The Republic is so violent

Chapter 63 The Man Who Destroyed the Empire (3)
Especially the mess in front of him was caused by his student Wu Zhaolin.If Wu Zhaolin didn't come out to take care of things and become the commander-in-chief, the rebel army would definitely have no military talents who could compete with Zhang Biao, and this uprising would inevitably be suppressed.Wu Zhaolin paid attention to his head and ignored his back, the trouble had already been caused, and now it was all pushed to the teacher, no matter what.

Depressed, Li Yuanhong entered the supervisory office, sat upright in the conference hall, and issued an order: Party representatives and officials who have not escaped or been killed in the city are invited to come to the supervisory office for a meeting.

Many party members came, as did many old military officers and former Qing officials. The two rows of the conference hall were full, with old military officers and officials on the right and party members on the left.

Li Yuanhong announced the opening of the meeting and said to the party members: You can do it. You can actually take down the supervisory office. You, why do you care for the aftermath?

All the party members said in unison: This matter is left to you.

Leave it to me... Li Yuanhong was furious: Thanks to all of you who figured it out, let me end the mess you caused.But how could this mess be so easy to clean up?

The party members kept silent and pretended not to hear.

Li Yuanhong thought for a while, and then asked: You told me earlier that you were not alone in the uprising, and that there were big help coming from Guangzhou. I want to know, how many people will come?How much food did you bring?
Deng Yulin, a member of the party, said loudly: Report to Xie Tong, Jingshan Liu Ying, has gathered 10 people, and will arrive in Wuchang in three days.

Really?Li Yuanhong is happy: OK, I believe you, but these 10 people will eat up a mountain of rice just for one meal.Now please tell me, these 10 people came, how many mountains of rice are there for them to eat along the way?
This... Deng Yulin rolled his eyes and fell silent.

Xiong Bingkun hurriedly interrupted: Li Xietong, don't worry about money and food. I have already sent someone to check. In Wuchang City, the silver coin bureau and copper coin bureau, plus the silver coins stored in the treasury, no less than 30 pairs, totaling 4000 million yuan And more.With so much money, let alone 10 people, even 100 million people will be enough to eat.

After hearing Xiong Bingkun's words, all the party members were overjoyed and echoed repeatedly.

When the excitement of the party members subsided a little, Li Yuanhong sneered and said: "It's a good thing that money and rice are abundant, but if Ruizhang and Zhang Biao call in an army, how can we resist it?"

All the party members said in unison: "Soldiers come to block, water comes and soil floods, are you afraid that he will have an egg?"
Li Yuanhong raised his eyebrows, and said sharply: "Da Qingshui Division, the ordnance is the sharpest. A certain company has served in the navy for many years and has fought against the Japanese on the Yellow Sea. Ten bullets will shatter the city of Wuchang into ashes, then what will you do with yourself?
Deng Yulin said loudly: "What are the sailors afraid of?"If the navy really dares to come, then we will shift our strategy and move to Hunan to fight guerrillas and continue the revolution.

After hearing this, Li Yuanhong became angry: move to Hunan?You have no place to stand in Hubei, so what are you talking about moving to Hunan?
Deng Yulin smiled and said: Don't panic Li Xietong. Jiao Dafeng, the old leader of the Hunan Gelaohui, has an agreement with us. When a gunshot is fired in Wuchang, the whole province of Hunan will respond. That's why I said to move to Hunan.

Li Yuanhong shook his head: "Deng Yulin, I don't believe you can't see that it was a great fluke that things happened here in Wuchang. It's hard, hard, to make me believe that Hunan will be so lucky."

All the party members were silent, and asked again: "So what is the meaning of the Li Xietong?"

Li Yuanhong was silent for a while, and said: The matter in front of me is not so easy to solve, but I, Li Yuanhong, are willing to fight this old face, and tell Rui Chan and Zhang Biao not to pursue you, can you agree?
All the party members stood up together and shouted: No!

