As soon as the Beijing Party Group meeting was convened in 1905, it immediately entered the level of saber rattling. Although the volume was somewhat suppressed, Wu Xingchen's speech was full of gunpowder. He directly questioned what Chen Ke was going to do to Pang Zi. Chen Tianhua was also very concerned about this matter, and he stared at Chen Ke. I only heard Chen Ke say in his usual calm tone: "I can't push for an uprising that is bound to fail. That's irresponsible to anyone, that's harmful. ”

Although the tone was calm, the words were-for-tat. It is very different from Chen Ke's usual rather moderate attitude.

"Are you saying Pang Zi and they are looking for death?" Wu Xingchen was also extremely unaccustomed to Chen Ke's attitude, and he asked in surprise.

"That's right. That's what I mean. Chen Ke's eyes fell on Wu Xingchen's face brightly and sharply, and Wu Xingchen seemed to be unable to stand Chen Ke's attitude, and lowered his head with a slight weakness. However, Chen Ke didn't let Wu Xingchen go, he asked, "Brother Wu, what do you think Brother Pang is going to do?" What was the purpose of their rebellion? ”

Wu Xingchen did not answer. Chen Ke didn't necessarily have the intention of asking for the result, he said to himself, "It's nothing more than revenge or something." Even to put it mildly, when Uncle Jing was alive, the social status of the Pang brothers was much higher than now. And now Brother Pang may want to recover those happy days back then. ”

Hearing this, Wu Xingchen and Chen Tianhua's faces changed at the same time. This is a heart-wrenching theory, if you say so, it already means that Chen Ke will not be the slightest polite. A trembling feeling was born from Wu Xingchen's heart. That's right, this is the Chen Ke that Wu Xingchen has always feared. From the first day he met Chen Ke, no matter how sincere or gentle Chen Ke's attitude was, Wu Xingchen always faintly felt that under these appearances, there was a ruthless Chen Ke.

This is not because Chen Ke is hypocritical, it is precisely because Chen Ke is not hypocritical, in the party class, Chen Ke is very rational to tell everyone the truth of the world. If you were just a gentle person, you would never have such an understanding. When a rational person speaks of a result that is entirely based on theoretical calculations, he must be Chen Ke's current appearance. Wu Xingchen didn't think Chen Ke was wrong.

Before coming to Hebei, Wu Xingchen's idea was to contact these old brothers who had not seen him for a long time, and then plan for great things together. As a result, as soon as he came into contact with his brothers, Wu Xingchen immediately felt disappointed. His first feeling was that these brothers were not as good as before. In the past, the brothers were still enthusiastic and had that kind of innocent and straightforward friendship. After experiencing defeat, the brothers were not completely defeated, but one by one they became a lot deeper. To put it mildly, it's a lot of yin owls.

Wu Xingchen was able to understand this, only because he had experienced such days himself. If he hadn't met Chen Ke, if he hadn't listened to the People's Party's party lesson, Wu Xingchen would not have been able to liberate himself from such resentful emotions. Pang Zi's little abacus Wu Xingchen was very clear, Chen Ke's response, Wu Xingchen could probably guess it, but it was perfunctory, and then everyone walked their own Yangguan Road and single-plank bridge. Wu Xingchen definitely didn't want Pang Zi to lose this opportunity and embark on a path of doomed failure.

"Wen Qing, Pang Zi is not sensible. I don't understand the revolution, but I know some. Can you please tell me what to do. I'm here to make a revolution. Wu Xingchen made a final effort. Chen Ke never talked about specific methods, Wu Xingchen was actually a little suspicious, and Chen Ke himself didn't know how to promote the revolution.

After listening to Wu Xingchen's words, Chen Ke's expression suddenly softened, and a heartfelt smile of joy appeared on his face. This made both Wu Xingchen and Chen Tianhua feel very surprised.

"Yes. How about we start talking about that now? Chen Ke replied with a smile.

"Great!" Chen Tianhua's eyes lit up and he said that he was very eager to know what to do about this problem.

"Our revolutionary party is alone, and if we stand up for direct confrontation with the Manchus, we are doomed to failure. But the power of the Manchus is compared to the people, and it doesn't count as a fart. Therefore, we must promote the people's revolution. ”

This is still nonsense that has been said many times before, and Wu Xingchen and Chen Tianhua don't care. They stared at Chen Ke, waiting for the key part below.

