Most of the time, the leader's inquiry is actually an order in disguise, and there is no room for bargaining. No pop-up window update fast // Zaifeng asked Sun Yuanqi "can" get off in Zhangde, and persuaded Yuan Shikai to come out as soon as possible to do things, Sun Yuanqi can still say half a "no" word?

Sun Yuanqi returned to his residence in a daze, and as soon as he entered the door, Yang Du greeted him: "Baixi, what did the regent say?" ”

"What else can I say? He was determined to kick me to Sichuan, and not only promised to give us the number and weapons and equipment of the 44 th Mixed Association for the provisional establishment of the 44 th Mixed Association, but also gave us another 500,000 taels of military expenses, just to let us go to the post as soon as possible. I had no choice but to promise him to leave Beijing tomorrow. Sun Yuanqi said weakly.

Yang Du's face was suddenly full of joy, but he complained: "The regent is really willing to sacrifice his blood in order to drive us out of the capital!" However, going south in a hurry also involves the recruitment of soldiers, the deployment of weapons, and the assembly of troops, Zhang Xingyan and Shen Xiangyun have been busy these days! ”

"Huizi, you have to follow me into Sichuan this time. Now Sichuan is in a mess, and the military and political affairs are complicated, without your help, I will definitely be blind! "For today's plan, Sun Yuanqi only needs to catch Yang Du's strong man.

"Good!" Yang Du simply agreed, "This time I will not only go to Sichuan, but a few of us will go except for Weilu (Lin Shu), Yan and (Chen Xunen) who stay in Beijing to collect intelligence." ”

Ancient literati were keen to go to bureaucrats and princes to serve as staff, with two main purposes:

First of all, the staff itself is a good profession, with a good salary and some power at hand. In the future, people who are interested in a career can also take the opportunity to learn about political experience in addition to work.

Secondly, the staff is also a shortcut to promotion. Wang Bao of the Han Dynasty said in the "Four Sons on Morality": "The husband and the gnat fly operate all day long, and cannot cross the order. This means that even if flies and gadflies work hard all day long, they can't fly high or go far. But if you are lucky enough to lie on the tail of the Maxima, and don't go by yourself, you can travel a thousand miles in a day. If you are attached to the wings of the Roc bird, you can soar all over the world without you moving. In the same way, if you work as a secretary for a promising leader, wouldn't it be just around the corner? There are many successful cases in history, such as Sun Bin, Zhang Liang, Zhuge Liang, Wang Meng, and Zhao Pu, which have given countless ** silk a good hope.

Of course, these two purposes go hand in hand, and no one will dislike having a good future when making money, nor will they be disgusted with having a good salary while being motivated.

Although Sun Yuanqi is not as good as Han Gaozu, who is covered in melanin and has countless spots, and he is not as good as Uncle Liu Huang, who looks after himself and competes with a pig's head and hangs his head over his knees like an ape, he is after all a cabinet minister who temporarily serves as the governor of Sichuan. In the past, there was a radish and a pit in the school department, and there were not many places to install staff cronies, and at the feet of the Son of Heaven and in the first good area, some small actions were not too explicit and blatant. But what about once you go to Sichuan? The sky is high and the emperor is far away, and there are locations almost everywhere. The governor cocked his little finger, didn't the staff just make a difference?

Horses are thousands of miles, a food or a stone. Sun Yuanqi naturally knew that if he wanted the horse to run fast, he had to feed the horse first: "It's okay, then let's go together tomorrow." By the way, the regent also asked me to go to Zhangde to invite Yuan Weiting out of the mountain, what do you think? ”

Yang Du pursed his lips: "Yuan Weiting refuses to go out of the mountain, isn't it because the price has not been negotiated?" The court is unwilling to bid, so what's the use of you going? ”

Sun Yuanqi sighed: "I'm going to visit, but I'll do my best!" ”

On the morning of October 15, 1911, Sun Yuanqi, Yang Du, Yang Yongtai and others boarded the train from Lugou Bridge, went south along the Luhan Line, and arrived in Zhangde in the evening. When the prefect of Zhangde heard that Sun Yuanqi was going to stay here for a day, he didn't dare to be careless, and took the officials of all the city to the platform to wait for him.

