Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Zhang Huan still feels shallow, where can I ask Jiangcun

Yuan Shikai had to "return to his hometown to recuperate" because of his foot disease.However, where is his origin? 7 His biological mother was not buried in the ancestral hall. He is going to live in Zhangde, Henan.There is a house he bought a few years ago.Enough for him to "recluse".I'm afraid it's not peaceful. one Emperor Guangxu died in mid-November of the 34th year of Guangxu (AD 908).The Xuantong reign of the successor Puyi began in the following year, so the more than 40 days of Lixia were still in the Guangxu period.When Yuan Shikai's "Gongmen Copy" of "Writing and returning home to recuperate illness" was delivered to him, there were only more than 10 days left in this year.At the end of the year, the capital is affected by the cold current in the north, and it is already covered with ice and snow, and the cold air is oppressive.The panic-stricken Yuan family fled to Tianjin one after another from Beijing's Xila Hutong, where they lived not long ago. They didn't dare to live in their own house, so they all ran into the home of a wealthy gentry named Liang Baosheng to borrow. Yuan Shikai took only five Aunt Yang and Seventh Aunt Zhang rushed to Henan.Because Zhangde's house was being renovated, they first went to Hui County to live temporarily.

On the day Yuan Shikai left Beijing, the north wind howled and heavy snow fell in the sky.The streets and alleys of Beijing are covered with white, misty fog, and even pedestrians, carriages and horses are obviously less.No one saw off the discolored Minister of Military Aircraft, and even his personal entourage silently followed him; he went to the train station in a carriage.One day earlier, his luggage and things had been delivered to the station, where there was a special train prepared for him by the railway.The city of Beijing was as cold as winter to him. When he got to the car, Yuan Shikai found a group of infantry soldiers around him under the banner of "escort".He frowned, and cursed secretly: "It's just a supervisor, you bastard!"

When everything was ready, the infantry leader came to Yuan Shikai's carriage and asked humbly, "Sir, do you want to drive now?" Yuan Shikai glanced at him, and said impatiently: "This is your decision, don't ask me." The infantry leader smiled faintly and walked out. After driving, the head of the infantry turned back to Yuan Shikai. "My lord," he said, still humble. "According to the order of the commander of the infantry, the villain will serve the lord together with the brothers from now on. If you have anything to do, just tell the lord."

"So, you also returned home with me?" Yuan Shikai said in a deep voice with his face turned away. "Yes, my lord." "I am a commoner, and I am very poor." Yuan Shikai said, "Aren't you afraid of suffering?" "Serving adults, villains are willing." "I follow orders, it's a last resort." Yuan Shikai turned his face, "What's your name, where are you from?" "My name is Yuan Deliang, from Zhili." "Well, it turned out to be a noble family. It's just that I am Henan and you are Hebei. As the saying goes, we are two provinces. Two provinces are good, right?"

Yuan Deliang nodded his head and replied "Yes, yes." But he ignored the meaning of Yuan Shikai's words. Yuan Shikai was very dissatisfied when he was demoted to the people.Except for Zaifeng, it seems that he has prejudice against everyone in the court.The commander of the infantry sent someone to monitor, which added to his resentment.He used the name of the place to say "two provinces" with a double meaning, in order to show: From now on, you will save trouble and not trouble me, and I will save trouble and not trouble you; if you want to mess with me, I am not easy People!" How Nai's words were too subtle, Yuan Deliang couldn't comprehend this level at all.

It turned out that this Yuan Deliang was arranged by the commander of the infantry to monitor Yuan Shikai at the order of the regent Zaifeng.His task is to report Yuan's actions to the commander every month, so that the commander can forward it to the regent.This Yuan Deliang was actually a mediocre and vulgar warrior, and he was not the type to do such things at all.As soon as he followed Yuan Shikai to Henan, Yuan saw his true nature and pulled him over.Yuan not only did some "final stability" activities such as hanging hooks and playing chess on the surface, and no longer cared about state affairs, making his mind slack. Thoughtful, money and small favors were sent from time to time, which made the monitoring official stunned; moreover, this person was illiterate, and the monthly reports were all written by Yuan's shogunate, so he was naturally full of good words.Such a "small report" Yuan Deliang reported to the infantry commander, and the infantry commander reported it to Zaifeng, and Zaifeng believed it without a doubt.Therefore, Yuan Shikai also lived peacefully during his illness in his hometown - this is all a later story, just a mention.Yuan Shikai lived in Hui County for 5 months, and moved into Huan Shang Village, Zhangde in May 1909.Zhangde is located in the northernmost part of Henan Province. It belongs to the eastern foot of the Taihang Mountains. The mountains are staggered and the land is faulted. Most of the mountains form single-sided mountains over a kilometer. In front of the mountains are low-lying hills and form basins of various sizes.Huanshang Village is located outside the North Pass of Zhangde, and the Huan River flows through the front of the village. It is a quite beautiful village.Yuan Shikai's old house was a small villa bought from a wealthy gentry in Tianjin, and there were not many original houses.When the current situation was turbulent, Yuan Shikai seemed to have a premonition.So he asked his eldest son Keding to supervise the repair and build some houses.When Yuan Shikai moved in, a sizable stockade gradually formed here, with a tall courtyard wall tightly surrounding the courtyard, and several gun towers were built around the courtyard wall.Yuan Shikai was a former "prime minister". After the camel died, there was still a sub-skeleton. After he moved in, the local authorities even sent two battalions of cavalry to guard him in the blockhouse.The stockade is very large, and there are not only large and small group houses and uneven courtyard houses, but also vegetable gardens, melon gardens, flower and tree orchards, and pigs, sheep, chickens and ducks are raised.The courtyard house where Yuan Shikai lived as an inner house was surrounded by another wall, and a flower hill was built inside, which was named "Yangqiwen".In Gangli, stacked stones form mountains, flowers and trees shine, and Huan water is brought in and opened up.A piece of pond, planting lotus, raising fish and shrimp, it seems to be a paradise.

