Chapter 104 5. Sun Yuyun named the organization to be established as the Preparatory Committee

"Xizi, don't you have time to meet up with old friends?" Before Yu San had time to answer, the two guests walked in, talking loudly.Of these two people, one is Sun Yuyun and the other is Hu Ying. Nine years ago, Sun Yuyun was arrested by the governor of Liangjiang, Duan Fang, because of his informant. Yang Du sent a trust letter from Tokyo.Sun Yuyun was grateful to Yang Du for this.Soon after the outbreak of the Revolution of 1911, Nanjing was restored, Sun Yuyun was released, and was immediately welcomed back to Anhui Province as the governor by the Anhui Revolutionary Party.Sun Yuyun's governor of Anhui was dismissed within a short period of time.After being dismissed, Sun Yuyun came to Beijing and met Yuan Shikai under the arrangement of Yang Du.Yuan Shikai was very familiar with Sun Jianai, and had always expressed his admiration for the number one prime minister.Since Sun Yuyun is the grandson of Sun Jianai, in Yuan Shikai's mind, he is different from other revolutionaries. In addition, Yang Du said from Zhongguan that after meeting and talking, Sun Yuyun gained Yuan Shikai's trust.When the Treaty Conference was established, Yuan Shikai appointed Sun Yuyun as the speaker, and later appointed the Senate to participate in politics.Last year, Sun Yuyun organized a constitutional government research association, dedicated to constitutional government research, and had closer contacts with Yang Du.

After the Revolution of 1911, Hu Ying proclaimed himself Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hubei Military Government.Because he has made great contributions to the revolution, has been in prison, and has excellent eloquence, the military government recognized his self-proclaimed.So 23-year-old Hu Ying became China's first foreign minister in history.After Hu Ying became the foreign minister of the revolutionary government, he didn't cut his braids. Everyone found it strange and asked him.He said that the revolution has not yet succeeded, and it is of great use for me to keep this braid. Maybe I will go to Beijing to serve as an assassin one day without it.After the Nanjing Provisional Government was established, Sun Yat-sen appointed him governor of Shandong.Hu Ying is a scholar. Without his own army, he couldn't stay in Shandong, so he had no choice but to hand over the post of Lu Du.Yuan Shikai summoned him to Beijing, first appointed him as the Shaanxi-Gansu economic strategy envoy, and then appointed him as the Qinghai reclamation envoy in Xinjiang.Hu Ying went to Dongying again in the name of investigating the Japanese reclamation.During the second revolution of the Kuomintang, Yuan Shikai sent a crony to Tokyo to ask Hu Ying to return to China because he did not participate in Japan.Hu Ying did not make a name for herself in Japan, so she returned to Beijing and took the false title of envoy of reclamation in Qinghai, Xinjiang.When Hu Ying returned to Beijing, Yang Du specially sent someone to meet him.A friendship that had been broken for years was renewed between them.

Hu Ying is not yet 30 years old, and she is not satisfied with such a situation of being in a high position without real power, and still longs for a vigorous career.Although Sun Yuyun is over forty years old, he has great ambitions in his life, and he is not reconciled to the career of a senior staff member who is called a glorious but lonely career at this time.Hu Ying and Sun Yuyun have many similarities.Apart from being dissatisfied with the status quo and thinking about what to do, they are all veterans of the revolutionary party. They have all endured hardships for the revolution and been imprisoned.These common points make Sun and Hu two close friends in the new era.

They often talk together and have many common understandings.They all believed that although the revolution in 1911 overthrew the Manchus, China had not progressed in the past few years without the Manchu emperor.The revolutionary party could not control the national situation, and Yuan Shikai, who was regarded as the most powerful, could not control the national situation either.After the success of the revolution, the revolutionary party was divided internally, and the party members scrambled for power and profit, which made them very disappointed.In the past few years of Yuan Shikai's tenure as president, the political chaos, the domineering generals and patrol envoys of the provinces were no less than the years when the Manchus were in power.The establishment of a democratic constitutional system and the stability and prosperity of the country, which were expected before the revolution, are not getting closer, but becoming more and more distant and blurred.

The cold political situation, coupled with worries about the country, made the mood of these two veteran revolutionaries quite bleak.They all saw that the maintenance of the current situation of great unification depends entirely on Yuan Shikai's personal prestige and his iron fist. If Yuan Shikai dies, the country will immediately fall into a split without a leader.Enthusiasm about state affairs and the endowment of enjoying the world's great responsibilities prompt them to often think about a question: how to prevent problems before they happen, and what methods can be used to make China truly prosperous and strong?

