The Imperial Congress of China -

Nearly noon, Liang Qichao, leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party, and his friend, reporter Shao Zhenqing, left the National Assembly together after meeting with him, because His Majesty was not in Beijing, and the prime minister was not in Beijing.

In short, in this rare day of "no tiger in the mountains", Nanjing's political scene seems to be very lively.

"Mr. Zhuoru, I heard that you voted against the proposal to organize a trade union? It seems that you don't approve of the union organization anymore? ”

On the way to the restaurant, Shao Zhenqing asked a little knowingly.

"It's not disapproval, it's ......"

After pondering for a moment, Liang Qichao said in a very affirmative tone.

"Now is not the time to form a union......

In the work of the two talking, walk to the Natural House Hotel, which is only a few minutes away from the National Assembly, this seemingly small hotel, because of its very good decoration conditions, and elegant environment, always attract some members of Congress to dine here, but it is limited to the members of the lower house of Congress, for the members of the House of Nobles, they rarely "mingle here", to be precise, they do not want to mix with those Cadets, here to some extent, It was simply the base camp of the Cadets.

“…… In short, if trade unions are formed now, it is likely to lead to the same turmoil in China as it is in Russia. We are not uncautious about this! ”

"Mr. Zhuo Ru, is there any news about that murder case in Guangzhou?"

Seeing that there was no news on the trade union organization, Shao Zhenqing shifted his target again. Involved in another case, the assassination of the speaker of the Guangdong parliament, although the case seems to have little impact, but the shock in the domestic political arena should not be underestimated.

He was heard mentioning the case. Liang Qichao leaned back and looked left and right.

"Mr. Zhuoru, what's the matter, you can't even trust me?"

Smiling, Liang Qichao shook his head. Then he leaned forward again, rested on the table and whispered,

"I don't have an official message, I mean. I haven't received a memo on this yet, but as far as I know, it's not as simple as the outside world thinks. ”

"Not that simple?"

"Everybody, I thought. That's what radical republicans do. ”

"In the past few years, the Republicans have carried out many political assassinations!"

Faced with Shao Zhenqing's answer, Liang Qichao said with a smile:

"But the Republicans haven't killed the congressmen yet! Right now. But the target has been shifted! ”

"Then what do you mean ......"

"I mean, this thing. It's not as simple as people think, uncertain. What a conspiracy will be behind this! ”

Speaking of this, Liang Qichao still changed his tone and turned to the proposal on the legalization of "trade union organizations" that the two discussed earlier and which was deliberated by the Congress today.

"You should know that from the five years of the empire to the present, a total of 5,463 strikes have broken out across the country, with more than 1.5 million workers participating, well, more than 40 million working hours lost, and 100,000 yuan in direct economic losses! Just a few days ago, we got the news that the organizer of the Shanxi Coal Miners' Federation, which was made by the coal workers in Shanxi, had been confirmed to be a spy for the Russian Poor Party......"

Poor Russian Party! Isn't it the Russian rebel party?

Shao Zhenqing hurriedly took a pen and wanted to write it down, but was stopped by Liang Qichao.

"Use your brain to remember!"

Seeing Mr. Zhuo Ru's instructions, Shao Zhenqing put away his pen and notepad.

"Now, this news has not been made public, but only some people know, not only him, the investigation bureau has given a report, saying that in the past many years, some radicals in our country have begun to have contact with the poor party in Russia, and now, the success of the Russian revolution has made the radicals see that now, the reason why some people are promoting the legalization of trade union organizations is to try to use the cloak of legalization to prepare for the future." …,

"Preparing for another day?"

Insurrection!

"Now, there's a new organization, well, called Workers. Ever heard of it? ”

"Nope. However, there are too many organizations called this and that now, and who knows what will emerge tomorrow. What do they do? ”

"It's nothing more than advocating the violent revolution in Russia, the violent revolution in Russia, the workers are on the front line, well, the proletariat, and for a long time the radicals have been very fond of inciting strikes, school strikes, and if we set up a trade union, maybe this trade union organization might be controlled by those people."

"It's not impossible."

"That's why there are a lot of people in Congress who oppose the legalization of trade unions!"

Of course, at this time, Liang Qichao would never mention the funding that the Cadets received from the corporations, so that they had to stand on the side of the "capitalists" and speak for the capitalists, which seemed to him to be a natural thing to do, who let them receive the other party's funding.

At this time, it began to rain outside in the spring Jiangnan unique to the spring, and when the waiter served the dishes ordered by the two of them, Shao Zhenqing seemed to say intentionally, as if unintentionally.

"I heard that Prime Minister Guan this time was urgently summoned by His Majesty."

"Hmm."

Nodding, Liang Qichao replied directly.

"Your Majesty's trip this time was before the turmoil in Russia, and Your Majesty was originally going to inspect the army units that were about to be sent to Russia, but now, the General Staff has vetoed the dispatch of troops, and it is even possible to withdraw from the East Asian Expeditionary Force depending on the situation.

"How?"

"You should know that the crown prince, well, the future crown princess to be precise, the identity is too complicated. Therefore, we are not dealing with the Provisional Government now. ”

"Didn't Mikhail II abdicate?"

