When Jin Cichang sulked, Chen Zikun was still happy in the hostel of the Zaozhuang Zhongxing Coal Mining Company, and now that the general trend has been decided, he only waits for the hostages to be released, and holds a celebration meeting on the spot, and then he can return to Beijing to discuss the reward for meritorious deeds.

There is no need for him to come out again to contact the bandits, the locals have been dealing with the bandits for more than ten years, and there are naturally many people who can talk, besides, now that the general trend has been decided, it is time to leave some opportunities for others to make meritorious contributions.

Now the Lincheng area is full of crowns, military and political officials and diplomats from Beijing and Jinan, representatives of the Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, reporters from all over the country, and gentlemen with heads and faces in Zou County, Tengxian County, all gathered in this small city, the hotel rooms have long been full, and the houses of local residents in Lincheng have begun to be requisitioned, and all kinds of non-staple food are in short supply. But fortunately, there is a railway station in Lincheng, and the good things of Jinan Mansion can be transported in a few hours, so the living standards of foreign adults and adults have not decreased at all.

Even busier than the telegraph room is the local post office, which not everyone can afford, and the cost of sending letters is much lower, the post office sends and receives countless letters and parcels every day, and the business volume has increased more than ten times compared with the past, most of which are newspapers and magazines mailed from all over the world, some diplomats subscribe, and some local officials mail order to understand the situation in the outside world.

Chen Zikun had nothing to do, flipped through a lot of newspapers and magazines, and accidentally found something that shocked him very much.

In the writings of some left-wing literati in Beijing and Shanghai, the Shandong Jianguo Autonomous Army has become synonymous with revolution, and Sun Meiyao is a hero against foreign powers and imperialism.

Some newspapers and periodicals sneered at the robbery and put on a posture of staying out of the matter, saying that if Shandong had remained under the control of the Japanese side, such a vicious incident would never have occurred, and that the Chinese Government lacked the ability to manage it, and that the West was shooting itself in the foot by forcing Japan to withdraw from Shandong.

Of course, most of the newspapers and periodicals still truthfully reported a series of events that had taken place in Lincheng from a neutral standpoint, expressed great concern for the safety of the hostages, and strongly supported the peaceful settlement of the matter.

As for the details after going up the mountain, Chen Zikun talked to Stilwell in detail alone, and Stilwell told him that the US intelligence agencies were investigating the case, and the Americans were the most hostages, followed by Britain, France, Italy, and other countries, and the Japanese who often traveled between Tianjin and Pudong did not appear in the hostage list, which had to make people suspicious, because the United States was a country that strongly advocated Japan's withdrawal from Qingdao, and it was not known that this move was to retaliate against the United States.

However, this turmoil is finally calm, and after a few more days, when all the hostages go down the mountain, it will be the day of celebration, and then Chen Zikun will have to be in the limelight again.

No one expected that behind the calm, there was another earth-shattering change brewing.

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At the foot of Junshan Mountain, Chaoyunguan Sanqing Palace, the leaders of the Shandong Jianguo Autonomous Army are deliberating, the Zhao'an agreement has been reached, and a letter of agreement signed by the local gentry as a guarantee is in the hands of the big boss Sun Meiyao, and the 20,000 officers and troops surrounding Junshan have retreated for ten miles, and this matter is considered to be completed.

The little minions outside were busy killing pigs and sheep to celebrate the victory, Sun Meiyao was also beaming, full of spring breeze, he was only twenty-five years old this year, and he completed a gorgeous turn, from a bandit leader to a major general and brigade commander of the official army, how not to make him proud.

The subordinates are also very excited, the heroes who have fallen into the grass in Junshan are nothing more than dismissed officers and soldiers, landless hungry people, and they have little ambition, and they are already very satisfied to be a battalion commander and company commander.

