The true biography of Yaqiao, the first chivalrous king of the Republic of China

Chapter 10 Wang Yaqiao Doesn't Want to Kill

As soon as she returned to Shanghai, Lu Xiaojia immediately brought Guan Yunong to visit Li Guofeng, and asked Li Guofeng to set up a bridge, and met Bai Wenwei, Chang Hengfang, Xu Shiying and others who were famous in Shanghai and Anhui.People from Anhui are inextricably linked with the Anhui Clan, and when the Anhui Clan competes with the Zhi Clan, most of their emotional weight is inclined to the Anhui Clan.Moreover, in October 1923, in order to oppose election bribery by Zhili warlord Cao Kun, Sun Yat-sen called Duan Qirui, Zhang Zuolin and Lu Yongxiang separately in his own name, asking them to join forces.Sun Yat-sen also specifically instructed Bai Wenwei to focus on Lu Yongxiang's lobbying work.Bai Wenwei secretly delighted: If Wang Laojiu can really help Lu Yongxiang, then how could Lu Yongxiang not reciprocate?

One afternoon, Li Guofeng invited Wang Yaqiao to play "The Play in the Bamboo Forest" - playing mahjong. Those present were about Yunong and Lu Xiaojia.

Li Guofeng's family is rich and well-known in Shanghai.He and Li Guojie, the eldest grandson of Li Hongzhang, are brothers of the same clan, and they are very close.

After meeting, Li Guofeng introduced Guan Yunong to Wang Yaqiao.Guan Yunong gave Wang Yaqiao four boxes of top-quality Longjing as a meeting gift. Wang Yaqiao took it, put it on the table, and said to Li Guofeng:

"Brother Shaochuan, you keep two boxes."

"Be polite. Brother Guan has already given it to me."

Wang Yaqiao and Guan Yunong's accents have not changed, the two chatted for a while, very tempered.

Guan Yunong was appointed by Lu Yongxiang as the General Counselor of Zhejiang Governor in Shanghai.Lu Yongxiang specially bought a property for him in Lianyifang, Xiafei Road. From the outside, it looks like an ordinary resident. After entering, there is a garden, a guest room, a fitness room, everything for eating, drinking and playing.In the name of being a fellow villager, he invites a small audience every two days and a large invitation every three days. With his sharp tongue, his ability to get drunk, and the strong cooperation of Mr. Lu, he quickly opened up the situation. .Bai Wenwei, Chang Hengfang, Xu Shiying and others all agreed to help.These people are all respected and trusted by Wang Yaqiao, and through drinking tea, chatting, playing mahjong, etc., they constantly instilled in him the idea that Xu Guoliang will not get rid of him and Shanghai Bund is uneasy.

In order to win over Wang Yaqiao emotionally, under the instruction of Guan Yunnong, Lu Xiaojia and Wang Yaqiao became sworn brothers again.

After a period of preparation, Guan Yunong believed that the time was ripe for a formal "showdown" with Wang Yaqiao.However, Guan Yunnong was cunning and thoughtful, and felt that if Wang Yaqiao refused to agree, he would lose room for maneuver if he stepped forward.He and Lu Xiaojia came to visit Xu Shiying with generous gifts and asked him to come forward.

On the evening of October 1923, 10, during the Double Ninth Festival, Xu Shiying entertained guests in her western-style building on Father Lao Road (now Hefei Road) in the French Concession of Shanghai. Bai Wenwei, Chang Hengfang, Guan Yunong, Li Guofeng and Wang Yaqiao successively came in .In the small pavilion in Xu Mansion, on the table of the Eight Immortals, there are Chizhou famous foods such as Dongzhi wheat fish, garden arrowroot powder, spicy fried Shengjinhu shrimp, Gegong tofu, braised mussel meat, etc., and the drink is Chizhou famous brewed Huanggong liquor.Xu Shiying was very happy, and filled the glasses for the guests himself, saying: "Huanggong wine is produced in Xinghua Village. Du Mu drank this wine when he was the governor of Chizhou. After drinking it, he will never forget it. That's why he left the "Qingming Festival" The season is raining heavily, and passers-by want to lose their souls. May I ask where is the restaurant? The shepherd boy pointed at Xinghua Village' is a masterpiece through the ages. Today is a gathering of fellow villagers, and it coincides with the Double Ninth Festival. The original wine consumes the original food, please enjoy yourself.”

