"Alas!" Qiu Liang sighed slightly.

Although he didn't say it explicitly, Sun Yuanqi instantly understood what he meant, and the horror in his heart could be imagined, and his head was even more confused: what the hell is going on, why did Sun Yat-sen attack Song Jiaoren? Is it a long-standing grudge between the two, or a momentary resentment? Is it a difference in political views, or is it a struggle for power? Did Song Jiaoren deserve it, or did Sun Yat-sen deliberately murder him? Is the history textbook wrong, or is it your own butterfly? ……

In any case, Sun Yat-sen's tall image in Sun Yuanqi's heart began to fall apart, and gradually had a tendency to collapse.

Qiu Liang saw that Sun Yuanqi's face was cloudy, so he had to stand there silently, waiting for his final answer.

Sun Yuanqi was shocked, but his heart also turned a thousand times: Do you want to save Song Jiaoren? If it is not saved, history is likely to return to its original track, Yuan Shikai continued to carry the black pot for Sun Yat-sen, and then the second revolution broke out. The advantage of this is that by virtue of one's knowledge of modern history, one can have a certain advantage, although this advantage is becoming less and less, in dealing with certain major issues. But the disadvantages are also obvious: seeing that next year's war is about to break out, China is still in a sharp north-south confrontation, and it is difficult for such national strength to profit from the war, and even Japan will be difficult to resist when it takes the opportunity to invade and occupy Shandong.

Save, the problem is even greater. From now on, Song Jiaoren was very skillful and had a great influence in the Kuomintang, forcing Sun Yat-sen to use assassination to get rid of him; However, his influence is only limited to the north, where the power of the alliance is relatively weak, and it is difficult to compare with Sun Yat-sen, Huang Xing and other predecessors in the south, where the alliance is deeply rooted, and even many old members of the alliance regard him as a hostile person. As a result, he is now trapped in the south and it is difficult to get out, and his life is even in danger.

saved him, the advantage is that once Song Jiaoren returns to the north. The Kuomintang, known as the "largest party in the Congress", will be divided into two parts, the north and the south, and the Kuomintang in the north, headed by Soong Jiaoren, will eventually become a second-rate party because it does not have the strength and territory to guarantee it; The Kuomintang in the south, headed by Sun Yat-sen, has guns and territory, and although it is still the largest force in the south, it will be greatly damaged by this. It is difficult to argue with Yuan Shikai and Sun Yuan in the short term. The New China Party will take over as the largest party in the National Assembly and then form a cabinet to govern.

As for accepting Song Jiaoren as a junior brother, Sun Yuanqi would never dare to think about it. Those who are amazing and brilliant must be unruly and unruly, and those who plan are great. Song Jiaoren is so sharp that even Sun Yat-sen, an old revolutionary, is difficult to control, and Sun Yuanqi dares to put him on the side of the couch? Furthermore, even if Sun Yuanqi saved his life. Song Jiaoren will lead this favor?

Of course. The harm of saving him is equally obvious. Saving Song Jiaoren is undoubtedly a slap in the face of Sun Yat-sen, if Sun Yat-sen completely falls into the arms of Yuan Shikai, then the situation of Sun Yuanqi and the New China Party will be very bad.

Thinking of this, Sun Yuanqi asked in a deep voice, "Mr. Qiu, did you discuss with Chairman Dunchu before you came?" ”

Qiu Liang raised his eyes and looked at Sun Yuanqi, then shook his head silently.

