Volume 1 Teacher Chapter 29: Betrayal
"Brother Guangfu, how dare I trouble you?"
At the gate of Xi'an Governor's Mansion, Dai Jiliang saw He Oucai coming out to greet him, and couldn't help but joke with him in a good mood.
"Zhixiang."
To Dai Jiliang's surprise, He grabbed him with a serious face, and the two walked to an empty corner. Only then did He warn him softly.
"The governor has been quite angry recently, so you must not disobey him."
Although Bai Lang finally broke through the two defense lines of Baoji and Jingziguan and escaped back to western Henan, after Dai Jiliang's heavy blow and the pursuit of the Yijun Army, Bai Lang must have reached the end of his rope. Lu Jianzhang was unhappy at this time. Did something go wrong again? Dai Jiliang looked at Adjutant He with some confusion and asked cautiously.
"What happened? Commander?"
"You don't know that the governor is no longer a division commander."
It was as if a thunderclap exploded in Dai Jiliang's ears. He staggered and looked at the other party with an incredible look. Then he heard He Oucai sigh and continue talking.
"According to the order of the President, the Seventh Division has been disbanded."
"this?"
Dai Jiliang’s mind raced.
"Is it because of that?"
That thing, that thing. If it wasn't because Lu Jianzhang touched Lao Yuan's male favorite, how could Lu Jianzhang be removed from his post as the commander of the Seventh Division? When Dai Jiliang thought of the fierceness of Lao Yuan's revenge, he felt quite horrified.
“That’s right!”
He Oucai nodded, obviously Dai Jiliang's guess was right.
"The 14th Brigade was reorganized into the 16th Mixed Brigade, led by Feng Huanzhang to the south to Sichuan with Chen Huan and Chen Er'an. The 15th Brigade was reorganized into the 15th Mixed Brigade and transferred back to Zhili. Now the governor only has my guard regiment and your independent regiment left. It is estimated that they will be reorganized into the provincial defense army soon. You must pay attention!"
Although He Oucai was speaking out of sympathy or some other purpose, his words still warmed Dai Jiliang's heart, so he responded eagerly.
"Don't worry, if you and I don't support each other, who can the Marshal rely on?"
"But the young governor is back."
However, He Oucai's words petrified Dai Jiliang again. Old Yuan was really the best political strategist in China. He gave a slap in the face and then gave a date in return. Without Lu Jianzhang, the Seventh Division released Lu Chengwu, who was left as a hostage in the General's Mansion in Beijing. This was really a tight connection.
"Senior Chengwu is coming to Shaanxi, this is good news!"
Although Dai Jiliang forced a smile and called out for intimacy, in fact he and Lu Chengwu were not familiar with each other. Although Lu Chengwu and Xu Shuzheng were students of the same class, and although Dai Jiliang and Xu Shuzheng had a good relationship, he had no connection with this man who was even more arrogant than Xu Shuzheng .
You should know that when Dai Jiliang was in Beijing, he never visited Jianzhang unless it was official business, and this self-willed major general also stayed in the general's mansion all day except after get off work. Except for meeting once at Xu Shuzheng's place, the two of them had almost no communication. Now that he suddenly came to Xi'an, Dai Jiliang couldn't help but be shocked.
"Good, good!"
He Oucai obviously hadn't said enough. His own son had returned, so why would he count on an outsider? "By the way, Zhixiang, go in later. The Marshal is entertaining the foreigners from the United States."
"Americans, what are the Marshal and the Americans talking about?"
Dai Jiliang asked curiously. You know, this is not the era when foreign capital was everywhere. It is really strange that foreigners appeared in Shaanxi, a province with "scarce" resources.
"It seems they are talking about Zhaoling Mausoleum or the Six Horses."
He Oucai had obviously eavesdropped on the incident, so he could tell a few things.
"The Six Horses of Zhaoling?"
Dai Jiliang, whose mind was still in a mess, suddenly straightened up.
"The Six Horses of Zhaoling Mausoleum? These are the stone carvings buried with Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin. They are all the favorite war horses of this great lord. What do the Americans want to do?"
