Chapter 80 79. The Uprising of Protecting the Nation in Yunnan

On December 25, Tang Jiyao, Cai E and others sent a telegram to the whole country to oppose the monarchy and declare the independence of Yunnan.Tang, Cai, and Li made speeches at conferences from all walks of life, announcing the meaning of independence. After the meeting, they shouted slogans, such as "swear to live and die with the Republic of China, vow to live and die with the 400 million compatriots, support the republic, oppose the imperial system, long live the Republic of China .” The full text of Tang Jiyao, Cai E, and Li Liejun's telegram on December 25 is as follows: "The generals of the provinces, patrol envoys, guard envoys, capital commanders, guard envoys, division commanders, brigade commanders, regimental commanders, governors, governors, academic societies, chambers of commerce, schools, and newspapers: God is wreaking havoc on China. , the head of state seeks rebellion, disdains the "Contract Law", breaks his oath, disobeys public opinion, acts as a monarchy for himself, leads foreign aggression, warns repeatedly, interference is formed, and the situation of protection is about to be determined. I can't bear to build a country with great difficulty, and I will be reduced to the throne from then on. I am even more afraid of following the gods and razing them to ruins. I have called Yuan Ni for days to persuade my ambitions, and demanded that the chief culprit be punished to thank the world. All the original news reports, I want to inherit and observe. He Tubi is confused. He never repented, cunningly refused advice, and instigated rebellion. The president of the Republic of China is also the president of the Republic of China. Of course, he will lose the qualifications of the head of state. Yao and others are honored by the country, and they will not follow the thieves. Now they have strictly rejected false orders and established the places in Yunnan and Guizhou to guard the country. They will also call on the Quartet to condemn their crimes. A lesson from the dust. There are even a few words and tears for those under Chen's command: the disaster of the wall is a big change in the family, and the act of revolution is ominous in the country. Yao and others have always loved peace, so how could they be willing to serve here. Only Yuan Ni, The people are despised at home, and they bully the nations. If they interfere, they are on the verge of perishing. If the monarchy is not eliminated forever and the republic is ensured, the internal security and the external struggle will be at a loss. Yao and others adhere to this belief with the army and the people today, and they will not change their lives. , I hope that those who eat the fortune of the Republic of China and do the affairs of the Republic of China will arouse the conscience and affirm the righteousness. If you still wait and see, or hold similarities and differences, the trend of the situation is also slightly predictable. Yao and others are like-minded to fill the sea and strive Waiting for Daishan to conquer and manage the business is not the original wish. The place is one enemy and eight, or the wise will not do it. If the subordinates endure to watch, how can Yao and others be strong. However, the strength of the subordinates may not be able to destroy this. The firmness of the soil, that is, the heart of the original subordinates, does not necessarily want to take away the ambition of the people. If we persist in this for a long time, and the years are delayed, the profit of the snipe and clam will really belong to the fisherman. Thinking of this, why do you cry bitterly. Yao and others lived and died together with the Republic of China, and their subordinates are still independent husbands and eagle dogs. They sit here and hold on to it. Drumming, the one supported is the inherent Republic of China, and the dagger is not shocked; the one expelled is the husband of the traitor, and heaven and man celebrate together. It is a small thought to benefit and do evil; The heart, but the real profit of the subordinates. Tang Jiyao, Cai E, Li Liejun, Ren Kecheng, Liu Xianshi, Dai Kan and all the military and government bow together. Yes. Seal."

At noon on the 27th, Tang Jiyao went to the Yunnan Provincial Assembly to declare independence.So the Yunnan Uprising officially kicked off the great jihad for the republic. After Yunnan declared its independence, a military government was established. At that time, when discussing the organization of the military government, everyone decided to follow the Wuchang military government during the 1911 Revolution, electing a governor and a commander-in-chief. At that time, Li Yuanhong was the governor and Huang Xing was the governor. Commander in Chief.However, Cai and Tang Ergong, the military government of Yunnan National Defense Army, gave way to each other. Finally, because of Cai E's insistence, Tang Jiyao was finally elected as the governor.

