Sun Yat-sen wants to protect the law, where do the soldiers come from? The Liangguang tour that controlled Guangdong made Lu Rongting welcome Sun Yat-sen into Guangdong in order to oppose Duan Qirui's unification by force, which made him seem to have a backbone. Two days later, he took Zhang Taiyan, Zhu Zhixin, Liao Zhongkai, and Chen Jiongming and others to lead two warships, "Haichen" and "Ying Rui," to the south.

However, before he arrived in Guangdong, the "Zhang Xun Restoration" came to an end, which made him have no opponents. It doesn't matter, Duan Qirui is his new target.

The reason is that after Lao Duan defeated Zhang Xun and regained power, he refused to restore the Constitution and the National Assembly, and adopted Liang Qichao's suggestion to prepare to convene a separate "provisional Senate" to reformulate the Organic Law and the Election Law of the National Assembly, and elect a new National Assembly, so as to achieve his goal of abolishing the old National Assembly, in which the Kuomintang members were predominant, and abolishing the Provisional Legislative Force.

This gave Sun Yat-sen a reason to "protect the law" for a new reason. Not to mention, this sign is quite loud, and there are many people who respond, such as Navy Chief Chen Biguang. He and Lin Baoyi, commander of the First Fleet, jointly supported the law, restored the Congress, and punished the culprits, and together with 10 warships of the whole fleet, they went south to submit to Sun Yat-sen, accompanied by Tang Shaoyi and Wang Jingwei.

At the same time, the former MPs, who were threatened to be stripped of their status, were also strongly dissatisfied, and they responded to Sun Yat-sen's call to choose another place to open the parliament, and they went south to Guangdong. By mid-August, more than 150 members of the National Assembly had arrived in Guangzhou.

These numbers were not sufficient according to the law, but they still met and were historically called the Extraordinary Congress. They organized the military government of the Republic of China, and set up a generalissimo, two marshals, and six ministries. In order to meet the needs of the war, the cabinet system stipulated in the "Provisional Treaty" was not adopted, but the generalissimo system of the party, the government, and the army in the "Revolutionary Strategy" of the Chinese Revolutionary Party was adopted.

Sun Yat-sen lived up to his expectations and was elected generalissimo, and the local powers sent Lu Rongting and Tang Jiyao (Yunnan overseer) as marshals, but the six ministers were all from the Kuomintang. The local strength sent people to shoot, but they were overhead, which also buried hidden dangers for Lao Sun.

As the head of the Central Committee, Duan Qirui has the obligation to safeguard national unity, and he is ready to unify China by force. Where does the money come from? It went back to the original loan. But this time he didn't hide it, and he couldn't get rid of it, but because it was true. For this reason, he and the famous "strong order" Zhang Guogan also had a very stiff and unpleasant relationship.

When this contract was sent to Zhang Guogan, the chief of agriculture and commerce, on the table before it was signed, it was supposed to be approved and signed by the chief of agriculture and commerce. But Zhang Guogan refused to sign. Also serving in the Beiyang government, Zhang Guogan showed the backbone of the Chinese.

Who is this Zhang Guogan? It's famous.

Zhang Guogan's character is Ganruo, Zhongjia, Shigong, and a native of Puqi, Hubei. Beiyang government official, scholar. Before the first uprising in Wuchang, he was transferred to Beijing as deputy director of the Cabinet Statistics Bureau; Later, he participated in the peace negotiations between the north and the south with Tang Shaoyi as a "senator", and won the favor of Yuan Shikai. In April 1912, he was appointed Director of the State Council Bureau and Secretary-General of the State Council, and later successively served as Secretary-General of the Presidential Office, Undersecretary of the Interior, and Minister of Education. When Li Yuanhong was in power, he continued to be reused because of his fellow villagers, and successively served as secretary general of the Presidential Office, secretary general of the State Council, chief of agriculture and commerce, chief of justice, and president of the Water Conservancy Bureau. He maneuvered between the various factions of the Beiyang warlords, mediated the contradictions, and was valued by all parties. If he doesn't sign, Duan Qirui, who is the prime minister, has no choice.

