Chapter 217 Yingtai Sunset (16-1)

Zai Ze has already made up his mind to be incompatible with Yuan Shikai.As soon as they got home, they met with Zai Xun, Zai Tao and Tie Liang to discuss how to kill Yuan Shikai. Zhixiong Mo Ruodi, Zai Tao said first: "You can't count on the fourth brother, he can't take such a big idea!" Who can take this big idea?Naturally, it was the Empress Dowager Longyu.So it was decided that Zai Zefujin would enter the palace for activities. The relationship between the Empress Dowager Longyu and her sisters is very good, and she also relied on the help of her brother-in-law Zai Ze to subdue Zaifeng. Therefore, Zai Ze Fujin mentioned that the late emperor could not carry out his ambitions and ended up holding grudges, all because of At the time of Yuan Shikai's infidelity, the old hatred and new hatred of Empress Dowager Longyu were all aroused!The old hatred is the past in August of 1898, and the new hatred is Tie Liang's slander through Xiaode Zhang, saying that he originally agreed with Empress Dowager Longyu to follow Cixi's example and listen to politics behind the curtain, only because Yuan Shikai was afraid that she would kill him if she took power. Therefore, it is strongly advocated that the regent supervise the country.

"Yuan Shikai is really looking down on everyone!" Zai Zefujin said: "Could it be that the Queen Mother can't kill him to avenge the Emperor Daxing if she doesn't draw the curtain?" This agitation was like adding fuel to the fire. The Empress Dowager Longyu's anger and resentment became more and more uncontrollable, so she sent a message to summon the regent. "What is the queen mother going to say?" "Tell him to draw up a military plan to charge Yuan Shikai with treason." "I'm afraid the fifth one won't do it." The "fifth" in Zai Zefujin's mouth refers to Zaifeng.

"why?" "The Empress Dowager doesn't want to miss his father-in-law?" Zaifeng's father-in-law, Rong Lu, can be said to be the other person that the Daxing Emperor hates the most besides Yuan Shikai. In fact, if Rong Lu hadn't presided over it, Yuan Shikai would not have dared to inform him, and the Empress Dowager Cixi would not have been able to take power smoothly.For example, Yuan Shikai should be killed, and Ronglu should at least deprive him of all tributes.Zaifeng was concerned about this, so it was logical and inevitable to protect Yuan Shikai. "The queen mother might as well say it up front, so that the fifth child doesn't have to worry about it."

When she taught the Empress Dowager Longyu a set of words, Zaifeng had already been summoned.Zai Zefujin quietly hid behind the screen to spy, only to hear Empress Dowager Longyu say: "The first emperor is your brother, do you remember?" Zaifeng was stunned when he heard this, "Why did the empress dowager mention this?" He said: "Zaifeng didn't do anything to offend the late emperor." "Very good! I know you will never!" The Empress Dowager Longyu continued, "The late Emperor had a grudge, will you avenge him?" "Naturally."

"Let me ask you again, do you know who the late emperor's enemy is?" At this moment, Zaifeng realized that he had been caught in a trap in his language. He was afraid that the Empress Dowager Longyu would be disadvantaged to Ronglu, so he couldn't help being panic-stricken. "Don't worry! It has nothing to do with your father-in-law, I mean Yuan Shikai." yes!Zaifeng thought to himself that the first enemy of the late emperor should be Yuan Shikai, and immediately agreed: "Yes!" "Yuan Shikai committed a heinous crime and was domineering and disrespectful. If this person stays there, he will be a great disaster to the Qing Dynasty! I came to you today to tell you that this matter must be done immediately. When you go back, write an order to see it!"

Hearing this, Zaifeng broke out in a sweat, "Return to the Empress Dowager," he said: "I'm afraid I can't kill Yuan Shikai!" "What?" Empress Dowager Longyu couldn't help but get angry, "Why not? Could it be that he dared to rebel?" "The time is not right!" Zaifeng replied: "The state has a big funeral, and killing important ministers may cause chaos!" "What mess?" "Afraid of causing rumors?" "What rumor?" The Empress Dowager Longyu was aggressive, as soon as Zaifeng opened his mouth, he would hit a nail in the head, making people overwhelmed, and had no choice but to agree to do so.