After the establishment of the Yunnan Metropolitan Government, Tang Jiyao hired Ren Kecheng, a former patrol envoy, and Chen Rongchang, a former envoy for promoting education in Shandong, as counselors.Former members of Congress Zhao Fan, Yuan Jiagu and Zhang Yaozeng are councilors.Send You Yunlong as the head of the secretary.Zhang Zizhen was appointed chief of staff.Send Yu Enchang as the head of the Military and Political Department.Appoint Chen Tingce as Director of Civil Affairs.Send Ding Guangguan as the Minister of Justice.Appoint Chen Jun as Minister of Finance and envoy of salt transportation.At the same time, four propositions are made:

(1) Work together with the people of the whole country to support the republic, so that the monarchy will never happen in China; (2) Delineate the authority of the central government so that the people of each province can develop freely; (3) To build a constitutional government that matches the name and reality, so as to adapt to the world trend; (4) Consolidate diplomatic relations with sincerity and enhance the integrity of international organizations. Simultaneously swear four points: (1) The duty of colleagues is only to ask for yuan, God helps our people, and luck and restraint are helpful. All construction matters should be left to the virtuous and capable with the original intention of the Ming Dynasty, and the thoughts of individual rights should be eliminated;

(2) There is no distinction between the north and the south, and the provinces, regardless of whether they are A or B, are the same as the citizens of this territory, but they should work together to cooperate with each other, and never participate in regional concepts and self-separation; (3) Falling Yuan saves the country with the same mentality, but it can help me open my eyes, and I can easily be introduced as a comrade. Of course, all previous party opinions will be melted away without bias; (4) The five major ethnic groups live together in this republic, and the Yuan family offends the Republic of China to become the public enemy of the five ethnic groups.

After the news of Yunnan's independence reached Beijing on December 25, Yuan's anger reached the extreme. He also understood that Yunnan's geographical environment is special, and the empresses who proclaimed themselves emperor rebelled against their relatives.But he had to deal with it with tough measures, so on December 29 he ordered the dismissal of Tang Jiyao, Ren Kecheng, and Cai E. The original order was as follows: "(Previously omitted) When Cai E and others discussed the occurrence of the state system, they had entangled with senior military officials in Beijing. They first signed their names and advocated a constitutional monarchy. After asking for leave to go abroad for medical treatment, why did they sneak to Yunnan? Zhang was an illusion, especially repeatedly. But this should not be the case. But Tang Jiyao and He Kecheng have local responsibilities, no matter whether the power supply is coerced or fabricated by traitors, it cannot be maintained forever, and they deserve it. , And take away the official and the medal of honor, pending investigation! Cai E's whereabouts are secretive, and he does not know the suspicion, so he should be dismissed from office, and the medal of honor will be taken away, and the magistrate of the province will order him to come to Beijing and await investigation! This order."

Zhang Zizhen, the commander of the first division, was sent to act as the general, and Liu Zuwu, the commander of the second division, was sent to represent the patrol envoys, ordering them to escort Cai, Tang and others to Beijing for punishment. On January 5, 5, Yuan made another order to the governors of the provinces to tell the people: "...In the past, when I raised a disease, I had no intention of coming out. Unfortunately, the whole country collapsed and the whole world was shocked. So I resolutely took it as my duty to save the country and the people. I have supported it for four years. I have suffered a lot. I really don't know the joy of honor. It is nothing like the people looking up to Really, the reproach is very severe. As a citizen, dare to relax? Responsibility, do your best, don't hesitate, only know patriotism, empress dowager, learn from this heart.

