"Grand President, this is a telegram from Vietnam Military Governor Cai E and Guangdong Governor Lu Rongting.”
Big Head Yuan took the telegram from the man and read it carefully. He frowned and seemed to be deep in thought. However, there was no change in his emotions.
After all, as the temporary president, it was impossible for Big Head Yuan to let his subordinates know about his emotions.
Yuan Datou, also known as Weiting, was a famous politician and strategist in modern times. He was the founder of the Beiyang regime. In the early years, he defeated Japan with the Bangzi Kingdom, and after returning to the country, he trained the new army at Tianjin Wei Xiao Station. During the Revolution of 1911, Yuan Datou forced the last emperor to abdicate and overthrow the feudal rule in a peaceful way, becoming the president of the Republic of China. During his reign, he developed industrial production, attached importance to education, paid attention to military affairs, unified currency, promoted silver coins, and established modern judicial and educational systems. After the reform of the local official system, the "governor" of each province became "general". Later, he was restored to the throne, but he did not succeed. The following year, the title of the Republic of China was restored.
There were different opinions about such a person. It was undeniable that he had made a certain contribution, but he had also harmed the interests of the government. In the later stages of his reign, he had gone against the trend and caused the people to be filled with resentment.
It could be said that Big Head Yuan's failure was inevitable.
Big Head Yuan's trusted aide, Duan Qirui, stood respectfully at the side and said softly,""Grand President, what exactly is the content of this telegram? The war between the Dian and Gui factions had ended, and the Dian faction had lost. This Dian faction overseer Cai E probably wanted the Grand President to send troops to encircle the Gui faction.”
Hearing this, Big Head Yuan didn't say anything. Instead, he handed the telegram in his hand to Duan Qirui.
He trusted Duan Qirui very much.
" This." After reading the contents of the telegram, Duan Qirui was shocked. "Although the Dian faction lost this battle, Cai E didn't need to recommend Lu Rongting's son, Lu Guang, as the Dian faction's commander-in-chief! The two of them had requested for Lu Guang to be appointed as the commander-in-chief of the allied forces of the four southwestern provinces? Wasn't this the nominal Southwest King? What are these two thinking?"
Duan Qirui really could not understand. He had never heard of the name Lu Guang before. A few days ago, there was news that Lu Guang had led a regiment to defeat the Dian Empire. Later on, he sent someone to investigate Lu Guang.
Even though Lu Guang's performance this time was indeed impressive, he was still inexperienced. How could he take on such a big responsibility?
Therefore, in his opinion, Cai E and Lu Rongting had secretly reached some kind of agreement. Lu Guang was only one person they pushed to the surface. In reality, the four southwestern provinces were still the two of them playing the leading role.
Duan Qirui pondered for a moment and said,"Grand President, I don't think we should approve it." With Lu Guang's age, he wasn't strong enough to take on such a huge responsibility. Moreover, if the four southwestern provinces truly unite, then this will be a huge hidden danger for our Beiyang. If the other warlords imitate each other, then our Beiping will lose its ruling position.”
As expected of Yuan Datou's confidant, Duan Qirui's talent and sense of smell were among the best among the Beiyang military officers. His analysis was more comprehensive.
Big Head Yuan nodded. He had to admit that what Duan Qirui said made sense. However, he still looked at Yang Xingcheng, the military counselor at the side.
"Yang Xingcheng, what do you think?"
Hearing this, Yang Xingcheng did not hesitate and said in a deep voice,"Grand President, I don't agree with Chief Duan's opinion. Undeniably, it was difficult for Lu Guang to take on this important task. The position of the commander-in-chief of the four southwestern provinces was extremely important. How could a mere youth with no achievements take on this role? However, this subordinate believes that Cai E and Lu Rongting seem to have reached some sort of agreement. We don't know the specifics.”
"Even if we don't agree, it's hard to guarantee that there won't be a joint autonomy between the two of us and the declaration of independence for the four southwestern provinces. This way, Beiyang will be even more turbulent.”
"Why don't we just let nature take its course and let Lu Guang take on the role of commander-in-chief of the allied forces of the four southwestern provinces? At the same time, he announced Cai E as the deputy commander of the four southwestern provinces and appointed Lu Rongting as the chief of staff. In this way, they could disintegrate from within and fight for power. This would inevitably lead to the collapse of the alliance army of the four southwestern provinces. At that time, Beiyang will mobilize a large number of troops and get rid of a few people in one fell swoop. The four southwestern provinces will eventually return to the Grand President's hands.”
Hearing this, Big Head Yuan agreed. It had to be said that Yang Xingcheng's analysis was very accurate. It was effortless. With just a piece of paper, he could disintegrate the four southwestern provinces from the root. Why not?
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