Liang Qichao and Tan Sitong immediately stood there on the spot when they heard Emperor Guangxu’s drunkenness. They really couldn’t imagine how Emperor Guangxu would say such a thing.

"Haha, I am the biggest fool in the world, and you Reformers are the second fool in the world. Tang Jian is the third, and the biggest winner is Yuan Shikai!" Emperor Guangxu said while crying and laughing.

Liang Qichao's eyes showed a look of grief. It turned out that in Emperor Guangxu's eyes, the reform was just a joke, and the reformists were just a tool for him to regain power.

Tan Sitong pulled a corner of Liang Qichao and signaled that he could take his leave now.

Liang Qichao understood, but saw Emperor Guangxu still talking to himself, just those who complained about the world and sighed helplessly. Liang Qichao bowed and said, "Your Majesty, that minister has surrendered!"

"Let's go, let's go, leave me alone and be quiet. I am tired of the struggles in the palace. I just want to get drunk. Haha, life is so good. It's really boring to be a song for wine and singing. I'm really boring as an emperor!" Guangxu still sighed alone.

Liang Qichao and Tan Sitong withdrew from Yingtai, but Liang Qichao frowned and remained silent along the way.

After Liang Qichao and Tan Sitong returned to their residence, Liang Qichao said: "Resurrection, why not drink a drink with me tonight!"

Tan Sitong was also depressed and then replied generously: "Okay, Zhuoru, I'll have a drink with you today!"

"Haha, OK!" Liang Qichao said with a hearty smile.

Tan Sitong immediately ordered the servants to prepare wine and food, and they were drinking and talking to each other in a pavilion in Tan Sitong's residence "Mang Cang Cang Zhai".

The two of them put glasses on and used wine as songs. They talked about their personal ideals with great interest. Before they knew it, time flew by. The two drank from the afternoon until the lights were on, and the moon was full of the ground.

Liang Qichao then drank and sang: "I have a precious sword, generously joining the army, attacking the oars, and the great wind, winning the battlefield, and the spirit runs through the long rainbow, and many strange husbands in ancient and modern times. They break their heads and dust, and Yan Ran's efforts are still red until now!"

After listening to it, Tan Sitong high-fives and praised it: "What a good song! What a good song! I wonder if Brother Zhuo Ru can listen to this good song!"

Liang Qichao raised his glass and said, "This song is the military song of the Beiyang Fleet!"

"Oh, what a saying, 'Broken yellow dust, Yan Ran's efforts are so passionate that he is still very passionate'!" Tan Sitong praised.

"Since you are so excited tonight, in order not to be boring, why not dance a sword in the resurrection? I heard that your sword skills are excellent!" Liang Qichao said.

"Brother Zhuo Ru's praise is wrong, and he will never refuse to resurrect him." After saying that, Tan Sitong pulled out a sword hanging on the pillars of the pavilion.

"Keng!" The sword was unsheathed, and Tan Sitong jumped into an open space in front of the pavilion. Then under the moonlight, the sword shadow emerged. Tan Sitong jumped up and down, and the sword was walking on the dragon and snake. Instead of picking out a few sword flowers in the air, the sword body buzzed, and the sound of Liang Qichao's staggering sound was reflected.

Tan Sitong chanted while dancing with his sword: "I have been away for a lifetime, and I have a sword and wine to exert my heart. I have a slept on my hair and sang and scattered all my gold bags. I danced with the moon in the wine, and I was drunk and scolded Li Tang. I smiled to the sky and the palace was long, and the nine levels of the palace were long!" The words were said to him.

Tan Sitong returned to the table, raised his head and drank another glass.

Liang Qichao asked, "Is it really decided to resurrection?" It seems that Liang Qichao heard what Tan Sitong pointed out in his poem.

"Didn't Zhuo Ru hear what the emperor said today? We were just used by him. What the emperor thought was not real reform and self-improvement. He just wanted to restore his Aixin Jueluo court. Now, Yuan Shikai dominated the court, and maybe the court will change his surname again in the future. However, no matter how they change, they are just a court of the same person. What's the point of staying in this kind of court?" Tan Sitong said sadly and angry.

