Zhang Bolie sneered: "Now that the constitution has not yet been formulated, how can we elect a president? These people are so arrogant, claiming that they will not let me go out without electing a president. Zhang would like to see how they become fat in one bite!"
Li Zhaofu said: "These people are as neat and serious as an army, and they are coming with menacing force. I'm afraid they are planning something big, so we can't take them lightly. In my opinion, it's better to make plans in advance!"
Li Zhaofu then organized some members of the New China Party to temporarily propose a motion, and the publicly recommended speaker Wu Jinglian came forward to negotiate, hoping that the citizen group¡¯s petition would not affect the normal work of Congress, nor would it try to impose its will on Congress, let alone blatantly violate the law. You can protest if you want, but don't yell and don't get in the way!
Wu Jinglian had no choice but to take Li Zhaofu, Situ Ying from the Kuomintang, Zhang Yaozeng from the Kuomintang and others to the gate to negotiate with the group of people. Unexpectedly, before he could speak, he was captured by a group of strong men just after he left the gate. Surrounded, everyone rolled up their sleeves and arms, with angry eyes and murderous eyes, shouting loudly: "You members are elected by the people across the country. You should think about the people's thoughts and worry about the people's urgent needs. Why do you only know that you are here?" Are you arguing with each other in Congress and not doing anything serious?"
This question came to him, and Wu Jinglian was stunned: "How can we not do anything serious? Isn't discussing amending the constitution a serious matter? Let me tell you, the formulation of the constitution is related to the country's political system, people's livelihood and well-being, and it is the most serious matter!"
The strong men shouted: "We don't understand the political system of the country and the people's livelihood and well-being; we only know that 'a snake cannot move without a head, and a wild goose cannot fly without a head'!" Congress has been convened for nearly a year now. The official president has not yet been elected. As a result, the country's supreme head of state is vacant. The Republic of China has not yet been recognized by major European and American countries. Instead of helping the country and serving the people, you, the congressmen, are gossiping and bickering in Congress every day. How sincere are you?"
Wu Jinglian hurriedly explained: "Since the official convening of the National Assembly, there have been major events such as the assassination of former Senate President Song Dunchu, the resignation of former Prime Minister Zhao Zhi'an, the formation of the cabinet by the current Prime Minister Sun Baixi, and the rebellion of the Southern Rebellion, which has caused the Senate and the House of Representatives to be exhausted. We are busy putting out fires and have no time to consider important matters such as amending the constitution and electing the president. It¡¯s not that we are deliberately delaying it. Now we are discussing the "President" chapter in the constitution. As long as all the articles are passed, the president can be elected immediately. Please also ask everyone Be patient and don¡¯t be impatient!¡±
The strong man at the head said coldly: "We know that you are discussing the "President" chapter in the Constitution! But the "President" chapter contains only dozens of articles and less than a thousand words. You have spent nearly a month and still have nothing. As a result, you are so passive and slow in work and you still want us to calm down? We are all members of the "Citizens' League" and represent the wishes of the 40 million people across the country. I am here today to hope that you will immediately formulate relevant provisions and elect a formal general election immediately. President, we have to say ugly things first, if you dare to push back and forth, you will not want to leave this courtyard today!"
Wu Jinglian suddenly became anxious: "The formulation of the constitution and the election of the president are the most important affairs of the country. How can it be a trivial matter if it is such a big matter? It would be too ridiculous for you to want to get the result within one day!"
The leader of the strong man said again: "If you feel that it is difficult to formulate the chapter "The President", you can first extract the articles about the presidential election and vote on it, and then elect the president! But you must remember. If you vote today We will never agree to a president who does not meet our expectations!"
Wu Jinglian and others wanted to say something, but they were laughed and scolded by those strong men and pushed into the Congress without giving them any chance to argue.
Entering the building, Wu Jinglian looked at the people walking around him. Then he asked in a low voice: "Everyone has seen the situation outside. You are all important figures in your respective parties. Do you have any advice?"
Situ Ying didn't know the origins of these people outside, so she hurriedly replied: "Speaker Shutang, please forgive me for being frank, our process of formulating the constitution and electing the president was indeed a bit delayed, which greatly disappointed the people in the country. That's why today's citizens The group¡¯s petition! But what the person just said makes sense. We can first extract the articles about the presidential election from the Constitution to discuss and vote, and then immediately elect the president. In the big case, it can comfort the hopes of the people across the country, and in the small case, it can relieve the siege of today¡¯s Congress. . I wonder what Speaker Tang thinks?"
¡°What Zhong Shi said makes sense.¡± As the Senate President, Wu Jinglian naturally would not express his position easily. After dealing with Situ Ying lightly, he asked the other two people: "Boshen (Li Zhaofu) and Rongxi (Zhang Yaozeng), what do you think?"
The Kuomintang is now in decline. Not only was it defeated by Sun and Yuan in the south, but it was also poached in Congress by Sun and Yuan's New China Party and the Civic Party. Its right to speak was gradually lost. Incidentally, Zhang Yaozeng also became cautious. Be cautious. Seeing Wu Jinglian asking questions at this moment, he did not answer immediately, but looked towards him.Li Zhaofu of ??.
