Chapter 197 Yingtai Sunset (6-1)

When he arrived in Beijing, Duan Fang first met with Zai Ze, handed over Yang Du's documents, and then proposed reforming the official system as his own observation experience. Zai Ze greatly agrees.He has no opinion on the central government system, but thinks that it is an excellent strategy to "reduce the vassal".Therefore, when the five ministers played together to investigate the political process, he and Duan Fang stood by one side.However, Duanfang focused on imitating Japan's constitutional regulations, which meant that a responsible cabinet must be set up, while Zaize tried his best to state the necessity of reforming the local official system, saying that "as it remains unchanged, the feudal towns of the Tang Dynasty and the feudal lords of Japan will be See you again today."

The Empress Dowager Cixi was originally disgusted with the establishment of the constitution, but now she is deeply surprised by Zai Ze and Duan Fang's words, and has changed her mind in the past.The establishment of a constitution will be a matter of several years later, and in the name of reforming the official system before establishing a constitution, the governor's power accumulated since Hong Yang was taken away, especially to eliminate Yuan Shikai's hidden worries that he might be in trouble because he held a military handle. If you win a bet first, why not do it? It's just that this is a big matter after all, and she felt that if she didn't think about it carefully and made a judgment hastily, she would not be relieved, so everything became popular, and there were suggestions about constitutional memorials, including Yuan Shikai's: "Constitutional preparations should be made It is the basis of the House of Lords for officials above the fifth grade of the central government to participate in government affairs; making the prefectures and counties famous gentry and merchants participate in local government affairs is the basis of local self-government."

<<Do nothing>> .The five ministers traveled thousands of miles around the sea and returned from political investigations. If they ended up with such a "died without a disease" result, they would be unwilling to do so.Especially Zai Ze, on the one hand, he can't save face, on the other hand, he is seeking great use, and he wholeheartedly wants to use political investigation to make a direct career path, so he is even more anxious. "Ze Gong," Duan Fang thought of a saying, but it must be someone who is very close to the Empress Dowager Cixi to speak up, and Zai Ze's Fujin is the Empress's sister and the niece of the Empress Dowager Cixi's direct relationship, so it is the most suitable A person who speaks out.So this implicit suggestion: "The empress dowager has a long life in her 70s, and she didn't have a good time. Last year, Japan and Russia did not cease fighting. The three eastern provinces are in the hands of others. The mood is not good, and there is no excitement. This year is different. The three eastern provinces are finally blessed by their ancestors, and they will definitely be able to take it back. If they do one or two more things that will win the hearts of the people, it will be icing on the cake, and Wanshou on the tenth day of October this year will be very lively."

Sure enough, Zaize sent his wife into the palace and persuaded Empress Dowager Cixi.On the second day, the military plane was handed over, and Prince Jin Zaifeng was appointed to preside over the discussion and preparation for constitutional matters.In addition to the Minister of Military Aircraft and the University Scholars, Yuan Shikai, the Minister of Beiyang, was also on the list for discussion. ※ ※ ※ As soon as he received the telegram from Beijing, Yuan Shikai drove to Beijing in a special car, bringing with him two staff members, one was Zhang Yilin, and the other was Jin Bangping, who was studying law in Japan.

The special car arrived in Beijing, already in the afternoon, first went to the palace gate to say hello, then paid a visit to Wang Zaifeng, then returned to the Beiyang Office, where Duanfang was already waiting. "Fourth brother, there is a very good opportunity to drive Cen San to Yunnan." Duanfang said excitedly: "The eldest brother specially asked me to discuss with fourth brother, how should the seat of the upper and lower families be moved? " It turns out that in the far west of Yunnan, there is a place name that mainlanders have never heard of.Sure enough, when they meet each other in arms, it is natural to transfer a famous general to guard it. Yikuang wants to use this name to transfer Cen Chunxuan as the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou.

