Wu Youping hurriedly walked outside He Rui's office, opened the door and saw He Rui talking with Tang Gui and Chen Deli. Seeing Wu Youping showing his face, Tang Gui and Chen Deli, the two cadres in charge of rural areas, looked over in surprise. Wu Youping

I feel a little embarrassed. It's really not appropriate to run in in such a hurry.

Wu Youping asked: "Governor, has Mr. Morrison come to negotiate with the Governor on behalf of the British government?"

He Rui was surprised and amused at the same time, "Why did you say that?"

Wu Youping was actually asked and calmed down, "General Governor, after Mr. Morrison talked with you last night, he summoned British businessmen and suggested that these British businessmen cooperate with us with confidence. As a result, today all the British businessmen came to me to inquire.

, so I asked if we had reached any agreement with the British government."

He Rui did not expect that Morrison would be so helpful, so he smiled and said: "You call all the foreign businessmen in Siping for a meeting tomorrow and formally refute the rumors to them. Tell them that there is absolutely no such thing."

Wu Youping trusted He Rui very much. Since He Rui said no, then there must be no. Hearing that He Rui wanted to hold a rumor meeting by himself, he was a little hesitant. After thinking about it, he asked carefully: "Warlord, I don't think it is necessary to hold this meeting."

.If someone really asks, I will just deny it face to face."

He Rui seemed to see what Wu Youping was thinking, and said with a smile: "Tell me the reason."

"I want to use Tiger Skin as a banner to reach more cooperation with businessmen as soon as possible. The most lacking thing in the early stage of cooperation is mutual trust. We have only been in Siping for less than half a year, and businessmen from various countries have limited confidence in us. If we let them have an illusion,

Maybe it can increase our credibility."

After saying that, Wu Youping looked at He Rui expectantly. He Rui shook his head, "You can't stand without trust. What's true is true, what's false is false. There's no need to confuse things."

Tang Gui next to him had doubts, "General Governor, if we deny it so readily, the British businessmen may not believe it. They may think that we have signed some secret agreement with the British government."

After hearing this, He Rui suddenly thought of the drama "Yes, Minister" which tells about the characteristics of British politics. Whatever the official refuted rumors must be true. But He Rui didn't want to say this. British politics in 1915 and 1975

There are still big gaps in British politics.

At this time, there was a knock on the door, and He Ruiming said: "Come in."

It turned out that Xu Jia sent someone to deliver the news. Today is December 13, 1915. Just yesterday, December 12, Yuan Shikai sent a telegram to the whole country, announcing that he would accept the throne, overthrow the Republic, restore the monarchy, and change the Republic of China into the "Empire of China."

, and ordered the abolition of the Republic of China era, and changed the fifth year of the Republic of China (1916) to the first year of Hongxian.

It's finally here.

Looking at the surprised and excited expressions of Wu Youping and others, He Rui suppressed his thoughts and ordered according to the organizational process of the trip: "Party members in the city are meeting."

The Civilization Party has more than 30 formal members and more than 40 probationary members. Each of the 20 towns has dispatched a party group, and there are only less than 20 formal and probationary members left in Siping.

Party members were not surprised when they heard that Yuan Shikai proclaimed himself emperor. On October 6, 1915, the Senate of the Republic of China convened the "National Congress". The national representatives all "agreed" to the constitutional monarchy and presumed that the Senate was the general representative of the National Congress.

, wrote a letter recommending Yuan Shikai as Emperor of the Chinese Empire.

With so much work in Siping, how could the members of the Civilized Party pay attention to this matter all the time. After two months of playing the trick of giving in and giving in, everyone had already put this matter aside.

Now that it is known that Yuan Shikai has finally proclaimed himself emperor, comrades have all expected it.

Xu Chengfeng took the initiative to report on the training progress of the troops, "General Governor, the troops have completed the basic combat technical subjects, the deduction of combat objectives has been roughly completed, and they are already capable of fighting. Next, we can carry out resistance training."

The party and government cadres in Siping had held a meeting long ago to unify their thoughts, and everyone agreed with the republic. At this time, Xu Chengfeng said this, and the people to fight were naturally the other governors outside the customs who firmly supported Yuan Shikai's claim to the emperor.

Xu Jia, the head of the Statistics Section, quietly scanned the crowd and saw the hesitations of several local party members, so he considered how to talk to the comrades. At this time, all party members must keep up with the organization.

He Rui did not talk about his own thoughts, and told it exactly as he responded, "Although these three people, Duan Qirui, Wang Shizhen, and Feng Guozhang, can't help themselves, at least they can understand that their interests depend on the stability of Beiyang as a whole.

They will first jump out against Yuan Shikai. It won’t be long before the factions outside Beiyang will attack Yuan Shikai on the grounds of restoring the republic. We don’t want to get involved in this dog-eat-dog farce. If the governor outside the pass verbally yells, we will act like we have not listened.

We will only intervene if we encounter people who are determined to profit from the chaos."

Most of the comrades engaged in civil affairs work just have the same position as the organization. At this time, they cannot follow the train of thought immediately. Some comrades asked: "Supervisor, what can they do while taking advantage of the chaos?"

He Rui replied: "It must be a temptation to maintain the status quo."

