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307 Twenty-one (Part 2)

Red Mansion.

In Li Xiang's office, 21 articles were circulated in the hands of senior people in Li Xiping.

A cold wind rushed in, the lights and candles swayed all over the room, the window paper rustled uneasily, and the study became a little gloomy in an instant.

Li Xiangjiling snorted, as if she stroked her shoulder coldly. Listening to the sound of falling leaves outside the courtyard, she said for a long time, "Don't be surprised, Yuan Shikai is really crazy. If you dare to sign such a treaty, you want to be crazy."

"Marshal," Li Xiping said coldly, "Fight! Go to Beijing!"

Li wanted to order, "Li Xiping, Zeng Gao, the National Revolutionary Army mobilize! Feng Xiaoqi, publish Article 21! Meadows, call Sun Yat-sen and ask him to return to China to discuss state affairs..."

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Miss Song Er is reading the secret telegram taken from Wuhan to Sun Yat-sen: "... Mr. Wang climbed up and shouted, so that all places responded! ...Since I joined the League, I have been guided by the revolution of our public, and I don't agree with it. I stand by the opportunity to serve the country. The people of Hubei District are also full of indignation and vow not to share the same time with Yuan Thieves... All opportunities are appropriate, waiting for your instructions at any time.

The content of the 21st Treaty was exposed by reporters, and the whole country was in an uproar. All walks of life in China gathered, had electricity, went on strikes, and made Japanese goods to show their opposition.

Huang Xing and Chen Qimei also looked at Sun Yat-sen. Now is definitely not the time to quarrel internally with Li Xiang.

Sun Yat-sen couldn't sit still for a day in Japan. He said, "The origin of this negotiation is that the husband's family (referring to Yuan Shikai) wants to be the emperor and asks Japan to admit that the Japanese government wants to get a considerable reward first, ... the husband's family has a secret promise, so there are conditions to propose it."

Sun Yat-sen glanced at Huang Xing and Chen Qimei and said, "Li Liejun, Xiong Kewu and others are raising money in Nanyang. They asked them to rush from Hong Kong to Wuhan first and prepare troops with Li Shuai. Then I will arrive."

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At this time, Yuan Shikai could not stop his footsteps on the road to becoming emperor.

As soon as the news that Yuan Shikai accepted Article 21 came out, the crowd was indignant, and the whole country agreed that it was a great shame. The National Education Federation has decided that each school will take May 9 as the "National Shame Day" every year. People in various provinces and cities have held protest rallies, distributed leaflets, and vowed not to recognize 21 articles. They are determined to further launch the struggle to curb Japanese goods, and the roar of "punishment of traitors" has resounded throughout the country.

Lu Zhengxiang and Cao Rulin were so scared that they hurriedly proposed to Yuan Shikai to resign.

Yuan Keding whispered, "Some local newspapers even directly condemn their father and ask him to bear the responsibility of losing his rights. In the face of the huge anti-Japanese movement, the local government can maintain its order and cannot prohibit it. Therefore, the movement is becoming more and more fierce, and Nanjing, Shanghai, Tianjin and other places have occurred one after another**.

Shanghai students and businessmen have broken down Japanese stores, and the hearts of the three towns in Wuhan are quite unpacified. Talking on the streets and alleys is mostly xenophobic words. Everyone's brain is secretly angry, and I'm afraid that there will be another special accidents..."

This is exactly what Yuan Shikai was most worried about. He was hit by the "prince" of Yuan Keding. Yuan Shikai's face suddenly turned extremely pale, and he said for a long time, "What should I do?"

Yuan Keding could only be his father's hesitation, and immediately shouted murderous: "There are people who advocate chaos, and they have been willing to betray the country for a long time. After this negotiation, he took it as a excuse to entangle the bandit party, Zhang Weihuan, or the loss of territory, or loss of sovereignty, all kinds of rumors, in order to stir up trouble. Private... The civil and military officials of all provinces are seriously investigated and banned. Don't be a little careless and disturb the public security. If there are bandits in each place who take advantage of it and distribute leaflets to incite trouble, they will be punished immediately.

"In this way..."

"Father! What else do you have to hesitate about?" Yuan Keding has been crazy about becoming a "prince". "Yan Fu has participated in the security meeting, and people all over the world are looking forward to his father becoming emperor."

Yuan Shikai stood up and walked quickly in the room for a few steps. Suddenly, he turned around and looked up and down at Yuan Keding. He really had mixed feelings.

If a group of shameless politicians and literati advocate the imperial system for private fame and fortune, Yuan Shikai can also have insight into his traitors, but talented people like Yang Du, together with top cultural masters such as Yan Fu and Liu Shipei, also came to support it. Yuan Shikai had nothing to worry about, and said with great joy: "The allocation of 200,000 yuan, For the research of the Security Council.

"What does the great powers mean?" Yuan Shikai asked worriedly again.

"The Japanese royal family conveyed the meaning of the Japanese royal family, saying: Japan's political system takes China as the target. China's Republic of China is really enough to affect Japan's throne. For Japan, it has to try to eliminate China's democracy and maintain Japan's royal status. If the Yuan family wants to be the emperor, Japan should show the greatest sympathy."

"Good!"

"Father, those twenty-one?"

"Sign! Of course!"

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During the final negotiation of "Article 21", Duan Qirui was also the main battle faction and secretly dispatched the army, which made Yuan Shikai very angry.

Although Duan Qirui has been dismissed due to "sickness", Yuan Shikai was changed to Wang Shizhen as the acting chief of the army. However, when the imperial movement reached **, Yuan Shikai was not sure about Duan Qirui, who had been disarmed, so he called him to question him.

