ideal era

268 in the middle of the poetic years

Yuan Shikai took two steps towards the porch and stood in meditation, staring at the white snow curling down, and the plum trees were already blooming like pear blossoms.

The poetic years of walking in the snow and looking for plums in Yuanshang Village have ceased to exist since he was involved in the smoke cloud of Jinghua. However, for a hero like him, Fenghua Xueyue has nothing to miss compared with the weight of the tripod. He turned around and walked into the detention room.

Yuan Shikai climbed onto the hot kang, stroked the dark short beard under his chin with one hand, and meditated for a long time before saying, "You send someone to pay attention to Feng Guozhang's movements and report to me at any time. The action should be secretive, and don't let Feng Guozhang find out.

"Yes, I will keep an eye on him and be more careful." Yuan Keding knew the seriousness of the matter. There is no warmth to talk about in this matter. Yuan Shikai did not trust Feng Guozhang on the surface.

A pair of beautiful sisters sent tea. Yuan Shikai stretched out, took a sip of tea and sat down. He smiled bitterly and said, "Some people in Beiyang can't turn this corner for a while. It's normal. Originally, I wanted to hold a cabinet meeting at the end of this month, but it seemed that I had to push it back... Your information is full of information, and it's all about Li Madman, but I don't know that the trend of opposition to peace in Shanghai is even more fierce. I'm not energetic at the time. You talk about it first. What are you going to say next?

"There is a rumor in the people's alley in the eastern suburbs," Yuan Keding knew that although my father doesn't look at the information about Li Madman now, he still has to read all the information about Li Madman word by word before going to bed. It's better to tell him now, "We need to send troops to suppress the anti-imperialist trend..."

Yuan Shikai looked up at the immature son and sneered, "It's just a bluff..."

Yuan Keding looked unbelievable and said, "Bush? England, the French powers, just watched the five concessions in Hankou be taken back by the Li maniac, but they didn't care?

Yuan Shikai still has a little understanding of the world pattern. Naturally, he can see through the intention of the people's alley in the eastern suburbs. He can only smile bitterly: "If foreigners want to get back the Hankou concession, do you think they can send a negotiating minister to get it back? If the madman Li is scared by foreigners, he will not be the madman Li. The bluff of foreigners is not to scare the madman Li, but to scare those who are ready to learn from the madman Li, not to let the Hankou incident expand to Shanghai and to the whole of China..."

Yuan Keding fell down and sighed and said, "When the madman Li entered Hankou, he offered his victory and show off his power. Did he really scare the foreigners? They can swallow this breath! Crazy Li stood up in Hankou this time.

The father and son looked at each other with a wry smile.

Yuan Shikai knocked on the table with one finger and said, "Madman Li can't suppress it now, but it won't have much impact on our plan. The key depends on Shanghai."

Yuan Keding was also collecting information about Shanghai. Liao Yuchun sent him a telegram immediately after arriving in Shanghai. He hesitated for a moment, organized the information he knew, and said with a smile, "After the minister arrived in Shanghai, the remarks of the Democratic Party were quite tough. His son thought that the peace discussion was unattainable, and he had to continue to prepare the method of the battle... The discussion in the south was extremely fierce, and the reasons were very complicated. Liao Yuchun once chose the most important one. Part II: First, the party members are indignant and bleed a lot. They throw their heads and sacrifice their property. It is nothing more than the cost of the republic to seek the infinite happiness of their compatriots. If they fail, they will never be reconciled. This proposal is represented by Li Xiang. Second, the day before yesterday, the Shanghai party members mourned the revolutionary martyrs, and there were no more than 10,000 people at the meeting. There was a women's military regiment, reciting the words and bursting with tears. In her speech, she regretted that her father's cabinet killed Han with Han. In this peace, we must first put an end to the monarch and vow to achieve the purpose of the republic to comfort the spirits of the martyrs in heaven. People's hearts are moved, and the power is vibrating. There were also 3,000 people from the Guangdong Northern Expedition. After arriving in Shanghai, their opinions were fierce and their arrogance. Third, the party said that the father's cabinet proposed peace and attacked Qin and Jin at the same time. And it is said that the people's army is a bandit, marching into northern Anhui, and it is a plan to attack from afar. It is dangerous and unsincere, and the newspapers advocate it particularly fiercely. It is the people's initiative of the Democratic Party to say that I would rather die and die, and I will never recognize the monarchy. If there is a back, our party should be splashed with neck blood. So that I have always been worried about the members of the council..."

"Ke Ding," Yuan Shikai asked, "Liao Junyuchun is recommended by you. You can make great achievements in this line. Have they visited Nanxia and the entourage to exchange views?

"Liao Jun, Kong Jun and Xia Jun went to Shanghai and visited all the entourage from the north every day, but they didn't meet. They only met Tang Junbao and talked for a long time." Mingzhu rubbed her hands and said carefully, "According to the cloud, Mr. Tang's trip is ineffective. Although the rest of the entourage participated in it, it was like a horse cold cicada. As soon as it crowed, it was reprimanded, and there was a worry of life. Only if he didn't say anything, he could still protect himself. How about Liao Jun's final concession? Tang Yun: Be the first to call the government as requested by the civilian army. I'm afraid no one knows how to make concessions except the Tang envoy. Liao Jun asked Liu Junhaochun and went to Wuchang to persuade him to surrender. He knew that there was a stack of fame and fortune in the legal world. After resigning, he drove to visit it. And Liu Junshi came out, did not get a face, and returned with a melancholy. Zeng Yunpeijun of the First Army introduced the letter to visit Mr. Yan Jidao, but he did not meet him.

