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After Yuan Shikai became prime minister, he quickly established a new government with the Beiyang faction as the backbone. In addition to him, Xu Shichang served as Deputy Minister and Minister of Home Affairs, with full responsibility for the day-to-day affairs of the government. Yuan Shikai only grasped the general direction. The Minister of Finance was Sheng Xuanhuai, the famous God of Wealth in Beiyang, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs was Tang Shaoyi, a former waiter of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Tang Shaoyi was originally Yuan Shikai's main assistant in foreign affairs, and he deserved to be the Minister of Foreign Affairs. As for the Minister of War in another government, he became the object of contention between Wang Shizhen, Duan Qirui and Feng Guozhang in the Beiyang faction. In the end, Wang Shizhen, who had the title of the Dragon of the North Ocean, won and became the Minister of War. These important positions constitute Yuan Shikai's main team.

In addition to Zhili, Henan and Shandong, Shanxi, Suiyuan, Chahar and Shaanxi and Gansu regions were gradually controlled by Beiyang. It can be said that Yuan Shikai has already controlled half of the north. However, the two rivers and Huguang, which Yuan Shikai valued, were still in the hands of Duanfang and Zhang Zhidong. Even if Yuan Shikai promised the two of them the official position of important cabinet ministers, they could not make the two give up. This makes it very difficult for Yuan Shikai to integrate the whole of China.

Duan Fang and Zhang Zhidong are not fools, they don't do it if they put the local overlord in the place, and go to Beijing to be bullied by Yuan Shikai, unless they are kicked in the head by a donkey. Of course, Yuan Shikai was originally a hero, and since Duan Fang and Zhang Zhidong didn't know how to lift, he could only take other measures. The Beiyang Army has been secretly mobilizing for a period of time, and it is obvious that it is aimed at Liangjiang and Huguang. This forced Duan Fang and Zhang Zhidong to form an alliance to deal with Yuan Shikai. After all, in terms of military strength, neither the patrol battalion of Liangjiang nor the new army of Hubei could compete with the Beiyang Army.

After Tang Shaoyi became the foreign minister, he can be described as full of ambition. However, he, the foreign minister, is actually very aggrieved, and in the face of the oppression of the legations of various countries, he can only pretend to be his grandson repeatedly. This time, the Japanese minister to China, Abe Shotaro, went directly to his office, looked domineering, pointed at his nose and scolded.

"Lord Tang, this is your provocation against the Great Japanese Empire, and the Great Japanese Empire will reserve all its strength to defend its interests by all means. The Chinese government must severely punish Wu Xingquan and his son, make them compensate for the losses of the Japanese empire, and publicly apologize to the Japanese empire. Otherwise, the consequences will be very severe! "Abe Shoutaro is very strong.

However, Tang Shaoyi could only nod his head and repeatedly said that the government would deal with it strictly. It's just that he is very bitter in his heart. Yuan Shikai's government's decree can't reach the Northeast at all! Wu Xingquan's father and son are the local real power warlords in the northeast, and Yuan Shikai's orders are not thrown off by the other party. The Japanese came to them for trouble, and it was simply a calamity.

Finally, after Abe Shoutaro finished venting his anger and playing his majesty, he left with his head held high. Only Tang Shaoyi, who was speechless, was left.

"Someone, prepare the car, and go to the Prime Minister's Office immediately!" Tang Shaoyi shouted.

Soon, Tang Shaoyi came to the Prime Minister's Office. It is located at No. 19 Xila Hutong, Wangfujing Street, Yuan Shikai's mansion. It's just that it used to be the Governor of Zhili and the Beiyang Minister's Office, but now it has become the official residence of the Prime Minister of the Qing Dynasty.

"My lord, something is wrong. Wu Xingquan and his son in the northeast provoked the Japanese and robbed the Japanese of military supplies. Now, the Japanese minister to China has come to the door and asked us to severely punish Wu Xingquan's father and son and give them an explanation! After seeing Yuan Shikai in the study, Tang Shaoyi told the story like pouring beans from a bamboo tube.

"What? Wu Xingquan, that guy has such a big guts? Do they dare to grab the things of the Japanese, are they impatient? Yuan Shikai was suddenly shocked. The strength of the Japanese, Yuan Shikai can be said to have a deep understanding. During the Sino-Japanese War, he was almost captured by the Japanese in Korea. After his coup d'état, the foreign legations did not recognize his status, which made him even more jealous.

It can be said that Yuan Shikai completely treated the foreign legations as if they were ancestors, for fear that he would not serve them well and bring trouble to himself. But now, Wu Xingquan's father and son have robbed the Japanese of things, isn't this making trouble for him? Subconsciously, Yuan Shikai wanted to order the removal of Wu Xingquan's official position. But soon, he realized that several local warlords in the northeast didn't listen to him at all.

