Sun Yuanqi was stunned: Didn't the boss say that this Wang Zhongtang "has always advocated foreign affairs"? How can it be so xenophobic?

Wang Zhongtang threw the folding fan on the table of the Eight Immortals, and said indignantly: "A few days ago, the country of Žesbania actually sent an envoy to China to ask for a new covenant. Don't they know how much help our government and the opposition helped them in the past two years when we were fighting a war with Russia in the northeast? It's shameful! Thankful! Repay virtue with resentment! Shameless! “

Seeing Wang Zhongtang's indignant appearance, Sun Yuanqi's head was a little short-circuited: Wasn't it Japan that had been at war in the Northeast and Russia in the past two years?

At that moment, he asked tentatively: "Zhongtang, Risibania is the Spanish country of Europe, and Japan is fighting in the northeast, it seems that they are two countries, right?" ”

Wang Wenshao straightened his face and said: "How do you know that this is not the Japanese devils hoping to conclude a treaty, lest our dynasty deliberately change the name of the country and try to get away with it if it does not agree?" Even if, as you said, Spain is also known as Japan, and it can have two in one country, but Anzhi Japan can't have two in one country! “

These words made Sun Yuan feel anxious on the outside and tender on the inside, he wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, he wanted to defend but didn't dare to defend himself, and he almost didn't suffocate his internal injuries for a while.

After saying a few words, Sun Yuanqi hurriedly got up and said goodbye. After leaving the palace, he laughed heartily for a while, and after laughing, he couldn't help but sigh: You said that the deputy prime ministers of the country are all at this level, how can you expect to punish national thieves at home and fight for sovereignty abroad?

When they arrived near the Rongqing Mansion, the school worker who was in charge of keeping an eye came to report: Half an hour ago, Rong Shangshu and Yuan Gongbao entered the courtyard and never came out. Sun Yuanqi looked at the sky, now it is estimated that it is half past ten in the morning, it is estimated that they will eat at half past eleven or twelve o'clock, the time is very good, so that they will stay in for more than ten or twenty minutes and come out, I believe they will not stay long.

So he took Lao Zheng to the gate of the Rong Mansion, I don't know if there are other regulations of the imperial court or for some reason, Sun Yuanqi feels that the luxury of the gate of the Rong Mansion is better than that of Sun and Wang, and even the concierge is looking up with his head. Seeing that the person who came was a young stranger he didn't know, the porter didn't bother to raise his eyelids. Only after stuffing a large piece of silver, did he lazily get up to take the famous thorn and go into the courtyard to report.

Rong Qing invited Yuan Shikai this time, in addition to contacting feelings, he also had the meaning of asking him for advice. As mentioned above, last year, Rongqing proposed that the time for constitutionalism was not yet fully ripe and that it was necessary to take a long-term view, which won the favor of the Empress Dowager Cixi. As a result, not long after the end of the New Year, Yuan Shikai, the governor of Zhili, Zhang Zhidong, the governor of Huguang, and Zhou Fu, the acting governor of Liangjiang, jointly called for the implementation of a constitutional monarchy twelve years later: two months later, the Empress Dowager Cixi summoned Duanfang, the governor of Hunan, and Duanfang also asked for a constitution. It is said that the situation at that time was as follows:

Duan Fang had actively participated in the reform of the law, but he was a banner man and a rare talent among the banner people, so Cixi did not punish him very severely. At this meeting, Cixi asked jokingly: "The new policies you asked for back then have now been implemented, do you think there is anything that has not been done?" "The implication is that Lafayette is also a law-changer who has opened up democracy, if you didn't make trouble back then, why would we make trouble in this field!

Since Duan Fang is a talent, he naturally has the temper of a talent, and immediately replied: "The constitution has not yet been established." "It means that the new policies you are now implementing such as running schools, abolishing imperial examinations, building railways, and building factories are all trivial, and you have not yet taken steps towards the key constitutional monarchy!

