Warlords: Rising from the Northwest Border and Sweeping Across the Powers

Chapter 142 Feng Changan's Goodwill Shanghai Situation

A day later, the train had gone south from Longzhou Province where Beilong City was located and entered Jiaozhou, one of the three Zhili provinces where Zhang Chengxiang's base was located.

As night fell, Yan Shuangying pushed the door open and said to Su Zhengyang, "Governor, Councillor Feng wants you to go to his place for a chat and have dinner together."

Su Zhengyang showed a hint of surprise in his eyes. Although Feng Changan brought his personal guard team and took the same train as him, there was no intersection between the two. Feng Changan has always been a neutral person who keeps to himself. He is neither close to the pro-Fuso faction headed by Zhang Chengxiang, nor close to Yang Jiakai, Duan Jinshu and others. What was his purpose in suddenly inviting him to have a chat?

"Let's go. Since Councillor Feng has invited me so warmly, I can't refuse his kindness. I will go and have a good exchange with Councillor Feng."

Su Zhengyang, along with Yan Shuangying and a dozen personal guards, moved from carriage No. 8 where he was to carriage No. 25. From carriage No. 25 to carriage No. 30 were where Feng Changan and his guard team stayed.

A moment later, Su Zhengyang knocked on the door of Feng Changan's luxurious box.

Feng Changan opened the door, took a look at Su Zhengyang in front of him, and said in a very enthusiastic manner: "Councilman Su is here, please come in. I specially invited Councilman Su to come here because I want to get close to Councilman Su and have a couple of drinks with him."

"Councilman Feng, you're welcome."

Su Zhengyang took off his coat, handed it to Yan Shuangying, and strode into the box. He saw that five or six dishes were already placed on the dining table in the center of the box, and a fine aged wine was prepared in advance in an exquisitely shaped blue and white porcelain wine pot.

"Please take a seat, Councillor Su."

After Feng Changan asked Su Zhengyang to sit down, he personally poured Su Zhengyang a glass of wine.

“I’m sure Councillor Su has some doubts in his mind. I wonder why I specially invited you to come and have a chat.”

Su Zhengyang looked at Feng Changan calmly, as if he was listening attentively.

"In fact, you may also know that in the Northern Frontier system, your father, Jiang Dapao and I were the well-known iron triangle."

Su Zhengyang nodded. Su Yuting, Feng Changan and Jiang Yanlin were known as the Three Heroes of Northern Xinjiang. They were the few hardliners in the Northern Xinjiang government system who were hostile to the great powers. Later, it was rumored that the three had a conflict over a woman. Since then, Feng Changan's relationship with the other two has reached a freezing point and they no longer have any contact with each other. Even when Jiang Dapao was running for the chief councilor, Feng Changan still cast his vote for Zhang Chengxiang.

The woman who caused Feng Changan and Jiang Dapao to never have any contact with each other again and even become enemies was Jiang Yanlin's wife, Liu Meijie, who was once known as the most beautiful woman in Northeast China.

"Over the years, I have been against that old man Jiang Dapao. I didn't even rush to offer condolences when your father died, nor did I support your Su family. In the eyes of outsiders, I am a cold-blooded person who doesn't care about the past. But in fact, after so many years, I have let go of the grudges of the past."

"In fact, I have been in contact with your father in recent years. Your father also noticed the rebellious intentions of the Pang family before the incident, but your father's health was getting worse and worse at that time, and you were not doing well. The Pang family had almost instigated more than 40% of the core officers in the Jiangbei army to rebel, and the Fuso people were also eyeing them covetously. Your father asked me not to interfere in the changes in Jiangbei. If he got into trouble, he asked me to take care of you."

Su Zhengyang was slightly stunned, and looked at Feng Changan with a calm expression in front of him with some surprise.

In the original body's memory, there is relevant information about the past friendship between his father and Feng Changan, but it seems that the so-called iron triangle has long parted ways. Except for Jiang Dapao who still respects the big brother Su Yuting very much, Feng Changan has not had any intersection with the Su family for many years.

Unexpectedly, these two people have been secretly in contact.

"Before you left, the president had already talked to me alone, hoping that I would put aside past grudges and stand up to protect you at the critical moment. But you might not have thought that there was another person who secretly talked to me again after the president."

Su Zhengyang thought for a moment, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

"The person Councillor Feng is talking about should be the Governor-General of Zhili, Zhang Chengxiang."

Feng Changan nodded and said, "Zhang Chengxiang hoped that I would turn a blind eye to anything that happened to you in Shanghai this time, or keep my hands off the ground. For this, he even offered me a whopping reward of three million dollars, and I did not refuse him."

Feng Changan picked up a piece of vegetable with chopsticks and put it into his mouth, chewing it slowly, looking at Su Zhengyang's face calmly.

"It seems that I have become the number one concern of Zhang Chengxiang and his pro-Fuso group. If I am right, they are planning to make my trip to Shanghai a one-way trip."

Feng Changan put down his wine glass and slowly said to Su Zhengyang, "In fact, you were a little reckless in taking on this job this time. Perhaps you and the president have reached some unknown agreement, which is why he values ​​you so much that he is willing to marry his daughter to you. However, being impatient often brings some bad consequences."

"I, Feng Changan, have occupied Huizhou and Qingzhou, two provinces adjacent to Bizhou where Shanghai is located, for more than ten years. Since I have some face in Shanghai, I dare not easily get involved in this matter. My intelligence department has sent me accurate news. There is more than 80% chance that Zhang Liye has already negotiated everything with the Southern Government. Now, the two young masters of the Song and Bai factions of the Southern Government have rushed to Shanghai and have started further close cooperation with Zhang Liye."

"It can be said that Shanghai is now a den of dragons and tigers that has opened its pockets to you, Su Zhengyang. The result of your going south to Shanghai cannot be changed. What I can advise you is to try not to have any conflict with Zhang Liye. If things are impossible, evacuate as soon as possible. With my influence in Shanghai, Feng Changan should have no problem saving your life."

Obviously, Feng Changan felt that Su Zhengyang's decision this time was inappropriate, and even held a pessimistic attitude towards whether Su Zhengyang could complete the task of the Northern Xinjiang government.

However, after having dinner with Feng Changan, Su Zhengyang also obtained a lot of key information. Now on the Southern Government's side, in addition to the original two armies in Shanghai, the Bai faction's 119th Army's 101st Division, a ace division famous throughout China, has also secretly marched towards Shanghai.

For the Southern Government, Shanghai is already in their pocket and they will not allow anyone to spy on it.

After the meal, Su Zhengyang put on his coat, said hello to Feng Changan, and prepared to leave.

"If you encounter any danger, contact my people immediately. They will escort you out of Shanghai safely. You are still young, and temporary failure is not that difficult to accept. Knowing that something is impossible, retreating appropriately is the true manliness of a real man."

Su Zhengyang stopped and was silent for a moment, then turned around and sincerely bowed to Feng Changan as a junior.

"Thank you, Uncle Feng."

After saying that, Su Zhengyang left without looking back, leaving Feng Changan sitting on the sofa with a hint of emotion in his eyes.