Yuan Shikai immediately followed Duan Qirui's suggestion, while shrinking his troops and preparing to go north, he also sent henchmen to Li Yuanhong, Huang Xing, Li Liejun, Sun Yuanqi and other places to launch a joint vertical and horizontal offensive. No pop-up window update fast //

Although the Qing court was old and old, the cook who starved to death was 500 catties, and it still had reliable and stable sources of intelligence throughout the country. Not long after Yuan Shikai received the information, the Military Advisory Office and the Cabinet also received telegrams of rebellion in Shanxi and Shaanxi respectively.

In the past few days, there have been incessant reports of rebellions in various provinces, and yesterday alone, there were two provinces, Guizhou and Zhejiang, which are already so numb that people are a little numb. However, today's news is still a big surprise, not only because Jiangsu, Anhui, Shanxi, and Shaanxi provinces rebelled at the same time, but also because of the participation of the first imperial court member (Cheng Dequan, the governor of Jiangsu), and even involved a cabinet minister, Sun Yuanqi, the minister of school and the temporary governor of Sichuan!

The regent Zaifeng is known for his good temper, and it is said that when he was a child, he ate baked cakes with his sixth brother Zaixun and seventh brother Zaitao, and Zaixun ingeniously proposed a motion: each baked cake should be eaten by the three brothers. At that time, the number of sesame yakinichi was limited, and each person could only eat two at a meal. So Lao Liu Zaixun took the lead in asking him to eat the biscuit covered with sesame seeds, because this part tastes the best. Lao Qi Zaitao is the youngest, and he eats a lot of soft baked cakes with a lot of sesame sauce and crispy baked cake bases, and the taste is not bad. The remaining most tasteless baked cakes were eliminated by the fifth brother Zaifeng. I have been eating it for many years. So no one knows better than the siblings Zai Xun and Zai Tao that Zai Feng has a good temper and soft ears.

After Zaifeng became the regent, Zai Xun and Zai Tao often grinded hard in Prince Alcohol's Mansion in order to achieve their goals, and the final result was inevitably that Zai Feng raised a white flag. Just like last time, Zaixun saw that the second brother Zaifeng became the emperor and the fifth brother Zaifeng became the regent, so he died and begged Bai Lai to manage the navy. The reason is that Prince Junxian has managed the navy, and he wants his son to inherit his father's will. Zaifeng naturally knew that this brother was a complete layman, and he shirked everything, but he couldn't bear Xun Beile's strong voice, so he finally agreed.

Even if Zaifeng's temper is good. Hearing that Sun Yuanqi might participate in the rebellion in Jin and Shaanxi provinces, he couldn't help but jump to his feet and scold: "Okay, I have been blessed by the Qing Dynasty for two or three hundred years, and I have educated all the people with the Tao of Confucius and Mencius, and I originally wanted to be loyal to my sons and filial piety." Unexpectedly, in the end, he raised a group of white-eyed wolves who ate inside and out! ”

The young and vigorous Zaitao jumped three feet high: "What are the fifth brothers still doing in a daze?" Hurry up and issue an edict to punish his nine clans! ”

Prime Minister Yi Liang was very unimpressed with Zaifeng and Zaitao brothers, and said coldly when he heard this: "Tao Beile wants to punish Sun Yuanqi Nine Clans? I'm afraid I can't do it! ”

"Why can't you do it?" Zaitao stared at Zaifeng like a black-eyed chicken.

Yi Liang stroked his beard and said: "First of all, when the 31st year of Guangxu (1905) revised the "Current Laws of the Qing Dynasty", the punishment of 'clan punishment' has been abolished, so Tao Beiler's 'punishment of the nine clans' you said cannot be followed. ”

"We can ask the emperor to make his own decisions!" Zaitao didn't give an inch. Emperor Xuantong Puyi was only 6 years old, and the so-called "cadres were arbitrary" was nothing more than the meaning of Zaifeng. For Zaitao. It is not difficult to leave Zaifeng's opinions on the right and left.

