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In 1905, Song Xiaofei's second presidential term was about to end in October. Although the previous constitution did not stipulate that the president of the republic could only serve two consecutive terms, the political atmosphere in Beijing that spring was somewhat unusual. At that time, the conservatives led by Li Jingfang felt that Song Xiaofei should not be re-elected as president, and their support forces were the old Huai army and the Confucian gentry. The overseas reformers led by Rong Hong, based on the fact that the presidents of foreign republics are generally re-elected for two consecutive terms, also have opinions on Song Xiaofei's continued presidency, and many of them are talents who have returned from studying abroad. And those who support Song Xiaofei's re-election are the business circles represented by the Xi family, as well as the Beiyang New Army.

Song Xiaofei also considered this, he also wanted to learn from Washington, the founding president of the United States, and retreat into the background, so that he would retain the post of chairman of the Baath Party. However, according to the provisions of the Constitution at that time, the president was the commander-in-chief of the country's navy and army, and looking at the country, China's political reform had not yet been completed, and no one could dominate the forces of the various factions. He sat alone in the office of the presidential palace that day, squinting his eyes, thinking about this question, wondering if there was a way to do both.

In a daze, Song Xiaofei's mind came up with the scene he saw in the box of books that Rong Rong brought to him back then, and he couldn't remember which book it was, it was about the year of Napoleon's "Coup d'état in the Foggy Moon".

On the 18th of the foggy month, Napoleon had already led his army back to Paris. In the early morning of the 19th of the Foggy Month, Napoleon ordered the deployment of troops between Paris and Sainte-Cloud, and he moved the 500 members of the French Congress from Paris to Saint-Cloud, which was convenient for his control. For although there were many supporters of Napoleon in both chambers, there were many Jacobins among the five hundred members. Napoleon himself traveled from Paris to Saint-Cloud that day in an open-top carriage, protected by cavalry.

At this time, many of the delegates of the 500 deputies turned from surprise to anger. They could not understand why their meeting had been so abruptly transferred from Paris to Saint-Cloud, and they could not tolerate such an army surrounding their meeting place, and they denounced Napoleon as a conspirator, a robber, a criminal, and a dictator.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Napoleon tried to enter the parliament. Communicate with the angry councillors. Accompanied by a couple of grenadiers, he went to the hall of the House of Five Hundred, in a terrible silence. In a speech, he said: "Citizens, the circumstances in which you live today are truly extraordinary. Yesterday I was living quietly in Paris, and you entrusted me with the order to move the two houses to Sainte-Cloud. I immediately summoned my companions. Rush to help you. Today, slander after slander came at me. Some say I'm Caesar, some say I'm Cromwell, some say I'm trying to set up a military junta. If my goal is to establish a military junta, why should I support national representation? The republic now has no government, and the House of Five Hundred is torn apart. My powers were granted by the Senate, and now it is up to the Senate to arrange. Give orders quickly, and I will wait here to carry them out. I'm not a conspirator, you know me, haven't my loyalty to my country been confirmed? Am I not a man whom even a mighty anti-French coalition cannot conquer and make the mob tremble? ”

Napoleon's incoherent speech was constantly punctuated by angry shouts. Unable to go on, he was greeted by an angry, uncontrollable shout: "Down with the robbers!" Down with the tyrant! Declare him not protected by the law! Immediately declare him unprotected by the law! A crowd of delegates rushed towards him, several arms stretched out towards him, some grabbed him by the collar, some tried to choke him, some threatened him with pistols and daggers, and Napoleon froze, his great military command and art of agitating the soldiers could not help him in the slightest. The short, thin Napoleon was almost beaten to death by the angry delegates. Until General Lefebvre and some grenadiers pushed away the parliamentarians and rescued Napoleon out of the hall.

Song Xiaofei woke up in a cold sweat, as if in a dream just now, it was not Napoleon who was almost strangled to death by those French parliamentarians, but he was attacked by the congressmen. Song Xiaofei remembered that after Napoleon came to his senses from the terrible scene in the hall, he regained his inherent perseverance and decisiveness, and disbanded the House of 500 without hesitation with open violence. On the evening of the 21st of the foggy month, Napoleon moved into the Luxembourg Palace, and France had been trampled under his feet. He wondered how many of the 800 members of the National Assembly would support his re-election, and whether he would be forced to dissolve the National Assembly like Napoleon, so that he would be the Chinese people. The Lord's regression is something he doesn't want to see.

It was a difficult choice to be Napoleon in China or Washington in China!

Song Xiaofei wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead with his hand, and then the secretary pushed the door to report that Yang Du, the deputy chief of the internal history of the presidential palace, asked to see him. The Internal History Supervisor is composed of the former Secretariat of the Presidential Palace, and is in charge of the president's personal government affairs. There is one chief of internal history and two deputy chief of internal history, with Li Jingfang serving as the chief of internal history, and the general situation of China and foreign countries, the story of governing the country and other political and economic situations are compiled day by day by the political participation in politics for the president's approval.

Yang Du had just turned 30 years old, studied both Chinese and Western, and was a little famous in China at that time. He and the chief justice Liang Qichao is a good friend, under the study of Hengyang Dongzhou, Chuanshan Academy a generation of famous Confucian king Minyun, Yang Du in the royal family for three years, intoxicated by the Wang emperor's art, which had a profound impact on his later life, he once said to a friend: "Yu Cheng is not enough to be the emperor's teacher, but there is a king, he will come to take the law, the Tao or the way?"

Yang Du had always been good friends with Li Jingfang, secretary general of the presidential office, and Song Xiaofei was quite surprised by his visit and met with him. After sitting down, Yang Du met with Song Xiaofei and told him about Li Jingfang's recent activities in the Congress.

