The Republic is so violent

Chapter 96 The Wonderful Puppet Show (5)
... I received a call from Mr. Sun Yat-sen. He has already set off to return to China and will arrive in Shanghai soon.Mr. Sun is the Prime Minister of the Tongmenghui. I can represent the Tongmenghui when he is not back in China.Now that he is on his way back to China, if I don't wait for him to arrive in Shanghai, and go to Nanjing to take office first, it will make him feel unhappy and make comrades in the party suspicious.The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was victorious at the beginning and developed rapidly, but due to the struggle of several leaders for power, it finally failed.We should take it as a warning.Only those who are willing to sacrifice themselves can engage in revolution.The most important thing for revolutionary comrades is to be united in order to have the strength to fight the enemy.To be united, one must disregard individual rights and give way to each other...

This passage is what Huang Xing said to his middle school classmate Li Shucheng when he refused to go to Nanjing to serve as the deputy marshal, and Li Shucheng recorded it here.

This passage reveals three very clear meanings:
First, Huang Xing knew who killed Tao Chengzhang, the leader of the revolution and the leader of the Restoration Association.Of course, he may not have accurate information, and he may not know that Jiang Zhiqing, a student studying in Japan, did it.However, he knows better than anyone that only the Revolutionary Party and the League can do this simple and quick way of killing people.

Second, Huang Xing knew that if he tried to steal the limelight from Sun Yat-sen on the political stage, he would be in danger.Although Huang Xing was the number two figure in the Tongmenghui, Huang Xing could not compare with Tao Chengzhang in terms of his influence on the political environment in China at that time or his contribution to the Chinese revolution. Xu Xilin and Qiu Jin cultivated by Tao Chengzhang have established Tao Chengzhang's unshakable position in the revolutionary party.But even so, the political opponents still dared to risk the world and openly killed Tao Chengzhang.In contrast, if one sheep is chased, two sheep are released, and another Huang Xing is killed, the culprit behind the scenes may not have the slightest psychological barrier in his heart.

Third, Huang Xing is a person who does not care about fame and fortune for the sake of the revolution. He will definitely not kill people because of internal strife.But even if he doesn't kill people, he still faces cannibalism. It can only be that someone will kill him.Even if he is upright and high-spirited, has no complaints or regrets, and is willing to achieve the position of great leader of others, he is willing to kill and wait for death, but in the end he can't help it. — This is what Huang Xing said, the original intention of cannibalism.

It can be imagined that he survived all battles, survived by luck, the revolution has not yet been achieved, and the great cause is waiting to be accomplished. At this moment, suddenly faced with the bullets shot from behind, Huang Xing's heart must be as cold as three winters.

On December 12, 25, exactly one month after Tao Chengzhang, the greatest contributor to the Chinese revolution, was assassinated, Sun Yat-sen, the great revolutionary leader, arrived in Shanghai.

(17) Fucking in the same room
Sun Yat-sen returned this time and brought back two people:

Kong Weihu, Huang Dawei.

Who are these two people?

Kong Weihu and Huang Dawei were the first batch of foreign students sent to Belgium to study military affairs by the imperial court. They were the only two students in that group.So they live in the same dormitory, eat the same meals, read the same books, walk the same way, go to bed at the same time, get up at the same time, and have exactly the same schedule and living habits.Living together for eight years, the environment and internal convergence have made the two of them identical in body weight, appearance and expression, even more similar than twin brothers. Both have Kaiser Wilhelm-style sickle beards. Even There is no slight difference in the tone of voice, the tone of voice, the rhythm of pauses-almost no one can tell which of them is who and who is not.

There is also no difference in their thinking characteristics and ways of thinking-the two of them followed Sun Yat-sen at the same time, and have since regarded revolution as the highest principle of life.

