The telegram sent by Yuan Su to the Governor-General's Palace of Zhili was delivered to Zhang Zhenfang two hours later.
After reading the explanation in the telegram, Zhang Zhenfang felt more and more that this matter was a misunderstanding. After all, when Yuan Su sent a commissioner to visit a few days ago, he had already had a preconceived notion. At this time, everything that needed to be explained was explained clearly. Yuan Shikai expected that
They must have made a fuss out of a molehill. The next morning, he forwarded the telegram to Beijing, and sent someone to take the train to Beijing with more than a hundred petition letters from the people of Luanzhou and hand them over to Yuan Shikai.
Chen Wennian arrived in Baoding at two o'clock in the afternoon. After many twists and turns, he came to the Governor's Mansion and met Zhang Zhenfang.
Although Zhang Zhenfang did not understand what was going on and believed that it was just a trivial matter, Yuan Shikai was alarmed after all. Therefore, when he met with Chen Wenian, he was not as warm and polite as last time and kept a straight face from beginning to end.
, the tone of his speech also had a teaching tone.
Chen Wenian was calm and behaved from beginning to end, admitting his mistakes when he should, explaining where he should explain, and saying good things when he should say good things. So Zhang Zhenfang not only understood Yuan Su's sincere attitude, but also understood
I was very happy to be flattered, so later on my tone gradually changed from teaching to advising.
In fact, Zhang Zhenfang knew it well. In the past few days, Yuan Su had sent petitions, letters of petition, commissioners, and chiefs of staff. Obviously, he hoped that he could intervene to preserve his position in Luanzhou. He was very concerned about this sudden appearance.
He didn’t know his cousin very well, but whenever he had done something in Luanzhou before, Yuan Su would immediately report it to the provincial government. This shows that his cousin respected him very much.
Couldn't it be said that the relationship between Yuan Su and Yuan Shikai, just because of the few months this young man spent in Luanzhou, was able to win the hearts and minds of the military so much. Even if he is not a talented person, he is at least a person who can do things.
In addition, the other party has the identity and background of Yuan Shikai's nephew, which can ensure that he has a pure political stance, and there is no need to doubt or worry about what will happen to him when he becomes powerful.
Furthermore, he was also thinking about his younger brother Zhang Juren. His younger siblings and young nephew had suffered misfortunes. As a dignified governor of Zhili, he could not take into account the safety of his brothers. It was really a bit guilty and embarrassing. If he could train Yuan Su in
Luanzhou has a certain amount of military power, which can at least ensure that Zhang Juren and his family are safe.
Chen Wennian noticed the change in Zhang Zhenfang's mood. At the end of the conversation, he saw the right opportunity and said in a pleading tone: "This time Mr. Yuan originally intended to come to see the Governor in person, but it is a pity that the Seventy-Nine Biao just left Luanzhou.
There are many attendants there who cannot do without Mr. Yuan's care, so they can only entrust the humble minister to come on his behalf. Before the humble minister left, Mr. Yuan repeatedly warned him not to make any mistakes in front of the Governor, because the only person who can protect Mr. Yuan this time is
The Governor alone."
Zhang Zhenfang nodded slightly and said calmly: "Speaking of it, if Zi Jing returns to Beijing, he can find a more respectable job, but since he is unwilling to take up an empty title in the temple, he will stay in Luanzhou
It’s not a bad idea to do some practical work. A few days ago, someone from the military academy also brought news that Zi Jing wrote two policy papers in Luanzhou, one of which was called "Pragmatic Theory". This shows that my cousin is indeed a
A real person. That’s a good thing.”
Hearing this, Chen Wennian realized that Zhang Zhenfang was tempted, so he further said: "To be honest with you, the Governor, I was responsible for guiding Mr. Yuan's apprenticeship before he took the humble position. When he was outside the customs, Mr. Yuan was a person who didn't talk much but concentrated on doing things.
.After the mutiny in Luanzhou, Mr. Yuan was promoted to a formal officer by Pan Tongzhi. He repeatedly warned those officers and soldiers who were deceived by the party by doing things down to earth and not talking about nihilism. Mr. Yuan was naturally driven by his pragmatic attitude.
His spirit is not only admired by those in humble positions, but also deeply taught by the officers and soldiers in the camp. Because of this, we are willing to follow Mr. Yuan and stay in Luanzhou, for no other reason than to do some practical things."
Of course, this long talk was not entirely true. As Yuan Su's former boss, he could clearly feel the changes in Yuan Su's behavior. In the past, Yuan Su not only liked to talk loudly and brag, but also often played clever tricks.
Every move he made was suspected of not doing his job properly. It was precisely after Luanzhou Bingjian was injured that Yuan Su's character changed.
However, for the sake of the overall situation, I have to lie where I should. I just hope that this matter can be resolved as soon as possible.
After listening to Chen Wenian's words, Zhang Zhenfang nodded slowly and said: "I understand. Yesterday I sent someone to Beijing to explain this matter. I believe that as long as the matter is explained clearly, the president will not take it too seriously.
.Anyway, tell Zi Jing when you go back, as long as he has not made any big mistakes, I, as an uncle, will definitely intercede on his behalf."
