Human Heart

There were not many guests visiting Zhang Meisheng's mansion today, there were only two of them. However, if they could, he would not want to see any of them now, because one of them was the Minister of the United Military Government like him, and the other was not simple. It is said that they were the ones who controlled the power of the entire *** party dues expenditure. One of the two people who came to visit him today was Hu Ruilin and the other was Song Jiashu!

It is not surprising that Hu Ruilin came to visit him. He was very close to Tang Hualong, and the two became elligent. One was an old minister of the Li Yuanhong era, and the other was an ally of his ex-Li Yuanhong whom he bought a lot of money. He made a name for Li Han. One entered the finance department, the other was not allowed to enter the judicial department, and he also served as the speaker and the Republican leader. Zhang Meisheng had never been jealous of the position of speaker, because he knew that it would be difficult for others to tolerate others to point fingers at him. However, he had been jealous of the judicial department and the Republican leader for a long time. Unfortunately, he did not understand the judiciary very much, and he did not understand constitutionalism and political parties. As a result, he could not get these two positions that could be clearly known in history.

Tang Hualong fell down due to the implication of the parliament, and it is not blamed by others. Zhang Meisheng is Li Han's direct descendant. He knows that Li Han repeatedly hinted that he asked the Republican Party, whom he controlled, to give up this congressional election, but the result was better. He gave up on the top, but in private he asked the Republican members below to run for the election as a personal capacity. Li Han also got angry for this matter. Everyone in the military government knew about the plot of Tang Hualong's cabinet, but he had already hinted that he would negotiate with the north to fight for the position of speaker for him. Unexpectedly, he was better, and he actually wanted to imitate Song Jiaoren... Could it be that the water of the United Military Government was too shallow and could not keep his dragon?

Zhang Meisheng shook his head. He was familiar with Tang Hualong and had some friendship. However, this person had a little high vision and wanted to compete for a position in the cabinet, or even the Prime Minister of the cabinet. Now, it's better, too high eyes are the easiest to fall down, this is not!

Song Jiashu came to see him but he was confused. This man who came to Wuchang to do business in September last year. With his identity as a comprador in Shanghai, he was able to get a lot of industrial raw materials needed by the military government. In just half a year, he could no longer have enough wealth to build a large number of industrial materials. He is now considered a relatively famous wealthy man in the city! Song Jiashu's eldest daughter Song Ailing graduated from the Wislien Women's College in Macon, Georgia. After graduation, she returned to China and served as Sun Yat-sen's secretary. She went to surveys with Sun Yat-sen and participated in the formulation of a plan to build a 200,000-mile railway. As Li Han's power became more and more prominent, the economy of several provinces such as Sichuan and Hubei became more and more popular.

After the development of the leap, the *** also attached more importance to him and his Western Union Military Government. After Li Han suppressed the development of the *** in Hubei and Sichuan provinces, Sun Yat-sen wanted to go south several times to meet him in person. However, because Yuan Shikai was unwilling to let him leave Beijing earlier, he was busy surveying railways in various places and building momentum for the *** election, but he never had a chance. Now it is even more impossible. Henan has become a mess. With Sun Yat-sen's emphasis on Henan, he naturally went to Henan to take charge. However, now that the general election has passed, he wants to replace the *** behind him and dare not come with Hu Ruilin? Is there any hidden truth?

"You two are so scarce. Why do you think of running to me today? Mr. Song wants to be a lobbyist and bring me into you, right? And Minister Hu, do you have any official duties to communicate?"

Zhang Meisheng entered the main hall, and did not beat around the bush and gave the two guests a straightforward way. What Hu Ruilin came to him to do, he had a faint answer in his heart. When Tang Hualong fell down, the Minister of Finance recommended by Tang Hualong, stared at him. When various provinces were trying to win over local celebrities and government officials, they also tried to win over Hubei. Officials in Sichuan Province joined the party. As a result, after Li Han ordered all the officials who joined the *** independently and hinted that they would never be hired, they completely made *** unpopular in Sichuan and Hubei. However, now the great victory of the Congressional election has been settled. Song Lai visited him, and it is possible that he would make a comeback with the victory of the Congressional election!

