The arrival of Chen Tianhua made the backbone of the People's Party basically gather in Fengyang Mansion. Although everyone knew that the old party member Wu Xingchen was in Shandong, they were not able to contact him. Moreover, although Comrade Wu Xingchen is an old party member, he always has a feeling of being separated from other comrades of the People's Party, so even if he does not reach Fengtai County, he cannot talk about any decisive impact on the meeting.

The first national meeting* of the People's Party was held on December 1, 1906.

There were only three issues that were really crucial at the meeting, the first of which was the determination of the party's program of action. For the first time, Chen Ke gave a comprehensive introduction to the ins and outs of the communist movement within a social context. For the first time, the comrades clearly understood the origin and origin of the "people's revolution" that the respected Secretary Chen had been propagating. Of course, this did not make the comrades think that Secretary Chen was a "foreign slave". It did not make the comrades yearn for Marx and Engels.

Chen Ke has always been very worried about the comrades' admiration for foreigners and flattery of foreigners, and historically, the party has not been merciless in rectifying the "Comintern faction." The dominance of the Chinese revolution must not fall into the hands of foreigners, and this is one of Chen Ke's bottom lines. In the future, the People's Party would at best nominally become a section of the Comintern, but in essence any command would have to be held by China.

It is clear that no one in the BJP wants foreigners to command the Chinese. They were not even interested in Marx himself. The book "The Rise of Materialism and China's Cultural Inheritance" written by Chen Ke is enough for these people to study. The original Chinese cultural theory books attracted the European names from thousands of miles away.

At this stage, the work of the People's Party is to take Fengtai County as the core and Fengyang Mansion as the main business direction to launch a revolution in the whole of Anhui. The Party Central Committee was responsible for the main force to wipe out the Manchu government and troops in various places, and to ensure to the greatest extent that the enemy could not penetrate the outer base areas.

With the work arrangement, there will be personnel arrangements, and to Chen Ke's surprise, only one of the former seventh secretaries of the People's Party took the initiative to express his desire to work outside. The seven secretaries temporarily selected by the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee are Chen Ke, Shang Yuan, Hua Xiongmao, You Wei, Qin Shou, Yuwen Badu, and Lu Huitian. Here you are in charge of industry, Hua Xiongmao is in charge of the army, Yuwen Badu and Lu Huitian are in charge of civil affairs, they all expressed their reluctance to leave, Qin Shou is in charge of logistics, he never likes to talk, and he did not express his position this time. Only Shang Yuan said that he wanted to go to work in the new base area. On the contrary, the original middle-level cadres are eager to try one by one, and they will become the leaders of each district with the fence being laid down as the center. In terms of authority, they already have the same authority as when Chen Ke brought everyone to Fengtai County.

In fact, Chen Tianhua has a very good reputation among the comrades, and Chen Ke very much hopes that Chen Tianhua will be the party's propaganda minister. Chen Tianhua, on the other hand, surprised Chen Ke in another way, and he insisted on returning to Hebei to carry out revolutionary work. Moreover, it is hoped that the Party Central Committee will give strong personnel support to the Hebei base area in the future. Not only did Chen Ke not understand such a request, but also those comrades who admired Chen Tianhua very much, especially those Japanese comrades, also did not understand it very much.

However, many comrades are about to go to work in other places, and there is no time to say more about these puzzles. On the second agenda item of the meeting, Chen Ke was unanimously elected chairman of the Secretariat of the Party Central Committee. Not even a competitor. Because the chairman of the party is not the chairman of the government, the chairman of the government has a limited number of years. The party chairman can be re-elected indefinitely. This can be regarded as a formalization of Chen Ke's position as the leader of the party.

The third issue is the people's election* in Fengtai County. and the consequent election and delegation of administrative bodies at all levels. The comrades of the BJP did not quite understand the significance of such elections. It is not easy for the People's Party to gain actual power in Fengtai County, and according to everyone's traditional thinking, now is the perfect time for the People's Party to command the people of Fengtai County to establish a new order. Why hand over the hard-won power to the people? This is where most comrades do not understand.

On this issue, Chairman Chen Ke adopted a high-pressure policy, and he used high-pressure means to ensure the passage and implementation of this issue. Chen Ke's explanation is very simple: since the comrades of the People's Party firmly believe that they "serve the people" and that the People's Party has the ability to guarantee its personnel superiority among the people* and governments at all levels, it is now the People's Party to accept the people's supervision and accept the people's criticism. See if you can truly stand on the people's standpoint and serve the people.

