After Chen Ke recounted the ins and outs of the "Beijing Party Group", Wu Xingchen was still skeptical. He had a deep-seated hostility towards Manchu officials.

"Brother Wu, do you remember the united front?" When Chen Ke said this, he really had the idea of driving Chai Qingguo out. is stricter than his mouth, Chai Qingguo is definitely not as good as the guys from bureaucracy. Those who are in office are "really bad people", and people speak to achieve their own goals, which is within a controllable range. Chen Ke could predict the approximate number of those people. You changed Chai Qingguo, he put his brother's righteousness first, and when he heard something that "Chai Qingguo thinks" is not good for his brother, he will go to report the news. God knows who he will say something to whom.

However, Wu Xingchen and Chen Tianhua brought Chai Qingguo to Xingshi to ask for guilt, and Chen Ke didn't dare to drive Chai Qingguo out again. Although from an organizational point of view, it is really correct to get Chai Qingguo out now, and the party group meets in private. But from the perspective of people's hearts, we must give everyone an explanation.

Wu Xingchen hadn't heard of the word "united front" for a few months, and he couldn't even think of it for a while. Chen Tianhua still had an impression of this, and he already roughly knew what Chen Ke was going to say.

At a party meeting in Shanghai, Chen Ke spoke about the way of revolution. Party building is the foundation of everything, but the united front is the key to struggle. You can't treat everyone as an enemy. After the incident of the Beijing Party Group, Chen Ke has fully understood the significance of the united front. This is his "social practice" in Beijing.

After talking about the "united front", Wu Xingchen basically understood what Chen Ke meant, although he was still a little awkward in his heart, but he at least accepted this explanation. Chen Tianhua didn't think that Chen Ke actually played this hand, he felt that Chen Ke was a bit "too utilitarian".

Chai Qingguo understood it, and he could understand Chen Ke's approach, but he was deeply afraid. These scholars are really not good things, Chen Ke, who has thick eyebrows and big eyes, laughs at conspiracies and tricks, and doesn't even blink an eye. Seeing that he is good with those officials, in fact, he has been calculating those people behind his back. In case one day Chen Ke also comes out like this to himself, and he lets people sell it, I'm afraid that he will still help people make money, right? Thinking of this, Chai Qingguo suddenly felt that Pang Zi's attitude towards Chen Ke might be correct.

There was something in his heart, and Chai Qingguo's face involuntarily brought it out. Seeing that kind of dissatisfaction and disdain, Wu Xingchen was unhappy at that time. "Brother Chai, Wen Qing has already made it clear. Do you have anything to say? ”

"Mr. Chen has a point." Chai Qingguo held back a sentence.

"That makes sense, so what are you going to do?" Wu Xingchen asked.

"This ......" Chai Qingguo didn't understand what Wu Xingchen meant, this was to make himself apologize to Chen Ke? Did you wronged Chen Ke? But Chen Ke didn't explain what was going on to him at the time, and he couldn't say that he was wrong.

Wu Xingchen knew that Chai Qingguo was thinking about it now, so he simply picked it out directly, "Then I'll ask you something now, and you can tell me honestly." Would you like to follow us? If you are willing to follow us, you will do whatever the party tells you to do in the future. If you don't think so, then get the fuck off me. ”

Being frightened like this, Chai Qingguo understood what Wu Xingchen meant, this was to let him join the gang. At the beginning, Chen Ke and they tried to join the union of Pang Zi and other seven brothers, and now the two brothers decided to go back to Shandong to be a ringing horse, Pang Zi wanted to rebel in Nangong County, Xingtai, and the other four brothers followed Pang Zi to learn first, and then went back to Shandong. And Wu Xingchen hopes that he will follow Chen Ke and them together.

"Brother Wu......" Chai Qingguo wanted to speak and stopped. He felt that he and Chen Ke couldn't pee in the same pot, and he didn't understand what Chen Ke was thinking at all. In Chai Qingguo's view, rebellion is to kill officials, eat big households, and gather poor brothers. Chen Ke said the same thing in his lecture, but the approach he proposed was clearly a long detour. What kind of land distribution, grassroots organizations, and what kind of industrial construction should be carried out. Isn't eating meat in large pieces and drinking wine in large bowls the purpose of rebellion? Where Chen Ke wants to rebel, that is to build an official mansion. And as far as Chen Ke said, there are more than the government to manage. This made Chai Qingguo very incomprehensible.

"Hurry up, would you like to?" Wu Xingchen didn't bother to persuade and educate at all, he glared at Chai Qingguo angrily. If you want a guy like Chai Qingguo to make a decision, you have to use the grandeur of the eldest brother to force it, talk about revolutionary principles, and persuade education is actually not very effective.