Of course, Zhang Meisheng could not join the ***. In order to avoid suspicion, Li Han did not force the joint military government officials to join the Republican Party, so Zhang Meisheng did not have a party membership either. However, now the Republican Party has become personalized, and he has become the spiritual leader of the Republican Party. Even if he just wants to deal with the threat from the ***, he cannot allow other political parties to expand in his own ruling area as before. Therefore, today's senior military government officials basically have an application for joining the party. Zhang Meisheng's has been handed over yesterday. It is estimated that he will become a member of the Republican Party in the past few days!

Seeing that Zhang Meisheng finally came back, Hu Ruilin and Song Jiashu, who were chatting with teacup, stood up, took a few steps, greeted him, Minister Zhang, and then Song Jiashu explained the purpose of the two.

"Minister Zhang, Minister Hu and I just met on the road. We didn't make an appointment to meet you. We just chatted for a while and found out that everyone came here today for the same thing, so we stayed and waited for you to come back!"

"Oh? What's the matter?" Zhang Meishengdu was slightly stunned, fell down, and asked the servant to change the hot tea for the guests.

Hu Ruilin and Song Jiashu also fell down, and the two shook each other. Finally, Hu Ruilin, his own person, spoke first and said, "Minister Zhang, what do you think about the overlapping functions between the General Inspection Administration and the military and political affairs these days?"

Zhang Meisheng narrowed his eyes and then realized the true intention of the two, and his heart was also shaking. He understood that the changes in the western region have indeed been a little quicker recently. The parliament was still quarreling a few days ago, and as the submitter of the proposal, Li Han's former secretary-general Rao Hanxiang has become a "sinner" that thousands of people have pointed out. Some members who dare not blatantly scold the person behind him scolded him without being ambiguous, such as being a public office, violating administrative laws, and being unable to do so.

The law, but Rao Hanxiang, an authentic high-ranking student who graduated from the University of Political Science and Law, is now the president and president of the parliament. Some radicals even encouraged students to be punished. As a result, they were found out that several planners were taken away by the police on the same day and charged with conspiracy behind the scenes to manipulate student movements. Not only did they remove their status as a member of the parliament, but also the lightest one was imprisoned for ten years, which suppressed the radicals below.

After Li Han had already clarified his tough attitude, the General Administration of Inspection's power over the United Military Government and Parliament suddenly became silent. Although many military officials and parliamentarians were unwilling to give up, they had no choice. After the first few days of anger, many people who had originally opposed also gave up their original claims. Perhaps the special commentator of "Voice of China" said it well that China does need to improve work efficiency. More than a year after its establishment, the United Military Government has been infected with too many feudal styles in the previous dynasty, which has led to not only the power struggle between the various ministries, but also the work efficiency is far less than a year ago!

But in the eyes of others, this is a fallacy and must be refuted. Because they saw the tendency of "distrust" and "independence" behind the establishment of the General Inspection Administration, Hu Ruilin and others came to him for this matter!

Zhang Meisheng looked at Hu Ruilin deeply. When it comes to the establishment of the General Inspection Administration and concentrating most of the power of the United Military Government, Zhang Meisheng must be impossible to get together with him. He is Li Han's direct line. What is a direct line? As long as Li Han is not defeated, he only needs to give loyalty and ability to ensure that the power in his hands is not lost, and he is innately incompatible with the two of them.

Moreover, looking at Song Jiashu with an excited face, his serious sarcasm flashed by. During this period, the military government has found that he was suspected of manipulating the prices of several industrial raw materials several times, which has led to the prices in the western region being a little more expensive than those in other provinces for a period of time, which has caused the military government to pay more than 100,000 yuan more when purchasing. Such a stabbing behavior in the back and being an outsider, he openly encouraged government officials in the western region to come to the ***, and his heart is punishable!

At this time, when Hu Ruilin asked about his opinion on the "Cabinet Prime Minister's withdrawal case", he did not hide his position.

