Mr. Nakayama's reply at the banquet continued: "There were two republics in southern Africa, and they died without troops until they were annexed. It can be seen that the republic has no troops and is not enough to save the country. Today, President Yuan is good at military training, and with China's strength, he has trained millions of troops to protect the territory of our five major ethnic groups. ”

After Sun Yat-sen finished speaking, he raised his glass again and shouted: Long live President Yuan! Long live the Republic of China! Long live the five nations!

In Sun. Middle. When the mountain shouted Long live President Yuan Da, Yuan Shikai stood up and shouted: Long live Mr. Zhongshan! Long live the Republic of China! Long live the five nations!

The atmosphere of the meeting was very friendly and warm, and the participants were deeply encouraged by the scene.

On the murder of Zhang Zhenwu Fangwei, which was fiercely opposed by the revolutionaries, Sun Zhenwu. Middle. Shan also gradually adopted a sympathetic and understanding attitude towards Yuan Shikai.

When talking about this matter, he said: "According to my opinion, Zhang and Fang cannot be said to be innocent. However, the governor of Edu (referring to Li Yuanhong) seems to be arrested on the spot and punished in Wuchang, that is, this problem does not arise. The prosthetic hand is in the center, and it is inevitable that there is no shoulder. ”

It seems that Zhang and Fang should be killed, or if Zhang and Fang are guilty and should be punished, Li Yuanhong "seems to be arrested on the spot and punished in Wuchang", which is also an allusion to Li Yuanhong's use of a knife to kill people, and he lacks the spirit of responsibility, and he cannot blame Yuan Shikai for this matter.

As a result, the "Zhang Zhenwu case," which aroused people's strong righteous indignation and great indignation, came to an end.

On the issue of the division of military and civilian rule, Sun. Middle. Shan believes that to achieve the separation of military and civilian rule, it is necessary to "return military power to the central government, and the governor can be appointed by the central government." Other communications, finance, foreign affairs, and justice are all the exclusive powers of the central government." This is exactly what Yuan Shikai wants to hear and do the most, and it is naturally highly recognized by Yuan Shikai.

Because at that time, Yuan Shikai was mainly fighting against several provinces in the south where revolutionaries were governors. The strengthening of centralized power in the context of the time was nothing more than the strengthening of Yuan's personal rule.

On the issue of political parties, Sun. Middle. Shan urged Yuan Shikai to join the Kuomintang. However, Yuan Shikai believed that joining any party would inevitably arouse the dissatisfaction of other parties, and that he would not join any political party because he wanted to take a transcendent position as president. In fact, Yuan Shikai is also above any party. Because in Yuan's view, party politics is still just a political tool in the final analysis, and any political party must obey its rule, not that he must obey the jurisdiction of a certain political party.

Due to the fact that at this time the country. Business. Total. Li Lu Zhengxiang has already resigned, and Yuan Shikai asked Sun Yat-sen to discuss the choice of the next cabinet premier. Mainly choose one of Shen Bingkun and Zhao Bingjun. Of course, his ideal candidate is Zhao Bingjun.

I don't know. Did Mr. Shan know what Yuan Shikai thought in his heart and did what he liked, anyway, he took the initiative to propose: "Shen has no perseverance, and his political experience is far inferior to Zhao, in case he is repeatedly short-lived cabinet, it has a lot to do with the reputation of the people and the election." ”

This time he fell into Yuan Shikai's arms, and since he had Sun Yat-sen's support, it was even more natural to nominate Zhao Bingjun.

On the issue of building railways, Sun Yat-sen believed that the funds for the construction of railways should not be borrowed from foreign capitalists in the name of **, but from foreign capitalists in the name of authorized companies, so as to avoid the loss of sovereignty. Capital, talent, and technology can all be boldly imported from the West. After Sun Yat-sen entered Beijing, he vigorously promoted the "200,000-mile railway" plan, which was greatly praised and supported by Yuan Shikai.

On September 11, Yuan Shikai issued a presidential decree, formally appointing Sun Yat-sen as "the plenicity of planning the national railway". Responsible for the establishment of the National Railway Corporation, planning and construction of the National Railway. The company's internal right to employ personnel shall not be interfered with, and 30,000 yuan will be allocated from the central government every month for its expenses. The conditions are extremely favorable, and Yuan Shikai's posture is to have absolute trust in Mr. Zhongshan and completely let go. Mr. Zhongshan's salary is also surprisingly high, and handling personal affairs well is Yuan Shikai's forte.

It can be said that in so many days of discussion, Sun Yuan and the others almost reached an agreement on all major issues.

After receiving Sun Yat-sen's telegram, Huang Xing sailed north from Shanghai on the ship "Mingxin" on 6 September and arrived in Beijing on 11 September. After Huang Xing arrived in Beijing, he was also greeted with the same grand welcome and warm hospitality as Sun Yat-sen. On the eve of Huang Xing's arrival, Yuan Shikai issued a presidential decree conferring the rank of general on Huang Xing.

After Huang Xing arrived in Beijing, he was obviously very satisfied with Yuan Shikai's warm reception. However, at that time, the Kuomintang had completed its reorganization, and Huang Xing, who had party interests above all else, pulled people into the Kuomintang whenever he could. Although when pulling Yuan Shikai, Yuan politely refused Mr. Zhongshan's reason, but Huang Xing also had a windfall, because the acting country. Business. Total. Li Zhao Bingjun joined the Kuomintang.

