In fact, there are not many people who support Wang Maoru to become president in advance, everyone is waiting for Wang Maoru's meaning, if Wang Maoru wants to become president in advance, everyone naturally agrees, if he opposes it, everyone will also refuse with a smile on Yang Du's jumping up and down. Yang Du couldn't find anyone to support, but no one objected. However, Zhang Hongyang, the general manager of the China Railway Company, who is known as the small abacus, chatted with Yang Du before he directly told him: "Other people are easy to say, but I'm afraid that most of them will not agree." Becoming president in advance will disrupt Xiushuai's plans and catch Xiushuai off guard. ”

Yang Du smiled confidently and said: "Xiushuai is naturally unwilling, don't you hear that Liu Beisan asked Xuzhou to only allude?" What if Xiu Shuai lets go, we can ask again. ”

Zhang Yiwei said: "Okay, it just needs to get Xiushuai's consent." ”

Yang Du smiled: "Why don't you stage a yellow robe?" ”

Zhang Yiwei shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Xiushuai is not Zhao Kuangyin. ”

"I'm afraid not necessarily." Yang Du smiled slightly.

After Yang Du returned home, he heard that someone was visiting, and he wondered who came to visit him, and saw that it was a middle-aged officer, who turned out to be Gao Shibin, the brother-in-law of Meng Enyuan's nephew Wang Maoru. The affairs of the Meng family are naturally presided over by Meng Enyuan's son, although the son of the Meng family is not successful, but he always knows that if the Meng family wants to be rich and noble, he must have Gao Shibin to stand up, so they have supported him to go out immediately. Gao Shibin went to Wang Maoru's secretariat to report, but before he could do so, he needed to visit Secretary General Yang Du.

Yang Du saw Gao Shibin to meet him, and brought two hairtail fish. Haha smiled and said: "Wuru is interesting, people visit to send gold and silver, and you visit to send hairtail." ”

Gao Shibin smiled: "They have money. How can I have money, I am a poor military attaché. ”

"Modest, humble." Yang Du said.

Gao Shibin shook his head and said: "It's really not modest, my salary was paid by the vice president before, but now the vice president is sick and owes me my salary, and I am embarrassed to ask my sick uncle for it." So life is tight. ”

Yang Du asked, "Have you eaten it?" ”

"Not yet, this is the time to eat."

"Then let's have a drink and talk about your future work in the Secretariat." Yang Du said with a smile.

Yang Du is a southerner. The drink he said was really a drink, Gao Shibin is a northerner, and he is very unaccustomed to holding a small wine glass, and said: "Secretary General Yang." I'll be working under you from now on. I also ask Secretary-General Yang for your kind attention. ”

"Insult, you're scolding me when you say that." Yang Du raised his glass and said with a smile, "You are Xiushuai's brother-in-law, you will definitely be of other use in the future, maybe who will take care of whom." In this way, you are in the Secretariat, and as long as I am Secretary-General, I will take care of you. If you are prosperous in the future. Don't forget me. ”

Gao Shibin shook his head and smiled: "Secretary General Yang is polite, polite." Is a Wuru a perfidy? ”

"That's it. Is that. Yang Du said with a smile, and then asked him about the high-ranking officials preparing to recommend Wang Maoru as vice president, Gao Shibin nodded and said: "This matter is excellent, I naturally support it." ”

"It's good if you support it." Yang Du smiled, "It just so happens that you are here, there are some things that I am inconvenient to come forward for, and you must handle them." ”

"What?"

"Convince the councillors to ......," Yang Du laughed.

Gao Shibinton was clear, he knew what Yang Du meant when he said inconvenient, if Yang Du lobbied, it would inevitably make people think of lobbying Yuan Shikai to be the emperor at the beginning, but it would damage Wang Maoru's reputation and have the opposite effect. However, if Gao Shibin lobbied, the effect would be the best, first, he was the former secretary general of former Vice President Meng Enyuan, second, he was now Wang Maoru's secretary, and third, he was still Wang Maoru's brother-in-law, and he was more able to represent Wang Maoru's meaning.

Under the agitation of Yang Du and the persuasion of Gao Shibin, Tang Shaoyi immediately found the speakers and vice chairmen of the two houses to come to the State Council to hold a meeting, and the speaker of the Senate, Shi Shaoyang, the vice speaker, Wu Zhaolin, the speaker of the House of Representatives, Liu Enge, the speaker of the House of Representatives, Liang Qichao, the vice speaker, plus Tang Shaoyi and his secretary general Lin Changmin, a total of six people held secret talks. The content of the conversation was Xu Shichang's Jianyì, whether Wang Maoru was named acting vice president and supported him as vice president.

As expected, Liang Qichao immediately objected and said: "The military interferes in politics, the military interferes in politics!" Wang Shangwu himself declared that he would not allow military personnel to interfere in politics, how could he break his promise at this time? Where is the prestige in this case? So I'm against it. ”

Because Tang Shaoyi and Shi Shaoyang and Liu Enge talked about this time, Liu Enge estimated that Liang Qichao, a supporter of democratic constitutionalism, would definitely oppose it, so they had already discussed countermeasures.

