The flames burned brightly in a dilapidated Xuande furnace stained with patina and blackened by smoke, and on the futon in front of the Xuande furnace sat a man in tattered clothes and a pair of tattered straw sandals tied to his feet. Unlike ordinary people who comb their hair in braids, this man did not comb the hair back from his forehead like ordinary people in this era, this hairstyle would show a bare forehead. The man's hair in front was cut into short bangs, and the hair on the back was not braided, but tied into a bun and casually held with a white wooden hairpin.

If Chen Ke sees this man's style, he will immediately think of Wu Mengda's style in "Journey to the West". This man who looked quite like Wu Mengda, his eyes were closed, and his mouth was full of words. Very practical style and mystery. A group of men with pigtails, each holding a red tassel gun in their hands, stood four or five meters away from the man and looked at the man anxiously. When they were waiting anxiously, the man on the futon suddenly stood up, and he slammed the powder in his hand into the Xuande furnace. The powder flew into the flames, which had already begun to fall, and a puff of smoke burst into flames. Although they have also seen this kind of French style, the onlookers still subconsciously took a step back in unison.

The man who was doing it took out a piece of yellow paper from his arms, picked up the brush of the chicken blood bowl on the ground, and wrote a spell little by little. Let the queen put the yellow table paper into the Xuande furnace. The yellow paper turned to ashes in an instant, and the fly ash foam rose straight into the air with the rising air flow in the furnace.

The man dropped the brush, closed his eyes, and sat back on the futon. At the moment when everyone couldn't help but move forward a little in anxiety, this good man suddenly jumped up from the futon. He trembled, his eyes wide. Then he shouted in a sharp voice that is difficult for ordinary people to imitate: "Taiyin comes from the west, and the red flag enters the WTO." The two reds meet, and the life of the seeer hangs in the balance. ”

After shouting the unveiling post on both sides, the man sat back on the futon and regained his composure. In the Xuande furnace behind him, the fire was gradually extinguished.

Wait for the man to open his eyes and stand up with a normal demeanor. The people around immediately gathered around, "Master Wu, what does this divination mean?" ”

When "Master Wu" regained his calmness, he looked like a very calm middle-aged man. After this toss, the master repeated the unveiling post with a tired look, and then began to explain that the content was probably that the force of the red flag would cause disadvantage to the red gun in front of him.

"Since they are all red, they must clash with each other. The old boss of the Red Gun Club suddenly got sick and fell ill in the previous paragraph, why are good people so sick? Master Wu explained attentively, "I think the red flag itself is a crime, and the talisman on the flag is the culprit. ”

"Sure enough!" The man in the lead suddenly realized, "At that time, the People's Party had just come to us. ”

"When I look at the flag of the People's Party, I feel evil, and I don't write on the flag, but I draw a ghost talisman."

"Go to them and let them change the talisman on the flag for us."

Coming to Master Wu for divination and seeking results was one of the rudders of Meng Lianggu of the Shandong Red Gun Society, the old master suddenly fell ill in the previous paragraph, and it didn't work to ask for medical advice. As a last resort, they came to ask the well-known Master Wu for guidance. Now that the results were obtained, the Red Gun congregation donated a lot of incense money and went out.

Menglianggu is a stony hill located in the Yimeng Mountains in south-central Shandong Province. It is located between Mengyin and Yinan counties. "Gu" is the local common name for the terrain of Fangshan with a flat top and steep slope. Menglianggu is a low mountain, with an average altitude of about 400 meters, and the highest peak, Dadingzi, is 575 meters. Menglianggu is located in the north-south traffic artery of Yimeng Mountain, the situation is dangerous, and it has been a battleground for soldiers since ancient times.

The People's Party's Shandong base was initially located in the southern part of the Yimeng Mountains, and with the expansion of its strength, the vanguard had already entered the Menglianggu area. The Shandong base area believed that after controlling this area, it could enter the northern part of Mengshan with all its strength and complete complete control of the Yimengshan area.

Shandong men have a simple personality, and since they believed in Master Wu's words, they were "filled with righteous indignation" one by one, and immediately organized a team to find the People's Party, asking the People's Party to change the "ghost talisman" on the flag.

