Tang Shaoyi saw that he could no longer work with Yuan Shikai, so he took a five-day leave on the 17th and resigned. Yuan Shikai couldn't ask for it.

In a letter from Yuan Keding to him, he criticized: "Shaochuan took sick leave to go to Tianjin and will resign. If the reputation is too bad, it is only good to allow it. ”

First, Tang Shaoyi was allowed to take leave and appointed Lu Zhengxiang as the acting premier.

Knowing that Tang Shaoyi would never change his mind, he sent Liang Shiyi and Duan Qirui to Tianjin to persuade him.

Liang Shiyi didn't know what Yuan Shikai was thinking, and tried his best to persuade Tang Shaoyi. repeatedly said that Yuan Shikai often talked about how special his relationship with Shaochuan was, and his personal relationship was very strong, Tang Shaoyi's departure hit him very hard, and he was restless after Tang Shaoyi left.

Although Tang Shaoyi has made up his mind, he still wants to leave a little friendship as much as possible, and he tries to speak tactfully, "I have a friendship with Xiangcheng, and you know it well. However, observing the general trend of today's country and unifying China, it is impossible to do it in the city; And if you want to govern China, you have to cooperate with the Alliance. However, since March, I am afraid that it will finally backfire in the future, so it is better to plan as soon as possible. National affairs, how can I use personal relations to favor justice! ”

Yuan Shikai criticized Tang Shaoyi's resignation: "Before the announcement of the republic, the prime minister ran north and south to serve the Republic of China. and inaugural president. Reason, business painting, intertwined, hardship and difficulty, non-speakable Republic of China grass-roots, relying on long-term talent, how can it be allowed to retire, lose help! With sincere words, out of sincerity, I had to forgive his hardships, so I took it for the first time. shall be granted as requested, exempted from the country. Business. Total. He is appointed Senior Political Adviser. I still hope to take advantage of this leisure, reluctantly self-recuperation, in order to nourish the disease, prepare political advice, and rely on more in the future. Country. The hope of the people. ”

Some people around him revealed that after Yuan Shikai wrote these by himself, he was very proud, with a strange smile on his face. That expression has nothing to do with the meaning of his instructions.

On the afternoon of 20 June, representatives of the League, Zhang Yaozeng, Li Zhaofu, Xiong Chengzhang, and Liu Yan, met with Yuan Shikai and told them that all the members of the League had agreed to resign last night. Zhang Yao once proposed that if a cabinet is to be formed, it is better to form a political party cabinet or a transcendent cabinet, and if a mixed cabinet is adopted, the members of the League will not join.

Yuan Shikai immediately objected: "If it is not a joint organization of several parties and people without a party, it will never be able to form a happy cabinet." …… Yu's idea is to win souls, but ask whether they are talented or not, regardless of whether they are party or not. He also solemnly said: "Yu Feng told you that you should enlarge your vision, look at the overall situation of China, and look at the general trend of the world, and never get involved in the relationship between one party, nor can you force the example of the change and decline of political parties in the era of peace, which is applicable to China in a critical situation."

"We must always break down our preconceptions and work together to build together. As a state servant, he must be enthusiastic about his work, he must have self-confidence, and he must not listen to the praise and disapproval of outsiders, thinking that he is advancing and retreating; For those who are members of parliament and are citizens, it is not appropriate to restrain and contain the opinions of the parties and make them have no room for development. ”

After the collapse of the first cabinet, Yuan Shikai's public opinion was very bad, and many people said that he was engaging in feudal autocracy. Some people have more vision and far-reaching, calling for vigilance against Yuan Shikai's yellow robe and the restoration of the imperial system. There are more and more people who have doubts about Yuan Shikai.