"I'm willing to join in." Chai Qingguo succumbed under Wu Xingchen's powerful aura.

Seeing that Chai Qingguo finally gave in, Wu Xingchen also felt that a stone had been put down in his heart, and he smiled: "Wenqing, Brother Chai is two years older than you, but you don't care so much." It should be beaten, it should be scolded. In Shandong that year, we all obeyed the orders of Uncle Zhao Sanduo, and Uncle Zhao said that the Chai brothers would not fight for three days, and they would go to the house to uncover the tiles. One meal a day, the wood is exhausted. ”

Listening to Wu Xingchen talk about his previous ugly things, Chai Qingguo was also a little embarrassed. "Brother Wu, I'm not the same as I used to be."

"Yes, Chai's brother Gengzi hid in Tibet after the year, and he also suffered a lot of crimes. This character has also changed a lot. Wen Qing, don't say anything else, Brother Chai is righteous, and said that if you follow you, you won't have two hearts, and I still trust this. You also need to have such a brother to lead the team, and Brother Chai is very good at kung fu immediately. In that place in Anhui, if you want to find someone who is better than him on horseback, I am afraid that it is very difficult. ”

"That's great." Chen Ke said sincerely. Anhui is not a place for cavalry, and it really needs a good cavalry commander.

"Qingguo, you will follow Wen Qing in the future. Do a good job and don't disgrace me. No matter what Chai Qingguo thinks, Wu Xingchen has the final word.

The misunderstanding was cleared up, and everyone started talking about light topics. Chen Ke's marriage made everyone feel very hasty. Chen Ke couldn't explain this problem. He can't say that he got married to escape future troubles.

For Chen Ke, when he is joking, he can brag about "building a big harem and coming out", in fact, he is also a supporter of the "monogamy, no concubines" system in his bones. After the revolution, it was actually very difficult to choose a partner. If Chen Ke died halfway and never even got married, it would be too boring. If he hadn't died, he would have waited until the whole country was liberated before getting married, and he wouldn't have been able to keep the drama of "Chen Kexuan's concubine" in the "Truth Article" in the future. So now simply get married and pull down.

Moreover, Chen Ke himself has little interest in the revolutionary female tractor driver with "thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a strong body". According to his mate selection criteria, a well-read, healthy, musical instrument, and a wife with a bit of flirtatiousness is enough. Instead of making a lot of trouble for your marriage in the future, you can simply get married now when you still have a choice. Chen Keting believed in Socrates' view of happiness, and when he was passing through the wheat field, he saw an ear of barley that he was satisfied with, and he took it. Then take good care of your choices.

But as long as you know these things yourself, Chen Ke only gave an explanation for everyone's questions, "That Miss He is Tianzu." ”

In these years, marrying a "Tianzu woman", that is, a girl who has not bound her feet, is already considered a kind of "enlightened". Chen Ke said this, and everyone thought it was good.

After explaining his own affairs, Chen Ke asked everyone to help with the work. In the evening, Chai Qingguo fell asleep, and the new Beijing four-member party branch held a meeting.

"How's Brother Pang doing over there?" Chen Ke asked.

"Brother Pang had little interest in our land program, and it was with great difficulty that I persuaded him to reduce rent and interest. However, the Pang family and the Jing family are both local clans, and there are many landlords. It doesn't look like it's easy to push. Chen Tianhua regretted this matter.

"You can't take the lead in easing the land conflict, who is willing to follow you?" This is something that history has proven countless times before.

"There is a lot of wasteland in Nangong County, and I have already made some wasteland according to the method of raising earthworms given by Wenqing, and hired a few people to start construction."

"That's good. Nothing is as tempting as eating meat. ”

Everyone, you and I have finished discussing local economic and political issues word by word. Wu Xingchen began to talk about the direction of the armed struggle. "Pang Zi has not made much progress over the years, and he actually wants to hire some local hooligans and idlers to make trouble. Back then, under Uncle Jing, these people escaped the fastest in the battle. But the honest people can still fight. I said it a few times, but Pang Zi didn't listen at all. He was in a hurry to do it. ”

"He's also anxious to make money, and if he doesn't have money, he can't do anything. Brother Wu, you have worked hard. Chen Ke was not surprised by Pang Zi's approach, "Brother Wu, you still try your best to find those ordinary people who are forced to live by landlords and loan sharks in the local area, and when Xingtai hires people, you have to hire these people." If Brother Pang wants to stuff some idlers in, Brother Wu, you must find a way to block it. I'm not trying to demolish Brother Pang's platform, it's really a critical juncture, and these people who were rescued by us from the dead may save our lives in turn. ”

"Reasonable." Wu Xingchen responded.

