"Lu Jianzhang's case was extremely sensational at the time, and it is said that Duan Zhiquan was also shocked and inexplicable when he heard about it." Yang Shuoming nodded and said, "But the matter has come to this point, and there is nothing he can do." ”

"After the killing of Lu, Xu Shuzheng instructed Fang Shu, secretary general of the State Council, to draw up an order through a long-distance telephone call and ask President Feng Guozhang to stamp and print the form, and I remember that the full text of the order was as follows: According to Zhang Huaizhi, Ni Sichong, Chen Shufan, Lu Yongxiang, and others, it was reported that Lu Jianzhang was in Anhui and Shaanxi, colluding with bandits, inciting the army, and trying to advocate chaos. According to the Prime Minister's transmission, according to a telegram from Vice Minister of the War Xu Shuzheng, Lu Jianzhang traveled from Shanghai to Tianjin, returned to the camp to instigate, and was shot and executed. As an officer, Lu Jianzhang dared to incite the army everywhere and collude with bandits, and according to the regulations on punishing bandits, he should immediately be brought to justice. Now that he has been executed, he will be stripped of the Order of Military Rank and Medal to show the Code. ”

"He's using the president as a stamping machine." Yang Shuoming smiled and said, "President Feng Guozhang was so frightened at the time that he allegedly refused to stamp the phone on the day he received the call, and after repeated consideration, he finally agreed to stamp the form. ”

"Although Xu Shuzheng is the deputy minister of the Ministry of War, he has no right to do this, and this time he killed a current general first and then again, which can be said to be appalling." "But the problem is that no matter how stupid Lu Jianzhang is, he will definitely not use the troops stationed in Tianjin and the provincial overseers as the target of incitement, especially Xu Shuzheng, the vice minister of the Ministry of the Army." Xu Shuzheng killed Lu, I am afraid that there is another hidden secret. ”

"Not bad." Yang Shuoming said, "It's just that there is a secret in this, and others are afraid that they will not know." ”

When the news of Lu Jianzhang's detention reached Yanjing, Duan Qirui was afraid that he would be killed, so he immediately asked Zeng Yujun to rush to Tianjin by car to stop him, but when he arrived, it was already executed. Zeng returned to Yanjing the next day and brought a package of documents to Duan to read, and after Duan read it, he said: 'Damn, damn!' But the contents of the document were not disclosed. ”

"After the killing of Lu, both Li Chun and Chen Guangyuan sent telegrams questioning the political axe: 'Lu Jianzhang was killed without trial, and after his death, he took away his official honors, and after that, everyone of the officers was in danger, how can they get protection?' Duan Qirui also felt that Xu Shuzheng had gone too far in this matter, so he gave Lu Jianzhang's family 5,000 silver dollars to express his old love for Beiyang Paoze. Xu Shuzheng later reissued a telegram, mentioning that Lu Jianzhang scolded the president and Cao Dujun during the conversation, saying that Lu deserved his death, not because of factional struggle. Duan Qirui was also concerned that Feng Yuxiang was Lu's in-law at that time, so on the grounds that Feng was going to Europe, Feng was promoted to lieutenant general, his original official was reinstated, and four honors were awarded to reassure him. Feng not only never mentioned the killing of Lu Jianzhang, but also volunteered to be transferred to the front line to block the German advance. ”

"Since Lu was killed, President Feng Guozhang has not seen guests under the pretext of illness, as if he has a heart disease, and he is afraid that the Anhui family will be further held responsible, because Lu Jianzhang's son Lu Chengwu sent a telegram accusing him of taking a completely irresponsible attitude towards this homicide case."

