Years of the Republic of China 1913

The Zongshe Party was established in January 1912. At that time, it was a temporary organization composed of members of the Manchu and Qing royal family on the basis of the "Constitutional Monarchy Maintenance Committee" in order to resist the Revolution of 1. The purpose of forming the Zongshe Party was to maintain the Qing Dynasty. Rule and oppose the republic, but who would have thought that just over a month after its establishment, the little emperor announced his abdication in the Forbidden City, and the newly established Zongshe Party also announced its dissolution.

Two years later, that is, in 1914, during Okuma Shigenobu's second cabinet formation, with the secret support of Ri himself, the Zongsha Party revived again, with its headquarters in Tokyo and a branch in Kanto Prefecture. The old and the young continue to plan the grand plan of "restoring the country" and dream of the eternal dream of "my Qing Dynasty".

With the gradual stabilization of the domestic political situation and the implementation of the constitutional government, the Zong-Socialist Party, which is only daydreaming, is powerless to do anything about the overall situation. In the eyes of knowledgeable people, this party organization is nothing more than a joke. The members of the royal family also gradually saw the situation clearly, gave up the idea of ​​restoring the country, and retreated.

But there are still people who cling to the old ideas, among them are the former Manchu Prince Shanqi, Prince Gong Fuwei, Mongolian Prince Babuzabu, Fu Sheng'a, etc. The backbone members of the party, the diehard loyalists of the Qing Dynasty, have been plotting and planning with the support of the Japanese ronin Kawashima Naniwa and the Black Dragon Association boss Toyama Man, but there has been no progress.

Thinking of Tou Shanman, an old fellow, Fang Zida couldn't help thinking of Sun Wen's Revolutionary Party.The Socialist Party and the Revolutionary Party, these two completely different organizations all have the shadow of Ri himself behind them, which shows what Ri's intentions are.At this delicate time.People from the Zongsha Party suddenly appeared in the capital, and even Kawashima Naniwa, the black hand behind the scenes, ran over in person. Their intentions were obvious.

Don't know what to do, since Fang Zida already knew about it, of course he wouldn't let go of the opportunity.After Jin Jiu left, he discussed with Wu Peifu, and then went to see Song Jiaoren, and had a long secret talk in the Prime Minister's Office.Song Jiaoren and Fang Zida went to visit Yuan Shikai together again, and finally reached an agreement.

Three days later, Cao Rulin, the new head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China, secretly met with the ambassadors of Britain and France at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.And inform them of the Chinese government's decision to end war neutrality and join the Allied Powers.For this decision, French Ambassador Conti immediately expressed his warm welcome.Although he once talked about the role of the Chinese in the war with the British ambassador Zhu Erdian, and expressed a dismissive gesture.But Konti is not a politically savvy person who can achieve the position of an ambassador of a country. China's joining the Allied Powers is a good thing for both the Allied Powers and the raging war in Europe.The war has been fought so far, and the losses of both sides are extremely serious, especially France, which is the front line, can no longer support it. Almost all the young and middle-aged people in the country have been conscripted to the front line. The whole country is extremely short of labor force. If there is no help from the British Coupled with the supply of materials from the Yankees, I am afraid that the French have been defeated by the Allies long ago.

In Conti's opinion.China's joining the Allied Powers means that the power of the Allied Powers has grown further. Although the proud French simply look down on the role of the Chinese in the military, but with the support of China, a big country with almost endless manpower, it will help ease the severe war situation. Great benefit.not to mention.China's accession was a great victory for the Allies in terms of international political influence. The Allies lost China, a source of goods and materials that was originally a neutral country, and would inevitably cause great losses.Under the ebb and flow, the possibility of the Allied Powers winning the final victory will increase a lot.

Compared with the French ambassador Conti, the British ambassador Zhu Erdian also expressed his welcome verbally, and immediately expressed on behalf of the British government that he was very happy with the wise and sincere choice of the Chinese government for choosing the Allied Powers.But Zhu Erdian had other ideas in his mind.He was not surprised that the Chinese government joined the camp of the Allied Powers. As a veteran diplomat, Zhu Erdian, who had a keen sense of smell, had already noticed the abnormality of the Chinese government not long ago, and boldly speculated on today's results.However, Zhu Erdian was a little surprised that according to his speculation, the Chinese government should not join the Allied Powers until next year, because there is still no winner or loser in the war in Europe, and China, as a neutral country, will In just a few years, China's national power, which has made a lot of war money, has increased dramatically, and its financial situation has changed from being unable to make ends meet to a slight surplus. This is because the Chinese government is vigorously targeting the National Defense Force Under the premise of reorganization, if it is not for the huge investment in national defense, I am afraid it will not be here.

Such a good opportunity, if Zhu Erdian was Yuan Shikai, he would definitely not give up easily, even if he wanted to join the war, he would have to wait for the most suitable opportunity.Just like the current American cowboys, don’t look at them and the British Empire as if they were wearing a pair of pants, but they insisted on refusing to join the war for the sake of business. No matter how the British asked, the Americans who watched from the sidelines always thought it was inconvenient for neutral countries to interfere in Europe He lightly refused on the grounds of war.Although the British government, from the king to the ordinary MPs, knows what the Americans are thinking, but for the supply of materials from the United States, the United Kingdom can only pretend to be deaf and dumb, and it just doesn't know what the United States has said.But Zhu Erdian is very clear that once the time is right, the Americans will definitely join the war without hesitation, so as to reap the most lucrative benefits in the later stages of the war.