Chen Wennian quickly thanked him: "Thanks to the intercession of the Governor, Mr. Yuan will be fine this time. I have thanked the Governor on behalf of Mr. Yuan. I believe that Mr. Yuan will come to thank the Governor in person when the affairs of Luanzhou are properly handled."
Zhang Zhenfang said with an old smile: "That's not necessary, as long as he can do his job well and don't cause unnecessary problems, so that we elders can worry less."
Chen Wennian promised for a while, saying that he would bring the Governor's words to Yuan Su. After a pause, he pretended to be hesitant and said again: "I have another small matter to ask the Governor for instructions. I shouldn't have done it here."
I have troubled the Governor from time to time, but the Governor has really been troubled and troubled these past few days, so I don’t want to bother you by visiting again for this trivial matter, so I simply reported it to the Governor along the way.”
Zhang Zhenfang asked calmly: "Oh? Is there anything else?"
Chen Wenian then briefly talked about Yuan Su's establishment of a security corps in Luanzhou, hoping to get formal approval from the provincial government and obtain approval from the provincial government and a number included in the establishment.
Zhang Zhenfang nodded slightly and said: "So that's what happened. Anyway, you can stay at my house tonight for the time being. I will draft the relevant documents early tomorrow morning and take them directly back to Luanzhou."
Chen Wennian quickly said: "Thank you for your humble position, Mr. Governor."
Afterwards, Zhang Zhenfang first asked someone to take Chen Wennian to the guest room to rest, and then he hired several staff to prepare the documents of the Luanzhou Security Corps. After explaining these things, he drafted another telegram and sent it to Beijing, although it had been forwarded yesterday.
After receiving the telegram, he also sent someone to Beijing with the letter. However, in order to deal with the matter as soon as possible, he still had to send another telegram to persuade.
In this telegram, he not only repeatedly explained the situation between Yuan Su and Luanzhou, but also solemnly stated that he would be optimistic about Yuan Su and would not let Yuan Su get into trouble. The meaning of this expression could not be more obvious.
, he made it clear that he wanted to be the guarantee for Yuan Su.
It was already past eight o'clock in the evening when the telegram was sent to the Yamen of the Foreign Affairs Office in Tieshizi Hutong, Beijing.
Zhang Yichen had previously ordered the communications room to deliver all telegrams about Yuan Su to him as soon as possible. Therefore, even though it was very late, the attendants in the communications room still delivered the telegrams to Zhang Yichen's wing.
For Zhang Yiyi, he also hopes that this matter will end as soon as possible. No matter what the outcome is, he does not want to be delayed too much because of a small matter. He has read the telegram sent back by Baoding yesterday and it will be at noon today.
At that time, I also read the telegrams sent from Luanzhou. In the afternoon, the confidant sent by the Governor-General of Zhili brought a lot of letters, and I also casually read a few pieces of paper.
Whether it's a telegram or a letter, everything has been explained in detail and rationally.
He originally planned to go to Yuan Shikai to report the matter yesterday, but Yuan Shikai spent all day yesterday meeting with envoys from Britain and Japan, and all day today he was meeting with envoys from the United States, France, and Austria. Now the Republic of China has just
Not long after its founding, although the Western powers had publicly stated that they recognized the legitimate international status of the Republic of China, additional preparations had to be made to formally establish diplomatic relations.
As the interim president of the Republic of China, Yuan Shikai still had to focus on serious matters. In contrast, Yuan Su's problems were just minor matters in private.
But whatever, now that I have received a message from Governor Zhang again, expressing his willingness to vouch for Yuan Su, Zhang Yiji will be more confident when he approaches Yuan Shikai to handle the matter again.
Early the next morning, Zhang Yiqi checked Yuan Shikai's schedule, and finally took the time to talk to Yuan Shikai about Yuan Su in the afternoon. He showed several telegrams and letters to Yuan Shikai for review, and kept them aside while Yuan Shikai read them.
With some persuasion, I hope this little matter can be completely resolved.
Yuan Shikai has had to deal with too many facts recently, and he only paid attention to Yuan Su when he had time last time. He can no longer waste his energy on this matter. Since Zhang Zhenfang has come forward to vouch for Yuan Su,
I might consider not pursuing the matter any longer, in order to give my cousin some face.
He briefly read the telegram, listened to Zhang Yiqi's phone call, thought for a while, and then said: "If he wants to stay in Luanzhou, then let him stay, but this guy won't do it from the beginning."
To be honest, you need to find someone to watch him carefully. Xin'an is an honest person, and he doesn't have much foresight in seeing things. I'm afraid he can't stand this bastard."
Zhang Yiyi thought for a while and then said: "The former Tongyong Town Commander-in-Chief Wang Huaiqing is currently in Changli, only a few dozen miles away from Luanzhou. This person has always respected the president and is an obedient person. Maybe he can be delegated
Wang Huaiqing took over Luan Zao and asked Yuan Su to assume a position under him."
Yuan Shikai still felt that Wang Huaiqing was not a suitable candidate, but he still had many important matters to think about and was too lazy to spend more time on this aspect, so he nodded slowly and said, "Let's make the decision like this.
Come on, send a telegram to Wang Huaiqing, appoint him as the inspector of Tongyong, and tell him to take good care of that bastard."