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Chapter 651 Xu Shuzheng¡¯s fate

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    The People's Party is committed to its promises, and Zhang Hanqing did not swallow the fruits of the three-party anti-independence victory.  In a flash, he originally wanted to seize the opportunity to deal with Zhejiang, so Lu Yongxiang could continue to be his supervisor.

    ??According to his request to the Feng clique leaders, they should put down their dignity during this rare period of peace and use two or three years to take care of the gap left by the Zhili clique's departure from the political arena.  Therefore, peace is still the mainstream, and Duan Qirui, who has no troops and no power, is still the honorary head of state of China.

    Although Duan Qirui's temporary power was only in name, it made some wandering figures from the Anhui clan who had been in decline for a long time think that this was another chance to make a comeback.  Among them is Xu Shuzheng, a former important figure who Duan Qirui has always regarded as his right-hand man and is known as the "little fan strategist".

    After the defeat in the Zhijiang-Anhui War, in order to prevent retaliation, Xu Shuzheng was sent abroad for "inspection" in advance. At that time, it was also a reasonable "placement" for a politician to go out of office.  In the past few years, after the defeat of the Zhili Clique, Xu Shuzheng, who had disappeared from China's political circles, finally couldn't bear the distress of staying away from the political arena, and telegraphed Duan Qirui that he planned to return to Beijing from Europe.

    He is Duan Qirui¡¯s number one adviser. His abilities are beyond words, but he is just a bit arrogant and domineering.  However, Zhang Hanqing spoke highly of him, thinking that he was not arrogant, but rather disdainful of being associated with ordinary pawns, which was considered noble.

    But others don¡¯t think so.  After the defeat of the Anhui Clique, a series of prominent figures including Duan Qirui were not affected. Duan Qirui just ran to the Japanese Concession in Tianjin without any personal restrictions.

    Only Xu Shuzheng, a subordinate, had to go into exile. He was at the top of the wanted list, with a reward of 100,000 yuan, which actually exceeded Duan Qirui.  Logically speaking, he did not do anything special whether during the May 4th Movement or the Zhi-Anhui War. Even if he fought, it was only part of his job.

    Fortunately, neither Cao Kun nor Zhang Zuolin implicated the upper echelons of the Anhui clique after the war. This was also a characteristic of that era. They were pardoned immediately after stepping down to show the generosity of latecomers.

    But Xu Shuzheng must leave. This is also a common secret, although it is in the name of visiting Europe.  On the way to escape, Xu Shuzheng wrote a poem with seven rhymes. The first couplet goes: "Buy my head for 100,000 gold. If you can really avoid me, you will also know my friends."  It's both humorous and witty, and it doesn't sound like you're worried about your situation at all.

    Being so arrogant, without him, he is already feared by others, and he doesn¡¯t care if he is a little more arrogant.

    "However, although Xu Shuzheng looked down on everyone in the world, he had a favorable view of Zhang Hanqing.  Zhang Hanqing has been out of control since the first time he came to Beijing and met him. He has been involved in politics and military affairs. He has praised him on many occasions, and he does not lose respect because he is an enemy or a junior.

    This outstanding young marshal from the Northeast had absolutely nothing to say about his political and military achievements. He wanted to be ahead of the curve in everything. Everything that happened to him was unimaginable, yet so real. He became a symbol of the Republic of China.  A clear stream.

    He was even more envious of Zhang Hanqing's literary achievements, because he was a politician and poet himself. Otherwise, he would not have written "Douxiang Pavilion Poems" with 200 poems, and "Bimeng'an Ci" with 60 poems.  "Handled down from generation to generation.  There are many praises in it, including two couplets that have also made a splash: "Thousands of horses are silent in the autumn moon, a lamp is full of flavor reading in the window at night", "A beauty with thousands of hair, a general with fame and fame".

    ¡°That was written by someone else, unlike Zhang Hanqing, you know.

    Xu Shuzheng¡¯s poetry takes a heroic path.  He is a political figure with vision, insight, and extraordinary writing.

    Maybe it¡¯s the heroes feeling sympathy for each other?  Regarding Xu Shuzheng's return, not only Duan Qirui persuaded him, but Zhang Hanqing also personally sent a telegram, asking him to continue "traveling around the country" to "find out public opinion and provide reference for China's formulation of diplomatic strategies."

