Song Jiaoren was sitting in front of the case and was reviewing documents. When he heard the footsteps, he knew it was Zhao Bingjun who was coming. He casually asked him to wait and continued busy without raising his head.

After a few minutes, he put down the pen in his hand. Song Jiaoren looked up and was startled when he saw that not only Zhao Bingjun had come in, but Fang Zida was also sitting nearby.

"Zhang Ming, why did you...?"

"I happened to meet Zhang Ming outside the corridor and chatted for a few words. He came here today for the same purpose as me, so we came in together." Zhao Bingjun quickly explained that he was a former prime minister and had a personal relationship with Song Jiaoren.

Very good, the relationship between the two is very casual.

"Oh..." Nodding slightly, Song Jiaoren stood up with a smile, walked to the sofa and sat down and asked: "If you two can come together, there must be something important. Tell me, what's the matter?"

After exchanging glances with Fang Zida, Zhao Bingjun spoke first: "It has been unusual to come to Beijing recently. According to reports from the police station, there are some unusual behaviors in various schools, factories and even the business community in Beijing. In particular, the students in the schools are very restless.

, they meet frequently in private to discuss things, and they seem to be doing something."

"Is there such a thing?" Song Jiaoren was stunned after hearing this, a little doubtful.

"Mr. Zhi'an is right, there is indeed such a thing." Fang Zida said: "According to the Beijing Central Newspaper, it seems that some people are stirring up hostility between students, workers and people from all walks of life and the government, and they are also secretly colluding. It seems that they are trying to

It’s like starting something big.”

"Do you confirm this?" Song Jiaoren was no longer calm now. Fang Zida controlled the intelligence network and Zhao Bingjun was the police chief. They both explained the issue in unison, saying that the information was true and reliable. As a revolutionary party member

Of course Song Jiaoren knew what this meant, especially those students who were simple-minded and passionate. Once they were taken advantage of by someone with a heart, they might be able to do anything.

He couldn't help but take a cigarette from the cigarette can and light it up. Song Jiaoren felt that this matter was a bit tricky. If it was not handled properly, it would cause big problems. Moreover, as a person who had experienced it, he knew very well. On the surface, the government transition since Yuan Shikai's death was very smooth.

It is stable, but underneath there are turbulent undercurrents and crises. If something goes wrong at this time, as the prime minister of the government, he will definitely bear the brunt.

"Do you know who did it?" Song Jiaoren asked after thinking about it carefully.

"It's not clear yet." Zhao Bingjun shook his head. Fang Zida on the side was a little hesitant. He seemed to be considering whether to say or not.

"Zhang Ming, it seems you have other ideas. There are no outsiders here, but that's what I said."

"I have sent people to investigate as to who gave the instructions. But according to analysis, the person giving the instructions is probably not just one party."

"Why do you say that?" Zhao Bingjun immediately asked in surprise.

"Brother Dunchu, Mr. Zhi'an, not long ago there was a lot of noise about the armistice between China and Japan, and there was endless debate in the newspapers. In fact, I felt something was wrong at that time. How could it be possible if someone with good intentions hadn't deliberately added fuel to the flames in secret?

It’s like this.”

Fang Zida's words made them think deeply. They nodded slightly.

Fang Zida continued: "According to judgment, starting with public opinion is the first step, and the next step is to incite students, workers and people who do not know the truth. Once the agitation is successful, the initial debate will inevitably turn into radical behavior. In this way

, the government will face a dilemma in how to deal with it.”

"Yes, if forceful suppression is used, the government's prestige will be completely lost, and the situation will even worsen. If left to its own devices, the government will also be unable to explain to the people and even the international community. The armistice agreement has just been signed, can't it be torn up immediately? No matter how it is dealt with, it will be in trouble.

, Haha, good means, really good means!" Song Jiaoren sneered. He had used this method during the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, and was no stranger to it. He never thought that one day he would face the same situation as the Manchu and Qing government.

This is really ironic to say that we are in a predicament.

Song Jiaoren even vaguely guessed who was the driving force behind it. I am afraid there is no other person except Sun Wen in Japan. When China and Japan went to war, Sun Wen stopped a lot in Japan. Maybe he was worried.

If you are in an "enemy country" and make remarks, you will be unpopular with both parties. But now

The Sino-Japanese armistice agreement has been signed, and the formal armistice procedures are about to be completed. At this time, people who will jump out to accuse the government of signing a traitorous agreement based on national justice and national dignity can not only win a large number of sympathizers and people's hearts, but also use it to make a comeback.

In politics, attacking opponents can accomplish multiple things with one stone.

In addition to Sun Wen, Song Jiaoren is also sure that there are unwilling Japanese figures behind him. They failed to get anything on the battlefield and at the negotiation table. The Japanese have always been their strong point in doing such tricks in private. When Sun Wen took action

If the Japanese had stood idly by while the situation was being disrupted, I am afraid even Song Jiaoren would not believe that they had such good intentions.