In order to dispel people's doubts, Yuan Shikai sent a telegram to Li Yuanhong and the governors of various provinces on June 24: "Shikai sent a letter to accept the letter, that is, he admired the style of the ancient officials in the world, and thought that the governance of the Tao in the past dynasties was not related to the two thoughts of public and private. He is middle-aged, knows a little about foreign affairs, and witnesses the good rules of the law and the United States, which is said to be an ancient precept that is deeply in line with the world and the public. The Wuchang Uprising in the Hakka year, and the provinces followed, so that the old state of more than 2,000 years of autocracy leaped into a republican system. In the dying years, Shikai bowed to the grand meeting, and privately wished to retire from now on in the field and share the level, which is entrusted by the Dutch people, and Yingzi is a heavy responsibility. On the day the republic was proclaimed, it was announced to the world that the monarchy would never be allowed to reappear in China.

At the beginning of his inauguration, he swore an oath again, and the emperor was thick, and he heard this. In recent days, ignorant people in the provinces have fabricated falsehoods, wavered and listened, or vainly feared the story of Napoleon the First in France. …… In this difficult autumn, how can there be mutual suspicion?

|“ It is important to declare: All our people, on the premise of saving the country, should be able to see its greatness, and it is absolutely not appropriate to listen to the mouth of the leisurely people, and it is in vain to disturb the order. If it is an unscrupulous person who wants to destroy, use the end to incite, and ignore the overall situation, then Shikai can only abandon it with the world from the public will of the people! It's a matter of the overall situation, and I don't dare to explain my suspicions. Knowing that I have sinned against me, put it into justice. ”

It should be noted that this is the second time that Yuan Shikai has solemnly declared his loyalty to the republic after he took office as the provisional president of the Republic of China. "The Emperor and the Queen of Heaven" is almost an oath to heaven.

The question is, good people, can they trust him?

Not only that, but soon after the incident, he also said to Chen Yushi, a revolutionary and an important member of the League:

"People outside say that I want to be the emperor, this emperor is the most important thing, wasn't the Qing Dynasty overthrown in your hands?

'I took office under the oath of allegiance to the people of the whole country, how can I say that I am going to be the thing that the people of the whole country have overthrown!' You are a person who has studied history very deeply, and of course you know that there is no result of being an emperor in history.

"That is, Nanjing, where you are now stationed, is the tragic history of the emperors of six dynasties, and their descendants are even on the verge of the end, and they do not want to be born in the emperor's family for the rest of their lives.

"Tracing back to the Qin and Han dynasties, down to the Tang, Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties, which dynasty had good results? After the abdication of the Qing Emperor, although he received preferential treatment, once the people did not recognize him, how could he survive? If I can't even see this clearly, would I dare to stand up in this mess and take on this great responsibility?

"Please tell Sun what I said. Shan) Huang (Xing) Second Gong and the Eighth Division, so that they trust me. ”

Chen Yushi was entrusted by the Alliance to find Yuan Shikai to discuss things. After the matter was discussed, I wanted to leave immediately, thinking that Yuan Shikai was very busy and didn't want to bother much. I didn't expect to be pulled by Yuan Shikai and said such a thing.

After listening to Yuan Shikai's words, Chen Yushi thought for a while and said: "In this world, people have two skins and say everything. Isn't there such a saying? Just go your own way and let others do the talking. This is the simplest thing, as long as we don't do it, the rumors will be self-defeating. I think that Sun Huang Ergong and the comrades of the Eighth Division believe in the president very much, otherwise, they would not have pushed you to be the interim president. ”

Chen Yushi has no good impression of Yuan Shikai, and he is also very wary. These words are not salty or light, no matter how you understand them, no matter what, they still give Yuan Shikai enough face.

Yuan Shikai knew that Chen Yushi was a powerful faction with heavy troops in Nanjing, and he attached great importance to Chen Yushi and the newly formed Eighth Division, an elite unit in Nanjing. I wanted to ask for a few words from the other person's mouth that I wanted to hear. But it backfired, and it was boring to blame yourself.

