Liu Shicheng is a young man in his early twenties, with a round face, medium build, and a very simple appearance. Before he was arrested, his story had been spread throughout the barracks as a joke. Everyone generally sympathized with his plight, and the battalion officers of the baggage battalion did not deliberately want to "take revenge", so in addition to being beaten with 20 military sticks, Liu Shicheng did not suffer any other injuries. And with these twenty military sticks, the executioner didn't want to make things too difficult for him, and the beating was not heavy. When he cautiously followed the soldiers into the house, he did not look like he was unable to walk.

As soon as he saw Enming, the governor of Anhui, without waiting for the soldiers to speak, Liu Shicheng immediately knelt on the ground and began to kowtow like pounding garlic. Such an excited expression startled the pro-soldier who was eyeing him, and seeing that Liu Shicheng was out of line, the pro-soldier removed his hand on the waist knife.

Enming glanced at Liu Shicheng, who was kneeling on the ground, and then said, "Who is kneeling?" ”

"Villain Liu Shicheng." Liu Shicheng said while kowtowing a few more times.

Enming felt that Liu Shicheng kowtowed like this to delay things, and the words relayed by the soldiers had already made Enming feel that the matter was very big, and he said: "You talk well." Don't kowtow so much just yet. ”

"Yes, the little one must speak well." After Liu Shicheng finished speaking, he couldn't help but kowtow two more times, and then straightened up. Just glanced at Enming with a straight face, looked at the official uniform and the flower feather on the top, Liu Shicheng couldn't help but lie down and kowtow again.

"Liu Shicheng, what exactly is the so-called revolutionary party rebellion you are talking about? You elaborate. Eun Ming asked.

"Your Excellency." Liu Shicheng just shouted, but knocked his head down again, "Please promise the villain one thing, and the villain will say everything." ”

As soon as he finished saying this, he heard Enming's personal soldiers scold, "Your Excellency asks you, and you dare to talk about the conditions." After speaking, the pro-soldier had already raised his foot and kicked Liu Shicheng's ribs, which was quite ruthless, and directly kicked Liu Shicheng to the ground. After kicking this kick, the pro-soldier was still angry, and followed up and kicked a few more times. kicked Liu Shicheng and screamed again and again. "If you say it, you can say it, and you dare to disobey your lord. You're too bold. ”

"Don't fight yet." Enming raised his hand to stop the soldiers, "Liu Shicheng, do you want to redeem your sister?" ”

"Exactly!" Liu Shicheng held back the pain and climbed a few steps forward in Enming's direction, seemingly begging to save Enming's leg. Where were the soldiers willing to let Liu Shicheng approach, and he went up and kicked again. "What do you want when you get close to your adult?"

The domestic slaves of the prince's family are arrogant and accustomed to it, and they are extremely disciplined. Enming felt that he had done a little too much, but after thinking about it, the revolutionary party could find Liu Shicheng, but I was afraid that this person was not a good person. Seeing Liu Shicheng shrinking into a ball in fear after being beaten, and his well-behaved appearance, Enming also felt good. He just raised his hand again and waved, signaling his soldiers not to fight again.

"Liu Shicheng, since the revolutionary party has come to you, you are afraid that you will not be able to get out of it. It's not a good person. Enming sneered.

Liu Shicheng was frightened by these words, he was not a revolutionary party at all, but someone knew his experience and came to lobby him. Hearing Enming say this, Liu Shicheng immediately kowtowed again, "Adult, the villain has nothing to do with those chaotic parties, the villain is loyal." Adults, villains ......, villains are wronged. ”

When the soldiers heard this, they couldn't hold back any longer, and immediately kicked again, "You dare to say that the adults have wronged you." ”

Enming saw that Liu Shicheng was already scared like this, and he didn't want to scare him more, he said in a majestic voice: "Liu Shicheng, listen well." I don't care about your previous affairs anymore. But you have to be honest with the officer. If you dare to hide a word, the official will not forgive. Of course, your sister's affairs, wait until the matter is cleared up. The magistrate will also send someone to ransom your sister. Fulfill your flesh and blood affection. Whether you want to live or die depends on how you choose. ”

"Adult, villain must say it all." Liu Shicheng said while kowtowing.

