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Volume 2 Beijing Story Chapter 65 Appearance at the State Council

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    Update time: 2012-07-02

    ??It should be said that the office of the State Council of the Beiyang government should be in the former Regent's Palace in the northwest corner of Zhongnanhai. However, since the dispute between Duan Qirui, the Prime Minister, and Li Yuanhong, the Presidential Palace, is so intense, Duan Qirui himself basically does not go to the State Council to work.

    All matters related to the State Council in Zhongnanhai were handed over to Xu Shuzheng, the Secretary-General of the State Council, to take care of. As well as state meetings and interviews with ministers, Lao Duan put them all in his Duan mansion in Cangnan Hutong.

    The Duanfu in Cangnan Hutong is very large, covering an area of ??more than 20,000 square meters. The house is surrounded by walls made of city bricks. The whole house faces north and south, and the gate is an iron gate.  There is a huge globe inside, and an eagle sits on top of the globe, showing the vast ambitions of the Prime Minister!

    After entering the second gate, there is a large courtyard with a garden surrounded by a huge circular pool in the center. In the middle of the north side of the garden is the main hall, with two volumes connected and covered with gray tube tiles. It is nine rooms wide. In front of the hall is the Republic of China Hall.  corridor.  There are two small stone bridges across the pool on the north and south sides of the garden, respectively connecting the garden and the main hall, as well as the garden and the courtyard entering from the front door.

    Behind the main hall of the Duan Mansion is a large quadrangle-style courtyard. The east, west and north sides are all gray bungalows, thick and solid, typical German style. These three sides and the main hall in front form a square courtyard.

    The Duan Mansion's state meeting is located in the same gray western-style building on the west side of the main hall. The building is very high and looks like it has two floors. When Wang Geng entered, he discovered that it was actually only one floor. The large roof was three meters wide.  room, nine rooms deep, with a flat roof.

    Duan Honggang, who was guiding Wang Geng to attend the State Council meeting, smiled and said,

    ¡°Secretary Wang, this place is usually used as a ballroom, but recently my uncle and the president were not having a good time, so the state meeting was moved here from Zhongnanhai.

    Damn it, you actually called me Secretary Wang!  Do you want to imply to me that you, the prime minister's nephew, are the internal affairs manager of the Duan Mansion?

    Wang Geng nodded and smiled without saying much. This Honggang person is very capable, but his temperament is not so good, and he seems to be greedy for money. When he came in yesterday, he started to chase me away without even discussing it. What did he say about Sunday Duan?  The Prime Minister has no guests. If you have anything to do, please go to the concierge early tomorrow to register or something!

    As a result, he stuffed twenty dollars into the man's hand, and his expression immediately softened. He smiled and said that he had no time to go and see the old man for himself. He also boasted that since he was a top student who had returned from studying in the United States, the old man could still find time to spare the money.  See you.

    Twenty dollars is converted into a hundred oceans, which is less than a hundred oceans. If you don't do something for me after taking it, then you are really not a kid!  Fortunately, Honggang had some eyes at this time, and after Wang Geng finished talking to the old man, his attitude towards Wang Geng was quite warm and cordial. It was just that Secretary Wang kept hearing this, which made Wang Geng upset!

    Actually, we can¡¯t blame Duan Honggang for this. That¡¯s what the old man told him when he called him in the study yesterday afternoon.

    "I hired Wang Geng to be my part-time secretary. You can take him to the guest room to stay first. Yes, always keep the room with the best lighting and location! In addition, I will have a maid to serve him!"

    Wang Geng was led by Duan Honggang yesterday to live in a quiet suite in the backyard of the Duan Mansion. The houses in this old Duan Mansion are all good, but the furniture and decoration are very ordinary. Obviously, Liubu Prime Minister with breezy sleeves is definitely not  A luxurious and extravagant parent.

    Wang Geng, who had just arrived, said that this guy was preoccupied with training the nation's troops to unify and deal with the old Maozi and the little devils. It must be said that he really didn't have any thoughts on women, and was about to tell Lao Duan not to arrange any girls for him.

    But I heard Duan Honggang ask the old man, "Why don't we let Achun go first?"

    "Ah Chun? Isn't that the pretty girl who served tea, snacks, and coffee just now?" Wang Geng swallowed up his polite words after hearing this. It was obvious that Wang Xiaodi, who had been holding back for a long time on the ocean liner, now took over the control of this guy's brain.  control.

    Just like that, Wang Geng had a quiet place to live in the Duan Mansion, with a pretty maid to serve him and serve him tea and water. However, the drama that Wang Geng expected to warm his bed at night did not happen. It was still so cold in April.  I need a warm bed!

