Chapter 342: Re-entering Beijing
"This Qin Yu, I don't know what kind of character it is, and I don't know if what I said before still counts." Xu Shichang was so anxious that the corners of his mouth were foaming at the presidential palace, and as the participating armies retreated, some of the soldiers who were originally in Beijing had already dispersed at this time.
"President, it's a blessing or a curse, it's a disaster that can't be avoided, Qin Yubiao was still aware of things before, after defeating the Anhui army this time, it shouldn't change too quickly, no matter what, the president always has the status of a legal system, no matter how strong the local strength is, he can't do anything to the president." Zhang Guogan admonished, he didn't know what arrangements Qin Yu would make after entering Beijing this time, after all, a person's mentality will change before and after gaining power, Yuan Xiangcheng never thought of being an emperor, Duan Qirui was still a diehard in the main war against Japan at the beginning, and then the situation was turbulent at any time, and his position and attitude changed.
"Alas, the status of the rule of law? I, the president elected by the Anfu Congress, really want to speak in unison, but I may not be able to stand up. Xu Shichang has been up and down all his life, and in the final analysis, he still can't get rid of the word fame, although the position of this president is like chicken ribs and has no real power, Xu Shichang doesn't want to give up so lightly.
It's just that now the Republic of China has become a martial artist, and he has little power as a president with no real power, so before the outbreak of the Anhui War, Duan Qirui was able to surround the presidential palace with a team of soldiers and force Xu Shichang to sign and seal the document punishing Qin Yu. No matter how aggrieved and angry he is, he can only accept reality.
"President, Yu Shuai's call." The guards outside trotted all the way over and reported to Xu Shichang.
Xu Shichang's heart trembled twice, trying his best to maintain his composure on the outside, but the eager step showed that his mood was not calm at this time.
"Hey, President. I'm Qin Yu. ”
"I heard that Yuchen won a great victory on the front line and defeated the main force of the participating army, I am very relieved, I don't know what Yuchen plans to do next?" Xu Shichang pondered his words, although Qin Yu was powerful, he was dozens of years older than Qin Yu. The word to call Qin Yu is also reasonable.
"Thanks to the president, it can be regarded as removing a big burden for the Republic of China, what is the current situation in Beijing?" Qin Yu asked on the phone.
"The situation is still stable, but there is information about the big war spreading everywhere, and there are some rumors of some chaotic troops entering the city, and it is inevitable that people's hearts will fluctuate." Xu Shichang said decently.
"The president can publicly state that the 27th Division of our Northeast Army and the 4th Cavalry Brigade will enter Beiyuan later, and Nanyuan will defend the safety of Beijing. I ask all circles in Beijing not to worry, as any rebel soldiers will take advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble and disturb the people. Whether it is the Northeast Army or the participating army, they will all suppress and execute on the spot and will not tolerate it. About an hour and a half later, I came to Beijing to discuss the aftermath with the president. At that time, the president will also be invited to invite several ministers and prime ministers, and the aftermath will also be indispensable for these people to participate. In addition, please inform Xiong Xiling again that the Civil War will cause great harm to Hunan, and he must give Hunan an explanation. ”
"Okay, okay, I'll wait for the rain with the cabinet ministers. Discuss state affairs. Xu Shichang breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, at least from Qin Yu's tone now, there was a good sign.
"Marshal, if you don't humble your position, send more people into the city to protect the marshal." Bai Wenwei was still a little worried about Qin Yu's safety. Unlike the Overseers in some other provinces, Cao Kun's guards numbered in the thousands, and most of the direct guards around an ordinary Overseer were more than three thousand, only more and not less, but Qin Yu was an exception, and the direct guards around him were only two battalions. In Bai Wenwei's view, it is really difficult to take care of these two battalions when they are thrown into the huge city of Beijing.
"It's okay, there is no battle in the city, and there are enough men and horses for two battalions." Qin Yu shook his head and said with a smile, in fact, in view of the rapid end of the Anhui War, Qin Yu had already dispatched a special operations team to secretly enter the city. When it comes to frontal combat, the number of special operations teams is a little smaller, but beware of those sneak attacks in the shadows, the soldiers of the special operations team can do better than these ordinary soldiers. Besides, the two battalions have thousands of soldiers, escorted all the way, and they can't get out of any baskets.
Seeing Qin Yu's insistence, Bai Wenwei had no choice but to give up. The 27th Division and a tank battalion were just outside the city, and if any unscrupulous forces outside Beijing had different intentions, the 27th Division could quickly extinguish them. Hundreds of transport trucks transporting the 27th Division were also neatly lined up in the barracks at this time. Beijing's transportation is much better than that of other places, and it is also convenient for the rapid delivery of troops.