This involves the former Ding Zhenduo.If it can be reversed, there is nothing to say, but Ding Zhenduo's prestige is not enough, and Yikuang is unwilling to take advantage of Ding Zhenduo's lack of governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, so a third party has to be involved. This third party is Duanfang.He was ordered to be the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang in December last year, and immediately went abroad for inspection, but never took up the post.It is an appropriate arrangement for Ding Zhenduo to transfer Fujian and Zhejiang from Yunnan and Guizhou, and the lack of points is equal.Therefore, the fourth person, Yuan Shikai's in-law Zhou Fu, was involved.

It turns out that Duan Fangzhi is in Liangjiang, and I hope Yuan Shikai can agree to transfer Zhou Fu from Jiangdu to Guangdong.His reason was that before Li Hongzhang came to Beijing to negotiate peace, he was the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and there were many old Beiyang people in Guangdong, which Zhou Fu could cover. Yuan Shikai readily agreed: "Tao Zhai, Liangjiang is the place where you used to travel. It is suitable for people and places, and the government is well-organized and the people are harmonious. Nothing could be better! However," he said, "this position has to be moved twice, so as not to leave any traces. .”

Yuan Shikai's solution was to swap Zhou Fu and Duanfang's upper and lower families. When they moved for the second time, Duan Fang did not move, and the other three families went around in circles. Cen Chunxuan went to Yunnan and Guizhou, Ding Zhenduo to Fujian and Zhejiang, and Zhou Fu to Guangdong and Guangxi. ※ ※ ※ The meeting presided over by Zaifeng only convened twice, and it was a foregone conclusion. The two palaces were approved and the imperial edict was issued immediately.As usual, it begins with "Qin Feng Yi Zhi", describing the merits of the Empress Dowager Cixi who deeply understands the hearts of the people.The first paragraph is regulated by the ancestors. It talks about the establishment of a constitution as a way of self-improvement. It says, "Since the founding of our dynasty, the sages have been inherited from each other, and Mo Lie has been descended. All of them have been written as constitutions according to the profit and loss of the time. Now the communication between countries , political laws and regulations, all have the tendency of interdependence, and our country's government regulations have been accumulated for a long time, and they are in danger every day. There is no hope of consoling the ministers and the common people, so Jian sent ministers to various countries to investigate politics. Now Zai Ze and others return to the country to report that they are deeply convinced that the country’s situation is not strong. It is actually due to mutual estrangement, internal and external estrangement, officials do not know how to protect the people, the people I don’t know why the country is defended, but the reason why countries are rich and powerful is actually because of the implementation of the constitution, which depends on public opinion, the military and the people are one, and the breath is interlinked. Learn from others, clarify the political system, prepare finances, and plan political enemies. , make every effort to make the best use of it, and make the government work in harmony with the people, there is a reason for that!"

The second paragraph gets to the point and decides to establish a constitution, starting with reforming the official system. "In today's time, we can only analyze and verify in detail in time, imitate constitutional government, unify power in the imperial court, publicize public opinion in public affairs, and establish the foundation of the country's ten thousand years of righteousness. Do everything, but pretend to be empty words, how can you show great trust to the people? Therefore, to clarify the accumulated evils and clearly define the responsibilities, we must start with the official system. It is urgent to discuss the official system separately and change it sequentially. There are no laws, so we must carefully formulate it , and promote education, clear up finances, reorganize military equipment, and popularize patrol police, so that the gentry and people can understand the state affairs, so as to prepare the foundation for constitutionalism. The internal and external ministers should be revitalized in earnest, and strive for results. After a few years, the scale will be rough. Check the situation. Refer to the laws of various countries, discuss the time limit for the implementation of the constitution, and then announce it to the world. Depending on the slowness of progress, set the time limit. Write to the generals and governors of the provinces, tell the common people, etc., learn from anger, and each show the righteousness of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism. The principle of gregarious evolution, don’t use personal opinions to harm the public good, don’t use small mistakes to defeat big plans. Respect order, keep peace, and reserve the qualifications of constitutional citizens in advance, there are high hopes!”

