8.2 Termites on rotten wood

The highest authorities readily agreed to Huang Haoran's new request, and the old man's generosity surprised Huang Haoran very much. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

You must know that the highest authority in memory is an old man who is extremely reluctant to delegate power, especially the command of the army.

Whether it was in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression or in other wars that followed, the highest authorities intervened in front-line warfare more than once, often making the front-line commanders complain.

Now that the highest authorities have given him the "Shang Fang Sword" so casually, Huang Haoran has some impulses to call the highest authorities "Ming Jun".

After the business was over, the highest authorities chatted with Jiang Baili and Huang Haoran for a while, and it could be seen that the old man was in a good mood, and when the meeting was about to end, the highest authorities decided to leave Jiang Baili and Huang Haoran for dinner.

Huang Haoran was really hungry all the way, so he began to look forward to this "imperial meal".

Qian Dajun appeared at the door again, he led Jiang Baili and Huang Haoran to the ground, the office building had begun to move, the staff in the chamber wearing black tunics commanded the presidential palace guards to load a large number of boxes, and the flow of people in the corridor was endless.

Qian Dajun knew that Jiang Baili was an acquaintance of the presidential palace, so he didn't continue to lead the way, he exchanged a few words with Jiang Baili and Huang Haoran and then went back to the ground, leaving Jiang Baili to hang around with Huang Haoran.

They don't have to worry about missing the time to eat, Qian Dajun has already arranged for people to hang far behind, as long as it is time for the highest authorities to summon them, these people will immediately appear in front of Jiang and Huang.

"Youchen, I didn't expect the highest authorities to agree so easily, I originally prepared a large set of rhetoric, but I didn't use ......"

"I also think it's going well, it's going so well....."

Jiang Baili heard what Huang Haoran said, and he felt that his little brother was thinking too much, and the highest authorities should not be confused in the face of the major issues of right and wrong in the War of Resistance.

Huang Haoran's thoughts are completely opposite to Jiang Baili, although Jiang Baili is a close minister of the highest authority, but he is not a favorite minister, and his understanding of the highest authority may not be comparable to that of Huang Haoran, who has read the memoirs of the highest authority.

Today's performance of the highest authorities is really abnormal, and the old man in history did not give Tang Shengzhi such power, so Huang Haoran couldn't help but be suspicious.

"Maybe my arrival has had an impact on history?"

Under Jiang Baili's persuasion, Huang Haoran temporarily persuaded himself.

The imperial food in the presidential palace is not as luxurious as rumored by the outside world, the highest authorities are not young, and they wear dentures, so they prefer light food, and the chef in the chamber also knows that the highest authorities are in a bad mood these days, so they pick the old man's favorite dishes, shredded meat and pickle soup, pickles and large yellow croaker, these are the favorite dishes of the highest authorities.

Huang Haoran has been accustomed to drinking wine and eating meat in big bowls over the years, and now he is really unaccustomed to suddenly facing such a table of food.

Jiang Baili ate sweetly, and he said to Huang Haoran while pulling the rice in the bowl:

"Youchen! I'm stained with your light! That is, you, the 'victorious general', are willing to come up with these private dishes when you come to the highest authorities, and I can't touch such a sumptuous table today! ”

Huang Haoran naturally could only laugh, he thought to himself that the officialdom said that the highest authorities could not eat enough to entertain guests was really true, Huang Haoran had always thought that the people who ate were too restrained in front of the highest authorities, and now it seems that it has something to do with the lack of sumptuous dishes.

Huang Haoran didn't even mix it up this time, the highest authorities only used two small bowls to put down the chopsticks, Jiang Baili dragged Huang Haoran very eye-catching to say goodbye, the highest authorities noticed that Huang Haoran was staring at the leftovers on the table when he left, and couldn't help but show a smile.

"Huang Youchen, this little guy, is really interesting, Dajun, you send them, let Huang Haoran live in the Yiyi Garden......"

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Zhongshan North Road, Shishiyuan Hotel.

Jiang Baili still has official business, he sent Huang Haoran to the hotel and said goodbye, Jiang Baili is no better than Huang Haoran, the deputy commander of Nanjing's urban defense who has not yet officially taken office, and the official affairs he has at hand are piled up like a hill.