In this way, the two should be like brothers and support each other?

wrong!
These two people are in the same situation and cannot tolerate each other. They are enemies who hate each other to the bone.If Kong Weihu agreed with something, Huang Dawei would definitely oppose it.Similarly, if Huang Dawei agrees with something, Kong Weihu will definitely strongly oppose it—but whether they support or oppose it, the political terms and political logic used by both of them are exactly the same.

Why did these two people become enemies, and why did they hate each other endlessly?
There is no answer, only Guo Hanzhang, Mr. Sun Yat-sen's personal guard, recorded a time when Kong Weihu went out for business and bid farewell to Sun Yat-sen, Sun Yat-sen and others commented on this:
... (Sun Yat-sen) asked him: Wei Hu, do you have anything else to suggest to me?Kong Weihu said: There is nothing else, there is only one thing to pay attention to, sir, Huang Dawei cannot be reused, he is Wei Yan from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and he has a rebellious bone in the back of his head.Mr. Zhongshan said with a smile: I don’t know how many times I have talked with you. Comrades should establish revolutionary friendship and improve internal unity. Why can’t you always forget Huang Dawei?Then he said: You and he studied in Belgium together, lived in the same dormitory, and got along with each other for eight years. If you can't cooperate sincerely, can others be united?Kong Weihu said: It is precisely because I have lived with his classmate for eight years that I deeply know that he is a despicable and shameless villain. I am leaving today and I have to mention it again emphatically to my husband.

Hu Hanmin was also present at the time. After Kong Weihu left, Mr. Zhongshan shook his head, sighed, and said to Hu Hanmin: Zhantang, what is the deep-rooted hatred between the two of them? Why are they so angry with each other?Hu Hanmin said with a smile: Not only are the two classmates, they have lived together for eight years, and they also look like brothers, with the same face shape, the same height, and the two have the same William-style beard. Not saying a word is really inexplicable...

... Hu Hanmin asked Mr. Sun Yat-sen again: What about the meetings and contacts between the two of them when they participated in the revolution in Europe?Mr. Zhongshan said with a smile: That is to write the notice with a note.Mr. Zhongshan also said: The two of them became life and death enemies when they were studying abroad. I tried to persuade them many times, but nothing worked.Fortunately, the two of them did not disagree with each other about the revolutionary cause, they were both loyal and reliable...

The cooperation and conflict between Kong Weihu and Huang Dawei implied the political ecology and trend of the Republic of China since then.In other words, the appearance of these two men is a clear prophecy, reflecting Sun Yat-sen's positioning and desire for order in the outside world.Soon, the Sun family will create two completely similar but incompatible political and military groups like Kong Weihu and Huang Dawei. They share the same political ideas, use the same political terminology, and share the same political goals , but because they are too similar to recognize each other, the dispute between Confucius and Huang will be reproduced in a wider area and a deeper historical category.

Only people in the same room fight each other, so why rush each other, only people in an extreme political camp can tolerate each other because of their extreme personalities.Only donkeys tied to a trough kicked and bit each other, and only pigs gathered together to drink slop from a food bowl competed for food.When the water is too clear, there are no fish. Too pure political ideas will inevitably bring about personality incompatibility.

Sun Yat-sen, the great man of Genesis, will eventually spread his political pain and contradictions to the whole of China, so as to achieve the decisive influence of his personal will on the world.

——But if Sun Yat-sen imposed this fierce and tyrannical style on the representatives of the provinces, then he and his alliance would definitely gain nothing.However, the history we know is in fact, he lifted the weight lightly, snapped the smoke with his fingers, and conquered the chairpersons of the Advisory Council who were sitting on the wall in an instant, successfully grabbed the beach, replaced Li Yuanhong, and became the real leader leading the Chinese revolution. For a simple-minded guy like Li Yuanhong, even after eight hundred lifetimes of practice, it would be difficult for him to achieve.

