(One hundred and forty-six) Mobei méng ancient, returned to China

Jebtsundamba originally agreed to the independence of Ménggu because the minister Sanduo was too hasty to implement the new policy in Ménggu, and a few princes such as Handa Dorji instigated and instigated it. As a result, after Ménggu became truly "independent", the economic ties with the interior were greatly reduced, coupled with the plundering of Méng Gu by Russia, and the stalemate between the "Yellow Party" and the "Black Party" in the country, and the struggle for power and profit among the lamas and princes, as a result, the political and economic situation of Méng Gu was in a desperate situation, and it was difficult to raise even the daily administrative expenses of the government. Jebtsundamba is now extremely remorseful for his behavior of breaking away from China.

Orlov, the Russian consul in Kulen, looked at the living Buddha whose eyes had lost his luster, and his eyes flashed with worry.

As a result of his anxious thinking day and night, Jebtsundampa, as a living Buddha, indulged in "xing life group cultivation" (group p?). As a result, he was unfortunately infected with syphilis, and he drank all day long, which led to blindness.

Although Jebtsundamba was a puppet of Russia, it still had great influence in the minds of the ancient people of Méng. And what we have just said shows that Russia is losing control of Ménggu.

Since Russia had been engaged in the war in Europe, it had lost and retreated on the battlefield, and it had no time to take care of the Far East, let alone the Outer East. As a result, the pro-Russian forces in foreign countries have weakened sharply, and Russia's use of the "Russian Méng Agreement" to plunder the ancient Chinese people has caused heavy losses to the ancient princes and civilians of foreign countries, and has aroused the jealousy of foreign officials and people, and made all walks of life in foreign countries further inclined to return to China.

Orlov, who was standing next to him, wanted to cheer up Jebtsundamba, and he stepped forward and said: "Honorable Emperor Méng, the victory of the Soviets in Russia is only temporary, please don't worry about it at all. Now that His Majesty's loyal and brave soldiers are still fighting against the rebels of the Soviets, I am sure that it will not be long before the Imperial Governor, who belongs to the great and benevolent Tsar, will regain control of the situation. His Majesty the Tsar will also do his best to achieve 'autonomy' and 'independence' in Ménggu. ”

Listening to the words of the interpreter, Jebtsundamba, who was sitting on the throne, smiled incomprehensibly, turned his head, looked at the lost Tsar's lackey with his distracted eyes, and said lukewarmly: "Thank you for your care, but in the face of such a grim situation, I think it will be difficult for His Majesty's empire to have a chance to regain its former majesty." ”

Listening to Jebtsundamba's words, Orlov's face showed anger, and he just wanted to say more, the Japanese consul Matsui Ishone, who had been silent, walked over and said to Jebzundamba in an arrogant and gentle tone: "The Great Emperor Gao Jian, the current Tsar's empire is no longer as good as before, and the position of Méng Gu is also at a critical juncture, if the nong is not good, the Soviet forces will enter, I am afraid that by then, The heads of the ancient princes, nobles and lamas and monks will be thrown into the garbage! ”

Matsui Ishine said as he squinted his eyes and glanced at Jebzundamba's face.

At this time, Jebtsundamba's face was full of panic and anxiety, as if a catastrophe was about to come.

Unbeknownst to Matsui, when he spoke to the "Emperor of Nikko," a letter written by His Majesty to the Emperor of Japan in 1914 immediately flashed through the living Buddha's mind.

In this letter, Jebtsundamba asked Emperor Taisho of Japan to express his support for Méngko's policy of "independence" and "autonomy". Sure enough, in the following year, Japan proposed the "Twenty-one Articles" to the Chinese government, which demanded that the eastern part of the Inner Méng Ancient Region be turned into a Japanese colony, that is, Japan would become a neighbor of the "Autonomous Méng Ancient Region"!

Japan's brazen dispatch of troops to attack China after China's rejection of the "21 Articles" also made Jebtsundamba at that time feel shocked and frightened by the reaction of the Japanese, but also had a glimmer of hope.

