The fickle weather in summer is like the changing political situation in Beijing. Pen ~ fun ~ cabinet www.biquge.info Since the first premier of the Republic of China Tang Shaoyi stepped down, Lu Zhengxiang was appointed by Yuan Shikai as the new state premier, but the new prime minister has not yet arrived for a long time, has been jointly squeezed out by the Senate and political elites from all walks of life, according to such a situation, the second prime minister Lu Zhengxiang resigned, it was only a matter of time.

Seeing that Lu Zhengxiang's position as prime minister was crumbling, this made many people who coveted this position move, and among these people, Zhao Bingjun was the most. Zhao Bingjun is Yuan Shikai's confidant, since Yuan Shikai took over Li Hongzhang's position as the governor of Zhili, he has joined Yuan Shikai's disciples, and he can also be said to be a veteran minister in the Beiyang family.

Sure enough, soon after, after Lu Zhengxiang, who could no longer continue to maintain the situation, resigned, Zhao Bingjun took over the post of premier. As an important figure in the Beiyang Department, Zhao Bingjun naturally would not be treated like Lu Zhengxiang, and after he came to power, the political situation gradually stabilized. The political situation in Beijing has gradually stabilized, but the situation in China has changed dramatically, which is dazzling and headaches for President Yuan and Premier Zhao.

According to the original constitution of the North and the South, elections for the Senate and House of Representatives will begin at the end of this year. After completing the reorganization of the League and preparing for the establishment of the Kuomintang, Song Jiaoren began to make speeches everywhere and make all-out preparations for the general elections of the Senate and the House of Representatives at the end of the year, so as to re-form the Kuomintang cabinet by virtue of the great victory. It's a pity that although the reorganized Kuomintang seems to be even more powerful than before, the old Yuan Zhen didn't see it in his eyes, in his eyes, at this time, the Kuomintang has been dismissed from all walks of life, and the military strength is negligible, for him who holds the gun in his hand and firmly holds the right to speak, the threat is far less than imagined. The toothless tiger, although it is still a tiger, can no longer hurt people. At this time, Lao Yuan's attention officially began to turn to the southwest, which was the current enemy of his Yuan.

Don't look at the fact that the Kuomintang is jumping around quite happily now, but in the eyes of Lao Yuan, it is far less capable than the Communist Party. Hearing the news of the armed conflict between the southwestern army and the British army on the Yunnan-Burma border, Lao Yuan was stunned in the room alone for a long time. In his heart, he hoped that the Southwestern Army would be able to defeat the British this time. He also very much agrees with some of the ideas of the Communist Party, and Yuan Shikai was also young and had his own ideals, which can be seen from his experience of serving the country and quelling the rebellion in Korea when he was young. But now that he is old and in a high position, the blood on his body has gradually cooled. After all, it is a fact that the country has been in decay for decades and has been bullied miserably by foreign powers. Was it really so easy for the British Empire to win? This answer, he didn't dare to ask himself. As the head of the central government, sometimes, involuntary self-help is one's biggest helplessness. Yuan Shikai, who was in an extremely complicated mood, had to sigh helplessly and shook his head.

Although the Republic of China was established, the waist pole of the Chinese was not able to stand up. It is said that the new dynasty has a new atmosphere, but in the eyes of those who care, there is no big difference between this Republic of China and the former Qing Dynasty, the country is still poor and weak, foreigners are still rampant, and the bureaucrats at all levels below are still living in dire straits, and the only difference is that the emperor has been replaced by a president.

In this way, under the pressure of the British Government, the Beijing Government, which had previously issued a statement entitled "Five Matters of the Sovereignty of Manchuria, Mongolia and Tibet," had a very good image in the whole country and was praised by the newspapers throughout the country, but no one could have imagined that at the end of July, when the time was not more than a month, it suddenly seemed to be a different person, and repeatedly ordered the Western Expeditionary Army to stop the fighting, and the troops that had already arrived under the city of Lhasa were not allowed to open fire without authorization, so as not to arouse the hostility of the Tibetans, and so on. This kind of change also dazzled the Chinese people who did not know what to do for a while.

Of course, to say that the political situation that swept all walks of life in China in July, whether it was the capriciousness of the Beijing government or the year-end general election that was exaggerated by the Kuomintang, this was not as eye-catching as the statement issued by the Communist Party on the war of self-defense and counterattack against Britain.

On 24 July, after repeated negotiations between Wang Chonghui, the head of diplomacy of the Southwest Autonomous Government, and the British Empire's consul in Chengdu, Pan Lena, to no avail, the Autonomous Government authorized the Xinhua News Agency to officially issue a statement on the counterattack against Britain in self-defense.

It said: "The Xinhua News Agency, on the orders of the Southwest Autonomous Government, issued a statement on July 24, 1912 as follows: The British and Indian colonial authorities, ignoring our repeated statements and solemn warnings, have recently violated China's territory through armed forces and attacked our southwestern border guards and border residents, the situation has deteriorated sharply, seriously threatening the peace and security of our borders, and our southwestern government will be forced to carry out a war of self-defense and counterattack under the circumstances that it can no longer bear. If anyone sins against me, I will offend them. The Chinese border guards could not bear it any longer, and the counterattack they were about to launch was a completely righteous action. We want to build our own country, we need a peaceful environment, we don't want to fight, but we are not afraid of war, we don't need the land of other countries, but we will never allow others to wantonly occupy our territory, we want a peaceful and stable border. We are confident that we will receive the understanding and support of all peace-loving countries and peoples. ”

When Wang Chonghui officially handed over this statement to Pan Lena, Pan Lena's face first showed disbelief and disdain, followed by annoyance. This is simply incredible, these backward yellow-skinned monkeys have launched a provocation against the British Empire, and now they have all risen to the level of waging war against the British Empire. Yes, it's war, although this is a statement, but the strong war spirit revealed between the lines can still be seen by Pan Lena. It's ridiculous, in his opinion, these monkeys are too unwise, and their brains must be funny.

No matter what Pan Lena thinks, Wang Chonghui's task can be regarded as complete. During this period, he was under great pressure, not only dealing with various forces at home and abroad, but also informing people from all walks of life about the resolutions of the autonomous government. For this statement to the British, according to Wang Chonghui's own ideas, he is extremely disagreeable, he has studied abroad, he thinks that his horizons have been very broad, the powerful industry and wealth of the great powers, he has witnessed with his own eyes, that is by no means the current southwest can be compared, especially as the British Empire, which has dominated the world for hundreds of years, its great strength is beyond doubt. It's just that now the self-government has made such a statement, and as a subordinate, he can only implement it unconditionally. In the final analysis, he is actually just an executor, not a decision-maker.

In fact, within the Communist Progressive Party and the autonomous government, there are not a few people who have the same idea as Wang Chonghui, and the long-term defeat in foreign wars has made the Chinese lose confidence in victory long ago. The strength of the British Empire, for the Chinese of this era, is already deep in the bones, the shadow imposed on the Chinese by the imperialist powers for a long time has made the Chinese people gradually develop the psychology of inferiority and fear, so that they can not think of resisting for a while.

After coming to this era, Xiao Mubai saw this clearly, and all this had to make him sigh. It was at this time that he understood why, in parallel time and space, even decades later, when the volunteers beat the US imperialists with flesh and blood in Korea, the Chinese would show a proud look and speak with their chests open. The reason is very simple, because that war established the confidence of the Chinese people.

Many people don't understand why Xiao Mubai made such an unwise decision. Perhaps only Xiao Mubai himself knows that he just wants to use the victory of this battle to tell the Chinese people with indescribable and ironclad facts that the British are nothing remarkable.