After Li Yuanhong took office as the President of the Republic of China, the Beiyang faction was unwilling to restore the old "Covenant Law", so they proposed to amend a new Covenant Law by imitating the Covenant Law Conference. The parliament was divided and couldn't agree on what to do.
On June 25, the Shanghai Navy suddenly declared independence. Li Dingxin, Commander-in-Chief of the Shanghai Navy, Lin Jiayi, Commander of the First Fleet, and Zeng Zhaolin, Commander of the Training Fleet, issued a joint declaration declaring independence because they supported the old "Convention Law"!
The independence of the Shanghai Navy made Duan Qirui feel that the situation was serious and that he was isolated. The Chinese Navy has three fleets, and the First Fleet is the main force of the navy. This blatant independence not only seriously threatened the coastal provinces under the influence of the Beiyang Clan
area, and at the same time, it can also help all the forces opposed to Beiyang to transport troops northward.
Duan Qirui then understood the seriousness of the problem and no longer insisted on implementing the new "Convention Law". At the same time, due to the efforts of Lin Changmin and Zhang Guogan, Li Yuanhong formally issued an order on June 29 to still abide by the "Provisional Covenant Law" announced in the first year of the Republic of China.
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After the collapse of Hongxian and the death of Yuan Shikai, the two teachers and students Wang Hengyue, Liang Qichao and Cai Zhen became the most popular people at that time.
After Li Yuanhong became the bare president, he desperately hoped to win over the forces involved in protecting the country and rely on him for support. So someone suggested to Li that Liang Qichao be hired as the Secretary-General of the Presidential Palace.
The strength of the National Guard Army was enough to contain Duan Qirui. Li Po was convinced, so he called Liang Qichao on July 1.
Liang Qichao was a smart man. He didn't know that this was a thankless job, so he politely thanked him. Li Yuanhong subsequently sent letters to invite Liang to Beijing several times, praised everything, and ordered the Government's Revenue and Expenditure Department to start from July
A monthly allowance of NT$2,000 will be given as a starting fee.
Later, Li Yuanhong re-established the Republic and issued a large number of honorary orders as a way to reward mediocrity.
Conferred the title of Grand Honor to Sun Yat-sen: Wang Hengyue, Cai E, Tang Jiyao, Lu Rongting, Liang Qichao, Huang Xing,
Cen Chunxuan was honored with one of seven people: Duan Qirui, Wang Shizhen, and Feng Guozhang were awarded the first-class Baoguang Jiahe Medal with a large ribbon.
These medals were awarded too many times, such as the generals of the anti-imperialist faction in the Southwest and those with military power in the northern imperialist faction, and even Shixu, Zai Tao, Shaoying, etc. of the imperial family of the Qing Dynasty were also awarded. As a result, there was a mixture of good and bad.
Medals rained down.
It is said that when Wang Hengyue, the governor of Sichuan, heard that he had been awarded the title, he just smiled with disdain.
After Yuan's death, the power of the Beijing government was in the hands of Duan Qirui, and all major decisions were made by Duan. On June 10, the Generalissimo's Command Office of the Army and Navy was abolished. This was the agency where Yuan Shikai held military power in his capacity as president.
, the most unpleasant quarrel between Yuan Shikai and Duan Qirui during his lifetime was this institution. When Li Yuanhong became president, Duan Qirui naturally could no longer allow this institution to exist, so he abolished it first. On the 13th, Xu Shuzheng was appointed as the Secretary-General of the State Council.
Wang Shitong is a counselor of the State Council. Xu Shuzheng is Duan's think tank and confidant, but he is also the person Yuan Shikai hates the most. When Duan Qirui became the Prime Minister of the State, he had a quarrel with Yuan Shikai over the appointment of Xu Shuzheng as the Secretary-General of the State Council.
It is extremely unpleasant. The world is now ruled by Duan Qirui. Of course Xu Shuzheng must take power first. This is in line with the old saying that one emperor and one courtier. On the 19th, the Gyeonggi Military and Political Law Enforcement Office was ordered to be abolished. This was Yuan Shikai's secret service agency and was also
The most hated institution by all parties, Duan Qirui first abolished it in order to win people's hearts. On the 29th, he abolished the title of Secretary of State and restored it to the Prime Minister.
