"Vice President, since the late Qing Dynasty, China has been in chaos. The center has lost its authority and cannot control the place. In this way, powerful people have risen, power is dispersed, and the country is trapped in internal friction. Faced with the pressing of the West, the national power has gradually declined. Therefore, to change this state, a military and political strongman must come out, unify all the power of the country, call on all the people to work together to improve, so as to save the decline."

Yang Du talked freely when facing Zhang Tinglan. When he was excited, he couldn't help but wave his fist. Zhang Tinglan leaned on the sofa of the special train and listened carefully, wanting to see what kind of insight this controversial person has.

"Mr. Xizi, because of this, you encouraged Yuan Shikai to ascend the throne and become emperor?"

When it comes to the Hong Xian system, this is a pain in Yang Du's heart. He couldn't help but feel discouraged, but then said: "Yes, I did think so at the beginning. However, Yang still misjudged him. He thought that Yuan Shikai had a strong army and could decisively change the world and implement the new policy. However, Yuan Shikai was simply too old to use it. He was still the same as an old bureaucrat in his bones. Facing foreigners, he always chose to bow his knees and could not be truly tough. Compared with Zhang Zhuyan, he was just a simplicity. The responsibility for changing the world was actually on Zhang Tinglan's shoulders."

"Mr. Yang, you have a misunderstanding. If you want to say that changing the world is the credit of countless people in the world. If the right and wrong are attributed to me, I will not refuse. However, I want to say that this country is already transforming, the First Five-Year Plan is completed soon, and the Second Five-Year Plan has also begun to be laid out. As long as industrialization is completed, China will completely change."

"This is not enough!" Yang Du said decisively: "With industry, it is only possible to solve what can be produced, but it cannot solve what people think. China's most serious problem is a mess of mess and vicious internal strife. Only by solving these things can China be truly unified. Highly consistent across the country, and such a country has combat effectiveness."

"A country, one leader. Shelves the flashy parliament, abolishes the cabinet system, and changes the president to a lifetime term. The president serves as the prime minister and commander-in-chief of the three armies. He combines military and political power and establishes a vertical system from top to bottom. Only by concentrating the powers of the world can China compete with the great powers, restore its former sphere of influence, and create another prosperous China since the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty..."

Yang Du had to continue talking, and Zhang Tinglan smiled and waved his hand: "Mr. Xizi. Why does this statement sound a bit like a fascism advocated by Mussolini in Italy?"

"It can also be said that from the bottom of my heart, I hope that the Vice President can ascend the throne and become emperor. China has a tradition of imperial system for thousands of years, and the people have adapted to the existence of the emperor. After becoming the emperor, the words and words are followed by the law are actually more conducive to the rapid change of the country. However, the Hong Xian system and the restoration of Zhang Xun have completely destroyed the reputation of the imperial system, and Yang had to settle for the second best."

Listening to Yang Du's words, Zhang Tinglan stood up and looked at the vast land flashing outside the car window, and said with great emotion: "Its prosperity is booming, and its demise is suddenly sudden! Over the past five thousand years, several powerful emperors have truly appeared, and every strong emperor will sink after their death. The country will sink. How powerful the Han and Tang Dynasties are, it still cannot escape the fate of prosperity and decline. From this, we can see that pursuing temporary prosperity has no value. Only by 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. If you don't seize the good place quickly, I'm afraid nothing will be left behind. In my humble opinion, the vice president should become the founding lord, vigorously expand his territory, and make China extremely huge. Even if there are setbacks in the future, he can maintain his foundation."

"Mr. Yang, after all, I can't let go of your imperial skills!" Zhang Tinglan smiled and shook her head: "China's core challenge is how to control vested interest groups. The Han Dynasty was because of the expansion of aristocratic families. The Tang Dynasty initiated the imperial examination system and curbed the aristocratic families. As a result, the military head swelled again. By the time of Song and Ming dynasties, the civil servant group was expanding, and the Qing Dynasty was expanding the imperial family. After careful calculation, China's crisis was inside but not outside. If we want to solve this problem, there were only two core words: checks and balances! But Mr. Yang had to completely give up checks and balances. I'm afraid there was some people who wanted to beg for fish, right?"

"Vice President, you misunderstood Yang's meaning. Of course I support checks and balances, but as a leader, you don't need to be checks and balances. As long as the people below are restraining each other, it's enough."