Chen Ke even used the language of "threats", saying that anyone who does not dare to accept the people's supervision is not a qualified member of the People's Party.

Since Chen Ke has raised the question to the level of whether party members are qualified, although everyone still doesn't understand Chen Ke's words, they all agree with interest.

The congress did not conclude until December 5, when a new Central Committee was elected, and a total of 120 members were elected. And these 120 elected 25 members of the Secretariat of the Central Committee, that is, members of the Politburo. Among the 25 members, seven members of the Standing Committee were elected. The only difference from the last time is that Shang Yuan was not re-elected, and Qi Huishen took over Shang Yuan's position.

After the meeting, the 20 comrades immediately set out to go to the liberated areas, and the Central Military Commission and others began to plan the two major military operations that were imminent. Attack Fengyang Mansion and attack Anqing Mansion. Pu Guanshui has been appointed as the commander of the Fengyang Prefecture Military Region and has officially become a member of the Politburo. Naturally, the chairman of the Central Military Commission is concurrently the chairman of the party, and Chen Ke is now the highest leader of the army. He Zudao did not become a local cadre, but became the vice chairman in charge of military affairs, and Hua Xiongmao became the vice chairman in charge of military orders.

After the first national meeting, Chen Ke had time to formally chat with Chen Tianhua. Like Chen Ke, Chen Tianhua has changed just as much. This young man who died in the sea in history was by no means a gentle man. When he was with Chen Ke, Chen Tianhua was quite intense, and it was not uncommon for him to sing or cry when he was excited. At the end of 1904, Chen Tianhua had to go east to Japan for refuge due to his participation in the attempted Changsha Uprising led by Huang Xing. He entered Hosei University and began to study modern Western political and social theories. These theories impacted Chen Tianhua's thinking, but they were frustrated along the way, which also made him doubt whether this could be realized in China. Worried day and night about the future of the country and the nation, Chen Tianhua "was pessimistic and haggard, and whenever he mentioned major events in the world to his friends, he shed tears before he spoke, and sometimes his eyes did not dry up all day long."

At that time, it was the Russo-Japanese War, and the battle for the sphere of influence in China was going on in northeastern China, and the Qing government was unable to restrain the warring parties, so it had to declare "external neutrality". In January 1905, the Japanese newspaper Manchao Bao published an article predicting the imminent partition of China, which caused an uproar among Chinese students studying in Japan.

Chen Tianhua immediately wrote the "Opinion on Asking for Salvation", asking the Manchu government to implement constitutionalism and save the country. He proposed that the law should be changed, the state should be determined as soon as possible, and the localities should be given the right of self-government, and the people should be given the right to be free, to write, to speak, and to assemble. At the same time, the people should bear the obligation to serve as soldiers, pay taxes, raise public debts, and advocate for the government.

Chen Tianhua then decided to practice himself, prepared to fight to the death, and went to Beijing to study. This caused an uproar among the students studying in Japan.

It was not long after this that Chen Tianhua received a letter from Qiu Jin entrusted by Chen Ke, and in a depressed mood, he embarked on the road of returning to China to see Chen Ke.

At the end of 1906, a year after Chen Tianhua's suicide in history, Chen Tianhua not only became deep and steady, but also did things very differently. After returning to Fengtai County, Chen Tianhua was very happy with the warm welcome of the comrades, but he was just very happy. He turned off all visits from his friends, and in addition to attending meetings, he first wrote a detailed report on the peasant movement in Hebei, and then began to read it in the internal documents of the People's Party. I only met with Chen Ke on business, and when we met, I listened a lot and talked little. The high-spirited and excited youth of the past can no longer be found.

Even when Chen Ke specifically asked Chen Tianhua to talk, Chen Tianhua still sat in front of Chen Ke very calmly. In comparison, Chen Ke seems a little anxious because of his busy work recently.

Chen Ke said straight to the point: "Xingtai, I have read your report. Are you still sure you want to go to Hebei to work? ”

"Yes, I have promised the villagers that I will definitely return to Hebei within half a year." Chen Tianhua answered Chen Ke's question.

