The commander's words lit up everyone's eyes.

"This is a solution."

Liu from Tongmenghui~ Yixian agreed with Zhao Bei's idea. In any case, as long as the Qing Dynasty retreats and the Republic is 10% the rest, the rest will be much easier. In the eyes of many people in Tongmenghui, the essence of this revolution is a racial revolution. As long as the bannermen give way to the country, everything will be easier.

"It is not without precedent to preferential treatment of the deposed emperor of the previous dynasty. Cao Wei treated the later lord of Shu Han so politely." Yang Du also praised. He was originally a Junxian faction and had a stubborn position, so he just praised it for a moment and then insisted on his own point of view.

"However, according to the diligence, it is better to establish a constitutional monarchy, so the suggestion of "preferential treatment of the royal family abdication" does not need to be considered. As for the republic system, changing the national throne every few years is too much fun, making the people at a loss, and it is not conducive to the long-term stability of the country. We in China have too many illiterate people and too many fools, so we cannot afford to play the republic. Moreover, the so-called "one emperor and one minister" will change the national throne to another group of central officials. In this way, will it not delay the official business?"

"Can a new civil servant system be implemented?" Zhao Bei put down the teacup and said with his fingers.

"The new civil servant system has two characteristics: First, being an official in the examination is similar to the imperial examination, but the content of the examination is mainly based on practical knowledge, such as policy theory; second, if the chief official is changed to the secondary official, and the official is changed to the clerk, unless he is dereliction of duty, he can work until retirement. Such people are government employees, also known as civil servants. Now, Hubei Province has begun to pilot this civil servant system, and even if the chief official changes in various departments will not affect government affairs at all."

Everyone put the "preferential treatment of the royal family" aside and began to figure out this civil servant system. They all felt that it was very reasonable. In this way, the heads of various departments seemed to have no need to lead the staff anymore. They could "leaders and experts" and prevent officials from doing so.

Yang Du shook his head and said, "This new civil service system is indeed good, but the king and the state system can also be used. China's imperial system has been implemented for thousands of years. How can it be changed if it is changed? The people have not yet opened up their wisdom, and without the emperor, they will lose their backbone. The emperor is the destiny of heaven and the symbol of the country. Look at Britain and then look at Japan. It is precisely because of the emperor that we can unite the people, unite and promote the prestige of the country outside the territory and be kind to the world."

Zhao Bei retorted: "This is a fallacy! What destiny belongs to? Who is obviously the emperor who is the big fist? Looking through history books, which founding emperor did not sit on the throne with his bones? Xizi, although you have good knowledge, you fell into the trap of the "Emperor's Learning". Times change and things will be easier. As the times progress, the things in the old paper piles are still thrown away. China has implemented the imperial system for thousands of years, which is indeed true, but at the same time, the history of thousands of years is also full of darkness and corruption, lies and deception. This is also true. Look at the so-called feudalism.

The 'prosperity' is just that there is no big peasant war, and the people can live by drinking porridge. This is boasted by the corrupt scholars who praise the emperor's stinking feet to become a 'prosperity'. This requirement is too low. For things like emperors, the local literati in the late Ming Dynasty had already summarized the essence, that is, eight words: poison the world and exploit the people. What is the emperor? The emperor is a robber! Since history has proved that the imperial system will not bring blessings to the people, nor will it bring prosperity to the country, then why can't we change our thinking and establish a republic?"

Yang Du snorted and said coldly: "Organizing the Republic? The Commander-in-Chief said it too lightly. It's not like opening the Westernization Bureau. If you have paid the book, will you not do it?"

Zhao Bei nodded and said, "That's right. I mean. We might as well 'trial the Republic' first. It takes a few years. If it is not done well, the people are not happy and the country is uneasy. Then, it is not too late for us to choose a constitutional monarchy again. Just take it as an experiment. Anyway, we Chinese have never held a republic before. No one knows whether it can be done well. But if we don't try it, how can we know that the Chinese can't hold a republic? At the beginning, we also had the idea of ​​trying it out? As a result, we tasted the sweetness and were out of control. Look, aren't Hanyang Arsenal and Hanyeping Company all assigned to the Westernization Bureau?"

Trial Republic?

When everyone heard the commander-in-chief's advice so freshly, everyone was stunned at first. Then they shook their heads secretly. But after thinking about it carefully, they felt that something was reasonable. Although they still felt something was wrong, they really couldn't think of any rebuttal words for a while. At this moment, everyone in the room was thinking hard, thinking about this "trial" republic suggestion.

