Back to the Republic of China as a commander

Wang Zhenpeng hesitated for a moment, and looked up at the third brother who often made him jealous. After all, he was his own brother.In the end, family affection defeated the demon of jealousy. Wang Zhenpeng took a deep look at Wang Zhenyu, then turned his head and shouted to the soldiers who had already expressed their dissatisfaction: "It's very difficult for you to interrogate me. I'm going back to the barracks to rest."

After finishing speaking, Wang Zhenpeng strode away from Chaoyang Gate. Wang Zhenyu nodded in satisfaction and didn't say anything, just let the carriage go home.

And the twenty bannerman soldiers secretly cheered, and quietly opened the Chaoyang Gate. . .

"Trash, idiot." Yuan Shikai, who always focused on maintaining his integrity, was furious. He was so angry that he directly grabbed a pile of documents from the table and threw them on Lei Zhenchun and Wu Binghu.These two ruthless people who could scare the people of the capital by stomping their feet are now sweating profusely, and they almost kneel down to the President.

"Talk about it yourself, talk about it yourself, what's the situation? It's under your noses, under your banner, not only buried Prince Qing's family alive, but also buried Prince Qing's family in HSBC. The money was lost. One hundred million, a full one hundred million, do you know how troublesome it will be if this money is in the hands of the rebellious party? Do you know?"

Lei Zhenchun was sweating profusely, and in his heart he cursed Iron Blood Salvation Council for being shameless, it was not good to pretend to be something, and he actually pretended to be the military, political and law enforcement department under his jurisdiction, and he would be in bad luck.Unwilling, Lei Zhenchun still luckily replied: "The president calms down, it's not because he's a lowly or incompetent person, it's because these rebellious parties are too cunning..."

"Don't fart, do you usually monitor the palace in place? Extortion is very active. Don't think I don't understand. How big a pit is to bury eighty people alive? How long does it take to dig such a big pit? For such a long time, your Military and Political Law Enforcement Department and the Jingshi Police Department have not found anything unusual? A bunch of drunks and rice bags."

Lei Zhenchun was naturally dissatisfied with this in his heart: "Prince Qing's mansion is not small, and these gangsters are also capable and fierce. Taking advantage of the lack of water in this season, they directly dug a hole in the dry pool of the palace, and then handed over ten people to the palace. Buried. But if I have to mention this again, Old Yuan must have made himself a target."

After having such an idea in his heart, Lei Zhenchun naturally didn't dare to say another word, and honestly bowed down to admit his mistake.

As for Wu Binghu, he is also sweating profusely, but he has been with Lao Yuan for some time, so he is much calmer than Lei Zhenchun. At this moment, he is standing there without gnawing.

Yuan Shikai scolded for a while, seemed to be tired of scolding, coughed twice and said: "Don't waste yourself with me, show your skills, what's wrong with this iron blood, you have to give me one within ten days Confession. Do you hear me?"

"Yes, please rest assured, the President, I must be humble..."

"Get out, get out, go to action, don't shout slogans like me." Yuan Shikai waved his hand in annoyance and drove the two big devils out like flies. He has more things to worry about now.

"Xiong Bingsan seems to be having constant conflicts with Duan Hefei recently." Yuan Shikai turned to ask Yang Du.

Yang Du has been busy with Yuan Keding's persuasion these days, and he doesn't know much about the situation of the State Council, so he said very cautiously: "I have heard that we old Beiyang don't seem to buy Premier Xiong's very much. Account, privately it is said that they are tinkering with the replacement of the prime minister..."

Yuan Shikai didn't speak for a while after listening, but said to himself: "Bingsan's wings seem to be hard now, and I should consider changing someone else to be the prime minister..."

Xiong Xiling, who was being replaced by Lao Yuan, was eating and drinking tea with three guests in his mansion. These three guests were none other than Liang Qichao, Cai E, and Wang Zhenyu.

Liang Qichao's identity at this time was the chief justice of Xiong Xiling's cabinet of talents and the leader of the Progressive Party. Historically, this Progressive Party had a unique existence during the Beiyang government of the Republic of China.Those days were much more nourishing than that of the Kuomintang. The reason for this was that Liang Qichao and his Progressive Party were not a political party in the pure sense, they had military personnel.The military team headed by Cai E is the biggest force of the Progressive Party.It is precisely because of the support of the local warlord headed by Cai E that Liang Qichao has his current status.

Historically, Xiong Xiling's talent cabinet only lasted until February 1914, but now that he has the support of the Hunan-Guangxi local armed forces headed by Wang Zhenyu, he should be able to last longer in theory.But history has made a huge joke. It is precisely because of the support of Wang Zhenyu and other soldiers from his hometown that Xiong Xiling, the prime minister, feels very confident.Xiong Xiling dared to openly resist some of Lao Yuan's orders, and he was even more tit-for-tat against the aggressive actions of Duan Qirui and others from the Beiyang Department.As a result, the government of Xiong Xiling, which is known as the cabinet of talents, began to falter. Yuan Shikai would not allow a strong prime minister to appear on top of him, even Xiong Xiling, who had been with him for many years. . . .