"Our Japanese empire is a country of benevolence and generosity, and we want to support the fraternal countries of East Asia to get rid of poverty and achieve prosperity and strength, so we want to use the prestige of the Great Emperor to establish the 'Great Méng Ancient State', and to unite Buryatia, Inner Méng, Outer Méng, Balhu, Qinghai and other areas inhabited by the ancient people of Méng, and establish a unified Méng Ancient State. If the Emperor is willing to accept this request, I will assure the Emperor on behalf of the Japanese government that this grand goal will be achieved! ”

"Yes! With the strong support of the Japanese Empire, we will definitely be able to build a new Méng Ancient Empire! A monk who was bribed by Japan said: "We should not be bound by the Chinese government, nor should we be subdued by the power of Russia." We should carry forward the legacy of our ancestor Genghis Khan and use our own strength to rebuild our own 'Great Méng Ancient Kingdom' with the assistance of the friendly Japanese Empire! ”,

At this time, the stupid and shameless leader of the lamas had already regarded China and Russia as enemies of the ancient world, and regarded the real enemy Japan as a friend, and was willing to admit the thief as his father, ignoring the interests of the country and the nation.

Listening to this guy's words, Jebtsundamba blinked his dry eyes, which had become blind, and was searching for words and phrases in order not to offend the Japanese consul and to achieve the purpose of refusal, when he suddenly heard a loud noise from outside the palace.

"What happened?" Jebtsundamba felt inexplicably uneasy in his heart, and couldn't help but straighten up from his throne.

Matsui Ishone turned his head to look out the window, and suddenly saw a huge oval shadow that seemed to block the sunlight, and he couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart.

And at this time, he had already heard clearly, the noise outside was the shouts of the crowd!

Matsui Ishine followed the crowd to the square outside the palace, and he saw countless people kneeling on the ground, bowing to the sky, and couldn't help but look up at the sky. And when he saw clearly what appeared in the sky, his face couldn't help but change slightly.

A huge silver airship that sparkled in the sky looked particularly majestic under the dazzling sunlight.

Matsui Ishone is no stranger to such things as airships. Airships are not an uncommon thing in Japan. He had not seen the famous German "Zeppelin" airship that caused the "Zeppelin Panic" to Britain. But at this moment, seeing such an advanced airship here still gave him considerable shock.

He recognized it from the winged dragon logo on the bow of the airship, which was a Chinese airship.

The Chinese airship slowly flew over the Ganden Monastery, and then stopped, and then three more of the same giant airships flew over, all in unison in the sky above the Ganden Monastery.

And underneath the airship, the huge bomb pylons are clearly visible.

Matsui took a deep breath, trying to keep himself as calm and composed, and he withdrew his gaze from the Chinese airship, just in time to meet the gaze of the Russian consul Orlov who was looking at him.

Matsui Ishine and Orlov smiled bitterly in unison.

At this moment, they all knew that no matter what they said to the blind living Buddha "Emperor Nikko", it would be useless.

On February 14, 1918, Xu Shuzheng, vice minister of the Imperial Chinese Army and envoy to the northwest of the country, led the border guards into Kulen.

"Your Excellency Batmatadorzi, I have been appointed by the Central Government to make a special trip to solve the ancient problem of Méng. The former Governor, Chen Yi, had discussed this matter with you, but unfortunately it could not be properly resolved, so the Emperor of the Chinese Empire sent me to inquire about the matter. There is an old Chinese saying: 'Toast does not eat and eat and drink'. In the face of the present international and domestic situation, I hope that Lord Bad Madorji will put the overall interests of the country first, abandon the interests of the whole country, and automatically declare that you will voluntarily and unconditionally renounce your autonomy and request that the Outer Méng Gu be re-incorporated into the territory of the Chinese Empire. ”

Listening to Xu Shuzheng's words, the cold sweat on the forehead of the ancient "Prime Minister" Bad Madolji trickled down, and he sat there as if he was scared stupid, looking at Xu Shuzheng and the guards around him with "fifty rounds of bead box cannons", unable to say a word.

"I am now speaking to you as a border envoy in the northwest of the Chinese Empire, please listen carefully." Xu Shuzheng remembered what Yang Shuoming was going to do for him, stretched out his hand, and Fang Wenlin, who was standing beside him, immediately put a document prepared in méng and Chinese into his hand.

