Ma Qian'an who went to the station to meet him.Adjutant Zhao asked a little unhappy: "Why didn't Li Mohan come?"