Qing Dynasty Secret History

Chapter 138 Fighting for the right of way

But Pu Dianjun, Luo Lun, Yan Kai, Zhang Lan, and Deng Xiaoke, were escorted by soldiers to the governor's yamen. When they looked up, they were surprised. Standing straight up to the second gate, they all wore new-style uniforms and carried new-style quick guns.The hall is full of civil and military officials, and the military officials have brilliant uniforms and dazzling medals.But I saw Zhao Erfeng, the governor of Sichuan, sitting majestically, with the dignity of a god, majestic and murderous.When the five of them went to Danchi to stay, the official rushed to the hall and shouted loudly: "Pu Dianjun, the conspirator, Luo Lun, Yan Kai, Zhang Lan, and Deng Xiao, can be passed on."

Zhao Erfeng asked to be brought up, and the five of them went to the hall.Zhao Erfeng scolded loudly: "Since you have become gentry and businessmen in this province, you should obey the law and abide by the law, but you dare to gather people to plot against and advocate self-protection. You know that the imperial court is preparing to make a constitution, and the government orders are lenient. The situation has become a prairie fire, but it is too late to remedy it. Since this department is an official, we can't just please you. You have not known the king's law for a long time. Today, I will give you some king's law to try, and you can also respect others. Recalcitrant!"

Having said this, he lowered his face and ordered Tiong to behead him.

Pu Dianjun argued: "What evidence does Zhijun say that we are plotting rebellion?"

Zhao Erfeng threw down a piece of paper and said, "Go and see for yourself. Advocating self-protection, isn't that the evidence of conspiracy against the boss? You 19 people are all named, could it be that the Ministry has framed you?"

When the five people looked at it, they all screamed bitterly, it turned out that what they left behind was the self-protection discussion book, when it was published and distributed, they never thought that Zhao Erfeng would use it for weaving, so they were speechless at the moment.

At this time, there were three to five hundred people watching around the hall. Pu Dianjun and other five people heard that they wanted to behead immediately.When General Yukun heard about this, he was afraid that Zhao Erfeng would change suddenly, so he flew a sedan chair to Yuan, and tried his best to persuade Pu, Luo and others to die on loan, and the general took him into custody.

At this time, thousands of Chengdu scholars and people rushed to the supervisory office, burning incense and kneeling, with the emperor Dezongjing's amulet on their heads, weeping and begging, their voices moved the world, and they asked for the release of Pu, Luo and other five people.Zhao Erfeng was furious, and ordered Tian Zhengkui, the commander of the guards, to shoot.Poor little people with bare hands, how can they be ruthless weapons?When the gunshots sounded, the dead were like a wall falling on the ground, and they had to retreat one after another.At that time, it was raining heavily, and the people of Sichuan were all in the mud, crying in the rain, but the hard-hearted Zhao Zhitai did not do anything, and rode out in all directions, and the criminals he captured were countless. .While electronically playing the imperial court, it was said that the rebellious party had colluded with each other to cause chaos, and some people spread self-protection deliberations, intending to become independent.

On July 23, it was ordered that Sichuan's rebellious party colluded to cause chaos, ordered Zhao Erfeng to suppress Fu separately, and ordered Duanfang to lead a team into Sichuan as soon as possible.Not long after, E Du Ruicheng played electronically that there were tens of thousands of rebels outside Chengdu, attacking from all sides, and the situation was very critical.Various prefectures and counties also resumed instigation and agitation by chaotic parties.The imperial court was shocked, but on the 30rd, a decree was appointed to appoint Cen Chunxuan to deal with the suppression and appeasement together with Zhao Erfeng.On the one hand, they dispatched troops from neighboring provinces to help them one after another, as if they were facing a big enemy.At this time, Duan Fang, the minister of railway supervision, has led No. 30 and No. [-] two soldiers, starting from Wuchang and stationed in Yichang, waiting for news.When Cen Chunxuan arrived in Wuchang, he didn't agree with Ruicheng's knowledge theory, saying he was sick and begging to return.It just so happened that Zhao Erfeng succeeded in reporting and suppressing, so the court ordered Xu Chunxuan to return to Shanghai.This July finally passed safely.