"Yes, we are loyal and always keep changing and self-improvement, and will no longer be humiliated by the great powers. But when you look at the people in the court, they all want to fight for power, and whoever thinks of a strong country and a rich people! It's better not to do such an official or not!" Liang Qichao said self-deprecatingly.

"No, there is a place where we go?" Tan Sitong smiled mysteriously.

Liang Qichao was stunned for a moment, then looked at each other with Tan Sitong and said, "It seems that we two have thought of going together!"

"Haha..." The two of them understood and laughed heartily.

Tan Sitong said: "Since Tang Jian succeeded as the Minister of Beiyang, he has been pushing for the new law. In just a few years, the Beiyang Fleet has regained its prestige and defeated the Japanese Joint Fleet, which has slashed the shame of Sino-Japanese War. Tang Jian never interfered in the affairs of the court, and was thinking about how to revitalize national defense. You said, where can you find such a wise ruler!"

"Well, I have this intention for a long time. I just care about the relationship between teachers and students. But today's teacher's performance made me too disappointed. Today and resurrection, I suddenly became enlightened! Haha, we will go to Tang Jian tomorrow!" Liang Qichao said with a smile.

"Yes, I'm ready for the soft and softness all night. As the governor of Hubei, my father also wants to persuade him to abandon the darkness and turn to the light. At the same time, we must also find employment by employed people and use newspapers and public opinion to expose Yuan Shikai's true face!" Tan Sitong said.

"Okay, that's the decision!" Liang Qichao was overjoyed.

"Okay, that's the decision!" The two of them celebrated with high fives.

...

Prime Minister's Office

After Yuan Shikai saw off the guests attending the banquet, he sat alone in the Yinluan Palace and drank it happily.

Yuan Shikai's adviser Tang Shaoyi walked up and congratulated: "It's a joyful congratulations. Brother Yuan finally holds all the military power of the Qing Dynasty, which fulfills Brother Yuan's long-cherished wish for many years!"

Yuan Shikai greeted Tang Shaoyi and sat down together and said, "Come on, Shaochuan, have a drink with me!"

Tang Shaoyi did not refuse, and sat down calmly, clinked glasses with Yuan Shikai to drink. Yuan Shikai had drunk a lot during the banquet, and his face was flushed.

"Brother Yuan, I don't know whether to talk about it or not?" Tang Shaoyi asked tentatively.

"Haha, Shaochuan, but it's okay!" Yuan Shikai was particularly happy today and refused everyone about Tang Shaoyi's problems.

"Then Tang Jian has now stationed troops south of the Yangtze River and confronted Brother Yuan in the north and south. Is Brother Yuan so sure to win?" Tang Shaoyi asked.

"Don't worry about this. Now that the emperor is in my hands, I can hold the emperor to command the princes. Haha, this trick was taught by Tang Jian. The court has always garrisoned heavy troops south of the Yangtze River. Although the eight southern provinces support Tang Jian, don't forget that I have 200,000 new troops from the northern Beiyang, plus the 50,000 imperial guards guarding the capital, so naturally I am not afraid of the 100,000 troops from the eight southern provinces!"

Yuan Shikai seemed to be in high spirits today, and after drinking a lot of wine, he simply opened his chest and said, "The eight southern provinces, Li Jingfang's Huai Army Patrol Team is the strongest. Although he is known as 50,000, no more than 40,000 can actually fight. Zhang Zhidong and Liu Kunyi, two old men, have trained many new troops, but their new troops are not as good as my 200,000 elite soldiers in terms of equipment and military quality!"

"Haha, Brother Yuan is strong and powerful. Unification of the north and south is just around the corner! However, I still have something unknown. The Beiyang Fleet is now in power. Isn't Brother Yuan afraid that Tang Jian will lead the army north and attack Dagukou!" Tang Shaoyi asked.

