Finally arriving at Beijing Railway Station, Xu Lanzhou and Feng Linge went straight to Zhang Zuolin's residence in Beijing according to the address as soon as they got off the car. When they arrived at the door of the house, they happened to see Zhang Zuolin coming out of it neatly dressed.

Seeing the two of them, Zhang Zuolin was stunned, and quickly stepped forward to hold Feng Linge's hand, "Brother, you have been wronged!"

Feng Linge was Zhang Zuolin's sworn brother. He was relatively upright and a tough guy. He was ignored by Zhang Xiluan and deprived of military power by He Rui. After being sent out of the country with gifts, he didn't say much on the way. At this time, when he saw his brother's condolences, his eyes finally turned red.

The relationship between Xu Lanzhou and Zhang Zuolin was not good, but at this time there was no other choice. When he saw Zhang Zuolin, he became a little emotional, so he quickly stepped forward and said: "Brother Zhang, we are waiting to follow you back to the pass!"

Zhang Zuolin sighed, "Oh, you two came just in time. Let's pay our respects to the president."

"What? The president has passed away?" Xu Lanzhou was overwhelmed by the news. Along the way, he and Feng Linge were worried about being assassinated by He Rui and did not dare to get out of the sleeper berth. They had no idea what was going on outside.

Zhang Zuolin nodded, "You two will come with me to pay your respects and show your face in front of everyone so that people in the capital know that you two have arrived."

The mourning hall is not located in the presidential palace. Seeing this beautiful building, Feng Linge and Xu Lanzhou were a little stunned. It is not easy to come to Yuan Shikai's mourning hall to express condolences, although Zhang Zuolin, Feng Linge, Xu Lanzhou

Zhou Du was once a division commander and could be considered a figure. However, this was the capital, and among the three, only Zhang Zuolin was considered a figure. A major at the door did not want to let the two strangers Feng Linge and Xu Lanzhou in.

Just when the situation became awkward, the major suddenly ran away and stepped forward to greet the new mourners. Xu Lanzhou turned around and felt a surge of anger rushing from his chest to his forehead. He saw Zhang Xiluan, who had brought him to this point.

door.

Zhang Zuolin quickly stepped forward to greet him: "General Manager Duan, you are here."

Hearing this title, Xu Lanzhou immediately did not dare to make a mistake. He never expected that the person next to Zhang Xiluan turned out to be Duan Qirui, the current Secretary of State and Chief of the Army.

Zhang Xiluan saw Zhang Zuolin, Feng Linge, and Xu Lanzhou, but he did not say hello to the three of them. He just said to Duan Qirui: "Brother Duan, I will go in first to express my condolences."

Duan Qirui nodded, and when Zhang Xiluan stepped in, Zhang Zuolin quickly waved to Feng Linge and Xu Lanzhou to come over. Then he introduced the two to Duan Qirui. Duan Qirui looked at the two people up and down, and then said to the major: "They are

Come with me."

The major immediately saluted. Duan Qirui led the three people into the gate. Zhang Zuolin whispered: "I don't know when Mr. Duan will be free."

"Over the first seven." Duan Qirui replied, and continued walking. Xu Lanzhou wanted to follow, but was stopped by Zhang Zuolin, "Mr. Duan is busy with things, let's not lose sight of him."

Indeed, Duan Qirui is very busy now. When he knelt down in front of Yuan Shikai's tomb, Duan Qirui stood up and offered incense. Outside the mourning hall, seeing Zhang Xiluan again who had finished paying homage, Duan Qirui sighed: "The president didn't even pay homage when he was seriously ill.

I'm willing to go to the hospital, but I'm not willing to take medicine. Sigh... If I were willing to go to the hospital, I'm afraid it wouldn't be like this."

Zhang Xiruan did not agree with Duan Qirui's statement, but he admired Yuan Shikai's tenacity in his heart. How could Yuan Shikai not know his physical condition? He did this just to die quickly. The person who pushed Yuan Shikai to this point was Feng Guozhang and Duan Qi.

Rui Mo. Now Yuan Shikai is completely unable to mobilize Beiyang. If he lives for a few more years, he doesn’t know how he will be ruined by these Beiyang characters!