Back in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Zaifeng calmed down and summoned King Qing Yikuang and Zhang Zhidong, and told the truth: "Just now the Queen Mother came to me and said that Yuan Shikai committed a heinous crime, was domineering and disobedient, and there would be future troubles if he stayed there. He must be sentenced to death." .Look, you two, what should the Shangyu say?" Before the words were finished, Yikuang's expression changed drastically, Zhang Zhidong also opened his eyes so wide that both of them were dumbfounded. "The empress dowager's intention is very firm, and I will wait to see the edict."

"I want to ask the Queen Mother to take it back! How can this be done?" Yikuang said angrily, "Although Yuan Shikai is not in Beiyang, Duan Qirui, Feng Guozhang, and Jiangbei Admiral Wang Shizhen all listen to him. , Why did you kill Yuan Shikai? Regent, please think about it, can Tie Liang stop them? If you can stop them, you can kill them; "The country has suffered great funerals, and ministers have been slaughtered for no reason. The hostility is too heavy, and the hole is not feasible!" "According to what the queen mother said, it's not without reason. Emperor Daxing suffered a lot from Yuan Shikai's denunciation back then, and now he wants to avenge Daxing."

"Speaking of this level," Yi Kuang said quickly, "I'm sorry Emperor Daxing, I'm afraid Yuan Shikai is not the only one." Meaning beyond words, self-aware, Zaifeng said in a low voice: "I can't help it." "Otherwise!" Zhang Zhidong said: "The regent should fight for it according to reason. When it comes to the change of 1898, all the ministers in the matter are sad, but the merits of this case can only be judged in the history of the future, and it is absolutely inappropriate to mention it at this time." It seems that the Queen Mother should think about it, the informer should be punished, but what should the informer do? Kill Yuan Shikai, where will the Empress Dowager Daxing be placed?"

"So the edict must be considered carefully, and this level cannot be mentioned." "Don't mention this level, why did Yuan Shikai come to death? The emperor is aging, and the ministers are not punished for the crime. I'm afraid that people will lose their hearts, and the consequences will be unbearable!" "It's not only that people's hearts are gone, I'm afraid there will be a catastrophe immediately! The regent supervises the country, he should make up his mind, if, if..." Yikuang wanted to say that if he listened to the Queen Mother Longyu again, he would probably agree to the respect. A sentence that Prince Zhong said when he was alive: Our world of the Qing Dynasty will be ruined in Fangjiayuan.But it is inconvenient to say these words, but I think of the tragedies of the Empress Dowager Cixi who abused Aixinjueluo's descendants arbitrarily and viciously in Japan. Even in the autumn of the Gengzi year, I was jealous and almost lost my life.Looking back at the present and looking back at the past, I don't feel sadness coming from it, and I cry bitterly.

