It was an early morning in late summer in 1927. Zhang Zuolin, a warlord who dominated the north, used breakfast and climbed onto the smoke bed. When he just picked up the gun and looked at the cigarette lights, he was about to spit out the mist, suddenly, the head of the guard Zh

It was an early morning in late summer in 1927. The warlord who dominated the north for a while had used breakfast and climbed onto the smoke bed. When he just picked up the gun and looked at the cigarette lights, he was about to spit out the mist, suddenly, the head of the guard Zhang Zhankui walked in and reported: "Yang Shisan asks to see the commander-in-chief."

"Yang Shisan? Which Yang Shisan?" Zhang Zuolin stopped smoking and asked impatiently.

"Chief of the Chemical Industry Section of Zhili Provincial Industrial Experimental Institute.

" What? "Zhang Zuolin was furious and threw the smoke gun in his hand onto the tea, angrily shouting: "Fuck it, a small employee who is the size of sesame pills also wants to see me. It's outrageous, so I'll knock it away! "

Zhang Zhankui saw that Zhang Zuolin was angry and hurriedly added: "Master, Yang Shisan also presented a gift list and a letter. "

Zhang Zuolin took the gift list first, expanded it and saw it read: "You are a humble man named Yang Shisan, who is 3,000 yuan in vain, but he doesn't respect him. I beg the general to accept it with a smile. "Then he opened the letter again, and the letter read: "Marson Zhang Zuolin's command:

I am close friend Yang Shisan, with a mindfulness of Zhuge Kongming's strategy, and a stubbornness of Sima Zhongda's strategy. Although we are now in the science and technology world, we always pay attention to the fate of the nation and the future of the country. Yang Shisan went to Beijing this time, followed the example of his predecessors, presented his plans to govern the country and advised the people to safeguard the country. I pray to the commander and the wise and the nobles to treat the wise and the poor to make the audience widely watch and listen to the audience. Is it okay? I beg for a review and confirmation, which is the prayer.

kowtowed to Wang Peishou, general manager of Beijing Industrial Bank.

Zhang Zuolin read the letter and gift list, like the weather in July, the anger clouds immediately dissipated. He got up and asked, "Where is Yang Shisan now?"

"Now, waiting for the reception room, is it possible to meet? Please decide."

Zhang Zuolin did not agree, and he was whispered in his heart: If you don't meet, the white 3,000 silver dollar , which was just sagging, slipped away from under his nose, but he really couldn't bear to leave.

Since taking office as the Grand Marshal of the Navy and Army of the Republic of China, military, Fengjun was defeated by the Northern Expedition Army, with heavy casualties; economically, the financial resources were exhausted, the salaries of the government could not be paid, and the military pay was owed. Therefore, now he is not as good as Yin Yuan’s relatives as his father and mother. What's more, Wang Peishou, who introduced Yang Shisan, was a "god of wealth".

But, if you meet him, he is not very willing. He was confused and at a loss now, so he had no intention of talking about these boring conversations with Yang Shisan.

He thought about it over and over again, his eyes rolled, and he had a plan. He waved his hand to Zhang Zhankui, and Zhang Zhankui hurriedly stepped forward, and Zhang Zuolin followed his ears to teach the plan, so it was like this. After hearing this, Zhang Zhankui smiled and said, "Gao, the coach's plan is really high. I have to run away without a blow to this poor man." After he said that, he pulled out his legs and walked out.

"Come back!" Zhang Zuolin thought of something again.

Zhang Zhankui quickly turned around and closed: "Master, what else do you have?"

"Send Yang Shisan away and go to Yinian Hall to repay me."

"Yes." Zhang Zhankui left Zhang Zuolin, first went to the guard to arrange something, and then hurried to the waiting room, saying to Yang Shisan who was here that the commander would meet. "

Yang Shisan, who was sitting on the chair, heard that Zhang Zuolin was allowed to receive him, stood up and left.

