Chapter 105

Yuan Shikai, who was sitting in the chair, straightened his back. When he mentioned Fang Jianxiong, he couldn't help but feel the pain of a thorn in his flesh. His eyes were gleaming, like a tiger about to pounce on its prey. ([] ) Duan Qirui felt a slight tremor in his heart.

Bowed his head: "I resign from my humble position."

Duan Qirui came out and met Zhang Yilu who accompanied Liang Qichao in. Next to him was Tang Tianxi, the captain of the Presidential Palace Guard. Duan Qirui smiled and greeted Liang Qichao. Zhang Yilu nodded. Tang Tianxi was a good person and bowed slightly.

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Looking at his face, Liang Qichao was no longer as high-spirited as he had been a while ago, and he didn't know what had happened. Duan Qirui thought in his heart, and glanced at Tang Tianxi's butt as he walked over quickly. He felt disdainful. Tang Tianxi was originally a Xiao Dan in the Henan Opera Troupe.

Yuan Shikai accepted him as his male favorite. Tang was devoted to Yuan Shikai. When he was in North Korea, every time Yuan Shikai fell asleep, Tang Tianxi would guard him with a pistol. In the presidential palace, Yuan Keding met with Tang and gave him three points of courtesy. Just one "

The word "loyalty" is unmatched by anyone.

Liang Qichao is currently fighting for the United Party, a group led by Zhang Taiyan. This group is actually a mash-up of the Liberation Society and the Southeastern Constitutionalists. Yuan Shikai is also very interested in these people, especially Zhang Taiyan, and has sent telegrams several times to invite him to come to Beijing.

, the result has been to no avail. Instead, Cheng Dequan, Cen Chunxuan, Tang Shouqian and others were recruited to Beijing. Zhang Taiyan, who he wanted to see the most, had no intention of leaving for the capital. Yuan Shikai even wired 10,000 yuan as travel expenses.

Naturally, we want to capture Zhang Taiyan, a powerful public opinion weapon.

Liang Qichao came from Tianjin because he received important news. Under the operation of Song Jiaoren, the Alliance merged the National Progressive Association, the Kuomintang Labor Party, and the Republican Real Progress Association, three small political parties, and changed the Alliance into the Kuomintang. This reorganization

As a result, although Sun Wen was elected chairman of the Kuomintang, Song Jiaoren became the new core of the Kuomintang.

During the Nanjing Provisional Government, Song Jiaoren advocated a cabinet system. Sun Wen opposed it, Huang Xing supported it, but Song Jiaoren did not insist on it. What is ridiculous is that when Yuan Shikai became the provisional president, it became a cabinet system. Song Jiaoren was obsessed with

When he was the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, this person was indeed talented and extremely capable. When he was in the Tongmenghui, Song Jiaoren's status was not high. With the establishment of the new political party, the Kuomintang, Song Jiaoren's reputation jumped to the number one person in the actual party.

Many people want the position of Prime Minister of the Cabinet, and Liang Qichao is no exception. When he came to see Yuan Shikai, he naturally wanted to discuss countermeasures. The Kuomintang was powerful and the general election was about to begin, so he could not sit still and wait for death.

Hesitating about Fang Jianxiong's existence, history took a wrong turn, giving birth to the Kuomintang and the Progressive Party. The general election was also forced to be held early. In fact, Yuan Shikai did not want to see Fang Jianxiong continue to grow as time went by. So in taking

After borrowing a lot of money to deal with the aftermath, he immediately stepped up military preparations for general elections and so on. From Yuan Shikai's point of view, it was good to win, but so what if he couldn't win? As long as he achieved military victory, everything else was easy to talk about.

The meeting between Yuan Shikai and Liang Qichao was still held in a very harmonious atmosphere. Liang Qichao came here to ask for money. Electoral politics cannot be done without money. The Chinese Communist Party has a majority in the provisional Congress. It is not a universal suffrage. If the Progressive Party wants to win the election,

You have to spend money on people.

After some talks, Yuan Shikai approved another 500,000 yuan to Liang Qichao.

When the satisfied Liang Qichao said goodbye and went out, the short and thin Yuan Keding appeared with a telegram in his hand and said angrily: "Father, Zhang Taiyan went to Wuhan."

Yuan Shikai took a look at the telegram, and his neck became thick and his face turned red. The telegram said that Zhang Taiyan announced his resignation from the United Party and went to Wuhan to take up the post of Senior Counselor of the United Autonomous Region Committee, Deputy Speaker of the Parliament, and Deputy Director of the Supervision Office. This was not the last word.

