Xu Xuzhi

Chapter 83 Farewell to Fengtian (End)

Ning Zheng entered the customs to mediate the Great War in the Central Plains and quickly quelled what had become the bloodiest warlord war in the history of the Republic of China. The Nanjing government, the whole country, and even the world public opinion praised him greatly, and Jiang was even more grateful.

On October 800th, Ning Zheng officially assumed the post of "Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Republic of China's Land, Sea and Air Force" in the Great Hall of Fengtian Province. More than [-] ministers, agencies, and associations from various countries were present. Zhang Yuejun delivered a speech on behalf of the Nanjing National Government, and Ning Zheng gave a reply . c
On November [-], Ning Zheng arrived in Peiping with his wife and daughter to form the Beiping Branch of the Military Commission; then he took a float from Tianjin to Nanjing to attend the Fourth Plenary Session of the Third Central Committee of the Kuomintang.

Along the way, no matter how big or small the stations were, there were slogans posted, with words such as "Deputy Commander Ning is the messenger of peace" and "Deputy Commander Ning is an example of national unity".

Ning Zheng and Feng Jiu watched in silence, both relieved and indescribable.

On the contrary, the little Ya Ya in Ning Zheng's arms joined in the fun, and often popped out a few words unexpectedly, pointing with her little finger, asking her father to explain to her.

So Ning Zheng seriously explained the banners, slogans and all the Chinese characters he encountered. Yaya listened with a serious face, and listened motionlessly. Occasionally, he would nod his head in response to the occasion, and waved his little hand—this happened, as if she really understood. The same, this has become an important factor for the couple to show their faces from time to time during the journey.

When they arrived in Nanjing, they changed to the warship "Weisheng". When Ya Ya heard the warship "Tongji" moored in the middle of the river play the music of the admiral and fired the [-]-gun salute, she was not afraid, she stared and stretched her neck. Look, Ning Zheng was overjoyed, and felt that the girl was quite a general.

The warships and merchant ships of other countries moored in the middle of the river and on the bank all hoisted their flags and played their flutes to pay tribute to Ning Zheng.From Nanjing City to Guofu Gate, there are crowds holding paper flags to welcome people everywhere.

Ning Zheng's family was warmly received by Mr. Jiang and his wife at Xiaohongshan Villa, and then the mother and daughter were accompanied by Mrs. Jiang to play in Zhongshan; while Ning Zheng stayed behind to have a secret talk with Mr. Jiang.

Public opinion in Nanjing on the second day generally believed that the deputy commander-in-chief's family of three had extraordinary appearance and outstanding looks, which left a deep impression on the public.

At the age of 25, Ning Zheng became a figure under one person and above ten thousand people in China. He was in charge of eight provinces and three cities in Northeast China, North China, and Northwest China, and almost half of the country's government and military affairs.

Fengfang, far in the northeast, reacted calmly, and few people cheered for joy: cooking oil in a fire, and flowers in brocade, it seems to be unparalleled, but it is actually undercurrents, whether it is unknown——

In order to mediate the Great War in the Central Plains, Ning Zheng had to lead all the elite Ning army into the pass, leaving the defense of the Northeast empty. Did it arouse the covetousness of the Japanese who have been coveting the Northeast for many years?
Ning Zheng originally planned to spend two-thirds of the year in Fengtian, carefully managing the general affairs of the three eastern provinces, but now he has to stay in Beiping often to deal with the incorporated warlord armies from all over North China, and this is the most difficult task. flattering job.

Mr. Jiang let go of his hands happily, and gave him all the power. If he wants money, he has to do it.

The next year is the spring of the 20th year of the Republic of China.After Ning Zheng returned to Feng and stayed for a month, he had to continue to sit in Beiping and deal with the difficult old Yan Baichuan.

He finished the high-level meeting at the military headquarters, and only found out before he left that Feng Jiu took Ya Ya to Feiying Alley, turned around and drove to the small mansion, intending to say goodbye to his wife and daughter.

Thinking of Feng Jiu and Ya Ya, even though he was disturbed by a bunch of bad things like torn pants and legs, the corners of his mouth still turned up.Unexpectedly, as soon as I entered the door, I saw a strange scene: Ya Ya, who had never cried since four months, and always smiled with her small mouth, was crying loudly for the first time; Feng Jiu beside her was even more strange , shed tears in pairs.The two women turned their faces eastward and westward, and ignored each other. It could be seen that they were seriously angry.

