The Second Unification Mansion is the presidential palace, and the place has not changed, but what has changed is the son※

When Xiong Chengji saw Zhao Bei, what he saw was still that confident face, maybe the person has not changed, but the mood has changed, the mood is different, and the perception is different when looking at people.

In the past, when Xiong Chengji saw the confidence on Zhao Bei's face, his self-confidence would also increase, but now, when he saw the confident smile on Zhao Bei's face, the little confidence left in Xiong Chengji's heart was like snow under the scorching sun, quickly melted, and he couldn't even find a trace of what had ever existed.

There's no way, now the two of them are basically people on the two paths, and the roads are different and don't conspire with each other. The opponent's self-confidence means the lack of confidence on his side, the more confident Zhao Bei is, the more bottomless Xiong Chengji's heart is.

Zhao Bei advocated politics, and Xiong Chengji advocated constitutionalism. The views of the two sides are far from each other, and they cannot be unified, but at this time, Xiong Chengji is isolated and helpless, so he can only organize a small group to oppose Zhao by himself, but the facts have proved that the authority of the president can no longer be challenged, the power of the president cannot be questioned, and the tentacles of the president's minions have also penetrated into all corners of society, Xiong Chengji is anti-Zhao at this time. The difficulty can be imagined.

"Xiong has seen the president

Seeing Zhao Bei's face, Xiong Chengji could only say hello first, but this expression was a little indifferent.

"Hah! Ajigen, you're just in time, no. Just now I asked the four tigers to go out and buy some Beijing flavor to eat. I heard that you were coming, so I pushed the dinner on Madame's side again, and instructed the kitchen to prepare some additional meals. I'll just have a few drinks with you and talk about some of the recent work arrangements. Now that there are other people on the United Front, you are afraid that you will have nothing to do, so just right, talk to me about the old days. Last time we sat down to eat alone, it had to be two years of fighting, right? Zhao Bei didn't mind Xiong Chengji's indifference. walked up a few steps, grabbed the other party's enjoyment and shook it, and invited Xiong Chengji to have a drink with him in the gazebo in the back garden of the presidential palace.

In fact, Zhao Bei knows very well what Xiong Chengji is busy with now, and even he knows exactly where Xiong Chengji is this afternoon, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has already presented him with relevant information half an hour ago, and some people have suggested that Zhao Bei take "decisive measures" against Xiong Chengji, but Zhao Bei is not in a hurry, he is still making a final effort, trying to save the revolutionary friendship between the two.

On the one hand, Zhao Bei's rise in the "Wushen Revolution" was indeed inseparable from Xiong Chengji's help. Without Xiong Chengji's appointment, he would not have led the Huangnigang New Army uprising, and without Xiong Chengji's support. It can be said that among all the revolutionary forces, only Xiong Chengji's relationship with Zhao Bei is the closest, and after seizing the central power, Xiong Chengji's support for Zhao Bei is also very important, without Xiong Chengji's full support, Zhao Bei will not be so easy to control the United Front, so, in this regard, the friendship between Zhao Bei and Xiong Chengji does exist, in a sense, the two are friends.

On the other hand, as a righteous hero of the "Shushen Revolution", although Xiong Chengji's fame is far inferior to Zhao Bei, if you want to find another representative of the revolutionaries under Zhao Bei, then Xiong Chengji is the only candidate, and among those who were born in the Ping Ming Party, his appeal is second only to Zhao Bei. Moreover, because of the rectification of the united front for Zhao Bei back then, Xiong Chengji's prestige among the old people of the Restoration Society was no worse than that of Zhao Bei, plus Xiong Chengji was a closed disciple of Song Jiaoren and the spiritual leader of the constitutionalist faction, therefore, in the government and the opposition, Xiong Chengji still had a certain prestige, for such a person, of course, Zhao Bei must be cautious and not be truthful. Not to mention that he can't put himself in the position of Qianfu while turning Xiong Chengji into a martyr.