"This killing incident is actually the beginning of the split of the Beiyang system, and since then, the Anhui system has not been able to worry about Cao Kun's direct line. In fact, Cao Kun also felt that Xu Shuzheng's methods were too ruthless, so he couldn't help but be wary. However, the Anhui faction later threw out a gesture of reconciliation, and Duan Qirui vowed that the issue of vice president would be handled according to the original agreement and would never be changed. Xu Shuzheng also said: In the future, he will not be required to preside over the military affairs in Hankow, as long as he does not oppose the European war plan and let others fight, the vice president will be able to get his hands on it steadily. After Cao Kun learned the news, he was still a little wavering. But in general, it is reassuring, and since then, the two departments have been in peace for the time being. ”

"Lu Jianzhang was killed, which made two people feel extremely terrible at the same time, the first of course was Xu Shuzheng. He was only 39 years old at the time, and he and Lu Jianzhang's son Lu Chengwu were classmates at the non-commissioned officer school, and Lu Chengwu's wife and Xu Shuzheng's wife were also classmates. The other is Feng Yuxiang, after his uncle Lu Jianzhang was killed, he never mentioned the Lu case, as if there was no such thing. Feng was appointed lieutenant general of the army and was awarded four medals, and everyone at the time suspected that he had already colluded with the Anhui family. ”

"But the killing of the Lu family cannot be said to have no good impact at all, the Lu family committed many crimes when he was in Shaanxi, killing people like hemp, and even killing people on the spot when he invited guests, and people called his hospitality red Cambodia 'Hades ticket'. When he was killed this time, the people of Shaanxi applauded, and the local warlords such as the Lu clan who connected with the bandits and the people were all terrified, and many of their evil deeds were restrained. From this point of view, Lu can also say that he deserves his guilt and does not deserve sympathy. ”

"Yes, sometimes one thing can't be seen just from the surface," Yang Shuoming nodded and said, "I think if time can be turned back and given another chance, he will still do the same thing." ”

Yang Shuoming said, fell into contemplation again, and stared out the window.

Shuijing didn't say anything more, he sat there quietly, continued to smoke his pipe, and carefully observed Yang Shuoming's reaction.

I don't know how long it took, Yang Shuoming withdrew his gaze, crossed the table, and looked at the well.

"Perhaps, this time, I will have to be like another Zheng, and be a wicked person again." He said slowly.

"If you want to do the same thing, I'm afraid you don't need to do it yourself now, right?" Mizui laughed, "You can stay out of the way and don't have to take a little responsibility." Because such a thing, leave it to us, and it will be handled better. ”

"But this time the matter is much more complicated than the case just mentioned...... Yang Shuoming stopped talking and thought for a while, "Moreover, the risk is much greater......

The well drained the smoke from his pipe, and he tapped his teeth with the tail of his pipe a few times to reveal a confident smile.

"Just tell me what's the matter, General." Mizui said with a smile.

Yang Shuoming smiled, as if he was thinking about whether to talk about it, he looked kindly at the well sitting opposite. After a long time, he said, "I need a campaign to help Minister Cai complete his army reform plan." ”

"A sport? Can you be more specific? Shuijing listened to Yang Shuoming's words, and his heart couldn't help but flutter, but his mood quickly calmed down, and instead of the excitement before the action, "I think maybe a mutiny is more appropriate." ”

"Then tell me about it." Yang Shuoming smiled and said.

August 1, 1922, Shanghai.

Gu Yunhai, a member of the Communist Party of China, hurriedly jumped into a rickshaw and rushed to the secret club on Xianren Road to hold a secret meeting.

Gu Yunhai is a veteran underground worker, who usually uses business as a cover, wears a black top hat, and wears a green cloth gown, mingling among Shanghai business tycoons and the three religions and nine streams. In fact, he was the head of the underground branch of the Communist Party, responsible for leading the student movement and the workers' movement.

After the end of the First World War, when the international and domestic situation had changed dramatically, the higher party instructed him to seize the opportune moment and at the same time vigorously develop the organization among the students and workers while mobilizing the masses, and to organize the backbone elements of them and secretly send them to Soviet Russia for training.

The location of the secret meeting was arranged in a narrow alley south of Xianren Road, and there was a secret signal outside the door, and the people inside opened the door with a "creak". Passing through a narrow corridor where he could not see his fingers, in the densely covered attic, he saw the nervous and excited faces of his young comrades.