Ning Zheng hurriedly stepped forward and hugged Feng Jiu's shoulders, asking what's wrong in a gentle voice.

Seeing him coming in early, Feng Jiu looked a little embarrassed and didn't answer; Ning Zheng went over and hugged his daughter again. The little girl was probably tired from crying, so she sighed and stopped crying, with a chubby body. Snuggled tightly into the arms of the only father she could rely on, she called out "Daddy" in a milky voice, then covered her eyes with two chubby hands, and secretly observed her mother's movements through the separated fingers .Seeing that the person didn't even look back, and there was no sign of reconciliation, and felt that he couldn't get off the stage, he couldn't help but cried louder and louder with a "wow".

Ning Zheng raised his head to look at his wife, then looked down at his daughter, and rubbed his forehead, dumbfounded, and said helplessly, "So I have two daughters, one big and one young..."

As soon as Feng Jiu heard this, the tears stopped falling immediately, his slightly red eyes gave him a white look, and he snorted softly, "None of your surname Ning is good."

Ning Zheng was stunned, he couldn't have imagined that his wife, who loves to talk about big things and is always so sensible, could say such outrageous words, and couldn't help laughing, "Aren't your surname Ning, too? Ning Tang?"

Feng Jiu looked at Ya Ya, who was watching her parents bickering with her upturned chubby face, but she still had to swallow the word "Bah" that was already on her lips.

Ning Zheng had already seen Qiu Sheng holding back his laughter, so he quickly called her over and asked her to explain clearly.

Qiu Sheng is naturally happy to explain Commander Ning's doubts: Fengjiu had a good plan this morning, thinking that there are big white geese and Haidongqing in Yingying Alley. open your eyes.

Unexpectedly, the newborn calf was not afraid of the tiger. As soon as Yaya landed, she saw a group of big white geese swaying over, and without knowing why, she went up and pinched the neck of the head goose.

Although she is young, she is as quick as lightning, and no one thought that she could catch it right away; the goose probably didn't expect it either, and it would be quite annoying, let alone humiliating—it has been here for three or four years, and still I have never been subjected to such a great humiliation.

The head goose looked anxiously, and a white crane spread its wings, and the big wings fluttered, which was the signal.

The others follow up immediately since they "only follow the lead of the goose", and they all eagerly try to kill this short, chubby girl with two heads and two legs, ah no, twist her ass purple with their flat mouths.

The bodyguards who were working as security guards and the servants who were doing odd jobs were all frightened. They rushed forward, one head at a time, and soon threw the well-trained and neatly arranged big white geese tottering, for fear of really hurting them. Arriving at Commander Ning's precious daughter.

Originally hovering low above the geese array, Hai Dongqing, who was planning to wait for an opportunity to scare the tricks, saw the formation, and immediately flipped over with a kite, and traveled for nine days, so he didn't want to take this muddy water.

Feng Jiu was furious, she never expected that her daughter would be more courageous than the lotus vase in the yard - shouldn't the normal reaction of a child be fearful?Why did Yaya not have the ability to predict risks when she met a big white goose that was a head taller than her?

For the first time in his life, Feng Jiu "slapped" Ya Ya's buttocks.

She was pampered and grew up, except that she was patted a few times by Dr. Wang when she was born. Yaya, who had never been beaten before, gave up. She immediately grinned and cried until the little tongue in her throat could be seen clearly. Clearly.

Feng Jiu regretted it as soon as he finished the beating, and waited for the girl to howl for a while, holding his breath, and counted how many small teeth she had grown recently. He felt satisfied that the girl must not be short of calcium, and planned to coax her after a while. she.

Unexpectedly, the little girl didn't understand the principle of accepting as soon as she was offered, so Feng Jiu had the cheek to reach out to hug her;

Fengjiu is sad: She has been taking care of Fengling since she was 12 years old, and she has taken care of Fengling before. Who doesn't take her seriously, and worships her as if she wanted to make a confession. Who dares to throw face at her?Fengjiu, who has always been favored, can't accept the dislike of his own daughter at all.