From January to the ninth day of August, Ruicheng, governor of Hubei and Hunan, suddenly received a secret telegram from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a note from the United Kingdom and the United States forwarded by Jianghanguan, saying that Huang Xing of the Revolutionary Party was liaising with party members, lurking in the Yangtze River, and smuggling arms. On the [-]th and [-]th, a flag was erected in the provincial capital of Wuchang, and there was an act of colluding with [-] standard infantry at the same time.The political circles in Hubei suddenly panicked again.

It turns out that the political circles in Hubei have received secret orders from the government since the beginning of April this year, saying that in Zhejiang, Fujian, Anhui, Jianghu, and other provinces, party members are lurking and smuggling arms from Niuzhuang to the Yangtze River.Governor Ruicheng immediately gathered the military and police from all walks of life to discuss precautions.It happened that at this time, a case of seized firearms occurred in the Dragon Palace in the provincial capital.The civil and military officials were even more frightened, and they were at a loss for sleep and food.

In fact, the firearms of Dragon God Palace are discarded items for a long time, and the Revolutionary Party has them, so they are not very suitable.However, the officialdom was shocked by the name of the revolutionary party and punished in the battle of Guangzhou. Boyou was shocked. When he found the old ordnance, he was already trembling all over. How could he have the heart to study it?When the martial law measures were proposed, the Eighth Town of the Army controlled Zhang Biao, distributed the troops, and patrolled by section.Huang Zuhui, the patrol policeman, also ordered the chiefs and inspectors of the districts and districts in Wuhan to work day and night in liaison with the army and conduct serious investigations. Special attention should be paid to any vacant houses, temples and hotels.

On the eighth day of April, Zhang Biao sent a message to the army personnel, above the self-management belt, to meet at the command office of Qiji town to strictly prevent the soldiers from colluding with bandits. Unless there is a special accident, you are not allowed to go out casually.

Second, the weapons and clothing of the eye soldiers of each team must be neatly prepared, and they must not leave the shed without authorization, and obey orders.Three, the quartermasters of each standard check the guns and bullets clearly, and issue them for execution as soon as they are ordered.Fourth, each standard battalion marching and other items must be bundled and prepared.Fifth, each standard leader will lead the above-mentioned members to the township once a day to wait for the management to inquire about important opportunities.Sixth, letters from the camp gate must be handed over by the commander to the duty officer for assistance and inspection. Except for family letters, all letters must be opened and read before they are allowed to be delivered to the recipient.Seventh, guests at the gate of the camp are not allowed to enter the camp unless they are visited by their father or brother.Eighth, whenever there is an order, immediately implement it.At the same time, the 21st combined Xietong Li Yuanhong, the [-]th Xietong Wang Desheng, and the [-]th Xietong Deng Chengba. These three Xietongs discussed that in the playground of each battalion, there were often groups of soldiers in the middle of the night. The friends seated occasionally, and when they saw someone passing by, they stopped talking. The scene here is not without suspicion.In addition to sending gendarmes to spy, each department is specially ordered. Afterwards, at any time, it is advisable to talk in the shed. After the lights are turned off, no communication with each other is allowed.If there are foreign guests who enter the shed for secret talks, the team leader of each team must monitor them to prevent rumors from inciting.In addition, a whistleblower box was set up in each battalion so that the soldiers could whistleblower.

Ruicheng also took Yichang as a major trading port, where Huayang was mixed, Sichuan, Shaanxi and Kunming were connected, and Jingzhou Prefecture on Jingyi Road was transferred to Yichang for water and land patrols, and strict precautions were taken.With Hankou as the foreign concession, it is easy for the revolutionary party to hide, so many spies were sent to investigate and take precautions. From April to now, there has never been a moment of leisure. Unexpectedly, the stricter your precautions, the stronger the revolutionary trend.

On this day, I received a secret telegram from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a note from Jiangmoguan to the United Kingdom and the United States.

Ruicheng was shocked and turned pale, and immediately sent a gathering of civil and military officials, large and small, to discuss the method of strengthening prevention.

After the meeting, Zhang Biao, the commander, immediately telegraphed Yu Hualong, the commander of the eight-standard cavalry team, and sent him to lead the team to garrison in the lobby of the Zhitai Yamen at night.