Only one day later, the "editing" personnel for "changing the official system" were dispatched, headed by Zhen Guogong Zaize, followed by Shixu, a scholar of Dongge University, Natong, a scholar of Tirenge University, Rongqing, the co-organizer, and the business minister. Shangshu Zaizhen, Shangshu Kuijun of the Ministry of Officials, Tieliang and Zhang Baixi of the Ministry of Households, Dai Hongci of the Ministry of Rites, Dai Baohua of the Ministry of Punishment, Xu Shichang of the Ministry of Patrol, Lu Runxiang of the Ministry of Industry, and Shouqi of Zuodu Yushi.Among the officials in the Ministry, the Ministry of War is missing, but Yuan Shikai, a Beiyang minister, is added, which means that he is the Minister of the Ministry of War.

At the same time, it is also stipulated that the governors of Liangjiang, Huguang, Shaanxi-Gansu, Sichuan, Fujian and Zhejiang, and Guangdong and Guangxi should "select senior officials to come to Beijing to participate in the deliberations." Sun Jianai, a scholar of Yuange University, and Qu Hongji, a minister of military aircraft who co-organized the university. After reading this edict, Yuan Shikai couldn't help but feel depressed. Although Beiyang was powerful, he could only accompany the ministers of the ministry in the last place in Beijing. Compared with Qu Hongji, who was "approved by the general director", he felt even more dwarfed.However, he also has something to be comforted by. The first is that Duan Fang and Zhou Fu's exchange of orders has been seen, and the plan to oust the censors has been initially realized.Secondly, the promotion of the "Official Compilation Bureau", according to his nomination, sent Sun Baoqi and Yang Shiqi.His entourage Zhang Yilin, Jin Bangping, and Cao Rulin whom he admired were all assigned as "editors". ※ ※ ※ The "Official Compilation Bureau" is located in Langrun Garden in Haidian.The first meeting was presided over by Zai Ze. First, we discussed the rules of work, and a post was drawn up for the transfer.It is divided into three departments: legislation, justice, and administration. The central government is discussed first, and then the localities are discussed.After Zai Ze finished reading the post, he looked around and asked, "Everyone has an opinion, please bring it up!" In this kind of meeting, as usual, the order of speeches is determined according to the size of the official position. Not only is Shixu not interested in "constitutionalism", but he also doesn't know what's going on?Pointing at Na Tong with a snuff bottle, he said, "Qin Xuan, can you say something?" What Tong wants to say is more than "a little bit".The day before, we had a secret meeting at Prince Qing's Mansion, and we had already agreed on a strategy for him to deal with Zai Ze, so he said calmly at this time: "Constitutionalization is the so-called 'separation of powers', but legislation is still out of the question, so I It is advocated that only the 'judicial' and 'administrative' departments should be separated." "Not bad!" Zai Ze nodded. "Secondly," Natong said again: "The Shangyu said, 'If you do your best, just pretend to be empty words, how can you show great faith to the people?' It means that it should be implemented early, and it is enough to show great faith. Over time, it is no different from "decorating empty text". If it is agreed hastily, it will inevitably violate the precept of "doing everything". Therefore, I advocate that only the central government system should be discussed at the moment, because the local government system has changed from the governor to the history of the classics. , The official system is complicated and trivial, and I am afraid that the discussion will not be finished in a year. If only the central official system is discussed, it will be approved and promulgated before the Empress Dowager's longevity in two months, and it will become the grace of the imperial court, wouldn't it be very good?" Anyone with a discerning eye can see that these remarks are to safeguard the power of the Beiyang ministers. They have no choice but to speak plausibly and are not easy to refute. What's more, with the hat of Empress Dowager Cixi Wanshou on it, it is even more immobile. There is consent. "One more thing," Natong said again: "The compilation of the new official system has a secretary and a promotion. There are three Wang ministers who have been approved by the general director. My generation is in the middle, connecting the previous and the next. If we have to gather every time It would be a waste of time to finalize the case, and