" Wait! "Zhang Zhankui stopped Yang Shisan. He reached out to ask for Yang Shisan's gift of gold. He said with his eyebrows and eyes straight: "What a fool to pretend, it's three thousand yuan gift of gold. "

Yang Shisan laughed, patted the leather bag under his armpit, and said sarcastically, "There is a petty family, and the gift is 3,000 yuan, and it is a lot of money, and it is all inside. But, I want to meet with the handsome man. "

Zhang Zhankui was speechless for a moment. He thought to himself: accepting gifts, not receiving them. This is the opportunity for the Grand Marshal to give in person. If Yang Shisan is unwilling to give him a gift, he will not be able to submit a deal to the Grand Marshal if he doesn't get three thousand silver dollars. Zhang Zhankui frowned, came up with an idea, and said to Yang Shisan: ", the General's Mansion, , has regulations that anyone who meets the Grand Marshal must hand over the items he carries with me for safekeeping. "

Yang Shisan did not argue and handed the bag to Zhang Zhankui. When Zhang Zhankui saw Yang Shisan submit, he was full of joy and said to Yang Shisan: "Qing. ”

Yang Shisan didn’t answer, took a big step and walked straight towards the door.When he was about to pass the door, Zhang Zhankui blocked Yang Shisan's way and waved to the door.

In a flash, a group of burly men holding big swords jumped out of the door, with dozens of pairs forming eight characters on both sides outside the door, lined up. At the same time, there were three black men who quickly set up a "door"-shaped knife holder in front of the queue with three special big ghost-headed knives. The two vertical knives have the blades facing each other. The blades are facing downwards. Under the knife holder, one person can only bend over and pass by side. If you accidentally touch the knife holder, the three big knives will be put together. If you don’t get killed, you will be seriously injured. At this time, Zhang Zhankui smiled sinisterly, pointed to the knife holder with his hand, and said to Yang Shisan: "Please come in!"

Yang Shisan saw the chilling formation that Zhang Zhankui had placed, but he didn't take it seriously at all. I thought to myself: It’s not that easy for them to use the trick of “drilling a knife” to get themselves back.

He thought for a moment, and thought about it, then glanced at Zhang Zhankui contemptuously, approached the knife holder, casually bounced the blade of the ghost-headed knife that was horizontally above, and then rushed into the door quickly.

This time, Zhang Zhankui was so anxious that he took the step forward, opened his arms, stopped Yang Shisan, glared at him, and said fiercely: "I asked you to enter the knife, it was the command of the Grand Marshal. Do you dare to disobey?"

Yang Shisan was confident and laughed loudly, saying, "How dare you? How dare you? The abbreviation of the three knife holders, "This is the Grand Marshal who asked me to walk through the door. Do you dare to stop it?" He knocked open Zhang Zhankui hard and walked in through the door with great strides. Zhang Zhankui was in a loss and had to follow Yang Shisan to meet Zhang Zuolin.

Besides, Zhang Zuolin smoked all the smoke. He just leaned against the chair of the Taishi in the middle of the Yinian Hall and wanted to take a nap, but suddenly he heard the report "Yang Shisan arrives" coming from outside. Zhang Zuolin heard that this was Zhang Zhankui's voice. He couldn't help but be stunned and thought, Yang Shisan is here? No... Without letting him think too much, Yang Shisan walked into Gu Niantang with big strides, thud, thud, thud.

This time Zhang Zuolin was really surprised. He originally wanted to use the method of "drilling a knife to scare Yang Shisan away, but his wishes were gone. Yang Shisan has already arrived at Gu Niantang. It is impossible to see him. Then let’s be polite first and then soldiers.

Zhang Zuolin stretched and sat upright, then ordered the servant to ask Yang Shisan to sit and hand him tea. Yang Shisan was neither humble nor arrogant, and was generous and sat opposite Zhang Zuolin. At this time, Zhang Zuolin looked at Yang Shisan carefully and saw that he was wearing a well-made suit. Although he was nearly forty years old, he was heroic and handsome. His two deep eyes were bright and bright, and his gaze was filled with a arrogant aura. He couldn't help but secretly admire Yang Shisan's courage.

