The train station was already heavily guarded, and at the same time. The train station is also full of military music. Salutes roared.

Today, Zhao Bei, the president of the Republic of China, is about to return to Beijing, and the train station is full of leading figures from various government ministries. After all. In a civilized society, etiquette is etiquette, although the president said in a telegram that the welcome ceremony was "all simple." "But this couldn't be simpler. A president is a president. One national dollar. Leader of the Nation. The chiefs of the ministries always have to go to the train station to greet them.

However, taking into account the president's order. There was no need for the representatives of the people to participate in the welcoming ceremony, and most of the reporters were blocked outside the train station to prevent them from asking questions that were difficult to answer.

Now there are some rumors in society that are not good for the central government. It is said that the Central Government is engaged in secret diplomatic negotiations with the Tsarist Russian government, and although no one knows the details of the negotiations, it is said that the Central Government intends to cede some of the interests of Mongolia to the Russians, and in the words of some opposition members of the Diet, there is, "betrayal." suspicion.

In this situation, there are now some members of the National Assembly with ulterior motives. began to make irresponsible remarks about the president's northern tour of the three eastern provinces, pointing out that Sang scolded Gui, and quite a bit "asking for the people's life." meaning.

According to these parliamentarians, Mr. President left the capital to tour the three eastern provinces this time. It is said that he went to hold secret talks with the diplomatic envoy of the Russian government, and now the central power is held by the United Front, and Mr. President is also the leader of the United Front, so in the eyes of the opposition members of the Congress, it is necessary for the center to give an account to the Congress, and the President must also go to the Congress. Questioned by members of Congress. If the president's answer does not satisfy the lawmakers, it may be another parliamentary impeachment case, the last one was two years ago, when then-President Seo Shichang was forced into the opposition because of the impeachment case. Now, another congressional impeachment case of the Republic of China is showing some signs of explosion, and reporters and newspapers across the country are very concerned about this matter. Therefore, when it was learned that the president was back in Beijing today, reporters flocked to the city. But most of them were blocked by the soldiers outside the train station, unable to interview Mr. President in person.

In fact. For the past two years, Tsarist Russia has been jumping up and down in Outer Mongolia, forming a so-called "autonomous government" through Jebtsundamba, Hangda Dorji and others, although it has not openly annexed Outer Mongolia. But everything it did was to pave the way for the annexation of Outer Mongolia. These facts. Although the central government has always taken a perfunctory approach. However, the media circles have not forgotten the northern frontier of the motherland, and the issue of Mongolia, especially Outer Mongolia, has often been used to make a fuss about attacking the central government and the United Front of the majority faction in the Congress. Plus the last two years. The focus of Chinese people's attention is on economic and industrial construction, so their attention to Outer Mongolia is not very enthusiastic.

But now, this time the turmoil in Outer Mongolia is very different from the previous turmoil. This time, it was not the "opposition" who took the lead in making trouble. "Nor is it". To be exact. It was the minority in the National League, and their leader was Zhang Xiao, the current vice president of the Republic of China.

It is naturally not trivial for congressmen to take the lead in making trouble, and on the surface it seems that this is just a continuation of the previous turmoil in Outer Mongolia. However, if we carefully analyze the stakes, we will find that the deep-seated reason for this is not simply national interests. It's the interests of the consortium.

。 National League. In fact, it is from the previous ding; The "Industrial Club" evolved, and the "Industrial Club" was originally organized by the old and young in the Beiyang Group. Through this political group, they seek to reinvent themselves and re-enter the political arena with a new look. And the facts also proved that they did achieve their goal, and in order to stabilize the situation in the country as soon as possible, the United Front accepted the remnants of the Beiyang bloc. Some of them were quickly assimilated by the United Front, but others continued to stubbornly adhere to a conservative stance, thus, the "National League." It merged with the Constituent Assembly, which was controlled by Zhang Xiao and others, and thus became the only opposition party in the National Assembly.

"National League. The biggest difference with the United Front is the economic background, the "National League" is not like the United Front which is a hodgepodge, "National League." Almost all of the main members come from the coastal areas, especially the southeast coastal areas, and the members of the "National League" from Jiangsu and Guangdong almost hold the leadership of this political group. This political group represents essentially the interests of the Southeastern Industrial and Financial Consortium.

The southeast region has always been an important economic zone in China, especially since the end of the Qing Dynasty, with the opening of the country and the development of the Westernization movement. The southeast coastal area has gradually become the main financial area supporting the central finance, and with the implementation of the "four industrial exhibition plan seven", the financial industry in the southeast coastal area has been greatly strengthened because of financing. In addition, the rapid development of light industries such as imitation weaving and grain processing. In the past two years, the strength of the Southeast Financial Consortium has been further strengthened, and they are eager to use the huge capital in their hands to lose more and more long-term benefits.