"Even if you ask Qiangang to make an arbitrary decision, I'm afraid that you won't be able to punish Sun Yuanqi Nine Clans." It's still the same sentence.

Zaifeng was also a little angry: "King Qing, what do you mean?" Why do you keep talking to the traitor? ”

Yixuan bowed slightly to Zaifeng and explained: "The so-called Zhujiu clan refers to the fourth family of the father's family, the third family of the mother's family, and the second family of the wife. But who of you knows where Sun Yuanqi's father is? Where is the matriarch? He has a family, but they are all on the other side of the ocean, and they are citizens of the United States. We want to kill, but will the American Congress allow us to do it? ”

Zaitao's eyes widened: "What about Sun Jianai?" Isn't Sun Jianai his uncle? Don't think it's okay if you're dead, you can take the monument and dig up the grave and whip the corpse! Sun Jianai's wife and son Sun. I didn't think about one of them! ”

Yi Xuan sneered and said: "Tao Beile, Sun Wenzhenggong is from Shouzhou, Anhui, and Sun Yuanqi is from Huai'an, Jiangsu. The two are basically from the same place, but they are both surnamed Sun. And the old man remembers clearly that when Sun Wenzhenggong passed away, Sun Yuanqi was only exempted and did not ask for leave to mourn, indicating that the two were not within the five suits at all. Could it be that Tao Beile wanted to convict Sun Wenzhenggong because both of them were surnamed Sun? ”

Zaitao was like a cat that had a spring but couldn't vent, becoming more and more impatient, looking around for a target to bite: "Is Jingshi University Sun Yuanqi's private property?" Haha, you guys don't have anything to say, do you? Fifth brother. Send an army to raid it immediately, and you must not cheapen this dog thief! ”

Yi Liang stroked his beard slowly: "Tao Beile, you really said it, Jingshi University is indeed not Sun Yuanqi's private property. If the old man's memory is not bad, there are 4 foreigners and 3 Chinese people on the board of directors of Jingshi University, and Sun Yuanqi is just one of them. And now there are nearly 1,000 foreign students at Jingshi University, in case something goes wrong in the process of searching. If there is a diplomatic dispute, won't my Qing Dynasty be in a domestic and foreign predicament? ”

Zaitao was furious, pointed at Yixuan's nose and shouted, "King Qing, do you love the descendants of the Xinjueluo family?" What you have in your body is still not the blood of Taizu and Taizong? What a deliberate intention you have always spoken for the traitors! How much silver did Sun Yuanqi give you to make you forget your ancestors like this? ”

Although Yiqiao was greedy for money, but this time Zaitao also slandered Yixuan, Yixuan did not receive a tael of silver from Sun Yuanqi, but Yuan Shikai contributed benefits to him! Yixuan received a secret message from Yuan Shikai before entering the palace, hoping that he could try his best to ease Sun Yuan's cheeks. For the sake of white flowers and silver, how can Yixuan, who is a fan of wealth, refuse the request of the big money owner?

Of course, Yuan Shikai is not a living Lei Feng. The reason why he did this was just to take the initiative to show favor to Sun Yuanqi and want to seek greater benefits in the future. As a generation of heroes, Yuan Shikai understands very well the truth of "if you want to take it, you must give it first"!

Hearing Zaitao's reprimand, Yixiao's old face suddenly turned red, panting like asthma, and it took a long time to arch his hand towards Zaifeng: "Regent, in view of the fact that there are ministers in the cabinet who are suspected of rebellion, the old man announced that the current cabinet will resign collectively from now on!" Say goodbye! With that, he brushed his sleeves and left.

"King Qing——," Zaifeng hurriedly got up and wanted to stop him, but Yixuan had already made up his mind, and he didn't stop to turn back at all, regardless of the way out of the palace.