"For the establishment of the General Administration of Inspection, Zhang agreed with Speaker Rao's view. Now with the erosion of outsiders, our joint military government has become increasingly inefficient in office and administrative efficiency, and there are many people who are free to eat. In this situation, how can the government do a better job? Speaker Rao believes that our country should learn from the advanced experience of the West, increase the elites and ordinary people in society who are good at business and politics, and remove the staff who still want to do their jobs like the previous dynasty. Of course, this is a long process. Although the military government officials have proposed the "civil service examination" system to screen qualified public officials, this is not something that can be accomplished in one or two days. Therefore, Zhang agreed with Speaker Rao's proposal to form the General Administration of Inspection first, and the inspection envoy personally supervises our work. This can also reduce the matter of favoritism and fraud and create a clean military government agency!"

Zhang Meisheng's words made Hu Ruilin and Song Jiashu shake their heads repeatedly. Although they knew that Zhang Meisheng was Li Han's confidant, they didn't expect that he would lie with his eyes open, as if he could not see the matter of Li Han's involvement of power that they were most worried about. One of them had studied at the Department of Political Economy of Meiji University, and the other was staying abroad for many years. They both advocated democratic politics and were disgusted with independence and dictatorship!

Song Jiashu couldn't sit still this time. After Zhang Meisheng finished speaking, he took a few words, "Minister Zhang, you are wrong. The United Military Government exists for office and to handle government affairs. But now there is another General Inspection Office. Now, the positions are overlapping and the personnel are also overlapping. Do you know that manpower is finally over? How can a person's power be comparable to many honest officials? Yes, the inspector has always advocated clean politics and has been relatively open-minded in his mind for many years abroad. But if the current military governments refuse to responsibilities from each other due to the overlap of official positions in the future. Once the inspector also makes a wrong decision, who will remind him to correct it? The chiefs of each department do not know what to do or what not to do, and in the end they may cause a great disaster!"

Hu Ruilin nodded from the side and agreed.

‘Is this Song Jiashu confused or smart? What position does he take to accuse me of the internal affairs of the joint military government?’

Zhang Meisheng became impatient and unconsciously became heavier: "Mr. Song's words seem to make some sense, but when he thinks about them carefully, they are not right. How can the General Inspection Administration become the one-man of the inspector? Don't forget that there are clerks in various departments. Besides, the existence of the General Inspection Administration is only a short time. When the Joint Military Government trains enough public officials who are dedicated to serving the people, I believe that the inspector will be happy. Alas, if all the following are a little more peaceful, a very small number of people should not be tempted by others, easily eat other people's candies and forget their own goodness. If everyone can consciously safeguard the military government's

Existence, under the leadership of the inspector, we have tried our best to develop and strengthen the five western provinces, which may benefit the whole country in the future. It is ridiculous... It is ridiculous. Some people who claim to have stayed abroad and drank foreign ink, but their eyes grew on their heads. They forgot that only our five provinces in the country have implemented tax cuts for the people, or are only our five provinces who have completely understood the governance of Nerika. It is still only our government willing to pay for the subsidies for industry and support commercial industries. It is ridiculous that they can only read according to their book what foreigners wrote, and they thought that the truth was the result of winning a few times. If we lose a few times, they are all wrong and inappropriate!"

After saying so much in one breath, he couldn't help but pick up the teacup and drink a few sips, only then did he feel that his throat was less uncomfortable!

What he said was really a slap in the face, but he said a lot of things in his words. Song Jiashu might just feel harsh, but Hu Ruilin felt restless when he heard Zhang Meisheng's advice and warnings, and remembered that when Tang Hualong had communicated with him many times a while ago, he mentioned that he had made a new friend. He looked back at himself and was shocked and sweated in his back. His face was gloomy several times in a short time.

At this time, the servant came in to change a pot of new tea. Zhang Meisheng no longer mentioned the topic just now, but just chatted with him about the pot of tea. He knew that Hu Ruilin had become interested in Buddhism recently, and as he chatted, he unconsciously talked about Buddhism. It was not until Song Jiashu, who was in the Envelope Teaching, coughed and reminded him that Hu Ruilin reacted and stopped the topic. The three of them sat speechlessly. Indeed, they really had nothing to talk about. They had different ideas and did not plan for each other.