As soon as they reached the bottom of the mountain, they heard the rumbling sound of horses' hooves from behind the hills in front of them. This group of horses was so large that the brothers of the Red Rifle Society couldn't even tell how many cavalry there were. A moment later, two groups of cavalry appeared in front of them around the hills. All the horses nailed their hoovers, making a crisp sound on the stone ground. And countless cavalry marched together, and the crisp sound converged into a thunderous roar.

The two standard-bearers led by the two teams of cavalry held two red flags high, and on the crimson flags, the large yellow sickle and axe logo was clearly visible. Although intimidated by the might of this large group of cavalry, the brothers of the Red Rifle Society did not flinch in the slightest. They raised their red tassel spears one after another and formed a formation.

Seeing that someone was blocking the road, the cavalry slowed down and soon stopped on the road. Soon the two horses came out of the crowd, but it was Pang Zi and Chai Qingguo. Chai Qingguo stopped his horse more than thirty paces away from the members of the Red Gun Society.

"Ahead are the brothers of the Red Gun Society? I am Chai Qingguo, and I came to worship the mountain. Chai Qingguo shouted.

Sure enough, it was the right one! The brothers of the Red Gun Society exchanged glances, and the leader of them also walked out of the ranks of the Red Gun Society. "I was looking for you, and you sent them to the door."

Despite the unkind tone of the Red Gun Society, Chai Qingguo still clasped his fists and saluted. "I wonder what these brothers have to say?"

Although the people of the Red Gun Club knew that there was a huge disparity in strength between the two sides, the people of Shandong were really not afraid of anything after making up their minds. The leader of the group bluntly told Chai Qingguo that he wanted the People's Party to change the logo on the flag. When he had finished speaking, the leader shouted, "I will leave my words here today, and if you don't change your flag, you won't want to enter our mountain." ”

Chai Qingguo was not angry at all, he turned his head to look at Pang Zi next to him, Pang Zi had a sneer on the corner of his mouth, but he didn't speak.

Turning his head again, Chai Qingguo said with a smile: "You care about the old master, I think it's right." But the old boss is sick, don't go to a good doctor, believe that bullshit, isn't this supportive? If everyone says that our flag is in the way of the old master. Then before we came, the old boss was not sick. A few years ago, when I was sick, I asked someone to send medicine to the old master, is this time the same as the last time? ”

As a famous "former horse bandit" in Shandong, Chai Qingguo has a wide range of friends. In fact, he really hasn't seen the old master, but the other party is the Red Gun Club, and there are only a few famous people in this vein, and Chai Qingguo is sure that he will soon get in touch with the old master.

Sure enough, this lie that didn't blush and didn't beat his heart stopped these descendants at that time. Everyone has heard of Chai Qingguo's name, and that is also a senior. According to the seniority of each rudder, the old master was afraid that he would have to call Uncle Shi when he saw Chai Qingguo. These juniors were just annoyed in a hurry, so they desperately picked Chai Qingguo. Hearing Chai Qingguo say this, their momentum immediately disappeared.

"So, can you cure the old man's disease?" The leader asked, suspicious.

Chai Qingguo said loudly: "I'm not a doctor, and I don't understand how to treat diseases." However, we have doctors in the team, and we will try to treat the old masters. Listen to what you say, the old master's illness is not light, hurry up and lead the way. It's important to see a doctor. ”

The military doctor was newly transferred to the Shandong base area, and he was the same as the military doctor trained by the People's Party on a large scale. A first examination revealed appendicitis. And it's at a very dangerous late stage.

"Gotta get the surgery done quickly." The military doctor said to Chai Qingguo.

"Is it safe? I'm pretty sure. Chai Qingguo asked in a low voice.

"There's no guarantee of that, I don't know if it's perforated. Now for surgery, there is still forty percent hope. If you don't save it, it won't last for three days. The military doctor gave a clear answer. Medical care was extremely poor in those years, and the mortality rate after illness was high. The BJP has never lacked objects of dissection and observation.

Chai Qingguo groaned for a while, it would not be strange if someone died of illness in this year. The treatment was ineffective, and it is not surprising that the patient died. But once the operation is performed and the person dies, the patient's family will never let the doctor go. They must have thought that the cause of death was because the doctor had deliberately killed someone. Everyone lacks medical knowledge, and that doesn't work to say anything.