Seeing that the prime minister of the cabinet had resigned, Na Tong and Xu Shichang, who were assistant ministers, were embarrassed to stay for a long time, and they got up to leave. Zaifeng was so anxious that he burst into tears, and hurriedly grabbed the arms of the two: "That lord, Lord Xu, now that the state affairs are in full swing, the wind and rain are like obscurity, I implore you to focus on the overall situation, let's get an idea first!" ”

Although Zaitao shouted fiercely just now, in fact, he belongs to the kind of waste snack that "although there are a thousand words in his mouth, there is really no plan in his chest", he can only make trouble, and he will not do things. Seeing that the cabinet was asking for a collective resignation, he suddenly became honest and no longer dared to shout indiscriminately.

Na Tong and Xu Shichang were not as confident as Prince Qing Yixuan, so they couldn't help but give Zaifeng face, so they had to sit down again when they heard the words. Na Tong is the major shareholder of "Qingna Company", and the chairman of the board of directors slammed the door, of course he would not take the initiative to jump out to offer advice, so he sat there and practiced closed-mouth meditation.

Xu Shichang said: "Regent, Tao Beile, the telegram we have received now only says that Zhao Jingxing and Yan Xishan led their subordinates to rebel in Shaanxi and Shanxi respectively, and it does not mention that Sun Yuanqi was also involved. If the imperial court set a rebellious hat for Sun Yuanqi before the situation was clear, there would be something wrong, right? ”

"What's wrong? If the students rebel, the teacher must be to blame. What's more, the two bandits Zhao and Yan were still protected by Sun Yuanqi? "Zaitao is back to his old state.

Xu Shichang said: "Tao Belle is right! Sun Yuanqi is a teacher and cabinet minister, while Zhao Jingxing and Yan Xishan are students and the new army standard. From these two aspects, there is no doubt that Sun Yuanqi has a greater reputation, a more respected status, and more appeal than Zhao and Yan. If Sun Yuanqi participated in the rebellion, he should have pushed Sun Yuanqi out as the leader, but why haven't they mentioned Sun Yuanqi until now? And according to previous news, Sun Yuanqi has now arrived at the Sichuan-Shaanxi border. If Sun Yuanqi participated in the rebellion, then where did he run? Wouldn't it be better to stay near Xi'an? ”

"According to Ju Weng's meaning, it is possible that Sun Yuanqi did not participate in the rebellion?" Zaifeng seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw, because it was he who appointed Sun Yuanqi as the governor of Sichuan.

"This is just a speculation by the lower officials, and the specific situation will need to be followed up." Xu Shichang didn't dare to say anything, "Of course, according to the intention of the lower officials, even if there is evidence that Sun Yuanqi participated in the rebellion in the future, as long as he does not make a public statement, it is better for the imperial court to pretend to be deaf and dumb and deal with it privately." ”

"Why is that?" Zaifeng was a little puzzled.

Xu Shichang said: "According to recent statistics, there are 1.6 million students of all kinds across the country, and almost no one does not read the textbooks compiled by Sun Yuanqi. So much so that the rotten Confucians in Sanjia Village wrote crooked poems in the newspaper and laughed at themselves: "Young and old but poor, there is no dust in the urn." Thousands of families recite Sun Fuzi, who is a Confucian saint today. Although it is somewhat nondescript to compare Sun Yuanqi with the Sage of Confucius, it shows his reputation in the whole country. In addition, Sun Yuanqi also has a wide influence in Eastern and Western countries, as evidenced by the fact that hundreds of students from all over the world come to study at Jingshi University every year. This kind of character can only be supplied, not attacked. ”

Zaitao patted his thigh and gritted his teeth and said, "Is it so cheap for him?" No way! Fifth brother, we should first send troops to approach Jingshi University, on the one hand, to demonstrate to Sun Yuanqi, so that he does not dare to act rashly; On the other hand, it is also to put pressure on students from all over the world to protest against Sun Yuan through diplomatic channels. Once Sun Yuanqi has just become a thief, we will not hesitate to burn all the jade, but also to level the Jingshi University! (To be continued.) )