Jagged Warlord

Yuan Shikai accepted the "21 Articles" that forfeited power and humiliated the country, and put a brand of shame on the hearts of all Chinese people.Shame fuels hatred, fuels anger, fuels action, acts of defiance that they can.The patriotic anti-Japanese movement, which took the boycott of Japanese goods as a breakthrough, spread across the country in an instant: no Japanese goods, no Japanese boats, no dealings with Japanese people, and punishing profiteers who sell Japanese goods have become a pact of action for the patriotic people .

Young overseas Chinese voluntarily returned to China to fight against Japan.

Overseas students organized a petition group to return to China, petitioning to resist Japan and save the nation.The people of Shanghai launched a movement to save the country and save gold...

The kind-hearted Chinese people have overlooked that this huge humiliation was caused by their own government and their own president who betrayed the country and surrendered to the enemy. They should focus on opposing Yuan and the traitorous government.The people did not arouse anti-Yuan fury, but Yuan repeatedly ordered to suppress the people's anti-Japanese national salvation movement.

On the second day after accepting the "21 Articles", Yuan Shikai issued a "secret edict" to the whole country, describing the Japanese as "three-headed and six-armed" to defend his policy of non-resistance.Soon, he issued another "secret order" in the name of the Secretary of State of the Zhengshitang, still absolved of his guilt.Yuan Shikai did this in an attempt to cover up his misdeeds, which instead attracted the attention of the Chinese people.As a result, the voices of "do not recognize Article 21", "expel the Japanese soldiers and recover Shandong", "kill the traitors and thank the people of the country" shocked the whole country.

Yuan Shikai panicked.He racked his brains to make the Foreign Minister his scapegoat.Lu Zhengxiang had no choice but to call and resign.But Lu Zhengxiang didn't want to take full responsibility, so he wrote the words "Deputy Chief Cao mistakenly signed" the treaty in his resignation telegram.

As a result, Cao Rulin was furious and resigned by telegram.He also unabashedly defended himself in the resignation telegram, saying: "The case was settled peacefully. The president's arbitrariness was based on the general will of the ministers. The Japanese envoy's request for item 5 was even more serious. I asked Director Lu by phone. After asking for instructions from the chief, Fang dare to add a note to negotiate."

Once the words were made public, it was Yuan Shikai's turn to become angry. He slapped the table and scolded Lu Zhengxiang and Cao Rulin as bastards.Before the country was subjugated, he betrayed his master.

After that, China was in a long period of time.On the one hand, the people's anti-Japanese sentiment is increasing day by day, and on the other hand, it is the escalation of the Yuan government's suppression of patriotic people.Being patriotic and guilty has become the most distressing and frowning status quo of the Chinese people.

In stark contrast to this is the Volunteer Army and the SS Army. In the eyes of many young people who are determined to serve the country, only Li Mohan, who is patrolling the Yangtze River in China, dares to come to the real with the Japanese.If you want to serve the country, realize your ideals, and dedicate your blood and life to the motherland, there is only one place to go, and that is Shangqiu.

In a secret room in Jurentang, sitting opposite Yuan Shikai is his eldest son Yuan Keding.Both father and son were silent. In contrast, Yuan Shikai frowned even more tightly.After the signing of the "21 Articles" that caused trouble, the whole of China seemed to be boiling, anti-Yuan and anti-Japanese.Anti-Japanese and anti-Yuan, an angry anti-tide, spread to all classes in China: workers, farmers, students, businessmen, soldiers, even military officers, local officials, celebrities and gentlemen were also included in the papers, and overseas Chinese were even more active.

Yuan Shikai became a street mouse, and he didn't even dare to go out of the cave.These days, spontaneous parades and angry slogans chanted by the ranks have surrounded Zhongnanhai like a flood that has broken its embankment, from morning to evening, from evening to late night, sometimes all night long; Unable to block the impact of the raging tide.Yuan Shikai became anxious. He did not expect that the poor and backward Chinese would have such high patriotic enthusiasm.

Yuan Keding and his father have different feelings. He is worried about "21 Articles". He thinks that China is weak at the moment, and you have to agree to whatever conditions they want.One day when I become strong, I may not accept him when he comes to pay tribute!

He didn't take the anti-Yuan and anti-Japanese fury in China's land as a big deal, just as a few crows and sparrows making noise on the branches, which can't affect the lush branches and leaves of the towering trees!

Yuan Keding thinks far and has a heart. "Sure enough, one day troubles will come to Zhongnanhai. The worst is to start killing and use knives. I don't believe that Chinese people are not afraid of death." Yuan Keding comforted his father

Recently, when Yuan Shikai was negotiating "Article 21" with the Japanese, Yuan Keding concentrated on securing military power for his father, and wanted to build a Yuan family's Imperial Forest Army to protect the Yuan family's country.

Yuan Keding is ambitious, and since he learned of the revised presidential election law under the guidance of his father, his ambition has increased.The law stipulates that a new president must be elected among the three candidates put forward by the former president.His father is the president, and one day his father will not be able to do so, and he still has the right to nominate, let alone mention three, even if he mentions one, it must be him, Yuan Keding.

