After Yuan Shikai arrived in Shanghai, he got the opportunity to meet with Li Songchen that day, and it was not in the formal conference room. In Li Songchen's personal living room, Yuan Shikai did not bring his subordinates. Behind Li Songchen's seat, there was only a young female recorder, holding a pen and pen, with her head down so low that Yuan Shikai couldn't see her face clearly. In fact, it was a private meeting between the two. Yuan Shikai was very happy with Li Songchen's arrangement, because it meant that Li Songchen was still thinking about their affair, which was very important.

This was also after more than two years that Yuan Shikai and Li Songchen met again. After the two met, Yuan Shikai found that Li Songchen seemed to have changed a lot.

When he was in Tianjin, although Li Songchen showed his shrewdness and ability, he was still young after all. Compared with Yuan Shikai, he still lacked in human relationship accidents and social training, so he often showed the immature side of young people. When he met, Yuan Shikai clearly felt that Li Songchen's spiritual temperament had undergone a significant change. His previous youth had basically been completely eliminated, and what he took was the maturity and naturalness of his actions and behaviors. This confidence was not backed by the confidence of a powerful political entity like East China **, but confidence in his every move and every word and action.

On the one hand, Li Songchen has enough time to temper his temper. Because he has worked in Shanghai for more than two years, the situation he faces is much more complicated than when he was in Tianjin. He has naturally experienced more and more effective experiences, and the accumulation of quantity is enough to cause qualitative change. On the other hand, it is also less that Li Songchen was 39 years old at this time. Although as a political worker, this is still a very young age, no matter in that era, it is an age that has entered the middle age range, so his mentality is naturally different.

In addition, another important reason is that Li Songchen got married. Just two months ago, Li Songchen officially married Gao Jun. Among the elders, this belongs to the category of late marriage, but marriage means maturity for a man, and it has nothing to do with age.

Of course, Yuan Shikai would not care about why Li Songchen became mature, but focused on the content of the exchange of this meeting. Although this was just a private meeting, there were still many serious things to talk about. Moreover, Li Songchen also arranged a recorder, which means that although this meeting was informal, it was a formal matter.

The two of them were kind and then they took a seat. At this time, a young woman in the iconic dark gray and blue dress in East China presented tea and said, "Governor Yuan, please use tea."

After looking at the young woman's face, Yuan Shikai couldn't help but be stunned and said, "Are you Jinping?"

Li Songchen smiled and said, "Brother Weiting, you still remember her."

After hearing this, the woman owed her body slightly and said, "Yes, I'll be the prime minister."

Yuan Shikai said: "Where is the plain pattern?"

Li Songchen turned around, pointed to the woman behind him who was preparing to record, and smiled and said, "That's it!"

At this time, the woman who was making the record raised her head, stood up and bowed slightly to Yuan Shikai, and said, "Hello, Governor Yuan."

Jinping, Su Wen is the two maids that Yuan Shikai gave to Li Songchen. At that time, Li Songchen was not polite and immediately accepted it. Yuan Shikai thought Li Songchen was good at this, but after dating for too much, he realized that Li Songchen was not a woman. Jinping, Su Wen was not known where he was taken to, and was not by Li Songchen's side. Of course, the person sent out was not under his control. Yuan Shikai didn't ask too much, but he didn't expect to meet him here.

Although the past five years have passed, these two maids were among the best in Yuan Shikai's family, and they are also well-behaved and smart. If they were not sent out, they might be taken over by Yuan Shikai in 1 or 2 years. After they sent out, Yuan Shikai had been thinking about it for a long time. Therefore, when I saw Li Songchen today, although both women were adults and their clothes and hairstyles changed greatly, they were still recognized by Yuan Shikai.

In fact, Li Songchen accepted these two maids not by himself, but because the East China lacked population and young women at that time, he accepted Yuan Shikai's kindness. After accepting them, Li Songchen sent the two to Qingdao to participate in the study.

Although Su Wen is a maid, she was originally a good writer and music, and she was not old enough to be brainwashed and had excellent appearance. So she soon became the target of training. After three years of study, both of them graduated with excellent grades and were assigned to work in the ** department. Later, because Shanghai needs staff, she was assigned to Shanghai. Now they are all secretaries of Shanghai, and they happen to work under Li Songchen.

