Huang Xing's persuasion trip was not high-profile, but he brought some salutes, plus Lin Changmin and Lin Juemin's brothers, as well as Lin Wen, Fang Shengdong and several other staff and entourage guards, and came to Taiping Mansion in a light car.

Because these people are celebrities after all, and Li Zhigao also admires these people, so after the other party came to visit and specially asked to see Li Zhigao, Li Zhigao did not just hide in his own territory as in the past, but generously followed a few people to meet in the Chenjiazhuang villa area of Ma'anshan.

After the meeting, the straight-tempered Huang Xing didn't talk much nonsense, and put forward their proposal as soon as he came up, simply put, he wanted to give Li Zhigao the post of provisional president of the Republic of China, and the condition was that Li Zhigao recognized the new government of the Republic of China and abided by and upheld the "Provisional Covenant Law" that had just been formulated in the Senate election session.

After Huang Xing finished speaking the conditions, Li Zhigao just smiled: "Brother Keqiang...... Uh, don't mind if I call you that, right? ”

"Don't mind." Huang Xing shook his head, "The name was originally meant to be called. ”

"Okay, since you're so cheerful, then I'll have something to say." Li Zhigao said with a smile, "Brother Keqiang, in all fairness, or in other words, do you think I will agree to your conditions?" ”

"If it were me, I would." Huang Xing immediately said, "I will agree to these conditions." ”

"It's a pity that I'm not you, and I'm not that selfless, so I won't." Li Zhigao shook his head.

"Wenqing, everyone is an anti-Qing revolutionary, why do you want to see the outside world like this?" Huang Xingdao.

"Anti-Qing revolutionaries? See the outside? Li Zhigao shook his head amusedly. Okay, since you talked about anti-Qing aspirants, then let's talk about it. For the matter of the anti-Qing uprising. The first righteousness is us, the main force is us, and the pressure is mainly on us, and your alliance will not play much practical role in it.

Well, now that the Manchu Qing has been overthrown, you have taken advantage of my absence to privately hold some kind of Senate election meeting. A provisional government of the Republic of China was formed, and a provisional treaty was drawn up, which overthrew all the achievements of the bloody war before the liberation of our party. In the same way as you, tsk, what you are doing is obviously an authentic snatching of power.

Before. You want to forcibly snatch the fruits of my victory from me by your own rules. After finding out that it didn't work, he thought of talking to me about the conditions and sending me some kind of interim president. Hehe, do you think I'm like a wronged boss? It's so easy to be fooled by you? I have to listen to what you say. ”

"That's not how it is!" It was Lin Juemin behind Huang Xing who spoke, "Governor Li, the Senate election was done in Nanjing. That must be where you guys fell, right? Moreover, it was also your self-proclaimed Jiangnan military government that invited us to go. It was your then head of government, Mr. Tao Chengzhang, who proposed to hold the Senate election meeting in Nanjing, and all the itinerary was done publicly. ”

"This is Lin Juemin, he is really a talent." Li Zhigao smiled and looked at Lin Juemin, who was dressed in a suit, he was really a handsome guy.

Historically, this guy should have died in the Huanghuagang Uprising, and then became famous all over the world because of the "Book with Wife", and his cousin Lin Changmin, the guy with a goatee next to him, personally participated in the drafting of the "Provisional Covenant of the Republic of China", and he also has a world-famous daughter, Lin Huiyin, a super talented woman in the Republic of China. In short, the Lin family is an elite and should not be underestimated.

"It's a pity, young man, although you are about the same age as me, you are just a small entourage of Mr. Huang here." Lin Zhigao smiled and said to Lin Juemin, "So, you are not qualified to teach me a lesson here." ”

"What did you say?" was said by Li Zhigao so not soft or hard, Lin Juemin, who was already hot-tempered, stood up immediately, and was about to go to Li Zhigao to theorize, but as soon as he stood up, before he could move forward, he stopped at once, because the four young female bodyguards behind Li Zhigao quickly took out their USP pistols and aimed at Lin Juemin together.