    This is a good intention.  For Duan Qirui, because although Xu Shuzheng is urgently needed to advise him, he is still worried that he is in danger.  Forget that Xu Shuzheng was usually arrogant and domineering, the Anhui clique was still on the stage at that time.  Now that Hu Luo Pingyang himself is overwhelmed, there is no guarantee that the people he offends will not be cruel to him.

    Zhang Hanqing didn¡¯t want him to come back because he didn¡¯t want this domineering master to come to Beijing to cause trouble.  Duan Qirui should just be his puppet in power. Once Xu Shuzheng comes, he will inevitably conflict with the National Army, which will affect the overall peace and stability.

    "The Nationalist Army was causing a lot of trouble in Beijing due to lack of pay. Not only did Feng Yuxiang and Sun Yue not stop it, they also condoned some of the behaviors of the rebels.  It is said in official history that the military discipline of the Kuomintang army was the best during the Republic of China, and in Zhang Hanqing's view, it was normal.  If it were the People's Army, a group of people would have to be shot!

    Zhang Hanqing, who came from the history of later generations, knew very clearly what was waiting for Xu Shuzheng.  Although in this life, because of him, the war was won in one go, two years earlier than the official history, but the hatred will not subside as time advances, because his opponent is Feng Yuxiang.

    Because Xu Shuzheng shot Feng Yuxiang's maternal uncle Lu Jianzhang, Feng had to endure the humiliation and stay away from the political center for a long time. He was looked down upon by warlords from all sides. The "national hatred and family feud" made him and Feng Yuxiang form an insoluble grudge.  .  Although Feng Yuxiang is not well-equipped with soldiers and food now, it is still a piece of cake to deal with the unarmed Xu Shuzheng.

    Duan Qirui knew that Feng Yuxiang would not let Xu Shuzheng go, so of course he was afraid that his "soul" Xu Shuzheng would throw himself into the tiger's den.  However, at the end of the year, Xu Shuzheng still arrived in Beijing and held a public meeting with the head of state. During this period, Qirui was still the acting head of state and interim ruler.

    Although he was no longer powerful, Xu Shuzheng still expressed his loyalty to Duan Qirui.  Therefore, Duan Qirui, who had always indulged Xu Shuzheng's domineering behavior before, was not without this feeling.

    However, Xu Shuzheng was forced to go abroad because of the failure of his activities to contact Guangdong, Fengwan, and Anhui to fight against directism and promote Duan Qirui's comeback. Now he is ignorant of current affairs. In order to integrate into the political center with Duan and Zhang as the core as soon as possible - of course, there are actually soldiers  The rich Zhang Zuolin is the core, and Duan Qirui is just a foil. He is far from being as popular as the original Duan in power - as soon as he returned to China, he advocated a great alliance between the Beiyang faction and unified power in the "National Unification Committee."

    "This is exactly what Zhang Zuolin and others want. Xu Shuzheng is a bit arrogant, but it depends on what he does.  When he killed Lu Jianzhang, Lao Zhang had no objection.  But when Yang Yuting sacrificed his career and enriched himself, he got into a corner with Lao Zhang, and that was when Lao Zhang became furious.  Now times have changed, and he has become the drummer of the Feng clan again, which of course makes people feel good.

    ¡°But this touched the most sensitive nerve in Feng Yuxiang¡¯s heart.  If everyone joins the "National Unification Council" led by the Feng faction, what kind of independence does this have?

    Originally, Duan Qirui¡¯s forces were just a foil after the three-party anti-straight movement, but now they are using the Kuomintang as a gift to the Fengxi faction. How can people feel comfortable?  With Xu Shuzheng's temperament, his active presence on the political stage will definitely be detrimental to Feng Yuxiang.

    "Moreover, Lu Jianzhang's incident has been weighing on his mind for many years. With this incident again, old hatred and new hatreds surged into his heart. He wanted to kill Xu Yi to vent his anger.

    If Zhang Hanqing had to forcefully protect Xu Shuzheng, he would not dare to take action even if he gave Feng Yuxiang a hundred courages.  But as an outsider, he didn't want to get too involved in this kind of grudges. There were causes and consequences. Although it was his suggestion when Lu Jianzhang was killed, others didn't know about it, and it was Xu Shuzheng who did it!

