The Rise of the Writers of the Republic of China

   Marshal Chu's days after his marriage became hectic, because his military funding was almost done, and he was preparing to expand his army crazily, desperately growing his own power.

  When he just occupied Tianjin, his troops were only 20,000 to 30,000, and they were only under his control in name. Because the part of the Zhilu coalition led by Chu Yupu, some of them were Zhang Zongchang's soldiers, and some of them were the remnants of the straight line that were collected along the way.

  Why did Chu Yupu want to be cronyism, and even the unemployed vagabonds who came to defect from their hometown became high officials? The most important reason is that he wants to install cronies in the army and places, and firmly control the army and territory.

   Don't look at this handsome man, he is shrewd.

   All officers who were disobedient were executed by him on the charge of being a spy of the National Army; all bureaucrats who disobeyed were shot by him as a propagandist. In just over a month, Chu Yupu actually grew from a general under Zhang Zongchang to a commander with a territory and an army.

   Chu Yupu is not enough, because the strong enemies around him are feeding him, he will continue to expand his army, expand his army, and expand his army again!

   As for the life and death of ordinary people in the Zhili area, he, the governor of Zhili, does not care. He is the king of grass heads with a gun these days.

  Most of the money plundered from Tianjin was used by Chu Yupu to buy guns and cannons. The newly recruited troops did not even have uniforms, and they were like a group of beggars during the training.

   When the battle against the Northern Expedition Army is next year, Chu Yupu's army is already known as an army of 100,000. As for how many are really capable of fighting, only ghosts know.

   On this day, Commander Chu, who came back from the military camp, rarely had the time to listen to a piece of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes". He called Zhou Hexuan and Shen Yaorong to him and asked, "How is the little emperor?"

Shen Yaorong said proudly: "The person I sent has already connected with Concubine Shu Wenxiu. She is a little moved by the proposal for divorce, but she is still unable to make up her mind. I believe that as long as she continues to instigate provocation, she will be able to have it in a month or two as soon as possible. result."

Concubine Shu Wenxiu lived a hard life. After Puyi moved into Tianjin Zhangyuan, she lived with Wanrong on the second floor. She threw Wenxiu on the first floor (where the servants lived) and ignored her, and she was treated like an ordinary palace maid. . Moreover, Wenxiu has always opposed Puyi's restoration, which made Puyi even more disgusted. She even committed suicide with scissors last year. Fortunately, she was found and rescued.

   In this case, as long as someone promotes the idea of ​​equality and freedom to Wenxiu, she can easily lead her to the road of divorce.

   Chu Yupu was very satisfied with the progress of Master Shen's work, and asked Zhou Hexuan: "How about you?"

Zhou Hexuan smiled and said, "Master, didn't the French consul wife invited me to the salon last time? Puyi and Wanrong were there at the time. I was talking at the salon, trying to attract Wanrong's attention, but I didn't think so, but Puyi was attracted to me. arrive."

   "Could it be that Puyi still likes men?" Chu Yupu laughed.

   Zhou Hexuan actually told the whole truth: "Puyi thinks that I am quite talented and wants to recruit me. He let me stay by the commander's side as an inner responder, secretly help him make plans, and cooperate with Kang Youwei and other royalists to take advantage of the opportunity."

   "He dares!" Chu Yupu was furious when he heard this, slammed the table and asked, "What do you think?"

   Zhou Hexuan said, "I'm going to promise him..."

   "Bastard!" Shen Yaorong interrupted Zhou Hexuan abruptly, looking like a loyal minister filled with righteous indignation, shouting, "Commander, this Zhou is not a good person at first glance, let me shoot him!"

   Chu Yupu raised his hand to silence him, squinted and asked Zhou Hexuan, "Tell me more."

   Zhou Hexuan said with a smile: "Commander, let's just get on with the plan. I promised Puyi on the surface to monitor their every move secretly. In this way, any of their actions will not escape the sight of the commander."

  Chu Yupu was silent for a long time before sneering: "You don't want to be a two-faced spy, do you go down the wind?"

   "Hehe, I'm not stupid," Zhou Hexuan responded calmly, "Back then, when President Yuan Da wanted to be an emperor, he attracted opposition from the whole country. Puyi wanted to do it without soldiers or power? He looked down on himself too much."

   Chu Yupu was relieved and said with a smile, "Just do as you said."

   Zhou Hexuan added: "That's right, Dashuai. I met two foreign journalists at the salon. They thought my article was good, so they asked me for a draft. It is estimated that it will be published in the newspaper in the next two days."

   "You don't need to inform me about this kind of thing, let's go." Chu Yupu waved his hand and said.

   After Zhou Hexuan left, Shen Yaorong came in and made a slander: "Commander, this kid has a lot of guts, beware of being deceived by him."

   "I'm not stupid!" Chu Yupu glared at him and ordered, "Just do your own thing, stop talking shit."

  If Zhou Hexuan was present at this moment, he would definitely shout "the handsome and wise". As for our Master Shen, we can only resign sadly and silently feel that this loyal minister is not trusted by the lord.

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   Zhou Hexuan has been living a happy life recently. The common people in Tianjin are being abused by Commander Chu, but he stays safe and sound in the concession. Even if he sometimes encounters extortion and extortion when he enters the city, as long as he shows his identity as the commander-in-chief, whether it is a gangster or a soldier in the army, he will not dare to make trouble.

   Even the family of Li Shoumin and the landlord Shan Chengfu were taken care of by Zhou Hexuan, and they were rarely raided and extorted.

   Zhou Hexuan felt that this was very good, and he was no longer in a hurry to escape. Anyway, there were chaos everywhere, and it was much safer to stay by Chu Yupu's side. What he needs most now is to continue to increase his reputation and make friends with powerful people everywhere. When there is a premonition of danger, just hide in the house of a foreign consul, even Zhang Zuolin would not dare to bring troops in to arrest people.

   Another weekend, Zhou Hexuan was invited to play polo. I heard that today there were the British consul and his wife, the French consul and his wife Puyi and his wife, as well as a garrison commander in the Tianjin Concession.

   A Ford sedan came to pick him up from the Dashuai Mansion early on. Li Shuanzhu wanted to get in the car, but was chased down by the French driver. These two people could only chase after the car.

   It is very helpless to say that, Chu Dashuai, who is domineering in Tianjin, dares not even fart when he encounters a foreigner - even if the foreigner is only the driver of the consulate's family.

  The horse farm is located in the livestock garden of Guotong Building in the south of Tianjin, covering an area of ​​200 acres. Next to the horse farm is the Friendship Club, where you can enjoy bowling, billiards, tennis, golf and other sports. Foreign dignitaries often hold dance parties here.

   Of course, rich Chinese people can also visit here. For example, President Li Yuanhong, who retired to an apartment in Tianjin, often came here to ride horses to relax. Duan Qirui, who just announced his retirement not long ago, also occasionally invited friends to the club to play billiards.

  In the turbulent China, it seems that only foreign devils can enjoy a moment of peace.

   "Mr. Zhou, here we are." The French driver stopped the car and said respectfully.

   Zhou Hexuan opened the car door, just in time to see the Puyi couple in sportswear.

  Puyi came over to shake his hand with enthusiasm, and asked in a low voice, "Mr. Zhou, have you thought about it?"

   Zhou Hexuan smiled contemptuously, this old man was too eager, and at first glance he was not someone who did big things. Still want to restore to be the emperor? Wash and sleep.