Of course, Yuan Shikai's latent power at this time was still very large, and the generals at all levels of the Beiyang Army were still the majority of the old people from Xiaozhan Station, and they had already developed the psychology of "only knowing that there was Yuan Gongbao but not knowing that there was a Qing Dynasty". Therefore, the Qing court ordered him to return to his hometown to recuperate, and began to gradually control the military power of the whole country in the hands of the imperial family, and to establish a royal armed force that controls all armies.www.biquge.info

Since Yuan's loss of power, the Qing government established the Praetorian Guard and gradually concentrated military power in the imperial family, which further proves that the interests of the Beiyang faction are closely linked with Yuan's personal interests, which arouses their "afterthought" of Yuan.

They knew that Yuan Shikai had retreated, and it was now the turn of the imperial court to replace them with Manchurians, because they all had the imprint of the Yuan faction.

Therefore, although Yuan Shikai temporarily avoided Henan, Duan Qirui, Feng Guozhang, Duan Zhigui and other old people from the small station still provided him with information or asked for instructions. Generals at all levels also came to burn cold stoves, and Yuan Du received them with an extremely cordial attitude, and he also sent a generous amount of travel expenses when he parted. He used these means to maintain his inextricable relationship with the Beiyang faction.

Now, the revival will be in trouble, and Yuan Shikai is keenly aware that his opportunity to "make a comeback" has come. According to the situation at that time, the Praetorian Guards were to stay in the capital to defend the royal family, the first town of the Beiyang Army was to stay in Zhili to guard their hometown, and the second town was to stay in Shandong to consolidate the north.

How to get the most out of this chaos? Yuan Shikai narrowed his eyes slightly, and took this opportunity to take over the military and political power from the hands of the Manchu ministers, so that the Qing government became a living corpse, completely at his mercy. Of course, it is also necessary to preserve the revolutionary army so that it can be used as a powerful weapon to hold the Qing government hostage. There is no way to let the revolutionary army force the Qing court. The power they have seized will become greater and greater.

"Yuan Gong, do you expect the new army in the south to be feared?" Yang Du saw that Yuan Shikai just sneered, but did not speak, so he asked again.

Yuan Shikai shook his head and said mockingly: "The Southern New Army has been infiltrated by the revolutionary party, and it is an opportunity for turmoil. I'm afraid it will also cause a ripple effect. The court is full of relatives and nobles, it is really difficult to succeed, and it is stupid. ”

"In this way, the only people in the imperial court can be feared are the Beiyang towns." Yang Du raised his head, gently knocked on the lid of the tea bowl, and said with a smile: "Yuan Gong, now is the time to work hard, and the opportunity to force the Qing court to establish a constitution must not be missed." Yuan Gong should go out of the mountain immediately. Commanding the old ministry, the joint meeting of the imperial court as soon as possible to convene the national government, establish the constitution, organize the court, and promulgate the constitution, in this way, the world will return to the heart, and the revolution will naturally disappear. At that time, who else will have this prestige other than Yuan Gong who will come forward to organize the responsible cabinet? ”

Yuan Shikai pursed his lips secretly. reprimanded in his heart: In the scholar's opinion, he only thinks about the constitution and the opening of the Congress, is that a play useful? Now out of the horse, what have I become? The traitor who forced the palace, well, this infamy is nothing. But the Qing court is so easy to deal with? Hundred-legged insects, dead but not stiff, in the case of immature conditions, if it is not done well, it will be a big war, but it will cheapen the revolutionary army in vain.

Yuan Shikai's thinking is old. His mind is full of traditional Chinese ruling techniques. Therefore, he later sang a lot of old tunes that seemed to be clever, and played some small tricks that were not clever, and Yuan Shikai did not have a basic belief in the democratic system at all. Although, Yuan Shikai was regarded by many people as a fairly new figure at the time of the New Deal in the late Qing Dynasty.

"Heyson, this matter is urgent." Yuan Shikai said euphemistically: "I still have to discuss with Zhiquan, Huafu and others to determine, and wait and see!" By the way, Guangzhou Guangfu, Changsha Guangfu, Wuchang Guangfu, what about Chen Wenqiang, why did he disappear? Was it killed by the revolutionary party, or did it switch to the revolutionary party and secretly help? The Fifth Town seems to be trapped in the southwest, and if Chen Wenqiang rebels, it will be in danger. ”

Not only did Chen Wenqiang not disclose his identity for the time being, but even the commander-in-chief Wu Luzhen temporarily used a pseudonym, although some people would have guessed that without the help of these two people, the revolutionary party would not have been able to recover Guangzhou so quickly and drive straight along the Guangdong-Hanzhou railway. But this is not true, so I dare not be 100% sure.

"Chen Wenqiang is afraid that he has already switched to the revolutionary party." Yang Du was seven or eight points sure in his heart, but he still had a little leeway, "However, it's hard to say." Maybe he retreated to Qiongzhou and was waiting to see the situation! ”

If he had switched to the revolutionary party, he might be able to establish contact with the revolutionary party through Chen Wenqiang, and if he could mediate between him, would he have allowed the revolutionary party to cooperate with him in his actions to regain power?

