Wang Dongcheng left Sichuan and went straight to Wuchang according to Qiao Yu's order. Li Yuanhong had already received the report. At this time, Li Yuanhong was furious. After the first uprising in Wuchang, Li Yuanhong strongly advocated convening a joint meeting of independent provinces in Wuchang to establish
government, and fought against the Manchus.
There is no doubt that if the Republic of China government can be established in Wuchang, Li Yuanhong's benefits will be great. Who would have thought that Jiangsu and Zhejiang would emerge at this time. Chen Qimei, Cheng Dequan and others played a trick and took the lead in convening representatives of various provinces in Shanghai.
Although the meeting still recognized Wuchang's central status, it elected many central committee members and ministers of various ministries. Li Yuanhong's position was immediately embarrassed.
Moreover, Chen Qimei also sent electricity overseas, urging Sun Wen to come back to take charge and establish a government. Then the fall of Hankou and Hanyang was a blow to Li Yuanhong's prestige. However, at this time, the Jiangsu and Zhejiang troops defeated Zhang Xun and captured the city of Nanjing.
Naturally, it became the political center of the southern provinces, and representatives from each province went straight to Nanjing.
Seeing that the central power in his hand had fallen into the hands of others, Li Yuanhong was extremely depressed. When he heard that Sichuan had sent Finance Minister Wang Dongcheng out of Sichuan, Li Yuanhong immediately had an idea. Sichuan and Wuhan were the first two provinces to become independent.
, Sichuan has not made its voice heard due to serious civil strife, but now that Sichuan has been unified, if the two provinces of Sichuan and Hubei can be united, the influence will definitely be unparalleled.
Based on this consideration, Li Yuanhong personally went to meet Wang Dongcheng outside Wuchang City. Li Yuanhong walked a few steps away from the city and grabbed Wang Dongcheng, appearing very cordial.
"Li is so happy that Minister Wang can leave Sichuan and come to Hubei!"
"Dudu Li is so polite. You are a hero of justice and the world looks up to you. Originally, Dudu Qiao wanted to come to see you in person, but you also know that there are a lot of troubles in Sichuan and the Sichuan side is not quiet either. You can only let me do it for you.
Okay, Governor Li, don’t blame me for being rude!"
"No way, no way, I'm very happy to see Brother Wang. Sichuan was the first to revolt. Governor Qiao Yu and Wuchang declared independence one after another. They are also heroes of the revolution. This is the glory of our two provinces!"
The two of them entered Wuchang hand in hand. Although Hanyang was still in the hands of the Beiyang Army at this time, the two sides had reached a peace agreement and would not invade each other, so Wuchang was safe. Li Yuanhong had been reluctant to let go of Wang Dongcheng's hand, and Wang Dongcheng was also an old man.
Jianghu knew that Governor Li probably wanted something from him, so he paid great attention to Li Yuanhong's every move.
Surrounded by Wuchang officials, they arrived at the Governor's Mansion. Li Yuanhong and Wang Dongcheng sat opposite each other. Li Yuanhong first asked with a smile: "How is Governor Qiao? How is Mr. Qiao? I think I met Mr. Qiao when I went to Beijing to report on my work.
, I didn’t expect that Mr. Qiao is not only a generous person, but also a good master, he is really a blessed person!"
"It's all good. I have a heavy responsibility when I go to Sichuan this time. Governor Li must also know that the reunification of Sichuan will not go smoothly. There are revolutionaries inside and the Yunnan Army interfering outside. Otherwise, we would have cooperated with Governor Li! Now we are helpless.
Seeing that the administrative center of gravity has fallen to Nanjing, those of us who revolutionized early are not as good as those who revolutionized late!"
Wang Dongcheng took the initiative to bring up this topic, and Li Yuanhong stopped going around in circles and slapped his thigh hard: "Minister Wang, I have heard about the situation in Sichuan a long time ago. Governor Qiao did the right thing. It's a pity that I, Mr. Li, didn't
That ability, otherwise they would have been driven away long ago. These people are not good at fighting. Look at Huang Xing's reputation. He turned out to be a loser. If he couldn't win, he would run away. Now he has gone to Nanjing to seize power and class.
But he played it skillfully and left the real hero aside!"
