Song Jiaoren's cultivation was better than Huang Xing's, so Tao Chengzhang thought that after his verbal refusal to cooperate with the Alliance, Huang Xinghui would be the first to get angry. He never expected that Huang Xing hadn't spoken yet, and Song Jiaoren had already taken the case, "Brother Huanzhang, you are all bastards." ”

Tao Chengzhang looked at Huang Xing first, and most of the surprise on Huang Xing's face was because of Song Jiaoren's fierce performance. In fact, there are also contradictions between Huang Xing and Sun Yat-sen, and Huang Xing's personal cultivation is not bad, and he is not very good at dealing with gang members such as Chen Qimei and international students.

Turning his head, Tao Chengzhang looked at Song Jiaoren squarely, "Mr. Song, please advise." ”

"Revolution is a major event, and small sections should not be underestimated, but small sections should not be used as an excuse to undermine unity. Now the royalist party and the constitutionalist party are in the dust, and Mr. Sun is exposing the face of these people in Japan who are pseudo-constitutional, and the true royalists. Song Jiaoren said very sincerely and painfully.

Listening to Song Jiaoren's words, Tao Chengzhang sneered, "If you can directly defeat the Manchus, what royalists and constitutionalists." None of that matters. If Mr. Sun personally leads the alliance to fight on the battlefield of killing the enemy, I Tao Chengzhang will not say a word, and he will definitely follow before and after the saddle. In Japan, Mr. Sun watched others die, but he himself regarded himself as a revolutionary leader. I just can't get used to this. ”

Song Jiaoren said solemnly: "We came back this time to launch an uprising......

"Start an uprising, it's good, I support it!" Tao Chengzhang said loudly, "Our Restoration Society will never sit idly by. We sent 100 guns and 10,000 silver dollars for funding. What does Mr. Song think? ”

Hearing that there were guns and money, Huang Xing's eyes lit up. Each of his uprisings failed, and the guns he had managed to accumulate before the uprising were lost after the defeat. In order to contact the people of the organization again, a large sum of money is required.

After Song Jiaoren heard this, his face was even more gloomy. Originally, he guessed that it would be difficult to say that it was difficult to move Tao Chengzhang, but now he knew that the difficulty in reality was actually greater than he imagined.

One of the reasons why Sun Yat-sen and others were able to become leaders in the League was that Sun Yat-sen put forward the most complete revolutionary ideas and propagated them very early, so it can be said that his qualifications were piled up. Another reason is that Sun Yat-sen was more able to raise funds. This is also why Song Jiaoren was able to accept the fact that Sun Yat-sen's personal behavior was relatively romantic.

The situation of the Liberation Society, Song Jiaoren was very clear, because the Liberation Society had been promoting the actual revolution, so it was in dire need of money and weapons. Sun Yat-sen didn't want the Restoration Society to become bigger, because there were many people from Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the Alliance, and if the Liberation Society became bigger, Sun Yat-sen's influence in Jiangsu and Zhejiang would naturally become smaller. This kind of competition for interests Song Jiaoren is well aware.

The reason why Song Jiaoren came to contact the Liberation Society in person this time was because after the rise of this political force that had nothing to do with the League, the eyes of the revolutionaries were turned to Anhui, where the People's Party was located. Fang Cai Tao Chengzhang said that after the defeat of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the royalists and constitutionalists were nothing remarkable. This is true, but if the Manchus fell, not only the royalists and constitutionalists, but also the revolutionary parties in Japan would have no value at all. If the People's Party, which had nothing to do with the Japanese Revolutionary Party, had come to power, they would never have recognized Sun Yat-sen's status as a "revolutionary leader." The entire alliance will be completely marginalized.

Song Jiaoren believed that even if he could temporarily endure some unhappiness at this time, he would have to cooperate with the Guangfu Society, which was also in a weak position. There will be connections and manpower in the Liberation Society. The League will have some financial resources and influence, and if the two cooperate, they will be able to compete with the BJP. That's when the whole situation is different.

Tao Chengzhang proposed to send guns and money, which was actually not an expression of goodwill at all, but a "dispatch called Huazi". If Song Jiaoren really took these guns and money, then the alliance would never be able to raise its head in front of the Liberation Conference in the future. Song's little trick can't fool Song Jiaoren at all.

