Chapter 1: Discussing Heroes with Wine

Chen Zikun was born to wear a clothes rack in military uniform. He wore a crisp Verding thin wool military uniform on his upright body, paired with shiny high-waisted horse boots, and was backed by a group of black and thin Guangdong and Guangxi officers. He was simply the number one handsome guy in the command.

It is said that the second lieutenant officer cannot wear a matte military uniform. Not to mention the second lieutenant, even the captain only has Xia Bu military uniform. However, Chen Zikun is Tan Haoming's adjutant, so he naturally has this treatment. His daily work is very simple, just accompanying Tan Haoming to wander around.

Tan Haoming once had a title called Commander-in-Chief of the Hunan-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangzhou Alliance. He led 45 battalions of Guangxi soldiers and 35 battalions of Guangdong soldiers to form the guardian army of Guangdong and Guangxi. He fought until Changsha, Hunan. He fought with the Beiyang government and fought fiercely. At first, he won consecutive battles. Later, a general named Wu Peifu was born, and he used his troops like a god. He defeated two generals in three or five times and rushed back to Guangzhou in a mess.

If someone else is defeated, he will definitely be punished, but Tan Haoming is Lu's brother-in-law, and no one dares to do anything to him. With Governor Tan's guard, the generals Chen Zikun, who regard Chen Zikun as a thorn in his eyes, cannot do anything to him.

However, I was not comfortable in the military. Although I was given the title of second lieutenant of the Adjutant Office, what I did had nothing to do with the army. Every day, I just stood in the living room with my concubines and wives playing mahjong with my concubines.

Tan Haoming has a big wife, five concubines, masters of the Quetan, and Chen Bingkun, Lin Hu, Shen Hongying and other concubines of the Guangxi generals, who play cards in the living room of the Tan family all day long. Some of the concubines are from famous Cantonese opera actors, and some are top brothels. They are all dressed up in a jewelry and jewelry manner. They play mahjong while holding ivory cigarette holders, and from time to time they call servants to fruit plates, smoke guns, hot towels, etc.

Chen Zikun’s task was to serve his wives in playing cards. Originally, Tan Haoming wanted to keep him by his side as a horseman, but he couldn’t resist his wives’ begging, so he lent Chen Zikun to these Yingyingyan.

"Xiao Chen, give me a cigarette."

"Xiao Chen, come and massage your back."

"Xiao Chen, come and play for me."

Chen Zikun's ears were filled with such voices all day long, confused and dizzy. The most terrifying thing was that the coquettish fifth concubine often teased him intentionally or unintentionally. He felt miserable in these days, but some people were jealous of him because of this.

Originally, there was a lieutenant named Huang Yongfu in the adjutant's office, who was responsible for serving the wives to play cards. This person was good at flattering and flattering, and he liked to appear in the pile of makeup. Chen Zikun squeezed his position as soon as he came. How could he not hate him? So he always wanted to find a handle for Chen Zikun.

In this state of life, Chen Zikun simply didn't want to stay for a moment. If he really wanted to leave, he would be afraid that no one would be able to keep him. However, thinking of Tan Haoming's kindness of knowing and having no choice but to part. Under the double torment, he could only drink to drown his sorrows, but he couldn't even find someone who drank with him.

The Guangxi army has a strong sense of rural concept. The senior generals were sworn brothers who gathered with Lu Rongting in Xiaoshanlin. The middle and lower-level officers were their brothers, nephews and fellow townsmen. Chen Zikun was an outsider and was not even proficient in vernacular language and could not integrate into it.

The weather in Guangzhou is not as hot as the mainland, and it is still as hot as ever in autumn. Chen Zikun wrote two letters at the post office, one to the Yao Mansion in Beijing and the other to the Sima Road in the British Concession in Shanghai. He had written countless letters before, but they all came into the sea with no news. These two letters were probably the same.

After coming out of the post office, strolling on the bank of the Pearl River, the white sails in the river were dotted, the scenery was beautiful, which made people feel refreshed, and my depressed mood improved slightly. Suddenly, I saw passers-by quickly gathering towards the dock, and Chen Zikun also came over to watch the fun. He was tall and could see clearly when standing in the back row.

A group of soldiers were forcibly robbing the female actors of the Red Boat Opera Troupe. The martial artists of the opera troupe had martial arts skills, but they dared not speak out because the soldiers had guns in their hands. The headmaster begged hard, but was kicked aside by the hooligan.

Chen Zikun was full of resentment and had nowhere to vent his anger. He separated everyone and walked into the venue, shouting: "Stop!"

The soldiers and gangsters were all old fry in the army, so they naturally didn't take him as a little lie. A little officer with a crooked hat came over and said, "Boy, do you know who I am? I am a relative of Dashui Lu!"

Chen Zikun twitched his mouth and turned around on the spot, cursing: "I robbed the girl in broad daylight, and the handsome man's face was lost by you scum."

He didn't slap people in the face, and scolded people without revealing their shortcomings. The little officer was furious and reached out to pull out his gun. Chen Zikun's actions were much faster than him. He snatched the pistol and pressed his head. The soldiers raised their guns one after another. Chen Zikun said, "If you have a habit, don't use a gun, I'll let you go together."

The soldiers and gangsters were reluctant to ask for it, so they put down their guns and rolled up their sleeves and rushed up, but were beaten by Chen Zikun. The soldiers and gangsters were beaten to death. They picked up their rifles and pulled the bolts on the gun. They were about to shoot, but they were kicked from behind. They turned around and were about to scold them, but they swallowed them back.

