Does Cai Yuanpei really think that everyone else should show a good side to obey him?

Duan Qirui had a lot of effort to come up with such a guess. Although Duan Qirui was not sure whether Cai Yuanpei's thinking was sincere or false, Duan Qirui had already put Cai Yuanpei in the category of "can only be used".

It takes a lot of courage to think that human nature is inherently good. This kind of thinking does not exist in Beiyang. Even if he is recognized as a good person "Wang Shizhen" in Beiyang, his level of personal morality is quite high. However, Wang Shizhen personally ordered the execution of hundreds of people. Yuan Shikai is known as the slaughter, and forty percent of the people who died under Yuan Shikai have the credit of Wang Shizhen.

In this world, a person is called a good person simply because such a person does not take what others have obtained in order to satisfy his own interests. Of course, the prerequisite is that the person has the ability to undoubtedly seize all the belongings of others. This is already an absolute "good guy" who can be called an absolute "good guy". As for the "really good person" who can give support to others when others are in distress and do not pursue anything in return, Duan Qirui has really never seen it. If there is, it is Yuan Shikai alone.

In the fight between political blocs, there is simply not the slightest room for the existence of "good guys". The slightest tolerance towards the enemy is a crime against the group. From this point of view, the BJP is already a "very good political group", and although it is not merciful to the enemy who resists in battle, when the enemy lays down his arms or loses the ability to continue resisting, the BJP still "treats prisoners preferentially".

A considerable number of veterans in the Third Town were reluctant to fight the BJP anymore because they had been treated and treated well by the BJP after being captured. These veterans did not understand politics and did not understand the political program of the People's Party, so naturally there was no opposition. Then between resisting and dying, and surrendering to live, they feel that it is necessary to live. They had this kind of thinking before the war, and they could not really want to be hostile to the BJP.

Duan Qirui knew what his subordinates were thinking, and if it weren't for the political program of opposing the People's Party in his heart, "the working people should be the masters of the country", the last defeat alone, Duan Qirui should have completely given up his plan to fight to the end.

These are the current state of the world that Duan Qirui can understand and accept. But people like Cai Yuanpei actually think that the world revolves around him, at least he thinks he understands the mode of operation of the world. And then he does not think much of himself to impose his self-righteous "new order" on others. Those guys who have read books in Beiyang, even if they want to implement their own suggestions, but the bad people understand that it is Beiyang who is talking about it, not themselves, so these people will not put themselves in the wrong position.

But Cai Yuanpei couldn't even put this most basic position correctly. He also tried to command Duan Qirui in the wrong position as a guide. This can't help but make Duan Qirui more suspicious. Is this Cai Yuanpei really stupid, or pretending to be stupid.

Politics is about interests, and Duan Qirui tolerated the existence of the Restoration Society in southern Zhejiang, just because the Restoration Society did not look for trouble. Duan Qirui also has no time to resolve the existence of the Restoration Society in the near future. Of course, it is also because Duan Qirui's biggest trouble now is how to rectify the situation in Zhejiang. These factors determine the continued existence of the Liberation Society.

In Duan Qirui's imagination, Cai Yuanpei should help Duan Qirui integrate the Zhejiang gentry at this time, whether it is Sun Wen's "Three Peoples Zhuyi" or Jiangsu's separation of powers, it doesn't matter. The important thing is to solve Duan Qirui's troubles. Then Duan Qirui will give a share of the Restoration Society under the condition of protecting the interests of Beiyang and himself.

Cai Yuanpei's performance disappointed Duan Qirui.

After listening to Cai Yuanpei's introduction to Sun Wen's political program, Duan Qirui saw that Cai Yuanpei had no intention of solving practical problems at all, and he waved his hand, "I know Mr. Cai's theory, but now the top priority is to unite the local authorities in Zhejiang." But I don't know what Mr. Cai suggests. ”

Cai Yuanpei was not stupid, and when he heard such a clear question, he replied: "Duan Gong, if Duan Gong can agree to use the "Three People's Zhuyi" as a framework to arrange the future political situation in Zhejiang, he is willing to work for Duan Gong and convene the Zhejiang Council. ”

If Duan Qirui originally had plans to negotiate with Cai Yuanpei, now Duan Qirui suddenly felt that if he summoned the army to kill the Restoration Society first, it might also be a good choice. It's good to be able to kill chickens and monkeys. What Duan Qirui needs now is the submission and cooperation of other political forces, rather than letting other political forces ride on his head.

