After Fang Xinru left, only Zhu Chongzhen and Yuan Shikai were left in the house. Yuan Shikai rolled in the eunuch field for a long time, and when he saw this situation, he knew in his heart that Zhu Chongzhen had a top-secret matter to discuss with him. He stood up, walked to the door, and whispered a few words to the guards outside the door, and the guards said yes, and dispersed far away, and a few people climbed onto the roof and guarded from afar, but in a moment, the room was already surrounded by water.

Yuan Shikai turned around, looked at Zhu Chongzhen, and looked at this young man who set off turmoil in the south, tore off the last veil of China, and completely entered the political reform of Chu and Han disputes, with anger, anger, sorrow, and pain in his heart, but more of a daze and powerlessness. For most of his life, he ran with his eyes closed under the imperial system, and now he suddenly arrived in the Republic of China, what should he do, Yuan Shikai's heart really has no bottom in his heart.

"The people who went south to negotiate are gone, right?" Zhu Chongzhen suddenly broke the silence and asked Yuan Shikai.

"Tang Shaochuan and Yan Jidao set off a few days earlier," Yuan Shikai was stunned for a moment, and immediately replied, "Among those party members in the southern country, there are many people from all over the country who know the situation and have already allowed me to be the lord of the Republic of China, but after Sun Wen returned to the country, they hesitated again, and I am only afraid that there will be more twists and turns." So they sent Yang Huizi and Wang Jixin to rush over secretly. ”

"Peace is just an explanation to the world. Xiang Cheng rest assured, it will only be a month or two, and before the end of the Xinhai year, the power of the world will be in your hands. On Sun Wen's side, I have my own cover. However, it is better to let Huizi and Wang Jixin explore the way first. ”

After hearing this, Yuan Shikai finally couldn't bear it anymore, and said to Zhu Chongzhen with a frown: "Zhu Gongzi, Yuan has some doubts in his heart, and I hope that Zhu Gongzi will not hesitate to advise!" ”

"Xiang Cheng is polite, the master of the door has made a covenant with me to hand over the power of the world to you, and I want to settle everything for you one by one, if you have doubts in your heart, but it doesn't hurt to say, I will explain it to you in detail."

"This first thing," Yuan Shikai thought about it, but asked about the relocation, "I want to know, why did Gongzi have to drive Liangbi and the others away?" ”

These words stunned Zhu Chongzhen, he thought that Yuan Shikai would ask something about politics, finance, military education, etc., but he didn't expect it, but it was this. It seems that this Yuan Shikai is really not comparable to ordinary people.

"Do you know about the Chinese Exclusion Act?" Zhu Chongzhen said with a smile: "Let Liangbi and the others go at this moment, in the final analysis, but in the name of their royal family, give the United States a step, so that the Chinese can enter the country smoothly." In addition, it is also to send these unstable things out from afar, and also reduce some trouble for Xiangcheng. ”

"If it's just to get the United States to repeal the Chinese Exclusion Act, it doesn't have to go to such a big length, right?" Yuan Shikai asked.

Zhu Chongzhen chuckled, "Confined here, always holding on to the incomplete, what's the use?" Nowadays, there are foreigners rampant all over China, they can come, we can also go, my China is vast, the only thing that is not lacking is people! Xiang Cheng remembered that from now on, at all times, there must be a plan to let some young people out, and some of them must be deeply entrenched in foreign lands for future use! ”

Yuan Shikai's mind was racing, and he had already understood the deep meaning of this move, so he couldn't help but look solemn, and bowed down and replied: "Don't worry, Shikai understands!" ”

Zhu Chongzhen nodded, "This matter is a long-term plan for all generations, the relocation of the royal family is just an obstacle to people's eyes and ears, I have been preparing in Hawaii for several years, and I have prepared a lot of manpower, before returning to China, I have already scattered them, and when the Republic of China is founded and the situation settles down, someone will come to you and inform you of the specific strategy." ”

Saying that, Zhu Chongzhen took out a token from his arms and handed it to Yuan Shikai, Yuan Shikai took it and took a look, the token was made of black iron, and the white jade was the face, which was obviously made by a very clever craftsman.

"This is my Hanliu token, if someone looks for you with this token in the future, you can trust it!"

Yuan Shikai looked at it carefully, carefully placed it in the depths of his arms, and then asked, "If something happens in the future, how can I find the master and son?" ”

"In the future, state affairs will be entrusted to you, and in your lifetime, neither the master nor I will set foot on the land of China and inquire about Chinese affairs. You can rest assured that you will decide. If there is really no understanding, when it is a last resort, you can order someone to take the token to the Chen Mansion in Hawaii to find me. ”

"Shikai understands!"

