Feng Guozhang listened to Yuan Shikai's words and couldn't help but believe it, but after he resigned, he still came to the Confidential Bureau of the Political Affairs Hall and met the director Zhang Yilu.

The two of them are good friends and have nothing to say.

Feng Guozhang repeated what Yuan Shikai said to Zhang and asked Zhang what he thought about it.

Zhang Yilu is a talented man in Suzhou, and he has been Yuan Shikai's copywriter since he was a child, and he has won Yuan's trust, and he belongs to one of the few people in the Beiyang Department who participate in the secret.

He listened to Feng Guozhang's narration, thought for a while and said: "The old man's words are trustworthy, and this is true, some people want to be the founding father, but the old man will not be stupid to this point."

In this way, Feng Guozhang is even more convinced.

It's obviously hollowing out the mind to be the emperor, why do you still say this to your good brother?

Yuan Shikai knew that the transformation of the republic into an imperial system would be very difficult. He has already experienced this kind of thing once, that is, from defending the Qing court to following the trend of the republic. The hardships and dangers experienced in this turn are difficult for others to understand. And this turn, compared with the previous one, is really a small thing. How to complete this transformation, how to complete this transformation, and whether this transformation can be realized, it can be said that Yuan Shikai himself has countless hearts in his heart. At this time, the matter of becoming the emperor was only his personal thoughts and plans, but it was in the making, the future was uncertain, and there were many variables. How could he tell people about such a private matter?

Besides, for this Beiyang Army, he is becoming more and more incomprehensible about many things. For example, why are Duan Qirui so fascinated by the republic? Another example is that Zhang Xun and his subordinates are dragging long braids, obviously still loyal to the Qing court. And all that. It was precisely because he no longer believed in the Beiyang Army and was difficult to control it that Yuan Shikai wanted to build a new army to replace it.

Feng Guozhang came to ask on behalf of everyone in the Beiyang Army, and telling him his true thoughts was tantamount to making it public in the Beiyang Army and even on a larger scale, and Yuan Shikai couldn't imagine what results this would lead to.

In addition, the emperor is not a war, there is no need for military skills, as long as the Beiyang Army does not make trouble, in this case, of course, the less you know, the better.

As for the love generals and important ministers like Feng Guozhang, what kind of consequences will be brought about by telling lies and coaxing, Yuan Shikai can't care a lot. Then, the price Yuan Shikai paid for this was something he could not have imagined no matter what.

At that time, Yuan Shikai's imperial activities mainly relied on three people, the so-called two foreign talents and one Chinese talent.

Two foreign talents, one is his political adviser, the American Dr. Goodnow, and the other is his legal adviser, the Japanese Dr. Nagao Ariga.

American Dr. Goodnow is famous for his mastery of political science, and he once published a special article arguing that the republic is not suitable for China's national conditions, and monks from afar can recite scriptures, which is enough to prove that China is the imperial system.

In the view of Nagao Ariga as a Japanese jurist, Japan became a great power through a constitutional monarchy, and if China changed to an imperial system and established a constitution, it would also follow Japan and become an Asian power.

As for that Chinese talent, it is the famous Yang Du.

Yang Du considers himself to be a super big name and ace in Yuan Shikai's think tank, with old qualifications and trendy ideas. Unexpectedly, in Yuan Shikai's camp, he seemed to be the most unwilling, whether it was the prime minister of the cabinet or the secretary of state, he could not be elected, he was holding his breath and angry.

He served as the "supervisor of the Hankou shopping mall", which was very boring, and resigned from this supervisor in April of the third year of the Republic of China, and returned to Beijing to participate in politics, from Yuan Shikai's think tank to the think tank of the crown prince Yuan Keding.

At this time, the closest person to Yuan Shikai's side was Xia Shoutian. Xia is Yang Du's fellow villager and classmate, young and talented, and he became Yuan Shikai's staff or Yang Du introduced him. Although Ruan Zhongshu, the chief of internal history, was Yuan Shikai's old staff member in the Xiaozhan era, he was very addicted to opium at this time, and Yuan Shikai was afraid that he would not be able to control himself. And Zhang Yilu, an old aide from the era of another small station, has already served as the confidential director of the Political Affairs Hall.

