The best place to see cherry blossoms is Ueno Park, which is the best place to see cherry blossoms in Tokyo, with more than 1,300 cherry blossoms planted in Hyde Park. Unlike Hyde Park, which is also a royal garden, Ueno Park does not have a "speaker's corner" that symbolizes boil and freedom, but instead has the word "goshi" in front of its name. It shows that the two island nations of the East and the West, with very different institutions and cultural beliefs.

There is a lake in the southwest corner of the park called "Bu Shi Chi", and there is also a Chinese name called "West Lake". This West Lake is full of lotus flowers, weeping willows sandwiched between the shore, the scenery is charming, it is known as a place for people to compete for a visit, and it is also the object of the literati and ink writers. In fact, in the garden, the name "West Lake" abounds, showing that the culture is deeply influenced by China. The West Lake in Ueno Park is also popular with Chinese people living in Saimoto because of its name. He Ruzhang, the first minister of the Qing Dynasty, Huang Zunxian, the poet of the minister counselor, and Su Manshu, one of the famous "four great monks" in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, known as the "revolutionary monk", all have aria poems, the most popular of which is written by Su Manshu:

Spring rain Loutou shakuhachi, when to return to see the tide of Zhejiang?

No one knows the broken bowl of mango shoes, and he stepped across the first few bridges of cherry blossoms.

Walking in the crowded Ueno Park, the smell of cherry blossoms is refreshing, and a serene old man wears a set of ordinary gray Wu clothes (a common item in kimonos), and Yuchun with a cane, and behind him is an imposing round-faced old man.

The old man in Wu costume looks ordinary, but he crushes the momentum of the burly old man behind him, this person is none other than the hot county county friend elder in the political arena, and the round-faced old man is his protégé General Zhengyi in the temple.

Youpeng in Shan County stopped in front of a bronze statue and was reluctant to leave for a long time, and after a while, he sighed and said: "There is no such hero as Saigo Takamori anymore!" ”

This bronze statue is the statue of Takamori Saigo, one of the three masters of the Meiji era. The fate of the Meiji Sanjie was not very good, Kido Takayoshi died young, only lived to be forty-five years old, Okubo Ritsu died in an assassination attempt at the age of forty-nine, and the most unfortunate thing was that Saigo Takamori was actually coerced into the rebel army and launched the "Southwest War" against the emperor, and it was the Yamaprefecture Aritomo Elder in front of him who forced him to commit suicide.

"After several years of bitterness, her husband is full of broken jade; Does my widow know that he does not buy beautiful fields for his children and grandchildren??? Xixiang Jun's high wind and bright festival is a model for my generation! Youpeng in Shanxian touched the bronze statue and recited the famous Chinese poem by Takashi Saigo.

Terauchi Masashi was thinking about a lawsuit and was trying to ask the teacher for an idea, but Yamaguchi Youtomo didn't talk about politics at all, and instead dragged him to Ueno Park to see the cherry blossoms.

During the "Siemens Incident", Yamayama Prefecture Aritomo invited the famous Akashi Genjiro, and under his instigation, the demonstrations against Prime Minister Gonbei Yamamoto rose one after another, and the Yamamoto cabinet collapsed. Originally, the best candidate to take over Yamamoto Gonbei as prime minister was Katsura Taro, the eldest disciple of Yama Prefecture Aritomo, but unfortunately Katsura Taro died!

This hit the Yama County Youpeng family was caught off guard, and now it is said that there are only a few people who are qualified to serve as prime ministers, and the Saionji Gongwang Senator and Katsura Taro have been in power alternately for ten years, and it is said that the political arena has become the "Guiyuan Era", but the Saionji Gongwang Patriarch is the political enemy of Yama County Youtomo, and the other is Okuma Shigenobu who was blown into a cripple by the head mountain man, the spiritual leader of the Black Dragon Society, this guy is even more stubborn anti-Yama County Aritomo's power, and Okuma Shigenobu's think tank Inu Yangyi is the most hated person in Yama County.

As soon as Katsura Taro died, Terauchi Masatsuki felt that he had a chance, and it was his turn to be the second junior brother of the Yama County Sect when the senior brother died!

The current Taisho Emperor suffers from encephalopathy and basically has no ability to handle government affairs, as long as Yama Prefecture has friends to support him, this prime minister is not holding a handle?

However, there are friends in the county who do not take this stubble, and the anxious temple is scratching his heart.

Yama Prefecture Youpeng suddenly looked at Terauchi Masashi and said, "If you become the prime minister, how will you deal with relations with other countries?" ”

Terauchi Masashi suddenly perked up: "Continue to implement the teacher's policy, form a good alliance with Britain to suppress Russia, wait for an opportunity to occupy Manchuria, Mongolia, and seize the land and resources of the mainland." ”

Yama County Youpeng smiled noncommittally, and Terauchi Zhengyi didn't know whether the answer was in line with Yama County's thoughts, and stood aside panting uneasily.

At this moment, I saw that the crowded crowd suddenly flashed a crack, all the people covered their noses, a sloppy man of about fifty years old pulled a middle-aged man of about forty years old, squeezed through the crowd, and smelled a foul smell on that person's person from afar.

