Chapter 117 116. False orders and false officials

After the restoration was announced, the five-color flag was changed to the yellow dragon flag.The official system is still in accordance with the official system in the first year of Xuantong.Immediately above, Li Yuanhong was granted the title of first-class public by the above edict.Zhang Xun, Wang Shizhen, Chen Baochen, Liang Dunyan, Yuan Dahua, and Zhang Zhenfang were appointed as cabinet ministers.Wan Shengshi and Hu Siyuan were ministers of the cabinet, Liang Dunyan was minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Zhang Zhenfang's branch minister, Zhu Jiabao was minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Lei Zhenchun was minister of the Ministry of Army, Wang Shizhen was minister of the staff department, Xu Shichang was the president of the Bute Institute, and Kang Youwei was the deputy Dean.

Zhang Xun was also granted the title of Beiyang Minister, Governor of Zhili, and stayed in Beijing to handle affairs.Feng Guozhang, Governor of Liangjiang, Minister of Nanyang, Lu Rongting, Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Governor of Cao Kun Zhili, Qi Yaolin, Governor of Jiangsu, Zhang Huaizhi, Governor of Shandong, Yan Xishan, Governor of Shanxi, Zhao Ti, Governor of Henan, Li Chun, Governor of Jiangxi, Tan Yankai, Governor of Hunan, Governor Yang Shande, Governor of Zhejiang, Chen Bingkun, Governor of Guangdong , Governor Tan Haoming of Guangxi, Wang Zhanyuan Governor of Hubei, Li Houji Governor of Fujian, Tang Jiyao Governor of Yunnan, Liu Xianshi Governor of Guizhou, Yang Zengxin Governor of Xinjiang, Zhang Guangjian Governor of Gansu, Zhang Zuolin Fengtian Governor, Meng Enyuan Governor of Jilin, Xu Lanzhou Governor of Heilongjiang, Liu Cunhou Governor of Sichuan, Chen Shufan Governor of Shaanxi , Governor Tanaka Yuchahar, Wang Tingzhen Jiangbei Admiral, Lu Yongxiang Jiangnan Admiral, Zhang Jingyao Yangtze River Navy Admiral.

On July 2, Qu Hongxuan was conferred, and he was promoted to be a bachelor, Feng Guozhang and Lu Rongting were ministers of political affairs, Shen Zengzhi was the secretary of the Ministry of Education, Sa Zhenbing was the secretary of the Ministry of the Navy, Lao Nai was the secretary of the Ministry of Propaganda, and Zhan Tianyou was the secretary of the Ministry of Posts and Communications. , Huang Sangnuoerbuli Fan Department Shangshu, Zhang Zengzhi as the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Hu Sijing and Wen Su as the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Long Jiguang, the admiral of the Guangdong Navy, and Wu Guangxin, the admiral of Hunan.

On July 3, Xuantong was exempted from the old money and food owed by the people nine years ago.Chen Guangyuan was appointed as Admiral of Zhili, Fan Guozhang was admiral of Zhejiang, Cai Chengxun was admiral of Fujian, Kuishou was appointed as the left servant of Li Fan Department, and Gu Yuan was appointed as the right servant.Li Jincai was the deputy governor of the Ministry of the Army, and was sent to supervise the General Law Enforcement Department of the Beijing Division.Liu Jinbiao is the commander of the 13th Division of the Army, and Li Desheng is the commander of the 25th Brigade of the Army.

On July 4, the provincial governors were ordered to elect three people from each province to come to Beijing to discuss the constitutional congress.Xu Shichang was conferred as Taifu, Zhang Renjun and Zhou Fu were co-organizers, Cen Chunxuan, Zhao Erxun, Chen Kuilong, Lu Haihuan, Zou Jialai, Zhang Yinglin, Tie Liang, Wu Yusheng, Feng Xu, Zhu Zumou, Hu Jianshu, An Weijun, Wang Baotian were Bi As the advisers of the Deyuan, Ma Anliang was the admiral of Gansu, Ma Fuxiang was the admiral of Guyuan, Lu Jin was the left minister of the Ministry of Army, Liu Enyuan was the right minister, Wu Zhaoyi was the left counselor, and Han Yunzhang was the right councilor.