"Yidong, what are you doing? Come back! Huang Xing immediately shouted angrily, "People are right, who let you interject casually?" ”

"But I ......"

"Get out!" Huang Xing pointed to the gate, "Hurry up and let me out!" ”

Hearing Huang Xing say this, Lin Juemin looked back at Li Zhigao, who was leisurely drinking tea, then snorted, turned around, and strode out of the room.

After Lin Juemin left, the female bodyguard behind Li Zhigao put away her gun and continued to stand there without saying a word. However, after this incident, no one present thought that these women in military uniforms and sunglasses were vase decorations, and if nothing else, they said that the speed of the other party's gun and the posture of holding the gun showed that it was definitely not a day and a half of practice.

In fact, these female bodyguards are all from the women's special service team, don't look petite, but there are shooting training and gun drawing training every day, and the training programs are all classic programs for later generations.

"I'm so sorry." After Lin Juemin left, Huang Xingcai said to Li Zhigao, "My people are a little too impulsive. ”

"It's okay, young man, impulsiveness is inevitable." Li Zhigao waved his hand, looking trivial.

"But there is some truth to what he said." Huang Xing suddenly said, "The Provisional Convention was held in your place with your consent, and the entire process of the meeting was public, and it was a meeting attended by all parties, so strictly speaking, this meeting was hosted by yourself. Now, you yourself are not admitting the Senate meeting you are hosting, isn't this a slap in the face? It's meant to be a joke for others, and it's not good for your reputation, is it? ”

"I'm guessing you'll say that." Li Zhigao said, "But it's still the same sentence, it was Tao Chengzhang who did it without my consent, he agreed, I didn't agree." Now, he has been removed from his post as president of the Executive Yuan of the Jiangnan government, and he no longer has any real power. Therefore everything he promised before is null and void with me. ”

"But outsiders don't see it that way." Huang Xing said, "People outside don't know the inside story of you. They only know that your Jiangnan government has gone back on its word, and they only see that you yourself went out to hold a Senate election meeting and held a provisional government election yourself, but you took the lead in not carrying it out. Well, we don't care, after all, we don't have territory, and we're the injured party. But you are different, and such a situation will have a very bad impact on the prestige of your Jiangnan government. If you don't admit that it's organized by yourselves. And the provisional government elected in your place, then everyone will doubt the authority and credibility of your government, and when the time comes, you will deviate from morality, have you thought about the consequences of this? ”

"Huh. That's a nice thing to say. Is this the only thing that makes me surrender the power I have gained from my own bloody battle? Li Zhigao asked with a smile.

"It's not about you to hand over power, it's about making it better." Huang Xingdao, "Although you and your army are the main force against the Qing Dynasty, and everyone sees your achievements, it is easy to fight the world, but it is difficult to sit on the country." You have a total of these people, you can't rely on these people to sit on the whole country, right? Even your current Gangnam area. I'm afraid it's a little difficult for you to eat, otherwise, with your military strength, you don't have to be afraid of Yuan Shikai's Beiyang Army at all, why stop and not continue the Northern Expedition, and then unify the whole country? Isn't it because you lack qualified manpower and can't fully control the territory you eat?

Well, now after an open Senate election, more people of insight can join in, let them perform their duties under a publicly elected government, contribute their talents, and help you maintain the place, so that you can not be held back, and let you develop the military with peace of mind, right? ”

"Huh?" Li Zhigao suddenly said curiously, "Brother Keqiang, I am very surprised that you can say this, I thought you were going to tell me about what revolutionary causes, what republican advantages, but I didn't expect you to tell me these **naked interests, hehe, don't you think it's a bit utilitarian to say this?" ”

"It doesn't matter what doctrine is, it's important to make things clear." Huang Xing shook his head, "Brother Wen Qing, I know your contribution and strength, but now, our China has reached a very dangerous critical point, that is, the situation of warlord secession has been highlighted. At this time, we should be more united. If you insist on going your own way and insist on going against us, then we can only do the opposite of you in the end, and even develop into a war against us. At that time, who was the happiest? It's not Yuan Shikai yet? And, because of these differences, fighting will only slow down your development.