After a few words from the host and the guest, Zhang Zuolin asked straight to the point: "Mr. Yang, your friend Wang Peishou compared you to Zhuge Liang , Sima Yi . This great general has always been eager to seek talented people. If you have any best strategy to govern the country and safeguard the people, please tell me. Listen to me!"

Yang Shisan picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and asked slowly: "My words really want to hear from the Marshal?"

"Of course I want to hear it."

"But that." Yang Shisan put down the teacup, lit another cigarette, took a deep breath, and said : "Before talking about the strategies of governing the country and safeguarding the people, I have something I don't know whether to say or not?"

"If you have something, I like to be straightforward."

"All things I say are investigated and researched, and it is determined to be beneficial to the national conditions and follow the public's opinion. Therefore, there is a strange thing about the humble position, which is what I said. The listener must first express his intentions and then say it. Otherwise, I will be Xu Shu and enter Cao's camp without saying a word."

Zhang Zuolin is not a fuel-saving lamp. He forced himself to suppress his temper and thought, this Yang Shisan is still keeping me indifferent. What you said is in line with my wishes. I will do it myself. If I speak nonsense, I will kill you. Thinking of this, he said, "As long as you are right, I will do it."

"Sure?"

"Sure."

"Seriously."

"Seriously?"

"Seriously."

"Okay."Yang Shisan asked for a leather bag from Zhang Zhankui. He took out two exquisite tips from the leather bag and said, "The advice of humble officials is all inside, so the general can tell at a glance. "

At this time, the head of the guard Zhang Zhankui took the bag and presented it. Zhang Zuolin opened the first bag and took out a picture from it. After a closer look, he saw a group of beggars in his eyes. The leader was a poor old woman over 60 years old. Her white hair was scattered and she was holding a broken clay tank in her hand like a dead branch. Next to the old woman, there were two thin children standing on the left and right, looking at how old they were. Two pairs of black and dirty The little hand tightly grabbed the adult's ragged clothes. There were about 10 or 20 beggars behind the old woman, some of whom were holding dog-beating sticks, and some were carrying broken baskets, each of which was tragic.

Zhang Zuolin finished the photo and looked at Yang Shisan's calm expression, and felt like he was being tricked. He was very annoyed, his face darkened, and he said, "Yang Shisan, what strategy do you offer to govern the country and safe the people? It is obvious that you want to be handsome. "

Yang Shisan sat upright with a grim expression like a bluestone. He looked at the angry Zhang Zuolin, calmly cut off the cigarette butt, smiled slightly, and said, "Master, I dare not play with you even if I dare to play with you." This photo was taken from my hometown Qian'an County before I came to the capital. The purpose is to ask the general to take a look to understand the people's sentiments. "

Yang Shisan got rid of the cigarette butt, and was impulsive in his emotions. He wanted to break the flood on the dike and broke the dike. "Now it is the Republic of China, the Republic of China, the Republic of China, the People's Country. The people are the masters of the country, and officials should be slaves of the people. However, some of our masters even carry cans and carry baskets to beg along the street, where do they put their faces as slaves?..."

"Stop! "Zhang Zuolin did not wait for Yang Shisan to finish his sentence, and shouted sternly: "Beggar has been there since ancient times, what does this have to do with this general? What I want to listen to is your strategy to govern the country and safeguard the people. ”

Yang Shisan pointed to the photo in Zhang Zuolin's hand and said, "Master, my strategy for governing the country and ensuring the people is written on the back of the photo. "

Zhang Zuolin hurriedly flipped through the photos. Ah, it turned out to be a seven-character poem

I took the risk to go to the capital and asked for the people to speak up.

Yongping Prefecture belongs to seven prefecture counties, and there are still 4,000 hectares of "flag land".

There are many problems with donating without land, which will cause endless troubles to the people.

