Years of the Republic of China 1913

() The meeting ended successfully, Fang Zida was elected chairman, Song Jiaoren, as the former chairman, was only elected as a member of the Central Executive Committee, and before all the participants dispersed, this earth-shattering news spread throughout the capital.

Knowing that Song Jiaoren lost the election, everyone was surprised and delighted.The Beiyang faction was more excited than surprised. After all, the newly elected Fang Zida had a deep relationship with the Beiyang faction. Compared with Song Jiaoren, Fang Zida's position was more acceptable to them.As for Jing, compared with Song Jiaoren, Fang Zida's methods are tougher. Don't look at his usually amiable appearance, but Fang Butcher's name has spread all over the country since the Nanjing Eighth Division incident. With the case of Xu Shuzheng, once the bottom line is touched, no matter how great your contributions were, Fang Zida will turn his face and deny anyone.

As for other parties, the same is true. The great changes in kmtzhong yang made them applaud.From the perspective of these parties, the KMT, which is the leader of SAO, has already begun to split. Song Jiaoren, as the former chairman and the current prime minister, unexpectedly failed to be elected as the chairman of the committee. There will inevitably be a continuous struggle for power within the KMT.With Fang Zida's toughness and Song Jiaoren's connections, it is not yet known who will win the battle. This will weaken the cohesion of KMT and allow other parties to take advantage of it. ..

This view is the judgment of most people, even analysts in Japan and other countries who have been paying close attention to China's political situation think so.After the establishment of the Republic of China, Yuan Shikai, an absolute strongman, first took control of the overall situation, and the cooperation between China's strongest military faction and China's largest party established the foundation of the Republic of China today.

After Yuan Shikai's death, due to Fang Zida's maneuvers, the Beiyang faction and kmt cooperated closely, transitioned smoothly, and completed the transition from the nominal prime minister system to the real prime minister system, continuing to implement the constitutional system.The development of the Republic of China has not been affected too much.

But it's different now, Fang Zida's election and Song Jiaoren's defeat, doesn't this mark the official break between the Beiyang faction, the centrists and the KMT veteran system, especially Fang and Song?If nothing else, a wave is coming, and it is obvious that China's political situation is in turmoil.This kind of judgment is not just Ri himself.Even the British, French, Americans... think so.On the second day after Fang Zida was elected, all the countries of the Allied Powers sent congratulatory messages to congratulate Fang Zida on being elected as the KMT chairman, replacing Song Jiaoren in KMT.At the same time, behind the official congratulatory message, the Allied Powers also expressed their concerns about the current political situation in China, and asked insinuatingly how the Chinese government will reorganize the cabinet after the KMT change, and whether China, a member of the Allied Powers, will affect the ongoing European war etc.

Regarding these questions, Fang Zida responded to various countries with a confident attitude on the surface.Ensure the stability of China's political situation and the continuity of national policies.But in private, Fang Zida is also considering this issue after the election victory. According to the constitution, after he is elected as the KMT chairman, he can directly submit an application for reorganization of the cabinet to the Congress, and Fang Zida, as the chairman of the largest party in the Congress, will take over as the Prime Minister.

But in order not to irritate Song Jiaoren too much, Fang Zida did not do this, because he knew that it would be of no benefit to him to submit such an application immediately at this time.Instead, it will give people a feeling that they can't wait to seize power.But even though Song Jiaoren was firmly seated on the prime minister's throne, Fang Zida was not so stupid.Even if he was willing, the people under him would not. How can there be a reason why the chairman of the party committee should be the chief financial officer, but a member of the Central Executive Committee should be the prime minister?If this situation continues, let alone whether there will be any embarrassment between Fang Zida and Song Jiaoren, even other parties will not be concerned, and it will not only be Fang and Song.I'm afraid the whole kmt will become a joke.

In this regard, Yang Du, Yang Yongtai, Jiang Zhiqing, Dai Jitao, Wu Peifu, Xia Shoutian, Dong Hongyi, Wang Xiaozhen, Huang Kaiyuan, etc. urged Fang Zida to ask the Congress to reorganize the cabinet as soon as possible as the KMT chairman, and to use the largest party in the Congress The identity of the party leader first took the positions of speakers of the two houses, and then forced Song Jiaoren to dissolve the cabinet and reorganize.

No matter what kind of thoughts these people have.Fang Zida shook his head and refused. In the next few days, Fang Zida's official residence had guests coming, and there were people coming to visit. The line in front of the alley was almost a mile long. Whether it was good or bad to see these brown candies However, Fang Zida could only find time to meet a few people, and most of them were sent away by Yang Du and others.

In the next few days, apart from Yang Du and others, even Yan Xishan and several members of the Central Executive Committee instigated Fang Zida to form a cabinet as soon as possible.Fang Zida talked with these people patiently, and shook his head and smiled wryly after seeing them off.

"Shang Ming, there are so many dreams in the long night!"

Yang Du persuaded from the side, in his opinion, the overall situation is now settled, the stool under Song Jiaoren's ass is already Fang Zida's, this is not the time to pretend to be a gentleman, politics is cruel, once Fang Zida hesitates, in case Once the situation changes, it will be troublesome.

