Chapter 157: Raid on the Guards

Jiujiang City to support President Yuan Shikai enthroned as the emperor of the movement is in full swing, newspapers, the streets are filled with the atmosphere of persuasion, even the acquaintances of the past when they meet have become President Yuan why not enthroned as the emperor's exclamation, of course, these are the voices from the people, as the military and political chief of Jiujiang Chang Zhenbang has taken a very ambiguous attitude towards this, this hand is very clever, Chang Zhenbang does not show the mountain and makes Jiujiang City the most persuasive city in Jiangxi Province, the effect is remarkable, So much so that President Yuan's office sent a telegram of commendation, which made those people in Nanchang envious and jealous. They tried their best, used the financial resources in their hands, and the power to constantly organize persuasion activities in various places, but unfortunately no matter how much money they gave these people, they were not as active as Liu Bancheng.

This daily Zhenbang called Hua Zhongtian over, and inquired in detail about the blind date activities he was responsible for, Hua Zhongtian looked embarrassed, and swallowed for a long time before he said: "Humble and incompetent, so far there has been no progress, please punish the adult!" Chang Zhenbang smiled faintly and said: "It's okay, this kind of thing is not your forte, it's difficult for me to be a strong man, this matter ends here, you continue to strengthen the infrastructure and combat readiness of the Jiujiang Army." At the same time, Zhang Youneng was assigned to assist you in strengthening the military training of the whole division. ”

Hua Zhongtian was stunned for a moment, and said very nervously: "Don't worry, if Sun Monkey dares to launch a rebellion in Jiujiang, he will definitely nip these chaotic parties in the bud?" ”

Chang Zhenbang was also stunned, and asked in surprise: "Sun Monkey is going to start a rebellion?" How do you know? Hua Zhongtian said in surprise: "Now that the north and the south are unified, the adults want their subordinates to step up their war preparations, isn't it to prevent the rebellion set off by Sun Monkey?" Who else can make an adult so nervous? Chang Zhenbang smiled, knowing that he was wrong, and said, "Have you read the news in the newspaper recently?" ”

Huazhong Tiandao: "What is there to see, it is all articles that persuade the president, and there is nothing to see at all." Chang Zhenbang said: "What is your attitude towards persuading President Yuan to ascend the throne as emperor?" Hua Zhongtian glanced at the room and saw that there was no one else in the room, so he was relieved and said: "What other attitude can you have, whether it is President Yuan or Emperor Yuan, aren't we all big soldiers?" However, the subordinates still hope that Lord Yuan will be the president, after all, no matter how powerful the president is, no matter how difficult it is, there will always be a chance, but after Lord Yuan becomes the emperor, we can only be honest courtiers in addition to rebellion. ”

Chang Zhenbang's eyes lit up, and said: "Lao Hua, your words are very pertinent, Lao Tzu also thinks so, but it is not our turn to express our opinions on this matter, no matter whether President Yuan Da can be the emperor smoothly, there are always people who make trouble, Jiujiang is the foundation of our brothers, and it must not be chaotic, I asked you to strengthen the armament is to maintain stability inside and outside Jiujiang City, whether President Yuan Da is the emperor or not, Sun Monkey rebels or not, Jiujiang must not be chaotic, when necessary, I will transfer a brigade to be stationed in the city to defend, You have to have a number in your heart. ”

Hua Zhongtian then understood the meaning of Chang Zhenbang's words, and said: "My lord, you can put a million hearts, the brothers are all working under the adults, begging for a life in Jiujiang City, there is a way to enjoy the shade under the big tree, and the brothers still know this truth." ”

Chang Zhenbang said: "I know what to do, what I want is to do it!" You also know that these days, the assassins of Lao Tzu have been in waves and waves, and there are already two groups of people, this is still a peaceful season, once the news of President Yuan Da ascending the throne as emperor comes out, only the ghost knows how big a rebellion those reformers will set off, so Hua Zhongtian, you give me the spirit of 120,000 points, and be sure to quickly enter the city to quell the chaos when the rebel party sets off a rebellion. After retiring Hua Zhongtian, who had come over, Chang Zhenbang asked Ma Ben to call Zheng Chaokai over.

Zheng Chaokai is really straight in front of Chang Zhenbang, his posture has always been very respectful, and he can even be used as a textbook to train others, but there is no respect in his eyes, some are just faint mockery and ridicule, in fact, in terms of his ability, he should have been promoted to the general office of the garrison for so many years, but the reality is cruel. Let him grovel in front of Chang Zhenbang, how can he not bring a little bit of faint ridicule?

