In the general headquarters of Prince Qing's mansion, Wang Guorui met with a person he hadn't seen for a while, and this person was Zhou Chen. This Zhou Chen was formerly the director of Taiwan's Beijing Office, and he also served as the deputy director of the General Intelligence Administration. But now he has also withdrawn from the General Intelligence Administration, but went to Wang Guorui's newly established United Front Work Department to serve, and now he has successfully been received by Wang Guorui again, this matter is obviously very critical, and he will report on one thing next.

"Zhou Chen, how has the work of the United Front Work Department been done recently? Of those major governors of the Manchu era, who would like to electrify on the day I ascended the throne? Wang Guorui asked.

During the Qing Dynasty, there were ten governors, namely the Governor of Zhili, the Governor of Liangjiang, the Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, the Governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, the Governor of Huguang, the Governor of Liangguang, the Governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, the Governor of Sichuan, the Governor of Caoyun, and the Governor of Hedao. However, the latter two governors of Caoyun and the governors of rivers belong to the governors of special affairs, and their real power is not as great as that of the first eight governors who administer the places. Moreover, these eight governors are the real power faction responsible for managing most of the land in the country, and they have money and land, people and soldiers, so it can be said that they are princes of one side. Of course, if when the world is peaceful, their right to transfer troops is vested in the central government, and naturally they will not be able to form a prince. However, the current situation has changed, and the current Manchu Central Court has been eliminated by Wang Guorui, and the so-called right to transfer troops has naturally become a dead letter. Add to this the fact that none of the local governors possessed a part of their own private armed forces, and in this vacuum of central power, would they not have some other ideas? They can use their own private army and then absorb those Manchu Qing green camp garrisons in the local area, and then control the place step by step.

Wang Guorui's plan is to wait until the day he ascends the throne to see how many guys will be able to take the initiative to show loyalty. Many times, when a new dynasty is established, there are bound to be many people who show loyalty. In particular, it is very important whether the local powerful faction shows loyalty. Not to mention a new dynasty, even if a prince ascends the throne, he must be recognized by the local powerful faction to be considered to sit on the throne. If there is no congratulatory message from the local governor on the day of his accession to the throne, it means that the local governor does not recognize you as the new emperor. Then I'm afraid there will be a lot of open and secret battles in the future.

Of course, according to ancient sayings, after the new emperor ascended the throne, he would also receive congratulatory messages from those local powerful factions on the same day, representing a sign of loyalty. But why do so many letters from powerful people in so many places arrive at the same time? To say that the transportation in ancient times was inconvenient, it was not like sending a telegram later, and it had to be sent by trekking through mountains and rivers. But why they all arrived on the day of their accession to the throne is actually a reason for kung fu outside the play. These were all discussed in advance, and the new emperor also discussed them with the local and powerful factions before he officially ascended the throne. With their support, they wrote the chapter in advance, and then sent it to the capital and announced it together on the day of their accession to the throne.

But now Wang Guorui also knows this truth, so when he was in the middle of the war, he immediately asked Zhou Chen of the United Front Work Department to personally or send people to lobby those local powerful factions of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, hoping that they could take the initiative to send a telegram on the day he ascended the throne to recognize himself as the new emperor, representing the identity of supporting the new emperor. If they don't recognize themselves as the new emperor, then the next thing will be solved by force. Whether you can fight or don't fight, otherwise it will definitely not be good to solve it by force next.

And if you can make those local powerful factions take the initiative to surrender when they ascend the throne. That's to deter the clowns in those places. At present, there must be many people who are unwilling in their hearts, and many people are also thinking about how to fish in troubled waters. This one must be there. Therefore, Wang Guorui hopes to let those local powerful factions take the initiative to surrender, and then set an example for everyone. If even these local powerful factions take the initiative to surrender, then those who are not strong enough will naturally have to weigh their abilities. Therefore, if those local powerful factions can take the initiative to surrender, the impact will definitely be great.

"Lord Wang, the minister is guilty, I ......," Zhou Chen immediately said nervously.

"Any questions?" Wang Guorui asked.

Zhou Chen immediately explained: "Our people went to Guangzhou. Li Hongzhang, the governor of Guangzhou, had an ambiguous attitude. I didn't agree and didn't say I didn't agree, I just sent a middle-level official to prevaricate and perfunctory our envoy all day long. They accompanied our envoys everywhere to see the scenic spots of Guangdong, and then when our people went to talk about the matter of taking the initiative to surrender to Lord Wang, they also talked about him left and right. Never reply positively. And it just dragged on, and we didn't know what to do."