In the evening, the highest authorities will issue letters of appointment to Huang Haoran and Tang Shengzhi at the General Staff Headquarters, and in the afternoon Huang Haoran's task is to rest.

Lying on the wide bed in the hotel room, Huang Haoran was in a trance.

I thought that as soon as I arrived in Nanjing, I would be rushed to organize the defense of Nanjing, but now it seems that he is the only one who is in a hurry, and a conferment ceremony will be so complicated.

How did Huang Haoran know that until he saw him at noon, the highest authorities were still hesitating between Tang Shengzhi and Huang Haoran, although Huang Haoran had a good record against the Japanese, but he had not taken on such a big situation alone, and the highest authorities were still a little worried in their hearts.

Jiang Baili's abnormal behavior of helping Huang Haoran to ask for the "Shang Fang Sword" did not escape the eyes of the highest authorities, Jiang Baili has always been a fairy-like figure, and he does not pay much attention to these dark things, and the person who is worried that the commanders of the Central Army will not accept the transfer is actually Huang Haoran, since Huang Haoran has realized the complexity of the problem and began to take countermeasures, it also shows that he has thought a lot about the defense of Nanjing, and he is by no means impulsive to fight for the position of deputy commander of Nanjing's urban defense.

It's good to be prepared!

It was only at this time that the highest authorities completely tilted his balance in favor of Huang Haoran.

Now that the highest authorities are still able to deal with his pride of the Central Army, only by paving the way for Huang Haoran can this little guy play extraordinarily.

Lying on the bed for a while, Huang Haoran was woken up by his stomach, the "imperial meal" of the highest authorities was really not very resistant, Huang Haoran got up from the bed, and planned to go to the restaurant to eat.

The elevator of the Yishiyuan Hotel was controlled by someone, and the person who drove the elevator asked Huang Haoran about the floor he was going to, and then closed the electric switch, and the elevator began to descend slowly, and after a while, the elevator door was opened again.

Huang Haoran walked in the carpeted corridor, the hanging lamps on the walls emitted dim light, all the windows were closed with heavy curtains, and the air was a little stuffy.

Huang Haoran walked very slowly, he was slowly admiring the building of the Republic of China, anyway, he didn't have anything to do all afternoon......

"Three! You give three, I'll arrange a ticket for you! ”

At a corner leading to the restaurant, someone was talking, Huang Haoran didn't mean to eavesdrop, but he was standing too close to the person who was talking, so such a slight sound also got into his ears.

"Yesterday it was still two, why did it change today? Good brothers! My brother is not a big official, these few are still made up by selling the family property, so you can help! ”

"Alas... What are you talking about? It's not forcing you to buy it! If you don't want it, I'll give it to someone else! ”

"Don't.. Other. Other.! Brother, let my brother go back for two more days, and my brother will go back and find a way......"

"That's your business, brother, but brother, I have an ugly saying in the front, two days later, it doesn't have to be this price!"

"You're ......!"

When Huang Haoran was thinking about whether he should continue to walk forward, two men in Mao suits rushed out of the corner one after the other, the one in front was full of impatience, and put something in his chest pocket, and the one in the back was holding on to the sleeve of the front one, with a pleading expression on his face.

The person in front saw Huang Haoran in military uniform, and was obviously stunned, and then hurriedly threw the one behind him away, and the person behind him continued to entangle, but when he looked up, he also saw Huang Haoran, so his obvious figure became a little shorter, and he just lowered his head and didn't speak.

Huang Haoran didn't stop long, and walked directly past the two of them, and the person in front of him saw Huang Haoran's rank of lieutenant general clearly, and his eyes were full of greed......

Since it was wartime, most of the dishes on the menu could not be served, so Huang Haoran ordered a river fish with two stir-fried dishes, and did not ask for wine.

Nanjing is close to the Yangtze River, and the meat may be tight, but there will be no shortage of fish.

It will take some time for the dish to be cooked, so Huang Haoran leaned back in his chair and drank tea and read today's newspaper.

It's all a high-profile article, and the crisis in Nanjing didn't even mention half a word, it seems that little Japan is still far away in Shanghai, and it is crushed by the Central Army, and it hasn't moved a single step!

