The protests of the foreign businessmen were suppressed by the consuls of various countries. Seeing that no one made decisions for them and it was difficult to obtain raw materials, those foreign businessmen had to go back to China angrily.The Hanxing Group Company has easily controlled the acquisition and production rights of all bristles in the special zone, but [-]% of the shares in this business belong to the government.Although the government is not allowed to interfere with the normal operation of the company, the profits have to be handed over and used as government administrative expenses.

Yuan Kai didn't know that the SAR had already begun to make efforts to fully integrate its own forces and accelerate the development of economics, politics, law, and military affairs, because now his only focus is to become emperor.

On August [-], Yuan Kui's constitutional advisor and politician of the White Eagle Kingdom, Goodnow, published "On the Republic and the Monarch", advocating the monarchy.Immediately afterwards, Yang Xizi wrote a paper titled "Shenzhen", which was published in a newspaper.

In "On the Salvation of the Country by the Monarch Constitution", Yang Xizi attributed all the political chaos since the Republic of China to the shortcomings of the republican system.He believes that the level of ideology and cultural education of the people is difficult to understand what the republic, law, freedom, and equality are. Moreover, Hualan does not have a democratic tradition like Greek civilization. There is no hope for a strong country.The constitutional monarchy can better adapt to the psychology of Hualan people and reduce the risk of civil war for the position of head of state.

After reading Yang Xizi's article, Yuan Kui greatly appreciated it, and he immediately wrote down the four characters of "Excellent and Talented", and presented it to Yang Xizi.On the surface, Yang Xizi was very happy, but after returning home, he threw the handwritten words written by Yuan Kai into the pile of old papers.In fact, Yang Xizi's thinking today is no longer the same as in his previous life. What he thinks now is to realize the goal of the Hualan Vanguard Party. If Zhao Shouhong hadn't instructed him, he would never have written such an article.

As the public opinion became more and more prepared, Yuan Wei's ambition to become emperor was clearly revealed.Overseas revolutionaries who had sensed the crisis immediately acted. Huang Bin and Song Jiaochu, who had already established their own Western Affairs Research Association, took the initiative to reconcile with Sun Wenhai's National Congress Party, ending the split of overseas revolutionaries. situation.The two parties began to join forces to send people back to the country to prepare for a new uprising.

Cai Songpo will be the hardliner in the future, while Zhao Shouhong is free. All he has to do, apart from reassuring Yuan Kai in Beihua City, is to focus on the battlefield in the Western Continent.

In fact, Zhao Shouhong never gave up his grasp of the battlefield of the Western Continent. He knew that the longer the powers of the Western Continent fought, the more fully Hualan's development would be.Therefore, the intelligence organization in the western continent sent information every day for Zhao Shouhong's reference.

Chapter 600 Battles on the Western Front

At this time, the Western Continent was already in turmoil. First, after the attack was frustrated, the Teutonic Army divided its troops to attack Gaul from two routes.Attack Paris all the way through Amiens, and attack Verdun all the way.Just in May, using the phosgene formula that Zhao Shouhong deliberately leaked to the Teutons, the Teutons used a large number of gas tanks to carry out poison gas operations at the front.

The British and French allied forces did not investigate for a while, but were knocked down by tens of thousands of defenders by this poisonous gas that was ten times more poisonous than chlorine gas.Then the Teutonic Army launched a full-line charge relying on the gas masks purchased from Hualan.With the release of poisonous gas and the first use of a large number of concentrated submachine guns, the Teutonic army successfully broke through the direction of the French army and conquered Verdun, an important fortress in Gaul.The submachine gun showed its sharpness in this war, but it was concealed by the more powerful phosgene. Therefore, the military of all countries have been paying attention to this seemingly simple weapon.

The originally famous Verdun meat grinder in history has become something else.At the cost of 6 casualties, the Teutonic Army wiped out 47 French troops and defeated its eastern defense line in one fell swoop.The three Teutonic armies drove straight in, and soon formed a pincer attack with the two armies on the West Road, pointing directly at Paris.

In order to help the allies to support, the country of Saar mobilized 33 divisions across the sea, transported them all to the front line of Paris, and stood firm with the Gauls.Although the Sargauls quickly launched the Battle of the Somme, killing more than 60 Teutonic troops at a cost of [-] casualties, temporarily repelling the threat of the Teutonic West Road attack arrows to Paris, But the other way is still moving forward.

