Chapter 346: Rebellion
After Zhang Xun arrived in Beijing, his unexpected actions shocked everyone, and some figures who had been in the political arena for many years felt a strange atmosphere, and some well-informed people also spread rumors everywhere that Zhang Xun was wearing a yellow coat when he left the Forbidden City.
At this moment, all kinds of rumors spread all over Sijiu City in an instant, and Zhang Xun completely ignored these, as soon as he entered Beijing, he let his subordinates take over Beijing's city defense, and even the presidential palace was controlled, and then invited Kang Youwei out.
As we all know, Kang Youwei is the leader of the royalist party, since the failure of the Wuxu reform, Kang Youwei has been in exile for many years, under the banner of royalism, for a time as if he was Uncle Liu Huang with an edict with clothes, fooling around, gaining the support of many overseas Chinese, after returning to China, he also frequently published royalist remarks in newspapers.
Now that Zhang Xun and Kang Youwei are mixed together, the situation is even clearer, and that night Zhang Xun summoned all the Beiyang veterans in Beijing, including Wang Shizhen, Jiang Chaozong, Chen Guangyuan, Wu Binghu and others.
After everyone arrived, Zhang Xun was dressed in a military uniform, covered with a yellow jacket, and Kang Youwei was accompanying him, which was even more incredible.
After meeting, Zhang Xun said: "This marshal entered Beijing this time, not to mediate any dispute between the government and the court, but to regain the treasure of Bixia and recover the Qing Dynasty. Now that the republic has been held for so many years, the country has not improved, but it is a mess, at this time, it is necessary to let Bixia take charge of the world again, so that the country and the people can be safe! ”
Zhang Xun said his opinion loudly, and everyone else was listening, Wang Shizhen was known as the Dragon of Beiyang back then, and he was also a big man who had been through ups and downs for a long time. As soon as he saw this occasion, he guessed that this was the case, but he was not optimistic about the restoration at all.
Now Pu Yi is only a twelve-year-old child, the milk smell has not dried, can he convince the princes of the world! Zhang Xun and Kang Youwei are the same and one martial arts, and they cooperate well, the key is whether they can control the country. Not to mention anything else, even Beijing and Tianjin can't control it.
Therefore, Wang Shizhen had the courage to ask: "What is the attitude of the provinces, has the Ministry of Foreign Affairs contacted the powers, and what is the attitude of the powers?" ”
"There is no problem with diplomacy, and the provincial overseers all approve of it. Feng Guozhang and Lu Rongting have expressed their full support, and Zhang is bound to restore the Qing Dynasty. Who will dare to oppose me. Then there is only a battle to the death! ”
Wang Shizhen saw that Zhang Xun was hard-hearted, and he simply didn't care about anything, he was so old, he couldn't get angry about this kind of thing, so naturally there were people to deal with, these Beiyang veterans followed Zhang Xun. When he arrived in the Forbidden City, he invited the little emperor Pu Yi and asked him to reset the throne.
Although Pu Yi was only twelve years old, he also felt that this kind of thing seemed a little unreliable. Therefore, he said: "I am too young to take on the big position. ”
Zhang Xun hurriedly knelt down and said in fear: "The emperor is wise and wise, the Holy Ancestor Kangxi Emperor was also a chongling practitioner, there is a splendid country of the Qing Dynasty, Bixia will definitely be able to prosper the Qing Dynasty, and the ministers are willing to swear allegiance to Bixia!" ”
At this time, it was already early in the morning, and Zhang Xun took a copy of Li Yuanhong's recital requesting the return of the state government that had been drawn up a long time ago, and ran to the presidential palace to meet Li Yuanhong, who was still in the dark.
Li Bodhisattva was completely out of anger, and said loudly: "My presidential position was elected by the people of the world, how can I hand it over casually." ”
"Li Yuanhong, don't be ashamed, you were also a courtier of the Qing Dynasty at the beginning, without the master's Longen, how can you have your status today, now that the master has re-ascended the throne, you still want to steal the national government, you are looking for death!"
As Zhang Xun spoke, he had already taken out the pistol, and as long as Li Yuanhong dared to oppose again, Zhang Xun would shoot Li Yuanhong. Li Bodhisattva saw that it was irretrievable, so he could only close his eyes, and simply ignored it, Zhang Xun and they snatched the seal letter, and then returned to the Forbidden City, and immediately announced to the world that Pu Yi was reset, and the Yellow Dragon Flag, which had been silent for many years, was hung on the streets of Beijing again.
A farce of restoration finally began, after hearing the news, those old and young people of the Manchu Qing Dynasty all jumped out to celebrate with their crowns, and took out the court clothes that they had not worn for many years.
In addition to court clothes, some people don't even have braids, so they also get a fake braid to hang on, and for a time Beijing is a group of demons dancing wildly, as if a world has changed overnight.
This change has naturally become the talk of countless people after dinner, and in the Xiangyun Teahouse, which has just been renovated, a group of people have gathered to talk about it.
"The shopkeeper of the king, this Beijing city is worthy of being at the feet of the Son of Heaven, you can see any excitement, this emperor has been gone for several years, why did he come out again, it is a big miracle."
