The true biography of Yaqiao, the first chivalrous king of the Republic of China

Chapter 58
Zhao Tieqiao was stabbed to death, and the national government first suspected Li Guojie, but due to insufficient evidence, he could not be brought to justice.But the national government did not let him go, but based on Zhao Tieqiao's report during his lifetime, the Shanghai District Court sentenced Li Guojie to three years in prison and deprived of his civil rights for four years on December 1932, 12.

"Youth is prosperous, middle-aged is romantic, and old age is bound to be down." Li Guojie looked at the sky when he received the verdict in prison, and sighed with great aggrieved heart: This is the sin of his grandfather who killed countless people in his life and betrayed the country for glory. Let me pay for my sins.Karma, as expected, it doesn’t matter if you don’t believe it.

But Li Guojie never imagined that just when all his thoughts were lost, a nobleman quietly went south with ease.

On January 1933, 1, in order to plan the self-government of the five provinces in North China (Hebei, Shandong, Shanxi, Chahar, and Suiyuan), Japan did everything possible to win over frustrated warlords Duan Qirui, Wu Peifu, Sun Chuanfang and others to leave the mountain. Duan Qirui Accompanied by Qian Yongming (Chairman of the Bank of Communications, Chiang Kai-shek's plenipotentiary representative), Wu Guangxin, his brother-in-law Wu Guangxin, and his nephew Duan Honggang secretly boarded the train going south and arrived in Nanjing; Chiang Kai-shek was overjoyed and immediately ordered all the major generals in Nanjing The above-mentioned military officers greeted them at Pukou Station to show their importance.Chiang Kai-shek personally greeted Duan Qirui who came by ferry at the Xiaguan Wharf with a very warm attitude.At that time, Duan Qirui was nearly seventy years old, with white beard and hair, wearing a black woolen square hat and Chinese clothes, with a kind face.As soon as he got out of the cabin, Chiang Kai-shek immediately went forward to greet him, saluted first, then shook hands, saying "teacher" one by one, making Duan Qirui feel as if he had been ironed, very comfortable.

Duan Qirui (1865-1936), courtesy name Zhiquan.A native of Hefei, Anhui. When he was 16 years old, his family was in decline, and he walked more than 2000 miles alone to Weihai, Shandong Province. He joined his uncle Duan Congde, who was in charge of the Huai Army, and became a secretary in the Huai Army camp. He worked very hard. The clothes are wrinkled, the hat is out of shape, the shoes are out of shape, and the nose is sloppy all day long.Veteran Xing Baozhai couldn't stand it, and often scolded him: "You are such a dick, a coward, what can you do in the future? If any girl can fall in love with you, she is blind." Duan Qirui always bows and admits mistakes, how to change It is also not easy to change.

Soon, Li Hongzhang founded the Tianjin Armed Forces Academy, and Duan Qirui was admitted to the first artillery department.In the school, there is a "pipe retreat gun" (that is, a rapid-fire gun) imported from Germany.Once, the sight of this teaching gun was broken, and no one knew how to repair it. The "Guan Tui Cannon" became blind and could not be used.From student soldiers to instructors, there is nothing to do.Duan Qirui pondered over and over again, fiddled with it three times and twice, and it was finally done.For a while, Duan Qirui impressed the teachers and students. In 1988, he was sent to Germany to study abroad for one year. In 1896, Yuan Shikai was ordered to "build a new army" at a small station in the suburbs of Tianjin. He believed that Duan Qirui was a talent, so he transferred him to serve as the commander of the artillery team.Later, Duan Qirui gradually became Yuan Shikai's confidant, and together with Wang Shizhen and Feng Guozhang, he was called the "Three Heroes of Beiyang": ; .

Although Yuan Shikai was kind to Duan Qirui and married his adoptive daughter Zhang Peiheng to him as a sequel, Duan Qirui had his own opinion on the issue of Yuan Shikai's proclaiming emperor.Not only did he not participate in Yuan Shikai's enthronement ceremony, but he also said to the think tank Xu Shuzheng: "Xiang Cheng (Yuan Shikai's word) is doing something wrong!" He wrote a letter: "For affairs outside Beijing, if you are ordered, you will never dare to resign. But for internal affairs in Beijing, I hope that the brothers Juren and Zhiquan will follow their orders and not be misled by their left and right... "The term "left and right" alludes to Xu Shuzheng.Yuan Shikai took this letter to Duan Qirui.After Duan Qirui read it, his nose was so angry that he threw the letter on the ground and cursed: "Feng Huafu was originally a dog, but now it seems that he is worse than a dog!"

During the period of the Republic of China, Duan Qirui "made a republic of the three", served as the prime minister of the state or interim ruling for many times, and has been in the political arena for fifteen years, but he abides by the politician's code of "being an official without corruption". No smoking, no drinking, no whoring, no gambling, no greed, no occupation, known as the "Six No Prime Minister"; in 1926, after the "March 38" tragedy, he resigned from his post and went to Tianjin to work as an apartment. Eat meat again; and he has no real estate in Tianjin, and has little savings on hand, so he has to borrow the house of his old subordinates in the Japanese Concession Miyajima Street (now No. [-] Anshan Road, Heping District) to live in, three meals a day, with steamed buns and rice , Vegetable-based.Duan Qirui also made calculations, personally asked about the family's expenses, reviewed the daily accounts, saved as much as he could, and didn't hire people if he could do it himself.Wei Zonghan, an old subordinate, couldn't stand it anymore, and invited a group of veterans to volunteer to stand guard in Duanzhai and clean up the house.Xing Baozhai is single, has no children, and is old. He has been following Duan Qirui, and also followed Duan Qirui from Beijing to Tianjin.He doesn't need to do the usual housework, just let him do some light work such as buying brooms and dustpans.When he had nothing to do, he would tell the younger generation about Duan Qirui's "jokes" when he was a soldier. Whenever he finished, the younger generation would make him happy: "Don't you look down on Mr. Duan, but you still have to do it now." Help him go to the street to buy a broom..." Xing Baozhai was a little embarrassed, and stammered: "We are mortals, and I didn't know that he could change his fortune and become such a high-ranking official. If I knew this, I should have treated him well back then Some!"

