Chapter Seventy-Three: In the Face of Interests

Question: The Beiyang Army mutinied in Beijing, and it was reported that the rebels wantonly set fire to and looted the Qianmen area of Beijing's Dongcheng City, and the garrison of the Yingyuan Regiment was also attacked. What do you think about this?

A: As long as interests are involved, there will be opposition to mathematical theorems. The question is in what way to oppose it! The Beiyang Army adopted the method of mutiny to prevent Yuan Shikai from moving south, which can only show that this is an inhumane army. If Yuan Shikai can't restrain the Beiyang Army he has built, I don't mind leading my troops north to destroy this group of beasts!

The above is a front-page headline published in the Continental Daily on April 4, 1912, in which the famous journalist Edwin J. Dingle interviewed the commander-in-chief of the Wehrmacht in Wuhu. Chapter 73 In the Face of Interests The title of this report is: As long as interests are involved, there will be objections to mathematical theorems.

On the 1st, there was a mutiny in Beijing, on the 2nd, there was a mutiny in Tianjin, and on the 3rd, there was a mutiny in Mukden and Jinan.

The great inertia of historical progress has allowed these things to be repeated in this time and space. When the famous British journalist Edwin was interviewing in Wuhu, he urgently asked for an exclusive interview with the commander-in-chief of the Wehrmacht, and Fang Jianxiong agreed to his request for an interview.

General Fang's words revealed a strong signal. That's questioning! Strong skepticism! Questioning why, no one has ever thought about how to build a democratic and free republic. When overseas Chinese in Surabaya were suffering, some people did not try their best to protect overseas Chinese for the sake of their own interests, but used such extreme means as mutiny to maximize their interests. ”

I could feel the young general's tone mixed with intense anger and sadness. I've interviewed a lot of big people, and they always show confidence and grace. Rarely reveals some personal feelings. General Fang is different, he is in front of me, and he does not hide his feelings. He even broke a pen in his hand when he was at his most excited, injuring his own hand. ”

Some of the text of Edwin's interview was reprinted by major newspapers in the days that followed. It became one of the hottest topics in the press in early April. General Fang Jianxiong's tough stance in the report. and the image of worrying about the country and the people, which soon spread throughout the country again. Probably because the reporter was British, the interview was reprinted by some foreign media. Among them, there are some influential newspapers in Europe and the United States. After that, no more talk!

The mutinies that took place in various places, as well as the joint intervention of the ministers of the four countries, had a huge impact on the political direction of the country. Although Fang Jianxiong has already taken countermeasures. But the final result still surprised him.

Li Muyan, who was ordered to go to Nanjing to be in charge of communication, rushed back to Wuhu on the night of the 4th and asked to see Fang Jianxiong.

"Dashuai, I'm afraid Nanjing is going to compromise, Beijing called, welcome Yuan Tuanjian to give up and let Yuan Shikai go south." Li Muyan brought all the bad news, Fang Jianxiong sat still, holding a cigarette in his hand and said expressionlessly: "Go on, there should be follow-up." ”

Li Muyan didn't forget to pat on the back at this time. With a sigh, he said: "The handsome and wise man is far-sighted. Indeed, Nanjing is in secret contact with Beiyang. According to the report from the insider, Beiyang promised Nanjing the following conditions: 1. Retain the number of its 10 infantry divisions. 2. The pro tempore Senate went north en masse. The Senate of the Republic of China shall be constituted in conjunction with the members elected by the northern provinces. 3. Three million yuan will be allocated from the aftermath loan and handed over to Nanjing to be responsible for the aftermath of the provisional government. Fourth, the southern provinces of the overseers, recommended by Nanjing. Just like that, Mu Yan thought that once Nanjing agreed. Even if he fell into Yuan Xiangcheng's trap. ”

When Fang Jianxiong heard this, he actually smiled and asked, "Why did Mr. say this?" ”

Li Muyan said: "Yuan Shikai is good at scheming, and it is normal for this generation to break his word and gain weight. As long as the goal of dividing the alliance between Wuhan and Nanjing is achieved, Yuan Shikai will inevitably backtrack. At that time, Nanjing will not be a person inside and out, and it will be easy for Yuan Shikai to clean up again. Once Yuan Shikai holds the name of the central government, as long as a few provincial governors and overseers are adjusted, Nanjing's internal affairs will be loose and tight, and infighting will inevitably be inevitable in the face of interests. When Nanjing reacted, under the pressure of Yuan Shikai, who held the name of the central government, there was only one way to go. At that time, the commander will not save him, and may even take advantage of the fire to rob him. Yuan Shikai cleaned up Nanjing, and the next step is to be handsome. ”

If it was Fang Dashuai, who was familiar with history, he would definitely give a high degree of affirmation to Li Muyan's words. Basically, Yuan Shikai took this path in history, starting from within the Kuomintang Party, dividing and disintegrating, and fighting one group to pull another. In the end, the dog was driven into the poor alley, and the second revolution broke out, which was easily handled.

