According to the contract agreed by both parties, the Chinese European Expeditionary Force should have set off from China in January 1917 and took thirty to forty-five days to sail in France through the relatively safe passage of the Suez Canal.

However, Wang Zhenyu suddenly discovered that January 22, the Chinese traditional Chinese festival was the Spring Festival. Thinking that the first batch of 230,000 children might be the last Spring Festival, Wang Zhenyu suddenly gave a merciful order and all the officers and soldiers of the expeditionary army started on January 10, with a twenty-day holiday, and returned to the team on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year.

After this round of struggle, the expeditionary army was naturally late, which made Britain and France curse but helpless. Beiyang was very nervous, afraid that Wang Zhenyu would take the Northern Expedition under the guise of participating in the war, because they thought so, and in the end it was Japan. They made a misjudgment. Wang Zhenyu had a plan to lose his debts after obtaining the arms of 200,000 British and French people.

I don’t know what happened to the Japanese intelligence agency. Anyway, Wang Zhenyu’s image in their eyes is really bad, but it can’t be changed in the short term.

In the end, the Chinese European Expeditionary Force set out. The spies from the Japanese intelligence agency almost went to the septum without anger, but they did not do this because it was very painful to cut the flesh with a knife. In the end, they decided to leave it to Youyi to serve His Majesty the Emperor.

The preparations for this expedition have also become sufficient due to the delay, including vaccinating various seedlings for the officers and soldiers, including equiping 4,000 doctors to the expeditionary force, etc.

These doctors then ensured that the health and safety of hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers were guaranteed to be safe for more than 30 days. During this voyage, the officers and soldiers of the Expeditionary Force also witnessed the breadth of the Pacific Ocean, the busyness of the Malacca Strait, the tranquility of the Red Sea, and the grandeur of the Suez Canal, and finally entered the Mediterranean, the symbol of human civilization. It can be said that in almost thirty days, these officers and soldiers greatly expanded their horizons, and knew that the world outside China was so big, and that there was such a civilization outside the Celestial Kingdom. The officers and soldiers of the Chinese European Expeditionary Force returned to their motherland after the end of the European War. Some continued to stay in the military, some advocated national expansionism, and more return civilians allowed more Chinese people to open their eyes to see the world.

However, it is obvious that Wang Zhenyu's decision to send troops to Europe with his personal prestige has caused dissatisfaction among many knowledgeable people. Nanjing Mayor Wang Jingwei organized a peace club to publicly sing a counter-tune with Wang Zhenyu. After all, in everyone's eyes, the army of the great powers cannot be seen by the Chinese army, let alone traveling thousands of miles to Europe to fight for life, which would be even more unsuccessful.

Wang Zhenyu just snorted coldly and ignored the action led by Wang Jingwei. At the beginning of the National Government, this kid tried hard to lean on his side, and he also gave him trust and rewards. However, after Huang Xing was critically ill, the kid's ambition was exposed almost overnight. He actually planned an armed operation and planned to take advantage of his opportunity to visit Huang Xing in Nanjing to put himself under house arrest. Fortunately, Yu Zuobai was more skilled. He was a military commander and Yan Daogang conspired to coerce the most important part of Wang Jingwei's plan, the commander of Nanjing Security District, Lu Chao, and at the same time, he transferred the direct troops of the security district to Pukou for training. In addition, Huang Xing's son Huang Yiou was unwilling to participate. In the end, Wang Jingwei's coup operation was miscarriage before it was born.

Although Wang Zhenyu was unwilling to destroy the achievements of the party just because Wang Jingwei was alone, it was unrealistic for Wang Jingwei to continue to serve as mayor of Nanjing. After all, this position is a real shortage.

Wang Jingwei has now learned about the personnel arrangements for the future from the comrades of the Tongmenghui Department. When the National Government is reorganized in April, he will be the mayor of Nanjing. The next position is to serve as a legislator according to Wang Zhenyu's number one counselor Yang Yongtai. The Tongmenghui Department is still striving for a government position for Wang Jingwei. No matter what the result is, Wang Jingwei is determined to carry the banner of democracy and peace to carry out the anti-Wang Zhenyu movement to the end.

The New Year of 1917 was celebrated in Wenlu. This three-story German-style villa was built in April 1916 and completed in July 1916. Wang Zhenyu and his family moved in in September. Compared with Wenlu in Anjiang, the equipment here is more complete. There are three bathrooms alone and a swimming pool, which can be said to be extremely luxurious.

This time, the Chinese New Year was very lively. Not only did Wang Long first lead all the Wang family to take their seats, but Ye Zuwen's family was not allowed to do anything. In addition, he also invited Li Zongren's family to come together. The reason for inviting Li Zongren's family was very simple, and everyone soon became relatives.

After the Sichuan war, Ye Ziwen came forward, Li Zongren and Wang's younger sister met, and then began a tug-of-war of love. Although Wang's younger sister, who received a new education, advocated free love, she still could not defeat Li Zongren's strategy and methods, and was taken down by our brother Delin without hesitation.

