When Fang Zida arrived at the Prime Minister's Office, Liao Zhongkai had not yet left. When he saw Fang Zida appearing, he was stunned for a moment, and then shouted happily: "Zhang Ming, when did you come back?"

"I just arrived in Beijing, only a few hours after I came back." Fang Zida looked at Song Jiaoren's office with a smile, and sat down beside Liao Zhongkai.

"Have you been to the Ministry of War?" Seeing Fang Zida come back, Song Jiaoren was very happy and poured a cup of tea with his own hands. Fang Zida stood up and took it, nodded and said: "General Manager Duan and I chatted for a few words. Didn't we just come from over there?"

come over."

"Zhang Ming! Thank you for what happened this time. Otherwise, there would be chaos in Jiangsu, Shanghai and other places, and we don't know when the rebellion will subside." After praising him first, Song Jiaoren shook his head sadly and said, "It's a pity.

Brother Yingshi just went like this, it shouldn’t be! It shouldn’t be!”

Mentioning Chen Qimei, Liao Zhongkai also nodded solemnly. They were all good friends at the beginning and had a deep friendship with each other. Although KMT and the Revolutionary Party have parted ways now, the friendship between them is inseparable. When the news came from Shanghai that Chen Qimei

After hearing the news of her suicide, I was shocked and filled with grief and melancholy. I recalled the scenes of fighting for the revolution together to overthrow the Qing Dynasty, as if they were all vivid in my mind. I wanted to see Chen Qimei again in Beijing after he was arrested, even if

Even if you are judged according to the law, you can find ways to treat your old friends favorably. Who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, people and ghosts will take different paths, and the old friend will be gone.

Sighing a few times, Song Jiaoren asked in detail about the circumstances before and after Chen Qimei's suicide. Fang Zida did not hide anything. He started directly from the Japanese consultant Fujita Ichiro who suddenly revealed Chen Qimei's whereabouts to him. He described each incident very carefully, even when he had committed suicide.

How to arrange it and what is on your mind are all stated in words.

Listening carefully, Song Jiaoren did not interrupt Fang Zida's narration, but exchanged glances with Liao Zhongkai when he talked about certain aspects. When Fang Zida talked about the suicide note left by Chen Qimei after committing suicide, Song Jiaoren

Ren then asked where the suicide note was.

"Originally, I gave the suicide note to Jiang Zhiqing, but because Chen Qimei's incident caused a stir in the outside world, I took the suicide note back for safety reasons." Fang Zida took out the suicide note that he had prepared long ago from his pocket and handed it over.

, took the suicide note and looked at the handwriting on it, Song Jiaoren and Liao Zhongkai both nodded, confirming that it was indeed Chen Qimei's handwriting.

Carefully folding Chen Qimei's suicide note and putting it in a drawer, Song Jiaoren turned to ask about the situation of the Eighth Division. Fang Zida had telegraphed these matters with Song Jiaoren before going north, so the content of the telegram could be limited to being brief and somewhat specific.

It is better to ask in person.

Half an hour later, after Fang Zida made an overall report on all the work and arrangements for the southward trip, Song Jiaoren praised him with a few words of satisfaction, and then said apologetically: "Zhang Ming, after the accident, the Army

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs dismissed you from your post. As Prime Minister, I didn’t say anything for you. You didn’t blame me in your heart, did you?”

"How could it be?" Fang Zida put down the teacup in his hand and said with a smile: "To put it bluntly, I, the deputy division commander, am just a part-time and expedient measure. It doesn't make any sense to me to treat it as inappropriate. The key is to be able to control the eighth

Just be a teacher. Now that the overall situation has been decided, it is normal to resign and return to Beijing."

"Haha, you still have the rank of lieutenant general in the army. Don't you think it's a pity, Fang Zhangming?" Liao Zhongkai asked with a smile.

"What's such a pity? I'm not from the army, so I'm not a lieutenant general. Does Brother Zhongkai plan to let me change my career to lead the army in the future?"

"Hahaha! What's wrong with leading troops? Zhang Ming, Zhang Ming, you are now a famous general who is famous all over the world. You must know that this time, Zhang Xun's braided army was beaten to a pulp and abandoned the camp. However, it caused a great stir in the country.

What a shock! Who would have thought that even though you know economics, you are so good at leading troops in war? It is really surprising!" Liao Zhongkai looked at Fang Zida with a smile and gave a thumbs up,

Fang Zida laughed dumbly. What kind of remarks are these? He quickly waved his hands and said: "Brother Zhong Kai, don't make fun of me. It's true that I defeated Zhang Xun, but the reason for this is not as evil as what the outside world said. To put it bluntly, first, Zhang Xun

It is to attack, and the Eighth Division is to defend. He is the guest, and I am the host. In this regard, our Eighth Division has taken advantage. Second, Zhang Xun has violated the central government's taboo by attacking Jiangsu without authorization. If he can use the shortest time to

Defeat the Eighth Division and capture Nanjing. Everything is easy to say, but once the war goes unfavorably, Zhang Xun will never spend all the capital. Third, after the Eighth Division is reorganized, orders and prohibitions must be followed, and the orders must be put into practice, plus the command can be done correctly while waiting for work.

Block the braided army. To tell you the truth, I was sweating at the beginning! To be honest, if Zhang Xun really made a desperate move at that time and concentrated all his troops to attack for two days, Nanjing would definitely fall into his hands. Therefore, this battle was completely

Lucky, lucky!"

