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    "Vice President, since the late Qing Dynasty, China has been in chaos. The central government has lost its authority and cannot control local areas. As a result, powerful powers have arisen, power has been dispersed, and the country has fallen into internal strife. Facing the pressure of the West,  The country's power is gradually declining. Therefore, in order to change this situation, a strong military and political figure must come out to unite all the forces of the country and call on all the people to work together to save the decline. " Yang Du was talking eloquently to Zhang Tinglan.  He couldn't help but raise his fist.  Zhang Tinglan leaned on the sofa of the special train and listened carefully, wanting to see what insights this controversial figure had.  "Mr. Xizi, is that why you encouraged Yuan Shikai to ascend the throne and become emperor?" When it came to the Hongxian monarchy, Yang Du felt a pain in his heart. He couldn't help but feel discouraged, but then he said: "Yes, I  That was indeed what he thought at the beginning, but Yang still misjudged him. He thought that Yuan Shikai had strong troops and could decisively change the world and implement the New Deal. However, Yuan Shikai was simply too old to be used. He was still an old bureaucrat at heart.  In the face of foreigners, he always chooses to kneel down and cannot be truly tough. Compared with Zhang Zhuoyan, he is just a strong man in military affairs. The responsibility of changing the world actually falls on Zhang Tinglan.  "Mr. Yang, you are ridiculous. If you want to say that changing the world is the work of countless people in the world, I will not refuse. But I want to say that this country is already changing. The First Five-Year Plan.  It will be completed immediately, and the layout of the Second Five-Year Plan has begun. As long as industrialization is completed, China will be completely changed. " "This is not enough!" Yang Du said very decisively: "With industry, it is only about what can be produced.  It can solve what people think in their heads. The most serious problems in China are fragmentation and vicious internal strife. Only by solving these things can China be truly unified and have a strong unity. Only then can a country and a leader be effective.  Put aside the flashy Congress, abolish the cabinet system, and change the president to a lifelong term. The president also serves as the prime minister and the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces, and establishes a vertical system from top to bottom to concentrate the power of the people of the world.  Only by competing with the great powers can we regain our former sphere of influence and create another prosperous China since the days of Emperor Qin and Emperor Hanwu" Yang Du continued, Zhang Tinglan smiled and waved his hand: "What's this statement, Mr. Xizi?  It sounds a bit like the fascism advocated by Mussolini in Italy? "You can also say that, from the bottom of my heart, I hope that the vice president can ascend the throne and become emperor. China has thousands of years of imperial tradition, and the people have adapted to it.  The existence of the emperor. After becoming the emperor, speaking his words and following the law is actually more conducive to quickly changing the country. However, the reputation of the Hongxian monarchy and Zhang Xun's restoration was completely ruined, and Yang had to settle for the next best thing.  " Zhang Tinglan listened to Yang Du's words. He stood up and looked at the vast land passing by outside the car window. He said with great emotion: "It has flourished but also died suddenly! In the past five thousand years, it has really appeared again.  Several strong emperors, and every strong emperor, the country will sink after their death. No matter how strong the Han and Tang Dynasties were, they could not escape the fate of prosperity and decline. This shows that there is no value in pursuing temporary prosperity.  Consolidating the foundation of the country and strengthening the people and enriching the country is the real way out. " "Vice President, you are right. But the current era is different from the Han and Tang Dynasties. The world has become one. If you eat more, I will eat less.  Take a bite, if you don't seize a good place quickly, I'm afraid nothing will be left. In my humble opinion, the vice president should be the founder of the country, vigorously expand the territory, and make China as big as possible, even if there are setbacks in the future.  Being able to stay grounded.  "Mr. Yang, after all, I still can't let go of your imperial skills!"  Zhang Tinglan smiled and shook his head: "China's core challenge is how to control vested interest groups."  The Han Dynasty was due to the expansion of aristocratic families. The Tang Dynasty introduced the imperial examination system and curbed the aristocratic families, which resulted in the expansion of military leaders. By the Song and Ming Dynasties, it was the expansion of the civil service group, and the Manchu and Qing Dynasty was due to the expansion of the imperial power and royal family. Calculated carefully,  China's crisis is internal but not external. To solve this problem, there are only two words at the core: checks and balances!  