Moreover, although Fang Zidaneng's leadership has the support of many Fang faction party members, it is also indispensable for the contribution of other superficial grassroots.These folly are not like the members of the Fang Department. They promoted Fang Zida as the chairman of the committee for a purpose. This purpose is to use Fang Zida's superior position to obtain from him the rights or benefits that he could not obtain from Song Jiaoren.

Once Fang Zida is unable to re-form the cabinet for a long time, these people are likely to turn against the water after being disappointed, and the situation will be messed up if they fail to do so. This is the case with several members of the Central Executive Committee who came to visit Fang Zida today, and Yan Xishan is one of them. .

"Don't worry, I know it well." Fang Zida smiled faintly, and walked to the study with his hands behind his back.Seeing Fang Zida's confident expression, Yang Du was stunned for a while, and wanted to persuade him again but shook his head, sighed and quickly followed.

After another two days, Fang Zida finally got the two people he had been waiting for.

"Mr. Shaochuan, brother Zhongkai!"

Hearing that Tang Shaoyi and Liao Zhongkai were visiting together, Fang Zida hurriedly asked them to be invited into the inner hall, changed clothes and rushed over.

"Brother Zhang Ming!" Seeing Fang Zida coming in, Tang Shaoyi and Liao Zhongkai stood up and cupped their hands. Fang Zida hurriedly asked them to sit down. Brother Dunchu?"

Surprise flashed across Tang Shaoyi's face, she nodded and said, "That's right, Zhong Kai and I came here precisely because of Song Dunchu."

Fang Zida nodded slightly, and said calmly: "It's almost time after calculation. Although Brother Dunchu and I have some conflicts, we are still friends after all. Some things are clear to both of you if you want to come. It is not my reason but has to do it. It seems that Dunchu Brother Chu has also figured it out, this is good, firstly, the overall situation is the most important, and secondly, it will avoid embarrassment when we meet in the future."

Liao Zhongkai sighed and shook his head.He knew about the relationship between Song Jiaoren and Fang Zida, but he was still powerless in the end. Seeing the two sides fighting, Song Jiaoren sadly lost the post of chairman.As a good friend of Song Jiaoren, Liao Zhongkai felt very uncomfortable. If it weren't for the party system, he even wanted to give Song Jiaoren the position of vice chairman of the committee.However, today's meeting with Fang Zida was indeed entrusted by Song Jiaoren, and he planned to have a good talk with Fang Zida.

Compared with Liao Zhongkai, although Tang Shaoyi felt a little regretful, she was not so distressed.After all, he was a former prime minister, and he has seen through politics for a long time. As for the matter between Song Jiaoren and Fang Zida, although he doesn't know everything about it, he knows a thing or two. Now this result is not unacceptable. , as long as KMT does not split because of the two of them, everything can be discussed.

And before coming, Fang Zida's attitude reassured them.Fang Zida did not ask Congress to reorganize the cabinet immediately after becoming chairman, but has been waiting for changes. This also shows that he does not want to force Song Jiaoren too much. The two were the first to refuse.

This is indeed what Fang Zida wanted. It's not that he can't do it, but he doesn't want to do it, so he hesitates to make a decision.After all, Song Jiaoren has been the leader of the party for many years and is the current prime minister. Too much persecution is not good for the country or the party.Fang Zida didn't want to see another Sun Wen appear. Today's national political situation needs to be stable rather than turbulent. The fragile China can no longer afford such political turmoil.

The purpose of Tang Shaoyi and Liao Zhongkai's coming together was to invite Fang Zida for Song Jiaoren. The three talked for a while, and Fang Zida agreed to go to the Prime Minister's Office now.In order to keep it secret, they left through the side door in the backyard, got into Tang Shaoyi's car, and arrived at the Prime Minister's Office in a short while.

The Prime Minister's Mansion is still the original Prime Minister's Mansion, and the owner here is still the original owner, but Song Jiaoren is now much more decadent than before, and his already thin figure seems to have lost a little bit, with sunken eye sockets, always neat His mustache is a bit messy, and it can be seen that it has not been taken care of for several days.

"Dun Chu, Zhang Ming is here." Liao Zhongkai and Tang Shaoyi brought Fang Zida to the room, knocked on the door a few times, then opened the door and saw Song Jiaoren sitting on the sofa in a daze, thinking What.He opened his mouth and said something, then turned around and smiled wryly at Fang Zida.

"Oh, Zhang Ming... Please come in." Song Jiaoren's unfocused eyes slowly gathered, and it took him a while to regain his senses.

"Go into Zhang Ming, Mr. Shaochuan and I won't go in, I hope you can... hey..." Liao Zhongkai took Fang Zida's hand and patted it lightly, gave him a meaningful look, turned around and stayed with Tang Shaoyi outside.

Stepping into the room and closing the door behind him, Fang Zida frowned and looked into the room.In broad daylight, Song Jiaoren drew the curtains, and a light was turned on in the room, and the dim appearance was filled with an indescribable feeling.

Glancing at Song Jiaoren who was sitting on the sofa looking at him, Fang Zida strode straight to the window and raised all the curtains with his hand without speaking first. All of a sudden it brightened up. (To be continued. Mobile phone users please go to read.)