On November 1, the Japanese minister to China, Hayashi Quansuke, personally went to the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce to threaten Zhang to sign the contract. Zhang Guogan asked Lin Quanzhu whether he represented a Japanese businessman or the Japanese government? He said: "If you are a businessman on behalf of your country, you should do it in accordance with our mining regulations in China. If I am representing your government, this is the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce, and I have no status to talk with you, so please contact you at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of our country. ”

Lin Quanzhu was speechless by Zhang, and he was embarrassed to turn his face, so he had to withdraw. Soon after, he visited Zhang Guogan again, changed his kind face, and suggested that the case be transferred to the War Department in accordance with the practice that the Japanese iron and steel industry should be managed by the Ministry of War. Zhang Guogan replied: "This is my internal affair, and I don't have to worry about it. ”

Duan Qirui saw that this matter was stiff, so he sent Sun Runzi to pay a bribe to Zhang with 1.2 million yuan, and the bribe increased to 2 million yuan, but all of them were refused. Tu Fengshu, secretary of the State Council, was also sent to persuade Zhang to leave Beijing under the pretext of inspecting the peasant associations of various provinces, and to have the deputy minister of the acting ministry sign the iron ore contract on his behalf, but Zhang Guogan also refused. Duan also adopted the same method he had done with Sun Hongyi, the chief of internal affairs, and persuaded Zhang to transfer the governor of the province to avoid being exposed to the brunt, but Zhang refused.

Zhang Guogan is usually easy-going, but this time he is very resolute. Duan Qirui finally sent his confidant Zeng Yujun to visit Zhang, said a lot of good things, and asked Zhang for help, Zhang Guogan said: "If you don't sign, you are doing the prime minister a favor!" ”

Because the enemy is strong and we are weak, at the beginning of the Republic of China, when the people were generally afraid of Japan, it was commendable to have a strong order like Zhang Guogan, not to lose power and humiliate the country, and not to submit to authority.

If it weren't for the fact that there was a reason, Duan Qirui wouldn't want to provoke this famous "strong order", it was really because the European war situation was gradually showing the dawn, and he was in a hurry to get a piece of the pie.

After the end of World War I's Three Continental Campaigns (Battle of the Marne, Battle of Verdun, Battle of the Somme) and one naval campaign (Battle of Jutland), no matter what the outcome of the so-called "February Revolution" occurred in Russia in Eastern Europe, the inference of the defeat of the Allies could not be escaped. Even after the Battle of the Marne, Moltke Jr., the chief of staff of the German army, said to Kaiser Wilhelm II: "Your Majesty, we lost the war. ”

Eager to join the victor's side, especially to meet the expectations of the Japanese, Duan Qirui's government went so far as to bypass Zhang Guogan and forcibly sign the contract. This is a grave violation of the spirit of the Cabinet Constitution: all important peace treaties require the signatures of the Cabinet Ministers before they can enter into force. Seeing this, Zhang Guogan resigned angrily. Duan Qirui had the heart to approve, but he didn't dare to put pen to paper.

Zhang Hanqing entered Beijing for the second time, and the first stop was to Zhang's mansion, and he gave a very high evaluation of his words and deeds, and expressed through his mouth that his father praised him as "the backbone of the country", and strongly invited Zhang Guogan to go outside the Guan, "stay away from the center, and do some practical things". Seeing that in the near future, the three northeastern provinces are all under my father's command, and a large number of talents are needed. A talent like Zhang Guogan is neither humble nor arrogant to the Japanese, which is exactly what he wants---- because the Japanese infiltrated the Northeast very early and have been included in the sphere of influence many times, and more or less local forces have layers of relations with the Japanese, how can Zhang Guogan be pure and clean?