"What Zhang Ming said is right. After Zhang Xun's troops entered Anhui, there was news from the Ministry of War that the Braided Army still had the combat strength of one and a half regiments. If Zhang Xun hadn't been unsure of Zhang Ming's trump card and didn't want to use up all his strength under the city of Nanjing,

It's really hard to predict who will win." Song Jiaoren said, he knew the situation of the Battle of Nanjing much better than Liao Zhongkai. After the Eighth Division defeated Zhang Xun, he secretly sighed that he was lucky, but even so, Fang Zida's contribution is not small.

, but because of Chen Qimei's incident, he was dismissed from his post. From the bottom of his heart, Song Jiaoren felt sorry for him.

"Zhang Ming, what kind of work do you want to do when you return to Beijing this time?" Song Jiaoren asked kindly. Fang Zida knew it well and knew that he was going to reward according to his merits. No matter whether it was public or private, Song Jiaoren would definitely

I won’t treat myself badly.

"This... I haven't thought about it yet. What suggestions does Brother Dunchu have?" Fang Zida said in a low-key manner. He still needs to be modest.

"What's so difficult about this? In my opinion, just let Zhang Ming go to the Ministry of Finance. With his talents, he is more than enough to serve as a deputy minister." Liao Zhongkai added with a smile.

"Deputy chief..." Song Jiaoren is not willing to give this position to Fang Zida. The current chief financial officer is Tang Shaoyi. It would certainly be the most suitable if Fang Zida serves as the deputy chief. However, the Chen Qimei incident is not over yet, so Fang Zida is suddenly promoted.

It is really inappropriate to serve as the Secretary of Finance.

Not only the deputy minister of finance, but also the deputy ministers of several other ministries were not suitable for Fang Zida. In full view of the public, although Song Jiaoren knew that Fang Zida had done nothing wrong in the Chen Qimei incident, he still had to worry about public opinion, right? What if some Congress

The congressmen made a fuss over this, which caused Fang Zida trouble out of nowhere.

Just when Song Jiaoren showed a slight expression of embarrassment, Fang Zida said: "Brother Zhong Kai, don't you want to set me on fire? I, a person who was dismissed from office for investigation, suddenly turned into a senior government official? How do you want the outside world to see Dunchu?"

Brother, what do you think of our kmt? By then, I, Fang Zida, will not really be the target of thousands of people? You should spare me."

"That's true..." Liao Zhongkai nodded after thinking about it, but he felt aggrieved for Fang Zida: "What the hell is this! People who really do things can't be promoted. All these guys outside only know how to catch the wind and do random things."

Hearing what Fang Zida said, Song Jiaoren was very pleased and helped him by saying a few words. However, he was still a little embarrassed about Fang Zida's resettlement work. At this time, Fang Zida took the initiative to speak.

"Brother Dun Chu and Brother Zhong Kai, I have seen a lot during my trip south to Zida, and I have a lot of thoughts in my heart. How about this. Anyway, I have just returned to the capital. Let me rest for a few days. I plan to write down some of my thoughts and sort them out.

Then we will discuss it. As for the appointment, there is no rush at the moment. We can discuss everything in the future."

"Oh, what kind of opinions does Zhang Ming have on the political situation? How about we talk about it now?" As soon as Fang Zida finished speaking, Song Jiaoren and Liao Zhongkai became interested, especially Song Jiaoren. At first, he thought that as long as he won the election, he would become the prime minister.

, and then by following his ideals step by step, he will be able to realize his constitutional concept. However, in fact, although Song Jiaoren made a lot of preparations in the early stage, he discovered that everything was not as simple as he imagined only after he officially assumed the position of prime minister.

In such a big country, there are external and internal troubles and many difficulties. How can it be easily changed? These days, just the financial aspect has made him miserable. This is under the premise that the government has a large loan to deal with the aftermath. If it hadn't been for this

If we don't have enough money, I'm afraid Prime Minister Song Jiaoren won't be able to work for even a month.

Fang Zida has a sharp vision and strong personal abilities. Both Song Jiaoren and Liao Zhongkai are aware of these. When they heard Fang Zida's suggestions on the political situation, the two of them immediately became energetic and planned to listen carefully.

"Let's wait until I calm down and sort it out before we talk about it. There are so many things, and I'm afraid I might have mistaken two people if I just talk casually." Fang Zida smiled and waved his refusal. Song Jiaoren did not force it, but just told him that he must do it.

Write down what you see and think as soon as possible, and show it to yourself as soon as possible.

He agreed immediately, but when he saw that it was already getting late, Fang Zida rushed back to Beijing before he could go home. He immediately stood up to say goodbye. Song Jiaoren did not force him and sent him out with Liao Zhongkai. After he left, Liao Zhongkai couldn't help but

He sighed: "I really don't know what Zhang Ming will write. Dun Chu, when Zhang Ming's stuff arrives, he must notify me!"

Nodding, Song Jiaoren agreed, then greeted Liao Zhongkai back to the office, took out Chen Qimei's suicide note from the drawer, and lightly tapped the three words "hate" on it with his fingers.

"Zhong Kai, there is something very fishy about the three words of hate written by Brother Yingshi! What do you think?"

"Firstly, he hated the failure of his army and fell short of success. Secondly, he probably hated his unfulfilled ambition and died with regret. As for thirdly..." Liao Zhongkai thought for a moment silently and finally shook his head.

Song Jiaoren stared at Chen Qimei's suicide note and remained silent, frowning as if he thought of something. But in the end he didn't say anything, and Liao Zhongkai beside him also didn't ask any questions. The two exchanged silent glances.

He folded the suicide note again and put it in the drawer.
Chapter completed!