Meng Enyuan is an old man from Beiyang. He has been following Lao Yuan since he started training at a small station. However, his fortune is different from others. He did not rely on solid achievements, but relied on his cleverness to rise to the top in one step.
When the Empress Dowager Cixi was inspecting the new army at the small station, she accidentally dropped the hairpin on her head, and Meng Enyuan happened to pick it up. After the inspection, Meng Enyuan knelt on the ground and said eight words: Phoenix hairpin fell to the ground, heavy
Return to Foshan!
After saying one sentence, Cixi was made happy, and she rose all the way up to the throne of a prince. Everyone still looked down upon him, and secretly called him General Picking Up Hairpins.
Now the hairpin-picking general was furious and yelling at his nephew Gao Shibi. He was holding the telegram sent by Wu Tai'an in his hand. The veins on his hands were bulging and his face was red. He was walking back and forth on the ground.
Neither standing nor sitting.
In the telegram, Wu Taian told Meng Enyuan exactly what happened, without daring to hide it at all. His mind was still very clear. This time he must have caused a big trouble. Maybe even Meng Enyuan would have problems.
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Lao Meng carefully calculated the current situation and found that Gao Shibi had made an unknown person this time and intercepted Fengtian's caravan. First, he offended Zhang Zuolin, who was in full swing, and then smashed the Guo family's cooking pot, causing
The visiting envoy Guo Zongxi was dissatisfied.
Moreover, the business circles in Jilin and Fengtian provinces will also be dissatisfied. After all, you are detaining people's legitimate and reasonable transactions without reason, and their attitude is so arrogant. No one will feel comfortable. In addition, they cooperate with the Japanese and act as Japanese thugs. All walks of life in Jilin
There must be widespread dissatisfaction, not only in Jilin but also in Beijing.
In fact, even the Japanese were dissatisfied with Gao Shibi, mainly blaming him for his incompetence. He let the convoy and reporters go. In addition, this batch of goods was shipped from Tsarist Russia. Will the Russians have a hand in it?
Hard to say.
Thinking of this, Meng Enyuan was completely confused. Gao Shibi's actions offended everyone he could offend. There is no such a bastard in the world. Meng Enyuan was completely confused and didn't know what to do.
Meng Enyuan was worried, and Zhang Zuolin and Zhang Tinglan, who were in Fengtian, also received a report from Changchun. The plan was implemented perfectly. Not only did they fool the Japanese, but they also tricked Meng Enyuan into it, which definitely killed two birds with one stone.
"I would like to say, now it's time to close the net, what do you think we should do? Should we mobilize public opinion now to put pressure on Japan and Meng Enyuan?"
After Zhang Tinglan thought for a while, he shook his head: "Commander, although we have taken the initiative, we must also think about how to make moves, and we cannot waste a good hand of cards."
"I'm sorry, let's talk about it in detail."
"Well, although the Japanese were defeated this time, if you think about it carefully, the Japanese were not deeply involved. There were no casualties. Just seizing vehicles and mobilizing troops at will will not do anything to the Japanese."
Although Zhang Tinglan is helpless, this is also a fact. Foreigners have become accustomed to running rampant on China's territory. In many cases, they are making trouble unreasonably and hurting Chinese people. In turn, they want the Chinese government to apologize. This time
There were no human losses. If Fengtian refused to give up, it would easily anger Japan.
"Once it exceeds the Japanese bottom line, triggers their backlash, affects the trade with Russia on the Middle East route, and then jeopardizes the smuggling industry, we will lose more than we gain."
Zhang Zuolin nodded when he heard this. What Zhang Tinglan said was not wrong at all. After all, Fengjun was still weak and did not dare to push the Japanese into a corner. Otherwise, the Japanese would act rogue, and then Fengjun would have no choice.
"I'm sorry, you mean to focus your attack only on Meng Enyuan."
"Yes, he allowed Gao Shijie to do evil, which at least shows that he has lax management. More importantly, he colluded with the Japanese and harmed the interests of Chinese businessmen. Can such a groveling guy still serve as the commander-in-chief of a province? Public opinion will definitely be one-sided.