Feeling unhappy, Zhang Xiluan asked: "Brother Duan, how come I heard that Li Yuanhong was ranked first among the successors specified in the president's edict?"

Duan Qirui looked helpless. Yuan Shikai was still the President of the Republic of China when he died. According to the system, the President decides the successor. So many superficial people thought that Yuan Shikai would let his son succeed the President. But the list of successors was opened.

There are three heirs in the box, namely Li Yuanhong, Xu Shichang, and Duan Qirui.

This list shows that Yuan Shikai's political wisdom has not disappeared. If we assume an extreme situation, Yuan Shikai will announce the list of successors before proclaiming himself emperor, and then clearly explain the reasons for using the title of emperor to obtain legal authority. I am afraid that Cai E's reasons for rebellion will still be unclear.

It's really missing.

But this is all hypothetical. When the situation has reached the moment, everyone can only dance on the stage that has been determined. Just when I was about to test Zhang Xiluan’s opinion on He Rui’s position, I saw Zhang Xiluan frowning. He followed Zhang Xiluan’s gaze.

, I saw a foreigner wearing a long robe and mandarin jacket coming to pay homage. I heard Zhang Xiluan ask: "Brother Duan, who is that foreigner?"

Duan Qirui snorted coldly, "This person's name is Morrison, and he is the one who encouraged the president to proclaim himself emperor."

"Oh?" Zhang Xiluan had been outside the customs for a long time and was not familiar with things inside the customs. He saw that Mo Lixun did not kneel down in the Chinese way, but bowed three times, then turned around and left the mourning hall.

Duan Ruirui snorted again and said, "Moli Xun and He Rui have an irreconcilable relationship. I wonder if I know that?"

Zhang Xiluan shook his head. He Rui was attracting investment outside the customs and doing business with many foreigners. In Zhang Xiluan's eyes, Mo Lixun was just one of them.

It was not that Morrison was ignorant of the etiquette of condolences in China, but he was in a low mood and did not want to follow the local customs. The people who came to express condolences were all big shots in Beiyang, but in Morrison's view, after Yuan Shikai died, the best person he knew

This is the end of valuable Chinese big shots. No matter what the future holds for Beiyang's big shots, they are not the cards in Moritzun's hands.

After leaving the mourning hall, Mo Li Xun changed into a suit when he returned to his residence. In order to express his proper attitude, the suit was black. His family had prepared their luggage, and Mo Li Xun went straight to the train station and took the train to Fengtian.

train.

Lying on the berth, Mo Li Xun had a lot of thoughts in his mind. Will the next big shot really be He Rui? Mo Li Xun was not sure.

But Morrison must make a bet. If a political broker has not established a relationship with a valuable person, he will be as unable to perform as a gambler without a coin in his pocket. Now the people in Beiyang are very wary of Morrison, and Morrison has not

Interested in establishing relations with the southern revolutionaries, the only person left to choose was He Rui.

Two days passed in a blink of an eye. Morrison walked out of Fengtian Railway Station and was stunned for a moment. This was Fengtian, not Siping, but it already had the feeling that He Rui would bring.

That's the feeling of order.

Traffic policemen on the street, vehicles traveling on the right, and street signs at street intersections. Just by looking at it, you can understand that there is a force that dominates order and maintains order here. And this force never hides its existence.

The pressure suddenly eased a lot, and Mo Lixun even felt relaxed and happy. When he arrived at the shops outside Fengtian Railway Station, he saw that all the shops were open. When he walked into one, he saw a prominent place on the counter.

A lot of newspapers were published. Moritzon asked: "Boss, are there any new newspapers?"

The boss looked at Mo Lixun, a foreigner who spoke good Chinese. Although he was a little surprised, he still replied: "The latest newspaper is the Northeast Daily."

As soon as he heard the name, Mo Lixun understood that He Rui had already established a firm position in Fengtian. He smiled and said: "Come on one."

When I opened the newspaper handed over by my boss, I saw that the headline was not the news of Yuan Shikai's death, but a news item with a photo, "Land reform in Northeast China is advancing rapidly, and the day when land to the tiller is coming to fruition".
Chapter completed!