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Chapter 251 Borrowing Troops

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    Although Duan Qirui is strong, he is not even inferior to Yuan Shikai.

    ¡°At least the provincial governors he wanted to take advantage of were not as effective as he imagined.  These military governors were vague at first, why?  Once war is declared and they are asked to fight, they are afraid of death and dare not go!

    Duan Qirui had no choice but to say no. After we declare war, we just need to send some migrant workers to Europe to support us. You all listen to me.  Seeing that Duan Qirui was in great power, these people all said yes and agreed. They collectively announced that they would put pressure on Li Yuanhong and agree to declare war.  But Li Yuanhong maintained a rare toughness at this time and disagreed.

    On May 1, the cabinet discussed the issue of declaring war on Germany.  Anhui thugs Ni Sichong, Zhang Huaizhi, Meng Enyuan, Li Houji and other warlords broke into the meeting place.  Ni Sichong also said in the name of the head of the military circle, "The governors-general of all provinces unanimously support the Prime Minister's policy towards Germany, and the government should immediately declare war on Germany!" Some people said that soldiers interfered in politics, but Fu Liangzuo defended: "Soldiers are also members of the people, and they should not  How can expressing opinions on state affairs be said to be interfering in politics? Is it possible that the president is so afraid of the opinions of soldiers? Is there something wrong in his heart?"

    There were only three cabinet members participating in the cabinet meeting: Chief of Navy Cheng Biguang, Chief of Justice Zhang Yaozeng, Chief of Agriculture and Commerce Gu Zhongxiu, but there was a large group of military personnel.

    Under the coercion of the Governor's Army, the cabinet hurriedly approved the declaration of war against Germany. Duan Qirui wanted to strike while the iron was hot and use the Governor's Army to make Congress and the President surrender. He immediately led the cabinet members who attended the meeting that day to the Presidential Palace to ask Li Yuanhong for approval.  On the same day, Japanese Minister to China Hayashi Gonsuke visited Li Yuanhong and threatened: "If Congress vetoes the proposal to join the war, the political situation will be in turmoil!"

    Li Yuanhong finally passed it here, but there was a problem in Congress.  Originally, it was not a big problem for Congress to pass the declaration of war. Tang Hualong and Liang Qichao had long been active among the members to support Duan Qirui, but Fu Liangzuo was not helpful in Congress.

    A week later, Duan Qirui went to Congress to explain his policy towards Germany and accepted questioning. He flatly denied that there was a behind-the-scenes deal between China and Japan behind China's participation in the war, claiming that the declaration of war was based on the needs of justice.  When the two chambers were about to discuss the declaration of war, people's groups from all over the country called in support of the declaration of war. There were also some "spontaneous" mass representatives in Beijing who strongly demanded a declaration of war against Germany. Duan Qirui was very satisfied when he heard this.  Some telegrams from people's groups in other places were actually sent by Fu Liangzuo from the Beijing Telegraph Bureau.

    On the afternoon of May 10, groups of "voluntary citizens" surrounded the House of Representatives building. They waved flags and shouted, distributed "petitions", and some even broke into the speaker's office and asked Tang Hualong to allow citizen representatives to attend the discussion.

    The actions of the "Citizens' League" aroused the indignation of the members of the House of Representatives. They collectively walked out of the meeting in protest and prepared to leave the venue, so a riot broke out.  Fu Liangzuo was eager for success, but it was self-defeating. Instead, Duan Qirui's declaration of war failed midway. The cabinet chiefs resigned one after another, leaving only a bare prime minister.

    Duan Qirui decided to persevere. At this time, he urgently needed to strengthen his strength and decided to go his own way and ignore the opposition.  While he was preparing new cabinet members, he also instructed some governors and representatives who were stranded in Beijing to continue to put pressure on Congress in an attempt to reopen the Congress and pass the declaration of war.

    When President Li was about to lose his support, something happened.

    The British newspaper (actually the English "Beijing News") revealed a secret, saying that Duan Qirui signed an agreement with the Japanese military government for a military loan of 100 million yuan.  This matter has not passed Congress at all, but the Premier of the State Council dared to sign this agreement with Japan privately. Doesn't this mean colluding with Japan secretly?  When this incident was revealed, Duan Qirui's reputation was discredited.