"Comrades, the time has come for the Party to test us." The person in charge looked around at the participants, lowered his voice and said solemnly, "...... The Party instructed us that we must unleash and win over the masses, strengthen the leadership of workers' associations and mass organizations, expand the positive influence of these organizations among the masses, and fight a war of national mobilization against the rule of the warlords and capitalists. Whoever does not oppose the warlords, or does not oppose the capitalists, is our enemy. This is our current priority. ”

“…… The establishment of the united front does not mean that the criticism and struggle against the erroneous policies of the Chinese Revolutionary Party will be abolished, and only on this basis can the united front be further enriched and consolidated...... If we have illusions about them, we are making the mistake of right-wing opportunism. ”

"The specific approach instructed by the higher party is to ...... Two...... Three...... Four ......"

Young underground workers spoke up and claimed their tasks.

"I have an opinion, I don't know if it's right?" A quiet and beautiful female college student with short hair mustered up the courage to say, "'Nine? After the '28 Massacre', the sentiment of rebellion against the rule of the warlord was mainly rising among intellectuals, especially college students, who supported our party's political ideas. But the consciousness of the other classes is evident...... Well, backward, for example, comrades workers, if you go to mobilize them, they tell you that if everyone goes on strike, who will earn money to feed the old people and children? ”

"I also agree that the workers are very selfish, their main concern is to raise wages and go on strike, so they don't care about any national affairs, and socialism ......."

"Comrades!!" The person in charge interrupted them and made a stern gesture, "Your point of view is wrong, the working class is the leading class of the revolution and the strength on which our party can rely on it, and the petty-bourgeois intellectuals are only the object of unity and need to carry out arduous ideological transformation in the revolutionary struggle." This is the party's class line, and we must not be confused or wavering in the slightest......"

"I support the party's class line." A representative of the workers in a peaked cap spoke fiercely, "...... If you don't let go of the stinking frame of intellectuals, how can you understand the class feelings of the toiling masses? The unemployed workers, for example, have a deep understanding of the nature of the bourgeoisie and the present progressive party. There are also the poor hired peasants in the countryside, who are so poor, and often rise up to rebel against the warlords and local tyrants and gentry, how can it be a sign of low consciousness? ”

"I agree ......"

“……”

“……”

"Comrades, please keep in mind your mission, and the workers, peasants, businessmen, and soldiers must be mobilized!" The person in charge said in a deep and forceful manner, "We must be good at taking advantage of the intellectuals' dissatisfaction with the progressive party and government, create a big momentum, expand their influence, and play the role of propaganda and public opinion preparation." The backbone of the patriotic students was to protect them and mobilize them to Leningrad and Moscow...... We must recruit party members from among the working class, establish secret party branches, and strengthen our ranks......"

"Why don't we shoot the working class and arm them, as the Paris Commune did?" It was proposed.

"Our party's strength is still very weak, and it should not be exposed too early." After seriously pointing out the dangers of left-leaning ideas, the person in charge said to everyone, "...... We must unify our thinking and understanding, otherwise we will make the mistake of left-leaning blind activism...... Our slogans were: 'Down with the warlords', 'Down with the capitalists,' 'Defend the Soviets to the death,'......"

At the end of the conclave, the person in charge shook hands with the participants one by one, and then disappeared into the darkness outside the door.

And at this moment, on the river, on a Wupeng boat, two people were stuffing a corpse in a long robe similar to Gu Yunhai into a sack, and adding a few big stones to it, the two looked around and shouted, "One! Two! Three! "Struggled to throw the sack into the river.

The next day, Liu Xingyang, captain and acting company commander of the Second Infantry Company of the Shanghai River Defense Division, was allowed to lead five soldiers to the downtown area of Shanghai to purchase military supplies.

The so-called military supplies are nothing more than supplementing some pots and pans, towels, toothbrushes and other utensils, taking out to buy grain, meat, vegetables, a few cigarettes, and a few bottles of Shaoxing rice wine to go back to the brothers of the company.

