Jiang Zhiqing was stunned: "Why did Mr. Huizi say this? Now public opinion at home and abroad is unanimously optimistic about Zhao Zhi'an's cabinet! ”

Yang Du pouted: "As you said, Zhao Zhi'an is the head of the government, and the newspapers around the country have to give him a little thin noodles; It is the new prime minister again, and the people will inevitably have some expectations. The fastest update is 78xs//So at present, public opinion at home and abroad is blowing the conch. However, how the situation develops does not depend on the current guidance of public opinion, but on the results of the game between several major political forces in the country. ”

Jiang Zhiqing said: "Then why does Mr. Wanzi think that there will be more chaos in the future? ”

Yang Du replied: "What kind of person Yuan Xiangcheng is, you and I know very well, he is capable, skillful, and ambitious, and he has never been willing to be subordinate. Since Huan Shang's seclusion, he attached more importance to the power in his hands, so he demanded power from the imperial court again and again until the fall of the Manchu Dynasty. Seeing that the revolutionary forces in the south were growing in their wings, while threatening the troops, they did not forget to show goodwill for peace talks, and again and again seized benefits from the hands of the Republic of China, until he moved north, and he became the provisional president.

"The interim president is already the supreme head of state, but will Yuan Xiangcheng be satisfied? No, absolutely not! Soon after becoming president, he felt that the responsible cabinet was deliberately hollowing out the president by monopolizing the affairs of the whole country; Moreover, Tang Shaochuan often relied on his old identity to criticize the decrees of the Presidential Palace, which was quite restrictive, so he wanted to drive Tang Shaochuan away. Now that Tang Shaochuan has finally left his post, the prime minister of the cabinet has replaced his confidant Zhao Zhi'an, so that he can get what he wants again.

"Again and again, he did not let his ambition be satisfied, but also made his ambition swell. After the replacement of the Prime Minister. What else would he do? Changing the responsible cabinet system to the presidential system? Change the interim president to the president, change the president to the lifelong president, and finally add the yellow robe and pass on the throne? No matter what measures he wants to take in the future. The League, Sun Baixi, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Jin, and the New China Party will all become stumbling blocks to him. Wouldn't that be a bigger mess? ”

Jiang Zhiqing was disapproving: "I'm just afraid that Mr. Huizi is a little unfounded, right?" It is true that as you said, Yuan Xiangcheng is indeed ambitious, and the replacement of the prime minister of the cabinet with Zhao Zhi'an is because he wants to further control the power. But don't forget that this Cho cabinet is only a temporary transition, and it will come to an end once the results of the parliamentary elections at the end of the year are available. And recent polls show that the alliance that opposes Yuan Xiangcheng has the best chance of winning. It is very likely that the next zhèngfǔ will be the first cabinet of Song 遁chu, and it will be a purely political party cabinet. The successful reorganization of the League and its victory in the Diet election will create a situation in which the two powers of the Beiyang Department and the League will be opposed and mutually restrained in the country. This will undoubtedly greatly curb the expansion of Yuan Xiangcheng's ambitions. Naturally, there would not have been the situation that Mr. Huizi had expected. ”

Yang Du said: "The root cause of the chaos is precisely the successful reorganization of the League and its victory in the congressional elections!" In the past, under the leadership of Sun Yat-sen and Huang Keqiang, there were factions, disputes, and uneven members. You can barely get it together. Now the revolution succeeded. The members have lost their goals, and they are busy fighting for power and profit, dividing the fruits of the revolution, and their sense of identity and belonging to the League has become weaker, and even from time to time there are remarks that 'the revolutionary army rises, the revolutionary party disappears', and 'destroys the party and builds the party', which seems to be falling apart for a while.

In Yuan Xiangcheng's view, although Sun Yat-sen and Huang Keqiang are also heroes, they are born with defects in political experience, financial management ability, military literacy, etc. So there's nothing to be afraid of. In addition, the New China Party and the Republican Party have sprung up one after another, wantonly grabbing seats in the provisional Senate and cabinet. The Beiyang system is actually in a transcendent position of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight. Therefore, Yuan Xiangcheng had the patience to put on a posture of humility and courtesy, intending to slowly plot the situation of national division and political party disputes.

"Who would have thought that a Song Dunchu would emerge in the League, not only integrating the resources of various branches of the League internally, uniting and unifying the Republican Party and other groups outside, but also wanting to form a pure political party cabinet through the victory in the congressional election, which completely shattered Yuan Xiangcheng's previous wishful thinking. In the past, when he couldn't endanger himself, Yuan Xiangcheng could naturally let it go; Now that he actually intends to confront himself, he will definitely not sit idly by. Yuan Xiangcheng has always admired strength and despised rules; Song Dun was young and frivolous at the beginning, sharp and sharp, and he was not good at stubble. Once the two conflict, do you think things can end well? ”

Jiang Zhiqing replied indifferently: "Since they want to make trouble, let them make trouble, we can just sit back and reap the benefits." ”

Yang Du was still worried: "It is naturally best to be able to reap the benefits of fishing, but I am afraid that there will be no eggs under the nest!" ”

Jiang Zhiqing said: "What are you afraid of? As long as we have enough food, we are not afraid of anyone stumbling up. Regardless of whether he is the Alliance or the Beiyang Army, let's try it? Chop off their paws! ”

Listening to Jiang Zhiqing's murderous words, Yang Du smiled at it, and immediately asked: "Yang Mouzi is busy with the start of various factories, the mining of Panzhihua iron ore, and the foreigners invited by Baixi to inspect and revise the northwest development plan, and he is so busy all day that he has no time to ask about the Sichuan army's entry into Tibet. I happened to meet you today, tell me how the situation is now? ”

Jiang Zhiqing said: "It's okay!" At the beginning of June, the Sichuan army arrived at Batang on the Sichuan-Tibet border, and contacted the troops stationed in Xīzàng, Sang, Angquzong, and Bozong, Cheng Fengxiang, and learned that although the situation in Xīzàng was eroded, it was still under control, so they continued to advance. On the way to Jiangka, they encountered thousands of Tibetan cavalry marching south from the area of Chamuduo and Basu, and as a result, they were bombarded indiscriminately by more than 100 mortars of our Sichuan army, and they were immediately defeated. They didn't even touch the wooden fence in front of them, and they fled. According to post-war statistics, at least 900 enemy men were killed and countless horses, cattle and sheep were captured, which completely reduced the logistical pressure on our army.

