Chapter 3 China Sends Troops to the South Seas
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Emperor Zhu saw that Chen Meiqi was determined to kill Tao Zhangcheng, he felt that things had not yet reached the point of using real swords and guns, and persuaded Chen Meiqi: "Yingshi, he Tao Zhangcheng wants the Fumin League to remove me from the post of prime minister, which is impossible, without me, the Fumin League will not be able to gain a foothold in Japan." I believe that the comrades at the headquarters are well aware of this. There is no need for you to kill him now, otherwise the Fumin League and the Liberation Society will fight in Nanyang, and it will be difficult for us to develop and grow. ”
The Dutch East India Company was established in 1602 and became the main European power in Indonesia, but the East India Company was forced to dissolve in 1800 due to bankruptcy and armed resistance by the Indonesian people, and the Dutch government established the Dutch East India to take over the Indonesian colony. During most of the colonial rule, the Dutch control outside the coastal fortresses was quite weak, and there were many Chinese, which was the main reason why Zhu Dixiang and others developed in Nanyang.
Chen Meiqi knew that Zhu Dixiang didn't like other people's opinions that openly opposed him, so he nodded and said, "Since Brother Zhu said that Tao Zhang will become a dog's life, then let his head hang around his neck for the time being." ”
Sure enough, Tao Zhangcheng's letter to the headquarters of the Restoration League demanding the removal of Zhu Dixiang from the post of prime minister was lost in the sea, and there was no follow-up. Tao Zhangcheng discussed with Li Xie and decided to take people to Java Island in Nanyang Indonesia to raise funds. The revolution relied on funds, which was tantamount to drawing wages from the bottom of the kettle and cutting off the financial means of the Fumin League.
Sun Xiaoyun heard that Tao Zhangcheng was going to Indonesia and persuaded him not to go, she said softly: "If you go, you will intensify the conflict with Chen Meiqi and them." I don't think it's better not to go, after all, we are married and have children. ”
Tao Zhangcheng said: "What about the intensification of contradictions? I just want to drive Chen Meiqi and Zhu Dixiang out of Nanyang. Let Huang Keqiang take their place! ”
Sun Xiaoyun saw that Tao Zhangcheng had made up his mind, so he decided to go with him, Tao Zhangcheng said, "You are a few months pregnant, and it is not suitable for you to take a boat for a long time." Rest assured. I went to Indonesia this time, and together with Li Xie and my eldest brother, I brought more than 100 brothers over, and I will be back in a month at most. ”
A marina in Malaysia. The August sea breeze was hot, and the blue sky was filled with fluffy fiery clouds. Sun Xiaoyun hugged Tao Zhangcheng goodbye under a palm tree, reluctantly, and advised: "Go early and come back early!" ”
After Tao Zhangcheng hugged Sun Xiaoyun, he took out a pair of light green jade jade bracelets from his baggage, put them on Sun Xiaoyun, and said, "This is what my grandmother left for her granddaughter-in-law, and I gave it to you today." ”
Sun Xiaoyun had tears in his eyes. Seeing Tao Zhangcheng get on a new wooden sailboat.
Tao Zhangcheng and Li Xiehe went to the Indonesian archipelago in the South Seas and went around looking for overseas Chinese to raise funds for the revolution, and Wang Zhaoming was also raising money at that time. However, Li Xiehe has been in Nanyang for many years, and the establishment of a "Datong world" in which everyone is equal by the Restoration Society is relatively demagogic, and the relationship between Zhu Dixiang and the Japanese Black Dragon Society is unclear. In addition, Tao Zhangcheng's exposure of Zhu Dixiang's private life and embezzlement of revolutionary funds seriously questioned and challenged Zhu Dixiang's prestige. Wang Zhaoming raised funds for more than ten days, but not a single wealthy overseas Chinese businessman was willing to pay money to support the Fumin League.
Wang Zhaoming angrily went to Zhu Dixiang to discuss, Zhu Dixiang was furious, and he was helpless, slapped the table and scolded angrily: "Tao Zhangcheng is really deceiving me too much!"