On July 5, Fang Shu was appointed as the director of the Cabinet Legislative Bureau, Guo Zeyun as the director of the Interpretation Bureau, Wu Tingxie as the director of the Statistics Bureau, Wu Jisun as the director of the Printing and Casting Bureau, Liang Yonghu as the Zuo Cheng of the Ministry of Posts and Communications, and Lao Zhichang as the You Cheng .Xiyan is the commander-in-chief of Malan Town. On July 6, Xu Shichang was ordered to serve as a Taifu University scholar to assist the government, Zhang Zhenfang was also the supervisor of the Salt Affairs Administration, Liang Dunyan was temporarily concurrently the Minister of the Post and Communications Department, Sun Baoqi was appointed to supervise the Minister of Taxation, Cai Tingqian was the Deputy Minister of Taxation, and Yan Yan was acting as the Salt Administration Director, and Auditor General Office.Zhang Maojiong was appointed as the supervisor of the Bank of China, and Cao Rui was appointed as the deputy supervisor.Xiyan, the commander-in-chief of Malan Town, is also in charge of the affairs of the Minister of Internal Affairs.

On July 7, Wu Qiansun was appointed Zuo Cheng and Zhang Jingxiu You Cheng of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.Wu Xuelian was a counselor on the left for the Du branch, and Song Mingzhang was a councilor on the right. On July 8, Zhun Zhang Xun drove to the cabinet ministers and the governor of Zhili, Beiyang ministers.Zhang Zhenfang, Minister of the Zhundu branch, opened a vacancy, and Qian Shoufang acted as an interim agent.Huang Chengen, the right servant of the Zhundu branch, opened a vacancy. When Zhang Xun announced the restoration in the Qing Palace, he designated Wang Shizhen and Jiang Chaozong as the representatives of the Republic of China, Liang Dingfen as the representative of the Qing Dynasty, and Li Qingzhang went to the Presidential Palace as his own representative to force Li Yuanhong to abdicate, and signed and stamped the prepared memorial to return the government , Li said angrily: "I summoned Zhang Dingwu to Beijing, did I ask him to come to restore it?" Liang Dingfen talked eloquently about the destiny and people's return, and urged Li Yuanhong to return the old things of the previous dynasty.Li's old troubles came back again, like a wooden man, neither writing his signature nor speaking, he glanced at Wang Shizhen contemptuously, Wang bowed his head in shame.Liang Dingfen continued to persuade him to quit, but Li really couldn't bear it anymore, so he said, "Who are you? I don't want to talk to you." After speaking, he simply closed his eyes.

Who is Liang Dingfen?He is Puyi's teacher, Li Yuanhong's son and daughter in-law, and a die-hard old man.He thought he could persuade Li to quit, but unexpectedly, he came up against a big nose, and came back in a bad mood.Back in the Forbidden City, I told the emperor Chen Baochen and Zhu Yifan in detail.After Chen Baochen heard the news, he, Liang Dingfen and Zhu Yifan went to Yuqing Palace to meet Puyi.Chen Baochen absurdly asked the "emperor" to make Li Yuanhong commit suicide.Of course, this is just a sentence, and it would be ridiculous if it became an order. However, the second false edict of the "emperor" was "Xi Feng" Li Yuanhong as a first-class public, and the false edict:

"Li Yuanhong said that he was threatened by the mutiny before, stole the big position, misled the state affairs, and did not help the time. ...Lan Zuo's love poems are full of sadness, out of sincerity. Conceding chaos is not the cup, returning to politics is more righteous, and his achievements are very great, which deeply impresses my heart. I seal it as a first-class public in order to show the special classics. I commend it I accept my order, Yonghe Gastrodia." Of course, Li Yuanhong did not accept false orders. Immediately after the Restoration Incident, he sent three telegrams, ordering all provinces to dispatch troops immediately to seek the thieves.

First Dianyun: "Today Zhang patrol envoy led troops into the city to carry out restoration. Traffic was cut off and Liang Dingfen and others were sent to the mansion to lobby. Yuan Hong sternly refused and vowed not to recognize it. The vice president and others support the republic, so there must be a plan to deal with the aftermath. " The second electric cloud: "Heaven does not regret misfortune, and the restoration is implemented. I heard that the Qing emperor issued an edict today, and there were Yuan Hongzuo asking to return to the government, etc. I am shocked. Our country has changed from autocracy to republic, which is the general will of the people of the five ethnic groups. Yuan Hong has been entrusted by the people with great importance, and he has always been in the Republic of China. He doesn't know anything else. I hereby report this to avoid misunderstanding."