The establishment of a brigade is fixed, Sun Meiyao serves as the brigade commander of the major general, there are three regiments below, battalions under the regiment, companies under the battalion, brigades, battalions, companies and platoons, clear hierarchies, when you become an officer, you can wear military uniforms and riding boots, ride a foreign horse and carry a foreign sword, take the guards to show off your might, and return to your hometown in fine clothes, but there are only a few positions of the regiment commander and battalion commander, dozens of leaders large and small on Junshan, no one obeys anyone, and it is inevitable that they will argue when they talk, and the more noisy they are, the more fierce they become, Sun Guizhi who watched kept shaking his head and sighing.

Although Sun Meiyao is a big boss, but he is also picked up by everyone, in terms of prestige, he is much worse than his brother Sun Meizhu, and his mind is even more lacking, and he can't be suppressed when he encounters this kind of thing, seeing that the people below are about to move, he is really angry, and slapped the table and scolded: "Noisy!" No matter how noisy Lao Tzu is, he won't recruit peace. ”

There was a sudden silence below, and a short bandit stood up and said: "Big boss, in fact, this is not to blame you for being in charge, we have a lot of heroes in the cottage, and we only give a brigade to the establishment, that is the official government." ”

"Yes, what Second Brother Qiao said is reasonable!" The Drill Mountain Leopard was the first to stand up and respond, just now in order to compete for the position of a battalion commander, he quarreled with another boss so red in the face that he even pulled out the box gun.

The one who is called Second Brother Qiao is the English translator Qiao Erbao of the cottage, at this time he did not have the humble and simple expression in front of Chen Zikun at all, but a wise look in his hand, and first hugged his fist to the Diamond Mountain Leopard and said: "Leopard Master Yingming, let me tell you a story, this story is called Ertao Killing Three Soldiers." ”

The leaders are all illiterate, where do they know the allusion of the two peaches killing the three soldiers, and they looked at the second brother Qiao with ignorant eyes one by one, only the old master Sun Guizhi stroked his goatee and nodded secretly.

Second Brother Qiao cleared his throat and said: "In ancient times, there were three warriors in the Qi Kingdom, all of whom were unworthy of bravery, but they accidentally offended a minister, so the minister asked the king to design and kill them, what was used, it was just two peaches." ”

The bandits looked at him intently, all attracted by this story, and the Diamond Mountain Leopard asked even more cooperatively: "Second brother, how can two peaches kill people?" ”

Second Brother Qiao said unhurriedly: "You think, there are only two peaches, but there are three people, how can this be divided, the vicious minister said, the three of you are more than one to one, who can eat peaches, the three warriors were not convinced by each other, and they used their weapons when they scrambled, and all three of them died." ”

Hearing this simple story, the leaders couldn't help but bow their heads and ponder, and the leopard suddenly realized, and said: "Now that the government has recruited us, it is to give the two peaches, brothers, we have been fooled!" ”

"Fooled! The official mansion of the dog day is too insidious! The leaders were filled with righteous indignation and scolded the sinister intentions of the government.

Sun Meiyao was also angry, and suddenly stood up and said, "Damn, don't recruit An, fight with them to the end!" ”

Qiao Erbao said: "This is a bad word, the big boss, we have a good hand of cards are still afraid that we can't play, if you want me to say, don't blame the government for being insidious, only complain that our appetite is too small." ”

Sun Meiyao said: "You mean, there should be a division of staff?" ”

Qiao Erbao smiled and shook his head: "Big boss, can it be that we have tens of thousands of brothers on Junshan, and the establishment of just one division can be dispatched?" Besides, even if the government agrees, then Tian Zhongyu turns his hands into clouds and covers his hands for rain, and when the foreigners are released, he must not send troops to suppress us, and then the bamboo basket will be empty. ”

"What do you mean?" Sun Meiyao seemed to understand a little.

