In fact, Yuan Su had long expected that Wang Liotong still couldn't change his old bureaucratic temperament in his bones. He was really an emperor and a minister. Wang Liantong himself had no doctrines or beliefs. The only thing he respected was to protect his status and
Interests. So despite Yuan Su's advice a year ago, he still instinctively moved closer to Tian Wenlie.
Therefore, a series of civil affairs systems previously formulated by Yuan Su in Luanzhou were destroyed to a certain extent. This also indirectly affected the profitability of Yuan Su's industries in Luanzhou.
However, these are things that can be tolerated for the time being. Now Yuan Su's eyes are no longer limited to the small place of Luanzhou, but directly enter the center of power at the central level. By then, the policies and systems he will formulate will not only affect
Luanzhou, but the entire southern provinces and even China.
The Central Alert Order issued earlier by Yuan Shikai, the Central Tenth Division and the Central First Corps also received the order. Tian Wenlie also repeatedly urged the troops to quickly set off south to Henan. However, Jiang Baili and Chen Wenian kept delaying for various reasons. Anyway, the First Corps was in
Jiangsu, Anhui, and Henan already have permanent troops stationed there, and are not in a hurry for their large troops to leave. In addition, other troops that have received the central alert order have not seen many people moving anymore.
However, Tian Wenlie followed Yuan Shikai wholeheartedly, so even if the 10th Division and the 1st Corps could not be mobilized, the Second Central Division under his command went to Baoding as early as possible to assemble, waiting for Yuan Shikai's orders at any time. He himself had already rushed to the capital, on the one hand
On the one hand, visiting Yuan Shikai's condition also hopes to persuade Yuan Shikai to take military action as soon as possible.
It is precisely because Tian Wenlie himself and the Second Division are far away from Luanzhou's sphere of influence, and because Yuan Su has directly interfered in Luanzhou in the past two days, the transfer of power in Luanzhou has been carried out very quickly. Even Wang Li and this easy-going man
The man at the helm also sensed the movement and quickly turned to Yuan Su's side, nodding and bowing, frequently showing his goodwill.
Yuan Su originally planned to meet with the officials in Luanzhou before leaving for the capital, to make some verbal arrangements in advance, and to discuss practical strategies for the upcoming changes in the situation. However, after all, both Beijing and Hankou expressed their opinions.
The situation is very urgent, and both parties hope to resolve the matter as soon as possible, so many things are progressing more efficiently than imagined.
Especially after the news that Duan Qirui accepted Yuan Shikai's invitation to Beijing spread, Hankou obviously realized that major changes would happen again in Beiyang, and became increasingly aggressive. Cao Kun not only openly announced an agreement with the National Protectorate Military Government,
They expressed that they would join forces to resist the Japanese imperial system, and even set up a very high-profile Beiyang Military Reform Commission in Hankou, appointing themselves as the chairman. The external purpose of the Beiyang Military Reform Commission is to initiate political and military reforms in Beiyang and maintain national order and democratic charter.
These two major pieces of news were obviously aimed at Duan Qirui's move to Beijing, and they also indirectly showed that Cao Kun would not sell out Duan Qirui's account and was determined to completely burn the boat.
For this reason, Yuan Su had to leave for Beijing in advance on the 25th.
The reason why he said he left "early" was that the itinerary was beyond his own plan, and it also meant that he had not received any notice from Duan Qirui in advance. He and Duan Qirui were married in general.
Alliance, but many details are still unknown. According to the plan that I have made, my top priority is to find ways to get in touch with Zhang Jian and his faction. Only by shuttling between the two major forces can we win the greatest victory for the Young Man faction.
Benefit.
Yuan Su kept a low profile during this trip. Not only did he disguise himself, but he also used some cover-up methods to provide information to the outside world. He did not want anyone in the capital to know the news about his trip, and his contact with Zhang Jian's group was also unclear.
Must be kept confidential.
After entering Beijing, he spent another day sorting things out. After all, Zhang Jian was currently under house arrest in the Xinhua Palace along with other Beiyang bureaucrats who opposed the imperial system. As Yuan Shikai's nephew and a well-known military and political figure in the past, he wanted to
It is naturally quite difficult to sneak into Xinhua Palace to meet Zhang Jian without anyone knowing.
After some clearance and cover, Yuan Su finally entered Xinhua Palace quietly.
Most of the detained officials of the State Affairs Hall are concentrated in the large and small palaces in Yingtai. After all, there is only one entrance and exit in Yingtai, which is easy to guard. Moreover, Yingtai is very free on weekdays. You only need to provide some daily necessities and you can go directly.
Become the best place to place these officials under house arrest.
Neither Yuan Keding nor Yuan Shikai dared or could do anything to these bureaucrats. In addition to restricting them from leaving Xinhua Palace, most of them were able to move around casually on weekdays, even if they had to leave Yingtai to visit other places in Xinhua Palace
Everything is fine. Basically there are not many security personnel on Yingtai. Most of them are attendants dispatched by the Internal Affairs Office. While serving the food and daily life of these high officials during their house arrest, they also provide some surveillance as much as possible.
Yuan Su dressed up as an attendant of the chief attendant and followed the chief attendant to Yingtai.
After some beating around the bush, and using the special arrangement of the chief attendant, he finally found a relatively safe place and met Zhang Jian alone. Zhang Jian didn't know who was coming to him at first, but when he saw Yuan Su dressed like this
He looked really surprised, but he was experienced and realized that Yuan Su must be doing it for something important.
Although the activities of these officials under house arrest are not very restricted on weekdays, due to Yuan Shikai's special instructions, it is almost difficult to find out new information from the outside world. The only source of information is to find ways to bribe and get information from the attendants, but after all, they have received
According to the above instructions, the information available is still extremely limited, and it is even impossible to determine the authenticity.
"Mr. Fourth, it's really not easy for this junior to come here this time, and he can't stay too long, so we'll keep the story short."
"Young Master Yuan, what are you saying... Oh, okay. Just say it directly." Zhang Jian originally wanted to learn about the current development of the domestic situation from Yuan Su, but Yuan Su said this as soon as they met. Of course, he couldn't ignore the overall situation.
"Duan Zhiquan has accepted my uncle's invitation and just arrived in Beijing the day before yesterday. I heard that he will return to politics to help my uncle control the current situation. The situation in Hankou is not very good. I heard that Jiangxi General Li Chun and Anhui General Ni Sichong are listening.
It is said that after Duan Zhiquan came out of the army again, they all decided to stand still and accept Duan Zhiquan's coordination." Yuan Su said quickly.
"Duan Zhiquan has come to Beijing?" Zhang Jian said thoughtfully.
Of course it's not that he hasn't considered this issue, but in the eyes of many people, with Duan Qirui's character, since he was determined to oppose the monarchy from the beginning, he will definitely stick to this idea from beginning to end. Now Yuan Shikai invites Duan Qirui to come out.
, Duan Qirui will definitely use this as a bargaining chip. As long as the abolition of the imperial system can be negotiated, the next thing will be a matter of course.