Just after noon, Yuan Shikai finally took a breather from the tense military arrangements. Of course, he knew that even though he had made a series of arrangements, he might not be able to truly change the situation. The best outcome he expected was the Central Army's
Bian can conquer Hubei in one go and arrest Cao Kun or force him to be electrified and resign. As long as this culprit can be out of power in the shortest possible time, it will definitely have the effect of knocking off the mountain and shaking the tiger in several other complicit provinces.
He hoped that things would develop like this, but even so, it would leave a deep mark in his heart.
I thought they were people walking on the same path, but I didn't expect people's hearts to be unpredictable. Although Cao Kun, Wang Zhanyuan, and Li Chun were all Beiyang veterans and generals of Quan Zhen, Yuan Shikai would not because of them.
He was panicked by the rebellion of several people. What really made him feel sad was his disciple Yang Shande and his old friend Li Houji.
I didn’t expect that even they would turn away from me...!
However, just when Yuan Shikai put away his inner emotions and prepared to concentrate on dealing with the accident, a more serious news was delivered to him again without warning. This more important news undoubtedly gave a decisive influence to the current internal situation in Beiyang.
Change. At 10:30, more than 80 officials from the State Affairs Hall went to the palace to see Yuan Shikai and jointly submitted a "Letter of Persuasion to Abdicate" to Yuan Shikai.
When Yuan Shikai received the "Letter of Persuasion to Abdicate", his hands could not help but tremble. He had long expected that there would be forces opposed to him in Beijing, and would definitely be ready to take action at this time, but he could not help but tremble.
He never expected that there would be so many people he trusted and relied on among these opposing forces.
For the State Affairs Hall, which has just been restructured from the State Affairs Office, there are more than 600 state affairs officials, and nearly 1,000 including attendants and other officials. Only 80 people jointly submitted the "Persuasion to Abdicate"
》It is not worth discussing at all, but it happens that more than half of these eighty people are officials who control the central power departments of the central government.
Among them are cabinet ministers such as Zhang Jian, Zhou Xuexi, Wang Daxie, Xu Shiying, and Tang Hualong. In addition, the names of Liang Shiyi and Zhu Qiling also appear. You must know the reason why Liang Shiyi became the first generation of chaebol in the Republic of China.
It was entirely due to Yuan Shikai's single-handed promotion and support. It can be said that without Yuan Shikai, there would be no foothold in the transportation department. As for Zhu Qiling, she was originally one of the main organizers of the enthronement ceremony. She was very busy and conscientious during the enthronement ceremony.
To this day, he has always fallen out with him, and suddenly he has become a controversial anti-imperialist hero.
Yuan Shikai did not read through the list of joint names in the "Letter to Abdicate". When he read the dozen names in front, he realized that the situation was already one-sided. Seven of the eleven cabinet ministers suddenly declared their opposition to the imperial system.
, two others temporarily resigned, and the entire central government's power structure seemed to be paralyzed.
Even though he can be a dictator, but after losing all the pillars of the Beiyang government, what can he do alone? The government has no prestige, and the people will inevitably be in turmoil, and no one will believe or support him anymore.
The imperial system, even those who were previously die-hard bureaucrats or misled ignorant people, now show the best reaction is confusion and ignorance, and more people will definitely follow suit.
Although the Central Divisions mobilized under the Central Martial Law are most likely still waiting for orders, what can an army that is unpopular and loses its legal background do? At this time, the Central Division has turned into a traitor. Not only
In this way, with the sudden change of domestic voices, the Central Division will inevitably come under great pressure and will most likely be forced to change its position.
If he insists on continuing to attack Hubei and Anhui, Yuan Shikai will inevitably become a real independent-minded thief.
"Cao Laosan, you really have a hand...that's all...that's all..." Yuan Shikai said tremblingly, and in the end he couldn't even hear his voice clearly. His hands gradually shook more and more violently, and then his body followed suit.
He began to tremble, and before the staff officials around him could come forward to ask, he swayed in vain and fell to the ground.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty."
"Come quickly, call the medical officer..."
"Your Majesty, wake up, wake up, what should we do? What should we do?"
"It's over, now we're really done."
Everyone suddenly fell into a mess. Some were anxious, some sighed, and some were dumbfounded.
He didn't know how much time had passed, but Yuan Shikai only knew that when he opened his eyes again, the surroundings were dark. It seemed that it was the middle of the night, or that all the lights in the room had been lost. But he could still hear many familiar sounds in his ears.