"It is precisely because of the momentum of Jiangka's battle that they have not encountered any strong obstacles on the way to Tibet since then, and it is estimated that they have arrived in the area of Jini and Shuoka with the new xīzàng chief officer Cheng Fengxiang and others at this time, right? It is said that the British ambassador to China, Zhu Erdian, has been lobbying Yuan Xiangcheng since the beginning of the year, asking Zhongyāngzhèngfǔ to make Thubten Gyatso the head of the whole Tibet, and the other titles remain the same. I don't know what benefits Mr. Sun promised Yuan Xiangcheng, but he never let go. Seeing that our army had entered Tibet, Zhu Erdian asked the British army stationed in India to escort Thubten Gyatso from Kalimpong to Tibet. If they meet our Sichuan army, I am afraid that there will be a fierce battle! ”

Yang Du asked again: "Is there any news about Xu Shuzheng's department who took the Qinghai-Tibet line to outflank him?" ”

Jiang Zhiqing scratched his head: "Xu Shuzheng's department is mainly cavalry, and Qinghai is very desolate and vast, so the news is inconvenient to transmit, and the news is first transmitted to Zhang Yuhe (Zhang Shiying) in Gansu and Zhao Xingzhi in Shaanxi, and then forwarded to me through their hands, so we don't know much about the dynamics of Xu Shuzheng's department, and the latest news is also a month ago." However, judging by the telegram, they are progressing fairly well. According to the telegram, Xu Shuzheng's troops first cooperated with Zhang Yuhe (Zhang Shiying) and Cheng Huchen (Cheng Ziyin) in the 45th Mixed Association to attack Gansu at the turn of the summer in Chūn, and then entered Qinghai from Lanzhou and Xining.

In Qinghai, they did not encounter too many obstacles, and the purpose was mainly to announce the existence of our army to the Mongolian and Tibetan princes, nobles, lamas, etc., and then entangled some of the kings of Doluo County, Beile, Taiji, and Dangar Gongsheng Yang Yeping, Xining Juren Ding Yaokui and other celebrities, and established the Qinghai Governor's Mansion in Hainan (Hainan refers to the south of Qinghai Lake), and Xu Shuzheng was elected as the governor. Then the soldiers divided into two routes, one to patrol in Qinghai, and the other to Tanggula Pass, preparing to go south. ”

Yang Du was quite satisfied after listening: "This is very good! The establishment of the Qinghai Metropolitan Government means that Qinghai has been established as a province, and at least 10 deputies and 10 senators will be elected in the parliamentary elections at the end of the year. Although our New China Party may not be able to win all the seats in the province, at least it has taken the lead for now, and even if the League and the Republican Party exert their efforts, it will be difficult for them to perform well. ”

Jiang Zhiqing bowed slightly, and then asked, "After you finish asking me, it's my turn to ask you." Let me ask you, Chen Yangquan was thrown by you to build a road in a poor ravine in southern Sichuan before, and I haven't heard from him for a while, shouldn't I be tortured to death by you? Although we don't want to see him, after all, he is the secretary for internal affairs sent by the presidential palace, and he is still Mr. Sun's cheap student, so it's hard to explain if he died! ”

Yang Du shook his fan and laughed: "Yang naturally knows how to measure, how can he kill him and embarrass everyone?" It's just that I saw that he was quite strategic in building roads in southern Sichuan, and he made a lot of contributions, so I invited him to mediate the contradictions between the Han, Tibetan, Qiang, and Yi ethnic groups in western Sichuan. You also know that the mountains in western Sichuan are high and densely forested, sparsely populated, and there are many contradictions between various ethnic groups, so it is normal for you not to hear from him for a while. ”

Jiang Zhiqing was relieved: "It's good if you don't die, it's good if you don't die!" In fact, this Chen Yangquan is really a talent, don't do too much in everything, and it is enough to experience one or two times. If we offend him too hard, we may become a big problem in the future. ”

Yang Du nodded when he heard this: "The Governor of Zhongzheng and I have a kinship!" Yang originally thought the same way, and was going to wait for him to finish the matter this time and transfer him back to Chengdu, carefully observe for a period of time, if he has no second thoughts, it will be of great use, and at the beginning of next year, he will be sent to Chongqìng, responsible for assisting Liu Mingzhao and Yin Changheng in Sichuan's attack on the two lakes. In the final analysis, Sichuan is just a place to defend it, and if you want to make a difference, you must take a peek at the two lakes after all, and go straight to Jiangsu and Zhejiang! Governor of Zhongzheng, haven't you ever thought about returning home? ”

Jiang Zhiqing also sighed: "'Wealth does not return to his hometown, such as clothes and brocade at night', Jiang naturally wants to go back to see it at all times." Everyone says that it is impossible to enter Sichuan, but I still think Jiangsu and Zhejiang are the best. In order to go home early, it seems that I have to train more jīng soldiers, and I am ready to go down the east of the river at any time! (To be continued......)