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Chapter 75 Lackeys and Face

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    Yang Dun is a rare political talent who is good at writing, eloquent and proficient in the constitutional government of various countries.  But compared with Liang Shiyi, Yang Du was very scholarly.  At that time, Yang Du and Liang Shiyi took the 1903 Economic Special Course at the same time. Liang was the first and Yang was the second. In Yuan Shikai's cabinet in the late Qing Dynasty, Liang was the deputy minister of the Postal and Communications Department and Yang Du was the deputy minister of the academic department.  But after entering the Republic of China, Liang was always proud and held real power. He was Yuan Shikai's right-hand man and was known as the "God of Wealth" and "Second President".  The reason why there is such a big difference in their official careers is that Liang was exquisite, good at observing people's emotions and making decisions based on the situation; Yang was talented, eloquent and scholarly.

    At this time, Yang and Liang fought hard to win the first victory.

    Yang Duzhi's bookishness lies in the fact that he wants to be both a prostitute and a memorial arch.  There was a legend that after the establishment of the Security Council, Yang Du, Hu Ying and others came to Jinyuxuan for a gathering in Zhongshan Park, Beijing. There was an allusion to the "running dog" expressing ambition.

    Hu Ying was the first to say: "Everyone calls us running dogs, but are we running dogs?"

    Yang Du said: "Those who are afraid of being scolded are just local people. How can we let the world do what we want? We support the monarchy and save the country. We ask ourselves if we are not guilty. How can we care about what others say. Even if we use the word 'running dog', I am a dog."  If you don¡¯t have a dog, you won¡¯t be able to walk.¡±

    Sun Yuyun said: "I am not the same. My will is determined, and I will live and die by it. I am a dog, and I have to walk."

    Yan Fu said: "I'm a compromise. Dogs are not dogs, they have to walk."

    Hu Ying said: "But I want to be a dog, and I want to walk."

    The next day, the story of "running dog" Yan Zhi spread throughout Tianjin and Beijing.  Tianjin's "Guangzhi Daily" published a cartoon that satirized the Hongxian monarchy - "The Running Dog Picture".  In the center is a caricature of Yuan Shikai, wearing a crown and a dragon, sitting with an arch.  There are four dogs in the four directions, depicting the four generals of the Preparatory Security Council¡ªYang Du, Hu Ying, Sun Yujun, and Yan Fu¡ªwho were instrumental in changing the state structure and restoring the monarchy.  This cartoon ridiculed Yang Du as the leader of Yuan Shikai's lackeys, the so-called dog-headed military advisor Yang Ye.

    In fact, at this time, Yang Du thought very highly of himself and wanted to be Hong Xian's number one hero and realize his dream of becoming prime minister.  He, Sun Yujun, Liu Shipei, Li Xiehe, Hu Ying, Yan Fu and other six people were called the "Six Gentlemen" by the people at the time.  His calls for imperialism were still secretive, and they had to be covered up under the so-called "public opinion." However, Liang Shiyi didn't care about these at all, and instead created a momentum.

    Liang Shiyi¡¯s financial accomplishments aside, his relationship with Yuan Shikai alone is extraordinary.  Lao Yuan had many wives and concubines and a large family (127 people). He was often troubled by trivial family matters.  At that time, there were no mature management methods for reference. Otherwise, a corrupt official in later generations would be able to manage his lover in an orderly manner using the MBA method.

    As a counselor, Liang Shizhi once came up with the idea of ??"paying a salary" to Yuan Shikai's wives and concubines: ranging from 80 to 100 yuan per person, depending on the date of entry; for every child born, 3 yuan per month (changed to 6 yuan after entering Zhongnanhai),  Yuan arranged for his second concubine, Mrs. Li (Mother of Yuan Keqi), to keep the banknotes and prepare pay slips every month and submit them to Yuan; his fifth concubine, Mrs. Yang, to keep his name seals and stamp them with stamps every month.  In this way, the financial accounts are separated and the family expenses will be much more reasonable.  Lao Yuan felt relaxed and secretly praised Lao Liang for being a top-notch expert in the financial world.

    At this time, Lao Liang was at a low point in his life: after the promulgation of the Yuan Ji Law, the responsible cabinet system was replaced by the presidential system. President Yuan established a political hall under the presidential palace to replace the previous State Council. Xu Shichang served as Secretary of State, and Yang Shiqi and Qian Nengxun were respectively  As a result, Liang Shiyi lost power for a while and had nowhere to settle down. In the end, he only got the position of tax supervisor, which made Liang Dacai very upset.  To make matters worse, the Su Zheng Ting (the product of Yuan Ji's agreement, equivalent to the Yushitai in the former Qing Dynasty, which specialized in impeaching officials at all levels) proposed the "Three Chang Shen Cases" and the "Fifth Road Great Shen Case" at this time.  It makes the traffic system go up and down, and everyone is in danger.

    The so-called "Three Chiefs of Staff Cases" refers to the impeachment of Deputy Minister of the Army Chu Shuzheng, Deputy Minister of Transportation Ye Gongchuo and Deputy Minister of Finance Zhang Hu, and both Ye Gongchuo and Zhang Hu are members of the Transportation Department; "Five  The "Road and Greatness Case" refers to the corruption cases of the five major railway bureaus including Jinpu, Jinghan, Jingsui, Shanghai-Nanjing, and Zhengtai, and it targets the transportation department.  In this case, Liang Shiyi, the boss of the transportation department and also the prime minister of the Bank of Communications at the time, was certainly involved.