On the 30th, there was a major government personnel reorganization. The foreign minister, the chief minister of transportation, Cao Rushuang, the chief minister of the interior, Wang Yitang, the navy chief, Liu Guanxiong, the justice chief, the agriculture and commerce chief Zhang Zongxiang, and the education chief Zhang Guogan resigned. Tang Shaoyi was appointed as the chief of foreign affairs and Xu Shiying was the chief of the interior.
Chen Jintao is the Chief of Finance, Cheng Biguang is the Chief of the Navy, Zhang Yaozeng is the Chief of Justice, and Sun Hongyi is the Chief of Education.
Zhang Guogan was the chief of agriculture and commerce, Wang Daxie was the chief of transportation, and Duan Qirui was also the chief of the army. Before Tang Shaoyi took office, Chen Jintao was temporarily the chief of foreign affairs, and before Zhang Yaozeng took office, Zhang Guogan was also the chief of justice.
On July 6, the names of the military and political chiefs of each province were revised. Before the official system was determined, the military chief of each province was renamed the governor, and the civil affairs chief was renamed the provincial governor.
Wang Hengyue, the governor of Sichuan, has since become Wang Hengyue, the governor of Sichuan!
Governor Wang? Governor Wang? In fact, no matter what, it has no meaning to Wang Hengyue, but it is just a different name.
At that time, Sun Yat-sen appointed Lu Chao as the governor of Sichuan without any discussion.
But Sun Yat-sen was too naive. At this time, the "Four One" was already Wang Hengyue's "Four One". How could a military governor appointed by Sun Yat-sen enter Sichuan?
Lu Chao, who was also in the "Industrial Group", also saw this very clearly and simply did not take up the post.
So later Duan Qirui appointed Wang Hengyue as the Sichuan War Governor and the Governor of Sichuan Province!
Duan Qirui made a terrible mistake!
Duan Qirui's long list of military and political affairs in each province was very painstaking. On the one hand, he wanted to promote the unification of the north and the south, and on the other hand, he wanted to consolidate the power of Beiyang. He wanted to be complete but not complete. Changing the soup without changing the medicine. For example, Yuan Shikai promulgated the name of the general.
At the same time, the title of Governor and Governor was canceled and replaced by Ji Governor. It was just a matter of taking out one word from each of the two titles of Governor and General to create a new term for Governor; secondly, in terms of compromise and compromise, this personnel arrangement, regardless of the imperial system and the anti-Yuan faction
, both on the stage and the new deportees, were given certain positions and arrangements. Everyone got their own place, and they finally tried their best in the arrangement.
Duan Qirui's original intention was to achieve separation of military and civilian rule in each province, so only a few provinces had governors who also served as governors, and the governors were temporary. Only four provinces had governors who also served as governors.
Sichuan, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi.
In these provinces, warlords or civilians serve as military governors, which is of course a temporary nature.
As for Duan Qirui's power distribution in the four provinces of Sichuan, Hunan, Guangdong, and Guangxi, it simply sowed the seeds of war and created the source of chaos.
Especially for Hunan, Hunan is a battleground between the north and the south, and it is even more important than Sichuan, because for the Beiyang Army, it is much easier to take Hunan than to take Sichuan!
After the Beijing government issued an order to appoint provincial governors, a dispute arose between Feng Guozhang and Zhang Xun over each other's territory. Feng and Zhang were both "generals" in the Yuan era, but Feng Guozhang's reputation in the Beiyang faction was far higher than that of Zhang Xun. Zhang
Xun Xun's territory was in Anhui, and his headquarters was in Xuzhou, and he took the vast area east of Xuzhou on the Longhai Line as his own. These areas belonged to Jiangsu. Feng Guozhang could no longer tolerate this for a long time. At the end of Yuan Shikai's period, Yuan Zheng wanted to take advantage of
In order to manipulate the conflict of interests between Feng and Zhang, Feng Guozhang had to tolerate it in view of Yuan Shikai's attitude. After Yuan's death, the military governor's order was issued again. Feng Guozhang felt that he could no longer tolerate it, so he sent a telegram to Zhang Xun to move to Anqing to fulfill his wishes.
