001目录目录楔子/0011906年，清政府在河南彰德举办了新军秋操，检阅南北新式陆军的编练成果。不曾想，被清政府寄予厚望的北洋新军和湖北新军在5年后成为推翻清王朝的主力军。而参加本次秋操的五位新军将领：袁世凯、黎元洪、冯国璋、徐世昌、曹锟，则连续成了民国初年的五届总统。同时，民国第一位总统孙中山正趴在东京的榻榻米上，写作《革命方略》，勾画共和国的宏伟蓝图……第一章、孙中山：中国第一位总统/11孙中山先生是伟大的革命先行者。但在他的时代，有人叫他是“孙大炮”。在广东话中，说一个人“放炮”是批评他说大话的意思。叫某人“大炮”就是说他说的多做的少，或者说的话难以实现，脱离实际。孙中山的失败和他的个性以及时代都有关系，更和孙中山是中国“第一位”总统有关。“第一”就意味着你要在前无古人的道路上跌跌撞撞摸索前行，凭着感觉给后人探路，难免会失利乃至犯错误。思想发轫：西方归来的革命者································································13革命起步：领袖是如何炼成的································································22总统生涯：仓促民国和空降总统····························································30南北统一：议和与让位············································································40北京之行：君子遭遇两面派····································································49“多用匪类”：不靠谱的依靠力量····························································59名垂不朽：孙中山之死与身后事····························································68002总统们：民国总统的另一面第二章、袁世凯：路过民主共和的门口/77袁世凯是个能臣，更是名干吏，为中国的近代化作出了重要贡献。但他又是民国各个总统中名声最差的人物...