"Why do you have to do this, why do you have to do this!" Zaifeng persuaded, "Discuss it carefully." After discussing the results, it was decided to let Yuan Shikai walk.Drafted by Zhang Zhidong.Zaifeng was still hesitant, afraid that it would be difficult to explain in front of the Queen Mother Longyu, but Yikuang and Zhang Zhidong stood by for orders, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and hand over the imperial edict. ※ ※ ※ Yikuang cried bitterly in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and someone has already reported to the military plane.Yuan Shikai knew that he was afraid that there would be a big disturbance! This reminded him of something he had just learned yesterday.Tang Shaoyi played a telegram asking the Chinese and American ministers to be promoted to ambassadors, which was sent to the Ministry of the Army to check the differences between ambassadors and ministers. You can request an audience with the head of state in which you are stationed and make a statement in person.Zaifeng thought this method was inappropriate, and immediately told people that he didn't know what the purpose of Tang Shaoyi's request to be changed to ambassador?Originally handed over to the Ministry of the Army for review of foreign affairs, there was already an intention to distrust the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and now it has been further confirmed!Not only do they not trust the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but they also do not trust Yuan Shikai. There is also news that it was a mistake for Sheng Xuanhuai to attack Yuan Shikai and the United States in front of Zaifeng.The reason why the United States controls Japan, and if Japan sends troops to attack each other, it can reach China within three days, while the United States sends troops to help, and it will take 20 days to reach China.Not worrying about disasters for three days, but relying on aid for twenty days, is beyond foolishness.What's more, to be promoted to an ambassador requires more staff and more complicated communication, and naturally the funds will also be allocated. The annual expenses are huge, and it is only a false name. How can it be called the best policy? From this point of view, I may not be working as Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for long.But why did it make King Qing so sad?At the moment when doubts and fears could not be released, I saw Yikuang and Zhang Zhidong staggering towards them supported by Sura.One look at their faces, and you know something big has happened. "Comfort!" Yikuang said, "I'll show you something." He handed over the edict. When Yuan Shikai received it, he saw what was written on it: "Yuan Shikai, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Cabinet, Minister of Military Affairs, has been inherited from the previous dynasty for a long time, and has been promoted and used repeatedly. Suffering from foot disease, it is difficult to walk, and it is difficult to be competent for the job. Yuan Shikai immediately opened the vacancy and returned to his hometown to recuperate his illness, as a show of compassion." Before finishing watching, Yuan Shikai’s heart was fluttering, his face was red to the back of his ears, and he forced a smile with great difficulty: “God’s grace is mighty, I’m grateful.” He suddenly thought: “But today is my turn to spend the night in Guande Hall. ,How to do it?" Asked about this kind of irrelevant matter, and he doesn't need to care about it, it can be seen that the situation has been messed up.Shi Xu immediately said, "It doesn't matter, I will take care of it for you!" "Yes! Thank you Shizhongtang!" Yuan Shikai asked An to thank him, stood up and walked out, never thinking that he should say goodbye to his fellow officials. In fact, his family had already received alarms one after another, saying: "Something happened to Gongbao." I don't know what happened.It wasn't until he was about to arrive home by car that Zhang Jing, the military plane, copied the full text of the edict, that he knew that he was expelled back to his hometown just like Qu Hongji. But if you think about it carefully, you can find that Yuan Shikai's situation is quite different from Qu Hongji's.It was really an accident that Qu Hongji was expelled, and although he was severely condemned, that was all.Yuan Shikai's expulsion may be the beginning of disaster, and it is expected that there will be an unexpected future. "Hurry up and find a way to go abroad." Yuan Keding, an official worshiping the Zuo Cheng of the Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce, said: "The sooner the better." Yuan Shikai's second son, Ke Wen, disagreed with his elder brother on everything, but he fully agreed on this point: "Yes, the sooner the better. If you are going to that