    Duan Qirui¡¯s testimony before Congress that there is no secret diplomacy between China and Japan is a complete lie!  At this time, Li Yuanhong seized the opportunity. He changed his previous image of being weak and bullied, and took advantage of people's anti-parallel demands. With the support of Congress and the "yes backing" of the American minister, he suddenly straightened his back and slapped the table.  , you have this matter?  In the name of the President, I remove you from the positions of Prime Minister of the State Council and Chief of the Army!

    On May 23, Li Yuanhong dictated a presidential decree to remove Duan Qirui from the post of Prime Minister and ordered Wu Tingfang to act as his deputy.  Zhang Guogan, then Secretary-General of the Presidential Office, heard that Li Yuanhong wanted to be exempted from Duan, and was about to persuade him. Jin Shuiyan, who was standing next to him, rushed over, drew his pistol and pointed it at Zhang Guogan: "Don't speak! If you open your mouth, I'll beat you to death!"

    Jin Shuiyan is the deputy chief of the army and Li Yuanhong's loyal supporter.  Needless to say, Lao Li was determined to break up, and Duan Qirui was so angry that his nose became crooked again.  Since the local forces in Beijing and Hebei were leaning towards Li Yuanhong, Duan Qirui went to Tianjin for safety reasons, which meant that he split with Li Yuanhong.

    Zhang Zuolin seized the power during the trial and issued a "reconnaissance", criticized Li Yuanhong, praised Duan Qirui, asked Li Yuanhong to "dissolve Congress, re-appoint Prime Minister Duan to organize the cabinet", and threatened to "sever relations" with the Central Committee.

      Zhang Zuolin is still upright!  Even though he was a bandit, he said, "Every time he slaughters dogs for justice, he is a scholar with a negative heart." The original grudge against Zhang Zuolin disappeared.  Not only that, Prime Minister Duan also felt that his previous mentality of sitting on the mountain and watching the fight between Feng and Zhang was very improper, and he was very grateful for Zhang Zuolin's embrace, although he currently does not lack Zhang Zuolin.  Some power.  However, Zhang Zuolin is determined!

    The Presidential Law of the Republic of China stipulates that you, the President, have no power to remove the Prime Minister of the State Council. I will fight against you!  With the support of Zhang Zuolin behind him, Duan Qirui was also unambiguous and angrily led his troops to Tianjin, claiming that he would fight to Beijing.

    According to the provisional agreement, the president has no power to remove the prime minister from office. Duan Qirui did not recognize Li Yuanhong¡¯s dismissal order. President Li was helpless and was frightened by this matter. Why?  He doesn't have an army in his hands. If he wants to fight a war, he has to finish it off.

    President Lebanese, who was under threat, had no choice but to come up with the idea of ??borrowing troops to "quell the chaos."  It just so happened that Zhang Xun in Xuzhou claimed to mediate the conflict between the two, which made Li Yuanhong in trouble overjoyed and agreed to Zhang Xun's "Braid Army" entering Beijing.  But he didn't expect that he was rejecting the wolf with his front foot and welcoming the tiger with his back foot.

    Zhang Xun is his old friend and is currently the patrol envoy of the Yangtze River and the governor of Anhui.  As the only local warlord in China who remained openly loyal to the royal family after 1911, Zhang Xun, a Manchu relic, still had braids on the back of his head after entering the Republic of China.  Not only that, all of the 5,000 soldiers under his command had braids, so his troops were known as the "Braid Army" and he was also honored as the "Braid Commander".

    "Braided Commander" wore braids to show his loyalty to the Qing Dynasty.  But Zhang Xun was a general of the Republic of China, and his subordinates were soldiers of the Republic of China. The Republic of China ordered them to cut their braids, but they insisted on not obeying them. Strictly speaking, this was an illegal act.  When Yuan Shikai became the president of the Republic of China, he even had his hair cut off, but there was no way to deal with Zhang Xun. There was no punishment at all, not even a harsh word.

    Zhang Xun was stationed in Yanzhou first and then Xuzhou. His soldiers were all farmers from southern Shandong and northern Jiangsu. They were tall and big.  The area was poor, so serving as a soldier was a good place to go.  However, such soldiers have conservative views.  Everyone was happy when they heard that becoming Zhang Xun's soldiers didn't require them to cut off their braids.  The braided soldiers look like monsters to outsiders, but they are all loyal to Zhang Xun.

