In early August, Wu Wenbin received a telegram from Foreign Minister Hua Guoqiang that the kingdom wanted to support Yuan Shikai in overthrowing the Qing Dynasty, and contacted Yuan Shikai as soon as possible to see his attitude before making a decision. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Wu Wenbin has been thinking about it for a long time, and he has not come up with a plan for the interview, so in the end, it is better to improvise after the meeting. So he went to Baoding to meet Yuan Shikai in Baoding to discuss trade with the commercial counselor.

From Beijing to Baoding, take a train from the Jinghan Railway. The train speed is very slow, and Wu Wenbin should take a break to see the scenery. When I arrived in Baoding, it was already more than 4 o'clock in the afternoon.

After Yuan Shikai ordered weapons from the Lanfang Kingdom, he felt a little confident in his heart, after all, in this era, there are many people who want to be soldiers and eat food, but what they lack is weapons, as long as they have weapons, they can recruit soldiers.

Yuan Shikai is a very ambitious figure, but he buries his careful thoughts in his heart, and outsiders have no way of knowing.

Now is not the time to oppose the Qing Dynasty, Lafayette has not passed away, and he has a very strict control over the Qing court, and Zhang Zhidong is left before the older generation of governors have passed away, and his reputation is still above Yuan Shikai, but even if he stays up for time, he can boil these people to death.

Moreover, it is easy to seize power by yourself, and it is not difficult to control the north, but the difficult thing is how to control the southern region, and the key point is not to let the country fall into division and civil war.

When Yuan Shikai was thinking about the problem in the study of the governor's yamen, the soldiers on duty outside the door reported: "Your Excellency, the ambassador of the Lanfang Kingdom has come to visit and is waiting at the door. ”

Yuan Shikai was stunned for a moment, and immediately reacted and said, "Hurry up and be affectionate, no, I'll invite it in person." ”

Yuan Shikai tidied up his clothes, walked quickly to the door, and shouted when he saw Wu Wenbin from afar: "Haha, Ambassador Wu came to the cold house in person, and he missed the welcome, and he was guilty of sin!" ”

"Your Excellency the Governor is gracious."

Yuan Shikai took Wu Wenbin's hand very enthusiastically, and walked to the study as he spoke.

After the maid served tea and withdrew, Wu Wenbin said, "Your Excellency the Governor is so leisurely." ”

"Ambassador Towu's blessing, if the weapon problem is solved, I have much less pressure, I don't have my own weapons production line, and it is not pleasant to be controlled by others."

Wu Wenbin said: "Your Excellency, foreign countries should not restrict China's purchase of these light weapons, and as for heavy weapons, they will absolutely not sell them, otherwise their interests in China will be affected." ”

"That's right, although they don't restrict light weapons, but the price is high, I can't say it, or the Lanfang Kingdom is enough friends, and the price given is really fair."

Wu Wenbin laughed and said, "Your Excellency Governor, the price you are given is not even enough for the cost price, only this once, not for example." However, it is still possible to be two to three percent cheaper than the price of those devils in the future, as long as we don't lose money, who makes us all Han people, and who else can the Han people help if they don't help the Han people? Even the overseas Han people, our Lanfang Kingdom will try our best to help. “

After the greetings, Yuan Shikai didn't know the purpose of Wu Wenbin's arrival, so it was not good to ask directly, Wu Wenbin saw that the heat was almost over, and he didn't ink, so he asked Yuan Shikai directly: "Lord Governor, I don't know what you think of the current situation?" “

Yuan Shikai thought to himself, is this here to probe my thoughts? I can't let them know what I think, so I said sloppily: "There are enemies all around, internal floods, trees want to be quiet and the wind does not stop, it is difficult!" Hard! Although everyone is now united in supporting the constitutionalism, it is impossible to let the imperial court happily give up its rights, which is tantamount to digging up its own flesh. “

"Your Excellency the Governor, who is the person who makes the court feel the most dangerous right now?"

