Gai Tianjiu scratched his big bald head and shook his head, and said, "Xiusheng, why do you say that you are so troublesome, so inky?" This is not like your style, grinding and chirping, I will support Chief Wei, and I want me to say, I will directly lead the troops into the city of Beijing, arrest the people of the Kuomintang and pull them down on the side of the princess's grave, dig a pit and bury it. And then directly announce that you are the president, who the would dare to disobey? Whoever dares to disobey me will die first. "Gai Tianjiu is not thinking less, but his knowledge and insight are not more far-reaching, which is why he can only be a fierce general, and the military solution of the political problem is the most direct but the last thing that suffers endlessly.

Wang Maoru shook his head, laughed and said: "There must be rules for doing things, there are no rules, there is no circle, and the way of doing things in a hurry will only bring self-destruction." Am I guilty of interfering in politics by force now that I have a heavy army? And when I am old, I will be faithful to me in the future? In the future, when you are old, you will gradually be replaced by young people, and they will follow us. It is conceivable that the young officers will follow the example of the present and arrest us. Because what we are doing now is their example in the future, so this construction of Gai Tianwang sounds very labor-saving, as long as you have military power, you will be able to control it, but it is actually the most unfeasible way, and it will bring the greatest legacy to the country and the nation. I don't want to rush for quick success, what I need is to be strong step by step. ”

Jiang Fangzhen and the others immediately stretched out their thumbs and exclaimed: "What Xiusheng said is extreme, this is the wisdom of the ages." ”

After everyone praised for a while, Sa Zhenbing said, "Xiusheng." Are you really up to the task? Is a qiē already properly arranged? ”

Wang Maoru shrugged his shoulders and said, "I have already made up my mind, but what about military power...... Although I am not directly in my hands, I am in your hands. I believe in you, and you will also help me keep an eye on this army, which is why I have the six of you here to discuss secretly. He said to the other five: "If I resign from the post of Minister of National Defense in the future, the chief will definitely have a deputy minister to take over, and you must cooperate well with Ming Gong." ”

Sa Zhenbing pretended to be frightened, and said to the mud: "I am sixty-four years old this year, but I can't afford this heavy responsibility. "The so-called people, old spirits, old ghosts, old spirits. Sa Zhenbing thought that if Wang Mao handed over his position, it would definitely cause a struggle for power within the army, how could he, an outsider, be the chief of national defense? After Wang Maoru's resignation, the chief national defense minister will certainly be selected from within the national defense forces. The new defense chief selected is a puppet of Wang Maoru and is at his mercy. But even so, I believe that many people are still willing to fight for it, the Minister of National Defense. That's the equivalent of the position of generalissimo of soldiers and horses in ancient times. Who can resist this temptation?

Wang Maoru has so many talents under him, and everyone is staring at the position of successor to the general chief. Look at it, maybe the 12th year of the Republic of China will be a very bloody year. He's too old to stand the toss, and his old bones don't want to be in the middle of factional competition.

Sa Zhenbing also knew that there were actually many factions in Wang Maoru's army, and the two largest of them were Li Delin's Baoding faction and He Rufei's Lu Da faction. In fact, the predecessor of the Army University was the Baoding Army Non-commissioned Officer College, and later Yuan Shikai moved the Baoding Army Non-commissioned Officer College to Tianjin and merged with Tianjin Jiangwutang to build the Army University. However, part of the Baoding Army Non-commissioned Officer Academy that remained in Baoding later continued to insist on running the school. Eventually, it became the current Baoding Army School, and Lu University and Baoding Military Academy coexisted at the same time.

It's just that when Yuan Shikai built the Army University, he pulled away all the good teachers and good students of the Baoding Army Non-commissioned Officer Academy. As a result, the Baoding Army School, which continued to stay in Baoding in the later period, had insufficient teachers, and even the campus construction fund was very lacking, which also led the students of the two schools to look down on each other. The Baoding Military Academy said that the Army University had no background, and the Army University refuted that the Baoding Military Academy had nothing but the background. (How does it seem a bit like the dispute between Evergrande fans and Luneng fans...... ）

Originally, there was a model department headed by Li Pinxian and Fei Chaogui, but now it has also disappeared.

In addition to them, the newly rising faction in the army is the guard department headed by Yong Xingbao, Wei Dongling and Liu Zhe, and most of the guards are officers and students who graduated from the Yakeshi Army Non-commissioned Officer Academy, as for Yong Xingbao to achieve the position of chief of staff, it is all promoted by Wang Maoru, Wei Dongling and Liu Zhe are both close ministers who have been their own adjutants, and they are even more loyal to Wang Maoru, because only Wang Maoru will reuse them.

Sa Zhenbing knows the factional trade-offs within the Wehrmacht, that is, who Wang Maoru entrusts the army to, for whom is it a hot potato, and who does the army listen to? Listen to the Minister of National Defense, or Wang Maoru? If we listen to the words of the national defense chief, the officers loyal to Wang Maoru will definitely kill this new national defense chief...... And it doesn't matter whether Wang Maoru is the Lord to kill people. Sa Zhenbing has gone through the era of Li Hongzhang, the era of the Banner Cabinet, the era of Yuan Shikai, the era of Duan Qirui, and now it can be said that he is the elder of the Five Dynasties, how can he not understand this truth.