But the current situation is even more difficult, the old boss is already sick and delirious, and those who come after him have listened to the words of the god and insisted that the flag of the People's Party is a hindrance to the old boss. If the treatment is not successful, it is a resentment that cannot be resolved. As the leader of the troops, Chai Qingguo is really in a dilemma.

"No matter, cure. You can't just watch people die right in front of you. Chai Qingguo quickly made up his mind.

Members of the medical team immediately began to prepare for surgery. Chai Qingguo called the current leader over, "The old master's intestines are swollen, we have to cut open the stomach and cut open this swollen intestine." ”

"What?!" The current chief, who was the nephew of the old boss, roared as if he had been burned with a soldering iron.

"I knew you didn't believe it, what you little kid had seen." Chai Qingguo didn't explain at all, and scolded him on the head. Not to mention, this awe-inspiring high-pressure attitude has had an effect. The people of the Red Gun Club don't know what kind of disease the old boss has, and if they blindly explain it to the old boss, it will make people who have no concept of medicine think crankily. Chai Qingguo came up and scolded the young doll for not understanding anything, but he effectively suppressed the scene.

The nephew of the old boss wilted, and he heard that there was going to be an operation, and the old boss cut open his stomach and took out the swollen intestines. The young man, who was not afraid of knives and guns on weekdays, was so frightened that his face turned pale at this time.

"The lifelong hero of the old master, Egypt stabbed and gunned, without blinking. How can there be such a useless nephew as you! Chai Qingguo scolded with a split head.

"Chai, chai senior. I can't do this. In case I can't save it......"

"If you can't save it, that's fate, how old are you, can you still take on such a big thing? Go, and gather my brethren who split the rudder for me. Chai Qingguo shouted.

In fact, there are only forty or fifty people at the rudder, and only one person in charge is the old master. When a group of young people heard Chai Qingguo finish cutting their stomachs and cutting their intestines, they were all frightened.

Chai Qingguo looked at the group of people for a while with the contemptuous look unique to the elders, and then said: "We are here to save people, and to tell you is to make it clear." I have fought in the court with my old boss before, and we have a lifelong friendship. The old master's life is hard, and if we can survive this, we are naturally happy. If the old master can't survive this pass, I, Chai Qingguo, will personally ask the old master to wear linen and filial piety, and carry the coffin to the end. Now prepare for the afterlife, and rush to the fire! ”

People believe that there are two extreme methods of last resort to save people: "rushing to joy" and "rushing to evil". Chongxi is to let the critically ill person marry a new wife, and Chongxi is to prepare for the aftermath of the funeral shed, pretending to do it. Chai Qingguo, as an elder, came up with a plan to rush evil, and these descendants also obeyed the order. Started to build the funeral tent. Relieved of their responsibilities, these people feel a lot more relaxed.

This is to suppress those stunned young men, and the operation will soon begin. After ether gas anesthesia, the surgery begins. An accurate incision of the abdominal cavity reveals a very large appendix that is swollen due to inflammation. The military doctors breathed a sigh of relief, the old master was born in martial arts, and his physique was not bad. Even though it is inflamed, the appendix has not yet festered. As long as the bacteria do not enter the abdominal cavity, the surgery is much easier. After a tense operation, the military doctor came out and told Chai Qingguo that the hope of reviving the patient had reached sixty percent. However, because appendicitis drags on for a long time, the number of white blood cells in the patient's body is extremely high. The old man is also in his fifties, and it is still a big question whether this body can withstand the operation.

Chai Qingguo asked the doctor to treat him well, and began to arrange accommodation for the troops. In the second half of the night, the old boss finally came to his senses. The family members pretended to be happy when they saw the old man's condition, and their original hostility to the People's Party was instantly transformed into an extreme kind of friendship and trust.

The old boss finally understood the ins and outs of the matter, and scolded these descendants in a weak voice, "Do you also believe what Old Ghost Wu said?" Isn't this a clear trick for us? ”

"Big brother, you just had surgery, don't make yourself angry again." Chai Qingguo persuaded.

The next day, Chai Qingguo asked Pang Zi to continue with his troops, while he and his comrades from the medical team stayed here. After all, the situation after surgery is not completely reassuring. And Chai Qingguo has always wanted to make sure that it is human nature to bully outsiders, and the People's Party is a newcomer to Shandong, and it is not too outrageous speculation that the gods and men will push the people to the side of the People's Party with all kinds of unfavorable results of divination. However, almost all the gods do this, and Chai Qingguo always feels that this is too amazing.