Since the Wuchang Uprising, Zhangde has suddenly become a lot more lively, Yuan Dang's cronies, Beiyang Army generals and colonels have come to Huanshang Village to express their loyalty, even cabinet ministers who are rarely seen on weekdays, and two have come in just two or three days: In addition to Sun Yuanqi, the Minister of Education, Yin Chang, the Minister of War has come to worship the mountain.

Because it was already dark, Sun Yuanqi settled in the city and sent people to Huanshang Village to send worship posts. No matter how bullish the gatekeeper of Yangshouyuan was, he didn't dare to underestimate the greetings of the cabinet ministers, and sent them respectfully into Yuan Shikai's study at the moment.

In the study, Yuan Shikai, who has always claimed to be recuperating from illness, is secretly discussing with Duan Qirui, Feng Guozhang, Ni Sichong, Duan Zhigui and other Beiyang generals, the atmosphere is warm and excited, and the lights are ambiguous because of the rising smoke rings, which makes the whole room full of an indescribable restlessness and uneasiness.

Duan Zhigui, who had been the commander of the third town of Beiyang, was angry: "A small governor of Huguang, there is still a shade building on it, so you want to invite the marshal out of the mountain?" The court is too picky! How could the marshal agree? ”

Feng Guozhang nodded: "The imperial court is indeed a little shabby. However, the situation of the revolutionary party is now very rampant, and if it does not go south as soon as possible to quell the chaos, I am afraid that the situation will be out of control. ”

Duan Zhigui said treacherously: "Brother Huafu, the traitor party naturally wants to be killed, but how to kill and when to kill, this is very famous!" ”

Yuan Shikai also nodded: "It's not appropriate for me to go out yet, because the time is not yet ripe." In the Chinese, it is said, 'When the time comes, you cannot be strong; If you don't do it, you can't force it. I'll have to wait and see! ”

At this moment, the porter sent Sun Yuanqi's greeting post. After Yuan Shikai read it, he handed it to the others in the room to circulate. Duan Zhigui was a little puzzled after reading it: "Why did you just send away a singing actor and usher in another teacher?" What does this mean? Are you going to send the cabinet ministers one by one from small to large until you invite the marshal out of the mountain? ”

Duan Qirui said: "Yesterday, the imperial court issued an edict, while asking the marshal to serve as the governor of Huguang, he also ordered Sun Baixi to temporarily serve as the governor of Sichuan as the minister of academic affairs in the cabinet, and to take up the post quickly. This time I sent a post, in addition to the meaning of the imperial court, I am afraid that I also want to discuss the affairs of the party with the marshal, after all, Sichuan and Hubei depend on each other. ”

Yuan Shikai took a sip of ginseng soup: "What Zhiquan said should be basically the same. ”

Ni Sichong was disdainful: "I don't know what the imperial court thinks, but it actually sent Yin Wulou and Sun Baixi to lead the army to quell the chaos!" Although Yin Wulou usually likes to sing, after all, he has studied in Germany and knows some military affairs. What does it mean to send Sun Yuanqi as a teaching gentleman? Could it be that when they sit in front of the battle and teach the rebels a lesson, the rebels will wake up and abandon their weapons and surrender? ”

Yuan Shikai looked at Feng Guozhang: "Huafu, what do you think?" ”

Feng Guozhang owes himself: "According to what I can see, it is indeed a bit abrupt for the imperial court to send Sun Yuan to Sichuan, but if you think about it carefully, it is a good move." The Sichuan rebellion was not dominated by cults and chaotic parties, nor was it caused by excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes and the people's lack of livelihood; the real reason was that the gentry of the whole province were dissatisfied with the state-owned policy of the imperial court's trunk roads. With their connivance and support, there is now a situation where there are wars everywhere. They made some trouble, and at first they just wanted to blackmail Zhao Cishan (Zhao Erfeng) to bargain with the imperial court. Later, the revolutionary party intervened, causing the situation to gradually get out of control, and the gentry began to be afraid. In the final analysis, it is the gentry who have land and property who suffer the most from the real chaos. So now, the gentry also want to end it early.