Enming said in a majestic voice: "Say it! ”

Liu Shicheng immediately poured beans into a bamboo tube and said. Things were not complicated, and immediately after he was released, people claiming to be Yue Wanghui came to him, hoping that he would join the revolution. Liu Shicheng was angry at that time, he asked the other party to help redeem his sister, and the people of Yue Wanghui agreed very simply. Then the people of Yue Wanghui boasted that they had tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and they were about to come to attack Anqing Mansion. As long as Liu Shicheng is an internal response with them, he can steal open the city gate when defending the city. The man spoke like a river, boasting that tens of thousands of troops would be killed all the way along the Yangtze River, from Wuhu to Anqing, and all of them would be captured. As long as Liu Shicheng is willing to defect to the revolution, he will definitely be prosperous and wealthy in the future.

Glory and wealth may be very attractive, but the only thing Liu Shicheng wants now is to rescue his sister. So I am full of promises. As a result, it was originally agreed for two days, but I didn't expect to wait for three days and no news. People in the rivers and lakes casually promised that this was a common thing, and Liu Shicheng also borrowed money these days to redeem his sister. But he didn't expect that the people around him would not lend him money at all because Liu Shicheng offended the camp officials. In this desperate moment, when he saw the Governor's own soldiers coming, he felt that he had grasped a life-saving straw, and immediately demanded that the crimes of the revolutionary party be exposed. I hope to exchange this credit for my sister's freedom.

"The person who claimed to be Yue Wanghui said that Yan Fu and Pu Guanshui were their subordinates?" Enming asked with a frown.

Liu Shicheng hurriedly said: "Exactly." They said that these two people were both members of the Yue Wanghui, and when the time came, they would definitely be able to defeat Anqing Mansion. ”

"And what else did they say?" Eun Ming continued to ask.

"They said that there would be a rebellion around the Spring Festival, and it didn't take long for the villains to join in and help them convince the other brothers of the new army."

"I mean, what else did they say about Yan Fu and Pu Guanshui?" Enming asked.

But he didn't say anything. Just mentioned. Liu Shicheng replied with a wink.

Looking at Liu Shicheng's eager and expectant gaze, Enming asked a few more questions. Only then did he sneer, "Liu Shicheng, you are not honest." ”

Liu Shicheng was startled by these words, and he hurriedly kowtowed, kowtowing and saying, "My lord, what I said is the truth. ”

Enming slapped the table, "What's the truth, someone came to take him to the yamen and ask carefully." ”

Without waiting for Liu Shicheng to speak, the soldiers had already dragged Liu Shicheng up, and dragged him away in the voice of Liu Shicheng shouting injustice.

When the soldiers came back, Enming was calmly sipping tea, as if he didn't care at all. The soldiers hurriedly stepped forward and said, "My lord, what Liu Shicheng said, I'm afraid it's not fake. ”

"Hmph, what is said is not necessarily false. But there is a big problem with the person who said it. Yan Fu only came over from us not long ago, and Deputy Coordinator Puguanshui was in Fengyang Mansion a few months ago. I haven't heard of this Yue Wang Hui, how could these two people be some of Yue Wang Hui's subordinates. ”

"My lord, I've heard a little bit about King Yue's meeting. I heard that they have something to do with Xu Xilin. The soldier said with a little hesitation.

"What?" Enming was shocked, he had already accepted Xu Xilin as a disciple, but he didn't expect his disciple to be implicated in such a thing.

"I heard that Mr. Xu was also very radical when he talked about the new policy, and he was also quite dissatisfied with the imperial court." That's all the pro-soldier can say.