Three young officers in military uniforms and shiny horse boots came over. Looking at the epaulette, there was a major and two captains. The major looked around and said, "Forcing the robbery of the people, gathering people to fight, bullying the few, our Guangxi Army's reputation has been ruined by you scum."

A captain shouted: "Do you still have the commander in your eyes and military laws?"

Another captain also said, "Don't get out of here!"

No matter how rampant the soldiers were, they did not dare to fight against a group of officers, so they had to let the young women go and leave in shame.

The major was only thirty years old. Although his appearance was ugly, he felt a heroic spirit between his eyebrows. He looked at Chen Zikun up and down and bowed, "I wonder where is the name of my brother, who is the tallest?"

Chen Zikun replied, "I'm a surname Chen, Chen Zikun, and I'm an adjutant in Deputy General Tan's mansion."

The major said: "It turned out to be Adjutant Chen, Shi Jing, brother Li Zongren, battalion commander of the 1st Battalion of the 5th Brigade of the Second Army of Guangxi Army."

The two captains also introduced themselves: "Brother Bai Chongxi, the model battalion of Guangxi Army."

"Huang Shaohong, the model battalion of Guangxi Army."

After the ceremony, Li Zongren said: "Adminton Chen is brave and righteous, and has a handsome martial arts. Li admires him, so why not find a teahouse to drink tea together."

Chen Zikun happily agreed.

Four unknown names and four small officers with a very small status gathered together. During the conversation, Chen Zikun knew that Li Zongren was the oldest among the three, and he was only 28 years old this year. Huang Shaohong and Bai Chongxi were both 25 and 26 years old. The three of them graduated from Guangxi Army Primary School, and Huang Bai and the two are top students of Baoding Army Officers' School. Such professional officers are rare in the army. No wonder the three of them came together.

Both soldiers and were like-minded. The three of them came out of the teahouse and entered the restaurant. After drinking happily, Chen Zikun opened his heart to tell the depressedness in his heart when he saw the three of them being generous and generous.

After hearing his experience, Li Zongren said: "Adminton Chen is so honest, that brother is not hiding it anymore. In my opinion, General Lu can't hold on for a few years."

As soon as these words were spoken, the three of them had a flash of light in their eyes. Chen Zikun said, "Why did Brother Li say this?"

Li Zongren said: "The Guest Army of the Guangxi clan is in Guangdong, and he is greedy and profit-oriented. For his own selfish interests, he actually excludes Sun Wen and takes over power. People from the Green Forest often have short-sighted eyes. Although they temporarily control the power of the two countries and the vast majority, it is only a matter of time before they are expelled."

Bai Chongxi's eyes rolled around and said, "Delin is drunk."

Li Zongren smiled bitterly and said, "I only speak the truth after drinking. To be fair, General Lu is a hero of a generation, but he is not a person like Cao and Liu. At most, he is at Gongsun Zan's level. The senior officials of the Guangxi clan love money as if they were life and did not want to make progress. Such an army can only protect themselves at most and want to plan for the world. It is a dream. The 100,000 Guangdong and Guangxi guardians were beaten to pieces by Wu Peifu in Hunan, which is a clear proof."

Huang Shaohong said: "There are no outsiders today, so we might as well speak freely, benevolent and neighbors. According to your opinion, who is the hero in the world?"

Li Zongren said: "I have been observing the situation for a long time. Now China is facing north and south, with heroes everywhere, which are quite similar to the Three Kingdoms period. However, there are only a few who can be called heroes. Wu Peifu, the commander of the Third Division of the Beiyang Army, currently occupies Hengyang, can be counted as one."

"Wu Peifu?" Chen Zikun pondered. It was not the first time that this name was mentioned today. It seemed that in everyone's eyes, this person's evaluation was quite high.

"Yes, Wu Peifu, this man was a scholar, and he joined the army for a long time. He was not valued. Later, he soared into the sky and led his troops south. He was as powerful as a victory. He was known as the ever-winning general. However, when he arrived at the gate of Guangdong, he still kept his troops and sent a telegram to oppose the civil war, which shows that this man is very politically wise and is definitely not a martial artist."

Bai Chongxi said: "I think Wu Ziyu is just a speculator. He stationed in Hunan and did not move his troops. That's because he was dissatisfied with the position of governor of Hunan and gave Zhang Jingyao an eye drop on those people in Beiyang."

Li Zongren said: "Jiansheng, you think the problem is too simple. Wu Peifu is just a division commander, but he has repeatedly issued telegrams to fight against the war and supported students to make trouble. Is it just for the position of a supervisor? I think he has a great vision and will sooner or later make a great cause that will shock."

Everyone nodded secretly.

Huang Shaohong said: "Delin, besides Wu Peifu, how many heroes are there in the world?"

Li Zongren smiled and said, "All the lords here are heroes."

Everyone laughed.

After laughing, Li Zongren said, "Zongren is a small military officer. Today, he is talking nonsense by drinking, which makes everyone laugh. I think Adjutant Chen is definitely not a thing in the pool. When he is developing in the future, don't forget these poor and humble friends."

Chen Zikun smiled and said, "I, Chen Zikun, are just an adjutant serving the wives to play cards. The three brothers are all officers leading soldiers. The bottom line is that they have guns in their hands. I want to climb a high point and become brothers with the three. I don't know what to do?"
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