When Sun Yuanqi received Fang Wei's telegram, he had just sent off Hubei Councilor Zhang Bolie and his party. Update up to 78xs //

Regarding the murder of Zhang Zhenwu, Sun Yuanqi was also very indignant. To be honest, Zhang Zhenwu relied on his identity as the first righteous father, arrogant and arrogant, and had his own way to die. However, it is even more heinous for the President and the Vice President to act in collusion and to arbitrarily execute the meritorious heroes without any judicial trial on the basis of a single secret telegram.

Of course, Sun Yuanqi also knew that his hands were not clean, because more than half a year ago, due to contradictions and conflicts, he sent someone to kill Chen Qimei, the former governor of the Shanghai Army. No matter what Chen Qimei's background was and what his methods were, from the perspective of recovering Shanghai, he can definitely be regarded as a revolutionary hero. It's not that the crow falls on the pig and only sees others black, but not its own black. Although both are murders, and both are murders of revolutionary heroes, and the results are the same, Sun Yuanqi believes that there are two things that are completely different:

The first is in time.

Although Chen Qimei had already entered the Republic of China at the time of her assassination, the north and the south were divided into separate countries, and there was no formal reunification. In troubled times, people's lives are as cheap as grass mustard, not only ordinary people, but also those dignitaries and dignitaries, sometimes even the emperor dies when he dies, so there is a poem in "Qin Women's Yin" that "the inner library is burned to splendid ashes, and the heavenly street is full of public bones". Like in just a few months at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, there were many deaths of princes and ministers, governors and generals, and new governors, and no one cared too much about them.

And now it's different. Not only has the North and the South been formally unified, but the central government, with the Grand Presidential Office, the State Council, and the Senate as the core, has also been formally put into operation, and the republican form of government has begun to take shape. At this moment, people with lofty ideals are diligently seeking the spirit of democracy and the rule of law. Everything we do must be based on facts and the law as the criterion. In their view, only the law, only the law, the justice, can kill people, and nothing else. No one has this power, including the president and vice president.

The second is in the means.

Since the Republic of China, Tao Chengzhang, Chen Qimei and others have died in Shanghai, but whether they are directly attacking or blaming others, the means used are assassination. A discerning person may be able to roughly deduce the murderer behind the scenes through clues and gray lines, but there is no evidence left at the scene for people to grasp the handle of the attack. This shows that the instructor still has a certain reverence for the laws of the country, at least from the bottom of his heart.

The Zhang Zhenwu case was different in that it had a secret telegram sent by the vice president to the president beforehand, and a military order signed by the president and countersigned by the army chief at the time of arrest was made. It is carried out by the Military Administration and Law Enforcement Department, and there is a public announcement after the execution, which is basically considered to be a complete formality, except that there is no law. In addition to eradicating the smell of conspiracy of dissidents and collusion. It was also a blatant and open illegal killing.

For this case, since the founding of the Republic of China, the central government has publicly unlawfully killed people. It can be regarded as the first political collusion and cooperation between Li Yuanhong and Yuan Shikai, and it can also be regarded as Yuan Shikai's co-optation of Li Yuanhong and the discord of the revolutionary party. But what Sun Yuanqi is more worried about is that Yuan Shikai is likely to see it as an attempt, an attempt to challenge the bottom line of the Senate and the authority of the "Provisional Covenant".

Once he tasted the sweetness of this challenge, he would continue to challenge the bottom line of the Senate and the authority of the "Provisional Covenant" until the "Provisional Covenant" was amended, the Senate was abolished, and the imperial system was restored. So in order to prevent the slightest slight, you must give him a heavy blow to the head and beat him hard. Let him retract his head as hard as he can, and he won't dare to stick it out in the future!

It is in light of this. Sun Yuanqi warmly received Zhang Bolie and his entourage, and greatly appreciated the righteous act of the Hubei congressmen, saying that the New China Party, together with the Republican Party, would submit to the Senate the "Case of Questioning the Government's Shooting of Zhang Zhenwu, the Chief General of Wuchang," not only to clear Zhang Zhenwu's reputation, but also to impeach Vice President Li Yuanhong in order to set an example.

After reading Fang Wei's telegram, Sun Yuanqi was silent for a long time, and only after a while did he hand the telegram to Chen Xunen: "Yanji, what do you think about this?" ”

Chen Xunen replied cautiously: "For Fang Xuchu's loss and surrender, my subordinates feel that they should accept it. Fang Xuchu is Zhang Chunshan's confidant, Li Huangpi has long hated him, and now that Zhang Chunshan is dead, I am afraid that the next target should be him Fang Xuchu. Fang Xuchu should also be aware of this, so it is not unwise to lead the general regiment and the military order division guard to Xiangyang before Zhang Chunshan was killed. Since he is a smart person, he should know that only adults can save his life around Hubei today, so Tou Cheng is true.

"On the other hand, our army has risen too fast, although dozens of people such as Governor Zhao Xingzhi, Governor Jiang Zhongzheng, and Governor Yan Baichuan graduated from the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School, and most of the soldiers are literate and hyphenated students, but there is a serious shortage of well-trained middle-level officers in the army. The generals under Fang Xuchu's command are mostly officers trained since Zhang Nanpi (Zhang Zhidong) supervised Hubei, which can just make up for the shortcomings of our army. It can even be said that the two complements each other and can greatly enhance the combat effectiveness of our army.

