Chapter 741: Consolidating the Government Structure

"Once a good day is planned within the month, Shaoting will officially marry Miss Feng. Sooner or later, she will be a family member. Shaoting does not have to respect Mr. Feng as a public official, so she simply calls him Uncle Shi. I hope Mr. Feng will not be surprised." Wu Shaoting said with good intentions.

"Very good, very good." Feng Guozhang said with a smile. He wished he could get closer to Wu Shaoting.

"There are rumors outside today. It seems that there is a conflict between Uncle Shi and Li Huangpi. Is there any incident?" Wu Shaoting asked. This matter was told by Deng Keng on the train. Deng Keng was busy working at Wuzhou and Nanjing, and naturally collected a lot of rumors. Feng Guozhang and Li Yuanhong were competing for the vice presidential seat, and even extremely disagreement was reported. When everyone came to greet him today, Li Yuanhong deliberately did not go to the train station, but was just waiting at the presidential palace. It can be seen that he deliberately avoided Feng Guozhang.

"Oh," Feng Guozhang sighed. He knew very well. Since Wu Shaoting left him to talk about this matter, he had consciously brought the relationship closer before, and it was obvious that the other party was standing on his side, so he did not hide it. "Zhenzhi, your news is really well-informed. Alas, there is indeed some conflicts between me and Huangpi, and I don't hide it from you. It's just for the election of the vice president. Zhenzhi, you should know that Huangpi did nothing when he was serving as the vice president in Beijing. He was nothing but seeking fame and reputation to make a good and beautiful title. Although I am old, I can devote all my efforts to the Beiyang Democratic Party and make up my mind to do something. I can't let the future of the Beiyang Democratic Party be destroyed by others."

"How did the party decide?" Wu Shaoting asked again.

"I naturally have some prestige within the party, but due to the peace talks between the north and the south, I have been more or less caught in the target of public criticism. There are always some people who do not understand the situation in Huangpi. Although I don't know the situation in Huangpi, this matter cannot be decided in one sentence. Alas!" Feng Guozhang shook his head helplessly.

Wu Shaoting nodded slowly, and then he thought silently that Li Yuanhong must be less reliable than Feng Guozhang in terms of relationships. Feng Guozhang, an important official in Beiyang, is far higher than Li Yuanhong. Besides, Li Yuanhong was a progressive party before, and only after Beiyang reorganized the Duke Party, he officially joined the Beiyang Duke Party. This is obviously not enough support within the party.

Thinking of this, he spoke: "If I think it is my hope that Uncle Shi will be the vice president. But after all, Uncle Shi and I are not the same political party, and it is impossible for me to support the leaders of another party too broadly before the general election is settled. At that time, I am afraid that there will be criticism within the Communist Party of China."

When Feng Guozhang heard this, he had guessed that Wu Shaoting had a sound outside his singularity as he was at the top of his *** Lake, and immediately said: "I understand this matter of course. No matter what, I feel very relieved when I hear you say this."

Wu Shaoting said: "Actually, I already have a plan in my mind. Since the Senate and the House of Representatives are still politically degraded and do not have the responsibilities of subdividing the two houses, I plan to urge Congress to set detailed responsibilities before the election is over. The Senate is responsible for diplomatic review, presidential personnel appointments and removal approval, vice presidential supervision and impeachment responsibility, and the Speaker stipulates that the Vice President shall be the same. The House of Representatives is responsible for finance, cabinet ministers, impeachment and presidential supervision, and impeachment responsibility, and the Speaker shall be elected by the House of Representatives. However, the House of Representatives must set an unwritten habit, and the elected Speaker must be the leader of a political party."

Feng Guozhang was a little surprised. What did this have to do with his desire to be the vice president. He said in confusion: "The responsibility of shaking the ruling of Congress is a good thing, and I will definitely support it."

Wu Shaoting was waiting for Feng Guozhang's words, and he smiled and said, "If Uncle Shi, you can support me in promoting such congressional norms, and then unite with the Beiyang Democratic Party to exclude the seats of the Progressive Party in the House of Representatives, and strive for the majority of the National Progressive Party and the Beiyang Democratic Party, and then elect Cen Yunjie as the Speaker of the House of Representatives, I believe Uncle Shi's position as vice president is enough to win."

Feng Guozhang was secretly happy and asked hurriedly: "How can you explain this?"

Wu Shaoting knew that Feng Guozhang was unwilling to seek the system issue. He said: "As long as Uncle Shi can elect Cen Yungong as President of the House of Representatives, we must have the right to impeach the Vice President in our hands. Even if Uncle Shi was not satisfied with the vice presidential election, we can initiate an impeachment case to maintain the position of Vice President. If Uncle Shi succeeds in the election, Uncle Shi can consolidate my position as president, and Cen Yungong can also consolidate his position as Vice President."

