"Yes, I will send people to the United States right now!... After listening to Hengshuai's instructions, Yu Lei agreed without even thinking: "I will send Yu Yun to the United States." "Yu Yun?" Wang Hengyue was startled.
: "She is still a little girl." "She is not young anymore." Yu Lei said indifferently: "After training in the past few years, her ability is enough, and it is time to make greater contributions to Hengshuai." Wang Hengyue felt relieved.
I want to say a few words of encouragement, but I don’t know where to start.
What's more, Yu Lei doesn't need encouragement, any kind of encouragement is fake to him...
On May 18, 1917, Beijing's English-language "Beijing News" revealed secret information about Sino-Japanese arms loans.
It turns out that the [Japanese] government decided to lend 10 million yen to [China] to hire [Japanese] technicians and managers to run the [Chinese] arms industry, and to hire [Japanese] military attachés to train [China] to participate in the war.
In exchange for the military.
In early May, the Japanese government sent Deputy Chief of Staff Tanaka to China under the guise of inspecting the situation along Jiaoji Road. In fact, he came to inspect the Chinese arsenal and further contact with Duan. When the news came out,
It shocked the people across the country and dealt another heavy blow to the shaky Duan Cabinet.
However, the military governors in Beijing behaved wildly, sometimes advocating a declaration of war against Germany, sometimes advocating the siege of the Parliament, and did not take Li Yuanhong seriously at all.
At this time, when Prime Minister Duan Qirui used the Governor's Army to pressure Congress to accept the declaration of war against Germany, Sun Wen, Zhang Taiyan, Cen Chunxuan, and Tang Shaoyi jointly called Duan Qirui and the Senate and House of Representatives to demand that they abide by the agreement.
, respect Congress.
Later, Li Yuanhong made a desperate move and dismissed Duan Qirui. After Duan Qirui was dismissed by the successor president Li Yuanhong, he instigated the Beiyang governor to rebel for independence and used force to force Li Yuanhong to dissolve the Congress. Sun Wen also continuously sent telegrams to the southwestern provinces, calling for support of the treaty and the Congress and the revolt.
Crusade against the Beiyang group.
On May 29, eight provinces announced their separation from the government!
On the same day, Sichuan Governor Wang Hengyue of the Sichuan Military Supervision and Supervision Office sent a telegram to the whole country: He firmly opposed military interference in politics and the dissolution of Congress.
On the 30th, Wang Hengyue declared the independence of Sichuan and called for law enforcement!
At first Wang Hengyue, a "protector of the country", became the governor of Sichuan, and now he shouts the slogan of "protecting the law". God knows what he will do again.
After Wang Hengyue declared the independence of Sichuan, six provinces in the southwest followed suit. On May 30, Hunan Governor Tan Yankai called for mediation. Huai Army veteran Jiang Guiti agreed and suggested inviting Feng Guozhang, Zhang Xun, and Chan Yan back to Beijing to work with Wang Shizhen.
Organize a "people transfer meeting".
When he reached the text, he opposed mediation and urged the six southwestern provinces to mobilize troops to fight against rebellion. Cheng Biguang, the chief of the Navy of the Kuomintang faction, urged the independent provinces to cancel their independence and stated that the navy would always protect the republic. Li Liejun traveled from Shanghai to Guangzhou and planned to lead the Yunnan Army in Guangdong
Kaikai Ru and Fang Shengtao's two divisions made an expedition to the north.
The governor of Guangdong, Chen Binggun, and the governor of Guangxi, Tan Haoming and Li Liejun, jointly issued a telegram to start an alliance of Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Hunan, Guangdong and Guangxi provinces, and proposed to recommend Lu Rongting as the leader. Tang Jiyao sent a telegram to the southwestern provinces and suggested organizing a provisional government in Guangzhou.
, and Dai Li became president.
However, there are actually many internal conflicts in the six southwest provinces. In Sichuan, there is a conflict between the Sichuan and Yunnan armies, and in Guangdong, there is a secret fight between the Yunnan and Guangxi armies. These warlords, big and small, have no intention of sending troops to the Northern Expedition.
