Republic of China: My great warlord, many children, many blessings.

Suddenly, Shen Hao pulled her into his arms.

No wonder she's an opera singer; her body is so supple and boneless.

The splits are so lame compared to this.

Meanwhile, the famous Hubei newspaper, Da Han Bao, was unable to publish its front-page news.

Duan Zhigui, the governor of Hubei, spent a fortune of eight thousand silver dollars to purchase furniture and daily necessities for Wang Keqin, intending to offer her to Yuan Kewen, the second son of President Yuan.

Was it coercion or enticement?

This report immediately sparked heated discussions, after all, Wang Keqin is a famous actress renowned throughout the north and south, with many admirers and dignitaries.

If this is true, it will have a significant impact on both Duan Zhigui and Yuan Kewen.

Duan Zhigui, who was having breakfast, finished reading the newspaper and was furious, gritting his teeth in hatred.

"Damn it, does this *Da Han Bao* newspaper have a death wish? How dare they slander me like this?"

Yuan Kewen's expression also changed. Although this guy was a womanizer, he cherished his reputation the most and hated coercion and enticement the most.

If this matter gets out, it will likely affect his reputation, as people will say that he, the second young master of Yuan, abused his power and forcibly married a commoner.

After all, Wang Keqin is very famous, and many celebrities admire her.

"Guards, copy this entire 'Great Han Daily'!"

"Yes, Commander."

Yuan Kewen hurriedly said, "Wait, we can't go. If we do this, our reputations will be completely ruined. What if our reputations are damaged?"

Moreover, the Da Han Bao newspaper has a great influence among intellectuals, and taking action rashly would bring us huge negative consequences.

Even my father wouldn't easily raid a newspaper office.

Duan Zhigui nodded, calmed down, and also felt that this matter was inappropriate.

To destroy the "Da Han Bao" newspaper, one would need to find at least three or four reasons, otherwise it would be seen as venting personal grievances. It's one thing to bully ordinary people, but to bully a writer with such a vast network of connections requires caution.

These people can turn white into black. Once your reputation is ruined, even President Yuan would feel pressured if you wanted to advance.

At this moment, Shen Hao walked in.

Seeing their worried faces, he asked curiously, "Oh? What's wrong? Why do you both look so pale?"

Duan Zhigui handed the newspaper to Shen Hao and said, "Brother Shen, what do you think we should do about this?"

Shen Hao finished reading the newspaper and immediately understood the two people's concerns. Suddenly, an idea struck him, and he smiled:

What do you want to do?

“Of course, we need to calm this down and make it a fake story, so as not to damage my reputation,” Yuan Kewen said.

Shen Hao smiled and said, "I have a way to make this rumor fall apart on its own."

"Oh, what method?" Duan Zhigui asked curiously;

"It's simple. Just let everyone see that Wang Keqin is my woman, and all this will fall apart. However, this will make things difficult for Kewen."

Yuan Kewen slapped his thigh and laughed, "Hey, that's a great idea! I'll leave Shen Hao's matter to you."

"He's just an actor; once he's gone, he's gone. There are plenty of others like him in Tianjin."

207. Besieged and suppressed by the governors of five provinces!

Shen Hao said, "In that case, I'll take Wang Keqin for a stroll around the shelves in a bit. You just need to send people to create some buzz."

Duan Zhigui laughed and said, "No problem, brother, you're truly amazing."

But in his heart he was thinking, everyone says that Shen Hao is a lecherous devil, and it seems that he really is.

However, since the Da Han Bao newspaper reported it this way, this grudge must be avenged.

When Shen Hao and Wang Keqin strolled confidently down the street, everyone was talking about it.

Soon, news spread that Wang Keqin had become the concubine of Shen Hao, the governor of Guangdong, and would later retire from the Peking Opera world.

This news is quite explosive.

After all, Wang Keqin was a renowned opera singer in both the north and south, and Shen Hao was the governor of Guangdong, currently the most popular warlord in the country.

This morning, the Da Han Daily reported that Duan Zhigui was spending a large sum of money to offer Wang Keqin to President Yuan's second son.

The reality is that Wang Keqin has become Shen Hao's concubine.

This also led to the credibility of the Da Han Bao newspaper reaching its lowest point.

This has led to numerous questions.

Hu Shian, the manager of the Da Han Daily, was dumbfounded. Damn, how did things develop so quickly?

After the incident, Yuan Kewen set off by ship back to Tianjin.

Shen Hao was also preparing to set off for Guangdong.

But Yuan Shikai sent out an order.

"The military governors of Hubei (Duan Zhigui), Shaanxi (Zhang Fenghui), Yunnan (Cai E), Guizhou (Tang Jiyao), and Guangdong (Shen Hao) led the Second Division to 'select elite troops and launch a joint encirclement and suppression operation.'"

