For Yuan Su, after receiving several telegrams from Gao Shun one after another, his mind gradually became a little uneasy.
Before that, he had always hoped that the war to protect the country would be in full swing as in history, and the Beiyang government would defect to independence one after another, so that Yuan Shikai had to cancel the imperial system due to the rebellion and separation of relatives.
Even after the two events of Qingdao and Liaodong, which won the Beiyang government a lot of popular support, it may not be able to ensure the implementation of the imperial system 100%. There has been analysis on this point earlier. Wouldn't it be said that it is unswerving?
Revolutionaries will object, and the old bureaucrats from the former Qing Dynasty will also oppose it at all. Just like Liang Qichao and Kang Youwei, these orthodox royalists have reputations and positions, and they will definitely not make it easy for Yuan Shikai.
However, the outcome of the matter was still an "expected accident". After all, under the propaganda and momentum from various mouthpieces, the public atmosphere continued to heat up. Even Yuan Su himself has an unshirkable responsibility for this, after all, he also arranged it
His subordinates secretly added fuel to the flames and built up momentum.
Faced with the negative support of the domestic people and their support for the Beiyang government, the southern revolutionary camp will inevitably feel increased pressure. The power of the revolution was originally attached to all walks of life, but now it has not only lost many sources of power, but even the sources of these powers are still there.
Turning to support the Beiyang government, how can there be no pressure under the ebb and flow? b Time Travel Novel: b
Judging from the performance of the southern revolutionary forces during this period, it also fully proved the weakness of the bourgeois revolution.
In the past few days in mid-June, Yuan Su collected intelligence from all aspects, and he could fully understand the current situation of the southern revolutionary camp. First, the Lijiang Conference had no results, and each of the southwestern provinces had civil strife: Sichuan Xiong Kewu and other provinces
The garrison was at loggerheads, Ren Kecheng and Liu Xianshi in Guizhou were also fighting overtly and covertly, and Guangdong and Guangxi under the leadership of Lu Rongting were experiencing unrest. Since then, the Chinese Revolutionary Party has been indecisive, and the people sent back to China to contact the revolutionary armed forces have not made any progress so far.
Furthermore, even businessmen and capitalists who sympathize with the revolution in Guangdong, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hong Kong, Nanyang and other places are now showing hesitation and wait-and-see attitude. What lies before them is a major change in the Beiyang government. What should they choose?
Which side you stand on will inevitably have a decisive change in your future development.
It is not that these businessmen and capitalists have no confidence in the revolution, but when weighing the dual interests of the country and personal interests, it is always necessary to see things more clearly. If it is true as propagated by the Beiyang government, the political system and the state system must be changed.
If it can make China develop better, then by supporting the revolution now, wouldn’t it mean that we are deliberately undermining the country’s development?
It is precisely because of these businessmen that capitalists have become increasingly hesitant, which has greatly affected the economic resources of the revolutionary camp.
However, Yuan Su believed from the beginning to the end that relying solely on the revolutionary camp to carry out the overthrow of Yuan was unreliable, both historically and now. The war to protect the country in history was still due to the internal political struggle in Beiyang, which led to
The National Defense Army has an opportunity to take advantage of it. Even though there is a strong support for the Beiyang government and Yuan Shikai in China, the more so, the more dissatisfied the warlords and political factions within Beiyang will be.
He believed that as long as the South took a little action, Beiyang's interior would naturally wait for the opportunity to cooperate.
What truly ended Yuan Shikai's monarchy was not the War to Protect the Country, but the denunciation of opposition from all over the country.
When the governors of each province declared independence one by one, and the public opinion propaganda in each province gradually began to refute, belittle and expose the true ideas of the imperial system, the common people would naturally gradually wake up from their fanaticism. Under such loud noises, Yuan Shikai isolated and supported,
Even if they firmly hold a central army loyal to themselves, they will inevitably be defeated without a fight.