it is necessary to formulate an overall constitution." "It's nothing more than two ways." Tie Liang said in an interface: "One is to presume a special person, and the other is to take turns to be on duty." "Rotation seems inappropriate." Natong said slowly: "It's not like a leader's introduction. It can be done by the officials of various departments. Anyway, as long as the etiquette is good. But the compilation of the official system is a complete set of things, and there is no mistake. If a case comes out, the person on duty on the first day can't read it all, and the person on duty on the second day has a different opinion, and has another opinion on the third day, wouldn't this embarrass the people below?" "Zhongtang is right!" Tie Liang voluntarily withdrew his original proposal, "It won't work to take turns on duty." "Is there a third way?" Zai Ze asked. Without saying a word, everyone confirmed the purpose of "presuming that a special person is responsible", and the next step is to publicly recommend this "special person". "I want to speak first," Shixu said suddenly, "I'm too busy with the affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so please exclude me first." "I think," Xu Shichang deliberately pushed Zai Ze first, "the leader of Qun Lun is naturally Ze Gong!" "Ze Gong has an imperial mission!" Zai Zhen said, disapproving in his tone, but he did not express his disapproval, just a reminder. This sentence reminded Zaize himself.On this day, there was a decree: "The imperial minister, Prince Shiduo, did not follow him when he went in and out, which is not true! He drove to the imperial minister's errand. Zhen Guogong Zai Ze Jiaen taught the imperial minister to learn how to walk. "This is a sign of great use, and Zai Ze naturally wants to curry favor.According to the actual situation, since Shi Duo opened a vacancy because he "went in and out of his retinue and did not follow him", Zai Ze should be extra vigilant, follow his retinue around, and never leave for a moment. The reason is very simple, you don't have to wait for Zai Ze to speak up, you know that he will never be able to take full responsibility.So Na Tong said after Zai Ze said his thanks: "I think everyone here has their own business affairs, except for Wei Ting." "Yes!" Shixu showed no interest in constitutionalism, but had a good impression of Yuan Shikai, so he echoed: "Weiting was originally called to Beijing to discuss the official system, and it should be responsible for it." ※ ※ ※ There are a total of 17 editors, all selected at the moment, and most of them are Eastern and Western students transferred from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Commerce. The four most popular are known as the "Four Diamonds". Yu, and Cao Rulin. These four were all students studying in Japan, and they were studying law. When it came to constitutionalism, of course Montesquieu's unswerving purpose was the separation of powers.Legislation is still out of the question, only the temporary establishment of the Senior Advisory Council to prepare the emperor's advisers as a substitute for the National Assembly.Both the administration and the judiciary insist on following the constitutional rules and formulating the official system without accommodating. Firstly, the independence of the judiciary was opposed by some people, who believed that the executive power was infringed, and the administration adopts a responsible cabinet system, but not many people opposed it.It's not that no one objected. Sun Jianai and Qu Hongji, who were approved by the director general, had already reached an agreement with the relatives headed by Zaifeng and Zaize. Under the cabinet are the various ministries, and the "Four King Kongs" handed over a post saying that "it is called the Ministry of Officials, but it has no power to weigh the affairs of the lottery; There is no right to statistics; it is called the Ministry of Rites, but it does not have the right to conduct rituals; it is called the Ministry of War, but it does not have the right to control the affairs of military registration and military promotion. The name is not worthy of the name , it is difficult to be dedicated.” Advocate abolishing and merging. It is reasonable to say that the post was transferred from the mention to Yuan Shikai, because it hits on the accumulated disadvantages. Of course, the instructions were "followed". As soon as the news spread, rumors spread everywhere.Natong rushed to Langrun Garden, and said to Yuan Shikai with a flustered expression: "Wei Ting, you don't know that you live