Although Zou Jingze released a certain amount of goodwill through his daughter, Zhao Guanhou's side always responded indifferently and did not express the slightest expression of the promise he made. His physical condition www.biquge.info has also become the biggest mystery in Shandong at present, whether it is not seriously injured, or whether it is seriously injured, no one can say clearly.

The minister of the Shandong Patrol Police Association in Jinan is Wang Song, who has worked with Zhao Guanhou in the Wubei Academy, and his meeting is completely dependent on Zhao Guanhou's future. The matter of contact with him was stiff after a discussion, and then Wang Song simply went to St. Mary's Hospital and refused to make contact. The police officers under his subordinates were all armed with firearms and took to the streets to maintain basic order.

Accompanying the police investigation also included the forgotten defense battalion and the armed road guards in the surrounding area. The soldiers entered Jinan under the guise of maintaining law and order. Jia Maoqing, the military and political chief, was also powerless to restrain them, so they could only go to the streets. Fortunately, these soldiers were only patrolling, and did not do anything out of the ordinary, and they were at peace with each other.

Then the situation suddenly changed.

First, St. Mary's Hospital, which was invested by Prussia, suddenly issued a strong condemnation of the assassination attempt to poison a patient in the hospital. As a result of the strict precautions, the poisoning was thwarted, and the killers have been arrested, who have admitted that the operation was directed by the self-made army.

The remarks and self-confessions are published in newspapers and published publicly. After Shandong implemented constitutional government in the imperial court, it had already lifted the ban on newspapers. The self-made military government is even more prohibitive, and does not restrict the content of the newspaper, and this kind of content is also published in a grand manner.

One stone stirs up a thousand waves. After the newspaper was sold, it caused great repercussions in the entire Jinan market, although it was not stated who was going to be poisoned, but now there is only one patient in St. Mary's Hospital, Zhao Guanhou. In other words, the self-made army wants to poison Zhao Guanhou?

Shandong's official newspaper was still running at this time, and when it saw the news, it immediately published a supplement and commented on it. Yu self-made army Zhengfu criticized and questioned the crime. If the murderer cannot be severely punished, the Jinan police will no longer bear the responsibility of maintaining public order and protecting order in Jinan.

The immediate attackers were some of the gentry of Jinan, although Zou Mengliu and others were all big clans, but since the governance of Zhao Guanhou, Jinan has developed commerce, and the newly rising merchants have great power. In the Jinan Chamber of Commerce, some businessmen publicly said that if they could not explain the matter, they would strike the market in protest. In the Jinan Consultative Bureau, some members of the committee raised questions about who was responsible for this assassination, whether it was approved, and what responsibility the approver bore.

This matter is in the ascendant, and two newspapers in which Albiang is a shareholder have published an article signed by Yu, the principal of Shandong Women's Normal School: A letter to Shandong women compatriots, the duty self-control association brutally closed the girls' school and persecuted women. Shortly after the publication of the two articles, the consuls of Albion and Prussia publicly declared that they would not recognize the legitimate rights of the Shandong Self-Determination Association, that they would not have any contact with it, that they would not transport arms from the ports controlled by the two countries, and that they would prohibit the use of railways to transport goods and personnel.

The newly established Zhengfu is unfavorable, and all items are not going well. The temporary self-made main house was located in the original council office. As soon as Zou Jingze entered the door, he already sensed that the atmosphere was wrong.

Meng Siyuan's face was red, and his eyes were staring at his brother-in-law Liu Feng, whose face was also ugly, and he glared back at Meng Siyuan unceremoniously. Jia Maoqing, the new military and political minister, frowned tightly and smoked cigarettes one after another.

"What's going on?"

Hearing Zou Jingze's question, Meng Siyuan got up, pointed to the newspaper and said, "What does this mean?" What he has in his hand is a Jinan newspaper, with a headline on the front page, which reads in large letters: I have received conclusive news from St. Mary's Hospital that Zhao Guanhou has died of his injuries and is dying.

"I have already asked about this news, it is completely false, this is to deceive the people and create fake news. Moreover, this kind of forgery, which can be pierced and punctured, is useless, and the foreigners will not only laugh at our new self-made government, but may also impose further sanctions on us. I don't understand why Liu Yuanwai did such a thing. ”

The funder behind this newspaper is Liu Feng, this is not a secret, Liu Feng didn't want to deny it, but snorted coldly, "That's right, it's fake, but what can I do if I don't do it?" Those police inspections were originally done with sticks, but now, one person has a fast gun. My people, however, are still the same as when they followed the city, still with broadswords, spears, and foreign guns, and there are still a few in total. In terms of weapons and equipment, they are a lot worse than the defense battalions, and if there is a fight, how can we be the opponents of the old army? In the final analysis, it is not that the new army refuses to obey, that we are denied guns and artillery, that the localities refuse to give us money, and that even the military salaries have to be paid by themselves. And if they dare to do this, the backbone is Zhao Guanhou, as long as he dies, these people below will naturally fall and scatter, and they dare not do anything with us anymore, and they will use whatever they want. If he doesn't die, I don't think this 10,000-person conference will be held, and when everyone opposes self-control, how will it end? ”