Chang Zhenbang said: "How is Liu Bancheng's situation recently? ”

Zheng Chao said: "Lord Qiqi, recently, Liu Bancheng organized people to march on the street almost every day to carry out persuasion activities, and after receiving the warrant from the adult, he took a liberalized attitude towards his persuasion activities, but in order to maintain the security and stability of Jiujiang, he still let people follow him secretly. ”

"You have always been careful in what you do!" Chang Zhenbang listened to it and said with great relief: "You are in charge of the security in Jiujiang City, I am still relieved!" Immediately, Chang Zhenbang's tone became a little heavier, and he said, "Do you know what my purpose is for bringing you here today?" ”

Zheng Chao said: "If the humble guess is correct, my lord hopes that his subordinates can further strengthen the security of Jiujiang and prevent the riots caused by those who oppose persuasion." ”

Chang Zhenbang said: "You are very smart and a talent, yes, this is the reason why I brought you here, but not only this reason, there is another thing I need you to do!" ”

"Your Excellency, please speak!" Zheng Chaokai said.

Chang Zhenbang snorted coldly and said, "The murderer who assassinated the envoy of this town for the first time died in prison, but the murder of the imperial court official is tantamount to rebellion, so there is no reason not to pursue it, right?" ”

"My lord, it's the Republic of China now. The sin is not as good as the parents, and the wives and children are not the worst. Zheng Chao said.

Chang Zhenbang said angrily: "Ridiculous! What a ridiculousness! Could it be that now that it is the Republic of China, you can kill people casually, and if the last sentence is bewitched, you can be exonerated from all charges? ”

Zheng Chaokai argued: "His parents are just ordinary people, and they are honest on weekdays, so it is impossible for them to participate in the assassination of adults." ”

Chang Zhenbang said: "Could it be that after committing suicide, this case is over?" ”

Zheng Chao said: "The clue is broken, and the subordinates are also very embarrassed. ”

Chang Zhenbang laughed and said, "Are you kidding me? ”

Zheng Chao said: "Why did your lord say this? ”

Chang Zhenbang said: "Is there no clue for the dead?" Where did the poison in his mouth come from, where did his guns come from, and what were the signs before he acted? You've been in the garrison for so long, how can you not know about these things? I think you're deliberately conniving at these rebels! ”

Zheng Chao said: "I am incompetent, but I will never dare to be so careless about human life!" ”

Chang Zhenbang said angrily: "You are really a Bodhisattva, in your eyes, except for my Chang Zhenbang's life, I have to sweep the ground for fear of hurting the lives of ants, and cherish the moth gauze lamp!" ”

Zheng Chao laughed and said: "My lord's words are serious, as officials, we have our own parental hearts, how can we fight in vain, hurt the people, and disrupt the people's livelihood?" ”

"Enough!" Chang Zhenbang said coldly: "After you go back, transfer all the materials of this case to the Military Justice Department, and this matter has nothing to do with you from now on." ”

"Okay!" Zheng Chaokai said indifferently.

This is also a matter of no way, the Republic of China judiciary after the fall of the emperor to obtain the formal three powers, but after all, it is the first time in China, so it is inevitable that like the young man who has just separated and come out to live, although he dares to contradict his father and mother, but he still has to take care of his neighbors, so the current courts and other judicial institutions dare to confront the father of the power, and for the public opinion of the neighbor is very inferior, often in order to take into account the public opinion and make the sentencing inaccurate, So much so that for a certain period of time, the more famous the squire became, the more he could do whatever he wanted.

What's more, the garrison is also not a place where justice is free, under the request of Chang Zhenbang's forced interference, what else can Zheng Chaokai say? Pay it, pay it, anyway, he didn't plan to investigate this case from the beginning, it was nothing more than writing eye medicine for Chang Zhenbang, after holding it for so many days, any deeds about that kid are estimated to be consumed by people with a heart, if Chang Zhenbang can't find out the reason at that time, see how he explains when the time comes! Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile a little mockingly.

Chang Zhenbang had already calculated, and after sending Zheng Chaokai away, he drove to the Jiujiang military camp, and after reviewing the military training, he secretly found Liu Shifa and whispered a few words in his ear, so he asked Liu Shifa to take the officers of the judicial department to the garrison to handle the handover of the assassination case.

