February 18, 1914 in the Western calendar, the twenty-third day of the first month of the lunar calendar Anqing is located in the south of the Yangtze River, but the winter wind is still cold and hard like a knife, in this era when the greenhouse effect has not affected the world, the winter is much colder than in the 21st century, Chai Dongliang every time he goes out to wear a rubber dumpling wrapped in a mink collar fox fur, and his legs and feet can be numb in the car without air conditioning equipment. Spring is about to begin, and the servants of the family step up their efforts, and set up square clay boxes filled with water in the courtyard to make ice with the last wind blow. The underground ice cellar is more than half full, and it won't take long to fill up.

In this era, the so-called enjoyment is all wealth and honor piled up with human and financial resources, Chai Dongliang secretly smacked his tongue in his heart, pleasure is too much is not a good thing! Wu Meiqi is peaceful, the Wu family is a luxury businessman, she has been used to it since she was a child, Mo Xiaolian is used to being careful and calculating, every time she sees the account sheet sent by the housekeeper, the pretty apricot eyes have become Zhang Fei's leopard head and ring eyes, and she vows not to give up if she doesn't pick out some faults from it, which makes the slaves complain, and it is difficult to escape the eyes of this aunt and grandmother if they want to embezzle a few vegetable money.

After getting married, Chai Dongliang kept his spirits, and he was in the same bed and wanted to make a fuss, but the sky did not fulfill people's wishes, either he was busy kicking the back of his head and sleeping in the office of the Military Advisory Office, or one of the two of them had a big aunt who came to visit, in short, he couldn't do it, and he always felt regretful when he had occasional leisure. However, Fang Chang is not in a hurry, after all, it is the vegetables in his basket, and it is convenient to turn around whether it is steamed or braised again.

Originally, the War Department only gave the Jianghuai patrol envoy four divisions in Jiangxi and Anhui provinces plus one mixed brigade, but now Chai Dongliang has expanded to 13 divisions on his own initiative, three divisions in Anhui, two divisions in Jiangxi, two divisions in Jiangsu, two divisions in Hubei, two divisions in Fengtian, two Mongolian divisions plus a mixed cavalry brigade, and if we count the more than 3,000 people in Shanghai's police corps, the Jianghuai Army already has an army of 150,000. The number of people has surpassed that of Beiyang, and the possession of heavy weapons has more than twice that of Beiyang. And that's not counting the Yangtze River Fleet and the Air Force, which is still in its infancy.

South of the Yangtze River, including the Huaibei and Northern Jiangsu regions in the north of the Yangtze River, the number of people in the area controlled by Chai Dongliang reached 150 million, and if we count the southwest region where Yao respected him as the leader of the alliance, then the population of the area ruled by the Jianghuai army exceeded 230 million, more than half of the country's population. Not to mention, Huguang and Liangjiang, where the world's wealth is located, are all under the control of the Jianghuai army, and the comparison of economic capabilities is even more one-sided.

Clear-eyed people can see that Beiyang is gradually weakening, and the Jianghuai army is like Zhongtian, and even Yuan Shikai's henchmen Feng Guozhang and Lei Zhenchun have gone to the south to become the governors of Hunan and Guangdong, and they are no longer subject to Beiyang's control.

Yuan Shikai is already called Bo Xishan!

The Anqing Military Advisory Office issued an order to reorganize the original troops into five armies, with Anhui as the first army, Chai Dongliang personally as the commander-in-chief of the Jianghuai Army and the commander of the First Army, the two divisions in Jiangsu plus the Hubei Army and the Yuan Army, combined into the Second Army, Lu Kai as the commander, the two divisions in Jiangxi as the Third Army, Lin Hu as the commander, the two divisions in Fengtian as the Fourth Army, Gu Nanshan as the commander, the two Mongolian divisions plus the cavalry mixed brigade into the Fifth Army, and Kuang Haishan as the commander. At the same time, Kuang Haishan was appointed deputy commander-in-chief of the Jianghuai Army and an envoy to Manchu and Mongolia.

Among the five armies, the strongest were Gu Nanshan's Fourth Army and Kuang Haishan's Fifth Army, after all, the predecessor of the Fourth Army and the Fifth Army was the advance army of the expedition to Mongolia, and they had combat experience with the elite Fifth Division. The other three armies were all well-equipped rookies, including the First Army personally controlled by Chai Dongliang.

Kuang Haishan, the Manchurian and Mongolian envoy, was not appointed by the Central Committee of the Republic of China, but self-appointed, but was only recognized by the Mongolian and Fengtian envoys, and he went through the procedure in a so-so manner. Afterwards, Yanjing Zhengaxe did not express any opinion, neither acknowledging nor opposing.

However, this is tantamount to saying that the Jianghuai Army no longer recognizes the authority of the central political axe, and the newspapers and public opinion in various provinces and localities have not commented too much on this matter, and the authority of the central political axe in Yanjing has fallen below freezing.