"Revolution means war, and war means death. I want to ask a question, why do you let everyone follow you to die? Brother Wu said first. ”

Wu Xingchen didn't expect Chen Ke to start asking questions so quickly, but in fact, he never understood this question. Boxer used the banner of the king of Beijing back then, or engaged in some invulnerable tricks, or made some gods and ghosts, or burned incense and worshipped the handle, in general, it was nothing more than moving with affection, tempting it to benefit, plus other messy buddies righteousness or something. It's basically forcing people to die. As a result of this, Wu Xingchen personally experienced it, and it may have been effective in the early stage, but these rabble immediately collapsed in the face of a powerful enemy. When those who have local appeal die, these organizations become a thing of the past, and they can no longer be regrouped.

Since Wu Xingchen couldn't think about it clearly, he simply didn't bother anymore. "Wen Qing, tell me what's going on."

"Let me give you an example of Uncle Jing. Uncle Jing Tingbin is first and foremost a martial artist. This means that he has a position in the countryside and influence. Uncle Jing has always upheld justice in the countryside and helped everyone distinguish between right and wrong. There are many things in the countryside, Uncle Jing said it, what does everyone say it means? ”

Wu Xingchen and Chen Tianhua knew that their statement was definitely not what Chen Ke meant, so they simply didn't go to Fei Nashen, they shook their heads together.

This shows that Uncle Jing has the ability to enforce the law in the countryside. It is executive power. ”

Chen Ke saw that the two comrades did not figure it out, and explained: "That is to say, Uncle Jing has power in the local area and can make rules and maintain rules. Whether it is the rules of the imperial court or whose rules, in the local area, Uncle Jing said that their rules do not count, and these rules do not count. Uncle Jing said that what rules count, this kind of rule counts. ”

"Hey! And so it was. Wu Xingchen nodded yes. Originally, in Wu Xingchen's opinion, this was just Uncle Jing's appeal, but hearing Chen Ke say this, Uncle Jing's power actually had a deeper meaning.

"This is the heroism of the countryside." Chen Tianhua also nodded in praise.

"So, Uncle Jing hit the church, and everyone followed. First, it is true that the villains in the church do all kinds of evil. Everyone hated them to the core. Second, since Uncle Jing is the local rule, what he asks everyone to do, then everyone comes according to the rules, and they must follow Uncle Jing together. ”

Wu Xingchen no longer had the original resentment at this time, and nodded while listening.

"So, let me tell you what the revolution is all about." Chen Ke said with a smile, "The basic appearance of the revolution is the same as that of Uncle Jing, in the revolutionary areas and in the base areas, there are only rules formulated by the revolutionary government, and there are no rules formulated by others. This is the revolution. ”

"So what should I do?" Wu Xingchen asked.

"What is the program of the BJP? What kind of country is to be built? Once you have figured this out, you will know what the rules of the revolution are going to be. ”

Hearing Chen Ke say this, Wu Xingchen was anxious at the time, "Wen Qing, how do I know what you want to do." When you talk about the future, you gush endlessly. There are dozens of departments alone, and the bullshit functions of each department are different. Who can remember. I only want to carry out revolution in one county and a few villages. If you tell me about the world, I can't. ”

Wu Xingchen's complaint reminded Chen Ke that at a party meeting in the past, everyone must let Chen Ke talk about what China should look like after the success of the revolution. Forced to desperation, Chen Ke had no choice but to describe China's state organizational structure in the 21st century. This lengthy narrative has turned almost everyone's appetite for it. Thinking of this, he smiled, "Brother Wu, why should I take everyone to see the exercises of the Beiyang Army?" In a county, several villages, and tens of thousands of Beiyang troops arrived, you just built these places like iron cylinders, and it still didn't work. The revolution must be the revolution of the whole world, what can a little bit of territory do? ”

"I know it's too small. But everyone knows me in this village, and when I leave this village and go to other villages, no one knows me. How do I go to revolution somewhere else? ”

"No, no, you're very wrong." Chen Ke shook his head gently, "Brother Wu, you said that different villages have different situations. Then let me ask you, in this world, there are some things that are exactly the same in every village. What do you say about the same thing? ”

Wu Xingchen lowered his head and pondered, what is the same? Just thinking about it, I heard Chen Tianhua say angrily: "In this world, there are people who bully people in every village, and they are all such people. Corrupt officials and corrupt officials, landlords are strong. The people who are bullied are the same, they are ordinary people who have worked hard. That's right, Wen Qing. ”

Hearing this, Chen Ke felt very relieved. However, two months ago, Chen Tianhua asked very seriously whether the people's revolution advocated by Chen Ke was to kill all the landlords. There was considerable concern for the safety of the landlords in the revolution. Now, Chen Tianhua has been able to realize that the government and the landlords are both a class that oppresses the common people. Such a change cannot but make Chen Ke excited.