Yang Du couldn't sit still. He stood up, walked with his hands behind his back and stopped in front of Zhao Bei. He asked, "When the commander-in-chief was telling jokes, Du was in Japan, but he had heard of the 'test fields'. Excellent rice seeds were planted first in the test fields. If it was indeed better than the old rice seeds, he would promote the planting. If it was not good, it would just lose a few acres of rice fields and rice. But how could this country be tested like rice planting? If the Republic cannot do it well, the world is in chaos. How could it mean that it would be changed to the constitutional monarchy and then to the constitutional monarchy? Looking at the world, I'm afraid no country treats itself as a test site like a test site, right?"

"Why didn't there?" Without waiting for Zhao Bei to answer, Liu stood up.

"France, since the Great Revolution, the monarchy and republic system have changed several times. The 'First Republic', the 'Second Republic', and now it is the 'Third Republic', and I don't know how many republics to be established in the future."

That's right! There will be the Fourth Republic and the Fifth Republic in the future. Zhao Bei looked up at Liu Yi and admired his eloquent ability. However, Yang Du did not go to Japan to "gilded", but he put some effort into studying the history and politics of various countries. Liu Yi's defense seemed not very clever.

Sure enough, Yang Du immediately retorted: "France is not a 'trial republic', it is a real deal. As a result, the republic cannot be done well, internal and external troubles, and the country is in chaos over and over again. That is the overthrow of the past, and we must learn from it."

"Xizi, the reason why the French imperial system and the republic repeatedly repeatedly shows the harm of the imperial system to the progress of civilization. In fact, every time France experiences the imperial system and the republic, the system of the country is improved once. It is like a phoenix nirvana. The fire cannot kill it, but will only make it stronger. Now France is among the major powers in the world. It is not unreasonable that this means that the republic is better than the imperial system!" Zhao Bei stood up, patted Yang Du on the shoulder, and said with a smile.

Yang Du was speechless and realized that when it came to his opinion, he was not the opponent of the Commander-in-Chief, but he was stubborn, so how could he easily give up his position? He was stunned for a moment and said again: "It seems that the Commander-in-Chief is Cheng Xiu's chest, so Du wanted to ask for advice. If the Republic cannot do it well, and go back to the Junxian, should he invite the Qing royal family that has abdicated and given the country to the country to ascend the throne again?"

Zhao Bei shook his head and said, "Xizi, you have a bad memory. Didn't I tell you before the Yellow Crane Tower that even if we establish a constitutional monarch, we have to find a Han person to be the emperor. Have you forgotten this sentence? So, if the Republic cannot be done well, we will support a respected Han person to be the emperor and establish a constitutional monarch."

Everyone was stunned again, and several bannermen present were even more angry

The Qing Dynasty has not yet abdicated yet, so I just talked like this. If I really retreat in the future, would I have to jump up and step on it?

"The Republic must be done well." Liu Yi broke this strange silence.

"Yes, I think so, too."

Zhao Bei picked up the tea and moistened his voice, and said, "I have said so much. I believe you already know my position. For me, the Republic must be done. If you don't try the Republic, you will rashly go to the Junxian, and I, Zhao, will not agree!"

Yang Du sighed, walked to the door, stood in front of the threshold and looked at the sky, his back looked very lonely.

Several bannermen turned their eyes to Jilu's face and waited for him to speak. The current situation is obvious. The Qing Dynasty would either be a constitutional monarchy or abdicate, and there was no other way out. Originally, everyone came with a glimmer of hope, hoping that the commander-in-chief would nod to Jun Xian. However, now it seems that even if he persuaded him to support Jun Xian, it would not be the turn of the bannermen to sit on the dragon throne.

Ji Lu took out a yellow silk from his sleeve, stood up, took a few steps, raised the yellow silk over his head, and then slowly knelt down, saying loudly: "This is a secret order of the imperial court. If the governor agrees to the constitutional monarchy, then from then on, this part of Hubei will be guarded by the governor for generations, and will be named "King of E" and will be inherited from generation to generation!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Two tea cups fell down in response to the sound and fell to the ground and became fragments.

The difference is that Ruan Zhongshu's teacup was broken in shock, while Liu~Yi's teacup was broken in rage.

Liu ~Yi stood up with anger and said, "The rats are desperate, how dare they be so arrogant? I, the revolutionary soldiers, can I buy them with a piece of shit? If I were willing to sell myself and surrender, how could I get up for the revolution?"

Representative Liu had something to say. Ruan Zhongshu came to his senses and turned his head to look at the commander-in-chief. He saw the commander-in-chief standing there with his hands blank expressionlessly, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Liu~ There was something in one sentence, Ruan Zhongshu could hear it, and Zhao Bei could also hear it, but even without his words, the secret decree of the pseudo-Qing court would never be able to bribe the commander-in-chief.

Just kidding! Even if you sell yourself and defect, you can't sell a mouse across the street.

"Ha ha ha ha."

The commander-in-chief laughed a few times, and the atmosphere at the scene became even more weird.

