Years of the Republic of China 1913

Chapter 110, Chapter [-], Using Power to Dismantle Moves

Fang Zida drank a lot, but his mind was still clear, and he was shocked when he heard this.

Cao Kun still said there with his tongue out: "Brother Zhang Ming, my brother can speak out what is in his heart today. My brother leads the army and will serve the President alone for the rest of his life. As long as the President speaks a word, let the president speak. If I go east, my brother will definitely not go west. Besides, now that the president has soldiers and pay, and the prestige of the people is so high, those struggling revolutionaries will also be beaten to nothing, as long as the time comes Is there anything that cannot be done under the order? Brother Zhang Ming, what do you think?"

Fang Zida really regretted coming here at this time, he never expected that the seemingly reckless and honest Cao Kun would have such a scheming plan.All the celebrities in history are not simple. Since Cao Kun was able to bribe the election of the president, of course he would not be a fuel-efficient lamp.Today, during the banquet, Cao Kun started talking nonsense, talking about everything in the world, soliciting connections and persuading Fang Zida to drink. After drinking for three rounds, the relationship between the two parties deepened. Seeing that Fang Zida was almost drunk again , Cao Kun slowly shifted the topic away, slowly brought it to Yuan Shikai, and then deliberately aroused Fang Zida's sympathy with some words, and when the fire finally came, he half-truthfully stated the real purpose, and Use this to force Fang Zida to express his position on the spot.

Cao Kun looked at Fang Zida with a smile, but there was a trace of cunning and complacency in his drunken eyes.Fang Zida groaned secretly in his heart. He was not sure whether Cao Kun had made his own decision or was instructed by Yuan Shikai, or whether it was the result of private discussions between Yuan Keding and Cao Kun.But no matter what the situation was, Fang Zida was not easy to deal with. For a while, cold sweat broke out on his back, and he didn't know how to answer.

"Damn it! This old fox, I didn't expect to suffer such a loss by accident." Fang Zida was anxious and scolded in his heart. If he agreed with Cao Kun, Cao Kun's character would definitely spread everywhere afterward that Fang Zida was right. On Yuan Shikai's side, and at the last step, he might use this as a threat to provoke the relationship between him and kmt.If he objected, what would Yuan Shikai or Yuan Keding think once it was heard?

"Brother Zhong San...this wine...is really good wine! Good wine!"

Fang Zida unsteadily raised his wine glass, and said with a big tongue: "Brother Zhongsan's loyalty to his father-in-law really moved Zida, I respect Brother Zhongsan for a glass."

After finishing speaking, Fang Zida drank it all in one gulp, then said with a blushing face, "As for what Brother Zhong San said just now, I...I...."

While Cao Kun was waiting impatiently for Fang Zida to express his opinion, who would have thought that Fang Zida would spit it out in one mouthful, and in a blink of an eye, he shook twice and fell back straight.

"Brother Zhang Ming, what's the matter with you?" Cao Kun, with sharp eyes and quick hands, helped Fang Zida out, looked down at Fang Zida with his eyes closed, and muttered, "Good wine... have another glass... do it..." It seemed is drunk.

Frowning and shouting a few times, Fang Zida fell asleep without paying attention.There was a flash of anger on Cao Kun's face, and he regained his composure in an instant. At this time, Li Yanqing came in with a bowl of spicy soup. Cao Kun waved to him, and asked Li Yanqing to call two people to send the drunk Fang Zida back to his house.

"Marshal, why is President Fang so drunk?" After helping send Fang Zida away, Li Yanqing returned to the restaurant and couldn't help saying something when he saw Cao Kun sitting alone at the table.

"Hehe, drunk... It's a coincidence that he's drunk! The president's son-in-law is really difficult to deal with. It seems... this matter needs to be discussed in the long run..." Cao Kun, who was not even half drunk, stroked his beard by the side of his mouth, Sneered.

Li Yanqing found two restaurant staff and hired a car to help take Fang Zida back to the mansion. When Yuan Sizhen saw that Fang Zida was so drunk, he hurriedly called for help to carry her husband into the room.After helping him to settle on the bed, Yuan Sizhen hastily asked his servants to boil water, preparing to wash Fang Zida's face.

After a while, hot water arrived. Yuan Sizhen closed the door, soaked the hot water with a towel, and was about to help Fang Zida scrub, but Fang Zida, who was still drunk a minute ago, suddenly sat up from the bed, Apart from the smell of alcohol all over his body, looking at his clear eyes, how could he be half drunk?

"Zida...you?"

Yuan Sizhen looked at her husband in surprise, forgetting to put down the towel in his hand for a while.

"I'm not drunk, I'm worrying you." Fang Zida smiled wryly, turned around and got out of bed.

"Then... I'll get you a glass of water..." Yuan Sizhen was not from an ordinary family, and after a little surprise, he realized that there must be a reason for her husband to pretend to be drunk, and asked quickly.

"No need, don't tell me about my pretending to be drunk." Fang Zida sighed lightly, and specially warned.

Yuan Sizhen nodded understandingly, watching Fang Zida's prophecy stopped, as if he wanted to ask what happened, but he suppressed his curiosity again.

Looking at Yuan Sizhen, Fang Zida thought for a while, and beckoned her to sit beside him.

"Sizhen, can I trust you?"

"Of course! Zida, why do you ask that?" Yuan Sizhen asked puzzled.