Zhu Chongzhen smiled: "Is this the only thing in Xiangcheng?" ”

"The founding of the Republic of China is full of problems. I don't have a plan in my heart. As always, I can only run with my eyes closed. However, China's thousand-year-old Taoism, whether it is right or wrong, must remain in the history books. Now that the Qing Dynasty is really going to die, the first major event should be to revise history. Qing history is easy to repair, but what about after the Republic of China? How the history of the country should be recorded and survived, Shikai is not clear, and he still has to ask Gongzi for advice. ”

When Zhu Chongzhen heard this, he couldn't sit still anymore, stood up, and threw himself to the ground at Yuan Shikai. Yuan Shikai stood up in surprise and avoided it, "Childe, what do you want?" ”

"Straight book, historian's mantra. This is where the Taoism of China is most different from that of Western countries. Xiang Cheng today does not care about the political situation, does not care about financial power, does not care about the military system, and is wholeheartedly for the survival of our Chinese Taoist system, which is really rare. I bow down, but you will be fine. ”

"I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed, Childe praised it!"

"I don't know what Xiang Cheng thinks about the Western party's political system?" Zhu Chongzhen pondered for a while, but suddenly asked elsewhere.

"There is no stronger force in the world today than Germany. I think that Germany has come from behind and become a country in less than 50 years, but it has surpassed Britain and France and leapt to the top of the world. I also carefully studied the books that Childe translated back then. I see that the politics of various countries are farther away, the more relaxed they are; The closer it is, the more authoritarian it is. When it comes to a clear political system, England is the top, France is second, and Germany is the bottom. However, Germany was able to gather the strength of the whole country with autocratic unification, and in a few years, it was able to defeat all the Western countries, which shows that China's plan today is not to decentralize the political power, but to centralize the political power, and to return the government to one person. The reality of the Republic of China lies in the constitution and the rights of the people, and if the constitution is made and the people have the rights, then the Republic of China can be completed. Civil power can be delegated to the people, but the government must be concentrated at the head of state! ”

"Haha......" Zhu Chongzhen laughed when he heard this, but this smile made Yuan Shikai laugh a little overwhelmed and regretful. His words are indeed extremely heart-wrenching, and they are the most secret deep thoughts in his heart, that is, Zaihong, Yuan Shikai has never said it, and today somehow, he actually handed over what he thought in his heart, like pouring beans into a bamboo tube.

"Xiang Cheng, I can't hide it, although the master of the door has entrusted state affairs to you, to be honest, I still have a lot of worries in my heart. You have not traveled in various countries, and I fear that you have lost your nature in the power of the Wisdom of Wisdom, but what you say today makes me have no worries. ”

"You remember, six words, virtual council, real power. Everything can be solved! ”

"There are many scholars who think that the Western system is already the pinnacle of evolution, and it is so complete that there is no further benefit. After the founding of the Republic of China, our Chinese Taoist system was inevitably scorned, and the situation was even more difficult and dangerous than that of the early Qing Dynasty. The core of Hanliu is the history of the country. As long as the historians are unified, Chinese culture can continue. ”

"Although I want to set up nine industries for Han Liu, there is no national history among them. I intend to list the national history separately and set up a national history museum, not only to preserve the materials of various events after the Republic of China, but also to cultivate historians and continue the Taoist system. ”

"It's good for Childe to think like this. But what is the specific strategy? ”

Zhu Chongzhen laughed, "The founding of the Republic of China, the political system change, and the inevitable uproar of state affairs, when Xiangcheng is in power, there is nothing to worry about." But what about after that? If you want to make the historians unified, you must abandon the way of official cultivation of national history, and like the national eunuch, change to the official supervision and private office, so as to avoid political chaos. ”

"Since it is the history of repairing the country, why do you need to avoid political turmoil?" Yuan Shikai was a little puzzled, "The successive dynasties have changed, although the courtiers have to be replaced, but the historians are never easy. Historians repair history, lies in writing straight, no matter which dynasty is the son of heaven, can not change the history of the country with his own will, this is where the Taoist system is, the world knows, why do you need to do so? ”

"In the Republic of China, it is a Western system. Xiang Cheng has been immersed in the Chinese Taoist system for a long time, so naturally he doesn't know how far the frivolous party can go. If the law is not changed in the year of Wuxu, it will be revolutionized; If the national situation is still urgent after the Republic of China, I am afraid that it will be blamed on Taoism. The cause of national history cannot be cut off because of the confusion of this time. It must be known that once this kind of Taoism is broken, it will be difficult to continue. ”

These words made Yuan Shikai's back chill, and suddenly, he already knew that the road ahead was to walk on thin ice, and if he was not careful, his reputation would be ruined for half his life, and in history, it would be infamous through the ages.

