On September 14, 1911, the Gongjin Association and the Literary Society held their third meeting at Liu Gong's residence at No. 10 Xiongchu Building, Wuchang.

The various delegates attending the meeting, in accordance with the strict requirements of the secret assembly, quietly entered Liu's house one by one. Gong Ren and some security personnel closely watched the movement outside, and the lookout post was also released far away. Fortunately, Duke Liu's family is a huge wealth in Wuchang, and they are all soldiers, so they did not attract much attention from the Qing army's secret agents.

Except for Jiang Yiwu of the Literature Society, who was stationed in Yuezhou, Hunan, almost all the main leaders of the two organizations attended the meeting. The meeting was presided over by Liu Gong, who was wearing a suit, removing his braids, and wearing a big quilt, looking like a white-faced scholar.

Liu Gong said slowly: "Comrades, friends of the Communist Advancement Association and the Literary Society, in August this year, due to the further expansion of the trend of protecting roads in Sichuan, a part of our Hubei New Army will soon be transferred to Sichuan, and if they are transferred away, it will disperse the strength of our revolutionary party in the new army. Under such circumstances, we, the Hubei revolutionaries, must step up all kinds of preparations before the uprising, and as soon as the time is ripe, we must immediately revolt. In order to carry out an uprising, we still have a lot of urgent work to do, such as the fact that the Communist Party and the Literary Society have not yet been further united, the command structure has not yet been further established, the plan for the uprising needs to be drawn up, and the support of the National Revolutionary Party needs to be enlisted, and so on. I've brought you here today to discuss these matters. Okay, I won't say more, and now I will give the floor to Comrade Sun Wu to speak on behalf of the Communist Advancement Association. ”

Everyone wanted to applaud, Liu Gong looked outside, and quickly waved his hand to stop it. Cai Dafu of the Literary Club laid out the pen and paper and prepared to make a record.

Sun Wu stood up, his eyes were blazing, like lightning, he quickly glanced around everyone, and then said with great interest: "Revolutionary comrades, friends of the Communist Advancement Association and the Literary Society, now that the revolutionary enthusiasm continues to rise, the Hubei constitutionalists originally begged the Qing government to implement the constitution with a dead face, but after repeated petition activities and repeated failures, they have completely lost confidence in the Qing government, and finally established the goal of 'overthrowing the government'. This is actually in line with our revolutionary aims, and they have turned from centrists into our friends and have strengthened our ranks. Hubei, like Sichuan, also had the outbreak of the railway uprising, which made the broad masses of the people in Hubei hate the Qing government's traitorous acts even more, and this hatred was a tremendous driving force for our uprising, and it can also be said that it was an important auxiliary force for us. Exorbitant taxes and natural disasters have forced the people to a situation where they cannot survive. In order to survive, hungry people in Hubei Province have resisted grain, grabbed rice, and gathered people to seek relief. On December 7 last year, Wen Chaozhong defeated the Qing army and entered the county seat of Qianjiang, which shook the four provinces of Sichuan, Hunan, Guizhou, and Hubei. If we command properly, we will be able to quickly gain the support of the whole country and develop towards the whole country, and if we do not plan properly, we may also attract the siege of the Qing army across the country. We must be thoughtful and not rash. At present, the preparatory work has been largely completed, especially Comrade Liu Gong, who generously donated a lot of money, and Comrades Deng Yulin and Gong Ren who tried every means to raise funds. Today's meeting is being convened at the critical juncture of the revolution, and I hope that you will have a good discussion on the many matters of unity, because only by further uniting can we share the same hatred for the enemy, can we twist the scattered forces into a single rope, and can we deal the most powerful blow to the Qing government. ”

Everyone nodded yes one after another, with joyful expressions on their faces, but what everyone was most concerned about was the substantive issue of the union, and Sun Wu had not yet expressed his position on the substantive issue. Sun Wu talked about the good situation for a while, and finally touched on the practical problem, he said: "Today, President Liu of the Communist Advancement Association is also there, and the representatives of the Literature Society are here, so let them express their opinions, right?" ”

He pushed the ball to Liu Gonghe and the representative of the Literary Society.

