Zhao Dongyun's sentence of "responsible cabinet prime minister" has made this originally talkative and laughing meeting fall into silence, and the four people here are not stupid people, although they may not have known what a republic is a month ago, but since the banner of the republic was raised, many low-level aides must have explained various republican systems to them in detail.

Therefore, when I heard Zhao Dongyun's 'responsible cabinet and prime minister system', I immediately understood that this system may not be relevant to the republic, because in essence, the presidential system and the prime minister system are actually not much different from the Chinese republic, but for everyone present, the difference between the two is great.

Duan Qirui looked at Wang Yingkai at this time, and when he looked at Zhao Dongyun, he also had a lot of thoughts in his heart, and after being silent for a while, he spoke: "Ziyang's mention is still highly feasible!" ”

After saying this, he just shut up, because as soon as he finished speaking, Wang Yingkai on the opposite side cast a gaze that was almost like a sword and a sword, if the vision could kill, it was estimated that Wang Yingkai would have killed Duan Qirui thousands of times.

But at this time, Wang Shizhen also spoke, and only listened to him say slowly: "Although the prime minister's cabinet system has many benefits, but now that the situation is tense, it is necessary to let outsiders know that I am united in Beiyang, I think it is more appropriate to implement the presidential system!" ”

The opinions of the four people present were divided into two, and it was two to two!

At this time, Wang Yingkai's face had calmed down again: "It's not impossible to have a prime minister system in this line, but Dongyun, your troops must withdraw from Jixian and Baodi!" ”

Zhao Dongyun didn't hesitate too much about this, and immediately said: "Yes!" ”

Now the armies of the Beiyang generals are all facing each other in the area of Jixian and Baodi, and if Zhao Dongyun's troops do not retreat from these places, Wang Yingkai will not dare to withdraw his troops at all, and then transfer to the south to fight.

If Zhao Dongyun agrees to this question, although the actual significance is not too great, it can also show that Zhao Dongyun may still continue to withdraw troops from Guannei.

Seeing that Zhao Dongyun agreed to this crucial issue, and agreed so quickly, Wang Yingkai was a little surprised, but he was not in the mood to consider Zhao Dongyun's promise so quickly for the peace meeting, but continued: "After the establishment of the cabinet, the chief of the War Department is you, Zhiquan!" ”

"As for you, you will be the deputy minister of the War Department!"

In fact, these arrangements do not have much significance, they are basically arranged according to the existing status and strength of the people, and in principle, the status quo is not changed!

As for the prime minister of the cabinet, although it is impossible for the four people here to sit in person, they also hope that the people in their own faction or those who are good friends with them will do it, but on the other hand, the other three people are preventing others from playing this hand, so when Zhao Dongyun first proposed Zhou Xuexi as the prime minister of the cabinet, he was unceremoniously opposed and vetoed by Wang Yingkai, Duan Qirui and Wang Shizhen.

But Zhao Dongyun did not back down at all, Wang Yingkai just proposed to let Xu Shichang serve as the prime minister of the cabinet, Zhao Dongyun coughed lightly: "Although Xu Ju has some talents, but in the end he still lacks the experience of the ruling party, but now that the situation is tense, the candidate for prime minister of the cabinet must be a person with rich experience in governing the country!" ”

Although Xu Shichang can be regarded as the first civilian official in the contemporary Beiyang system, he has a very obvious shortcoming, that is, he is Yuan Shikai's staff, which is not to say that Yuan Shikai's staff is not good, but it means that he has been Yuan Shikai's staff before, and then under Yuan Shikai's vigorous promotion, he stepped into the military aircraft department and served as the secretary of the ministry and other important positions.

In other words, Xu Shichang does not have the political experience and qualifications of the ruling party, and the prime minister of the cabinet will be responsible for national administrative affairs in the future, so it is naturally impossible to get a person with little experience.

Of course, the reason why Zhao Dongyun opposed him was because Xu Shichang, like other Yuan Shikai's staff, all took refuge in Wang Yingkai, and there was no difference between Xu Shichang going to be the prime minister of the cabinet and Wang Yingkai going to be the prime minister of the cabinet.

"Oh, since the two of them can't do it, what do you think of Lu Chuanlin?" Duan Qirui also mentioned yì such a candidate, to be honest, he didn't have much selfishness in mentioning yì.

Because Duan Qirui and Wang Yingkai and Zhao Dongyun are different, Wang Yingkai and Zhao Dongyun have more or less several people in the civil official system, even if there are no civil officials under their command, but there are a few who have a good relationship with them, but Duan Qirui and Wang Shizhen are much inferior, there are many various officers under their command, but there are really few civilian officials.

If those contemporary civil officials and scholars choose to defect to Beiyang, the first choice is Wang Yingkai, the prestige boss, and some people choose to take refuge in Zhao Dongyun, the boss of military power, and Duan Qirui and Wang Shizhen are sandwiched in the middle, and there may be a few middle and low-level officials to join them, but those famous ministers are unlikely to throw themselves in.

