Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 475 The Heart of Rebellion

Yuan Shikai came to Fan Xuecheng with a smile, stepped on his face with his feet, and said with a dark smile: "I can only blame you, Fan, for being blind. As the saying goes, you are not poisonous and not a husband. Do you think that you beat my son? Can it be so for no reason? You don’t know enough about me, Yuan Shikai, and I’m not a modest gentleman. If anyone offends me, I’ll make him pay back ten times the price!”

"Let me ask you something, has Lu Yongxiang already taken refuge in you?"

"You're still smart. If he was like you, I would have killed him long ago!"

At this point, Fan Xuecheng knew that a catastrophe was imminent, he was not a strong man, not to mention the imminent death, so he hugged Yuan Shikai's leg and cried loudly: "Your Excellency, I blame Fan Xuecheng for being blind!" , offended the adults and the young master, you treat me as a dog, please spare me, I promise to listen to the adults from now on, you"

Before he could finish speaking, Yuan Shikai kicked him to the ground and scolded: "Do you think I am the kind of person who will spare you if I say a few nice words? I, Yuan Shikai, always pay attention to clean and tidy things. , after I kill you, I will recruit your army. The Security Bureau and Tenth Army have already marched to your Ninth Army headquarters. As soon as you die, your soldiers will be dispatched by Yuan Shikai obediently .”

Fan Xuecheng said in surprise: "What do you want to do? Could it be that you dare to rebel?"

"Rebellion?" Yuan Shikai looked up and laughed loudly: "From today, I, Yuan, will rebel!" He said flatly to Lu Zongyu: "Shoot Fan and his guards, immediately!"

"Yes!"

Following a burst of gunshots, Fan Xuecheng's soul was imprisoned forever in this small courtyard of the Yuan Mansion's back house.

Yuan Shikai breathed a sigh of relief, and said to Lu Zongyu, "Have the people from the Tenth Army marched to the headquarters of the Ninth Army?"

"My lord, Commander Lu personally led his troops to surround the headquarters of the Ninth Army. When I came back, I was shouting inside."

The muscles at the corners of Yuan Shikai's mouth twitched a few times, and he said in a deep voice, "Cut off Fan Xuecheng's head and let the Ninth Army take a look. Their commanders have all been decapitated, so they won't have much strength to resist."

"Yes."

In this way, Lu Zongyu took Fan Xuecheng's head and rushed to the headquarters of the Ninth Army in a car, joining Lu Yongxiang's army. The soldiers of the Ninth Army were a little scared when they saw the sudden crowd , now seeing the head of the army commander, they completely gave up the idea of ​​resistance. Therefore, Lu Yongxiang and Lu Zongyu occupied the headquarters of the Ninth Army without much effort, and immediately reorganized the officers and soldiers of the Ninth Army.

At this time, Yuan Shikai had already mastered all the army garrison forces in Singapore, and the total force under him reached nearly 6. He immediately sent troops to occupy the Singapore military port and took away the military garrison right in the Strait of Malacca.All of this was carefully planned and arranged by Yuan Shikai and his staff. In just one day, they took away the military power of the Singaporean army and navy almost without bloodshed.

The next day, the Governor's Office of Singapore issued an announcement listing Fan Xuecheng's ten crimes, and explained that Fan Xuecheng had been sentenced to death by the Governor, and the Ninth Army was under the control of the Governor.

Yuan Shikai sat in his governor's mansion, full of ambition, thinking about how to proceed next.

Liang Shiyi smiled obsequiously and said, "My lord, now that you hold the military and political power in Singapore, even the emperor should be afraid of you."

Yuan Shikai said with a half-smile: "The emperor is busy with the breach of the Yellow River, so he can't care about Singapore. But we can't take it lightly now. After all, our emperor is by no means comparable to ordinary people. With our current strength, there is no way to compete with him." The imperial court is divided into courts, and we will not be able to hold back until the emperor finds time to deal with us in the future!"

"What should I do?"

"We have to strike while the iron is hot, add a fire to the stove, and completely stir the South China Sea region into chaos."

"Oh? Then what should we do?"

"Let me ask you, what are the two provinces closest to us?"

"Malaysia and Indonesia."

"Who is their governor?"

"Feng Guozhang and Duan Qirui." Liang Shiyi seemed to have realized something: "Your Excellency, you mean that these two governors are also brought in? But I'm afraid they don't have the same thoughts as us."

Yuan Shikai smiled sinisterly and said, "Do you know the origins of Feng Guozhang and Duan Qirui?"

Liang Shiyi shook his head, "I don't know the specifics yet."