The People's Party is not a nasty organization in Shandong, and it has taken more than a year for the People's Party to gradually establish its own power in the south. The mass base has also gradually settled, and there is still a small area of border between Anhui and the southwestern part of Shandong, and many comrades in Shandong have also plotted to establish a base area that includes the southern part of Shandong and the northern part of Jiangsu, and reaches the seaside. Under such circumstances, the unanimous opposition of the gods and Hans to the BJP is really puzzling and faintly worrisome.

The old master's body recovered unhappily, after all, he was in his fifties, and this operation only had a life-saving effect. On the sickbed, the old man accepted the infusion while wanting to thank the doctor in person. The military doctors have already gone to the village to provide free medical treatment to the masses. Thank-you can only be postponed a little longer. The old boss asked about the purpose of Chai Qingguo's trip. The news of the passage of the People's Party brigade has already spread.

"Brother, we are going to fight the Manchu Dynasty, now let's come to Baishan first, and see what the brothers mean." Chai Qingguo replied.

"Fight the Manchus? Where are you going to fight? Jinan? "The old boss was very confused.

"Although Shandong wants to fight, but that is a matter of the future, this time I will go to Hebei to rob Huangzhuang." Chai Qingguo replied lightly.

"Robbing the Emperor?" Not only the old masters, but even the young people around them were also shocked.

"Brother, if we fight too hard in Shandong, I am afraid that when we withdraw, the officials and soldiers will chase after us and harm the people. A few years ago, we suffered a big loss. Chai Qingguo brought up history.

When it comes to old things, the old boss can't help but sigh. At that time, fighting with Beiyang, everyone was broken up and ran home. As a result, he was chased by Beiyang, but many relatives died. As soon as Chai Qingguo said this, the old boss felt a lot more relaxed. Even so, the old boss still felt uneasy, "Brother Chai, it's not my brother I'm talking about you." If you go to Hebei again, can you win? There were so many brothers who followed Zhao Da back then, but they didn't win in the end. How many centaurs do you have now? ”

Since the old boss didn't believe that Chai Qingguo could win this time, Chai Qingguo diverged from the conversation, "Brother, I was just passing by this time, and I happened to meet this group of juniors who blocked the way because you were sick, so I knew that you were sick." If it weren't for these offspring, I would have missed it. ”

"This is my brother, I am lucky to meet you, brother. This hurts the heart, where can anyone survive. Brother, I thanked you. ”

"As a brother, you naturally have to come forward when you encounter something. By the way, brother, in the future, our medical team will patrol our mountains to see doctors. After coming to us, can you let them settle down with you? ”

"Absolutely!" I heard that in the future, some doctors went out to see doctors, and the old boss was overjoyed. Because he was too excited, but it touched the wound, he couldn't help frowning.

"Big brother, don't worry. This kind of thing can be done by the people under you. You're recuperating now. ”

Coming out of the old master's place, Chai Qingguo took a few comrades and went to Master Wu to have a look under the leadership of the Red Gun Society's rudder brothers. Along the way, the brothers of the Red Gun Society scolded "Master Wu" for being a liar, claiming that they would burn Master Wu's "kennel" in a moment. Chai Qingguo was also noncommittal, and the group went to Master Wu. But I saw a ruined temple from an unknown number of years ago, with a collapsed wall and a sloping house. I was wondering how much courage Master Wu had to have to live in this dilapidated house. The brothers of the Red Gun Society had already led everyone to the back of the temple. There was a shack there, but I saw Master Wu coming out of the shack with a broken pot. Seeing everyone coming over in a menacing manner, Master Wu stopped there and said with relief: "I didn't expect you to come so soon. ”

This kind of "talk" frightened the brothers of the Red Gun Society, Chai Qingguo was well-informed, and second, he came to the Shandong base area under Chen Ke's instructions to study the "words" tricks of these charlatans. Although there was a slight shock in his heart, Chai Qingguo quickly regained his composure.

