For Yan Shao, a stay in Shanghai is inevitable, after all, it is the only way for him to return to China, and as the financial center of the country. After being away from China for more than half a year, he always had to come back to see the details of the situation. Especially now is the time when the 'Spanish flu' is spreading extremely fast, and hundreds of thousands of people have died in the country because of this damn flu.

Although this number does not seem to be particularly large compared to other countries, especially now that the government has introduced a number of measures to reassure people and limit the spread of the flu, there are still people in the country who are panicking.

In fact, after sending Stalin away and staying in Shanghai for some time, Yan Shao did not immediately return to Tianjin by sea, and from Tianjin to Beijing.

Instead, take a train from Shanghai and head north, stopping for a while if you encounter a city along the way. Of course, Yan Shao's showmanship has also been greatly welcomed by the people, and almost everywhere can be described as an empty alley, and even the depression caused by the flu seems to have disappeared without a trace.

Those newspapers who followed Yan Shao non-stop sent articles to the whole country, making the domestic atmosphere lively here because of Yan Shao's return.

Of course, there is a certain risk in doing so, and the officials accompanying him can be said to have been nervous all the time. After all, it is the season for the spread of the Spanish flu, and if Yan Shao is infected with this disease―――――― you must know that the flu or something will not care about your identity...

This flu, which has claimed the lives of tens of millions of people. The name 'Spanish flu' is not because it broke out in Spain, but because about 8 million people in Spain were infected with the disease at the time, even the King of Spain. That's why it's called Spanish influenza―――――― and in Spain it's called French influenza.

In addition to the King of Spain, as mentioned earlier, even US President Wilson was infected with this flu during the peace conference, which put everyone at the top of the country in danger during the peace conference, but fortunately, Wilson's life was great, so he did not die.

If Yan Shao was also infected with this flu like those two unlucky eggs. That's where the excitement goes.

In such an era, there is obviously no very effective drug to deal with influenza.

However, Yan Shao ignored their dissuasion. Instead, they insisted on doing so, and in the end, they had no choice but to get some more security measures. For example, spraying the venue with at least 10 times more disinfectant than usual, and strictly limiting the distance between other people and Yan Shao. Etcetera.

And such a move for the accompanying officials. Yan Shaozhi didn't object, after all, he wasn't really afraid of death.

In fact, when making such a decision, Yan Shao did not take Ilenor and the others with him for the first time, in order to avoid that if something happened, at least his family would not suffer with him.

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Maybe it's because of this series of measures, or because Yan Shao's health is good, or maybe it's because Yan Shao is immune to the Spanish flu at all, anyway. Yan Shao took the Guò train all the way north, and there was no sign of the flu.

And he made a show along the way. It also made the whole country, especially the provinces along the way, boil.

However, when Yan Shao took the train back to Beijing, in the room of an apartment in Beijing, when Duan Qirui, Xu Shichang and even Song Jiaoren were all relieved, there were also a few people hiding in the shadows and gathering together to discuss.

It's just that compared with Duan Qirui and Xu Shichang's relieved attitude, these people are obviously much more impatient.

"Hell really, the surname Xu and the surname Duan, I'm afraid I'm really not ready to agree, that guy from the Ministry of Integrity doesn't know why he suddenly lost his head, and now the surname Yan has come back from Europe, what do you say to do now? If we can't come up with a way to wait until he comes back to clean us up, then we might as well hang ourselves now. ”

Inside the room, a man in black who was hiding in the dark shadow was a little angry.

However, in the face of his words, the room fell silent for a while, and it was only after a sound that someone answered.

"It's a failure......... Who would have thought that these three people would actually want to follow Yan Shao..."

"What else could I do? Is it following us? "This one is someone else." Everyone can see which side is stronger, how can those people, including that Song Jiaoren, who are all treacherous and cunning guys, be on our side..."

"I'm not asking you this now, I'm asking you what we should do now..."Seeing that the other two people had made the topic a little cheaper, the first one to speak said urgently. And you, don't talk like you're nobody now, you must know that you were the one who made the most trouble at the beginning..."

Hearing him say this, the third person who spoke was dumbfounded.

Indeed, he was the one who made the most trouble at the beginning, and now he is indeed not qualified to say the above words.

Seeing that the atmosphere in the room seemed to be a little stiff, the second person to speak hurriedly interjected.

"What else can I do?" the second man shook his head. If Yan Shao hadn't come back yet, of course things would have been fine, but now that they have come back from Europe, we can only wait and see what happens..."

