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On November 5, the day Huang Xing was inaugurated as the governor of Shanghai, Xu Wei welcomed his long-awaited guest at his governor's mansion. On the recommendation of the British Consul General in Hankow, Ge Fu, Xu Wei met with Tang Zhaoyi, Yuan Shikai's envoy and the right attendant of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

When Tang Zhaoyi saw Xu Wei, he was really taken aback, and praised Xu Wei: "When I first arrived in Hankou, I heard that Xu Dudu was a young hero, Tang didn't believe it at the time, but he didn't want Dudu to be really young and surprising. The British Consul General of Hankow, Ge Fu, also saw Xu Wei for the first time, and when he heard Tang Zhaoyi's words, he also praised: "Xu Dudu is indeed young and promising, like Xu Dudu, who is only a hairy boy who has just entered college in our Britain, but the Dudu is already a prince on the pastoral side." ”

Xu Wei said with a smile: "Lord Tang and Consul Ge have won the award, but it is the brothers who have promoted me Xu Wei and let me be the governor of the hairy boy in the year of the weak crown." Then Xu Wei said: "Now is the time when the two armies are fighting, I don't know what Lord Tang and Consul Ge are looking for Xu." Tang Zhaoyi said: "The people of the world are already very tired, and the palace guards say that God has the virtue of a good life, and the governor and the palace guards are constantly fighting, which makes the people unhappy and hurts the peace." Gong Bao wants to turn the war into a jade silk with the governor, and the two sides sit down to talk and discuss the country's situation. Xu Weidao: "Yuan Gongbao's compassion is admired by Xu, but the world has been tired of the Qing Dynasty for a long time, and overthrowing the rule of the Manchu Qing Dynasty is the long-cherished wish of our revolutionaries and the wish of the people of the whole world." After the unremitting efforts and arduous struggle of countless pioneers, now that the victory of the revolution is just around the corner, how can we give up all the achievements because of a few words from Yuan Gongbao. ”

Tang Zhaoyi said: "Yuan Gongbao does not want Xu Dudu to give up the revolution, Yuan Gongbao means that whether the royal family will go or stay, we can decide through consultation, and we can also sit down and discuss whether the national system is a republic or a constitution, and it doesn't have to be a fight to the death." Xu Wei said: "Although I am the governor of the military government, it is a big matter to negotiate peace with Yuan Gongbao, I dare not make a decision alone, and I have to discuss it with the comrades of the military government, but as far as I am concerned, I still tend to be republican." Tang Zhaoyi said: "Since the governor thinks about it, then Tang will leave first." ”

The British Consul General in Hankow, Ge Fu, said: "If China's current struggle continues, it will not only harm the interests of you Chinese, but also seriously endanger the material interests and safety of our foreigners." Minister Zhu Erdian sent a telegram saying that the situation in China must be settled as soon as possible in order to put an end to the present conflict. ””

Xu Wei knew that Ge Fu was warning himself not to get carried away by the temporary victory, and that the British were still the boss in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The situation is stronger than people, and Xu Wei does not have the strength to provoke this declining empire that the sun does not set for the time being, so Xu Wei endured the anger in his heart and said: "Consul Ge's advice Xu must be kept in mind, for the safety of the Chinese people and overseas Chinese from all countries, Xu will definitely do his best to promote peace talks." ”

After sending Tang Zhaoyi and Ge Fu away, Xu Wei sat on the sofa with a pale face, so frightened that the surrounding guards didn't dare to breathe. In the land of the Chinese, the British were so arrogant, and the more Xu Wei thought about it, the more angry he became, and swept the tea cups on the coffee table to the ground with a snap, scaring Yang Yuying, who had just come down from the upper floor.

Xu Wei saw that it was Yang Yuying, calmed down and said to Yang Yuying: "Didn't scare you, right?" He motioned for the guards to clean up the broken teacups. Yang Yuying stepped forward and said, "Brother Xu, who is this for?" Xu Wei said: "It's not those British who are relying on the strength of the country to point fingers at us China, and sooner or later I will give them a good look." Yang Yuying said: "I don't know much about these national affairs, but I have heard that these foreigners always bully us ordinary people, and the court not only ignores them but also helps them bully us." Xu Wei said: "The good life of these foreign devils will not be too long, and when I free up my hands and have the strength, I will definitely train them to be obedient, and then we Chinese will also go to their land to bully them." ”

Yang Yuying said: "Don't bully them, as long as they don't bully us, it's always bad to bully people." Xu Wei said: "If everyone was so kind to you, the world would have been peaceful a long time ago." Yang Yuying said shyly: "Brother Xu laughed again, how can I be as good as you say." Seeing Yang Yuying's shy expression, Xu Wei's mood was not so depressed, and he smiled: "You are the kindest in my heart." Yang Yuying said: "Brother Xu bullied me again." So saying, he ran out. Looking at Yang Yuying's distant shadow, Xu Wei thought in his heart that it was time to pick.

