Early morning May 5, 1930.

With the arrival of the inauguration ceremony of the fourth president of the Republic of China, many countries have sent representatives or special envoys to watch the ceremony, and everyone wants to see with their own eyes whether there will be a major change in the national policy after this young man who has been hanging over the Far East for nearly 20 years comes to power, so the intelligence services do not dare to have the slightest fatigue during this period. Fortunately, such days have finally come to an end, and the ** that has been closed for a whole year has finally kicked off, and the vermilion city walls, golden glazed tiles, white marble stone pillars and arch bridges have been decorated, and the layout is magnificent and shows the style of a great country.

Although the presidential palace of the Republic of China is some distance away from **, it does not hinder Yang Qiu's determination to restore the style of the republic. Extending from the **, is the same National Mall as later generations, and opposite the square is the equally majestic and important Capitol Building. At the halfway point between the two buildings, an obelisk tens of meters high is wrapped in a thick red cloth, and the base is divided into nine layers, all carved from white marble. Everyone in later generations knew what it was, but now many of the delegates from all over the world who were invited to watch the ceremony pointed to the red cloth and whispered, as if trying to find out the secrets inside.

The only difference is that there is no national emblem on the city tower, the avenue in front of the ** has been modified to cross in front of the Capitol, and the splendid imperial city of the Three Dynasties will completely become a national museum, and no politician will stay behind that group of high-walled deep courtyards, and the words "Son of Heaven and Emperor" will fall in the land of China from now on.

From midnight, Qiu Wenbin and Wang Geng, who were named by Yang Qiu, led the officers and men of the 101st Central Guard Division and the 18th Brigade of the National Guard to completely seal off the square. Only those with special passes are allowed to enter, and even those who are allowed to enter the ceremony are subject to inspection. Although cumbersome and strict. But everyone is still relatively cooperative, after all, this is the most important political event of the Republic of China. It can be said that the most important people in the country are in Beijing.

"Zhong Kai, Xia Ru."

As soon as Liao Zhongkai and Li Liejun walked up the steps of the Capitol, they heard someone shouting to them in the distance, and turned their heads to see that Wang Zhaoming and Cai Yuanpei were waving at the door. It is no secret that the Kuomintang has won the position of Minister of Education, although many members of the Kuomintang are dissatisfied with this arrangement, but Cai Yuanpei's character and attitude towards education. Let these grievances quickly dissipate.

"I want to go inside to find you." After the Nanyang incident, Hu Hanmin and others were arrested on suspicion of colluding with Moscow, and Zhang Shizhao, chairman of the Democratic Party, was forced to resign. As the former Republican Party gradually passed away and could not find a successor, Wang Zhaoming was elected as the new chairman of the Democratic Party. Although the general election was defeated with less than 15% of the vote. But he couldn't see any depression on his face, in fact, everyone knew that if he changed someone, he could still fight, but it was better for Yang Qiu to stand aside.

"Discuss with Zhong Kai about the bursting of the Yellow River. Stop blowing the wind here, let's go inside. Li Liejun is a well-deserved big brother among the four, and he walked inward with the three of them with a few words of greeting, and many people nodded to the four along the way, and even many foreign representatives came to say hello in person.

Yang Qiu's generosity in letting Cai Yuanpei take over as Minister of Education was beyond the expectations of the Democratic Party, which also gave the dying Democratic Party a little more vitality, but the four of them also knew. In the next 15 years, they may not have a chance at all, so after the election, Wang Zhaoming immediately told everyone at the party congress to give up their minds, to take the lower line, to be a good opposition party, to strengthen the supervision of the provincial councils without the central government, and to use the time of Yang Qiu's administration to expand the seats of the provincial and municipal councils.

He didn't hide this matter from Yang Qiu, on the contrary, he told it all when he met, but he didn't expect it to be highly praised.

The sun is getting higher. The voices of people inside and outside the building gradually became loud. Everyone either greets or pays attention to people's livelihood in various places, and it seems that they always avoid a certain topic intentionally or unintentionally, but their eyes are always looking into the distance inadvertently. The National Mall was filled with wide-eyed ordinary people watching the president's inauguration and military parade for the first time, and the Capitol building was crowded with lawmakers, government officials, provincial and municipal representatives, student representatives, guests and a string of glittering stars. In order to grab a good seat, the reporters blocked both sides of the building early, leaving only a narrow passage with a red carpet in the center.

Everyone is wondering, what kind of era will they witness?

Li Yuanhong and Hu Weide's special car appeared in front of the building, the moment the former president and the former prime minister stepped out of the car one after another, the flashing lights still did not let them go, just like the stars of later generations, slowly stepping into the building from the red carpet.

"It's coming, it's coming."

A moment later, an even stronger commotion came. Under the path of six motorcycles, an extended bulletproof sedan slowly drove up, and the figure that seemed to never bend for 19 years and Miao Luo, who had been carefully dressed, finally appeared in front of the Capitol under the expectation of everyone.

The black general's uniform, which can only be worn by presidents and marshals, is neatly scalded in every fold, the two golden glass dragon embroideries that fall shoulder to shoulder are solemn and noble, and the five gilded gold edges on the cuffs are inlaid with three neatly arranged silver buckles. The silver and gold complement each other, making his whole person look like a sharp sword out of the sheath, and he doesn't dare to face it! Everyone was quiet for a moment, and after a while, there was a violent flash of magnesium lights. I don't know who took the lead in applauding first, and gradually the applause continued into a piece, the sound was like thunder, and those generals who came to watch the ceremony stood solemnly and raised their hands to salute without exception.

