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At the end of July of the second year of the Republic of China, unlike the southern Communists and the provinces that declared independence, which were in dire straits, and who took advantage of the uprising to leave China on Japanese warships or commercial ships and flee to Japan, in the north, the capital was filled with joy, and it seemed that

Overnight, it can be said that China's reunification is just around the corner.

The Kuomintang was classified as a rebellious party and was demobilized. The troops in the southern provinces that challenged Yuan were either defeated or in any case, the once famous political figures fled one after another. Sun Wen and Huang Xing were wanted and fled to Japan. All of China

Even the least discerning person can see that the central government is the big winner in this turmoil, and the real big winner is Yuan Shikai.

Almost as soon as the "second uprising", Yuan Shikai immediately issued an order to explicitly cancel the Kuomintang and confiscate the certificates and badges of all Kuomintang members. Even those who had declared to break away from the Kuomintang and cross-party elements before Li Liejun's rise were no exception, and ordered

Members of the Kuomintang must leave Beijing within a time limit and have at least five people guaranteeing that they will not oppose the government after leaving Beijing. Taking advantage of the Kuomintang's rebellion, Yuan Shikai took control of the Congress.

The government's situation is completely shattered.

Although the Kuomintang was defeated, the investigation results of the "Song Case" have not been released for a day. The assassins behind the assassination were directed in court to lead him to Beiyang and Yuan Shikai. Now Yuan Shikai is sitting on the crater of a volcano with no one

Know when this volcano will suddenly erupt.

In recent days, news suddenly spread across the country that "Liuhe Li Zhiyuan was assassinated by someone sent by the Yuan family." At first, the press claimed that it was the Sun family and others who sent someone to assassinate him, but now someone is claiming with all their confidence that,

It was done by the government. Although the government tried to explain it in every possible way, no one believed it at all.

Sun Huang was wanted and exiled to Japan. Now the civil war of the second revolution in China has also stopped with the exile of the Communists. However, as the rumors of "the government assassinated Li Zhiyuan" spread, people from all walks of life in the country continued to

Once I cast my sights on the capital, China's situation seemed to be in a delicate state, so delicate that Yuan Shikai had to order the Second Army to stop its advance on Nanjing.

Standing in front of the President at the Beijing Guesthouse, where the Provisional Presidential Palace is located, I slightly raised my eyes to look at the President. You can imagine how the President feels now. He has taken the blame twice in succession, but there is no way to explain it. This cannot be

Not annoying.

"Have you found out who you are from now?"

Yuan Shikai asked in a low voice, with deep dissatisfaction suppressed in his voice.

"President, the one who took action was Wang Laohuo, a fierce bandit in northern Jiangsu. When Leng Yuqiu suppressed the bandits in northern Jiangsu, he fled to Shandong. For some reason, he returned to northern Jiangsu and assassinated Li Zhiyuan. No matter how you look at it, the president,

The masterminds behind this incident are all followers of Sun Huang. As for the fact that Wang Laohuo once served in the Wuwei Army, it seems that the Communist Party wants to use the knife to kill people, and then the blame will be planted on our heads. Otherwise..."

Yang Shiqi did not continue what he said later. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that there was bitterness in this matter. It was too late for Li Zhiyuan to be assassinated.

"explain"

"President, I guess the current rumor that the President ordered Zhang Xun to assassinate Li Zhiyuan is probably a rumor spread by Sun Huang. However, I guess Cheng Dequan is also involved in this matter. I guess he is also taking advantage of this."

In fact, there are many things that do not need to be said clearly, but once the president asked, Yang Shiqi knew everything.

Yuan Shikai, who closed his eyes and meditated silently, understood in his heart what Yang Shiqi really wanted to say. No matter whether he, Li Zhiyuan, was alive or dead, they were already ready for the Communist Party. They were just taking this opportunity to build momentum and shit.

Putting a basin on your head won't kill you, but it will make you sick to death, and... there is another more important reason: Jiangsu

On the surface, as Huang Xing and others left Nanjing, the Jiangsu Army provinces canceled their independence, and the war situation had stabilized. But in fact, it was turbulent under the surface. If Li Zhiyuan had not been assassinated, he could have directly ordered Feng Guozhang to cross the river and then directly signed

An order was issued to remove Cheng Dequan from his post, and then demobilize and reorganize the Jiangsu Army. Jiangsu was considered to be returned to the central government. But now Li Zhiyuan was assassinated and seriously injured. Previously, under the instruction, people from all walks of life accused the Communist Party of doing it, but who

I once thought about what "evidence" the Communist Party would produce in the end to prove that because Li Zhiyuan supported Jiangsu local autonomy and was not tolerated by Yuan Shikai, it had just ordered Zhang Xun to send his old relatives to assassinate him. As a result, the Central Committee was riding a tiger and was unable to get off.

.

"Li Zhiyuan, is there still no news at all?"

Yuan Shikai, who was in a dilemma, asked back, Li Zhiyuan is the key now, and his life and death are unknown, which makes the situation in Jiangsu more complicated.

If there was no Zhang Xun in the Second Army, everything would be fine, but just because Zhang Xun was there, and Li Zhiyuan supported Cheng Dequan first, killing Li Zhiyuan, a businessman, seemed to have no connection on the surface, but everyone with a discerning eye knew that killing Li Zhiyuan was

Li Zhiyuan actually cut off Cheng Dequan's arm.

And if Cheng Dequan is pulled down, then whether Feng Guozhang or Zhang Xun is the governor of Jiangsu, the central government will naturally benefit...