Terauchi Masashi couldn't help frowning, and Yama Prefecture Youpeng greeted him with a smile, and the person who could let him greet him personally was extremely rare in the whole world, and this sloppy person was one of them, the commander of the military police in North Korea, Akashi Genjiro. Behind him was Lin Quanzhu, the minister to China.

"Akashi-kun, you're also coming to see the cherry blossoms?" Shan County Youpeng said with a smile.

Akashi Genjiro's hair is unkempt, and he doesn't know how long he hasn't changed his clothes, and as for taking a bath, it's a fantasy for him, geniuses don't take a bath, and it's no wonder that Lin Quansuke behind him pinched his nose.

"Elder, Minister Lin Quan has urgent matters to report to you." Where does Akashi Genjiro have a greeting with the surname of Nai, and he gets straight to the point.

Seeing that Akashi Genjiro was so solemn, Yama County Youpeng's smile also retracted, and he hurriedly said: "Go back, let's talk about it in my house!" ”

The four of them hurried back to Youpeng's mansion in Shanxian County, and Lin Quanzhu stammered to report the information from China.

Youpeng in Shanxian pouted: "Yuan Shikai will fully fall to the Great Emperor?" Naive! You guys don't know this guy so well! ”

He said that he wouldn't believe anything, Yuan Shikai would be one-sidedly inclined to say this, if he was willing to do this, then he would not be Yuan Shikai, it must be Lin Quanzhu who was tricked by Yuan Shikai, God knows what conspiracy is behind it??? Yuan Shikai is a difficult guy to deal with!

Lin Quanzhu saw that there were friends in Shan County who didn't believe it, and said with a white face: "Elder, it's true, Yuan Shikai told me personally that he is willing to fully cooperate with the empire!" ”

Shan County Youpeng shook his head and said: "Don't believe the people of China, especially Yuan Shikai, that is an old liar who is used to playing conspiracy and tricks, he has always been pro-British and hateful to the empire, and when he was in Fengtian, the battle between the people of China and the empire was not at a disadvantage, and it was impossible for him to fully fall to the empire at this time." ”

After the Xinhai Revolution, Yuan Shikai, the agent selected by Britain and the United States and other powers, was extremely taboo and disgusted by Yue Ben, because Yuan Shikai had been fighting with Yue himself in his early years in Korea, and he knew the ghost tricks of Yue Ben, and Yuan Shikai obviously had a deep-seated distrust of Yue himself. Some friends in Shanxian know very well that Yuan Shikai is the successor of Li Hongzhang's mantle of "using razing to control raze" in diplomacy, and he has always advocated uniting Britain and the United States to control Russia??? Yuan Shikai is willing to take refuge in his arms, and there are friends in Shan County who don't believe anything!

Lin Quanzhu was anxious, and always felt that he wanted to establish immortal merits, but he was despised by Youpeng in Shanxian County, and he scratched his ears and cheeks anxiously. But give him a god's courage, and he doesn't dare to refute the words of Youpeng in Shanxian County, unless he is tired of life. It is said that the elders of this political arena have always been very disdainful of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ito Hirobumi scolded the Ministry of Foreign Affairs all day long. When the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hayashi Dong, was instructed to negotiate an alliance with the British, Ito Hirobumi scolded when he heard about it: "All the people in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are dead, send an illiterate person to the UK?" Wanting to form an alliance with Britain is a fool's dream! ”

Unexpectedly, the British Empire really formed an alliance with Samoto, and the angry Ito Hirobumi never bothered with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs again.

The same is true for Youpeng in Shanxian County, he has never had a good face in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lin Dong is the vice minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the second person, Lin Quanzhu is just a minister, and his status is still far behind, and at this time, the power of Youpeng in Shan County is much greater than that of Ito Hirobumi at the beginning. Emperor Taisho was regarded as a puppet by him, who else could be placed in the eyes of Youpeng in Yama County?

Akashi Genjiro suddenly interjected: "Elder, whether this thing is true or false, you have to give it a try, once the political axe of the branch is fully reversed to the empire, then the Bodhisattva of the empire will really ride the fire dragon!" ”

The Bodhisattva Riding the Fire Dragon is a propaganda poster made by the German Emperor Wilhelm II in order to highlight the "Yellow Peril Theory", which is very famous in the East and the West.

Lin Quansuke's words, there are friends in Yama County can be regarded as farts, and when Akashi Genjiro says it, the weight is very different, and Yama County has friends who must also weigh it.

Shan Shan Youpeng pondered again and again: "You can try, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will draw up a secret treaty, and the conditions will be a little harsher." ”

Lin Quanzhu was stunned, at this time, he was able to win over Yuan Shikai to take refuge in Yueben, what an important thing it was, why bother to make extraneous branches?