So the sadness came from it - the hormone level in her body was not stable until now - from the difficulty of pregnancy, Fengjiu told herself her family history in her heart, morning sickness, food taboos, broken water, changing fetal position... thinking about everything Get up, why do women give birth to children, just to make themselves angry?

So it's really embarrassing for Feng Jiu to be a new mother: she has never been wronged, and she doesn't know how to give in; whether it is the one-year-old Yaya who is ignorant, or the 21-year-old she is ignorant, this is really a matter of opinion.

After listening to Qiu Sheng's narration, Ning Zheng felt quite helpless.

He looked at Fengjiu who was puffed up, and then looked at the face pressed against his arm, always peeping at his mother's Yaya with a pair of overly big black eyes, knowing that it was the girl who had to slow down first, There is a door.

Ning Zheng then said in a low voice: "Ya Ya made my mother angry, she was crying... Your mother took you so hard, didn't you? No matter what, you can't be angry with your mother, go and coax her."

Ya Ya has already started to dance words, although he can't make a sentence, but in fact the adult understands everything.

Crying is also hard work, so she will stop doing such stupid things after crying as much as she can.

The villain weighed carefully, and decided that he could not offend his father anymore, or he would offend him all over again, so he focused on his big head, left his father's embrace, and tremblingly walked towards his mother.

Yaya Lala stood with her back to the skirt of her mother, who was standing with her back facing them. Fengjiu hesitated, but still looked down at her. Yaya tried her best to show all fourteen small white teeth, smiled obsequiously at her mother, and then slapped her mother. Chubby put his face on Fengjiu's lap, humming "mother, mother", rubbing and rubbing endlessly.

Ning Zheng smiled from behind, seized the opportunity to act as a peacemaker, and softly persuaded Feng Jiu.

Feng Jiu ignored him, squatted down, grabbed Yaya's arms, looked directly into her big Shuiqing eyes, and said seriously: "You can't pinch big white geese like this in the future, do you hear me?"

Ya Ya Ka Ba Ka Ba Yan nodded.

"I have to listen to my mother in the future, and don't lose my temper." Yaya didn't know what was going on in her heart, anyway, after hesitating for a while, she finally nodded helplessly.Feng Jiu immediately beamed with joy, changed his face, and pecked at the cheek of the precious girl. The two mothers hugged each other lovingly again, and Ning Zheng, who was waiting to be hugged with open arms, had already gone to the back of his neck.

Ning Zheng laughed dumbfounded, well, he became redundant again.

He had a premonition that Fengjiu's occasional short temper would be wiped out by Yaya sooner or later.

Before leaving, he received a lot of sweet kisses from his wife, enough to support him through the next few months without them.

But Ning Zheng didn't expect that the mother and daughter in the family didn't need him to worry about, but himself became the object of worry - he fell ill, and it was very serious.

He contracted typhoid fever in mid-May when he left Peiping for Nanjing to attend the National Assembly.

During this trip, he not only met with Mr. Jiang's political leaders, but also discussed with the four major banks of Nanfang, Zhongnan, and Salt Industry to invest and set up industries in Northeast China.At the same time, he also frequently accepted media interviews or gave speeches in public, expressing his desire for "peace" and "unification" of the country many times.

When he left Nanjing on May [-], Mr. Jiang went to the airport in person to see off Ning Zheng, his godbrother.A few days later, Ning Zheng did what he said, and the [-] planes that he promised to lend to the Nanjing government to continue the crusade against the "rebels" in Guangdong have flown from Fengtian to Peiping.

The overly tight itinerary and the huge amount of work finally made Ning Zheng sick from overwork, and fell ill after returning to Beiping. After timely diagnosis and treatment by the accompanying doctor Huang, he was immediately recommended to be admitted to the hospital for treatment.

In the early morning of June [-]st, Ning Zheng, who had a high fever and was already in a coma, left his apartment in Xicheng District, Beiping, and was admitted to the old fifth floor covered by green glazed tiles in Xiehe Hospital.

The sudden and violent illness made Mr. Jiang originally want to cooperate with Ning Zheng to publish the UMC announcement of the crusade against the Guangdong warlord-"Southern King" Chen Jitang, but he had to postpone it.