in the garden, and the outside treats you very unforgiving!" "Oh," Yuan Shikai asked calmly, not caring about others' understanding or not: "Why?" "Don't you remember that in the year of 1898, there was an uproar because of the abolition of the Tongzhengsi, Guanglu Temple, Honglu Temple and other yamen? The officials in those yamen now think that you intend to knock them out of their jobs. The crowd is outraged and afraid. Something is going to happen." "I don't understand this! If we don't compile the official system in such a practical way, what are we doing here?" One sentence blocked Na Tong for a long time. "Hmph!" Yuan Shikai sneered slightly, "Anyway, the villain is determined to do it thoroughly. I'm afraid the Metropolitan Procuratorate will also lay off him." "Here, Wei Ting," Natong's expression became more and more perplexed, "you have to think twice! You said that the official and rites are not worthy of the name, and there are quite a few seniors who come from the right way to scold you. How can you still offend Yan? road." "I am acting in accordance with constitutional rules. The three powers are separated, and supervision is the power of the House of Representatives. Why do you need to set up a Metropolitan Procuratorate alone? As long as the words are reasonable and have a reason, I am not afraid of offending the words!" These few words spread out, and the public dissatisfaction with Yuan Shikai became more and more intense like fuel to the fire.While living in Langrun Garden, he was somewhat alienated from the outside world. He just dared to act boldly. He called the next meeting in the notice and indicated that the topic was to study whether the Metropolitan Procuratorate should be judged or not. On the day of the meeting, Zai Ze did not arrive, and there were many excuses for illness. After listening to Yuan Shikai's opinion, the participants looked at each other without saying a word. In this embarrassing silence, Lu Runxiang took out a letter and said slowly: "I just received a letter from Shouzhou Xiangguo, please read it." "Shouzhou Xiangguo" refers to Sun Jianai, whose letters are very short.The epigram is: "Taiwan's admonishment is the eyes and ears of the imperial court. If you are not a god and treacherous giant, who dares to discuss it?" Hearing these two words, Yuan Shikai felt as if he had been hit by a sap in his head, and his expression changed drastically. Not only could he not speak, he could not even lift his head. ※ ※ ※ "Shouzhou Xiangguo" was the No. 1 scholar in the ninth year of Xianfeng. It has been 20 years since Guangxu Jiachen Zhengke, the finale of China's 1300-year imperial examination. Among the scholars, it is really the "senior" before the thirteen subjects. Since Li Hongzao and Weng Tonghe passed away, they have implicitly crowned the group and become the leaders of Qingyi. After he scolded Yuan Shikai as a "treacherous giant", it was tantamount to a call from the top.On the road of speech, because Yuan Shikai dared to judge the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he hated him to the bone. Now that there is a call for "Shouzhou Xiangguo", it is natural to strike hard. Probably since Heshen and Mu Zhang'a's revelations, there have never been so many "white slips" pointing to one person, almost unanimously saying that Yuan Shikai's discussion of Taiwan's admonishment was aimed at cutting the eyes and ears of the court, with ulterior motives, and it is impossible to ask.The wording is fierce, and even refers to him as "conspiring to commit crimes". Yuan Shikai finally felt that his words were scary, but he still kept his composure and kept his expressions in the Langrun Garden. Zhang Yilin was a newcomer, so he couldn't help being afraid, so he quietly advised Yuan Shikai that he should find a quick remedy. Because the rumors outside are very strong, saying that there may be changes and riots in the capital.In view of Xin You's misfortune, the timid people even brought Sichuan capital with them, so that they would not even return home when the situation was not good, and went out of the city to avoid chaos. In the evening, Tang Shaoyi visited in disguise and advised Yuan Shikai to leave Beijing as soon as possible. However, he came to Beijing by order, so how could he leave Beijing if he didn't follow the order? When they were looking at each other, the Military Aircraft Department sent someone to notify: Early the next morning, the Empress Dowager Cixi summoned him in the Summer Palace. "Yuan Shikai, you are making too much trouble!" The Empress Dowager Cixi