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"Right or wrong, can only be left to history!"

"Your Majesty, according to the laws of the Empire, the minister hopes to dispatch the military and police to use all necessary means to end everything in Nanjing, and at the same time, please order the country to enter a state of emergency and impose martial law throughout the country!"

Chen Moran on the other end of the phone was silent for a while after hearing Zhang Feng's suggestion. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"I know, Zhang Qing, please convey my greetings to your family!"

Then Chen Moran put down the phone, closed his eyes and lay on the back of the chair, at this time the door was pushed open, and it was Xiao Xinren who walked into the room, looking at His Majesty in a military uniform, and saluted respectfully.

"Your Majesty!"

Perhaps as a monarch, the two used to be friends, but now, he must abide by the courtesy of a monarch and a minister.

"Renda!"

Opening his eyes and looking at Xiao Xinren, Chen Moran's expression looked a little serious.

"Wouldn't it be ...... to do that?"

"Your Majesty, for the sake of the country's long-term peace and stability, this can only be the case!"

Looking at His Majesty, Xiao Xinren added.

"The 1st Cavalry Division of the Army is ready, as well as the 1st Marine Division and the 396th Division of the Army left behind at the base......"

With Xiao Xinren's words, one after another army and navy numbers came into Chen Moran's ears, for these military numbers, Chen Moran is no stranger, even in the past few days, in the comprehensive training base, these military numbers continue to appear on the map of Nanjing, the reason why the army is dispatched, there is only one purpose - to end the chaos of Nanjing, restore order in Nanjing, and suppress the demonstrations that are sliding into "riots".

Finally, Chen Moran interrupted Xiao Xinren's words and watched him give an order.

"Execute the plan!"

"Obey the order!"

When obeying the order, Xiao Xinren's expression seemed very calm, he had argued and justified, but in the end, he was convinced, and the reason for persuading him was very simple - the lessons of Russia are close at hand!

Looking at Xiao Xinren's back, Chen silently muttered to himself.

"Will you become a butcher yourself?"

Thinking of those two words, he subconsciously frowned.

Vertigo!

Almost at the time of receiving His Majesty's telegram, Guan Mingtang, who was hesitating to meet with the strike committee and ask them to restrain the workers' behaviour because of the mob attack on the Judicial Minister's residence, fearing that the demonstrations might slide into riots, felt dizzy.

“…… At 12 o'clock tonight, the whole country has entered a state of emergency and imposed martial law, and all demonstrators in Nanjing must leave the squares and streets before 12 o'clock ......"

There is no need to look any further, the coldness of the words between His Majesty's will is far beyond Guan Mingtang's imagination, and the most frightening thing is that His Majesty directly named everything that is happening in Nanjing and the whole country now as "bewitched by the chaotic party and used by it!" It's over, it's all over.

"Where is Your Majesty?"

Raising his head, Guan Mingtang, who was pale, looked at his secretary and asked.

"In, in the training base in northern Jiangsu......"

When the secretary's voice fell, Guan Mingtang understood something as if he had suddenly realized, and now he knew that in the past few days, His Majesty may have been staying there, what was he waiting for?

He is waiting for the timing to deteriorate, so that he can send troops with confidence, from the beginning, even from the last time he went to Harbin, maybe His Majesty is thinking about how to "teach them a lesson", for Your Majesty, Guan Mingtang really knows too well, he has never been a weak person as a grass man as the emperor of China, and he is not as "benevolent" as the outside world thinks, and when needed, he will not mind raising the sword in his hand.

With a big stick in one hand and a radish in the other, perhaps, this is the real Your Majesty, the country has been leveled for so many years, Guan Mingtang found that he had forgotten what he had known about His Majesty, and blindly thought that he was a benevolent monarch and a wise monarch, but now he ...... At this time, Guan Mingtang regretted it, regretted that he couldn't make a decision earlier, but now, what use can regret be...... "Prepare the car, I'll ......" stood up violently, Guan Mingtang said to the secretary.

"I'm going to see Your Majesty......"

As soon as the words were spoken, a thick stream of blood rushed and stirred in the chest, rushing through his throat and squirting out of his mouth, and it was dark in front of him, Guan Mingtang fell in the office, not knowing anything.

"Your Excellency!"

