19151February 12 After Yuan Shikai accepted the throne, his first order was to canonize Li as Prince Wuyi. The news came out that some of Li's aides advocated not accepting knighthood, while others advocated tolerance and long-term consideration. Li said firmly, "I have made up my mind to never accept it, even at the expense of myself."
In fact, when Yuan Shikai couldn't wait to become a yellow robe and instructed Yang Du to set up a preparatory committee to prepare him for becoming emperor, some snobs rose from wave to wave, forging public opinion to cater to the people's interests. Yuan Shikai knew that it was not enough not to use Li's call for imperial system. He sent staff to signal Li Yucheng many times, but Li insisted on opposing it, but he was unmoved. 19 15 Since August 6, he has neither attended the Senate nor resigned as the vice president and chairman of the political Council. He was willing to go back to his hometown Huangpi to recuperate, but he didn't get Yuan Shikai's permission.
Knowing that it was impossible to leave Beijing, Li tried to stay away from Beijing on the pretext that his wife was ill and it was too cold to live in Yingtai. Yuan Shikai finally agreed to move to Dongchang Hutong. Since June of 1 1, he refused to accept the salary and public expenses of the vice president and asked Yuan to abolish the post of vice president and resign from the Senate. During this period, he seldom spoke to anyone, even like a mute and Woodenhead.
After the decree was issued, Yuan Shikai ordered officials in Beijing to go to Li Di, Dongchang Hutong, to congratulate them, and it was sealed on the same day. After the Secretary of State read out the congratulatory message, Li immediately replied: "Although the President made it clear, I never dared to accept it. President Gai praised me for the honor of 19 1 1 Wuchang Shouyi. However, the 1911 Uprising was the general will of the people of the whole country, the bloody struggle of countless revolutionaries, and was presided over by the President. Personally, I'm just making a fool of myself. I've never achieved anything. I never dared to take the initiative to worship India, which made people's livelihood impossible and martyrs could not die. Congratulations, I really don't deserve it. " Say that finish, turned into the room. Guan Bai left silently.
In the afternoon, Yuan Shikai sent Yong Zeng's army clothes-making craftsman to Li Di to sew the clothes of the prince for Li. Li Jian refused, saying, "I am not a prince. Why should I be conquered?" The mask is firm. A few days later, the yamen sent an official document to Li Di. The cover book "Prince Wuyi opens" was opened by the recipient by mistake. When this letter was read by Li, Li was furious: "I am not a prince of Wuyi, how can I accept this letter!" " Ask for a refund.
Yuan Shikai also ordered to persuade Li not to resign, but Li ignored it. Ruan Zhongshu, the internal history supervisor of Yuan Pai, and Shu He 'a, the political adviser, went to Li Jue to show their attitude. Ruan publicly called Li "the emperor's father" and said that Yuan also intended to give Li titles such as "Deputy Marshal" and "Assistant General". Li couldn't help but vomit a sentence: "Don't scold me!" Li has seen that Yuan Shikai is an extremely treacherous person. If he accepts the throne, it's only his fault. Li didn't have the courage to directly oppose the monarchy, but he was determined not to be this disgraceful monarch.
Two years ago, people saw Yuan Shikai's ambition to be emperor and persuaded Li to oppose Yuan. Li Dui said: "At present, the national conditions focus on unity and stability of people's livelihood. If the country is unified, Congress will succeed. If Yuan is ambitious, he will change the state system, that is, he will violate the Covenant, be an enemy of the people and dig his own grave. After following the people of China, I will oppose it to the death. Even if the family breaks down and there are successors, the Republic of China will never perish. " When Yuan Shikai proclaimed himself emperor, Li firmly kept his promise to the national government.
Li and Yuan Shikai are children's in-laws, and both have gifts for the New Year. In the year when Yuan proclaimed himself emperor, Yuan gave a gift of "Rewarding the King of Five Cities" in red paper, but Li angrily refused. The next day, Yuan claimed to be a "silly brother in marriage", but Li accepted.
Throughout his life, Li became a puppet several times. But it's really hard this time. Li, known as "Li Mud Bodhisattva" and "Mr. Goodness", is so firmly opposed to Yuan Shikai's claim to the title and refuses to be given the title, which shows that he has never been confused in the overall situation.
Historical contingency often contains inevitability, and non-dramatic objective laws are often hidden under dramatic historical events. As long as we analyze and judge realistically with the attitude of historical materialism, we can still solve many mysteries of Li.
It should be said that it is a historical necessity for Li to become the commander-in-chief of the military government after the Wuchang Uprising. As an old soldier, he quickly followed the historical trend and tended to be Republican, which played an irreplaceable role in the victory and development of Wuchang Uprising. He later refused to be crowned king and passively resisted in the farce of Yuan Shikai's "Hongxian" monarchy; During his two presidential terms, he fought against Duan, Cao Kun, Wu and other military juntas to a certain extent, which had the motive and purpose of maintaining the Republic and opposing feudal autocracy.
To commemorate the 95th anniversary of the Revolution of 1911, long live the great Republican hero Li! ! !