Although you have territory and an army, the power of our alliance is not much worse, that is to say, cooperation is beneficial to both sides, and division is harmful to both, since we have agreed to give you the throne of the great president, why should you cling to the past? Even if we didn't have you present at the meeting, why would you be aggressive when we've already taken a step back? ”

"Huh." Li Zhigao smiled, but did not speak.

"In this way, as long as you agree to uphold the provisional covenant and agree to become the provisional president, we promise that you will only ask for some positions in the government department in the future, and will not interfere with your army, so it will be fine, right?" Huang Xing said, "There will be many outstanding talents in our alliance, all of whom are pillars of the country, and it is really unwise to reject them for the sake of a battle of will." On the contrary, if you become a president, then you can actually have the final say in personnel appointments, in other words, even if our people get positions in several government departments, they are still under your jurisdiction, which is equivalent to becoming your subordinates, which is a good thing for you, it is equivalent to enhancing your strength, isn't it? ”

"That's right." Lin Zhigao's fingers tapped on the armrest of the chair, "If I understand correctly, what you just said means is that as long as I recognize your government, recognize your temporary covenant, and become the president, you only want a few government positions, and then you will still obey my orders and be controlled by me, isn't that so?" ”

"Of course." Huang Xingdao, "When you become the interim president, you are the supreme head of the government, and as an official of a government department, of course you have to listen to you." ”

"But the Prime Minister is your man." Li Zhigao said, "You guys said it well now, what if I become the president at that time, but you don't listen to me and demolish me down?" ”

"Why, since both sides said yes. There won't be that kind of thing. Huang Xing said, "Although the prime minister is our people, he still has to be led by you, the president, right?" Not to mention that you master the army. The butcher's knife is in your hands, as long as you don't do things that people and gods are angry about, and if you really think about this country and the nation, how can we easily oppose you? To put it simply, why do you want to hold a Senate election session? Isn't it just about creating a new order, a new order that everyone is discussing together? If it is still as arbitrary and independent as before, what is the difference between it and the imperial system? What did you start the army for? What are you flying under the banner? Have you forgotten all this? ”

"Me? Hehe. Li Zhigao smiled faintly. If I raised an army to rebel, I rebelled to replace the Qing court. What would you say? ”

"This ......" was said by Li Zhigao so nakedly, Huang Xing was stunned, and then continued, "As long as you don't restore the imperial system." As long as you still recognize the republic. As long as you are willing to let us contribute to this country together, then we will support you. ”

"I really can't see that your eloquence is actually quite good." Li Zhigao shook his head, "But have you thought about it, it's useless for you to just ask me to admit it, after all, I only have one place in the south of the Yangtze River, not the whole country." I admit you, but Yuan Shikai and they don't. They make up most of China. ”

"It doesn't matter, as long as you recognize our provisional government. Then the other warlords are not to be worried. Huang Xing said with a smile, "Don't talk about us, I believe that even you yourself will not agree with those warlords to continue to shape China, right?" Don't you want to be the president of the Republic of China? To be a leader who rules all of China? Therefore, the heavy task of sweeping away the rebels everywhere, without our supervision, you will do it yourself, yes or no? ”

"Well, to be honest, I was going to say whatever you say, I won't listen." Li Zhigao shook his head, "But what you said now has moved me a little." ”

"Ah, that's great, as long as ......"

