"It's almost time to meet." The prison guard reminded the three people who were sitting quietly.

This voice broke the silence in the room for a long time, and Cai Yuanpei couldn't help but shudder slightly. Just when Song Jiaoren was about to ask for an extension of the meeting, Cai Yuanpei raised his head, "If Huanqing didn't die in the hands of Jiang Zhiqing, then I'm afraid that ......, either I will die in his hands, or he will die in my hands." You can't go wrong with that. ”

Huang Xing was taken aback, he stared at Cai Yuanpei directly, as if he knew Cai Yuanpei for the first time. Song Jiaoren didn't say anything, and he also had a shocked look on his face.

"Why?" Song Jiaoren finally asked after several moments.

"It's just different. The China I want to build is very different from the China that the Secretary wants to build. In addition, I was really afraid of foreigners' interference. Cai Yuanpei's voice replied in an extremely flat voice.

"Why?" As if he hadn't heard what Cai Yuanpei had just said, Song Jiaoren continued as if asking.

Cai Yuanpei smiled miserably, "No matter what charge Chen Ke wants to use to kill me, I don't care." I am also thinking about what mortal sin I have these days, thinking about it, because I am afraid that foreigners will clear the party in Zhejiang, which is the reason why I should die. No matter how threatened by foreigners, the BJP has always risen up and fought. If only I could have fought for China regardless of life and death at that time. It's just that I don't have that opportunity anymore. Thank you, thank you for coming to visit the prison with your old feelings, and you will disperse today. ”

Seeing that Cai Yuanpei was about to get up, Song Jiaoren couldn't help but stand up, "Mr. Cai, please stay." Whether you were afraid of foreigners at the time or not, it was not a big deal. I just want to ask you, why do you have to purge the party? ”

Cai Yuanpei didn't want to continue to talk to Song Jiaoren, but when he heard Song Jiaoren's tone, he was very excited, so he paused slightly, "I have no regrets about the matter of purging the party." After speaking, Cai Yuanpei was already escorted by the jailer to the left and right and walked towards the door leading to the prison in the interview room.

Song Jiaoren and Huang Xing both wanted to stop Cai Yuanpei, but the prison guards immediately grabbed the two of them and couldn't get away, so Song Jiaoren could only shout again and again, "Mr. Cai, why do you have to do that?" ”

Cai Yuanpei was silent about Song Jiaoren's questioning and questioning until his figure disappeared behind the door, and the slightly swaying cell door after closing completely blocked the sight of Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren.

The city of Hangzhou on the day Cai Yuanpei was shot was a real empty alley, and the number of onlookers set a record for Hangzhou City. More than 300,000 people attended the venue and along the route.

The onlookers were not just Hangzhou locals, many of them came from other places. The Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army sent 10,000 officers and soldiers to maintain order, but even then it was not able to fully control the situation. A large number of bereaved family members from western Zhejiang came to participate in the execution meeting. Cai Yuanpei was executed at the same time as more than 20 culprits of the Western Zhejiang Massacre, including Feng Guozhang and Wang Ziming.

The bereaved families of western Zhejiang, who had already dried up their tears, finally cried loudly again on such a day. At every street corner, there are bereaved families wearing linen and filial piety waiting to see their sworn enemies and their great enemies passing in front of them with death penalty cards and ropes, and at the same time there are many people who come to see off Cai Yuanpei and others, and the gentry from all over the country have prepared red wine and wine to give Cai Yuanpei the final send-off. The bereaved families saw this group of people behaving like this, where could they let it go. Before the parade in the streets, dozens of civil brawls broke out on the already crowded streets of Hangzhou. It took a great deal of effort for the warriors to get the gentry out. The number of people on both sides was completely disproportionate, and when the gentry and literati were dragged out of the crowd, they generally had a blue nose, swollen face, and a bloody head.

The roars from the venue of the death penalty meeting are enough to prove how the masses view those guys who were escorted to the stage to show the public. Not long after the roar finally subsided, an earth-shattering cheer suddenly rang out from the venue. With cheers, a large number of people ran out of the venue, and they joined the crowd waiting to see the parade in the streets.

"It's coming out!" "It's coming out!" Many people who joined the team shouted excitedly to the people next to them.

Surrounded by troops, several trucks drove out of the venue. The two cars led by were full of bailiffs with loaded guns and steel helmets. From the third car, Cai Yuanpei, Feng Guozhang and others were tied with their hands behind their backs, with "Kill the card" inserted behind their heads, and the words "XXX, death row prisoner" were written on the black brush. The name has been marked with a red X with a red pen.

