Yuan Shikai is sick? ()！

The news began to spread rapidly, and the next few days showed a diametrically opposite trend between the North and the South, with the South cheering and rolling up its sleeves ready to do a big job after the opening of Congress, while the North was silent and depressed, and there was a great deal of rain coming.

The eyes of the foreign envoys to China also widened, and the last-minute alliance between the Kuomintang and the Kuomintang before the election was a political classic, not only because of the needs of both sides, but also because of the great sincerity shown by Yang Qiu's personal presence (). When the two parties jointly won the majority of seats in Congress, it meant that they also had to re-examine their China policy. The most embarrassing of these is undoubtedly Britain, after the outbreak of the revolution, Zhu Erdian contacted other countries, and pressured the Manchus to finally "invite" Yuan Shikai, hoping that he would be in charge of the country and bear all the foreign debts and privileges left by the Manchus, so that Britain could dominate the country forever.

In the office, Zhu Erdian lit a cigar and was restless.

The confrontation that occurred on the edge of the Wuchang River was just an accident in his opinion, but then Yang Qiu put Germany and the United States into the upper reaches of the Yangtze River with lightning speed, which suddenly complicated the situation, especially the battle in the southwest and the last moment with the United Kuomintang, showing that this young man advocated force at the same time, but also had extraordinary political skills.

Decades of diplomatic career have taught him that dealing with politicians is easy, and dealing with warlords is not difficult. But it does not bode well for the company of someone who is both politically savvy and one of the few militaries in the Far East.

Britain has the ability to cut off the Yangtze River waterway, and it also has the strength to blockade the Leizhou Peninsula to kill his dream of going to sea, but doing so is tantamount to completely tearing his face. In the past, he would not have cared about such minor issues, but after the victory of the two parties in the parliamentary elections. This means that the rights of Yuan Shikai, the great president, will be gradually restricted, and if Beiyang is unable to fight back and eventually loses the political game, will the British in the north miss the opportunity of the great political changes in the Far East?

"John." Zhu Erdian suddenly got up and snuffed out the cigarette butt: "Go and help me get in touch, I hope to meet the Japanese minister." Another person was sent to contact the Prime Minister Lu. I need to know what they're thinking at the moment. ”

John Moen, who was recording, was slightly stunned and said with a smile: "Dear Your Excellency, their prime minister has been replaced. ”

"God, what the hell! Why did it change again? Zhu Erdian was also stunned for a moment, only to remember that Lu Zhengxiang had resigned, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "The third prime minister has been replaced in less than a year, can't they be more stable?" ”

"Yes, but I think there may be a prime minister who will be in power for a longer period of time after the parliament is in office." John Moen closed the notebook and shrugged, "Because they're the majority." Most of Jurdian muttered. Putting on his hat and smiling slightly: "Maybe, but I don't want a prime minister who can't be dealt with." ”

When Zhu Erdian was seeking to solve the dilemma, the big presidential palace in the center of political power in the north was also full of people, and behind the boxes of good medicine and treasures sent into the treasury, there were pairs of peeping, tentative and uneasy eyes.

In the study room on the right side, Yuan Keding, who was dressed in leather shoes and had a shiny head, was crossed. After smoking the cigar fiercely, probably too anxious to be choked and coughed a few times, he immediately snuffed it out and scolded: "Phew, what kind of Cuban cigar is this, foreigners are strange like treasures, and it is not as comfortable as the snuff bought at the vegetable market." ”

"It's like, this thing is expensive to death, but it's not as enjoyable to smoke as a big cigarette." Wang Yitang was addicted to smoking, yawned and his eyelids drooped, and Duan Zhigui next to him hurriedly stuffed a cigar for him: "If you don't enjoy it, you can not smoke that thing here." ”

Yuan Keding also hurriedly said: "The old man is the most annoying to smoke a lot, don't mention these things in the house in the future, I don't want to help you fight the thunder." Seeing that he was so frightened that he waved his hand again and again, Zhao Bingjun smiled: "Don't worry, don't worry, we don't dare to make the old man angry." ”