Liu Fuji stood up and said neatly: "Revolutionary comrades, in the past, our Literary Society and the Communist Advancement Association were passive cooperation, striving for fame, profit, and personnel, but now we have reached the critical juncture of the uprising, and we should actively cooperate." I suggest that what kind of literary society and the communist society should be put aside for the time being, and we will all fight to the death with the Qing Dynasty as revolutionaries. ”

At Liu Fuji's suggestion, the comrades couldn't help but gently applaud warmly to express their greatest support. Liu Gong hurriedly waved his hand at everyone and pointed outside.

Everyone stopped applauding, Liu Gong stood up and smiled, which was regarded as a thank you to everyone. Liu Gong cleared his throat slightly, and when everyone saw that the president of the Communist Association was about to speak, they were all quietly watching him to see what he said. Liu Gong said in a steady tone: "I resolutely support Liu Fuji's proposal, not only the original group name should be abolished, but also the original individual name should be abolished." Like me, I was promoted as the governor of Hubei, and Liu Ying was the deputy governor, I don't know what Liu Ying means, but I declare now that I am in the name of the governor of the capital, and I will give it up now. ”

When Liu Gong said this, he didn't go any further, and then glanced at everyone, as if he was looking at everyone's reactions.

Everyone was shocked in their hearts, especially the representatives of the Communist Association, and the shock in their hearts was even greater, and they didn't know what Liu Gong meant by this.

Liu Gong took a slight breath, and then said calmly: "My purpose is one, the name of the individual is subordinated to the overall situation of the uprising, and all our interests must be subordinated to the overall situation of the uprising. ”

Everyone suddenly responded with gentle applause, and expressed their admiration for Liu Gong's high posture with applause. Liu Gong hurriedly pointed outside again and stopped everyone.

Wang Xianxian, who is the vice president of the Literary Society, also stood up at this time and said: "I also declare now that I, the vice president of the Literary Society, are now giving up, and the purpose is to obey the overall situation of the uprising." ”

Everyone also cast praise on Wang Xianxian's statement.

Sun Wu closed his eyes, looking very unhappy.

Everyone excitedly discussed the speeches of Liu Gong and Wang Xianzhang for a while. Yang Yuru stood up and said: "Just now, President Liu and Chairman Wang have expressed the opinion that they can sacrifice their personal interests for the sake of the revolution. There are no more barriers. As long as we join hands with the Association and the Literary Society, the revolution will surely succeed. But then again, a bird does not fly without a head, and a person does not leave without a head, Comrade Tan Renfeng said: "Responsibilities can be shared, and power must be unified." 'I suggest that we also choose a commander who will command everything in the event of an uprising. ”

Yang Yuru's words also aroused everyone's great attention, and everyone talked about it, and everyone said their own opinions. After discussing for a while, Sun Wu stood up and said: "Yang Yuru's words are very right, there are thousands of people in charge, and there is no one capable and authoritative person to command everything, so it still cannot guarantee the success of the uprising." I suggest that it is better to let Liu Gong be the commander-in-chief. ”

As soon as Sun Wu's words were finished, Liu Gong was the first to object. He waved his hands and said, "No! No way! In my own ability, it is difficult for me to assume the responsibility of leading the uprising. Besides, the Communist Association and the Literary Society need to be sincerely united, and in order to avoid suspicion, I still resolutely cannot serve as the leader of the uprising. ”

Liu Gong's statement, others look at me, I look at you, no one said anything, and no one proposed a new candidate.

