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

Chapter 26 Dog bites dog, a mouthful of hair
On December 1915, 12, Yuan Shikai moved against the trend of history, overthrew the Republic of China, and ascended the throne of "Emperor Hongxian".Cai E escaped from Beijing, went back to Yunnan, organized the national defense army, and took the lead in raising the banner of begging Yuan.In Japan, Sun Yat-sen appointed Zhao Tieqiao as the head of the Sichuan branch of the Chinese Revolutionary Party, and he also planned to fight against Yuan in the north, and temporarily lived in Beijing;Zhao Tieqiao was ordered in danger and returned to Sichuan from Beijing to mediate, so that the flames of war that had just been ignited disappeared.

On September 1925, 9, Xiong Kewu, Commander-in-Chief of the Sichuan Army accepted the telegram invitation from Chiang Kai-shek and Wang Jingwei, and led more than 24 officers and soldiers to Guangzhou to participate in the Second Eastern Expedition. On October 3, Chiang Kai-shek's men captured the spy Zhang Shiwan and found a top-secret letter on him.In this letter written on September 10, Chen Jiongming said to Xiong Kewu: "My brother is a strong person in our party, and he will be able to work together to save the country. Progress." The next day, in the name of studying the garrison and payment of the coalition forces, Chiang Kai-shek lured seven people, including Xiong Kewu and Yu Jitang, to his Dongshan residence, disarmed them all, and imprisoned them in the Humen Fort.The Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang decided to suspend Xiong Kewu's position as a member of the Central Executive Committee and expel him from the party.After being arrested, Xiong Kewu refused to admit the accusation of colluding with Chen Jiongming and attempting to rebel.Zhao Tieqiao moved after hearing the news and actively traveled between Nanjing, Guangzhou and Nanchang to carry out rescue work among the upper echelons of the Kuomintang. On March 2, 9, Chiang Kai-shek was forced to release Xiong Kewu and others.Zhao Tieqiao came to Humen to greet him in person, and accompanied Xiong Kewu to Shanghai for "treatment" via Hong Kong.

After Zhao Tieqiao became the general office of the China Merchants Bureau, he monopolized the power and publicly checked the accounts, which made Li Guojie's reputation very turbulent.What is even more amazing is that in order to resist the style of intercession, he submitted the "Criminal Complaint against Li Guojie, Chairman of China Merchants and Manager of Jiyu Company" filed by the China Merchants General Management Office to the Shanghai Provisional Court, which listed Li Guojie's economic violations and crimes as : "Li Guojie received a monthly salary of 500 taels of silver and 50 yuan for carriage and horse fees. He also cleverly set up a name to harm the public and private interests. Li Guojie handled it and borrowed 1927 million taels of silver from HSBC Bank. The record clearly has no intermediary fees, but the expenses and remuneration amounted to more than 5000 taels of silver, part of which was obtained by Li Guojie himself." Li Guojie was notorious and humiliated.In order to find the backer, Li Guojie spent a lot of money and went to find Chen Mingshu through Li Guofeng. Chen Mingshu returned the gift money and said: "Zhao Tieqiao has a good relationship with Wang Jingwei, Wang Boqun (Minister of Communications) and others. Wang Boqun is He Yingqin's brother-in-law. Don’t eat; and Li Guojie has illegal and criminal facts, I also want to help, there is nothing I can do!”

Li Guojie was devastated and went to Li Guofeng many times to complain about his grievances.Li Guofeng frowned, and said helplessly: "Hedong for 30 years, and Hexi for 30 years. Our family is not what it used to be. The phoenix is ​​not as good as the chicken. Now, Zhao Tieqiao has evidence in his hand and a big tree on his back. What can I do? What is the solution?"

"Brother, my business is your business. If you don't care, I will have to jump into the Huangpu River!" Li Guojie took out his silk handkerchief and burst into tears.

"Hey, I'm not talking about you, brother. You only know that one-night stands are happy, but you don't want to cause trouble...Since you can't drive Zhao Tieqiao away or entangle you, there is only one way..."

"What can I do?" Li Guojie raised his head, staring at his younger brother, "Quickly tell me, what can we do? I'll listen to you!"

"Then...then we have to kill him!"

"Ah?!" Li Guojie was startled, and Sipa fell to the ground in fright.He was stunned for a while, bent down to pick up the silk handkerchief, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and said through gritted teeth: "Okay! His surname is Zhao, so don't blame me for being unrighteous. Brother, you know both black and white. Please If you help me find a killer, I am willing to spend as much as you want."

Therefore, Li Guofeng dated Wang Yaqiao and introduced Li Guojie to him in a secret room in the Pujiang Hotel on the east side of the Waibaidu Bridge.After listening to Li Guojie's cry, Wang Yaqiao narrowed his eyes and said, "What price can you offer to kill Zhao Tieqiao?"

"1 yuan."

"1 yuan? Zhao Tieqiao's head is worth 1 yuan? Is this 1 yuan enough for you to treat a guest, give a gift, and pick up a girl?" After finishing speaking, he stood up and said goodbye.

When Li Guofeng saw something bad, he hurried out with him, trying to keep him.Wang Yaqiao held his hand and said in a low voice: "I don't think he paid too little. I think he and Zhao Tieqiao are dog-eat-dog. It's a personal enmity and it's not worth getting involved in."

(End of this chapter)