There were also bailiff fighters standing on the truck, and in addition to the people who were pressed on the left and right of the condemned prisoners, they were lining up on both sides to maintain order.

Some hidden gentry and literati held red satin, and just squeezed out of the queue with wine, wanting to stop the convoy to put on Cai Yuanpei and hang red colors, and then give him "wine on the road". The warriors, who had been waiting for them for a long time, immediately pulled the guys aside and pushed them to the ground.

Some bereaved family members also smashed Cai Yuanpei and other death row prisoners with stones they carried, and the bailiffs hurriedly protected Cai Yuanpei and others. The officers and men of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army, who maintained order, also immediately put an end to this behavior. The entire convoy was unaffected by the outside and arrived at the place of execution as planned.

Cai Yuanpei's face was already pale when he was put off the car, and he looked around, except for those who were also about to be executed, there were no acquaintances present. Especially without the presence of Chen Ke, the victor. This can't help but make Cai Yuanpei feel very regretful, he has actually been waiting for Chen Ke to visit the prison in person, waiting for Chen Ke to say something with a high-minded victory posture. At that time, Cai Yuanpei had the opportunity to express his views on all the revolutionary actions carried out by the People's Party.

But Chen Ke did not give Cai Yuanpei this opportunity, and even the People's Party did not give Cai Yuanpei this opportunity. Every conversation between the People's Party and Cai Yuanpei only follows the concept of talking to a murderer. Cai Yuanpei didn't want to be like Xianglin's sister-in-law in "Blessing" written by Chen Ke. Cai Yuanpei felt that doing that was the same as if he had really done something wrong that needed to be tolerated by others. As a result, until he was shot, Cai Yuanpei did not find a chance to justify his actions. There was no opportunity to denounce the BJP.

Therefore, there was nothing special about Cai Yuanpei's execution process, and a row of people were pulled out of the "chopping card" behind them, revealing the back of their heads. The firing squad pointed the muzzle of the pistol at the back of the condemned prisoner's head, gave the order and then opened fire. Cai Yuanpei didn't have any struggle before death, so a bullet solved his life.

Feng Guozhang's performance was also relatively heroic. However, Wang Ziming, the governor of Zhejiang, was too nervous, and tilted his head at the moment of shooting, and the bullet failed to successfully cut off the medulla oblongata. The soldier in charge of the execution had to use his rifle to shoot Wang Ziming in the heart several times, and finally killed this guy.

There was a burst of exclamations among the onlookers, while the bereaved families of Zhexi were cheering mixed with painful sounds.

All of the masterminds involved in the 412 massacre were executed, and their bodies were taken for autopsy, which confirmed that the prisoner had died, as well as the cause of death. The announcement immediately sent someone to post an important place in Hangzhou. In those positions, numerous execution announcements had been posted more than a year earlier. The notice of the execution of the perpetrators was posted here, causing some people to sigh involuntarily, while many others felt truly relaxed.

The aftermath is not simply over, and the bereaved families in western Zhejiang are celebrating and paying tribute. There are also people who demand that the People's Party hand over the bodies of Cai Yuanpei and others, and everyone will break them into pieces. Zhejiang immediately issued a notice stating that the People's Party law does not allow the desecration of corpses. The Chinese people can accept the law that does not allow the insult of corpses, and the bereaved families cannot leave their assigned farmland for a long time to stay in Hangzhou.

Whether it is excitement, joy, shock, or sadness, not working or eating for a day is a normal life for Chinese workers. A few days later, calm finally returned to the city for the time being.

But there was always the fallout, and the People's Party's court issued a release order, and Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren, the leaders of the Huaxing Association who had been helplessly resisting the People's Party in Hunan, were released. Ji Ye from the former Zhejiang branch of the Liberation Society of Song Jiaoren greeted him outside the prison gate.

Taking the two to the residence, Ji Ye asked, "I wonder what the two of you have plans for the future?" ”

Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren knew that the People's Party would not let them go easily, but they still did not expect that the People's Party would actually send a woman to talk to them. Even after listening to Ji Ye's self-introduction, she is also an old member of the Restoration Society and has participated in most of the Liberation Society's wars. But shouting for women's emancipation is not the same thing as being able to maintain a calm and equal mindset in the face of women of equal status. Not to mention that Ji Ye is now talking to the two of them in a condescending capacity.

Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren looked at Ji Ye rather coldly, and Song Jiaoren said, "But I don't know how the People's Party is going to arrange us?" In the following words, it is absolutely impossible for us to bow down to the BJP. ”

"I knew you would say that." Ji Ye sneered, "There are three roads at the moment, the first one, the two of them return to their hometowns, apply for a household registration, and then farm or work in the city." ”

Hearing that the People's Party was actually going to "demote itself to the common people", Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren's face became even more difficult to look at.