The day before yesterday, they all got a well-printed booklet, which is "On the Salvation of the Country by the Monarch Constitution" written by Yang Du.After they finished reading it carefully, they all felt that it was not completely unreasonable for Yang Du to repeat the old saying of Junxian saving the country at this time. Sun Yuyun, who has become an expert on constitutionalism in recent years, deeply understands that the key to governing the country is to establish a sound constitutional system as soon as possible, and to effectively follow the constitutional system.Whether the country is a democracy or a monarchy is not the point.That is to say, the political system is the essence of a country, while the state system is only the external form.Which form to choose as the national system depends on the national conditions of the country.China has practiced a monarchy system for more than 2,000 years, and the common people are used to living under the divine halo of the Son of Heaven.This kind of national conditions is most similar to Japan, so China is most suitable to learn from Japan's emperor system.All kinds of chaos since the Republic of China just proved the imbalance of the people's mentality after losing the holy emperor.

Sun Yuyun's point of view was agreed by Hu Ying.The two revolutionaries agreed that the revolution in the year of 1911 was also right and not wrong, because this revolution overthrew the Manchus.The Manchus can no longer be the emperors of the Han people. This is the wish of the people of the whole country.If the constitutional government is still led by the Manchu emperor, this constitutional government cannot be established because the people cannot accept it emotionally.To implement the constitutional monarchy, the king can only be made by the Han people. Yesterday, after the news spread that a plaque inscribed by Yuan Shikai with the title "Excellent Talents of the Past" was awarded to the Yang Mansion, two friends who have been active in the political arena for a long time have seen it very clearly: Yang Du's masterpiece is a tribute to Yuan Shikai. It was written by order, the so-called constitutional monarchy to save the country, in fact, Yuan Shikai was the emperor to save the country.

Since China should practice a constitutional monarchy, and since this king can only be done by Han people, looking around the world today, except Yuan Shikai, who else is qualified to play this role?They decided to show their support when things were not yet fully clear.They believe that by virtue of their status as a revolutionary Yuan Rong, the idea of ​​restoring the constitutional monarchy can be understood by most people who supported the revolution, and they can also gain an important position in the new dynasty after the establishment of the constitutional monarchy system, changing the current neglected politics. Situation, and after he has obtained a high position and real power, he is bound to make a significant contribution to the establishment of constitutional government.Why not do something that benefits both the country and the people?

When Yang Du was thinking about how to repay President Yuan's extraordinary praise and build up the Yuan Dynasty as soon as possible, how happy he should be to have the support of these two veteran and meritorious revolutionaries.It suddenly occurred to him that an institution should be established as soon as possible! "Let's call it the Security Council, which means planning for the stability of the country." Sun Yuyun said excitedly. "Okay, that's a good name!" Yang Du immediately agreed. Hu Ying also agreed. Yang Du thought for a moment and then said: "This meeting will still be organized in the form of the National Freemasonry and the Republic Promotion Association I initiated in the past, that is, to conduct academic discussions and call on people who care about state affairs across the country to discuss whether the Constitution of the People's Republic is right. It’s better to have a constitutional monarchy. Of course we advocate a constitutional monarchy, but we must also allow others to express different opinions.”

Hu Ying said: "Since it is an academic symposium, one or two famous scholars should be invited to participate." "What Jingwu said makes sense." Yang Du nodded, and then asked Sun Yuyun, "Young Marquis, what do you think?" Sun Yuyun said: "Should, should." Hu Ying said: "The most famous scholar today is Mr. Yan Jidao, and he has said many times that China is not suitable for a republic." "If Mr. Yan can participate, it will naturally add color to the Chou An Association." Sun Yuyun said, "There is another person, this person is named Liu Shipei. If he can also participate, then the Chou An Association will be more academic."