After a moment of silence, Ju Zheng stood up and said, "You see if this will work, this uprising is very important, and a powerful and outstanding person must be invited to lead this uprising." I suggest that Huang Xing, Song Jiaoren or Tan Renfeng of the Central Shanghai League can be allowed to preside over the plan? They are not only old comrades of the League, but also have rich experience in struggle. Besides, he is neither a member of the Communist Association nor a member of the Literary Society, so he saves others from gossiping. As for the name, they will talk about it when they come. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Sun Wu first said loudly: "This is extremely beneficial to the revolution, I agree!" Some also said, "Agreed." "I agree."

Liu Gong said: "I also agree. If you want to say how to ask for the Fa specifically, I can't tell you if you can send two deputies to Shanghai and ask them to come to Wuhan as soon as possible to preside over a major event. ”

Everyone agreed. Liu Fuji stood up and said: "In my opinion, the current situation is urgent, and if you send someone to Shanghai to invite someone from the League to be the leader, I am afraid that it will delay too much time." As soon as they heard the objections, the people started talking again.

Deng Yulin whispered to Sun Wu: "Someone else invited to Shanghai, Gongren was sent by the League, he is an old comrade of the League, and he has rich experience in military struggle, how good it is for him to be the leader." ”

Sun Wu's nose snorted and said, "I don't think this kid is good, he talks a lot, and sometimes he doesn't look at the occasion and the doorway when he talks." Is he just a little liaison, how can he carry such a heavy burden? Deng Yulin said: "I don't think there's anything wrong with him talking!" Especially this time, he made a lot of efforts, and his sister Tang Qingying was also injured. ”

Sun Wu shook his head and whispered: "You, you, your mind is too simple, people's hearts are separated from their stomachs, you know what people think." Take the jewelry he made, you know, how much he's gotten off? ”

Deng Yulin hurriedly said to Sun Wu: "I dare to guarantee that Gong Ren is not such a person. Sun Wu criticized Deng Yulin again and said: "Do you still use me to say some things, you have to use your brain, if you let Gongren take power, what good will it do to you and me, don't always talk to outsiders......"

Deng Yulin didn't understand Sun Wu's words for a while, and asked incomprehensibly: "If the alliance in Shanghai comes to someone, isn't it also an outsider?" Sun Wu whispered to Deng Yulin: "Shanghai doesn't know when people are coming, even if people come, they don't know the situation here for a while, and they don't listen to us." Gong Ren is different, he understands the situation here...... Do you understand? ”

At this time, Deng Yulin understood what Sun Wu meant, shook his head slightly, and said: "You can't be so narrow-minded, that's not good for the revolution. But I think Gong Ren is a good comrade. ”

Sun Wu said to Deng Yulin with a little mockery: "You, you, it's still early!" ”

At the meeting, it was decided to elect Yang Yuru and Ju Zheng to go to Shanghai to invite people from the League, and decided to allocate 1,000 yuan to purchase pistols, and also sent Li Qingfu to Yuezhou, Hunan Province to tell Jiang Yiwu the content of the meeting, and asked him to come to participate in the uprising quickly.

As for these frequent activities of the Hubei revolutionaries, as the governor of Huguang, Tie Zhong, the military counselor of Hubei, and Zhang Biao, the commander of the eighth town and the Hubei army, had already heard of them. After discussions, they decided to use the method of drawing salaries from the bottom of the kettle, and in addition to transferring part of the new army into Sichuan, they also sent the new army from Wuchang to other places one after another in order to disperse the forces of the revolutionary party.

After the alliance of the Communist Advancement Association and the Literary Society, in response to this situation, the necessary arrangements were quickly adjusted: the 3rd Battalion of the 29th Biao, which was stationed in the Yunyang area of Hubei, was contacted by Fan Jingchun, a revolutionary representative, to respond to the uprising on the spot; After the 31st bid entered Sichuan, pay attention to contact Wuchang, and once the time is ripe, it can revolt locally; The 32nd Battalion entered Sichuan and liaised with the 31st Bid in Sichuan; The 2nd Battalion of the 32nd Bid stationed in Yichang, Hubei Province, and the 3rd Battalion of the 32nd Bid stationed in Shinan, Hubei Province, paid attention to liaising with the 1st Battalion of the 41st Bid stationed in Yichang and the local revolutionary comrades; The 1st Battalion of the 41st Bid stationed in Yichang should act in concert with the 2nd Battalion and the 3rd Battalion of the 32nd Bid; Ma 8 is in charge of Huang Weihan and Liu Bin, and when the time comes, pay attention to responding to the Wuchang Uprising; Xiang Bingkun was sent back to Shinan to strengthen the ties between the army and the party. Before Jiang Yiwu returned to Wuchang, his duties were temporarily assumed by Wang Xianzhang and Liu Fuji.