"As long as there is a special case, all norms will lose their effect. A society ruled by man will prosper because of one person and will also perish because of one person. Only by implementing the legal system can it last forever."

After Zhang Tinglan finished speaking, she picked up the teacup on the table and lowered her head to drink tea. The order to expel the guests had been issued, so Yang Du could only turn around and leave Zhang Tinglan's carriage.

However, when he was walking out, Yang Du also clenched his fists tightly. What Zhang Tinglan said might make sense, but in Yang Du's opinion, his words are the biggest truth and the best choice. Even if Zhang Tinglan doesn't accept it now, he will nod sooner or later. He doesn't believe it. Someone can resist the temptation of power, and Yang Du is full of confidence.

...

When the train returned to Beijing, Zhang Tinglan felt a solemn atmosphere as soon as he got off the train. The train station was full of military and police, and the defense was particularly strict.

Sun Anhu was waiting for several senior generals, all waiting at the station. When he saw Zhang Tinglan get off the car, they hurried forward and saluted Zhang Tinglan neatly.

"What is this for? Is there a coup?"

Sun Anhu hurriedly said: "Vice President, don't misunderstand it, it's just an extraordinary time, we have to take extraordinary measures."

Sun Anhu was very lying very much, and Zhang Tinglan frowned. What he hated the most was to make good decisions. Li Yuanhong's death was a big deal, but a president without real power would die, which made people mobilize and all the plants and trees, which was a bit too much.

Zhang Tinglan said coldly with a calm face: "Come with me and explain the situation clearly."

Sun Anhu and others followed Zhang Tinglan, left the station, and returned directly to the vice president's residence. There were many mourning banners hanging along the street. Every three or five steps, there was a sentry, and the street was particularly deserted. Seeing this, Zhang Tinglan's frown became even tighter.

After arriving at the official residence, Zhang Tinglan didn't even change her clothes. She asked directly: "What do you want to do? Who gave you the order to bring martial law to the whole city?"

"Vice President, it's all my orders." When Sun Anhu saw that Zhang Tinglan was unhappy, he hurriedly stepped forward and said loudly: "According to the convention, the president should have the vice president taken over. This is natural for him to take over. However, several members of parliament said that the vice president was not old enough to be the president. Therefore, they advocated early elections, and elected candidates by various parties to conduct a truly democratic election."

Sun Anhu said this. He said indignantly: "What's the question? This group of people want to prevent the vice president from taking power, they just want to conspire to seize power. Whoever fights 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 the throne smoothly, we will not agree first."

Several generals behind Sun Anhu also nodded: "That's right. We all have this opinion. These members of the parliamentarians are simply sinister. We cannot let their conspiracy succeed..."

"Don't say it." Zhang Tinglan suddenly waved his hand: "Who told you that the MPs are sinister? What they said was entirely stipulated by the law. On the contrary, you, after the order of the order, dare to mobilize the army without authorization? People in the world will not say that the MPs are wrong, but will only say that I, Zhang Tinglan, have selfish intentions. If you want to use the army, you will rely on force to seize power."

"this!"

Sun Anhu and others thought Zhang Tinglan would praise their actions, and then ordered the ungrateful congressmen to deal with the ungrateful congressmen, but Zhang Tinglan actually scolded them directly, which made Sun Anhu and others particularly embarrassed.

"Why are you still standing there? Go and withdraw the army quickly. The capital city must immediately restore normal order."

"Affect the order." Sun Anhu did not dare to ignore Zhang Tinglan's orders, so he immediately went to give orders. Zhang Tinglan looked at the backs of Sun Anhu and others as they walked away, and a trace of splendor flashed in her eyes.

Lu Yingluo came over at this time. She was holding the documents she had sorted out in the past two days and sent them to Zhang Tinglan.

"Vice President, these are the last two days."

After Zhang Tinglan took it, he frowned while looking through it. When he saw it, he simply left the documents on the table and sighed: "The water of the Yellow River is turbid, and the water of the Yangtze River irrigates the fields on both sides of the river, and the water of the Yellow River irrigates the fields on both sides of the river. It cannot be used only because of the clear water, nor can it be abandoned only because of the turbid water. It has been the case since ancient times."