On the day of Mid-Autumn Festival, the precautions are even stricter.At [-] o'clock in the afternoon, Ruicheng called Tie Shenshu, Zhang Tongzhi, Li Tongling, Patrol Road, etc. in the conference hall of the department. After discussing the defense matters, the secret negotiation resumed and ended at [-] o'clock.At six o'clock in the evening, the east and southwest gates of the Guandong and Southwest were ordered, and eight soldiers from the cavalry team and one from the right team moved to garrison inside the gate.Twenty special police soldiers were stationed outside the west wall of the Governor's Court for defense.Patrol Officer Wang Yuezhuang ordered the police office in Han Township, the upper and lower districts outside the provincial capital, to send patrol officers to each wharf in Wuhan, and strictly ordered all boats to stop at eight o'clock at night.And order the police in all districts of the provincial capital to close the gates at seven o'clock in the evening.After the city was closed, even if someone went to a certain place on business with a certificate in hand, he had to ask for a password before opening it.

Commander Zhang Biao ordered the soldiers of the 41st Battalion to patrol the area outside Binyangmen at [-]:[-] p.m.; Li Yuanhong, the commander of the Mixed Association, also personally led the infantry of the Association to patrol the outside of Wushengmen City and the area along the Tangjiao River; the Supervisory Office Tie Zhong, the military counselor, took the area along the river outside Wushengmen, although he had sent gunboats to patrol.However, the power was too weak, so I specially ordered the Lake Falcon mine boat to garrison at the mouth of the embankment, and ordered the Lake Falcon mine boat to anchor in front of the Hanyang Arsenal on the opposite bank of the embankment.The first, second, third, fourth, main, and Wufutang meeting halls and office rooms of the Supervisory Office are generally equipped with special police battalions, each armed with ammunition for patrol, and to the second gate and the first gate, there is a first battalion of army troops stationed all night.

The office personnel in the department, regardless of whether they are officials or servants, are all awarded with a fire seal waist card by a general servant, without which they are not allowed to enter and leave at will.Gao Sima Jizhang, for fear of robbing the prison and reversing the prison, in addition to guarding the trial offices at all levels, and responsible for the officers and the judicial police to guard against it, the model prison is a law-abiding place for criminals in the whole province. It is not comparable to other prisons. The patrol team on the right sent a team of soldiers to guard the front and back of the prison.There are also a small number of soldiers distributed by the army stationed in the waiting trial office of Wuchang Prefecture.The Hanyang Armory Factory on the opposite river is the place where the province's bullets are assembled, and its status is extremely important. On the one hand, Rui Du sent a lake falcon mine boat to park on the river outside the factory's bank, and patrolled and inspected it constantly; on the other hand, Wang Shouchang, the general manager of the factory, Move the mixed horse team battalion nearby to station.

At [-] o'clock in the evening, all the storage rooms of ammunition, ammunition and guns will be sealed off.At [-] o'clock the next morning, the work started, and the key was worn by the head office himself.Employees are not allowed to meet relatives and friends in the factory. If there is an emergency, the general office will contact Ding Daida.Hanyang Iron Works was originally connected to the arsenal. Since the rumors were released, Zhang Daotai, the railway commissioner, ordered the west main gate connected to the factory to be closed. No one is allowed to enter or leave.The general statement is that Wuhan and Wuhan have almost laid a net of heaven and earth.I only pity the residents of the shop. During this festival, they dare not return their tents, and dare not reward them in the moon, so they are frightened.It wasn't until the seventeenth day that I saw that there was nothing wrong, so I was relieved a little.

Unexpectedly, at [-] o'clock in the evening on the [-]th, Chen Delong, the leader of the Jingxiang patrol team, sent a telegram to the Governor's Court, saying that he had captured two members of the revolutionary party in the British Concession in Hankou, and immediately sent a team to the Governor's Court.

Inquiring about his whereabouts, he admitted that he was outspoken about the revolutionary party.One Liu Rukui and one monk Qiu are both students studying in Japan.It was eleven o'clock in the evening, and Zhang Biao, the commander, was investigating at the commander's office. Suddenly, Deng retired from the artillery team and reported that there were revolutionary parties living in No. 82, No. 85, and No. 92 Xiaochao Street.Zhang Biao immediately returned to Ruicheng, the governor of the Ming Dynasty, and took dozens of guards of the inspectorate. On the 92nd, eight party members were captured; on the 82nd and 85th, 27 people were captured, including a female party member Long Yunlan. , and many boxes of ammunition, dozens of ordnance.Together, they will be released from the Jiaoduyuan and wait for their release.

