When President Li Yuan-hung came to Peking all the Hupeh men, in politics naturally gave a joyful little whoop and crowded into the capitol after him. Wu Pei-fu restored Li Yuam-hung. A man who can make a king can usually unmake him unless the king has the foresight to clip his wings. The Hupeh folk are now taking the natural course of trying to clip Wa Pei-fu's wings. In this Tsao Kun is of no use to them. His followers have their own ambitions. Their eventual aim is to make Tsao Kun president or vice-president, so in their sight Li Yuan-hung is a dangerous obstacle and under no circumstances an ally. While they are conspiring against Wu Pei-fu, they are working with equal industry to make things difficult for Li Yuan-hung and to force him out if possible. The Hupeh men of course want to have their leader elected to a long term as president, so they have taken up the fend with the Tsao Kun following and therefore regard both Wu Pei-fu and Tsao Kun as enemy They have to find a strong military ally elsewhere.
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