"Mr. Ren, I have already received rumors that Lao Yuan plans to replace me as the Prime Minister. Do you have any plans as the Chief Justice?" Xiong Xiling looked at Liang Qichao with a glass of wine and a smile.

Liang Qichao took a mouthful of the dish and ate it very calmly: "I can't get enough of Beijing's boiled mutton. I remember the first time I ate this dish was during the Guangxu period. After Kang Nanhai and the others were summoned by the late emperor, I went to Donglaishun to eat once, and now I think about it, it’s almost 20 years.”

Xiong Xiling was still very familiar with Liang Qichao. He drank a cup by himself and asked in front of Cai E and Wang Zhenyu: "Mr. Ren, we are all from our own people here. Songpo is your student, and Wenzheng is my little fellow. If you Whatever comes to your mind, you can say it, it doesn’t matter.”

Liang Qichao chuckled, put down his chopsticks and said, "Actually, there's nothing to say. Mr. Xiong must have seen Yuan Yuan's idea. It was nothing more than restoring the monarchy. I, Liang Qichao, was also a member of the royalist party. Now that I think about it, the Qing Dynasty He deserves to die, if he doesn't die, heaven will not allow it."

After talking about Liang Qichao, he ate a piece of boiled mutton on his own. Wang Zhenyu was very interested in this master who left a deep footprint in the political and cultural fields in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China. Naturally, he was engrossed in waiting to hear Liang Qichao's next high-level discussion. .

"Almost 20 years ago, those of us were Jinshi who came to Beijing to take the exam. We did not want to overthrow the imperial court, but hoped to make the country rich and strong through the reform. At that time, the Qing Dynasty was still in internal and external difficulties, riddled with holes and crumbling. Yes. Princes and ministers have a high status and high status, but none of them have the intention to save the Qing Dynasty. They are more concerned about how to move the golden mountain of the Qing Dynasty to their own homes. If nothing else, let’s say that Prince Gong took over the military aircraft at that time Prince Qing, oh, that’s the one who was buried alive in the Manchu Mansion these days. You pretend that he can’t see the situation clearly, you don’t know that the whole Qing Dynasty is greedy. Don’t say it’s him, it’s that old woman Cixi This bad thing is clear. But they just don't want to change the law, why? They are all thinking about the little profit in their hands, so they are not nobles of the Qing Dynasty at all, they are all blood-sucking attached to the Qing Dynasty Worm. Now it’s all right, the revolution has happened. At the beginning, what the reform wanted was to give up a little profit, cut a little bit of flesh, and give the people some hope, but this group of vested interests refused to give it. Now? The revolution, they are dying They have to be handed over, don't you see that the royal families of the former Qing Dynasty are all in panic all day long, planning to hide in the foreign concession?"

Xiong Xiling nodded and said: "I heard that someone found the bodies of Prince Qing and his son in Tianjin, and I'm waiting for someone to confirm it. What about the billions of dollars in the past, when it arrives, it's just a pair of skins and a straw mat ah."

Liang Qichao picked up his wine glass and said with a smile: "It's far away, but we can learn from history. Although Beiyang is now in charge of state affairs for the first time, it has inherited many of the old customs and abuses of the Qing Dynasty. Those who are corrupt, those who accept bribes, and those who support their own self-respect. Yes, there is nothing lacking in the separatist regime. Apart from the 10,000+ army under his command, what else does Lao Yuan have? If Lao Yuan is willing to forge ahead, be inclusive, and innovate politics, there is still room for progress. But Lao Yuan After all, he is old, and he doesn't have the thought and energy that he used to. His plan is to use Beiyang to control the world, and then use the imperial system to control Beiyang. I, Liang Qichao, dare to say that restoring the imperial system is definitely a bad game. Not only will it not Rejuvenating the Beiyang family will also accelerate the decline of Beiyang. More importantly, the revolutionaries like Sun Wen will take this opportunity to make a comeback, don’t believe me, let’s wait and see.”

Cai E said in disbelief: "Teacher, I often see the president these days, but I don't see him thinking of restoration. Besides, Beiyang is not monolithic now. Feng Guozhang just dominates the southeast and refuses to let go. Old Yuan Do you dare to restore the monarchy at this time?"

As soon as Liang Qichao raised his hand, he drank the whole glass of white wine: "Songpo, my meaning is very clear. In front of Mr. Xiong, I hope you and Wen Zheng can find a way to get out as soon as possible. Leave the capital, a place of right and wrong, Go back to the local area as soon as possible, take control of the old department, and wait and see the current situation. But this idea is good, and I still have to say it clearly. Presumably, Wenzheng may be able to escape. As for you, Songpo, you are in control of the three provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan. Regardless of the situation, Lao Yuan will not let you go no matter what."

When Cai Songpo heard this, he could only drink a glass and nodded silently.

But Wang Zhenyu, who had been silent all this time, became more active. He looked at Xiong Xiling and said, "Mr. Xiong, can I go back to Xiangxi?"

Xiong Xiling picked up the wine glass and said: "Mr. Ren's idea, you can give it a try. Speaking of which, your land of Hunan and Guangxi is not a good place in the eyes of our old Yuan..."