Chen Ke never dared to adopt a brainwashing education model to instill the concept of "class struggle" in Chen Tianhua and others. After all, the comrades of the People's Party are all from the old class, and if they can't realize these things spontaneously, even if it is Chen Kekou's lotus flower, they can understand these things theoretically. However, these comrades may not be convinced in their hearts. It may not really have a determination to "not defeat it" for the landlord class. But today's remarks by Chen Tianhua have proved that Chen Tianhua has been able to spontaneously have a sense of confrontation with the landlords.

"What Xingtai said is not bad at all. Brother Wu, what do you say? Chen Ke asked Wu Xingchen.

To Chen Ke's surprise, Wu Xingchen did not express his position directly. His brow furrowed slightly, thinking about something. Seeing him like this, Chen Ke was not in a hurry. After saying so much, Chen Ke was also thinking about the specific revolutionary steps for a while, and what should be said. "Without investigation, there is no right to speak", Chen Ke has seen records about the countryside in history books, and he actually wants to investigate. But I really can't spare time right now. If Wu Xingchen was willing to carry out a revolution in the northern countryside, Chen Ke would actually be quite supportive. And he considered that it should be no problem for Chen Tianhua to follow Wu Xingchen to the countryside to conduct a social survey first. Since Chen Tianhua was able to realize that the landlords were the oppressive class in the countryside, it could be said that it was a huge leap forward. can really entrust Chen Tianhua with a heavy responsibility.

was thinking about it, but heard Wu Xingchen hesitantly say: "These are all villagers, speaking of revolution, these are all relatives." ”

This statement made Chen Ke speechless. How could Wu Xingchen have such thoughts? Chen Ke knew a little about the clans in the countryside, and his biggest impression was that the clan power must be completely smashed. Because the clans in the countryside have too much power. A meeting of the clan elders can decide the life and death of the clan members. This is unacceptable for modern industrial countries. In modern industrial countries, state institutions have full executive and judicial powers. Not to mention the power of life and death, even if the brothers fight, the elders do not have the right to impose coercive measures on the members. But Chen Ke was able to understand Wu Xingchen's consideration, and in 1905, the state had no obligation to the people at all. The construction of the social security system began after the beginning of New China. Under the rule of the bald government, there were strange examples of taxes collected in advance during the Anti-Japanese War. Therefore, the clans must be united to be able to resist the government's tyranny. However, such cases are also rare among the clans. Chen Ke felt that he had to convince Wu Xingchen to do so. But this is the most difficult question, and he is going to put it from another angle.

"Brother Wu, there is a saying that if you are uneven, you will sing. I use another phrase, where there is oppression, there is resistance. In the midst of such oppression and resistance, which side are you going to stand on? ”

"Naturally, I will stand on the side of resistance." Wu Xingchen said without hesitation.

"So there are so many revolts now, some landlords rebel against taxation, and some tenant farmers rebel against landlords and tenants. There are those who resist usury and take people's lives. Some are both oppressors and rebels. Which side are you going to take? Chen Ke asked.

Wu Xingchen was silent now. In fact, the only one he really wanted to resist was the Manchu family. As for the landlords, he sympathized with their oppression by the Manchus, and on the other hand, he complained that they were too cruel to the poor. Chen Ke's culture brought Wu Xingchen into a puzzle that he had never thought of before.

Seeing that Wu Xingchen was silent, Chen Ke said, "Okay, let's change the question again." Since Brother Wu wants a revolution, let's put it more simply. How it is carried out. Let's not talk about how to let everyone follow you and forget about death, let's talk about how to get the people to support you. ”

Hearing this, Wu Xingchen became a little interested again.