Considering the above two aspects, Zhao Bei finally decided to adopt a "cold treatment" approach, on the one hand, cutting Xiong Chengji's wings and isolating him, and on the other hand, he personally intervened. Persuade Xiong Chengji to see if he can change his stubborn thoughts.

Zhao Bei originally planned to have a good talk with Xiong Chengji after the end of the war against Japan, but now that Xiong Chengji came by himself, he simply decided to advance the date of persuasion and enlighten this revolutionary comrade in the pavilion in the back garden of the presidential palace.

"Okay, just have a drink with the president. Tell me what's in my heart.

Xiong Chengji did not turn down Zhao Bei's invitation. They were sitting in the gazebo at the moment, but the kitchen had not yet brought the food, so the two had to drink tea first. Eat some Western-style pastries made by the president's wife.

Zhao Bei was thinking about how to bring the topic to politics, but before he could figure it out, Xiong Chengji had already found the topic first.

"Just now I saw this gazebo with the words "Youyou." Two words, could it be that this pavilion still has a history? ”

Zhao Bei smiled faintly and said, "It is said that this is Yuan Shikai's handwriting, but there are also sayings. This is the pavilion that existed in the former Qing Dynasty, no matter what kind of statement, this pavilion is called "Youyou Pavilion" seems to entrust a kind of helplessness of the ruler, since he has been the master of a country. How can it be possible to travel outside of government affairs? Originally, someone in the attendant's room planned to change the name of this pavilion to "Qinzheng Pavilion." But I said, diligent government is not diligent. It's not about Jiang Ting's name, it's about what he did, and "diligent government." The word "" is quite imperial and somewhat awkward in my mouth, so I didn't ask them to change the name of this pavilion. ”

"Qinzheng Pavilion? It's up to them to figure it out. China from ancient times to the present. For thousands of years of history, there have been few truly diligent emperors in all dynasties, and occasionally a few, but they cannot change the fate of the cycle of rise and fall of dynasties for hundreds of years. Xing, the people are bitter. Lose. The people are bitter. In the early days of the dynasty, the network began to be able to manage the government diligently, but in the middle of the dynasty, it was Wen Tian's martial arts drama and neglected the national government. So. The rise and fall of a country has little to do with whether the ruler is diligent or not, and there is no shortage of diligent kings in history, and there is no shortage of Chengping Emperors who play the government.

Every time I read history so far, I am very emotional. The rise and fall of the dynasty is just a blink of an eye, but in the blink of an eye, the social wealth accumulated by the people through hundreds of years of hard work has come to naught between this war and replacement

fall

Seeing that Xiong Chengji turned the topic to politics so quickly. Zhao Bei didn't feel too surprised, he smiled faintly and said, "Weigen, when did you become so stunned?" What you just said. I have a good point of view in the beginning, but I have a different opinion on the reasons for China's backwardness and being beaten in modern times, yes, the change of dynasties in the past dynasties has indeed destroyed a lot of social wealth, but this is not the fundamental reason for China's modern decline, in my opinion. The fundamental reason for the decline of modern China is that the people's power has not been fully utilized. How strong is the West in modern times? It is because the people's power has been mobilized that all people want to reach it, and in order to achieve it, they can be desperate and trample on everything, in the face of this soaring people's power. All obstacles can be destroyed, and all wealth will be taken. But look at how China at that time was closed by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the country was still secondary. Even the minds of people, the Manchu dynasty wanted to lock up. Therefore, in the late Qing Dynasty, scholars would come out with the lament of "thousands of beggars are together, and the thoughts are locked, and the people's power is also locked."

If you want to strengthen the country, you must learn to unleash the power of the people. With the efforts of the people, Japan was founded and revived, but in just half a century, it has made remarkable achievements, what is the reason? It lies in the wave of people's power. Now we also want to use China's people's power to make the country stronger, but now the times have changed. In this case, it is obviously impossible to adhere to the original imperial system, and it seems that copying the constitutional system of the United States and France, which fought the civil war and then established today's federal system. France not only fought a civil war, but also fought a war with all of Europe, and then established today's coalition cabinet system.

