Chapter 33 Section 11 The North-South Tripartite Competition

Regarding the chief of the army, Yuan Shikai strongly recommended Duan Qirui, because the old Duan was the most politically minded in the Beiyang Army.As for this position, Huang Xing was also determined to win, and the situation fell into a stalemate again. This problem was mainly solved by Zhao Fengchang and his brother-in-law Hong Shuzu, who kept sending telegrams and trying to find a way to solve it. The solution is actually very simple. The disparity in strength between the North and the South, coupled with the fact that Huang Xing's military talent is so weak that it is ridiculous, let Huang Xing be the chief of the army, even the members of the League will feel embarrassed, but if you tell Huang Xing The ability is too poor, isn't this just asking for trouble?

I had no choice but to write to Huang Xing. Nanjing, Chief of the Army Huang, and Wang Jingwei: The Victoria's Secret cabinet was established in a hurry, and the dangers were extremely high.The southern army maintains that the north is also facing all kinds of difficulties. The current civil strife and diplomacy are extremely turbulent.The day before yesterday, Dichang sent a letter to Keqie to describe it, and it has not yet been resolved. Brother Qi expressed his interests to Xianghong (Shuzu) and others, so as not to be stubborn, and told Kexu to refrain from the soldiers, so as to save the crisis.

Weep and pray. Chang, Ren This letter was written by Zhao Fengchang to Huang Xing and handed over to Wang Jingwei. The general idea is: let his brother-in-law Hong Shuzu do Yuan Shikai's work there, and give Huang Xing the post of Chief of the Army General Staff.Here, Zhao Fengchang kowtowed and prayed to Huang Xing, repeatedly explaining the reality, your Nanjing government is about to collapse, there is no money, and a large-scale mutiny is just around the corner. Hurry up…… Seeing that Zhao Fengchang was weeping and praying, Huang Xing resigned himself to being the chief of staff of the Army Department of the "Republic of China".

Then there is the formation of a cabinet. In theory, this cabinet should be formed by the Prime Minister Tang Shaoyi, which is stipulated in the contract.But this regulation is just deceitful. The cabinet candidates are actually the balanced result of the three-party game between Wuchang, Nanjing and Beijing. Balance is the most important thing. At least the three parties will not make a big fuss because of this. As for whether this cabinet will come in handy. That is God only knows. Xiyintang Zhao Fengchang's home has always kept this original layout list that he fiddled with. This list is accepted by the north and the south, and no one has raised objections yet.

The candidates for the cabinet members and the layout of the North and South tripartite forces are as follows: President: Yuan Shikai, representing the Beiyang military forces Vice President: Li Yuanhong, representing Wuchang Revolutionary Holy Land Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs: Tang Shaoyi, who represents both the Southern Revolutionary Army and the Northern Beiyang Army, scoops rice in two pots at the same time, and serves them happily Army Chief: Duan Qirui, representing the northern forces Army Chief of Staff: Huang Xing, representing the southern forces Chief of Finance: Xiong Xiling, because he spends every day in Xiyintang and got this position near the water. He represents the southern forces and is actually a constitutionalist

Foreign Minister: Lu Zhengxiang, this person studied in Japan, but married a German wife, a professional diplomat, representing the northern forces Director of Education: Cai Yuanpei, founder of the Restoration Association and the Assassination Group, representing the southern forces Chief of the Navy: The candidate was first Cheng Pikuan from Beiyang, and was changed to Liu Guanxiong when it was officially announced, representing the northern forces Chief of Agriculture and Forestry: At first, Zhang Jian, a constitutionalist, was appointed as the post. When it was officially announced, Song Jiaoren of the Tongmeng Association pushed Zhang Jian down in a light way and was replaced by Song Jiaoren.

Chief of Justice: It was originally planned to be Wu Tingfang, an envoy from the south. It was not easy for Xiao Wu, but when the official announcement was made, Wang Chonghui of the Tongmeng made an oblique stab to grab this position, representing the southern forces On the list of Xiyin Hall, there is also a Minister of Civil Affairs Xu Shichang, who represents the northern forces, but when the official announcement was made, Xu Shichang disappeared, and the party member Chen Qimei rushed in as the head of industry and commerce. From this, the strength comparison between the North and the South was instantly different. reversed.

On the officially released list, excluding Tang Shaoyi, who has both the north and the south, the strength comparison of the three parties is as follows: The Tongmenghui got four seats, Beiyang got three seats, the constitutionalists got one seat, the independent factionist Lu Zhengxiang got one seat, and the Wuchang Revolutionary Military Government got zero seats. In other words, the alliance has a slight advantage in the cabinet. It is likely that this advantage gave Sun Wen unlimited imagination. So Sun Wen began to ponder, should this president...don't give up to Yuan Shikai?