Just after the Spring Festival in 1906, an overwhelming snowfall made the mountains and forests at the junction of Hunan and Jiangxi clothed with a layer of shining silver, and the white snow covered all the dirt, making the heaven and earth appear particularly pure.

Pingxiang County in Jiangxi Province and Liuyang and Liling Counties in Hunan Province are located on the border of Hunan and Jiangxi, adjacent to each other, and are the northern section of the Luoxiao Mountains at the junction of Hunan and Jiangxi. The peaks and mountains here are undulating, the bamboo and trees are luxuriant, and the industries and commerce such as papermaking, firecrackers, and linen cloth are quite developed, and the fighting is also common, and the place is restless, which is the breeding ground for all kinds of associations and parties.

Since Zhang Zhidong founded the Hanyang Iron Bureau, a large amount of coal supply has almost all been counted on the Anyuan Coal Mine, 15 miles south of Pingxiang County. Under this stimulus, the scale of operation of Anyuan Coal Mine has expanded rapidly, and the number of coal miners has reached thousands. In January 1900, the railway from Pingxiang to Zhuzhou was built, so that Pingxiang and Liling became the throat of Hunan, Jiangxi and Hubei.

From the rugged mountain road, a carriage staggered by, and in the carriage sat two people, shoulder to shoulder, close to each other, and they talked intimately for a while, and whispered a few words for a while, which made the little girl laugh "haha......", and from time to time she thrashed the man affectionately......

These two people are none other than Gong Ren and Tang Qingying. Today's Tang Qingying has become a charming girl of fifteen or sixteen years old, she is still dressed in men's clothes, white cotton jacket, black goatskin shoulders, a small black hat, and a big black braid behind her head.

After the establishment of the League on August 20, 1905, the revolutionary party grew rapidly, and this time they were sent by Sun Yat-sen to the Pingxiang area of Jiangxi Province to prepare for a secret armed uprising.

Tang Qingying said to Gong Ren: "Dear father, there are few Qing troops here, there are many workers in the mining area, and with the support of gangs such as the Elder Brothers' Association and Huilongshan, I think this uprising will definitely succeed." Gong Ren ignored her, took out a white jade pendant from his arms, and thought about his own thoughts. Tang Qingying pushed him: "Brother Gongren, what can I say to you?" ”

Gong Ren seemed to wake up from his memories, glared at Tang Qingying, and said, "Xiao Qingying, what did you call me just now?" Xiao Qingying opened a pair of big eyes and said, "I call you Brother Gongren!" Gong Ren glared at her again and said, "It's messed up!" You kid, you're getting more and more stupid, how did your father become your brother-in-law. Xiao Qingying twisted her head and said: "From now on, I will call you Brother Gongren, you are only a few years older than me, why do you call you father?" ”

Gong Ren raised his hand, shook it on Xiao Qingying's head, and reprimanded her: "The more you talk about it, the more big and small it is, your father and son, this is called since childhood, this is a generation, it's not that you can change it, you have to call me my father the same as before." Xiao Qingying shook her head mischievously and said, "No, no, I just call you Brother Gong Ren, Brother Gong Ren." You are young, handsome, and majestic, and I am so old that it makes you uncomfortable with your father. I've been holding back for many days, and I'm happy to call you Brother Gongren. ”

Gong Ren touched the stubble of his beard that was a little prickly and said, "Am I really as good as you say!" I'm 29 years old, and I feel old. It's your own son who slaps me on the back all day long, sycophant! I was so carefree and fluttering all day long, I didn't know how thick the sky was, and I ate a few bowls of dry rice. ”

Xiao Qingying hurriedly said: "It's not that I slapped you on the back, any girl who sees you will be overwhelmed by your appearance and temperament, you have an indescribable charm that makes women fascinated." If you hadn't been making revolutions all day long, I'm afraid you would have three wives and four concubines! ”

Gongren smiled bitterly and snorted and said, "There are still three wives and four concubines, and a daughter-in-law still doesn't know if she is alive or dead!" We have our heads tied to the waistband of our trousers all day long, which woman will follow us all day long and be scared and scared? Xiao Qingying said: "If I were a few years older, maybe ...... Maybe I'll take a fancy to you. Gong Ren nodded at her nose and said, "Slapped my ass again, didn't you?" ”

The two of them talked and pulled to Pingxiang County. When I entered the county, I found that in addition to the prosperity of people, there is also a scene, that is, there are many casinos. Casinos of all sizes are all over the streets, and there are shouts and shouts from inside, and the doors are still open, and they will not hide it. Residents of the county seat, workers in Anyuan, farmers in the suburbs, and traders came and went, and it was very lively.

Both of them knew in their hearts that it was precisely because of these casinos that the Hui Dang organized some young and middle-aged people one after another, and eight out of ten casinos were opened by the Hui Dang, which the locals called "Kaibiao". The villagers felt that they could get a kind of protection by joining the party in troubled times, and they could not be bullied by others when they encountered problems, so more and more people joined the party.