No! We don't have time, the powers won't give us time, we have to cut corners. We must avoid detours, and we must catch up with the footsteps of the great powers in the shortest possible time! So, what kind of path is most suitable for our country now? That's the political road!

Ajine, I know you're against my politics right now. I also know that you are organizing a small group. An attempt was made to carry out the so-called "constitutional revolution." Even the name of this small group is "Constitutional Party."

I know that you are for your constitutional ideals. You may think that it is incumbent on you to inherit the mantle of Song Yuchu, and you may think that your ideal is the most noble. I'm not going to argue with you about who's right and who's wrong, but I must tell you right now that I absolutely disagree with you! If you take real action. And if it endangers the interests and security of this country, then I will not show mercy and will do what I want!

Have you ever thought that just because you stick to your ideals, it is likely to cause chaos in the country? And it is likely to lead to a group of young people becoming cannon fodder in a meaningless battle of will? You love this country, don't I love it? Compared with you, I understand better the importance of this era for this country, and this era is very critical for this country. It is a once-in-a-century exhibition opportunity, the opportunity must not be missed, the time will not come again, if you miss it, you will regret it.

What the country needs now is not ambitious ideals. It's not something noble, what this country needs is stability, unity, and without a stable situation, how can the country develop? Without the atmosphere of unity, how can the people unite and hate the enemy?

Ajine, to be honest with you, although my government is for the sake of seizing power, it is also for the sake of national interests. Since the end of the Qing Dynasty, there has not been a prestigious political leader in this country, if it weren't for my painstaking management, what you see now will definitely not be this situation, it is definitely an era of warlords fighting and the people are struggling to make a living! Now, although the authority of the center has been restored, don't think that you can rest easy, the more critical the moment of this revolution, the more the center needs a strong leader, and this leader can only be me, not anyone else!

You may ask, why do I have to be in politics? Now my prestige is very high, no one can match it, and if I run in the presidential election, the possibility of being re-elected president is high. Yes. There are many people who think the same way as you now, and there is no shortage of such people around me, but they only see one side, but they do not see the other.

On the other hand, it is to continue the revolution.

Don't think that everything will be fine if the central authority is reasserted, for China to transition from an agrarian society to an industrial society has a lot to do and a lot of benefits to be redistributed, which requires a strong leader to take command. In the redistribution of interests, it is inevitable that the interests of some people will be harmed, and they will certainly be opposed, and if they do not run the government, there will be no strong leaders, and the revolution will be abandoned halfway. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Bei suddenly stopped. glanced at Xiong Chengji and saw that he was frowning and thinking. So I took a sip of tea, and then a few words broke the sky.

"Here's an example. Weigen, you think that you are well-arranged, once you start an incident in Anhui, someone can help, and that person has a conflict with me, and that person used to be very powerful in the past, and he also has a group of followers in Anhui, and he helps. You "constitutional parties" can successfully provoke an anti-Zhao revolution, right?

But I have to tell you clearly now that Jiang Guidi is definitely not a reliable ally. He supports your constitutional party uprising purely for his own selfish interests, and he doesn't know anything about constitutionalism. He only knew that the more land he had in his name Jiang Laoguo. The more wealthy their Jiang clan is! He represents the most backward and conservative force in China's traditional agrarian society, and your constitutional party uniting with him has already deviated from the original intention of the revolution."

"What? You, do you already know about Jiang Gui's question? ”

Hearing this, Xiong Chengji stood up, his face was pale, and it was only at this moment that he suddenly appeared. The traitors in his small revolutionary group were of a very high rank, and even knew about the affairs of Anhui Neiying.

Yes, Jiang Gui's question is the internal response of the constitutional party. The weapons and ammunition needed by the constitutional party to launch an armed insurrection were also provided by Jiang Guidi, and now. Jiang Guidi is a revolutionary comrade of the Constitutional Party.