There was another panic in the presidential palace, and Liang Shiyi, Duan Qirui, and others who were presiding over the situation outside were also urgently summoned into the palace. After Yuan Shikai's condition stabilized slightly, Yuan Keding turned around and asked: "My father is slightly ill, and it may take some time to recover, but now the situation is urgent and must be dealt with quickly, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable. Mr. Yansun, what about the Congress?" How is the situation on the side?"
Listening to Yuan Keding¡¯s tone, it seems that he considers himself the successor of the president.
Liang Shiyi looked slightly stunned, and then replied respectfully: "Reporting to the eldest young master, the Congress has been completely surrounded, and the supply of water has been cut off. They have not eaten even a grain of rice since the morning. Although the members of the New China Party are still calm, However, members of the Kuomintang and other small parties are already in chaos. At present, members of the Civic Party are actively guiding, and by ** o'clock in the evening, the New China Party will also be starved to death to ensure that the presidential election will be a success!"
Yuan Keding sneered several times: "Those congressmen are all weak-minded people who eat hard and don't eat soft bones. They have to starve for several times to know what it means to be powerful! If I had given them some color, the presidential election would have been settled long ago. Why do you need to go through such twists and turns today?¡±
Liang Shiyi can only claim to be right.
Yuan Keding added: "My father has previously ordered that as soon as the president is elected, all important members of the New China Party and the Kuomintang will be arrested for rebellion. What are Mr. Yansun going to do with him after the arrest? We cannot treat them like ancestral tablets. Bar?"
Liang Yansun hesitated and said: "If Sun Baixi is captured, the situation in the country will be under my control, and all important members of the New China Party and the Kuomintang will be arrested for rebellion. Even sentencing and execution are all possible. Now that Sun Baixi has escaped, the situation exists. There are infinite variables. I¡¯m afraid we need to wait for the commander-in-chief to wake up before we take a long-term approach on how to deal with the members of Congress!¡±
Yuan Keding was a little unhappy: "How can we make a long-term plan?"
Liang Yansun hurriedly explained: "According to the provisions of the previously passed House of Representatives Law, members of the two Houses of Representatives, except for current crimes, may not be arrested or monitored unless they obtain permission from each house or parliamentary committee. Even members of the two Houses of Representatives who have been arrested for current crimes must After a member of Congress is arrested, the government should immediately report the reasons to each House or congressional committee. In other words, there is nothing illegal about besieging him in Congress; but he must be detained in jail or even tried and convicted. .It obviously violates the above laws and can easily become the basis for criticism by others!
"The more critical point is that after the news of surrounding Congress and proposing to elect the president and forcibly searching the headquarters of the New China Party is made public by the media, we will soon become the target of national public opinion attacks. Although we have thought of this outcome before, I never expected that Sun Baixi would take advantage of the plan and try to kill Beiyang in one fell swoop! Once Sun Baixi took advantage of the power of public opinion and the power of the aircraft to attack the capital, we would have no chance of winning in a hurry.
"In this case, we can only temporarily shift the blame for threatening Congress and besieging the headquarters of the New China Party to someone in the military, saying that he was indignant, temporarily confused, and made arbitrary decisions, so he did such a heinous act. , the Presidential Palace will deal with him severely! If we arrest the congressmen now and put them on trial, how will we shirk responsibility and clear the reputation of the commander-in-chief in the future?"
Duan Qirui jumped up immediately after hearing this: "Liang Yansun. What do you mean? You want to pull Tang Yunting (Major General Tang Tianxi, Commander of the Fifth Brigade of the Third Army Division) and Zhang Zhizhong (Major General Commander of the Sixth Brigade of the Third Army Division) Zhang Hongkui) goes out to top the tank, or do you want Cao Zhongshan (Lieutenant General Cao Kun, Commander of the Third Army Division) or Duan to take the blame? You pat your chest and think about it, which one of Duan, Cao Zhongshan, Tang Yunting, and Zhang Zhizhong is not loyal to the commander-in-chief? Geng Geng? Who is not acting under orders? Why should we bear infamy if something goes wrong! Let me tell you Liang Yansun, the betrayal incident of Yao Zhishan (Yao Baolai), the second assistant commander of the Imperial Guard, two years ago is not far away!"