Sun Yat-sen, how did he do all this?
(18) The people are kept in the dark
Wuchang, the Republic of China, Li Yuanhong, a fat boy, summoned the three armies to swear an oath.And released the "Northern Expedition Essay by Grand Admiral Li Oath of the Army and Navy":
Gai Wen said that Han and Manchus were not at odds, and that Yi descendants did not disturb China. This was the crime of Gaozong's attack on ghosts, and the period was three years.Duke Xiang restored the revenge of the Qi people and pushed it to the ninth generation.The big man is ordered, and billions of trillions are of one mind.There are seven prefectures in ten out of ten.But the stupid Tartars are still begging for heaven.Its smell and filthy virtues have spread across the world for a long time, but it dares to poison the east of the Han Dynasty, spread blood to the north of the Yangtze River, burn the jade and silk torches into scorched earth, and hold the young women as captives: the words are painful, and the noses of those who hear it are sour. , turbulent, changeable and deceitful.And all the provinces are rushing with letters and telegrams, and they all want to cut this morning food.The Grand Marshal knows that destiny must not be violated, people's hearts must not be lost, people must be punished, and morale must be stretched. He used special Chen Ju brigade division, vowed not to court.Spring flags fly the splendor of Hubei and Zhu, the sword energy is conveyed to the soul of Yanyun, the spear is drawn to sweep away the powerful, and the wind and cloud rise to command, vowing to barbarian barbarians, not to grow weeds.The former ancestor of Yuzhou, who forgot the Qing Dynasty in the Central Plains, was generous in his collection, and the King of Yue'e supervised and patrolled heroes.In order to fight against the wind in parallel, Xia Yu had a meeting of Tushan: to expel Yan Yun, Zhou Xuan had the evil of Qi Yang.Toasts, either hold the same hatred, or tie their hair up and join the army, or join the army when recruited, or join the army with talents, or be ordered to come to help from afar: different moss and celery, different carts share the same track, and fight to defend the country , I would rather not bear the responsibility of everyone.When you hear the drums and go to Xinjiang, you should have the thought that a strong man will not return.Shang Wu concentrates on nourishing Qi, being active to smooth opportunities, Shen Yi is determined to fight for power, and vigorously develops to defeat the enemy.Quick as a rabbit, swift as a dragon, as firm as the peace of Mount Tai, as mighty as the determination of a river.There is nothing ahead, and the risk is like a barrage.Certainly, the dagger (comparison) is not startled, and the sang and hemp are the same.Dian An Minshe, clean up the rivers and mountains.Six thousand gentlemen entered Xucheng together, and eight hundred princes allied with Sishui, to reward the ancestors of the nine springs, and to return the peace of the descendants when they passed away.Then the great work is done, the vocation has been done, sweep the caves and plow the court, drink the south of the yellow dragon, wash away the blemishes and filth, and clear the atmosphere of the black water.All outstanding honors will be rewarded.The handsome line is orderly, and the military discipline is regular.Those who do not die will not be pardoned.Weldos, Xu Zai.

This article was a majestic prose that was popular across the country at that time, and almost all young people who could read were proud to be able to recite this majestic prose.Inspired by this article, Li Yuanhong drove the revolutionary army out of Wuchang and down to Hankou to attack Duan Qirui and Feng Guozhang's Northern Army. Duan and Feng were obviously weak and forced to retreat.

Duan Qirui and Feng Guozhang were furious, and they also summoned the three armies to swear an oath, and hired gunmen to write super gorgeous articles.

During the swearing-in session, Feng Guozhang burst into tears, crying choked up, saying: I, Feng Guozhang, was originally a commoner, with no talent, no virtue, no ability, no benefit to the country, and no benefit to the people. for the Baron.Holy Majesty Hong En, Kepei Sun and Moon, how can you not call me Feng Guozhang, and swear to repay him to the death?
The Beiyang Army counterattacked aggressively, and the sound of guns on the Hankou battlefield shocked the world.