"Also, we have to start a local industry. Without industry, there is no hope for anything. I will try to select a few comrades from this factory and let them follow you to set up some factories. The nitrate you're talking about is dry. ”

"The problem is that there are a lot of people who want to get involved in the nitrate business. Uncle Jing once wanted to do it. ”

"Isn't Pang Zi going to pull the team together? Is there a team to do it? Who are they not on at this time? ”

The party meeting was held until late at night.

Three days later, the wedding was quite lively. The steps to pick up the bride are the easiest, and the distance between the two families is only more than ten meters, but He Ruming is so good-looking, so the route of the luxury carriage makes a big bend, almost detouring this official area. It is naturally not Yuan Shikai who acts as Chen Ke's parent, and when he met Yuan Shikai with He Ruming, Chen Ke sincerely invited Yuan Shikai, a matchmaker, to be his parent. Yuan Shikai really didn't have time, so he entrusted Wang Shizhen to act as it. Anyway, Wang Shizhen is also the head of the three heroes of Beiyang, which has given Chen Ke enough face. Chen Ke knew that this was to save Yan Fu's face. So I have special respect for Wang Shizhen.

The so-called details determine success or failure, Chen Ke specifically asked Chai Qingguo whether he had ever met Wang Shizhen. Chai Qingguo frankly admitted that he had escaped from Wang Shizhen's hands, and he still remembered Wang Shizhen anyway. As for whether Wang Shizhen still remembers the young descendant who rushed out of a bloody road with a horse team, Chai Qingguo did not guarantee it. Wang Shizhen has an excellent memory, and there is no choice but to let Chai Qingguo avoid it.

Looking at Chai Qingguo's very dissatisfied look, Chen Ke persuaded: "Brother Chai, if you assassinate Wang Shizhen on the day I get married, it will not be impossible. But don't you think it's inappropriate? In the future, we will definitely fight with Beiyang with open swords and guns. The face lost on the battlefield, let's get it back on the battlefield. I promise you, if I fight Wang Shizhen in the future, I will never pull you down. ”

Since Chen Kedu said so, Chai Qingguo also had to give Chen Ke face. Wu Xingchen was afraid that he would cause trouble, so he simply sent Chai Qingguo to Tianjin to escort gifts to He Ruming's hometown.

After the carriage brings the bride back, it is a traditional process. In order to save face for He Ruming, Chen Ke also placed advertisements in major newspapers in Beijing and Tianjin. The He family is an old Tianjin, and there are many local relatives and friends. Chen Ke spent a lot of money to arrange for them to take the train from Tianjin to Beijing. This is the equivalent of a 21st-century plane to pick up family and friends. Many relatives of the He family took the train for the first time, which can be regarded as earning face for He Ruming. The courtyard where Chen Ke lived was not big, and dozens of tables of banquets could not be placed, He Ruming also set up banquets for entertaining important guests, and the other banquets were placed on the street outside the door with a curtain. Overall, things are ok.

The newlyweds worship heaven and earth, and the basic process of drinking wine is almost completed. At this moment, there was a slight strangeness outside the courtyard. Wu Xingchen has not dealt with Wang Shizhen, but there are many Beiyang among the guests who came this time, and I am afraid that there are people who have met him. Chen Tianhua is a celebrity, and he has a wanted warrant, so it is not appropriate if someone comes out. He and Wu Xingchen also hid out. It was Xie Mingxian who ran the errand, and when he heard a commotion, he went out to have a look first. After a while, Xie Mingxian brought a man in a Japanese kimono in, and the Beiyang officials did not treat the Japanese very well, and many people were already looking at the comers with a little squint.

It was Renichiro Kuroshima who didn't take anything, and his face was full of exhaustion after a long journey. On the occasion of the wedding, Kuroshima forced a smile and bowed to Chen Ke with Japanese etiquette. "Mr. Wenqing, I wish you a happy wedding." After a few months of Pinyin learning, Kuroshima's Chinese has really improved greatly.

Chen Ke has not sent news of his marriage to the Shanghai party branch, and Heidao will definitely not come to congratulate him. Looking at Hei Dao's unconcealed anxiety, Chen Ke's face had changed. The people around are all old officialdom, and you can't see these anywhere. Chen Keqiang cheered up and smiled reluctantly: "Thank you Heidao-kun for coming." Mingxian, arrange for Kuroshima-kun to sit. Xie Mingxian knew what Chen Ke meant, and led Hei Dao away.