"But!" Li Zhigao waved his hand, "I still have time to think about it." In this case, you go down and rest first, and I'll have someone take you around the Taiping Mansion so that you can see how this place is under my rule, and wait, well, in three days, we'll talk about this in three days, how about it? I'll give you an answer when the time comes. ”

"This ...... All right. Huang Xing could only nod, "I hope you think about it carefully, this is an absolutely good thing that is mutually beneficial, and we are also very sincere." ”

Hearing Huang Xing say this, Li Zhigao pressed the electric bell, and soon a female officer wearing a yellow-green military uniform walked in outside the door, this person was Yin Ruizhi.

Yin Ruizhi was transferred by Li Zhigao to wait outside the door, and after hearing the bell and coming in, he first strode up to Li Zhigao and saluted, and then he said: "Report chief, Yin Ruizhi, commander of the 38th Battalion of the 2nd Regiment of the 1st Division of the 1st Army of the Women's First Army, hereby report." ”

"Very well, Major Yin." Li Zhigao stood up and pointed at Huang Xing, who was looking at Yin Ruizhi with some stunned eyes, "Your task in the future is to specially receive this Mr. Huang Xinghuang, let him see more and walk around with us, and understand the actual situation of us here, as long as it is what he wants to see, and we can let him see it, let him see it, can you do it?" ”

"Guaranteed to complete the mission!" Yin Ruizhi saluted.

"Good!" Li Zhigao turned his head to look at Huang Xing, "What, Mr. Huang is a little surprised?" Do you think how I can get a female officer to receive you? ”

"This, I would like to hear about it." Huang Xingdao.

"This person is not an ordinary person, even if you haven't seen her before, you must have heard of the daimyo." Li Zhigao said with a smile, "This Major Yin is the Yin Ruizhi in the original Restoration Society. How's that, do you have any impressions? ”

"Restoration Society? Yin Ruizhi? Huang Xing frowned and thought about it, and suddenly realized, "Oh, remember, Yin Ruizhi of the Restoration Society, that is a famous chivalrous woman, and her name is like thunder, of course I know." Oh, by the way, I remember that she also has a sister named Yin Weijun, right? ”

"Yes." Li Zhigao said, "Her sister is also here now, but because she is young and still studying in a school here, she is not here." ”

"Oh." Huang Xing nodded noncommittally, after all, he had only heard about the Yin Ruizhi sisters, but he didn't care much, after all, this was not the era when these two sisters were Sun Wen's bodyguards later, so there was no contact in the past, so naturally he didn't feel anything.

In fact, the reason why Yin Ruizhi is a little famous at this time is more because of her female identity, which is a bit curious in this era. does not have the influence of later generations, and Huang Xing is a rare person who is not very good women, and he is morally exemplary. This is different from Sun Wen and others, so in the face of Yin Ruizhi, he just nodded along with Li Zhigao's meaning and praised it a few times, without paying too much attention.

"Major Yin and you are also revolutionary comrades." Li Zhigao said with a smile, "I believe that with her with you, you will have a lot of topics to talk about." ”

"Hmm. Thank you very much. Huang Xing nodded again.

After Yin Ruizhi left with Huang Xing and others, Li Zhigao sent all the female bodyguards away, leaving Zhao Jiayi, who was also dressed as a female bodyguard, alone: "You also heard what Huang Xing said just now." What do you think of his proposal? ”

"Sounds beautiful." Zhao Jiayi smiled.

"Oh, that's how hard it is to implement?" Li Zhigao said, "You mean disapprove?" ”

"Lately, I've been reading Chinese history books from this period." Zhao Jiayi said, "I found out." In our original world. These people also ceded power to Yuan Shikai at first, but later began to oppose Yuan Shikai. Do you know what this means? ”

"What does it mean?"

"It shows that these people, in fact, do not intend to give up the power in their hands at all, and they are not really thinking about the country at all." Zhao Jiayi said, "In the original history, the reason why they gave up power and let Yuan Shikai be the president was because they knew that they couldn't fight Yuan Shikai. In order not to completely fall out, he was immediately exterminated by the other party. That's why the interim president was given and part of the power was given, in order to delay the army, to think of a roundabout struggle, to avoid military conflicts, and to slowly fight for power in the political field. It's a pity that Yuan Shikai is a ruthless character, and he didn't give much substantive power to those people in the alliance, especially not much substantive power to Sun Wen, so Sun Wen took the lead in a second revolution, which was actually the result of not having power, but Huang Xing and others did not approve of this, and it was Sun Wen's willful will.