Enduring the anger of being insulted, Song Jiaoren tried his best to be calm and said: "Brother Huanqing, why bother to be rash. We have differences, and we can talk about it. If we want to establish democratic politics, we must first have a sense of democracy, and we can talk about any differences. ”

Tao Chengzhang just vented, and the anger in his heart dissipated a lot, plus he didn't hate Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren in the first place, seeing that Song Jiaoren was quite able to swallow his anger, he also relented a little. Everyone sat down again, and Tao Chengzhang also said calmly: "Don't hide it, I followed Mr. Chen Ke of the People's Party on the front line when I fought Anqing at the beginning of the year, although it is said to be the headquarters, Mr. Chen Ke commands more than 3,000 people, but the headquarters is only two or three miles away from the front line. Hear the gunshots clearly. If the Manchus had a cannon in the city, this cannon would have been able to hit our headquarters. ”

After listening to Tao Chengzhang's description, Huang Xing couldn't help but exchange glances with Song Jiaoren. They didn't know the true situation of the Battle of Anqing, and now listening to Tao Chengzhang, who was on the front line, several mysteries were revealed. In the rumors outside, the People's Party mobilized tens of thousands of troops, Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren personally led the uprising, and they knew what tens of thousands of people would look like. Both knew that the BJP had absolutely no troops of tens of thousands.

However, Chen Ke only needed more than 3,000 people to take Anqing, which shows that these more than 3,000 people are not random troops at all, at least they are also well-trained and well-equipped troops like the new army. Otherwise, it would be a joke to rely on more than 3,000 people to attack a city defended by 3,000 or 4,000 people.

Tao Chengzhang didn't care what these two people thought, he continued to say according to his own train of thought, "Since that time, I know that if you want to overthrow the Manchu Qing, it is absolutely impossible to hide behind. Mr. Sun said that what equal land rights were, we also thought that we should eliminate the annexation. We just pay lip service to the fact that the People's Party has already done this in Fengtai County, Anhui Province. The people there, men and women, young and old, were divided into three acres of land, and the government did not allow the land to be transferred at will. Whether it is equalizing land rights or eliminating annexation, the People's Party has already done it. They are not able to do this by saying it, but by doing it. Two brothers, I would like to advise you, don't hide in Japan and call on others to rise up for revolution all day long. It's better to do it yourself than anything else. ”

"Is the People's Party also practicing democracy?" There was unbearable excitement in Song Jiaoren's voice.

Tao Chengzhang sneered, "Brother Song, if you want to pick fruits in the name of a revolutionary pioneer, I don't think you have to take your own humiliation." The People's Party now has tens of thousands of elite soldiers under its command, do you think Chairman Chen Ke knows less than you? I know that Brother Song has a good relationship with Mr. Chen Tianhua, but Mr. Chen Tianhua refused to join the League back then, but joined the People's Party. Now Mr. Chen Tianhua will not cooperate with you again. Why bother with this useless work. ”

Listening to Tao Chengzhang's words, Song Jiaoren's heart sank, Chen Tianhua did not do it at his fingertips at that time, but took a great risk to return to Shanghai to follow Chen Ke. Now that the People's Party is seeing the climate, it is not clear who Chen Tianhua will choose. Moreover, although Chen Ke has never promoted the democratic republic, reading Chen Ke's books, his understanding of the democratic republic is definitely no worse than that of the League. Although he didn't know what banner Chen Ke would eventually play, Song Jiaoren didn't think that Chen Ke would be the kind of character who could be moved by a few casual words.

"Brother Huanqing, can't we really cooperate anymore?" Song Jiaoren asked again with little hope.

Tao Chengzhang said sincerely: "We don't agree with each other, and the way we do things is even more contrary." Brother Song, there are some things that can't be forced. ”

Huang Xing showed a disappointed look on his face after hearing this, and Song Jiaoren could completely know Tao Chengzhang's thoughts. At that time, Sun Yat-sen hoped to obtain the position of the supreme leader of the revolution, and the Liberation Society hoped to get more practical support. The various factions participating in the Restoration Society are all for the idea of huddling together for warmth. As a result, everyone found that most of the people gathered together were hedgehogs, and if they were not together, they felt cold, and when they were together, they felt uncomfortable to death. The Liberation Society did not receive actual material support, so it naturally refused to carry a sedan chair for Sun Yat-sen in vain, and it was inevitable that it would break away from the alliance.