The two families plan to decide on the marriage during the Spring Festival and handle the wedding after the New Year. In the military, the attention to the list of members of the Standing Committee of the Military Commission has also increased significantly. However, many people have guessed that Li Zongren will definitely join the Standing Committee this time. This time, the Standing Committee member is different from the previous time. He has fewer false posts and more real power. It can be said that as long as he joins the Standing Committee, he is basically one of the giants in the military.

Compared with Wenlu on Anjiang, Wenlu on Wuhan covers an area of ​​about five times larger. The living room on the first floor, which is 45 meters long and 36 meters wide, is enough to hold a medium-sized dance party. The decoration of the living room is very special. When you enter the door, you directly face the escalator on the second floor. On the left side of the entrance are twelve sets of genuine British sofas in square shapes, all three meters long leather sofas. It is said that it was brought by Du Yuesheng, the boss of Shanghai Sanxin Company, and asked a foreign friend to get it. Du Yuesheng is Wang Zhenyu's. I have become a sworn brother and I am very dedicated to being a person. Last April, Wenlu in Wuhan was about to start construction. He personally invited the Shanghai construction team to come to the construction and invited the interior decoration designed by a French designer. After the completion in June, he brought experts to see the layout and customized a full set of British furniture. When I moved in in September, a lot of furniture was sent to Wenlu, all of which were suitable for nothing. This matter made the hostess Ye Ziwen couldn't help but praise our boss Du in front of Wang Zhenyu. In the middle of the sofa is an eight-meter-square cashmere blanket woven in Xinjiang. It is exquisitely crafted and charming in style. This is sent by Yang Zengxin, a native of Mengzi, Yunnan, from Xinjiang. With the unification of the south, the separatist regimes in these places have begun to have contact with Nanjing and Wuhan. After all, it is unlikely that people from these places will win the central government. It is very common to leave some way out for themselves at this time. Wang Zhenyu also has some ideas about this. Historically, If Xinjiang had not been supported by Yang Zengxin and Sheng Shicai, it would have been abandoned to Russia long ago. Therefore, Wang Zhenyu's idea was that even if the national unification could not be completed, he would take over Xinjiang and Tibet as soon as possible. As for Russia, Wang Zhenyu was not worried at all. The reason was very simple. In another two months, the Russians' February Revolution might break out. At that time, let alone Xinjiang and Outer Mongolia, even if he drove his army into Kazakhstan, it would probably be a diplomatic note that the Russians could only protest strongly.

Now Wang Zhenyu, his brother-in-law Ye Guoxuan, his brother-in-law Ye Guowei, and his future brother-in-law Li Zongren are sitting on the sofa and chatting. On the other side of the living room, a long dining table is set up. When the meal is started, a total of twenty-four dishes and twelve snacks will come. Everyone can eat it like a buffet. This is not a New Year's Eve dinner, but because Wang Zhenyu's adopted son Chen Quan will go to the Shen family in Changsha for the New Year tomorrow and hold a party in advance.

Chen Quan, a ten-year-old guy, was running around in the living room with his eldest brother Wang Zhenkun's nine-year-old eldest son Wang Jing'an, six-year-old second son Wang Jingcheng, and Wang Jingye, the eldest son Wang Zhenyu who has already started to like naughty Wang Zhenyu, and the Ye family has not yet had a third-generation male because Ye Guoxuan is not married yet. Ye Ziwen's mother and sister-in-law Wang He are now watching these children struggle together, preventing them from touching the dining table. Wang Zhenyu's third son Wang Jingwu is over one year old and is being teased in Ye Zuwen's arms at this moment, but he seems not very friendly to his grandfather. He just urinated hard in Ye Zuwen's arms, which made everyone laugh.

The second young master Wang Jingwen used his flawless little hand to touch Zhao Yuting's jade neck in Zhao Yuting's arms. Because he was the second wife, Zhao Yuting's family was not qualified to attend such an event. Wang Zhenyu's mother Wang Chen seemed to have experienced the sadness in Zhao Yuting's heart, pulling his daughter Wang Ziqi, who was about to get married, and Li Zongren's mother accompanied Zhao Yuting on the hanging chair on this side. The cheap father Wang Longxian was chatting with Li Zongren's father Li Peiying. Fortunately, one of these two had been Officials, one who has been a teacher, would speak barely qualified Mandarin language, otherwise the dialect problem alone would probably have to stare at each other. Li Zongren's brothers were led by Wang Zhencheng (thirteen years old) to take a walk in Wenlu, while the two women and three children seemed very reserved, sitting beside Li Peiying, motionless. At this time, Wang Jingye suddenly fell down and cried loudly. Wang Long, who had always regarded this grandson as a treasure, hurried to hug the grandson, and kept coaxing and teasing.
Chapter completed!