Obviously, it's the same this time, Huang Xing came over and said that you should be the president, their people only participate in the government, under your leadership, just want to avoid conflicts with you in the military field, after all, then your chances of winning are too big, their chances of winning are too small, but they want to make you careless first, and then through the parliament and other departments, through the formulation of laws, in the political field to fight you. ”

"Hehe, there's no gun, it's all a flower in the water." Li Zhigao smiled.

"So, they will inevitably find a way to build up their own army, or to co-opt other governors, or to use other governors to oppose you." Zhao Jiayi said, "But now, they are still a little immature, and they can only take the road of political struggle first."

The reason why Yuan Shikai failed back then was, in the final analysis, not how powerful these revolutionary parties were, but Yuan Shikai's own reasons. In other words, Yuan Shikai's group is a group that is made up purely by money, and once there is a financial problem, the group will be finished, so Yuan Shikai began to borrow a lot as soon as he came to power, but this will inevitably be opposed.

Moreover, the biggest mistake Yuan Shikai made was to engage in the silver dollar system and not paper money, which was the culprit of his defeat. You are different, you have soldiers and territory, there is another world to support, there are many high-profit goods, there is a growing industry and agriculture, and a variety of new technologies, which makes your finances have been in a surplus situation, coupled with your upcoming paper money policy, this is destined to be quite abundant in your group's finances, as long as you are not short of money, and there is no shortage of weapons and people, do it step by step, then the final victory must be yours. ”

"Having said so much, you still haven't said that you agree or disagree with Huang Xing's suggestion." Li Zhigao said, "I know my advantages, the question is, do you want to cooperate with those people in the Alliance now, or break up now?" ”

"Let's cooperate." Zhao Jiayi shook her head, "Huang Xing is right, no matter what the truth is, that Senate election is indeed in our territory, hosted by our people, and in the eyes of outsiders, this meeting is led by us." If we don't admit it all at once, the impact will be very bad, and although it won't hurt us, it's definitely not a good thing. If these people naively intend to play politics with you, then why should you be afraid? As long as you have the power of supervision and the power of personnel appointments, those people will gradually be assimilated by you. That is to say, as long as you are treated well and have great power, slowly, those who are just fighting for power and profit will move closer to your side, and gradually crowd out Sun Wen and others who can't give them benefits.

To put it simply, after cooperation, if you agree with you, you will support you, and if you don't agree with you, you will be excluded from a crime, such as a corruption ** or a peach scandal or something, isn't that much better than breaking openly? And in this way, it can also show our generosity, and also make you the leader of a country in the name of it, why not? ”

"However, when we become presidents, we become the target of public criticism, which is not quite in line with our previous low-key development."

"What's wrong with this, Shiyi time shifts." Zhao Jiayi said, "Now that you are now, it is impossible to develop in a low-key manner, because you are already the focus of everyone's attention." In this case, there is no need to hide it, go directly to the stage, and be the biggest protagonist, so that you can grasp the initiative of the whole scene. As long as you become president, you are justifiable, and when the time comes, as long as your strength is enough, you can send troops to fight if you don't like anyone, and you can send troops to fight against you if you are guilty, so that the other party will be a name weaker than you by a name, how good is this? ”

"This ......"

"I said boss, what are you hesitating about, this is a good thing to gain both fame and fortune, don't let it go. Of course, it is still necessary to let the other side feel that we are too anxious, and they have to beg us to be the president, and since we want to change the president, we must hold a new election for the Senate and formulate a new temporary law that is beneficial to us. (To be continued......)