On the evening of November 15, Yuan Shikai immediately drafted a telegram after giving the order, giving his plan to the General Staff of the Xia Empire, and at the same time, he also gave a copy to his son-in-law, Governor Du Shihui, and hoped to get help from his son-in-law. Pen&Fun&Pavilion www.biquge.info Δ8Δ1 Chinese ΔNet.81zw.

He also drafted a telegram, urgently ordering Xu Shichang to enter the customs after handing over to Duan Qirui, the governor of the border special region. Among all his staff, only Xu Shichang is good at government affairs, and with the help of the Xia Empire, the level of governance has improved dramatically, and he must be allowed to establish the government affairs yuan and free himself from complicated government affairs.

Du Shihui had already received an order to act, so he did not dare to privately agree to Yuan Shikai's request, and on 16 July, he telegraphed back and said that the peninsula SAR was ready for war and absolutely guaranteed that the border SAR would be safe.

After Yuan Shikai received the telegram, he felt that the Xia Empire was really talking, what he said at the beginning was not to send troops to the Great Qing Kingdom, and now that he Governor Du has become his son-in-law, he still does not send troops to deal with the Great Qing Kingdom; However, it is already very good to be able to ensure the safety of the border special zone, and I can devote myself to fighting in the customs with all my heart and soul.

When Wang Shizhen saw Yuan Shikai's uncertain face, he knew what he was worried about, so he took a step forward and said, "My lord, what are you worried about?" When the time comes, we will have 16 towns and 1o mixed associations in the Guannai, more than 2o officers and soldiers, strong soldiers and horses, who in the country can stop them? ”

Yuan Shikai said: "Hire Qing, these soldiers can only play a deterrent role, if they are scattered throughout the country, the number is still too small, the Qing Dynasty is only a green battalion There are hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the country, plus the new army, patrol battalions and police in various provinces, the number is quite a lot." ”

Wang Shizhen smiled and said: "My lord is too worried, as long as our new army fires at those green battalion soldiers with a row of guns or electric guns to fire at them, they will immediately scatter, and they don't even need artillery; Let's not talk about the combat effectiveness of the police, let's just talk about their equipment, can they be the opponents of the new army? The equipment and discipline of the patrol battalion are too poor, and the number of new troops in the provinces is too small, and the establishment time is too short, so it cannot form combat effectiveness at all; Therefore, please rest assured that the Beiyang New Army will definitely be able to sweep through the south of the Yangtze River and occupy the provinces. ”

Feng Guozhang also interjected and said: "My lord, what the chief of the general staff said is indeed good, and the adults and the chief of the general staff will definitely ensure that Jiangbei is safe; It is up to me and Shao Chen to attack from the north and south respectively, and the provinces south of the Yangtze River are not to be worried.

When Yuan Shikai heard Wang Shizhen and Feng Guozhang say this, he was relieved in his heart, as long as his son-in-law ensured that the frontier was fine, the new army in Guannai still had an absolute advantage.

Wang Shizhen saw that Yuan Shikai's face had improved, so he continued to suggest: "My lord, now you must come up with a program in advance, that is, after I enter Beijing, what if I deal with the old and young in Beijing?" ”

Yuan Shikai said: "I've been thinking about this issue for a long time, it's not appropriate to kill them all, and it's not appropriate to release them all, I don't know if you have any good suggestions?" “

Wang Shizhen said: "My lord, our finances are tight, and the amount of loans owed to the Xia Empire is huge, so my suggestion is, first, all the property of the Manchurian nobles will be confiscated; Second, the Manchurian civilians, coats, etc., are equipped with the frontier to open up the wasteland and the real border, and they are not allowed to enter the customs for life; Third, the Manchu officials and nobles were all killed or adopted the methods of the Xia Empire, and they were reformed through lifelong labor; Fourth, members of the royal family are imprisoned for life. “

Yang Du was afraid of Yuan Shikai's objection, so he immediately echoed: "The proposal of the chief of the general staff is indeed good, and it is considered very comprehensively, you must know that every penny of money from the Manchurians is robbed from our Chinese people, and now it is confiscated, and it is only taken from the people for the people; Compared with the three massacres in Jiading and the ten days in Yangzhou when the Qing Dynasty was first established, the chief of the general staff is still too merciful, which is not good. “

Yuan Shikai sighed: "How many people will you kill if you say this? Could it be too much? “

Yang Du continued: "My lord, at this time, there must be no kindness of women, wasn't the coup d'état in history all about killing people and bleeding like rivers? Besides, if we can achieve a smooth transition of power, this plan is the least killing, the wildfires are inexhaustible, and the spring breeze blows and grows, and we have to guard against it. “

Yuan Shikai understood this truth, but he was unwilling to make too many killings when he was absolutely sure that he could control the whole country, and if he didn't kill, it would lead to more killings in the future, so he had to say: "Let's do this thing, do you have any other things or suggestions?" “

Feng Guozhang was appointed as the head of the 6th Army, and he was still very happy in his heart, so he stood up and said: "My lord, the top priority should be to announce the shaving of clothes and restore the ancestral system. “

Yang Du said: "My lord, you should ascend the throne as soon as possible and proclaim the constitution. “

