Shanghai: The First Warlord of the Republic of China

Hearing Zhang Hanqing's words, Feng Yuxiang said: "Commander-in-Chief Zhang, what you said is wrong. Although the southeast is not our territory, it cannot fall into the hands of anyone else."

"If Southeast is in the hands of that idiot Wu Fatian, at least we can control it. We know he won't do anything rash or threaten us."

"But now that Southeast has fallen into Ye Yunfei's hands, things are different. Ye Yunfei is an ambitious man. If he takes over Southeast, who knows what he will do next."

"This person is much more dangerous than Wu Fatian, so this matter cannot be let go so easily."

Zhang Hanqing said: "In my opinion, Ye Yunfei is not that dangerous. He has never actively attacked others."

"The reason why he attacked Wu Fatian this time was because Wu Fatian had led his troops to besiege his Shanghai Beach before, and Wu Fatian almost destroyed Shanghai Beach and killed them, so Ye Yunfei wanted revenge."

"If Wu Fatian hadn't provoked him first, Ye Yunfei wouldn't have taken action."

"So, even if there is something wrong with this matter, it was Wu Fatian who made the mistake first, and it has nothing to do with Ye Yunfei himself."

As soon as Zhang Hanqing finished speaking, Yan Laoxi said, "Hanqing, you can't speak to Ye Yunfei like this. We all know that you and Ye Yunfei know each other, but this is a matter of national interest, you have to think it through."

"Ye Yunfei's rise is a huge threat to all of us, even to your Northeast Army."

"If one day, the Longmen army attacks your northeastern gate, will you still say such things?"

Zhang Hanqing said: "Commander Yan, based on my understanding of Ye Yunfei, he will not do this."

"Besides, I've already said that Ye Yunfei has never taken the initiative to attack anyone, nor has he ever taken anyone's territory."

"As far as I know, Commander Yan, you were on the way and robbed Longmen of its weapons. You took the initiative to attack Longmen, but in the end, the matter was left unresolved."

"This is enough to show that Ye Yunfei is a person who will not take the initiative to provoke. As long as you all defend your respective territories and don't provoke Ye Yunfei, nothing will happen."

Upon hearing this, Yan Laoxi opened his mouth, not knowing how to answer for a moment.

He had indeed robbed Ye Yunfei's arms before, but later, Ye Yunfei led his men directly to Jin Province and forcibly took the arms back.

By the way, he also extorted four million military funds from him.

He didn't make any profit from this matter, but suffered heavy losses instead.

However, in this matter, he was indeed the one who took the initiative to provoke, so he had nothing to say.

"All right!"

Listening to the two people chattering, Feng Yuxiang said coldly: "We are here today to discuss how to deal with Ye Yunfei, not to fight among ourselves."

"Now that the situation has come to this, you guys tell me what to do."

"Should we just leave Ye Yunfei alone, or should we find a way to get rid of him?"

"Just tell me what you think."

Zhang Hanqing spoke directly, "I don't agree to deal with Ye Yunfei. This matter has nothing to do with us. There is no need for us to intervene."

"Interfering might lead to trouble."

"So, I won't do it."

Feng Yuxiang looked at the other two and said, "What are your opinions?"

Yan Laoxi said: "I think we still need to restrict Ye Yunfei, at least we can't let him be too presumptuous."

"Otherwise, if he targets us in the future, it will be very troublesome."

Long Han from the southwest also said: "I agree that we should sanction Ye Yunfei. Ye Yunfei's development is too smooth, and now his power is not inferior to ours."

"If we don't care about it now, we won't be able to do anything about it later. So, we still have to sanction him. Even if we don't send troops, we have to warn him."

Among the four, Zhang Hanqing expressed his unwillingness to participate and would not attack Ye Yunfei.

Long Han, Yan Laoxi, and Feng Yuxiang obviously all wanted to deal with Ye Yunfei.

So, the situation is already very clear.

After learning about the discussion of the three people, Zhang Hanqing stood up and said, "Okay, since you have almost finished your discussion, I will not participate anymore."

"Whether you are imposing sanctions on Ye Yunfei or preparing to take action against him, it has nothing to do with me. I will not get involved in this matter."

"I have something to do there. I'm leaving now. Bye."

Zhang Hanqing left after he finished speaking.

Feng Yuxiang, Long Han, and Yan Laoxi looked at each other.

Feng Yuxiang said: "Don't worry about Zhang Hanqing. He has always had a murky relationship with Ye Yunfei. It's obviously unrealistic to ask him to deal with Ye Yunfei."

"Let's three discuss how to deal with Ye Yunfei."

Long Han said: "I think it is not appropriate to send troops directly to Ye Yunfei. First of all, Ye Yunfei is not weak now. If we send troops directly, there will definitely be casualties. I am afraid we will also suffer losses on our side."

"So I think we can send someone to warn him and make him pay a price for what he did this time, or give us some compensation."

"If he is unwilling, it won't be too late for us to send troops."

Yan Laoxi also said: "That's what I mean. Sending troops directly is not appropriate and not safe."

"Send someone to find him first and let him know what we mean. We strongly disagree with his occupation of the southeast this time, but if he occupies it, that's fine."

"But we must be given some compensation."

"Only in this way can we let him stay in the southeast. Otherwise, we can never give him this place casually."

After the two men finished speaking, Feng Yuxiang said, "Since both of you mean this, then let's do as you say."

"But what kind of compensation can we ask Ye Yunfei for? What can he give us?"

Yan Laoxi said: "The most important things now are, of course, arms and money."

"We have the arms, and it's troublesome to transport them, so let's just ask for the money directly."

“Money is more tangible.”

Long Han also said: "Yes, we want money. Let Ye Yunfei compensate us with some money. Otherwise, we will send troops to take back the southeast."

"Let's see whether he is going to go to war with us or just give us the money."

Feng Yuxiang nodded: "It's not bad to ask for money, at least it can expand our power, and money can buy a lot of things."

"How much do you plan to take?"

Long Han and Yan Laoxi looked at each other, thought for a while and said, "Ye Yunfei is now a wealthy man. Asking for too little will not hurt him, and it will have no effect on us either."

"Since you want it, you should give more, maybe 10 million dollars per person."

"Let them give us 10 million dollars each, and we'll let this matter go for now."

Long Han said: "It's just 10 million. We can use the money to strengthen our own power and weaken his strength at the same time."

“This is the best option…”