Crimson Dawn

"The meeting time is coming soon." The prison guard reminded the three people who were sitting quietly.

The sound broke the long silence in the room, and Cai Yuanpei couldn't help shivering slightly.Just when Song Jiaoren was about to ask for an extension of the meeting time, Cai Yuanpei raised his head, "If Huanqing didn't die in Jiang Zhiqing's hands, then I'm afraid... Either I died in his hands, or he died in my hands .It is not wrong to think about it.”

Huang Xing was taken aback, he stared straight at Cai Yuanpei, as if meeting Cai Yuanpei for the first time.Song Jiaoren didn't say a word either, and there was also a look of shock on his face.

"Why?" Song Jiaoren finally asked after several moments.

"The way is different. The China I want to build is very different from the China Pin Qing wants to build. Besides, I was really afraid of foreign interference." Cai Yuanpei replied in a very flat voice.

"Why?" Song Jiaoren continued as if he hadn't heard what Cai Yuanpei said just now.

Cai Yuanpei smiled miserably, "No matter what crime Chen Ke wants to use to kill me, I don't care anymore. I have been thinking these days, what crime should I have to die, after much deliberation, because I am afraid of foreigners. The reason why I should die. No matter how threatened by foreigners, the People's Party has always stood up and fought. If only I could have risked life and death and stood up to fight for China. It's just that I don't have this opportunity anymore. Thank you, both of you, for remembering the old love Come to visit the prison, and we will leave today."

Seeing that Cai Yuanpei was about to get up, Song Jiaoren couldn't help standing up, "Mr. Cai, please stay. Whether you were afraid of foreigners or not, it's not a big deal. I just want to ask you, why do you have to purge the party? "

Cai Yuanpei didn't want to continue talking to Song Jiaoren at first, but after hearing Song Jiaoren's excited tone, he paused a bit, "I have absolutely no regrets about the purge of the party." Escorted from left to right, he walked towards the door from the meeting room to the prison.

Both Song Jiaoren and Huang Xing wanted to stop Cai Yuanpei, but the prison guards immediately grabbed them both, unable to struggle. Song Jiaoren could only shout again and again, "Mr. Cai, why did you have to do that?"

Cai Yuanpei never said a word to Song Jiaoren's doubts and inquiries, until his figure disappeared behind the door, and the slightly shaking prison door completely blocked Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren's sight.

The city of Hangzhou on the day Cai Yuanpei was shot was truly deserted, and the number of onlookers set a record in Hangzhou city.More than 30 people participated in the onlookers at the venue and along the way.

The onlookers were not only locals from Hangzhou, but many came from other places.The Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army dispatched [-] officers and soldiers to maintain order, but even so they were unable to fully control the situation.A large number of survivors from western Zhejiang came to attend the execution meeting wearing hemp belts and filial piety.At the same time as Cai Yuanpei, more than [-] culprits of the Western Zhejiang Massacre, including Feng Guozhang and Wang Ziming, were executed.

The survivors of West Zhejiang who had already shed their tears finally burst into tears again in such a day.On every street corner, there are bereaved family members wearing hemp belts waiting to see their mortal enemies and their great enemies pass by with death penalty ropes tied up. At the same time, there are also many people who come to see Cai Yuanpei and others off. The gentry prepared bonus wine for Cai Yuanpei's final farewell.Seeing this group of people acting like this, the bereaved family members are not willing to let it go.Before the parade, dozens of civil fights broke out in the already crowded streets of Hangzhou.The soldiers took great pains to rescue those gentry.The number of people on both sides was completely disproportionate. When the gentry and literati were dragged out of the crowd, they usually had black noses, swollen faces, and bloody heads.

The bursts of roars in the venue of the death penalty meeting are enough to prove how the crowd treats those guys who are put on the stage to show the public.Not long after the roar finally subsided, there was a burst of earth-shattering cheers from the venue.Accompanied by cheers, many people ran out from the venue, and they joined the ranks of the crowd waiting to watch the parade.

"It's coming out!" "It's coming out!" Many people who joined the team shouted excitedly to the people next to them.

Surrounded by the army, several trucks drove out from the venue.The two leading vehicles were full of bailiffs with live ammunition and helmets.From the third car, Cai Yuanpei, Feng Guozhang, and others had their hands tied behind their backs, with a "cut off card" stuck behind their heads, and the words "xxx, death row prisoner" were written on a black brush.The name has been marked with a red x by a red pen.

There were also judicial police soldiers standing on the truck. Except for the people on the left and right pressing down on the condemned prisoners, the people lined up on both sides were maintaining order.