The shopkeeper Wang is in his forties, honest and kind, but there is a shrewdness of a businessman in his eyes, he sighed and said: "No matter what big drama they play, it will be bitter for this teahouse, and there will be no guests for many days!" ”
"Shopkeeper Wang, this Xiangyun Teahouse is the largest teahouse in our Beijing City, three hundred and sixty-five days a year, there have been no guests, whether there is an emperor or not, you are too worried!"
"Don't worry about it, I know it in my heart, do you know Song Sanye?"
"You mean that Song Zhongyi Song Sanye, who ran a textile factory in Beijing City, heard that his family business has been lost, and the family has long been unknown, and it is pitiful and sad to talk about it.
A smile appeared on the face of the shopkeeper Wang, pointed to the ceiling, and then pointed to the clothes of the person who spoke, and said with a smile: "Song Sanye's family property has not been ruined, and now it is ten times more generous than before, not only that, but the coat on your body is made of the cloth of Song Ye's factory!" ”
"No, this cloth is so well woven, I should still think it is a foreign cloth!"
"Yofu?" The shopkeeper Wang smiled: "Foreigners are fighting, foreign cloth has long been unable to enter, and now sixty or seventy percent of the cloth on the market is produced by Song Ye's factory!" See, my teahouse is also a stake of Song Sanye, if it weren't for Sanye's promotion, I wouldn't have been able to build such a big teahouse in my life. ”
As soon as the tea guests heard this, they were all interested, and an old acquaintance turned over the salted fish, which was more interesting than a national event, and everyone asked the shopkeeper Wang to talk about what was going on.
"Ladies and gentlemen, two years ago, the third master was in my original teahouse, handed over good luck, met a nobleman, and the trading industry moved to Fengtian, I heard that the Fengtian authorities helped to contact, and the cloth produced by the third master was directly supplied to the powers, and the factory increased several times in two years, and the three eastern provinces, as well as the Beijing and Tianjin areas, most of the cloth was woven by the third master factory. Recently, I heard that Sanye's industry has expanded again, and people don't want to rely on weaving alone, but also invested in a chemical factory to prepare for the production of dyes, which is more profitable than weaving. ”
Shopkeeper Wang said with great emotion: "The third master wrote to me some time ago, saying that if he hadn't come to my teahouse, he wouldn't have changed so much, so he was willing to buy shares, so I re-expanded the teahouse." ”
"The shopkeeper of the king, the third master is willing to help you, and it is also you who have done good deeds and accumulated virtues, and you have met a nobleman!"
"Isn't it!" The other tea guests also smiled and said: "Listen to your words, the Fengtian authorities have also helped the third master a lot, this sounds fresh, how many years, it has always been the official master who bullied the people, when can he take the initiative to help the people, this sun comes out from the west?" ”
"Not to mention, I didn't believe it at first, but then I inquired a lot of news carefully, and only then did I know that this is true, as long as you invest in Mukden, the government will try its best to help, and you can also provide loans. Have you noticed, is there a lot less beggars on the streets, I heard that most of them have gone to Mukden, these people have handed in good luck, maybe in a few years, they will be able to stand in front of us in good clothes! ”
"Shopkeeper, didn't this Mukden defeat the Russians not long ago, the students marched and cheered in the streets every day, and many people lit firecrackers everywhere to celebrate?"
"That's right, it was done by Fengjun, this Fengtian authorities are good at grasping the economy, and they have the ability to lead troops to fight, and they definitely don't rub sand in their eyes. Beijing and Fengtian are not far away, you say that there is a restoration here, can people watch it, maybe they will call it when it comes, but it will hurt my business! ”
While the shopkeeper was talking, suddenly the newsboy outside ran in and shouted out of breath: "Outside! Extra! Yushuai telegraphed to rebel, and the Feng army went south in a few days to recruit the pigtail army! ”
As soon as he heard the newsboy's words, the shopkeeper Wang was also surprised, he didn't expect his hunch to be so accurate, so he hurriedly bought a newspaper, and other tea customers also came over, and the front page of the newspaper carried Feng Jun's rebellion and telegram.
On the day of the restoration, Zhang Zuolin issued a telegram against the rebellion, like a blow to the head, smashed on Zhang Xun's head, making him almost unstable, others do not know how powerful the Feng army is, but Zhang Xun understands very well that his army is equipped with a lot of Feng army's arms, I am afraid that in history, those who buy weapons can't do the selling of weapons, Zhang Xun heard the news, and couldn't help but tremble.
There is another person who is even more depressed, that is, Duan Qirui in Tianjin, who originally brought Zhang Xun to Beijing, and wanted to take this opportunity to attack Li Yuanhong and enhance his prestige at the same time, but just when he was about to organize a rebel army, Zhang Zuolin took the lead and took the lead.
The first credit for this rebellion fell on Zhang Zuolin's head, a hard plan, but let Lao Zhang easily pick peaches, and now the world is full of articles supporting Fengjun, how can Duan Qirui not be depressed. (To be continued......)