Anyway, it is impossible for Duan Qirui and Wang Shizhen to launch their own people, so they will simply launch a Lu Chuanlin who has nothing to do with everyone here.

Lu Chuanlin, not to mention this person's early resume, Duan Qirui can mention him because he is the military minister who ranks among the top three in the contemporary political arena in the late Qing Dynasty, and more importantly, he was recommended by Rong Lu back then, and who is Yuan Shikai's political benefactor? That's not Li Hongzhang, but Rong Lu, that is to say, in fact, Yuan Shikai and Lu Chuanlin were mixed together under Rong Lu back then, and they were half colleagues.

After Gengzi years, Lu Chuanlin has also been in the center and has given Yuan Shikai strong support together with Yixuan, and is Yuan Shikai's close ally in the center!

However, in the reform of the new official system in the first half of this year, the faction of Yixuan and Yuan Shikai suffered a crushing defeat, not only Yuan Shikai's descendant Xu Shichang was dismissed, but even Yuan Shikai's political ally Lu Chuanlin was also dismissed.

From this person's resume in the past five or six years, it can be easily seen that this person can actually be regarded as a civil official in the Beiyang system, but unlike others, he is not Yuan Shikai's subordinate, but Yuan Shikai's ally!

Such a person to be the prime minister of the cabinet, prestige and seniority is enough!

After Zhao Dongyun heard the name Lu Chuanlin, his mind turned very quickly, he was a little suspicious that Duan Qirui proposed him today, and there would be some political transactions behind him, but he also believed that Lu Chuanlin, a person who had been in politics all his life, would never choose to take refuge in Duan Qirui, the reason was very simple, Duan Qirui did not have that qualification!

If it's just a political transaction, then Zhao Dongyun is confident that he can definitely take out more things than Duan Qirui, and who can win him over in the later stage!

And the most important thing is that this person has nothing to do with Wang Yingkai, which is very important!

Now Zhao Dongyun is an anti-thief, anti-theft and anti-Yingkai, as long as Wang Yingkai is not allowed to control the real power of the center, then everything else can back down, and it doesn't hurt to let Duan Qirui eat some sweetness.

Immediately, he nodded: "The prestige and qualifications of Duke Suo are enough, if he can work hard to control the center, then I can rest assured!" ”

This was to agree with Duan Qirui's construction, and Wang Shizhen on the side looked left and right, and after a while, he also said: "The relocation of the prince is naturally deserved!" ”

Although Wang Yingkai wanted to object, but seeing that the other three had already expressed their support, if he didn't want to upset the meeting and isolate himself, then he had to bite the bullet and say: "I can see it!" ”

As a result, the prime minister, who caused a lot of controversy, was finally decided, followed by some detailed systems of the republican government, which had nothing to say, and everyone didn't care much, and they discussed the plan provided by the staff under their hands and gave it to it.

And in the follow-up selection of the chief ministers of the cabinet, there is not much to dispute, because Beiyang itself is an administrative system, and there are various types of civil officials in it, such as the position of the chief of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, except for Zhou Xuexi, there is no one else to sit on, and the position of the chief of the patrol police department can only be sat by Zhao Bingjun!

And the chief of the War Department among them, naturally it was given to Duan Qirui, the position of the head of the War Department is actually a false name, and Duan Qirui cannot be able to command other people's troops if he becomes the head of the War Department.

The establishment of a republican government may be a major event for outsiders, a thing that can affect future generations for a hundred years, but in the eyes of the four people present, the significance of the establishment of a republican government does not lie in any republic or anything like that, but in re-hanging a Beiyang signboard on the top of everyone's heads, which is a coat for everyone to reach a military alliance.

After all, no matter who becomes the president or prime minister, can the hand of this republican government reach out to Zhao Dongyun's three eastern provinces?

Impossible!

If the 'Empire of the Federal Republic of China' in the south is the federal system of the southern provinces, and the provinces still maintain the semi-independent model of the former Qing Dynasty, then the Republic of China created by Zhao Dongyun and others in the north is actually an out-and-out military alliance government.

Therefore, although there are many republican governments and some contentions, they don't pay too much attention to it, and they still pay attention to the division of territory!

"Brother Ziyang, when will your troops return to the three eastern provinces?" Wang Yingkai asked.

But Zhao Dongyun frowned after hearing this: "Brother Shaochen still wants Tangshan?" ”

Wang Yingkai laughed: "The brothers are not outsiders anymore, so there is no need to hide what everyone is talking about next!" If Ziyang, your No. 4 or 5 people are still in Tangshan, how can you rest assured? ”

Zhao Dongyun's face turned cold, from the time he entered the customs in October to the present, the army under his command has suffered more than 1,000 casualties, and this military expenditure has cost millions, what is the spoils of war?

Some people may say that they created a republic and ousted the Manchus, but to be honest, these are all his business!

So far, the territory east of Tangshan occupied by Zhao Dongyun is the biggest gain since he entered the customs, and the rest is floating clouds!

And now, they want Zhao Dongyun to spit out Tangshan again!