Chen Eun severed relations with Yuan, and a telegram was known as Yuan Shikai's final telegram. After Yuan Shikai's death, there were good deeds to Yuan Shikai's death of the emperor to the death of a scandalous drama with a bang: the six gentlemen who were sick (this refers to the six gentlemen of Hongxian as the culprits), ordered to send two Chen Tang (two Chen refers to Chen Eun, Chen Shufan, and one soup refers to Tang Qianming). It shows that the parting of ways between Chen Eun and Yuan Shikai hit Yuan hard.

Even close ministers like Chen Eun have left Yuan Shikai, and the social impact of Chen Eun's move and his contribution to the cause of protecting the country and opposing Yuan are not trivial.

After Yuan Shikai received this telegram, he fainted in anger.

When he woke up, his face was as red as coal, and a few tears of heroic doom flowed from his eyes, and he muttered, "People's hearts have changed greatly."

He summoned Liang Shiyi into the public mansion, showed Chen Dian to Liang, and said: "If Er'an loves me like this, what can my husband say?" How about your decision to abdicate for me? ”

Liang Shiyi knew that what Yuan Shikai said was not what he was talking about, so he didn't make a sound, Yuan Shikai probably couldn't get off the stage, so he wrote a telegram with his own pen and sent it:

"Yesterday, I saw Songpo Zhili, Xu, and Duan Dian, please persuade me to abdicate. Public friendship and private feelings, admiration and intersection, but not yet know my heart, I am tired of coming out, almost unwilling to live once, and then discuss the important princes, as the aftermath, to take the matter big, and difficult to let go, internal and external troubles, forced to come, that is, there is the disaster of the country.

"I am nearly sixty years old, and I am full of hardships, and I still have greed, and I am stupid. I have made up my mind, abdication is not a problem, should be studied, only in the aftermath, politics. The princes of the government discussed for many days, but there was still no result. If you ignore the aftermath and let go of it, you will be in danger immediately, and you can't bear to come to this; And there is no technique to extricate himself.

"At present, the main point is to quickly plan for the aftermath, but there are two or three points to bear, so as not to immediately see the danger and split, abdication can be resolved, and it is hoped that the business and politics will be cut. The government, the quick way, the responsibility, the early decision! How about joint consultation? Keep it a secret! The electricity is not exhausted. ”

"I have made up my mind, and abdication is not a problem", of course, is not the same thing as officially announcing my abdication.

Yuan Shikai knew that Chen Eun was a thoughtful person, and he also knew that he did not approve of the imperial system. Yuan Shikai didn't pay much attention to this, because there were many people who opposed the imperial system because of his friends and cronies, such as Xu Shichang, Duan Qirui, Zhang Yilu, etc. However, Yuan decided not to imagine that Chen Eun would betray him and openly break off relations with him, of course, how heavy and heavy the blow was.

Afterwards, the more Yuan Shikai thought about it, the more angry he became, and finally he couldn't help it, and on May 24, he issued an edict denouncing Chen Eun, eager to eat his flesh and sleep on his skin.

Message Cloud:

"According to the telegram of the Sichuan general Chen Eun, he said: 'Jiang Dian implored the great president to abdicate because he wanted to properly plan for the aftermath as a place to delay the process, and the telegram requested that the abdication be announced on the same day, and it was proposed at the Nanjing Conference that the abdication was not out of sincerity, because of the personal severance of relations with the president.' The office of the President of the People's Republic of China, which has been elected by the whole nation, shall be subject to resignation, and the Statute shall contain special provisions, which are not required by some soldiers, and if this end is opened, the successor to the President shall have the opportunity to entangle the soldiers of several provinces to raise troops to resist and demand abdication, and the fear of chaos will be endless, which will lead to the tragedy of more competition in Mexico; Anyone who has a little bit of a heart, a little bit of a patriot, should not bear to come out of this.

"The matter of severing relations with the individual is now in the status of the great president, and it cannot be divided into two between Yu and the president, and it is also like Chen Eun before the vacancy, nor can Chen Eun and the general be divided into two, and Yu is still in the position of the presidency, and according to the "Covenant Law", on behalf of the Republic of China, and the relationship with the individual is severed, this is not a fact that can be concealed by clever words, and its legal theory is disdain...... However, the president's budding resignation was as early as before Chen Eun and others asked for a secret plan with the dignitaries to deal with the aftermath, pretending to be extremely important internally and externally, and if he was not careful, he would die. On the sixth day of the first month, he received Chen Mijiang's telegram, and when he replied, he said, "I really won my heart, but in this situation, we must arrange the aftermath and look forward to the government as soon as possible. The secret business method of the government, I look forward to it! ’

