Time flowed like water, and soon, a month had passed.
On the 22nd of July, Feng Ping rushed back to North Town from Jinxi. He had a premonition that it was almost time. He had to discuss the next course of action with Feng Linge.
In the Feng family mansion, after dinner, Feng Linge and his son entered the study.
Madam Feng was already used to this. However, his son was about to turn twenty, and he had yet to find a wife. This made Madam Feng very worried. If this continued, what would happen to Old Feng's family?
"Father, the situation in Beijing is getting clearer. Everyone knew about Big Head Yuan's ambition. With the strength of the Northern Army, if he wanted to become the Emperor, no one could stop him. We should also express our stance!" Feng Ping's face was solemn.
Feng Linge nodded,"No matter what, we belong to Beiyang. Big Head Yuan was powerful. If he wanted to be the emperor, then let him be! In any case, even if he becomes the emperor, he can't control us.”
Although the current Feng System warlords belonged to the Beiyang Order, they didn't listen to Yuan Datou's orders at all.
"Yes, but we still have to express our stance as soon as possible. At least let Big Head Yuan know that we sincerely support him. In this case, once Zhang Xiluan leaves the northeast, we might be able to be officially appointed as Fengtian Military Governor.”Feng Ping said.
"Alright, I will arrange for people to express our attitude to Beiyang!”Feng Linge said.
Feng Ping knew that Big Head Yuan wouldn't be the emperor for long. Soon, he would have no choice but to abdicate amid the opposition of the entire country. However, using this opportunity to ascend to the throne of Fengtian Military Governor was essential.
Not only was Feng Linge fighting for this opportunity, Zhang Yuting was also fighting for it.
In another space-time, Zhang Yuting's reaction was faster than Feng Linge's. He was the first to express his support for Yuan Datou to become the emperor. Therefore, after squeezing out Zhang Xiluan and Duan Xiangyan, the position of Fengtian Military Governor fell to Zhang Yuting. Feng Linge was only given the position of Military Affairs Assistant.
In this spacetime, Feng Ping obviously would not allow such a situation to happen again.
"Father, besides that, Zhang Xiluan's attitude is also very important. During this period of time, Zhang Xiluan was just a commander without a commander. Both you and Uncle Zhang are pushing him aside and have already made him a figurehead. However, Zhang Xiluan had deep connections within Beiyang. At the same time, he gained Yuan Datou's trust. If he recommended you to Big Head Yuan and let you take charge of Fengtian, the chances of success would be much higher.”Feng Ping continued.
Feng Linge could not help but frown."That's impossible, right? Zhang Xiluan hates us to death now, why would he recommend me?”
"Father, there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests. Even if Zhang Xiluan hates you, will he still hate Dayang? At most, she would throw in a few million yuan and he would agree!”Feng Ping said confidently.
In this era, there was absolutely nothing that money couldn't do.
For a Northern Warlord like Zhang Xiluan, money and power were equally important. Even if Feng Linge had offended him before, as long as he was willing to spend money, he could definitely make him forget this hatred and treat Feng Linge as a friend.
"Alright, let's do that!" Feng Linge knew that he would not be able to catch the wolf if he did not give up the child.
Even though he had spent so much money, it made Feng Linge's heart ache. However, he was also determined to obtain the position of Fengtian Warlord.
"Alright, we'll go to Fengtian tomorrow and pay a visit to Zhang Xiluan!”Feng Ping was worried that things would change if he delayed.
Feng Linge nodded, agreeing with Feng Ping's arrangement.
Feng Ping knew that just bribing Zhang Xiluan was probably not enough. After obtaining Zhang Xiluan's support, he still had to make a trip to Beijing.
In history, after Zhang Xiluan left the Northeast, the one who took his place was Yuan Datou's godson, Duan Xiangyan.
However, after Duan Xiangyan arrived in the northeast, he was also ostracized by Zhang Yuting and Feng Linge. Zhang Yuting even tricked Feng Linge into threatening Duan Xiangyan. One of them played the good cop, while the other played the good cop, scaring Duan Xiangyan back to Beijing.
After Duan Xiangyan returned to Beijing, how could he say good things about Feng Linge in front of Big Head Yuan? Instead, he was full of praise for Zhang Yuting. This was why Zhang Yuting was appointed as Fengtian Military Governor.
Therefore, Duan Xiangyan's attitude was also very important. If he could persuade him to give up on Fengtian Warlord and support Feng Linge instead, then the possibility of Feng Linge being appointed as Fengtian Warlord would be much higher.
Even though Feng Ping knew that it was still very difficult.
However, he believed that this could also be solved with money. Duan Zhiquan was also a person who loved money as much as his life. If one was willing to spend money, everything would be easy to do.
The next day, Feng Linge and Feng Ping left Beizhen with their guards and took the train to Fengtian.
It was only about 200 kilometers from Beizhen to Fengtian.
Even though the train speed in this era was very slow, Feng Linge and his son arrived at Fengtian that afternoon.
Feng Linge had already informed the Fengtian General's Residence in advance, so after getting off the train, the two of them went straight to the General's Residence.
In the Fengtian General's Mansion, Feng Ping met the seventy-two-year-old Zhang Xiluan.
This old Northern Warlord had long lost the spirit of his youth, replaced by an aura of his twilight years. This was perhaps the reason why Feng Linge and Zhang Yuting could make him a figurehead.
"Greetings, General!" In front of Zhang Xiluan, Feng Linge's attitude was very humble.
Even if he didn't put Zhang Xiluan in his eyes, he still had to maintain his face. What's more, this time, he had a favor to ask of Zhang Xiluan.
Feng Ping naturally followed his father and bowed.
"Yes, please take a seat, Commander Feng. Who is this young hero?" Zhang Xiluan saw Feng Ping.
"General, this is my son, Feng Ping. He studied at the West Point Military Academy in the United States and returned a few months ago.”Feng Linge introduced with a smile.
"Oh? He was actually someone who had drunk foreign ink. He was indeed a young genius! In the future, our country and Beiyang will depend on you young people.”Zhang Xiluan had a look of approval.
Feng Ping naturally didn't dare to.
After some small talk, the conversation between the two sides gradually entered the main topic.
"General, I've always believed that President Yuan has led us to pacify the country, which is a contribution to the country and the people. Therefore, I support President Yuan to take another step forward and become the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. I heard that the general intends to return to Yanjing to take up his post. I hope that the general can express his feelings to the president on behalf of me!”Feng Linge said.
"Oh? If Commander Feng could think this way, it was naturally best!”Zhang Xiluan nodded calmly. At the same time, he could roughly guess the purpose of Feng Linge and his son's visit.
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