Tang Shouqian nodded thoughtfully: "As far as Tang has heard, Japanese officers and soldiers do respect the emperor to the extreme, and even worship the emperor as a god, and especially advocate the spirit of bushido, which is based on loyalty, bravery, and obedience. Free eBook download // In the last year of Guangxu, when Japan and Russia fought in Lushun, tens of thousands of Japanese officers and soldiers braved the rain of bullets and bullets of the Russian army, and launched a charge with the tactics of a sea of people, and the whole army did not retreat until death! Its bloody cruelty, its loyalty, and its courageous obedience are terrifying. If this kind of meat bullet attack is used against the Qing army, I am afraid that in less than a moment, the Qing army will collapse!

Of course, although the elite under Baixi's command is usually invisible, the occasional appearance is enough to impress him at home and abroad. For example, in the Xinhai period, the student army of the First Association took all the three provinces of Shanxi, Shaanxi and Sichuan, in the second year of the Republic of China, with the strength of a brigade to leap thousands of miles straight to Hunan and Guangdong, and defeated the Ji army, which had been famous for more than ten years in Guangzhou, with a regiment of tired soldiers, and not long ago, a cavalry brigade and a reorganized division were completely annihilated with the strength of a brigade. Compared with the fanatical Japanese army, it may not be invincible and become the strongest army in East Asia!

However, as Huizi said, Baixi's influence on the common people, especially on the gentry in their forties and fifties, was still insufficient. It would naturally be better if there could be some improvement in the near future, so that the whole country could unite as one and work together to support our army in a decisive battle with Japan in Shandong. It's just that I don't know what kind of opinion the skin has? ”

Sun Yuanqi was secretly muttering in his heart: Should this Yang Huizi still be obsessed with the imperial system, and is ready to play the persuasion table and the book of the people for himself? After the Republic of China, the imperial system was restored. That's more heinous than wearing a brand-name watch and smoking sky-high cigarettes, and you will definitely die of seeing the light!

The old god Yang Du replied on the ground: "I can't talk about it. Yang just felt it! I think that in the nearly 1,000 years from the Kamakura Shogunate to the Edo Shogunate period, the people only knew that there was a general but did not know that there was an emperor, and the emperor was just a puppet, without any power in his hands, and was constrained by the shogunate everywhere, not only did he not have brocade clothes and food, but even his life was in danger, and he was even worse than Emperor Han Xian and Emperor Guangxu! But why did you suddenly become so revered in the last forty or fifty years?

"Among them, the emperor is the heir of the legendary sun god Manyoichi. In addition to conforming to the Japanese national beliefs, Yang felt that the biggest factor was that at that time, Japan was invaded by foreign powers, and there were many vassal states inside, and the people longed for a strong monarch to stand up and lead them to unify the whole country internally, refresh the outdated system, and resist the foreign powers to stand up for a strong country. The original shoguns have been inherited for more than ten generations, and because of the many traitorous treaties signed with foreign countries, they have become synonymous with backwardness and corruption, and feudal isolation. There is simply no way to shoulder such a heavy responsibility. So the people retreated to the next best thing and chose Emperor Meiji.

"Emperor Meiji himself is certainly eloquent, but more importantly, he happened to meet the right opportunity, and under the double push of the trend of the times and the choice of the people, he stepped step by step to the altar and became the god of the world. Today, Emperor Taisho is not in good spirits. He was not the right person to rule the country, but he was still on the throne and accepted the support of the Japanese people, because he could inherit the mantle of Emperor Meiji. Become an idol of faith in the hearts of the people. The current situation in China is similar to that of the 15th Shogun of the Edo Shogunate, Tokugawa Keiki, when Emperor Meiji officially took power! Isn't the rise of Emperor Meiji worth thinking about?

"In particular, Baixi has always had a high status in the minds of young students and is known as 'today's saint'. The people of the western provinces also regard you as a Buddha of all families. Just as the war is approaching, there is an urgent need for a powerful figure to stand up and clean up people's hearts to defend against foreign insults. Shouldn't we take advantage of this momentum? Is it possible to let Li Huangpi, Duan Zhiquan and others deceive people's hearts? ”

Sun Yuanqi frowned when he heard this, and couldn't help but scold: "What do you mean, Skinny!" Do you want Sun to destroy the republic like Yuan Xiangcheng, and then fall into disrepute? Or do you want Sun to inherit the mantle of the Qing Dynasty in the Forbidden City and ascend to the throne of the emperor? ”

Yang Du was unmoved, and still said slowly: "Baixi, you are the Grandmaster of Gezhi, you should be more thorough about the origin of all things, since the Qing Emperor and Yuan Xiangcheng can exist in the world and govern the country for so many years, is there nothing reasonable in it?" Is it because they are now dead and ruined, that they have to deny everything they have left behind? If this is the case, then your knowledge is not pure enough, your thinking is not transparent enough, and your political views are also extreme! In Yang's view, as long as it is beneficial to the country, the people, the present, and the future, the congress can naturally be dissolved. If the timing is right, the emperor will do the same!