His secretary was frightened by the scene before him, and shouted in a miserable voice. When the person outside the door heard that the voice was wrong, he hurriedly turned his head and was shocked when he saw this. The staff of the Prime Minister's Mansion all gathered around and carried Guan Mingtang to the bed, just when people were asking for a doctor to come over, Guan Mingtang woke up leisurely, and the first thing he said when he woke up was.

"Quick, get ready, I'...... I'm going to see Your Majesty! ”

Plane!

Several planes appeared in the sky over Nanjing, and the difference from the past is that these large planes are flying at low altitudes, when the planes fly by, the goddess scatters countless pieces of paper like flowers, and when the snow-white pieces of paper fall in the air, the planes disappear leisurely behind the towering gatehouse.

It's a flyer! Millions of flyers fell from the sky.

"The country is in a state of emergency!"

"Martial law nationwide!"

"The military and police enter the city to restore order in the capital!"

"End the demonstrations immediately!"

This is the last warning!

For the vast majority of workers who had been in the fun, after seeing the leaflets falling, they immediately felt a wave of fear in their hearts when they saw the military and police restore order, and they quietly left the streets and returned to their homes, which may now be the safest. Any civilian man will always have a heartfelt fear when facing the army, and the silence and silence of the political axe before and now the sudden announcement only make them subconsciously feel that the political axe is now unbearable, and the Minister of Justice has been attacked by mobs in his home, and if they resist when the army comes, who can guarantee that the army will not treat them as thugs?

"Students, we must hold on here, and we must not compromise!"

"Workers, persistence is victory......

At the same time, while the workers evacuated the streets, the students at Capitol Square persisted, seemingly convinced that they were on the right side and that they were doing the right thing.

"The army is out!"

At 12 o'clock in the afternoon, a frightening news began to spread in Nanjing.

The 1st Cavalry Division left the barracks, marines appeared at the Xiaguan Naval Parade Wharf, and a large number of troops from Jiangbei were crossing the river...... One after another, frightening news began to come, and at the same time that some unusual phenomena also occurred in the city, and some members of Congress were secretly arrested by the Investigation Bureau.

As the sun set, behind the iron fence of the Nanjing Military Prison cell, Song Ziyue, who was wearing a suit, looked very frightened, and he was shaking like chaff.

"How so?"

At this time, when he was caught in this military prison, he didn't even react, originally, he was ready to disband the strike committee and return to Congress as his parliamentarian, just like the other councillors, but now...... Now he is in prison, and this is a military prison.

Outside the cell door, several guards blocked the iron fence like a mountain, Song Ziyue hugged his knees, looked up nervously, and quickly retracted his head into the false safe space formed by his limbs.

"Song Ziyue, come out."

At this point, the guards apparently did not give the member of the lower house of Congress any respect, but called him by his first name.

But in the face of this situation, he didn't even know what was going on, Song Ziyue seemed to have lost even the courage to resist verbally, from the moment he entered this military prison only used to hold political prisoners, he knew that everything was over, and everything he had, he might be like some speculators, after suffering defeat, he would lose not only his property, but also his life!

"Song Ziyue, come out quickly."

When the police saw that the prisoner was reluctant to move, he shouted impatiently.

A few seconds later, Song Ziyue, whose face was like a dead ash like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, was dragged out of this narrow single cell by several guards with big shoulders and round waists.

Soon he was thrown into a slightly larger room, where a bright light kept him awake.

"Sit down."

Behind the dazzling light source came a cold, emotionless, even suffocating sound.

Song Ziyue sat numbly on a simple bench in the middle of the room, and in order to avoid the bright light from the front, he kept looking left and right.

Rows of polished shackles hung on the walls, the walls, floors and ceilings were soaked with bloodstains that could not be washed away, and the room was filled with the smell of blood and barbecue meat - Song Ziyue had seen this kind of place for the first time since he was a child, and in his impression, the prison training room should be relatively civilized, you know, His Majesty is resolutely opposed to torture and training, as a member of the House of Commons of the National Assembly, he has also visited the prison many times to ensure the human rights of prisoners, but here is ......" Military prisons are the darkest corners of China's prison system. ”

Because of the name of "military", the military prison is completely separated from the management of the judicial system, but managed by the army, more or less Song Ziyue has always heard some "rumors" about military prisons, and now, all this in front of him is undoubtedly a reminder that everything is not a rumor! It's the fact, this strong, lingering smell of blood, is here to remind him of a fact!