Yuan Shikai sat in the comfort chair and closed his eyes for meditation. He was thinking about it. A sound of the pungent of military boots and spurs tapping on the floor approached. Duan Qirui came in and said with his hands, "President?"

Yuan Shikai straightened up, gave up his seat with one hand, and said leisurely, "Zhiquan, the situation has changed a lot during your rest period. Now people from all walks of life are petitioning to change the imperial system. What do you think I should do?

Duan Qirui stood up and shouted, "President, don't look at me recuperating, but the hooks of these people are clear. At present, the country has finally settled down. If we go back now, how can we explain it to the people? Those so-called public opinion is fabricated by villains in order to get promoted and get rich. President, you must not believe it!"

Yuan Shikai was unhappy, but on the surface, he still pretended to be calm and said, "Zhiquan, public opinion is not public opinion, and I don't care whether it's true or false. I'll ask, what do you mean?"

Duan Qirui was stunned for a moment and looked out of the window. For a long time, he took a deep breath and said, "President, you have been with me for 20 years, and your kindness is as heavy as a mountain. I should say everything. I really don't want to see you become a sinner!"

Finally, the conversation between the two broke up unhappily.

Duan Qirui's private residence and immediately gathered his confidant, such as Qi Shuzheng, Zeng Yujun and others, and said very sadly and indignantly, "It seems that Xiangcheng is really going to be the emperor. It's hopeless! In those years, I led the generals to support the Republic. Now if I support Xiangcheng as the emperor, am I still a person in the eyes of the Chinese people? May I ask about the Twenty-Four History, can you still find a person like me? Therefore, whether public or private, I would rather die than participate in the imperial system. I plan to go back to the mountains and never say a word.

However, figures such as Duan Qirui are the founding fathers of the Republic of China. If they follow the political operation of the Republic of China, he will have the full chance to take over Yuan Shikaiban. Now Yuan Shikai wants to engage in the "family world", not to mention the idea of Duan Qirui and others being the head of state. Now they still want to be the Yuan family, especially the subordinate of Yuan Keding. This is the humiliation of the will, which is intolerable. However, after all, Duan Qirui has been with Yuan Shikai for so many years. At that time, he did not oppose Yuan's heart, but he was boycotted by passive slack work, and Yuan Shikai still led the imperial chariot to keep rushing forward, and finally coaxed and dispersed. It was too late to regret.

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Just as the rumors of Yuan were flying around that Yuan was going to be emperor, Feng Guozhang went from Nanjing to Beijing. He met Yuan three times in a row. Beiyang soldiers hoped that Yuan Feng's meeting would make Feng know Yuan's movements. Because at this time, Yuan Duan was already very indifferent. Everyone was very stiff and could not tell the truth to each other. Feng Zegang and Yuan's female teacher If you get married, you may know Yuan's true intention.

Feng visited Yuan three times in a row, and each time he had lunch at Yuan.

Feng Guozhang took a bite of food and suddenly asked, "It is said that the president wants to change the imperial system. Please give me a secret so that I can start to decorate it."

Yuan Shikai took a bite of the dish and was about to slowly put it in his mouth. Suddenly, he put down his chopsticks seriously, and the dish also fell on the table and said, "Huafu, you and I are my own people. Don't you understand my mind? I think rumors are not irrational. During the period under the control of the Kuomintang, someone once said that the republic was not suitable for the country. I verbally said that I would abdicate or return to the throne, but I would never want to be the emperor. Recently, due to a provision in the New Testament Law that the president can confer a title, this is a step to change the state. In fact, I don't think it's irrelevant. It's just that the people of the four ethnic groups of Manchuria and Tibet can be awarded the title of king and Duke, but the Han people do not have this right. It's too unfair, so I want this title so that the Han people can also be awarded the title of king and Duke.

Feng Guozhang listened to Yuan Shikai's words and was about to interrupt, but Yuan Shikai continued to say, "Hua Fu, my heart has been told you. What is the power and responsibility of the president today different from that of the emperor? A person who wants to be an emperor is nothing more than for his descendants, because the president can't be hereditary, but the emperor can pass on his descendants. Take me as an example, the eldest is disabled, the second is a famous man, the third son is not up to current affairs, and the rest are very young. How can he pay for state affairs? There has been no good result in the end of the emperor's family in history. Why should I do this?

Feng Guozhang seized this opportunity to insert a sentence: "The president's heartfelt words and the words of the southerners are all unknown to the president's heart, but in the future, China will become weak and strong. When the sky returns with people, although the president is modest, I'm afraid he can't push it off when the yellow robe is added."

After listening carefully, Yuan Shikai suddenly seemed to be very angry and said, "No, I will never do such a stupid thing. I have a son who is studying in London. I have asked him to buy some property there. If someone forces me again, I will go abroad to London and not ask about state affairs.

Feng Guozhang listened to Yuan Shikai's statement. Of course, he believed it. After resigning, he visited Zhang Yiqi, the director of the political affairs hall, and repeated what Yuan Shikai said to Zhang. He asked Zhang's opinion on this. Zhang is a Suzhou talent. He has been a copywriter of Yuan Shikai since he was training at the station. He has been in the most confidential for a long time, and he has a personal relationship with Feng Guozhang. It is also the deepest. After listening to Feng Guozhang's narration, he thought for a while and said, "Do you believe the old man's nonsense? If anyone wants to be the founding father, will you know about the financing? The old man has just allocated 200,000 yuan..."

Feng Guozhang jumped angrily: "The old man is really good at acting!" This doesn't treat me as my own!"