The authorities should exempt "flag land" from donating, so that the commander can show that the general's compassion for the people.

Zhang Zuolin would stop watching, and he burst into anger when he saw it. He jumped off the chair of the Grand Master and said viciously: "Bold Yang Shisan, you use all your energy to circle with me. It turned out that he wanted me to exempt the donation of "flag land" from the seven prefecture counties in Yongping Prefecture. It is an old rule since the founding of farmers' food and donations to the country. You, a scholar, don't you, don't you? I don’t collect land donations. Can my army survive by drinking northwest wind? Can you fight a war? "At this point, Zhang Zuolin showed his fierce look and threatened, "Yang Shisan, today we open the window and speak loudly, are you asking for the people? Or save your life? "

Yang Shisan saw Zhang Zuolin turn his face and thought to himself: It seems that this battle of verbal battle today is inevitable.

He looked around Yiniantang alertly and saw several burly men standing behind Zhang Zuolin. They all held big swords and showed fierce eyes.

Yang Shisan secretly instructed himself: It is not feasible to deal with this old warlord, and he can only fight head-on. Thinking of this, he pushed the teacup to the side, stood up from the chair, and said resolutely: "I want to plead for the people and save my life! "

So, why did Yang Shisan have such a hard tone? If you want to know the reason, you have to start from the beginning.

It turns out that Yang Shisan's hometown Qian'an , as well as seven counties including Lulong , Funing, Changli, Linyu, Luzhou (county), and Lexiang (formerly under the jurisdiction of Yongping Prefecture). As early as the Qing Dynasty rule, the bannermen and nobles "roamed land" here and renamed the land plundered from the farmers to "flag land". Then, the ruler rented the "flag land" to farmers to cultivate and asked the farmers to continue to bear the donation of the flag land.

Therefore, there has been a long-term injustice here with no land and no land. After Zhang Zuolin's rule, he changed the harsh policies of "can turn the land into the people", aggravated the "flag land" and suppressed the displaced farmers and complained. In order to save the suffering of the peasants who have no land, Yang Shisan went to Beijing to ask Zhang Zuolin for the people.

Yesterday, Yang Shisan came to Beijing and asked to exempt the donation of "banners" land in seven prefectures and counties in Yongping Prefecture. He told Wang Peishou, a close friend of the United States and general manager of Beijing Industrial Bank, that his face changed suddenly and quickly persuaded him: "Brother, this move is absolutely impossible. Zhang Zuolin is moody and murderous. There is a verbal saying in Beijing that "recognizes the trespassing tigers and does not provoke Zhang Zuolin". He just hanged Li Dazhao, and you plucked your hair at the tiger's mouth. Wouldn't you die by yourself?"

Yang Shisan also knew that Zhang Zuolin's power was because the farmers who rented "banners" in their hometown had suffered from landless donations for a long time, and he was determined to plead for the people.

He said firmly, "Brother, my idea is to die for the people like Li Dazhao, and there is no resentment to death." Speaking of this, Yang Shisan turned to the topic and said: "I have analyzed the current internal strife between the warlords. It is estimated that Zhang Zuolin may not dare to attack me.

Wang Peishou shook his head disapprovingly and said: "I think my brother is too naive." It’s not easy to meet Zhang Zuolin for a person like you. "

" Yes. "Yang Shisan slapped his hands and said, "It's because of this that I came to ask my brother for help." "

"What can I do for my brother?

" It's very simple." Yang Shisan said easily, "One, brother wrote a letter of recommendation for me to Zhang Zuolin; secondly, ask brother to invite reporters from his newspaper to outside Zhang Zuolin's mansion tomorrow."

As he said, Yang Shisan took out a piece of white silk with handwriting written on it from his leather bag and shook it and said, "I have this as a 'step-blocking brick', so I can see Zhang Zuolin." Then, he told Wang Peishou this way to do the calculation of how to ask Zhang Zuolin to agree to exempt the donation of "flag land". Wang Peishou sounded a little bit, so he agreed to Yang Shisan's request.

turned around and said that Zhang Zuolin was contradicted and was furious. He slapped the case and shouted, "Yang Shisan, do you know the crime?"

