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Volume 2 Beijing Story Chapter 60: Bitter tactics, counterintuitive tactics and expedient tactics

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    Update time: 2012-06-29

    Duan Qirui touched his chin and looked at Wang Geng who was sitting upright in front of him. His mind was a little confused for a moment. The Prime Minister was a little unsure. Wang Geng's ideas were obviously more and more damaging.  You're new to Taoism and you dare to ask me to do this trick?  What kind of counter-intuitive plan is this? It's an accident, but don't let me take advantage of your little baby?

    Wang Geng, however, seemed completely unaware and continued to offer his heartfelt suggestions in front of Duan Qirui:

    ¡°As the saying goes, a wolf can¡¯t bear to let go of its children. Although the Prime Minister¡¯s subordinates are all people with lofty ideals, how can they not be protected by the fact that there are one or two spies who are trying to influence other forces?

    We have to show some leverage and let the informant be Jiang Gan in the group of heroes. When Jiang Gan passes the news back, President Li will not let it go easily.  .  .  "

    "Wang Geng! Do you think Li Yuanhong is so easily deceived? You, a child, underestimate the world's heroes!"

    Duan Qirui said angrily that Wang Geng¡¯s idea was actually not a bad one. The problem was that Lao Duan felt that it was too difficult and risky to implement. By accident, it would be easy to steal the chicken but lose the rice!

    "Of course we have to be willing to spend money. I don't believe that the president doesn't have loyal and courageous people around him who are willing to advocate for the prime minister. What's the point of a cruel trick? You have to be serious about it. For example, who is responsible for our arms sales?  ?

    When the time comes, the Prime Minister will find an excuse. Instead of beating him with a hundred military sticks, he will at least be dismissed from his post on suspicion of corruption and investigated. After getting to the bottom of it, he will be kicked out!  "

    Wang Geng looked at Duan Qirui and laughed, but said in his heart, Damn, how can you become a big deal if you are afraid of wolves in front and tigers in the back?  If I can't make you obey your words, I might as well go to Feng Guozhang!

    Duan Qirui said nothing and looked at Wang Geng with a somewhat erratic look. It was obvious that this young man had two sides. When he was upright and upright, he was very righteous, but when he played conspiracies and tricks without batting an eyelid, he felt that he was even more creative than Xu Shuzheng when he was doing bad things.  Damn, do I, Duan Qirui, dare to use such a talented person?

    "When President Lebanese forces the generals with self-righteous evidence, the Prime Minister will dig deep into the cauldron to reveal the truth of the matter. In this way, President Lebanese's fault of falsely accusing the Prime Minister will not be escaped. It will be easy for him to take the blame and resign.  It¡¯s okay to mobilize Congress to impeach him!¡±

    "Then what?" Duan Qirui said coldly.

    "Then? Naturally, let Vice President Feng Guozhang come to power and become the president in name only. At that time, he can't stay in Nanjing and not go to Beijing to take office, right? By the way, we will free up his position as Jiangsu Governor and replace it with the Prime Minister's cronies.  !¡±

    Wang Geng started rolling a cigar on the back of his hand again. He could stay up until now without lighting up, which shows that this guy has good self-control.

    Duan Qirui listened for a long time without saying a word. The Beiyang boss and the Prime Minister have seen a lot of storms in the past few decades. At this moment, Wang Geng can vaguely see the demeanor of Xu Shuzheng. However, this Wang Geng is obviously more lively and his idea is to open his mouth.  He came right away, and he was well prepared step by step. His words were flawless, and his face was sincere in addition to being sincere!

    Moreover, what surprised Duan Qirui secretly was that this Wang Geng did not have the pedantry that comes from reading too much, nor did he have the frivolity of those so-called young heroes who are ambitious and talented but only brag.

    Although Wang Geng¡¯s arrogant tone is not easy to accept, his tactics are not unreasonable at all. It is rare that this is the first time for him to meet me, and he is so open and frank that he does not have the problem of being obedient and flattering like everyone else!

    It¡¯s not that Wang Geng doesn¡¯t flatter himself, but that this guy talks about flattery calmly and calmly, as if that¡¯s the way he is. The President of the United States is nothing more. The Prime Minister of China is the patriarch of China¡¯s 400 million compatriots. Listen, how long has it been since we listened?  Have people praised us so much?  It would be a lie to say that you are not impressed!

    "Wang Geng, this bitter and counter-intuitive plan you came up with is just a dangerous move on a tightrope for me. If it fails, President Li will justifiably force me to resign and step down. How will you do it then?"  Are you the undercover agent sent to me by Li Yuanhong?

    Even if it succeeds by chance, the person who gets the biggest benefit is Vice President Feng Guozhang. Unlike Li Yuanhong, he is not just an empty airs. He, Old Feng, is a direct leader of Beiyang. If he really becomes the president by then, he will not cooperate with me.  what to do?  He is famous and powerful, but when the time comes, the wolf will be sent away at the front door and the tiger will be welcomed at the back door?  "

    "In the end, I, Duan Qirui, failed to win. If that happens, how can you defend yourself that you are not the undercover agent sent to me by Feng Guozhang? Even if I believe you, how can you convince my subordinates?"

