Chapter 325 Looking forward to turning around

The news about Xingxian spread along with the news that the three ministers Dai Yuan and Qu were under house arrest. Their charges were not announced, and in fact there was no conclusive evidence to impose any special charges on them. The specific reasons were only understood by the political circles of the empire.

They also want to expand their power through constitutional implementation. My official announcement on July 21 also proves that I have no fear of expanding the power of the power, so many people have considerable doubts. Their purpose is no different from mine, and they are all to establish a new political pattern with a constitutional monarchy as the future direction.

But why did they be under house arrest in Yingtai, who had previously detained the loser of the royal family's attempted coup? In fact, it is not only at home, but also at the international level, but also at the international level. With the changes in China's national political system, whether China's position in the recent war will have some deviations, and whether it will change its current expansionary foreign policy in the future are all the key points of interest to the diplomatic circles of various countries.

The tone of the country was not completely determined. A large number of people believed that the three ministers Dai Yuan and Qu and others were trying to immediately seek the highest power of the country and immediately challenge my authority, which caused my thunder and anger. In order to alleviate the pressure of domestic political reform, they later announced the preparation of constitutionalism.

There are also a few people who think that this is out of public interest, and based on long-term experience, it has shown that in the current chaotic world situation, only the wise and powerful Emperor of the Emperor has the ability to lead the empire to a bright future. This is also the fundamental reason why His Majesty cannot tolerate the challenge of immediately changing the state's political system and immediately grasping the highest rule of the country, because His Majesty the Emperor does not believe that after he becomes the Supreme Emperor or does not hold real power, the Prime Ministers who rule the country can lead the country to continue to move from right to right in troubled times.

After the political turmoil of darkness and lightness, it is unrealistic to expect no political rumor to spread at all, and the Chinese have always had the habit of spreading rumor. So for a while, although the newspapers have formed a new wave of topics about the basic concept of preparation for constitutionalism and the discussions of the new system by some political active classes, revision suggestions and some detailed opinions, etc., and even overshadowed the popularity of US President Taft, who was about to arrive in Beijing in August, the middle and senior officials in the political circles in the entire capital still maintained a relatively low-key silent look at the shocking events in this political life.

It's really no wonder that they are. Anyone who has been in the Chinese political circle for several years will be accustomed to not rushing to make a clear statement on political events. Because that is too dangerous, and there are so many lessons learned from the past that can't be counted.

Silence is the breeding ground for rumors, so after a political system that was scheduled for a few years, starting from July 21 to today after 1921, this period lasted for a total of 8 years, which is called the tutoring period.

During the tutoring period, I still have supreme power. Only by guaranteeing supreme power can I successfully make this country complete the transition. Otherwise, when I die, the prospects of the country will be disaster. When rumors are flying, even if I have to face a meeting with another leader of a country on the other side of the Pacific that has the ability to decide the future of this planet, I still have to continue to send out certain signals of change in the power structure on the propaganda machine.

On July 23, Lu Chuanlin, who had just arrived in Beijing, came to the palace to visit him, received an order to handle national military and political affairs, and was authorized to complete the formation of the cabinet within seven days. He had already sent the preliminary list of cabinet formation to Beijing by telegram. He nominated the Prime Minister and Deputy Minister of the Cabinet to serve on the other hand, while other departments basically remained unchanged, showing his uneasy mood when he first entered the capital.

Of course I cannot satisfy this list of cabinets. This is obviously the result of his fearful attitude. Of course, after thinking from the perspective of others, I can also understand his psychology. After all, over the past ten or twenty years, the turmoil and bloody political struggles in Beijing have made no one dare to easily believe in the position of Prime Minister and the huge power that suddenly fell from the sky and accompanied by this position and be complacent. Lu Chuanlin's performance is also the performance of a normal old-fashioned minister, and his age at about 80 and his rich political experience throughout his life have made him know that he is just a transitional person.

It is just something, because everyone knows that this country cannot be in his hands. So he introduced a self-righteous candidate for the vice premier, namely Zai. According to the provisions of the preparatory constitutional system, when the Prime Minister dies for some reason, the Deputy Prime Minister takes over as Prime Minister. He believes that this is a good opportunity to realize the emperor's intentions. Moreover, from his understanding, selecting the Deputy Prime Minister as Zai, who has the deepest relatives of the royal family and the closest relationship with the emperor, and leaving all the human rights to Zai. This is the continuation of his loyal concept of serving the royal family in this life.

