Episode 138 Please surrender your military power

Foreign Minister He Ziguang summoned the German ambassador to Daming, Johann Wolfgang von Heisenberg, and according to Shen Rongxuan's telephone explanation, as well as the agreed results at the meeting of the Imperial Cabinet.

Heisenberg conveyed Hitler's message. That is to hope that the Ming Dynasty will work with Germany to assist the Spanish Franco army. Of course, He Ziguang couldn't agree in one go.

He Ziguang looked very embarrassed, and he told Heisenberg about Daming's concerns. That is, if you follow you to aid Franco, it may annoy the Soviet Union, so the Soviet Union will make some small moves on the northern border, withdraw a few divisions, and use the Manchu Qing Dynasty to "fight cattle across the mountains", and the Ming Dynasty will not be able to bear it.

Heisenberg seems to have thought of Daming to say this. He immediately learned what Li Bintrop had told him and began to persuade He Ziguang. That is, to put forward all kinds of arguments and data, and use various methods to prove that the Soviet Union will not do this, that the Soviet Union will not do this at least because of this trivial matter, and that the border dispute between the Soviet Union and the Manchu Qing has never been broken, how can it be possible to withdraw troops for this kind of thing? And the Manchus are not stupid, how could they transfer a large army to the south because the Soviet Union temporarily withdrew a few soldiers? Will the Ming Dynasty transfer a large number of Southern Corps to the Yangtze River defense line because the British transferred a few troops from Burma? In addition, the famous military thought of ancient China was also "distant friendship and close attack", which is not appropriate in the relationship between the Soviet Union, the Qing Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty......

Anyway, Heisenberg just wanted to say: even if you follow us to help Franco, you promise that it will be fine, and nothing will happen.

In the end, He Ziguang asked him to go back first, and the matter would be discussed in a cabinet meeting. In fact, the results have already been discussed in the cabinet. It's just a bit more realistic. Heisenberg went back first.

The next day, on the morning of July 21, He Ziguang summoned Heisenberg again and asked him to convey to Chancellor Hitler the intention of the Ming Dynasty, that is, the Ming Dynasty would join Germany in aiding Franco's army. Because, a friend of Germany is a friend of the Ming Dynasty.

Heisenberg was overjoyed, and He Ziguang put forward another condition. That is, in view of the Ming Dynasty's own vital interests, the assistance must be carried out in secret. Germany should not make a big fuss about "Ming Aiding Franco" and engage in a propaganda offensive.

Heisenberg also agreed. Because it was the beginning of the war, even the aid of Italy and Germany was still sneaky.

Finally, Ambassador Heisenberg conveyed Chancellor Hitler's gratitude. He said that Mr. Chancellor will always remember the friendship of the Ming Dynasty for Germany, and will always remember that the Ming Dynasty stood with Germany at a critical moment.

Next, the relevant personnel of the two sides began to discuss the specific details of Daming's assistance. Which supplies, in what quantities, when, routes, etc.

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At the same time, in the imperial study of the Forbidden City, Zheng Gongyin was holding a newspaper to Zhu Yourong to read.

This is a copy of the "Twentieth Century Freedom Forum", and there is an article on it with the headline: "More than half a year after the armistice, when will the royal family hand over power?" 》

Zhu Yourong frowned, lowered his head and held the newspaper, reading it carefully, his lips moving, reading silently.

Zheng Gongyin stood aside, his face was ugly, blue and white for a while. Zheng Yuxuan also stood beside Zhu Yourong, looking at his father for a while, and his cousin for a while, his eyes rolling, and he didn't make a sound.

The main content of this article is:

Half a year ago, when the Manchu Qing Dynasty mobilized to prepare for a large-scale invasion of the south, Fang Hongru's cabinet was greedy for authority and refused to hand over power to the imperial family in accordance with the provisions of the constitution, so the imperial family formed the People's Guard, launched a New Year's coup d'état, seized the command of the army, and formed a new cabinet. During the defense of Jiangnan, in order to defend Nanjing and ensure that the country was not broken, Her Majesty the Empress risked her life to stay behind, which boosted the morale of the whole people and blocked the southern invasion of the Qing captives. This incident made the people of the whole country love Her Majesty the Empress even more, and the coup d'état of the royal family to seize power was also in line with the spirit of the Constitution, so the people also supported it.

But now, there has been a truce between the Ming and Qing dynasties, and half a year has passed. But the control of the whole ** team is still firmly in the hands of Her Majesty the Empress, and the cabinet has to go to discuss the major and minor matters of the army, and even many times His Majesty does not ask the cabinet at all, and directly bypasses the cabinet and decides by himself. This shows that the control of the army is still firmly in the hands of His Majesty, and there is no intention of returning it to the cabinet at all, but it is constantly expanding the armament war, and there is a great intention to take the initiative to provoke a war in order to retain the authority in his hands.

This is already unconstitutional.

Finally, the author writes:

The student is not talented, dare to ask Lord Shoufuke, when will he be able to take the constitution and ask Her Majesty the Empress for control of the army?

The grass people are not talented, dare to ask Her Majesty, when will the constitution be respected and the control of the Ming army will be returned to the cabinet?

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The author's signature is "Donglin Late Student".

After reading the article, Zhu Yourong silently put down the newspaper, held his forehead, and lowered his head in silence.

"Everyone thought I was expanding the army for the sake of authority...... "She buried her face in the palm of her hand and murmured, "I'm not...... I'm really not ......."

Zheng Yuxuan quietly leaned up, stroked his cousin's long shawl hair, and persuaded softly:

"Cousin......"

