Shanghai: The First Warlord of the Republic of China

After listening to Ye Yunfei, Wu Fatian smiled and nodded, saying, "That's right, I have also heard about Mr. Ye's way of doing things. That's why we have to clear up the misunderstanding. Otherwise, both of us may have a deeper rift because of this."

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. We are already at the door. Please come in."

Ye Yunfei didn't say much and strode into the garden in front of him.

Wu Fatian set up a banquet in the garden, and in the middle of the garden, there were several beautiful women dancing in ancient costumes.

This scene, this atmosphere, feels like going back to ancient times.

It really has an ancient feel.

After they sat down, Wu Fatian picked up his glass and said to Ye Yunfei, "Mr. Ye, I led troops to surround Shanghai before, which posed a threat to Mr. Ye and affected our relationship."

"So, let me raise a glass to apologize to you."

After saying that, Wu Fatian drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.

Ye Yunfei looked at Wu Fatian and said, "Commander Wu, since you took the initiative to call me here today, you should come here for more than just an apology."

"Commander Wu is the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces of the five southeastern provinces. He specially invited me to apologize. I'm afraid no one will believe this if I tell anyone."

"Of course I don't believe it either. So, Commander Wu, why don't you just tell me the reason for calling me here? Han Qing is here today, so there's no need to be hesitant."

Ye Yunfei spoke very straightforwardly and directly, and the reason was very simple: he didn't want to waste time with Wu Fatian.

Even a fool would know that Wu Fatian didn't ask him out just to apologize.

Wu Fatian must have something going on, which is why he asked Zhang Hanqing to meet him.

Now that we have met, there is no need to waste time talking nonsense and just get down to business.

He was too lazy to respond to Wu Fatian's way of acting.

After Ye Yunfei finished speaking, Wu Fatian put down his wine glass, smiled awkwardly, and said, "Mr. Ye is really quick to speak. Okay, then I'll be frank."

"Not long ago, Mr. Ye led his troops to destroy Li Chong and Zhao Mingfei, right?"

Ye Yunfei said: "That's true, what's the matter?"

Wu Fatian said: "Li Chong and Zhao Mingfei are both my subordinates. They have followed me for a long time. They have been working under me for many years and are my capable men."

"Now, the two of them have been killed by Mr. Ye. It's really a pity."

Ye Yunfei said: "From what Commander Wu said, he is here to settle accounts with Li Chong and Zhao Mingfei."

Wu Fatian said: "Of course not. Although Li Chong and Zhao Mingfei are indeed my subordinates, they offended Mr. Ye and instigated the relationship between us. They really deserve to die."

"It doesn't matter if such a person dies. I will never come to Mr. Ye to settle accounts because of them."

Ye Yunfei looked at Wu Fatian and said, "Then Commander Wu, what do you want me to do? Just tell me."

Wu Fatian took a sip of wine and said, "That's right. Li Chong and Zhao Mingfei both deserved to die. It's normal for them to die."

"But the areas south and north of the Yangtze River controlled by the two of them were the territories I fought so hard to conquer."

"Jiangnan and Jiangbei were originally my bases, and I put a lot of effort into those two places."

"Now, Jiangnan and Jiangbei have fallen into the hands of Mr. Ye. I want to ask, can Mr. Ye return Jiangnan and Jiangbei to me?"

"After all, that was originally my territory. It is only right that it should be returned to its original owner."

As he spoke, Wu Fatian looked at Ye Yunfei.

Ye Yunfei finally understood why Wu Fatian called him here today.

Wu Fatian's goal is the south and north of the Yangtze River.

Li Chong and Zhao Mingfei are just two dogs under Wu Fatian's command. Wu Fatian certainly doesn't care about them.

However, Jiangnan and Jiangbei are two large territories. As the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces of the five southeastern provinces, Wu Fatian is naturally unwilling to give up these two places easily.

So, I came to meet him today, wanting to get the two pieces of land back.

Ye Yunfei said: "Commander Wu, you want to take back Jiangnan and Jiangbei from me, isn't this a little ridiculous?"

"I conquered Jiangnan and Jiangbei by myself, why should I give them to you? You are asking for my territory for no reason, isn't that too presumptuous?"

Wu Fatian said: "South and north of the Yangtze River were originally my territory. Everyone in the Republic of China knows this."

"I want to take back my own territory from Mr. Ye. There should be no problem, right?"

"Of course, I also know that it was not easy for Mr. Ye to conquer these two pieces of land. So, if Mr. Ye can return these two pieces of land to me, then I am willing to pay some price, such as giving Mr. Ye some military expenses, or other subsidies. What do you think, Mr. Ye?"

Ye Yunfei looked at Wu Fatian with a half-smile and said, "Commander Wu, do you think I am someone who is short of money?"

"You think it's ridiculous to want to buy back Jiangnan and Jiangbei with money. You are a smart person and you should know that in the Republic of China, money is very important, but territory is many times more important than money."

"Do you think it's possible to buy Jiangnan and Jiangbei with money?"

"As for what you said about Jiangnan and Jiangbei being your territories, that is nonsense. All land under heaven belongs to the king, and all the people in the world are his subjects. All the land under heaven belongs to the country. What does it have to do with you?"

"You just have some strength and occupy two relatively large areas. To put it bluntly, you are only in charge of Jiangnan and Jiangbei temporarily, which does not mean that Jiangnan and Jiangbei belong to you."

"And if I remember correctly, you also snatched Jiangnan and Jiangbei from other people before."

"Since you can rob, why can't I?"

"So, if you want to take Jiangnan and Jiangbei back from me, I'm afraid it's impossible."

"Commander Wu, don't think too much about it."

This Wu Fatian actually wants to take back Jiangnan and Jiangbei. He must have been kicked in the brain by a donkey.

He had worked so hard to expand into these two tracts of land, so how could he possibly return the corn he had obtained?

Besides, this old guy Wu Fatian is definitely not a good person.

He hasn't settled the previous accounts with Wu Fatian yet, and now Wu Fatian actually wants to ask him to take back Jiangnan and Jiangbei. It's really funny.

If they hadn't come here to discuss business today and Zhang Hanqing was right next to them, he would have wanted to cover Wu Fatian's face with all the food on the table.

After Ye Yunfei finished speaking, Wu Fatian's face darkened. He said, "Mr. Ye, I really came here to have a good discussion with you today."

"As long as you are willing to return Jiangnan and Jiangbei to me, everything can be discussed. No matter what you want, I can satisfy you."

"I hope Mr. Ye can consider it carefully."