Naturally, I would not be angry with him. In fact, choosing both him and Liang Qichao, who are not very suitable for the prime minister in my mind, to be the prime minister in this transition period, is also trying to give the parliament a chance to elect a prime minister during my tutoring period. Now, by 1921 there are still eight years, and the entire national affairs will be fully controlled by me this year and next year. Next year, all provinces will complete the election of members of parliament. By 1915, the new prime minister, officially elected by the parliament, officially assumes the power under my weak governance situation and lets go of governance in the internal affairs and diplomacy.

An old guy like Lu Chuanlin and Liang Qichao have no political prestige, but they know very well about the entire constitutional system, are the excellent candidates to cooperate with me in the implementation of the sanctions.

Of course, in front of me, it is impossible to let Lu Chuanlin, a cabinet list that would be spread to the public, which would add more to the conversation. I also need to impose some specific measures to show my sincerity in implementing constitutionalism to the people.

On July 25, after announcing a tutoring schedule before 1915, an edict was announced to the public for innocence against Dai Yuan and Qu and his supporters. However, in the edict, the reason for taking action against the three of them was to be responsible to the country and to rebuke the three of them for their attempts to mobilize the royal army to achieve their ulterior motives. However, this time, the handling changed the past decisive behavior and announced that the three of them were dismissed from their official positions and demoted them to common people. They deprived them of the prime minister's qualifications and qualifications to serve as officials after the constitutional system.

This has cooled down a little bit of political rumors in Beijing. The focus of public opinion has also been occupied by the closer and closer US president's visit to China. According to the Navy's return and news from US diplomats, President Taft's fleet will arrive in Tianjin on the 27th and arrive from Tianjin on the 28th on the Army's special train.

On the morning of the 29th, Taft was about to visit me in the Forbidden City, and to inspect the three armies in Zhengyangmen Square together and deliver a public speech. Only then did he enter the actual talks.

The military's long-term preparation and demonstration of its strength also kicked off at sea. The mixed welcome fleet of the Imperial Pacific Fleet and the local fleet led by eight battleships and an airship aircraft carrier. It went out to welcome thousands of kilometers, and met with the US President's fleet on the ocean near Hawaii, and escorted all the way back to China. It completed supplies at the Guam Naval Base, Japan's Sendai Naval Base, Dongning (Nasaki) Naval Base, and Juman Island Naval Base, and will arrive in Tianjin on the 27th. On the voyage along the way, various ships of the Imperial Navy showed strong force, which I believe has left a deep impression on the Americans.

After he arrived in Tianjin, the 101st Cavalry Division of the brave and combative First Army will be escorted all the way from Tianjin, accompanied by a squadron of the Royal Air Force, and will serve as air guards. The military parade in Beijing has been prepared. The parades of the two divisions will display artillery of various caliber and light and heavy weapons of various caliber used by combat troops, and some of the weapons seized by combat forces. Along with the flight performance of the Royal Air Force in the air, the entire parade will show the Americans a powerful royal army, with a standing army of 2.4 million troops, a navy of nearly 500,000 troops, and a potential war force of 500,800, or even tens of millions of potential war forces, with my acquiescence, the military will complete their display of their strength within the first few days, laying the foundation for the next stage of political talks.

The summit between China and the United States has attracted the attention of the whole world because of its importance that it can determine the future trend of the entire earth under the current circumstances. Even Europe in the war has a considerable scale of reporters coming to China to conduct a series of interviews on this summit between China and the United States that concerns the future of mankind.

As the British-German wars increasingly show a trend of long-term wars, the positions of China and the United States will determine the future direction of the entire war to a considerable extent. China has shown a pro-Germany position, and the United States is still a pacifist. Whether the United States persuades China to maintain peace together, or whether the United States and China are dragged into the water, or whether the United States and China are facing opposites, the entire world divides two camps. These three may still coexist at least for the time being, and any choice is crucial to Europe.