In the afternoon of the same day, Xu Wei sent people to summon the heads of various departments and the commanders of various units to the Governor's Mansion for a meeting to discuss Yuan Shikai's request for peace. Encouraged by the successive victories of the revolutionary army, the commanders of all units and the ministers from the revolutionary army demanded that they ignore them and strive for the Northern Expedition as soon as possible. The civil service system headed by Tang Hualong is of the same caliber, as long as Yuan Shikai agrees to the peace talks between the north and the south of the republic, it is a good way. The two sides had a fierce dispute, but neither could convince the other party, only Yang Yi and Guo Da, who did not express their position, were there to make peace.

Xu Wei was actually thinking about peace talks, and although 18 provinces in Guannai had declared independence, most of the people in power were constitutionalists in the Consultative Bureau, and only a few areas were dominated by the revolutionary party. Although the current momentum of the revolution is out of control like a prairie fire, the strength of the revolutionary party is still very weak. Now that the revolution was about to succeed, even Yuan Shikai had compromised with the revolution, and not only the constitutionalists in the Consultative Bureau, but also some revolutionary parties felt that it was time to enjoy the fruits of victory.

Xu Wei stopped the crowd from making noise, got up from his seat and said to the commanders of the various troops: "I am more urgent than you in the heart of the Northern Expedition, but you know why I just let the troops stay at Wusheng Pass and Pingjing Pass without taking a single step. Because I'm afraid, I'm afraid that after those troops are defeated, who will defend our Hubei, who will guard our hard-won victory. ”

Saying that, Xu Wei pointed to the commanders of the various troops and said, "Do you want me to rely on you?" How are your troops doing? There were no officers in the unit with combat experience, and those incompetent officers who had just risen to prominence led a group of peasants who had just laid down their hoes, and it seemed to me that this was a rabble. Where is our army with combat effectiveness, in Wusheng Pass and Pingjing Pass, the army there can be called an army, and it is our elite division, but even they do not dare to easily fight with the Beiyang Army. We won the battle, but we must not be carried away by the victory. We were able to win the war not because of how strong our army was, but because our army had strong conviction and faithful faith, and there was also a part of luck. You look at your army, how many of them are here for the revolution, and few people know what the revolution is, what a republic is. They are just a rabble without faith, and it is impossible to rely on them to win the revolution. Your task now is to train them into an army with a strong revolutionary convictions, and that will take a long way to go. In addition, he Yuan Shikai has the support of the British, and in terms of the current situation of our revolutionary army, it is already very difficult to face Yuan Shikai's Beiyang Army alone, so what can we do to fight against the foreigners. ”

Xu Wei returned to his seat and said: "I personally think that as long as Yuan Shikai agrees to the republic, it is also a good way for the two sides to negotiate peace, which can reduce the damage caused by the war and let the people suffer less." Those who were clamoring for the Northern Expedition were red-faced by Xu Wei's words, and they lowered their heads one after another, and they didn't dare to shout anymore.

Xu Wei said: "We must also have a certain bottom line for peace talks, even if we have the support of the British, we can't let them have the final say in the north." First of all, the imperial family of the Qing court must abdicate, and secondly, the political system of the country must be republican, these two points are necessary. Xu Wei looked around at the crowd: "I don't know what you think?" Yang Yi said: "The governor is far-sighted, which is beyond our reach." Xu Wei's face was not red and his heart was not beating, and he said: "Minister Yang has won the award." Tang Hualong couldn't help slandering Yang Yi's shamelessness and Xu Wei's cheekiness in his heart, and pretended to be taught-aware: "The words of the governor made us suddenly, and we will definitely remember the teachings of the governor." Xu Wei said: "Minister Tang, you are a senior, we should listen to your teachings more." Without giving Tang Hualong a chance to be modest, Xu Wei continued: "This negotiation is of great significance, and I have decided to appoint Vice Foreign Minister Wu Tingfang and Wu Lao as the general representative of the peace talks, responsible for the peace talks. ”

Wu Tingfang was an outstanding diplomat and jurist in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China. In 1874, he studied law at his own expense in England and entered the London College to study law, where he obtained a doctorate and barrister, becoming the first doctor of law in modern China. After the start of the Westernization Movement, in 1882, he entered the shogunate of Li Hongzhang as a legal adviser, participated in the Sino-French negotiations, the Shimonoseki negotiations, etc., and in 1896, he was appointed by the Qing government as a minister to the United States, Spain, and Peru, and signed the first equal treaty in modern Chinese history, the Sino-Mexican Trade Treaty. In 1907, he again served as minister to the United States, Mexico, Peru, and Cuba, and returned home two years later. After the outbreak of the Xinhai Revolution, Wu Tingfang declared his approval of the republic in Shanghai and sent a letter to the Qing court, advising the Qing emperor to abdicate.