Zhang Guogan also heard of Zhang Zuolin's actions: it is true that he is a warlord, and he also has a tight grip on the barrel of a gun, but he is still quite attentive to civil affairs, and the people under his rule have heard that life is also good. Especially in the past two years, the Fengtian reform and land reform, as well as the many industries, have obviously looked much better financially, and have also made the lives of the common people really better.

He is no stranger to Zhang Hanqing: the previous act of looking for flowers and asking willows in Beijing turned out to be a self-defilement of pretending to be stupid and deceived Lao Yuan; He heard that the new army under his reorganization was not inferior in combat effectiveness to the Beiyang armies; His drastic reform and eclectic employment in Mukden surrounded him with many capable people, and he knew that Han Linchun, Mo Dehui, Liu Shangqing...

is still a little proud that he found himself, but he is a senior of the Republic of China, and he wants to work under Zhang Zuolin's hands, after all, he is still not very relieved, first, Lao Zhang is too strong; both, they are worried that he is too restrictive to themselves.

Zhang Hanqing knew this, and he said to Zhang Guogan: "My father knows that Zhang Lao is a capable and good official who has the ability to benefit the people, and he has the same opinion on the matter of making the lives of the people in the Northeast better and the local area stronger. Linlai's father also promised Xueliang: he would never interfere with Zhang Lao's employment and administration in Hei Province, on the contrary, as long as Zhang Lao proposed a method, his father would create conditions if he did not have the conditions. Although my father didn't know a few big words, he still kept his promise. Please rest assured about this. ”

It is true that Zhang Zuolin has made promises many times, but it is a scene and there will never be outsiders present. As for what he promised in public, Lao Zhang really hasn't breached the contract, and he has a good reputation for this, and Zhang Guogan has also heard of it.

In fact, many figures in the Republic of China are committed to heavy commitments, and the traditional Chinese "gentleman promises a thousand gold" is by no means a child's play, unlike modern Western politicians, who use bigger lies to overdraft credit. China is a country with no credit history, and it is only in the commercial society that this atmosphere is gradually replaced by very impersonal black and white words.

The European powers were fighting endlessly, and naturally they relaxed their economic aggression against China, resulting in a "short spring" in China's national industry. It is also for this reason that the economic construction of Northeast China has reached a new level, and there is an urgent need for a large number of chief executives who understand economics and have backbone, especially those who cannot be bent down by the Japanese.

Zhai Wen's election as governor is just a transition, and there are still many affairs in the black province after autonomy that need to be done by shrewd and capable governors. After all, Zhang Guogan has a huge reputation, and if he can make proper use of it, it will be the intention of benefiting the country and the people, especially the old and young Zhang. In view of this, Zhang Zuolin solemnly proposed to the central center to ask Zhang Guogan to deign to go to Hei Province to be the governor.

Duan Qirui was also under a lot of pressure because of this matter, Zhang Zuolin's words were exactly what he wanted, if Zhang Guogan was willing, it would be considered a matter on his mind, otherwise he would be blocked by looking at it all the time! I was afraid that Zhang Guogan would not agree, and what he said before was rejected. How do you know that he only mentioned this, and just added: "I'm afraid that Zhong Jia will think that he is yielding." Zhang Guogan said discouragedly: "My minister is now not worthy of his name, and it is not appropriate." If I can do something practical for the people of Black Province, where can I talk about what kind of condescension? ”

The strength made it possible to go to the "mixed life" under the strongman Zhang Zuolin outside the border so happily, and Duan Qirui was also drunk. However, he was able to leave, which was exactly what he wanted, but he secretly said in his heart: "I wish you a smooth journey." ”

Don't look at Lao Zhang's generosity, working under the hands of Zhang Zuolin, who has always been strong, I'm afraid I will have to try Lao Zhang's methods, and then I will know how good my old Duan is!