Wu Zhenhan just walked on the front foot. Li Yuanhong and Tang Hualong came over on their backs, they came to meet the president, and the purpose was to discuss some details of the united front party meeting to be held tomorrow; they did not come in the capacity of speaker of the National Assembly, but also came in the capacity of members of the united front, and this was not only the president of the Republic of China, but also the chairman and party leader of the united front.

As the party leader and chairman of the United Front, Zhao Bei did not meet these two subordinates in the East 'Flower' Hall, but chose a secluded 'flower' garden to discuss the details of the party affairs meeting in the wing room.

It has been a few days since the United Front was founded, and no party congress has yet been held, and Song Jiaoren, who single-handedly created the united front in the first place, has long advocated convening a congress of all party members, but it has only been delayed until now due to many reasons. The main agenda of this meeting was twofold: first, to reorganize the General Affairs Committee and further improve the organizational structure of this pan-political alliance so that it is more effective and no longer just used as an "electoral tool"; The second is the development of a Programme of Action and Policy. Guide future work, clarify the leading role of the United Front in Congress, and use Congress to guide the country's policy.

If the meeting goes smoothly, then not only will Zhaobei's power be strengthened in the future, but the United Front will also further establish its leading position in the National Assembly, which will be very beneficial to the smooth implementation of the policies formulated by the center.

If there is one sentence to describe this meeting, it is: the party is the same and the party fights the difference, but I am the only one.

Therefore, the "neutral" and "liberal" political groups in the National Assembly were very dissatisfied with such a "blatant" provocation by the United Front, and they used the newspapers and magazines they controlled to launch a public opinion war, but under the legitimate slogan of "protecting the rights of the people", these "counterattacks" appeared weak and powerless, and as a result, the non-United Front MPs were divided, and some of them chose to join the United Front, enjoying the shade under the big tree, while the other part gradually moved closer to each other. Preparations were also made to form a pan-political alliance to stand up to the United Front, represented by Zhang Jian, the leader of the Constituent Assembly, and Sheng Xuanhuai, the head of the Industrial Club, who, either out of disapproval of Zhao Bei's political ideas or out of distrust of the United Front, decided to unite under the threat of the same enemy. We will take concerted action to launch a counterattack in the Diet to protect the interests of the group.

Against this backdrop, the constitutionalists rejoiced in the fact that the strange political organizations that had appeared in the political arena since the republic were divided and combined to form two opposing political groups, because in their view, this was the legendary "two-party system", and in this way, it seemed that the real constitutionalism was not far away.

But Zhao Bei does not see it that way, and he does not intend to implement this system of taking turns to sit in the village now, he believes that his first task is to restore the normal order of the country, and use the advantage of his familiarity with history to help the country out of the crisis situation, so this strengthening of central power is the primary goal at present.

As for the opposition in the Congress, Zhao Bei has no intention of dealing with them now, after all, the existence of these opposition parties is a good smokescreen, which can effectively cover his real purpose and create a constitutional atmosphere.

However, Li Yuanhong and Tang Hualong are not as "open-minded" as the president. The two of them gritted their teeth with hatred for those opposition parties in the Congress, so when they rushed to the presidential palace to discuss the affairs of the party meeting with the president, they inevitably had to complain, which can also prove that there is a question mark about how many "constitutional ideas" these two people have in their hearts.

As a result, after talking like this for a while, the topic digressed, and shifted from the United Front party meeting to Zhang Jian and Sheng Xuanhuai's recent series of small actions.

"Zhang Jizhi is just that, he is self-made, most of the money earned is white, but that Sheng Xuanhuai is different, that person, since the Qing Dynasty, has been an official businessman, how much of the silver earned is white, this can make people think hard, not to mention anything else, it is the steamship China Merchants Bureau, there are a lot of cats there, now, the shareholders of the steamship China Merchants Bureau are basically Sheng Xuanhuai's people, or simply Sheng Xuanhuai himself holds shares. President Junjian, now that the republic is republic, it is no better than the previous Qing Dynasty, and this official and businessman who is greedy for the hard-earned money of the people must be severely punished! In the opinion of the ministry, simply. Take that Sheng Xuanhuai to kill the 'chicken' and make an example of the monkey. ”

Li Yuanhong's ability to fall into the well is also clever, and Tang Hualong on the side also nodded again and again, both of them understand that Zhao Bei hates his subordinates' speech in a roundabout way, so this fall into the well is your life-and-death 'kiss'.

But Zhao Bei just smiled faintly, what is Sheng Xuanhuai, he knows very well in his heart that if this is left before the crossing, he will definitely grit his teeth and hate it, but now, since he is the president of the country, then, this matter must be prioritized, of course, the silverfish of the country must be eliminated, but now is not the time.