In this shocking bloody battle, Wu Tingfang, the diplomatic representative of the Central Military Government in the South, and Tang Shaoyi, the Minister of Post and Communications, the representative of the North, the first batch of young children who were sent overseas by the Qing Dynasty to study in the United States, finally met.

It was December 12th of the Xinhai Year.

The venue is located in the City Hall of Nanjing Road in the British Concession of Shanghai.

Peace negotiations have finally begun.

Yu Zhijiang, who was the secretary of the Southern League at the time, recalled the scene at that time and said:

... This peace negotiation is a big smoke screen. The telegrams about the meeting are sent during the day and sent at night, which are completely different. They are two different things.At that time, I was in charge of telegrams, plain codes, and passwords for the meeting.The meeting during the day is to make a fuss, discuss the issue of the armistice, and stipulate how many miles you give up and how many miles I give up.Telegrams sent out during the day are mutual exclusion of the other party's violation of the agreement, and so on.Important issues were discussed at night: the issue of the abdication of the Qing emperor, the issue of preferential treatment after the abdication, the issue of who would come after the abdication, the issue of foreign recognition, and so on.So the telegram sent out at night is the real content of the meeting, and these contents are not made public during the meeting...

Understood.No wonder the big fat boy Li Yuanhong was aggressive, issued such a vicious call to action, and personally went into battle to direct.The Beiyang Army and the Revolutionary Army had long ago negotiated the division of territory in Shanghai, and the seemingly lively advance and retreat was just a deception.

Who is this play for?
On the surface it was for the imperial court, but in fact it was performed for the common people.

On the surface, it was staged for the court to see because Yuan Shikai started two negotiations at the same time: between Yuan Shikai and the revolutionary army, they would try to contact each other on the following three bottom lines: (1) The Qing court abdicated. (2) Reconstruction of the Republic of China. (3) Yuan Shikai became the president of the Republic of China.On the other hand, Yuan Shikai also secretly reached the following agreement with the imperial court: (1) The Qing emperor abdicated. (2) Release of Wang Jingwei. (3) Do your best on the side of the revolutionary army and strive for preferential treatment for the abdicated Qing court.

In other words, the martial arts show with guns and guns in Wuchang was jointly planned by Yuan Shikai, Li Yuanhong, and the Bingjun Xian faction. The imperial court was also one of the parties involved in this negotiation because of the general trend.

Only the common people in China are kept in the dark.

Why keep the common people in the dark?Can you get the common people out of the drum?
This matter...whether the common people are kept in the dark or get out of the dark does not depend on Yuan Shikai, nor does it depend on the fat boy Li Yuanhong, but on the people themselves.Because the openness of people's wisdom is the people's own business, and others cannot do it for them.The people who Minzhi refused to let go must have kept themselves in the dark, and it would be difficult for you to find him out.But once the wisdom of the people is wide open, the people have wisdom and ideas, and they will naturally be outside the drum. At this time, if you want to push them into the drum, it will not be an easy task.

All in all, the situation at that time was like this. The military strength of both sides in Wuchang, according to the configuration on the Shanghai negotiating table, you advance and retreat, you come and go, and the fight is exhilarating and lively.After performing like this for a while, the curtain call is almost ready.

But at this moment, an unexpected news came from Nanjing:

The Republic of China has been established, and the Chinese people have stood up!

Sun Yat-sen, with an absolute majority of votes in Nanjing, took the crown of President of the Republic of China ahead of Yuan Shikai.Although this grand president is only temporary, it is nothing less than earth-shattering news for the common people who are still kept in the dark.

The dynasty has changed.

In an instant, Wuchang, Shanghai, and Beijing were completely silent.Yuan Shikai was dumbfounded, Li Yuanhong was stunned, Tang Shaoyi was dumbfounded, and Wu Tingfang was dumbfounded.

How did this happen?Wasn't it agreed that Yuan Shikai would be the president?So this negotiation, isn't it playing Yuan Shikai?

