Beiyang reactionaries

It was still Yang Yongtai who said: "General, Duan Hefei has controlled the Beijing government and offended too many people these years. And because of Duan Hefei's relationship with Japan, the public opinion has criticized him many times. More importantly, in the past few years The rapid development of Japan's influence in China has already aroused the fear of European and American powers, and has violated the interests of European and American powers. Therefore, as long as we fail at the Paris Peace Conference, all the spearheads will be pointed at Japan and Duan Hefei. Domestic public opinion It must be accusing Japan of being domineering, accusing Japan of occupying our land, and accusing Duan Hefei of betraying the country."

"That's it."

Yang Yongtai expressed Duan Xun's worries.

In the history of the May [-]th Movement, apart from Japan, Duan Qirui was directly accused.Although at that time the first responsible persons accused by everyone were Cao Rulin and Lu Zongyu.But those people are the "New Transportation Department" who are in charge of Duan Qirui's finances.Accusing them and asking them to step down is actually aimed at Duan Qirui.

This is impossible without a pusher behind it.

There are domestic powerful factions that are against the Anhui faction, and there are also European and American powers that don't like Japan.

Duan Qirui and Japan are a target.

"Now that the relationship between Zhili and Anhui is so tense, the Zhili will definitely seize this point and attack Premier Duan and our Anhui clique. The same is true for European and American countries. In order to suppress Japan's influence in China, they will definitely mobilize public opinion they can control to attack Japan. , to attack Duan Hefei. As you all know, my relationship with Japan is also very close. What I am most worried about now is that the direct line and the British I offended will put the hat of pro-Japanese and traitor on my head Tell me, is there any way for me to block these criticisms."

Pro-Japanese and traitor, once this kind of hat is put on, it is not so easy to take it off.It will definitely seriously affect Duan Xun's reputation.Duan Xun has a very good reputation in China so far.

Reputation is a very useful thing.

If it weren't for Duan Xun's very good reputation, how could it be possible to attract so many scholars to Sichuan to help Duan Xun develop education in the Southwest.Similarly, if Duan Xun had such a good reputation, how could he attract so many people to join Duan Xun.

But reputation is something that can easily be discredited.If Duan Xun's reputation is bad, there will be great resistance to Duan Xun's future development.

Duan Xun must find a way.

"General, take three steps to solve this matter."

"Three steps?"

"Yes."

Yang Yongtai stretched out three fingers confidently.

"General, to solve this matter, you only need to do three things."

"Tell me."

Duan Xun immediately regained his spirits.

During this period of time, Duan Xun was very distressed and didn't know how to solve this matter.But when he arrived at Yang Yongtai's place, Yang Yongtai immediately came up with a solution for Duan Xun.So Duan Xun was very curious to see what Yang Yongtai suggested to him.

214 Public Opinion War 2

"General, these three steps are to disperse the target, divert attention, and use public opinion."

"I listen."

"General, let me start with the scattered targets. As long as there is news of the failure of the Paris Peace Conference, Duan Hefei and Japan will inevitably become the targets of attack. This cannot be changed at all. Because this has already had a basis of public opinion, these days Everyone was accusing Duan Hefei of his relationship with Japan. Duan Hefei was pro-Japanese and sold his sovereignty to Japan. This is the consensus of domestic public opinion. Under such circumstances, as long as there is bad news from the Paris Peace Conference, Duan Hefei and Japan cannot escape."

Duan Xun nodded.

Neither Duan Qirui nor his pro-Japanese bureaucrats could escape.

After all, the relationship between Duan Qirui and Japan is too close, and now Duan Qirui and Japan are inseparable.Especially after Duan Qirui's "three-made republic", he borrowed so much money from Japan and agreed to many conditions from Japan.Many of the conditions in it were even harsher than Yuan Shikai's "21 Articles", but Duan Qirui still signed.That's why domestic public opinion called Duan Qirui a traitor at that time.The money borrowed from Japan was used by Duan Qirui in addition to building the troops of the participating army, and was used for the cost of the war of protecting the law.

And this matter can't get through.

why?

At present, the relationship between the Zhiwan and Anhui factions is tense, so Duan Qirui transferred back the participating army troops stationed in the Chahar area.Qu Tongfeng led three divisions of 5 soldiers back to the Gyeonggi area, which immediately angered public opinion across the country.

After all, when building the participating army, Duan Qirui said that he would send them to Europe to fight, so he built the participating army.Later, when he did not participate in the European War, Duan Qirui said that the participating troops would become national defense forces to defend the frontier.Therefore, the participating troops were transferred from the Gyeonggi area to Chahar.After the participating troops were stationed in Chahar, domestic public opinion improved a lot.

But now that the participating troops have entered the Gyeonggi area again, everyone knows what it means.

Therefore, public opinion believes that Duan Qirui used the country's money to build his own army.And bring him back to fight.These are all Duan Qirui's current handles, and they have been severely criticized by public opinion.

Under such circumstances, as long as the participating army is mentioned, everyone can't help but think of the relationship between Duan Qirui and Japan.Everyone will think that Duan Qirui is Japan's agent in China.

Therefore, once the Paris Peace Conference fails, the angry people from all walks of life will not care whether the government has any difficulties.It doesn't care about the failure of the Paris Peace Conference. In fact, it is because China is backward, China's strength is too weak, European and American countries look down on China, and weak countries have no concrete manifestations of diplomacy.

