Chapter 215: Simple Majority (II)

The car slowly stopped at the entrance of the temporary Congress, and the moment the door opened, the eyes of the whole of China were focused on this moment ().

Zhang Jizhi's joint arrival made many people secretly surprised, but before he could unfold the association, a violent flash of lights almost melted the car, navy blue military uniform, shiny leather boots, slender back, steady pace, and the confident smile hanging on the corner of his mouth.

In an instant, all eyes were drawn to it.

Those who applaud said that this was the image of the new Republic of China, those who vicious said that it was arrogant and ostentatious, and those who were neutral thought that he could indeed rise to the occasion with real ability. But no matter what the hustle and bustle, he could no longer shake his determination to first overthrow the foundation of Beiyang rule in law today.

"Yang, it's nice to see you again."

Hanger and Stade walked down the stairs quickly, this guy seems to be everywhere, in fact, it's not just him, there are too many foreign dignitaries in Nanjing City today, they are all here to observe the Provisional Congress, and to grasp the future direction of the country for the first time, which is the hottest topic in the Far East recently.

"The two of you are the distinguished guests of our country, why don't you enter first?"

"We are waiting for you." Han Ge affectionately grabbed Yang Qiu, looked around and approached and said, "I heard that you are about to get married, so we specially brought a congratulatory gift." ”

Yang Qiu smiled dumbly, these guys are really pervasive, and they even inquired about their marriage. But this is not a secret, a few days ago, the news that the old man Miao of Zhigongtang took three ships of goods purchased from the United States along the river had already spread, and said with a smile: "Thank you two for your concern, I don't know what kind of gift it is?" ”

"Your Excellency the Commander will love it ()." Stade and Hanger looked at each other and smiled, deliberately walked inward without solving the riddle, and only after seeing Li Yuanhong did they enter the special table set up for them according to etiquette.

Li Yuanhong was also particularly happy today, and deliberately put on the general uniform customized for him by the National Defense Army, so as to show Yang Qiu that he had completely stood with the Kuomintang Socialist Party. Speaking from the heart, he really didn't expect Yang Qiu to make himself the interim president, although it is temporary, and he is also a bare-bones president, but who doesn't want to have the opportunity to sit in that position? Relying on the force of this young man, relying on his National Socialist Party, he can finally taste this taste.

But he also knows that this is a chore, the Kuomintang is now clinging to the parliamentary system, this is already their last straw, the National Socialist Party has not yet been able to achieve dominance, and there will be a lot of verbal swords and swords in the future, saying: "Chenhua, you have roasted me on the fire, to speak from the heart, you are still good at this position." ”

Yang Qiu understood his thoughts, and smiled slightly: "The teacher should have today, in terms of the merits of the first righteousness, overthrowing the Manchu Qing Dynasty, who else can compare with you now?" ”

Li Yuanhong thought about it, except for the one in front of him, Yuan Shikai's morale was greatly reduced after he was grabbed by his pigtails, not only did he fall ill and couldn't get up, but even everyone in Beiyang was disgraced. Huang Keqiang has long lost his original spirit, Song Jiaoren died, Chen Qimei was imprisoned, Sun Wenma went to Japan and is said to have started a year-old love again, this person's private life is too bad, and a few random things are enough to hit his prestige. As for Li Liejun, Hu Hanmin and others, their qualifications are too shallow, and Zhang Jizhi and Liang Qichao's status as royalist constitutionalists cannot sit in this position.

Until he stepped down later, this idea has never been put down.

"The students only hope that the teacher will remember one thing, now that the republic is republic, then it is impossible for the emperor to come back! No one can keep the right for a long time, so we have to learn not from Napoleon, but. Yang Qiu, who was walking side by side, suddenly stopped and looked at him deeply: "A family like Morgan and Rockefeller!" ”

The last time Yang Qiu talked to him, he said that these two figures in the United States can influence the congressional and even presidential elections, and when I heard him emphasize it at this moment, I immediately understood what he meant. Party! Only by building up political parties and passing them on from generation to generation can we achieve true stability.