Deceive oneself as well as others!

How long has it been hidden?

It is better to let the citizens know as soon as possible, so that these people have enough time to withdraw from Nanjing.

Huang Haoran didn't notice that the tunic who was walking in front just now slipped in from the door again, and then chose a corner position to sit down, and secretly looked at Huang Haoran.

Seeing Huang Haoran sneering contemptuously at everything in the newspaper, the tunic felt that he had almost observed, so he stood up and walked towards Huang Haoran's dining table.

After all, Huang Haoran is also an "old man" who has rolled on the battlefield, and when he just stood up in his tunic suit, he immediately noticed that this "acquaintance" was coming for him.

To be on the safe side, Huang Haoran's right hand slid under the table and pressed on the pistol at his waist.

"This general, excuse me! The younger brother Zhang Guili also eats in the government, this is my business card......"

The tunic respectfully handed over a piece with both hands, but Huang Haoran didn't answer it, and motioned for the other party to throw it on the table.

This Zhang Guili saw that he had encountered a lot of this situation, and he was not annoyed at all by Huang Haoran's contempt, he still looked at Huang Haoran with a smile, and asked very subtly:

"Little brother, can I sit across from you, General? Today's meal, the little brother is invited! ”

"Not really!" Huang Haoran said coldly: "I don't lack money for these meals. ”

"That's that! You are a general, I am afraid that there are many people rushing to give you filial piety, such a small expense, you will naturally not look at it! However, the little brother took the liberty of asking, don't you want to be more lenient at hand? ”

Huang Haoran became interested in this Zhang Guili, he thought at first that this little man with a bit of a scoundrel face was a ticket seller who made a fortune in the country, but he didn't expect Zhang Guili to be a member of the government. This identity is actually reasonable, what kind of place is the Deliberation Garden, can he enter the general second-class people?

"Oh? You might as well elaborate on it......"

Huang Haoran made a look that he was very interested in money, and he wanted to know what this Zhang Guili approached him for.

"Since you're willing to talk about money, we're friends! I don't ask your identity, this is the first time we meet to do business, everyone is careful, no one wants to tell the truth... But this time is two times ripe, and I'm sure you're looking forward to the next collaboration! ”

Huang Haoran smiled and didn't say anything, such a chic meeting speech, he heard it for the first time in the Republic of China, no matter how it sounded, it was a bit like what a salesman in the 21st century said to customers in a bar, and the business he talked about would not be a good deal.

"You are a new face, you should have just lived in this council garden, if my guess is correct, your troops must be going to participate in the defense of Nanjing!"

"How do you know ......!" Huang Haoran was really surprised! The plan to stubbornly defend Nanjing has not yet become a reality, and such a secret should not be known by a small person.

"That's all for now, the younger brother needs to show his position, in fact, I wrote it on the business card I gave you, but your old man doesn't want to read it, so I have this question......"

Huang Haoran glanced at the content on the business card, and the two big words "military commander" jumped into his sight.

This Zhang Guili is actually a person of "military commander"!

I didn't expect that the Nanjing government's secrecy ability had reached such a point that even a small agent could access such a core secret!

But what is the "business" that Zhang Guili is talking about?

"Mr. Zhang, aren't you afraid that I will tell you everything you said today, Director Dai?"

Huang Haoran decided to test whether the person opposite was sent by Dai Li, perhaps, this was another test for him by the highest authorities......

"Little brother is not afraid to tell you directly, I am not afraid! A little person like the little brother can't get into the eyes of your old man at all, so how can you bother you to spend time in front of Director Dai to say that the little brother is not? If you're not interested in money, just assume that what the little brother said just now was a fart, and the little brother will leave immediately! But...... That's a lot of money......"

Huang Haoran knew that he had met a shrewd person, and Zhang Guili's words sounded like he was showing weakness to him, but in fact, he was colluding and beating, using interests to hang Huang Haoran's appetite.

Let's see what this guy has to say!

"I'm a soldier, I'm not very good at business, especially loss-making business, I will never do it!"

Huang Haoran's answer gave Zhang Guili unlimited space for reverie, Zhang Guili felt that he was now close to success, and his somewhat dirty face began to glow red.