Of course, since the news that Pu Ying was put under house arrest has not spread yet, the Germans have not yet felt uneasy. Otherwise, this analysis would inevitably add a fourth possibility, that is, China deviates from the German camp. Although this is no longer possible, the conflict between China and Britain has completely transcended the state of hatred and reached the level of conflict of interests, which is also the most fundamental conflict.

While paying attention to the China-US summit, the British decision-makers also raised their hearts to their throats and stared at the river called the Somme on the map.

The French in northern Paris were also preparing to launch a large-scale attack in early August to cooperate with the British's operations in the Somme River Basin. Of course, this was also to deal with the increasing dissatisfaction of Paris. The French were too disappointed with the poor performance of their own army. The military was not even able to protect the safety of Paris. Almost every day, the Germans' ultra-long-range cannons would take away many civilian lives. While cursing the Germans, the Paris garrison commander's department could see a large number of protesters every day. Citizens protested that the army did not fulfill their compensation after requisitioning their cars, and the protesting army could not fulfill the promise that the German cannon was about to be destroyed. Therefore, taking advantage of the east wind of Britain's Battle of the Somme, the French also sought a strategic breakthrough in northern Paris to change the situation of passive beatings and rescue the situation of Verdun, which was at stake.

Although the defensive battle in the direction of Verdun occupied a huge share of French troops, General Xiafei still had enough troops to carry out his Paris defense battle. He used 42 divisions to cooperate with the British's plan to launch the Somme Battle in the early morning of August 1, and form a coordinated formation with two bread-climbing situations.

In this large encirclement is a huge cluster of the Second Army and the Fourth Army, with a total of more than 500,000 people, while the combined forces of Britain and France exceeded one million. Of course, if the more than 300,000 people were invested in the direction of the Marne River to restrain the German army's 13th Army, the entire British and French coalition forces invested in the Battle of the Great Somme would reach 1.4 million. It can be said that if this battle fails again, even if the blood of Britain and France has not dried up, it will be not far from this situation.

On the contrary, if the Battle of the Somme can achieve the battle goal of the British and French forces involving the German offensive forces in the direction of Verdun and consume a large amount of German vitality, then a series of previous declines will be wiped out, and the balance of the war will be tilted towards the Group of Allies for the first time. With the advantages of strategic geographical advantages and resource advantages, Britain and France are likely to be able to survive more than Germany and eventually defeat Germany.

If no external forces intervene, it can be said that the Battle of Somme will determine the end of this European war. The British were begging for victory, because if they could still win a terrible victory in Europe, then from the perspective of the entire global perspective, the British Empire would not have lost too badly.

Years of war also cost them all the hard currency and a large amount of American bonds that they once held, and even owed Americans a lot of money. The expansion of the scope of care brought by the disadvantages and geographical advantages during this period made them consume more resources than the Germans. Therefore, from the perspective of resource balance, the degree of backwardness of the Germans has been gradually weakened. Although this may not be a good thing. A large number of British people spread some sensational rumors in North America. If Britain was defeated, the huge debts owed to the United States of America would never be fulfilled. And this rumor is deeply hitting the forces that support Germany in the United States.

Although Germany also owed the United States a lot of money, because Britain maintained its strategy of blocking Germany during this period, and the German Navy had not accumulated enough strength to break through the British and French maritime coalition forces after a broken and defeated maritime war. Therefore, this blockade policy was still firmly implemented. Berlin's Minister of Military Control and Prefecture William.

Grena had already added several wrinkles to his forehead.

Fortunately, his Prime Minister Maximilian, Prince Baden, brought him a good medicine to relax his eyebrows: news from China shows that China and the United States are very likely to form a written statement in Beijing - the right to fair trade and the right to free navigation in the high seas under any circumstances.

If this news is accurate, it means that China and the United States have the intention to open up trade with Germany. If so, Germany will quickly narrow the gap with Britain on two balances.

All this depends on the joint statement that China and the United States may release next month.

After Dai Yuan and Qu were deported home, they would also embark on the way back to their hometown. Dai Hongci is a traditional scholar and politician. Like Qu Hongji, he has a reputation for being honest and has no industry to deal with in Beijing. Dai was 61 years old and his health was not very good. Qu Hongji was 64 years old and Yuan Shikai was 55 years old. In terms of physical conditions, the lifespan of the three people is not long, and my anger towards them has faded early. They have nothing to do with their minds. The mistake is that their thoughts are ahead of their heads. If you really say that there is any rebellious plan, it means that they will be used by Pu Ying or used by Pu Ying.

