Chapter 836, the waves gradually rise

Xiong Xiling looked at Tang Shaoyi and seemed to notice Tang Shaoyi's dissatisfaction. She immediately changed into a serious tone and said solemnly: "Brother Shaochuan, I know this is a very difficult choice. However, when we first met at the Qingyuan Mansion, everyone had already explained the consequences very clearly. What does it mean to have short pain rather than long pain? If we want to stop the chaos of the country by the warriors and create a long-term political situation in the Republic of China, we must be clear about how to cut and give up."

Tang Shaoyi showed a little hesitation on his face. When everyone first gathered in Qingyuan Mansion, they did take into account the current situation, and everyone agreed at that time. But before the incident happened, people certainly would not have considered it so seriously. He had to admit that he was shaken now. Although he hated Wu Shaoting's arbitrary behavior, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs could not work, but as a Chinese, it is rare to see the overall situation of China so rapidly. How could he ignore national interests because of personal interests?

Seeing that Tang Shaoyi was not speaking, Xiong Xiling sighed and continued, "Brother Shaochuan, do you really think I am a pedantic bureaucrat in the civilized sect? Do you really think I don't know what the people under the Qingyuan Conference are thinking?"

Tang Shaoyi's eyes hopped for a moment, and immediately stared at Xiong Xiling seriously and asked, "Binggong, what do you mean?"

Xiong Xiling smiled bitterly, shook her head with a helpless meaning and said, "No one of the people under our Qingyuan Conference is selfish. These people all know that Wu Shaoting is a military and independent figure. As long as he is in the position of president for one day, these people will not have real power. Especially the politicians of the Southern Sect, Wu Shaoting started his career in the south in his early years and suppressed the five southern provinces. These people were dissatisfied with it."

Although Tang Shaoyi had paid attention to the political forces within the government, he had never heard of the figures of the southern faction. At this time, when Xiong Xiling pointed it out, he really felt that it made sense. During the Beiyang government period, the five southern provinces were always ruled by warlords like "family world", and were defeated by Wu Shaoting at once. These warlords who claimed to be "family world" must have hidden resentment in their hearts, and this is also the reason why the Qingyuan Conference was able to develop.

"Bingyin, you are right. In our small group, including me, we all have selfish intentions. So I think we should be more cautious in the face of the overall situation. National affairs are not just a joke."

"Brother Shaochuan, tell me honestly, do you also suspect that I am against Wu Shaoting for my own selfish interests?"

"This..." Tang Shaoyi looked at Xiong Xiling's serious face and didn't know how to answer for a moment.

"Oh," Xiong Xiling smiled bitterly, the ravines on her face were trembling, "I know, I know, everyone in our Qingyuan Conference thinks that I want to seize power, and Wu Shaoting's group of people think so even more. It doesn't matter if others don't understand me or don't understand me, but Brother Shaochuan, you and I have worked together before, so you should understand my temperament."

"This, where should we start with this? Alas!!" Tang Shaoyi only felt his tongue tied up, and he no longer knew how to deal with Xiong Xiling's words.

"When Yuan Shikai was president, I was the Prime Minister of the State and hated Yuan Shikai's dictatorship, but I could only live a mediocre life. I didn't know that it was precisely because of the accusation of our civilized bureaucrats that the consequences of abolishing the parliament and amending the constitution were caused. This also gave the entire *** sect an excuse to start a war, and finally fought a civil war for a whole year. I had been accommodated before, but now I must not accommodate. Either use my life to expose Wu Shaoting's true face, so that his ambition side would be revealed, or he would retire and lay a foundation for the democratic politics of the Republic of China." Xiong Xiling's tone was firm, like a soldier who was preparing to die on the battlefield, but his face looked much older.

"Retire after success?" Tang Shaoyi asked blankly with wide eyes.

"Haha, brother Shaochuan, I'm old, and I've tried my best to be a premier before. All I can do is move to warlords, fight against dictatorship, and govern and develop the country much more suitable than me. When I retire, I can still clarify some facts. The sluts in the province said that I disregarded the interests of the country and only for my own selfishness." Xiong Xiling smiled old.

"But... Bingyin, do you really plan to leak the Sino-German alliance? Once this matter is not handled well, the consequences will be unimaginable." Tang Shaoyi asked again.

"I know, but I do this for the sake of national plans. There will be risks in making any decision. The problem is that if we miss this opportunity, it will not only not guarantee the long-term interests of the country, but will also make Wu Shaoting even more like a fish in water." Xiong Xiling sighed a long sigh.

Tang Shaoyi's face was very entangled and he didn't know what to say for a while.

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On the morning of January 27, Wu Shaoting rested in the official residence for a whole morning and took two bowls of medicine left by traditional Chinese medicine. By noon, the pain in his left leg had been relieved a lot. In addition to the slight pain when exerting force, it was fine. Zhang Xiaoya was still very worried about Wu Shaoting's body. She asked Feng Yanan to decoct the medicine herself and asked Wu Shaoting to rest more.

However, Wu Shaoting had already arranged to visit the British Minister Zhu Erdian today. After lunch, he went downstairs to start work despite Zhang Xiaoya's persuasion. Zhang Xiaoya had no choice but to ask the servant to find a cane to relieve Wu Shaoting's left leg. Wu Shaoting knew that this was Zhang Xiaoya's will. Although he was reluctant to use a cane, others thought he had suffered a lifelong disability, but in order to relieve Zhang Xiaoya, he still brought the cane with him.

While there was still some time at noon, Wu Shaoting handled some official duties accumulated yesterday in the President's Office. It was only after two o'clock that the attendants ordered the staff to arrange a special car, and notified Gu Weijun and Deng Keng to go to the British Embassy together.

Sitting in the car, Gu Weijun couldn't help asking: "Wu Zhizheng, are your legs okay..." He heard about this yesterday and kept asking for specific information, but the result was not satisfactory.

Deng Keng, who was sitting in the passenger seat, also turned his head and looked at Wu Shaoting.

Wu Shaoting smiled relaxedly and said, "This kind of external injuries is not worth mentioning. I am a soldier. If I don't have any injuries on my body, it's like something. It won't matter."

Gu Weijun sighed and said seriously: "You don't know Wu Zhizheng. Many people under the General Office of the Consul are saying that there is no central government, but it is absolutely impossible to be without Wu Zhizheng. I dared to ask Wu Zhizheng to take good care of his health. The future of the country can only be expected to be Wu Shaoting, you are the leader."

Wu Shaoting was a little surprised and asked back, "What's the case?"

Deng Keng nodded and replied, "Some of them are the young people who followed you in Guangdong before. Alas, although these words say that Wu Zhizheng is good, there are also sensitive aspects. I have been reminding them to pay attention."

Wu Shaoting nodded and said, "Yes, this is a bit over the past few years. Our hard work is to establish a central government that everyone can believe in. If there is no central government, then our efforts over the years will be in vain."

Gu Weijun was silent for a while, then changed the topic and said, "Wu Zhizheng, I'm afraid it will be a bit difficult for you to meet foreigners today. You don't know that when you were away yesterday morning, the British and Russians were very tough. It seems that they must stand on the side of the ***."

Wu Shaoting narrowed his eyes and said in a serious voice: "It's not the foreigner's turn to make trouble for us Chinese."
Chapter completed!