Back to the Republic of China as a commander

In the middle of the night on December 12, after a few days of delay, Wang Zhenyu formally called back to Beijing, refusing to accept the title of first-class marquis, and by the way even the first-class prince of his uncle Wang Longzhong also thanked him.

Then on December 12, Wang Zhenyu sent a telegram to the whole country: "Wang is not good at learning, and reads little, but he knows that everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. However, Yuan Thief Shikai, the son of officials and eunuchs for generations, has read the books of sages and sages, and seized power before him." In the hands of women and children, the country was stolen today. I thought that he was in the high position of the president, and he should take the responsibility of the people of the world to reform the government and rejuvenate China. I can't imagine that this son of a wolf is ambitious and bent on restoring the monarchy. Today, Wang is both licking As a tour envoy in Hunan and Guangxi in the Republic of China, it is natural that he should fight to the end for the Republic of China, at the expense of his life. Wang is not talented, and at the time of the collapse of the Republic of China, he will work for the livelihood of the people of the world and for the democratic republic. Hundreds of thousands of hot-blooded men from Hunan and Guangxi rode their horses and went straight to the capital to eradicate the Yuan thief for the people and rebuild the republic!"

Compared with Cai E's discussion of Yuan's electronic text, the cadence is full of ups and downs, with both voice and emotion.This telegram drafted by Wang Zhenyu himself is simply nonsense, and Wang Zhenyu also rejected Ye Zuwen's suggestion to find another person to draft it, and sent it out.

The telegram quickly spread across the country and became a positive teaching material for not studying hard, but it was such a blunt and nonsense telegram that Yuan Shikai was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

Yuan Shikai, who was furious at Li Yuanhong's refusal to accept the title of prince, was furious when he saw Wang Zhenyu's nonsensical telegram: "Where is Xiong Bingsan? This is the person he recommends. I should have known what this kid did today." Of course, the old man would not agree to Bing San's letting this son go back to the mountains, and just kill him in Beijing."

At this time, Yuan Keding's falsification of "Shuntian Daily" had been exposed, and he was beaten by the old Yuan for this, and he was no longer in sight.The adjutant could only say softly: "Your Majesty, Mr. Xiong has already fled his family to the Tianjin Concession a few days ago."

Yuan Shikai was furious again when he heard the words: "It seems that they are plotting against me, okay, do you think that the army in my old Yuan's hands is all paper?"

Lao Yuan was really angry, and the entire Beiyang war machine was activated immediately, but it was only at this time that Lao Yuan realized that the money in his hand could not support the war for a long time.Damn, these years have been busy negotiating with Japan, busy preparing to proclaim the emperor, and have not made any war preparations!

Old Yuan was heartbroken and said angrily to the officials: "Vegetarian meal for the corpse, vegetarian meal for the corpse. Yunnan and Xiangxi have prepared everything, but you haven't done anything. How are you going to fight this battle? Tell me, how are you going to fight it?"

Lao Yuan suddenly thought of someone: "Where's Duan Zhiquan (Duan Qirui)? Why didn't he come to see me?"

The adjutant hurriedly said: "Mr. Duan asked for sick leave and refused to come to see His Majesty the Great Emperor."

Yuan Shikai slapped the table and said angrily: "Even he, Duan Zhiquan, came to see our excitement, you go and tell him that this situation, I, Yuan, can do the same thing without anyone, go and get rid of his chief of the army."

Get angry and get angry, and you still have to face the problem in front of you after you get angry.Yuan Shikai is worthy of being a veteran from the army. He tried his best to calm himself down. After calming down, he said to Xu Shichang and others: "The battle is still going to be fought. Pass my order and transfer Cao Kun's third division and Zhang Jingyao's seventh division. The division went to Sichuan to assist Chen Huan in destroying Cai E. If there was not enough troops, he transferred a brigade from the sixth division Ma Jizeng. Wang Zhenyu only had 3 people at most, and he dared to claim [-] like Cai E. I will give it here Long Jiguang issued an order to attack Guangxi. This is the news from the Law Enforcement Office. If it had relied on your Army Department, the situation would have been ruined long ago."