Chen Meiqi and Jiang Zhengzhong, who were standing on the side, saw it in their eyes. The meeting was held in the evening. The two of them were walking in the courtyard, and a bright moon hung in the sky of the island, and the clear light made people feel a chill.
Chen Meiqi asked Jiang Zhengzhong: "Have you ever killed someone?" ”
Jiang Zhengzhong shook his head and said, "No." ”
Chen Meiqi said: "Do you want to be the prime minister's right-hand man? ”
The contradiction between Tao Zhangcheng and Chen Meiqi is well known, and Chen Meiqi wants to get rid of it as soon as possible. In addition to Tao Zhangcheng's humiliation of Chen Meiqi in public, because Tao Chengzhang has never coveted comfort and pleasure, he hates eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling. Tao Zhangcheng hadn't turned his face with the Fumin League before. Chen Meiqi asked Tao Chengzhang for a share of the donations of overseas Chinese in Nanyang because of military needs, and Tao replied: "Hello, Shanghai has enough money for you, and my money should be used by the revolutionary comrades in Zhejiang, not for your use." "Jiang Zhengzhong is a very smart teenager. He guessed that Chen Meiqi wanted him to assassinate Tao Zhangcheng, and said: "The prime minister doesn't seem to want to kill Tao Zhangcheng!" ”
Chen Meiqi said: "It's not that I don't want to, it's just that it's hard to say clearly." If Tao Zhangcheng is killed, our Fumin League will be able to annex the Guangfuhui, and for our party, it will be beneficial and harmless. ”
Jiang Zhengzhong ran away from home and vowed to return to his hometown, and at this time, he also wanted to make a bet on his fate.
Chen Meiqi said: "However, Brother Jiang, I tell you honestly, if you assassinate Tao Zhangcheng, I am afraid that you can only be an unsung hero, and the prime minister will never admit that our alliance will send someone to assassinate Tao Zhangcheng. But the Prime Minister and I will remember you. ”
Jiang Zhengzhong didn't know how to smoke, at this time he asked Chen Meiqi for a foreign cigarette, drew a match, lit it for himself, the smoke rising from the tips of his fingers grabbed him and wanted to shed tears, he thought for a while, snuffed out the cigarette in his hand, looked up at the bright moon in the distance, and said a few words categorically: "I'll do it!" When to get your hands on? ”
Chen Meiqi walked over and patted Jiang Zhengzhong on the shoulder, and said, "I told me in the internal line arranged by the Restoration Association that Tao Zhangcheng will go to the Maria Hospital in the city at three o'clock tomorrow afternoon to see an old overseas Chinese. You sneak in in advance and do it, I'll send you two brothers to take care of you, you shoot and run, don't be caught by the Dutch patrol and it's fine. ”
Jiang Zhengzhong nodded, and said righteously: "Brother Chen, don't worry, I promise to complete the task." The removal of Tao by the rest is out of the righteousness of the party for the revolution, and the rest of the people are responsible for themselves, without the great righteousness of seeking merit and knowledge! ”
Chen Meiqi laughed and said: "Since ancient times, heroes have been born as teenagers, and I really didn't misunderstand you!" ”
The weather on the island can change. The first day was still clear, and the next day, the sky was gray, as if it was going to rain.
Jiang Zhengzhong pretended to be a patient who had broken his arm, and sneaked into the second floor of the hospital with a thick cast on his arm. Tao Zhangcheng entered the hospital, did not realize the danger, and was not prepared at all, so he took two entourage. They walked to a ward on the second floor, as soon as he walked in, Jiang Zhengzhong and the three rushed in, Jiang Zhengzhong shot Tao Zhangcheng's chest "bang", Tao Zhangcheng had never seen Jiang Zhengzhong before, the blood in his chest was gurgling out of the bullet hole, he covered his chest with one hand, and looked at the blood-red young man in front of him, and asked: "You... Who are you? ”
Jiang Zhengzhong didn't answer, and quickly made up a shot at Tao Zhangcheng's eyebrows, this shot was fatal, Tao Zhangcheng didn't have time to know who killed him, he crooked, fell on the hospital bed and died, the crimson blood, the white sheets on the hospital bed were dyed red, Tao Zhangcheng didn't blink his eyes, his eyes only stared at Jiang Zhengzhong, Jiang Zhengzhong's first killer, the hand holding the gun trembled, and his eyes were stunned.
