In Xiyin Study School on Nanyang Road, Shanghai Public Concession, several representatives in the south and the north sat upright. Zhao Fengchang, the owner of Xiyin Study School, sat in the middle and kept making a smooth move. This Xiyin Study School is his property. He once worked as the general copy of the Governor of Huguang Zhang Zhidong. The treaty of Southeast Mutual Protection was made by him. After Tang Shaoyi came to Shanghai, he lived in his home. This place naturally became a venue for peace talks between the north and the south.

Tang Shaoyi, with a stern face, said solemnly to Wu Tingfang, the representative of the Southern peace talks: "I am deeply indignant of the disagreement of your representative! The last time it had already agreed that the two sides of the north and the south would cease fire on the spot, waiting for a peaceful resolution. Why did your Yuchen division advance north along the Jinpu Road and brazenly attack our Zhang Xun division and Zhang Shuyuan division? How can the representative of the Southern region show his credit and continue the negotiation?"

Wu Tingfang could only smile bitterly in his heart. Although representatives of the southern provinces had gathered in Shanghai and were about to go to Nanjing to prepare for the establishment of the provisional government. However, the central government had not established it, and there was no way to discuss the constraints on the provinces. Yuchen's First Division never responded to people. He had his own salary and equipment, and his degree of freedom was very high. They were like Tang Shaoyi, and only learned about the movements of Yuchen's First Division of the Jiangsu Revolutionary Army from the recent news reports.

Speaking of this declaration, it was indeed a top prize. Several news, interviews, and news posted by Gu Zhizhong caused a sensation in the entire South China. The hard and bloody battles and "strong" combat effectiveness of the First Division on the front were boasted to the sky. Yuchen's strategy in Bengbu and the large roundabout encirclement of the First Brigade were almost written into a legendary story. Yuchen's words and deeds were described vividly by him. A perfect soldier who was young but deep, brave but elegant, shared joys and sorrows with soldiers, led by the way, and was full of revolutionary optimism and dedication. He became an idol of the new era.

The sentence "The children have already broken the thief" was even lined up in large fonts, becoming the hottest sentence recently. Yuchen seemed to have become a representative figure of the southern revolution. Moreover, Gu Zhizhong's description of the front field hospitals suddenly had a very different impression of those doctors. Within three or two days, there were endless doctors who signed up for the left-behind offices of the first divisions in Shanghai and Nanjing to go to the front line.

Wu Tingfang looked at Tang Shaoyi and then at the declarations on the table. Yang Du sat beside Tang Shaoyi, smiling. Finally, he said reluctantly: "The Qing Dynasty in the north has not yet abdicated, and Yuan Gongbao has not yet made a definite reply to any matter. In the northern provinces of Shaanxi and Shanxi, the Northern Army has not stopped attacking our Revolutionary Army. It is reasonable for our Yuchen Division to take the lead in the Northern Expedition. When the Qing Dynasty abdicated, Yuan Gongbao will come back anyway, and all military operations will naturally end. And the first head of state is also waiting for the seat."

Yang Du lazily interjected: "Brother Wen Jue, can you honestly admit that you cannot restrain Yuchen's actions? There is no need to cover up so much. Yuchen's affairs are just a minor problem for our north. As long as you do not admit that he was sent by you, we will not ask about the responsibility of the south. The peace talks will proceed as usual, and our northern army will naturally have a way to deal with him."

Yang Du, the nickname Xizi, was Wang Kaiyun's favorite disciple. He was known as the last successor of the imperial art in China. He was the chief attendant of the Northern Peace Talks delegation and was also the confidant sent by Yuan Shikai to monitor Tang Shaoyi.

Hearing Yang Du's words, Wu Tingfang was so choked that he almost couldn't come up. Tang Shaoyi looked at Yang Du in dissatisfaction, and there was no way to deal with him. He had to smile bitterly at Wu Tingfang: "Brother Xizi is right. Yuchen's actions must be stopped. The south cannot do it, so we will do it for the north. This kind of thing that destroys the peace talks between the north and the south must be restricted! Brother Wen Jue, you must have a reply in the matter tomorrow. Otherwise, all the consequences and the overall situation will be broken down, and you will bear it."

After Wu Tingfang was sent away angrily, Tang Shaoyi and Yang Du looked at each other. Yang Du stood there and smiled. Tang Shaoyi asked strangely: "Xizi, why are you laughing at?" Yang Du said lightly: "It's nothing, Brother Shaochuan, I'm very tired. Go and rest first."

At this time in Shanghai, there were so many people who cared about Yuchen.

As soon as the bell rings at the gate of Xiyin Study, Zhang Jizhi's carriage was parked at the door. Yang Du had been standing there waiting for him. After helping Zhang Jizhi get out of the carriage, the two walked towards Yang Du's room with a chatter and laughter. Tang Shaoyi stood at the window and looked at all from the curtains, and felt a little unhappy. Although Yang Du was named his escort, he only paid attention to returning to the constitutionalists of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and did not take him seriously. During the morning meeting, he still wanted to deal with Yuchen. At this time, he had such a friendly talk with Zhang Jizhi, who had to meet two or three times a day. Who doesn't know that Zhang Jizhi and the constitutionalists of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, whom he represented, stood behind Yuchen? This northern peace representative was not trusted by Yuan Shikai, and he was really frustrated.

"Brother Xizi, you shouted and killed Yuchen at the meeting today. I, the old man, heard the news, but I was so scared. I came here to meet the chief escort." Zhang Ji held the teacup and smiled at Yang Du. These days, this old man seemed to have been rejuvenated and looked at least ten years younger.

