Compromise 1088908 Far East Maniac Chapter 40

For many Chinese in the era of thousands of skills. The early autumn of the butterfly year is a hesitant season, and the situation in the whole country has finally calmed down a little, but the situation in this political arena has changed abruptly, even those politicians who have been in the sea for a long time have a more or less hesitant feeling, some of them have reached a trace of political smell that is very different from before, the times are different, the skills and means of political struggle have also quietly changed, and some politicians have been unable to adapt to this change.

With the outbreak of the "impeachment of the president" in Congress. The already not-so-calm political scene has once again made waves. This new vortex of power struggles is quickly gathering energy, and more and more people and forces are being drawn into it, regardless of their previous political positions, and now they must make an important choice about their future.

The foremen of the "presidential impeachment case" were Li Yuanhong and Tang Hualong, who instigated a huge anti-Xu force in the National Assembly for this impeachment, and now they have gathered the number of members of the Senate and the House of Representatives who will make the impeachment bill into a resolution, and they are about to formally submit the bill to the National Assembly.

As the target of impeachment, Xu Shichang also reacted quickly, and a "pro-Xu" force quickly appeared among the members of Congress headed by the leader of the Constituent Assembly, Zhang Xiao, and the Beiyang Wenzhi faction Jin Cicada that Sheng Xuanhuai and others had been plotting for was also officially launched, and these people formed a so-called "industrial club." He is also shouting for Xu Shichang and raising funds for the revival of the Beiyang Group.

The side is against Xu, the other side is upright, and both sides are carrying the banner of the "Constitution" and gearing up. Prepare for hundreds of rounds of battle in Congress, and which side represents the "will of the people." of the party.

On the other hand, the Beiyang troops and the RUF troops also opened up again and began "military exercises." "The smell of gunpowder in North China has become strong again, and no one knows whether the two sides will continue to fight.

This national affair is indeed difficult, and in this regard, as the protagonist in the whirlpool of this political struggle, Xu Shichang has deep feelings.

The current President Xu Shichang Xu is standing in a courtyard in the back garden of the presidential palace, jumping in the courtyard sprinkled with fallen leaves, followed by only an old servant.

This cross-hospital is the prescription where Yuan Shikai used to recuperate, and now that Yuan Shikai has become ancient, he Xu Shichang can't get it even if he wants to find someone to guide him. Talking about the stomach here, it's just to sigh about his own situation, perhaps, after the republic, Yuan Shikai's state of mind may be similar to Xu Shichang's current state of mind, although he holds the central power, but this internal and external troubles make people feel uneasy at all times, Yuan Shikai was simply crushed by this pressure, how long Xu Shichang can last, he himself does not know. In short, now it is just hard to support, for this Beiyang, but also for himself, Xu Shichang must hold on, and he dare not say that he is a monk for a day and a bell for a day.

"If the bell doesn't ring, the monk will die."

Remembering what Li Hongzhang said when he signed the "Xinchou Treaty" with the foreign powers, Xu Shichang felt more and more like a narrow pasteer, perhaps, those revolutionaries in the south were right. This country has long been dying, and no peaceful medicine can save it, only a fierce medicine can have a glimmer of life, and this medicine is revolution, not reform.

"Improve and improve, the more you change it, the more cold it is!"

This sentence was said in the "Pioneer Daily" of the Republican Army, and it is said that Zhao Zhenhua personally said it to reporters, although it is more or less playful, but the meaning here is also very clear, those people who started with revolution still want to continue the revolution until they feel that the country has recovered.

Revolution, revolution, when is it a head? Whose life should I go to? Now that the Manchu Qing Dynasty has fallen, perhaps, it is time to reform the life of Beiyang, and in the eyes of those radicals in the revolutionary party, the Beiyang clique is the remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and they will want to get rid of it as soon as possible.

Whenever I think of the revolutionaries beating Beiyang to death. seems to be worried that Beiyang will rise again one day, Xu Shichang has some feelings that he wants to laugh but can't laugh, the current Beiyang is basically a dead tiger, since Yuan Shikai's death. The last link to maintain the Beiyang group has also been lost, and the Beiyang generals who have their own thoughts are becoming more and more domineering, and those Wenzhi factions who have no military power are better, and they still want to rely on the center to support them. But those generals with heavy troops are showing more and more posture of self-respect, not to mention that Meng Enyuan in Nanjing, Duan Qirui and Duan Zhigui in Beijing are also less and less interested in Xu Shichang, they know that Xu Shichang is just a spiritual symbol of Beiyang, and letting him sit on the throne of the president can help Beiyang regain its prestige, but for the military power in their hands, they will never hand it over to Xu Shichang.

Now, because of the outbreak of the "impeachment of the president" in Congress, these military generals in Beiyang have finally understood some truths, so they can also dispatch troops and generals in accordance with the command of the central center to carry out targeted "military exercises." But how long can this last? Xu Shichang had no confidence. Because he understands that in this troubled world, military power is everything, and it is the army that maintains military power. Once the war starts, the army will be weakened, and then the military power will also be weakened, Xu Shichang understands this truth, and everyone else also understands. So. If we really have to go to war with the South because of this "impeachment of the president," it is indeed unknown how many Beiyang troops will be willing to go to the front line to give him President Xu Da's life.