The two sat for a while and were about to get up and leave. As the master, Zhang Meisheng naturally had to get up and see him off. He personally sent the two to the door. Song Jiashu had already sold his front legs. He grabbed Hu Ruilin and made his body sluggish.

"Zihu, I am three years older than you, and I am stupider than you. I have walked too many detours in the first half of my life, but I have gained a lot of knowledge. I don't know if there is a saying here, "

He and the guard at the door made a color. One guard immediately went to bring his mansion into the carriage, while the other happened to block behind Song Jiashu. He seemed to ask him to walk to the carriage, but it blocked the distance between several people. No one could hear clearly what he said in a low voice.

"Speaking!"

"Zi Hu, the inspector has always been very good at treating people. Although your finances are a bit special, it has given a lot of power to the Western Reserve Bank, but the real reason is that you cannot use it yourself and you cannot have a heart to the inspection. You see, it is not easy for our western region to reach this point today. If we can maintain this momentum now, we will eventually compete for it all the way. I know you are close to Tang Jiwu, but I hope you will not repeat his old path. Although the sugar from outsiders is fragrant, it may not be sweeter than what we produce ourselves. Think about it... What is his identity as Song Jiashu? Why is he mixed with the affairs of our western region? If the inspector falls down, the western region will be gone. In addition to the foreigners and the one in the north, the biggest profiter is also a beneficiary... It is useless to say more, Zi Hu, I hope to make a decision early!"

He patted Hu Ruilin on the shoulder, sighed, turned around and walked into his mansion, leaving only one emotion!

"Human hearts are really the most elusive thing in the world!"

"Human hearts are really elusive!" It is a coincidence that one person said the same emotion thousands of miles away. This person was not a different position, but the Prime Minister of the Cabinet Zhao Bingjun!

It was already dark. A carriage with no accessories and looked particularly ordinary in Beijing quickly spent half a circle in the back door of a house by color. It finally stopped abruptly in front of the back door of a house. It was no one else, but the home of Prime Minister Zhao Bingjun. A man wearing a mink coat and a sea otter fur hat flashed out of the car door, looked around vigilantly, and after confirming that there was no abnormality, he slipped into Zhao's house all the way. He was Yuan Shikai's eldest son Yuan Keding.

Zhao Bingjun's mansion is not big, but it is still very grand. The servants in the Zhao mansion recognize Mr. Yuan. Today, when he saw him not going through the main door and the back door, he also looked tight in his clothes. Obviously, he didn't want outsiders to know that he had been here today. The following knows that there must be something urgent, so he just entered the mansion and someone led him to Zhao Bingjun's study.

Zhao Bingjun is serious. Although he has no power in his position as Prime Minister of the Cabinet, he must have done some small matters after Yuan Shikai was delegated to him. During this period, not only Yuan Shikai was satisfied with him, but even some people in the Cabinet and Parliament who had not liked him had to admit that in terms of attitude, he was more serious than Tang and Lu's predecessors.

As usual, he just returned from the Presidential Palace. Zhao Bingjun had just processed a few official documents in the study, and the servant reported that Yuan Keding had come. When he heard it was him, Zhao Bingjun was also stunned. Usually at this time, this "uncle" would never go out except to visit the Eight Great Hutongs. Even if there were urgent matters, in order to speed up the cover, most of them would hang up the phone and ask themselves to go there. Tonight, what is the special important thing that the criminal has to take action personally?

"I don't know that the eldest son is coming. Zhi'an is negligent in preparation. Don't blame him!" Zhao Bingjun just came out to greet him and raised his hand and gave him a wink. He was so obsessed with the matter that he was very ordinary. He hurriedly swallowed the words behind him, and quickly led Yuan Keding to the study room, and then shut all the servants away. Before he could sit down, the young master spoke first: "Uncle Zhao, my nephew is here in a hurry today, and I hope Uncle Zhao will not be surprised."

