Fengxian Jiangshan

Hearing Zhang Tinglan's excited tone, everyone in the room was a little surprised. You must know that old Yuan's reputation has already rotted when he ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. It is no good to praise Yuan Shikai so vigorously at this time. It's not good for reputation.

"Zhuoyan, it's not because Yuan Shikai sent you a letter back then, and now he wants to reciprocate?" Lao Zhang said with a smile.

Zhang Tinglan also saw the expressions of everyone present, and knew that they must not understand what it means to respect Yuan, so Zhang Tinglan said with a smile: "There is indeed such a reason, of course I have a more important reason, we must help Yuan Shikai Earn the greatest glory, and continue to publicize Yuan Shikai's achievements, which is incomparably beneficial to us!"

Zhang Tinglan has always been targeted. He said so important that everyone couldn't help but think in their hearts. Yang Yuting said from the side: "To pay homage to the dead is actually to look at the living. Does the clumsy words mean to show favor to Beiyang?"

When everyone heard Yang Yuting's words, they also nodded. Since Meng Enyuan was forcibly driven away, there was already a conflict between Zhang Zuolin and Duan Qirui, and the old Duan had already made arrangements to restrict the development of Fengjun.

If a funeral diplomacy is carried out at this time, the old people in Beiyang will definitely think of Zhang Zuolin, and the two sides will be able to relax a lot, which is indeed a good thing for Fengjun.

"Ling Ge, just like this is not enough to use the words unparalleled. Yuan Shikai is the first official president after the abolition of the monarchy. Lift it up high, otherwise how can you guarantee the legitimacy of your rule?"

China is a country with an ancient civilization of 5000 years, and the inheritance of Taoism is endless. It has a very special historical logic, although it has changed many times.But every time it is not a casual thing, you must ensure the legitimacy of your regime.

During the Revolution of [-], Yuan Shikai led the Beiyang generals to force the palace, forcing the Manchu emperor to issue an abdication edict, and realized the regime change. To inherit Yuan Shikai's kindness, even Zhang Zuolin is no exception.

If Yuan Shikai is stigmatized, the legitimacy of other successors.It must also be questioned. It is for this reason that all dynasties in China have infinitely raised the founding emperor.Moreover, Yuan Shikai's situation is a bit special, because there is still Sun Wen, if you don't respect Yuan Shikai.Sun Wen's party members would take advantage of this opportunity to step in and raise the cannon.The legitimacy of the entire Beiyang will be questioned.

And that's exactly what happened in history.The official president did not work as a temporary worker for a few months, and the title of the father of the nation fell to Sun Dapao.After the entire Beiyang disappeared, the Beiyang warlords represented by Lao Yuan were labeled as disastrous to the country and the people, and entered the book of shame in history.

This is also a manifestation of Beiyang Wufu's ignorance, not only did they not understand the world.Even without thoroughly studying China's 5000-year history, it's no wonder they played a good card into that virtue.

Zhang Tinglan is now considered a member of the Great Beiyang faction, and when he thinks of the historical situation, he is also a little heartbroken.Now with the chance to change, he couldn't help but talk.Among the people present, Wang Yongjiang, who has the highest level of education, was the first to realize the meaning of it, so he said: "Marshal, what I said in my humble words is indeed true. Respecting Yuan has many benefits, but not respecting Yuan will cause endless disasters. Besides, people often say that people do not hold grudges when they die. , now that Yuan Shikai is dead, we should pay homage to this great president."

"Minyuan, conquer the world and rule the world. If we have the ability to conquer the world, why should we care about Yuan Shikai? If we can't conquer the world, what's the use of respecting Yuan!" Old Zhang obviously didn't think so.

Wang Yongjiang said with a bitter smile: "Marshal, ordinary people can't just pay the money to buy a house, but also have to change the name of the house deed and land deed. If you don't do this job for a while, you don't care if you already live in it." Inside, this house is not yours either. The change of dynasties is also the same. Take the Han Dynasty as an example. After Liu Bang conquered the world, he experienced the rule of Wenjing. When the country reached its peak, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty still obeyed Dong Zhongshu The suggestion to revise the calendar is to get rid of the shadow of the Qin Dynasty and prove the legitimacy of the Han Dynasty’s rule.”