"I don't know about that."
He Oucai actually didn't care about whether it was a national treasure or not, he just said that. Now that he saw Dai Jiliang was interested, he had no choice but to think about it.
"Something about collecting and researching."
“Collect, study, let Americans collect and study?”
Dai Jiliang began to breathe heavily.
"This is a national treasure. The Marshal has made a mistake. If this gets out, it will be condemned by thousands of people and reviled by millions. No, no, I have to go and persuade the Marshal."
"Brother, you can't be confused!"
He Oucai stopped Dai Jiliang.
"The Marshal is already furious, you can't add fuel to the fire!"
Of course, He Oucai didn't take action just because he was so close to Dai Jiliang. Lu Chengwu was coming back, and with such a heavy burden on his heart, he had to have an ally, right?
"Brother Guangfu, if I, Dai, didn't know about this, it would be fine, but I do know."
Dai Jiliang got rid of He's entanglement.
"If I don't dissuade the Marshal, how can I live with my conscience?"
In Dai Jiliang's previous life, many national treasures were lost overseas and could not be recovered. Now that he has encountered them now, Dai Jiliang will not be able to feel at ease unless he tries his best to recover them.
“This is treason!”
After saying that, he walked towards the flower hall without hesitation. He Oucai couldn't stop him at all and could only jump anxiously behind him.
"OK, 240,000, deal!"
Before Dai Jiliang approached the flower hall, he heard the foreigners' wild laughter and some shocking numbers coming from inside.
"The money is yours, and Sa Teng Zi and Quan Mao Lu are mine."
“NO!”
Dai Jiliang pushed aside the guard in front of the flower hall and walked in shouting.
"This is a national treasure, you can't sell it, Marshal!"
“Get out!”
Lu Jianzhang was feeling proud, but when Dai Jiliang showed up to cause trouble, his face immediately changed and a tea bowl flew out, brushing Dai Jiliang's forehead.
"You have no manners. Is this the place for you to talk? Get out!"
"Gudong!"
Dai Jiliang knelt down in front of Lu Jianzhang.
"Governor, you really can't sell it! It's a national treasure. If you sell it right after we enter Shaanxi, how will the people of Shaanxi view our Beiyang Army? How will they curse our ancestors?"
Dai Jiliang burst into tears.
"This is a national treasure left by our ancestors, Governor, we really can't sell it!"
Dai Jiliang thought to himself, I have served you, Lu, loyally and fought in many battles. Even if I have no credit, I have worked hard. You should at least give me this little bit of face, right?
"Someone, get the fork out!"
However, Lu Jianzhang had already made up his mind. After being tricked by Old Yuan, his heart became completely cold. He only believed in money and power in this world, and he found Dai Jiliang's advice particularly unpleasant to the ear.
"Put him in solitary confinement. Don't let him out without my order!"
"yes!"
He Oucai, who rushed in behind Dai Jiliang, had no choice but to accept the order. He kept shaking his head while pinning down Dai Jiliang.
"Brother, why are you doing this..."
As soon as the news that Dai Jiliang was detained by Lu Jianzhang came, the entire independent regiment was in chaos. Although all the commanders agreed to rescue him immediately, there were serious disagreements on the specific means.
Zhang Binnan and Zhao Xuetan were either closely related to Lu Jianzhang or had no close connection with the new group, so they advocated that Dai Jiliang admit his mistakes and confess his guilt to Lu Jianzhang in exchange for his freedom.
However, Zhang Zili, Li Guo and Ma Kang insisted that the entire regiment march to Xi'an, using a method similar to military remonstration to force Lu Jianzhang to release the prisoners.
Just when the two sides were at a stalemate, things suddenly took a turn for the better.
Once the news that Lu Jianzhang sold precious cultural relics such as "Sa Teng Purple" and "Quanmao Lu" to American cultural plunderers for 240,000 silver dollars spread, the world was in an uproar, and Lu Jianzhang was criticized everywhere in the market.
When the news of Dai Jiliang's imprisonment reached Beijing, Duan Qirui and Xu Shuzheng were furious.
