Chapter 211: Yuan Shikai finally became the emperor

"Okay, my subordinates will do it." Luo Hao smacked his lips and said, does this person really have such a great ability? Why haven't I heard of it, it's just that Chen Qimei has some fame, and now she has run to the French Concession and doesn't dare to go out.

At this time, Yuan Shikai appointed Duan Zhigui as the superintendent of Fengtian Province to control the military affairs of the three eastern provinces, and the main officials of the three eastern provinces issued telegrams one after another, calling Yuan Shikai to ascend the throne as soon as possible. Subsequently, Bi Guifang, the overseer of Heilongjiang Province, arrived and summoned Heilongjiang Provincial officials to elect a "representative of public opinion" as soon as possible to persuade Yuan Shikai to ascend the throne as soon as possible.

In early November last year, there was a sudden uprising of the Zongshe Party in Baicheng and expelled Yuan Shikai, and the Zongshe uprising of several hundred people was quickly annihilated by the Wu Junsheng Cavalry Brigade of the Feng Army. Wutai, who had launched a rebellion, also went to Beijing to ask for surrender, and Yuan Shikai treated these Mongolian princes who had rebelled in the Outer Mongolia and Eastern Mongolia regions with leniency, and allowed them to return to their hometowns and continue to serve as nobles. However, a few other diehards who returned to Hulunbuir were not so lucky, and when they passed through the Arshan area, they were chased and killed by bandits, and all of them died. The Hulunbuir Protector sent Wang Maoru to send a message of condolences and promised to arrest the murderer and return justice to the Mongolian prince. As for their families, they fled to Outer Mongolia during the rebellion three years ago, and the land has long been divided. Wang Maoru said that if they wanted to receive the original wealth, they could accept some of it, because they also had to take into account the feelings of other people.

Wutai returned to Horqin, and the more he thought about it, the more he held his breath, so he was ready to pack up Wang Maoru, but the Beiyang government had already worried about them because of Wutai's rebellion, and Wu Junsheng's cavalry lived not far from Horqin Banner, which was enough to deter Horqin from rebelling. ，

Then perhaps Yuan Shikai knew that his time was short, in order to fulfill his dream of being an emperor in his limited life. In December 19, under the recommendation of the National Assembly, the People's Petition Group, the Preparatory Security Council, and 1993 provincial national representatives. The monarchy was restored, the Hongxian Empire was established, the constitutional monarchy was implemented, and the presidential palace was changed to Xinhua Palace.

These 1,993 national delegates were all speculators from all over the country, all of whom wanted to gain advantage after Yuan Shikai became emperor, and when the National Assembly was elected, Yuan Shikai's military and police officers were all outside the National Assembly building, with sharp bayonets and called protection. It's surveillance. More than 1,000 people were already timid when they saw this situation. Entering the venue, a box on the left reads the monarch's constitution, and a box on the right reads the republic, and then the delegates vote under the watchful eye of the spies. Unpack and check, check the left box first. Senator Yang Du and Sun Yuyun read 1,993 votes, and naturally the republican box on the right did not need to be opened, and immediately announced: "The representatives of the whole country, since they unanimously approve of the monarchy and constitution, should immediately proclaim the current president as the emperor." Everyone applauded in approval, so they wrote to Yuan Shikai and shouted "Long live the emperor" three times. The secretary then writes a letter of recommendation and submits it to the president's office. Yuan Shikai pretended to excuse himself and returned it. After so many times, Yuan Shikai had to accept the push.

Yuan Shikai's title to emperor was naturally opposed by people of insight at that time. Sun Yat-sen, Liang Qichao and others resolutely opposed the imperial system, and the Beiyang generals Duan Qirui and Feng Guozhang were also deeply dissatisfied.

Yuan Shikai consulted with his subordinates on January 1, the fifth year of the Republic of China. That is, on January 1, 1916 in the Gregorian calendar, he ascended the throne and became emperor. The representatives of the various provinces eagerly hoped that when the women's associations, petition groups, women's petition groups, and guilds in Beiping City heard that the president was preparing to ascend the throne, they all celebrated with crowns, and fireworks were set off in Beiping City, and the people of Beiping were stunned. The leader of this women's petition group is Yuan Huachun, a famous prostitute in Bada Hutong, and Yuan Keding's concubine, ready to play the role of the crown princess in the future. How can the people of the capital not know, making fun of them in private, the lame prince is worthy of the famous prostitute princess, this Yuan family empire is really interesting.

Yuan Shikai didn't wait for the date, and he had already promoted his subordinates to knighthood, namely:

Feng Li Yuanhong was named the Prince of Wuyi, and Li Yuanhong resolutely refused to accept it.

The treatment of the Qing family remained unchanged, but the clan members had long been resentful of him for stealing the country and forcing Pu Yi to go to the emperor's title.

On 21 December, Long Jiguang, Zhang Xun, Feng Guozhang, Jiang Guidi, Duan Zhigui, and Ni Sichong were appointed as first-class princes, Tang Qianming, Li Chun, Zhu Rui, Lu Rongting, Zhao Qi, Chen Eun, Tang Jiyao, Yan Xishan, and Wang Zhanyuan were first-class marquis, Zhang Xiluan, Zhu Jiabao, Zhang Mingqi, Tian Wenlie, Jin Yunpeng, Yang Zengxin, Lu Jianzhang, Meng Enyuan, Qu Yingguang, Qi Yaolin, Cao Kun, and Yang Jide were first-class uncles, Zhu Qinglan, Zhang Guangjian, Li Houji, and Liu Xianshi were first-class sons, and Xu Shiying, Qi Yang, Lu Tiaoyuan, Jin Yong, Cai Rukai, Duan Shuyun, Ren Kecheng, Long Jianzhang, Wang Yitang, Shen Jinjian, He Zonglian, Zhang Huaizhi, Pan Juying, Long Jinguang, Chen Bingkun, and Lu Yongxiang are first-class men, and Li Zhaozhen and Wang Zu are both second-class men.