At this, the man shook his head again.

To say that they are not really idiots, of course, it is clear that it is impossible to directly push Yan Shao off the stage. After all, Yan Shao's prestige in the country is too high, not to mention the people, and even many officers and soldiers in the army are loyal to him first, and then to the country today...

It is almost impossible to have a coup d'état, don't look at Yan Shao who is still abroad, even if they have a coup, they only need Yan Shao to send a telegram back. The coup soldiers would have turned their guns on them, and there was absolutely no possibility of doing it with them.

As for the Wehrmacht guys ...

In fact, if it is so classified, there are four main categories within the Wehrmacht today.

Category I. It is the kind I just said, first of all, loyal to Yan Shao, and then loyal to this country, there are many such people, but they do not occupy the majority in the entire national defense force, and even a quarter of them may not be, after all, there are not many such people in all dynasties.

Opposite. There are more categories in the second and third categories.

The second category is mainly loyal to Yan Shao higher than the government, which is easier to understand, to put it simply. For such people, they are first and foremost loyal to Yan Shao himself, not to the Nationalist government, even if a new president is elected to the Nationalist government in the future. When it contradicts Yan Shao's order issued at the same time. They are definitely listening to Yan Shao, not the new president.

This kind of thing may seem strange, but it's actually nothing difficult to understand. Just like in Yan Shao's time, in the following decades, was there a person who was like a 'god' soon after?

Although Yan Shao's status in the country has not yet reached the level of 'god', if he is seriously calculated, I am afraid it is not much worse. The difference is only that his 'believers' are not so fanatical.

As for the third category, it is first and foremost loyal to the state. Then came Yan Shao.

After all, the main reason why many young people join the army is to serve the country. Yan Shao never expected everyone to be loyal to him. However, as long as what Yan Shao does is not contrary to the interests of the country, then it is conceivable which side these people will stand on.

The fourth category is the simplest, it is for that little military salary, or for the future or something...

In such an era, it can be dangerous to join the army, but it is also easy to succeed. The expeditionary force sent 600,000 troops to Europe, and there were countless casualties, but as long as they survived, almost all of them were rewarded, especially those who were outstanding and promoted.

There is a soldier who once relied on a machine gun to hold his position under the offensive of more than 100 German troops, and as a result, he not only got a medal, but was also directly promoted from an ordinary soldier to a platoon commander, and later because of his outstanding performance on the battlefield, he has now become a battalion commander of a main division.

It can be seen that the battlefield is certainly dangerous, but it also contains many opportunities...

What's more, the salary of the Wehrmacht is not bad, although it has not been increased for many years, but it is still a lot higher than the average. However, although there are a lot of such people, they can't be considered special, and if something happens, I'm afraid they will also stand on Yan Shao's side, rather than some other inexplicable guys...

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Even these people knew that without the support of the army, they would not be able to oust Yan Shao from power, and the government did not seem to be very supportive, so their only hope was to pin on a seemingly reasonable reason, and the influence of public opinion made Yan Shao have to take the initiative to retreat.

In fact, the reason for the term of office is quite reasonable. After all, if you don't limit a person's tenure, it is easy to create an 'emperor'.

In today's China, there are still many idealists like Song Jiaoren. Similarly, the number of guys who think about restricting Yan Shao's rights all day long will definitely not be less. If you can get the support of these people and build up enough public opinion, then no matter what the final result is, Yan Shao must stand in front of the public and make some responses...

And if they can get the support of influential figures like Duan Qirui, Xu Shichang or Song Jiaoren, then it seems that the possibility of Yan Shao stepping down after his second term is not impossible.

Of course, even if Yan Shao steps down, his influence is unlikely to disappear in a short time, but it is not a big deal. At most, he is just an emperor, not a real emperor.

In the final analysis, the so-called Emperor Taishang is still unjustifiable after all―――――― although many emperors in all dynasties have been killed by Emperor Taishang, and some are even worse, such as Guangxu in front, and those who are earlier, and even those princes...

But in any case, as long as you can ascend to the 'throne', it is equivalent to becoming the rightful leader of the country, and the rights you can use in your hands will naturally be more than before. And it can also slowly and guò various means to weaken Yan Shao's influence in the country.

When Yan Shao's influence is weakened to one Cheng dù, the rest will naturally do what he has to do...

Of course. It may be a bit taken for granted to think so, after all, Yan Shao is also likely to fight back. However, the politicians of this era sometimes seem to be too fond of taking things for granted, and always like to think of their enemies too stupidly...

