It was getting late, and although Yuan Sizhen was married, she still had her original residence in the Presidential Palace. Fang Zida simply stayed here for the night, planning to go back to his own residence tomorrow.

After coming out of Yuan Shikai's study, Fang Zida walked towards Yuan Sizhen by a familiar route. As soon as he walked around a corridor, he met Yuan Keding standing there.

"Done?"

Fang Zida nodded, wondering what Yuan Keding was waiting for here.

"Are you scolding the old man?" Yuan Keding pointed at Yuan Shikai with a smile.

Fang Zida was slightly stunned. How did Yuan Keding know that he was scolded by Yuan Shikai? Logically speaking, there would be no one outside the study room when they were talking, and with Yuan Shikai's character, if Yuan Keding dared to eavesdrop, he might even have his other leg beaten.

break.

Yuan Keding laughed happily and said: "The old man is like this. He doesn't praise people much and curses them for a long time. You kid has been in there for so long, and you were specially recruited this time. It would be strange if you don't curse a few times.

."

Fang Zida suddenly realized that although Yuan Keding only guessed three points, this cripple Yuan was really a roundworm in Lao Yuan's belly, and he had figured out his father's thoughts accurately.

No wonder Lao Yuan, who was so famous all his life, ended up in trouble at the hands of this precious son.

"Actually, it's not a bad thing to scold the old man." Seeing that his brother-in-law's face seemed a little ugly, Yuan Keding came closer and comforted him: "Who in Beiyang hasn't scolded the old man? If the old man didn't scold him that day, I'm afraid this person would be dead.

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"Thank you, brother, for reminding me."

"Why do people say this? By the way, what are your plans for tomorrow?" Yuan Keding pulled Fang Zida aside and asked.

He didn't understand what the other party meant, but Fang Zida said directly: "I'm going to the Prime Minister's Office in the morning to report on my work, and then I'll go to the Ministry of National Defense and the Central Bank. What's next, I haven't made any arrangements yet. What's wrong? Brother, I have something to do with me?"

Yuan Keding nodded, thought for a while and said: "I will go directly to your Central Bank tomorrow afternoon to introduce a friend to you."

"friend?"

"Haha, don't worry, he will definitely not be some random person. Speaking of this person, he has something to do with you. You will know when the time comes." Yuan Keding said with a smile. Seeing that Fang Zida was about to ask, he

Changing the subject, he pointed at Yuan Sizhen: "Okay, okay, that's all. You'll find out tomorrow when you meet someone. It's getting late, and Sizhen is still waiting for you in the house. Hurry up.

Bar!"

After saying that, Yuan Keding limped away with his hands behind his back, leaving a confused Fang Zida standing there. Fang Zida thought about it and shook his head and smiled, not caring about what the prince was up to.

Turn around and walk towards Yuan Sizhen's house.

Early the next morning, Fang Zida went straight to the Prime Minister's Office. When he saw Song Jiaoren, he first apologized because he was picked up by Yuan Keding directly after he came back yesterday and could not come to see him.

"After running around, of course I have to go home first. Zhang Ming, you are no longer alone now. Am I, Song Jiaoren, so unreasonable? If so, my brothers and sisters must not scold me behind my back?" Song Jiaoren's

He was in a good mood and joked happily with Fang Zida. After the two parties sat down, Song Jiaoren asked about the affairs in the south and Shandong. Fang Zida had already prepared for it.

Some documents came for Song Jiaoren to review.

"You have done a good job in the Eighth Division, Zhang Xun's Armed Guards and the Shandong Patrol Battalion. Now that Shandong and Jiangsu have been stabilized, plus the other provinces, it can be said that more than half of the country is under the control of the central government. This is

The implementation of constitutional government is a good foundation. Moreover, the success of the Shanghai Investment Promotion Association has made everyone even more happy. Many people from other parties in the Congress, including your father-in-law from Beiyang, also applauded. This is really a happy thing!"

Listening to Song Jiaoren's praise, Fang Zida was very low-key and kept saying that these were all things he should do, but he just pushed them at the right time and had no merit.

Seeing that Fang Zida was so humble, Song Jiaoren was even more happy. You must know that when good news came one after another, the excitement in his heart could not be described in words. As the prime minister of a country, Song Jiaoren took over with many difficulties.

Only by sitting in this position can we understand how much pressure we are under. For such a big country, and it has gone through more than half a century of suffering, the country is now poor, heavily in debt, troubled internally and externally, and in turmoil... what it is facing

There are almost countless problems. If you want to realize your constitutional ideals, you can imagine the tortuous and difficult road.

Fang Zida has done a great job in the south these days. For Song Jiaoren, reorganizing the 8th National Defense Reorganization Division, Zhang Xunwu Guards, Shandong Patrol Battalion, and stabilizing Shandong and Jiangsu are the greatest support for his government work. Moreover, it is even more important for him.

He was happy that the great success of the Shanghai Investment Promotion Association had given everyone hope for the rise of industry in China. To this end, Song Jiaoren specially invited the chief ministers and deputy ministers of the Ministry of Finance, Industry and Commerce, and Agriculture and Forestry to

After analyzing the results of the investment conference, everyone was pleasantly surprised by the conclusions drawn. These are all due to Fang Zida. Song Jiaoren, who single-handedly promoted Fang Zida, was very happy when he saw his beloved general return.