Yuan Shikai didn't say it, but he had such a thought in his heart.

"My lord, a visitor from outside, said that he was sent by Chen Wenqiang." While he was talking, someone from outside came to report.

Yuan Shikai and Yang Du were a little stunned, and glanced at each other, both guessing in their hearts the intentions of the people who came at this time.

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"Recovered, recovered."

"Hang the flag, hang the flag quickly."

"You red guy, who made you hang a white flag."

"What is this? The six-star flag, bullshit, to hang the blue sky and white sun flag. ”

"Damn, Shanghai is the territory of the Alliance, do you understand? Beware of smashing your store. ”

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Charlie Song drove from Hongkou to Zhabei in a carriage, and walked around the old city again, and his joy slowly cooled down. The streets controlled by the revolutionary army and the merchant groups were normal, and the citizens shouted slogans such as "Liberation, Freedom, Victory, Republic", and the shops were open for business.

The Qing and Hong Gang coalition troops of the League are wrapped in white cloth, showing off their might, constantly scolding the citizens who do not know why, as if they are heroes of the restoration of Shanghai.

Although Chen Qimei is dead, the League still has a stronghold in Shanghai, and there are several gangs and associations that have developed around Shanghai. The revolutionary army suddenly landed in Shanghai on a ship with German and American flags, and the merchant groups were dispatched to cooperate, coupled with the rebel military police in the Wusong area, and Shanghai was easily recovered.

Although the turmoil at the beginning of the revolution was not obvious, it was inevitable that there would be a mixture of fish and dragons, mud and sand, and there were many people who took advantage of the fire to rob and speculate on the revolution. The League's desperate actions were frustrated, but it also wanted to take advantage of the revolutionary tide set off by the Revival Society to make some moves.

When he came to the manufacturing bureau, Charlie Song found that the atmosphere here was also tense, with machine guns on the corner tower, and the soldiers were heavily armed and heavily guarded.

Haven't entered the house yet. Charlie Song heard voices coming from inside the house.

Interests, personal interests, for businessmen, are always above all else. Guangzhou, Changsha and Wuchang were recovered, Guangdong, Hunan and Hubei became independent, and the situation in the southern provinces was turbulent. The major shareholders, headed by Xiang Zaoxin, secretary general of Daqing Bank, had to consider ways to preserve the commercial capital.

Although the Daqing Bank existed as the central bank of the Qing government, it was a joint-stock bank jointly established by the government and business, with the government and businessmen accounting for half of the total.

As soon as Shanghai was liberated after the revolution, the Zhejiang shareholders and some senior responsible persons of the Daqing Bank paid close attention to the situation and discussed and studied it, for fear that the local military government would mistakenly recognize the entire Daqing Bank as an official share, or deliberately identify it as the property of the enemy. The branches were confiscated and confiscated, resulting in huge losses to the shareholders. However, although the Qing Dynasty was shaky, it was still barely able to support it, and although the revolutionary army was sharp, its strength was still difficult to estimate. Therefore, these people discussed and discussed, and their opinions were different, but they never reached a consensus.

Chen Wenqiang did not arrive in Shanghai. He had already sent someone to send a proposal report, suggesting that "the original Daqing Bank should be renamed Bank of China." Reorganized as the central bank of the revolutionary government. "Stop the trade of the Daqing Bank and carry out the clean-up. Its original official shares of 5 million taels can be extinguished at its discretion to cover the losses and all misaccounts suffered by all the banks in the place of this war; After organizing the Bank of China. Daqing Bank's housing and other items are all accepted and applied. The shareholders' original shares of 5 million taels of Daqing Bank are still recognized as shares of Bank of China, and they are exchanged for shares at par value. ”

The report also put forward opinions on the specific measures for how Daqing Bank should be renamed Bank of China: "On the one hand, there will be another liquidation organ for Daqing Bank. Attached to the Bank of China, separate documents are set up to demarcate the boundaries; On the other hand, Yu Qiaqing and others were appointed as the chairman and deputy superintendents, and together with the representatives of the shareholders of Daqing Bank, they were appointed to prepare for everything. At the same time, in the report, Chen Wenqiang also promised that once the agreement was reached, the revolutionary military government would divide the power to restore the provinces, and asked the provincial military governments to protect the branches of the former Daqing Bank.

This proposal is very operable, and it has also been approved by the majority of shareholders, as long as they do not lose, who cares about the official shares of the imperial court? Moreover, the Reconstruction Society had won victories in several provinces, and its promises had become realistic and not exaggerated, and the only concern was whether the revolutionary army would succeed in the end.

But at this time, Song Hanzhang, the manager of the Shanghai Daqing Bank, received a letter in the name of the League and a warning from some Qinghong gang members, demanding to take over the Daqing Bank.

Song Hanzhang was frightened and didn't dare to resist, so he had to find Chen Wenqiang for help. When Charlie Song rushed over, Chen Wenqiang was talking to Song Hanzhang.

