After the car stopped, Li Zicheng stood on the Marco Polo Bridge and looked at the Yongding River quietly. Unlike the Yongding River that had dried up in later generations, the river surface at this time was rippled and sparkling
In this era, you should be able to see the beautiful scenery of "Lugou Xiaoyue"!
Muttering in his heart, Li Zicheng, who was walking on the Marco Polo Bridge, looked at the stone lions on the pillar. In later generations, he remembered that when he visited the Marco Polo Bridge, the bullet marks left by the "Marco Bridge Incident" on the pillar were clearly visible. At this time, on the pillar Except for the erosion of wind and rain, there are no bullet marks at all, and there will be no more in the future. //www.//
Yes, none of that will happen again, because standing here, I have already embarked on the journey to take charge of this country. Although it is only the first step, this step is quite solid. From now on
"Sir, why don't you give a speech?"
The secretary-general¡¯s words brought a smile to Li Zicheng¡¯s face and he looked back at his secretary-general.
"Thenwhy doesn't the president go?"
"The president is afraid of Congress!"
"No,"
Shaking his head, Li Zicheng pondered for a while while leaning on the pillar before speaking.
"Yuan Shikai has never been afraid of Congress, but it is true that he doesn't like Congress! He doesn't even bother to show off to Congress, because Congress has no power at all! No one will buy into a Congress without power! "
Do you buy into Congress¡¯s account?
After saying these words, Li Zicheng said to himself silently in his heart.
?Obviously the answer is no, Congress is just a tool!
For Li Zicheng, his understanding of Congress may only stop at this step. His past experience tells him that the key to success is to use all available means and all available resources. Only in this way can he be successful. , and Congress is part of the resources, that's all. Yuan Shikai used Congress simply to take advantage of his legitimacy, but he used Congress to balance Yuan Shikai's authority.
"That's why we need to help Congress establish its authority. A Congress with authority will no longer despise or ignore it!"
With a smile on his face, Li Zicheng said silently in his heart - this Congress must be controlled by himself, huh! It should be a parliament in which the National Socialist Party holds a majority, or even a parliament dominated by the National Socialist Party, if necessary!
The Prime Minister's words silenced him. Originally, the Prime Minister had prepared to deliver a speech for the resumption of Congress, but he had been waiting outside the Congress. After receiving the news that the President had not delivered a speech, the Prime Minister ordered the driver to leave the Congress. If the Prime Minister did deliver a speech, then in the capital It will leave people with the impression that the Prime Minister is only on the same level as Liang Shiyi, the Secretary-General of the Presidential Office, rather than the presiding officer of the State Council. i
For this reason, the Prime Minister even did not hesitate to offend those members of Congress.
"Prime Minister, should we think of some way to restore the impression we left on the National Assembly?"
A kind reminder, I noticed that the Prime Minister's attention was entirely on Xiaoyue Lake at this time. He just looked at the lake quietly. After a while, I heard him say in a low voice.
"Well, let's wait until the day after tomorrow!"
The day after tomorrow, what day is the day after tomorrow? It¡¯s the day the Prime Minister takes office!
"Li Zhiyuan went to Marco Polo Bridge?"
When Yuan Shikai asked rhetorically, he lit a cigar for himself, then frowned and thought about it, and after a while he said:
"Jifu, how confident can we be that the parliament will meet today?"
Liang Shiyi, who didn¡¯t understand the president¡¯s meaning, didn¡¯t smoke the lit cigar. He closed his eyes slightly and thought for a moment, then said:
"There is no problem with the Progressive Party. Liang Qichao will definitely vote for Li Zicheng, and there is no doubt with the National Socialist Party. It is estimated that Li Zicheng's nomination as prime minister will not have any problems"
"Will the speakers of the House and Senate be from us?"
Yuan Shikai looked at the Secretary-General with a scrutinizing gaze. He didn't even understand what he meant. Li Zicheng's nomination, without thinking about it, knew that there would be no problem. The current problem is the candidate for the speaker of the House and Senate.
" Li Zicheng's move to go to Marco Polo Bridge made Yuan Shikai vaguely feel that his seemingly disrespectful behavior of Congress might have some hidden meaning, and he had to plan ahead for everything.
When Liang Shiyi heard that it was the nominee for the speaker of the two houses, Liang Shiyi opened his mouth to answer after a moment of silence.
"The general trend is, I don't think there will be any trouble."
In Liang Shiyi¡¯s view, this general trend is actually the majority of the Progressive Party and the Mongolian, Xinjiang and Tibetan members in both houses. Perhaps on the surface, the National Socialist Party and the Progressive Party in CongressThe party is evenly divided, but if Mongolian, Xinjiang and Tibetan members are added to the mix, the National Socialist Party is still at a disadvantage.
"You can't rely on your imagination."
Yuan Shikai shook his head.
"There shouldn't be any problem with this. With the addition of Mongolian, Xinjiang and Tibetan members, we still have the majority."
Liang Shiyi filled the cigar into his mouth, sucked it gently, blinked slowly, and said nothing.
Yuan Shikai also blinked slowly and puffed on his cigar gently. But he was not silent. After puffing on the clouds for a while, he looked at Liang Shiyi and said:
¡°I have to gather those people from the small party and make sure they can be used by me!¡±
"Close?"
Liang Shiyi naturally understood what the president meant.