This Liang Qichao is famous, has a big temper, and adheres to his own principles, but he is generally supportive of Wang Maoru, but he is extremely disgusted with Sun Liwen, especially when he often says that Sun Liwen is restrained by Wang Maoru, otherwise he will become a dictator when he becomes president. And asking Wang Maoru to serve as vice president is to take into account both military and political affairs, and he will also be a dictator in the future, how can Liang Qichao support him? And Liang Qichao's son and daughter-in-law Lin Changmin kept giving him a look, Liang Qichao was extremely firm, and regarded Lin Changmin as if he was nothing, Lin Changmin had to smile bitterly.

Liu Enge said: "Doing extraordinary things at extraordinary times, what should the Minister of National Defense do as a vice president?" Could it be that our country is a country without a president on duty? ”

"Didn't the government also fulfill its normal performance some time ago," Liang Qichao said, "Why do you have to make such a decision?" ”

"Confused, confused." Shi Shaoyang immediately retorted: "Qi Huan Gong was normal when he saw Bian Que a year ago, but isn't he terminally ill after half a year?" Our country looks normal now, but it is the biggest abnormality, a country without a leader, is it normal? Maybe one day it will fall apart. ”

Tang Shaoyi smiled helplessly and said: "Some time ago, Meng Enyuan attended various occasions to represent the country, but now there is really no one. ”

Liang Qichao sighed: "Isn't this against the spirit of the republic, the party people govern the country, and the soldiers defend the country, and the party is the king of the republic." ”

"Let's decide whether to vote by show of hands or not." Tang Shaoyi interrupted Liang Qichao's words, and said decisively and resolutely in the same way as in the past, "Zong Meng (Lin Changmin's character Zong Meng), you come to make a record, the five of us will vote by a show of hands, and the minority obeys the majority to decide whether Wang Maoru, who has earned 14.6 million square kilometers for the country's territory, to be the temporary leader." This vote represents the attitude of several of us, so once the vote is made, it can never be changed, support is support, and opposition is opposition. Don't be the ungrateful person, and don't be the one who sways from side to side. ”

Shi Shaoyang immediately said: "Good idea, let's vote for the five of us, I'm in favor of it." With Wang Xiusheng as interim vice president, and only interim vice president, what's the big deal? You're thinking too complicated, and you're thinking too much of a framework. If you always keep your head down, this one is not good, and that one is not allowed to be nailed to death by the rules, then let's all return to the previous dynasty and become the people of the Qing Dynasty to abide by the rules? What rule allowed everyone to oppose the Qing Empire? It is because we did not abide by those outdated and rotten rules that we have the current Great China. I was the first to support this vote by a show of hands. ”

Tang Shaoyi said: "Although Wang Maoru is my son-in-law, I see that he is the hero of more than 10 million square kilometers of land for China, the first person in ancient times, I don't choose him is against my conscience." ”

Liu Enge also immediately said: "Prime Minister Yingming, I also agree." ”

Liang Qichao was dumbfounded, your uncle, the four of you are wearing a pair of pants, play with me and obey the majority, and I am against it alone. At this time, he looked at Lin Changmin, and Lin Changmin had no choice but to smile bitterly and shake his head, this father-in-law, what's the matter with you. He looked at Wu Zhaolin, the new vice president of the Senate, Wu Zhaolin smiled and said: "Do extraordinary things at extraordinary times, if China wants to rise, there must be a strong person to appear to be the leader." And this powerful person must be smart enough, I think the nine-tailed fox Wang Maoru is good. Hahaha, I agree too. ”

The voting result was not unexpected, four votes in favor of one abstention, it is obvious that the abstaining vote was Liang Qichao, and his abstention also represents a kind of concession, as a famous person of the Republic of China, he should not be in the same stream. But reality is stronger than people, and if Liang Qichao wants to realize his ambitions, he can only rely on Wang Maoru. Tang Shaoyi said to Shi Shaoyang that this matter will be handed over to you to handle, it is inconvenient for me to come forward, Shi Shaoyang's novel is handed over to me, wait for my good news.

After the vote, Liang Qichao was sullen, but Lin Changmin found him and said to him: "Didn't I hint that you shouldn't object?" ”

Liang Qichao said: "We are loyal to national affairs, how can we not express our opinions directly? ”

Lin Changmin smiled bitterly: "To express your opinions, you also need to act at the opportunity." He also said: "Now that the prestige of the generalissimo of Shangwu soars into the sky, and the sedan chair carries people, you are fighting with him at this time, if he is so angry that he really takes the road of military dictatorship, how can the ideal in your and my hearts be realized?" I look at Wang Mao as if he is not like Yuan Shikai. ”

Liang Qichao sighed: "I don't look at him either, this person is extremely smart, but it makes us and I have no idea." He added: "As long as he does not let the country become a military junta, we will support him, and now China is thriving, which is not unrelated to his contributions." China's several victories have not only enhanced the country's momentum, but also enhanced national self-confidence. The democratic ideals that you and I pursue should follow the trend and gradually influence him, rather than rashly oppose it. Our Progressive Party is weak in Congress, and we have to survive in the cracks. ”

Lin Changmin said with a smile: "Actually, I also thought about it, why not try to make Wang Maoru the leader of the country, maybe under his leadership, it will be successful?" Just like the current military success, Ren Gong, let's give it a try. ”

Liang Qichao looked at Lin Changmin, and could only nod in agreement, let's try, it's much better than under the random command of the idealist Sun Liwen.

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