Chen Ke originally wanted to persuade Chen Tianhua to stay in the base area, but when he saw Chen Tianhua's demeanor, he no longer wanted to continue to persuade him, if Chen Tianhua really wanted to carry out the revolution, then no matter how Chen Ke persuaded him, it would be useless. If Chen Ke's persuasion can make Chen Tianhua change his mind to save the people, then Chen Ke will be disappointed.

Since Chen Tianhua was so determined, Chen Ke no longer persuaded him, and he simply said neatly: "I will soon start organizing the local people of Fengtai County*. There are also elections and construction at all levels of government. There is still a war. Since you're leaving, you might as well come with me and help me finish this before leaving. I used to just tell you why the revolution was going on, but after the revolution is about to be completed, you still have to learn more about the building of political power at the grassroots level, as well as the purpose and concept of the construction. ”

"Okay. I will definitely study hard. Chen Tianhua's answer was still simple and clear.

Chen Ke moved over a stack of manuscripts, "This is a course from the party school, take it back and take it first." If there's anything you don't understand, tell me. ”

"Okay." Chen Tianhua took the manuscript and stopped talking.

The room fell into a state of silence in an instant, which made Chen Ke very unaccustomed. He asked tentatively, "Xingtai, what happened to you, you can tell me." Don't think that the revolution is your own business, because the revolution is the common cause of so many comrades of our People's Party. You should not bring your personal feelings and grievances into the revolutionary cause. ”

That seems to be the right way to go. Chen Tianhua's solemn face finally changed slightly, he lowered his head first, and when he raised his head, his face finally looked more frank. "Wen Qing, in the peasant association I ran in Nangong County, an old man named Jing Tingwen died. He was not slaughtered, but killed in battle. ”

Chen Ke just nodded, but did not interrupt Chen Tianhua's words.

"Xingtai is not Fengtai, and there are not many people from the peasant association over there. When the Beiyang Army came, there were only seven or eight left. Chen Tianhua said in a slow tone. As soon as the Beiyang Army came, the villagers scattered to avoid the military disaster, and Chen Tianhua originally wanted to rush back to Anhui to join Chen Ke. But he didn't feel at ease, so he simply disguised himself as a businessman, hired a mule driver in a county town and went back to Gaojiazhai in Nangong County pretending to be passing by.

At that time, Pang Zi's team had been completely defeated, and the Beiyang Army had already occupied Gaojiazhai. Although he knew that he should not continue to take risks, Chen Tianhua really couldn't help the impulse in his heart, this was the peasant association he had established single-handedly. On the day of the end of the peasant association, Chen Tianhua still wanted to take another look. He finally decided to walk along the main road, and if the Beiyang Army asked him what he did, he would pretend to be a foreign merchant and come here to buy duck eggs. Anyway, the duck eggs in Gaojiazhai in Nangong County are already famous, and such a statement will not miss anything. At most, he was blackmailed by the Beiyang Army.

Perhaps it was providence, when Chen Tianhua arrived near the peasant association's feedlot, he saw the Beiyang Army lining up outside the farm. Then they dragged an old man Jing Tingwen who recognized him, but it was a rope tied with a rope and a head full of blood. There were no onlookers, they should have retreated, and there were few pedestrians on the road. Seeing the posture of the Beiyang Army, everyone watched from afar.

Chen Tianhua still remembers that when he persuaded the old man to leave, the old man just smiled and said: "I'm an old man, what can they do to me." If no one takes them around and lets these people get something, these people are afraid that they will harm the village. If you burn down everyone's house, how can you survive the winter? ”

The old man's words also made sense, and Chen Tianhua knew that the old man no longer had a family. The old man refused to leave, and Chen Tianhua couldn't force it. In the end, I had to repeatedly advise the old man to take care of himself.

Seeing hundreds of Beiyang troops facing the old man Jing Tingwen alone, Chen Tianhua was really at a loss. What an officer said to the old man, the voice was not loud and could not be heard clearly. But where the old man stood straight, Chen Tianhua knew that the old man had seen him, because the old man stared at himself for a moment, but deliberately turned his gaze away.

Then, Chen Tianhua heard the old man suddenly shout: "You things that eat people and don't spit out bones, you killed my two sons with foreigners a few years ago." Burned down my family's house. Now you are robbing our peasant association again, if I don't kill you, who will I kill? You can kill me today, and I'm not afraid of your grandfather. I'm waiting underground to see, and someone will avenge us. Until I kill all of you! ”

This is just a very ordinary word, Chen Tianhua will probably be able to come out, the old man is not like he said, he will not do anything to the Beiyang Army. The old man must have taken advantage of the opportunity to attack the people of the Beiyang Army. In retaliation, now the Beiyang Army wants to put the old man to death.

