At night, the "Haichen" was quietly moored on the main channel of the Yangtze River, and because it was on standby, the boiler was still burning slowly, and the excess steam was supplied to the generator, and the whole warship flashed bright lights, reflecting the sparkling surface of the river.

Zhao Bei was still on the warship and had not yet rested, and although he had been a little free in the past few days, he was also busy from morning to night, and his schedule was full; when Li Yuanhong boarded the "Haichen" cruiser, Zhao Bei was discussing with the staff officers about the purchase of aircraft.

Airplanes, in this era, are real high-tech machinery, very few people have seen airplanes, even the chief of staff Lan Tianwei has never seen the real plane, only seen photos in the exhibition room of the Japanese Army University, so everyone can't interject, can only watch Zhao Bei play a one-man show.

"The benefits of this plane, that's a lot!" Zhao Bei wiped his mouth and continued to speak generously.

"Not to mention anything else, it is used for reconnaissance, it is much better than a balloon, it can fly around, from Wuchang to Huangzhou, it only takes a few hours to fly back and forth, if you hang bombs again, you can attack the enemy's positions from the sky, with the help of aircraft, the enemy's movement and deployment can be seen at a glance, and it is a multiplier of military strength. The Art of War says, 'The good defender hides under the nine heavens, and the good attacker moves above the nine heavens', we must have the ability to hide under the nine earths, and we can't ignore the ability to move above the nine heavens. Therefore, this plane must be bought, even if the military budget is tight, it must be squeezed out, buy a few, and even if you can't participate in the war now, you can also use it to train pilots. Our first step is to buy from foreign countries, the second step is to imitate, the third step is to design and manufacture by ourselves, the fourth step is to bloom everywhere, and open this aircraft factory to the whole country. It is the most dazzling wonder in heavy industry. ”

Zhao Bei's eyebrows danced when he spoke, and everyone listened with fascination, staring at the rough aircraft models held by the commander-in-chief, and they all guessed what that thing looked like after it was on the pilot, and how could it fly into the sky?

Of course, Zhao Bei convened everyone to discuss the matter, and he didn't plan for them to give him any ideas, but he just held a ventilation meeting first, and issued the situation, lest someone say that he was stubborn and self-serving, and used the staff headquarters as a decoration, and other officers were just fine.

Zhao Bei's speech obviously played a role, and when he finished speaking, the officers of the staff were all eager to try, and they all wanted to see the kind of magical weapon blown into the sky by Zhao Bei as soon as possible, so when Zhao Bei proposed that in view of the fact that the north and the south had ceased war, the "combat allowance" of two oceans per month should be stopped, everyone in the staff raised their hands to agree, and most of the other officers also agreed.

The money saved will be used to buy airplanes, and no one knows where to buy them, so they can only send telegrams first, asking those military representatives who are purchasing raw materials for munitions in the Shanghai concession to inquire about not only buying airplanes, but also hiring pilots and mechanics.

By the time the mobilization meeting for the purchase of the plane was over, it was already late at night, and Zhao Bei was about to rest, but he heard a report from the guards that Li Yuanhong had been waiting for half an hour with the commander-in-chief's special business card, and that he had something important to discuss.

Zhao Bei hurried over, yawned in the reception room and said to Li Yuanhong: "Song Qing, if you don't rest so late, what is so important?" Can't wait until tomorrow? It's not like your style. ”

Li Yuanhong didn't pay attention to the ridicule in Zhao Bei's words, and hurriedly handed over the telegram that Yuan Shikai had taken to him, and said, "Yuan Xiangcheng invited me to be the vice president of the Advisory Yuan. ”

Zhao Bei looked at the telegram and said with a smile: "That's good, you have taken another step higher." ”

Li Yuanhong shook his head and said, "The commander-in-chief laughed. Since Li is the commander-in-chief's right-hand man, how can he go north now? The telegram was irrelevant, and it was another thing that puzzled people. Now that the matter of peace between the north and the south has been decided, and the deputies to the peace conference have been elected, I don't know, I wonder if the commander-in-chief knows about it? ”

Zhao Bei was surprised: "The representatives of the council have already been elected?" Who is it? Yesterday, Yuan Shikai sent me a telegram inviting me to send someone to the peace conference, but I haven't decided who to send, and the representative is definitely not sent by me. ”

"The commander-in-chief really didn't know. Tang Shaoyi, the representative of the north, and Wu Tingfang, the representative of the south, are all old acquaintances of Yuan Xiangcheng. ”

"It turned out to be them." Zhao Bei yawned, it seems that this history seems to have turned back a little, aren't these two representatives of the North and South after the Xinhai Revolution?

