Xinhuamen Presidential Palace, in the south study room of Huairen Hall.
After Yuan Shikai read the urgently sent telegram, his expression changed in vain. He threw the telegram heavily on the desk, stood up suddenly, his face was full of embarrassment, and paced back and forth in the study for several times with staggering steps.
Circle. Standing not far away are Zhang Yiqi, who sent the telegram, and Xia Shoukang, Zhao Bingjun, Li Yuanhong and others who are discussing the revision of the temporary agreement.
"What on earth is Yuan Su doing? Has his brain been kicked by a donkey? Before leaving, I have repeatedly told him to stay well and be honest. However, this guy is not honest at all, and now he has made such a big fuss.
Bastard, what on earth does he want to do?" After pacing around for a few times, Yuan Shikai couldn't help but roared out.
Except for Zhang Yichen, several other people present had not read the telegram and were not sure what happened. They all looked at each other with confused expressions.
After a while, Li Yuanhong asked Xia Shoukang in a low voice: "Yuan Su? Wasn't it just that he was ordered to go to Henan to suppress the rebellion? I just read the newspaper yesterday. Didn't it say that the Zhongyang army fought bravely and had recaptured Shangqiu? President
Why are you unhappy! Why, what did Yuan Su do to cause trouble again?"
Xia Shoukang helplessly shook his head and said: "I don't know much about this matter. A few days ago, the president was happy because Yuan Zijing regained Shangqiu in the first battle and captured Bai Lang's No. 3 man alive. He even said some good things
If you are happy, how could you know that something unexpected happened again today. Alas, this Yuan Zijing may have been so complacent that something went wrong again."
Li Yuanhong nodded slightly and said nothing more.
Yuan Shikai naturally heard the whispers between Li Yuanhong and Xia Shoukang. After taking a deep breath, he tried to calm down his emotions, then turned back to the desk to take the telegram documents in his hand, and then walked to
Li Yuanhong. He handed the telegram documents to Li Yuanhong and said in a bad tone: "Song Qing, come and see, there are still such courageous people in the world. I have only been in Henan for less than a month.
All the officers of the three regiments of the 17th Division were shot to death. Huh, Song Qing, tell me, tell me what this bastard is going to do!"
Li Yuanhong hadn't read the telegram yet, but after hearing what Yuan Shikai just said, he was immediately surprised. He quickly opened the telegram file and read it, and then he gradually understood the whole story. Then he turned to persuade: "Big
The president calmed down. Yuan Zijing's move was indeed inappropriate and too impulsive. However, after thinking about it, he also had the overall situation in mind. Three of the five regiments under the 17th Division were in bad military discipline and did such an outrageous thing when attacking Shangqiu.
What happened is simply unacceptable.”
Yuan Shikai said angrily: "Even so, is it his turn to intervene in this matter? It would have been better for him to trick people into going to a restaurant for dinner, and then he shot half of the people present during the middle of the meal. Now, he also sent the 17th Division Headquarters to
They were all detained in Shangqiu. I asked him to deal with the rebellion in Henan, but he was actually dealing with his own people. How can this spread?"
Li Yuanhong thought for a while and said vaguely: "In my opinion, the reason why Yuan Zijing acted like this must be unavoidable. I have also heard earlier that civil unrest in Henan is mostly caused by people having no way to survive, so they can only take risks.
Rise up. The purpose of our army to suppress civil unrest is precisely to resolve conflicts among the people. If we allow the soldiers to act recklessly, it will not only be useless, but will also arouse people's anger, which is really a dangerous behavior."
Yuan Shikai said angrily: "He can report to the Governor's Office, or he can call the Army Ministry. We are now the Republic of China. Since everyone wants to be disciplined and follow the system, it is even more important to act according to the rules. This bastard is so bold
He did act recklessly, but he did try to be a hero, but what will the outside world think? What will other troops in Henan Province think? Doesn't he think about the consequences?"
Li Yuanhong knew that Yuan Shikai was furious now, and even if what he said was reasonable, he might not be convinced, so he simply didn't want to cause such trouble, and he repeatedly echoed: "What the president said is not unreasonable, alas, it's just a matter of time."
At this point, getting angry won't help, it's better to think of a solution to the problem first."