"First, you have to let the people know that someone wants to do something for them. And, in what way, you can decide for them. In fact, Uncle Jing did this back then. If Brother Wu goes to the countryside, you must determine what you want to do. ”

Hearing this, Wu Xingchen felt quite confused, to what extent did he want to go? According to his original idea, it was to eliminate violence and peace. But after a deep discussion with Chen Ke today, who is "violent" and who is "good", he is now a little confused.

"Second, you have to have a force to do the job. Anyone who touches your rules must be able to defeat them. For example, you have a wide range of eyes and ears to know who is being bullied. You knock on the door in the middle of the night and ask them who they were bullied and how they were bullied. Then you take the team to help them solve the problem. If you do this for a long time, your fame will naturally increase. The people will also believe in you and report to you. Some will even join your ranks. ”

Seeing that Wu Xingchen didn't speak, Chen Ke continued: "Third ......"

"Wait." Wu Xingchen interrupted Chen Ke's words, "Wen Qing, is this your revolution?" ”

"Yes, help the masses, mobilize the masses, unite the masses. This is my revolutionary measure. ”

"Wen Qing, this is not a trivial matter. If nothing else, you do it. How many people have to be offended? The so-called wall is falling down and everyone is pushing, and when the time comes, which people will join forces to deal with the revolution together, it is definitely a big deal. ”

Chen Ke replied very frankly: "I know. Last time, I told Brother Pang that he could do whatever he wanted, as long as he didn't launch a people's revolution, he would end up doomed to failure, and he would lose his life in vain. ”

Wu Xingchen was silent, he was originally worried that Chen Ke would give up Pang Zi. If Pang Zi could not get Chen Ke's guidance, he would be doomed to fail if he rashly rebelled. Therefore, Wu Xingchen wanted Chen Ke to say specific revolutionary steps, in his imagination, as long as he could get these specific methods and strategies, even if Chen Ke ignored Pang Zi, Wu Xingchen himself could help. But I didn't expect that Chen Ke would actually propose such a real people's revolution. After listening to these simple explanations, Wu Xingchen was able to imagine what kind of fierce confrontation such a revolution would cause. This is no longer a revolution, but a fatality.

"Is there no other way? Wenqing. ”

"Then what does Brother Wu want Brother Pang to get?" Chen Ke asked with a smile.

yes, what do you want the fat man to get? Wu Xingchen suddenly remembered Chen Ke's previous words, "Brother Pang, what are they going to do?" What was the purpose of their rebellion? It's nothing more than revenge or something. Even to put it mildly, when Uncle Jing was alive, the social status of the Pang brothers was much higher than now. And now Brother Pang may want to recover those happy days back then. ”

Not long ago, Wu Xingchen thought that this was just Chen Ke's heart-punishing theory. But now it seems that Chen Ke is just telling the cold reality as before. Looking at Chen Ke carefully, Wu Xingchen saw the expression he was familiar with. Every time Chen Ke made such an analysis, there was no complacency, nor the slightest look of pity. Facing the speechless comrades, Chen Ke was expressionless, and even felt a little lonely. looked at Chen Tianhua next to him, and saw that Chen Tianhua frowned slightly, and he should be thinking about Chen Ke's words repeatedly. And his own look should be a kind of helplessness and anxiety.

It was only after Wu Xingchen joined the People's Party that he really came into contact with the revolution. In these months, Wu Xingchen thinks he has learned a lot. But after talking about the actual operation today, Wu Xingchen realized that compared with Chen Ke, he only knew a little bit about the revolution. Such a sense of frustration, but also a sense of loss. And after thinking deeply about the revolution, he realized what kind of hostile forces he was facing against. These heavy emotions were mixed together, and Wu Xingchen suddenly thought of a question. What kind of person is Chen Ke?

At this moment, he saw Chen Ke smile and said, "Brother Wu, these enemies are nothing to fear. Believe me, if it is a real people's revolution, we will definitely be able to crush these enemies. We will certainly be able to create a powerful new China. ”

These words did not summon Wu Xingchen's courage. Recalling the impression Chen Ke had left on him before, Wu Xingchen suddenly had a superstitious fear. Chen Ke seems to be the revolutionary star that has descended on this world. If it were not for such reasons, how could one understand the revolution so deeply? How can one man be strong enough to face such a huge enemy without the slightest fear?