Suddenly, dozens of officers and soldiers and more than 100 migrant workers came to these casinos and houses, and an officer shouted: "Smash! "When the soldiers entered the house, they smashed things when they saw them, and the migrant workers began to demolish the houses with hoes and pickaxes. After a while, the gamblers in the house were frightened, and the adults and children ran out one after another, and after a while, four or five hundred people had gathered from the house, and four or five hundred people had gathered to see the excitement outside, and gradually surrounded this group of officials, soldiers, and civilian workers.

There is a young man in the lively crowd, burly, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and there are no buttons on the small cotton jacket, but a straw rope is tied, and he looks like a worker. He raised his hands at the group of officers and shouted, "Don't do it yet!" The hundreds of people behind also shouted in unison: "Don't do it! Don't do it! "If we demolish the house again, we will fight with you." "The son of a bitch raised it, and it doesn't make people live."

The leading officer told the soldiers to stop, and the migrant workers stopped digging houses. The officer said loudly: "We have been ordered by the government that when the three-day deadline has expired, these houses will be forcibly demolished." Whoever dares to disobey the order will be punished according to the chaos of the people, and will be killed! ”

The young man stepped forward and said, "Don't you want to kill me, kill me first." So saying, he stretched out his neck, and led him to slew him.

This time, it stopped the officer, he shook the knife in his hand, stretched it out, took it back, took it back, stretched it out again, tried it a few times, but finally didn't dare to put it down. He snorted angrily and said: "It's really a poor mountain and bad water, shrews and people, ten gamblers and nine scoundrels." ”

The young man saw that the officers and soldiers did not dare to kill him, so he took another step forward, and the common people who followed him also stepped forward to approach the officers and soldiers.

The young man said, "You have demolished the house, where will the people live?" The officer said, "Isn't there a subsidy from above?" The young man snorted and said, "A grass house costs 30 copper dollars, and how many seats and planks can these copper dollars buy?" We have these dilapidated houses and can still shelter from the wind and rain, once we don't have these dilapidated houses, we have no land, where can we build houses? I can only become a beggar. Then the officer said, "Don't you have any savings?" The young man snorted and said, "It's really full and I don't know how hungry men are hungry, it's good for us to fill our stomachs, where can we go to get savings." ”

The officer shook his head and said, "I can't take care of this, I only know that the railway needs to repair the locomotive depot, the traffic in Pingxiang needs to be developed, and these bad casino sores that are offensive to customs must be eradicated." The young man also shouted loudly: "We don't know the rules, we only know that the common people want to live!" ”

The two of them argued, and the officer felt that it was useless to continue arguing, but instead delayed his official business, and shouted to the Qing army and migrant workers: "Demolition!" The young man took a step forward and shouted, "I see who dares to tear it down!" ”。 Behind him, more and more people gathered, and they all followed him forward, surrounding the officials and soldiers more and more tightly. Some of the Qing soldiers were timid, and they had already begun to pull their legs and slip back.

At this moment, Xiao Qingying looked at the officer as a stone, hitting him on the forehead, and the pain made him almost fall. He covered his head with his hands and stepped back, and the people crowded forward again, encircling the officers and soldiers tighter and tighter. The officer was in a hurry, touched his head, and there was already a big bag on his head, which was repaid, he drew his saber, and shouted to the Qing soldiers under him: "Why am I so unlucky!" Whoever makes trouble again - we will ...... Shoot! ”

One by one, the soldiers raised their guns, and the sound of pulling the bolts for a while made them all loaded.

The people here no longer dared to go forward, and the Qing soldiers over there did not dare to shoot, and the two sides froze there all at once.

Xiao Qingying slowly walked around the back of the Qing army, holding a large handful of stones in her left hand, holding 5 in her right hand, and with a wave of her hand, 5 stones flew out, and with her left hand into her right hand, she raised her hand, and 5 more stones flew out......

5 Qing soldiers were touching the back of their heads, and they were all hit by stones, and 5 Qing soldiers were touching the back of their heads, and they were hit by stones again......

These stones reminded these ordinary people, and people touched the stones one after another and threw them at the officers and soldiers. The situation suddenly changed, the Qing army that was "bombed" ran away with their heads in their arms, and those migrant workers also ran around, and after a while, the Qing army and the migrant workers had run away without a trace.

The young man in the lead, this is the time to look for the stones that flew out that day, what is going on? But nothing could be found, only the houses that had been ripped up by the Qing army. He was still muttering, "Where did these stones come from?" Strange! Odd! ”

The area is calm again, the casino is open as usual, business is still booming, and the people in the houses are doing laundry and choosing vegetables, talking and laughing, and doing what they should do.