"A group of chickens and grasshoppers dare to do anything wrong under the banner of revolution?" Chen Wenqiang was very angry, the alliance was really addicted to making trouble, messing around without knowing the sky, and he didn't look at who was the most powerful now, "Manager Song, don't worry, I will send people to clean up the scum of these gangs, and I will never allow anyone to destroy the reputation of the revolution under the banner of revolution." ”

"Mr. Chen's words are true, and Song and others have always admired him." Song Hanzhang smiled bitterly and said, "It's just that in the concession, the revolutionary army is beyond the reach of the whip. ”

"I also have a solution to the things in the concession." Chen Wenqiang turned his head to look at Du Yuesheng and said, "Yuesheng, this matter will be left to you." For those who dare to run to our land to spread wild, there is no need to leave any affection. ”

"Understood." Du Yuesheng pursed the corners of his lips and said to Song Hanzhang: "Manager Song don't worry, with the strength of Xingyitang, even within the concession, it is enough to protect you, your family, and the net worth of your shareholders." ”

"That's, that's." Song Hanzhang can be regarded as relieved, Xingyitang is both powerful in black and white, and there are many brothers in the concession patrol room, so he really doesn't have to worry about it.

"By the way, Mr. Chen's suggestion is reasonable, I have discussed it with all shareholders and am ready to accept it." Song Hanzhang knew that it was time to make a statement, otherwise, he would provoke a more ruthless character than those Qinghong gang members.

"In troubled times, how can you not take risks, Mr. Chen must also know that I was pursued by the imperial court because of the telegram to support the Kang Liang Restoration, and I once fled. We are all understanding people, and we have long known that there is no reason for such a court to be immortal. Now, if you advance, you will be prosperous, and if you retreat, you will lose your chance. As the saying goes: the icing on the cake is not as good as sending charcoal in the snow, at this time if you don't report the effect, when the situation is clear, you want to speculate on the camp, Mr. Chen must not be uncommon. Song Hanzhang laughed and said.

Chen Wenqiang smiled and thanked him, and comforted him a little more before asking Du Yuesheng to send Song Hanzhang out.

As long as the top management of Daqing Bank has a consensus, it will be difficult for other shareholders to speak again. If you still object, okay, give you the shares and leave. They are all shrewd people who don't rub sand in their eyes, when I'm stupid, who doesn't know that there is still a batch of silver in the Bank of Shanghai that should be released to the imperial court, and he only retreats with the share capital, so he suffers a big loss.

Chen Wenqiang naturally knew the intentions of these people, and wanted to distribute the silver of the imperial court according to the proportion of each person's shares, and then use it as an additional personal share. Well, now it's all comfortable, not only is the loss covered by the shares of the imperial court, but the share capital of each shareholder has also increased significantly, and a strong backstage has been found.

Of course, at this time, Chen Wenqiang doesn't want to do too much, and it is tolerable to give them some benefits. These people are all people with property, foundation, and social influence, and their interests are linked to the victory of the revolutionary army. In other words, Chen Wenqiang's thief ship pulled another vote, and the foundation of the Qing court was dug a big hole.

After this incident, Chen Wenqiang was quite disgusted with the practice of the League, and he did not approve of the party's unity and disagreement, but now, in order to restore social order as soon as possible and to prevent the revolution from being undermined and affected, he felt that it was necessary to strike a blow at the so-called "revolutionary comrades" who were in a mess. As for the Chinese and foreign miscellaneous places in Shanghai, once the situation is eroded, foreigners will be invited to interfere, which is also a precautionary measure.

Although Chen Qimei was killed, the League's reliance on gang members still hasn't changed. And Chen Wenqiang has no regrets about using conspiracy to get rid of Chen Qimei. Although after ****** came to power, he deified Beichen and promoted his eldest brother Chen Qimei in the history of the party, but Chen Qimei's bad deeds still can't be covered. Joining the Green Gang and prostituting Suliu can all be forgiven. Only Chen Qimei's unscrupulous approach in order to achieve personal goals is chilling.

Let's take a look at the good things he did in history, planning to assassinate Tao Chengzhang, the leader of the Restoration Society, shooting Tao Junbao, the chief of staff of the People's Army who had made a meritorious contribution to the capture of Nanjing, blowing up Xu Baoshan, who was also the boss of the Qing Gang and the governor of Yangzhou at the time, and trying to assassinate Li Xiehe, who had saved his life during the attack on the Manufacturing Bureau. Such a filthy figure, who was called "Yangmei Dudu" by the people, turned out to be Beichen's right-hand man, and was called "the first hero of the revolution".

What is a revolution? Is it an assassination, a dumping, a struggle for power and profit, an unscrupulous one, a wild pull of subordinates, no distinction between good and bad, a disturbance to the people, and a chaotic war? Why do we always use high-sounding reasons to do some dirty and even traitorous deeds to tarnish the sacred word revolution?

Chen Wenqiang is really a little moved, the revolution is to get rid of the old and replace the new, and the scum and evil forces in society should also be eliminated, and they are a cancer in society. Originally, he wanted to settle this matter slowly in the future, but now, he decided to act in advance. Perhaps, this will bring him the infamy of killing revolutionary comrades, but he does not approve of such "revolutionary comrades" at all.

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