Holding down his mood, Duan Qirui said with a pleasant face: "Mr. Cai, either like this, this official will hold a gentry meeting, since Mr. Cai intends to cooperate, then you might as well send a representative to participate in it at that time." ”

"What about "Three Peoples Zhuyi"?" Cai Yuanpei thought that Duan Qirui's attitude had loosened, and he asked happily.

"Now the livelihood in Zhejiang is very bad, whether it is the gentry or the people, they have all encountered the problem of not being able to sell silkworm cocoons. Don't you think it's more important to solve these things? Duan Qirui was still pleasant.

"This ......" Cai Yuanpei was very disappointed.

Duan Qirui was determined to send Cai Yuanpei away, but his attitude was more gentle, "Mr. Cai, political matters can be discussed in the long run, and now the affairs of people's livelihood are imminent, do you think that everyone can't live a good life, and there are bankrupt people selling their sons and daughters everywhere." What is it useful to talk about "Three People's Righteousness"? The people will stutter now. If you can bring out this food, I'll talk to you about it. ”

Cai Yuanpei originally didn't think that the problem could be solved in the short term, but since Duan Qirui's attitude had softened and he was about to hold a gentry meeting, Cai Yuanpei could only temporarily agree with Duan Qirui's statement and go back and wait for news.

After sending Cai Yuanpei away, Duan Qirui had to seriously consider local matters. He felt that he really wasn't the material to be a magistrate, "Did you write a letter to Brother Wang Shizhen and ask him to help transfer him back to Beijing?" Duan Qirui even had such an idea. Anyway, the third town has regained its strength, and it is far easier to return to the War Department as an errand than to stay in Zhejiang as a governor.

At this moment, the soldiers from outside suddenly came in, "Lord Duan, urgent military situation." ”

"What's wrong?" Duan Qirui became nervous when he boarded, could it be that Cai Yuanpei's trip was here to confuse Duan Qirui, in fact, the Restoration Society had already begun to go north?

"Lord Duan, the tenth town of the Fujian New Army rebelled. The governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, Lord Songshou, ordered his lord to send troops to quell the rebellion. The soldiers continued to report.

Duan Qirui was originally a little nervous, but after hearing this, he sneered, but regained his usual composure. Duan Qirui did not have the slightest respect for his nominal boss, Songshou, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, and he asked, "What else did Songshou say?" ”

"Lord Matsushou sent a report saying that 100,000 people were in a hurry, and asked the adults to send troops immediately." The pro-soldier didn't dare to do this to Duan Qirui, he still maintained his honorifics.

"Got it, you go down." Duan Qirui replied.

Seeing his own soldiers go down, Duan Qirui did not immediately plan to prepare for a military struggle. He drafted a telegram to Yuan Shikai and asked for Yuan Shikai's instructions.

In Duan Qirui's view, Songshou is purely self-inflicted. Since Yuan Shikai convened an extraordinary meeting of the National Assembly and informed the whole country that Beiyang had grasped the central power, the Han governors in various places were fine. It's a very difficult time for people everywhere to supervise and take care of people. The Han governors only had to deal with the local gentry. It's just a very common dispute. But the Manchurian governors felt that the sky had fallen. The imperial court is no longer in charge of the emperor, so it means that the end of the Manchurians has come.

The Manchus were never politically integrated into China, they believed that they were inherently superior, and they spared no effort in fighting the Han Chinese revolt. Seeing that they were about to lose power, the fear of the Manchu officials was in the marrow. Without the support of the imperial court, the Manchus no longer had the possibility of being powerful. So what will the Han people they once bullied treat them? The revolutionary party shouted the slogan of "Ten Days in Yangzhou" and the massacre of the Manchurian people to the whole world. These people do not think they are immune.

In Fujian, there was a Manchu banner army, and Fuzhou General Pu Shou simply directly organized a "Han killing group" and clamored to "kill all the Han people in Fuzhou." Duan Qirui had long known that something was going to happen in Fujian, and he also reported the matter to Yuan Shikai. Yuan Shikai's reply was to "wait and see". If Yuan Shikai directly seized the ownership of Fujian, this would be too revealing. If Fujian is in civil strife, and then uses the reason to clean up the situation to enter Fujian, it will be a smooth chapter.

Duan Qirui originally thought that Yuan Shikai was so tolerant of the Restoration Society, and he was really a bit kind of woman. Starting from the overall situation, Zhejiang has the formal existence of the Restoration Society, and the enemy will run to the banner of the Restoration Society, but there will be no meaning of beacons everywhere. Even with Duan Qirui's ability, on the one hand, he wants to suppress the local government in Shanghai, and he has to fight wildly with the local snake of the Guangfuhui in Zhejiang, and then he has to guard against accidents in Fujian. Duan Qirui has three heads and six arms, and he can't stand it.

