It was already December 20th when we returned to Luanzhou, and the Jiayin Year had come to an end.
As early as the period when he was staying in Tianjin to buy a separate business, Yuan Su had already sent a telegram to Luanzhou in advance, asking Luanzhou to forward the telegram to Fengtian as soon as possible. He asked Jiang Baili, who was still stationed in Fengtian, to come back as soon as possible. He was anxious to communicate with Jiang Baili.
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss with him the countermeasures to suppress Yuan Shikai.
Now this matter is a top priority for Yuan Su. Even his real purpose of purchasing real estate in Tianjin is to leave a cover-up for Yuan Shikai first, making Yuan Shikai think that he is fully prepared to hand over the military power at hand.
.And the reason why he was willing to do this could be to express his disappointment in Yuan Shikai's suspicion, or to vent his dissatisfaction. In short, he just wanted to stay out of the matter.
Of course, all of this is just a cover-up.
Regarding the latest personnel appointments announced by the Presidential Palace in Beijing, Luanzhou also got wind of it early in the morning. Not only the core generals of the Beiyang Young Zhuang faction headed by Yuan Su were shocked, but even the local gentry in Luanzhou felt understood. So
When Yuan Su was greeted by Yuan Su when he got off the train, the hundreds of people on the platform all had unsightly expressions on their faces. However, because this matter was too sensitive, no one dared to ask Yuan Su anything in public.[
When I left the train station and prepared to board the carriage, there were still many people outside the station who came to greet me after hearing the news. Even the people in Beijing supported Yuan Su, not to mention Luanzhou, which had been deeply favored by Yuan Su's policies in recent years.
The people were in general. However, Yuan Su and all his subordinates were not in a good mood at the moment, so they did not stay much and left in a hurry after getting on the carriage.
Returning to the General Office of Military Affairs, Yuan Su first sent Zhang Hanling to the backyard mansion to rest, and then did some cleaning and tidying up before returning to the front yard again. Most of the officials who came to greet the train were leaders of the Luanzhou Military and Political Group.
At this moment, everyone gathered in the living room to wait for the next step. Yuan Su came to the front hall and did not say much nonsense. He just pretended to explain the orders of the Presidential Palace in an understatement.
"Master Yuan, this, this president is clearly trying to take advantage of the hero!"
"Yes, what terrible thing have we done to deserve such suspicion from the President?"
"Is there any misunderstanding in this? Is there no room for redemption?"
Everyone couldn't wait to express doubts for a while, and then sighed one after another. It turns out that Yuan Suxing's political strategy is not in line with the interests of the old bureaucracy of this era. He cannot be greedy, deceive, or deceive much. He almost only considers some official policies.
Privileges are cheap to earn some legitimate benefits. However, although Yuan Su's path cannot "get rich overnight", it can ensure a long-term benefit.
In any case, Yuan Su did protect the interests of the capitalist class, and at the same time used some extremely advanced socialist ideas to regulate the contradiction between capitalism and the working people, and provided the working people with corresponding protection and lightened labor.
Pressure really makes social relations develop into a stable structure.
Wouldn’t it be said that the profit industries in the hands of all the bureaucrats and gentry present have been completely integrated into this social structure, and moreover, they themselves have become accustomed to this kind of interest relationship. It is not easy to have a company that does not squeeze the bourgeoisie or big landowners.
The government can also coordinate the contradictions between social classes. If they change people at once, all their previous efforts will be in vain. Once the existing social structure is destroyed, they will inevitably bear a certain price.
Therefore, whether it is from the perspective of interest, nepotism, or personal familiarity, everyone present is not willing to let Yuan Su be transferred at this time. Even if Yuan Shikai really hopes to place someone in the Army Department
, and it definitely does not prevent Yuan Su from retaining military power. Although Fu Liangzuo, who is now the acting deputy minister of the Ministry of War, is in Beijing, he still has an army outside.
Yuan Su was not in a hurry to express his position. He waited until the discussion in the living room subsided a little, and then said slowly: "I wonder if you have heard that the president is currently considering changing the state system."
The issue of the state system and political system has also been a hot topic recently, all thanks to the Security Council, which has been fanning the flames and building momentum in these three consecutive months. Although the issue of imperialism has not yet been directly related to the Beiyang government,
But anyone with a little bit of brains and understanding knows that the big boss behind the Security Council is President Yuan Shikai.
However, now Yuan Su ignores everyone's doubts and instead mentions this matter "answering the question", which will inevitably arouse everyone's suspicion that Yuan Shikai's intention to proclaim himself emperor is inevitably connected with Yuan Su's forced reduction of power.
Although the implementation of the imperial system seems a bit abrupt and perverse in the overall view, after the two major external events in Qingdao and Liaodong, there is already a fanatical atmosphere in the country. Many ordinary people have been promoted by the mouthpiece of the Beiyang government.
Coupled with the fact that some "dead but not dead" political forces of the constitutional monarchy took the opportunity to make trouble, it seems that there are not many opposing voices in the country, and even if there are, they can only be small groups and small voices that cannot join the mainstream.
Wang Litong asked quickly: "Master Yuan, are you opposed to... this matter? But we also received the news a few days ago, Master Yuan, you should not be like this... Hiss, so to speak,
What does the President mean?"
Yuan Su's expression showed that he naturally would not tell the reason why he thought it was close to the truth. He just said lukewarmly: "I, Yuan Su, have never paid much attention to the national system and political affairs, so no matter what the president has,
I won't make too many comments on any plan like this. As for my transfer to the central government this time, I can only say that it may be related to this matter. The fundamental reason is not that I am worried about getting in the way. The specific reasons need to be paid more attention to.
In short, since there is an order, there is no reason for us to disobey it."
After hearing these words, everyone knew more or less. Yuan Su kept saying that he didn't care about the state system or politics, and he also said that he would not make any too many comments about the imperial system. But since he still said these words, it can be seen that he has no regard for the imperial system.
There is still some grudge about the matter. Strangely enough, there were rumors among the First Corps and the Tenth Division of the Central Army that Yuan Su would support Yuan Shikai's provocation of emperor. Why is it so cold now?
Whether it was because Yuan Shikai deprived Yuan Su of his military power, which made Yuan Su resentful, or whether it was because Yuan Su finally opposed the monarchy, which made Yuan Shikai disappointed. The reason for this accident is really difficult to say clearly.
"Sir, do you really want to go to Beijing to take office?"
"Yes, yes, if you leave, then... to put it bluntly, where will we go?" [
"Tian Wenlie took over as the General Office of Military Affairs. Mr. Tian is simply a martial artist. He doesn't know how to run a business. I'm afraid that these rules set by Mr. Yuan will have to be rewritten when it is Mr. Tian's turn. Is that good?
Of course, everyone knows what’s bad. Oh, it’s so good. How could such an accident happen?”
A group of civilian bureaucrats from the Luanzhou Civilian Government and the General Office of Military Affairs once again let out a series of sighs. Although their words were more subtle, their meaning was also very obvious. They all hoped that Yuan Su could stay in the remaining few months.
It will take time to work hard and clarify any misunderstandings. There is no need to confront the president and endanger everyone's industry and even status.