Enming didn't speak, if someone who wanted to do something in these years was full of praise for the court, it could only be said that he was talking nonsense with his eyes open. Although Enming himself is absolutely loyal to the imperial court, if he asks himself, Enming will never praise the many failures of the imperial court that have lost power and humiliated the country. That's why he had to get a good grasp of the implementation of the New Deal and the establishment of education. Trying to prosper, this already crisis-ridden and crumbling imperial court. It is also because of this that when the scholars and gentry cursed the series of failures of the imperial court, the imperial court could not but be "tolerant". Now if the imperial court engages in a high-pressure policy and kills these people, I am afraid that before these people are eliminated, these people have already risen up to overthrow the imperial court.

Xu Xilin's eagerness to implement the new policy is well understood by Enming. Since he was so hopeful that the new policy would be implemented, it was absolutely impossible to be very satisfied with the imperial court. If Xu Xilin really knew a few revolutionary parties, it would not be unusual at all. It would be strange if Xu Xilin didn't know the revolutionary party. Enming wants to use Xu Xilin's ability and Xu Xilin's loyalty to himself. As long as Xu Xilin did not participate in the rebellion, Enming could tolerate Xu Xilin.

But this kind of thing can never be told to the pro-soldiers, Enming looked at the loyal eyes of the pro-soldiers, and he ordered: "You go to investigate this matter." Xu Xilin, I'll ask him. ”

The soldiers were immediately ordered to go out. It didn't take long for someone to report that Xu Xilin was coming. These days, Xu Xilin always comes to visit Enming at this time, on the one hand, to report on his work, and on the other hand, to listen to Enming's arrangements.

Wait for Xu Xilin to salute and sit down. Enming asked, "Bosun, do you know the people of the Yue Wang Society?" ”

Xu Xilin was shocked when he heard this, he had a deep relationship with the people of the Yue Wang Society these days, and Chen Ke's side was going to attack Anqing, Xu Xilin and Bai Wenwei of the Yue Wang Society had discussed it many times. Now that he was suddenly asked by Enming about King Yue, Xu Xilin finally honed in plain life and did not put the shock on his face. His heart turned rapidly, he thought about it first, and then said in a curious tone: "Teacher, will King Yue be some kind of township party association?" The students made some friends here, but they didn't know if there was a Yue Wang Hui among them. If the teacher wants to check, I will start asking when I go back. ”

Enming smiled, "Bosun, you usually supervise the school affairs of the school in the New Deal, does anyone talk about the revolution?" ”

"There are some who complain about the imperial court, but there are no who say that they are revolutionary." Xu Xilin replied very skillfully, "The student definitely knows the measure and will not disappoint the teacher." ”

Seeing that Xu Xilin was not panicked, and the answer was normal, Enming was relieved. Xu Xilin was an important assistant to him in Anqing to implement the new policy, and Enming did not want to persecute too much. If no evidence is found for this kind of thing, it is simply unclear. And Enming belongs to the airborne Anhui, and he doesn't have any team of his own. Sending capable people like Xu Xilin down, except for the charge of improper employment, there is no other benefit at all. After talking for a while, Xu Xilin got up and said goodbye.

Walking on the street, Xu Xilin only felt that the sweat behind his back had turned cold. He never expected Enming to hear some rumors, and while walking, Xu Xilin couldn't help but look back, wanting to see if anyone was following. Chen Ke said that he wanted to fight Anqing, and after getting the news that Yan Fu was the host behind it, Xu Xilin actually believed it now. If Enming had noticed it in advance, he was afraid that this matter would have fallen short. Tao Chengzhang has already made it clear that this time he will let the Restoration Society take charge of Anqing no matter what. Even in Wuhu, Tongling, and Chizhou, the Guangfu Society had to seize the dominant power. With such a series of cities, the Restoration Society has enough appeal. This time, let the People's Party fight Anqing, and it can only succeed and not fail. Now that Enming has noticed, Xu Xilin feels extremely confused in his mind. I was worried that the revolution would not succeed, and I was worried about whether Enming was ready to arrest him.