"Report, the Japanese minister to China asks for a meeting." The adjutant said loudly.
"I haven't arrived in Beijing yet, so I rushed to see me in such a hurry, but when I didn't see him, I said that I was going to see the president of our country now, and that it was not appropriate to meet him now, and if there was really something, let him go to the presidential palace." Qin Yu shook his head and said, presumably it is not a good thing for the Japanese to see him at this time, throw it aside first, save it from affecting the mood, there are too many things to deal with in the past two days, and I slept for two hours in the middle, during this time, I spent more effort on Chen Xinyi and others, and I didn't insist too much on exercise, so that my body was slightly empty. yawned, thinking that I really had to pay attention to moderation in the future, otherwise if there was a physical problem now, the good situation under the Northeast would be ruined.
After a few words with Bai Wenwei, Qin Yu drove straight into Beijing and walked to the north gate, there were not many people, but they were all heavyweights, and the person at the head was Xu Shichang.
"How can Yuchen be virtuous, the tired president and everyone are waiting at the city gate, it really torments me." Qin Yu, who was notified, got out of the car with a wry smile.
"Yuchen commanded the troops and the participating troops fought hard, regardless of the hardships of running around and tired, they still rushed to Beijing to discuss the aftermath. Xu Shichang has been up and down in the sea for many years, what kind of eyesight, he can see the haggard on Qin Yu's face at a glance, and smile kindly.
After saying a few words to Xu Shichang, the others couldn't interject for a while, and they didn't understand the temper of the young man in front of them for the time being, and these central officials, who were used to martial arts, were not willing to touch Qin Yu's moldy head because they didn't speak properly.
"Duan Hefei has been manipulating the situation in Beijing behind the scenes of the Anfu Congress for a long time, and to put it mildly, I, the president, am not much different from a puppet. Now Yuchen, you are the greatest contributor to the victory over the participating army. I don't know what to think about the aftermath? After some cold noise, Xu Shichang couldn't wait to ask Qin Yu, President Yijie, it is extremely aggrieved to look at the face of the local magistrate in this kind of matter, but everyone present did not feel that there was anything wrong.
"Since the Great President asked. I'm not welcome, the Anfu Congress was established in accordance with the intention of Duan Hefei, the bias is too obvious, and it is not reasonable, and it will definitely be dissolved. Qin Yu knew that he didn't speak, and these people present must not be at ease to express their opinions, so they no longer shirked, and said directly.
"Relative to the Congress, which was established in the first year of the Republic of China. It is more legally reasonable, but the resumption of parliamentary affairs is troublesome, and it is not clear in a few words now, and later the president can send someone to draw up a detailed charter, and as long as it is reasonable, I will not oppose it because of my own displeasure. ”
Qin Yu smiled, and then said, "Before dealing with the Beijing issue." Stabilizing the situation in the whole country is the first priority, so I urgently invited Dean Xiong here. First of all, I would like to apologize to Dean Xiong. ”
Xiong Xiling smiled and said, "I'm just a white body now, I can meet with all the officials of the central government, this kind of opportunity ordinary people can't ask for, where do you need Yu Shuai to apologize." ”
"Dean Xiong is polite, Dean Xiong was also the person who served as the prime minister of the cabinet. Enough to be on a par with everyone present. Dean Xiong is a native of Phoenix, Hunan, and has served as the prime minister, and has a great influence in Hunan. During the two civil wars, Hunan suffered greatly, and hundreds of thousands of troops fought in Hunan. There was Tang Qianming in the front, and Zhang Jingyao, who was even more troubled, and he really harmed Hunan a lot. Although the Republic of China has the practice of exempting officials from death, but it also depends on the situation, and the warriors are very strong in order to congratulate the place, and they also need to stop this unhealthy trend to set an example, I think that they should be stripped of their military status and removed from their posts. ”
Qin Yu still has a good impression of this Xiong Xiling, he is a patriot with ancient and enthusiastic feelings, known as a prodigy since he was a child, and studied literature under his father's decision. experienced a fiasco in the First Sino-Japanese War. Seeing the corruption and incompetence of the Qing government, he resolutely participated in the reform movement. Later, his talent was appreciated by Zhao Erxun, when Zhao Erxun served as the governor of the three eastern provinces, he turned the originally deficit Fengtian finance into a profit, and the treasury accumulated tens of millions. As one of the most famous people in Hunan at this time, honest and talented, in order to calm the situation in Hunan this time, Qin Yu's eyes were naturally on him.
"Yuchen is kind-hearted and sympathetic to the people, which is the blessing of tens of millions of people in Hunan." Xu Shichang nodded and said, most of the people present are literati, and they have always been helpless about the tyranny of martial artists. Qin Yu's move was tantamount to a slap in the face to those local powerful factions who were harming the soldiers.
