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Chapter 233 The first round of peace talks

Let's take the initiative? Make a comeback? The evil one complains first?

Yang Shiqi, Hu Weide and others regretted it so much that their hearts were green. They just gave in and asked for anything from afar. Chen Wenqiang did not refuse and took the initiative to speak on the stage.

Regardless of the truth or falsehood, these words were justified and reasonable. Not only did they describe the Fifth Town as a bandit, but they also used modern political systems everywhere to talk about it, which was equivalent to forcing Yuan Fang to express his opinion.

When there is a republic, of course we have to talk about democracy and the legal system. But everyone knows what the situation is in China. Democracy and the legal system are built in one day? Is that empty words become a reality?

Having said that, it cannot be denied. If you want to deny it, wouldn’t it be a fact that Chen Wenqiang said that Yuan was full of old ideas and wanted to be the president of the republic, but acted as a dictator.

"Let him say all the good things!" Zhao Bingjun muttered in a low voice, looking at Yang Shiqi who was about to speak on stage.

Yang Shiqi paused and shook his head with a wry smile. Originally, Tang Shaoyi should have done this mission, but Yuan Shikai thought Tang Shaoyi was too weak in the secret discussion between the north and the south and drove him into the cold palace. Now, he finally understood how painful it was to deal with Chen Wenqiang.

In front of everyone, the flashing lights were dizzy, and Yang Shiqi sweated on his head, and he was a little twitching. He avoided the heavy lifting and expressed his sincere intention to negotiate. After saying unnutritional words, Yang Shiqi hurriedly concluded his speech.

Of course, the response was far less than that of Chen Wenqiang. Although it was just a formality before the formal talks, Chen Wenqiang had already gained the upper hand in momentum.

At the beginning of the formal peace talks, Yang Shiqi and others felt even more uncomfortable. Chen Wenqiang was too difficult to deal with. He smiled and avoided the important things, and then made him sternly and sternly long speeches. His attitude changed, which made Yang Shiqi and others dizzy. After finally getting clear-headed, he realized that this idea had changed a little. It should be said that he was persuaded or ran away by Chen Wenqiang.

The preparation was too full! Yang Shiqi and others were sweating on their foreheads and responded quickly to Chen Wenqiang. They could only make such a judgment.

"Can Mr. Yuan be regarded as the successor of the Qing court?" Chen Wenqiang sneered contemptuously, "The Republican government cannot be appointed by the Emperor of Qing. If it is done, there may be no trouble. If we admit it, then Mr. Yuan will be appointed as the Qing Dynasty and will not recognize the elections of the Republic of China. If this point is not washed away, it will not be the best in the history of the Republic of China. To put it nicely, is Mr. Yuan a Manhun?"

In the Qing emperor's abdication edict, Yuan Shikai and others added private goods, saying that the Prime Minister of the Cabinet Yuan Shikai was fully in charge of organizing the government. Yang Shiqi and others thought it was a plan, but they did not expect that Chen Wenqiang would be the first to question it, pointing out that Yuan Shikai was a man's slave.

"The Emperor of Qing resigned and planned to unify himself quickly to determine the crisis. This time is not allowed to be issued, but it is the only thing to do. The abdication edict was written by the Qing court, either a convention or a provocative one. If you carefully read the words and sentences, you may be nitpicking, right?" After a while of silence, Yang Shiqi could not help but say that their self-satisfied behavior was a mistake of the Qing court.

"Okay, we are a lot of people, don't worry about this for now. Don't you think the label of the Beiyang Army should be removed. They are all national troops and the regions are so clear. This is not a feature that a modern country should have." Chen Wenqiang made a statement, "There are not too many troops in the north, but too few. I believe everyone is very clear about the situation in the northeast and northwest. The six towns in Beiyang, oh, now there are five towns, and they should go to these two areas to prepare for borders. After all, they were born in the north and adapt to the climate and environment faster."

"How can the capital and capital be empty?" Hu Weide retorted: "The northeast and northwest can recruit soldiers and build troops in the local area. Wouldn't this be more willing to defend the country?"

"What is the most important capital of the capital? It is most suitable to choose the capital in Nanjing." Chen Wenqiang said: "It is really a good situation for the tiger to hang in the dragon."

"The situation in the northeast and northwest is bad. If you set your capital in Nanjing, wouldn't you want to abandon the north?" Yang Shiqi said with a calm face.

"The capital is in Nanjing, which has no big impact on the situation in the northeast and northwest." Chen Wenqiang said: "It is no longer ancient times. Telegrams and telephones are flying thousands of miles apart, and there is no communication problem. The so-called emperor guarding the country's gates is already outdated. The northeast and northwest dispatch elite soldiers and strong generals, and without caring about the capital and government heads, there will be no scruples in combat."