"Moreover, although Li Huangpi has 8 town troops, he has not been in charge of Hubei for a long time, and he has not yet fully controlled all the troops. Hubei is the place where the revolution was first uprising, and there are many meritorious officers and soldiers in the revolution, and when I hear that he conspired to frame Zhang Chunshan, there will certainly be a commotion. The Beijing Senate is ready to question him for impeachment, and it is estimated that he will not be able to come out for a while. Even if he can pull out, does he dare to use troops against Sichuan and Shaanxi? Therefore, from these three aspects, there should be no problem in accepting Fang Xuchu's surrender. ”

Sun Yuanqi frowned and said, "The point is that the problem is more than that!" ”

Chen Xunen handed the telegram to Yang Jie and replied: "What your lord said is very true! The crux of the matter is whether we should agree to Fang Xuchu's request and send troops into Hubei to avenge Zhang Chunshan. According to the humble opinion of subordinates, it is best to refuse tactfully. Why? This year, Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu provinces have just been exempted from land contributions, but they still have to carry out many large-scale infrastructure projects, such as urban construction and transformation, the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing railway, the exploration and mining of the Panzhihua iron ore, and the drilling, mining, and smelting of the Yanchang oilfield.

"And even if there are enough funds, we must be cautious in sending troops into Hubei, because our army is seriously understaffed. Originally, Sichuan and Shaanxi each had two associations, and these two associations were equivalent to two towns in other provinces, and there was quite a surplus in the division of troops stationed in various parts of the province, but not long ago, a quarter of the troops were respectively transferred into Tibet, resulting in only barely being able to defend now, far from being enough to attack. In contrast, the army of eight towns under the command of Le Hoang Pi should have no problem transferring two or three towns, although it is not yet fully controlled. In terms of topography, I am an object to his master; In terms of military strength, I am not enough for him. Once a war starts, will there be more defeats than victories?

"Now that you own the four provinces of Sichuan, Shaanxi, Gansu and Jinjin, and as the leader of the New China Party, it seems that you are cooking oil and flowers are flourishing, but there are countless crises hidden under it. In the final analysis, we are a guest army, but we only relied on the opportunity of last year's military revival to oppose the guest to occupy the magpie's nest, such as Zhang Fenghui and Jing Bemu in Shaanxi, Yin Changheng and Zhang Peijue in Sichuan, who used to be influential and powerful in the local area, and are still serving in the government. If they are defeated in Hubei, coupled with the lack of local garrisons, who can guarantee that they will not disagree? Sichuan and Shaanxi are in chaos, and the general trend will go! ”

Hearing what Chen Xunen said, Sun Yuanqi couldn't help but be shocked: since the crossing, with his understanding of the general trend of history, coupled with the help of his uncle and grandfather Sun Jianai and other relatives and friends, it has been smooth sailing, and he has not encountered any downfalls. But how can the god of fate always favor him? If there is really a chaos in Sichuan and Shaanxi, I am afraid that the two armies in Tibet will not return, and Zhang Jian, Tang Shouqian and others will also betray and leave, as for themselves? can be safe and stable but remnant, it can be regarded as Yuan Shikai and others have taken care of it! The slogan of rejuvenating the country through education and saving the country through industry will only become a laughing stock, because at that time, the schools and industries under his name had already been confiscated!

Just when Sun Yuanqi was pondering, Yang Jie put down the telegram and said: "What Yan and the virtuous brother said is very reasonable, the so-called 'don't think about victory, think about defeat first', so it is also human nature. But in my personal opinion, I think Yan and Brother Xian are a little too pessimistic, and they only see the harm, but not the benefits! ”

Chen Xunen was a little surprised: "I want to hear the high theory!" ”

"I don't dare to take the word 'high theory', but Yang has some humble opinions, and I also ask Mr. Heyan and the virtuous brother to give advice!" After speaking, Yang Jie stood up and gestured on the national map in the study: "Sir, please see, this is the Yangtze River, from Sichuan Kuizhou Mansion out of the Three Gorges is to Hubei Yichang Mansion, until Huangzhou Mansion entered Anhui territory, in Hubei as long as more than 1,000 kilometers, at present the Yangtze River is the most important traffic lifeline between Sichuan and other provinces.

"This is the Shinan Mansion of Hubei Province, adjacent to Youyang Prefecture in Sichuan, where the content of Artemisia annua is the highest, and it has always been the main raw material source of Youyang Pharmaceutical Factory, a pharmaceutical company. This is the Hanyang Mansion in Hubei Province, where the Hanyang Iron Works is located today, the largest iron factory in China. At present, China Industrial Machinery Company has controlled 60% of Hanyeping Company and is the largest shareholder.

What do students mean by that? The students just want to show that as long as we accept Fang Xuchu's surrender, we will have a bad relationship with Li Huangpi. And he may choke the shipping of the Yangtze River at any time and cut off the flow of goods from us to the outside world; It is also possible to resell the yellow artemisia from Shi Nan Fu to others, so that the Youyang Pharmaceutical Factory lacks raw materials and stops production; You can also do something to Han Yeping Company and keep it in a state of maintenance for three days. ”

Chen Xunen said: "Then we will reject Fang Xuchu?" ”

Yang Jie said: "But Yan and his brother also said just now that most of the members of the generals under Fang Xuchu's command are officers trained since Zhang Nanpi (Zhang Zhidong) supervised Hubei, which can just make up for the shortcomings of our army and greatly improve the combat effectiveness of our army." ”

Chen Xunen gritted his teeth and sighed: "The so-called 'poisonous snake stings his hand, and the strong man breaks his wrist', compared to the long-term situation of Sichuan, I have to cut off Fang Xuchu's generals!" ”

Yang Jie said: "Have you ever thought about it, since Hubei is so important, why not take it for yourself?" Now is a godsend! (To be continued......)

PS: Now it's a daily shift. I really miss the days when there were two watches a day!