"At this moment, after the three people in the house, Baixi, Yu Weng and Yang, let's say in all fairness, in the past two or three years since the founding of the Republic of China, what other beneficial things has the Congress done in addition to becoming a tool for political disputes? In addition to hindering the presidential palace and the State Council, what are the other positive significance? In Yang's view, Yuan Xiangcheng's dissolution of the parliament was not a stupid move, but just proved that he had a unique vision, but it was a pity that he was mistaken and acted in a hurry, and finally his reputation was ruined. Fortunately, God has treated us well, leaving us with a weak presidential palace and a crippled Congress, otherwise Baixi wants to fight a decisive battle with Japan in Shandong as you like, which is tantamount to whimsy! ”

Tang Shouqian hurriedly said: "What Huizi said is indeed very reasonable, now that the war is imminent, it is necessary to win people's hearts and encourage virtuous people to make suggestions; We must not let things go unchecked, and allow the remnants of the Kuomintang and the remnants of the Beiyang to shake people's hearts and undermine the overall situation. Of course, what Baixi is worried about is not groundless, now that the country has come to this point, it is definitely impossible to go back, whoever dares to destroy the republic will become the target of public criticism, Yuan Xiangcheng is a lesson from the past. Not to mention the restoration of the monarchy? ”

Sun Yuanqi also said: "The people of the Hui Zi are talented, and there must be no less than dozens of ways to win the hearts of the people and gather the people's strength, so why do you have to take the evil road of destroying the republic and restoring the imperial system, which is disagreeable to the world?" If you're not careful, you'll be notorious! ”

In the real history of another time and space, Yang Du actively advocated the establishment of a constitutional monarchy, and joined Sun Yuyun, Li Xiehe, Hu Ying, Liu Shipei, Yan Fu and others to initiate the establishment of the "Preparatory Security Association", which advocated for Yuan Shikai's accession to the throne and the title of emperor. Yuan Shikai was also very kind to him, and personally gave him a plaque inscription, calling him "Kuang Dynasty Yicai". However, as soon as Yuan Shikai's Hongxian Empire came out, Yang Du was scolded by the whole country, and was called a "traitor" in his hometown of Hunan, and his friend Liang Qichao also called him "a shameless and creeping woman". Later, Li Yuanhong succeeded to the presidency and issued an order to punish the wanted culprits of the imperial system, and Yang Du ranked first, which was really notorious for 10,000 years!

Yang Du opened the folding fan and shook it for a moment, before he continued: "The ancients have two famous sayings, one is 'the husband and the people can not start with worry, but can be happy', and the other is 'the people can make it, but not make it known', although these two sentences are the ancient monarch's remarks that the ordinary people do not trust much, but at present, the public wisdom has not been opened, and I am afraid that this life-and-death war related to the country's fortune is far more passive than actively supporting, so if Baixi really wants to win the hearts of the people, I am afraid that the news of the war against Japan cannot be made public for the time being."

"Fortunately, the wisdom of the Chinese people has not yet opened, although some people have been exposed to a little democratic and republican thought, but the vast majority of the people have been under the rule of the imperial power for more than 2,000 years, and they still have a heart of affection for the emperor and the capital, and they are still a little afraid of the announcements and decrees issued by the government. Therefore, you must return to the capital as soon as possible, use the order of the State Council to praise the filial sons, shunsun, righteous husbands, festival women, and even high-aged seniors and scholars in various prefectures and counties, and select strict and upright people to inspect and supervise various places, and severely punish corrupt officials, bandits and bullies, so as to demonstrate authority! ”

Tang Shouqian smiled: "This plan is wonderful! The favorite folk story throughout the ages is that good people are praised by Shangguan, and evil people are severely punished by Shangguan. In this way, Baixi's name will naturally spread far and wide, and then spread all over the world and penetrate into the hearts of thousands of people. ”

For this kind of cliché plot, Sun Yuanqi didn't dislike it, let alone like it, he just nodded lightly at the moment, but put forward another idea: "Since ancient times, whether it is the emperor or the crown prince or the civil and military officials, they all like to sit firmly in the heavily guarded deep house compound, relying on the chapters and documents reported from all over the country to understand the people's suffering. If you go out a little, you will be hugged like a big enemy, and it is rare to see each other when you are idle. The reason for this is nothing more than that the transportation was not developed enough, the communication was not convenient enough, the atmosphere was not open enough, and the etiquette system was not relaxed enough. Now that transportation and communication are so convenient and the atmosphere of democracy and republicanism is gradually opening, why can't we go out and invite in? ”

Yang Du was slightly stunned: "What does Baixi mean?" ”

Sun Yuanqi explained: "The so-called 'going out' means that from the president, the prime minister, to the ministers and vice ministers, etc., at the right time to choose a representative place to visit condolences, investigate and research, and even explore the truth. For example, when there is a drought in northern Jiangsu recently, you can go to visit the specific situation of the disaster, and then decide how to relieve it; Another example is that if Henan is not at peace, you can personally visit the area to check combat readiness, supervise operations, and so on. If the time permits, you can even visit neighboring countries. ”

In Sun Yuanqi's impression, at least one-third of the time of the heads of state in later generations was spent on researching and visiting foreign countries. In the early years of the Republic of China, from top to bottom, everyone did not have the idea and consciousness of taking the initiative to get out of the capital!