The Republic is so violent

191 Chapter 3 The Resurrection of Chaos ([-])
Simply put, Chinese society is like this, that is, some people think about things, and some people think about people.The person who thinks about things will eventually be considered by the person who thinks about people, and the person who thinks about people will eventually become the winner in this world, because he is thinking about you.

So the most common saying we say now is: be a person first, and then do things.What does this sentence mean?

It is to be a person who has not been pondered by people who are pondering. If you can’t do this, you can’t do anything, because you have already been pondered by others.

The last question, how to distinguish between those who think about things and those who think about people?
It's very simple, look at the other party's thinking orientation, if the other party's thinking is not a priori, overrides others out of thin air, only focuses on specific affairs and does not pay attention to people, this is a person who thinks about things.On the contrary, their thinking orientation is only aimed at people, lacks the awareness of equality, and judges those around them condescendingly. This kind of person is the seedling of a political strategist.

09 If you make a mistake, you must pay the price

Sun Wen returned to China to repair Yuan Shikai.And Huang Xing sent a telegram to the whole country, calling for a unanimous discussion against Yuan.

Yuan Shikai was extremely depressed, and said: I have abolished the imperial system, isn't that enough?

Not enough, far from enough.Think about it a year ago, Yuan Shikai hadn't set up any monarchy, and the party members were still fighting openly.Now that I have finally caught the truth, how can I let it go easily?
On this occasion, the Beiyang warriors no longer recognized Yuan Shikai.It was time, they thought, to fix the trouble.

Then Feng Guozhang quietly left Nanjing and went to Bengbu to meet Ni Sichong. The two discussed it for most of the night, but there was no result.They went to Xuzhou together, found Zhang Xun, and changed the quarrel between two people into a three-person quarrel.

The reason why these three people colluded is because these three brothers are cars running on three roads, and each has its own deadly ideas.Feng Guozhang was an active promoter of Beiyang's transformation of Yuan Shikai, while Ni Sichong was Yuan Shikai's supporter. Zhang Xun's ideas were even more outrageous. He thought it was time for Puyi, the Qing Dynasty, to come out and preside over China.

These three people are the most unlikely combination to solve the problem, but they insisted on getting together, and finally got together for a Nanjing meeting.

At the Nanjing meeting, Feng Guozhang, Ni Sichong, and Zhang Xun jointly sent telegrams to all provinces, asking for a few representatives from each province to discuss how to deal with this matter.Seventeen provinces sent representatives to attend the meeting. The first meeting was held on May 5. Feng Guozhang presided over the meeting and said: The main topic of our meeting today is to discuss the candidate for the president.Ladies and gentlemen, Yuan Shikai has resigned from his position as Emperor Hongxian, and even the emperor has resigned. It can be seen that this country is really in chaos.The question now is, Yuan Shikai's emperor has resigned, so should he continue to serve as the president?This is a big deal, please discuss it in the spirit of serving the country and the people.

The representatives at the meeting kept their mouths tightly shut, and they were not going to open their mouths unless they were eating.There was a cold spot in the meeting.Feng Guozhang induced and induced again, and finally a few people reluctantly opened their mouths.According to historical data, less than half of the total number of representatives expressed their views. Among this small half, one-third supported Yuan Shikai's stay in office, and two-thirds opposed it.

Then the meeting continued in silence, and the participants refused to say anything.Seeing this situation, Feng Guozhang knew that these big tricksters were still holding a wait-and-see attitude, so he was secretly happy, and announced that the meeting would be adjourned first, and the discussion will be held tomorrow.

Ni Sichong, who sent the telegram jointly with Feng Guozhang, was not in Nanjing, but someone sent a telegram to tell him about the meeting.At that time, Ni Sichong was overjoyed and realized that this was a good opportunity to break the game for Yuan Shikai.Obviously, the delegates at the meeting still don't know the general trend, so they dare not say more. If they put a little bit of pressure on these slickers at this time, hahaha, then the goal will be achieved.

