How should we reply to Sun Yuanqi's statement? Yuan Keding is also sad now.

When Yuan Shikai was alive and kicking before, Yuan Keding could be described as arrogant and dry. In his opinion, Sun Yuanqi is the "mountain village husband" (Zhang He scolded Zhuge Liang in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"), "selling shoes" (Cao Cao scolded Liu Bei), Tang Shouqian is "Hao's first horseman, the old thief with gray hair" (Zhuge Liang scolded Wang Langyu), and the rest of Jiang Zhiqing, Zhao Jingxing and other generations, but "inserting the label to sell the first ear" (Guan Yu commented on Yan Liangyu)! At that time, he couldn't wait to replace his father in power, and then sweep Liuhe, annex Kyushu, experienced a hundred battles, and looked at all countries!

Now Yuan Shikai is lying quietly on the bed motionless as he wishes, and the generals and strategists under his command in the past are all bowing to him, and he can give orders as he wants, and this moment seems to be under the control of the world. However, when he received Sun Yuanqi's statement similar to an ultimatum, he was hesitant in his heart and didn't know how to deal with it, only to realize that the position of president was not easy to sit in!

He had no choice but to ask Ruan Zhongshu beside him: "Sun Yuanqi actually issued a statement to openly challenge the authority of our Great Presidential Palace and ask us to respond within 24 hours, which is really arrogant!" Mr. Dou Zhan, how do we reply? ”

Ruan Zhongshu didn't dare to say anything at this time, and replied worriedly: "Young Master, this matter is big, I think it's best to ask Secretary General Yansun, Chief Zhiquan, Mr. Zhi'an and others to come back and discuss the long-term, after all, one person is short and two people are long!" ”

In order to win over Duan Qirui, who was in charge of military power, Yuan Keding deliberately let Liang Shiyi eat the lead. Now Ruan Zhongshu suggested that he invite Liang Shiyi to come over to discuss things, so he was a little reluctant in his heart. But if you want to only invite Duan Qirui, Zhao Bingjun and others and not Liang Shiyi. Surely the beams will be deeper. He sat on the chair where Yuan Shikai often sat and pondered for a long time, and said hesitantly: "Mr. Yansun is busy with the affairs of the Congress now, I'm afraid I won't be able to take a break for a while, right?" ”

Ruan Zhongshu seemed to see Yuan Keding's embarrassment, and hurriedly said: "Senior Young Master, how to deal with Sun Baixi's pressing step by step is the most important thing at the moment. The National Assembly has been heavily surrounded by our troops, and those lawless legislators will not make any trouble, and things over there can be completely slowed down, and it will not hurt a moment sooner or later anyway. You can't be separated from this place. Why don't you just run for you and ask Secretary-General Yansun to come back for the discussion? ”

"It's good!" Since someone took the initiative to ask for help, Yuan Keding was naturally willing to get off the donkey.

Who knew that Ruan Zhongshu turned back less than half an hour after going out, and his face was a little unpleasant. Yuan Keding hurriedly asked, "Why did Mr. Dou Zhan come back so quickly?" What happened? Could it be that Liang Yansun is disrespectful to you? ”

Ruan Zhongshu said in a low voice: "Young Master, Ruan got the exact news from the Congress, saying that the officers and soldiers surrounding the Congress had received a hint from Secretary General Yansun that they had allowed the outside world to deliver food, water, and clothes to the Congress. After learning of the outside news, the parliamentarians all kept silent and stopped talking about the election of the president, and instead denounced the big boss. Therefore, as soon as I arrived at the Congress, I didn't bother to see Secretary General Yansun, so I hurried back to report the situation to you! ”

Yuan Keding was shocked: "You mean Liang Yansun——? ”

At this moment, the doorman came to report: "Young Master, Mr. Zhao Zhi'an Zhao came to visit, claiming that there is an urgent report!" ”

Yuan Keding seems to have grasped a life-saving straw. Hurriedly said: "Please, please!" ”

Zhao Bingjun walked in excitedly, but when he saw Ruan Zhongshu also present, his expression couldn't help but froze. Ruan Zhongshu was also interested, and hurriedly got up and said goodbye: "Young Master." Ruan still has some trivial matters to deal with at home, so he will leave for the time being. Atonement! ”

