Coincidentally, the day after the Wuchang Uprising happened to be Yuan Shikai's fifty-second birthday. No pop-up window update fast //

Since April, the revolutionary party has made a big fuss in Guangzhou, and the ping-pong has been fought for more than 20 days before it has subsided; Then Sichuan became a pot of porridge because of the road protection movement, and the provincial advisory bureaus also took advantage of the situation to criticize the imperial cabinet. The political situation is so turbulent, many people guessed that Yuan Shikai might go out of the mountain again, so there are obviously a lot more confidants and cronies who came to celebrate his birthday than in previous years, such as Zhao Bingjun, the right attendant of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Zhang Xiluan, the envoy of Fengtiandu, Ni Sichong, the civil affairs envoy of Heilongjiang, Yuan Naikuan, the alternate prefect of Zhili, and Wang Xitong, a big businessman, all appeared in the crowd of people celebrating his birthday.

Of course, before this, no one expected that Hubei would poke out such a big basket.

At noon, gongs and drums were noisy in the longevity garden of Huanshang Village, north of Zhangde City, and the Yuan family was holding a feast and acting to celebrate their birthday. As soon as Yuan Shikai entered the table, sycophants such as "Blessing is like the East China Sea, Shoubi Nanshan" rushed to his face with the smell of wine.

After the officialdom finished performing, Wang Xitong, who was at the same table, also raised his glass: "Please wish the saints: make the saints rich, make the saints live, and make the saints more men!" ”

Yuan Keding also hurriedly got up: "Keding wishes my father to be like a mountain, such as a fu, such as a gang, such as a tomb, such as the square of the river, such as the constancy of the moon, such as the birth of the sun, such as the longevity of the Nanshan, such as the glory of the pine and cypress!" ”

Together, these two people say that they are commonly known as "three more than nine such as", which is a common birthday greeting since the Ming and Qing dynasties. But it's different to say it at the moment. The "three more" of rich people, long lives and many men are from "Zhuangzi? In the chapter of heaven and earth, it is the words of Huafeng people to bless Di Yao; "Jiuru" is derived from the Book of Songs? Lesser? Tianbao", which is also a blessing to the king. The two used them to celebrate Yuan Shikai's birthday. The implications are self-evident.

Everyone on the side laughed in unison: "The two of you can be described as good prayers and good songs!" ”

Yuan Shikai pretended to know nothing and drank the cup: "You have come all the way to celebrate the birthday of this old man for me. What a heart! The old man was ashamed. However, since you are here, you must eat well, drink well, have fun well, and come and go with fun! ”

Everyone laughed and said: "With the words of Dashuai, I dare to disobey my fate!" ”

On the stage, "Magu Presents Birthday" just sang at the beginning, and everyone in the audience had already had six or seven points of alcohol. Right now. A servant hurriedly walked in, handed Yuan Shikai a telegram, whispered a few words in his ear, and then exited the living room.

was surrounded by confidants and cronies, and Yuan Shikai had no scruples, so he opened the newspaper and read it. Just looked at the beginning. His face became solemn. As the number one henchman. Zhao Bingjun hurriedly asked, "Dashuai, what happened?" ”

Yuan Shikai casually handed the telegram to Zhao Bingjun: "Let the singing stop!" Last night, the Hubei New Army rose up and captured Wuchang, and the governor of Huguang, Rui Xinru (Ruihan), and Zhang Huchen (Zhang Biao), the commander of the eighth town, were defeated and took Hankou, and the country was in trouble. ”

Since the change of Gengzi country, the decline of the world has been revealed, and there is a great tendency for a group of heroes to compete for the deer, but it is really prepared and premeditated. It is not a revolutionary party, nor a constitutionalist, but Yuan Shikai, who not only infiltrated the army and officialdom, but also meddled in finance through Liang Shiyi and others, and got involved in industry through Wang Xitong, Zhou Xuexi and others. And, of course, the creation of your own intelligence system.