Immediately doing what he said, Ni Sichong immediately mobilized three battalions of troops and rushed into Nanjing. The plan was to use absolute military superiority to deter the delegates present and get them to support Yuan Shikai to stay in office.

Although Ni Sichong is a famous Beiyang general, he is obviously inferior to Feng Guozhang in intelligence.Feng Guozhang had already thought of what he could think of, and Feng Guozhang had also thought of what he didn't think of.So Ni Si rushed here, and he was doomed to be deflated.

But Ni Sichong didn't know about this, and the next day at the meeting, he was the first to rush out, speaking as a representative of Anhui, and said: Ladies and gentlemen, the issue of the president's abdication is not a small issue, it is related to the overall safety big problem.If President Yuan was suddenly abdicated, apart from other things, there would be a big mess just in terms of finance and military affairs.At that time, who will pay you salaries and let you eat fat and fat?Bandits are rampant, who will suppress the bandits and restore order for you?So I foolishly think that, for the sake of the common people and everyone, we still need to support President Yuan Da and ask him to stay in office.I believe you must think so too, thank you everyone, let's pass it like this...

At this time, a person stood up under the stage and said: "Wait a minute, what General Ni said is extremely wrong, a big mistake and a very wrong one, I can hardly agree with it."It should be known that Yuan Shikai broke his trust in the world and practiced the monarchy. All kinds of behaviors are obvious to all.Moreover, Yuan Shikai himself admitted that he made mistakes, and you have to bear the responsibility if you make mistakes. How can you make mistakes again and again and still be greedy for power and position?Furthermore, I don’t believe in this evil. Besides Yuan Shikai, is there no one in China who can maintain the overall situation?
Unexpectedly, Ni Sichong was bumped into, and when he looked at the man closely, he couldn't help but burst into anger, and shouted: "So it's you, a despicable and shameless villain!"

10 The general's mind is really funny

The person who openly opposed Ni Sichong's motion and demanded Yuan Shikai's complete abdication, surnamed Ding, called Ding Shiyi, was an outstanding member of the Progressive Party.Although this person made his appearance for the first time in history, it was not that he did not work hard, but that there were too many leading figures at that time, and he had no room.

In fact, Ding Shiyi was one of the first people to persuade Yuan Shikai to proclaim himself emperor. Yuan Shikai refused at that time, and Ding Shiyi cried like a tearful person, rolling all over the floor, refusing to obey him to death.After Yuan Shikai bit the bullet and proclaimed himself emperor, Ding Shiyi, as a representative of public opinion in Shandong, came to denounce Yuan Shikai's perverse actions.

Because of this, when Ni Sichong saw Ding Shiyi, he became furious and shouted: Ding Shiyi, do you still have the face to say it?If you hadn't been sinister and tricked the president into proclaiming himself emperor, how could things have come to this point?
Feng Guozhang didn't like to hear this, so he rang the bell at the chairman's table: General Ni, please pay attention, don't deviate from the discussion topic of this meeting.

Ni Sichong ignored him, and continued to shout: "Not only Ding Shiyi, but all of you here, which one of you has never cried and begged the President to proclaim himself emperor?"People are you, ghosts are also you, how shameless are you?

Feng Guozhang rang the bell again: General Ni, the topic of this meeting is whether Yuan Xiangcheng should remain as the President. Please do not bring up irrelevant topics.

Ni Sichong yelled: Is there even a need to ask?If the president steps down, who else can succeed?

Sun Jialin, another representative of public opinion in Shandong, stood up and replied: This question is too low-level. The president will step down, and the successor will of course be the vice president.

After finishing speaking, Ding Shiyi and Sun Jialin laughed heartily, and the delegates also laughed together.This laughter made Ni Sichong furious, he looked at Ding Shiyi and Sun Jialin closely, and shouted: Who are you two?Was it sent by General Jin Yunpeng from Shandong?General Jin supports the central government and serves the country wholeheartedly. It is absolutely impossible to send people like you here?Said, could it be that the two of you secretly conspired with the Southern Army to come here to make trouble?

