When he arrived at the mansion, Zhao Bei sat upright in the lobby, Tian Jinfu stood aside, whispered a few words to him, and then left in a hurry.

Since the restoration of the Han Dynasty, Li Yuanhong and other captured officers have been imprisoned in the Hanyang Mansion jail, although they have not been abused, but the panic in everyone's hearts is written on their faces, they do not know how the republican army will deal with themselves like a "Manchu lackey", according to rumors, when Jiujiang came all the way over, the republican army executed all those Qing army officers who resisted to the end, according to this position, Li Yuanhong and others may also deserve the word "diehard".

Seeing that Li Yuanhong was escorted to the lobby by Wuhua Da Tie, with a frightened face, Zhao Bei was secretly amused, stood up and walked over, and said to Tian Jinfu who was standing aside: "Who asked you to tie people up?" Still not ready to loosen the tie? ”

Tian Jinfu untied Li Yuanhong's hands tied behind his back, removed the shackles, Zhao Bei pulled over a Taishi chair, pointed to the chair, and said to Li Yuanhong: "Mr. Li, please take a seat." ”

Li Yuanhong sat down indifferently, rubbed his wrists, and looked up to see Zhao Bei pull over another chair, sit opposite him, and Erlang's legs.

"I've wronged Mr. Li. I've been so busy these days that I've had no time to talk to you in detail. My name is Zhao Bei, my name is Zhenhua, and I am the commander-in-chief of the Republican Army. Zhao Bei first made a polite gesture and introduced himself.

Li Yuanhong didn't scold like those stubborn officers, but said in a deep voice: "I don't know if the commander-in-chief invited Li to come, is he going to interrogate or behead?" ”

Zhao Bei smiled, shook his head and said, "Where did Mr. Li go?" I know that you were coerced by others and forced to lead your troops to resist the revolutionary army, and I also know your ordinary character, and the officers and soldiers in the Hubei New Army all praise you as a loyal elder and do not abuse soldiers. It seems to me that you are not like those die-hard diehards, you are an enlightened person, a potential friend of our revolutionary army. I won't go around in circles with Mr. Li, and I'll tell you the truth, the matter of your capture has not yet been reported, so ah, whether it is 'the defeat of the Li Association and the capture of the united front' or the 'Comrade Li's uprising before the front' has to be chosen by Mr. Li himself. ”

Li Yuanhong hurriedly waved his hand and said, "If you want to persuade Li to surrender, you must not." Li was favored by the state and did not dare to fight with the imperial court. ”

Zhao Bei said: "I didn't say that I told you to go to war with the Manchus. I mean, please come forward and preside over the civil affairs of Hubei. A few years ago, the constitutionalists went to Beijing several times to make their case and asked the Qing court to open a parliament and elect members, but the decadent Manchu dynasty despised civil rights and just blindly delayed and was always unwilling to set up parliaments in various provinces. I heard that Mr. Tang Hualong, a famous member of the Hubei Constitutionalist faction, has now gone to the Hankou Concession, and I also asked Mr. Li to write a letter to explain the position of the revolutionary army, and ask him to come back to preside over civil affairs and assist Mr. Li in advocating civil rights, protecting the people's livelihood, and consolidating the foundation of the country. ”

"This ...... This...... Never, never! Li Yuanhong waved his hand again and again.

"Why not?" Zhao Bei stood up and glared at Li Yuanhong condescendingly. "The country is in a difficult situation, and the people are struggling to make a living, does Mr. Li want to ignore the people and serve a decaying and dying feudal dynasty to the end?"

"Humph! I see, he's a diehard! The previous loyal appearance was all pretended. Such hypocrites, deserve to be killed! Tian Jinfu on the side pulled out the box gun, pushed the bolt with a "bang", and resisted Li Yuanhong's head.

"No...... Don't ......" Looking at the open nose, Li Yuanhong broke down in a cold sweat.

Zhao Bei sneered, raised his hand to push away Tian Jinfu's unloaded pistol, patted Li Yuanhong's shoulder, and said: "Mr. Li, as long as you nod your head, you are a revolutionary comrade, and if the revolution succeeds in the future, you are also a revolutionary father, don't miss this opportunity." To tell you the truth, as soon as Hanyang City is restored, I will send someone to protect Mr. Li's family, and as long as you nod, I will immediately send them over to reunite with you. ”

"This ...... This is a threat. Li Yuanhong said.