"Duan Qirui is not a simple person. Back then, Duan Qirui walked more than [-] miles for dozens of days with a silver dollar in his arms, and came to Weihai, Shandong Province. Duan Congde, the clan's uncle who went to serve as a supervisor, was taken in as a sentry in the military camp. Li Hongzhang founded the Beiyang Armed Forces Academy, Duan was admitted to the first batch of preparatory students of the Armed Forces Academy with excellent grades, and was assigned to the Artillery Department. Li Hongzhang’s comment on him is: he is very diligent in his work, and he is famous for his tireless mechanics at that time. He is specialized in academics, and every school test, he is always the best among his peers, and is as famous as Wang Shizhen. When I was the governor of Shandong, I sent him to lead the Wuwei Youjun to Shandong to suppress the uprising, and also helped me expand the Beiyang New Army. People all know the Three Heroes of Beiyang, the Dragon Wang Shizhen of Beiyang, the Tiger Duan Qirui of Beiyang, and the Leopard Feng Guozhang of Beiyang, but none of these three heroes would have come to where they are today without the promotion and appreciation of me, Yuan Shikai. "

Yuan Shikai looked at Liang Shiyi and continued: "Do you still remember that Duan Qirui's original wife, Mrs. Wu, died of illness in Jinan last year. I married my adoptive daughter Zhang Peiheng to Duan Qirui as my successor. You should understand why I did this now." .”

Liang Shiyi took a deep breath, raised his thumb and said, "Gao, my lord is really strategizing, looking far ahead."

Yuan Shikai smiled and said: "When I was the governor of Zhili, I used Baozuo Duan Qirui to keep the magistrate in the original province for supplementary use, and added a third-rank title, and also served as the general office of the schools of the Wuwei Youjun. Later, due to the suppression of Zhili The rebellious people in Guangzong and Wei County were protected by someone from Yuan, so the imperial court rewarded them with Hualings and added the "Batulu Bravery". If it wasn't me who supported him secretly, how could he, Duan Qirui, be the chief envoy of the military training department, plus the deputy commander. The strength of the two associations. In May of that year, the fourth town of the Beiyang Standing Army was established, and Duan Qirui was transferred to the commanding officer to govern the strength of the three associations of the Seventh Association. In September, he was transferred to the sixth town to control. In October, the Qing Beiyang Army was in Hejianfu In the first autumn, Duan Qirui served as the president of the Northern Army. In the second year, he was reinstated as the commander of the third town, stationed in Baoding, and supervised various schools of Beiyang Armed Forces. Being the Governor of Malaysia really has a great relationship with me, Yuan Shikai."

Liang Shiyi suddenly realized: "Oh, so there are so many connections between you and Governor Duan. According to this, Governor Duan should join our camp."

Yuan Shikai closed his eyes and said again: "Besides, this Feng Guozhang is not an ordinary person. When Feng Guozhang was in his twenties, he came to the Zhizi Battalion of the Huai Army in Dagukou alone. Feng Guozhang studied hard and was proficient in gun formation. Familiar with camp homework, excellent grades in all subjects, and was appreciated by the school's general manager Yinchang and the German instructors. After the Sino-French War, Feng Guozhang was recommended by me to go to Japan as the attache of Qing Dynasty Minister Yu Geng in Japan. During the period, he exhibited a large number of modern Military works, obtained a large amount of information about military coaches, copied and sorted out several large "books of war" about military training and the development of modern military science, and Feng also became very talented because of this. After returning to China, he will carefully organize the notes Presented to me. At that time, I was the new Minister of Beiyang, and I was actively preparing for military training, and was in urgent need of military teaching talents. Seeing that the military materials compiled by Feng were like a treasure, I recruited him to the small station to assist in the preparation and training of the new army. At the same time as Feng Guozhang His classmates Wang Shizhen and Duan Qirui also entered the small station. Not long after, Feng Guozhang was appointed by me as the assistant of the Battalion Supervision Office and the supervisor of the Infantry School. Soon, he was promoted to the head of the Battalion Supervision Department. Because of Feng Guozhang and others' sincere assistance to me, the reputation of the Beiyang New Army has been greatly enhanced, and Feng Guozhang will never forget my promotion."

Speaking of this, Yuan Shikai said slowly: "I have been kind to Duan and Feng, but the officialdom is always complicated. In order to avoid suspicion, many people never mention that they have an affair with a certain official in front of others. , so most people don't know much about this past."

"Since that's the case, how do you think you can win over these two people?"

Yuan Shikai thought for a while and said: "Although I have been kind to them, it has been many years since this happened. People in the officialdom are changeable. If you are a benefactor today, you may draw your sword tomorrow, so we must think of a perfect plan. Come, lest there be any accidents."

"Yes, besides, this is a major event against the imperial court. The sky is so majestic, who dares to break the ban rashly! If you don't do it, you will die without a whole body." Liang Shiyi was so frightened by his words that he shivered, secretly thinking No, sneaking a peek at Yuan Shikai.

Yuan Shikai was not angry, and said in a deep voice: "To achieve great things, it is not enough to just take down a small Singapore. Only the troops of the three provinces in the South China Sea are all in your hands. When the time comes, all three arrows will be fired. The court is busy dealing with the Yellow River. Regarding the flood, we can take the opportunity to go northward and seize the entire Southeast Asia region in one fell swoop. At that time, we will face off against the imperial court. What can the emperor do to me!" When Yuan Shikai spoke, his voice was sonorous and powerful, and he was full of domineering .

Liang Shiyi hurriedly said with a flattering smile: "My lord, by then, you will no longer be the governor of Singapore. You can completely establish yourself as a king, and even face the south and the north, and take charge of the court. I have already thought out the year name for you. It is best It is called Zhaowu, and "Book of the Later Han Dynasty. Biography of Liu Yu, Gongsun Zan, etc." once said: "Show soldiers and Zhaowu, to face the gap between heroes."

(End of this chapter)