Update time:2013-01-24

It was not until after seven o'clock, when all the countries stationed in China had arrived, that the attendants sang: "The President has arrived. Visit to download the txt novel [ ]"

The sound in the banquet hall quickly died down, the band stopped playing, and the men and women in the ballroom also dispersed to the side.

The main door opened wide, and Yuan Shikai, surrounded by the presidential palace attachés, walked into the hall with a smile on his face. Among the attachés behind Yuan Shikai, there were the Army Chief Duan Qirui and the then Zhili Governor Feng Guozhang.

The eyes of all the guests turned to Yuan Shikai, and everyone welcomed the president with warm yet reserved applause.

Along the way, Yuan Shikai kept nodding and saying hello from the guests around him. When he met foreign envoys or important guests, he would stop and shake hands. When passing by Yuan Su, Yuan Shikai just nodded with a kind smile and then continued walking forward.

, until we came to the stage of the banquet hall.

According to the banquet procedure, Yuan Shikai delivered a brief New Year's speech as the president. After the speech, he personally announced that the banquet would continue. As a result, the lively scene was restored again, with the band playing music, dancing on the dance floor, and even Yuan Shikai

I also invited the minister's wife to dance briefly. [ ] It's just that Yuan Shikai is too short and has some physical discomfort, so the dance is really a bit lame, but the important thing is to create an interest.

After the scene became lively again, Yuan Shikai stood in the hall for a while, talking to several foreigners, and also talked to Duan Qirui, Feng Guozhang, Zhao Bingjun and others for a while. Because they were far away, Yuan Su didn't know what Yuan Shikai was.

What were they talking about with these people? However, he noticed that when talking to foreigners, Yuan Shikai's expression was very relaxed, as if he was just chatting and laughing. However, when talking to Duan Qirui, Feng Guozhang and others, there was obvious worry in his eyebrows. It seemed that

We shouldn't be talking about the New Year.

After a while, an army officer who had a pleasant chat with Yuan Su came over and told Yuan Su that there was a chess and card room next to the banquet hall. Everyone was looking for a card partner to play cards with, and invited Yuan Su to come with him.

Yuan Su was actually very reluctant to gamble at this time. Firstly, he was not good at gambling in the first place. Secondly, he was planning to say hello to seniors like Duan Qirui and Feng Guozhang.

However, the other party repeatedly invited them warmly. Yuan Su Nian was happy to talk to these people before him, so he could not ignore the favor here. Besides, the Army Department is the senior department in charge of the entire army, so there is nothing wrong with establishing good relations with the people here.

[ ] So he specially borrowed a sum of money from Yuan Keding and followed these Army Department officers to the chess and card room next door to play Pai Gow.

Yuan Su knew nothing about Pai Gow, but he didn't ask too much. He rarely spoke during the whole gambling process and just smiled along with the atmosphere. He had no intention of winning money through this, since it was a social activity.

, the purpose is to make other participants happy, just as an indirect gift of money.

"Oh my god, look at it, Governor Yuan, he lost again, I'll give in, I'll give in."

"That's not okay. In my opinion, my position is not good. I need to change it."

"Come on, come on, open the cards, let me get a double, double, double, oh! It's just a little bit close."

There was gambling for a while, but there were some senior officers present, so they just played a few games casually, so as not to get carried away. Soon everyone was no longer as passionate as at the beginning, but instead played cards while playing.

While smoking a cigarette, we talked about some recent serious topics.

"Now that the Kuomintang x Congress has won a resounding victory, this is not a good sign." An officer surnamed Li said this sentence out of nowhere, "Just like the deck of cards in my hand, tsk tsk tsk

, Zhijiao people are very upset."

"What's there to be upset about? It's not our turn to worry about national affairs. Besides, hasn't the Government Affairs Council been spreading rumors that their KMT Prime Minister Song Jiaoren is the person who has the best chance of cooperating with our president? This is all cooperation.

"What are you worried about?" Another officer poked the cigarette butt on the ashtray and said casually.

"Where did you get this news? How could the people in the Government Affairs Council expect Song Jiaoren to cooperate with the president? I heard that Song Jiaoren gave speeches in Jiangsu and Zhejiang last year. The content of his speeches was to accuse our northern soldiers of interfering in politics. What?

To bring harm to the people is not a dictatorship. This person should be our sworn enemy in Beiyang." The previous officer surnamed Li said matter-of-factly.

"What do we roughnecks like us know about political matters? Song Jiaoren's speech was just to criticize current affairs, and it was not aimed at us in Beiyang. Besides, when Song Jiaoren was the director-general of agriculture and forestry in Beijing, he was very close to many people in the north.

Recently, it is a good thing that Song Jiaoren is responsible for forming the cabinet this time. Do you still want to let people like Huang Keqiang and Sun Yat-sen form the cabinet?"

"That makes sense. Compared to Huang Keqiang, Sun Yixian, and Song Jiaoren, they are still very sensible people."

Yuan Su listened to the conversation of these people and couldn't help but feel a little surprised. According to the historical data he knew, Song Jiaoren often targeted the Beiyang warlords, and it was precisely because of this that he was hated by the northern warlords. Of course,

As for the historical assassination of Song Jiaoren, he did not dare to draw a conclusion easily. In short, there were suspicions in the south and the north.

Thinking of this, he suddenly felt that he should ask some questions tentatively, so he said in a pretentious manner: "According to what you said, will the President really allow Mr. Song to go north to form a cabinet after the spring begins? But I heard that diplomacy is now

The ministry is negotiating with a group of banks from five countries about a loan, and the purpose of this loan... Well, I'm afraid you all have a tacit understanding."

Everyone at the gambling table turned their attention to Yuan Su. Everyone was surprised to varying degrees, but after being stunned for a long time, they gradually relaxed. The officer surnamed Shen, who had repeatedly invited Yuan Su to play a few games, quickly reminded him:

"Hey, my Commander-in-Chief, you can't say this nonsense. Borrowing money from foreigners is a top priority nowadays, and the superiors have repeatedly asked us to keep it confidential. Mr. Yuan, Mr. Yuan, you can't say it outside."

The officer surnamed Li also followed up and said: "That is, even our Army Ministry is tight-lipped about these matters. Whether those who know the inside story or those who only know the superficial knowledge, any loans to foreigners are top secret."

Yuan Su was startled. He didn't expect that this matter would be kept so secret at this stage, so he quickly laughed and changed the subject and said: "I just know that all the brothers are from the inside, so I told you
Chapter completed!