    For Zhang Hanqing, a young boy, even though he was the son of Fengtian King Zhang Zuolin, Liang Shiyi didn't take it seriously.  As for Zhang Hanqing's rising reputation in Beijing, he didn't take it seriously.  A latecomer who knows nothing about military and national affairs will miss the mark by talking about military matters on paper.  Cai Songpo and Jiang Baili want to support the underachievers, why don't they work so hard!

    However, he couldn't refuse Zhang Hanqing's visit. At least he still had Zhu Qiqian's face, because Zhang Hanqing came under the banner of Zhu Qiqian.  Liang Shiyi was initially prepared to let him sit down for a while.Go, as an elder, you must not lose your etiquette - in fact, I was curious about Zhang Hanqing's straight-to-the-point telling of "there are two good things about him" - but when did he come to cause trouble!

    Therefore, in response to Zhang Hanqing's courtesy, he just said "hmm" and said slowly: "Little friend Hanqing said that he wanted to give me two benefits. I wonder which ones they are? Let me tell you, your father and I also have a relationship.  Fate, don¡¯t think about it, I have to ask my old friend¡¯s son to help me when I¡¯m here, I¡¯m really ashamed!¡±

    The words of the political roly-poly were a little harsh, and he didn't know whether he was being aroused or sarcastic, which made Zhang Hanqing frightened: "Master Shibo, Xueliang was just inspired by his father's instructions. Here at the house, there are two things that may be helpful to my uncle.  It will be beneficial. Two things, one is fame, which can solve the current crisis; the other is profit, it can expand my uncle's industry to the Northeast and make profits from it."

    Liang Shiyi was slightly interested. He raised his eyebrows and glanced at Zhang Hanqing, "Oh, what's the danger to me? I'd like to hear the details."

    Before Zhang Hanqing came, he had clearly sorted out the grievances between Lao Liang and Lao Yang, and he naturally seemed confident when he spoke.  He took his time and spoke eloquently in front of this official of the Republic of China: "Shibo is bullying my nephew's ignorance. Now the capital is in an uproar. All the big guys in the transportation and energy department are involved in the big case. If we can't get the situation back in time,  , will be wiped out in one fell swoop. Is uncle confident, or has he reached the end of his rope? Xueliang doesn¡¯t dare to guess. But Xueliang also has a way to let uncle survive this difficulty safely and take advantage of it to fly high."

    Liang Shiyi remained calm, his heart was filled with urgency: "What can my nephew do? You might as well tell me in detail."

    Zhang Hanqing smiled slightly and said: "Now there is a good way to get out of the predicament. As long as Shibo can work hard to persuade the president to come in according to the president's wishes, why worry about the injustice?"

    Liang Shiyi smiled bitterly, thinking that was the idea!  Don't you think I've ever thought of trying it?  Everyone in the world knows that Yang Du was praised by the President as a "unparalleled genius" because of this. If I get involved now, am I not just making wedding clothes for others?  If it was done well, all the credit would go to Yang Du, and it would actually help him.  Therefore, he was not very enthusiastic: "Yang Xizi is already presiding over this matter, and his 'safeguarding meeting' has made a lot of noise. How can I show my ability?"

    At this time, it was already a fashion to persuade people to join the imperial system. Even those who opposed the imperial system for many reasons, either to protect their lives or not to give up their fame, wealth and status, all joined this craze against their will.  Even Duan Qirui, who had been dismissed as army chief because he disagreed with Lao Yuan's proclaiming emperor, could not escape the pressure and persuaded him to join the army in the name of "General's Mansion" because he still had the "manage the affairs of General's Mansion" that Lao Yuan rewarded him with.  position.

    Duan Qirui and Liang Shiyi made an agreement at the beginning: "I am both civil and military, and I will never support the imperial system and mislead the Yuan family." Now Duan has given in against his will. Liang Shiyi saw that if he did not follow the trend, he might be out of the game, so he had no idea about the original agreement.  I can¡¯t control that much anymore.  However, it was obvious that Lao Liang had not lost his composure at first, but the others were already walking far ahead of him. If he did not exert his efforts, it would be too late by the time the overall situation was settled.  Liang Shiyi's current pain point is that he has no chance to make breakthroughs. He has been worried about how he can win Lao Yuan's favor again?  As for the impeachment case, for him who has experienced politics for a long time, as long as Lao Yuan approves of him, these are not a problem!

    Zhang Hanqing smiled.  People in this era are really "simple", or in other words, the people in front of them still fail to see the essence of things.  For Lao Yuan, it doesn¡¯t matter who does it or what method is used. The key is to achieve the result.  The publicity campaign of the "Security Planning Committee" has been very effective, but how to get the people, or the representatives of the people - members of Congress, to accept it happily is still a long way to go.  Youdao is that the scholars have failed to rebel for three years.  The momentum created by Yang Du and others has been great, but they still lack the final spark.  If Liang Shiyi could put this matter to bed, what else would Lao Yuan be dissatisfied with him for?

    He smiled and said: "The efforts of the 'Security Planning Committee' have been weakened. At this time, Yang Xizi and the others still want to pull their pants to cover their faces, but they are too shy to pull the cloth away. Shibo can implement it directly.  , Xueliang¡ª¡ªOh no, my father came up with a way. We formed a team, called the "Citizen Petition Group", and directly put this matter to death. Although my nephew is not talented, he still dared to recommend himself.  , let it make more noise in Beijing."

    ¡°Citizens¡¯ Petition Group¡±?  This is a new idea.  Judging from the name, the "Security Planning Committee" is a preparatory organization, while the "Citizens' Petition Group" actually implements the matter.  Liang Shiyi was moved and his tone softened: "Yang Xizi is also convening all parties to conduct a review, but there is not much progress. I wonder what Han Qing thinks?"

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