The troops of the New Army could not be controlled, and this responsibility naturally fell on Jia Maoqing, and he sighed, "This is not the case. It is not that the brothers of the Forces nouvelles do not support self-control, but these issues must be resolved. If I don't solve this, it's hard for me to get them to agree. ”

"Listen, Elder Zou, you heard it too. I can't be blamed for this, Chief Jia Jun said so, and he knew what the situation was. The people sent by my Liu family to Qihe to collect the autumn tax were actually arrested by the people of the Yamen. Qihe is a subordinate county of our Jinan, and we can't even collect taxes there, let alone others. If we don't frustrate the spirit of the government, we will make our own military government, or disband, and we won't be able to do anything. They rely on Zhao Guanhou, as long as Zhao Guanhou dies, the rest of the people will be afraid, they are frightened, abandon the official and leave, or raise their hands to surrender, our stall can be opened. Otherwise, if you just rely on your own money, you won't be able to support many soldiers. ”

Meng Siyuan said, "Your lie can't be maintained at all, and foreigners can expose it all at any time." ”

"Impossible! I've sent people out to control all the newsboys in the market. If you want to sell newspapers, you can only sell my Liu family's newspapers, and I don't prohibit the publication of other newspapers, but I don't allow newsboys to sell them. Whoever dares to sell, I will break their legs. I guarantee that this is the newspaper that the whole of Shandong can see. I will collect as much as I print the newspapers of Albion and Prussia, so that others will not see them, this trick cannot be missed! It's just a matter of the past few days, and you're afraid that you won't be able to fool it? When the representatives from all over the country agree to make self-control, and there is no turning back from the bow, it is too late to regret it. ”

He sneered a few times, "Siyuan, I know that you have read foreign books, and you don't take my earthy bun brother-in-law in your eyes." But let me tell you, this idea is not something that ordinary people have come up with, and there are also high-ranking people in my shogunate. A Ph.D. from Yankee studying abroad, Dr. Bai Swen Bai University. and your leader of the Xingzhong Society, Sun Dixiang, who has known each other in Honolulu, has a higher status than you. He told me it was called ...... The war of public opinion, right on this word. Soldiers are not tired of deceit, since it is a war, then any trick must be used. Since ancient times, wars have been fought for whatever use, and everything is told the truth. Zhao Guanhou's death letter is the first move, and I have a second move. Look at this! ”

Liu Feng took out a manuscript from his sleeve and handed it to everyone to read, only to see that it was written: The interviewers of this newspaper in the capital have found out important news that the Dajin Imperial Court has used the land, minerals, canals, and railways of Shandong Province as collateral, and has loaned 50 million taels of silver to banks in various countries as military expenses for attacking our Shandong......

"This is the headline of the newspaper tomorrow, I dare to say, as soon as this news is published, the old and young masters of Shandong will blow up the temple. When the time comes, not to mention the small fifth town, even the entire six towns of Beiyang will come together, and we don't care! At the 10,000-person meeting, whoever dares to say a word against Shandong's independence will not want to walk out of the door of our self-made association. ”

Although Zou Jingze knew that Liu Feng made a crooked move, but in the current situation, he could only use a crooked move. Shandong's uprising was not fully prepared in advance, it was launched in a hurry, everything was not harmonious, and the people's hearts were not on their side. It is difficult to predict what the outcome of the 10,000-person meeting will be. However, this manuscript is like a sky-turning seal in the Romance of the Gods, and all those who oppose Shandong's self-made are afraid to open their mouths. People's hearts are back, and the transmission can be determined.

He didn't let Meng Siyuan speak, but grabbed the words, "Since ancient times, those who achieve great things are not informal, and some of the means that should be used are not exaggerated. This Dr. Bai Sven is indeed an amazing talent. The only thing to worry about is that if Zhao Guanhou is not seriously injured, he will come to the venue when the time comes......"