On the 22nd, Lu Zhengxiang was appointed secretary of state, Zhao Bingjun was a first-class loyal Xianggong, and Xu Baoshan was a first-class Zhao Yongbo, and the titles of eunuchs were permanently removed.

On the 23rd, it was also decreed that Liu Guanxiong was a second-class duke, Lei Zhenchun was a first-class uncle, Chen Guangyuan, Mi Zhenbiao, Zhang Wensheng, Ma Jizeng, and Zhang Jingyao were first-class sons, Ni Yutong, Zhang Zuolin, and Xiao Liangchen were second-class sons, Lin Baoyi, Rao Huaiwen, Wu Jinbiao, Wang Jinjing, Bao Guiqing, Bao Dequan, Ma Lianjia, Ma Anliang, Bai Baoshan, Kunyuan, Shi Congbin, Li Tiancai, Du Xijun, Wang Tingzhen, Yang Feixia, Jiang Chaozong, Xu Bangjie, Li Jincai, Lu Gongwang, Ma Longbiao, Wu Bingxiang were first-class men, Wu Junsheng, Wang Huaiqing, Wu Qingtong, and Feng Delin, Wang Chunliang, Li Yaohan, Ma Chunfa, Hu Lingxuan, Mo Rongxin, Tan Haoming, Zhou Jun, Liu Cunhou, Ye Songqing, Zhang Zaiyang, Changzizhen, Liu Zuwu, Shi Xingchuan are second-class males, Shi Zhensheng, He Fenglin, Zang Zhiping, Wu Hongchang, Tang Guomo, Wang Maoru, Fang Gengsheng, Zhang Renkui, Chen Xiude, Yin Gongxian, Zhou Jincheng, Li Shaochen, Kang Yongsheng, Chang Desheng, Zhang Dianru, Ma Fuxiang, Zhang Shuyuan, Li Changtai, Xu Lanzhou, Zhu Xi, Kong Geng, Fang Yupu, Ma Longtan, Pei Qixun, Zhu Fuquan, Long Shichu, Fang Youtian, Chen Shufan, Lu Yuguang and Yang Yide are third-class men.

Maybe it was because of the light of the prince, Wang Maoru was divided into the same as Xu Lanzhou and Zhang Zuolin, which made Xu Lanzhou even more unhappy. In this Heilongjiang Province, he nominally has the first military power, but when he was divided, he was the same as his subordinate Wang Maoru, which made Xu Lanzhou dissatisfied with Wang Maoru.

Yuan Shikai's title of emperor has touched the nerves of many people, and there are those who should be called emperor, and there are more opponents, and I am afraid that there are few people in the Beiyang faction who support him.

Seeing that Yuan Shikai was called the emperor, others also shouted to be the emperor, Jiangxi Qiu Baolong, Lei Baofu, and Sichuan Wang Hulin all made the grass head team enthronement ceremony, called the emperor the emperor, and within a few days, the officers and soldiers came down, and all of them were wiped out in a chaotic manner, and they all were beheaded and sunk to the bottom of the river.

On December 25, Cai Yi, Tang Jiyao and others declared an uprising in Yunnan, launched a war to protect the country, and crusaded against Yuan Shikai. Cai Yi and Li Liejun served as commanders-in-chief of the 1st and 2nd armies respectively, and Tang Jiyao served as the governor of the Governor's Mansion and commander-in-chief of the 3rd Army. It was planned that the 1st Army would attack Sichuan, the 2nd Army would enter Guizhou and Guangdong, and the 3rd Army would stay in Yunnan and take the opportunity to enter Hunan via Guizhou, and then the armies would join forces in Wuhan for the Northern Expedition. In addition, Dai Huan, the left counselor of the Governor's Mansion, led a force into Guizhou to instigate an uprising. Yuan Shikai urgently ordered the Beiyang Army and the troops of Sichuan, Hunan, Guangdong and other provinces, totaling about 80,000 people, to attack Yunnan from Sichuan, Hunan and Guizhou, in an attempt to annihilate Yunnan in one fell swoop. Ma Jizeng, commander of the 1st Road, led the 6th, 3rd, and 20th Divisions of the Beiyang Army and part of the mixed brigade to attack Yunnan from the east through Guizhou, and Zhang Jingyao, commander of the 2nd Road, led the 7th Division and the 3rd, 6th, and 8th Divisions of the Beiyang Army to join up with the Beiyang Army and the Sichuan Army stationed in Sichuan to attack Yunnan from the north. Cao Kun served as the commander-in-chief of the 1st and 2nd routes. The 3rd route is the commander of the 1st Division of the Guangdong Army, and the Yunnan Investigation and Office of the Long Jinguang Department entered Yunnan from Guangdong through Guizhou to attack and harass the ** rear.

In December, the weather was cold, and the south broke out in the defense war because Yuan Shikai was called the emperor, and Cai Yi took the lead, followed by Li Liejun and Tang Jiyao successively launched a statement to protect the country and led the army north to protect the country. (To be continued......)

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