: Things haven't stopped

After Liang Qichao went to the East Courtyard, Wu Shaoting went straight to the second floor. When he walked into the familiar hall, there was a bustling discussion inside. The members who were invited to leave the venue gathered to smash this, and their faces all had varying degrees of worry, either pounding their chests and stamping their feet, sighing, or being filled with righteous indignation.

Faced with the sudden scene just now, most people have not yet recovered. This grand day suddenly changed from being in front of them to a farce, a scandal that could change the north and the south.

When Chengqi official outside the door heard Wu Shaoting's name, the hall soon became quiet and everyone's eyes were cast. Wu Shaoting's steps were steady, and Lei Liefeng walked into the door. He looked around the scene. Before he had time to speak, he was quickly questioned by the congressmen who surrounded him.

"What the hell is going on? Why is this happening?"

"This matter cannot be handled hastily. Our reputation in the south is all about this!"

"You must investigate clearly. Zhenzhi, what are your plans?"

Various voices rose from the ground, and even if you wanted to hear them, you couldn't hear them clearly.

Wu Shaoting stretched out his hands to comfort him, and said in a loud voice: "Everyone, listen to me! Listen to me first!"

The hall then calmed down again, and everyone stared at Wu Shaoting with glittering eyes.

Wu Shaoting sighed slightly and continued: "The evidence of this bribery is conclusive, and the members involved in the case also plead guilty on the spot. As for how to deal with this incident, Mr. Zhuo Ru and I just discussed it, and should quickly establish an investigation committee to launch a fair, impartial and open investigation and finalization."

Song Jiaoren, who was standing not far away, frowned and asked, "If this matter is made public, I am afraid that the impact will exceed our control in the future. This matter can be big or small. Maybe the Beiyang government will seize this point and make a big fuss. The reputation that our southern government has finally accumulated will definitely be defeated."

Xu Xueqiu nodded and said in agreement: "When we came out just now, we met with several special guests from the Western consulate. They were very optimistic about our southern government in the past, but this incident obviously had a great impact on them. Tenth *** has left a bad impression."

Wu Shaoting said solemnly: "First of all, the purpose of our southern government is to serve China, not to make it possible for foreigners to comment on us. Secondly, since they knew about this matter at the time, if we want to hide it, it would be self-deception, and if we might not do it well, it would be even more despised by the international community."

Cen Chunxuan finally squeezed into the front from behind the crowd, and he said loudly: "I agree with the idea of ​​Zhenzhi. Which country has not embezzled from ancient times to the present? The key is how we prevent, how we warn, and how we deal with such crimes that violate laws and disciplines and corrupt the national principles. The worse it is, the more we use all kinds of people, so that people in the world will regain their confidence in us."

Wu Shaoting nodded to Cen Chunxuan and said, "At this time, the "old official" was really helpful. He looked solemnly and said to everyone: "No matter what the conclusion of handling this matter is, I, Wu Shaoting, must respect the decision of the investigation committee. Because the incident happened suddenly, it is very important to do extraordinary measures, and the top priority is not to elect a list of investigation committees. I have a temporary membership agreed with Mr. Zhuo Ru, and I will be quick to start the investigation."

As he said, he took out a handwritten list from his shirt pocket, with eight names written in two different handwritings. He handed the list to Cen Chunxuan and passed it down one by one.

At this time, Xiong Xiling couldn't wait to ask, "Where is Zhuo Ru now?"

Wu Shaoting said: "He is explaining to other guests in the East Courtyard and will come up soon."

Xiong Xiling and Zhang Jian and others on the side whispered for a while, and then everyone sighed.

Wu Shaoting ignored the Progressive Party and said loudly again: "Other members who are not selected for the Investigation Committee do not need to worry. During the Investigation Committee's exercise of their responsibilities, you also enjoy the right to supervise and impeach."

There was a small amount of discussion in the hall, and there was almost no objection for everyone.