"I dare not!" Zhao Bingjun shouted even hard. Yuan Keding broke his leg while riding a horse last year. After he got his lame leg problem, he was severely disciplined by the president. Many of his previous bad habits were gone, but he was arrogant and could not be changed. Especially Yuan Shikai had many old ministers around him. After a long time, he always thought that his father was the president and he was the crown prince, and he was very arrogant.

"I don't know if the eldest son is coming in a hurry today, but what's the important thing?"

"Yes, and this matter can only be done by Uncle Zhao!"

There was a stove in the study to keep heating. Yuan Keding was just in a hurry. He was already sweating profusely. He quickly took off the sea otter fur hat on his head, loosened the buttons on his neck, and then continued: "I received the news that Song Jiaoren is coming to Beijing!"

He was very angry. Yuan Keding was not young anymore, and with the flattery below, he always thought that after his father, the Yuan family would be the Yuan family sooner or later. He was the second president of the later. But he didn't expect that Song Jiaoren, who often attacked Yuan Shikai fiercely during speeches everywhere, would go north. He was the upstart who would not eat soft and hard, and even money beauty could not impress. Not only did his father have a headache, he also hated him very much. Especially when Song Jiaoren was running for election, he always grabbed the power of the president and accused Yuan Shikai of taking power, threatening that the first thing he did in the future would be to limit the power of the president. Yuan Shikai had no actions recently. He repeatedly hinted that his father had done it and he refused. Yesterday, when he mentioned it again, his father was angry and gave him a slap.

He said, "You are so unprofitable, how dare you take your property with you in the end? You should regard the people in the world as stupid as you. But I know that I could kill him at the beginning of the election. Why didn't you kill him sooner or later, but I was killed at this time when the election ended? Now something happens. The first thing that the people of the whole country think of is Yuan, because he dies, I get the most benefits. Moreover, you are not prepared at all. There are three elders, and Huang Keqiang is now devoted to retiring, and Sun Dapao is also running around to build his railway, but both of them are above him, Song Dunchu. Once something happens, they can stand up and take over the banner of ***. You, don't take the problem too simply, so as not to be sought by others!"

Yes, although Yuan Shikai was already very impatient with the ***, he began to dispatch troops and generals to prepare to settle the four local governors whom it relied on - Henan, Anhui, Jiangxi and Guangdong! Now, the four provinces have different handles in his hands. After dealing with the four local governors, Song Jiaoren and *** were no longer able to rely on him.

But he really underestimated his eldest son Yuan Keding. Today, after being provoked by some people, he couldn't help but come to see Zhao Bingjun and asked him to think of a solution!

"This..." Zhao Bingjun was not stupid, and immediately understood what he meant. However, Song Jiaoren is now the leader of the largest party in the Congress. This 'uncle' didn't know where to take medicine, and he was going to touch him. Wouldn't he be afraid that he would be drowned by the saliva after he really moved?

Suddenly respond to changes with silence!

Seeing that Zhao Bingjun was not speaking, Yuan Keding hurriedly said, "I just came from Liang Zhuoru. Now he has been running around for many times, but he has only occupied more than 240 cabinet seats, which is far from comparable to him. The Congress will be held in early April, and we have no time anymore! Uncle Zhao, if this ignorant person comes to Beijing to form a cabinet, by then, if he ascends to the throne of Prime Minister, you will have to put on a bed. Even if my father is in power, he can only be a president with a false reputation. Our old Beiyang world will be over."

"Oh, this Liangshan Song Jiang is not old and has a very powerful wrist. He is so fucking awesome!" Zhao Bingjun hesitated in his heart. He didn't know if Yuan Keding came over and got the hint from that person. After all, the dirty things of the Northern Government were in his hands. If he really wanted to use some means, it would be the most suitable for him to come to him. In order to show his loyalty to the president, he also cursed a few times, but it seemed that this was just for Yuan Keding on the other side.

"The president must rule the world. If you have no power in your hands, you will never be able to follow others' orders. If you are at the mercy of a president, just to be a deaf ear - a decoration, what else should you do in this way?"