"Who's behind you?"

The other party hid in the shadows behind the light source, Song Ziyue couldn't see his expression clearly, listening to the cold and emotionless voice, he only felt a bad chill piercing the bone marrow.

After a while, Song Ziyue, who had just slowly recovered some of his senses, barely squeezed out a few words:

"I ...... I am...... Country...... Congress...... Discuss...... Councillor ......"

Congressman!

Members of Congress are protected by law, how can they treat themselves so rudely, I, I want to protest, I want to ...... But he didn't have the courage to say it.

"You're a dead man."

It's still the same emotionless word.

"I ......"

Dead person...... Song Ziyue's face turned even paler.

"Who's behind you!?"

Song Ziyue's language nerves were suddenly infarcted, and he couldn't spit out a word, what was the mastermind behind the scenes, it was simply ...... At this time, a roll of newspaper was thrown in front of Song Ziyue.

"Look, this is tomorrow's newspaper."

A newspaper to be invented tomorrow?

Song Ziyue was stunned, why did he appear in front of him now? The first thing that caught his eye was a blood-red headline:

Mob Riot! A number of parliamentarians were attacked! 》

Looking at another newspaper, the huge black headline on the front page takes up half of the page:

Rioters create chaos! MPs and cabinet ministers attacked! "Last night's guns roared in Nanjing, and the army and rioters fought fiercely" such incendiary headlines also shocked and dominated the front pages of other newspapers, large and small, and these newspapers were all sample newspapers without exception, which ...... "This, this is a lie!" Your lies will be exposed! Then all the people will know the truth! ”

Looking at the contents of the newspaper, Song Ziyue didn't know where the courage came from, the reports in the newspaper he saw were all lies, and this was a newspaper full of lies.

"Lies?"

A sneer suddenly rang out, and then there was a wave of contempt in the shadows.

Perhaps from now on, some newspapers have begun to evaluate reporters, with the title of the test: Suppose you are a reporter in the Qin Dynasty, please report on the "book burning and Confucianism incident". A said, "Tyranny reigns, the darkest day in history." The examiner's comment was: "You don't understand politics!" So, he was dismissed, and B said, "Sudden earthquake." The examiner's comment was: "Wisdom is not enough. "I was given three months' salary as severance pay, and finally replied: There was an accident at the bonfire party, 300 Confucian students were killed, a large number of ancient books were burned, and the emperor personally went to the disaster relief. The examiner's comment was: Talent! Stayed! ”

Then a sneer came out of the shadows, and then the cold voice continued in the shadows.

"Now, while you and I are talking, the army is entering the city, and after martial law is enforced, anyone who refuses to leave will be arrested, the leader will be arrested, and those who resist will be subject to military law!"

Jiangbei barracks, at this time, the army is constantly driving towards the opposite bank by various means of transportation, those young soldiers have resolute faces, without any hesitation, they will go to the capital to restore order in the capital, for these soldiers, especially those peasant children, it is difficult for them to agree with the behavior of the workers and students, in their opinion, their behavior is betraying the country.

"Your mission is to enforce martial law!"

The order is extremely accurate, and martial law is enforced! However, for others, there are no requirements and constraints, how to enforce martial law? I didn't say, how to deal with myself in the face of resistance, I didn't say, their only order was to carry out the order, how to execute it, how to execute it, I'm afraid only God knows.

"Your Majesty, we cannot ignore the self-esteem of the people, the will of the people, and the self-consciousness of the people...... You, Your Majesty, if you use force to suppress the populace, you are reaping the bitter fruits of your own sowing in the future. ”

Guan Mingtang, who bowed his head, looked at His Majesty with his back to him, and said in a sad tone, when he came to Jiangbei, he saw thousands of soldiers with loaded guns crossing the river on the ferry, they were going to suppress those civilians and students, and in the barracks, he had specially checked the soldiers' firearms, and the guns were all loaded with live ammunition without exception.

Regarding Guan Mingtang's warning, Chen Moran didn't care too much:

"History will show how right we are today!"

History will prove how correct its decision today is, China, at least in the next few decades, China can no longer go to the old road, and the way to avoid going to the old road is to deter, in this special era, for such a country that has just been initially industrialized, there are still too many social contradictions, there is no minimum deterrence, so what awaits this country?