But Mr. Yang wants to completely give up checks and balances. I'm afraid it's a bit of a trap, right?  " "Vice President, you misunderstood Yang. Of course I support checks and balances, but as a leader, you don't need to be checked and balanced. As long as the people below restrain each other, it is enough.  " "As long as there is a special case, all norms will lose their effect. A society governed by man will prosper because of one person and will fall because of one person. Only by implementing the legal system can it continue to prosper.  " After Zhang Tinglan finished speaking, he picked up the teacup on the table and lowered his head to drink tea. The eviction order had been issued, and Yang Du could only turn around and leave Zhang Tinglan's carriage.   But just as he walked out, Yang Du clenched his fists tightly. What Zhang Tinglan said may make sense, but in Yang Du's view, his words are the biggest truth and the best choice. Even if Zhang Tinglan doesn't  Accepting it, he would nod sooner or later, but he didn't believe that there would be anyone who could resist the temptation of power. Yang Du was full of confidence.  ¡­ ¡­ The special train returned to Beijing. As soon as Zhang Tinglan got off the train, he felt a chilling atmosphere. The train station was full of military police, and the security was extremely tight.  Sun Anhu was waiting for several senior generals, who were all waiting at the station. When they saw Zhang Tinglan getting off the bus, they hurried forward and saluted Zhang Tinglan neatly.  "What is this? Is there going to be a coup?" Sun Anhu said hurriedly: "Vice President, don't get me wrong, it's just an extraordinary period, we have to take extraordinary measures." Sun Anhu bit the word "extraordinary" very hard, Zhang Tinglan's brows  He frowned. What he hated most was making good claims.  The death of Li Yuanhong was considered a big event, but it was a bit excessive for a president with no real power to die as soon as he died, and to mobilize the troops and mobilize the troops.  Zhang Tinglan had a sullen face and said coldly: "Come with me and explain the situation clearly." Sun Anhu and others followed Zhang Tinglan and left the station and returned directly to the Vice President's residence. Many condolence banners were hung along the streets.  There is a sentry every three or five steps, and the street is particularly deserted.  Seeing this, Zhang Tinglan's brows furrowed even more tightly.  After arriving at the official residence, Zhang Tinglan didn't even change her clothes.  He asked directly: "What do you want to do? Who gave you the order to impose martial law in the whole city?" "Vice President, these are my orders." Sun Anhu saw that Zhang Tinglan was unhappy and hurriedly stepped forward.  , said loudly: "As usual, when the president dies, the vice president should take over. This is a matter of course. However, several congressmen said that the vice president is not old enough to serve as president, so they advocated an early election.  All political parties will nominate candidates and conduct democratic elections in the true sense." Sun Anhu said this.  He said with righteous indignation: "Is there any doubt about this? This group of people want to prevent the Vice President from taking power, and they want to conspire to seize power. Whoever controls the country will sit on the river. Letting Li Yuanhong steal the throne of the president is already the biggest concession.  . If he dies and the vice president still cannot take office smoothly, we will not agree in the first place." Several generals behind Sun Anhu also nodded: "Yes, we all have the same opinion. These congressmen have sinister intentions.  , We cannot let their conspiracy succeed" "Stop talking." Zhang Tinglan waved his hand violently: "Who told you that the congressmen have sinister intentions? What they said is completely stipulated by the law. On the contrary, you people,  Who dares to mobilize the army without authorization? People in the world will not say that the congressman is wrong, but that I, Zhang Tinglan, want to use the army to seize power by force. "This!"  He would praise their actions and then order to deal with those ungrateful congressmen. Unexpectedly, Zhang Tinglan actually reprimanded them directly, which made Sun Anhu and others particularly embarrassed.  "Why are you still standing there? Hurry up and evacuate the troops. The capital must return to normal order immediately." "Yes." Sun Anhu did not dare to disobey Zhang Tinglan's order, so he immediately went to give the order. Zhang Tinglan watched Sun Anhu and others go away.  Looking back, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes.  Lu Yingluo came over at this time.  In her hand, she was holding the documents she had compiled over the past two days and sent them to Zhang Tinglan.  "Vice President, these are from the past two days." After Zhang Tinglan took it, he frowned while looking through it. When he saw the end, he simply left the documents on the table and sighed: "Huang He  The water of the Yangtze River is turbid and the water of the Yangtze River is clear. However, the water of the Yangtze River irrigates the fields on both sides of several provinces, and the water of the Yellow River also irrigates the fields of several provinces on both sides. It cannot be used in preference just because the water is clear, nor can it be abandoned just because the water is turbid. This has been the case since ancient times.  "Vice President, what are you saying?" Lu Yingluo said in confusion: "Everyone knows that the Yellow River should be greatly controlled, and the Yangtze River should be greatly utilized, but you confuse the Yangtze River and the Yellow River. It seems fair, but in fact it is not.  Right or wrong." Zhang Tinglan burst out laughing when he heard this: "That's not what I said, but what Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty said. It does seem fair and wise, but it is actually downright confusing. If there was anyone at that time,  With Secretary Lu here, I'm afraid the Ming Dynasty will not be destroyed!" Zhang Tinglan stood up with a smile and said to Lu Yingluo: "Go, prepare me some mourning clothes. I'm going to see Li Yuanhong." Speaking of Zhang Tinglan's return this time.  Beijing was in a very bad mood. Sun Anhu and the others used the army without authorization.Zhang Tinglan's bottom line has been touched. No matter how close a confidant is, he cannot overstep his authority. This is Zhang Tinglan's biggest bottom line.  In addition, Zhang Tinglan was dissatisfied with the movements of Congress. It was obvious that he was still thinking about how to deal with the age issue, but someone jumped out to make a fuss, obviously to prevent Zhang Tinglan from taking office.  ¡°Whether it was his subordinates who overstepped their authority or someone provoked the situation, Zhang Tinglan violated Zhang Tinglan¡¯s taboo, so he said what he just said. It was obvious that he wanted to punish both parties.  However, Lu Yingluo¡¯s words reminded Zhang Tinglan that he had already rejected Yang Du¡¯s imperial technique. If he used the emperor¡¯s eyes to deal with the problem again, that would be the real trouble!  Thinking of this, Zhang Tinglan already had an idea. Power must be fought for, but the method should be more gentle. Only by boiling the frog in warm water will the best results be achieved.  That's why Zhang Tinglan decided to pay homage to Li Yuanhong first. As the saying goes, the dead are the most important, Zhang Tinglan came to the Presidential Palace accompanied by his close relatives. Not only Zhang Tinglan, but also Wang Yongjiang, Liang Qichao, Zhang Taiyan and other celebrities from all walks of life came to the Presidential Palace.  .  Zhang Tinglan personally presented an elegiac couplet to Li Yuanhong's portrait and offered incense. After everything was done, Zhang Tinglan said to everyone: "Gong Li has been the first righteous person in Wuchang since 1911 and has made great contributions. The founding of the Republic of China, Li Yuanhong  Mr. Li worked hard on state affairs, and when he became president, the country's industries prospered and people's livelihood changed greatly, which further showed the president's kindness. Therefore, I propose to give Mr. Li a state funeral and pay tribute to the whole country. "What did Li Yuanhong do? In fact, everyone is better than Zhang Tinglan.  Obviously, but the person is already dead, there is really no need to cause trouble anymore, so there is nothing wrong with giving Li Yuanhong some honor.  On the contrary, there are many people who came from the old era, and they also look forward to being lively and glorious when they die, so this proposal was easily passed.  However, after the proposal of a state funeral was passed, everyone suddenly woke up. A state funeral, as the name suggests, is to hold a funeral in the name of the country.  The head of state must be present at the funeral, otherwise it wouldn¡¯t be called a state funeral!  But Li Yuanhong is the president. If he dies in office, logically he should succeed as president. However, Zhang Tinglan¡¯s age is stuck there. Isn¡¯t this a deadlock?  Just when everyone was struggling with this etiquette, Liang Qichao proposed a compromise, that is, Zhang Tinglan would serve as the interim president, preside over the state funeral first, and then discuss the election law.  This proposal was announced and was immediately approved. Although some members of Congress objected, the number was sporadic and had no effect at all. Zhang Tinglan was successfully promoted by half a rank and became the interim president.  "Honestly, I didn't expect you to use such a move. It's really unexpected." Wang Yongjiang said with a smile.  "Mr. Minyuan, what do you think we should do?" "Of course, just like in Shanghai, go on a killing spree and kill all those congressmen. As the saying goes, those who obey me will live and those who go against me will die. This seems to be enough.  "Awesome." Zhang Tinglan also laughed and said: "Mr. Minyuan, do you think it's better to kill in large numbers, or is it more appropriate for me to do this?" "This is the skill that politicians should have. Although the Congress occasionally  It is a constraint, but it is indispensable. These congressmen are indeed annoying, but they are also a sharp sword on the heads of officials. I would like to say that you have learned the three tastes of political struggle. You should be tough and tough, you should be gentle and soft, and you can be strong and soft at the same time.  Nothing goes wrong.¡±
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