"I dare to speak out to the general, what is the crime?"

"Shut up, you dare to argue. Inciting the people to resist donations is exactly the same as the propaganda of redemption. This is a serious crime!"

Yang Shisan smiled slightly, and said, "I care about national affairs. Today I went to the general's office to offer suggestions. The general did not treat him with courtesy, but instead set up troops. What is his intention?"

Zhang Zuolin was furious and shouted loudly, "You bewitched and resisted donations, threatened me, and roared Gu Niantang, how can you tolerate him? Come, take Yang Shisan!" As soon as Zhang Zuolin finished speaking, Zhang Zhankui immediately ordered two guards to pounce on him and tie Yang Shisan up with ropes.

"Let's wait!" Yang Shisan was not afraid of Zhang Zuolin's murderous behavior. He retorted righteously in a loud bell-like voice: "Will the red-flow propaganda be a big mistake in inciting resistance to donations? Hahaha, may I ask the Grand Marshal, who occupied tens of thousands of civilian lands and never paid donations to the state. Who was he inciting to fight against donations? Who was he receiving the red-flow propaganda? What should this person be guilty of?"

"Who are you talking about?"

"Please open the second secret bag and know the difference." Zhang Zuolin suppressed his anger and took out a yellow photo from the second secret bag. When he saw that the picture was a large stele pavilion in front of the Cixi Mausoleum of the Eastern Qing Dynasty. There are yellow-glazed sulfur-glazed chickens, phoenixes, lions, and five animals on each ridge, Tianma and .

Strangely, the chicken in front of the five little beasts was carrying a little man on its back. Zhang Zuolin blinked his two small eyes, and the more he looked, the more he became more confused. He knew that it was Yang Shisan who was scheming with him again. But in order to maintain the dignity of the commander, he was not convenient to ask clearly. He quickly looked over the back of the photo and saw that he was shocked.

I saw that it was written neatly in small fly heads: "I will list the survey of Zhang Zuolin at the Northeast Station according to the number of land: Lianshan bend 10,000 gangs, 2,800 gangs in western Liaoning, 1,000 gangs in Beizhen County, and Heishan County 500 gangs... Although Zhang Zuolin was used to beheading and bleeding on the battlefield, he couldn't help but feel trembling when he saw this land investigation material. Yes, Zhang Zuolin, who is known as " Northeast King ", occupied how many lands of farmers in the Northeast, Zhang Zuolin himself couldn't explain clearly. He thought to himself: Yang Shisan is really powerful.

At this moment, Yang Shisan turned defense into offense and asked Zhang Zuolin with a stern voice and expression: "Master, is this large amount of land you occupy in the Northeast?" How much food have you paid to the country over the years? How much land has been donated? "Yang Shisan's knife really stabbed Zhang Zuolin's lungs.

"Ah, this, this..." Zhang Zuolin looked at the land investigation materials, as if he was holding a red iron bar, making him feel angry.

Because at present, his dominance in the north has been shaky, and Chiang Kai-shek forced him to change his banner. He was unwilling to surrender to others and wanted to "north-south peace talks" with Chiang Kai-shek with his equal status.

However, there was no hope in military affairs, and he could only engage in political conspiracy. He thought, If he did not agree to Yang Shisan's request, at the moment of "peace between the north and the south" struggle with Chiang Kai-shek, Yang Shisan really wanted to make the number of his own land occupied in the northeast public, which would be very unfavorable to him. Zhang Zuolin, who had been wandering around for many years, was known for his ability to adapt to changes. He knew that it would be impossible to deal with Yang Shisan just by relying on hard work.