Yuan Shikai, who retired from officialdom, was just 50 years old when he lived in Huanshang Village. At the age of 50, people are obviously old, and their already short and stubby body looks even shorter; their eyes are also tired, and the wrinkles between eyebrows and temples become more and deeper overnight.What's even more surprising is that he really doesn't care about political affairs after taking off his gauze hat.Every day, besides playing chess with others, he went to the pond to go fishing, as if he was really going to live a transcendent life. Actually, it's not that old at all--

Yuan Shikai went to Shandong at the age of 22 to join the Huai army in 881. During his 29 years in the officialdom, he has already become a professional official. Climb up to the highest and highest places.Where is the highest place and what is the realm? He doesn't quite understand it in his head, and even he has never drawn a blueprint for his "highest" as the pinnacle of struggle.He just wanted to climb, step by step.Every time he climbed a step, he felt happy and had a smile on his face; the faster he climbed, the higher the steps, the happier he was. It should be said that he, Yuan Shikai, is a person with very high "climbing" skills--

Frustrated in the examination room and hopeless of donating an official, he had no choice but to vote for Wu Changqing.As soon as he arrived in the Huai Army, he was fascinated by the army, and secretly made up his mind, "Do well in the army, and make achievements with the army in the future." Brother and uncle, as soon as he joined the army, he got a small official who could be handled by the labor service department.Guan Xiao is not afraid, he wants to make a lot of achievements, so he will naturally grab the status. In the year Yuan Shikai joined the army, the army had a three-day holiday in the old calendar year, and a large number of soldiers were freed.The discipline of the Huai army is not good. It is a holiday, and there are no restrictions. House robbery, Yuan Shikai saw the unmanaged mess, felt that the opportunity to show his talent had come, so he boldly led some soldiers to the scene of the accident under the orders of the traditional leaders, found out the situation, and brought several The leader of the perpetrators was executed on the spot, and the chaos was quickly stabilized.Afterwards, he reported to Wu Changqing, but he said piously: "The matter is too urgent, and there is no time to ask for orders, so I will pass on false orders and kill people without authorization. Please command the adults to punish the villain, so that the villain will not dare to act like this again." ."

Wu Changqing is a man who is incompetent in running the army, and he has long been disturbed by the chaos in the army.Seeing Yuan Shikai so resolutely passing down a false order, killing a few first offenders, and greatly reforming military discipline, he felt happy for a while.Then he said to Yuan Shikai: "Nephew, you have done a good job. You have done a good job. That order should be passed on, and people should be killed. This is a good way to govern the army." After some rewards, he was promoted to assistant in the camp . After Yuan Shikai's military prowess first appeared, Wu Changqing looked at him differently.After the Huai army was ordered to enter North Korea, Yuan Shikai explained to Wu Changqing the role of military discipline in foreign countries, while plagiarizing foreign military regulations and suggesting that Wu Changqing strictly govern the army.Wu Changqing followed his suggestion and promoted him to the head of the battalion affairs office, responsible for rectifying military discipline.Yuan Shikai first selected a group of outstanding officers and soldiers from each battalion to form a law enforcement and inspection team. He personally led the team to investigate and deal with violations of law and discipline and people in the team.At the same time, the officers and soldiers of the inspection team were also allowed to return to their own camps to publicize military law and discipline.Not long after the Huai army entered North Korea, this team set a good example in North Korea.Soon, when the Kingdom of Korea compiled and practiced the "Zhenfu Army", Yuan Shikai was specially invited to be the chief editor and trainer.He also often handled diplomatic affairs on behalf of Wu Changqing and envoys from Japan, Imperial Russia and other countries.As a result, when the Huai army withdrew from North Korea, Yuan Shikai was actually left behind as the "Prime Minister stationed in North Korea to negotiate business matters".He lived in North Korea for 12 years. In 12 years, he gained considerable prestige and trust. Twelve years later, when he returned from North Korea, when the Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War of Sino-Japanese War ended, and the Qing court "trained the new army" at Tianjin Station, this glorious and arduous task fell to him.From then on, he started at Xiaozhan and gradually cultivated the first new type of army in Chinese history-the Beiyang Army.With this army, he climbed to the throne of Minister of Military Aircraft... Now, his Beiyang Army has grown stronger, but he has fallen from the throne. Will he be willing? Will he be calm?

