It was darkest before dawn, but the lobby of the samurai mansion was brightly lit. This hall, which was only left behind in the sixth year of the Republic, is a standard "republican-style multi-storey building" with a grand atmosphere. The lobby is a two-storey design supported by thick painted wooden columns. The doors and windows are inlaid with colorful Tianjin color flat glass pieces, which are luxurious and elegant.

In the lobby, there are glass oil lamps, high-quality whale oil and colorless glass lampshades, a total of more than a dozen or twenty, all hanging high on the ceiling, illuminating the hall as bright as day.

Under the glass oil lamp, there are many people sitting. The bigwigs of the republic in official uniforms sat there, and poured down cup after cup of refreshing ginseng soup, but they all didn't speak.

Zhao Zhongge, Murong Parrot, Ximen Anguo, Su Dalang, Zhang Xizai, Mi Youren, Ma Zheng, Hua Manshan, Wu Side, Su Guo, Pan Xingye, Lin Chong...... All of them are big people who are about to shake three earthquakes in Tianjin.

Now they all had sad faces, and they didn't know what to say, just looked at Wu Yijiu, who was sitting on the main seat.

Wu Yijiu is a bit like Wu Haogu, but he is more handsome than Wu Haogu when he was young, and he is a little weak compared to his two elder brothers who led troops to fight. But he is now also wearing a military uniform - an ordinary non-commissioned officer uniform. His position in the South Bank fortress was that of an engineer technician, with the rank of no more than sergeant.

A sergeant, now sitting high on the main seat, facing a group of patriarchs, does not fall behind in momentum at all.

That's it, much better than when his father was younger!

Brother Zhao Zhong said softly at this time, "For a long time, you are the concubine of the martial family, you can talk about it." What should I do now? Although the head of state is auspicious, someone has to take control of the situation for the time being, right? ”

Wu Yijiu looked at Brother Zhao Zhong, of course he knew that Brother Zhao Zhong had always supported his brother Wu Yiyong.

If it is the imperial system now, this senior and his family are only afraid that they will have to decide their lives and deaths tonight.

But his father designed an unprecedented form of government...... The world is for the public! It's not to fool people for the public, but to come for real! At least hundreds of thousands of military citizens believed it.

In this case, who is brainless to use a knife in Tianjin - this is a betrayal of the republic! Hundreds of thousands of military citizens, especially the second-generation citizens who are the same generation as Wu Yijiu, will not agree at all.

These second-generation citizens are the backbone of the army of the republic, and they want to defend the republic!

Therefore, Rao is a character like Zhao Zhongge, and he can only follow the rules!

"The Republic of the Great Zhou Dynasty has its own Covenant Law," Wu Yijiu said, "and we just have to act in accordance with the Covenant Law." As long as we abide by the Covenant, the foundation of the Republic will be solid! The knights and soldiers outside will be loyal to the Senate. With their allegiance, the Jin state, the Song state, and the rebellious Yelu Ao Luhu were no longer a problem.

If we break the Law ourselves, the Republic will be in turmoil. Then the enemy will take advantage of the chaos to enter, and our wealth and glory will be all smoke!

This "Covenant" is not only the foundation of the republic, but also the foundation of the wealth of all generations here! ”

What a Wu Yijiu!

This measure was just right, and he did not use the financial resources of the samurai to buy it, but held high the righteousness of the "Republic Covenant".

The elders present all provoked a thumbs-up in their hearts, this Wuyi has been worthy of the high material of Yuntai law for a long time. The importance of the Covenant is very clear.

Playing with killing decisions, he may not be as good as that Yelu Aolu. But playing politics within the framework of the Covenant and the Senate, he was first-class.

And in the Great Zhou Republic, how many people who can be the elders of the Senate are willing to really destroy the "Covenant Law" and tear down the platform of the Senate?

There were hundreds of senators, but only one emperor......

Under the republican system, almost no one dared to touch the patriarch. And under the imperial system, being the prime minister is also precarious.

Therefore, any powerful patriarch who dares to stand up and destroy the "Covenant Law" and destroy the republic will immediately be the target of public criticism.

Wu Yiyong and Wu Yixin, the two sons of the martial arts family who led troops outside, just stood up to defend the republic and returned to Tianjin, and the republic was about to mess up!

Such a situation is undesirable for all the patriarchs. Even the so-called "monarchy" had to elect an emperor within the framework of the Covenant and the Senate...... and both the Covenant and the republic were required. It's just that changing the name of the head of state into emperor can make the descendants of Wu Haogu hereditary. At the same time, the authority of the Senate and the Covenant must be maintained!

"For a long time," Ma Zheng, who supported Wu Yijiu's succession, said, "But you're not even a patriarch now!" ”

Wu Yijiu said, "I am a noble citizen, and I have the right to run for election according to the "Covenant Law". Now, as long as one of the veterans of the constituency in Tianjin resigns, I will immediately participate in the by-election. ”

Engaging in politics in accordance with the "Covenant Law" and the rules of the Senate is indeed difficult for Wu Yijiu.

As he spoke, his gaze slowly swept across the hall, "Seniors won't fail to support Yoshihisa, right?" ”

"Of course we support it!"

"Yes!"

"It is natural to be a patriarch for a long time......"

None of the patriarchs objected. Wu Yijiu is an upright choice, and whoever wants to oppose it will have trouble with the elders in the Senate who support the Wu family.