Ji Ye waited for a while, and seeing that neither of them said a word, he continued: "Second, the two of you can go to Wang Youhong in Jiangsu." Or simply go to Duan Qirui. ”

These words further aroused the hostility between Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren. Neither of them would give in to the People's Party, how could they succumb to the weaker Wang Youhong and Duan Qirui.

"The third way, the two of them can go to Japan to join Sun Wen. It just so happens that Japan has sent an envoy to Hangzhou, and we can let you go back to Japan with the Japanese envoy. Ji Ye went on to state the third way offered by the People's Party.

This suggestion made Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren quite excited. The last remnants of the League are in Japan, and Sun Yat-sen is also in Japan. If I can join my comrades, at least psychologically, I feel a lot better.

"But I don't know why the BJP is doing this?" Huang Xing was anxious, and he was the first to ask.

"You are your revolutionary predecessors, and for you revolutionary predecessors, we have to give a way out of policy." After Ji Ye finished the first half, regardless of Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren's stunned expressions, she continued: "But our People's Party will never make a wish to anyone, and everything that is provided now, our People's Party can only do this. I hope you both will forgive me. ”

Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren are also "old revolutionaries", and they naturally know how vicious the People's Party is in doing so. According to Cai Yuanpei's way of handling it, although the two also adopted the means of military resistance, it was only a war between the two forces. Criminal and civil law do not apply. For the BJP, instead of keeping an effort to prevent the two from regathering their supporters, it would rather drive them away. Whether it is Wang Youhong, Duan Qirui, or Sun Yat-sen. The People's Party will be able to get rid of great troubles, and it will still be able to establish the image of the People's Party as "magnanimous," and the next time the People's Party meets with Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren, it will not have to show mercy to its subordinates at all.

After understanding this, the two of them understood why the People's Party sent a little girl doll to talk about it with these two revolutionary predecessors. It seems that the People's Party very much hopes that Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren will leave on their own after feeling humiliated.

"May we discuss it a little more?" Song Jiaoren said coldly.

"Yes. Until you two make a decision, all your living expenses will be covered by our BJP. Ji Ye said politely.

Such vicious words made Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren feel extremely humiliated, and after Ji Ye went out, Huang Xingteng stood up and walked back and forth in the house a few times, almost scolding. However, Song Jiaoren stopped Huang Xing, "Brother Jingwu, do you think Jiang Zhiqing was really sent by Chen Qimei?" ”

When this issue was mentioned, Huang Xingdeng couldn't say anything. He walked a few more laps before he sat back in his seat and asked, "Why did Chen Qimei do this?" ”

Song Jiaoren said heavily: "I don't know! ”

At this time, Huang Xing could only be silent, Chen Qimei was Sun Yat-sen's confidant. If Chen Qimei must be held responsible, Sun Yat-sen is afraid that he will not be able to escape the involvement. However, Cai Yuanpei has already admitted that the Qing Party he launched will not let Tao Chengzhang go, and now Chen Qimei is also trapped in it. What happened in the middle, Huang Xing didn't want to figure out at all.

"Brother Jingwu, why don't we go to Japan?" Song Jiaoren said.

"Huh?" Huang Xing was stunned.

"The reason why we, the revolutionary party, lost to Chen Ke was that we were not united. Chen Ke is true to his word in the People's Party. The people below were completely at his disposal. So in more than ten years, he has become a blockbuster and has such achievements. How many people were there when the People's Party started? Less than ten people. We went to Japan to join Mr. Sun, and if we can regroup, we will not be much worse than Chen Ke. They can achieve this in more than ten years, why can't we? Song Jiaoren's tone was very soothing at first, but he became agitated later.

"No way!" On these major matters, Huang Xing generally listened to Song Jiaoren's ideas, but this time he gave a clean objection, "The People's Party's intention to drive us out at the moment is so obvious, thinking that we will stay on their territory, it will definitely make these people feel uncomfortable." So they forced us to leave. If we leave, we will only follow the wishes of the BJP. ”

As soon as Huang Xing said this, Song Jiaoren felt that it made sense, "Then how is Brother Jingwu prepared?" ”

"Let's go to Shanghai first, where we have a lot of relatives and friends. After arriving in Shanghai, we contacted Mr. Sun in Japan and old friends on the other. Let's wait and see what happens, and then let's talk about the future. Huang Xing replied.

Song Jiaoren thought about it again and again, nodded and said, "It's according to Brother Jingwu's meaning." ”