Ding Shiyi and Sun Jialin laughed but did not answer.Instead, Hunan representative Chen Yishi stood up.Now that Hunan has become independent, it is one of the five southern provinces that vowed to settle Yuan Shikai, so if he stands up, he will certainly not speak well.I heard him say with a smile: The ancients said that a gentleman loves others with virtue.Zi once said: I have never seen anyone who loves virtue as much as she loves sex.General Ni, you are good in everything, but you are a little bit smart. I suggest that you should open up more in the future.

Hubei representative Feng Media stood up: Agreeing with Hunan representative's motion about General Ni's brains.

Jiangxi representative He Enpu also stood up: General Ni's mind is really funny.

When Ni Sichong was under siege, he immediately showed his old-fashioned nature, rolled up his sleeves, and shouted: Lose your mother, the day President Yuan leaves office, China will be in chaos every day, I am determined to stay President Yuan, and let anyone who refuses to accept it come over , I can't beat you to death, I call you daddy!

Ding Shiyi and Sun Jialin laughed: General Ni, your brain is really not ordinary, don't even think about it, if you really want to solve it by force, why should everyone gather here for a meeting?
Seeing that a fight was about to start on the spot, Feng Guozhang hurried out to persuade the fight, slapped the table vigorously and said: Everyone, everyone, stop arguing, please stop arguing, your mother, please stop arguing, listen to me, I am the fucking chairperson of the meeting anyway.The current situation is like this, just like the ancients said, if you can fight, you can make peace, if you can't fight, you are a prisoner, and you still make peace.Today in the five southern provinces, the bastards are already eating the weight, and they are determined to fight against the central government, insisting on forcing Yuan Shikai to abdicate.In addition to this, there must be many additional conditions. Even if Yuan Shikai is to step down, the successor vice president must meet other conditions.Can you be satisfied?I think this battle will have to be fought sooner or later. Although the war is going to be fought, I, Feng Guozhang, am a die-hard pacifist. People just look down on you, and you are still peaceful. In short, we have to prepare our army and prepare for war. I don’t know if you think so?
As soon as Feng Guozhang said this, there was warm applause. Representatives from the six provinces of Yan, Feng, Ji, Henan, Re, and Xia stood up one after another, saying that they supported General Feng's motion and firmly supported it.

Just support.Feng Guozhang was proud of his heart, but his face was honest and pure. He asked the representatives of the six provinces: "The Acting President Guozhang thanked you all. Now let's move on to the next topic, which is to prepare for the war, mainly the dispatch of soldiers and the raising of military pay."How many soldiers are you willing to send to the front line in your six provinces?How much military salary can be paid?Tell me the real number, so I can make statistics.

When the representatives of Yan, Feng, Ji, Yu, Re, and Xia provinces heard about this, they sat down hastily, tied their mouths tightly with a rope, and said nothing more.

How could Feng Guozhang let them go?Still asking: How many people are you talking about?How much?War is a bottomless pit, there are not enough people to die, and there is not enough money to spend, so it's all about your six provinces.

The representatives of the six provinces were so regretful that their intestines were green. It was only then that they realized that Feng Guozhang had prepared for this meeting and would completely force Yuan Shikai to quit.

11 fatal blow

The Southern Conference was held for four consecutive days, but in the end, nothing came of it.

At this time, the six generals of Xu, Bian, Anhui, Lu, Feng, and Ji openly sent a telegram, requesting that the five southern provinces be resolved by force.Liu Guanxiong, the chief of the navy, stated that he firmly supported Yuan Shikai and would not hesitate to fight the five southern provinces to the end.When Yuan Shikai was relieved, Duan Qirui came and poured cold water on Yuan Shikai.

Duan Qirui said: Please don't get too hot-headed, the president. It is useless to fight, and you must not use troops.

