If you ask who is the happiest among the current Wuhan residents, I am afraid it will be Mr. Li Yuanhong.

There are four main reasons for this:

First, Li Yuanhong's mansion is located in the city of Wuchang, and because the battle of Wuchang lasted for a short time, there was no loss of all property and personnel in the province.

Second, he was elected as the vice president of the Constituent Society by Zhang Jian and Yang Du, and now people from other places will mention this identity by the way when they talk about Li Huangpi, especially the constitutionalist people, and regard him Li Yuanhong as the second only person in the monarchy's constitutional power, because he is the speaker of the Hubei Provincial Assembly, and he should have real power in his hands, and compared with those businessmen and gentry, his influence on the monarch should be stronger.

Third, since Yuan Shikai issued a "New Year's telegram", Zhao Bei has lifted the surveillance and movement restrictions on Li Yuanhong, and the Republican soldiers who were ordered to "protect" him were called back, and the current Speaker Li can go wherever he wants, a few days ago, Li Yuanhong deliberately did not say hello in order to test Zhao Bei's "sincerity", and took the long entourage to Xiaogan on the small train of the Belgian railway company, but Zhao Bei did not react at all, and did not even ask, so Li Yuanhong took the small train back to Wuhan with satisfaction―――――― Now the situation is unclear, so the best option is to stay in Wuhan instead of going north to speculate, which Li Yuanhong is clear.

Fourth, yesterday the "regent" Yuan Shikai sent a telegram from Tianjin to Hankow, which was a telegram of exhortation, and the recipient of the telegram was none other than Li Yuanhong, in which the regent Yuan praised Li Yuanhong, affirmed his tremendous contribution to the constitutional cause, and also recognized his status as speaker.

Of course, few people really know the truth about Speaker Lai's "devotion" to the revolution, and as long as Commander-in-Chief Zhao does not meet anyone, he will say that Speaker Le is the meritorious hero of the constitutionalist faction who first advocated the republic.

Good mood, natural temper is good, a few days ago I sulked at every turn can no longer be seen, these days, Li Yuanhong is nothing light, every day is not to take the long entourage to the concession to listen to the play, or to set up a tent by the Yangtze River, set up a wine and food, invite a few close friends who come and go on weekdays, while fishing while pointing out the country, if you catch a fish, you have to fix a pot of fish soup on the spot, take advantage of the bleak river scenery to drink, but also leisurely swim, if it snows again, maybe you can taste the ancients that "fishing alone in the cold river and snow" tasted it.

However, Speaker Lai also has some troubles.

Although he was elected by the constitutional faction as the vice president of the Constituent Council, his prestige is high, but now he is the speaker of the republican military government, and he serves as the speaker of the republican faction as a constitutional monarch.

Now, Speaker Li sits side by side with a few fishing friends, fishing under a boulder by the river, although it is the middle of winter, the appetite of the river fish is not big, the fishing performance is not good, but everyone is clothed and hatted, and there is a pot of fish soup that is boiling fragrant not far behind him.

A few people were fishing, and a loud cry came from behind them.

"The Commander-in-Chief has arrived!"

After returning from Xiaogan, in view of the chaotic scenes seen on the road, Speaker Li had to think about his own life, so he mentioned it to Zhao Bei, and the commander-in-chief immediately gave him two "made in Hanyang", a box of rifle bullets, and asked him to hire someone to act as a horse ben, Li Yuanhong was not polite, and directly hired a few children of the same sect from Huangpi's hometown, all of whom were mud-legged villagers who couldn't beat a fart with two slaps, honest and kind, Like Speaker Lega, with the protection of these intimate and reliable fellow villagers with rifles on their backs, Speaker Lebanon can naturally run around with confidence and boldness.

Because they often followed Li Yuanhong to meet Commander-in-Chief Zhao, these Ma Ben also knew what Zhao Bei looked like, plus Li Yuanhong also ordered, when he saw the commander-in-chief coming, he shouted, so that Speaker Li could tidy up, so Ma Ben also played the role of a bugle gun.

There is no way, Zhao Bei is always coming and going, elusive, and it is impossible to guard against it, if he hears the whispers of Speaker Li and others, it is not appropriate.