The two quickly walked to the door of the large conference room, the conference room that can accommodate hundreds of people has been packed, Tan Yanhong, Deng Xiaoke, Zhang Weicong and others from the southwest have all come, even Lu Rongting, who did not come, has sent representatives, and Li Liejun, Chen Jiongming, Bai Wenwei and Xu Shaozhen from the southeast are also sitting in the first row. On the left are delegations from all over the world, whose expressions seem to be more serious than those of the parliamentarians.

On the front of the rostrum are two crossed five-color flags, and only four chairs are set up under the flags, Huang Keqiang of the Kuomintang and Zhang Jizhi of the Republican Party have already taken the lead in seating, and the other two chairs are naturally prepared for Yang Qiu and Li Yuanhong.

The deputies belonging to the National Socialist Party were beaming with joy, the Kuomintang had serious expressions, and the Republican Party seemed to be discussing the matter of Zhang Jizhi and Yang Qiu sitting in the car together just now, and some other small parties were more relaxed, so that today's resolution was nothing more than a formality, and when it was over, it was best to see who was powerful and find an opportunity to sell themselves at a good price.

In addition to them, for the first time, standing seats were set up in the conference room, and journalists from all over the country and other countries in China filled every aisle, and the open space behind the conference room was filled with young students and workers' representatives from all provinces, and they even packed the corridors outside, and their excited faces poked through the windows, waiting for a result.

For the members of the parliament who are sitting in their seats, the preparatory meeting has been going on for a few days and has been arguing for a few days. Li Yuanhong has no suspense as the provisional president, and no one dares to oppose the Kuomintang to win the military, finance, industry and commerce, and other key departments, the only quarrel is whether to impeach and send troops to the Northern Expedition, for these provincial officials, the Northern Expedition means that their money bags are less, especially the representatives of the provinces north of the Yangtze River, whether the National Defense Force can block the Beiyang, whether it can win has become a suspense, in this case, many people hesitate whether to follow suit, in case they vote in favor of being known by the north, and the National Defense Force loses in the end, Then his net worth and life will not be saved.

Therefore, at this time, more people feel that they should be neutral, watch Yang Qiu and Yuan Shikai fight each other on various battlefields, and wait until anyone is about to die, so as to continue to maintain glory and wealth.

In this atmosphere of each mind, Yang Qiu walked up to the rostrum step by step, everyone's eyes were attracted by him, and the hall began to quiet down, and many people who saw him for the first time were surprised by his youth and calm temperament ().

He didn't sit down directly, but nodded to Li Yuanhong and Zhang Jizhi, and after looking at Huang Keqiang meaningfully, he walked straight to the podium. It stands to reason that the leaders of the three major parties should be allowed to speak separately first, and then the vice president should speak before voting. In doing so, wouldn't he directly abolish the Kuomintang and the Republican Party and deny them a chance to speak?

Li Liejun and Hu Hanmin and the others who came from afar looked at him with some anger, but Yang Qiu didn't care about such a gaze, and after taking a step forward and sweeping the audience, he suddenly raised his arm: "We don't have much time!" For all of you, you still have time to negotiate, to plan, to trade! But for me, for the country! It's time for life and death when every second counts! The soldiers on the front line are ready to go, and 40,000 people are waiting for me, so I don't have time to make a long exposition. ”

His opening remarks were simple and powerful, and everyone seemed to have a picture of hundreds of thousands of soldiers embarking on the journey and rolling north.

The interpreters in the auditorium quickly flipped their mouths, Huang Keqiang on the rostrum looked at his back and was a little confused, Zhang Jizhi was still calculating how to choose the vote he was waiting for, Li Yuanhong was still squinting, smiling like a Maitreya Buddha.

"In the past 20 years, we have experienced a turbulent era, Li Hongzhang, Zhang Zhidong and other predecessors created a precedent for Westernization, bringing industrial sprouts to the country. Boxing sports, reparations for the ugly year! Let this great country be on the verge of collapse.