And what's the use of opposition? The patriarch is not allowed to resign? Or is Wu Yijiu not allowed to run? With the power of the martial arts family in Tianjin, it is easy to put Wu Yijiu on the throne of the patriarch.

If he is a senator, then it will be easy to win in the head of state by-election.

Of course, the premise is that the samurai can unite!

If Ximen Qing supports Wu Yijiu, then Zhao Zhongge, Ximen Anguo, Murong Parrot, Zhang Xizai, and Hua Manshan can only follow up.

As for Ma Zheng, Su Dalang, Su Guo, Lin Chong, and Pan Xingye, who originally supported Wu Yijiu, they had nothing to say.

Although it is a bit of a joke to choose a young man in his twenties to be the head of state. However, this matter is in line with the "Covenant Law" and the principles of the Republic, and others are not used to it at most, and there is no trick.

And Wu Yijiu came to power because he was in a by-election, and he still has two years to establish his prestige - that is, to launch a foreign war and take new land for the second generation of military citizens!

The "second generation" who received land and citizenship will naturally become a supporter of Wu Yijiu. With their support, Wu Yijiu's head of state naturally sat firmly......

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On the afternoon of the third day of August, news of the fire at the summer resort and the disappearance of the head of the Republic, Wu Haogu, was made public through the official newspaper "Republic Daily".

The Great Song Legation, located in the embassy square of Tianjin Beicheng, naturally learned the news through the newspaper.

In the inner hall, Minister Zhang Bangchang and Deputy Envoy Qin Hui sat opposite each other, each of them holding a copy of the "Republic Daily" that had just arrived, looking at it over and over again.

I don't know how long it took for Zhang Bangchang to throw away the "Republic Daily", spit out, and said with a complicated expression, "This matter is making trouble, and I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse?" ”

Qin Hui also put down the newspaper and looked at Zhang Bangchang, "Minister, how can it be a disaster?" The death of the enemy chieftain and the chaos of the enemy country will always do more good than harm to our dynasty. ”

Zhang Bangchang has been a minister in Tianjin for two years, unlike Qin Hui, who has only been in office for a few days.

Listening to Qin Hui's words, Zhang Bangchang just shook his head, "It's hard to say, it's hard to say...... Not to mention whether Wu Haogu was really killed, or if he was really dead, the Zhou Kingdom may not be in chaos. You read that the newspaper said that the veteran Wu Chengjiu resigned and the noble Wu Yijiu ran for the Nankai District veteran, and they will vote tomorrow. This Wu Yijiu is the son-in-law of Wu Haogu! ”

"But Wu Haogu still has two sons who are leading soldiers outside!" Qin Hui said, "And the general founding hero of the Zhou State, the old man and noble, can really serve Wu Yijiu, the junior?" According to the lower officials, there must be a civil strife in the Zhou State!

This is God bless Emperor Song! ”

Zhang Bangchang raised his eyes and looked at Qin Hui, "Huizhi, do you want to ......?"

Qin Hui took a breath, "Minister, it doesn't matter what the lower officials think, what matters now is to immediately send out the news that Wu Haogu was killed and that there was a civil war in the Zhou Kingdom!" ”

"Yes, yes, you have to report it immediately!"

Qin Hui said again: "Xiaguan go to Hejian Mansion!" ”

From the time when Tao Jiefu presided over the military affairs of Hebei, Hejian Mansion was the residence of the Hebei Xuanfu Division. And the current Hebei Xuanfu is Lu Yihao, among the civil officials of the Song Dynasty, he can be regarded as a person who knows the soldiers.

"It's fine." Zhang Bangchang said, "Let's go now!" If it's too late, I'm afraid that the Zhou Congress will block the boundary river. ”

The most convenient way to go to the Song Kingdom from Tianjin is to take a boat to the Jiehe River, if the wind direction is opposite, you can reach the territory of Qingzhou in the Song Kingdom in a few hours.

At the junction of the Yellow River, the Jiehe River, and the Baigou River in Qingzhou, the Song army built a three-river estuary fortress. There is a post station in the fort, and you can take a stagecoach at the post station and walk 150 miles to reach Hejian Province.

If Qin Hui works hard, he can complete the journey in one day and one night.

And between the Xuanfu Division of Hejian Province and the imperial court of Kaifeng Prefecture, there are 600 li to urgently maintain contact. In less than two days, he will be able to inform Zhao Ji, the son of the Great Song Dynasty, of the news of the drastic changes in the Zhou Kingdom.

However, Lu Yihao, the envoy of Hebei Xuanfu and the governor of Hejian Prefecture, has great power and has two major powers: "transfer diplomacy" and "act cheaply".

Moreover, there are hundreds of battalions under Lu Yihao's command, and nearly 100,000 new troops are screaming and wanting to go to war. As long as he wants to fight, excuse or something, there will always be someone to help prepare!

As for the plan for the raid on Tianjin, it had already been drawn up by a group of New Army officers who had graduated from the Martial Arts Academy and placed on Lu Yihao's desk.

The raid plan is very simple, that is, to concentrate the greatest forces, take the shortest route, and raid Tianjin, the capital of the Great Zhou Republic!

Since the Great Zhou Republic operated entirely around the center of Tianjin, as long as Tianjin fell, the country would fall apart. Now that the Jin State has been defeated by the Zhou-Liao coalition army, and the victorious Zhou-Liao countries have suddenly had civil strife, if the Great Song Dynasty can succeed in one blow, the world can be reunified, and the Great Song Dynasty will also enter an unprecedented prosperous era......