After Ruan Zhongshu left, Yuan Keding hurriedly asked, "Mr. Zhi'an, what is the urgent matter?" Did something big happen? ”

Zhao Bingjun stepped forward, took out a few pages from his arms and handed them to Yuan Keding: "Young Master, didn't you entrust Zhao to communicate with Mr. Entaro Yamaza, the Japanese minister to China, to see if a loan agreement can be reached?" After receiving the order, Zhao quickly contacted the minister of Yanza, and as a result, he was very much in favor of the Chinese government's use of force to quell Sun Baixi's rebellion, and agreed to borrow money to purchase weapons, promising that as long as the two sides signed an agreement, they could immediately allocate funds. This is the stripe of the Entente that he drew up, please take a look! ”

Since the end of the Qing Dynasty, whenever a treaty was signed with a foreign country, it had to go back and forth for a long time, ranging from ten days and half a month to half a year or even three or five years. For example, on behalf of the Republic of China government, Yuan Shikai signed the "Chinese Government Aftercare Loan Contract" with a banking group of Britain, France, Germany, Russia, and Japan, which lasted for one and a half years. Although Yuan Keding is a little embarrassed, after all, he has rolled in the officialdom and watched and studied with Yuan Shikai for so long, so he still has knowledge.

Yuan Keding remembered that he only gave Zhao Bingjun an order at four or five o'clock in the afternoon, and now it was less than ten o'clock in the evening, and the Japanese minister actually drew up the draft of the treaty. That's a little too fast! So he couldn't help but ask, "Why is it so fast?" ”

Zhao Bingjun said: "Fast? That's because Minister Yanza also heard Sun Baixi's statement asking us to reply within 24 hours, and he knew that our Beiyang Army was seriously short of military expenses and ammunition after the southern expedition, and urgently needed assistance. At present, time was urgent, and there was no room for the two sides to sit down and discuss word by word, so with 120,000 sincerity, he drew up the articles of the treaty in a down-to-earth and speedy manner based on the stance of 'Sino-Japanese friendship and mutual support'. At the same time, we are required to keep it absolutely confidential and reply as soon as possible, so as not to delay the fighter! ”

Yuan Keding took the draft of the agreement with half a doubt and began to review it one by one.

Zhao Bingjun explained on the side: "Young Master, don't look at the more than 20 articles written by the Minister of the Mountain Seat, in fact, the core is such a few points, one is to allow Japan to seize and inherit all the rights and interests of Germany in Shandong, and Shandong Province is not allowed to cede or lease other countries. Prior to this, Shandong's rights and interests had been completely in the hands of Germany, and now the promise to transfer them to Japan was nothing more than a generous gesture to others. If Japan has the ability to seize it, we are optimistic that it will be successful; If Japan does not have that ability, this provision is to draw bread to satisfy hunger; Maybe Japan and Germany will fight for a draw in the bloody battle in Shandong, and we can still reap the benefits of the fisherman!

"The second is to recognize that the Japanese have the privilege of living, traveling, operating industry and commerce, and mining in South Manchuria and eastern Inner Mongolia. The lease period of Lushun and Dalian and the management period of the Nanmanchu and Anbong railways were extended to 99 years. At present, Tsarist Russia is supporting the Jebtsundamba government in Kulen and encouraging the independence of Outer Mongolia. He also made waves in Harbin, Kuanchengzi and other places in the northeast, and the heart of the three eastern provinces was clearly revealed. Now that we allow Japan to enter the Tohoku, we can 'control the ocean with the foreign'. As everyone knows, Japan and Russia are bitter enemies, and they fought a great war in the northeast 10 years ago and formed a deep blood feud. In the future, if we provoke a little bit, maybe they will fight again!

"Third, all ports and islands along China's coast will not be leased or ceded to other countries. Minister Yanza made a special mention of this, saying that there was a question of whether China's territory could remain intact. Nowhere is the most concerned, and most concerned, than the Imperial Government of Japan. In recent decades, China's national strength was relatively weak and it was unable to preserve its territory, so the Japanese Imperial Government had no choice but to wage the Russo-Japanese War and had to ask for trusteeship of Taiwan, Lushun, Dalian and other places. The reason why the Imperial Government of Japan, which has always pursued the doctrine of preserving China's territoriality, is now proposing this article is to ensure that China will not suffer from the cession of land by foreign enemies in the future, and that it can lawfully intervene and mediate at an appropriate time.