The people in front of me seem to be the same.

always thought that as long as they could get Yan Shao to the position of the emperor, they could slowly weaken Yan Shao's influence. I didn't think about what to do if they became puppets in Yan Shao's hands. I never thought about it, what if Yan Shao didn't retreat?

Yan Shao couldn't retreat from his current position, not to mention that he was also a little afraid in his heart. After all, the current Nationalist Government has only just been established, and many legal systems have not yet been perfected, so if he blindly retreats from his position......... Who knows what the successor will do to him?

Yes, he could have pre-arranged some means. But those tactics might have worked when he was still president. But what about when he comes down?

Not to mention anything else, Yan Shao has stepped down, and it seems that Katarina's director of the Special Affairs Bureau should come down with him, and in this way, Yan Shao is equivalent to being blind in one eye...

Let alone...

Yan Shao's goal has not been achieved, he neither wants to retreat, nor does he want to retreat...

But that's not what those people think about, and what they really don't think about. I'm afraid it's still the non-cooperation of Duan Qirui and others.

In their opinion, Duan Qirui and Xu Shichang are both standard politicians. Anything can be sold for the sake of profit, as long as they are given enough benefits, they can naturally betray Yan Shao, as for being 100% loyal to Yan Shao or something―――――― have you ever seen a dog that doesn't eat X?

There is also Song Jiaoren, this one is easier to deal with, after all, in the eyes of outsiders, Song Jiaoren is just a nerd full of idealism. And this kind of person is undoubtedly the best to deal with, and even the best to use. Moreover, Song Jiaoren was originally a hardcore supporter of the cabinet system, and he can even be said to be the leader of the domestic cabinet system supporters. As long as he explains the importance of limiting his tenure, I believe it will not be difficult for Song Jiaoren to charge ahead and attract firepower for them.

And as long as there are these three, plus some other people in front, they naturally have no danger at all. Similarly, after getting Yan Shao down, they will definitely be rewarded for their merits and deeds, and they will definitely ―――――― not to say that they haven't thought about trying to seek a higher position, but with their qualifications, they are still a little worse, so the first thing to do is to get Yan Shao down.

As long as there is no Yan Shao, those like Li Liang and Fu Xiuming who can stand in a high position because of Yan Shao have to follow together.

Also, without the umbrella of Yan Shao, the Yushi Group, an almost deformed behemoth, is naturally at their disposal.

Don't say it's a split, if necessary, it's not impossible to nationalize it...

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It should be said that they have already calculated many things, but they never thought that there would be times when dogs would not eat X. In the face of their invitation, Duan Qirui and Xu Shichang chose to flatly refuse, and Song Jiaoren, the fool who was very good in their eyes, actually refused their invitation, but remained silent in this matter.

And after excluding these three people, although there are some people with the same prestige as them in the national government, such characters are either Yan Shao's hardcore, or they don't want to get involved in this matter at all, just like Cai Yi and Jiang Baili, the former originally agreed with the strongman's political position, and the latter's political position is not very clear, but he will not stand up against Yan Shao, who has always appreciated him, not to mention that Yan Shao has not done anything perverse, but has always done a good job. And after losing the support of these people, at this point, they are already in a bit of a dilemma...

Now, they seem to have no good choice but to wait passively.

If Song Jiaoren and they are willing to stand up, then with their prestige, they may be able to compete with Yan Shao, but if they rely on themselves, they don't even have the slightest hope.

"Don't worry...", as if he felt that the current atmosphere was not very good, another person spoke calmly. In any case, our mention is also for the sake of this country, even if the surname Yan is dissatisfied and wants to do something to us, he must take into account the public opinion in the society..."

Hearing him say this, the faces of the other people looked a little better. At the same time, I also feel that what he said has some truth, indeed, even everyone knows that their mention is completely aimed at Yan Shao, but the problem is that this mention is indeed too 'Wei Guangzheng'.

If Yan Shao is looking for trouble with them because of this, it is difficult to say that it will not cause disgust from all walks of life, and even affect his prestige, and it is impossible for Yan Shao not to have this concern...

It's just that...

Even if it is impossible to blatantly go to their troubles, don't they have some? I'm afraid this may not be, after all, people live in this world, it is impossible not to make even a little mistake, and some things, even a small mistake, can be magnified ten times or even a hundred times, knowing that person can no longer bear it...

And with the cooperation of the Special Affairs Bureau, it is really easy for Yan Shao to achieve this goal. (To be continued......)