After understanding this, Chen Tianhua felt an emotion that he had never experienced before. This is a comrade in the revolutionary organization founded by Chen Tianhua himself, and the old man does not talk much on weekdays, but he does a lot of work. is a person who doesn't seem to be very close, but Chen Tianhua slowly found that if he handed over the matter to the old man Jing Tingwen, he could always rest assured. When the other peasant union cadres dispersed in a hurry, only the old man Jing Tingwen persisted to the end. Chen Tianhua once imagined that once the peasant association resumed operation, he would hand over some more important work to the old man. But reality broke Chen Tianhua's design. The old man is destined to never have the opportunity to cooperate with Chen Tianhua again.

The Beiyang officers shouted and cursed indignantly, and then a few Beiyang soldiers carrying sabers came up. The old man struggled and shouted: "I don't kneel, if I want to kill, I will stand and kill!" They didn't kneel when you killed my sons, and I don't want to disgrace my sons. ”

The Beiyang Army seemed to be suppressed by the old man's momentum, and his hands were not too hard, so he couldn't let the old man kneel. Seeing that the officer was angry, he told the soldiers to stand away, drew his pistol, and fired several shots at the old man's face. Old Man Jing Tingwen finally fell.

After Chen Tianhua finished speaking, Chen Ke did not say anything. Chen Tianhua neither shed tears, nor did he say what he did afterwards. He was silent for a moment before saying, "I'm going back to Nangong County." I promised the old man that I would definitely return to Nangong County. ”

"Xingtai, do you think it's because you set up a peasant fair that the old man will die?" Chen Ke asked. He was worried that Chen Tianhua's song title was enthusiastic because of a kind of self-blame.

"No, the old man didn't die for me, the old man did it for himself." Chen Tianhua subconsciously shook his head, "I used to see China lose power and humiliate the country, and I felt heartbroken. But now I don't think it matters, what if it's a constitutional republic? The people I've seen say these things louder than anyone else, but none of them dare to stay at the end as calmly as the old man. ”

Hearing this, Chen Ke began to worry that Chen Tianhua was now on the wrong path of wanting to avenge Old Man Jing Tingwen.

But I heard Chen Tianhua continue: "The people really dare to revolution, because the people and the Manchus have a common hatred. It's just that the people don't know that it was the Manchu system that oppressed them. Anyone who knows, there is no one who does not hate the Manchu Qing to the bone. There's no one who doesn't want to kill all these things. So I'm going back to Nangong County to carry out the people's revolution. ”

Chen Ke didn't know what to say, and such an attitude must not be wrong. Moreover, the situation in Hebei is far more dangerous than in Anhui, and it is difficult for the revolution to survive in Hebei if it does not realize hatred.

Chen Tianhua had just left, but Shang Yuan came in. As soon as he entered the door, Shang Yuan said, "I want to go to Hebei with Xingtai." ”

Chen Ke was startled by these words, could it be that when did Shang Yuan contact Chen Tianhua?

Shang Yuan continued: "I feel very unaccustomed to Fengtai County, where the folk customs are very different from those in the north. I think it's more suitable for me to go to the north. ”

"But Brother Wangshan, you can't leave now." Chen Ke immediately vetoed Shang Yuan's request, "Is it that I spoke more heavily at the front end." "Ever since the victims made trouble and Chen Ke asked his comrades to build a new base area, Shang Yuan's mood has not been high. Chen Ke felt that he had offended Shang Yuan by saying something.

Wen Qing thought too much. These days, I've been thinking about why it doesn't always feel right. These days, there is a little bit of understanding. Wenqing, what you are building in Fengtai County now is the situation after the success of the revolution. And I took these situations as the revolution itself. So don't blame Wen Qing for being angry. I really didn't expect that if the revolution had succeeded, it would have been so drastic. I was very happy to see this situation with my own eyes. ”

This is also Chen Ke's own perception, what he is doing now is not revolution, but construction.

"So, I now want to go to Hebei to create a revolutionary situation. There I am more familiar with and more comfortable with. Shang Yuan gave the reason.

"Okay, but we'll have to wait a while." Chen Ke gave Shang Yuan an explanation.