"There are eight main clauses in this, namely, improving the sanitary conditions of the local medicine in Méng, increasing the population of ancient Méng, developing and prospering the Yellow Sect, developing and developing mineral deposits in Méng, establishing the Bank of China, building roads and railways, developing industry, agriculture and commerce in Méng, and compensating for the property losses of Han people and businessmen in Méng. These are the preferential regulations that have been formulated for the Méng Ancient Issue, and they are also the basis for the administration of the Envoy in Méng, so please be sure to sign and confirm their acceptance. ”

"I ...... I can't sign this......" Bad Madolji easily calmed down, he hoarsely said, looking at Xu Shuzheng with desperate eyes, and snorted.

"I have one day for you to immediately submit a petition signed by the Living Buddha Jebtsundamba to revoke independence and self-government. Otherwise, I will go directly to the Living Buddha of Jebtsundamba to sign it, and ask the Living Buddha to directly order the abolition of independence and autonomy, and then come back to negotiate the relevant preferential regulations, but at that time, I am afraid that the conditions will not be as preferential as they are now. Xu Shuzheng's voice was filled with a strong murderous aura for a while: "If you dare to have opponents, you will be killed." ”,

Hearing Xu Shuzheng's words of "don't talk about killing", the chubby Bad Madorji collapsed directly from the chair to the ground.

Looking at Prime Minister Méng's bear-like appearance, Xu Shuzheng secretly laughed in his heart, he waved his hand, and the two guards stepped forward to pick up Batmatdorji from the ground and put it on the chair.

"I'm going to meet the Living Buddha and make a decision......," Batmador said with a shudder.

"Yes." Xu Shuzheng nodded, he looked at the hands and feet on his wrist, and said in a deep voice, "You'd better discuss it quickly, I can't wait that long." ”

Batmatdorzi nodded repeatedly, and then fled the house as if he were flying.

"He's not going to just run away, is he?" Fang Wenlin noticed that the chubby Prime Minister Méng Gu actually ran faster than a rabbit, and couldn't help but ask funny.

"I have sent people to all the temples, palaces and official residences, and if anyone dares to run, I will directly bombard him." Xu Shuzheng sneered: "I'm afraid they don't have that guts." ”

"There are still more than 3,000 Russian troops and more than 1,000 Japanese troops in the city, if they collude with those méng ancient Tartars to deal with us together, I'm afraid it will be a little troublesome." Fang Wenlin reminded Xu Shuzheng.

Listening to Fang Wenlin's words, Xu Shuzheng and Chu Xiangzheng's faces both showed surprise.

"Looks like you've been working hard here!" Xu Shuzheng looked at Fang Wenlin and said meaningfully.

"Supervisor Yang has said more than once that the principles of business and military warfare are the same, and you must know yourself and your opponent in order to survive a hundred battles." Fang Wenlin smiled and said.

Fang Wenlin, now Chinese New Year's Eve, was originally a senior staff member of the British HSBC Bank, and was very familiar with banking business, and once wrote to the Ministry of Finance to ask the central government to unify the national currency system, which attracted the attention of Liang Shiyi and hired him to work in Jiāo Tong Bank.

For the task given to him by Yang Shuoming to complete the financial reform in Méng, at this time, he was full of confidence that he would succeed.

"President Fang is right, the reason why Méng Gu tried to split was instigated by Russia and Japan." Chu Xiangzheng said, "Now that Russia is in the country, there is no time to take care of the East, and it is no longer enough to worry. ”

"Although Governor Yang went to the military, he was still extremely concerned about state affairs, and before we people came, he warned us more than once that even if we had a firm foothold in Ménggu, we should not be negligent with the Japanese." Fang Wenlin said.

"Yang Hanzhi pays attention to everything he does, and he doesn't care about the overall situation, which alone is very human." Xu Shuzheng nodded: "This is what I admire him the most." ”

"Japan has always had the intention of annexing China's northern territories, and in order to hide people's eyes and ears and prevent the intervention of foreign powers, Japan has disguised its aggressive plan in many ways. Xu Shuzheng remembered that when he was in Beijing, when Yuan Shikai first asked him to withdraw his troops immediately after the withdrawal of Ménggu, leaving only 6,000 troops to be stationed, he fought with reason. It was thanks to the information he received from Yang Shuoming that he was able to persuade Yuan Shikai to change his plan and keep the three Jing Rui divisions, which were originally used to quell the rebellion in the south, in Ménggu.