The third electric cloud: "The country is in misfortune, and it is difficult to find. The previous disputes over the law led to military disputes. Zhang Xun, the governor of Anhui, was willing to assume the responsibility of mediation. Li Jingxi, the Premier of the State Council, proposed that he would go to Beijing to discuss the state. As far as Tianjin, first request the dissolution of the National Assembly. Members in Beijing have repeatedly claimed that in order to preserve the unity of the country, they have to bear the humiliation, and are currently organizing a cabinet to complete it as soon as possible, in an attempt to remedy it. Unexpectedly, at twelve o'clock last night, a sudden report, Zhang Xun advocated restoration, and first sent troops to occupy the telegraph office. This morning, Liang Dingfen and others entered the mansion and said: "First pay attention to the old things, and they should be returned immediately. After suffering from pain and reprimand, they were expelled from the mansion. It is rumored that they have sent several telegrams. Who is it?" The name and content are unknown. Yuan Hong bears the burden of the people's entrustment. He originally planned to resign as soon as the cabinet was established and the order was restored. What is the result of building a national foundation and a national system recognized by the world? Dare to let go of the responsibility. At this point in the current situation, the princes have always cherished patriotism, far more than Yuan Hong. Waiting to leave the army immediately, and jointly plan to defeat the thieves, hoping to restore our republic , and save the perilous. There is no urgency, and weeping when the electricity comes, and I don’t know what to say.” For the above three telegrams, since the Beijing Telegraph Bureau was guarded by Zhang Xun at that time, Jin Yongyan was specially sent to Shanghai to send them. On the evening of July 1, the five-color flag (the national flag of the Republic of China at that time) was still flying in the presidential palace, which was the only national flag in Beijing. Zhang Xun underestimated Li's resistance. From the morning of July 1 to 2, Li's external activities were not completely restricted.He wrote an order to appoint Duan Qirui as Prime Minister, ordered Duan to raise troops to fight against the rebels, sent the government secretary Qin Shouheng to send the order to Tianjin, and at the same time sent a telegram in Tianjin asking Feng Guozhang to act as president. Li Dian Vice President Feng Guozhang, acting as President, telegraphed: "The sudden coup d'état has shaken the state. Yuan Hong is immoral, he has no way to rule, he is guilty of the people, and he suffers so much. The situation in the capital is becoming more and more dangerous. Yuan Hong can't perform his duties, and the Republic of China will be interrupted. Our public I am also deeply entrusted by the people, and I should ask you to temporarily act as the President in the military government in accordance with Article 42 of the "Contract Law" and Article 5 of the "Presidential Election Law". At present, the traffic is blocked, and the seal and ribbon are delivered. Duan Zhiquan has been appointed as the Prime Minister of the State, and he has been ordered to take temporary custody and try to transfer it. From then on, I would like to cooperate with Zhiquan in all plans to save the country. Infinity." Lebanese Prime Minister Li Jingxi was dismissed, and Duan Qirui was appointed as Prime Minister Telegram: "The coup d'etat happened suddenly. Yuan Hong felt guilty for the Republic of China. He was so sad. On the second day of winter, Duan Zhiquan (Qi Rui word) will be appointed as the prime minister of state affairs, and he called Vice President Feng to act on his behalf in accordance with the law. Before the vice president officially takes over Prime Minister Duan will deal with all the occasions at his own expense. All the stamped documents have already been sent to Tianjin. Premier Duan is asked to take care of them temporarily, and try to transfer them to the deputy to petition for acceptance. Then, the government guards were suddenly withdrawn and sent to San Hai. Yuan Hong will also move to the hospital. From then on, all plans to save the country must be carried out with the joint efforts of Vice President Feng and Premier Duan." On July 2, Zhang Xuncai sent someone to notify Li to move out of the government within 24 hours.The Beijing diplomatic corps knew the news. On the same day, the ministers of Britain, Japan, the United States, France, and Russia held a meeting at the Dutch legation, and decided to take a non-involved attitude on the issue of restoration for the time being. Regarding the safety of the Chinese president, the Dutch ministers were publicly recommended Official procedures warn the pseudo-Ministry of Foreign Affairs that it must not be harmed and must be protected.Therefore, Zhang Xun did not dare to openly send troops to expel Li from the mansion, and only changed the guards of the mansion on the 3rd to strengthen the surveillance of Li. When the government changed the guards, Li held an emergency meeting with the few aides who remained in the government, and decided to take the risk of leaving the government during the hectic period when the guards were changing.They adopted a dramatic method of diverting the target, that is, Lieutenant General Tang Zhongyin, the military attache of the government, pretended to be the president and set off in the president's car. Assemble at the French hospital.When Li arrived at the French hospital, the hospital refused to take him in because there was no admission certificate signed by the doctor. Li and his party had to be transferred to the official residence of Major General Saito, the military attache of the Japanese legation. On July 3, the Japanese Legation issued the following telegram: "At 9:30 p.m. on July 2, without prior notice, President Le Grande rushed to the residence of Major General Saito, the military attache in the area of ​​the Japanese embassy. The Japanese embassy considered it a last resort and decided to provide appropriate protection in consideration of international morality. That is to say, the barracks in the area of ​​the embassy will be temporarily used as the residence of the President of Le Grande. During the period of the embassy in Japan, the President of Lebanon is absolutely not allowed to engage in political activities.”