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

Chapter 19 "Firing a Cannon" at the Ceremony of Establishing the Capital

On April 1927, 4, in Nanjing Zhongshan Park, colorful flags were fluttering, gongs and drums were blaring, and there were 18 participants. Everyone was wearing new clothes and their faces were beaming.The national government's capital ceremony is being held grandly.Cai Yuanpei granted the seal on behalf of the Central Party Headquarters of the Kuomintang, and Hu Hanmin accepted it on behalf of the National Government.

The meeting announced that Hu Hanmin was the chairman of the Central Political Conference, Chiang Kai-shek was the commander-in-chief of the National Revolutionary Army, and Wu Zhihui was the director of the General Political Department.The General Assembly issued the "Manifesto of the National Government", proposing four strategies for the national revolution: "Closely cooperate with the revolutionary army and the people; form a clean government; advocate the protection of domestic industries; protect the interests of agricultural and industrial groups and support their development." After Yuan Shikai proclaimed himself emperor and Cao Cao Kun bribed elections, experienced warlords of all sizes, and experienced countless sufferings. The people really hope that the National Government will establish Nanjing as the capital, so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment, and the nation can recuperate.

In order to reflect public opinion, at the inaugural meeting, representatives from all walks of life, including workers, farmers and intellectuals, were arranged to speak and congratulate.As a worker representative, Ma Chaojun was originally selected.At that time, Ma Chaojun was at No. 24 Dollface Road in the French Concession in Shanghai. As Sun Ke's right-hand man, he was busy with the specific affairs of the preparation office for Mr. Sun Yat-sen's funeral. Candidates, so the host asked him to recommend someone.Without thinking about it, Ma Chaojun said, "I think Wang Laojiu is quite suitable."

Later, Wang Yaqiao accepted the invitation and led He Shouding, Xu Zhiyuan and other brothers to Nanjing, where they lived in the Anhui Guild Hall at No. 52 Chaoku Street.The Anhui Guild Hall has three entrances and two courtyards, with blue bricks and black tiles and horse head walls. It is a typical Huizhou building.

That night, after dinner, Wang Yaqiao was walking in the yard and met a white-faced scholar.The two chatted for a while, and the talk was very speculative.That person also lived in the Anhui Guild Hall and had admired Wang Yaqiao's name for a long time.He said his name was Hua Kezhi, a native of Baoying, Jiangsu, born in 1902. In 1924, when he was studying at Jinling University, he joined the Kuomintang, and went to Guangzhou as a staff member to participate in the "National Congress" of the Kuomintang, and listened to Sun Yat-sen's teachings; Youth Minister of the Municipal Party Committee.However, after April, he was very indignant at Chiang Kai-shek's betrayal of the Three People's Principles and massacred the people. He publicly criticized him, was hunted down, and had nowhere to hide, so he hid in the Anhui Guild Hall through a friend's introduction.

"Mr. Wang, may I ask, what is your purpose in coming to Nanjing this time?"

Wang Yaqiao will participate in the celebration of the establishment of the capital tomorrow, and will give an introduction on speaking as a worker representative.He said proudly: "Chiang Kai-shek invited me here. Afterwards, he also asked me to form the National Labor Federation and appointed me as the commander of the Jinpu Railway."

"Mr. Wang, I heard that you are a tough guy with a clear distinction between likes and hates. Forgive me, you must not be confused by Chiang Kai-shek's ecstasy soup."

"how do I say this?"

"According to my observations, Chiang Kai-shek has completely betrayed the revolution and has become a new warlord and great dictator. Do you sing praises for him, do you want to be infamous with him forever? In my opinion, you should go back to Shanghai as soon as possible, continue to eliminate evil and promote good , for the heavens."

Wang Yaqiao nodded and said, "I will consider your opinion. Anyway, I will never betray my conscience. The world is small, and the future will be long, and we will meet in the future."

On the second day, the ceremony for the establishment of the capital was held as scheduled.According to the agenda of the meeting, the representatives stepped onto the stage one after another, took out the prepared speech scripts, followed the scriptures, and said polite words such as "congratulations", "celebration", and "hope".When it was Wang Yaqiao's turn, he calmly walked to the microphone. Because of his short stature, he pressed the microphone down again, took out the prepared speech, glanced at it, and then looked at the dark venue—the chaotic venue Suddenly quiet down.He shook his speech and said: "I have prepared a speech, but after listening to everyone's New Year's speech, I feel that it is meaningless to continue. Since I have been chosen to speak on behalf of the workers, I will take this opportunity to express my opinion to the workers. The national government speaks a few words of truth."

The citizens unconsciously stood on tiptoe and stretched their necks.

