What was Li Yuanhong doing on the night of the uprising?

It is recorded that after the outbreak of the uprising, he sent people to Chuwangtai to contact the revolutionaries. In this regard, Xiong Bingkun, an important figure in Shouyi, mentioned this incident in his two later memories.

One was the "Revolutionary Record of the Eighth Battalion of the Former Qing Project" written for the Hubei Revolutionary Record Museum in 1912, and he wrote: "Wu Zhengyun heard that Ma Rongyun: 'Commander Shi Li sent a letter to the office, and he expected to come to the office at four o'clock tomorrow morning. ’”

This article is only half a year after the outbreak of the uprising, and the memory should be reliable.

Another time was the "Wuchang Uprising" that appeared in the "Modern Chinese History Data Series", he recalled: "Xuan, when Fang Zhengxiu brought more than 40 surveyors to come, Commander Li sent Ma Ben to Yun, saying that he would come to Chuwangtai in person at six o'clock in the morning. Come to Shun? Answer: I don't know. ”

Figuring out whether Li Yuanhong had contacted the revolutionaries in advance was a very important matter for that period of history and for Li Yuanhong himself.

The reason why Li Yuanhong contacted the revolutionaries should be related to at least the following two things. The first thing: it has been more than half a year since the pagoda meeting reached Wuchang Shouyi, and Li Yuanhong was elected by the revolutionaries as the temporary governor, and no one may have told him. And if Li Yuanhong knows, he will definitely pretend not to know, after all, he is still eating the food of the imperial court, and it is impossible not to leave a way out for himself.

The revolutionaries have risen, and the things decided by the pagoda meeting have not been done, and Li Yuanhong should want to know.

The second thing: Ruizi killed the three martyrs of Shouyi and got the list of the revolutionary party, can he not repay the credit to the imperial court for these great achievements? In fact, he didn't stop for a moment, and sent a telegram to the imperial court asking for merit.

Ruizi still seems to be a person who doesn't eat alone, and he also asks for credit for the people below.

"At the beginning of this month, it was discovered that there were many revolutionary party bandits hiding in Wuchang and Hankou, intending to take advantage of the gap to cause trouble, and immediately strictly punished the military and police for secrecy. Although there were rumors of attacking the Governor's Office from time to time, Ruizi remained silent and insisted on dealing with it calmly...... Zhang Biao, Tie Zhong, Wang Lukang, Qi Yaoshan, and all members of the gendarmes were loyal and worked hard, and rushed to the opportunity to avoid the troubles at the beginning and settle the chaos in Russia. The Russian consul general in Han took the bandits in the concession, and used them to break the bandits first and chill the bandits, all of which relied on the prestige of the imperial court. Ruizi borrowed to avoid death and was fortunate to be merged. Now Wuchang and Hankou are all quiet, and the merchants and people are not disturbed. The Concession Church has been strictly protected, and it can be comforted by the above. ”

Since he has asked for merit for his brothers, I won't say if I can ask for it, but I must let everyone know about my own merit for my brothers, and let everyone understand his feelings. So, everyone quickly learned the contents of the telegram.

With Li Yuanhong's identity, he can't see that as the number two person in the army, what does it mean that his name is not in it, Li Yuanhong himself will not know.

Judging from Li Yuanhong's situation, whether he participated in the uprising or not, he might not be able to protect himself. Isn't it normal for him to get to know the situation, for him to make a choice?

Regarding Li Yuanhong's attitude towards Wuchang Shouyi, one thing is certain. As the No. 2 person in the Hubei military circles, he did not lead his troops to suppress or resist the rebel army like Zhang Biao.

Although only one battalion of his subordinates is in Wuchang City, and many of the people in this battalion are revolutionaries, if Li Yuanhong wants to participate in the confrontation against the uprising and shout from the heights, many people will follow him.

As usual, at this time he was at the headquarters of the barracks.

At about ten o'clock, he sent someone to Chuwangtai to make contact, but did not bring back a message. Next, Li Yuanhong, who was in the co-ordination headquarters, did not prevent his soldiers from participating in the uprising, nor did he organize people to protect the barracks and headquarters, but just waited and watched the situation change. With him were several officers under him.