Regarding Yuan Shikai's overall view, Duan Qirui is now admiring the five-body casting. After writing the telegram, Duan Qirui seriously wrote down the time, September 17, 1910.

Song Shou, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, did not really expect Duan Qirui to send troops to save him, in fact, he did not expect his telegram to really reach Duan Qirui. After ordering someone to send the telegram, Matsushou listened to the sound of gunfire outside, although it was still far away, but it was fierce enough, but he ordered someone to bring wine and food. Qiding was puzzled by Matsushou-sama's leisurely actions. Seeing that Lord Matsushou's face was pale, Qi Ding knew that Lord Matsushou was preparing to eat a desperate meal.

Qiding has been following Matsushou for a long time, and although he has begun to sob, Qiding still runs to the kitchen and orders the cook to quickly make a table for Matsushou.

Matsushou took out a small bottle of wine from a hidden cubicle, which was the poisoned wine he had prepared a long time ago. He also took out a large jar of wine from a corner of the living room, which was the remaining jar of the twelve jars of good Shanxi Fenjiu that was given to him by others when Songshou was the secretary of the military department seven years ago. He poured himself a glass with trembling hands, and without the need for snacks, he raised his glass with trembling hands and drank it all. The crisp Fenjiu is very strong, if you drink such a cup directly on weekdays, Songshou really can't stand it. But now after such a cup, the strong sense of stimulation made Matsushou suddenly feel relaxed. Maybe it's because he hasn't eaten or slept much in the past few days, and after a glass of wine, Songshou feels that his body already feels drunk.

He poured himself another glass, but Matsushou didn't continue to drink, he closed his eyes, and the things of the past two years came to mind.

"Queen Mother! Emperor! Songshou led the officials of Fujian Province to hold a large-scale mourning ceremony. Tens of thousands of people are crying loudly in the direction of Beijing, which is indeed very grandiose. The events of September 7, 1908. Kneeling behind Songshou is the Fujian general Pu Shou, and behind this civil and military officer is a cultural relics official. After that, there are tens of thousands of bannermen.

After the people finished crying, Songshou asked the people to wear filial piety for three days. Weddings and funerals are prohibited in Fujian within one month. This would have been the norm as well. The situation in the world is changing very quickly, and that night Fujian General Pu Shou came to visit Songshou, "My lord, the banner people are now very populous. After making preparations, try to start some businesses, otherwise everyone is afraid that they will not be able to live their lives. ”

Although the Eight Banners system has hardcore crops, it is not a unified distribution. Only those who are selected to serve as soldiers can have a relatively high income. Others just distribute the money for the rations that don't die of starvation on time. Fujian is a poor place, and it is not comparable to the Eight Banners in Beijing, and it is far from being comparable to the Eight Banners of Jingxiang in Hubei and the bannermen in Nanjing, Jiangsu.

But the banner people have not done anything for ordinary people for more than 200 years, and even if their livelihood is very difficult, they will not die of hunger. If you start an ordinary business, it is also a situation where you can go up but not down. It's not that Songshou doesn't want the banner people to have more income, but how can he increase his income without causing a conflict with the ancestral system. That's a big problem. You must know that if the banner people are engaged in ordinary business, it will definitely affect the business of many Han people, and the Han gentry will make trouble, and Songshou can not afford the crime of "breaking the ancestral system".

"I'm afraid this has to be considered in the long run." Matsushou said.

"My lord, the silkworm business is very good now, and the raw silk is not worried about selling at all. We don't do anything else, that is, to teach the women of Baqi to grow mulberry and silkworms first, so that it will not cause conflicts, and secondly, it can also allow everyone to subsidize their families. When nothing happens. "Park Shou has his own opinions.

"That's ......, it's okay." Matsushou replied. Another key point of the banner man system is that "Manchu and Han are not mixed". The Manchus and the Han lived separately, did not intermarry, and did not socialize. As long as the flag man is still in his living area, there is no handle to catch.

After saying this important thing, Park Shou refused to leave. Matsushou was also a little irritable because of the great changes in the situation in the imperial court. He asked unhappily, "What else is the matter?" ”

"My lord, what do you think of Yuan Shikai?" Park Shou is a Manchurian general who has a visceral distrust of Beiyang.

"This is a matter for the imperial court, we just need to take care of Fujian." Matsushou replied coldly.

"My lord, Yuan Shikai has been harboring evil intentions for a long time. Now that the queen mother and the emperor are gone, and he has heavy troops outside, who can suppress Yuan Shikai in the court now? Park Shou was worried.

