Super Dictator

Tianjin Railway Station was bustling with people. As soon as the train from Shanhaiguan arrived at the station, two officials from the Tianjin Zhili Governor's Office quickly stretched their necks to look around. They were followed by more than a dozen soldiers.

The people waiting around looked at the two officials from the Governor's Office curiously. Could it be that some big shot came back from the front line today?

Since the war had just ended, most of the trains from Shanhaiguan to Tianjin still carried military personnel.

"Didn't you say Master Wei was taking this train? Why didn't you see him?" one of the officials whispered.

"Yeah, maybe we got the time wrong." Another official looked anxious when he saw that everyone was almost finished leaving.

Among the people getting off the bus, Wang Huaiqing heard the conversation between the two officials and said to Wei Jichen, who was a little ahead, "Sir, those two seem to be here to pick you up."

"Pick me up?" Wei Jichen was a little surprised. He kept a low profile along the way to avoid causing unnecessary trouble. Moreover, the oracle told him to go home and rest for a while, so after he returned to Tianjin, he planned to go directly back to Jinghai .

Who will pick me up? Could it be Wang Wenshao, the current Acting Minister of Zhili Province?

While still on the road, Wei Jichen had already learned that Li Hongzhang had signed the Treaty of Shimonoseki, and had already returned to Tianjin. After Li Hongzhang came back, he was afraid of being scolded, so he asked Guangxu for more than 20 days of leave and stayed behind closed doors. However, the contract text was handed over to Wu Tingfang and sent to the capital.

When Li Hongzhang was in a depressed mood, he naturally had no time to take care of himself. The only one left was the acting Beiyang Minister Wang Wenshao. Agency means temporary agency, and there is no actual teaching yet.

However, the warring factions within the imperial court and many scholars are strongly criticizing Li Hongzhang, and some people call him Qin Hui. I believe that Wang Wenshao will not be a "real professor" for long.

Wei Jichen thought of this and walked towards the two officials.

When two officials from the Governor's Office saw a young man dressed in ordinary clothes suddenly appear in front of them, they couldn't help but waved their hands impatiently, signaling him not to block their sight.

Wei Jichen raised his hand, and a soldier cut a cigar and put it between Wei Jichen's fingers, then struck a match and lit it.

"You two, are you looking for me?" Wei Jichen took a gentle breath and asked calmly.

The two officials were a little surprised and confused. At first, they thought Wei Jichen was a refugee who jumped out from somewhere because he was dressed in ordinary clothes, dusty and unkempt.

But this style and momentum made them unconvinced.

"Are you from Wei Junmen?" One of the officials looked at this young man and asked cautiously. Generally speaking, people who want to be promoted to the high and powerful position of admiral are not too young. Although it is said that Wei Jichen is very young, hearing is false and seeing is believing.

Wei Jichen didn't say anything. Wang Huaiqing stepped forward and said, "Our lord is Wei Junmen, the commander-in-chief of Wei Zijun who just returned from Liaodong."

The two officials swallowed quietly and shouted in their hearts: Sure enough, some people cannot be treated with common sense. When I was as old as him, I was still working as a clerk somewhere.

"Wei Junmen." The two officials hurriedly came forward respectfully to salute.

"No need to be polite, did the Governor ask you to come?" Wei Jichen waved his hand and asked.

"Exactly, the Governor heard that the military gate was entering Tianjin today, so he ordered his subordinates and others to greet them here." One of the officials said with a smile.

"The Governor is too polite. I was about to go back and take a bath before visiting, but now that the Governor has been summoned, I dare not neglect him and ask the two adults to lead the way." Wei Jichen said with a smile.

Although the people around were looking at it curiously from a distance, there were more than a dozen soldiers standing around and watching eagerly. No one dared to come forward to inquire, and they were all whispering.

"Who is that young man? Someone from the Governor's Office came to greet him personally."

"I guess he's the guy who was protected by his ancestors again."

"That's right!"

Wei Jichen was clearly listening to the chatter of the people around him. When he heard everyone guessing that he was a second-generation official, Wei Jichen couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. It seemed that the second-generation official had a long history.

When he walked out, he saw three sedans with four people carrying them standing aside. Two officials were about to invite them, but Wei Jichen took the lead and walked in front of them. He said with a smile: "Thank you for waiting for a long time, please take care of me." Gotta be organized.”

Wei Jichen quietly stuffed in a few banknotes.

The two officials took the understanding into their arms and replied with a smile: "It is our honor to welcome the military gate. Others can't even get this job. The Holy Father sent two young father-in-laws to deliver yellow mantles and flower feathers. I'm waiting at the governor's office. Wei Junmen is so highly regarded by the saints, I hope to support him more in the future."

It turned out that this happened, Wei Jichen smiled and thanked him.

Several people got on the sedan, and Wei Jichen almost fell asleep amidst the squeaking sound.

I don't know how long it took, but Wei Jichen suddenly felt a shock in his body, so he woke up, walked out of the sedan, and found that he had arrived in front of the governor's office without knowing it.

Wang Huaiqing and other soldiers and people from the Governor's Office went to other places to entertain them.

Wei Jichen, led by the two officials, walked step by step towards the supervising hall.

But seeing that the door was heavily guarded, with a post every ten steps and a sentry every five steps, the sergeants looked at Wei Jichen curiously with their eyes when they saw him passing by.

Soon, Wang Wenshao, who received the notification, led several officials to welcome him out of the hall in person.

Before anyone arrived, the voice came first. From a long distance away, Wei Jichen heard a voice, "It's Wei Jichen and Wei Zijie."

