At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, Shanghai Tang in the south and Tianjin Wei in the north were the most prosperous places at that time. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 As the economic center of the country at that time and the most developed city of industry and commerce, Shanghai was a place where three religions and nine streams gathered, and strange things were emerging one after another.

As a loyal follower of the revolutionary pioneer Sun Wen, Chen Qimei is in a very bad mood these days, especially after seeing a few newspapers of "Declaration" on the table, his heart is even more irritable.

Since Liao Chenghong witnessed the cross-border fighting Southwest Army on the Yunnan-Burma border, he was impressed by the great military might of the Southwest Army, so he wrote a report overnight and sent it to Shanghai. The next day, after a large-scale report was carried out on the front page of the "Declaration" with the title of "Long Proud Desire to Serve the Country, Iron and Blood Casting the Heroic Soul", it quickly aroused a strong response.

You must know that at that time, due to traffic problems, regional concepts and other reasons, for most people who were far away from the prosperous areas of China, everything in the southwest of the wild land was still relatively unfamiliar. It is often the "People's Daily" and "Xinhua Daily" in the southwest that report on this aspect, and many people look at this kind of boasting behavior with a laughing attitude.

But this report of the "Declaration" for the first time lifted the veil that shrouded the southwest for the majority of the people in China from the perspective of a neutral. Immediately afterwards, as Liao Chenghong's manuscripts were reported through the "Declaration", the various policies implemented by the Southwest Autonomous Government began to be displayed in front of the people of the whole country one by one. As for the various new policies implemented in the provinces under his rule, such as compulsory education, industrial transportation construction, and agricultural reform, they shocked quite a large number of people.

With the successive reports of the "Declaration", the whole country began to be lively, and there were many applauding and scolding. But everyone has to admit that the southwest region, which has always been barren in the eyes of themselves and others, is silently undergoing various changes. It was at this time that more characters gradually began to set their sights on the southwest.

Shanghai was the center of political activities of the Southern Revolutionary Party, and Chen Qimei, who was in it, was also at the center of the political whirlpool at this time. As Sun Wen's handy backbone, he studied in Japan in his early years, mingled in Shanghai, made friends with celebrities from all walks of life in the Internet Youth Gang, and went in and out of restaurants, teahouses, theaters, bathhouses, and **, becoming a popular figure in Shanghai, so that the League has a relatively solid social foundation in Shanghai.

Although Chen Qimei was praised by Sun Wen and Huang Xing as a "loyal revolution" successively, not to mention his personal ability, in terms of his conduct, Chen Qimei is really not very good. This can be seen from the outbreak of the revolution and the successive recovery of the southern provinces, Chen Qimei's actions in a series of incidents such as the shooting of Tao Junbao, the appointment of Shanghai governor, and the assassination of Tao Chengzhang.

"Yingbai, go open the window to let in the air." Chen Qimei leaned back on the sofa with her feet crossed, or turned her head to say to a man in military uniform sitting next to her.

The uniformed man nodded, stood up, stretched, and walked to the window to look outside. This man is Huang Yin, the former chief of staff of the Shanghai Military Governor's Office and the commander of the Second Division of the Shanghai Army, and now the chief of staff of the Jiangsu Governor's Office. He, Chen Qimei, and Jiang Zhiqing are alliance brothers, and he knows why his alliance brother is upset at this time.

After Sun Wen resigned from the post of provisional president, Chen Qimei, who was appointed by Tang Shaoyi's cabinet as the minister of industry and commerce, did not go to Beijing to take up his post, but relied on the seat of the military governor of Shanghai. But a few days ago, he was relieved of his post as the governor of the Shanghai army. Isn't it the day after the success of the revolution that I and others are carrying their heads to carry out the revolution? The throne of the governor who was obtained with all his efforts, and finally made such a chicken and egg fight, and anyone who put it on him will be discouraged.

"Now that Huang Keqiang is sitting in Nanjing, Song Dunchu reorganized the League and merged the four parties of the United Republican Party, the National Communist, the National Communist Party, and the Republican Real Progressive Association into the Kuomintang, our party's strength and momentum are quite extraordinary.

"Humph!! How can it be so easy, and the Communist Progressive Party in the southwest should not be underestimated. Hearing this, Chen Qimei snorted coldly and spoke.