Yuan Shikai said: The problem is that the five southern provinces are not negotiating peace with you.

Duan Qirui said: "It's two different things. I mean you can't use troops against the five southern provinces."

Yuan Shikai said: "Zhiquan, can you not be angry with me, now you can't make peace, and you don't want to fight. What do you want to do?"

Duan Qirui said: Two different things, I mean, if the president insists on using troops, then I have no choice but to resign.

Yuan Shikai was so angry that he was about to go crazy: okay, okay, you resign, I won't stop you.

Duan Qirui immediately submitted his resignation: Please sign the president, and I will go home immediately after signing.

Yuan Shikai cried: Zhiquan, do you really have the heart to team up with those people and bully me, a gray-haired old man?

Duan Qirui said: "Forget it, President, don't rely on your old age to sell your old age. Let me show you a telegram. It was sent to me by Chen Huan from Sichuan, proposing six preferential treatment conditions for you."

Is there such a thing?Yuan Shikai opened the telegram, and saw that there were indeed six items:

1. Don't look into the past.

2. Citizenship shall not be taken away.

3. Property is not confiscated.

4. Freedom of residence.

5. The people of the whole country give due respect.

6. The government of the Republic of China gave an annual fee of 10 yuan.

Yuan Shikai looked at it, feeling indescribably miserable, forced a smile and said, "Okay, very good, it's not a problem for me to abdicate. I will move to the Summer Palace to recuperate someday when you have discussed how to deal with the aftermath."

Duan Qirui asked: President, are you serious?

Yuan Shikai said: "Look at you, what lies I told you about this matter."

Really good.Duan Qirui said, what I showed you just now is the telegram sent to me by Chen Huan.Just now, Chen Huan sent another telegram. If the president is in a good mood, he might as well take a look.

Another telegram?Yuan Shikai took it suspiciously, opened it to take a look, spat out a mouthful of blood, and passed out.

Duan Qirui knelt down on one knee and said to the unconscious Yuan Shikai: President, we can bully you, but Chen Huan shouldn't.I swear, as long as I am alive, Chen Huan will have to pay for this telegram.

Beiyang warriors firmly believed that it was this telegram that drove Yuan Shikai to death.In fact, even if the problem was not so serious, the consequences were not trivial. Yuan Shikai had a complete mental breakdown because of this telegram.

So what is this telegram?

12 Onisugawa Prefecture
As early as after Sichuan General Chen Huan was ordered by Yuan Shikai to guard Shuchuan, some extremely terrifying and strange things began to occur in this place.

According to the records of Tianjin "Ta Kung Pao" on October 1915, 10, there were two supernatural events in Sichuan at that time, which were the most surprising:

In addition, superstition is quite prevalent in Sichuan Province, and rumors of ghosts and ghosts are heard from time to time.There is a mansion in Shizi Lane, the provincial capital, who has lived in his room for several years. Recently, there are rumors of ghosts haunting him. At first, only the doors and windows rattled, but then a few cases in the room were automatic for no reason. A wet nurse guards.Suddenly I don't see it, I look for it urgently, I am unconscious under the tree in the backyard, I pour it with ginger soup, and after a long time, I start Su, people are like ghosts, doubts can't be understood, and the whole city has been rumored to be a miracle.Also, a ten-year-old boy in Shunhe Street in Shaocheng shouted that there was a ghost, and he jumped into the Jinhe River. Someone rescued him immediately, but he didn't understand human affairs, and he kept muttering nonsense. Everyone who saw it was different, but in fact, there is no such thing in the world. ghost.It is still just that the ghosts in the daily social psychology can be found everywhere.

In this news report nearly a hundred years ago, the last sentence is true and scientific and standardized: ghosts in social psychology are found everywhere on weekdays.What is the ghost of daily social psychology?This overview is roughly talking about the collective unconscious, which can also be called collective hallucinations.There is a book called "The Crowd", which has an extremely accurate description of group hallucinations.