(19) Don't play with me anymore

Yuan Shikai, who was racking his brains and fighting wits with the Qing court in Beijing, heard the news that Sun Yat-sen had been elected as the interim president of the Republic of China.He cried and said: Is there a mistake?It turns out that your southern army is playing with me, I, Yuan Shikai, is it that fun?
Don't play with me anymore!

Yuan Shikai issued an appeal of grief and indignation from his heart.

Withdraw the peace talks group headed by Tang Shaoyi.

Order Duan Qirui and Feng Guozhang's Beiyang Army to advance immediately, take Wuchang recently, capture Fatty Li and torture him, and ask him why he wants to play with me!

A total of 47 Beiyang soldiers, led by Jiang Guiti, jointly signed a letter: They vowed to oppose the republic to the death and strongly demanded a constitutional monarchy.

Beiyang is angry. If he strikes down with one blow, the whole world will be crushed.

But the one who was more surprised than Yuan Shikai was Li Yuanhong from Wuchang. In the face of war and chaos, it is not an exaggeration to make such a contribution to give Yuan Shikai a great president.However, Sun Yat-sen suddenly snatched the throne of the interim president, which brought everything back to the original point.

But then again, you can't blame Sun Yat-sen for this matter. How could Sun Yat-sen have the nerve to refuse when the representatives of your [-] provinces voted for you?Sun Yat-sen's refusal to sit on the interim president's throne, wouldn't it cool the hearts of all the representatives?

However, what were the representatives of the [-] provinces thinking in their heads? Why did they suddenly vote for Sun Yat-sen as the interim president at this critical moment?

As expected?
However, it was written in black and white in the history textbooks that the representatives of the provinces at that time were all the spokespersons of the bourgeoisie. They thought about one thing every day: usurping the fruits of the victory of the revolution.But now that the fruit is right in front of them, their brains are flooded suddenly, their nerves are short-circuited, and they insist on putting the fruit in Sun Yat-sen's job while keeping the fruit. Isn't this extremely weird?

Besides, everyone expects it. You must know that although Sun Yat-sen was the great leader of the Chinese revolution, he was brutally banned by the Qing court, and the scope of his activities was limited to overseas. People at home can only understand him from the Qing court's smear propaganda. No matter how ignorant people are, they will know that it is difficult for a person who has been banned and vilified to gain popularity in a short period of time, let alone get what he wants.

Let's take a look at what those representatives who insisted on electing Sun Yat-sen as the interim president thought.

Wu Jinglian, then chairman of the Fengtian Consultative Council and representative of the three eastern provinces, explained why he voted for Sun Yat-sen in this way:

…Mr. Sun Yat-sen heard about the Chinese revolution in the United States. The rebel army had captured Nanjing and returned to Shanghai.He negotiated with the party members and claimed that Iraq raised tens of millions of dollars in the United States and ten warships.If an interim government is organized in Ning, and Yi is appointed as the interim president, money and boats can be donated to the government.At this time, all parties are in the process of organizing a provisional government, and there is nothing they can do. Sun Yat-sen is the leader of the Chinese revolution. If Sun Yat-sen can take charge of the crisis, all parties agree, and the delegation of Shang also agrees.So the representatives of the provinces in Hubei were called back to Ning to jointly organize the government, and the representatives in Hubei negotiated with Li nearby.

what? What?Wu Jinglian said here that the reason why he voted for Sun Yat-sen was because Sun Yat-sen himself said that he got tens of millions of dollars and ten warships in the United States. As long as everyone voted for him, he would take out all the dollars and warships and contribute For the Chinese revolution, so Wu Jinglian voted for Sun Yat-sen.

Oh, if this is the case, Sun Yat-sen can get the support of the United States, get tens of millions of dollars, and ten warships. Of course, he can fight Yuan Shikai for a while, so everyone can elect him as the interim president.

However, did Sun Yat-sen bring back the US dollar warship?
(20) Vote for tens of millions of dollars
(End of this chapter)