However, Yuan Shikai had to be "willing" to be peaceful in Huanshang Village.Because the wind was too strong and he fell too hard.Why did he fall into this situation, he has not yet turned his head; and how to deal with this sudden change, he has not yet perfected the way.He had no choice but to be calm, and had no choice but to be Huan Shang Yu Gong willingly.Yuan Shikai would be calm. After he got up every day, he would play chess and chat with his family or staff (the personal and diners around him were still the same, and the house was still full of guests), and sometimes he went fishing alone in the garden.In order to publicize this "hermit" life, he specially took photos of himself wearing a bamboo hat and coir raincoat, sitting quietly and fishing on a fishing boat, and distributed them widely to show that he is detached from the world. two Zaifeng, who became the regent, drove Yuan Shikai to Huanshang to live in seclusion. He wanted to establish his own domination of the world and seize all the powers of military, government, finance, and diplomacy.However, he really lacked the ability to be a commander, and he was determined not to use Han people (not long after Yuan Shikai left, Zhang Zhidong died of illness, and there were not many Han people available). When the situation was chaotic, Zaifeng remembered Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany reminded him in the early years: "The country depends on the army, and the army must be strong and weak, and grasp the greatest military power." He must first grasp the army.Therefore, Yuan Shikai left in front, and Zaifeng set up a guard army under his own command.Soon, he announced that he was acting as the Grand Marshal of the National Army and Navy.Next, Shanqi, Zai Ze, and Tie Liang were sent to prepare for the construction of the navy, Zai Tao and Yu Lang were sent to set up a military consultation office, and Zai Xun was sent to Japan, Europe and the United States to inspect the navy.From the looks of it, the move to revive the Qing Dynasty was within Zaifeng's planning.Zaifeng paid special attention to his side and the capital, for fear that Yuan Shikai's ghost would linger.As a result, the Kinki Superintendent Training Office was abolished with lightning speed.Put the Gyeonggi Army under the direct jurisdiction of the Ministry of Army.The Ministry of the Navy was also established, and his younger brother Zaixun was the first minister.Soon, the Military Advisory Office was set up again, with Zai Tao and Yu Lang as ministers.In this way, military power was soon concentrated in the hands of the royal family.In fact, anyone with a discerning eye can tell at a glance: none of the two brothers of the regent who helped him manage the army were worthy of being called generals.Zai Tao is mediocre and timid, while Zai Xun is a well-known corrupt official.How to govern the army, these two people have no idea.The reformed army was reformed and reformed, and all military power fell to Liangbi, the first commander of the Imperial Guard.Liang Bi was famous for his anti-Han background. He came from a Japanese non-commissioned officer school. As soon as he got the power, he used the Manchu who came from non-commissioned officers to manage the Han officials of the Beiyang Department.Many Beiyang old people were aggrieved and had great conflicts.At the same time, the nostalgia for Yuan Shikai deepened day by day, and Yuan Shikai's "soul" persisted in the army, and it grew spontaneously. Zaifeng is the brother of Emperor Guangxu, and when he became the regent, people thought that he would inherit his brother's will, boldly innovate, and promote constitutionalism.Soon, people saw clearly that what he was promoting was not Guangxu's way, but that of the witch Cixi.The signboard of preparing for a constitution is still up, but the matter of constitution is not mentioned any more.This aroused the dissatisfaction of the director of the consultation bureau. They elected Zhang Jian, the director of the consultation bureau of Jiangsu Province, as the leader, established the "Congress Petition Comrade Association" in Shanghai, and went to Beijing three times to petition for the convening of the Congress and the establishment of a responsible cabinet.Zaifeng had no choice but to set up a nondescript Advisory Council hypocritically to deal with the situation. Unexpectedly, this move was taken advantage of by the constitutionalists, and they established the "Xianyouhui" in Beijing to promote constitutionalism. The "Xianyouhui branch" was established to make the Qing government's fake constitutional work real.Zaifeng was full of melancholy and had nothing to do.As a last resort, the nine-year preparatory constitutional period proposed by Cixi was changed to five years. On the other hand, Prince Qing Yixuan was hurriedly appointed as the prime minister, and Natong (Manchu) Xu Shichang (Han) was the assistant minister to form a replacement for the Military Aircraft Department. The first responsible cabinet.But among the 13 cabinet members, 8 are Manchu, 1 is Mongolian, and only 4 are Han.This will naturally arouse the opposition of the people of the whole country.As soon as the responsible cabinet was born, it was opposed by the people of the country.Since then, the Qing government represented by Zaifeng has basically lost the morale of the army and the people, and has become a building without roots and foundations. Those who don't have power fight desperately; those who have power know that power is also a tiger. Zaifeng, who was not yet 30 years old, became regent, with his youthful spirit of "not afraid of tigers", he wanted to win glory for his ancestors; The prosperity of his own generation.However, when the Qing Dynasty came to his regency, after all, it was full of scars and old.The prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong created by his distant ancestors has passed and cannot be returned; the mess left by his recent ancestors still exists, how easy it is to change it! Zaifeng's broad forehead suddenly became wrinkled, and his eyes became dull; his slightly introverted personality seemed to be more mature.Yesterday, Zai Tao and Zai Xun, two other figures who are the core of the New Deal, came to meet him. They wanted to talk about the issue of governing the army in the future—the whole country’s army is in the hands of these two people. How should we govern? These