At this time, Xu Shuzheng would not have thought that it was this information that made Yuan Shikai agree to increase the ancient garrison of Méng, keep the vast land outside the fortress, and the Tangnu Wulianghai area that was forcibly seized by the Russians, and stay on the Chinese territory together, achieving the most brilliant achievement in his life, and having the reputation of "Zuo Wen Xianggong Second".

In the early morning of February 17, 1918, the official petition for the "abolition" of the Wai Méng Gu was finally delivered to the former Chinese Protector in Kulundu.

"Waiméng has been part of China since the Kangxi reign of the former Qing Dynasty...... Since Dao Guangnian changed the old system, there was a feeling of refuge, and then there was resentment, and in the last years of the Qing Dynasty, the administrative officials were filthy...... Outsiders took advantage of the gap to incite Huo, and then provoked an act of independence...... So far, the autonomy has not been fully effective, and the remembrance of the past is truly regrettable. …… Since the beginning of the Russian invasion, the Red and White Russians have been frequently harassed, and there have been Buryat méng ancient treachery, collusion with bandits, sabotage and plunder, and the hardship of the officials and the people, and the misery. …… Méng has always been poor in terms of land, poor livelihoods, poor finances, and weak soldiers to support themselves. Now that the internal and external affairs have reached the extreme crisis, the princely council was convened and resolved to abolish autonomy, restore the old system of the former Qing Dynasty, be canonized by China, return to the territory, and share happiness...... No previous contract with a foreign country shall be null and void......",

Looking at the signature of Batmatdorzi himself on the petition and the long signature of the deputy ministers of the foreign ministries who were co-signed in turn, Xu Shuzheng smiled with satisfaction.

Immediately after the presentation of the official documents, a ceremony was held to abolish the independence and self-government of Méng.

On this cool morning, from the Green Palace on the north bank of the Thule River to the "Huerdi" (prayer drum set up at the entrance of the temple) at the entrance of the Grand Kulen Yellow Palace, Chinese soldiers with loaded guns lined up all the way. From the southeastern outskirts of Kulun to the central entrance of the main hall of the Yellow Palace, in addition to the heavily armed Chinese soldiers standing, there are several tanks with high muzzles.

After receiving the signal, these steel monsters suddenly activated, and then the cannon muzzle erupted a stream of flames, and all the tanks fired three times, announcing the official start of the ceremony.

After the sound of the cannon, Jebtsundamba and his ministers and palace guards rode horses, slowly walked out of the Green Palace, passing through the queue of Chinese soldiers, when the "Emperor of Nikko" and his party came to the entrance of the Yellow Palace, they did not enter the palace from the middle of the palace as before, but through the queue of Chinese soldiers, and walked into the palace from the side. Subsequently, Xu Shuzheng and his entourage took a car with the national flag of five sè "X", accompanied by military music, and stopped in front of the Yellow Palace. Xu Shuzheng and others got out of the car, and the Chinese soldiers immediately put the portrait of Yuan Shikai, the "Hongxian Emperor" of the Chinese Empire, on a sedan chair and carried it into the palace. Then Xu Shuzheng and others also walked into the palace.

At this time, in front of the palace mén and the main hall of the Yellow Palace, the Jiāo fork fluttered a huge five-sè "X" national flag, and the blind Jebu Tsundamba did not see it, at this time his face looked a little uncomfortable, he took off the crystal sunglasses used to cover his eyes, and stood there a little helplessly. At this time, Xu Shuzheng and others also walked into the main hall, and the Chinese soldiers carrying the portrait of Yuan Shikai placed the portrait on the "throne" that originally belonged to Jebu Tsundamba in the center.

"Please make three bows to His Majesty the Emperor of the Chinese Empire!" A lieutenant ** officer waved the command knife in his hand and shouted loudly.

The muscles on Jebtsundamba's face moved, and he resignedly bowed three ninety degrees in a respectful manner with the support of Shi Wei, facing the portrait of Yuan Shikai.