"The Communist Party is now unable to protect itself, so if it can still take care of the parliamentary election, how can the British be so easy to get along with? If our party can successfully win the general election this time, Song Dunchu will make a great contribution. ”

Despite this, the CPC's ambitions are not small, and they should not be underestimated. As for Song Dunchu, if he really wants to win the election, he will definitely have the credit, but the main thing is definitely the result of the joint efforts of all comrades in the party. ”

Huang Yin smiled, he knew that Chen Qimei, Huang and Song had a lot of personal grievances, so he didn't mention it anymore at the moment, and changed the topic and said, "What's going on over there, sir?" ”

"What else? The iron-hearted will go north. Speaking of this, Chen Qimei was even more angry. I don't know what Sun Wen thinks, what confusion he made, and he still believes in Yuan Shikai so much. Now that Tang Shaoyi's cabinet has fallen, Zhang Zhenwu has also been arrested and killed by Yuan Shikai, his wolf ambition has been revealed, and in this case, he still insists on going north, not only did he not listen to his dissuasion, but invited himself to go with him, and I really don't know what kind of ecstasy soup Yuan Shikai poured into him.

Frowning, Huang Yan lowered his head and began to groan. Regarding Sun Wenying and Yuan Shikai's northward trip, he has his own thoughts. In his view, no matter what, Sun Wen's trip will be beneficial and harmless to the entire Kuomintang, and will not only enable Yuan Shikai to relax his vigilance against the Kuomintang a little, but will also play a lot of role in stabilizing the situation in all walks of life and the hearts of the people in China. As for the safety of life, whether it is reliable or not, Yuan Shikai will definitely not start with Sun Wen, after all, Sun Wen and Zhang Zhenwu and the like are really not comparable.

Thinking of this, Huang Yin was about to speak, but heard a quick knock at the door. Turning her head to look at Chen Qimei, Chen Qimei reluctantly walked to the door and shouted, "Who?" ”

"Second uncle is me, Zu Tao." A young man's voice came from outside the door.

Chen Qimei opened the door in surprise, only to see her nephew Chen Guofu wearing a straight suit and Cheng Liang, who was shining leather shoes, standing outside the door. This nephew of his own doesn't know what he is doing every day, he goes out early and returns late, anyway, he is used to it, but it is the first time he has seen him go home so early today. Therefore, Chen Qimei was puzzled: "Zu Tao, why did you come back so early today?" ”

"There are fewer things to do today, so I'll come back early." Chen Zutao smiled lightly.

Although Chen Guofu is Chen Qimei's nephew, his character is not a little stronger than his uncle. After the outbreak of the Wuchang Uprising, he went to Hankou with hundreds of students from the Nanjing Lushi School, and more than half of these student soldiers who had been displaced for several months were killed or wounded on the battlefield in Hubei. At this time, only he and a few classmates with the same interests, because of curiosity about the sudden rise of the Communist Party and the Southwest Army, came all the way to Chongqing along the river. Here, he felt a new world, and here, he saw a difference from the rest of the country.

Like most enthusiastic young people of this era, he soon became a member of the organization after coming into contact with the Communist Party, and because of his special status, he was sent to work in Shanghai.

He also knew Huang Yin and knew that he was the sworn brother of his second uncle. nodded to Huang Yin and shouted, "Uncle."

Huang Yin also knew Chen Zutao, who acted calmly and had an outstanding temperament, and the nephew of his brother was extraordinary. He smiled and quipped: "Guofu is in a hurry every day, and your uncle doesn't often see your figure, so he worries about you!" ”

Chen Zutao was suddenly a little embarrassed, and was a little moved in his heart, his uncle put aside his personal character, but he really had nothing to say about himself and the Zuyan brothers, and now the two sides belong to different political forces, and some things cannot be told to his uncle directly.

After a little hesitation, Chen Zutao said: "Second uncle, I will go to the southwest with a few friends in a few days. ”

"Southwest?" Chen Qimei put away her smile and asked urgently.

"Yes!" Chen Zutao proudly straightened his chest.

Southwest? Although Chen Qimei didn't speak, how could her nephew's little caution escape her eyes, and her heart suddenly became clear, so she decided not to speak out.