Revolution, riot, destruction...... "Your Majesty, if you really did that!" You and your decisions ruined everything, and now maybe the revolution will not happen, but in the future it will be inevitable. ”

Guan Mingtang's words only shocked Chen Moran's heart, and then he said with a wry smile.

"You noticed it......

While there was silence for a while, Guan Mingtang just twitched slightly on the skin on his face:

"Your Majesty, because of this, no matter what, we must avoid the occurrence of revolution, if things only come to this point, then revolution, I am afraid, is inevitable."

"If there are really some people who want to destroy this empire, I will make them regret being born in this world!"

When he spit out these bold words, Chen Moran was a little hesitant, can he really do all this, can he really be ruthless? Perhaps, at least for now, I will never change.

In the face of His Majesty's answer, Guan Mingtang coughed violently, as if he was about to spit out his lungs in the next second, and his face was pale at this time, and he had no spirit at all.

"Have a good rest, I understand what Qing meant, and I will definitely keep it in my heart, now, the army has been dispatched, martial law has been issued, everything is inevitable."

"Your Majesty......"

Smiling bitterly, at this moment, Guan Mingtang knew that the matter had reached an irreparable situation, and at this time, he cast his eyes on the wall clock, it was already twelve o'clock in the middle of the night, faintly he seemed to hear the sound of gunfire and explosions from the capital, listening to the sound of auditory hallucinations or real guns, Guan Mingtang closed his eyes in pain.

"Your Majesty, if, if everything is inevitable, please ...... Please ask Your Majesty to reprimand the ministers, this, this responsibility should be borne by the ministers......"

At the time of saying this, Guan Mingtang seemed to be much older, and now, when everything is unavoidable, someone must stand up and take responsibility, and this person must not be Your Majesty.

"Guan Qing ......"

looked at Guan Mingtang in surprise, but his words sounded again.

"Now, a lot of the army has entered the city, almost enough, and it's still ...... Please also ask Your Majesty to stop sending troops, Your Majesty, or the Holy Monarch......"

More than half an hour later, Guan Mingtang, who was swaying step by step, walked to the courtyard of the barracks, and saw that the officers were gathering the troops, and when he heard the officers give the order to suspend entering the city, a wry smile appeared on his face, and his body shook even more, as if it only took a gust of wind to blow him to the ground.

"Adult ......"

When the attaché tried to help him, he waved his hand and motioned for the attaché to leave, was he a hero or a sinner? With a wry smile, Guan Mingtang, who was walking towards the outside of the barracks, glanced back in the direction of His Majesty, and then glanced at the national flag on the flagpole, everything was over!

Your Majesty is still a holy king...... Standing in the office, thinking about the retreat that Guan Mingtang finally left for himself, Chen Moran's heart was dumbfounded, Guan Mingtang solved the final problem in a self-defiling way, he no longer needs to bear any responsibility for everything today, all the responsibilities will be borne by the prime minister, and the people will ...... "Your Majesty!" ”

At this moment, the door was suddenly pushed open, and the attendant who entered the room bowed his head.

"Your Majesty, Guan, Lord Guan swallowed a gun by the river......!"

What the...... When he asked in surprise, Chen Moran only felt that his eyes suddenly darkened, and the person slammed on the table when he shook it...... Zheqin ...... him, "Go down!" ”

waved his hand vigorously, but Chen Moran closed his eyes, now, not the time to be weak, everything, everything will end! When the state of emergency is declared, the lower house of parliament is dissolved, and the time ...... "This is my empire, this is what I created, this is ...... This will be a thousand-year-old empire, an empire that no one can shake......"

In the office room of this army, Chen Moran, who was holding the desk, was talking to himself, as these words came out, his eyes became more and more resolute, and gradually the person calmed down, and after his expression was firm, he motioned for the attendant to enter the room. Said lightly:

"Guan Qing, although he has made great contributions to the country, it is difficult to hide his mistakes as a soldier, although he atonements for his sins, but his sins are difficult to atone for...... Reduced to ......"

At this moment, Chen Moran finally made the final choice, although the process was really not easy, but this was the last choice, after the attendant officer left the office, he walked to the window and glanced at the somewhat white sky, the sun was about to come out.

Tomorrow will be a new beginning!

(End of book)