Although typhoid fever does not seem to be a very serious disease now, in that era when medical conditions were underdeveloped, a cold could kill a person.And this accidental coma also forced Ning Zheng to put aside his careless thoughts and seriously cooperate with the treatment.

Zhi Changsheng fought from left to right, and three days later, Ning Zheng still didn't get better, so he had to call Fengtian to tell the truth. Fengjiu was shocked and decided to leave for Peiping immediately.

He had a premonition that he would stay in Peiping for a long time this time, so Feng Jiu brought a lot of daily necessities there.Soon, Beiping's residence was filled with her and Yaya's belongings.

It's just that even during the illness, as soon as the condition improves slightly, there will be an endless stream of subordinates who will come to Ning Zheng to report to work; service, even temporarily.

This situation directly led to Ning Zheng's relapse. It can also be said that this is a general outbreak of hard work and hardship accumulated for more than three years since he took the post of commander-in-chief of the Northeast. the meaning of.

It was the end of July when his condition stabilized, and it was more than two months of lingering sickness, which scared Feng Jiu and other senior generals of the Ning army to the brim.

Ning Zheng is only 26 years old, he is in the middle of his life, and he is extremely energetic. Apart from the injury to his lungs when he just returned to Chahar to suppress the bandits, he will soon recover——

In the 16th year of the Republic of China, the old commander passed away suddenly. When Ning Zheng was ordered to be in danger, he kept his filial piety for a month. Japan tried to take advantage of the chaos to annex the Northeast, and threats and pressure from other parties. With his young arms, he Forcibly propped up the Northeast.At that time, he was not struck down;
In the 17th year of the Republic of China, the Northeast changed its banner, and warlords from all over the country exerted pressure one after another. The Japanese government was furious and condemned.At that time, he was not struck down;
In the 18th year of the Republic of China, Tu and Duan, the two former right-hand men, harbored evil intentions and colluded with various forces in order to replace them;At that time, he was not struck down;
The enemies of the country hated him, and the Chinese and foreign opposition forces had nothing to do with him, but unexpectedly, the mess in North China knocked him down. Mr. Jiang's strategy of "controlling barbarians with barbarians" and "praising barbarians" has achieved initial results.

Feng Jiu has been married to Ning Zheng for four years, the closer he is to the vortex of power, the more Feng Jiu understands him, and the more he loves him.

It's so hard.

Fengjiu held Yaya in his arms early in the morning, and went to Fengtian Railway Station by car. He opened the window all the way and looked at the street scene of his hometown - the majestic and gorgeous Phoenix Tower with bright yellow glazed tiles and green trimmings. There are 32 large round brass Fengtian Forbidden City, whose door nails are inlaid on the vermilion Daqing Gate, and the relatively majestic Bell Tower and Drum Tower on the left and right of Siping Street, suddenly felt extremely reluctant in her heart, as if she would never see her again, although in fact she wished to grow wings Immediately flew to the sick husband's side to take care of him.

She turned her head and told Qiu Sheng who was sitting next to her about the parting sorrow in her heart. Qiu Sheng laughed, "Girl, I will be back in half a year at most, so don't worry about spring and autumn."

Since the birth of Yaya, Fengjiu, who was originally quite strong by nature, has indeed become much softer, and has added a problem of shallow eye sockets, which made Qiusheng laugh at her from time to time.

Yes, half a year at most.Once Ya Ya's father recovers, they will be able to come back.

After all, Fengtian still has so many things waiting for him to come back to deal with.

However, since I was born, I have never left my hometown for such a long time.

At this time, it was just five o'clock, the sky was already bright, and a white mist like yarn filled the space between the sky and the earth.

From the Bell and Drum Tower on Siping Street, the sound of drums and bells came from the bell and drum tower of Siping Street. , Eighteen slowly, eighteen more unhurriedly, repeated twice, a total of one hundred and eight rings; then the bell rang, and it sounded more melodious and long in the morning mist.

Later, Qiu Sheng, who lived to be in his nineties, occasionally recalled this moment: How could the girl's premonition be so accurate? Beiping and Fengtian, they have always come and gone, but who would have imagined that this is the life of the girl and the uncle. It was also the last time in my life that I saw Fengtian who gave birth to them and raised them.

(End of this chapter)