Xu Wei admired Wu Tingfang very much from his previous life, and when he learned that he was in Shanghai, he sent someone to Shanghai to ask Wu Tingfang to be the vice minister of foreign affairs of the Hubei Revolutionary Army. Because Wu Tingfang's fame is too great, and Xu Wei has great respect for Wu Tingfang, Wu Tingfang's words in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are more effective than Foreign Minister Li Yuanhong.

Hearing Xu Wei naming himself as the chief representative of the peace negotiation, Wu Tingfang was not surprised at all, stood up and said: "Please rest assured, even if Wu is willing to give up this old bone, he will not let Yuan Shikai get cheap." Xu Wei said: "I Xu Wei still believes in Wu Lao's ability, and the heavy responsibility of negotiating peace between the north and the south is on Wu Lao's shoulders." ”

At the meeting, Xu Wei and the others formulated a general outline for the peace talks, and the specific content had to be fought for by Wu Tingfang at the negotiation table.

On November 6, Xu Wei sent people to the British Consulate in Hankou to inform Tang Zhaoyi that the Hubei Military Government had agreed to the peace talks, and that Wu Tingfang, the general representative of the Hubei Military Government in the peace talks, had an initial meeting with Tang Zhaoyi.

Xu Wei prepared for the peace talks to be held in Hubei, but Tang Zhaoyi insisted on holding them in Shanghai on the orders of Yuan Shikai, and the two sides quarreled over the location of the talks.

Xu Wei knew that Yuan Shikai did not take Xu Wei and even the entire Hubei military government seriously because of the support of foreigners, and wanted to overwhelm the revolutionary army in terms of momentum, and he also wanted to negotiate with the revolutionary parties in various provinces to bribe the undetermined elements within the revolutionary party with their interests so that they could attack each other internally, so as to achieve the goal of profiteering. However, Xu Wei knew that with Wu Tingfang's prestige and his own strength, no matter how many provinces negotiated together, no one could snatch the position of Wu Tingfang's general representative for peace, so Xu Wei did not object to setting up the place for peace in Shanghai. But if he agreed to Yuan Shikai's request so easily, Xu Wei thought that Yuan Shikai would look down on him. Anyway, he was not in a hurry to negotiate peace, so he told Wu Tingfang not to let go and continue to argue with Tang Zhaoyi.

Although there are 18 provinces in the Guannai declared independence from the Qing government, but the situation in the provinces is very unstable, the banner of the king is changing all the time, and most of the people in power are the constitutionalists of the Consultative Bureau, and the provinces north of the Yangtze River are still under the control of Yuan Shikai, especially Shandong is the place where Yuan Shikai rises, and the army Yuan Shikai can break the revolutionary army of these provinces overnight, that is, the constitutionalists in the south are afraid that the war will damage their own interests because of their rich family resources, and their attitude towards Yuan Shikai is even more ambiguous, so Yuan Shikai has no fear, and he has a sense of having everything in his hands.

In fact, Xu Wei was not in a hurry, the situation in Hubei gradually stabilized, because the constitutionalists were suppressed by Xu Wei with tough means before the revolution was raised, and Xu Wei is now in power. The stable situation in Hubei is in stark contrast to the turmoil in the whole country, coupled with the fact that Xu Wei has removed the checkpoints everywhere and implemented a unified tax in the province to provide convenient conditions for merchants in Hubei, so the merchants of various provinces have increased the economic prosperity of Hubei in Hubei, and even increased Xu Wei's taxes, providing food and clothing for Xu Wei's recruits.

Xu Wei does not count the 1,000 security regiments named by Xu Wei as the Armed Police Brigade per prefecture, and there are more than 50,000 people in the field troops alone, and there are more than 50,000 people in the field troops alone, and the monthly military salary alone requires 600,000 yuan, and the newly minted Chongping Treasury silver is seven coins and two cents (about 27 grams), and the front is printed with Xu Wei's portrait, and the back is printed with two crossed rice ears.

As the revolution continued to expand, the Great Powers gradually relaxed their control over the revolutionary party's weapons, so Xu Wei bought 20,000 M1907 Mauser rifles and 10 million rounds of ammunition from German arms dealers to equip his army.

Xu Wei's army has been training for more than half a month, and although it is still far from the three-month training of recruits, it is still very effective in China, where basically recruits do not need to be trained, and all that is lacking is actual combat experience. (To be continued.) )