Knowing that rioters and arrogant people must never seek the country; but if there are outstanding talents among them, they can govern the country and protect the people, and they are believed by the people. I am very willing to let them do it, and I will release this difficult burden. It's not a lucky thing; but to be able to secure the overall situation, whoever looks around is seen by the wise and the foolish.The people are innocent, so they can't hold the country's weight. They are allowed to be tested by others, and they are really forced to do so. There is no excuse. The people are well aware of the mentality of the mob and fanatics, they will eventually fight fiercely, and the changes in Mo and Portugal must be the continuation of Vietnam and Korea. Sincere patriotism.There are Cai E and his like, who are motivated by power, spread rumors and incite chaos. They are not ignorant of the situation of the people and the dire situation of the current situation.If you know that the country does not exist, what rights do you have?Such actions were anticipated by the people, but fortunately they were discovered early, and it is not difficult to eliminate them at any time.The officials and people of the provinces said that the state system has been decided by the national people's representatives at a meeting, unanimously agreeing to the monarch constitution, and wearing the same statue. This is a fundamental plan. How can the order be changed overnight? There is absolutely no room for further discussion. Righteous indignation, a thousand words.

Given to Jiang De, since he is favored by the people and respected by the generals, how dare he go around and bring disaster to the whole country.If Gou is the leader of rebellion, he can only enforce the law to thank the people.The civil and military chiefs of all provinces have to show up to the people to tell the people whether they are good or bad, and each loves his wealth, and don't be incited, so that he can hurt himself.The governors of all provinces are capable of maintaining law and order, and the soldiers are especially aware of the righteousness. They are all responsible for guarding the local area.This order. "

Yuan hated Cai to the core, and the Political Affairs Hall issued an order to deploy all people related to Cai, and those related to Cai in all provinces were also dismissed. persecuted.Yuan also ordered Shen Jinjian, the patrol envoy of Hunan, to search the property of Cai E's Hunan origin.However, although Cai is famous all over the world, he has no real property. Cai's wife and wife have gone into hiding after hearing the news. Only one brother runs a wood factory, and he has already separated from Cai.Cai himself only had some shares in Huachang Company run by Yang Du, so he confiscated the shares.

On the one hand, Yuan was so fanatical, and on the other hand, he wanted to use softening means to take a roundabout way to ease Cai. He found Cai's old boss, Li Jingxi, because Cai was the person Li Yiyi picked up and appreciated first, and Yuan specially rewarded Li Diaoqiu with a suit. , intending to send Li to Yunnan to spread comfort when the situation permits, this is simply a plan to fish for moons in water.After Li Jingxi accepted Yuan's mink fur coat, he once thanked him and said: "The mink fur coat is given by the Lord. It is very glamorous and just tailored. The whole family is amazed and favored, and I feel panic when I look at the tower!" and so on. At the same time, Yuan brought Xiong Xiling, who had been neglected for a long time, to Beijing. Xiong arrived in Beijing on January 16, 5, to visit Yuan, and Yuan invited him to have lunch with him.Xiong is a good friend of Cai. When Xiong was the prime minister, he once protected Cai as the governor of Hunan.Yuan wanted to invite Xiong Nan to go to Yunnan to persuade Cai to "repent and surrender", so he should "don't look into the past". In addition, they also wanted to send Zhu Jiabao and Ding Huai, who were natives of Yunnan, to serve as consolation envoys in Yunnan, and asked them to "lure Yunnan military officers to return home without punishment." When Xiong arrived in Beijing, he acted very numb. When he arrived in Beijing, a reporter greeted him outside the station and asked him his opinion on the issue of the national system. I didn’t know about it until I read the Declaration of the Security Council, and I have been isolated from the political situation for a long time, so I don’t have a clear idea of ​​everything, so I have no opinion on the issue of the state system.” The reporter then asked him what his attitude towards the new constitution was?He said: "I'm not a lawyer, and I haven't studied law, so I have no opinion on it." These denials are outrageous, because Xiong forgot to accompany the five ministers abroad to investigate constitutionalism in the late Qing Dynasty.At that time he was still a constitutional expert. Xiong is from Fenghuang, Hunan. When he formed the cabinet, he was called the Phoenix cabinet. Therefore, when he entered Beijing this time, he was called "Feng Lai Yi", which was auspicious for the Hong Xian Dynasty.However, Fenghuang had his own plan. On February 8, 5, he went south to dredge under false pretences, but he never returned.