The peace talks did not affect the operation, because there were no clear preconditions, and the armistice was certain, but it was also a matter between the armies of the North and the South. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 For example, the Provisional Government's resolution of the Fifth Town in the name of public complaints and quelling the unrest cleverly avoided being blamed.

The three northeastern provinces were similar, as the three eastern provinces neither declared their approval of the common forces, nor did they make it clear which side they would lean towards, and they were even more hostile to Yuan Shikai.

Don't miss the opportunity, and never miss it. Xiliang has already expressed his attitude and is ready to take up the official position given by the provisional government, and a delay will cause unexpected changes in the situation, and the perfect opportunity to restrain Yuan Shikai will be lost.

As long as a strong army enters the country and occupies Jinzhou, the transportation hub of the northeast and north China, and with the cooperation of Xiliang's order, and the internal response of Lan Tianwei and Zhang Shaozeng in the New Military Association, the reversal of the situation in the northeast is a very certain thing.

As for the ambitions and actions of the Japanese, it would have been impossible to accomplish them without the cooperation of the Jongsha Party. The so-called no house thieves can't attract foreign ghosts. Japan did not yet have the courage and ability to act alone among the great powers, and although the Russo-Japanese War was won, it did not receive reparations, it was heavily indebted, and although it was ambitious, it lacked strength.

Moreover, Yao Yuping's reinforced mixed association is not the only force that can be put into the northeast. After the settlement of the fifth town, the three mixed associations in the south were liberated and successively returned to the Shandong Military Region to strengthen the pressure on Zhili. If necessary, it can also be deployed to support the Northeast.

At this time, it was seen that the south had the advantage of naval divisions, and in addition to warships, the merchant ships of the United Shipping Company could also transport personnel and supplies, and their mobility was much stronger than that of the Beiyang Army.

And just when Yuan Shikai's side was trying their best to deal with Chen Wenqiang in the peace talks, the troops who crossed the sea and marched north had already boarded the ship and sailed straight to Jinxi Gouchini Island.

It was also at this time that Duanfang, who was transferred to the governor of Zhili but was dismissed because he disturbed the Empress Dowager Longyu by taking pictures at the time of Cixi's funeral, returned to Beijing by train from Tianjin, and was summoned by the Empress Dowager.

Although Yuan Shikai covered it up in every possible way. The means are exhausted, but in the eyes of the Manchurian nobles, the name of a chaotic minister and thief and usurping the throne cannot be escaped. The revolutionary party was certainly the enemy, but without Yuan Datou's defection, the imperial court would not have collapsed like this. Since ancient times, traitors and traitors are the most hateful. So. Many people's resentment towards Yuan Shikai is even deeper than that of the revolutionary party.

This is the hearts of the people, and this is the reason why Chen Wenqiang chose Duanfang, Xiliang and other capable officials among the Manchurians to cooperate with him. And his strategy obviously succeeded, and Yuan Shikai, who was the **** and wanted to set up the archway, became a guy who had to deal with both sides.

Yuan Shikai obviously didn't expect Chen Wenqiang's methods, the position of the president was simply too tempting, and he devoted himself to fighting for it. He did not hesitate to make significant concessions, although this may be superficial, and in reality he is not prepared to comply.

The third peace talks began. The two sides engaged in a fierce debate and contention over the future selection of government agencies and officials. This is really like a spoils sharing meeting, and the important departments want to be controlled by their own people, and no one wants to suffer.

At this time, Chen Wenqiang was extremely tough, which surprised everyone in the Yuan family. It stands to reason that since it is "waiting for a vacant position", it should always be Yuan Shikai's side that has the advantage, but judging from Chen Wenqiang's attitude, it seems that the provisional government is the leader. The position of president is to give if you want to give it, and if you don't want to give it, you won't give it.

"Duan Qirui is not suitable to be the chief of the army. The deputy chief is also reluctant. ”

"The chief of the navy can be Cheng Biguang, and the second chief can be Huang Guanying."

"Attorney General Wang Chonghui is the most suitable ......"

Yang Shiqi couldn't help it, and said in a deep voice: "Is this the government of the North-South Joint Organization, or is your family the final say?" Simply let the heads of all the ministries be nominated by you. ”

"Yes!" Chen Wenqiang said as a matter of course: "My reasons are very good, if you are not convinced, you can come to argue!" Let's talk about the Navy. Do you have it, shamelessly stuff Liu Guanxiong; There is also the Minister of Internal Affairs, which is too vague and too powerful, and should be broken down. decomposed into the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Public Security; In addition, the two ministries of the Army and Navy should not be accountable to the President alone, but should be held accountable by a military committee composed of the President, the Secretary of State, etc., for overall responsibility......"

"Is this a new formulation, or did you add it on the fly?" Hu Weide listened to a string of new terms and suggestions, quite confused.

