Lao Yuan's eyes changed, and the relaxed expression on his face seemed to be smiling: "Huizi, the truth has been investigated, many democrats on trial these days have admitted that they have premeditated to overthrow the government, and even Song Jiaoren euphemistically said that they are doing this because they want to promote democracy, as if there is nothing to explain, right?" ”

Yang Du stared at Lao Yuan with a very playful smile: "Is that so?" Well, I'm telling the truth about being the president, and I think there's one more thing that the president should give to the people. ”

"What's the matter?"

Yang Du opened the bag he was carrying, took out a thick stack of documents from it, and put it on the table: "President, this is what the officials of your Beiyang government did during the period of New China. Some problems have been disclosed in the newspapers, but there are still many problems because you blocked the negative reports of the newspaper on Beiyang, and they were not able to be published. Among them, bullying men and women, embezzlement and bribery, forced buying and selling, and even buying and selling officials, and the matter of disregarding human life should be difficult to write! ”

Yuan Shikai's hand was always under the table, his eyes only glanced at the documents, and he didn't pick them up to look at them, because he knew that he didn't need to look at them. Lao Yuan had long suspected that Yang Du had done these things, but now Yang Du suddenly made his position clear, so that Yuan Shikai understood in his heart that the time for a showdown between the two sides had come.

"Minister Yang, what do you want?"

At this time, the food was already on the table, but no one moved to eat it. Yang Du stood up: "I don't want to do anything, but I think that if a regime has these problems just after its birth, it means that there is a problem with this regime!" As the president of China, as the leader of the Beiyang government, Yuan Gong, what do you think you should do? ”

Yang Du called him Yuan Gong, which means that the two sides have really reached the time to tear their faces, and the whole room is quiet. The sound of gunfire outside the city seemed to be faintly heard. But the other five understand that the smoke here is just as thick as gunpowder.

A smile suddenly appeared on Lao Yuan's face: "Yang Du, it seems that it is not your turn to evaluate whether there is a problem in Beiyang, if this is really Yang Dagui who asked you to do this, you tell him a word for me, his movements seem to be a little slower, let's wait for him to come back and talk about it." ”

Tang Shaoyi wanted to say something at this time, and leaned forward. Li Yuanhong next to him hurriedly kicked him under the table. The relationship between Li Yuanhong and Tang Shaoyi is not bad, and the mud bodhisattva knows that Tang Shaoyi wants to go to the fight, but you have to go to see who the person who is fighting.

Yang beats the ghost and Lao Yuan shouts. Who are you Tang Shaoyi going to pull? Tang Shaoyi shrank back again.

Yang Du did not have the slightest intention of compromise: "Yuan Gong, Commander Yang's return is the triumph of the Chinese troops, I think we should deal with everything in advance, and when he enters the city, we will welcome him, and there is no need for him to worry about these problems." And as you know, he's never been interested in our business. ”

Lao Yuan also stood up at this time: "Deal with it in advance?" Do you have what it takes? Okay, Yang Du, just tell me what you plan to do with it? ”

Yang Du knocked his hands on the pile of documents on the table: "Very simply, these things are enough to show that the actions of the Beiyang government during this period of time are not qualified. I think we should reorganize a government, and we should take the officials involved seriously. At the same time, the instigator of this unrest must give an explanation to the people of the whole country for his actions. ”

Lao Yuan stood there and listened to Yang Du finish speaking. During this period, he didn't get angry or interrupt, but the strange smile on his face became more and more vigorous. After Yang Du finished speaking, Yuan Shikai's hand finally took the pile of documents, but he didn't take it to look at it. Picked up one and tore it with both hands: "You want us to step down in Beiyang with these?" A little too naïve, right? ”

Yang Du didn't stop him, just stood there and watched Yuan Shikai tear up the documents one by one. The smile on Lao Yuan's face became more and more vigorous, but in his mind he was thinking about how to deal with Yang Du. This man must not stay! But Yang Du was also laughing, laughing with him.