"Nope! It's an incentive. Zhao Bei walked behind Li Yuanhong and looked at his braid. Of course, if Mr. Li insists on refusing to cooperate, I will no longer protect the safety of your family, you know, there are still many bandits taking advantage of the fire outside the city, and the die-hard elements of the Manchu Qing Dynasty are also active, I believe you don't want them to run into the city. ”

Zhao Bei handed Li Yuanhong two pieces of paper and said: "There is a silver ticket with a Shanxi ticket number, the silver is not much, only 10,000 taels, and there is also a statement, as long as you sign it, this 10,000 taels of silver ticket will be regarded as a convulsion fee for you, and you Mr. Li will be a comrade of our revolutionary soldiers in the future." If you don't sign, then you have to go back and stay in prison with Wang Zhanyuan and Lu Yongxiang, waiting for you will be the solemn verdict of the revolutionary court. In the future, there will be a few notes in the history books: 'This is the shameful end of Li Yuanhong, a diehard and hypocritical Qing element.'" ”

Seeing that Li Yuanhong was silent, Zhao Bei called a few guards to look at him and said, "Mr. Li think about it slowly, I'll give you half an hour." Now I'm out for a walk, and if you don't sign the declaration when you come back, then you won't have a chance to join the revolution. What kind of virtue is the Manchu Dynasty now, you know better than others, it is not worth burying it. ”

After speaking, Zhao Bei led Tian Jinfu out of the lobby, but he did not go far, but went straight to the prison next to the mansion, sat down in the signing room, and ordered the guards to lift Wang Zhanyuan and Lu Yongxiang out of the cell.

The two Beiyang generals looked depressed, and although they were not bound, they obviously did not have the courage to pounce on Zhao Bei.

Treating these two people, Zhao Bei was not so polite, he sat on the top with a big grin, looked at the two people kneeling on the ground, and asked coldly: "Do you descend or not?" ”

Wang Zhanyuan glanced up, and then quickly lowered his head, as for Lu Yongxiang, he didn't even raise his head at all, but neither of them spoke, and they didn't know what their idea was.

"Don't speak? In order to attack Hanyang, the revolutionary army suffered huge casualties, do you think that if you don't speak now, you can get away with it? Think beautifully! Zhao Bei slapped the table and said, "Come on!" Pull it out and cut it! ”

A few guards walked out at the moment, dragged the two of them out horizontally.

"Wait! I'm dropping! Wang Zhanyuan was the first to relent, grabbed the threshold, and shouted to Lu Yongxiang, who had been dragged out of the door: "Zijia, don't hold on, don't you understand?" This court won't last long! Now that he is dead, even if he enters the Zhaozhong Temple, as soon as the court is over, who will remember that you Lu Zijia is a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty? ”

"I'll descend!" Lu Yongxiang's shout came from outside the door.

"Both of them are knowledgeable about current affairs." Zhao Bei stood up, paced to the door, helped Wang Zhanyuan, who was still holding the threshold, and shouted to the guards outside: "Don't be stunned, please sit down with the two Biaotong!" ”

The two were pressed to the Taishi chair by the guards, Zhao Bei sat back and said slowly: "Since the two of you have joined the revolutionary camp, Zhao naturally can't be treated badly, you are considered a battlefield uprising, the two of you continue to sit in this standard position, and the military salary is the same, and I will pick two hundred people from those captured Beiyang Army to command you." Of course, since we participated in the revolution, we can't help but say that when the leopard's head forest rushed up the mountain and fell to the grass, didn't it also have to hand in the 'vote'? There is a statement here, and the two of you only need to take the statement and read it in front of the public, and you will be comrades of our revolutionary party! ”

After speaking, Zhao Bei took out two pieces of paper from his pocket and handed them to Tian Jinfu, who then handed them over to the two of them.

Wang Zhanyuan and Lu Yongxiang were puzzled, took the paper and looked at it, but considering their current situation, it seemed that there was no other choice, so they had to nod and agree, and immediately signed the statement.

Zhao Bei put away the statement, praised a few words with satisfaction, and said: "The two of them are well aware of the righteousness, and they are actually the revolutionary pioneers of the Beiyang New Army. Come on, invite these two revolutionary generals who revolted on the battlefield to go down, prepare two clean rooms in the yamen, and then send people to serve them closely, now that they have not been recovered for a long time, there are many Manchu lackeys in the city, and they are waiting for an opportunity to assassinate our revolutionary soldiers, and the two rebellious generals must not have any mistakes. ”

Wang Zhanyuan and Lu Yongxiang followed the guards out of the signing room, and when they stepped out of the door, the two exchanged glances, and they both felt like they were separated from each other, just now they were prisoners, but now they have become "revolutionary fathers" and "generals of the battlefield uprising". However, although there is no fear of life now, after all, it is a surrender, and it is difficult to say whether you can enter the gate of Beiyang again in the future.

After the two left, Zhao Bei rushed back to the lobby of the mansion, and saw that Li Yuanhong was still sitting there in a daze, so he asked, "Have you thought about it?" Mr. Li, now that the time has come, if you don't sign again, you will have to go back to the cell, and there is no one to accompany you, Wang Zhanyuan and Lu Yongxiang have already descended. ”

"What? They...... Did they fall? Li Yuanhong was stunned, the generals of the Beiyang Army, who were known as "diehards", had all surrendered, what kind of hero was he, the general of the Southern New Army?

"Look at this, it's their monogram." Zhao Bei took out the two statements.

Li Yuanhong only glanced at it, lowered his head dejectedly, looked at the silver ticket in his hand, and then looked at the statement, and said: "I only have this life, so I'll play with you." I'm dropping! ”