Zhou Xuexi said: "My lord, we should follow the example of the Xia Empire to nationalize minerals, nationalize some manufacturing bureaus and arsenals, and select some large-scale enterprises from the hundreds of enterprises aided by the Xia Empire in the border special zone to be nationalized, and dozens of large enterprises assisted by the Xia Empire to the Qing Dynasty should also be nationalized, and the country's economic lifeline must be in the hands of the imperial court." “

Wang Shizhen is the first beneficiary of the Xia Empire system, and the position of chief of staff set up according to the Xia Empire model is high and powerful, so he pushed the administrative management model of the Xia Empire, so he said: "My lord, the Xia Empire has only been a few years since the founding of the country, whether it is the economy, people's livelihood or military strength, it can be seen that the management model it has formulated is still very practical, as long as we follow the example of the Xia Empire, we will definitely be able to catch up in all aspects, and we will not lose to the Xia Empire in a few years." “

Hearing Wang Shizhen say this, Yuan Shikai still felt a little resistant in his heart, in the past, the Xia Empire fully supported his expansion of strength, and he was selfless, but he was too domineering, and when he became famous, Yuan Shikai didn't know how to face the Xia Empire in the future.

I had no choice but to wave my hand and say: "I know these things in my heart, and immediately after the occupation of Beijing, I will announce to the whole army of the whole country that it will be easy to shave; As for the enthronement and other things, I will talk about it later, and I will have a plan in my heart. “

Yang Du asked, 'My lord, how can we reply to the regent's request that you must attend the enthronement ceremony of the new emperor?' ”

Yuan Shikai smiled: "Huizi, haven't we decided this question a long time ago?" Arrived in Beijing on time at 9 a.m. on November 18. ”

Yang Du smiled awkwardly and said, "Yes, my lord, I will go and send a telegram back to Beijing." ”

The regent received Yuan Shikai's reply telegram that he would go to Beijing in advance to attend the new emperor's enthronement ceremony, but he was still struggling in his heart, whether to take this opportunity to get rid of Yuan Shikai? In this way, it will be done once and for all, but Zhang Zhidong and others are strongly opposed, as long as it becomes an established fact, he is not afraid of their opposition, what he is afraid of is the reaction of the Xia Empire and the Western powers.

Tie Liang whispered: "Lord Wang, do you want to use assassination to let him leave this world quietly?" ”

The regent said: "No, it can't get to that point now, I thought that I would kill him openly, so that we can better receive the military power of the new Beiyang army." Okay, you go down first, the security and defense of His Majesty the Emperor's accession to the throne and other issues are all left to you, and you must not let me down. ”

Tie Liang hurriedly saluted and said, "Yes, Lord Wang, please rest assured, there will definitely be no mistakes." ”

Zhang Zhidong was afraid that the regent would take a risk, so he had to stand up and suggest: "Prince, the old man has a suggestion for the matter of Governor Yuan, I wonder if the prince is willing to give it a try?" ”

When the regent heard Zhang Zhidong say this, his eyes couldn't help but light up, and he hurriedly said: "Zhang Ge is old, but it doesn't hurt to say it!" ”

Zhang Zhidong sorted out his thoughts and said: "Lord, this time Governor Yuan is willing to arrive in Beijing, which shows that his frank heart does not violate the intention of the imperial court, and after he arrives, I want to have a long talk with him, hoping that he will take the initiative to give up all official positions and military affairs, and go home to live in his old age, which is the blessing of the prince, the blessing of the court, and the blessing of the society." ”

The Lord Regent had no other choice but to nod his head in agreement.

If it can smoothly receive the Beiyang military power, it is a good way to temporarily spare Yuan Shikai's life, and the stormy Qing Kingdom really can't withstand too many tosses; Besides, when Yuan Shikai gives up military power, he will have no power to resist, and life and death will be taken away, all in the emperor's heart.

On the morning of the 17th, Governor Xiao Xuguang called to inquire whether he would send troops to assist Yuan Shikai in seizing power? Can you let go of his father-in-law's family?

Zhang Wei knew that Xiao Xuguang's father-in-law had served as the Minister of Military Machinery for many years, he loved money very much, was good at managing money, and all his wealth was deposited in HSBC. Second, the regular army was not allowed to set foot on the territory of the Qing Dynasty for half a step; Third, Yuan Shikai is strong and strong, if he can't overthrow the Qing Dynasty and successfully seize the national power, it is better to buy a piece of tofu and kill him; Fourth, as long as Yi Liang can hand over 5ooo taels of silver to the Xia Empire, the empire will take him and his family into custody, but they will not be allowed to appear in front of the world as Manchurian in the future.

Wang Dajun, chief of staff of the Taiwan Provincial Military Region, asked: "Your Majesty, how do you arrange your next trip?" ”

Zhang Wei thought to himself, it doesn't make much sense to continue to stay here, it's better to visit Japan first, just to use Yuan Shikai's coup to deter the Japanese royal family, and even the huge Qing Dynasty court Xia Empire can support the strength to overthrow it, not to mention the little Japanese emperor? After Yuan Shikai's side is stable, he can go to Lu State with confidence, and the affairs of Lu State are the top priority.

So he said, "I don't have anything to do with us now, I plan to leave for Japan tomorrow, you calculate the time, and inform the Governor in Japan and the Japanese government of the date of arrival, so that they can prepare accordingly." ”

Wang Dajun hurriedly said: "Yes, Your Majesty! (To be continued.) )