Looking at the two of them now, Yuan Shikai felt that their fate was impermanent. At the beginning, these two were ordinary maids in their own family, at most they had good looks. They either had their fate taken over by themselves or were given to their family members when they grew up, or they were given as gifts to others. Then they knew that this was a fortune. Yuan Shikai was very clear about the system of East China **. Although judging from what the two people did now, it was also a thing for the servants to do, just serve tea and water, record the words, and may also help Li Songchen clean the office, etc., but his identity was not a servant. In the words of East China **, he was a formal staff member, and in the Qing court, he was about to be an official. Not only did he have a fixed salary every month to support himself, but he was also free and could marry independently, which was completely incomparable to being a maid in his own family.

After a simple call, Jinping left the reception room. Su Wen sat behind Li Songchen again, preparing for the record. Yuan Shikai also sighed and said, "Brother Songchen, I haven't seen you in the past two years. You are much more glorious now than when you were in Tianjin."

Li Songchen also laughed and said, "I have won the award, but I have won the award. In fact, Brother Weiting has also been doing well over the years."

Yuan Shikai shook his head and waved his hand again, and said, "There is a lot worse than your brother, so you can still make it through. Then you have the glory you are now."

Li Songchen smiled and said, "At most, I am in charge of Shanghai. Brother Weiting is now the governor of Liangjiang, and he is in charge of Jiangxi, Anhui and Jiangsu provinces. Speaking of which, Shanghai was originally under the jurisdiction of Brother Weiting."

Yuan Shikai said: "Brother, don't harm me anymore. My territory in Liangjiang is only half of it at most. And can I still care about Shanghai now?"

Li Songchen said: "There is nothing wrong with only half of the territory left. At least it is far away from the land of trouble. There is no need to be a burial for the Qing court. Moreover, in this high mountain and far away place, no one can control it. Brother Weiting has the final say on what he wants to do. Besides, aren't Britain, France, Japan, Russia and other countries all support Brother Weiting? Is it time for Brother Weiting to show his strength?"

Yuan Shikai laughed a few times and said, "Brother, your news is so well-informed. I can't do anything about it! One end is you and the other end is foreigners. I am also in a dilemma when I am stuck in the middle. I can't afford to offend the other side. But I, Mr. Yuan, dare not sell the country! You should also know that the agreement I reached with the foreigners does not have the terms to sell the country!"

Li Songchen smiled and said, "Of course, we can trust Brother Weiting's character. Since Brother Weiting has already agreed with foreigners, it is time to talk about the matter between us now."

Yuan Shikai said, "Of course, otherwise what would I do in Shanghai?" After a pause, he immediately said, "Yes, look at old friends, there are also some."

Li Songchen said: "Okay, let's talk about the matters of the exchange area. When will Brother Weiting start and how can he arrange it?"

Yuan Shikai hurriedly said, "It's time to start, but this arrangement may be a little trouble. I'm afraid that you still need to send troops in the Jiangbei land!"

Li Songchen frowned and said, "This is not the result of Brother Weiting's negotiation with us! And if we want us to send troops to collect the land of Jiangbei, what area is it to replace? Otherwise, we will send troops to capture the land of Jiangbei, and Brother Weiting will send troops to collect the land of Jiangnan!"

Yuan Shikai quickly waved his hand and said, "Brother, don't get me wrong. I don't mean that. You know, although I am the governor of Liangjiang, there is still an imperial court on it now, and I can't trade the land of Liangjiang. It's so difficult that I can order the Yangzhou Prefect to give Yangzhou to you? Even if I give this order, the Yangzhou Prefect may not act according to the order! Even if I follow the order, I'm afraid someone will be shot in the court immediately."

Li Songchen also knew that Yuan Shikai was talking about the truth. The power of the governor was not small, but it was not big enough to trade the land in his jurisdiction. Although the Qing court was actually unable to control the south now, if Yuan Shikai really did this, the Qing court could only remove Yuan Shikai from his post. Of course, Yuan Shikai could not listen to the Qing court's withdrawal order, but that would be equivalent to a blatant rebellion. However, he still frowned and said, "Since that is the case, why did Brother Weiting reach such an agreement with us?"

Yuan Shikai said, "That's why I want to ask you to send troops. As soon as you send troops, I have a way to order the officials of various prefectures, prefectures, and county towns to abandon the city. Your army is approaching, and I have ordered the abandonment of the city. I understand that the officials of various prefectures, prefectures, prefectures, and county towns will not defend themselves. Can't you still occupy all parts of Jiangbei without bloodshed? It's just that you send troops to go through the motions."

Li Songchen thought about it and said that what Yuan Shikai said was also a solution, and said, "But when Brother Weiting ordered the abandonment of the city, the crime is quite serious. If your court pursues it, how can Brother Weiting explain to the court?"
Chapter completed!