Beiyang 1917

Duan Qirui rubbed his chin and looked at Wang Geng who was sitting straight in front of him, his mind was a little confused for a while, the Prime Minister was a little uncertain, Wang Geng's ideas were obviously worse than the last.Dare to ask the old man to trick me when I'm new here?What's the trick? It's just a coincidence. Don't tell me the old man followed your little baby's way?

However, Wang Geng seemed to be completely unaware, and continued to offer his heart-to-heart suggestions in front of Duan Qirui:

"As the saying goes, you can't bear to be a wolf who can't be set by your children. Although the prime minister's subordinates are all people with lofty ideals, how about one or two eyeliners from other forces who are robbing inside and outside?

We have to show some clues, let that eyeliner be Jiang Gan in the Heroes Association, and when this Jiang Gan passes the news back, President Li will definitely not let it go easily..."

"Wang Geng! Do you think Li Yuanhong is so easy to be fooled? You doll is too underestimating the heroes of the world!"

Duan Qirui said unhappily, Wang Geng's idea is really not bad, the problem is, the old Duan thinks that it is too difficult and risky to implement, a coincidence, stealing a chicken does not save money and the rice is light!

"Of course we have to be willing to spend our capital. I don't believe that there are no loyal and brave people around the president who want to advocate to the prime minister. What kind of tricks are there? It's a real show. For example, whoever handles our arms business ?

At that time, the Prime Minister will find an excuse, not to mention hitting a hundred army sticks, at least dismiss him on suspicion of corruption and investigate him, and then he will be kicked out of the house! "

Wang Geng looked at Duan Qirui and laughed, but he said in his heart, Nima, how did being afraid of wolves and tigers become such a big deal?If I can't make you do what you say, I might as well vote for Feng Guozhang!

Duan Qirui didn't speak, and looked at Wang Geng with erratic eyes. Obviously, this young man has two sides. He is very righteous when he is upright, but he doesn't blink when he plays tricks and tricks. It feels like Xu Shuzheng has more ideas than when he was playing tricks. How dare I, Duan Qirui, use such a double-minded talent?

"When President Li Da used the self-righteous evidence to force General Gong, the Prime Minister took his salary from the bottom of the pot to reveal the truth of the matter, so that President Li Da's fault of framing and attacking the Prime Minister would not be able to escape, and it would be trivial for him to take the blame and resign at that time. It’s okay to mobilize Congress to impeach him!”

"And then?" Duan Qirui said abruptly.

"Then? Naturally, let Vice President Feng Guozhang come to power as this titular president. At that time, he can't just stay in Nanjing instead of going to Beijing to take office? By the way, let's vacate his position as the governor of Jiangsu and replace him with the prime minister's cronies! "

Wang Geng twirled the cigar on the back of his hand again, and it was evident that this guy's self-control ability was really good if he didn't light a cigarette until now.

Duan Qirui didn't say anything after listening for a long time. The Prime Minister of the Beiyang tycoon has seen a lot of turmoil in the past few decades. At this moment, he can vaguely see Xu Shuzheng's demeanor in Wang Geng. Just come, and one, two, three have been prepared in a step-by-step manner, what you say is impeccable, and your face is sincere besides being sincere!

Moreover, what surprised Duan Qirui the most was that this Wang Geng did not have the pedantry after reading too much, nor the frivolity of those so-called young heroes who are ambitious and talented but can only brag.

Although Wang Geng's arrogant tone is not easy to accept, but Zhi's move is not unreasonable at all. It's rare that he came to see him for the first time, and he was frank and frank, and he didn't have the same problem of obsequious and flattery like others!

It’s not that Wang Geng didn’t flatter himself, but that this fellow speaks flatterers as if he was always so calm. The President of the United States counts. Our Prime Minister is the patriarch of the [-] million compatriots in China. Listen, how long have we not listened? People have praised us so much?It would be too fake to say that you are not interested!

"Wang Geng, this bitter plan and countermeasure you have proposed is a dangerous move on a tightrope for the old man. If it fails, then President Li Da will justifiably force me to resign and step down. Are you an undercover agent sent by Li Yuanhong to me?

Even if it succeeds by luck, the one who gets the most benefit is Vice President Feng Guozhang. Unlike Li Yuanhong, he is not just an empty air. He is the leader of Beiyang's direct lineage. If he really becomes the president, he will not cooperate with me. what to do?He has a reputation and strength, but when the time comes, isn't the front door sending away the wolf and the back door ushering in a tiger? "

"In the end, I, Duan Qirui, failed to fetch water from a bamboo basket. If at that time, how could you argue that you are not an undercover agent sent by Feng Guozhang to me? Even if I believe you, how can you convince my subordinates?"

