Time......

This word pricked Yuan Shikai's most sensitive nerves again and again, if the average life expectancy of a man in the old Yuan family is fifty-seven years old, he only has four years to live, and the twenty-four-year-old Wang Yongan is only twenty-eight years old after four years, he is in the prime of life, he really has time. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

But time!

Like a bayonet, it pierced Yuan Shikai's heart, he was very jealous of Wang Yongan's time, jealous of Wang Yongan's youth, and even more jealous of Wang Yongan's achievements.

Wang Yongan caught up with a good time, the Opium War, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the Gansu-Shaanxi Rebellion, the First Sino-Japanese War, the Eight-Nation Alliance, the Russo-Japanese War...... Wang Yongan did not catch up with a chaotic battle, nor did he experience a life of nine deaths,

Yuan Shikai became angry, he got up suddenly, and said, "They are too rampant. ”

Zhao Bingjun said in a low voice: "Today...... This one...... This Wang Jingyun remarried, and married the daughter of a businessman in Shandong......"

"I know, he sent me an invitation, but I can't go, I've already sent Keding to go, and I also asked Yuan Naikuan to prepare a gift." Yuan Shikai said.

"One gift may not be enough." Zhao Bingjun said with a smile, "He married four days in a row, marrying the second lady today, going to the third lady tomorrow, then the fourth lady, and then the fifth lady." He shook his head, as if he was very dissatisfied with Wang Yongan, and he was helpless, and everyone who looked up to him couldn't help but despise him. In the eyes of Duan Qirui and others, Zhao Bingjun, a poisonous snake, is not so compassionate, and this is a ruthless person.

Zhao Bingjun said again: "Fortunately, Wang Jingyun has not forgotten who is the eldest lady, and still retains the position of the eldest lady, but pity my niece Nianzhen, who has passed away for only a year...... Alas...... What's this called? But it's also reasonable, after all, since ancient times, beauties love heroes, Wang Jingyun is not a hero, the Japanese think so, the Americans think so, the British, the French and even the Russians think yes, will the beauties in the world still think that he is a hero? This sounds like he is praising Wang Yongan, but in fact, he is heart-wrenching, implying that Wang Yongan has now covered up Yuan Shikai's edge.

Although Yuan Shikai was scheming, he was a little unexpected about Wang Yongan's rise speed, and even he didn't expect foreigners to suddenly support Wang Yongan. Yuan Shikai was very nervous about whether foreigners would support him, and he immediately turned to Lu Zongyu and said, "Help me arrange for me to recommend the British Minister Plenipotentiary to China, Zhu Erdian." ”

"Yes."

Soon, Yuan Shikai met with Zhu Erdian, on the one hand, to discuss the construction of the railway, on the other hand, Yuan Shikai was a little worried about the recent boom in Wang Yongan, so he wanted to test the attitude of foreign ministers, especially the British Empire, as the world hegemon.

In this era of the late Qing Dynasty, the British Empire was the unrivaled hegemon in the world, and the British Empire, which had not yet gone through the baptism of two world wars, was at the peak of the empire.

Yuan Shikai's purpose in asking Zhu Erdian was because he was worried that if the West really supported Wang Yongan, then his future would be in danger. Zhu Erdian told him very clearly that the foreign forces led by Britain did not support the rise of Wang Yongan, a new force, probably Wang Yongan's consortium and the rise of the Industrial Bank of China in the Liangjiang area, resulting in the inability of major foreign banks to carry out more business in the Liangjiang area, and the introduction of the Chinese currency made foreign currencies gradually squeezed out of China, which led to strong dissatisfaction with foreign governments, compared with the booming praise in the newspapers, foreign governments were very calm.

Zhu Erdian clearly told Yuan Shikai that Wang Yongan must be contained, foreign missions supported Yuan Shikai to contain Wang Yongan, the Qing Kingdom needed stability, foreign forces did not allow China to fall into secession, nor did it allow the Great Qing Kingdom to fall into civil strife, and hoped that the north and the south could hold peace talks.

Yuan Shikai was shocked and hurriedly asked what was the purpose of the peace talks, did he want the Qing government to negotiate with the rebels against the government, and China would be divided into two from then on? Zhu Erdian shook his head and said that foreign countries did not want to see the Qing Dynasty split, but if possible, foreign countries would not interfere with the changes in China.

After bidding farewell to Zhu Erdian, Yuan Shikai pondered, the meaning of Zhu Erdian's words was nothing more than to reveal a few points, first, the Jiangbei forces led by Wang Yongan had already violated the interests of various countries in China, and if the Beiyang Army attacked Jiangbei, foreign countries would fully support Beiyang; Second, foreign powers have seen the twilight of the Qing court and have begun to look for new spokespersons; Third, foreign countries do not want China to be unstable, they want a large, complete and cowardly cooperative China, not to divide into several countries and have wars from time to time, otherwise China's huge market will be in ruins, which is a situation that foreign powers do not want to see.

Zhao Bingjun then reported to Yuan Shikai, saying: "Prime Minister, Baron Ijiin Hikoyoshi, the former Japanese minister to the Qing Dynasty, has rushed to Yangzhou to attend Wang Yongan's wedding banquet. ”

"What is he going to do there?" Yuan Shikai frowned and asked, "Do the Japanese want to cooperate with him?" ”

Zhao Bingjun said: "Wang Yongan went to Japan as a domestic servant at the age of seven, and lived until he was eighteen years old before returning to China, and he has a very deep affection for Japan. I heard that he still has some lovers in Japan, and even Japan's cabinet elder Aritomo Yamaguchi once entertained him privately when he returned from the United States, and he specially attended the wedding of Emperor Taisho of Japan, and was an invited guest, I think they only saw that the relationship was not simple. ”

Yuan Shikai snorted coldly: "Doesn't he know the shame of Jiawu? ”

Zhao Bingjun sighed: "Alas...... Young people, perhaps, for the sake of profit and future, don't care about the shame of the First Sino-Japanese War, where will he show unparalleled hatred for Japan to the people of our generation. Prime Minister, look at the young people who are studying in Japan now, all of them regard Japan as a guiding light, especially Sun Yat-sen and other traitors! Even though Wang Yongan did not join the rebel party in the south, he strongly supported Japan. ”

Yuan Shikai said: "The general trend of the North-South peace talks, but the biggest obstacle to the North-South peace talks is the Jiangbei force, and I don't think the south wants to see a strong Jiangbei force." ”

"The richest place in the Qing Dynasty is Jiangnan, but the wealth of Jiangnan is in the hands of Jiangbei people, and the rebel party in the south is afraid of Wang Yongan's army, but they need his money bag, so ...... I think the southern rebels must have hated Wang Yongan to death. Zhao Bingjun gloated.

Yuan Shikai said: "Therefore, we must solve this trouble together, before the peace talks between the north and the south, we must find Sun Yat-sen and secretly negotiate the issue of the Jiangbei forces that are stalking the north and the south." ”

"Yes." Zhao Bingjun whispered happily, if Wang Yongan is eliminated, then his wealth can be divided by Zhao Bingjun and others, how can he not be overjoyed.