Chapter 17: Bottom-up
But Cai Ye did not give up, if he wanted to lose less in the future battle against Yuan, the role of Fengtian was undoubted. In the area around Beijing, the 27th Division of Zhang Zuolin outside the Guanwai is the one who can pose a threat to the Beiyang Army, otherwise, with Lao Yuan's IQ, why would he favor this Fengtian general? There are many people who are stronger than him: Jilin General Meng Enyuan and Heilongjiang General Xu Lanzhou are all heavily armed, even Feng Delin of Fengtian Province is not a good person, but Lao Yuan has only been jealous of Zhang Zuolin since the Republic of China, although he also despises his "vulgarity" from the bottom of his heart. Lao Yuan's vision is no matter how good it is.
Cai Ye doesn't believe in any "persuasion" words, because most of the politicians' words on the surface are not credible, and aren't they all hypocritical? The inside and outside of the customs have always been closed to news, to find out what Zhang Zuolin really meant, he is suffering from no one to ask, no, Zhang Dashao is here! Judging from Zhang Hanqing's performance some time ago, there is no doubt that the standard is undoubted, but this is fine, you can ask for some truth.
"Only I am the first to look forward", because I once agreed with the imperial system, and Zhang Zuolin was cited as a fellow believer, so I expressed my stance to advance and retreat together? Or does it know my heart and want to lie dormant with me and then raise a flag against me? I have to weigh these words carefully, I have nothing to do with that Fengtian brother, and I haven't had much heart-to-heart? Maybe it's just a phrase.
He really didn't expect that this was just Zhang Hanqing's casual remarks. In fact, in Zhang Zuolin's eyes, no matter how famous Cai Yi is, he is just an outdated empty general, and he is nothing when he leaves Yunnan, so he will not deliberately let Zhang Hanqing have a relationship with him. At this time, Lao Zhang's eyes were firmly fixed on the few powerful figures in the cabinet beside Yuan Shikai.
General Cai pretended to be happy, "Oh? Brother Yuting is also very much in favor of restoring the imperial system? He patted his head: "By the way, Brother Yuting just published the newspaper a few days ago, and his loyalty to the president can be shown every day." Look at my memory, hahaha. ”
Haha smiled, accompanied by a righteous face that he couldn't pretend to be, which made Zhang Hanqing speechless for a while: "Sample, still playing with me?" I've seen through your life, and you're pretending? ”
The advantage of the people who came over made Zhang Hanqing take advantage of the conversation from the beginning, he was too lazy to make a nutritious test with Cai Yi, and said with a smile: "If Uncle Shi wants to know how much my father will support President Yuan Da in the next step, one thing will be known immediately." However, the little nephew knows that Uncle Shi is not here to ask his father how to pat President Yuan's ass! The little nephew can also assure Uncle Shi that his father's true mentality is the same as Uncle Shi's, and it is not a whim to ask the little nephew to 'only be the head of Uncle Shi' in Beijing! ”
Seeing Cai Yi's surprised expression, he really hated such a hypocritical temptation between the two sides, Zhang Hanqing had to make it clear: "Uncle Shi, let's stop hiding it, open the skylight and say something." I know your little nephew, but am you here to test my father's attitude towards the great president becoming emperor? Understand in one sentence: disapprove! Uncle Shi will make a move in the future, and my father will definitely respond from the north! ”
Rao is General Cai has such a big aura, and he was also scared half to death by the few words spit out by the young man in front of him. It took a while to calm down, and he said with little confidence: "Nonsense! ”
"The establishment of a constitutional monarchy is the trend of the times, and there is a voice of approval at home and abroad. Your father and I both made statements about the current situation some time ago, and both of them are strong supporters of the monarchy. National events, how can it be child's play? How can you be a boy? I originally wanted to find an opportunity to deceive this "Fengtian little gentleman", but I was frightened by him. Since ancient times, this kind of thing cannot be tolerated, and once you fall into the spy and the scheming, it will be a catastrophe.
General Cai still doesn't seem to be worried about his young man, but he doesn't have a hair on his lips and can't do things well. "I don't know what the Feng army thinks, and it's estimated that it's very different? Why do you have to keep your beard up when you go back---- you don't know when your fur will turn into a beard? Old people envy young people, but young people sometimes need to pretend to be sophisticated, what is the way of the world? Zhang Hanqing thought to himself.
However, the big fool in front of him really doesn't have the talent to fool, and the hole cards of others are all exposed, and this person is too disrespectful to be an actor, and even a decent reprimand is powerless.
Zhang Hanqing added a lot of fire and said: "Since Uncle Shi is unwilling to talk to each other, Xueliang is not good to talk about it in detail. However, Uncle Shi needs to be reminded that the 'Ice Drinking Room' is not a safe place, and it will cause trouble in the long run. ”
In a faint word, Cai Yi's color changed greatly. He stared at Zhang Hanqing and asked in shock, "How did Hanqing know?" ”
"Ice Room" refers to the place where Liang Qichao settled in Tianjin, located at No. 25 Xima Road. Because it was in the Italian concession, it was once considered a safer place. Here, General Cai often came to Tianjin under the pretext of seeing a doctor and seeking medical treatment, and discussed with his mentor Liang Qichao in the "old residence" building about the anti-Yuan plan. They secretly agreed that if something went wrong, Liang would push public opinion on the one hand and denounce Yuan Thief's retrograde; On the one hand, Cai launched a war to protect the country and shattered Yuan's dream of thieves.
