Chapter Eighty-Six: Zhang Runqing
Surrounded by a company's guards, Yan Guang and Wang Er rode in a carriage to prepare to leave the city for the arsenal.
Sichuan Arsenal is located in Sanguantang (Sanguantang Street, Jinjiang District, Chengdu) in the north of the Minjiang River outside the east gate of Chengdu, covering an area of 26 acres, equivalent to more than 170,000 square meters, nearly half the size (400,000 square meters) of the factory outside the city of Huasheng Company.
At least in Sichuan, this is also a behemoth.
After the liberation of Chengdu, many people, including Song Dinghan and Pu Dianjun, asked Yan Guang to order a forced cut, but because Yan Guang vetoed this proposal, there were still many pedestrians on the street with braids on the back of their heads.
These people, together with the people who are disheveled or simply bald, make for a very interesting picture.
However, Pu Dianjun and Song Dinghan were still very puzzled by Yan Guang's veto of the proposal to force the defense, but Yan Guang's explanation for this was. "Although braids are indeed ugly and ugly, it is an individual's freedom and right to cut or not, and the political axe should not interfere too much, and as time goes by, there will naturally be fewer and fewer people who will argue, so why should we come forward to be this wicked person."
Although Song Dinghan still couldn't understand it, but because the military and political axe was newly established at the moment, there were still many things to deal with, so after just holding on for a while, Song Dinghan and they went to other things, and now only some people from the League or other revolutionary factions often go to the Governor's Mansion to ask Yan Guang to order a debate.
However, after Yan Guang dealt with a few party members who went to the street to forcibly cut arguments, such people are now becoming fewer and fewer.
Although the party's reputation for Yan Guang is very bad, at least in the hearts of the people, Yan Guang's status has improved.
And then...
Just as Yan Guang's team was about to reach the city gate, a person suddenly rushed out from the side of the road.
"Someone, stop." After a burst of shouting, a dozen guards in front of him drew their pistols and pointed them at the man.
If this man had not run to the front of the convoy, but towards the position of the carriage, I am afraid that he would have been beaten into a hornet's nest by now.
Although no army in China is equipped with grenades except for Yan Guang's army, the revolutionary party is also famous for its bombs, and on October 25, the newly appointed Guangzhou general Fengshan was killed by the revolutionary party with a bomb, so these guards had to be much more nervous.
"Something." Yan Guang was sitting in the carriage discussing the matter of the arsenal with Wang Er, so he opened the window and asked after hearing the sound outside.
"Governor, there is a man who ran to the front of the convoy and blocked the way." The company commander ran over and replied.
"You let him come!" As he spoke, Yan Guang leaned out and pointed to the person who was kneeling on the ground in front of the convoy.
In fact, Yan Guang was also a little curious in his heart, and even wondered if it would be a very old drama, blocking the road and shouting injustice?
"I didn't expect that I would also have the time to be Qingtian." After tidying up the somewhat messy collar, Yan Guang walked down from the carriage, and then Wang Er also got out of the carriage.
At this time, not only Yan Guang, but even the surrounding people thought that they were blocking the road and shouting grievances.
There was a joke that if there was a shooting, Americans would lie down and run away, while Chinese would watch on the spot, to describe the Chinese as very lively.
Chengdu is a city with a population of 400,000, and it is very crowded in normal times, but when the lively news spread, Yan Guang's convoy was surrounded by thousands of people...
Of course, after seeing the pistol in the guard's hand and the 1888 committee on his back, and learning that the owner of the convoy was the current governor, these onlookers didn't dare to squeeze too much forward, but even this made the guards nervous a lot.
The two soldiers of the guard were thoroughly searched before signaling that he could move on.
"Tell me, there are any grievances that need to be defended by the governor of Pontus for you!" At this moment, Yan Guang is full of the courage to uphold justice, but if justice is to be extended to himself or the people around him...
Ahem, if you kill people, it should be okay to bury the body in a mass grave on the outskirts of the city, right?
It's just that to the surprise of everyone including Yan Guang, this person stopped the convoy not to shout injustice, let alone hope that Yan Guang could do justice for him, but to...
"The villain Zhang Runqing, who was originally the staff of Zhang Renjun, the governor of Sichuan, came to die this time in the hope that the governor would be merciful and hand over the body of Lord Zhang to the villain, and then the villain himself would bury him..."
After leaving the Governor's Palace, Zhang Runqing did not leave Sichuan with the silver that Zhang Renjun had rewarded, but stayed in Yucheng. As the situation in Sichuan and even the entire Qing Dynasty gradually became tense, Zhang Runqing also began to be anxious for his owner and his benefactor.
And then...
The news of Chengdu Reading Power reached Yucheng, and with it came the news of Zhang Renjun's ambush.
After getting the news, Zhang Runqing seemed to have been struck by lightning, and wanted to rush to Chengdu after he came to his senses, of course, he did not have the idea of revenge, he just hoped that Zhang Renjun's body could be properly placed.
It's just that at that time, Zhu Qinglan's Sichuan New Army was sandwiched between Chengdu and Yucheng, and Zhang Runqing couldn't go through it at all, so he could only wait in Yucheng all the time, fortunately, it was November, although it was not as close to zero as in the north, but there was no need to worry that the corpse would rot in a short time.
In just a few days, after the news that the Sichuan New Army was under Yan Guang's command, Zhang Runqing rode a fast horse to Chengdu.
Maybe it's luck, he just entered Chengdu, and he actually ran into Yan Guang who was about to leave the city...
"This..."After hearing Zhang Runqing's request, the people around him were all shaken, and Yan Guang himself was deeply embarrassed.
For Yan Guang, although it is very unpleasant to watch Zhang Renjun, but since the person is dead, there is no need to say anything, Yan Guang is not interested in being angry with an old man who is already dead.
However, Zhang Renjun is the culprit of the Chengdu bloody case after all, and it doesn't matter if he returns his body to Zhang Runqing, but what about the people around him who are talking about it? If the body is returned to Zhang Runqing, will it cause disgust among the people?
Now that the foundation is just beginning, it is very detrimental to oneself to make any rash moves.
However, after looking at Zhang Runqing kneeling at his feet, Yan Guang finally nodded. "Zhang Renjun's body can be returned to you, but I have something to go out of the city now..."After thinking about it, Yan Guang called the company commander of the guard company. You go with him, go to Yizhuang and return Zhang Renjun's body to him, just say that I agreed..."
"Yes!"
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