Among this group of party members, there was a man surnamed Peng named Chu Fan, who was the chief of the Army Gendarmerie, and was recognized by the guards on the spot. He was handed over to Tie Zhong, the councilor, for trial, and he was kidnapped and executed outside the Dongyuan Gate.The next morning, civil and military officials were interrogated in the Governor's Court, and three more were executed.When searching Xiaochao Street, troops were dispatched to the north bridge of Xiongchu Tower, and in the bungalows next to the primary school, there were bright lights and candles, and notices and books were being printed.The military police took their slogans, opened the door, entered suddenly, captured five people, and several people went to the house and escaped.

In Qianjia Street, Huangtupi, in a small grocery store, a bomb suddenly exploded, with a bang, shaking for several miles.The army rushed to hear the sound, and saw a man with scorched face and black eyes. He fell to the ground and moaned. He was damaged by bombing himself.Inquired that it was Yang Hongsheng, and found more than ten bombs, several double-barreled pistols, and more than ten sabers.In Baoshanli, the Russian Concession in Hankou, there are four E people living in it, and three of them have no braids.On the [-]th, two people went out first, and suddenly heard a loud explosion, and the flames rushed out of the house. When Russian patrols came to the apartment for questioning, the two inside also escaped.After investigation by arresting the head, it is known that it is a revolutionary party.Immediately call Wu Lingkaiyuan from the Western Affairs Office to search the apartment, and found a lot of bombs, pistols, flags, printed letters, banknotes, money orders and letters.While checking, two people came back from abroad and were immediately arrested by Russian patrols and sent to the arresting room.Ask Ming's name, one is Qin Liming and the other is Gong Xiachu.Wu Kaiyuan reported to Qi Yaoshan, the Guan Road, and reported to the Governor's Court by telegram.Ruidu immediately sent a note to the Russian consul, and ordered Wu Kaiyuan and Wang Guoduo of Xiakou hall to deliver the stolen goods to the patrol road.Twenty more were captured nearby, and they were escorted to Duyuan together.

That night, a box of explosives was found in the Taitai Yamen, and they were investigated immediately. Seeing that the two soldiers of the coaching team acted suspiciously, it was revealed that they planned to blow up the office, and they were executed in front of the office.

On the night of August [-]th, there were more than one start and more than one person was arrested, so the operation of the Revolutionary Party did not happen overnight, it is self-evident.

According to the official, there were 6000 new troops in Wuchang, which were divided into three groups: infantry, cavalry, and artillery, all of which were under Zhang Biao's command.The relationship between soldiers and commanders is extremely bad, and almost none of them does not hold grudges against their officers.Since Duanfang entered Sichuan, two bids were drawn to go, and the strength of the troops suddenly became weak.

After the martial law, the law of treating soldiers became stricter.In addition, Ruicheng and Zhang Biao are arrogant and lazy, thinking that the conspiracy has been solved, but there is no serious danger, and Xinxin has a good time.He also suspects that the new army is all revolutionary parties, and wants to conduct strict investigations. If there are suspicious soldiers, they will be dealt with by military law.

Ruicheng asked Zhang Biao with a smile, "How many revolutionaries are there in your army?"

Zhang Biao said, "About three out of ten."

Ruicheng said: "Then just take seven out of ten to get three out of ten, and everything will be fine."

Ruicheng thought this joke was insignificant, but unexpectedly it was heard by the new army, causing a commotion immediately.The new army said: "Since we have been suspected, we will die sooner or later. If we change, we will die, and if we remain unchanged, we will die."One spreads ten, ten spreads one hundred, secrets spread, the morale of the army fluctuates, and changes in an instant.It's a pity that Ruicheng, who was drunk and dreamed of death, still flaunts his power and kills wantonly.

On the morning of the 29th, several members of the revolutionary party were executed in Duyuan, and a strict search was ordered.The electric performance came to Beijing, and the imperial decree rewarded it.At nine o'clock in the afternoon, in the left battalion of the 30th Battalion of the Engineering Project, there was a sudden sound of bombs and noise at the same time. Using the four characters "Work together" as a secret signal, all the soldiers pulled off their shoulder badges and tied their left and right arms. white cloth.Three officers came out to stop them. They were the supervisor Gong Ruan Farong, the right team officer Huang Kunrong, and the platoon leader Zhang Wentao. They were shot dead immediately by the soldiers, and the rear team officer Luo Ziqing surrendered.In addition, teams [-], [-] and two bids killed two supervisors, two platoon leaders, and one team officer.More than [-] bannermen stationed at Chuwangtai were also killed.Countless soldiers killed each other.