"I saw that Chen Eunchu telegraphed on the 6th: 'It is planned to solicit the opinions of the provinces, and General Feng will handle them at a compromise'. According to Chen Eun's telegram on 20 July, he relayed Cai Ye's telegram and asked him to announce as soon as possible that it was appropriate for Feng Guozhang and others to discuss the plan with the representatives of the 10 provinces in Nanjing. It is to restore Chen Huan Jiangdian, so that it can quickly go to politics. The government secret business method, eagerly awaited. And Chen Eun does not do business quickly, but it is said to be a place of delay; Chen Eun asked for a compromise with Feng Guozhang, and said that the abdication was not out of sincerity, contradictory, and arbitrary, so he used the excuse to sever the relationship, which is incomprehensible. Yu De is thin and fresh, and he feels difficult every day, and he is very eager to fulfill my wish for the first time, and he will never be greedy for power.

"However, the number of conscription troops in various provinces exceeds 100,000, and the Chinese and foreign commercial bridges along the river are mixed and must be protected, and there are still most provinces with different opinions, each holding extreme views, and the dangers are everywhere, and the reasons are complicated. In the name of the disciples, the country suffers endless disasters, which is not my original wish to save the country, especially I feel that it is difficult for my people, so I regard the aftermath as the key to the survival of the country, and I have to earnestly plan and discuss. …… On the 15th, the representatives of various provinces in Nanjing discussed the plan, and Feng Guozhang and others were sent to discuss the plan in earnest. The government has consulted on appropriate measures to ensure that the country can be safe, and that it will not be overthrown immediately, and so far it has not been answered.

"In short, the honor and disgrace of one person is very small, and the interests of the country are extremely heavy, and the president of this congress has always taken the salvation of the country as the premise, and he should fulfill his responsibilities for one day when he is in power, and he will never dare to act in his own way, favor his own reputation, and cause the country to suffer great danger. Afterwards, there is a public opinion, and he does not care about the reputation for a while, and the will to retreat is based on his own intentions, and there is no greed at all. Chen Eun is far away in Chengdu, the situation is estranged, and he doesn't know that the aftermath is very serious, which is very regrettable! There is already an order to come to Beijing to discuss the aftermath, and the departure will be set off immediately, without delay. This order. ”

At the same time, Yuan ordered the appointment of Zhou Jun, the envoy of Chongqing Town and the commander of the first division of the Sichuan Army, as a heavy military general to supervise the military affairs of Sichuan.

According to Chen Eun's original intention, he only broke off diplomatic relations with Yuan Shikai personally, which did not mean that Sichuan was completely separated from China. Beg. Politics. Prefecture. In other words, as long as Yuan Shikai abdicates, he and Sichuan can still not be independent.

But if Yuan Shikai did this, he couldn't help but declare the independence of Sichuan.

The full text of Chen's official independence proclamation is as follows:

"Chen, the governor of Sichuan, in order to show the notice: Since the occurrence of the imperial system, the people of Sichuan have been trapped in fire and water, and there is no complaint, which is very sad. The Governor of Pontus had repeatedly telegraphed President Yuan to abdicate and declared his determination to achieve his goal, hoping for a peaceful solution and saving the people from the suffering of war again. The hardships of this governor are forgiven by both China and foreign countries. It has been postponed to the present, and there has been no clear answer so far, because the Yuan family does not remember the suffering of the Sichuan people, and first cut himself off from Sichuan.

"The governor of Pontus could not help but say goodbye to the Yuan clan on behalf of the Sichuan people, and on the 22nd he sent a telegram to Beijing outside the city, officially announcing his cooperation with Yuan Zheng in Beijing. The government severed relations. Before the abdication of the Yuan family, he was in power. If the government punishes Sichuan affairs in the name of the government, Sichuan Province shall be deemed invalid. And in accordance with the official system in the first year of the Republic of China, the name of the general was abolished and the name was changed to the governor, that is, the eunuch temporarily served as the governor.

"As for the peace and order of the localities, the governor of Pontus shall appoint the military and civilian governors of the respective localities to be responsible for their preservation. As soon as the new president was officially elected, the governor of Pontu immediately raised the province of Sichuan to obey the order, and at that time he was dismissed from his post and returned to the field, and returned to my first service. The emperor and the queen of the earth, learn from my heart. For this reason, the military and civilians of Sichuan Province are instructed not to disturb each other and harm the locality. Cheche is here. May 22, 5th year of the Republic of China. ”

Chen Eun was renamed the governor of Sichuan, appointed Liu Yiqing as the chief of staff, Xiu Chenghao (Cai Yibao) as the director of the Department of Civil Affairs, Hu Egong as the Sichuan propaganda envoy, and Xiong Kewu as the commander-in-chief of the recruiting army.

