The so-called "second revolution" failed in less than two months due to the huge disparity in power, especially the dispersion of the Kuomintang's own people, and the lack of public support. Subsequently, the domestic anti-Yuan forces quickly collapsed. Due to the lack of political support,

Yuan Shikai became increasingly complacent and determined to implement his centralization of power as a supervisory force and military containment force. Militarily, he quickly pushed his Beiyang Army from the north of the Yangtze River before and after the Second Revolution to the south of the Yangtze River, and used

The "central legal power" continued to cut off the powers of the non-Beiyang southern governors. Soon, except for the southwest region, Beiyang forces spread throughout the country.

In order to further complete the centralization of power, Yuan Shikai once wanted to abolish the provincial Dao and make the Dao directly related to the central government. The first step in the implementation of this plan was to abolish the provincial civil affairs chiefs and replace them with patrol governors on May 23, the third year of the Republic of China.

The envoys were renamed as Tao Yin. Although the inspection envoys actually succeeded the original civil affairs chief, they were not administrative officers in title, but supervisors. At the time of their appointment, they were appointed by the central government.

The powers to supervise finance and supervise the judiciary are clearly entrusted with separate orders. Once this system is implemented for a long time, it can gradually eliminate provinces and preserve the law.

Another measure to centralize power is to abolish the civil affairs chief system and also abolish the provincial governor system. Both central and local generals are awarded the rank of general or admiral. Those in the central government are crowned with the word "power" and are stationed in local areas.

Those who are stationed in the three eastern provinces are crowned with the word "Zhen'an" and are divided into left and right generals. For central generals, above the word "wei", each person is crowned with a different character, such as Duan Qi

Rui is "General Jianwei", and Cai E is "General Zhaowei". The local generals are also named with one of the names of the military important places in the province, such as Shanxi General Yan Duoshishan.

The official title was changed to "General Tongwu supervises the military affairs of Shanxi". The governor of Shandong was changed to "General Taiwu supervises the military affairs of Shandong", and the same was true for other provinces. The same name for General Tongwu in Shanxi was taken from Datong, an important town in Shanxi.

The same word as "Tai", the word "Tai" of General Taiwu of Shandong was taken from the word "Tai" of Tai'an, an important town in Shandong. Why didn't Shanxi take the name of Taiyuan, and Shandong didn't take the name of Jinan? The difference in this word has a very different meaning.

Far-reaching, that is, in the future, the generals of Shanxi will be moved to Datong, and the generals of Shandong will be moved to Tai'an, so as to implement the separation of military and political affairs.

At the same time, Beijing specially set up a General's Mansion as the headquarters of military generals. In name, all provincial generals' duties were also in the General's Mansion, and supervising the military affairs of a certain province was only a part-time job. Yuan Shikai announced on June 30, the third year of the Republic of China.

The order said, "When you go out, you will be sent to the army, and when you enter, you will be in the general garrison." The reason why this system was changed was to gradually and completely return the general power to the central government.

It can be said that under Yuan Shikai's authority, almost all of China, except for the two provinces of Guangxi and Hunan in the southwest, was controlled by Yuan Shikai. Although this control does not mean mastery, at least to a certain extent, Yuan Shikai realized his central government.

To centralize power, in order to deal with the Kuomintang, he abolished the National Assembly and the provincial, city, county, and township councils, dealing a heavy blow to the Kuomintang that "relyed on politics". This strengthened the centralization of power, and at the end of the third year of the Republic of China, it

Sign decrees and reopen parliaments and parliaments at all levels, but this is to divide the power of local generals. No one in China will doubt Yuan Shikai's power. For Yuan Shikai, who is proficient in power, he always has a way to deal with local powerful factions.

This will achieve the goal of returning power to the central government.

But now, some people see in the State Council that it is no less powerful than Yuan Shikai. A simple "bandit suppression order" forced the generals from all provinces in China to a "corner", a corner where they had to make a decision.

But the most terrible thing is that the provinces have no choice at all.

"High-spirited?"

In Jurentang, Yuan Shikai watched Tang Xiangming's power on, and thought about the evaluation of Tang Xiangming in the newspaper. The corners of his lips slightly raised, and a trace of ridicule appeared on his face.

Yuan Shikai had never considered Tang Xiangming as a confidant. This man had recognized too many masters and betrayed too many people. Moreover, he was also the subordinate of Vice President Li Yuanhong, but how could Li Yuanhong control him? Now, Tang Xiangming's power supply

, but he clearly told Yuan Shikai the fact that even Li Yuanhong could not control this decoction.--(

As for Tang Xiangming's move, which was described as noble and honorable in the report, in Yuan Shikai's view, this was Tang Xiangming's helpless decision. If he had other choices, he would never do this.