From a long time ago, Yuan Shikai purposefully arranged secret agents across the country. Build your own intelligence agency. After being forced to retire, he set up a private telegraph room in Huanshang Village. While fishing to recuperate, he controls the movement of the whole country. With the outbreak of the Baolu Movement, Yuan Shikai paid close attention to the domestic political situation. Information was received just a few hours after the Wuchang uprising. It also makes sense.

Hearing about the uprising of the Hubei New Army, everyone in the audience looked at each other, suddenly lost interest in drinking, and began to whisper to the people on the side.

Ni Sichong flicked the telegram in his hand: "Yijiazi ago, Hong Xiuquan, Yang Xiuqing and other thieves Jintian rose up, causing chaos in half of the south of the Yangtze River, just to achieve Zeng Wenzhenggong's eternal meritorious service, I only hate him for being a leprosy dragon and unwilling to ascend to the sky." Now that the recruits in Hubei are making trouble, who is the handsome man who is cleaning up the mess? Dashuai, it's time for you to make a comeback! ”

Yuan Shikai shook his head: "Everyone, this chaos is not comparable to Hong and Yang, and it can't be taken lightly!" With that, he got up and moved into the backyard.

Zhao Bingjun, Zhang Xiluan and others glanced at each other, and got up and followed.

Entering the inner courtyard, there are descendants on the left and right, and Ni Sichong spoke even more unscrupulously: "Dashuai, the world is in chaos right now, the people have nowhere to go, and those who are quick will get first." Now the new army in Beiyang towns is in the autumn exercise in Luanzhou, as long as the marshal ascends to the top and shouts, the armies wave their south fingers, and the Beijing-Tianjin Zhili is at your fingertips. Or coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes, or the yellow robe to open a new dynasty, and the big thing must be accomplished in a moment. At this time, you can't hesitate! ”

Yuan Shikai's back stiffened, and he turned around after a while: "I, Yuan, have been favored by the country in my life, can An do such a rebellious thing?" Dan Chen, here are all deep friendships, and it doesn't hurt to open your mouth. If he made a big deal of nonsense in front of the public, wouldn't he trap Yuan in a place of disloyalty and injustice? This kind of rebellious words will not be said again in the future! ”

The crowd was reprimanded and speechless for a while.

However, the industrialist Wang Xitong had no scruples and bowed his hand to Yuan Shikai: "Today's court is a nobleman who bribes the public, and the country is just around the corner." Even if the Hubei New Army doesn't make trouble, can the marshal go out of the mountain to help the community, can he turn the tide and help the building to collapse? ”

Yuan Shikai pondered for a long time before shaking his head: "No." Now that the imperial court is full of accumulation, relatives and nobles are all over the center, and the slightest reform will anger the authorities, and they will be blamed at every turn, and no one can do anything. If the sky is wasted, who can prosper? ”

Wang Xitong asked unceremoniously: "Then why does the big marshal still want to help the Qing room?" ”

Yuan Shikai arched his hand in the direction of the Jingshi, with a look of loyalty: "Since the situation is like this, Yuan can only entrust Gu to accept the order, do his best, and be a dead minister of the Qing Dynasty to repay the favor of the emperor and the queen of heaven!" ”

Wang Xitong said: "Since the Qin and Han dynasties, autocratic dynasties have never allowed ministers with high merits, even pure ministers such as Duke Zhou and Huo Guang cannot escape slander, not to mention that the marshal has a lot of festivals with the royal family?" The ancient monarchs and ministers were both Han people, and there was still a feud, not to mention the marshal and the royal Han and Manchu races? I'm afraid that in the end, not only will I not be able to be a loyal minister, but even my own life will be difficult to protect! ”

Yuan Shikai suddenly changed color, and said loudly: "I am already fifty-three, and I can no longer be a revolutionary party, and I don't want Keding, Kewen and other children and grandchildren to be a revolutionary party!" ”

However, Zhao Bingjun, who had not spoken on the side, figured out Yuan Shikai's thoughts: "What Brother Danchen said is extremely risky, and the handsome man abandons it, but he has insight into everything!" ”