grabbed a bunch of white papers from the imperial case, raised her hand and said, "Did you see that there are so many people attending you!" "I'm going to die! However, on the way of speaking..." "Stop arguing!" Empress Dowager Cixi sternly said, "Hurry up and return to office! There are too many people joining you, and I can't protect you!" "Yes! The minister complies with Yi's order!" Yuan Shikai bumped his head several times "Dong, Dong". This nail hit hard!Yuan Shikai described returning to Langrun Garden in a dismal state, and he was a little afraid of seeing people.Those in the museum who got wind of it inevitably discussed it privately, once spreading it twice, then spreading it twice, and they all knew that Yuan Gongbao had stumbled.Sun and Yang raised the issue, thinking that Yuan Shikai would immediately go to them to discuss, but there was no movement, Sun Baoqi could bear it, but Yang Shiqi felt that he could not let it be. "Mu Han," he said, "you have to ask Xiang Cheng, right? What's going on?" "I still don't quite understand the matter. Relatives, dignitaries, and opinions are all eager to win quickly, but Xiangcheng refuses to restrain himself. Now he is in the limelight, and he can't touch it." "If you don't touch it, there must be a way not to touch it. Let's go!" Yang Shiqi pulled him and said, "Go and see!" "Slow, slow! Once you get there, you have to find a way to get it out. Think about it before you talk." Yang Shiqi thought for a while and said: "Donghai is indispensable for this matter, and his role is very important. Send a letter to the city first, and ask him to come quickly. I have a solution, and I will talk about it after meeting Xiangcheng first." "Donghai" refers to Xu Shichang, and his status and status have reached the point where he can use his prestige and hometown as a proxy name.Sun Baoqi also thought that this matter must be discussed with Xu Shichang, so he immediately sent someone to deliver a letter, and then went to the courtyard where Yuan Shikai lived with Yang Shiqi, and just entered the vertical flower gate when he saw a short and fat figure walking in the corridor with his hands behind his back and his waist bent. It was very strong, as if there was an overwhelming load on his back. "Hmm!" Yang Shiqi made a fake cough on purpose. Yuan Shikai turned around when he heard the sound, looked at it for a while without saying a word, turned and went in, and Sun and Yang followed in silently. "You all know that, don't you?" "I heard." There was no emotion in Sun Baoqi's voice. "It's nothing!" Yang Shiqi said with a very indifferent attitude, "It's a heavy responsibility, so it's unavoidable to have such an encounter. In the past, Li Wenzhong and Prince Gongzhong passed by, and later he was still a kind relative Youlong." "The later is the later!" Yuan Shikai said: "It is better to save face in the present. First of all, I can't think of how I can return to office and how to word this note." "No!" Yang Shiqi immediately interjected: "We must not invite him to return to his post. We must find a good-sounding reason and issue an order to send Gongbao out of Beijing." "Ah, ah!" Yuan Shikai cheered up, "What reason do you want?" "You have to ask Donghai to see if there are any major cases in the Military Aircraft Division that you want to send someone out to investigate." "Someone has been sent to invite Donghai." Sun Baoqi continued Yang Shiqi's words. "The most important thing now is to find a way to appease quickly on the road of speech." Yang Shiqi said: "As long as this generation is willing to relax a step, I think the old queen will not be too much." "That's right!" Yuan Shikai nodded deeply, "The meaning of the superior is also because the way of speaking is too arrogant, and he is afraid that he will not be able to suppress it, so he wants me to avoid it. It seems that he is not trying to embarrass me." "Also," said Sun Baoqi, "you must guard against slander from your relatives." "That's the second thing. Xingcheng's words are good, and now the priority is to appease the words." Yuan Shikai said: "Juren, with the qualifications of Senior Hanyuan, should come out to say hello, it should be useful." "Yes, I think so too." Yang Shiqi added: "There is another person who is also useful. As a local governor, Tao Gong invited the Beijing officials from Jiangsu, Anhui, and Jiangxi provinces. I think everyone has to buy them." This 'Old Grandfather' is to blame!" "Well, that's a good idea! Xingcheng, I'll just talk to Tao Zhai, or I'll ask you to make an appointment for him about the