There was another panic in the presidential palace, and Liang Shiyi, Duan Qirui, and others, who were presiding over the situation outside, were also urgently summoned into the palace. After Yuan Shikai's condition stabilized a little, Yuan Keding turned around and asked: "My father is slightly ill, and it may take a while to recover, but now the situation is urgent, and it must be dealt with quickly, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable." Mr. Yansun, what's going on in Congress? ”

Listening to Yuan Keding's tone, he seemed to be the successor of the president.

Liang Shiyi was slightly stunned, and immediately replied respectfully: "Back to the eldest young master, the parliament has been surrounded by water, and the supply of food and water has been cut off, and they have not eaten a grain of rice since the morning. At present, the members of the Civic Party are actively guiding, and by eight or nine o'clock in the evening, the New China Party will also be starved to the dark, ensuring that the presidential election will be a matter of course! ”

Yuan Keding sneered a few times: "Those parliamentarians are all cheap bones that eat hard and not soft, and they have to be hungry for a few meals to know what it means to be powerful!" If I had given them some color earlier, the dust had already settled on the presidential election, so why should there be such twists and turns today? ”

Liang Shiyi only has the only name of yes.

Yuan Keding said: "My father had previously instructed that as long as the president is elected, all important members of the New China Party and the Kuomintang will be arrested for rebellion. What does Mr. Yansun plan to do after the arrest? You can't offer them like ancestral tablets, right? ”

Liang Yansun hesitated and said: "If Sun Baixi is arrested, the situation in the whole country is under my control, and all important members of the New China Party and the Kuomintang will be arrested for rebellion." Even sentencing and execution. Now that Sun Baixi has escaped, the situation is infinitely uncertain. I'm afraid how to deal with the congressmen needs to wait for the big boss to sober up before thinking about it in the long run! ”

Yuan Keding was a little unhappy: "How about the long-term planning method?" ”

Liang Yansun hurriedly explained: "According to the previously passed House Act, members of both houses may not be arrested or placed under surveillance except for current offenders, except with the permission of their own houses or congressional committees. Even members of both houses who have been arrested for ongoing offences should report the reasons to their respective houses or congressional committees immediately after their arrest. That is to say, there is nothing wrong with the law in besieging it in Congress; But they must be detained, imprisoned, and even tried and convicted. It obviously violates the above laws and is easy to become a handle for others to attack!

"More crucially, after the news of the siege of the National Assembly, the proposal to elect the president, and the forcible search of the headquarters of the New China Party, etc., are made public by the media, we will soon become the target of national public opinion. Although I have thought of this result before, I never expected that Sun Baixi would bite back from the plan, in a vain attempt to kill my Beiyang in one fell swoop! Once Sun Baixi took advantage of the momentum of public opinion and the power of the plane to point his sword at the Beijing Division, we had no chance of winning in a hurry.

"In this case. We can only temporarily shift the blame for threatening the National Assembly and besieging the headquarters of the New China Party on someone in the army, saying that he was aroused by righteous indignation, confused, and arrogant, and made such a rebellious act, and the Great Presidential Office will severely deal with him! If we arrest and try legislators now, how can we shirk our culpability and clear the reputation of the marshal in the future? ”

Duan Qirui suddenly jumped up when he heard this: "Liang Yansun." What do you mean? Do you want to pull Tang Yunting (Major General Tang Tianxi, Brigade Commander of the Fifth Brigade of the Third Division of the Army), Zhang Zhizhong (Major General and Brigade Commander Zhang Hongkui of the Sixth Brigade of the Third Division of the Army) out of the top tank, or do you want Cao Zhongshan (Lieutenant General and Division Commander Cao Kun of the Third Division of the Army) or Duan Mou to go out and carry the black pot? You pat your chest and think about it, Duan, Cao Zhongshan, or Tang Yunting, Zhang Zhizhong, which one is not loyal to the handsome? Which is not acting on orders? Why should something happen to us and make us infamy! Tell you Liang Yansun, two years ago, Yao Zhishan (Yao Baolai), the second co-commander of the Praetorian Guard, was against the water, but Yin Jian is not far away! ”

More than two years ago. Zaitao, the military advisor of the Qing court, was provoked by the Japanese counselor in China, Shimada Han, and sent the Praetorian Guard to besiege Jingshi University several times. provoked Sun Yuan to be furious, and in a fit of rage, he sent a plane over the Forbidden City, threatening to blow up Beijing, which frightened the Empress Dowager Longyu. In order to calm down the incident, the regent Zaifeng put all the blame on Yao Baolai, the second co-commander of the Praetorian Guard, saying that Yao Baolai acted recklessly, and the Military Advisory Office and the Cabinet did not know about it, and planned to severely punish Yao Baolai. Who knew that after Yao Baolai heard the news, he directly surrendered to Sun Yuanqi with the fourth standard of the Second Association, the most effective member of the Praetorian Guard, completely changing the military pattern in the capital, which also indirectly led to the abdication of the Qing Emperor.