Such a scene really made the other five people a little confused, but before Yuan Shikai could finish tearing it up, when he had just torn it to Zhao Bingjun's share, there was a sudden exclamation outside: "Dad!" Daddy! Big things are wrong! ”

With the shouting, everyone's eyes looked outside, only to see the eldest prince Yuan Keding limping in, his face was covered with gunsmoke and dust, and the clothes on his body were all torn, and he didn't know where the crutches went.

Old Yuan's hand holding the document stopped in mid-air, and he was stunned for a moment until Yuan Keding stumbled in and asked, "What happened?" ”

Yuan Keding's tears came down at once: "Dad, it's over!" It's all over! Shanxi's troops were wrapped in dumplings, and General Sa Zhenbing was also captured alive by Xiong Bingkun's guy! ”

"! What about Feng Guozhang?! What about Yan Xishan?! ”

Old Yuan couldn't believe that this was the truth, he really lost his temper, his face was red as if he had drunk wine, and he rushed over and pulled Yuan Keding's collar and asked.

Yuan Keding cried: "Where did Feng Guozhang come from, coming from the north is Shi Xiaowu under Yang Dagui, Yan Xishan's troops were defeated by him with a charge, and I don't know if he is dead or alive until now!" Sun Chuanfang, that guy is a traitor, he led the team to attack my headquarters, if I hadn't run fast, I might not have seen you! ”

The eldest prince had a handful of snot and tears, and his embarrassed appearance was enough to explain the situation on the battlefield outside. Yang Du on the side was still smiling, looking at Yuan Shikai. And Yuan Shikai really couldn't laugh, at this moment he suddenly understood why Yang Du asked him to explain, and why he let the Beiyang government step down.

Sheng Huaixuan slowly stood up: "Xiang Cheng, forget it." Everyone takes a step back, you don't insist anymore, and don't pursue those things anymore, wouldn't it be better for us to do things calmly? ”

Lao Yuan's chest rose and fell sharply, and when he heard this, he suddenly roared: "Someone! Come! You all want to see how I die, don't you? Let me tell you Yang Du, even if I lose, you won't survive! Lao Tzu also played with his life when he was young, who is afraid of whom! Come on, arrest them all! ”

Liang Qichao got up busily: "Xiang Cheng, calm down!" ”

The guards of the presidential palace immediately rushed in, and when the captain of the guard was about to come up and arrest Yang Du, Mr. Li ran from outside: "President! The president is not good, Wu Zhaolin has led the troops into the capital! ”

When the soldiers of the guard heard the news, they immediately hesitated. The captain's hand was lightly placed on Yang Du's shoulder, but he looked back at Yuan Shikai, and his expression obviously wanted Lao Yuan to change his mind. But he didn't see Yuan Shikai say anything, at this time, Lao Yuan's whole person seemed to have been struck by lightning, and he stood there stupidly.

After a moment, his eyes widened violently, his face suddenly turned pale, and he fell to the ground with his head thrown back.

"Daddy!"

"Xiang Cheng!"

"Great President!"

The room was suddenly chaotic, Lao Yuan fell to the ground and looked pale, his hands clenched tightly into fists, and his body couldn't stop shaking. Yang Du pushed away the hand on his shoulder and said to the captain, "What are you doing in a daze?" Call the doctor! ”

The captain immediately reacted: "Oh. Be! ”

After Lao Yuan was sent to the hospital, Yang Du looked at Liang Qichao and the others, and then said: "Ren Gong, now that Commander Yang has not arrived, and the president suddenly fell ill, please do your best, we must maintain the overall situation of Beijing." ”

Liang Qichao raised his head and sighed, he knew that the matter was finally over, and he suddenly understood at this time. When Lao Yuan's praying mantis hunted and killed Sun Wen's cicada, there was already a yellow finch staring at them behind him. Liang Qichao didn't have an opinion on Yang Xiaolin, but he was a little unacceptable to their methods.

