Feng Jishan said in surprise: "I can't believe that you know so many things at such a young age, and you analyze them so lucidly."
Di Xiong smiled and said: "After all, my profession is a detective, and my brother-in-law is Wang Jinming of the Beiyang Army, so of course he knows more than others. Brother Feng will become a general in the future. When I go to join you, don't refuse! "
Feng Jishan suddenly sighed and said: "Although the Manchu Qing Dynasty was overthrown and the Republic of China was established, Yuan Shikai continued to recognize the traitorous treaties signed by the Qing Dynasty with foreign countries in order to gain support from foreign powers. Customs, concessions, railways and ports were still under the control of foreigners. In their hands, a large amount of wealth continues to be plundered by foreigners. What is the difference between this and the Manchus? The blood of Wang Jinming and others has been shed in vain."
Di Xiong said: "So Brother Feng must have military power in the future. For this reason, he will not hesitate to temporarily commit himself to the Beiyang Army. Only with military power can he have the opportunity to control the government. Only by controlling the government can he abrogate the treaty. Think about Lao Yuan, isn't it just that he has military power? and territory, did he defeat the Revolutionary Party and the Qing army to become president? This is called power coming from the barrel of a gun."
Feng Jishan's expression changed, and he felt that what he said was very reasonable. He stared at Di Xiong and said, "I haven't asked your name after talking for a long time."
Di Xiong said: "My surname is Di Mingxiong, and my courtesy name is Congmo. I work at the Xicheng District Police Station to make a living. I saw that Brother Feng was tight just now. I still have some money on me. You can use it first." He took out ten yuan. The silver coins were handed to Feng Jishan. Although Feng Jishan was extremely poor, he repeatedly refused. In the end, he only accepted two silver coins and stated that they were borrowed and would be returned to him in the future.
Feng Jishan asked: "Brother Di, what do you think of Yuan Shikai?"
Di Xiong said: "When Lao Yuan was twenty-three years old, he became famous in Korea's 1884 Jiashen coup. At that time, at the request of the pro-China faction in Korea, he led a battalion of 500 soldiers to storm the Korean palace as a leader of the Huai Army and fought a bloody battle. More than 300 Japanese troops and Korean pro-Japanese factions rescued the kidnapped Korean king. At that time, Lao Yuan was also regarded as a loyal and brave man of the Qing court, and he became the Minister of Commerce in Korea for his merits. However, after the defeat of the Sino-Japanese War, the Qing court once again ceded territory. To pay compensation, Lao Yuan was completely disappointed with the Qing court and had the ambition to replace him. He really became an important minister of the imperial court when he betrayed the reform party members during the reform coup fourteen years ago and dyed his crown red with the blood of the six gentlemen of Tan Siping. He became the governor of Shandong. In order to please the foreigners, he massacred the Boxers and their families in Shandong. When the Eight-Nation Allied Forces invaded China, in order to preserve their strength, he signed a secret treaty of "Southeast Self-Preservation" with the allied forces, and commanded more than 100,000 troops in Shandong Province. , including 30,000 elite soldiers, but they sat back and watched 20,000 Eight-Nation Allied Forces burn, kill, and loot in Beijing, Tianjin, and Zhili Province. Afterwards, they spent money to pay tribute and were not punished. Instead, with the help of Ronglu and Li Lianying, they became Zhili Governor and Beiyang Minister; after the Wuchang Uprising, he sent Duan Qirui and Feng Guozhang to lead the Beiyang Army to bloody suppress the southern revolutionary army. He also suppressed the Wu Luzhen Uprising and the Luanzhou Uprising in the north. He was greedy for money and lust, and had many wives and concubines. Among the common people In my mind, this person has a bad reputation.”
Feng Jishan sighed and said: "But this person can become president. Even Mr. Sun from the south can't compete with him."