"How does it end? It is to calm everyone down for a while, sit down at the table and continue to negotiate. Zhao Cishan shot and killed dozens of people in Chengdu, and the resentment was deep, and the whole of Sichuan did not want to sit with him, so it was necessary to find a new person. And Sun Baixi is the best candidate. Why? First of all, Sun Baixi has an excellent reputation. The more people with a good reputation, the more they cherish their feathers, Sun Yuanqi naturally can't be double-faced and backtracked, so the Sichuan gentry will trust him very much. Secondly, he has a gentle personality and is even a little weak. The Sichuan gentry will think that he is a bully and can get more benefits from him, and they are willing to talk to him. And now the troublemakers in Sichuan are all young people, who grew up reading Sun Baixi's books, and Sun Baixi can be regarded as a half-teacher friendship with them. Now that they have entered Sichuan, they can't meet each other for no reason, right? Young people make trouble, most of them are brave and courageous, as long as they calm down, the problem will be solved. ”

"Huafu, you're talking too mysterious, aren't you? Sun Baixi is really as god as you say? Ni Sichong obviously didn't believe it.

Feng Guozhang just smiled and didn't answer.

Yuan Shikai nodded: "Dan Chen, what Hua Fu said is very reasonable. Sun Baixi is a university scholar and a famous person, with high learning, great fame, respected status, flawless conduct, and no ambition, but he just wants to teach honestly and be a teacher of the world. Domestic students respect him very much, even foreigners are full of praise and worship. Because in the eyes of the vast majority of people, he is right, good, and good, and if you are against him, you will naturally be considered wrong, bad, and evil, and become the finger of thousands of people. Therefore, people like him can't afford to offend the most, so they can only win him over and honestly confess him! Otherwise, why do you think the imperial court would let him be the secretary of the school and let him enter the cabinet? Isn't it to take him out and use it as a signboard to show foreigners and young students? ”

Ni Sichong scratched his head: "It seems that the reader is really more useful than the spear and cannon!" ”

Yuan Shikai said: "To say that he is more useful than a long gun and a short cannon, it may not be, sometimes you still have to rely on the barrel of the gun to speak." It's just that since the government and the opposition, inside and outside the country, are holding him, we can't lose our courtesy. Remember! ”

Yuan Keding's name is "Jiguang", and as a father, Yuan Shikai usually nicknames him "Ji'er".

Hearing his father's greeting, Yuan Keding, who had been standing aside, immediately responded: "Father, what do you command?" ”

"Tomorrow morning, Sun Baixi will come here, and you will wait at the door. Remember, meet each other with a nephew ceremony! Yuan Shikai instructed.

"Yes!" Yuan Keding replied respectfully.

In his mind, it was a matter of course to give a nephew to a cabinet minister who was about the same level as his father. When he saw Sun Yuanqi the next morning, he woke up like a dream, and finally understood why his father specially told him to "meet each other with a son and nephew ceremony".

Yuan Keding was born in December 1878, and Sun Yuanqi was born in July 1876 according to their age, and the difference between their actual ages is only two years. But Sun Yuan was born in the spring breeze and grew up under the red flag, so he looked young; After arriving in the Qing Dynasty, for some reason, the aging rate seems to be slower than ordinary people, although he is 35 years old, he looks only twenty**. Compared with Yuan Keding, he is completely a little brother.

Give a nephew to a young man under the age of 30?

Yuan Keding, who had already reached the right of the Ministry of Agriculture and Industry and Commerce, had no choice but to have an expression like eating, and saluted respectfully to Sun Yuanqi: "Little nephew Keding, meet Lord Sun!" ”