Seeing that Zhao Bei didn't care about it, Li Yuanhong hurriedly said: "Commander-in-chief, this matter is not trivial, and you must not be careless." If you want to say that the revolutionary army is rising this time, our republican army has contributed the most and has made the greatest contributions, without our republican army, where would there be a constitutional edict of the Qing court? Where will there be such a move of peace between the North and the South? This time, the Alliance and the Liberation Council put aside our Republican Army and elected representatives from the South, doesn't this not take our Republican Army in their eyes? In the future, where is the position of our Republican Army? The commander-in-chief has never set foot in officialdom before, and he doesn't know the deceit in this officialdom, and he calls you when he is working hard, but when it comes to asking for merit and rewards, he kicks you away, and we soldiers are not opponents of those politicians. ”

Li Yuanhong said "Our Republican Army" one by one, and Zhao Bei's ears itched when he heard it, so he hurriedly reached out and plucked out his ears and eyes, paced back and forth a few steps, and then said unhurriedly: "In this matter, the Alliance and the Restoration Society are not very authentic, and they don't notify us in advance to ask for our opinions." ”

"Commander-in-chief, it is better to send another telegram stating that the representatives of the Southern Peace Conference this time will not count, and we will nominate them separately. Otherwise, simply send a telegram to oppose the peace. ”

Zhao Bei paced a few steps with his hands behind his back, sat down on the sofa, and said: "Since the representatives of the Council and Peace have been elected, it seems a little inappropriate for us to deny it again, after all, it is people's peace of mind, we must also take into account the public opinion, peace is the right way." It is a good thing to negotiate peace, and it is best to be able to surrender without a fight. In this way, let's also send someone over, even if it is a third-party representative, to participate in the peace meeting, and in addition, the Communist Advancement Association in Hunan will also send a representative, even if it is a fourth-party representative, to turn this peace meeting into a four-party meeting. There is no need to invite the Endeavor Association in southern Henan, they are now busy arranging the mountains of the green forest heroes, and they have no time to do anything else, otherwise, they can hold a five-party meeting. ”

Li Yuanhong was stunned and asked, "Who do we send over?" ”

Zhao Bei glanced at Li Yuanhong and said, "Originally, it was most appropriate for you to go, but now that the Provincial Council is being formed, I can't do without you, so it is better to call Mr. Tang over, and I will send an adjutant to carry his bag for him." After Li Yuanhong's persuasion and the gradual clarity of the situation, Tang Hualong, a representative of the Hubei Constitutionalists, has agreed to go out of the mountain and take up the post of deputy speaker, but his people are still living in the concession.

"That's the way it works." Li Yuanhong groaned. But what if the other two delegates don't approve? Tang Shaoyi and Wu Tingfang have been in charge of diplomacy for many years, and they are still a little popular, and they are all veterans in officialdom. ”

"Don't recognize?" Zhao Bei smiled.

"If I don't approve of it, it will be tantamount to ignoring the existence of our Republican Army and the strength of our Republican Army, then I will have to lead the army on a large-scale northern expedition. They don't want a republic, so we have to let the Republican Army sing a one-man show. ”

Li Yuanhong put his mind at ease, took out a few pieces of letterhead, and said: "The commander-in-chief is confident, and I am also relieved." Now that the revolution has been completed, it seems that the national system will be established, whether it is a monarchy or a republic, it must be carried with a civilized atmosphere, and the discussion of politics is inseparable from the political party, and now I heard that the League and the Liberation Association are brewing the formation of the party, and our Republican Army is the first hero of the revolution, and we cannot lag behind, I have planned for a few days, drawn up a strategy, and asked the commander-in-chief to read it and give me some pointers. ”

"Oh? Do you want to form a political party? Zhao Bei was a little surprised, took the letterhead and flipped through it roughly. What is the name of your political party? ”

"Constitutional Party, how?" Li Yuanhong said tentatively, and then remembered the name of Zhao Bei's "Republican Pioneer", so he said: "Or, it's okay to call it 'Republican Party'." ”

"The 'Republican' is good."

Zhao Bei suddenly remembered a scene in history, so he said ridiculously: "But the name of the 'Republican Party' is too simple, revolution not only means the republic, but also means progress, in my opinion, it is better to call it the 'Republican Progressive Party'." ”

"If it is formed, the commander-in-chief will be the leader of the party." Li Yuanhong said.

Zhao Bei walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, he had other plans for political groups, and he didn't want to get involved here yet, as long as the military power was still in his hands, this historical trend would not escape from his palm.

"Nope! Military personnel should not interfere in politics or join any political party. The 'Mutual Aid Order' is not a waste of paper, soldiers and junior officers are not allowed to join political groups, and senior officers are better to stay away from politics, as the highest military commander of the Republican Army, I should set an example for my subordinates, just be a pure soldier. Zhao Bei smiled and shook his head.

"So, this party leader?" Li Yuanhong desperately suppressed the excitement in his heart and asked in a low voice.

Zhao Bei walked up to Li Yuanhong with a smile, stretched out his hand and patted the other party's shoulder, looking heart-to-heart.

"It seems appropriate for this party leader to be a civilian. Our Republican Army should set an example in the world, and the military should still be pure, the military should not interfere in politics, and the political party should not point fingers at military issues. So, Song Qing, you will do this party leader. ”

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