Does Tang Xiangming have other options?

Thinking about the problems faced by the generals in various provinces, Yuan Shikai's mind came to the words Li Zicheng said before taking office: "Use force to force others!"

From the moment he became the Prime Minister, he was not just "building momentum", he was constantly "building momentum" to achieve his own goals. Unlike Yuan Shikai, who was good at using power and tactics, Li Zicheng also used strategy, but most of his strategies were under the guise of

The banner of serving the country and the people, and it can be seen at a glance that there is absolutely no selfishness in what he does, and it is definitely an act of serving the country and the people.

The same is true for tariffs, the same is true for salt tax, the same is true for tax sharing, the same is true for gold, and the current "suppression of bandits" is still the same, but even such a seemingly simple "serving the country and the people" is actually based on the situation.

It follows the trend, and it can be said that there is no trace of it in its implementation. Compared with Yuan's scheme, it is much more clever, more difficult to implement, and equally difficult to resist.

What's even more terrible is that Li Zicheng's strategies are almost always transparent, so there are no flaws in his strategies. He just needs to grasp the direction. It can be said that he takes advantage of the situation to promote all inevitable developments and achieve his goals.

The purpose is like a flood bursting its banks. Everyone knows that people will die, but those who stand in front of it still have to die and cannot walk.

He was thinking about the local generals who originally wanted to take things back slowly, but Yuan Shikai sympathized with them. Now those people have no choice at all. Li Zicheng is taking advantage of the Lincheng car robbery case in the name of righteousness.

Each province has a deadline to suppress bandits. They know clearly that suppressing bandits is a lie and seizing power is real, but the local authorities are unable to do anything about it. Because if they follow it, they will die faster, but if they don't, they will only have half a year, and even if

If they resist, they will not get local support. People's support is with the State Council, and they will have no choice but to be dealt with by others.

Tang Xiangming obviously understood this. Such a choice of "fighting when it's time to fight and letting go when it's time" turned into "the noble and upright behavior of a local general", which elevated him to the position of a hero. What's left?

The next one is probably waiting for the treacherous minister, the great treacherous minister who destroyed the Republic of China. By then, there is no need for Li Zicheng to speak. In order to maintain the order of the country, Yuan Shikai will probably raise his troops to attack that "treacherous minister".

But is he, Yuan Shikai, the biggest beneficiary of this incident?

no!

This matter is basically the State Council borrowing the power of old Yuan to exert power and power in the local areas, thereby establishing the prestige of the State Council! Apart from those local generals, he, Yuan Shikai, is the second biggest loser, because since then, the State Council has

This established central authority throughout the country, instead of relying on Yuan Shikai's power to create a brand to fool people.

When he sat next to his father, Yuan Keding understood everything from his father's low mood. He spoke before his father could ask questions.

"Uncle, you don't have to worry about the current matter. I think if one thing is solved, everything will be settled."

Thinking that the State Council would build prestige from it, Yuan Shikai became confused. He originally wanted to bring his son to discuss the matter, but when his son came, he was so confused that he forgot about it. Now, his son seemed to know and brought it up first. But the words came back to him.

Vaguely. He glared at Yuan Keding and then said.

"What kind of thing is resolved and everything is settled?"

"It's the same old saying. Strengthen the weak branches and capture the army. As long as you capture the army, you have nothing to fear."

Yuan Shikai turned his back and said nothing. He knew that when his son returned from Germany in his early years, Kaiser Wilhelm II repeated what he had said to the regent of the Qing Dynasty to Yuan Keding, hoping that the Yuan family and his son would also arrest him.

We have an army that can influence China's destiny, which is equivalent to a "tree trunk". In that way, we won't be afraid of the scattered troops in the branches and leaves causing trouble.

Yuan Keding made two specific suggestions to his father. One is to welcome Wang Shizhen to Beijing and take charge of the army on Duan's behalf. The other is to set up an Army and Navy Generalissimo Command Office in the Presidential Palace, which is the highest military institution in the country and is controlled by the President. Yuan Shikai

They all accepted it one by one, and began to take over local areas by setting up a general's office, in order to achieve the purpose of re-establishing the central authority and slowly taking back local power.

But now, seeing that his father was a little confused, and considering the performance of the State Council in the past few days, Yuan Keding immediately expressed his opinion.

Yuan Shikai was silent for a long time and said:

"The army is certainly easy to catch. By next year, it is estimated that there will be about two to three hundred thousand soldiers participating in the war. This is China's strongest army, but... you have also seen, those people, who are not looking at the soldiers participating in the war!"

In order to seize military power, Yuan Shikai wrote too many articles on military issues, but those articles were not necessarily useful. Just like now, whether they participate in the war or not, Lao Duan looks at the participating armies, and the local government also looks at the participating armies.