"No, although the Longhai Railway General Hospital is open to the outside world, Li Zhiyuan himself lives in a group of villas. His bodyguards are extremely tightly guarded. Outsiders cannot enter the villa without a pass. No one knows the extent of his injuries now.

, all relevant news has been blocked, except that he has undergone surgery and is still undergoing rescue, and is not out of danger yet. As for other things, there are even rumors that Li Zicheng has..."

Before Yang Shiqi could finish speaking, Yuan Shikai frowned and waved his hand.

"There is no news yet, so we are just speculating. Even if Li Zhiyuan is really dead, how can the people in Liuhe conceal the news? He, Li Zhiyuan, has not reached that level yet."

Yuan Shikai fell silent as he said that. From the bottom of his heart, he had no intention of killing Li Zhiyuan. To him, Li Zhiyuan was like a hen that could only lay eggs. Although he was quite unwilling to give up the rights and interests of the Longhai Railway,

But in his opinion, everything is still under his control, not to mention that this time he, Li Zhiyuan, stepped forward to help the government at a critical moment. If people like this can't be tolerated, then what kind of people can be tolerated?

Where are the people?

No matter what trouble Li Zhiyuan makes, he is still a businessman, whether it is building railways or developing industry. In the final analysis, all these are actions to strengthen the country and are beneficial but not harmful to him. Yuan Shikai is unwilling to accept it, but

It's acceptable, but...

After frowning and thinking for a long time, Yuan Shikai suddenly raised his eyebrows and shook his head.

"This matter is a good thing, but Jiangsu's matter must be improved no matter what."

Looking at the report on the table that Jiangsu Province requested to lay off the Jiangsu Army, a light flashed in his eyes.

"Jiangsu please lay off the army, this..."

Raising his head, he looked at Yang Shiqi and said

"Xingcheng, look, can we..."

As he spoke, Yuan Shikai lowered his voice and expressed his thoughts, while Yang Shiqi listened to the president's suggestion and didn't know what to say for a while. The president's idea was good, but...

But at this time Yuan Shikai frowned again.

"Cheng Dequan's side is easy to deal with. Now only Li Zhiyuan is left. No matter what, Li Zhiyuan's shot cannot be in vain. If we don't come up with something, I'm afraid..."

"President, I wonder what it would be like to give him the power of economic and strategic envoy in northern Jiangsu."

Northern Jiangsu Economic Envoy

Yang Shiqi's suggestion only made Yuan Shikai's eyes light up. The position of ambassador was a nominal official position. Since the peace talks between the north and the south, he had often granted such official positions. Yuan Shikai wanted to win over important people of the Communist Party, but was unwilling to give them real power.

Officials such as the envoy of Xuanwei, the envoy of border preparation, the envoy of settlement, the envoy of economic affairs and so on were set up to send each other.

Since ancient times, those who conquer the world must first win over people's hearts. Therefore, after becoming the president, he paid great attention to winning over people from all walks of life. He used propaganda envoys, border preparation envoys, settlement envoys, and strategic envoys as tools to win over people's hearts. For example, in the Northeast now

Zhang Taiyan, who was "Chiefing Bian", could not see that he was not willing to show off simply as a master of Chinese studies, so he generously gave him a political hat similar to an adviser, "Chiefing Envoy of the Three Eastern Provinces", and sent him out of the capital.

Those Communists are causing trouble in the south. Zhang Taiyan, who wears the title of "envoy for the border affairs of the three eastern provinces", is still focused on "raising the borders". If Li Zhiyuan is given the title of "envoy for economic affairs"...

Thinking of this, Yuan Shikai smiled knowingly. This "Xuanwei Envoy" was just a name. The official circles did not buy Xuanwei Envoy, Border Raising Envoy, Reclamation Envoy, and Management Envoy, just like Zhang Taiyan, who was in the Northeast

There was a joke in the official circles. None of the people he wanted to summon came to see him. He was so angry that he shouted: "I am a government official. If they refuse to come to see me, they have no envoy."

"With no purpose, there is no government."

"Subei Economic Envoy, this is too petty..."

After pondering for a moment, Yuan Shikai said with a smile.

"We might as well give Li Zhiyuan a favor and give him the title of Huaihai Economic Envoy. Well, Li Zhiyuan is good at economics and industry, so let him manage the economy and industry in Jiangsu, Henan, Anhui, Jiangsu and Huaihai, and be responsible for revitalizing the Huaihai provinces.

"Business Responsibility"

"The president knows people well and appoints them well."

Yang Shiqi hurriedly flattered him, whether he was a propaganda envoy, a frontier envoy, a settlement envoy, or an administrative envoy. Anyway, they were all names in name only. He sent this official hat out just to tell the outside world.

, the president not only did not send anyone to assassinate Li Zhiyuan, but instead appointed him with care. As for whether local officials buy into his account, that is a local matter and has nothing to do with the president.

"President, should the Second Army withdraw or..."

As soon as the conversation changed, Yang Shiqi got down to business again, but Yuan Shikai frowned when he heard this question. The second army is not the problem, the real problem is the person in the second army. Cheng Dequan is easy to deal with, but the key is that person.

How to clean up.

"Withdraw, we can't withdraw yet, we have to wait..."

"Report, Nanjing Urgent Telegram"

Yuan Shikai's words were interrupted by the report of the attendant. After the attendant entered the room, he immediately handed over a telegram.

"Oh, Li Zhiyuan is out of danger now?"

After receiving the telegram, Yuan Shikai was stunned for a moment, then smiled.

"This Li Zhiyuan, he woke up at the right time"...
Chapter completed!