"Vice President, why are these words a bit mixed?" Lu Yingluo said in confusion: "Everyone knows that the Yellow River should be governed and the Yangtze River should be used for it. You confuse the Yangtze River and the Yellow River. It seems fair, but in fact there is no right or wrong."

When Zhang Tinglan heard this, she immediately laughed: "That's what I said, but what Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty said. This is indeed fair and wise, but in fact it is very confused. If Secretary Lu was there at that time, I was afraid that the Ming Dynasty would not have destroyed the country!"

Zhang Tinglan stood up with a smile and said to Lu Yingluo: "Go, prepare me a dress of filial piety. I want to go and see Li Yuanhong."

Speaking of Zhang Tinglan's mood this time when she returned to Beijing, she was in a very bad mood. Sun Anhu and his team were voluntarily using the army, which had already touched Zhang Tinglan's bottom line. No matter how close the confidant he was, he could not interfere. This is Zhang Tinglan's biggest bottom line.

In addition, the movements of the Congress also made Zhang Tinglan feel dissatisfied. It was obvious that he was still thinking about how to deal with the issue of age, but someone jumped out to make a fuss, obviously trying to stop Zhang Tinglan from taking office.

Whether it is his subordinates who overturned power or someone provoked the situation, they all violated Zhang Tinglan's taboos, so he said what he said just now, obviously wanting to punish both parties.

However, Lu Yingluo's words reminded Zhang Tinglan again. He had rejected Yang Du's imperial skills. If he used the emperor's eyes to deal with the problem, that would be the real trouble!

Thinking of this, Zhang Tinglan already had an idea that power must be fought for, but the means should be more gentle. Only by boiling frogs in warm water will the best results be achieved.

Therefore, Zhang Tinglan decided to pay tribute to Li Yuanhong first. As the saying goes, the dead are the most important. Zhang Tinglan, accompanied by his confidants, came to the Presidential Palace. Not only Zhang Tinglan, but also celebrities from all walks of life, such as Wang Yongjiang, Liang Qichao, Zhang Taiyan, etc., all went to the Presidential Palace.

Zhang Tinglan personally presented elegiac couplet to Li Yuanhong's portrait and burned incense himself. After all the matter was finished, Zhang Tinglan said to everyone: "Since the 1911th, Duke Li has made great contributions to the reign of Wuchang. In the founding of the Republic of China, Duke Li worked harder in national affairs. When he became the president, all industries in the country flourished and people's livelihood changed greatly, which showed the benevolence of the president. Therefore, I proposed to give Duke Li a state funeral to the whole country."

In fact, everyone knows what Li Yuanhong did, but he is already dead, so there is no need to cause trouble again. Therefore, there is nothing wrong with giving Li Yuanhong some grief. On the contrary, many people from the old era also hope that they can be lively and glorious when they die, so this proposal is easily passed.

However, in addition to the proposal for state funeral approval, everyone suddenly realized that state funeral, as the name suggests, is to hold a funeral in the name of the country. The funeral must have a head of state appear, otherwise how could it be called a state funeral!

But Li Yuanhong is the president. He died in office. According to the principle, he should be the president to preside over the presidency. However, Zhang Tinglan's age is stuck there, isn't this a dead end?

Just when everyone was struggling with this etiquette, Liang Qichao proposed a compromise solution, that is, Zhang Tinglan became the interim president, first presided over the state funeral, and then discussed the issue of election law.

The proposal was announced and immediately approved. Although some members of parliament opposed it, the number of people was sporadic and had no effect at all. Zhang Tinglan successfully promoted half a square and became the interim president.

"I didn't expect that you would use such a move, which was really unexpected." Wang Yongjiang said with a smile.

"Mr. Minyuan, what do you think you should do?"

"Of course, it was like in Shanghai, where people started to kill all those members of the parliament. As the saying goes, those who follow me will die if they go against me will die. This will make them look majestic."

Zhang Tinglan also laughed and said, "Mr. Minyuan, do you think it's a good job of killing and slashing, or is it appropriate for me to do this?"

"A slight effort is a big deal. This is the skill that politicians should have. Although the Congress occasionally constrains it, it is indispensable. These MPs really hate it, but they are also a sharp sword on the heads of officials. You are deeply aware of the three flavors of political struggle. You should be tough and tough, and you should be gentle and gentle. Only by combining hard and soft can you go all the way."
Chapter completed!