"Don't worry about this Shaochuan. I have signed a secret agreement with the Russians. I will ced the Liaodong Peninsula to Russia and also rent Weihaiwei to the Russians. The condition is that the Russian Pacific Fleet needs to help me guard the Bohai Sea. It is not that easy for Tang Jian to drive straight in!" Yuan Shikai said with a confident smile.

"But Brother Yuan, don't forget that the Beiyang Fleet can even defeat the joint fleet, and the Russian Pacific Fleet will definitely be able to stop its edge?" Tang Shaoyi asked.

"Of course, the eggs cannot be all placed in one basket. I have ordered Fang Boqian to go to Europe and intercept Cheng Biguang's fleet in the middle, hoping to instigate him. Of course, if he disagrees, he will be killed without mercy. Besides, the Russians have agreed to help me rebuild a new fleet within five years. How can Tang Jian and his own fleet be blocked by the attack of the two fleets? Haha!" Yuan Shikai smiled arrogantly.

Tang Shaoyi tasted the wine in the glass and nodded thoughtfully.

Yuan Shikai continued: "I have been preparing for a long time. The only regret is that the Russian Pacific Fleet failed to capture Tang Jian in one go, but I also kept the next move!"

"Oh, what's the last move?" Tang Shaoyi asked with interest.

Yuan Shikai smiled mysteriously, dipped his fingers in wine, and wrote the word "安" on the wine table.

Tang Shaoyi frowned and puzzled.

Yuan Shikai explained: "I have known Tang Jian for many years. His biggest shortcoming is that he values ​​friendship and friendship too much. As long as I hold his family in my hands, I will not be able to make a big wave! It is also because of Tang Jian's emphasis on friendship and friendship that I can be today! Haha, Yuan Shikai smiled.

Tang Shaoyi still frowned and remained silent.

On July 9, 1902, Emperor Guangxu issued the "Decree of Anti-Rebellion": Yuan Shikai was appointed as the Grand Marshal of the Army, and the troops of various northern provinces were unified as Yuan Shikai's command. From now on, a total of 150,000 Beiyang New Army will lead the troops southward to kill Tang Jian's rebels!

On July 5 of the same year, Liang Qichao and Tan Sitong founded "Shenbao Jiwen" in the Shanghai Concession. As an emerging public opinion position, Liang Qichao and Tan Sitong absorbed a large number of former reformists, such as Lin Xu, Yang Shenxiu, Liu Guangdi, Yang Rui, and Kang Guangren. Soon, "Shenbao Jiwen" became a nationwide newspaper organization.

Among them, Liang Qichao and Tan Sitong disclosed a large amount of evidence in the "Supervision and Reporting News" about how Yuan Shikai colluded with the Russians, sold out national interests, and caused the Beiyang Fleet to be injured. Moreover, Yuan Shikai ignored the law and discipline and coerced the current emperor to wrongly accuse the patriotic general Tang Jian of the country, which was really hard tolerate.

Tan Sitong also pointed out in the newspaper that since Tang Jian succeeded as Minister of Beiyang, he has been committed to strengthening the navy and achieved such a great defeat in the joint fleet. He has washed away the shame of the Sino-Japanese War and is a model for the Chinese people. During his tenure in Tang Jian, he vigorously developed national industry and commerce and was a true hero of the nation.

In a newspaper, public opinion was in an uproar, and both the north and the south had a verbal argument, and they all had their own opinions and spit out. Among them, most of them still sympathized with Tang Jian, thinking that the Qing Dynasty was injustice, and they stood on Tang Jian's side.

Of course, the Manchu nobles in the north accused Tang Jian of being a traitor, and everyone was punished.

The various factions in the south confronted each other, and there were signs of a war about to break out.

ps: The poems in the article about Tan Sitong dancing a sword and chanting poems were created by me personally, not historical basis. Don’t criticize them if you don’t like them, haha! 3197
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