At this most critical moment, the heroic righteousness of the six gentlemen, and the chivalrous courage of Huanghuagang! Like a bright color in the darkness that ignited people's hearts, urging generations of heroes and martyrs to use their blood and sacrifice to finally exchange for the opening of the world more than a year ago! The decaying Manchu Qing Dynasty was overthrown by us, and democracy and freedom descended on the vast land of China. ”

He said emotionally, and suddenly slapped the podium again, shattering the memory and bitterness like a twilight drum: "But ()! There is such a small group of people, but they took advantage of the revolution and blindfolded the people! We were taken advantage of! ”

The beautiful Yangtze River meanders up, the once busy Hankou has been stopped by people, the logistics officer pinched the watch on the platform, and a team of heavily armed soldiers got into the stuffy tank carriage, and the young face was nervous, expectant, and believing! A loud whistle every thirty minutes sends them to the line of life and death.

Against the backdrop of rolling iron wheels, a loud voice continued to echo in the conference room: "When I learned of the secret treaty, I was extremely angry! This is a great country with 11.41 million square kilometers, when our soldiers shed their blood for the land, and when our soldiers braved the wind and snow to guard the frontier, some people traded the land! No one has this right, this is not private property, this is the sovereignty of 40,000,000 Chinese sons and daughters! ”

"I once thought that as long as he abolished the secret treaty, then we could still sit down and use political means to resolve the dispute, and I also said in front of him when I was in Tianjin, as long as he abolished, I was willing to resign from my official position and only be a soldier, and guard every inch of the country for him! I had infinite expectations, but I heard gunshots. ”

"Before the sickbed, Mr. Dunchu held my hand, his hands were very cold, and his face was no longer bloody, but he was still telling my generation to defend the republic and the constitution!"

"I promised him! Therefore, I hope that all of you here will cherish your vote, and today's vote is not only your personal choice, but also the choice of the country, the 40,000,000 compatriots, and whether your children and grandchildren can live in peace and freedom! ”

"Now! I ask Congress. He bent down, bowed deeply, and said in a low and solemn voice: "Impeach Yuan Shikai, the provisional president of Beiyang, who betrayed the interests of the country!" Request for the dissolution of the existing political fu! Request for a new interim president! I beg that I be granted the right to control the entire strength of the Southern Army! Request for the Wehrmacht to be granted the right to clear the North by force! Request. ”

A series of requests gradually made the audience in an uproar, especially Li Liejun, Chen Jiongming, Bai Wenwei and Xu Shaozhen, who held the largest armed force of the People's Party, and the four provinces combined had a total of eight infantry divisions, totaling more than 100,000 horses! If the National Assembly approves the request, it means that the National Socialist Party will completely control the military power in the South, and the Kuomintang will become a political party through and through, and it will become a fish in the hands of others!

"I disagree!" Faced with such conditions, Li Liejun was the first to stand up and snorted coldly: "I am willing to cooperate with the battle, but I can't hand it over to the Wehrmacht!" ”

Although Jiangxi is poor, Li Liejun can be regarded as one of the strongest figures in the Kuomintang at present, and the General Staff of the National Defense Forces has always believed that the two divisions and one brigade of the Jiangxi Army are the most capable troops of all the armed forces of the Kuomintang, and even after the Northern Expedition has been mobilized, it still maintains more than five brigades of alert troops on the Hunan and Jiangxi borders. So with his statement, many of the walls began to waver.

But as if he didn't see him, Yang Qiu sat on the rostrum by himself and smiled at Huang Keqiang: "Mr. Keqiang, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

Huang Keqiang looked at him, he couldn't say how much he felt in his heart at this moment, how much he hoped that Song Jiaoren and Sun Wen could be by his side, the former had extraordinary political wisdom, and the latter had prestige comparable to him, so only they could curb this person, but the fisherman had passed away, and Zhongshan had not arrived, what should I do?