country, hurry up and discuss it with the minister of that country." "England or the United States, otherwise Germany is fine, and Japan must not go." Yuan Keding said: "Let's go to England! Zhu Erdian's friendship with the old man is enough." Yuan Shikai had already arrived home when he was discussing who to contact with British Minister Zhu Erdian.Naturally, his expression became much better, he entered the upper room without saying a word, and asked, "Where's your wife?" "Mother went to the foreign store in Dongjiaomin Lane to look at jewelry, and I have sent someone to pick it up, and it will be here soon! Dad!" Yuan Keding said: "Misfortunes never happen, and we must avoid them. The sons discuss it, it is better to go to England." "No! I will not go abroad." Yuan Shikai replied very resolutely. So Yuan Kewen winked and knelt down with Yuan Keding, and the rest of the younger brothers also followed their brother's actions, knelt down on the ground blackly. "Hey..." Yuan Shikai said with a disapproving expression: "What do you know? Those who make things difficult for me wish I could make such a bad move. Once I leave, don't I just give someone a hand? Besides, if you can escape, the monk will escape. If you don’t have the temple, what will you do? With me here, no one dares to bully you, and once I leave, who can take care of you?” After saying this, the Yuan Keding brothers suddenly realized, “But,” Yuan Kewen said, “I can’t Don't plan ahead!" "Of course!" Yuan Shikai said, "Call Tianjin and invite your cousin." This refers to Zhang Zhenfang, the current Changlu Salt Transport Envoy. Yuan Shikai's private property is all entrusted to him, so he should be consulted first. The second thing to look for is Zhao Bingjun, the Minister of Civil Affairs.Just as he was about to give orders, he changed his mind, Zhao Bingjun would come naturally when he got the news.At this moment, he must be trying many ways to find out the inside story of why there is such a sudden change, so it is not appropriate to occupy his time.So I decided not to look for anyone, but to calm down and make a plan. The truth is that he can't calm down, there are so many aunts and concubines, all of whom are weeping, they need him to comfort them, and they need to spare time to discuss housework with Mrs. Yu.He decided to go out of Beijing alone, and first dealt with the rule of "following orders". As for his family members, he did not move for the time being. Fortunately, Yuan Keding was the current official in Beijing, and with Prince Qing taking care of him, he could rest assured. Talking about the afternoon like this, Yuan Shikai suddenly remembered: "Have those guests been here?" He asked the eldest son. "I'll take the door book and ask Dad to have a look." So he asked the doorman to fetch the doorbook. Yuan Shikai opened it and saw that there were seven or eight names, but they were all very unfamiliar. When he looked at the small note carefully, he realized that they were introduced by people from the government who came to Beijing. Probably they don't know "" "Yuan Dajun's plane" had an accident, and he came to pay respects as usual, but he was blocked by the door. The only regular customer is "Yang Shilang——Yang Shiqi".Yuan Shikai asked: "When did Master Yang come? Why didn't you come in and report." "Master Yang didn't get out of the car, and left after posting, saying that there are distant guests at home, and he is busy going back to receive them." Yuan Shikai remained silent, sent back the door booklet, waved his hand away, and then said desolately: "Human feelings are cold and warm." "Even Zhao Zhi'an didn't come, it's a bit too snobby." "He will come." Yuan Shikai said, "If he doesn't even come, the real person's heart will change a lot." Sure enough, Zhao Bingjun came, at dusk, wearing homely clothes, and came quietly.Yuan Shikai's guess was right, he went to inquire about the inside story, Zaize and Tie Liang worked together to make this sudden change. "Tie Baochen's intention is to enter the army." Zhao Bingjun said: "This must not be allowed to happen, otherwise the arrogance will be even worse. Wang Pinqing, Duan Zhiquan, they will make him unable to lift his head." Yuan Shikai nodded, thought for a while and said, "Go quietly to see King Qing, and ask him to secure my seat in that Qin Xuan." "Yes!" Zhao Bingjun asked again, "When is Gongbao going to leave Beijing?" "what do you say?" "The sooner the better! It doesn't matter when we get to the Tianjin Concession." There were voices outside the strings, and it seemed that it was not easy to escape from the capital. Yuan Shikai was calm on the surface, but secretly made up his mind. As soon as Zhang Zhenfang arrived, he had a private discussion behind closed doors, and decided to live in Tianjin temporarily. He asked