Chapter 72 Little Emperor, Big Business Six

After hearing Chang Ruiqing's statement, all the shopkeepers thought it was unreliable... Everyone raised more than 300,000 yuan to send it. That meant that they wanted to ask the model group to move in and not set up a battlefield outside Zhengyang Gate! Why did this leader Changda give such a promise of "not taking the initiative to attack" after receiving the money? Is this money a little, or does it have other intentions? Look at me, I look at you, and finally they looked at Le Daren of Tongrentang. The four major rooms in the Le family in Tongrentang have opened dozens of traditional Chinese medicine shops, and they are well-deserved leaders in the Beijing business world.

Le Daren looked around and knew that there was no way to refuse, so he sighed: "General Chang (actually a colonel). Now the two armies are fighting. Your old soldiers will not attack Beijing City, but you may not be able to fight the braided soldiers in Beijing City. Is this prosperous place outside Zhengyang Gate really going to be destroyed?"

Chang Ruiqing shook his hand quickly: "No, no, the world's general trend has come to this point, and Zhang Shaoxuan should have already understood that it is not enough to do it. Now he gathers his troops to defend Beijing City, I am afraid that he will not have any unreasonable thoughts. Besides, the braided soldiers in Zhengyang Gate are not fools. When things get so bad, will they still be stupid for Zhang Xun? I think all the shopkeepers have not made any money in their place, right? I think they can be together in the next ten or eight days."

Several shopkeepers who had been in the business world for a long time laughed, but they felt a lot of groans in their hearts. They all knew that more than 300,000 silver dollars were considered a waste, and there was still a lot of money in Zhengyang Gate... This time, the most painful thing was probably these businessmen!

Chang Ruiqing stood up and sent a number of shopkeepers out of the door. Before he could sit down, he saw his former guard, Tang Jiu, the backbone of the Red Brigade, quietly walked in. Chang Ruiqing looked around and saw that his confidants were all his confidants in the regiment headquarters. He ordered Tang Jiu to sit down, poured him a cup of tea, and then asked in a low voice: "What's the situation with Wu Yuxun (Wu Shi)? Is the little emperor okay?"

Tang Jiu smiled and replied: "It's all good. After robbing the little emperor, Deputy Commander Wu took a carriage and entered Dongjiaomin Lane. He booked a secluded suite at the Six Kingdoms Hotel and hid the little emperor in the bathroom... The little guy was already scared and asked him to do whatever he wanted. He was really a dragon emperor. I think he was a coward!"

Chang Ruiqing nodded and asked again: "When did you leave the city?" During this period, Chang Ruiqing was busy commanding the battle and his contact with the Red Brigade was basically interrupted, so this question was asked.

Tang Jiu took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and then continued: "I left the city the day before yesterday. This time we have harvested several boxes of calligraphy and paintings and porcelain in the Forbidden City. Deputy Commander Wu asked me to take a few brothers to get these things out of the city first. Whenever I think about leaving the city, the commander's team arrived! Zhang Xun's eighteen camp leaders were defeated by our model group! It's so satisfying to think about it!"

Speaking of this, Tang Jiu's eyes shone in waves, as if he wanted to fight in person. Chang Ruiqing smiled slightly and patted Tang Jiu on the shoulder: "Brother Tang, don't be anxious. If you fight in the future, we will fight a new Republic of China together!" He paused and asked, "Who else has left Beijing except you?"

Tang Jiuhan smiled and replied: "There are also eunuch Meng and Hu Rouanqian. Deputy Commander Wu sent them to Tianjin to do business. I don't know what the details are."

Chang Ruiqing nodded and said nothing. Meng Li and Hu rolled the cold to Tianjin to find a way to collect money. After all, under the control of Zhang Xun, Beijing City contacted the small court there. If something happens, it would be a big mistake. Relatively speaking, the situation in Tianjin is much more favorable. After all, Duan Qirui did not issue a wanted order to the Red Brigade... The person kidnapped his rival Emperor Xuantong Puyi. No matter how he disagrees with it, it is difficult to publicly order people, otherwise this position would be a little unclear.

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"Old Zhi!Old Zhi!" An anxious shout came from the other end of the corridor to the study room at the end of the corridor. What sounded together with the shouts was the sound of "dongdongdongdong" footsteps.