Zhao Bingjun, who was on the side, thought for a while and said: "President, for this plan, we cannot act rashly. After all, it was only publicly reported yesterday that the Central Yang Army had recaptured Shangqiu in one fell swoop. Domestic and foreign countries are paying close attention to the performance of the Central Yang Army. If
If we want to punish Yuan Su now, I am afraid that it will definitely be self-defeating. Moreover, no matter how we comment, we can only say that Yuan Su's shooting of the officer of the 17th Division who committed the crime was out of order, but we cannot say that what he did was wrong."
Yuan Shikai said coldly: "I know this, that's why I'm so angry. Can't you see that this bastard has calculated this accurately, so he dares to act so boldly. If he continues to indulge like this, he will be so angry in the future.
Are you going to rebel?"
Zhao Bingjun said: "If this is the case, it is better to transfer them back to Zhili and send other troops to Henan."
Although Zhang Yichen felt that Yuan Su was too impulsive in his actions, he thought it was a good thing. What he couldn't stand the most was that he had to bear other "ideological and political responsibilities" after clearly doing good things. It was really unfair.
Without waiting for Yuan Shikai to express his position, he took the lead and said: "At this stage, the central yang army has just made achievements in Henan Province. If it is replaced at this time, it will definitely arouse suspicion, which will be quite detrimental to the situation in Henan."
Xia Shoukang nodded slowly and said in agreement: "Mr. Zhao is right. Even if the Third Brigade is transferred out of Henan for other reasons, the outside world will make excuses and think that our central government is targeting Yuan Su to execute the Seventeenth General."
Regarding the matter of division officers, the central yang army has established its prestige in the first battle, so it is precisely that it should continue to increase the intensity of military operations and strive to regain more momentum. Changing generals on the spot will not only attract criticism, but will also not be easy to be confident in the future.
The situation is even more unfavorable. The President should think twice."
Yuan Shikai turned his back and started pacing back and forth again. Of course he knew this in his heart, and it was also because of this that he was angry. But after listening to what Xia Shoukang and Zhang Yichen said, he couldn't help but have another aspect.
What he was worried about was that Yuan Su was disobedient, but Yuan Su was still young, not to mention that he was similar to himself in some major political ideas, so he should not be suspicious at this stage.
What's more, Yuan Su has always been so upright and practical. His actions in Henan must have been for the sake of the overall situation. There have long been private discussions on the issue of civil unrest in Henan. As the saying goes, the government forces the people to rebel.
,To solve the civil unrest at present, we should completely resolve the contradiction between the government and the people.
Thinking of this, he was more or less relieved, but he still felt that there was something he couldn't let go of.
"This matter can be ignored for the time being, but we must not let the southern part of Henan think that I am too indulgent of this bastard. Immediately draft a message to stop Yuan Su from intervening in any affairs in Henan Province, and then notify the Henan Governor's Office to
This matter has been suppressed for the time being, and everything will be discussed after the civil unrest has completely subsided." Yuan Shikai said quickly.
"President, I'm afraid Yuan Zijing won't take this message seriously." Zhao Bingjun said from the side. After all, he still remembered Yuan Su's unauthorized execution of his nephew Zhao Fangyu, and of course he was not blaming the other party.
His subordinates are ruthless. On the contrary, it is precisely because of this incident that he is worried that this young man will not care about a piece of telegram.
"Order Qu Tongfeng to temporarily act as the garrison envoy of Shangqiu, and the 14th Division will be stationed in Shangqiu." Yuan Shikai added lukewarmly.
"If so, it will have some effect. No matter how arrogant Yuan Zijing is, he should know the meaning of the appointment of the president. In short, we do not blame him directly, but we can make him understand from the side, which is the best of both worlds. Now we only have to
We need to see if this young man understands the situation." Zhao Bingjun nodded slightly and said.
Zhang Yicheng and Xia Shoukang looked at each other, and their faces looked very disappointed. It was not that they were partial to Yuan Su, it was just that the incident in Henan had just started, and the president was suspicious again, so he was afraid of using
It won't be long before Yuan Su will really be treated as the second Duan Qirui. From their point of view, it was originally a very simple matter. With Yuan Su's Lei Lie style, if he were to take full responsibility
In Henan's rectification, I was afraid that the civil unrest would be quelled quickly, but they insisted on complicating simple things and causing trouble in vain.