"Nanjing, what do you mean?" Fang Jianxiong returned to the key point, and Li Muyan said gloomily: "I haven't replied yet, and I have asked to see Sun several times, but I haven't seen him." But I saw Hu Hanmin, who complained to me, no financial difficulties, and I couldn't pay my salary. I didn't take this stubble. ”

"Hehe, you think it's a strange thing, right?" Fang Jianxiong couldn't help but let out a sneer, hehehehe After standing up with a whoosh, he walked to the door, and looked up at the sky with his hands habitually crossed. Li Muyan stood silently behind him, waiting.

"It's going to rain, my mother is going to get married, let them go. After Mr. returns to Nanjing, he doesn't need to take the initiative to contact them, just wait for them to come to the door. When Fang Jianxiong turned around again, his face was already calm.

What do you mean by that? Perhaps Sun, Huang and some others wanted to carry the revolution through to the end. But the nature of the League is a group that dictates the saying, "Mud can't hold up the wall." For Fang Jianxiong, all that is needed now is time. Then drag it out, drag it for a day.

Of course, sometimes it's sad to think about. It only took a few days to give birth to such a change. Nanjing's response to the mutiny of the Beiyang Army was only to condemn, condemn, and condemn again. Even if Fang Dashuai had already issued a naked military threat in the newspapers, it did not affect the final decision of the Nanjing government. It can be seen from this that there is a powerful force in Nanjing, which is pushing this matter forward along the inertia of history.

This incident made Fang Jianxiong completely see that the Alliance at this stage is a weak and naïve group. In the face of the military threat of the Beiyang Army, in the face of Yuan Shikai's next tactics, he chose what was essentially outright egoism.

No one knows what impact this incident had on Fang Jianxiong's thinking. Fang Jianxiong didn't sue anyone!

Li Muyan returned to Nanjing overnight, and the lights in Fang Jianxiong's headquarters were turned on all night.

The Army University's wake-up call sounded, and the cadets, as usual, dressed as fast as they could, gathered outside the barracks, and ran to the playground in squads, amid the mixed German curses of the instructors.

Running laps around the playground is the first lesson of the day. Today is no exception, with a class following a class, and a team of four running laps along the runway. After a month of baptism in the military academy, the cadets have become basically accustomed to it.

Liu Mingzhao was assigned to the third squad of the infantry section. This Class B and Class 3 means that he entered the military academy by recommendation or external recruitment. The class at the beginning of the word A is the student soldiers from Wuhan, in contrast, the status of the student soldiers in the military academy always has the meaning of faintly pressing the cadets who enter the school in other ways.

Liu Mingzhao often encounters classmates with the prefix A, and knows that the favorite sentence of these people is: When I was in Hankou, I saw the handsome ...... with my own eyes. After every such beginning, Liu Mingzhao was very unconvinced. Isn't it just luck that I went to Wuhan to meet the handsome? Who doesn't know that there were only 30 people who jumped into the water to build the bridge that day, and the others followed suit?

Liu Mingzhao, who was in the last line, unexpectedly found a problem today. Originally, there were only three people in this line, but today there is one more. Right next to him, next to him, running very vigorously. Liu Mingzhao felt that this person was a little familiar, and he couldn't remember it for a while. This teammate ran very steadily, had a long breath, and did not have the intention of panting at the end. Liu Mingzhao looked at him several times, in exchange for a smiling face and words of encouragement: "Take a deep breath, don't be too fast." "Liu Mingzhao, who has an average physique, is constantly encouraged, and today's unexpectedly smooth run is not as difficult as in the past.

Forty minutes later, the classes finished their laps, and instead of announcing their dismissal and going back to freshen up for breakfast as usual, they gathered in the middle of the playground. The provost in charge of this morning's exercise was a German Newman, who was said to have volunteered to come to China after retiring from the army.

Newman stood in the middle with a stern face, watching class after class line up on the playground. A pair of eyes are like eagle eyes, and if the student is slightly dissatisfied, he will step forward and scold, and even be severely punished.

Liu Mingzhao cheered up and tried to stand up straight, not noticing that the temporary teammates around him were gone. By the time he reacted, there was no one around. Liu Mingzhao quickly searched for it with his eyes, and what he saw was a figure walking forward, walking slowly outside the playground. Liu Mingzhao suddenly remembered who this familiar back was, and his heart was excited.

After Fang Jianxiong ran through, he was in a much better mood. On the way back silently, the sun showed a head.

The sun is new every day! It seems that someone has said such a sentence! Fang Jianxiong firmly believes that he will not waver!

On the 5th, what Fang Jianxiong expected happened, and the Nanjing Provisional Government announced that in view of the instability in the north, the provisional Senate would reconvene to discuss the matter of fixing the capital of Nanjing. After a day of meetings, the results of the provisional Senate came out.

"For the livelihood of the people in the northern provinces, Yuan Shikai can serve as interim president in Beijing by the decision of the provisional senate. If there is no objection to this proposal, the Joint Autonomous Region Committee of the Teleportation will be notified. ”

As soon as this proposal came out, the eyes of the whole country turned to Wuhu! What choice will the warlord make this time? (To be continued)RQ!!