Li Yuanhong's overwhelming anger could be heard from his words. It seemed that Li Bodhisattva was really angry. Wang Dongcheng smiled slightly: "Li Yuanhong belongs to whoever belongs to him. I have another mission this time, which is to establish a new organization soon."
The government, the establishment of a constitution, and the election of a president are all important matters related to the fundamentals of a country. We cannot let them do whatever they want! Aren’t they flaunting democracy and the rule of law? We will use their rules to fight against them!”…
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Li Yuanhong is so shrewd. Wang Dongcheng deliberately quoted him. He was testing Sichuan's intentions. Wang Dongcheng's words were undoubtedly saying that Sichuan wanted to fight for its own status. Li Yuanhong also discovered the opportunity for cooperation.
"Minister Wang's words are thought-provoking. Yes, we are no longer the Qing Dynasty. We must follow public opinion in everything. However, even if our two provinces are united together, they seem a little weak!"
Wang Dongcheng laughed: "Li Governor, you see that our power is weak, but how much stronger can the other party be? After I arrive in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, I will contact the Constitutional Party. As long as I can win them over, the Revolutionary Party can still turn the world upside down!"
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At this time, Li Yuanhong suddenly realized that most of the Sichuan government came from wealthy businessmen. They were natural allies with the Constitutional Party. Although there were internal conflicts, they could definitely cooperate for the common interests. As long as they got the support of the Constitutional Party, they could
Fight over those vacillating provinces, and great things can be decided!
"Haha, Governor Qiao, Minister Wang has a good strategy, Li will definitely support it!"
"You're welcome, Governor Li. You will always be the founder of the First Righteousness and the president in the future. This will never change!"
This is Sichuan's statement that it will support his rise to power, and Li Yuanhong was even more delighted: "I didn't say anything, but in the future the southwest will be maintained by Governor Qiao!"
The two people smiled at each other and reached an exchange of interests. Then Wang Dongcheng said: "Director Li, the Sichuan-Hankou Railway is Sichuan and the hope of the people. Now Governor Qiao will continue to build the Sichuan-Hankou Railway. I also ask Governor Li to cooperate with Hubei Province."
Once this section is built, the two provinces of Sichuan and Hubei will be connected, and economic and trade exchanges will be smoother, which will be a good thing for both provinces!"
Li Yuanhong also knew the value of the railway, so he nodded in agreement. Wang Dongcheng and Li Yuanhong chatted for a while, then said goodbye to Li Yuanhong, preparing to take a short rest before leaving Wuchang and heading straight to Nanjing. At this moment, someone came to visit.
The visitor was none other than Yu Peilun. Although Yu Peilun was kicked out of Sichuan, he was still nominally the deputy governor of Sichuan. Wang Dongcheng had to see him, so he took Yu Peilun into the guest room. The two had not been separated for a month, and now
At that time, Yu Peilun seemed to have aged for more than ten years. There were silver threads on his temples, which looked particularly dazzling. Wang Dongcheng felt uncomfortable when he saw this. Yu Peilun treated people well and was a true passionate revolutionary.
Therefore, Wang Dongcheng's tone was also very polite.
"What's wrong with Governor Yu?"
After Yu Peilun left Sichuan and arrived in Hubei, Huang Xing had already gone to Nanjing, and the war was over. The thousands of Hubei soldiers under him were no longer in charge. Qiao Yu promised to give him two million yuan and ten thousand yuan.
Five thousand rifles, but so far only 100,000 yuan has been given, which is barely enough to pay the Hubei army. There is nothing left, and Li Yuanhong also has no money, which does not worry Yu Peilun.
"Minister Wang, when will the supplies promised by Governor Qiao arrive? Thousands of people are waiting now?"
"Captain Yu, those supplies are for all the militiamen. The people leaving Sichuan now are Hubei people, so Hubei should bear the burden. Our supplies have been allocated to the militiamen training in Sichuan!"
Yu Peilun's face suddenly became even paler, his brows were furrowed tightly, and he pointed at Wang Dongcheng: "How can you act like this? There is no faith at all. How come I, Yu Yunji, know such a villain like Qiao Yu!"
"Deputy Governor Yu, as soon as you enter Sichuan, you will seize power and gather troops everywhere. Sichuan is unified by us, don't you call us villains? Governor Qiao just sent you out of Sichuan unscathed. This is already considered kind. Yu
Deputy Governor, please don’t push yourself too far!”