The addition of Prince Alcohol to the ranks of the Minister of Military Aircraft, a central minister of the Qing court, was a great threat to Yuan Shikai. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info:

After the Battle of Gengzi in 1900, Yuan Shikai was repeatedly promoted, and through the training of the new army and the opening of military academies, the new army in the six towns around Gyeonggi was controlled by his cronies.

In order to seek greater power, Yuan Shikai finally approached the Empress Dowager Cixi by bribing the powerful minister Prince Qing Yixuan, and for a long time, Yuan Shikai became a hot figure around Cixi.

Recently, when the domestic constitutional movement was in full swing, Yuan Shikai suddenly went along with the constitution. Its purpose is to prepare for its own power to the government and the opposition. Yuan Shikai's ambition aroused the jealousy of the Manchu princes and nobles.

Now after Prince Alcohol Zaifeng entered the Military Aircraft Department, Tie Liang and other Shaozhuang Manchu officials were more eager to weaken Yuan Shikai's power in the court, and they all wanted to concentrate state power in their own hands.

It can be said that the internal affairs of the Qing court have fallen into a state of extreme internal friction. For the sake of their own rights, they have no intention of external enemies and internal worries. The Hainan army was given a timely rest at this moment.

Although Yuan Shikai promised Britain and the United States to contain the Hainan army, at this time, the imperial court was like a powder keg that could explode at any time, and he had no intention of dealing with the Hainan army. Besides, Yuan Shikai also knows very well that the best choice now is to preserve his strength and protect himself.

After Chen Zhongqian's situation, he also made some adjustments to Hainan's military strength throughout the country.

At this moment, it is the beginning of February in the 34th year of Guangxu, and there are not many days left before the day when Japan will hand over Taiwan.

Chen Zhong knew that the reason why Japan and the United States postponed the handover of Taiwan Island at that time was in order to reserve enough time for the US South Pacific Fleet and the Far East Fleet to prepare for war, and Japan would not hand over Taiwan to the king of Hainan so easily.

As a result, Chen Zhong began preparations in the Taiwan Strait two months ago for a possible war with Japan and the United States.

First, Lieutenant General Chen's Northeast Army, nearly one-third of its forces were transferred to southern Korea, and the Bohai Fleet was cruising near the Tsushima Strait.

Second, the East China Sea Fleet was transferred to the northern part of the Taiwan Strait, and the Hainan Fleet was assembled near Hong Kong Island, and it stepped up the replenishment and construction of artillery batteries for the coastal port cities of Guangdong and Fujian on Hainan Island, and urgently ordered 500 heavy artillery pieces from Germany.

Finally, the military submarine that Chen Zhong ordered Ling Feng to build in a hurry was also basically completed and will be launched into the South China Sea in mid-February as a secret weapon against the US military.

After the signing of the Pyongyang Treaty, the White House began to intervene in the military preparations for the Hainan king to take over Taiwan.

On the Taiwan issue, Theodore Roosevelt stressed that this is an extremely important link in the US strategy in the Far East, and the United States will not hesitate to use force to obstruct the power of the king of Hainan and further expand into the Pacific Ocean.

On 20 February, Hainan's foreign affairs department sent a telegram urging Japan to Tokyo, demanding that Japan properly fulfill the date of handover of Taiwan Island signed in the "Pyongyang Treaty," that is, 28 February 1908.

The Hainan foreign affairs department requested that one week before the handover in Taiwan, the two sides send personnel to the Taiwan Strait to conduct further consultations on the details of the handover.

The Japanese side has not heard back for a long time, and the king of Hainan has continued to ask the foreign affairs department to call Tokyo again, but there is still no reply.

Under these circumstances, the king of Hainan asked the foreign affairs department to send a final telegram to warn the Japanese side that if the Japanese side still ignored it, the Hainan army would impose an unrestricted blockade on the island of Taiwan.

He also called the White House of the United States, and the Hainan Royal Mansion had issued a final warning to Tokyo, Japan, and informed the American side of this warning.

Roosevelt laughed when he received the telegram from the Department of Defense, and he told Secretary of Defense William Howard Taft: "The King of Hainan is really a difficult opponent, and I like this guy more and more." ”

Secretary of Defense Taft said with a serious face: "Your Excellency, this doesn't seem to be a joke, the king of Hainan is the kind of person who does what he says, he is indeed very tough, I just want to remind you, is it necessary for us to intervene in this dispute?" ”

President Roosevelt smiled strangely and said, "Mr. Secretary, we in the United States will not be stupid enough to start a war with the Hainan army right now. ”

Tafta was puzzled and said: "Your Excellency, we cannot repeatedly break our trust in Japan, I promised General Ito that our United States will send military forces at sea to help him keep Taiwan, what you just said makes me feel that our United States is like a complete liar, please handle this matter carefully, deception will never be able to stand, please be responsible for the national dignity of our United States and my personal personality, if you repeatedly ask me to lie, I will angrily propose to you to resign from the post of defense minister." ”

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In the end, the military submarine that Chen Zhong ordered Ling Feng to make was basically completed, and it will be put into the South China Sea in mid-February as a secret weapon against the US military.

Roosevelt laughed and said, "My Minister, you are like a child who has not grown up, don't be so serious, politics is like a naïve game."

It is full of infinite lies, it has nothing to do with dignity, it has nothing to do with personality, it has nothing to do with interests, you, those excellent politicians throughout the ages, who have not used shameless means, who have not told beautiful lies.

However, they have won the support of a large part of the people, which is why, not that there is no measure of truth, goodness and beauty in this world, but that they are not for their own selfishness, but for the interests of the group and the country to which they belong.

is doing something that is despised by those high-minded people in the world. These are the qualities and abilities that every mature politician must possess.

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Our political game has always followed the law of the jungle, that is, natural selection, survival of the fittest, just like the fierce lions and tigers, they are cruel and cunning, but the world still gives them the reputation of the king of the mountains and forests.

This is a world of the jungle, and no one will be depressed for the rest of their lives because of the weak antelope, and no one will not respect the cunning and cruelty of lions and tigers.

Therefore, people in this world will always worship one thing, this kind of thing is called strength, if you are timid, then you quit this game, no one will sympathize with you, no one will pity you, all you get is loneliness and contempt! ”

Taft's eyes widened in surprise and said, "Your Excellency, if what you said is true, I would rather die alone and desolate in the eyes of the world." ”

Roosevelt restrained his smile and said: "Mr. Secretary, I have thought so, but we have no choice, because we are not ordinary people, we all swore when we were sworn in that all our actions are for the interests of the United States, and we carry the national responsibility, mission and honor of the United States!" ”