    But he still gave Duan Qirui some hints.  The mutual sympathy was mutual. Although they didn't have much friendship, they couldn't bear to see him being assassinated.  Xu Shuzheng no longer poses a threat as he has no troops, no power, and it would be a good thing to let him spend the years after his resignation safely.

    Duan Qirui noticed this and hurriedly told him about the dangerous situation in Beijing and advised him to leave Beijing quietly.  Xu Shuzheng disagreed: "I am a special envoy of the state. Even if Feng Yuxiang wants to antagonize me, he can't touch me easily!" On the afternoon of December 30, Xu Shuzheng publicly asked the ruling government to prepare a special car for him, and then boarded the car to Tianjin.

    He didn¡¯t know that Lu Jianzhang¡¯s son, Lu Chengwu, had been sneaking into Beijing with his pistol team on Feng Yuxiang¡¯s orders for several days, but he had never found an opportunity to assassinate Xu Shuzheng.  Unexpectedly, Xu boarded the train bound for Tianjin, and Feng Yuxiang decided to kill Xu Shuzheng openly!

    After Zhang Zhijiang, Feng Yuxiang's subordinate stationed on the Beijing-Tianjin line, received Feng's order to "stop Xu Shuzheng halfway and shoot him on the spot," he immediately led people to force the train to stop at Langfang Station.  It was late at night and Xu Shuzheng had already fallen asleep. Zhang Zhijiang's adjutant got on the bus and asked him to get off twice but was excused. This guy really felt that something was wrong.

    Finally, Zhang Zhijiang sent someone to get in the car and forcefully invited him. Xu Shuzheng put on a suit and a leather collar coat and walked out of the car with the person.  As soon as Xu Shuzheng left the station, soldiers from Zhang Zhijiang's Pistol Battalion swarmed him, pulled him to a nearby grove, and immediately shot him to death without any explanation. They also stripped Xu Shuzheng of his clothes.

    When he died, he was still wearing his pajamas.

    In order to deal with the public opinion, Lu Chengwu rushed from Beijing to Langfang overnight and announced to Xu's entourage: "I am Lu Chengwu, the son of Lu Jianzhang. Xu Shuzheng assassinated my father. Today I avenge my father and kill Xu Shuzheng!"

    At that time, one of Xu's attendants muttered: "Your father was killed by Yang Yuting, don't make a mistake."

    Lu Chengwu said sternly: "I was not wrong, I avenged my father, just and above all."

    He is right. Historically, public opinion has been sympathetic to this. After all, it was Xu Shuzheng who violated the unwritten political rules and killed Lu Jianzhang first, setting the precedent for killing political opponents in the Republic of China.

    When the news came, Zhang Hanqing let out a long sigh.  Sometimes history really does not depend on people's will. Xu Shuzheng's death was his fate.

    At that time, Zhang Xun died of illness shortly after the failure of the restoration. Xu Shuzheng's elegiac couplet for him was: "On the festival day, to save the souls of nine temples, his ambition is sad, and his stupidity is unreachable; there is a six-foot-long orphan, not one scratching the earth, this man has passed away  , who will figure it out?"  Very pertinent.

    Now that he is dead, he is as sad as Zhang Xun. He is equally stupid and has a six-foot-long solitary life without a scratch of earth.

    If no one speaks up, his death will be like thunder in summer. Although it is shocking at the time, it will soon be washed away without a trace by the heavy rain.  However, Zhang Hanqing was in power at this time and space, and things that he had been thinking about for a long time but had no chance were completely resolved after this incident.

    He is going to use this matter to make a fuss out of a molehill.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)This is: "On the festival day of the common man, I rescued the spirits of nine temples. Their aspirations are pitiable, but their stupidity is beyond reach; there is a six-foot-long lonely man with no one scratching the earth. Now that this person has passed away, who can take care of it again?"  Very pertinent.

    Now that he is dead, he is as sad as Zhang Xun. He is equally stupid and has a six-foot-long solitary life without a scratch of earth.

    If no one speaks up, his death will be like thunder in summer. Although it is shocking at the time, it will soon be washed away without a trace by the heavy rain.  However, Zhang Hanqing was in power at this time and space, and things that he had been thinking about for a long time but had no chance were completely resolved after this incident.

    He is going to use this matter to make a fuss out of a molehill.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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