This is an extremely secret matter, only their master and apprentice are involved, and Cai Ye doesn't believe that Zhang Hanqing actually knows this secret. But since Zhang Hanqing said this place, there is really no need to hide it! What he does has always been thought to be secret, Zhang Zuolin is far away from the gate, but he knows his whereabouts in his chest, and it seems that he has a great plan. But how did he find out?
Until this time, Cai Ye still firmly believed that Zhang Zuolin had his own intelligence source, and he just confessed his secrets to Zhang Hanqing.
In fact, Zhang Hanqing was able to know this place, but he only relied on his own "prophetic" wisdom. After realizing that he was being treated as a "proton", he tirelessly considered ways to escape in the future. can be used as a reference, and I am familiar with the routine, it is no wonder that countless wild history legends "Cai Ye and Little Phoenix Fairy", which have a great influence in later generations, and the movie of the same name has also been filmed, who is acting with whom? Well, it doesn't matter.
The important thing is to know that there is such a person as Cai Ye and such a thing. At that time, Cai Yi and Liang Qichao, the master and apprentice, echoed the north and the south, and the small study "Ice Drinking Room" that planned this movement became the source of the Yuan Protectorate Movement that broke out in Yunnan and then spread to the whole country.
Zhang Zuolin's father and son are outside the customs and have some plans, so they are very concerned about the dynamics in the customs, especially in Beijing and Tianjin, so it is inevitable to arrange some people in Beijing and Tianjin, just like the Beijing offices in various places in later generations. In this way, there are usually some big and small things in Beijing, and someone will hand over a message or something, so it will not be dark in the place.
Cai Yi's anti-Yuan is such a big thing, how could Zhang Hanqing not pay attention to it? Before coming to Beijing, Zhang Hanqing paid special attention to the movements of Liang Qichao and Cai Yi, the two major generals of civil and military affairs, through his father. With a mental calculation or not, he dug up Liang Qichao's nest.
Of course, Zhang Hanqing will definitely not tell Cai Ye about this, and it doesn't matter if he has questions---- the feeling of being treated as a pawn and being valued is definitely different. Moreover, it is also a very cool thing to let the world-famous General Cai have a sense of mystery about himself, and it also increases the weight and influence of his words. He pretended to be forced and said: "Since my father wants me to be the head of the horse with Uncle Shi, if I don't even know where Uncle Shi usually goes, how can Xueliang keep up?" ”
"What do you know"?
"I know everything"!
The two didn't say anything more, and just looked at each other in a daze.
General Cai's heart seemed to have turned over a five-flavor bottle, and the respectful young man in front of him seemed to be able to see his hole cards clearly. It seems that people say that heroes have been teenagers since ancient times, and this is true. Of course, he didn't realize that he was once a member of the young people.
However, Cai Ye deserved to be a fierce general in the thousands of troops, and he quickly walked out of the unfavorable situation. He said very open-mindedly: "Since this is the case, it will be more convenient for everyone to talk." Although my father and I are not old friends, we also have several relationships. I just heard Han Qing say that Brother Yuting opposes the implementation of a constitutional monarchy and is also a fellow believer. It's just that my father thinks that the situation is really out of control? ”
Zhang Hanqing bowed his head without thinking: "That's true, the president has been preparing for more than a year or two in order to be the emperor. From the success of the revolution, he became the president of the North and the South, and his power was uncontrollable. By early last year, even the last fig leaf ---- parliament of the dictatorship had been dissolved. Later, under the pretext that 'the people are abusing their freedom to cook and the people's political understanding is still in their infancy,' they abolished the provisional constitution of the Republic of China, promulgated a new "Republic of China Constitution" in May last year, and changed the cabinet system to the presidential system. Later, the Presidential Election Act was amended so that the president could be re-elected indefinitely, and the new president would be appointed by the incumbent president. ”
He said leisurely: "The Yuan family can already act as president, and in this way, the wind of constitutional monarchy can still blow." Since the wind has spread and blown strongly, it means that this is by no means groundless! ”
All this is the same as Cai Yi's judgment. The reason why he still asked this question is to confirm Fengtian Zhang Zuolin's cognition. The stakes are serious, and he doesn't dare to take it lightly. However, looking at this boy pretending to be forced, he still had some admiration in his heart: "Zhang Zuolin, a bandit leader, can give birth to such an extraordinary son, which is really incredible." He had the heart to take the school entrance examination Zhang Hanqing, and asked slowly: "Does the nephew think that President Yuan Da can do this way?" ”
Zhang Hanqing spat lightly, smiled and said, "This is a prelude to death." What is the difference between him, the president, and the emperor? It's going to be tossed like this, and I have to tear everyone's face! The Republic of China has come to the present, and it can no longer tolerate the reversal of history. Now President Yuan Da can still control the situation, but because the evil deeds have not been recorded, and all parties are doing and watching. There is a saying, 'Duke Zhou is afraid of rumors, Wang Mang is humble and has not usurped the time', if he dies now, he can still retain his reputation, after all, he is still the first president of China, and the people of the country have always been full of tolerance for this first. ”
But when he raised the emperor's banner, the situation that followed was by no means out of his control. At least Xueliang knows that with Uncle Shi's presence, the president will not have a good life. My father is also fighting outside the gates, preparing to eliminate this trouble for the country in the future. ”