Yuan Shikai was also quite content with the successful mediation of the war between the East China Government and Zhao Erxun. In this way, his value among the Southeast Governors and Governors was also

It will rise a lot, because the Qing court actually destroyed and the People's Army captured Hubei, the entire southeast was panicked. After Yuan Shikai mediated the war, other governors, Song Shou, Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, Zhou Fu, Governor of Zhejiang, Zhang Renjun, Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Zhang Mingqi, Governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, Xi Liang, Governor of Yunnan and Guizhou.

Everyone sent electricity to Yuan Shikai, praising Yuan Shikai for turning the tide, Yanran has already promoted Yuan Shikai as the leader among the Southeast Governors and Governors.

Just when Yuan Shikai was full of confidence, someone came to report that Japanese Consul Toriro Oda asked for a meeting. Yuan Shikai was also a little surprised. Although he was able to successfully go south and all countries made a lot of efforts, the purpose of each country was to allow Yuan Shikai to integrate the power of the governors and governors of the south after he arrived in the south and jointly deal with the East China Government. It was known that after Yuan Shikai established a stable foothold in the south, he brought closer relations with the East China Government, which was obviously different from the expectations of each country. Therefore, all countries also slowed down their integration of the South towards Yuan Shikai. Although the two sides did not break up, their relationship was obviously neglected.

When various countries supported Yuan Shikai, they were dominated by Britain and France. Japan did not show any outstanding performance. Yuan Shikai's relationship with Japan was also very ordinary. Therefore, it was a bit surprised to hear that the Japanese consul in Nanjing asked to see him. However, Yuan Shikai and other countries still had to live a good life on a broad scale, so Yuan Shikai immediately ordered someone to invite the Japanese consul to speak in his study.

After the two sides met, they politely complained to each other, and Yuan Shikai said, "The Consul is here to meet me, I don't know what is going on!"

Oda Tsujiro said: "Governor General, please be honest. Although Governor General has just mediated the war between the East China Government and Governor Zhao Erxun, the entire south is still facing a great crisis. Haven't the Governor General noticed it?"

Yuan Shikai nodded and said, "Now the pseudo-rebellion relies on the power of the army and launches a slight attack, which has caused the Qing imperial capital to fall, and the two palaces are lost. The court can be said to be in name only, but the pseudo-rebellion is not satisfied, and he is also peeking into the south. This is really the autumn of life and death. How can I not find out again!"

Oda Tsujiro said: "Since the Governor knows that the situation is critical, why are you doing nothing? Are you planning to wait for death?"

Yuan Shikai shook his head and said, "How can I wait for death? I have just dealt with the war between the pseudo-God and Governor Zhao. Moreover, I have already ordered the Erjiang army to revitalize the army to prepare for war in case of unexpected needs. If the pseudo-God leads the army to seize the land of the two rivers, I will fight to the death with him and never retreat."

Oda Tsujiro said: "I admire you for your ambitions. However, now there is only half of the land in Erjiang. Even if you have all the land in Erjiang, you may not be able to fight against the East China Government with the land of the three provinces."

Yuan Shikai laughed and said, "What the Consul said is not bad, but I am the official who will immediately eat the court's salary and will do the work of loyalty to the emperor. Even if he knows that he will be loyal to the country and fulfill the responsibilities of his ministers. But I hope that all countries will help you."

Tsujiro Oda nodded and said, "That's natural. We Japan have always regarded the Governor as a friend. Of course, we will do our best to help. But we think we should compete with the East China Government. Even with the help of Japan, it is best to integrate the entire South."

After hearing this, Yuan Shikai felt aroused his heart. Could it be that Oda Takajiro looked for his purpose to support him in integrating the entire southern power? But this is also very likely, because the East China Government has destroyed the Qing court and basically occupied the northern part of China. If the south is still a mess, it would definitely be impossible to compete with the East China Government. Looking at the governors and governors in the entire Southeast, who else can come forward to integrate? In terms of qualifications, he was from a military aircraft and was a Beijing official.

Outward release is half a level higher than ordinary local officials; in terms of strength, he has brought about more than 30,000 Beiyang New Army and added a new Hubei New Army with a total of more than 35,000 troops. After arriving in Nanjing, he selected elite troops from the local army and recruited new soldiers. Now his troops have more than 70,000. Let me ask other governors, who has such strong troops under him. Therefore, it is said that someone has come forward to integrate the entire southern power, and who else can he besides himself?

If there are support from various countries and I integrate the entire southern power within 2-3 years, at least I can still have the power to fight with the East China Government. I will not be completely a match as I am now. If there is any accident within the East China Government, or the international situation changes, I may be able to seize the South and become a hegemon, and even establish a foundation and reappear the situation of the north and the south in opposition.

