Republic of China: My great warlord, many children, many blessings.

If it weren't for her uncle Song Shiqing's help, Leng Qingqiu would have dropped out of school and gone home long ago.

She wouldn't even buy a new pair of shoes, and she and her mother had always lived in rented apartments.

Her mother was very good to her and let her go to school.

After all, girls rarely had the opportunity to attend so many schools these days.

What puzzled Leng Qingqiu was that Shen Hao was nowhere to be seen.

Little did she know that Shen Hao would be summoned to the ** early in the morning.

In Jurentang, in Yuan Shikai's study.

Clearly, Yuan Shikai had also received news of the gunfight that took place on the Great Wall yesterday.

Yuan Shikai looked very displeased. His son-in-law had been ambushed by his own confidant; it was a slap in the face for him to have this happen to anyone.

It made us a laughing stock in front of outsiders.

Immediately, he also had a headache. After investigation, it was found that Cao Kun was not the only one involved in this matter; his head of security, Lu Jianzhang, was also involved.

One was his general, and the other was his police chief.

Surprisingly, they joined forces to kill his son-in-law.

This puzzled Yuan Shikai.

My son-in-law is such a troublemaker.

Fortunately, Shen Hao was quite capable, and 3.2 was unharmed.

This pleased Yuan Shikai greatly.

However, since his son-in-law had been wronged, Yuan Datou still had to comfort him.

"Shen Hao, what do you want me to do?"

Shen Hao said, "Father-in-law, you don't need to get involved in this matter, so as not to put you in a difficult position. I'll just pretend it never happened; perhaps it was a misunderstanding."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Shikai visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

Shen Hao knew in his heart that Yuan Shikai would definitely not deal with Cao Kun and Lu Jianzhang.

Although Yuan Shikai is now president, he has only been in power for a short time.

To seize power illegitimately or to steal the fruits of the revolution.

The regime is very unstable. If two of Shen Hao's trusted generals are dealt with, it will cause a major shock to the entire Beiyang government.

The allied forces will definitely seize the opportunity to win them over, and our position is not secure at all.

Yuan Shikai would never do that.

Therefore, Shen Hao decided to take revenge himself and never thought of seeking revenge against Yuan Datou.

However, the more magnanimous Shen Hao was, the more uneasy Yuan Datou felt.

In terms of closeness, one's son-in-law is definitely closer.

But now we still need to rely on our subordinates, so we can't punish them severely; we can only give them a warning.

127. I'll approve your requests from now on.

Currently, stimulated and promoted by the realization of Western democratic and political systems, a peak of party formation and party building has emerged in China.

For a time, political parties sprang up everywhere, and factions emerged in great numbers.

Among them, the Nationalist faction is particularly prominent.

Song Jiaoren reorganized the Tongmenghui into the Nationalist Party. The Nationalist Party Congress elected Mr. Sun Yat-sen as chairman and Song Jiaoren as acting chairman.

It can be said that the Nationalists now hold more than half of the seats in parliament.

This seriously affected Yuan Shikai's presidential rights.

However, Yuan Shikai was not a petty person.

Yuan Shikai was still quite troubled by Song Jiaoren's stubbornness, but he didn't take any further action.

After all, Song Jiaoren was just an idealist.

If they can tolerate Huang Xing and Mr. Sun, how much more so a Song?

Another point is that Yuan Shikai still felt that it was possible to manipulate the formation of the Nationalist faction by Song Jiaoren.

In the early years of the Republic of China, social trends were characterized by numerous political parties, differing political views, and frequent confrontations involving swords and guns.

In fact, there was a lot of corruption within the Beiyang government led by Yuan Shikai, but the Nationalist faction was also very corrupt.

Using Mr. Sun's name, Song Jiaoren formed the National Party. In the past month or two, in order to garner votes for the National Assembly election, Song Jiaoren invited local bigwigs to join the National Party.

On the one hand, it achieved a landslide victory for the Nationalists in parliament, but on the other hand, it also sidelined Mr. Sun.