Duan Qirui's voice was a little cold. Although he didn't think that Wang Geng really came here to be an undercover agent for Li Yuanhong or Feng Guozhang, but when the time comes, his cronies such as Xu Shuzheng, who are as powerful as Xu Shuzheng, will definitely use this to question him. How to disassemble and refute?

"Whether it's a winner or a loser, there is nothing to argue about. In my opinion, whether it is asking President Li to step down or helping Feng Guozhang to the position of President in exchange for the support of the direct line, it is only an expedient measure for the Prime Minister. It is to buy time, let alone Li Yuanhong, the problem between Feng Guozhang and his immediate family will be resolved sooner or later!

Unless the Prime Minister is willing to withdraw from politics!Otherwise, wishful thinking and subduing others without fighting will be even more difficult. This is why I say that on the road to democracy and republic, the stage of dictatorship cannot be avoided. What China needs now is unity and grasping the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Time to join the battle! "

"A stopgap measure?" Duan Qirui didn't want to admit it, but he had to admit that the four words Wang Geng said really hit the weakness in his heart. For a long time, Duan Qirui used Beiyang No. 1 Self-proclaimed, I have always wanted to try my best to keep the Beiyang group from splitting up!

But the experience of more than a year has made him mentally and mentally exhausted. Although his own Anhui faction is in power in Beiyang, the direct and Feng factions are not to be underestimated in terms of military strength. Cao Kun, Zhang Zuolin, etc., even the braided Zhang Xun may not be able to compare, this guy can still be the head of the warlord regiment and the convener.

Although Xu Shuzheng and Ni Sichong are right-hand men, Xu Shuzheng is in charge of the center by his side, and Ni Sichong only looks at Anhui province for him. In terms of territory and strength, his Anhui faction may not necessarily have the upper hand over the direct lineage. Of course, more Beiyang The local warlord is a fool on the wall, and it's a thing that goes along with the wind!

"Of course, it is a measure of interests. Since the Second Revolution, China has been in a situation where power emerges from the barrel of a gun, and the warlords, large and small, support their own self-respect. In this case, if you want to unify China, you must first unify Beiyang. If you want to unify Beiyang, Zhiwan will have to fight sooner or later, blind appeasement will only end up in the end, and then there will be a showdown!"

Wang Geng said convincingly that Lao Duan must dispel his illusion of peaceful unification of Beiyang. It is no bigger than anyone's fist, and it is impossible to tell who is the boss!Although Cao Kun and Wu Peifu are still in the dormant period, their ambitions will be revealed sooner or later, not to mention Feng Guozhang, the nominal current leader of the direct lineage, who is greedy for power and greed, and it is impossible for them to voluntarily give up their pursuit of power!

"If Beiyang is divided because of the differences between Zhiwan and Anhui, the reunification will be far away..." Duan Qirui said bitterly.

"Prime Minister Duan, you must give up your illusions. Beiyang has now formed a situation in which the Anhui Clique is the largest, and the Feng Clan and other warlords are going downhill. If you don't seize the time to build up the Anhui Clan's direct line armies, if you lose to the Zhili Clan in a fight, then There is almost no day for you and the Wan family to turn around!"

"Blindly fighting and killing, the people who are in the reach of the fire, the unlucky ones are not the common people!"

Duan Qirui snorted, thinking how Wang Geng and Youzheng were made out of the same mold. They both wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of participating in the war to build up the direct line of the Anhui Clan. fight!

Speaking of which, the Prime Minister is quite depressing. This fellow originally held the idea of ​​treating the whole Beiyang as his own soldiers without discrimination, but found that when it was really necessary to use soldiers and people, few of them worked!

"Wang Geng, is there no other way to solve the current predicament besides the bitter tricks and countermeasures you mentioned?" Duan Qirui remembered the bad idea Xu Shuzheng gave him last night, and couldn't help asking Wang Geng again.

"There are other ways, it's not that there are no other ways, but it's too much effort with half the effort, and the side effects will be great in the future!" Wang Geng said helplessly.

"Let's talk about it!" Duan Qirui said with bright eyes.

"Give President Li an ultimatum. If he and the Congress fail to pass the motion to declare war on Germany, the Prime Minister will resign and step down, and then let the warlords in Beiyang declare the independence of each province! Make Li Yuanhong bow his head!" Wang Geng said word by word.