Wei Jichen stared closely and saw a thin old man wearing a first-grade official uniform approaching him with a smile on his face.

It seemed that this person was Wang Wenshao. Wei Jichen stepped forward to greet him and said, "You are so rude. You actually asked the Governor to send someone to greet you."

Wei Jichen took advantage of his young age and when he met officials who were older than him, he would not call him a junior official, but a boy. He would treat them with the courtesy of a younger generation, which invisibly shortened the distance between them.

My dear, there will be more after this chapter^.^,

Wang Wenshao was also considered an important minister in the late Qing Dynasty. He served as the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou. He was a fairly upright man, and he was different from ordinary diehards. After he served as the governor of Zhili, he implemented many new policies.

Wang Wenshao took two steps forward, held Wei Jichen's hands, and said with a smile: "Wei Zijie, the famous anti-Japanese general, I thought he would be a tough soldier, but I didn't expect him to be a gentle and elegant young man."

"The boy was once a scholar, but he failed in the exams many times and saw foreign enemies invading the country, so he became angry and joined the army." Wei Jichen only laughed twice before responding to Wang Wenshao's joke.

"It's great if you don't win. If you win, how can you get the famous name of the God of Death?" Wang Wenshao pulled Wei Jichen inside and continued to joke with a smile.

Wei Jichen didn't expect that a name randomly chosen by the Japanese would have reached Wang Wenshao's ears. It seemed that he had done some research on him, but he didn't know what his purpose was.

"Your Majesty, the Governor is laughing, it's a joke, it's a joke." Wei Jichen responded cheerfully.

Everyone sat down according to the host and guest. Wei Jichen now had time to look at the others. However, his previous position was too small and no one knew him. He could only get some information from the official uniform.

A few people were about to speak, but a large group of people came rushing towards the door, led by two eunuchs, and the guards behind them were all carrying things.

It turned out that two eunuchs learned that Wei Jichen had arrived, and they couldn't wait to hand over the things that Guangxu had given him, because according to custom, they could make a small fortune - Wei Jichen had to give him some money as a thank you gift. .

Everyone had no choice but to stand up and salute.

"By God's blessing,... I am given a special gift of a yellow robe and mandarin jacket, with a pair of flower-feathered eyes, as white as jade." After a lot of nonsense, Wei Jichen finally heard something more real.

After Wei Jichen received the imperial edict, he saw the two father-in-laws winking at him and even holding on to the edict tightly. He also saw Wang Wenshao signaling to the side, and then he suddenly realized that he took out a few silver notes from his arms and stuffed them there. In the hands of the father-in-law.

The two father-in-laws then happily said congratulations and disappeared happily.

This is the Qing Dynasty. From the moment I arrived in Tianjin to the Governor's Mansion, I have already spent no less than five hundred taels of silver. Wei Jichen felt uncomfortable. Of course, the most important thing was that he felt bad for spending his money like water.

Fortunately, Guangxu was relatively generous. Looking at these treasures, Wei Jichen felt better.

After this incident, everyone got closer. After sitting down again, Wang Wenshao first smiled and congratulated him, then frowned and said: "When the news of the Treaty of Shimonoseki came, not only the capital was shocked, but also the soldiers on the Tianjin, Zhili, and Liaodong front lines. The people were furious, and the imperial court was afraid that something bad would happen that would affect the peace, so it ordered me to "instruct all battalions to restrain their troops and not stir up trouble." However, more than 400 battalions of host and guest troops were assembled inside and outside Shanhaiguan, and I had no troops in my hands. The general who can be used in the matter was a little confused for a while. I was very happy to hear that Zijie had returned from Liaodong. I hope that Yizijie can help me to maintain order in Tianjin. "

The army at this time was no better than that of later generations. The armies assembled now include the Huai Army, the Hunan Army, the Henan Army and other armies with complex factions. There are many worse disciplines and practices, and things that disturb the people often occur.

Wang Wenshao had just assumed the position of Governor of Zhili and Minister of Beiyang. He was busy with affairs, and there were many troops who were dissatisfied with him. He also heard that the imperial court intended to disband the troops, which would make it even more difficult. Therefore, he thought Find someone with high prestige in the military to assist you.

So Wang Wenshao put this plan on Wei Jichen. The strong men in the army were convinced. Wei Jichen won consecutive battles and was powerful in China and Japan. Everyone who met him had to respect him.

Wei Jichen thought about it in his heart. Wang Wenshao said this with the intention of recruiting him. Now that Li Hongzhang's building is about to collapse, some Huai clique officials are trying to find a way out again. For example, Yuan Shikai, who was highly valued by Li Hongzhang, now actually wrote Wen scolded Li Hongzhang and got into a relationship with Li Hongzhang's political enemy Weng Tonghe.

In short, when the 'catastrophe' comes, everyone flies away, and everyone is very busy.

However, once you stay with Wang Wenshao, it will be difficult to go back to Liaodong. It will not be conducive to your plan, but you can't be too stubborn.

Wei Jichen raised the imperial edict in his hand and said helplessly: "The Holy One means that the boy should shut up and think about his mistakes and wait for his summons. If he comes out to do things at this time, I am afraid that the Holy One will be dissatisfied."

Wang Wenshao also heard the eunuch reciting the imperial edict just now, and he was a little helpless. He did not expect that Guangxu's edict would be like this. He thought that bringing Wei Jichen back would be to appoint him to another position, but he did not expect that he would be left idle first, and then let him go to Beijing for an audience.