Zhu Chongzhen paused for a while, and then continued: "After the Republic of China, I am afraid that this bit of political affairs and Taoism handed down through the ages of China will gradually disappear. Later, if people blindly worship the foreign and flattering foreigners, they are afraid that the Chinese Taoism will be in danger. Therefore, before young people go abroad, they must go through the cultivation of the Han Liu's industry. The Tsinghua Academy is to be an example. ”

"But the National History Museum is different, the historian's Taoism is the spring and snow, and it is the top of my Chinese Taoism, which needs to be written with blood and loneliness. In ancient times, how to endure loneliness with enthusiasm; can endure loneliness, how many people still have blood? Under the European wind and rain, there will definitely be people, like Liang Rengong, who will destroy the history of the Taoist system. Therefore, the National History Museum must be alone, not silent, not deaf or blind, and live with these eight characters to continue the Taoist system! ”

"Shikai has been taught!" Yuan Shikai finally understood what Zhu Chongzhen was planning, admired it in his heart, put away his doubts, and replied respectfully.

Although China was weak at this time, and even Dongying Japan had to swallow its anger, in fact, in Yuan Shikai's heart, it was only a matter of time before China became strong. However, the country's strength has changed from weak to strong, and in these thousands of twists and turns, if the Taoist system is broken, even if the country is strong, China is no longer China, what is the use? Therefore, at this moment, when Yuan Shikai saw that Zhu Chongzhen's emphasis on Taoism was far superior to the country's strength, he knew that the opportunity for China to reign in the universe was really just around the corner.

"I don't know if there is a candidate for the position of director of the National History Museum?"

"Xiang Cheng already has someone in mind?"

"If you don't hide it from your son, the Qing Dynasty will die, and you must set up two museums, the National History Museum and the Qing History Museum, but the two places are really one, as far as I know, the director of the Qing History Museum can be Zhao Erxun, and the National History Museum, Mr. Xiangqi's generation of Confucianism, can be a heavy responsibility!"

This Zhao Erxun, at this moment is the general of Shengjing, the governor of the military and political affairs of the three northeastern provinces, although this person is a Jinshi, and has been edited in the Hanlin Academy, but he is broadcast in the world in the name of a capable official, and he is not familiar with the history of the family; And Mr. Xiangqi is talking about Wang Minyun of Xiangtan, Hunan, who has entered the curtain of Sushun and Zeng Guofan, a young genius, well-versed in a hundred schools, and has pioneered in both classics and history, and can really be called the great Confucianism of the late Qing Dynasty.

These two people, one is a capable official and the other is a great Confucian, but they are very suitable candidates. Who knew that Zhu Chongzhen shook his head, "Zhao Erxun is a capable official, although he doesn't know history, he can repair history, he can't do it, it's okay." Mr. Xiangqi is just a great Confucian, but he can be appointed as a teacher of the Han Dynasty, but he cannot enter the National History Museum. ”

"Who is the right person for that child?" Yuan Shikai saw that he recommended the two, but he was compromised, and couldn't help asking.

Zhu Chongzhen's eyes rolled and said with a smile: "This person is familiar with you, and he is also your son and daughter!" ”

"What can the son say is ......" Yuan Shikai was startled, and in a blink of an eye, he had already guessed, "Is it the Dragon Boat Festival?" ”

"Not bad!"

"But he is full of people, and in this world, all places are full of people. The National History Museum is the core of Hanliu, if you let the Manchurians take charge, you are only afraid of the world's scholars, it is difficult to convince! ”

"I just want them to know that China after the Republic of China is the same heart of the five ethnic groups! The Han Manchurian and Mongolian returned to Tibet, and the total of China was one. In the future, the country will select talents, regardless of origin, only about virtue! ”

"But after all, it's hard to prevent the mouth of the world!"

"Since Xiang Cheng is so worried, I, Han Liu, will also leave one person in the National History Museum." Zhu Chongzhen was silent for a while and said.

Yuan Shikai was determined in his heart at this time, he was about to open his mouth to reply, and suddenly heard the sound of footsteps outside the door, as if someone was rushing forward, and several guards from a distance met him and stopped the person. In just a few breaths, Li Jiansheng, the leading guard outside, said loudly from afar: "My lord, there is an urgent military intelligence report in the south!" ”

Yuan Shikai was startled, looked back at Zhu Chongzhen, but saw that Zhu Chongzhen seemed to be smiling, nodded, and Yuan Shikai replied loudly: "Let it in!" ”

Hearing a voice outside, after a while, Li Jiansheng pushed the door in, holding a stack of papers in his hand, walked quickly to Yuan Shikai, and handed it over.

Yuan Shikai stretched out his hand to take it, opened it and saw that it was a few messages, he quickly flipped through them, his face flashed with anger, his hand trembled slightly, and then he calmed down as usual, and handed the message to Zhu Chongzhen respectfully.

"Sun Wen has been sworn in The President of the Republic of China!" Yuan Shikai said.

Zhu Chongzhen took the telegram and looked at it, but it was Sun Wen's inauguration telegram and presidential oath, Zhu Chongzhen glanced at it a few times, and then threw it on the table next to him, "It has been less than seven days since I returned to China, and I dare to be in the position of president, and this heart of fame is too eager." Xiangcheng, it seems that I can't stay in Beijing for a few days, and when the talent funds from Hawaii arrive, I will personally go back to Nanguo and clean up the mess. ”