Some well-hidden gentry literati just squeezed out of the queue with red satin and wine, trying to stop the convoy from wearing red ribbons on Cai Yuanpei, and then give him "on the road wine".The soldiers who had been waiting for a long time immediately pulled these guys to the side and pushed them to the ground.

Some survivors also threw rocks at Cai Yuanpei and other condemned prisoners with the stones they carried with them. The bailiffs quickly protected Cai Yuanpei and others.The officers and soldiers of the Revolutionary Army of Workers and Peasants who maintained order also immediately stopped this behavior.The entire convoy was not affected by the outside, and arrived at the execution site as planned.

Cai Yuanpei's face was already pale when he was taken off the car. He looked around, but there were no acquaintances present except those who were also about to be executed.Especially without the victor Chen Ke present.Cai Yuanpei couldn't help feeling very sorry for this. He had actually been waiting for Chen Ke to visit the prison in person, waiting for Chen Ke to say something with a triumphant attitude.At that time, Cai Yuanpei had the opportunity to express his views on all the revolutionary actions carried out by the People's Party.

But Chen Ke did not give Cai Yuanpei this chance, and even the top and bottom of the People's Party did not give Cai Yuanpei this chance.Every conversation between the People's Party and Cai Yuanpei just follows the concept of talking to a murderer.Cai Yuanpei also didn't want to talk to himself like Mrs. Xianglin in "Blessing" written by Chen Ke.Cai Yuanpei felt that doing that was like doing something wrong that needed to be tolerated by others.As a result, until the moment he was shot, Cai Yuanpei did not find a chance to justify his actions.Not to mention the opportunity to denounce the People's Party.

Therefore, there was nothing special about Cai Yuanpei's execution process. A row of people were pulled out of the "beheading cards" behind their backs, exposing the back of their heads.The firing squad pointed the muzzle of the pistol at the back of the death row prisoner's head, and fired after a command.Cai Yuanpei didn't have any struggle before death, so a bullet took his life.

Feng Guozhang's performance is also more heroic.On the contrary, Prince Ming, the governor of Zhejiang Province, was overly nervous and tilted his head the moment he fired the shot. The bullet failed to cut the medulla oblongata smoothly.The soldier in charge of the execution had no choice but to shoot a few shots at Wang Ziming's heart with his rifle, and finally killed the guy.

There was a burst of exclamation from the onlookers, while the cheers of the survivors in western Zhejiang were mixed with painful voices.

All the masterminds in the 412 massacre were executed. After their bodies were pulled for autopsy and autopsy, the death of the prisoners and the cause of death of the prisoners were confirmed.The announcement was immediately posted on important places in Hangzhou.In those locations, countless execution notices had been posted more than a year ago.The notice of the execution of the perpetrators was posted here, causing some people to sigh involuntarily, and more people felt really relieved.

The aftermath did not end simply. The bereaved families in western Zhejiang celebrated and paid homage.There are also people who demand that the People's Party hand over the bodies of Cai Yuanpei and others, and they will be chopped into thousands of pieces.The Zhejiang side immediately issued a notice stating that insulting corpses is not allowed under the People's Party law.Chinese people can accept the law that does not allow insulting corpses, and it is impossible for the survivors to leave their assigned farmland for a long time and stay in Hangzhou.

Whether it is excitement, joy, shock, or sadness, a day without work and without food is a normal life for Chinese workers.A few days later, the city of Hangzhou finally temporarily restored calm.

However, aftermath always exists. The People's Party's court issued a release order, and Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren, leaders of the Huaxing Society who had once helplessly resisted the People's Party in Hunan, were released.Ji Ye from the Western Zhejiang Branch of the Restoration Society greeted Song Jiaoren outside the prison gate.

Bringing the two of them to their residence, Ji Ye asked, "I don't know what plans you two have for the future?"

Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren knew that the People's Party would not let them go easily, but they still didn't expect that the People's Party actually sent a woman to talk to them.Even from Ji Ye's self-introduction, she is also an old member of the Restoration Society and participated in most of the wars of the Restoration Society.But calling for women's liberation and being able to maintain a calm and equal mentality when facing women of equal status are two different things.Not to mention that Ji Ye is now speaking to the two in a condescending capacity.

Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren looked at Ji Ye rather indifferently, and Song Jiaoren said: "But I don't know how the People's Party plans to arrange us? Let me tell you the truth. It is absolutely impossible for us to bow down to the People's Party." matter."

