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The motorcade drove into the Presidential Palace from Nanyuan, passing by the former Regent's Palace, which has now been turned into the offices of the Government Council and the Ministry of War. It followed the Central Coast and passed Ziguang Pavilion before arriving at the President's office and official residence.
The location is Huairen Hall. Parking in the open space in front of the main gate of Huairen Hall, attendants had already come forward to open the door. Yuan Su got out of the car accompanied by Li Bin. Li Bin first settled Yuan Su's attendants, and the guards rested.
Take Yuan Su into Huairen Hall.
After passing the main gate of Huairen Hall, there is a garden corridor that leads directly to the front hall. Passing through the garden corridor to the front hall, there are already seven or eight officials from the Presidential Office, the Cabinet Office and the Government Affairs Council waiting in the front hall. The leader is the Government Affairs Council.
Secretary-General Zhang Guogan, Director of the Civil Service Bureau of the Government Affairs Council, and others accompanying him were officials from the Internal Affairs Department and the Attendant's Office of the Presidential Palace. It can be seen from the clothes and collar badges of these people that there is still a big difference between the Presidential Palace and the Government Affairs Council.
Li Bin introduced Yuan Su one by one, and Yuan Su shook hands with everyone one by one and exchanged greetings. Then Li Bin exited the front hall, and the remaining senior officials accompanied Yuan Su.
Zhang Guogan led by example and invited Yuan Su to take a seat. Yuan Su refused repeatedly and had to sit down first, and then served tea and water.[ ]
"Captain Yuan has come all the way and has worked hard all the way. Now that the Chinese New Year is here, the President is rushing to finish his official duties before the holiday, so he cannot come to see Governor Yuan for the time being. However, the President has specially ordered that he will host a dinner in person for Governor Yuan today.
, let’s talk about the love between uncle and nephew." Zhang Guogan said to Yuan Su with a smile.
"State affairs come first. My uncle leads by example and is a model for us and the younger generations to follow." Yuan Su said politely.
"The eldest son will hold a banquet in the palace at noon and receive Governor Yuan first. You brothers should have a good chat with each other. Governor Yuan has stayed in the capital these days because he is here to celebrate the holidays with the president. All other official matters can be put aside temporarily.
Come down. If Governor Yuan wants to walk around the capital these days, he can ask Director Wang from the dispatching office, and Director Wang will definitely arrange everything properly." Zhang Guogan added.
The director of the attendant dispatching office who was sitting not far away nodded quickly and smiled at Yuan Su. Yuan Su also bowed and returned the salute.
"I went to the capital on a study tour many years ago, but I was short of time and didn't have time to see the whole city. If I have the chance this time, I really want to broaden my horizons." Yuan Su said without hesitation.
We chatted in the front hall for a while until after noon, an attendant from the inner courtyard sent word that the eldest son had gone to the small auditorium to prepare a banquet. Zhang Guogan personally accompanied Yuan Su to the small auditorium, while the others said their goodbyes and left. [New] Just arrived
Outside the small auditorium, there was another person waiting at the door. This person was thin, tall, over fifty years old, and was wearing a straight military attaché uniform.
Zhang Guogan immediately introduced to Yuan Su: "This is Mr. Yinchang, Director of the Military Attaché Division of the Presidential Palace."
When Yuan Su heard the name, he couldn't help but look at the other person carefully. Unexpectedly, this person was Yinchang, a new man in the army in the late Qing Dynasty. He certainly remembered that after the Great Revolution, many Manchu princes and nobles were desperate, and Yinchang was because of his opposition to the Qing Dynasty.
Yuan Shikai had a life-saving grace, and the relationship between the two was very close. Therefore, after Yuan Shikai became the interim president, he deliberately arranged for him to serve beside him.
Nowadays, Yinchang has long lost the glory of the nobility in the past. The fall of the Qing Dynasty was also a heavy blow to him. However, he has never hated Yuan Shikai. On the contrary, he is very grateful to Yuan Shikai for not forgetting his old feelings. He just lost his country and honor. Yinchang has already lost his country and honor.
I no longer have the same motivation as before, I just act like a zombie in the presidential palace as a "butler".
However, Yuan Su was still very polite to Yinchang. He did not mention the past events when greeting him, but only said some very polite words. Then, under the leadership of Yinchang, Yuan Su walked into the small auditorium.
The auditorium is not that big. A large round table for fifteen people has already been set up. Seven or eight servants are coming in and out, setting up dishes, dishes, and chopsticks.
There is a small living room directly south of the small auditorium, where a young man in his twenties is sitting alone drinking tea. Judging from his brocade and fine clothes, he is obviously Yuan Keding, the eldest son of Yuan Shikai.
Yinchang took Yuan Su to the small living room. Yuan Keding had seen it earlier, then he put down his teacup and stood up calmly.
"My eldest son, this is Governor Yuan Zijing who came from Luanzhou." Yin Chang first introduced Yuan Su to Yuan Keding, and then turned around and introduced Yuan Keding to Yuan Su.
"Oh, it's been a hard journey. My father specially asked me to entertain your cousin. Come on, come on, take a seat first, then wait for a while before the banquet begins. I will introduce you to the two aunts later." Yuan Keding was very polite.
He shook hands with Yuan Su, and his tone of voice seemed very easy-going, but it was precisely because of this easy-going that there was a sense of alienation.
In his opinion, even if Yuan Su's surname is Yuan and he is a relative of the Yuan family in Xiangcheng, Henan, and even his father approves of it, he cannot be treated as "one of his own" and is nothing more than being welcomed as an ordinary guest.
That’s all.
"It's really hard for me to socialize like this in vain. I'm really scared." Yuan Su bowed and saluted Yuan Keding. He naturally saw that Yuan Keding, the "Prince", was perfunctory towards him, but these were nothing.
If I were Yuan Keding, I'm afraid the same thing would happen.
Yinchang stepped aside to organize the servants to prepare for the banquet. Yuan Keding and Yuan Su sat down in the small living room to drink tea. Yuan Keding just chatted casually with Yuan Su. Later, when Yuan Keding stopped talking, it was Yuan Su who took the initiative to put on a show.
With a gesture of asking for advice, Yuan Keding talked a lot.
When the conversation got exciting, Yuan Keding suddenly asked Yuan Su: "I heard that Yuan Su is not your real name?"
Yuan Su said: "Indeed, I have had the clan name Keli since I was a child. It was only after I went out to study that I adopted the academic name given by my mentor."
Yuan Keding nodded slowly, and then said with a serious expression: "Don't underestimate the word 'Ke' in our Ke generation. Many people think that 'Ke' means restraint, restriction, and limitation.
, but we don’t know that the word ‘gram’ also has another explanation, which means ‘can achieve’. The current situation in China is neither chaotic nor peaceful. My father holds the power of the president, and his wish is to achieve the unification of Greater China.
And we, the younger generation, should also work together, and sooner or later the important task of supporting the country will fall on our shoulders."
Yuan Su carefully thought about the meaning of Yuan Keding's words. On the surface, it seemed that Yuan Keding meant two things, but in fact it was a link between the past and the future. The real intention was to imply that "the Yuan family's generation" must be "able" to take on important responsibilities.
.Of course, if we understand it more carefully, it means that Yuan Ke will definitely inherit Yuan Shikai's career and develop it better.
Although this was his first meeting with Yuan Keding, he was no stranger to Yuan Keding. To put it simply, he had the desire to be the "prince". This mentality had already emerged in the Qing Dynasty before he abdicated.
came out, and now Yuan Shikai has become the number one figure in China, this mentality has naturally become more and more intense.