After Jin Yuran came out, he said goodbye to Lu Zhengxiang and walked to the office of the War Department, where he wanted to meet his old friend, Xu Shuzheng, who was also his senior studying abroad, and was known as the "second premier" of the War Department. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info He and Xu Shuzheng haven't seen each other for more than half a year, every time Jin Yuran comes back from abroad, he has to meet this brother, the relationship between the two can be said to be quite close, and the car that Jin Yuran took just now was specially sent by Xu Shuzheng to pick him up at Tianjin Port.

mentioned the name Xu Shuzheng, it can be said that he was well-known in the early years of the Republic of China, and this person could also be said to be vigorous and hot in the early years of the Republic of China. Xu Shuzheng, who was born in 1880, was a native of Xiao County, Anhui Province. This Xu Shuzheng has been brilliant and talented since childhood, and it is said that he was enlightened at the age of three, able to write poetry at the age of seven, talented at the age of thirteen, and made up for his life at the age of seventeen, and is known as a prodigy in the local area. This person is not only talented, clever and decisive, but also brave and bold, because he has a lot of ideas, and he is nicknamed "Little Fan" Xiao Zhuge is Duan Qirui's most relied on military advisor, because both of them are Anhui people, and they are also his most trusted henchmen, and they are also the number one thinker and soul figure in the Anhui warlord group......

It was 1901, Xu Shuzheng, who was only 21 years old, gave up literature and martial arts, and met 36-year-old Duan Qirui by chance in Jinan.

Xu Shuzheng is good at calligraphy, but a martial artist has a very deep literary foundation, good at poetry and ancient texts, and left a lot of poems, after entering politics, he still can't release the volume, and he is particularly fond of the Tongcheng School master Yao Nai's "Ancient Dictionaries". Although he is a political figure but has a wide range of interests, he has a lot of research on music and opera, he can compose music and perform on stage, he is good at face and old students, he is a "famous ticket" and the early Republic of China Liyuan everyone has a stage to sing and, it is really a strange person in the early years of the Republic of China, if only on poetry and opera kung fu Xu Shuzheng can be compared with the famous Yuan Ergongzi (Yuan Kewen) at that time.

However, the most commendable thing in Xu Shuzheng's life is that he resolutely opposes the imperial system.

Duan Qirui is known as the hero of the "Three Republics", in fact, everything has a lot of credit to Xu Shuzheng: after the outbreak of the Xinhai Revolution, the Qing court still wanted to make a final struggle and sent troops to suppress the Wuchang Uprising. However, 46 Qing generals led by Duan Qirui suddenly sent a telegram calling on the Qing emperor to abdicate and implement a republican form of government, which suddenly made the Qing court lose the courage to continue struggling and was forced to issue an abdication edict, and the feudal system of thousands of years came to an end in China. This is Duan Qirui's feat of "creating a republic", and this telegram calling on the Qing emperor to abdicate was drafted by the talented Xu Shuzheng.

In 1915, Yuan Shikai restored the imperial system, but was first opposed by his close confidant Duan Qirui, Duan Qirui was arrogant, not as slippery as Xu Shichang and Wang Shizhen, and he was strict with self-discipline, and he was quite charismatic in the officialdom in the early years of the Republic of China, and his status and prestige in the Beiyang warlord group were second only to Yuan Shikai, so Duan Qirui's attitude was very important. Xu Shuzheng actively planned for Duan Qirui to boycott Yuan Shikai, and also wrote a letter of about 3,000 words "The Book of Generalissimo Yuan" to Yuan Shikai, saying that others dare not say it, and the letter said: "The world is decided, and the blood is not dry?? The danger of the overall situation can be waited for. Only by quickly issuing the order of sinning against oneself, removing the traitors, recovering the hearts of the people who have been lost, and restoring the old system of the republic, the national situation can be determined! "It's amazing how bold it is. Because Yuan Shikai did not receive the support of Duan Qirui and others, and even more in the unanimous condemnation of the people of the whole country, he failed to be the "emperor" for 83 days. This is the good story of Duan Qirui's "two republics", and Xu Shuzheng has contributed a lot to this.

Not long ago, Zhang Xun, the "pigtailed handsome" stationed in Xuzhou, went against the tide of heaven and directed a farce of "restoration", bringing 3,000 "pigtailed troops" into Beijing to support Emperor Puyi of the Qing Dynasty to ascend to the throne. Xu Shuzheng helped Duan Qirui form a "rebel army" to defeat Zhang Xun in Tianjin Machang, Duan Qirui became the commander-in-chief, and Xu Shuzheng was the general counselor (that is, the chief of the general staff). He also went to Anhui to assist the Anhui army, intercepting 20,000 Zhang Xun's troops in Xuzhou and Haizhou, so that Zhang Xun's 3,000 pigtailed army in Beijing had no backup, and was quickly defeated by the Anhui army, Duan Qirui won the reputation of "three republics".

