In the next two days, Yuan Su stayed at Zhang's official residence.
The Zhang family's trip to Henan was managed by their own housekeeper, servants and relatives. Yuan Su just walked around politely and did not really put in any effort. Zhang Hanling spent the whole day with Yuan Keduan, occasionally accompanying him.
The younger members of the family played together and occasionally wandered the streets of Baoding. Of course, they invited Yuan Su to go with them. Although Yuan Su was of the same generation as Zhang Hanling, Yuan Keduan and others, he was already a dignified military protector after all, so naturally he was not leisurely and elegant.
Go play.
During these two days, Yuan Su had as little contact with Yuan Keduan as possible, for fear of causing unnecessary trouble. However, he had close contact with the older relatives of the Zhang family, chatting about daily anecdotes together, and
Or watching these elders playing chess and fighting birds. The willingness to do so is exactly the same as attending the funeral of Zhang Ju's family in Anshan Town. It is nothing more than the hope of integrating into this huge family as soon as possible.
In addition, in their spare time, some bureaucrats from Baoding and other places in Zhili Province would also come to visit Yuan Su while bidding farewell to Zhang Zhenfang. In any case, Yuan Su was newly appointed.
He is the East Zhili Protector of the Army, the nephew of the president, and the cousin of Zhang Zhenfang. He is bound to do something great in the future. Build a good relationship as soon as possible and take care of him in the future.
Yuan Su always welcomed the visits of these bureaucrats. He not only received them one by one in person, but also talked enthusiastically, showing no pretensions.
Occasionally, he would also drink a cup of tea with Zhang Zhenfang and chat about his plans after taking up the post of the Army Protector. From the beginning to the end, he regarded Zhang Zhenfang as a benefactor and an elder. He was not only respectful, but also a bit presumptuous.
It means. Because of this, Zhang Zhenfang no longer treats Yuan Su as an outsider. He also said that if there is any accident in Zhili in the future, no matter how big or small, he can send a telegram to him. Although he is no longer in office,
But at least there are some close confidants from the past, so we can still take care of things.
On the evening of the third day, Cheng Shichang came alone to the wing where Yuan Su lived, knocked on the door and met Yuan Su.
Although Yuan Su has only been walking around Zhang's house these days, he is also paying attention to the Army Preparatory College. It is obvious that Cheng Shichang came here today for this matter. After entering the door, he warmly greeted Cheng Shichang to sit down.
, without too many small talk, he directly asked Cheng Shichang how the contact with the university was going.
"Yuan Hujun can rest assured. Yesterday, I brought the news of Yuan Hujun's arrival in Baoding to the school. I made a special trip to the school early this morning to find out the specific arrangements for the sorority at the end of the month.
"Cheng Shichang said with a smile.
"It's true that Mr. Cheng is running away, how are the arrangements made specifically?" Yuan Su asked.
"It is said that on the twenty-sixth day of this month, a banquet was scheduled to be held at the Lin Mansion near the school. The Lin Mansion is the villa of Mr. Lin Zhaoren, the director of the school. Mr. Lin is personally organizing the banquet this time. This morning, I and
Several adults in the school have met each other, and they are very happy that Yuan Hujun can come all the way to attend the banquet. They also said that if Yuan Hujun is free in the past few days, he can go to the school to meet him.
"Cheng Shichang said calmly.
"I really want to have a meeting with the teachers in the school. It seems that I have to stay in Baoding for a while." Yuan Su said thoughtfully.
"Yuan Hujun simply continues to live here these days. Anyway, after the governor goes south, it will take a lot of time to sort out the house. During this time, there will still be people in the house, madam, eldest lady, and eldest young master.
The second master and the third master are not in a hurry to get in the car tomorrow, and it is expected that they will not be able to pack everything until the beginning of August." Cheng Shichang said.
"That's fine. Anyway, I would like to trouble Mr. Cheng to help contact you despite your busy schedule. I, Yuan Su, will remember this favor." Yuan Su smiled and nodded.
"Yuan Hujun is being polite, but it's just a small effort, so why bother?" Cheng Shichang said politely.
Early the next morning, Yuan Su got up very early and went to Baoding Railway Station with everyone in the Zhang family to see off Zhang Zhenfang and the staff of the Governor's Mansion. The huge motorcade was lined up for two or three miles, and Zhang Zhenfang did not go south this time.