They are actually just politics and victims of the times. So while busy meeting with President Taft, I still took the time to meet them once, and said a few words of enlightenment to them in a tactful way, which made them grateful for the kindness of heaven. After giving them a few more words, the three of them left Beijing one after another. I calculated that Dai Hongci had lived three more years more than in history, and Qu Hongji and Yuan Shikai had no lifespan.

The three of them returned to their hometown with their honor and prosperity. Like Weng Tong-chung back then, they still paid annual salary. The title of honor will not be deprived, which shows that the royal family is considering the old ministers. Through this act of mercy, they conveyed to the outside world that the incident of house arrest and the implementation of constitutionalism did not conflict with the outside world.

After Lu Chuanlin served as Prime Minister, he only had a name on the position of Prime Minister. The specific internal affairs were managed by Deputy Minister Zhang Jian, while the foreign affairs were managed by Prince Gong Zaiying. Lu Chuanlin also had the title of Chief of the Department of Consulting State Election Affairs. With the assistance of Liang Qichao's ministry, he began to prepare for the elections of local consultative councils next year.

These days, China's preparation for constitutionalization has also triggered high-profile praise from the United States. I don't know whether it is their sincere praise or whether it is a tone for President Taft's visit.

During his docking in Japan, Taft also issued a brief statement claiming that he noticed that the ancient Chinese Empire had issued a preparatory constitutional approach on the eve of his upcoming visit, which not only laid the foundation for the friendly relations between China and the United States, but also built a solid cornerstone for the future development prospects of that ancient country. He wished that in the eight years of preparation for constitutionalism, the Chinese Empire could create a good situation for the future constitutional country under the leadership of His Majesty the wise and merciful Emperor. At the end of the statement, he particularly thanked the Chinese Empire for the escort of the Chinese Empire's naval fleet and expressed his joy for the friendship between the Chinese and the United States along the way. He believed that this friendship would be the cornerstone of the Pacific order and would inevitably be the cornerstone of global stability.

After this statement was released in the media, it naturally enhanced the domestic kindness of his visit. American businesses and companies in China both fired the national flags of China and the United States at the doors of the shops and set off firecrackers to express their happiness and welcome. After all, for tens of thousands of Americans and hundreds of companies doing business in China, is there anything more worthy of celebration than the continued friendship between China and the United States?

The Germans were happier than them. After the United States once showed a wavering position, the Germans could only place their hope of restraining the United States on the Chinese. In their opinion, the only two powerful countries that can decide this war besides them. As long as the two countries show a neutral situation, coupled with the issuance of China and the United States on fair trade and opening maritime channels, it would give Germany the opportunity to completely defeat Britain.

But the British obviously did not intend to get them to their wishes. After the German Navy took advantage of the British that they had to shrink their navy from the Far East to maintain their homeland, the German Navy's Pacific Fleet began their westward plan after completing the mission of blocking Australia and New Zealand. Under the leadership of the Pacific Fleet Commander Spey, their fleet first launched a conquest of the Indian Ocean. With the help of a series of military ports controlled by the Chinese, their fleet could even go deep into the Red Sea.

That's enough, they want to be at the estuary of the Persian Gulf. It's too unrealistic to count on attacking the Suez Canal and controlling it to strike the Mediterranean fleet, especially when Egypt is still under the hands of Britain.

After Lieutenant General Alanby arrived, work was carried out in an orderly manner. General Alanby found a talent here - "Lawrence of Arabia", which was fully integrated into the intelligence officer of Arab society. After a series of contacts and discussions, he made an important decision and was approved by London - he wanted to open a second battlefield in the Middle East to smash the dream of establishing a lifeline of bb(berlin-baghdad) in the German plan.

"We have been friends with the Arabs for centuries, and it is obvious that we know the Arabs better." After Major Wavell, the staff officer of General Alanby Expeditionary Force Command, successfully landed in Palestine with the help of the Mediterranean Fleet and began to adjust his policies to the Jews, he was completely Arabized, and Lawrence, dressed in Arabs, began his friendly journey to Arab tribes.
Chapter completed!