From the perspective of modern group psychology, it means that the Sichuan ghost incident must involve two specific and definite characters, one is an elderly woman and the other is a child.Either it was reported by the media, or it was spread wildly by gossip. In short, there was a topic about the old woman and her child, which aroused the extreme attention of the people of Sichuan.

Whose family does this old woman and child belong to?Why do the people of Shuchuan pay attention to such two people unconsciously?
Regarding this matter, Hu Egong, a current member of the Kuomintang and later a member of the Communist Party of China, who was lurking beside General Chen Huan in Sichuan, knew best.

It is said that the five southern provinces were independent and worked together to deal with Yuan Shikai, so Cai E freed up his hands and devoted himself to repairing his old friend Chen Huan.Every day, Cai E had to write several letters to Chen Huan, and the envoys lined up in a continuous line to deliver letters to Sichuan.There were so many messengers that a street of snacks was formed outside the provincial capital, and the people sitting there eating Dandan noodles were all messengers from the five southern provinces to deliver letters to Chen Huan.

Chen Huan was besieged by messengers, and his mental state was greatly affected. One day, he suddenly called Hu Egong into a secret room. After entering, Chen Huan did not say a word.Hu Egong waited for a long time, and was about to ask, when Chen Huan burst into tears.

Weeping bitterly, Chen Huan said: There is only a gray-haired old mother and a disabled son in my family. They...

Hu Egong blinked again and again, no wonder there are rumors about old ladies and children in Sichuan and Sichuan. It turns out that the resentment in Chen Huan's heart is too heavy, which is projected onto the group subconscious of the public, forming a group psychological phantom.

This also means that the psychological pressure that Chen Huan has endured has exceeded his ability to bear. Maybe once his mind breaks down, he will do extreme things.

He really worked it out.

He sent a telegram to Yuan Shikai, claiming to break up with Yuan Shikai.The full text of the telegram reads as follows:
The eunuch Yu Jiangri went to Dianxiang City and begged him to abdicate, which was the first advice.Originally, he hoped that he would learn from this enthusiasm, return to Yi audio-visual, and make a decisive decision to resolve this dispute.But when the reply telegram came, it was a place for delay after proper planning.The eunuch is too self-conscious, so he gave the second advice in Wenri, saying that abdication is one thing, and the aftermath is another thing.If he got a reply, it was said that it had been proposed by Feng Huafu at the Nanjing meeting.It is Xiang Cheng's so-called abdication cloud, not out of sincerity, or being held hostage by left and right gangsters.The eunuch pleaded for the people of Sichuan, Xiang Chengxu and the snake, it was Xiang Cheng who cut himself off from Sichuan first, and the eunuch had to say goodbye to Xiang Cheng on behalf of the people of Sichuan.Starting today, Sichuan Province has severed ties with Yuan Shi personally. Any day Yuan Shi disposes of Sichuan affairs in the name of the government will be deemed invalid by Sichuan Province.

It was this telegram that pissed Yuan Shikai to death.

The Beiyang warriors headed by Duan Qirui believed that Yuan Shikai was from Beiyang, and Beiyang could bully him, but he was definitely not qualified to do so.Therefore, it is necessary for Beiyang to avenge Yuan Shikai's vengeance. To put it bluntly, it is also to protect Beiyang's interests.

Well, none of the five southern provinces pissed Yuan Shikai to death, nor did Sun Wen’s revolutionary party piss him off. Why did this telegram alone piss Yuan Shikai to death?
This is because there was a sentence in the telegram that deeply hurt Yuan Shikai's fragile heart.This sentence is:

Starting today, Sichuan Province has severed ties with the Yuan family.

What happened to this sentence?

This sentence is not found in any telegrams from any other province, not even in the Sun Wen Revolutionary Party circular.The previous telegrams or announcements were all scolding Yuan Shikai's act of proclaiming himself emperor, or scolding indiscriminately. Yuan Shikai could accept these, after all, he was used to it.

(End of this chapter)