Everyone here had personally experienced this incident and knew everything about it, but when they suddenly heard Duan Qirui compare it to the Third Division, they couldn't help but change their faces greatly. Yuan Keding was also taken aback, and shouted: "Chief Zhiquan, what do you mean by this?" Do you want to emulate Yao Zhishan? ”

Duan Qirui realized that he had lost his words, and hurriedly defended: "Big young master, how dare the handsome recreate Duan Mou's kindness?" It's just that Secretary General Yansun intended to blame Duan and the Third Division just now, Duan was so angry that he didn't choose to say anything, and I ask for forgiveness for the offense! ”

Yuan Keding nodded: "Although Chief Zhiquan is open-mouthed, his original intention is still good. The Beiyang armies were founded by my father, and it has been more than 20 years now, and they have always been loyal, which is the foundation of our Beiyang system, how can they be casually dealt with to hurt the morale of the army? Although Secretary General Yansun is thinking about his father, there is indeed something wrong with blaming the Third Division! As for Sun Baixi's troops moving eastward, the situation is indeed quite worrying, but our army may not have the strength to fight. With the help of Britain, Japan and other countries, we will definitely be able to win the battle! ”

Liang Yansun saw that Yuan Keding was not familiar with military affairs, but he deliberately pretended to be a superior, and he also pulled and beat himself and Duan Qirui and other Beiyang elders, he couldn't help but sneer secretly in his heart, and immediately bowed down and asked: "Then how to deal with the congressman, please show the eldest young master!" ”

Yuan Keding pondered for a moment and replied slowly: "The postponement of the presidential election has caused my father to be exhausted, so he fainted twice yesterday and today. It can be said that now that the situation of the country and the health of my father are so corrupt, the New China Party and the Kuomintang members of the Senate and the House of Representatives are to blame! If there is no punishment and setting an example for future generations, how will Congress be controlled in the future? So in my opinion, it's better to lock up a group of these parliamentarians and kill a group of them, so as to ensure that other parliamentarians will bow down and be silent! ”

Everyone looked at each other in shock: Is Yuan Keding crazy? Now that the situation is like this, there is no time to save himself, and he has to arrest parliamentarians and even execute a number of them. Does he really think that there are not enough disasters and not enough chaos?

But everyone didn't dare to oppose it openly, otherwise they would annoy Master Yuan, and they would not have to wear small shoes every day in the future? Of course, they didn't dare to approve, otherwise Yuan Shikai would wake up and probably wouldn't be able to relieve his hatred if he was chopped alive! Yuan Keding is his own son, at most he was beaten badly; But he is not loved by his grandmother and uncle, and if he is not careful, he will become a scapegoat, and his career will be bleak, and his life will be difficult to protect. Therefore, everyone can only be silent.

Yuan Keding thought that they were all thinking about the feasibility of their plan, and continued: "Mr. Douzhan (Ruan Zhongshu) said it well before, we are now difficult to ride a tiger and difficult to collect the water, and there is no way back at all, so we can only move forward bravely like a pawn crossing the river." Now that my father is bedridden due to illness, I can't serve for the time being, and I hope that everyone will work together to help the difficult times! Mr. Yansun, the president of the Congress has not yet been elected, and you are still in command, so please take charge of the rest of the matter! After speaking, he got up and bowed deeply to Liang Shiyi.

Liang Shiyi hurriedly got up and supported Yuan Keding: "The eldest young master is polite." This is Liang's business, how can I ask for it? ”

Yuan Keding said to Zhao Bingjun again: "Mr. Zhi'an, 'don't say what you do, don't tell what you do'." Although the search for the New China Party Headquarters did not capture Sun Yuanqi's dog thief, it was just bad luck, not a crime of war! I hope that Mr. Tomo-an can regroup and communicate with Mr. Zhu Erdenio, the British Minister to China, and Mr. Madotaro Yamaza, the Japanese Minister to China, as soon as possible, to see if a loan agreement can be reached. Keding, please! ”

Immediately afterwards, he said to Duan Qirui: "Chief Zhiquan, I heard from Mr. Dou Zhan that Sun Yuanqi hid hundreds of elites near Jingshi University, and there were countless light and heavy weapons of all kinds, and the students of Jingshi University and the affiliated middle school often underwent military drills, so they could form an army in a moment, and their combat strength was no less than that of a brigade. It is hoped that Commander Zhiquan will order General Zhizhong to lead the Sixth Brigade to set up a defensive position to the west, defend the safety of the capital, and not give Xiaoxiao a chance to take advantage of it. Please! ”

After listening to Yuan Keding's deployment, everyone walked out of the presidential palace with a tiger face.

Liang Shiyi's secretary Ye Gongqiu saw that the proprietor's face was not very good-looking, so he asked with concern: "My lord, the president sent someone to hurriedly invite you back, what happened in the mansion?" ”

Liang Shiyi said angrily: "Sun Baixi didn't know who he got the news from, he actually escaped before the siege, and at this moment he was in Datong to announce a telegram to the whole country, and the marshal fainted again when he heard the news, so Master Yuan hurriedly sent someone to invite a few of us to the presidential palace for discussion." ”

"Sun Baixi fled to Datong? That's trouble! Ye Gongqiu slapped his leg and shouted.

Liang Shiyi nodded: "Yufu is right, once Sun Baixi escapes, the situation between the enemy and us will be reversed immediately, and our trouble will come." Now that we are not ready to go to war with Sun Baixi, and we are at a disadvantage in public opinion, at this time, we should show the courage of a strong man to break his wrist and give up his car to protect the commander, and try our best to delay time. But Master Yuan is good, he still wants to kill and lock up a group of parliamentarians of the New China Party and the Kuomintang, and he really doesn't know how to write the word 'death'! ”

Ye Gong was dumbfounded: "What, at this time, Young Master Yuan still wants to kill the councilor?" How can he kill the parliamentarians, he clearly wants to kill the president! My lord, what should we do now? ”

"What to do? Cold! Liang Shiyi replied coldly: "It is said that 'medicine does not die of disease, and the Buddha is destined for people', since some people are determined to die, then what can we do?" The Congress, for the time being, will hold its ground, and if the president cannot be elected at 9 or 10 o'clock in the evening, bring them some tea. If there is a food delivery, don't stop it too much. By the way, didn't Tang Shaochuan (Tang Shaoyi) call last time to slightly show a bit of solicitation? Later, you call him back and give him a brief indication that the matter can be discussed. Be careful to be secretive, don't let Dashuai and Zhao Zhi'an see any clues! (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. )