"He's abdicated, but isn't he also dead?"

"It sounds like ...... There's a conspiracy going on. ”

"yes. No one knows, in that one thing, there is no conspiracy, that one thing is above board! ”

This sentence may be the most profound experience he has since he engaged in political activities, behind many seemingly simple things, there are always too many conspiracies and tricks, and those conspiracies. Often the most shameful dark side, at the beginning, he once resisted, now. As a politician, he can only accept that no one wants to be alone in this pool of sewage.

Maybe it's a little emotional, so that when the words fall. Liang Qichao looked up at the lead-gray sky, and suddenly said without a clue.

"The mountain rain is coming, and the wind is full of buildings!"

"Ah......h

When Shao Zhenqing didn't understand what he meant, the drizzle suddenly fell, and it was getting heavier and heavier. That's when it happened. A person walked over, and Shao Zhenqing recognized the person. The young man was Liang Qichao's secretary and seemed to have the surname Zhou. The two have only met a few times.

After leaving the table, Liang Qichao and his secretary talked a few words, and after a while, they saw Liang Qichao frowning and coming over.

"Mr. Zhuoru, what's the matter? And why are you worried? ”

What's the concern?

Shaking his head and sighing lightly, Liang Qichao said casually,

"Our Majesty, you're starting to win hearts again!"

A headless and brainless sentence made Shao Zhenqing a little confused, how did His Majesty, who was far away in Harbin, win people's hearts?

"Mr. Zhuoru, why do you stop?"

Curiously asked, Liang Qichao, who came back to his senses, apologized and said to Shao Zhenqing.

"Piaoling, Qichao still has other things to do today, I think I can only do this today, he will definitely feast Piaoling on the day to redeem today's slackness, I hope forgive me!" …,

After that, without waiting for Shao Zhenqing to stay, Liang Qichao hurriedly left the natural residence, as soon as he went out, the car was already waiting outside the door, and as soon as he got into the car, Liang Qichao gave the driver a command.

"Go to Yang's Mansion!"

Yang Mansion, in the capital, can be called "Yang Mansion" is not much, although there are also a few mansions in Beijing with the door number of "Yang Mansion" hanging in front of the door, but people at most say "Xiang Yang Family", and will not use "Yang Mansion" to describe, in Beijing, there is only one Yang Mansion, that is located at the foot of the Purple Mountain Yang Mansion - the residence of Yang Du, vice leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party.

However, although it is "Yang Mansion", this Yang Mansion is far from being as luxurious as people imagine, in fact, it is just an ordinary quadrangle courtyard with four main and six compartments, and this courtyard seems to be a little deserted, all the furnishings are simple and simple, several rooms are locked, and there are two rooms that are eye-catching, one is a painting room, and the other is a meditation hall. The studio was littered with pen and paper, and the walls were cluttered with unfinished landscape paintings, some of which were well painted and some of which were not. The meditation hall is a different scene: clean, neat, solemn, and quiet. On the front wall hangs a banner with twelve lines of words: Confucianism forbids anger, releases the family to abstain from anger, and learns saints and Buddhism, and uses this as a door. I am slow, I can't be angry, the streets are full of sages, everyone is a Buddha. Confucianism is neutralized, and the interpretation is joyful, there is joy and no anger, and it is in the Tao. On one side of the banner hung a long string of rosaries with a dark glow. Underneath the banner is a large, thick round pamp pad. There are two bookshelves in the meditation hall, and the shelves are full of Buddhist classics.

Entering the Yang Mansion and seeing this meditation hall, Liang Qichao sighed secretly in his heart:

This is completely out of the world, but is he beyond the Three Realms?

Thinking like this, Yang Du stepped into the door and saw Liang Qichao at a glance, and the whole person looked extremely happy; And reprimanded his younger brother immediately, the famous Mr. Zhuo Ru didn't know him, it shouldn't be. Then he said:

"Mr. Zhuoru, I don't know what Mr. Zhuoru is here for."

After the merger of the two parties of the Constitutional Democratic Party, Yang Du "faded out" of the Constitutional Democratic Party, and all of them looked like he was intoxicated with Buddhism, although he was elected as the vice leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party, but he almost never participated in any meetings and activities of the Constitutional Democratic Party.

"Whiff!"

Liang Qichao hurriedly said:

"Count, you and I, I haven't seen each other for almost a year."

What a year!

Thinking so in his heart, Yang Du was silent with a smile. It's all detached, and according to him, it is.

"Now that the two parties of royalism and constitutional democracy are supervising each other in the National Assembly, their mission has been accomplished, and they have retired after their success."

Or this accomplishment. Did you really retire?

In this regard, Liang Qichao has his own opinions, no, when he encountered this matter, he did not have the upper-level elites of the Constitutional Democratic Party, but this "successful retirement" and "dedicated to the Buddha" are all Yang Du and Yang Huizi who are beyond the Three Realms, and he has his own understanding of this Yang Huizi.