"If you want to trap the President in Nanjing and your power, are you thinking about killing your life?" Zhao Bingjun sneered and retorted.

"You are really a group of villains, who judge the gentleman with the heart of a villain; they are also really a close confidant of Yuan. Even this idea is the same as the same obscene and dirty." Chen Wenqiang curled his lips contemptuously and said, "But you reminded me that I am full of self-respecting and tyrannical thinking. I really can't let the Provisional Government and the Provincial Councilors move to Beijing. We are open and selfless, but I'm afraid that you will be in villainous affairs with Yuan and be detained and arrested!"

Yang Shiqi was so angry that he rolled his eyes straight, but this was proposed by Zhao Bingjun. If you want to make people believe, you must trust others. You can't even do this. Chen Wenqiang was really caught by reason. But when you look at it, this is what Chen Wenqiang and the others are worried about, but they just don't say it, tempting you to speak.

"You don't believe us, and we don't believe you. How can this peace talk be carried out?" Hu Weide spread his hands, very helpless.

"It's not a bad thing to be wary of each other." Chen Wenqiang smiled and said, "Only if there are enemies around you can work hard to govern and strive for self-improvement; if there are opponents around you, we must be cautious in acting and not dare to act recklessly. Well, since you are dead here now, why don't I suggest a few solutions. You go back and ask Mr. Yuan for advice and discuss and discuss it in the second round of peace talks the day after tomorrow."

"Please speak." Yang Shiqi reached out to signal, feeling that he was not prepared enough and was indeed a little tired, so he wanted to finish it as soon as possible.

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Newspapers and media are paying attention to this North-South peace talks. The press conference before the peace talks was originally dull, but Chen Wenqiang's revelations suddenly made the newspapermen excited and they left the post that night.

"What a great opponent, it's a pity that I can't use it for me." Yuan Shikai stopped getting angry, but was more helpless, and shook his head with a wry smile.

At the press conference, Chen Wenqiang not only revealed the news that the fifth town was annihilated, but the information he distributed was also robbed by reporters and published it in the newspapers.

Duan Zhigui ranked high in the information by flattering and giving away beautiful women to bribe sexually, and was called "the number one pimp in the late Qing Dynasty."

Ni Sichong was convicted of corruption and bribery when he was appointed as a vassal in Heilongjiang Province and was convicted by the Ministry of Justice. Ni instigated his nephew Ni Daoyan to admit his crime of taking over. He also bribed the Manchu relatives and nobles with huge sums of money, and eventually dismissed the office. Now he defected to the Yuan Party and served as the Henan governor to help with military affairs.

In the information, there are also Lu Jianzhang, a bloodthirsty and despicable person in the Beiyang clan, and even Lu Yongxiang, who is unrestrained by his son, has not missed it. It can be said that there are many people on the list.

If in the feudal era, powerful bullying men and dominating women and taking bribes would not be a big deal. However, in the name of the Republic of China, it is now published in newspapers. It can be said that Yuan Shikai's face was wiped out, and even the Beiyang characters would be suspected by the public.

He is nepotism, corrupt officials, gangsters and bullies. Undoubtedly, this hat has been sacrificed by Chen Wenqiang and is about to be buckled on Yuan Datou's head!

"This is called knowing yourself and your enemy!" Yuan Shikai sighed and said with emotion: "I have studied us thoroughly, and the words are well documented and the accusations are solid. This basin of sewage has really poured on him. But if you want to fight back, you have no idea how to start."

"The most difficult thing is the problem of establishing the capital." Yang Shiqi said with a wry smile: "The people in the north are not determined. Mr. Yuan must not go south."

The so-called unstable human hearts actually have something to do, and they can be divided into two parts: internal and external. From the outside, namely the Mongolian issue, the Northeast issue, and some royal families (especially the clan and social parties) oppose the republic.

First of all, there is the Mongolian issue. The princes and dukes of Inner Mongolia have always opposed the republic. During the peace talks between the north and the south, they wrote to Yuan Shikai, saying that they only knew that "they were unified by the emperor, but not the others." The princes and dukes of Mongolia in Beijing also formed a joint association and held a secret meeting. "The public promoted the leader of the royal army", "developed joint measures for various royal teams", "planned to attack the area", and "prepare to prepare strategies for receiving funds."

Secondly, the three eastern provinces refused to recognize the republic and worried Yuan. After the revolution was launched, the three eastern provinces did not respond actively. Xiliang's telegram arrived in Beijing and absolutely did not recognize the republic. His wording was extremely firm and he continued to adhere to his constitutional monarchy proposition." Feng Linge, the leader of the king-supporting team in the northeast, and Zhang Zuolin, Zhang Zuolin, and other princes, Prince Korqin, Amurlinggui and Prince Neman, Suzhuktubatu, also planned to "receive the transfer of Feng Linge to Feng Linge of the Fengtian king-supporting team to strengthen the power of the monarchy."