"Tens of millions of people in Hunan Province have thanked Yu Shuai for his kindness, and with only Yu Shuai's words, thousands of people in Xiang Province will be able to accumulate food rations for survival in the coming year. Xiong Xiling got up, his lips trembled and thanked Qin Yu, he has been nearly half a hundred years now, and he has been looking for the road to a strong country for half his life, all the way from the late Qing Dynasty to the present, and has experienced countless setbacks and disappointments. However, the Beiyang group, which is in charge of the power of the Republic of China, has many discrimination against the south, Tang Qianming and Zhang Jingyao are like this, during the period of supervising Hunan Province, not to mention the harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, but also regard human life as a mustard, and dispatch the military and police to hunt down and kill the people, causing extreme panic in Hunan. Zhang Jingyao, in particular, was even more poisonous, exercising tyranny, collecting people's wealth, destroying education, raping and adultering women, burning, killing and looting, compared with the First Sino-Japanese War, the Japanese army entered Liaodong to do much more.
The people of Hunan Province have almost reached the point of hearing about it, and it is even more chilling, during Duan Qirui's administration, Beijing has been indulgent to Zhang Jingyao, which makes Xiong Xiling, who has already resigned as prime minister and chief financial officer, not disheartened, that is, Xiong Xiling still established the Xiangshan Salesian Hospital in Xiangshan, Beijing, to raise talents, and Qin Yu's respect for him also came from this.
"Dean Xiong doesn't need to be polite, this is what the country owes to the people of Hunan, Hunan Province has suffered a lot this time, and the governor has a distrustful attitude towards the overseers sent by the central government, and he also has a resistance to the central government's decrees. I think that recovering the hearts and minds of the people is the first priority, and Dean Xiong is very famous in Hunan, so I think that Dean Xiong can be sent as the governor of Hunan Province, and he can pacify Hunan, and as for the post of overseer, he will be selected again. What do you think? Qin Yu asked.
Among the people invited by Xu Shichang this time were Liu Guanxiong, chief of the navy, Fu Zengxiang, chief of education, Zhu Shen, chief of justice, Gong Xinzhan, chief of finance, Qian Nengxun, prime minister and chief of internal affairs, Zhang Guogan, chief of agriculture and commerce, and Lu Zhenxiang, chief of foreign affairs, who were temporarily absent. For these people, the selection of the governor of Hunan and the overseer is relatively not too strict, whether it is Zhang Jingyao supervising Hunan or changing someone, it has no effect on them, obviously they will not evil Qin Yu in this kind of matter, not to mention that Qin Yu is still reasonable in this matter.
"The people's livelihood in Hunan Province is withering, and the central government is afraid that sending other people in the past will cause the Hunan people to boycott, which will backfire, and I ask Dean Xiong not to shirk." Qin Yu looked at Xiong Xiling sincerely and said. "In addition, it is also conditional to let Dean Xiong pass, first, Hunan suffered a military disaster, and in order to expel Zhang Jingyao, it can be said that there are soldiers everywhere. However, the central authorities cannot afford to support so many people, and the central authorities have given Hunan the establishment of two integrated divisions at most, and the central authorities have made so many concessions, and it is also necessary for the people of Hunan Province to understand; if it is because of the problem of the livelihood of the soldiers, they can organize immigration to the northeast, at least they can solve the problem of food and clothing, and they can also get some salaries, then within a few years, I guarantee that not a single soldier will enter Hunan Province, and if the troops are self-respecting, the central authorities will never tolerate it. I hope that Dean Xiong will also understand the difficulties of the central government. ”
The people present listened to it with a pang in their hearts, it seems that Qin Yu is going to strengthen the centralization of power, it seems that although Qin Yu is sympathetic to the people of Hunan, he has no idea of letting Hunan sit big.
"The central government is sympathetic to the people of Hunan Province, and if what Yushuai said before can really be implemented, then although there is resistance to the disarmament matter, I will do my best to resolve the internal disputes in Hunan Province." Xiong Xiling nodded, knowing that now was not the time to excuse himself. Wu Peifu's first division commander has already fought so that the Hunan army can't raise its head, Qin Yu can turn over and destroy Duan Qirui's more than 100,000 participating troops, and his prestige is even greater, so naturally he will not be worse than Wu Peifu, if the army enters Hunan again, wouldn't it be another disaster?
"So talking about the Civil War, Yu Shuai is planning to negotiate peace?" Zhang Guogan, who was slightly familiar with Qin Yu, asked out loud.
"Naturally, the peace talks have not yielded a result after so long, but they have cost the people and money, and the central finances have been ruined. If we continue to fight, who will be able to clean up this mess? Qin Yu nodded and said. (To be continued......)