However, the situation of the southern revolutionary camp before us is obviously extremely embarrassing.
What Yuan Su was most worried about was that the southern revolutionary camp didn't even have the most basic voice to call for Yuan's overthrow, let alone launch an armed national defense movement to overthrow Yuan like in history. Once Yuan Shikai became the leader of the Chinese Empire, it would be logical
The emperor took advantage of the momentum and political pressure after proclaiming himself emperor to completely eliminate the confrontation between the north and the south, and then China's modern history was completely rewritten.
If it really gets to this point, it may not be a bad thing. Once the country is completely unified, the pace of development and growth in the future will definitely be greater.
But judging from his understanding of Yuan Shikai and the current situation inside Beiyang, unless Yuan Shikai can still have enough confidence after proclaiming himself emperor and can live for another five years or so, this matter will definitely not develop as expected.
so smoothly.
I'm afraid that after Yuan Shikai became emperor, he would not be busy unifying China, but would instead start to painstakingly prepare for the succession of his son Yuan Keding. He also had to arrange for the "Minister of Guo Ming" who had entrusted him with the task, and he also had to eliminate potential threats within Beiyang, and he also had to find ways to do so.
Dealing with the imperialist orthodoxy with foreigners.
Not only that, if Yuan Shikai's lifespan cannot be extended, it will mean that there is no way to eliminate the hidden dangers within the Beiyang Group. Once Yuan Shikai passes away, it is impossible for Yuan Keding alone to deal with those "old fritters from the previous dynasty." The final result
It will definitely become more chaotic. Beiyang will either oppose the imperial system or continue the imperial system, and there are many situations involved. Some people want to be emperor, some want to be prime minister, some want to eradicate the Yuan family, and some want to hold the emperor hostage to order the princes.
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Once the internal fighting within the Beiyang Group continues and its strength is seriously consumed or divided, the southern revolutionary camp and warlords will most likely make trouble again. In other words, the war to protect the country that could not be launched in 1916 will continue in the future.
The country is still in chaos. On the contrary, the disaster will last longer.
Yuan Su knew that he was a scheming and manipulative manipulator, but if Yuan Shikai could really rewrite China's modern history and lead China to prosperity, he would be willing to fade out of politics and give up all military power. But obviously, although this possibility exists,
But it is too small. Whether it is Yuan Shikai's remaining life or the cracks within Beiyang, these will lead to many variables in the subsequent history.
Instead of pinning your hopes on such a risky matter, it is better to take the opportunity to make things worse.
He now hopes that the contradiction between the north and the south will become more and more intensified, and the revolutionary camp will vigorously oppose the monarchy and launch a war to protect the country to intimidate Yuan Shikai. On the one hand, he can gain great benefits from it. It will not be difficult to make a comeback and even further control the power of the central government. On the other hand, he can
On the one hand, it is more important, that is, through this conflict between the north and the south, all these disasters in the southwestern provinces can be uprooted in one fell swoop, and the province will have long nights and many dreams. In addition, there is also an opportunity to expose the internal conflicts in Beiyang, and take advantage of the civil war to work together.
Completely solve the internal problems.b Time travel novel:b
Perhaps deep down in his heart, Yuan Su still has some selfish motives, but step by step from the Luanzhou Uprising to the present, he has experienced many things during this period and recently, and he has to understand one truth unforgettable: the so-called
Idealism cannot survive in this era. If you want to survive and change the status quo, you have to worship the power of force.
Since Yuan Shikai does not trust himself, why should he trust Yuan Shikai to complete the great cause of rejuvenating China?
For him, behind his selfishness, he still has the overall situation in mind. Long-term pain is worse than short-term pain. If these cancers in the southwestern provinces are left to grow slowly, and there are many hidden dangers in Beiyang, it is better to ruthlessly provoke a big battle. Fight and solve all the problems at once. It can not only make a big contribution to the complete reunification of China, but also weaken the old faction in Beiyang, so that it can naturally take over power.
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