Ten days ago, Yuan Shikai returned to Beijing, leaving Liu Chengen and Cai Tinggan to go to Wuchang to continue negotiations with the revolutionary party, and put forward that what the revolutionary party demanded was nothing more than the opening of the party ban and cabinet reform. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

However, among the people in Hubei, Sun Wu, Zhang Zhenwu, Wu Zhaolin and others did not support the constitutional monarchy proposed by Yuan Shikai, and although Li Yuanhong did not explicitly oppose it, he brought a sentence to Yuan Shikai: "Gongguo can go to the great righteousness with my disciples, and will see 40,000 compatriots convert to the public, and in the future when the president of the Republic of China is elected, the first president of the Republic of China will not be difficult to hunt." ”

Liu Chengen called Yuan Shikai, who sneered and ordered a negotiated withdrawal from Wuchang. This revolutionary party is shameless, and they simply don't have to pay attention to them, they really think that the Beiyang Army does not exterminate them now because the Beiyang Army is not as strong as it, these naïve fleas, don't you know that it is because Yuan Shikai did not order them to be exterminated directly.

After Yuan Shikai arrived in Beijing, hundreds of officials immediately came to visit, in the past, Yuan Shikai left Beijing when only three or two people sent each other, but I didn't expect that there were three or two thousand people in Beijing this time to ask for a meeting, fortunately, Yuan Shikai knew who was close to whom, one by one refused, and presided over the rebuilt cabinet.

This time, the appointment of cabinet personnel is actually not difficult, Yuan Shikai has already made calculations along the way, Foreign Minister Liang Dunyan, Minister of Civil Affairs Zhao Bingjun, Minister of Duzhi (Minister of Finance) Yan Xiu, Minister of Education Tang Jingchong, Minister of War Wang Shizhen, Minister of Navy Sa Zhenbing, Minister of Justice Shen Jiaben, Minister of Agriculture and Industry Zhang Jian, Minister of Posts and Communications Yang Shiqi, and Minister of Domain Affairs Dashou. Among them, only Dashou is a banner person, not a banner person of the imperial family, which shows that this cabinet reshuffle is completely a cabinet with a constitutional monarchy system that elevates imperial power.

When talking about his appointment as the Minister of Agriculture and Industry and Commerce, Zhang Jian could not hide his excitement in his heart, and Wang Yongan also learned about it for the first time, congratulated him again and again, and wished Zhang Master to do a good job in the cabinet and leave his name for eternity.

Zhang Jian sighed: "I got what I wanted, after all, I did my best and died." Then Zhang Jian mentioned one more thing, Yuan Shikai was ready to appoint Wang Yongtai as the governor of Liangjiang and hand over the Jiangnan revolution to the Wang brothers to deal with, and for Wang Yongan, Yuan Shikai especially hoped that he could enter Beijing and stay by Yuan Shikai's side to hold important positions.

"Important?" Wang Yongan smiled slightly, "What position is an important position?" ”

Zhang Jian said: "I heard that someone inquired about it, and he is a privy councillor in the Prime Minister's Cabinet. ”

Wang Yongan couldn't help but be taken aback, you must know that Yuan Shikai now holds the post of prime minister of the cabinet, one person is above 10,000 people, and the cabinet privy councillor around him is the highest staff agency to assist Yuan Shikai, Wang Yongan is in his twenties as Yuan Shikai's chief of staff, how can he not make people envious, jealous and hateful, especially in Yang Du's view, this official position should have been Yang Du's, but Wang Yongan was born and snatched away.

Wang Yongan frowned again and again, if Yuan Shikai really gave himself such an important position, he would really become a sunbather on the crater - if he was not burned to death, he would be scalded to death. He shook his head again and again, and said, "How can the kid be able to take on such a heavy responsibility." ”

Zhang Jian said with a smile: "Jingyun must not be presumptuous, in the whole world, only Jingyun can take on this heavy responsibility." ”

Wang Yongan smiled bitterly, this is pushing me to the cusp of the storm, he did not realize his own value, like him, a famous Chinese in the West, no matter which side he stands on, will bring great political glory to the other party, so Yuan Shikai did not hesitate to win over Wang Yongan, and the revolutionary party because of the scattered organization, Sun Yixian has just returned to China, and there is no power at hand, so he cannot provide Wang Yongan with any fame and fortune for the time being, which allows Yuan Shikai to take the lead.

"Jingyun, if you stay by Yuan Gong's side, you can use your wisdom to influence Yuan Gong, and the position of Prime Minister of the Cabinet in the future will definitely be yours." Zhang Jian stroked his beard and said with a smile, "You are only twenty-three years old, the future is immeasurable, after a few years in the central government, your prestige will be slowly established, and it is up to you whether you want to be a republic or continue to establish a constitution in the future." Jingyun, you and I are both from Su Province, and I will definitely help you! ”

"Thank you, Gong Zhang." Wang Yongan hurriedly smiled, after thinking about it for a while, he said, "Maybe I will accept it, this opportunity is indeed rare." ”

"Hahaha...... That's the best, so that I don't waste my tongue. Zhang Jian laughed.

Wang Yongan was stunned for a moment and said, "Could it be that Zhang Gong is here to be a lobbyist this time?" ”

"Or else?" Zhang Jian said with a smile, "I have already gone to Beijing to serve as the Minister of Agriculture and Industry and Commerce, so why stay here." ”

Wang Yongan smiled bitterly, and said in his heart that he had been calculated by Zhang Jian, the old fox.

That night, Zhang Jian sent a congratulatory telegram to Yuan Shikai, saying that Wang Yongan had decided to serve as a privy counsellor in the prime minister's cabinet and assist Yuan Shikai in making suggestions.

As soon as the telegram of appointment was issued, it immediately shocked the whole country, because Wang Yongan seemed to have become an official above 10,000 people under the two (one Yuan Shikai and one emperor), how could this kid He De take on this heavy responsibility, many of Yuan Shikai's old brothers and subordinates were immediately filled with righteous indignation, and expressed their dissatisfaction and incomprehension, especially in combination with Wang Yongan's identity as Yuan Shikai's son-in-law, he felt that Yuan Shikai was unfair. Of course, more people expressed doubts about Wang Yongan's ability and jealousy of Wang Yongan's official position.

Wang Yongan didn't expect that he received an urgent telegram that night, and he was appointed as the privy councillor beside Yuan Shikai. ”

Wang Yongan said: "My father-in-law's chief of staff, I will be in charge of Yang Du and Zhang Yilu in the future." ”

"Huh?" Even if Xiao Xiaoyue doesn't understand politics, she understands that Yang Du, Zhang Yilu and others have long been famous, and they are much older than Wang Yongan, so let Wang Yongan become their leader, I'm afraid this official is not easy to do.

Wang Yongan patted his head and said with great regret: "After drinking a few glasses of wine, I was confused by Zhang Jian's praise, I actually made such a big mistake, I really shouldn't be, I really shouldn't." People say that I am Yangzhou Xiao Zhuge , where am I Xiao Zhuge , I am a little pig. ”

Xiao Xiaoyue said: "Then you can't resign." ”

Wang Yongan said: "Where is it so easy, don't you see?" I agreed to Zhang Jian two hours ago, and I received a letter of appointment from my father-in-law, and I informed the whole country in the form of a telegram that I was now riding a tiger. Alas...... I knew this was the case, it was better to stay abroad, lest I return to China and be calculated by Zhang Jian first, and then by my father-in-law, it is difficult to be a man......"