Thinking of this, Yuan Shikai couldn't help but feel a little warm. Although in this way, he would inevitably have a complete confrontation with the East China Government and had no room for tact, if there was really a chance to build a foundation and dominate the country, this was still worth taking a risk. Even if he could not be called a lonely person, he could still be a president. When the Gengzi State changed, the governors and governors in the southeast formed the Southeast to form each other, and had a worst plan, that is, if Cixi and Guangxu died in the chaos at that time, the Southeast provinces would have appointed Li Hongzhang as the president and organized the establishment of the government to clean up the mess. It was only later that Cixi and Guangxu fled to Xi'an, so this plan was abandoned.

The current situation is similar to the situation when the Gengzi State changed. Beijing was occupied by the East China Government, Cixi and Guangxu were captured, and there was no difference between it and dying in the chaos of the army. Therefore, it is entirely possible for the governors and governors in the south to pick up this plan, form the Southeast Mutual Protection, and elect a president. Yuan Shikai is not a person who dares to take risks, but he must have enough interests and is worth taking this risk. Obviously, the position of this president is worth taking this risk by himself.

However, Yuan Shikai is a person with a lot of heart after all. Although things are good, he found something wrong after thinking about it carefully, because if these words were said to him by the consuls of Britain and France, it would be reasonable, and what is the Japanese consul? He has no special friendship with the Japanese, and among the countries, Japan is not a particularly active and prominent country. This is unreasonable. Therefore, Yuan Shikai remained calm and said: "Mr. Consul, it is not easy to integrate the governors and governors of the south! We are all ordinary ministers, who would like to listen to whom to issue commanders!"

In fact, Yuan Shikai's last sentence "Who wants to listen to the commander" is something in his words. The first "who" actually refers to other governors and ministers, while the second "who" refers to himself, which actually implies Oda Tetsuro and helps him integrate the south.

Oda Tsujiro said: "The Governor's consideration is very reasonable. Now the emperor and the Empress Dowager of your country have been captured by the East China Government. Therefore, it is extremely important to choose one person from the royal family and establish him as the emperor. Only in this way can you re-establish your country's status. With this great status and then integrate the south, it will be easy. In your country's history, there have been several incidents of dynasties moving south, all of which are from the royal family re-appointing emperors and leading the south."

After hearing what Oda Shijiro said, Yuan Shikai was very disappointed. He was indeed wrong. What did the Japanese plan mean? Could it be that the Japanese had a member of the royal family of the Qing court in their hands because there were basically no royal family in the south? However, Yuan Shikai was a very cunning person after all, and he said calmly, "Where can I find the royal family?"

Of course, Tetsuriro Oda did not notice the subtle change in Yuan Shikai's tone and said, "I can tell you good news below. We Japan rescued Prince Rui Zaiyi, Prince Zhuang Zaixun from Beijing, and Prince Rui's prince, Mr. Pu Jun, who was once appointed as the eldest prince by your country. The eldest prince is the heir to the throne. With this status, it is legitimate to establish Mr. Pu Jun as the new emperor and everyone is expected to be."

It turned out that Prince Rui Zaiyi and Prince Zhuang Zaixun were originally a force in the royal family that was extremely important and less important, but after the Gengzi Kingdom, this royal family power declined and was in a slump. Even Pu Jun was dismissed to the top street of the eldest prince. When the former Prince Su Shanqi, Prince Gong Puwei and other groups of people fled Beijing, they did not call Zaiyi, Zaixun and others, so they stayed in Beijing.

When Zai Yi and Zai Xun found that the situation was wrong and wanted to escape from Beijing, it was too late. The People's Army occupied Xuanhua Prefecture and cut off the road to escape from Beijing. Just when Zai Yi and Zai Xun were anxious, the Japanese came to the door and invited Zai Yi and Zai Xun to take refuge in the Japanese Embassy.

It turns out that after Britain and France led Yuan Shikai to the south, they also reminded Japan that Japan is familiar with China's history and knew that if the Chinese dynasty wanted to gain a long foothold in the future, it would have to support a member of the royal family as the king to unite the south. As a result, after Prince Su Shanqi, Prince Gong Puwei and others fled Beijing, Japan also made a small plan. Although Britain and France wanted to help Shanqi, Puwei and others escape to the south and restrain Yuan Shikai, if they could also protect a royal family and go to the south first, convince the governors and governors of the south to establish this royal family as emperor, then Japan would have great influence in southern China and could surpass all other countries. This is undoubtedly the most beneficial practice for Japan when Japan completely had a ferocious relationship with the East China Government.
Chapter completed!