Wu Zhaolin wanted to stay at the headquarters and sit in the town, and the rest of the people, Cai Jimin, Zhang Zhenwu, Ma Rong, Cheng Ying, etc., immediately went to the Loess Slope with a platoon of people. Ma Rong had already asked for the specific address and led the way in front.

Rushed to Xie Guochao's house, Li Yuanhong was having breakfast. Seeing so many heavily armed soldiers, he was not flustered, and it seemed that he had already guessed the intention of these people.

He got up and asked calmly, "The situation has been made like this, what are you looking for me?" I'm not mean to lead troops on weekdays, so I don't think everyone will be difficult for us, right? ”

"Li Xietong, where is it, we ask you to come out and preside over the overall situation." Zhang Zhenwu hurriedly said what he meant.

Li Yuanhong shook his head, "You revolutionaries are full of talents, do you still need me as an outsider?" ”

"Li Xietong, the new army is convinced of you, and all aspects are also optimistic about you, if you don't come out, it will be difficult to convince the public." Cai Jimin said respectfully.

"Just ask the co-ordinator to help with this!" Ma Rong chimed in.

"I'm not a revolutionary, will anyone listen to what I say?" Li Yuanhong is obviously asking for conditions.

"Li Xietong, we support you to come out, naturally listen to you, we are not a mutiny, nor a chaotic army, we are some hot-blooded men with faith and pursuit. In Pingsuri, we can feel that Li Xietong is different from Ruizi and Zhang Biao, he is a person who worries about the country and the people and hopes to save the people from fire and water. You have never been an enemy of us revolutionaries, and I think our goal is the same, to overthrow the old system and break new ground. ”

Li Yuanhong was obviously infected by Cai Jimin's arrogance, and said: "It seems that if I don't go, you have to be strong." In this case, I will go with you and see how it goes. ”

It is obvious that Li Yuanhong is mentally prepared.

The people who came looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief, they had originally made mental preparations to move strongly, but they didn't expect Li Yuanhong to agree so easily. Always make a little preparation, immediately send someone back to Chuwangtai to report the good news, and be ready to meet it.

A commonly heard saying is that Li Yuanhong heard that someone was coming, and he was so frightened that he hid. Later, he was found by the rebels and pulled out from under the bed, so there was a saying of "the governor under the bed". Later, it was verified that it was just a behind-the-door effort by someone who maliciously slandered and bored people.

In the early years of the Republic of China, there was a reporter named Cai Jiou, based on this rumor, wrote a "Legend of the New Empty City Plan", which was serialized in the "Aurora Minbao", so this nonsense was falsely spread and widely circulated.

At that time, some people advocated that Li Yuanhong should shut down this tabloid and arrest this rumor-monger. After hearing this, Li Yuanhong said disdainfully: "The slander of these people, how can I lose a single hair, people with a little knowledge can see this thing when they see this thing, they can see that this is a story fabricated by the wall, and it is slandering the Wuchang Uprising." If I had sealed the newspaper, the outside world would have thought it was genuine. Let them hype it up and leave him alone. ”

Now, let's go back to the story. Next, when these people escorted Li Yuanhong to Chuwangtai, Wu Zhaolin had already led people to line up in two lines to greet them, firing guns and blowing trumpets, and the scene was enthusiastic.

Li Yuanhong was in front, Zhang Zhenwu, Jiang Jimin, Deng Yulin, and Xiong Bingkun followed.

When the soldiers saw Li Yuanhong walking into the Chu Wangtai, they seemed to have a backbone. The news spread among the new army, and everyone's fear, nervousness, and exhaustion from a night were swept away.

The rebels of the 3rd Battalion of the 41st Standard were especially proud to stand with the rebels as their commander.

The arrival of Li Yuanhong has become the Dinghai Shenshen Needle of Wuchang Shouyi.

There was a lot to be done, and Li Yuanhong immediately called a meeting of the revolutionaries and representatives of the New Army.