"Sun Wen sent another telegram, asking our Sichuan army to send troops to the Northern Expedition." Wang Qinglu, who hurried back to Sichuan, handed the telegram to Wang Hengyue.
Wang Hengyue didn't even look at it: "Sending troops to the Northern Expedition? Do you want me to give him the position of military governor?"
Wang Qinglu smiled.
"Power on!" Wang Hengyue's face became serious: "We, Sichuan, accept the suggestions of Guangdong Governor Chen Bingkun and Guangxi Governor Tan Haoming, and support Lu Rongting, the patrol envoy of Guangdong and Guangxi, as the leader of the six southwest provinces! Sichuan protector supports..."
Wang Hengyue himself laughed when he said this.
What kind of method do you think you can protect?
"Well, Yunnan Governor Tang Jiyao wants to organize a [revolutionary] provisional government in Guangzhou. We in Sichuan are firmly opposed to it. The president is still in Beijing. Although this is independent, it is actually necessary to protect the law." Wang Hengyue thought there.
After a while: “You can give Lu Rongting a call now.”
"Yes!" Wang Hengyue adjusted his military uniform and said, "Let me prepare all the troops of the national army to unify the three southwestern provinces by force!"
"yes!"
"The patrol envoy, Wang Hengyue, the governor of Sichuan, called to support the patrol envoy as the leader of the six southwest provinces!"
Lu Rongting, who was reading a book, heard the news, put the book aside, took the telegram, read it hastily, and clapped the telegram: "The big thing is done!" "Inspection envoy, our Gui army of 20,000 people has already arrived.
Assembled on the front line of Yunnan and Guangxi, as long as the patrol envoy gives an order, troops can be sent to solve the Yunnan problem!" "Where is Wang Hengyue?"
"Wang Hengyue's Dingguo Army also began to move towards Guizhou!"
"Okay!" Lu Rongting shouted again: "Do it earlier than Wang Hengyue!"
"yes!"
On June 1, Li Yuanhong summoned Zhang Xun to Beijing to discuss the state of the country. On the 7th, Zhang Xun led his army from Xuzhou northward to Beijing. On the 12th, Li Yuanhong was forced to dissolve the House of Representatives and the Senate.
On the 16th, Zhang Xun, wearing a red cap and huā feathers, and four commanders of the Dingwu Army took a car to Shenwumen, transferred to a shoulder carriage and went to the Qing Palace. Shixu, the general manager of the Qing Internal Affairs Office, introduced him to the Yangxin Hall to see Puyi.
Zhang Xunxing knelt down and worshiped, calling himself a slave. Puyi gave him a seat and a horse in the Forbidden City. The four imperial concubines also came to the Yangxin Hall to talk to him. Puyi gave him a banquet and presented him with many ancient porcelain and famous paintings.
Then he went to Dongjiaominxiang to visit ministers from various countries. Minister Lin of Japan hosted a banquet in his honor.
The day Zhang Xun arrived in Beijing was also the day when his power reached its peak.
From this day on, his prestige began to gradually decline. According to the decision of the Xuzhou Conference, all issues related to national affairs must be handled by the Grand Leader with full authority, and the relevant provinces will be notified by text and telegram afterwards.
After Zhang Xun arrived in Beijing, he issued orders to the relevant provinces as the leader of the alliance. But the problem arises here. In the past, no matter when Yuan Shikai or Duan Qirui were in power, the provincial warlords were regarded as the favored sons of heaven.
It is necessary to discuss with them, otherwise it will not work, so the warlords in each province have become arrogant.
Yuan and Duan are both leaders of the Beiyang faction. If they are so accommodating, how can Zhang Xun be able to position himself above the warlords of the provinces and issue orders to them: There are Duan faction and Feng faction in the governor's army. In addition, no big and small leaders are really willing to act as Zhang Xun.
Xun is a slave. When the governor's army attacked Li, someone had to come forward. Zhang Xun became famous. Now Li's resistance no longer exists, and the leader of the alliance still wants to act arbitrarily. How can we tolerate it?
