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

Chapter 111: The Attitude of the Northern Frontier Government Members of Congress

Six days later, a secret agent developed by the Northwest Intelligence Bureau delivered a letter and a piece of Han Jingting's finger to the Governor's Office in Yuzhou City.

After seeing the contents of the letter and half of his son's finger, Han Xiwang was furious, feeling both heartbroken and helpless.

He would never be willing to agree to Su Zhengyang's conditions and pay more than 20 million yuan, but he only has this one son, who is highly expected of him and is the future heir to the Korean family. He cannot watch his son ruined in Su Zhengyang's hands.

Han Jiwang had a gloomy expression, and he was like an ant on hot pot, pacing back and forth in the office.

After receiving the news, Han Jisi rushed over and read the letter. After thinking for a moment, he calmly said, "Brother, it seems that Su Zhengyang is determined to make my Han family pay a high price and will never give in easily. The only way now is to let the Northern Frontier Central Government come forward to mediate this matter. After all, we received military orders from the upper echelons to send troops to attack the Guo family. We contributed manpower and effort, but in the end we didn't get any benefits, and we also lost the main force of an army and the direct heir. It is unreasonable for the central government not to take the lead for us."

Han Jiwang sighed helplessly, "I'm afraid that Su Zhengyang, this brat, won't even give face to President Yang and his men. This little bastard is just like his father, a stone in the toilet. We can't ignore Jing Ting, but if we throw out more than 20 million dollars, our Han family will be seriously injured. In the next few years, we will have to tighten our belts and save money. The original plan to expand the army has become a luxury."

Han Jisi pondered and said, "Brother, don't worry. After all, Su Zhengyang still has some gratitude and respect for the Northern Frontier Central Government. His father, Su Yuting, is from the Northern Frontier Government. It is because the Northern Frontier Government gave him the number of the Northwest Revolutionary Army and appointed him as the commander-in-chief that Su Zhengyang is now in his prime and in charge of Linzhou. No matter what, as long as the Northern Frontier Government comes forward, Su Zhengyang will give them some face."

"Okay, I'll do as you say and contact the Northern Xinjiang Central Government. I'll sacrifice my reputation to complain to our President Yang."

In the Presidential Office of the Northern Frontier Central Government in Beilong City, Yanzhou, the current President Yang Jiakai frowned as he read the telegram sent by Han Jiwang. He smiled bitterly at the Prime Minister Duan Jinshu beside him and said, "Su Zhengyang, this little bastard, is really troublesome. He was originally promoted to the commander of the Northwest Revolutionary Army so that he could control the Guo faction. Who knew that in less than half a year, the entire Linzhou changed hands. Now this little bastard has clashed with Han Jiwang again, and captured Han Jiwang's only son. He used this as a handle to threaten Han Jiwang to hand over a sky-high ransom. Han Jiwang has come to me for help."

Duan Jinshu's eyes flashed with surprise. He took the telegram from Yang Jiakai, read it carefully, and said with an intriguing expression, "This kid is really bold. Twenty-five million dollars! If it were my brat, I would never pay so much money to redeem him even if I killed him in front of me. If I pay this money, the Han family will be seriously injured."

"Old Han has only one son, and he is also the only heir to the Han family in the future. This kid saw this clearly and dared to ask for such a high price. He is like strangling Old Han's lifeline."

Duan Jinshu's expression became serious. He looked at President Yang Jiakai and said, "No matter what, Old Han has fought with our Northern Frontier Clan for decades and has worked hard without complaint. This time, he received our order to send troops to attack the Guo Clan. Although Han Jingting is a rash kid who threatened Su Zhengyang with the Linzhou territory in his hands first, if he loses his life because of this, old generals like Old Han will be disappointed. Now that the Southern Government is about to march north, we must ensure internal stability and must not make any mistakes at this time."

Yang Jiakai nodded and said, "According to you, how should this matter be handled?"

"We, the Northern Frontier Central Government, have personally come forward to help the Han faction mediate and ask Su Zhengyang to lower the ransom. Twenty-five million yuan in cash is a bit unrealistic."

In fact, the Han faction originally helped the Northwest Revolutionary Army to attack the Guo faction. No matter how you look at it, there is some affection between them. As long as Han Jingting does not go too far, even if he puts forward some conditions, Su Zhengyang will politely satisfy them, and the two sides will peacefully resolve the issue of territory ownership.

The cause of the incident was that Han Jingting felt that the Northwest Revolutionary Army had just fought a decisive battle with the Guo faction, and Linzhou was in a state of disrepair. Su Zhengyang would definitely not want another war at this time. Han Jingting wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune.

Unexpectedly, the person who was originally a soft persimmon in his eyes had no intention of talking to him at all. Since you dare to ask for such a big mouth and have no sincerity at all, I will simply not talk to you anymore and will directly overturn the table and start a war. This is the fundamental reason why Han Jingting became a prisoner.

It can be said that his fate was somewhat his own fault.

But from the standpoint of the Northern Xinjiang central government, what they want now is stability. They also have to take into account the warlord forces of the old Northern Xinjiang lineage and hope to give them some preferential treatment. They have fought with you for decades, and now you can't even help them save their sons. It must be disheartening.

Yang Jiakai frowned and said, "Su Zhengyang is just like his father, a stubborn ass who won't turn back until he hits the wall. I'm afraid even if our Northern Xinjiang government speaks out, it may not work."

Regarding the current situation of the Northwest Revolutionary Army, the intelligence system of the Northern Xinjiang Central Government had already placed relevant information on Yang Jiakai's desk.

With the strong support of the Peace Company, the Northwest Revolutionary Army now occupies an entire state and has grown fully grown. In addition, Su Zhengyang is young and energetic, so he may not be willing to give face to the Northern Frontier Government. In name, Su Zhengyang's Northwest Revolutionary Army is also a part of the Northern Frontier Government, but in fact, the current Northwest Revolutionary Army has the confidence and strength to become its own king.

Of course, Su Zhengyang would not leave the Northern Frontier government system unless it was absolutely necessary. After all, it is nice to be under the shade of a big tree.

Duan Jinshu nodded in agreement and said, "We can change our thinking. For example, we can give him the status of a member of Congress. If we give him something in return, Su Zhengyang will also return the favor. This matter will be much easier to discuss."

After a moment of silence, Yang Jiakai looked at Duan Jinshu deeply and said, "Su Zhengyang's father, Su Yuting, never became a member of Congress in his entire life. Su Zhengyang is still young and does not have deep connections and prestige in the Northern Frontier faction. Wouldn't it be too hasty to let him become a member of Congress now?"

You should know that the current Northern Xinjiang government has only thirteen seats in Congress. Congressmen have a particularly high status in the entire Northern Xinjiang system. Any major event must be discussed by Congress before it can be decided. It is no exaggeration to say that it is the center of power.

If a young man in his early twenties were to sit in such an important position, it would definitely cause an uproar and unnecessary criticism.

Duan Jinshu said firmly, "Heroes have always emerged from youth. Su Zhengyang has shown the corresponding strength, but his qualifications are a little lacking. If we give him the position of a congressman, we can completely win his heart. We can even use Su Zhengyang to have in-depth exchanges with the Peace Company behind him."