The people of White Eagle were nervous. As a non-staff ally of the Allied Powers, they invested heavily in Sargaul, and the large amount of war loans made White Eagle Nation tied to the chariot of the Allied Powers.Once the Allied Powers are defeated, not only will the Teutonic Empire dominate the Western Continent and the White Eagle Kingdom will be completely out of hand, but it will also suffer heavy economic losses and wipe out all the war loans.

For this reason, the White Eagle Kingdom took action, and the White Eagle Kingdom began to send envoys to lobby Rome.After bargaining, on May 5, after Rome withdrew from the Triple Alliance, it went to war against Austria-Hungary.On the first day of war between Rome and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the planes of the Austro-Hungarian Air Force bombed seven cities on the Adriatic coast of the Roman State.

The Roman government simply did not do anything, and officially issued a general mobilization order for the whole country.The militant atmosphere in Rome was strong, and the declaration of war and general mobilization orders received enthusiastic responses throughout the country.Rome has joined forces with Saar, Gaul, and Rakshasa to oppose the Allies.Teutonic Austria-Hungary immediately prevented more than 3 Romans from leaving the two countries to join the war. This aroused strong indignation in Rome, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which attacked Serbia in the south very smoothly, launched the attack first.

Aircraft of the Austro-Hungarian Air Force bombed the arsenals in Venice, Poto, Corsini, Ancona and four other places on the Adriatic coast.Roman anti-aircraft artillery repulsed the Austro-Hungarian aircraft, but then, two Austro-Hungarian warships joined the attack.

The northwestern border of the Roman state with the Austro-Hungarian Empire was a vulnerable front.There, King Victor Emmanuel's army faced the Austrian-Hungarian Empire's formidable Czech troops who were good at fighting in the mountains, and they could also get reinforcements from the Teutonic Army nearby.

The Roman army stationed 35 troops on the border and launched an attack on the Austro-Hungarian Empire.Konrad von Herzendorf, Chief of Staff of the Army of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, was a scheming military strategist. In the initial stage of the Roman attack, he deliberately pretended that the troops were weak, allowing the opponent to penetrate more than 60 kilometers into the territory of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Then Herzendorf concentrated 20 troops to attack from both wings, destroying the Roman army's logistical supply line in one fell swoop and defeating its attacking troops.The Roman army was suddenly hit hard. These troops who had just entered the war had no combat experience. Facing the Austro-Hungarian Army, which had been fighting for more than a year and used the battlefield environment, they were no match at all.

The Roman army was quickly defeated, and the Austro-Hungarian army took advantage of the situation to counterattack and entered the territory of Rome, and the soldiers pointed directly at Venice.If it weren't for the support troops to stand up, I'm afraid Rome would lose most of its territory.The Allied Powers and Allied Powers felt exhausted after this battle. Their battle lines were basically stable in Paris, Venice, and the eastern border of Rakshasa. Both sides began to accumulate strength and prepare for the next Thunder attack.

In Hualan, the confrontation between the two sides is also very fierce.Liang Qichao first published an article in the "Beihua Daily", mocking the upcoming imperial system.Later, domestic people who supported the democratic republic wrote articles one after another, adding a lot of momentum to Liang Qichao out of thin air.However, most of these people were afraid of Yuan Wei's revenge, so they often used pseudonyms and wrote articles in "Shenbao".It is probably because "Shenbao" has always been famous for opposing the government, and this newspaper is in the concession, so it is difficult for Yuan Wei to track down.

With the support of Yuan Kai, Yang Xizi, Sun Yuyun, Yan Fu, Liu Shipei, Li Xiehe, and Hu Ying jointly established a political group called the Chouanhui.On the surface, this group aims to study the state system, but in fact it publicly supports the restoration of the monarchy in order to implement a constitutional monarchy.

Li Yuanhong first advocated hereditary presidential succession, setting a precedent for the world.Later, under the instigation and organization of the Preparatory Committee, people stationed in Beihuacheng from various provinces launched a citizen group to petition in front of the presidential palace, demanding that Yuan Kui ascend the throne as emperor.To everyone's surprise, Cai Songpo, who has always supported a democratic republic, also issued a statement at this time, announcing his support for the monarchy. For this reason, Liang Qichao published a statement in the newspaper stating that he had broken off diplomatic relations with him.

With Cai Songpo's superficial support, the private operation of the Preparatory Committee, and Zhao Shouhong's indirect expression, the faction of supporting the emperor gradually gained the upper hand, and Yuan Kai, who was full of ambition, began to prepare to proclaim himself emperor. On October 10, a national vote was held across the country.This vote was even more hypocritical than the first national parliamentary election. There were many shady scenes in it, and it was almost controlled by Yuan Kai's cronies.Except for the Western Special Zone, which was not counted in the voting range, almost all other provinces voted to allow Yuan Kai to restore the monarchy so that a constitutional monarchy could be established at the right time.