More than two years ago. Zaitao, the military counselor of the Qing court, was instigated by Han Shimada, the Japanese counselor in China, and sent the imperial guards to besiege Kesei University several times. This made Sun Yuanqi furious. In a rage, he sent a plane to fly over the Forbidden City and threatened to blow up Beijing. The Queen Mother Longyu was frightened to death. In order to calm down the incident, the regent Zaifeng put all the blame on Yao Baolai, the commander of the Second Association of the Imperial Guard, saying that Yao Baolai acted recklessly without the knowledge of the Military Consultative Office and the cabinet, and planned to severely punish Yao Baolai. Unexpectedly, after hearing the news, Yao Baolai actually surrendered directly to Sun Yuanqi with the Fourth Standard of the Second Association, the most effective fighting force of the Imperial Guard, completely changing the military structure in the capital, which also indirectly led to the abdication of the Qing emperor.
Everyone here has personally experienced this incident and knows the whole story very well. When they suddenly heard Duan Qirui comparing it to the Third Division, their expressions changed drastically. Yuan Keding was also frightened and shouted: "Director Zhiquan, what do you mean by this? Do you want to follow Yao Zhishan's example?"
Duan Qirui then realized that he had made a mistake and quickly defended himself.?: "Young Master, how dare the commander have second thoughts about Duan Mou's kindness? It's just that Secretary General Yansun just wanted to put the blame on Duan Mou and the third division. Duan Mou was so angry that he spoke indiscriminately and offended him. Please forgive me!"
Yuan Keding nodded: "Although Chief Zhiquan spoke openly, his intentions are still good. The Beiyang armies were founded by my father for more than 20 years. They have always been loyal. They are our Beiyang armies. How can we deal with the fundamentals of our society casually and hurt the morale of the army? Although Secretary-General Yansun is thinking about his father, there is something wrong with blaming the third division! As for Sun Baixi's troops marching eastward, the situation is indeed quite dire. We are concerned, but our army may not be incapable of fighting. With the help of Britain, Japan and other countries, we will definitely be able to defeat it!"
Liang Yansun saw that Yuan Keding was not familiar with military and state affairs, but he deliberately pretended to be a superior, and even teased and beat himself, Duan Qirui and other Beiyang elders. He couldn't help but sneered secretly in his heart, and then bowed and asked: "Then what should be done specifically? Congressman, please give me some instructions!"
Yuan Keding pondered for a moment and replied slowly: "The presidential election has been postponed so far, which has caused my father to be mentally and physically exhausted, which is why he fainted twice yesterday and today. It can be said that the current situation of the country and my father's health are so corrupt that the House and Senate of the New China Both the party and the Kuomintang members are to blame! If we don¡¯t impose a little punishment and set a standard for future generations, how will we be able to control the Congress in the future? So in my opinion, it is better to lock up a group of these members and kill a group to ensure that other members can Bow your head and keep your ears as silent as a cicada!"
Everyone looked at each other in shock: Is Yuan Keding crazy? Now that the situation is like this, he has no time to save himself. He also wants to arrest members of Congress and even execute a group of them. Did he really think there weren't enough disasters and big enough chaos?
But no one dared to object openly, otherwise they would offend Master Yuan and they would not be able to wear small shoes every day in the future? Of course, they dare not agree, otherwise Yuan Shikai would probably chop himself alive and not be able to forgive his hatred when he woke up! Yuan Keding was his biological son, and at most he would receive a severe beating; but he was a grandma who was not close to him and an uncle who did not love him. If he was not careful, he would become a scapegoat, and his career would be bleak at best, and his life would be in danger at worst. So everyone could only respond in silence.