Whether it is Sun Yat-sen, who has been temporarily fruitless, or Yuan Shikai, who has stolen everything, or Li Yuanhong, who has been stable and peaceful for 15 years, they cannot obtain such high honor and reverence! No one is a saint, and even now, half of the people in this building have secretly wondered if they would have a greater ambition without him. But ideas are always ideas, even the most critical people have to admit that this man in front of him, who is only 38 years old, with a slender figure and a handsome appearance, has completed what a great and glorious national road!

Needless to say, officers, even the most ordinary Wehrmacht soldiers have been branded. They are from the day they enlisted. Just study the tactics he developed, and study every battle he led his generals to. Study his strategic thinking and read the military books he compiled. Even those who keep their mouths shut about politics. Politicians who are more ruthless than the enemies on the battlefield cannot deny that without him, they may only be gentry somewhere, or they may have stayed abroad for a long time, and foreigners will still be rampant on the land of this country! What he did in the face of a thriving statehood. Worthy of everyone's respect!

This is Yang Qiu's capital, even if ordinary people put all the past exploits on Li Yuanhong's head, so what? In the final analysis, the future of the country is decided. It will never be the grassroots that will have the right to speak. As long as it is today, there is no need to deliberately pretentious, there will be countless people who will turn over countless previous exploits and add them to their crowns little by little, this is politics!!

"The Ambassador of France, Mr. Willid, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Mr. Kishigero Bihara, the Ambassador of Japan, Mr. Shigemitsu Aoi, and the British Ambassador, Viscount Lampson." Under Gu Weijun's introduction, Yang Qiu and his wife walked through the crowd to the large conference hall step by step, and when his hand held Lampson, he inadvertently lowered his voice by hugging the latter: "Congratulations to Your Excellency President." I'm very sorry to say this now, but as an ambassador, I need to know about Mr. William of Swire & Co. and HSBC. ”

Yang Qiu was ready for someone to make trouble, and he also whispered on the occasion of hugging: "They broke the law!" Violation of our country's financial and national security laws, as a sovereign state, the law should not be interfered with by anyone and state, are you right? ”

The corners of Lampson's eyes twitched, and he knew that Yang Qiu would not let go of William and the others so easily, and said softly: "There will always be a way." Isn't it? ”

"Of course, I'll think about it." Yang Qiu smiled and let go of his arms, the two tacitly looked at each other, and continued to walk towards the guests behind.

German Ambassador Taudeman, representatives of the Indian National Congress Party and representatives of the Najd Saud family, Ben Aziz, etc., until Motolov and Yegorov, shook hands for a long time: "Thank you two for attending my inauguration, and I hope that China and the Soviet Union can resolve the border troubles as soon as possible and establish long-term friendly diplomatic relations." ”

"Your Excellency the President has said very well, and I am willing to talk to you about some issues right away." Motolov is good-looking, dignified, and speaks at a very slow but clear pace. And Yegorov Yang Qiu just glanced at it lightly: "Thank you, please take me to convey to Chairman Kalinin and Mr. Stalin that I am very willing to visit Moscow if I have the opportunity." ”

Yegorov's face changed slightly, because Yang Qiu actually put Stalin behind! Now who in the Soviet Union did not know that Stalin was the ruler of the country? But he didn't dare to reply, because Kalinin was indeed the nominal supreme leader of the Soviet Union, at least now when foreign countries deal with the Soviet Union for head-level correspondence and dialogue, it is still Kalinin first and then Stalin, and Yang Qiu is just a figure at the head of state!

According to the principle of diplomatic reciprocity, no one can find the slightest thorn!

Yang Qiu smiled and continued to walk back. When he met US Secretary of State Henry Stimson and Ambassador Nelson Jensen, he was much more polite, shook his hand and said warmly in English: "Thank you for coming to my inauguration, please greet His Excellency President Hoover on my behalf, I really wish I could see him soon." ”

Stimson also came with a mission this time, because since learning about Jensen's telegram, Hoover seemed to be obsessed, and there was not a day when he didn't want to get the 2 billion order as soon as possible, and of course he also wanted to unfreeze the funds locked in China as soon as possible, so that they could return to China as soon as possible to save the market. This sentiment also affected the secretary of state, who said enthusiastically: "Mr. President, I would also like to know when you will be in the United States and be ready to greet you in person." ”

"It's so polite, I also want to leave immediately, but you know that my country has been suffering from disasters recently, so I will first go to inspect the disaster area in Henan in a few days, and I don't expect to leave until the beginning of next month."

"I should pray for the Chinese people, and it is everyone's luck to have a dutiful president like you." Stimson was polite. Jensen, who was next to him, was worried that Yang Qiu would continue to delay, and interjected: "Mr. President, can I take the liberty of visiting the victims with you?" I want to do something to help them. ”

"Of course you can, as long as it's not escorting me." Yang Qiu saw through him at a glance that he was afraid that he would find an excuse to dodge, so he was ready to personally supervise his careful thoughts, but Jensen was not embarrassed after being seen through, but laughed heartily.

After finally receiving the guests, Yang Qiu felt that the corners of his mouth were a little cramped, and when he walked into the spacious council hall under the leadership of Gu Weijun, the whole person slammed into it.

From a distance, Li Yuanhong was already holding the presidential scepter in his hand, wearing the same clothes and costumes and waiting quietly on the rostrum, next to him, there was also Deng Xiaoke, the speaker of the National Assembly, who presided over the presidential handover ceremony, and the black crowd that had already filled the entire conference hall.

At that moment, the audience was silent.