Li Yuanhong's co-headquarters is five miles away from Chuwangtai, in the direction of due south. There is a depression at intervals, and there is a path leading to Chu Wangtai. The governor's palace was six miles north of Le Yuanhong's co-headquarters. In other words, Li Yuanhong's co-headquarters was roughly in the middle of the two-point line between Chuwangtai and the Governor's Palace. When the rebel army attacked the governor's palace from Chuwangtai, it had to pass through Li Yuanhong's co-headquarters.

That night, the co-headquarters and its barracks were subjected to gunfire and shelling from the insurgents, but the rebels did not organize personnel to attack the co-headquarters.

When Li Yuanhong stayed until 12 o'clock in the middle of the night, he and several of his men left the co-headquarters. His statement to everyone is "to each other", that is, where to go, decide for yourself.

Accompanying Li Yuanhong were staff officer Liu Wenji and deacon Wang Anlan. and the commander of the battalion of Li Yuanhong's headquarters stationed in Wuchang City, that is, Xie Guochao, the commander of the third battalion of the 41st standard.

Several people persuaded Li Yuanhong to find a place to hide. They first came to the house of Liu Wenji, a staff officer on Loess Slope, where they changed into civilian clothes. Then, they came to Xie Guochao's house, which also lived in the camp management belt of Loess Slope, and Xie Guochao's house was larger.

After the rebel army captured the Governor's Palace, Zhang Biao took the Zizhong Eighth Battalion, which had not mutinied, and the remnants of the defeated troops who had withdrawn from the Governor's Palace, slipped out of Wenchang Gate along the city wall, boarded the Chuyu military ship, and withdrew to Liujiamiao Station in Hankou.

After the capture of the governor's yamen, the cool-headed leaders of the uprising, Wu Zhaolin, Cai Jimin, Zhang Zhenwu, Li Yidong and others held an extraordinary meeting in Chuwangtai to study and discuss the formation of a military government. government matters.

Cai Jimin spoke first: "Now that the uprising has been initially successful, the most important thing at present is to organize the government. The house cannot be without a leader. With politics. We can call the whole country to inform us of our purpose and proposition, call for response, and gain support and recognition. At present, the most urgent thing is to put out a person who is highly respected and can command the world, so that others will not see us as a simple mutiny. ”

At this time, the main leaders of the revolutionary party were basically absent. Liu Gong was isolated in Hankou, Sun Wu was injured in the bombing, Jiang Yiwu fled, Liu Yingyuan was in Jingshan, Zhan Dabei and Hu Yingshang were in prison, Ju Zheng, Huang Xing, Tan Renfeng, and Song Jiaoren were all in Hong Kong and Shanghai, and Yang Shijie was in Beijing.

Today's leaders are not only lacking in qualifications, but also in high esteem. Wu Zhaolin is a team officer (company commander), Cai Jimin is a platoon commander, and Xiong Bingkun is a small squad leader, and they dare not stand up to preside over the overall situation. A few people, you look at me, I look at you, no one can come up with any ideas.

As a result, the Consultative Bureau resumed its meeting in the morning to further study and resolve these pressing issues.

Wu Zhaolin (1882 - October 17, 1942), a native of Echeng, Hubei. At the age of 16, he joined the Wuchang New Army Engineering Battalion as a soldier, and was successively admitted to the Engineering Battalion School and the Engineering Specialized School. In 1905 (the 31st year of Guangxu), he joined the revolutionary group Rizhihui, and the following year he was re-admitted to the Staff Academy, and after graduation, he served as an officer of the left team of the Eighth Town Engineering Battalion.

We already know that on the night of the Wuchang Uprising in Xinhai, he was promoted by the rebel soldiers as a temporary commander-in-chief, and deployed and commanded the rebel troops to attack the Huguang Governor's Office and occupy Wuchang.

Hubei Military Administration. After the establishment of the government, he served as the chief of staff and the first assistant commander, and participated in the defense of Yangxia. When the north and the south negotiated peace, he served as the commander-in-chief of the people's army during the war and planned the Northern Expedition. January 1912 Provisional Government of Nanjing. After the establishment of the government, he served as the chief of staff of the Generalissimo's Office. Later, he was transferred to Beijing, awarded the rank of lieutenant general of the army, became the chief of the Hubei General Corps, and served as the chairman of the board of directors of the Shouyi Comrades Association.