Out of politeness, he exchanged a few pleasantries, but his mind remained in the venue. Li Liejun saw that Yang Qiu didn't look at him at all, a chill gradually rose in his eyes, and he turned his head to look at Chen Jiongming and Bai Wenwei.

These two, like him, are considered to be the most hardcore governors of the KMT.

Chen Jiongming didn't stand up immediately, he had his own troubles, Hu Hanmin had been threatening his position since he returned to Guangzhou, and there was also Long Jiguang in Guangdong, who had already taken refuge in Yuan Shikai's army, and the 26 towns of the original Guangdong New Army in his hands were actually the 25 towns of the original Guangxi New Army, because after Huanghuagang, Qing Zhengfu no longer believed in the Guangdong New Army, and dismissed the Guangdong Army on the spot and changed the Guangxi New Army to the Guangdong Army, so all his subordinates were Guangxi soldiers, and he couldn't control it at all.

As for Bai Wenwei, he simply stood by Li Liejun's side, but his momentum was too small, and everyone knew that he, the governor of Anhui, was just a nominal name, and it was difficult to say whether a division in his hand could listen to him.

But the insistence of the two people on opposing still made people feel uneasy, especially the people of the Kuomintang looked at them angrily, and everyone looked at Xu Shaozhen at this moment.

Three divisions, one garrison regiment ()!

The largest armed group in the south is entrenched in Nanjing!

It is conceivable how important Xu Shaozhen is, and his choice represents whether the military power will completely fall to Yang Qiu, so he immediately looked at Zhang Jizhi and Huang Keqiang, hoping to get some hints, when a voice suddenly sounded from outside the door.

"Wait!"

The loud voice was so familiar that many people almost jumped up excitedly, only to see that Mr. Sun, who had been away from the domestic political arena for a long time, had already pushed aside the guards and walked in, followed by a young and beautiful girl beside him, and even Yang Qiu looked at Yang Qiu twice.

His sudden appearance immediately detonated the entire venue, and everyone in the Kuomintang took the lead in applauding and cheering, even Huang Keqiang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and greeted him excitedly, which made Li Yuanhong and everyone in the National Society secretly say that it was not good, only Yang Qiu looked at him and Miss Song who were waving their hats, and the corners of his mouth suddenly showed a playful smile, and then glanced at Lei Meng.

Mr. Sun's timely return is undoubtedly a shot in the arm for the leaderless Kuomintang Party, Yang Qiu and Li Yuanhong glanced at each other and greeted them with a smile: "Welcome Mr. Sun back to preside over the overall situation." ”

Mr. Sun shook hands with Li Yuanhong, but ignored Yang Qiu's outstretched palm, just nodded lightly, and then walked to the podium. Seeing this, Li Liejun took the lead and shouted: "Welcome to Mr. Sun!" I suggest that Mr. Sun re-emerge as president and lead our Northern Expedition! ”

The applause made Mr. Sun quite excited, and Miss Song next to him also showed a look of fascination and admiration, and the small action of not shaking hands with Yang Qiu made the venue full of a strange atmosphere.

Mr. Sun handed the hat to Miss Song, and smiled at him, the gesture of his eyebrows was both envious and a little indescribable, he cleared his throat, pressed the edge of the podium with both hands, and seemed to be about to make an enthusiastic declaration of return.

Urgent! Very urgent!

The Kuomintang Socialist Party is very anxious, Li Yuanhong is very anxious, Zhang Xiaozhun and Zhang Taiyan outside are even more anxious, and even there is a trace of commotion in the seats of the delegates of various countries who are observing, and Hunger and Si Dade can't hide their worried eyes, they were originally optimistic that Yang Qiu will take power through this meeting, so that they can seek greater interests for the United States after they have established a good relationship, but if he regains the right to speak, then the Wehrmacht, which cannot get the unified command of the southern military power, will pay a great price and be taken advantage of by the Kuomintang even if it can defeat Beiyang, The United States will have to reconsider its China policy.

