During this period, Yuan Su did indeed have contact with Hu Yisheng, and he made appointments to meet at the manor again and again. He knew that sooner or later, Yuan Shikai's eyes and ears would learn about this matter, so it would be more secretive than keeping it secret.
It's better to show an open and aboveboard appearance than to look suspicious, so as not to be accused of being a thief with a guilty conscience.
Even after Beiyang sent a telegram inviting him to Beijing to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival at the Presidential Palace, he still did not restrain himself and continued to have several meetings with Hu Yisheng. Since he planned to put on a good show from the beginning, then
He simply played out the drama to the end. However, in order to avoid letting the drama play out, he arranged for Hu Yisheng to leave Tianjin as soon as possible after a few days.
Although even if Hu Yisheng had Yuan Shikai arrested, he would still have an excuse to escape, but he still had to use Hu Yisheng's mouth to convey some news to the Revolutionary Party after returning to Hong Kong, so he still had to try to avoid long nights and dreams.
The day after Hu Yisheng left Tianjin, the strange situation around Danshang Village became more and more obvious. Even the security company responsible for the security of Danshang Village pointed out many times that the manor had been under surveillance, making the security work even more difficult.
Be cautious.
Yuan Su didn't take this to heart at all. He even suspected that Yuan Shikai specially arranged those people to monitor him and deliberately exposed some flaws in his daily activities in order to frighten him. Anyway, now that Hu Yisheng and everyone are gone, he
From the beginning to the end, you had no intention of helping the Revolutionary Party in its fight against imperialism and Yuan Dynasty. You felt so ashamed and ashamed. How could you be so frightened?[
As for the few days he was in contact with Hu Yisheng, he was very wary at the beginning, and slowly began to trust him in the end. The whole process was just acting. Looking back now, he feels that he is very good as an actor.
His talent, whether it's emotions or subtle facial movements, are all well grasped.
In the end, he did not directly give Hu Yisheng a positive answer about anti-imperialism and anti-Yuan, but carefully arranged some loose words to imply that he did have the intention to oppose the imperial system. Not only that, he also made it clear that Hu Yisheng still had control over the
In the past, the military power of the old army could summon tens of thousands of troops to surround the capital with a single call as long as the time was right.
In several meetings, he repeatedly emphasized the words "the time is ripe" and also directly asked about the Chinese Revolutionary Party's plans for anti-imperialist revolutionary activities. Unfortunately, although Hu Yisheng wanted to express the Chinese Revolutionary Party's
Determination and related planning, but the problem is that even the funding problem has not been solved at present, so how can we talk about detailed plans?
Hu Yisheng could only use the embarrassing excuse that revolutionary actions needed to be kept secret, and went through with it for the time being.
However, in order to win over Yuan Su, Hu Yisheng still used as many big words as possible, treating matters that were still unresolved as immediate matters. He told Yuan Su that all the governors in the southwestern provinces were very disgusted with the imperial system and had already
After secretly planning to launch an armed overthrow of Yuan, and the Chinese Revolutionary Party participated in all the details, it can be said that it is a strong alliance. Even though it is impossible to march all the way to Beijing, it is still very confident to create a big disturbance in the south and contain the Beiyang Army.
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Yuan Su does not care about the current level of negotiation between the southwestern provinces and the Chinese Revolutionary Party. As long as he can finally instigate the southwestern provinces to launch an action to overthrow Yuan, his plan can be realized quickly.
Therefore, he made further hints to Hu Yisheng in the last few days, basically acknowledging that he would participate in the action to overthrow Yuan. Now he only needed the southwestern provinces and the Chinese Revolutionary Party to take the lead in making a splash.
Hu Yisheng is not a literate person, and it must be acknowledged by Yuan Su personally. For him, the fact that Yuan Su can speak to this extent is enough to show his sincerity. So whether it is on the surface or
In his heart, he didn't feel any doubt, on the contrary, he could not help feeling excited.
On the third day after Hu Yisheng left Tianjin, a well-known political elder suddenly came to Danshangzhuang.
Since the founding of the Republic of China, the country has changed its appearance. Many celebrities in the political field in the past have now retired behind the scenes, living a leisurely life in the concession or returning to their hometown. Tianjin is not far from the capital, and it is an important land and sea hub connecting domestic and foreign countries.
Coupled with the thorough integration of Chinese and Western cultures, it has naturally become a place where many retired politicians live.
After Yuan Su moved to Tianjin in March, he gradually began to interact with many former political figures, social sages, or gentry who still hold some honorary titles living in Tianjin. Sometimes the concession boards or consulates of various countries hold meetings
Chinese celebrities, including Yuan Su, will also be invited to the banquet. Just on such an occasion, they can increase their contact with each other, and over time, they can build a certain friendship.
The person who suddenly visited Yuan Su this time was none other than Xu Shichang, who had the same seniority and generation as the Three Great Beiyang Heroes.