Whether Zhao Bingjun's joining the Kuomintang was Yuan Shikai's instigation or his personal idea, no one knows. Anyway after he became a member of the Kuomintang, the Senate passed its official General of State. Appointment, plus a few points of insurance.

Yuan Shikai immediately invited Huang Xing to join the talks with Sun Yat-sen, and after repeated consultations, the three giants finally formed the "Eight Political Programs".

The eight theses are:

(1) Establish a unified system.

(2) Preside over the true justice of right and wrong, good and evil, and correct folk customs.

(3) Temporarily reinstate armaments and reserve naval and army personnel first.

(4) Open the door, import foreign investment, build railway mines, and build iron and steel factories to improve people's livelihood.

(6) Military, diplomatic, financial, judicial, and communications shall adopt centralism, and the rest of the provinces shall adopt the doctrine of decentralization at the discretion of the circumstances.

(7) Quickly sort out the finances.

(8) Striving to reconcile the Party's views and maintain order is the foundation of recognition.

According to these eight political platforms, five implementation measures have been formulated:

(1) Implement reunification: If the provincial military has not yet been abolished, the telegraph will cancel it within a time limit. On the one hand, they sent personnel to the provinces to investigate the situation, and the directors of the military, foreign affairs, and communications departments were all appointed by the central government, and all matters were directly subordinate to the central ministries, with a view to unification;

(2) Rectifying the Navy and Army: It is planned to raise special funds to quickly organize the Army University and the Naval Academy, and the Navy and Army Department will select personnel to go to various countries for inspection;

(3) Establishment of railways: It has been handled by Mr. Sun Yat-sen, and Mr. Huang Xing is invited to take charge of the mining and build iron and steel factories in Beijing and Nanjing, so as to achieve the purpose of self-made ordnance throughout the country;

(4) Funding the National Organization Industrial Bank, agriculture, forestry, industry and commerce, and the official supervision and gentry to save the troubles.

"5) Advocate subsidizing national industry, starting with agriculture, forestry and industry.

After that, the eight-point political program was sent to Wuhan in the form of a telegram to Vice President Li Yuanhong for review, and with Lai's consent, Yuan Shikai officially announced the eight-point political program to the outside world on 25 September. The eight-point political platform is the result of the "sincere cooperation" of the four giants of Yuan, Sun, Li and Huang, and is also known as the "Big Four Agreement" in history.

At that time, all walks of life have put Yuan Shikai, Sun Shikai. Middle. Shan, Huang Xing, and Li Yuanhong are known as the four founding heroes. The "Big Four Agreement" is a great encouragement to the people of the whole country, who are eagerly looking forward to national stability, peace and development. It has also received recognition and support from all sides.

However, in addition to talking about economic development, these eight political platforms not only did not contain provisions restricting the power of the president in the political aspect, but helped Yuan Shikai by constantly emphasizing the adoption of "centralism." It is required that the political, military, and economic constraints of all provinces be brought under the central government. To put it bluntly, it is to subordinate the local forces of the revolutionaries who have emerged since Xinhai to the leadership of President Yuan Da. It can be said that the Eight Political Platforms are completely Yuan Shikai expressing his heart through the mouths of Sun, Huang, and Li. As for the development of industry and the construction of railways, they are all high-sounding and innocuous official articles, which have no effect at all on the implementation of democratic constitutionalism and the prevention of Yuan Shikai's excessive power.

Of course, there are dissonances. For example, on September 16, Sun Yat-sen went to the presidential palace again to attend a farewell banquet held by Yuan Shikai and had a final conversation with Yuan. During the banquet, Yuan Shikai once again tested Sun Yat-sen.

He pretended to be drunk and said: "The Fang Jin Revolution has succeeded, and the purpose of Mr. Wang's decades-long campaign has been achieved, and the Chinese Revolution has come to an end?" ”

Sun Yat-sen replied: "The Manchu Qing Dynasty has been overthrown, and the Chinese Revolution has come to an end, which is probably not inevitable." ”

Yuan Shikai was overwhelmed when he heard this, and Sun Yat-sen's words were also confirmed by later history.

On 17 September, Sun Yat-sen left Beijing with firm trust in Yuan Shikai and a vision for a better future for China.

However, the biggest problem with the Sun-Yuan talks is that on the surface, the two giants seem to have reached a lot of consensus, but the two seem to have intentionally or unintentionally bypassed the core sensitive issue, that is, the observance of the law and the limitation of presidential powers, and instead made a big fuss about some irrelevant topics.

However, reconciliation between the North and the South has been achieved on the surface, and the atmosphere in the country as a whole is harmonious, and the country has thus gained a rare respite, thus entering a period of peaceful development. Yuan Shikai and his government. The government has also been freed from frequent internal and external strife to a great extent, and has devoted more energy to the political power and economic construction of the Republic of China.

It must be admitted that it was a golden age of development that was rare in this new type of country, and it was remembered for many years to come.

There is no doubt that during that period, both the country's various undertakings and Yuan Shikai's governance made remarkable achievements.

In terms of democracy alone, there has never been a situation in which the people have never been given such a voice and the right to express their opinions. Not only in the areas controlled by the revolutionaries in the south, but also in the city of Beijing, openly criticized President Yuan Shikai and the government. Mansion is also a common thing.

It's a pity that this good situation didn't last long, because, soon, Song Jiaoren was assassinated. Immediately, the situation changed abruptly, and the atmosphere of unity in 1912 disappeared.