Because he is the eldest son, Zhao Bingjun and these people call him the eldest son in private, and over time he is also used to this title, pointing at Duan Zhigui's nose: "It's not that you guys are making trouble, if you don't let Cao San touch Yang Qiu, can he go to Shanghai to find a party to form an alliance?" He is not aligned, how can the old man be angry. ”

The three of them didn't dare to argue, this matter was indeed from their hands, they originally meant to let Cao Kun touch the Wehrmacht and then simply take the opportunity to pull Yuan Shikai into the water, but who would have thought that Yang Qiu would pacify the southwest so quickly, and Lu Baiyi and Cai Songpo all defected without even letting out a fart. Now that the Wehrmacht can mobilize three or four divisions to deploy on the Wushengguan front line at any time, the opportunity has been missed. Therefore, Duan Zhigui, who is known as the most military-savvy on weekdays, sniffed, stretched out his hand on the stove and said while roasting: "It's not that Duan Qirui and the War Department dare not make a dead hand?" As soon as he Yang Qiu started to transfer troops, I said that he could fight, and if he wanted to do it at that time, what would he take to the southwest? Besides, we (). He didn't dare to complain about Yuan Shikai, so he put the blame on the head of the War Department, glanced at the two people next to him, and lowered his voice: "Isn't it for you?" How can He De in the south actually want to steal the position of the president, according to me, this seat should be sat by the old man, and you will come back when he is old, so that we can all leave some inheritance for our children and grandchildren. ”

What he said made Yuan Ke rejoice, shouldn't the president be the Yuan family for generations! But he didn't dare to show it on his face, and said in a deep voice: "Don't talk nonsense, if it spreads, it may cause some trouble, we are now a republic." ”

"What a republic!" Wang Yitang's eyes were vicious, and when he saw Yuan Keding's Adam's apple move a few times just now, he knew that he was moved by these words, and said: "I am disgusted with this republic, and what is the "Covenant Law", isn't this a humble person!" If we do it, what do we need to do? Let Congress do it on its own. ”

Duan Zhigui also sighed: "Don't care what the law is." Now we don't count! We have to find out what the old man is thinking about first, and we can be prepared. After he introduced the words here, the three of them immediately stared at Yuan Keding, who waved his hand and shook his head and said, "Don't ask me, the old man has been annoying me for the past few days, and I won't even be allowed to see him." Except for Xingcheng and Huizi, there was no one else. ”

"That's bad." Duan Zhigui said: "There is still a confrontation over Wusheng Pass, and after the loss of Xinxian County, there was a big gap on Cao Kun's side. If the old man still doesn't make up his mind, he may suffer a lot of losses. ”

Yuan Keding didn't understand military affairs, and he was shocked when he heard him say that there was a big gap. Hurriedly asked, "What should I do then?" Could it be that there is no way out at all? ”

"Not really. As long as Anhui is taken, the siege will naturally be lifted. Duan Zhigui shook his head as if he had become a famous general who pointed out the country, and said: "Hu Wantai and Sun Duosen in Anhui are our people, don't look at Bai Wenwei as a governor, if you really want to fight Ni Sichong for half a month, you can kill him, but now no one dares to move." ”

"yes!" Wang Yitang added fuel to the fire: "If you don't come up with a charter, when the congress opens in March, hundreds of thousands of soldiers in Beiyang and us will all be played to death by Yang Qiu and Song Jiaoren!" When the time comes, they say that there are too many military salaries and they will not be allocated, or they will be abolished, and we will not even be able to get together the votes against it. Wouldn't that be waiting for death? ”

Yuan Keding, who said what I said, was also secretly anxious, but the old man was so angry this time, and he didn't dare to disturb it, so he couldn't come up with a way to think about it, so he simply asked Zhao Bingjun: "Aren't you the prime minister?" Is there no way to do it? ”

Zhao Bingjun smiled bitterly, he didn't know how long he could be the prime minister, but he also knew that it was better to fight now than Lu Zhengxiang to take the initiative to resign after watching his seat being taken away, gritted his teeth and said: "It's not that there is no way, if you don't want to make a big move." Then there is only one way. ”

"By what way?" Yuan Keding's eyes lit up and asked, "Say it quickly." ”