Ni Sichong was a little dissatisfied: "All the towns in Beiyang are brought up by the marshal, and they are only cautious about the marshal's orders. In the cabinet, except for the royal family's Zai Ting, Zai Ze, Zai Xun, and Pu Lun's waste dim sum, the Minister of Education Sun Yuanqi can only teach and fool foreigners, the Minister of War Yin Chang can only command a few servants around him, the Minister of Justice Shaochang and the Minister of the Domain Shou Qi will play tricks, and the Minister of Posts and Communications Sheng Xuanhuai is already dying; The four most important Prime Ministers, Associate Ministers Na Tong and Xu Shichang, and Foreign Minister Liang Dunyan are all close friends of the marshal. What are the risks associated with such internal and external efforts? ”

Zhao Bingjun said: "Brother Danchen can be said to 'only know one thing, but not the other'. First of all, as the marshal said before, Xiangcheng Yuan's family was favored by the country, and if Cao Mengde took the world from orphans and widows, he would definitely be criticized by later generations.

"Secondly, although the marshal is very benevolent in the Beiyang New Army, we have not yet understood the thoughts of the veterans in the army, Jiang Hanqing (Jiang Guidi), Feng Huafu (Feng Guozhang) and others. What if they want to do something with us?

Third, although the marshal was quite pro-old in the cabinet, there were still many former ministers of the Qing court in various provinces, such as Zhang Qianli (Zhang Renjun), the governor of Liangjiang, Zhao Cishan (Zhao Erxun), the governor of the three eastern provinces, Li Zhongxian (Li Jingxi), the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, and the governor of Shaanxi, Shengsu'an (Shengyun), all of whom had considerable strength. If we are in a hurry, we are likely to become the target of the world's governors.

"Fourth, the Beiyang military force has not yet entered the south of the Yangtze River, even if we and other auxiliary commanders succeed, it will only be half of the north of the river, and the south still needs to use troops to fight.

"Fifth, the constitution is now strong in the South, and it is not yet known what the future holds. I might as well assist the marshal to maintain the Qing Dynasty on the surface, sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and see who is more powerful between the imperial court and the southern constitutionalists and the revolutionary party, and he can reap the benefits of the fisherman one day. ”

Yuan Shikai glanced at Zhao Bingjun deeply, and scolded with a smile: "Grandma is a bear, it seems that you are all overfilled with yellow soup." Whether Lao Tzu can turn over the salted fish is still not a word, you are worried about Lao Tzu. Salty radish light worry! Go back to sleep. ”

Everyone actually laughed and said: "Dashuai, my subordinates have really drunk too much, so let's go back and lie down!" "After that, they dispersed.

Just when everyone in Huanshang Village, Zhangde Mansion was drinking and listening to the play, in the Wuchang Consultative Bureau of Hubei Province, the revolutionaries were also planning their future plans. However, compared to the scheming of the people in the Yuan Mansion, these revolutionaries are simply naïve and ridiculous.

Of course, the revolutionaries cannot be blamed for this. When Sun Yat-sen and others first established the Xingzhong Society and the Alliance Society, they only thought about destroying the old system, and did not think about how to build a new country. Later, after being reminded and polished by Wang Zhaoming and others, the policy program was finally put forward, but few people from top to bottom of the League had political experience, and most of the "Three People's Principles" written out were on paper.

The Wuchang Uprising was originally just a roster of the revolutionary party that was seized by the Qing court, and dozens of weak-hearted young soldiers were afraid of being arrested and killed and risked their lives, who would have thought that there would be such a big scene in the end!

The young soldiers who participated in the revolution were all small soldiers, and there were few junior officers such as the regular military academy (similar to today's company commander) and deputy military academy (platoon commander), not to mention the middle-level officers such as the chief officer (regiment commander) and the deputy staff commander (battalion commander). After capturing the Yamen of the Governor of Huguang the next day, they were also a little confused while excited: how should this end after stabbing such a big basket? (To be continued.) )