In May, the bright spring light is still there, and the scorching heat is still far away. When the spring light still envelopes the city of Beijing, women who are most sensitive to the changes in the seasons put on beautiful dresses earlier, just for the sake of this capital city.

It adds a bit of beauty.

In the past year, with the increase in people's income and the stability of society, more and more Western-style dresses have entered women's wardrobes, followed by Shanghai-style and Lianyun's new women's clothing,

And all of this has affected women's lives through silent movies and magazines. Women have seen those beautiful dresses through magazines, advertisements, movies and other means, and they have been waiting for the opportunity.

At the intersection of spring and summer, almost as soon as it gets hotter, beauty-loving women put on those beautiful dresses one after another. Like a big explosion, new clothes appear on the streets of major cities across the country. These beautiful women

Almost as soon as they appeared, the clothes became a scene on the street.

However, Yuan Shikai, who lives in Juren, Zhongnanhai, didn't feel anything about the changes on the street. He didn't even feel much about the temperature changes at the turn of spring and summer. At this time, he was still wearing

Wearing a thick woolen military uniform in early spring, he stayed in Juren every day and dealt with various national affairs. But more often than not, he focused on politics, or to be precise, on political struggles.

In the history of China, political struggles have always been cruel, and there is no warmth at all. In fact, the same is true in the world. Politics seems to have always been accompanied by this, and the harmony on the surface cannot be concealed behind the scenes.

The bloodshed and conspiracy. It was like this in the past and it will be like this again.

"National Socialist Party..."

As he murmured this term, Yuan Shikai frowned.

Regarding the National Socialist Party, when he first appeared, Yuan Shikai's initial attitude was indifferent, and he did not even take him seriously. In his opinion, even the original Kuomintang could not shake his power, let alone

Such a new party does not even have a dominant position in Congress.

“What can the National Socialist Party do?”

Yuan Shikai once sneered and forgot about this party.

But now, after a year has passed, he suddenly feels that the "National Socialist Party" is too terrible, even more terrible than several Li Zicheng put together. He is simply a monster in current China, a political monster, not only

Just because members of Congress are elected by political parties, not just because it has the potential to become the largest political party in China. Not because they might control Congress, but because, because the National Socialist Party has exploded in the past year.

development, and their means.

In the past year, the National Socialist Party even cleaned up Congress on the pretext of "anti-pornography" and "anti-drugs". It expelled more than 300 members of Congress from Congress, and then through local by-elections, they captured more than two

With hundreds of seats in both houses of Congress, they now overwhelm the Progressive Party in the House of Representatives. Even adding in the seats in Mongolia and Xinjiang held by Yuan Shikai, they are evenly divided with the Progressive Party, and they are evenly divided with the Progressive Party in the Senate.

But this is not the most terrifying thing. Its control of the National Assembly can at best preserve Li Zicheng's position and power. However, the "offensive" launched by the National Socialist Party in the local areas has allowed them to control many provincial councils and even occupy

It has an absolute advantage, and it launches various political offensives in the provincial councils, using anti-corruption and anti-authoritarianism as its eyes and ears, but its ultimate goal is directly aimed at the provincial generals.

In the past few months, Zhejiang Province, taking the lead, has successfully promoted the direct election of city and county governors, but that is just the beginning. In the end, what they demand is very simple - to abolish provincial generals and implement direct election of provincial governors.

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This is what scares Yuan Shikai. He feels that his chair, his Ju Ren and his Zhongnanhai are all crumbling in this political offensive! He knows very well where his authority comes from, from the authority he obtains through this kind of authorization.

Support from the provinces. Once the central government loses the right to appoint the generals of the provinces, then... will he be a great president or a great president? Who will support him?

On the other hand, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which is controlled by the State Council, has implemented an "electoral system" to elect civil affairs ministers and dismiss a large number of local officials appointed by the central government and provincial generals through functional evaluations, and has implemented a direct election system in each province, which is at worst

Nomination electoral system.

In some places, the National Socialist Party dominated the local area, and in some places the winner was the Progressive Party or even the Kuomintang. Although he felt fear, Yuan Shikai was thinking about how to respond and how to negotiate with the provincial generals to solve these problems.

When there is a problem.

Even when Yuan Shikai felt that Li Zicheng was committing suicide by doing this, an unexpected news came.

"Jiangsu is governed by a provincial constitution!"

Finally, what is due has finally come. Jiangsu, as the base camp of the National Socialist Party and also the base camp of Li Zicheng, has taken this step. This seems to be expected. Regarding the implementation of "provincial governor election", he

I didn’t think there was anything surprising, but the Jiangsu Provincial Constitution, which was about to be passed by the Jiangsu Provincial Assembly, was like a thunder, exploding in Yuan Shikai’s ears.

What is a constitution!

The constitution is the foundation of a country**!

Although after realizing that Li Zicheng was not only using the constitution to constrain the local government, but also to constrain him, Yuan Shikai's attitude towards the constitution became cold, from initial support to later ambiguity and even private opposition. Just like

Just like the "Tiantan Constitution" of the Second People's Republic of China, Yuan Shikai used various means to successfully nip the Constituent Assembly in the bud.

But before he could be happy and take action to deal with the direct local elections promoted by the State Council and the National Socialist Party, the news that the Jiangsu Provincial Assembly had begun to hold a "Provincial Constitutional Conference" was like a thunder, catching him off guard. The Constitution is a

The foundation of the country, what does it mean for a province to have its own constitution?