treat." "Eating, drinking and playing, Mr. Tao is so unproficient, why should I raise the tone for him? I'll tell him right away." "Okay!" Yuan Shikai felt more comfortable, thought for a while and said: "In your opinion, when can the new official system be negotiated?" "That's hard to say. As long as the Metropolitan Procuratorate doesn't cut down, the officials and rites will remain the same, I think," Sun Baoqi estimated, "It will definitely be completed in mid-September." It turned out that Yuan Shikai also hoped to be able to participate when the official system was negotiated. If the matter was finalized in early October, he would go to Beijing again in the name of Empress Dowager Cixi Zhu Gu, and asked Qing Wang Yikui to speak on camera, and he could stay in Langrun Garden for a few more days. God, it's always the same thing, and the lost face can be redeemed.Now that I heard that the game will be settled in early September, I have to think of another way.Xu Shichang had to think about this method.He carefully considered the report received by the Military Aircraft Department recently, and found that there was no major accident, and Yuan Shikai could be sent out of Beijing to deal with it.In the end, it was Yuan Shikai himself who realized a strategy. "I want to have a large-scale autumn exercise this year, and go out to Beijing to review with Tie Baochen. Juren, what do you think?" Xu Shichang is prudent by nature, and he has also learned Ronglu's tricks. Whenever there is an important accident, even if it is a matter that can be resolved with a single word, he must first think through it first and then think it through. "This escape plan is very good! Not only is it high-sounding, but it can also show something. However," he lowered his voice, "Wei Ting, there was a story about the general the year before last, you always heard about it?" "There are many stories about Nian Gengyao. I don't know which one the old man is referring to?" "The story of his class teacher returning to Beijing." Yuan Shikai thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "I've never heard of it." It is said that after Yongzheng ascended the throne, he summoned Nian Gengyao from Qinghai, and Yongzheng greeted him in person. He saw that the army was in full swing, it was extremely spectacular, and he was already vigilant in his heart.It was midsummer at that time, Yongzheng ordered the soldiers to take off their armor and rest to show their sympathy, but Nian Gengyao's subordinates ignored it.Later Nian Gengyao himself found out, and after thanking him, he took out a small flag from his bosom, waved it a few times, and there was a thunderous cheer, and his armor was unloaded like a mountain.Yongzheng thought to himself that the imperial decree was not as good as the military order. If Nian Gengyao wanted to usurp the throne at this time, his own life would be in danger, so from this moment on, he made up his mind to kill Nian Gengyao. After listening to Xu Shichang's story, Yuan Shikai suddenly realized, "You mean the higher ups want to withdraw military power?" he asked. "Yes!" Xu Shichang replied: "The suspicion of my relatives has a long history. But it can be postponed and can be postponed. Now that a large-scale autumn exercise is being held, Tie Baochen saw the situation and came back to talk about it." , don’t you frighten Zegong and the others?” Hearing this, Yuan Shikai was both comforted and sad, "It's true!" He said, "My new Beiyang army from the six towns is confident that they are invincible in China, so it's no wonder they are suspicious. This matter will happen sooner or later, and there is no need to delay it." , after the autumn exercise, we will discuss it carefully." "Since you've decided to do this, I'll talk to Qingdi and Zijiu tomorrow, and everything will be right. But there must be a way!" "That's easy! It's too late today, and I'll give it to you tomorrow night." Yuan Shikai summoned someone to invite Zhang Yilin, "Please send a telegram to Zhongyuan. A large-scale autumn exercise is going to be held now, please." He made a preliminary plan. Tomorrow morning, ask him to take a special car to Beijing, and wait for his method to come out." Zhang Yilin agreed and left.Yuan Shikai also talked about how to clear the way of speech, especially to win over the capital officials in the southeastern provinces.Xu Shichang promised without saying anything, got up and said: "I have to rush into the city, and talk about these methods with Qing Mansion and Tao Zhai first. As soon as Zhong Yuan arrives, let me know immediately."