It turns out that Song Jiaoren had always advocated for a responsible cabinet system, which led to a heated argument with Mr. Sun Yat-sen, who advocated for a presidential system, but in the end he had to compromise.

Unexpectedly, Mr. Sun later resigned and handed over power to Yuan Shikai. In order to limit Yuan Shikai's power, the Provisional Constitution established a system of responsible cabinet.

Previously, Yuan Shikai had not taken the Provisional Constitution seriously.

In fact, Yuan Shikai was happy to watch the infighting among the Nationalists.

As long as it doesn't affect my rights, everything is negotiable.

Unexpectedly, the National Party won a landslide victory in the parliamentary elections held a few days ago at the end of the year.

Song Jiaoren directly proposed that, in accordance with the provisions of the Provisional Constitution, as the leader of the Nationalist Party, Song Jiaoren should naturally become the prime minister of the responsible cabinet.

President Yuan Shikai's decisions could only be implemented with the consent of Song Jiaoren.

This clearly restricted Yuan Shikai's rights, which infuriated him. "Damn it, do they really think I'm easy to bully?"

At the same time, it also angered General Zhao Bingjun. "If you, Song Jiaoren, become the General, then what am I supposed to do?"

Isn't this a coup?

Today, Song Jiaoren continues to give speeches in various places, promoting the idea of ​​a responsible cabinet and receiving positive responses, which has touched a nerve with Yuan Shikai.

Song Jiaoren was an idealist who was pushed to the forefront by others.

Having absolutely no real power and no warlord support, yet daring to seize Yuan Shikai's power—isn't that courting death?

Despite being an idealist, he also greatly angered Yuan Shikai.

Yuan Shikai understood that the Tongmenghui and the Nationalist faction were pressing closer and closer, and the two sides had reached a point of irreconcilable conflict, clearly indicating that a life-or-death struggle was inevitable.

At this point, neither Cao Kun nor Lu Jianzhang could be punished.

Shen Hao had no choice but to suffer in silence.

Therefore, Yuan Shikai could only compensate Shen Hao with money.

He took a document out of the drawer and handed it to Shen Hao.

"This is the equipment for your division. Due to the tight national treasury, there was originally 500,000 silver dollars, but I specially approved an extra 500,000 as compensation for you. Go to the Ministry of Finance to ask for the money," Yuan Datou said.

"Thank you very much, father-in-law," Shen Hao said, feigning a happy expression.

"Yes, remember, keep a close eye on your soldiers; things might get a bit turbulent lately," Yuan Datou said.

Yes, father-in-law.

"Alright, you'll be in Guangdong Province now, right? Remember to treat Fuzhen well."

"Yes"

Immediately afterwards, Shen Hao left the room.

I went directly to the Ministry of Finance.

Because of the special nature of the Yuan Shikai silver dollar, Shen Hao quickly entered the Minister of Finance's office.

The Minister of Finance was an acquaintance, Bai Xiuzhu's brother, Bai Xiongqi.

"Haha, Hao, you really are a young hero. In just a few months, you have grown to this position. Congratulations!" Bai Xiongqi stood up and shook hands with Shen Hao.

Shen Hao said, "I just had a bit more luck than others, that's all."

"You don't need to be modest, come and sit down, I'll pour you some tea," Bai Xiongqi said.

Shen Hao shook his head and said, "Plain water is fine. I'm a little apprehensive to have someone like you, the Minister of Finance, pour me water."

"Haha, Ah Hao, you really know how to talk."

"When I first met you, you were just a small branch bureau chief. Now you're on equal footing with me. Wow, impressive!" Bai Xiongqi said with a hint of sourness.

He paid a heavy price for this position, serving Jin Quan diligently, and with the Bai family's wealth, he achieved his current strength.

It has to be said that Bai Xiongqi sometimes envies Shen Hao.

She carried the water and placed it next to Shen Hao.

Bai Xiongqi said, "Regarding your matter, the president called me before I came here."

I'll handle this as a special case for you.

Shen Hao handed the document to Bai Xiongqi and said, "Thank you so much, Chief of Staff Bai."