It means that the break between the central and local governments means... Thinking of all the implications, Yuan Shikai frowned and kept thinking about what excuses he should use to stop Jiangsu Province's move and the passage of the (Suzhou Province Constitution)

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"China already has a stipulated law. No matter how uncomfortable it is, we will discuss the constitution again!"

This was once a reason for his opposition to convening a constitutional convention. But now, this reason may become a reason for Jiangsu to boycott the central government, and more importantly, Jiangsu Province's reason is very simple.

"China is a republic. Although the country does not have a constitution, Jiangsu Province will be the first in China to return the government to the people, govern the province with a provincial constitution, and return power to the citizens of Jiangsu!"

Okay!

Suddenly, Jiangsu seemed to have reached the highest point. The reason why they enacted the provincial constitution was simply because of the fault of the central government. No, it was the fault of Yuan Shikai. It seems that because Yuan Shikai was a single man, Jiangsu Province had to do it as a last resort.

Finally, after a year of seemingly silence, Li Zicheng responded to Yuan Shikai with a secret plan. Now, the reputation of Li Zicheng and the National Socialist Party is booming. It can be said that this will be regarded as

How did he, Yuan Shikai, deal with his "reform" move?

"Local unrest..."

At this time, another consequence that Yuan Shikai could think of was that once Jiangsu took the lead, the local changes would be caused by the fear of the generals of the provinces on the one hand, and the fear of the provincial councils after the implementation of the constitution in Jiangsu on the other hand.

Encourage.

Power is a good thing!

No one wants to lose! Everyone wants to fight for it!

Once local constitutions are enacted and direct elections are implemented, the provincial generals are bound to lose their power. In order to maintain their power, they will dare to do anything, not to mention that they are only facing a group of "powerless" parliamentarians!

But it was precisely because of the "powerlessness" of those people that Yuan Shikai was afraid. The reason was very simple. Among those congressmen, there were countless National Socialist Party members who were ready to sacrifice their lives for the cause.

What will they do?

“The tree of freedom needs to be watered from time to time with the blood of patriots and dictators!”

With such a famous saying coming to mind, Yuan Shikai could guess that perhaps, that was what Li Zicheng wanted. He hoped to see the provincial generals dissolve parliament and arrest members for their own power. Although, Yuan Shikai wanted to do that.

Do it, but if you do that, you will undoubtedly fall into Li Zicheng's trap.

Once the provincial generals did this, Li Zicheng and the National Socialist Party had reasons and excuses.

Rebellion?

With Li Zicheng's shrewdness, he will not be as stupid as the Kuomintang during the Min'er Rebellion. He will not launch any rebellion. He will borrow from the people and use "non-violent" methods to solve some problems. Of course, he will also

Use violence to solve problems, but his violence is definitely different from the "civilian rebellion".

In short, in the end, he will occupy the highest moral point and force the generals of the provinces to take the initiative to step down one by one. Yuan Shikai knows those generals better than anyone else. Among them, few dare to be "butchers", even him

Yuan Shikai did not have the courage, but all Li Zicheng and his National Socialist Party needed was sacrifice!

sacrifice!

As long as you choose the right time, it is the best weapon!

"President, if this provincial constitution is not stopped, I am afraid it will cause chaos in China and start a river of chaos in China!"

Liang Shiyi looked at the President nervously. When he learned the news, he was stunned at first, and then smiled. He felt that Jiangsu Province's behavior seemed a bit ridiculous, but he was nervous after that.

"If we can't stop at the motion, I'm afraid, I'm afraid, if the generals of the provinces start to move, China will be in chaos!"

Yuan Shikai nodded, stood up, and slowly took out a cigar and stuffed it into his mouth. Liang Shiyi was so nervous that he even forgot to light the fire. Instead, Yuan Shikai struck a match and smoked it. After two puffs, he

He extinguished it in the ashtray, put it back where it belonged, and then turned to Liang Shiyi and said.

"Yansun, this matter is not trivial. Once the provincial constitution is implemented, the National Socialist Party in each province will take notice of the situation and take action. By then, a few generals will be willing to surrender.

Right!"

After a long sigh, Yuan Shikai said again.

"This idea of ​​implementing direct elections can be said to be in line with the trend and has won the support and support of the majority of the Chinese people. This is true. However, you also know why the Chinese people support this. It's not..."

Isn't it greedy for power? Yuan Shikai sneered, but did not continue.

This is true for the generals of the provinces, and the same is true for the local gentry and parliamentarians!

While sneering and laughing at those people's greed for power, Yuan Shikai forgot that he was also nostalgic for power and was equally unwilling to give up power.

"But they don't want to think about it. With the National Socialist Party here, what chance do they have?"

Progressive Party!

When mentioning this matter, Yuan Shikai thought of the Progressive Party that he single-handedly supported. Now on this issue, Liang Qichao and the Progressive Party seemed to be "in the same boat" as Li Zicheng and the National Socialist Party.

Power is really a good thing!

Li Zicheng tried every possible means to keep his power, even if he had to sacrifice part of his power. Liang Qichao would rather trade with Li Zicheng, but his purpose was not just for power.

Power...

With a calm mind, Yuan Shikai glanced at Liang Shiyi. He probably had a deep connection with the State Council! Why, it wasn't just to consolidate his power!
To be continued...