"I come from Shanghai. Everyone knows that there was a massacre in Shanghai a few days ago. One month later, there were bloody suppressions in Jiangxi, Anhui, Hubei and other places. Workers' pickets were seized and many workers' brothers were arrested. They were shot and killed as mobs. I don’t know who gave the order and who had the power to issue such an order. I only know that this is a reckless disregard of human life! From the Revolution of [-] to the Northern Expedition, our working class has always stood at the forefront of fighting feudalism and fighting for civil rights. The first line. Before the Northern Expedition was successful, they murdered the workers and brothers, cleared the Communist Party and tolerated the warlords, and the spears and spears were not enemies but friends. This is really painful for relatives and quick for enemies! The Republic of China is a country of the people, and the National Government should obey the people will. I demand that the national government track down the culprit and give the people a satisfactory answer as soon as possible!"

All the officials on the rostrum looked at each other, and their smiles suddenly disappeared.Chiang Kai-shek, who was dressed in military uniform, was still proud of the spring breeze just now, but now his face is covered with frost.But it was inconvenient for him to get angry or lose his composure in public, so he just sat there motionless, like a stone sculpture; without blinking his eyes, he was even more like a stone sculpture.

"Long live the labor!" "Don't forget the last words of the Prime Minister!" "Stop the massacre, protect civil rights, unite all people with lofty ideals, and carry the Northern Expedition to the end!"

Wang Yaqiao raised his arms and shouted slogans, ending his speech.

That night, Stone City in early summer was silent, with only a few scattered lights.Suddenly, a dozen black shadows surrounded the Anhui Guild Hall from all directions.Plainclothes captain Zhang Shan pressed her ear to the door, listened for a while, and gestured to the subordinates around her.Two people were lying on their waists in front of the wall, and the other two used their shoulders as a ladder to climb over the top of the wall. Just as their feet touched the ground, the electric light was turned on, the courtyard door opened, and several pistols were aimed at the wall. The uninvited guests inside and outside the wall shouted sharply: "Raise your hands, hand in your guns and don't kill!"

Zhang Shan was dumbfounded: I have already prepared for it!A hero does not suffer from immediate losses.So, he took the lead and threw the box gun to the ground.The subordinates hastened to imitate the captain, and threw the guns in their hands onto Qingshi Street, making a jingling sound.

Wearing sunglasses, Wang Yaqiao took a step forward, held a gun in his left hand against Zhang Shan's abdomen, put his right hand into his arms, and quickly took out a six-wheeled pistol for body protection.Then, pinching his waist with both hands, he said to Yu Likui: "Destroy all their guys!" Yu Likui picked up the gun on the ground, removed the bullets and firing pins one by one, and put them in his pocket.

"You are all on errands. I, Wang Yaqiao, don't want to trouble you today! You can pick up your guns and go." He turned around and told Zhang Shan, "Go back and send me a message to Lao Jiang, don't think I'm jobless. No power, no party, no affiliation, but no desire can lead to power. Whoever engages in dictatorship and autocracy will feel sorry for Prime Minister Sun and the people, and I will make him restless, and life would be better than death!"

Zhang Shan nodded and bowed, picked up the gun in front of her, and led her men to run away.

After turning off the lights and entering the room, Yu Likui dumped the spoils on the table.Hahaha!Everyone laughed.

Wang Yaqiao greeted everyone to the table with his hands, and said: "Brothers have been waiting for the rabbit for half the night, and they are all starving. Come, let's have a snack. However, you can't drink alcohol, which is easy to cause trouble. But salted duck and fragrant goose Enough. We are full, we will go out of the city separately according to the plan, and take advantage of the enemy's recovery, and return to Shanghai to meet up."

He Shouding, Xu Zhiyuan, Yu Likui and others gathered around the table, grabbed a salted duck, some pulled the thigh, some tore the wing, and ate it.

"Ninth brother, you are so powerful, you can really pinch and count!" Xu Zhiyuan said while gnawing on a duck leg.

"It's not that I can pinch and count, but that I know myself and the enemy." Wang Yaqiao said, "I am not very familiar with Chiang Kai-shek, but only through Chen Yingshi. He is indeed a hero in troubled times. He has a resolute personality and is proud of his talents. His shortcomings are self-willed, untrustworthy, and hooliganism. This time I just took the opportunity to make suggestions. After all, he became the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition, and he is still treacherous and cunning! It seems that this embarrassing him, it will be difficult for him to let me go in this lifetime. In the future, we all have to be more careful."

The six-shot revolver captured by Wang Yaqiao was made in Spain and numbered 8697. It was only the size of a palm and was commonly known as the "treasure in the palm". Since then, this gun has become the "talisman" he carries with him.

Half an hour later, Yu Likui smuggled the firearms back in a military vehicle and hid them in the cellar of his home.Wang Yaqiao and the others split into two groups and headed for the fishing boat that had been prepared by the river...

(End of this chapter)