At least Meng Enyuan was unwilling to give Xu Shichang his life with his troops, because he threw off the fire and cried, and the "Southeast Patrol Envoy" sent a telegram from Nanjing. made it clear that the war against the old couple would start a war again, of course, this excuse was high-sounding, and he Meng's patrol made him "unbearable to see his roommates fighting and the people in misery".

When Xu Shichang received this telegram from Meng Enyuan, he only said one sentence, "The hearts of the people are scattered." ”

The hearts of the people in Beiyang are indeed scattered and uncontrollable, even if Yuan Shikai is not dead, he can't clean up the situation, and the major military defeat will not only bring about a reduction in personal prestige, but also reduce the confidence of all members of the group. Ancient Chinese military strategists have always emphasized caution in the use of large-scale troops, perhaps out of this consideration, because no one can predict the outcome of a war before a decisive battle, and once defeated. Then, the chain reaction caused by it is not something that anyone can control, and there are only a handful of people who have suffered great defeats and have not collapsed since ancient times, and it is a pity that there is no such genius in governing the country in the Beiyang Group.

If you have to find a genius who can save the Beiyang crisis, Xu Shichang thinks that Zhao Zhenhua can give it a try, after all. Since the revolution, his performance has been outstanding, both political and military. He handled them all very well, and he also took the right balance when it came to some key matters. Not only can he get enough benefits for himself, but also will not force the opponent to jump over the wall, there is only one example, that is, the policy towards Beiyang, perhaps, from the very beginning, he determined the strategy of eliminating Beiyang, but Yuan Shikai fell on the road, so he took the battered ship of Beiyang to rush to the lighthouse of the revolution, hit it crookedly, and it was about to sink.

Asking Zhao Bei to save Beiyang is just a vague idea of Xu Shichang, whether the other party is willing to come and say otherwise, whether Beiyang is willing to let people save is the answer is clear, if he doesn't say others, he Xu Shichang will never give up the height of the head of Beiyang to others. What's more, this person is still the culprit who defeated Beiyang.

Yesterday the British minister had promised to ask the British government for instructions on whether further intervention measures could be taken to maintain the current half-dead situation in Beiyang, so as to suppress the ambitions of the Germans.

Now, Xu Shichang is walking in this cross-courtyard. Not only to relax, but also to wait for news from the British Minister, who had just sent someone to the British Legation, no matter how heavy the bureaucratic habits of the British government were. It was also time to give clear instructions to the British Minister in China.

Xu Shichang was looking at the dead tree in a daze, when a confidential officer hurriedly walked up to him and whispered: "President, Mr. Rex, the German Minister to China, has asked to meet with the President, and he is now waiting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Xu Shichang was a little surprised, but remembering Germany's close relationship with the United Front in recent days, Xu Shichang quickly made a decision.

"I'm tired after walking around here for a long time. Let's go back to our office and tell the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that it is not necessary for the Secretary of Foreign Affairs to be present when I meet with the German Minister. ”

Xu Shichang left the back garden of the presidential palace, first changed his clothes, and then rushed to meet the German minister in China.

According to Xu Shichang's instructions, this was a one-on-one meeting, and no one from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was present, and only two people were present, which was conducive to secrecy.

However, to Xu Shichang's surprise, the purpose of this Mr. Rex meeting with President Xu Da at the presidential palace today was not to do any secret deals. Instead, he forwarded a personal letter to Xu Shichang.

This letter is Zhao Bei's handwritten letter, and the content is not complicated, but it is recommended that the center come forward. The Jiaoji Railway was redeemed from the German side, and then it was jointly organized by Chinese and German businessmen, with the Chinese side holding the shares. A good start for the redemption of the Jinghan Railway, judging from the timing of the letter, this letter was written before the "impeachment of the president".

Although the Jiaoji Railway is now nominally a "Sino-German joint venture", but in the investment of 50 million German marks, the Chinese side only has a few tens of thousands of German marks of investment, the railway is not only in the hands of the Germans, but also directly under the supervision of the German Governor of Jiaoao, a few years ago when the road protection trend rose, the Chinese people also suggested that the Qing court redeem this road, but the helpless funds required are really huge, and the Qing court is financially constrained. In addition, the German side refused to cooperate, so like the Jinghan Railway, the Jiaoji Railway was still in the hands of foreign countries.

The letter itself is nothing, but it was forwarded to Xu Shichang by the German minister in China, and the meaning of this is intriguing, even the German minister has become Zhao Bei's postman, and Germany has obviously decided to completely abandon the Beiyang group.

Although Xu Shichang wanted to save the relationship between the Beiyang Group and the German government, the German minister was obviously unwilling to talk to the head of state who was about to be impeached by Congress, and after handing over the letter, Rex retired according to diplomatic etiquette.

After Rex left, Xu Shichang sat for a moment. Then he called a confidential officer and asked him to call Song Jiaoren.

"Please ask Mr. Song to come to the presidential palace for a while, and then send a carriage over, no matter what, I have to invite Mr. Song to come and talk to me, don't their congressmen always advocate negotiation and compromise? Beiyang is now willing to compromise

Soong is still in Beijing, and as a prominent constitutionalist figure in the United Front leadership, he enjoys great popularity among members of Congress. If he is willing to make it clear that he supports Xu Shichang, it will be very helpful for Xu Shichang to tide over the difficulties.