Sun Yuanqi asked again: "Then do you know what the recent plans of Chairman Dunchu are?" For example, after returning to Beijing. ”

Qiu Liang shook his head again: "I met with Dunchu in Shanghai a month ago, but I only talked about the matter of forming a cabinet in the north, and the rest was not discussed in depth. At that time, he had already vaguely revealed his worries about his own situation. Later, I went to Japan for an interview, and found that the situation was indeed quite serious. That's why I don't take the liberty to come to visit Mr., I hope you can turn the tide and help the building to fall. ”

Sun Yuanqi pondered for a moment before replying: "Mr. Qiu, the matter is very high, and it is difficult for Sun to make a decision at a certain time. If you don't dislike it, and allow Sun to think about it for a day, I'll give you an answer tomorrow, I don't know if it's okay? ”

If it is a mouthful of consent, Qiu Liang is afraid that he can't help but doubt Sun Yuanqi's sincerity; Hearing that Sun Yuanqi was going to think about it for a day, Qiu Liang breathed a sigh of relief: "Then I'll wait for Mr. Liang's good news!" ”

After Qiu Liang left, Sun Yuanqi hurriedly took a car to the headquarters of the New China Party, and discussed with Chen Xunen, Yang Yongtai, and Tang Shouqian, Yang Du, Cheng Ziyin, and others who were stranded in Beijing to attend the Second Party Congress of the New China Party and had not returned.

After listening to Sun Yuanqi's brief introduction of the news he had learned from Qiu Liang, Yang Yongtai said: "From what I saw and heard during the campaign in various provinces a few years ago, I can get a rough glimpse of the Anhui, Jiangxi, and Guangdong provinces controlled by the League. Therefore, the murder of Song Jiaoren is likely to be a long-planned plan by Sun Wen to kill two birds with one stone, which can not only get rid of Song Jiaoren, a dissident of the pro-Yuan faction in the party, but also blame Yuan Xiangcheng to provoke a war. We rashly intervene to save Song Jiaoren, but I'm afraid it will not be easy! ”

Chen Xunen said: "Actually, it is very simple for us to save Song Jiaoren, we only need to send Mr. Changqing to the south as a special envoy of the New China Party, and invite Song Jiaoren to Huaxi Garden to discuss the formal convening of the Congress. After arriving at Huaxi Garden, Song Jiaoren was sent to the airport by exchanging the tanuki for the prince, and he could get on the plane and go to Beijing. It only took three or two days before and after, which was guaranteed to catch Sun Wen and the upright people off guard. But the key to the question is not how to save Song Jiaoren, but whether to save Song Jiaoren, and what will happen after saving him? ”

Cheng Ziyin replied impatiently: "What are you doing to save him?" The so-called 'the disaster of others, the celebration of our people', Sun Wen's harm to Song Jiaoren and Yuan Shikai are nothing more than three results: first, Song Jiaoren escaped by chance, then the Kuomintang will split between the north and the south, and its strength will be greatly damaged, and our party can take the opportunity to sit firmly on the throne of the largest party in the Congress; second, if Song Jiaoren dies and Sun Wen fails to do so, then Sun Wen will be ruined, and the Kuomintang will have no leader, and we and Yuan Shikai can take the opportunity to divide the territory of the Kuomintang south of the Yangtze River; third, if Song Jiaoren dies and Sun Wen succeeds in marrying the blame, then the Kuomintang will definitely have a scuffle with Yuan Shikai. We can sit back and watch the success or failure and reap the benefits of the fisherman.

"Since our New China Party can profit no matter what the situation, why bother to save him? And as Mr. said, Song Jiaoren is too sharp, unruly, and doesn't know how to repay his kindness, so it is not only difficult to get the slightest benefit from saving him, but I am afraid that he will set up a strong opponent for himself in the future! Of course, I don't have the slightest good impression of Song Jiaoren, this person talks about democracy, republicanism, and patriotism, but what did he do that was beneficial to the people? At most, he is just a politician who has a thousand words in his mouth but has no plan in his heart, and it is not a pity to die. ”

Sun Yuanqi couldn't help but bow his head slightly, not agreeing with Cheng Ziyin's opinion, but praising his great progress in "going from slave to general" in the past two years. Although he still can't hide his vulgarity in his words, he can talk eloquently and reasonably, which is obviously not the Wuxia Amon of the past.