There were sounds, including the sobbing of several concubines, and the wails of several princes. He felt that his hand was being held tightly by someone. Perhaps it was just such a little warmth that he finally found a trace of support in the human world.
In the bedroom, there are many relatives of the Yuan family standing. In name, these relatives are still the royal nobles of the Chinese Empire. But at this moment, no one dares to have any extravagant thoughts. The pillars of the family are about to collapse. Domestic
The voices against the imperial system and against Yuan Shikai are getting louder day by day. For the relatives of the Yuan family who have always enjoyed the glory and wealth, they don't care about adding to this glory and wealth. Now they just want everything.
To be safe and secure, I would not hesitate to go back to the past.
On the couch, Yuan Shikai struggled hard, but the actual movements he showed were very weak.
Yuan Keding, who had been holding his father's hand, noticed it and quickly raised his head, which was crying by the bedside, and shouted as if from another world: "Father, father is awake, come on, doctor, come on!"
In the corridor outside the bedroom, people from the Medical Officer's Office set up by Xinhua Palace were waiting for the news and hurriedly opened the door and entered. In addition to Chinese medicine doctors, there were also several officials working in the Medical Officer's Office who were hired with large sums of money from Europe.
Western and Western medicine. When Yuan Shikai suddenly fainted earlier, both Chinese and Western medicine conducted detailed examinations and diagnoses, and discussed using a combination of Chinese and Western medicine for treatment. There may be conflicts between Eastern and Western cultures in some details, but there are still some things that can be agreed upon.
The reason is that both parties believe that Yuan Shikai is now old and his physical strength will be difficult to support the subsequent treatment.
"Medical Officer Chen, how are you? How is your father?" After waiting for the Chinese and Western doctors to examine Yuan Shikai, Yuan Keding rushed forward impatiently, grabbing the hand of the chief of the Medical Officer's Department and asked eagerly.
"Your Highness, please take a moment to speak." Medical Officer Chen looked very unhappy and deliberately lowered his voice.
Then the two of them came to the bedroom and listened to the place near the door. Yuan Keding waited eagerly for the other party's next words.
"Your Majesty's illness was due to excessive fright. This is not a big deal. It is just a hidden illness that involves your Majesty's body. Earlier, your Majesty and several Western medicine consultants have repeatedly warned that Your Majesty is suffering from a chronic disease and it needs to be completely cured."
It is very difficult. Only by calming down and nourishing the mind can we control the disease. During this period, His Majesty has been angry frequently and the evil poison in his body cannot be suppressed. He is afraid that it will be out of control now." Medical Officer Chen tried his best to use simple language to explain the current situation.
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"Don't talk nonsense, I just want to know how to cure my father." Yuan Keding shouted loudly.
"For the current plan, from the perspective of my traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis, there is no immediate solution. However, Mr. Robertson suggested that if His Majesty can be operated on immediately, and if everything goes well, there will be hope for recovery.
The hope lies. After that, he will be treated with traditional Chinese medicine, and his majesty will be completely cut off from the outside world and completely focused on rest. Only then will he be able to overcome the crisis." Medical Officer Chen continued.
"Is Robert Robertson sure? Is he sure?" Yuan Keding asked one after another.
"Frankly speaking, taking any action with His Majesty's current physical condition is risky, and... and the risk is not small. Mr. Robertson proposed a method of Western medicine surgery. The most important thing to test is whether His Majesty's current physical strength can
I support it. But as I come down to see, Your Majesty may not even be able to withstand the anesthesia at this moment..." Medical Officer Chen said helplessly.
"According to what you say, my father can't even perform surgery?" Yuan Keding's face suddenly dropped, as if a cloud of sadness suddenly surged above his head, and there was nothing good about him when he looked around.
"If you do not perform surgery, His Majesty will definitely not survive the next three days. If you perform surgery, there may be hope. To put it simply, it is now a matter of odds. Please make a decision as soon as possible," Medical Officer Chen said.
Yuan Keding suddenly fell into hesitation. He couldn't help but pace back and forth anxiously. Several times he thought he could make up his mind to make this decision, but when the words came to his lips, he couldn't say them out.
Of course he understood Medical Officer Chen's words and the current situation very well, but if his father's death was unfortunate due to his decision, he really didn't know whether he would be able to withstand the heavy suffering in the future.
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