Yang Shixiang for tens of thousands of cash in cash, and then made a rationale after raising enough money. Talking about late at night, Zhang Zhenfang went back to the guest room to go to bed. Yuan Shikai only found Yuan Keding and told him: "I will go to Tianjin with your cousin early tomorrow morning. I will call back when I arrive. You wait for me to leave, and then report my whereabouts." Tell your mother, and your aunt." Yuan Keding knew that the situation was serious, so he immediately asked, "What are you going to prepare for?" "Look for an old cotton robe." Yuan Shikai said, "Go and buy a third-class ticket early in the morning." "Third-class ticket?" Yuan Keding was afraid he had made a mistake, "One ticket?" "That's right! A third-class ticket, I don't take anyone with me." "Isn't that inappropriate?" "There's nothing wrong with it." Yuan Shikai thought for a while: "Forget it, you find someone safe to accompany me." Yuan Keding obeyed his father's order, picked a very honest servant, and told him to be careful all the way: "Don't reveal the identity of the master! You don't have to be too respectful, just be a companion of the knot!" He urged and urged: "In short Don't talk nonsense!" That night Yuan Shikai checked the documents in his study and stayed up all night. When the sky became twilight, he had a full meal. According to the usual rules, ten boiled eggs, two baskets of cakes, and a large bowl of milk.After eating, he changed into an old cotton robe of green cloth, put on a black felt hat, and covered half his face with an old scarf around his neck. He shrank his hands into the sleeves. It didn't come out that it was Yuan Gongbao who had been famous for a while. So I quietly went out the back door and went straight to the station, taking the Jingfeng Road train.Zhang Zhenfang is also on this train, but he is sitting first class.In advance, I called my old colleague from Beiyang, Liang Shiyi, the director of the Railway Department of the Ministry of Posts and Communications. , and the attention of the detectives of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, so that Yuan Shikai can sneak into Chen Cang. When the car arrived in Tianjin, Zhang Zhenfang got off at the main station, but Yuan Shikai got off at Laolongtou, and led the servant out of the station. He pointed to a carriage painted in English on the carriage and said: "That's the car of 'Li Shunde', you go tell him to come over!" "Lishunde" is the largest Western-style hotel in Tianjin, specializing in the business of foreigners, occasionally patronized by Chinese dignitaries and wealthy businessmen, and has its own carriage to pick up guests.The receptionist saw the servant's rustic appearance, and asked, "Who is your lord?" Although the servant is honest, he has seen the market, and he speaks very tactfully: "If you spend money to stay in a hotel, don't ask!" He said: "Isn't your best suite 16 yuan a day? You are afraid that I will live in a hotel." I’m sorry, I will give you a hundred taels of silver first, and store it in your cabinet, and then calculate it slowly.” The receptionist saw that he knew that the Astor suite was 16 yuan a day, and heard that he had a Northeast accent. He thought that there were a lot of local rich people outside the customs, and he was satisfied with the service, and he rewarded people with a lot of money, which was very generous.Such a guest should not be offended. So he quickly said with a smile: "Your brother is swearing! Please come up! Please come up." The carriage was circled, and the footman and the waiter jumped down to wait for Yuan Shikai to get into the carriage, and then one sat sideways behind the carriage, and the other stepped over the shaft, and the carriage drove straight to the Astor Hotel in the British Concession. When Yuan Shikai got out of the car and entered the hall, all the seats looked sideways. The manager at the counter was an Englishman who could speak Chinese. "Master Yuan!" He bowed deeply, and before he could speak again, Yuan Shikai stopped him with gestures. "There is a quiet room, find one for me." "Yes, yes!" The manager personally led the way and gave Yuan Shikai the best suite on the third floor facing the park.After settling down for a while, I ordered the servant to call the Zhang family, and the answer I received was: "The salt transport envoy has already arrived home, changed his clothes, and went to the court to see Master Yang." ※ ※ ※ "What?" Yang Shixiang was quite surprised, and he was also quite alarmed: "Xiang Cheng has come to Tianjin!" "Yes." Zhang Zhenfang replied, "I took the bus with me, and I live in Astor right now." "He returned home on order, how could he sneak to Tianjin? I can't take responsibility for this matter, I can only act according to the facts." Zhang Zhenfang's sense of