On June 28, a strange-looking old farmer came from the third-class passenger seat of the train from Tianjin to Beijing. He got off the train at Beijing Station, covered his face with a big cattail leaf fan, and hurriedly walked out of the station. There were four people outside the station.
A braided soldier greeted him respectfully and asked him to get into a carriage. The carriage easily carried him to Zhang Braided's mansion on the edge of the Nanhe River. As soon as he entered, the braided commander issued an order and came out without seeing any guests.
This old farmer was none other than the famous reformist leader and royalist leader Kang Youwei.
Around 2 a.m. on July 1, a farce finally started with the sound of gongs and drums!
In the morning, the police suddenly asked every household to hang the dragon flag. The residents had no choice but to make paper flags to deal with it. Then, Qing Dynasty robes and coats that had not been seen for several years appeared on the street, and one by one they seemed to run out of the coffin.
The person who came out: The newspaper published a supplement about the restoration news, and the price was more expensive than the daily newspaper.
Zhang Xun, Kang Youwei, Qu Hongjin and dozens of other people jointly submitted speeches to invite Emperor Puyi of the Qing Dynasty to be restored!
After the restoration was announced, the five-color flag was changed to the Huanglong flag. The official system was still based on the official system of the first year of Xuantong. On that day, the above decree conferred Li Yuanhong as a first-class public official. Zhang Xun, Wang Shizhen, Chen Baochen, Liang Dunyan, Yuan Dahua, and Zhang Zhenfang were appointed as cabinet ministers.
Rope Arms, Hu Siyuan is the cabinet minister, Liang Dunyan is the minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Zhang Zhenfang is the minister of the branch, Zhu Jiabao is the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Lei Zhenchun is the minister of the Ministry of War, Wang Shizhen is the minister of the General Staff, Xu Shichang is the dean of Bide Academy, and Kang Youwei
associate dean.
Zhang Xun was also appointed as the Governor-General of Zhili and the Minister of Beiyang, and he stayed in Beijing to handle affairs. Feng Guozhang, the Governor-General of Liangjiang and the Minister of Nanyang, and Lu Rongting, the Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi...
As for Wang Hengyue, the governor of Sichuan, the Manchus certainly did not forget it: Wang Hengyue was appointed governor of Sichuan...
"Hahaha!" Wang Hengyue laughed: "Do you think it is the governor who sounds majestic, or the governor who sounds majestic?"
Wang Qinglu also laughed and said: "The president sounds the most majestic."
"Don't talk nonsense." Wang Hengyue laughed and cursed: "I don't want to be the president, but if I call myself a "slave" in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, you will feel sad if you kill me! Order, I will raise the five-color flag of the Republic of China in all parts of Sichuan
!”
"Yes, Sichuan will raise the five-color flag of the Republic of China!"
"Electrify the whole country!" Wang Hengyue's face darkened: "It was a natural calamity for China, and chaos was everywhere. Zhang Xun was ambitious, pretending to mediate the current situation, and blocked the capital. On July 1, he overthrew the country.
The extraordinary changes in history have led to the outcome of more than twenty emperors with surnames. Their peace and kindness have not been able to catch those of the previous Qing Dynasty. Today, Zhang Xun and others are using their personal rights to desire Si, brazenly committing a big injustice and promoting this treacherous conspiracy.
Yu imitated Mang and Zhuo, and used his young master to control the world. Wang Hengyue, the governor of Sichuan, lived in the southwest and did not dare to participate in major state affairs. However, he remembered the beginning of the founding of Xinhai and had already served the Republic of China. He could not sit back and watch the overthrow and division of the Republic of China without supporting him.
.Friendship is where the love lies, and we will never change it. 〖中〗 The country is undergoing great changes, and righteous indignation hides its head. For the sake of the country, Wang Hengyue is not talented, and he is willing to mobilize all the soldiers and civilians in Sichuan to attack Zhang Ni and defend the Republic, even if he is willing to die!
Sichuan Warlord Wang Hengyue, Gengdong, in the sixth year of the Republic of China!"!.