Soon retired from politics and devoted himself to social undertakings, supervising the repair of water conservancy projects such as Fankou embankment, and donating funds to build Wuchang Shouyi Park. In his later years, he devoted himself to Buddhism. In 1938, the Japanese army invaded and occupied Wuhan, luring him to a high position, but he was unmoved. After his death, Chongqing National Government. Posthumously awarded to the army general.

Cai Jimin (1886-1919), formerly known as Guozhen, is known as Xiangpu and Youxiang. A native of Huangpi, Hubei. Less through the history of the scriptures, good poetry. In the twenty-seventh year of Guangxu (1901), he joined the Hubei New Army, and later entered the Hubei Army (special) primary school. Soon after, he served as the secretary chief and platoon commander of the 29th Standard 2nd Battalion of the 15th Association of the 8th Town of the Army. In 1906, he participated in the organization of the Daily Information Society, and successively participated in the Communist Association, the General School Research Group, the Qunzhi Society, and the Literature Society. Sichuan Baolu movement into high. In times of tide, he tried his best to promote the union of the Communist Association and the Literary Society to formulate a plan for the uprising.

In 1917, he was appointed by Sun Yat-sen as the protector of the law. Commander-in-Chief of the Fuhu Army.

On January 28, 1919, he was killed by the Sichuan military Huanan in Icheon.

In 1922, President Le Yuanhong posthumously awarded him the rank of army general. 1927 Hubei Provincial Government. Fu Gong was buried in Fuhu Mountain, Wuchang.

He co-authored with Wu Xinghan the article "The Organization of the Governor's Mansion and the Reorganization of the Northern Expeditionary Army".

Li Yidong, born in 1887, formerly known as Li Xiping, is a native of Huanggang, Hubei.

In the 33rd year of Guangxu (1907), he was admitted to Huangzhou Mansion Middle School, and participated in the Witness Society with his classmate Zhan Dabei and others, advocating anti-Qing and saving the country. In the first year of Xuantong (1909), due to agitation. Chao was removed from the school and went to Wuchang to join the Eighth Town Engineering Battalion of the Hubei New Army as a soldier. Later, he was admitted to the Hubei Army Surveying and Mapping School, and was introduced by Fang Xing to join the Advancement Association.

After the first uprising in Wuchang started, he was in the surveying and mapping school, and Fang Xing, a revolutionary from the school, led a team to Chuwangtai to participate in the uprising.

In 1913, he participated in the battle to protect the country and fight against Yuan. In the same year, he went to the United States to study. In 1922, he returned to China and served as the military and political officer of Guangdong. Technician of the base camp of the government. Participated in the Northern Expedition. After 1927, he participated in the anti-Chiang activities led by Li Jishen and Feng Yuxiang, and served as the president of the "Republic of China Daily". In 1947, he joined the Chinese Kuomintang for democracy. Enter. Yes. On the eve of the liberation of Wuhan, he participated in the organization of Hubei Province to promote peace. Enter. will serve as a member of the Standing Committee.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he served as the deputy director of the Hubei Provincial Department of Commerce and the first national people. Big. Generation. Table. He successively served as vice chairman of the Hubei Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and a member of the Central Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang.

After his death due to illness in 1960, he was buried under the memorial wall of Xinhai Shouyi in Shimenfeng Park, Hubei Province, and was forever accompanied by Xiong Bingkun, Yang Shijie and other Xinhai heroes.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Ma Rong ran to report and found Li Yuanhong's whereabouts.

Hearing Li Yuanhong's name, several people's eyes lit up. Cai Jimin and Zhang Zhenwu suddenly remembered the resolution of the pagoda meeting. How did you do it, how did you forget about this big thing?

Urgently asked for details, Ma Rong said that he had just led people to patrol the streets and found that a fat man was in a hurry with a suitcase on his shoulder. I'm afraid that he took advantage of the fire to rob people, so he brought it over and asked, it was Li Xietong's partner. Asked him where Li Xietong was now, and at first he didn't say anything, but after being frightened, he said that Li was in the 41st standard 3rd battalion to take Xie Guochao's family.