surprise at this moment is no less than Yang Shixiang's feeling of Yuan Shikai's arrival in Tianjin.However, he was very deep, nodded and said, "I'll go back and tell Xiang Cheng." After finishing speaking, before Yang Shixiang brought tea to see off the guests, he bowed first and walked away. When I met Yuan Shikai in Lishunde, I naturally confessed Yang Shixiang's words.Yuan Shikai was stunned when he heard this, and slumped on the chair, unable to make a sound for a long time. "Hmph!" Zhang Zhenfang sneered and said, "In the year of Gengzi, he was just a Yongtai, promoted to Quansi, promoted to Ganfan, transferred to Zhili, promoted to governor of Shandong, and then took over Beiyang. Wasn't it your personal protection that time? I can't imagine today It's this face!" "Forget it!" Yuan Shikai became very deep again: "There is no need to be as knowledgeable as him." "You are the 'Prime Minister's punting', others can't see it!" Zhang Zhenfang said angrily: "Hurry up tomorrow, I will ask Yuntai to give you fifty years of life, and pick out the one he gave you." , send it back to him, and see what he says?" It turned out that Yuan Shikai's 50th birthday in August of this year was granted by Yi's decree. Yang Shixiang, who was born in the Imperial Academy, in the preface to his birthday, claimed to be "successful", but he actually paid homage to the door.Originally, the gate of Zhizhi Prime Minister was the old system of the Tang and Song Dynasties, but the age is generally not far from the actual situation. Moreover, although Yuan Shikai is a military aircraft, he is admitted to the cabinet to pay homage to the prime minister.Therefore, Yang Shixiang's move was quite ridiculed.Who knew that at the beginning it was called "receiving karma", but now he rejects the teacher and refuses to accept it. In the heat and cold, it is unavoidable to make people shudder, so Zhang Zhenfang is so indignant. "There's no need to mention him anymore." Yuan Shikai said: "Let's say that there is a tendency to advance and retreat, what do you think?" "Let's stay for two days. I'll go to Wang Zhulin to find a solution. I'll have to spend dozens of coins before I can go back to Henan." Before he could finish his sentence, the phone rang, Zhang Zhenfang picked up the receiver, only to hear the operator say: "Mr Zhao Shilang in Beijing, I want to ask Master Yuan to speak." "Wait!" Zhang Zhenfang covered the microphone with her hand and said to Yuan Shikai, "Zhao Zhi'an!" "I'll take it." After answering the call, Zhao Bingjun only heard Zhao Bingjun say: "Zhang Zhongtang asked me to go and said he should enter the palace to thank you..." "Ah!" Yuan Shikai couldn't help crying out when he was reminded. The other party paused for a while and then said: "Go back to Beijing today, hand in the paperwork tomorrow morning, there is still time." "Okay!" Yuan Shikai replied: "You first ask Zhang Zhongren to prepare a note for me to thank you, and I will call you later." "What did Zhao Zhi'an say?" Zhang Zhenfang asked. "Nanpi means that I should go to the palace to thank you." Yuan Shikai said, "It seemed a little too hasty for me to leave like this. Now that Zhao Zhian said so, there is probably nothing else to do. I can go back at ease." "How to go? I think you can come quietly, but you can only go, I should accompany you back to Beijing!" "Alright! No one needs to be alarmed." So Zhang Zhenfang asked Li Shunde's foreign manager to book two first-class tickets for Jingfeng bus, and then called Zhao Bingjun to inform him of the train number and asked him to send an appropriate person to pick it up, but he didn't have to come himself, so as not to attract attention.Then Yuan Keding was notified.After everything was done, Zhang Zhenfang accompanied Yuan Shikai home for dinner, and was about to leave the house when a servant knocked on the door to report: There are guests coming to pay their respects. The uninvited guest was Yang Shixiang's eldest son, who was ordered by his father to express his condolences.Yuan Shikai is a very good faker, he sneered in his heart, but his face was full of spring breeze, he kept saying "Brother, I'm sorry", after a while, he saw off the guests and insisted on sending them to the stairs before saying goodbye. The more this was the case, the more uneasy Yang Shixiang felt. At the end of the day, the train from Beijing was sent to Beijing via Tianjin, and the railway bureau reported by telephone: "Minister Yuan and Zhang Yanyun have returned to Beijing by the same train." He was even more regretful.Yuan Shikai's condemnation was not as serious as imagined, otherwise he would not have escaped from the tiger's mouth and fell into the trap again.Knowing this, why not perfunctory? ※ ※ ※ It was more than eleven o'clock when we arrived in Beijing, and the people sent