Chapter 26 Fuqi Warning

Fu Qi and Secretary Wang on the side were both slightly surprised. Why didn't Wu Shaoting say a word of defense, but instead said directly that he was willing to accept the punishment? The two looked at each other, obviously they didn't see through Wu Shaoting.

Secretary Wang immediately said tentatively: "Wu Shaoting, there is a reason for your incident this time. I have submitted it to the general truthfully. You can explain it to the general in person now."

Fuqi waited for Wu Shaoting's answer.

Wu Shaoting took a deep breath and said loudly again: "There is no excuse for a low-level position. Making mistakes is a mistake. If you are willing to be punished."

Secretary Wang was stunned and secretly pondered in his heart: Hey, isn’t Wu Shaoting really stupid? You don’t want to give you a face, Lord Fuqi?

Fu Qi stared at Wu Shaoting for a while and thought for a while. He suddenly saw a real soldier temperament from Wu Shaoting. After a moment, he nodded slowly and said, "Wu Shaoting, you really have a kindness. Do you know what the soldier's duty is?"

Wu Shaoting replied without hesitation: "The duty of a soldier is to obey orders."

Fu Qi smiled coldly and said, "Since you know, why dare to commit crimes?"

Wu Shaoting remained serious and replied: "As a commander, you should have the ability to judge objective situations and be responsible for protecting the safety of his subordinates if necessary."

After hearing this, Fuqi showed a hint of relief on his face. He nodded and said, "It seems that you have learned a lot in Germany."

Wu Shaoting saw that Fuqi admired upright soldiers very much, and at the same time he also understood that what the Qing nobles like Fuqi needed most now is the capable people who finally came to the Qing court. He had previously acted honestly in order to win Fuqi's trust. The Revolution of 1911 was still three years away. Although the Qing Dynasty was about to end, it was still the orthodox ruler of China, so it still had value in utilization.

Immediately, he raised his chest and pretended to be righteous and said loudly: "I have been thanked for the kindness of heaven and can study abroad. Now that I have returned to China and become an official, I have not yet been able to repay the emperor's kindness and the kindness of the general's kindness, but I have already violated the jealousy of soldiers. I am very ashamed of..."

At the end of his speech, he sighed heavily, and a heavy look appeared on his face.

Seeing this, Fuqi couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. Wu Shaoting was really a fascinating person.

"I'll ask you, do you think I should deal with you." Fuqi asked calmly.

Wu Shaoting thought for a moment and bowed and said, "No matter how the general deals with a humble position, there will be no complaints about a humble position."

Fu Qi laughed, looked much more relieved, and said, "Okay. Remember, I will give you a chance to do this matter and will not be investigated for the time being. But don't treat my tolerance as indulgence. If you dare to do it once, you will be punished more severely and you will not forgive me."

Wu Shaoting immediately gave Fuqi a big gift and said gratefully: "Thank you for your grace for not punishing me. I will definitely not make such mistakes again in the future. I will respect and be loyal to the general to repay the grace for re-creation."

Fu Qi stopped and walked out from behind the desk slowly and said, "I saw you how to train the sentry soldiers some time ago. I have to say that your way of doing things is very good. In just one month, your subordinates suddenly turned from the original country bumpkin to the elite."

Wu Shaoting didn't know that Fuqi had watched it while he was leading the army training. Maybe he was too focused at that time, so he didn't care. He said, "Thank you for the praise of the general. Humiliation is just about putting what you have learned into practice."

Fu Qi sighed and said, "Fortunately, you top students who have returned from studying abroad have brought back real skills. Look at the foreign training training in the 24th towns of the New Army, and the training results are completely different. These foreigners will cheat money and think they are unwilling to teach us the skills well."

Wu Shaoting was amused. Which master would not keep any help in teaching his apprentices? However, he still showed a look of sorrow on his face.

Fu Qi looked at Wu Shaoting, and then said, "Wu Shaoting, I know that you are eager to show yourself when you train the sentry soldiers so carefully. This also shows that in your heart, you are very dissatisfied with being assigned to the old army."

Wu Shaoting was stunned and quickly said, "How dare you..."

Fuqi reached out to stop Wu Shaoting's explanation and said, "You don't have to be nervous. It's not bad that you have the ambition to be superior. Don't worry, I know you are a capable person, and the only problem now lies here..."

Speaking of this, he pointed to Wu Shaoting's heart and then said, "Your loyalty! As long as you are sincere and loyal to the court and me, promotion has not been a long time. Remember what I said when I first met you, the vacancies of the 24th Town of the New Army are still there, so you can do it yourself."

