34 in the plan

In the reception room, the gentle morning light shines through the window, which looks very warm in this peaceful morning in troubled times. Sun Yat-sen, Yang Du, Wang Jingwei, sat on the soft leather sofa, drank fragrant and sweet Irish coffee, and chatted. Just as he was about to get to the point, Hu Hanmin and Wang Chonghui came in and joined the nonsense.

At this time, it can be seen that Yang Du has a wide range of people. Hu Hanmin and Yang Du are classmates of Tokyo University of Law and Politics. They are old acquaintances. They haven't seen each other for so many years, and they are very happy at first sight. Although it is the first time for Wang Chonghui and Yang Du to meet, they have been friends for a long time. That year, he did something for the Guangdong-Han Railway to recover, which was the trouble of Japanese students led by Yang Du. As the leader of students studying in the United States, Wang Chonghui, in order to withdraw the self-run support of the railway, sent a letter to Yang Du, the president of the Tokyo Student Union, acknowledging that Yang Du is also a representative of students studying in the United States. Yang Du also wrote back to Wang Chonghui, saying that he lived up to everyone's expectations. Finally, with the joint efforts of the vast number of international students from Japan and the United States, the Guangdong-Han Railway was finally taken back! Because they fight side by side, they can also be regarded as old comrades-in-arms, so they are also very intimate.

Sun Yat-sen said to everyone with a smile, "It's rare to meet old friends! Xizi wants to talk more about the north today, and Zhantang and Liangchou will also listen to it together.

Hu Hanmin looked at Yang Du and said with a smile, "I'm about to listen to Xizi talk about the north. This is the current major event."

Yang Du has Wang Jingwei co-starred in Infernal Affairs. He already knows that Sun Yat-sen is now exhausted, and the provisional government's finances are bankrupt. And because of the stupid move of Sino-Japanese co-organizing Han Yeping, even Li Xiang, who is most supportive of his Northern Expedition, was inadvertent. In addition, Chen Qimei assassinated Tao Chengzhang, the leader of the political enemy of the Restoration Association, and the provisional government out The most volatile situation. This is a good time to put down the coffee cup and start talking about business.

Yang Du only stared at them and said with a smile, "Regarding the views of the North on the situation, you must have learned something from the North-South talks."

Wang Chonghui said: "Brother Zhao Ming and I participated in the North-South negotiations, but the representative of Tang Shaoyi in the north did not talk in detail. As soon as the Prime Minister returned to China, his cousin Zhan rushed from Guangzhou to Shanghai the day before yesterday. They all wanted to know more about the inside of the north. Mr. Xizi, you are not only an important member of the Qing court, but also our friend. You should provide more top-secret information!"

Yang Du hurriedly smiled and said, "There is no top-secret information to provide. It's just a casual chat with old friends."

"I remember that Xizi likes to smoke cigars, Prime Minister, let me smoke a few with him!" Hu Hanmin suddenly interrupted. He is very addicted to smoking, because Sun Yat-sen doesn't smoke. Two days ago, Li Kaizi, who was famous in this reception room, did not smoke here. Naturally, Hu Hanmin was also embarrassed to smoke. Now when he is addicted to smoking, he has such a good excuse to accompany guests.

Sun Yat-sen laughed and said, "You smoker, I knew you couldn't stand it. Well, it's a treat for old friends who haven't seen each other for many years. I approve you to smoke with Xizi.

Hu Hanmin quickly took out a box of cigars imported from Cuba and handed one to Yang Du. He also picked it up and smiled, "I heard that this was rubbed on the foreign woman's thigh."

"It's not too coquettish!" Wang Jingwei picked up the Song porcelain tea cup on the table and looked at it and scolded with a smile.

Yang Du smiled cheerfully and said, "This is the same as the Huiming fairy tea picked by the mouth. What you want is this charm." Sun Yat-sen and others laughed happily. A fragrant smell of smoke suddenly came out of the room.

After smoking a few mouthfuls of cigars, Yang Du became more energetic. He talked about it: "There are roughly three attitudes towards the independence of the south and the political circles in the north. One is to advocate resolute repression and must maintain the constitutional monarchy headed by the Qing royal family. The other is to wait and see who is strong, and then decide which direction to turn. Another is that it is inclined to be democratic and constitutional, but due to various factors, it is not possible to publicly express its attitude at present.

Sun Yat-sen quickly interrupted and said, "Xizi, please say frankly, as far as you know, how powerful the North is at present."

Yang Du took another sip of smoke, paused, and then turned to the topic and said, "You're welcome. If the North really wants to fight a hard battle with the South, the South may not be able to fight."