In fact, Xu Xilin was a little worried, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty was not capable of doing these things at this time. Xu Xilin naturally could not have known that in history he killed Enming, and his successor, Anhui Governor Feng Xu, handled the murder case, and he properly handled the matter with the method of "governing his prison, not even one person, the master scattering and coercing, and showing leniency". After Xu Xilin was executed, Governor Feng publicly inscribed a couplet for him, written in the Daguan Pavilion in Anqing, and the couplet said: "The coming day is a great disaster, and there are hundreds of collections for this; The heroic spirit is not ignorant, and Jianzi is foolish. ”

The meaning of this couplet is to lament the imminent death of the Qing court (a catastrophe in the coming day), although Xu Xilin is a "traitor" now, but he will be a martyr in the future, standing in front of Xu's tomb, thinking about the death of the court and the victory of the revolution, his heart is at a loss, and he has mixed feelings; The meaning of the next link is to openly praise Xu Xilin (the heroic soul is not ignorant), hoping that Xu's heroic soul can forgive himself for his execution, but he is just acting on orders and doing his foolish loyalty for the Qing court.

Even the Manchu governors had this attitude, not to mention the level of repression of the Manchus. Before Xinhai, the Manchu Qing Dynasty was passive in response to the revolutionary uprising, and there was basically no active attack.

Who leaked the news, Xu Xilin returned to his residence, and decided to investigate the matter first.

The matter was investigated very quickly, and the fact that Liu Shicheng "betrayed the revolution" was soon investigated. The people of Yue Wanghui gritted their teeth at this, but after Liu Shicheng followed Enming's personal soldiers away, he did not come back at all. There is nothing that can be done to get rid of this "traitor". Yue Wanghui felt extremely angry, but at this time, he gave them a chance to relieve their anger. The Spring Festival is approaching soon, and the new officers and men naturally did not have family leave, and in order to boost morale, there was such a labor force. When Lao Jun was in the army, some "female artists" appeared, so Liu Shicheng's sister was on the list. The people of the Yue Wanghui in the new army were slightly picked, and the battalion officers of the baggage battalion were very satisfied with this suggestion, so the list was set.

This news was quickly spread by well-intentioned people, and which was Liu Shicheng's sister became the focus of the new army. The Forces nouvelles did not set up prostitutes, let alone prostitutes in the barracks. However, this female artist of the labor army will naturally be taken advantage of by everyone. And out of "curiosity", Liu Shicheng's sister is the focus.

After the "Labor Army" ended, at a secret meeting point, Xie Jinfu, a former New Army officer who had joined the People's Party, said to a few new officers and soldiers who were more reliable in Pingsuri and whose homes were also in Fengyang Mansion: "Brothers, if they can bring Liu Shicheng's sister today, will they be able to bring Liu Shicheng's wife tomorrow?" Who is the day after tomorrow? I've brought all the letters from my brothers and relatives, and I want to ask if you need to give these dogs their lives. ”

The family members of these new officers and soldiers are all from Fengyang Mansion, and when Pu Guanshui led a part of the new army to Fengyang Mansion, these people asked Xie Jinfu to take care of their families. When the People's Party went to rescue the relatives of the new officers and soldiers who followed Puguanshui, they also brought them back to the base area. The families of these new army members also wrote letters, with tokens attached. As soon as these things were delivered to the new officers and soldiers, they knew that their families had indeed been saved by the BJP and had fallen into the hands of the BJP.

"Brothers, when the war starts, bullets fly wildly, knives and guns have no eyes. If you don't want to die for these dogs in vain, you still want to be reunited with your family. Then follow us. Don't worry, I came back from Fengyang Mansion, I have seen it myself, everyone there has been divided into land, all of them are watered with good water, and everyone has been allocated red brick new houses. There will be no hunger or cold, and there will be no lack of food and clothing. Let's have a conscience. The People's Party is the savior of our people, and it will never treat us or our families badly. ”

"Brother Xie, how did my parents write in their letter that my two younger brothers are dead." Hu Liangyong asked with a crying voice.

"That was before the People's Party came to your house, and your family always made it clear. If it weren't for the People's Party coming to your house, you don't know how many people would be left in your house. ”

"Brother Xie, what should we do then?" Some people don't want to dwell on this, "You won't want us to rebel directly, will you?" ”