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With Zaifeng's consent, Ye Kai slowly stated his plan, in order of priority, after a brief adjustment, he said: "The weight of the Yuan Party is in Beiyang, and the Beiyang Army with 70,000 guns is Yuan Shikai's biggest reliance, if the foundation does not collapse, in the future, it is not impossible for Yuan Shikai to make a comeback." ”

What Ye Kai said was not alarmist, it was at the key mouth of Wuchang's Shouyi in 1911 that the stagnation of the Beiyang Army and the secret news forced the Qing court to reactivate Yuan Shikai to a great extent, but everyone knew that this decision was like issuing a death sentence, directly sending the empire to the incineration room, cutting the grass to eradicate the roots, how big is Yuan Shikai's political energy, this is clear in Zaifeng's heart, nodded, he motioned to the former to continue.

"The minister's first goal is to rush to the Beiyang Army, the regent you think, the soldiers have to eat food, the officers have to get paid, if there is no food and no pay, see who is still loyal to him Yuan Dashuai."

For the Beiyang Army, not only is Zaifeng choked, but even Ye Kai is deeply troubled, if you want the Praetorian Guard in your hands to play a greater role, you must use the first rule of the forest in political science: feed yourself, kill your own kind, don't do it, and hit the key point accurately.

"So the first step for the regent to do is to cut off the money of the Beiyang Army." Speaking of which, Ye Kai continued to play a step-by-step approach, not in a hurry to continue, but instead asked Zaifeng, "Does the regent remember the incident reported by Duke Zeguo not long ago?" ”

"You're talking about the degree branch?"

Zaifeng lowered his head slightly, and slowly recalled the turmoil that happened in the degree branch not long ago, after the abolition of the household department, the newly established degree branch was established to oversee the financial power of the empire, and the town of the state was appointed as the secretary of the branch of the degree, which is equivalent to putting the country's financial power in the pocket of his own people, and the first thing Zai Ze did when he took office was to clean up the surplus silver of the household department, and then issued a decree to collect the financial and tax powers that were originally scattered to the governors of the provinces to the central government, of course, this reform measure inevitably violated the interests of the governors in various places, Subsequently, Yuan Shikai, with his status as the Minister of Military Aircraft, brazenly interfered in the internal affairs of the Du branch, and united with his henchmen in the Du branch to strongly obstruct Zai Ze's reform.

Looking at Zaifeng's thoughtful appearance, Ye Kai continued: "The reason why Yuan Shikai tried his best was that he was afraid that after the reform, the wealth would return to the central government, and his Beiyang Army would really become a soldier who ate royal food, so he made things difficult everywhere. ”

There is a way that the opponent is most worried about, that is, the sharpest sword in his hand, Ye Kai bluntly pointed out the true purpose of Yuan Shikai's conspiracy, I don't know if Yuan Shikai, who is a fisherman in Huanshang Village, Henan, will jump to his feet angrily when he hears it.

"Not only the degree branch, but also the Ministry of Posts and Communications, outsiders rumor, this Ministry of Posts and Communications is also Lord Yuan's private department, the silver is to mention it if you want, the minister just doesn't want to hear it, but this wind has rushed to the War Department along the cracks in the wall."

The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, as a super department established under the integration of various resources of the whole country, oversees the power of railways, postal services, shipping administration, fishery administration, transportation, salt transportation, etc., all of which are real shortages of fat and oil, and in the case of customs being controlled by the British, the annual tax of 10 million taels of silver makes it the most reliable financial source of the entire empire.

After listening to Ye Kai's words, Zaifeng took a deep breath in his throat, both the sudden enlightenment after the analysis, and the uncontrollable sense of heaviness, under the rise and fall of these two emotions, a sentence echoed repeatedly in the depths of his heart: Yuan Shikai, Yuan Shikai, how long is your hand.

"So the minister thinks that the regent should work the Ministry of Posts and Propaganda and the Du Branch, first, if there is no financial resources, the entire Beiyang Group will inevitably be broken, and secondly, the so-called wealth is abundant, and we also have room to continue to negotiate with the Yuan Party." Ye Kai then chased and fought this issue, constantly pressuring Zaifeng.

"The king knows, you go on." Speaking of this, Zaifeng naturally has no reason to refuse.

"The second thing I want to talk about is the matter of Gyeonggi." According to what he had thought in his heart, Ye Kai then turned the muzzle of the gun and shot at the next target, "Since ancient times, Gyeonggi has been the head of the country, the Son of Heaven and the land. And the capital Tianjin Gongwei Jingshi is the top priority, so the minister wants to talk about the governor of Zhili. ”

"Are you talking about Yang Shixiang?" Zaifeng thought for a moment and said.

The Governor of Zhili is the head of the eight governors of the Qing court, and its importance is self-evident.

"The Governor was born in Beiyang, and this Beiyang Army is stationed in various important places in Zhili Province, if there are unforeseen circumstances in the sky and the revolutionary party rebels, is he defending our emperor's regent, or is he directly affiliated to the Governor's Palace, and his gang of ill-intentioned Yuan Party."