Gong Ren asked a person next to him: "What is the name of the young man who fought with the official army just now?" The man said mysteriously: "He is Shen Yigu's eldest apprentice, Liao Shubao!" If he really makes a move, more than a dozen officers and soldiers may not be able to rely on him. ”

Gong Ren nodded silently, complaining that he was so flamboyant, as if he was full of guts, he was really bold. Tang Qingying stretched out her thumb to Gong Ren and said, "I think Liao Shubao is a good man, admire!" Admire! Gong Ren said to Tang Qingying: "You are not simple, you will beat the Qing army away with a single missile." ”

The two of them continued to walk forward, inquired about the home of Wei Zongquan, a member of the alliance, got out of the carriage, paid the money, and came to a brand-new courtyard house. There were three or four people at the door, and after reporting their names, they were led into the hospital by a nurse, and there were a few old mothers in the yard.

Gongren heard that Wei Zongquan's father made money digging coal and became a wealthy man, and Wei Zongquan also 'inherited his father's business' and became rich. After he became rich, he opened the "Quansheng Paper and Pencil Shop" in Shangli City, Pingxiang, to cover the activities of the revolutionaries.

At this moment, a short and sturdy young man came forward, as if he did not know him at all, and led the two into the house without speaking with a pale face. In fact, the two have met a few times.

After entering the house, Wei Zongquan took the people who guarded the courtyard, then closed the door, tidied up his clothes, and straightened his expression. He asked softly, "Where did you come from?" Gong Ren said, "From the south." Wei Zongquan asked again: "Where are you going?" Gong Ren replied, "Go north." Wei Zongquan asked again: "Who is your friend?" Gong Ren replied: "Lu Haodong, Shi Jianru." ”

Gong Ren retreated to the door again, brushed his eyebrows with his right hand, and walked sideways into the house with his left foot. Wei Zongquan hurriedly took Gong Ren's hand and said with a smile: "Comrade, comrade, please sit down." Gong Ren also hurriedly greeted and said, "You are much more mature now." Fortunately! Fortunately! Wei Zongquan let Gong Ren and Tang Qingying go to the brazier to roast the fire, and called the old mother to offer two cups of hot sugar tea.

The two drank hot and sweet sugar tea, and immediately felt much warmer on their bodies, chatted with Wei Zongquan for a few words, and felt that Wei Zongquan's revolutionary experience and social knowledge in the past two years had greatly increased, and he was no longer the Wei Zongquan of the past.

Wei Zongquan said: "With you old comrades of the League, I feel much more at ease. Gong Ren said: "Where, where, Brother Wei is also an old revolutionary party." Familiarity is a treasure, and I have long known that Brother Wei has always had contacts with the local party, so let's introduce the situation to us. ”

Wei Zongquan said: "Seeing that you two have come so far away, I should have let you take a good rest, but since you two are so impatient, I will be respectful and obey my fate, so let's introduce the situation first." Wei Zongquan then said unhurriedly:

"In this local party, the most powerful is Ma Fuyi, whose influence covers Liling, Liuyang, and Xiangtan counties, with a number of 10,000 people. After Ma Fuyi's death, the Hui Party forces in the Ping and Lili areas did not suffer much loss, but due to the loss of an appealing leader like Ma Fuyi, everyone acted more loosely, like a plate of loose sand. Liuyang's power is the largest, divided into three groups, Gong Chuntai, Jiang Shoudan, and Feng Naigu, each with thousands of members. They do not contact each other, and they promise not to invade each other. Xiao Kechang, the leader of the Anyuan Coal Mine in Pingxiang, and Li Xiangge, the leader of the Liling Hui Party, had relatively close ties with Gong Chuntai. ”

After listening to Wei Zongquan's introduction, Gongren pondered for a long time and asked, "Brother Wei, what do you say?" Wei Zongquan said: "I was about to listen to your opinion? Gongren said: "How can you, you understand the local situation, and you are a local, you have the most right to speak, you say!" ”

Wei Zongquan said: "Then I'm welcome." Our Pingxiang County is only 15 miles away from the Anyuan Coal Mine, and the relationship between me and Xiao Kechang is needless to say, and the relationship between Xiao Kechang and Gong Chuntai is very good. ”

Gong Ren high-fived and said, "Great, great, I just don't know how to unite?" Wei Zongquan said: "The day after tomorrow, my friend Ouyang Manjia will do Yin Shou for the ancestors, invite guests, invite monks to burn incense and chant Buddha to worship ancestors for three days, and invite Gong Chuntai, Xiao Kechang, Shen Yigu, Liao Shubao and other famous people in the party to participate. Why don't we take this opportunity to discuss the issue of a joint uprising, what do you think? ”

Gong Ren was overjoyed and said, "Great, great, just do it." ”

(If you want to know how the Ouyang Man's family discussed the uprising, and listen to the next breakdown.) Thank you for your strong support, please collect, please comment, please vote, please vote, please move the gold finger, click on the top or step on it. ）