Zhang Zuolin had nine sons in total, and the eldest son was Zhang Xueliang. As the eldest son in the family, he was also Zhang Zuolin's most capable assistant. In the future, he would be the helmsman of the Northeastern Army. Naturally, Zhang Zuolin took care of and doted on Zhang Xueliang in every possible way. Naturally, he was surrounded by capable officers.
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Zhang Xueliang's guard camp is not an ordinary army. Although it is nominally Zhang Xueliang's guard. However, everyone knows that if Zhang Zuolin dies and Zhang Xueliang succeeds to the throne in the future, his guard camp will be a veritable officer camp and the largest in Zhang Xueliang's hands.
of capital.
Zhang Xueliang asked Ma Xingkong to be the commander of the security battalion. Zhang Zuolin naturally wanted to intervene. He invited Ma Xingkong to his home for the first time. He wanted to meet the famous Ma Xingkong. Not only did he hear about Ma Xingkong from the street
My precious son also often mentions this matter. Whenever he mentions his eldest brother, he also has a look of admiration on his face.
Ma Xingkong was dressed in military uniform, wearing the military uniform he had just received, with the rank of major on his shoulders. He was riding a tall horse, with four guards, Liu Wu, Shitou, Hei Wa and Long Jie behind him. As he passed by on the street, he immediately caused a shock.
Hu. Hei Wa said proudly: "Did you see it? As soon as our eldest brother took action, he immediately noticed the difference. That was such a joy!"
"What cheers? Running on the street only attracts curses!" Liu Wu glared at Hei Wa.
Ma Xingkong laughed and said: "Fifth brother is right, we have gone too far, Heizi! Go and apologize to others and pay compensation! Hurry up! This is an order!"
"Brother! This..." Hei Wa still wanted to quibble, but Ma Xingkong's eyes widened. Hei Wa swallowed back the second half of his words and apologized obediently. Several people got off their horses and walked slowly towards the Marshal's Mansion.
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Zhang Zuolin's mansion has just been completed. The architectural style here completely absorbs the characteristics of Chinese and foreign architecture. It is built according to the format of the courtyard of Prince Wanqing's house. The tall house is in Roman style, but the garden is a typical Suzhou and Hangzhou style.
The whole courtyard is divided into three entrances. The three entrances are all quadrangle courtyards, facing south and facing south, in the shape of "eye", with blue bricks and tiles, cornices, carved beams and painted buildings. It covers an area of about seven acres and has 13 houses.
, more than fifty rooms.
The front yard of the main entrance is a rectangular courtyard that is 100 meters long from east to west and more than ten meters wide from north to south. There is the East Gate on the east side, two doors in the middle, and the West Gate on the west side. There is a large screen wall facing the main door.
In the center of the screen wall is a majestic Chinese character "Hongxi" carved from white marble. There are two large lions at the front entrance. A horizontal plaque hangs above the inside of the doorway, which reads "Govern the country and protect the people".
Ma Xingkong stood at the front door, looked around, and exclaimed: "It's so impressive! It's so impressive! It's much more impressive than the place Yuan Shikai had in Zhongnanhai!"
The guard at the door had already greeted him, and before Ma Xingkong and others came forward to ask, a soldier hurried over and gave Ma Xingkong a standard military salute, shouting loudly: "Captain Ma, the commander's orders."
When you arrive, you can enter directly!" Then the soldier turned aside and made a gesture to invite him in.
As soon as you walk into the gate, you will see a huge square with large bluestone paving the ground. There are three houses in each of the two cases. The east side is the guard room and the communication room; the west side is the electrician room and telephone room. There are also three east and west wing rooms.
The east wing is the account room, and the west wing is the opening. There is a hexagonal moon door at the south end of each wing, and there are three wing rooms inside the door. The east wing is the kitchen, and the west wing is the warehouse and the chef's lounge.
The first courtyard is separated from the second courtyard by a high wall with a height of two feet, decorated with polished bricks and carvings. There is a gate in the middle and two large stone lions standing on both sides.