two people didn't have a plan in their minds; Liang, who was somewhat capable of running an army, had an army under him that could be called a hard-core Imperial Forest Army. A trend of "missing Yuan Gongbao" emerged.Someone said tearfully in front of the audience: "Back then, when we were under Yuan Gongbao, it was so easy to get promoted and get rich. Now, those who get promoted and get rich are all Manchu yellow belts, and we can only be slaves for the rest of our lives. What hope is there for this? Why bother?" Liangbi heard it with his own ears, and he seized a small official to deal with. Before he could do anything, a group of Han officers and soldiers gathered and snatched the small official out and fled together. The Royal Army is like this, so what about the other armies? Zai Tao can't come up with a proposition, but Zai Xun doesn't put his mind on it. He has already set his abacus on "money". Regarding such a situation, the regent was very anxious, and he lacked the ability to "be quick and quick".Therefore, there is only urgency.Anxiousness does not make people anxious to death! Therefore, a 30-year-old person actually looks old. Zai Feng brought Zai Tao in front of him and asked him about the situation of the Military Advisory Office.Zai Tao took out A piece of paper was read according to the script, Zaifeng was so angry that his face turned blue. "For such a big event, the military" counselor should always know it well.It's time to read the article, how decent!" I was so sorry in my heart, but I didn't say it, I just shook my two pings and pushed him out. Zai Feng called Zai Xun to him again, and he wanted to ask about the establishment of the navy. What about the Navy?How much money does it take to build a powerful navy, and where does the money come from? Zaifeng thinks more about whether the money will be used to buy warships and train sailors after handing it over to the Ministry of the Navy Go up? Zaifeng is well aware of Zai Xun's virtues. In court, when it comes to greed, he and his relative Qing Yixuan are always fighting for the top position, and their greed is so pervasive.One year, he was ordered to go to Fengtian to investigate the case. When he arrived in Shenyang, he had to excuse himself from the car because of the cold weather. The local officials had to give him 3,000 sets of mink fur. mink.This matter, the ruling and opposition parties discussed it a lot, and all of them gritted their teeth.In the past, Zaifeng was not in power, so he let it go after hearing this. Now that he is the regent, Zaifeng felt that he could no longer "let him go". At least he had to give a warning. Just when Zaifeng was about to speak, someone reported: "The governor of the three eastern provinces, Xiliang, is asking to see him." Zaifeng was startled: "Things in the Northeast are so tight, what's the matter with him going to Beijing now?" But he still said: "Please come in." He turned to Zai Xun and said: "You go back first. The navy matter, correct it. Discuss again." When Zai Xun resigned, Zai Feng said: "Right now, money is still very urgent. The sum allocated to the Ministry of the Navy must be used wisely. Otherwise..." He had something to say When you're done, turn your back on it. Zai Xun was convinced, he nodded and left. Xi Liang came in.He bowed to Zaifeng, said hello, and sat aside.Zaifeng glanced sideways at him, saw that his face was full of sadness, and felt that "things in the Northeast are not going well", so he didn't ask directly, only asked about his physical condition and the fatigue of the journey.But Xiliang got straight to the point, telling the current situation in Northeast China. "Americans are not the kind of friends we imagined. They also came to the three eastern provinces to make a fortune." Xi Liang spoke softly.On the way, he also angrily compared Americans to "robbers". Zaifeng said: "Didn't they come out willingly to coordinate? How could it change?" Xi Liang shook his head lightly, and sighed first-- Northeast China was the focus area of ​​China's foreign affairs at that time: the Japanese used Lushun and Dalian as their naval bases, and wanted to go directly to the southern region through the South-Manchuria Railway; Imperial Russia, with Vladivostok as its naval base, also wanted to go directly to the south through the North-Manchuria Railway. Through the northern region.In this way, the entire territory of Northeast China was divided between Japan and Russia.The armies of the two countries can occupy all the three northeastern provinces of China in a few days through the railway.This is the situation left by Cixi before Zaifeng's regent.Before Cixi's death, reminded by conscientious Chinese people, she had seen the danger of this status quo and wanted to take a measure to maintain sovereignty so as to maintain the independence of the three eastern provinces.What steps to take have not yet been decided, and she died.Zaifeng became regent, so he naturally took over this task. The way to discuss is to build another railway from Jinzhou to Aihui between the two railways of South and North Manchuria - the Jinao Railway, to control the north and south of the three eastern provinces.The method is very good, but the construction of Jinyuan Road requires a large amount of investment. Where will the money come from? The court is at a loss. Since the Empress Dowager Cixi, the Qing government has implemented the policy of "using barbarians to control barbarians". Li Hongzhang and Yuan Shikai are both active implementers of this policy.Although Zaifeng drove Yuan Shikai away, he inherited the mantle of "using the barbarians to control the barbarians" and wanted to unite with the United States to control Japan and Russia.In this way, Xiliang and Fengtian governor Cheng Dequan, as plenipotentiary representatives, held negotiations with