Although Liu Shipei is only thirty-one or twelve years old, he is a well-known figure.Liu Shipei, styled Shen Shu, nicknamed Zuo Yu, was born in Yizheng, Jiangsu Province. From his great-grandfather's generation, he studied "Spring and Autumn" and "Zuo Zhuan" for generations, and also studied the phonology of lectures.In the hands of Liu Shipei, the study of these two disciplines has reached the point where the Liu family has achieved great success.He was elected at the age of 19 and once served as the Discussion Officer of the Ministry of Education.Liu Shipei was obsessed with racial revolution. He changed his name to Guanghan and published many full-length articles in newspapers and magazines, which had a great influence.He had participated in the Restoration Conference, and had good personal relationships with Cai Yuanpei, Tao Chengzhang, and Zhang Taiyan.In 1907, Liu Shipei and his wife went east to Japan and joined the Tongmenghui together.Later, he turned to believe in anarchism, and then got in touch with the governor of Liangjiang, Duanfang.In the second year, when Liu Shipei and his wife returned to China, Duanfang hired him as a copywriter for the Liangjiang Supervision Office and a teacher of Sanjiang Normal School.When Duanfang was ordered to go to Sichuan to suppress the Sichuan people's road protection movement, he was shot dead by the soldiers under his command, and Liu Shipei was detained by the Zizhou Military Government Branch. After the success of the Revolution of 1911, Zhang Taiyan issued a declaration to protect Liu, calling him the seed of Fang Xiaoru's style of reading.Cai Yuanpei also published a letter of amnesty to Liu, praising him for his knowledge of Yuan Yi, who knows the past through the present.So Sun Yat-sen called the Zizhou Branch Government and asked them to release Liu Shipei.Immediately after Liu Shipei was released, he was hired by Yan Xishan, the governor of Shanxi Province, to act as a consultant to the Jin Dynasty.Yan Xishan recommended to Yuan Shikai, and Yuan Shikai invited Liu Shipei to Beijing, appointed him as editor and reviewer of the Ministry of Education, participated in politics in the State Council, and was awarded the title of senior doctor.After Liu Shipei was released from Zizhou, he devoted himself to learning, publishing books one by one, and became a famous scholar in the capital. Sun Yuyun added: "I have talked with Uncle Liu Shen many times in the Duanwu Bridge Superintendent's Office. Although he is unkempt and has an extreme temperament, he is really good at learning, and I admire him very much." Yang Du said to Sun Yuyun: "Well, since you are an old friend of Uncle Shen, you can talk about his place. I will ask Mr. Yan Jidao for advice." Hu Ying said: "I also have a friend from Anhua, Hunan. He was the commander-in-chief of Songhu during the recovery of Shanghai. After the founding of the Republic of China, Mr. Sun appointed him as the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition of the recovery army." "Oh, I know, you are talking about Li Xiehe." Sun Yuyun interjected and asked Hu Ying, "Is he also in Beijing now?" "He's at work in Beijing." Hu Ying said, "We met a few days ago, and he complained to me, saying that no one obeys anyone now, so it's better to have another emperor, and he obeys instead." Everyone laughed. "This is what the heroes see and agree with." Yang Du said, "In this way, it is up to Jingwu to contact Li Zhuzhong." The next day, Yang Du told Yuan Keding of his idea of ​​establishing a preparatory meeting with Sun Yuyun and Hu Ying to discuss the national system.Yuan Keding was very supportive, and said to report to the president immediately, and said that there were less than three people, and more like-minded comrades should be contacted.Yang Du also proposed Yan Fu, Liu Shipei, Li Xiehe. Yuan Keding said: "These three people are all influential figures, especially Yan Fu. If you can invite him, the prestige of your organization will be greatly improved. However, this old man is arrogant and has a weird temper. I'm afraid it's not easy to talk. Xizi, it depends on your ability." Yang Du said: "I have never dealt with this old man. I also heard people say that he thinks very highly of himself and thinks that he is the number one western scholar in China today, including Zhang Xiangtao, Guo Junxian, Wang Ziquan, Zheng Taozhai and others. Nothing can compare to him." Yuan Keding said: "This old temper is also very strange. He likes to argue with others the most. When everyone is talking about something, he will say something; when everyone is talking about something, he will say something again." Yang Du laughed. Yuan Keding went on to say: "Take the relationship between him and my father as an example! When my father was in the Zhidu office, he was the general manager of the Beiyang Naval Academy. My father valued his Western learning and wanted to recruit him into the Zhidu shogunate. But he said , What is Mr. Yuan? My father was dismissed for no reason, and the whole world was attacking him, but he praised my father as a pillar of the country, and the Qing court's move was self-destructing the Great Wall. After my father found out, he said that it was not easy for Mr. Youling to say such things at this time. When the Republic of China was established and the Revolutionary Party wanted to elect my father as president, he made strange remarks again. He said that my father did not train the army with strict discipline and did not train a strong army, but only raised a group of arrogant soldiers. My father has no scientific mind. In the second year of the Republic of China when Ningjiang and Jiangxi rebelled, when Huang Xing and Li Liejun attacked my father, he said again, saying that in today's world, in fairness, only someone Yuan can be the head of state, and others can't sit still. Do you think this old man is weird?" Yang Du smiled and said: "He is a big weirdo, but he is also a straight man. He said that the President has trained a group of arrogant soldiers, which is also true. People like Feng Guozhang and Duan Qirui are indeed strong men." Yuan Keding always hated Feng and Duan, so he had no objection to this, so he said: "So in general, my father still thinks highly of him, you must recruit him." In order to cater to Yan Fu's temperament, and in order not to speak layman's words in front of him, Yang Du re-read Yan Fu's masterpieces "Tianyan Lun", "Qun Xue Xun Yan", "Yuan Fu" and so on.I also found some old newspapers from more than ten or twenty years ago, such as "Zhibao", "Guowen Weekly", "Xinmin Congbao", etc., and read the articles published by Yan Fu in these newspapers.After being fully prepared, Yang Du dressed neatly and went to Yan's house in Zhouxue Hutong of the Imperial College to lobby the old Mr. Youling.