Everyone’s Thoughts

After the end of the Qing Dynasty, the most capable person was Yuan Shikai. He could accomplish almost anything he wanted to do. (IIlou No one in the Beiyang system could surpass him, let alone those in the old court.

, even Sun Yat-sen and Huang Xing appear inferior. Otherwise, how could the president be handed over to him!

When Sun Wen was president, they did not need a prime minister. When Yuan became president, they had a prime minister to restrain the prime minister. But he, Yuan Shikai, still did the same, playing with one cabinet after another. If a cabinet was not enough, he, Yuan Shikai, would

Change the cabinet.

It can be said that since the founding of the Republic of China, Yuan Shikai has still held the highest power in the Republic of China. Although the Republic of China has experienced a lot of twists and turns in the three years since its founding, no matter how you look at it, the rain has finally passed and the sky has cleared up.

, After a bit of coldness, the plum blossoms are fragrant. The Jiao'ao Incident, the First World War demonstrated the national prestige, inspired the hearts of the people, and also demonstrated the dignity of the country, winning the respect of the great powers. This really made Yuan Shikai happy.

Very.

But while I was relieved, problems that had been ignored in the past came face to face. I saw that the Japanese envoy had landed in Dagu and would soon arrive in Beijing to negotiate on the "Jiao'ao Incident". At most, by the end of the month, this

The "Jiao'ao Incident", which made him lose dozens of pounds, will be over. The external affairs are over, but the internal affairs have only just begun.

In the past few days, Yuan Shikai, who was originally immersed in the feeling of being the head of a great power, suddenly became silent. He often sat alone or walked alone in a quiet place, with his head hanging down and his eyes closed.

, but my thoughts are extremely chaotic.

Yuan Shikai is so sad!

How can we not worry?

Once the negotiations are over and the war is certain, Li Zicheng will go to Beijing. Although inviting Li Zicheng to come to Beijing is the effect of Yuan Shikai's "literary sword", but now, as the time approaches,

, Yuan Shikai worried helplessly:

Once Li Zicheng enters Beijing, many things will be put on the table!

How to get Li Zicheng to agree to transfer the Jiangsu Army to Europe, this is one;

How to keep Li Zicheng in the capital without letting the tiger return to the mountain, this is the second one;

How can we give an explanation to the whole country about Li Zicheng's placement? This is the most important thing.

Why didn't you think of these things in the first place?

But if you think about it, what can you do?

Now, Li Zicheng's prestige, not to mention Sun Huang at the time, even Yuan Shikai could not overshadow his prestige. He said, "Save the situation from the turbulent times and save the country from danger!", "Billions of people have heard of this.

You know his name by hearing his voice, you know his heart by listening to his words!" Not all of these were sent by him, Li Zicheng, even he, the head of state of a great country, was sent by Li Zicheng.

Great work!

Putting it aside, what Li Zicheng accomplished was the merit of unsealing, and what he accomplished was the merit of beheading!

Yuan Shikai is very clear about this, but now, this is either in the past or during the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Zeng Guofan's achievements were not unqualified. Even Cixi did not dare to kill him with his achievements, let alone

It's now.

Now, if he kills Li Zicheng when he comes to Beijing, Yuan Shikai knows what kind of trouble it will cause. By then, China may really be in turmoil. Not to mention his Jiangsu Army, even his generals will probably be worried.

If he becomes disloyal, then this great president will probably be done with it.

But if we don't kill Li Zicheng, we have to find a way to place him, give him a position, and what position should we give him?

False name!

No, no matter how imaginary the position is, as long as you have money, you can achieve it. If Zhang Binglin had Li Zicheng's wealth back then, maybe that frontier envoy would really have become a frontier envoy with tens of thousands of troops and command of several provinces.

.

Real job!

What kind of actual job can be given to the people in order to satisfy the people? Well, more importantly, to satisfy Li Zhiyuan, and then willingly hand over military power and come to the capital to serve.

This is the hardest part.

What is the most difficult thing in the world is to let others put their heads in front of you willingly and let you chop them off!

Li Zhiyuan...

As he murmured, Yuan Shikai's mind reappeared that strange young face that always had a sincere smile. Is it true that that boy "treats people with sincerity"?

Others may be "charmed", but he, Yuan Shikai, is not. That boy's "shrewdness" would set him back thirty years, and even I would not be as good as him. Pointing at that boy, he willingly washed his neck and stretched his head over, without even thinking about it.

think.

But it happened that he accepted the "Wen Sword". Not only did he accept it, but he did it openly and without leaving any way for himself to retreat. Now the whole of China knows that after the war, he, Li Zhiyuan, will be invited by the President to go to the capital.

Discuss state affairs together.

But after discussing state affairs, where will Li Zhiyuan and Yuan Shikai go? The whole country is watching with open eyes. If nothing is discussed, then let Li Zhiyuan return to Lianyungang. By then,

All provinces can see that the central government is strong on the outside and cadre on the inside, which Yuan Shikai does not want to see.

"Conspiracy!"