the United States to invest in the three northeastern provinces with the representative of the American Bank Group, Siddell. In fact, although this negotiation belongs to the needs of China, it is also the needs of the Americans. Stadt is the agent of Harriman, the king of the American railway. Within his grand railroad plans.So, hit it off. To put it bluntly, this method of using railways to control railways will not only fail to control Japan and Russia, but will introduce more robbers into the Northeast to carve up the Northeast together.Zaifeng did not acknowledge this consequence, and still wanted to strive for the success of the negotiations, seeking a booster to alleviate Japan and Russia's occupation of the Northeast. The negotiations on the loan to repair the railway promised by the Americans changed the content: instead of building the railway, they bought and sold the ownership of the two railways with the loan.As a result, both Japan and Russia ignored it, and buying back the railway came to naught. When they talked about building the Jin-Ai Railway, the Japanese government intervened forcefully, while the Americans tried to hold back.What can I do? Xiliang is here.It is to ask for a solution from above. "Isn't there already a draft agreement with the United States for the construction of the Jin-Ai Railway? How could the purchase of the two railways be confused?" Zaifeng said after hearing Xiliang's report. Xiliang couldn't tell why.However, he said unequivocally: "The acquisition of the North-South Manchuria Railway has become empty talk, but it has aroused the disgust of the construction of the Jin-Ai Railway. They firmly told: China will never be allowed to act." Since the Northeast matter encountered resistance and the Qing government was powerless, Zaifeng had no choice but to say: "Then stop this matter and talk about it later." "I can't stop!" Xi Liang said. "Why can't you stop?" Zaifeng asked urgently. "The U.S. government doesn't care what the attitudes of Japan and Russia are. It only says that it has a draft agreement with China to build the Jin-Ai Railway, and it must be replaced by a formal agreement within the agreed time, and the railway will be built as usual." "Isn't this causing trouble again?!" Zaifeng said, "It can't be stopped, it can't be built, what should we do?" "The Americans of the Jin-Ai Railway want to change the original contract and build it on time. In addition, they also proposed that several powerful countries jointly invest in a method of unifying the railways of the three eastern provinces, buy what should be bought, build what should be built, and seize all the railways in the three provinces." stand up......" Before Xiliang finished speaking, Zaifeng shook his hands anxiously. "Don't talk, don't talk. The more you talk, the more chaotic, let everything go, let go. Let's talk about it later." Xiliang stopped talking.However, what to say in the future? It is a major event that is pending.Xiliang was worried, and Zaifeng was also worried.They are all worried about what will happen in the future? three On Huan, it really is a paradise. Yuan Shikai was determined to be a fisherman wearing a hat and cape. It was another sunny autumn day, and Yuan Shikai returned to his study from a walk in the lotus pond in the Yangshou Garden, probably feeling a little sad because of the sadness of the remnant lotus leaves. "In the lotus pond reflecting the sun, half of the sky is red, and in the blink of an eye, it has come to a moment of bleakness. The life of plants and trees is so short!" Cherishing the grass and trees, suddenly thinking of people, "Is life not short!" He was stunned After sitting there blankly for a while, he felt that his mind had calmed down, and he secretly laughed again. "Why did I become sentimental? This is femininity. No, don't worry. Thousands of sails pass by the side of the sunken boat, and Wanmuchun is in front of the sick tree! Next year, won't the lotus pond be red with the lotus flowering on the sun!" He exclaimed He raised his eyebrows and suddenly glowed with enthusiasm. He wants to write poetry. What to write? After all, he is negligent in this way.The long years of officialdom and frequent fights, although they all have the meaning of "poetry" and "love" and "painting", but they are the work of literati, and he Yuan Shikai is not "vassal".He even hated stereotyped articles.When he served as the governor of Zhili, he joined forces with Zhang Zhidong, the governor of Huguang, Cen Chunxuan, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and Zhou Fu, the governor of Liangjiang, to play the Qing court and stop the imperial examination system.The imperial court really listened to their request, and since then abolished the scientific examination, which became Yuan Shikai's frequent complacency.Now Wu is useless.The article was brought up.Recently, he often reads some books, such as Wang.I want to write poetry again today.He took out the Four Treasures of the Study, frowned and thought for a while, and finally, from his few fishing photos, he thought of a word "sorrow" that had just sprouted. Thinking about the word "sorrow", his poetic thinking was broadened, and he came out in a flash: Xiao Ran has no worries about his life experience, and he is a fishing boat with smoke and rain. Joss leads red Polygonum all day long, and friends allege only white gulls. I am not concerned with gains and losses when I cast bait, but I have grievances and enmities when swallowing fish. Looking back on how many things happened in the Central Plains, I just laughed off my beard. After the poem is finished, if you appreciate it carefully, you will feel satisfied.Especially the last sentence, as if it was a stroke of genius, he laughed happily.After that, he took up a pen and wrote a title: "Self-inscribed Fishing Boat