Finally, the activities of the Zongshe Party were also another problem that bothered Yuan Shikai. The Zongshe Party, which took Liangbi as the leader and Zaize and Puwei as the backbone of the Manchu relatives and other Manchu relatives, tried its best to oppose the republic. There was news that the party "wanted to support the monarch to go to the three eastern provinces, unite with Mongolia, invite Japan and Russia to protect and declare independence", and sent people to "go to contact Xiliang and Red Beard to arrange everything." There was news that King Su and Zaize went to the northeast to "subsidize independence, and wait for the republic to announce it, they would assign King Su to the throne and use Xiliang as prime minister." The "multi-party movement" of the Zongshe Party not only attracted the attention of the south, but Yuan Shikai also knew not much and felt it was difficult.

As for the internal reason why people are undecided, it is that people around Yuan will be more concerned about the damage that Yuan Nanshi will cause to his future and vested interests. If Yuan goes to Nanjing to be sworn in, it may very likely mean that the South will dominate the formation of the new government in the future, some northern bureaucrats will lose their inherent power, and some northern troops will be eliminated, which are what those people around Yuan do not want to see.

Of course, Yuan Shikai was unwilling to go south, but he was unwilling to delay the peace talks because of the problem. This was probably Chen Wenqiang's trick, deliberately raising a difficult question, discussing but not deciding, and setting up obstacles.

However, it is not so easy to fully accept the second plan proposed by Chen Wenqiang. The two town revolutionary troops and the two towns Beiyang troops adjust each other to defend each other, forming a military balance in the Jingji area, but Yuan Shikai felt that it was suspected of bringing wolves into the house.

"If Mr. Yuan goes south, his military power will be handed over to others. In addition to the guards led by Mr. Yuan, the soldiers and generals from the north may be eliminated and transferred." Zhao Bingjun was not optimistic about these two plans and analyzed: "If the revolutionary army is allowed to settle in the capital, it is easy to ask for gods and it is difficult to send gods, and it may be a big trouble in the future."

Yuan Shikai thought for a long time and said slowly: "The two plans for going south and going north are the ones that must be chosen. If you agree to his army heading north, it will be difficult to delay and may be implemented immediately. If you agree to go south, the peace talks can be continued and you can find ways to make a comeback in the future."

"Donald Yuan has a way?" Yang Shiqi looked at Yuan Shikai in surprise.

Yuan Shikai smiled and said, "There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain. This is the way, just think about it slowly."

For Yuan Shikai and various northern forces, the most concerned thing is the capital location issue. There have been comments that the capital issue is "a question of life and death for the people of the North Province". What is beneficial to Yuan is that in the situation and public opinion in the north, he can also connect with the strong team to oppose the move of the capital in Nanjing. Or, he can also direct and act on a play by himself, so that he can delay his employment in the south or not mention it. He did not explain, and Yang Shiqi and others were not inconvenient to ask in depth, so he changed the topic and continued to report to him about the situation of today's talks.

"They want to turn the Beiyang Army into a national army, will the revolutionary army obey my orders?" Yuan Shikai sneered and said, "For the reason, the modern political system is used to make a statement, and it is impossible to see the situation in China? Well, he has something to say, so we should not show weakness. Since they are all national army, they will be responsible for the borders in the northwest and deter Mongolia, they will mobilize the southern army. What do they say?"

The northwest is bitter and cold, and the road is long. Yuan Shikai judged with certainty that the south will not follow the orders and put the army in.

As for the Northeast, Yuan Shikai did not say this. He had sent his confidant to Fengtian and brought Longyu's edict to persuade Xiliang, and bribed the military leaders with generous gifts. He felt that he was sure to conquer the Northeast.

Yuan Shikai was making arrangements, and Chen Wenqiang was not idle either. He frequently generated electricity, communicated with the south, and made a big plan.

The focus now is still on the Northeast. As long as the Northeast is stable, Yuan Shikai's forces will be in the middle of the north and south attack and lose strategic initiative. The current situation is largely due to the fact that Yuan Shikai's head and rats are too much at both ends.

In order to force the Qing emperor to abdicate, Cao Kun, who was formerly stationed in Fengtian, entered the pass, and the troops in the northeast were empty. The new recruits were mixed with morale, and Feng Linge, Zhang Zuolin and others were not full. As long as they were intimidated by troops and other means to appease them, Chen Wenqiang felt that it would be possible to solve it.
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