"Now the People's Party is the great enemy, let's extinguish the People's Party first." Songshou didn't want to tell Park Shou what he was thinking, and after saying this, Songshou picked up the tea bowl. "Serving tea and sending guests" is the rule of Manchu officialdom, and Pu Shou didn't dare to disturb him any more, so he could only get up and leave.

Matsushou only felt more and more irritable in his heart. The current situation is really puzzling, and the queen mother and the emperor died on the same day, which is already very strange. However, the young monarch has just been established, but he is faced with the situation of the coexistence of the great rebel and the powerful minister. Matsushou felt unspeakably uncomfortable. Although it is a basic rule to serve tea to guests, Matsushou sighed and drank the already cold tea.

Opening his eyes, Matsushou's recollection ended here. He picked up the glass of wine on the table and drank it down. The spicy and sweet Fenjiu has become much more refreshing at this time. Matsushou has no regrets. Even if he was aware of the crisis of the situation at that time, what could he do? There was chaos in the imperial court, and it was impossible for Songshou to change the situation by relying on the tenth town of the new army.

Now the 10th town of the new army is storming Fuzhou, and with the current situation, it will not be long before they can storm the governor's palace of Fujian and Zhejiang. At that time, it was the time of Matsutoshi's death. Matsushou glanced at the vial of poisoned wine on the table. At that time, you have to rely on this thing to maintain Matsushou's own dignity.

"If only I could make up my mind to go to King Qin at that time!" Matsutoshi thought.

In November 1908, Pu Shou and a civil and military official from Fujian Province were in the Governor's Mansion of Fujian and Zhejiang, and Prince Zaifeng issued a Qinwang order to the world. Horse bandits ravaged Zhili, Hebei and Shandong. At that time, the first town of the banner people in Beiyang, as well as the "suspected army" organized by the banner people in Beijing, had been wiped out cleanly. And Beijing can only rely on the police to defend the city.

Of course, the telegram would not have been so detailed. Just ask the armies of the bannermen from all over the country to go to King Qin.

"What the hell does Prince Alcohol mean by that?" Sun Daoren, the commander of the tenth town of the New Army, asked.

Fujian General Pu Shou replied coldly: "What can this mean?" Prince Alcohol felt that the new army was unreliable. ”

Although Sun Daoren was the leader of the New Army, the Manchurians had always had a "noble" status. Although he has better troops and equipment, his status is still not comparable to Park Shou. was robbed by Park Shou like this, although Sun Daoren was furious, he couldn't say anything.

"General Pu Shou, are you going to lead troops into King Jingqin?" This is the biggest counterattack Sun Daoren can make.

"This has to be decided by Lord Songshou, so I won't bother Sun to worry about it." Park Shou sneered.

Seeing that the two top generals of the New Army and the Banner Army were so-for-tat, Songshou also felt that it was too undeserved. He reprimanded, "The court is already in such a crisis, what are you still arguing about? ”

With this said, Songshou knew that he could not send King Qin's troops at all. This time, Prince Zaifeng asked King Qin, not to mention that Fujian is too far away from Beijing. You need a big boat to go by water. It takes time to arrange a boat. What's more, the Bannermen did not have an army capable of fighting. With the elite of the first town of the new army, it could not escape the situation of the annihilation of the whole army. What if the improvised army of bannermen went. Moreover, a lot of information has begun to point out that there are more and more people inclined to the revolutionary party in the tenth town of the New Army.

If the army of the bannermen is sent away now, then who will be responsible for suppressing the new army?

If the 10th town of the New Army can be sent to Beijing, it will be a good choice. However, Matsushou knew that if he made this suggestion, he would be met with great opposition.

But Songshou wanted to try it, "Commander Sun, can the tenth town of the new army send troops?" ”

"This ......, my lord, the new army will be dispatched to the tenth town, and the ordnance, equipment, and supplies will have to be prepared for at least two months." As expected, Sun Daoren immediately refused.

"The new army is gone, but it's useless to be afraid." Park Shou is also undoubtedly opposed. Even if his own banner army has no combat effectiveness, Fujian General Pu Shou does not want the new army to show the slightest limelight.

The gunshots came closer, and the cries, especially the cries of the women, brought Matsutoshi's train of thought back to reality. It would be nice if the tenth town of the new army could be sent to King Qin without hesitation at that time. Matsutoshi thought. Even if you borrow a knife to kill someone, it's better than now.

Ten days ago, it was Sun Daoren, the commander of the 10th town of the New Army, who demanded that Songshou hand over all power in Fujian Province. Matsushou refused, and then the battle began. Matsushou does not regret that he did not make a decision at that time. At the end of 1908, Matsushou had no idea that the situation would change so quickly.