Zheng Gongyin gritted his teeth and said:

"This 'Donglin Late Student' is really hateful, I asked people, this person has never published an article in the newspaper before, and it is a new pen name. I also asked people to find out where this kid came from, but unfortunately I couldn't find out. The manuscript was delivered to the newspaper from the public mailbox, and there was no address or signature, and the newspaper still didn't know how to send the manuscript fee to the author. However, this kid voted for the city's mailbox, which means that he is from Nanjing. ”

Zhu Yourong shook his head and said sadly:

Actually, he doesn't have to be like this...... We don't need that. Even if he writes with his real name, no one ...... him."

Zheng Gongyin also snorted coldly:

"That's it. Could it be that we have a literary prison in the Ming Dynasty? Will you be convicted for your words? Rong Rong, let me tell you, this kid is clearly weak-hearted. You see, his pen name is 'Donglin Mosheng', which makes it clear that he is a person from Donglin. My uncle is old enough to read the text, and he doesn't look like a student at Donglin University at all, but like an official in the cabinet of the Donglin Party. Uncle told you that the Eight Achievements were written by Shen Ge Lao. His cabinet was brought on his behalf by a coup d'état, so it is not easy for him to play such tricks with us in power. Rong Rong, don't you say? ”

Zhu Yourong shook his head and didn't speak.

"What's wrong, Rong Rong?" Zheng Gongyin was anxious, rubbing his hands next to him and said, "It must be him!" You analyze and analyze. …… Otherwise, we will find an excuse to replace him, and then replace him with an obedient one. ”

Zhu Yourong shook his head, sighed and said:

"It's not him."

"Why not him?"

"I don't know...... Zhu Yourong said silently, "Anyway, I don't feel like it's him." ”

After being silent for a while, Zhu Yourong raised his head and said very seriously:

"Otherwise, I will return the military power to Shen Ge Lao. …… Anyway, in all kinds of major matters now, Shen Ge Lao is also in line with our political views. Especially against the Qing Dynasty, Shen Ge Lao should also support it. I handed over the military power to him, and he would do a better job than me in preparing for war, and he would also change his name. …… We only keep ...... Only the People's Guard Corps remained. ”

As soon as these words came out, not only Zheng Gongyin, but even Zheng Yuxuan looked at him dumbfounded.

Zheng Yuxuan immediately saw that in fact, his cousin planned to hand over even the People's Guard. The reason why it was retained was completely for Xiang Xiaoqiang alone.

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"Rong Rong, you ......" Zheng Gongyin was really anxious, his face was pale, and he didn't know what to say for a while, "Rong Rong, you ...... You're not...... You won't ...... This ......"

Zhu Yourong looked at him, sighed slowly, and said:

"Uncle, I know what you're trying to say. I also know that you are for my good, for the good of our two families. But...... I really don't want Daming to go back. You know that the Qing Dynasty just went back. …… Guangxu did a good job in that day, but later went back. Just proclaimed the unification of the dynasty, and it became what it is today. The army is strong, but the jackals are everywhere, and the people are not happy. I really don't want Daming to be like that. ”

"Rong Rong, Rong Rong," Zheng Gongyin finally remembered how to speak, and a series of cannons rushed out, "You heard my uncle say that power is a thing that belongs to each person, and it is different for anyone to control it." Pu Yi's kid is cruel and suspicious by nature and has no ability, no matter whether he is in power or a minister who delegates power, the country will not be better. Guangxu is quite capable, shouting for the Restoration, and the others are all maintained, and the maintenance is on his own head, and he has not given up his power in the end. But what about the centralization of power? Didn't you put the Qing Dynasty out of the mess of the defeat of the First Sino-Japanese War? 200 million taels of indemnity, and still owes Japan nearly 100 million taels, and Japan didn't say anything, and it was still angry with the Qing Dynasty.

"Actually, if you want me to say, the common people are sheep, and what about the jackals everywhere? What if the people don't have a good life? If you stutter, you can't rebel. Don't talk about the Qing Dynasty, isn't it the same with the USSR? Stalin held power tightly, right? Not to mention that the people are bored, and the blood is flowing like a river of killings, what's the matter? When other people's countries are strong, they speak harder than us. The Great Depression was not carried by Britain and the United States, but by the Soviet Union. There is also Germany, which used to be decentralized, and the country is about to go bankrupt. As soon as Chancellor Hitler came to power, he took power and the economy improved. That's not all, it's only been two years since people were able to argue with Britain and France. The restoration of compulsory military service and the occupation of the Rhineland, Britain and France did not dare to do much.

"So isn't it true that somebody has said that the best system in the world is a wise monarch who exercises dictatorship. My uncle told you, "If you look at these examples, it's true." Now the little emperor of the Qing Dynasty is not very angry when he speaks? Okay, just take it...... Let's take the incident of the grasshopper submarine last time, Xiang Xiaoqiang has rescued twelve people for the first time, but they only have one sentence - not the emperor yet, but just a Gege, that is, the princess of Liaoyang - just one sentence, and they went to our land to kidnap people back. What about our side? A group of ministers held a meeting and held a meeting all night, fighting and splashing water, and in the end they didn't even dare to save anyone, soft as ...... That's something. In fact, this matter does not need much, put it fifty years ago, it was a matter of the emperor's words, and those courtiers had to listen to it if they were unhappy. Like now, your uncle and I sat there and didn't even dare to say a word, and the courtiers put their noses on their noses. ”

Zhu Yourong was obviously used to his uncle's big mouth for a long time, and he didn't react to this, just lying in the circle chair, hanging his eyes, turning the tea cup one by one, admiring the reflection of the tea in the tea cup.