Seeing Sa Zhenbing's resignation, everyone understood what it meant, and they couldn't help but laugh at the old and conservative in their hearts. At this time, Jiang Fangzhen was about to speak, Wang Maoru waved his hand at him, and said with a smile: "That's it, I'll talk about it." ”

Everyone immediately cheered up and looked up at him, and Wang Maoru said, "Isn't there still a period of time?" At least a year and a half, a year and a half later, I was preparing to resign as Minister of Defense and dedicate myself to this presidential candidate. I have called you here today to share this information with a few of you, and to prepare you mentally. The army is to protect the safety of the people, and it was also established by me, starting from the flight team garrison, the 13th Brigade of the Frontier Army, all the way to the 17th Mixed Brigade of the Beiyang Army, and then to the Heilongjiang Border Army, the Heiji Coalition Army, the Northeast Army, and the National Defense Army. My army is beyond the reach of others. "Everyone is in their hearts, my army is beyond the reach of others, which means that even if I am no longer the chief of national defense, the national defense force must still have me in command, no matter who is the chief of national defense, it will either be his puppet or die.

Wang Maoru said domineeringly and unquestionably, "So, you help me, and I also give you the highest trust." In the course of this year, I am preparing to carry out a large-scale transfer of military officers, which is not only the exchange of officer positions, but also the exchange of some personnel positions. Some people who have a small plan in their hearts and think carefully of small tricks and conspiracies, they will get him out of the army or hang him up. ”

Gai Tianjiu immediately said: "Yes, just that loud-spoken Wu Peifu, I don't like him fucking anymore." ”

Wang Maoru smiled slightly: "In a word, those who follow me prosper and those who oppose me die, this year I want to further strengthen the control of the army, I hope you will help me." ”

Do you dare not help him, isn't that looking for his own death, but how can it be regarded as helping him. Wang Maoru reminded everyone that in fact, he is not only a commander, but also a politician, but also an executioner who kills people without seeing blood.

After the secret meeting, Wang Maoru visited Tang Shaoyi's house again, and when the Chinese New Year was approaching, Tang Baoqi took his children to his father's home in Beijing. The two little guys, Cai Ni and Zong Ze, were a little scared and strange when they saw their father, but he teased them for a while before the two little ones became familiar with each other, and they didn't talk to their father anymore. Wang Maoru said to Baoqi to go home for the New Year, and Baoqi said: "Go home? I won't go, I died of suffocation at your house last year, either you come over to spend the New Year here with me and my father, or you go back to spend the New Year with your other wives. ”

Wang Maoru was choked with a big red face, so he had to say stupidly: "Give me a little face in front of the child." ”

Tang Baoqi said: "Okay, then you are not allowed to mention to me about going to your house for the New Year, I can't see you with other women, you don't know, I'm not so atmospheric." ”

"Come on, I'm never going to touch your mold again." Wang Maoru raised his hand and surrendered, Tang Baoqi was triumphantly happy, and winked at him playfully, meaning that you can't do it, please give it to me.

After dinner, Tang Baoqi took the children to play, Wang Maoru and Tang Shaoyi went to the study to drink tea, and talked about the "Sino-Soviet Friendship Treaty", Tang Shaoyi was excited, but wondered why Wang Maoru still had to keep it secret and not disclose it to the public. Wang Maoru said with a smile: "No, it's the Spring Festival soon, and I am ready to announce the Chinese New Year's Eve, giving the people of the whole country a New Year's gift package, so that the people of the whole country will be happy." ”

Tang Shaoyi nodded and said, "I see." ”

Wang Maoru took a sip of tea, and then said: "Father-in-law, you have worked hard in the past few years in the government. Especially sandwiched between me and President Sun Da, I am a knife and very sharp, and so is Sun Dacang, thanks to you, we will not quarrel between the two sides. It can be said that nearly half of the credit for China's stability today is due to your old age. ”

Tang Shaoyi also took a sip of tea, and said slowly: "Xiusheng has something to say, it's useless for you to pat my ass, I don't know your mind yet?" ”

"You guessed everything?" Wang Maoru was surprised.

Tang Shaoyi nodded and said, "It's time to close the net, isn't it?" ”

Wang Maoru smiled and said, "Yes, it's time to close the net, I gave up running for president three years ago just to prepare for next year." He sneered: "Now that the melons are ripe, it's time to pick the fruits of victory." ”

Tang Shaoyi said: "It can be seen from the large-scale personnel transfer of officers that you are preparing for the election campaign, and all important positions must be replaced by your cronies." Wang Maoru paused, Tang Shaoyi smiled bitterly, he clapped his hands, sighed before continuing: "You are finally going to kick out the People's Party." ”