Even comrades who had no time to think about this matter before, after a moment of thinking, they all understood. Under the great changes at this time, all those who wanted to make a profit from the incident of Yuan Shikai becoming emperor certainly wanted to take advantage of the situation. Now

General Zhang Xiluan of Zhen'an wants to maintain the status quo outside the customs, so he will naturally become the target of temptation.

Deputy Commander Cheng Ruofan's handsome face was full of fighting spirit, "Warlord, do we want to stop all troops trying to pass through Siping?"

He Rui nodded, "Yes. No one can go south from Siping at this time. I will inform General Zhang of our decision."

Cheng Ruofan asked: "Overseer, what targeted preparations should we make?"

He Rui knew that Cheng Ruofan wanted to take the initiative to do something, so he stood up and said to his comrades: "Those governors outside the pass are just people with two ends. The few soldiers in their hands are the capital of their self-protection. How can they have the backbone?"

Give it your all. This meeting is to unify our thoughts. We should not disrupt our rhythm because of what happened, but complete the work step by step according to the set work arrangements. The changes brought about by the president's proclaimed emperor will definitely

It will affect the mood of the cadres. After comrades go back, they must convey the spirit of this meeting and let the cadres return to their normal working mood and not be affected by this incident. If there is anything that requires us to take action, it must not be because of the president.

He proclaimed himself emperor, but someone disrupted our current work arrangements."

Although He Rui was calm and composed, it was difficult for the comrades to do so. Originally, he had no time to think about these things, but he was able to calm down, but now he had to think about it and found it difficult to calm down.

However, He Rui did not give everyone a chance to ferment these thoughts and decisively ordered: "The meeting is dismissed!"

Two days later, in General Zhen'an's office, Zhang Xiluan saw Adjutant Liu walking into the study with an official document.

Zhang Xiluan seemed unhappy when he picked it up. Adjutant Liu quickly said: "Commander, this is an official document from He Rui, the governor of Siping."

Zhang Xiluan's face was still as heavy as water. He took the official document and read it, and his expression gradually relaxed.

After presenting the official document to Zhang Xiluan, Adjutant Liu carefully observed Zhang Xiluan's expression. Seeing that Zhang Xiluan's expression gradually relaxed, he became curious about the content of the official document.

Zhang Xiluan thought for a moment and ordered: "Go to Siping and tell He Rui. He was successful in suppressing bandits in the past few days and his troops were damaged. 300 guns were allocated to replenish his equipment. As for the military exercises he is preparing for in Siping,"

Zhang Xiluan suddenly stopped, and Adjutant Liu waited for a long time without saying anything, so he had to ask: "Commander, does He Rui's letter mean to hold a military exercise?"

Zhang Xiluan threw the official document on the table, and Adjutant Liu picked it up carefully.

He Rui said in an official document that he is considering holding a bandit suppression exercise in Siping recently. In order to avoid chaos, other warlord troops will be temporarily prohibited from passing through Siping during the exercise. Please give Zhang Xiluan permission.

Since He Rui arrived outside the customs, he has indeed done many famous things, but this is the first time He Rui has written an official document to Zhang Xiluan in an official capacity.

Adjutant Liu had read He Rui's interview and knew He Rui's stance and reasons for opposing Yuan Shikai's proclaimed emperor. After reading the contents of the official document, Adjutant Liu felt that He Rui wanted to help Zhang Xiluan eliminate trouble.

Siping is a county town that is completely incomparable with Fengtian, the capital of Changchun Province, and it is also completely incomparable with border cities like Harbin. However, Siping is located in the south of Jilin, guarding the main road from south to north outside the customs. As long as He Rui does not allow it

Once the troops of other governors passed through Siping, the governors of Heilongjiang and Jilin were unable to intimidate Zhang Xiluan.

"What are you doing here? Go and do some errands!" Zhang Xiluan shouted unhappily.

Adjutant Liu looked confused and said, "Commander, you just talked about military exercises, but you didn't explain anything further."

Zhang Xiluan wanted to sigh, but straightened his back and said, "Tell He Rui that there is no need for military exercises."

Watching Adjutant Liu leave, Zhang Xiluan leaned back heavily with mixed feelings in his heart.

Now, everyone outside Guan knew that although he, Zhang Xiluan, did not publicly oppose it, he did not support Yuan Shikai's proclaimed emperor in his heart.

However, the governors outside the Pass not only suggested that Zhang Xiluan firmly support President Yuan Shikai, but also mentioned the fact that Wang Xiuzhi, Zhang Xiluan, Sun Baoqi, Pan Kejun, and Yuan Shikai formed an alliance thirty years ago.

He Rui was the only one who never caused trouble for Zhang Xiluan about Yuan Shikai's proclaiming himself emperor. Even to express his views on the matter, He Rui also asked a newspaper to conduct an exclusive interview.

Looking back on my life, I joined the army in Wuchang, and the following year I joined the Hunan Army Bao Chao's Tingzi Camp to handle camp affairs. After more than ten years of military service, I followed Chongshi, the governor of Rehe, to the outside of the pass. That year happened to be the first year of Guangxu.

It’s exactly 40 years now.

For 40 years, he has led the army and governed the people outside the customs, and has gained a great reputation.

Unexpectedly, today, when he is about to turn 73, there is only one Siping Warlord, He Rui, who knows how to treat himself with the same attitude as his superiors.

Are you really too old to be useful?
Chapter completed!