"I am only an envoy to the peace talks, and I am entrusted with the views and purposes of the Provisional Government." Chen Wenqiang rolled his eyes, feeling contempt for Hu Weide's naivety, "Look at the official title you proposed, or follow the Manchu Qing Dynasty, I really don't know what you think?" I don't know how much new knowledge and new ideas you have. From you, I also see the shadow of Mr. Yuan, who is completely an old bureaucrat. Looking at this list of governments, it is completely a feudal tradition of cronyism. ”

"Aren't you cronyism? Looking at this list, it is clear that you want to control the key departments of the government. Yang Shiqi sneered.

"We are meritocracy, meritocracy." Chen Wenqiang sneered and pointed with his finger, "Everyone has a resume, which one do you think is not a professional counterpart, and which one is not of excellent character?" In other words, although there is a more suitable one for Lu Zhengxiang, the foreign minister you proposed, I think it is also qualified, have you ever had any doubts? Okay, I represent the Provisional Government, and if you will say that I am partial, then the two lists will be made public for everyone to compare and evaluate. The Republic of China should listen to the people's opinions and attach importance to the people's opinions. ”

Intrigues, tricks! Yang Shiqi and the others exchanged glances with each other, and almost all came to the same conclusion.

What public opinion, what do the people understand, and they still want to move out of the provisional Senate and provisional Congress that you control? Everyone slandered, but they really didn't dare to argue with Chen Wenqiang.

The work was so poor. People have studied our people thoroughly, who knows which of the officials on the list has not wiped the shit off their buttocks, and they will be caught. A stinky fish and a pot of soup, a few people have problems, and even others will be implicated, making people distrustful.

"You are in control of the Extraordinary Congress, and you don't appoint whoever you want, and you can veto all of the president's candidates." Hu Weide said helplessly: "In peace talks, both sides must make concessions. Mr. Chen's toughness seems intent on causing the peace talks to break down. ”

"If it breaks, it breaks." Chen Wenqiang snorted nonchalantly and said, "If the peace talks break down." All previous promises were nullified. If Mr. Yuan wants to be president, then he will direct and act by himself, organize a congress, elect congressmen, and then elect him. Hehe, I'm afraid this is exactly what Mr. Yuan wants. Wouldn't it be good to get rid of the republic and have a constitutional monarchy, and he will be the emperor? ”

"Mr. Chen, please be careful." Yang Shiqi hurriedly interrupted, and Zhengse said: "The republic is a consensus between the north and the south, how can it change its order and be capricious?" You want to trap Yuan Gong for disloyalty and injustice, and your intentions are really insidious. ”

"Disloyalty and injustice, Mr. Yuan has already taken possession. I still need to say it. Chen Wenqiang sneered again and again, took out a newspaper and shook it, and said: "Public opinion in the north opposes Mr. Yuan's inauguration in the south, and the generals of Beiyang have also expressed their opposition one after another, what does this mean?" ”

"This is the will of the people, the direction of public opinion, and the desire of the people." Hu Weide was a little proud, and felt that it was quite pleasant to be able to attack the shield of the son with the spear of the son.

"What a public opinion. The hearts of the people want. Chen Wenqiang smiled slyly and leaned back in his chair. He looked at his watch and said, "It's time for lunch, we'll adjourn for the time being, and we'll talk in the afternoon." ”

The people of the Yuan family, who were nervous by Chen Wenqiang, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and Yuan Shikai was pressed and forced, and they had to deal with Chen Wenqiang, who was constantly tricking. These people really feel exhausted.

It's just that before lunch was over, the Yuan family heard the news again, and Chen Wenqiang held a press conference. Throwing away the rice bowl, the Yuan family hurried to the venue downstairs. I saw Chen Wenqiang waving a newspaper in his hand, scolding him fiercely.

“…… In the Republic of China, it is necessary to stress democratic politics, party politics, and confrontation with grace. However, what is Yuan doing in his head, his head is full of outdated feudal methods and tricks, and he is surrounded by Yuan's minions. That's right, the feudal dynasty was overthrown, but the slaves did not disappear, but they changed from the servants of the court and the emperor to the slaves of the Yuan family. ”

"The army is used to defend the country and defend against foreign aggression, not to support the army and to threaten politics. Look at some newspapers in the north, vigorously oppose the swearing-in of the south, and even the soldiers jumped out and shouted, "Yuan Gongbao is leaving, no one cares about us." What is this, this is shameless. Has Yuan ever farmed, or worked, or can he pull silver and gold? What is the Beiyang Army, the state pays taxes, and the people are supported by blood, and they regard Yuan as their parents. Don't forget that they are soldiers, don't forget the duty of soldiers, and don't be too anxious and obvious to be a slave who licks his beard. ”

Yang Shiqi and the others were taken aback, and beads of sweat immediately appeared from their foreheads. I was fooled again, and I was caught and hurt again.