Under the impetus of the Preparatory Committee, in December 1915, Yuan Kai restored the monarchy under the push and support of the National Assembly, the public petition group, the Preparatory Committee, and the national representatives of various provinces.Yuan Kui surrendered many times, finally accepted the title of emperor, and established the Hualan Empire. With 12 as the first year of Hongxian, he implemented a constitutional monarchy and changed the presidential palace to Xinhua Palace.

On December 12, Yuan Kai wore a crown of guns to worship heaven at the Temple of Heaven, and planned to hold a grand enthronement ceremony on January 23, 1916.After Yuan Kui ascended the throne, he drew up the "New Royal Regulations", which included "Princes and county kings can serve as navy and army officers, but they are not allowed to organize political parties and serve as important political officials; the eunuch system will be abolished forever; the maid selection system will be abolished forever; all parties will be abolished forever A system of presenting tribute; all relatives of the royal family are not allowed to engage in business and compete with the common people for profit."

Chapter 6 Duan Ruiquan's Means

"The old man was really cautious when he proclaimed the emperor. He put so many restrictions on the royal family. It's really well-intentioned." Duan Ruiquan threw the Hongxian Dynasty's proclamation on the table and snorted coldly.Since his Minister of the War Department became a clerk, he has been unable to excuse his illness at home, and only assigns his cronies to control the army to wait for opportunities.

Regarding Duan Ruiquan's actions, Yuan Kui mistakenly believed that he was making trouble, and it would be fine after a while.However, Duan Ruiquan was determined not to show up this time, and he resigned from the position of clerk on the pretext of illness, and also refused to take up the post of General Shenwu who was subsequently appointed by Yuan Wei.

"Ruiquan, what do you think we should do?" At this time, many elders of the Anhui Clique were in Duan Ruiquan's mansion, discussing with him the current state form, and Jin Yunpeng was one of them.

Hearing Jin Yunpeng's question, Duan Ruiquan pondered for a while and said, "The current situation in the country is unpredictable, we must be cautious."

"What are you afraid of? Now that Yuan Wei is so strict with his old brother and believes in the model teacher, can we still support him?" Xu Shuzheng's temper was the most violent, and he was the first to express his dissatisfaction with Yuan Wei.

"Don't be impulsive. The banner of our Northern Territory is still President Yuan Da. Oh no, it should be called Emperor Hong Xian now." Fu Liangzuo sighed.

"Afraid of what he will do? A group of old brothers went through life and death and helped him win the country. Now he only cares about his son, what kind of family is he, and he throws all the old brothers aside." Although Xu Shuzheng's words were fierce, but He also spoke out the aspirations of the people.Since Yuan Kui became president, he has been very strict with his old brothers.Now that Yuan Kai cast Duan Ruiquan idle, but he became the emperor himself, there are quite a few people who don't like it.

"But we always have to look at the reactions of all parties. Now Cai Songpo and Zhao Shouhong have expressed their support either explicitly or implicitly. Yuan Wei's ascension to the throne is a certainty, and we can't stop it at all." Jin Yunpeng shook his head.

When Jin Yunpeng mentioned Cai Songpo and Zhao Shouhong, even Xu Shuzheng shut up.These two famous generals who defeated [-] Japanese troops in Qilu are really famous now.What's more, the original Shu army and the current Western Special Zone army are super strong, even Yuan Kai has to weigh it.

"He, Zhao Shouhong, was bought by Yuan Wei with the title of special zone. I think that once the people have objections, he will immediately send troops to suppress them. If we object, I am afraid we will suffer the same consequences." Fu Liangzuo said.

"That's not necessarily the case." Duan Ruiquan looked at the crowd and said, "I know Shou Hong, he will never be under others for a long time. Now that he is in Beihua City, even if he objects, he dare not express it clearly. I think we You can try it out."

"How to test?" Jin Yunpeng asked.

Duan Ruiquan smiled slightly: "Help me send a telegram to President Yuan Da, remember to invent the code to power on."

Soon after Yuan Kui ascended the throne, Sun Wenhai, Liang Qichao and others published newspapers one after another, opposing his restoration of the monarchy.Without exception, they asked Yuan Kai to abolish the imperial system immediately, and to atone for his previous crimes by electrifying and going down.Yuan Wei ignored the objections of these people at all. He knew that no matter how fierce the words of these literati were, they would not be able to make waves.However, when Duan Ruiquan suddenly sent a clear-coded telegram to the whole country demanding that Yuan Wei "restore the National Assembly and abdicate himself", Yuan Wei was completely angry.