"That's it, that's it." Zhao Bingjun quickly flattered.

Seeing that the time was already ripe, Yuan Keding reached out to take out a check from his inner pocket. He gently placed it on the lacquered wooden table and said with a calm face: "This is also for your seat for my father and Uncle Zhao. I learned from the sworn brother Wang Zhaoming that Song Jiaoren went north on the evening of the 20th, and there was a promissory note from HSBC Bank, totaling 500,000 yuan. Uncle Zhao, there is a reward of 500,000 yuan after the matter is completed. You are fully responsible for this matter, do you want to!"

After hearing this, Zhao Bingjun felt as if he was hit by a blow, his mind was swollen and his hands and feet were numb. He looked at Yuan Keding with a bitter face. This was an absolute chore. Indeed, Song Jiaoren came and he couldn't do it as the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, but what's the difference between doing it or not if he is an empty cabinet prime minister? But he really nodded in this matter. Once something happened in the future, he would take the blame!

After not waiting for him to reply for a long time, the old man Yuan Keding's face suddenly looked ugly and his voice became impatient!

"Uncle Zhao, you have been with my father for so many years. Could it be that my Yuan family still has time to treat you badly?"

Zhao Bingjun looked at Yuan Keding's face, and knew the bad things, so he had to bite the bullet and said, "The President treats me as much as a mountain. Don't worry, Master, Zhi'an will arrange people to prepare now!"

Only then did Yuan Keding who returned home satisfactorily.

When he returned to the study alone, his eyes touched the check on the table, he couldn't help but shiver, sat in the Taishi chair weakly, lamented, and bowed his head and began to meditate!

He has confirmed that this matter should not be the one who meant it, because if he hadn't used such clumsy means at all. Compared to this old man, the one who really wanted to move was ***, and even if he wanted to deal with Song Jiaoren, he would not be so rash, completely ignoring the impact of the killing of the leader of the largest party in Congress.

This is such a chore!

Zhao Bingjun smiled bitterly, and while instructing his servants to call his confidant Secretary-General of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Hong Shuzu, he thought about the whole matter.

If Yuan Shikai was told this, he would offend Yuan Keding, and his life would not be easy in the future. If he didn't tell him that he had committed the crime of deceiving the emperor, I'm afraid that his life would be difficult now; and that Song Jiaoren is not so easy to kill...

Assassination is a secret matter, and it is not possible to not choose a confidant. Assassination of Song Jiaoren is even more a secret in the secret. Not only should the candidate be competent, but it should also be absolutely reliable.

After thinking about the ways in this, he knew that the servants outside the study had called him several times, and he came to his senses and quickly opened the door. His confidant Hong Shuzu had arrived.

"Sir, you suddenly called me, but what urgent matters?" Hong's name is Yinzhi, known as "Hong Killing Embroidery". He was from Changzhou, Jiangsu. He was an aide to Liu Mingchuan in his early years, and later served as aide to Hunan Governor Yu Lian. He received 2,000 taels of silver from the French army for robbing arms, and was sentenced to three years in prison. Hong Shuzu bribed the prisoners and escaped to Wuchang. Soon after, he colluded with foreigners in the Hankou Concession to forge land deeds and sold them to foreigners, causing foreign affairs negotiations. Zhang Zhidong, then Governor of Huguang, ordered arrests, and Hong Shuzu pleaded with Zhang Zhidong through the intercession of the Qing police department at the time, and was able to give up. After the Republic of China, he acted as the secretary-general of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and was actually the head of the detective under the command of Zhao Bingjun.

"Yes!" Zhao Bingjun sighed deeply.

"Is there any place to be useful for a humble position?" Hong Shuzu carefully tested that it was definitely not a trivial matter to make Zhao Bingjun worried like this.

"I have a shocking event. After I finish it, I will personally make the decision to promise you 200,000 yuan. Do you dare to do it?"

"Me?" Now it was Hong Shuzu's turn to be stunned. He gritted his teeth and said, "Sir, please speak, I will go through fire and water without hesitation."
Chapter completed!