Yuan Shikai thought for a while and said: "The Kuomintang is now wanted everywhere, and it is very good at confusing people's hearts, causing instability in many places. ”

"Your Excellency the Governor is wrong, those are just small troubles, and they can't become big yet. The Governor has a heavy army in his hands and controls Gyeonggi, who is not afraid? Who does the Governor think the court will attack first? As long as the governor leaves, he will be able to control the six towns of Beiyang and will be able to protect Gyeonggi without worry. ”

Yuan Shikai thought to himself, this is very possible, but the imperial court does not know, except for the first town of Beiyang, the officers of the other five towns are their own people, and if they are gone, the imperial court cannot control the five towns. But by that time it was too late.

Since the other party came to visit him, it was impossible to just scare himself, he would definitely have something to say, so he would first find out what the other party meant before making plans, so he asked: "What advice does Ambassador Wu have?" Let's put it bluntly. ”

Wu Wenbin did not answer Yuan Shikai's words, but asked: "What does the Governor think of the constitutional?" “

Yuan Shikai couldn't figure out Wu Wenbin's thoughts, so he had to answer vaguely: "Now the call for constitutionalism is very high, and the governors of various places are willing to agree with it, and many Western countries implement constitutional monarchies, which shows their uniqueness." “

Wu Wenbin had long known that Yuan Shikai was an ambitious hero, and he was still direct to this kind of character, so he asked straightforwardly: "If the Lanfang Kingdom supports the Governor to overthrow the Qing Dynasty, can a constitutional monarchy be implemented?" “

Isn't that exactly what you want? With the support of the Lanfang Kingdom, his army will expand rapidly, overthrow the Qing Dynasty, and quickly unify the whole country by force, but he doesn't believe that pie will fall from the sky, so he hurriedly asked: "What do you want?" Why are you supporting me? “

"Support everyone is the same, as for why you chose the Governor, I just feel that the Governor currently has soldiers in 5 towns, it is easier to expand the army, it is more convenient, as for the requirements, that is, after seizing power, it is necessary to gradually implement a constitutional monarchy in China and implement the separation of military and government, otherwise, the Governor will be worry-free when he is in power, and your next generation will not have enough prestige, and no one will be able to suppress the generals in the army, and China will be in chaos, which is very unfavorable to your descendants; The reason why the Lanfang Kingdom did this is because we are all Han Chinese. “

"Then what can your country support me?"

"Assist you in training the army, driving out all the foreign devils, taking back all the concessions, taking back control of customs and salt taxes, and canceling all indemnities; In addition, officers, administrative officers, etc., will support as much as you need, and then evacuate after you have cultivated your own men; Others, such as military industry, basic industry, education, etc., can be co-organized; If you need money, you can take out a loan; As for the land that has been cut off, you can take it back if you can, and what the Lanfang Kingdom has recovered will not give it to you; What support is still needed, it can be raised for consultation. “

Yuan Shikai pondered for a quarter of an hour, this is indeed an opportunity for himself, and his next generation really does not have his own skills, more than enough, not enterprising, choosing a constitutional monarchy is also to protect them, and it is also the best way to continue the foundation of the Yuan family. I just don't know what else the Lanfang Kingdom wants.

Seeing that Yuan Shikai didn't speak, Wu Wenbin continued: "Your Excellency Governor, you don't need to answer in a hurry, the time is very relaxed, and you can think about it slowly when you have time in the future." ”

Yuan Shikai is a hero, he will not be indecisive in this kind of thing, anyone with the support of the Lanfang Kingdom can overthrow the Qing Dynasty and establish a constitutional monarchy, and he does not necessarily have to choose himself, if he misses the opportunity, he will miss it forever, and he hurriedly said: "Haha, Ambassador Wu is refreshing, what is there to consider, to get the support of the Lanfang Kingdom, this is what many people dream of, how can I disagree, as long as your country comes up with a plan, I will fully implement and fully cooperate." ”

"This matter is not in a hurry, you can give me an answer before the Spring Festival."

Yuan Shikai didn't want to procrastinate, if he missed the opportunity or let others take the lead, then he would regret his death, and hurriedly said: "It's all for the Han nation, there is nothing to consider, I have made up my mind, and I am willing to fully cooperate with the plan of the Lanfang Kingdom to establish the power of the Han nation." ”

"Well, it's not in vain that I've been talking for so long, you've finally made up your mind. I will immediately report to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Lan Fang to prepare for the next step of negotiations. ”

"Thank you so much, Ambassador Wu, for making it happen."