Chapter 111 I really can't eat hot tofu in a hurry

It was unfortunate news for Yuan Shikai that Zaifeng became the regent of Jianguo.Yuan Shikai was very disturbed in his heart. He knew very well that in Zaifeng's heart, he had already been charged with betraying Guangxu, and he might not have any good fruit to eat in the future. What should I do, where do I go from here?Yuan Shikai stayed up for several sleepless nights, and finally came up with a solution that was not a solution. On November 22, 1908, "Ta Kung Pao" published the news of Yuan Shikai's appeal to "quickly convene the National Assembly and implement constitutional government to reassure people's hearts". The Japanese newspaper "Tokyo Asahi Shimbun" also published this news in a prominent position.

That is to say, Yuan Shikai had already started to promote his political ideas just a week after Cixi passed away, which gave people a sense of impatience.There was an uproar among the ruling and opposition parties: Is this still the way to be a minister? Yuan Shikai has never been such an irrational person, why did he rush to write a letter demanding the quick opening of the National Assembly and the implementation of constitutional government during the funeral of Guangxu and Cixi? First, consider your own personal safety. Cixi's new funeral, Zaifeng has not yet established absolute authority, and the top decision-making level of the central government is empty.With his prestige, speaking at this time is a godsend opportunity.If the Congress can be convened quickly and a responsible cabinet successfully established, the risk of Zaifeng taking the opportunity to retaliate against him will be greatly reduced!

Second, consider for the imperial court. The revolutionary party lit fire everywhere, and the voice of the constitutionalists calling for constitutionalism was still in my ears.If the imperial court does not quickly establish a constitution, it may cause the constitutional faction to switch to the revolutionary faction, which will be disadvantageous to the imperial court. Third, Yuan Shikai couldn't afford to wait. Cixi said that "the constitution will be established in nine years", but Yuan Shikai will be 58 years old in another nine years. You must know that no one in the old Yuan's family has lived to be 58 years old!Therefore, Yuan Shikai must seize the limited time to make some achievements.Of course, as a politician with ideals and ambitions, it is completely understandable to be a little anxious.

Although Yuan Shikai had many reasons, the final result deviated far from his vision.Because of his remarks caused an uproar. The royal relatives found Zaifeng who had just come to power one after another. All in all, they had one meaning: to teach Yuan Shikai a lesson and let him know that Aixinjueluo had the final say in the world. In the eyes of the dignitaries of the Qing Dynasty, if Yuan Shikai was allowed to successfully establish a constitution, according to Yuan Shikai's previous performance in the reform of the official system, then Yuan Shikai would never be satisfied with grabbing a part of the imperial power and stop, but would further deprive them of the interests of the nobles. is what they fear most.

Prince Su Shanqi is their representative.He made a small report in front of Zaifeng, saying: Yuan Shikai's henchmen are everywhere in the military and political affairs at home and abroad. He used to be afraid of the old queen mother, but now the queen mother is dead. Arrogant.If you don't kill now, you will be infested with tigers by then, and you are afraid that something will happen to you. Everyone is not familiar with this Shanqi, but his girl is well-known, her name is Jin Bihui. Maybe everyone doesn't understand Jin Bihui. Let's put it another way, it is the famous "Kawashima Yoshiko".

There is also a guy named Pu Wei, this man is the grandson of Prince Gong Yixin, an extreme leftist in the royal family, the most famous sentence is: "With me, Pu Wei, the Qing Empire will not perish! At this time, he also ran over, holding grandpa's Baihong sword, and shouted: I'm going to kill Yuan Shikai, that bastard! Zaifeng had always disliked Yuan Shikai, and never gave up the idea of ​​avenging his brother Guangxu.Besides, Zaifeng is also a human being. Like most people, he always hopes that people with power will be more democratic when he has no power.Before Zaifeng's butt was hot, and just enjoying the thrill of power, Yuan Shikai wanted to make a constitution to seize his power.For this point, Zaifeng had to give Yuan Shikai small shoes to wear.

Both public and private, Zaifeng was angry: didn't Lafayette make it clear when he was around?Let's take a three-step approach to constitutional monarchy and take it slowly.Yuan Shikai, you want to weaken the imperial power so impatiently, what is your intention! Although Zaifeng had murderous intentions against Yuan Shikai, he still needed to be charged with killing an important minister of the country.But the problem is that Yuan Shikai's invitation to establish a constitution is to fulfill the duty of a national cadre.You can disagree with other people's opinions, but you can't just kill them directly.

So, Zaifeng thought about it again and again, and first called the Chief Minister of Military Aircraft——Prince Qing Yikuang to discuss.Zaifeng asked Yikuang: I want to kill Yuan Shikai, what do you think? Yikuang was still relatively stubborn when he signed the "Xin Chou Treaty", and he was usually cowardly and incompetent.So when he heard that the top leader was going to kill Yuan Shikai, the great god of wealth and good ally, he just knelt on the ground, trembling, but did not express his opinion.Later, when Zaifeng was in a hurry, Yikuang said, "It's not difficult to kill Yuan Shikai, but what if the Beiyang army rebelled?"

After Zaifeng heard this, his heart sank with a thud.Unable to get Yikuang's support, he had no choice but to turn to Zhang Zhidong, another minister of military aircraft, hoping that this old guy could help him. Mr. Zhang Zhidong certainly understood that this was a power struggle between Manchu and Han. He could not watch Yuan Shikai be beheaded because of emotion and reason, public and private.One is that the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, and as a member of the Han people, life will not be easy in the future; Therefore, Zhang Zhidong, who will die of illness in nine months, still stood in the interests of the country and said: the country is in the period of great funeral, the emperor is young, and the country is inherently unstable. Killing ministers at this time may damage the stability of the country , There will be endless troubles, so don't kill it (the master Shaoguo is suspicious, and he should not be taken lightly by killing ministers, I am not Yuan Ye, I am also planning for the court - Feng Tianyu's "Zhang Zhidong Commentary").

Zaifeng didn't get support, so he didn't dare to take the opportunity to kill Yuan Shikai, but he would not let Yuan Shikai go easily. To say that Zaifeng's political IQ is really not high, such a major murder has caused a lot of trouble in the city, can Yuan Shikai not know about it?