"If you want me to say ......" Qiao Erbao sneered, and suddenly stepped forward and walked to Sun Meiyao's case, facing the leaders in the hall and said: "As the old saying goes, if you want to rob the emperor, you want to rob the emperor, you want to be a big scar every day, and after eighteen years, you are a good man, everything is done, what can't be let go, everyone is right!" ”

As soon as this remark came out, the following response became a piece, Shandong people are bold, and they are also arrogant when they rebel, they want to rob the emperor, and they want to be too appetizing to everyone.

Qiao Erbao continued: "If you want me to say that we will be hard to the end, divide Lunan, and don't want any dog-day officers and soldiers, didn't we call it Shandong Jianguo Autonomous Army before, plus a joint word, called Shandong Jianguo Autonomous Alliance, the commander-in-chief of the big boss, all the leaders below are the commanders, and then the division commanders and brigade commanders, brothers can at least mix with the regiment commander to do it, isn't it beautiful." ”

"Yes, what the second brother said is too reasonable, anyway, we have dozens of foreigners' lives in our hands, and we are not afraid that the government will not agree!"

"Fuck it, this is the time to live or die!"

The leaders were as excited as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, Qiao Erbao successfully provoked their ambitions and **, and even Sun Meiyao was greatly moved, feeling that the recruitment conditions proposed last time were too low.

Qiao Erbao's prestige increased greatly, his smile was a little fluttery, he stretched out his hand and pressed it around, the noise stopped for a while, and he continued: "Someone may want to say, the matter is getting bigger, and Tian Zhongyu is in a hurry, what should I do if he jumps off the wall in a hurry, I already have a countermeasure, that is, pull the surname Tian off the horse!" ”

The people below all stared at him and listened to him, Qiao Erbao smiled slightly: "My plan is to use the lives of foreigners to force the government to remove Tian Zhongyu from his post and investigate it, and replace a person we can trust as this Shandong overseer, and then Teng County, Zou County, Yi County, Yanzhou, Jining, Xuzhou, Weishan Lake, these places are all under the jurisdiction of our Shandong Jianguo Autonomous Alliance, and take the coal mine in Zaozhuang and the railway hub in Xuzhou in my hands. ”

The eyes of the leaders were straight, Qiao Erbao planned a beautiful blueprint for them, if it can really be done, the bandits who hold the calf will become the warlords who dominate one side, originally went up the mountain and fell into the grass to settle down, but now what to consider is to marry a few aunts, how many acres of land to buy, and how big a house to build.

"Ahem, then who will be the overseer of Shandong?" Sun Guizhi, the old boss who has not spoken, finally spoke.

Qiao Erbao said: "I have already thought about it, Zhang Jingyao is the most suitable, many of you are Zhang Dashuai's old subordinates, and they can trust each other, besides, this is only the first step, there is a second step." ”

"Which second step?" Sun Guizhi is still breezy and calm.

"Find a backer, a bigger backer, this time we have offended the government by carjacking, and the British and American powers have also been offended, there is only one country that has not offended, that is Japan, we can find the Japanese as a backer, not to mention Tanaka Yu, even the president, I dare not take the Japanese in my eyes." When Qiao Erbao said this, his eyes flickered a little.

Sun Guizhi's pupils constricted, but he didn't speak.

Sun Meiyao's eyes were straight, and she slapped the table and said, "Second Brother Qiao, just do as you say!" ”

All the leaders also clamored for approval, and the meeting finally reached an agreement and ended successfully.

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After the meeting, Sun Meiyao found Sun Guizhi and asked humbly: "Uncle, do you think it can be done like this?" ”

Sun Guizhi sighed and said: "The lion opens his mouth, he can't succeed, he can only take one step at a time." ”

Suddenly, the little minion came to report: "The master of the village, Second Master Qiao is here." ”

"Please." Sun Meiyao was sitting precariously, while Sun Guizhi sat on a tiger skin chair behind him.

Qiao Erbao was not polite when he came in, pulled a stool and sat down, and said straight to the point: "I came to give the big boss, the old boss to give a reason, in fact, I am a Japanese." ”