However, after the good news was finished, Song Jiaoren looked a little embarrassed. As the prime minister, he was actually unwilling to have Fang Zida return to Beijing to report on his duties. The key was that Fang Zida had made too many moves in the south and was too successful in what he did.

These days, Fang Zida has attracted the attention of many people in Beijing. Among these people are Duan Qirui and Feng Guozhang from Xu Shichang, as well as Fang Zida’s old enemy, Liang Shiyi, the former general manager of the Bank of Communications, and others. In addition, there are others in the Congress.

Party members also have objections to Fang Zida. They worry that Fang Zida's popularity will increase the prestige of Song Jiaoren and even Yuan Shikai behind him, which will affect the development of their parties. There are even such voices within the wmt party.

Yes. Some party members have mentioned to Song Jiaoren more than once that although Fang Zida is a comrade of KMT, he is also Yuan Shikai's son-in-law. This person who straddles both WMT and Beiyang lines must be used with caution, lest Fang Zida hold power in his hands.

It is too big, which will lead to the imbalance of constitutional government. Now that the situation in the south is over, Fang Zida should be recalled to the capital as soon as possible and hung up.

"Zhang Ming, I am actually opposed to calling you back to Beijing this time. Alas... I really have wronged you."

What Song Jiaoren said was true. Fang Zida heard the helplessness in his heart and understood the dilemma of him as the prime minister. As the idealist and forerunner of China's constitutional government, he had to let Song Jiaoren go against his own ideals.

He would never do anything that was beneficial to him. In his heart, constitutionalism was the first priority no matter what. This was Song Jiaoren's life-long belief, and it was also the reason why he said this.

"I understand. Anyway, things over there are almost done. The government and the Ministry of National Defense can take over directly. By the way, how to choose Brother Dunchu, the civil affairs chief of the two provinces?" Fang Zida showed no blame at all on his expression.

Instead, he asked about the government's arrangements.

Song Jiaoren did not hide anything about Fang Zida. He immediately mentioned a few names and planned to select two from them to serve as governors of Shandong and Jiangsu respectively. Although Fang Zida had not had much contact with these people, he had heard of their names for a long time. After hearing this,

Afterwards, he nodded repeatedly, feeling that the candidate chosen by Song Jiaoren was indeed a good one.

"Zhang Ming, what are your plans next?"

"There is still a lot of work to be done by the Central Bank, and I also have to find time to go to the Tianjin Investment Promotion Bureau." Fang Zida replied.

Song Jiaoren nodded, feeling very comforted. He also felt that he had wronged Fang Zida a little. However, there would always be opportunities to make up for it in the future, so he immediately encouraged him a few words, hoping that Fang Zida would not have any psychological burden.

The two talked for a long time, until someone from the Ministry of Finance came to Song Jiaoren to handle matters. Fang Zida stood up and left. After leaving the Prime Minister's Office, he went to the Ministry of National Defense and met with the new Minister of Defense Duan Qirui. It was still the same as before.

Similarly, Duan Qirui was so enthusiastic about Fang Zida's arrival that it was impossible to tell that he had done a lot of tricks in Fang Zida's recall. After staying at the Ministry of National Defense for more than an hour, he brought the Eighth Division and the

The 15th Division's reserve roster and other information were handed over to Duan Qirui in person. After the handover, Fang Zida politely declined Duan Qirui's invitation to have lunch and left the Ministry of National Defense on the grounds that the Central Bank had matters to deal with.

During the days when Fang Zida left, although he was not in Beijing, he could keep in touch with the central bank headquarters through telegraph. He was well aware of the work progress and situation of the central bank. Moreover, the staff he selected also did a good job.

He was proceeding in an orderly manner according to the plans he had made before leaving. Especially Zhou Chen, as the chief of the general office, arranged everything properly. Both Yang Du and the Ministry of Finance praised his ability.

"Mr. Fang, these are the documents that were processed during your absence, as well as the compiled information. Please take a look at it." In Fang Zida's office of the Central Bank, Zhou Chen put several stacks of documents on the table one by one and presented them to Fang Zida.

Reporting on the progress of recent work.

Fang Zida listened quietly and asked a few questions from time to time. Zhou Chen answered with confidence and fluently, and some important figures came out of his mouth without any reluctance.

"Brother Yicheng, thank you for your hard work during these days when I'm not here." Fang Zida put his hand on the document and patted it gently, raised his head and said with a smile.

"No hard work, no hard work, this is what I should do." Zhou Chen said very modestly, helping Fang Zida fill up the water cup with tea, then he said goodbye and left. Watching Zhou Chen walk out of the office, Fang Zida sighed softly,

Picked up the document and read it carefully.

I don't know how much time passed, until someone knocked on the door and said that Yuan Keding was here, Fang Zida put down the documents and stood up. When he arrived in the reception room next door, he saw Yuan Keding sitting on the sofa with a handsome man, talking and laughing. When he saw Fang Zida come in, Yuan Keding

He quickly stood up and greeted him.

"Come on, come on, Zhang Ming, this is the friend I talked about last night. He is my sworn brother and he was once a member of your KMT."

For some reason, the more Fang Zida looked at the man, the more familiar he felt, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him before. He quickly walked a few steps to the man, stretched out his hand and asked with a smile: "Hello, sir, what do you call me?"

The man was handsome in a suit and had a charming smile. He shook hands and said, "I have long admired Mr. Zhangming's name. I am Wang Zhaoming." To be continued.
Chapter completed!