"How can I see it?" Hu Hanmin doesn't seem to be happy to hear such words.

"Let's take a look at the military power first." Yang Du put more than half of the cigar on the ashtray to free his right hand to gesture. At present, there are about 130,000 people in the north, about 130,000 people in the eight towns and eight associations of the new army, 270,000 people in the old patrol battalion, 70,000 new patrol battalions, 225,000 soldiers of the Eight Banners, and 135,000 green battalions, a total of more than 800,000. The new army in the independent provinces of the south is nearly 90,000 people in the six towns and twelve associations. The party and people participating in the war cannot be regarded as a formal combat force. They come today and disperse tomorrow. They can only help the momentum and will not listen to the dispatch. In terms of strength alone, the strength of the north is about nine times that of the south. Even if other participants are included, it is less than half of the north.

Sun Yat-sen listened silently. He knows the distribution of the new army in all provinces in the country, and Yang Du's analysis is generally in line with the facts. To be honest, the decisive factor for the independence of the provinces is the aspirations of the people, not the result of the battle on the battlefield. If there is a desperate struggle on the battlefield, most of the independent provincial military governments may not be able to sustain it. Of course, the final victory or defeat still depends on the aspirations of the people, but it must be after the long-term bloody struggle for the sacrifice of millions of people. How can the country and people withstand that catastrophe!

"In terms of equipment," Yang Du saw that they were listening carefully to him and said with great interest, "Most of the equipment of the Southern New Army is made of Type Eighthsling and Hanyang, and there are few machine guns. The artillery is also old-fashioned and backward. The new army in the north, especially the six towns of Beiyang, is Yuan Shikai's direct line. They are all German Type 89 rifles, and they are equipped with a considerable number of Maximin heavy machine guns and Madsen light machine guns.

Sun Yat-sen was surprised that Yang Du had such a clear grasp of the equipment of the army. He has always devoted a lot of energy to the ideological and organizational construction of the revolutionary party, the propaganda and encouragement of the people, and the planning and design of the future democratic republics. As for the military aspects, especially the command of war, the deployment of weapons and ammunition and other specific matters, he does not think much and is not very good at it. Militaryly, Huang Xing is the number one general in the Revolutionary Party.

Hu Hanmin is also a literati. He has been the governor for more than a month, and his position has forced him to know more about the military situation. He interrupted, "Kerqiang told me that the key reason for the defeat of Xiaogan is that the Beiyang Army has machine guns and mother-and-child bullets, but we don't."

Wang Chonghui also said, "Provincial representatives say that weapons are a big problem. In the past, the weapons bought by the Qing court from foreigners were given priority to Beiyang Six Towns, and then divided them to the Zhili Patrol Battalion and the Eight Banner Garrison. The new armies in the southern provinces are all led by the old and broken guns left by the Xianghuai army in the past, and Hanyang is a new weapon for them. Chen Qimei told me that the batch of Japanese arms purchased by the Shanghai army last month were all second-hand goods eliminated in the Russo-Japanese War.

Hu Hanmin continued: "The Hanyang-made rifle in the Guangdong New Army is hot after firing two or three hundred bullets in a row. It will take an hour or two to use it again. If it really starts a hard battle, it won't work."

Their words went straight to Sun Yat-sen's chest. Just now, they were in a calm mood. Suddenly, they made waves again and reluctantly smiled and said, "This is what you don't know how to be. Listen to Li wants to say, if you soak your urine and pour cold, you can continue to use it."

The big guy laughed. Is there going to be too much urine after this battle?

"This is from the military side. As for the financial side, the North still has the advantage." Yang Du smiled and continued to say, "Although the Qing court is empty, it can still squeeze out tens of millions of taels of silver in order to save his life. In the past two years, I borrowed 3 million taels of foreign debt in a row, which can be used to boost morale in emergencies. The Bank of Four Nations has publicly stated that as long as the Qing court cooperates with them in the future, they are willing to maintain the government and provide a loan of 7 million taels immediately. In addition to the tariff and salt tax, the Qing court could make up 70 to 80 million taels of silver in the short term. There must be brave men under the reward. Those Qiu Ba, who have no political mind but know how to get promoted and get rich, will fight to the front to win this war.

Hearing this, Sun Yat-sen's face suddenly changed color.

Yang Du took a sip of coffee. He only saw that the leaders of the revolutionary party had grim faces and knew that they were thinking nervously. He didn't want to be regarded by them as a lobbyist of the Qing court, so he said, "I'm talking about the actual situation, and there is no exaggeration. You and I have known each other for many years, and we know that the goal of your revolution is for the country and the people. I sincerely believe that the current North-South peace is the greatest thing for the well-being of the country and the people.