In the matter of dealing with the People's Party, the starting point of the two revolutionary parties has not changed. The League now wants the BJP to carry a sedan chair for the League, and the Liberation Society still wants to get practical support. This time the Liberation Association has achieved its goal, and naturally they will not let go of the big tree of the People's Party. The League, on the other hand, had no contact with the BJP, so it was even more eager to reap the benefits.

This time, Sun Yat-sen sent Song Jiaoren to contact the People's Party and offered the post of vice president of the League. Sun Yat-sen even entrusted carte blanche to Song Jiaoren, and if the People's Party was willing to let the League become some of the main officials of the Anhui government, "anything could be discussed." The People's Party can occupy such a large territory in Anhui and have so many troops, as long as Chen Ke can let the cadres of the League get enough official positions and grasp real power, Song Jiaoren knows that Sun Yat-sen does not care about making Chen Ke a high-level cadre of the League. Although he didn't know what Tao Chengzhang's purpose was, Tao Chengzhang also saw the purpose of Song Jiaoren's trip, and persuaded Song Jiaoren to give up this plan more tactfully.

Song Jiaoren knew that Chen Ke could never be a little doll at the mercy of others, but now that the situation was like this, even if there was only a glimmer of hope, Song Jiaoren had to give it a try.

"Thank you, Brother Tao, for your advice." Song Jiaoren replied.

"Brother Song is polite." Tao Chengzhang responded. He and the cadres of the Guangfu Society invited Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren to have a meal, and when Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren said goodbye, Tao Chengzhang did not stay. After sending the two away, Tao Chengzhang couldn't help but say to the cadres of the Liberation Society around him: "Does the alliance think that Chen Ke is so foolish?" ”

Some of the cadres of the Liberation Society are more sensible, while others do not understand what the League wants to do. Tao Chengzhang explained to everyone the League's plan to use the influence of the People's Party to expand its strength. Many people have already understood why.

"What's so bad about working together?" Chen Boping couldn't help but ask.

After hearing this, Xu Xilin glared at Chen Boping, and even Qiu Jin's face was not good-looking. Chen Boping didn't know what Xu Xilin meant, but Qiu Jin and Tao Chengzhang all knew Xu Xilin's thoughts.

Chen Ke first cooperated with Xu Xilin, when Chen Ke was alone, without relatives and no reason, and even the initial money was exchanged for a watch from Qiu Jin. If others were in this situation, they would definitely choose to cling to the thighs of the Restoration Society, but Chen Ke did not rely on others at all, and broke out of the world on his own. Every time Xu Xilin thinks about it, he regrets it. He hated himself for not knowing anyone, and if he was asked to do it all over again, he would never leave Chen Ke aside. Not only Xu Xilin, but even Tao Chengzhang often regretted that if he hadn't been so self-righteous at that time, but paid more attention to Chen Ke and entrusted Chen Ke with a heavy responsibility, it would not be the People's Party that has risen now, but the Restoration Society.

Even if he had helped Chen Ke so much, no one including Xu Xilin could say anything to Chen Ke. Because Chen Ke never takes advantage of others. Money is made of watches, Qiu Jin likes this watch very much, and once a wealthy businessman saw this watch and asked for five hundred taels of silver to buy it immediately. After Chen Ke earned money, he also gave Xu Xilin a lot of money. Including Qiu Jin and Xu Xilin admitted that Chen Ke did not owe them any favors. If you just talk about normal personal interactions, Chen Ke pays more.

Tao Chengzhang got Chizhou City from Chen Ke, and when the Hubei New Army came, Chen Ke even sent people to help the Guangfuhui retreat. From the perspective of the two political factions, the Liberation Party cannot say that the People's Party owes anything to the Liberation Society.