"I knew you would say that." Ji Ye sneered, "There are three ways now, the first one, the two of you go back to your hometown, apply for a household registration, and then farm or work in the city."

Hearing that the People's Party actually wanted to "relegate himself to a commoner", Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren's face became even more ugly.

Ji Ye waited for a while, and seeing that neither of them said a word, he continued, "Second, you can go to Jiangsu Wang Youhong's. Or you can go to Duan Qirui."

These words further aroused the hostility between Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren.Neither of them would submit to the People's Party, so how could they submit to the weaker Wang Youhong and Duan Qirui.

"The third way, you two can go to Japan to join Sun Wen. It just so happens that Japan sent envoys to Hangzhou, and we can let you return to Japan with the Japanese envoys." Ji Ye continued to state the third way provided by the People's Party.

This suggestion moved Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren quite a bit.The last remnants of the Tongmenghui are in Japan, and Sun Yat-sen is also in Japan.If I can meet my comrades, at least I feel much better psychologically.

"But I don't know why the People's Party did this?" Huang Xing was impatient, and he asked first.

"You are revolutionary seniors. For you revolutionary seniors, we have to give policies a way out." After Ji Ye finished the first half of her sentence, she continued, regardless of the stunned expressions of Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren: "But we The People's Party has never made a wish for anyone to appoint an official, and our People's Party can only do this for everything that is being offered now. I hope you two will forgive me."

Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren are also "old revolutionaries", so they naturally know how vicious the People's Party is doing.According to Cai Yuanpei's handling method, although the two also resorted to military resistance, it was just a war between two forces.Criminal and civil law does not apply.For the People's Party, it is better to drive them away than to keep on guard against them reuniting their supporters.Whether it's Wang Youhong's, Duan Qirui's, or Sun Yat-sen's.The People's Party can get rid of a lot of trouble, and it can also establish the image of the People's Party as "magnanimous". The next time the People's Party meets with Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren, there is no need to show mercy.

After understanding this, the two of them understood why the People's Party sent a little girl to talk to these two revolutionary seniors.It seems that the People's Party really wants Huang Xing Song Jiaoren to leave after feeling humiliated.

"Can we discuss it again?" Song Jiaoren said coldly.

"Yes. Before the two of you make a decision, our People's Party will be responsible for all your living expenses." Ji Ye said politely.

Such vicious words made Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren feel great humiliation. After Ji Ye went out, Huang Xingteng stood up, walked around the room a few times, and almost couldn't help yelling.However, Song Jiaoren stopped Huang Xing, "Brother Jingwu, do you think Jiang Zhiqing was really sent by Chen Qimei?"

When this question was mentioned, Huang Xing couldn't say anything immediately.He walked around a few more times before sitting back on his seat and asking, "Why did Chen Qimei do this?"

Song Jiaoren said heavily: "I don't know!"

Now Huang Xing could only keep silent, Chen Qimei was Sun Yat-sen's confidant.If Chen Qimei must be held accountable, Sun Yat-sen may not be able to escape responsibility.However, Cai Yuanpei has admitted that the Qing Party he launched will not let Tao Chengzhang go, and now Chen Qimei is also involved.Huang Xing didn't want to figure out what happened in the middle.

"Brother Jingwu, why don't we go to Japan?" Song Jiaoren said.

"Huh?" Huang Xing was stunned.

"The reason why our revolutionary parties lost to Chen Ke was probably the main reason for our disunity. Chen Ke kept his promises in the People's Party and said what he said. The people below completely obeyed his arrangements. So he became a blockbuster in more than ten years. , With such an achievement. Think about how many people were there when the People’s Party started? Less than ten people. We went to Japan to meet Mr. Sun. If we can regroup, we will not be much worse than Chen Ke. They can do it for more than ten years With such an achievement, why can't we?" Song Jiaoren's tone was very gentle at first, but later became agitated.

"No!" On such major matters, Huang Xing usually listens to Song Jiaoren's ideas, but this time he objected cleanly, "The People's Party's intention to drive us away is so obvious that we want to stay with them It must have made these people feel uncomfortable. So they forced us to leave. If we leave, we are just following the wishes of the BJP.”

When Huang Xing said this, Song Jiaoren felt that it made sense, "Then what are you going to do, brother Jingwu?"

"Let's go to Shanghai first, where we have many relatives and old friends. After arriving in Shanghai, we contacted Mr. Sun in Japan, and at the same time contacted old friends from the past. Let's wait and see what happens before we talk about the future." Huang Xing replied.

Song Jiaoren thought for a while, nodded and said, "It's according to brother Jingwu."