Ye Kai went on to say that he gave full play to his imagination on this issue, and he didn't even mind using the revolutionary party to wave the flag for himself, which was undoubtedly another big headache for Zaifeng.

"Your Excellency the Governor can't be used by us, so it's better not to use it, after all, on the side of the couch, if it is not a loyal dog sleeping next to you, but a jackal, sooner or later it will bite the master." Ye Kai's words continued to carefully tease Zaifeng's nerves.

"Got it" for a long time, Zai Feng slowly replied, his face sank, Ye Kai didn't know what the former was thinking at this moment, but the only thing he was sure of was that his state of mind was by no means as calm as it seemed, Ye Kai was right, Zai Feng was already a little unsustainable in the tight rhythm carefully created by the former, and finally had to let out an almost silent sigh.

"If you have any other opinions, you can go on."

When it came to the finale, this was Ye Kai's most important moment, and it was also the moment when he performed the hardest: "The last thing the minister wanted to say was" At this point, Ye Kai's face was suddenly covered with a veil of panic, and he said tremblingly: "The minister dare not say!" ”

"It's okay, if you have anything to say, just you and me here." Zaifeng waved his hand.

"The minister has the courage to speak, and the one the minister wants to say is now sitting in the squad room of the military aircraft department."

I don't know if his performance just now was too exaggerated, but Ye Kai's words were like a fierce medicine sealed in a capsule, in an extremely obscure but clear way, he waited for Zaifeng's response.

"You don't have to hide it," Zaifeng said bluntly: "You're talking about Qing-Prince-Yi-Xuan." ”

Ye Kai bowed slightly, talking about the history of the family of this clan prince, even Ye Kai had to admire, he was able to jump from the lowest title to the eight-point auxiliary prince, and became the last iron-hat-son-king of the Qing Dynasty, and the speed of Yi's promotion was comparable to taking an elevator.

As the foreman of the Military Aircraft Department, Yi-Liang seems to have a deep knack for money, and during his tenure, the promotion of officials has truly achieved market-oriented operation, not to mention the clear price, and even the part of the auction, which is ridiculed by the people of the time as "Qing Ji Company", which is such a powerful and senior royal minister, so that Ye Kai, who has a heart for future generations, is both angry and funny.

Interestingly, this traitor of the Qing Dynasty, who was labeled as corrupt and mediocre, openly advocated a constitutional monarchy, and was even very interested in the separation of powers in the United States, so that Ye Kai had to sigh that historical figures are really not immutable faces, relying on the support of the constitutionalist, relying on Yuan Shikai's Beiyang, and relying on his own shell of being a camp step by step and sleek in the world, Yi-Xuan slowly climbed to the peak of power.

"Don't mention it again." Surprisingly, Zaifeng said something like this.

"Yes" Ye Kai still replied respectfully, but this time the answer was obviously much weaker.

I don't know how Zaifeng's behavior is, at the moment when Ye Kai mentioned it, his heart also stirred up turbulent waves, but what can he do in the turbulent waves, Zaifeng, who slowly calmed down, suddenly had a deep sense of powerlessness, greed? Who in the entire Qing Dynasty is not greedy? However, after taking 10,000 steps back, he is the oldest prince in the royal family, and at the moment when the entire imperial family is shattered by power, there can be no new cracks in the Jueluo family, and similarly, the weak empire cannot withstand another great turmoil at the top, just like a person drowning in water, who needs a lifebuoy, not a dagger or a boulder.

"I know you're upset, I don't believe in him, I really should hate him." Zaifeng's words suddenly became ethereal, he raised his head, his eyes seemed to penetrate the flowers and plants of the Imperial Garden, through the towering walls of the Forbidden City, and extended to infinity, Han people, foreigners, Eight Banners, and all kinds of people from the revolutionary party appeared and disappeared in his eyes, and finally, he turned around, looked at Ye Kai, and left a deep sigh: "But what about hate, our Great Qing Kingdom can't let others hate anymore." ”

"Liangbi said that the regent wants to do everything he wants, the regent is far-sighted, and there are things in his eyes that Liangbi can't see, Liangbi doesn't understand now, but Liangbi knows that the regent is for our Qing Kingdom in the final analysis."

The play is in danger of being smashed, and knowing that today's plan can no longer be carried out according to the script, Ye Kai has to use this sentence to remedy it.

Zaifeng nodded, stroked his sour forehead with his hand, and then waved his hand.

"Step aside"

Looking at Ye Kai's departing back a little tiredly, Zaifeng also felt a little unbearable, but as the guardian of the empire, for the sake of the dignity and interests of the royal family, he could not make such a decision after weighing the pros and cons.

However, no matter what Zaifeng thought, for the exact opposite purpose, a pair of eyes in the dark were quietly watching the two of them in a corner of the Imperial Garden.