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Chapter 250 The battle between the government and the court

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    The fact that Dazhang and Xiaozhang were able to work hard and quickly in Fengtian, completely ignoring the attitude of the central government and the counterattack of some forces whose interests were affected, is related to their strong strength, especially the heavy troops they hold.

    It sounds incredible. In fact, when you understand the changes in Beijing during this period, you can understand how the timing chosen by Zhang Zuolin and Zhang Hanqing was just right, and it was not just a matter of bad luck.

    Because the central government is in chaos now, no one can care about the outside world.

    Before Yuan Shikai died, he held his hands to Xu Shichang and Duan Qirui and sobbed: "According to the "Convention", Li Qing (Li Yuanhong) will succeed the president. You must assist him well." Perhaps feeling this, he decided to fight in Sichuan  When Zhang Jingyao and other generals called to express their willingness to elect Duan Qirui as president, Duan Qirui flatly refused.  After this incident was known to outsiders, the whole country burst into admiration.

    At that time, Yuan Shikai violated the treaty and dissolved the National Assembly. The Republic of China had been severely damaged. Now there is a generous and kind-hearted Li Yuanhong as president, an upright Duan Qirui presides over the cabinet, and the Kuomintang and the Progressive Party coexist.  Congress, the realization of constitutional government is within sight, and the whole country has expressed unanimous optimism about this.

    Since Lao Yuan died, former Vice President Li Yuanhong succeeded to the throne.  Since the day he took the throne, he and Premier Duan Qirui have had a very unhappy relationship.  Historical records record that Duan Qirui invited Li Yuanhong to come back as president and the process was like this. It was very comical and even comparable to American actor Charlie Chaplin's pantomime. There is historical evidence:

    "Duan Qirui came in without saying a word. He sat down here, saluted, and bowed three times. Li Yuanhong quickly returned the salute when he saw it. The two sat drinking tea, and neither of them said a word for a long time.

    Li Yuanhong speculated that Duan Qirui's intention was to ask him to go back and become the president, but Duan Qirui didn't say anything and just sat here relatively speechless for half an hour according to current standards.  Duan Qirui stood up and said goodbye. Li Yuanhong walked to the door of the mansion. Duan Qirui turned around and said, "You should contact me about the vice president's affairs."

    What does it mean?  It means that I have come to ask you to be the president. Just be the president. Don¡¯t worry about the vice president.

    Li Yuanhong immediately asked, ¡®Why?  ¡¯ This is not just a matter of the presidential office, the power lies with the State Department.  ¡®What about the State Department?  ¡¯

    Duan Qirui raised his eyebrows and said, "I'm here", turned around and left.

    Li Yuanhong also understood that he was asking me to be a puppet!  But he couldn't control this situation, he had to shoot the arrow when it was on the string.  In this way, Li Yuanhong was invited out by Duan Qirui in a daze and became the President of the Republic of China.  The appointment ceremony was very simple. Duan Qirui took a few of his men and drove several cars to pick up Li Yuanhong at his home in Dongchang Hutong.  "

    It is conceivable that Li Yuanhong will have a difficult time as president.  As expected, Duan Qirui implemented a cabinet system, and the title of president was a false one.  In Li Yuanhong's mind, the president should be like Lao Yuan, a "presidential system" similar to the United States. He does not accept a "virtual king".

    Li Yuanhong served as the governor of the Hubei military and government government. He himself felt useless. Others also laughed at him as the "captain under the bed." It was ironic that during the Wuchang Uprising, he was captured from under the bed by the uprising personnel as the governor of Hubei in the Qing Dynasty.  However, he reacted very quickly. When the whole army was leaderless, he suddenly transformed and became the "Capital Governor" who took power in Hubei after the uprising.  This matter is both his shame and his qualifications.

    ¡°Then he really becomes the President of the Republic of China, and he also wants to make a difference.  What do you want to do?  Build the Republic of China in accordance with the legal system of government.  He advocated expanding the powers of Congress to resist Duan Qirui's arbitrary actions.

    Duan Qirui directed the research department under his command to oppose the inclusion of a provincial system in the constitution, and advocated reducing the power of Congress and changing the two houses into one house to cater to the autocratic self-interests of the Anhui warlords.

    The differences between the two sides on issues such as the constitution-making of the Congress have become increasingly serious, causing the two to soon compete over political opinions.  Because one side is the presidential office and the other side is the State Council, the battle between them is called the "fight between the offices and the government."

    The first thing is that after Li Yuanhong became president, the Southern Protectorate Army asked, why did Yuan Shikai restore his power?  There are "Thirteen Taibao" under him who support his restoration, and these "Thirteen Taibao" must be severely punished.

    Li Yuanhong was just about to punish the "Thirteen Taibao", but he did not expect that the State Council came to plead for mercy: Please spare this paragraph of Zhigui; Li Hongzhang and his nephew also came to plead for mercy: Please spare Yan Fu and Liu Shipei; the Kuomintang also came to plead for mercy.  : Let¡¯s spare the two of us here. They don¡¯t really support the restoration, they are all arranged undercovers

    Zhang Zuolin, the only person outside Guan who could not get along with the others, was successfully "whitewashed" by Zhang Hanqing's performance, and all political factions came to plead for mercy. In the end, these people, including Yang Du, could not be punished, which meant that the matter was over.  That¡¯s it.  Only then did Li Yuanhong realize that it was too difficult to deal with the various complex political factions at that time.agree.

    There is nothing we can do about it. If we compromise now, the situation will only worsen and there will be little chance of a comeback.  Therefore, even if Duan Qirui wanted to suppress him in the name of Congress, Li Yuanhong would not agree.  What a joke, the Kuomintang and the local forces in the south are Li Yuanhong's support. The Kuomintang members have a large number of people in the Congress and have an absolute majority. They rely on voting to determine victory or defeat. Duan Qirui will definitely lose!

    At this time, Duan Qirui thought of a way. He recruited all the governors from each province, that is, the military leaders of each province, and formed a military governor's army to go to Beijing, hoping to use external force to put pressure on President Li.  There is no way, the research department, the Progressive Party and the Beiyang Governor-General are Duan Qirui's foundation.  Since the Progressive Party's bills in Congress were repeatedly vetoed, Lao Duan could only work hard with a gun.

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