Akashi Motojiro smiled knowingly: "The sky is asking for a price to pay back on the spot, and people who really do business will not talk about conditions, let's see how Yuan Shikai bargains!" ”

Yama County Youpeng said with a smile: "I think this prime minister should let Okuma Shigenobu be the prime minister, and let this lame man establish immortal feats!" ”

Akashi Genjiro's smile was even bigger: "The patriarch is really wise!" ”

The two of them looked at the mung beans and cherished each other, but they didn't notice that the nose of Zhengyi in the temple was already crooked!

??? Dividing line ???

"President, this is the new "Constitution of the Republic of China", please take a look!" An old man with a goatee held a stack of manuscripts and said respectfully.

Yuan Shikai waved his hand: "Pick up the important ones and say it." ”

"The legislative structure has been changed from the Senate and the House of Representatives to a unicameral system of the Legislative Yuan, which is appointed by the President before the establishment of the Legislative Yuan??? The president is elected for a ten-year term and can be re-elected indefinitely??? The incumbent president has the right to recommend the next presidential candidate, and he only needs to seal it with Golden Harvest gold in advance, hide it in the golden stone room of the presidential palace, and open it when the president dies??? There is a political hall under the presidential palace to manage the country's government affairs in a unified manner, and the administrative power is all under the president! The old man shook his head and said.

Yuan Shikai nodded with satisfaction: "Zhong Lao has worked hard! ”

This old man's name is Li Jingxi, Li Hongzhang's nephew, the governor of Yungui in the Qing Dynasty, and served as the vice president of the Progressive Party after the Republic of China, and can be regarded as Liang Qichao's deputy. After Yuan Shikai dissolved the National Assembly and the Kuomintang, Liang Qichao left Anqing in a rage, and Yuan Shikai made Li Jingxi the chairman of his appointed Senate.

The new "Constitution of the Republic of China" with unlimited power of the great president was made up by Li Jingxi and others overnight at the behest of Yuan Shikai, which is naturally very in line with Yuan Shikai's spleen and stomach.

Yuan Shikai's body is getting worse day by day, he is in pain from severe renal colic, and his kidneys have been infected, but he doesn't believe in Western medicine, he is unwilling to operate, just take some decoction, but it always doesn't work.

After the New Year, Yuan Shikai will be fifty-six years old, and as long as the Yuan family is an official in other places, they have not lived past sixty! Yuan Jiasan, Yuan Baoheng, Yuan Baoling, Yuan Baoqing, these famous figures, and even Yuan Shikai's father Yuan Baozhong, also died in the prime of life. At the age of sixty, this hurdle has become a long-term nightmare in Yuan Shikai's heart, making it difficult for him to sleep.

??? Dividing line ???

"Is it tolerable or unbearable!" Xu Shuzheng slapped the table and roared.

"You Zheng, don't be angry, the president just let us see my own conditions, and didn't say that he had agreed!" Duan Qirui comforted.

Xu Shuzheng looked at each other angrily: "Chief, you still don't understand?" If the president doesn't want to agree, and throws it directly in the face of Lin Quanzhu's little book, can this thing be on the table? Let us see, what to see? ”

Duan Qirui worked hard to easily exterminate the white wolf, but before he could catch his breath, he was transferred back to Yanjing by Yuan Shikai and thrown into the position of army commander.

Now Beiyang has long been divided, if there is a gun, it is the king of grass, not to mention Duan Qirui, the army chief, even Yuan Shikai, the president, who ordered them not to move, if the political axe has money for them, then it will give Yuan Shikai some face, if they owe money, they are too lazy to take care of the Yanjing political axe, anyway, as long as they have a gun in their hands, they will not be hungry??? Can't build, won't it be robbed?

Xu Shuzheng was also disheartened by the current situation, if it weren't for Duan Qirui's deep affection for many years, he would have taken off this tiger skin and returned to his hometown a long time ago!

"Chief, if this secret agreement is signed, then our Beiyang will be a sinner through the ages, and the president will be deaf!" Xu Shuzheng said hatefully.

Duan Qirui glared at Xu Shuzheng, and finally just sighed: "Now Beiyang is in danger, and the president has no choice but to do it!" ”

Xu Shuzheng roared angrily: "No matter who wins or loses between us and the Jianghuai Army, it is our Chinese's business, not to mention that we haven't fought yet, and the victory or defeat is also two words, at this time to lure the wolf into the room, let Xiao Yuben come in, what good thing can it be?" This secret agreement is even harsher than the "Treaty of Shimonoseki" signed by Li Hongzhang back then, and the sovereignty is almost lost, even if we rely on our own strength to defeat the Jianghuai army, then what can we do? Chief, will we still have the face to see our ancestors when we die in the future? ”

Duan Qirui was also helpless, picked up the teacup but found that it was empty, and asked angrily: "What about your opinion?" ”

Xu Shuzheng said with a straight face: "Unite with the Jianghuai Army and reject this traitorous treaty!" ”

Duan Qirui was shocked and said: "If it leaks out, what kind of embarrassing situation will it put the president?" ”

Xu Shuzheng sneered: "The embarrassment of the president alone is much better than the loss of face with 160,000 people in Beiyang??? Chief, I put my words here, if this secret agreement is signed, our Beiyang will be doomed! ”

(To be continued)