One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, and everyone understands that the war between the Jianghuai Army and Beiyang has reached a critical point??? Now, all you need is an excuse!

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When lunch time came, in Zhongnanhai Huairen Hall, Yuan Shikai's royal military band played gongs and drums as usual, and it had become a common practice since the day he became the interim president. Every time music is played, Pu Yi in the Forbidden City will cover his ears with his little hands, and the regent Zaifeng, Taifu Chen Baochen and others will grit their teeth with hatred.

Today's music still remembers that the old and young people of the Manchu Dynasty in the Heart Cultivation Hall unexpectedly did not scold the street, and the Taifu Chen Baochen rarely crossed Erlang's legs and smoked hookah leisurely.

"This living Cao Ying also has today! Let him keep blowing and see how many more days he can blow! Zaifeng took off his hat, wiped the Dongzhu on it with his sleeve, and said with a smile.

The most regrettable thing in Prince Zaifeng's life is that he didn't kill Yuan Shikai in the first place, so that he, a living Cao Ying, brought down the Qing Dynasty. For this matter, the Manchurian nobles of the Zongshe Party complained about him a lot. If Yuan Shikai had been killed in the first place, where would the revolutionary party have been able to stir up monstrous waves? Baron Feng Guozhang with the Praetorian Guards can sweep away the chaotic party in the south!

If he hadn't listened to Zhang Zhidong's words and let Yuan Shikai go, maybe he would still be the regent now, and his son Puyi would still be the emperor of the Qing Dynasty!

There is no regret medicine in this world, and now Yuan Shikai is also proud, the collapse of Beiyang is already stormy, Yuan Shikai has been five tuberculosis and seven injuries for a few days, Wang Shizhen of the three heroes of Beiyang does not ask about the world, although he is the director of the preparatory department of the nominal model regiment, but he is a beautiful woman who drinks every day and does not ask about military affairs, Duan Qirui is eyeing the tiger and wants to replace the old Yuan, Feng Guozhang took more than 10,000 elites away to Changsha, under the wings of the Jianghuai Army, he was the governor of Hunan with taste, and the three heroes of Beiyang were already yesterday's yellow flowers, Cao Kun and other generals in command of the army are even more arrogant, and they do not take the central political axe in their eyes at all.

The powerful Jianghuai army sharpened their knives at the same time in Jiangnan and Saibei, and fools could see that they were preparing to attack Yuan Shikai.

"Retribution comes quickly, this kind of bastard who bullies orphans and widows, there should be such a retribution in this world!" Prince Su gritted his teeth.

Zaifeng gloated and said: "Our Qing Dynasty has abdicated, but there is still a preferential treatment regulation, if this Yuan Shikai is ousted, I don't know what the end will be?" ”

Shanqi sneered: "This kind of fatherless and kingless netwang bastard has to be pushed to the entrance of the vegetable market with a thousand cuts, I said regent, when the time comes, you forgot to set a good position in the 'Broken Bowl Bureau', and watch Yuan Shikai be killed with a thousand knives!" ”

Zaifeng smiled: "Okay, I will definitely help you book a good place in the private room on the second floor when the time comes, and let's watch the excitement while drinking." ”

Chen Baochen, who was smoking a hookah, seemed to suddenly remember something, the hookah fell to the ground with a click, and suddenly his old face wrinkled: "Two princes, don't be in a hurry to be happy, if Chai Dongliang defeats Yuan Shikai, can he admit this preferential condition?" ”

A sentence stabbed the hearts of Zaifeng and the others, and his smile suddenly stiffened, and he muttered: "He won't do it so absolutely, right?" ”

"Lord Wang, people's hearts are separated from their stomachs, this Chai Dongliang is from the revolutionary, and he can't fight with our Qing Dynasty, Yuan Shikai at most eats and plays music every day to make us sick, maybe Chai Dongliang really dares to take the Forbidden City! The prince must take precautions in advance! Chen Baochen said worriedly.

Zaifeng has always been known for his indecision among the kings of the clan, and suddenly he has no idea, Prince Su thought for a moment and said: "I have to ask my friends to help me in this matter, and we have to fight for ourselves, otherwise, I don't necessarily have to keep the preferential conditions, and I am afraid that life and death will not be up to me!" ”

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The light gray clouds pressed low, and the Huairentang Presidential Palace, which was full of traffic, has now become deserted in front of people, Yuan Shikai's face is even more gloomy than the sky outside, he sat in the room, looking at the table full of delicacies but didn't even move the chopsticks, he was bareheaded, and he was only wrapped in cloth socks and no boots, and recently, his legs and feet were even more swollen, and he couldn't wear shoes at all.

