Chapter 103 4. The gold plaque inscribed by Yuan Shikai hangs high in the hall of Yang Du

As soon as Yang Du returned to the mansion on Shifuma Street, there were crackling firecrackers and gongs for annunciation outside the door, followed by a fleet of luxurious carriages approaching.From the carriage, one after another walked down the Zhengshitang Zuocheng Yang Shiqi, the Secretary-General of the Presidential Palace Zhang Yilin, Nei Shi Xia Shoutian and others.Two low-level officials of the political affairs hall are holding a bright plaque about two feet high and four feet wide.Yang Du stood at the gate to greet him, and from afar, he saw four big characters on the plaque: Kuang Dai Yicai.The big plaque moved two steps forward, and Yang Du saw a line of small characters in the lower left corner: Yuan Shikai's title. Under the word "Title", there is an upright seal seal in white script.Knowing that it was a gift from Yuan Shikai himself, Yang Du was very happy.

Yang Shiqi took a step forward, followed by Zhang Yilin and Xia Shoutian, walking in front of Yang Du.Yang Shiqi said loudly: "Vice Director Yang of the National History Museum received the order." When Yang Du heard this, he knelt down on his knees unconsciously, just like the courtiers respectfully received the imperial edict back then. Yang Shiqi unfolded the policy order and read aloud: "Yang Du, the deputy curator of the National History Museum, has worked hard on state affairs for many years, studied constitutionalism, and made many contributions to the country and the people. Hereby confer four honors on the deputy curator, and present the 'kuang One side of the plaque of "Dai Yicai" is to reward meritorious service. This decree. Yuan Shikai, President of the Republic of China."

After Yang Shiqi finished reading, he bent down to support Yang Du with both hands, and said with a smile on his face: "Xizi, congratulations. The president personally inscribed a plaque for you. This is still unprecedented in the Republic of China. Use a sentence before In the old saying, this is really called the extraordinary grace!" After all, he laughed. Yang Du looked at the sinister smile on Yang Shiqi's skinny black face, and remembered the past when he slandered Yuan Shikai and ruined his dream of being a secretary of state. One day, if I become prime minister one day, I won't even give you a servant!

Thinking of this, he raised his head and said proudly: "Yang Zuocheng, thank you for your hard work, please hang this plaque of the President on the front of my hall!" After finishing speaking, he ignored him, and greeted Zhang Yilin and Xia Shoutian affectionately. Although Yang Shiqi didn't like it in his heart, seeing that Yuan Shikai valued him so much, it was inconvenient to offend him, so he ordered the people who carried the plaque to enter the hall to hang the plaque.He sat down for a while, and felt that it was not very interesting, so he took Zhang Yilin to leave first.Yang Du left Xia Shoutian behind and asked Yuan Shikai why he presented the plaque.

It turned out that after Yuan Keding took away the "On the Salvation of the Country by the Monarch Constitution", he immediately presented it to his father.Yuan Shikai read this Wanyan Policy Theory carefully and appreciated it very much.Yang Du said what he wanted to say in his heart.What he wanted to say, on the one hand, he couldn't say it, and on the other hand, he couldn't justify himself.However, in Yang Du's writing, the theory is sufficient, the persuasion is strong, and the majestic painstaking efforts for the country and the people are simply awe-inspiring.He immediately decided that Duan Zhigui would print 20,000 copies in Wuhan, bind them into booklets, and give officials above the county level a copy, and the Zhengshitang issued a secret order ordering them to study hard, write down their experiences after reading, and hand them over to the provincial inspectors. According to the envoys, the provincial patrol envoys will report the situation comprehensively to the Zhengshitang.In recognition of Yang Du's contribution, in addition to awarding the four special honors, Yuan Shikai also wrote the four characters "Kuang Dai Yicai" in his own hand, and ordered the Zhengshitang to make a large plaque to present.

Yuan Shikai knew that he was not good at reading books, so he didn't easily use words and ink, but occasionally inspiration came, and he also produced amazing works.When he was the governor of Shandong Province, there was a young woman in Fei County. Her husband fell ill shortly after passing through the house. Later, the condition became more and more serious, and she was dying.The woman decided to die with her husband and swallowed the gold.The woman died the next day, but her husband's condition improved so much that he recovered from that day.The story of the young woman was spread by the villagers, and the local officials reported it to the provincial capital.Yuan Shikai was also quite emotional when he learned about it, thinking about hanging a plaque for her, so he asked the staff around him to draw up the characters.The staff drew up three or four articles, all of which were clichés, and he was not satisfied.In the end, he picked up the pen himself and wrote the four big characters "return to heaven after death".These four words are indeed used well, and the staff are ashamed.

Yuan Shikai also thought for a long time about the inscription for presenting Yang Du's plaque. The words "Kuang Dai Yicai" not only express his high appreciation for Yang Du's talent and learning, but also fit Yang Du's status as the deputy director of the National History Museum at this time. Yang Du was very excited when he looked at the four big characters that had been trimmed and painted to become quite generous and dignified.He was grateful to Yuan Shikai for his high evaluation of his "On the Salvation of the Nation by the Monarch Constitution", and he saw a bright future from this evaluation.In the former Qing Dynasty, when courtiers were rewarded by the emperor, they had to give the thank-you fold as usual. Now the president will soon become the emperor, so he should also express his loyalty with the thank-you fold.Thinking of this, Yang Du picked up his pen and wrote:

After finishing writing, he reread it, and felt that the wording of the whole article was appropriate, but stayed for a while on the sentence "All ministers are grateful", and finally crossed out "Chen" and replaced it with his own name.It seems more appropriate not to surrender in front of the eyes. While having fun, Yu San came over and said, "There are two guests visiting." "Who is it?" Yang Du asked casually. Now, there is an endless stream of people who come to congratulate and congratulate.Smart people know that Yuan Shikai's unprecedented move has lifted Yang Du to a position above all others.Deputy curator Yang's promotion is imminent.Those who know a little bit about the inside story know better that there is an unusual combination between Yang Du and Yuan Keding.This combination will definitely give China the greatest influence in the future.All these people have to rush to the Yang Mansion at this moment to reserve space for themselves in the future.Thinking of the few years ago when there were few people in the city today, the heirs of the emperor's study feel the importance of power even more painfully.