In addition to these two, there may be a third or fourth party. Of course Song Jiaoren knew that Duan Qirui secretly set up an Anfu Club, and he also understood the purpose of these people colluding. When the situation gradually worsened

, such as a cow ghost and a snake god

It is certain that someone will come forward to add fuel to the flames. If the situation is not handled properly, Song Jiaoren, as the Prime Minister of the State, will be impeached by Congress. Even if he can overcome this difficulty with his prestige, I am afraid that the government's prestige will also plummet, leading to a situation where it is calm on the surface.

The evidence is violently turbulent.

This was no small matter, and Song Jiaoren was very aware of the consequences. He irritatedly put out the cigarette he had only taken a few puffs on, stood up and paced back and forth in the room.

"Zhi'an, ask the police station to investigate immediately, pay close attention to their movements, and report any action immediately!"

"If the commander is found, will the police be used to arrest him?" Zhao Bingjun responded and then asked.

"This... don't alert the enemy for the time being, and then monitor closely."

"yes!"

"Zhang Ming, if you cooperate with Zhi'an, there are some things where it will be inconvenient for the police to come forward."

"I understand." Fang Zida nodded quickly.

"That's it, try your best to appease first. If the situation worsens, then..." Song Jiaoren bit his lip when he said this. Although he didn't continue, Fang Zida and Zhao Bingjun already understood in their hearts.

After Fang Zida and the others left, Song Jiaoren immediately called for Liao Zhongkai and called the director of education, the deputy director and others, and held a small meeting. At the meeting, he pointed out that the current situation of student movements in various institutions must be caused

We should attach great importance to it and strive to nip it in the bud. Let the Ministry of Education immediately convey the government order to the principals of each school, closely monitor the students' movements, and use persuasion to calm down the students' minds and avoid the situation from getting worse.

Finally, Song Jiaoren pointed out that the methods should be as flexible as possible and must not be tough to avoid being counterproductive.

However, although Song Jiaoren's idea is good, today's education world is completely different from that of later generations. Although the Ministry of Education is one of the government cabinet departments, it does not have great power. Each school does its own thing, except for the big boss of the Ministry of Education.

We treat them as clay Bodhisattva offerings, and usually don't look down on people like them at all.

Even the most powerful person in the school is not the principal, but the highly respected professors. These professors with reputation and status are far more important in the eyes of students than any officials or principals.

After Song Jiaoren's order was passed, the effect was not great at all. The students who were already dissatisfied with the reality became even more angry because the persuasion of officials from the Ministry of Education was misled by thoughtful people. They believed that this was completely the government's unwarranted interference with students' thoughts and the destruction of democracy.

The republican system kills freedom….

"Classmates! Song Jiaoren has degenerated from a revolutionary to a dictator! He colluded with the remnants of Beiyang and stole the fruits of the revolution. He is a traitor to the revolution!"

In a corner of the university campus, dozens of young students gathered together. Due to the cold weather, everyone wore more clothes. Standing in the crowd was a young man wearing a long gown with a snow-white scarf around his neck. He had a handsome face and an upright figure. He was dressed just like in a movie.

Positive figures often appear, waving their fists and being impassioned.

"Mr. Song is not as bad as you said." The next student retorted.

"This classmate, you are too naive! You are simply confused by his superficial cover-up!" The positive person who spoke immediately retorted: "Since Song Jiaoren went north to Beijing, he first secretly colluded with Yuan Shikai, the independent leader of Beiyang, to betray the national interests.

He signed a large loan agreement as a basis and used this to please Yuan Shikai and climbed to his throne as prime minister. During the second revolution, Song Jiaoren and Yuan Shikai worked together to use the imperial master

The Italian powers exchanged money for guns and massacred countless revolutionaries, dyeing their heads red with their blood. Perhaps some classmates will say that Song Jiaoren has done many good things for the people during his tenure as prime minister in recent years, especially

Is it that commerce and agriculture are developing faster than during the Manchu period? But I want to tell everyone that this is just their deceptive method, using some small favors to cover up their traitorous behavior behind the scenes."

"Not to mention anything else, just analyzing this Sino-Japanese war, our National Defense Force soldiers have surrounded two entire enemy divisions in Jiaodong. On the Fengtian battlefield, they have beaten the Japanese to the point where they were unable to move and suffered heavy losses. In this kind of situation

Under favorable circumstances, instead of pursuing the victory and averting the disgrace of Sino-Japanese War, the government knelt down and sued for peace, released the two Japanese divisions that had been captured, and ceded hundreds of miles of Fengtian territory. Such shameless and traitorous behavior

His behavior is worse than that of the Manchus!"

The positive characters were eloquent and talked endlessly, and the students around them who were not experienced in the world all had their eyes lit up and their hearts were filled with excitement.

"Down with the traitorous government! Want democracy! Want freedom! Anti-empire! Anti-oppression!"

"We want democracy! We want freedom!"

"Anti-empire! Anti-oppression!"

Finally, the classmate who was the positive character finished his speech with an exciting slogan. Everyone around him applauded with tears. Two beautiful female students even took the initiative to run forward and look like fans chasing stars in later generations with their eyes darting.
Chapter completed!