"That's right!" Zhang Tinglan took the words again: "In the future, each dynasty will revise the history books of the previous dynasty and make a conclusion. In addition, the system of the founding emperor must be regarded as an insurmountable ancestral system. It is a means of proving its own legitimacy, and this is the question that is justified."

With Lao Zhang's level of education, perhaps there is no way to understand the deep meaning of it, but fortunately, Lao Zhang is a person who is as good as admonisher. Since Wang Yongjiang also agrees, and can ease the relationship with Beiyang, and respect Yuan, it is also possible. Nothing is impossible.

Lao Zhang thought for a while and said, "In that case, let Jing Hui go to Beijing on my behalf to mourn Yuan Shikai!"

Zhang Jinghui is Zhang Zuolin's sworn brother. He has enough qualifications and is relatively free. Letting him go to Beijing is a good choice. Representatives formed a funeral committee to jointly handle Yuan Shikai's funeral.

Fengtian's positive action quickly had an impact. Those Beiyang old people who still had Yuan Shikai's benefits in their hearts stood up one after another, demanding that Yuan Shikai be given enough honor, and they followed Zhang Zuolin's idea. The big officials also sent special representatives to the capital to mourn Yuan Shikai.

However, these are all concentrated in the northern provinces, while the provinces controlled by the southern guards are completely opposite. Not only did they not show any condolences to Lao Yuan, but they also used various propaganda tools to criticize Yuan Shikai, accusing Yuan Shikai of perverting and harming dissidents. To abolish the republic and implement the monarchy is the greatest thief in the world.

The other 21 questions, the Song Jiaoren case, and even Yuan Shikai's betrayal of Emperor Guangxu have all been brought up. Not only the southern provinces, but even most people in the academic circles are no exception, waving large pens and scolding Yuan Shikai. , had no respect for the deceased, on the contrary, he abused wantonly, thinking that Lao Yuan died too late.

Not only Yuan Shikai, Zhang Zuolin was the first to put forward the slogan of respecting Yuan, and even wanted to give Yuan Shikai the title of father of the nation.He was also scolded by the academic circles, calling Zhang Zuolin a remnant of the imperial system and demanding that Lao Zhang be dismissed.Tang Jiyao, Cai E and others also took this opportunity to publicize that they would continue to challenge Yuan. Although Yuan Shikai was dead, there are still a large number of Yuan Shikai's remnants, and they are also sinful.

Sun Wen's party members were not willing to be lonely, and jumped out one after another, and there was a lot of public opinion for a while.Duan Qirui also became extremely headache. He had no idea what to do, so he had to call Yang Shiqi over to hear his opinion.

Since Lao Yuan failed.Yang Du and others were all listed as the culprits of the imperial system and were facing arrest.Only Yang Shiqi has been by Yuan Shikai's side.Loyal and loyal, seeing Lao Yuan come to this day, Yang Shiqi is also heartbroken.

"Prime Minister, Zhang Zuolin is a caring person. In fact, the President also has suspicions about him, but he can only see his sincerity after his death. It is really rare for Zhang Zuolin to take the lead in writing a letter requesting that the President be treated favorably!"

"Mr. Xingcheng. I was also greatly favored by Kung Pao, and I also wanted to bury Kung Pao in a glorious manner, but now that the Revolutionary Party and the guardians are not forgiving, the academic circles have jumped out and scolded Kung Pao. What to do, I have no idea."

"Yang has only one sentence. Without Yuan Shikai, Beiyang would not be where it is today. Whether you admit it or not, the truth is the same!"

After Lao Yuan's death, Yang Shiqi was disheartened and had no interest in participating in politics at all, so he didn't care about what he said, and directly pointed to Duan Qirui's Achilles heel. It is Yuan Shikai's gift that you can have today!