Yuan arrives at the signing room early in the morning, and the only person he trusts most is Xia Shoutian, so he discusses with Xia in case of trouble. Xia thus became a close confidant of Yuan, and knew Yuan's movements and intentions.

Xia is introduced by Yang Du, and the relationship between Yang and Xia is extremely close, and Xia often goes to Yang's house for dinner, so what Xia knows, Yang also knows.

Since Yang Du fully understood Yuan Shikai's intentions, he catered to his mind and wrote a "Theory of Junxian Saving the Country" and handed it to Xia Shoutian to forward to Yuan Shikai.

Yuan looked at the festival and praised it, and said repeatedly: "It's really Kuangdai Yicai." ”

So he sent this masterpiece to Duan Zhigui and asked him to print it secretly.

The four characters of "Kuang Dynasty Yicai" are given to Yang Du by Yuan in May of the third year of the Republic of China.

"In order to thank you: On May 1, Yang Du gave a plaque by order of the president, and this order was caused. Sincerely. Xuan Yin was awarded a plaque by the Political Affairs Hall, and the title was given the four words "Kuang Dai Yicai", and he immediately received it respectfully.

"Fu Nian is obscene with micro materials, false senators, party ashamed of his duties, ignoring the lotus question, and the over-permanence of the Wei Purification ornament, and there is no place for real fear. Fortunately, the general manager is extremely arduous, and he has been able to spend the rest of his life in distress, and he will be enlightened, and he will be plagiarized and plagiarized, and he will return to the guilt of bowing, and the skin and bones are the only ones left, and the heart of serving the country is not over. All the thanks to the heart, Li He respectfully presents the President Jun Jian! ”

After the issue of Japan was over for a while, some speculative politicians such as Xu Fosu and Ding Shiyi saw Yuan's hidden intentions and secretly petitioned Yuan Shikai to change the imperial system, and Yuan Shikai then ordered Xia Shoutian to discuss these opinions with Yang Du.

Yuan originally wanted Yang to be an intermediary, liaise with Xu Fosu, Ding Shiyi and others, and behind the scenes, he directed Xu Fosu and others to organize an academic group to study the issue of national sports, and recruited some celebrities to participate. This group was able to influence and lead public opinion, and lay the foundations for the imperial system.

Yuan Shikai himself could neither give orders nor personally command, so it was most appropriate for Yang Du to serve as the role. Don't want Yang to come forward, because the relationship between Yang and him is too deep and the color is too strong, and Yang comes forward to make people see that this is a self-singing play.

However, Yang Du didn't want to miss this golden opportunity, insisted on going out in person, and didn't want to be an unsung hero.

Xia Shoutian conveyed Yuan's opinion and asked Yang to contact the well-known people at that time to study the imperial system, so he invited five famous figures, namely: Sun Yuyun, Hu Ying, Liu Shipei, Yan Fu, Li Xiehe, plus Yang Du himself, a total of six people, and later these six people were called "Hongxian Six Gentlemen".

Generally speaking, to be able to get the title of a few gentlemen, it should be a few people who have done something good. For example, the Six Gentlemen of Wuxu. It is very puzzling to be called a gentleman for pulling the back of history. Maybe it's because these people are all everyone, and they all have brilliant lives.

Sun Yuyun (1869-1924), formerly known as Duoqi, the word Zhuru, the name Shaohou, also known as the Nunnery, was born in Shouzhou, Anhui Province.

Sun Yuyun's ancestors were from Jining, Shandong, and moved to Daliushu Town, 20 miles outside Shouzhou, Anhui Province. This deserter has two sons, the eldest son made a fortune by selling cloth, which is Sun Yuyun's house.

The youngest son is studying, and his descendant Sun Jianai won the champion and became a university scholar. Speaking of which, according to generation, Sun Yuyun is Sun Jianai's nephew.

Sun Yuyun was inspired by Wu Yuexing, a native of Tongcheng, to assassinate the five ministers and went to Tokyo to participate in the alliance. The League sent him to the New Army of the Nanking Movement to respond to the Pingli Uprising, but unfortunately he was arrested. Yang Du tried his best to rescue him, but Duanfang, the governor of Liangjiang, defended him because he was Sun Jianai's nephew and sentenced him to only five years in prison.