Customized. However, Zhang Xun told Feng Guozhang that in addition to his position as governor of Anhui, he also served as the Yangtze River Patrol Envoy. Jiangsu is in the Yangtze River Basin. How could the Yangtze River Patrol Envoy stationed in Xuzhou not be in compliance with the customization? Feng Guozhang was furious after receiving the telegram.
After one Buddha was born and two Buddhas ascended to heaven, he was so angry that he resigned from the Beijing government.
Feng Guzhang's resignation was of course a gesture to urge Beijing to order Zhang Xun to surrender Xuzhou. However, the Beijing government did not have the power to carry out such an action at this time. It could only tactfully persuade Zhang to surrender, but Zhang Xun ignored it at all.
The dispute between Feng and Zhang had to be settled.
This is a wonderful phenomenon. The governor of Anhui Province is not stationed in Anhui but in Jiangsu. The governor of Anhui Province is not stationed in Anqing, the provincial capital, but in Bengbu. Anqing only has the provincial offices of the governor and the governor.
Anhui's civil affairs, finance, education and other general affairs are of course located in Anqing, the provincial capital, so all provincial affairs must be sent to Bengbu by letter and telegram every day for instructions. Ni Sichong, the governor of Anhui Province, is also an arrogant and lawless warlord. He refuses to leave Bengbu no matter what.
.Although the Beijing government repeatedly urged him to move the provincial governor's office to Anqing, he ignored it.
It's a mess, it's a mess.
At this time, Cai Qiao's condition further worsened.
Later, Duan Qirui sent a French doctor to Luzhou to treat Cai's throat disease. The next day, the French doctor reviewed the results and believed that the larynx disease had been delayed for too long, the vocal cords had become narrow, and the condition was serious. He could not go to Shanghai or Japan quickly.
Specialist treatment is not possible.
"Cai Zhen is dead." After hearing the news, Wang Hengyue let out a long sigh.
I put down this idea and focused my attention on a telegram.
This is a call from Zhang Xun, inviting Sichuan Governor Wang Hengyue to attend the Xuzhou Conference.
As early as the beginning of the fall of the Hongxian monarchy, Zhang Xun, the Yangtze River patrol envoy who hated the Republic and planned to support the restoration of the Qing Dynasty, held the Xuzhou Conference and decided to organize a military offensive and defensive alliance in seven provinces: Jilin, Heilongjiang, Fengtian, Zhili, Shanxi, Anhui, and Henan.
, to consolidate unity, protect the environment and the people, and implement constitutional government to "resist violent elements from participating in political power" is the first Xuzhou meeting of the military governors.
After Duan Qirui came to power, Duan Qirui invited representatives from the 14th provincial governors of Sichuan, Shandong, Fengtian, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Henan, Zhili, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Hubei, Jiangxi, Suiyuan, Chahar, and Rehe
They gathered again in Xuzhou and prepared to announce the establishment of a "Provincial and District Federation" led by Zhang Xun and Ni Sichong to formulate an eight-point program. They supported Zhang Xun as the "leader" and sent a message to criticize the "rioters" and government ministers for disrupting national affairs.
How could Wang Hengyue attend such a meeting?
"The country is going to be in chaos, Chief of Staff.
"Wang Hengyue handed the telegram in his hand to Jiang Li.
Jiang Li looked at it and then calmed down silently: "Actually, Yuan Shikai's death may not be a good thing. If he is here, maybe the country will not be in such chaos."
"Yes, but he is gone after all."
Wang Hengyue sighed softly and suddenly straightened up: "Order, I will guard Sichuan strictly and monitor the movements of Yunnan and Guizhou. All ministries will step up the expansion of the army and be ready to mobilize at any time. Without my order, no soldiers from the Dingguo military headquarters are allowed to enter Sichuan!