Most of these deployments were carried out before the Wuchang Uprising, and general organizational preparations were made for the Wuchang Uprising.

The Wuchang uprising was already on the verge and had to be launched, and the leaders of the armed uprising and the specific plan for the armed uprising had not yet been decided, which had seriously affected the operation. After Ju Zheng and Yang Yuru went to Shanghai, Comrade Wuchang held another small meeting on 23 September at Liu Gong's residence at No. 10 Xiongchu Building, mainly to study the issue of leaders. After full discussion, the meeting decided to take Jiang Yiwu as the commander-in-chief of the military and manage the military orders; Sun Wu was the Minister of Armaments, in charge of military affairs; Liu Gong is the prime minister and is in charge of civil affairs. Major matters will be handled by the three of them together.

It was also decided to convene a general meeting the next day to discuss the election of the government and the plan for the uprising.

On September 24, the Hubei revolutionaries held a meeting at Hu Zushun's house at No. 11 Rouge Lane, Wuchang.

The meeting was held at 10 a.m., and Gong Ren and some revolutionaries arrived at the Tongxing Restaurant at 11 a.m. Gong Ren and Tang Qingying asked for two side dishes and a pot of wine, and while drinking wine as a cover, they were waiting for Deng Yulin to come back as soon as possible, so that they could hear the specific plan of the uprising earlier. At this time, there were already several Qing army spies on this street, and there were many more policemen patrolling than usual.

Tang Qingying suffered two gunshot wounds last time, fortunately she did not hurt her bones, after this period of recuperation in the bookstore, she has basically healed, and now she is as active as the grass that has just sprouted in spring. Gong Ren was drinking, while Tang Qingying couldn't drink because of her injury, just eating food. Gong Ren was happy and asked her: "After I left Guangzhou, you didn't make things difficult for Western products, right?" ”

Tang Qingying pursed her lips and said, "Who do you think of me, we are revolutionary comrades, why should I make things difficult for her?" Intimacy can't be intimacy. Now that we're all in this relationship, you're still talking about this? As she spoke, she patted her chest.

Gong Ren knew what she was referring to in the letter of guarantee, and thought to himself, complaining that the funds were too scarce at that time, and that he was not strong-willed, so Tang Qingying grabbed the handle. With that guarantee, it was like having Shang Fang's sword, and she really jumped into the Yellow River and couldn't wash it.

Gong Ren said to Tang Qingying again: "Since this is the case, can you hand over the guarantee letter to me for safekeeping?" Tang Qingying immediately became alert and asked, "Why?" ”

Gong Ren said: "You are reckless, maybe when it will be dropped, I am more careful than you, better than you to keep." Tang Qingying glared at Gong Ren and said, "Don't underestimate us women, when you save this, it is more important than our lives, how can you lose it casually." I don't think you have bad intentions, do you want to destroy the evidence of the crime? ”

Gong Ren smiled softly, thinking to himself, this little girl is too fine, and she can't make a profit with her heart.