, forming a strong trend against Meng, and we can also take the opportunity to complain to Beijing and let them replace Meng Enyuan."
Lao Zhang thought for a moment, then slapped the table and said, "That's it. I'm going to go find the lost land first. I should ask him to give us an explanation."
Looking for Shitian now, it is obvious that he deliberately bullied others and got an advantage by being obedient. However, Zhang Tinglan also wanted to see the Japanese people in embarrassment, so he and Lao Zhang went to the Japanese consulate together.
At this time, Shitian had received a report from Changchun, and nothing was found at all. This time, Shitian was disappointed again. He even vaguely felt that he had been tricked by Zhang Zuolin again. His recent dealings had not gone smoothly.
It was like this again this time. I was full of confidence, but ended up hitting the cotton ball with my fist, and someone got the handle. If this was announced, Japan would soon be disgraced again.
In fact, for the Japanese, they neither care about the opinions of the Chinese, but cannot ignore the opinions of the Chinese. This mentality is very contradictory. China is poor and weak, and the government cannot threaten the Japanese, let alone a few curses.
If the Japanese are pushed too hard, they can turn around, stir up trouble and blackmail China.
But one thing the Japanese have to admit is that China is Japan's largest external market and the largest producer of raw materials. If the Chinese people are generally anti-Japanese and boycott Japanese goods in large numbers, it will be a disaster for Japan.
As the saying goes, a strong dragon cannot overwhelm a local snake. If the Japanese want to reap economic benefits, they must maintain relative friendship with China's political and business circles, rather than blindly confront them. Faced with this situation, the loss of land is simply in a dilemma. I don't know what to do.
Put an end to this farce.
At this moment, Lao Zhang took the initiative to visit, and Shi Tian's eyes suddenly lit up. Perhaps a turning point was just around the corner. After he invited Lao Zhang into the consulate, he sat across from him.
Lao Zhang looked gloomy and asked directly: "Mr. Shitian, what do you want to find in Japan? Mr. Zhang let you find it casually, why bother to embarrass the businessman?"
Faced with Lao Zhang's questioning, Shi Tian was speechless. It took him a long time to say: "Marshuai Zhang, this is a misunderstanding. We got a report that there were prohibited items. We were responsible for all parties, so we started the search."
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"It's not that things are prohibited. It's me who is prohibited." Lao Zhang directly exposed Shi Tian's lie: "Zhang has long said that I am willing to be friends with Japan and enhance our friendship, but there is a prerequisite.
Just to ensure basic mutual respect, you have to save some face for me!"
Zhang Zuolin's words reached this level, like a poisoned dagger, piercing Shitian's heart, making him miserable, but he couldn't refute it. Who prevented them from catching the real evidence? Now they can only let it go.
They were harmed by Lao Zhang.
Fortunately, Shitian Shitian is a veteran politician, and he has been friends with Zhang Zuolin for a while. He knows very well that this time Zhang Zuolin comes here to find a way for both parties to get off. Otherwise, Lao Zhang has already taken the advantage. It is completely stable.
There is no need to come here if you are taking the Diaoyutai.
"Daishuai Zhang. Some things have already happened. Let's think of a solution that can be accepted by both parties."
Zhang Zuolin nodded slightly: "This massive seizure of goods cannot be without an explanation. Someone must be responsible, otherwise there will be no way to explain it to the business community in Fengtian."
"Are you saying that Gao Shibing should be held responsible?" Shitian is also a smart man. Since someone needs to take responsibility, apart from Japan, the only one left is the loser Gao Shibing.
"Yes, I can say hello to some newspapers in China and ask them to point the finger of public opinion at Meng Enyuan and Gao Shibi. It is they who are doing evil, being domineering, causing trouble for one party, and trying not to involve Japan. In the future, there will be a dispute between Fengtian business circles and Japanese businessmen.
The cooperation remains the same as before. Zhang hopes that the Japanese side can maintain a certain degree of restraint. If there are any problems in the future, we can communicate and discuss directly without such slander and stumbling blocks!"