While they were discussing, Xu Shuzheng came in suddenly. As Duan Qirui's most trusted person, Xu Shuzheng went in and out of the old Duan's study without asking for instructions. He hurriedly delivered a newspaper to Duan Qirui .

"Zhi Weng, this is the latest article published by Fengtian. It commemorates the President. Take a look." He handed it to Duan Qirui as he spoke.

At first, Lao Duan thought it was just an ordinary eulogizing article, but after looking at it, he was also attracted.This article was written by Zhang Tinglan. He didn't use any fancy rhetoric, and even the whole article was a bit dry, but he listed Yuan Shikai's four major achievements in it. Sincerely convinced.

Yuan Shikai was the first official president of the Republic of China. With his efforts, the Manchu Dynasty was brought to an end, the era of monarchy ended, and China entered the era of republic.It is particularly worth mentioning that this kind of regime change was basically peaceful, without excessive bloodshed, and after the abdication of the Qing Dynasty, there was no large-scale counter-offensive. Yuan Shikai made his first contribution.

The Republic of China was founded, the country was in chaos, and the provinces became independent one after another, and the whole country was on the verge of the end of the Han Dynasty and the end of the Tang Dynasty. Once it fell into endless warlord melee, the people would definitely suffer and the country's vitality would be greatly damaged.Moreover, the situation at this time is not as good as the end of the Han Dynasty and the end of the Tang Dynasty. At that time, there were only internal strife, but now there are foreign aggressions. China is torn apart, and the great powers will definitely intervene.Yuan Shikai turned the tide, bridged the differences between the provinces, established a unified country, quickly extinguished the White Wolf Uprising, and the second revolution by Sun Wen and others, and prevented the country from falling into chaos. Yuan Gong made great contributions.

In the year of [-], the country changed from old to new. There were forces in Outer Mongolia, Northeast China, and Tibet trying to split the country. The revolutionaries even proposed the establishment of a nation in [-] provinces. The border provinces were full of flames, and the huge territory was on the verge of collapse.Duke Yuan treated the Qing court favorably, completely inherited the territory and sovereignty of the Qing Dynasty, and tried his best to maintain the stability of Mongolia and other places. After the Revolution of [-], China's territory was not lost.

Since Princess Yuan came to power, he has developed industry and commerce, promoted educational progress, innovated the national system, cleared up the accumulated evils of the Manchus, and established a modern national system.Formulate the Organic Law of the National Assembly, implement a democratic election mechanism, promulgate laws such as civil law and criminal law, establish a judicial system, and establish the basis for ruling the country according to law.Creating a new type of army, cultivating military talents, and developing the military industry... The foundation for China's transition from the old era to modernization was all created by Yuan.

All these are all great achievements of Yuan Gong and cannot be denied. Although there are some mistakes, they are not concealed.As for the monarchy, it can be called the biggest mistake Yuan Gong made in his life. However, the Hongxian monarchy is also different from the monarchy of the Qing Dynasty. It is a constitutional monarchy modeled after Yingde. It is also excusable.

Yuan Gong can be called the last person in the old era, and he is also No.1 in the new era. It is undeniable that he stepped into the new era with one foot and opened the door to China's modernization, but stayed in the past with the other foot, which is still unavoidable. But this kind of mistake is not the mistake of Yuan Gong alone, but the mistake of the times!

The alternation of the old and the new is repeated over and over again, and it is difficult to achieve it in one step. This is the case with the British and French powers, so it should be viewed with a tolerant perspective.The Sri Lankan man is gone, but his merits will last forever. The younger generations can only take over what Yuan Gong did not complete, and work hard to realize the prosperity of the country and the strength of the army.

After Duan Qirui finished reading it, he patted the table excitedly and said loudly: "This report will trigger the whole country, let everyone read it, and let them know how to evaluate Kung Pao!" (To be continued...)

ps: It is indeed difficult to evaluate Yuan Shikai. I have written a little bit of my own opinion, but I also look at it from Zhang Tinglan's perspective. As for the historical truth, I am afraid that it has disappeared long ago...