"Dad, we should give face to the Lord instead of the monk."
With this pressure, Lu Chengwu came to Xi'an.
"Although I haven't had much contact with Zhixiang, Youzheng really admires this guy. Forget it, calm down and let him go."
"I didn't expect that some of my subordinates would turn against me."
Lu Jianzhang still felt resentful about Dai Jiliang embarrassing him in front of foreigners.
He couldn't defeat Old Yuan, and he couldn't discipline a small regiment commander.
"This man is useless. I don't feel comfortable leaving the independent regiment in his hands. Chengwu, you are also a major general. You should share more of the burden for your father!"
"Don't worry, Dad. I'll take care of it."
Lu Chengwu patted his chest.
"However, if we just detain him, the commander-in-chief will be very unhappy. If we take away his independent regiment, wouldn't that be..."
"Don't worry about this."
Lu Jianzhang put the tea bowl in his hand on the table.
"You are shameless. Today, my father and I will perform a trick of raising our status in name only and lowering our status in reality, leaving Beijing speechless."
“Zhixiang, you’ve suffered a lot these days.”
Looking at Dai Jiliang who had lost weight, Lu Jianzhang expressed his condolences insincerely.
"What happened is over. I did this for our collective. It's not easy to support such a large family!"
Dai Jiliang listened quietly without expressing his opinion. Lu Jianzhang couldn't help but curse inwardly again, but he still concealed his emotions well.
"Well, I promised to give you a post as a garrison commander . Now the news has come from Beijing. Congratulations. This is the certificate for the post of garrison commander of Hanzhong."
Hanzhong garrison commander? Dai Jiliang frowned. Isn't it Guanzhong garrison commander? The difference of just one word is really huge.
But no matter what, he finally got the territory, so Dai Jiliang stood up and saluted Lu Jianzhang in a proper military manner.
"Thank you for your cultivation, Governor!"
"What are the two families saying to each other?"
Lu Jianzhang waved his hand.
"However, as a regiment commander, you are not qualified enough to be a garrison commander. So, our Shaanxi Second Mixed Brigade will follow Lord Chen Huan to Sichuan , and this position will be vacant. You can be the brigade commander."
Dai Jiliang looked at Lu Jianzhang in surprise. From regimental commander to mixed brigade commander, even though it was a provincial defense brigade, it was still a leap, right? Good fortune never comes alone. What was Lu Jianzhang doing?
Sure enough, I heard Lu Jianzhang continue talking.
"You know the 7th Division has been disbanded. We were not as strong as the Kuomintang in Shaanxi to begin with, and now we are at a disadvantage. I plan to let Chengwu be the commander of the newly reorganized Shaanxi 1st Mixed Brigade. Your independent regiment is the strongest, so I'll let you down a bit this time and hand the independent regiment over to Chengwu."
Dai Jiliang's face turned pale all of a sudden, but he was at the mercy of others, so how could he say no?
"Zhixiang appreciates the Marshal's kindness. I'm relieved to leave the independent regiment to Senior Chengwu."
Dai Jiliang squeezed out these words from between his teeth almost word by word.
"However, Zhixiang doesn't have the ability to build another mixed brigade with his bare hands."
Since there is no escape, let's talk about numbers.
"Please also ask the Governor to allow Zhixiang to withdraw some cadres from the independent regiment."
"Of course."
Lu Jianzhang agreed immediately. If Lu Chengwu arrived at the independent regiment, he would also interfere, so it would be better to let Dai Jiliang take him away. After all, he could be considered a Beiyang troop.
"You can take Zhang Zili, Li Guo, and Ma Kang with you. You can tell me who else you want to take with you later. But you can't withdraw too many officers!"
Lu Jianzhang felt a little guilty about this, so he tried to make amends.
"Take the artillery and machine gun companies with you as well. I will re-equip Chengwu with them. If you need any weapons, please report them. Although a mixed brigade is not organized by the central government, it must have at least 4,000 people. In this way, I will approve 80,000 yuan in military pay for you per month."
"Thank you, Marshal!"
Dai Jiliang bowed his head deeply.