Liu Shifa took the officers to the garrison without saying a word, Zheng Chaokai had already prepared, anyway, he hadn't investigated much from beginning to end, so there was nothing to hand over, and there was nothing else to hand over except for a manuscript paper with his name and traffic address, Liu Shifa opened the thick file shell, but found that there was only one piece of paper inside. couldn't help but mockingly said: "The general office is really rigorous, after so many days, I have investigated this thing." ”

Zheng Chaokai said indifferently: "This official is incompetent, so the town guard envoy transferred this case to Director Liu, and I also hope that Director Liu can see through the details, find out this matter, and live up to the trust of the town guard envoy, haha." ”

Liu Shifa closed the file, turned around and handed it to his adjutant, and said, "The general office has received the kindness, but I have already closed this case." ”

"Cut!" Zheng Chaokai said disdainfully: "Lord Liu, it is easy for us to close the case as an official, but it is very difficult to do it without careless human life. ”

Liu Shifa said coldly: "Gong Shengming, Lian Shengwei, as for whether you can explain to the people, you don't have to worry about it, someone will take the rebellious Zheng Chaokai!" ”

"What?" Zheng Chaokai was taken aback, and the remaining smugness on his face condensed into hideousness and panic in an instant. At this moment of fright, the soldiers of the Judge Advocate General's Department behind Liu Shifa rushed up and arrested Zheng Chaokai and the guards around him. Then Liu Shifa opened the window, took out a firecracker from his sleeve, and with a slight touch, watched the fuse slowly shorten in the flames, and then it was thrown out of the window, and then there was a "pop" sound.

The garrison has been run by Zheng Chao for so many years, and the big and small positions have been replaced by his in-laws, so it is not wrong for this garrison to say that it is his family's private soldier, as soon as there was a movement in the general office, the garrison stationed here immediately noticed that something was wrong, and just about to go up to see what was going on, the second brigade of Jiujiang, which was hidden not far away, began to act quickly.

There is a way to raise soldiers for a thousand days with soldiers, these soldiers have the opportunity to show a person like a tiger, a horse like a dragon, its momentum is like Mount Tai, these members of the garrison standing guard are almost defenseless, so they have to obediently tie their hands and take prisoners, when the Jiujiang army rushed into the office hall, it was met that someone in the garrison wanted to go to the general office to see what was going on, I didn't expect that there would be an army here, before they could figure out what was going on, the Jiujiang army raised the Hanyang in his hand and shouted, "Don't move!" Seeing this, these garrisons had to obediently raise their hands, hold their heads in their hands, and squat in the corner, the Jiujiang Army divided a part of the loaded guns to watch them, and the rest of the soldiers then rushed towards the office, of course, there are also many Zheng Chaokai's diehards in these garrisons, commanding the troops in their hands to shoot back. However, the Jiujiang Army was born in the field, and it was a force that was trained by Zhang Youhua and others to nowhere to go, as soon as the other party opened fire, it was exactly what they wanted, and they shot without hesitation, and within a few minutes those stubborn members of the garrison were beaten into dice, it didn't matter if the gunshot rang out, even if the members of the garrison reacted, they were frightened by the gunfire, either kneeling down and surrendering, or surrendering with their heads hugged, and within five or six minutes, the entire garrison was occupied by the Jiujiang Army.

"The town guard envoy is really good!" Zheng Chao said: "I want to see how adults clean up this mess!" ”

As soon as his words landed, he heard a sharp explosion from the direction of the garrison base camp, Zheng Chaokai's face suddenly turned white and bloodless, and his body fell to the ground with a pop, Li Shifa said softly: "Just now, Lord Huazhongtian personally commanded the first brigade to take the garrison base camp. The soldiers of the Judge Advocate General's Office couldn't help cheering loudly, and the members of the garrison were bloodless and dejected.

Liu Shifa squatted down, grabbed Zheng Chaokai's collar, stretched out his hand and slapped him a few times, Zheng Chaokai slowly opened his eyes, and the first sentence was: "Chang Zhenbang, I'll do you a plank!" Then two soldiers dragged him from the ground and took them out.

Then the newspaper reporter Yang followed up the report, exposing the dark side of the garrison, especially the so-called actions of Zheng Chaokai after he took power, and in the midst of the condemnation, Zheng Chaokai and his cronies were pushed to the bank of the Xunyang River outside Jiujiang City, and the head was shown to the public.

With the end of Zheng Chaokai, more black information flowed out of the garrison, thinking about it, Zheng Chaokai has been in charge of the garrison for so many years, and naturally has a lot of unsightly things in his hands. Now in Chang Zhenbang's hands, he couldn't help laughing, with these pieces of paper full of words, Jiujiang is like a little girl who has signed a deed of sale, let him play with it as much as he wants, as long as he wants.

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