by Zhao Bingjun and Yuan Keding were all at the station to meet him.The Zhengyang Gate was still closed, and Yuan Shikai was not allowed to call the city, so he rested in the station master's office for a while, and at twelve o'clock the city gate opened, and entered by "following the city". As far as this day is apart, when the wife and children meet each other, it feels like a world apart.In the dead of night, the Yuan family, father and son, together with Zhang Zhenfang, re-discussed the aftermath.During this day, Yuan Keding had met many people and heard a lot of inside stories, so Yuan Shikai could feel more at ease. "Prince Qing is finally very friendly. He specially sent Zhen Beizi here, saying that according to your old man's wishes, Bao Natong entered the military plane. In the afternoon, it was already revealed..." "Then," Yuan Shikai interrupted his eldest son and asked, "Have you gone to congratulate him?" "I went. I went with my father's name card. Jinyu Hutong is full of guests. I can't stay long. Please let me go. The minister pulled me aside and said, 'Please go back and tell your old man Don’t worry! After going back to Henan for a few months, King Qing and I will definitely find a solution.’ He also said, ‘Tie Baochen is too eager to seize power, and sooner or later he will fall into a struggle.’” "Is Tie Baochen playing tricks?" Zhang Zhenfang interrupted and asked. "Yes! There is no doubt about it. However, the key lies in Zegong. Some people say that it is best to clear up Zegong's place. I don't know what Dad means?" "Why do you want to humiliate yourself?" Yuan Shikai said, "Sheng Xingsun has been planning for a long time. Now that Zegong is completely surrounded, how can he clear the law? If you have this money to block a dog's hole, it is better to work hard in Beifu." "Yes!" Yuan Keding said very excitedly: "I heard that when the regent returned to the mansion, Fujin complained about him, saying that Mr. Yuan was someone that the old man valued. Lafayette often said when he was still alive that the gengzi year was not as bad as it was." A person like Yuan with a clear heart, otherwise the situation would be disastrous. The regent said that he did not intend to embarrass Yuan, but the Empress Dowager Longyu's words were threatening, so he had to accommodate." "Threat?" Zhang Zhenfang asked puzzledly, "What is the threat?" "Isn't that easy to understand?" Yuan Shikai said: "The Emperor Daxing hated me first, and Rong Wenzhong second. If you don't sacrifice me, you will have to overturn Rong Wenzhong's old account." "It's not easy to turn over! She wants to turn over the old account, but people want to turn over her new one?" Zhang Zhenfang asked suddenly: "There is a saying in Tianjin, I wonder if Beijing has heard it?" "Talk about that?" "The emperor has passed away! It is said that the emperor has a terrible stomachache, and he was poisoned! Once he died, his face was very ugly. The empress usually does not go to Yingtai, but at that moment Feng Jia stopped and let Concubine Jin retreat out. , until the emperor passed away and was buried, even the old empress was seriously ill. Why? Because no one can walk over with the empress here. Legacy." "It makes sense." Yuan Shikai asked, "Who said that?" "I heard that it was reported by people in Su Wang's mansion, it probably can't be fake!" This interruption took the conversation away.Yuan Shikai thought for a while and said: "At this moment, I can't plan in detail, I can only grasp a few key points." He saw Yuan Keding's order: "You remember it!" "yes!" "First, you must preserve your strength. I don't think Zhao Zhi'an can keep it. You tell him that you can keep it. Second, King Qing must be able to hold on. Si Gege was able to deal with the Empress Dowager Cixi very well. , now why not go to perfunctory, perfunctory Queen Mother." "Yes." Zhang Zhenfang interjected: "This move is very important, and if Xiao Dezhang is perfunctory outside, Zegong can be offset." "That's right! The priority is always to weaken Zegong's power. Also," Yuan Shikai slightly raised his voice, "Tie Baochen will definitely fight for power with Lianglaichen. Lianglaichen is appreciated by Tao Beile. There is a lot of room for use in the middle, you tell Zhen Beizi, please ask King Qing to think about it." Yuan Shikai's meaning is very clear. Tie Liang's power struggle with Liang Bi is tantamount to power struggle with Zai Tao.Support Zai Tao, and then use Zai Tao to speak in front of the regent, it is not difficult to defeat Tie Liang and weaken Zai Ze's power. The one-night conversation between the father and son basically set out Sheng Xuanhuai's strategy of transporting officials, maintaining the old alliance, isolating Zaize, resisting Tieliang, and taking the opportunity to overthrow new and old grudges.