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Sitting in the carriage of the float attached to the end of the train, Yuan Su looked out through the window. Beijing Daqianmen Railway Station was looming behind the steam. At this moment, the conductor gently knocked on the carriage door of the float.
, standing outside the door to indicate that the train is about to enter the station, and I hope the distinguished guests can be prepared to get off the train in advance.
Yuan Su let out a slight breath and secretly thought in his heart: What is supposed to come will always come!
"Du Yu, get ready to get out of the car." He looked away from the car window and ordered the adjutant who was sitting on the sofa near the door of the car.
Du Yu immediately stood up and started packing his luggage with several of his attendants, putting away all the documents on the table that should be put away.
Five days ago, on January 29, Luanzhou received a telegram from the Xinhuamen Presidential Palace in Beijing. The telegram was in the form of a personal letter, and the sender was none other than Yuan Shikai, the interim president of the Republic of China. Yuan Shikai wrote in this telegram
The whole article is written as an elder, and even though most of the content is composed of wordy words of encouragement, there are too many things that make people suspicious of such a sudden telegrapher.
In the final analysis, it is because the Spring Festival, China's annual traditional festival, is coming soon. As a descendant of the Yuan family who just emerged last year, Yuan Shikai certainly has to pay some condolences. At the end of this telegram, the uncle of the president even invited Yuan Su to Beijing.
Come to celebrate the Spring Festival.
Although the words of invitation were just brushed off, if you don't think about it carefully, it will just be regarded as a casual polite sentence. [New] But fortunately, Yuan Su had an extra thought. He knew that this message was definitely not groundless, even if he was from the Yuan family.
After all, he has never met the president's uncle, and in the past year he has risen from a military academy cadet to a frontier official in charge of eight counties.
Because of this, Yuan Su quickly decided to go to Beijing. He believed that the uncle of the great president would definitely not have any intentions while he was in Beijing. Instead, he could use this opportunity to eliminate the relationship with this person as much as possible.
There was a gap between the president and his uncle. So, after a few days of arrangements, he sent a message back to Beijing indicating the date of his trip north.
This time when he took the train to the north, he specially ordered the train station to arrange a float. This was not to show off, but to show that he was a very practical person. Apart from his adjutant Du Yu, the only people who accompanied him on the northward trip were
The two attaches and six guards seemed to be traveling lightly and simply.
While the train was driving, Yuan Su thought about many things that would happen after meeting with President Yuan Shikai. In any case, he did not want to let this meeting go wrong. After all, he is still outside the Beiyang core.
He is just a small military leader. Only with the real approval of President Yuan Shikai can he enter the circle of the Beiyang Group.
So this meeting is of great significance to him.
After about ten minutes, the train moved slower and slower, and finally stopped steadily on the platform.
The float has a separate special door. Du opened the door in advance and walked to the platform with two guards. [Thanks for supporting the novel] Yuan Su walked out of the carriage followed by two other guards, and the rest
People walked at the back with their luggage.
As soon as he stood on the platform, he felt a blast of dry cold air blowing towards his face. Yuan Su couldn't help but button the military coat tightly. It seemed that the weather in the capital was still a little colder.
Near the exit of the station, there was already a group of attendants from the Presidential Palace waiting for a long time. The leader, a middle-aged man in a suit, saw the situation on the float and immediately led the team to greet them.
Du Yu also saw the middle-aged man in a suit, and he walked over first.
"May I ask who you are, Governor Yuan of Shanhaiguan?" The middle-aged man in a suit asked Du Yu politely with a Beijing accent.
"Exactly, I am Du Yu, the adjutant of Governor Yuan. May I ask who you are sir?" Du Yu asked again with seriousness.
"I am Li Bin, Deputy Chief of the Service Section of the Presidential Office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I have made a special trip to greet Governor Yuan on the orders of the President." The middle-aged man bowed very politely as he spoke.
At this time, Yuan Su and others came over, and Du Yu immediately introduced Li Bin. Li Bin quickly turned around and saluted Yuan Su respectfully and said hello.