Duan Qirui, sitting in the study, raised his eyebrows slightly, and a hint of expectation slid across his face. The voice was clearly Xu Shuzheng, and there was a hint of joy. It seemed that some good news came! In the past few days, the general trend of the world has finally gradually become clear. Almost all the governors and division commanders have issued telegrams to oppose the restoration! Moreover, Cao Kun and Li Changtai, who held heavy troops, finally took office as commander of the Western Route Army and deputy commander of the Eastern Route Army.

The footsteps and shouts became louder and louder. The door of the study was suddenly pushed open. Xu Shuzheng, who was excited, was wearing a full set of Beiyang Army woolen uniforms. He seemed to have just arrived from the headquarters of the Anti-Rebel Army. At this time, his face was flushed and he was breathing with his mouth open. Looking at Duan Qirui and the others, he waved the telegram in his hand with one hand and shouted: "Old Zhi! The model regiment has defeated the Dingwu Army! Zhang Xun's large group of troops have retreated into Beijing. Chang Ruiqing's team drove outside Zhengyang Gate and established a position in the area between Dashilan and Bada Hutong!"

Duan Qirui remained silent, but the two guests in front of him jumped up. The two were Duan Zhigui and Li Changtai. Duan Zhigui was as excited as Xu Shuzheng, and his face turned red. He was the commander of the Eastern Route Army of the Anti-Rebellion Army, but like Duan Qirui, he was also a bare-headed man. Now he could "win without a fight" and he would not be happy. Li Changtai's face was gray. His Eighth Division had not started at the horse factory, and Zhang Xun's braided soldiers were actually defeated by a model regiment! If he had known that the braided soldiers were so careless, why would he delay the troops!

Duan Qirui glanced at Li Changtai and turned to Xu Shuzheng: "Is there such a thing? Is the news reliable?"

Xu Shuzheng strode into the study and waved the telegram in his hand: "Chang Ruiqing's model regiment and Wang Pin Lao from Beijing City sent a telegram. Zhang Xun's braided soldiers and the model regiment fought hard for two days, and suffered heavy losses. In addition, the sudden change of the 13th Division of the Nanyuan Army forced Zhang Xun to withdraw his troops and return to defend Beijing City. Chang Ruiqing led his troops to pursue outside Zhengyang Gate while he was victorious! Moreover, Zhang Xun, who was defeated back to Beijing City, had asked Wang Pin Lao to mediate!"

"So that's it!" Duan Qirui nodded, took the telegram, looked carefully, and then pondered: "Although Chang Ruiqing was a bit tricky to win, he still won. With just one thousand people, he could still win against Zhang Shaoxuan's eight thousand braided soldiers, he could still win, which is considered a rare general! With this contribution, a major general always needs to be given to the brigade commander, otherwise the rewards and punishments will be unknown!" As he said that, he glanced at Li Changtai coldly again, and the latter lowered his head and did not say a word.

Xu Shuzheng nodded, and then suggested: "Old Zhi, let's go to the subordinates for negotiations with Zhang Shaoxuan. At the same time, let the Third Division and the Eighth Division approach the city of Beijing to form a siege against Zhang Xun's troops... Also, Zhang Wenzheng (Zhang Wensheng), the admiral of the Dingwu Army, was a robbery in this case of restoration. His subordinates had already agreed with him that he could give him the opportunity to reform and appoint him as the governor of Xuzhou to cut off Zhang Xun's retreat."

The solution is very good, but it means eating alone. Chang Ruiqing is a person in Xu Shuzheng's entrainment, and Zhang Wensheng is also Xu Shuzheng's Xuzhou fellow. He was "recruited" by Xu Shuzheng, so he will naturally be grateful. Xu Shuzheng himself has to negotiate with Zhang Xun himself... Duan Zhigui and Li Changtai couldn't help but shake their heads slightly, but Duan Qirui smiled and nodded, looking at the two people beside him: "Xiangyan, Jieping, what do you think?"

Duan Zhigui smiled slightly and nodded, "Everything depends on Mr. Zhi's instructions."

Li Changtai had to forcefully smile and focused: "I only follow the order of Mr. Zhi."

Duan Qirui smiled with satisfaction and said to Xu Shuzheng: "Youzheng, go do it well. Remember, don't force Zhang Shaoxuan too much. So what if he is willing to order the braided soldiers in Beijing to step down and let him go?" At this point, he suddenly paused and said: "There is also the incident of the little emperor being kidnapped. You should also go and check it out. You must give the Qing Dynasty an explanation."

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