"Those who should scatter the money have already dispersed it. Those who can catch it will naturally not be able to escape; those who cannot catch it will probably be unable to do anything for a while."
"Well, that's not enough. I remember that when we dealt with the Kuomintang last time, we won over a lot of people. See if you can get some articles from the National Socialist Party members. I guess we should be able to get it from the speakers of the two houses. , but who knows what articles will be published in the future. Party politics is in fashion now. If my prediction is correct, Li Zhiyuan will definitely make an article on it. He wants to make an article in Congress. Let¡¯s do it in the National Socialist Party. Make a fuss about yourself!"
Since Yuan Shikai has decided on a solution, Liang Shiyi is of course happy to go with the flow. After saying a few words of approval, he asked again:
"Who should come forward in this matter?"
¡°On the surface, the Presidential Palace and the State Council want to maintain a peaceful relationship, but behind the scenes, the knife cannot stop, so even if they want to come forward, someone outside the Presidential Palace must come forward.
¡°It doesn¡¯t matter who comes forward.¡±
After putting out the cigar in the ashtray, Yuan Shikai looked at Liang Shiyi and said:
"The key is who will preside over this matter."
Although anyone can buy someone, the host is the most important thing. Liang Shiyi nodded, but there was no suitable candidate in his mind.
"Who should host it?"
"I have thought about it again and again, and I feel that this job belongs to you, my husband."
Yuan Shikai blinked his eyes, and looked at Liang Shiyi with a sneer in his heart. What Liang Shiyi was thinking, he naturally knew very well. Being in the middle did not necessarily mean that he could gain something. Li Zhiyuan regarded the National Socialist Party as a prisoner for him. As long as Liang Shiyi was in the National Socialist Party. If he was thinking about it, he wouldn't even think about getting anything good from Li Zhiyuan.
"I?"
With a slight shock in his heart, Liang Shiyi instantly understood Yuan Shikai's idea of ??killing two birds with one stone.
Yuan Shikai nodded.
"Can I?"
"OK!"
Yuan Shikai said confidently:
"People are walking to higher places. I don't know how many people want to seek refuge with us but they are afraid that the path is not smooth. We have reached out our hands to pull them, can we not come over?"
"ButPresident, I am a member of the presidential palace. If I come forward, will it make Li Zhiyuan unhappy? I am afraid it will affect the overall situation laid out by the president!"
Liang Shiyi tried to use the "overall situation" to oppose Yuan Shikai's suggestion, but Yuan Shikai suddenly laughed.
"I said, now that Congress has reopened, party politics is really happening. I have heard from some Americans like Morrison that even the various parties in the United States network with each other's party members. Let's do this. , Li Zhiyuan will not only not annoy us, but he will also thank us!"
For Yuan Shikai, who had already made up his mind, how could he let Liang Shiyi get his wish? Looking at Liang Shiyi who was a little confused, he explained.
¡°The National Socialist Party claims to be a ¡°party of faith¡± that ¡°gathers like-minded comrades within the party to jointly pursue the great cause of a strong country and a prosperous people.¡± And ¡°in this process, a large number of comrades must be eliminated because they cannot follow in their footsteps.¡± "We are just helping Li Zhiyuan eliminate those who are weak-willed. What's more, don't worry, Yifu, Li Zhiyuan will understand our painstaking efforts!"
When Yuan Shikai said this, he completely blocked Liang Shiyi's path. Although Yuan Shikai's words were quoted from Li Zicheng's speech, everyone can say it in a situation, but it may not be done that way. He, Li Zhiyuan, just doesn't do it. He is generous, and he is not so generous that he spends money and painstaking efforts to promote a congressman to become the president. If he really does this, he will offend Li Zhiyuan to death, and the president
Looking at the president, Liang Shiyi sighed in his heart. The bad guys were left to his subordinates. Will he be able to be the good guy then? With a sneer in his heart, Liang Shiyi bowed his head gently.
"Since the President trusts Shiyi so much, Shiyi will live up to the President's high expectations and help the President bring down the National Socialist Party!"
When Yuan Shikai heard this, he praised it several timesAfter the sentence, Liang Shiyi said it seemingly intentionally or unintentionally.
"President, I heard a piece of news in the past few days, and I don't know whether to say it or not!"
"Oh? Come and listen!"
"President, the matter is about Liang Qichao. It is said that he had met with Zhang Binglin when he was in Lianyun. Liang Qichao and Li Zhiyuan had already reached a consensus on the speaker of the two chambers. On the candidate of the speaker of the Senate, the National Socialist Party Support the Progressive Party, and on the choice of deputy speaker, the Progressive Party supports the National Socialist Party. In the House of Representatives, the Progressive Party supports the National Socialist Party¡¯s nomination for speaker, and the National Socialist Party supports the Progressive Party¡¯s nomination for deputy speaker¡±
As soon as Liang Shiyi finished speaking, Yuan Shikai's heart skipped a beat. He had never truly trusted Liang Qichao. If he colluded with Li Zhiyuan in Congress, I'm afraid
At this moment, a secretary of Yuan Shikai walked in from outside. He held a document in his hand. After entering the room, he bowed first and then said.
"President, the results of the speakers of the two houses of Congress are out!"
So fast Yuan Shikai was slightly startled and took the document. When he saw the names on the document, Yuan Shikai's eyes suddenly opened.