After finishing speaking, Lao Yuan looked at the map and stopped talking, and the ministers around him didn't seem to be in a hurry. Whether it's Yunnan or Xiangxi, how far is it from Beijing?And everyone has always had confidence in the old man. The second revolution will not be too big, and the old man will take care of it in less than two months. This time it is probably the same.Everyone still hurry up and get out, and go to Bada Hutong at night. . .

In fact, not only the people below think this way, but Lao Yuan also has the same idea.But when he took over the information about the local regime in Hunan and Guangxi from Xu Shuzheng, the deputy minister of the army, he looked at it and asked in amazement: "What's the matter? , What about the firepower configuration? How do you work in the Ministry of the Army? Even if you just mess around, you don’t mess around like this. Idiots, a bunch of idiots.”

Xu Shuzheng's days are also sad recently. Ever since Duan Qirui and Lao Yuan got into an awkward situation, he, the army deputy chief, would be scolded whenever he had nothing to do, so he will not be scolded again.Xu Shuzheng felt aggrieved at the moment. Xianggui is like a haunted place. No matter how many people he sends in, they never return. How can he get the information back like this.But when the old man got angry, he naturally didn't dare to speak out, and it was fine to be scolded honestly.

The Hongxian monarchy is indeed a farce. Lao Yuan didn't even finish a lot of basic preparations, so he proclaimed himself emperor under the leadership of Fengtian General Duan Zhigui.The auspicious day for Huang Daoji, who officially ascended the throne, was set on January 1916, 1. Before that, Yuan Shikai decided to hold a congratulatory meeting for all officials, and Yuan Keding would choose the date.Yuan Keding was impatient and said, "Just tomorrow, December 1th will be a good day!"

In the morning of the next day, Yuan Shikai held a congratulatory meeting for all officials in Zhongnanhai.Due to the rush of time and no preparations in advance, the officials who came to congratulate only included officials in Beijing, and none of the local officials participated.The funny thing is that this pilgrimage has neither uniform nor prescribed procedures. Some officials who came to congratulate were dressed in long gowns and mandarin jackets, while others wore suits and dresses. Here we go.

The ceremony was presided over by Duan Zhigui, the "Yuaner" of Emperor Yuan, but what puzzled him was that the emperor ordered him to bow three times during the court congratulations, and he couldn't perform the three prostrations and nine prostrations he imagined, which annoyed him endlessly.At 9:[-] on the same day, under the guidance of four military officers, Yuan Shikai came to Jurentang. However, he did not wear the million-dollar dragon uniform and crown that everyone had guessed, but the military uniform of the Generalissimo. Not even a hat (because he always hated the field marshal's cap with the feathers).However, this made his big head more shiny, as if the purple air was coming from the east, and the sky was full of blessings.

Although the civil and military officials have been divided into shifts, Duan Zhigui is a warrior and doesn't know the rules of emcees. Before Emperor Yuan was seated, he bowed down first, and the others were in a mess during the visit because there was no one to bow. Yes, some bowed down, and some shouted "Long Live the Emperor". They were uneven, so that Emperor Yuan couldn't sit or stand, hesitating for a long time. He just supported the throne dragon chair with his left hand, and turned his palm upward with his right hand. Those who bowed and prostrated nodded their heads.

After the congratulatory ceremony was over, Emperor Yuan asked everyone to disperse and went back to work, and he didn't even invite everyone to a banquet.After everyone walked out of Ju Ren Tang, they came back to their senses: this morning celebration ceremony is too simple and too economical!Just like usual, he seems to be the emperor behind closed doors, sneaky and shady... What's the matter?

But that’s not the case. When Cai E, Tang Jiyao and others raised the banner of "protecting the country" in Yunnan, Yuan Shikai had to postpone the date of enthronement, saying that he would wait until the rebellion was quelled before enthroning. The war between China and the People's Republic of China will not end in a short while. As a result, Yuan Shikai did not officially ascend the throne until his death, and at best he was a "closed emperor".

Even enthronement has become like this, and the counter-insurgency should not be expected to have any clues.Yuan Shikai sighed, could the matter this time really be settled as smoothly as the second revolution?

Unfortunately, Lao Yuan's opponent this time is not Sun Yat-sen. . .