"What about the others?" Wang Guorui asked.

Zhou Chen said again: "And Liu Kunyi, the governor of Liangjiang, he is similar. And he claimed to be sick during this time, but we don't know what the specific situation is. In the past, the governor of Liangjiang was represented by Lu Chuanlin, the governor of Jiangsu, but when we went to find Lu Chuanlin, he shirked it to Liu Kunyi, because he was an acting person who did not dare to make his own decisions. And Liu Kunyi was sick and didn't seem to be able to see anyone, so Liu Kunyi's family asked us to go to Lu Chuanlin. They kicked the ball against each other, and then it dragged on. We don't know if we're really sick or fake, or we don't know how sick we are, and if we really can't see anyone. However, to say that this Lu Chuanlin's acting governor of Liangjiang started a long time ago, and it started before I entered the mainland, so it shouldn't have come to us. ”

"True and false, false and false, false and true, whether this Liu Kunyi is sick or not, then I don't know, and I have no interest in knowing. Lu Chuanlin claimed that he couldn't be the master, but Liu Kunyi kicked the ball to him. In this way, Liu Kunyi really deserves to be an old oilman in officialdom, and this one is really good! In his position as governor of Liangjiang, he was really sick. He put the responsibility on Lu Chuanlin, and if Lu Chuanlin chooses to support us at that time, and we have won the world, but he sits in the position of the governor of Liangjiang, and then he can be 'cured' when necessary, which is still his credit. If there is really a case, in case we fail, then this Liu Kunyi can push 625, saying that Lu Chuanlin is in charge without authorization, and then let Lu Chuanlin be the scapegoat. But Lu Chuanlin is not stupid, he knows that this is also a pit, there is no credit for doing a good job, and if he does something wrong, he will never recover. So he still kicked the ball to Liu Kunyi, so it was delayed! Wang Guorui said.

Zhou Chen said again: "Lord Wang is wise, the next governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, Xu Yingqi, he is not a good old thing, he said Lord Wang, you are from Quanzhou, Fujian, and the fate of Fujian people should be decided by the Fujian people themselves." And he decided to let the people of Fujian hold a public vote to decide whether to agree or not. And such an organization of a public vote cannot be completed in half a year. And he said that he wanted to promote democracy, so he ......"

"Good! We have such a parent official in Fujian who cares about the fate of Fujian, and I, a Fujianese, feel really happy! Wang Guorui said in a weird way.

This Xu Yingqi said that he wanted democracy and wanted the people of Fujian to vote publicly, but this was just an excuse. Not to mention how much time it will take to hold this referendum, which will not be completed in a year and a half. And a year and a half later, this Xu Yingqi can observe the situation and make judgments again, and once again make a side.

Don't think that this vote is true, don't say that the rules of voting in this era have not been established, and there are still many links that can be cheated. Let's just say that the vast majority of the people in this era are illiterate, how can you expect them to make the right choice? To engage in democracy in a country where more than 90 percent of the people are illiterate is tantamount to suicide. When the time comes, isn't it easy for that Xu Yingqi to manipulate this vote and then produce the results he wants according to his own needs?

"Lord Wang, those guys in other places are the same, especially that Yungui Governor Wei Guangtao also found an excuse to delay. There are also the governor of Sichuan, Kuijun, and the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, Shengyun, who are banner people, and not only did they not take the initiative to surrender, but beat us out, saying that we are rebellious ministers and thieves. But they saved us some face, and instead of killing our messenger, they just drove our messenger away. Zhou Chen said.

"Those two full governors, we can slowly clean them up. Since they can't see the situation clearly, then don't blame us for being polite. As for the other three Han governors, then they are old oilmen, they have been mixed in the officialdom for a long time, and they are really a group of old oilmen. They don't take a position lightly, they're all guys who don't see rabbits and don't scatter eagles, they think we can't threaten them at the moment, that's why they have nothing to fear. Our troops are all in the north, and it is impossible to use troops against them in so many places at the same time, which naturally means that they will not feel afraid. They think that our strength is only about 400,000, don't look at so many soldiers and horses, but if we really disperse to the whole country, it is far from enough. Therefore, they think that the victory or defeat is especially unknown, and they dare not rashly express their position. And they want to delay it and let the situation become clearer. Wang Guorui said.

"But what are we going to do, in less than thirteen days, then the enthronement ceremony will also be held, if they don't send a telegram of surrender, then what will we do?" Zhou Chen asked.

"Looks like we're going to give these guys at both ends of the rat some drastic medicine!" Wang Guorui said. (To be continued.) )