Cixi is not what we imagined in later generations, listening to operas, visiting gardens, beating eunuchs, eating and drinking, and abusing palace maids, on the contrary, in her spare time to deal with busy government affairs, she often read translated Western newspapers and read some foreign books, so she naturally knew that constitutionalism was towards democracy. Therefore, the color of the floor on his face changed, and he asked sharply: "What is the benefit of constitutionalism to my Qing Dynasty?" ”

Duan Zhengse replied: "Constitutionalism can make the emperor hereditary!" “

Cixi laughed angrily: "The mourning family has finally gained insight today, it turns out that the emperor also has a hereditary replacement!" “

Since the Wei and Jin dynasties, China's hereditary system has generally been divided into two types: "hereditary replacement" and "ordinary hereditary". Ordinary hereditary, that is, the number of hereditary successions is limited, and each time it is inherited, the inheritor can only inherit a title one level lower than the inherited. Hereditary replacement, on the other hand, means that the number of hereditary successions is unlimited and the inheritor inherits the original title of the inherited. Therefore, the various dynasties did not easily grant hereditary titles. By the Song Dynasty, hereditary succession was basically abolished. In the Ming Dynasty, the royal family was hereditary. As for the hereditary titles of the Qing Dynasty, the main title is the Iron Hat King.

That is to say, "hereditary replacement" generally refers to subordinates: and the emperor, as the son of heaven, is a heaven-given imperial power, which is inherently immovable, so how can there be such a thing as "hereditary replacement"?

However, even the flag people said this, which still touched the Empress Dowager Cixi very much. In order to appease the people, Cixi then sent five ministers, including Zai Ze, Duan Fang, Dai Hongci, Shang Qiheng, and Li Shengfeng, to inspect the constitution and prepare for political reform.

It doesn't matter if the five ministers are sent to go abroad for investigation, this is a hurry to watch the lively Rongqing on the sidelines: What does the Queen Mother mean by this? Last year, I was asked to preach that it was not suitable for the constitution, so why did I change my course this year? Am I being marginalized?

Rong Qing has always admired Yuan Shikai, who is as old as himself, and when he saw him enter Beijing this time, he hurriedly invited him to his home for a small gathering, wanting to explore his tone and guess what he meant in the palace. 

As the saying goes, wine is the doctor of love, and tea is the color matchmaker. When the two met, they first recalled the eventful years of the past, and then discussed the wind and snow in the eight alleys while drinking tea, and immediately it was their turn to complain to each other at the noon wine table, and suddenly a family member sent a prayer post. It's like preparing to turn the phoenix upside down, the mobile phone is ringing wildly, which is really disappointing!

Rong Qing took it over and took a look, it turned out to be that Yang Jinshi and Ye Hanlin, he didn't want to see him in the first place, but now he came to make a big splash, and in anger, he was about to say "no". , Who knew that the words on this Hanlin worship post were huge, Yuan Shikai saw it, and was surprised: "Hey, this is the Sun Yuanqi of Jingshi University, right?" ”。

Rong Qing hurriedly put "gone". The two words were swallowed back into his stomach, and he asked with a smile on his face: "What, Brother Weiting knows him?" ”。

Yuan Shikai shook his head: "I heard from foreigners that this person is a grandmaster of the Gezhixue generation, and the foolish brother wants to see him, but he has always been afraid." ”。

Rong Qing said with a smile: "Then let Brother Weiting meet you today!" Let's see what exactly is "seeing each other as if not seeing?" Or is it "better to be famous than to meet?" ”。 After that, he hurriedly instructed his family to invite Sun Yuanqi in.

Sun Yuanqi saw two people sitting in the room outside the hall, and thought to himself: The one sitting in the main seat is undoubtedly Rongqing Rongshangshu: and the person sitting in the guest seat next to him must be Yuan Shikai.