When Ma Xingkong came to Chengqi Office, an officer was already waiting at the door. He hurriedly let Ma Xingkong into the room and sent someone to report to Zhang Zuolin and Zhang Xueliang immediately. There were many people in Chengqi Office, although Ma Xingkong was only a small
The young major battalion commander, the lieutenant colonel, and the colonel's officials all nodded politely and bowed when they saw him, which made Hei Wa and Long Jie very proud.
It was not long before a message came from inside. Zhang Zuolin asked Ma Xingkong to come in. Someone led Ma Xingkong through the middle door, bypassed the wooden screen, and entered the second courtyard.
This second courtyard is also rectangular, larger than the front courtyard, with square brick paving. Thirty straight columns set up a circular corridor around the courtyard. Even the bases on which these columns are installed are carved.
Lettering.
The second courtyard is where Zhang Zuolin works and receives guests. There are seven main rooms, the middle one is the hall, and a horizontal plaque hangs directly above the gatehouse, which reads "Looking at the Great Wall." The three main rooms in the main room are Zhang Zuolin's bedrooms.
In the office, there is another small single room, which is Zhang Zuolin's bathroom. There are three rooms in the west, two of which are the living room, and one is the study room.
There are five wing rooms in the east and west, and the east wing is the secretary-general's room and the confidential secretary's room. There are corner doors on the east and west gables of the main room in the second courtyard leading to the third courtyard, and there is a corner door on the east wall outside the east courtyard.
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It leads to the Shuaifu Garden and Xiao Qinglou in the east courtyard. In the east courtyard, the corner gate is hidden by a rockery cave in the garden, which is a secluded view of the winding path in the Shuaifu Garden.
In order to show recognition for Ma Xingkong, the place where Ma Xingkong was received today was not in the reception room of the second entrance courtyard. The officer at the reception directly led Ma Xingkong into the third entrance courtyard through the corner door.
The third courtyard has the same shape as the second courtyard. It is the inner residence of the Marshal's Mansion. Most of Zhang Zuolin's family members live in this courtyard. There are seven main rooms, and the middle hall is dedicated to the memorial tablets of Zhang family ancestors. The east room is occupied by Zhang Zuolin's second wife, Lu. The west room
It is the residence of Zhang Zuolin's fifth wife, Wang Yajun. The east wing is the residence of the fourth wife, Xu. The west wing is the residence of Zhang Xueliang and Yu Fengzhi. There are two wing rooms on the east and west sides of the main room in the third courtyard, which are the servants' quarters of the handsome manor.
Zhang Zuolin was also dressed in military uniform without a hat, standing under the corridor of the main hall. Behind him was his eldest son Zhang Xueliang. Since the completion of this house, no outsider has been able to enter the third courtyard. Ma Xingkong is considered the first in the Northeast.
He is a man. Zhang Zuolin looks relatively handsome, and it is difficult for people to think that he will be the mountain king of Wuthering Mountains.
Zhang Zuolin is not tall, only about 1.7 meters tall, with a medium build, big eyes, a high nose, a long pointed face, and two large beards that hang uncoordinatedly on his upper lip. Although his appearance looks unremarkable
, but the murderous look in his eyes was enough to make anyone who looked at him tremble with fear.
The people in the office stood at attention and reported. Ma Xingkong also followed suit, stood at attention and saluted, and shouted loudly: "Ma Xingkong, the commander of the security battalion of the Young Marshal's Mansion, led his men to report and ask for a lecture from the Marshal!"
"Hehehe..." Zhang Zuolin chuckled: "You are just Ma Xingkong! It is true that you are not as famous as meeting you, and you are indeed powerful. Since you and Han Qing are brothers, this will be your home from now on, so you don't need to be so restrained.
, just call me uncle!”
Zhang Xueliang came down from the steps, took Ma Xingkong's hand and said: "Brother, don't be nervous. Father values family ties most. We are a family. There is no need to be so nervous. Come on, come on, sit down! The food and drinks have been prepared. We are just waiting.
When eldest brother arrives, our family will sit around and have a simple meal together."