Portrait".The topic is settled, but I still feel that the poetry is not booming, so Suxing will continue the second: For a hundred years, the mind is always long, and the ambition was unrewarded at that time. The wild old man bears the armor in his chest, and the young prince in the eyes of the fisherman. Thinking that there is no rock in the world, sighing that China has become short of Ou. Distributed from the end of the world, smoke and rain cover a fishing boat. After the last song was finished, he didn't laugh anymore.He had to finish the poem and feel uncomfortable.Why is it uncomfortable? But I can't explain it.He put down his pen, turned his back, and walked slowly. Just when Yuan Shikai was in a state of uncertainty, his third brother Shilian walked in. "Third brother, sit down." Yuan Shikai pointed to a chair respectfully. Yuan Shilian nodded and sat down.After sitting down, I just focused my attention, but saw the poem on the case. "Why, have you written poetry?" He had never seen him write poetry in the past.In Yuan Shilian's impression, Yuan Shikai never wrote poetry.That's why he was so surprised. "Where is writing poetry?" Yuan Shikai smiled lightly. "Others don't know, but you know, third brother. I have been neglected in poetry since I was a child. I don't even have the ability to read. When I talk about writing articles with a pen, my head hurts." Yuan Shilian finished reading the two poems on the case, and he said: "Are these two poems well written? They are emotional." "I'm afraid it doesn't even make sense." "Don't be so cautious." Yuan Shilian said: "Poetry requires strict proficiency, but in my opinion, what Ying wants is artistic conception. There are many poems that are not ordinary in ancient sentences, and some of them have been passed down through the ages. This is why It’s the so-called poetry expressing ambition. If you just make up words according to the plain and narrow sentences, you can only be regarded as a poet at best, not a poet, let alone a great poet, an immortal poet. I have said too much. In fact, for the two F poetry, I am also a layman." "The third brother is right, and I think so too. As long as you can express your emotions truthfully, it is a good poem. It's like abolishing the imperial examination system and replacing it with a method of selecting people based on facts. Skills don't necessarily lie in what you care about." Yuan Shikai was excited, as if he had suddenly discovered a bosom friend, he really started talking freely.In addition, he rummaged out several poems of Wujue, Wulu, Qijue, and Qilu that he had written earlier. "Third brother, you are very calm in your heart. You can take a look at these impromptu things when you like, and change what should be changed. It can be regarded as leaving some slush claws, just to be happy." "Why, have you written a lot of poems?" Yuan Shilian said, "do you still want to publish some..." "That's okay." Yuan Shikai said, "a few days ago, a scholar came to visit. a suggestion, and even an episode title." "Okay, what's your name?" "Because these things were written on the edge of the Huan River, just like the Guitang Bridge on the Huan River, it is proposed to be called "The Anthology of Songs and Poems of Guitang". What do you think?" "The name is good. I think it can be decided." The two brothers looked at each other and smiled. Yuan Shilian is 4 years older than Yuan Shikai, and is the second official among the five "Shi" brothers.When Yuan Shikai was the governor of Zhili, he was in Xuzhou Road, and he was dismissed because of illness.Probably the relationship between the same concubine, he and Yuan Shikai get along very closely.Yuan Shikai came to Huanshang to "cure his illness", so he hurried over from Xiangcheng to get along with him day and night.In terms of essay talent, he greatly surpasses Yuan Shikai, and he can be regarded as an upright and eight-class subject; in terms of scholarly proficiency, he is far behind Yuan Shikai.When he was dismissed in Xuzhou, he was as strong as a tiger, and made a lot of achievements in government affairs. He didn't know that he offended the "abbot" in that temple, and he lost his official position.When he really returned to his hometown without an official, he really fell ill, and sought medical treatment in various ways to no avail.Yuan Shikai set up a secluded house for him in the high-walled courtyard of Huan Shang, and sent a special person to take care of him. It seems that they are both "raising diseases" again, and there are more topics that brothers can communicate with each other.He often went to Yuan Shikai's garden or study, sometimes playing chess and chatting, sometimes commenting on the current situation, and sometimes talking about books and paintings, it was just to pass the time. People without officials are light-hearted and lenient. Reading books, talking, writing poems and painting are all pure and simple things.Yuan Shilian did not regret losing his official position.After a period of time, he got used to it.Recently, when the two brothers got together, they often talked about some celebrities who had abandoned their official positions and hung crowns, and they were very envious of their secluded life.Once, Yuan Shilian mentioned Yan Guang, a native of Kuaiji in the early Eastern Han Dynasty, to Shikai. He said that this person was a classmate of Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu. "Liu Xiu can be regarded as a monarch who is a virtuous corporal. He actually sent someone to find his old classmate in Luoyang and gave it to a high-ranking official who advised the doctor. In the end, this Yan Ziling still ran to the Fuchun River to live a life of idle clouds and wild cranes." "I really appreciate that Tao Zhugong." Yuan Shikai said. "You mean Fan Li and Fan Shaobo, the great officials of the