"If you have something to say, why do you want to throw a teacup? This teacup is still the official kiln porcelain of the Governor's yamen."

Zhao Bei beat up and ordered the guards to clean up the broken porcelain pieces on the ground, then walked forward, took the seal from Jilu, opened it and looked.

"This brush is well written, whose writing is? I guess it is the work of the Han minister. Unfortunately, your Qing Dynasty understood it too late. If you had established a constitution decades earlier, there might be a glimmer of hope. If you could follow the general trend, how could you have fallen to the current level? It would be a pity that your Qing Dynasty was over, but it would have implicated this country."

Zhao Bei said as he shook his head, folded the secret order, put it in his military uniform pocket, and then said to Jilu: "You don't have to kneel down. Even if all members of your Qing royal family kneel in front of me, I will never agree to be constitutional monarchy. You should put aside your delusions and honestly arrange for abdication and give up the country."

Ruan Zhongshu was relieved and looked at Liu Yi, and he looked relieved when he saw him.

Yang Du was shocked by the sudden secret decree just now. At this moment, he was calm, so he walked up to him and said, "Commander-in-Chief, what is the difference between a bannerman being an emperor and a Han man being an emperor? The Qing Dynasty has been in the world for more than 200 years. This centipede insect died without being stiff. If it is about the will of the people..."

"Yizi, you don't need to say that even if the Qing court granted me half of the country, I wouldn't change my mind.

The people’s hearts? The people’s hearts have long been dispersed by the Treaty of Shimonoseki and the Treaty of Xin Chou. The Qing Dynasty has actually perished. There are no emperors in the Forbidden City now, only a puppet controlled by foreigners.”

Zhao Bei interrupted Yang Du without hesitation, walked back a few steps, sat back leisurely back on the chair, and saw Jilu kneeling on the ground, so he slowly said, "Jilu, after all, you are considered a special envoy of the Qing Dynasty, representing the image of the Qing Dynasty. It seems inappropriate to kneel like this."

Ji Lu sighed inwardly and stood up helplessly. He remembered the instructions of Prince Qing and the Regent before leaving, and asked hesitantly: "Dare you ask the Governor, if the Qing Dynasty promised to give the country and the Republican government to preferentially treat the Qing Dynasty, then what are the conditions? How much is the annual salary? Can you keep the entourage? Where can you live? Are there any royal family members and nobles all treated preferentially, or are only the royal family members? Where should the bannermen go?"

Zhao Bei said: "Of course, this must be discussed by the North-South Peace Conference. Of course, this preferential condition must be unanimously agreed by all revolutionary forces, including the Northern Regent Government, otherwise it will not be established. In fact, our meeting here today is considered a secret meeting, and there is no need to let unrelated people know about it. Regarding my 'trial republic' proposal, I will soon propose to the Peace Conference and the Qing Dynasty's abdication."

He paused and said, "But I said that in the front, the privileges of the bannermen must be abolished, and the bannermen must learn to support themselves. As for the abdicated Qing royal family, they can enjoy preferential treatment economically, but they cannot retain any privileges politically. This is the premise. Otherwise, don't talk about preferential treatment conditions. If you withdraw from the throne and give up the country, you will be a civilian. From then on, the "Qing Empire" has become a passing cloud, and no one can hope for restoration."

Yang Du walked back to Ruan Zhongshu and said, "Douzhan, it seems that the commander-in-chief's republic has decided, so let's go."

Ruan Zhongshu glanced at Yang Du, lowered his head and pondered for a moment, looked at Zhao Bei, and said, "It seems that the commander-in-chief has made up his mind to establish the republic system, and there seems to be no change?"

As Yuan Shikai's aide, Ruan Zhongshu knew Yuan Shikai's current difficult situation very well. On the surface, Yuan Shikai was majestic, but in fact he was angry. On one side, he was a "traitor" in the words of the bannermen and the "old Qing officials" in the eyes of the revolutionary party. If Yuan Shikai could not clarify his position as soon as possible, he might become a public enemy. The secret decree of the Qing Dynasty just showed that in order to maintain the imperial power, the Qing court had been extremely crazy. If the state system was not established, no one knew what other tricks the Qing court would use.

Now the commander-in-chief has made the suggestion of preferential treatment of the royal family, so will the Regent Yuan accept it? Ruan Zhongshu has no idea, and the remarks he had just thought of are completely useless now.

Zhao Bei smiled faintly and said, "This is just my wish. In fact, whether to establish a republic is only on one person."

"Who?" Although everyone had guessed who the person was, they still couldn't help asking.

"Of course it's Duke Yuan. The Qing Dynasty was under the control of Duke Yuan. When will the Qing Dynasty abdicate and give up the country, and how to give up the country, it is actually only within the thought of Duke Yuan." Zhao Bei said word by word.
Chapter completed!