Walking out of Li Hongxiang's garrison headquarters, Pu Dianjun at this time had a gloomy face, as the president of the Baolu Comrade Association and a well-known squire in Sichuan, Pu Dianjun's self-feeling has always been quite superior. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

After the Communist Progressive Party occupied Chengdu, the leaders of the Baolu Comrades Association, who had been detained by Zhao Erfeng, returned home as a matter of course. After being detained for so many days, Pu Dianjun returned home and found that the outside world had changed. For a time, he thought that his fortune was coming, after all, as the president of the Baolu Comrade Association, a well-deserved leader, it was only natural that he should occupy an important position in the new revolutionary government. However, waiting left and right, seeing that half a month had passed, they still did not see this group of revolutionaries coming to the door. At this time, he couldn't sit still anymore, so he had to pull Luo Lun and others to Li Hongxiang to find out.

Luo Lun, who has the same idea as Pu Dianjun, thinks that he has the support of more than 100,000 comrades, and he has always sat firmly on the Diaoyutai platform, but half a month has passed, and the comrade army that supported himself has been wiped out by the Communist Party, and the elder associations in various places have also been uprooted. When Pu Dianjun explained his intentions, the two immediately hit it off and gathered a group of people to come here. didn't want to, but was pushed back by Li Hongxiang who was neither soft nor hard.

"These turtle sons who don't know what to do, Lao Tzu will give them a good look sooner or later." Luo Lun couldn't hold back any longer, and scolded first.

Listening to Luo Lun's cursing, Pu Dianjun's face became more and more gloomy. Two rough breaths came out of his nostrils, and he frowned impatiently and said: "Okay, you don't have to say a word, don't you see that these revolutionaries are going to go it alone?" ”

Luo Lun wanted to say something cruel, but after hearing Pu Dianjun's words, he snorted twice and stopped making a sound. After all, now that the gun in his hand has been cut off, his waist can't be stiffened, and no matter how cruel he says, it won't work.

In fact, neither of these two is a fuel-efficient lamp. Luo Lun's little abacus in his heart, his ambition is no less than Pu Dianjun. According to his idea, now that the whole of Sichuan has been recovered, a military government should be established as soon as possible like Hubei, and in the newly established revolutionary government, it is natural that those who have played a great role in the Baolu movement should hold important posts. He imagined that he would first push Pu Dianjun, a literati, to the front of the stage, and then take the opportunity to get rid of him and replace him himself, and then use the head of Zhao Erfeng, an old horseman, to sacrifice his prestige and deter others, and with the support of his hundreds of thousands of brothers, he could sit firmly in the position of Overseer.

It stands to reason that Luo Lun's idea is indeed good, and he did it in parallel time and space, and it was very successful. But in this time and space, there is a variable of Xiao Mubai, and his own deep hatred for gang forces has even affected the officers under him. The result of this was Li Hongxiang's disgust with him, first of all, the comrade army on which he relied was being escorted by the Communist Progressive Party to the construction site to build a road, and then his foundation of the Elders' Association was uprooted.

In this way, he can't help but feel resentful towards Li Hongxiang and the Communist Progressive Party.

For Zhao Erfeng, the 65-year-old former governor of Sichuan, this winter is undoubtedly cold. At this moment, he didn't realize that in this Chengdu city, the people he had treated well were thinking about his old life.

The cold wind blew his gray hair, and he had been standing in the courtyard all morning. Since the Communist Party soldiers came to Chengdu, when nothing could be done, Zhao Erfeng led the officials to surrender. Afterwards, he has been living in this house, and the Communist Progressive Party did not embarrass the Manchu governor of Sichuan, and he is also clear about the current domestic chaos.

Zhao Erfeng was appointed governor of Sichuan at the beginning of the year, and took over from his brother Zhao Erxun. In 1906, in view of the severity of the situation in Tibet, out of national strategy, he became the first Sichuan-Yunnan Frontier Minister to take over the thorny affairs of the border ethnic groups. After he took office, he showed outstanding ability to manage the frontier, led the army to defeat the Tibetan rebels manipulated by the British behind the scenes, and in spite of his old age, cleared his household registration, checked the acres of land, set grain taxes, abolished the Tusi, and implemented a series of reforms, effectively strengthening his control over this region and consolidating national defense. Thanks to his efforts, Kawazo resisted the strong penetration of British forces and was stabilized.

