Chapter 90: Meeting Zhao Erfeng
This team of cavalry has a total of 120 people, all holding high the five-color flag, one by one, the majestic spirit, the spirit of the people and the spirit of the horse, neatly run into Chengdu, in the announcement of [***] when Qiao Yu used the five-color flag as his own banner, in the Xinhai Revolution appeared such as the iron-blooded eighteen-star flag and other flags, Sun Wen also advocated the blue sky and white flag, Qiao Yu after some thought, and finally played the five-color flag.
The eighteen-star flag contains the meaning of the founding of the eighteen provinces, Hanism, etc., this trend of thought is extremely unfavorable for the control of the frontier, the Republic of China was established, Mongolia and Tibet appeared on the lesson of reading power can not help but reflect on it, the problem with the blue sky and white flag is that the pattern of the plaster flag is too similar, looking at this banner It seems that China has become a colony of the book, maybe some great people have more far-reaching considerations, malicious speculation may be to please Yue himself, in short, Qiao Yu will not use this kind of banner.
Five directions, five elements, five virtues, five ethnic groups, five-color flags are in line with traditional Chinese culture, and beautiful and generous, heroic knights holding the flag, soon came to the center of the city, whether it is the common people, or military and political dignitaries have attracted attention, this military appearance alone is enough to be called the first strong army in Sichuan.
After the cavalry entered the city, followed by a group of soldiers marching towards the city with neat steps, the soldiers of the first division have experienced the great battle of the Yunnan army, the evil spirit of the body is flourishing, the heroic pace, the bright bayonet makes this army particularly eye-catching, behind the infantry is artillery, dozens of 75 mm field guns and mountain artillery black holes are like the big mouth of a giant beast, choose people and devour.
It took more than an hour for all the troops to gather on the square, and Qiao Yu also came to the venue surrounded by many senior officers, Pu Dianjun, Luo Lun and others waited on the side early, and Zhu Qinglan also hurriedly greeted him.
"Governor Qiao's arrival in Chengdu, Sichuan has been unified since then, which is really gratifying!"
Pu Dianjun's heart was sour, in fact, he secretly coveted the position of the governor, but the time did not belong to him, so he had to surrender to Qiao Yu, and strive to get a good position in the future political axe, Qiao Yu hurriedly threw the stirrup off the saddle, got off the war horse, and came to Pu Dianjun and others.
"Zhu Gong launched the Road Protection Movement and took the lead in resisting the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which is really the world's first-class hero, Qiao Mou thanked Zhu Gong on behalf of the people of Sichuan!"
Pu Dianjun hurriedly returned the salute, he didn't even dare to say it, at this time Pu Dianjun also put his mind down, it seems that Qiao Yu still recognized the Baolu Movement, affirmed their merits, presumably his status will not be low, Qiao Yu and the sages from all walks of life present said a few words, and then came to the high platform temporarily built in the middle of the square, and made a speech.
Qiao Yu looked at the soldiers and civilians in the audience, and there was a surge of pride in his heart, men or all ambitious animals have something called ambition, which can be watched by all people, and every word and deed can affect countless people, which is undoubtedly the best satisfaction of this ambition.
"Fellow citizens, folks! The world of the Manchu Qing Dynasty is finished, and a new era is coming, the past was the era of the empire, and now it is the era of the Republic of China, what is the Republic of China? It is the country of the people, the country of boiling, the sovereignty of the country is in the hands of the people, the political axe has to work hard for the well-being of thousands of people, no longer the high-ranking officials, in the past we regarded the country as the emperor alone, and the hundred officials are herdsmen for the Son of Heaven, simply put, the emperor is the master, the bureaucrats are servants, and the people are like mules and horses! From now on, this situation will change, the masters of the country will become ordinary people, and the officials will be accountable to the people.
For example, I have promulgated the bill on abolishing the levy of the levy on the government, limiting the rent and interest, and reforming the salt administration, in order to reduce the burden on everyone, and at the same time, the new political axe will also eliminate all kinds of harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, eradicate the remaining corrupt officials and corrupt officials, support industry and commerce, strive to develop education, and strive to catch up with the pace of the world! ”
Qiao Yu said some of the scenes in front of the common people may not understand, but the promise behind everyone is clear, the excesses and miscellaneous taxes should also be clear, but also to rectify the rule of officials, the development of education, this is what everyone wants to solve the most, the new governor has already expressed his position to everyone, it seems that the future can be better, so all the soldiers and civilians can't stop applauding and cheering.
"The Manchu Qing Dynasty delayed China for 300 years, we have lagged behind the world too much, and now we need to unite as one, relying on the wisdom of talents from all walks of life to develop Sichuan and China as soon as possible, as long as we find the right direction and make efforts, the future is bound to be better!"
After Qiao Yu finished speaking, he came to the place of the temporary governor under the crowd of everyone, the governor's palace in Sichuan was still occupied by Zhao Erfeng, and the temporary office was transformed from the original Sichuan Chamber of Commerce, which was quite spacious, Qiao Yu simply chatted with everyone for a while, and then used the excuse that he was unwell, so he wanted to rest first and sent these people away.
"Second brother, accompany me to meet Governor Zhao!"
With Qiao Yu's army entering Chengdu, the overall situation completely fell into Qiao Yu's hands, only Zhao Erfeng's governor's mansion was not yet under control, and Lao Zhao's subordinates still had thousands of loyal soldiers to protect him.
"The third child, Governor Zhao is loyal to the Qing court, you don't want to attack the Governor, he is a good person, when he was on the riverside, the old governor was in the year of his sixtieth birthday, and he resisted the wind and snow like us, and the hardships were difficult for outsiders to say, even if he was wrong, he would not be guilty of death!"
Qiao Yu saw that the second brother had misunderstood himself, and thought that he was going to solve Zhao Erfeng, so he smiled and said: "Second brother, Governor Zhao Erfeng has maintained the stability of the Sichuan side and is a national hero, and the responsibility for the Chengdu blood case should not be borne by Zhao Erfeng alone, I just want to visit him!" ”
Qiao Zhen nodded happily, the two brothers took the guards and went straight to the governor's mansion, Zhao Erfeng was reading the newspapers in the study at this time, the more the old man looked at it, the cooler his heart became, Yuan Shikai went out of the mountain, and the Manchus regarded him as the last reliance, but Lao Zhao saw very clearly that Yuan Shikai would definitely not be loyal to the Manchus, and the southern provinces were reading hard, and Nanjing was about to be lost, it seems that the world is really going to end?
The old man closed his eyes and recalled, the scenes flashed in front of him like a movie, he was born in the family of the eunuch, tried and failed, he could only rely on donating officials to enter the officialdom, and he had the opportunity to raise his prestige in Sichuan, and finally settled the frontier, and then Sichuan set off a road protection movement, and the old man seemed to experience a dream in a few months, he had aged very much in these months, his head was full of silver hair, his face was also crawling with age spots, his eyes could not see clearly, his hands were trembling, and his ears were deaf. Sometimes Zhao Erfeng just wants to sleep and die, and he never has to see the day when the big Qing is over! There's a lot of heart left.
"Boss, Brother Qiao is here!" The master came in to report, Zhao Erfeng was stunned at first, and then randomly relieved.
"They finally want the old man's head? Let them take it! ”
"Boss, you are the backbone of the brothers, whoever dares to touch a single hair of you, we will fight with him, but this time the brothers of the Qiao family only brought a few dozen guards, it is not like they are going to attack the governor's palace, do you see it or not?"