Di Xiong said: "The governors of the Southern Revolutionary Party are fighting for power and killing each other. They are basically a mess. Mr. Sun is a doctor by training. He has no military power, no territory, and no money. Why should he fight with Old Yuan? Old Yuan His advantage is that he is good at using money, beauty, and power to win over the hearts of generals and foreigners. Therefore, he not only has the largest army and the largest territory in China, but also has the support of foreign powers. The powers know that it is impossible to support an old man who is unpopular. If Yuan is President, China cannot be unified and will fall into fragmentation for a long time. This is in the interests of the great powers, and they can continue to plunder wealth in China. If Mr. Sun is President, a strong and unified China may be established. By then, the customs The concession will definitely be taken back, which is something they don’t want to see.”
Feng Jishan smiled and said: "As a detective of the Beiyang government, you dare to say such treacherous words. Yuan Shikai will kill you if he finds out."
Di Xiong smiled and said, "I can only say this in front of Brother Feng. I believe Brother Feng will not betray me."
Feng Jishan added: "Using money and beauty to win over people's hearts is a despicable and shameless way. How can it be said to be an advantage?"
Di Xiong smiled and did not answer, but thought in his heart: "It was because your brother was too loyal and refused to use dirty tricks, and he was later pushed down from the position of supreme ruler."
Feng Jishan said: "I didn't expect that Wang Jinming would have such a smart and capable brother-in-law like you. He knows the current national affairs very well and his analysis is clear and logical."
The tea on the table was finished, and the remaining snacks were eaten by Di Xiong. He was always frugal and hated waste. Di Xiong stood at the window, looking at Feng Jishan's leaving figure, with a smile on his lips. Di Xiong was not from this era. He was Di Zhonghan, a young businessman who died in 2012. He worked as an armed policeman and went into business after being demobilized. When his business was booming, he was killed in a car accident caused by several competitors. He died. A trace of the evil spirit lingers on, attached to a detective from a hundred years ago. The detective's name was Di Xiong. He was seriously ill at home. His parents died early, and he had only an old servant Di Fu to take care of him. Di Fu thought that the young master was dying and was preparing to take care of his funeral. After Di Zhonghan possessed him, "Di Xiong" But he woke up and recovered from his illness, but he didn't know anything about Di Xiong's past. Defoo was very loyal to Di Xiong and thought that the young master's illness had damaged his brain, so he tried his best to tell Di Xiong everything he knew. But he didn't understand the situation at the police station. As a result, Di Xiong made a lot of jokes when he went to work at the police station. His colleague Yuan Baimao gave him the nickname "idiot Di". After more than a month of adjustment, he adapted to the new environment.
In his previous life, Di Zhonghan admired two people from the Republic of China era, one was Feng Jishan and the other was Wang Yaqiao. We admire Feng Jishan because he trained a strong, patriotic and disciplined army, and taught a group of famous anti-Japanese generals such as Zhang Zizhong and Zhao Dengyu; we admire Wang Yazhui because he joined forces with the Koreans to assassinate Shirakawa Yoshinori, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese invaders. general. When he learned that he was reborn in Beijing in 1912, his first thought was to find Feng Jishan, because he knew that this man was the founder of the Northwest Army, which later became famous throughout the world. The subsequent failure of the Northwest Army was actually a loss for the country and the nation. He knew from history books that in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, the great victories of Xifengkou, Linyi and Taierzhuang were all fought by the remnants of the Northwest Army. He wanted to help Feng Jishan, make the Northwest Army stronger, and at the same time achieve his own career. He knew that Feng Jishan would appear in an inn in Beijing on the third day of the first lunar month, when he was at his most depressed. There were so many inns in Beijing that it took him two days to find Gaosheng Inn. As for Wang Jinming's brother-in-law, of course it's nonsense. This is just a way to get close to Feng Jishan.
After checking out at the teahouse, Di Xiong was on his way back to the police station when he saw a "store transfer" notice posted on the door of a small restaurant at the end of the street. The words "Zhu Ji Restaurant" were written on the black plaque. His heart moved and he left. Got in. The floor in the restaurant was dark, the tables and chairs were dilapidated, and the window paper had been torn by the cold wind and hung in pieces. There wasn't even a customer inside. The shopkeeper was a dark, thin, middle-aged man, lying on the moldy floor. On the counter, he looked at a worn-out Go book.
