The provincial congress selected Nanking as the seat of the provisional government, elected a generalissimo and a deputy marshal, and decided that the deputy marshal Huang Xing would be the acting generalissimo to be responsible for the preparation of the provisional government. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 At the same time, the provincial representatives also agreed on the preliminary peace talks and terms with Wu Tingfang as the general representative of the south.

No matter what the revolutionary parties of the League thought and whether they were willing to negotiate peace, but things have developed to such a point that their intentions can no longer affect the overall situation under the general trend. Hubei had already signed an armistice agreement with the Beiyang Army before, and it is estimated that at this moment they wish to negotiate peace as soon as possible.

Huang Xing refused to come to Nanjing to take up his post, and there would definitely be someone to replace him, and the constitutionalists within the revolutionary party were waving their banners and shouting at the moment. In this world, no matter who is missing, the earth is still running.

In the face of the chaos in the south, the entire Forbidden City is shrouded in a sad atmosphere, the situation inside is not as good as day by day, and the Empress Dowager Longyu has no other way than to watch a group of princes and ministers cry every day. Today's Qing Dynasty is in a turbulent time, with the oppression of the Southern Revolutionary Party outside and the coercion of Yuan Shikai's Beiyang system inside.

"Lord Regent, what should we do now that we are orphans and widows?"

"If the party in the south wants peace talks, it is not impossible to establish a constitution, but if the emperor wants to abdicate, then it is absolutely impossible." The situation has developed to the present, and Zaifeng has no good way, and now he is no longer the regent who leans towards the government and the opposition. At this time, his words also represented the meaning of most princes and nobles, peace talks are okay, but they can't abdicate.

"I'm afraid that the party members in the south are unwilling!" Pu Lun also sighed

"What to discuss, we still have tens of thousands of troops in hand, and when we go south in the coming day, we will destroy these rebellious ministers and thieves, and the rivers and mountains of the Qing Dynasty will still be ours." In the face of compromising voices one by one, the indignant young magnate Liangbi couldn't hold back any longer.

"It's light, where there is silver now, where there is an army." The white-haired Prince Qing opened his mouth to object.

"Hmph, send the Praetorian Guard, I don't believe the rebels can stop it. As for the silver, we can raise it, I don't believe it, the Qing Dynasty is huge, and we can't even take out a million taels of silver. In their opinion, if it weren't for Yixiao's indulgence of Yuan Shikai, the Qing Dynasty would not have fallen into this state now.

"Send out the Praetorian Guards, how to ensure the safety of Gyeonggi, and who will protect the safety of the emperor and the queen mother?"

Seeing Prince Qing say this, Liangbi was not easy to refute, but he had a deep prejudice against Yixuan, and he just snorted coldly and stopped speaking. For a while, the entire Heart Nourishing Hall was silent.

Seeing that the imperial relatives couldn't come up with a good idea, the Empress Dowager Longyu began to sobble in a low voice again. As a result, the ministers could only walk out of the palace with a sigh.

"Alas, times have changed!" Yixuan sighed as he walked towards the outside of the palace. He is not stupid, he has a clear understanding of the situation, he knows that Beiyang can fight, but he knows that Beiyang does not want to fight, and he can see clearly what medicine Yuan Shikai sells in his gourd.

At this time, in the face of the chaos in the south, the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty could no longer come up with any good ideas. There is also an atmosphere of despair in the Forbidden City, the eunuchs and palace maids in the palace are listless, in this atmosphere, the Empress Dowager Longyu can not support it, and under the persecution of both inside and outside, she finally appointed Yuan Shikai as the minister plenipotentiary in a desperate situation, and contacted the Southern People's Party to discuss and discuss the overall situation.

As soon as the news of the Qing court's acceptance of the peace talks broke, the whole country was in an uproar. The present situation, at best, is that the southern provinces have a republican cry under the occupation of the revolutionary party, but the north is still firmly in the hands of the Qing court. Under such circumstances, the peace talks can only show that no one can stop the republican trend in China today.