When the two saw Sun Yuanqi enter the house, they also got up to greet each other. At the moment of greeting, Sun Yuanqi looked at the two of them: Rongqing's face was neat, and he thought he was a person who was upright and conservative. Although Rong Qing was also considered dignified, he stood there, but he looked much smaller, and his brilliance was all covered by the person next to him. So Sun Yuanqi is more about examining this "sorry" Chinese people". The thief of the country.

Yuan Shikai is a short and fat man of more than one meter and a half, with a short figure, a thick neck and short legs. Legend has it that he is the "Ten Men of the West Mountain". The reincarnation of one of the toad essences, looking at this figure, is indeed in place. But being short doesn't mean that the aura is small! Taizong of the Red Dynasty is also a short man, but people can control the scene wherever they go. The same is true of the man in front of him. If there is really a so-called "hegemony" in the world. Sun Yuanqi believes that there is a lot of it in the person in front of him.

Only in this way can he write "Daye Dragon Fang Sting, Central Plains Deer is Fat" at the age of thirteen. Couplets!

Only in this way was he able to become a "Minister of Commerce and Trade Relations with the Prime Minister of North Korea" at the age of 23. Status: stationed in the vassal state of Korea, assisting North Korea in training a new army and controlling taxes!

Only in this way can he ask Li Lizhang, a heavy minister of the late Qing Dynasty, to write down "bloody loyalty, talent and sensitivity, and the overall situation can be held alone" when he was in his early thirties. Comments!

Only in this way can he gather a large number of outstanding figures in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China, such as Xu Shichang, Duan Qirui, Feng Guozhang, Wang Shizhen, Cao Jin, Zhang Xun, Duan Zhigui, Tang Shaoyi, Li Chun, etc.!

The cold blindness is over, and they sit down. Rong Qing and Sun Yuanqi have nothing to do, and Sun Yuanqi and Rong Qing have nothing to talk about, saying "Today's weather hahaha". After that, he was relatively speechless, just waiting for Rong Shangshu to serve tea to the guests in a few minutes, and he slipped away.

Who would have thought that Yuan Gongbao had a strong interest in Western science, and pulled Sun Yuan to ask questions, and he couldn't get away for a while. Although Rong Qing had something in his heart, it was not good to drive Sun Yuanqi out when Yuan Shikai was talking about Xingqiang, and he only pretended to listen to him.

Looking at Rong Shangshu's eye darts floating over from time to time, Sun Yuanqi secretly said "bitter" in his heart. : It is estimated that Rong Qing and Yuan Datou are going to talk about some private matters, but they are disturbed by themselves, if they are not interested in slipping away quickly, they will have to wear small shoes in the future!

Just as he was about to get up to say goodbye, Yuan Shikai suddenly asked: "Baixi, you have been in the West for many years, tell me, will the constitutional monarchy work in my Qing Dynasty?" ”。

This question surprised Rong Qing, who was drinking tea and watching the excitement on the side, and said secretly in his heart: "It seems that this Yuan Weiting has long known my intentions!" ”。 Sun Yuanqi was also stunned: Aren't we talking about science, how can it be involved in politics?

Seeing that both of them were staring at him with burning eyes, Sun Yuanqi had no choice but to answer vaguely: "I studied physics and chemistry since I was a child, and I really don't know anything about politics, so it's not good to talk nonsense!" ”。

Yuan Shikai didn't care at all: "Baixi hasn't heard the words of "bystander Qing?" Maybe you outsiders can see it better than us. Now there are only three of us, please talk about it! ”。

Sun Yuanqi has this indignation in his heart, what private things do you two can't talk about? Why are you pulling me in! Anyway, brother, I'm also from here, do you think I don't know that my husband will finish playing in six years? The tiger doesn't threaten you, when I am H than O t, do you call!

Immediately stretched out his left hand and made a "six". The gesture: "Late life said that the constitutional monarchy was not accessible in my Qing Dynasty, and it will be known after six years, so please ask Yuan Gongbao and Rong seniors to check it when the time comes." The two adults are full of high-level affairs and official duties, and it is inconvenient to bother them in their later years, so they will retire! ”。 (To be continued.)