Yue Kingdom?" Yuan Shilian said, "He has indeed made great contributions to Gou Jian, the King of Yue!" Yuan Shikai fell silent suddenly, as if he remembered something.What did you think of? Naturally, he thought of his situation. "Doctor Fan's departure is the general trend and his shrewdness. The king of Yue has avenged his country, and the next step is to kill the hero. Isn’t it unconventional that I, Yuan Shikai, are still useful to him when the scars are everywhere?” Yuan Shikai also thought that when his energy was exhausted and the Qing Dynasty was revived, he would live in seclusion mountain forest.He never thought that he would be left behind so far away from that day.Recalling the past and thinking about the present, he was naturally deeply moved. However, he didn't want to show such emotions in front of the third elder brother, he just smiled, said a few other things, and then moved away.As for Yuan Shilian, he actually understood.He didn't want to arouse Naidi's greater troubles, so he left consciously. Today, when Yuan Shilian unfolded his younger brother's poems and carefully appreciated them, he seemed to see the injustice of being his younger brother again. He gently covered the scroll and closed his eyes... Yuan Shikai was not at ease with his secluded life. He didn't "smile with a beard" about "how many things happened in the Central Plains", and his dissatisfaction with the imperial court was deeply hidden between the lines.He wrote in a little poem "Climbing the Tower": The building is small enough to accommodate knees, and the eaves are high and the old trees are full. Kai Xuan Ping Beidou, I feel too low. Another poem "Looking at the Moon in the Late Clouds" reads like this: The boat scoops up the bright moon, escapes toad and sinks to the bottom of the water. Scratching your head to ask the sky, the moon is hidden in the mist. If the mood is calm, why would he feel "too low" and "the moon is hidden in the smoke"? "What? Yuan Shilian smiled contemptuously." Fourth brother, fourth brother, it seems that your fate is not over yet, and you still want to go out to do something. "Yuan Shilian inadvertently turned a few pages, and finally stopped his eyes before a poem "Ci Wang Jie Tingzhang Youyang Shougang Rhyme". At first glance, the return sentence, the old rain in the forest dwells. Thirty years of waking up from the dream of dust, half an acre of wasteland garden. Carving tired Qingyun road, fish floating green water source. Zhang Huan still feels shallow, where can he ask Jiangcun? Yuan Shilian suddenly felt tired and his thoughts were confused.He covered the volume of poems and sealed them as they were. Alright, put it in a wooden box, and then, with a lazy waist, lay down on the bed. Huanbu's high-walled courtyard gradually became lively. The tired relatives who stayed in Beijing and the wives and concubines who fled to Tianjin were all picked up one after another; superior.Not counting the guard cavalry sent by the two battalions, there are more than a hundred people inside and outside the Yuan's mansion alone.Fortunately, when Yuan Shikai bought this incomplete villa from a wealthy businessman in Tianjin in the early years, he also bought a lot of land. Food was not a problem, but he needed to arrange some people to raise some livestock, poultry, and live fish inside and outside the yard. Plant some vegetables and non-staple food, and live a good life.It is said that Yuan Shikai's family of nine wives and nine concubines has been finalized until they live together in Huan. The nine concubines and one wife also have independent courtyards, complete servants, and no outside entertainment. Yuan Shikai asked them to raise silkworms and reel silk separately. The income is your own.And in the south of the Yangtze River, Canniang and Weaving Niang were invited as guides.In addition, a general accounting room was set up in the compound; Fu Dianqing was also the manager, and Xu Tiancheng was assigned to take charge of the real estate; except Yuan Naikan who stayed in Beijing to manage the real estate in Beijing and Tianjin, other important members Yuan Zhenbiao, Shen Mingshan, Shen Mingde, He Zhixiang, Ma Qilu, doctors Liu Doufu, Wang Zhongqin and others all came to Zhangde.After all, Yuan Shikai was a big bureaucrat, and he was not satisfied with the self-sufficient life of small farmers, so every three or two months, he sent people to Tianjin, Shanghai and other big cities to buy some food, clothing and useful things that Zhangde could not buy.The high-walled compound has become a veritable independent kingdom, a paradise. Probably the situation changed. After living in seclusion in Huanshang Village, Yuan Shikai especially loved the third concubine Tai Jin.He often led her to boat in the lotus pond of Yangshouyuan to enjoy the moon, walk along the shore, or sit on the rocks together to enjoy the sky, or stay together on the chessboard and fight fiercely; The lyre, send Yuan Shikai away from loneliness.Naturally, when the sound of the zither disappeared, they would both lie down in the curtain. For the Jin family, Yuan Shikai felt ashamed of her.Back then, she was in the royal family of Joseon, and she was also a golden branch and jade leaf, and he was the one who married him as the main family.Therefore, Jin's sister Yejing became the princess and accompanied her with two maids.可是，金氏来到中国，不仅知道自己只能做妾，还得排在沈氏那个原本上海的妓女之后，这已经够气恼地了。不料，袁世凯把她的两个侍女同时收为妾，而一个比她年龄长的李氏竞排在她前边，她成妾中的第三位。当她一切都明白过来之后，她便决心把自己的情感孤寂起来，疏远袁世凯，无论袁世凯对她如何温纯挑逗，她连一副笑脸也不给他。在这样沉重的精神压力下，她成了一个性情十分古怪的人，喜怒无常，玩世不恭。日久天长之后，她独钟于她的七弦琴了。来到洹上，袁世凯从云雾飘摇的九天之上一下子回到了人间，他感到了人情的金贵，便主动向金氏赔礼，邀金氏赏月荡舟下棋。 一次．二人在水心亭摆开了棋盘，两三个回合一过，袁世凯有点得意忘形了，他洋洋自得地说："这一次，我必然征服你。我胜利了，胜利了!" 金氏忽然问犯了忌；"你已经把我从朝鲜骗到中国来了，何必再大声张扬胜利了!"这么一想，猛然站起身来，怒气冲冲，把棋盘、棋子端起，用力扔到河中，转身回房去了。 袁世凯自知失言，讪讪地随了去，好言相慰，并住下不走。两人这才和好。 金氏精明伶利，七弦琴越弹越精。七弦琴本是中国古有，自周至汉，皆已盛行，魏晋之后更成今型。