When Yuan Shikai received the will of the palace to appoint himself as the plenipotentiary, the expression on his face did not change much, these were all in his layout, but there was also a trace of lamentation in his heart. After all, he has been working for this dynasty for most of his life, and it is inevitable that he will feel some emotion in his heart until now.

People are ambitious, the difference is that some people can control it well and bury it deep in their hearts, while some people can't control it and expose it when the opportunity arises. After all, Yuan Shikai is a hero-like character, and the sadness in his heart quickly disappeared, replaced by a wisp of joy.

Yuan Shikai knew that the southern provinces had now set up a provincial governor's representative meeting, and he knew even more that this meeting actually represented the interests of the governors with real power in the southern provinces, and if he wanted to make peace, he had to obtain the support of these military leaders. As for the Kuomintang, their leaders are still abroad! In Yuan Shikai's eyes, compared with the large and small forces in the south, these people in the alliance are really not worth mentioning.

"I heard that Sun Wen has been transferred from Europe and will return to China soon, I don't know if his return will affect the situation of peace talks?" This is Yuan Shikai's brother Xu Shichang's question.

"There must be an impact, but don't worry too much about it, after all, they are the first to negotiate peace, and I believe that it will be handled over there." Yuan Shikai's gaze is not sharp, in parallel time and space, Sun Yat-sen's Nanjing Provisional Government only has a righteous name, but in fact, it wants money without money, and there are no soldiers. In the end, it's not all at the mercy of the powerful factions in the provinces.

"That's just as well." Xu Shichang nodded, and he also agreed with this statement, which he and Yuan Shikai had different views. Sun Wenma, he is also a signboard, a signboard held high by the southern provinces, but the signboard itself will not carry any threat. The real focus of attention is still on those provincial governors who support the army and respect themselves, such as Li Yuanhong in Hubei, Xu Shaozhen in Nanjing, and Xiao Mubai in the southwest.

Speaking of Xiao Mubai, Xu Shichang's heart was faintly uneasy, because this young man is now the king of the southwest. And he knows only a handful of young people, the so-called knowing oneself and knowing the other, can not be defeated, but so far, he only knows that this person only issued a telegram at the beginning of Yunnan's independence, and after quietly occupying the three provinces, there was no more news. His actions are in stark contrast to the flooding of electricity in the southern provinces. As the saying goes, a dog that bites doesn't bark, and throughout the ages, this has been true.

"Brother Meng, but what did you think of?" Looking at Xu Shichang, who was frowning, Yuan Shikai asked with a smile.

"Kung Bao, I'm suddenly a little worried about the southwest side."

"Southwest?" Yuan Shikai was a little puzzled.

"Yes, it's Xiao Mubai, a young man, who is young and has endured for many years, and he has occupied several southwestern provinces overnight, so he can't help but guard against it." Xu Shichang looked worried.

Yuan Shikai frowned tightly for a while, and then spoke: "Brother Meng, I am too worried, the southwest region has always been poor, and the Yunnan-Guizhou Mountain Road is also notoriously difficult to walk, and the nineteenth town in Yunnan has some combat strength over there, and the rest is not worth mentioning, and they can't gather many troops in a short period of time." The development of the North-South peace talks to the present is no longer a simple republic or something that can be summed up, but it includes a game between the interests of many parties, and they have been reached through various compromises and victories. Just one southwest will not affect the overall situation. ”

Although Yuan Shikai said this, he was also a little worried in his heart, after all, Sichuan, the "land of abundance", is also under Xiao Mubai's control at the moment, and Sichuan, not to mention in the southwest, is also a rare province with a large population and economy in the country.

As far as the southern delegates are concerned, we will not say what the peace talks mean. But for Beiyang, for Yuan Shikai, it means that the Beiyang group has the possibility of replacing the Qing court, and he Yuan Shikai himself will become the supreme leader of China. Therefore, Yuan Shikai still sees this peace talk as very important, otherwise these previous preparations would not have been made in vain.

On December 8, Yuan Shikai appointed Tang Shaoyi, Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, as his plenipotentiary representative, and rushed to Shanghai. Responsible for peace talks with the South.