Xu Shichang has been following Yuan Shikai since he started training at the small station. Even when Yuan Shikai was jealous of the Qing court and even almost provoked beheading, it was Xu Shichang who traveled up and down the court to intercede and reason for Yuan Shikai, and finally made him
Yuan Shikai could escape unscathed. After the founding of the Republic of China, Yuan Shikai kept urging Xu Shichang to come out. Xu Shichang himself was also unwilling to be lonely and took care of many things within the Beiyang government.
Until the rumors of the imperial system spread in the middle of last year, Xu Shichang always felt that the risk was too great. He was afraid of being dragged down by Yuan Shikai and chose to resign and avoid Tianjin temporarily. But in fact, everyone knew very well that Xu Shichang, a politician born as a scholar, also had evil intentions.
Little political ambition, otherwise he would not have become president with the support of the Anfu Club.
Now, Xu Shichang's excuse to Yuan Shikai is that he is old and hopes to have a good rest. Even though Yuan Shikai repeatedly tried to persuade him to stay, and even sent multiple messages inviting reinstatement while Xu Shichang was living in Tianjin, Xu Shichang still couldn't change Xu Shichang's mind.
As far as Xu Shichang is concerned, no matter how domestic the situation is now in favor of the Beiyang government, no matter how powerful the propaganda campaign by the Security Council and the government's mouthpieces is, the implementation of the imperial system will always be retrograde. Rather than taking such risks, it is better to stay out of it for the time being, even if the imperial system succeeds.
, one or two letters can still be used to return to the political arena.
When I came to Danshang Village this time, I was entrusted by Yuan Shikai to test Yuan Su.
Xu Shichang had a close relationship with Yuan Shikai. Even after the failure of Yuan Shikai's imperial system in history, Xu Shichang still sympathized with and cared about Yuan Shikai. Now it was just a matter of visiting and doing things, so he naturally had no reason to refuse.
In the past few months in Tianjin, Yuan Su had also interacted with Xu Shichang, but after all, there was a gap in seniority and seniority, and the friendship had not reached such a deep level. This time Xu Shichang took the initiative to visit, but at first he did not
He guessed what the other party meant, but not long after the conversation, he already had some guesses in his mind.
So from the beginning to the end, he did not show anything suspicious. His attitude towards the monarchy was still lukewarm, and he had no idea about the situation of the Southern Revolutionary Party. Even though Xu Shichang was cunning and tried every possible means to make insinuations, he failed to do so.
Sensing something fishy, it only further accentuated his current aloof attitude.[
In late August, Yuan Su began to make arrangements for his trip to the north. Since Yuan Shikai invited his family to Beijing to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, he naturally had to appreciate it. Although he had openly expressed his dissatisfaction with Yuan Shikai before, after making it public,
, when talking privately, there is no need to bring official emotions into daily life, not to mention that he just wants to show no flaws in front of Yuan Shikai.
Of course, with Yuan Shikai's shrewdness, he would not look at the problem so superficially. Perhaps the more flawless it is, the more suspicious it will be. Originally, Yuan Su was in a mood before, but now there are rumors, but he behaves so eccentricly. Obviously, there is
There is suspicion of three hundred taels of silver here. But what really provided Yuan Su with cover was not his words and deeds. On the contrary, it was his wife Zhang Hanling who was pregnant, and he could use this to make some fuss.
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, Yuan Su's family spent seven or eight days in Beijing. In the end, Yuan Shikai not only found no clues about Yuan Su, but Yuan Su even used the occasion of the banquet to make a coherent exclamation. He now
Er did not complain at all about his free time at home. On the contrary, he said that he would finally have more time to spend with his wife and son in the future.
In addition, he had many contacts with Yuan Keding's small circle in private. First, he clarified some misunderstandings during casual chats, and then, while he was still drunk, he repeatedly emphasized that he had no dissatisfaction with the imperial system.
As long as it can promote the true reunification of the country and bring more opportunities for China's development, I will not only not oppose it, but will fully support it.
Yuan Keding is naturally not as sophisticated as his father Yuan Shikai. His attitude towards people is the simplest. Anyone who agrees with him being the crown prince is a friend, and anyone who opposes or prevents him from becoming the crown prince is an enemy. Due to various circumstances before,
His attitude towards Yuan Su is indeed not very good, but now that the other party can change his mind, it is a good thing.
What's more, he gradually came to believe that Yuan Su was not a "gentleman" and was just like other philistines. Now that he had been idle in Tianjin for a while, he finally experienced some hardships and would definitely not dare to do it again in the future.
Anything that goes against the will of the central government.
Within a few days, Yuan Keding took it for granted and told his father about the matter. He only said that Yuan Su was not a great person and there was no need to take his cousin too seriously in the future.
Yuan Shikai finally dispelled his suspicion of Yuan Su, but the suspicion of Yuan Su colluding with the revolutionary party was eliminated, but it did not mean that this restless nephew would not pose a threat to the Yuan family monarchy. Therefore, even if
After letting Yuan Su return to Tianjin, he still did not remove those who were monitoring the French Concession. The purpose was to keep a firm grasp of Yuan Su's every move. As the saying goes, being prepared would save you from anything happening if something really happened.