Jia Maoqing said: "This should be impossible. I had an inside line in the guard barracks, and I got the news that although he was not dead, he was so badly injured that he could no longer take care of things. It is absolutely impossible to come to the venue and cause chaos. If he wants to come, the inside line of our guard battalion can also pass on the news. ”

"In this case, there is no problem." Zou Jingze said to Meng Siyuan: "When you study abroad, you are studying economics and industry, just like the confrontation between the two armies, you are talking about the main battle. But since ancient times, the battlefield has been in confrontation, and it is exactly the same. If you blindly use it correctly, it is difficult to get the full credit. What Liu Feng has done, in fact, Dajin Guo has done many times, we are just treating others in the way of others. What's more, in the current situation, we must also think of some means to safeguard our cause. ”

He coughed lightly, "Today, we have another institution in Jinan." It is called the Shandong Market Maintenance Association, plus the previous Confucian Church, the small Jinan Mansion, which is already three doors and does not belong to each other. The Yansheng Mansion sent people to attend the 10,000-person conference, but it is said that they had a big plan, and they wanted the self-control of the whole of Yanzhou. What the rest of the Confucian Church wanted was the right to education in Shandong, and even the temple property should also be managed by the Confucian Church. They have a great appetite, but with my relationship with them, I can fill the gap. There's really nothing I can do about it. They were organized by some foreign businessmen in Jinan, and some local colleagues also participated, saying that they wanted to maintain order and public safety on the ground in Shandong. However, what they united, in addition to the police investigation, was the old military defense battalion, and these people had a suspicious attitude, and they were unpredictable about Shandong's self-control. ”

Liu Feng snorted, "This is not unpredictable, but it can be determined that this maintenance meeting is the lackey of the Jurchens, and it will definitely be unfavorable to Shandong's self-control." In my opinion, when the meeting was not held, the maintenance meeting was directly sealed first. ”

Jia Maoqing shook his head and said: "I'm afraid it's not easy, some of the officers of our new army are in this maintenance meeting." In addition, the local merchants also have this kind of demand, hoping that the army and the police can maintain the market and prevent robbery or harassment of the place, which is also the desire of the people, and the brothers have no choice. ”

He coughed dryly twice and looked at Liu Feng. Among the self-made troops that entered the city, the Liu clan had the most men and horses, and the discipline was also the worst. Although the Liu clan had several people who had served as soldiers, the military discipline was lax, and due to the untimely payment of military salaries, the military discipline of the regiment was lax, and the soldiers were actually bandits.

After entering the city, there were occasional cases of robbing merchants and even harassing their female dependents. However, at present, in the self-made army, the Liu family has the largest number of troops, and they have no choice but to turn a blind eye to such things, and they can't say it clearly. Even if Liu Feng kidnapped Zou Xiurong unsuccessfully, Zou Jingze did not attack.

Liu Feng said: "Don't look at me, if the military salary is not even, it is impossible for the people below to be obedient." After all, if you eat food and become soldiers, if you don't feed them, you can't talk about discipline. As long as the grain and salary taxes can be collected, I will have a way to discipline the market. Fortunately, the maintenance meeting does not dare to openly oppose us, and when I send out the newspaper tomorrow, the maintenance meeting will also have to stand by our side. ”

The time is getting closer and closer to the meeting of 10,000 people, the station and the dock have become lively, and some people have caught the carriage and entered the city from the neighboring towns. Because of the effect of that newspaper, people who originally had a wait-and-see attitude also began to support Shandong's self-production.

After these visitors from other places entered Jinan, the descendants from the Liu family gave a warm reception. Depending on the status of the guests, the hospitality specifications vary greatly, but in the end, the guests and hosts are always happy.

In addition to the hospitality, he will also point out that the head of his family is a real good friend, and if Shandong is in charge of Shandong in the future, it will be beneficial to all Shandong people. Liu Feng's think tank, Bai Siwen, waved it overnight and wrote a banner "Shandong is the Shandong of Shandong people", which was hung at the head of the Advisory Bureau, and the momentum was very great.

Liu Feng's approach, it is not difficult to see his ambition for Shandong, but at the moment he is the strongest, plus this public opinion war, he has made great contributions, and others can only take a concession attitude towards him.

As Bai Siwen expected, when the report was published, the attitude of the maintenance society towards the self-control association was greatly improved, except for the refusal to hand over the weapons, other matters could be discussed, and this force was likely to be used by the self-made army. In addition, two security regiments composed of local young people in Shandong, with a total strength of nearly 900 people, also entered Jinan to be responsible for the on-site order of the 10,000-person meeting.

On the border of Shandong, the battle against the Huaishang army won a brilliant victory, and the Huaishang army that invaded the border of Shandong Province suffered heavy losses, and the remnants retreated to the Anhui border, and the external crisis in Shandong was lifted. Although there are many local administrative orders, the expropriation orders of the self-made military government at the county level are disobeyed, and the bandits come back to cause harm. However, compared with the overall situation, there are always more advantages than disadvantages, and several initiators of the self-control association believe that as long as the 10,000-person meeting is held smoothly and the representatives of the county governments unanimously agree that Shandong will make its own efforts, the above problems can be easily solved.

The meeting of the 10,000-person conference finally arrived, in the early morning, Meng Siyuan, who had not slept all night, sat up from the bed, took his clothes and put them on, heard the movement, and Liu, who was sleeping in the outhouse, was awakened by the alarm, looked at him sleepily and asked: "It's still dark this day, where are you going?" ”

"Go to the venue, it's dark now, but it's going to be light soon." (To be continued.) )