For them, Qingdao has been controlled by Japan from Germany, so it must be the pro-Japanese government of Duan Qirui who sold Qingdao.Duan Qirui has sold a lot of interests in Shandong before, and it is logical to sell another Qingdao.

Any trend of thought, or any movement that can sweep the country does not appear suddenly for no reason.When many people in later generations studied the May [-]th Movement, in the name of reflection, they gave a lot of negative comments to the May [-]th Movement.Especially for those students of the May [-]th movement there are many negative comments.

But those people never think about the front, back, left, and right factors, and don't think about why such things happen.The May [-]th Movement, a student movement that swept across the country, eventually even participated in businessmen and workers from all provinces, there must be his reasons and grounds.

"When the people of the whole country are accusing Japan and Duan Hefei, this kind of power is irresistible. If we face it head-on, we have no chance of winning at all. Instead, we will be stigmatized. General, anyone who dares to fight against the mainstream public opinion of the country Those who confront will either become figures who change history, or be smashed to pieces. Of course, most of them will be smashed to pieces. Therefore, the first step we have to do is to disperse the targets, and disperse the targets of public opinion attacks. We want to let all walks of life in the country know that the Shandong problem is not just Duan Hefei The problem of people is not that Japan alone bullies us. We need to let people from all walks of life know that it is Europe, America and Japan who jointly bully China.”

"Together?"

"Yes, General. The Paris Peace Conference is still in a stalemate. Even if Feng Guozhang and Cao Kun get the news, they will consider when to spread the news, detonate this bomb, and attack Duan Hefei. I guess what? It should also wait for the Chinese diplomatic missions to completely fail at the Paris peace conference before the news spreads. Then we will act first. The newspapers revealed that Japan is demanding the rights and interests of Shandong to Japan, China is demanding the return of Shandong, and Britain, France and the United States It is the matter of judges. At present, there is no news about this in China, and when we are not clear about this matter, we have tied Japan and Britain, France and the United States in advance. Preconceived ideas are very important, so that everyone agrees that Paris and At the meeting, Japan and Britain, France and the United States are one. As long as everyone has this understanding, then even if something happens at the Paris Peace Conference, the target of everyone will not only be Japan, but Britain, France and the United States will also be dragged into the water. As long as we get a few more domestic public opinion targets, then it is impossible for all public opinion to point at Japan, and Britain, France and the United States will help him block the gun."

Listening to Yang Yongtai's first strategy, Duan Xun nodded repeatedly.

Sure enough, it was playing politics.

This kind of public opinion is very slippery.It is far away from the May [-]th Movement, or this time and space is not the May [-]th Movement.However, it is still more than a week before the Chinese delegation completely failed at the Paris Peace Conference.

When everyone was not prepared much, public opinion suddenly revealed the Paris Peace Conference.And if it is written that Britain, France, the United States and Japan cooperate to bully us China, then when the Paris Peace Conference fails completely, everyone will not only target Japan.

This can greatly relieve Duan Qirui's pressure, and it can also relieve Duan Xun's pressure.Because the world powers such as Britain, France, the United States and Japan have united to bully China, it is understandable that Duan Qirui cannot stop it.Of course, it also helps Japan relieve pressure, but there is no other way.Who made Duan Xun have such a close relationship with Japan and have so many cooperations.

To help Japan is to help ourselves.

"General, once there is a storm at that time, we can point the spearhead of public opinion at foreign powers. It is not just referring to a certain country, but including all the world's powers. This will set off a climax of nationalism instead of It’s just a campaign to attack Japan. Only in this way, the attack on Japan and Duan Hefei will be much smaller. The general’s side will be much safer.”

"Not bad."

At this stage, it is time for nationalism to soar.And Duan Xun also hopes that Chinese nationalism can rise, because many things Duan Xun will do next need the support of the whole country.

And if you want to get the support of the whole country, the banner of nationalism is the best to use.

"Then the transfer direction is..."

"General, public opinion is something that comes and goes. Everyone likes fresh news. If you want to cover up a piece of news, the best way is to use another piece of news to divert your attention."

"You mean to make other news?"

"Yes."

Yang Yongtai nodded.

Then he said: "General, the most important thing in China now is news. The troops of Lu Rongting and Chen Jiongming in Guangdong are sharpening their knives, and the confrontation in Chaoshan area can be described as imminent. The situation in Hunan is even more serious. Now Zhang Jingyao is ignoring it. That's because Wu Peifu's troops are still in Hunan. But when Wu Peifu's troops are all evacuated from Hunan, Zhang Jingyao will definitely send troops to attack the Hunan Army. If the Hunan Army is allowed to occupy the Hengyang area like this, what will Zhang Jingyao, the Hunan Governor, do? , how to rule Hunan. At that time, Zhang Jingyao’s troops and the Hunan Army will inevitably have a big battle in the Hengyang area. And now the Zhili and Anhui troops are preparing for war in Zhili, Gyeonggi, Shandong, including Henan. Paris Although the matter of the peace conference is serious, it will become less important compared with the domestic war. As long as Guangdong, Hunan and other places fight, as long as the two factions of Zhi and Anhui fight, the Paris peace conference will easily pass .It’s just how big the storm will be before it passes.”

"kindness."

Duan Xun admires Yang Yongtai very much.