The brothers of the Red Gun Society were still young and couldn't bear it, and after being stunned for a moment, they took the initiative to scold Master Wu for deceiving people. The bottom of this scolding soon leaked. I heard that the BJP has good doctors. A flash of joy flashed in Master Wu's eyes. However, Master Wu sighed, "This is the will of heaven. Divination is always a matter of self-inflicted evil. I have leaked too many heavenly secrets, and there are also misunderstandings of heaven's will. This is not only the illness of the old boss, but my wife has also suffered God's punishment. After saying that, Master Wu went into the house and led a woman out.

I saw a fist-sized lump on the back of the woman's cheeks, and several brothers of the Red Gun Society were so frightened that they took a few steps back.

Master Wu said: "Ladies and gentlemen, the flag of the People's Party is a red red flag, and it is used as a Huode Xingjun. The Manchu Qing Dynasty was still black, with a black flag. That's water virtue. Fire and water are incompatible, either fire and virtue burn the plain, or water virtue covers the ground. I'm shallow, and I'm always inferred about it. But even so, it is also divined by heaven's will to create a curse. In this divination, I will say whatever I find. Although it is vague, it is not a bad hexagram. This brother of the People's Party, can you use the auspicious number of this hexagram to save my wife? Heaven has the virtue of a good life, and planting good causes will reap good results. I hope this brother is pitiful. ”

These words frightened the people of the Red Gun Society for a moment, and when they saw the terrible shape of the woman's tumor, they had no intention of beating Master Wu. But Chai Qingguo felt that he couldn't cry or laugh. The old fritters in the rivers and lakes are the old fritters, and the red gun will scold Master Wu for being a liar, and Master Wu does not say that he is a liar, but only admits that the divination is not accurate. and pulled out his wife, who had a bad disease, as a shield. As long as the Red Gun Society believes that the "Mandate of Heaven" exists, they will think that Master Wu is not a liar, but "not good at learning". Then this set of feudal superstitions can continue to be played. And the current situation is that Master Wu is still calming the scene.

Master Wu saw that he had suppressed the scene, so he begged Chai Qingguo to save their lives. Not only begged like this, but also buttoned the big hats of flattering words such as "the fire virtue occupied by the People's Party" and "Providence" on Chai Qingguo's head. Don't say it, even Chai Qingguo already thinks that feudal superstition is nonsense, but after listening to this set of rhetoric tempered by charlatans, Chai Qingguo still feels very refreshed.

Of course, Chai Qingguo is a member of the People's Party after all, and the results of the discussion at the party committee are also recalled in Chai Qingguo's mind, "Chairman Chen's evaluation of the existence of feudal superstition is like this, and the rulers need the feudal superstition system to brag about them and whitewash them." Distorting the people's worldview, the Manchu rule, which deceived the people, gained an important pillar. Why must our People's Party oppose feudal superstition, because what supports our People's Party is science and democracy, and seeking truth from facts. Therefore, our struggle against feudal superstition is a hard and long-term struggle. If we want to win the final victory in this struggle, we must popularize science among the masses of the people. And popularizing science will not succeed overnight, it will take thirty or fifty, seventy or eighty years, or even hundreds of years. Therefore, comrades must not only have unswerving confidence, but also be ideologically prepared for a long-term struggle. ”

When the party committee heard this, Chai Qingguo also felt that his heart was full of pride and ambition to eliminate feudal superstition, but as soon as he really fought with the old fritters of feudal superstition, Chai Qingguo found that he actually did not have any advantage. It's easy to kill this Master Wu, and with Chai Qingguo's kindness of saving the old master, the brothers of the Red Gun Society will definitely not stand on the position of such a "not good at learning". But what's the point? The brothers of the Red Gun Society do not believe in this god, they will believe in another god. In the final analysis, they still failed to get out of feudal superstition.

And senseless killings can only have a negative effect. For example, at least Master Wu will no longer speak ill of the People's Party in the future, and the science and medical treatment mastered by the People's Party will also have a good reputation in the local area. If Master Wu is killed, there will be another god here, but I am afraid that the People's Party will still be regarded as an enemy. From the perspective of political interests, there are still benefits to saving Master Wu.

This kind of makes Chai Qingguo feel as disgusting as eating a fly, but you have to endure it if you are disgusting or not. The quick picture will only bring more trouble.

The final result was that Chai Qingguo took Master Wu and his wife back to the village. He stressed to the young people not to believe charlatans, and to talk about science if you want to cure diseases. Obviously, because Chai Qingguo has a practical case, the young people have confidence in the medical skills of the People's Party.