At [-]:[-], go to the gunpowder depot and rob bullets.At this time, the soldiers of the [-]th Association, all with enough bullets, gathered in the big playground and waited, that is to say, they joined forces with the engineers.The leader of the association, Wang Desheng, sent a telegram to Zhang Biao. Zhang Biao was so panicked that he couldn't make sense, and he kept shouting, "Oops! Oops!

"Privately fled back to the mansion from the back camp. All the officials of the association also fled. This is called "closed doors and pushed out the window before the moon, and ordered plum blossoms to stand on their own."

But it is said that the engineers and soldiers went to the gunpowder depot, killed the soldiers guarding the depot, opened the gate of the depot, and transported all the bullets and gunpowder in the depot to the consultation bureau of Machang, Xiaguan, Snake Mountain.Then he shouted at the Superintendent's Office.The supervisory office was originally protected by a cavalry team, and they fought each other for about five to ten minutes. Seeing that the engineers and soldiers were strong, the cavalry team also joined forces with them.

From half past ten, the artillery team set up eight cannons, that is, on Gaoguan Mountain, the height of Snake Mountain, and set up three cannons, facing the Superintendent's Office.At four o'clock, loaded with bullets, bombarded the head gate of the supervisory office, one of the supervisory offices, two rooms of the feudal office, and more than [-] neighboring houses such as Wangfu Kouganji Yizhuang and Buye Tea House.The rumbling sound didn't stop until eleven o'clock.At this time, the Snake Mountain army was fully garrisoned, and the flag was changed to the shape of stars embracing the sun.In front of the Advisory Council, there is also a new flag.The students of the Surveying and Mapping School and the students of the Army Primary School all followed the revolution with armed guns.

The governor Ruicheng, the feudal secretary Lianjia, and the commander Zhang Biao, this group of majestic civil and military officials have long since escaped without a trace, and the militiamen have occupied Wuchang.Wait, Wuchang has a lot of soldiers and police, and the defense is very tight. The posts in the provincial capital are like a spider's web. If you say that the new army has completely changed, wouldn't the police and gendarmerie call the police early?It turns out that before the Revolutionary Party took action, they shot people and horses, captured thieves and kings, first destroyed the posts, killed the policemen, and then proceeded separately.

With the 32nd and 29th two marks and the four regular teams, divide the 29th mark and one regular team to meet at the 41st mark, and take the bullets to attack the Supervision Office.The rest of the three teams, after killing the bannermen, will meet up with the supervisory office.The two main teams of the eight-town project occupied Chuwangtai and Zhonghemen, and occupied Baoanmen and Wangshanmen at any time.Once the artillery team enters the city, they will meet up.Then they circled the city and attacked the Superintendent's Office.

The eight teams with the 31 and 41 marks meet.With regard to the 41 standard bullets, go to the assembly point, and the members of the headquarters, advance to the town commander's office, and directly attack the supervisory office.Entering Wushengmen with mixed gunners, the artillery team occupied Fenghuang Mountain, Yu Pufan's office, and halfway to Hanyangmen of Wuchang Prefecture, went around to occupy Pingxiang and Wenchang, and joined at the Superintendent's Office.Those branched by the vassal administration, along with the occupying officials' money bureau and the money saving bureau, are used as the financial office and grain platform.With the third battalion of the Eight Standard Artillery Team, the supervisor team entered the Zhonghe Gate.The second battalion fetched ammunition from the gunpowder depot, and the first battalion responded halfway. When they got the bullets, they transported half of them into the city.

The third detachment with 32 bids, covering the second battalion of Paobiao, entered the city at any time after entering the drug storehouse, and joined the headquarters.Having said that, the Revolutionary Army really succeeded, and Wuchang really recovered.

However, from 21:[-] p.m. on the [-]th to [-]:[-] a.m. on the [-]th, no leader was found.A snake can't do without a head.In the military circles of Hubei, at the meeting, there were people who only said that Li Yuanhong, the commander of the [-]st Mixed Association, was named Song Qing. He had studied abroad and engaged in the Middle East campaign. He had rich military knowledge and experience. Host to count.Everyone conspired to agree, so the Qi gang came to Li Yuanhong's residence and asked him to be the governor of the Hubei Army of the Republic of China.If you want to know whether Li Yuanhong agrees, let's listen to the next chapter.

(End of this chapter)