Although the State Council is not paying attention, if Li Zicheng has no other ideas, no one will believe that he has sent so many troops at the same time and has no ideas for the expeditionary force headquarters?

Duan Qirui wanted to win the position of commander of the expeditionary force for Xu Shuzheng, and Xu Shuzheng was also determined to get it, but the local government was watching the central government draw troops from the local area, whether it was for the country or for personal gain, or whether he just wanted to use the big guy as cannon fodder, so

, some local people reassured them at the headquarters. As for Li Zhiyuan, he did not express his position, but the headquarters definitely wanted to leave a place for Jiangsu.

As a result, this matter has become complicated. He wants to use the name of participating in the war to turn the private army into a "national army". Of course, it is a national army loyal to him, Yuan Shikai. If these people are allowed to intervene, maybe

This joining the war has changed. By then, he will just be making wedding clothes for others.

"well!"

After sighing first, Yuan Shikai then continued:

"Most of the old people at the small station have become depressed. Feng Huafu doesn't get up until 12 o'clock every day, and Duan Zhiquan always doesn't ask about the ministry! As for the other people, they all have different intentions, want to turn public affairs into private interests, and use warlords to do harm to the country. This is like this

How can a person like him be of great use? Li Zhiyuan, who is single-minded and dedicated to the public good, is, in the words of the world, the Zeng Guofan of the Republic of China, and what he does is based on Zeng’s way - only the most sincerity in the world can defeat the hypocrisy in the world, only the world

The most clumsy can defeat the most clever in the world!"

He was saying this, but Yuan Shikai still had a bit of sarcasm on his face. This was the newspaper's evaluation of Li Zicheng. According to the newspaper, Li Zicheng was the mainstay of the resurgence of the Republic of China!

At the beginning, in order to welcome Li Zicheng to Beijing, he specially arranged a dozen stunning women in the guesthouse. Among them, there were even mixed-race beauties poached from Mongolia and Manchuria with money. Those women were all excellent in both sex and art. Originally,

He wanted to let him fall into a gentle land, but in the end all those women were sent away by Li Zicheng, without even touching them.

After hearing the news, Yuan Shikai was so surprised that he couldn't recover for a long time. If he hadn't known that he had brought several maids from Lianyungang, Yuan Shikai would have been afraid that he would have been ill for his lack of support. In the end, he thought about Li Zhiyuan's treatment*

*'s restraint only gave rise to a sense of admiration. People who have no desires in this world must be people with great ambitions.

"But no matter what, these people have selfish motives! This is true for Feng and Duan. The same is true for Li Zhiyuan..."

After a moment of silence, Yuan Shikai spit out a name.

"Cai Songpo..."

While his father was pondering, Yuan Keding suddenly understood that his father wanted to use Cai E, but he felt that Cai E was not one of his own and could not trust him. When Cai E arrived in Beijing, he did not have real power.

Yuan Keding knew his father as well as his father knew him. He knew that he always dreamed about power, especially military power, and that he was afraid of losing power, especially military power. During the transition from interim president to formal president, Yuan Shikai followed suit.

When the Qing Dynasty established the Imperial Guard, it also established a model regiment with himself as the leader. On the one hand, this regiment used second- and third-rate figures from the Beiyang faction to preside over the work. On the other hand, it selected the middle and lower-level officers who were most loyal to him as soldiers.

Gradually it expanded from this regiment to establish a Yuan family army that surpassed the Beiyang faction.

As for this model regiment, Yuan Shikai was appointed as its leader in the first phase, and Jiang Fangzhen was appointed as the commander in the second phase. The reason why Jiang Fangzhen was appointed as the regiment leader was that in Jiang Fangzhen's view, establishing national defense was the most important thing, and the whole nation

He had no intention of taking advantage of the opportunity to establish a private army, and the same was true for Cai Songpo.

However, let them train troops, but if they are required to command troops...the uncle is still worried! Dad is worried, and he, Yuan Keding, is also worried!

"We still need to run the model group well."

Yuan Keding actually said a wise and clear statement:

"Uncle, if you run the model regiment well, even if the senior officers have different ideas, the middle and lower-level officers and soldiers may not follow them. As long as they keep the country in their hearts, they will not follow others!"

His son's words made Yuan Shikai nod. This was the reason why he founded the model regiment. When he organized the model regiment, he no longer taught the officers to "eat the commander-in-chief's food" as in the past, but "the country raises soldiers".

". What is a country? As long as Yuan Shikai is the president, then Yuan Shikai is the country! If they are loyal to the country, they are loyal to Yuan Shikai! Then he changed the topic.

"Ji'er, let's not talk about anything else. I just want to ask you one thing and give me your opinion."

"uncle."
To be continued...