Probably the next step is to send the bride into the cave room, and then the groom official comes out to accept everyone's toast. Chen Ke had a good amount of alcohol, but he had something in his heart, and he was drunk quickly. Just because he was too strong to drink, he came up with an excuse to drink, and Chen Ke went out. Xie Mingxian hurriedly took Chen Ke to the farthest table, and when he passed by the other tables, everyone got up one after another to stop Chen Ke and poured it again. When he arrived at Heidao's table, Chen Ke only felt dizzy, his ears were full of noises, and Heidao whispered something in his ear, Chen Ke couldn't hear it clearly.

Anxious and encountering this again, Chen Ke was almost a little angry. When he got married, he naturally didn't carry a pen and paper with him, and after settling down, Chen Ke dipped a chopstick in a wine glass, handed it to Heidao, and then said in a voice that he didn't think was loud: "I can't hear clearly, write it down." ”

Kuroshima looked at Chen Ke with a surprised look and took the chopsticks. "Something went wrong with the social survey, and some comrades were involved in Shanghai*. Now the whole city of Shanghai is searching for members of the Whampoa Publishing House. Black Island brushed and wrote. After reading these lines, Chen Ke only felt dizzy. He bent down, shoved his fingers into his mouth and tugged at his throat. It soon took effect, and after vomiting all the time, Chen Ke vomited all the wine in his stomach.

It is the third time that He Ying has secretly lifted the hijab, and the groom has not yet returned. In the midst of the shouting and guessing outside, she felt nervous and excited. There is also a faint fear. Aunt He Qian has been with her for the past few days and also told her some things about getting married. It is said that in order to marry him, his future husband Chen Ke even used Yuan Shikai, the governor of Zhili and the minister of Beiyang, to mediate. The He family also had contacts with Yuan Shikai, and He Ying even saw Yuan Shikai once at home. can use such a big man to kiss, He Ying is still happy in her heart.

I heard my aunt say that Chen Ke was alone in Beijing, and these things were all promoted by himself. Could it be that after a few meetings, this person is so obsessed with himself? He Ying still remembers that she had met Chen Ke four times, the first time in the silk shop, the tall and handsome man and his friend came to buy silk and satin. There is also a reunion in front of the temple. Then the carriage saw that Chen Ke had a conflict with his housekeeper, but when he left, Chen Ke nodded politely to the inside of the carriage with an arrogant smile. The last time was at the cocktail party, there were not many Chinese at the cocktail party, in fact, He Ying had long seen Chen Ke, he was bored and slowly gnawed on a slice of bread, He Ying felt that Chen Ke looked like a bored child every time he thought about it. Since learning that Chen Ke is going to marry him. He Ying couldn't help but think about these pictures over and over again. Every time I think of this young man so determined to marry her, there is an indescribable sweetness in the girl's heart.

Although the marriage was in a hurry, these things were not for He Ying to decide. She can only be at the mercy of people and wait here.

There was a sudden burst of laughter at the door, mixed with "Take care of the bride so well." "I didn't see Mr. Chen so considerate." And so on. Hearing the sound of the door opening, He Ying's body shook. The door closed again, and the footsteps staggered a little, and it seemed that Chen Ke had been poured a lot of wine by the people outside. Thinking of this, He Ying felt a resentment in her heart for some reason.

The hijab was removed, He Ying raised her head, and Chen Ke, who was wearing the groom's official black robe, startled her. The room was a little dim, and the handsome square face was not the kind of ruddy complexion that He Ying thought about after drinking, plus the joy after entering the cave room. Completely contrary to He Ying's imagination, Chen Ke's face showed a blue and white color because of the loss of blood, and with a kind of anger, it looked extremely terrifying. Although Chen Ke was barely squeezing out a smile, the uncontrollable pain and the feeling of fear mixed into a non-speakable expression on Chen Ke's face.

"You've worked hard, have a cup of tea, I'll get you some food from outside." This voice was trying to say gentle, but I don't know if it was because of the cold, after speaking, He Ying only heard the sound of teeth colliding when it was extremely cold in winter.

He Ying couldn't stand it anymore, she quickly stood up, took the plate in Chen Ke's hand and threw it aside, then grabbed Chen Ke's hand and asked eagerly, "Are you sick?" She could feel that Chen Ke's hand was still warm.

"Nope." When Chen Ke heard these gentle words, he only felt that his strength was drained in an instant. He sat down on the bed and began to shiver. This tremor was clearly transmitted to He Ying's hands. grabbed He Ying, who was about to get up, "I'm really not sick." If someone outside is listening to the window, don't talk. After speaking, Chen Ke pulled He Ying into his arms. took off his shoes for the two of them, and rolled onto the bed, he felt that He Ying had resisted a little, but after Chen Ke took off the shoes of the two, He Ying was completely at the mercy of Chen Ke.