After drinking for a while, chatting about some parents' gossip, and chatting about "jokes" about Shanghai Beach, I don't know who accidentally mentioned Xu Guoliang.

"Xu Guoliang is too greedy. As the chief of the police, he works in collusion with Huang Jinrong and Du Yuesheng to protect the underworld in smuggling opium and poisoning the people of the country. He earns hundreds of thousands of dollars every month. It is really a disaster for the country and the people." Li Guofeng said.

"Why does he dare to be so blatant and break the law knowingly? Isn't he directly working as the backstage for him." Chang Hengfang glanced at Bai Wenwei and agreed.

Bai Wenwei raised his wine glass and nodded.

"Come on, old nine, I respect you." Xu Shiying drank another cup and asked, "Old nine, tell me, what should a guy like this do?"

"Hmph, this guy is really not a thing! Mr. Jun, in my opinion, he has a reason to do anything to such a scoundrel." Wang Yaqiao finished drinking the glass, poured it for Xu Shiying politely, and answered ambiguously.

"Xu Guoliang is a bit greedy, understandable. He raised five wives, is he not greedy? I think the most important thing is that he assassinated Chen Yingshi, the hero of the Republic of China." He let it go, sighed, and said regretfully, "Could it be that Chen Yingshi's blood was shed in vain?"

"Ninth brother," Guan Yunong asked casually, "Aren't you on good terms with Chen Yingshi?"

Wang Yaqiao hummed and said, "Mr. Yingshi's death was indeed tragic."

"Brother Wang, why don't you avenge Yingshi?" Li Guofeng asked.

"I... I, Wang Jiu, have bare hands, how can I beat Xu Guoliang who holds thousands of policemen in his hands?"

"If someone is willing to be your backing and use your hands to get rid of this villain, will there be a big reward afterwards?" Guan Yunong asked rhetorically.

Wang Yaqiao drank happily, his face was already red, but he reacted quickly, suddenly remembered what Li Guofeng had mentioned to him a few days ago, bent down, turned his head, coughed loudly, deliberately pretending not to hear clearly.

The moonlight is like water, the garden is silent, everyone smokes and drinks tea, and no one can say anything.

Chang Hengfang picked up the wine glass and looked at it, then broke the silence: "Actually, getting rid of Xu Guoliang is only a matter of time. The problem is, getting rid of sooner is better than getting rid of later. Because Cao Kun has already drawn up a blacklist and ordered Xu Guoliang, for those who oppose He bribed the backbone of the election, one counts as one, and they will be killed. According to the information I have, I am on top of them, as well as brother Lie Wu, and..." Chang Hengfang finished his glass of wine.

"Who else?" Li Guofeng asked.

"There is also brother Jiuguang here."

After hearing this, Wang Yaqiao shook his body slightly, then smiled "hehe", and muttered: "This bastard really flatters me!"

Xu Shiying took over the conversation and said: "If the old nine comes forward to kill Xu Guoliang, he will give consideration to both public and private interests, and he will be of great merit!"

Wang Yaqiao looked at the full moon, lit a cigarette, took a deep breath, thoughtful.

Bai Wenwei, who had been silent all this time, saw that the time had come, looked at Wang Yaqiao, and said, "Brother Wang Jiu, since public affairs and private affairs are suitable for both, what do you have to worry about?" He glanced at Xu Shiying.Xu Shiying understood, and slapped three times towards the back room.Before the voice landed, Lu Xiaojia immediately opened the door, walked out, walked straight to Wang Yaqiao, called "Big Brother", bowed, and handed him a letter in his own hand.

"Brother, you are..." Wang Yaqiao took the letter, read it carefully under the light, and said to Lu Xiaojia, "My brother, your father's business is my business."

He also let all the Anhui celebrities present here watch it as witnesses, and then, according to the rules, struck a match and burned it in front of everyone.The flames flickered, and the flesh on Wang Yaqiao's cheeks trembled.When the flames were extinguished, he patted the paper ashes on his hands lightly with both hands, and said to everyone: "Okay, since all the villagers think highly of me, Wang Jiu, and Jiashuai has something to say first, then what else can I say? The purpose of living in the world is to have a good time. Come, finish this cup. Within a month, I ask you to see the outcome!"

"Do it!" Everyone stood up, clinked glasses, and drank freely... Lu Xiaojia, as a fancier, was very happy. Under the bright moonlight, he got drunk and sang a song "Going to the Meeting Alone" for everyone, pushing the Double Ninth Reception to a climax... …

(End of this chapter)