"Duan Ruiquan, bastard, he wants to look good to me. I took him well and made him a general of Shenwei, but he refused to resign and gave me such a hand." Yuan Kai was so angry that he threw the telegram on the ground. on the table.Duan Ruiquan lives in Beihua City, even if he doesn't want to meet and bring a letter, it won't take long.The reason why he wanted to telegraph the seemingly boring telegram this time was actually to telegraph the whole country, so that people all over the country could clearly see that he was against the imperial system.It can be said that when Duan Ruiquan sent the power-on, he had already completely broken with Yuan Kai.

"Come on, order the model teacher to send out a battalion and bring Duan Ruiquan back to me." Yuan Wei sat on the chair, still angry, and immediately ordered the arrest.

"Your Majesty must not be reckless. Now that the state system is newly established, it is inappropriate to kill old ministers. Besides, Duan Zhiquan is well-known in the army, and killing him may chill the hearts of the soldiers." Yang Shiqi hurriedly dissuaded him.

"But how can I bear this tone? Look at Duan Zhiquan and his group of cronies, they sent a joint telegram asking me to abdicate. This is simply treason and coercion." Yuan Kai still couldn't calm down.

"They're just talking, so why should they care too much. I think His Majesty only needs to be lenient, and Zhiquan will figure it out after a while." Yang Shiqi repeatedly comforted him.

While Yuan Kai was sitting in the Xinhua Palace and scolding Duan Ruiquan, Zhao Shouhong and Cai Songpo were hanging around in Yunji Ban.On this day, someone in Yunji's class celebrates his birthday, and Xiao Fengxian specially invites Cai Songpo, Zhao Shouhong and Hongju to be their guests.With the excuse that the lobby was too chaotic, Xiao Fengxian invited the three of them into her room for a drink, and everyone chatted happily together, as if they were enjoying themselves while drinking.

"Brother Songpo, have you decided to go south?" Zhao Shouhong smiled while drinking, but the words in his mouth had nothing to do with Fengyue.

Cai Songpo picked up the wine glass and drank with Zhao Shouhong, saying: "Brother Yu has decided to go, but he has three inches of spirit, and he will lead me, Cochin Athlete, to eradicate the national traitors."

"Okay, I'm here to wish Brother Songpo a victory." Zhao Shouhong said with a smile.

"You are so blatant, what if the walls have ears?" Xiaofengxian complained.

Zhao Shouhong chuckled: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, I've already done scouting. The people Yuan Kai sent to watch are far away, and at most they can see the situation inside the house from the window. Brother Songpo sat facing the window, and they You can see clearly. Hongju, go and open the windows more, so that the spies can’t see clearly.” Zhao Shouhong joked.Hongju hummed, got up and pushed most of the windows open.

Zhao Shouhong and Hong Ju have had sex since Sun Yuting told her last time.Hongju was a married woman at the beginning, and she became very close to Zhao Shouhong.After Zhao Shouhong understood it, he found that Hongju was well-read and sensible, and he was a very clever and clever person.After getting along for a long time, Zhao Shouhong has good trust in her, and rarely hides things from her on weekdays.

What Zhao Shouhong said about sister-in-law just now made Xiao Fengxian's face turn red.Cai Songpo already has a wife, but Xiao Fengxian is unwilling to be a concubine, so the relationship between the two is very delicate now.Although they are very close on weekdays, Cai Songpo and Xiao Fengxian are basically at the level of confidante.

"Master Zhao is joking again, how can I be worthy of Songpo?" Xiao Fengxian asked Cai Songpo stealthily.

"There's always a chance, Brother Songpo. You don't have to stick to it. You see, I have two wives now, don't they live in peace?" Zhao Shouhong persuaded: "The two sister-in-laws are both virtuous and virtuous, and they must be able to live in harmony. of."

Chapter 6 The Golden Cicada Escapes Her Shell

Cai Songpo looked at Xiao Fengxian who was full of affectionate eyes beside him, he also knew the other party's feelings, but now his mind is full of state affairs, and he has no time to love his children.

"Let's discuss this matter later. I just want to do my part for the country now." For the sake of the country's future, Cai Songpo had no choice but to reject Zhao Shouhong's kind offer of matchmaking.Xiao Fengxian's hands clenched tightly, her face darkened but then returned to normal, but the misery in her eyes couldn't be concealed no matter what.

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