It's not that Yuan and others miscalculated, it's really that they don't understand the rules of modern political society, and the most important thing is that "the army does not interfere in politics." From the Beiyang generals' disobedience to the Qing court, to the joint power to force the palace, to Duan Qirui and others threatening the Inner Mongolian princes in Beijing by force, they were not allowed to move, and used the army as the backing to use the means to do so, in the eyes of Yuan and others, there was nothing, and it was also easy.

didn't expect that such a trivial matter would be put on the line by Chen Wenqiang, and if he publicized it at the press conference, people who don't understand it will think that this is the case.

"From its establishment to the present, the Provisional Government has done things that are obvious to all, suppressing bandits and quelling chaos, providing disaster relief and reassuring the people, and not sparing funds and manpower; Sending troops to support Zhao Erfeng's entry into Tibet, preparing military resources and troops to prepare for the northwest border, so that the country will not lose its territory and sovereignty, and it can be said that it will spare no effort. Chen Wenqiang's tone became angry again, and he stretched out his finger and pointed hard, "As for Yuan, he gathered the Beiyang private army and Yuan's minions in the land of Gyeonggi, regardless of the police in the northeast, northwest, and southwest countries, and regardless of the fact that some powers were spying on the opportunity to set off national turmoil. Raise the border in the northwest, push three and hinder four, okay, the provisional government will do it; The Northeast increased troops, but he refused, okay, the provisional government will do ......"

Reinforcement of troops in the Northeast? Yang Shiqi plucked out his ears, I heard it right, such a big thing actually kept everyone in the dark.

“…… Different from the private army of the national army, what it is best at is not to resist foreign aggression, but to coerce and suppress internally, and to safeguard the interests of private individuals and small groups. Rebellion at every turn, hurting the people, plundering ****, depending on the lives and property of the people, this is a bandit, this is a rebellion, and those who commit this crime are big, but there is no place for them to hide, let alone allow them to go unpunished. Chen Wenqiang stretched out his hand to signal, and his subordinates began to distribute materials, and he continued: "This is the list of crimes committed by the rebels in the fifth town, and after the trial of the court, the death sentence has been sentenced, and they will be tied to the execution ground and executed on the same day, demonstrating justice and justice." If there are similar incidents in the future, they will be dealt with in this way and will not be tolerated. ”

Yang Shiqi sighed heavily, looked at the others, and had almost the same expression as him. Although Chen Wenqiang did not say that the peace talks would be suspended or broken, after this change, the peace talks could no longer proceed. To be precise, the Beiyang Group was discredited in this peace talks, and was stripped of its dignity and lost its moral high ground. If the peace talks continue again, the momentum will no longer be there, and the only way to accept the conditions in the south will be humiliating and comprehensive.

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Xu Shichang left, looking at the back of his old friend, Yuan Shikai was speechless for a long time, Yang Shiqi and others did not speak, and there was silence for a while.

After a while, Yuan Shikai said: "Xingcheng, Chen Wenqiang said to me: "China is a 'country that pursues the rule of law', and the concepts of democracy, rule of law, republic, and constitutionalism are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The president is not an emperor, and the president must also abide by the law and the constitution. Whoever wants to do the opposite, the people will rise up to overthrow him, spit on him, and public opinion will bombard him to death, and the result can only be a stench for 10,000 years. What do you think? ”

Yang Shiqi pondered for a long time and said: "This is a warning and reminder, the republic is republic, progress, no one should dream of being an emperor." Even the president has supervision, and he can't be like the emperor and make a constitution. ”

Yuan Shikai nodded lightly, still puzzled, and asked: "I understand that strength politics unifies the country and stabilizes society, and then it is to use democratic politics to govern." But the times he said are different, the political rules have changed, and he can't adapt to the new rules, so he can only be sentenced out. He also asked me if I had any thoughts of joining the revival or reforming the party, was this a temptation or something else? ”

Yang Shiqi lightly tapped his left palm with his right hand, frowned and thought for a while, and said with relief: "According to my humble opinion, he wants to tell Yuan Gong that the times are different, and the previous set is outdated. Isn't the revolutionary party always advocating party politics and constitutional rule of law, and if you want to adapt to it, you have to learn these things. And if you want to play, you have to follow the new rules and the routines prescribed by the constitution and laws, and it is not possible to go out of line. If Yuan Gong wanted to integrate into the Revival Society, they would naturally welcome it; But if Yuan Gong wants to fight against them, he needs to form his own party and play the new game of party politics with them. There is no other way. ”

"New rules, new ways to play?" Yuan Shikai showed an ugly smile on his face, "I'm afraid this is also the reason for our defeat this time, we are still laymen, we don't know each other, we don't know ourselves, we are not unjust!" (To be continued.) )