    He is also very popular. As early as when he took office as the governor of Anhui, he established the Beiyang Thirteen Provinces Alliance in Xuzhou and appointed himself as the leader.  Warlords all like to go to Xuzhou for meetings, not because Xuzhou has beautiful scenery or because the prostitutes in Xuzhou are beautiful, but because Zhang Xun is willing to pay.  Good food, good drinks, and good hospitality. Even if we spend a lot of money to find a chef from Shanghai and a theater troupe from Beijing, we still want everyone to eat well and have fun.  Although the warlords are not short of money, there are also many stingy people. When they encounter such a big boss, everyone is happy to flatter them, and Zhang Xun also eats this flattery.

    Cultural people, especially old-fashioned cultural people, also like him.  Zhang Xun was a poor farm worker from the third generation and had no education. It was when he was living in society that he knew a few words. It is said that he was able to read "The Analects of Confucius" and write big characters.  He has special respect for educated people.  Famous literati in the late Qing Dynasty, such as Shen Zengzhi, Zheng Xiaoxu, Liu Tingchen, and Zhao Erxun, were all his predecessors who received courtesy.  Zhang Xun especially likes to ask these people for advice. When they come to him for help when they have problems, he always helps them solve them.  There is no question of remunerating people with poetry, wine and singing, but there is absolutely no problem with entertaining people with wine and meat.  These people often lose their temper with Zhang Xun, but Zhang Xun has no temper.  Of course, these people are all the old people who miss the Qing Dynasty, and they will inevitably have a subtle influence on his behavior.

    Duan Qirui is fully capable of defeating Li Yuanhong, but that would cement his domineering reputation.  Feng Guozhang and others only expressed verbal support, but actually took the opportunity to consolidate their territory with "independence". After all calculations, only Zhang Xun was the most enthusiastic about driving away Li Yuanhong.  So he sent his confidant Xu Shuzheng to Xuzhou to negotiate terms.

    Feng Guozhang¡¯s representative Hu Siyuan, Duan Qirui¡¯s representative Zeng Yujun, Cao Kun¡¯s representative, Zhang Zuolin¡¯s representative, etc. also arrived. They persuaded Zhang Xun to send troops to overthrow Li Yuanhong, support Feng Guozhang as president, and restore Duan Qirui as prime minister.  Zhang Xun's secretary-general Wan Shengzhu proposed conditions: he could send troops to overthrow Li Yuanhong, but he required support for the restoration of the former Qing emperor Puyi.

    This question is more principled. Everyone didn¡¯t think about it and said nothing. Who would have thought that it was such a condition?  It was Zhang Zuolin's representative, Zhang Huilin, who pulled Xu Shuzheng and Hu Siyuan out: "If the matter is urgent, you must obey the authority and agree first. Isn't it just five thousand people?"

    This is the order Zhang Zuolin gave him according to Zhang Hanqing's wishes.  Without Zhang Xun's restoration, Feng Delin would not have lost power, and there would be no unified Fengtian and future Fengxian.  When it's time to "help", Zhang Hanqing will not be impersonal.

    Zhang Xun has been obsessed with restoring the Qing Dynasty for a long time.  Its Daotai Yamen was the birthplace of the restoration, and gathered together a large number of figures such as Kang Youwei, the leader of the royalist party, Yiichi Tanaka, the deputy chief of staff of the Japanese military ministry, members of the Black Dragon Society, and Ishimitsu Masaomi, the commander of the Japanese army stationed in Tianjin.  It's just because the Beiyang government headed by Yuan Shikai is super powerful and has been made into a piece of iron by Yuan, so it can't get involved.

    ??Everyone can hear the meaning of this sentence. First let Zhang Xun, the mantis, catch the cicada, and then the oriole eats it.

    So everyone happily agreed and signed the yellow satin that Zhang Xun took out.  The naive Lao Zhang thought that by doing so, he was insuring the restoration.

    The "Braid Army" successfully sailed to Beijing.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)It's just a block that can't be accessed.

    ??Everyone can hear the meaning of this sentence. First let Zhang Xun, the mantis, catch the cicada, and then the oriole eats it.

    So everyone happily agreed and signed the yellow satin that Zhang Xun took out.  The naive Lao Zhang thought that by doing so, he was insuring the restoration.

    The "Braid Army" successfully sailed to Beijing.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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