In an instant, his cunning little eyes turned, and his murderous face just now turned into a smiling Buddha like a magician. He shouted and stepped back to hold Yang Shisan's hand, and said with a smile: "Mr. Yang, please sit down, just kidding, why bother take it seriously. "

After Yang Shisan sat down, he was still angry. He pressed Zhang Zuolin tightly and said, "Farmers in Qizhou County, Yongping Prefecture rented 'flag land' and donated for many years to bear the pain of landlessness. I think the general has heard of the fact that his wife and children are separated and wandering in a foreign land. But the Grand Marshal occupies a large amount of land in the Northeast and has never paid grain and donated to the country. Do you know better than anyone else? An old saying goes: "A prince breaks the law and is the same as the common people?" . What crime did the Grand Marshal commit if he refused to pay the donation? Will you be sentenced? "Yang Shisan was venting his mouth. At a critical moment, he was able to raise a series of questions, which caught people off guard and had to be defeated by his feet. Although Zhang Zuolin was born with a terrible affair, he was speechless.

In order to get rid of this embarrassing situation, Zhang Zuolin took a step down and said, "It's easy to say about donating the 'banner' land of seven counties in Yongping Prefecture. ”

flipped over the photo in his hand and said, “Mr. Yang, what’s the matter with the little man riding a chicken in the photo? Please tell me, okay? "

" OK. "Yang Shisan did not refuse and continued: "The plastic art of this villain riding a chicken is called 'Desperate', why is it called this name? There is an allusion here. According to Sima Qian "Records of the Grand Historian" records: the tyrannical and unjust Zhou Li Wang , favors treacherous and kills innocent people indiscriminately. As a result, the Chinese people rose up and rebelled and killed him. Legend has it that when King Li of Zhou escaped, he was unable to help, and there were no soldiers or officials following him, and even those mounts hid far away. He had no choice but to grab a chicken and ride it on. But, how far can a chicken go? The front is the end of the eaves. If you walk further forward, you will fall from the room a few feet high and fall to pieces. So it is called "no way out". "

" is well said. "Zhang Zuolin knew in his heart that Yang Shisan compared himself to King Li of Zhou, which sounded very harsh, but he was afraid of offending Yang Shisan, so he had to say against his will: "Mr. Yang is still knowledgeable. I didn't know this allusion before, which is a pity. "

Yang Shisan glanced at Zhang Zuolin's treacherous appearance, his tone calmed down, and said, "The country is based on the people, and the people are based on food. As the saying goes: Water can carry a boat and can also cover a boat. Please forgive me for your wish, you must learn from King Li of Zhou’s miserable defeat! "

" Yes, yes."

Yang Shisan struck while the iron was hot and asked: "Master General, the flag of the farmers in Qizhou County, Yongping Prefecture? What should I do if I donate land? "

Zhang Zuolin blinked his little eyes and thought to himself: I have to find out Yang Shisan's true intentions for this land investigation material before expressing his opinion. Then he asked mysteriously: "Mr. Yang conducted such a detailed investigation into the occupation of land in the Northeast. Is there any other intentions besides using it to threaten me? "

Yang Shisan felt that there was no need to go around with Zhang Zuolin again, so he said: "Thirteen told me to the truth that as long as the general was grateful to exempt the donation of the banners, land and land in the seven prefectures and counties of Yongping Prefecture, there is no other plan. "

" is a decisive one. "

" has no joke. "

Zhang Zuolin pondered for a moment, blurted out as if he had a plan, "Don't! "

When Yang Shisan heard this, he hurriedly stood up, bowed deeply to Zhang Zuolin, and said, "Master General, on behalf of the people of the Qizhou County of Yongping Prefecture, I would like to thank you. "As he said that, he quickly pulled out a "ple of petition" from his sleeve to request exemption from the "flagship and land donation" and submitted it to Zhang Zuolin.

Zhang Zuolin took the letter of invitation and thought to himself: I have said it, let’s deal with it first. He took the four treasures of the study and wrote a walnut-sized word "Quick" in his letter of consultation.