On the night of arriving in Nanjing, Chiang Kai-shek was at the Presidential Palace to welcome Duan Qirui.

"Teacher Duan, would you like to live in Nanjing or Shanghai?" Chiang Kai-shek asked cordially after drinking for three rounds.

"My second daughter is studying in Shanghai, it's more convenient for me to live in Shanghai." Duan Qirui replied.

"Teacher Duan, do you think you have anything else that students need to handle?"

"Well...it's not a big deal. Personally, I only have a small matter. I don't know if I should talk about it or not?"

"Just talk, just talk. You don't have to be polite, teacher."

Duan Qirui picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said, "I have a distant relative named Li Guojie. I wonder if the Chairman has heard of it?"

"Is that Li Hongzhang's eldest grandson? I've heard of it."

"Mr. Li Hongzhang and I are from Hefei, and he has been kind to me. He sent five people to study in Germany. When he saw that there were only two Anhui people on the list, he was not satisfied. He said: 'The Huai army is the Huai army. Huai people are the main ones.' So he checked out a candidate from Shandong and filled in the name of the old man. Later, he promoted him many times. Later, my eldest daughter Duan Shixuan married Li Guoyuan, the grandson of the Li family. Adding relatives. This Li Guojie and Li Guoyuan are close relatives. The old man is already old and frail, useless, and should not be involved in these trivial matters. However, after hearing that Li Guojie committed a crime, his wife wanted to die and live. The second Huangpu River...Of course, the state owns the state law, and the family has family rules. I don't want to bend the law for his own benefit. I mean, if it's just an economic problem, let him eat it in and spit it out..."

"Teacher Duan, you don't have to worry about this trivial matter. Let me understand the situation and make a decision when the situation is clear. Okay?"

When parting, Chiang Kai-shek asked Duan Qirui whether it was enough to give him 1 yuan a month.Duan Qirui said that in the face of national crisis, there are many places where the country spends money, and he does not need so much living expenses.Chiang Kai-shek said: "If you have enough money, you can distribute some to your old subordinates. I heard that they are living a tight life now." So Duan Qirui received monthly living expenses and kept enough for himself. Most of them were distributed to the old robes.

Duan Qirui arrived in Shanghai by train, and shortly thereafter, he spoke to the reporter: "The violent behavior of Japan has reached the point where emotion cannot be understood and reason cannot be explained. The only thing we can do in our country is to work hard to save ourselves. Self. The whole country is actively preparing and working together to deal with it, even though there are ten Japans, what is there to be afraid of?" A few words, iron bones, and loud!Later, someone expressed emotion: If Duan Hefei was in power, how would Little Japan dare to bully me, no one in China?
Chiang Kai-shek gave the teacher a lot of face. After Duan Qirui left, he ordered Li Guojie to be released.Duan Qirui was covered by this big umbrella, and when he left the prison, Li Guojie was cautious, staying at home to sort out the prison poem "Yinlou Yincao", and generally not going out, so as not to cause trouble.Later, "Yinglou Yincao" was published, signed by Liang Hongzhi, and prefaced by Maoheting and Yang Yunshi.

In June 1936, Duan Qirui suffered from a severe gastric ulcer and bled profusely.Due to being a vegetarian for many years, his immunity is relatively low.Doctors and family members advised him to eat some fish to increase his nutrition.Duan Qirui said resolutely: "People can die, but meat must not be eaten." In October, the stomach hemorrhage again; age.

When Li Guojie got the bad news, he came to condolences, crying more sadly than Duan's children, his eyes were swollen like red lanterns.From then on, the big umbrella was lost, and he lived in reclusive life even more, not caring about worldly affairs.

On February 1939, 2, the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, according to the old rules, Li Guojie went out to pay New Year greetings to his elders. As soon as he reached the entrance of the alley in Qinyuan Village, Xinzha Road, gunshots rang like firecrackers.Later, he was sent to Haig Road Red Cross Hospital. After more than an hour of rescue, Li Guojie woke up and saw that he was lying in the emergency room. He asked the doctor very puzzled: "Why did they beat me?" The doctor Seeing that he was conscious and not seriously injured, he advised him to rest at ease.However, in the evening, after hearing the news, the eldest daughter-in-law, who had gone out to pay New Year's greetings, rushed to the hospital. As soon as she entered the room, she fainted with an "oh".The doctor rushed to rescue him in a hurry.After waking up, I realized that when Zhao Tieqiao was stabbed, he was lying on the hospital bed where his father-in-law slept.At night, Li Guojie's condition suddenly deteriorated, and he died three days later.

After many years, there has been no conclusion as to who assassinated Li Guojie.Many people speculate that it is very possible that Zhao Tieqiao's family hired murderers to take revenge...

(End of this chapter)