    It was the big bed in the back bedroom where Wang Geng slept last night, and the pretty maid Chunni set up a small shop next to the corridor between the living room and the bedroom. Fortunately, the Duan Mansion is a newly built house, with electric lights, bathrooms, and flush toilets.  Otherwise, Wang Gengke would be really afraid that he wouldn't be able to use the legendary bucket that even Lafayette might have used!

    The fatigue of the journey and the tossing and turning between beasts and beasts last night to make pancakes made Wang Geng sleep until after nine o'clock in the morning. If the little girl hadn't sent a message that the master had ordered, Master Wang would be invited to attend the 10 o'clock party.  Don't be late for the state meeting, Wang Geng might just sleep until the afternoon!

      This was the first time I slept on land in a month. The roar of the ship's engine and the sound of the waves seemed like last night. My soul traveled from 2001 to New York in 1917. I originally thought I was back in the wilderness.  The pace of everything seems to have slowed down!

    But when he returned to China in 1917 from New York in 1917, Wang Geng realized that the pace was so slow. If it weren't for the fact that the Duan Mansion was a newly built Chinese and Western mansion, Wang Geng doubted whether he should have bought a boat ticket.  Just go back to the United States!

    Fortunately, I finally succeeded in worshiping the Prime Minister of the Republic of China with my sharp tongue. Although I am only a major general and brigade commander now, I can also hold the key position of supervising the preparations for participating in the war. It is the time to show off my skills, no matter what.  Let¡¯s fight first and then talk!

    Damn it, this is the year of the Republic of China in 1917, when there was no marriage law. If I didn¡¯t marry three wives and four concubines, it would be a shame for me to come to this world!  How can we go!  You must stay and work until the end!

    At 10 o'clock on April 2, 1917, Wang Geng followed Prime Minister Duan Qirui into the conference room in the west building. The old man appeared in the corridor on time and met Wang Geng. Of course Wang Geng and Duan Honggang  Stepping forward to say hello, the Prime Minister waved his hand and said, "Wang Geng, follow me in. Hong Gang, you go and do your own thing."

    ¡°Obviously, Duan Honggang¡¯s identity may not be qualified to participate in this state affairs meeting, although he is already the serious director of the Army and Horse Department of the Ministry of War, with the rank of colonel.

    As soon as Duan Qirui entered the door, the general manager, deputy ministers and secretaries who were sitting on the sofa chatting and chatting hurriedly stood up to salute the Prime Minister. Duan Qirui glanced around and saw that everyone who was supposed to come had arrived.  Nod slightly.

    "Are you all here? Is there no traffic jam on the road? Very good! Come on, let me introduce to you. This is Wang Geng, an outstanding international student who graduated from Tsinghua University and was sent to study in the United States by the government. He received a bachelor's degree in arts from Princeton University and graduated from West Point Military Academy this year.  I hired him as my national policy adviser and foreign and military secretary yesterday!

    A smile appeared on Duan Qirui's face, and the group of cabinet ministers below suddenly started to chatter and make a fuss. At the front, a handsome and elegant young soldier with the rank of general with a hint of unruliness took a step forward and rushed towards Duan Qirui first.  Rui nodded in greeting, "Prime Minister! Why didn't you tell everyone about such a big thing earlier!"

    Then he turned to Wang Geng and said, "Are you the honorary citizen of New York, Wang Geng of West Point who jumped from the Brooklyn Bridge to save people? Long time admired! Long time admired! I am Xu Shuzheng, I believe you have heard of my name!"

    "What is Wang Geng? Who is Wang Geng? Is it great to be an honorary citizen of New York?"

    ¡°Ah, you said again that he is the West Point student who appeared on the front page of the New York Times?¡±

    "The young man is looking very energetic. Congratulations to the Prime Minister for having another young hero to assist him!"

    Several members of Duan Qirui¡¯s cabinet talked about everything. Obviously, it was quite surprising that the Prime Minister solemnly introduced Wang Geng to everyone.

    Wang Gengka took a step forward. Although he was wearing a suit and tie, he saluted politely and said loudly,

    "Overseas students have returned to serve in the country, and thanks to the Prime Minister's appointment, I am very grateful! Wang Geng of West Point here salutes the Prime Minister and all the adults!"

    Wang Geng turned around half a circle, and seemed to have met every person in the conference room. This guy had to say that Shangfeng Shen was handsome, which made several old master cabinet ministers secretly nod, thinking that this Wang Geng  He is so majestic and so talented, but he doesn¡¯t know what his abilities are!

    Wang Geng's eyes met Xu Shuzheng's for just a moment, but fierce sparks already burst out. Xu Shuzheng's aura of grace and nobleness was clearly visible, while Wang Geng, the newcomer who fell from the sky, was calm and confident, neither arrogant nor humble.
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