The more Sun Yat-sen listened, the more shocked he became: "We are willing to negotiate. The north and south have a good talk. Why did Mr. Shaochuan suddenly resign? He looked sharply at Yang Du and asked. The conversation has entered the substantive stage.

Yang Du put down the cup and said solemnly, "Let me tell you the truth, Tang Shaochuan's resignation actually means the breakdown of the North-South peace talks. The real reason for the breakdown of the North-South peace talks is that Yuan Xiangcheng knew that Mr. Zhongshan was in office as president, and Yuan thought that the revolutionaries did not believe him.

Sun Yat-sen's heart thumped, and he couldn't sit still. He smiled and said, "So it is! My president is temporary and can't do it at any time. My grandson has been revolutionizing for decades and has never thought of being the president of a new country. Revolution is a dangerous thing, and it is possible to sacrifice at any time. If I had thought about my own interests, I would not have been revolutionary long ago. He paused and turned his face to his comrades-in-arms and said, "We revolutionaries have no idea of pursuing personal interests. For example, Comrade Jingwei, before he went to assassinate Zaifeng, he even wrote a blood book of martyrdom.

Wang Jingwei, Hu Hanmin and Wang Chonghui also laughed dryly and nodded.

"The revolutionary people's spirit of sacrificing their own country is deeply admired by the Chinese people, and it is also admired by me." Yang Du shook his head with a smile and looked absent-minded. "But Yuan Xiangcheng, especially the Beiyang soldiers under Yuan Xiangcheng, did not have such a broad mind. They gave up their loyalty for many years and supported the people's constitution. If it's not good for them, what will they do?

Wang Chonghui slowly asked, "Mr. Xizi has a deep relationship with Yuan Shikai over the years. Who is he? Is it worth believing? I want to ask you to tell us the truth as an old friend.

Sun Yat-sen laughed on the surface and tried his best to keep calm, but he couldn't wait to kick the sanctimonious guy in front of him. He hesitated and asked, "The question raised just by Liangchou is not only his personal question. Many people in the Revolutionary Party have this question. Yuan Shikai repeatedly said publicly a few days ago that he wanted to keep the little emperor and work for the monarch. Why did he suddenly turn to be in favor of the republic?

Yang Du smiled calmly and replied without thinking, "If you want to ask Yuan Xiangcheng what kind of person he is, I can put it in a word. He is a handsome man who knows current affairs. It can be seen from his consistent advocacy of changing the law and renewing the law, training the new army, and running the new policy, which shows that his ideas are never old-fashioned. The six requirements put forward to the Qing court before going out this time, such as the opening of the National Assembly next year and organizing the responsible cabinet. From the perspective of the policy plan, they are not much different from the policy of the revolutionary army. Article 3 and 4, tolerating those who participated in the incident, lifting the dang ban, obviously showing sympathy for the revolutionary party. You can see from here that Yuan Xiangcheng is by no means a stubborn old bureaucrat or a person who is determined to be the enemy of the revolutionary army.

Hu Hanmin thought to himself, "Yuan Shikai, who has called the second emperor for so many years, lived Cao Cao. The whole world knows that he will not do his best for the full court and die!" He didn't have time to think about it and said, "I don't think Yuan Shikai will die up to work for the full of the people. How can he forget the former suspicion of cutting his post for the people?"

Wang Jingwei also said, "It makes sense to say that Yuan Xiangcheng knows the time. After I was released from prison, he asked me to give him a democratic constitutional class. I told him for three nights in a row, and he could listen to it. Finally, he said: It seems that democratic constitutionalism is not a bad thing."

Yang Du smiled secretly in his heart. Hu Hanmin and Wang Jingwei's interference undoubtedly provided him with arguments. He went on and said, "As for what Yuan Xiangcheng said a few days ago that he wanted to do Junxian, I think you should understand his situation. As the prime minister of the imperial court, can his prime minister be the prime minister if he does not say that he supports the imperial court and Junxian on public? Because he knows the change of time, he can see that democratic constitutionalism is a national system accepted by the majority, so he agrees with this national system in his heart. He told me this, and he also told Jingwei.

Sun Yat-sen stared at Yang Du with provocative eyes and asked, "Although there is a suspicion of being cut off his position, after all, the Yuan family has been favored by the full-man of people for three generations. He himself also relies on the rewards of Man-man. His relatives and friends are all high-ranking officials who are full-ranking officials. Can he do it if he completely betrays the full-man-man?"