Chen Ke pulled the quilt over and covered the bodies of the two. Then he just lay there and waited for himself to be warmed. There was not much space inside the quilt, and Chen Ke could clearly hear his rapid breathing, as well as He Ying's breathing. can smell the fragrance of the girl on He Ying's body. But his mind was completely confused. What's going on in Shanghai? Can it be used to make a city-wide raid? Are the comrades of the BJP alright? Are the comrades of Huangpu Publishing House okay? Thinking of this, Chen Ke almost immediately lifted the bed, and then immediately took the train to Tianjin, and then took the boat back to Shanghai. It takes ...... in between, two plus three equals five, and it takes five days, right? What will happen in these five days? Thinking of this, Chen Ke felt a chill on his body again, and his stomach began to turn up again. Regardless of whether it would stain the floor, he lifted the quilt and lay on the edge of the bed and began to vomit. After only two mouthfuls of stuff, there's nothing left to spit on. But the feeling of vomiting never subsided, and Chen Ke was retching there, even spitting out bitter dark green bile.

He Ying got up and put on her shoes, then poured hot water for Chen Ke, served him to sit down on the bed, and then began to feed him water. After the warm water slid down his throat, Chen Ke felt much better. He grabbed He Ying's arm, "I'm sorry." I'm not like this because of you, it's my happiest thing to be married to you. It's just that I'm sorry that something else happened. I'll make amends for you. In the chaos in his mind, Chen Ke used all his brain power to say apologies. Then he reluctantly said, "I'll sleep for a while now to regain my strength." If someone calls me at night, you must wake me up. Please, okay? ”

"Okay, don't worry."

"I'm not kidding, please wake me up."

"I don't sleep, I'll wait for someone to call you. Okay? ”

"Good work." After saying this, Chen Ke fell asleep on the bed.

Chen Ke was woken up by someone, and it only took a short time to feel awake from the beginning. Sleep can greatly restore a person's physical strength. Chen Ke shook his head, feeling completely awake. There was no sound outside, and when I looked up at the window, it was pitch black.

"Someone's calling you." He Ying said gently. Chen Ke looked at his watch, it was already eleven o'clock in the evening, which was the time of the 21st century, and most people had already slept in 1905.

Seeing the kettle next to the bed, Chen Ke went down to the ground and grabbed it and poured it violently. Now I am more awake. Looking back at He Ying, He Ying was looking at Chen Ke with concerned eyes. Seeing that Chen Ke had obviously recovered his health, she breathed a sigh of relief and was slightly relieved. He Ying was still dressed in the bride's clothes, her face was slightly pale in the candlelight, and it seemed that she had been guarding Chen Ke from the afternoon to the present. Chen Ke immediately felt very unbearable. "You go to sleep first. I'll have to go back to the house for a while. After saying that, Chen Ke opened the door and walked out.

It was Xie Mingxian who knocked on the door, and he took Chen Ke into the wing. The members of the party group were all there, in the wing room, everyone gathered around the table, Kuroshima Renichiro definitely didn't sleep in the afternoon, he was even more haggard than Chen Ke saw him at that time, and the candlelight reflected his face pale.

"Everyone is together, let's start talking now." Wu Xingchen said with a calm face.

"It happened in Shanghai*. Our Huangpu Book Club also participated. There was a shootout, and then the Shanghai government and the patrol house were dispatched together, and the whole city was under martial law and was vigorously searched. The patrol room copied some documents, and the concession side decided that our Huangpu Publishing House was the mastermind. A city-wide search is now underway for members of the Whampoa Publishing House. Mr. Qi had been arrested by the concession, and Mr. Hua and Miss You asked me to come to Beijing to inform Mr. Chen. Before leaving, Miss You asked me to change into this Japanese dress, so that I could run out. At this point, Kuroshima Renichiro was already choked up, "Then, when I was leaving, I saw people from the Shanghai government rushing over to the side where I came out. I don't know if Mr. Hua and Miss You ran out. I didn't dare to wait, I got on the boat and came to Beijing. Barely finishing his words, Niichiro Kuroshima was already covering his mouth and crying.

Several people in Beijing knew that something was wrong, but they never expected that such a change would happen. The party branch in Shanghai seemed to be completely wiped out. Not only the party branch, but also the Huangpu Publishing House has basically collapsed. Everyone was speechless, just looking at each other. Everyone saw the extreme shock in the eyes of everyone else, and the deep fear that underneath the shock.