However, this interest appeal of the Southeast Financial Consortium was curbed by the central government, because the central "four industrial exhibition profits." Middle. Most of the major heavy industry programs were directed to central and southwestern China. And showing... Except for a small amount of mining and machine building in each region! In addition, there is no systematic heavy industry at all, and what makes the southeast financial consortium even more dissatisfied is that the central government has not invested a penny in the construction of heavy industry in the southeast region. And when the Southeast Consortium planned to raise its own funds to build local heavy industry projects, the central government was also indifferent to this. Not only is it unwilling to provide further guarantees and loans, but it also tries in every possible way to "cheat" the capital of the Southeast Consortium. "Then put it into central and southwestern China.

In the eyes of the businessmen of the Southeast Consortium, the coastal area has more advantages than the six inner regions, whether it is human resources, financial resources or international resources. Therefore, the approach of the central government is that "it is impossible for the eccentric businessmen to be without complaints."

Not long ago, the Ministry of Finance took the lead in presiding over a national industrial census, although this work has not yet been completed, but judging from the survey that has been announced, the profits of heavy industry have far exceeded the profits of light industry, and this kind of news has played a role in adding fuel to the fire.

Since this time it was through the Congress, it was far more worrying than the previous turmoil in Outer Mongolia, after all. Although there are many members of the United Front among the members of the National Assembly, considering that the composition of the United Front is still very complicated, and this time the "National Alliance" is menacing, the top level of the United Front is not very sure whether the United Front will be able to work together as one.

As a party affairs officer of the United Front, Xiong Chengji did not have much bottom in his heart, although he knew about Zhao Bei's secret talks with the Russian government's diplomatic envoys, but like Li Yuanhong and Tang Hualong, he did not know anything about the details of the talks, but the president and the center needed their help to speak. This made Xiong Chengji very difficult.

Xiong Chengji, of course, understands that with China's current national strength, it is unrealistic to confront Japan and Russia at the same time. Therefore, Zhao Bei's strategy of choosing to win over Russia is not necessarily unfeasible, but on the other hand, it is necessary to give Russia benefits to win over Russia, and the interests of Outer Mongolia are obviously the most important to the Russian government now.

This errand is not easy to do, and if it is not done well, it will be infamous through the ages, and the reason why the president is traveling north this time is why Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi plans to ask for leave in advance. I am afraid that I saw this when I went to Hong Kong to "cultivate", and I was afraid that I would be involved, so I simply picked up the problem and let the president do it himself.

In the end, the president is the president, shouldering the future of the country, and he really went to Harbin alone, and he didn't ask the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to intervene at all.

Although the integration base trusts Zhao Bei. I believe in his promise, in the future, the lost interests will inevitably be regained, but as a high-ranking figure of the United Front, Xiong Chengji is still very worried that the parliament will launch an impeachment case. After all. There are quite a few members of the United Front who are also members of the Southeastern Financial Group, and their interests are the same as those of the "National League," and it is difficult to say that they will not change their stance and support the United Front of the "National Alliance" as a collection of interests. But on the other hand, it is a fact that there are small interests hidden in the big interests. Not relying on a few times and drizzling "whole party." can be changed, and in this regard, the president also has a quite authentic evaluation: there is no faction in the party, and there are thousands of strange things.

In the final analysis, it is still a matter of interests. If the interests are the same, they will unite, and if the interests are not the same, they will fight each other and even part ways, and the united front is a community of interests, but it cannot guarantee that the interests of all people will be completely consistent at any time and in any place.

In the past, Xiong Chengji did not try to change this "strange" status quo, with the support of Zhao Bei, he carried out several party affairs sorting, expelled a group of party members whose positions were not firm enough, and revised the political program of the united front, but this kind of petty fight could not fundamentally solve the problem, in the past two years, the reason why the united front has shown relatively unity is entirely because of the enthusiasm for industrial construction, but now, because of the policy of industrial construction, there are differences, There are already some voices within the United Front that oppose the center, and this is exactly what Xiong Chengji fears.

Knowing this, you can understand Xiong Chengji's current mood. Since arriving at the train station, he has been the same as Li Yuanhong and Tang Hualong. has always kept a straight face, which is in stark contrast to the chatter and laughter of Duan Qirui, Zhang Xiao and others.

There is no way, it depends on how Zhenhua answers the questions of the parliamentarians in the Congress. ”

Xiong Chengji was at a loss, and finally had to give up thinking of a way for the president, he really couldn't cope with this situation, although he had always envied Zhao Bei's calmness in dealing with major affairs, but this calmness could not be learned. This requires the accumulation of experience, and Xiong Chengji doesn't know why Zhao Bei is far ahead of his peers in terms of "experience".

This kind, "experience." In fact, it is not experience, but familiarity with history, which is indeed no one comparable to a historical traveler.

Just as Xiong Chengji was hesitating, several long whistles came from the east side of the train station.

The president's special train arrived.