Yang Du sneered, shook his head repeatedly, and said categorically, "The words of being favored by the country and loyal to the emperor are just the creed of people like Zeng Guofan. I will show Mr. Sun and you a card today. Yuan Xiangcheng is by no means Zeng Guofan, and he will never want to be the second in Zeng Guofan..."

Sun Yat-sen sighed and said, "According to the news from Beijing some time ago: Feng Guozhang, Duan Qirui and other 48 senior generals of the Beiyang Army jointly telegraphed the whole country to defend the monarch's constitution and vowed to resist the Republic to the death."

Yang Du knew that this was a stinky move taken by Yuan Shikai some time ago, which forced the south to fight by force. His face couldn't help blushing and hurriedly replied, "On the front line of the First Army, Feng Huafu and Duan Zhiquan told me that they only knew Junxian, but did not know that there was a republic. These soldiers are rigid in their minds. There's nothing they can do.

Wang Jingwei also said hurriedly, "These people are all Yuan Xiangcheng's robes, which has a great influence on Yuan."

Yang Du's big snake followed the stick, took Wang Jingwei's words and said, "That's it. I just said that Yuan Xiangcheng's original intention was not to be Zeng Guofan and to serve the Qing court. But if his generals firmly disagree with the republic and insiste him to defend the monarch's constitution, it may also force him into the path of Zeng Guofan. If Yuan Xiangcheng is the second Zeng Guofan, it is hard to say whether the South can win with the military and economic strength of the north.

"Humph!" Sun Yat-sen's face changed. He suddenly stood up angrily and said loudly, "Whapproach the Beiyang general to resist to the death, or Yuan Shikai as the second Zeng Guofan. At worst, the war will fight again. I, Sun, will accompany you to the end!"

Yang Du trembled with shock, and the air in the reception room suddenly became tense.

Sun Yat-sen took out a piece of white silk from his coat pocket and wiped his lips, and his face was tight. Hu Hanmin and Wang Chonghui looked into their eyes and didn't say anything for a moment.

Wang Jingwei got up and said to Sun Yat-sen, "Prime Minister, don't be angry, sit down!" With that, he helped Sun Yat-sen sit on the sofa, picked up the coffee cup and handed it up. Sun Yat-sen took a sip, and his face began to ease.

Wang Jingwei said softly, "As the Prime Minister said, the Beiyang general's move is undoubtedly a threat to our intimidation. However, if the war really starts again, we will face serious difficulties in terms of weapons and funds. This is the second, and more importantly, the people of the southern provinces will bear the great pain caused by the war.

Yang Du immediately echoed, "There is another point that if China has a long-term civil war, it will give foreigners a good opportunity. Once foreigners intervene in the war, China may be torn apart, and the consequences are unimaginable.

"Now it seems that even if the loss is great, the war must be reopened. Can we still succumb to the pressure of Feng Guozhang, a group of Beiyang generals?" Sun Yat-sen's anger has not subsided, and he is still very angry when he speaks.

"I know the situation of the Beiyang generals." Yang Du said, "What they are most concerned about is not the state and political system, but their own official power. As long as they have official power, they don't care about the system. For many years, the Beiyang army has been used to listening to Yuan Xiangcheng, so everyone says that the Beiyang army only knows that there is Yuan Gongbao and does not know whether there is a court. Their so-called oath to defend the monarch's constitutional system is just a cover. In fact, they want to defend the status of Yuan Xiangcheng. I can guarantee that if the provisional government publicly announces that it will give the presidency to Yuan Xiangcheng, the Beiyang generals will never sing again in a high-profile way to defend the monarchy and oppose the republic.

Wang Jingwei hurriedly continued, "These words of Xizi have reached the bottom of Feng Duan and others."

After this point, Sun, Hu and Wang also quickly understood. But Yuan Shikai just said that he supported the republic and did not take specific actions. With his empty words, he gave up the president to him. Isn't the revolutionary army too weak?

At this time, the door of the hall was opened, and the beautiful secretary Miss Song came in. She smiled at everyone here and said, "Sir, Mr. Zhang Jizhi and General Li Xiang have important things to report."

Sun Yat-sen's mood has basically calmed down. When he heard the name Li Xiang, his eyes couldn't help but light up. He raised his hand slightly and said, "Please come in!"

Yang Du and Wang Jingwei exchanged eyes alertly and secretly. The arrival of the champion was planned by them, but the arrival of Li Fengzi was indeed unexpected, but this unexpected person was enough to determine the tilt of the balance.