Yang Du smiled and said, "Old Ji is here to make me happy. What is the current situation? You and I don't know. The ground of the Jiangsu section of Jinpu Road and Anhui section can almost be freely connected. Where can we have the strength to deal with him! The north is now being restrained. Even if one of the 20,000 elite troops on the Beijing-Han line and the third town in Shanxi is drawn, it is certain to defeat Yuchen. But one is that there is no money, and the other is why? With the assistance of Mr Ji, Brother Yu, between the north and the south, is always much better than those mob revolutionaries."

Zhang Jizhi clapped his hands and smiled, "Brother Xizi is worthy of being the unparalleled world. The old man is willing to give up the disadvantage. This situation has a deep meaning. Although the south is now called fiercely, the one who has the real strength to fight is Yuchen. The other troops are the same as the north, and they have no money. Although Sun Dapao can borrow foreign money, who is willing to lend it to him! The ministerial regiment and the four-country silver regiment have bright eyes, and they all look at Gong Bao to clean up the situation. To stabilize China, it still requires strong people with reputation and experience in governing the country to complete it."

He got in Yang Du and said mysteriously: "I have returned with Yuchen and I in a telegram these days. He has already said that this time he left, he found that the Democratic Party was really unable to accomplish anything, so he wanted to find a place in northern Jiangsu. He only had the territory of northern Jiangsu and Bengbu in Anhui and the line of Ma'anshan, with the Jinpu Road as the boundary. The Prime Minister of the Lianghuai Salt Administration also wanted this. He would never have the idea of ​​Shandong! If the Democratic Party in the South wants to go north, he would be responsible for Gong Bao... I hope that Gong Bao would come out as soon as possible, and wait for the Qing Dynasty to abdicate, and then end the situation and become a peaceful and leisurely citizen."

Yang Du sneered in his heart. Yuchen had such a big appetite! He immediately asked for nearly half of Jinpu Road and Lianghuai salt. In addition, the five prefectures and forty counties in Anhui, northern Jiangsu! The income of Jinpu Road and Lianghuai salt is more than 10 million a year! I'm afraid you can't eat it. Then I thought about the past few days of returning to the written and telegrams of the benefactor behind the scenes. The situation in the north is now unstable. The real ones that can be used to deal with Yuchen are Zhang Huaizhi's fifth town, and the Anwu army with Ni Sichong totaled more than 20,000 people, but the salary and equipment were short of both. I was not sure if I just used these 20,000 people to deal with Yuchen.

Moreover, if Yuchen's army progresses smoothly, other civilian troops in the south, such as the Zhenjun, Zhejiangjun, Guangdongjun, etc., will follow up on the battle. The situation in the north may really have to adjust the old foundation on the Beijing-Han line to fight desperately. But fortunately, Yuchen and the Democratic Party still keep a distance. It is said that they are angry and resigned from the Supervisor in Nanjing, and behind them are people like Zhang Jizhi as the leader. There is room for division and win over. Now the price may be agreed. When the overall situation is over, Yuchen's strength will not cause any big waves.

However, he still had a stern face: "Brother Yu can conquer the northern part of Jiangsu by himself, so how can we restrain him from the north? But if he enters Shandong, I, the Beiyang Jianer, will naturally have to deal with him to the end. The Northern Army is not afraid of war, but in this situation, there is no need to fight anymore... I really can't agree to the salt in the two Huaihe Rivers. The salt affairs have always been directly under the central government and suddenly decentralized power. So what prestige is there for the central government's finances? Isn't that a joke?"

Zhang Ji looked at Yang Du's despicable look and just smiled there. This fair-child brother had many conspiracy-like thoughts in his mind every day, but he spoke very righteously. If he had not been the top scholar of the former Qing Dynasty and had been in the officialdom for a long time, he knew him deeply, and he would be afraid that he would be scared by him.

He shook his head and smiled, "What central government is it? Is it the government that has not been established in the south, or the Qing Dynasty that has not yet abdicated in the north? We don't have to argue about these. The salt of the two Huaihe Rivers is just a temporary management of the people before the central government was established. What is the method of slowly preparing for the takeover in the future?"

This is what I want to find a way for both sides, so Yang Du just agreed with a smile. The two of them talked deeper and deeper, but they were all about the upcoming Southern Provisional Government.

At this time, representatives of southern provinces had arrived in Nanjing. Jiangsu Governor Xu Guqing was exposed to the Shanghai newspaper industry by the Zhenjun for embezzling 100,000 yuan in treasury funds and had stepped down in shame. Jiangsu local councillors publicly recommended that Cheng Dequan, a former Qing bureaucratic, take over as the governor. Lin Shuqing, the commander of the Zhenjun, was also driven off the stage because of his deep involvement in this incident. He is now a senior senator in the Jiangsu Governor's Office. The Zhenjun Commander Bai Wenmo, who failed to rebel in Anhui, was selected by the Tongmenghui, had extremely unstable military morale.

However, this matter in Jiangsu is indeed a small matter for these representatives to face the outline of the provisional government organization adopted by these representatives on December 20. The representatives of the seventeen provinces have agreed to form a presidential provisional government, with the highest head of state being the interim president, and the representatives of the seventeen provinces one province and one vote, and are elected among the three people of Sun Yat-sen, Huang Xing and Li Yuanhong. A responsible cabinet is established to establish a provisional Senate with the limit of three people in each province. The president will be elected on December 29. The unified government in the south is about to emerge.
Chapter completed!