Yuan Keding thought they were all thinking about the feasibility of his plan, and went on to say: "Mr. Douzhan (Ruan Zhongshu) said it well before, we are now riding a tiger and it is difficult to get off, and it is difficult to recover when we are overturned. There is no way out at all, we can only fight like pawns crossing the river. Moving forward. Now my father is bedridden due to illness and cannot be a director for the time being. I hope that everyone will work together to overcome the difficulties! Mr. Yansun, the president in the Congress has not been elected yet, and you still need to be in command. I will leave the rest to you!" said After finishing, he stood up and bowed deeply to Liang Shiyi.
Liang Shiyi hurriedly stood up and supported Yuan Keding: "Young Master, you're welcome. This is Liang's responsibility, how can I ask for help?"
Yuan Keding said to Zhao Bingjun again: "Mr. Zhi'an, 'don't tell when things are done, and don't admonish when things are done'. Although the raid on the headquarters of the New China Party did not capture the thief Sun Yuanqi, it was just bad luck and not a crime of war! I hope Zhi'an Sir, can you regroup and communicate with Mr. Juldian, the British Minister to China, and Mr. Entaro Yamaza, the Japanese Minister to China, as soon as possible to see if we can reach a loan agreement? Please, Keding!"
Then he said to Duan Qirui: "Chief Zhiquan, Keding heard from Mr. Douzhan before that Sun Yuanqi was hiding hundreds of elites near Jingshi University, with countless various light and heavy weapons, and Jingshi University and The students of the affiliated middle school often receive military drills, and can form an army in a moment, with a combat strength no less than a brigade. I hope that Commander-in-Chief Zhiquan can order Lieutenant General Zhi to lead the 6th Brigade to set up a defensive posture to the west to protect the safety of the capital and not give Xiaoxiao any chance. Take advantage of it. Please!"
After listening to Yuan Keding¡¯s deployment, everyone walked out of the Presidential Palace with a tigerish face.
Liang Shiyi¡¯s secretary Ye Gongchuo saw that the host¡¯s face was not very good, so he asked with concern: ¡°Sir, the president sent someone to invite you back in a hurry. What big thing happened in the mansion?¡±
Liang Shiyi said angrily: "I don't know who got the tip-off from Sun Baixi, but he actually escaped before the encirclement. At this moment, he was sending a telegram to the whole country in Datong. The commander-in-chief fainted again after hearing the news, so Master Yuan hurriedly sent someone to rescue him." A few of us are invited to the presidential palace to discuss matters."
"Sun Baixi fled to Datong? That would be troublesome!" Ye Gongchuo shouted, slapping his legs.
Liang Shiyi nodded: "Yufu is right. Once Sun Baixi escapes, the situation between us and the enemy will immediately reverse, and our troubles will come. Now we are not prepared for a war with Sun Baixi at all, and we are at a disadvantage in terms of public opinion." Disadvantage, at this time, we should use the courage of a strong man to cut off his wrists to save the commander, and try our best to delay time. But Mr. Yuan actually wants to kill and imprison a group of legislators from the New China Party and the Kuomintang. He really has no idea. How to write the word 'death'!"
Ye Gongchuo was stunned: "What, Master Yuan still wants to kill the congressman at this time? How can he kill the congressman? He clearly wants to make the president angry to death."??Ah! Sir, what should we do now? "
"What should we do? Cold salad!" Liang Shiyi replied coldly: "It is said that 'medicine can not cure diseases, and Buddha can save destined people'. Since some people deliberately seek death, what can we do? The Congress will stay put for the time being. If you still can't elect a president at nine or ten o'clock in the evening, just bring them some tea. If someone brings food, don't stop them too much. By the way, didn't Tang Shaochuan (Tang Shaoyi) call last time and slightly reveal his face? Is this a solicitation? You can give him a call back later and briefly indicate that the matter can be discussed. Be sure to do it in a secretive way, so that Marshal and Zhao Zhi'an don't see any clues!" (To be continued. If you like For this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian.com to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users please go to m. to read.)