Importantly, two days later, there was news that made Yuan Shikai's heart beat faster. The Nanyang Task Force of the National Defense Force returned to China and stationed in Wusongkou. It said it would temporarily take over the defense in order to protect the safety of Jiangnan Shipyard and Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau. The United States announced that the National Defense Force

The Navy Department has taken delivery of the training ship Phenom, which has now departed from the United States and will be delivered to the Navy Department of the National Defense Forces.

The Nanyang Task Force of the National Defense Force was boasted to the sky some time ago. Four of the largest warships in the country, plus a regiment of 2,000 tiger ferries, swept through Surabaya Port. They were also the main target of touted by the press. Such a team occupied Wusongkou

, Shanghai is like the fat on the side of your mouth, you can eat it whenever you want.

Yuan Shikai calmed down quickly and glanced at Yuan Keding displeasedly: "What are you doing in such a panic? When something big happens, you have to be calm and don't mess up first. Isn't it just Zhang Taiyan? The rest of the United Party have come to Beijing.

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Liang Qichao's expression also changed slightly. He was able to calm down and said with cupped hands: "President, please take the first step." After saying that, he hurried away. Yuan Shikai saw him off immediately, turned back to Yuan Keding and said: "Fang Fuguo is still playing the same old tricks.

On the one hand, he announced in a high-profile manner that he would retire from the military and political circles in one year, and on the other hand, he was showing off his force. You really should learn from him." After saying that, he turned around and returned to the study. Yuan Keding stood there, stunned for a while before leaving.

Interestingly, the Chinese people did not think it was a big deal when the task force entered Wusongkou after returning from Surabaya. Some newspapers focused on this matter and wrote some articles, saying: Without the order of the government, the National Defense Forces took over the defense of Wusongkou without authorization.

The Fang family in Wuhu has ulterior motives.

However, these voices were very small, and within a few days they were quickly drowned out by the election news that attracted more attention. It was just like throwing a stone into the sea and causing a small wave. In fact, anyone with a discerning eye can guess what Fang Jianxiong is.

The purpose of this action is to clearly warn the Beiyang government that Wusongkou will still be occupied without your order. It is conceivable that once Yuan Shikai does not obey the agreement of the tripartite talks, Fang Jianxiong will use force to solve the problem at any time.

This is an obvious signal of force threat, roughly the same as when foreigners bring warships to China to scare people. Interestingly, Yuan Shikai’s reaction to this was very calm, and he did not mean to accuse Fang Jianxiong at all. He even said in public:

Wusongkou is the mouth of the Yangtze River and is defended by the National Defense Forces. Shikai was very relieved. This statement was published in foreign-language newspapers such as "Zi Lin Xi Bao" the next day. Foreigners still made a very objective evaluation. Although China is nominally unified today,

Well, in fact, the military in various places is not unified under the national flag. This is really a worrying fact.

Do foreigners really hope that China will realize unification in the true sense? The answer to this question can be seen in history. Just when the Zilin Western Newspaper sounded, there was a riot in Outer Mongolia, and Tibet and Tibet were also in turmoil. Yin Changheng led

The army was fighting with the rebels in Xikang, and news came from time to time in the newspapers.

The summer of 1912 is finally coming to an end. In the chaotic world, many things people see through their own eyes are not the real side.

The general election is an interesting day, October 1st. Just a week before this day, the headquarters of the Wuhan Republican Party and the current leader of the Republican Party, Sun Baoqi, suddenly called the country and withdrew from the election. A large number of members of Congress switched to the arms of the Kuomintang.

At the same time, Fang Jianxiong, who returned to Wuhan, was presiding over a military meeting. After a period of hard work, the eight A-divisions of the National Defense Force completed the reorganization, and the eight B-divisions also set up a preliminary framework. Although the number of the eight divisions was

Only half of them have the airs of officers at all levels, and it's just a matter of filling them in.

During the reorganization process, the newly established General Logistics Office played a huge role. Sichuan purchased more than 5,000 war horses from abroad, and all the cavalry and draft horses of each division were equipped. After the reorganization, each Class A division

There are about 15,000 men in each division. Except for the gap in the 7mm caliber rifle, only four divisions are equipped. All other equipment is in place.

"Xu Guqing called from Beijing. Negotiations at the tripartite military coordination meeting were progressing slowly. The Beiyang Army formed three new infantry divisions and transferred the original 20th Town from the Northeast, now the 10th Division. Yuan Shikai received a large loan for the aftermath.

, the pockets are hardened, and the waist is hardened. I think this peace will not last long. The results of the general election are now basically certain, and all troops will immediately enter into pre-war preparations, and if anything happens, they will immediately go north."

Fang Jianxiong's opening remarks were full of murderous intent. He was ready for any war and was just waiting for an opportunity to take action.

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Chapter completed!