金氏也熟于中国的古曲，便伴着袁世凯在洹水之上消磨度日起来。一天，正是他们在荷塘边琴声悠扬时，袁世凯忽然看见家塾里的教师史济道等在散步，便招手高喊："老师，老师，史老师!这里正在，何不过来觅觅知音呀!" 袁世凯素来不与塾师往来的，无论是天津、北京宅上的塾师，还是彰德新设塾馆的塾师，他从不跟她(他)们交谈。此次破例，老师也到高兴。于是，便凑了过来，不料这么一会，又会出一番诗情...... Four 袁世凯的几处家馆，多是女馆，只教女儿们和小妾们读书识字。家馆里的老师，也都是女老师。袁世凯自己不喜读书识字，自然不想跟老师交往。如今，情况不同了，赋闲洹上，无用武之地了。自然想起诗文。写了那么多歪诗，就是例证。手里有诗了，跟这些作馆的老师也亲密了。老师到他面前，听他弹琴说琴，听他读诗说诗，一下子激到袁世凯兴奋的神经上。一曲弹奏之后，袁世凯笑了。"琴棋书画，还有诗，当该是极乐境界，比起官场上的争争斗斗，高雅有趣。怪不得许多学问大的古人，官不做，就去绘画作诗，抚琴对弈。我明白了，那才真正是雅士生活。" 老师们把袁世凯始终当成官场上的庞然大物，今天虽隐居洹上了，明天说不定还是前呼后拥。怎么忽然间说了这一串"新奇"的话题，老师们猜不透啥意思。只得随便应酬："琴棋书画，闲情逸致，治不了国，安不了邦。还是大人干的那番事业，才称得起轰轰烈烈。" 袁世凯摇摇手，笑着说："那是往事了。算得算不得轰轰烈烈，让后人去评吧。咱们在洹水之滨，就谈洹水之事。我早几天还写诗说，身世萧然百不愁，烟蓑雨笠一渔舟。那才是我想象的生活。" 那位叫史济道的女老师说："今难得一聚，又有高曲为伴，大人何不即兴再赋几首。" 袁世凯先是谦虚摇手，后见众人盛情，到也激起诗兴。抬头仰面，正见新月高悬，雀鸦觅巢，蓝天更加湛湛。便命人取过文房四宝，在养寿园的荷塘畔挥笔写下《和江都史济道女史月下游养寿园》诗： 曾来此地作劳人，满目林泉气势新。 墙外太行横若障，门前洹水喜为邻。 The wind and smoke are boundless and boundless, and the waves are agitated frequently. 寄语长安诸旧侣，素衣蚤浣帝京尘。 写毕，放下笔，忙说?"献丑、献丑；见笑，见笑!"众人也咐和说："好诗，好诗!" 这几年，袁世凯的士途虽然坎坎坷坷，家事却安排得平平稳稳。就说他纳妾办的喜事吧，总是什么事情也影响不着，他在直隶总督任上纳的六姨太叶氏，匕姨太张氏，在军机大臣任上又纳的八姨太郭氏；隐居彰德不久，再纳九姨太刘氏。人多口杂，高墙人院里免不了风风波波，好在袁世凯手里有钱，总算拿得出会把各种不平衡的事都平衡了。有人泌"袁宅的家事比朝廷的政事还多，会把袁世凯累死的。"其实，袁世凯不为家事劳累呢-- 他不是一个逃避红尘、淡泊铝利的隐士。他不忘"素衣蚤浣帝京尘"，他还是"钓翁眼底小王侯"。他虽然身居乡村，却时刻关注着天下事，他的洹上村大围墙里有电报房，他每天都会收到很多很多从各方面发来的电报和信件，他依然坚持着每天两个小时的办理公务，他和各方面的联系都和往日·样的密切，包括朝廷中发生的事·ff，他总会当日便完全了解。何况，洹上村在他到来之后，朝野许多著名人物都不顾路途远近地往这里跑。 有一天，直隶总督杨二骧微服简从来到了洹上村。他是来向袁世凯回报朝中情况的。除了杨士骧之外，段祺瑞，段芝贵，就连徐世昌，奕勖，都会随时随地把朝中发生的一切告诉他，袁世凯真是"身居山野孤院，心知天下一切"。 杨士骧是来向他回报"东北形势"的，因为那里正在发生着"以夷制夷"长剧的演变...... "这么说来，锦瑷铁路草约岂不成了一张废纸。"袁世凯听了杨士骧的回报之后说。 "果然成了废纸，确也平和一些。"杨士骧摇摇头。"美同人不甘心。" "事情又发展了?"袁世凯自问。 "美国政府出面了，"杨上骧随："他们向中、英、法、俄、德等图政府提出一个《满洲铁路商业性的中立化》的备忘录，除将统一一东三省铁路办法作为美罔政府的正式建议之外，还对中立化的含意解释为满洲铁路限于商业之用，使满洲在事实上成为中立地带以确保门户开放，机会均等...... 还不待杨士骧把话说完，袁世凯便扪案而起："这是几国共同阶商的?" "小曾协商。" "美同人太霸道了吧。" 袁世凯说："别国都是他的随从?" "日俄首先反对。" 杨士骧"英、德、法三国也不理。" "什么备忘录?泡影!" "美国政府不愿丢这个面子，他们又丢开口俄两国，和英法德三旧联合成立银行团，垄断对华投资，与清政府正在协商签订《改革中罔币制及振兴东三省实业》借款协定。" 袁世凯心里一动，他曾做了好几年的"借血强身"美梦，今天有人又重提了。"果然如此，这到不失一着。" 杨：刖嚷看不准，他此来只为报告情况。情况谈完了，他也该告退。 杨士骧走了不久，事情便有了结果：四国银行集团与清政府签订了《川粤铁路借款600万英镑》和《币制实业借款1000万英镑》两个协定，实现了美国经济渗入的计划，更圆了袁世凯"借血强身"的美梦。 大墙外乱哄哄，大墙内更是乱哄哄。 妻妾们都来到洹上之后，袁世凯有过交待："如今情况不同了，大家都要收敛些，和和美美地过日月?这一关还不知有多久，也不知有多大?需要全家人携手共度。"一家人能携起手来吗?作为主妇的下氏，她早已只是一块牌位了，她不管事，事也轮不到她管，她早静心"养老"了；大姨太沈氏，名正高顺的"递补"夫人，也以夫人身份风流了好多年。朝鲜来了三个女子之后，她醋意升腾，着实地在她们身上动了不少家法--袁氏有"家训"：新进门的姨太太要服从早进门的姨太太的管束。所以，沈氏对三位朝鲜女施威也成了天经地义之举。谁知袁氏还有个"内控"的"家训"!姨太太们中间，谁最受宠，管家大权便落在谁肩上。或说：谁管家了，谁也就最得宠了。如今的洹上高墙大院，沈氏的地位渐渐被那个天津的小家女、五姨太杨氏抢了去。沈氏原先的醋在三个朝鲜女身上的不愤，一下子又添了失权的失落，索性闭门不出了。五姨太杨氏算是从棍头下走过来的，她撑权了，她得用权。于是，她先在六、七、八三个姨太太身上"捞本"，她常常对这三个人无是生非，非打即骂，有时，还让她们跪砖头，或绑在桌子上毒打。大墙里的打打骂骂、明明暗暗，总是不断。洹上住下不久，大墙里又添了个天津俊秀女子--九姨太刘氏，乱事自然再起。 一次，刘氏从自己的房中出来，正要去办一件什么事，忽然看见杨氏从一边匆匆走来。她恨杨氏，也惧杨氏，不想同她见面，便转身退回自己的房中。杨氏偏偏一眼便看见了，这人平日无是生非，今见刘氏有意躲她，便怒从心起，急慌慌追过去，站在刘氏门大声喊道："老九，你出来。"她不依常规叫"九姨太"了，而是直呼"老九"。 刘氏知道躲不过了，便走出来，一脸不耐烦地说："什么事?"她也不依常规叫声"姐"了，连个街也不带。 "我是老虎还是老狼?"杨氏怒气冲冲。 "你是什么，我怎么能知道?" 刘氏不服她："我可什么也没说你。" "见着我你躲什么?" "我啥时见着你了?我啥时又躲着你了?" "你走出门了，望见我便缩回去。怕我吃了你?" "我谁也没看见。" "还犟口?!"杨氏动威了。 "我就知道你恨我，连常礼也不顾了。今天就教训教训你，让你知道我是谁?"说着，扬手就是一巴掌。 刘氏虽然年龄小，性子却不小。挨了打，并不服，却大声说："我就知道你恨我，作贱我。有胆量给老爷说说，还让我回天津不就完了。别这样折磨我!我也是爹娘养的肉身子，生成也不是供你打骂的......"哭着闹着，也扬起巴掌朝着杨氏打了过去。 杨氏自觉地位在，刘氏不敢顶她。不想，她竞动了手，而且真真切切地打到自己脸上了，这还了得!一边大叫"反了，反了!"一边摸起一根木棍，不问是头是脸，用力打了过去。 只听"啪--"的一声响，正打在刘氏鬓角，刹时便鲜血流出。刘氏带伤了，便大声叫喊起来："杀人了，杀人了!救命噢，救命噢!" 大墙之内，就那么一片天地，闹哄哄已经惊天动地了；这么一喊，全院中都惊动了：姨太太们一个个从房中出来，朝着人闹处走来。 这里单说大姨太沈氏，她虽然是失宠了，但资格老，别说这些姨太太，就连于氏夫人也得高看她一眼。这沈氏跟杨氏也是对头星，她觉得是她纂了她的权，早已心里不忿。沈氏未出房，便有人向她作了回报，说是"老五打破了老九的头"。沈氏正想找茬儿没处找呢，哪里放过这个机会。一到现场，她便吭起腔来说："哟，这是怎么说话?山中没有老虎了，凡长腿的都想称王了。太太还不曾动手打过人呢，这竞打出血来了。袁家现在还是回籍养疴，还没有到犯科抄家，上不了法场。怎么自己竞动刀了，还有点儿体统没有?" 沈氏一派言语，火中带辣，那杨氏早已听得明明白白。如今，杨氏是得宠人物，哪里受得了。便也吭着儿说："大姑娘这话可是有斤有两的，我倒要问问，是对张三呢还是对李四?总不会一揽子部有摊肴吧?" 杨氏这称呼，沈氏便火了：加油了--原来袁氏电有个家规：对于于氏夫人，府里上下人人都得称"太太"；姨太太呢?每人头上加上自己的牌位，如三姨太便称"三姨太"，八姨太便称"八姨太"：只是那些作了妾尚未生育的，或根本就不能生育的，便只在自己姓氏下加上"姑娘"两字。沈氏是妾中之首，谁敢叫她"姑娘"?何况这沈氏确实未曾生育，别人更不敢揭她这个短处。杨氏，张口叫她"大姑娘"，你说她恼不恼?沈氏把脸一沉，说："放肆!这群人当中，我还没有看出来哪个脸人的我说不起呢。来人，给我掌嘴。" 沈氏这样一发号施令，人们又见这群人中确无人不是在她管辖之下，再加上：姨太平时得罪人太多，于是，那些受她气的姨太太也都随着丫环使女动起手来。一时间，拳脚相加，早把杨氏打翻在地。杨氏寡不敌众，只得高呼"救命!" 袁世凯正在养寿司跟三姨太下棋，又赶上是一盘赔罪棋，她虽然听到有人回报，只足那三姨太金氏不点头，他却不能走。走了怕她再把棋扔到河里去。一盘棋下完，袁世凯才赶到出事地点。杨氏早已被打得连话也说不出了。袁世凯本来想发作一番，抬眼看看，沈氏在一旁正怒气冲冲，而刘氏却又血流满面--一个是恩重如山，一个足新婚燕尔，尽管他十分欣赏杨氏的理家能耐，可眼前这种局面，他也只好束手无策。不得不摇着手，说："去吧，去吧，去吧，各人同各人房，该养伤的养伤，该出气的出气，各人干自己的去吧。" 大墙内又恢复了平静。 Fives 洹上村里，许非都是家事，除了妻妾们之外，那位京城里的宪政编杏馆提调杨度业绎成了技单的谋士，直隶总督的乃兄，李鸿章的老幕僚杨士琦已是这里的高参；常驻的人物还有：段祺瑞的代表，冯同璋的代表和巡警部侍郎赵秉钧的代表，其他密使便往来如梭，名字记也记不得了。袁世凯那有那么多精力管家事呢?五姨太打伤了九姨太的头，大姨太打伤了五姨太的腰，都是鸡毛蒜皮的事，塌不了天，任它去。他要集中精力，问他该问、想问的事情。有一天，端方突然来到洹上村。袁世凯名义上是以把兄弟和儿女亲家的身份接待他，可是，那声势，简直就像接驾一般的隆重：袁世凯率全体幕僚出迎几里，单辟四合院供端方下榻，还把护卫寨子的一营人马全部调来保卫，光是岗哨就设了五六层；除了袁世凯本人以外，谁也不曾进得那座四合院，他们谈论了些什么?无人知。直到端方要离去了，袁世凯在他临行前的那天晚上还单独放了一场电影招待他。 送走端方的时候，电报房突然送来一份加急电报。袁世凯拆开一看，原来是南通张謇在南京去汉口的长江轮船上发来的。电文很简单，是： 别几一世矣!来晚诣公，请勿他出。 袁世凯心里一跳："他，张季直(张謇，字季直)?张季直来访?"袁世凯不相信这个清末最后一个状元公会来洹上访他。可是，他又不能不信这位状元公会来。于是，一段业经淹没了的岁月遗痕，陡然问义泛了上来-- 张謇和袁世凯结识于1881年。其时，张謇正在山东登州淮军统领吴长庆军中任机密幕僚，主持军巾人事、文事、军事及外交事，算是吴长庆的灵魂。袁世凯来登州投军，：吴长庆是他老爹和叔父的把兄弟，自然另眼看待，不免先问了问他父亲和叔父的情况，然后备了儿样菜，算是为这位仁侄接风，便请张謇作陪。席问，吴长庆指着张謇对袁世凯说："贤侄，这位是南通张季直，我的高参。他可是位学富五车、才高八斗的饱学之士。以后，你可以多向他求教。" 张謇摇头，连说"不敢。" 袁世凯机灵，忙站起来向张謇敬酒："在下项城袁慰庭，借世伯美酒，向先生拜敬，还望今后多多教诲。" 张謇是个涉世较深的人，见袁世凯这么年轻便颇谙"走门子"的学问，有点儿轻视他。但还是说："言重了，言重了。"又说："听说吴统领与令尊关系甚厚，你来了，自然由他多提携。" 吴长庆说："先在营务处见习阵子再说吧。"并说："仁侄之事，就拜托张先生了。" 袁世凯从此对张謇也以师礼待之。 袁在吴长庆军营，虽是见习，处理起日常事务来，却表现得十分干练，吴长庆、张謇都较为满意。次年，吴长庆率军入朝，张謇便荐袁为前敌营务处事；后来，还是张的提携，吴长庆回国时，便让袁作了帮同统带，将所部三营兵交给了袁。可以说，张謇是赏识袁世凯的第一人，没有张謇的多次荐贤，也不会有袁世凯的后天腾达。可是，袁世凯并不是一个"从一而终"的人，当他顺利地走了几年路，又高攀上了李鸿章时，便冷落了这位启蒙师，连称呼也由"师"改为"翁"了。张謇对其卑劣行为极为不满。直到904年张謇以立宪派首领身份请求朝廷立宪，受张之洞等人的怂恿，他才写信给任着直隶总督兼北洋大臣的袁世凯，想请他支持。但是，袁很冷淡，只表示了一个"尚须缓以俟时"的态度。张謇从此再未与袁有交往。现在，张謇突然来电，袁世凯摸不透这位成了状元，正在大办实业的人物来访他何意? 张謇因何仿袁?我们还得把话说远点儿：张謇是积极主张立宪的。慈禧宣布"预备立宪"，他很受鼓舞，随即与汤寿潜，郑孝胥等人组织了国内第一个立宪国体--预备立宪公会，并任副会长。1909年，张謇又发起各省谘议局赴京请愿，要求清廷速行立宪。但以载沣为首的少壮亲贵集团掌权之后，清廷便日趋保守，立宪事渐被冷淡；尤其是在皇族内阁成立之后，张謇的立宪思想屡经挫折之后已是大失所望，他不得不把注意力放在少壮亲贵集团之外，继续组织实力，向朝廷"痛切密陈，勿以国事的孤注"，迫其作让步打算。不问张謇愿意不愿意，袁世凯都是他寻求的对象。 袁世凯爬上高位前后，从未真正支持过立宪，但也未曾公然反对过立宪。1905年之后，立宪运动声势大增，袁世凯遂倾向立宪；1906年8月，他甚至宣