How could Jin Yuran, who was born in the royal family, and Xu Shuzheng, the "anti-thief" who opposed the imperial system, become good friends? Besides, the age difference between the two is nearly ten years old, but they have become year-end friends? This has to talk about Jin Yuran.

Jin Yuran was born in the Manchu royal family, when the Manchu Dynasty first entered the customs, the ancestor of the Jin family was the hereditary king of the Manchu Dynasty, and was canonized as the prince of the country, so the wife of the Jin family who inherited the title can only be called Mrs. Jin Yuran's ancestors served as the military affairs of Xiangzan Northwest during the Qianlong Emperor of the Qing Dynasty; Emperor Daoguang of the Qing Dynasty served as the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Qing Dynasty and General Chahar; When he was in the Guangxu Emperor, Jin Yuran's father also served as the commander of the Mongolian Yellow Banner, and Jin Yuran showed extraordinary talent when he was a child, and he was deeply loved by his parents.

The Eight-Nation Coalition invaded Beijing, Lafayette Cixi fled to Shanxi with the emperor in panic, and the invaders burned and looted in Beijing, and Jin Yuran's family was killed more than a dozen people, including his father's concubines and sisters-in-law, as well as several clothed maids. In addition, the Qing imperial family in Beijing's clan, failed to escape in order not to be humiliated, have committed suicide with their families, especially in Beijing's Laosan Hutong, some even the whole family extinction, according to later records: Gengzi Beijing banner people committed suicide no less than hundreds...... Jin Yuran, who was only ten years old, hid with the help of servants to escape the catastrophe.

The atrocities of the invaders, the bloody corpses, the ...... of the ravaged compatriots, all this is deeply imprinted in the heart of this teenager. After Cixi returned to the court, Jin Yuran's father could not bear the blow of losing his relatives and died soon after, more than ten years old Jin Yuran inherited the title of "second-class brave and resolute prince" of the family and entered the palace to study, he has been studying hard all day long, at the age of 16 as a relative of the Qing royal family to study in Germany, looking at the world with a foreign eye, learning Western culture and contacting Western democracy, deeply influenced by it, his eyes are naturally good, and he returned to China after three years.

After returning to China, Jin Yuran was originally going to serve in the prime minister's national affairs yamen, but then an incident happened that changed the trajectory of his life again, that is, the "Gengzi refund" case in the United States. In 1900, eight imperialist countries, including Germany, Britain, France, the United States, Japan, Russia, Italy, and Austria, joined forces to invade Beijing and forced the Qing government to sign the "Xinchou Treaty" against 11 countries, including Spain, the Netherlands, and Belgium Chinese.

In 1905, because of the Chinese Exclusion Act and the Guangdong-Hankou Railway, a large-scale patriotic movement broke out in China and overseas Chinese circles to boycott American goods, and for a time US exports to China plummeted, and the number of Chinese students studying in the United States at that time was far less than the number of people studying in Europe and Japan.

In a memorandum to President Roosevelt in 1906, James James, president of the University of Illinois, declared: "Whichever country can educate this generation of Chinese young people will be able to reap the greatest gains from the spiritual and commercial influence of the efforts made in this regard!" "Americans urgently need education as a breakthrough to cultivate agents in China. Therefore, the United States actively advocated the refund of Gengzi, but no country involved responded to the refund initiative of the United States, until 1912, when the British Empire began to refund Gengzi, except for Japan, which is adjacent to the east, and then all other countries that received Gengzi indemnity have refunded, but this is all later, so the first Gengzi refund, in fact, only the United States. At that time, Mr. Liang Cheng, the Chinese minister to the United States, seized this opportunity, mediated from top to bottom, and made efforts in various ways, and finally the US Government promised in 1908 that nearly half of the Gengzi indemnity (about $11 million) would be used free of charge to sponsor Chinese students to study in the United States.

This event is not only a major event in the history of Sino-US relations, but also an event that has a significant impact on Chinese culture. Jin Yuran, who was diligent and studious, was admitted to the first batch of Gengzi students to study in the United States in 1909, and later became the world-renowned university scholar Hu Shi, the famous linguist Zhao Yuanren, and the famous scientist Zhu Kezhen, etc., who became Jin Yu's second batch of Gengzi students to study in the United States. After returning to China, this large number of people became the elite of all aspects of the country, which not only brought together talents in China's diplomatic circles, but also contributed to the world-renowned glory of China's educational and academic circles in the twenties and thirties.