He brought too much furniture. After all, even the Governor's Mansion in Kaifeng had not yet been properly settled, and most of them were just accompanying guards.
The entire train station had long been cleaned up, and the huge platform was full of officials seeing him off. The party was quite grand. Zhang Zhenfang waved to the officials who came to see him off in a decent manner, and also gave some instructions to some relatives.
After saying a few words, he turned around and boarded the specially-mounted float.
Amidst the sharp sound of the steam, the train gradually moved forward. The officials seeing off the train on the platform chased the train for a while until the train left the train station and got further and further away. Then everyone gathered around the Zhang family relatives and left the station.
At this time, Yuan Su specially asked Du Yu to go to the Army Preparatory College and told him that he would go to the college tomorrow to visit his former commander. Considering that Du Yu was unfamiliar with the place, he also specially asked Zhang Fu
Send a footman to follow you.
After returning to Zhang's Mansion for lunch, Du Yu returned with the footman and reported to Yuan Su that everything had been conveyed properly. The school already knew the news and would be ready to receive it tomorrow.
Yuan Su didn't want to be too ostentatious, he just hoped that the school wouldn't do anything too outrageous tomorrow.
Early the next morning, after Yuan Su had washed up, he went to the backyard to greet the elders of the Zhang family as a junior as usual. It took a lot of time to walk through the rooms and courtyards, and he had to complain about the cumbersome feudal ethics.
After coming out of the backyard, Yuan Su went to Zhang's housekeeper to borrow a carriage. Although he had only arrived in Zhang's house a few days ago, the whole house had already melted into it. As soon as the Zhang's housekeeper heard that he was going out, he not only hurriedly ordered
The servants prepared the carriage, and at the same time summoned seven or eight guards, footmen, and other entourages to accompany them, as well as the dignified military escorts and Governor Zhang's nephew when they went out. What could they do without a decent dispatch?
The last thing he wanted was to show off, so he quickly declined politely. However, the housekeeper of the Zhang family said that this was the rule of the family. No matter how much he declined, he still had to bring some helpers with him to serve tea, pour water, and run errands.
Some of the people who led the way, after going back and forth, finally accepted this arrangement, but reduced the number of attendants to four.
Counting the security personnel he brought from Luanzhou, the number of attachés was still seven or eight.
After riding a carriage out of the Zhang Mansion Courtyard, the driver naturally knew the direction of the Army Preparatory College Hall, and the attachés followed him one by one on horseback. From the pedestrians on the street, he looked quite majestic.
After some beating around the bush, Yuan Su arrived at the main gate of the Army Academy. This main gate is shared by the three army schools. It has dark red doorposts and a vermilion door. The plaque hanging on the eaves is "Baoding Army Officer School"
Inscription. With the main gate as the center, the left and right courtyard walls extend extremely wide. However, the wall surface is not like the facade. It has not been repaired for a long time. At first glance, it may be mottled and traces of moss are exposed.
There were four guards on duty outside the main gate. Du Yu, who was following the carriage, went forward to report the situation without waiting for Yuan Su's instructions. The guards had already received the notice from above and heard that the East Zhili Military Envoy returned to the school for a visit.
, hurriedly welcomed the carriage into the gate, and then sent someone to report to the nearest management office.
Yuan Su's carriage had just parked in the front yard, and he was about to get out of the carriage when several teachers from the school quickly walked up to the courtyard gate to greet him. After meeting, Yuan Su did not recognize him.
These teachers may not be employees of the Preparatory College, but fortunately they are here to greet me, so of course they should be polite.
After only staying in the front yard for a moment, these teachers led Yuan Su towards the school. The Preparatory College Hall is to the north of the Baoding Army Officer School. He was familiar with these roads, and he passed through the officer school.
Campus. After passing the main campus, there is a small garden to the north, and there is a gatehouse on the edge of the garden. This is the gate of the Preparatory University Hall.
The guards who had jogged over earlier to report had already spread the news to the university hall. Several school officials who were still in Baoding rushed to the gate to wait to greet them. Now the general office of the school, Zhang Hongkui, is at the Zhangluo New Campus in Beijing.
As for the matter, the only officials in charge of Baoding were Director of Education Lin Zhaoren, General Office of Academic Affairs Hu Longxiang, teachers from the Coaching Department, and several Japanese instructors.
There were more than a dozen officers in charge and members of various departments, almost filling the school gate.