Yang Shisan took Zhang Zuolin's instructions and stood up to say goodbye. Seeing that he had not received the gift, Zhang Zuolin hurriedly gave Zhang Zhankui a wink. Zhang Zhankui understood and showed the gift list, saying, "Mr. Yang..."

Yang Shisan pretended to have done something wrong, and quickly interrupted Zhang Zhankui and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I almost forgot something." He hurriedly opened his bag, took out a piece of white silk from it, and gave it to Zhang Zuolin.

Zhang Zuolin shook open and looked at it, and saw that it read: I have received 3,000 yuan in relief funds from Grand Marshal Zhang Zuolin today. The signature is: Qian'an County Charity Foundation.

Zhang Zuolin was so amused and was about to have an attack after reading it. Yang Shisan bowed to the ground and said, "Master, the ancients said, "Money is the foundation of the emperor gathering people to guard the throne, raising all living beings, obeying the virtues of heaven, governing the country and safeguarding the people." Before I came to Beijing, I gave the 3,000 silver dollars of silver to the Qian'an Charity Foundation on your behalf to help farmers who became beggars because of renting "flag land". The people of that area were grateful when they heard the news. But this matter was not approved by your own gratitude. I took my own decision and did it abruptly. Please forgive me."

Zhang Zuolin smiled bitterly, thinking: I waived the donation of 4,000 hectares of "flag land" and received only one receipt for 3,000 yuan gifts. It's true: if he failed to catch the chicken, he lost a lot of rice, and he looked angry. shouted "Send out!"

Yang Shisan walked out, and Zhang Zuolin pretended to see him off. It turned out that Zhang Zuolin had already hinted to Zhang Zhankui that when Yang Shisan arrived in front of the gate, he would kill him. Seeing that Zhang Zuolin promised to be exempted from rent, Yang Shisan expected that there must be a reason for it. When he was about to arrive in front of the gate, Yang Shisan stopped and said to Zhang Zuolin with a double word, "Master, no secret matters are done. Today I invited several newspaper reporters to come to interview. They were waiting outside the gate to ask the Master to accept their interviews to promote the great kindness you have given to the farmers of the seven prefectures and counties of Yongping Prefecture."

As soon as Yang Shisan finished his words, the steed officer ran in to report, "The reporters asked to see the Master outside the gate and presented a thank-you letter about the three pieces of original money you gave. The reporters also asked if they would be allowed to be reported?"

Yang Shisan secretly praised Wang Peishou in his heart and gave the right to the time. At this moment, Zhang Zuolin's little eyes rolled twice, thinking: Yang Shisan has indeed brought the reporter, otherwise how could he dare to go to the General Manager's Mansion alone? The storm that he hangs Li Dazhao and arouses strong condemnation from people from all walks of life is still not over.

Now, he aroused condemnation from the people of the whole country to kill another Yang Shisan, which would be a great disadvantage to his confrontation with Chiang Kai-shek. As the saying goes, "A small impatience will cause trouble." ’Thinking of this, he first took the thank-you letter from the officer on duty, and without even looking at it, he threw it to Zhang Zhankui, and then said to Yang Shisan with a smile, "I'm sorry to send it away." After that, he returned to Yinian Hall in a daze.

Yang Shisan risked his life to file a "authorized complaint" to Zhang Zuolin, which finally received a reduction in the donation of "flag land" that farmers in Qizhou County, Yongping Prefecture have been borne for many years.

In that year, farmers here benefited as much as 1.1 million yuan. The people of the seven prefectures and counties in Yongping Prefecture praised Yang Shisan's righteous act.

Yang Shisan, from Qian'an County, Hebei Province. He studied in the United States in 1920 and after returning to China, he served as a professor of , Hebei Institute of Technology. In 1938, he participated in and led the armed anti-Japanese riot in Hebei and served as director of the Political Department of the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces of Hebei and East. In 1939, he was summoned to the Eighth Route Army Headquarters of Taihang Mountain by Commander-in-Chief Zhu De. He died in Shangyaozhen, Licheng County in July 21 of the same year.