Before the start of the European War, Captain Liu's military rank was only a sergeant, and he was the leader of the cooking squad, with five years of military experience, and he had combat experience in Qingdao to fight against the Japanese army. After five years as a soldier, he was promoted to a cooking squad leader who never starved to death, and such a career was so-so in the eyes of Liu Xingyang, who was born as a farmer. But what he didn't expect was that in just over two months after the army drove to the front line in Europe, he was promoted one after another, and became an enviable captain officer with three stars.

In fact, to put it bluntly, it is not how many earth-shattering feats Captain Liu has made, nor how many outstanding military talents the cooking squad leader has shown in the war, but because his luck is really better than others.

At the end of the First World War, the officers and soldiers of the original company suffered heavy casualties after several fierce battles, although they were replenished many times, but there were not many veterans left, and Liu Xingyang survived unharmed in the bombing of the enemy's planes and the rain of bullets, this fact is a miracle in itself, so when the company was withdrawn from the front line and returned to China to recuperate, the cooking squad leader was appointed as the acting company commander. Liu Xingyang's company later participated in the battle to recover Lushunkou, but they went up as a reserve force, so they did not fight any decent battles, and the war with the same was surprisingly soon over, and Liu Xingyang received a commemorative medal.

The only benefit of war is that it can be promoted quickly and eliminated quickly, otherwise the greatest glory of Captain Liu's life is likely to be a little-known cooking squad leader.

The acting company commander, wearing the captain's epaulettes, walked out of the barracks in high spirits and walked onto the spacious and leafy Shanghai Street, followed by several soldiers with big shoulders and round waists. Although the acting company is still far from the majestic general, but after several victorious foreign wars, the status of the Chinese people is unprecedentedly high in the minds of the common people, so whether they have participated in battles or not, when they walk in the middle of the road, they are always used to trampling the ground loudly.

An old tram clattered by.

The acting company commander was very dignified and spread his legs and stopped in the middle of the road, if it had been before, a small company commander would never have the courage to stop a car casually on the streets of Shanghai, otherwise there would be no need for the gendarmerie, and foreign patrols could arrest them at any time. But now it is different, the concession has disappeared in China, and the state has also issued a rule that the military ride is free, he waved his hand, and the tram really stopped, allowing the soldiers to get on the bus. The driver was a middle-aged man with a calm face, and he muttered a sentence in Shanghainese vernacular, which was like greeting the soldiers.

There were not many passengers on the bus, most of them were workers and employees commuting to and from work, both men and women. They watched the arrival of the soldiers with curiosity, as if it was the first time they had seen them.

“…… Excuse me, sir, did you participate in the battle to recover Ludagang? A white-haired old man with glasses, who seemed to be very knowledgeable, asked cautiously.

"How do you know?" Liu Xingyang asked with some surprise.

"I have one of these, but it's my son's." The old man whispered, a few tears oozing from the corners of his wrinkled eyes, "He died in that battle." ”

"Old man, disrespectful and disrespectful." Captain Liu stood up abruptly and respectfully saluted the old man with a standard military salute. The old man shook his hand gratefully.

"That battle was fought so hard that it lasted for a month, and the brothers all died several times!" Although Liu Xingyang did not officially participate in that battle, he also fought with his own soldiers several times on the periphery of Lushunkou, and he was deeply aware of the cruelty and fierceness of the offensive and defensive battle at Lushunkou, so it was not an exaggeration to say that life and death were in the background.

Liu Xingyang's words won the reverent eyes of the men and women in the car, a young worker excitedly inquired about the details of the battle, and one of Liu Xingyang's subordinates told him about the battle they had participated in.

After arriving at their destination, Captain Liu and his subordinates got off the tram, and the tram drove away with a clang, and then they came to the bustling streets of the Bund near the concession area.

Due to China's lethal strength in the First World War, the "Paris Peace Conference" after the war decided to cancel all unequal treaties with China, and all the concessions in Shanghai were canceled.

(To be continued)