His eyes suddenly focused on the young face sitting still behind Mr. Sun, and his indifferent smile made it impossible to see what cards he would play. The venue gradually quieted down, and everyone pricked up their ears.

Suddenly!

Mr. Sun, who had just squirmed his lips, shook his body suddenly, although it was extremely subtle, but at this moment, he concentrated too much gaze on his body, so no matter how subtle the movements were, they had already been magnified countless times!

What happened? Everyone turned their heads to look at him, only to see a young woman in a Japanese kimono appear behind the venue, and the woman was holding a girl dressed in the same Japanese dress in her hand.

The girl is very beautiful, maybe she is still nervous to see so many people, her left hand is hooked to her mother's arm, and she is holding a rag doll in her right hand, and it is strange that the face of the rag doll is seven or eight points similar to Mr. Sun.

"Daddy." The girl looked at Mr. Sun and finally mustered up her courage.

The crisp sound was like a thunderbolt in everyone's ears! Miss Song behind her kept her eyes on the mother and daughter and Mr. Sun, and the woman's intuition told her that they were his family! When did he get a Japanese wife? Gave birth to a daughter?

Those innocent eyes and shouts made Mr. Sun's body tremble, and Huang Keqiang suddenly looked at Yang Qiu beside him, as if his body was frozen! He was too familiar with the mother and daughter, but the problem was that there were only two or three people in the Democratic Party who knew that they existed! All of them are the absolute core of the Kuomintang, and no one will expose this matter! So how did he know? Could it be Chen Qimei?

No ()! Chen Qimei will never betray him, Huang Keqiang can still guarantee this, although he is criticized for eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling, but he is indeed the real core, otherwise how could he always stay in the top echelons of the Kuomintang who need a good reputation?

Who the hell is it?

This man is terrible! He seems to know everything! I can know the agreement that only Yuan Shikai and a very small number of people in Japan know, and I can know the most secret things in the core of the KMT! What else can be hidden from him?

The last shred of confidence was also completely destroyed. Because he understands that if the mother and daughter appear at any other time, they will be scolded by feminists at most, and maybe it will become a popular affair, but now it is devastating! The existence of the secret treaty has aroused the people's hostility towards Japan, and at this time, what kind of association will their respected Mr. Sun have a Japanese wife and give birth to a daughter?

Yang Qiu also looked at him and nodded to Murong Han, who handed a thick document to Huang Keqiang.

As soon as Huang Keqiang opened it, he knew that the Kuomintang had completely lost this time, if the mother and daughter could still struggle when they appeared, then the handwriting of Chen Qimei on the document, the signatures of the two scum of Tang Jiyao and Liu Cunhou! As long as it is announced, the Kuomintang will become the target of public criticism! He is so terrible, and being able to get such a top-secret thing can only show that the KMT has long been infiltrated by him. He knew better that this was just a warning, and that there were even more secrets on his hands!

Lost, defeated! If it continues, it will not be the light that awaits the Kuomintang, only endless scolding and ** statements.

After Huang Keqiang returned the document to Murong Han, he staggered to his feet, walked to Sun Wen's side and whispered in despair. Everyone looked at the two remaining bigwigs of the Kuomintang in amazement, and they all wanted to know what they were discussing, but no one knew.

Mr. Sun turned his head and looked at Yang Qiu, who was sitting upright and smiling, his eyes were full of panic and confusion, and the careful Miss Song's heart sank to the end, it turned out that all the brilliance and glory were deceitful!

Disappointed, her eyes reddened, she turned away angrily without saying a word.

Her departure stunned the venue, and from the appearance of the Japanese mother and daughter, the atmosphere of the entire venue became extremely strange, the air seemed to freeze, and everyone stared at the two who were still muttering, waiting for the final speech ().