After taking over as the governor of Sichuan, because he was still dealing with the border affairs of Sichuan and Yunnan, he did not rush to Chengdu in time to handle the handover. After the handover in Chengdu in August, the Baolu movement was already in an uproar.

In all fairness, the nationalization of the railways and the rejection of unreasonable compensation demands have made it convenient for the central government to completely take possession of the law and reason, and there is nothing wrong with what it has done. Your railway company will take the millions of taels of silver raised to Shanghai to speculate in rubber stocks and lose money, and you can't expect the imperial court to fill the deficit for you! In this way, the imperial court did not care, and the railway company could not come up with the money to compensate, and the gentry began to make trouble, so the Baolu Comrade Association was established.

Zhao Erfeng, in line with the local officials' consideration of the local people, responded to the Baolu Movement with gentleness. But this not only failed to solve the problem, but aroused the other party's increasingly strong desire and appetite. As a result, following a series of strikes, school strikes, and strikes, on September 5, the shareholders of Sichuan Road Company issued the "Sichuan People's Self-Insurance Consultation Book". There is no doubt that this "document of discussion" is a "declaration of independence" that is separated from the central government and armed by itself.

The next day, as Zhao Erfeng had no choice but to detain Pu Dianjun, Luo Lun and other leaders of the Comrades Association, the situation began to get out of control completely. In the afternoon of the same day, under the deliberate or unintentional impetus of various forces, the masses who did not know the truth rushed into the governor's office. You know, in any country, gathering a crowd to attack government agencies is a terrible crime. Just when the guards' repeated warnings went unanswered, Zhao Erfeng ordered the shooting, killing 7 people on the spot. And the comrades will claim more than 30 people.

In this way, the situation further expanded, and under the promotion of various political forces, intentionally or unintentionally, the Baolu Movement evolved into an armed insurrection, and many prefectures and counties in Sichuan declared independence one after another. It was not until the first gunshot in Wuchang City that a nationwide revolutionary movement broke out.

Thinking of the scenes experienced over the years, Zhao Erfeng stood in the cold wind with his thin body and looked extremely depressed, at this time he was just an old man in his last years, not the powerful feudal official in the past.

"Master, Division Commander Li Hongxiang of the Revolutionary Army has come to see you." A subordinate walked up to Zhao Erfeng and called softly.

"Oh? Where are the people? Zhao Erfeng was slightly surprised by Li Hongxiang's arrival.

"Outside the door."

"Please come in! Greeted to the living room, I arrived. ”

For the old man in front of him, Li Hongxiang seemed extremely respectful. It was this thin old man who used thunderous means to deter the rebel forces supported by the British in Tibet, so that the situation in Tibet was not completely corrupted, and the national sovereignty and territorial integrity were safeguarded. Perhaps the class position of the two of them is different now, but this does not affect his respect for this old man in the slightest.

"Li Hongxiang, I've seen the boss, come to disturb me, please forgive me." Li Hongxiang gave the old man the most standard military salute.

"General Li is polite, please take a seat."

"Thank you, Lord for your love, the younger generation has great respect for your deeds in the Sichuanbian area."

"It's all in the past, what are you talking about him?" Zhao Erfeng was noncommittal about Li Hongxiang's words, and he obviously looked down on these after going through the wind and waves.

"In any case, the achievements of the boss must have a strong mark on the history."

"Okay, let's not talk about this, I don't know why General Li came this time?"

Zhao Erfeng's directness made Li Hongxiang look slightly embarrassed. After a slight pause, he spoke: "That's the case, because the intelligence shows that the Tibetan high-level and the British have been in close contact recently, and the situation in the Sichuan area is also unstable, and the troops left by the boss are not only poorly equipped, but also too weak, so our army plans to send additional effective troops to the area to garrison, but I don't know much about the situation over there, in order to avoid unnecessary losses, so I have come to ask the boss for advice." And the boss has been stationed in the river for many years, and knows more about that side than we do, and I hope the boss will give him advice. ”

Hearing Li Hongxiang's words, Zhao Erfeng's heart was shocked, although the revolutionary party is now in power, but the situation in Tibetan areas has always been a disease in his heart, and this has nothing to do with political stance, but only the complex of responsibility to defend the territory held by a Chinese official. After a flash of light in his eyes, he nodded slowly and responded.