After Chen Eun expressed his attitude, Feng Yuxiang's brigade drove back to Chengdu and sent a telegram to Cao Kunyun: "The army is the army of the country. Now that Sichuan Province has become independent, my generation can only obey the orders of Chen Gong, in order to fulfill the duty of a soldier, those who follow the sky survive, and those who go against the sky die. ”

As a typical dictator, Yuan Shikai has never worried about anyone. On weekdays, he is in charge of everything. It was only at the juncture when everyone betrayed their relatives and was embattled that Li Yuanhong, Xu Shichang, and Duan Qirui were invited to support the crisis.

He asked Li Yuanhong to work with him every day, which meant to train Li as the head of state to take over his position, so that he could return to his hometown with peace of mind; He handed over everything in politics to Xu Shichang, and Xu was solely responsible; He also entrusted the military issue to Duan Qirui.

Anyone with a little common sense can see that the discredited Yuan dynasty can no longer be maintained, just like the Qing Dynasty back then. For Yuan Shikai, what he can do, and the best choice for him, is to abdicate with dignity. However, how could a power-hungry person like Yuan Shikai take this step?

Xu Shichang originally had to go out of the mountain because he couldn't get over his feelings. In the storm, Xu Shichang struggled for a period of time, and finally couldn't hold on.

On April 22, the fifth year of the Republic of China, Xu resigned as Secretary of State. He only worked as a Feng woman for a month, and then resigned and went to Shuizhu Village, Hui County, Henan Province to be a "crown poet".

Of course, Yuan Shikai tried his best to stay, "Brother Shichang, at such a time, do you want to leave me?" As he spoke, Yuan Shikai's eyes moistened, and his voice was a little choked.

"Brother Shikaidi, do you think I am leaving you? Although I don't want to see that day, the day will come, and you and my brother will have to come out and clean up the pieces. I'm not out of it now, will I be eligible then?

The two of them have not been called brothers for a long time, and Yuan Shikai immediately understood Xu's intentions, so he didn't insist anymore.

On 23 July, Yuan Shikai appointed Duan Qirui as secretary of state and chief of the army, Lu Zhengxiang as chief of foreign affairs, Wang Yitang as chief of internal affairs, Sun Baoqi as chief of finance, Liu Guanxiong as chief of the navy, Cao Rulin as chief of communications, Zhang Guogan as chief of education, Jin Bangping as chief of agriculture and commerce, Zhang Zongxiang as chief of justice, Wang Shizhen as chief of staff, and Zhuang Yunkuan as president of auditing.

Within a few days, Lu Zhengxiang did not accompany Yuan Shikai, and Cao Rulin, the chief of communications, concurrently served as the chief of foreign affairs. In a few days, Sun Baoqi quit and was succeeded by Zhou Ziqi as chief financial officer.

Duan Qirui was ordered to be in danger, and his situation was almost the same as when Yuan came out and formed a cabinet after the Xinhai Revolution. He believed that in order to return to the republican system, it was necessary to change the government hall into a responsible cabinet.

Yuan Shikai's heart as an emperor at this time was not dead, and on the surface he completely accepted Duan's opinion, and issued a decree saying: "In accordance with Article 21 of the Covenant Law, the government is formulated. The Organic Law of the Government is the precursor of the Cabinet of Responsibilities. ”

However, after this blank check was written, there was no follow-up. However, Duan's attitude at this time was very resolute, he declared that if he did not have real power, he would not do it, and Yuan Shikai was forced to order on May 8 to abolish the political hall and restore the State Council.

Duan Qirui was a person who was very persistent in maintaining the republic, and when the State Council was restored, he begged for the abolition of the Generalissimo's Commander-in-Chief's Office.

Of course Yuan Shikai was unwilling, but he couldn't say it clearly, and he approved the submission: "Can you go to the ministry every day?" ”

Duan also asked the War Department to accept the Model Regiment and the Gong Guard, and Yuan Shikai simply pretended to be deaf and dumb. Thinking of his own appointment as the Qing court. Pavilion. Total. After the reason, he soon sent his confidant Feng Guozhang to lead the Imperial Forest Army, and Yuan felt that Duan Qirui at this time took the same path as he himself dealt with the Qing court back then.