At Duan Zhigui's governor's mansion, after reading the telegram, Duan Zhigui's eyes lit up.

"Brother Shen, it seems you're not going anywhere."

Shen Hao asked, "What exactly happened?"

"This Xiong Kewu is really formidable. The two armies engaged in a bloody battle along the Longchang-Luzhou line, causing Hu Jingyi to suffer repeated defeats."

This good-for-nothing brags all day about studying at a Japanese military academy, but now he's been beaten senseless by Xiong Kewu and has no choice but to ask the President for help.

The president was furious and vowed to destroy Xiong Kewu.

Of course, the most important reason is another point: the second revolution launched by the Tongmenghui had already failed in Jiangxi, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Guangdong and other places.

Xiong Kewu from Sichuan was the last hope of the Tongmenghui.

As long as he is eliminated, it will mean the complete failure of the Tongmenghui's revolution, and President Yuan can rest easy.

Therefore, this kind of thing cannot be delayed; if it is delayed for too long, things will change.

There's also the Bai Lang peasant uprising army in Shaanxi. I heard that their numbers have exceeded 10,000. They've captured several cannons and machine guns, and their momentum is immense. The Tongmenghui is also contacting these peasant uprising armies.

President Yuan Shikai definitely wanted to eliminate Xiong Kewu in Sichuan first, and then deal with the uprisings in other places.

We need to hurry this time, or we won't get to eat any meat.

Shen Hao was puzzled.

"How do you say this?"

Duan Zhigui, who knew Sichuan better than Shen Hao, laughed and said, "Brother Shen, Sichuan is a treasure land."

Among the southwestern provinces, Sichuan was the most prosperous, naturally becoming a target for plunder by warlords from neighboring Yunnan and Guizhou provinces.

Cai E, the governor of Yunnan, and Tang Jiyao, the governor of Guizhou, both wanted a piece of the pie.

Because Sichuan not only bore the full cost of the three towns, but also had to provide a fixed amount of aid to neighboring provinces every year: one million taels to Tibet, five hundred thousand taels to Yunnan, four hundred thousand taels to Guizhou, and three hundred thousand taels each to Gansu and Qinghai.

Therefore, both Tang Jiyao of the Guizhou faction and Cai E of the Yunnan faction aimed to make Sichuan Province their primary target for outward expansion.

Brother Shen, the Sichuan warlords are also an important force among the southwestern warlords. Moreover, they are divided into numerous factions, constantly fighting and creating a long-standing and complex situation. No one wants to let go of this piece of meat.

In addition, Sichuan Province has a huge area, but a sparse population.

It's fair to say the meat is very large.

After Duan Zhigui finished speaking, Shen Hao gained a new understanding of pimps. Sure enough, those who could reach such a position were not good-for-nothings.

Sichuan today is not the Sichuan of later generations; it has not yet been divided.

Due to the wars at the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, Sichuan suffered a huge loss of population, which led to the saying "Huguang fills Sichuan".

Duan Zhigui reiterated: "In February of last year, the Chengdu and Chongqing military governments merged, announcing the unification of Sichuan and establishing the Sichuan Military Government."

Five divisions were expanded, and Xiong Kewu was stationed in Chongqing as the commander of the Fifth Division.

In order to cultivate military talent, Sichuan successively sent six people—Zhou Daogang, Xu Xiaogang, Hu Jingyi, Zhang Yi, Liu Hongkui, and Xu Haiqing—to study military affairs at the Japanese Military Academy.

Meanwhile, Sichuan successively established military academies, army primary schools, officer training schools, army accelerated training schools, and army military academies to train junior and middle-ranking officers.

The Fifth Division of Xiong Kewu stationed in Chongqing was entirely transformed from the Sichuan Army, which was formed in Shanghai during the Xinhai Revolution by Sichuan military academy students. It was more revolutionary and more powerful than Hu Jingyi's troops.

Hu Jingyi defected to the President and was therefore appointed Governor of Sichuan.

His first act upon taking office was to suppress Xiong Kewu of the Tongmenghui.

"Brother Shen, think about it. The officers and soldiers of the Fifth Division's brigades are all military academy students, young and passionate. How could they tolerate Hu Jingyi's suppression? Of course they'd rebel against the President."

Shen Hao completely agreed with this point.

The reason why Sun's Tongmenghui failed was that it looked down on young people and only sought out major warlords.

If he fails in everything, isn't it also because he looks down on young people?

Only passionate young people who have embraced new ideas will abandon personal interests, truly want to make a revolution, and be willing to sacrifice their lives.

Only then can one truly succeed.