The Chinese government, which is so similar to the current United States, can do it in the same way, but why did the Chinese government make such a choice at this inappropriate time?This question made Zhu Erdian puzzled. Although he did not understand the real intention of the Chinese for a while, it did not mean that he opposed the Chinese government's move. On the contrary, as a British diplomat, Zhu Erdian was very happy that the Chinese could stand up. to their side.

It stands to reason that if the Chinese government is going to join the Allied Powers, it should notify Britain, France, Russia, and Japan, the four most powerful members of the Allied Powers in Asia, one by one.But in fact, the Chinese government only met with the British and French ambassadors, and did not meet with the Russian and Japanese ambassadors at the same time.After obtaining the attitudes of Britain and France, the Chinese government officially announced to the world on the fourth day that it would join the Allies and start war against the Allies, and sent a note to the ambassadors of various countries in China.

"What! The Chinese government declared war on the Allies? How is this possible!"

In a small courtyard house at the innermost part of a secluded alley in the capital, several people from the Zongsha Party in Beijing were gathering together to discuss matters. A short man in a long robe sitting in the middle was Naniwa Kawashima. When he inquired about the news from the outside, his eyes widened immediately, and he was immediately astonished.

"Where did this news come from?" Kawashima Naniwa grabbed the other party's clothes and asked anxiously.

"It's been rumored all over the street. It is said that it was announced just now." Naniwa Kawashima's chest was tightly grasped and he was almost breathless, Naji replied quickly.

"Nonsense!" Kawashima Naniwa pushed hard, slapped the table and cursed: "China joined the Allied Powers, how could our Great Japanese Empire not know in advance? Rumor! This must be a rumor!"

The two staggered and almost fell to the ground, and managed to hold on to the edge of the table to stand firm, and said with a mournful face: "Mr. Kawashima, this is true. The news came from the Presidential Palace and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I heard that the ambassador of your Japanese country is now in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, if you don’t believe me, why don’t you ask about it?”

Looking at those two, it's not like telling a lie, not to mention that such a big event can't be faked, and the fake one can't be true.For a while, Kawashima Naniwa's face was cloudy and cloudy, and the muscles at the corners of his mouth staring at the bull's eyes kept jumping.

"idiot!"

He slapped the table hard, and Naniwa Kawashima was so angry at the news that his seven holes were smoking. He never expected that the Chinese would suddenly join the Allied Powers.

Except for Naniwa Kawashima, several banner people present also looked at each other in blank dismay.The Chinese government suddenly announced that the neutral country would join the Allied Powers and officially start war against the Allied Powers. This news shocked them all.This time they quietly sneaked back to the capital. These people were ordered by Prince Su to cooperate with Naniwa Kawashima to inquire about the news, in order to prepare for the "King Qin Army" in the Northeast to carry out a "plan to restore the country".Who would have thought that before the news was heard, there would be rumors of a war between China and the Allies. If it was true, what kind of country would these Manchus talk about? Japan itself is a member of the Allied Powers, and China is now also a member of the Allied Powers. According to the agreements of the Allied Powers, can Japan help them "restore the country" by eating inside and outside?This...how is this good?For a while, these people all felt that the future of restoring the country was bleak. Could it be that the world of the Qing Dynasty really couldn't go back?

Unlike these bannermen who are pawns, Kawashima Naniwa is one of the few spies who know about Japan's high-level plans. It was entrusted by the upper echelon of the Black Dragon Society to engage in military intelligence.Who would have thought that just a few days after arriving in Beijing, when the work at hand had just started, and there was no progress for the time being, the Chinese government would suddenly declare war on the Allies right under their noses?This has created a big problem for the Japanese government. Naniwa Kawashima is very clear about the consequences of China's actions. Once the upper echelon of Japan suspends the plan in order not to offend the members of the Allied Powers, all his previous efforts But it was all for nothing.

Naniwa Kawashima gritted his teeth and cursed a few times, and sat back panting. After being furious, he quickly calmed down. Facing the current situation, he had to make a choice.For a moment, the atmosphere in the room was unusually dignified. These banner people stared at each other, and no one dared to speak, just waiting for Naniwa Kawashima to make a decision.

"Then two!"

"exist!"

"What's the news from Jin Jiu?"

The two hurriedly said: "Jin Jiu promised to help the day before, but said it will take some time."

"Yaoxi!" Naniwa Kawashima squeezed out a smile and ordered, "Contact Jin Jiu immediately and ask him about his progress."

"Whoo!"

"Come back!" Seeing that Naer turned around and was about to leave, Naniwa Kawashima hurriedly called him, and after thinking about it, he specially told him: "You tell Jin Jiu, if this matter is handled well, he will never lose to him in the future. Speaking of a cabinet minister, it is possible to become a king with an iron hat." (To be continued...)

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