Wu Shaoting was secretly happy. It seemed that Fuqi really valued him a lot. With this backstage, it was naturally no problem to have a smooth career. Although he knew that Fuqi was a Manchu, it didn't matter. The higher he climbed before the Xinhai Revolution, the better he could do after the major change. Pure nationalists would only hit hardships everywhere.

"I understand that I will definitely live up to the general's expectations." He said solemnly.

"Okay, you go." Fu Qi said, stopping.

Wu Shaoting bowed and left.

"Wait!" Fu Qi suddenly said again.

"Mr. General, do you still have any instructions?" Wu Shaoting asked.

"Your gun! American goods are not common in the Qing Dynasty!" Fuqi walked back to the back of his desk and took a pistol from the drawer. It was the Browning pistol that Secretary Wang took away last time.

Wu Shaoting immediately stepped forward and took it from Fu Qi, but did not rush to withdraw his hand. Instead, he held the pistol and said, "Thank you, General. If the general likes this pistol, I am willing to present it to the general."

Fuqi smiled and asked, "How did you get this pistol?"

Wu Shaoting said: "When he graduated from Munich's Non-commissioned Officer School, he ranked first in the same subject and broke the highest record in the shooting exam. Therefore, the instructors of Huizen rewarded the pistol to Huizen."

Fu Qi nodded and smiled with relief: "It turns out to be a proof of your achievements. Since this is the case, I will not take away the benefits. If you take this pistol back, it will be a bit intense in the future. My Qing people are no worse than foreigners."

Wu Shaoting then stopped being polite and took back his pistol.

After Wu Shaoting withdrew from the general's office, Secretary Wang walked up to Fu Qi and said with some concern: "Sir, are you really not punishing Wu Shaoting at all? At least you have to do it in form! Otherwise, Huang Shilong, the general of the Fire Battalion, would be criticized."

Fu Qi snorted coldly and said, "Huang Shilong is a local tyrant. He can show off his power with any number of troops in his hand. If it weren't for the 24th Town of the New Army, Zhang Renjun wouldn't have given enough military pay to the fire battalion every month. What should he do?"

Secretary Wang sighed and said worriedly: "Sir, no matter what, the firefighting camp is managed by the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. Although Wu Shaoting is a talent, and this time the matter is indeed wrong with Li Mingshan, you will not pursue it at all, and instead will harm Wu Shaoting."

Fu Qi was stunned and asked, "What does it mean?"

Secretary Wang said: "The officials of the lower ranks had just severely criticized Li Mingshan a few days ago, but as another party, Wu Shaoting was still a crime of being the superior and threatened to hold such a serious crime for his superiors. General, you are not punished at all. If Huang Shilong knew about it, he would definitely be dissatisfied."

He paused and further said: "Huang Shilong is the general of the fire battalion, and Wu Shaoting is the sentry officer of the Shan-Capital, the fire battalion is directly under the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. If Huang Shilong could have sued Wu Shaoting again on the grounds that this was the fire battalion's own business. In addition, Li Mingshan is Huang Shilong's nephew, it is difficult to guarantee that Huang Shilong will not punish Wu Shaoting heavily for public service."

After hearing what Secretary Wang said, Fu Qi's face changed slightly. In recent years, the imperial court's aura was declining. Han officials in remote provinces often relied on their importance and relied on the high mountains and the emperor's far away to avoid buying the court's accounts. He and the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi Zhang Renjun had long been in harmony with each other, but Zhang Renjun had military power. Although he was a general in Guangzhou and nominally controlled the new army in Guangzhou, these new troops were actually unable to mobilize them at all, so they still had to be subject to the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi.

Although Long Jiguang, the commander of the 23 new army in Guangdong, respected the General's Mansion and the Army's Yamen, the 23 towns were responsible for the defense of the entire Guangdong Province and some Guangxi borders. Long Jiguang himself was not often in Guangzhou, and he could not relieve the fire from the distance.

Because of this, he has now devoted all his energy to the new Twenty-four towns. Unfortunately, he was a civil servant and had few confidant generals at all. Until now, the entire New Twenty-four towns are still a mess, with the Governor's Office, the General's Office, the local officials and gentry, and even the revolutionary party's forces all mixed together.

This is also why he really wanted to train a confidant to be admitted to the new 24 towns as soon as possible, and Wu Shaoting was the candidate he favored.

"Huang Shilong, hum!" Fu Qi snorted coldly and said, "You go to Huang Shilong personally and explain this matter to him clearly. If Huang Shilong dares to continue making trouble, the firefighting camp's military pay will not be fully paid from now on."
Chapter completed!