After briefly listening to Wu Zhaolin's report, Li Yuanhong asked everyone: "Where is the support of your revolutionaries, and where is the money and food?" ”

No one thought about it at the time. A few people, you look at me, I look at you, I don't know how to answer.

Deng Yulin in the field reacted quickly, he was afraid that Li Yuanhong would lose confidence and retreat, so he said out of nothing: "Liu Yingzheng of Jingshan has gathered an army of 100,000. It can be driven to Wuchang within three days. The official bureau of making silver and copper coins has been controlled by us. There are 30 million silver in stock, which is enough for us to use in the near future. ”

Li Yuanhong looked at Deng Yulin, and then asked everyone: "Ruizi and Zhang Biao have already escaped, what if they invite reinforcements." I have been in the navy, the navy's artillery is powerful, Wuchang City can't withstand a few shells, what if Wuchang can't hold it? ”

Deng Yulin immediately replied: "Jiao Dafeng will have an incident soon, and Hunan is our reliable rear." "It's true.

Deng Yulin (1881-1951), a native of Shiqiao Village, Yesanguan, Badong County, Hubei Province, Tujia family; In 1894, he joined the Qing Army as a soldier, and later joined the 31st Standard of the New Army, and then was promoted to the 8th Standard of Artillery. In 1908, he was introduced by Sun Wu to secretly join the Communist Advancement Association and left the army, but he still worked in Wuchang, Nanjing and other places to do the work of the movement of the new army. After the Wuchang Uprising, he served in the Strategy Department of the Hubei Military Governor's Office, and was soon successively appointed by the Hubei Military Administration. The government appointed him as the commander of the seventh association of the Hubei army and the commander of the fourth town.

After the founding of the Republic of China, he served as a military adviser to the Presidential Office in Beijing and was awarded the rank of lieutenant general. In 1916, he went to Shanghai to participate in the war against Yuan, and in 1917, he participated in the Protectorate War. Senate. In 1921, he was appointed military commissar of the Kuomintang headquarters; After the outbreak of the Northern Expedition in 1926, he served as the commander-in-chief of the First Route Army of the Left Wing Army of the Northern Expeditionary Army, and participated in the battles of Jingsha and Yichang.

After 1927, Deng Yulin left the military and moved to Shanghai. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, he refused to be bribed by the Japanese army and traitors, and then went to Chongqing to serve as a member of the former enemy military committee of the Kuomintang.

After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, he returned to Padang and was elected as a deputy to the National Congress in 1946 and served as a director of the Shouyi Comrades Association. In 1949, he was stranded in Padang under the pretext of illness and refused to go to Taiwan.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Deng Yulin, as a representative of enlightened people, served as the representative of the People's Government of Badong County. Secretary General of the Prefecture. Sadly, however, he was arrested at the end of 1950 during the "anti-rebellion" movement and killed in the spring of the following year on charges of "organizing a counterrevolutionary insurrection." In July 1982, the Hubei Provincial High People's Court declared acquittal and rehabilitated, restoring the honor of the Xinhai revolutionaries.

Li Yuanhong obviously didn't believe Deng Yulin's words, and said to everyone: "I think everyone hates and can't get things done, so let's go back to the barracks, and I can go to Zhang Biao to ensure that I don't blame the past." ”

After listening to Li Yuanhong's words, He Zhushan stood up and said excitedly: "Since the moment of the incident, we have never left a way back for ourselves, and we have all been ready to sacrifice our lives and everything in order to overthrow the old system and establish a new country. If Li Xietong doesn't want to join us, everyone has their own ambitions, and they can't be forced, they can leave here immediately, and there is no doubt about it, and there is no need to hurt everyone's feelings. ”

After listening to He Zhushan's generous speech, Li Yuanhong was also deeply moved, and waved his hand and said: "Sacrifice your life to accompany the gentleman, and I, Li, will accompany everyone to play with my life." ”

After listening to Li Yuanhong's words, everyone applauded happily. Since then, Li Yuanhong has no way to retreat, and tied himself to the chariot of the uprising.