"Rest assured! It's definitely a lucrative deal! Little brother still has to ask first, where will your troops be deployed? Don't worry, the little brother is by no means a Japanese spy, just tell me the approximate direction! ”

"North!"

"Next to the Yangtze River!?"

When he asked this sentence, Huang Haoran could even see the gold ingots in Zhang Guili's pupils! This person has been crazy with Huang Haoran's answer!

"What? Isn't the location good? ”

Huang Haoran made a move to capture the ......

"Nope! No! That's great! It's just great! You're guarding a mountain of gold! ”

"Jinshan? I don't think so! ”

"I'm not afraid of your jokes, now this Nanjing City, there are a few ways to run to the west, but this car and boat are limited, if you can't run far, it will still fall into the hands of the Japanese, so now the water transportation has been sold at a sky-high price!"

"You want to leave from my troops' defense zone? If that's all there is to it, I don't need you to do it......"

Huang Haoran is not very interested in being a human trafficker, he originally planned to open the port of the Yangtze River to let the people in Nanjing flee for their lives, and he can't do it at this juncture!

If it's just such a suggestion, this Zhang Guili will have no value.

Zhang Guili saw disdain in Huang Haoran's eyes, but since he dared to say this deal, he naturally had already considered that the other party might turn his face and swallow it alone, so he still had a backhand.

"That's right! You really don't need my help! But can you tell which ones are the ones who need to flee and can afford to pay a high price? And after all, this deal will not see the light of day, if the 'military commander' can't get a share, I'm afraid your money won't be able to make a living! Besides, I have other deals to introduce to you......"

At this time, the waiter began to serve the food, Zhang Guili's words were interrupted, Huang Haoran glanced at the river fish on the plate, took a deep breath of aroma, and then peeled off a piece of tender meat under the fish's cheek with chopsticks.

To use a very vulgar saying:

It's really melt-in-your-mouth......

"You know how to enjoy it!"

Zhang Guili saw that the waiter had retreated, and immediately seized the time to start interjecting;

"Now the preparations for the retreat have to be launched, Nanjing is the capital of the government, many of the family funds are in the city, and each yamen also has its own treasury base, that is, those things that do not exist on the books but exist in the warehouse, and they will be very hasty when adding foreign transportation...... I can whisper to you first, the amount of this batch of supplies is very staggering, and it is impossible to transport it without the help of the army! These people are willing to pay a lot of money for shipping! Don't know if you're interested? ”

It turns out that there is such a good show, indeed, there is no faster way to get rich than embezzling state property, and the scum in the Nanjing government has long been waiting for this opportunity to come.

At the end of the war, who cares about a few broken account books?

As long as you secretly change a few strokes on it, you can get rich in no time!

That's a big deal!

"Mr. Zhang really has some ideas, my time is not wasted, the time of a meal is too short, and I can only talk about it, I think Mr. Zhang will also report to your boss, right? It's better to spend the afternoon thinking about it, and at 9 o'clock in the evening, here, I want to sit down with Mr. Zhang's boss and talk......"

"You are indeed a connoisseur, and you have seen in the early morning that I am a pawn who delivers you a message, and it is true that the decision is still in the hands of the big boss, but do you think I would be so reckless as to run in front of a stranger and say so much?"

"I guess your boss has given you a job of constantly and worthily talking about something here, right? If something happens to you, they're going to say you're a Japanese spy and take you away......"

"Huh! You're a god! I'm looking forward to meeting in the evening! ”

Seeing Zhang Guili nodding and disappearing at the door of the restaurant, Huang Haoran began to continue to enjoy his lunch.

The building is about to fall, and it is not uncommon for a few demons to come out, but these people are actually "military commanders", which has to surprise Huang Haoran!

Even these spy agencies used to spy on officials have started to make a fortune in the country, and the Nanjing government is really rotten to the core!

In the upcoming battle to defend Nanjing, can these people who play the role of Xiao Jiujiu not pull back the army for their own interests?

Hard......!!

Nanjing's bureaucratic system is like a rotten piece of wood crawling with termites like Zhang Guili!

And in the depths of this rotten wood, there are even greater .......

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