With a wry smile, Yuan Shikai was not at all as relaxed as when he first received the telegram. At first, he used a conspiracy. But Li Zicheng's reply was also a conspiracy.

Conspiracy against conspiracy!

In the end, Li Zicheng brought the problem to himself again!

If you want to negotiate a result in the future, you must give him enough things. Only in this way can the whole country see that he, Yuan Shikai, did not treat Li Zicheng badly. He, Yuan Shikai, values ​​talents and is broad-minded.

As for whether he, Li Zicheng, accepts or rejects, that is his business.

Give him a chief?

But this thought only passed by for a moment. The position of chief of a department would be a disgrace to him, and it might just give him an excuse to leave Beijing.

Then... what position should be given to them?

Yuan Shikai felt guilty!

It’s better to invite someone over to discuss it!

Yuan Shikai found Liang Shiyi, Xu Shichang and Yang Du in front of him, but they were clueless:

"That... Li Zhiyuan's matter, have you studied it?"

The three people didn't know what the president's words meant, and they just looked at each other in confusion.

"That should be studied carefully. Hmm—"

Yuan Shikai made a long speech and then said:

"This special envoy Ishii has arrived at Dagukou and will arrive in the capital tomorrow at the latest. In less than a month, this incident will be over. Once this incident is over, the country will have to start from the outside in. Well, the Huaihai Economic Strategy made this incident happen.

It can be said that it is a result of hard work. It is not possible without research. You must not let the world's hearts drop."

The three of them became confused at the same time, and they murmured in their hearts:

"Here, the president used a sword to attack Li Zicheng. Now that the sword has been struck, Li Zicheng has also suffered. What else is there to study? Could it be that he is studying how to..."

Yuan Shikai's words only made the three people feel uneasy. However, no one dared to go against his will, so they had to follow his words and say

"Yes, yes, we must not upset the hearts of the people in the world."

Seeing that the three of them looked confused, Yuan Shikai laughed and said,

"Don't get me wrong. What I mean is that Li Zhiyuan has made great contributions this time. From the Longhai Railway to the Jiao'ao Incident, it all proves that Li Zhiyuan is a talent and a talent that can be put to great use. Since he is one of the pillars,

We should use the materials, lest outsiders say that we Chinese cannot use them! What's more, now that the state affairs have been decided, it is the time to employ people, so everyone has to think about what they should use them for if Li Zicheng comes.

place!"

The President's words shocked the three of them at the same time. Apparently, the President wanted to keep Li Zicheng in Beijing!

To be honest, these three people should be called capable people in contemporary China. They are quite talented in assessing the situation and strategizing. However, in front of Yuan Shikai, they seemed very clumsy. Because Yuan Shikai was born with scheming and good at

"There is no limit to yin and yang. You seem to understand what he means by watching or listening, but he shakes his head and then makes a lot of unreasonable reasons. Your reasonable principles must also obey his unreasonable principles. Therefore, every time

At that time, even if you are very sure that you are thinking right, you can still hold your tongue, but this time it is obvious that you cannot hold your tongue.

"The position of Director of Agriculture and Commerce is more suitable!"

It was all done without thinking, Xu Shichang and Yang Du said at the same time.

"President, Li Zhiyuan is good at industry. This has long been known to the people of the country. It seems that if this person is appointed as the Minister of Agriculture and Commerce to preside over the development of the country's industry, he can give full play to his strengths and promote the development of the country's industry..."

When Yang Du said these words, it was somewhat against his will, but in fact it was more selfish. Since 1911, he has been beside the president to make plans and fulfill Yuan Shikai's wishes one after another. I thought

Yuan Hui would reward him with a high-level cabinet position. Who would have thought that in recent years, he would have achieved nothing.

But now, Li Zicheng, who he regarded as just a "regular businessman" at the beginning, is about to enter the central government, but he has achieved nothing. How can he be willing to do this? That's why he made such a suggestion.

As for Xu Shichang, the Secretary of State who had just been appointed six months ago when Yuan Shikai changed the responsible cabinet system to a presidential system according to the new (Constitutional Law of the Republic of China), when Yuan Shikai mentioned Li Zicheng's future position, he had an idea in his mind.

Feng started to murmur, as an old man next to Yuan Shikai, how could he not understand the president's thoughts? If the chief of a department could reward Li Zicheng, the president would not invite four people to come.

After becoming the Secretary of State, Xu Shichang was also inclined towards the idea of ​​Xiong Xiling, the first democratically elected prime minister of the Republic of China, to build a "cabinet of first-class talents", so he hoped that Li Zicheng would enter the cabinet to preside over the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce. In his opinion, in the whole country,

There is no one in China who is more suitable for this position than him. While others are boasting, the industrial belt along Longhai presided over by Li Zicheng has already shown its shape. What is talent? This is talent. When such talent comes to the cabinet, it will only affect

The cabinet is helpful.

But now, hearing what the President said, Xu Shichang suddenly started to murmur in his heart. He vaguely understood that the reason why the President was in trouble was probably because being paid as the chief of a department would only make people in the world dissatisfied. Of course,
To be continued...