Yang Du said, "I have recently heard gossip from some congressmen, saying that in the past 10 years, the president has admired things from the West too much and denied too much things from Confucianism in China. ”

Song Xiaofei said: "Huizi, can't even you, a smart person who has studied Chinese and Western, understand? Is the difference between China and foreign countries really so important? The electric light is good, it was invented by the Tessians, and now the reader reads the book, is it an oil lamp or a candle? Foreign guns and cannons are good, they were invented by the Tessians, can we not use them now? Whether it's a submarine or an airplane, it's all invented by the Tessians, and we all have to use it. So. It doesn't matter what is Western or Oriental, whatever is Chinese or foreign, as long as it is good, from today onwards. It's my China. ”

Yang Du said: "The president is right. I also think it's understandable. But there are still many old and young Manchu relics. I don't understand. When the Manchu Dynasty fell, many people wept bitterly because they lost the braids on their heads. As the so-called saints also say, 'Body hair.' Can the parents who receive it bear to abandon it? ’”

Song Xiaofei said sarcastically: "Yes, without braids, how inconvenient it is for the person who cut off their heads to carry their heads." I told Yan Fu, the director of education, about it a long time ago. There is one bad habit of the people that must be changed, and that is the habit that has been cultivated in the education of a great country over the years -- as long as it is not Chinese, it is barbarian, and it needs to be opposed. There are a lot more people who are looking at the world now than before. ”

Yang Du said: "Of course I understand this. I have come to see the President today just to remind him to beware of Li Jingfang. I heard that he has often gone to see Liu Mingchuan recently. Because of the case of the National Red Cross Society, the Independent Commission Against Corruption arrested Liu Mingchuan's eldest son, Liu Shengjiao. If they join forces, I am afraid that the world will change. ”

Li Jingfang went to see Liu Mingchuan, if it was in the past, Song Xiaofei would not care. After all, Liu Mingchuan was picked up by Li Hongzhang, and he was still his sworn brother, but now in this sensitive period, Song Xiaofei had to have some concerns, he nodded, thought about it, and said to Yang Du: "Huizi, I really didn't mistake you at the beginning, you go back, I wrote down what you said." ”

After meeting Yang Du, Song Xiaofei called Minister of the Interior Ruan Zhongshu and went to Duanfu by car to find Army Chief Duan Qirui. At that time, Duan Qirui was playing Go with his son Duan Hongye.

Duan Qirui likes to play Go very much, and has raised a group of chess players to accompany him to play chess and be a chess consultant for a long time, and he regards himself as a Go master, but he has a bad problem, he only wants to win and not lose when playing chess, and he must have a set of skills to play chess with him: he is naturally unhappy when he wins, and if he loses more, he will look down on him, and it is best to lose to him about half a child.

Duan Qirui's son Duan Hongye was born to Mrs. Wu, fostered in a relative's house since he was a child, and returned to Duan Qirui at the age of fourteen.

Father-son versus father. Duan Hongye was unrelenting, and "killed" his father to the ground, Duan Qirui's nose was crooked, he overturned the chessboard, pointed at his son and scolded fiercely: "You kid, you don't understand anything, you will play chess!" ”

Song Xiaofei walked in without letting anyone report at this time, and when he happened to bump into this scene, he laughed, walked over and stroked Duan Hongye's head and said, "Zhiquan is still old-tempered, and his nephew's chess skills have improved a lot, you should be happy." ”

When Duan Qirui saw Song Xiaofei, he hurriedly stood up and said, "The president is smiling, what kind of wind blew you here." ”

Duan Hongye packed up the chessboard and chess pieces, and left very sensibly.

Song Xiaofei said, "I'm here today to be a matchmaker for my brother." You have been single for several years, and you have already met Zhang Peixuan, she has admired you for a long time, and now she is twenty-seven years old, and you will not marry. After speaking, Song Xiaofei also pointed to Ruan Zhongshu and said: "You also know that I have always liked to be a matchmaker, and when I was in Shandong, I married Xiguan to Dou Zhan." ”

As early as when Song Xiaofei was the governor of Shandong, Ruan Zhongshu followed him to Jinan, and once inadvertently passed by Baihualou and saw Zhao Xiguan, who was the Oiran among the hundred flowers. The two sat opposite each other in solitary lights, people were more delicate than flowers, Ruan Zhongshu was confused and fell into his gentle hometown. Zhao Xiguan also wanted to go home with him, but what they said about this kind of thing didn't count, the old mother offered a sky-high price of five thousand taels of silver, and Ruan Zhongshu didn't have so much money, so he fell into deep despair. It happened that Song Xiaofei instructed Ruan Zhongshu to draft a telegram that day, he held a pen in one hand, his face was full of tears, and he wrote for a long time, but he didn't write a word.

Ruan Zhongshu was still grateful at this time, and said to Duan Qirui: "Thanks to the beauty of the president's adulthood, Xiguan and I have a good relationship today. Now Brother Zhiquan is so blessed, I heard that this girl Pei Yu has been smart and cute since she was a child, and her small mouth is so sweet. Mrs. Yu liked it at first sight and recognized it in her own name. You are married, a match made in heaven. Moreover, getting married at this time this year is also to tell the world that you, the army chief, are on the side of the president. ”

Duan Qirui married Zhang Peixing, and he also knew in his heart that this was a political marriage, but he had heard of Zhang Peixing's personality, and it was also his blessing to be able to marry such a stable and beautiful daughter-in-law. So Duan Qirui also readily agreed.

After winning over Duan Qirui, Song Xiaofei's heart was half relaxed, and he pondered how to deal with Li Jingfang next. He decided to visit Liu Mingchuan, after all, he couldn't rely on Yang Du's words to assume that Liu Mingchuan would support Li Jingfang.