Hearing Ma Ben's shouting, not only Li Yuanhong felt strange, but several other anglers were also quite surprised, and they all turned their heads to look, and sure enough, they saw Zhao Beizheng leading a person to the riverside, while his guards were far away dozens of steps away.

Two hours ago, Zhao Bei came once, took Li Yuanhong's British fishing rod and stroked it into the river a few times, although he didn't catch anything, but when he left, he still took away the two big fish that several fishermen had caught hard, saying that he wanted to taste the famous "Wuchang fish".

What is "Wuchang fish"? The words of the commander-in-chief made everyone think hard. There is no way, the commander-in-chief speaks and does things as elusively, everyone gathered together and pondered the "Wuchang fish" for a long time, and finally one person finally remembered the allusion to the relocation of the capital of Eastern Wu, and then he was relieved, as long as the commander-in-chief did not have something to say, Li Yuanhong's hanging heart was also relaxed.

But why did the Commander-in-Chief turn around and come back now? He was also followed by Yang Wangpeng, the No. 2 person in the Republican Army. Could it be that the "Wuchang fish" really has any mystery? Speaker Lai's heart hung again.

Li Yuanhong settled down, put down the fishing rod and stood up, called a hot towel to the long follower, wiped his hands, and walked towards Zhao Bei.

"Song Qing, we're here to ask for a glass of wine. Oh, the fish soup is all stewed, that's just right, let's bother. ”

Zhao Bei didn't talk nonsense, his nose twitched twice, smelled the fragrance of fish, patted Li Yuanhong's shoulder, led Yang Wangpeng to the leeward of the boulder, sat down on the Mazha by the bonfire, pulled Li Yuanhong's sleeve, pointed to the Mazha opposite, and then without saying a word, lifted the buckle bowl on the low table, and first twisted a piece of sauce beef and stuffed it into his mouth.

Those Li Yuanhong's fishing friends rushed over and greeted the commander-in-chief.

Zhao Bei didn't say anything polite to them, smiled apologetically, and said, "I'm sorry, everyone, I originally planned to invite you to have a few drinks together, but this place is too cramped, and it's a military gathering, so it seems that I have to invite you to taste this 'Wuchang Fish' soup in the future." ”

Most of those people were old fritters who had mixed up in the officialdom, and they understood what Zhao Bei meant, so they said goodbye one after another, made an appointment with Li Yuanhong to get together for fishing, and then packed up their fishing gear and left the river.

"Tian Jinfu!"

"Here!"

"Set up a guard!"

"Yes!"

As soon as Zhao Beijun ordered, the guards immediately set up a guard nearby, their eyes were like torches, and the barrel of the gun was shining, not to mention a person, even a crab would not want to break into the warning area.

Li Yuanhong was a little apprehensive in his heart, and after sending off his friends, he walked into the tent, walked out with a jar of Shaoxing old wine, came to the bonfire, put down the wine jar, and then said: "Commander-in-chief, the preparatory work of the Provincial Assembly has not yet been completed, just now Rao Mi Monk sent someone to say that a few more councilors have been selected, but they are hiding in the concession and refuse to go out of the mountain, and they still need to run in person, I am afraid that I will not be able to taste this fish soup with the commander-in-chief." ”

"It's okay, you can do it, the sooner the House is formed, the sooner you take office, and you don't have to do nothing all day." Zhao Bei couldn't wait for Li Yuanhong to get out, the less these constitutionalists knew about the affairs of the army, the better.

Hearing this, Li Yuanhong was like an amnesty, his hanging heart relaxed, and after Ma Ben finished packing up the fishing gear and tent, he led them to leave in a hurry, and only then did he look back when he walked out of the warning area, but saw that Zhao Bei was talking to Yang Wangpeng next to his shoulder.

"What are you talking about? Is it a matter of reorganizing the army or the establishment of a military-government division? With this question, Li Yuanhong gradually drifted away.

As an outsider, Li Yuanhong certainly wouldn't have thought that there was a turbulent wave hidden under the seemingly harmonious surface of the Republican Army, and if Zhao Bei couldn't solve it well, this wave would probably erupt and stagger.

Military power, how coveted, for this thing, there are too many examples of turning against each other in history, although the revolutionaries in the republican army are comrades, but who can guarantee that comrades will not turn against each other?

Because what is hidden behind the military power is the peak of power in the distance!

(Keep canvassing, keep canvassing.) ）