After the news that Li Yuanhong had come to Chuwangtai to participate in the uprising, the morale of the rebel army was greatly boosted. In particular, the fighters of the 3rd Battalion of the 41st Standard. They are the only team of the 21st Mixed Association under Li Yuanhong's jurisdiction to participate in the first uprising, and they have a special relationship with Li Yuanhong. Others also wanted to know more about Li Yuanhong from them, and surrounded them to ask questions.

They proudly talked about Li Yuanhong's personality and the story of Li Yuanhong's love for soldiers, and Li Yuanhong's prestige in the army was even higher.

Out of nowhere, the legend of "Sanhong" emerged. "It is said that these three floods are sent by God to the world with a special mission. The first Hong is Zhu Hongwu, laying down the Han dynasty and the Ming Dynasty. The second Hong is Hong Xiuquan, who wanted to restore the Han dynasty but did not succeed. The last flood is Li Yuanhong.

There is a difference between these three Hongs, Hong Xiuquan's Hong is at the top, and everything is difficult at the beginning, so he has only been active for 16 years. Zhu Hongwu's Hong is in the middle, much better than being in the head, with a foundation of 324 years. And Li Yuanhong's Hong is ranked last, it is Hong to the end, and it can create a 10,000-year foundation.

There is also a saying that Li Yuanhong is the lower realm of the Yuan Shi Tianzun, and the relief of the people's suffering is coming. More insiders said that when Li Yuanhong was born, a big fireball rose into the sky, which was a sign.

After inviting out the "big Buddha" of Li Yuanhong, Cai Jimin happily rushed to the advisory bureau, where Tang Hualong, chairman of the Hubei Consultative Bureau, and a number of deputies had already received a notice from the party and were waiting for them.

After experiencing the Baolu Movement, these people are very familiar with Li Yuanhong and have an excellent impression. Hearing that Li Yuanhong was in charge of Chuwangtai, these people were jubilant. Compared with the revolutionaries, they certainly trusted Li Yuanhong more. After agreement, it was decided to put the military and political ... The government organs were placed in the Advisory Bureau, and Li Yuanhong was the candidate for the governor.

The residence of the Consultative Bureau, also called the Red Mansion, was built in 1910, three miles away from Chuwangtai, which suddenly became the center of Wuchang.

On the morning of 11 October, Li Yuanhong rode a horse prepared for him by the revolutionaries, accompanied by Wu Zhaolin, Xiong Bingkun, and others, and escorted by a guard of more than 100 people.

The first thing was to reassure the people, Li Yuanhong signed a number of proclamations for the people, and organized people to post them everywhere.

At noon, Li Yuanhong was having lunch with Cai Jimin, Wu Zhaolin and others, when gunfire rang out outside.

Cai Jimin, Wu Zhaolin and others hurriedly escorted Li Yuanhong and took refuge in the woods of Snake Mountain. It turned out to be a sneak attack by the flag soldier Gao Xiangchen. They are quite well-informed, and it is obvious that they are very good at Li Yuanhong and the military and political affairs. from the house.

The troops guarding the Consultative Bureau fought back. The other party has figured out the security situation here, and it is bound to win. The guards, although numerically inferior, fought valiantly and tenaciously.

At the moment of crisis, more than 700 students from the Army High School arrived upon hearing the news, and the balance of power was immediately reversed, and the attackers were quickly repulsed.

Li Yuanhong and others came down from Snake Mountain and said to everyone, "If the soldiers have no food and grass, they will be chaotic, if the people have no master, they will lie, and if they have no full-time duties, they will be discouraged." He pointed out that the problems that must be urgently solved at present are money and food, leadership, and the division of labor.

This is the question that Li Yuanhong has been thinking about just now in Snake Mountain.

The attack just now did not affect his mood.

Many books describe Li Yuanhong at this time, saying that he was "Xu Shu entered Cao Ying without saying a word", and because of this, he was called a mud bodhisattva, which is obviously inconsistent with the facts.