"I don't agree with Brother Zhongshi's views." Li Zhaofu was also polite and expressed his objections straight to the point: "As Speaker Tang said, formulating a constitution and electing a president are such big matters, how can they be trivial! If we today Because the Citizen League was intimidating and he agreed with humiliation, what if they come tomorrow or the day after tomorrow? Don¡¯t we have to obey him in everything? Then what is the use of the National Assembly and me and other members? Even if the Citizen League does not come tomorrow or the day after, Their move will also trigger other groups to follow suit. I'm worried that if we agree to the citizens' group's request today, there will never be peace in both the House of Representatives and the Senate!
"As for the siege of the Congress, I don't think you need to worry about it. The capital is the most benevolent area, and the Congress is where domestic and foreign sights are. It has always been heavily guarded. How can we allow these young people to cause chaos and do whatever they want? What's more, President Yuan and Premier Sun are both in the capital at the moment. , once we learn that the Congress is under siege, we will definitely send troops to rescue them. It is as easy as a piece of cake to use the upright troops of the country to oust some chaotic people. We only need to wait for a while, so how can we give in to these rogues?"
"What do you mean, Rongxi?" Wu Jinglian asked again.
Zhang Yaozeng then answered ambiguously: "The situation is unclear now. How about we just wait and see how things develop?"
"That's fine. Let's wait and see!" Wu Jinglian finally made a decision.
After several people returned to the venue, they continued to discuss the "President" clause of the Constitution. But the situation outside is unclear. Everyone was a little absent-minded and the debate was weak. The atmosphere in the venue was obviously not as lively as before, and there were even silences several times. Seeing that it was noon, the dense crowd of petitioners outside still did not disperse. Instead, they blocked the courtyard door tightly, making it difficult to fly even if they had wings.
Usually when it¡¯s time for the noon recess, everyone will take the bus back to the headquarters of each party for a lunch break. Or they might go to a nearby famous restaurant to have a few drinks with their friends in twos and threes. But after Wu Jinglian announced the adjournment of the meeting today, most people sat still at the venue, waiting for others to go out to explore the way.
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????OUT Unexpectedly, these congressmen had just arrived at the entrance of the courtyard. Then they were grabbed tightly by the people from the "Citizens' League", and they were yelled at at least, and punched at the most, until they were beaten until they were running away with their heads in their hands, and they fled back to the venue in embarrassment. Seeing their colleagues fleeing in embarrassment, the congressmen who remained at the meeting couldn't help laughing. After laughing, I realized that I was also one of the people under siege. They all closed their mouths at the same time.
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????"""" Some congressmen were so hungry because they had not eaten breakfast that they could only drink tea to satisfy their hunger. After drinking a few cups, I realized that there was even a shortage of tea, and I couldn't help but start cursing. There are also some congressmen who like to smoke heavily. At this time, he was addicted to cigarettes but had nowhere to look for something satisfying. He yawned all over the venue, his nose was not snot, and his tears were not tears. He was so anxious that he scratched his ears, cheeks, and chest, and became the laughing stock of the surrounding council members.
The members of the New China Party were somewhat fortunate to have a rich breakfast today, but sitting in the venue was not the solution. After being greeted by Li Zhaofu, Zhang Bolie and others, everyone came to the New China Party lounge on the second floor. As soon as he opened the door, he saw Yang Du, Yang Yongtai, Chen Xun'en and others sitting leisurely in the room. Li Zhaofu couldn't help being shocked: "Secretary-General Xizi, Chief Changqing, when did you arrive? Can those people outside let you go?" Come in?"
Yang Du shook his folding fan and replied with a smile: "Earlier today, Sun Baixi heard that someone had gathered soldiers and gangsters to surround the parliament. He quickly ordered Yang to prepare some water for everyone's emergency needs, so Yang and Chang Qing , Yan and others rushed over together. As for those people outside, they only let in but not out, and they didn't do much to stop us from throwing ourselves into the trap. "
Only then did Li Zhaofu see many wooden barrels and lotus leaf bags placed in the corner of the lounge. He thought they were the food and water sent by Yang Du, and he suddenly felt grateful: "Chairman Baixi is really thoughtful and considerate of us. Li Zhaofu I can¡¯t thank you enough!¡±
Zhang Bolie was a little curious: "But Secretary-General Xizi, how did you bring these meals and drinking water in? Do the rogue people outside have no taboos about what comes in?"
Yang Du said: "How is it possible! Since they have made up their mind to besiege, how can they allow food and water to be brought in? Fortunately, our brother and I have a clever plan to hide it!"
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Chen Xun'en waved his hands repeatedly and said: "Mr. Xizi, that's not a good idea! I just put the food in the trunk of the car and pretended to pick up someone. Those people outside have never seen any cars. ? Naturally, I didn¡¯t know that I could put anything in the trunk, so I transported it easily.Come. "¡ª¡ªIn fact, these meals were unnoticed and transported in the cars of several congressmen this morning. At that time, the outside was not surrounded by Cao Kun's third division, so it was naturally easy.
Seeing that lunch was in order and "reinforcements" were coming in, the members of the New China Party suddenly became energetic. If Yang Du hadn't asked them to keep a low profile in advance and not show themselves for the time being, they would have been cheering and talking and laughing loudly by now. . Li Zhaofu did not rush over to eat, but took the opportunity to sit next to Yang Du and asked casually, seemingly casually: "Mr. Xizi, has Chairman Baixi ever said how he plans to relieve the siege of the Congress?"
Yang Du took a deep look at him, and then replied softly: "Isn't it easy to rescue the siege? Baixi has already made a careful plan, so don't worry!" In fact, he was secretly thinking in his heart:
By now, Sun Baixi should be giving orders in Datong, right?