During the Xinhai Revolution, Sun Yuyun was freed and served as the deputy secretary general of the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Allied Army Headquarters, and was soon promoted to the governor of Anhui. Later, when he went to Beijing, he severed relations with the Kuomintang.

After the Second Revolution, Sun turned to Yuan Shikai, successively served as the chairman of the Covenant Law Conference, participated in politics, and organized the Constitutional Research Society.

Hu Ying (1884-1933) was a native of Taoyuan, Hunan. Formerly known as Zong Wan, alias Jingwu, he studied in Changsha Jingzheng School in his early years, and conspired with Wu Yue to assassinate the five ministers. He was a disciple of Huang Xing, a member of the Xingzhong Society, a member of the League, and one of the organizers of the Wuchang Uprising of the Xinhai Revolution, who was arrested for revealing his identity.

After the Xinhai Uprising, he stepped out of the prison door and served as the temporary ** foreign minister of Wuchang and the temporary ** governor of Shandong in Nanjing. and Song Jiaoren and Qin Zhen are known as the three heroes of Taoyuan. Graduated from Waseda University, Japan's first private university.

He and Yang Du were good friends and arrived in Beijing in late May of the fourth year of the Republic of China.

This is a person who is accustomed to going to extremes, and the revolution is revolutionary, and the reactionary is also reactionary to the extreme. Later, he was most afraid that people would make six hand poses to him: a horizontal six-finger is one of the six gentlemen, and a six-fingered thumb on his lips is a laugh at his big smoker.

After the defeat of the Second Revolution, Sun Yuyun and Hu Ying were members of the same party who either died or fled, and they thought that there was not much chance for the Kuomintang to turn over, so they took another path.

If these two people, when the revolution was arrested, they were tied to the execution ground and generously justified, then they would have been vigorous revolutionary martyrs in the future. Unfortunately, the Qing officials fulfilled them and kicked them out of the martyrs' shrine, but they themselves also ruined themselves and took a big detour. It's hard to say what happens to people.

Liu Shipei (1884 - November 20, 1919), the name Shen Shu, the name Zuo Xi, was a native of Yizheng, Jiangsu. He is the author of "On the Confession" and "Chronicles of the Chinese Nation". Zeng and Zhang Binglin founded the Guangfu Society and is a Chinese scholar. In the field of Chinese studies, he is the author of books such as "The Hair of Chinese Studies", "Academic History of the Late Qing Dynasty", "Five Volumes of Zuo'an Anthology", "Notes on Zuo", "Miscellaneous Papers", "History of Medieval Literature" and so on. He once voted under the disciple of Duanfang, the governor of Liangjiang, and later went to Sichuan to teach at the National Academy. After the Republic of China, Zhang Binglin introduced him to Peking University as a professor of liberal arts.

Yang Du published "The Theory of the Monarch's Constitution to Save the Country", and he also published the "Treatise on the National Situation" and the "Advice to the Comrades of the Old Alliance". Yuan Zheng. The government hired as a counselor.

He also wrote a thanksgiving fold:

"Stealing the teacher training industry is delayed for seven years, only Xie Sanchang, filial piety is difficult and difficult, Zijun is planning to prosper ancient learning, self-maintenance and ambiguity, fortunately worth Xiu Ming, and the seven classics of Zou Lu, the past is ashamed. Reciting the two classics of Tang Yu, seeing Du Yu today, complimenting the birthday of President Qiande, humbling the light, and preaching the room. Huayi Lingtai, visit Xin Yin's widow, hire Shen Gong to tie the silk, accompany the scholars, stretch the wind and discuss and then perch late, drive to the husband, chant and cherish the heart.

"Gu Fu spared no choice, prepared for inquiry, passed on to the country, entered the Hanchen in the front seat, heard about the national politics, and was responsible for the use of the spring and autumn period. COSCO is in Chen, and Li Liang is in Yingong. You have a plan, and you are prepared for the special pair of the southern officials, and there is nothing to do, and you are willing to peek at the testament of the Eastern View. ”