"Xingcheng, you say, what should we do?" Yuan Shikai hurriedly asked. His biggest fear now is that this matter will implicate him. Now, the focus of the Beiyang government is on how to clean up the governors in the south who do not obey the government's orders, and they don't want to make any more trouble in the treatment of foreigners.

"The Japanese are powerful, and we can't refuse their demands. Regardless of whether Wu Xingquan and his son robbed the Japanese of things, we can only stand on the side of the Japanese! But we can't trap ourselves in. Yang Shiqi said.

Yuan Shikai nodded, but he didn't say much, as if he was thinking about what he should do to satisfy the Japanese, and at the same time not to get burned. He, the prime minister, was actually quite aggrieved, and the decree could only be issued to a few northern provinces.

"My lord, Lord Xu has arrived." Someone outside the door said.

Soon, the Prime Minister, Deputy Minister and Minister of the Interior, Xu Shichang, arrived, and Xu Shichang was also worried, obviously having learned about it. On the matter of dealing with foreigners, the views of the Beiyang government can be described as surprisingly unanimous. That is, you must not offend foreigners. Especially the Japanese, who are gaining momentum. They had just defeated Lao Maozi, and China was obviously even less likely to be their opponent.

"Gong Bao, what does Wu Xingquan want to do? Isn't this a problem for us, father and son? Just give a direct order and remove Wu Xingquan from his position! Xu Shichang directly mentioned yì.

Yuan Shikai shook his head: "Even if I give the order, Wu Xingquan will not listen." Those guys in the Northeast have become veritable overlords, and they are all desperately expanding their strength, and the total strength of the guys in the entire Northeast has exceeded 100,000, which is more than our Beiyang Army. If Wu Xingquan is dismissed at this time, there will definitely be a big mess! ”

"More than 100,000 people? What do those guys want to do? Xu Shichang was also surprised, it was the first time he heard the news.

"Humph! Don't you want to support your own troops? So, we can't offend them until the problems of the South are resolved! This time, it's really embarrassing! Yuan Shikai sighed.

"My lord, if you don't do this, send a telegram in the name of the cabinet, reprimanding Wu Xingquan and his son, asking them to apologize to the Japanese and compensate the Japanese for their losses. As for whether they listen or not, that's none of our business. Even if the Japanese come to trouble again, we can get away with it. If the Japanese are really dissatisfied, let them go to trouble Wu Xingquan's father and son themselves. Anyway, don't the Japanese also have quite a few troops in the Northeast? Let them go dog-eat-dog, which will be more beneficial to us! Yang Shiqi said.

"Hmmm! It's the best of both worlds! Yuan Shikai nodded.

In the afternoon of the same day, Yuan Shikai sent a telegram to the Jilin Governor's Office in the name of the prime minister, severely reprimanding Wu Xingquan and his son for robbing the Japanese army's military supplies. Wu Xingquan and his son were required to immediately apologize to the Japanese Army, compensate them for their losses, and meet the demands of the Japanese.

After such a telegram was delivered to Wu Haoxuan, he was immediately furious, and at the same time, he was even more disappointed with Yuan Shikai and the Beiyang government. Is there any hope for China, under such a government?

"Sell the country for glory! It was obvious that the Japanese wanted to rob us of something, but it turned out that we were robbing the Japanese of military supplies, which is simply brazen. Yuan Shikai, that guy, is even more of a traitor! Wu Haoxuan scolded.

Wu Xingquan's face is not very good-looking, Yuan Shikai sent such a reprimand telegram, it is obviously a slap in the face!

"Haoxuan, then what should we do?"

"Humph! Don't pay attention to Yuan Shikai, he just barks like a wild dog twice at most. If you have the guts, he sent troops to the northeast to arrest us and hand us over to the Japanese? He doesn't have the guts to do so! ”

"What about the Japanese? They're not going to give up. If diplomacy doesn't get them there, then they will certainly take more radical measures! Wu Xingquan is actually worried about this, Yuan Shikai is completely far away from the Tiangao Emperor, and it will not affect Jilin at all. However, the Japanese are completely different.

"With the Japanese, I'll find a way to shut them up. However, the most important thing is that we need to be strong to do it. The training of the troops must be intensified, and only when the three divisions under our command can form combat effectiveness as soon as possible, and it is best to become elite soldiers that are not inferior to the Japanese, will we have enough capital to confront them! Wu Haoxuan said.

Improving one's own strength is the most fundamental way. Although, it is very difficult. However, it is difficult to get started. At least in the early stages they have succeeded. As long as they continue to succeed, perhaps their goal will be achieved. After all, although Japan was strong at this time, it was far from being comparable to that it would be decades later. Now, there is still a way to catch up, or even surpass, the Japanese.

Wu Xingquan also nodded heavily, under strong pressure, he also knew that he had to fight hard.