"It's really helpful for you, Mr. Li, to receive you. I can't thank you enough." Yuan Su thanked him politely.
"No matter where you are, it's nothing to worry about. Governor Yuan has worked hard all the way. Please come out of the station here. There is a special car waiting outside." Li Bin said with a smile, and then called the attendants who came to greet him to go forward and pick up the luggage.
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The group of people just left the train station. It had snowed heavily for several days in Beijing. The entire capital was covered in snow. People were coming and going in the small square in front of Daqianmen Station. The atmosphere of the old capital was vividly visible on the page. Just before exiting the station.
In the open space not far from the entrance, five black cars were parked, with five-color republican flags planted on the fronts of the cars. They looked like special cars for the Presidential Palace.
In this era, small foreign cars are not very popular in China. Yuan Su even remembers that when Cao Kun served as the Zhili Governor, the total number of cars in Tianjin was less than 20, while when Cao Kun served as the Zhili Governor, there were only seven or eight
Years later. From this, it is not difficult to infer that even in Beijing today, small foreign cars should be a rare thing.
Fortunately, Yuan Su and others had seen this kind of car when they were in Luanzhou, so they wouldn't be embarrassed at this time.
After getting in the car, the motorcade drove towards the capital. What you can see along the way is the quaint old capital, courtyards, large and small alleys, and alleys made of blue bricks. All of these are witnesses of the history of this ancient capital.
Or. As the motorcade drove into the bustling streets of the city, you could occasionally see other cars passing by. Even though it was approaching the Spring Festival, the streets and alleys were still bustling with people. There were foreigners, Chinese, and fake foreigners.
The road from Daqianmen to the Xinhuamen Presidential Palace was not too crowded, but the convoy still took almost an hour to reach its destination. I had to sigh with emotion at how huge this ancient city of Beijing is.
Xinhuamen is already close to the west of Beijing, which means there are various government agencies nearby. What Yuan Su saw most along the way was nothing more than the people in the capital decorating with lanterns and colors to celebrate the New Year, but when he arrived here,
It is easy to see that everywhere is filled with strong political overtones. Five-color Republican flags, banners, slogans, especially when passing by the former Finance School building, the whole building is decorated with the words "Celebrate the relocation of the Provisional Senate" and "Warmly
Congratulations on the successful conclusion of the congressional election" and other colorful banners.
The motorcade went around the Nanyuan Gate to the west of Xinhua Gate and entered the Presidential Palace. Li Bin, who was sitting in the passenger seat with him, saw Yuan Su still looking at the slogans that had passed behind him, so he smiled and said: "The congressional election at the end of last month has already happened. It’s over. From November last year until now, the biggest news in Beijing has been this.”
Yuan Su nodded thoughtfully. He naturally knew the impact of the congressional election on the Beiyang government, and the series of events that followed were the sequelae of this election. He sighed and said meaningfully: "So It seems that the president is very worried about the congressional elections."
Li Bin looked back at Yuan Su from the passenger seat. After hesitating for a moment, he said in a serious tone: "What Governor Yuan said is true. It is true. The political forces in the south have been clamoring for the so-called party politics. They also introduced a revised new "Provisional Law" in an attempt to replace the president with the cabinet to exercise national power. What the president is most worried about these days is the congressional election. After all, the country has become a republic, and the north and the south have been reconciled. Some formal things are still You have to take the overall situation into consideration. Alas, it’s a pity that there are always some people who don’t care about the overall situation..."
What Yuan Su saw from Li Bin was the political contradiction between the north and the south. From the perspective of northerners, the south is ignoring the overall situation, while from the perspective of southerners, the north is unwilling to adopt enlightened politics. In the final analysis, it is a struggle for power, but only between each other. Both sides are different. The north holds military power and diplomatic legal status, while the south has the support of most progressive people in the country. It can be said that both the north and the south have shortcomings and advantages. If both sides can cooperate sincerely, modern China will soon rise.