One of Tao Zhangcheng's entourage pulled out a pistol, but unfortunately he was a step too slow and was killed by two brothers behind Jiang Zhengzhong. The old overseas Chinese on the bed already had a heart attack, and when he saw that two people had died in the room, he was so frightened that he drilled under the bed. At this time, another of Tao Zhangcheng's entourage, Wang Zhuqing, a traitor from the Guangfuhui, pulled out his pistol and fired several shots at the old overseas Chinese, killing him and saying: "We are our own people." ”
Jiang Zhengzhong realized that the informant planted by Chen Meiqi's side to Tao Zhangcheng was Wang Zhuqing in front of him, and he had to admire Chen Meiqi's methods.
The Dutch patrol police near the hospital heard the gunshots, and two policemen rushed over, Jiang Zhengzhong, Wang Zhuqing and others fled through the back door, and were chased by the Dutch police, who shot at them, killing a murderer. Jiang Zhengzhong returned fire, killing a Dutch policeman.
Tao Zhangcheng was an industrialist in the revolutionary party, and in the eyes of many people, he was a person who "was anxious and honest", and the people of the Liberation Society admired him even more. After he was assassinated, Xu Xueqiu, Chen Yunsheng, and others, important backbones of the Liberation Society, swore that "if they do not agree with the leaders of the members of the Restoration League, they will become fire and water."
Zhang Taiyan published an open letter to Zhu Dixiang in the "Great Republic Daily", condemning the fratricidal fighting between the Fumin League and the Guangfuhui. Zhu Dixiang asked Chen Meiqi to arrest the murderer and mediate the conflict with the Restoration Society.
Xu Xueqiu and Chen Yunsheng took people to Indonesia to find revenge for the Fumin League led by Chen Meiqi, and the two factions fought in a chaotic manner, with hundreds of dead and wounded. The local Dutch patrol went to suppress it, and more than a dozen people died in the melee. Many local people in Indonesia were also injured by mistake, with more than 100 casualties. The Dutch authorities were furious, indiscriminately and began to expel the local Chinese diaspora!
When Song Xiaofei received the news, he was at the residence of the presidential palace, discussing with Rong Rong, Tang Qunying, Shen Peizhen and others about opening a women's university. Tang Qunying, Shen Peizhen and other feminists have done a good job, especially Shen Peizhen, she recognized Song Xiaofei's second wife Yu Xiaowan as her godmother, and since then she has been in and out of the presidential palace freely. Song Xiaofei feels that although it is difficult to achieve equality between men and women for a while, he can still try to do some things, such as opening a women's university.
Ruan Zhongshu told Song Xiaofei that after the wave of anti-Chinese began to appear in Indonesia, Song Xiaofei was immediately furious, and he remembered that there were several anti-Chinese actions in Indonesia in the 20th century, which led to a large number of overseas Chinese casualties, overseas Chinese wives, daughters, and thousands of Chinese women were raped and humiliated, and because of the weakness of the government, there was no substantive action against the Indonesian government. It just so happened that six 15,000-ton cruiser ironclad ships ordered from Britain had arrived at Tianjin Port, and the time and place were favorable, so he decided to send troops to the South Seas, occupy Indonesia, and breathe a sigh of relief for millions of overseas Chinese in Indonesia! Of course, Indonesia's rich minerals, as well as its large population, can also become the colonial wealth of China's industrialization.
Song Xiaofei immediately called Duan Qirui, Liu Buyun and others to the presidential palace to discuss the plan to use troops against Indonesia and send troops to Nanyang.