Yuan Shikai thought as he listened and looked at the window lattice with bright eyes. For a long time, he sighed heavily and said, "Shaochuan has been the first to call the cabinet that the civilian army asked for. I'm still thinking about how to make concessions. At least it's a little early to hold a cabinet meeting to discuss. Because inside Beiyang, we can't be single-minded yet. After saying that, he got up and walked to the window. He climbed the window lattice and looked at the stars in the deep sky outside. He muttered, "Yesterday at two o'clock in the afternoon, Mr. Wu met with Shaochuan and read each other's photos. Mr. Mr. Wu first proposed to ask Shaochuan to send a cabinet. During the armistice period from the 19th, all provinces should be suspended. We shall not attack again, and we will have a formal discussion as we promise to reply. Shaochuan Yunzhi. Wu Yiyun telegramed to the people's army in Wuchang, Shan and Shaanxi to strictly abide by the contract. First of all, the representatives of the provinces were expected to gather in Wuchang. The most important conditions for ministers are four: First, the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty abdicates. II. Establish a republican government. Third, the annual salary of the Qing Emperor is allowed. 4. The Han flag is equal. When Shaochuan sent a telegram to the cabinet, he asked him to reply and declared that it was an extreme request and difficult to change. The cabinet immediately made a telegram, and as soon as it was considered, it will be resumed immediately.

With Yuan Shikai's supplement, Yuan Keding also made clear the context of what happened in Shanghai. Naturally, he knew that the cabinet should be careful. He was completely hesitant and dissatisfied with the two or three items.

Yuan Keding thought to himself, but said, "For many days, the governors of the southern provinces and the military and political branches have sent telegrams to the general representatives of Wu, which is said to be the establishment of the Republic of China. The group is fierce and vows to achieve the purpose of the republic. If the Qing Dynasty can't admit it, it should be solved by force. Please do not discuss it. The will have been determined, and the remnants of the monarch will not be allowed to be left for the second revolution. The information of fate makes compatriots kill each other again. The rest of the wording is much the same.

"Record is not a problem. I only care about Huang Daring's position as a virtual president. Anyway, how many people in the south agree?" Yuan Shikai's fat body curled up, and Yuan Keding could even hear the sound of loose bones in his father's body. I will make the cabinet go to the tele-examination to make a truce in all provinces. However, the people's army must abide by the contract and hope to make a solid announcement to avoid conflict.

"Except for the madman Li, no one dares to take the initiative to provoke our Beiyang Army." Yuan Keding shook his head. As long as he thought of the madman Li, he would suddenly feel a cold in the air, or an inexplicable change in the airflow, as if the doors and windows were suddenly opened. But he remembered another thing. Although the Democratic Party threatened that the armistice period will expire in an instant, if the republican regime has hope of a solution, it can still be extended and discuss it calmly, otherwise it should still appeal to the military force. Looking at the above situation, Minister Tang has been in danger of difficulties. If the peace breaks, the future will be unimaginable. There is no opportunity for safety.

Yuan Shikai's eyes flashed faintly and said, "The peace will not break..."

Yuan Keding had no bottom in his heart. He was uneasy and approached his father and asked, "Why?"

"They resorted to the threat of the troops just to blackmail their father," Yuan Shikai seemed to be a little restless and encountered something difficult to decide. "Aren't we also playing this trick?"

Yuan Keding's eyes jumped and said, "The Southern Party members are also treacherous enough. But when it was fleeting..." He suddenly trembled and said nothing more. He stared at the swaying candlelight.

"A little fleeting... A little fleeting?" Yuan Shikai chewed his son's words, and his face turned blue and white. The so-called "a fleeting" means that this peace agreement is more and more unfavorable to oneself. He was thinking about how to grasp this "distant" Zhao Fengchang in Xiyin Hall? The middleman he is doing now is too outrageous, and he will lose his current detached position and be suspected by the Southern Party. Zhang Qian, the champion? Originally, he was a suitable candidate, but he represented the Southern Party, and it was impossible to help him lobby the Southern Democratic Party to return to the negotiating seat. Wang Jingwei? Although the Southern Democratic Party is prestigious, it is not obedient to him. If this person is willing to move his mouth and lobby the Southern People's Party, it's all right... After thinking for a while, Yuan Shikai suddenly patted the back of the chair and laughed, "How can I forget the three people you recommended, Liao Jun and Xia Jun and Kong Jun? You immediately secretly plan with them. When this is fleeting, it is all for the country and the people, and you have to go through the last procedures. Decide to let them, in their own name, dredge the main figures of the two sides and seek an appropriate solution. Success or failure is dull, listen to the heavens.

"Wonderful!" Yuan Keding gave a high-five and admired his old father and said with a smile, "I will immediately let Liao Jun and Xia Jun visit the organs of the People's Republic of China. When it can be introduced by Zhu Junbaocheng, the captain of the Nanjing Pioneers Alliance, they will be able to meet more than a dozen people, Gu Junzhong, the general staff of the Soviet army, and Yu Junzhong, the secretary of the marshal's office. To set up a secret parliament in the Olympic Chamber, you only need to show that he is waiting for the south this time. In fact, due to the destruction of the overall situation, I am afraid that there will be a tragedy of recovery. In my own name, I am beg for my compatriots. Its purpose is to dredge the feelings between the north and the south, in order to seek a peaceful solution. The comrades in the south have always been to benefit the country and the people. I would like to invite you to agree!"