    Duan Qirui's voice was a bit cold. Although he didn't think that Wang Geng really came to his place as an undercover agent for Li Yuanhong or Feng Guozhang, but when the time comes, his close associates such as Xu Shuzheng, who are as powerful as Xu Shuzheng, will definitely use this to question him.  How to break down the argument?

      "There is nothing to argue about whether the winner is the king or the loser. In my opinion, whether it is to ask President Li to step down or to support Feng Guozhang as president in exchange for the support of the direct line, it is only a stop-gap measure for the prime minister.  , the purpose is to buy time, not to mention Li Yuanhong, the problem between Feng Guozhang and Zhili will be resolved sooner or later!

    Unless the Prime Minister is willing to give in and withdraw from politics!  Otherwise, wishful thinking of subduing the enemy without a fight will only make it even more difficult. This is why I say that the stage of dictatorship cannot be avoided on the road to democracy and republic. What China needs now is to unite and seize the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.  Time to join the fight!  "

    "Expedient measure?" Duan Qirui didn't want to admit it, but he had to admit that these four words Wang Geng said really hit the soft spot in his heart. Duan Qirui has always been the number one in Beiyang after Yuan Shikai.  People think of themselves, and they have always tried to keep the Beiyang group from splitting!

    But more than a year of experience has left him exhausted. Although his own Anhui clique is now in power in Beiyang, both the Zhili clique and the Feng clique cannot be underestimated in terms of military strength. The few governors under him are far inferior in terms of talent.  Cao Kun, Zhang Zuolin, etc., and even braided Zhang Xun may not be as good as him, but this guy can still pretend to be the commander and convener of the military governor's army.

    Although Xu Shuzheng and Ni Sichong are both right-hand men, Xu Shuzheng is in charge of the center beside him, and Ni Sichong only looks after Anhui province for him. In terms of territory and strength, his Anhui clique may not have the upper hand over the Zhili clique. Of course, more Beiyang  The local governor is just a loser, a piece of cake!

    "Of course it's a matter of rights and interests. Since the Second Revolution, China has been in a situation where political power comes from the barrel of a gun, and military governors of all sizes support their own forces. Under such circumstances, if you want to unify China, you must first unify Beiyang, and you must first unify Beiyang.  If we want to unify Beiyang, Anhui and Anhui will have to fight sooner or later. Blind appeasement will only lead to a big end, and we will have to show off when the time comes!"

    Wang Gengyan¡¯s conclusive words must make Lao Duan give up his illusions about peacefully unifying Beiyang. Unless one¡¯s fist is bigger, one cannot tell who is the boss!  Although Cao Kun and Wu Peifu are still dormant, their ambitions will be revealed sooner or later, not to mention Feng Guozhang, the current nominal leader of the direct line. Their desire for power is overwhelming and their greed is boundless. It is impossible for them to voluntarily give up their pursuit of power!

    "If Beiyang is divided due to the differences between Zhizhi and Anhui, reunification will be far away" Duan Qirui said a little bitterly.

    "Prime Minister Duan, you must give up your illusions. Beiyang has now formed a situation where the Zhili clique and the Anhui clique are the largest, and the Feng clique and other warlords are defeated. If you don't seize the time to build the direct armed forces of the Anhui clique, if you lose to the Zhili clique in a fight, then  It¡¯s almost impossible for you and the Anhui clan to make a comeback!¡±

    "If you just keep fighting and killing, the common people will be the unlucky ones!"

    Duan Qirui snorted, wondering how this Wang Geng and Youzheng were cast from the same mold. They both wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to participate in the war to build the direct armed forces of the Anhui clan. They thought all day long that Zhiwan would be defeated sooner or later.  Have a fight!

    Speaking of which, the Prime Minister is quite depressing. He originally thought that all of Beiyang would be his own soldiers, but he found that when it came to using troops and people, not many of them were effective!

    "Wang Geng, apart from the cruel tactics and counter-intuitive tactics you mentioned, is there no other way to solve the current predicament?" Duan Qirui remembered the bad idea Xu Shuzheng gave him last night and couldn't help but ask Wang Geng again.

    ¡°It¡¯s not that there are no other ways, but it¡¯s too much trouble to achieve twice the result with half the effort, and it will also have serious side effects in the future!¡± Wang Geng said helplessly.

    "Come and let me hear it!" Duan Qirui said with his eyes lit up.

    "Give President Li an ultimatum. If he and the Congress do not pass the motion to declare war on Germany, the Prime Minister will resign and step down. Then let the governors from all over Beiyang declare the independence of each province! Force Li Yuanhong to bow his head!" Wang Geng said word by word.
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