Mr. Sun's hand was put back on the edge of the podium, and the attentive person could find the slightly trembling fingers, he glanced at the mother and daughter, there was no expression on his face, he was as stiff as dead, and his voice was dry and hoarse: "For the sake of the country and the people, I completely agree with Yang Qiu's request!" ”

What the? What the! What the!!!

Everyone's eyes widened, especially the hardcore three governors of the Kuomintang, Li Liejun and others, who had heavy troops, couldn't believe it, and shouted: "No, you must not agree!" This is Yang Qiu's conspiracy! Mr. Sun, explain it quickly, is he trying to blackmail you? ”

In the face of the hysterical shouts below, Mr. Sun and Huang Keqiang were helpless, but what else is there to say now? Their generation is already old, and all they can do now is either to be suppressed and completely stinky and lose people's hearts, or to wait for the emergence of a new generation of leaders of the Kuomintang. This is politics, and the fight to the death is far more terrible than the open knife and gun on the battlefield!

But can we wait until that day?

"I hope that everyone can abandon disputes and devote themselves to the Northern Expedition for the country."

Before Huang Keqiang's words were finished, Li Liejun, who had a fiery personality, had already gotten up angrily: "I won't agree!" It's a conspiracy! After he finished speaking, he withdrew from the meeting hall despite the obstacles.

"Hehe, Mr. Sun, Keqiang, sit down." Li Yuanhong knew that it was time for him to play, and after arranging the two of them with a smile, he said, "Let's start voting now." With that, he was the first to raise his hand.

Immediately afterwards, the entire National Socialist Party, which accounted for nearly a quarter, raised its hand.

But that's not enough! Yang Qiu looked at Zhang Jizhi.

Zhang Jizhi understood the meaning of those two sharp eyes, although he didn't know why Mr. Sun and Huang Keqiang made a 180-degree turn, but one thing is clear, the KMT will definitely be silent for a long time, and the void after their retreat needs to be filled by forces, either they can cooperate with the Republican Party to get a piece of the pie, or they will wait to be swept into garbage (). Therefore, as a political evergreen tree in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, he raised his hand without too much hesitation.

His statement affected many people, first of all, Xu Shaozhen raised his hand very quickly, and then the Republican faction gradually raised his hand.

Murong Han quickly counted it, and the number of people raised stood at fifty-three percent of all the participants! You don't even need a vote from the People's Party, you have already got a simple majority!

On March 1, 1913, the Nanjing Provisional Congress passed Yang Qiu's vote request, impeached and abolished Yuan Shikai and Beiyang Zhengfu, and at the same time voted to appoint Li Yuanhong as the third provisional president of the Republic of China, and at the same time authorized him to form a new Republic of China government.

Due to the silence of Huang Keqiang and Mr. Sun, the list of provisional politicians was quickly approved, with Yang Qiu as vice president, minister of national defense, and commander-in-chief of the navy and army, Tang Shaoyi as premier, Zhang Wenjing as minister of finance, Shen Shukai as minister of industry and commerce, Song Ziqing as chief of general staff, Cai Yi, Cai Jimin, and Sa Zhenbing as deputy chiefs of general staff, Wu Tingfang as foreign minister, and Wang Zhengting as vice minister. Zhang Jizhi served as Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Resources, Zhang Taiyan served as Minister of Education, Cai Yuanpei served as Minister of Railways, and so on.

On the same day, the National Assembly authorized the new Provisional President and the Ministry of National Defense to use all necessary means to disarm the traitorous Beiyang armed forces and complete the reunification of the country.

On the morning of 2 March, all resolutions and appointments were telegraphed nationwide and published in newspapers.

In the afternoon, Li Yuanhong promulgated Presidential Decree No. 1, ordering two divisions and one brigade of the Jiangxi Army, two divisions of the Guangdong Army, one division of the Fujian Army, one division of the Zhejiang Army, one brigade of the Shanghai Army, three divisions of the Jiangsu Army, and one division of the Anhui Army to obey the reorganization orders of the Ministry of National Defense and the General Staff Headquarters.

The land of China is surging again!.

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