"If, I say it is..." Fang Zida said as tactfully as possible: "If my father-in-law does something inappropriate and I want to stop it, who will you help?"

Yuan Sizhen was startled, raised his head and asked urgently: "What happened to Zida? Is it because your father wants to harm you? This... I'll go find my father!"

Grabbing Yuan Sizhen, Fang Zida shook his head: "That's not true, my father-in-law still values ​​me very much."

"You scared me to death!" Yuan Sizhen clenched his fist and beat Fang Zida's chest, with tears flickering in his eyes.

"Silly girl..." Holding Yuan Sizhen's hand, Fang Zida gently stroked her long hair: "It's not what you imagined, it's just that my father-in-law has some political opinions that are different from mine, although it's nothing right now, but it will continue like this I'm afraid there will be conflicts between us, and it is possible to turn our faces at that time. But don't worry, no matter how dissatisfied my father-in-law is, he won't do anything to me, but everyone will have a lot of trouble in the future."

"Father is old and in poor health, Zida, can't you let him? We are all a family, what can't we discuss?" Yuan Sizhen asked incomprehensibly.

Shaking his head, Fang Zida said bitterly: "Discuss? There is no need to discuss this matter!"

"why?"

"There are some things you don't understand, so I just want to ask you, which side will you stand by then?" Fang Zida looked into her eyes.

Yuan Sizhen bit her lower lip lightly, feeling extremely entangled in her heart. Under Fang Zida's gaze, she hesitated for a long time, and finally said: "Zida, I believe in you! However, I still hope that you can have a good talk with your father."

Fang Zida felt relieved, Yuan Sizhen's answer made him feel much better.But listening to her last words, I couldn't help shaking my head in my heart, and sighed softly: "There must be a talk, but now is not the time, in case the talk fails..."

"Zida, can you tell me what exactly father is going to do? What is inappropriate?"

"This..." After a little hesitation, Fang Zida still thought it would be better to tell Yuan Sizhen, and immediately said softly: "I suspect that his father-in-law wants to be the emperor."

"what!"

Yuan Sizhen's eyes widened suddenly, astonished.Although she was born in Yuan's family, she is not a little girl who doesn't understand anything. The abdication of the Qing Dynasty and the founding of the Republic of China have all been experienced by Yuan Sizhen. Now the Republic of China is flourishing, and the influence of constitutionalism has gradually penetrated into the people. Without the concept of the emperor's courtiers, the country is developing at a good time. At this time, Yuan Shikai actually wants to be emperor?Could it be that he wants to risk the disgrace of the world and reverse the course of history?How could the wise Yuan Shikai do such a thing?

"Zida, did you listen to people talking nonsense? How is this possible? Father...Father, an old man would never do this." Yuan Sizhen panicked, she knew very well that once Yuan Shikai made this decision, it would definitely be Wan Fu's choice. He pointed out that Fang Zida, as the main cadre of KMT, would of course strongly oppose it. In this way, it would be a trivial matter for the two to fall out, but Yuan Shikai's wrong step would be the real major event.

"It's not just hearsay, Sizhen, do you know why I pretended to be drunk today?" Fang Zida smiled wryly and told the story of Cao Kun's banquet with him one by one. Of course, Yuan Sizhen knew the relationship between Cao Kun and Yuan Shikai. When Fang Zida talked about Cao Kun using alcohol to force him to express his opinion, he couldn't help but cover his mouth in shock.

Not only that, but Fang Zida also mentioned Yuan Keding. Yuan Keding hinted several times and asked him to set up some kind of guards at Zhongyang Bank.Even Yuan Shikai himself seemed to have this idea, and from what Yuan Shikai said to him yesterday, none of the deep meaning was revealed, but the old Yuan hadn't made up his mind yet.

"And big brother?!" Yuan Sizhen finally understood why Fang Zida's smile had been hiding worries these two days.As for Yuan Keding's role in it, Yuan Sizhen was surprised at first, and then realized it. Looking back on Yuan Keding's character and deeds, it was not surprising that he was keen on Yuan Shikai's proclaiming himself emperor.

"Zida, what do you think we should do? Don't let father and other old people do this kind of thing! Otherwise, our Yuan family will..." Yuan Sizhen trembled slightly, holding Fang Zida's hand tightly and said anxiously.

"Don't worry, you are pregnant, I didn't want to tell you about this, but..." Fang Zida comforted softly, shook his head and said: "I haven't thought about how to do it, but fortunately, It’s just that there are signs of this just now, and outsiders don’t know about it yet. I’m afraid that my father-in-law and his elders won’t listen to persuasion and insist on going their own way. If things are really done, it will be irreparable.”

Nodding, Yuan Sizhen understood that the anxiety in her heart was even worse than that of Fang Zida, and she offered to propose: "Zida, why don't I bring my second brother and the others together, and we can discuss it and persuade my father to be an old man? As long as my father can Listen to me, even if Big Brother and Cao Zhongsan struggle again, it will be useless."

"You can try it, but no one knows whether the father-in-law will listen to the persuasion. What if the old man thinks that we are unnecessary..." Fang Zida hesitated.

"How do you know if you don't do it? It's better to be persuaded by your own people than to be opposed by outsiders in the future. Zida, that's it, leave this matter to me, and I will discuss it with my second brother tomorrow." Yuan Sizhen said firmly, Fang Zida After thinking about it, he finally nodded in agreement, and when he turned his head away, a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.