Yuan Shikai has never understood what he did wrong, Sun Wen launched the "Second Revolution" without authorization, and was quickly extinguished by him, Sun Wen, who has always posed a huge threat to him, became stinky shit in an instant, not only attacked the whole country, but also complained about it within the Kuomintang.

The aftermath of the big loan was completed, the economic crisis in Beiyang was greatly alleviated, and several Kuomintang governors were intimidated by Beiyang's military might, and they also expressed their allegiance to Yuan Shikai, taking the opportunity of the white wolf bandits, the Beiyang Army sent troops to Shaanxi and Gansu, and the northern provinces have been unified under the banner of the Republic of China. Li Yuanhong, who is deeply rooted in Hubei, was put under house arrest in Yanjing by Duan Qirui and Yuan Keding.

The fall of Sun Wen brought Yuan Shikai's prestige to a peak, and the taxes that the provinces had been holding began to pay to the central government??? The situation can be said to be very good.

Although it is said that there is a rebellion in Jebtsundamba in Mongolia and a separatist activity of a lama in Tibetan Province, they are also diseases of ringworm and will not shake Yuan Shikai's position.

But this was a great situation, but the situation suddenly reversed, the Jianghuai Army went out of the north to recover Mongolia, and Gu Nanshan fought the Fifth Division of the Kwantung Army in Mukden, and Chai Dongliang's momentum was unmatched for a while. Yuan Shikai thought about it and felt that he had done something wrong, and he should not oppose the internationalization of the Manchurian and Mongolian issues, but at that time, no one around him felt that he had done wrong.

Manchu and Mongolia have always been controlled by the Russians, even if it is internationalized, don't you still let the foreigners garrison the troops? It's just that it was originally the two countries of Yuben and Russia stationed troops, but according to Chai Dongliang's request, Britain, France, the United States, and Germany also sent troops to Manchuria, and now it became a six-nation alliance stationed in Manchuria, and it almost became an eight-nation alliance.

It's all foreigners stationed in the army, a few more countries and a few fewer countries, isn't it all the same thing?

However, this matter was seized by the public opinion of the newspaper, and it seemed that Britain, France, Germany, and the United States were not allowed to send troops to Mongolia.

Immediately followed by the official presidential election, Yuan Shikai just sent a few ruffians to threaten those parliamentarians, and he was much more authentic than Sun Wen and Huang Xing, and he was not allowed to eat at most, compared to Sun Wen's threat to senators with military police and guns, it was a big deal, but Sun Wen did not lose his reputation because of that incident, but he was scolded by the whole country as a national thief who destroyed the republic and Ming Cooking.

When Sun Wen was the provisional president in Nanjing, his power was almost unlimited, even on a par with Emperor Yumoto and the Emperor of Germany, and the president of any country did not have as much real power as him. I just became the president, but I made a "Temporary Covenant" and turned my president into a rubber stamp of the Senate! That's it, the Congress still restricts itself everywhere, and even borrowing money from foreigners is attacked by them as a traitor, but they take a lot of money for the legislators' carriage and horse expenses!

Is there any reason for this? Shouldn't such a Congress be dissolved? Sun Wen, as the leader of the Kuomintang, launched an opposition coup, shouldn't the Kuomintang be dissolved?

What is wrong with him, why even Yang Shiqi, who has followed him for decades, has gone to Sizhou, and Liang Qichao, who has always advocated the presidential system, has said goodbye, and Beiyang, which he has worked so hard to manage, has been torn apart, Duan Qirui, Feng Guozhang, and Cao Kun??? Which of the Beiyang generals didn't pull it up by himself? For many years, they have undressed themselves, pushed them to eat, and married the few goddaughters they accepted to them as wives and concubines, which can be regarded as a mountain of kindness to them, but these white-eyed wolves can't wait for themselves to die early!

Yuan Shikai really couldn't understand what he had done wrong, how could he make people angry and complain about betraying their relatives?

In just a few months, he fell from above the nine heavens to below the nine earths, and the good situation became what it is now.

If it was ten years ago, Yuan Shikai could be patient, he could have raised his glory to make a comeback, if it was five years ago, Yuan Shikai could grit his teeth and endure it and survive the current crisis??? But now, his body can't wait any longer.

The pain of the kidneys that occurred every once in a while made him unbearable, and the pain like tearing inside his body was almost unbearable for human beings??? Could it be that the curse that a man of the Yuan family will not live to be sixty years old as long as he is an official has to be verified on him?

Yuan Shikai was unwilling to be ruined for many years, these are all things he deserves, and they are the result of decades of hard work by his cautious and trembling!

Whoever wants to take away the world that belongs to me, then first take Lao Tzu's life, at this moment, what else can I scruple about? If you can't pass on the country you created to your descendants, then you would rather destroy it with your own hands!

Thinking of this, Yuan Shikai's eyes became even colder!

(To be continued)