Wu Shaoting sighed and said in a serious tone: "My Dukes, this incident is a major crisis that our government faced before its establishment, but I hope that you will not focus your mind on the word "crisis". The birth of a new regime cannot be successful by gathering hundreds of politicians. We should regard this incident as a test. Every time the government experiences a test, it will only become stronger and stronger. Only in this way can we lay the immortal achievements of Greater China."

This sentence brought great hope in the low atmosphere, just like the spring breeze blowing through the dead trees. The members of the House nodded and finally recovered a little morale and stability for a while.

Not long after, Liang Qichao hurried up from downstairs, and his face was not very good when he arrived at the hall.

Wu Shaoting, Xiong Xiling, Zhang Jian and others rushed forward, and Zhang Jian asked in a deep voice: "Zhuo Ru, what is the situation?"

Liang Qichao shook his head and said with a sigh: "It is difficult for several major newspaper reporters and those foreigners to reach an agreement now. They must report this matter, and many people have already proposed to leave the Union Hall immediately."

Zhang Jian pondered for a moment and said, "These foreigners have no good intentions when they come to Wuzhou. This time they just have an opportunity to take advantage of the situation. They will definitely make a big fuss about this matter. This only shows that the Western powers still have hope for the Beiyang government and will not reach an agreement in the end."

Xiong Xiling said in a muffled voice: "Mr. Fourth is right. We cannot have too many concerns, otherwise we will fall into the trap of foreigners. If the government is held, the great powers will always treat us sideways. As long as we work together to overcome this hurdle, we will sooner or later let the global powers know our determination to enforce the government."

Cen Chunxuan nodded and said, "What Binggong said is very true. Let's focus on solving the bribery case first. The faster the deal, the better it will be. Since Zhuo Ru has arrived, we should start immediately without delay."

Everyone agreed. Wu Shaoting and Liang Qichao first explained some matters to everyone, tried to mobilize the enthusiasm of all the members of the parliament and let them support the test. After that, they invited all the sixteen people on the previous list to the inner office and held an internal consultation behind closed doors.

At the same time, in the small living room of the Garden Mansion where Lu Rongting stayed, Lu Rongting, Liu Xianshi and Tang Jiyao's spokesperson Li Genyuan also had an unknown secret talk.

"Master Lu, you say that Wu Shaoting is becoming more and more arrogant. He counts all the achievements of the Sichuan War on himself, bragging everywhere and being proud of his achievements. If the Sichuan War had not been the joint efforts of our four southwestern provinces, he thought he could be as easy as fighting Fujian?" Liu Xianshi said coldly. In fact, Lu Rongting did not do anything substantial except for 200,000 yuan in funds during the Sichuan War, but in order to please Lu Rongting, he could only say so first.

"Like Brother Zhou, when you know Wu Shaoting, you are not as good as me. When you were still flirting with the revolutionary party, I was already fighting with Guangdong. Don't look at him as young as he is, this kid is very vicious." Lu Rongting lies on a rocking chair near the window and says with a long look.

"You have also seen what happened in the Union Hall just now, and it is extremely arrogant. Who knows whether his evidence is true? Let him blame him." Liu Xianshi gradually turned back to the topic and said dissatisfiedly.

Lu Rongting just sneered ambiguously, but did not answer Liu Xianshi's words. Although he was old, he could still see clearly. If he had not received the news that Yunnan and Guizhou provinces were secretly bribing members of parliament in advance, he might have instructed Guangxi to take action. Since there were Yunnan and Guizhou provinces in front of him, he would have saved more of this fund to prepare for military affairs, which would really kill two birds with one stone.

Liu Xianshi continued with confidence: "I, Liu Xianshi, are self-aware. I dare not expect the president of the government, but what the people under the provincial government think is another matter. Look at Wu Shaoting's attitude just now, he has insisted that our southwestern provinces are secretly causing trouble, and even involved you, Dashen Lu. What's the reason for this? According to me, he did this on purpose, which made our southwestern provinces completely lose their reputation."
Chapter completed!