When the two sat down to talk. Yang Du did not talk about politics, and talked about some of his experiences of closing the door to the Buddha at home after "retiring", while on the contrary, Liang Qichao briefly described the current political situation in the country. Although it seems to be beyond the Three Realms, Yang Du still listens attentively, and occasionally asks about the current situation, all of which are detached, but people with discerning eyes can still see it at a glance. He paid so much attention to current affairs that he knew that he was far from being as "detached" as he said to the outside world, and there were some things. It's not that you just put it down. Not to mention......

"Huizi, do you know that Your Majesty and Prime Minister Guan are in Harbin."

"I've heard of it!" …,

The people around Guan Xiang spread the news. The Prime Minister intends to enact a social insurance law, and His Majesty is said to support it! ”

When seemingly unsurprising words came out of Liang Qichao's mouth, he still noticed that Yang Du's face was solemn and his eyebrows were furrowed. He took Liang Qichao's words and said:

"Oh, if this is the case, the people are blessed, Your Majesty has this heart, and it is a good thing that has never been done for us and other people, and the old people have been provided for and the sick have been treated, so why not we are born in a prosperous age."

Looking at Yang Du with interest, Liang Qichao looked at Yang Huizi, who seemed to have become a Buddha, but smiled in his heart, "Your Majesty has this heart", there is something in this.

"Indeed, indeed!"

Liang Qichao didn't refute it, in fact, this matter, no matter how you look at it, is a good thing for the country and the people, he naturally won't say anything against his will, but some things may not be able to do as he wants.

"However, social security and insurance, China has been arguing for many years, and most of its resistance comes from enterprises, after all, enterprises need to bear sixty percent of the responsibility, and the additional expenses are not what enterprises are willing to afford!"

Regarding Liang Qichao's words, Yang Du smiled faintly and said:

"This is a good thing, as the backbone of the country, Your Majesty trusts us, and all the people trust us, because we put the country first in everything and forget our own selfish interests, if Your Majesty wants to do this good government, we should do our best to help it, and then we will have the support for the elderly, and the sick will be treated, and it will not be our luck to be in this prosperous age."

Although he had a supportive attitude in and out of his words, Liang Qichao showed great admiration and said:

"Huizi, with your words, I am relieved. To tell you the truth, knowing that you have devoted yourself to Buddhism, I am really worried that you will refuse! ”

Shaking his head, Yang Du said with great recognition:

"Mr. Zhuoru, now I am indeed wholeheartedly studying the Buddhist scriptures, but I ask about mundane things, but this matter is related to the well-being of hundreds of millions of Li people, and the foundation of the country for thousands of years, I can't stand idly by, although I have jumped out of the Three Realms, I can do such a good deed for the future of hundreds of millions of Li people, if it is done, it is not a great good deed."

Although Liang Qichao was a little surprised by his explanation, he knew that the purpose of his trip had been achieved, so he reminded him softly:

"Huizi, have you heard that Qinhuai Bank is preparing to set up an oil refinery in Guangdong?"

Hearing Liang Qichao mention Qinhuai Bank, Yang Du said in an unusually solemn tone:

"Liu Fu's courage is far from being comparable to ordinary men, and he has been in contact for a long time, and I think that Mrs. Liu's intention to exploit oil fields in the Middle East is a foregone conclusion."

When he heard Liang Qichao mention it, he knew why he said this, the reason is very simple, Mrs. Liu and Qinhuai Bank are one of the most important supporters of the Constitutional Democratic Party, and Liang Qichao's words are undoubtedly telling him a fact -- the Constitutional Democratic Party cannot do without the support of "big entrepreneurs" like Mrs. Liu, to be precise, "capital holdings".

"However, Du once heard that his wife made his son work out in the company."

Then, he said with a solemn expression.

"In order to understand the suffering of the workers, and only in this way will he treat the workers well."

Eyes slightly closed.

"The suffering of workers should be understood by the world, and our generation should be ...... Be considerate! ”

Looking at Yang Du, although he was as smart as Liang Qichao, he didn't know what this "fake Zen master" was doing at this time, so he had to nod and agree.

"What you say is very true, the Constitutional Democratic Party, the party is for the public, the suffering of the workers is also the suffering of our generation, how can our generation not be considerate!"

Almost from Liang Qichao saw Yang Du, the two of them were constantly playing dumb there, this leader, what is behind the dumb fans between the two of them, I'm afraid only the two of them can really understand, but it is obviously not a good thing for the dumb fans to fight like this, especially for Liang Qichao, he came here today in exchange for Yang Du's support for him.

Perhaps, the constitutional and democratic parties have long been merged into one party, thus ending the situation in which the royalist party dominates the lower house of parliament, but in fact, after the merger of the two parties, it is still in the process of reconciliation and sorting out, and in this discussion involving issues of principle, without Yang Du's support, Liang Qichao believes that it will be difficult for the party to reach a consensus.

After all, this question involves the issue of "taking and taking", but until now, Yang Du is a Taoist who "jumped out of the Three Realms", and he is dumb there, which always makes Liang Qichao a little difficult, especially after he said that he "will not sit idly by", not only did he not relax, but he became more nervous, because, until now, Liang Qichao has not been able to understand what kind of medicine is sold in Yang Huizi's gourd! (To be continued......)