As soon as Secretary Liu finished speaking, there was a "dong, dong" sound on the stairs, one after another. The first thing I saw were three legs, two fleshy and one wooden. The robe covered the feet, and the cloth shoes were made of coarse cloth and wide mouth.
Going up the stairs one step at a time.
He had no one to support him, so he walked with difficulty. His legs were obviously too heavy for his round body. When he rounded the corner of the stairs, Ma Xingkong saw clearly that he was an old man in his sixties, bald.
He has no hair, but a thick beard. He has small eyes, a big face, a short stature, and a green cloth mantle tightly wrapped around his body.
Zhang Xueliang stood up in a hurry and stood facing the stairs. When the old man came down the last step of the stairs, he took a long breath, waved to Zhang Xueliang, and motioned for everyone to sit down. He slowly walked towards the large desk against the back wall.
Behind the work.
Secretary Liu held a bowl of tea and placed it in front of the old man: "President, Mr. Zhang is here for that matter too. Look..."
Ma Xingkong looked at the President carefully. From head to toe, this old man couldn't compare with Shangguan Qing, the county magistrate of Hunhe. He was the President, Yuan Keding's father, Yuan Shikai? This was nothing like those idle old men in the countryside.
The difference. Ma Xingkong glanced at Shitou and Long Jie. Both of them were surprised and certainly didn't believe it.
Yuan Shikai put down his crutch and did not answer Secretary Liu's words, but asked: "Is Mr. Cao here?"
"Not yet! I've sent someone to call, they should arrive soon!"
Yuan Shikai nodded and said to Zhang Xueliang: "My dear nephew, I heard that you have just returned from studying in Japan. Can you tell me about Japan?"
Zhang Xueliang said politely: "Of course, if the President is willing to listen, I will tell you. In fact, to put it bluntly, Japan's rise is all due to the Reform. If Tan Sitong back then..."
"Cough! Cough..." Yuan Shikai immediately let out a series of coughs, feeling like he was about to cough out his lungs.
Secretary Liu showed concern and hurriedly beat Yuan Shikai's back and gave him water. After a long time, Yuan Shikai's cough slowly stopped: "What do you think of Japan's system?"
"Are you asking about their kind of constitutional monarchy?" Zhang Xueliang asked back.
Yuan Shikai took a sip of water: "Although I have never gone abroad and have not seen much of the world, I know that England and Japan in Europe are both constitutional monarchies, and they are all powerful countries. Let's see if China..."
"The President has a sharp vision! My father said that he will always follow the President!" Zhang Xueliang, like Ming Jing, followed Yuan Shikai's words.
Ma Xingkong was so confused after hearing these words that he was too embarrassed to ask any more questions. He listened to Yuan Shikai and Zhang Xueliang chatting there with nothing to do. But he was thinking about whether Yuan Keding would come back. This was his home and he could appear anytime and anywhere.
What if Yuan Keding saw that he didn't know what his expression looked like? If Yuan Keding came with Zhang Hanmin, he would be annoyed.
"President! I'm coming!" A loud voice suddenly sounded outside, interrupting Ma Xingkong's thoughts.
He has a burly figure and is dressed in military uniform. The feather duster standing high on his hat almost hit the door frame. This guy is tall and thick, and the smell of death on his body can be smelled from a long way away. He must have killed many people.
.The facial features are thick, and when they are put together, he looks very Zhou Zheng.
"Cao Kun! I'm looking for you!" Yuan Shikai suddenly became very happy. Secretary Liu hurriedly found a chair and placed it not far from Yuan Shikai. Cao Kun's back was straight and his hands were placed on his knees. He was a standard soldier.
Sitting posture. Yuan Shikai nodded: "Let me introduce to you, this is Zhang Xueliang, the son of Zhang Zuolin from Northeast China. This..."
It was only then that Yuan Shikai discovered that there were three unknown strangers in his room. He turned back and glared at Secretary Liu. Zhang Xueliang said hurriedly: "This is my eldest brother Ma Xingkong, and those two are his subordinates!
"
Yuan Shikai looked Ma Xingkong up and down. He had a unique vision. He could guess a thing or two after just one glance. He turned to Zhang Xueliang and said, "My good nephew should avoid associating with these strangers. It will not be of any benefit to my good nephew!"
Shitou couldn't bear to hear such humiliating words. He opened his eyes and said, "What's wrong with us? Did we steal from you or rob you? We are friends with Mr. Zhang and don't care about your business!"
Everyone was shocked. Cao Kun glared at the stone. Yuan Shikai's expression also turned bad. Ma Xingkong smiled: "Don't mind, President, I am a rough guy with no culture and lack of discipline!"
Yuan Shikai smiled instead: "I didn't expect you to be so sensible!"
"Of course, even though I haven't gone to school, since you are the president, I still have to respect you a little!" Ma Xingkong was neither humble nor arrogant: "But I also want to talk about you. As the president, you have to do something for the people.
Let’s not talk about things that are far away, but your son, relying on your influence, caused a lot of trouble in the capital! My brother was almost killed that day! Please persuade him to restrain himself! "
Zhang Xueliang was shocked. Ma Xingkong's words were very good at first, but who knew he would teach Yuan Shikai a lesson later. Cao Kun didn't wait for Ma Xingkong to finish speaking, and slapped his palm on the table: "You wild boy from there, come here."
People, pull them out and kill them!"
Shitou and Long Jie hurriedly protected both sides of Ma Xingkong. Ma Xingkong said with a smile: "It turns out that the president is also a person who cannot listen to different opinions. This is not a good thing. Otherwise, the president will not last long! Let's go with him.
Just like the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, he had no good end!"
Several soldiers rushed in. Cao Kun loudly ordered: "Catch these crazy people who are contradicting the president, quickly!"
Several soldiers rushed up, Shitou and Ma Xingkong started to attack at the same time. The two cooperated tacitly and quickly put a guy down. Long Jie followed behind and grabbed the guy's gun, quickly pulled the bolt, and shot
The bullet was loaded, and "Bang!" was fired at the ceiling. The glass lamp on the roof was smashed to pieces, and the broken glass fell to the floor with crackling sounds.
"Put down the gun! Quick!" Long Jie pointed his gun at Yuan Shikai and ordered loudly.
The other three soldiers had already been put away. Ma Xingkong grabbed a gun and looked at it: "It looks good, but it's not easy to take advantage of! You bastards, I will kill me if I tell the truth! Don't give it to me."
Look at the colors, it seems like it won’t work!”
Stones blocked the door, and Long Jie and Ma Xingkong pointed their guns at Cao Kun and Yuan Shikai. "Hahaha..." Yuan Shikai laughed suddenly: "Sure enough, young hero, it seems I misjudged you just now!
You are the first one to play with a gun in front of me!"
"What's the matter? Let all your soldiers get out! Otherwise I won't be polite!" Seeing more and more soldiers at the door, Ma Xingkong took a few steps towards Yuan Shikai and put the muzzle of his gun against Yuan Shikai's chest.