Li Yuanhong was stunned: why not?

why?He Zhushan, a member of the party, came out more and more, and protested: Li Tongxie, our revolution did not care about life and death, but we did it with all our strength.Commander opinion, absolutely not feasible!
It's not feasible... If it's not feasible, let's discuss it again.Li Yuanhong sighed helplessly: You have been making trouble all night, and you should also rest. Now you can order the standard battalions to return to the dormitory temporarily and rest with guns.

Although Li Yuanhong issued the order, the standard battalions were in a state of panic and indignation, and very few people obeyed the order.At this moment, a person suddenly came and said: Chairman Tang invited the representatives of the Revolutionary Army, Commander Li, and other officials to attend a meeting at the Advisory Bureau at 12:[-] noon to organize the government...

Who is Speaker Tang?
Why would he dare to form a new government?

(11) I shouldn't treat you like a monkey

Tang Hualong, courtesy name Jiwu, a Jinshi in the Qing Dynasty, traveled east to Japan to study in order to find a way to strengthen the country.In Japan, he carefully studied the regimes of various countries in the world, and came to the conclusion that: the way for China to become a powerful country is not revolution, but constitutionalism.

why?
Tang Hualong explained: The purpose of the revolution was originally to establish a brand new government, but constitutionalism can also achieve this and avoid bloodshed.It's just that the revolutionary party is full of recruits, or all officials are killed, but in this world, not every official is a bad person, and not every common people is a good person. Killing good people under the banner of revolution?

Tang Hualong said: Revolution is only a means, not an end.

Tang Hualong said: If revolution is the ultimate goal, then China will fall into the endless situation of killing each other. You say you are revolution, I say I am revolution, you say revolution when you kill me, and say revolution when I kill you, then The revolution has lost its original meaning.Only by establishing a constitution can receive the effect of revolution and avoid the disaster of revolution, which is the only way for China.

And so on, so Tang Hualong has become a well-known member of the Junxian faction before returning to the country.After returning to China, he was assigned to be an instructor in the School of Political Science and Law. When he was giving lectures, he shouted at the students, demanding a constitutional monarchy, and recommended the books of Liang Qichao, a member of the Junxian faction, to the students. After reading Liang Qichao's books, the students all said: Emotional constitutionalism is meaningless, and revolution is fun.If you make a constitution, it is impossible for us to have anything to do with it. We cannot enter the new government unless there is a revolution. In the previous list of the new government team drafted by the Communist Party and the Literary Society, there are many children in their [-]th or [-]th year. It's not that the new government has a job for you, and children may not be willing to revolutionize.

Although the views of the Junxian faction are not popular, Tang Hualong persisted. He echoed with Tan Yankai, the leader of the Junxian faction in Hunan, Zhang Jian, the leader of the Junxian faction in Jiangsu, and formed a powerful political force between the government and the opposition.

From a rational point of view, the Qing Empire at that time was coerced by foreign powers and revolted by revolutionaries inside. It had decided to take the road of constitutionalism to solve the crisis of the empire.At this time, the Junxian faction appeared in the court, and at this time, it is time to make good use of this neutralizing force to avoid the harm caused by the revolution to the empire—but the supreme power holder of the empire, the regent Prince Zaifeng, happened to be at this time. There was confusion at the core, and the royal cabinet was launched. Most of the cabinet members are members of the royal family. Such an approach is a bit like playing with the Junxian faction, which obviously lacks the sincerity of constitutionalism.

The launch of the Royal Family Cabinet caused inexplicable grief and indignation to the Junxian faction in the country, and they were furious. So Tang Hualong from Hubei, Tan Yankai from Hunan, and Zhang Jian from Jiangsu came forward and led the Junxian faction from all over the country to Beijing to make a sit-in and go on a hunger strike for three days to demonstrate , and reminded the imperial court again and again that constitutionalization at this time is the last chance for the empire, please don't mess around, please, if you mess around with the revolutionaries again, you will not be polite.