Tao Chengzhang and others didn't know that this was actually not Chen Ke's political wisdom, but Chen Ke's political wisdom that he learned from Grandpa Mao and Premier Zhou. Historically, the party has never owed favors, and private contacts have been private interactions. In order to raise international students to go to Europe for work-study, Grandpa Mao borrowed 20,000 silver dollars from Zhang Shizhao. Zhang Shizhao never thought about asking Grandpa Mao to pay back the money. But Grandpa Mao always remembered that in 1960, when Grandpa Mao had money for manuscripts, he repaid 2,000 a year and paid it off for ten years. After paying off the principal, he still paid another 2,000 yuan of interest every year, and did not stop paying interest until Zhang Shizhao's death in 1973.

In its dealings with foreign countries, the party never owes favors. Some people think that this is "a swollen face and a fat man", but the elders of Chen Ke's family never see it that way. Chen Ke's ancestors pulled rickshaws in Taiyuan, which is similar to today's taxi drivers. The income is also so-so. All relatives and friends came to Taiyuan to beg for a living, and his ancestors had nothing else to give, that is, to send 50 catties of a bag of mixed mixed grains and white flour of mixed noodles, at that time, 50 catties of noodles could make a family eat for half a month.

Not only does he do righteous things, but his ancestors, as a rickshaw puller, can let his two children study and go to college. However, when mentioning this matter, the evaluation of his parents did not boast of how capable he was, but said, "At that time, Taiyuan Yang School did not need tuition, only the book fee." We can afford it. ”

Grandpa Chen Ke himself sometimes secretly talked about this matter, but said that the people who went to the church school back then were either rich or expensive, and the two brothers in the whole school were the children of "migrant workers in the city", but the school was exactly the same school uniform, and the two grandfathers wore school uniforms, and they did not report their own homes, and they were no different from other students. Not only that, when it was windy and rainy, Chen Ke's ancestor would not get out of the car when he was out of school, and he would go to the school gate to pull his two sons back. When I went, I was still carrying two baked cakes in my arms, and the doll got into the car and gave one to each person. Outsiders still think that these two children are a wealthy family that can hire rickshaws in their own family.

Later, after Chen Ke's grandfathers graduated from the Railway University, they came back to set up an auto machinery repair shop, and after a few months, they earned thousands of oceans a month, and the family business was quickly established and prosperous. Chen Ke's grandfather married a female classmate who had been in love since high school. At the beginning of the 20th century, Chen Ke's ancestors did not say a word about the free love of children. The female classmate's family is the only daughter of a local big capitalist, and no matter how many people propose to the woman, the Chen family turns a blind eye to this. There is no intention of climbing rich at all.

It wasn't until they had their own property that the Chen family went to propose, and the other party knew the specific situation of the Chen family, so they agreed. A new family was born. After the Japanese entered China, the two grandfathers did not choose Yan Xishan, who had a friendship, but defected to the party with their family business.

Therefore, Chen Ke's family has always taught their children that as long as they know how to work, they will not be short of money. As long as you know how to live, you will not be unable to enjoy the happiness of life. How many rich people are struggling to accumulate money, and then brag to each other in the business field about how rich I am, that's all false. Letting his children walk home in the wind and rain, Chen Ke's ancestors thought it was wrong. Earning less money is not a problem, what should I do if my child falls?

Chen Ke didn't understand it before, but after arriving in this era, he suddenly realized. Owing favors means borrowing but not repaying, borrowing or borrowing or having a beginning and no end, so Chen Ke himself definitely does not owe favors. He thought that I was not enough to be a watch, that I could sell all the watches without wearing them. But as long as I really rely on myself to work and do the right thing. And knowing where the interests of all parties lie, there is no hurdle that cannot be overcome.

Compared with the difficulties encountered by Chen Ke, the party is a hundred times more difficult than Chen Ke, and even then the party does not owe favors. Chen Ke has the experience of his ancestors and the experience of the party, and Chen Ke will not choose to owe others anything at all.

This attitude makes the recovery society very uncomfortable. On the one hand, they can't blame Chen Ke, and on the other hand, they have actually received great support from Chen Ke, and if they make any excessive demands on the People's Party, everyone is a face-saving person, and they really can't do such a thing. After all, the Liberation Society is not an alliance. The Liberation Society believes that its moral level is not bad.