The father and son sat opposite each other for a long time, and Yuan Keding understood everything from his father's low mood, and opened his mouth before his father asked a question: "Father, you don't have to worry about the current matter. According to my opinion, the matter is settled." , everything is settled."

Yuan Shikai was very confused. He glanced at his son and asked, "Which thing is settled, everything is settled?"

Yuan Keding said: "It's still the same old saying, strong stems and weak branches, catch the army."

Yuan Shikai sighed for a while when he recalled the past when he started his career as a soldier at Tianjin Station.The past is vivid, but the present is not what it used to be.

Yuan Shikai suddenly thought of a person——Sun Wen, and thought to himself: "I don't know what this Sun Dapao is doing now, whether he is still planning to deal with him, or he is watching a joke about me, Mr. Yuan."

……Dividing line……

After Sun Wen went to Japan after the failure of the second revolution, he has been working hard to seek Japan's support for the Chinese revolution. Although he received sympathy and support from Inukai Takeshi, Toyama Mitsuru, and Itagaki Taisuke, the military and cabinet have always been indifferent.With the evolution of the situation, in 1915, Japan's grandson policy began to change.

Yuan Shikai would never have imagined that Sun Wen also signed a "Sino-Japanese Covenant" with the Japanese in order to rebel against Yuan with the help of Japan, the content of which is as follows:

Article [-] Japan and China cooperate to notify each other in advance of other foreign important diplomatic events related to East Asia.

Article [-] In order to facilitate the coordinated operations of China and Japan, the naval and army weapons, ammunition, military equipment, etc. used by the Chinese should adopt the same items as those used by Japan.

Article [-] For the same purpose as in the preceding paragraph, if the Chinese navy and army employ foreigners, it is advisable to use Japanese military matters.

Article [-] In order to achieve political cooperation between Japan and China, when the Chinese central government trusts local governments to hire foreigners, Japanese nationals are the main issue.

Article [-]: In order to achieve common economic development between Japan and China, knock on the door of the China-Japan Bank and its branches in important cities in Japan and China.

Article [-] Due to the protracted time in the preceding paragraph, when China needs foreign capital or cooperates with foreign capital to operate its mines, railways, and coastal routes, it should first negotiate with Japan, and only negotiate with other foreign countries when Japan cannot handle it. .

Article [-] Japan shall provide necessary assistance for the improvement of China's bad governance, so as to speed up its success.

Article [-] Japan assists China in improving its internal affairs, reorganizing its armaments, and building a sound country.

Article [-] Japan sponsors China's treaty personality, customs independence, and the abolition of consular rights and other business matters.

Article [-]. The constraints falling within the scope of the preceding items shall not be concluded with other persons without the permission of the diplomatic authorities of the two countries, which is avoided by this treaty.

No.11 This covenant shall be valid for ten years from the date of signing, and may be extended according to the wishes of the two countries.

Compared with the "21 Articles", this so-called covenant is even worse in some places. What is even more comical is that the signing parties of this covenant are Sun Wen, Chen Qimei, and Inuzuka, the former director of Manchurian Railway Co., Ltd. Shintaro and Junzaburo Yamada, a member of the Manchurian Railway.To put it bluntly, it is not an effective agreement between countries at all, it is more like an IOU between gamblers.

After Jinan was recovered by the Volunteers, the Japanese garrison in Qingdao came under pressure from all sides, especially the navy.They laughed hard at the incompetence of the army, and they were defeated by the Chinese. They really lost the face of the Imperial Japanese Army.Kamio Mitsuomi also felt ashamed and planned to mobilize the army to attack the volunteers.But it was immediately stopped by an order from the domestic cabinet.

The reason is that due to the upsurge of the anti-Yuan movement in China, the Yuan regime was on the verge of collapse; in addition, Yuan Shikai became closer to the European and American powers before and after the 21st negotiation, and Japan decided to change its policy towards Yuan and overthrow the Yuan regime.In this situation, Sun Wen had close contacts with the Japanese military and chaebols.

Sun Wen signed a loan contract with the Kuhara Zaibatsu, and secured a loan of 70 yen with the mining rights in Sichuan Province.Afterwards, Sun Wen and Dai Tianchou visited Fukuda Yataro, and the two had a close relationship afterwards.Later, under Fukuda Yataro's gossip, Sun Wen, Dai Tianchou, and Akiyama Josuke had a long talk with Tanaka Yoshiichi at the Akiyama Josuke residence,

The content of the talks included two points: first, the Japanese military department agreed to Sun Wen's purchase of weapons;In particular, the Northeast Army revolted in Jiaozhou Bay and Qingdao, which were controlled by the Japanese army in Shandong.Sun Wen's transportation to Japan was also arranged by the General Staff Headquarters, and the Chinese squad leader of the General Staff Headquarters, Shigezuo Honjo, was in charge.

Of course, because this "Sino-Japanese Covenant" is very secret, the Chinese people at this time have no way of knowing it.Otherwise, I really don't know if they can accept the fact that this revolutionary pioneer competed with Yuan Shikai to betray the country.