Feng Guozhang suddenly realized and said with a smile: "So that's it. I understand. Of course I will stand on the side of the shaking matter. It's just that mutual benefit." Although he smiled on the surface, he was already amazed at Wu Shaoting in his heart. This young man's mind is really powerful. Using bills and powers to create a stable power network can not only ensure legitimacy, reduce unnecessary excuses, but also firmly sit in the position of real power as the president.

But no matter what, this matter is not harmful to everyone. He also hopes that Wu Shaoting will become the president, so that his power as "Uncle Shi" will be more reliable.

Wu Shaoting said again: "In addition to this matter, Shaoting has another thing, I hope Uncle Shi can help."

Feng Guozhang asked, "Tell me, as long as I can help, I will definitely not refuse." He thought to himself, I can even hand over the military power, so I will naturally have to put all the bets on you.

Wu Shaoting said: "I hope to delay the presidential election as much as possible."

After hearing this, Feng Guozhang didn't understand. Now everyone hopes that the central government will be established as soon as possible. Why does Wu Shaoting want to postpone the presidential election? The presidential election has been delayed, and the vice presidential election must be delayed, and he doesn't want this unpleasant thing to happen.

"Shock, why is this?"

"Uncle Shi," Wu Shaoting said slowly, "try to delay the election, and the power of my consul can continue. I cannot be sure whether the official president after the election is still as good as the consul. After all, the north and the south are unified, political activists are eager to divide the real power. Once everyone is unhappy, they will repeat the mistakes of President Yuan. During the consul, I will try to lay the foundation for everything, and everything will be natural."

"Zhengzhi, you should understand the situation within our Beiyang Gong Party. Since the dissolution of the Beiyang government, we old people in Beiyang have lost all their status. Everyone hopes to establish a central government as soon as possible and determine their status or status first. If we delay, we will always be blank. Even if we want to help you, it will be difficult." Feng Guozhang said worriedly.

"That's all, Uncle Shi, don't worry. What I said is not a year or two, but only the last three months. Besides, it will take one month to vote for the House of Representatives, and another month to vote for the Senate. After a little sorting, statistics and arrangements will be over. I have plans for these. The key is to hope that Uncle Shi, you stand up and make this matter reasonable and not let other democratic parties go around in a hurry." Wu Shaoting said slowly.

"Three months..." Feng Guozhang muttered to himself.

"Three months are not long, and in addition, there is no need to do anything in Shi Shu's party during this period. We still need to think about the universal suffrage of the Congress and the subsequent general election. Today's politics is not as easy as before. We need to do something more or less. In addition, I also plan to use this period to help Shi Shu eliminate dissidents and try to arrange for Li Huangpi to Beijing to serve as mayor." Wu Shaoting persuaded again.

"That's what you said. But apart from these, why are you so worried?" Feng Guozhang asked in a deep voice. Of course, he knew that these reasons were secondary. It was easy to stabilize the president's real power with Wu Shaoting's strength.

"I told you that Uncle Shi is my own person. Because my relationship with the Japanese is very bad, Japan plans to support Sun Yixian's return to China for election. I deliberately prepared for the election without panic, which means I have to finish all the things I have to do before the election, so that a lot of criticism can be avoided during the election." Wu Shaoting said seriously.

"Is Sun Yat-sen coming back?" Feng Guozhang said with a frown, and then he felt a sudden feeling in his heart, "Shocked, what you are talking about is inconvenient to do as the president?"

"That's right. Uncle Shi, this matter is not difficult. You must help me." Wu Shaoting said solemnly.

"I understand. Since the capital of the earthquake has spoken, I naturally have to help." Feng Guozhang nodded slowly.

That night, Wu Shaoting brought his wife to the central hall, where a vacant venue had already been cleaned up and more than ten banquets were arranged. In addition to the current officials in charge of the government and the veterans of the Beiyang Gong Party, local gentry and representatives of senior military officials from Nanjing were also invited. Everyone pushed cups and put them in, and the atmosphere was very lively and harmonious. Everyone was very touched by the first time they gathered here.

The drinks for the banquet were not too excessive. After all, this is the Presidential Palace and the most important place in the Republic of China. Everyone presents are all important officials of the government, so naturally they should pay attention to their appearance. The banquet was coming to an end before nine o'clock. Except for a few generals in the army who drank a few more tours, the other guests tried to leave the banquet as decently as possible. After resting in the front hall for a while, using half a cup of tea, and saying some flattery to Wu Shaoting, everyone dared not disturb him and said goodbye and left with tactfulness.

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Chapter completed!