After Lao Zhang finished speaking, Shi Tian's heart was churning. This is indeed a way. Although the Japanese bamboo basket failed this time, there are no serious consequences, as long as no one is manipulating public opinion behind the scenes.
, it will not cause any harm to Japan at all.
Moreover, it is not impossible to let Gao Shibi take the blame. Who made this guy so stupid? Otherwise, the team and reporters would have been detained, and Japan could have framed him, and would not have been so passive at all.
Shitian thought for a while, and then said: "This is indeed the most appropriate solution, but you must not embarrass Meng Enyuan too much. Enough is enough!"
An agreement was reached with Shitian, and the Japanese were completely removed from it. Now, when dealing with Meng Enyuan and Gao Shibi, the certainty was even greater. Lao Zhang was still very satisfied, but he still cursed:
"What a shame, the little Japanese devils bullied us and tried to trick us, but in the end they had to lift them up high and let them go. It's really frustrating!"
"Seventh Uncle, don't be angry. In fact, anyone with a discerning eye knows what happened this time. Gao Shibi is completely an abandoned son of the Japanese. The more miserable we deal with them, the more we can deter others and let those
Officials and military leaders should think carefully about the consequences of cooperating with the Japanese. Without the cooperation of these guys who have forgotten their ancestors, the Japanese will never be able to do anything unscrupulous."
As the saying goes, a rabbit will die when a dog is cooked, and things will harm their own kind. We can use Gao Shibi as an example to let everyone see what the consequences are of hanging out with the Japanese!
"Well, there is a saying that you should take care of the rest. You must make Meng Enyuan lose his prestige and have no way to survive in Jilin."
After these behind-the-scenes deals were implemented, newspapers in Fengtian and Jilin all reported the incident. Most of the Chinese newspapers intentionally or unintentionally avoided the Japanese questions and focused their firepower on the insider.
Some Western newspapers were relatively objective in their reporting process and ridiculed the Japanese, believing that this was evidence that Japan was expanding their interests again and wanted to dominate the business of the three northeastern provinces.
All in all, public opinion was completely boiling, and Lao Meng's situation became more and more difficult. He had just scolded his nephew Gao Shibi in a telegram and told him to go back to Jilin. Then Lao Meng went to find Guo Zongxi and the patrol envoy
Communicate and apologize to him.
While Meng Enyuan was extremely busy, the business and academic circles in Jilin and Changchun took action. This time the goods involved businessmen from the two provinces. The major businessmen recommended several representatives, found Lao Meng, and asked Meng Enyuan.
Crying and complaining, they are already in a very difficult situation. They are constantly being bullied by Japan. Now their own people have to help Japan bully them. Do they want to give them a way to survive?
The business world is more reserved, while the academic world is more direct. Lao Meng was gloriously accused of being a traitor and traitor. Everyone unanimously demanded that the traitors be punished and that Gao Shizong be captured. Meng Enyuan also apologized to all walks of life.
At this time, representatives from Fengtian also found the patrol envoy Guo Zongxi.
"Zhang Yushuai, do you have any advice?"
"Sir, you are indeed wise. Yushuai said that as long as you can take the lead in reporting Meng Enyuan to Beijing and make his crimes public, Yushuai will never treat you badly, and you will have a place on the ground of Jilin in the future."
Guo Zongxi still had some hesitation: "Shuai Meng has been in Jilin for many years and has made many achievements. He also has many soldiers and generals, and his control is very tight. If we go to report him, aren't we trying to hit a stone with an egg? I'm afraid that if we fail to kill the tiger, we will be injured by it instead."
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After all, Guo Zongxi is still a little afraid of Meng Enyuan. The prestige accumulated over the years cannot be eliminated overnight.
"Sir, Marshal Yu has asked Zhang Zhenzheng to lead a brigade of soldiers to approach the Jifeng border. Meng Enyuan is just a general who picks up hairpins. If he dares to make a mistake, the Fengjun army will not let him go!" (To be continued)
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