It's all in vain, the regent Zaifeng turned a deaf ear to the loyal advice of the Jun Xian faction and refused to heed it—the empire wanted to die, and no one could hold it back.

After failing to go to Beijing to appeal, Tang Hualong quietly returned to Wuchang and hid in a place where no one was around. Gunshots rang out.

It is conceivable how excited Tang Hualong was: Damn, you didn't listen to the constitution, do you regret it now?Your imperial court treats me like a monkey, so I won’t play with you in the future. I will play with the revolutionaries in the future, and first come forward to organize a new government. Let’s see what curses your court has.

As a result, Tang Hualong publicly sent a congratulatory message to the Revolutionary Party in his capacity as the chairman of the Hubei Consultative Bureau, and invited military personnel to attend the founding meeting of the new government.

Tang Hualong's statement is decisive. It shows that the most prestigious administrative force in Hubei agrees with the legitimacy of the revolutionaries.The new government will have a fundamental impact on the Junxian faction in all provinces across the country, prompting the Junxian faction everywhere to cooperate with the revolutionaries.

In a word, everyone will stop playing with the imperial court. If you don’t seize the opportunity to establish a constitution, your imperial court will not be willing to cooperate with the Junxian faction, but the revolutionary party may not miss this opportunity.

The party members were inexplicably excited when they received Tang Hualong's letter.Previously, their morality came from their inner beliefs. Only they knew that what they did was for the country and the people. In the eyes of the court, they were rebels. In the eyes of the common people, they were just rebels. This letter gave them a public and legal identity.

Now they are the Revolutionary Army!

(12) First signs of rebellion

The revolutionary party was finally recognized by the forces of all walks of life. The party members were so excited that they went to No. 30 to find a tall horse ridden by a banner man for Li Yuanhong to ride on.After Li Yuanhong got on his horse, Wu Zhaolin dispatched more than 100 guards to surround Li Yuanhong, accompanied by party members Xiong Bingkun and others, to monitor along the way.There were two big flags in front of the guard, waving in the wind, Li Yuanhong ordered them to be removed, it was too ostentatious, and the party members resolutely refused, so Li Yuanhong had no choice but to frown and set off.

Passing Xiying Gate of No. 15 on the way, He Xifan, manager of No. 20 Jiubiao Battalion, asked Li Yuanhong to get off his horse to rest and drink tea inside. Li Yuanhong sat down, and the guards had already brought tea.Li Yuanhong asked casually: "Have you ever obeyed my order and returned to the camp to rest?"

He Xifan reported: Mr. Xietong said, our battalion has rested with guns... While speaking, he winked at Li Yuanhong desperately.

Li Yuanhong was puzzled: What do you mean by blinking your eyes all the time?
What I mean is... He Xifan was in a hurry, and whispered: Li Xietong, my bid is available, and we only need to be ordered by Lord Xietong.

Oh, you mean... Li Yuanhong finally woke up.Feelings, this He Xifan was still thinking about "anti-Ming and restoring the Qing Dynasty", obeying Li Yuanhong's orders at any time, and killing the revolutionaries... But Li Yuanhong understood, and all the party members present also understood. Immediately, Xiong Bingkun and Deng Yulin two People rushed up, took Li Yuanhong's arms one by one, and said loudly: "Master Xietong, go to the meeting of the Advisory Bureau, this is not a place to talk...

Why is this not a place to talk, can we talk obviously... Li Yuanhong muttered, but was dragged away by the party members.

This is the most dangerous "sign of counter-revolutionary rebellion" that has appeared in Wuchang. The unlucky He Xifan can't lose money because he has never lost control of his troops and has the strongest combat effectiveness. The next big Wuchang defense battle In the middle, I have to ask his brother to work harder.

The situation is stronger than others, and the counter-revolutionary He Xifan is doomed to shed blood and sacrifice for the revolution, and then he will be scolded by the revolutionaries.

(13) What exactly is a revolution?

At the beginning of the meeting of the Advisory Council, Tang Hualong spoke first:

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