Chen Ke has put forward the theory of "benign tumors" and "malignant tumors". However, in the final analysis, in addition to the fact that the tumor is produced after the carcinogenesis of its own cells, the malignant tumor will continue to engulf other cells to proliferate and spread, and the benign tumor will no longer spread, Chen Ke does not understand how to distinguish between benign and evil deeds. Even so, Chairman Chen's "medical knowledge" has made Chen Ke more than a "god and a man" in the medical department of the base area.

The medical team operated on Master Wu's wife and removed the tumor. And when Chai Qingguo and the medical team left three days later, Master Wu's wife was also alive and well. "At least there will be no more anti-People's Party in this place......" Chai Qingguo went with his comrades to catch up with the large army with this expectation.

The cavalry troops' large-scale armed march in the Yimeng Mountains was an instruction from the Shandong base area. Before going out of Hebei to fight on the move, it is very necessary to demonstrate the armed strength of the People's Party to the masses in the base areas, so as to stabilize the people's minds and deter the small ones. After Meng Lianggu and a short distance to the north, it is no longer within the reach of the People's Party. So a little bit of the way forward, the large army withdrew.

Chai Qingguo led the large army to return to the base area to make preparations for the final dispatch of troops, but Pang Zi led a small detachment of 50 people to leave the base area and go to Hebei and the Taihang Mountain area to negotiate with the heroes from all over the country to jointly send troops to make this vote.

"Third brother, you must be obedient when you send troops this time. Don't take it personally. Chai Qingguo said to Pang Zi. Pang Zi's dishonesty is well known. In addition to daring to fight, but also knowing how to retreat. Pang Zi's revolutionary consciousness is really incomprehensible. To create the opposition of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Pang Zi did not hesitate. But all actions are commanded......

This is why Wu Xingchen, Chai Qingguo and others are pressing the formation here, and Wu Xingchen has publicly commented on Pang Zi, "He is the grandson monkey under Wuzhi Mountain." However, Sun Monkey also has the advantages of Sun Monkey, to contact various "local heroes" in Hebei and Taihang Mountain, there is really no more suitable candidate than Pang Zi in the Shandong base area.

Pang Zi listened to Chai Qingguo's words, but he didn't have the burning energy of the so-called "Sun Monkey" at all. His tone was very indifferent, "It's good to be able to complete the task, I'm a fart on my own." ”

This kind of calm attitude has the unique strength of a practical seeker, who has never done it himself, how can he know the hardships of doing things. This is also the real reason why the Military Commission was able to agree with Pang Zi to launch "local heroes".

Pang Zi didn't care about Chai Qingguo's approving gaze at all, his upper lip was retracted, his lower lip stretched forward slightly, and he blew into his nostrils, and then said, "Old Chai, I'm still talking like that." It's good that I can bring those heroes out, you don't have to expect them to have any "Three Laws and Eight Notes". If something happens, you can't say I don't do my best. ”

"Don't worry, we went through the rivers and lakes together back then, who doesn't know this." Chai Qingguo replied. But then Chai Qingguo's tone became stern, "Whether they pay attention or not, we can't say, but you can't take this opportunity to indulge yourself like a wild horse." That's what I'm worried about. ”

"Cut, it's boring." Pang Zi snorted coldly, "Let's just say so, if you can put your mind at ease, I'll leave now." ”

"Okay, third, you go. Be careful along the way. Chai Qingguo said. As far as Pang Zi's performance is concerned, Chai Qingguo is ninety percent sure that Pang Zi will do something wrong in Hebei. "Don't get too much of this bastard, just put yourself in there." Chai Qingguo thought very discouraged.

The size of the team of fifty cavalry and spare horses was not small, and Pang Zi blew a whistle in his mouth as he rushed forward. The reason why "Shandong Ringing Horses" are called Ringing Horses is that they will fire arrows before attacking, and they will also blow this special whistle.

On the other side, the People's Party's cavalry brigade turned its horse's head in an orderly manner and rumbled towards the assembly area designated by the Central Military Commission in an orderly manner.

After the death of Cixi and Guangxu, although the Qing court "established" a new monarch, the situation in the world rushed from chaos to even more chaos.