Tang Qingying saw that Gong Ren stopped talking, knew that she had guessed correctly, and said to Gong Ren: "You are carrying Sister Xipin's jade pendant and your guarantee again, don't you think these two things are offended?" Simply, you handed over the jade pendant to me for safekeeping, I'm more careful than you, so I can't lose it? ”

Gong Ren thought to himself, isn't this the way of others to govern others. Hurriedly said: "How can I trouble you!" I've gotten used to it over the years, and if I don't carry the jade pendant of the western product on my body, I feel uncomfortable! ”

Tang Qingying hurriedly said: "Bah, bah, bah - look, look, this is called broken silk, eating in the bowl and looking at the pot." I can't complain that you are so kind, you want to help me save this and that, it turns out that you are a weasel to give a New Year's greeting to the chickens - not good! Tang Qingying said as she spoke, pursed her lips again and became angry.

Gong Ren hurriedly explained to Tang Qingying: "You know, my love with Xipin is sincere, she saved my life again, and she was engaged to marry me, how can you forget her all of a sudden?" ”

Tang Qingying asked, "Then why did you write this letter of guarantee?" Gong Ren said: "I really don't want to write, you forced me to write." Tang Qingying was so angry that she scolded: "It's been a long time, it turns out that you are hypocritical, you really use people to be in the front, you don't need people to be in the back, really, I ...... I ......" said, so he took out the guarantee letter from his arms, looked at it, and wanted to tear it off, thought about it, with tears in his eyes, and said: "I'll keep it first, see if I don't look for your leader to ......"

The two of them were arguing about emotional matters, when a suspicious-looking person suddenly entered the bookstore opposite, who was absentmindedly picking up a book, looking east and west, and his waist was still bulging.

Gong Ren could see at a glance that it was a weapon, and hurriedly glanced at Tang Qingying. Tang Qingying whispered to Gong Ren: "Go to our house to make trouble, see that I don't pinch his neck, and pinch him out." Gong Ren whispered: "Calm down, stay in Qingshan, don't be afraid of no firewood, the jars and jars in the bookstore, let them smash it as they want!" ”

After a while, two people in plain clothes also came into the Tongxing Restaurant. They asked for four dishes and a pot of wine, and they ate and drank in their mouths, but their eyes looked around from time to time, carefully looking at the new army soldiers who were drinking. The runner served soup on every table, and the spoon handle of each soup was aimed at the two suspicious-looking men.

Tang Qingying looked at these two people awkwardly, picked up the wine glass and shook it, swayed over, and said with a hard tongue: "Where is this, how did you see two dogs, two Laipi dogs ......" As she spoke, she tilted her body towards one of them, and poured all the wine on that person at once.

The panicked man wiped the wine on his body and yelled at Tang Qingying angrily: "Where to spill, are you drunk?" Gong Ren hurriedly went up and said with a smiling face: "Look at my sister, she doesn't know how to drink and still drinks, and she gets drunk when she drinks." I'm sorry! I'm sorry! "Quickly wipe the wine on the man's body with his sleeve.

The man shouted viciously: "Don't look at who I am, I'm getting into trouble now!" Can it be done like this, it's not that cheap. See if I don't get you to the police! ”

Gong Ren rubbed here, Tang Qingying swayed up with the wine glass again, and poured it on the two secret agents, where the two people hid, Tang Qingying crooked, and shouted in her mouth: "Drunk, drunk ......", it was so that the two of them had nowhere to hide.

was so anxious that Gong Ren hurriedly came over to pull Tang Qingying, and as soon as he let go of his hand, Tang Qingying was about to hit the two spies crookedly. The spy who was spilled with wine was in a hurry, and when he came over, he slapped Tang Qingying a few times, but it was very strange, it was obvious that he should have hit her, but he couldn't hit her.

Another spy persuaded the spy and said: "It's really unlucky, I met a female drunk, what kind of reason do you have with a drunk, can't we hide if we can't afford to provoke it, let's go!" It's really the wind of the world, the wind of the world. With that, he quickly pulled the spy away.

Several of the New Army soldiers couldn't help but laugh. Tang Qingying rushed to the door, spat at the back of the two secret agents and said, "Phew! Two vicious dogs. ”

It wasn't until more than 4 o'clock in the afternoon that Deng Yulin wore a robe and coat and came back in a hurry. Several comrades acted as if no one knew him, and waited for a while before sneaking into Deng Yulin's house one by one. When Gong Ren and Tang Qingying also arrived at Deng Yulin's house, they saw several comrades of the New Army asking Deng Yulin this and that.