Tang Shouqian said carefully at this time: "Although it is not a pity for Song Jiaoren's death, but now that someone has come to the door to ask for help, I am afraid that we will not be able to sit idly by, lest when Sun Wen conspires to commit the East Window Incident, we will suffer from the pond fish." Of course, how to save it in the end and whether it can be saved is two words. ”

Sun Yuan nodded and said: "The stinger can be described as an old man seeking a country!" Now that Sun has learned the news, whether in terms of personal reputation or the reputation of our party, we must take action on the matter of Song Jiaoren, which is the bottom line. What do you think about how to act, Son? ”

After serving as the civil affairs minister of Sichuan, Yang Du is still the iconic dress of a long shirt folding fan, but there is obviously a little less ruthlessness between his eyebrows and eyes, adding a little kindness, which seems to have worn off some edges and corners in the government. Seeing Sun Yuanqi asking, he closed the paper fan that had been shaking, and replied in a loud voice: "I heard just now that Yang Weng, Changqing, Huchen, Yan and all of you have a high opinion, Yang is deeply admired, but there is a question in the throat, I want to say it and ask everyone to give advice, that is, if we sit and watch the success or failure, can we really get the benefits of the fisherman?" ”

Without waiting for Cheng Ziyin to refute, Yang Du asked himself and replied: "The answer is obvious, impossible!" Why? Because we first ignored Yuan Xiangcheng's involvement in this matter. A very simple question: since Qiu Liang could think of asking Baixi for help, if we refused, how could he not go to Yuan Xiangcheng? Unless we are sure that we can kill Qiu Liang and the people around him before they go to Yuan Xiangcheng, it is obvious that we can't do this. Moreover, once the news leaks out, it will have a very bad impact on the reputation of Baixi and our New China Party.

"As we all know, Song Jiaoren is a pro-Yuan faction, and if Yuan Xiangcheng saves his life this time, the two are likely to hit it off. Yes, Song Jiaoren is a politician, but he is a politician with an important influence in the northern political arena, a politician with talent, skill, thought, and ability; And Yuan Xiangcheng is a military expert with both strength and prestige. If the two of them join forces, that's our worst enemy! ”

Everyone nodded in unison.

Yang Du said: "Secondly, we ignore our own strength. If you want to watch the excitement and take advantage, you must have enough strength yourself, otherwise you are likely to become a part of the excitement and cheapness. Although we now have Sichuan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Shanxi, Qingdao, and other provinces, we must also see that these provinces are far inferior to North China and Jiangnan in terms of economy, politics, geography, and so on, and we now have two brigades in Tibet to quell the chaos, one division stationed in Outer Mongolia to defend against Tsarist Russia, and one division after brigade to guard western Hubei against the enemies of Hubei and Henan, and we also have to pay a large amount of taxes every quarter for the education of the whole country.

"As the saying goes: retract your fist to beat someone. We are now all outstretched with our fists, and the hinterland is empty everywhere, which is equivalent to the opening of the middle door, and the situation is already precarious. In contrast, Yuan Xiangcheng's dozens of Beiyang elite soldiers gathered in the three provinces of Zhili, Henan, and Shandong, and could strike a fatal blow at us or the Southern Revolutionary Party at any time. At this time, we still have the leisure and strength to sit and watch Sun Wen be annihilated by Yuan Xiangcheng? Could it be that you have forgotten the truth of cold lips and teeth? ”

Everyone's expressions couldn't help but change.

Yang Du continued: "Although Sun Wen is a little ambitious and talented, jealous and jealous, maybe he got some promise from Japan to dare to make such a move. However, from our point of view, we must do everything possible to keep the Kuomintang from chaos and Yuan Xiangcheng to ensure the stability of the current political situation, which is in our best interest. Therefore, Song Jiaoren must be saved, and he must come to the rescue without affecting the political situation! ”

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