"Yang Du, all of this was designed by you, right? Including the fact that you came to me yesterday is also a step in your plan, isn't it? Shy son. Although Xiang Cheng is a bit stubborn, he is not useless, what do you have to do this for! ”

Yang Du didn't explain anything, it seems that there is a real relationship between Liang Qichao and Yuan Shikai. Tang Shaoyi, who was even picked up by his hand, stopped talking now, but Liang Qichao was still speaking for Yuan Shikai.

Li Yuanhong stood up and spoke at this time, and he knew that the overall situation was now decided. You can choose to take sides. Maybe his current standing team can't help him much, but it doesn't matter, at least in this conflict, he really kept his golden body, this world, if he can't be killed by others, it is a victory.

"I think that at this time, Huizi should stand up and preside over the situation, don't worry, we will definitely have the right to support you!"

Yang Du hugged his fist at Li Yuanhong: "Vice Premier Li said too much, Xiao Ke is young and shallow, and his qualifications are not enough to serve the public, how can he take on this important task?" Regarding the situation in Beijing, Commander Yang has already had something to say, and I have a letter written by Commander Yang to the two prime ministers, so please take a look at it. ”

After Yang Du finished speaking, he opened his bag again and took out the letter. Li Yuanhong and Tang Shaoyi gathered together to watch. Of course, when Yang Xiaolin wrote the letter, he didn't expect that Lao Yuan would be hospitalized angrily, but even if Yuan Shikai was still sitting here, he would have to empty Yuan Shikai's rights.

The letter made it very clear that it would take some time for him to return to Beijing, and during this period, the work of stabilizing the situation in Beijing would be entrusted to Li Yuanhong and Tang Shaoyi. The Prime Minister's Cabinet must be rebuilt immediately, and although Mr. Sun Wen and Chen Tianhua are safe now, they have an unshirkable responsibility in this conflict, so they cannot be reinstated for the time being, and their opinions on how to deal with them will be discussed later.

The affairs of the presidential palace are in charge of Li Yuanhong, and the prime minister's cabinet is led by Tang Shaoyi. Before they came back, they must restore normal order in Beijing, and at the same time appease those people in Beiyang, as for how to appease Yang Xiaolin, they didn't say.

Tang Shaoyi and Li Yuanhong glanced at each other after reading it, if Li Yuanhong was still a little acceptable, as an important member of the Beiyang government, Tang Shaoyi was really surprised. Let yourself take over the Prime Minister's Cabinet? Yang's move to fight the ghost is both dangerous and clever. The danger is that he was originally Yuan Shikai's cronies, why did Yang Dagui trust himself so much? And the cleverness is also that he is a close confidant of Yuan Shikai, if he comes forward to stabilize the situation, the Beiyang forces in Beijing should not have much reaction.

Tang Shaoyi knew that he had to give Yang Du an answer now, whether to do it or not.

Li Yuanhong nodded lightly at him, and finally the two of them said together: "Okay, don't worry, I will definitely go all out to ensure that there will be no more turmoil in Beijing City before Commander Yang returns." ”

Yang Du was very satisfied: "Okay! From now on, we will work together to stabilize the situation in Beijing. Elder Sheng, you should go to the established merchants now and tell them that the shops must fully resume business, and the factories will start immediately. Ren Gong, you are responsible for the school's affairs, and then find the newspaper to ventilate, let's say to the outside world that Yuan Gong suddenly fell ill, and the specific details are inconvenient to disclose. ”

Liang Qichao saw that several other people had agreed to Yang Du, and he also knew in his heart that it was really irreparable for things to be done like this, and Yang Dagui's arrangement of Tang Shaoyi made Liang Qichao read the flavor, that guy didn't plan to take advantage of this time to kill all the people in Beiyang, so he nodded slightly: "Okay, I'll do it." However, I have a request, Xiang Cheng must be taken care of in the hospital, he is still the president of China, and he cannot be treated unjustly! ”

Yang Du nodded: "This is deserved." (To be continued......)