Seeing someone coming in, the two waiters who were huddled in the corner stood up. Their cotton-padded jackets were dirty and torn. One of the dark-faced waiters came forward and said, "Sir, are you here for dinner? I'm sorry, the restaurant is closed."
Di Xiong said: "I saw that your restaurant posted a transfer notice. I want to take possession of this hotel and come to negotiate the price." Di Xiong knew that an important reason for the failure of the Northwest Army was the lack of logistical support. The bloody battle at Nankou At that time, the soldiers could only eat one meal a day. In the end, even one meal could not be guaranteed. Even the most capable army would be exhausted. Di Xiong believed that in order to change the fate of the Northwest Army, he must start an industry to make money. If he bought this hotel, it would be his first industry.
"Are you really going to buy our hotel?" Another guy, who was as thin as a stick, asked in surprise. The black-faced waiter was also very excited, and the shopkeeper also raised his head, revealing his long face covered with wrinkles.
Di Xiong looked at the shopkeeper and asked, "How much does it cost to transfer this hotel?"
The long-faced shopkeeper said: "I'm sorry! I'm not the shopkeeper. You have to talk to the shopkeeper, Ma Gan! Go and ask the boss lady to come out!" What he said next was to the Ma Gan clerk, whose nickname was actually Ma Gan.
He ran into the back hall. Although this little guy was thin, he ran as fast as a rabbit. After a while, a woman in her thirties came out from behind the curtain. The woman had dignified features and pretty features. Behind her was a little girl in her teens. Her face was white and pink, very cute, like a porcelain doll. They were dressed in Very shabby and not like the owner at all.
Di Xiong asked strangely: "Why did you call the boss's wife out? Where is the boss?"
The pretty woman said: "My husband passed away last month. I, a woman, can't run the restaurant, so I had to transfer it. This store is worth at least two hundred yuan. I'm in urgent need of money. You only need to pay fifty yuan." That’s it.”
Di Xiong asked: "I haven't asked you what to call the landlady yet? Is this your daughter? She is very beautiful. Can I see the house deed?" He reached out to touch the little girl's face, but she dodged it and stared at her. glanced at him.
The pretty woman said, "My surname is Wei. Everyone calls me Sister-in-law Wei. This is my daughter Yuqiong. What's your surname, sir? Where did you get rich?" She took out the house deed from her arms and showed it to Di Xiong.
The family that Di Xiong was reborn into was not rich. The former young master Di Xiong had squandered all his family property long ago by living in food, drinking, whoring and gambling, leaving him with only an old yard worth two yuan and a debt of more than 300 silver dollars. After Di Xiong was reborn, he heard about Yuan Baimao and blackmailed a former corrupt official of the Qing Dynasty. He got 500 silver dollars. After paying off the debt, he still had more than 100 dollars left.
After reading, Di Xiong returned the house deed to Sister-in-law Wei, reported his name and identity, and then said with a smile: "Fifty yuan for this hotel is really cheap. It's a deal! But I only have eight yuan with me, so I'll give you five yuan first. The money is used as a deposit. I will go to the bank to withdraw the money now. You immediately find someone to write the transfer documents and prepare the procedures. I will bring the remaining money and the middleman to complete the procedures within an hour."
Di Xiong took out five silver dollars and handed them to the woman. Then he turned around and went out, called a rickshaw, and went straight to the nearest bank. There were many people queuing up at the bank and it was very crowded. Several security guards in blue uniforms were maintaining order. When Di Xiong used the slip to withdraw one hundred silver dollars from the counter, he attracted the attention of a girl in black. The girl is slender and wears a large mask on her face, revealing only a pair of beautiful big eyes. She saw Di Xiong casually put two rolls of silver dollars into his trouser pockets (50 silver dollars per roll), and then she squeezed over calmly.
Di Xiong just walked out and didn't see the girl in black staring at his pocket. When he walked to the door, he was bumped by a red-faced boy wearing a peaked cap. His body tilted and happened to touch the girl in black.