Immediately after the outbreak of the Xinhai Revolution and the collapse of the Qing Dynasty and the establishment of the Republic of China, Jin Yuran had been living in the United States for two or three years at this time, and was more fully exposed to Western democratic ideas. At the end of 1912, after obtaining his second degree in the United States, Jin Yuran returned to China and was recruited to the cabinet of Tang Shaoyi, the first premier of the Republic of China, as a counselor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, because he knew English, German, Japanese, and other Chinese and was familiar with foreign conditions. Jin Yuran's profound knowledge, steady temperament, rigorous and pragmatic style make Xu Shuzheng very appreciative, Jin Yuran admires Xu Shuzheng's talent and knowledge very much, and Jin Yuran, as a professional diplomat, has no conflict of interest with Xu Shuzheng in politics and power, and the identity of the royal nobles has long been removed, and they all have the common ideal of enriching the country and strengthening the army.

It is natural to be very affectionate when they meet good friends, but Jin Yuran walked into Xu Shuzheng's office excitedly and just wanted to shout: "Brother Zheng again......!" Suddenly stunned, he saw Xu Shuzheng, the deputy minister of the army, answering the phone with one hand and reviewing the documents with the other, and there were two or three members standing in front of the table waiting for the approval of the documents, and they were very busy! Jin Yuran had no choice but to sit down on the sofa by himself, and the clerk next to him quietly brought him a cup of tea and quietly placed it on the tea table in front of him. After a long while, after sending everyone else away, Xu Shuzheng leaned back in the chair and wanted to rest for a while, but saw Jin Yuran at a glance, and said "Oops!" As soon as he was about to stand up, Jin Yuran hurriedly stood up and took a step forward to support Xu Shuzheng, and at the same time shouted in his mouth: "Brother Zheng again!" I am back! Xu Shuzheng grabbed Jin Yuran's hand and said, "Come back!" Come back well! I just have something to ask Brother Yu Ling! Bypassing the huge mahogany desk and sitting on the hospitality couch with Jin Yuran.

At this time, the clerk quietly brought Xu Shuzheng a cup of tea, Xu Shuzheng took a sip of the cup and put it down, smiled and clasped his fists with both hands and said to Jin Yuran: "Congratulations to Brother Yuling for making tiles!" Jin Yuran hurriedly clasped his fists and returned the salute: "Thank you, Brother Zheng!" Rejoice and rejoice! Jin Yuran thought to herself, why did Xu Shuzheng know about this so quickly? However, he wanted to have a good relationship between his wife Qi Ruifang and Xu Shuzheng's wife Ms. Xia, and the two often corresponded, so the Jin family couldn't hide the matter of the Xu family's daughter.

Xu Shuzheng didn't know about Jin Yuran's letter to Duan Qirui, thinking that Jin Yuran had already returned home, so he said, "Brother Yuran! It is a great honor for the foolish brother to come to see me as soon as he arrives home, and he deserves to be a good brother! Ha ha! Jin Yuran hurriedly said: "Brother Zheng again, where is ......" He wanted to say, "It's not like this!" But Xu Shuzheng intercepted Jin Yuran's words and asked, "Have you seen Ling Ai?" How are your siblings doing? Seeing this, Jin Yuran had to tell Xu Shuzheng about bringing a letter to the prime minister and not returning home. Xu Shuzheng nodded thoughtfully after hearing this, he heard that Jin Yuran had not returned home for business, and he was also anxious to know the content of the letter, and he also knew that Premier Duan Qirui would call him and Chief Lu Zongxiang soon, so he said: "Oops! Foolish brother won't delay you, Brother Yuling hurry up and go back and enjoy your family! Jin Yuran asked, "Brother Zheng, do you have anything to ask me?" Xu Shuzheng hurriedly said: "Don't worry, don't worry! Oh! Saying that, he turned his head and nodded to the clerk, and the secretary hurriedly took an envelope containing money that had been prepared and handed it to Jin Yuran, Xu Shuzheng said: "I know that you have to come to me, and I hope to smile with a heart!" Jin Yuran knew that Duan Qirui and Xu Shuzheng were the most opposed to giving gifts, and his wife, Sister Xia, must have already given gifts and insisted on not giving them, Xu Shuzheng said: "Brother Yuling! Please don't shirk! I must bother with this cup of wine for my little nephew! Speaking of this, Jin Yuran had no choice but to accept it and prepare to leave.

"Tick bell bell ......" The phone on Xu Shuzheng's desk rang, and sure enough, it was Duan Qirui calling him, and Jin Yuran hurriedly got up to say goodbye. However, when Jin Yuran was leaving, Xu Shuzheng did not forget to give his newly written book "Jianguo Quanzhen" to his junior brother.

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