Zhao Bingjun looked around and saw no human figures, lowered his body and suddenly rubbed his palms into a knife and made a chopping gesture, his voice was cold: "No poison, no husband, just find someone to kill Yang Qiu and Song Jiaoren!" Seeing that the three of them didn't speak, he continued: "Yang Qiu has the final say in the southwest and on the Yangtze River, and he will definitely be messed up when he dies!" The Kuomintang was originally scattered sand, Huang Keqiang was beaten by Yang Qiu, and few people listened to him, Sun Cannon went to Japan and couldn't come back for a while, as long as the two were eliminated, who else in the south could threaten the position of the president? ”

Yuan Keding swallowed his saliva violently, feeling that his heart was about to jump out, and he was a little scared: "It's a big matter, you can't come nonsense!" Song Jiaoren doesn't have to be afraid, but Yang Qiu has a strong army, and recently he has successively incorporated the two armies of Yunnan and Guizhou, and I heard that two new divisions are being formed. ”

"What are you afraid of! Anyway, it's going to be broken, and if it's a big deal, go to war! What's wrong with his 200,000 army? We also have 200,000 less. After Duan Zhigui finished speaking, Yuan Keding shook his head again: "There is no shortage of sergeants, and weapons are in place one after another, but it costs money to fight!" I also asked Liang Yansun a few days ago, and he told me that the money given by the British before has been used up, and now they are waiting for the big loan for the aftermath, and other places can't make up the money for a big war, and if he has money, the old man may not have so many scruples. ”

Zhao Bingjun raised his finger and shook it, his eyes flashed: "There is a way to make money!" Yesterday I went to meet with the Japanese ministers, and they promised to provide an emergency loan. What's more, after Han Yeping was taken away, they also had a grudge against Yang Qiu, if we did it, we would definitely not sit idly by, if it didn't work, we would simply promise them to write a few agreements, and then promise to return Han Yeping to them after the fight, and they would definitely get a lot of money, and maybe they could also knock on some cannons and ordnance (). ”

Wang Yi Tang had early contacts with Japan, and last time he said that Yuan Shikai could find the Japanese to join forces to deal with Yang Qiu, but it was refuted. This time, when I saw Zhao Bingjun, he was also saying that the Japanese were good, and then said: "He Yang Qiu hooked up with Germany and the United States, why can't we sign this and that?" I don't think it's okay to join forces with Japan, not to mention that Japan's interests are outside the border, no matter how to make trouble here, we still have the final say, Han Xin can be humiliated by his crotch, and I can't wait for a few more years! That Yang Huizi is too talkative, which spoils my good deeds. ”

Zhao Bingjun was a little moved when he saw Yuan Keding being said by them, and struck while the iron was hot: "This matter may not cause much trouble, as long as you pay more money to hire a good hand to do it?" ”

"Aren't you talking nonsense? Who doesn't know that this kind of buying and selling costs a lot of money, and who will take it out now? Wang Yitang was angry, but Yuan Keding was beating in his ears when he heard it, he is now the supervisor of the Kailuan Mining Bureau, and the monthly kickbacks given by the Japanese alone are not a small amount, but this matter is too big, he is a little afraid to decide, so he hesitated and was about to ask again, when a knock on the door interrupted a few people. He hurriedly asked the three of them to avoid the inner room, because Yuan Shikai didn't like him to have too much to do with the officials, so he shouted in after seeing them avoid.

The person who came was Yuan Shikai's confidant and guard, and after seeing him, he said, "The eldest prince, the president asked you to see him." ”

"Why did my dad remember to see me? Can I help you? "Yuan Keding is a little strange, Yuan Shikai hasn't even seen his sister in the past few days, why do you think of yourself today? Because he was very good to the guards on weekdays, the guards didn't hide it and said: "It seems that I want to ask the eldest prince to go to the south once, saying that he wants to invite Yang Qiu and Song Jiaoren to Tianjin, and the president wants to meet them in person." ”

"You said my father wants to see Yang Qiu and Song Jiaoren?!" Yuan Keding stood up in surprise, looked at the inner room, and hurriedly walked out