Hurriedly said, "That's it! Is that! Then let everyone see Yuan's actual actions. ”

After sending Chen Yushi out, Yuan Shikai glared at Chen's back fiercely, he really didn't have a good impression of these revolutionaries.

Chen Yushi (AD 1877~1940), formerly known as Chen Yuda, character Bo. After taking refuge in Buddhism, the law name is Yuanbai. A native of Sandouping, Yichang, Hubei Province, he joined the army when he was young, served as a soldier in the industrial defense battalion of the Hanyang Arsenal, and was sent to the military academy to study.

In July 1903 (at the age of 26), Chen Yushi arrived in Tokyo and entered the Zhenwu Army Non-commissioned Officer Academy, where he was expelled from school for reading and propagating revolutionary literature and periodicals, and then transferred to law and politics. Later, he became acquainted with Sun Yat-sen and Huang Xing, and joined the alliance with Huang Kaiyuan, Gao Gang, Quan Jingcun, Chen Jifu, and Yang Zhengxiang, who were from Yichang. At the age of thirty-two, he returned to China and went to Guangxi with Cai Yi, Zhao Hengti, and Tang Jiyao to serve as the superintendent of the Longzhou Lecture Wutang and the commander of the Longzhou New Army.

After the Wuchang Uprising in Xinhai, Chen Yushi tried his best to persuade the Gui army to appease Wang Zhixiang and the general soldier Lu Rongting to declare independence. Against the Qing Dynasty, he formed the Third Army of the Northern Expeditionary Army, and served as the chief of staff of the three armies and the head of Yi Longbiao. and Wang Zhixiang, Lu Rongting and others rushed to help Hubei and Jiangsu. The southern provinces responded to the uprising, and the Northern Expeditionary Army arrived in Nanjing with more than 100,000 men. Mr. Sun Yat-sen's temporary **, lack of food and grass, mixed people from all walks of life, Jiangxi and Anhui provinces reinforcements, robbery of finances, and rebellion, were all suppressed by the Third Army.

After quelling the rebellion, Chen Yushi advised Sun Yat-sen and Huang Xing: Since these reinforcements were temporary troops and their military quality was poor, it would be difficult to win the battle if they had to deal with Yuan Shikai's formally trained army. To this end, the Northern Expeditionary Army should recruit the participation of the vast number of revolutionary comrades, reorganize several elite divisions, and defeat a strong enemy; and recommended Chen Zhiji, the son-in-law of Feng Guozhang, who was proficient in military affairs, to serve in important positions. Chen was Chen Yushi's classmate in Japan, and he was trustworthy and righteous, so he could use his relationship with Feng Guozhang to ensure food and salary, and to preserve and develop military strength.

Sun Yat-sen and Huang Xing adopted Chen Yushi's suggestion, took the Guangxi Revolutionary Army as the basic force, and the members of the League as the team, concentrated excellent equipment, and reorganized into the Eighth Division of the Nanjing Army, and Huang Xing appointed Chen Zhiji as the commander of the Eighth Division. At this time, Chen Yu was the commander of the 15th Brigade and the commander of the 9th Mixed Brigade of the division.

After Yuan Shikai became emperor, Chen Yushi successfully lobbied Tang Qianming, the governor of Hunan, and Chen Eun, the governor of Sichuan, to oppose Yuan at the same time. Tang Qianming, the governor of Hunan, and Chen Eun, the governor of Sichuan, stood up against Yuan and dealt a heavy blow to Yuan Shikai, especially the departure of Chen Eun, the governor of Sichuan. At that time, someone once said that Yuan Shikai died because he drank a bowl of Erchen soup, which was Chen Eun and Chen Yushi. However, since then, Chen Yushi may have seen through the red dust and become disheartened, no longer interested in politics, devoted himself to the study of Buddhism, and participated in some Buddhist activities in China. After the start of Japan's war of aggression against China, Chen Yushi actively called on Buddhists across the country to unite against Japan. He died in Chongqing on July 30, 1940, at the age of 64.

Of course, that's for later.

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