"Fourth, the Chinese government must hire Japanese people as political, military, and financial advisers. Fifty years ago, China and Japan were both poor and backward countries that were bullied by the European and American powers, but Japan woke up 40 years ago and carried out reform. Subsequently, the defeat of the Qing Dynasty in the east, the annexation of Korea in the north, and the rejection of Tsarist Russia soon became a world power, and it must have countless points worthy of reference in the political, military, and financial aspects. Japan is now recommending special advisers for China in various fields, with the intention of making the emerging Republic of China more and more developed and the Chinese and Japanese people sharing its blessings. This also fully demonstrates the goodwill of 'Sino-Japanese friendship and mutual support'!

"Fifth, China and Japan jointly set up police and arsenals. In the past, there were many Japanese people who lived in China, did business, and traveled to study. Because of the different systems of the two countries, there are relatively many public security incidents, which often lead to unpleasant endings and affect the friendly relations between China and Japan. In order to further improve the relatively backward Chinese police system, it is in line with Japan's relatively advanced police system. Therefore, Japan has put forward a request for joint policing. As for the joint arsenal, it is because China is not yet self-sufficient in firearms. It is necessary to purchase from foreign countries every year, which not only costs public money, but also varies in style, and it is really inconvenient to replenish ammunition. However, if China wants to unify the country internally and defend itself against the enemy externally, it must reorganize its armaments and enrich its arsenal with excellent weapons. Therefore, the Japanese side put forward the request for joint establishment of the arsenal.

"As for the other provisions, they are trivial, such as allowing the Japanese to have the right to preach in China. Japan and China have the same roots and religions, so what right do they need? It's just that the Japanese government sees that all European and American countries have the right to preach in China, and set up churches in Chinese mainland and assign missionaries to carry out various religious activities, but Japan does not have this right, and its heart is a little unbalanced. Such innocuous clauses have nothing to do with the bigger picture. ”

If Sun Yuanqi was sitting on the side at this moment, and he had learned history well enough, he would definitely shoot the case and shout: "Isn't this the infamous "Twenty-one Articles"?!" In addition, how did Zhao Bingjun snatch all the sophistries of the Japanese side and take them for himself? ”

Yuan Keding was silent on the surface, as if he was thinking about whether the price offered by the Japanese side was reasonable, but in fact, he was slandering in his heart: In the final analysis, the various terms proposed by the Japanese side are nothing more than an attempt to swallow China. It's pure fart!

For example, the purpose of the joint arsenal is to control China's armaments, monopolize arms production, and extract excess profits. In the event of a war between China and Japan, Japan could easily cut off the supply of weapons and ammunition to China, and the Japanese army could also replenish its armaments in China at will. What do you say about China's need to reorganize its armaments and enrich its arsenal with excellent weapons? What a joke! Although Sun Yuanqi is unremarkable in other aspects, he is still unsurpassed in invention and creation. Whether it's all kinds of planes or mortars, which one is not a battlefield weapon? In particular, the Zhonggong 1911 rifle is not comparable to the Murata rifle and the 38 rifle used by the Japanese dwarfs. Do you still need to co-create an arsenal with them? Once the Beiyang Army occupies the Beiping Iron Works and the Hanyang Iron Works, it is still two to say who will cooperate with whom!

Seeing that Yuan Keding didn't say anything, Zhao Bingjun urged: "Young Master, the situation is urgent now, Sun Baixi is menacing, you have to make a decision early!" ”

Yuan Keding hesitated and said: "The signing of the treaty is very important, I think it is better to ask Secretary General Yansun, Chief Zhiquan, Mr. Dou Zhan, Mr. Xingcheng and others to come over and discuss, right?" ”

Zhao Bingjun took out a few pieces of paper from his arms: "Young Master, Zhao just has something important to report to you." According to the intelligence of our side and the Japanese side, it is very likely that Secretary-General Yansun has taken refuge in Sun Baixi through the mediation of Tang Shaochuan, the current chief of civil affairs of Guangdong! These are the messages they have exchanged and exchanged, so please take a look at them. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (qidian.) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please go to m.qidian. )

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