Gong Ren interjected and asked impatiently, "Boss Deng, how is the situation?" ”

Deng Yulin picked up a water cup, drank boiled water for a while, and said: "It just so happens that you are all here, let me briefly talk about the situation, the date of the uprising is basically set, that is, August 15 of the lunar calendar, and October 6 of the solar calendar. At this meeting, a plan for the uprising was also set, and then we will meet again to inform and divide the labor. The meeting was not held until 1 p.m., and some comrades had not yet left, and another major incident occurred in the Nanhu artillery team. ”

Gong Ren was shocked and hurriedly asked, "What happened to the Nanhu Artillery Team?" ”

Deng Yulin said: "Mei Qingfu, a soldier of the 3rd Battalion of the Nanhu Artillery Corps, and Jiang Xijiu asked for leave to go home, and the good brothers in the same shed set up wine for them to see them off. At this time, platoon commander Liu Buyun suddenly came to the shed and scolded them for not drinking, to punish them severely, and to beat people. This aroused the anger of the soldiers, and a few people scolded Liu Buyun, scolded and scolded, and then fought. Liu Buyun was anxious, pulled out his gun and fired a threat, which caused even more anger among the soldiers. Soldiers Huo Dianchen, Zhao Chuping and others were hot-headed for a while, and they actually rushed to the arsenal, dragged out the cannons, loaded the shells, and were about to prepare for a riot. Due to the lack of ventilation in advance, there were not many people who echoed it, so Huo Dianchen, Zhao Chuping and others had to flee. After Zhang Biao, the commander of the 8th town, received the report, he immediately ordered Ma Biao to lead Yu Hualong to send troops to suppress and hunt down the fleeing soldiers. ”

Gong Ren asked again: "What will happen in the future?" ”

Deng Yulin said: "Meng Facheng, a soldier of the Nanhu Artillery Corps, reported to Sun Wu what had happened, saying that the situation was serious and that only an immediate uprising could save the comrades of the Nanhu Artillery Corps. However, at that time, the meeting had already been dismissed, most of the comrades had left, and those who had not left could not make a decision. At this time, Liu Fuji came back for something, and after hearing about it, he thought about it for a while and said that the uprising was very important, and it should be acted in unison, and the whole body should not be moved by one shot, and it is better to be patient for the time being. ”

Gong Ren sighed and said, "Not only did something happen to the Nanhu Artillery Team, but I think there will also be an accident here?" ”

Deng Yulin asked, "What's going on?" ”

Gong Ren told the story of the appearance of Qing army spies in the Tongxing Restaurant and the bookstore opposite. Deng Yulin said: "You know what's going on, right? Gong Ren said, "I don't know." ”

Deng Yulin said angrily: "How else to say that the newspaper is a powerful propaganda media, it is really a success and a failure, they only pay attention to the news effect, and shake out all our secrets." Gong Ren hurriedly asked, "What does the newspaper say?" Deng Yulin said: "A newspaper in Shanghai said that a photo studio in Hankou and the Tongxing Restaurant in Wuchang were secret organs of the revolutionary party, specializing in recruiting members, holding secret meetings, secretly hiding weapons, and so on. ”

Gong Ren was taken aback and said, "Aren't we all exposed?" Deng Yulin said: "Who said it wasn't." Gong Ren asked, "What should I do then?" Deng Yulin said decisively: "Since this is the case, retreat immediately and retreat to other organs." In times like these, everything has to be done with more care. ”

Deng Yulin, Gong Ren, Tang Qingying, and others withdrew from the Tongxing restaurant and bookstore that night.

The next day, Qing army spies, police and gendarmes came to search the Tongxing restaurant and bookstore, but they did not expect that the house was already empty. They searched carefully, but found nothing.