(1st Update)

The train slowly stopped at the railway station, the guards had already imposed martial law in advance, and the Hankou side received a notice from the higher authorities that a special train carrying the imperial court officials was about to stop in Hankou, so that they could do a good job of reception and safety. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Hanyang prefect, Xiakou Hall Cheng waited at the station reception gate early, they are the parents of the Hankou area, for this upcoming governor, they are all trembling, the person who came is a dignified Zaifu minister, although the governor of Liangjiang does not govern Hubei, but Liangbi's reputation is known to everyone, the Minister of Imperial Guards, the Minister of Counsel, the Minister of Praetorian Guards... Any official position can crush people, so the nerves of the two of them have been tense, and they did not breathe a sigh of relief until the train arrived at the station.

The carriage door opened, the soldiers opened the way, Ye Kai and Han Cuier walked out together, Zhang Xiaoguang followed, Wang Zhaoming was a few steps behind, and there were people staring on the left and right.

Seeing Ye Kai coming, the prefect of Hankou hurriedly stepped forward and said with his hands in hand, "Zhang Yangde, the prefect of Hanyang, has been waiting for Lord Liang for a long time." ”

"Xiaguan Xiakou Hall, Han Zhirui, waiting for your lordship." Xiakou Hall Cheng, who was standing in the back, also stepped forward immediately and said respectfully.

"Xiaguan was entrusted by Lord Ruicheng, the governor of Huguang, to entertain Lord Haoliang, my lord went all the way south, the journey was tiring, Xiaguan has prepared a banquet, please set up a mansion and rest for a while." Zhang Yangde continued, by the way, he made a gesture of invitation, and it would not be bad to have more contact with a big man like the Governor of Liangjiang, not to mention that he came this time and received a special explanation from Ruicheng, the Governor of Huguang.

"You're welcome, two adults." Knowing that the two of them were local parents and officials, and they were routine, Ye Kai also said straightforwardly: "This governor went to Jiangning to take office this time, passing through Hankou, it is really official business, and I really have no intention of disturbing the local officials and people. ”

Hearing Ye Kai's refusal, the two of them also froze for a moment, and looked at it, it is true, thousands of Praetorian Guard troops have already gotten off the train, neatly lined up at the side of the station, and the battalions are patrolling near the pipe belt, and the captain is counting the number of people on the side, everything is in order.

The prefect of Hanyang and the Xiakou Hall looked at each other, their eyes were full of surprise, they didn't expect that there were thousands of troops on the car, seeing these soldiers, the two tacitly let a group of soldiers stay on their own land, it was difficult to guarantee that there would be no trouble, and they immediately started not to stay, obviously they were confusing the Praetorian Guards with the ordinary miscellaneous soldiers.

"The shipping terminal is not far from here, and the ferry has been requisitioned, so you can leave at any time." The two reacted quickly, and followed Ye Kai's meaning.

"Thank you both."

"Your Excellency, please."

Everyone dodged a way, and Ye Kai walked at the forefront.

Out of the station, several sedan chairs have been placed aside, Zhang Yangde hurriedly said: "The sedan chairs have been prepared, please sit in the sedan chair." ”

"Since the road is not far, let's walk, the Governor's troops are also walking, just take this opportunity to take a look at the mountains and rivers of Hankou." Ye Kai smiled and refused, but let Han Cui'er, Wang Zhaoming and others sit in the sedan chair.

He asked for this purely to experience it in this place, knowing that several drastic changes in modern China are related to this region.

Ye Kai said so, Zhang Yangde couldn't insist anymore, he walked in front and personally showed Ye Kai the way.

"It is said that the three towns of Wuhan, with outstanding people, are the blessed land of the two lakes, and the prefect of Zhang, it is better to introduce it to the governor."

Ye Kai said as he walked, and the troops of several thousand people followed outside, heading in the direction of the dock.

Seizing the opportunity, Zhang Yangde hurriedly introduced to Ye Kai: "Lord Liang, you are right, a corner of Hankou, since ancient times, there has been the title of the world's beautiful land, mountains, rivers and lakes, mountains and mountains, it is even more beautiful, not only that, the three towns of Wuhan, all of them are important towns, when Zhang Xiangshuai ruled the two lakes, he did a lot of foreign affairs here, Hanyang built an iron factory, with a daily output of 100,000 catties of steel, which is the first male factory in East Asia. The railway of Hankou runs from north to south, and the land and water shipping runs through China, and the city of Wuchang is the seat of the governor, and Hunan and Hubei depend on these three towns...."

Ye Kai smiled, Zhang Yangde's boast is not unreasonable, Wuhan three towns, in the late Qing Dynasty has become an important industrial town, and then, the construction of the Guangdong-Han, Luhan, Sichuan-Han railways, let this become the transportation hub of Central China, Zhang Zhidong painstakingly operated Wuhan for more than ten years, a lot of foreign affairs, factories everywhere, even foreigners have opened up the Hankou concession here, in just a dozen years, the three towns of Wuhan have risen, once known as the Chicago of East Asia.

Of course, among the many major events that happened here, the most indelible was the Wuchang Uprising, a gunshot rang out, and Shenzhou thundered, directly burying the Qing Empire.

Zhang Yangde was still chattering, and Ye Kai suddenly interjected and asked, "Governor Zhang, can revolutionaries be found under your rule?" ”

Being asked by Ye Kai like this, Zhang Yangde suddenly became dumbfounded, "Ge.. Revolutionary party? ”

Ye Kai took a look, the latter suddenly seemed to be on the edge of the abyss, these years, who doesn't know that the revolutionary party is everywhere, not to mention anything else, just his small prefect's yamen, there are many revolutionary parties among the small officials and officials, and among the people of Hanyang City, there are also many sympathetic to the revolutionary party, however, it is difficult for these people to confirm whether the three words of the revolutionary party are written on their faces, as long as there is no trouble, most of the supervisors are half-blind and one eye is closed, so they should not see it.

"There are British, French, Russian, and Japanese concessions in the three towns of Wuhan, and I have heard that most of the revolutionary parties are hiding in the concessions, I know if Governor Zhang has heard of it?"

Ye Kai knocked and said, Zhang Yangde was even more weak-hearted, "Recently... I haven't heard of any action from the revolutionaries..."

"Really?" Ye Kai pinched his chin, "I heard that there is a revolutionary party in Wuchang City, called the Science Tutorial School, which belongs to the League under Sun Wenmen, officials, businessmen, and even the New Army, all of them are bewitched by it, I don't know that Governor Zhang is a parent official, do you know?" ”

As soon as he heard this, Zhang Yangde's heart suddenly sank to the bottom, the scientific tutorial school is not as good as the Xingzhonghui and Huaxinghui, and it belongs to a relatively weak force in the revolutionary party, and Hubei is not Guangzhou, not the hardest hit area of the revolution, so these grassroots officials generally agree to implement the appeasement policy, and now even the governors from the capital know about it, and it seems that they are unlucky.

Zhang Yangde's face was pale, and the word "revolutionary party" could make him lose his official position at any time. (To be continued.) )