"What Huang Pi said is very true, the Sheng family has been managing the finances of the Beiyang Group for many years, this hand cannot be clean, the Qing court officials had impeached him, but in the end it was not done because it involved the high-level of Beiyang, and now that the republic is republic, it is indeed time to clean up these beetles. But at present, Sheng Xuanhuai can't move yet, which will give people a mouthful, and it will also cause an unnecessary 'swing' situation. Although the 'Guangdong incident' has subsided, the local situation has not yet completely calmed down, and the most taboo thing for politicians is to be anxious for quick success, and we must all keep this in mind. Don't be reckless. ”

"The president has seen far-reaching, and I admire it so much."

Since Zhao Bei expressed his position, Li Yuanhong and Tang Hualong also immediately changed their tunes, no longer mentioning anything about the opposition in the Congress, and the topic turned back to the United Front party meeting, which lasted more than two hours.

For this meeting, Zhao Bei did not dare to take it lightly, and asked everything one by one, even who the party members and representatives of the provinces were, he also had to inquire clearly.

"Huang Keqiang is the veteran of the original Alliance, and he is also very loyal to the United Front, when the 'Guangdong Incident', many League cadres were wronged, and now it is best for Huang Keqiang to come forward to draft this "Meeting Discipline", so as not to let someone make 'trouble' at the meeting, now is not the time to settle accounts after the autumn, besides, it is only a few Leagues that launched the 'Guangdong Incident' At the beginning, in the uprising to eliminate the Manchu Dynasty, the League also made contributions, this point, I have not forgotten, so, for the members of the League, I do not discriminate, now, my 'attendant' room and the supervision office have a few very good writing of the former League cadres, they were recommended by Huang Keqiang, I trust them, they also trust me, now the two sides are happy to cooperate, the past old things do not need to be mentioned. ”

Zhao Bei took out his opinion, which can be regarded as upholding justice for most of the league members, and also giving Huang Xing the green light to assist in presiding over the meeting, after the "Guangdong Incident" ended. Party members who are members of the League are very discriminated against in the United Front, so now Huang Xing and Zhao Bei are trying to eliminate this prejudice and maintain the unity of the United Front.

Seeing that the president suddenly mentioned the "Guangdong incident," Li Yuanhong asked a few questions.

"Now that Zhang Renjun, the governor of Guangdong, has been electrified, Guangdong has also announced the 'separation of military and civilian rule', the governor has been elected by the provincial parliament, and now he is about to appoint an overseer to be in charge of the military, I wonder if there is a suitable candidate in the president's mind?"

Zhao Beishen groaned for a moment and said, "I plan to let Xu Chongzhi, the commander-in-chief of the Fujian army, be the overseer of Guangdong, but the War Department thinks he is too young and not very suitable. Speaker Lai, I wonder if you have a suitable candidate? ”

"Liu Yuanting is now in Guangdong, and the ministry thinks that it is more suitable for him to be the overseer of Guangdong." Li Yuanhong said.

"Liu Yuanting?"

Zhao Bei was very unfamiliar with this name, and he couldn't remember which historical celebrity called this name for a while, and there didn't seem to be this person among Li Yuanhong's staff.

"It's Liu Yongfu, before the fall of the former Qing Dynasty, he was the chief soldier of Jieshi Town, Guangdong, and after that, he was promoted to the head of the Guangdong People's League, responsible for local public security." Tang Hualong added.

"Liu Yongfu? Is it Liu Yongfu, the leader of the 'Black Flag Army'? The old general Liu who fought against the French army in Vietnam back then? Zhao Bei was stunned, and he was another historical celebrity.

"It is this person, since the president knows that this person is the leader of the 'Black Flag Army', then he will no longer be wordy." Tang Hualong was also a little surprised, he really didn't know that Zhao Bei also knew Liu Yongfu's origin.

"He's still alive? How old is he? Zhao Bei asked.

"Although it is already a long time, General Liu is physically tough, and his prestige and qualifications are sufficient, it is most suitable for him to serve as the overseer of Guangdong, besides, he is only a transitional figure, and when the situation in Guangdong is completely calmed down, this 'overseer' will also be abolished, and the president does not have to worry that General Liu will not be able to do anything." Li Yuanhong said.

Zhao Beishen groaned for a moment, nodded, and said: "The situation in Guangdong really needs a person of high moral integrity to maintain, if General Liu is willing to share the worries of the center, then the position of the overseer of Guangdong is his." In fact, just now, Jiang Gui, the governor of Anhui, has submitted his resignation to me, and he not only resigned from the post of governor of Anhui, but also does not want to be the governor of Anhui, so ah, this Anhui is probably the first province to end the state of 'military administration', and in the future, all provinces will end the state of 'military administration' in turn, and then this is the era of 'training and government'. ”

Seeing that the president planned to end the military and political situation as soon as possible, Li Yuanhong and Tang Hualong were a little happy in their hearts; after all, under the current state of "military government," the status of politicians is far inferior to that of military personnel, so they, like most members of the Congress, are looking forward to the arrival of the era of "discipline and government." Of course, if the era of "constitutionalism" comes soon, they will be even more satisfied.

But is that really what the president thinks in his heart? No one could answer, not even Zhao Bei himself.